Daily Grammar: "A word a day" sites are plentiful on the Web, but this offers something slightly different. Besides teaching a new word every day, it e-mails you grammar lessons "five days of the week and a quiz on the sixth day". That's something anyone eager to improve their word power or polish up their English would appreciate. And Bill Johanson, the experienced English teacher behind this virtual study facility, seems to know just how to make the lessons interesting. Lessons start every January and September, but you can join anytime and access an archive for all the classes you've missed. It's a simple concept that works beautifully. And though there's no visual feast at this site, everything is effectively laid out. The 'Glossary' and 'Links' pages are particularly useful if you want to take the lessons a step further.

Frogland: If you think frogs are cute and want to know a bit about their lifestyle and social habits, this is the place to go. It takes a fun-promoting approach to telling you about the lovably loathsome amphibian creatures, with such features as 'Weird Frog Facts', Frog Fables' and 'Interactive Froggy Fun and Games'. There's also a 'Pet Central' section which offers useful tips on keeping frogs as pets, feeding and housing them, and what to do when they get sick. A 'Species Caresheets' page helps you identify a particular species, and if you have problems naming your pet frog, you can choose from a list of delightfully froggy names. Other frog-themed offerings aimed at young surfers here include 'Frog Art Gallery', 'Froggy Stuff for Your Computer' (screen savers, desktop icons etc), 'Froggy Coloring Book', 'Stupid Frog Jokes' and 'Frog Talk'.

Hardin MD: "We list the best sites that list the sites." That's the proud claim the Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources makes and lives up to at this excellent resource for medical conditions. The directory is alphabetically arranged and lists all the major diseases and ailments, with the number of sites indicated in brackets. For instance, if you click on 'Dentistry', you're taken to a page of 'Large Lists' under 'Dentistry & Dental Health' with hyperlinks to various topics. And when you click on one, say 'Gum Disease', you get a page of suggested sites (with brief reviews) dealing with the topic. It's a great idea that's efficiently executed, and every time something fresh is added to the list on the home page, like 'Breast Cancer' and 'Pregnancy & Obstetrics', it's marked with a helpful 'New' icon. There's also a search box, and if you want to make optimal use of the site, you should go to 'Tips for browsing long lists'. Other links on the main page include 'Index Sites', 'Link Checkers', 'Hardin Library' and 'Virtual Library'.

Harry Potter Books: The phenomenal international success of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books may seem unfathomable to the uninitiated, but the works seem to have charmed readers of varying ages, even though they're basically meant for children aged between nine and 12. Commercially motivated as it obviously is, this official site (just one of many actually) does offer plenty of fun for those who wish they could inhabit 13-year-old Harry's eventfully magical world. The main page has a video interview with the author and an entrance to 'Witches & Wizards', a full-screen section that offers everything from a Wizard Words quiz to a list of 'Howlers' and 'Owlers'. You get free screensavers here as well. The 'Muggles' entrance takes you to book reviews, a glossary and all kinds of information on the boy hero with a spell-casting gift. There's also a link to Comic Relief, a site where "you'll find everything you need to get the most out, put the most in and make the most difference." The only thing you don't get for free here is the text. Loads are pretty sluggish because of the heavy traffic but your patience is rewarded with some attractive visuals.

The Smoking Gun: The Malcolm X Files: Was Malcolm X, who was shot to death while delivering a speech in New York in 1965, killed as "an object lesson" for his followers as claimed by the prosecutors in the case that convicted three men of the murder? And did the Nation of Islam, from which Malcolm publicly severed ties before his death, had anything to do with the slaying? This "extensive collection of documents chronicling the death of Malcolm X" may not offer conclusive answers to those questions, but the official filed and records, many reproduced in their original form, will fascinate those who're obsessed with conspiracy theories and political cover-ups. There are two pages documenting Malcolm's bullet-riddled belongings and three pages devoted to eyewitness accounts. And under 'Ballistics Evidence', you get 'The Recovered Shotgun Shells', 'Shrapnel Removed From Malcolm' and 'Court Exhibit: The Mangled Bullet'. Various records, including a New York Police Deparment autopsy report and 'Malcolm's Rap Sheet', let you figure out if the pieces in the puzzle fit. The site is arrestingly designed with relatively easy-loading pages.

World Aid Web: Despite recent reports that some of the sites run by non-profit organizations are actually funded by corporate entities with a hidden agenda, you just can't afford to ignore them. As this search site, "created and launched in record time in response to an international emergency (the recent Indian earthquake disaster)", demonstrates, the Internet is a great tool to rally immediate support for a humanitarian cause. How does it work? It's simple. Each time you click up the home page, you help to raise funds. In addition, every time you use the search engine, "a few more cents are raised (this is limited to one donation every 24 hours irrespective of the amount of searches made"). The search engine may not seem as efficient as the more established ones, but it usually turns up some positive results. The design may also look a bit dull and bare, but hey, this site, which is part of the United Nations Online Volunteer Project, is meant to appeal to your compassion, not dazzle you with colours! So bookmark it and visit daily, or better still, make it your starter page.

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