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In light of today’s attacks in London, the United States Government is raising the threat level from Code Yellow – or Elevated – to Code Orange – or High – targeted only to the mass transit portion of the transportation sector, which only includes regional and inter-city passenger rail, subways and metropolitan bus systems. ... Home · FAQs · Contact Us · Privacy Policy · FOIA · Linking to DHS.gov ... [Read More]
Cancer Statistics - MICA
Buccal cavity and pharynx Digestive system Respiratory system Bones and joints Soft tissue (including heart) Skin (excluding basal, squamous) Breast Female genital system Male genital system Urinary system Eye and orbit Brain and other nervous system Endocrine system Lymphomas Multiple myeloma Leukemias Mesothelioma Karposi's Sarcoma Ill-defined and unspecified sites All ... Select the first region with pointer and hold control key down while making additional selections. To deselect, hold the control keyand point to region to be deselected. ... [Read More]
Washington DGER: Dinosaur Hunting in North America
Washington rocks have yielded a variety of fossils, but no dinosaur remains have yet been found here. However, the possibility of Washington dinosaur fossils still exists, and it is quite likely that the first ones would be found by rockhounds rather than professional geologists! In the meantime, there are many known dinosaur sites to explore elsewhere in North America. ... Most natural history museums have dinosaur bones or other fossils in theircollections. Check in the yellow pages under "Museums" to findlistings; or contact the local Chamber of Commerce for information on localmuseums. This list was made in August 2000 and updated September 2004. ... [Read More]
DHS | Department of Homeland Security | Department of Homeland Security Announces Major Expansion of Minor League Baseball Partnership
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge today announced that 52 Minor League Baseball teams in communities all across America -- more than double the number that participated last year -- have committed to featuring Ready public service announcements in their ballparks this spring and summer. The partnership is just one of many strategic relationships secured by DHS and the Ad Council to disseminate messages and materials that will help Americans to prepare for potential terrorist attacks and other emergencies. ... [Read More]
LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2004 - STATE WINNERS (Center for the Book: Library of Congress)
The Library of Congress >> Research Centers >> Center for the Book Home ... The Library of Congress >> Research Centers >> Center for the Book Home ... Awards Presented through Affiliate State Centers for the Book ... [Read More]
Girl Power! Research and News Area
The world's finance ministers must act now in fight against poverty--UNICEF says investment in girls' education is the key ... Study asks: Soft drinks, soft bones? A Harvard scientist says physically active teen girls who drink sodas have more fractures than other girls. ... All this bumping and grinding -- in the most intimate of ways -- is a dance-floor craze. But some say these moves suggest more than freedom of expression. ... [Read More]
MoDNR Missouri Resources Fall 2002 KC Discovery Center
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is proud and honored to be a state governmental partner with the Missouri Department of Conservation in this endeavor. Currently, our department occupies four administrative offices, a secretarial reception area, plus use of common space shared by staff from both departments. The Discovery Center has two wings the northern wing houses Natural Resources and Conservation administrative staff. The southern wing is Conservation's education workshop (see details in Conservation's article). Interim Director Walter Pearson announced in July that Peter Shemitz of the City of Kansas City had been hired as director for the Kansas City Urban Outreach Office. Shemitz's duties will include managing the Natural Resources offices in the Discovery Center. He has an extensive background in environmental and resource conservation issues, as well as teaching experience at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. ... [Read More]
Kansas City Star: At a Crossroads
The program offers a city property tax credit that limits assessments from going up more than 4 percent every three years if the building is not improved, a 10-year property tax abatement if a building is renovated for arts and entertainment purposes, a state income tax credit on most artistic work generated in the district, and a waiver of the city admissions and amusement tax. ... In Baltimore, officials want to attract artists into the depressed area where Sullivan and Watson bought their building. The city officially designated the area an arts and entertainment district in 2002. The approximately 25-block district is called Station North because of its proximity to Penn Station, Baltimore's major passenger train terminal. ... [Read More]
Archived: Exemplary Programs by State
By selecting the letter of the alphabet you may skip to the first state beginning with that letter or the next state in alphabetical sequence. ... P.I.A.G.E.T. (Promoting Intellectual Adaptation Given Experiential Transforming), Project (Bethlehem) ... Title I Mathematics Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) (Lafayette) ... [Read More]
Archived: Starwalk
Description Starwalk provides instruction in Earth/Space science concepts to grades 2 to 5. Students receive a series of classroom lessons and activities structured around visits to a planetarium facility. Classroom lessons are designed as both pre- and postplanetarium visit in order to prepare students for their activities at the planetarium, and to consolidate and further the learning after the visit. Planetarium and classroom teaching guides provide the instructional materials for the lessons. ... [Read More]
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