“Asked to rate the U.S. health care system, many workers describe it as poor (29 percent) or fair (32 percent). One-quarter consider it good, while only a small minority rate it as very good (10 percent) or excellent (1 per-cent). Dissatisfaction with the health care system appears to be focused primarily on cost. The 2013–2014… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Americans’ Trust in Executive, Legislative Branches Down
Gallup: “Americans’ trust in each of the three branches of the federal government is at or near the lows in Gallup’s trends, dating back to the early 1970s. Americans’ trust in the legislative branch fell six percentage points this year to a new low of 28%. Trust in the executive branch dropped eight points, to… Continue Reading
Liquidity Supply Across Multiple Trading Venues
Lescourret, Laurence and Moinas, Sophie, Liquidity Supply Across Multiple Trading Venues (September 15, 2014). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2498277 “Market fragmentation and technology have given rise to new trading strategies. One of them is to supply liquidity simultaneously across multiple trading venues, which requires multi-venue management of inventory risk. We build an inventory model in… Continue Reading
Russia looks beyond West Siberia for future oil and natural gas growth
EIA: “Russia was the world’s largest producer of crude oil (including lease condensate) and the world’s second-largest producer of dry natural gas in 2013. Most of Russia’s crude oil and natural gas production occurs in West Siberia, a part of central Russia that stretches from the northern border of Kazakhstan to the Arctic Ocean. However,… Continue Reading
H.R.1232 – Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act
Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act – Title I: Management of Information Technology Within Federal Government – (Sec. 101) Modifies the current framework governing the management of information technology (IT) within the federal government to require presidential appointment or designation of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) in the following federal agencies: Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of… Continue Reading
Using Copyright to Combat Revenge Porn
Using Copyright to Combat Revenge Porn, Amanda Levendowski: “Over the past several years, the phenomenon of “revenge porn” – defined as sexually explicit images that are publicly shared online, without the consent of the pictured individual – has attracted national attention. Victims of revenge porn often suffer devastating consequences, including losing their jobs, but have had… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – DOD Joint Bases, Federal Real Property, Fish Stock Assessments
DOD JOINT BASES: Implementation Challenges Demonstrate Need to Reevaluate the Program, GAO-14-577: Published: Sep 19, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 19, 2014: “Joint base officials reported varying progress in consolidating installation-support functions, and challenges resulting from consolidation efforts that created inefficiencies and inequities. Overall, the joint bases reported partially consolidating 80 percent of their installation-support functions, but the extent… Continue Reading
Assessment for Decision-Makers Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2014
Assessment for Decision-Makers: Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2014, World Meteorological Organization, Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project—Report No. 56, Geneva, Switzerland, 2014. • “The sum of the measured tropospheric abundances of substances controlled under the Montreal Protocol continues to decrease. Most of the major controlled ODSs are decreasing largely as projected, and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)… Continue Reading
Results from OCLC Research International Linked Data Survey for Implementers
“OCLC Research conducted an international linked data survey for implementers between 7 July and 15 August 2014 to learn details of specific projects or services that format metadata as linked data and/or make subsequent uses of it. This was an exploratory survey prompted by the OCLC Research Library Partners Metadata Managers Focus Group, who are… Continue Reading
Financial Crisis, Unconventional Monetary Policy and International Spillovers
Chen, Qianying and Filardo, Andrew J. and He, Dong and Zhu, Feng, Financial Crisis, Unconventional Monetary Policy and International Spillovers (September 18, 2014). HKIMR Working Paper No.23/2014. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2497922 “This paper studies the effects of unconventional monetary policies in the major advanced economies. We first examine the cross-border financial market impact of… Continue Reading
Domestic Abuse / Violence – Get Help Inbox x
“Domestic abuse and violence have been front-page news lately, and a topic of discussion throughout the country. The US Department of Justice defines domestic violence as, “a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner.” It can be: Physical Sexual Emotional Economic Psychological… Continue Reading
CDC data show declines in 5 major diabetes-related complications among U.S. adults
“A new CDC study shows that rates of five major diabetes-related complications have declined substantially in the last 20 years among U.S. adults with diabetes. The study, Changes in Diabetes Related Complications in the United States, 1990 -2010, published in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, used data from the National Health Interview Survey, National Hospital… Continue Reading
