“What is climate? Climate is commonly thought of as the expected weather conditions at a given location over time. People know when they go to New York City in winter, they should take a heavy coat. When they visit the Pacific Northwest, they should take an umbrella. Climate can be measured as many geographic scales… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Paper – Building an Innovation-Based Economy
“In a paper released in conjunction with a panel discussion, Building an Innovation-Based Economy, Darrell West, Allan Friedman and Walter Valdivia identify promising policy ideas to encourage entrepreneurship and innovative growth in the technology industry. The policy recommendations draw on the expertise and recommendations gathered from a June 2012 workshop, organized by the Center for… Continue Reading
Study finds relatively mild credit cycle in New York and Northern New Jersey
How Severe Was the Credit Cycle in the New York-Northern New Jersey Region? by Jaison R. Abel and Richard Deitz “U.S. households accumulated record-high levels of debt in the 2000s and then began a process of deleveraging following the Great Recession and financial crisis. However, the magnitude of these swings in the use of credit… Continue Reading
FTC Warns Mortgage Advertisers that Their Ads May Violate Federal Law
News release: “After reviewing hundreds of mortgage advertisements, the Federal Trade Commission staff has sent letters to 20 companies, warning them that their ads may be deceptive. The FTC sent its warning letters to real estate agents, home builders, and lead generators, urging them to review their advertisements for compliance with the Mortgage Acts and… Continue Reading
NAR – Existing-Home Sales Rise in October with Ongoing Price and Equity Gains
News release: “Sales of existing homes increased in October, even with some regional impact from Hurricane Sandy, while home prices continued to rise due to lower levels of inventory supply, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Total existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, rose 2.1 percent… Continue Reading
Study identifies different perceptions of bring your own device to work
InternetNews.com: “While BYOD is a known trend, its actual impact and adoption varies, depending on who you ask. According to a recent study from security vendor Blue Coat, IT staff and employees tend to view BYOD in different ways. While 71 percent of employees reported that they used their own devices to access corporate IT,… Continue Reading
CREW and Brave New Foundation Release New Report and Film on Pentagon Revolving Door
News release: “Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and Brave New Foundation released Strategic Maneuvers, a new report and short film revealing the extent of the Pentagons revolving door phenomenon, in which retired high-ranking generals and admirals cash in on their years of military experience by taking lucrative jobs with the defense industry.… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, NTIS, NASA
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers – Labor and Peace Corps Need Joint Approach to Monitor Access to and Quality of Health Care Benefits, GAO-13-27, Nov 19, 2012 Information Management – National Technical Information Service’s Dissemination of Technical Reports Needs Congressional Attention, GAO-13-99, Nov 19, 2012 NASA – Earned Value Management Implementation across Major Spaceflight Projects Is… Continue Reading
New Report Examines Risks of 4 Degree Hotter World by End of Century
“The world is barreling down a path to heat up by 4 degrees at the end of the century if the global community fails to act on climate change, triggering a cascade of cataclysmic changes that include extreme heat-waves, declining global food stocks and a sea-level rise affecting hundreds of millions of people, according to… Continue Reading
Terrorism and Transnational Crime: Foreign Policy Issues for Congress
CRS – Terrorism and Transnational Crime: Foreign Policy Issues for Congress, October 19, 2012 “This report provides an overview of transnational security issues related to patterns of interaction among international terrorist and crime groups. In addition, the report discusses the U.S. governments perception of and response to the threat. It concludes with an analysis of… Continue Reading
New on LLRX – Hurricane Sandy and the national digital library issue: Could we have stopped or slowed down global warming?
Via LLRX.com – Hurricane Sandy and the national digital library issue: Could we have stopped or slowed down global warming? – David H. Rothman’s commentary maintains it is imperative that civic matters, including those that resulted in the aftermath of hurricane Sandy, not become lost opportunities to find and share information, and to make best… Continue Reading
CDC – Disparities in breast cancer continue among U.S. women
News release: “Black women have higher death rates from breast cancer than any other racial or ethnic group. They are 40 percent more likely to die from breast cancer than white women, according to a Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Despite the decline in breast cancer death rates in… Continue Reading
