“Joblessness has wreaked both financial and emotional havoc on the lives of many of those out of work, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll of unemployed adults, causing major life changes, mental health issues and struggles to maintain even basic necessities in large numbers. The poll surveyed 708 unemployed adults from Dec. 5 to Dec. 10 and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus four percentage points. Related Article »
Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery Since 2002
Daily Archives: December 14, 2009
Transcript of Wide Ranging Three Hour Interview with Al Gore
Jose Antonio Vargas, Technology and Innovations editor, Huffington Post: “This is the transcript of a wide-ranging, two-part, three-hour interview with Al Gore, touching on the impact of technology and the Internet in politics, both in the U.S. and abroad; the state of the mainstream media and the left and right blogosphere; the role of the… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com – Deep Web Research 2010
Deep Web Research 2010: Marcus P. Zillman is a an internet search expert whose extensive knowledge of how to leverage the “invisible” or “deep” web is exemplified in this guide. The Deep Web covers somewhere in the vicinity of 1 trillion pages of information located through the world wide web in various files and formats.… Continue Reading
CREW, National Security Archive and Obama Administration Settle Lawsuit Over Missing Bush White House Email
News release: “Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and the National Security Archive (NSA) reached a final settlement of their long-running lawsuits challenging the failure of the Bush White House and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to take any action after confronted with evidence that millions of emails had gone… Continue Reading
Citigroup, U.S. government and regulators agree to TARP repayment
From the Statement: “Agreement reached to terminate loss-sharing agreement Cancelling $1.8 billion of $7.1 billion of trust preferred securities held by the U.S. government as consideration for agreement. Citigroup will cease being a beneficiary of TARP Exceptional Financial Assistance beginning in 2010.” Treasury Statement Regarding Citigroup’s Intention to Repay Taxpayers See also related WSJ… Continue Reading
Univ. of Michigan Report: Teen marijuana use tilts up, while some drugs decline in use
News release: “Marijuana use among American adolescents has increased gradually over the past two years (three years among 12th-graders) following years of declining use, according to the latest Monitoring the Future study, which has tracked drug use among U.S. teens since 1975…The findings summarized here will be published in the forthcoming volume: Johnston, L. D.,… Continue Reading
The Mexican-Norwegian Proposal on Climate Change Financing
The Mexican-Norwegian Proposal on Climate Change Financing – The Green Fund “The Joint Model – To achieve an ambitious outcome in Copenhagen financing will need to be scaled up significantly and urgently, starting fast and rising over time. Mexico and Norway now launch a joint model (see chart) that has the potential for substantially increasing… Continue Reading
Anti-Money Laundering, U.S. Postal Service, VA Construction, Influenza Pandemic
Anti-Money Laundering: Improved Communication Could Enhance the Support FinCEN Provides to Law Enforcement, GAO-10-141, December 14, 2009 U.S. Postal Service: The Program for Reassessing Work Provided to Injured Employees Is Under Way, but Actions Are Needed to Improve Program Management, GAO-10-78, December 14, 2009 VA Construction: VA Is Working to Improve Initial Project Cost Estimates,… Continue Reading
Report: Melting snow and ice – A call for action
Melting snow and ice: a call for action, A report commissioned by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Al Gore and Norways Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre, Centre for Ice, Climate and Ecosystems, Norwegian Polar Institute, Polar Environmental Centre, NO9296 Tromsø, Norway. “Snow and ice are melting far above normal seasonal changes, and the changes… Continue Reading
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2009
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2009 – “Presents data on crime and safety at school from the perspectives of students, teachers, and principals. A joint effort by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the National Center for Education Statistics, this annual report examines crime occurring in school as well as on the way to… Continue Reading
