Protecting Your Computer

Hopefully you'll read this before you begin your Cyber Monday shopping. Take a few minutes to protect your computer from cyber fraud by using this guideline from the FBI.

Air Travel During the Holidays

Here are some useful tools that will come in handy for those dealing with air travel during the holidays:

• My TSA app
• Flight Delay Information - Air Traffic Control System Command Center
• Helpful Hints for Holiday Travelers

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

National Traffic and Road Closure Information

Getting ready for the drive home for Thanksgiving? Add this site, National Traffic and Road Closure Information, to your checklist of things to do before you leave.

Teachers: Finding & Using Law Primary Sources in the Classroom

Teachers looking for law primary sources and ideas on how to use the sources should check out the blog post from the Library of Congress, Teaching with the Raw Materials of the Law: Primary Sources and the Legislative Process.

Minerals in Our Environment

Minerals are in many of our everyday items. Learn which items include minerals from this poster by the USGS.

Note to science teachers - this might be useful in your classrooms.

North Birmingham, AL Air Quality Information Now Available

Read the answers from the questions asked about the air quality monitoring studies of North Birmingham during the August 1, 2011 meeting held at the Hudson K-8 school.

The answers are on the JCDH's website, http://www.jcdh.org/misc/ViewBLOB.aspx?BLOBId=415 & on the EPA's website, http://www.epa.gov/region4/air/airtoxic/BPAT%20Intro.htm.

GPO Has an App

Download the very first app released by GPO. It's a way to access information on Members of Congress. You'll be able to search members by name, state, chamber or party.

Electronic Media: Keeping Children Safe

It can be a daily struggle to stay on top of your child's electronic media exposure. Get some tips from the FCC's Parent's Place. The site offers tips on television shows (ratings & parental blocking) and online safety.

J. Edgar Hoover

Add to your J. Edgar the movie knowledge by listening to FBI This Week podcast on J. Edgar Hoover.

Christmas Jobs & Crowd Control

We've all seen the videos of eager shoppers pushing through just opened store doors in order to grab the best deals first. Unfortunately, that eagerness often leads to injuries. Even temporary holiday help needs to be aware of crowd management tips.

Thanksgiving Volunteer + Food Safety

Will you be helping to serve food this Thanksgiving? If so, you might want to read this food safety fact sheet first.

SCOTUSblog

Stay up to date with the Supreme Court by following their blog, SCOTUSblog. Launched in late September, it's another way to connect with the Supreme Court.

Book Report - How to Help Your Children Write One

Is a book report in your future? If so, check out these pointers on how to help your child write a book report.

How much is your daily indoor water use?

Timing is everything. As I type, our campus is handling a broken water main. So - do you know how much water you use each day? Use the questionnaire from the USGS to get an idea of how many gallons of water you use each day.

Documents of the Month: Veterans Day 2011

Veterans Day is November 11, 2011 and is the topic for our display this month.

• Veterans, 2000 
• Veteran Resource Center
• Helping our veterans succeed : general SBA information
• Veterans
• Veterans Day 2011: Nov. 11
• VA Million Veteran Program: a partnership with veterans
• Veterans History Project : project instruction kit
• Veterans History Project : preserving stories of service for future generations
• The Library of Congress Veterans History Project : field kit : conducting and preserving interviews 
• Veterans affairs issues
•  Quality initiatives undertaken by the Veterans Health Administration
• Potential costs of veterans' health care
• Korean War Veterans Memorial
• Department of Veterans Affairs : accompanying report of the National Performance Review 
• Serve, support, simplify : report of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors : subcommittee reports & survey findings
• Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses : special report
• Veterans in prison or jail 
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial
• Small business assistance for veterans

Looking for Historical Topographic Maps?

Add the historical topographic map collection from USGS to your list of resources. Alabama is not yet able to be searched but it's possible to search other states, by scale or map name.

New Documents on Display

Beginning this month, we'll display some of our new tangible documents on the shelf to the right of the documents counter. Feel free to browse the documents during the next week or so. I would like to thank Rebekah Wood for setting up the display. We hope you'll enjoy it!

A Lifetime of Good Health: Your Guide to Staying Healthy

National Institute of Justice Special Report: The Road Ahead: Unanalyzed Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases

Look Beneath the Surface: Identifying Victims of Human Trafficking in the U.S. (CD)

Government Printing Office 2010 Annual Report: Celebrating 150 Years (DVD)

Macondo: The Gulf Oil Disaster

A Collection of Solid Waste Resources (CD)

Psychology of Space Exploration: Contemporary Research in Historical Perspective

Foreign Relations of the United States, Vietnam, October 1972-January 1973

Letter from the President Regarding the Commencement of Operations in Libya

Flu Shots

Have you had your flu shot? If not, consider the information provided by the CDC in their 2011-12 Influenza Vaccine and Vaccination Information page.

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