- MedlinePlus: Allergy
- "An allergy is a reaction of your immune system to something that does not bother most other people. People who have allergies often are sensitive to more than one thing. Substances that often cause reactions are * Pollen * Dust mites * Mold spores * Pet dander * Food * Insect stings * Medicines. How do you get allergies? Scientists think both genes and the environment have something to do with it. Normally, your immune system fights germs. It is your body's defense system. In most allergic reactions, however, it is responding to a false alarm. Allergies can cause a runny nose, sneezing, itching, rashes, swelling or asthma. Symptoms vary. Although allergies can make you feel bad, they usually won't kill you. However, a severe reaction called anaphylaxis is life-threatening." This page has been created by the editors at MedlinePlus to help sufferers understand and handle this type of reaction. (Subject(s): Allergy)
- AskAsia
- "AskAsia.org is an educational website for students and teachers covering some thirty countries that comprise Asia today, and featuring material that stem from early civilization to current events. A resource of the Asia Society." (Subject(s): Asia)
 AltaVista - Babel Fish Translation
- "AltaVista Babel Fish provides the online text and web page language translation!" With it, you can enter a word or phrase and translate it from English to a variety of other languages (Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Greek, Italian, Russian, etc.) or from that language to English. Or, from any of the contained languages to another (French or Chinese to Russian, for example). (Subject(s): Translating and Interpreting)
- BESTIARY - Fabulous Beasts, Men, Spirits
- "Greek myth and legend is filled with a wide variety of monsters and creatures ranging from Dragons, Giants, Demons and Ghosts, to multiformed creatures such as the Sphinx, Minotaur, Centaurs, Manticores and Griffins. There were also many fabulous animals such as the Nemean Lion, golden-fleeced Ram and winged horse Pegasus, not to mention the creatures of legend such as the Phoenix, Unicorns (Monocerata). Even amongst the tribes of man, myth spoke of strange peoples inhabiting the far reaches of the earth such as the hopping Umbrella-Foots, the one-eyed Arimaspians, the Dog-Headed men, and the puny Pygmies." (Subject(s): Mythology, Greek)
- BookCrossing
- "Welcome to BookCrossing, where 668,274 people in over 130 countries come to share their passion for books with the world. How? It's easy.... At BookCrossing, you can register any book you have on the site, and then set the book free to travel the world and find new readers. Leave it on a park bench, at a coffee shop, at a hotel on vacation. Share it with a friend or tuck it onto a bookshelf at the gym -- anywhere it might find a new reader! What happens next is up to fate, and we never know where our books might travel next. Track the book's journey around the world as it is passed on from person to person. Join hundreds of thousands of active BookCrossers daily in our many forums to discuss your favorite authors, characters and books in every genre throughout history right up through current releases." (Subject(s): Books)
- Budget Travel
- This is the online companion to "Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel magazine; offering travel guides, travel tips, and advice on trip planning, restaurant recommendations, city guides, and popular destinations." (Subject(s): Travel--Guides)
 California Japantowns
- "Through this website, we hope to engage new audiences and educate visitors on the historic legacies of Japantown communities across the state and the vibrant communities of the three remaining Japantowns in California. We share our work on Preserving California’s Japantowns, the first statewide project to document historic resources of pre-World War II Japantowns. We have completed reconnaissance-level surveys in over forty communities that begin to answer the questions: "Where were California's many other Japantowns? And what remains of them?" We have discovered hundreds of places across the state with historic resources that can reweave Japanese American history back into the communities they helped to build. We invite you to explore San Francisco's Japantown through our interactive map as the community celebrates its 100th anniversary in the Western Addition. A virtual tour of San Jose's Japantown is now online with an interactive map of Little Tokyo Japantown to be featured soon, as we share information about efforts to preserve and plan for the future of these invaluable cultural and community resources." (Subject(s): Japanese-Americans--California--History)
- Cinco de Mayo Recipes - All Recipes
- "Looking for Cinco de Mayo recipes? Allrecipes has more than 770 trusted Cinco de Mayo recipes complete with ratings, reviews and cooking tips." These recipes include those for Salsa, Tacos, Salads, Enchiladas and even Margaritas! Also available here is a short history of this Mexican celebration entitled ¡Viva Cinco de Mayo!. For more historical details about the Day, visit this site entitled Cinco History. (Subject(s): Cinco de Mayo, Mexico--History & Recipes)
- Democratic Super Delegate Tracker
- "Who are the Democratic super delegates? These nearly 800 Democratic party leaders and officials, who may vote independently of their state's primary or caucus results, will comprise 20 percent of the total delegate pool at the 2008 nominating convention. In this year's tight race, their flexible votes may determine the Democratic presidential candidate." (Subject(s): Democratic Party (U.S.), Elections & Political campaigns--United States.)
 Digital Camera Magazine
- "Digital Camera Magazine is a free online information hub dedicated to the provision of news, reviews, ratings, comparisons and other relevant information about Digital Cameras and Digital Imaging. We review digital cameras and related digital imaging equipment and software. We also search the web for relevant digital photography news, tutorials, and digital camera reviews and compile this information, linking to hundreds of sites around the internet to bring you everything you need to know about digital cameras and photography in the one place." (Subject(s): Digital Cameras & Photography--Digital Techniques)
- Fandango's Summer Movie Guide '08
- This summer's studio movie releases have created a bit of buzz. What with movies having the characters of Batman, Ironman and Indiana Jones all opening during the summer, anticipation is running high (if you're interested in action flics!). So, here's the list of all the projected films complete with cast lists, trailers, story lines and critical pre-opinions. (Subject(s): Movies)
- Fuel Economy
- This Website has been created by the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. EPA to provide consumers with up-to-date information about gasoline use and what mileage you can reasonable expect from each and every model of car sold in the US in the past 5 years. The information can be relevant when purchasing a new or used automobile, as well as locating the "energy impact" your vehicle makes on the environment. Their site is searchable by make and model of the vehicle and contains a section providing users with a series of Gas Mileage Tips. In addition, the 2 Departments have recently updated their Fuel Economy Guide to include information for the 2008 model cars. (Subject(s): Automobiles--Fuel Consumption & Automobiles--Purchasing)
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Special Exhibitions: Gustave Courbet
- This is the companion Website for an Exhibition at the Met: "This is the first full retrospective of the French artist Gustave Courbet (1819–1877) in thirty years, presenting some 130 works by this pioneering figure in the history of modernism, from his seminal manifesto paintings of the 1850s to the views of his native Ornans and portraits of his friends and family. The exhibition also includes a selection of nineteenth-century photographs that relate to Courbet's work, especially his landscapes and nudes. The works are drawn from public and private collections in the U.S. and abroad. The exhibition is made possible by The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation and the Janice H. Levin Fund." (Subject(s): Courbet, Gustave, 1819-1877)
- USF Libraries : Digital Collections: Hampton Dunn Postcards Collection
- This digitized set of postcards is part of the holdings at the University of South Florida, Tampa: "This collection of scenes from early twentieth century Florida conveys a sense of what earlier times looked like, or may have looked like, displaying color images of street scenes, natural vistas, and Floridians at work and play." (Subject(s): Florida--History)
 Ian Fleming Centenary
- "Welcome to the Ian Fleming Centenary website, celebrating the centenary of the birth of the writer, creator of James Bond and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." "2008 marks the centenary of the birth of the writer, Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond. To mark Ian Fleming’s extraordinary and lasting contribution to British culture and to celebrate his life, various events are planned throughout the year. Highlights will include the worldwide publication of Devil May Care, the brand new Bond novel written by Sebastian Faulks, and a major exhibition celebrating Fleming's life at the Imperial War Museum in London." (Subject(s): Fleming, Ian, 1908-1964 & James Bond (Fictitious Character))
- International Travel
- The material available at this Website contains "Official information and services from the U.S. government." This includes information on the new Passport rules, currency exchange rates, the documents needed abroad, entry requirements for Americans visiting a foreign state, Customs information, Health information and overseas safe travel tips. (Subject(s): Travel--Guides)
- KraftFoods: Cooking School
- How-to videos, cooking techniques, step-by-step recipes food basics and various charts and guides can be found at this cooking site from the large-scale food processing company Kraft. NOTE: Many of the recipes contain pre-processed ingredients as manufactured by the company. (Subject(s): Cooking--Instructional Aids & Recipes)
- Frontline: The Merchants of Cool
- This is the companion Website for a program produced as part of the popular PBS program Frontline: "FRONTLINE journeys into the world of the marketers of popular culture to teenagers. They spend their days sifting through reams of market research data. They conduct endless surveys and focus groups. They comb the streets, the schools, and the malls, hot on the trail of the 'next big thing' that will snare the attention of their prey-a market segment worth an estimated $300 billion a year. They are the merchants of cool: the creators and sellers of popular culture, who have made teens the hottest consumer demographic in America. But are these marketers merely reflecting a growing coarseness in teen culture, or have they helped create it? Are they simply reflecting teen desires or have they begun to manufacture those desires in a bid to secure this lucrative market? And have they gone too far in their attempts to reach the hearts-and wallets-of America's youth?" (Subject(s): Marketing & Teenagers)
 The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
- (Third Edition: Completely Revised and Updated) Edited by E. D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, James Trefil: "The manifestation of one of the most influential modern educational theories, the 6,900 entries in this major new reference work form the touchstone of what it means to be not only just a literate American but an active citizen in our multicultural democracy." This is but one of the works available at Bartleby.com. (Subject(s): Cultures of the World)
- The New York Times Learning Network
- "Thank you for your interest in The New York Times Learning Network, the ultimate hotlink between your classroom and the events that are changing the world! The Learning Network is a FREE site for teachers, students and parents of grades 3-12. Every Monday through Friday throughout the year, The Learning Network offers a myriad of innovative, interactive activities based on today's New York Times." (Subject(s): Education)
- The Onion - America's Finest News Source
- (NOTE: "The Onion is not intended for readers under 18 years of age.") And, apparently, considering the juvenile nature of the humor at this pretend "news" site, it's also not intended for adults. In any case, the horoscope readings here are vastly intelligent and the prices at their online store are only relatively obscene. (Subject(s): Humor)
- Polling Report: Iraq
- This page from the folks at Polling Report reproduces a whole series of polls taken by newspapers, TV networks, press agencies and professional pollsters (Gallup) on the War in Iraq. Typical questions asked in these polls include "In view of the developments since we first sent our troops to Iraq, do you think the United States made a mistake in sending troops to Iraq, or not?" and "Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling the situation in Iraq?" (Subject(s): Iraq & Public Opinion)
 Riding the Storm - Landslide Danger in the San Francisco Bay Area
- This site has been created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and it allows users to download a complete 1 hour film with the title listed above. The film is divided into 5 "chapters": * A catastrophic 1982 rainstorm triggered 18,000 landslides in the Bay Area, claiming 25 lives and causing $66 million in property damage * The combination of steep slopes, weak rocks, and intense winter storms make Bay Area uplands an ideal setting for landslides * Landslides include both swift, potentially deadly debris flows and slower, but destructive deepseated slides * Learn what USGS scientists have discovered about landslide dynamics and which slopes are most susceptible to sliding [and] * Hear the devastating stories of Bay Area residents affected by landslides and learn to recognize the danger signs The movie is available in the .avi (Quicktime) format. A shortened version (11 min.) is also available. NOTE: the hour film is quite large (almost 1/2gb) and will take a large amount of time to download to your computer or iPod depending on the speed of your Internet connection. (Subject(s): Landslides--San Francisco Bay Area)
- PBS - Roots in the Sand
- This Website provides users with text for a film that appeared on the PBS network: "Jayasri Majumdar Hart's ROOTS IN THE SAND is a multi-generational portrait of pioneering Punjabi-Mexican families who settled, a century ago, in Southern California's Imperial Valley. Through the use of found footage, archival and family photographs, personal and public documents, Hart tells the touching and inspirational story of a community that grew out of a struggle for economic survival in the face of prejudice. This website supports and augments the history that is revealed in the film." (Subject(s): San Fernando County (Calif.)--History)
- Science News for Kids
- "Science News for Kids is a new Web site devoted to science news for children of ages 9 to 14. Our goal is to offer timely items of interest to kids, accompanied by suggestions for hands-on activities, books, articles, Web resources, and other useful materials. Our emphasis is on making the Web site appealing by offering kids opportunities to comment on and grade the subject matter, get ideas for science projects, and try out mathematical puzzles. At the same time, we offer teachers creative ways of using science news in their classrooms." It has been placed on the Web by the publishers of Science News, a magazine found in most school libraries in the United States. "The Science News for Kids Web site, funded by grants from several corporations and foundations, enhances the usefulness of Science News in the middle-school classroom and offers recreational reading and activities for students interested in science." (Subject(s): Science--Juvenile Literature)
- The Official Shirley Temple Web Site
- "Welcome to the official website for Shirley Temple, home of America’s First Sweetheart. This site is full of information about Shirley, her life and her films including personal photos from her private collection. We’ll also be adding more information to keep you updated on Shirley’s amazing life." (Subject(s): Temple, Shirley)
 SI Vault - 54 Years of Sports Illustrated History
- This is an archive for all types of information gleaned from the pages of Sports Illustrated magazine: "Explore the 54 years of Sports Illustrated history including over 150,000 stories, 2,800 covers, 500,000 photographs, a Wiki sports encyclopedia and links to historical videos. ALL FREE." (Subject(s): Sports Illustrated)
- Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF): A New Forecast of California Earthquakes
- "The 2007 Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities (WGCEP 2007), a multi-disciplinary collaboration of scientists and engineers, has released the Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF)—the first comprehensive framework for comparing earthquake likelihoods throughout all of California. It provides important new information for improving seismic safety engineering, revising building codes, setting insurance rates, and helping communities prepare for inevitable future earthquakes. In developing the UCERF, the 2007 Working Group revised earlier forecasts for Southern California (WGCEP 1995) and the San Francisco Bay Area (WGCEP 2003) by incorporating new data on active faults and an improved scientific understanding of how faults rupture to produce large earthquakes. It extended the forecast across the entire state using a uniform methodology, allowing for the first time meaningful comparisons of earthquake probabilities in urbanized areas such as Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Area, as well as comparisons among the large faults in different parts of the state." This Website publishes highlights from the report, complete with several maps of the major California faults. (Subject(s): Earthquakes--California)
- University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
- The Collections include: the Central Iron and Coal Collection, the Hugh Davis Farm Journals, the Life Studies of the Great Army, various Native American Collections, a group of Sheet Music published prior to 1923, Majorie L. Smith Slide Collection (which depicts the changes in cotton production in the early 1960s and photographic collection of Sydnia Keene Smyth's Antebellum Architecture of Tuscaloosa. (Subject(s): Digital Libraries)
- USA.gov
- This is the "Home page of the U.S. Government's Official Web Portal for all government transactions, services, and information. It provides direct online access to federal, state, local, and tribal governments." "USA.gov is an interagency initiative administered by the U.S. General Services Administration's Office of Citizen Services and Communications. It got its start when Internet entrepreneur Eric Brewer, whose early research was funded by the Department of Defense, offered to donate a powerful search engine to government. That gift helped accelerate the government's earlier work to create a government-wide portal." (Subject(s): Government--United States & Searching--Other Search Engines and Indexes)
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