Day archives: October 13th, 2009

People who work after retiring enjoy better health, according to national study

Bridge Employment and Retirees’ Health: A Longitudinal Investigation, Yujie Zhan, MS, Mo Wang, PhD, and Songqi Liu, MS, University of Maryland; Kenneth S. Shultz, PhD, California State University, San Bernardino; Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, Vol. 14, No. 4. “The present study examined the relationship between bridge employment and retirees’ health outcomes (i.e., major diseases, …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Report: Abortion and Unintended Pregnancy Decline Worldwide as Contraceptive Use Increases

News release: “Increases in global contraceptive use have contributed to a decrease in the number of unintended pregnancies and, in turn, a decline in the number of abortions, which fell from an estimated 45.5 million procedures in 1995 to 41.6 million in 2003. While both the developed and the developing world experienced these positive trends, …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Privacy

Report: Differing effects of hand-held cellphone bans in New York and Washington, DC

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: Differing effects of hand-held cellphone bans in New York and Washington, DC….[Washington Post – “…cellphones and text messaging devices they believe are responsible for 636,000 crashes that result in 2,600 deaths, 342,000 injuries and a financial toll of $43 billion each year.”] Status Report Research paper Related postings on texting …

Subjects: Government Documents

Rand: Cyberdeterrence and cyberwar

Cyberdeterrence and cyberwar, by Martin C. Libicki: “This monograph presents the results of a fiscal year 2008 study, “Defining and Implementing Cyber Command and Cyber Warfare.” It discusses the use and limits of power in cyberspace, which has been likened to a medium of potential conflict, much as the air and space domains are. The …

Subjects: Cybercrime

Top Financial Services Cmte. Members Rely Heavily On Finance Campaign Contributions

Sunlight Foundation: “One year after the biggest economic collapse since the Great Depression, Congress is still debating new financial regulations to protect consumers and prevent risk-taking in the financial sector. The House Committee on Financial Services is currently undertaking the important first step of writing, amending and voting on some of the pieces of the …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents

State Green Economy Profiles

“As governors across the country look at ways they can help build a green economy in their state, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) has commissioned Collaborative Economics Inc. (CEI) to prepare a profile of each state’s “green” economy. State profiles can be found by clicking on this map. This data …

Subjects: Government Documents

2009 Annual Urban Mobility Report

“The most current information on the nation’s traffic picture is outlined in the 2009 Urban Mobility Report, published recently by the Texas Transportation Institute. This year’s installment tracks a quarter century of traffic patterns in 439 U.S. urban areas from 1982 through 2007. The report was prepared by researchers David Schrank and Tim Lomax.” Press …

Subjects: Government Documents

Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for the Federal Workforce

Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for the Federal Workforce – “The purpose of Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for the Federal Workforce is to provide information and communication resources to help federal agencies and employees implement recommendations from CDC in planning and responding to the 2009–2010 Influenza Season.” Related postings on …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents