Bringing Space to the Super Bowl

The Super Bowl game coin was flown aboard NASA Space Shuttle STS-129 during the November flight. Note - this is also the image of the day for 01-28-10.

Federal Ban on Texting for Commercial Truck Drivers

Press release

Post from Fast Lane blog

Iraq & Germany

2 interesting posts on DipNote, U.S. Department of State's blog

• Iraq 2010: A Year of Transformation and Transition
  
• U.S. Returns World War II-Era Cultural Artifacts to Germany

You will also find Haiti updates on DipNote.

2010 Earthquake in Haiti

The U.S. Department of State has gathered all of their Haitian earthquake resources into one site. It includes a person finder, information for those in the midst of adopting a Haitian child and donation resources.

Earthquakes

More information about earthquakes and a blog post about Haiti's earthquake:

• FAQs about Earthquakes
• Why Was Haiti Earthquake so Devastating?
  

Display: Haiti, Earthquakes & Disaster Relief

We pulled together a collection of documents relating to Haiti, earthquakes and disaster relief for a display. Most of these items are older; newer documents may be found online.

• Maps of Haiti
• Background Notes: Haiti
• Haiti: a Country Study (1985)
• Dominican Republic and Haiti: Country Studies (1991)
  
• Earthquakes
  
• Earthquake Information Bulletin
• Earthquakes & Volcanoes
• Architects and Earthquakes
• Field Operations Guide for Disaster Assessment and Response
• The Demands of Humanity: Army Medical Disaster Relief
• Heralding Unheard Voices: The Role of Faith-Based and Non-Governmental Organizations During Disaster
• U.S. Assistance to Haiti
  

Haiti

Help for Haiti (The White House)
A Disaster in Haiti and How You Can Help (Dept. of State)

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Thomas has been updated to include a bookmarking and sharing toolbar, a top five bills of the week feature, RSS feed, a tip of the week and more. News release

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Monday, January 18, 2010 is Martin Luther King Day. For more information about how we observe this day see the FAQ from USA.gov.

There is a 2010 MLK Day Technology Challenge for IT or web professionals.

The Greening of the GPO

First-Time Homebuyer Credit Extended to April 30, 2010; Some Current Homeowners Now Also Qualify

I hope that everyone has heard about the extension of the first-time homebuyers tax credit. However, did you know that the law also offers a long-time resident credit of up to $6,500 for those that don't qualify as first-time homebuyers?