Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
African-Americans–Entrepreneurship
Source: Black Enterprise (via DocuTicker)
BE 100s 2005
From Eligibility: “The BE 100s make up the largest black-owned businesses in the nation. For 12 months, the research department and editors of Black Enterprise gathered surveys from hundreds of companies and information from scores of government agencies, professional organizations, industry associations, business information services, entrepreneurs, corporations, and our readers in order to develop our definitive rankings.” Eight categories include: Industrial Service, Auto, Advertising, Banks, Asset Managers, Insurance, Investment Bank, and Private Equity.
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Gasoline Prices–United States
Source: FuelEconomy.gov
Compilation: Links To Gasoline Price Data For US Cities
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Jet Lag–Diet
Source: Argonne National Laboratory
Site offers Web’s most comprehensive information about Anti-Jet-Lag Diet
With the summer travel season beginning, travelers who need to beat jet lag can learn how by visiting www.antijetlagdiet.com online. This Web site offers the most comprehensive free information anywhere on the Internet about how to use the famous Anti-Jet-Lag Diet, developed by biologists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory.
See also: Using the Argonne Diet in Jet Lag Prevention: Deployment of Troops Across Nine Time Zones (PDF; 1.6 MB)
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Marine Sanctuaries–Education
Source: NOAA
New Web Site for Educators: NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program
Background and additional links here.
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Memorial Day–Traffic Fatalities
Source: National Safety Council
Memorial Day Holiday Period Traffic Fatality Estimate, 2005
From press release: “The Council estimates 471 traffic fatalities over the traditional summer kick-off weekend and another 25,400 disabling injuries from motor vehicle collisions.” (via DocuTicker)
