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News release: “Nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 103,000 in September, and the unemployment rate held at 9.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The increase in employment partially reflected the return to payrolls of about 45,000 telecommunications workers who had been on strike in August. In September, job gains occurred in …
The Song of the Sirens: Google Book’s Project and Copyright in a Digital Age, Clarice Castro and Ruy De Queiroz, September 1, 2011 “Numerous scholars have highlighted the extraordinary book-scanning project created by Google in 2004. The project aims to create a digital full text search index which would provide people with online access to …
Urban Informatics Research and Insights for Libraries, Cultural Industries and Innovation Systems, by Marcus Foth, September 2011 “Over less than a decade, we have witnessed a seismic shift in the way knowledge is produced and exchanged. This is opening up new opportunities for civic and community engagement, entrepreneurial behaviour, sustainability initiatives and creative practices. It …
Business Systems Modernization: Internal Revenue Service’s Fiscal Year 2011 Expenditure Plan, GAO-12-26, Oct 6, 2011 DOD and VA Health Care: Action Needed to Strengthen Integration across Care Coordination and Case Management Programs, GAO-12-129T, Oct 6, 2011 EPA Health Risk Assessments: Oversight and Sustained Management Key to Overcoming Challenges, GAO-12-148T, Oct 6, 2011 Federal Bureau of …
“Transparency Data is a central source for federal lobbying disclosure, federal grants and contracts, earmarks and federal and state campaign contributions. Here you can begin your search, find the information you need, and then download records of what a candidate has received, what an individual has given, how much an organization has spent on lobbying, …
Reducing Overclassification Through Accountability Publications, by Elizabeth Goitein and David M. Shapiro, October 5,2011 “The authority to classify documents exists to protect information that could threaten national security if it got into the wrong hands. It is one of the most important tools our government has to keep us safe. But many secrets protected by …
The influence of external factors on monetary policy frameworks and operations, BIS Papers No 57, October 2011 “Economic and financial integration has reshaped the monetary policy frameworks and transmission channels in the emerging market economies (EMEs) over the past two decades. Economic and financial linkages have become stronger, resulting in greater synchronisation of business cycles …
The Military-Civilian Gap, War and Sacrifice in the Post-9/11 Era, October 5, 2011 “Americas post-9/11 wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are unique. Never before has this nation been engaged in conflicts for so long. And never before has it waged sustained warfare with so small a share of its population carrying the fight. This report …
Incentive compensation practices: a report on the horizontal review of practices at large banking organizations, October 5, 2011 “Risk-taking incentives provided by incentive compensation arrangements in the financial services industry were a contributing factor to the financial crisis that began in 2007. To address such practices, the Federal Reserve first proposed guidance on incentive compensation …
Governors Highway Safety Administration, Cell Phone Laws and Texting, October 2011 – “This chart outlines all state cell phone and text messaging laws. Some local jurisdictions may have additional regulations. Enforcement type is shown in parenthesis. Handheld Cell Phones: 9 states, D.C. and the Virgin Islands prohibit all drivers from using handheld cell phones while …
E-Filing Tax Returns: Penalty Authority and Digitizing More Paper Return Data Could Increase Benefits, GAO-12-33, Oct 5, 2011 Next Generation Air Transportation System: FAA Has Made Some Progress in Implementation, but Delays Threaten to Impact Costs and Benefits, GAO-12-141T, Oct 5, 2011 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review: Enhanced Stakeholder Consultation and Use of Risk Information Could …
“Violence against women and children is a serious public health concern, with costs at multiple levels of society. Although violence is a threat to everyone, women and children are particularly susceptible to victimization because they often have fewer rights or lack appropriate means of protection. In some societies certain types of violence are deemed socially …
