Via Capital.net, the guide – Congress by the Numbers, 112th Congress, 1st Session, includes the following resources: Congress Seating Charts – Congressional Schedule – Congressional leadership and committees – Leadership of the current Congress – with photos, and more. Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Worldwide PC Microprocessor Unit Shipments Flat Year-Over-Year in 4th Qtr 2010
News release: “Worldwide PC microprocessor shipment growth in the fourth calendar quarter of 2010 (4Q10) slowed notably, compared to both 3Q10 (-.04% quarter-over-quarter) and to 4Q09 (-.21% year-over-year), according to the latest PC microprocessor study from International Data Corporation (IDC). For the full year 2010, however, worldwide PC microprocessor unit shipments grew 17.1%, while revenue… Continue Reading
Sealing Court Records and Proceedings: A Pocket Guide
Sealing Court Records and Proceedings: A Pocket Guide, Robert Timothy Reagan, Federal Judicial Center, 2010 “In practical terms, it may be of little consequence whether a right of access is rooted in the First Amendment or only in the common law. It may be a rare situation in which the need for confidentiality is strong… Continue Reading
Google: Finding more high-quality sites in search
Official Google Blog: “Our goal is simple: to give people the most relevant answers to their queries as quickly as possible. This requires constant tuning of our algorithms, as new contentboth good and badcomes online all the time. Many of the changes we make are so subtle that very few people notice them. But in… Continue Reading
Migrants' Remittances and Related Economic Flows
Migrants’ Remittances and Related Economic Flows – February 24, 2011 “Migrants’ remittancespayments sent by foreign-born workers back to their home countryhave become a significant source of monetary inflows for many countries. In 2009, such remittances from the United States to other countries totaled more than $48 billion, nearly 30 percent more in inflation-adjusted terms than… Continue Reading
Reports Focus on Youth Global Unemployment
The Youth Unemployment Bomb – From Cairo to London to Brooklyn, too many young people are jobless and disaffected. “Inside the global effort to put the next generation to work,” By Peter Coy “The highest rates of youth unemployment are found in the Middle East and North Africa, at roughly 24 percent each, according to… Continue Reading
IG's Review of Stolen Emails Confirms No Evidence of Wrong-Doing by NOAA Climate Scientists
News release: “At the request of U.S. Sen. Inhofe, the Department of Commerce Inspector General conducted an independent review of the emails stolen in November 2009 from the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England, and found no evidence of impropriety or reason to doubt NOAAs handling of its… Continue Reading
DHS: Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2010
Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2010, February 2011: “This report provides estimates of the unauthorized immigrant population residing in the United States as of January 2010 for periods of entry and leading countries of birth and states of residence…In summary, the number of unauthorized immigrants living in the… Continue Reading
The Economist: A special report on feeding the world
Follow up to related postings on food insecurity and hunger, via The Economist [inclusive of charts/graphs] – At the start of 2011 the food industry is in crisis. World food prices have risen above the peak they reached in early 2008. That was a time when hundreds of millions of people fell into poverty, food… Continue Reading
Sunlight Labs – Congress 3.0 for Android
Congress 3.0 for Android: “If you have an Android phone (or tablet) and haven’t checked out the Congress app for Android in a while, now is a good time to give it another look. Today we’re releasing version 3.0, which, in addition to a redesigned theme and layout, adds: Live updates from the House floor;… Continue Reading
EPA Establishes Clean Air Act Standards for Boilers and Incinerators
News release: “In response to federal court orders requiring the issuance of final standards, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing final Clean Air Act standards for boilers and certain incinerators that achieve significant public health protections through reductions in toxic air emissions, including mercury and soot, but cut the cost of implementation by… Continue Reading
The State of Sentencing 2010 Developments in Policy and Practice
The Sentencing Project – The State of Sentencing 2010 Developments in Policy and Practice, Nicole D. Porter, February 2011 “Today, 7.2 million men and women are under correctional supervision. Of this total, five million are monitored in the community on probation or parole and 2.3 million are incarcerated in prisons or jails. As a result… Continue Reading
