In this issue:

• Note from Judy
• Grammar, Usage, and Style - Numerals or Words
• Recommendations
  • Arts
  • Education
  • Grammar
  • Health
  • History
  • References
  • Science/Technology
  • Writing/Journalism
  • Judy's Photo Gallery
  
  

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NOTE FROM JUDY

1. It's time to feature a couple of my Webgrammar.com pages, and hope
   that you might have additions or suggestions for them.

Do you know of any aquaria or botanical gardens that should be listed at
http://www.webgrammar.com/aquaria.html ? Click on Reply and let me know.
Also, on http://www.webgrammar.com/arts.html, if you know of any sites
that should be added, or if you can see a way to organize the page better,
or both, click Reply and let me know. I do appreciate you!

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GRAMMAR, USAGE and STYLE - Numerals or Words: CMS General Rules /                                                                                                            Round Numbers

Do you spell out numbers or use numerals?

Chicago Manual of Style recommends consistency, indicating it must sometimes give way to readability. The general rule is that, in nontechnical contexts, spell out whole numbers from one through one hundred, round numbers, and any number beginning a sentence. For exceptions, see Chapter 9. Use numerals for other numbers.

Spell out round numbers (hundreds, thousands, etc.), except in the sciences, whether used exactly or as approximations.

More on numbers in the next issue of Webgrammar's Food for Thought.

GRAMMAR

COMMON ERRORS IN ENGLISH:
PROFESSOR PAUL BRIANS' SITE
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html

DAILY GRAMMAR
Check your grammar knowledge. Quizzes take four minutes.
http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.shtml

GUIDE TO GRAMMAR AND STYLE: JACK LYNCH
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/contents.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 as a quick reference for your grammar questions.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

USINGENGLISH.COM
A large collection of English as a Second Language (ESL) tools and resources for students, teachers, learners, and academics.
http://www.usingenglish.com/

WEB ENGLISH TEACHER
Beginning teachers can find guidance; experienced teachers can find inspiration.
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/

HISTORY

BARNARD STOCKBRIDGE COLLECTION
In 1964 the University of Idaho Library received a collection of over 200,000 nitrocellulose and glass plate negatives taken by Nellie Stockbridge and her predecessor and founder of the studio, Mr. T.N. Barnard.

The photos were taken during 1894-1964 of various aspects of life in the Wallace/Kellogg mining area. Prints were made of many of the negatives, and the photographs and negatives were cataloged by the Special Collection Department.
http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/Stockbridge/

HARDSHIP AND HOPE
In September 2007 the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression hit America.

Economists estimated that 6.7 million Americans have lost their jobs since January 2008. The housing market declined, the credit well dried up, and a spirit of malaise blanketed America.

In January 2009, Carolina Photojournalism students set out to document the human face of the economic crisis in North Carolina's Triangle region. What unites each story--whether about foreclosure or family--is the human spirit. Though hard times cause suffering, they can be fertile ground for some of humanity's best acts: love and kindness.
http://www.carolinaphotojournalism.org/economy/

INDIANA MILITARY HISTORY
http://tinyurl.com/23z92hh

J. LEON HELGUERA COLLECTION OF COLOMBIANA
http://helguera.library.vanderbilt.edu/

ULSTER FOLK AND TRANSPORT MUSEUM
http://www.nmni.com/uftm/Collections

THE VICTORIAN WEB
Literature, history, and culture in the age of Victoria
http://www.victorianweb.org

REFERENCES

3 GEEKS & A LAW BLOG
These 3 US law geeks have come together to blog on a fairly regular basis
covering the three essential areas for anyone involved in legal knowledge
management, internet marketing, and library sciences.
http://www.geeklawblog.com/

DIGITAL COMIC MUSEUM
Download free public domain Golden Age Comics. All files have been researched by our staff and users to make sure they are copyright free and in the public domain.
http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/

MEET WAYS
Enter two geographic locations - cities, addresses, etc. - and enter a point of interest - coffee, restaurant, hotel, bar - and MeetWays finds the perfect middle point to meet. Also provides global coverage.
http://www.meetways.com/

MIGRATION INFORMATION SOURCE
http://www.migrationinformation.org/?mpi

NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM
http://baseballhall.org/

TOWARDS FOOD SOVEREIGNTY: RECLAIMING AUTONOMOUS FOOD SYSTEMS
An online book with full color photo illustrations and linked video and audio files. It describes the ecological basis of food and agriculture, the social and environmental costs of modern food systems, and the policy reversals needed to democratize food systems.
http://cli.gs/WYPB3N

WRITING/JOURNALISM

DISPLACED JOURNALISTS
How to survive in the age of layoffs and cheap content
http://displacedjournalists.com/

GET PUBLISHED
http://www.squidoo.com/get-published

GUIDE TO LITERARY AGENTS
Where and how to find the right agents to represent your work
http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/

NO MORE FEAR
10 foolproof secrets for beating writer's block by Becky Blanton
http://www.ossweb.com/FearJuly2010.pdf

ARTS

ARCHITECTURE WEEK
The new magazine of design and building.
http://www.architectureweek.com/today.html

GOSPEL MUSIC HISTORY ARCHIVE: CENTER FOR RELIGION & CIVIC CULTURE
http://crcc.usc.edu/initiatives/gmha/

PHOTOS FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF JAZZ:
WILLIAM P. GOTTLIEB: (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wghtml/

WEAVING ART MUSEUM AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Established to promote increased appreciation for the historic weaving art of indigenous weaving cultures located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the adjacent areas known as the Caucasus Mountains and Southwestern Turkmenistan.
http://www.weavingartmuseum.org/main.html

EDUCATION

MATHEMATICS CAREERS
http://www.maa.org/careers/

TEACHERS' PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Comprehensive listing of professional development opportunities for educators.
http://www.360-edu.com/professional_development.php

TEACH ENGINEERING
Provides teacher-tested, standards-based engineering content for K-12 teachers engineering content for K12 teachers to use in science and math classrooms.

Engineering lessons connect real-world experiences with
curricular content already taught in K-12 classrooms. Mapped to educational content standards,

TeachEngineering's comprehensive curricula are hands-on, free, and relevant to children's daily lives.
http://www.teachengineering.org/

HEALTH

GLOBAL DRUG REFERENCE ONLINE
Provides athletes and support personnel with information about the
prohibited status of specific substances based on the current World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List.

Visitors can search the Global DRO for specific information on products sold in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States.
http://www.globaldro.com/

MY HEALTH VET
The Office of Veterans Health Education and Information within the VHA National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, in collaboration with the Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards, has developed a library of educational and health promotion materials on healthy living to enable Veterans to take control of their own health.
http://tinyurl.com/23jmbmr

WHAT'S IN THE FOOD YOU EAT
http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=17032

SCIENCE

AMAZING CELLS
From the structure and function of organelles to communication on a molecular level, these materials explore the inner-most workings of cells in a dynamic and realistic way.
http://teach.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/cells/

A COMPLETE LIST OF ONLINE MATH RESOURCES
Whether you are confused by multiplication, need extra practice with geometry proofs, or find yourself struggling to understand logarithms, you are sure to find a website from the following list that fits your math needs.

We have scoured the Internet in order to compile a comprehensive collection of resources for all math subjects, from the basics to calculus. This article provides helpful explanations, sample problems and tests, detailed diagrams, and even games. If you want to improve your math skills, this is an excellent place to start.
http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/library/math-resources

BENTHIC MARINE ALGAL HERBARIUM OF L.I. SOUND
This collection was created to produce an identification database of collected and pressed specimens of algae from the Long Island Sound for teaching purposes while at the same time creating an image archive for UConn's algal herbarium.

The image archive and compendium document all benthic marine macroalgal species in the Long Island Sound.
http://www.algae.uconn.edu/

CUTTLEFISH
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuttlefish

KINGS OF CAMOUFLAGE (Video)
Meet the cuttlefish, one of the brainiest, most bizarre animals in the ocean.
http://video.pbs.org/video/1150618835/program/979359664

NYPL DIGITAL GALLERY:
PHOTOGRAPHS OF GENERAL MOTORS CARS AND TRUCKS,
1902-1938
http://tinyurl.com/2ctjma8

TIMES TOPICS
Huge collection of alphabetically-indexed articles (dating back to the early 1980s) from the New York Times.

These are complemented by well-chosen links to other
leading sources.
http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/index.htm