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Sigeberti Gemblacensis coenobitae chronicon ab anno 381 ad 1113 : [pages 47-48]
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Sigeberti Gemblacensis coenobitae chronicon ab anno 381 ad 1113 : [pages 47-48]: cum insertionibus ex historia Galfridi & additionibus Roberti abbatis Montis centu[m] & tres seque[n]tes a[n]nos co[m]plectentibus promoue[n]te egregio patre d. G. Paruo doctore theologo co[n]fessore regio : nunc primu[m] in lucem emissum
Anatomy of melancholy : [pages 537-538]
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The Anatomy of melancholy : [pages 537-538]: what it is, with all the kinds causes, symptomes, prognostickes & severall cures of it : in three partitions, with their severall sections, members & subsections philosophically, medicinally, historically, opened & cut up
Tentative presidential primary and caucus dates, 1988
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Tentative presidential primary and caucus dates, 1988
Date
1987
Summary
This report lists the tentative 1988 Presidential primary and caucus dates for the selection of delegates to the national nominating conventions.
Brief report on congressional pay
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A brief report on congressional pay
Date
1986
Analysis of U.S. energy program funding for fiscal years 1986 and 1987 in the era of Gramm-Rudman-Hollings
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An analysis of U.S. energy program funding for fiscal years 1986 and 1987 in the era of Gramm-Rudman-Hollings
Date
1986
Summary and analysis of the education amendments of 1984, p.l. 98-511
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Summary and analysis of the education amendments of 1984, p.l. 98-511
Date
1984
Summary
The Education Amendments of 1984 extends and amends a variety of Federal education programs and would establish other new Federal education activities. This paper provides a summary and analysis of these amendments including provisions regarding the adult education, bilingual education, impact aid, women's educational equity, Indian education, emergency immigrant education, and higher education student financial assistance programs.
Video display terminals
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Video display terminals: The controversy about health and safety issues
Date
1984
Summary
The possible adverse health effects of chronic occupational exposure to video display terminals (VDT's) are discussed. There persists a controversy about the possible causes of wide range of maladies, including pregnancy disorders, reported by many VDT operators in the United States and Canada. It is not clear at this time whether adverse health effects are caused by low levels of low frequency non-ionizing radiations or other ergonomic factors in the VDT workplace.
Overview of whistleblower protections in federal law
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Overview of whistleblower protections in federal law
Date
1986
Summary
This report discusses the protections under federal statutory law for federal employees who engage in "whistleblowing" activities, that is, the disclosure by the employee of illegal or improper government activities. The protections cover most employees of the executive branch of government, and would apply where a covered employee makes a "protected disclosure" for which the agency takes a "personnel action" as a "reprisal" for such disclosure.
Alternative energy taxes
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Alternative energy taxes: Industry, regional and national impacts
Date
1986
Summary
A range of energy tax alternatives are discussed in this report. These tax alternatives cover the recent proposals for taxing energy to raise Treasury revenue and to achieve other energy policy goals. Each is evaluated in the context of various measures of economic impacts, varying from regional to macroeconomic, from ease of administration to income distribution.
Nuclear powerplant emergency planning
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Nuclear powerplant emergency planning: A review of current issues
Date
1984
Summary
Controversy continues regarding the adequacy of emergency plans to protect the public in the event of a nuclear reactor accident and the role of State and local governments in emergency planning. This report, prepared under contract for CRS, reviews these issues.
Insurance for environmental liabilities
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Insurance for environmental liabilities: Proposed remedies under superfund and RCRA
Date
1985
Interjurisdictional fisheries management
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Interjurisdictional fisheries management: Issues and options
Date
1985
Rate of increase of selected public and private wages and public pensions compared with change in consumer price index, 1969-1987
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Rate of increase of selected public and private wages and public pensions compared with change in consumer price index, 1969-1987
Date
1986
Summary
This report compares CPI increase with the rate of pay increase for Members of Congress, General Schedule Federal employees, the military, blue collar workers, white collar workers, and civil service and military pension recipients for the period of 1969-1987.
Overview of the independent counsel provisions of the ethics in government act
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Overview of the independent counsel provisions of the Ethics in Government Act
Date
1986
Summary
This report provides an overview of the provisions of the Ethics in Government Act concerning the appointment of an independent counsel (formerly "special prosecutor"), the duties and authority of the independent counsel, and the congressional oversight of the independent counsel.
Research into "psi" phenomena
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Research into "psi" phenomena: Current status and trends of Congressional concern
Date
1983
Summary
The status of past and present research into psi phenomena, including extrasensory perception (ESP) and psychokinesis (PK), is reviewed and summarized. It is concluded that at present, the psi research community is minimally funded, diffuse in nature, largely unstructured, and somewhat hesitant with regard to research methodologies. Nonetheless, progress is being made slowly to better understand the nature and potential of psi phenomena. Effective realization of the potentials or pitfalls of psi will require an open, humanistic perspective as well as the rigor and scientific discipline provided by conventional research tradition.
Clean Air Act provisions to protect national parklands
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Clean Air Act provisions to protect national parklands
Date
1985
Comparison of leading Price-Anderson Act reauthorization vehicles at the close of the 99th Congress
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Comparison of leading Price-Anderson Act reauthorization vehicles at the close of the 99th Congress
Date
1986
Summary
The Price-Anderson Act creates a source of funds to cover liability resulting from a nuclear incident, and also limits liability per incident. Key elements of the Act expire August 1, 1987. This report offers side-by-side comparison of the leading reauthorization bills pending at the close of the 99th Congress.
U.S.-Latin American trade
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U.S.-Latin American trade: An overview
Date
1986
Summary
U.S.-Latin America trade flows have changed dramatically over the last few years. This paper briefly examines U.S.-Latin American trade to determine, among other things, the cause and possible consequences of the shift in trade flows.
Brief history of congressional pay legislation
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A brief history of congressional pay legislation
Date
1986
Federal agency programs in living aquatic resources and aquatic habitat protection
Title
Federal agency programs in living aquatic resources and aquatic habitat protection
Date
1987
Summary
This report identifies activities of Federal agencies that administer or coordinate significant programs on behalf of fisheries, other living aquatic (freshwater and marine) resources, and aquatic habitats. This report describes agency responsibilities, major statutory authority, a ten-year history of budget and personnel levels, a five-year history of personnel by Civil Service grade, studies about national policy and/or goals, interagency and State-Federal coordination mechanisms, and periodic reports.

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