Food for Thought - January 2005
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Webgrammar's Food for Thought - ISSN: 1530-034X
Editor and Publisher: Judy Vorfeld
mailto:judyvorfeld@webgrammar.com URL: http://www.webgrammar.com
January 2005
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CONTENTS
Note from Judy
Windows Keystroke & Tips - F4, F1, and F11
Did you Know - The difference between "can" and "could"
Recommendations
Arts
Grammar
History
References
Science
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NOTE FROM JUDY
1. Finally. A website for listening, reading, and writing practice in
English. English-trailers.com uses movie trailers (commercials) as the
basis for learning better English. It has a video component as well. I've
had others recommend learning ESL via watching English-speaking movies,
but until now haven't found a website that presents learning and is also
family safe. http://www.english-trailers.com. English-trailers is a
nonprofit, educational website.
But it's more than for ESL. Many English-speaking people in the Western
world have difficulty with our language. English-Trailers is also for
them. If you know of anyone (with a computer that supports video), tell
them about English-trailers. The trailers are the property of Dream-
works, an enterprise started in the 1990s by Stephen Spielberg, Jeffrey
Katzenburg, and David Geffen.
2. I've just opened another business site, Digifeld, primarily aimed at
supporting small businesses and pet owners: http://www.digifeld.com - and
if you want to meet the latest member of the Vorfeld family, go to this
page: http://www.digifeld.com/Shadow.html. There's nothing like being a
proud parent/pet owner!
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WINDOWS KEYSTROKES & TIPS - F4, F1, and F11
F4 key displays the Address Bar History Window.
F1 key displays Internet Explorer Help. When you find the answer you
need and want to print it, place your mouse over the help text, right
click, then click on Print.
F11 key toggles between a full screen and one with toolbars. If you
want to read more at a time, chose this function key.
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DID YOU KNOW - The difference between "can" and "could"
Whether used in a question or a statement, "can" means "to be able
to." On the other hand, "could" is better used for a sense of
uncertainty. Examples: "I can meet you at noon." (This is definite.)
"I could meet you at noon." (This is more uncertain, but almost
begs for something like "...but 12:30 would be better.")
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RECOMMENDATIONS
ARTS
BEYOND GEOMETRY
This exhibition from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art looks
at the ways art changed between 1940-1970.
http://www.lacma.org/beyondgeometry/
IRAQ AND CHINA: CERAMICS, TRADE, AND INNOVATION
This Smithsonian Institution online exhibition focuses on
revolutionary and enduring changes that took place in Iraqi
ceramics during the 9th century as the humble character of
Islamic pottery responded to a wave of luxury Chinese goods, i
mported by Arab and Persian merchants.
http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/current/IraqandChina.htm
ARTS AND DESIGNS OF JAPAN
Traditional woodblock prints
http://www.artsanddesignsjapan.com/
THE BERNARD HERRMANN SOCIETY
http://www.uib.no/herrmann/
THE THOUSANDTH MAN
http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_thousandth.htm
ART & ARCHITECTURE THESAURUS ONLINE
http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/aat/
GRAMMAR
DAILY GRAMMAR
A great way to check grammar knowledge. Quizzes take four minutes.
http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.html
GRAMMAR CENTRAL
Links to both a teacher's notes on grammar lessons, as well as copies
of the lessons themselves. Be sure to check the index, which is an
alphabetized list of definitions.
http://www.longview.k12.wa.us/mmhs/wyatt/homework/grammar/gramm.html
MRS. BLUEZETTE'S GRAMMAR CORNER
"A PBS mind in an MTV world." Delightful, highly educational articles
by a wonderful English language wizard (umm...wizette).
http://www.newsblues.com/grammar.htm
PROFESSOR CHARLES DARLING'S GRAMMAR SITE
Outstanding to use as a quick reference for your grammar questions.
http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
GREEK GRAMMAR ON THE WEB
http://perswww.kuleuven.ac.be/~u0013314/greekg.htm
THE ENGLISH MAZE
A web-based learning system for individuals and schools worldwide.
Students can improve their pronunciation, speaking, reading, listening,
and writing skills. The site contains hundreds of hours of material,
much of which is free.
www.englishmaze.com
HISTORY
ALASKA'S DIGITAL ARCHIVES
http://vilda.alaska.edu/
THE KING CENTER
Invaluable resources to help visitors become informed about Dr. King
and the ongoing efforts to fulfill his great dream.
http://www.thekingcenter.org/
AROUND THE WORLD IN 72 DAYS
At the age of nineteen, Nellie Bly talked her way into an improbable job
on a newspaper, then went on to become known as "the best reporter in
America." The daring Bly continually risked her life to grab headlines.
To expose abuse of the mentally ill, she had herself committed. When she
traveled around the world in just 72 days, beating Jules Verne's fictional
escapade, she turned herself into a world celebrity.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/world/
RAMADAN
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/ramadan1.html
AMERICA IN THE 1930S
The American Studies Department at the University of Virginia
presents this smart, punchy, and highly accessible collection of
multimedia scholarship focusing on the Depression.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/front.html
THE WORK OF CHARLES & RAY EAMES
Charles Eames (1907-78) and Ray Eames (1912-88) gave shape to
America's twentieth century. Their lives and work represented
the nation's defining social movements: the West Coast's coming-
of-age, the economy's shift from making goods to the producing
information, and the global expansion of American culture. Their
evolution from furniture designers to cultural ambassadors
demonstrated their boundless talents and the overlap of their
interests with those of their country.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/eames/
THE NILOMETER IN CAIRO
http://www.waterhistory.org/histories/cairo/
VINYL RECORD DAY
The first Nonprofit organization dedicated to: the preservation of
the cultural influence, the recordings and the cover art of the
vinyl record.
http://www.vinylrecordday.org/
REFERENCES
AMERICAN SPORTS FISHING: Fishing Statistics
http://www.asafishing.org/asa/statistics/index.html
ALPHADICTIONARY
A language resource offering a wide variety of language materials
intended to help its visitors master any language they wish or
learn anything they need to know about their native language.
http://www.alphadictionary.com/index.shtml
NATIONAL STATISTICS ONLINE
Home of official UK statistics Britain's economy, population and
society at national and local level. Summaries and detailed data
releases are published free of charge.
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/
ICELANDIC ONLINE DICTIONARY AND READINGS
Working in partnership with the University of Iceland and a number
of other sponsors, the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
group has created the Icelandic Online Dictionary and Readings website.
http://libtext.library.wisc.edu/IcelOnline/
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
PLANTEXPLORERS.COM
In The Beginning; The Golden Age of Botany; The Wardian Age;
The 20th Century
http://www.plantexplorers.com
JEWEL OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM - SATURN
http://www.exploratorium.edu/saturn/
CASSINI-HUGENS MISSION TO SATURN AND TITAN
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm
SINGAPORE SCIENCE CENTRE- SCIENCENET: LIFE SCIENCES
Students, teachers, and parents will find great value in ScienceNet, says
Internet Scout Report.
http://tinyurl.com/55n4x
PALEONTOLOGY PORTAL
http://www.paleoportal.org/
AVIBASE-THE WORLD BIRD DATABASE
http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp
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