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April 4, 2001
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The Herald's election recount figures are in, in a special report starting today and running through the week. The result: Bush won Florida, if you count one way...or maybe Gore won...by 3 votes?
The Florida Census data came in this past week, as well as California's and the last of the other states. Since we're still thinking about and looking at this data, I'll keep these Census links near the top for one more week:
The Florida data basic files are here, with the press release.
For detail from the latest releases down to tract and block level, the American Factfinder is an easy way to go. The link under "Data Sets" takes you to the Detailed Tables which can find blocks and tracts.
Census Data from AP Has easy-to -use data from states and counties (total, over/under 17 age breakdown, hispanic data and change from 1990), diversity index (includes race breakdowns).
Census 2000 USA Today analysis and reports as states' data is released.
For quick data on states and counties I've always liked the Census' State and County Quickfacts. It has links to summary of data available, from 1999 Census estimates to employment, housing, land area and density, and business data. 2000 data hasn't been added yet (will be soon) but today there's a new link to go straight to 2000 data on Factfinder.
More Census links.
Bay of Pigs: the 40th anniversary is coming up. Here are some sources (all also linked on the Cuba page): CIA Documents on Cuba; National Security Archives documents (includes new documents released for recent Havana conference); Castro Speech Database from LANIC at U.Texas, includes his speeches from early years.
 Reference
- Bloomsbury Magazine Research Centre search or browse several reference books published by Bloomsbury Press, including Quotations, Thesaurus, Dictionary, etc.
- TelevisionCommercials.com search a database of over 30,000 commercials.
- School Violence Prevention Information from the Center for Mental Health Services.
- Your Sky an interactive planetarium. Here's today's sky as viewed from Miami. Or Fort Lauderdale.
- Cinemedia search or browse to links to movies, directors, production companies, networks, actors, lots more. I don't know about you, though, but this site hurts my eyes (it's bright!).
- For even deeper entertainment industry research, we use Baseline, a subscription service, but their site also has free news and some data.
- ERICAE.net site for Education news, assessment reports, search of ERIC education database.
- Tangled Roots A project at Yale studying roots of slavery and Irish immigration and their connections.
Statistics
Public Records
- Georgia Dept of Corrections has an Offenders search, Most Wanted, sex offenders, and inmate population statistics. For Offenders you can choose currently incarcerated or any offenders current and past. Record contains criminal history, and photo.
- Cobb County, GA criminal records; Cobb County Civil records
- Citrus County, FL. Marriage licenses
- Orange County, FL. (Orlando area) Incarcerations
- Lee County, FL (Ft. Meyers area) Occupational licenses
- PoliticalMoneyLine.com this is new address for the old FECInfo (or tray.com) searches of FEC political contribution data. New information in the databases: Foreign Agents Registrations, IRS 527 (PAC) Filings.
- FEC Report 2001 The Project on Government Oversight analyses errors in Federal Election Commission data.
- Florida Public Safety Searches Has links to search forms for Corrections Dept's Corrections Offender network (inmates, releases, escapees, fugitives, supervision), as well as stolen property , sex offender, background check, and other searches. The Corrections searches are also available (although it wasn't working yesterday) at Florida Corrections Offender Network.
- If you subscribe to the Public Records section of Nexis.com, you may now have access to vehicles, boats, and driver information. Files available in the Nexis.com service:
Boat files include USCG, AK, AL, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, IA, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO,
MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NV, NY, OH, SC, TN, UT, VA, WI, WV.
Vehicle files include AK, AL, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, IA, IL, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, SC, TN, TX, UT, WI, WY
Driver files include CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IL, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, ND,
OH, SC, TN, TX, WI, WV.
Tools
Governments
Business
Journalism
- The Real Computer Virus how journalists get stung by incorrect information from the Internet. Study in AJR by Carl Cannon.
Florida
- Florida Public Safety Searches Has links to search forms for Corrections Dept's Corrections Offender network (inmates, releases, escapees, fugitives, supervision), as well as stolen property , sex offender, background check, and other searches. The Corrections searches are also available (although it wasn't working yesterday) at Florida Corrections Offender Network.
- Florida Infocenter has county profiles, stats on business, trade, economy. One interesting record here: Florida Company Lists various lists of top companies in Florida including top foreign-owned companies.
- Miami River Commission history, maps, and pictures of this beautiful and fascinating (if short) river.
People
News
NOTE: links have been culled from several What's New on the net sites, from reporters and researcher's messages on listservs, and from my own surfing. Previous links have been moved
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