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Earthquakes--California--Handbooks
Source: USGS
Before The Next Big Earthquake: New Handbook Offers Vital Tips To Bay Region Residents
"A useful and perhaps life-saving new handbook is being released by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country--Your Handbook for the Bay Region is a practical, informative guide for Bay Area residents on earthquake preparedness. Hurricane Katrina's disastrous aftermath serves as a stark reminder that natural hazards can strike suddenly, putting millions of Americans in harm's way and that preparedness is key to survival. The handbook describes the likely impacts of future earthquakes in the Bay Area and gives seven important steps people should follow to prepare for, survive and recover from future earthquakes." Highlights ||| Direct to Full Text
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Hurricane Katrina--Geospatial Resources
Source: USGS USGS Releases Hurricane Katrina Geospatial Clearinghouse
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Ready Reference
Source: Answers.com Answers.com Adds New Content
New reference content about: Poker -- poker rules and terms First Names -- first names and their origins
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Water
Source: EPA
Two New "Water" Documents
+ Bottled Water Basics (7 pages; PDF)
+ Filtration Facts (7 pages; PDF)
-- Jewish Music--United States--Archive
Source: Lowell Milken/Milken Family Foundation Milken Archive of American Jewish Music
"A musical adventure of historic proportions, the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music is an international undertaking to record, preserve and distribute a vast cross-section, comprising hundreds of outstanding pieces of American Jewish music from the past 350 years. While secular music by American Jewish composers such as Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Kurt Weill and Leonard Bernstein is widely available, the Milken Archive's focus on the rich body of music specifically related to the American Jewish experience, both sacred and secular, is unprecedented.... In addition to its recording program, the Milken Archive has videotaped more than 100 oral histories of composers, conductors and performers; is commissioning a comprehensive history of American Jewish music; and is assembling an extensive collection of memorabilia. When completed, the Milken Archive will comprise the largest collection of American Jewish music ever recorded." Includes:
+ Feature articles
+ Glossary
+ Annotated links
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