http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5931a1.htm?s_cid=mm5931a1_w
Foodborne agents cause an estimated 76 million illnesses annually in the U.S. This article offers information on the causes of foodborne illnesses, the types of foods often implicated, and the settings. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.bls.gov/opub/focus/volume1_number6/cpi_1_6.pdf
Explains what bracket creep is, and how indexing federal tax rates, personal exemptions, and standard deductions to the Consumer Price Index has changed things. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/LDP/2010/07Jul/LDPM19301/LDPM19301.pdf
Predicts that though U.S. per capita cheese consumption has more than doubled since the mid-1970s, future growth may slow as population changes reduce the size of the white majority, which represents the major consumers of cheese. From the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.usip.org/files/resources/pb44.pdf
Argues that expansion of women’s rights, especially voting rights, is crucial for stabilizing Afghanistan. Discusses key issues which impede women’s political participation, and how they might be dealt with. From the United States Institute of Peace
http://www.usip.org/files/resources/pb43.pdf
Describes the reasons that India and Pakistan are defying the trend toward nuclear disarmament and what might be done to change this situation. From the United States Institute of Peace
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1176/pdf/ofr20101176.pdf
Provides projections of 21st Century sea ice conditions in the Bering and Chukchi Seas by 18 climate models to explore the effects of global warming on local resources of commercial and cultural value. From the U.S. Geological Survey
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2010/5152/pdf/sir2010-5152.pdf
Provides information on the presence or absence of coal beds and coal zones by means of a correlation chart to show how coal areas differ between states and regions. From the U.S. Geological Survey
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3102/
Provides estimates of total nitrogen and phosphorus loads in surface waters from point and nonpoint sources in the Southeast including Virginia. From the U.S. Geological Survey