FEMA – Disaster Declarations – Total number of declared disasters: searchable database – choose State or Year. Includes full text news releases with disaster relief contacts – social media, land line, mobile devices and websites. State and regional fact sheets also provided. This site is updated frequently, and provides residents impacted by disasters with immediate… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Report – The Student Debt Crisis
The Student Debt Crisis by Anne Johnson, Tobin Van Ostern, and Abraham White | October 25, 2012 “Higher education is an integral part of the American Dream. But today more and more young people increasingly have to finance their education through student loans. In the past three decades, the cost of attaining a college degree… Continue Reading
Google Public Alerts – Important alerts from across the web when and where they are needed most
“Google Public Alerts is Googles new platform for disseminating emergency messages such as evacuation notices for hurricanes, and everyday alerts such as storm warnings. We aim to show relevant weather, public safety and earthquake alerts from the US National Weather Service, and the US Geological Survey (USGS) when you search on Google Search, Google Maps,… Continue Reading
WSJ – Live Updates on Sandy – More than 8 million people have lost power
WSJ.com free again today – live updates: “More than 8 million people have lost power, three nuclear plants have shut down, New York subway faces a massive recovery effort, and Connecticut has re-opened highways.” Continue Reading
Coalition launches Open Wireless Movement
Via EFF: “What is the Open Wireless Movement? Imagine a future with ubiquitous open Internet. We envision a world where, in any urban environment: Dozens of open networks are available at your fingertips. The societal expectation is one of sharing, and, as a result, wireless Internet is more efficient. The false notion that an IP… Continue Reading
Fuel Economy Study for 2013 Model Year Vehicles
“This section contains the fuel economy values for 2013 model year vehicles. Additional information for alternative fuel vehicles can be found on pages 1928. Alternative fuel vehicles are highlighted with a medium orange background, and those that can use two kinds of fuel, such as flexible fuel vehicles, have an entry for each fuel type.” Continue Reading
Paper – The Growth of Modern Finance
The Growth of Modern Finance. Robin Greenwood, Harvard Business School and NBER. David Scharfstein, Harvard Business School and NBER, July 2012 “The U.S. financial services industry grew from 4.9% of GDP in 1980 to 7.9% of GDP in 2007. A sizable portion of the growth can be explained by rising asset management fees, which in… Continue Reading
Google Launches new Voter Information Tool
Google Official Blog: “Every four years in the United States, people prepare to head to the polls and increasingly search for information about how to register to vote, where to vote and who is on their ballot. Even though it is 2012, important voting information is disorganized and hard to find on the Internet. To… Continue Reading
Live Storm Aftermath Updates
WSJ.com – Live Sandy Updates New York Times – Tracking the Storm Washington Post – Sandy: Live Updates Twitter – information and updates about Hurricane Sandy NOAA – StormCentral 2012 – Sandy Continue Reading
Report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors on Basel III implementation
“Full, timely and consistent implementation of the Basel III framework is essential for promoting confidence in the regulatory framework for banks and to help secure a stable global banking system. The Basel Committee is monitoring its member jurisdictions’ implementation through a recently launched comprehensive review programme. A key element of the process is transparency, including… Continue Reading
Challenges related to capital flows: Latin American perspectives
“This BIS Paper is a collection of essays focusing on the drivers and effects of capital flows and the challenges they pose for the implementation of monetary and other policies. The collection draws on selected presentations made at the BIS-sponsored sessions at the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) meetings in 2010 in Medellín,… Continue Reading
Rep. Markeys report, Compounding Pharmacies, Compounding Risk
News release: “With the meningitis outreak death toll reaching 25 and 344 more sickened by injectable steroids manufactured at the New England Compounding Center (NECC), Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released a new comprehensive report documenting more than a decade of violations and problems at compounding pharmacies throughout the nation. Rep. Markeys report, Compounding… Continue Reading
