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Follow up to previous posting on Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch, this new research – Economist [with links from additional sources]: “The amount of plastic produced around the world increased fivefold between 1976 and 2008, and the amount thrown away by Americans went up fourfold between 1980 and 2008. It is a reasonable assumption that, as …
Inside the secret world of Trader Joe’s – Full Version “…Trader Joe’s is one of the hottest retailers in the U.S. It now boasts 344 stores in 25 states and Washington, D.C., and strip-mall operators and consumers alike aggressively lobby the chain, based in Monrovia, Calif., to come to their towns. A Trader Joe’s brings …
The Cost of Short Sales, CoreLogic Research Study – An Analysis of 2010 Short Sale Trends, Risks, and Opportunities Study, August 2010 “The objective of this study is to understand the actual costs of residential mortgage short sales (or short payoffs) to mortgage industry participants and the industry itself. A short sale is a real …
Nature.com: “Marine phytoplankton the vast range of tiny algae species accounting for roughly half of Earth’s total photosynthetic biomass have declined substantially in the world’s oceans over the past century, researchers report in Nature this week. The findings add to concerns that climate change is dangerously altering marine ecosystems. Phytoplankton are the basis …
The Agnostic Cartographer – How Googles open-ended maps are embroiling the company in some of the worlds touchiest geopolitical disputes. “Just five years since the release of Google Maps and Google Earth, the corporation may well be the worlds most important mapmaker. More than 600 million people around the world have downloaded Google Earth. As …
Asian Development Bank – Informal Authority in the Workplace By Olivier Serrat [via Stuart Basefsky] “The Insufficient Returns from Formal Authority in Organizations: Formal authoritythe power to influence or command thought, opinion, or behavioris the defining characteristic of societal and organizational hierarchy.1 Ideally, after Ronald Heifetz, it is expected to serve five functions that most …
“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…The First Command Financial Behaviors Index rose from 2009s year-end mark of 90 to a first quarter closing at 94, …
LA Times: “A growing body of evidence is suggesting that exposure to organophosphate pesticides is a prime cause of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD. The findings are considered plausible to many experts because the pesticides are designed to attack the nervous systems of insects. It is not surprising, then, that they should also impinge on …
Use Microblogging to Increase Productivity, by Jeanne C Meister and Karie Willyerd, Harvard Business Review “There are a number of internal solutions that allow employees to share messages and information with each other, including Yammer and Socialtext. Laurence Smith, Vice President of Global Learning & Development at LG Electronics in Seoul, Korea has become an …
The Economic Impacts of the Marcellus Shale: Implications for New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. A Report to The American Petroleum Institute, by Timothy J. Considine, Ph.D., Natural Resource Economics, Inc. “Deep beneath the rolling hills and mountains of Appalachia from West Virginia in the south to upstate New York in the north lies a …
News release: “Nearly 1 million children in the United States are potentially misdiagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder simply because they are the youngest and most immature in their kindergarten class, according to new research by a Michigan State University economist. These children are significantly more likely than their older classmates to be …
“Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in July for the 12th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 15th consecutive month, say the nations supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. Manufacturing continued to grow during July, but at a slightly slower rate than in June. Employment, supplier deliveries …
