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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
November 2005
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CONTENTS
Note from Judy
Windows Keystroke & Tips - Adding Favorites in I.E.
Did you Know - Hot new words for 1621 and Amiable vs. Amicable
Recommendations
Arts
Education
Grammar
History
References
Science/Technology
Writing/Journalism
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NOTE FROM JUDY
1. Finally, I've begun a business blog. It's at http://www.ossweb.com,
and covers many areas, including those of interest to Webgrammar
visitors. I'll use it as one more way to give grammar and style tips.
Any time you have a question for the blog, contact me. And feel free
to leave comments on any of the messages that are on my blog.
2. November was a month of celebration. My mother, Ethel Crook turned
95, and much of the family gathered in Bellingham, Washington to take
part in a tribute to her. We were joined by many friends and a number
of former neighbors, and former music students. My brother's PowerPoint
presentation was awesome. And the musical performances (Mother is a
musician and a retired music teacher) by grandchildren were exquisite.
We also had a surprise visit from Richard A. Marshall (Swil Kanim),
http://www.swilkanim.net/, an incredibly talented violinist. Before
he performed, he paid tribute to the woman who stood up for him when
he expressed the desire to learn violin, and when he wanted to play
in the Whatcom County Symphony. (It was unusual that such a young boy
would be invited to play in the symphony). In both cases, Mom did and
said what was necessary to give this talented youngster a chance to
follow his passion. There wasn't a dry eye in the room when he
explained what her advocacy had done for him. I learned something new
that afternoon, although it didn't surprise me. She's quite a woman.
You can see some of the pictures and read a bit about the party at
http://www.judyvorfeld.com/ethelcrook.html.
I look forward to visiting with you in December.
To those who live in the U.S., I wish you a happy Thanksgiving.
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WINDOWS KEYSTROKES & TIPS - Adding Favorites in I.E.
You can quickly add a Web page to your Favorites folder so you can
come back to it later. Just press CTRL+D. The page is automatically
added to your Favorites list without any further input from you.
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DID YOU KNOW - HOT NEW WORDS FOR 1621
According to Merriam-Webster's the hot new words for the year 1621 were:
allspice, carefree, easy chair, exultancy, literati, moralist,
polymath, referee, steward (verb_, unerring, disrespect (noun),
errancy, hebetude, inclement, plagiarism, self-pity, self-serving,
squalor, timeserving, and virulence
Someone recently asked if "amiable" and "amicable" were the same.
Here's my response:
There is a difference. "Amiable" suggests generally agreeable;
being friendly, sociable, and congenial.
"Amicable" is also about good will and friendliness, but also
suggests a peaceful setting.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
ARTS
FOLKSTREAMS
The mission of Folkstreams.net is to build a national preserve of
documentary films about American folk or roots culture. Produced by
independent filmmakers, these hard-to-find films give voice to the
arts and experience of diverse American groups. They are streamed on
the website together with background materials that highlight the
history and aesthetic importance of the traditions and the films.
http://www.folkstreams.net/
EDUCATION
ADVANCED PLACEMENT STRATEGIES
Teachers working AP and pre-AP students will appreciate the
variety of resources available here, says Carla Beard of
www.webenglishteacher.com
http://www.apstrategies.org/index.htm
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
This program is currently focused on the children of northern
Uganda, where a brutal civil war has caused unimaginable tragedy
for the children of the area. To escape the danger, some 40,000
village children flock to the cities every night, where they
sleep in shelters or on sidewalks. Then, each morning, they walk
miles back to their villages to go to school or work until they
return to the cities at night. To help these children find comfort
at night, students at all levels are invited to make story books
for them to look at before going to sleep in the shelters.
Containing beautiful artwork and calming text, one purpose is to
help the children find momentary peace of mind. Another is to
help them read.
http://www.thememoryproject.org/childrensbooks
GRAMMAR
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 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://tinyurl.com/94q5d
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
HISTORY AND CULTURE
Video profiles of people and societies who "started something"
that had a significant impact on the development of modern
civilization.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/
INTERACTIVE DIG SAGALASSOS: CITY IN THE CLOUDS
http://www.archaeology.org/interactive/sagalassos/index.html
MAKING OF AMERICA
Digital library of primary sources in American social history
primarily from the antebellum period through reconstruction.
The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of
education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion,
and science and technology. The book collection currently
contains approximately 8,500 books with 19th century imprints.
http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/moajrnl/
SAY IT PLAIN
A century of great African-American speeches.
http://tinyurl.com/ckh23
REFERENCES
ASL QUEST
Where American sign language literature comes alive.
http://www.aslquest.com/
BOOK RELIEF
Book Relief is an unprecedented, publishing industry-wide effort
that will distribute at least five million books:
* to those displaced by Katrina and Rita
* to organizations, schools, and libraries supporting the evacuees
* to replenish the schools and libraries being rebuilt in the Gulf
Coast.
http://tinyurl.com/awnqj
THE INTERPRETER'S FRIEND
http://www.theinterpretersfriend.com/index.html
CAPTIONED MEDIA PROGRAM
The mission: to provide all persons who are deaf or hard of
hearing awareness of and equal access to communication and
learning through the use of captioned educational media and
supportive collateral materials. The CMP also acts as a
captioning information and training center. The ultimate goal
of the CMP is to permit media to be an integral part in the
lifelong learning process for all stakeholders in the deaf
and hard of hearing community: adults, students, parents,
and educators.
http://www.cfv.org/
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF
http://www.nad.org/site/pp.asp?c=foINKQMBF&b=91587
NATIONAL THEATRE OF THE DEAF
http://www.ntd.org/
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION
Free, online database of about 6,900 postsecondary educational
institutions and programs, each of which is accredited by an
agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education. While the
U.S. DOE does not accredit educational institutions and/or
programs. However, the Secretary of Education is required by law
to publish a list of nationally recognized accrediting agencies
that the Secretary determines to be reliable authorities as to
the quality of education or training provided by the institutions
of higher education and the higher education programs they accredit.
http://www.ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.asp
YAHOO! SITE EXPLORER
Site Explorer allows you to explore all the web pages indexed by
Yahoo! Search. View the most popular pages from any site, dive into
a comprehensive site map, and find pages that link to that site
or any page. (Marylaine Block: http://marylaine.com/neatnew.html)
http://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/
LAMBIEK COMICLOPEDIA
Am illustrated compendium of over 7,000 comic artists, listed
under last name (or pseudonym).
http://www.lambiek.net/artists/index.htm
MIAMI'S NEW SKYLINE
Great chunks of Old Miami are fast disappearing in a cloud of dust.
In its place, the New Miami--a dense, steel-and-glass forest of
condo towers--is rising from the rubble. The scope, scale and speed
of the transformation are breathtaking.
http://tinyurl.com/9plzf
GAME & FISH MAGAZINE ONLINE
http://www.gameandfishmag.com
A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE @ SIGN
http://herodios.com/atsign.html
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE AND PHOTOGRAPHY THROUGH THE MICROSCOPE
Dennis Kunkel Microscopy, Inc. presents the Microscopy and Science
Education Web Site. Dennis Kunkel Ph.D. is an award-winning
photomicrographer (one who takes science images through a microscope)
whose images appear worldwide in print, film, and electronic media.
http://education.denniskunkel.com/
EINSTEIN LIGHT: A BRIEF ILLUMINATION OF RELATIVITY
http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/einsteinlight/
HISTORY OF FORESTRY: THE AMERICAN WOODS
Radial, tangential, and cross-sections of 350 North American woods
from the 14-volume rare book The American Woods, published between
1888 and 1910 by the author, Romeyn Beck Hough. The images can be
accessed by volume number or by the scientific or common name of
each tree.
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/specialcollections/forestry/hough/index.html
ROLL BACK MALARIA PARTNERSHIP
http://www.rbm.who.int/cgi-bin/rbm/rbmportal/custom/rbm/home.do
WRITING/JOURNALISM
APA GUIDE TO PREPARING MANUSCRIPTS FOR JOURNAL PUBLICATION
http://www.apa.org/journals/authors/guide.html
SWET: SOCIETY OF WRITERS, EDUCATORS, AND TRANSLATORS
Based in Tokyo, Japan, SWET comprises people engaged not only in the
three professions of writing, editing, and translating, but also in
teaching, research, rewriting, design and production, copywriting,
and other areas related to the written word in Japan.
http://www.swet.jp/index.php/about/
VISUAL THESAURUS
Incredibly useful for writers and editors
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/
BOOKCOACHING
Judy Cullins' ebooks, teleclasses and coaching on book writing, online
promotion and website marketing pizzazz.
http://www.bookcoaching.com/products.shtml
Following are pictures of my mother. First photo is taken in 1911, when she was about nine months old. The last was taken in 2005, the year of her 95th birthday.
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http://www.ossweb.com
http://www.webgrammar.com
http://www.judyvorfeld.com
Judy Vorfeld's Small Business ezine designed to help people improve
office, technology, presentation, and writing skills: Communication
Expressway.
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Webgrammar - for students, educators, editors, writers, librarians,
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Judy's sites and ezines:
http://www.digifeld.com
http://www.editingandwritingservices.com
http://www.ossweb.com (Also Judy's Blog)
http://www.webgrammar.com
http://www.judyvorfeld.com
Communication Expressway, Judy Small Business ezine designed to help
people improve office, technology, presentation, and writing skills.
http://www.ossweb.com/ezine.html
Webgrammar - for students, educators, editors, writers, librarians,
researchers, lovers of the English language, and Web developers.
http://www.webgrammar.com
Webgrammar's Food for Thought: Library of Congress, Washington DC
ISSN: 1530-034X - Reprinting of written materials is not permitted
without the prior consent of the author or owner.
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Webgrammar's Food for Thought is also online. Archives at
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Contact Judy at mailto:judyvorfeld@webgrammar.com
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