Gulf Oil Spill

The Gulf Oil Spill will be a hot topic for research this fall.

Here is a list of recommended websites on the Gulf Oil Spill.

NASA Imagery of Oil Spill

Oil Spill in the Gulf - Live Cam from The Select Committee on Energy Independence & Global Warming

Gulf Oil Spill: Questions and Answers from the the IRS

Gulf Oil Spill Information Center by The University of South Florida Library

Crude Oil Spills and Health by the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Updates from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

"Gulf of Mexico Response" from the perspective of BP.com

Gulf Coast Oil Spill: How You Can Help

BP Gulf Oil Spill - Health & Human Services (HHS) Health Response

Oil Spill Stock Scams—Don’t Get Cleaned Out by False Cleanup Claims (SEC)
The Drill on the Spill: Learning About the Gulf Oil Leak in the Lab (lesson plans)

PBS NewsHour: Gulf Oil Spill Could Be Most Damaging in History (Resources for educators)

The Gulf Coast Oil Spill (The Washington Post coverage)

This book display is currently at Alcuin. Click on the book covers for location information.
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Facebook Facts You Didn’t Know

Direct from Online MBA (Where Business Education Meets the Internet),here are some very interesting facts about Facebook that might surprise you.

• Today, 400 million people log onto their Facebook profile at least once every month; 50 percent are on the site every day.

• Facebook is an international sensation; 70 percent of Facebook users live outside the United States, and the site is available in more than 70 languages.

• Monthly amount of time spent on Facebook: 8.3 billion hours
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• Facebook has become so popular, psychologists identified a new mental health disorder: Facebook addiction disorder.

• Court notices can be served through Facebook in Australia.

• Nearly half of Denmark’s population has an active Facebook profile (2,421,380 people out of 5,484,723)

• Women age 55 and up are the fastest growing Facebook demographic in America.

• Total number of active Facebook applications: 550,000+.

• Average number of Facebook friends: 130.

• Number of servers running Facebook’s infrastructure: 10,000.


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50th Anniversary of Harper Lee

It is the 50th Anniversary of Harper Lee's book, "To Kill a Mockingbird". To participate in the celebration check out this link or check out these books at Clemens Library!












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