U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes, October 2010: U.S. import prices rose 0.9 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, after edging down 0.1 percent in September. Higher fuel and nonfuel prices contributed to the increase in October. Export prices advanced for the third consecutive month in October, rising 0.8 percent.… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2010
World Bank – Migration and Remittances Factbook 2011
News release: ‘Remittances to developing countries were a resilient source of external financing during the recent global financial crisis, with recorded flows expected to reach $325 billion by the end of this year, up from $307 billion in 2009, according to the World Banks latest Migration and Remittances Factbook 2011. Worldwide, remittance flows are expected… Continue Reading
Watch FedFlix – *No late charges* in the public domain!
“FedFlix is a joint venture with the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) in cooperation with other government agencies including the National Archives. They send us government videotapes, we upload them to the Internet Archive, YouTube, and our own public domain stock footage video library then we send the government back their videotapes and a… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com: Using the Kindle in Library Settings – A Survey, Updated
Using the Kindle in Library Settings – A Survey, Updated: Recently Montrese Hamilton wrote a summary of responses to her survey of three Special Libraries Association discussion lists about using the Kindle in library settings. The questions were well-received and more replies arrived after her wrap-up was published so she returns with the new comments… Continue Reading
Obama's Bi-partisan Fiscal Commission Presents Draft Plan
National Journal: “The chairmen of President Obamas fiscal commission proposed a sweeping collection of spending cuts and tax increases today in a bid to jolt the panel’s 16 other members away from their Republican and Democratic orthodoxies. The proposals call for significant reductions in future Social Security benefits — an untouchable issue for many Democrats… Continue Reading
FDA Proposed Cigarette Product Warning Labels
News release: The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act) requires that cigarette packages and advertisements have larger and more visible graphic health warnings. FDA issued a proposed rule, Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements, proposing to modify the required warnings that appear on cigarette packages and in cigarette advertisements. These… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Financial Audit IRS, Space Acquisitions, NATO Partnerships, Financial Audit BPD, FDA/Heparin Contamination
Financial Audit: IRS’s Fiscal Years 2010 and 2009 Financial Statements, GAO-11-142, November 10, 2010 Space Acquisitions: Challenges in Commercializing Technologies Developed under the Small Business Innovation Research Program, GAO-11-21, November 10, 2010 NATO Partnerships: DOD Needs to Assess U.S. Assistance in Response to Changes to the Partnership for Peace Program, GAO-10-1015, September 30, 2010 Financial… Continue Reading
Statistical Evidence on the Gender Gap in Law Firm Partner Compensation
Angel, Marina, Whang, Eun-Young, Banker, Rajiv D. and Lopez, Joseph, Statistical Evidence on the Gender Gap in Law Firm Partner Compensation (September 9, 2010). Temple University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2010-24. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1674630 “Our study compiled the largest research sample on the gender gap in compensation at the 200 largest law firms… Continue Reading
Intel – 2010 HIMSS Security Survey
2010 HIMSS Security Survey Sponsored by Intel, Final Report, November 3, 2010 “Now in its third year, the 2010 HIMSS Security Survey [Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society], sponsored by Intel reports the opinions of information technology (IT) and security professionals from healthcare provider organizations across the U.S. regarding key issues surrounding the tools and… Continue Reading
EPA – America Recycles Day – November 15th
News release: “Everyday Americans recycle their trash because they know its an important activity that can have a positive impact on the environment. But once a year the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sets aside November 15 to remind everyone that recycling plays a dramatic role in reducing pollution. Its a great day to recommit to… Continue Reading
DOT Reports Long Tarmac Delays in September Down From Last Year
News release: “The nations largest airlines reported four flights in September with tarmac delays of more than three hours, down from six flights in September 2009, with only a slight increase in the rate of canceled flights, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Data filed… Continue Reading
Google Launches Instant Previews
Official Google Blog: “With Google Instant you get results as fast as you type, but your search doesnt stop there. Once you get results back, you choose a site to visit based on the information in each resultlike the title, a snippet of text and the URL. Over time weve made steady improvements to our… Continue Reading
