Web tip of the week, Jan 12 2011 – Winter weather tips

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/
Click on “winter weather” and see the 15-page extreme cold prevention guide. Take time to explore the other useful information about coping with winter weather.

Also note the cool tip of the week. For this week, the cool tip reminds people that Alcohol and Caffeine Can Cause Rapid Heat Loss

Submitted by Jack Batterson

Recipe: Frankfurter Casserole

Frankfurter Casserole

2 tablespoons of butter or margarine
1 small onion, diced
6-8 franks, diced
1 can tomato soup
1 can kidney beans (with juice / not drained)
1 1/3 cup rice (cooked)
1 cup shredded cheese

Melt butter in skillet and sauté onion. Add franks and fry to golden brown. Mix in tomato soup, beans and cooked rice. Salt and pepper to taste. Cover and simmer for 5-10 minutes. Sprinkle shredded cheese on top and let melt.

This recipe is from the sixties, quick cooking rice might not need to be precooked. Similar beans such as black beans and bean-eyed peas could be substituted or added.

A vegan version is as easy as switching vegetable oil for the butter, adding an extra can of beans instead of the hot dogs and leaving off the cheese.

Submitted by Ruthe Morse

Web tip of the week – Dec 27 2010 – Charities

http://www.charitynavigator.org/
If you are going to start giving money to a new charity, this is a great way to evaluate charities before you decide to give.

http://www.irs.gov/app/pub-78/

The list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions. This online version is offered to help you conduct a more efficient search of these organizations.

Submitted by Jack Batterson

Web tip of the week, Dec. 21 2010 – Postal rates

http://pe.usps.com/
At this time of the year, there are always questions about postal rates for next year. Everything you need to know about postal rates are at this one place. Please note that there are new Priority Mail and Express Mail International products available. It is worth comparing prices each year because UPS announced price increases of more than 5% for next year.

Submitted by Jack Batterson

2010 Christmas Carol (in honor of LTS)

Good Thing LTS  (to the tune of Good King Wenceslas )

Good thing LTS is here, working on my P.C..
Windows Seven’s bugging me; all it does is tease me.
Intermittent wi-ireless, students want to log in
iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, bandwidth they are hogg–in’.

More computers every year, never a dull moment
Library technology’s… in a state of foment
EndNote, MoSpace, online books, audio is streaming
We are happy LTS… isn’t running  scre -ea – ming.

Good thing LTS is here; we’d all like to hug them!
Always full of wit and cheer, even when we bug them.
Just to prove we value the…help they are imparting,
Before we pick up the phone, we will try resta-ar-ting.

Created by Rachel Brekhus