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Tuesday, 24th February 2004

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Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full-Text Documents (6 Items)
Environment--Europe--Database
Source: European Environment Agency
New Database, European Pollutant Emission Register
From the site, " EPER is the European Pollutant Emission Register - the first European-wide register of industrial emissions into air and water. It gives you access to information on the annual emissions of 9256 industrial facilities in the 15 Member States of the EU as well as Norway—mostly from the year 2001. It lets you group information easily, by pollutant, activity (sector), air and water (direct or via a sewerage system) or by country. It is also possible to see detailed data on individual facilities." Thanks to G.T. for the news tip.
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Aerospace
Source: Cranfield University Library
AERADE
"The AERADE portal provides integrated access to key aerospace and defence information sources...."
Aerospace and defence resources - quality-assessed Internet sites
DEVISE - a special collection of military and defence resources
ESDU Series - abstracts for engineering design data and methods
Internet Aviator - an interactive tutorial.
NewsBrief - aerospace and defence news from Moreover.Com
ConferenceBrief - a list of forthcoming aerospace and defence conferences and events.
Use Portal Search to search Aerospace and defence, DEVISE and ESDU series simultaneously. Dropdown menus provide Boolean options.
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Commuting--United States--Lists & Rankings
Source: U.S. Census
Just Released, Longest Commute Times in the United States, 2002
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Unemployment--United States--Statistics
Source: BLS
New, Full Text, Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment, 2002
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Boating--United States--Searchable Database
Source: U.S. Coast Guard
Manufacturers Identification Code (MIC) Database
"The Coast Guard maintains a searchable database of all recreational boat manufacturers in the United States and U.S. importers of recreational boats. It gives you fast access to information including the company name, address, phone number, and operating status." Thanks to Shirl K. for the link.
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Government--Streaming Audio and Video
Source: National Council of State Legislatures
List: Legislatures Live!
Direct links to state legislatures that provide streaming audio/video on the web. "As of January 2004, live broadcasts were available from 45 states. Internet audio or video feeds are available from 72 of the 99 legislative chambers." This page from C-SPAN offers info about legislatures around the world that offer audio/video on the web.

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