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National Center for Education Statistics: “Fewer than one-third of the nations students achieve at or above the Proficient level in geography, according to the latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP.) Although fourth graders made gains in achievement since 2001, The Nations Report Card: Geography 2010 shows that performance by eighth graders …
“The First Command Financial Behaviors Index assesses trends among the American publics financial behaviors, intentions and attitudes through a monthly survey of approximately 1,000 U.S. consumers, ages 2570, with annual household incomes of at least $50,000. Survey results, which are reported quarterly, were first compiled in February 2008 and assigned a baseline of 100 points. …
How Google Dominates Us, James Gleick, Auguat 18, 2011 “The business of finding facts has been an important gear in the workings of human knowledge, and the technology has just been upgraded from rubber band to nuclear reactor. No wonder theres some confusion about Googles exact role in thatalong with increasing fear about its power …
“The report, Power Sector Development in Europe – Lenders’ Perspectives 2011, notes that the European electricity industry will need an estimated EUR 1,900bn investment over the next twenty-five years if it is to meet both increasing electricity demand and ever-tightening environmental standards. Based on interviews with a selection of top European banks, the report concludes …
Bennett,Rick, Edward T. O’Neill, Kerre Kammerer, and JD Shipengrover. 2011. mapFAST: A FAST Geographic Authorities Mashup with Google Maps. Code4Lib Journal, 14, 2011-07-25 “mapFAST is a mashup that uses Google Maps to present a different way to look at subject access to bibliographic records. When looking for information about a particular place, it is often …
News release: “Mortgage applications decreased 5.0 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Associations Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 22, 2011. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 5.0 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an …
NARA Bulletin 2011-04, July 18, 2011. TO: Heads of Federal Agencies; SUBJECT: Guidance on Managing Mixed-Media Files; EXPIRATION DATE: July 31, 2014 “What is the purpose of this Bulletin? Agencies frequently manage files with records created or received in more than one type of medium. This Bulletin provides agencies with guidance about the records management …
News release: “A ground-breaking membership report from OCLC Research suggests that by transforming virtual reference (VR) service encounters into relationship-building opportunities, librarians can better leverage the positive feelings people have for libraries. This is critically important in a crowded online space where the biggest players often dont have the unique experience and specific strengths offered …
“As outlined in the federal agencies Final Rule implementing the SAFE Acts federal registration requirement, certain pieces of federal registrant information will be made publicly available through Consumer Access. Federal registrant information is currently scheduled to be made publicly available through Consumer Access on August 1, 2011, shortly following the end of the federal registration …
Pew Research Center: GOP Makes Big Gains among White Voters Especially among the Young and Poor, July 22, 2011 “As the country enters into the 2012 presidential election cycle, the electorate’s partisan affiliations have shifted significantly since Obama won office nearly three years ago. In particular, the Democrats hold a much narrower edge than they …
Flying Blind: How Working Americans View Healthcare Costs in Retirement A Sun Life Financial Unretirement Survey – May 4, 2011 “92% of American workers either have no idea what their healthcare costs will be in retirement, or vastly underestimate those costs. 40% of Americans have no idea how much they will spend on healthcare costs …
“Science, engineering, and technology permeate nearly every facet of modern life and hold the key to meeting many of humanity’s most pressing challenges, both present and future. To address the critical issues of U.S. competitiveness and to better prepare the workforce, Framework for K-12 Science Education proposes a new approach to K-12 science education that …
