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Suicide Survivors Support Groups

Suicide survivors support groups. MHAF facilitates several support groups. One is titled SOS Survivors of Suicide. As part of a marketing effort to publicize this group I’ve been looking at similar groups and related articles on the Web. Alliance of Hope The Alliance of Hope for Suicide Loss Survivors provides healing support for people coping with the […]

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Notes from VABF conference January 29 – 30

Lynn and I attended the Virginia Biological Farming, VABF.org,  conference at the 4-H Center at Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia.  The image below is taken at sunrise from the front door of our motel room. The motel, Westlake Waterfront Inn,  was located on a small peninsula into a finger of the lake. Many of the people […]

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Selected Items from the Scout Report, October 2, 2015

Some items from the current Scout Report. See all the items in this issue in  Scout Report of October 2, 2015. Encyclopedia Virginia ·http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org For educators teaching the history of the early United States and the history of Virginia, Encyclopedia Virginia is a cornucopia of primary sources, as well as commentaries, blog posts, and other information. […]

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Selected sites from Internet Scout Report, August 7, 2015.

The Internet Scout is an excellent, long standing publication on the Web. It has been published every Friday since 1994. Each week a number of sites are reviewed. The emphasis is often on sites that are appropriate for research. Here are a few from the August 7, 2015 report. The Webby Awards ·http://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2015/ The Internet is […]

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March Trip South

Starting March 9 and returning March 24 we took a trip from our home in Fredericksburg, Va to Savannah, GA (March 9-11) – stayed at a duplex using AirBnB. Nice place, away from tourist area but within walking distance of all attractions. Ate two dinners at Local 11 Ten. The first night Lynn had scallops […]

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Interesting Links from December 21, 2014 – Surveillance for prostate cancer, interesting answers to a variety of questions

These are my links from December 21, 2014. The first has to do with a recent study related to actions when one has low-risk prostate cancer. The others have to do with some interesting sites I found for interesting, informative answers to lots of different types of questions. ‘Surveillance’ may be safest for low-risk prostate cancer […]

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Yet another comparison of search tools

Because of my work on Searching and Researching I’m always interested in seeing a good comparison of search tools. I also know that it is no easy task to put this type of chart together. Best Search Tools Chart | Infopeople – Chart comparing features of various search engines search search engines chart reference

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100 Websites You Should Know and Use

This is from the TED Blog and seems pretty darn good. 100 Websites You Should Know and Use (updated!) | TED Blog – “In the spring of 2007, Julius Wiedemann, editor in charge at Taschen GmbH, gave a legendary TED University talk: an ultra-fast-moving ride through the “100 websites you should know and use.” Six […]

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Two interesting sites from the Scout Report

A photo editor and  a collection of ethics: http://www.fotor.com/ – From The Scout Report – “The universe of free online photo editors is vast and deep, and Fotor is one that seems to stand out amidst these contenders. As a program that works across many platforms, Fotor also allows visitors the opportunity to create photo […]

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Bug Guide!

Welcome to BugGuide.Net! – BugGuide.Net – “Using the best resources we have access to, we are creating a knowledgebase to help each other and the online community.” guide bugs insects

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