Gun Control Proposals in the 113th Congress: Universal Background Checks, Gun Trafficking, and Military Style Firearms, William J. Krouse. Specialist in Domestic Security and Crime Policy, March 1, 2013 “Congress has debated the efficacy and constitutionality of federal regulation of firearms and ammunition, with strong advocates arguing for and against greater gun control. The mass… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2013
NOAA Report – Fisheries Economics of the United States 2011
New release: “U.S. commercial and recreational saltwater fishing generated more than $199 billion in sales and supported 1.7 million jobs in the nations economy in 2011, according to a new economic report released by NOAAs Fisheries Service. The report, Fisheries Economics of the United States 2011, is published annually on a two-year lag to allow… Continue Reading
Identifying Term Interbank Loans from Fedwire Payments Data
NY Fed Reserve: Identifying Term Interbank Loans from Fedwire Payments Data. Dennis Kuo, David Skeie, James Vickery, and Thomas Youle. March 2013 – Number 603. “Interbank markets for term maturities experienced great stress during the 2007-09 financial crisis, as illustrated by the behavior of one- and three-month Libor. Despite widespread interest in these markets, little… Continue Reading
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering
“The National Science Foundation (NSF) last week released its biennial report, Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering, which provides a snapshot (as of 2010) of the participation of those groups which are underrepresented in science and engineering education and employment in the United States. The report, which takes its data primarily… Continue Reading
Partnership for a Healthier America Releases First Report on Private Sector Progress in Childhood Obesity Efforts
“The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), which works with Honorary Chair First Lady Michelle Obama and the private sector to end childhood obesity in a generation, today released its first report on the progress of private sector commitments to address the epidemic. The report comes as PHA kicks off its second Building a Healthier… Continue Reading
Air Pollution in Asia: Real-time Air Quality Index Visual Map
Air Pollution in Asia: Frequently Asked Question “Air Quality Designation: Update to the EPA AirNow standard February 7th 2013. For historic reason, the aqicn website has been using the China MEP (Ministry of Environmental Protection) designation for the air quality levels. This is now past history, and the designation will follow, from now on, the… Continue Reading
Firearm Legislation and Firearm-Related Fatalities in the United States
Firearm Legislation and Firearm-Related Fatalities in the United States. Eric W. Fleegler, MD, MPH; Lois K. Lee, MD, MPH; Michael C. Monuteaux, ScD; David Hemenway, PhD; Rebekah Mannix, MD, MPH “Results: Over the 4-year study period, there were 121 084 firearm fatalities. The average state-based firearm fatality rates varied from a high of 17.9 (Louisiana)… Continue Reading
EFF – States Seek Ban to Employers' Social-Media Snooping
EFF: “Last year, Maryland became the first state to explicitly prohibit employers from forcing applicants or workers to disclose their personal names or passwords as a condition of employment. California followed soon after with its own measure, which further bars private employers from even requesting access to their workers social-media accounts. According to the National… Continue Reading
EFF – Google Transparency Report Provides Info on National Security Letters
EFF: “In an unprecedented win for transparency, yesterday Google began publishing generalized information about the number of National Security Letters that the company received in the past year as well as the total number of user accounts affected by those requests. Of all the dangerous government surveillance powers that were expanded by the USA PATRIOT… Continue Reading
Electronics Disposal Efficiency (EDE): An It Recycling Metric for Enterprises and Data Centers
White Paper #53 – Electronics Disposal Efficiency (EDE): An It Recycling Metric for Enterprises and Data Centers, March 6, 2013 “This white paper outlines the new Electronics Disposal Efficiency (EDE) metric. EDE is the first universal metric launched by The Green Grid to help end-users of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) measure their success in… Continue Reading
Study: Web-scale pharmacovigilance: listening to signals from the crowd
Web-scale pharmacovigilance: listening to signals from the crowd. Ryen W White1, Nicholas P Tatonetti, Nigam H Shah, Russ B Altman, Eric Horvitz. J Am Med Inform Assoc amiajnl-2012-001482 Published Online First: 6 March 2013. “Adverse drug events cause substantial morbidity and mortality and are often discovered after a drug comes to market. We hypothesized that… Continue Reading
Silent Listeners: The Evolution of Privacy and Disclosure on Facebook
Silent Listeners: The Evolution of Privacy and Disclosure on Facebook by Fred Stutzman, Ralph Grossy, Alessandro Acquistiz. Journal of Privacy and Confidentiality. Issue 4/2/2012 [via Study: Facebook Users More Protective Even as They Reveal More About Themselves] “Over the past decade, social network sites have experienced dramatic growth in popularity, reaching most demographics and providing… Continue Reading
