Thursday, January 28, 2010

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.

Monday, January 25, 2010

Iraq & Germany

2 interesting posts on DipNote, U.S. Department of State's blog
You will also find Haiti updates on DipNote.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

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.

Friday, January 15, 2010

Earthquakes

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

Thursday, January 14, 2010

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

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

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.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

The Greening of the GPO

Monday, January 4, 2010

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?