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Census Bureau 2005 Annual Survey of Manufactures

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  • 2005 Annual Survey of Manufactures: Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries — Is the manufacturing workforce still diminishing? How much are manufacturers investing in plants and equipment? This survey detailing manufacturing activity includes employment and payroll, number of production workers and wages, cost of materials, value added by manufacturers, value of shipments, total capital expenditures and other measures of manufacturing.
  • 2005 Annual Survey of Manufactures: Product Shipments — For the first time, gasoline was the largest product class of this survey. Light trucks, utility vehicles and automobiles were among the most significant. The survey includes other data for manufactured products ranging from airplanes to zippers for the years 2002 through 2005.
  • 2005 Annual Survey of Manufactures: Geographic Area Statistics — State-level data for industry groups at the three-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) level. Includes statistics on employment, payroll, value added by manufacture, cost of materials consumed, value of shipments and total capital expenditures.

    • California Supreme Court Backs Web Publishers Against Libel Suits

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    Barrett v. Rosenthal, California Supreme Court, November 20, 2006: “In the context of defamation, the Communications Decency Act of 1996, codified at 47 U.S.C. section 230, prohibits “distributor” liability for Internet publications. Further, section 230(c)(1) immunizes individual “users” of interactive computer services, and no practical or principled distinction can be drawn between active and passive… Continue Reading

    Academic Libraries: 2004 (published November 2006)

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    “Description: The selected findings and tables in this report, based on the 2004 Academic Libraries Survey, summarize services, staff, collections, and expenditures of academic libraries in degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The report includes a number of key findings: During fiscal year (FY) 2004, there were 155.1 million… Continue Reading