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"About the National Jukebox The Library of Congress presents the National Jukebox, which makes historical sound recordings available to the public free of charge. The Jukebox includes recordings from the extraordinary collections of the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation and other contributing libraries and archives."

"Disclaimer The FBI's Reading Room contains many files of public interest and historical value. In compliance with the National Archives Record Administration (NARA) requirements, some of these records are no longer in the physical possession of the FBI, eliminating the FBI's capability to re-review and/or re-process this material. Please note, that the information found in these files may no longer reflect the current beliefs, positions, opinions, or policies currently held by the FBI. The image quality contained within this site is subject to the condition of the original documents and original scanning efforts. These older files may contain processing procedures that are not compliant with current FOIA processing standards. All recently scanned images posted to the Reading Room adhere to the NARA 300 DPI standard. Therefore, we have provided the best representation of the files contained within the Reading Room for your viewing purposes."

"lets you create a virtual tour of just about anyplace on a map. You type in addresses or locations and easily create multiple "stops" that show the Google Street View snapshots of the area. You can also upload your own images. But that's not all. What really makes GeoTrio stand out is the ability to easily make an audio recording for each stop on the map."

Review finds thousands of papers detailing shameful acts were culled, while others were kept secret illegally

"The Head2Head interviews allow students to converse with historical characters: type a question, get a historically accurate reply! Each interview is accompanied by a worksheet and suggested lesson plans. Students can also print off a record of their interview at the end of the session. "

"Visual Discovery In Visual Discovery activities, students view, touch, interpret, and bring to life compelling images as they discover key social studies concepts. Seeing and interacting with an image in combination with reading and recording notes on the content helps students remember salient ideas."

"People of African and Asian origin have lived in Britain for at least two thousand years. But this aspect of our heritage has been largely forgotten. By presenting a selection of relevant records held by The National Archives and other sources, the Black Presence exhibition aims to reclaim some of this history and make it more widely known."

"To mark the 70th anniversary of the Munich agreement, the Telegraph unveiled a unique project to record Second World War memories. Here are some of the hundreds that have been sent in. "

Quality control Quality assurance (QA) guarantees that food meets a clear, consistent set of standards. At key stages in production there should be quality control checks so manufacturers are alerted to any problems. The results of these checks are recorded. Checks can be done by hand or by computer

Five Cool Things You Can Do With WeatherSpark 1. Get three local forecasts presented in graphs. Two when outside of the US. 2. Compare the weather in San Francisco vs New York. 3. View the global climate trends. And read the details. 4. Check out the monsoon in Mumbai, India. The rain is so dominant that it cools down the air for three months, creating a yearly temperature curve that actually dips in the summer. 5. See an average late July in Houston. The thunderstorms typically roll in around 4pm. ... or tweet your own suggestion! WeatherSpark is a new type of weather website, with interactive weather graphs that allow you to pan and zoom through the entire history of any weather station on earth. Get multiple forecasts for the current location, overlaid on records and averages to put it all in context"

"Our records cover the entire conflict from Churchill's desk downwards. Read the PM's signed orders and top level diplomacy with Roosevelt and Stalin alongside reports from all theatres of war and every aspect of the situation on the Home Front - from what was shown in the nation's cinemas to recipes for British kitchens."

Did the US Government authorise a 'kill'... evidence lies in a suspected memo