WSJ free feature today, Earnings Cheat Sheet: “Get a peek at what to expect in the quarterly reports of major companies.” See also free data from the WSJ Markets Data Center Earnings Calendar: “Click on company names for earnings estimates (estimates are not available for companies quoted on the OTCBB, pink sheets or non-U.S. exchanges).… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2007
Cyber Threat Calculator Released for Government Use
Press release: “The University of New Hampshire Cyber Threat Calculator was unveiled Thursday, January 25, 2007, at the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Conference 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri. The UNH Cyber Threat Calculator was developed by researchers at UNH Justiceworks and students, and offers a new method to identify and quantify the threats posed… Continue Reading
Free Resource Guide to Prediction Markets
From Marcus P. Zillman’s guide (44 pages, PDF) higlights both free and fee based resources for prediction markets and sources available on the Internet. Continue Reading
Justice Ginsburg, Women Judges and the Supreme Court
AP: “U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Friday that she dislikes being “all alone on the court” nearly a year after the retirement of Sandra Day O’Connor.” Continue Reading
DoD Military Personnel Statistics
Military Personnel Statistics – Active Duty Military Strength by Service Rank/Grade – current month Service Totals – current month Monthly Summaries – last 12 months Year/Month Comparisons – last 12 months Historical Reports – FY 1993 through FY 2002 Continue Reading
Article Spotlights Judges and Conflict of Interest in Milwaukee County
On Their Honor – “Wisconsin judges frequently try cases involving companies in which theyve invested. Who decides if they have a financial conflict? The judges.” by Geoff Davidian Continue Reading
Academics Warn Wikipedia Not A Primary Source
Inside Higher Education: A Stand Against Wikipedia: “As Wikipedia has become more and more popular with students, some professors have become increasingly concerned about the online, reader-produced encyclopedia. While plenty of professors have complained about the lack of accuracy or completeness of entries, and some have from using it, the history department at Middlebury College… Continue Reading
Defense Science Board Task Force on Critical Homeland Security Infrastructure Protection
Department of Defense’s Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics – Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Critical Homeland Security Infrastructure Protection (45 pages, PDF). Continue Reading
Anti-Spyware Coalition Releases Best Practices Documents For Public Comment
Best Practices Suggestions Document: “Building upon the Definitions and Risk Model documents, the Best Practices document aims to expand past defining what behaviors and consent factors will currently make software potentially unwanted and to focus upon making the marketplace better. This document highlights the sorts of technological behaviors that limit the negative impact of potentially… Continue Reading
DOJ OIG Report on US AG Critical Incident Response Plans
Follow-up Review of the Critical Incident Response Plans of the United States Attorneys’ Offices, Evaluation and Inspections Report I-2007-001, January 2007 (Full Report, 87 pages, PDF), issued January 26, 2007. Continue Reading
FTC Issues Annual Financial Acts Enforcement Report to Federal Reserve
Text of the Commission Report, released January 26, 2007: Enforcement Activities of the Federal Trade Commission Under the Truth In Lending Act, the Consumer Leasing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act During 2006 Continue Reading
DHS Posts Annual Report on Congress After Delay
Follow up to November 20, 2006 posting, DHS Privacy Office Annual Report to Congress Released After One Year Delay [EPIC posted the report] – note that this report has now been posted to the DHS Privacy Office website: Annual Privacy Report to Congress, July 2004 to July 2006 (PDF, 38 pages). Continue Reading
