One World Trade Center To Become Tallest...

Hi All,

Click on this link from Newsday to see some very interesting photos of One World Trade Center being built - right now.   As a matter of fact, as of today, One World Trade Center is the tallest building in New York City.  And eventually - in about a year or so, One World Trade Center will become the tallest building in the United States.

For more information on 9/11, click on this link from Yale University's Avalon Project - this is the direct link to the 9/11 Commission Report.  Clicking on this link will get you to the 9/11 Memorial homepage - you can visit the site in person.  For an interactive timeline of the events of 9/11, click here.  Finally, click on this link from Youtube for various videos of what happened on 9/11.

Regards - and I hope the links are educational and helpful.
Stu

Bollinger's Reopens This Weekend

Hi All,

Bollinger's - the restaurant on Main Street in Farmingdale that closed 2 months ago - reopens this weekend.  The restaurant has the same name, but there is a new co-owner, menu changes, and new, fresh, friendly, faces waiting tables and serving ice cream in the restaurant.  Don't miss the reopening!  Click on this link for the Farmingdale Patch article discussing the reopening of the restaurant.

And on another 'Farmingdale related' note, you might want to click on this link to the Incorporated Village of Farmingdale website.  You'll notice on the left side of the screen a bunch of boxes.  These are links to various Farmingdale businesses in various categories like: 'Village Shoppes', 'Specialty Stores', 'Restaurants', 'Nursery Schools', 'Services', 'Food Suppliers' and 'Religious Worship'.


And it is all at your fingertips by clicking on this link!  How great is that?

Enjoy - and have a great weekend.
Stu

Surgery Videos!

 

Hi All,

Yesterday I posted about the field of biology and the various directions that this college major can take you...well, today's post is an extension of that post.

Today I'm linking to surgery videos online from MedlinePlus - a service of the National Institute of Health and the National Library of Medicine.  Trust me when I say that these videos are the tip of the iceberg for surgery videos.  Amazing material can be found online.  But first, the link to the surgery videos from MedlinePlus can be found by clicking on this link.

Videos are organized by topic: specifically by 'Blood-Heart-Circulation', 'Bones-Joints-Muscles', 'Brain-Nerves', 'Cancers', 'Children-Teenagers', 'Diabetes', 'Digestive System', 'Ear-Nose-Throat', 'Endocrine System', 'Eye-Vision', 'Female Reproductive System', 'Fitness-Exercise', 'Genetics-Birth Defects', 'Immune System', 'Injuries-Wounds', 'Kidneys-Urinary System', 'Lungs-Breathing', 'Male Reproductive System', 'Metabolic Problems', 'Mouth-Teeth', 'Pregnancy-Reproduction', 'Seniors', 'Sexual Health Issues', 'Surgery-Rehabilitation', 'Transplantation-Donation', 'Wellness-Lifestyle' and 'Women'.  What an amazing array of material available - for free - on this website.

For other surgery websites click on the following links:
ORLive and Contemporary Surgery Online

Stu

Biology Rocks!

Hi All,

Check this article I found from Farmingdale Patch.  Article is entitled, 'Bioscience Center Expanding at College' - the college being Farmingdale State College.  Cool beans and cool stuff. OSI Pharmaceuticals is the anchor tenant of the Broad Hollow Bioscience Park at Farmingdale State College - which happens to be located in....Farmingdale!

So, biology might be a tough class to take in high school and college, but it just might help you land a good paying, satisfying job after college.  Click on this link from the Occupational Outlook Handbook to learn more about becoming a biologist or a biochemist or biophysicist.  And from a website called, 'Simply Hired', you can find salaries for the various subspecialties in the field of biology.  Neat stuff - and a good living to boot. 

Enjoy.

Stu

World's Most Beautiful Libraries

Hi All,

In honor of today's founding of the Library of Congress, I wanted to keep with the library theme for the day.  So...click on this link from the Library of Congress regarding the founding of the LC. You'll find more info about the founding of this wonderful institution.

Now, onto the real point of today's entry - click on this link for a list of 20 of the Most Beautiful Libraries in the World! Gorgeous, educational and historical - all in one building. How cool is that?

Enjoy,
Stu

Adopting a Pet - A Great Way to Show Love!

Hi All,

Farmingdale Patch had this picture on its website for 'TOBAY Shelter Animal of the Week'.  What a cu

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te pooch!  And do you know what?  Blog entries that have children and pets (dogs and cats) tend to have more hits than blog entries on regular topics like gardening, weather, sports, entertainment, etc...

But that's not why I'm generating this post!  The pets are darn near adorable - click on this link to the North Shore Animal League in Port Washington to learn about the various adorable, lovable, adoptable pets that they have at their facility.  Go ahead, make a dog or cats day and adopt the little guy or gal!

Now, usually folks don't go out and just 'decide' to adopt a pet on a moments notice.  Click on this link from the ASPCA to learn about some of the questions you should ask before you adopt a pet. The page also has a link entitled, 'The Right Pet For You'.

And there you have it - some great ideas on how to adopt a pet!

Regards,
Stu

P is for...

Hi All,

Just a quickie post today...

P is for...

Petsmart - retailer of all things pets related- including food, toys, and more.

Pinterest - post and organize all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes. You can also browse the pinboards created by other people - which means you can discover new sites, topics and more.

Paypal - great way to pay for your purchases on the web...

Pandora - internet radio - for free...using their 'Music Genome Project' to help you listen to the music that you really, really want to listen to!!!

Pubmed - great site for medical related articles and topics - very technical so beware!!! But super useful.

Powerball - site for 'all things' Powerball - find winning numbers, winners stories, locations to play Powerball, rules and much, much more.

Enjoy the sites with the letter 'P'.

Regards,
Stu

Spring is Here: Start Your Vegetable Garden.

Hi All,

Judging from the weather over the last few days or so, it seems like spring has sprung and it might just be time for you to start your vegetable garden!

Without further ado, a few (3) good links for you to start your vegetable garden.

From the BackyardGardener.com comes this link. Its a simply designed webpage, but the topic coverage is very broad: with a links to lots of articles, how to's, garden design, and a garden store.

The link to the article entitled 'Vegetable Gardening For Beginners' was very helpful. Here is the link to the page.

Another site with the same coverage (vegetable gardening) but which is a bit different can be found by clicking on this link. On this site users can ask questions and get answers from the site authors.

Want to see someone's blog who is completely focused on her vegetable garden? Click here for alink to Skippy's Vegetable Garden - complete with lots of photographs of the various projects that she is working on in the garden. Great photographs!

Since I'm on the topic of blogs and vegetable gardens, click on this link to Top 10 Vegetable Gardening Blogs - there's an amazing amount of material on the site! With titles like 'Veggie Gardening Tips' and 'Daughter of the Soil' hopefully you won't be disappointed.

Finally, here is a link to explain how to take some excellent vegetable garden photographs. Who wouldn't want to take some pictures of a garden that he/she cultivated and then print them out and put the photographs in a frame so you can look at them in the winter?

Enjoy the links and I hope your vegetable garden blossoms into everything (and more) that you planned it to be!

Regards,
Stu

Best Of Long Island Press Winners - 2012!

Hi All,

It's official - the votes have been tallied, counted once, twice and probably even thrice. The winners are in - I repeat, the winners are in.

What am I talking about you ask? The 2012 edition of the Best of LI Press winners.

A total of 362 categories were polled (79 new ones!) and over 1.2 million total votes were cast. That - as the LI Press website proclaims - was about 50% more votes cast than in 2011.

The Long Island Press says that the survey was so big they had to put the BOLI (best of Long Island) in 3 separate issues.

Part I features winners in the following categories: Automotive, Education, Health-Wellness-Beauty, Home and Garden, Pets, Services and Shopping.

Part II features winners in the following categories: Food and Drink, Sports and Activities, Restaurants, Nightlife and Spirits, Art and Entertainment, and Clothing

Part III features winners in the following categories: Best of the Best Winners which spotlights the top 20 vote-getters in the whole contest and Best of LI Weddings.

And just to show you that the survey is remarkably thorough and comprehensive, I'm going to list the categories in the Education section. Categories were: arts schools, catholic schools, college president, college sports program, high school spirit, learning center business, Long Island College or University, nursery school, school principal, teacher, and trade school.

Now that is quite a comprehensive list!
Enjoy the links - hope they help you finding the best of whatever it is that you are looking for!

Regards,
Stu

Calling All Genealogists and Family-Tree Makers!!!!

Hi Genealogists and Family Tree Makers,

Hard-core genealogists might possibly already know about the the 1940 census being put online on Monday, April 2nd 2012. Click on this link to access the 1940 census right now!

So, just what can you find on the 1940 census? Users can find an individual in the census, locate images (which can be further saved, shared, downloaded, used as a keepsake or for a family tree).

There is a huge, huge amount of information in the data. For example, users will find information that reflects the Great Depression and the New Deal. Internal migration, employment status, occupation, participation in the New Deal Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), WPA or NYA is indicated. This is just a super-brief overview of this mass of data. Click here for the Census Archives link that explains the census in a bit more detail.

This link will actually help you get started searching the 1940 census - simple and easy-to-use.

This next link will help you search the 1940 census by location or by enumeration district (ED) to help you find a census schedule (sets of census images).

Finally, users can use this video link to learn how to get started searching the 1940 census! Cool stuff.

Enjoy the new, massive treasure trove of information that is now available!

Stu