Thursday, October 28, 2010

Free Entrance Days in Your National Parks

Veterans Day, November 11, 2010, is the last day of this year to visit a National Park for free.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

“The Word on Healthy Birds”

The USDA is offering a free webinar Nov. 5 at noon during Bird Health Awareness Week titled "What you need to know about raising health backyard poultry."

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Halloween Fun (& Safety) Information

Have you decided which day you'll be trick-or-treating? Be prepared for anything by reading Halloween Fun and Safety Information (USA.gov). Need more food safety tips? See Be Food Safe (USDA). Need a pumpkin carving idea? See Pumpkin Carving Ideas From Around the Smithsonian (Smithsonian). Enjoy trivia? See Facts for features: Halloween (Census Bureau).

Have fun & be safe!

Monday, October 25, 2010

Friday, October 22, 2010

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month


October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. It's never too late to educate your family & friends. 

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Tang - What Astronauts Drink

Did NASA invent Tang? How about memory foam? What items do we use in our daily lives that were invented by NASA? Check out NASA Spinoff to learn more about technology developed by NASA for commercial use.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Statistics Are All Around Us

Monday, October 18, 2010

Stalking Resource Center

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

54% of femicide victims reported stalking to police before they were killed by their stalkers. From Stalking Fact Sheet at Stalking Resource Center.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Toxic Sludge in Hungary

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Columbus Day

Today in History (Library of Congress)

Inside Adams - "...Should I meet with gold or spices in great quantity..." (Library of Congress)

Monday, October 11, 2010

Labor & Economic Statistics

Issues in Labor Statistics - Ranks of those unemployed for a year or more up sharply (DoL Oct. 2010)

Regional Economic Conditions -RECON (FDIC)

Friday, October 8, 2010

Documents of the Month: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Friday, October 1, 2010

Infant sleep positioners: Consumer Warning - Risk of Suffocation

Benefits.gov

Begun in 2002 as GovBenefits.gov, Benefits.gov is a place for citizens to discover which benefits he or she is eligible for and provides the next steps in the application process.