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“This animated map provides a striking visual of employment trends over the last business cycle using net change in jobs from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on a rolling 12-month basis…By animating the data, the map highlights a number of concurrent trends leading up to the nations present economic crisis. The graphic highlights the …
The Federal Reserve’s Balance Sheet: An Update, October 8, 2009 [Note – there is a 7 screen Flash slide show embedded at the end of this document]: “To fight a recession, the standard prescription for a central bank is to lower its target short-term interest rate, thereby easing financial conditions and supporting economic growth. In …
Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn At the Federal Reserve Conference on Key Developments in Monetary Policy, Washington, D.C. October 9, 2009 “The first two volumes of the Handbook of Monetary Economics were published in 1990. It is fitting that the Federal Reserve Board should hold a conference showcasing the chapters of the third volume of …
Make Our Food Safe: “Every year, 76 million Americans are sickened from consuming contaminated food and 5,000 of these people die. Thats more than the number of individuals who lose their lives as a result of fire or unintentional drowning in the U.S. each year. Continued outbreaks of foodborne illness over the last several …
ACLU: “The Senate Judiciary Committee passed the USA PATRIOT Act Extension Act of 2009 [October 9, 2009], a bill which falls far short of restoring the necessary civil liberties protections lacking in the original Patriot Act. The bill, passed by the committee after two sessions of debate, makes only minor changes to the disastrous Patriot …
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Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared For Delivery Consumer Financial Protection Event, October 9, 2009: “The new Consumer Financial Protection Agency that I’ve asked Congress to create will have just one mission: to look out for the financial interests of ordinary Americans. It will be charged with setting clear rules of the road …
Time: “…The notices are there to remind the hospital’s staff which includes everyone from the doctors and nurses who care for patients to the administrative, housekeeping and food-service personnel that every employee must be vaccinated against both seasonal and H1N1 flu or face possible termination. The mandate comes from the health department of …
MBL Scientist Finds Carbon Dioxide Makes Poison Ivy Worse: “Carbon dioxide is getting a bad rap lately for all that it contributes to global warming. Now rising CO2 levels may exacerbate another problem: poison ivy. New research by an MBL (Marine Biological Laboratory) scientist indicates that the prevalence, and itchiness, of poison ivy may get …
New York Times: “In what has become a ritual, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has swooped down on a handful of troubled lenders almost every Friday, seizing 98 since January alone and putting their assets into the hands of another bank…Burdened by worsening commercial real estate loans, many small banks troubles are just beginning. Many …
This video is nothing short of delightful, and as someone who has taken Metro to/from work for 30 years, I sure would appreciate the option of this musical staircase.
FedThread “gives you: collaborative annotation: Attach a note to any paragraph of the Federal Register; start a conversation. advanced search: Search the Federal Register (back to 2000) on full text, by date, agency, and other fields. customized feeds: Turn any search into an RSS or email feed, which will send you any new items that …
