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News release: “Today, the OpenNet Initiative, a partnership between the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs (Munk School) and the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, announced the release of a new report titled West Censoring East: The Use of Western Technologies by Middle East Censors, 2010-2011 by Helmi …
News release: “While most home appliances have become more efficient over the past 30 years, the average U.S. household uses many more consumer electronics in particular, personal computers, televisions and related devices, according to data released today by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) in the latest update to its Residential Energy Consumption Survey. …
Flow of Funds Guide: “This interactive documentation serves as a guide to the data compiled and published as part of the Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States (Z.1) data release and the Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts. This comprehensive documentation system is designed to help a user understand the links between series and underlying source …
“Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries supplied about 30 million barrels per day (mmb/d) of liquid fuels in 2010, or more than one-third (see chart) of the estimated total worldwide daily supply of 86.3 mmb/d. Three countries: Saudi Arabia (10.07 mmb/d), Iran (4.25 mmb/d), and the United Arab Emirates (2.81 mmb/d), accounted for about …
American Banker: “One of the most important pieces of the Dodd-Frank Act is set to start falling into place Tuesday as regulators offer a plan that would establish stringent underwriting standards for most mortgages, provide limited new rules for servicers, and detail how institutions must retain some risk of loans they intend to sell to …
Enabling Distributed Security in Cyberspace – Building a Healthy and Resilient Cyber Ecosystem with Automated Collective Action, March 23, 2011 “Like natural ecosystems, the cyber ecosystem comprises a variety of diverse participants private firms, non‐profits, governments, individuals, processes, and cyber devices (computers, software, and communications technologies) that interact for multiple purposes. Today in …
“The U.S. Department of Transportations Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has launched an online database of hazardous materials incident summary reports. The annual and 10-year summary reports include the number of incidents related to specific causes, the number of injuries or fatalities, as well the cost of damages. Users can download up-to-date, useful …
Hispanics Account for More than Half of Nations Growth in Past Decade by Jeffrey S. Passel, Senior Demographer, Pew Hispanic Center. DVera Cohn, Senior Writer, Pew Research Center, Mark Hugo Lopez, Associate Director, Pew Hispanic Center, March 24, 2011 “The 2010 Census counted 50.5 million Hispanics in the United States, making up 16.3% of the …
