Preteens, Teens, Vaccines & Your Blog

Do you have a blog or website that caters to preteens, teens or their parents? Consider adding this vaccines web button from the CDC to your blog.

Sunscreen Regulations

There are new regulations concerning sunscreen. The FDA has an information site that explains the changes for the product & labeling.

100-Year Floods

What do you need to know about 100-year floods? How can a flood be predicted? Can 2 100-year floods occur close together? Also, where can you find flood maps?

Looking for a New Car? What About Fuel Economy?

There's a new fuel economy label that will help you to identify the potential fuel savings.

Boating Safety

Planning on boating this weekend? Take a few minutes and brush up your boating safety knowledge.

How Prevalent is “Academic Red-Shirting”?

College football is right around the corner! Which means, all conversations will center around the topic of football. In order to bring the conversation back to the academic side, consider bringing up the topic of academic red-shirting.

Smoking Images

Just in case you missed the announcement or would like to inspect the images, here's the link to the new FDA cigarette health warnings.

Preparing for (More) Severe Weather

The Arizona fires & tornadoes in Kentucky makes us realize that we always need to be prepared for severe weather. Consult this severe weather guide from USA.gov as a part of your preparations.

Resource for Teachers

Teachers, did you know the Library of Congress has a blog just for you? It's Teaching with the Library of Congress. Bookmark it for later & go enjoy your summer break.

More Alabama Demographic Data

From a Census Bureau news release:

Census Bureau Releases New Local-Level Demographic Data from 2010 Census for Alabama and Hawaii

The U.S. Census Bureau today released new, detailed demographic data from the 2010 Census for Alabama and Hawaii.

These Summary File 1 data tables provide the most detailed information available so far from the 2010 Census, including cross-tabulations of age, sex, households, families, relationship to householder, housing units, detailed race and Hispanic or Latino origin groups, and group quarters. The data are available for a variety of geographic areas, with most tables available down to the block or census tract level.

The Summary File 1 tables can be found on the Census Bureau's American FactFinder website at <http://factfinder2.census.gov>.

Cost of Food from the Farm to the Table

Using a new data tool, the food dollar series, the ERS (Economic Research Service) is now able to give us a better understanding of how much our food costs.

Naming the Baby

What will you name your baby?  What does a particular name mean? How can you avoid trendy names? Here's the answer, the Baby Name Playroom app from the Social Security Administration. Caution, it's just for iPhones.

Know Your Money

This useful guide from the Secret Service will help you to recognize counterfeit currency.

Preserving Geoscience Data & Materials

Learn more about how the USGS is preserving geoscience data & materials through Geodata 22.

Grand Canyon River Archeology Virtual Tour

Wish you were going to the Grand Canyon this summer? Here's your chance to visit virtually & as an archeologist. Take the virtual tour of the Grand Canyon River.

Palmyra Atoll: An Island Paradise In Recovery

Ah, an island. No worries, just sand and surf. That's not exactly true with the Palmyra Atoll. Learn how the USGS biologists are working to erase problems of the past along with the new issues of invasive species and sea-level rise.

Smart Ways to Follow Congress

Have you thought about following congress via your smart phone? The Law Library of Congress blog has posted a list of congressional apps just for you.

Have a Question for an Archivist?

June 9, 2011 is Ask Archivist Day. Archivists from all over the world, including the Smithsonian, will be available to answer your questions.

Update - A summary of the questions has been added to The Bigger Picture blog.

Finding a Farmers Market

It's the perfect time to enjoy food fresh from your local farmers market. Use this new USDA tool to help you locate a farmers market near you.

Goodbye Pyramid, Hello Plate

The USDA is announcing MyPlate as the new way to help us be healthy eaters.

Buying from the U.S. Government

First, what does the government sell? Second, how do you buy these things? Check out GovSales.gov.