Distracted driving has become such a big problem that the federal government has devoted an entire Web site to the issue. It’s an offshoot of the Department of Transportation, and has some interesting information on it. Check it out at Distraction.gov. Here’s the site’s description:
Distracted Driving
At the U.S. Department of Transportation, we heard America’s call [...]
The Texas Health Pool is a health insurance resource of last resort for people who can’t find coverage anywhere else. Many questions about this pool are answered on the site’s FAQ page. Here is the Pool’s self-description:
The Texas Health Insurance Pool was created by the Texas Legislature to provide health insurance to eligible Texas residents [...]
Pipl.com is a search engine limited to finding people. It works exactly as you would expect. You enter a name and any other information you have, and you get page after page of possible links to that person. The link categories include the following:
Contact Details
Background Reports
Personal Profiles
Professional and Business
E-mail Address
Publications
Public Records, and more
The Checks for Vets blog is written by Joseph S. McCarthy, who is also the author of the book Checks for Vets. Mr. McCarthy writes about various benefits to which wartime vets are entitled, especially Aid and Attendance benefits. Here are Mr. McCarthy’s goals in writing his book:
Get the word out to wartime service veterans [...]
MyOptumHealth is a health and wellness information site from OptumHealth, the health and well-being business of UnitedHealth Group.
The goal of the National Osteoporosis Foundation is to make bone health a reality and a lifelong priority for all individuals. This group has much helpful information on their Web site. If you or a loved one suffer from osteoporosis I encourage you to visit this site.
Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile [...]
Today is National Punctuation Day, and it couldn’t come soon enough for me. I get so tired of seeing improper punctuation coming from people who should know better. Misplaced quotation marks and unnecessary apostrophes just drive me crazy. Do yourself a favor and visit this site or buy a book on grammar and punctuation. You [...]
HealthBase is a new Web site that aggregates medical information from across the Internet. It’s still in beta release, but certainly looks promising. If you need information on causes, treatments, or complications of any health condition, check out HealthBase.
It’s really just astounding how many add-on applications people have dreamed up for Google Maps. You’ll find a big directory of them at the Google Maps site.
The Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) has come up with a map of the 100 most congested roadway segments in Texas. Not surprisingly, the majority are in the Dallas/Fort Worth and the Houston areas. Those of us who drive in these cities every day won’t find much new here, but for people who only occasionally [...]
The Post 9/11 GI Bill is the largest investment in veterans’ education since World War II, covering the full cost of an undergraduate education at any public university or college in the country and many private schools for our nation’s newest generation of veterans. Here is the list of Frequently Asked Questions about this new [...]
From OnlineUniversityLowdown.com comes this list of the 50 best blogs for law librarians. Check it out.
Public Justice is dedicated to advancing the interests in consumers through the civil justice system, including keeping the courts open to everyone. This means battling mandatory arbitration agreements, damage caps, and other similar legal proposals that have at heart the goal of denying court access to consumers and victims of negligence. Here is information from [...]
The People With Disabilities Foundation is a group dedicated to advocacy for the disabled, especially in legal matters. Here is a description from their Web site:
Our Mission is to provide education and advocacy for people with psychiatric and/or developmental disabilities, with or without physical disabilities, so that they can achieve equal opportunities in all aspects [...]
Caring From a Distance is a nonprofit organization created by men and women who personally struggled with the anguish, stress, and frustration of long distance care. Their strength lies in this shared experience and in bringing together our diverse backgrounds to help Caring From a Distance service and help unite the distance-care community. Here is [...]
I worked my way through college and law school at the Waco Tribune-Herald, and it saddens me to see the current loss of readership at newspapers around the country. I hope newspapers can find a business model that allows them to survive. That would almost certainly include some form of online information, so I was [...]
DriveCam is an interesting device designed for fleet operators or for families concerned with the driving habits of teenagers. It mounts on the rearview mirror and records the view out the front of the vehicle and also the view toward the interior of the vehicle. So in a split-screen playback you see the road in [...]
ZabaSearch is another of the many new search engines in the Internet. This one specializes in people searches and has a few feature Google doesn't. It's free, so take a look. Here's their one-paragraph description:
Telephone Numbers and Addresses Revealed Free. No Registration Required. Instant Results. Three Times More Residential Listings than White Pages Phone Directory
Lawyers could avoid a lot of headaches if we'd just take a few minutes
to brush up on the advertising rules before we start any new
promotional efforts. The American Bar Association has a helpful Web
page that lists links to the Ethics Rules Governing Lawyer Advertising, Solicitation and Marketing in each state.
This is especially handy for lawyers [...]
Texans have had the highest homeowner insurance rates in the country for years. And with our Republican government’s pro-business priorities, that probably won’t change anytime soon. But at least the State now offers a Web site where consumers can compare insurance rates for homeowner and automobile protection. The site is HelpInsure.com, and this is the [...]
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