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Daily Archives: March 7, 2010
New on LLRX.com: Cloud Computing for Lawyers
LLRX.com: Cloud Computing for Lawyers – This is Nicole L. Black’s primer for the legal profession on an emerging technology which is defined as a “type of computing that is comparable to grid computing, [and] relies on sharing computing resources rather than having local servers or personal devices to handle applications. The goal of cloud… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com: Social media, geolocation and privacy, oh my!
LLRX.com – Social media, geolocation and privacy, oh my! – Nicole L. Black highlights how our net activities are carefully monitored and meticulously tracked by some of the biggest players, including Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Facebook. Our individual online footprints, from the Web sites we visit, the items we purchase, the people with whom… Continue Reading
Magazines and Their Web Sites A Columbia Journalism Review survey and report
Magazines and Their Web Sites, A Columbia Journalism Review survey and report by Victor Navasky with Evan Lerner, March 2010 “Virtually every significant magazine in the United Statesand increasingly abroadeither already has, or is in the process of establishing, a Web site. These interactive Internet offspring speak to a new generation of magazine readers, and… Continue Reading
EU Report: Parity democracy A far cry from reality
Parity democracy A far cry from reality – Comparative study on the results of the first and second rounds of monitoring of Council of Europe Recommendation Rec (2003) 3 on balanced participation of women and men in political and public decision-making: “concludes that in the last years no major progress has been achieved to… Continue Reading
8 March 2010 – International Women's Day Improving the lives of women in Europe through the Rule of Law
News release: “Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland calls on states to do more to eradicate discrimination against women.” Link to fact sheet on the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights Link to special file on International Women’s Day Continue Reading
CBO: Preliminary Analysis of the President's 2011 Budget
Preliminary Analysis of the President’s 2011 Budget “Each year CBO estimates the budgetary impact of the proposals in the President’s budget using the same economic assumptions and estimating techniques that the agency uses to produce all of its analyses and cost estimates. Because CBO’s economic forecast and estimating techniques differ from those of the Administration,… Continue Reading
Factsheet on European Court of Human Rights and Gender Equality
Factsheet on European Court of Human Rights and Gender Equality “Over the years, the Council of Europe’s activities to promote the cause of women have taken a number of forms, such as legal measures, mobilising public opinion and training and research. One of the main threads running through all these activities is the principle that… Continue Reading
EPA Announces Superfund Cleanup Progress for FY 2009
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the annual summary of the Superfund programs fiscal year (FY) 2009 progress. The report shows that the program continues to make significant progress in achieving its mission of cleaning up the countrys most complex, uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites and protecting the health of nearby communities… Continue Reading
