U.S. Farm Income, Randy Schnepf, Specialist in Agricultural Policy, August 28, 2012 “According to USDAs Economic Research Service (ERS), national net farm incomea key indicator of U.S. farm well-beingis forecast at a record $122.2 billion in 2012, up 3.7% from last years record. Record gross revenues from crop sales (forecast at $222.1 billion), coupled with… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2012
CRS – Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, Benjamin Collins, Analyst in Labor Policy. September 4, 2012 “Enacted by the 100th Congress, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires qualified employers that intend to carry out plant closings or mass layoffs to provide 60 days notice to affected employees, states, and localities. The purpose… Continue Reading
Monthly Labor Review, August 2012
Monthly Labor Review, August 2012, Vol. 135, Number 8 Disability, employment, and income: are Iraq/Afghanistan-era U.S. veterans unique? by Jennifer Tennant Gulf Coast unemployment trends, 20002010: hurricanes, recessions, and oil spills by John A. Coughlan Updated BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, by Joyce M. Northwood, Eric F. Sygnatur, and Janice A. Windau The… Continue Reading
Advocacy Groups Request Court to Rehear GPS Cell Phone Case
“[On September 4, 2012, CDT] joined the ACLU, EFF and EPIC in calling on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear U.S. v. Skinner, the GPS cell phone location tracking case. A panel of the 6th Circuit ruled that tracking a cell phone’s location by repeatedly “pinging” the phone over a three-day period… Continue Reading
National Security Archive FOIA Request Surfaces WMD Document
News release: “The online magazine ForeignPolicy.com today published an extraordinary CIA document on the recent Iraq war which the National Security Archive obtained through a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request to the CIA. The document, “Misreading Intentions: Iraq’s Reaction to Inspection Created Picture of Deception,” dated January 5, 2006, blames “analyst liabilities,” such as neglecting… Continue Reading
Weather-Related Power Outages and Electric System Resiliency
CRS – Weather-Related Power Outages and Electric System Resiliency. Richard J. Campbell, Specialist in Energy Policy. August 28, 2012 “High winds, especially when combined with precipitation from seasonal storms, can cause damage to electricity utility systems, resulting in service interruptions to large numbers of electricity customers. While most such power outages are caused by damage… Continue Reading
Pew Survey – Privacy and Data Management on Mobile Devices
Privacy and Data Management on Mobile Devices, by Jan Lauren Boyles, Aaron Smith, Mary Madden. Sep 5, 2012. “More than half of mobile application users have uninstalled or avoided certain apps due to concerns about the way personal information is shared or collected by the app, according to a nationally representative telephone survey conducted by… Continue Reading
FTC Publishes Guide to Help Mobile App Developers Observe Truth-in-Advertising, Privacy Principles
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission has published a guide to help mobile application developers observe truth-in-advertising and basic privacy principles when marketing new mobile apps. The FTCs new publication, Marketing Your Mobile App: Get It Right from the Start, notes that there are general guidelines that all app developers should consider. They include: Tell… Continue Reading
Users increasingly sharing photos over text on social media
eMarketer – Users turn to Instagram, Tumblr and Twitter itself to post pictures. “As the number of Twitter users grows, consumers are using the site to share photos, videos and other links with their followers. eMarketer forecasts that US adult Twitter users will reach 31.8 million in 2013, up 14.9% from the 27.7 million users… Continue Reading
An Introduction to the Insider Trading Research Handbook
Bainbridge, Stephen M., An Overview of Insider Trading Law and Policy: An Introduction to the Insider Trading Research Handbook (September 4, 2012). Research Handbook on Insider Trading, Stephen Bainbridge, ed., Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 2013; UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 12-15. Available at SSRN “This essay will serve as the introduction to… Continue Reading
The Global Competitiveness Report 2012 – 2013
The Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013. The World Economic Forum – Geneva Switzerland 2012. Klaus Schwab/Editor, World Economic Forum “This years Report features a record number of 144 economies, and thus continues to be the most comprehensive assessment of its kind. It contains a detailed profile for each of the economies included in the study as… Continue Reading
Understanding of the Efficiency and Effectiveness of the Health Care System
“For more than 20 years, the Dartmouth Atlas Project has documented glaring variations in how medical resources are distributed and used in the United States. The project uses Medicare data to provide information and analysis about national, regional, and local markets, as well as hospitals and their affiliated physicians. This research has helped policymakers, the… Continue Reading
