Social and Economic Profile, 1989


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Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics for the U. S.


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Valuable U.S. summary taken from 1990 census data, with statistics from the questions asked of a sample of households (the long-form data). Has U.S. maps of metro areas, urbanized areas, and American Indian and Alaska Native areas, and examples of maps of individual American Indian and Alaska Native areas.










Rocks and Minerals of Pennsylvania


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This educational guide explains how rocks are fundamental to our very existence on planet Earth. Contents: classification of rocks; chemical structure of minerals; classification of minerals; identification of minerals; planet earth¿s recycling program; making sedimentary rocks; clastic sedimentary rocks; nonclastic sedimentary rocks; metamorphism -- transformed rocks; making igneous rocks; classification of igneous rocks; igneous rocks in Pennsylvania; uses for rocks: oil & gas, coal, & industrial minerals; & some common & interesting minerals that can be found in Pennsylvania. Color and black & white maps & illustrations.




National Housing Agenda: A Springboard for Families, for Communities, for Our Nation


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On May 20, 2002, a National Forum was held to develop and advocate for a comprehensive housing policy for the nation. A group of mayors and public and private sector housing leaders called for housing to be made a national priority. The Forum participants reaffirmed the importance of housing to the vitality and stability of our nation's cities and agreed that housing is intricately linked to national priorities, such as education, public safety and healthcare. There was a call for a comprehensive national housing policy that addresses the variety of housing challenges in our urban communities including homeownership, rental housing, public housing, special needs housing and homelessness issues.




Financial Audit Manual: Volume 3


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The new vol. 3 of the GAO and the President¿s Council on Integrity and Efficiency (PCIE) ¿Financial Audit Manual¿ (FAM). GAO and the PCIE issued the joint FAM in July 2001. The FAM presents a methodology to perform financial statement audits of fed. entities in accordance with professional standards. GAO has updated the FAM for significant changes that have occurred in auditing financial statements in the U.S. gov¿t. since the last major revisions to the FAM were issued in July 2004. These checklists are tools that may be used by entities and auditors to document conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP).