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Saturday, April 23, 2005

Valorie's Genealogy Message Boards

The up-to-date copy of this post will be maintained at: http://genweblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/valories-genealogy-message-boards.html

Administrator's page: http://boards.rootsweb.com/Default.aspx?view=admin

Localities

Selkirkshire, Scotland: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.sel.general/mb.ashx?view=admin
( SCT-Selkirk list: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/SCT-Selkirk-L.htm )

Dalarna, Sweden: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.scan-balt.sweden.counties.dalarna/mb.ashx?view=admin

Surnames

Clans

Clan Chattan: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.celtic.scottish.chattan/mb.ashx?view=admin
( Clan-Chattan list: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Clan-Chattan-L.htm )

Clan Colquhoun: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.celtic.scottish.colquhoun/mb.ashx?view=admin
( Clan-Colquhoun list: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Clan-Colquhoun-L.htm )

Clan MacBean: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.celtic.scottish.macbean/mb.ashx?view=admin
( Clan-MacBean list: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Clan-MacBean-L.htm )

Clan MacPherson: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.celtic.scottish.macpherson/mb.ashx?view=admin
( Clan-MacPherson list: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/CLAN-MACPHERSON.html )

How to Use the Rootsweb/Ancestry Message Boards

Making Most of Message Boards and Mailing Lists: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/20040128.txt - From the RootsWeb Review archives

Meandering Through the Message Boards (locating boards, navigation -- the basics): http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/20020710.txt

Maximizing Searches on Message Boards (using the advanced search feature): http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/20030108.txt

Message Boards - Utilizing Surname-Specific Searches (searching for those difficult surnames): http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/20030924.txt

Portals to Success (message board gateway): http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/20020731.txt

Message Board Icons: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/20020529.txt

Visual Aids on Message Boards (more message board icons): http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/20020814.txt

Where and How to Post on Message Boards: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/20020904.txt

Effective Message Board Posting: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/20020911.txt

Message Board Queries (using the Subject, Surname, and Classification fields): http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/20020724.txt

Message Board Attachments: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/20020605.txt

Message Board Options -- Say It With Pictures (more about attachments): http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/20030528.txt

Will the Mystery Guest Sign In, Please? (Message Board Registration and Login): http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/20040303.txt
(Registration and login are now required to post)

My Genealogy Lists: http://valoriez.blogspot.com/2003/12/valories-genealogy-lists.html

I keep the subject of my inquiry constantly before me, and wait till the first dawning opens gradually, by little and little, into a full and clear light. - Isaac Newton, 1642-1727

Thursday, October 28, 2004

Books

OK, I've finally read something other than Diana Gabaldon or Joseph Hansen. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell gets its own post, however! The delights of that wonderful novel are still swirling about in my brain. Next, I gobbled, in the most greedy manner, a novel penned in 1913 & 1914, but only published in 1971, a year after E.M. Forster's death. Maurice: A novel was as fresh as if written yesterday, as far as the writing goes. However, it is an amazing picture of England in the early 20th century. Until 1967, homosexuality was illegal, and the social sanctions were very strong against homosexual feelings, much less sexual acts! "In 1980, the Criminal Justice Act brought Scots law in line with English law, decriminalizing sex between men in private. In 1994, the age of consent for homosexual acts was reduced from 21 to 18. In 2000, it was reduced to 16 (which is also the age of consent for heterosexual acts)." Maurice is in no way a screed, or about the social conditions or the law. It is about HAPPINESS, and three men, and their choices. Great book -- too bad it could not have been published in 1914, but since it did not end with the punishment of the men involved in an proscribed activity and mindset, it could not be published then. I'm glad some progress has been made.

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I happened across The Green Knight by Iris Murdoch (1994) at the library. This is the first novel by Murdoch I've read, and I didn't know what to expect. Puzzling, creative, fascinating, thoughtful -- good read. Slow, but then -- you see the story from almost ALL viewpoints, and there are lots of characters in this group. What a wealth of imagination Miss Murdoch had. The characters were so well-drawn, I felt I was in 'the family,' a group of close friends in London. Although the book was surely set in the 80s or 90s, I kept feeling that I was in Edwardian London. Murdoch can really play with your mind! I can't think of another novel where the action was seen through so many pairs of eyes. Almost dizzying, at times. I have such admiration for the skill of Iris Murdoch. What a treasure we have lost!

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Now reading Exuberance by Kay Redfield Jamison (2004), who also wrote An Unquiet Mind. It was an interesting read -- lots of interesting character sketches, intermixed with scientific studies of brain chemicals, moods and emotions, and more. Written in an exuberant style, fittingly.

I also got books for Christmas! Professional Genealogy leads the list, and I'm sure I'll be studying that one for YEARS. Also got the Social History of the Scotch-Irish by Leyburn, and a fascinating-looking Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America by Linda Lawrence Hunt. Finally, got 2 Diana Gabaldons and London by Edward Rutherfurd. After Xmas bonus: Monarch of the Glen. :-)

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Paul Herrick wanted me to read Taking Sex Differences Seriously by Steven E. Rhoads. I guess this is supposed to be a provocative polemic for some imagined good old days when women were pure and men were tamed by 'em, but it had several serious weaknesses for me, although I had to agree with half of his points. Rather than drawing a logical conclusion, however, he just begged the question! I kept thinking, "yeah, yeah, yeah..... HUH?"

The research was good, and some of the studies were new to me. The writing was decent, for a non-fiction treatment of an important topic. The thinking, however, was seriously flawed. Rhoads sets up the straw-man (straw woman?) of feminism over and over again, of course to knock it down. A serious consideration of the conundrum that faces all of us moderns would have been much more valuable. Many women want to work for a living, and many more feel they have to for financial reasons. (And thus it has always been.) On the other hand, women want to stay home with their babies and young children more than men do. If they follow their hearts and stay home, they lose pay, of course, but more important, they lose TIME. They lose career momentum, and years worked. When they do return to work, their earning power is seriously compromised. Plus, the months or years at home with no paying work weakens women's power in our monetistic society.

If, on the other hand, women continue working, both they and their children suffer. Women who do not want children, or want to have them but continue working, are injured by the choices of the women who choose to stay home. Their pay will be depressed, they will be less likely to have wide choices of good day care, and they will suffer the loss of power even though they continue to work. I have no answers for this, but at least I can pose the question. I wish Rhoads had thought about this.

Instead, I waded through silly arguments about "The Rules" and such trash, Title IX moaning about the loss of wrestling, and who wants to hold babies more. Sheesh. Rhoads does not even discuss homosexuality in his arguments! Perhaps he can offer some serious thought on the issues, but they will not be found in this book. Steve, read some anthropology, dude! US society does not represent all humans though all of time. I'm glad I didn't spend any money on this turkey.

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Free Books Online:

Project Gutenberg: http://gutenberg.net/

The Online Books Page: http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/

Classics: http://www.bartleby.com

Fantasy and Science Fiction: http://www.baen.com/library/

Novels: http://www.freeonlinereading.com/links.htm

If you happen to own a dangerous science book, you may need one of these warning labels: http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/textbookdisclaimers/

Just finished a wonderful kid's book,The B.F.G. by Roald Dahl, who is always a good bet for a quick read. The most amazing created words -- especially wonderful insults. I love Matilda, and Witches, and James and the Giant Peach also.

Future file: James Morrow - Only Begotten Daughter & The Jehovah trilogy. Paul de Kruif - Microbe Hunter. Arrowsmith.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self. - Aldous Huxley

Saturday, May 08, 2004

How To Do Holocaust Research

The up-to-date copy of this post will be maintained at http://genweblog.blogspot.com/2007/02/holocaust-research.html

Tracing the Tribe - The Jewish Genealogy Blog: http://tracingthetribe.blogspot.com

Excerpts from Gary Mokotoff's essential book, How to Document Victims and Locate Survivors of the Holocaust: http://www.avotaynu.com/Holocaust/

JewishGen FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about Jewish Genealogy - How to do Jewish genealogical research, and InfoFiles: http://www.jewishgen.org/

Jewish Mail Lists: http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_jewish.html

Holocaust and War Victims Tracing Center (American Red Cross): http://www.redcross.org/services/intl/holotrace/

Towns with Published Yizkor Books: http://www.avotaynu.com/Holocaust/appendixa.htm

Tracing Your Roots - Holocaust Research: http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/roots/jewish/holocaust/holocaust.htm

Yad Vashem Search for Names: http://www.yadvashem.org/remembrance/temp_remembrance

Global Holocaust Registry: http://www.jewishgen.org/registry/

Registry of Jewish Holocaust Survivors: http://www.ushmm.org/remembrance/registry/

Holocaust (Shoah) Research Resources: http://ddickerson.igc.org/holocaust.html

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: http://www.ushmm.org/

You are only what you are when no one is looking. - Robert C. Edwards

Saturday, January 10, 2004

Learning GNU/Linux

10 Things a new Linux user needs to unlearn: http://mostly-linux.blogspot.com/2006/06/10-things-new-linux-user-needs-to.html

Norwegian Minister: Proprietary Formats No Longer Acceptable in Communication with Government: http://www.andwest.com/blojsom/blog/tatle/agenda/2005/06/27/Norwegian_Minister_Proprietary_Standards_No_Longer_Acceptable_in_Communication_with_Government.html

What your choice of Linux distribution says about you: http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/10/30/1322227

Linux-Genealogy List: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/LINUX-GENEALOGY.html

LinuxChix: http://www.linuxchix.org, irc://irc.linuxchix/linuxchix

GNU Project: http://www.gnu.org/home.html

Linux Documentation Project: http://www.tldp.org/
How-Tos, Guides, FAQs, Manuals, Linux Gazette

Cheap Bytes: http://cart.cheapbytes.com/

Google for Linux stuff: http://www.google.com/linux

Looking for an equivalent to a Windows program you miss? Table of equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software in Linux: http://linuxshop.ru/linuxbegin/win-lin-soft-en/table.shtml

Alphabetical Directory of Linux Commands: http://www.onlamp.com/linux/cmd/

I'm getting involved beyond Linuxchix, in Ubuntu-Women, and the Washington LoCo. Here's my Ubuntu User badge:

The Ubuntu Counter Project - user number # 29818

I'm also part of the Amarok team, getting a new User Handbook together. I love Amarok! Best music player out there.

Register yourself and be counted!

By the way, Genealogy.net lists about 20 genealogy programs for Linux here: http://www.genealogienetz.de/misc/software/non_ms/linux.html

Humor - Proven: Windows is more secure than Linux out of the box: http://trends.newsforge.com/trends/04/03/16/1915249.shtml?tid=149

To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.- Joseph Chilton Pearce

Sunday, January 04, 2004

Ontario

Up-to-date copy of this post maintained at: http://genweblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/ontario.html

Archives of Ontario: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/
Research Guides: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/guides/index.html

Ontario GenWeb: http://www.geneofun.on.ca/ongenweb/

Ontario Birth Registrations, 1869-1906: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~births/index.htm

Gateway to Ontario Cemeteries: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~silentguardians/

Ontario Obituaries: http://www.ontarioobits.com/

Field of Stones - Pictures of pioneer or abandoned cemeteries in Ontario: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~clifford/

Wellington County Directory and Gazetteer 1867, Ontario, Canada: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wjmartin/welling.htm

How to use the CLRI (Ontario Land Records Index): http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/land.shtml, http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/clri.shtml

Directory of all online Ontario Census records: http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/census.shtml

Ontario Genealogy Index (Olive Tree Genealogy): http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/index.shtml

The Evolution of Ontario's Borders, 1774-1912: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/exhibits/maps/boundaries.htm

Marriages in Ontario, 1800-1924: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc/ontmarr.htm

The Challenge of Locating Vital Records in Ontario/Upper Canada/Canada West -

Part 1: 1869-present: http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/List001/list29a.htm
Part 2: 1858-1869: http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/List001/list29b.htm
Part 3: pre-1858: http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/List001/list29c.htm
Part 4: more sources: http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/List001/list29d.htm
These articles were written in 1998 and some of the links may be very out of date. -Fawne Stratford-Devai

Book: Index of Passengers who emigrated to Canada between 1817 & 1849, compiled and edited by John A. Acton, pub: the Toronto Branch of OGS, 1999. Index of names, year, reference source (vol., page and NAC film no.). NAC microfilm can be ordered ILL to get the details.

Map of Southern Ontario, including counties and townships: http://www.100megsfree3.com/granny1/ontmap.html

Toronto Public Library - Early directories: http://digit.tpl.toronto.on.ca:8000/

Toronto Tax Assessment rolls (also 1901 Toronto Census): http://www.ontarioroots.com

I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom. - General Patton

Tuesday, December 30, 2003

Creating Simple Websites

The up-to-date copy of this post will be maintained at: http://genweblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/creating-simple-websites.html

National Genealogy Society's Guidelines For Publishing Web Pages On The Internet
Recommended by the National Genealogical Society, May 2000: http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/comstandweb.cfm
Also available as a PDF: http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/gswebPages.pdf

HTML Tutorials and Validation

Elsie's Tutorials: http://freepages.computers.rootsweb.com/~elsi/

Help for the Beginning Web Author: http://freepages.computers.rootsweb.com/~pasher/

Writing HTML: http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tut/

W3Schools: http://www.w3schools.com/default.asp

HTML Goodies: http://www.htmlgoodies.com/primers/basics.html

HTML for People Who Want to Learn: http://www.geocities.com/abcs_html/

HTML Help JUST for Kids: http://www.lissaexplains.com/

Webmaster Freebies: http://www.thefreesite.com/Webmaster_Freebies/

Symbols in HTML: http://www.perlscriptsjavascripts.com/tutorials/html/chapappa.html

Use Meta Tags Properly: http://www.searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/article.php/2167931

Image Formats for the Web: http://shallowsky.com/linux/imageformats.html

A List Apart (CSS, design): http://www.alistapart.com/

Graphics Sites for Website Building: http://valoriez.blogspot.com/2004/08/graphics-sites-for-website-building.html

CSS & Browser Compatibility: http://www.alistapart.com/stories/tohell/ , http://webstandards.org/act/campaign/buc/

Free CSS Class: http://westciv.com/courses/free/index.html

The HTML Writers Guild: http://www.hwg.org/

W3C MarkUp Validation Service: http://validator.w3.org/

Backgrounds and Buttons: http://www.chibicreations.com/, http://the.enchantress.net/

Free Search Engines

Atomz Express Search (ads, 750 pages max): http://www.atomz.com/applications/search/trial.htm

FreeFind (ads): http://www.freefind.com

Fusion Bot (ads with results, no ads $$$): http://www.fusionbot.com

Google (ads): http://www.google.com/searchcode.html

Master.com (ad for Master.com): http://www.master.com

PicoSearch (ads, 250 pages max, more available $$$): http://www.picosearch.com

whatUseek Basic (ads, 1,000 pages max, more available $$$): http://www.sitelevel.com

Free HTML Pedigree Chart & Family Group Sheet: http://www.ida.net/users/elaine/pedigre2.HTM
Copy the code into Notepad, fill in your information, save, and upload to your site. Sample pedigree: http://www.ida.net/users/elaine/chart1.htm

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. - Victor Hugo

Monday, December 22, 2003

Scotland

Scottish Archive Network: http://www.scan.org.uk/

Scottish Wills & Testaments: http://www.scottishdocuments.com/content/default.asp

The Scottish Universities - Their Libraries and Archives: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~jimjar/jimjargg.htm

Probate in Scotland, 1500 to 1901 explains how best to search and use the online index to Scottish Probate records, from the earliest surviving records to 1901 at ScottishDocuments.com: http://www.scottishdocuments.com

Clearances: http://home.clara.net/iainkerr/kerr/clearances.htm

Scottish Borders Archive and Local History Centre: http://www.scottishborders.gov.uk/libraries/

Borders Family History Society: http://www.bordersfhs.org.uk/

Old Scottish Borders Photo Archive: http://www.ettrickgraphics.co.uk/index1.htm

General Register Office (GRO - registration of births, marriages, deaths, divorces, adoptions & census): http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/

ScotlandGenWeb: http://www.scotlandgenweb.org/

GenUKI Scotland: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/

Scottish Genealogy Society: http://www.scotsgenealogy.com/

The Scottish Association of Family History Societies: http://www.safhs.org.uk/

Scottish Words (glossary of archaic Scottish terms, modern Scottish words & phrases, terms used in law & property and possessions, such as wills and testaments): http://perso.wanadoo.fr/euroleader/wedderburn/glossary.htm

(The Scots Magazine) WIRDS - Extend Your Vocabulary with our Guide to the Scottish Language: http://www.scotsmagazine.com/words.asp

Scottish Borders Heritage: http://www.scottishbordersheritage.co.uk/

Scottish Borders Tourist Board: http://www.scot-borders.co.uk

Scottish Natural Heritage: http://www.snh.org.uk

Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland: http://www.rcahms.gov.uk

Historic Scotland: http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk

See also Scottish Maps: http://valoriez.blogspot.com/2004/01/scottish-maps.html

and Finding Scots: http://genweblog.blogspot.com/2006/02/finding-scots.html

Gazetteer for Scotland: http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/gaztitle.html

Scottish Toolkit: http://www.familytreemagazine.com/ethnic_cat.asp?ethnicity=Scottish

TalkingScot.com: http://www.talkingscot.com/
Meeting place for people with an interest in Scottish genealogy, history and culture

Free Charts and Forms (PDF): http://www.ancestry.com/save/charts/ancchart.htm
(Microsoft Word/ WordPerfect/ OpenOffice): http://www.rootsweb.com/~flholmes/forms.htm

For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong. - H. L. Mencken

Wednesday, December 17, 2003

Timelines

The up-to-date version will be maintained at: http://genweblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/timelines.html

Create your own timeline: http://www.ourtimelines.com/, HistoryWorld: http://www.historyworld.net/default.asp

Step-By-Step: Creating A Timeline: http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=6529&o_iid=831&o_lid=831&o_it=831

Food - what people ate: http://www.gti.net/mocolib1/kid/food.html

This Day in American Weather History: http://www.weatherforyou.com/history/

American (Smithsonian): http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/timeline.htm
   Interesting animated timeline/atlas: http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie2.html - great little 10 minute brush-up on the highlights of US history

Australian: http://www.foundingdocs.gov.au/timeline/

British: http://www.britannia.com/history/time1.html
   BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/
   Ulster: http://www.cruithni.org.uk/

Scottish: http://members.aol.com/skyelander/timeline.html

Celtic: http://www.art-with-attitude.com/village/celt_timeline.html

Scandinavian: http://europeanhistory.about.com/cs/scandinavia/

Chronik der Geschichte, An English-German History Timeline: http://german.about.com/library/blhist_time01.htm

French: http://www.uncg.edu/rom/courses/dafein/civ/timeline.htm

Alsace: http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/Ancillary/Geog/Europe/Alsace-Lorraine.shtml

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. - Elie Wiesel

Online Courses

Genealogy

$$$ National Genealogy Society (NGS): http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/

$$$ National Institute for Genealogical Studies: http://www.genealogicalstudies.com/

Free RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees: http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/

Free BYU Independent Study: http://ce.byu.edu/is/site/special_offers/freecourses.dhtm

$$$ Heritage Genealogy College: http://www.genealogy.edu/

Free Genealogy.com Genealogy Classes: http://www.genealogy.com/university.html
   How-To Articles: http://www.genealogy.com/backissu.htm

Free Rookie's Guide to Genealogy Research: http://www.acceleratedgenealogy.com/free_lessons.htm

Free Genealogy 101: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~digginforroots/documents/genlessons/one.htm

$$$ & Free Ancestry.com: http://ancestry.com/learn/
   Getting Started: http://www.ancestry.com/learn/start/main.htm

Free FamilySearch.org - How to Start Your Family History: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Home/Welcome/frameset_information.asp

Free One-Stop Beginner's Genealogy: http://genealogy.about.com/library/onestop/bl_beginner.htm?PM=ss12_genealogy
   Introduction to Genealogy Course Outline: http://genealogy.about.com/library/lessons/blintro.htm

$$$ Oxford University Undergraduate Advanced Diploma in Local History (all online): http://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/localhistory

The Rest of Life

Writing: http://www.visualwriter.com/, http://www.writing.com/, Guide to Grammar & Writing

OpenCourseWare - over 500 courses available FREE from MIT: http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html
Courses available in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Anthropology, Architecture, Biological Engineering Division, Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Comparative Media Studies, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Economics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Engineering Systems Division, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Health Sciences and Technology, History, Linguistics and Philosophy, Literature, Materials Science and Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Media Arts and Sciences, Music and Theater Arts, Nuclear Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Physics, Political Science, Science, Technology, and Society, Sloan School of Management, Urban Studies and Planning, Women's Studies, Writing and Humanistic Studies

Stanford CS Education Library: http://cslibrary.stanford.edu
Computer science tutorials, starting with C++ and working towards programming a complete game of Tetris

UC Berkeley on Google Video: http://www.video.google.com/ucberkeley.html
Lecture videos on science, humanities, and public policy

OpenUW: http://www.extension.washington.edu/openuw

Open Learning Initiative: http://www.cmu.edu/oli
Online courses in 10 areas, including statistics and causal reasoning

Tufts Open Courseware: http://ocw.tufts.edu

BBC Languages: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages
Audio lessons in 13 different languages, downloadable in MP3 format

American Sign Language Browser: http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm
Online video dictionary of hundreds of standard signs

iPlayMusic: http://www.iplaymusic.com
Basic video tutorials for things like stringing and tuning a guitar, and constructing chords

Drawspace: http://www.drawspace.com
Step-by-step instructions for learning how to draw everything from cartoon animals to something more realistic

A good adjunct to courses might be one of the history lists> here: http://www.h-net.org/lists/

Great article about improving your brain function and memory: 11 steps to a better brain

It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth. - Patrick Henry

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Tuesday, December 30, 2003

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