New and Notable State and Federal government publications for August, 2011.

FDLP users speak: the value and performance of libraries participating in the Federal Depository Library Program.  Federal Depository Library Program.  Washington, D.C.: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11922

Societal Costs of Traffic Crashes and Crime in Michigan: 2011 Update.  Lidia P. Kostyniuk et al. The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, 2011.
http://www.michigan.gov/images/dnr/Hunting_Seasons_and_Bag_Limits_table_361388_7.pdf
News release http://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,4643,7-123-1710-261074--RSS,00.html

Iron Ore, June 2011.
http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/iron_ore/mis-201106-feore.pdf

The national organic law at 20: sowing seeds for a bright future. Hearing before the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, September 15, 2010.  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11387

Cut back on your kid’s sweet treats: 10 tips to decrease added sugars.  Alexandria, Va.: USDA, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11972

Salt and sodium: 10 tips to help you cut back.  Alexandria, Va.: USDA, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11971

Wood handbook: wood as an engineering material.  Madison, Wis.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, 2010.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11821

The debt settlement industry: the consumer’s experience. Hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, April 22, 2010.  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo10951

Let’s move faith and communities: toolkit for faith-based & neighborhood organizations.  Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Health & Human services, Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11231 

Field guide to common macrofungi in eastern forests and their ecosystem functions. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11807

Food safety while hiking, camping & boating. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11760

The Vault.  United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11119
April news release: http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/april/records_040111/records_040111

The effects of renewable or clean electricity standards. Dinan, Terry.  Washington, DC: Congress of the United States, Congressional Budget Office, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo10543

The evolving nature of terrorism: nine years after the 9/11 attacks. Hearing before the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, September 15, 2010.  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo7768

Toward understanding the ecological impact of transportation corridors. Portland, OR: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo12006

Driver education practices in selected states. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11247

Environmental factors that influence the location of crop agriculture in the conterminous United States. Reston, Va.: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11552

Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011: report (to accompany H.R. 765) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office).  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources.  Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11193

International Energy Outlook: 2010. Energy Information Administration, 2011.
http://www.eia.gov/oiaf/ieo/index.html

The Ethanol Decade: An Expansion of U.S. Corn Production, 2000-09.  USDA, 2011.
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB79/

Multiple indicator monitoring (MIM) of stream channels and streamside vegetation. Denver, CO: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, National Operations Center, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11712

Scientific research to support offshore oil and gas decision making: evolution of the Environmental Studies Program. United States. National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.  Washington, D.C.: National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo12104

Congressional Budget Office 2010 Long-Term Projections for Social Security: Additional Information. August, 2011.
http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=12375

Educating teenagers about sex in the United States.  Martinez, Gladys.  Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2010.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11098

Evaluation of the Family Self-Sufficiency Program: prospective study. Washington, D.C.: U.S Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11030

Examining a new model for prisoner re-entry services: the evaluation of Beneficiary Choice. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo10489

Health reform in the 21st century: proposals to reform the health system. Hearing before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, June 24, 2009. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo7806

Trauma-informed care for women veterans experiencing homelessness: a guide for service providers.  Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Women’s Bureau, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo10833

Evaluating the effectiveness of sex offender registration and notification policies for reducing sexual violence against women: final report for National Institute of Justice. Charleston, S.C.: MUSC, Medical University of South Carolina; Washington, D.C.: National Institute of Justice, 2010.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo10866

Prescription drug use continues to increase: U.S. prescription drug data for 2007-2008. Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 2010.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11323

Local homeless education liaison toolkit. Greensboro, N.C.: National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE, 2007.
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS119904

Emergency department visitors and visits: who used the emergency room in 2007.  Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 2010.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db38.htm

Mortality among teenagers aged 12-19 years: United States, 1999-2006. Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 2010.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db37.htm

Cell phones and cancer risk. Bethesda, Md.: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo12178

Census Bureau News Release: Divorce Rates Highest in the South, Lowest in the Northeast.
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/marital_status_living_arrangements/cb11-144.html

2011 Charting International Labor Comparisons. U.S. Department of Labor.
http://bls.gov/fls/chartbook/chartbook2011.pdf

Budget Control Act of 2011. United States.  Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11783

Closing the language gap: improving the federal government’s foreign language capabilities. Hearing before the Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, July 29, 2010.  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo7520

Hard power and soft power: the utility of military force as an instrument of policy in the 21st century. Gray, Colin S. Carlisle, Pa.: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo6057

War powers, United States operations in Libya, and related legislation: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, May 25, 2011.  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11470

Preemptions in federal legislation in the 111th Congress. Washington, D.C.: Congress of the United States, Congressional Budget Office, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo8947

India in Africa: implications of an emerging power for Africom and U.S. strategy. Pham, John-Peter.  Carlisle, Pa.: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo5243

Military and overseas voting: effectiveness of the MOVE Act in the 2010 election. Hearing before the Committee on House Administration, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, held in Washington, DC, February 15, 2011. United States. Congress. House. Committee on House Administration. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo10945

Understanding the North Korea problem: why it has become the "land of lousy options". Boik, William A.  Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo10704

A status report on the U.S. economy. Hearings before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session.  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Budget.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo10661

Libya: defining U.S. national security interests. Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, March 31, 2011.   United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11202

Census Bureau News Release: State and Local Governments Employ 16.6 Million Full-Time Equivalent Employees in 2010.
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/governments/cb11-146.html

Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China, 2011.
http://www.defense.gov/pubs/pdfs/2011_CMPR_Final.pdf

The changing face of Afghanistan, 2001-08. Hanagan, Deborah.  Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo10714

Defining command, leadership, and management success factors within stability operations. Fielder, Dave.  Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo10736

Russia in the Arctic. Carlisle, Pa: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo10677

Equipping the warfighter in Afghanistan. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, hearing held March 1, 2011.  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11045

From the mind to the feet: assessing the perception-to-intent-to-action dynamic. Maxwell AFB, AL: Air University Press, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo9170

Freedom by the sword: the U.S. Colored Troops, 1862-1867. Dobak, William A. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Army, Center of Military History, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo10905

Hard power and soft power: the utility of military force as an instrument of policy in the 21st century. Gray, Colin S. Carlisle, Pa.: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo6057

U.S. national security policy and military strategy: understanding the environment for contemporary warfare. Carlisle Barracks, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11153

The new Aztecs: ritual and restraint in contemporary western military operations.  Alach, Zhivan J.  Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo10695

Central Asian security trends: views from Europe and Russia. Carlisle, Pa.: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo7142

Resolving ethical challenges in an era of persistent conflict.  Pfaff, Tony.  Carlisle, Pa.: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo6059

No sense in dwelling on the past? The fate of the US Air Force’s German Air Force Monograph Project, 1952-69. Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.: Air University Press, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo9172

Other people’s wars: PLA lessons from foreign conflicts. Carlisle Barracks, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11151

Russian military politics and Russia’s 2010 defense doctrine. Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo5238

Societal Costs of Traffic Crashes and Crime in Michigan: 2011 Update.  Lidia P. Kostyniuk et al. The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, 2011.
http://www.michigan.gov/images/dnr/Hunting_Seasons_and_Bag_Limits_table_361388_7.pdf
News release http://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,4643,7-123-1710-261074--RSS,00.html

The Growing Legal Implications of Tasers: A primer on the development, uses, and consequences of Tasers. Moran, Maureen. LLRX, 2011
http://www.llrx.com/features/tasersimplications.htm

Strategic Cutback Management: Law Enforcement Leadership for Lean Times. National Institute of Justice, July 2011.
http://www.nij.gov/nij/pubs-sum/232077.htm

Adult probationers/parolees with mental illness in the criminal justice system. Washington, D.C.: Criminal Services & Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo10539

Intelligence guide for first responders, 2nd ed. Washington, D.C.: Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo12126

CBP’s efficacy of controls over drug seizures. United States. Dept. of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General.  Washington, DC : Dept. of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo10819

Death investigation: a guide for the scene investigator: technical update. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo10182

Sex trafficking: fact sheet. Washington, D.C.: Dept. of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, National Human Trafficking Resource Center, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo12089

Efforts to detect and deter fraud committed by Immigration Service Officers. United States. Dept. of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General.  Washington, DC: Dept. of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General, 2010.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11481

The road ahead: unanalyzed evidence in sexual assault cases. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo9142

Empowering local partners to prevent violent extremism in the United States. Washington, D.C.: Executive Office of the President, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11087

Guide for implementing or enhancing an endangered missing advisory. Murphy, Paul.  Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo10533

Police discipline: a case for change.  Stephens, Darrel W.  Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Kennedy School Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management; Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo10183

Examining Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribal police recruitment, training, hiring, and retention. Hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, March 18, 2010.  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2010.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo2851
 
Great expectations: holding ourselves and our schools accountable for results.  United States. Dept. of Education. Office of the Secretary.  Washington, D.C.: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Dept. of Education, 2009.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11015

Emerging risk? An overview of the federal investment in for-profit education. Hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session. June 24, 2010.  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11380

My future, my way: first steps toward college: a workbook for middle and junior high school students.  Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Education, Federal Student Aid, 2010.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11245

The president’s fiscal year 2012 budget for tribal programs. Hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, March 15, 2011.  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11288

Indian education: did the No Child Left Behind Act leave Indian students behind? Hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, June 17, 2010.  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2011.  
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo8401

Chicken from farm to table. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 2011
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo10983

Egg products and food safety. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11084

Smoking meat and poultry. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo6366

Driving efficiency: cutting costs for families at the pump and slashing dependence on oil.  United States. Executive Office of the President.  Washington, D.C.: Executive Office of the President, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo10828

Challenges and opportunities to achieve 50% energy savings in homes: national laboratory white papers. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program, 2011.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo11218

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