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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Zeer – Searchable database of info on packaged food ingredients
“Zeer is a food information resource that makes it easy to find safe food. It helps people save time, stay safe, learn particular diets and live better lives. Finding the right foods for a special diet can be difficult. Zeer can help. Zeer is unlike any food information resource out there. Built upon a database… Continue Reading
CBO: Estimated Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Employment and Economic Output as of September 2009
Estimated Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Employment and Economic Output as of September 2009 – November 2009 “Recipients report that about 640,000 jobs were created or retained with ARRA funding through September 2009. Such reports, however, do not provide a comprehensive estimate of the laws impact on employment in the United… Continue Reading
Obama administration Kicks off Mortgage Modification Conversion Drive
News release: “The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today kick off a nationwide campaign to help borrowers who are currently in the trial phase of their modified mortgages under the Obama Administrations Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) convert to permanent modifications. The modification program, which has helped… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Elderly Voters, Energy-Water Nexus, Surface Transportation, FAA
Elderly Voters: Information on Promising Practices Could Strengthen the Integrity of the Voting Process in Long-term Care Facilities, GAO-10-6, November 30, 2009 Energy-Water Nexus: Many Uncertainties Remain about National and Regional Effects of Increased Biofuel Production on Water Resources, GAO-10-116, November 30, 2009 Surface Transportation: Efforts to Address Highway Congestion through Real-Time Traffic Information Systems… Continue Reading
Employment Law Guide: Laws, Regulations, and Technical Assistance Services
News release: “The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of an updated version of its popular Employment Law Guide [September 2009], an online publication that describes the major employment laws administered by the department. The Guide helps the public workers and employers understand many of the laws affecting the workplace. For… Continue Reading
DHS OIG: Security of Air Cargo During Ground Transportation
OIG-10-09 – Security of Air Cargo During Ground Transportation (Redacted) (PDF, 39 pages), November 2009 “Security Administrations efforts to secure air cargo while it is handled or transported on the ground, prior to being shipped on passenger aircraft. The Transportation Security Administration could improve its efforts to secure air cargo during ground handling and transportation.… Continue Reading
Port of Spain Climate Change Consensus: The Commonwealth Climate Change Declaration
Port of Spain Climate Change Consensus: The Commonwealth Climate Change Declaration: “Climate change is the predominant global challenge. We convened a Special Session on Climate Change in Port of Spain to discuss our profound concern about the undisputed threat that climate change poses to the security, prosperity, economic and social development of our people. For… Continue Reading
World's Oldest Scientific Academy Launches Interactive Timeline Covering 300 Years of Articles
Guardian UK – From young Mozart to black holes, 350 years of the Royal Society go online: “Britain’s academy of the sciences marks anniversary with online archive including letters from Newton and Captain Cook.” “Welcome to Trailblazing, an interactive timeline for everybody with an interest in science. Compiled by scientists, science communicators and historians … Continue Reading
Report: Food Stamp Usage Across the Country
New York Times graphic – Food Stamp Recipients in Each County, June 2009, and related article, Food Stamp Use Soars, and Stigma Fades: “The number of food stamp recipients has climbed by about 10 million over the past two years, resulting in a program that now feeds 1 in 8 Americans and nearly 1 in… Continue Reading
Senate Foreign Relations Cmte Report – Tora Bora Revisited: How We Failed to Get Bin Laden and Why It Matters Today
Tora Bora Revisited: How We Failed to Get Bin Laden and Why It Matters Today, November 30, 2009: “This report by the Committee majority staff is part of our continuing examination of the conflict in Afghanistan. When we went to war less than a month after the attacks of September 11, the objective was to… Continue Reading
US GDP Continues to Decline – Longest Recession on Record
Financial Times: “The US economy continued to shrink in the second quarter, but the pace of contraction slowed as aggressive government spending started to loosen the grip of the longest recession on record.” News release: “Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United… Continue Reading
