New York Times: “This latest version of Office, which includes applications like Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, is Microsofts long-awaited effort to modernize one of its most lucrative products and to thwart rivals like Google that are nipping at its heels with free Web software. For the first time, Microsoft will provide a free online version of Office that lets people store their documents on the Web rather than on their personal computers…Microsoft has said that Office 2010 will range in price from a limited, free Web version supported by ads to a full-blown version that costs $500, both to be available to consumers in June.”
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Daily Archives: May 11, 2010
White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity Report to the President
White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity: Report to the President – Solving the Problem of Childhood Obesity Within a Generation – “In February, First Lady Michelle Obama launched the Let’s Move! campaign to solve the childhood obesity epidemic within a generation. As part of this effort, President Barack Obama established the Task Force on… Continue Reading
White House Releases 2010 National Drug Control Strategy
President Obama: “I am pleased to transmit the 2010 National Drug Control Strategy, a blueprint for reducing illicit drug use and its harmful consequences in America. I am committed to restoring balance in our efforts to combat the drug problems that plague our communities. While I remain steadfast in my commitment to continue our strong… Continue Reading
SEC, CFTC Announce Creation Of Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory Committee On Emerging Regulatory Issues
News release: “Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro and Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler announced the formation of a joint committee that will address emerging regulatory issues. The establishment of the Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory Committee on Emerging Regulatory Issues was one of the 20 recommendations included in the agencies’ harmonization report issued… Continue Reading
Resources on Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan
Elena Kagan Nominated to the Supreme Court: “On April 9, 2010 Justice John Paul Stevens announced that he would retire after nearly 35 years on the bench of the U.S. Supreme Court. President Obama announced the nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to replace Stevens on May 10, 2010. This is President Obama’s second nomination… Continue Reading
BLS: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary
News release: “There were 2.7 million job openings on the last business day of March 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The job openings rate was unchanged over the month at 2.0 percent. The hires rate (3.3 percent) was little changed, and the separations rate (3.1 percent) was unchanged in March. This… Continue Reading
BLS: Program Perspectives on Frozen DefinedBenefit Plans
Program Perspectives on Frozen Defined-Benefit Plans “presents BLS data on the frequency, accrual of benefits, and alternatives to frozen defined-benefit plans as well as the length of time since the plans were frozen.” “During the current economic recession, as employers search for ways to reduce costs, the phrase frozen retirement plans is heard with greater… Continue Reading
Multistate Outbreak of Human E. coli O145 Infections Linked to Shredded Romaine Lettuce from a Single Processing Facility
The CDC E. Coli resource page includes comprehensive documentation on health issues, updated graphs, statistics, news releases and public service announcements. See Confirmed and Probable Cases of E. coli O145 Infection, United States, by Date of Illness Onset as of 05/05/10 at 2:00 pm EST (n=29) News release: “Local and state public health officials in… Continue Reading
Financial Literacy and Subprime Mortgage Delinquency: Evidence from a Survey Matched to Administrative Data
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta – Financial Literacy and Subprime Mortgage Delinquency: Evidence from a Survey Matched to Administrative Data, Kristopher Gerardi, Lorenz Goette, and Stephan Meier, Working Paper 2010-10, April 2010 “The exact cause of the massive defaults and foreclosures in the U.S. subprime mortgage market is still unclear. This paper investigates whether a… Continue Reading
