Columbia Crew Survival Investigation Report, NASA/SP-2008-565, 400 pages, PDF. “The Columbia accident was not survivable. After the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) investigation regarding the cause of the accident was completed, further consideration produced the question of whether there were lessons to be learned about how to improve crew survival in the future. This investigation… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: December 2008
Pew Survey: Post-Election Voter Engagement
Those Active in the Obama Campaign Expect to be Involved in Promoting the Administration, by Aaron Smith, Research Specialist, Pew Internet & American Life Project, December 30, 2008: “Voters expect that the level of public engagement they experienced with Barack Obama during the campaign, much of it occurring online, will continue into the early period… Continue Reading
Census Bureau: Utah is Fastest-Growing State
News release: “Utah was the nations fastest-growing state between July 1, 2007, and July 1, 2008, as its population climbed 2.5 percent to 2.7 million, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Arizona was the second fastest-growing state, increasing 2.3 percent between 2007 and 2008. Texas, North Carolina and Colorado completed the… Continue Reading
Permanent Task Force on Nuclear Weapons Surety Report: Nuclear Weapons Inspections for the Strategic Nuclear Forces
Permanent Task Force on Nuclear Weapons Surety Report: Nuclear Weapons Inspections for the Strategic Nuclear Forces, December 2008, Office of Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. Report of the Defense Science Board 2007 Summer Study: Challenges to Military Operations in Support of U.S. Interests: Volume I: Executive Summary Report of the Defense Science… Continue Reading
FERC Report Marks Significant Progress in Demand Response, Advanced Metering
News release: “Demand response and advanced metering programs have made significant progress in serving more consumers across the country, says a new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) report that charts the expansion of these energy-saving programs since 2006. The report, 2008 Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering, is FERCs third annual report on demand… Continue Reading
The U.S. Code, 2006 Edition Now Online
“The United States Code is the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. It is divided by broad subjects into 50 titles and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives. Since 1926, the United States Code has been published every… Continue Reading
Treasury Announces TARP Investment in GMAC
News release: “The Treasury Department today announced that it will purchase $5 billion in senior preferred equity with an 8% dividend from GMAC LLC as part of a broader program to assist the domestic automotive industry in becoming financially viable. Under the agreement GMAC must be in compliance with the executive compensation and corporate governance… Continue Reading
Bureau of Economic Analysis: Personal Income and Outlays, November 2008
Bureau of Economic Analysis full release and tables: “Personal Income and Outlays, November 2008: Personal income decreased $20.7 billion, or 0.2 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) decreased $11.8 billion, or 0.1 percent, in November, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) decreased $56.1 billion, or 0.6 percent. In October, personal… Continue Reading
Israeli Consulate Organizes Citizen "Press" Conference on Twitter
News release: [December 30, 2008] “from 1-3 pm, David Saranga, Consul for Media and Public Affairs at the Consulate General of Israel in New York will host a LIVE Citizen “Press” Conference on Twitter in order to directly answer the public’s questions regarding the current situation in Israel and Gaza. This is the first time… Continue Reading
Tennessee Valley Authority Webpage on Ash Slide at Kingston Fossil Plant
Kingston Update Page: “TVA, local, state and federal agencies continue to work on recovery and clean up of a release of ash caused by a failure of a coal fly ash containment retention wall at TVAs Kingston Fossil Plant in East Tennessee….An aerial survey completed last week shows that about 5.4 million cubic yards of… Continue Reading
OCC Reports Third Quarter Bank Trading Revenue of $6.0 Billion
News release: “Insured U.S. commercial banks reported $6.0 billion in revenues from trading cash and derivative instruments in the third quarter, compared to revenues of $1.6 billion in the second quarter of 2008, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency reported today in the OCCs Quarterly Report on Bank Trading and Derivatives Activities: Third… Continue Reading
8 Events that Shook the Banking Industry in 2008
8 Events that Shook the Industry in 2008 – From Hurricanes to Ponzi Schemes, it Was a Year of Disasters, Linda McGlasson, Managing Editor, Bank Info Security: “The year 2008 was marked with significant milestones. Major banks and investment firms around the globe foundered, failed and were acquired or propped up by their governments and… Continue Reading
