Follow up to postings on the upcoming Conversion to Digital Television, this Press release: “The Federal Communications Commission has announced that, on Tuesday, April 1, 2008, it will hold a Digital Television (DTV) Consumer Education Workshop focusing on low-income consumers. The Workshop will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at approximately 12:00 p.m., and will… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2008
National Academy of Social Insurance Report – Social Security: An Essential Asset and Insurance Protection for All
Press release: “For most Americans, the value of their Social Security is the biggest accumulation of dollars they will take into retirement. In fact, for two-thirds of recipients over the age of 65, Social Security is more than half of their income during retirement, according to a new report released [January 31, 2008] by the… Continue Reading
University of Michigan's Library Puts Millionth Book From its Collection Online
“The University of Michigan’s University Library has just put the millionth book from its collection on-line. That’s one million out of the 7.5 million volumes in the library’s current holdings. Digitized materials are made available publicly via the Mirlyn library catalog and MBooks. MBooks provides full text of works that are in the public domain,… Continue Reading
Critical Undersea Internet Cables Damaged Between Europe and Mideast
AP: “The lines that tie the globe together by carrying phone calls and Internet traffic are just two-thirds of an inch thick where they lie on the ocean floor. The foundation for a connected world seems quite fragile, an impression reinforced this week when a break in two cables in the Mediterranean Sea disrupted communications… Continue Reading
CIA Oversight to Include Special Ombudsman
Washingtonpost.com: “The CIA’s inspector general has agreed to tighter controls over its investigative procedures, agency officials revealed yesterday, in what appeared to be an attempt to soften resentments among agency officials over the watchdog’s aggressive probes into the legality and effectiveness of the CIA’s counterterrorism efforts and detention programs.” Continue Reading
The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet
Solove, Daniel J., “The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet”. The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet, Daniel J. Solove, Yale University Press, October 2007 Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1019177 “Solove explores how the Internet is transforming gossip, the way we shame others, and our ability to protect… Continue Reading
Sandias Sunshine to Petrol project seeks fuel from thin air
Press release: “Using concentrated solar energy to reverse combustion, a research team from Sandia National Laboratories is building a prototype device intended to chemically reenergize carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide using concentrated solar power. The carbon monoxide could then be used to make hydrogen or serve as a building block to synthesize a liquid combustible… Continue Reading
Newly Released 2007 Reports Give Clues to Candidates' Financial Strengths and Vulnerabilities Going into Super Tuesday
“A new analysis by the Campaign Finance Institute of end-of-the-year reports by the six presidential candidates still in the race highlights some of the candidates’ potential financial strengths and weaknesses as the presidential primary season heads toward an unprecedented twenty-two primaries on Tuesday, February 5. A fuller review of the reports, covering all the candidates,… Continue Reading
National Security Archive and Historical Associations Petition for Release of Rosenberg Grand Jury Records
Press release: “The National Security Archive, along with several leading U.S. historical associations, today is filing a petition in federal court in New York City for the release of grand jury records from the 1951 indictment of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were accused of running an espionage ring that passed American atomic secrets to… Continue Reading
DHS Annual Privacy Report to Congress, July 2006 to July 2007
Follow up to January 27, 2007 notice, DHS Posts Annual Report on Congress After Delay, DHS posted the Annual Privacy Report to Congress, July 2006 to July 2007 (PDF, 58 pages). Continue Reading
Employment Recession Probability Index
Joint Economic Committee: “As 2008 begins, many observers believe the U.S. economy will enter a recession. This belief intensified during the latter half of 2007 because of rising oil prices, a weakening housing market, and sluggish job numbers, despite strong quarterly GDP growth. Unfortunately, it is difficult to know with certainty if a recession will… Continue Reading
SEC Freedom of Information Act Program Action Plan Posted to Website
Pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act request by Michael Ravnitzky, the SEC posted the agency’s Freedom of Information Act Program Action Plan, as submitted to OPM and DOJ on June 14, 2006, revised October 14, 2006. Continue Reading
