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News release: “The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has expanded the formats available to members of the public who wish to purchase copies of records from its holdings. Copy options for immigration and naturalization records, land files, military service and pension records, court records, World War I draft registration cards, Native American records, census …
Federal Justice Statistics, 2008 – Statistical Tables, Mark Motivans, Ph.D., November 3, 2010. NCJ 231822 “Describes criminal case processing in the federal justice system, including arrest and booking through sentencing and corrections. These statistical tables present the number of suspects arrested and booked by the U.S. Marshals Service, suspects in matters investigated and prosecuted by …
“Report of a Workshop on the Scope and Nature of Computational Thinking presents a number of perspectives on the definition and applicability of computational thinking. For example, one idea expressed during the workshop is that computational thinking is a fundamental analytical skill that everyone can use to help solve problems, design systems, and understand human …
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News release: “A national survey released [November 4, 2010] finds that student veterans attending four-year colleges and universities in the United States generally perceive lower levels of campus support than nonveterans, and they also interact less often with faculty members. These differences were more systematic among seniors than first-year students. Despite spending more time working …
News release: “The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved proposals that will lead to a major overhaul of the Funds quotas and governance, strengthening the Funds legitimacy and effectiveness.,,As part of the far-reaching reforms, the Executive Board proposes completion of the 14th General Review of Quotas with a doubling of quotas …
“Health Reform and Americans with Pre-existing Conditions – The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan was created to make health insurance available to you if you have had a problem getting insurance due to a pre-existing condition. The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan: Will cover a broad range of health benefits, including primary and specialty care, hospital care, …
Job growth improves, but pace leaves full employment 20 years away, Heidi Shierholz, November 5, 2010 “Octobers employment report, released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, showed faster private sector employment growth than in recent months, 159,000, along with strong upward revisions to earlier data (+110,000). Other positive news was the unexpectedly modest …
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on [November 4, 2010 established the Office of Financial Stability Policy and Research and appointed Board economist J. Nellie Liang as its director. The office will bring together economists, banking supervisors, markets experts, and others in the Federal Reserve who will be dedicated to supporting the Board’s financial stability …
Interactive graphic: U.S. Cities with the highest unemployment rates
“The gap in income growth between the richest and the poorest American families is staggering, as data to be published January on EPIs State of Working America (SWA) Web site show. The Chart, from the forthcoming SWA Web site, shows what the concentration of income growth at the top of the income scale has meant, …
“What happens to your personal data when you board a plane, open a bank account, or share photos online? How is this data used and by whom? How do you permanently delete profile information on social networking websites? Can you transfer your contacts and photos to another service? Controlling your information, having access to your …
