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“The number of job openings rose to 5.5 million on the last business day of January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires declined to 5.0 million while separations edged down to 4.9 million. Within separations, the quits rate was 2.0 percent, and the layoffs and discharges rate was 1.2 percent. This release …
“The Berkman Center is excited to announce a new release for Amber, the open source tool for WordPress and Drupal that helps fight Internet censorship and link rot by keeping linked content accessible…Amber v1.4.2 is a result of the feedback and input we’ve received from so many early adopters. The new version for WordPress increases …
Critical Defense Materials: Government Collected Data Are Sufficiently Reliable to Assess Tantalum Availability, GAO-16-335: Published: Mar 17, 2016. Publicly Released: Mar 17, 2016. Federal Real Property: GSA Could Better Identify Risks of Unforeseen Conditions in Repair and Alteration Projects, GAO-16-273: Published: Mar 17, 2016. Publicly Released: Mar 17, 2016. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: …
NOAA: “Record warmth across the globe was aided by a strong El Niño that peaked during the winter. The average temperature for the globe during December-February was 2.03°F above the 20th century average according to scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. This was the highest temperature for December-February in the 1880-2016 record, surpassing the …
CRS Report via FAS – Former Presidents: Pensions, Office Allowances, and Other Federal Benefits, Wendy Ginsberg, Analyst in American National Government; Daniel J. Richardson, Research Assistant, March 16, 2016. “The President’s FY2017 budget request seeks $3,865,000 in appropriations for expenditures for former Presidents, an increase of $588,000 (17.9%) from the FY2016 appropriation level. The increase …
DC Bald Eagle Nest Cam: “In 2014, a pair of mated Bald Eagles chose the most idyllic of nest sites within the United States’ National Capital (Washington, DC), nestled high in a Tulip Poplar tree amongst the Azalea Collection at the U.S. National Arboretum, which is operated by the United States Department of Agriculture. This …
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LLMC – “As you know, MARC21 records are available from OCLC for all LLMC Digital titles. For OCLC members these bibliographic records are FREE OF CHARGE. However, some of you have found it difficult to acquire this information from OCLC’s KnowledgeBase service and load it into your OPAC. Therefore, working with OCLC, LLMC is pleased to …
News release: “The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued today the “Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Lending” booklet of the Comptroller’s Handbook. This revised booklet replaces the “Oil and Gas Production Lending” booklet issued in April 2014. This booklet provides updated guidance to examiners on the risks inherent in lending to …
DuckDuckGo explains new map feature – “We’re proud to announce that we’ve just added one of the most-requested features to date: Directions! Now, location results will not only give you the option for directions but allow you to choose from the most-requested map providers – Apple, Bing, Here, OpenStreetMap, and yes – even Google Maps!”
Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the March 15-16 FOMC meeting “The attached table and charts released on Wednesday summarize the economic projections and the target federal funds rate projections made by Federal Open Market Committee participants for the March 15-16 meeting. The table will be incorporated into a …
“For decades, coal has been the dominant energy source for generating electricity in the United States. EIA’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) is now forecasting that 2016 will be the first year that natural gas-fired generation exceeds coal generation in the United States on an annual basis. Natural gas generation first surpassed coal generation on a …
