This Week's Facts:
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NASA's Image of the Day is
out of this World
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America Saves Week Promotes
Financial Responsibility
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Entries Sought for USA.gov
Video Contest
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SOS Office Launches Financial
Literacy Initiative
Census Multimedia Center Offers
Latest Promos
A stop at the Census Bureau’s online
Multimedia Center reveals
the newest videos, photos and audio supporting the 2010 Census.
View a
video of President Obama
featuring a message about the importance of the public’s
participation in the census. In addition, you can view fun
TV ads for this year’s census, a sincere message about the
mission of the census from Census Bureau Director Dr. Robert M.
Groves, and historical videos from earlier censuses featuring
former
U.S. Presidents and
celebrities. Especially
interesting is a 30 second
music video with a “we
can’t move forward until you mail it back” hook designed to
reach out to the increasingly diverse American public. Have a
listen – it’s quite catchy!
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Friday Facts Editorial Team:
Katharine Springer
State Data
Center Coordinator
Elisabeth
O’Donnell
Federal Documents Librarian
&
Kim Brown-Harden
State
Documents Coordinator
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NASA's Image of
the Day is out of this World
 People
interested in space may want to check out NASA’s
Image of the Day . Every
day, a new picture is uploaded, featuring either activities of
the astronauts or images of Earth from space. Some earlier
images show the homecoming of the Endeavor, photos from NASA’s
Day of Remembrance in early 2010 and infrared images of the
galaxy. To view these, click on the
Gallery. Each picture is
accompanied by explanatory text and is also available for
download. Interested viewers can also subscribe to NASA’s
RSS feed.
Image of the Day isn’t the only gallery available from NASA.
You can also check out their
Mission to Saturn pictures,
Mars pictures or
Great
Images in NASA.
America Saves Week Promotes Financial Responsibility
 In
these turbulent economic times, people all across the country
are working harder to improve their finances and make better
financial decisions. February 21-28 is
America Saves Week.
America Saves week is a national initiative to encourage people
to prepare for the future financially. The theme for this week
is build wealth, not debt. A recent survey conducted by the
American Savings Education Council
(ASEC) revealed that 77 percent of Americans are concerned about
the impact of the current recession on their personal incomes,
but they’re not exactly changing their saving habits as a
result. The
Indiana Secretary of State’s
office has
savings tips, and
budgeting. This is the
time to renew your commitment to better financial management or
just to review the tools and tips to remind you to keep on
track.
Entries Sought for
USA.gov Video Contest
 Do
you have any patrons with good video skills who are interested
in making some money? USA.gov, the US government portal, is
sponsoring a contest that might be just for them! Users are
requested to submit a 30-90 second video showing how they use
the information on USA.gov to make their lives better. This can
include health information, financial information and anything
else you might find on the site. The more creative and
entertaining the video, the better. Entries can be submitted
from now until 1 PM EST on April 2, 2010 and should be uploaded
to YouTube. For complete contest information, click
here. The top prize is
$2,500.
In order to make a successful video, entrants should be very
familiar with USA.gov. This is a great opportunity for everyone
explore the site, make a fun video and possibly win some cash.
SOS Office
Launches Financial Literacy Initiative
 The
Indiana Secretary of State’s Office
is dedicated to increasing financial literacy in Hoosiers of
every age. As part of this initiative, the Secretary of State
is supporting teachers who incorporate personal finance in their
classroom by hosting professional development workshops and
providing financial literacy curriculum and resources. In
partnership with the
Department of Education,
the
Secretary of State’s office
has created
Team Fin Lit, Indiana’s
one-stop shop for financial literacy resources. This online
community brings together educators, businesses, nonprofits,
government agencies, community groups, and others to share ideas
and resources on how to best teach financial literacy to
Indiana’s youngest citizens. To protect young adults,
membership is required to access the site. Once approved, you
will be able to view the site and enjoy the resources it
provides.
Another tool to help with this endeavor,
Focus on the Future, is a free and on-demand
webcast that covers a variety of topics such as banking,
insurance, investing ID theft, fraud, and scams. Each week, the
webcast includes a guest who is a specialist in his/her field.
Education and finances are key tools in preparing young Hoosiers
to make smart decisions regarding their finances and their
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