“As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, both economically and socially, technology adoption remains one of the defining factors in human progress. To that end, there has been a noticeable rise over the past two years in the percentage of people in the emerging and developing nations surveyed by Pew Research Center who say that they use the internet and own a smartphone. And while people in advanced economies still use the internet more and own more high-tech gadgets, the rest of the emerging world is catching up.”
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Daily Archives: February 22, 2016
CDC Statement regarding Formaldehyde in Laminate Flooring Report
CDC Statement, February 18, 2016: “CDC/ATSDR [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry] was notified February 13 of an error in its report released February 10, 2016, about the possible health effects from exposure to formaldehyde emitted from select laminate flooring samples. Health risks of people who have the laminate… Continue Reading
Download 448 Free Art Books from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Via OpenCulture: “You could pay $118 on Amazon for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s catalog The Art of Illumination: The Limbourg Brothers and the Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry. Or you could pay $0 to download it at MetPublications, the site offering “five decades of Met Museum publications on art history available to read, download,… Continue Reading
Answers to your questions about Apple and security
Follow up to posting – NPR reports on DOJ motion to compel Apple to unlock iPhone – via Apple Customer Letter – “The government asked a court to order Apple to create a unique version of iOS that would bypass security protections on the iPhone Lock screen. It would also add a completely new capability… Continue Reading
Treasury Announces Release of 2016 U.S. Model Income Tax Treaty
[February 17, 2016] the Treasury Department issued a newly revised U.S. Model Income Tax Convention (the “2016 Model”), which is the baseline text the Treasury Department uses when it negotiates tax treaties. The U.S. Model Income Tax Convention was last updated in 2006…Many of the 2016 Model updates reflect technical improvements developed in the context… Continue Reading
Fast Food Restaurants Lead Franchised Businesses in Employment
“Franchised limited-service restaurants (NAICS 722513), sometimes called fast-food restaurants, employed 2.6 million people in 2012 and had sales of $129.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reports. New car dealers (NAICS 441110), an industry solely comprised of franchises, employed 973,745 people and had sales of $672.5 billion in 2012. The 2012 Economic Census Franchise Report is… Continue Reading
This is America Saves Week
“America Saves, a campaign managed by the nonprofit Consumer Federation of America, seeks to motivate, encourage, and support low- to moderate-income households to save money, reduce debt, and build wealth. The research-based campaign uses the principles of behavioral economics and social marketing to change behavior. Non‐profit, government, and corporate groups participate in America Saves nationally… Continue Reading
Economic Report of the President 2016
Economic Report of the President 2016 Transmitted to the Congress February 2016 Together With The Annual Report of the Council of Economic Advisers – February 22, 2016. “The U.S. economic recovery entered its seventh year in 2015. Our businesses created 2.6 million jobs in 2015 and the unemployment rate fell to 5.0 percent, half its… Continue Reading
GAO Reports – Hardrock Mining, Health Care Fraud, Military Enlisted Aides, Unaccompanied Children, DOD Service Acquisition, Military Base Closures
Hardrock Mining: BLM and Forest Service Have Taken Some Actions to Expedite the Mine Plan Review Process but Could Do More, GAO-16-165: Published: Jan 21, 2016. Publicly Released: Feb 22, 2016. Health Care Fraud: Information on Most Common Schemes and the Likely Effect of Smart Cards, GAO-16-216: Published: Jan 22, 2016. Publicly Released: Feb 22,… Continue Reading
