Weekend update: Other things found last week:

Posting again delayed by phone problems this weekend.

In the news last week, of course, Harriet Miers. A few good resources:
Links on Harriet Miers from Al Tompkins at Poynter; Hot Topics: Harriet Miers, links from UMich law library; Harriet Miers' campaign contributions, report from Capital Eye.

And one addition on Katrina:
Katrina Legal Aid Resource Center

The other links:

Reference:

Allergy Capitals, Fall 2005 ranks three Florida cities in top 10.

Complete collection of Monty Python show scripts.

Searchable AskSam databases of Hamlet, DaVinci's notebooks.

Yoga study from American Council on Exercise, finds benefits.

Area Connect: recommended as a quick way to find local white and yellow pages nationwide, plus weather, maps, etc. Also good for quick state info, small town info.

The Origins and common usage of British swear-words, fascinating BBC essay. From H2G2, the 'guide to life, the universe, and everything'.
Tools:

Blog searches: Clusty, Google.

Google Reader: search for and subscribe to RSS newsfeeds.
Statistics:

Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels 2004, stats on hybrids and other alternatives, from EIA.

Petroleum Reserves, 2004, advance version of annual report from EIA.

Protecting Social Security numbers from identity theft, study by AARP.

The effect of rising gasoline costs on older Americans, AARP study.
Journalism:

Newspaper Audience Database, fall 2005 from NAA, large PDF. Statistics in Excel format, links to pocket guide and more.

The AP and FOI, includes a guide to filing FOI requests.

The Great Reporters is a new book by a British journalist. Among the 15 reporters listed: Miami Herald's Edna Buchanan.
Governments, Politics:

Saddam trial resources: Iraq Special Tribunal, The Saddam Hussein Sourcebook (National Security Archives).

Bush's foreign policy team, study by RightWeb shows relationships to think tanks, PNAC, etc.
Public Records:

Free CARFAX check for flood-damaged cars, need VIN number.

OSHA's Lost Workday Injury and Illness Database, obtained and posted in Excel format by The Memory Hole.

Handicap Lookup from USGA. Note the WSJ used this database to find out what corporate officers were playing golf on business trips.

Charity Searches: search state registrations in New York, Pennsylvania.
People:

Castle Garden is where immigrants entered NY before Ellis Island. Has a separate database to search.

Royal Naval Seaman's records, now online from UK National Archives. Covers all seamen who served between 1853 and 1923. Scans of actual service files.
Florida:

2006 Florida candidates: Charlie Crist for Governor, Tom Gallagher 2006.

Shoot First Law: Caution in Florida, site from Brady campaign.
Some Interesting stories/Weblogs:

Footnoted: fascinating blog that finds tidbits buried in company reports.

Using the Internet for research, from John Dean.

Fun/Entertainment:

Top 25 film scores of all time from AFI. Number one: Star Wars.