Resources on the Marshall Islands --Editor's Notebook -- Archive May 2000

Resources on the Marshall Islands
Editor's Notebook Archive -- May 2000
by Dirk H.R. Spennemann


	22 May 2000	Republic of the Marshall Islands vs. American Tobacco Company, Inc. (Decison 12-7-1998) High Court of the Republic of the Marshall Islands	added to Politics and the Economy


20 May 2000	Link of the day! 'Feeling lucky? Every day this link will take you to different part of this site!	added to Site Home Page

19 May 2000	Audit Report on the Marshall Islands Development Bank, Republic of the Marshall Islands. (Report 99-i-952) U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Inspector General, Division of Acquisition and Management Operations HTML version	added to Politics and the Economy

	Audit Report on the Marshall Islands Development Bank, Republic of the Marshall Islands (Report 99-i-952) U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Inspector General, Division of Acquisition and Management Operations PDF version	added to Politics and the Economy

	Added Update Archive to reduce file size of this page	added to this page


18 May 2000	Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. The Marshall Islands Human Rights Practices. Reports by the US Department of State 1993-1999. Contains reports for the years 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.	added to Politics and the Economy

	Update archive created	added to this page


17 May 2000	Cultural heritage management of unexploded ammunition Dirk H.R.Spennemann The paper reviews the issues of unexploded ordnance removal at and near heritage sites and provides options for action, aimed at safe guarding life and property of visitors and heritage managers while at the same time not unduly impairing the heritage items. Originally published in CRM Bulletin 21(8), 48-51, 1998. [PDF document, courtesy US National Park Service]	added to Culture and Society

	Saving WWII Historic Sites. Metals Conservation Course in the Marshall Islands David W. Look, . & Dirk H.R. Spennemann Originally published in CRM Bulletin 16 (5), 22-24, 1993. [PDF document, courtesy US National Park Service]	added to Culture and Society

	Apocalypse now?-the fate of World War II sites on the Central Pacific Dirk H.R. Spennemann Originally published in CRM Bulletin 15(2), 15-16, 1992. [PDF document, courtesy US National Park Service]	added to Culture and Society

16 May 2000	El Niño '92 - The dry side of life poem by Rudolph von Scheven	added to Literature

	Visitor count exceeds 1000

15 May 2000	The Hermit Crab and the Needlefish an oral tradition retold and illustrated by Jane Downing An illustrated oral tradition originally developed as a an English reader for Marshallese schools.	added to Literature

	Added an Acknowledgements Page	affects Site Home Page

	Changed heightbars on counter display	affects this page

14 May 2000	Losses of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Vessels in the Marshall Islands during World War II, 7 December 1941-1 October 1945	added to European History

	Added more historic WWII photographs	added to Individual atoll entries

	Added more historic WWII photographs Added are photographs of the Marshall Islands in general, as well as of Kwajalein, Majuro and Mile Atolls	added to European History


13 May 2000	Shot Down over Jaluit in the Marshall Islands. by Bob Seedorf Eye-witness reminescences of events during WWII.	added to European History

	The Third Strike Against the Marshall Islands in WWII . by Bob Seedorf Eye-witness reminescences of events during WWII.	added to European History

	That Damned Torpedo. by Bob Seedorf Eye-witness reminescences of events during WWII.	added to European History

12 May 2000	The Whale and the Sandpiper an oral tradition retold and illustrated by Jane Downing An illustrated oral tradition originally developed as a an English reader for Marshallese schools. html and illustrations updated	affects Literature


11 May 2000	A list of the nuclear tests conducted on Bikini and Enewetak Atolls.	added to European History

	A Glossary of U.S. Naval Code Words with reference to the Marshall Islands.	added to European History

	List of Navy Codenames of Majuro Atoll	added to Individual atoll entries

	Added US Navy Code words to the various atoll records	affects Individual atoll entries

10 May 2000	Redesigned the structure of the site, creating separate pages for European History and Literature	affects Site Home Page

9 May 2000	A Short History of the People of Bikini Atoll. by Jack Niedenthal A detailed discussion of the history Bikini with special emphasis on the history of and following the nuclear testing on the atoll.	added to Culture and Society

	Updated and restructured the onwards links page. Noteworthy are the links to the archives of NASA satellite and space shuttle images	affects WWW Resources

8 May 2000	8-inch Coastal Defense Guns in Micronesia. compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann Discussion of the British, Italian and Japanese 8-inch Naval Guns and their Emplacements in Micronesia. Featured are the guns at Betio, Tarawa, Kiribati; Wake I, Marshall Islands, and Sapuk, Moen, Chuuk.	added to Culture and Society

	Information on the individual atolls of the Marshall Islands Atoll by atoll breakdown of geographical information, together with links to atoll specific papers as well as photos. NOTE These pages will be continually updated. Updates will be notified on this page.	added to Environment

	Added new atoll link to the index file	affects Site Home Page

	Visitor counts exceeds 500 (counter installed since 17 Feb 2000.

5 May 2000	Historic Photos - US Navy Photos taken during World War II Historic photos taken by the US Navy during World War II in the Marshall Islands.	added to Culture and Society

	Historic Photos - Nuclear Testing on US Navy Ships, Bikini Atoll 1946 Historic photos taken by the US Navy during World War II in the Marshall Islands.	added to Culture and Society


4 May 2000	The wreck of the Libelle and other early European Visitors to Wake Island, Central Pacific compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann Wake Atoll, even though off the main shipping lines between Hawaii and the Philippines or HongKong had been a navigation hazard in the 19^th century, largely because it was so low lying and thus hard to see, but also because it position had often been incorrectly reported. This paper details the early European history of the atoll and focuses on a shipwreck and the subsequent salvage events.	added to Culture and Society

	Traditional and modern house construction on the Marshall Islands by Dirk H.R. Spennemann Brief description of the traditional Marshallese architecture. Contains a list of terms used for houses and their parts.	added to Culture and Society

	Letao to America an oral tradition told by Kelin Letao continues his trickery in modern times. A good example of the endurance and continuing appeal of the mythological character.	added to Culture and Society

	Marketing a colonial Australian writer. The British and American Publishing History of Louis Becke (1859-1913). (Web-based Presentation) by Dirk H.R. Spennemann WARNING: The slide show is quite heavy on images, some of which may be slow to load.	added to Culture and Society

	Updated the onwards links page	affects WWW Resources

3 May 2000	Hindcasting the Effects of Typhoons in Micronesia using German Colonial Records (Web-based Presentation) by Dirk H.R. Spennemann WARNING: The slide show is quite heavy on images, some of which may be slow to load.	added to Environment

	Investigations of a Grumman TBF "Avenger" aircraft submerged in Majuro Lagoon by Dirk H.R. Spennemann Description of the wreckage of an American torpedo plane on the bottom of the lagoon of Majuro Atoll.	added to Culture and Society

2 May 2000	The Christmas Choir by Jane Downing	added to Culture and Society

	Stormy Years. On the Association between the El Niño/Southern Oscillation phenomenon and the occurrence of typhoons in the Marshall Islands by Dirk H.R. Spennemann and G Marschner An analysis of the historic record of typhoons in the Marshall Islands has identified a significant association between the occurrence of the El Ni�o/Southern oscillation phenomenon (ENSO) and the occurrence of typhoons in the Marshall Islands. Whilst typhoons normally occur further to the east, the warming of the ocean waters around the Marshall Islands, as part of the ENSO phenomenon, generates typhoons further to the west. The results suggest that typhoons are 2.6 times more likely to occur during ENSO years, with a 71% chance of a typhoon striking during an ENSO year, and only a 26% chance of one happening during a non-ENSO year. This has implications for planning and public safety, which the relevant authorities may wish to take note of.	added to Environment

	The Greenhouse Ark by Jane Downing	added to Culture and Society

	Cultural Heritage Legislation of the Republic of the Marshall Islands compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann	added to Politics and the Economy

	Redesigned the onwards links page	affects WWW Resources

1 May 2000	The Japanese seaplane base at Wotje Island, Wotje Atoll compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann Brief description of the Japanese WWII defenses on Wotje.	added to Culture and Society

	Mili Island, Mili Atoll: a brief overview of its WWII sites compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann Brief description of the Japanese WWII defenses on Mili.	added to Culture and Society

	Display the current date function added	added to this page

	Time until end of month calculation added to counter	added to this page


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Editor's Notebook Archive -- May 2000
by Dirk H.R. Spennemann