Monthly archives: October, 2012

Google Maps and Updates – Hurricane Sandy: NYC

Hurricane Sandy: NYC – “Sandy is expected to bring life-threatening storm surge flooding to the mid-Atlantic coast, Monday evening and into Tuesday. Latest alerts, NYC Emergency Mgmt City of New York on Twitter NYC Emergency Mgmt on Facebook WNYC Transit Tracker National Hurricane Center advisories ready.gov: Preparing for a hurricane

Subjects: Internet

Monetary Trends October 2012

Monetary Trends October 2012. “This publication contains charts and tables compiled by the Data Desk staff of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The data are related to U.S. monetary and financial conditions, with an emphasis on various measures of the monetary policy stance.” Related postings on the financial system

Subjects: Government Documents

The Hygienic Efficacy of Different Hand-Drying Methods: A Review of the Evidence

The Hygienic Efficacy of Different Hand-Drying Methods: A Review of the Evidence. Cunrui Huang, Wenjun Ma, Susan Stack. Mayo Clinic Proceedings – August 2012 (Vol. 87, Issue 8, Pages 791-798, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.02.019) “The transmission of bacteria is more likely to occur from wet skin than from dry skin; therefore, the proper drying of hands after …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Fuel for Thought: The Economic Benefits of Oil Sands Investment for Canada’s Regions

Fuel for Thought: The Economic Benefits of Oil Sands Investment for Canada’s Regions aims to improve our understanding of how Canada’s regions will benefit from the tremendous economic opportunities that oil sands investment presents. It examines the supply chain linkages between Alberta and the rest of the country; the income effects associated with people spending …

Subjects: Government Documents

BEA – GDP Growth Picks up in Third Quarter

Report – “Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 2.0 percent in the third quarter of 2012 after increasing 1.3 percent in the second quarter, according to estimates released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The Bureau emphasized that the third-quarter advance estimate released (October 26, 2012)is based on source data that are incomplete or …

Subjects: Government Documents

Librarians are educating voters on issues and referendums in Washington state

Christina Ortiz: “After watching the U.S. Presidential debates, it’s clear the country could really use a non-combative way to discuss issues and disseminate information. Sites like Procon.org do this for national issues, ranging from legalizing marijuana to illegal immigration, but sometimes the most heated political discussions happen on the local scene. Instead of relying on …

Subjects: Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation, Libraries

Survey – America's Ideal Employers 2012

“The results of the UNIVERSUM American Student Survey reveal how students perceive organizations as employers in the United States. The research functions as a basis for decision-making when choosing target groups, messages and channels for future employer branding campaigns, and as a control instrument for measuring the appeal an organization has over its specific target …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

CRS – Trafficking in Persons: International Dimensions and Foreign Policy Issues for Congress

Trafficking in Persons: International Dimensions and Foreign Policy Issues for Congress. Liana Sun Wyler, Analyst in International Crime and Narcotics, October 17, 2012 Trafficking in persons, or human trafficking, refers to the subjection of men, women, and children to exploitative conditions that can be tantamount to slavery. Reports suggest that human trafficking is a global …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents