In this issue:

• Note from Judy
• Grammar, Usage, and Style - Business Protocol for folding letters
• Recommendations
  • Arts
  • Education
  • Grammar
  • Health
  • History
  • References
  • Science/Technology
  • Writing/Journalism
  • Judy's Photo Gallery
  
  

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  NOTE FROM JUDY

1. Meet artist Helen Harris. I've become a fan of her work. See if
   you don't agree that she is a gifted artist. (And she shares some of
   her excellent work at Webgrammar's discussion forum.)
   http://www.helenharrispaintings.com/

2. Webgrammar's Discussion Forum, at http://webgrammar.ning.com/ , is
   becoming a lot of fun. Retired professor Harold V. Cordry joined, and
   shortly thereafter two of his former students came on board. We're a
   small group, so this is quite a coincidence. We have some students
   and also some other grammar experts, so it's worth visiting. We have
   many other categories, so feel free to start some other discussions.
   I'll help out if things seem to lag.
   
   If you join, please go to "Settings" then "Email" on the upper left of
   the page, so you can be notified by email any time there's an addition
   to a discussion. If you should want to stop following a discussion,
   there's a link at the end of the latest message in each discussion
   titled "Stop Following." Click it and you won't get any more emails.

   I prefer getting email messages, so if I forget to check the site, I
   haven't missed anything. Ning is a good platform, and it's improving.
   Do consider getting involved, especially if you have no experience
   with social networking. It's good to know what it's all about. And
   you can always start your own forum. Tailor it for family, friends,
   organizations, clubs, hobbies, etc. Learn at Webgrammar's place and
   then go out and multiply. Or something.

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GRAMMAR, USAGE and STYLE - Business Protocol for folding letters

Did you know there's a business protocol for folding letters? Someone
contacted me today and wanted to know the right way for a letter-size
piece of paper to be folded. Here's what I found out:

For 8 1/2 x 11 paper that is going in a #10 envelope, or other stationery
with a No. 9 or Monarch envelope, or a No. 6 3/4 envelope, Gregg Reference
Manual (1391) says:

1. Bring the bottom third of the letter up and make a crease.

2. Fold the top of the letter down to within 3/8 inch of the crease you
   made in step 1. Then make the second crease.

3. The creased edge made in step 2 goes into the envelope first.

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

ENGLISH GRAMMAR
Special help in diagramming sentences
http://members.cox.net/teachro/

ENGLISH IDIOMS & PROVERBS
All pages have at least one picture each drawn by students.
http://humanities.byu.edu/elc/student/idioms/idiomsmain.html

GRAMMAR CENTRAL
Links to a teacher's notes on grammar lessons as well as
copies of the lessons themselves.
http://tinyurl.com/94q5d

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/

THE ENGLISH MAZE
A web-based learning system for individuals and schools worldwide.
Students can improve their pronunciation, speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills.
http://www.englishmaze.com/

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/

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

CAPTOLOGY
The study of computers as persuasive technologies. This includes
the design, research, and analysis of interactive computing products
created for the purpose of changing people's attitudes or behaviors.
http://captology.stanford.edu/

INTERACTIVE ROCK CYCLES
http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/

MICROBES IN COURT: THE EMERGING FIELD
OF MICROBIAL FORENSICS
http://www.actionbioscience.org/newfrontiers/salyersarticle.html

MICROBIAL LIFE-EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
http://serc.carleton.edu/microbelife/

NEWCROP
Creating markets for economic development of new crops and new uses
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/

SCIENCE IN FOCUS: ENERGY
http://www.learner.org/resources/series160.html

OSU WEBGARDEN
Horticultural and crop science in virtual perspective
http://webgarden.osu.edu/

HEALTH

HAND EXERCISES FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS PAIN
http://tinyurl.com/6r9mnw

HEALTHY LIVING: HOW COMMON BEHAVIORS AFFECT YOUR HEALTH
http://tinyurl.com/59fknf

LOSING WEIGHT
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001940.htm

TIPS FOR HEALTHY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
http://tinyurl.com/6j4e6u

HISTORY

BLACK HISTORY PAST AND PRESENT
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/BHM/index.html

BRIDGING WORLD HISTORY
http://www.learner.org/resources/series197.html

CAMPAIGN 68
http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/campaign68/

TANGO WITH COWS: BOOK ART OF THE RUSSIAN AVANT-GARDE,
1910-1917
http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/tango_with_cows/

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SHEET MUSIC COLLECTION
http://sheetmusic.library.sc.edu/Default.asp

ARTS

THE ARTS IN EVERY CLASSROOM
http://www.learner.org/resources/series174.html

ARTSPEAK 101
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/art2/artspeak/index.html

FRITZ SCHOLDER: INDIAN/NOT INDIAN
http://www.nmai.si.edu/exhibitions/scholder/introduction.html

HALTA DEFINIZIONE
The Italian masterpieces from the Middle Ages to the Modern
Era viewable online at a stunning resolution.
http://www.haltadefinizione.com/home.jsp?lingua=en

JAPANESE OLD PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE BAKUMATSU-MEIJI PERIODS
http://oldphoto.lb.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/en/

REFERENCES

10 DIFFERENT ONLINE PHOTO EDITORS
http://tinyurl.com/62jek6

10 HOTTEST COFFEEHOUSES
http://tinyurl.com/5bj8rh

21ST CENTURY LITERACIES
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/21stcent/index.html

ART OF SELF LEADERSHIP
http://tinyurl.com/6eo5t9

FAMILY VILLAGE
A global community that integrates information, resources, and
communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with
cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those
that provide them services and support.
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/

FUNDABLE
Collect money online for fundraising, dog vet bills, snowboarding
trips, short films, soccer uniforms, birthday gifts, group
purchases, trips abroad, class reunions, or selling your ebook.

Either everyone pledges money by the deadline and Fundable turns
pledges into payments or Fundable deletes everyone's pledge and
no one pays anything. After your collection completes, Fundable
sends you the total by check or PayPal.
http://fundable.com/

THE INTERNET MARKETING HANDBOOK
A free resource that contains almost 100 tools and learning resources
that help to master Internet Marketing.
http://www.seomoz.org/dp/the-internet-marketing-handbook

LIBRARYSPOT
http://www.libraryspot.com/

MEDTERMS MEDICAL DICTIONARY A-Z LIST
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/alphaidx.asp?p=a_dict

PHILOSOPHICAL FILMS
Film reviews and discussion questions
http://www.philfilms.utm.edu/

THE PHRASE FINDER
http://www.phrases.org.uk/

REFDESK
http://www.refdesk.com/index.html

WARRICK
A free service developed at Old Dominion University which will
recover a lost/inaccessible website from several sources:
Internet Archive, Google, Live Search, and Yahoo.
http://warrick.cs.odu.edu/

WRITING/JOURNALISM

10 OF THE BEST SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS FOR PR PROFESSIONALS
AND JOURNALISTS: MASHABLE.COM
http://tinyurl.com/6gohcz

DAILY WRITING TIPS
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/

LOGICAL FALLACIES
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/logic.html

EDUCATION

eNOTES FOR TEACHERS
http://www.enotes.com/teachers

EPIC: TEACHERS RESOURCE SITE
This website provides comprehensive information and course
curricula to help teach students from kindergarten through to
the end of secondary school about recycling and plastics,
along with short comprehensive tidbits of information on
specific subjects such as litter or the different type of plastic codes.
http://www.cpia.ca/teachers/?lang=EN

INFORMATION PRESENTATION FOR EFFECTIVE ELEARNING
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EQM0841.pdf

JUNIE B. JONES BOOKS BY BARBARA PARK
Lesson plans and teaching resources
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/bpark.html

STARFALL: WHERE CHILDREN HAVE FUN LEARNING TO READ
http://www.starfall.com/