New Fiction
- First Impressions - Jude Deveraux
- The Bishop in the Old Neighborhood: A Blackie Ryan Story - Andrew M. Greeley
- Memories of my Melancholy Whores - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- Toxic Bachelors - Danielle Steel
- Murder at the Washington Tribune - Margaret Truman
New Non-Fiction
- The Year of Magical Thinking - Joan Didion
- The Lost Painting - Jonathan Harr
- Galatoire's Cookbook: Recipes and Family History from the Time-Honored New Orleans Restaurant - Melvin Rodrigue with Jyl Benson
- A Dash of Daring: Carmel Snow and her life in Fashion, Art, and Letters - Penelope Rowlands
- Between You and Me, a memoir - Mike Wallace
New Audios
- Black Echo - Michael Connelly (Tape)
- Conviction - Richard North Patterson
- Life Guard - James Patterson
- Mary Mary - James Patterson
- Shakespeare the Biography - Peter Ackroyd
- State of Fear - Michael Crichton
- True Believer - Nicholas Sparks
New DVD's
- Brideshead Revisited
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Down from the Mountain
- The Forgotten
- Mad Hot Ballroom
- March of the Penguins
- Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
- Songcatcher
BOOKLISTS
Every month in this spot we feature reading suggestions. These include historic fiction, science fiction, mysteries, and more. Many of these titles can be found in the Mid Hudson Library System.
Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction
Nonfiction in which the pacing, character development, writing style, etc. will please even someone who normally reads just fiction.
- 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
- Abraham by Bruce Feiler
- Absolutely American: Four Years at West Point by David Lipsky
- Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost At Sea by Steven Callahan -- Riveting story of a lone sailor surviving for 3 months in the Atlantic after his sailboat was capsized.
- The Adversary: A true story of monstrous deception by Emmanuel Carrere
- Alive by Piers Paul Read
- All Over But the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg
- All Your Fault: Adventures of the Hollywood Assistant by Bill Robinson
- Amazing Gracie: A Dog's Tale by Dan Dye
- Ambulance Girl: How I saved myself by becoming an EMT by Jane Stern
- Among The Thugs by Bill Buford, on English soccer fans
- Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
- As I Live and Breath: Notes of a Patient-Doctor by Jamie Weisman, M.D.
- Ava's Man by Rick Bragg
- Bad Land: An American Romance by Jonathan Raban, on the high hopes of farmer settlers in Montana; and their eventual surrender to the realities of the weather there.
- Ballad of Gussie and Clyde: a true story of true love by Aaron Latham
- Bean Blossom Dreams: A City Family's search for a Simple Country Life by Sallyann J. Murphey
- Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson
- Blind Eye: How the Medical Establishment Let a Doctor Get Away with Murder by James B. Stewart
- Blue Latitudes: boldly going where Captain Cook has gone before by Tony Horwitz
- Bounty: True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty by Caroline Alexander
- Boy: Tales Of Childhood by Roald Dahl
- Braving Home: Dispatches from the Underwater Town, the Lava-Side Inn, and Other Extreme Locales by Jake Halpern
- Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions by Ben Mezrich
- The Broke Diaries (diary of struggling financially while in college) by Angela Nissel
- Brunelleschi's Dome : How a Renaissance genius reinvented architecture by Ross King
- Castaway by Lucy Irvine -- She responds to an ad looking for a wife to settle with a ne'er-do-well on a tropical island in the South Pacific
- Cat from Hue (Vietnam war) by John Laurance
- The Cat Who Went To Paris and A Cat Abroad: The Further Adventures Of Norton by Peter Gethers -- Norton, a cat who travels first class in Gethers' pocket on European jaunts.
- Charlie Wilson's War (United States/ Afghanistan military history) by George Crile
- Cider With Rosie by Laurie Lee -- a boyhood in the west of England
- A Civil Action by Jonathan Harr
- Close to Shore: The terrifying shark attacks of 1916 by Michael Capuzzo
- Complications: a Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande
- The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945 by Michael Beschloss
- Cop World (portrayals of individual police officers) by James McClure
- The Cowboy and his Elephant: the Story of a Remarkable Friendship by Malcolm MacPherson
- The Cuckoo's Egg (computer espionage) by Clifford Stoll
- Deadly Feasts: Tracking The Secrets Of A Terrifying New Plague by Richard Rhodes
- Death at the Priory (Victorian crime) by James Ruddick
- Death Without Weeping: The Violence Of Everyday Life In Brazil by Nancy Scheper-Hughes
- The Demon In the Freezer (Smallpox) by Richard Preston
- Desert Wife by Hilda Faunce
- Devil in the White City: Murder, magic and madness at the fair that changed America by Erik Larson
- Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller
- Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp
- Driving Mr. Albert (pathologist who stole Einstein's brain) by Michael Paterniti
- Dry: a Memoir by Augusten Burroughs
- The Duke Of Deception: Memories Of My Father by Geoffrey Wolff
- The Emperor of Scent: a story of perfume, obsession, and the last mystery of the sense by Chandler Burr
- Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
- Enslaved by Ducks: How one man went from head of the household to the bottom of the pecking order by Bob Tarte
- The Exact Same Moon: Fifty Acres and a Poodle (farm life) by Jeanne Marie Laskas
- Farm: A Year In The Life Of An American Farmer by Richard Rhodes
- The Farm On The River Of Emeralds by Moritz Thomsen
- Flight of Passage (aviation) by Rinker Buck
- Flu (1918 pandemic) by Gina Kolata
- Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream by H. G. Bissinger -- About deadly serious high school football in a declining Texas city.
- Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel
- Geography Of The Heart by Fenton Johnson
- Germs (biological weapons) by Judith Miller
- Ghost Soldiers: The Forgotten Epic Story of World War II's Most Dramatic Mission by Hampton Sides
- A Girl Called Zippy by Haven Kimmel
- God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible by Adam Nicolson
- A Good Place to Live: America's Last Migration by Terry Pindell
- The Greatest Experiment Ever Performed on Women (estrogen) by Barbara Seaman
- Growing Up by Russell Baker
- Hacker Cracker: A Journey from the Mean Streets of Brooklyn to the Frontiers of Cyberspace by Ejovi Nuwere
- Hardball: A Season In The Projects by Daniel Coyle -- White collar volunteers develop and organize a Little League in the Chicago projects.
- Having Our Say : The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years by Sarah and A. Elizabeth Delany
- High Tide In Tucson: Essays From Now Or Never by Barbara Kingsolver
- A Hole In The World: An American Boyhood by Richard Rhodes
- Home Town (Northampton, Massachusetts) by Tracy Kidder
- Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon.
- The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
- House by Tracy Kidder
- How to Build a Tin Canoe: confessions of an old salt by Robb White
- I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- I Took A Lickin' And Kept On Tickin': And Now I Believe In Miracles by Lewis Grizzard
- I Want to Thank My Brain for Remembering Me by Jimmy Breslin
- An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America by Henry Wiencek
- In Cold Blood: A True Account Of A Multiple Murder And Its Consequences by Truman Capote
- In Harm's Way (WWII tragedy) by Doug Stanton
- In the Heart of the Sea (whaling ship) by Nathaniel Philbrick
- In the Kingdom of the Fairies : a memoir of a magical summer and a remarkable friendship by Susan Coyne
- In the Little World: A True Story of Dwarfs, Love, and Trouble by John Richardson
- In These Girls, Hope Is A Muscle by Madeline Blais -- About a girl's high school basketball team in Amherst, MA.
- In This Dark House by Louise Kehoe
- Into The Wild by John Krakauer -- The adventures of a hitchhiker through Alaska.
- Into Thin Air: A Personal Account Of The Mount Everest Disaster by JonKrakauer
- The Island of Lost Maps (map theft) by Miles Harvey
- It's Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong
- It Takes a Worried Man (wife with cancer) by Brendan Halpin
- John Adams by David McCullough
- The Killing Season: A Summer Inside an LAPD Homicide Division by Miles Corwin.
- Let's Roll! by Lisa Beamer
- The Liar's Club by Mary Karr
- Little League Confidential: One Coach's Completely Unauthorized Tale Of Survival by Bill Geist
- Living Poor:A Peace Corps Chronicle by Moritz Thomsen
- The Lobster Chronicles by Linda Greenlaw
- Longitudes and Attitudes (terrorism) by Thomas L. Friedman
- Longitude: The True Story Of A Lone Genius Who Solved The Greatest Scientific Problem Of His Time by Dava Sobel
- Lost at Sea: an American Tragedy by Patrick Dillon
- Lost In America by Sherwin Nuland
- Lucky Man by Michael J. Fox
- Mama Makes Up Her Mind: And Other Dangers Of Southern Living by Bailey White
- A Man Called Intrepid: The Secret War by William Stevenson
- The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat And Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
- Marilyn: Norma Jeane by Gloria Steinem
- Master of the Senate (Lyndon Johnson) by Robert A. Caro
- A Match To The Heart by Gretel Ehrlich -- riveting account of the author's 2nd experience as a lightning-strike survivor.
- The Maul and the Pear Tree (true crime) by P.D. James
- The Meaning of Everything (Oxford English Dictionary) by Simon Winchester
- Men To Match My Mountains: The Opening Of The Far West 1840-1900 by Irving Stone
- Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil: A Savannah Story by John Berendt
- Mindhunter: Inside The Fbi's Elite Serial Crime Unit by John Douglas
- Mountains Beyond Mountains (physician biography) by Tracy Kidder
- The Mummy Congress by Heather Pringle
- The Murder of Sir Edmond Godfrey (historic crime) by John Dickson Carr
- My Losing Season by Pat Conroy
- My Own Country: A Doctors Story Of A Town And Its People In The Age Of AIDS by Verghese, Abraham --
- My Posse Don't Do Homework (later editions are called Dangerous Minds) by LouAnne Johnson --Johnson, a former marine, takes on the California school system as an English teacher to kids at risk.
- Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat
- Nine Lives: From Stripper To Schoolteacher: My Year Long Odyssey In The Workplace by Lyn Snowden
- No Mercy: A Journey To The Heart Of The Congo by Redmond O Hanlon -- Manic stream of consciousness adventure saga of two professors in search of lowland gorillas.
- The Orchid Thief by Susan Orleans
- Once Upon a Town: The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen by Bob Greene
- On Writing by Stephen King
- Out Of Africa by Isak Dinesen
- Paris to the Moon (Paris) by Adam Gopnik
- The Perfect Storm: A True Story Of Men Against The Sea by Sebastian Junger
- The Poet and the Murderer (literary forgery) by Simon Worrall
- Population 485 (Volunteer fireman/EMT in rural Wisconsin) by Michael Perry
- Positively Fifth Street (about the world series of poker) by James McManus
- Postville: A Clash of a Culture in Heartland by Stephen Bloom
- Praying For Sheetrock: A Work Of Nonfiction by Melissa Greene -- civil rights come to a community ruled by a formerly benevolent dictatorial sheriff.
- Predators, Prey, & Other Kinfolk: Growing Up in Polygamy by Dorothy Allred Solomon
- The Prize Winner of Definace Ohio by Terry Ryan
- The Professor and the Madman (Oxford English Dictionary) by Simon Winchester
- Pure Cop by Connie Fletcher
- Rachel And Her Children: Homeless Families In America by Jonathan Kozol
- Rachel Calof (Jewish homesteader in Nebraska) by Rachel Calof
- Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls by Mary Pipher
- The Ride Together: A Brother and Sister's Memoir of Autism in the Family by Judy Karasik & Paul Karasik
- Riding the Bus with My Sister by Rachel Simon
- Roommates: My Grandfather's Story by Max Apple -- Apple takes his 96 year old grandfather to college with him.
- A Round-Heeled Woman by Jane Juska
- Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
- Sailor On Horseback: The Biography Of Jack London by Irving Stone
- Sailor to the End: The deadly Fire on the USS Forrestel by Gregory Freeman
- Sandy Koufax by Jane Leavy
- Save Karyn: One shopaholic's journey to debt and back by Karyn Bosnak.
- Seabiscuit (horse racing) byLaura Hillenbrand
- The Sexual Life of Catherine M. by Catherine Millet
- She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan
- Sleeping At The Starlite Motel: And Other Adventures On The Way Back Home by Bailey White
- Slow Motion by Dani Shapiro
- The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures by Ann Fadiman
- Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
- Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir
- Stuffed: Adventures of a Restaurant Family by Patricia Volk
- Tender at the Bone & Comfort Me with Apples both by Ruth Reichl
- There Are No Children Here by Alex Kotlowitz
- This Boy's Life: A Memoir by Tobias Wolff
- Too Close to the Falls by Catherine Gildine
- Toujours Provence by Peter Mayle
- Travels On My Elephant by Mark Shand -- Shand sets out on a walk one day: 800 miles across India with a half-starved elephant named Tara whom he rescues.
- Travels With A Hungry Bear: A Journey To The Russian Heartland by Mark Kramer
- Treasure Hunt : A New York Times Reporter Tracks The Quedlinburg Hoard by William H. Honan
- True Notebooks (teaching writing to juvenile delinquents) by Mark Salzman
- Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, And The Opening Of The American West by Stephen Ambrose
- Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer
- An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan by Jason Elliot
- A Venetian Affair (18th century love affair) by Andrea di Robilant
- Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia by Mary Hornbacher
- West With The Night by Beryl Markham
- Who Killed My Daughter?: A True Story Of A Mother s Search For Her Daughter s Murderer by Lois Duncan
- Wide As the Waters: The Story of the English Bible and the Revolution It Inspired by Benson Bobrick
- Word Freaks (high-level Scrabble players) by Stephen Fatsis
- A Year In Provence by Peter Mayle
- The Years Of Lyndon Johnson: The Path To Power by Robert Caro
- Young Men And Fire by Norman Maclean
Also try books by these authors:
- Ann Rule
- Alison Weir biographies
- Gerald Durrell
Compiled by the subscribers of the Fiction_L mailing list.
Can't decide on what to read? Visit midhudsonread for links to lists of titles that might attract your interest.
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AUTHOR! AUTHOR!
December 11, 2005, 2-5pm, at the Inn at Stone Ridge, Hasbrouck House
Join us for an all new afternoon Author! Author! at the Inn at Stone Ridge. Ten local authors will read from their works and over 21 authors will have their books available for sale and signing. Tickets are $12.00 per person and include author readings and fabulous complimentary hors d’oeuvres created by Sandi Zinaman, Old time music by Geoff Harden, Klezmer music by Henry Sapoznik, David Belden, Master of Ceremonies. A cash bar will be available. Also, don't miss our silent auction, we'll have a fabulous array of gifts for you to bid on, including The Catskills, a painting by Joseph Pentick, one evening accommodation for two at the Inn at Stone Ridge, a pair of David Urso earings, a decorative frame from Green Cottage, a salt glazed Pottery vase by Laura Kellar, an origional print by Daniel Green, a hair cut by Shapers of New Paltz, and many more.
The entertainment and reading schedule is as follows:
- 2:00 - music by Geoff Harden & friends
- 2:30 - Laura Shaine Cunningham (A Place in the Country)
- 2:45 - Henry Sapoznik (Klezmer)
- 3:00 - Nora Raleigh Baskin (Basketball or Something Like It)
- 3:15 - Erin Quinn (Pride & Politics)
- 3:30 - music, second set
- 4:00 - Barbara Bash (True Nature)
- 4:15 - Bruce Littlefield (Airstream Living)
- 4:30 - Melissa Holbrook Pierson
- 4:45 - David Belden (To Warm the Earth; NPR commentator) and Nina Shengold (Clearcut).
Other authors and musicians who plan to sign and sell their books and CDs include Matthew Cantello, Ferris Cook, Don Haynie & Sheryl Samuel, Dave Horowitz, Phillip Levine, Valerie Paradiz, Melissa Holbrook Pierson & Luc Sante, Nicole Quinn, William B. Rhoads, Brent Robison (Prima Materia), Gene Santoro, Joan Schweighardt (GreyCore Press), Christina Starobin, The Stillhouse Rounders, Pauline Uchmanowicz and Kim Wozencraft. It's a very impressive assemblage of talent, and should be a warm and lively event.
Click here to register online. For further information call the Library at 687-7023.
Medieval Reading Club
Dec. 14, 6pm in the Library Reference Room
The theme of the December meeting is biography, autobiography and prosopography. The discussion will revolve around readings about individuals and groups who lived between 500 and 1500.
Knitting Group
Saturdays, December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 10am-Noon
Our knitting group meets every Saturday in the Library's Reference room. All levels are welcome.
Library Roundtables
The library held its second roundtable of the season on November 29th, this one on the politics of food.
The lively discussion dealt with many food-related issues: health; famine; accessing the powers that determine what goes into food; how to stabilize poor countries; the role of agribusiness and mega corporations in the growing and production of food; individual cultures’ relationship to food and the very culture of food; educating Americans about food quality; the role of marketing; consistency of product; school lunches; and educating people (both adults and children) on how to cook healthfully.
Those who attended focused particularly on locally grown food and how to affect and improve on a variety of aspects of (Rondout) Valley grown food. Some of the participants shared interesting (and new) information, such as the role of a large chemical corporation in changing the very nature of rice in India and the impact of that change on the culture.
Other issues dealt with in previous roundtables included the Patriot Act and Intelligent design. We look forward to future roundtables and welcome new ideas for relevant topics.
It's Never To Early to Give the Gift of Reading
Poughkeepsie Journal 11.6.05 On the Shelves with James Cosgrove
This time of year is difficult for me as I am a notorious last-minute holiday shopper. My most memorable job after college was as a clerk in an independent bookstore. That Christmas was easy. When things were slow at work, I was able to shop and everyone got a book that year!
This year, hearing the in-store Muzak playing carols before Halloween reminded me that it was time to supply some holiday gift suggestions for this space. Let's make a list and check it twice.
For Dad
 Sports books or historical nonfiction usually engage Dad, but don't you agree that Michael Jordan has enough money and adulation to last a few lifetimes? That's one of the reasons I would recommend Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, by Doris Kearns Goodwin (Simon & Schuster). This Lincoln biography, which Goodwin spent 10 years researching, focuses on why the president selected his political foes to serve in his war cabinet. We get more than a glimpse of these rivals - Salmon P. Chase, William H. Seward, Edward Bates and Edwin Stanton - and learn what leadership skills Lincoln had to bring out the best in the brightest.
For Sis
 The holidays are always a tough time for vegetarians like Sis. In our traditional turkey or ham-laden sit-downs, the poor thing is left to feast on an assortment of boiled vegetables. Happy Holidays! Why not get her a book full of inventive recipes to share with the rest of us. Get her Vegetable Love: A Book for Cooks, by Barbara Kafka (Artisan). This hefty tome sports 750 recipes as well as a "Cook's Guide" full of helpful information on selection and food preparation. Not for the vegans in your family, some of the recipes contain meat, eggs and fish.
For Grandma or Grandpa
A MP3 player. Huh? Wha? That's right. You may associate this high-tech listening device with the MTV generation, but most library Web sites in the Journal's readership area now offer free, downloadable, unabridged audiobooks to library cardholders. As our eyes fade, many of us in this bracket are switching to large-print or audiobooks. Find a brand with lots of memory and good book-marking capability. (Sorry, iPods are not compatible with this program yet.)
For Brother
 Once he calms down after seeing Gran receive a MP3 player, your brother will soon forget his envy as he becomes engrossed in Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary: Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning Of (Villard). He'll soon be sharing with family and friends the entries found in this compendium of surprising definitions. Humor books as a category always go over well with Brother. Foxworthy has his shtick down to a science and some of the entries are rather clever.
For Mom
 Always your toughest audience because it's so hard to know if you scored (Mom will love you no matter how wrong you are in your gift selection). I steer clear of cookbooks, which to me is like saying, "here ya go, get to work." I would suggest giving her a novel that says "put your feet up." Get her what will be the holiday season's hottest mystery, Mary, Mary, by James Patterson (Little, Brown). This follow-up to Patterson's London Bridges again tracks the footsteps of FBI agent Alex Cross. This time, he's after a serial killer preying on Hollywood stars.
For the Little Ones
 With children's books it's often the art that is more affecting than the words, and that is the case with When The Library Lights Go Out, by Megan McDonald (Atheneum) for ages 3 to 6. Illustrator Katherine Tillotson creates a world of wonder and then reassurance for the toys that come alive one night when the library is closed. This wonderful bedtime story has a special place in the heart of librarians who try to keep the library as magical as possible for the little ones who visit us.
James Cosgrove is the director of the Marlboro Free Library, a public library serving the citizens of the Marlboro Central School District. He is the chair of the Mid-Hudson Library System's Central Library/Collection Development Advisory Committee, and serves on the Southeastern New York Library Resource Council's Regional Interlibrary Loan Committee.
Can't decide on what to read? Visit midhudsonread for links to lists of titles that might attract your interest.
RECIPE OF THE MONTH
Boursin Type Cheese Spread
- 1 clove Garlic, mashed
- 8 oz. Cream Cheese, softened
- 4 oz. Butter, softened
- 1/4 tsp Pepper
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp. Oregano
- 1/4 tsp. Thyme
- 1/4 tsp. Basil
- 1/4 tsp. Marjoram
- 1/4 tsp. Dill
Beat thoroughly and chill for 24 hours before serving
From Taster's Choice, by The Stone Ridge Library Cookbook Committee. Recipe by Marge Hasbrouck
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GREAT WEBSITES!
A searchable archive of the full texts of books scanned from publishers and libraries. The site includes a discussion of what portions of materials are available for books that may still be under copyright protection: "you'll only see snippets of text directly around your search term. This snippet view is designed to help users ... make a decision about whether to go find a physical copy of the book." Google Print
This article offers ideas for taking photos of tree lights, candles, holiday lights on buildings, and other indoor and outdoor lit subjects. Includes tips for both film and digital photography, and examples of photographs of holiday lights. From a photography school. Lights
The goal of this website is to show that "the personal, creative side of the web is diverse and ageless" by collecting examples of blogs maintained by people of all ages. Browse the links to the blogs by era of birth (from the 1920s to the present), month of birthday, or specific year of birth. While not scientific in approach, this personal project nevertheless shows examples of blogs written by people of all ages. Ageless
This FAQ about avian influenza (bird flu) focuses on topics related to birding and feeding birds. Also discusses issues such as whether pet birds can contract avian influenza, whether it is safe to eat poultry and eggs, and what to do if you find a sick bird. Includes links to related resources. Avian Flu
This National Public Radio (NPR) column focuses on seasonal cooking and entertaining. The website features commentaries on food and recipes for dishes such as pear tartlets, black bean pumpkin soup, root vegetable cassoulet, roasted chicken, kalbi (Korean barbecue short ribs), ceviche, honeysuckle sorbet, and lavender martinis. Window
A collection of material providing a "technical review of global climate variations and their global impacts on seasonal and annual time scales." Includes topics such as north Atlantic hurricane seasons (NOAA forecasted "a 95% to 100% chance of an above-normal 2005 Atlantic hurricane season," in August 2005), West and Midwest flooding, and heat and dryness in Europe. Also includes seasonal monitoring information. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Assessment
"In October the CPC [Climate Prediction Center] posts the Winter Outlook, which reviews climate influences on the upcoming winter season and the likely weather impacts on various regions of the United States." Also includes a link to information about climate factors helping to shape anticipated winter weather, such as the North Atlantic Oscillation, or NAO, and the Madden-Julian Oscillation, or MJO. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Outlook
Listings of "results for entertainment awards shows. The database features information for more than 100 U.S., Canadian and British shows dating to 1916. ... There are also television ratings and Top 40 singles through the years as well as comparisons of award results by categories." Includes results for major awards (such as the Academy, Emmy, and Golden Globe awards) and smaller awards, competitions, and festivals. From the Los Angeles Times. PastWinners
This website contains background information and alerts about Internet scams and fraud, covering topics such as identity theft, hacking, phishing, spam, spyware, job scams, Ponzi and pyramid schemes, online auctions, sweepstakes and lotteries, and counterfeit payments. Includes a FAQ, victims' stories, a fraud risk test, and links to places to file a complaint about online fraud. A joint project of federal law enforcement agencies and industry partners. TooGood
This program looks at animal rescue efforts in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. The website provides photos from the rescue efforts, profiles of some of the rescuers, an "ask-a-rescuer" feature, information about psychological and physical effects on animals, suggestions for ways to help the rescued pets, and related resources. From Nature, a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program. AnimalRescue
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