Hi All,
Well, they say that 'time flies when you are having fun'. Well, time is flying on the blog so we must be having fun. In particular, since I started blogging regularly back in August, we've posted 39 previous posts...betcha didn't know that. Well, when we hit our 50th post, I've got a surprise for you! Check back when we hit post number 50 for a.....
I can't give it away - I need to build some suspense and generate reader interest. Looks like you'll have to come back - but you can always bookmark us or RSS feed us. Anyway, on to todays' post.
Clever title, eh? I thought so myself - it does however summarize the sites I'll mention today.
I've mentioned RefDesk.com before, but did you know that there is a link on the site to 'This Day in History'? Click here to go to the link - just scroll down the page a bit and you'll find it midway down. As you scroll down the page you'll also see Article of the Day and Word of the Day. Nothing like a bit of learning and education in a painless manner - and it is fun also. There is also a 'Today's Birthday' section a bit further down on the page which is interesting to peruse during the day.
When you link back to RefDesk.com and look a bit further down on the page, you'll see other 'Today in History' resources from the AP, BBC, InfoPlease and the Library of Congress (LOC) and the NYTimes (NYT). Neat sites that definitely can help patrons and students find out what happened on a parents' birthday or a siblings' birthday or any other day in history.
Click here for the NYTimes link to Today in History.
Click her for the Library of Congress American Memory link to Today in History.
Click here for the History Channel link to Today in History.
The library subscribes to an online resource called US History Resource Center in Context. Just visit the library homepage, click on Reference and then click on History. Scroll down a bit to the US History Resource Center link. You'll have to enter your library card number to access the database, but once you do that you'll have complete and unfettered access wherever you have internet access. Click here to get to the Reference link for the database.
Besides for being a great history database, the site has a very helpful feature called 'Browse Topics'. What's more the topics they cover include the 1900's, 1910's, 1920's and so on up to the present day. That kind of ties in with the original theme of this blog entry of 'What's Happening? Today in History'. This is just a bit more of a directed search for students who need to know about a particular event in history.
See how time flew as you were reading this blog entry today? Time definitely flies when you have fun.
Regards,
Stu
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Finding Toll-Free #'s Fast! and ReferenceUSA
Hi All,
I just found an interesting and possibly helpful site called Hard To Find 800 Numbers. Click here to go the site. A few things about the site are notable. First, there is an alphabetical list users can choose to find the business or organization phone number they are looking for. Second, there is a notes column that tells users which options to push once you call the telephone number.
I suspect we all have the same feeling of helplessness when we are stuck in an 800-number telephone tree of options (1 for Customer Service, 2 for Help, 3 for Information Regarding Your Account, 4 For More Information, 5 To Return to the Previous Menu...) so this extra column of options is pretty helpful.
Now, to segueway to an online database that the library provides for free...the database is called the ReferenceUSA and is a business type database. The database gives users the name, telephone number, contact information, maps, name(s) of the officers of the company, credit information, number of employees and more in an easily organized, easy-to-use, easy-to-read format!
Once users get to the library homepage (click here to go to the library homepage) Users should click on the Reference Tab on the homepage and then click on the Business link. Once you click on the business link scroll down to the name ReferenceUSA. Click on the link and you'll need to enter your Farmingdale library card number - the number is located on the back of the card and is 14 digits long. No spaces required and just enter the number - no capitals or anything else.
Once inside the database users can sift through company names by state, zip code, phone number, area code, size of business and much, much more. Information is updated once per year by InfoUSA - the parent company of RefUSA - so it is current.
Once last excellent feature of the resource - you can find peoples' address and phone number by clicking on the US Standard White Pages link a bit down on the page on the left side. Note also that users have the option of looking for New US Businesses, Canadian Business, US Healthcare businesses, or US New Movers/Homeowners.
For salespeople or for people who are just looking up a persons address this FREE database is the cat's meow!
Regards,
Stu
I just found an interesting and possibly helpful site called Hard To Find 800 Numbers. Click here to go the site. A few things about the site are notable. First, there is an alphabetical list users can choose to find the business or organization phone number they are looking for. Second, there is a notes column that tells users which options to push once you call the telephone number.
I suspect we all have the same feeling of helplessness when we are stuck in an 800-number telephone tree of options (1 for Customer Service, 2 for Help, 3 for Information Regarding Your Account, 4 For More Information, 5 To Return to the Previous Menu...) so this extra column of options is pretty helpful.
Now, to segueway to an online database that the library provides for free...the database is called the ReferenceUSA and is a business type database. The database gives users the name, telephone number, contact information, maps, name(s) of the officers of the company, credit information, number of employees and more in an easily organized, easy-to-use, easy-to-read format!
Once users get to the library homepage (click here to go to the library homepage) Users should click on the Reference Tab on the homepage and then click on the Business link. Once you click on the business link scroll down to the name ReferenceUSA. Click on the link and you'll need to enter your Farmingdale library card number - the number is located on the back of the card and is 14 digits long. No spaces required and just enter the number - no capitals or anything else.
Once inside the database users can sift through company names by state, zip code, phone number, area code, size of business and much, much more. Information is updated once per year by InfoUSA - the parent company of RefUSA - so it is current.
Once last excellent feature of the resource - you can find peoples' address and phone number by clicking on the US Standard White Pages link a bit down on the page on the left side. Note also that users have the option of looking for New US Businesses, Canadian Business, US Healthcare businesses, or US New Movers/Homeowners.
For salespeople or for people who are just looking up a persons address this FREE database is the cat's meow!
Regards,
Stu
Monday, September 27, 2010
News For You! 24x7x365
Hi All,
Well, as if the 24 hour a day news cycle isn't enough there are many, many news sites/feeds on the web. Some of our reference favorites include:
LexisNexis News which is exactly what is sounds like. The free site gives users the latest news from over 4,000 news sources. Note that on the left side of the screen you can find links on topics that warrant special coverage (right now they are covering Iraq, North Korea, Immigration, and Terrorism. Scroll further down the page and you will find links to "People, Politics, Places" for quick news articles relating to that person or place...
Other excellent news sites include the New York Times - for good coverage of world and national news events.
Also, you might want to visit the Wall Street Journal to quench your thirst for business news- click here for the WSJ . Since Rupert Murdoch bought the paper some of the of the content is free. It is still a worthwhile resource to look at though.
Finally, one of my all-time favorite sites is the IPL2 - aka the Internet Public Library 2. Clicking on this link gets you to the main page of the site for Newspapers and Magazines.
Users can search for a particular newspaper by using the search box at the top of the page. Alternatively users can search geographically for newspapers by continent - seriously. Under the 'United States' (not a continent, I know...), users can search by state and then by city to find specific newspapers in that town/city.
Cool stuff - especially if you need to find out what is happening in a city in upstate New York if one of your kids is going to school up there. Or, if you are thinking of moving to an out-of-state location you can get the inside scoop on the politics, news, weather, local events, sports, etc of that area by finding the local paper and reading a bunch of back issues. Some newspaper sites are free; others are not so your mileage will vary with respect to gaining access to older issues of the newspapers you are interested in reading.
Regards,
Hope all the news you get (and need) is good news!
Stu
Well, as if the 24 hour a day news cycle isn't enough there are many, many news sites/feeds on the web. Some of our reference favorites include:
LexisNexis News which is exactly what is sounds like. The free site gives users the latest news from over 4,000 news sources. Note that on the left side of the screen you can find links on topics that warrant special coverage (right now they are covering Iraq, North Korea, Immigration, and Terrorism. Scroll further down the page and you will find links to "People, Politics, Places" for quick news articles relating to that person or place...
Other excellent news sites include the New York Times - for good coverage of world and national news events.
Also, you might want to visit the Wall Street Journal to quench your thirst for business news- click here for the WSJ . Since Rupert Murdoch bought the paper some of the of the content is free. It is still a worthwhile resource to look at though.
Finally, one of my all-time favorite sites is the IPL2 - aka the Internet Public Library 2. Clicking on this link gets you to the main page of the site for Newspapers and Magazines.
Users can search for a particular newspaper by using the search box at the top of the page. Alternatively users can search geographically for newspapers by continent - seriously. Under the 'United States' (not a continent, I know...), users can search by state and then by city to find specific newspapers in that town/city.
Cool stuff - especially if you need to find out what is happening in a city in upstate New York if one of your kids is going to school up there. Or, if you are thinking of moving to an out-of-state location you can get the inside scoop on the politics, news, weather, local events, sports, etc of that area by finding the local paper and reading a bunch of back issues. Some newspaper sites are free; others are not so your mileage will vary with respect to gaining access to older issues of the newspapers you are interested in reading.
Regards,
Hope all the news you get (and need) is good news!
Stu
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Time Out For Some Online Fun
Hi All,
Welcome to the weekend edition of the reference blog. How is this different than our regular, daily reference blog? Simple, this entry is dedicated to fun (since it is the weekend).
What fun are we talking about? We're talking, Sudoku fun, crossword puzzle fun, games fun - well, pretty much all things online that are fun!
So...if you like Sudoku - and who doesn't - click here to find more puzzles than you can shake a stick at. Site includes interactive tutorials and puzzles vary in difficulty.
If you are interested in crossword puzzles, click here for dozens of them which, like the Sudoku puzzles above, vary in difficulty.
If you have some time to while away the hours, might I suggest visiting Yahoo! ? Sure you know it as a large search engine and a great way to get news, weather and much more information - but did you know that the site has a huge game section? Click here to visit the Yahoo! Games portal.
The site has some very helpful tabs at the top of the page which include arcade games, board games, card games, puzzle games, word games, downloads, multiplayer games, skill based games, and video games. In most cases you will need to create a Yahoo! account (it is free and easy to create) to play the games for any length of time - but if you like the site it might be worth it to sign up. Again the account is free!
A very cursory look at the various board games available on the site is very interesting. Users can play chess, mahjong, backgammon, checkers, dominoes, boggle, risk and various jigsaw puzzles.
Finally, for those folks who are interested in jigsaw puzzles, the web is filled with sites to fill that jigsaw puzzle craving you have. You might want to visit Jigzone, and PuzzleWarehouse to find some puzzles to complete.
Regards and happy gaming!
Stu
Welcome to the weekend edition of the reference blog. How is this different than our regular, daily reference blog? Simple, this entry is dedicated to fun (since it is the weekend).
What fun are we talking about? We're talking, Sudoku fun, crossword puzzle fun, games fun - well, pretty much all things online that are fun!
So...if you like Sudoku - and who doesn't - click here to find more puzzles than you can shake a stick at. Site includes interactive tutorials and puzzles vary in difficulty.
If you are interested in crossword puzzles, click here for dozens of them which, like the Sudoku puzzles above, vary in difficulty.
If you have some time to while away the hours, might I suggest visiting Yahoo! ? Sure you know it as a large search engine and a great way to get news, weather and much more information - but did you know that the site has a huge game section? Click here to visit the Yahoo! Games portal.
The site has some very helpful tabs at the top of the page which include arcade games, board games, card games, puzzle games, word games, downloads, multiplayer games, skill based games, and video games. In most cases you will need to create a Yahoo! account (it is free and easy to create) to play the games for any length of time - but if you like the site it might be worth it to sign up. Again the account is free!
A very cursory look at the various board games available on the site is very interesting. Users can play chess, mahjong, backgammon, checkers, dominoes, boggle, risk and various jigsaw puzzles.
Finally, for those folks who are interested in jigsaw puzzles, the web is filled with sites to fill that jigsaw puzzle craving you have. You might want to visit Jigzone, and PuzzleWarehouse to find some puzzles to complete.
Regards and happy gaming!
Stu
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Car Repair Estimate Website
Hi All,
Welcome to a weekend edition of the reference blog! We hope you are having an enjoyable weekend - especially with this nice weather!
I was driving to work this morning and as usual I passed many, many car repair stations. I got to thinking about the prices that repair shops charge when fixing cars. It can be pretty expensive to fix car problems. And then I thought about the current economic malaise the country undergoing. I put two and two together and thought about some online resources that the library offers. I then thought of a good website: what if consumers could compare costs for auto repairs. Bingo!
RepairPal - Car Care Confidence is a useful and interesting website. Click here to link to RepairPal. So, what does the site do? Simply put the site gives users independent and unbiased repair estimates, user ratings, and free car care advice.
For example I chose to get a price for an engine overheating diagnosis for a 2006 Ford Taurus in Farmingdale (zip code of 11735). RepairPal gives the user a price range for the repair ($87-$110) along with a list of repair shops and dealerships (on the right side of the page) that can service the car. Contact info is listed as well. In addition, some brief info about the repair shop is included.
A good segueway follows from RepairPal.com...did you know that the library subscribes to a FREE ONLINE DATABASES CALLED THE AUTO REPAIR REFERENCE CENTER?
Click here to access the Auto Repair Reference Center. The Auto Repair Reference Center is a free online database that helps DIY'ers (do-it-yourselfer's) fix cars. The resource has repair tips, helps users troubleshoot problems, inlcudes service bulletins and wiring diagrams for domestic AND imported cars. Cars manufactured since 1954 - present are covered so the database is very comprehensive!
For car buffs and at-home mechanics, the database is easy-to-use, free and goes a long way to replacing the Chilton Repair Manuals. Users can print out specific instructions, diagnostic information and repair information all at the click of a computer mouse.
Finally, users can access the ARRC (Auto Repair Reference Center) anywhere you have internet access and your library card number! The database is intuitive, easy-to-use, and has good help features when needed. How is that for responsive and cost effective?
Regards - and we hope you enjoy the database!
Stu
Welcome to a weekend edition of the reference blog! We hope you are having an enjoyable weekend - especially with this nice weather!
I was driving to work this morning and as usual I passed many, many car repair stations. I got to thinking about the prices that repair shops charge when fixing cars. It can be pretty expensive to fix car problems. And then I thought about the current economic malaise the country undergoing. I put two and two together and thought about some online resources that the library offers. I then thought of a good website: what if consumers could compare costs for auto repairs. Bingo!
RepairPal - Car Care Confidence is a useful and interesting website. Click here to link to RepairPal. So, what does the site do? Simply put the site gives users independent and unbiased repair estimates, user ratings, and free car care advice.
For example I chose to get a price for an engine overheating diagnosis for a 2006 Ford Taurus in Farmingdale (zip code of 11735). RepairPal gives the user a price range for the repair ($87-$110) along with a list of repair shops and dealerships (on the right side of the page) that can service the car. Contact info is listed as well. In addition, some brief info about the repair shop is included.
A good segueway follows from RepairPal.com...did you know that the library subscribes to a FREE ONLINE DATABASES CALLED THE AUTO REPAIR REFERENCE CENTER?
Click here to access the Auto Repair Reference Center. The Auto Repair Reference Center is a free online database that helps DIY'ers (do-it-yourselfer's) fix cars. The resource has repair tips, helps users troubleshoot problems, inlcudes service bulletins and wiring diagrams for domestic AND imported cars. Cars manufactured since 1954 - present are covered so the database is very comprehensive!
For car buffs and at-home mechanics, the database is easy-to-use, free and goes a long way to replacing the Chilton Repair Manuals. Users can print out specific instructions, diagnostic information and repair information all at the click of a computer mouse.
Finally, users can access the ARRC (Auto Repair Reference Center) anywhere you have internet access and your library card number! The database is intuitive, easy-to-use, and has good help features when needed. How is that for responsive and cost effective?
Regards - and we hope you enjoy the database!
Stu
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Snapshots, Photos, Pix - Simple Photography
Hi All,
Now that Fall 2010 is really hitting its stride (okay, after today's little heat wave at least) folks who own a camera (digital or otherwise) have the opportunity to take some really great pictures. You'll get fall color, fall foliage and nice crisp air when you take pictures outside this season!
Today I'll discuss a photo website, a major local photography organization (networking and talking to other amateur photographers is a great way to learn) and a website in which users can upload their photos and get feedback from viewers. Onward we go!
Kodak - we've all heard the name of the iconic company. But did you know that if you visit the website and click on Tips and Projects a plethora of learning and teaching tools is at your disposal?
Click here to visit the Kodak Tips site which is very comprehensive and does not try to sell users anything 'Kodak' related. No hard sell here. Notice other parts of the site like Picture of the Day, Community-Tips and Projects, Tips From the Pros and Forums (where you can participate or just view the 'dialogue' between other photographers). Do not forget to click on the 'Learn' drop down menu - it is filled with other links that have techniques for photographing nature, holidays, or around the house photography.
Altogether a neat, easy to navigate and pretty darn authoritative photography website.
Okay, so now that you realize that you like photography and want to meet other like minded folks, where should you go? Simple - click on this link to the Photographic Federation of Long Island and you'll link to the homepage of the PFLI Online. They are an umbrella organization that links to all (many) of the photography groups and organizations on Long Island. The site has the link, phone number and website (if available) of many photography groups on Long Island. Take a look see if interested!
Finally, if you've taken some photos and want to show them to the world, a good starting point is 'Flickr'. Flickr is a Yahoo! owned website wherein users can show the world photos they've taken. Users can choose to make comments. Note that users need to sign up before uploading photos. It is not a difficult process to sign up!
Note that Flickr has a wide variety of photos available. It is not necessarily a 'photographer only' website so content, quality, interest and relevance varies on the site. Users can search for photographs using a search box at the top right side of the website.
Okay, one last site...if you do a Google search for 'photography' and 'websites', you'll find dozens and dozens of sites. Click here for that search. One final note - and this applies to any website that you view on the web.
If you want to find a good, quality, interesting website look for the following characteristics on the site:
Easy to Access - links work and connect to webpages' it purports to
Updated - make sure the site is relatively recently updated - not 5 years ago
Unbiased - is the site setting an agenda? is it trying to persuade you?
Accurate - is the 'author/publisher/writer' know what the heck they are talking about?
Site Usability - is the site easy to navigate? is the site always available?
Contact Information - can you find an email to send to the author/publisher of the site?
Shameless plug part of the entry coming up: If you click on this link, you'll find photography books in the Farmingdale PL. We have a huge collection of books on technique, digital photography and much more. You definitely don't want to miss the books - many of them are very current, gorgeous to hold and the pictures are stunning!!!
Regards and happy picture taking!
Stu
Now that Fall 2010 is really hitting its stride (okay, after today's little heat wave at least) folks who own a camera (digital or otherwise) have the opportunity to take some really great pictures. You'll get fall color, fall foliage and nice crisp air when you take pictures outside this season!
Today I'll discuss a photo website, a major local photography organization (networking and talking to other amateur photographers is a great way to learn) and a website in which users can upload their photos and get feedback from viewers. Onward we go!
Kodak - we've all heard the name of the iconic company. But did you know that if you visit the website and click on Tips and Projects a plethora of learning and teaching tools is at your disposal?
Click here to visit the Kodak Tips site which is very comprehensive and does not try to sell users anything 'Kodak' related. No hard sell here. Notice other parts of the site like Picture of the Day, Community-Tips and Projects, Tips From the Pros and Forums (where you can participate or just view the 'dialogue' between other photographers). Do not forget to click on the 'Learn' drop down menu - it is filled with other links that have techniques for photographing nature, holidays, or around the house photography.
Altogether a neat, easy to navigate and pretty darn authoritative photography website.
Okay, so now that you realize that you like photography and want to meet other like minded folks, where should you go? Simple - click on this link to the Photographic Federation of Long Island and you'll link to the homepage of the PFLI Online. They are an umbrella organization that links to all (many) of the photography groups and organizations on Long Island. The site has the link, phone number and website (if available) of many photography groups on Long Island. Take a look see if interested!
Finally, if you've taken some photos and want to show them to the world, a good starting point is 'Flickr'. Flickr is a Yahoo! owned website wherein users can show the world photos they've taken. Users can choose to make comments. Note that users need to sign up before uploading photos. It is not a difficult process to sign up!
Note that Flickr has a wide variety of photos available. It is not necessarily a 'photographer only' website so content, quality, interest and relevance varies on the site. Users can search for photographs using a search box at the top right side of the website.
Okay, one last site...if you do a Google search for 'photography' and 'websites', you'll find dozens and dozens of sites. Click here for that search. One final note - and this applies to any website that you view on the web.
If you want to find a good, quality, interesting website look for the following characteristics on the site:
Easy to Access - links work and connect to webpages' it purports to
Updated - make sure the site is relatively recently updated - not 5 years ago
Unbiased - is the site setting an agenda? is it trying to persuade you?
Accurate - is the 'author/publisher/writer' know what the heck they are talking about?
Site Usability - is the site easy to navigate? is the site always available?
Contact Information - can you find an email to send to the author/publisher of the site?
Shameless plug part of the entry coming up: If you click on this link, you'll find photography books in the Farmingdale PL. We have a huge collection of books on technique, digital photography and much more. You definitely don't want to miss the books - many of them are very current, gorgeous to hold and the pictures are stunning!!!
Regards and happy picture taking!
Stu
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Flea Market Finder
Hi All,
A few days ago I went food shopping and I was thinking of a topic for the blog. Yes, I know, it is an odd occurrence to be shopping and thinking of a topic for the blog... What can I say, I like blogging!
Anyway, while I was thinking about this I was smack dab in the fruit and vegetable aisle. And then it hit me: what about a blog entry on vegetable markets and/or fruit markets?
I went home - after I finished shopping of course - and looked at my list of titles of old posts. Aha...back on 8/13 I already did a post on LI Farmstands...hmmm. I needed a new idea. But a new one was percolating.
What about flea markets? And then I pulled up the trusty old tool, Google. And I did a search for 'flea markets'. And this is what happened.
Click here for a link to Keys Flea Market. This is a state-by-state list of flea markets - which, in and of itself is pretty helpful. What makes the site even more helpful are the direct links to each flea market. Note that the site is a bit cumbersome to use and the links don't always get you to the site you wanted to go to.
The next site is called FleaMarketFinder and on the whole of it seems much more polished and intuitive. While the site does have a list of states to choose flea markets from, the front page of the site has a map of the United States that most users will end up using. In my case, I didn't even realize the site had the list of states until I reviewed the site a second time.
In any event, the map is helpful for new users to the site. Once you click on a state you'll get a list of towns that have flea markets. On the right side of the screen you can click on an icon so you can 'Map It' - which essentially gives you directions to the flea market by opening another window. Note that this site doesn't directly link you to the website of the flea market itself... That is definitely a negative feature of the site.
By the way, if you do a Google search for 'long island flea markets' you do get some results - just super great ones. Click here to see the search results for the aforementioned search. Note that the Google results take you directly to some of the flea markets on Long Island...there are also phone numbers listed in the search.
Good luck and happy flea market hunting during the upcoming fall season.
Finally, if there are any particular topics that you would like me to explore in this blog, send me an email by clicking here. I'll try to respond ASAP to your email.
Regards,
Stu
A few days ago I went food shopping and I was thinking of a topic for the blog. Yes, I know, it is an odd occurrence to be shopping and thinking of a topic for the blog... What can I say, I like blogging!
Anyway, while I was thinking about this I was smack dab in the fruit and vegetable aisle. And then it hit me: what about a blog entry on vegetable markets and/or fruit markets?
I went home - after I finished shopping of course - and looked at my list of titles of old posts. Aha...back on 8/13 I already did a post on LI Farmstands...hmmm. I needed a new idea. But a new one was percolating.
What about flea markets? And then I pulled up the trusty old tool, Google. And I did a search for 'flea markets'. And this is what happened.
Click here for a link to Keys Flea Market. This is a state-by-state list of flea markets - which, in and of itself is pretty helpful. What makes the site even more helpful are the direct links to each flea market. Note that the site is a bit cumbersome to use and the links don't always get you to the site you wanted to go to.
The next site is called FleaMarketFinder and on the whole of it seems much more polished and intuitive. While the site does have a list of states to choose flea markets from, the front page of the site has a map of the United States that most users will end up using. In my case, I didn't even realize the site had the list of states until I reviewed the site a second time.
In any event, the map is helpful for new users to the site. Once you click on a state you'll get a list of towns that have flea markets. On the right side of the screen you can click on an icon so you can 'Map It' - which essentially gives you directions to the flea market by opening another window. Note that this site doesn't directly link you to the website of the flea market itself... That is definitely a negative feature of the site.
By the way, if you do a Google search for 'long island flea markets' you do get some results - just super great ones. Click here to see the search results for the aforementioned search. Note that the Google results take you directly to some of the flea markets on Long Island...there are also phone numbers listed in the search.
Good luck and happy flea market hunting during the upcoming fall season.
Finally, if there are any particular topics that you would like me to explore in this blog, send me an email by clicking here. I'll try to respond ASAP to your email.
Regards,
Stu
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
BMI Index: Fat or Thin?
Hi All,
I've always heard about the 'BMI Index' and I just recently did a bit of internet snooping to find out exactly what the heck it is.
Doing a Google search for 'BMI' gave me 14 million hits. Duh - that was too many to go through. Although the first one gave me a good description of just what the BMI is. Click here to find the answer at the extremely reputable National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (an arm of the United States National Institute of Health)
Users can input height and weight and the site will generate the BMI for you. Note that on the right side of the screen you can find BMI categories, information about the limitations of using the BMI, assessing your risk, recipes, and how to control you weight.
All in all a pretty helpful site for 'things related to BMI'. For another take on BMI, click here for the results from MedlinePlus.gov - the results from this search came from MedlinePlus.gov and link to other government agencies that discuss BMI.
Regards and have a healthy future!
Stu
I've always heard about the 'BMI Index' and I just recently did a bit of internet snooping to find out exactly what the heck it is.
Doing a Google search for 'BMI' gave me 14 million hits. Duh - that was too many to go through. Although the first one gave me a good description of just what the BMI is. Click here to find the answer at the extremely reputable National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (an arm of the United States National Institute of Health)
Users can input height and weight and the site will generate the BMI for you. Note that on the right side of the screen you can find BMI categories, information about the limitations of using the BMI, assessing your risk, recipes, and how to control you weight.
All in all a pretty helpful site for 'things related to BMI'. For another take on BMI, click here for the results from MedlinePlus.gov - the results from this search came from MedlinePlus.gov and link to other government agencies that discuss BMI.
Regards and have a healthy future!
Stu
Monday, September 20, 2010
'I Guess That's Why they Call It the Blues..."
Hi All,
I hope the blog entry title got your attention! How can people have the 'blues' on Such a sunny, bright, early Fall day? Well, it is easy - since it is the start of a brand new work week (for Adults) and school (for students)...and then you start thinking about the whole long, rest of the week and all the work days or school days ahead.
Well, have no fear - your local librarian is here! I did a basic Google search using the phrase, 'chasing away the Monday morning blues'. I found lots of results, but two of the better ones are described below.
The first link comes from a site called, 'Goal Setting College' and the entry is called '22 Ways To Kill the Monday Morning Blues'. While the site itself is a bit hokey, the advice in the entry is not. For instance, neither reducing weekend sleep in's is not a bad idea, nor, for that matter is the suggestion to exercise in the morning. And we all know the importance of regular exercise. Click here for an unrelated link on the importance of physical exercise from the CDC.
I also liked the suggestion of reading empowering books - which is a perfect transition for the library!!! For example, click here to find a list of inspiring books that the Farmingdale Public Library owns! FYI, the search that I used to get the previous results was 'success - psychological aspects' and then I narrowed the search down to items owned by the Farmingdale Public Library.
The second site that I found is from Ehow.com and the title is called 'How To Get Rid of the Monday Morning Blues' - click here for the link. I liked the fact that they listed the items 1 to 10...a handy dandy way to see if you are (or will, in the future) following some of the rules to make Mondays' less stressful as an employee or a student.
Finally, without going into too much detail, I've link to a site from the National Institute of Health for Mental Health - it might be helpful and can be reached by clicking on this link.
Regards,
Stu
I hope the blog entry title got your attention! How can people have the 'blues' on Such a sunny, bright, early Fall day? Well, it is easy - since it is the start of a brand new work week (for Adults) and school (for students)...and then you start thinking about the whole long, rest of the week and all the work days or school days ahead.
Well, have no fear - your local librarian is here! I did a basic Google search using the phrase, 'chasing away the Monday morning blues'. I found lots of results, but two of the better ones are described below.
The first link comes from a site called, 'Goal Setting College' and the entry is called '22 Ways To Kill the Monday Morning Blues'. While the site itself is a bit hokey, the advice in the entry is not. For instance, neither reducing weekend sleep in's is not a bad idea, nor, for that matter is the suggestion to exercise in the morning. And we all know the importance of regular exercise. Click here for an unrelated link on the importance of physical exercise from the CDC.
I also liked the suggestion of reading empowering books - which is a perfect transition for the library!!! For example, click here to find a list of inspiring books that the Farmingdale Public Library owns! FYI, the search that I used to get the previous results was 'success - psychological aspects' and then I narrowed the search down to items owned by the Farmingdale Public Library.
The second site that I found is from Ehow.com and the title is called 'How To Get Rid of the Monday Morning Blues' - click here for the link. I liked the fact that they listed the items 1 to 10...a handy dandy way to see if you are (or will, in the future) following some of the rules to make Mondays' less stressful as an employee or a student.
Finally, without going into too much detail, I've link to a site from the National Institute of Health for Mental Health - it might be helpful and can be reached by clicking on this link.
Regards,
Stu
Friday, September 17, 2010
Weekend Things To Do...
Hi All,
Welcome back to another Friday edition of the Farmingdale PL blog.
School has started, the football season is underway (college and Pro), folks are planting their fall flowers and foliage (alliteration!) and well...the summer officially ends this weekend...
So now that all of these things have happened, here is a blog entry to keep you busy (as if you aren't busy already!) during the weekend.
What with food shopping, laundry, house cleaning (sigh, we understand), beautiful weather...well, maybe you can make it outdoors this weekend and enjoy this last weekend of summer.
So...without further ado, here is a list of 3 sites that can help you find something to do this weekend.
From LongIsland.com (since 1996 - so they say!) comes a chronological list of things to do in and around Long Island. Note the tabs at the top of the screen - you can click on them to get site related to topics like home, auto, events, fun stuff, home & garden, restaurants, shop, sports, and travel. Worth a look see and here is the link: Long Island Events.com
Via Google we have this site: GoogleMashups/Things To Do. A mashup is a newly coined phrase by tech/computer folks which means 'two databases mixed up together'. Essentially it means that you can mix two different databases to generate helpful results. In this case, the links combines Googles' Map feature with a list of 'Things To Do'. The results are in list format and can be found here. Interesting idea and possibly worth a look.
Coming to you live from the New York Family Fun Guide is this site. Once you find the site you can click on tabs with topics like museums, theater, fun with art, fun with music, kids sports, movies, kids parties, parks & farms, and other stuff.
Similar to the first site I mentioned, but a bit different in that once you click on a topic you get a list (with contact information; phone number, address, website, etc) and a brief summary of the event chosen.
So there you have it. Three sites to help you with your spare time this weekend - and any weekend in the future actually.
Enjoy.
Stu
Welcome back to another Friday edition of the Farmingdale PL blog.
School has started, the football season is underway (college and Pro), folks are planting their fall flowers and foliage (alliteration!) and well...the summer officially ends this weekend...
So now that all of these things have happened, here is a blog entry to keep you busy (as if you aren't busy already!) during the weekend.
What with food shopping, laundry, house cleaning (sigh, we understand), beautiful weather...well, maybe you can make it outdoors this weekend and enjoy this last weekend of summer.
So...without further ado, here is a list of 3 sites that can help you find something to do this weekend.
From LongIsland.com (since 1996 - so they say!) comes a chronological list of things to do in and around Long Island. Note the tabs at the top of the screen - you can click on them to get site related to topics like home, auto, events, fun stuff, home & garden, restaurants, shop, sports, and travel. Worth a look see and here is the link: Long Island Events.com
Via Google we have this site: GoogleMashups/Things To Do. A mashup is a newly coined phrase by tech/computer folks which means 'two databases mixed up together'. Essentially it means that you can mix two different databases to generate helpful results. In this case, the links combines Googles' Map feature with a list of 'Things To Do'. The results are in list format and can be found here. Interesting idea and possibly worth a look.
Coming to you live from the New York Family Fun Guide is this site. Once you find the site you can click on tabs with topics like museums, theater, fun with art, fun with music, kids sports, movies, kids parties, parks & farms, and other stuff.
Similar to the first site I mentioned, but a bit different in that once you click on a topic you get a list (with contact information; phone number, address, website, etc) and a brief summary of the event chosen.
So there you have it. Three sites to help you with your spare time this weekend - and any weekend in the future actually.
Enjoy.
Stu
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Pill Identifier From Drugs.com
Hi All,
Well, we can't always post fun and entertaining blog entries. Occasioanally we need to generate an educational entry from which readers will learn something. This is one of those posts - but, as I mention below, this site can be a matter of life and death. At the very least it is an educational site that people who are taking medication should know about. The name of the site is Drugs.com.
Drugs.com bills itself as 'Drug Information Online'. The site is huge and rivals WebMD and MedlinePlus.Gov in comprehensive information.
Drugs.com is full of good, quality information, but I want to zero in and discuss a single section of the site: Pill Identifier. Why? Because the site has the potential to save lives.
Note that before you actually are able to enter the site and use the main feature of identifying a pill, you'll need to accept the User Agreement. Just click on the 'I Agree' button and you'll get to use the rest of the site.
Here is how the site works: Users enter any identifying marks (imprint) of the pill that he/she wants to identify. In addition, users can enter the color and the shape of the pill to be identified.
Simple as that. Once the user enters the information, a list of similar pills appears. For example, a search beige and round pills yields 78 results. Once the results appear, you can use the mouse to hover over the pill you are interested in. If you hover like this, the cursor acts like a magnifying glass by enhancing the size of the pill you are looking at.
One of the best features of this site is that you can gather more information on a particular drug if you click on the 'View More Details' icon. When you click on the View More Details icon, you get information like strength of the medication, manufacturer, drug class, pregnancy category and availability. Clicking on the name of the pill brings you to another very helpful page.
Information on this page includes, 'What is the medication?', 'Important Information About the Medication', 'Before Taking the Medication', User Reviews, Detailed Side Effects, Drug Interactions and Support Group Q&A.
The site (Drugs.com) has so much information that it might take users a few tries to get used to all of its various functions. So don't fret - take some time to browse, bookmark the site and come back another day to get familiar with the rest of the sites' very helpful featues. It is well worth your time and effort!!!
Regards,
Stu
Well, we can't always post fun and entertaining blog entries. Occasioanally we need to generate an educational entry from which readers will learn something. This is one of those posts - but, as I mention below, this site can be a matter of life and death. At the very least it is an educational site that people who are taking medication should know about. The name of the site is Drugs.com.
Drugs.com bills itself as 'Drug Information Online'. The site is huge and rivals WebMD and MedlinePlus.Gov in comprehensive information.
Drugs.com is full of good, quality information, but I want to zero in and discuss a single section of the site: Pill Identifier. Why? Because the site has the potential to save lives.
Note that before you actually are able to enter the site and use the main feature of identifying a pill, you'll need to accept the User Agreement. Just click on the 'I Agree' button and you'll get to use the rest of the site.
Here is how the site works: Users enter any identifying marks (imprint) of the pill that he/she wants to identify. In addition, users can enter the color and the shape of the pill to be identified.
Simple as that. Once the user enters the information, a list of similar pills appears. For example, a search beige and round pills yields 78 results. Once the results appear, you can use the mouse to hover over the pill you are interested in. If you hover like this, the cursor acts like a magnifying glass by enhancing the size of the pill you are looking at.
One of the best features of this site is that you can gather more information on a particular drug if you click on the 'View More Details' icon. When you click on the View More Details icon, you get information like strength of the medication, manufacturer, drug class, pregnancy category and availability. Clicking on the name of the pill brings you to another very helpful page.
Information on this page includes, 'What is the medication?', 'Important Information About the Medication', 'Before Taking the Medication', User Reviews, Detailed Side Effects, Drug Interactions and Support Group Q&A.
The site (Drugs.com) has so much information that it might take users a few tries to get used to all of its various functions. So don't fret - take some time to browse, bookmark the site and come back another day to get familiar with the rest of the sites' very helpful featues. It is well worth your time and effort!!!
Regards,
Stu
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
22 Men on the Field=Football (Again)
Hi All,
As you might have realized from this post - and from a few others that we've posted recently - we are pretty big football fans here at the library. We love a hard fought, well strategized, team effort. And that friends is what football is all about.
Forthwith a list of 4 football blogs that should not be missed. Well, okay, if you are watching the game, maybe then you can skip these blog entries...but remember, there is always time after the game to check out these blogs.
1. AdvancedNFLStats if you like statistics, then you will love this site. You can sort all sorts of defensive and offensive statistics here. Woohoo! You can also sort stats team-by-team!
2. Pro Football Reference Blog This site is a small tribute to my reference beginnings since I am a reference librarian. On the left side of the site you can pull up entries by category and more. Interesting site - worth a look, but the blog is linked to Pro-Football-Reference.com which is another statistics filled website. Click here to enter that site.
3. Jets Confidential. Dan Leberfeld created this blog and he says that he has been following the Jets for the last 16 years. Okay, so are his insights interesting? You bet? Is the blog easy to read? Yep. Does it cost anything (unlike other free blogs)? There is a Premium member section which you have to pay to gain access to...so I don't know if that part of the blog is worth it since I didn't sign up...but the rest of the blog looks interesting. Assuming you are a Jets fan.
4. GiantsFootballBlog Same idea as the JetsConfidential blog mentioned above. In addition the blog has a Multimedia section and a link to other Resources. Definitely worth looking at if you are Giant fan. Blog is an offshoot of SNY.tv's website.
Last, I would be remiss if I didn't advertise the library card catalog and the books that users can find if you search for 'football' in the card catalog. Click here to see the results of this search - which gives over 600 results!
Here is a a complete freebie blog/website: I did a basic search for 'tailgating and football and recipes'. The best site of the lot seems to be this link from MyRecipes.com. The recipes and pix make a football fans' mouth water! Yum.
Enjoy the blogs, and the sites and of course, the games!
Regards,
Stu
As you might have realized from this post - and from a few others that we've posted recently - we are pretty big football fans here at the library. We love a hard fought, well strategized, team effort. And that friends is what football is all about.
Forthwith a list of 4 football blogs that should not be missed. Well, okay, if you are watching the game, maybe then you can skip these blog entries...but remember, there is always time after the game to check out these blogs.
1. AdvancedNFLStats if you like statistics, then you will love this site. You can sort all sorts of defensive and offensive statistics here. Woohoo! You can also sort stats team-by-team!
2. Pro Football Reference Blog This site is a small tribute to my reference beginnings since I am a reference librarian. On the left side of the site you can pull up entries by category and more. Interesting site - worth a look, but the blog is linked to Pro-Football-Reference.com which is another statistics filled website. Click here to enter that site.
3. Jets Confidential. Dan Leberfeld created this blog and he says that he has been following the Jets for the last 16 years. Okay, so are his insights interesting? You bet? Is the blog easy to read? Yep. Does it cost anything (unlike other free blogs)? There is a Premium member section which you have to pay to gain access to...so I don't know if that part of the blog is worth it since I didn't sign up...but the rest of the blog looks interesting. Assuming you are a Jets fan.
4. GiantsFootballBlog Same idea as the JetsConfidential blog mentioned above. In addition the blog has a Multimedia section and a link to other Resources. Definitely worth looking at if you are Giant fan. Blog is an offshoot of SNY.tv's website.
Last, I would be remiss if I didn't advertise the library card catalog and the books that users can find if you search for 'football' in the card catalog. Click here to see the results of this search - which gives over 600 results!
Here is a a complete freebie blog/website: I did a basic search for 'tailgating and football and recipes'. The best site of the lot seems to be this link from MyRecipes.com. The recipes and pix make a football fans' mouth water! Yum.
Enjoy the blogs, and the sites and of course, the games!
Regards,
Stu
Monday, September 13, 2010
Picking the Brain of a Reference Librarian
Hi All,
We're back from a weekend...and I just thought of a good topic for this blog...and the topic is...'Picking the Brain of Your Local Reference Librarian'. Your Reference Librarians are a well read bunch with diverse interests in a wide variety of subjects. All of this is at your disposal - and it is free. But wait...if you need some answers at night when the library is closed what can you do?
Well...you could search Wikipedia or Google or Yahoo or even use Ask.com. However you might be searching for quite a bit of time and still not get your answer....which is why you can call your reference librarian any time the library is open! Click here for a schedule of when the Farmingdale library is open.
So, if you are on the computer at night and don't want to use Wikipedia, Google, et al...what can you do? There is a special website called Delicious.com which saves users 'bookmarks' or 'favorites' of folks who sign up with Delicious. Click here for the link to Delicious.com for the Farmingdale library reference librarians favorite bookmarks.
Your reference librarians have posted links on Delicious as on topics as varied as business, home repair, cooking, health, travel, careers, job search, sports fitness, genealogy, readers advisory, and language...all of this is free and very, very easy to use.
If you have any questions about Delicious or how to use it, just visit the reference desk at the library and ask us your question!
Best regards,
Stu
We're back from a weekend...and I just thought of a good topic for this blog...and the topic is...'Picking the Brain of Your Local Reference Librarian'. Your Reference Librarians are a well read bunch with diverse interests in a wide variety of subjects. All of this is at your disposal - and it is free. But wait...if you need some answers at night when the library is closed what can you do?
Well...you could search Wikipedia or Google or Yahoo or even use Ask.com. However you might be searching for quite a bit of time and still not get your answer....which is why you can call your reference librarian any time the library is open! Click here for a schedule of when the Farmingdale library is open.
So, if you are on the computer at night and don't want to use Wikipedia, Google, et al...what can you do? There is a special website called Delicious.com which saves users 'bookmarks' or 'favorites' of folks who sign up with Delicious. Click here for the link to Delicious.com for the Farmingdale library reference librarians favorite bookmarks.
Your reference librarians have posted links on Delicious as on topics as varied as business, home repair, cooking, health, travel, careers, job search, sports fitness, genealogy, readers advisory, and language...all of this is free and very, very easy to use.
If you have any questions about Delicious or how to use it, just visit the reference desk at the library and ask us your question!
Best regards,
Stu
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Homework Resources - The Shameless Plug Entry Part I
Hi All,
Welcome back to the Farmingdale PL reference department blog. We hope you've had a nice Summer, but like all good things, summer has ended. Labor Day has come and gone and now it is back to school or to work....depending on your age!
So, what does the title have to do with the library and with school?
Simple: the library subscribes to a number of fine online databases THAT WILL HELP YOUR CHILD DO BETTER IN SCHOOL. THESE DATABASES ARE FREE, ARE OF TOP QUALITY AND EASY TO USE and will save you student time and effort while doing homework or completing school projects.
In these economic times what more can you ask for in a service of product? In addition, these online databases can be accessed at home or anywhere else that you have a Farmingdale library card. Before you access the databases though, you'll need to enter your library card number - the number is the 14-digit number on the back of your library card.
Now, with all the introductory remarks having been said, how can you, the patron gain access to these fantastic online databases? Click here to go to the reference department webpage to access the databases.
If you notice on the left side of the screen, we've divided up the databases by subject. As you can further see we have many, many subjects ranging from Art, Auto Repair, Business, Education, Encyclopedias, Genealogy, History, Job Search, Languages, Literature, Magazines, Miscellaneous, Music, Newspapers & Current Events, Reference Resources, Science & Technology and Student Resources.
Once you click on any of the categories (for example Magazines) you will be taken to another webpage. The new page will bring up the list of databases that correspond to the link you chose. By clicking on Magazines, you will have a choice of three databases: General OneFile, General Reference Center Gold and InfoTrac OneFile. Note that you will see a summary of each database below the name of the database. That is helpful for you since it can help you determine whether or not you want to use the particular database.
Note that in almost all cases the database comes with full-text. This means that if you find an article that you need, you will fine the actuall words (the full-text) of the article. No more microfilm or microfiche or photocopying newspapers or magazines. You will be able to either email the article to yourself (and then print the article at home on your printer) or you can print it in the library. Talk about easy and simple!
For the younger students you might want to click on the link at the bottom called 'Student Resources'. This link covers a bunch of online databases as varied as Kids Infobits, Live Librarian, Opposing Viewpoints, Primary Search and Student Resource Center. Again, all of these databases are unbiased, well-known, free and easy for kids to use.
If you have any questions about how to use any of the databases I discussed in this post, call the reference desk at 249-9090 to speak with a reference librarian.
Regards,
Stu
Welcome back to the Farmingdale PL reference department blog. We hope you've had a nice Summer, but like all good things, summer has ended. Labor Day has come and gone and now it is back to school or to work....depending on your age!
So, what does the title have to do with the library and with school?
Simple: the library subscribes to a number of fine online databases THAT WILL HELP YOUR CHILD DO BETTER IN SCHOOL. THESE DATABASES ARE FREE, ARE OF TOP QUALITY AND EASY TO USE and will save you student time and effort while doing homework or completing school projects.
In these economic times what more can you ask for in a service of product? In addition, these online databases can be accessed at home or anywhere else that you have a Farmingdale library card. Before you access the databases though, you'll need to enter your library card number - the number is the 14-digit number on the back of your library card.
Now, with all the introductory remarks having been said, how can you, the patron gain access to these fantastic online databases? Click here to go to the reference department webpage to access the databases.
If you notice on the left side of the screen, we've divided up the databases by subject. As you can further see we have many, many subjects ranging from Art, Auto Repair, Business, Education, Encyclopedias, Genealogy, History, Job Search, Languages, Literature, Magazines, Miscellaneous, Music, Newspapers & Current Events, Reference Resources, Science & Technology and Student Resources.
Once you click on any of the categories (for example Magazines) you will be taken to another webpage. The new page will bring up the list of databases that correspond to the link you chose. By clicking on Magazines, you will have a choice of three databases: General OneFile, General Reference Center Gold and InfoTrac OneFile. Note that you will see a summary of each database below the name of the database. That is helpful for you since it can help you determine whether or not you want to use the particular database.
Note that in almost all cases the database comes with full-text. This means that if you find an article that you need, you will fine the actuall words (the full-text) of the article. No more microfilm or microfiche or photocopying newspapers or magazines. You will be able to either email the article to yourself (and then print the article at home on your printer) or you can print it in the library. Talk about easy and simple!
For the younger students you might want to click on the link at the bottom called 'Student Resources'. This link covers a bunch of online databases as varied as Kids Infobits, Live Librarian, Opposing Viewpoints, Primary Search and Student Resource Center. Again, all of these databases are unbiased, well-known, free and easy for kids to use.
If you have any questions about how to use any of the databases I discussed in this post, call the reference desk at 249-9090 to speak with a reference librarian.
Regards,
Stu
Friday, September 3, 2010
Are You Ready For Some Football?
It is that time of the year! Football season!!! Woohoo! Are you ready for some Sunday football?
Forthwith - some really helpful links for all-things-football.
Pro Football Reference - lots of great football statistics for teams and players
Fantasy Football - do you need some advice on how to rank your players or to monitor how your team is doing? Click here for a few links: FFToday ESPN Fantasy Football NFL.com
Here is a goofy link on how to put together a football themed party from Party411.com.
Football is complicated - you've got 22 guys running around on the field at one time. What do they all do? Click here for a 'Girls Guide to Football'. Note that guys should read this as well - its a good intro to the game. Here is another link (from the NFL) for learning about the game of football.
Finally, here is a site for 'fun football facts'.
And one last bit of pr for the library. We've got a lot - and I mean A LOT - of books on the history of football, current biography's of football players, team histories and fun stuff about football strategy. Click here for a link to the library catalog for a search on 'football'
Okay...here is a Youtube clip from Coca-Cola with Mean Joe Green giving his jersey away to a kid who offers him his Coca-Cola. It is one of the best commercials of all-time - let alone one of the best football commercials of all-time.
Stu
Forthwith - some really helpful links for all-things-football.
Pro Football Reference - lots of great football statistics for teams and players
Fantasy Football - do you need some advice on how to rank your players or to monitor how your team is doing? Click here for a few links: FFToday ESPN Fantasy Football NFL.com
Here is a goofy link on how to put together a football themed party from Party411.com.
Football is complicated - you've got 22 guys running around on the field at one time. What do they all do? Click here for a 'Girls Guide to Football'. Note that guys should read this as well - its a good intro to the game. Here is another link (from the NFL) for learning about the game of football.
Finally, here is a site for 'fun football facts'.
And one last bit of pr for the library. We've got a lot - and I mean A LOT - of books on the history of football, current biography's of football players, team histories and fun stuff about football strategy. Click here for a link to the library catalog for a search on 'football'
Okay...here is a Youtube clip from Coca-Cola with Mean Joe Green giving his jersey away to a kid who offers him his Coca-Cola. It is one of the best commercials of all-time - let alone one of the best football commercials of all-time.
Stu
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Hurricane Information
Hi All,
We'd be remiss if we didn't mention at least something about the impending hurricane Earl that is winding its way up the east coast. Here are five quality sites that will help you prepare for hurricane Earl (and for that matter, any future hurricanes that might affect Long Island) Hopefully you'll never have to look at this post again...
Hurricane information can be found here: NOAA - the National Oceanica and Atmospheric Administration Click on active weather alerts and then look on the right side of the screen - you'll find links to varios active weather events.
Newsday.com has a good site - only if you are a subscriber to either the newspaper or to Cablevisions' Optonline service. Go figure. If you are a subscriber, click here to find lots of useful information on the storm
Hurricane preparedness is darn important. Click here for information on getting prepared for oncoming hurricanes - not just hurricane Earl. NOAA has also put together this site to help families prepare for hurricanes - click here for more.
Finally, click here listen to WCBS880 - a local AM radio station that has weather reports every 10 minutes - alternatively you can listen to WINS 1010 for weather reports also.
Hope this helps!
Stu
We'd be remiss if we didn't mention at least something about the impending hurricane Earl that is winding its way up the east coast. Here are five quality sites that will help you prepare for hurricane Earl (and for that matter, any future hurricanes that might affect Long Island) Hopefully you'll never have to look at this post again...
Hurricane information can be found here: NOAA - the National Oceanica and Atmospheric Administration Click on active weather alerts and then look on the right side of the screen - you'll find links to varios active weather events.
Newsday.com has a good site - only if you are a subscriber to either the newspaper or to Cablevisions' Optonline service. Go figure. If you are a subscriber, click here to find lots of useful information on the storm
Hurricane preparedness is darn important. Click here for information on getting prepared for oncoming hurricanes - not just hurricane Earl. NOAA has also put together this site to help families prepare for hurricanes - click here for more.
Finally, click here listen to WCBS880 - a local AM radio station that has weather reports every 10 minutes - alternatively you can listen to WINS 1010 for weather reports also.
Hope this helps!
Stu
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