Stocks spent the week in a steady, low volume, holiday rally. For the TSP, the C-fund gained 3.80% on the week, the S-fund was up 3.48%, the I-fund added 2.27%, while the F-fund (bonds) lost 0.62%, and the G-fund was up 0.03%. For the month, the C-fund is now up 1.63% in December, the S-fundRead… Read more »
The Public Eye with Eric Chabrow We often don’t get what we don’t pay for with smartphones and their free apps: security. Continue…http://www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs.php?postID=1129&rf=2011-12-23-eg&elq=7a6e7a088ec74503a26fb1622f0e31f7&elqCampaignId=1040
Governor Nicki Haley of South Carolina is in hot water over emails deleted by her office. The Charleston Post and Courier uncovered the deleted emails after asking for emails from both her office and the state Department of Health and Human Services. The emails returned from the Department showed responses from the Governor which hadRead… Read more »
I was just sitting here thinking, with all the uproar about health care, why is it not possible for grown children to put their parents on their health insurance, even if they get SSI or SS parents put children until age of 18 on health insurance. Wouldn’t that help some, or maybe get something calledRead… Read more »
Deltek Sr. Analyst Kyle Ridley reports. Today, the Department of Education (DOE) awarded federal Race to the Top (RTTT) funds to the tune of $200 million split among seven states. This is the third round of awards for the $4 billion program aimed at revitalizing America’s K-12 education system through reform and innovation. The latestRead… Read more »
There is a new report out from the Economist, the next in it’s annual series of reports that detail the state of democracy around the world. This year’s report is entitled “The Democracy Index 2011: Democracy under stress”. Read more and download this year’s report. Original post
More than one million Clipper cards are now in circulation, representing an increase of nearly 30% over the last six months. Original post
Declaring that it’s a great year to be a data geek, The Atlantic Cities presents its list of 10 best urban datasets released in 2011. Original post
Ridership is surging on intercity bus companies like BoltBus and Megabus, as passengers choose to surf the Internet instead of driving, flying, or taking the train. Original post
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