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CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Conflicts of Interest and the Presidency, 10/14/2016 – “Does federal law require the President to relinquish control of his or her business interests? Federal regulation of financial conflicts of interest is aimed at preventing opportunities for officials to personally benefit from influence they may have in their official capacity. …
“If there was a zombie apocalypse, would your city prevail or be overrun by the walking dead? Just in time for Halloween, CareerBuilder is answering this question with a totally practical and 100 percent feasible study that gauges survival rates based on concentration of occupational skills and industries. The research is comprised of a weighted …
YPFS Systemic Risk Blog – This is a link blog with an expert focus on reports, papers, financial news, blogs and journals from around the world. Some of the sources require subscription access. [thanks Adam].
National Bureau of Statistic of China – “In October 2016, China’s manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) was 51.2 percent, an increase of 0.8 percentage points over last month, and rebounded obviously above the threshold.” [via Biz Ref Desk]
“The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Digital Preservation Coalition announced the formation of a Task Force on Technical Approaches for Email Archives. The task force is charged with assessing current frameworks, tools, and approaches being taken toward these critical historical sources. Christopher Prom, assistant university archivist/Andrew S. G. Turyn Endowed Professor at the University of Illinois …
Presentation by Megan Carroll, an analyst for CBO’s Budget Analysis Division, at the Budget Formulation and Execution Line of Business’s Fall Forum., November 1, 2016: “Since 1975, CBO has produced nonpartisan analyses of budgetary and economic issues to support the Congressional budget process. Each year, the agency’s economists and budget analysts produce dozens of reports …
New York Times – Take a Number: A New Death Toll for Smoking: “A study has found that 28.6 percent of all cancer deaths in the United States are attributable to cigarettes.” See also via American Cancer Society – Why Non-smokers Sometimes Get Lung Cancer, November 1, 2016, By Stacy Simon: “As many as 20% …
Reported Inventory, Use, and Cost of Federally Owned Aircraft, GAO-17-73R: Published: Oct 31, 2016. Publicly Released: Oct 31, 2016: “Federally owned aircraft are operated by agencies to fulfill their diverse missions. As of July 2016, 11 federal agencies owned 924 aircraft, excluding those that are loaned/leased/provided to other entities. This inventory included: 495 airplanes, 414 …
Languages of NYC – Most Frequently Spoken Language at Home, Excluding English and Spanish, by Census Tract. Data: 2014 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
