News release: “Countries which continue to use the death penalty are being left increasingly isolated following a decade of progress towards abolition, Amnesty International has said today in its new report Death Sentences and Executions in 2010. A total of 31 countries abolished the death penalty in law or in practice during the last 10 years but China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the USA and Yemen remain amongst the most frequent executioners, some in direct contradiction of international human rights law.”
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Daily Archives: March 27, 2011
FAQ: National Response to Radioiodine in U.S. from Japan Nuclear Power Plant
This FAQ comprises Q&A from three federal agencies concerning Iodine-131 (131I), also called radioiodine: EPA, FDA and CDC. Related FAQ from Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services, March 27, 2011: “The I-131 found recently in rainwater is likely the result of atmospheric conditions. The trace amounts of I-131 have been trapped in cloud formation… Continue Reading
DOJ Releases Redacted Draft Version – Striving for Accountability in Aftermarth of Holocaust
The Office of Special Investigations: Striving for Accountability in the Aftermarth of the Holocaust, by Judy Feigin, Edited by Mark M Richard, Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice Criminal Division, December 2008 “[T]he Holocaust is one of those few issues that the more distant we are from it, the larger it looms. Each… Continue Reading
How Consumers Used the 2009 Economic Recovery Payments of $250
“In 2009, the Social Security Administration administered the delivery of one-time economic recovery payments of $250 for most recipients of Social Security, Railroad Retirement, Supplemental Security Income, and Veterans’ Benefits. Individuals who qualified for or received any of these benefits anytime from November 2008 through January 2009 were eligible to receive this one-time economic recovery… Continue Reading
OED revises more than 1,900 entries and adds new words from across the dictionary
News release: “The latest update of the OED, published on 24 March 2011, revises more than 1,900 entries and adds new words from across the dictionary. The OED’s chief editor, John Simpson, provides some observations on the revisions in this update, while Graeme Diamond and Katherine Martin comment on some of the most interesting new… Continue Reading
USGS: Large and Deadly Earthquakes This Year
Large and Deadly Earthquakes This Year – Earthquakes Magnitude 7 and Greater “This Continue Reading
National Income and Product Accounts Gross Domestic Product: Fourth Quarter and Annual 2010
National Income and Product Accounts Gross Domestic Product: Fourth Quarter and Annual 2010 (Third Estimate) Corporate Profits: Fourth Quarter and Annual 2010 “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 3.1 percent in the fourth… Continue Reading
EIA: Bahrain Country Analysis Brief
Bahrain Country Analysis Brief, Mar 23, 2011: “Despite its relatively low volumes of oil production, Bahrain’s oil sector accounts for about 70 percent of total government revenues. The country’s exports are mainly in the form of refined petroleum products rather than crude oil. Bahrain’s proven oil reserves stood at 125 million barrels as of January… Continue Reading
FDA removes unapproved drugs from market
Unapproved Prescription Cough, Cold, and Allergy Products, March 24, 2011: “The drug products on this list were obtained from the Drug Registration and Listing System (DRLS) in December 2010. For more DRLS Information. Domestic and foreign establishments that manufacture, repack, or re-label drug products in the United States are required to register and list all… Continue Reading
Privacy Impact Assessment for the Use of Unidirectional Social Media Applications Communications and Outreach
Privacy Impact Assessment for the Use of Unidirectional Social Media Applications Communications and Outreach, March 8, 2011. Kathleen McShea Director of New Media and Web Communications, Office of Public Affairs, Department of Homeland Security “Unidirectional social media applications encompass a range of applications, often referred to as applets or widgets, that allow users to view… Continue Reading
EEOC Announces Final Bipartisan Regulations for the ADA Amendments Act
EEOC fact sheets about the law and new regulations: EEOC – The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 EEOC press release: EEOC Announces Final Bipartisan Regulations for the ADA Amendments Act Federal Register: Regulations To Implement the Equal Employment Provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act, as Amended [via Ohio Legal Rights Service] Continue Reading
Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization (Annual Revision) – G.17
Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization (Annual Revision) – G.17: “The Federal Reserve has revised its index of industrial production (IP) and the related measures of capacity and capacity utilization. Although the revisions affect these data for January 1972 through February 2011, the most significant effects are for the period from 2008 through 2010. Measured from… Continue Reading
