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Live from Durban, South Africa:
Your Backstage Pass to COP 17 – The UN Climate Change Conference 2011

 

 

 November 28 – December 9, 2011

“Working Together. Saving Tomorrow Today.” Do you care about climate change? Then join U.S. experts and global advocates to take action and learn more! From November 28 to December 9, CO.NX will bring you a backstage pass as well as a front-seat view to the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to be held in Durban, South Africa. The conference will bring together representatives of the world's governments, international organizations, and civil society to discuss how to advance and implement solutions to climate change issues.

Watch live webcasts of all 30 U.S. Center side events, and learn what the U.S. is doing to address this global challenge. CO.NX will also feature eight special programs to let you engage with speakers and others from around the world. Visit the CO.NX Facebook page (http://co-nx.state.gov) for upcoming details on how you can be a part of the conversation!




Thanksgiving Traditions in the United States

Tuesday, November 22, 2011
10:00 EST (15:00 UTC)
URL:
https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/thanksgiving (Short URL: http://goo.gl/ki2cX)


Description: What would you serve on Thanksgiving? Mashed potatoes? Corn? Dishes such as turkey and cranberry sauce are traditional in the United States, but each holiday meal is as unique as the family serving it.

 
On November 22, join CO.NX for a live, online webchat with Head Chef Eric Brannon and Sous Chef Fabien Martinez of Ted’s Bulletin, a restaurant in Washington, DC. The two chefs will share tips for cooking a Thanksgiving meal and discuss some of the traditions that make Thanksgiving special for them. This program is also perfect for English-language learners who want to build their vocabulary!


Format: This will be a video webchat in English. Click on the above URL and “Enter as a Guest” to participate.




U.S. Government


House of Representatives - www.house.gov

Presidents of the U.S. - www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents

Senate - www.senate.gov

Supreme Court of the United States - www.supremecourtus.gov

The 50 States - www.50states.com

The White House - www.whitehouse.gov

U.S. Constitution - www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution.html

U.S. Department of Justice - www.usdoj.gov

U.S. Department of State - www.state.gov

U.S. Government - www.firstgov.gov

 

 

EU Relations with the U.S.

European Commission: Relations with the U.S. - http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/us/intro

European Union in the U.S. - http://eurunion.org

The Brookings Institution: Center on the U.S. and Europe - http://brookings.edu/fp/cuse/center_hp.htm

 

 

 

U.S. Elections

 

Department of State: 2004 Presidential Elections Publication - http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/election04

Infoplease: U.S. Elections - www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0764586.html

U.S. Elections - www.uselections.com

 

 

 

U.S. Institutions

 

Map Collections - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html

More Maps - www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states.html

The United Nations Association of the U.S. - www.unausa.org

U.S. Census Bureau - www.census.gov

U.S. Library of Congress - www.loc.gov

U.S. Museums - www.museumlink.com/states.htm OR www.usa.worldweb.com/SightsAttractions/Museums

U.S. National Archives and Records Administration - www.archives.gov

U.S. Postal Service - www.usps.com

ZIP Code Lookup - http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp

U.S. Forces

U.S. Air Force - www.af.mil                                                       

U.S. Army - www.army.mil

U.S. Coat Guard - www.uscg.mil/USCG.shtm

U.S. Marine Corps - www.usmc.mil

U.S. Military - www.military.com

U.S. Navy - www.navy.mil

News on the the U.S.

Newspapers

Local newspapers listed by state - www.onlinenewspapers.com/usstate/usatable.htm

The New York Times - www.nytimes.com

The Wall Street Journal - www.wsj.com

The Washington Post - www.washingtonpost.com

The Washington Timeswww.washingtontimes.com

USA Today - www.usatoday.com

 

 

 

Magazines

 

Forbes www.forbes.com

Fortunewww.fortune.com

Newsweekwww.newsweek.com

Peoplewww.people.com

The New Yorkerwww.newyorker.com

Time Magazinewww.time.com

U.S. News and World Report - www.usnews.com/usnews/home.htm

 

 

 

Television

 

ABC Networkwww.abc.com

CBS - www.cbs.com

CNN - www.cnn.com

Foxwww.fox.com

Fox News Channel - www.foxnews.com

MSNBC - www.msnbc.com

NBCwww.nbc.com

 

 

 

Internet

 

Google News - http://news.google.com

Yahoo News - http://dailynews.yahoo.com

Sports

All leagues of basketballwww.basketball.com

Amateur Softball Association of America - http://www.softball.org

ESPNhttp://espn.go.com

Fox Sportswww.foxsports.com

Major League Baseballwww.mlb.com

National Basketball Associationwww.nba.com

National Football League - www.nfl.com

National Hockey League - www.nhl.com

Sports Illustratedhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com

Sports Pages - www.sportspages.com

USA Basketballwww.usabasketball.com

USA Hockey - www.usahockey.com

U.S. Golf Associationwww.usga.org

 

 

 

Religion

 

Church directory - www.churchangel.com/welcome.htm

Education

List of U.S. Colleges and Universities - www.utexas.edu/world/univ/state

The Ivy League Universities + the rest - www.miskatonic.net/university/ivy.html

Useful informationwww.collegeboard.com

U.S. Department of Educationwww.ed.gov

More info under our Educational Advising link.

Hungary in the U.S.

Embassy of Hungary in Washington D.C. - www.usembassy.hu

Hungarian American Coalition - www.hacusa.org

Hungarian Consulate General, New York - www.kum.hu/newyork

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