The Third Way: A Narrowly Tailored Broadband Framework, Julius Genachowski. Chairman, Federal Communications Commission, May 6, 2010 “This statement describes a framework to support policies that advance our global competitiveness and preserve the Internet as a powerful platform for innovation, free speech, and job creation. I remain open to all ideas on the best approach… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Google Launches New Design to Highlight Features and Navigations
Official Google Blog: “Weve added contextually relevant, left-hand navigation to the page. This new side panel highlights the most relevant search tools and refinements for your query. Over the past three years, we’ve launched Universal Search, the Search Options panel and Google Squared, and its those three technologies that power the left-hand panel. Universal Search… Continue Reading
Text4baby – educational program of National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition
“Text4baby is a free mobile information service designed to promote maternal and child health. An educational program of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB), text4baby provides pregnant women and new moms with information they need to take care of their health and give their babies the best possible start in life. Women who… Continue Reading
Fed Chair Bernake's Speech on the Economics of Happiness
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At the University of South Carolina, Commencement Ceremony, Columbia, South Carolina, May 8, 2010: The Economics of Happiness “..Another area of this research bears directly on…the relationship between income and happiness. Some years ago the economist Richard Easterlin showed that, just as would be expected, wealthier people in any given country… Continue Reading
Research proposals to quantify the social value of postal services
Follow up to Postal Service Proposes to Eliminate Saturday Service, news that the Postal Regulatory Commission has issued a Request for Proposal for a study on measuring the social benefits of the mail. In addition, there is a scoping study, A Framework for Considering the Social Value of Postal Services Final Report, February 2, 2010… Continue Reading
How Policies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Could Affect Employment
Congressional Budget Office: How Policies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Could Affect Employment, May 5, 2010 Economic and Budget Issue Brief “The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has analyzed the research on the effects that policies to reduce greenhouse gases would have on employment and concluded that total employment during the next few decades would be… Continue Reading
BLS: Employment Situation Summary – March 2010
News release: “Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 290,000 in April, the unemployment rate edged up to 9.9 percent, and the labor force increased sharply, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in manufacturing, professional and business services, health care, and leisure and hospitality. Federal government employment also rose, reflecting continued hiring… Continue Reading
Center for Biological Diversity – Gulf Disaster Website Updated Daily
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill: “This Web site is updated daily check back for the most up-to-date information on the following: How big is the spill? How fast is it spreading? What species are threatened? Who is responsible? What if a spill occurs in the Arctic? Are oil spills… Continue Reading
Dynamic maps and charts, OECD
“You can now explore OECD data using new tools that allow you to uncover structures and reveal the stories hidden in the statistics. The OECD eXplorer developed jointly by the OECD and the National Centre for Visual Analytics (NCVA) at Linköping University, Sweden, combines maps and graphs with stories allowing users to examine time developments… Continue Reading
President's Cancer Panel Releases Landmark Report
National Cancer Institute, Annual Report for 2008-2009, President’s Cancer Panel – Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk, What We Can Do Now “The Panel was particularly concerned to find that the true burden of environmentally induced cancer has been grossly underestimated. With nearly 80,000 chemicals on the market in the United States, many of which are used… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Financial Markets Regulation, Food Safety, Unemployment Insurance Trust Funds
Defense Acquisitions: Strong Leadership Is Key to Planning and Executing Stable Weapon Programs, GAO-10-522, May 06, 2010 Financial Markets Regulation: Financial Crisis Highlights Need to Improve Oversight of Leverage at Financial Institutions and across System, GAO-10-555T, May 06, 2010 Food Safety: FDA Could Strengthen Oversight of Imported Food by Improving Enforcement and Seeking Additional Authorities,… Continue Reading
NOAA – Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico – Updated Daily
Follow up to IncidentNews website provides publicly available information related to oil and hazardous material spills, see NOAA’s Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico, updated daily with data including Current Trajectory Maps and forecasts. “Situation: Wednesday 05 May: “Weather today continued to allow both NOAA overflights and dispersant operations. Overflight observation flights were concentrated around… Continue Reading
