Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Commuting--United States--Lists & Rankings
Source: U.S. Census Just Released, Americans Spend More Than 100 Hours Commuting to Work Each Year, Census Bureau Reports
"Americans spend more than 100 hours commuting to work each year, according to American Community Survey (ACS) data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. This exceeds the two weeks of vacation time (80 hours) frequently taken by workers over the course of a year. For the nation as a whole, the average daily commute to work lasted about 24.3 minutes in 2003."
Rankings include: State ||| County ||| Place ||| Extreme Commutes
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Documents in the News
Independent Inquiry Committee, United Nations United Nations Oil-For-Food Program, 2nd Interim Report
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Albert Einstein--Audio
Source: The British Library
New, Available For Purchase: Previously unpublished and rare recordings of Einstein
"A rare recording of the celebrated fund-raising dinner at the Savoy Hotel in 1930, at which Bernard Shaw famously described Albert Einstein as a 'maker of universes', is the centrepiece of a new CD published by the British Library today. It also contains what is believed to be the first commercial release of Albert Einstein explaining his Special Theory of Relativity, the formula e=mc 2." Learn More and Listen to Two Clips.
-- Military Science--Digital Library
Source: Combined Arms Research Library (CARL) CARL Digital Library
"These electronic collections are largely composed of digital versions of paper documents from the Combined Arms Research Library collections. The CARL will continue to select and digitize appropriate documents to meet the original goals of preservation and dissemination." Search across all collections or search each indivually. Collections include:
+ WW II Operational Documents: "During WW II the primary mission of CGSC was to train large numbers of captains and majors to be staff officers in battalions, brigades, divisions, and corps. To that end, the Army provided copies of documents produced by field units to the College. Operations orders, after action reports, intelligence analyses, logistics appraisals, and similar documents are in the CARL documents collection. As time and funds permit the CARL will scan these historical documents and add them to the WW II collection. Primary focus will be on documenting operations at the tactical and operational levels of warfare."
+ School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) Monographs: "The School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) is one of the parts of the CGSC. Most SAMS students complete the regular CGSC course, then stay for a second academic year. They write either one or two monographs and are awarded a Master of Military Art and Science (MMAS) graduate degree. Most go on to planning jobs in field units. This collection will eventually contain all the publicly releasable monographs produced since the program began in 1986. SAMS monographs typically address historical events, current operational issues, or new organizational concepts and tend to be in the 50-75 page range."
+ Master of Military Art and Science(MMAS) Theses: "The Master of Military Art and Science (MMAS) program began in 1964. CGSC regular course students may elect to take a set of electives, write a thesis, and earn an accredited Masters. This collection will eventually contain all of the publicly releasable theses. MMAS theses provide in-depth research on historical events, operational issues, and organizations, both existing and proposed and tend to be in the 100-200 page range."
+ Stability Operations & Support Operations (SOSO): "Today's contemporary operating environment requires the U.S. military to participate in a broad spectrum of missions ranging from conventional full-scale war to peacekeeping operations and disaster relief. SOSO require soldiers in peacekeeping operations to promote and sustain regional and global stability and to assist civil authorities prepare for, or respond to, crises. This collection contains lessons learned, reports, doctrinal materials, and monographs relevant to SOSO, and is not limited to Army or DoD sources."
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