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Author
Publisher
U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Iraqi refugees are one of the largest urban populations the UN has been called on to assist. The UN reports government estimates of up to 4.8 million Iraqis displaced within the last 5 years, with 2 million fleeing, primarily to Syria and Jordan. GAO examined challenges in (1) measuring and monitoring progress in achieving U.S. goals for assisting Iraqi refugees, (2) providing humanitarian assistance to Iraqi refugees, (3) offering solutions for Iraqi...
Publisher
Brink
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The film offers unprecedented access to Neil, chronicling his journey from myth-loving child to one of the most popular writers in the world. Viewers can go along for the ride as Neil Gaiman embarks on his final signing tour, one last chance to talk to the fans who love his work and show his appreciation for their years of support.
16243) Monster beach party a-go-go
Publisher
Indican Pictures
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A beach party rock and roll monster movie, is set in 1966 featuring an all-girl garage rock band and the legend of the Skunk Ape (the Florida Everglades version of Bigfoot). Theodora, Jody and Carol, collectively The Violas, are on tour when their van breaks down in a small southern beach town. The local police are investigating a mass of mysterious debris on the beach and the disappearance of a little girl's parents after she's found walking the...
Series
NREL/TP volume 6A2/47408
Publisher
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
State legislatures and state utility commissions trying to attract renewable energy projects are considering feed-in tariffs, which obligate retail utilities to purchase electricity from renewable producers under standard arrangements specifying prices, terms, and conditions. The use of feed-in tariffs simplifies the purchase process, provides revenue certainty to generators, and reduces the cost of financing generating projects. However, some argue...
16245) Food access research atlas
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
A mapping tool that enables users to: Create maps showing food access indicators by census tract using different measures and indicators of supermarket accessibility; view indicators of food access for selected subpopulations; and, download census-tract-level data on food access measures.
Author
Publisher
Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Since the 1980s, the US military has placed great emphasis on the theories and concepts of Clausewitz. Concomitantly, a tremendous emphasis has been placed in doctrine on the consideration of a center of gravity (COG) as a central element of campaign planning. The doctrinal definitions of the COG are still imperfect, but the concept arguably serves as an effective tool for focusing military effort to win decisively in major operations or campaigns....
Publisher
K & L Media Sdn. Bhd
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
中文(繁體)
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Description
"Lured to New York City by a wedding invitation, Qin finds himself teaming up with Tang to participate in a global detective contest offering a huge prize to whoever can locate the killer of the grandson of the godfather of Chinatown within one week." --
Author
Publisher
Interagency Task Force to Improve Hydroelectric Licensing Processes
Pub. Date
2000]
Language
English
Description
"This report examines ways to clarify and coordinate procedures for incorporating resource agency recommendations, conditions, and prescriptions in the hydroelectric licensing process. It is composed of three sections: 1) mandatory conditions pursuant to section 4(e) and prescriptions pursuant to section 18; 2) agency recommendations pursuant to section 10(j); and 3) other issues. Where possible, this report offers solutions to help resolve issues...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2013
Language
English
Description
A musical sparked by Cantor's performance as a hyper-hypochondriac come West for a cure. He offers to give a ride to Sally, a woman in love with a Native American of mixed descent, who is running from an unwanted wedding with another man. But everyone thinks that they have eloped and they pursue the couple. Features some of Busby Berkeley's most fanciful choreography.
16250) HIV.gov
Publisher
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Presents a comprehensive array of programs, resources, and tools from various U.S. Federal agencies that address HIV/AIDS policies domestically and internationally. Targeted audiences include patients (including the newly-diagnosed), patients' family members, healthcare providers, and consumers. Offers a primer entitled "HIV/AIDS 101" and a service locator that enables local identification of HIV testing sites and care services.
Series
NOAA Coastal Ocean Program decision analysis volume no. 23
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research
Pub. Date
[2003-2005]
Language
English
Description
"This guidance manual ... provides technical assistance, outlines necessary steps, and provides useful tools for the development and implementation of sound scientific monitoring of coastal restoration efforts ... [and] offers a means to detect early warnings that the restoration is on track or not, to gauge how well a restoration site is functioning, to coordinate projects and efforts for consistent and successful restoration, and to evaluate the...
16252) Federal Election Commission
Author
Publisher
[Federal Election Commission]
Pub. Date
20uu
Language
English
Description
In 1975, Congress created the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to administer and enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) - the statute that governs the financing of federal elections. The duties of the FEC, which is an independent regulatory agency, are to disclose campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to oversee the public funding of Presidential elections....
Author
Publisher
U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The federal government is the worlds largest and most complex entity, with about $3 trillion in outlays in fiscal year 2008 funding a broad array of programs and operations. GAOs biennial reports on high-risk areas, done since 1990, are meant to bring focus to specific areas needing added attention. Areas are identified, in some cases, as high risk due to their greater vulnerabilities to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement. GAO also identifies...
Publisher
KimStim Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
中文(繁體)
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Description
In a small seaside town, two schoolgirls are assaulted by a middle-aged man in a motel. Mia, a teenager who was working on reception that night, is the only witness. For fear of losing her job, she says nothing. Meanwhile, twelve-year-old Wen, one of the victims, finds that her troubles have only just begun. Trapped in a world that offers them no safety, Mia and Wen will have to find their own way out.
Author
Series
Conference paper volume NREL/CP-520-37353
Publisher
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
This paper reviews the current commercial status of CuInSe2 alloys (collectively, CIS) and CdTe-based photovoltaic (PV) modules, comparing the performance of commercial products with the results achieved for solar cell and prototype module champions. We provide an update for these PV cell and module technologies, and also compare CIS and CdTe performance levels to the results achieved by the crystalline Si PV industry. This comparison shows that CIS...
Author
Series
Marine sanctuaries conservation volume ONMS-06-07
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Marine Sanctuary Program
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
"The Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary (OCNMS) continues to invest significant resources into seafloor mapping activities along Washington's outer coast (Intelmann and Cochrane 2006; Intelmann et al. 2006; Intelmann 2006). Results from these annual mapping efforts offer a snapshot of current ground conditions, help to guide research and management activities, and provide a baseline for assessing the impacts of various threats to important habitat."...
16257) U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
Author
Publisher
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
Pub. Date
20uu
Language
English
Description
This official U.S. Capitol Visitor Center website provides an "environment for visitors to learn about the unique characteristics of the House and the Senate and the legislative process as well as the history and development of the architecture and art of the U.S. Capitol." Visitors and tourists to the U.S. Capitol are offered an informational experience with a focus on safety, security, and comfort.
Author
Publisher
Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The Spratly Islands warrant better understanding by U.S. policymakers in order to discuss nuanced responses to the region's challenges. To attain that needed understanding, legal aspects of customary and modern laws are explored to analyze the differences between competing maritime and territorial claims and why and how the parties involved stake rival claims or maritime legal rights. Throughout the monograph, the policies of the United States are...
Publisher
White House Council on Environmental Quality
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Offers a comprehensive and integrated approach to planning and managing uses and activities in U.S. oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes. Describes the regional scope of coastal and marine spatial planning, to be developed cooperatively among Federal, State, tribal, and local authorities, and regional governance structures, with stakeholder and public input. Proposes an overhaul to the Federal Government's marine and coastal planning, recommending moving...
Author
Publisher
Jossey-Bass Inc
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
"This unique, hands-on book is packed with tested ideas and strategies to help you create a classroom environment where good conduct and high achievement are the norm and where students become self-motivated and take responsibility for their actions. The second edition is fully revised and updated to reflect changes in the past decade. Major updates include: A new focus on the teacher as a classroom leader and coach who wants students to buy into...