Full release and tables: Personal income increased $57.6 billion, or 0.5 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $48.3 billion, or 0.4 percent, in October, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $44.0 billion, or 0.4 percent. In September, personal income decreased $2.8 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, DPI… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Surveillance of Screening-Detected Cancers, United States, 2004-2006
Surveillance of Screening-Detected Cancers (Colon and Rectum, Breast, and Cervix) United States, 2004–2006. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), November 26, 2010 / 59(SS09);1-25 “Population-based screening is conducted to detect diseases or other conditions in persons before symptoms appear; effective screening leads to early detection and treatment, thereby reducing disease-associated morbidity and mortality. Based on… Continue Reading
Study Finds No Progress in Safety at Hospitals
Temporal Trends in Rates of Patient Harm Resulting from Medical Care, N Engl J Med 2010;363:2124-34. “We conducted a retrospective study of a stratified random sample of 10 hospitals in North Carolina. A total of 100 admissions per quarter from January 2002 through December 2007 were reviewed in random order by teams of nurse reviewers… Continue Reading
Census Bureau Facts: Thanksgiving Day: Nov. 25, 2010
Thanksgiving facts and resources: “In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims, early settlers of Plymouth Colony, held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest, an event many regard as the nation’s first Thanksgiving. Historians have also recorded ceremonies of thanks among other groups of European settlers in North America, including British colonists in Virginia… Continue Reading
FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile – Third Quarter 2010
FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile, Third Quarter 2010: “Resilient revenues and improving asset quality remained a positive combination for insured institution earnings in the third quarter. Net income for the 7,760 insured commercial banks and savings institutions reporting quarterly financial results totaled $14.5 billion, a considerable improvement over the $2 billion reported a year ago. Third… Continue Reading
Majority of Americans Now Oppose Body Scanners and TSA Pat Downs
EPIC: “A new poll by Zogby International finds that 61% of Americans polled between Nov. 19 and Nov. 22 oppose the use of full body scans and TSA pat downs. Of those polled, 52% believe the enhanced security measures will not prevent terrorist activity, almost half (48%) say it is a violation of privacy rights,… Continue Reading
BEA: Personal Income and Outlays, October 2010
Full release and tables: “Personal income increased $57.6 billion, or 0.5 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $48.3 billion, or 0.4 percent, in October, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $44.0 billion, or 0.4 percent. In September, personal income decreased $2.8 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, DPI… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve – Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee November 23, 2010
Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, Released November 23, 2010 “Private businesses continued to increase their demand for labor only modestly. In September, private nonfarm payroll employment remained on a gradual uptrend, and the average workweek of all private-sector employees was unchanged for a third month. In addition, the number of individuals working part… Continue Reading
Citizens Group Still Seeking Public Records from DOJ
News release: “Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder expressing concern over the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) failure to abide by President Obama’s commitment to government transparency and accountability. Despite policy directives from President Barack Obama and Attorney General Holder mandating a presumption of openness… Continue Reading
BEA – Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – Q3 2010
Full release and tables: “Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States — increased at an annual rate of 2.5 percent in the third quarter of 2010, (that is, from the second quarter to the third quarter), according to the “second” estimate… Continue Reading
UK Guardian: Health risks of shipping pollution have been 'underestimated'
One giant container ship can emit almost the same amount of cancer and asthma-causing chemicals as 50m cars, study finds “Britain and other European governments have been accused of underestimating the health risks from shipping pollution following research which shows that one giant container ship can emit almost the same amount of cancer and asthma-causing… Continue Reading
DHS OIG Audit – TSA's Management of Its Screening Workforce Training Program Can Be Improved
Transportation Security Administrations Management of Its Screening Workforce Training Program Can Be Improved, October 2010 “TSA is most visible at more than 450 domestic airports where approximately 43,000 Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) perform security screening procedures… TSA can improve its management of the TSO training program by developing and documenting standard processes. The agency does… Continue Reading
