STATS

http://www.stats.org/

A non-partisan, non-profit site, from George Mason University, dedicated to measuring and analyzing major issues and news stories from a scientific perspective.

Dynamic Periodic Table

http://www.ptable.com/ 

This is an interactive periodic table that includes a search engine.  It is easy to navigate and can provide a quick reference to chemical information as well as provide more in-depth information.

REPORT TO THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE CONCERNING ISSUES OF WORKPLACE CONDUCT AT THE MIAMI DOLPHINS

http://63bba9dfdf9675bf3f10-68be460ce43dd2a60dd64ca5eca4ae1d.r37.cf1.rackcdn.com/PaulWeissReport.pdf

This is the full text of the “Wells Report” that offers the findings of Ted Wells and others who were commissioned by the NFL to investigate the bullying of Miami Dolphins player Jonathan Wells.

Statue of Liberty – Virtual Tour

http://www.nps.gov/stli/photosmultimedia/virtualtour.htm

Take a virtual tour of the Statue of Liberty here.

The Architect’s Virtual Capitol

http://www.capitol.gov/

Take an online tour of our nation’s capital here.

African American History Month

http://www.africanamericanhistorymonth.gov/

“The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society.”–From the website.  Many resources to help celebrate Black History Month are found here.

The Health Consequences of Smoking — 50 Years of Progress

http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/50th-anniversary/index.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cdc%2FGEla+(CDC+-+Smoking+and+Tobacco+Use+-+Main+Feed)

You can download the complete Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking here, and you can download by section as well.  A link to the Executive Summary, a Supplement, and an Errata Notice is also included on the Centers for Disease Control site.  The Health Consequences of Smoking offers information on what has occurred regarding smoking since the issuance of the first Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking in 1964.

 

Contact My Local IRS Office in Tennessee

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Contact-My-Local-Office-in-Tennessee

Find the locations of all of the IRS Offices in the state of Tennessee.  A link on each of the locations provides the services available at the location.

Below is the information for the Memphis IRS Office:

Memphis	22 N. Front St. Memphis, TN 38103	Monday-Friday – 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Services Provided	(901) 544-3243

Services Provided

Account inquiries (help with letters, notices and levies on your wages or bank account)

Adjustments (changes to tax account information or payments)

Alien clearances (Sailing Permits)

Application for Taxpayer Assistance Order (ATAO)

Basic tax law assistance January 2 – April 15 (answers related to your individual Federal Tax Return)

Check, money order, or cash payment acceptance (Exact Change is Required)

Help with preparing Form 2290 (Heavy Vehicle Use Tax)

Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers and Form W-7

Multilingual assistance (over 150 languages translated)

Payment arrangements

Procedural inquiries

Solutions to tax issues

Tax forms (based on availability)

This office provides Facilitated Self Assistance (FSA), a self-assistance computer kiosk with an IRS employee available to assist you with navigating the IRS.gov website. With FSA, you can access the IRS.gov website to complete a number of IRS-related tasks or get more information on the following subjects:

Free File program Forms & Publications Where’s My Refund? Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Tax law questions Transcripts   Online Employer Identification Number (EIN) Application Online Payment Agreement Electronic payments (EFTPS)

Plant Questions? Memphis Botanic Garden

http://www.memphisbotanicgarden.com/plantquestions

If you have a question about a plant, you can leave your question and your email address and get an answer provided by staff of the Memphis Botanic Garden.