Thursday, December 08, 2005

New Links on our web for the week of December 8 Books and Reading Jane Austen "Critical essay addressing the life and works of 19th-century English author Jane Austen. Includes a discussion of her early writings and of her mature works such as "Pride and Prejudice" and "Emma." Also includes a list of works by Austen, a bibliography, and links to related sites. From a professor at Brandeis University." (LII) Colleges and Careers Academic Ranking of World Universities "Annual ranking of the top 500 universities based on "several indicators of academic or research performance, including alumni and staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals, highly cited researchers, articles published in Nature and Science, articles indexed in major citation indices, and the per capita academic performance." Includes top-100 lists for Europe, North and Latin America, and Asia Pacific universities. Rankings go back to 2003. From the Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University." (LII) Genealogy and History Minnesota Historical Society Veterans Grave Registration Index online index to over 72,000 Minnesota veterans' grave registrations, although it is not complete. (RB) Health FDA Heart Health Online "This website provides information about "the products used to prevent, diagnose, and treat cardiovascular disease. It includes full descriptions and patient instructions for many medications, medical devices, and diagnostic tests for cardiovascular disease." Articles (and links to other content) describe angina, atherosclerosis, heart attacks, coronary artery bypass surgery, stents, pacemakers, and related topics. From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)." (LII) Anxiety Disorders Association of America "learn about some of the most common anxiety disorders, such as panic disorder, social phobia, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The site’s homepage also offers visitors the opportunity to sign up to receive their e-newsletter." (SR) Holidays An American Christmas: Decade by Decade (LII) History of the Advent Calendar (LII) Leisure The Enspicelopedia "This spice encyclopedia from a company that sells herbs and spices provides brief information about these food flavorings. Includes descriptions, uses, history, and folklore for a selection of herbs and spices, such as allspice, anise, basil, cardamom, cumin, dill, ginger, mace, nutmeg, saffron, thyme, and vanilla. Also includes a brief history of spices, and recipes that call for (but do not require) herbs and spices from the company." (LII) Web Sudoku "The rules of Sudoku are simple. Enter digits from 1 to 9 into the blank spaces. Every row must contain one of each digit. So must every column, as must every 3x3 square." "This site features billions of interactive games with easy, medium, hard, and evil levels of difficulty (users can receive hints). The site also supplies puzzles for newspapers, magazines, and other media for a fee." (LII) Dog Toys: You Need Them "This fact sheet provides tips for choosing safe and appropriate toys for dogs. Includes recommended toys and ideas for getting the most out of toys. The cat behavior section of this website includes a similar fact sheet on cat toys (search for "cat toys"). From the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)." (LII) Teacher Resources LearnOutLoud "directory of free educational audio and video content of over 500 titles. (RB) 11:01:10 AM

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