Official Google Blog – Mining patterns in search data with Google Correlate: “…[Using] Google Correlate, which were launching today on Google Labs…you can upload your own data series and see a list of search terms whose popularity best corresponds with that real world trend. In the example below, we uploaded official flu activity data from… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2011
EU Commission sets out "blueprint" for Intellectual Property Rights to boost creativity and innovation
EUROPA press release: “Intellectual property rights (IPR), which comprise patents, trademarks, designs and geographical indications, as well as copyright (authors’ rights) and rights related to copyright (for performers, producers and broadcasters), have been around for centuries. Often, without our even realising, they affect our daily lives: they protect the technology we use (cars, mobile phones,… Continue Reading
The Economist: New cancer drugs are technically impressive. But must they cost so much?
The costly war on cancer: “Cancer is not one disease. It is many. Yet oncologists have long used the same blunt weapons to fight different types of cancer: cut the tumour out, zap it with radiation or blast it with chemotherapy that kills good cells as well as bad ones. New cancer drugs are changing… Continue Reading
Fact Sheet on Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants
Fact Sheet includes Decommissioning Status for Shut Down NRC-Licensed Power Reactors (As of April 2011): “When a power company decides to close its nuclear power plant permanently, the facility must be decommissioned by safely removing it from service and reducing residual radioactivity to a level that permits release of the property and termination of the… Continue Reading
EIA: Indonesia Country Analysis Brief
Indonesia Country Analysis: “Though no longer a net exporter of oil, Indonesia is a leading exporter of both coal and natural gas. As domestic energy needs grow, Indonesia is increasingly trying to focus on securing energy sources for its domestic market. Indonesia has the largest population in Southeast Asia and the fourth largest population in… Continue Reading
Commentary: The U.S. Postal Service Nears Collapse
Bloomberg BusinessWeek: “The USPS is a wondrous American creation. Six days a week it delivers an average of 563 million pieces of mail40 percent of the entire world’s volume. For the price of a 44¢ stamp, you can mail a letter anywhere within the nation’s borders…If your recipient can no longer be found, the USPS… Continue Reading
EU: Environment: New maps give Europeans close-up picture of air pollution from diffuse sources
News release: “The Europe-wide register aims to help Europeans actively engage in decisions affecting the environment. New online maps published by the European Commission and the European Environment Agency, in close cooperation with the Joint Research Centre, the Commission’s in-house science service, allow citizens for the first time to pinpoint the main diffuse sources of… Continue Reading
NASA First Federal Agency to Launch Platform Using Slideshare
Federal Computer Week: “NASA is the first federal agency to venture into creating an aggregation network on the SlideShare Web platform, officials announced May 16. The NASA Universe network that started May 16 on SlideShare provides links to the agencys videos, slide presentations and other documents shared from SlideShare channels sponsored by NASA headquarters and… Continue Reading
GovSpeak A Guide to Government Acronyms & Abbreviations
GovSpeak – A Guide to Government Acronyms & Abbreviations: “This guide lists acronyms and abbreviations commonly used by the United States federal government. Each acronym is defined and links to the home page (or best alternative) of the identified department, agency, office, program or publication. While Appendix A of the U.S. Government Manual provided the… Continue Reading
Infographic Data Source Spans 40 Years of Income Growth in United States
From 1969 to 2008 essentially all income growth in the United States went to the top 10% of earners: [Note: use your cursor to click on the first icon on the upper left hand corner and the infographic will expand in size] “Between 1969 and 2008, average incomes in the United States grew by $11,684.”… Continue Reading
Report: Women in the Federal Government Ambitions and Achievements
Introduction by Chairman of MSPB: “In a newly released report, Women in the Federal Government: Ambitions and Achievements, The U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) assesses the treatment and advancement of women in the Federal Government, based on analyses of workforce data and Federal employee perceptions of their experiences and career advancement in the Federal… Continue Reading
SEC IG Reports Improper Actions Relating to the Leasing of Office Space
Improper Actions Relating to the Leasing of Office Space, Case No. OIG-553, May 16, 2011 “The OIG investigation found that the circumstances surrounding the SEC’s entering into a lease contract with David Nassif Associates (“DNA”) for 900,000 square feet of space at the Constitution Center facility in July 2010 represents another in a long history… Continue Reading
