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Food for Thought May-July 2002

Note from Judy - Latest dictionary winner
Windows Keystroke & Tips - Beginning and end of a line
Complimentary Endorsement - James S. Huggins' Refrigerator Door
Did you Know - Difference between "maybe" and "may be"
Recommendations

NOTE FROM JUDY

Just got this message from the latest winner of a free Merriam-Webster's dictionary: "Wow! The dictionary arrived yesterday. Thank you, we will certainly be able to use it. Our current dictionary is thirty years old. My daughter has been discouraged to find that words have changed significantly in that time period." Luann Clark

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WINDOWS KEYSTROKES AND TIPS

Beginning and end of a line

If you want to go quickly to the left or right margin in a document you're creating, pressing the "Home" key takes you to the beginning of the line, while pressing the "End" key takes you to the end.

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-- COMPLIMENTARY ENDORSEMENT --

James S. Huggins' Refrigerator Door. It's too complex to explain. Go there. Enjoy! http://www.jamesshuggins.com/h/bas1/home.htm

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DID YOU KNOW?

Difference between "maybe" and "may be"

Maybe is an adverb (meaning "perhaps), while may be is a verb and its auxiliary. Here's the best way to use them:

MAYBE: If we don't hear from them by noon, maybe we should phone them.

MAY BE: The computer monitor may be broken.

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RECOMMENDATIONS

ARTS

FOLK SAMPLER
The Folk Sampler is a radio program of folk, traditional, bluegrass, and blues, coming to you from the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. It is a radio program of songs that tell honest stories of the people who write and sing them. The Folk Sampler is about gardens and home- grown tomatoes. It's about making things with your hands. It's about small towns and home-town people. It's about the big cities and the hurry that goes with them.
http://folksampler.com/

JUSTIN'S DRAMA AND THEATRE LINKS
Australia's Justin Cash has created a mammoth directory of 3,900 theatre links: Theatre Practice; Genres-Styles-Practitioners, Theatre Stagecraft Movie and Television Scripts, Playscripts and Biographies of Playwrights; Drama, Theatre and Education; Classroom Resources, Education and Curriculum Organisations; World Theatre; and Theatre for Entertainment.
http://www.theatrelinks.com/

MAKE-STUFF.COM
If you love to make things, if you constantly have a project going in a back room, or cluttering up a kitchen counter, if you start making Christmas presents in June and you watch all those do-it-yourself shows on TV, you'll love this site! All kinds of recipes, formulas, craft projects and ideas.
http://www.make-stuff.com/

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART: SMITHSONIAN
http://www.nmafa.si.edu/NMAFAgen.htm

NIGHT MAIL
http://www.editor.net/griersontrust/nightmail/nightmail.htm

TELEVISION PRODUCTION
A comprehensive on-line cybertext in studio and field production, site with overviews of TV production, scriptwriting guidelines, video-camera operation and audio. Hosted by a free educational service, CyberCollege. Links are available to CyberCollege forums, which may feature postings not appropriate for children.
http://www.cybercollege.com/tvp_ind.htm

GRAMMAR

DAILY GRAMMAR
A great way to check grammar knowledge. Use the archives or sign up twice a year for daily e-mail lessons. Quizzes take four minutes
http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.html

PROFESSOR CHARLES DARLING'S GRAMMAR SITE
Outstanding to use as a quick reference for your grammar questions.
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm

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REFERENCE - GENERAL

CARE FOR ANIMALS
Explore Animated Journeys and discover how much fun it can be to learn about pets and the people who care for them.
http://www.avma.org/careforanimals/default.asp

CORANTE
An independent service that helps you better understand the ideas, issues, factors and trends shaping the fast-paced world of technology and venture financing.
http://www.corante.com/

INTERNATIONAL POSTAL RATES DIRECTORY
Impressive information about postal rates, stamps (philately), codes, and authorities. The Links-Resources gives a glossary, travel tips, weather, currency converter, spelling assistant, addressing formats, and direct mail information. Ideal for travelers. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
http://www.postalrates.info/

INVENTOR'S HANDBOOK
A step-by-step guide to the process of invention and innovation.
http://www.nesta.org.uk/lowfat/inventors.html

KEEPING UP PAGE
Courtesy Steven Bell, library director, Philadelphia University. Designed to help library and information science professionals develop and maintain a program of self-guided professional development. It's targeted to individuals working in higher education, but some of the resources will apply to the needs of library professionals in other sectors.
http://staff.philau.edu/bells/keepup/

OLOGY
What's your favorite OLogy? If you are fascinated with spiders, thenyou're into ARACHNOLOGY. If you erupt with joy for volcanoes, then VOLCANOLOGY is your thing. If you're completely wowed by planets and stars, then you love ASTRONOMY. National Museum of National History.
http://www.ology.amnh.org/

PURPORTAL
Master searches using Snopes Urban Legends Archives, About.com Urban Legends area, CIAC Hoax Database, CERT Computer Security Database, and Symantec (Real) Virus Encyclopedia
http://purportal.com/

READERVILLE
For those with a deep, abiding love of good literature. Founded on the idea that literature--and discussion thereof--is one of life's finest pursuits. Its Forum provides space for readers, writers, librarians, publishers, critics and anyone else who loves books. And the Shortlist provides a daily digest of the best book-related content from around the Web, as well as a list of its favorite book-related sites.
http://www.readerville.com/

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SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY

ASTROVENTURE
Search for and design a habitable planet!
http://tinyurl.com/mgc

CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: Anthropology Collection Database
The Department actively collects material of the indigenous cultures of western North America (exclusive of Mexico) and of the Pacific Rim, including all Pacific islands and East Asia. Earlier years yielded both ethnographic and archaeological materials from East Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Central and South America.
http://tinyurl.com/n9u

FUN WITH BACTERIOLOGY
Through the Scientific Looking Glass Canadian Bacterial Diseases Network. Students learn about Bacteriology and the importance of microscopy. Photos and text introduce the basics including microscopy and Gram staining, different cell types, and bacterial culture plates. After exploring these topics, students can work through a series of short case studies to test their knowledge.
http://www.cbdn.ca/english/fun_with/fun_with.html

GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH_EXPLORER: EXPLORATORIUM
Explore scientific data relating to the atmosphere, the oceans, the areas covered by ice and snow, and the living organisms in all these domains. Study the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, biosphere and global effects and access current research of our changing world. Terrific links included for student researchers. You'll also get a sense of how scientists study natural phenomena: how researchers gather evidence, test theories, and come to conclusions.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/index.html

NEW SCIENTIST
Collection of scientific mysteries from New Scientist's weekly page, The Last Word.
http://www.newscientist.com/lastword/

WORLD WIDE WEB PAGES FOR DAM DESIGN
Learn about hydrology, concrete dams, enbankment dams, and spillways, and the ways water is stored and shared.
http://www.dur.ac.uk/~des0www4/cal/dams/fron/contents.htm

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JUDY'S SITES, FORUMS, AND E-ZINES:

Judy Vorfeld's Small Business Ezine, Communication Expressway, designed to help people improve office, technology, presentation, and writing skills.
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Basic Business Grammar. Judy gives basic grammar tips and helps busy people find good grammar resources. Brief bi-weekly e-zine.
http://wz.com/business/BasicBusinessGrammar.html

Hawaiian Food and Cuisine. Judy helps busy people find delicious Hawaiian recipes. Brief monthly e-zine.
http://wz.com/food/HawaiianFoodCuisine.html

Webgrammar - for students, educators, editors, writers, librarians, researchers, lovers of the English language, and Web developers.
http://www.webgrammar.com

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