"Welcome to the Black Inventor Online Museum ™, a look at the great and often unrecognized leaders in the field of invention and innovation. For more than 300 years, black inventors have served as pioneers in the field of science and have made enormous impacts on society. As African Americans sought freedom and equality, many among them, scientists, educators and even slaves, developed the tools and processes that helped to shape the modern agricultural, industrial and technological landscape. While some are famous, many remain unknown, but their contributions have assured that their stories are not only about black history, but about world history"
"Do you like fiction and mathematics? Are you looking for a book or story that might be useful for the students in your math class? Are you interested in what our society thinks about mathematicians? Then you've come to the right place...
The Mathematical Fiction Homepage is my attempt to collect information about all significant references to mathematics in fiction. You can see the entire list (sorted by author, title or publication date). You can browse through the database to find your favorite genre, topic, motif or medium. If you've got more specific criteria in mind, try our search page. If you've been here before and just want to see what's been added recently, look at our listing of new/recently modified entries. "
"Here, you can:
» Learn what makes green schools better for students. » Learn about local, state and federal initiatives to promote and support green schools » Learn about LEED, the national benchmark for high-performance schools. » Find videos, research, case studies and other resources. » Read the most recent green schools news. » Get involved
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"If your habits resemble those of average Americans, you generate about 4.6 pounds of solid trash per day. This adds up to big trouble for the environment. Americans are generating waste products faster than nature can break them down and using up resources faster than they can be replaced.
How can we find ways to meet our current economic and social needs without compromising the ability of our children, and our children's children, to do the same? Our success will depend on understanding the difference between
* Sustainable practices: practices that provide ongoing economic and social benefits without degrading the environment.
* Unsustainable practices: "quick fixes" that fill an immediate need for resources. Over time, however, these practices deplete or damage natural resources so they cannot be used or enjoyed by future generations.
In this exhibit, you can find out how to improve next year's environmental record. You'll learn how waste is handled now and how some communities are doing it better. In the activities, you can test your knowledge about hazardous waste we generate in our homes and try to shrink a landfill. "
YoungBiz is all about the business of being young. As a teenager, there are tons of decisions you have to make every day -- decisions that can be as small as what cereal to have for breakfast to which college you want to attend. We're here to help you take those awesome decision-making skills you've developed and use them to make great financial and business decisions.
Whether you know it or not, you're already a biz and economic wiz. After all, you've gone shopping (probably a few times more than your parents might like), made product comparisons, and probably have performed a whole bunch of product testing. We want to show you how to make the most of those skills. How? Well, think about the last time you decided to buy new jeans:
"Communication is an effective tool for parents and guardians when helping their children avoid the dangers that exist on the Internet. NetSmartz provides on- and offline learning activities for parents to facilitate discussions with their children and teens about Internet safety. Visit "Parent FAQ" to learn more about how and why parents should use NetSmartz."
a thirteen part series of videos about classic works of world literature. Each video guides viewers through the themes and nuances of each work. The videos are accompanied by timelines and maps placing each work in its historical context. A text overview and short slideshow about each work is also provided by Invitation to World Literature.
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TRAC FBI Reports and Bulletins
Latest report: Selected criminal performance measures show areas of improvement
Older reports: Federal prosecutors decline to prosecute 87% of FBI international terrorism referrals in FY 2006 . . . Despite increased agency staffing, prosecutions dropping across-the-board . . . Graphs and tables reveal changes in staffing and enforcement priorities since 1986 . . . More FBI Reports. . .
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"About Earth Day Network
Earth Day Network was founded on the premise that all people, regardless of race, gender, income, or geography, have a moral right to a healthy, sustainable environment. Our mission is to broaden and diversify the environmental movement worldwide, and to mobilize it as the most effective vehicle for promoting a healthy, sustainable environment. We pursue our mission through a combination of education, public policy, and activism campaigns. Earth Day Network has a global reach with more than 20,000 partners and organizations in 190 countries. More than 1 billion people participate in Earth Day activities, making it the largest secular civic event in the wo"
"AdLit.org is a national multimedia project offering information and resources to the parents and educators of struggling adolescent readers and writers. AdLit.org is an educational initiative of WETA, the flagship public television and radio station in the nation's capital, and is funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York and by the Ann B. and Thomas L. Friedman Family Foundation."
Our knowledge of the many life-forms on Earth - of animals, plants, fungi, protists and bacteria - is scattered around the world in books, journals, databases, websites, specimen collections, and in the minds of people everywhere. Imagine what it would mean if this information could be gathered together and made available to everyone - anywhere - at a moment's notice.
This dream is becoming a reality through the Encyclopedia of Life.
Our Vision: Global access to knowledge about life on Earth.
Our Mission: To increase awareness and understanding of living nature through an Encyclopedia of Life that gathers, generates, and shares knowledge in an open, freely accessible and trusted digital resource.
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501c(3) organization founded in 1973 dedicated to educating the public and healthcare professionals about the causes, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases.
NFID carries out its mission by:
Educating the Public
Educating Healthcare Professionals
Supporting Research and Training in Infectious Diseases
Building Coalitions
Honoring Scientific and Public Health Achievement, Legislative Contributions, and Philanthropy in Infectious Diseases
