Following up again re Baby bald eagle hatches at the National Arboretum – on today’s webcam view – one parent has just brought a fish back to the nest and is carefully picking it apart and giving it to his mate. One baby hatched and other may hatch tomorrow. Both parents are on the nest… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2016
Shakespeare wrote eloquently about the humane treatment of migrants
Via theguardian.com – The last surviving play script handwritten by William Shakespeare, in which he imagines Sir Thomas More making an impassioned plea for the humane treatment of refugees, is to be made available online by the British Library. The manuscript is one of 300 newly digitised treasures shining a light on the wider society… Continue Reading
Poynter – 13 of the best open-records stories so far this year
By Kelly Hinchcliffe – March 17, 2016 Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of articles being published by Poynter to commemorate Sunshine Week. View the rest here. In honor of Sunshine Week, I asked fellow journalists on Twitter to share their favorite open government stories from around the country. Here are some… Continue Reading
Twitter Timeline requires users to Opt-Out
Gizmodo – “Much to the chagrin of anyone who hates algorithms, it appears that Twitter’s new timeline—the one that displays tweets based on importance rather than chronology—is now the default setting for all users. Twitter rolled out the feature in February, but it was initially opt-in. Now, however, reports are emerging that the company has… Continue Reading
Did Liquidity Providers Become Liquidity Seekers? Evidence from the CDS-Bond Basis During the 2008 Financial Crisis
Choi, Jaewon and Shachar, Or, Did Liquidity Providers Become Liquidity Seekers? Evidence from the CDS-Bond Basis During the 2008 Financial Crisis (March 16, 2016). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2748881 “The misalignment of corporate bond and CDS spreads (the CDS-bond basis) during the 2008 financial crisis is often attributed to dealers shedding inventories when liquidity… Continue Reading
Full-time female lawyers continue to earn less than male counterparts
ABA Journal – “Median pay for full-time female lawyers was 77.4 percent of the pay earned by their male counterparts, according to data for 2014 released earlier this month by the U.S. Census Bureau. In all law-related jobs, median pay for female workers in 2014 was 51.6 percent of the pay received by male workers,… Continue Reading
Taxpayer Interest Income Hits New Low According to Latest IRS Data
“Assertions and questions about alleged income disparity as well as reports of Americans’ stagnant wages have become important aspects of this year’s election debate. You can do your own fact-check on such issues using the free Taxpayer Returns application on the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) website. This unique tool lets you examine the kinds… Continue Reading
Baby bald eagle hatches at the National Arboretum
Follow up to previous posting – Washington DC Bald Eagle Nest Cam Update – today via Washington Post – “Experts said they weren’t immediately able to tell much about the eaglet because the parents are taking turns sitting on top of the nest.” The American Eagle Foundation allows you to watch the pair and the… Continue Reading
Nominations to Supreme Court During Presidential Election Years (1900-Present)
CRS Brief via FAS – Nominations to Supreme Court During Presidential Election Years (1900-Present) “This CRS Insight provides data and analysis related to nominations made to the Supreme Court during presidential election years from 1900 to the present. As of this writing, there have been eight such nominations since 1900—six to fill actual vacancies that… Continue Reading
DHS Privacy Office 2015 FOIA Report to AG of US, February 2016
Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office 2015 Freedom of Information Act Report to the Attorney General of the United States, February 2016 “DHS was able to make enormous strides in significantly reducing the backlog despite the fact that DHS consistently receives the largest number of FOIA requests of any federal department or agency in each… Continue Reading
Beyond Flint: Excessive lead levels found in almost 2,000 water systems across all 50 states
“While a harsh national spotlight focuses on the drinking water crisis in Flint, Mich., a USA TODAY NETWORK investigation has identified almost 2,000 additional water systems spanning all 50 states where testing has shown excessive levels of lead contamination over the past four years. The water systems, which reported lead levels exceeding Environmental Protection Agency standards, collectively… Continue Reading
Wall of Birds – Evolution and Diversity
The Cornell Lab Bird Academy Wall of Birds – “Explore the diversity and evolution of birds with this web interactive based on the Wall of Birds mural. Envisioned by Cornell Lab ornithologists and realized by artist Jane Kim, the large-scale mural features species from all surviving bird families alongside a select group of extinct ancestors.… Continue Reading
