Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text
National Science Digital Library
Resources for Educators
Two New Databases Added to National Science Digital Library Collection
+ MASSIVE: Math And Science Song Information, Viewable Everywhere
“MASSIVE is a searchable online database of over 1500 math and science songs.”
+ MicrobeLibrary
“The MicrobeLibrary is an online collection of peer-reviewed teaching resources for undergraduate microbiology education supported by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM).”
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Philanthropy–United States–Lists & Rankings
Source: Chronicle of Philanthropy
Biggest Grants Announced in 2005
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Language
Source: American Dialect Society
Truthiness Voted 2005 Word of the Year by American Dialect Society (PDF; 220 KB)
“In its 16th annual words of the year vote, the American Dialect Society voted truthiness as the word of the year. First heard on the Colbert Report, a satirical mock news show on the Comedy Channel, truthiness refers to the quality of stating concepts or facts one wishes or believes to be true, rather than concepts or facts known to be true. As Stephen Colbert put it, ‘I don’t trust books. They’re all fact, no heart.’ Word of the Year is interpreted in its broader sense as ‘vocabulary item’?not just words but phrases. The words or phrases do not have to be brand new, but they have to be newly prominent or notable in the past year, in the manner of Time magazine?s Person of the Year. The election is serious, based on members’ expertise in the study of words, but it is far from solemn.”
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Health Care–United States–Surveys
Source: Kaiser/Hewitt
Prospects for Retiree Health Benefits as Medicare Drug Coverage Begins Findings from the Kaiser/Hewitt 2005 Survey on Retiree Health Benefits
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Travel Industry–United States–Statistics
Source: BTS
New, Cruise Passenger Traffic Shows Continued Growth
“For the first nine months of 2005, cruise passenger traffic in North America was 4.5 percent above the same period in 2004, despite the impact of hurricanes on Gulf port cruises, according to third quarter statistics released by the U.S. Maritime Administration.”
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Academy Awards
Source: AMPAS
Just Released: Press Kit for the 78th Annual Academy Awards
“The 78th Academy Awards press kit contains information about the history and structure of the Academy, an explanation of the voting procedures, information about the producer and host of the telecast, approved artwork of the Oscar statuette and other general information.” It’s also available in Spanish.

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