Archives for: June 2010
American Time Use Survey
June 30th, 2010Link: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/atus.nr0.htm
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released 2009 results from the American Time Use Survey. These data include the average amount of time per day in 2009 that individuals worked, did household activities, and engaged in leisure and sports activities. Additionally, measures of the average time per day spent providing childcare--both as a primary (or main)activity and while doing other things--for the combined years 2005-09 are provided.
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume VIII, Vietnam, January–October 1972
June 25th, 2010Link: http://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76v08
From the Press Release: "The Easter Offensive, and its ramifications, represents the most significant event in Indochina for U.S. policy in this period, and documentary coverage of the event dominates the volume, concentrating mainly on what happened in North and South Vietnam, policy formulation and decision making in Washington, and the negotiations in Paris. Only a very small number of documents relate to events and policy in Laos and Cambodia, and then only as they relate to events and policy in Vietnam."
Public School Graduates and Dropouts From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2007–08
June 15th, 2010Link: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010341.pdf
This report presents the number of high school graduates, the Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate, and the dropout data for public schools in school year 2007–08. The counts of graduates, dropouts, and enrollments by grade are from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (CCD) nonfiscal surveys of public elementary/secondary education.
Expenditures on Children by Families (what it costs to raise a child)
June 13th, 2010Link: http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/CRC/crc2009.pdf
From the press release - USDA's new annual report, Expenditures on Children by Families, finds that a middle-income family with a child born in 2009 can expect to spend about $222,360 ($286,050 if inflation is factored in) for food, shelter, and other necessities to raise that child over the next 17 years. This represents less than a 1 percent increase from 2008, the smallest increase this decade, which likely reflects the state of the economy.
The Beige Book - Federal Reserve
June 13th, 2010Link: http://federalreserve.gov/fomc/beigebook/2010/20100609/FullReport.htm
From the Summary: "Economic activity continued to improve since the last report across all twelve Federal Reserve Districts, although many Districts described the pace of growth as "modest." Consumer spending and tourism activity generally increased. Business spending also rose, on net, with employment and capital spending edging up but inventory investment slowing. By sector, nonfinancial services, manufacturing, and transportation continued to gradually improve."
Open EI (Open Energy Information Initiative)
June 12th, 2010Link: http://en.openei.org/wiki/Main_Page
The Open Energy Information initiative (OpenEI) is a website which provides energy technology information to the public. It includes gateways to information on Buildings, Clean Energy Economy, Incentives, International Clean Energy Analysis, News, Smart Grid, Solar and U.S. Open Labs.
