Friday, November 18, 2005

New on Our Website Books and Reading R.A.W. Sistaz The Reading and Writing Sistaz, combining literature and sisterhood. Black Literature.com "your home on the web for books by, for, and about Black people Google Print "A searchable archive of the full texts of books scanned from publishers and libraries. The site includes a discussion of what portions of materials are available for books that may still be under copyright protection: "you'll only see snippets of text directly around your search term. This snippet view is designed to help users ... make a decision about whether to go find a physical copy of the book.""(LII) Genealogy and History West Virginia Births, Deaths, Marriages Hosted by The West Virginia Division of Culture and History. (RB) Health Understanding the New Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Lots of information on the new Medicare drug plans. Leisure All Choked Up "Recipes using baby artichokes, which (unlike the mature artichokes) are "rendered entirely edible with just a little trimming." Includes a roasted artichoke salad, lamb stew with artichokes, and linguine with caramelized artichokes. Note: Use search box on this page to find additional articles about and recipes for artichokes. From Sunsetmagazine." (LII) Muskegon Links West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission Google LocalGoogle allows searchers to narrow their search to localities. Try putting Muskegon in with your search term and see what happens. (TB) Chamber Choir Reference Desk Climate zone average monthly climate and weather indicators for Muskegon Common Heraldic Devices "Background information about heraldic devices, which "were originally established in medieval times to allow combatants to identify friend from foe in an age of visored helms." Discusses concepts such as the field (surface of the shield), tinctures, divisions, ordinaries, charges (symbols), animals, plants, mottoes, and blazons (descriptions of coats of arms in heraldic language). From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)."(LII) Teacher Resources American Indian Heritage Teaching ResourcesClassroom materials for the celebration of American Indian Heritage Month (November), including publications from the National Museum of the American Indian, lesson plans (on topics such as the Bering Sea Eskimo people and buffalo hide paintings), and online exhibits of American Indian collections at the Smithsonian museums. From the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies of the Smithsonian Institution. (LII) 4:05:30 PM

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