The Art of Written Persuasion: The Rise of Written Persuasion – In this column, Troy Simpson writes on persuading judges in writing. This first article in the series surveys the history of written advocacy in three jurisdictions England and Wales, Australia, and America – to show why good written advocacy is vital to the modern lawyer.
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Daily Archives: June 2, 2008
New GAO Reports: Defense Management, Nuclear Weapons
Defense Management: Assessment of the Reorganization of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, GAO-08-830R, May 30, 2008 Nuclear Weapons: NNSA Needs to Establish a Cost and Schedule Baseline for Manufacturing a Critical Nuclear Weapon Component, GAO-08-593, May 23, 2008 Continue Reading
DOJ OIG Semiannual Report to Congress
DOJ Office of the Inspector General – Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2007 – March 31, 2008 (64 pages, PDF) “This semiannual report summarizes the work of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) from October 1, 2007, through March 31, 2008. OIG staff have continued to conduct valuable audits, inspections, special reviews, and… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Website Access to Historical Documents of the Federal Open Market Committee
“The Federal Reserve Board’s website now features convenient access to historical documents of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) for the years 1978 through 2002 [note: use the drop-down menu on the upper left side of the page]. Greenbooks, Bluebooks, and other documents related to FOMC meetings join the transcripts, minutes, and policy announcements that… Continue Reading
GPO and the American Printing Industry Move Forward with Sustainable Environmental Stewardship
GPO and the American Printing Industry Move Forward with Sustainable Environmental Stewardship, Prepared Remarks from Robert C. Tapella, Public Printer of the United States drupa 2008 | World Market Print Media, Publishing & Converting | Messe Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, Germany | Saturday, May 31, 2008. “Today, for many documents, there is no longer a requirement for… Continue Reading
Real-time Quotes on NASDAQ Securities Now Available on Google Finance
Official Google Blog: “We’re very excited to tell you that real-time quotes on NASDAQ securities are now available on Google Finance. This is an important (and way overdue) development for everyone who consumes financial information. Historically, real-time stock data was not freely and widely accessible. Either buried behind subscription walls or brokerage sites, consumers typically… Continue Reading
More than 44 Million Acres under Lease for Oil and Gas in U.S.
News release: “More than 44 million acres of public lands are leased for oil and gas development, according to a new Wilderness Society analysis of Interior Department data. The analysis points to an explosion of drilling on federal lands, with 7,124 drilling permits (APDs) issued in 2007, a new record for the Bush Administration. Nationwide,… Continue Reading
Shrinking the Carbon Footprint of Metropolitan America
Shrinking the Carbon Footprint of Metropolitan America, Andrea Sarzynski, Senior Research Analyst, Metropolitan Policy Program, Marilyn A. Brown, Professor, School of Public Policy Georgia Institute of Technology, Frank Southworth, Principal Research Scientist, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology – The Brookings Institution. “Americas carbon footprint is expanding. With a growing population… Continue Reading
