The December 2006 issue of ABA’s Law Practice Magazine features a profile of Sabrina I. Pacifici, founder, editor, publisher of LLRX.com and author of beSpacific. After a decade of publishing the free webzine on law and technology resources, and with more than four years and 11,000 postings on beSpacific.com, I am delighted to continue my active participation in such a expert profession, both here and abroad, which values innovation, creativity, contribution and community. Thank you for all your support, and I look forward to publishing your articles in 2007.
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Daily Archives: December 19, 2006
Expanding E-Government Results Report from OMB
Expanding E-Government Results Report, December 2006 (12 pages, PDF): “During this last year, adoption, participation and customer satisfaction of 18 Presidential E-Government initiatives were tracked in order to provide a complete, timely and accurate assessment of the usage of and benefits delivered to the respective customers citizens, businesses, and government agencies alike.” [Report includes… Continue Reading
GAO Identifies Factors Hampering Development of New Drug Applications
New Drug Development: Science, Business, Regulatory, and Intellectual Property Issues Cited as Hampering Drug Development Efforts, Full text GAO-07-49, and Highlights, November 17, 2006. “Recent scientific advances have raised expectations that an increasing number of new and innovative drugs would soon be developed to more effectively prevent, treat, and cure serious illnesses. However, industry analysts… Continue Reading
U.S. and Panama Complete Trade Promotion Agreement Negotiations
Press release: “The United States and Panama today announced they have completed negotiations on a free trade agreement with the understanding that it is subject to further discussions regarding labor. This comprehensive trade agreement will eliminate tariffs and other barriers to trade of goods and services, expand trade between the United States and Panama, and… Continue Reading
The U.S.-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act
Remarks by President Bush at signing of bill – H.R. 5682 [To exempt from certain requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 a proposed nuclear agreement for cooperation with India] Fact Sheet: The United States – India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act Continue Reading
Topical Blogs Offer Last Minute Shopping Ideas
WSJ free feature: Blogs for Shoppers, From Fashion to Food, Sites, Track Deals and Offer Ideas For Stumped Gift Givers See also Kathy Biehl’s After Hours columns on LLRX.com, which include her 2006 Holiday Gift Guide Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com
The following articles are available in the December 2006 issue of LLRX.com: Bloggers Beware: Debunking Nine Copyright Myths of the Online World – Updated, by Kathy Biehl Criminal Justice Resources – Criminal Justice Blogs, by Ken Strutin A Compilation of State Lawyer Licensing Databases, by Trevor Rosen and Andrew Zimmerman Deep Web Research Research 2007,… Continue Reading
FBI's Semiannual Uniform Crime Report , January – June 2006
FBI press release: “Preliminary figures indicate that, as a whole, law enforcement agencies throughout the Nation reported an increase of 3.7 percent in the number of violent crimes brought to their attention in the first half of 2006 when compared to figures reported for the first six months of 2005.” The data presented in Tables… Continue Reading
DOD Issues Report to Congress Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq
Report to Congress Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq, December 18, 2006 (53 pages, PDF). Continue Reading
