Full release and tables: “State personal income rose an average 3.0 percent in 2010 after falling 1.7 percent in 2009, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. State personal income growth ranged from 0.3 percent in Nevada to 4.2 percent in New Mexico. Inflation, as measured by the national price… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2011
The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report
24/7 Wall St.: “Twitter has, by most estimates, 175 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than one million Twitter users. It raises the question of whether there is wisdom in crowds. 24/7 Wall St. will look… Continue Reading
AVG Study Reveals Alarming Complacency Among Users of Mobile Devices on Security
Smartphone Security – Survey of U.S. consumers, Ponemon Institute© Research Report, Sponsored by AVG Technologies, Independently conducted by Ponemon Institute LLC, Publication Date: March 2011 News release: “AVG Technologies, one of the leading providers of consumer security software, today revealed details of a sobering study uncovering new statistics about the data security risks involved in… Continue Reading
Pew report: donation to Japanese disaster relief through electronic and traditional means
Americans under age 40 are as likely to donate to Japan disaster relief through electronic means as traditional means like the phone or postal mail. Kristen Purcell, Michael Dimock, Pew Center for The People & The Press. March 23, 2011 “In a striking shift in charitable donations methods, Americans under age 40 are now just… Continue Reading
Elizabeth Taylor's 1987 Letter to Pres. Reagan on AIDS
“In 1987, the actress Elizabeth Taylor, who was serving as the national chairman of the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR), wrote the following letter to President Reagan, asking him to deliver a speech at a fundraising dinner amfAR was holding in Washington D.C. The president agreed, and he delivered the speech on May 31,… Continue Reading
Census Bureau Reports State Government Tax Collections Decrease $14 Billion in 2010
News release: “State government tax collections decreased $14.3 billion to $704.6 billion in fiscal year 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. There was a $65.8 billion decrease in 2009. These new data come from the 2010 Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections, which contains annual statistics on the fiscal year tax collections of… Continue Reading
CBO – Alternative Approaches to Funding Highways
Alternative Approaches to Funding Highways, March 23, 2011 “About 25 percent of the nation’s highways, which carry about 85 percent of all road traffic, are paid for in part by the federal government. Federal spending on highways comes primarily from taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel, but those and other taxes paid by highway users… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: DOD and VA Health Care, End-Stage Renal Disease
DOD and VA Health Care: Federal Recovery Coordination Program Continues to Expand but Faces Significant Challenges, GAO-11-250, March 23, 2011 End-Stage Renal Disease: CMS Should Assess Adequacy of Payment When Certain Oral Drugs Are Included and Ensure Availability of Quality Monitoring Data, GAO-11-365, March 23, 2011 Continue Reading
Japan quake may be world's costliest disaster at $308 billion
“The Japanese government said Wednesday that the economic cost of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami could be as much as $308 billion, more than double the cost of the 1995 Kobe earthquake. The government said construction and related costs will total 16 trillion to 25 trillion yen ($198 billion to $308 billion), according to… Continue Reading
"Preschoolers better at navigating iPad than tying their shoes"
Inside iPad: “Hand a two-year-old child a shoe and he will probably end up throwing it. Hand him an iPad, however, and he’ll navigate through it to find his favorite app in no time. According to a new survey from security software maker AVG, kids can grasp new tech skills long before they even learn… Continue Reading
EPIC: Courts Rejects Google Books Settlement as Unfair
EPIC: “Judge Denny Chin struck down a proposed settlement between Google and copyright holders that would have imposed significant privacy risks on e-book consumers. Google’s proposal would have entitled the company to collect each users’ search queries as well as the titles and page numbers of the books they read. In a February 2010 hearing… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve System publishes annual financial statements
News release: “The Federal Reserve System on Tuesday released the 2010 combined annual comparative financial statements for the Federal Reserve Banks, as well as for the 12 individual Federal Reserve Banks, the limited liability companies (LLCs) that were created to respond to strains in financial markets, and the Board of Governors. These financial statements are… Continue Reading
