News release: “The Foreign-Born Population of the United States: 2007 and 2008 National-level tabulations from the Current Population Survey on this population group are shown by a wide range of characteristics including education, marital status, employment status, occupation and industry, earnings and poverty, and household type and tenure. Unique to this data set are tables that show the foreign-born population by these characteristics crossed by generation status (i.e., first, second or third). Internet address:
2007 <http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign/cps2007.html;
2008 <http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign/cps2008.html.”
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Daily Archives: December 7, 2009
International Petroleum Monthly – November 2009
U.S. Energy Information Administration: International Petroleum Monthly – November 2009 Dec 7, 2009: “This report contains world petroleum production data through September 2009; and OECD country petroleum demand, imports, and stocks data through August 2009. Also included are international oil balance data for 2005-2009 and annual petroleum data series for 1970-2008.” Continue Reading
Jobs Crisis Fact Sheet – December 4, 2009
Jobs Crisis Fact Sheet By Anna Turner, Economic Policy Institute, December 4, 2009 “Number unemployed: 15.4 million (up from 7.5 million in December 2007) Portion of unemployed who have been jobless more than six months: 38.3% Total jobs lost during the recession: 8.0 million Jobs lost in November, 2009: 11,000 Jobs needed to return to… Continue Reading
EPA: Greenhouse Gases Threaten Public Health and the Environment
“After a thorough examination of the scientific evidence and careful consideration of public comments, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that greenhouse gases (GHGs) threaten the public health and welfare of the American people.” Press release | Administrator’s Speech | Read more about the endangerment finding Related postings on climate change Continue Reading
Google Launches Joint News-by-Topic Service
New York Times: “Google on Tuesday introduced a new approach to presenting news online by topic, developed with The New York Times and The Washington Post, and said that if the experiment succeeded, it would be made available to all publishers. The announcement of the living stories project shows Google collaborating with newspapers at a… Continue Reading
Unified Agenda, December 2009 Edition
“The Unified Agenda (also known as the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda), published twice a year (usually in April and October) in the Federal Register (FR), summarizes the rules and proposed rules that each Federal agency expects to issue during the next year. It is published by the Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records… Continue Reading
Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975-2006, featuring colorectal cancer trends and impact of interventions
Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975-2006, featuring colorectal cancer trends and impact of interventions (risk factors, screening, and treatment) to reduce future rates (p NA) Brenda K. Edwards, Elizabeth Ward, Betsy A. Kohler, Christie Eheman, Ann G. Zauber, Robert N. Anderson, Ahmedin Jemal, Maria J. Schymura, Iris Lansdorp-Vogelaar, Laura C.… Continue Reading
What Makes a Good Law School Exam Answer?
WSJ Law Blog: What Makes a Good Law School Exam Answer? Law Profs Weigh In, by Ashby Jones. “…Of course, none of these responses will, alone, unlock the key to success. And an A exam to one might be a B plus to someone else. But taken collectively, they just might shed some light on… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Financial Management Systems, U.S. Labor Force Statistics, Medicare, Private Pensions
Financial Management Systems: DHS Faces Challenges to Successfully Consolidating Its Existing Disparate Systems, GAO-10-76, December 04, 2009 U.S. Labor Force Statistics: Illustrative Simulations of the Likely Effects of Underrepresenting Unauthorized Residents, GAO-10-99, November 30, 2009 State Department: Diplomatic Security’s Recent Growth Warrants Strategic Review, GAO-10-156, November 12, 2009 Medicare: CMS Working to Address Problems from… Continue Reading
New Smithsonian Collection Search
The Collections Search Center provides easy “one-stop searching” of more than 2 million of the Smithsonian’s museum, archives, library and research holdings and collections. The access to more Smithsonian collections via this Search Center is increasing over time. Collections currently available include: 265,900 images, video and sound files, electronic journals and other resources from the… Continue Reading
Google Announces Real-Time Search
Official Google Blog: “Our real-time search enables you to discover breaking news the moment it’s happening, even if it’s not the popular news of the day, and even if you didn’t know about it beforehand…Click on “Latest results” or select “Latest” from the search options menu to view a full page of live tweets, blogs,… Continue Reading
Mass Shootings at Virginia Tech Addendum to the Report of the Review Panel
Mass Shootings at Virginia Tech – Addendum to the Report of the Review Panel Presented to: Governor Timothy M. Kaine, Commonwealth of Virginia, November 2009. “This Addendum responds to the comments and questions received from the families and Virginia Tech by correcting facts in the original report, including the timeline, and by adding additional information… Continue Reading
