News release: “The adoption by the European Commission of the Annual Growth Survey (AGS) will mark the beginning of the first cycle of coordination of the Member States’ macro-economic, budgetary and structural reform policies, known as the “European semester”. This is a real step forward for European economic governance. From now on, every year the… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Report: Massive Outbreak of Jellyfish Could Spell Trouble for Fisheries
Richard Stone: “The worlds oceans have been experiencing enormous blooms of jellyfish, apparently caused by overfishing, declining water quality, and rising sea temperatures. In recent years, populations of several jellyfish species have made inroads at the expense of their main competitor fish in a number of regions, including the Yellow Sea, the Gulf… Continue Reading
Paper: The Role of Securitization in Mortgage Renegotiation
Agarwal, Sumit, Amromin, Gene, Ben-David, Itzhak, Chomsisengphet, Souphala and Evanoff, Douglas D., The Role of Securitization in Mortgage Renegotiation (January 13, 2011). Charles A. Dice Center Working Paper No. 2011-2. “We study the effects of securitization on post-default renegotiation of residential mortgages over the current financial crisis. Unlike prior studies, we employ unique data that… Continue Reading
CDC – Community Water Fluoridation: Questions and Answers
“The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is proposing a change to the recommendation for the optimal fluoride level in drinking water to prevent tooth decay. The new recommendation, 0.7 milligrams of fluoride per liter of water, replaces the previous recommended range of 0.7 to 1.2 milligrams per liter. There are several reasons for… Continue Reading
Columbia Journalism Review Launches News Frontier Database
“The News Frontier Database is a searchable, living, and ongoing documentation of digital news outlets across the country. Featuring originally reported profiles and extensive data sets on each outlet, the NFDB is a tool for those who study or pursue online journalism, a window into that world for the uninitiated, and, like any journalistic product,… Continue Reading
Rasmussen Reports – U.S. Internet Users Give High Marks to Search Engines
News release: “Most Internet users in America say they go online to answer routine questions, and they give overwhelmingly positive marks to todays Internet search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 66% of regular Internet users instinctively go online to answer routine questions. Just 30% say… Continue Reading
Census Data and Correlation Between Reading, Writing and Earning Money
Transparency: Are the Richest Americans Also the Best Educated? – “We’ve looked at the educational achievement and the median income of the entire nation. Is there any correlation?” by GOOD, Gregory Hubacek [source data derived from American Community Survey] Continue Reading
State and Federal Government: "Canada Goose Slaughter Policy"
Via The Atlantic, Goose Strike! Humans and the Sky by Glenn Hurowitz: “This January represents the two year anniversary of the emergence of a deeper existential threat to geese and many other far less numerous birds — one that represents a new and deeply troubling force in man’s relationship to the creatures of the sky.… Continue Reading
China Has World's Fastes Supercomputer – U.S. components, Chinese software
Follow up to Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Releases Report on Networking and Information Technology, news [via singularity Hub] that “China revealed that they have developed the worlds fastest supercomputer at their National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin. Known as the Tianhe-1A, the machine is capable of a remarkable 2.5 petaflops. Thats 2.5… Continue Reading
Comment: Why Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses Should Be Protected as Personally Identifiable Information
McIntyre, Joshua J., The Number is Me: Why Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses Should Be Protected as Personally Identifiable Information (August 15, 2010). DePaul Law Review, Vol. 60, No. 3, 2011. “Although computer logs typically correlate online activity only to Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, those addresses can be used to expose the individuals behind the computers.… Continue Reading
WSJ/Heritage Foundation – Index of Economic Freedom 2011
“Economic freedom advanced this year, regaining much of the momentum lost during the fiscal crisis and global recession. Many governments around the world have rededicated themselves to fiscal soundness, openness and reform, and the majority of countries are once again on a positive path to greater freedom. The 2011 Index of Economic Freedom reports on… Continue Reading
State Estimates of Drunk and Drugged Driving
National Survey on Drug Use and Health Report, December 2010: “Recognizing the dangers associated with driving under the influence of drugs, the 2010 National Drug Control Strategy, developed by the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy, identified the prevention of drugged driving as a national priority. In addition, a major component of the… Continue Reading
