Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text
Earthquakes–Indonesia–Maps
Source: Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs–ReliefWeb
New: Indonesia: Earthquake – Situation map No. 4
See Also: Indonesia: Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 4
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Country Profiles
Source: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress
New or Updated Reports
Updated: Afghanistan
22 pages: PDF.
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New: Yemen
23 pages; PDF.
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Internet Access–United Kingdom
Source: NSO
Internet Access: 63% of adults access the Internet
“The most common place to access the Internet was at home (86 per cent), 46 per cent accessed at work, 28 per cent at another person’s home, 16 per cent at a place of education, and 10 per cent at a public library.” Includes chart.
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Bankruptcies–United States–Statistics
Source: U.S. Courts
Bankruptcy Filings Rose in March 2006 12-Month Period Quarterly Filings Lowest Since Mid-80s
“The number of bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts rose 12.8 percent in the 12-month period ending March 31, 2006, according to statistics released today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Bankruptcy cases totaled 1,794,795 for that period, compared to 1,590,975 bankruptcy cases filed in the 12-month period ending March 2005.” Four spreadsheets with stats are available.
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Legal System–United States–Statistics
Source: Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University
New, Federal Prosecution Counts
“Monthly information for January of 2006 about the federal prosecution counts for white collar crime and three other major crime categories — immigration, drugs, and weapons — are now available to all Americans by going to a special new feature on TRAC’s public site at http://trac.syr.edu/tracreports/bulletins/.
