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following websites have been carefully selected by LMC librarians as being suitable for academic use.
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Abbreviations - Comprehensive directory and search engine for acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms. |
Acronym Finder - Searchable database of over 3 million acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms. |
Acronyms and Initialisms for Health Information Resources - Acronyms for global information and data resources in health, medical, and veterinary sciences. |
BABEL: A Glossary of Computer Related Abbreviations and Acronyms - Revised three times a year. |
Internet Acronym Server - Extensive list of acronyms on many subjects and organizations. |
United States Postal Service Official Abbreviations - Includes States and Possessions, Street Suffixes, and Secondary Unit Designators. |
Almanac of Policy Issues - Comprehensive background information and links on major U.S. public policy issues. From "an independent public service not affiliated with any particular issue or cause." |
Fast Facts: Almanacs/Factbooks/Statistical Reports & Related Reference Tools - Collection of useful online ready reference tools for finding that elusive fact fast. From Gary Price, librarian at George Washington University. |
Infoplease.com The publishers of Information Please Almanac have placed the contents of their Almanacs, a biography database, a dictionary, and the Columbia Encyclopedia online. Search these reference tools together or separately, or browse the Almanacs. |
Old Farmers Almanac Online version of The Old Farmers Almanac covers astronomical events, weather conditions and forecasts, folklore, history, gardening tips, recipes, and household hints. |
This Day in History - Also includes events in Wall Street history, automotive history, and Civil War history. From the History Channel. |
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History - The Anthropological Papers, published continuously since 1907, are monographic volumes that include some of the great ethnographies of the 20th century, particularly on North American Indians. Articles are full-text and in PDF. |
Anthropology Resources on the Internet - Excellent starting point for Anthropology research. Links to a huge number of organizations and websites. |
Forced Migration Online - A resource sponsored by the Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford. Contains links, originals texts and guides to further research. |
Immigration Newspaper Articles Archive - Contains reproductions of newspaper articles on immigration stretching back to 1845. |
Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG) : Ethnography and Anthropology - A good general site for free anthropology resources. |
Art History Resources on the Web - a comprehensive subject gateway that covers a huge expanse of art history websites. Historically, it covers resources from prehistory to the modern era, and geographically it includes resources on art from all over the globe. |
Artcyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine - an index of online museums and image archives: find where |
ArtLex: Visual Arts Dictionary - definitions for more than 3,600 terms used in discussing art / visual culture, along with thousands of supporting images, pronunciation notes, great quotations and cross-references |
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco - Access point to the museum and its world-renowned collection of more than 18,000 Asian Art treasures spanning 6000 years of history. |
AskART.com - an online database containing over 200,000 artists. The focus was originally on American artists from the early 16th-Century through the present. |
Biography.com Searchable database containing biographies of over 25,000 personalities. Entries are from the Cambridge Encyclopedia Database and The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography. Search by name or by alphabetical listing. |
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco - Comprising the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor |
Louvre Museum – Home page for one of the world's largest museums. Located in Paris, contains nearly 35,000objects from prehistory to the 19thcentury exhibited over an area of 60,600 square meters. |
Mark Harden's Artchive - Virtual gallery of classic and contemporary painting, sculpture, as well as art |
MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) - Home page for the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) located in New York City. The collection contains both modern and contemporary art. |
Mother of All Art and Art History Links Page - A group of internet art links based at the University of Michigan. |
National Gallery of Art - the collection page for an American museum of art located in Washington, D.C. |
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - Home page to SFMOMA, the first museum on the West Coast devoted to modern and contemporary art |
Tate Gallery - Home page to the family of four art galleries that house the UK's collection of British art from |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Home page to the largest art museum in New York. Home to collections of Egyptian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Far and Near Eastern, Greek and Roman, European, pre-Columbian, New Guinean, Islamic, and American art. |
WebMuseum, Paris - one of the earliest examples of a virtual museum. Home to over 100 pieces of artwork. |
World Wide Arts Resources - A comprehensive art directory of over 170,000 works of contemporary art. Search by medium, subject matter, price and theme. |
Biographical Dictionary - Contains biographical information on over 28,000 people from ancient times to the present day. |
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present - Biographical information for all senators, respresentatives, and other elected officials. Search by name, position, and/or state. |
Biography of the Day Access a new biography each day from the American National Biography. |
National Inventors Hall of Fame - Search for biographies of members of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Includes an Index of Inventors and an Index of Inventions. |
Nobel Prize Internet Archive - Extensive library of information on Nobel Prize winners from 1901 to the present. |
Presidents of the United States - Access portrait and brief biographical sketch of each President. |
Time 100: Choosing the Centurys Most Influential People - Five part series presenting profiles of 100 of the most influential people of this century. Categories include: Leaders & Revolutionaries, Artists & Entertainers, Builders & Titans, Scientists & Thinkers, and Heroes & Inspirations. |
411Stocks - Provides one-page access to company financial data (financial ratios, balance sheet, income statement, etc.) and stock prices. |
Business Topics - Directory of annotated Web sites including resources in business education, consumer issues, finance, labor, and macroeconomics. From the Librarians Index to the Internet. |
Economic Statistics Briefing Room - Provides easy access to current Federal economic indicators and links to information produced by selected Federal agencies. All estimates for the indicators are the most currently available values. |
EDGAR - Search filings by corporations to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that are available to the public, beginning with 1994. EDGAR - Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval. |
Hoovers Online - Comprehensive source of business information on the Web. Includes money management, career development, news, business travel and a database of more than 50,000 public and private companies in the U.S. and around the world. Company information includes address, financial data, key people, number of employees, news items, and more. |
ThomasNet Directory of industrial products, services, and suppliers in the United States and Canada. |
Yahoo! Business and Economy: Companies - Provides links to company Web sites by industry. |
Calendar Zone - Comprehensive directory of annotated links to all types of calendars and time-related information. |
Time and Date.com |
Virtual Perpetual Calendars |
Child Care & Early Education Research Connections - Contains a comprehensive collection of nearly 11,000 resources, including reports, fact sheets, statistics and links from the many disciplines related to child care and early education. |
Organizations and Associations | |
Action Alliance for Children - covers trends and policy issues affecting children and their families. |
Administration for Children and Families - Responsible for federal programs which promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals and communities. |
Child Trends - An independent, nonpartisan research center dedicated to improving the lives of children and their families. |
Children Now - a national organization for people who care about children and want to ensure that they are a top public priority. |
Kids Count - A national and state-by-state effort to track the well-being of children in the United States through high-quality data and trend analysis. |
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) - Professional organization which promotes excellence in early childhood education. Information for educators and parents, conference information, professional. |
National Center for Children in Poverty (Columbia University) - Access to documents tracking the interests of low-income families, ranging from fact sheets to full reports. It also provides access to information on its website, including statistical information for each state. |
National Child Care Information Center - A national resource that links information and people to complement, enhance, and promote the child care delivery system. |
Resources | |
Early Childhood and Parenting Collaborative - Home to more than a dozen projects that focus on the education, care, and parenting of young children. Hosts research, technical assistance, and service projects. From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |
Early Head Start National Resource Center - Includes an Early Head Start program locator, discussion forums and information resources to provide more information about Early Head Start programs. |
Educator's Reference Desk - Personalized, Internet-based service providing education information to teachers, librarians, students, parents, and others. From the Information Institute of Syracuse. |
Choosing a College | |
CaliforniaColleges.edu - A service providing California college and university virtual campus tours, criteria searches, student-campus matching, guidance, and counseling. |
College and University Rankings - Annotated guide to online ranking services, maintained by librarians at the University of Illinois. Also includes print ranking services, a bibliography on college rankings, and links to sites regarding recent controversies over rankings. |
CollegeBoard.com - National association of schools and colleges offers many programs, services, and information in the areas of assessment, guidance, admission, placement, financial aid, curriculum, and research. |
CollegeNET - Browse institutions in the U.S. and Canada by various criteria including geography, tuition, enrollment, financial aid, and academic resources. |
CollegeView - Online college search service with profiles of all accredited colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada. Includes virtual campus tours, electronic college applications, financial aid and careers information, and a free college chat service. |
Education (usnews.com) - Tools for researching schools online and guidelines for selecting a college, including academic programs and quality of life issues such as location and size, extracurricular activities, and campus safety. |
ETS: Educational Testing Service - Gateway to information about college admissions and placement tests. Also contains information on college planning, financial aid, and links to college and university sites. |
Peterson's - Information about thousands of colleges and universities, including programs, applications, funding, studying abroad, distance learning, and test preparation. |
Princeton Review - Provides guidelines for selecting a college, filling out application forms, financing a college education, and more. |
Directories | |
American Universities - Links to U.S. universities, maintained by Mike Conlon at the University of Florida. |
California Community Colleges - Campuses' phone numbers, U. S. mail addresses, and Internet addresses from the Chancellor's Office in Sacramento. |
California State University Campuses - Links to all California State Universities. Includes a California map showing campus locations. |
Community College Web - Contains index to web sites for over 1,000 community colleges in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere in the world. Search alphabetically, geographically, or by keywords in college name, location, or web address. Maintained by Maricopa Community College District. |
Argumentative Essay Topics - Includes suggested thesis statements as well as web links to information for each topic. From Glendale Community College. |
Documents in the News - Provides access to background materials on issues such as affirmative action, terrorism, cloning, education reform, stem cell research, etc. From the University of Michigan. |
Hot Paper Topics - Includes annotated links for each topic listed. From O'Keefe Library, St. Ambrose University. |
Hot Topics List - Includes annotated list of Hot Topics Supersites. From San Diego State University. |
Public Agenda Online - Addresses a wide range of policy issues. From Public Agenda, a nonpartison, nonprofit public opinion research organization. |
Social Issues - A part of the Multnomah County Library Homework Center. Created for students researching current social issues from multiple perspectives. |
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) - State agency responsible for many functions in California public education (K-12), including establishment of requirements for teaching and service credentials. |
California Education Code - Search by keyword |
California Education Code - Search Table of Contents |
California Homeschool Network - Provides resources and information about homeschooling. |
Education Index - Annotated guide to education-related sites on the Web, sorted by subject and lifestage. |
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) - Nationwide information network providing access to education information from all sources. From National Library of Education. |
Educational Testing Service Network (ETS Net) - Gateway to information about college and graduate school admissions and placement tests. |
Educator's Reference Desk - Access to "2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses....[It also] provides a search interface to the ERIC [Educational Resources Information Center] database, providing access to over one million bibliographic records on educational research, theory, and practice." From the Information Institute of Syracuse. |
EduPoint - Site with over 1.5 million learning opportunities. Browse by categories or search for programs geared for working adults, including degree, certificate, individual classes, executive and distance learning programs. |
U.S. Department of Education A-Z Index List of links to major educational topics, searchable by clicking on any letter of the alphabet. Also allows full-text searches by keyword of department's web site for specific topics not covered by subject index. See also National Center for Education Statistics - Links to statistics and reports. |
A New Nation Votes : Election Returns 1787-1825 - A searchable database of election results from 1787-1825. |
California Secretary of State - Elections Division - Contact information on elections, campaign finance, business programs, notaries public and archive information. |
California Voter Foundation - a non-profit, non-partisan organization promoting and applying the responsible use of technology to improve the election process so that it better serves the needs and interests of voters. |
Easy Voter Guide - multi-lingual, non-partisan voter education for Californians. |
FactCheck.org - monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases. |
League of Women Voters of California - a nonpartisan political organization for women and men which encourages informed and active participation in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy. |
OpenSecrets.org - the most comprehensive resource for federal campaign contributions, lobbying data and analysis available. |
Politics1 - a non-partisan public service to promote fully informed decision-making by the American electorate. |
Project VoteSmart- Non-partisan information on U.S. federal and state candidates, ballot measures, Covers background information, issue position, voting records, campaign finances, interest group ratings, and speeches and public statements. |
Bartleby.com - Great Books Online, including Reference, Verse, Fiction and Nonfiction. |
Bibliomania - Full-text of classic literature, nonfiction, short stories, poetry and plays. |
Electronic Text Center Collections - Extensive collection of online texts in many languages from the University of Virginia. |
eScholarship - More than 400 online titles from the University of California Press available to the general public. |
IPL Books Collection - Rather than continuing to maintain its own index of online texts, the IPL now recommends a number of worthwhile resources for this information. |
Literature.org: The Online Literature Library - Includes an index of thirty authors. |
National Academy Press - Access to more than 3,000 health, science, and technology fulltext books. |
Online Books Page - Over 25,000 titles online. |
Project Gutenberg - Project to put out-of-copyright books online in full-text. Extensive collection includes classic books from the start of this century and previous centuries. |
General | |
Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition - Year 2000 publication of the largest one-volume general encyclopedia contains over 50,000 article entries. Full-text searchable. From Bartleby.com, publisher of Great Books Online. |
Microsoft Encarta Concise Encyclopedia - Microsoft's free encyclopedia containing more than 16,000 abridged articles and a world atlas. |
Special | |
Encyclopedia Smithsonian - Search or link to a wide variety of Smithsonian resources from Aeronautics to Zoology. |
Eric Weisstein's World of Science - Includes extensive encyclopedias of astronomy, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and scientific biography. Author is a scientist with advanced degrees in physics and planetary science. |
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Database of philosophy searchable by subject, by keyword, or by clicking on a letter to browse subjects in the collection. Also includes a small philosophy text collection and a historic timeline of western philosophy. |
The Cambridge History of English and American Literature : An Encyclopedia in Eighteen Volumes - Originally published from 1907 to 1921 by G.P. Putnam's Sons in the U.S. and Cambridge University Press in England. Includes indexes for chapters, authors, and bibliographies, as well as table of principle dates and contents of all volumes. |
Energy Information Administration - Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government, covering such areas as petroleum, natural gas, electricity, coal, nuclear, renewable and alternative fuels, household usage, environmental indicators and more. Contains both domestic and international data. | |
Federal Trade Commission: Energy and Environment - This page compiles Federal Trade Commission (FTC) information regarding energy and environment topics such as labeling and advertising of fuel and automotive products, marketing claims concerning carbon offsets and renewable energy certificates, and other environmental issues. |
Information Center for the Environment - Find several dozen high-quality databases related to animals, plants, and the environment, with a special emphasis on geographic information systems, from "a cooperative effort of environmental scientists at the University of California, Davis |
Nuclear Energy in California - This site provides an overview of current and past nuclear power facilities in California, including San Onofre (San Diego County) and Diablo Canyon (near San Luis Obispo). Also includes general information about the creation of nuclear power. |
| Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives (FLSI) Research Database - This database was created to support the NFFF/FLSI goal of reducing firefighter deaths and injuries. |
| IAFF Firefighters - The International Association of Fire Fighters, headquarted in Washington, DC, represents more than 298,000 full-time professional fire fighters and paramedics who protect 85% of the nation's population. |
| Life Safety Initiative - This website is dedicated to information and research all directly supporting the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives. It is a starting point, particularly forfire service researchers, who require up-to-date and accurate information. |
| National Fire Protection Agency - The mission of the international nonprofit NFPA is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research training and education. |
| U.S. Fire Administration - As an entity of the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency, the mission of the USFA is to provide national leadership to foster a solid foundation for our fire and emergency services stakeholders in prevention, preparedness, and response. |
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) This organization, founded in 1921, "is dedicated to producing and disseminating ideas [to help] policymakers, journalists, students, and citizens understand foreign policy choices facing the United States and other governments." |
Electronic Embassy - A resource of and for the Washington D.C. foreign embassy community. |
Foreign Government Resources on the Web - overview of library resources related to International Government Information based on the University of Michigan library website. |
Governments on the WWW - Comprehensive database of governmental institutions on the World Wide Web: broadcasting corporations, central banks, multi-governmental institutions etc. |
OFFSTATS - A large database of free statistical information from a wide variety of official sources. This is the best place to start if you are looking for economic overviews about a country. |
Political Resources on the Net - Index of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to parties, organizations, governments, media an dmore from all around the world. |
Directories | |
California State and Local Government - Directory of city, county and regional, and state government resources compiled by the Library of Congress. |
State and Local Government on the Net - Listings of Web sites for cities and counties, as well as states, tribal governments, American territories, multi-state sites, and national organizations. A Piper Resources guide. |
Specific Area | |
Association of Bay Area Governments - Regional planning agency for the San Francisco area offers information on planning projects, the region and services. |
City of Antioch - Official city website, provides information about departments, meetings, regulations and community resources. |
City of Brentwood -Official municipal site includes information about city services, departments,meetings, events, and the community. |
City of Pittsburg - Official municipal site includes information about city services, departments, administration, meetings, events, recreation and city hall. |
Contra Costa County - Provides information about government, business and services. |
Directories | |
State Government Information - Directory of state government resources compiled by the Library of Congress. |
General | |
California Courts and Judicial System See also Supreme Court of California |
California Department of Finance See also Budget Documents and California Statistical Abstract |
California Department of Motor Vehicles - the state agency responsible for the registration of motor vehicles and boats and the issuance of driver's licenses in the U.S. state of California. |
California Environmental Protection Agency - the state agency comprised of departments, boards and offices responsible for environmental research, regulating and administering the state's environmental protection programs, and fulfilling hazardous waste cleanup. |
California Franchise Tax Board See also Tax Forms, Instructions and Publications |
California Government See also Office of the Governor |
California Labor Market Information See also Career Center |
California Secretary of State See also Elections & Voter Information |
California State Agencies Directory - Lists agencies, departments, divisions, boards, commissions, and other state entities. |
California State Assembly - Member directory, legislative calendar, committees, caucuses, and the full text of bills and upcoming legislation. |
California State Senate See also Senator Home Pages |
Legislative Analyst's Office - A nonpartisan office which provides fiscal and policy analysis to the California Legislature. |
Official California Legislative Information See also Find California Code (Search 29 codes of California Law) and Search Bills - Find bills of interest in the California legislature. |
Consumer Information | |
Aetna InteliHealth - Comprehensive collection of consumer health information, featuring Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information. |
Alternative Medicine - Annotated directory for consumers, professionals, and students provides links to sources of information on unconventional, unorthodox, unproven, or alternative, complementary, innovative, integrative therapies. From the Falk Library of the Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. |
Entrez PubMed - Search MEDLINE free for accessing the National Library of Medicine's database of more than 11 million references (many with abstracts) to articles published in over 4,000 biomedical journals. |
Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources - Provides access to comprehensive resource lists in health-related subjects, including subject listings in large "one-stop-shopping" sites as well as independent discipline-specific lists. Compiled by staff of the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa. |
Healthfinder - Gateway to comprehensive consumer health information from the U.S. government, including links to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, support and self-help groups, as well as government agencies and non-profit organizations that produce reliable health information for the public. |
Mayo Clinic Health Oasis - Extensive information on a wide variety of medical topics. Search their database, select Headline Watch for the latest health news, ask a physician or dietitian a question, test your health and nutrition knowledge, visit the library, subscribe to a free e-mail bulletin, and more. |
National Health Information Center Referral service which puts consumers with health questions in touch with organizations best able to provide answers. |
Quackwatch - Nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies. Searchable site founded and operated by Dr. Stephen Barrett, M.D. |
Dictionaries | |
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Searchable dictionary with definitions for over 40,000 medical terms. Accessible through InteliHealth, a joint venture between Aetna U.S. Healthcare and Johns Hopkins University Hospital and Health System. |
Multilingual Glossary of Medical Terms - Glossary of popular and technical medical terms available in Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Included is an English dictionary that gives the definition of all medical terms. From the European Commission. |
On-line Medical Dictionary - Searchable dictionary containing over 46,000 definitions relating to biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, medicine, molecular biology, physics, plant biology, radiobiology, science and technology. Distributed by CancerWEB under license from Academic Medical Publishing. |
Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes | |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Comprehensive source of information, including Diseases, Travel Information, Statistics, news, and more. The CDC is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. |
Diseases & Conditions - Librarians' Index to the Internet - Directory of evaluated and described web sites on specific health conditions, syndromes, and diseases including Ebola Virus Disease, Mental Health, and Tourette Syndrome. |
Diseases, Disorders and Related Topics - Searchable directory of disease and disorder related information available on the Internet, arranged by MeSH, Medical Subject Headings used by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. From the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. |
Merck Manual Online version of The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (17th edition) published in 1999. Search for a specific disease or condition or browse by sections. |
Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) - Find information on more than 6,000 rare diseases, including current research, publications from scientific and medical journals, completed research, ongoing studies, and patient support groups. |
Drugs | |
MEDLINEplus: Drug Information - Information on thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications. Browse by generic or brand name of drug from an alphabetical index. |
RxList - The Internet Drug Index - Searchable database of over 4,000 products currently on the U.S. market or close to approval. You can also perform keyword searches through all the RxList monographs for brand or generic names, symptoms, side effects, or drug interactions. |
Citing Sources | |
APA Style - Style guide from the American Psychology Association. |
MLA Style - Style guide from the Modern Language Association. |
Dictionaries | |
Glossary - From Learn the Net Tutorial; in English, Spanish, French, German and Italian. |
NetLingo - Contains thousands of definitions about computers, the Internet, and the online world of business, technology and communication. |
Whatis?com - Technology definitions and cheat sheets. Also contains a Tech Dictionary and IT Encyclopedia. |
Evaluating Sources | |
Evaluating Internet Resources - From University of Maryland. |
Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools - From Cornell University. |
ICYouSee: T is for Thinking - By John R. Henderson, Ithaca College Library. |
Guides and Tutorials | |
Bare Bones 101: A Basic Tutorial on Searching the Web - By Ellen Chamberlain, University of South Carolina, Beaufort. |
Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial - From Teaching Library, UC Berkeley. |
Internet 101 - "Just the basics" by Scott Cottingham. |
Internet Navigator - From University of Utah. |
Internet Tutorials - University of Albany Libraries - Collection of beginners' tutorials. |
Learn the Net - From Michael Lerner Productions; in English, Spanish, and French. |
net.TUTOR - From Ohio State University Libraries. |
Texas Information Literacy Tutorial (TILT) - Sponsored by University of Texas System Digital Library. |
Newsgroups & Mailing Lists | |
CataList, the official catalog of LISTSERV lists - Browse and search over 56,000 public LISTSERV lists on the Internet. |
Search Engines | |
Search Engine Watch - The authoritative guide to search engines and search engine marketing (SEM). News, how-to and marketing strategy guides to succeed on search engines. |
Spider's Apprentice: How to Use Web Search Engines - The Spider's Apprentice helps you use web search engines and understand search engine technology. |
At LMC | |
LMC Career Center - Information for LMC students on locating off-campus and on-campus jobs. |
General | |
2008-09 Occupational Outlook Handbook - Describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, training and education that are required, earnings, and employment outlook for a wide range of occupations. |
BayAreaCareers.com Links to individual employment sites within the greater San Francisco region, including North Bay, San Francisco & Peninsula, Silicon Valley, 680 Corridor, East Bay, Santa Cruz and Sacramento. |
CalJOBS - County-by-county listing of job databases. Job seeker can create, store, and send resumes for suitable openings. Free registration required. |
JobHuntersBible.com Directory of Internet resources for job hunters and career changers. Includes sections on Job Listings, and Your Resume. By Richard Bolles. |
JobStar Central: Job Search Guide Includes JobStar S.F. with listings of local jobs, job fairs, and job hotlines for the Greater Bay Area, as well as sections on career guides, resumes, salary information, and Ask Electra, the Electronic Librarian. |
Monster.com Database of over 1,000,000 job postings. Search by job title, location, and keyword. Includes resume-posting feature as well as sections on company profiles, resume center, and career advice. |
Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet - Directory of online job and career sites. Compiled by Margaret F. (Riley) Dikel, a librarian. |
WorkSearch - Comprehensive guide to online resources for resume writing, cover letters, interviewing, and more. |
Dictionaries | |
Duhaime's Legal Dictionary - Online legal dictionary. Terms organized by topic such as Criminal and Civil Law. |
Legal Dictionary - free online legal dictionary through LawInfo to help consumers and businesses understand law terminology. |
Directories | |
FindLaw - Comprehensive collection of legal information available over the Internet, organized by topic. Includes legal news, legal forms, organizations, law firms and lawyers, judicial opinions and case law, consultants, and more. |
Internet Law Library Links to over 7,500 law related resources in subjects such as U.S. federal laws, state and territorial laws, international laws, laws of all jurisdictions arranged by subject, attorney and legal professional directories, law school library catalogs and directories, and reviews of law books. Hosted by The Lectric Law Library. |
LawGuru.com - Directory includes a Legal Research Page, which provides direct links to the search engines for more than 500 law-related sites. Also includes more than 4,000 Questions and Answers on topics such as: Small Claims Court, Auto Accidents, Sexual Harassment, and Disability Discrimination. |
Legal Information Institute (LII) - Extensive listing of materials on the law: Law About has overviews of more than 100 legal topics; Constitutions & Codes has both state and federal; Court Opinions, available judicial opinion, federal and state; Law by Source, federal, state, and international; Current Awareness includes Eye on the Courts (news on important court decisions); Directories, links to organizations, journals, as well as directories of judges, lawyers, and law schools. From Cornell Law School. |
Federal | |
Code of Federal Regulations - codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. |
Federal Courts Finder - a means to access information related to the federal judiciary, including slip opinions. This information can be viewed on-line or it can be downloaded. |
Supreme Court of the United States - official web site for the Supreme Court of the United States. This site is a source for information about the Supreme Court cases,oral arguments, opinions, orders, dockets and Supreme Court history. |
THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet - source for federal legislative information. THOMAS provides several options for finding bills, resolutions, public roll call votes, public laws, etc. |
United States Codes - Tables of the latest laws made by the United States Congress, which is legislation that passes both the Senate and House of Representatives. |
United States Constitution - The preamble, seven original articles, twenty-seven amendments, and a paragraph certifying its enactment by the constitutional convention. |
State | |
California Code of Regulations - free public access to the full text of the CCR. |
California Codes - Laws currently in effect including 29 codes, covering various subject areas, the State Constitution and Statutes. |
California Courts - A Directory of information concerning the judicial branch of California. |
California Legislative Information - Full text of bills, resolutions, and constitutional amendments, and their status, history, votes, analyses, and veto messages |
California State Constitution - California State Constitution –Full text of the Preamble and |
Map Machine - Access to physical and political maps, flags, facts and profiles for countries of the world and the U.S. states. From National Geographic Society. |
MapQuest - Interactive map site for cities and towns worldwide. Enter street address and get map, zoom in and out; retrieve detailed maps and driver instructions between point A and point B. |
Maps and References - Listing of map and reference resources on the World Wide Web. From University of Iowa, Center for Global & Regional Environmental Research. |
Maps On Us - Interactive site provides road maps integrated with nationwide yellow pages; generates long distance as well as local driving directions. |
MSN Maps & Directions - Interactive map site. Get step-by-step driving directions and maps; create, publish, and email maps; find businesses by location; retrieve local information, and more. |
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Online maps to every country in the world; historical and city maps. From University of Texas. |
World Factbook - Basic reference maps of the countries of the world. |
Center for Black Music Research - Focuses on collecting, preserving, and making accessible information about the "black music experience throughout the world." Offers extensive definitions of musical styles, thorough bibliographies, a discography, and resources for teach |
Classical Net - Contains guides to building a classical music collection, articles and reviews, information on composers, links to related websites, and more. |
Digital Archive: Popular American Music - Contains images of sheet music for hundreds of popular American songs published from 1885 through 1953. Searchable, and browsable by title and date. From the Digital Library Program, University of California, Los Angeles. |
The Digital Mozart Edition - Online scores of all the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with critical commentaries |
Folk Music: An Index to Recorded Resources - A searchable and browsable database of about 50,000 song titles and 20,000 performers of recorded folk music. Entries for songs include cross references to related tunes, alternative titles, and parodies. |
Broadcast News and News Services | |
CNN Interactive See also CNNenEspañol |
NPR Online - National Public Radio |
OneWorld.net |
Vanderbilt Television News Archive - The world's most extensive archive of television news. News footage can be compiled onto a single tape and sent via UPS Ground. |
Yahoo! News See also Yahoo! enEspañol |
Directories | |
AJR NewsLink List of online news sources from American Journalism Review. |
CRAYON's News Sources - Available from CRAYON, a free, custom news service. |
Flying Inkpot's World News Links - Directory of international news links. |
Newspaper Index - Links to newspapers from around the world. . |
News Magazines | |
Time |
U.S. News & World Report |
News Resources | |
Documents in the News - From University of Michigan. |
Links to the News - Collection of web resources for researching current news topics. From Poynter Institute. |
The George Grantham Bain Collection - Photographic files from one of America's earliest news picture agencies, dating from the 1860s to the 1930s. |
Newspapers : California | |
Contra Costa Times |
Los Angeles Times |
Oakland Tribune |
Sacramento Bee |
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
San Francisco Chronicle Also Search Chronicle archives back to January 1, 1995. |
San Francisco Examiner |
San Jose Mercury News |
Newspapers : United States | |
Christian Science Monitor |
New York Times |
USA Today |
Washington Post |
Associations on the Net - A collection of over 2,000 Internet sites providing information about a wide variety of professional and trade associations, cultural and art organizations, political parties and advocacy groups, labor unions, academic societies, and research institutions. From the Reference Division of the Internet Public Library. |
Idealist - Searchable directory of over 43,000 nonprofit and community Web sites in 165 countries. Maintained by Action Without Borders. |
Scholarly Societies Project Searchable database providing access to information about scholarly societies across the world. Also includes subject guide that groups webpages by broad subject area. |
Phone Books | |
AnyWho - Over 90 million consumer and over 10 million business listings with e-mail addresses, web site URLs, toll-free and fax numbers, if supplied by users. Reverse lookups, maps, and other features also provided. |
Bigfoot - Search for individual's phone number and e-mail address at the same time; get address and phone number along with last date address was verified and if and when phone number has been disconnected. Also search yellow pages and web pages. Link to maps if address is provided. |
Infobel.com - White pages, yellow pages, business directories, e-mail addresses and fax listings from around the world. |
InFoSpace - Worldwide directory of over 200 million white page listings. Also includes yellow pages, location maps, e-mail addresses, reverse telephone lookup, public records, government, city guides, classified ads, e-shopping, and more. |
SuperPages - Database of 16 million businesses in the U.S. Search by category, business name, and location. Retrieve street maps showing exact business location. |
Switchboard - Find people, businesses, e-mail and Web sites. Includes maps, a giftshop (find a friend and send a gift), and classified ads. |
Yahoo! People Search - Email and telephone searches. |
Zip Codes | |
National Address Server - Given valid U.S. postal address, server will attempt to rewrite address in proper format with ZIP+4 code. If successful, server will generate Postscript or GIF file of address for printing along with barcode. You can also view street map of address from 2 different Internet map sites. From the University of Buffalo. |
USPS ZIP Code Lookup and Address Information - Includes ZIP+4 Code Lookup, City State/ZIP Code Associations, and Official Abbreviations. From the United States Postal Service. |
Political Resources on the Net - Searchable comprehensive directory of political sites on the Web. |
Political Science Resources on the Web - From the University of Michigan. |
Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century - Central repository for documents and media from the twelve Presidential Libraries. |
| Think Tanks Directory - From the Harvard Kennedy School of Library & Knowledge Services |
| Think Tanks & Research Institutes - From the University of California, Berkeley Interdisciplinary Immigration Workshop. |
International Relations | |
CIA: World Factbook - U.S. government profiles of countries and territories around the world. Information on geography, people, government, transportation, economy and communications. |
CIA: World Leaders Directory - The CIA regularly publishes and updates the online directory of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. |
CSIS: Center for Strategic & International Studies - A public policy research institution dedicated to analysis and policy impact. |
Department of State - International Topics and Issues. |
FIRST: Facts on International Relations and Security Trends - Free public database system, providing integrated searching of a number of international military and diplomatic information systems. |
Foreign Affairs Online - indexed, annotated links to general reference, U.S. Government, foreign states, the U.N. system, NGOs and IGOs. |
Foreign Policy Association - Non-profit organization that seeks to educate the public about foreign policy. |
Foreign Policy in Focus - connects the research and action of more than 600 scholars, advocates, and activists seeking to make the United States a more responsible global partner. |
Governments on the WWW - Comprehensive database of governmental institutions on the World Wide Web: broadcasting corporations, central banks, multi-governmental institutions etc. |
United Nations - Home page to the UN |
WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources - a frequently updated Internet information and analysis in a wide range of international affairs, international relations, international studies, global studies, and global education topics. |
AlleyDog.com - By Doug Kaufman, Ph.D. |
American Psychological Association - A scientific and professional organization that represents psychologists in the United States. |
Encyclopedia of Psychology - From Jacksonville State University. |
National Institute of Mental Health - The largest scientific organization in the world dedicated to research focused on the understanding, treatment and prevention of mental disorders. |
PsycCrawler - From the American Psychological Association. |
Psych Web - Web site created by Russell A. Dewey, PhD. |
PsychCentral - By Dr. John Grohol. |
Psychology - From the Social Science Information Gateway. |
Social Psychology Network - From Wesleyan University. |
General Collections | |
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations - 10th edition, 1919. Searchable by word, phrase, or name. From Columbia University. |
Phrase Finder - Searchable database of over 2,000 phrases and sayings. |
Quotations Home Page - More than 24,000 entries in 30 collections. Designed and created by Steve Spanoudis. |
Quotations Page - Searchable catalog of quotations by Michael and Laura Moncur. |
Simpsons Contemporary Quotations - Searchable online 1988 edition of the print work. Includes "over 9,000 quotations from 4,000 sources organized into 25 categories and 60 sections." |
Special Collections | |
Bible Gateway - allow easy searching of the Christian Biblein English, German, Swedish, Latin, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Tagalog and Norwegian. |
Dictionary of Scientific Quotations - A collection of quotations about science by scientists and other writers both ancient and modern. |
Mathematical Quotations Server - a collection of mathematical quotations culled from many sources. You can conduct a keyword search through the quotation database. |
Speeches | |
Speeches and Speechmakers - From the University of Iowa Communications Department. Includes links to text transcripts and streaming audio from a wide variety of different speakers. |
arXiv - 461,034 full text articles in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Quantitative Biology and Statistics. |
Librarians Index to the Internet: Science - List of science related links divided by sub-disciplines that have been selected by librarians. |
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration brings you images, videos and interactive features from the unique perspective of America's space agency. |
NOAA - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a federal agency focused on the condition of the oceans and the atmosphere. |
Science.gov - Over 40 databases and 1,950 selected websites, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information, including research and development results. |
U.S. Department of Energy |
Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web - From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
California | |
California Statistical Abstract - Comprehensive statistics on California released by the Department of Finance. |
United States | |
Bureau of Justice Statistics |
Bureau of Labor Statistics |
County and City Data Book |
Fedstats - Links to statistics and information from more than 70 agencies in the U.S. Federal Government. |
National Center for Education Statistics |
National Center for Health Statistics See also National Vital Statistics System |
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics |
Statistical Abstract of the United States |
U.S. Census Bureau See also Economic Census and Population Topics |
Uniform Crime Reports |
World | |
GeoHive - Geopolitical data, statistics on the human population, Earth and more. |
Globastat - Data tables show how over 190 countries compare to each other in more than 140 categories, ranging from population size to electricity consumption per person. Globastat uses information drawn from the CIA World Factbook statistics. |
Infonation - Statistical data for Member States of the United Nations. In English, Spanish and French. |
International Data Base - Statistical tables of demographic and socio-economic data for all the countries of the world. From the U.S. Census Bureau. |
WHOSIS - Health and health-related statistical information from the World Health Organization Statistical Information System. |
World Factbook - Basic statistical data on the countries of the world. From the Central Intelligence Agency. |
Careers in Welding - An American Welding Society and National Center for Welding Education & Training (Weld-Ed) web portal including industry news, company profiles, salary information, welding videos and publications and additional resources. |
Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International - The association that can help you find everything you need to know about existing and emerging metal forming and fabricating trends and technologies. The site includes: industry news; trade show calendars, information and online registration. |
Metal Web News - A newsletter for online metal enthusiasts featuring articles on metal fabrication, welding and cutting, blacksmithing, foundry, jewelry metalworking, and more. Articles are written and submitted by volunteers. |
Tube & Pipe Association, International - The association that can help you find everything you need to know about existing and emerging technologies in the tube and pipe industry. Our site includes: industry news; trade show calendars, information and online registration. |
A+ Research & Writing for High School and College Students - Includes a step-by-step guide to writing a research paper, help in locating information in cyberspace and in the library, and links to online resources for research and writing. |
Elements of Style - The classic on grammar and composition published in 1918 by William Strunk, Jr. |
Guide to Grammar and Writing - Extensive guide ranging from definitions of sentence parts to writing of a research paper. Includes Interactive Quizzes to test your knowledge of grammar, Grammar Logs where you can review questions and answers, and Ask Grammar where you can post one of your own. |
OWL at Purdue - Avoiding Plagiarism There are few intellectual offenses more serious than plagiarism in academic and professional contexts. This resource offers advice and examples on how to avoid plagiarism in your work. |
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant - "An interactive, menu-driven, online writer's guide and handbook" designed "to be useful for all writers, from inexperienced to advanced." The site focuses on essay writing topics such as choosing a subject, organizing, revising, editing (including basic grammar and punctuation), and documenting sources. |
Purdue On-Line Writing Lab: Writing Resources - Provides access to over 130 handouts on writing skills, an annotated directory of on-line resources for writers, and links to other writing labs on the Internet. |
Speaking | |
The Speech Accent Archive - Contains recordings of a large number of speech samples of people from a variety of language backgrounds speaking English. |
APA Style | |
A Guide for Writing Research Papers Based on Styles Recommended by The American Psychological Association (APA). - Question-and-answer format presentation to students'; questions about manuscript preparation and reference citations to print and electronic resources. From Capital Community Technical College. |
APA: Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association - From the American Psychology Association's own web site. |
APA Formatting and Style Guide - Offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page. From the Purdue University Online Writing Lab. |
Dictionaries | |
Merriam-Webster OnLine |
OneLook Dictionaries |
yourDictionary.com - An index of on-line language dictionaries, thesauri, grammar guides, and translators. |
LMC Created Style Handouts | |
LMC Guide to APA Spring 2012 |
LMC Guide to MLA Spring 2012 |
LMC Sample MLA In-Text Citations |
LMC Sample MLA Works Cited |
MLA Style | |
MLA Formatting and Style Guide - Offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page. From the Purdue University Online Writing Lab. |
MLA Style - How to document sources from the World Wide Web. From the Modern Language Association's web site. |
Thesauruses | |
Thesaurus.com (Roget's Interactive Thesaurus) |
WordNet |
Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus |


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One Speed: Go! A cycling blog in and around Phoenix, AZ
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Sundance: Icarus Film Acquires Docu 'The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear'
Sundance: Icarus Film Acquires Docu 'The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear'
ICARUS FILMS announced today its acquisition of all North American distribution rights to the Sundance Film Festival, World Documentary Competition entry THE MACHINE WHICH MAKES EVERYTHING DISAPPEAR, directed by the young Georgian filmmaker Tinatin Gurchiani. The deal was inked by Icarus Films president Jonathan Miller and the MD of Leipzig-based Deckert Distribution, Heino Deckert. THE MACHINE WHICH MAKES EVERYTHING DISAPPEAR begins with a casting call. The director is searching for young adults, aged 15-23, in order to make a film about growing up in Georgia, her home country. Young people from across the country, and a variety of backgrounds respond, all with their own reasons for participating. Following the most interesting respondents, director Tinatin Gurchiani weaves a kaleidoscopic tapestry of war and love, wealth and poverty, creating an extraordinarily complex vision of a modern society that still echoes with its Soviet past. The film will make its North American premiere in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
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a band of four soldiers. Peter was committed by Herod to the custody of four quaternions, i.e., one quaternion for each watch of the night (Acts 12:4). Thus every precaution was taken against his escape from prison. Two of each quaternion were in turn stationed at the door (12:6), and to two the apostle was chained according to Roman custom.


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The Mole
However, one is a "mole," a double agent who will try to sabotage the efforts of the group. He or she tries to act inconspicuous so his or her identity will not be revealed. Players keep notes of details that might reveal who the mole is in a journal. The end of each episode features a test of the players' knowledge of the mole. In the questions, the player is usually asked to identify the mole and information regarding him or her. The lowest scoring contestant (or slowest time if there is a tie) is eliminated.
"The Mole" premiered on ABC in January 2001 and will soon begin its fifth season. In 2003, there was an edition called "Celebrity Mole."
Season 5
Season 5 is scheduled to being on June 2, 2008. The new host will be Jon Kelley. The destination will be Chile.
Season 5 Contestants
Name | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Eliminated |
Marcie | 31 | Stay-at-home Mom | Carona, CA | Week 1 |
Liz | 60 | Retired | Whitefish, MT | |
Alex | 31 | Musician | Haverford, PA | |
Craig | 30 | Grahic Designer | San Diego, CA | |
Ali | 24 | Model | St. Louis, MO | |
Bobby | 25 | Restaurant Manager | Philadelphia, PA | |
Mark | 42 | High School HIstory Teacher/Soccer Coach | Mukwonago, WI | |
Nicole | 32 | OBGYN Doctor | Chicago, IL | |
Clay | 32 | Criminal Litigation Attorney | Philadelphia, PA | |
Kristen | 35 | Neuroscientist | Santa Monica, CA | |
Paul | 29 | Utility Worker | Yonkers, NY | |
Victoria | 26 | Retail Manager | Bishop, TX |
The Mole Recaps
Episode 2 of the Mole: Liz is Executed
Posted: 11 Jun 2008
The first mission on Episode 2 of the Mole was located in Santiago Chile. The mission was a race to the summit. The contestants were broken down into 2 teams. The first team was named "goal oriented" and consisted of Alex, Ali, Clay, Bobby, Liz, Victoria, Craig, Nicole and Paul. The second team was called […]
Season 5 of the Mole, Marcie is eliminated
Posted: 2 Jun 2008
Ironically the person first chosen as the potential mole was the person eliminated on the show. Marcie a stay at home mom from California was eliminated on the first episode of Season 5 of the Mole. This show opened up this evening with Marcie being chosen as the most likely to be the mole and […]
Season 4
Season 4 was a celebrity mole also hosted by Ahmad Rashad. The only destination for this season was Mexico. Supermodel Angie Everhart was the mole. The winner of the $222,000 was former NBA star Dennis Rodman with comedian/actor Mark Curry coming in second.
Season 3
Season 3 was a celebrity mole hosted by Ahmad Rashad. The only destination for this season was the U.S. Supermodel Frederique Van Der Wal was the mole. The winner of $233,000 was comedian Kathy Griffin with actor Erik von Detten coming in second.
Season 2
Season 2 was also hosted by Anderson Cooper. The destinations the constants went to were Switzerland and Italy. The mole was Bill McDaniel. The winner $636,000 was Dorothy Hui with Heather Campbell coming in second.
Season 1
Season 1 was hosted by Anderson Cooper. The destinations the contestants went to were the U.S., France, Monaco, and Spain. The mole was Kathryn Price. The winner of $510,000 was Steven Cowles with Jim Morrison coming in second.


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Kisatchie National Forest
Contact Information
Supervisor's Office 2500 Shreveport Highway Pineville, Louisiana 71360-2009 Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. M-F Phone: (318) 473-7160 TTY: (318) 473-7254 Caney Ranger District 3288 Highway 79 Homer, Louisiana 71040-3951 Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. M-F Phone: (318) 927-2061 or (318) 927-2062 Calcasieu Ranger District 9912 Highway 28 West Boyce, Louisiana 71409 Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. M-F Phone: (318) 793-9427 Catahoula Ranger District 5325 LA Highway 8 Bentley, Louisiana 71407-9726 Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. M-F Phone: (318) 765-3554 or (318) 765-3555 Kisatchie Ranger District 229 Dogwood Park Road Provencal, Louisiana 71468 Office Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. M-F Phone: 318-472-1840 Fax: 318-472-3590 Winn Ranger District 12319 U.S. Highway 84 West Winnfield, Louisiana 71483 Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. M-F Phone: (318) 628-4664
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The Calcasieu Ranger District manages two trail systems: the Claiborne and Enduro Trails. Both trails offer a variety of recreation experiences within the Kisatchie National Forest that is actively managed to restore native environments. The Enduro trail offers unique views of open longleaf pine savannahs. The Claiborne trail is where over 500,000 troops trained for WWII and was the 3 rd largest city in Louisiana during those war years. The trails are available for ATV, Motorcycle, and Horse use. Hiking and biking are also allowed on Claiborne and Enduro Trails; however, they are primarily used for motorized and equestrian riders.
No vehicle can exceed an overall width of 50 inches. Tires cannot exceed 1-inch lug depth. Forest Service approved spark arrestors are required on all Kisatchie National Forest lands. Sound must be muffled to 99db or less.
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I have panel data and would like to adjust for potential autocorrelation in the dependent variable as well as the endogeneity in one of the independent variables. Would 2SLS with cluster adjustment (i.e. ivreg with cluster option) be sufficient? I was suggested to use the Arellano-Bond (1991)/Arellano-Bover (1995) estimation procedure. I assume it is GMM. Would that be necessary? How do these two methodologies differ? Thanks.
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The Herbal Studies certificate program provides a unique opportunity for those interested in herbal medicine, wellness, holistic health, botany and horticulture to study herbal medicine in an academic setting. Upon completion of the Herbal Studies certificate students will understand traditional and holistic approaches to herbal medicine in addition to current scientific research and herbal product market trends, preparing them for employment in the herbal products field.
Students are accepted into this program during fall and spring semesters. Courses are taught on MCTC's main campus.
Please select the award below to view the degree options and requirements in the college catalog.
Herbal Studies Certificate–18 credits
2012 marks the 9th year in a row that sales of herbal dietary products have increased, with an increase of 5.5% in overall sales according to a market report by the American Botanical Council. Increases of sales and interest in herbal medicine have created a demand for those with knowledge of herbal products. In Minnesota, there are a growing number of natural product retailers who are seeking employees with herbal product expertise.
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MCTC's Health programs will help you join the growing healthcare industry. Our programs provide hands-on training from experienced instructors, giving you the skills you need to succeed in these fields.
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List of articles relating to explorers:
- Explorers' Guild
- Explorers' League (Northrend faction)
- Seasoned Coldmine Explorer
- Seasoned Irondeep Explorer
- Stonard Explorer
- Coldmine Explorer
- Deranged Explorer
- Explorer Abigail
- Explorer Jaren
- High Explorer Magellas
- Irondeep Explorer
- Naga Explorer
- Veteran Coldmine Explorer
- Veteran Irondeep Explorer
- Tabard of the Explorer
- Explorer's Walking Stick
- Mantle of the Intrepid Explorer
- Explorer's Bands
- Explorer's Boots
- Explorer's Leggings
- Explorer's Vest
- Deranged Explorer
- Explorer's Knapsack
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ONE RACE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT IS far more important than any other. It could clear the way for George W. Bush to get the Republican presidential nomination in 2000, or thwart his prospects. It could herald a GOP sweep of statewide offices, or lead to a revival of the Texas Democratic party. It could alter political relationships that have been in place so long as to be thought immutable—between legislators and their leaders, between their leaders and the business lobby. The race is not the one for governor between Bush and Democrat Garry Mauro, in which only the size of Bush's margin is in doubt, but the one for lieutenant governor, between John Sharp, the Democratic state comptroller, and Rick Perry, the Republican commissioner of agriculture. Regardless of how it is identified on the ballot, it is really a second governor's race: If Bush is elected president, the lieutenant governor will become governor in January 2001.
Yet the battle for lite-guv, as the job is known around the Capitol, has managed to go largely unnoticed by the public. This is hardly surprising. The title "lieutenant governor" sounds as if it ought to describe a banana republic jefe with epaulets on his shoulders. Few Texans know what a lieutenant governor actually does, other than hang around in case a governor is impeached (as James "Pa" Ferguson was in 1917, enabling William P. Hobby to assume the office) or dies (as Beauford Jester did in 1949, opening the way for Allan Shivers). In politics, number two jobs aren't worth "a pitcher of warm spit," as Cactus Jack Garner of Uvalde once said of the vice presidency, which he held during Franklin Roosevelt's first two terms in the White House. (The fourth term would have been better.) Indeed, eight states get along without a lieutenant governor; in many of the rest, about the most exciting day a lieutenant governor has is when he gets to break a tie vote while presiding over the Senate. Texas, however, is different. For as long as anyone in state politics can remember, the lite-guv has been the most important politician in the Capitol. He has life-and-death power over the governor's legislative program; he makes and breaks the careers of senators; he sets the spending priorities for the state. He has the power but not the glory.
For Sharp and Perry, these stakes are made even higher by their personal relationship, which goes all the way back to their days as students at Texas A&M University in the late sixties and early seventies. They were classmates, squadron mates, and drinking buddies who went on to gain positions of prominence on campus: Sharp as student body president, Perry as yell leader. The political characteristics that differentiate them—Sharp is more substantive, Perry is more gregarious—first emerged in the paths they chose at A&M. For many years they remained close friends, and they may be friends again some day, but for the moment the prospect of wielding power or becoming governor is nothing compared with the allure of beating the other. All spring and summer the two men have engaged in hand-to-hand combat for the endorsement of special-interest groups, battling for individual commitments in an era when votes are won by the hundreds of thousands in media campaigns. This race is part style versus substance and part Republican versus Democrat, but most of all it is really Aggie versus Aggie.
Style Versus Substance
ON A SWELTERING AUGUST AFTERNOON, Rick Perry arrived at the Lincoln Recreation Center in College Station to tout his plan for after-school care at a news conference. It was one of those days that is all too typical for down-ballot candidates, when nothing goes right and no one seems to be interested. Either Perry had arrived early or the school kids who were supposed to be gathered around him were late; in any case, there was nothing for him to do but work the crowd, which didn't take long because only one camera crew and ten members of the public had turned out. If this bothered Perry, he didn't show it. He slung his suit coat over his shoulder and traded small talk with center employees.
Finally, about fourteen black children of early elementary school age were led in, and Perry launched into his speech about giving children a place to be after school, preventing crime, and making Texas' schools the best in America. The words sort of faded into the background, though, because the way he said things was so much more interesting than what he said. Perry is blessed with as lively a face as you will come across in politics. It can be rough and rugged, boyish and impish, earnest and sincere, or various combinations of each. The top half of his face always seems to be smiling, even when the mouth is serious. His speech has its own appealing idiosyncrasies; every now and then he pronounces a word as though he has a mouthful of mashed potatoes—sounding a little like John Connally—so that "dollars" comes out as "dawrlers." These mannerisms aren't particularly dramatic in person, but in a television close-up, they reach across a living room and connect with viewers. Rick Perry is the perfect candidate for the media age. The camera loves him.
John Sharp is the opposite type of politician, someone who can make the details of state government sound interesting in a speech but doesn't have charisma on TV. In person his round face and constant grin make him seem as if he is thoroughly enjoying himself—even in the middle of speaking—but onscreen the grin looks sardonic, while his deep-set eyes give the impression that he is tired, or perhaps just feigning a lack of interest, like a clever card player. When the two candidates have spoken to the same groups, such as the Texas Farm Bureau or the Texas Medical Association, Sharp has gotten the better reviews. He has the knack of turning a speech into a conversation. "I want to talk


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The currently unnamed eight-team league will launch in the spring, U.S. Soccer announced on Wednesday. The clubs will be in Boston, Chicago, Kansas City, New Jersey, Portland, Seattle, western New York and Washington.
The sport has repeatedly shown it can draw large numbers of American fans in the stands and on TV for the World Cup and Olympics, but women's football has yet to find a foothold as a pro sport in the U.S.
(Hometown - Last club) • Lindsay Tarpley (Portage, MI - Magicjack) • Brittany Hengesh (Canton, MI - Chicago Red Stars) • Laura Heyboer (Hudsonville, MI - Western New York Flash) • Kate Howarth (Grand Blanc, MI - New England Mutiny) • Jeannette Williams (Kentwood, MI - FC Indiana)
• Summer Green (Brighton, Mich. - North Carolina) • Olivia Brannon (Troy, Mich. - Virginia) • More soccer news on MLive.com |
WUSA folded in 2003 after three seasons, failing to capitalize on the success of the 1999 Women's World Cup. More recently, Women's Professional Soccer folded this year, also after three seasons.
With a vested interest in ensuring national team players have somewhere to play in the years leading up to the 2015 Women's World Cup, U.S. Soccer is stepping in this time to seek to create a viable economic model. The teams will still be privately owned, but the federation will pay for the salaries of 24 national team players.
U.S. Soccer also will fund the league's front offices.
"We are subsidizing the private sector here to try to make it sustainable, to try to make the investments necessary by the private sector smaller," U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati said on a conference call.
The Canadian and Mexican federations also will pay the salaries of some of their players, with the same goal of ensuring their national teams are well-prepared for the World Cup. That means each club won't have to spend on salaries for up to seven players.
"We won't start off with the sort of deficits that we started the last two leagues with," Boston Breakers managing partner Michael Stoller.
The league will try to save money compared with the WPS in other ways, as well. Gulati said teams might sign fewer elite international players. Clubs will play in smaller stadiums to lower operating costs and do less marketing.
"What we need is a sustainable model: Less hype, better performance," Gulati said. "The hype will come if we have the performance."


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Watch Saurik, P0sixninja, and Others Speak About Jailbreaking at MyGreatFest
Posted September 18, 2011 at 12:22am by here | 13979 views
| Please help us and submit a translation by clicking Watch saurik, p0sixninja, and other members of the jailbreak community, speak at MyGreatFest via videos posted by VIZBOXtv.
Earlier today at the conference, Chronic Dev Team announced that they've discovered five userland exploits that will all be chained together to accomplish a jailbreak for iOS 5.
Take a look!
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Unhandsome_scurvy_boy ^__^ - September 18, 2011 at 7:11am
Jailbreak really more trouble than it's worth.. how many times I've come across peeps who've bricked their idevice...
Andy - September 18, 2011 at 9:21am
Is it even possible to brick your device when jailbreaking? Iv had an iPhone since the beginning and if it ever failed you would just chuck into recovery mode and restore.
dobo10 - September 18, 2011 at 3:30pm
my I pad will not jb correctly after jb when using any application they partly open then close automatically.Then have to back to factory setting
I am now running 3.3.5 don't ask why
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Ritz-Carlton Dubai
Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Recommended for:
- Couples, Romance, Shopping
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Down by the waterfront in the Dubai Marina district and just opposite from The Walk, a swanky line of cafés and restaurants popular with alfresco diners, sits the Ritz-Carlton. Its classical, Mediterranean-styles, with terracotta-coloured roofing, stands out against the surroundings of sand-coloured residential high rises across the pedestrian walkway. But it's its intimate and secluded garden and pool area at the back, leading down to the immaculate private beach, that has most of the neighbours looking down with envy.
The Ritz-Carlton sits pride of place by the beach in the centre of The Walk, a pedestrianised strip of cafés and restaurants at the base of the popular Jumeirah Beach Residences towers (commonly known as JBR). However, despite this name, it's not in Jumeirah (about 20 minutes drive away), but in the Dubai Marina, a mass of mainly residential tower blocks. The Burj Al Arab is about 10 minutes drive away and the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall about 15 minutes further. A ride to the airport will take about 25-30 minutes.
The rooms are in keeping with the classical European styling of the exterior, carpeted and with a yellow theme across the walls and curtains (which are ever-so-slightly chintzy, truth be told). Each comes with its own private balcony or patio, with pool and garden views. If possible, get a corner Deluxe Sea-view room, as it's two windows offer a somewhat impressive view of the Gulf.
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The marble lobby is grand and impressive, with huge windows looking out across the water. Up on the top floor, the Club Lounge has comfy sofas and chairs, with great views of the Gulf. Outside, there is a huge expanse of landscaped gardens.
Despite the European and classical themes throughout the hotel, it does offer a tip of the hat to its host via the Amaseena Lounge, where guests can enjoy an Arabic buffet under the stars or a Bedouin-style tent. Meanwhile inside, Splendido heads back to Italy (via New York, perhaps), with pastas and deli items served in a cool contemporary setting.
Despite the incredible 350-metre beach, there are three swimming pools, including an 'adults only' option should you want to stay away from any splashing (unless it's of the flirtatious sort). There's also a fitness centre, four flood-lit tennis courts, two squash courts and small golf putting green. The Ritz-Kids club has daily activities to keep the little ones entertained, ideal if you want to relax in the in-house spa, which offers both Arabic and Asian-fused treatments.
Excellent throughout.
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The European styles appeal to European guests, as does its proximity to the café-lined The Walk (which has been likened to Cannes).
Prices for the standard Deluxe Room are at their lowest during summer (June 1 – September 10) and are for two adults, not including 10 per cent municipality charge and 10 per cent service tax. There is also a three nights for the price of two offer. This offer doesn't include breakfast.
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SWAT Boys Costume Kit
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Take command on Halloween when you use this SWAT boys costume kit - it has everything you need to take down all the bad guys - a black vest, hat,knee pads, holster and pouch. Be prepared for chaos!
- The SWAT boys costume kit includes:
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SWAT that!
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Bob Moore Cover Songs
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"Mexico," from the Bob Moore album "More Instrumental Gems Of The '60s" , was covered on the Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass album "The Lonely Bull."


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The easiest hire for the job may not be the best, staffing expert says
February 13, 2015 3:19 pm ET
Some hiring pitfalls can be avoided by plastics firms, according to staffing pro Russ Riendeau.
Some hiring pitfalls can be avoided by plastics firms, according to staffing pro Russ Riendeau.
"Manufacturing is an incredibly promising field to young entrepreneurs. There's a lot of innovation in plastics in particular."
Plastic Components Inc., a custom injection molder in Germantown, Wis., has won Plastics News' first-ever Sustained Excellence Award — designed to honor past Processor of the Year Award winners that have sustained their high level of...
For more than 25 years, Evco Plastics Inc. has sponsored a work-study program with its hometown high school in DeForest, Wis. That's a big reason why the custom injection molder has won the PN Excellence Award for industry and public service.
Nicolet Plastics relies on its 80 employees to take leadership roles in scheduling production and assigning machines, using order information and preventative maintenance data from an IQMS system. The company drives decision making down to the...
Plastics News has selected Prism Plastics Inc., a fast-growing automotive molder with plans to expand into new markets, as the winner of one of its PN Excellence Awards, for customer relations.
You already know Stihl Inc., the newest Plastics News Processor of the Year, for its chainsaws, string trimmers, leaf blowers and other outdoor power equipment. Now the plastics industry should recognize Stihl as a top-notch plastics operation, with ...
Take a video tour of the 2014 Processor of the Year winner Stihl Inc. along with video visits to other PN Excellence Award winners Evco Plastics Inc, Prism Plastics Inc. and Nicolet Plastics Inc.
Joe Pryweller has joined Plastics News as conference director, in charge of managing content for all Plastics News events, including conferences and webinars.
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Details Instantly switch from magnetic to acoustic to blended sound with a mono amp cable. Acoustic sound for solidbody guitars!
quick switch teles By Allan D from Timmins Ontario Canada (Customer's Reviews) Sunday, April 29, 2012 Have built 2 guitars with ghost saddles, preamp and quick switch. I can get either or both acoustic and magnetic pickups with the flick of a switch.


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Why don't you just highlight your pictures in Finder, hold Option and press the Quicklook button (in Finder, not the space bar). This will do the same thing and you won't need an extra program.
I know. It sucks to be obsoleted by Leopard, but it's a cool feature.
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Diamond Tennis BraceletsThe 4-prong style is the most frequently used setting in diamond tennis bracelets, both for the iconic shape it creates and the security it affords each stone while covering a minimal portion of the diamond surface. When surprising a special person in your life with a tennis bracelet, this classic style is a safe bet. |
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IT WAS certainly not a typical wedding – and not in a typical setting.
There was no white gown, no wedding march and no fanfare, but it leaves a bittersweet memory for the bride and groom to remember for years to come.
Clifforde Kusterbeck, 21, and Bianca Lyn Cecilia Johnson James, 20, tied the knot at Guam Memorial Hospital yesterday morning.
The young couple held the hospital wedding as a dying wish for Iva Reyes Quintanilla, who has a terminal brain tumor. The 44-year-old Quintanilla was motionless during the intimate wedding ceremony officiated by Sen. Frank Aguon.
"My mom has always been there for me and she always pushes me to do a lot of things; this is the only thing I could do for her before she leaves," said Kusterbeck, who just finished his basic training at the U.S. Army base in Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri.
"She's terminal. She won't make it. I was on my last week of my training when I found out three weeks ago," said Kusterbeck, who is expecting to be deployed soon. "I'm not sure when but I am hearing that I will be called for deployment any time."
Kusterbeck and Bianca have been together for three years. They have a 10-year-old daughter.
"I am happy that they allowed us to do this wedding here. I am very close to his mom and it's amazing how his family and my family get along so well like we are one family. This will bring us even closer," said the teary-eyed bride, holding her daughter.
The wedding was attended by immediate family members, including Clifforde's father, Gilbert Kusterbeck, and a couple of friends.
"This is a special case because Clifforde gave his mother's wish before he gets deployed," Aguon said. "Honoring his mother's wish says a lot about his character. He continues to honor is familial responsibility while he serves our country."


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With the official opening of training camps about a week away, I've been working on preview material for the new season (I had a few deadlines for ESPN The Magazine's NHL preview issue, which is thematically being called "The Ice Issue").
Over the next few blog entries, I thought I'd take a quickie look at each division, giving you a best and worst about each club.
I'm going to start with the Southeast Division; we've also done that division fully in "Summer Skate," the series I'm working on with Puck Prospectus. You can find all the "Summer Skate" entries to date here.


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belly laughDefinition of belly laugh in English:
A loud unrestrained laugh: her mutter of amusement blossomed into an enormous belly laugh
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- Wouldn't a friendship be better if it could absorb the energy of teasing and laugh a big belly laugh?
- I found Barron very funny, but it was more of a quiet chuckle than a belly laugh.
- Hardly a minute goes by without a chuckle or a belly laugh.
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