Food for Thought - February 2000
Webgrammar Stew
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Webgrammar Stew
HEDY LAMARR, ACTRESS, INVENTOR, INNOVATOR
Vienna-born movie star and inventor Hedy Lamarr died recently
at age 85. This bilingual Austrian site originally accompanied
an exhibition celebrating her birthday, and focused on the
roles of artists and scientists in military research and
civilian society. Lamarr pioneered the use of frequency-hopping
for World War II torpedoes, a technology now used by mobile
telephones. http://www.hedylamarr.at/
Daily Grammar started its series of lessons over again on
January 17. This is a superb way to sign up for daily help
with grammar. Sign up at http://www.dailygrammar.com
And CONGRATULATIONS to Bill Johansen and the team at Daily Grammar for the acclaim from Blue Web'n:
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn
The Commercial Archive is a random sampling of television
advertising from the years 1998 and 1999, with some additional
material added from the 1980s. http://www.commercial-archive.com/
DID YOU KNOW THAT when using the minus sign, you use a hyphen,
not a dash. If there's any danger of confusion, use the word
"minus." To indicate temperatures below zero, write "minus 10"
or "5 below zero." AP STYLEBOOK
Recommendations
AMERICA'S SHRINE TO MUSIC MUSEUM
AMISH ODEYSSEY: Bill Coleman, Photographer
MILL POND PRESS - ART FOR COLLECTORS
BPUBS.COM The Scout Report for Business & Economics (Vol 3, No 9), says, "BPubs is a new search engine dedicated to finding free business related publications and articles. Users may enter a keyword search or browse the categories, such as Human Resources, Finance and Accounting, and Intellectual Property. Results offer brief annotations of articles including titles, authors, publishers, and concise description. At present, the content on this site is scant. With time, however, BPubs is sure to grow to become a valuable resource."
THE BACH CANTATA PAGE Texts of the Complete Vocal Works with English Translation and Commentary by Z. Philip Ambrose, Department of Classics, The University of Vermont.
EQUAL ACCESS TO SOFTWARE & INFORMATION - EASI's mission is to serve as a resource to the education community by providing information and guidance in the area of access-to-information technologies by individuals with disabilities. They stay informed about developments and advancements within the adaptive computer technology field and spread that
information to colleges, universities, K-12 schools, libraries and into the workplace.
E-CONFLICT WORLD ENCYCLOPEDIA: Eradicate Conflict by Increasing Cultural Awareness" Countries with their Anthems, Flags, Maps, History, Weather, Geography, Government and Economic Information.
ESSENTIALS OF MUSIC
THE FILM 100: The 100 most
influential people in movie history
iUNIVERSE (formerly toExcel) - join (free) and post your services under "Publishing Services for Hire."
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY'S COLLEGE FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION brings resources and expertise through credit courses, workshops and
conferences. It provides a unique opportunity to study with recognized experts in such fields as ASL Linguistics, Deaf Studies, Deaf Education, and Interpreting.
INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY The forum will benefit all developers of technology based educational systems (including AI researchers) by focusing on the practical purpose of their developments. It will also benefit educators who plan to enhance the teaching and learning processes and improve access to education.
KNOWLEDGE HOUND - The How-to Hunter. Knowledge Hound is the place to be when you want to learn how to do something ...online and for free! Whether you want to make a pizza, play guitar, pitch a baseball or just about anything else, Knowledge Hound is your How-To Hunter!
LD ONLINE: Interactive guide to learning disabilities for
parents, teachers, and children
LIBRARIES WITHOUT WALLS
MERCATOR'S WORLD: the magazine of maps, exploration, and discovery.
NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BLIND & PHYSICALLY
HANDICAPPED (NLS), LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. NLS administers a free library program of braille and recorded materials circulated to eligible borrowers through a network of cooperating libraries.
NEWSPAPERS ONLINE: Tool for Referencing the World's Newspapers
PUBLIST: INTERNET DIRECTORY
OF PUBLICATIONS Free database of over 150,000 magazines, journals, newsletters, & other periodicals. Find in-depth information on familiar and hard-to-find publications from around the world, representing thousands of topics.
SHEET MUSIC PLUS: over 300,000 titles. All categories.
TEXT OF LIEDER AND ART SONGS: REC Music Foundation
WORD FLEX - to subscribe to WordFlex:
Either go to the html page - http://www.bignetwork.com/dp/wf -
and type your e-mail address in the window, or send an e-mail
to mailto:lex@bignetwork.com
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