The relationship between public libraries and Google: Too much information, by Vivienne Waller. First Monday, Volume 14, Number 9 – 7 September 2009 “This article explores the implications of a shift from public to private provision of information through focusing on the relationship between Google and public libraries. This relationship has sparked controversy, with concerns… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Opposition to Single Financial Risk Regulator Sways White House
WSJ: “The White House’s top economic adviser, facing stiff opposition in Congress to giving the Federal Reserve more power, suggested Friday that other federal regulators could join the central bank in regulating systemic risk to the nation’s financial system.” Related postings on systemic risk regulation Continue Reading
International Hacker Pleads Guilty for Massive Hacks of U.S. Retail Networks
Follow up to August 1, 2009 posting – Alleged International Hacker Indicted for Massive Attack on U.S. Retail and Banking Networks – today’s news release: “An international computer hacker pleaded guilty today to multiple charges relating to hacking activity and credit card fraud, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer, Acting… Continue Reading
Remembering 9/11
WSJ: Sept. 11 Attacks Remembered New York Times: Showcase: The World, as of 9/10/01 New York Times: Obama Extols the True Spirit of Sept. 11 New York Times: Remembering the Horror of a Bright Blue Morning LLRX Newstand – 9-11-2001 Related News, Legislation and Resources Continue Reading
FTC Testifies on Efforts to Stop Economic Stimulus Fraud
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Scams Related to the Economic Stimulus: “How the FTC Works to Halt Fraudulent Schemes Exploiting the Economic Downturn and the Stimulus Package, Presented by Chairman Jon Leibowitz Before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate (September 10, 2009) Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
Summary of opposition and support for Google Books Project
Via Out of the Jungle, insightful commentary and content from a fee based Chronicle of Higher Education article, Choosing Up Sides to Hate or Love the Google Books Deal: “…Andthis is what intrigues me the mosthow will Judge Chin decide what role the federal courts can and should play in the creation and oversight of… Continue Reading
Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2009
“The first Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM) was released ten years ago. It has since become a flagship product of the International Labour Office (ILO) and is used on a daily basis by researchers and policy-makers throughout the world. At the national level, statistical information is generally gathered and analysed by statistical services… Continue Reading
Annual Americas Civic Health Index
“The annual Americas Civic Health Index, based on survey data collected in May 2009, is a look at the state of civic engagement in America that reflects the impact of the economic crisis. The surveys results reflect the hard choices Americans have made during the downturn, with 72 percent of respondents saying they have cut… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Recovery Act
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Analysis of Options for Revising the Housing Enterprises’ Long-term Structures, GAO-09-782, September 10, 2009 Recovery Act: States’ and Localities’ Current and Planned Uses of Funds While Facing Fiscal Stresses, GAO-09-908T, September 10, 2009 Continue Reading
Gallup: High Court to Start Term With Near Decade-High Approval
Gallup: “As the U.S. Supreme Court convenes Wednesday with recently sworn-in Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the bench, Gallup finds Americans broadly upbeat about the performance of the high court. Sixty-one percent of Americans approve and 28% disapprove of the job the Supreme Court is doing — among the most positive ratings the court has received… Continue Reading
BLS: Employer Costs for Employee Compensation
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation: “Employers spent an average of $1.29 for employee retirement and savings plans for every hour worked in June 2009, the U.S. Department of Labors Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This accounted for 4.4 percent of total compensation. Retirement and savings, which includes both defined benefit and defined contribution plans,… Continue Reading
Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008
News release: “The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that real median household income in the United States fell 3.6 percent between 2007 and 2008, from $52,163 to $50,303. This breaks a string of three years of annual income increases and coincides with the recession that started in December 2007. The nations official poverty rate in… Continue Reading
