Follow up to previous postings on climate change, this EPA news release “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today denied 10 petitions challenging its 2009 determination that climate change is real, is occurring due to emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities, and threatens human health and the environment. The petitions to reconsider EPAs Endangerment… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2010
WSJ Investigation – The Web's New Gold Mine: Your Secrets
The Web’s New Gold Mine: Your Secrets – A Journal investigation finds that one of the fastest-growing businesses on the Internet is the business of spying on consumers. First in a series, by Julia Angwin: “The Journal conducted a comprehensive study that assesses and analyzes the broad array of cookies and other surveillance technology that… Continue Reading
The Economist Targets American Criminal Justice System
Rough justice in America – Too many laws, too many prisoners- Never in the civilised world have so many been locked up for so little ,li>”Justice is harsher in America than in any other rich country. Between 2.3m and 2.4m Americans are behind bars, roughly one in every 100 adults. If those on parole or… Continue Reading
White House Report: Rebuilding the American Auto Industry July, 2010
Follow up to previous posting on the auto industry, see this new White House report which includes interactive map and chart The American Auto Industry: A Comeback Story – “When President Obama took office, the American auto industry was on the brink of collapse. The President made a difficult decision to provide support to General… Continue Reading
Fact Sheet: DHS Blue Campaign to Combat Human Trafficking
“Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today launched the Blue Campaigna DHS-wide initiative to combat human trafficking through enhanced public awareness, victim assistance programs, and law enforcement training and initiatives. The Blue Campaign encompasses a wide range of anti-trafficking programs designed to engage the American and global public, the Departments federal, state, local… Continue Reading
Pew Research: Reputation Management and Social Media
Pew Internet: Reputation Management and Social Media – How people monitor their identity and search for others online by Mary Madden, Aaron Smith, May 26, 2010 “More than half (57%) of adult internet users say they have used a search engine to look up their name and see what information was available about them online,… Continue Reading
Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals
News release: “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a final rule establishing fiscal year (FY) 2011 policies and payment rates for inpatient services furnished to people with Medicare by acute care hospitals, long-term care hospitals (LTCHs), and certain excluded hospitals. Due to the timing of the passage of the Patient Protection… Continue Reading
The 2010 State CIO Survey
The 2010 state CIO survey – Perspectives and trends from state government IT leaders August 2010 “Two-thirds of CIOs expect lower IT budgets in 2011 through 2013. Some are turning to staff reductions, IT consolidation, shared services and other solutions to lower costs. However, they say that tight budgets stimulate creative solutions for increasing IT… Continue Reading
Worldreader.org E-reader Trial Report – OrphanAid Africa School, Ayenyah, Ghana
Worldreader.org / E-reader Trial Report: OrphanAid Africa School, Ayenyah, Ghana March, 2010 – by Mike Sundermeyer, David Risher, Colin McElwee “Worldreader.org is a not-for-profit organization based in Barcelona, Spain and the U.S., whose aim is to make digital books accessible to all in the developing world, from students to families to communities. As a way… Continue Reading
2010 World Population Data Sheet
“Many countries are facing a shrinking pool of their working-age populations, often considered to be ages 15 to 64, to support the population ages 65+, jeopardizing pension guarantees and long-term health care programs for the elderly. Worldwide in 1950, there were 12 persons of working age for every person age 65 or older. By 2010,… Continue Reading
