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Where the Black Swans Hide & the 10 Best Days Myth, Faber, Mebane T., (August 1, 2011). Cambria Quantitative Research Monthly, August 2011. “…we examine market outliers in financial markets. How much effect do these outliers have on long term performance? Can the investor prepare for these anomalies, or are they truly black swans …
The health risks and benefits of cycling in urban environments compared with car use: health impact assessment study. BMJ 2011; 343:d4521 doi: 10.1136/bmj.d4521 (Published 4 August 2011) “Bicycle sharing schemes have become increasingly popular in countries throughout Europe, Asia, and America to encourage cycling as an alternative means of transport in urban areas. Large low …
“The Department of Justice has published a FOIA Contacts Listing on the FOIA.gov website. The listing was updated on August 1, 2011. The Developer Resources Page hosts a listing of FOIA contacts across federal departments and agencies.” [Michael Ravnitzky] Download the full FOIA contacts list, in xls – here (updated as of 8/01/2011)
News release: “The Getty recently unveiled a newly expanded search function on its website that will allow scholars, researchers, and the interested public to better access the Getty’s vast resources of information about the visual arts. The Getty Search Gateway, which is now available online, provides streamlined searches through the Museum’s collections and the Getty …
Search the database from National Real Estate Trends – 1,612,778 Foreclosure Homes | $183,377 Average Foreclosure Sales Price. Find foreclosures, MLS listings and home values; Search ANY address in the U.S. Top Foreclosure Cities: 1. Las Vegas, NV; 2. Phoenix, AZ; 3. Chicago, IL; 4. Los Angeles, CA; 5. Miami, FL See also SFGate.com – …
Poll – Even among people in their 80s and 90s, emotional health remains high: “Americans aged 60 and older demonstrate significantly better emotional health than those younger than 60 years. In fact, a septuagenarian is far more likely than someone in their 30s to have high emotional health. These results hold true even after statistically …
Market Intelligence Audit Report, August 10, 2011, Report Number MS-AR-11-005. “To enhance their understanding of their business environment, companies gather and analyze market, customer, and competitive intelligence. When acted upon, such information improves planning, decision-making, operations, and performance all of which are essential to ensuring that products and services successfully meet customer needs. Focusing …
Search and email still top the list of most popular online activities – Two activities nearly universal among adult internet users, by Kristen Purcell “A May 2011 Pew Internet survey finds that 92% of online adults use search engines to find information on the Web, including 59% who do so on a typical day. This …
Responding to Global Changes: Water in an Urbanising World, Published 2011 by Stockholm International Water Institute, SIWI. This is the Abstract Volume (360 pages) of the 2011 World Water Week workshops. The topics of this year’s workshops are: Cities in a 3-D Landscape Perspective – Hidden Risks Need for a Paradigm Shift: New Technologies and …
Jobs and Economic Security For Rural America, White House Rural Council Report, August 2011 The vitality of rural America is critical to ensuring the strength of our economy, the affordability of our food, the independence of our energy supply, and the vibrancy of small communities. President Obama values rural Americas important contributions to our Nations …
Sequestration Update Report for Fiscal Year 2012 – August 12, 2011 “Under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (BBEDCA), as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25), the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is required to issue, on August 15 each year, a report providing information about the …
