[LII New This Week] April 14, 2005
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Librarians' Index to the Internet
NEW THIS WEEK for April 14, 2005
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1. ... LII: This Week's Batch, April 14, 2005
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This week find a site that prompts the question, if you are what
you eat, how would you like to be a book? After you think about
that, move on to May Day in France, baseball, Buddha, newborn
screening, "medspeak," troop strength, rhinoceri, publishers and
other primates, Saul Bellow, steroids, and a tax form that's gone
to the dogs. In More New This Week, frolic with yet more fairies.
Bon appetit from the LII team: librarian-editors Karen, Wendy,
Jennifer, Maria, Pat, Tom, Charlotte, and Jerry, and our
100-and-change contributors.
http://lii.org/ntw/
http://lii.org?recs=3D020776
Subjects:
* New this week
Created by: kgs
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2. 1040-DOG
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A humorous take on the familiar IRS 1040 tax form, presented as an
"Individual Canine Income Tax Return." This page links to a
commercial site, dogware.com, but the form may be viewed and
enjoyed online for free.
http://www.dogware.com/1040-DOG.htm
http://lii.org?recs=3D021164
Subjects:
* Taxation
* Tax Time
* LII classic content
Created by: kgs
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3. The 2005 Pulitzer Prize Winners
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Collection of articles about the Pulitzer Prizes, along with
interviews with some of the 2005 winners, a list of the 2005
winners, excerpts and samples of work from winners, and links to
stories about Pulitzer Prizes going back to 2000. From National
Public Radio (NPR).
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3D4577478
http://lii.org?recs=3D025663
Subjects:
* Awards
* Literary prizes
* Journalism
* Pulitzer Prizes
Created by: je
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4. Airline Quality Rating
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"The Airline Quality Rating (AQR) was developed and first
announced in early 1991 as an objective method of comparing
airline quality on combined multiple performance criteria." This
site features the reports going back to 1991, with performance
data related to on-time arrivals, mishandled baggage, and other
factors. Also includes a report card with a quick look at rankings
of the airlines. From aviation and service quality experts.
http://aqr.aero
http://lii.org?recs=3D025708
Subjects:
* Airlines
* Air travel
Created by: je
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5. Apollo 13
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Information about the Apollo 13 spaceship, which was launched on
April 11, 1970, and returned to earth on April 17, 1970, after a
forced cancellation of its lunar mission. The site features a
mission summary, details and a chronology of the Apollo 13
accident, and information about other Apollo lunar missions. Also
includes links to related sites. From the National Space Science
Data Center.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo13info.html
http://lii.org?recs=3D025714
Subjects:
* Space flight
* Apollo 13 (Spacecraft)
* Project Apollo (U.S.)
Created by: mcb
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6. Association of Food Journalists (AFJ)
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Web site for this professional organization (originally the
Newspaper Food Editors and Writers Association) for food editors
and writers from newspapers, magazines, broadcast journalism, and
online news media. Features the group's code of ethics, guidelines
for restaurant criticism, and winners of the organization's food
journalism awards (in categories such as reporting and features
writing). Other information on the site available only to members.
Searchable.
http://www.afjonline.com
http://lii.org?recs=3D025712
Subjects:
* Journalists
* Food writing
Created by: je
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7. Author Saul Bellow Dies at Age 89
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Obituary for Saul Bellow, "the award-winning author of books
including 'Humboldt's Gift' and 'The Adventures of Augie March.'"
Includes links to related stories about the author, who died in
April 2005. From National Public Radio (NPR).
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3D4578568
http://lii.org?recs=3D025699
Subjects:
* Bellow, Saul
* Authors, American
* American literature
* People
Created by: je
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8. Books2Eat
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"The International Edible Book Festival is a yearly event that
takes place on April 1 throughout the world. ... Participants
create edible books that are exhibited, documented then consumed."
View some of the edible books from past festivals (back to 2000),
which were made from bread, crackers, cookies, vegetables,
seaweed, and many other materials. Includes links to related
sites. In English and French.
http://books2eat.com
http://lii.org?recs=3D025713
Subjects:
* Artists' books
* Toasted, Mostly
Created by: je
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9. Buddhist Art and the Trade Routes
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"Trade routes, both maritime and overland, were the primary means
by which Buddhist thought and imagery were conveyed from India,
the birthplace of Buddhism, to other Asian countries." This online
exhibit provides an overview of the trade routes and the Buddhist
religion, and images of Buddhist art from Korea, Japan, China,
Mongolia, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, and Sri Lanka. Also
includes a bibliography. From the Asia Society.
http://www.asiasocietymuseum.com/buddhist_trade/index.html
http://lii.org?recs=3D025716
Subjects:
* Art, Buddhist
* Trade routes
* Buddhism
Created by: mcb
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10. Business of Baseball
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The purpose of this site is "to provide research tools for those
wishing to learn more about the business end of professional
baseball." Features a section on relocation and expansion
candidates, salaries and payroll, franchise valuation information,
historical documents (such as the 1905 World Series rules and
regulations and 2005 steroid hearings statements), interviews, and
more. Searchable. From the Society for American Baseball Research.
http://www.businessofbaseball.com/
http://lii.org?recs=3D025641
Subjects:
* Baseball
* Baseball players
Created by: dlm
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11. Deciphering Medspeak
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This resource helps you decipher the specialized language of
health professionals, known as "medspeak." Includes common medical
terms and prefixes and suffixes. Also provides a medical shorthand
guide, a list of recommended Web sites, and tips for evaluating
online health care information. From the Medical Library
Association.
http://www.mlanet.org/resources/medspeak/
http://lii.org?recs=3D025642
Subjects:
* Medicine
* Health
* Consumer education
Created by: dlm
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12. Fairies & Ghosts Special Issue
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This collection of articles focuses on fairies, ghosts, and other
mythical creatures. It includes definitions of fairies, literary
references to fairies, a discussion of medieval fairies,
interpretations of ghosts and haunted houses, and related
articles. From At the Edge, a now-defunct magazine "exploring new
interpretations of past and place in archaeology, folklore and
mythology."
http://www.indigogroup.co.uk/edge/ate10con.htm
http://lii.org?recs=3D025657
Subjects:
* Fairies
* Ghosts
* Folklore
Created by: je
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13. The Fairy Faith
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This companion site to a documentary film of the same name
"explores the magical 'otherworld' of fairies." It features brief
information about fairies in various cultures and about the
Cottingley fairies, "fairy facts," places where fairies are
believed to live, information about the director, and related Web
links.
http://www.thefairyfaith.com
http://lii.org?recs=3D025656
Subjects:
* Fairies
* Folklore
* Celts
Created by: je
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14. France Ushers in Spring With Muguet des Bois
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Information about the celebration of May Day on May 1 in France.
This national holiday, known as the "F=C3=AAte du Travail" (worker's
holiday), is commemorated by "the buying for oneself or one's
loved ones or friends a pot or bouquet of lily of the valley
(muguet des bois)." Part of a series of "Paris Postcards" written
by an American expatriate living in Paris.
http://frenchgardening.com/postcard.tmpl?SKU=3D3104967242182928
http://lii.org?recs=3D025717
Subjects:
* May Day (Labor holiday)
* Holidays
* France
Created by: mcb
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15. IACP Cookbook Awards
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Find lists of the winners of this award (previously known as the
Tastemaker Awards) for outstanding cookbooks. Includes cookbooks
in categories such as bread and baking, food reference, chefs and
restaurants, health and diet, and best first book (the Julia Child
Award). Features current award winners and finalists, and an
archive of winners back to 1986. From the International
Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP).
http://www.iacp.com/awards/iacpAwards/cookBook.html
http://lii.org?recs=3D025475
Subjects:
* Cookery
* Books
Created by: je
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16. International Rhino Foundation (IRF)
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This group "is a non-profit organization dedicated to the
worldwide conservation of the five living species of rhinoceros:
Black, White, Indian, Javan and Sumatran." The site features
images and information about these five species, information about
IRF programs in Africa and Asia, and educational resources and
games. Also includes information about extinct rhinos, including
the woolly rhino.
http://www.rhinos-irf.org
http://lii.org?recs=3D025721
Subjects:
* Wildlife conservation
* Endangered species
* Rhinoceroses
Created by: mcb
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17. Library Journal: April Fool's Day Retrospective
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"In case you missed the spoof stories posted April 1 [2005], here
are all the headlines and links to the full articles (where they
existed)." Features a story in which American Library Association
(ALA) president-elect Michael Gorman is alleged to step down and
the Librarians' Index to the Internet's own Karen Schneider "would
be asked to step in as interim president and inaugurate a 'wholly
virtual' ALA." From Library Journal.
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA514753
http://lii.org?recs=3D025634
Subjects:
* Libraries
* April Fools' Day
* American Library Association
Created by: mcb
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18. Life of the Buddha
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Information about the miraculous birth and life of Buddha
(Siddhartha). The site features sculptures and paintings of Buddha
from areas such as south Asia, Korea, and Japan. Part of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art's Timeline of Art History.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/buda/hd_buda.htm
http://lii.org?recs=3D025715
Subjects:
* Gautama Buddha
* Art, Buddhist
* Buddhas in art
* People
Created by: mcb
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19. Marburg Haemorrhagic Fever
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Background information and updates on this "severe and highly
fatal disease caused by a virus from the same family as the one
that causes Ebola haemorrhagic fever." Includes a fact sheet (also
in French and Portuguese) and updates on the Marburg virus
outbreak that began in Angola in late 2004. From the World Health
Organization (WHO).
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/marburg/en/
http://lii.org?recs=3D025704
Subjects:
* Virus diseases
* Marburg virus disease
* Hemorrhagic diseases
Created by: je
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20. Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever
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Background information about this "rare viral disease that occurs
primarily in countries in East and Central Africa." Provides
information for medical professionals, businesses, and travelers
(particularly to Angola, site of a 2004-2005 outbreak of the
disease). From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), Special Pathogens Branch.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/marburg.htm
http://lii.org?recs=3D025703
Subjects:
* Virus diseases
* Marburg virus disease
* Hemorrhagic diseases
Created by: je
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21. National Newborn Screening & Genetics Resource Center
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This site provides information for health professionals and the
public about newborn screening and genetics. It includes lists of
tests available by state, laboratories offering expanded newborn
screening, and reports and links on genetics, ethics, health care
policy, and birth defects. From the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services and the University of Texas Health Science Center.
http://www.genes-r-us.uthscsa.edu/
http://lii.org?recs=3D025678
Subjects:
* Genetic screening
* Medical screening
* Infants (Newborn)
Created by: bb
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22. National Nurses Week (May 6-12) and National Hospital Week (May 8-14)
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"National Nurses Week coincides with Florence Nightingale's
birthday, May 12. ... The celebration of National Hospital Week
began in 1921 when a magazine editor suggested that more
information about hospitals might alleviate public fears about
them." Provides facts and statistics about nurses, hospitals, and
health insurance in the United States. A special report from the
U.S. Census Bureau.
http://www.census.gov/Press-
Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/004491.
html
http://lii.org?recs=3D025597
Subjects:
* Hospitals
* Nurses
* Insurance, Health
* Medical care
* Special weeks
Created by: wh
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23. The New Military?
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This February 2005 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) "Now" program
reports on "American troop strength [which] is still close to the
lowest levels since the beginning of the Cold War =E2=80=94 the high for
active duty Army personnel was reached in 1968 at 1,570,343. In
December, 2004 that figure stood at 494,112." Features data on
U.S. military personnel strength levels, and many related links.
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/troopsforiraq.html
http://lii.org?recs=3D025711
Subjects:
* United States
Created by: je
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24. Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA) Creative Library
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Collection of images of billboards and other outdoor advertising
from 1995 to 2003. Searchable by keyword (or click on a letter of
the alphabet to reset a drop-down menu), year, ad agency,
advertiser, and product category (such as automotive, food, or
Spanish language).
http://www.oaaa.org/creativelibrary/
http://lii.org?recs=3D025705
Subjects:
* Advertising, Outdoor
* Billboards
Created by: je
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25. Primates on the Brink
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April 2005 report on the 25 most endangered primates "shows
mankind's closest living relatives under threat around the world."
Includes an overview, the full report, and images of the 25
endangered primates, which include lemurs, sifakas, gorillas,
monkeys, langurs, mangabeys, a gibbon, a slender loris, and more.
From the World Conservation Union (IUCN).
http://www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/news/primates_on_the_brink.htm
http://lii.org?recs=3D025668
Subjects:
* Primates
* Endangered species
Created by: mcb
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26. A Profile of the Working Poor
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"The working poor are those who spent at least 27 weeks in the
labor force (working or looking for work), but whose incomes fell
below the official poverty threshold." Demographic data includes
occupation, education, ethnicity, age, family composition, and
sex. Opens directly into a PDF file. From the U.S. Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswp2003.pdf
http://lii.org?recs=3D014050
Subjects:
* Labor
* Working poor
* Poverty
* LII classic content
Created by: jh
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27. Publishers' Bindings Online, 1815-1930: The Art of Books
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This site provides a database of images of thousands of
bookbindings. Browse by subject (including items such as color of
binding or stamping), or search by keyword to see front and back
covers, a spine image, endpapers, and a physical description of
each book. Also includes brief biographies of selected designers.
The project is a partnership of the University of Alabama
University Libraries and the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Libraries.
http://bindings.lib.ua.edu
http://lii.org?recs=3D025723
Subjects:
* Bookbinding
* Book covers
* Publishers' bindings
Created by: smb
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28. The Red Admiral and Painted Lady Research Site
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"This is a web site to coordinate observations of territorial
behavior, migration, life history, population studies, seasonal
variations in abundance and body size, and number of broods per
year (voltinism) of butterflies in the genus Vanessa, including
Vanessa atalanta, V. cardui, V. virginiensis, V. annabella, V.
tameamea, and V. kershawi (Red Admiral, Painted Lady, American
Lady, West Coast Lady, Kamehameha Butterfly, and Australian
Painted Lady)."
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~mariposa/homepage.html
http://lii.org?recs=3D025649
Subjects:
* Butterflies
Created by: wh
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29. Religion & Ethics: Pope John Paul II: Theological Obituary
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An overview of Pope John Paul II's attitudes and opinions on
various spiritual and moral issues, such as liberation theology,
reconciliation with the Jews, euthanasia, suicide, capital
punishment, abortion, women in the church, and right to life. From
the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/pope/obit/theological.shtml
http://lii.org?recs=3D025696
Subjects:
* John Paul II, Pope, 1920-
* Popes
* Religious ethics
* Catholic Church
* People
Created by: mcb
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30. Skin Deep: A Safety Assessment of Ingredients in Personal Care
Products
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Provides a report on personal care product safety and accompanying
searchable database "that ranks products on their potential health
risks and the absence of basic safety evaluations. The core of the
analysis compares ingredients in 7,500 personal care products
against government, industry, and academic lists of known and
suspected chemical health hazards." Product guide searchable by
brand name; browsable by product type. From the Environmental
Working Group (EWG).
http://www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep/
http://lii.org?recs=3D025707
Subjects:
* Product safety
* Toilet preparations
* Cosmetics
* Consumer education
Created by: je
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31. Small Ball: A Little League Story
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Companion site to a documentary about the journey of an Aptos,
California, Little League team to the 2002 Little League World
Series. Features facts and figures about Little League, a timeline
of Little League history, a bibliography, a home run derby
animated game, and questions and answers for Little League
players, parents, and coaches. From Penn State Public Broadcasting
and the Center for New American Media.
http://www.pbs.org/smallball/
http://lii.org?recs=3D025317
Subjects:
* Baseball
* Baseball for children
* Little League baseball
Created by: je
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32. Step Into History
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"Over 550 places in the United States where you can see life as it
was." Browse by state to find listings for museums and cultural
centers, with details about hours, prices, facilities, and nearby
attractions, lodging, and restaurants. Expanded listings note the
date that admission prices have been verified. Also includes an
events calendar and reading list. Searchable.
http://www.stepintohistory.com/
http://lii.org?recs=3D025643
Subjects:
* Historical museums
* United States
* Museums
Created by: dlm
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33. Steroid Crisis
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News and analysis about the use of steroids by major-league
baseball (MLB) players. Includes information about the MLB drug
testing policy, the possible effect of steroid use on baseball
records, a comparison of steroid use penalties for different
sports, the 2005 Congressional hearings on steroid use in the MLB,
and related topics. From MSNBC.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7201504/
http://lii.org?recs=3D025635
Subjects:
* Baseball
* Doping in sports
* Anabolic steroids
Created by: mcb
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34. Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work
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This site provides information about Take Our Daughters And Sons
To Work Day (held the fourth Thursday in April). The program
focuses on expanding future opportunities for children in their
work and family lives. Includes scheduled activities, press links,
gifts, and resources for teachers, parents, and mentors. Sponsored
by the Ms. Foundation for Women.
http://www.daughtersandsonstowork.org/
http://lii.org?recs=3D016268
Subjects:
* Parent and child
* Children of working parents
* Special days
* LII classic content
Created by: jh
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35. TV-Turnoff Network
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This site promotes the annual April TV turn-off, explains
television-proofing your house, offers suggestions for other
activities, and provides a message board for ideas and
encouragement in trading TV for reading. Also find statistics,
research on the effects of too much television, essays, and quotes
(one child said, "I really didn't like TV-Turnoff Week except I
did notice that my grades went up and I was in a good mood all
week").
http://www.tv-turnoff.org/
http://lii.org?recs=3D006903
Subjects:
* Television and family
* Television and children
* Television
* LII classic content
Created by: wh
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36. Urban Experience in Chicago: Hull-House and Its Neighborhoods,
1889-1963
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This Web site explores the history of Jane Addams and Hull-House,
the social settlement she founded in Chicago in 1889. It features
"interpretive narrative, selected essays and images, and a great
variety of historical texts including relevant letters, memoirs,
newspaper and magazine articles, popular literature, political
tracts and cartoons." Includes curriculum materials. Searchable.
From the University of Illinois at Chicago.
http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/urbanexp/
http://lii.org?recs=3D025709
Subjects:
* Addams, Jane, 1860-1935
* Hull House (Chicago, Ill.)
* Chicago (Ill.)
* Social settlements
* Women social reformers
* People
Created by: dlm
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37. Yahoo! Finance: Tax Center
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Tax forms, estimators, calculators, preparation, guides, tips,
terms, calendars, rates, rules, news, and state tax profiles.
Includes tax basics section for those new to preparing U.S. taxes
and a tax guide for investors.
http://taxes.yahoo.com/
http://lii.org?recs=3D011861
Subjects:
* Taxation
* Tax Time
* LII classic content
Created by: mg
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