News release: “In 2008, the Electronic Public Access (EPA) Program celebrates its own coming of age after two decades of expansion and service. Back in September 1988, the Judicial Conference authorized an experimental program of electronic access for the public to court information in one or more district, bankruptcy, or appellate courts in which the… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Approval of proposal by Bank of America to acquire Merrill Lynch
“The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of the notice of Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina, to acquire Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc., New York, New York, and thereby indirectly acquire Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust Co., FSB, New York, New York; Merrill Lynch Bank USA, Salt Lake City, Utah; and… Continue Reading
Clean Energy 2030 – Google's Proposal for reducing U.S. dependence on fossil fuels
Clean Energy 2030 Google’s Proposal for reducing U.S. dependence on fossil fuels, by Jeffery Greenblatt, Climate and Energy Technology Manager: ‘The energy team at Google has been analyzing how we could greatly reduce fossil fuel use by 2030. Our proposal – “Clean Energy 2030″ – provides a potential path to weaning the U.S. off of… Continue Reading
FDIC Makes Public October Enforcement Actions; No Administrative Hearings are Scheduled
News release: “The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released a list of orders of administrative enforcement actions taken against banks and individuals in October. No administrative hearings are scheduled. The FDIC processed a total of 37 orders in October. These included fourteen cease and desist orders; five removal and prohibition orders; eleven civil money penalties;… Continue Reading
Price of OPEC Basket of Thirteen Crudes
News release: “Vienna, 28 November 08–The price of OPEC basket of thirteen crudes stood at 47.38 dollars a barrel on Thursday, compared with $45.47 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations. The new OPEC Reference Basket of Crudes (ORB) is made up of the following: Saharan Blend (Algeria), Girassol (Angola), Oriente (Ecuador), Minas (Indonesia),… Continue Reading
Article: Electronic Publication and the Narrowing of Science and Scholarship
Electronic Publication and the Narrowing of Science and Scholarship, James A. Evans, Published 18 July 2008, Science 321, 395 (2008) [Subscription only – Supporting Online Material available free] “Online journals promise to serve more information to more dispersed audiences and are more efficiently searched and recalled. But because they are used differently than printscientists and… Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch Report: Iraqis and Other Asylum Seekers and Migrants at the Greece/Turkey – Entrance to the EU
Stuck in a Revolving Door, Iraqis and Other Asylum Seekers and Migrants at the Greece/Turkey – Entrance to the European Union, November 2008. “Iraqis are currently the largest nationality group of asylum seekers lodging new claims in the European Union (EU), and Greece has become their favored entry point. But Greece does not want this… Continue Reading
Treasury Bail Out Efforts Understaffed
WSJ: “The current Treasury has so far struggled to keep up with the task of hiring enough people to handle the $700 billion financial rescue package passed by Congress in October. The man now in charge of running the Troubled Asset Relief Program, Assistant Secretary Neel Kashkari, said the department’s Office of Financial Stability, with… Continue Reading
Guide to Researching the Department of Energy's Records
Guide to Researching the Department of Energy’s Records. Topics include: Introduction/Overview of DOE and Its Records, Locating Records–By Originating Agencies and Offices, Locating Records–Repositories, Reading Rooms, and Document Collections, Locating Records–Online Resources, Finding Guides, and Other Research Tools, and Accessing Records–Points to Ponder, Potential Roadblocks, Possible Alternatives. Continue Reading
Mashup Tracks Newspaper Cuts
Paper Cuts, by Erica Smith – tracks number of buyouts/layoffs, geographical location and newspaper [thanks Darlene Fichter]: 2007 total: 2,185+ * 2008 total: 13,748+ jobs Continue Reading
Treasury OIG: Material Loss Review of ANB Financial
OIG-09-013 SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS: Material Loss Review of ANB Financial, National Association November 25, 2008, Office of Inspector General, Department of the Treasury “The primary causes of ANBs failure were the banks strategy of aggressive growth without adequate controls; heavy reliance on wholesale funding, including brokered deposits; inadequate risk management of credit concentrations in commercial… Continue Reading
Report: Elevated Levels of Mercury in New York State Bald Eagles
News release: “Recently released findings from a study initiated by a grant from The Nature Conservancy and conducted by scientists at Biodiversity Research Institute and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation reveal elevated mercury levels in Bald Eagles nesting in the Catskill region of New York. Findings from this research effort provide evidence… Continue Reading
