“According to NOAA’s NCDC, the combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for August was the fourth highest on record for August at 61.22°F (16.22°C), or 1.12°F (0.62°C), above the 20th century average. On August 26, Arctic sea ice dipped below the record smallest daily extent, previously set on Sept. 18, 2007.”
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Daily Archives: September 20, 2012
Pew – The Future is Yesterday: Public Relations in the Networked Era
The Future is Yesterday: Public Relations in the Networked Era by Lee Rainie, Sep 20, 2012, at Public Relations Society “Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet Project, described the new media ecology and how networked individuals get, share and create information. This new environment has disrupted the old models of public relations and requires… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Critical Infrastructure Protection, Prepositioned Materiel and Equipment, Coast Gaurd
Critical Infrastructure Protection – Summary of DHS Actions to Better Manage Its Chemical Security Program, GAO-12-1044T, Sep 20, 2012 Prepositioned Materiel and Equipment – DOD Would Benefit from Developing Strategic Guidance and Improving Joint Oversight, GAO-12-916R, Sep 20, 2012 Department of Homeland Security – Continued Progress Made Improving and Integrating Management Areas, but More Work… Continue Reading
CRS – Poverty in the United States: 2011
Poverty in the United States: 2011. Thomas Gabe, Specialist in Social Policy. September 13, 2012 “In 2011, 46.2 million people were counted as poor in the United States, the same number as in 2010 and the largest number of persons counted as poor in the measures 53-year recorded history. The poverty rate, or percent of… Continue Reading
Wired: The New MakerBot Replicator Might Just Change Your World
Chris Anderson: “The BotCave is home to MakerBot, a company that for nearly four years has been bringing affordable 3-D printers to the masses. But nothing MakerBot has ever built looks like the new printer these workers are currently constructing. The Replicator 2 isnt a kit; it doesnt require a weekend of wrestling with software… Continue Reading
International Competitiveness: Who Competes Against Whom and for What?
International Competitiveness: Who Competes Against Whom and for What? – Eric Toder, The Urban Institute, September 19, 2012 “Political leaders and commentators frequently claim that the policies they favor will make the United States more competitive, without defining what competitiveness between countries means. This paper defines competitiveness as a contest between nations for scarce and… Continue Reading
Census Bureau Releases 2011 American Community Survey Estimates
“The U.S. Census Bureau released findings from the 2011 American Community Survey. The survey provides a wide range of important statistics about our nation’s people, housing and economy for all communities in the country. The results are used by everyone from retailers, homebuilders and police departments, to town and city planners. The survey is the… Continue Reading
FHFA's Oversight of the Enterprises' Management of High-Risk Seller/Servicers
OIG – FHFA’s Oversight of the Enterprises’ Management of High-Risk Seller/Servicers (AUD-2012-007) – 09/18/2012 “FHFAs 2012 draft examination manual provides guidance to Agency examiners concerning how to review contingency plans. FHFA has been field testing the draft manual and expecting that the Enterprises will develop contingency plans after learning that the Agency instructs its examiners… Continue Reading
