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An Assessment of Records Management Programs in the Federal Government National Archives and Records Administration, February 22, 2011 “Federal records are national assets. They are essential to Government transparency and accountability, and the people who use Federal records American citizens, Government officials, researchers must have confidence in their integrity, authenticity, and reliability. Towards …
“YouTube World View is a series of monthly interviews with the world’s most foremost leaders where you ask the questions.” “In past weeks, weve featured two more YouTube interviews with leaders through the World View program and seen more footage come in from across the Middle East as unrest there continues. In YouTube World Views …
Office of the Federal Register – Notice of special procedures, March 3, 2010: “In the event of an appropriations lapse, the Office of the Federal Register (OFR) would be required to publish documents directly related to the performance of governmental functions necessary to address imminent threats to the safety of human life or protection of …
Gallup: “Nationwide, 16.3% of U.S. adults were uninsured in February. The percentage of Americans who report getting health insurance from their employer has been steadily decreasing over the past three years, dropping to a low of 44.6% in February. Over the same time period, the percentage of Americans covered by government healthcare Medicare, Medicaid, or …
The Economist, March 3, 2011: “The price of oil has had an unnerving ability to blow up the world economy, and the Middle East has often provided the spark. The Arab oil embargo of 1973, the Iranian revolution in 1978-79 and Saddam Husseins invasion of Kuwait in 1990 are all painful reminders of how the …
Unhealthy Sleep-Related Behaviors – 12 States, 2009. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) March 4, 2011 / 60(08);233-238 “An estimated 50 -70 million adults in the United States have chronic sleep and wakefulness disorders. Sleep difficulties, some of which are preventable, are associated with chronic diseases, mental disorders, health-risk behaviors, limitations of daily functioning, injury, …
women at Work: “Until things slowly changed during the last century, women’s participation in the labor force was limited by traditional cultural, educational, and legal practices. Women’s work outside of home and marriage was restricted to a handful of occupations such as domestic service, factory work, farm work, and teaching. Over the past several decades, …
Updated Norovirus Outbreak Management and Disease Prevention Guidelines, Recommendations and Reports, March 4, 2011 / Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) 60(RR03);1-15 “Noroviruses are the most common cause of epidemic gastroenteritis, responsible for at least 50% of all gastroenteritis outbreaks worldwide, and a major cause of foodborne illness. In the United States, approximately 21 million …
News release: “For the first time, data from electronic tags attached to marine animals will be incorporated into the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®). The addition of this biological component will help scientists better understand how marine animals move with the flow of tides and currents and provide insight into how they may alter …
Public media puts millions into investigative work: “PR, PBS and local public broadcast stations around the country are hiring more journalists and pumping millions of dollars into investigative news to make up for what they see as a lack of deep-digging coverage by their for-profit counterparts. Public radio and TV stations have seen the need …
This map, dated March 15, 1960 details the Broadband Microwave Radio Relay Stations (Bell and Connecting Routes) throughout the United States and southern portions of Canada. [via attorney Bill Ramonos]. The black and white one page map is part of a larger project, The Microwave Radio and Coaxial Cable Networks of the Bell System, a …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commissions staff submitted a comment as part of a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rulemaking on the integration of alternative sources of energy such as wind farms, solar cells, and solar thermal installations into the nations electric power grid. The staff comment suggested ways to integrate such alternative …
