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AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST

NEW! New Year’s Eve in Africa
http://goafrica.about.com/od/africafestivalsandevents/a/newyears.htm
One of About.com’s expert guides gives an overview of New Year’s Eve celebrations across the continent.

NEW! Enkutatash (Ethiopian New Year): September 11
http://www.incultureparent.com/2011/08/enkutatash-ethiopian-new-year-september-11/
Enkutatash, or “gift of jewels,” marks the traditional Ethiopian New Year. Find out some traditions of this holiday, which according to legend dates to the time of the Queen of Sheba.

High Holy Days on the Net (find it on ipl2)
http://www.holidays.net/highholydays/
The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, has been celebrated in the Middle East since ancient times, and today is celebrated by Jewish people around the world. This site not only explains the meaning and customs of Rosh Hashanah and the High Holy Days, but offers holiday recipes, craft ideas, eCards, and much more!

NEW! Islamic New Year
http://open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/day-8-islamic-new-year
Ras as-Sana al-Hijreya, the Islamic New Year and the first day of the holy month Muharram, is said to commemorate the Prophet Muhammad’s flight to Medina, and is a solemn time for prayer. Along with Islam, the holiday has spread from its Middle Eastern roots around the world.

No-Rooz, The Iranian New Year at Present Times (find it on ipl2)
http://www.iranchamber.com/culture/articles/norooz_iranian_new_year.php
Iran has been celebrating the New Year on the first day of spring since ancient times. Learn about Iran’s New Year’s customs, and check out the “No-Rooz: The Zarathushtrian New Year” link at the bottom of the page to learn more about this holiday’s historical roots.

NEW! Yennayer Begins in Algeria
http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2011/01/13/feature-03
http://tinyurl.com/6n3h5gq
According to legend, Yennayer, the Amazigh (Berber) New Year, has been celebrated in northwestern Africa since the days of the Egyptian pharaohs. Learn more about this holiday’s often-delicious traditions and its renewed popularity after years of official neglect. This article is available in English, French, and Arabic.

ASIA

NEW! Diwali Festival – Hindu New Year (India)
http://www.diwalifestival.org/
This site, developed by the Society for the Confluence of Festivals in India, highlights many of the traditions, customs, celebrations and significance of the Hindu Festival of Lights, Diwali. Celebrated for five days and with different customs around Asia as well as within India itself, this site is a colorful collection of Indian religious history, gift-giving ideas, and provides links to external sites for Diwali cards, food, articles, and details about Diwali celebrations around the world.

Chinese New Year (find it on ipl2)
http://www.chinapage.com/newyear.html
Based on the lunar calendar, Chinese New Year brings about a new zoological zodiac name each year and this site “provides information on how the Chinese New Year’s Day is determined, the Chinese solar/lunar calendar, the animals of the Chinese zodiac, and significance of Chinese dragons, calligraphy, and Chinese graphics.” In addition to historical information, this site also provides links to other yearly calendars from around the world.

NEW! Cambodian New Year (Chaul Chnam Thmey)
http://ethnomed.org/culture/cambodian/khmer-new-year
Celebrated in April for three to four days, the Cambodian New is a traditional respite before the rainy season and is Cambodia’s “most important festival and holiday.” This site, written by a leader within the American Khmer Community in Washington, highlights the New Year traditions and games involved with the Khmer population’s largest celebration.

Shogatsu – Japanese New Year (find it on ipl2)
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2064.html
This site, devoted to information about Japanese holidays and popular events, highlights the traditions and decorations of Shogatsu, celebrated around the same time as the traditional American New Year. It contains links to traditional foods, games, and decorations traditionally displayed during Shogatsu, complete with colorful and detailed photographs and descriptions.

Têt Nguyen Dan – Vietnamese New Year (find it on ipl2)
http://www.asian-nation.org/tet.shtml
In February, the Vietnamese community observes the Celebration of Rebirth, commonly known as Têt, described as “New Year’s Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas all rolled into one.” The traditions, rich history, Vietnamese zodiac, and modern adaptations of the celebration are outlined and highlighted within this site. There is also an array of related links, articles, and resources listed as well as a link to send free Happy Têt e-cards!

EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA

The New Year’s Day Parade, London (find it on ipl2)
http://www.londonparade.co.uk/
At noon on January 1, “more than 10,000 performers, representing over a dozen countries world-wide, assemble in the heart of London bringing music, merriment and laughter to the waiting crowds.” The site features a history of the parade, photographs back to 1991, a list of current participants, and a map of the parade route.

NEW! The Mystery of Dinner for One: How an obscure British skit has become Germany’s most popular New Year’s tradition.
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2005/12/the_mystery_of_dinner_for_one.html
Read about a German and Scandinavian tradition – a New Year’s Eve broadcast of the British comedy sketch Dinner for One. Although the comedy sketch is not set around the holiday season, the traditional broadcast has landed the sketch in the Guinness Book of World Records for most repeated TV show ever. If you are interested, the most popular 18 minute version with a German introduction can be found at Google Video.

NEW! Christmas and New Year in Ireland Long Ago
http://www.ballinagree.freeservers.com/chrisireland.html
The Irish celebrate New Year’s Eve,  known as Oíche Chinn Bliana (Year’s End Night) and Oíche na Coda Móire (The Night of the Great Feast), by lighting candles and placing them in the windows throughout their homes. Tradition also calls for a cake of bread which is bashed against the front door in order to banish the threat of hunger. The night is often associated with the dead, as absent members of the families are remembered in the family rosary.

NEW!  Dutch New Year Celebrations
http://www.nlplanet.com/almanac/dutch-new-year
The Dutch begin their New Year’s Eve celebration with a quiet evening at home with their families playing board games, watching television, and eating oliebol (Dutch doughnuts), which are washed down with coffee and champagne. The streets remain deserted, public transportation stops running, and bars and cafes remain closed, that is until the stroke of midnight when families take to the streets to watch the traditional fireworks show.

NEW! BBC Scotland – Hogmanay: It’s a tradition
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/hogmanay/customs.shtml
Scotland’s New Year’s Eve tradition, Hogmanay, takes place on December 31^st, although the celebration lasts for several days. One popular Hogmanay custom is that of the ‘first-footer,’ in which one’s luck is determined by the first person to visit their home after midnight. If the first-footer is a tall, dark, and handsome man, bringing a small gift, than the occupants will have good luck throughout the year. Read about other Hogmanay customs that vary by locality.

NEW! Sydney Australia’s NYE 2011
http://www.sydneynewyearseve.com/
Sydney celebrates New Year’s Eve with a big bang! At the stroke of midnight a 12-minute interactive Fireworks Display is launched from seven barges on the Sydney Harbour, the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge, and the rooftops of seven city skyscrapers. The theme for ringing in 2012, which will bring more than 1.5 million people to the Harbour, is Time to Dream, which is captured through colors and a show-stopping bridge effect.

LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN

NEW! An Ecuadorian tradition, New Year’s Eve burning of the Año Viejo dummies
http://www.cuencahighlife.com/post/2010/12/28/Ecuadorian-tradition-the-New-Years-Eve-burning-of-the-dummy-clears-the-slate-for-2009.aspx
http://tinyurl.com/7y3g9az
Año Viejo, Old Year, is an Ecuadorian tradition where life-sized dummies are made only to be burned as a symbol of “out with the old and, we can assume, in with the new.” This web page discusses the origins of the tradition as well as its significance to its participants.

NEW! Junkanoo: Bahamian Festival
http://www.bahamasgateway.com/junkanoo.htm
Junkanoo is a colorful festival celebrated on the streets of Nassau in the early morning of December 26^th and New Year’s Day. This Bahamian festival began as “temporary celebration of freedom of slaves” and has been kept alive by islanders. This site describes Junkanoo’s history and celebration.

NEW! 10 Mexican Traditions for the New Year
http://www.yucatan-holidays.com/guidebook/10-mexican-traditions-for-the-new-year/
In Mexico, Christmas traditions run from New Year’s Day through February. This web page discusses ten New Year’s Day Mexican customs concerning what to wear, eat, and cleaning rituals. It also gives an overview of Catholic traditions following New Year’s Day, El Dia de los Reyes, Three Kings Day, and El Dia de la Candelaria, Candlemas Day.

NEW! New Year in Argentina: Traditions and Customs
http://www.123newyear.com/newyear-traditions/argentina.html
New Year’s Day celebrations in Argentina are similar to much of the rest of the world with parties and fireworks. This website describes a typical New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day for Argentinean families, including traditions like swimming in pools, lakes, and rivers and attending church.

NEW! New Year’s Eve at Copacabana
http://www.copacabana.info/new-years-eve.html
The second largest event in Brazil, New Year’s Eve at Copacabana, mixes Brazilian and African culture. This web page describes the beach celebration, including boats sent into the sea, fireworks, and the use of color and lights as a grand city-wide festivity.

UNITED STATES AND CANADA

United States New Year (find it on ipl2)
http://www.timessquarenyc.org/nye/nye.html
This site provides information on the spectacular celebration of New Year’s Eve in Times Square, New York City, on December 31st. It includes facts on the construction and descent of the famous Waterford crystal ball, the history of past events, and the event fact sheets and schedules.  If you cannot make it to Times Square to post your wishes on the wishing wall, no worries, you can submit your wish to the virtual wishing wall online.

Popular New Year’s Resolutions (find it on ipl2)
http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/New_Years_Resolutions.shtml
This web site contains a list of 13 common New Year’s resolutions with links to related government web sites. Topics include losing weight, paying off debt, getting a better job, getting fit, quitting smoking, reducing stress, taking a trip, and volunteering to help others.

NEW! An Iroquois New Year’s Celebration
http://www.crookedlakereview.com/articles/34_66/35feb1991/35koch.html
The Iroquois New Year is a mid-winter ceremony which takes place around February 1st. The Iroquois thank the Creator for “the Earth’s bounty,” and according to anthropologist Anthony Wallace, the first day included “the public naming of babies followed by a celebratory eating of corn soup.”

NEW! What is Soyal
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-soyal.htm
Like many cultures, the Hopi celebrate the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. The Soyal ceremonies are designed to encourage the sun’s return. Many Hopi people also hold parties and exchange gifts to celebrate the New Year. Learn more about Soyal and the story of the sun’s struggle against darkness here!

NEW! Orthodox New Year in Canada
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/canada/orthodox-new-year
Canadian Orthodox Christian New Year celebrations include social gatherings, and feature traditional activities and food from Russia and the Ukraine, where the Orthodox Church predominates. Many Orthodox congregations observe the New Year on January 1st of the Julian calendar, which falls around January 14th of the international-standard Gregorian calendar.

NEW! Traditional New Year Celebrations in Canada
http://www.123newyear.com/newyear-traditions/canada.html
Canadians follow customs which are intended to “bring good luck, peace, and prosperity to everyone.” The polar bear swim on New Year is one such tradition in which almost everyone participates. Canadians also have “a tradition of clapping and roaring” at midnight when the New Year arrives in the belief that it chases away the evils of the past year. Kissing is a traditional way of showing love and good wishes, so people in Canada kiss and wish each other Happy New Year at midnight.

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The French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and a philosopher of science Henri Poincaré stated that, “[t]he scientist does not study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful. If nature were not beautiful, it would not be worth knowing, and if nature were not worth knowing, life would not be worth living.”

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Applied Sciences 

A Sightseer’s Guide to Engineering (find it on ipl2)
http://www.engineeringsights.org/
This travel guide from the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) highlights engineering achievements throughout the United States. The database may be searched by keyword, engineering discipline (such as automotive, civil/environmental, or mining), category (such as amusement park, bridge, tunnel, or monument), or geographically by clicking on the image map of the United States. Contact information, hours of operation, engineering details, a photo, and a “fun fact” are given for each sightseeing destination. 

NEW! Engineers without Borders
http://www.ewb-usa.org/
Find information on current projects and overseas development and relief from Engineers without Borders, a community-driven network of volunteers committed to making a difference around the globe. Engineers without Borders aims to use engineering to apply solutions in disaster and development scenarios directly for the good of mankind. Locate information on chapters across the United States, how to become a volunteer, and community projects you can become involved in.

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (find it on ipl2)
http://www.eere.energy.gov/
This searchable site serves as “a gateway to hundreds of Web sites and thousands of online documents on energy efficiency and renewable energy,” including information about buildings, transportation, industry, bioenergy, hydrogen, solar, wind, ocean, hydropower, and geothermal power. The site features consumer information, an “energy lab” for children, and information about the various other programs of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

The Archaeology Channel (find it on ipl2)
http://www.archaeologychannel.org/
This site from the Archaeology Legacy Institute (ALI), explores “the human cultural heritage through streaming media,” which allows users to travel through time to discover the diversity of the human experience. Visitors can watch videos about archeological sites, read news about research, and explore further great finds. 

NEW! Society for American Archaeology: Archaeology for the public
http://www.saa.org/publicftp/PUBLIC/home/home.html
This site from the Society for American Archaeology provides information on archaeology including news and events; educational resources for educators and archeologists; and an interactive explore archaeology section that provides information on visiting an archaeology site or an archeology museum exhibit. The site strives to not only provide information for those interested in the field of archaeology, but for archaeologists wanting to know more about working with the public.

Physical Sciences

NEW! Chemical & Engineering News
http://cen.acs.org/collections.html
Did you know those trick candles on your birthday cake use magnesium powder? Check out these collections for everything from the chemistry of everyday items (“What’s That Stuff?”), science in movies, how chemistry affects living things (“Critter Chemistry”), green chemistry, chemistry news on topics ranging from the effects of oil spills to chemicals and the economy, and more.

Physics.org (find it on ipl2)
http://www.physics.org/
Ever wonder how 3-D films work, or whether you can really levitate a frog with a magnet? The Institute of Physics, an England-based scientific society with roots going back nearly 150 years, has put together this site to answer these questions and more. They offer explanations of the physics of everyday things, cartoons explaining physics experiments you can do at home, articles on physics topics, physics news, information about careers in physics, and links to other physics-related websites. 

University of California Museum of Paleontology (find it on ipl2 – Science and Technology – Paleontology)
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/index.php
Come for the dinosaurs, stay for the science! These online exhibits from the University of California, Berkeley, cover even more than special exhibits about dinosaur and mammoth fossils (though those alone are worth the virtual visit). You can read about Earth’s biomes, try to identify a “mystery fossil,” tour Earth’s geological and biological past, examine the evidence for evolution, get resources for teaching science, and read up on what exciting research the Museum of Paleontology’s scientists are working on right now. Be sure to check out their section on “Understanding Science.”

Faultline: Seismic Science at the Epicenter (find it on ipl2) – Science and Technology – Earth Sciences)
http://www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/index.html
The San Francisco Exploratorium, a museum for exploring science and art, is located in a city known for its earthquakes. Their “Faultline” exhibit covers more than the history of the famous 1906 and 1989 earthquakes: check out this site to learn about what causes earthquakes, how earthquakes affect buildings (and what we can do to make the buildings more earthquake-proof), activities to demonstrate earthquake principles, and links to real-time data on where the earth is shaking now.

Social Sciences

NEW! 100 Top Library Sites
http://www.100toplibrarysites.com/
This site provides the 100 most relevant web sites for each major category, selected, edited and ranked by professional editors.

NEW! Online Dictionary
http://lu.com/odlis/
This glossary of library terminology contains thousands of definitions, with words in the definitions hyperlinked to more definitions. Maintained by Joan Reitz, librarian at Western Connecticut State University. An excellent source for librarians and librarianship!

NEW! Cultural Studies Research
http://www.uel.ac.uk/ccsr/index.htm
Centre for Cultural Studies Research at the University of East London “was established to serve as an international centre for research in contemporary cultural studies, cultural theory and cultural production. The centre supports research into political and theoretical issues in cultural studies and cultural practice.”

NEW! Culture Machine
http://www.culturemachine.net/index.php/cm
“Culture Machine is a series of experiments in culture and theory. The aim of Culture Machine is to seek out and promote the most provocative of new work, and analysis of that work, in culture and theory from a diverse range of international authors. Culture Machine is particularly concerned with promoting research which is engaged in the constitution of new areas of inquiry and the opening of new frontiers of cultural and theoretical activity.”

Science Learning Network (find it on ipl2)
http://www.sln.org/
If you are a science teacher or a parent who wants to link your child to excellent science resources on the Internet, this site is for you! “The Science Learning Network (SLN) is an online community of educators, students, schools, and science museums”. Going deeper into the above link you will discover more links that further address information that pertains to science, education, and cultural topics. Also, this source has an educational Hotlists link to online resources that science educators and enthusiasts may find useful.

 NEW! 100 Best Websites for Science Education
http://www.forensicsciencetechnician.org/100-best-websites-for-science-teachers/
This is a great collection of the 100 best websites for science education. Click on the Educate tab for teaching tools and activities.

Museum of Science (find it on ipl2)
http://www.mos.org/
The Museum of Science contains extraordinary exhibition of Egyptian antiquities and numerous exhibits and films for all grade levels and subjects.

NEW! American Studies
http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/richard.robbins/legacy/anth_on_www.html#cultural
This is a must-visit site for professional anthropologists and students. It has numerous links to visual record of current and former Indian groups from the Northern Great Plains.

Formal Sciences 

Fractal Geometry (find it on ipl2 – IPL — Science and Technology — Mathematics — Calculus and Advanced Mathematics)
http://classes.yale.edu/fractals/
This site provides an “introduction to fractals for students without advanced math skills” and allows all students to understand their presence without an extensive scientific or arithmetical background. While employing mathematical principles, this site involves students outside of mathematics with practical applications of fractals within the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

Game Theory.net (find it on ipl2)
http://www.gametheory.net/
Game theory (also known as decision theory), a method for calculating circumstances based on others’ choices, has become a popular formal science discussion and research topic and this website provides teaching, learning, and strategic materials for its application. Many of the resources provided are from educators’ notes or student experiences and are intended to “demonstrate [game theory] concepts in a fun, interactive way.”

The History of Computing Project (find it on ipl2 – IPL – Science and Technology – History of Science and Technology)
http://www.thocp.net/index.html
Built by global partners, this site is a compilation of biographies, hardware, companies, games and software which comprise the history of computing and computer science. The extensive computing timeline serves as the center of the site and provides a year-by-year history of computing since 300 BC, beginning with simple calculations and traveling into the 2000s with the invention of the smartphone. Historical hardware, software, persons, and contributors to the history of computer science are indexed and highlighted as well.

NEW! The Polymath Blog
http://polymathprojects.org/
Polymath projects, or “massively collaborative mathematical research projects,” are hosted by this blog which is administered by mathematics professors, writers, and analysts. The problems proposed to the blog are collectively documented and worked on by administrators and contributors and polymath rules, many taken from the site’s associated wiki, and theories are tested and re-worked in the open space of this weblog.

Cognitive Sciences

AskPhilosophers (find it on ipl2 – Arts and Humanities – Philosophy)
http://www.askphilosophers.org/
Most people have not studied philosophy and “AskPhilosophers aims to bridge this gap by putting the skills and knowledge of trained philosophers at the service of the general public.” Here you can ask philosophers questions and receive answers. Previous questions are also archived by category.

Psychology.com (find it on ipl2 – Social Sciences – Psychology)
http://www.psychology.com/
This site provides a therapist directory, articles by therapists on mental health, and general information about various mental health topics. It also has free tests for self discovery, including career interests, personality, and depression and anxiety scales.

NEW! The Sociological Cinema
http://www.thesociologicalcinema.com/index.html
Geared towards sociology instructors, this site provides video clips helpful for learning about different sociological themes. Each video clip has a description of the major topics addressed in the clip as well as how to incorporate them into your lessons.

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NEW! National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)

http://www.nanowrimo.org/

November is National Novel Writing Month, which brings along a challenge for writers to compose 50,000 words of a new novel between the days of November 1 and November 30 each year. This site allows a writer to register, track their progress, receive support from fellow writers, and network with other participants in the project. Started in 1999, over 2 billion words have been produced toward this project, a self described “thirty days and nights of literary abandon.”

The Open Diary (find it on ipl2 – Teen – Reading and Writing – Blogs)

http://www.opendiary.com/

This site is a collection of diary and journal entries from writers throughout the Internet. A writer may create a free account and write their own entries and connect with the entries of others. Open Diary also names November as NoJoMo, or National Journaling Month, and challenges its writers to “write at least one entry, every day, for the entire month of November.”

NEW! Archive of Our Own

http://archiveofourown.org/

As a product of the Organization for Transformative Works and established in 2008, Archive of Our Own (also known as AO3) is an archive of fan works of all kinds – fan fiction, fan art, and fan videos. It is currently in beta, invite-only format and contains a library of almost 250,000 works from over 7,500 fandoms, or original works.

Zine: Xenith (find it on ipl2 – Teen – Reading and Writing – Zines)

http://www.xenith.net/

A zine originally created for teens in 1997, this online collection of images, prose, literary science, poetry, and general writing thoughts is still going strong with over 3,000 hits per month. News and commentary sections, regular columns, and a reading list accompany the submissions of all previously unpublished creative writing on the site, as well as a forum for writers looking for feedback on their creations and possible contributions to Xenith’s growing number of entries.

NEW! FanFiction.Net

http://www.fanfiction.net/

A resource for archiving fan fiction, FanFiction.Net has over 2.2 million users and contains fiction written in over thirty languages based on hundreds of original works, including Twilight, Harry Potter, Glee, and Lord of the Rings. Writers may submit fiction without cost and stories are categorized by genre and original work and users may contribute to communities of writers through a forum providing feedback and reviews.

NEW! FictionPress

http://www.fictionpress.com/

A sister site of FanFiction.Net, FictionPress serves as a digital archive and self-publishing site for Internet poetry, plays, and original stories. Containing a network of over one million writers and readers with a library of over one million works, FictionPress is “a place to showcase your creativity. For a reader, this is a place of discovery and an opportunity to feast to your heart’s content.” Writers can browse fiction and poetry categorized by genre and also find registered “beta readers” to read and proof their content.

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NEW! World Health Organization: Disabilities and Rehabilitation

http://www.who.int/disabilities/en/

The World Health Organization has found that worldwide, approximately one billion people have some form of disability, and of these, “110-190 million encounter significant difficulties in their daily lives.” This indicates a great need for accessible housing, public spaces, and communications and other services, which will only grow as the population increases. This site includes WHO’s full report, as well as accounts from people with disabilities about the obstacles they face and guidelines for making community programs accessible to people with disabilities.

NEW! ‘Major’ rise in world’s elderly population: DESA report

http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/news/population/major-rise-in.html

According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, by mid-century, 22% of the world’s population will be age 60 or older, outnumbering children as a demographic group. Peoples’ ability levels often decline as they age, so as the proportion of elderly people in the population rises, so will the need for accessibility in all areas of life.

Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) (find it on ipl2 – Computers and Internet – Internet)

http://www.w3.org/WAI/

WAI provides guidelines, demonstrations, and more for people who want to make their websites accessible to as many users as possible, including people with visual, auditory, physical, age-related, and various other impairments. What makes websites visually easiest to read? How do you make a website accessible to screenreaders? What constitutes appropriate captions and transcripts for audio/visual content? WAI addresses these questions and much more.

NEW! Concrete Change

http://concretechange.org/

Concrete Change is dedicated to promoting policy change so that in the future, all new homes will have at least a few key features that make them “visitable” by people of all mobility levels. They focus on features such as wider hallways and doorways, which are simple and achievable in all new homes without adding prohibitive costs, and which are useful even for able-bodied residents. Concrete Change, with backing from the Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia, has contributed to several successful visitability laws, and the Atlanta affiliate of Habitat for Humanity has built thousands of visitable homes thanks to Concrete Change’s efforts.

NEW! Visibility Canada

http://www.visitablehousingcanada.com/

A project of the Canadian Centre on Disability Studies, Visibility Canada studied the costs and benefits of building homes with basic accessibility features. The site provides information about features which promote accessibility and who benefits: “Seniors, people with disabilities, parents, children, pregnant women, people in the moving industry, people with temporary physical injuries, friends, family and neighbours who have limited mobility and anyone who would like to invite a friend or family member over to their home.” The site also links to visitability initiatives in Australia, Japan, Sweden, and other locations around the world.

Lighthouse International (find it on ipl2)

http://www.lighthouse.org/accessibility/

Lighthouse International has worked since 1905 to provide information and assistance to people with visual impairments, who today number approximately 180 million worldwide. The website includes information on assistive technology, mobility training, social services, occupational therapy, how to relearn everyday activities (such as cooking) after vision loss, and much more. It also includes tips for anyone on how design websites and print media to be most accessible to people with visual impairments.

A Brief Information Resource on Assistance Animals for the Disabled (find it on ipl2)

http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/companimals/assist.htm

This document describes the types of service animals and the types of disabilities which animals can be trained to assist, includes a lengthy bibliography of articles on service animals and links to service animal organizations and other informational sites, and discusses recent changes in United States law on which animals are recognized as service animals. The document also links to international service animal organizations.

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NEW! Supreme Master Television SOS

http://www.suprememastertv.com/save-our-planet/

As reported on October 27, 2011 attempts by the Mexican government to offset the effects of climate change are being hampered by further extreme weather events, with torrential rains in the southern state of Tabasco preventing reforestation activities while prolonged drought in the north has indefinitely delayed the planting of some two and a half million saplings. Other sites on climate change and human development are included here.

NEW! NIRSA — The Sustainable Council for Sustainability in Higher Education

http://www.nirsa.org/Content/NavigationMenu/AboutUs/HigherEducation/HEASC.

A well-known sports athlete, Bill Ling (new member of the Sustainability Council) participated in the national conference of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education in October, 2011. He also sat in on a variety of education sessions and spoke with many professionals and students active in bringing sustainable practices to their campuses. He said that although the progression to educate others and develop new practices will be slow, it is important to stay vigilant and persistent in working towards sustainability.

NEW! A Conversation with Dr. James Hansen

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2006/01/28/science/1194817097774/a-conversation-with-dr-james-hansen.html?ref=nationalaeronauticsandspaceadministration

http://tinyurl.com/74hxp29

Dr. James Hansen, NASA’s top climate scientist, speaks out about global warming. Andrew Revkin, Reporter for the New York Times interviews Dr. Hansen, a Professor at Columbia University who sees new evidence accumulating that we are pushing the climate system towards the tipping point. His latest trouble on speaking out resulted in a warning of dire consequences and is warned that government scientists can freely discuss science but not to speak out about their findings.

NEW! Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act (CAA)

http://www.epa.gov/air/sect812/prospective2.htm

As outlined in the March 2011, United States Eastern Protection Agency report, sustainability is more cost effective. Thus, the Clean Air Act (CAA) can provide more benefits than cost! According to this study, the direct benefits from the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments are estimated to reach almost $2 trillion for the year 2020, a figure that dwarfs the direct costs of implementation ($65 billion). The report was updated in April 2011. Going green is a positive step forward!

NEW! National Geographic Aims To Be International Leader

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/green-guide/

Stepping up to the plate to promote sustainability by The National Geographic Society and want to be an international leader for global conservation and environmental sustainability. Learn more about the society’s green philosophy and initiatives. Also, see cool water footprint calculator!

Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE): Advancing Interdisciplinary Study of People and the Environment (find it on ipl2)

http://www.sage.wisc.edu/

This research center disseminates information from the “study of pressing global problems stemming from interactions between human activities, natural resources, and the environment.”

The International Ecotourism Society (find it on ipl2)

http://www.ecotourism.org/

Travel help, tips, and FAQ sheets for travelers who “tread lightly” as well as helpful articles and research services for ecotourism professionals. Find out more about The International Ecotourism Society here.

Sustainable Furnishings Council (find it on ipl2)

http://www.sustainablefurnishings.org/

Provides visitors with resources to help “green” their homes, companies, and stores, as well as a glossary of key terms relating to sustainability, and a resource library that links users to related sites.

Washington State Department of Ecology: Sustainability, Waste Reduction and Recycling (find it on ipl2)

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/nav/sust.html

A great resource of links to material describing programs for sustainability, waste reduction, and recycling in Washington state. This source links to items such as a “pocket reference” [that] further explains sustainability while providing examples of sustainable behaviour.

Greener Choices — Consumer Guide (find it on ipl2)

http://greenerchoices.org/

GreenerChoices.org, launched on Earth Day 2005 by Consumers Union, the non-profit publisher of Consumer Reports, is a Web-based initiative to inform, engage, and empower consumers about environmentally-friendly products and practices. GreenerChoices.org offers an accessible, reliable, and practical source of information on buying “greener” products that have minimal environmental impact and meet personal needs.

NEW! Landscape for Life: A Sustainable Cities Initiative

http://landscapeforlife.org/

Landscape For Life shows you how to work with nature in your garden, no matter where you live, whether you garden on a city or suburban lot, a 20–acre farm, or the common area of your condominium. It is filled with information on water conservation, regionally-appropriate plants and mulching.

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Baseball Almanac (find it on ipl2: IPL — Entertainment and Leisure — Sports — Baseball and Softball)

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/

This easy-to-use site offers baseball history, awards, records, feats, humor, lists, quotations, statistics, poetry, songs, U.S. presidential baseball trivia, rules, scoring, recommended reading, and a “year in review” section starting from 1901 for the American League and from 1876 for the National League. All features are searchable, including the quotations and “Fast Facts” found on every page. This site is a veritable field of dreams for baseball fans and reference librarians alike!

Baseball-Reference (find it on ipl2: IPL — Entertainment and Leisure — Sports — Baseball and Softball)

http://www.baseball-reference.com/

Here you can find baseball statistics browsable by player, teams, leagues, leaders, awards, postseason, and managers. Glossaries include a key to abbreviations and terms used on the site. A couple of fun features are Birthdays , where you can select a date and see all the players born on that date; and the Baseball Travel Guide , where you can enter a city or zip code and receive information on nearby baseball attractions. This site also contains a list of baseball statistics books, and related links.

Today in Baseball History (find it on ipl2: IPL — Entertainment and Leisure — Sports — Baseball and Softball)

http://www.todayinbaseballhistory.com/

Find historic baseball events, baseball birthdays and baseball deaths for a selected date.

The Baseball Index (find it on ipl2: IPL — Entertainment and Leisure — Sports — Baseball and Softball)

http://www.baseballindex.org/

An index of citations to over 200,000 baseball “books, magazine articles, programs, pamphlets, films, recordings, songs, poems, cartoons, advertising, or anything else that may be of interest to the baseball fan or researcher,” from the Society for American Baseball Research. The site offers tips for locating the actual materials and is searchable and browsable by name or topic.

Baseball Hall of Fame (find it on ipl2: IPL — Entertainment and Leisure — Sports — Baseball and Softball)

http://baseballhall.org/

Cooperstown, New York, site dedicated to “collecting, through donation, baseball artifacts, works of art, literature, photographs, memorabilia and related materials which focus on the history of the game over time, its players, and those elected to the Hall of Fame.” Visitor information, historical data, online exhibits, and educational resources are featured.

Dressed to the Nines: A History of the Baseball Uniform (find it on ipl2: IPL — Entertainment and Leisure — Sports — Baseball and Softball)

http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/index.htm

The National Baseball Hall of Fame presents an exhibit on the history of baseball uniforms. Look at a timeline of major changes in baseball uniforms or search the Uniform Database for pictures of the uniforms. Includes fun activities about baseball uniforms.

The Science of Baseball (find it on ipl2: IPL — Entertainment and Leisure — Sports — Baseball and Softball)

http://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/

What would Babe Ruth’s batting average be if he played in today’s league? Or in the 1800s? When were the “Bloomer Girls” formed? Who was known as the “Queen of Baseball”? How do pitchers throw fast balls? How do the weight and speed of the bat affect hitting? What is Sabermetrics? Where can I find out more about the Negro Leagues? Get all this and more on this excellent baseball site.

Baseball Heckle Depot (find it on ipl2: IPL — Entertainment and Leisure — Sports — Baseball and Softball)

http://www.heckledepot.com/

For those of you baseball lovers wanting some great one-liners, wisecracks, and putdowns, over 650 “heckles” are available here. Use the subject index to find comments to umpires, pitchers, fielders, and batters. You can also find ballplayer comebacks, trivia, and chants. Vote for the heckle of the month, print out the visiting team’s roster, and prepare to chant your favorite insult.

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England

House of Commons Information Office: The Gunpowder Plot (find it on ipl2)
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/g08.pdf
The Gunpowder Plot led to a commemorative event that has taken place in England since 1605.  This site provides information from the United Kingdom Parliament about the Gunpowder Plot, the name given to the conspiracy to blow up the Houses of Parliament on November 5, 1605. Guy (or Guido) Fawkes was considered to be the major conspirator.

The Gunpowder Plot: Parliament & Treason 1605 (find it on ipl2)
http://www.gunpowderplot.parliament.uk
The celebration of the Guy Fawkes or Bonfire Night is an event that can be traced back some 400 years. This site was created in 2005 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot in England. It “traces the background of the Plot using original material from the period held in the archives of the Houses of Parliament and in other archives.”

America

The Alger Hiss Story: Search for the Truth (find it on ipl2)
https://files.nyu.edu/th15/public/
Alger Hiss was accused of being a communist spy, setting off the McCarthy period of the 1950s. He continued to claim his innocence after his release. “Marking the 50th anniversary of Alger Hiss’s imprisonment, this site provides a study of this controversial American case.”

Trial of the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators (find it on ipl2)
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/lincolnconspiracy/lincolnconspiracy.html
The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law Famous Trials collection has a webpage that gives a concise overview of the events before, on, and after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, including the trial against the conspirators.

NEW! What You Didn’t Know About John Wilkes Booth & Jesse James
http://www.conspiracyarchive.com/Articles/Booth-Jesse-James.htm
This webpage describes unproven conspiracy theories  surrounding the deaths of Abraham Lincoln’s  assassin John Wilkes Booth and outlaw Jesse James as a result of their involvement with the secret society Knights of the Golden Circle.

The Roswell Incident and Project Mogul (find it on ipl2)
http://www.csicop.org/si/show/roswell_incident_and_project_mogul
The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry promotes “scientific inquiry, critical investigation, and the use of reason in examining controversial and extraordinary claims.” In this web page they discuss the alleged UFO Roswell incident of 1947.

Italy

Conspiracy of the death of Julius Caesar – An Annotated Guide to Online Resources – Julius Caesar (find it on ipl2)
http://www.virgil.org/caesar/
“This site includes links to primary sources such as Suetonius and Plutarch, in Latin and English, as well as Gaius Julius Caesar’s own accounts of his campaigns. There are timelines of Caesar’s career and essays on the Roman Empire.” The site is searchable and contains the well-known account of the assassination of Julius Caesar as written by Plutarch.

The Death of Caesar according to Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus  (find it on ipl2: Arts and Humanities – History – History by Region – European History – Antiquity)
http://www.livius.org/caa-can/caesar/caesar_t09.html
“Livius is a website on ancient history written and maintained since 1996 by the Dutch historian Jona Lendering.” This resource is a primary excerpt by Suetonius, a well-known Roman biographer and historian, from his work Lives of the Twelve Caesars, which is an account of the conspirators working towards the death of Julius Caesar. While his account is rather poetic, it is also considered to be the most popular as well as the most accurate.

NEW! Pazzi Conspiracy against Lorenzo and Giuliano de Medici: Death of a Medici: The Pazzi Conspiracy of 1478
http://www.3pipe.net/2010/06/death-of-medici-pazzi-conspiracy-of.html
This weblog gives a detailed and image-filled account of the Pazzi family’s conspiracy against the Medici family in Italy in 1478. The entry mentions modern references including a podcast and video game video to the conspiracy as well as current books about the conspiracy based upon archival evidence from this incredible event in Florentine history.

Russia

Lost Splendor by Felix Yussupov (find it on ipl2 – Arts & Humanities – History – History by Era – 20th Century History)
http://www.alexanderpalace.org/lostsplendor/
The Alexander Palace Time Machine hosts the memoirs of Prince Yussupov, one of the chief conspirators in the plot to kill Rasputin (for his account of conspiracy, see Chapters XXII-XXIV). His claim that Rasputin was “the reincarnation of Satan himself” and was “raised from the dead by the powers of evil” after being poisoned and shot sounds improbable, and it is possible that Yussupov introduced the elements of supernatural evil to help justify the murder. Check out the rest of the Alexander Palace Time Machine for more great resources on Imperial Russia.

NEW! Rasputin Assassinated by British Secret Service: BBC Timewatch Documentary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/09_september/19/rasputin.shtml
According to this BBC press release, historian Andrew Cook has uncovered evidence that the British secret agent Oswald Rayner (mentioned in Chapter XXIV of Yussupov’s account) fired the bullet that killed Rasputin.

NEW! Russian Palace Revolution: Peter III Dethroned, Catherine II Ascends
http://www.prlib.ru/en-us/History/Pages/Item.aspx?itemid=478
In the summer of 1762, the future Catherine the Great and the Imperial Guards conspired to arrest Catherine’s husband, Emperor Peter III of Russia, and proclaim Catherine the reigning Empress (perhaps emulating Peter’s aunt Elizabeth, who also seized the throne with help from the guards). This article is part of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library’s “On This Day” series highlighting events in Russian history.

France

NEW!  The Napoleon Series: The Infernal Machine
http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/miscellaneous/c_infernal.html
This article from the Napoleon Series describes the event known as The Infernal Machine or Plot of the Rue Saint-Nicaise, which was an assassination attempt on Napoleon and his family that took place on Christmas Eve 1800 as the group traveled to the Paris Opera to attend the opening of Haydn’s “Creation.” The bomb was not detonated in time and missed Napoleon’s carriage. However, as many as fifty-two bystanders were killed and injured in the blast. Napoleon, his wife Josephine, and their party which contained Napoleon’s stepdaughter and sister continued on to the Opera and were greeted by applause.

NEW!  The Life of Napoleon: Chapitre 28: The Plot to Assassinate Napoleon:
http://www.napoleonicsociety.com/english/Life_Nap_Chap28.htm
Shortly after the failed assassination attempt known as the Infernal Machine, William Pitt and Comte d’Artois wasted no time helping to organize the next plot against Napoleon Bonaparte, the 1804 Royalist Plot to kidnap Napoleon, better known as the Cadoudal Plot. Chapter 28 from this resource on the Life of Napoleon details how the plot was foiled and led to the arrests of a large number of conspirators, including the Duke d’Enghien and Generals Jean Moreau and Jean Pichegru. Its leader and chief planner, Georges Cadoudal, was captured and executed after refusing to ask for a pardon, Pichegru is believed to have killed himself in prison, and Moreau was exiled.

NEW!  The d’Enghien Affair: Crime or Blunder?
http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/miscellaneous/c_enghien.html
This article from the Napoleon Series describes the ongoing debate as to the involvement of the Duke d’Enghien, the son of the Duke of Bourbon, in the infamous Cadoudal Plot. Although information given to Napoleon on the Duke’s involvement was later dismissed, the Duke was shot to death by firing squad just a few moments after the Military Commission sentenced him to death for high treason. Prior to his death, many had viewed d’Enghien as one of the more active young men of the counter-revolution, after he declared himself the eternal enemy of the Republic of France.

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NEW! Fascism

http://departments.kings.edu/history/20c/fascism.html

King’s College History Department’s detailed history on fascism, including the rise of fascism in Italy, Spain, Germany, and France. Also provided is information on dictators Benito Mussolini, Francisco Franco, Adolf Hitler, Emperor Hirohito, and Emperor Haile Selassie.

NEW! The Observer: How dictators fall

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/02/protests-how-dictators-fall

The Observer’s February 26, 2011 article on the civil war in Libya and the dynamics involved in the downfall of a dictator.

NEW! Obama on death of Moammar Gadhafi: “momentous day” for Libya. Transcript

http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2011/10/obama_on_death_of_moammar_gadh.html

Transcript of the October 20, 2011 speech by United States President Barak Obama after the announcement by the Libyan Government of the death of Muammar Gadhafi.

NEW! Soviet Dictatorship

http://chnm.gmu.edu/wwh/modules/lesson11/lesson11.php?s=0

A detailed introduction to the period of Joseph Stalin’s rule over the Soviet Union, including the emergence of the Stalinist System, control of the Communist Party, dictatorship of Stalin, enhanced police controls, forced modernization, and increased military power.

NEW! Establishing a Dictatorship: The Stabilization of Nazi Power

http://www.colby.edu/personal/r/rmscheck/GermanyE1.html

Professor Raffael Scheck’s virtual textbook on Germany and Europe, 1871-1945. This chapter focuses on the Third Reich and the established dictatorship of Adolf Hitler.

NEW! The Great Depression in Global Perspective

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=462

Digital History’s article on the Great Depression, a global phenomenon which affected not only America, but Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and South America.  Responses to The Great Depression, found throughout Germany, Italy, the Soviet Union, and Japan, included fascism, militarism, and totalitarian communism.

NEW! Egypt’s civil uprising against a dictatorship and ‘Castro’s Cuba’

http://cubanology.com/cubareport/2011/01/31/egypts-civil-uprising-against-a-dictatorship-and-castros-cuba/

Article on Egypt’s uprising against President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule and its effect on other dictatorships, including Fidel Castro’s Cuba.

NEW! Saddam Hussein, Defiant Dictator Who Ruled Iraq With Violence and Fear, Dies

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/30/world/middleeast/30saddam.html?pagewanted=all

The New York Times article from December 30, 2006 on the death of Saddam Hussein, after more than 30 years of tyrannical oppression. The article details Saddam Hussein’s hold on Iraq and questions how he remained in power despite intervention by the United States military.

NEW! Social Policy in Chávez’s Venezuela: A Radical Alternative or More of the Same?

http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/revista/articles/view/1101

This 2008 article from the Harvard Review of Latin America dissects the notion of social policy in Venezuela during three main periods; before Hugo Chavez’s rise to power, his early years in office, and his post 2002 rule.

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NEW!  Occupy Wall Street

http://occupywallst.org/

OccupyWallSt.org is a planning group formed as an information sharing resource for the ongoing protests happening on Wall Street. It is a group committed to doing technical support work for resistance movements.

NEW!  Occupy Protests Spread Around the World

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/15/world/occupy-goes-global/

CNN describes the Occupy protests on October 15, 2011, the global call for A Day of Action, as a backlash against the economy and corporate, financial, and political elite.

NEW!  Social Media gives Wall Street Protests a Global Reach

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/15/social-media-gives-wall-street-protests-a-global-reach/

This resource describes the role of social media in Occupy protests’ global spread.

NEW!  Take the Square

http://takethesquare.net/

On May 15, 2011 Spain started a similar movement denouncing political and economical instability by creating camps in the streets and squares of their cities. Take the Square provides information about its own protests in Spain that turned into a call for global change, as well as its support for the October 15, 2011 events in Occupy protests.

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NEW! Nobel Peace Prize 2011

http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2011/

This year’s prize has been split between three women “for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work”: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, current president of Liberia; Leymah Gbowee, organizer of Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace and Women in Peacebuilding Network, which helped end the Liberian civil war; and Tawakkul Karman, Yemeni journalist, human rights activist, and co-founder of Women Journalists Without Chains.

NEW! Nobel Women’s Initiative

http://nobelwomensinitiative.org/

In 2006, six female Nobel Peace Laureates founded this organization to support struggles for peace and women’s rights around the world.

NEW! PeaceJam

http://www.peacejam.org

Twelve Laureates inspire youth to become leaders working for peace, human rights, and health and sustenance for all. To date, over 600,000 young people have created nearly one million projects to help their communities with PeaceJam’s help.

NEW! The Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation

http://www.tutufoundationusa.org/

Desmond Tutu (Nobel Peace Laureate 1984) reaches out to young people with his own foundation as well as with PeaceJam, educating and engaging them in peace efforts and publicizing notable, effective projects.

NEW! Rigoberta Menchú Tum Foundation

http://www.frmt.org/en/

Rigoberta Menchú created this foundation after winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 to defend human rights, strengthen impoverished rural communities, and promote education, with a special focus on the needs of indigenous peoples.

M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence (find it on ipl2: http://ipl.org/IPL/Finding?Key=gandhi&collection=gen)

http://gandhiinstitute.org/

Although he never won the Nobel Peace Prize (despite being nominated five times), Mahatma Gandhi is one of the century’s best-known advocates of non-violence. This foundation, started by Gandhi’s grandson, works to educate people about non-violent conflict resolution, restorative justice, and sustainable living.

NEW! CeaseFire

http://ceasefirechicago.org/

Not all organizations promoting peace have won or been nominated for a Nobel – at least, not yet! CeaseFire, founded in Chicago and since expanded to other cities, works to stop gun violence.

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