http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR82/ERR82.pdf

Examines the structure, costs, and challenges of organic milk production. Compares organic and conventional milk production methods and costs. Concludes that economic forces have made organic operations more like conventional operations and that the future of organic operations may depend on the interpretation of new pasture rules. From the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33200_20091016.pdf

Discusses the purposes and quantity of human trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. policy responses, and regional and country-level anti-trafficking efforts. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.

http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R40877_20091028.pdf

Discusses the meaning of systemic risk, the causes or sources of such concerns, and whether the Federal Reserve is already authorized to regulate activities that are linked to risk concerns. Also discusses whether the Federal Reserve or some other executive branch agency should be a systemic risk regulator. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.

http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33387_20091104.pdf

Presents data collected on the employment status and the sources and amounts of income received by people aged 65 and older. Also covers poverty status of the elderly and changes in income as people age. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.

http://d15h7vkr8e4okv.cloudfront.net/NATEE1109.pdf

Uses statistics released by the Pentagon to show that 75% of youth cannot serve in the military because of education deficiencies, a criminal record, or obesity. From Mission Readiness, a national security organization of more than 80 retired military leaders.

http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/64/490

Includes as an annex the controversial Report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, the so-called Goldstone report. Reviews human rights violations to civilians that occurred during the Gaza Conflict in December 2008-January 2009. From the United Nations General Assembly and the Human Rights Council.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/evidence/statistics/environment/wastats/archive/mwb200809_statsrelease.pdf

Reports an increase in recycling from 34% to 36.9% and a decrease in total municipal waste of 4% or 1.2 million tons for England in 2008-2009. From the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs.

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10302/tables/summary.pdf

For each state, shows number of employed science and engineering doctorate holders as of 2006, number of science and engineering doctorates awarded in 2007, and number of graduate students in doctoral granting institutions in 2006. Also provides data on research and development expenditures by state. From the National Science Foundation

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10300/pdf/nsf10300.pdf

Covers bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in engineering fields. From the National Science Foundation.

http://liber8.stlouisfed.org/newsletter/2009/200911.pdf

Examines three modern schools of economic thought, the new Keynesian approach, the monetarist viewpoint, and the new classical school of thought, and what each school would advise as the best way to resolve the recent economic crisis. From the Stl Louis Federal Reserve Bank.

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=950

Explores the transformation of defense institutions in India from reliance on Russian supplies to a western base of supply, offers insights on the history of Indian defense relations, and suggests implications for U.S. foreign and defense policy. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.