I Want You … Badly: A Complete Guide to Uncle Sam’s Recruiting Incentives
URL: http://www.slate.com/id/2177426?wpisrc=newsletter
This November 2007 feature provides a chart of U.S. Army recruiting and retention programs, such as enlistment and deferred enlistment bonuses, money for college, student-loan repayment, and retention bonuses. Includes target audiences and descriptions of the programs with links to further information. From the online magazine Slate.
Federal Bureau of Investigation: Organized Crime
URL: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/orgcrime/ocshome.htm
Background and updates about organized crime, with an overview of the FBI’s organized crime program, news and issues, details about specific investigations, and a brief glossary. Includes material about Italian organized crime (Sicilian Mafia, Camorra or Neapolitan Mafia, ‘Ndrangheta or Calabrian Mafia, Sacra Corona Unita or United Sacred Crown, and American La Cosa Nostra), Eurasian organized crime, Asian and African criminal enterprises, and sports bribery. From the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The First State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR): The North American Carbon Budget and Implications
URL: http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap2-2/final-report/default.htm
Full text and executive summary of this November 2007 report that considers the amount and sources of carbon dioxide released in the air in North America and the amount of growing vegetation and soil organic matter that act as carbon sinks. Topics include the carbon cycle; energy, industry, and waste management activities; and land and water systems. Also includes a historical overview and a glossary. From the U.S. Climate Change Science Program.
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