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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
August-September 2005
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CONTENTS
Note from Judy
Windows Keystroke & Tips - Renaming file or folder
Complimentary Endorsement - Language learning ideas and links
Did you Know - The difference between masterful and masterly
Recommendations
Arts
Education
Grammar
History
References
Science/Technology
Writing/Journalism
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NOTE FROM JUDY
1. Have you noticed the number of excellent blogs on the Web?
And more to come. What a fine way for people to share information,
and express opinions, dreams, faith, ideas, and talent.
2. I'm settling in after two enjoyable trips to visit family in
Colorado and Hawaii. See the bottom of this page for some photos.
3. Professor Charles Darling is dealing with a severe illness.
Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.
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WINDOWS KEYSTROKES & TIPS - Renaming file or folder
Often when you're in a directory, you want to change the name of a
folder or file. To start the name change procedure:
Go to My Computer and find a file.
Place your cursor on the folder name.
Press the function key F2.
Type in the new name.
Press Enter.
A box pops up asking if you really want to do this. Say Yes.
Voila! New name.
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-- COMPLIMENTARY ENDORSEMENT --
Practical language learning ideas and links, presented by subscriber
Karen Chung. Incidentally, Chung is a gifted photographer. http://ccms.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/Extras.htm
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DID YOU KNOW - The difference between masterful and masterly.
Masterful, says the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, describes
a person who is dominating and imperious. On the other hand, masterly
describes someone who's mastered a craft, trade, or profession. The
word also means authoritative (They gave a masterly analysis.)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
ARTS
CYCLES: AFRICAN LIFE THROUGH ART
http://www.ima-art.org/cycles/
TUTTLE: THE PRESENCE OF SIMPLE THINGS
An interactive website from the San Francisco Museum of
Modern Art (SFMOMA), introduces visitors to the art of
Richard Tuttle. Tuttle uses a wide variety of materials,
from paint to wire to plywood, to create works that defy
categorization.
http://www.sfmoma.org/tuttle/index.html
SOLD ON SONG
Includes background and audios of classic pop and rock songs,
performers, and genres. Also offers a glossary and a guide to
songwriting and the music business.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/soldonsong/
EDWARD BURTYNSKY
Nature transformed through industry is a predominant theme in
his work. He set course to intersect with a contemporary view
of the great ages of man; from stone, to minerals, oil,
transportation, silicon, and so on. To make these ideas visible
he searches for subjects that are rich in detail and scale yet
open in their meaning. Recycling yards, mine tailings, quarries
and refineries are all places that are outside of our normal
experience, yet we partake of their output on a daily basis.
http://www.edwardburtynsky.com
EDUCATION
CAR GAMES
A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/articles/062402.htm
COMMUNITY LEARNING NETWORK
http://www.cln.org/
THE EDUCATORS NETWORK
Where teachers come first
http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/
NEW TEACHER AT SCHOLASTIC.COM
Ideas, activities, and support for your first years in teaching.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/newteacher/
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. Quizzes take four minutes.
http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.shtml
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/
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
CARAVAN KINGDOMS: YEMEN AND THE ANCIENT INCENSE TRADE
http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/current/yemen.htm
IMAGES FROM THE MCVICAR/STEIN PHOTO COPY SERVICE COLLECTION
Angus McVicar and George Stein captured the soul of Madison with
their cameras. In a long career covering the 1920s through the
1960s, McVicar photographed business interiors and exteriors and
people engaged in their daily work. He filled in his commercial
photography with work for The Capital Times newspaper. As a
consequence, the collection is rich in images of celebrities,
local activities, car accidents, fires, local organizations, and
other newsworthy events.
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/feature/mcvicar/
THE HISTORY OF COMPUTING PROJECT
http://www.thocp.net/
SAY IT PLAIN: A CENTURY OF GREAT AFRICAN AMERICAN SPEECHES
http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/sayitplain/index.html
THE CULTURES AND HISTORY OF AMERICA:
The Jay I. Kislak Collection at the Library of Congress
This collection includes a number of rare maps and books, and is
largely focused around the early years of European exploration and
early Florida, the Caribbean, and Mesoamerica.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/kislak/kislak-home.html
TRADITIONS OF THE SUN
It is difficult to understate the importance of the Sun. Its light
and warmth provide energy for growing plants, and ultimately makes
life itself possible. In our fast-paced modern world, we have
become disconnected from the natural world, hence it is easy to
take the Sun for granted. In ancient times, however, people
understood and honored the Sun’s life-giving power and majesty
http://www.traditionsofthesun.org/
FIRST-PERSON NARRATIVES OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH
Collection of diaries, autobiographies, memoirs, travel accounts,
and ex-slave narratives written by Southerners. The majority of
materials in this collection are written by those Southerners
whose voices were less prominent in their time, including African
Americans, women, enlisted men, laborers, and Native Americans.
http://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/
REFERENCES
ANSWERS.COM
No-fuss fact-checker recently chosen by Google as their dictionary
service.
http://answers.com
BIRDS OF AMERICA
http://www.audubon.org/bird/BoA/BOA_index.html
THE GOLDEN AGE ROMANCE COMICS ARCHIVE
A resource for scholars and fans interested in golden era romance
comics, containing full scans of issues.
http://www.jennymiller.com/romancecomics/index.html
SHARPENED GLOSSARY
Computer Terms
www.sharpened.net/glossary
WEATHER PORTAL
http://www.321weather.com/
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
ASK A SCIENTIST!
http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/ask/
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
The academy is home to a number of public exhibits and eight
scientific research departments. Steinhart Aquariumm Natural
History Museum, Science Now, and Morrison Planetarium.
http://www.calacademy.org/
BREEDS OF LIVESTOCK
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/
EXPLORING THE MOON
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/moon.html
THE ART OF SCIENCE COMPETITION
A fascinating and beautiful cross section of the arts and sciences
at Princeton. It celebrates the aesthetics of research and the ways
in which science and art inform each other.
http://www.princeton.edu/~artofsci/gallery/
UNDERSTANDING GENETICS
http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/ugenetics/
WRITING/JOURNALISM
DARTMOUTH WRITING PROGRAM
The Dartmouth College Writing Program contains a number of helpful
materials, such as some well-written essays that answer the
question "What is an academic paper?" and also provide information
on researching topics for papers. It also includes information on
such topics as writing about film, writing for sociology courses,
and helpful suggestions on writing from fellow students.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/about.shtml
THE INVISIBLE LIBRARY
A collection of books that only appear in other books. Within the
library's catalog you will find imaginary books, pseudobiblia,
artifictions, fabled tomes, libris phantastica, and all manner of
books unwritten, unread, unpublished, and unfound.
http://www.invisiblelibrary.com/
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