Food for Thought - April-May 2003
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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
April and May 2003
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CONTENTS
Note from Judy
Windows Keystroke & Tips - Selecting text
Did you Know - Defining cc: at the end of a letter
Recommendations
Arts
Grammar
Reference-General
Science & Technology
Writing & Journalism
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NOTE FROM JUDY
1. Want to know more about HTML and building websites? This site is for kids, but it's also excellent for anyone who wants to build a website: Lissa Explains. http://www.lissaexplains.com/intro.shtml.
Another excellent site is Kids Domain: http://www.kidsdomain.com/down/.
2. I want you to know how much I appreciate you, and how important you are to me. Finding meaningful sites for you is pure delight.
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WINDOWS KEYSTROKES & TIPS - SELECTING TEXT TO BEGINNING & END OF LINES
Select text from cursor to Beginning of Line: SHIFT + HOME
Select text from cursor to End of Line: SHIFT + END
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DID YOU KNOW - Defining cc: at the end of a letter
Q. How do I properly indicate on a letter, that some of the people receiving copies will be electronic copies and not hard copies. Would you use ec: instead of cc:?
A. Sometimes you have to make up your own rules based on the best rules available and some common sense. Using "Copies" is very common, but it's okay to use "cc" as well. These days it stands for "courtesy copy." Try something like this:
Copies (paper): Ms. Jones James Smith
John Doe Ms. Anderson
Copies (email): Judy Vorfeld James Finn
Sam Weatherington Jill Smith
"Paper" would cover internal distribution, faxing, and mailing.
You could also use something like this:
Hard copies to:
Email copies to:
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RECOMMENDATIONS
ARTS
ASPEN
A web version of Aspen, a multimedia magazine of the arts originally published from 1965 to 1971. Each issue of Aspen was delivered to subscribers in a box, which contained a variety of media: booklets, postcards, posters, phonograph recordings, and, one time, even a reel of Super- 8 film.
http://www.ubu.com/aspen/
ONEWORD
The world's first radio station to feature the best in books, drama, comedy & discussion. Seven days a week on Sky (channel 877), on Freeview (channel 85), NTL (channel 893), on DAB digital radio and on the Internet.
http://www.oneword.co.uk/frameset.htm
ON-LINE DIGITAL ARCHIVE OF DOCUMENTS ON WEAVING AND RELATED TOPICS
Material on weaving, woven textiles, looms, textile manufacture, spinning, dyeing, fibers, pattern design, lace, and basketry.
http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/weavedocs.html
THE AFTERNOON READING
Short stories and abridged books. It often features writers who are new to radio. Available for you to listen to whenever you like: the reading will be available here for seven days after broadcast on BBC.
http://cgi.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/afternoon_reading.shtml
UNIFIED VISION
In the late 19th century, Louis Sullivan conceived the idea of an authentic American architecture suited to the needs of people living in the modern age. Employing his principles of unified design, Sullivan's followers, including Frank Lloyd Wright, William Gray Purcell, and George Grant Elmslie, developed what is now known as the Prairie School. Unified Vision explores these concepts through the Prairie School collection at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
http://www.artsmia.org/unified-vision/
GRAMMAR
COMMON ERRORS IN ENGLISH: PROFESSOR PAUL BRIANS' SITE
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html
DAILY GRAMMAR
A great way to check grammar knowledge. Use the archives or sign up twice a year for daily e-mail lessons.
http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.html
PROFESSOR CHARLES DARLING'S GRAMMAR SITE
Outstanding to use as a quick reference for your grammar questions.
http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
REFERENCE-GENERAL
NORSE MYTHOLOGY
Norse mythology, Scandinavian mythology, Viking mythology; all refer to the pre- Christian religion of the Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, and Danish peoples. A few books group finnish mythology in with the Norse but the old beliefs of Finland form a separate
tradition although there are some interesting parallels.
http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~cherryne/mythology.html
ONLINE BOOKS PAGE
18,000+ Listings -- New Listings, Authors, Titles, Subjects,
Serials. Edited by John Mark Ockerbloom.
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
SCHOOL LIBRARIES ONLINE
http://www.iasl-slo.org/
STANFORDS
Maps, books and travel related goods.
http://www.stanfords.co.uk/
TSAI FONG BOOKS, INC.
Asian language bookstore
https://www.bookswindow.com/AsianBook/
LITERARY CALENDAR: AN ALMANAC OF LITERARY INFORMATION
http://litcal.yasuda-u.ac.jp/ml/litcal/
LOCUS INDEX TO SCIENCE FICTION
http://www.locusmag.com/index/t6.html#A715
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION (NARA)
http://www.archives.gov/research_room/index.html
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS RESEARCH GUIDE
These organizations (NGOs) aren't directly affiliated with
any national government but often have a significant impact
on the social, economic and political activity of the country
or region involved.
http://docs.lib.duke.edu/igo/guides/ngo/index.htm
LOOKWAYUP DICTIONARY/THESAURUS AND TRANSLATION
A large online English dictionary that tolerates small spelling
errors (U.S. or international spelling), shows definitions for
multiple senses of the word, and for each sense shows synonyms, related terms, and usage examples. It optionally translates that sense to French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, or German or vice-versa.
http://lookwayup.com/free/dictionary.htm
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
INVENTION AT PLAY - Lemuelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. Read about inventors. Learn how to invent.
http://www.inventionatplay.org/
RICHARD & FLORENCE ATWATER, MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS: WEB ENGLISH TEACHER
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/atwater.html
ORCHID HUNTER
http://www.pbs.org/nova/orchid/
TRY SCIENCE
Experience the excitement of contemporary science and technology through on- and offline interactivity with science and technology centers worldwide.
http://www.TryScience.org
WRITING/JOURNALISM
1 WRITING.COM
Free, comprehensive ESL Site including forums, realtime chat,
grammar, writing, interactive quizzes and games, flashcards,
audio materials, helplines, multi-lingual content - and more.
http://www.1-language.com
FORWARD MOTION
By author Holly Lisle. Articles and Workshops section,(Writers)
offers resources and essays on her experiences in writing
professionally as well as workshops that people can use to
improve their work.
http://www.hollylisle.com/fm/index.html
NEWSSEER.COM - News search engine
http://newsseer.com/
PHRASE FINDER
Meanings and origins of phrases, sayings, cliches and quotes
http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/meanings/index.html
RAVE REVIEWS: BESTSELLING FICTION IN AMERICA
Index of American interests and reading tastes over the last 2 1/2 centuries. From the collecting efforts of Lillian Gary Taylor.
During her lifetime, Mrs. Taylor assembled over 1,900 literary
bestsellers. University of Virginia.
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/exhibits/rave_reviews/
WRITING LINKS & LINKS FOR WRITERS
http://www.internet-resources.com/writers/
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