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Oxford Atlas of the World Oxford University Press 15th edition 2008

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:24:03 EST

For many tech savvy people using Google Earth, a GPS or Mapquest has become second nature. Finding detailed specific directions to any given spot on the planet has become a very simple task. But in electronically zooming in to the spot we need to see we sometimes lose the worldview that only a comprehensive world atlas gives. Among the many atlases available at the Maine State Library few a...

Keeping up today on H1N1 (Swine Flu)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:53:54 EDT

Whether you are a health care provider, and information provider, a student, a teacher, a parent, a child, a senior or for that matter just about anyone at all, you have seen headlines about swine flu or as it is formally called H1N1. Wading through the facts and fiction, the risks and preventive measures can be daunting. ##Primary Government Sources The most accurate and up to date informat...

Economic Stimulus Information

Wed, 06 May 2009 22:14:03 EDT

Our sinking economy is on everyone's mind. It doesn't matter who you are or what you do, no one is unaffected by it.

President Obama has a plan to jump-start the nation's economy, overturn the housing crisis and put people to work -- the *American Recovery & Reinvestment Act*, also known as the *Economic Stimulus Plan*. Everyone is talking about it, but what is it, really?