News release: “Vice President Joe Biden today unveiled a new report, The Recovery Act: Transforming the American Economy through Innovation, which finds that the Recovery Acts $100 billion investment in innovation is not only transforming the economy and creating new jobs, but helping accelerate significant advances in science and technology that cut costs for consumers, save lives and help keep America competitive in the 21st century economy.”
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Daily Archives: August 24, 2010
U.S. and Foreign Govt' buy backscatter x-ray scanners mounted in vans
Follow up to previous postings on government implementation of whole body scanning technology at airports, via Forbes news that “American Science & Engineering, a company based in Billerica, Massachusetts, has sold U.S. and foreign government agencies more than 500 backscatter x-ray scanners mounted in vans that can be driven past neighboring vehicles to see their… Continue Reading
White Paper: The implications of the April 2010 oil spill on deepwater exploration and production
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, via Grant Thornton – The implications of the April 2010 oil spill on deepwater exploration and production, Summer 2010: “This paper outlines the ramifications of BPs Macondo well disaster for energy exploration and production (E&P) businesses. The prospects of drilling and operating in the Gulf… Continue Reading
Nielsen Tracks Who Texts and Talks Most on Mobile Devices
Nielsen Wire: “According to Nielsen, African-Americans use the most voice minutes on average more than 1,300 a month. Hispanics are the next most talkative group, chatting an average of 826 minutes a month. Even Asians/Pacific Islanders, with 692 average monthly minutes, talk more than Whites, who use roughly 647 voice minutes a month. African-Americans… Continue Reading
Estimated Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Employment and Economic Output From April 2010 Through June 2010
Estimated Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Employment and Economic Output From April 2010 Through June 2010 – August 2010 “When ARRA was being considered, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation estimated that it would increase budget deficits by $787 billion between fiscal years… Continue Reading
Empowering Consumers: Can Financial Literacy Education Prevent Another Financial Crisis?
House Financial Services Committee, Empowering Consumers: Can Financial Literacy Education Prevent Another Financial Crisis? August 24, 2010 Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
New GAO Report – Government Auditing Standards: 2010 Exposure Draft
Government Auditing Standards: 2010 Exposure Draft, GAO-10-853G, August 01, 2010: “To help ensure that the standards continue to meet the needs of the audit community and the public it serves, the Comptroller General of the United States appointed the Advisory Council on Government Auditing Standards to review the standards and recommend necessary changes. The Advisory… Continue Reading
July Existing-Home Sales Fall as Expected but Prices Rise
News release: “Existing-home sales were sharply lower in July following expiration of the home buyer tax credit but home prices continued to gain, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Existing-home sales1, which are completed transactions that include single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, dropped 27.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.83 million… Continue Reading
National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XV: Teens and Parents
News release: “Twenty-seven percent of public school students ages 12 to 17 say that their school is both gang- and drug-infected (drugs are used, kept or sold on school grounds), according to the National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XV: Teens and Parents, the 15th annual back-to-school survey conducted by The National Center… Continue Reading
