Iranian born Anousheh Ansari became the first woman space tourist when she bought a ticket to ride to the International Space Station aboard a Russian space craft. She's safely back on earth now, but you can read all about her big adventure by visiting her personal web site.

American Idol winner Carrie Underwood checked in with Jeff fand Verna to talk about her early success and hopes for the future. Learn more at Carrie Underwood's Official Site.

"Honey, have you seen my keys?" How often have you heard that? Or said it -- when the darn things are probably right in plain sight!? You should probably pay a visit to Professor Solomon's  How to Find Lost Objects web site.

Like to draw and sketch with a pencil and pad? Try Sketch Swap. Draw a picture to get a picture!

Huggable Hero Jena checked in with us to explain how she became one. Go to the Build-A-Bear Workshop for more information.

Dr. Logan Levkoff joined us on the show to share some tips for a successful first date. Find out more on her web site.

We enjoy talking about food on the Young and Verna show, as you may have surmised. Almost as much as we love eating it. We never pass up a chance to have a chef or cookbook author on the air with us. Recently, we had the pleasure of speaking with Michael Stern about Nashville's Loveless Cafe. Michael and Jane Stern have a lot of other great books about restaurants and food on the market, too. Details at Roadfood.com.

Mama Gena called us from her School of Womanly Arts with timely Valentines Day tips for men. But the romance doesn't end on February 15th, right? As if we even have to ask. You can see also Mama Gena anytime on Mag Rack TV.

When shopping online, safety and trust are big issues. Hillary Mendelsohn checked in with Jeff and Verna to tell us about her definitive guide to online shopping, The Purple Book, and great sites like Bill Me Later, where you can pay without using a credit card.

The King Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to spreading Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s philosophy and methods of non-violence.

If you received a gift card or certificate recently, but find that it's to a store that's just not "you," then visit either:

• Cardavenue to sell, trade, and buy pre-owned gift certificates and gift cards. 

• SwapAGift also provides a forum for buying, selling, and swapping merchant gift cards.

You don't have to love Italian cooking to enjoy the new book Scotto Sunday Suppers and Other Fabulous Feasts, put together by the family that runs Manhattan's famous Fresco By Scotto restaurant. Anthony Scotto shared some great tips with us on how to keep family and friends together and happy.  

Here's the place to visit if there's anything you want or need to know about any of our 50 States.

The U.S. Department of Energy's Fuel Economy site features information on gas mileage, how the gasoline is priced and where to find the cheapest gas in your area. 

Have a few minutes to kill? Browse Court TV's Crime Library, a rapidly growing collection of more than over 600 nonfiction feature stories on major crimes, criminals, trials, forensics and criminal profiling by prominent writers.

There are stranger web sites than Wearable Vegetables, we just haven't stumbled over them yet.

"It Takes A Parent" is an interesting book by Betsy Hart, who checked in with Jeff and Verna to discuss how some parents follow so called "expert advice" a little too literally. It takes a discerning parent to know what is best for their own children.

 Many people credit Circus co-founder P.T. Barnum as the first to utter the infamous words "There's a sucker born every minute", but HistoryBuff.com claims he never said it. Visit the site and find out who did. 

Is there anyway to survive falling into a quicksand pit? You can find out at Live Science Dot Com, and learn much more -- like where earth's highest tides are and which are the most dangerous creatures on the planet. You might be surprised.

Had it with rude people? Dreading facing difficult relatives at a family gathering?  Then visit Laurie Puhn's web site. We had her on the show talking about her book "Instant Persuasion: How to Change Your Words to Change Your Life". She has a blog you can contribute to or maybe learn something from.

If relationship issues are getting to you, the problem may be your lack of "Vibrational Synchronicity". Vibra what? Visit Tune Into Love and read what our guest Margaret McCraw has to say on the subject.

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