Natural Disasters: From Destruction to Recovery
Natural Disasters: From Destruction to Recovery. October 2011. The Liber8® Economic Information Newsletter, compiled by the librarians of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Research Library.
Monthly archives: November, 2011
International Atomic Energy Agency Publishes Fukushima Daiichi Status Report
“The IAEA issued its latest status report on the situation in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, including information on environmental radiation monitoring, the status of workers and current conditions on-site at the plant.” “A detailed survey to compile a map of airborne radiation levels began Monday in Iitate village in Fukushima Prefecture, with the …
FDA launches website on safe disposal of used needles and other sharps
“The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today launched a new website for patients and caregivers on the safe disposal of needles and other so-called sharps that are used at home, at work and while traveling. The website will help people understand the public health risks created by improperly disposing of used sharps and how users …
New GAO Reports – DOD Supply Chain, FBI Document Security, Financial Audit
DOD Supply Chain: Preliminary Observations Indicate That Counterfeit Electronic Parts Can Be Found on Internet Purchasing Platforms, GAO-12-213T, Nov 8, 2011 Federal Bureau of Investigation: Actions Needed to Document Security Decisions and Address Issues with Condition of Headquarters Buildings, GAO-12-96, Nov 8, 2011 Financial Audit: Bureau of the Public Debt’s Fiscal Years 2011 and 2010 …
Examination of Possibly Induced Seismicity from Hydraulic Fracturing in the Eola Field, Garvin County, Oklahoma
Follow up to related postings on Marcellus Shale and fracking, Oklahoma Geological Survey Open-File Report, OF1-2011, Examination of Possibly Induced Seismicity from Hydraulic Fracturing in the Eola Field, Garvin County, Oklahoma, August 2011 “On January 18, 2011, The Oklahoma Geological Survey (OGS) received a phone call from a resident living south of Elmore City, in …
Report of IAEA on Implementation of NPT Safeguards Agreement of Security Council resolutions, Islamic Republic of Iran
Report of the IAEA on Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant provisions of Security Council resolutions in the Islamic Republic of Iran, November 8, 2011 NYT: U.N. Agency Says Iran Data Points to A-Bomb Work: “…inspectors had amassed over a thousand pages of documents, presumably leaked out of Iran. He said they showed …
IRS – COLA Increases for Dollar Limitations on Benefits and Contributions
“The Internal Revenue Code provides for dollar limitations on benefits and contributions under qualified retirement plans. Code §415 requires the limits to be adjusted annually for cost-of-living increases. The IRS announced on October 20, 2011 cost-of-living adjustments applicable to dollar limitations for pension plans and other items for tax year 2012.”
Unfinished Business? The WTO's Doha Agenda
Unfinished Business? The WTO’s Doha Agenda – Editors: Will Martin and Aaditya Mattoo, November 2011 “The Doha Development Agenda (DDA) is in limbo. After ten years of hard work by skilled negotiators, seeking to identify the interests of different participants and to reconcile them into an overall agreement, no conclusion is in sight. A Doha-weary …
Pew – The Rising Age Gap in Economic Well-Being
The Rising Age Gap in Economic Well-Being, The Old Prosper Relative to the Young, November 7, 2011 “Older adults have made dramatic gains relative to younger adults in their economic well being during the past quarter century, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of data from two key U.S. Census sources. Trends in …
ACE's Blue Ribbon Panel on Global Engagement Report Informs Next Steps for American Higher Education
News release: “U.S. colleges and universities have historically set the benchmark for excellence in higher education, but these institutions will have to adapt and collaborate with their peers abroad in the coming years to remain competitive. Assisting institutions in addressing these challenges is the centerpiece of a report issued today by the American Council on …
Poverty and Financial Distress Would Have Been Substantially Worse in 2010 Without Government Action, New Census Data Show
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, By Arloc Sherman, November 7, 2011 “Six temporary federal initiatives enacted in 2009 and 2010 to bolster the economy by lifting consumers incomes and purchases kept nearly 7 million Americans out of poverty in 2010, under an alternative measure of poverty that takes into account the impact of government …
Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices, October 2011
“The October 2011 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices addressed changes in the supply of, and demand for, bank loans to businesses and households over the past three months. This summary is based on responses from 51 domestic banks and 22 U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks. Regarding lending standards, fewer …
