In this issue:

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

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  NOTE FROM JUDY

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  I wish you the most delightful holiday season and a fresh new way of life in 2010. We are blessed with so much, aren't we? I am excited that at my age I can hope to learn and grow until I draw my final breath.

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GRAMMAR, USAGE and STYLE - CAPITALIZING PROFESSIONAL TITLES

The Gregg Reference Manual, Seventh Edition, says that in general you do not capitalize job titles when they stand alone. However, in procedure manuals and in company memos and announcements, job titles are sometimes capitalized for special emphasis. Example:

Marion Conroy has been promoted to the position of senior accountant
(or Senior Accountant).

It says that titles of company officials (the president, the general manager) shouldn't be capitalized when they follow or replace a personal name. Exceptions are made in formal meeting minutes, and in rules and bylaws.

While some companies choose to capitalize all titles in all communications, Gregg says this confers excessive importance on people who are neither public officials or eminent dignitaries. Avoid it.

The Associated Press Stylebook says to lowercase and spell out titles when they're not used with an individual's name. Examples: The president issued a statement. The pope gave his blessing.

Professor Charles Darling covers almost everything you'd ever want to know about capitalization:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/capitals.htm

If in doubt, capitalize. You'd probably be criticized less for NOT capitalizing than for capitalizing!

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

LOUIS BRAILLE: HIS LEGACY AND INFLUENCE
http://myloc.gov/Exhibitions/braille/Pages/Default.aspx

CELILO FALLS, OREGON
From the collection of noted photographer, Gerald W. Williams
http://cli.gs/nAE1mp

JACK L. DEMMONS / BONNER SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS
Assembled in the mid-1970's by Bonner School Superintendent Jack L. Demmons, this collection of approximately 1,600 photographs depicts life in and around Bonner, Montana, from the late 1800s through the 1950s.
http://www.lib.umt.edu/digital/demmons

20 YEARS AFTER
Marking the 20th year of the fall of the Iron Curtain (Transitions Online)
http://20years.tol.org/

WADDESDON
One hundred and thirty years ago this house and its setting were created to
delight and surprise the small circle of Baron Ferdinand Rothschild's friends.
http://www.waddesdon.org.uk/

REFERENCES

50 BEAUTIFUL AND CREATIVE BLOG DESIGNS
http://cli.gs/gHzbus

BITS
Business, Innovation, Technology, Society blog by the New York Times, providing all the latest news and analysis on the technology industry and how the Internet changes the way we live and work.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/

ETHIPEDIA
Features real business practices with a positive social and
environmental impact
http://www.ethipedia.net/

HOLIDAY SHOPPING FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
http://cli.gs/U33AUL

MICHIGAN COUNTY HISTORIES AND ATLASES
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/micounty/

THE SOURCEBOOK OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE STATISTICS
Brings together data from more than 100 sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States.
http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/

ARTS

AT 94, SHE’S THE HOT NEW THING IN PAINTING
http://cli.gs/dTmz9e

COALITION FOR DISABLED MUSICIANS
http://www.disabled-musicians.org/

REFLECTION PHOTOGRAPHY
http://www.lightstalking.com/reflection-photos

THE RYTHMIC ARTS PROJECT: EDDIE TUDURI
http://www.traponline.com/

WRITING/JOURNALISM

HOW TO WRITE A NEWS STORY
http://www.mediacollege.com/journalism/news/write-stories.html

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS
http://www.ire.org/

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE WRITERS
http://www.nasw.org/

ONLINE JOURNALIM BLOG
http://onlinejournalismblog.com/

ULTIMATE RESOURCE GUIDES FOR MLA, APA, CHICAGO,
AND CSE
http://cli.gs/YZa1RB

EDUCATION

ASK DR. MATH
http://mathforum.org/dr.math/

ORGANIZING FOR AMERICA
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/education/

PRESCHOOL READINESS
http://www.education.com/topic/preschool-readiness/

THE 2010 EDUCATION LANDSCAPE
http://tinyurl.com/yb2r8xy

HEALTH

GROWING AIR - RECYCLE INDOOR AIR 100%
WITH JUST 3 PLANTS
http://tinyurl.com/ydyqlz2

MAKING LIFE BETTER
http://www.makinglifebetter.com/

PHOBIA GUIDE
http://www.phobiaguide.com/

KIDS' HEALTH PROBLEMS
http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/index.html

SCIENCE

AMSER
AMSER (Applied Math and Science Education Repository) is a portal of educational resources and services built specifically for use by those in Community and Technical Colleges but free for anyone to use. AMSER is funded by the National Science Foundation as part of the National Science Digital Library.
http://amser.org./

A TOUR OF THE CELL
http://www.nsf.gov/news/overviews/biology/interactive.jsp