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Last Updated: 7/6/2009

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Gender: Female
Status: Single
Age: 47
Sign: Leo

City: HAMMOND
State: Louisiana
Country: US
Signup Date: 4/10/2006

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Monday, October 26, 2009 

Current mood:  scared
In honor of Halloween, here are some government sites that deal with truly frightening topics:


Serial Murder: Multi-Disciplinary Perspecitives for Investigators
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/serial_murder.htm

Have a scary, but safe, Halloween!

Lori
3:17 PM 
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009 

Current mood:  nervous
Lots of crime shows these days have plots that involve "profilers," and  anyone who's watched an episode of "Criminal Minds" has heard of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU).  So, are profiling and the BAU real, or just things they made up for TV?

They are indeed real, and you can read about them here:

FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/isd/cirg/ncavc.htm

And, if you'd like to become a profiler, you can read about that here:

FBI Academy Behavioral Science Unit
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/td/academy/bsu/bsu.htm

If, on the other hand, you happen to be a violent criminal and you come to the attention of the BAU...be afraid...be very afraid.  They already know more about you than you do.

Lori
2:40 PM 
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Monday, October 05, 2009 

Current mood:  enlightened
Do you have children in school?  Are they having trouble with reading or math?  Do they need help finding financial aid for college?  Do you have general questions about the educational system in the U.S.?  If so, the "Parents" page from the U.S. Department of Education may provide the answers or advice you need:

The site also provides pages targeted to students, teachers, and administrators.

Anytime you look at a page from the Dept. of Ed., it's bound to be educational.  ;-)

Lori
3:28 PM 
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Monday, September 28, 2009 

Current mood:  hungry
Anyone who's ever been on a diet knows the gut-gnawing feeling of hunger, but the hunger people feel when they can't afford to buy food must be a very different experience.  How many people in the U.S. have dealt with that kind of hunger?

The Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture tracks statistics on "food security" with the help of the Census Bureau.

According to the site linked below, "USDA’s food security statistics are based on a national food security survey conducted as an annual supplement to the monthly Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS is a nationally representative survey conducted by the Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The CPS provides data for the Nation's monthly unemployment statistics and annual income and poverty statistics."

You can read more about food security, and see some recent statistics, here:
You can read about the programs used around the country to distribute food in this report, also from the Economic Research Service:

The Emergency Food Assistance System--Findings from the Provider Survey
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/fanrr16-1/

And speaking of food, is it time for lunch yet?

Lori
1:45 PM 
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Monday, September 21, 2009 

Current mood:  working
In honor of the Emmys, here are some government sources dealing with one of America's favorite activities--watching television:

Historical Periods in Television Technology (FCC)
http://www.fcc.gov/omd/history/tv/

Treasures of American History--American Television (National Museum of American History)
http://americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/small_exhibition.cfm?key=1267&exkey=143&pagekey=265

Television in the Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/tvcoll.html

Consumer Publications on "Broadcasting" (FCC)
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/information_directory.html#broadcast

Tune in again next week!

Lori
1:16 PM 
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Monday, September 14, 2009 

Current mood:  bummed
If your house (or workplace, in my case) is crawling with tiny ants that cluster around the computer but don't seem to follow a tidy trail like other species of ants, you may well be infested with crazy ants.  You can read more about them here:

Crazy Ants (Louisiana State University AgCenter)
http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/lawn_garden/home_gardening/Crazy+Ants.htm

Rasperry Crazy Ant (Texas A&M University)
http://urbanentomology.tamu.edu/ants/exotic_tx.cfm

'Crazy Ants' Get Under Skin of Gulf Coast Residents (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125208889680087103.html

Anyone know where I can buy an anteater?

Lori
3:55 PM 
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Tuesday, September 08, 2009 

Current mood:  silly
If you spend any time outdoors doing work in your yard or hiking through woodsy areas, you should probably become familiar with the symptoms of Lyme disease.  You can read about them in MedlinePlus, here:

And here's a map from OSHA showing where in the country the danger of Lyme disease is highest:

And here are some pictures from the CDC of the ticks that most commonly transmit Lyme disease:

To the best of my knowledge, this Tick does not carry Lyme disease:

If Parker Posey had known all of this, perhaps she wouldn't have had to drop out of the off-Broadway play she was scheduled to appear in:

Lori
2:21 PM 
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Monday, August 31, 2009 

Current mood:  adventurous
Ever wonder where old military airplanes go when they retire?  Like a lot of people, they go to Arizona. 

The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is a unique storage facility for military aircraft.  The facility currently includes more than 4400 aircraft and 13 aerospace vehicles placed in storage there by a number of government agencies.  You can see the 309 AMARG web site here:

Sadly, if you just need a few more parts to finish that B-29 you've been building in the garage, AMARG isn't going to be able to help you.  Once the aircraft are ready for disposal, they're sent to the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office to be sold at government auction.  Their web site is here:

Lori
3:54 PM 
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Monday, August 24, 2009 

Current mood:  productive
Wondering what's new at the White House?  Curious about current events at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention?  Perhaps you'd like to take a peek at the press releases of the National Park Service?

This site, compiled by the Federal Citizen Information Center, gives you links to the news and press release sites of numerous federal agencies:

If you prefer to get your news via an RSS reader, here's a page from USA.gov that tells you about government RSS feeds:

Have a newsworthy day.

Lori
1:37 PM 
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Monday, August 17, 2009 

Current mood:  silly
3:27 PM 
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