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1. University of Utah
   • Department/College Level
   • University Level
   • School of Medicine
2. State of Utah
3. Things Austrian/German
4. The World
5. The Environment
6. Science and Research
7. Things Apple/Mac
8. Travel and Maps
9. Music and Movies
10. Food, Drink, and Health
11. The Weather (everyone cares about the weather)
12. Phone Books
13. Products
14. HTML and Web sites
15. Recreation
16. Miscellaneous

Electrophysiology and Cardiology

University of Utah

Department/College Level

• CVRTI mail server
• CVRTI Internal web site
• SCI main web site
• SCI Internal web site
• Bioengineering web site
• College of Engineering web site.
• College of Engineering Directory
• Curriculum forms and procedures.
• Course numbering scheme
• List of Bioengineering classes from the Catalogue.
• Graduate Statistics courses offered at the UofU.

University Level

• Main information portal or everything from class schedules to entering student grades
• Campus Directory
• University Map Site
• University Academic Calendars
• General Catalogue for all U of U courses.
• Thesis Office
• Calendar of Events
• Positively U Shop great discounts on tickets and services.
• FYI Magazine
• Undergraduate bulletin page with links to lots of UG information.
• U of U Faculty Handbook
• Employee web site (student information too)
• Benefits Office
• Payroll website
• Marriott Library Faculty resources
• University of Utah research institutes
• Olympics at the U of U
• Campus photo gallery
• Ranking of Universities by many categories.
• Topschools.com a site with information from North Americal universities.

School of Medicine

• Core Facilities in the School of Medicine.
• Basic Sciences at the School of Medicine.
• SDBC, Study Design and Biostatistics Center.
• Internal Medicine Grand Rounds online

Utah Links

• Utah facts and figures
• Overview of Salt Lake City info
• Salt Lake City Phone Books
• Salt Lake City census information a cool summary of all the real facts!
• Utah State demographic information. State: 2.2 million; Salt Lake County: 900,000; Wasatch Front and Back: 1.73 million.
• Salt Lake City information of all sorts, from City-Data.com
• County map of Utah
• Utah Liquor Laws in all their splendor.
• How to get a drink in Utah. Some pratical advice.
• Why Utah liquor laws are good for you

Things Austrian/German

• 16 Austrian Snacks The Rest Of The World Urgently Needs .
• Sprachrat, a site dedicated to appreciation and proper use of the German language.
• Best German words, according to Sprachrat.
• German/English dictionary (TU Munich, so it has to be good.)
• Another German/English dictionary
• German pronunciation lessons
• Munster future hangout of Carsten and city designated on of the most liveable communities.

The World

• Google Earth, of course...
• National Geographic
• Search National Geographic resources
• Afghanistan Geography
• Harpers Index, a statistical snapshot on the world.

Science and Research

• Speaking of Research an organization that provides accurate information about the value of animal use in scientific research.
• Foundation for Biomedical Research an organization that supports proper use of animals in biomedical research.
• Biomedical Research Workforce Working Group Report from the NIH.
• Labor statistics for engineers, comparing employment and wages for all engineering disciplines.
• The importance of stupidity in scientific research by Martin Schwartz, a very insightful and liberating article for grad students and all those who live with them.
• National Academy of Sciences Report on Interdisciplinary Research, and a summary article from the Chronicle of Higher Education.
• PETA kills 90% of its shelter animals. The best definition of hypocrisy that I can think of.

The Environment

Note: Special thanks to Marylyn Brooks and her kids from the Valley Book Club and to Joan Ward and Annie from Ms. Ward's Class in Maine.

• Climate Change & Colleges , how universities are responding to the challenges of climate change.
• Environmental Information from the African American Environmentalist Association.
• Living Green: A Guide to Recycling Electronics
• 1-800-GOT-JUNK a commercial opportunity to contract with someone to pick up reclyced materials.
• How to Go Green: Resources for Eco Friendly Commuting
• The Greenguide for Kids, an environmental blogspot.
• Eco Kid, Raising kids to be environmentally responsible adults!
• Nicor Home Service's Energy Efficiency Guidebook for Kids
• How to go green in the bathroom, a guide to eco-friendly upgrades (thanks to Sam and Jamie!)
• National Geographic Kids Green Scene
• Green Driving Tips. Of course the best green driving tip is to ride a bike!

Apple/Macintosh Information and Software

• The MacPorts repository for all sorts of Unix style programs for OSX. This trumps Fink in my experience.
• The fink server for Mac OSX.
• Postscript information including links to make other information sources and software for postscript.
• Mac OSX 10.2 problems

Music, Movies, and other Entertainment

• Tower Theatre
• Internet Movie Database
• Jazz Trax
• Jazz Radio a great internet jazz station from Berlin and nice web site full of info.
• Netradio.Com
• Broadcast America
• Apple Radio central
• David Wilcox What can I say, the man who create poetry through insight and then puts it all to wonderful music. He is the best.
• E-town radio show

Food, Drink, and Health

• The Chocolate Life (TCL) and comprehensive website about chocolate and all its fascinating facets.
  • YouTube video on cadmium in chocolate from The Chocolate Wire from TCL.
  • Lead-Cadmium in Chocolate Fears by a nutritionist at TCL.
• A fun set of articles from the Conversation . Also available as pdf version
• Zotter Chocolate story about the Cadmium content fears. a very useful summary and link to a cool YouTube video about this topic.
• Chocolate Chemistry a summary of what makes the taste of chocolate and why bars taste different from hot chocolate powder!
• NIH NIGMS Chocolate update
• A primer on chcolate from Whole Foods. Covers everything (briefly) from how chocolate is made to how to use it in recipies.
• A fabulous review video of chocolate in all forms. Very information and a great set of tips for enjoying chocolate!
• Article on bean-to-bar chocolate makers that documents a great trend!
• An overview of hot chocolate from thenibble.com
• Table of calories per flavenoid content of different chocolates. and the Associated text.
• Chocolate intake and risk of clinically apparent atrial fibrillation, a study from the British Medical Journal: Heart the shows strong reduction in rates of AF with consumption especially of dark chocolate. The pdf version of the article.
• Lead and Cadmium could be in your dark chocolate? , slightly worrisome news on contamination in cocao from Consumer Reports! (Also as pdf file ).
• The benefits of chocolate for cardiovascular health.
• An overview of hot chocolate from thenibble.com
• 25 tips about hot chocolate
• Review of 60 different hot chocolates and cocoa
• Another new review of hot chocolate. The winner this time was Trader Joe's! But this is the old TJ blend, which has been replaced by the same rubbish we are used to from all the other commerical operations.

Favorite beverage #1: hot chocolate

Chocolate in Utah

• Mezzo, a slightly sketchy new Salt Lake Company that was making some of the most original and delicious hot chocolate around. Unfortunately, they all appear to be the flakiest business in town and I fear they may have disappeared for good now as I cannot find their products anywhere.
• The Chocolate Conspiracy 774 South 300 West, Salt lake city, UT 84101.
• Hatch Family Chocolates in the Avenues of SLC. I have not yet tried their product. 376 8th Avenue, Suite A Salt Lake City, UT 84103.
• Crio Bru, an odd brew of ground caocao beans that takes some adjusting to enjoy. I have yet to find the magic to this drink.
• Cocoa Metro, which seems to make only a cold chocolate drink, that one can always heat up! Hard to tell where they ave their production but the founders are former Utah students and their products are available locally.
• Summary of sources of hot chocolate in Salt Lake City

Other sources for Hot Chocolate

• Equal Exchange, this is a great company that pursues fair trade policies and sells a couple different drinking chocolate mixes. My favorite is the Spicy Hot Chocolate mix. Equal parts of this and some pure cocoa and you have a bracing and rich drink with just the right amount of sweetness.
• Scharfenberger Chocolate, one of my favorite sources, especially of affordable pure cocoa.
• Caribou Coffee also sells a great mix of dark chocolate chunks from their website and offers the best mainstream hot chocolate in their many fine outlines throughout the mid west. Sadly, they changed ownership, have downsized considerably and have disappeared from many markets outside of Minnesota.
• Kakawa Chocolate in Sante Fe, a really original and fun place to visit the history of chcolate.
• IGourmet is a general source of gourmet products, including a reasonable selection of chocolate.
• Allegro, the same folks who make coffee and tea. Sadly, this company has stopped producing drinking cocoa.

Some general health and nutrition related pointers

• A Parent's Guide to First Aid
• Veggie Sports Association about vegetarians and sports (not athletic asparagus)
• Vegatarian Dining Guide
• Vegetarian links and people including the list of famous vegetarians.
• Should You Be a Vegetarian the cover story from a recent issue of Time magazine.
• NIH Guide to sleep Bottom line: get more.

Weather Services

• Natioanal Weather Service for Salt Lake
• Weather Channel (Salt Lake)
• Average temperatures for SLC.
• KSL weather site
• Utah center for climate and weather
• University of Utah Weather Center
• Utah Avalanche Center
• The Weather Channels
• UDoT Road cameras just click on a camera site.
• Travel Weather map of airports.

Phone Books

• Country calling codes for the world.
• USCity.net guide to cities good for phone books in the US.
• Canada 411 a phone books for people in Canada.

Product Information

• Direct Marketing Association consumer web site with instructions on how to get off mailing, telemarketing, and email lists.
• Salt Lake City Household Hazardousr Waste information
• Call to Recycle: info about how to use and recycle rechargeable batteries, include a locator for places to take them.
• Repair the Environment-An Expert's Guide to Recycling Appliances & Electronics
• Recycling Saves Money!"
• shaun jackson design with great laptop bag/office/stand ideas.
• The Drip Store for dripping irrigation systems.
• Rudy Project Eyewear
• Sources of European and contemporary furniture on the internet and in Salt Lake City.
• Spire USA great computer backpacks.
• Lapgenie, a computer tray for all seasons and postures.

HTML, Web site management

• UofU web page production support images, links, etc.
• Access control on web sites.
• Tiny URL.com, a site that provides short URLs for use as links.

Recreation links

• Alta
• Utah Highway Report
• Josh Dueck's sit-ski back flip. Back in 2004, a flip on skis gone tragically wrong broke Josh Dueck's back and left him as a T11 -- full paraplegic. For the past 8 years one of his dreams has been to do a flip on snow again. On February 3, 2012, Josh became the first person to perform a backflip on snow in a Sit Ski!

  Read more: Here

• Para skiing on Mt. Superior in Utah.
• Avalanche courses in the SLC area this winter.
• GORP guide to Hiking the Wasatch
• TUNA (The Utah Nordic Alliance)
• Ski Utah
• Alta Web site
• Ski butler equipment rental service.
• Park City
• Ski Central with a section for Utah and for Ski shops in Utah
• The elfstedentocht skating race in The Netherlands.

Miscellaneous

• On Being a Scientist from the NSF. Great summary of many aspects of being a scientist.
• Name popularity table over the past century.
• Baby Name information from the Social Security Office including most popular names for a given year after 1990.
• Leonardo da Vinci's left handedness all you ever wanted to know.
• The facts about phone solicitations
• Utah Solar Homes
• Summary of liveablity indices for states and cities in the US.