The Economist – “…during the current downturn, the unemployment rate rose as the crime rate fell. Between 2008 and 2009 violent crime fell by 5.3% and property crime by 4.6%; between 2009 and 2010, according to the preliminary Uniform Crime Report released by the FBI on May 23rd, violent crime fell by another 5.5% and… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2011
NY Fed: Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit
“The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released the Quarterly Household Debt and Credit Report for the first quarter of 2011, which showed signs of healing in the consumer credit markets. Evidence of improvement includes: an increase in credit limits, by about $30 billion or 1%, for the first time since the third quarter of… Continue Reading
Fed Governor: Regulating Systemically Important Financial Firms
Regulating Systemically Important Financial Firms, Governor Daniel K. Tarullo At the Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, D.C., June 3, 2011: “As the one-year anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Act approaches, there will be much discussion about the progress that has been made in reforming financial regulation. Today I would like to get a… Continue Reading
Google Introduces schema.org: Search engines come together for a richer web
Official Google Blog: “…were announcing schema.org, a new initiative from Google, Bing and Yahoo! to create and support a common vocabulary for structured data markup on web pages. With schema.org, site owners and developers can learn about structured data and improve how their sites appear in major search engines. The site aims to be a… Continue Reading
Davis Polk – Dodd-Frank Rulemaking Progress Report Progress as of June 1, 2011
Dodd-Frank Rulemaking Progress Report – Progress as of June 1, 2011: “This Davis Polk Dodd-Frank Rulemaking Progress Report is the third in a series of reports that use empirical data to help market participants and policymakers assess the progress of the rulemaking and other work that has been done by regulators under the Dodd-Frank Act.… Continue Reading
IMF Outlines $3 Billion Support Plan for Egypt
News release: “Egypt [Fast Facts] has reached agreement with International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a draft 12-month $3 billion financing package to support the countrys program of economic reforms at a crucial period as the country transitions to democracy. Following a revolution and during a challenging period of political transition, the Egyptian authorities have put… Continue Reading
Survey Finds Nearly Half of 6- to 9-Year-Olds Talk to Friends Online and Use Social Networks
News release: “AVG Technologies, Inc. announced it will make its leading Family Safety software available for free in exchange for a 99 cent donation to the American Red Cross family relief efforts in Joplin, Mo. The move comes in response to research the company conducted and has released over the course of the year on… Continue Reading
Prototype Light Bulb May Last More than 20 Years
Transforming the Lighting Landscape: “The L Prize competition will substantially accelerate America’s shift from inefficient, dated lighting products to innovative, high-performance products. Just as Thomas Edison transformed illumination over a century ago, the L Prize will drive innovation and market adoption. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the L Prize is the first government-sponsored… Continue Reading
WHO European database on nutrition, obesity and physical activity (NOPA)
“The NOPA database compiles information for the WHO European Member States to monitor progress on nutrition, diet, physical activity and obesity. The country information contains national and subnational surveillance data, policy documents, action to implement policy and examples of good practice in programmes and interventions. As a monitoring tool, the NOPA database can stimulate policy-makers… Continue Reading
Colorado River Agencies Urge Caution on Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon
News release: “Uranium mining near the Grand Canyon could have health impacts and erode trust in the safety of drinking water supplies for 26 million residents of Southern California, Nevada and Arizona, the regions water suppliers warn. In a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the Lower Colorado River Water Partnership expressed concern… Continue Reading
Study – Privacy leakage vs. Protection measures: the growing disconnect
Privacy leakage vs. Protection measures: the growing disconnect, Balachander Krishnamurthy – AT&T Labs Research; Konstantin Naryshkin – Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Craig E. Wills – Worcester Polytechnic Institute, May 2011. “Numerous research papers have listed different vectors of personally identifable information leaking via traditional and mobile Online Social Networks (OSNs) and highlighted the ongoing aggregation of… Continue Reading
DOD IG: Incomplete Contract Files for Southwest Asia Task Orders on the Warfighter Field Operations Customer Support Contract
DOD IG: Incomplete Contract Files for Southwest Asia Task Orders on the Warfighter Field Operations Customer Support Contract (Report No. D-2011-066), June 1, 2011 “We are providing this report for your information and use. In June 2007, the Army awarded the Warfighter Field Operations Customer Support contract to Raytheon Technical Services Company, with a total… Continue Reading
