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International Monetary Fund Report – World Economic Outlook: Housing and the Business Cycle, April 2008 “The World Economic Outlook (WEO) presents the IMF staff’s analysis and projections of economic developments at the global level, in major country groups (classified by region, stage of development, etc.), and in many individual countries. It focuses on major economic …
National Priorities Project: “Taxpayers can take stock of how the federal government spent their 2007 income tax dollars: over 40 percent went towards military spending, while education received just over 4 percent. This publication shows how the median income family’s 2007 income tax dollars were spent for every state and 200 cities, towns and counties.” …
[April 1, 2008] “the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) launched an online compilation of more than 500 documents on the U.S. ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). The Archive includes a timeline of CWC negotiations, a history of its signing and ratification, and current news and commentary on the CWC.”
Terrorism and the Mass Media after Al Qaeda: A Change of Course?, Manuel R. Torres Fuente: Athena Intelligence: “Analyzes the possible relationship between terrorist groups and the media. As an example, a case study on the Al Qaeda organization will be used. Our methodology will involve analyzing the content of its public statements and examining …
Official Google Blog: “As the 2008 election progresses, more and more voters are tuning into YouTube to stay on top of the action. Our You Choose ’08 platform now features content from candidates, news organizations, and voters, and we’ve made it easier than ever to see where the candidates stand on each of the major …
The Personal Information Trainer, by Stuart Basefsky Criminal Law Resources: Fingerprint Evidence Challenges, by Ken Strutin The Social Networking Titans: Facebook and MySpace, by Deborah Ginsberg and Meg Kribble Update to Choosing Law Librarianship: Thoughts for People Contemplating a Career Move, by Mary Whisner Living With the Asus Eee PC, by Conrad J. Jacoby Competitive …
What the Unemployment Rate Signals on the Economy Unemployment, Macroeconomics, U.S. Economy, Rebecca M. Blank, Visiting Fellow, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution. “First, the American work force is aging as the baby boom bulge moves into their 50s. This demographic shift lowers overall unemployment rates because older workers are more stably employed and have less …
“This project is an ongoing commitment by Universal McCann to measure consumer usage, attitudes and interests in adopting social media platforms and is the largest exploration of its kind. It aims to provide the facts behind the hype…This report (Wave 3) surveyed 17,000 internet users in 29 countries and was completed in March 2008. Power …
March 18, 2008, Cato Policy Analysis no. 613: The Grass Is Not Always Greener: A Look at National Health Care Systems Around the World, by Michael D. Tanner. “Critics of the U.S. health care system frequently point to other countries as models for reform. They point out that many countries spend far less on health …
Online Virtual Worlds: Applications and Avatars in a User-Generated Medium, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Tuesday, April 1, 2008. Witness List & Prepared Testimony. News release: “Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, conducted the first ever Congressional hearing simulcast in an Internet-based virtual world [April …
Taking Back our Fiscal Future – Cost of Living, Economic Mobility, Fiscal Policy, Financial Services, Macroeconomics. The Brookings Institution and the Heritage Foundation, April 2008. “…we recommend that: Congress and the president enact explicit long-term budgets for Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security that are sustainable, set limits on automatic spending growth, and reduce the relatively …
News release: “…the Wikimedia Foundation reached a significant new milestone: on Thursday, March 27, at 00:07 UTC the official article count for all Wikipedias combined reached 10 million. The ten millionth article, a short biography of 16th century English goldsmith and painter Nicholas Hilliard, was created in the Hungarian Wikipedia by user Pataki Márta. Wikipedia …
