Weekend update: Other things found this week:
I should note that, as I posted last week, I spent time reading and reviewing the Knightfall book reviewed in yesterday's post because I was sent a review copy by the publisher. It's becoming more common for publishers to contact bloggers for review, and a good move, I think. So I thought it important that I take the time to discuss the book. (Not to mention it was one I wanted to read, anyway. Now I need to find The Vanishing Newspaper...)

The links....

Reference:

Links to women's resources: good links from American Library Assn.

National Hurricane Outlook, 2005 from NOAA.

The 30 Years War: chronology of the anti-gay rights movement from Southern Poverty Law Center.

Dropout rates in the South from the Civil Rights Project at Harvard, shows alarmingly high rates, especially among black men, and Florida's rates some of the lowest.

Here's someone who's designed a database of cheap gas stations on Google Maps.

Histories of Mediterranean Foods from food historian Clifford A. Wright.

Familiar Birds: life histories of famillar North American birds.

France en Amerique: Library of Congress exhibit on French influence/history in the U.S.

Archipedia

An interactive architectual encyclopedia.

ECHO , at George Mason U., is a guide to history collections online as well as a source for history tools. Also includes a science research news center.
Business:

75 years of supermarkets: a timeline.

100 major housing markets in 2005: from Money. Miami/Ft Lauderdale -- right up there.

Hurricane and Windstorm Deductibles: state-by-state comparisons from Insurance Information Institute.

NAM Blog: this is sort of fascinating, a blog from the National Assn of Manufacturers.
Tools:

Search engine Gigablast now has 2 billion sites indexed. They also have a cool Web Directory with good relevant results. Here's Maps.

Links to Airport Monitor Sites: check to find a site that has visual illustration of airport traffic. Boca Raton and St. Pete airports are the only ones in FL.
Journalism:

J-Lab, the Institute for Interactive Journalism. has examples of good interactive projects and blogs, awards The Batten Awards for innovations in journalism.
News:

BioMedCentral has news of new research and journal articles.
Florida:

Urban Florida: links and resources on high-rise buildings and living.


Some Interesting stories/Weblogs:

Blogdigger Local new service will find blogs by geographic location.