Hurricane Sandy: NYC – “Sandy is expected to bring life-threatening storm surge flooding to the mid-Atlantic coast, Monday evening and into Tuesday. Latest alerts, NYC Emergency Mgmt City of New York on Twitter NYC Emergency Mgmt on Facebook WNYC Transit Tracker National Hurricane Center advisories ready.gov: Preparing for a hurricane Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Monetary Trends October 2012
Monetary Trends October 2012. “This publication contains charts and tables compiled by the Data Desk staff of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The data are related to U.S. monetary and financial conditions, with an emphasis on various measures of the monetary policy stance.” Related postings on the financial system Continue Reading
The Hygienic Efficacy of Different Hand-Drying Methods: A Review of the Evidence
The Hygienic Efficacy of Different Hand-Drying Methods: A Review of the Evidence. Cunrui Huang, Wenjun Ma, Susan Stack. Mayo Clinic Proceedings – August 2012 (Vol. 87, Issue 8, Pages 791-798, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.02.019) “The transmission of bacteria is more likely to occur from wet skin than from dry skin; therefore, the proper drying of hands after… Continue Reading
Infographic – Gender income inequality by state and count
Chris Kirk: “Methodology: The maps show the ratio between the median income of women and the median income of men, among men and women employed in 2010, for each state or county, as estimated in the Census Bureaus 2010 American Community Survey five-year estimates.” Continue Reading
Fuel for Thought: The Economic Benefits of Oil Sands Investment for Canadas Regions
Fuel for Thought: The Economic Benefits of Oil Sands Investment for Canadas Regions aims to improve our understanding of how Canadas regions will benefit from the tremendous economic opportunities that oil sands investment presents. It examines the supply chain linkages between Alberta and the rest of the country; the income effects associated with people spending… Continue Reading
BEA – GDP Growth Picks up in Third Quarter
Report – “Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 2.0 percent in the third quarter of 2012 after increasing 1.3 percent in the second quarter, according to estimates released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The Bureau emphasized that the third-quarter advance estimate released (October 26, 2012)is based on source data that are incomplete or… Continue Reading
Librarians are educating voters on issues and referendums in Washington state
Christina Ortiz: “After watching the U.S. Presidential debates, it’s clear the country could really use a non-combative way to discuss issues and disseminate information. Sites like Procon.org do this for national issues, ranging from legalizing marijuana to illegal immigration, but sometimes the most heated political discussions happen on the local scene. Instead of relying on… Continue Reading
Survey – America's Ideal Employers 2012
“The results of the UNIVERSUM American Student Survey reveal how students perceive organizations as employers in the United States. The research functions as a basis for decision-making when choosing target groups, messages and channels for future employer branding campaigns, and as a control instrument for measuring the appeal an organization has over its specific target… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Religious Compensatory Time, Medicare Part D Coverage Gap
Religious Compensatory Time – Office of Personnel Management Action Needed to Clarify Policies for Agencies, GAO-13-96, Oct 12, 2012 Medicare Part D Coverage Gap – Discount Program Effects and Brand-Name Drug Price Trends, GAO-12-914, Sep 28, 2012 Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Religious Compensatory Time, Medicare Part D Coverage Gap
Religious Compensatory Time – Office of Personnel Management Action Needed to Clarify Policies for Agencies, GAO-13-96, Oct 12, 2012 Medicare Part D Coverage Gap – Discount Program Effects and Brand-Name Drug Price Trends, GAO-12-914, Sep 28, 2012 Continue Reading
Curating for Quality: Ensuring Data Quality to Enable New Science
“This paper is included on page 53 of the final report for the NSF Workshop, Curating for Quality: Ensuring Data Quality to Enable New Science, that took place 10-11 September 2012. The workshop was sponsored by the National Science Foundation and hosted by UNC School of Information & Library Science. Some takeaways from the Erway/Lavoie… Continue Reading
CRS – Trafficking in Persons: International Dimensions and Foreign Policy Issues for Congress
Trafficking in Persons: International Dimensions and Foreign Policy Issues for Congress. Liana Sun Wyler, Analyst in International Crime and Narcotics, October 17, 2012 Trafficking in persons, or human trafficking, refers to the subjection of men, women, and children to exploitative conditions that can be tantamount to slavery. Reports suggest that human trafficking is a global… Continue Reading
