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U.S. Farm Income, Randy Schnepf, Specialist in Agricultural Policy, February 15, 2012 “According to USDAs Economic Research Service (ERS), national net farm income – a key indicator of U.S. farm well-beingis forecast at $91.7 billion in 2012, down $6.5 billion (6.5%) from the record total of $98.1 billion achieved in 2011. Record revenues from crop …
The Employment Situation – February 2012: “Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 227,000 in February, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in professional and businesses services, health care and social assistance, leisure and hospitality, manufacturing, and mining. The number of unemployed persons, at …
Naval Oceanography Portal: “Starting in 2007, daylight time begins in the United States on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. On the second Sunday in March, clocks are set ahead one hour at 2:00 a.m. local standard time, which becomes 3:00 a.m. local daylight time. On the first …
Search Engine Use 2012, by Kristen Purcell, Joanna Brenner, Lee Rainie, Mar 9, 2012 “Even though online Americans are more satisfied than ever with the performance of search engines, strong majorities have negative views of personalized search results and targeted ads…Google continues to dominate the list of most used search engines. Asked which search engine …
Exports, Jobs, and Foreign Investment: “This series details the following effects of international trade on all 50 states’ economic infrastructures: The value of state merchandise exports, major manufacturing industries and markets; The number of state jobs in manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors that are dependent on exports of manufactured goods; The number of companies, including small- …
FTC: “AnnualCreditReport.com is the ONLY authorized source for the free annual credit report that’s yours by law. The Fair Credit Reporting Act guarantees you access to your credit report for free from each of the three nationwide credit reporting companies Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion every 12 months. The Federal Trade Commission has received …
A New Way to Compute or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Cloud – Robert Bohn, NIST, March 7, 2012 – DC/SLA Washington, DC Chapter “NIST Cloud Computing Program Goal – Accelerate the federal governments adoption of cloud computing* Build a USG Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap which focuses on the highest priority …
College Search & Statistics for Over 7,000 U.S. Colleges and Universities [h/t J. Browning] “Trying to determine which college or university is best qualified to meet your unique academic, professional and lifestyle objectives can be a difficult and time consuming endeavor. CollegeSearchDatabase.com was developed to help aspiring students and education minded professionals quickly and easily …
News release: “March is National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month, and the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA) is working to educate the public on risk factors, prevalence, and the severe lack of awareness surrounding autoimmune diseases. During March, AARDA hopes to educate the public on the top five things everyone should know about autoimmune disease: …
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