Welcome to My Search Portal!
When I first started this site, it was intended primarily for my own use. I wanted a single location
for all of my favorite Internet resources, that would be easily accessible from any computer.
Since then, I have added a ton of extra stuff in order to make it useful for others.
I hope you’ll find it of value.
-- JD
Aesop
[16 May 2008 at 12:00am]
 We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
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James Madison
[15 May 2008 at 12:00am]
 Democracy is the most vile form of government...democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention: have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property: and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths.
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Victor Hugo
[14 May 2008 at 12:00am]
 A compliment is like a kiss through a veil.
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disfavor
[16 May 2008 at 12:00am]
DEFINITION: (verb) Put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm.
SYNONYMS: disadvantage.
USAGE: These laws clearly disfavor the underprivileged and poor because they do not address the problem of child labor.
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bridgehead
[15 May 2008 at 12:00am]
DEFINITION: (noun) A forward position seized by advancing troops in enemy territory as a foothold for further advance.
SYNONYMS: foothold.
USAGE: The soldiers made a brave attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines.
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haply
[14 May 2008 at 12:00am]
DEFINITION: (adverb) By accident.
SYNONYMS: by chance, by luck.
USAGE: Her true feelings were betrayed by a word haply spoken and immediately regretted.
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Featured Government Sites
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Education
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by
the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, produces the world’s
premier database of journal and non-journal education literature. The ERIC online system provides the
public with a centralized ERIC Web site for searching the ERIC bibliographic database of more than 1.1
million citations going back to 1966. More than 107,000 full-text non-journal documents (issued 1993-2004),
previously available through fee-based services only, are now available for free. ERIC is moving forward
with its modernization program, and has begun adding materials to the database.
Literacy
The National Institute for Literacy’s activities to strengthen
literacy across the lifespan are authorized by the U.S. Congress under two laws, the Adult Education
and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) in the Workforce Investment Act and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).
The AEFLA directs the Institute to provide national leadership regarding literacy, coordinate literacy
services and policy, and serve as a national resource for adult education and literacy programs. The
NCLB law directs the Institute to disseminate information on scientifically based reading research
pertaining to children, youth, and adults as well as information about development and implementation
of classroom reading programs based on the research.
Volunteering
AmeriCorps is a network of local, state, and national
service programs that connects more than 70,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet our country’s
critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment. AmeriCorps members serve with more
than 3,000 nonprofits, public agencies, and faith-based and community organizations. Since 1994, more than
400,000 men and women have provided needed assistance to millions of Americans across the nation through their
AmeriCorps service.
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Featured Non-profit Sites
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Adult Literacy
ProLiteracy Worldwide is a nonprofit international literacy
organization based in Syracuse, NY, that was formed by the 2002 merger of Laubach Literacy International
and Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc. ProLiteracy Worldwide is now the oldest and largest nongovernmental
literacy organization in the world and pursues a mission of sponsoring educational programs that help adults
and their families acquire the literacy practices and skills they need to function more effectively in their
daily lives.
Child Literacy
Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. prepares and motivates children to read by
delivering free books and literacy resources to those children and families who need them most.
Founded in 1966, RIF is the oldest and largest children’s and family nonprofit literacy organization
in the United States. RIF’s highest priority is reaching underserved children from birth to age 8. Through
community volunteers in every state and U.S. territory, RIF provides 4.5 million children with 16 million
new, free books and literacy resources each year.
All RIF programs combine three essential elements to foster children’s literacy: reading motivation,
family and community involvement, and the excitement of choosing free books to keep.
Family Literacy
The National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) was established in 1989
with a grant from the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust. Founded by current president Sharon Darling,
NCFL began with a simple but ambitious mission: To help parents and children achieve their greatest potential
together through quality literacy programs.
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Friday
May 16, 2008
Week: 20 • Day: 137
10:59:10 PM CDT
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Imagine by John Lennon
Imagine there’s no heaven,
It’s easy if you try,
No hell below us,
Above us only sky,
Imagine all the people
living for today...
Imagine there’s no countries,
It isn’t hard to do,
Nothing to kill or die for,
No religion too,
Imagine all the people
living life in peace...
Imagine no possesions,
I wonder if you can,
No need for greed or hunger,
A brotherhood of man,
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...
You may say I’m a dreamer,
but I’m not the only one,
I hope some day you’ll join us,
And the world will live as one.
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If you can help others, do it, but if you cannot,
restrain yourself and at least do not harm anyone.
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