Friday, May 19, 2006

New Links on our web for the week of May 18, 2006 Health Inside the Brain: An Interactive Tour' "This tour explains how the brain works and how Alzheimer's affects it." Rolling a mouse over colored text highlights the affected areas of the brain. Includes related links. From the Alzheimer's Association. '(LII) Holidays Honoring Mothers Around the World "This site provides the dates for Mother's Day commemorations around the world. Includes a list of countries that celebrate on the second Sunday in May (such as Australia, Japan, and the U.S.), countries that celebrate on May 10 (such as India, Mexico, and Saudi Arabia), and other dates. Also provides a description of "Antrosht," Ethiopia Mother's Day, which occurs whenever the rainy season ends. From a greeting card company." (LII) Julia Ward Howe: The Woman Behind Mother's Day "Video and transcript about Julia Ward Howe, "the author of the 'Battle Hymn of the Republic,' [who] began advocating for a mother's day for peace in 1870." Features an interview with an author of a Howe biography, and Julia Ward Howe's 1870 Mother's Day proclamation. From Democracy Now!, a daily radio and TV news program." (LII) Kids Games Kids Play "over two hundred games and jump rope rhymes." (BWN) 9:35:01 AM

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