Finding Stats on Google

Continue to wash your hands!

Now you can find limited public data (stats) on Google. The data comes from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and the US Census Bureau's Population Division.

Are you ready for the swine flu?

As yet, no cases of the swine flu have been announced in Alabama. But, I thought it would be a good idea to share some resources so you can be prepared.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Swine Flu

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has links to more information on their home page

World Health Organization (WHO) Swine influenza

(WHO) Swine influenza FAQs

Documents of the Week: Department of Homeland Security

Are you prepared?

This week, our display will showcase items from the Department of Homeland Security:

• Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants
• ICE: Integrity * Courage * Excellence
• The Redesigned Naturalization Test
• Know Before You Go
• A Performance Review of FEMA's Disaster Management Activities in Response to Hurricane Katrina
• Preparing Makes Sense. Get Ready Now.
• ICE Update
• Building a Secure Nation
• The Citizen's Almanac
• National Response Plan
• Civics and Citizenship Toolkit
  

The Census is Coming to You!

The 2010 Census is will be coming your way before you know it. At the very least, you will participate by completing a survey. It's also an excellent way to earn some extra money by being a Census Taker. You might be interested in assisting your community by forming or working with a Complete Count Committee.

Questions about the Census? Is it really private? How does the Census aid my community? Will they really knock on my door if I don't complete the first survey? FYI, your participation is required by law. (Read the How section.)

Latest & Greatest

We just added a few new Department of Defense items and one from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission that I thought you would find interesting.

• Mixed-Gender Basic Training: The U.S. Army Experience, 1973-2004
• Operation Urgent Fury: The Invasion of Grenada, October 1983
• Victory Starts Here: A 35-year History of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command
• DARPA - 50 Years Bridging the Gap
• Responding to War, Terrorism, and WMD Proliferation: History of DTRA, 1998-2008
• The Battle of An-Najaf
• Election Management Guidelines

These documents may be checked out for your reading or research pleasure.

Pineapple & Coffee

Dreaming of a trip to Hawai'i? Get ready by learning more about the food and agriculture produced on the islands. The Hawai'i Agriculture & Food Products Database includes vendors contact information along with websites.

Earth Day is April 22

Are you ready for Earth Day?

State Recovery Sites

From Recovery.gov, a map of state recovery sites.

Documents of the Week: United States Information Agency

While it's a small collection of documents at Samford, you will no doubt be intrigued by these documents on display.

• USIA
• Communist Propaganda: A Fact Book 1957-1958
• Cuban Crisis 1962
• In a Place without a Soul: The Testimony of Former Cuban Political Prisoners
• Worldnet at a Glance / Arabic
• A World View of Women: Social, Political and Economic Attitudes
• Sports in the United States
• The People Act
• To Protect the Peace
• Korea: in the Common Interest
• Forum: A Journal for the Teacher of English Outside the United States, January 1996 & July 1997

COBRA & The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

From the website:
"The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides for premium reductions and additional election opportunities for health benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, commonly called COBRA. Eligible individuals pay only 35 percent of their COBRA premiums and the remaining 65 percent is reimbursed to the coverage provider through a tax credit. The premium reduction applies to periods of health coverage beginning on or after February 17, 2009 and lasts for up to nine months for those eligible for COBRA during the period beginning September 1, 2008 and ending December 31, 2009 due to an involuntary termination of employment that occurred during that period. The TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2009, enacted as part of ARRA, also made changes with regard to COBRA continuation coverage."

For more information, see COBRA Assistance under ARRA.

Do you owe the IRS?

If so, be sure to check out the Online Payment Agreement (OPA) Application from the IRS.

Documents of the Week: U.S. Department of the Interior

This week, we are happy to showcase a selection of documents from the Department of the Interior:

• Water, Ice, and Meteorological Measurements at South Cascade Glacier, Washington, Balance Year 2002
• Education in the United States of American, Bulletin 1939, Misc. No. 3
• Carl Sandburg Home
• Blue Ridge Parkway: Virginia Trails
• Benton Lake
• Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace
• Death Valley National Monument
• Baton Rouge, Louisiana-Mississippi Gulf Coast Ecological Inventory
• Reclamation era
• Earthquakes & Volcanoes, 1988
  
• Answers to your questions about American Indians
• Standing Witness: Devils Tower National Monument: a History
• Frederick Douglass
• More Readings from One Man's Wilderness: The Journals of Richard L. Proenneke, 1974-1880
• My Forefathers are still Walking with Me: Verbal Essays on Qizhjeh and Tsaynen Dena'ina Traditions
• The Duck Stamp Collection
• Clara Barton National Historic Site: Historic Structure Report
• National Parks Webcams (Glacier National Park, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park & more!)
• Interior Recovery
• Sport Fishes
  

Secretary Arne Duncan Announces $44 Billion Now Available Under the Recovery Act

That is the title of the press release given by Arne Duncan, the Department of Education's secretary yesterday. Go to the DoE recovery site for the press release along with guidance and fact sheets.

Military Power of the People’s Republic of China

The Department of Defense has released the report "Military Power of the People’s Republic of China." The URL will take you to the DoD current releases site. This report is the 2nd on the list (as of today).

Latest & Greatest: Magnificent Mavericks

Magnificent Mavericks: Transition of the Naval Ordnance Test Station from Rocket Station to Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Center, 1948-58.

This is volume 3 of the History of the Navy at China Lake, California. I have to admit, the main reason this is our latest & greatest document is due to the fact I'm a former resident of China Lake.