Tuesday, September 13, 2005

New on our Website for the week of June 24, 2005 Books and Reading Book Reporter reviews, booklists, author interviews, newsletters, and lots more. (LII) Oprah's Online Bookclub (LII) Writing.com an online community for writers of all ages, interests and skill levels. UC Berkeley Summer Reading List themed reading lists aimed at college students. (LII) Computers and Internet A.M. Turing Award ACM's most prestigious technical award. (LII) Blog Navigator 1.2 "The program uses RSS feeds, supports many types of sites, and also includes features for reading blogs offline." (SR) Bloglines "Bloglines is a FREE online service for searching, subscribing, creating and sharing news feeds, blogs and rich web content." Adium X 0.82 "a multiple protocol instant-messaging client, and it includes support for AIM, Yahoo, MSN, Trepia, and Napster. With the program, users can manage multiple conversations and also maintain a presence on multiple services simultaneously. This version of Adium is compatible with Mac OS X 10.2.7 or later." (SR) Trillium an instant messaging client that allows users to log into AIM, Yahoo, MSN, ICQ, and IRC at the same time. Government, Elections, and Law PubSub "a place to read about what is being said about the US(RB) Health The Human Brain "Provides information about nutrition, brain injuries, lead poisoning, the effect of exercise and stress on brain functions, and related health topics" (LII) Family Health History Newsletters from the Michigan Genetics Connection Resource Center. MedLine Plus quality health information from reliable sources in English and Spanish. Holidays Infoplease: Father's Day "Histories, stories, and fun facts to share with Dad" include History of the Necktie, Father's Day Timeline and facts from the census bureau such as the number of U.S. dads, both married and single. Scroll down for quizzes, quotes, a crossword puzzle, and four features on various kinds of dads: athletic dads, sitcom dads, animal dads and prolific dads." (STN) Homework A Maths Dictionary for Kids by Jenny Eather "animated, interactive, and allows students to practice their math skills." (BWN) Leisure World Database of Bird Species "You can search for detailed information on Species, Sites and EBAs, see examples of recent analyses and download subsets of the database." (RB) Plumbing 101: Plumbing Home Improvement and Repair DIY Articles "Collection of brief, easy-to-understand plumbing tips." (LII) Wedding Customs around the Muslim world Map Michigan find driving directions between any two Michigan addresses. MapQuest Farm Market and U-Pick Directory from the State of Michigan guide to picking fresh produce in Michigan. Librarian Links Libraries, from First Gov "A browsable directory of several dozen national, federal, state, and local libraries; online library databases; grants for libraries; and more. From the U.S. government." (LII) Michigan Links Map Michigan find driving directions between any two Michigan addresses. Parenting Resources Summer Reading with Reading is Fundamental "This site offers parents tips to keep children reading over the summer whether the family is traveling or experiences travels from their very own backyard." (BWN) Reference Desk Acronym "an index of over 450,000 acronyms and abbreviations." (RB) The Rochambeau Map Collection "contains maps collected and used by Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau during the American Revolution." (SR) Science Astrobiology Magazine " This online magazine focuses on the search for life elsewhere in the universe." (LII) Solar Sail from the Planetary Society, information about the Cosmos I, "a spacecraft without an engine" (LII) Teacher Resources Children's Literature Activities for the Classroom "This site features hundreds of links to children's literature activity and lesson sites." (BWN) To see the review sources used see our Review Source Page 2:04:03 PM     New on our website for the week of June 9 Business Frost and Sullivan marketing consultants. Muskegon Links Muskegon Main Street Program "Muskegon Main Street is your "One Stop" source for Downtown Muskegon information. We have the scoop on the latest events, news, investments, and incentives. Don't hesitate to contact us for any downtown related enquiry." Muskegon 115 "...Muskegon Area's newest source for local news and views. New issues will be posted on the first and the 15th of each month (hense the 115 name!), and our first issue is due out: July 15, 2005!" To see the review sources used see our Review Source Page 2:02:12 PM

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