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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Commentary – Print vs. Online -The ways in which old-fashioned newspapers still trump online newspapers
The ways in which old-fashioned newspapers still trump online newspapers, by Jack Shafer “My anecdotal findings about print’s superiority were seconded earlier this month by an academic study presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The paper, Medium Matters: Newsreaders’ Recall and Engagement With Online and Print… Continue Reading
BLS: Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary
Jobless rates up in 28 states, down in 9 in July; payroll jobs up in 31 states, down in 19: “Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in July. Twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia registered unemployment rate increases, nine states recorded rate decreases, and thirteen states had no rate change, the… Continue Reading
The Impact of Fuel Surcharges on the Producer Price Index
BLS – Current Price Topics: The Impact of Fuel Surcharges on the PPI “Recent news reports indicate that rising fuel costs effect all segments of the United States economy.[1] Industry experts agree, noting that consumers are affected by higher transportation costs passed on by shippers to their customers.[2] Although many consumers experience high gasoline prices… Continue Reading
Trends in Circumventing Web-Malware Detection
Trends in Circumventing Web-Malware Detection. Moheeb Abu Rajab, Lucas Ballard, Nav Jagpal, Panayiotis Mavrommatis, Daisuke Nojiri, Niels Provos, Ludwig Schmidt. Google Technical Report rajab-2011a, July 2011 “Malicious web sites that compromise vulnerable computers are an ever-present threat on the web. The purveyors of these sites are highly motivated and quickly adapt to technologies that try… Continue Reading
Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology report on Sustaining Environmental Capital: Protecting Society and the Economy
Report to the President – Sustaining Environmental Capital: Protecting Society and the Economy, Executive Office of the President – Presidents Council of Advisors, on Science and Technology, July 2011. “The central messages of this report are two. First, the economic and environmental dimensions of societal well-being are both indispensable, as well as tightly intertwined. Second,… Continue Reading
Is There a Human Right to Democracy? Beyond Interventionism and Indifference
Benhabib, Seyla, Is There a Human Right to Democracy? Beyond Interventionism and Indifference (2011). APSA 2011 Annual Meeting Paper. “There is wide-ranging disagreement in contemporary discourse about the justification as well as the content of human rights. On the one hand, the language of human rights has become the public vocabulary of a conflict-ridden world… Continue Reading
Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization – G.17
Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization: Summary, August 16, 2011 “Industrial production advanced 0.9 percent in July. Although the index was revised down in April, primarily as a result of a downward revision to the output of utilities, stronger manufacturing output led to upward revisions to production in both May and June. Manufacturing output rose 0.6… Continue Reading
Report: Gains for Children – Increased Participation in Medicaid and CHIP in 2009
Gains for Children – Increased Participation in Medicaid and CHIP in 2009, Genevieve M. Kenney, Victoria Lynch, Jennifer Haley, Michael Huntress, Dean Resnick and Christine Coyer, August 2011 “Nationally, the number of children eligible for Medicaid/CHIP [Childrens Health Insurance Program] increased by an estimated 2.5 million between 2008 and 2009, from 40.2 million to 42.7… Continue Reading
What can SBA do for your small business? Meet the SBA 100
“SBA 100 features one hundred businesses that have created at least 100 jobs since receiving SBA assistance. The 100 companies are from across America and do business in a variety of industries, from manufacturing, to food and beverage, to shipping. Each business received SBA support in the form of capital, contracting, counseling or investment before… Continue Reading
NIST Disaster and Failure Studies Repository – World Trade Center Disaster Investigation Materials
Disaster and Failure Studies Repository – World Trade Center Disaster Investigation Materials “The collected materials available on this site were accumulated with the assistance of the media, public agencies and individual photographers. Materials are available in the following categories: Organized Photos and Video; Original Video from Tapes; Other Photos and Video; Final Reports from the… Continue Reading
Disaster and Failure Studies Repository – World Trade Center Disaster Investigation Materials
Disaster and Failure Studies Repository – World Trade Center Disaster Investigation Materials “The collected materials available on this site were accumulated with the assistance of the media, public agencies and individual photographers. Materials are available in the following categories: Organized Photos and Video; Original Video from Tapes; Other Photos and Video.” Continue Reading
