Here are two reliable links for information about your children's health:
From the Center for Disease Control:
The CDC has created a new section on their website called CDC Parent Information. The new section offers a wealth of information from across all of the CDC resources, covering everything from safety in the home and the community to immunization schedules and developmental milestones
http://www.cdc.gov/parents/index.html
Information for and about children can be found at the Medlineplus Children's page:
Learn about everything from how the body works to what happens when kids go to the hospital. There are quizzes, games and lots of cool web sites for them to explore.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childrenspage.html
Enjoy!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Flashlights for Haiti
Press Release: Clinton Foundation Launches “Take Initiative” Earth Day Campaign
April 09, 2010 | New York, NY | Clinton Foundation | Press Releases
Features local volunteer events in several cities nationwide, online Earth Day forum with President Clinton
New York, NY – The William J. Clinton Foundation today launched its "Take Initiative" Earth Day campaign featuring a website www.clintonfoundation.org/earthday encouraging people to take initiative to combat climate change and improve the environment. The campaign is supporting local volunteer events in several cities nationwide, culminating in a special online forum with President Bill Clinton on April 22.
During his administration, and now through his Foundation, President Clinton has worked to address global challenges, including climate change and sustainable economic growth and development.
"Since 2006, my Foundation has worked to fight climate change by increasing energy efficiency and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions on a large scale, including projects that have helped to retrofit tens of millions of square feet of building space and enabled smallholder famers to plant millions of fruit and forest tree seedlings," President Clinton said. "To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, my Foundation invites everyone to join us in the fight by taking initiative in their own homes and communities. I look forward to a lively and interesting dialogue about what we can all do to build a more sustainable world."
Throughout the campaign, an online quiz will test people’s knowledge on climate change. For every person who takes the quiz, $2 will be donated toward buying solar flashlights for people living in tent camps in Haiti. If 100,000 people take the quiz, the Foundation will reach its goal of sending 20,000 solar flashlights to improve safety conditions in camps.
By visiting www.clintonfoundation.org/earthday, people can also learn about the Foundation’s climate and environment-related initiatives and sign up to participate in local volunteer events in several cities nationwide.
At the end of the campaign, President Clinton will answer questions in an online forum on Earth Day, April 22. Details will be made available on the website in the coming days.
To date the Clinton Foundation’s climate and environment-related accomplishments include:
The Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) has helped initiate more than 250 energy efficiency building retrofit projects in more than 20 cities around the world. In Los Angeles, CCI is helping the city replace 140,000 streetlights with LED fixtures, which will cut CO2 emissions in the city by 40,500 tons and save the city up to $10 million each year in energy and maintenance costs. CCI is also part of the team that is helping to make the Empire State Building more energy efficient by reducing its energy usage by 38 percent, saving $4.4 million in annual energy costs, and preventing 105,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions over the next 15 years.
Through projects implemented by government, business, and nonprofit partners of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), enough clean energy has been generated to power more than 400,000 homes, and CGI commitments have prevented 60 million metric tons of CO2 emissions.
The Clinton Hunter Development Initiative instituted a large-scale carbon sequestration program with thousands of local farmers in Africa by growing and planting over 4 million trees in the region that are estimated to be saving approximately 450,000 tons of carbon.
For more information about the "Take Initiative" Earth Day campaign and the online forum with President Clinton, visit www.clintonfoundation.org/earthday.
About the William J. Clinton Foundation
Founded by President Bill Clinton, the William J. Clinton Foundation focuses on worldwide issues that demand urgent action, solutions, and measurable results —— global climate change, HIV/AIDS in the developing world, childhood obesity and economic opportunity in the United States, and economic development in Africa and Latin America. For more information visit www.clintonfoundation.org.
April 09, 2010 | New York, NY | Clinton Foundation | Press Releases
Features local volunteer events in several cities nationwide, online Earth Day forum with President Clinton
New York, NY – The William J. Clinton Foundation today launched its "Take Initiative" Earth Day campaign featuring a website www.clintonfoundation.org/earthday encouraging people to take initiative to combat climate change and improve the environment. The campaign is supporting local volunteer events in several cities nationwide, culminating in a special online forum with President Bill Clinton on April 22.
During his administration, and now through his Foundation, President Clinton has worked to address global challenges, including climate change and sustainable economic growth and development.
"Since 2006, my Foundation has worked to fight climate change by increasing energy efficiency and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions on a large scale, including projects that have helped to retrofit tens of millions of square feet of building space and enabled smallholder famers to plant millions of fruit and forest tree seedlings," President Clinton said. "To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, my Foundation invites everyone to join us in the fight by taking initiative in their own homes and communities. I look forward to a lively and interesting dialogue about what we can all do to build a more sustainable world."
Throughout the campaign, an online quiz will test people’s knowledge on climate change. For every person who takes the quiz, $2 will be donated toward buying solar flashlights for people living in tent camps in Haiti. If 100,000 people take the quiz, the Foundation will reach its goal of sending 20,000 solar flashlights to improve safety conditions in camps.
By visiting www.clintonfoundation.org/earthday, people can also learn about the Foundation’s climate and environment-related initiatives and sign up to participate in local volunteer events in several cities nationwide.
At the end of the campaign, President Clinton will answer questions in an online forum on Earth Day, April 22. Details will be made available on the website in the coming days.
To date the Clinton Foundation’s climate and environment-related accomplishments include:
The Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) has helped initiate more than 250 energy efficiency building retrofit projects in more than 20 cities around the world. In Los Angeles, CCI is helping the city replace 140,000 streetlights with LED fixtures, which will cut CO2 emissions in the city by 40,500 tons and save the city up to $10 million each year in energy and maintenance costs. CCI is also part of the team that is helping to make the Empire State Building more energy efficient by reducing its energy usage by 38 percent, saving $4.4 million in annual energy costs, and preventing 105,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions over the next 15 years.
Through projects implemented by government, business, and nonprofit partners of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), enough clean energy has been generated to power more than 400,000 homes, and CGI commitments have prevented 60 million metric tons of CO2 emissions.
The Clinton Hunter Development Initiative instituted a large-scale carbon sequestration program with thousands of local farmers in Africa by growing and planting over 4 million trees in the region that are estimated to be saving approximately 450,000 tons of carbon.
For more information about the "Take Initiative" Earth Day campaign and the online forum with President Clinton, visit www.clintonfoundation.org/earthday.
About the William J. Clinton Foundation
Founded by President Bill Clinton, the William J. Clinton Foundation focuses on worldwide issues that demand urgent action, solutions, and measurable results —— global climate change, HIV/AIDS in the developing world, childhood obesity and economic opportunity in the United States, and economic development in Africa and Latin America. For more information visit www.clintonfoundation.org.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Kansas Tax Forms Online
http://www.ksrevenue.org/iiwebfile.htm
"Being sensitive to the changing economic climate, the Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR) no longer produces and distributes a large number of paper documents. Instead, instructions, sample tax forms, and schedules can be accessed on the KDOR website..."
"Being sensitive to the changing economic climate, the Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR) no longer produces and distributes a large number of paper documents. Instead, instructions, sample tax forms, and schedules can be accessed on the KDOR website..."
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Tutoring Help Returns
Greetings:
HomeworkKansas is a tutoring service that connects Kansas students (elementary through college, including adult education) to one-on-one help with live tutors.
Students can connect to tutors from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., seven days a week. HomeworkKansas is also available in Spanish everyday from 1:00 p.m. to 11 p.m.. Help is available in the following subjects:
• Math: elementary, algebra I, algebra II, geometry, trigonometry and calculus
• Science: elementary, earth science, biology, chemistry, physics
• Social studies: American History, World History, Political Science and more
• English: spelling, grammar, book reports, essay writing and more
If you are unable to access HomeworkKansas through the link above, you might need a Kansas Library Card which is available at the FHTC library. For more information about HomeworkKansas please contact the State Library of Kansas between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m Monday - Friday. You can send emails to egivens@kslib.info or call (785) 296-8152.
There is a link on the FHTC Library homepage:
http://www.fhtc.edu/Student-Services/Library.aspx
HomeworkKansas is a tutoring service that connects Kansas students (elementary through college, including adult education) to one-on-one help with live tutors.
Students can connect to tutors from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., seven days a week. HomeworkKansas is also available in Spanish everyday from 1:00 p.m. to 11 p.m.. Help is available in the following subjects:
• Math: elementary, algebra I, algebra II, geometry, trigonometry and calculus
• Science: elementary, earth science, biology, chemistry, physics
• Social studies: American History, World History, Political Science and more
• English: spelling, grammar, book reports, essay writing and more
If you are unable to access HomeworkKansas through the link above, you might need a Kansas Library Card which is available at the FHTC library. For more information about HomeworkKansas please contact the State Library of Kansas between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m Monday - Friday. You can send emails to egivens@kslib.info or call (785) 296-8152.
There is a link on the FHTC Library homepage:
http://www.fhtc.edu/Student-Services/Library.aspx
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Energy Hog Info.
Winter heating bills are just around the corner. Take a look at this awesome website: http://www.energyhog.org/
The Energy Hog website has lots of useful information for adults and kids, including how to evaluate your home's energy efficiency.
Learn how to put money in your pocket, not out the window.
Cheers!
Janet
The Energy Hog website has lots of useful information for adults and kids, including how to evaluate your home's energy efficiency.
Learn how to put money in your pocket, not out the window.
Cheers!
Janet
Friday, September 4, 2009
BORN TO READ!
Born to Read program
When the baby is born come in for a book, hat, and t-shirt for the new born.
Pre-registration requested, but not required.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Information on Swine Flu in English and Spanish
Follow this link to a guidance document, targeted to non-healthcare providers, from the Centers for Disease Control:
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/guidance_homecare.htm
Follow this link for up-to-date information, from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), about the recent outbreak of Swine Flu: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/
The CDC also offers an RSS feed about the current outbreak: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/rss/
And for those of you who use Twitter, the CDC has a presence on Twitter as well: http://twitter.com/cdcemergency
Swine Flu Information in Spanish:
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/espanol/swine_espanol.htm
Rebecca Brown, MLSKansas Outreach & Technology Liaison National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental RegionUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterA.R. Dykes Library of Health Sciences
2100 W. 39th Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66160
http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ (NN/LM MCR Web Site)
913-588-7307
1-800-338-7657
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/guidance_homecare.htm
Follow this link for up-to-date information, from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), about the recent outbreak of Swine Flu: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/
The CDC also offers an RSS feed about the current outbreak: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/rss/
And for those of you who use Twitter, the CDC has a presence on Twitter as well: http://twitter.com/cdcemergency
Swine Flu Information in Spanish:
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/espanol/swine_espanol.htm
Rebecca Brown, MLSKansas Outreach & Technology Liaison National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental RegionUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterA.R. Dykes Library of Health Sciences
2100 W. 39th Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66160
http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ (NN/LM MCR Web Site)
913-588-7307
1-800-338-7657
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