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News release: “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that new information and tools have been added to HHS’ consumer website www.HealthCare.gov that will make the health insurance market more transparent, increase competition and help lower costs for individuals. For the first time ever, price estimates for private insurance policies are available, …
Victimization During Household Burglary: “Presents findings from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) on the characteristics of burglary, with comparisons between households where members were present and not present. It also examines the extent to which individuals in the residence are violently victimized when at home during these encounters. The NCVS classifies victimization as personal, …
Official Gmail Blog: “…you can now get Gmail served up sans conversation view. Go to the main Settings page, look for the Conversation View section, select the option to turn it off, and save changes. If you change your mind, you can always go back.”
Impact of War – How nine years of war has changed lives back home: “More than eight years after the attacks of 9/11, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan reverberate in ways large and small. They have transformed the U.S. Armed Forces, defined a generation of veterans, left thousands dead and wounded. Yet they have …
News release: “The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution in which it established for a period of three years a Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practise, and a decision in which it decided to hold a panel discussion on human rights in the context of action taken …
Weekly Address – President Obama, October 2, 2010: “This month, in the Mojave Desert, a company called BrightSource plans to break ground on a revolutionary new type of solar power plant. Its going to put about a thousand people to work building a state-of-the-art facility. And when its complete, it will turn sunlight into the …
Please take a look at this UK Guardian Hosted blog, Punctuated Equilibrium. Along with a very cool title, this site has wonderful bird IDs, photos, facts, and info from around the world. Includes a daily Mystery Bird challenge (and yes, the answer is provided in 48 hours).
Personal Income and Outlays, August 2010 [released October1, 2010] “Personal income increased $59.3 billion, or 0.5 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $52.0 billion, or 0.5 percent, in August, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $41.3 billion, or 0.4 percent. In July, personal income increased $22.0 billion, or …
Property price statistics: “The property price statistics bring together data from a variety of national sources. The BIS, with the assistance of its member central banks, 1 has obtained approval of these sources to disseminate the statistics as long as the national sources are clearly indicated. The sources and any relevant disclaimers are listed separately …
Implications of Declining Mail Volumes for the Financial Sustainability of the Postal Service, September 29, 2010. Sponsored by U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General Risk Analysis “Mail volume is declining. It is difficult to determine how much of this drop is due to the recent economic downturn, but many postal experts consider that a …
PC Magazine: “Google has acquired BlindType, a startup with technology that seemingly magically intuits what a user is typing, no keyboard required. “We are excited to announce that BlindType has been acquired by Google” the company said in a blog post. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We want to thank everyone for their …
Findings Regarding Market Events of May 6, 2010 – September 30, 2010 “This report presents findings of the staffs of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC and collectively, the Commissions) to the Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory Committee on Emerging Regulatory Issues (the Committee) regarding the market events of May …
