Internet Access – Households and Individuals, 2011. Key Points: 45 per cent of Internet users used a mobile phone to connect to the Internet 6 million people accessed the Internet over their mobile phone for the first time in the previous 12 months The use of wireless hotspots almost doubled in the last 12 months… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Keboard Typing Skills: Weak Link between user and devices
Weak typing – the lost art of the keyboard. by Janet Swift :The keyboard is still the predominant way we interact with a computer. Voice input, touch screens and even whole body gestural input may be on the increase but most of us still type our commands or data into the machine. This makes is… Continue Reading
Technology Spending by Schools Yields Few Calculable Advance
In Classroom of Future, Stagnant Scores: “…In a nutshell: schools are spending billions on technology, even as they cut budgets and lay off teachers, with little proof that this approach is improving basic learning. This conundrum calls into question one of the most significant contemporary educational movements. Advocates for giving schools a major technological upgrade… Continue Reading
The Economist – Outsourcing is sometimes more hassle than it is worth
Schumpeter: “When Fords River Rouge Plant was completed in 1928 it boasted everything it needed to turn raw materials into finished cars: 100,000 workers, 16m square feet of factory floor, 100 miles of railway track and its own docks and furnaces. Today it is still Fords largest plant, but only a shadow of its former… Continue Reading
Brookings – The New Metro Minority Map
The New Metro Minority Map: Regional Shifts in Hispanics, Asians, and Blacks from Census 2010, William H. Frey, Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program “The 2010 census shows strikingly that the first decade of the 21st century was pivotal for racial and ethnic change in the United States, indicating a clear break from the past. The… Continue Reading
FHFA Sues 17 Firms to Recover Losses to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
News release: “The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), as conservator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), today filed lawsuits against 17 financial institutions, certain of their officers and various unaffiliated lead underwriters. The suits allege violations of federal securities laws and common law in the sale of residential private-label mortgage-backed securities (PLS) to… Continue Reading
Improving Adherence to Hand Hygiene Practice: A Multidisciplinary Approach
CDC: Improving Adherence to Hand Hygiene Practice: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Didier Pittet – University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland Hand hygiene prevents cross-infection in hospitals, but health-care workers’ adherence to guidelines is poor. Easy, timely access to both hand hygiene and skin protection is necessary for satisfactory hand hygiene behavior. Alcohol-based hand rubs may be… Continue Reading
CDC: Mental Illness Surveillance Among Adults in the United States
Mental Illness Surveillance Among Adults in the United States, MMWR Supplements – September 2, 2011 / Vol. 60 / Supplement “This report summarizes data from selected CDC surveillance systems that measure the prevalence and impact of mental illness in the U.S. adult population. Data from the CDC 20052008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey indicate… Continue Reading
CNN – WikiLeaks releases entire archive of U.S. embassy cables
CNN: “WikiLeaks threw open the doors Friday to its archive of more than a quarter million secret U.S. diplomatic cables, unfiltered and unedited, exposing and possibly endangering confidential diplomatic sources. The website made the controversial decision after losing control of the documents in a series of blunders. WikiLeaks supporters posted the entire encrypted archive on… Continue Reading
BLS: Employment Situation Summary, August 2011
News release: “Nonfarm payroll employment was unchanged (0) in August, and the unemployment rate held at 9.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment in most major industries changed little over the month. Health care continued to add jobs, and a decline in information employment reflected a strike. Government employment continued to… Continue Reading
9/11 Commemoration from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Homeland Security Affairs: The 9/11 Essays: Reflective essays by Secretaries Napolitano, Chertoff and Ridge, Assistant Secretary Stockton and CHDS faculty. Homeland Security Audio Archive: Recorded personal stories from CHDS alumni, students and faculty about 9/11 and other events that motivated them to serve. CHDS Education Report: Highlights of the national impact of CHDS graduate and… Continue Reading
August 2011 Manufacturing ISM Report On Business
News release: “Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in August for the 25th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 27th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®…”The PMI registered 50.6 percent, a decrease of 0.3 percentage point from July, indicating expansion in the… Continue Reading
