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LII: This Week's Batch, January 20, 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This week we bring you profiles of Condoleeza Rice and Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, an assessment of tsunami damage and guidance for journalists covering disasters, Black history sites and native American enterprises, mangroves and songbirds, and more. In More New This Week, In More New This Week, read up on wood, tularemia, artist Dan Flavin, San Francisco history, rock art in northern England, and other can't-miss sites. Bon appetit from the LII team: librarian-editors Karen, Wendy, Jennifer, Maria, Pat, Tom, and Charlotte, and our 100-and-change contributors. http://lii.org/ntw/ http://lii.org?recs=020776 Subjects: * New this week Created by: kgs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. "I Do Solemnly Swear ... ": Presidential Inaugurations ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Approximately 400 items or 2,000 digital files from each of the 54 inaugurations from George Washington's in 1789 to George W. Bush's inauguration of 2001. This presentation includes diaries and letters of presidents and of those who witnessed inaugurations, handwritten drafts of inaugural addresses, broadsides, inaugural tickets and programs, prints, photographs, and sheet music." From the Library of Congress American Memory Collection. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pihtml/ http://lii.org?recs=007781 Subjects: * Presidents * LII classic content Created by: cl ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Agreement on Tougher Drug Testing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- January 2005 article about how "Major League Baseball and the Players Association reached agreement on a new drug program that includes year-round testing for steroid use and stricter penalties for those players who initially test positive." Includes links to related articles, and audio and video clips. From Major League Baseball (MLB). http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news.jsp?ymd=20050113&content_id= 930789&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp http://lii.org?recs=024622 Subjects: * Baseball * Doping in sports * Athletes * Anabolic steroids Created by: mcb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. American Indian Employment Outlook 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Information and resources for American Indian job seekers. Provides information about rural health jobs, federal jobs, tribal culture and enterprise, and more. Also presents a brief case study of Southern California's Morongo Band of Mission Indians, which operates a water-bottling plant and businesses in addition to its casino. Includes links to related information. From the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). http://naacp.monster.com/amin/articles/employoutlook/ http://lii.org?recs=024640 Subjects: * Indians of North America Created by: mcb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. American Sign Museum ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The purpose of this museum in Cincinnati, Ohio, "is to preserve, archive and display a historical collection of signs. ... The Museum will also document and survey the products and equipment utilized in the design and manufacture of signs." The site features images of selected signs from the collection, including gold leaf glass signs, neon signs, and plastic signs. Also includes biographical information about industry leaders, articles, and links to related sites. http://www.signmuseum.org http://lii.org?recs=024548 Subjects: * Historical museums * Signs and signboards * Museums Created by: jp ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Biography of Dr. Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This profile of National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice outlines her accomplishments at Stanford University, her roles on the boards of directors of various companies and organizations, and her educational background. Rice's briefings and statements can be found in the "News Releases and Speeches" section of this site for the National Security Council (NSC). http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/ricebio.html http://lii.org?recs=024657 Subjects: * Rice, Condoleezza, 1954- * Cabinet officers * African American women * United States * People Created by: je ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Clarence Seward Darrow (1857-1938) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A biographical site devoted to "this sophisticated country lawyer, this hedonistic defender of the poor and downtrodden, this honest, devious man," Clarence Seward Darrow. Users will also find illustrated outlines of his famous defenses of Leopold and Loeb, Bill Haywood, and John Scopes in the renowned "monkey trial" of 1925. http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/DARROW.HTM http://lii.org?recs=015552 Subjects: * Darrow, Clarence, 1857-1938 * Lawyers * Trials * People * LII classic content Created by: dfs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This site is a "network of journalists, journalism educators and health professionals dedicated to improving media coverage of trauma, conflict and tragedy. The Center also addresses the consequences of such coverage for those working in journalism." The site features reporting tips on topics such as interviewing victims and families, and covering disasters, suicide, murder, and domestic violence. Also includes articles, information about research reports, training material, and links to related information. Searchable. http://www.dartcenter.org http://lii.org?recs=024527 Subjects: * Disasters * War * Violence * Journalism * Mass media Created by: rv ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. EPYC: Educational Program on Yiddish Culture ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A companion tool for an educational package that "aims to familiarize the student with the Yiddish Ashkenazi culture that flourished in East Europe in the last 500 years." Explore Eastern European Jewish history, occupations, youth culture, politics, food, Yiddish language and culture, music, and religious life, through portraits, maps, musical recordings, blueprints, essays, and slide shows. Visit Eastern European locations such as Odessa, Lublin, and Warsaw. From the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. http://epyc.yivo.org/home.php http://lii.org?recs=024617 Subjects: * Yiddish language * Ashkenazim * Jews Created by: rs ***************************************************************** INTEGRATE FOLKLORE, MUSIC, & TRADITIONAL CULTURE Folk music - sung during the days before there was a music industry when the role of music was about your life - about the life and times that most of us don't experience anymore and when the music was sung because it helped people through it and sustained them. <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/folk.html> ***************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Feature: Thich Nhat Hanh ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2003 interview with Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, whose teachings focus on peace and nonviolence. Includes photos, video clips, a bibliography, and related links. From the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program "Religion and Ethics Newsweekly." http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week703/feature.html http://lii.org?recs=024646 Subjects: * Nh´ât Hanh, Thích * Buddhist monks * Nonviolence * Buddhism and international affairs * People Created by: je ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Florence Griswold Museum: Home of American Impressionism ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This site features information about impressionism and images from the collections of this museum, which is located in Old Lyme, Connecticut, at the former location of the Florence Griswold's boarding house and the Lyme Art Colony. Provides images from exhibitions, a searchable and browsable collections database, essays and photos about the art colony, and a museum timeline. http://www.flogris.org http://lii.org?recs=024633 Subjects: * Griswold, Florence, 1850-1937 * Impressionism (Art) * Painting, American * Artist colonies * Art museums * Museums Created by: sf ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) United States ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Information about the activities of the U.S. branch of this nonprofit organization that sets standards for responsible and sustainable forestry. Features information about the council's certification process, a newsletter, and a browsable and searchable database of FSC-certified companies selling lumber, building products, paper, and other forest products and services. Searchable. http://www.fscus.org http://lii.org?recs=024647 Subjects: * Sustainable forestry * Forests and forestry * Forest products industry Created by: je ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. The Golden Spurtle: World Porridge Making Champion ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Information about this annual event held in Carrbridge, Inverness-shire, Scotland, which "is a celebration of all things to do with oats, with a whole day of activities around the main competition." The site features information and images from the competition, recipes for porridge, and traditional and modern oatmeal recipes. Also includes a porridge glossary, tourist information, and links to related sites. Searchable. http://www.goldenspurtle.com http://lii.org?recs=024524 Subjects: * Cookery (Cereals) * Oatmeal * Breakfasts * Cookery Created by: mcb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- HFPA is an organization of international journalists that presents the Golden Globe Awards (held annually in January) for outstanding motion picture and television performances. The site features information about the organization and its philanthropic activities, a FAQ, and Golden Globe Award winners, history, photos, and video clips. http://www.hfpa.org http://lii.org?recs=024638 Subjects: * Journalists * Television programs * Motion pictures Created by: jh ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 15. Home/Crime & Violence Prevention: Polygamy ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "This manual provides basic information about various polygamous communities that will assist human services professionals, law enforcement officers and others in helping victims from these communities. The Primer will be updated regularly to reflect modifications in the law and changes in each organization's beliefs and practices." The focus is on Mormon fundamentalist communities. Includes links to resources and state laws in Utah and Arizona. From Utah's Office of the Attorney General. http://attorneygeneral.utah.gov/polygamy.html http://lii.org?recs=024543 Subjects: * Polygamy * Mormon fundamentalism * Religious communities * Family violence Created by: wh ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 16. Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States: George Washington through George W. Bush ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Find U.S. presidents' inaugural addresses, brief historical synopses of each inauguration, pictures of the presidents, and the text of the oath of office. Includes information about the five presidents who assumed office without inauguration. Searchable and browsable. From Bartleby.com. http://www.bartleby.com/124/ http://lii.org?recs=000961 Subjects: * Presidents * LII classic content Created by: cl ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 17. Index of Economic Freedom ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This annual publication "measures 161 countries against a list of 50 independent variables divided into 10 broad factors of economic freedom. Low scores are more desirable. The higher the score on a factor, the greater the level of government interference in the economy and the less economic freedom a country enjoys." Covers trade policy, monetary policy, property rights, banking and finance, and other issues. A project of The Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal. http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/ http://lii.org?recs=024541 Subjects: * Economic policy * Free enterprise * Economic indicators Created by: wh ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 18. An Initial Assessment of the Impact of the Earthquake and Tsunami of December 26, 2004 on South and Southeast Asia ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Summarizes the information available until January 10, 2005 about the seismic shift that took place in the morning of December 26, 2004 in the Indian Ocean in the province of Aceh in Indonesia, and the ensuing tsunami that devastated some areas in East and Southeast Asia. It offers an initial assessment of the possible economic impact of the disaster." Opens directly into a PDF document. From the Asian Development Bank (ADB). http://www.adb.org/Documents/Others/Tsunami/impact-earthquake-tsunami.pdf http://lii.org?recs=024625 Subjects: * Tsunamis * Asia, Southeastern Created by: wh ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 19. International Organization for Migration (IOM) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This organization seeks to "meet the growing operational challenges of migration management, advance understanding of migration issues, encourage social and economic development through migration, and uphold the human dignity and well-being of migrants." The site features research materials, publications, and other content on human trafficking, migrant relations, migrant health, and other migration topics. Searchable. http://www.iom.int/ http://lii.org?recs=024528 Subjects: * Refugees * Migration, Internal * Forced migration * Migrant labor * Emigration and immigration Created by: rv ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20. Look Back, Ponder, and Move On: Glimpses of the African-American Experience in Savannah 1750-1900 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This online exhibit explores how "during those 150 fateful years African Americans had gone from being bondspeople to citizens of the American Republic." The site features images and information about antebellum Savannah, Georgia, the Civil War era, and reconstruction. Topics include Gullah culture, Muslims in coastal Georgia, and education. From the King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation. http://www.kingtisdell.org/exhibit.htm http://lii.org?recs=024655 Subjects: * African Americans * Gullahs * Savannah (Georgia) * Black History Month Created by: mcb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 21. Mangrove Action Project ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This site contains information supporting the conservation and restoration of mangroves, which are "rainforests by the sea." Provides papers on mangrove ecology and ecosystems, photos of mangroves in Southeast Asia and South America, and discussions of the effects of oil and of shrimp aquaculture on mangroves. Also discusses the role of mangroves as protective barriers for prevention of tsunami damage. A project of the Earth Island Institute. http://www.earthisland.org/map/ http://lii.org?recs=024645 Subjects: * Mangrove swamps * Mangrove ecology * Wetland conservation Created by: je ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 22. MedlinePlus: Infertility ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A compilation of links to information about infertility. Topics include anatomy and physiology, diagnosis, treatment, clinical trials, research, and genetics. Includes information specific to women and men. Some material available in Spanish. From the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/infertility.html http://lii.org?recs=024635 Subjects: * Infertility Created by: mcb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 23. Morning Comfort ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "From Irish oatmeal to Chinese congee to Mexican champurrado, every cuisine offers steaming bowls of cereal to stave off winter's chill." This article provides a list of international porridges made from rice, corn, oats, wheat, and more. Includes recipes for turkey jook, cream of wheat, a Thai congee, champurrado (chocolate atole), and a Filipino rice porridge. From the Web site for the San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/01/05 /FDGCPAJ6AM1.DTL http://lii.org?recs=024525 Subjects: * Cookery (Cereals) * Cookery, International * Cereals, Prepared * Breakfasts Created by: mcb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 24. Museum of Afro American History Boston ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This institution is "dedicated to preserving, conserving and accurately interpreting the contributions of African Americans during the colonial period in New England." The site features information about museum exhibits, the African Meeting House and Abiel Smith School, and the Black Heritage Trail (a "walking tour encompassing the largest collection of historic sites in the country relating to the life of a free African American community prior to the Civil War"). Includes links to related sites. http://www.afroammuseum.org http://lii.org?recs=024654 Subjects: * Historical museums * African Americans * United States * Museums * Black History Month Created by: mcb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 25. National Tribal Justice Resource Center ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This site is "dedicated to tribal justice systems, personnel and tribal law. The Resource Center is the central national clearinghouse of information for Native American and Alaska Native tribal courts." The site features history and information about tribal courts, model codes and related information for selected legal issues (such as criminal law, gaming, and sovereignty protection), information about court personnel, and more. Searchable. A project of the National American Indian Court Judges Association. http://www.tribalresourcecenter.org http://lii.org?recs=024653 Subjects: * Indians of North America * Indian courts Created by: mcb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 26. Open Access Overview ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "This is an introduction to open access (OA)." OA "literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. OA removes price barriers (subscriptions, licensing fees, pay-per-view fees) and permission barriers (most copyright and licensing restrictions)." Also includes a timeline, links to a blog and a newsletter, and links to related information. From a former professor of philosophy at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/overview.htm http://lii.org?recs=024607 Subjects: * Electronic information resources * Intellectual property * Information resources management * Communication in learning and scholarship Created by: kgs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 27. OSHA Assistance for the Wood Products Industry ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "The wood products industry includes some of the most dangerous occupations in the United States." This Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) site provides information about OSHA standards related to the industry, statistical data about occupational injuries, and links to OSHA pages on sawmills, wood dust, woodworking, logging, and related safety and health information. From the U.S. Department of Labor. http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/woodproducts/ http://lii.org?recs=024651 Subjects: * Forest products industry * Hazardous occupations Created by: je ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 28. Peace Art Project Cambodia: Turning Weapons into Art ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This organization, founded by an English small arms specialist and an English artist, helps young Cambodian artists to use "decommissioned weapons to create works of art. The completed work is exhibited and sold to promote contemporary Cambodian art, young Cambodian artisans and a weapon free society in Cambodia and globally." The site features images of the sculptures and brief biographies of the artists. http://www.peaceartprojectcambodia.org http://lii.org?recs=024613 Subjects: * War in art * Weapons * Artists Created by: smb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 29. Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has been home to Africans and African-Americans for more than 350 years. This Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail guide takes the reader to a selection of sites where Portsmouth's black residents lived, worked, prayed and celebrated. It tells stories omitted from three centuries of white historical narrative." Features a map and images with commentary. http://seacoastnh.com/Black_History/Black_Heritage_Trail/Portsmouth_Black_He ritage_Trail/ http://lii.org?recs=024656 Subjects: * African Americans * Historical sites * Portsmouth (N.H.) * Black History Month Created by: mcb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 30. Presidents Who Were Not Inaugurated ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This site presents brief explanations for the five U.S. presidents who took the oath of office but were not inaugurated (and therefore did not give inaugural addresses): John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Chester A. Arthur, and Gerald R. Ford. From the U.S. Senate's Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States. http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres12b.html http://lii.org?recs=024618 Subjects: * Presidents * Vice-Presidents Created by: jh ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 31. Resolve: The National Infertility Association ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The mission of this organization is to provide "support and information to people who are experiencing infertility and to increase awareness of infertility issues through public education and advocacy." The site features fact sheets about trying to conceive, treatment options, emotional aspects, adoption, pregnancy and parenting, and living childfree. Also includes information about advocacy efforts, male infertility, clinical trials, affordability, and more. http://www.resolve.org http://lii.org?recs=024639 Subjects: * Infertility Created by: mcb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 32. Rice to Strengthen Partner Ties ---------------------------------------------------------------------- January 2005 article about Senate confirmation hearings for U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, President Bush's nominee for secretary of state. Includes excerpts from Rice's answers to policy questions, a profile of Rice, a video clip, and related articles. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4185269.stm http://lii.org?recs=024665 Subjects: * Rice, Condoleezza, 1954- * Cabinet officers * African American women * United States * People Created by: je ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 33. Songbird Foundation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Describes a nonprofit organization that is primarily concerned with "raising awareness among coffee consumers, retailers, growers and distributors of the effect of sun-grown coffee on the songbirds and the rain forest on which they depend for essential habitat." Features information about shade-grown coffee, forests, birds, farmers, and how to help. Includes links to news articles and resources. Note: the bird songs don't play in the Mozilla browser. http://www.songbird.org/ http://lii.org?recs=024614 Subjects: * Birds * Coffee industry * Rain forests * Songbirds Created by: mrm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 34. United States Small Business Administration: Office of Native American Affairs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The purpose of the office is "to ensure that American Indians, Native Alaskans and Native Hawaiians seeking to create, develop and expand small businesses have full access to the necessary business development and expansion tools." The site provides links to resources for Native American businesses, specific small business administration (SBA) programs, and information about using the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database to find firms owned by Native Americans. http://www.sba.gov/naa/ http://lii.org?recs=024642 Subjects: * Small business * United States. Small Business Administration * Indian business enterprises * Eskimo business enterprises * Hawaiians Created by: mcb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 35. USA Freedom Corps ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "As a Coordinating Council housed at the White House and chaired by President George W. Bush, we are working to strengthen our culture of service and help find opportunities for every American to start volunteering." The site lists service opportunities at tens of thousands of organizations, searchable by interest and geographic area. Three sections provide information for volunteers, organizations, and educators. Also find tips for volunteering wisely. Some material in Spanish. http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/ http://lii.org?recs=019948 Subjects: * Voluntarism * LII classic content Created by: ht For more great sites, see More New This Week, http://lii.org/mntw/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit the people behind the initials! http://lii.org/search/?indexer=showall ---------------------------------------------------------------------- INSTRUCTIONS FOR SIGNING OFF OR ON THIS LIST are at: http://lii.org/search/file/mailinglist Includes a handy Web-based form for managing your subscription. 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