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“Annual estimates of U.S. exports by State and commodity group based on each State’s share of U.S. agricultural production. State exports are updated annually on June 30. [Link]” All data files in Excel (except as noted): Value of U.S. agricultural exports by commodity group, 2001-05 State export data for all States and commodity groups, 5 …
Current water resources conditions – Map of real-time streamflow compared to historical streamflow for the day of the year (United States).
How the Gun Lobby and the Government Suppress the Truth About Guns and Crime – Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, April 2006 (56 pages, PDF). [Mike Ravnitzky]
Press release: “CA today announced a new security survey of 642 large North American organizations which shows that more than 84% experienced a security incident over the past 12 months and that the number of breaches continues to rise. According to the findings, security breaches have increased 17% since 2003. As a result, 54% of …
New York Times: Identity Thief Finds Easy Money Hard to Resist
“The Knight Science Journalism Tracker is a new Web-based service for journalists who cover science, environment and health… It’s a service of the Knight Science Journalism Fellowships. Our goal is to provide a broad sampling of the past day’s stories in these areas and, where possible, of press releases or other news tips related to …
ABCNews Wireless America: “As a service to ABCNEWS.com readers, we’ve compiled a list of public Wi-Fi access points in the nation’s 30 most populous cities.”
Summaries of Competitive Food Defense Research Reports, 2005 – released June 2006. “Following the conduct of vulnerability assessments with industry on a variety of foods regulated by the Food and Drug Administration a number of research questions were generated. The commodities evaluated were dairy products, fruit juices, bottled water, water used for food processing, and …
“The potential benefits of sharing patient electronic records within health systems are broadly agreed, but concerns remain over patient consent and security. Experts in this week’s BMJ discuss how patients should consent to use of electronic records in the NHS and how the data can be kept secure.” view full paper view commentary view editorial …
“The European Commission (EC) has published a database of about 400 practice guides on hygiene from food and catering industries across the EU. The database will allow companies, professionals, and associations to access “best practices from around Europe.” The guides include procedures and methods on the preparation, production, stocking, transportation, distribution, and sale of food. …
GAO Report released July 3, 2006 – Medicaid Financial Management: Steps Taken to Improve Federal Oversight but Other Actions Needed to Sustain Efforts, Full-text GAO-06-705, and Highlights, June 22, 2006.
DOJ press release, July 3, 2006: “All 50 states are now participating in the National Sex Offender Public Registry (NSOPR) Web site, the Justice Department announced today. South Dakota and Oregon have now been added to the Web site, which provides real-time access to public sex offender data nationwide with a single Internet search. The …