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I want to call your attention to the Enduring Freedom Killed In Action Fund, established to support families in which a parent has been killed in Afghanistan or Iraq. I found out about it through direct mail, but what caught my attention was an endorsement from retired General Tommy Franks. From their site:
Netflix Does RSS Right
Netflix has a number of RSS feeds, including three personalized feeds for the Queue, Most Recent Rental Activity, and Recommendations.
Despair.com, creators of 'demotivators,' has its holiday stuff available. How about a mug that says:
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for your co-workers?
Every year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) produces its annual complete crime report for the United States, and the report for 2003 was recently made available in a variety of formats on the agency's website. While the report is a bit overwhelming (it is 516 pages in length), novice users may want to start by looking at page v, which explains how to read and understand the numbers contained within the report. Section II contains details on all offenses reported, including violent crime, property crime, and hate crime. In brief, the report reveals that violent crime in the United States dropped three percent last year, and that 62 percent of last year's murders have been solved to date. It is also worth noting that during the past 10 years, total violent crime in the U.S. has dropped 25 percent. A number of separate tables are available in the Excel format, including "Murder Victims by Age, by Weapon" and "Arrests by State".
[Via Scout Report]
Science and Math Songs Galore
The MASSIVE database contains information on over 1700 science and math songs. Some of these songs are suitable for 2nd graders; others might only appeal to tenured professors. Some songs have been professionally recorded; others haven't. Some are quite silly; others are downright serious.
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The U.S. Geological Survey has a web-cam surveilling Mount St. Helens---VolcanoCam!
