NOAA Arctic Report Card Update for 2010 – Return to previous Arctic conditions is unlikely: “Record temperatures across Canadian Arctic and Greenland, a reduced summer sea ice cover, record snow cover decreases and links to some Northern Hemisphere weather support this conclusion.”
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Daily Archives: October 24, 2010
Landscape for Life Helps Homeowners Create Healthy, Beautiful Gardens
News release: “A new Web site developed by the United States Botanic Garden and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin brings homeowners comprehensive, accessible advice on creating nature-friendly, sustainable landscapes at home, no matter where they live. The new site at Landscape for Life provides a layman’s explanation… Continue Reading
'All Facts Considered' By NPR's Longtime Librarian
“Thank goodness for librarian Kee Malesky who, for 20 years, has been saving NPR’s hosts and reporters from themselves. Malesky is the organization’s longest-serving librarian, and [NPR host Scott] Simon says he suspects that she is actually the source of all human knowledge. In her new book, All Facts Considered; An Essential Library Of… Continue Reading
FinCEN Study Examines Rise in Identity Theft SARs; Awareness Helps Deter Greater Loss
Identity Theft Trends, Patterns, and Typologies Reported in Suspicious Activity Reports Filed by Depository Institutions January 1, 2003 December 31, 2009, released October 2010 by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network “Reports of identity theft have been increasing for more than a decade…Identity theft was the sixth most frequently reported characterization of suspicious activity within… Continue Reading
Massive stretches of weathered oil spotted in Gulf of Mexico
Follow up to previous postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, via the Times-Picayune – Massive stretches of weathered oil spotted in Gulf of Mexico: “Just three days after the U.S. Coast Guard admiral in charge of the BP oil spill cleanup declared little recoverable surface oil remained in the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana fishers… Continue Reading
BLS: Regional and State Employment and Unemployment
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment, September 2010 In September, 23 states and the District of Columbia registered over-the-month unemployment rate decreases, 11 states recorded increases, and 16 states had no change. Nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 34 states and increased in 16 states and the District of Columbia.” Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
U.S. Air Force Basic Doctrine, Organization and Command
“This document is the premier statement of US Air Force basic doctrine. It has been prepared under the direction of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF). It establishes general doctrinal guidance for the application of air and space forces in operations across the full range of military operations, from nuclear or conventional… Continue Reading
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2009
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2009 – Statistical Tables, Devon B. Adams, Allina D. Boutilier, October 19, 2010. NCJ 231679 “This web page describes background checks for firearm transfers conducted in 2009. The statistical tables provide the number of firearm transaction applications checked by state points of contact and local agencies, the number of applications… Continue Reading
BLS: Economic News Release – Mass Layoffs
Economic News Release, Mass Layoffs, October 22, 2010 “In September, employers took 1,486 mass layoff actions involving 133,379 workers. Events decreased for the third consecutive month, while associated initial claims decreased to its lowest level since April 2008. Manufacturing accounted for 345 mass layoff events, resulting in 34,168 initial claims. The national unemployment rate was… Continue Reading
FCC White Paper – Mobile Broadband: The Benefits of Additional Spectrum
“FCC released a white paper entitled Mobile Broadband: The Benefits of Additional Spectrum. This technical and economic forecast of mobile broadband market trends sets forth future spectrum needs in a concrete, data-driven fashion. This forecast demonstrates that the amount of mobile data demanded by American consumers is likely to exceed capacity of our wireless networks… Continue Reading
