9/11 Remembrance
• Library of Congress WiseGuide: Remembering 9/11
• Related postings on 9/11
• Pentagon Memorial Dedication - September 11, 2008
• Pentagon Memorial Fund
• AP: "An island of peace amid the bustle of Logan International Airport was dedicated Tuesday to honor the 147 passengers and crew killed when terrorists flew two planes from here into New York City's World Trade Center."

NOAA Historical Hurricane Tracks Web Site Helps Users Prepare for Big Storms
News release: As the U.S. coastal population continues to grow, so do the hazards when big storms approach. An on-line tool, Historical Hurricane Tracks, helps users get a quick picture of coastal areas with the greatest frequency of hurricanes and tropical storms — and that historical “snapshot” can help community members and local emergency managers develop better plans for storm preparation and recovery. NOAA’s Historical Hurricane Tracks includes data on storm strikes through 2007. Current hurricane activity can be followed at the National Hurricane Center Web site.

Get information on car safety, ratings, tests and recalls from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
http://www.safercar.gov/portal/site/safercar/menuitem.13dd5c887c7e1358fefe0a2f35a67789/?vgnextoid=eb5c56192d8c9110VgnVCM1000002fd17898RCRD

The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update, September 2008 - The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the deficit for 2008 will be substantially higher than it was in 2007, rising from $161 billion last year to $407 billion this year. Furthermore, CBO’s projections indicate that if current laws and policies remain in place, deficits for the next two years will remain above $400 billion, or about 3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). Over the longer term, the fiscal outlook continues to depend mostly on the future course of health care costs as well as on the effects of a growing elderly population.
Economic Projections Tables
Budget Projections Tables
CBO's Year-by-Year Forecast and Projections for Calendar Years 2008 to 2018
Key Assumptions in CBO's Projection of Potential Output
Supplemental Data on Mandatory Outlays (As of March 2008)

National Security Archive and Historians Secure Long Secret Rosenberg Grand Jury Testimony
News release: "More than 50 years after the historic but controversial execution of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, who were convicted of atomic espionage, the U.S. government this Thursday, September 11, is expected to make public long shrouded grand jury testimony from its prosecution of the Rosenbergs, which will be the subject of a press briefing on September 11, 2008. Several noted Cold War scholars will provide expert analysis of the newly public documents at the briefing, organized by the National Security Archive, the independent nongovernmental research institute at George Washington University, which successfully led a coalition of historians in demands that the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) unseal Rosenberg trial grand-jury records. The Archive, along with the American Historical Association, the American Society for Legal History, the Organization of American Historians, the Society of American Archivists, and New York Times reporter Sam Roberts, filed a petition in January 2008 seeking the release of grand jury records from the 1951 indictment of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, arguing that public interest outweighed privacy and national security concerns.

"The new online edition of the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law went live in August 2008. The initial upload included over 450 articles including over 120 that relate to judicial decisions and dispute settlement, and a set of articles covering the history of international law since the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. Of particularly topical interest are the articles on the fragmentation of international law, the position of heads of state and heads of government, Genocide, and the Taliban. The next upload will take place in October 2008."

Google Announces Revised User Record Retention Policy
Official Google Blog: "we're announcing a new logs retention policy: we'll anonymize IP addresses on our server logs after 9 months. We're significantly shortening our previous 18-month retention policy to address regulatory concerns and to take another step to improve privacy for our users."
Related: Google Response to the [EU] Article 29 Working Party Opinion On Data Protection Issues Related to Search Engines

The Digital Television Transition: No Need to Trash Your TV
News release: "For consumers who choose to buy a new TV, EPA recommends purchasing Energy Star-qualified sets. EPA also encourages consumers to recycle their unwanted TVs, which recovers valuable materials from the circuit boards, metal wiring, leaded glass, and plastics. Last year Americans disposed of more than 20 million TVs, which represents a lost opportunity to conserve natural resources such as copper and iron.
Consumers who are interested in recycling their old TVs can contact their local household hazardous waste collection and recycling program to find out whether they will be sponsoring an upcoming recycling event. EPA is working through its Plug-In To eCycling program to promote the environmental benefits of recycling and provide the public with information on safely reusing and recycling obsolete electronics products, including computers, cell phones, and televisions. Related postings on e-waste

Sabot (wooden shoe)
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sabot

Sabotage (comes from workers throwing shoes at equipment)
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sabotage

kvell • \KVEL\ • verb : to be extraordinarily proud : rejoice
The word "kvell" is derived from Yiddish "kveln," meaning "to be delighted," which, in turn, comes from the Middle High German word "quellen," meaning "to well, gush, or swell." Yiddish has been a wellspring of creativity for English, giving us such delightful words as "meister" ("one who is knowledgeable about something"), "maven" ("expert"), and "shtick" ("one's special activity"), just to name a few.
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