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Daily Archives: May 9, 2010

New Brookings Report: State of Metropolitan America

The State of Metropolitan America is a signature effort of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program that portrays the demographic and social trends shaping the nation’s essential economic and societal units — its large metropolitan areas — and discusses what they imply for public policies to secure prosperity for these places and their populations. This report focuses on the major demographic forces transforming the nation and large metropolitan areas in the 2000s. In this sense, it previews what we will learn from the results of the 2010 Census, as well as supplements those results in important ways. It includes chapters that correspond to nine of the most important subjects tracked by the Census Bureau in its annual American Community Survey, along with the policy implications of the findings.”

IMF Executive Board Approves $26.4 Billion Stand-By Arrangement for Greece

News release: “The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a three-year SDR 26.4 billion (€30 billion) Stand-By Arrangement for Greece in support of the authorities’ economic adjustment and transformation program. This front-loaded program makes SDR 4.8 billion (about €5.5 billion) immediately available to Greece from the IMF as part of joint… Continue Reading

New on LLRX.com – Knowledge Discovery Resources 2010 – An Internet MiniGuide Annotated Link Compilation

LLRX.com: Knowledge Discovery Resources 2010 – An Internet MiniGuide Annotated Link Compilation: Marcus P. Zillman’s latest guide is a touchstone from which all researchers seeking comprehensive, reliable and diverse resources for knowledge discovery via the Internet can benefit. The key is to be able to find the important knowledge discovery resources and sites both in… Continue Reading

American Security Project: – Ordinary Measures, Extraordinary Results: An Assessment of Foiled Plots Since 9/11

“This report, Ordinary Measures, Extraordinary Results: An Assessment of Foiled Plots Since 9/11, analyzes 32 attacks that were thwarted since 9/11 to determine which factors led to the plots’ successful disruption. The report finds that in the majority of cases, traditional law enforcement techniques and methods developed prior to 9/11, direct and indirect action by… Continue Reading

Report : Still Poisoning the Well – Atrazine Continues to Contaminate Surface Water and Drinking Water in the United States

Follow up to previous postings on atrazine, a new report via the The Natural Resources Defense Council, Still Poisoning the Well – Atrazine Continues to Contaminate Surface Water and Drinking Water in the United States: “Banned in the European Union and clearly linked to harm to wildlife and potentially to humans, the pesticide atrazine provides… Continue Reading

Pet Ownership and Exercise Among Midlife and Older Adults: An AARP Bulletin Poll

Pet Ownership and Exercise Among Midlife and Older Adults: An AARP Bulletin Poll, April 2010 “Results of this AARP Bulletin poll lend some support to the notion of a positive relationship between pet ownership and exercise among pet owners, although the magnitude of relationship is not entirely clear. While about three in ten dog owners… Continue Reading

Senate Unanimously Passes Faster FOIA Act

EPIC: “The Senate unanimously passed the Faster FOIA Act of 2010, introduced by Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and John Cornyn (R-TX), that will establish a 16-member commission to determine methods for reducing delays in processing FOIA requests. Government reports reveal substantial delays in disclosing records subject to the open government law. The legislation seeks to… Continue Reading

Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Hearing: Investment Banks and the Shadow Banking System

Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Hearing, The Shadow Banking System, May 5-6, 2010 Day 1 | Day 2 Testimony of Christopher Cox, Former Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, May 5, 2010: “The shadow banking system helped to spread this contagion to institutions in every sector — from commercial banks… Continue Reading