A Report on the Size and Distribution of the Worlds Major Religious Groups as of 2010 “Worldwide, more than eight-in-ten people identify with a religious group. A comprehensive demographic study of more than 230 countries and territories conducted by the Pew Research Centers Forum on Religion & Public Life estimates that there are 5.8 billion… Continue Reading
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Wired – 29 Years of Beautiful, Inspiring and Important Images of Earth from Space
Betsy Mason – “The longest-operating Earth observing satellite is ending its mission after nearly 29 years, more than 150,000 orbits and 2.5 million images. Landsat 5 outlived its planned 3-year operation almost 10 times over, saving the continuity of the Landsat mission. Landsat 5’s longevity became critical after Landsat 6 failed to reach orbit in… Continue Reading
CRS – Unauthorized Aliens Residing in the United States: Estimates Since 1986
Unauthorized Aliens Residing in the United States: Estimates Since 1986, Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy. December 13, 2012 “Estimates derived from the March Supplement of the U.S. Census Bureaus Current Population Survey (CPS) indicate that the unauthorized resident alien population (commonly referred to as illegal aliens) rose from 3.2 million in 1986 to… Continue Reading
NYT – Affluent Students Have an Advantage and the Gap Is Widening
Graphic – “Low-income students with above-average scores on eighth grade tests have a college graduation rate of 26 percent lower than more affluent students with worse test scores. Thirty years ago, there was a 31 percentage point difference in the share of affluent and poor students who earned a college degree. Now the gap… Continue Reading
Symantec report – Trojan.Stabuniq Found on Financial Institution Servers
Fred Gutierrez: “Almost a year ago we added detection for a low prevalence Trojan found on servers belonging to financial institutions, including banking firms and credit unions. The Trojan also compromised home computer users and computers at security firms. For easier identification and tracking we recently renamed this threat to Trojan.Stabuniq. Approximately half of unique… Continue Reading
Interoperability Case Study: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
“Electronic data interchange (EDI) provides an excellent context for examining how interoperability at the technological and data level can also produce profound effects at a higher, institutional level. Originally conceived as a means for speeding up the delivery of invoices and purchase orders by sending them electronically, EDI resulted in significant shifts with regard to… Continue Reading
How to Engage Young People: Lessons from Lowell, MA
How to Engage Young People: Lessons from Lowell, MA. December 17, 2012 Sopheap Linda C. Sou, Darcie DeAngelo, Masada Jones, and Monica Veth “A youth organizations success depends on young peoples participation within the local community. Many of the issues facing young people today reflect a poor engagement with community politics, cultural identity formation, and… Continue Reading
EU Government expenditure by sub-sector of general government, 2011 data
“EU-27 central government expenditure decreases from 18.8 % of GDP in 2010 to 17.9 % in 2011. In 2011 in the European Union, total expenditure at general government level made up 49.1% of GDP. Central government accounted for 36.4% of general government total expenditure (TE) or 17.9% of GDP, when transfers to other subsectors of… Continue Reading
TRAC – Deportation Orders Historically Low
“The latest available data from the Immigration Courts show a continued decline in requests for deportation orders made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials. According to case-by-case records analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), there were 14,296 new ICE filings for deportation orders during November 2012, down 5.7 percent from the previous… Continue Reading
WSJ – Public School, Big Tab – Searchable database
“The cost of attending public colleges is rising faster than the cost of private colleges, as states reduce funding. This graphic shows the published tuition and fees for state residents in 2012-13, and in 2006-07, for 72 public universities with substantial research activity, including many state flagship schools.” Continue Reading
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New GAO Reports – Medicaid Supplemental Payments, Medicaid and CHIP
Medicaid – More Transparency of and Accountability for Supplemental Payments Are Needed, GAO-13-48, Nov 26, 2012 Medicaid and CHIP – Considerations for Express Lane Eligibility, GAO-13-178R, Dec 5, 2012 Continue Reading
