Ipsos Global Advisor/Public Affairs Study – “Four in ten women around the world say they don’t have equality with men or the freedom to reach their full dreams and aspirations…Most believe in equal rights – butfew think it exists…in most countries, women are more likely to describe themselves as feminist – especially Britain, South Africa,… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2017
January International Trade Data: Three-Year High for Exports and Imports
“The U.S. Census Bureau today released the U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report for January 2017. This report includes data for the goods and services trade balance showing three-year highs for exports and imports. January exports of goods and services were $192.1 billion, the highest since December 2014 when they were $197.5 billion.… Continue Reading
ALA and advocacy groups letter to FCC and Congress supporting Net Neutrality
Letter in Support of Net Neutrality, March 7, 2017: “…Protecting net neutrality is crucial to ensuring that the internet remains a central driver of economic growth and opportunity, job creation, education, free expression, and civic organizing for everyone. The principles of net neutrality– that all data on the internet should be treated equally, and internet… Continue Reading
Brookings – Why we made a computer game about the federal budget
David Wessel – In the 30 years I spent at The Wall Street Journal, I tried a lot of ways to explain dense but important fiscal, financial, or monetary policies to people who know they’re important but never get to the end of any newspaper story on the subject. One topic is always hard to… Continue Reading
Prevalence of Doctor-Diagnosed Arthritis and Arthritis-Attributable Activity Limitation in US 2013–2015
Barbour KE, Helmick CG, Boring M, Brady TJ. Vital Signs: Prevalence of Doctor-Diagnosed Arthritis and Arthritis-Attributable Activity Limitation — United States, 2013–2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. ePub: 7 March 2017. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6609e1. “Arthritis limits daily activities of 24 million adults in the United States, making it hard for them to hold a cup, lift… Continue Reading
NYT – Activists Rush to Save Government Science Data
Follow up to previous postings – Why is federal government data disappearing? and Please support DataRescue and other open access archive efforts, the New York Times highlights efforts by proactive teams that include librarians, advocacy groups, grad students, coders, archivists and scientists – Activists Rush to Save Government Science Data — If They Can Find… Continue Reading
GAO – Antibiotics: FDA Has Encouraged Development, but Needs to Clarify the Role of Draft Guidance
Antibiotics: FDA Has Encouraged Development, but Needs to Clarify the Role of Draft Guidance and Develop Qualified Infectious Disease Product Guidance, GAO-17-189: Published: Jan 31, 2017. Publicly Released: Mar 2, 2017. “Each year, over 2 million Americans get sick from bacterial infections that are resistant to antibiotics, and at least 23,000 die as a result.… Continue Reading
2016 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Unlike years past, the release of the US annual report on Human Rights Practices did not include a press conference, speeches, or discussion – the document was dropped in silence from what has been described recently as a stunningly muted State Department. See also – As Rex Tillerson considers ditching reporters, bureau chiefs hash out… Continue Reading
New interactive film experience brings Bears Ears National monument to life
“Patagonia’s most recent initiative to protect Bears Ears National Monument is a collection of interactive 360-degree films highlighting the cultural and recreational significance of the threatened region in Southeastern Utah. In This is Bears Ears National Monument, powered by Google’s 360 technology, Patagonia’s ten short films create an experience of total immersion through the storytelling… Continue Reading
CTA – Number of Streaming Video Viewers Now Equal To Paid TV Subscribers
“For the first time ever, the percentage of free or paid streaming video subscribers in the U.S. (68 percent) has caught up to the number of paid TV subscribers (67 percent), according to new research from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) ™. The new study, The Changing Landscape for Video and Content, also shows the… Continue Reading
GPO and LC release digital version of bound Congressional Record from 1971-1980
“The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) partners with the Library of Congress to release the digital version of the bound Congressional Record from 1971-1980 on GPO’s govinfo. This release covers debates and proceedings of the 92nd thru the 96th Congresses. This era of Congress covers historical topics such as: The Administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon,… Continue Reading
WikiLeaks posts redacted files purported to be hacked from CIA
Washington Post – WikiLeaks posts files it says are from the CIA’s computer hacking arsenal – “The anti-secrecy organization said the trove exceeded in scale and significance the massive collection of National Security Agency documents exposed by former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden. A statement from WikiLeaks indicated that it planned to post nearly 9,000… Continue Reading
