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Monthly Archives: July 2004
Bloggers and the DNC
Bloggers Offer Inside View of Convention Web Diarists Are Now Official Members of Convention Press Corps Blogging Against Convention A Guide to Following Weblogs During the Conventions From the WSJ, this free feature profiles 30 credentialed bloggers at the DNC in Boston, including librarian Jessamyn West. Related news: The Empire Blogs Back Continue Reading
Google’s IPO Share Valuation
Via Findlaw: “The Internet Search Engine Company’s Initial Public Offering Valuation Filed With The SEC, Estimating That Shares Will Sell For Between $108 – $135 Each, Which Could Raise Roughly $3.32 Billion,” [Link] Related news: Loss of Google sends users scrambling Continue Reading
9/11 Commission Report Focuses on Facts
Correcting the Record on Sept. 11, in Great Detail Continue Reading
Depository Libraries Directed to destroy DOJ Pamphlets
From the Boston Globe, this article reports the story about a DOJ directive to GPO concerning the destruction of five government documents on the prosecution of asset forfeiture cases. The data contained therein is already part of the public record, raising questions about the directive by the library community. Continue Reading
New Survey on Employment Discrimination
One in Five Americans Has Experienced Employment Discrimination, Says New FindLaw Survey See also this related news, Google Accused of Elderly Discrimination Continue Reading
NIH Launches Database of Legal Materials on Human Genome Research
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Policy and Legislation Database: “This database contains Federal and State laws/statutes; Federal legislative materials; and Federal administrative and executive materials, including regulations, institutional policies, and executive orders. The database currently focuses on the following subject areas: privacy of genetic information/confidentiality; informed consent; insurance and employment discrimination; genetic testing and… Continue Reading
Comprehensive Review of IE Browser Alternatives
A look at Internet Explorer alternatives (Part 1). This installment covers Mozilla and Opera. Continue Reading
Lost and Found Military Records
Pentagon Finds Bush’s Guard Records. This AP article states that the records located do not provide any information about the President’s whereabouts the summer of 1973. In June, AP filed a FOIA lawsuit to obtain copies of all the President’s service records. From the article: “Previous attempts to locate the missing records at the Federal… Continue Reading
GAO Weighs In on E-Voting
Elections: Electronic Voting Offers Opportunities and Presents Challenges GAO-04-975T, July 20, 2004. “..direct recording electronic systems offer advantages in ease of use because they can have features that accommodate voters with various disabilities, and they protect against common voter errors, such as overvoting (voting for more candidates than is permissible); a disadvantage of such systems… Continue Reading
Enterprise Wide Blogs Catching On
Blog’s the word in big business: Microsoft has about 1,000 unregulated employee blogs according to this article. Continue Reading
CAPPS II Redux
CAPPS-II to be renamed and/or merged into traveller registration program Continue Reading
