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Unemployment in January 2010: “In January, the number of unemployed persons decreased to 14.8 million, and the unemployment rate fell by 0.3 percentage point to 9.7 percent. In January, unemployment rates for most major worker groupsadult men (10.0 percent), teenagers (26.4 percent), blacks (16.5 percent), and Hispanics (12.6 percent)showed little change. The jobless rate for …
Internet Use in the United States: 2009 Tables with national- and state-level data showing who is accessing the Internet, cross-tabulated by age, sex, race, Hispanic-origin, educational attainment and employment status. State data show Internet usage at home versus use at other locations. Also included is whether people are using broadband or dial-up for Internet …
“Judaica Europeana will work with European cultural institutions to identify content documenting the Jewish contribution to the cities of Europe. It will digitise 10,500 photos, 1,500 postcards and 7,150 recordings as well as several million pages from books, newspapers, archives and press clippings. The digitised content will be available at Europeana.eu. Judaica Europeana is funded …
International Petroleum Monthly – January 2010 Feb 17, 2010 “This report contains world petroleum production data through November 2009; and OECD country petroleum demand, imports, and stocks data through October 2009. Also included are international oil balance data for 2005-2009 and annual petroleum data series for 1970-2008. Short-Term Energy Outlook February 2010 Feb …
CNMI Immigration and Border Control Databases, GAO-10-345R, February 16, 2010 Disaster Assistance: Federal Assistance for Permanent Housing Primarily Benefited Homeowners; Opportunities Exist to Better Target Rental Housing Needs, GAO-10-17, January 14, 2010 Surface Coal Mining: Financial Assurances for, and Long-Term Oversight of, Mines with Valley Fills in Four Appalachian States, GAO-10-206, January 14, 2010
“mySociety has two missions. The first is to be a charitable project which builds websites that give people simple, tangible benefits in the civic and community aspects of their lives. The second is to teach the public and voluntary sectors, through demonstration, how to use the internet most efficiently to improve lives. mySociety is a …
Contemporary Global Anti-Semitism Report Released by the Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, U.S. Department of State: “In memory of Tom Lantos, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives, a leader of moral force and a champion of human rights. As the only Holocaust survivor …
“The Ready Campaign asks individuals to do three key things to prepare for the unexpected: (1) get an emergency supply kit, (2) make a family emergency plan, and (3) be informed about the different types of emergencies that could occur and their appropriate responses.”
Central Intelligence Agency Freedom of Information Act Annual Report Fiscal Year 2009. Released February 1, 2010.
Average Sales Prices: Manufacturer Reporting and CMS Oversight(OEI-03-08-00480), February 12, 2010 “When setting payment amounts for drugs covered under Medicare Part B, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) relies on average sales price (ASP) data reported by manufacturers. This report identifies several potential issues with the current ASP reporting process, including (1) the timeliness …
“NOAA unveil[ed]… a new Web site http://www.climate.gov that serves as a single point-of-entry for NOAAs extensive climate information, data, products and services. Known as the NOAA Climate Portal, the site addresses the needs of five broadly-defined user groups: decision makers and policy leaders, scientists and applications-oriented data users, educators, business users and the …
New office would target nations fast-accelerating climate information needs “Individuals and decision-makers across widely diverse sectors from agriculture to energy to transportation increasingly are asking NOAA for information about climate change in order to make the best choices for their families, communities and businesses. To meet the rising tide of these requests, U.S. …
