Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G8 Countries: 2004
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents Student Achievement--International Comparisons
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G8 Countries: 2004
"This report shows how the U.S. education system compares to other major industrialized countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russian Federation, United Kingdom) in four areas: (1) the context of education; (2) preprimary and primary education; (3) secondary education; and (4) higher education. This report is an update of the 2002 G8 Report, and is part of a series to be published in alternate years." Full Report (PDF; 724 KB)
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Patents--United States--Database FreePatentsOnline.com
"The FreePatentsOnline.com database contains all patents published by the USPTO since number 4,000,000. New patents are published by the USPTO every Tuesday, and are automatically added to our database." Free PDF downloads. Unclear who is behind this site; domain is registered to someone in San Antonio, TX. Says here: "We have over 100 gigabytes of data which includes the full text of US patents from number 4000000 to 6857132 (most patents before 4,000,000 exist only as images, not searchable text). As more patents are published by the US Patent Office, we add them. We also have over 2 terabytes (a terabyte is 1000 gigabytes) of images so that you can view the illustration from the patents."
Do a simple keyword search from the homepage, or click the advanced search link for two more choices -- Quick Search ("designed for those not familiar with the advanced syntax of USPTO searches"), which allows for date range, "must contain" and "must not contain; and Expert Search ("Construct your own query here using the same language as the USPTO. All USPTO advanced syntax may be used.") On the left side of the home page is an option to browse patents by number, or search for a specific number. Be sure to check out the Crazy Patents page. Someone has actually patented a motorized ice cream cone. No wonder we have an obesity epidemic in this county.
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