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How Builders, Suppliers and Developers Can Leverage Census Bureau’s New Building Permit Visualization Tool

The Census Bureau produces a wealth of information on building permits for new residential construction down the local jurisdiction level. What has been missing until now is a way to quickly and easily access and use the decades of data available. The Census Bureau’s new visualization and extraction tool empowers users to engage this rich, sub county-level source of information about the critical first step in construction – the building permit. This webinar will demonstrate how builders, suppliers and developers can engage this tool to create visualizations that will assist their planning and growth strategies. Join Us Date: August 25 Time: 1:00 p.m. ET Dial In: 800-369-1845 Passcode: 9542337# WebEx Event Number (if needed): 199 714 7253 Link: Log In Details Event Password: #Census1 (If required, this password is only for users who join from a WebEx application or mobile app.)

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Additional Webinars Coming Soon August 18, 2021: Minding Our P's and Q's: Using LODES Data to Explore the Impact of the CARES Act Pandemic Relief Programs August 25, 2021: Data.census.gov Updates: August 2021 August 25, 2021: How Builders, Suppliers and Developers Can Leverage Census Bureau’s New Building Permit Visualization Tool August 26, 2021: Explaining Monthly State Retail Sales, An Experimental Data Product September 1, 2021: Franchising in America: Key Data from the 2017 Economic Census September 1, 2021: Recent Cross County Commuting Patterns September 15, 2021: Job Opportunity Tool September 23, 2021: Manufacturing: The Changing Face of Manufacturing in the USA September 30, 2021: Manufacturing Day Kick Off Event

About Census Academy Let us show you how to find and use Census Bureau data for your everyday uses, including informing your business plan, supporting grant proposals and research projects, developing apps, urban development planning and services, and much more! Whether you’re looking for economic or demographic data, we can teach you how to get what you need for your various projects. To request free workshops and trainings for your organization, send us an e-mail at census.askdata@census.gov.

WTO:Goods Barometer hits record high, confirming strength of trade recovery

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Goods Barometer hits record high, confirming strength of trade recovery

Global merchandise trade is continuing its robust recovery from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic according to the WTO’s Goods Trade Barometer, which hit a record high in its latest reading issued on 18 August.

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The Goods Trade Barometer is a composite leading indicator providing real-time information on the trajectory of merchandise trade relative to recent trends ahead of conventional trade volume statistics. The latest barometer reading of 110.4 is the highest on record since the indicator was first released in July 2016, and up more than 20 points year-on-year.

The rise in the barometer reflects both the strength of current trade expansion and the depth of the pandemic-induced shock in 2020. It is notable that, while still well above trend, the index has started to rise at a decreasing rate, which could presage a peaking of upward momentum in trade.

All of the barometer's component indices were above trend in the latest month, illustrating the broad-based nature of the recovery. Indices for air freight (114.0), container shipping (110.8) and raw materials (104.7) in particular continued to rise, signalling faster than average trade growth.

The automotive products index (106.6) also rose despite the fact that car production and sales fell in July in some countries due to a shortage of semiconductors (the rise can be explained by smoothing of the underlying data). This shortage is also reflected in a small decline in the electronic components index (112.4).

The forward-looking new export orders index (109.3) has slowed more definitively, providing a further indication that the pace of recovery is likely to decelerate in the near term.

The rise in the air freight index reflects a rebound in air transport due to the easing pandemic-related travel restrictions in some (mainly developed) countries. The index could turn down again suddenly if the spread of COVID-19 variants forces the re-imposition of restrictions.

The latest barometer reading is broadly consistent with the WTO's most recent trade forecast of 31 March, which foresaw an 8% increase in the volume of world merchandise trade in 2021 following a 5.3% drop in 2020.

Global goods trade has grown steadily since it registered a sharp decline in the second quarter of 2020 during the early days of the pandemic. The volume of merchandise trade was up 5.7% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021, the largest jump since the 5.8% rise in third quarter of 2011. The latest barometer reading suggests that goods trade will see an even larger year-on-year increase in the second quarter once trade volume data for that period are available.

The outlook for world trade continues to be overshadowed by downside risks, including regional disparities, continued weakness in services trade, and lagging vaccination timetables, particularly in poor countries. COVID-19 continues to pose the greatest threat to the outlook for trade, as new waves of infection could easily undermine the recovery.

The full Goods Trade Barometer is available here.

Further details on the methodology are contained in the technical note here.

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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION:Can I get infected after vaccination?

 

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Can I get infected after vaccination?

If you are fully vaccinated can you still get COVID-19? How frequent are infections in vaccinated people? What are the COVID-19 symptoms if you have been vaccinated? WHO's Dr Kate O'Brien explains in Science in 5.

 

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:Last chance: Antimicrobial Resistance in Water—Register Now!

 

CDC’s AMR Exchange presents its second webinar exploring the global threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the urgent action needed to stop its spread. Join us Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at 10 a.m. ET to hear experts from CDC, The Ohio State University, and the University of Gothenburg working to track antimicrobial resistance in water and understand its impact on public health, while taking action to address this potential threat.  AMR germs and their genes can contaminate streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans from discharge that flows from hospitals, farms, or sewage systems. Even properly functioning wastewater treatment systems may not fully remove resistant germs and their genes. However, the magnitude of this risk to human health is still not fully understood.  This event is the second installment of CDC’s AMR Exchange, a new global webinar series launched in May to engage a broad group of partners, practitioners, and policymakers on AMR topics across One Health.  Register today to be a part of this important discussion!

Miss the first AMR Exchange webinar? Watch the recording now: AMR in a Changed World. Follow our new Twitter handle for all things #AntibioticResistance: https://twitter.com/CDC_AR

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Highlights - Study on Biometric Recognition and Behavioural Detection - Committee on Legal Affairs

10/08/2021

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the JURI and PETI Committees, analyses the use of biometric techniques from an ethical and legal perspective. Biometric techniques raise a number of specific ethical issues, as an individual cannot easily change biometric features, and as these techniques tend to intrude into the human body and ultimately the human self.

Further issues are more generally associated with large-scale surveillance, algorithmic decision making, or profiling. The study analyses different types of biometric techniques and draws conclusions for EU legislation. Please note that the German, French, Spanish, Italian and Polish versions of the Executive summary will be available online shortly.

Highlights - Fighting poverty and social exclusion - including through minimum income schemes - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

11/08/2021





The study pursues two main aims. Firstly, it addresses the issue of poverty and social exclusion from a theoretical perspective – assessing the relevant concepts – and an empirical perspective – discussing the limitations of different indicators and data with reference to EU countries.

Secondly, it focuses on national and EU-level policies dealing with poverty and social exclusion, in particular, on minimum income schemes, presenting 6 country case studies and evaluating the feasibility of an EU minimum income framework.

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Latest news - What's new? - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

11/08/2021

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the President of the European Parliament has established a number of measures to contain the spread of the virus and to safeguard Parliament's core activities. The current precautionary measures do not affect work on legislative priorities.

Core activities are maintained to ensure the smooth running of the institution's legislative, budgetary, and scrutiny functions. The meetings allow for remote participation in a virtual environment.

Following these decisions, the next remote EMPL meeting will take place on:

Wednesday 1 September 2021, 9.00 - 12.00 and 13.45 - 16.15

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Press release - Afghanistan crisis: Safety of Afghan women and girls has to be a fundamental EU priority

16/08/2021

Reacting to rapid developments on the ground in Afghanistan, Evelyn Regner, the Chair of the European Parliament’s committee on women’s rights and gender equality said:
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