Friday, February 08, 2008

New Links on our web for the week of February 7, 2008 Books and Reading Blue Rectangle "BlueRectangle.com offers video book reviews (book reviews on video). Concise and fascinating insights into a wide variety of books, by a wide variety of book reviewers." Colleges and Careers Printable copy of the FAFSA form Government, Elections, and Law A Citizen's guide to the Federal budget Census Atlas of the United States "This publication, based on the 2000 U.S. census, is "the first comprehensive atlas of population and housing produced by the Census Bureau since the 1920s. The Census Atlas is a large-format publication about 300 pages long and containing almost 800 maps. ... A variety of topics are covered in the Census Atlas, ranging from language and ancestry characteristics to housing patterns and the geographic distribution of the population." From the U.S. Census Bureau." (LII) Leisure Consumer Focus: Moving from Analog to Digital TV "Questions and answers about the digital television transition occurring in February 2009, where "television stations will broadcast using digital signals only, which means your old analog set won't work" (receive broadcasts) without a converter box or subscription to cable or satellite service. Discusses the basics of digital television (DTV), options for owners of analog TV sets, and resources for further reading. From the Federal Citizen Information Center, U.S. General Services Administration." (LII) TV Converter Box Coupon Program "Details about this federal government program for households wishing to continue using their analog TV sets after February 17, 2009, when "all full-power television stations in the United States will stop broadcasting in analog and switch to 100% digital broadcasting." Learn whether you need a converter box, how to obtain coupons to be applied towards the cost of the box, where to purchase one, and related information. Available in several languages." (LII) Air Travel from USA.Gov: up-to-date information on traveling by air. 9:01:40 AM

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