Cars & Flu

No, they don't go together unless you are riding in a car to get your flu shot.

Cars - I've heard a lot of commercials about clunkers for cash so I thought I'd share the actual site so you won't have to rely on your local car commercials for your information.

• Cars.gov is the official government site for the car allowance rebate system.

H1N1 flu - I've heard some debate as to who will be allowed to receive the new flu vaccine first.

• CDC Advisors Make Recommendations for Use of Vaccine Against Novel H1N1

Latest & Greatest: New Documents

We would like to share some of our new documents with you:

• Diversifying Your Workforce
• The Vice Presidential Bust Collection
• National Archives at Kansas City Central Plains Region
• Voices of the Forest: A collection of memories from the Colville National Forest and the US Forest Service
• 150th Anniversary Celebration of the Pony Express: 1860-2010
• Potential Impacts of Climate Change in the United States
• The "MCC Effect" Creating Incentives for Policy Reform; Promoting an Environment for Poverty Reduction
• American Place: The historic American buildings survey at seventy-five years
• Chasing the Dark: Perspectives on place, history and Alaska native land claims

"Race to the Top" Fund for Education

Today, President Obama announced a new $4.35 billion educational fund. From the Department of Education's website:

"President Obama joined US Secretary Arne Duncan in announcing the draft application for the $4.35 billion "Race to the Top" Fund.

This largest-ever federal investment in education reform will reward eligible states for past accomplishments and create incentives for future improvement in four critical areas of reform: adopting rigorous standards and assessments; recruiting and retaining effective teachers, especially in classrooms where they are needed most; turning around low-performing schools; and establishing data systems to track student achievement and teacher effectiveness."

View the archived webcast from the URL above or read the remarks from President Obama from the White House's website.

Is this in time to help our schools?

Apollo 11 - 40th Anniversary

On July 20th NASA will will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11. NASA has planned events leading up to the big day along with a collection of images, onboard audio and many other interactive opportunities (feel like making an image to send to NASA?).

Email Alert Service from GPO

GPO (Government Printing Office) now offers an email alert service of selected new publications available for sale.

Alabama and the Surgeon General

President Obama has selected Dr. Regina Benjamin from Bayou La Batre, Alabama as his nominee for the U.S. Surgeon General.

The White House Blog announcement (with video)

Supreme Court Nominations

The transcripts of Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court confirmation hearings will be available soon. That is, if you aren't watching via live coverage from MSNBC or C-SPAN. Don't forget - television also offers viewing options.

For nomination resources past and present, visit the Supreme Court Nominations site by Thomas (Library of Congress).

Flu.gov

The flu season will be here before we know it. Plus, there will probably be more cases of H1N1 flu than last year. Are you ready? Flu.gov is a great resource for flu information. Addicted to Twitter? Follow Flu.gov, http://twitter.com/flugov.

Vacation Plans?

Have you thought about visiting a National Park this summer? Family Fun 2009 lists events that will be occurring at all of the parks during the summer. Some of the parks are offering Fee-Free Weekends. Start planning now!