News release: “Today, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled the customer preview of the new Microsoft Office, available at office.com/preview. The next release features an intuitive design that works beautifully with touch, stylus, mouse or keyboard across new Windows devices, including tablets. The new Office is social and unlocks modern scenarios in reading, note-taking, meetings… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Census Bureau Launches Infographic on U.S. Veteran Population
“This month as we celebrate our nation’s Independence, we reflect on the original veterans who helped found this country. How do we know about today’s heroes? This new infographic provides a statistical snapshot of our veterans from the American Community Survey (conducted annually) and the Survey of Business Owners (from the five-year economic census). This… Continue Reading
Census – Computer and Internet Use at Home: 2010 These tables provide information about computer and Internet use
Computer and Internet Use at Home: 2010 “These tables provide information about computer and Internet use from the Current Population Survey (CPS) School Enrollment and Internet Use Supplement. The tables display national and state level data and examine householder and individual characteristics by school enrollment, age, race, sex and Hispanic origin. Additional tables use data… Continue Reading
CBO Releases Report on Policy Options for the Social Security Disability Insurance Program
Policy Options for the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, July 2012 “The Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) program pays cash benefits to nonelderly adults (those younger than age 66) who are judged to be unable to perform substantial work because of a disability but who have worked in the past; the program also pays benefits… Continue Reading
Interoperability Case Study: The Bar Code/UPC
Interoperability Case Study: The Bar Code/UPC, Published July 15, 2012 by Matthew Becker. Download from SSRN “This case study is part of an ongoing series developed in support of a larger text on interoperability by John Palfrey and Urs Gasser Interop: The Promise and Perils of Highly Interconnected Systems (Basic Books, forthcoming, June 2012). The… Continue Reading
Federal Criminal Case Processing Statistics
“The Bureau of Justice Statistics, through its Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center (FJSRC), compiles comprehensive information describing suspects and defendants processed in the federal criminal justice system. The Federal Criminal Case Processing Statistics (FCCPS) tool is an interface that can be used to analyze federal case processing data. Users can generate various statistics in the… Continue Reading
UK Government to open up publicly funded research
“The government has announced that it will make publicly funded scientific research available for anyone to read for free, accepting recommendations in a report on open access by Dame Janet Finch. This will likely see a major increase in the number of taxpayer-funded research papers freely available to the public…Science Minister David Willetts said: Removing… Continue Reading
Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide – Completely Updated
Via LLRX.com – Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide – Completely Updated – July 2012 Sabrina I. Pacifici’s comprehensive current awareness guide focuses on leveraging a selected but wide range of reliable, topical, predominantly free websites and resources. The goal is to support an effective research process to search, discover, access, monitor, analyze and… Continue Reading
NOAA – Year-to-date Temperature Anomalies
News release: “The first six months of 2012 were the warmest on record for the contiguous United States as a whole, and for many locations across the United States. The following table shows, for about 150 long-term stations, how Jan-Jun 2012 stacks up against normal, and where it ranks among that station’s history. The unusualness… Continue Reading
Report – No End in Sight? The Long-Term Youth Jobs Gap And What It Means for America
No End in Sight? The Long-Term Youth Jobs Gap And What It Means for America [via WSJ.com] “The economy has hit young Americans hard over the past five years. While the national unemployment rate is 8.2 percent, the unemployment rate for 16- to 24-year-olds more than doubles to 16.5 percent. For Latino youth, that figure… Continue Reading
Margin requirements for non-centrally-cleared derivatives – consultative document
Margin requirements for non-centrally-cleared derivatives – consultative document, July 2012 “The G20 Leaders agreed in 2011 to add margin requirements on non-centrally-cleared derivatives to the reform programme for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets. Margin requirements can further mitigate systemic risk in the derivatives markets. In addition, they can encourage standardisation and promote central clearing of derivatives… Continue Reading
UK – Enhancing consumer confidence by clarifying consumer law
Enhancing consumer confidence by clarifying consumer law: consultation on the supply of goods, services and digital content, July 13, 2012, UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills “The law covering consumer rights when they buy faulty goods and services has evolved over many years. Much of it is rooted in the common law of contract,… Continue Reading
