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News release: “From April to July 2011, the number of employed youth 16 to 24 years old rose by 1.7 million to 18.6 million, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This year, the share of young people who were employed in July was 48.8 percent, the lowest July rate on record for the …
Federal Reserve Bank of New York: The July Indexes of Coincident Economic Indicators (CEIs) for New York State, New York City, and New Jersey, released today, reveal that economic activity continued to expand in both New York State and New York City andfor the second month in a rowpicked up moderately in New Jersey. The …
Energy Development and Water Use Impacts of Potential Oil Shale Development on Water Resources, GAO-11-929T, August 24, 2011 [See also related postings on shale] Maritime Security – Progress Made, but Further Actions Needed to Secure the Maritime Energy Supply, GAO-11-883T, August 24, 2011 Environmental Protection Agency – To Better Fulfill Its Mission, EPA Needs a …
SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2010 – Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy, Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, August 2011. Size and Scope of the Supplemental Security Income Program and Profile of Recipients as follows: “About 7.9 million people received federally administered payments in December 2010. The average monthly payment in December …
Federal Agency Use of Electronic Media in the Rulemaking Process, by Cary Coglianese – University of Pennsylvania [via Michael Ravnitzky] “In this report, I survey the landscape of agencies contemporary efforts to use electronic media in the rulemaking process. Drawing on a review of current agency uses of the Internet, a systematic survey of regulatory …
“European Securities and Markets Authority [ESMA] published a consultation paper (ESMA/2011/270) setting out its proposals for the detailed rules on supervision and third country entities underlying the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). These rules reflect the global nature of the alternative investment management indus-try and the need to put in place a framework for …
“The National Institutes of Health today released recommendations for best practices for scientists conducting mixed methods health research. Mixed methods research combines the strengths of quantitative research and qualitative research. Despite the increased interest in mixed methods research in health fields and at NIH, prior to this report, there was limited guidance to help scientists …
“Country Reports on Terrorism 2010 is an annual Congressionally mandated report that provides an assessment of trends and events in international terrorism that transpired from January 1 to December 31, 2010. Besides filling a Congressional requirement, this publication aims to enhance the publics understanding of the international terrorist threat. The report focuses on policy-related assessments, …
[The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ members are banks, building societies and other lenders who together undertake around 94% of all residential mortgage lending in the UK. There are 11.3 million mortgages in the UK, with loans worth over £1.2 trillion.]: “Gross mortgage lending in July was an estimated £12.6 billion, according to new data from …
Syria Country Analysis Brief, August 22, 2011 “Syria produces relatively modest quantities of oil and gas but the country’s location is strategic in terms of energy transit. Syria is the only relatively significant crude oil producing country in the Eastern Mediterranean region, which includes Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza. Syria produced about …
CRS Brazil-U.S. Relations, Peter J. Meyer, Analyst in Latin American Affairs, July 29, 2011 “As its economy has grown to be the eighth largest in the world, Brazil has consolidated its power in South America, extended its influence to the broader region, and become increasingly prominent on the world stage. The Obama Administrations national …
Gardiner Harris: “Federal officials and lawmakers, along with the drug industry and doctors groups, are rushing to find remedies for critical shortages of drugs to treat a number of life-threatening illnesses, including bacterial infection and several forms of cancer. The proposed solutions, which include a national stockpile of cancer medicines and a nonprofit company that …
