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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Nuclear power plant accidents: listed and ranked since 1952
guardian.co.uk Datablog: “We have identified 33 serious incidents and accidents at nuclear power stations since the first recorded one in 1952 at Chalk River in Ontario, Canada. The information is partially from the International Atomic Energy Authority – which, astonishingly, fails to keep a complete historical database – and partially from reports. Of those we… Continue Reading
Pensions at a Glance 2011: Retirement-Income Systems in OECD and G20 Countries
Pensions at a Glance 2011 – Retirement-income Systems in OECD and G20 Countries, March 17, 2011 “This fourth edition of Pensions at a Glance provides an expanded range of indicators for comparing pension policies and the outcomes of these policies between OECD countries. The indicators are also, where possible, provided for new OECD member countries… Continue Reading
Fiscal 2010 Sexual Assault in the Military Report
News release: “The Department of Defense today released the Fiscal Year 2010 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military. This years report also incorporates results from the quadrennial 2010 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members, an anonymous and voluntary survey conducted by the Defense Manpower Data Center, which measures gender issues… Continue Reading
How NGOs Affect U.S. Media Coverage of Africa
They Wanted Journalists to Say Wow – How NGOs Affect U.S. Media Coverage of Africa, By Karen Rothmyer, Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, Discussion Paper Series #D‐61, January 2011 “Since 1995, the rate of poverty throughout the continent has been falling steadily, and much faster than previously thought, according to… Continue Reading
How the iPhone Widens the United States Trade Deficit with the Peoples Republic of China
Asian Development Bank Institute Working Paper Series – How the iPhone Widens the United States Trade Deficit with the Peoples Republic of China, Yuqing Xing and Neal Detert, No. 257, December 2010 “In this paper, we use the iPhone as a case to show that even high-tech products invented by United States (US) companies will… Continue Reading
The NRC and Nuclear Power Plant Safety in 2010
The NRC and Nuclear Power Plant Safety in 2010 “The crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami is a stark reminder of the risks inherent in nuclear power. One of its consequences has been heightened concern about the safety of nuclear power facilities in the United… Continue Reading
Report on Immigration in the United States: Detention and Due Process
News release: “The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) today is publishing its Report on Immigration in the United States: Detention and Due Process. The report contains the conclusions of an investigation the IACHR carried out to ascertain whether policies and practices on immigrant-related detention in the United States were compatible with the country’s international… Continue Reading
News GAO Reports; FY2012 Budget Request, Measuring Disaster Preparedness,
Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO-11-467T, March 17, 2011 Information Technology: Investment Oversight and Management Have Improved but Continued Attention Is Needed, GAO-11-454T, March 17, 2011 Measuring Disaster Preparedness: FEMA Has Made Limited Progress in Assessing National Capabilities, GAO-11-260T, March 17, 2011 Nuclear Nonproliferation: More Progress Needed in Implementing Recommendations for… Continue Reading
Japanese Nuclear Emergency: Basic Radiation Facts From EPA
Japanese Nuclear Emergency: Basic Radiation Facts From EPA: Includes tabs with information specific to: Technical Users, General Public, Reporters, Librarians, Students/Teachers. Continue Reading
How mobile devices are changing community information environments
How mobile devices are changing community information environments, by Kristen Purcell, Lee Rainie, Tom Rosenstiel, Amy Mitchell, Mar 14, 2011 – Pew Internet “Local news is going mobile. Nearly half of all American adults (47%) report that they get at least some local news and information on their cellphone or tablet computer. The information they… Continue Reading
Pew Research: The Internet and Campaign 2010
More than half of all American adults were online political users in 2010: “Fully 73% of adult internet users (representing 54% of all U.S. adults) went online to get news or information about the 2010 midterm elections, or to get involved in the campaign in one way or another. We refer to these individuals as… Continue Reading
