Thursday, June 15, 2006

New Links on our web for the week of June 15, 2006 Health National HIV Testing Resources "Consumer information about HIV tests, including a FAQ explaining the HIV antibody test, types of bloods tests (such as ELISA and Western blot), rapid HIV tests, and home test kits. Also includes a national database of HIV testing sites, details about National HIV Testing Day (June), a brief quiz, and related links. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)." (LII) AIDS @ 25 "June 5, 2006, marks twenty-five years since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued its first warning about an emerging illness that soon became known as AIDS." This site provides reports and data looking at the past 25 years of AIDS, a timeline, interviews, fact sheets, and links to other material about HIV and AIDS. From the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation." (SR) Holidays Handbook of Texas Online: Juneteenth "This essay describes the origins of the Juneteenth holiday. "On June 19 ('Juneteenth'), 1865, Union general Gordon Granger read the Emancipation Proclamation in Galveston, thus belatedly bringing about the freeing of 250,000 slaves in Texas." Discusses the history of the holiday and the impact of Juneteenth, which is now celebrated beyond Texas. From the General Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas State Historical Association." (LII) Reference Desk Free Public Records Directory "Collection of links to U.S. federal and state "real and personal property records, recorded documents, jail and inmate records, sex offender records, wanted persons records, and many more free public records." Links are organized by state and county and are searchable by ZIP code or city. Also includes links to news about public records. From a company that provides witness location and skip tracing services.(LII) Teacher Resources Purplemath "Designed and maintained by Elizabeth Stapel, an educator and holder of an advanced degree in mathematics, Purplemath contains hundreds of lessons designed to help students who might be having trouble with algebra." (SR) 3:36:14 PM

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