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03 Nov 2009 20:41
RSPB: the state of the UK's birds
http://www.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/science/sotukb/index.asp
This page of the RSPB website offers access to a series of annual reports entitled The State of the UK's Birds. Each report, from 2002 to the present, is available to download as a PDF document. The series aims to summarise the fortunes of bird populations in the UK over a particular year. Added: 2009-11-03
Danish politicians : the MP archive 1849-1968
http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=1972
This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the 'Danish Politicians : the MP Archive, 1849-1968' dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). Analysis of the recruitment process and of the social and cultural background of the Danish legislative elite from 1849 to 1968. The data is available to order from the HDS. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions. Added: 2009-11-03
LSE Library photostream: Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lselibrary
LSE Library (also known as the British Library of Political & Economic Science) is the Library of the London School of Economics and Political Science and one of the largest libraries in the world devoted to the economic and social sciences. This is its free access photostream which is made available on the Internet via Flickr. It offers free access to 100s of photographs from the LSE archives. These include images of the LSE founders, famous LSE staff, students and guest visitors. The latter include many heads of state and famous guest lecturers at the LSE from the 1930s onwards. Special collections include political posters and a fascinating collection of images from the history of the Library collection. Copyright information is displayed on the website. Added: 2009-11-03
GetSETWomen blog
http://www.ukrc4setwomen.org/html/women-and-girls/getsetwomen-blog/
The GetSETWomen Blog is comprised of one-off posts from members of the UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology GetSETWomen network discussing their work and their career paths into science, engineering and technology. Added: 2009-11-03
Fürer-Haimendorf collection
http://digital.info.soas.ac.uk/cgi/c/Furer-Haimendorf/Fürer-Haimendorf%20Collect
This site forms part of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) digital archive collection. It provides free access to an online library of more than 10,000 images relating to the work of a professor of anthropology at SOAS, Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf (1909-1995), who studied tribal cultures in South Asia and the Himalayas from the 1930s to the 1980s. They include rare photographs of the textiles and jewellery of the Nagas, Sherpas and the shamans and rituals of the Apatani tribe. The site also includes biographical information about professor Fürer-Haimendorf, background information on the region, plus bibliographies to guide further research. It is possible to search the site by keyword or to browse by ethnic group. Copyright information is displayed on the website. Added: 2009-11-03
Cosmic Log
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/
Cosmic log is a blog of "Quantum fluctuations in space, science, exploration and other cosmic fields... served up regularly by MSNBC.com science editor Alan Boyle since 2002." Posts focus on space sciences, together with collections of links to recent science news stories. Added: 2009-11-03
CESRAN
http://cesran.org/
The Centre for Strategic Research and Analysis (CESRAN) is an independent Internet think tank founded by doctoral research students. It aims to bridge the gap between students of international relations and practitioners of international politics. Topics covered are wide ranging including geopolitics, international relations, regional security, security studies. The site includes news stories, conference information and country profiles. It also offers information about the Journal of Global Analysis, ISSN 2041-1944 which is published biannually and contains research articles and reviews. However, access to the full text is for subscribers only. Added: 2009-11-03
DAMOCLES : Understanding climate change in the Arctic
http://www.damocles-eu.org/
DAMOCLES (Developing Arctic Modeling and Observing Capabilities for Long-term Environmental Studies) is an integrated ice-atmosphere-ocean monitoring and forecasting system designed for observing, understanding and quantifying climate changes in the Arctic which is financed by the European Union in the 6th Framework programme. The DAMOCLES consortium comprises 48 institutions from 13 countries. DAMOCLES is specifically concerned with the potential for a significantly reduced sea ice cover, and the impacts this might have on the environment and on human activities, both regionally and globally. This website provides details about the project, including project news, research work packages, a list of publications, links to educational websites relating to the Polar regions, links to Internet news items relating to climate issues in the Arctic, and DAMOCLES data. Added: 2009-11-03
Suffragettes: BBC Archive
http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/suffragettes/index.shtml
This site provides free access to a collection of online archive films and recordings relating to the history of women's struggle to achieve the vote in the UK. They include radio broadcasts and interviews with suffragettes containing personal accounts and oral histories of events leading to the 1918 Representation of the People Act and the election of the first woman MP. Copyright and technical information is displayed on the website. Added: 2009-11-03
Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS)
http://www.esa.int/esaLP/LPsmos.html
This is the technical website for the European Space Agency (ESA) Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission, launched on 2 November 2009 with a minimum three year duration. SMOS is using an interferometric radiometer to measure microwave radiation emitted from Earth's surface within the L-band (1.4 GHz) in order to determine soil moisture over the Earth's landmasses and salinity over the oceans. This mission website includes a science overview, scientific objectives, details of the mission and of the data products that will be provided, publications and links to related websites. Added: 2009-11-03
Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS)
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/smos/
The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission will be ESA's second Earth Explorer in orbit. Launched on 2 November 2009, with a minimum three year duration, SMOS will make global observations of soil moisture over land and of sea-surface salinity over the oceans to improve our understanding of the water cycle. Data from SMOS will be important for weather and climate modelling, water resource management, and agriculture, and will also contribute to the forecasting of hazardous events such as floods. This website from the European Space Agency (ESA) provides information about the mission, the satellite and the launch, together with a brief description of the underlying science. An image gallery, videos, animations and online resources are also provided. Added: 2009-11-03
International Election Observation Mission, Presidential and Provincial Council Elections Afghanistan 2009
http://democracyinternational.com/afghanistan/
This site is maintained by Democracy International to provide coverage of its monitoring of elections in Afghanistan in 2009. This mission was part funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The website provides information on the aims, methodology and findings of the mission. It includes press releases, election observation materials, and other full text reports assessing the sate of democracy in the region. It includes coverage of the disputed results. Added: 2009-11-03
Elections: RFI reports from Afghanistan
http://www.rfi.fr/actuen/pages/001/page_54.asp
This site was created by Radio France International to provide coverage of the 2009 presidential elections in Afghanistan. It provides free access to news stories, analysis and programmes from RFI. These include interviews with candidates and discussion of the controversy concerning the results. Some materials are offered in French only. Technical and copyright information is on the website. Added: 2009-11-03
Social Security Appeals Tribunal
http://www.ssat.gov.au/iNet/ssat.nsf/start/pub
Official website of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal (SSAT) of Australia the statutory body which reviews decisions made by Centrelink (social and health related services) and the Child Support Agency. The site provides background information on the history and role of the Tribunal and explains the jurisdiction and powers of the SSAT. There is guidance on how to appeal and relevant forms can be downloaded from the site. SSAT annual reports and a page of related web links are also made available. Added: 2009-11-03
Agronomic crops network
http://agcrops.osu.edu/
The Agronomic Crops Network based at Ohio State University provides a wide range of learning and practical information resources on soil science, agronomy, plant pathology, entomology, agricultural engineering and weed science. Whilst these are primarily aimed at Ohio's agronomic crop industry, the fact sheets, research publications and reviews have a wider potential use, and are validated by the university's academic and research personnel. The website gives access to full text of publications, including crop performance trials, pesticide and fungicide treatment trials and organic crop performance. The site also contains a large library of images of crop pests and diseases, and the latest issues of the Crop Observation and Recommendation Newsletter (CORN). Added: 2009-11-03
National Legal Aid
http://www.nla.aust.net.au/
Website of National Legal Aid (NLA) the organisation representing the state Legal Aid Commissions in Australia. The stated aim of the NLA is to promote leadership and management of a national system of legal aid through the coordinated efforts of Commissions by sharing resources, knowledge and systems which enhance best practice and value for money in the delivery of legal aid to clients across eight States and Territories. The independent Legal Aid Commissions provide access to legal information, advice and representation for people in their states or territories who are unable to afford the services of a private lawyer. The NLA site gives access to contact details and websites of each of the Legal Aid Commissions. There are policy papers, best practice guidelines and NLA submissions to government on legal aid issues along with a copy of the strategic plan. Added: 2009-11-03
Dr. Abdullah Abdullah's campaign website
http://www.drabdullah.af/
This is the official website for Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, the opposition candidate in the 2009 Afghan presidential elections. It includes access to a biography, the full text of his manifesto and press releases from the election campaigns. Also available are audio and video films of key speeches during the campaigns. These include his reactions to the disputed 2009 presidential election results and his withdrawal from the campaign, plus comments on the state of democracy in Afghanistan. Added: 2009-11-03
Australian Human Rights Centre (on AustLII)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/ahric/
This section of the AustLII (Australasian Legal Information Institute) website provides information about the Australian Human Rights Centre (AHRCentre) an inter-disciplinary research and teaching institute based in the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). The Centre is engaged in research and teaching on Australian and international human rights law and publishes the Australian Journal of Human Rights and the Human Rights Defender. Full text online copies of the Australian Journal of Human Rights can be downloaded in HTML back to 1994 (the first issue) and selected issues from 1994 to 2003 of the Human Rights Defender are also made freely available on this site. Further information on the Australian Human Rights Centre can be found on the official website hosted by the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Added: 2009-11-03
How the Afghan election Was rigged
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1929210,00.html
This site provides free access to a short article by Peter Galbraith which was published in TIME on October 19th, 2009. It provides some discussion of the controversy surrounding the disputed 2009 Afghan elections. It includes photographs. Added: 2009-11-03
National Offender Management Information System
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmselect/cmpubacc/510/510.pdf
This site provides free access to the full text of the report by the Public Accounts committee which was published as HC 501 session 2008-9 in November 2009. The report discusses issued relating to the implementation of an IT system NOMIS National Offender Management Information System by UK government departments. It highlights issues relating to poor project management of IT implementation. Added: 2009-11-03
GAMMA
http://gamma.cs.unc.edu/
The website of the GAMMA research group at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) provides detailed information about its research interests, including (as at November 2009) collision detection and proximity queries, motion and path planning, crowd and multi-agent simulations, sound synthesis and propagation, haptics and interactive applications, interactive ray tracing, physically-based modelling and animation, general-purpose computations using graphics processors (GPGP), geometric and solid modelling, and walkthrough of massive models. Project descriptions are accompanied by papers, videos and software. Added: 2009-11-03
Computational methods in applied mathematics (CMAM)
http://www.cmam.info/
The journal "Computational Methods in Applied Mathematics" (CMAM) publishes original research articles on numerical methods and their applications to science and engineering. Subject areas include initial and boundary value problems for ordinary and partial differential equations, and integral equations appearing in applied mathematics and mathematical physics. The journal includes theoretical contributions, numerical algorithms and computer simulations. This website provides contents lists, and full text papers available as zipped PDF or Postscript files. Print subscriptions are available. Added: 2009-11-03
WHO podcast
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/multimedia/podcasts/en/
The World Health Organization (WHO) podcast provides public health information and related news from around the world. Episodes are archived from 2007 and information is provided on how to listen and subscribe to the WHO podcast. There are currently (November 2009) more than 80 podcasts available. Added: 2009-11-03
World Health Organization : oral health
http://www.who.int/oral_health/en/
This is the World Health Organization (WHO) oral health programme and project page. This comprehensive resource provides information on priority action areas, documents and publications, conference products and meeting reports, strategies for oral disease prevention and health promotion, and WHO policy on oral health. Video clips are available and there are links to websites of some of the main partners of the WHO Oral Health Programme. Added: 2009-11-03
Rio : 2016
http://www.rio2016.org.br/en/Default.aspx
This is the official website for the Rio 2016 Olympic Summer Games. The site contains the latest news and will be updated on a regular basis. Information is included about the city of Rio, there is a separate section for the press and there is a gallery of photographs. It is also possible to register for email alerts. Added: 2009-11-03
RasMol and OpenRasMol
http://rasmol.org/
RasMol is a program for molecular graphics visualisation originally developed by Roger Sayle. Maintenance of RasMol, much of the development, and integration of modifications provided by the community is undertaken at the ARCiB laboratory at Dowling College. This website is provided courtesy of Bernstein + Sons for the convenience of users of RasMol and developers of open source versions of RasMol. It provides the software and manuals, a Windows installer, frequently asked questions and a version history. Added: 2009-11-03
Cheat sheets for developers
http://devcheatsheet.com/
This website provides a directory of cheat sheets and quick reference cards for developers. They provide a reference to help students remember the syntax for a new programming language or the shortcuts for a new application related to software development.
Areas covered include programming and scripting languages, markup languages, operating systems, databases, text editors, and servers. Added: 2009-11-03
Stephen King
www.stephenking.com
The online resource 'Stephen King' is a comprehensive fan site dedicated to the life and work of this popular American writer, author of horror, science fiction and fantasy books. Among King's best known titles are Carrie (1974), The Shining (1977), Misery (1987), Dolores Clairborne (1993) and The Green Mile series (1996). Apart from numerous nominations, the author is the recipient of many international literary awards, such as, to name just a few, the Canadian Booksellers Association Award for Lifetime Achievement (2007), British Fantasy Society Award For Outstanding Contribution to the Genre (1981), Horror Writers Association Best Novel Award for 'Misery' (1987). This website provides biographical information (The Author), an extensive bibliography of King's works, literary and other (The Library), and news about publications and promotional events (News) as well as the author's public appearances (The Author). There is also an interesting section 'The Dark Tower', dedicated to this particular book series. 'Dark Tower' pages provide synopses, illustrations, and a glossary of words used in the stories. Another section, 'The Office', takes King's fans on a tour around a virtual office which reproduces the writer's actual work place. This page is still under construction (November 2009). The resource 'Stephen King' also includes links to online resources for artists, such as the website for the Haven Foundation that supports free lance artists. As a source of bibliographic material, 'Stephen King' website will be of use to students of contemporary and horror or science fiction literature. Broadly informative and abundant in trivia, it will be also interesting to all enthusiasts of King's literary worlds. Added: 2009-11-03
Intellectual muscle
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/intellectual-muscle/the-talks/article1312702/
Vancouver 2010, The Globe and Mail, and the University of British Columbia in collaboration with universities across Canada, are partners on this project, which invites the public to comment on podcasts by that have been submitted to the site by some of Canada's leading academics on topics related to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Topics include politics, sustainability, ethics and leadership. Added: 2009-11-03
Ireland's National Development Plan (NDP), 2007-2013 : Transforming Ireland
http://www.ndp.ie/docs/NDP_Homepage/1131.htm
The National Development Plan (NDP) sets out a roadmap for Ireland's future. It "represents another major milestone in building a prosperous Ireland for all the people, characterised by sustainable economic growth, greater social inclusion and balanced regional development." The Plan's website hosts a wealth of detail, including a complete version of the Plan itself (in PDF format), an executive summary, links to a range of related documents and details of projects approved under the NDP. Added: 2009-11-03
Complexity and Artificial Life Research Concept for Self-Organizing Systems (CALResCo)
http://www.calresco.org/
CALResCo is a "non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting the wider aspects of the Complex System sciences by education, synthesis and by the integration of the theories into the mainstream viewpoints of arts, philosophy and science." The CALResCo website provides a portal to complex systems including basic concepts, an introduction to complex systems, a glossary, a gallery of fractals and other images, full text papers, frequently asked questions, tutorials, software, applications of complexity methods to academic and business fields, and links to related websites. Added: 2009-11-03
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