News release: “RealtyTrac®, the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for Q1 2010, which shows that foreclosure filings default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions were reported on 932,234 properties in the first quarter, a 7 percent increase from the previous quarter and a 16 percent increase from the first quarter of 2009. One in every 138 U.S. housing units received a foreclosure filing during the quarter. Foreclosure filings were reported on 367,056 properties in March, an increase of nearly 19 percent from the previous month, an increase of nearly 8 percent from March 2009 and the highest monthly total since RealtyTrac began issuing its report in January 2005.”
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Daily Archives: April 14, 2010
Council of Economic Advisers Releases a New Report on the Recovery Act
News release: “As part of the unprecedented accountability and transparency provisions included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) was charged with providing to Congress quarterly reports on the effects of the Recovery Act on overall economic activity, and on employment in particular. Today we released… Continue Reading
EFF, Yahoo and Google Argue for Fourth Amendment Protection of Email
News release: “The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) along with Google and numerous other public interest organizations and Internet industry associations joined with Yahoo! in asking a federal court Tuesday to block a government attempt to access the contents of a Yahoo! email account without a search warrant based on probable cause. The Department of Justice… Continue Reading
Asthma and COPD Inhalers That Contain Ozone-depleting CFCs to be Phased Out
News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced, in accordance with longstanding U.S. obligations under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, seven metered-dose inhalers (MDI) used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will be gradually removed from the U.S. marketplace. These inhalers contain ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs),… Continue Reading
Google search across the Twitter archive
Official Google Blog: “Since we first introduced real-time search last December, weve added content from MySpace, Facebook and Buzz, expanded to 40 languages and added a top links feature to help you find the most relevant content shared on updates services like Twitter. Today, were introducing a new feature to help you search and explore… Continue Reading
House passes resolution honoring National Library Week
H. Res. 1222 supporting the goals and ideals of National Library Week: April 13, 2010 Congressional Record – House H2465 “H. RES. 1222 Whereas the Nations school, academic, public, and special libraries make a difference in the lives of millions of people in the United States, today, more than ever; Whereas librarians are trained professionals,… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com: The Odd Couple: SharePoint and Librarians
LLRX.com – The Odd Couple: SharePoint and Librarians: Lorette S.J. Weldon examines how SharePoint is used within the library to facilitate the coordination of collaboration, capturing and organizing “corporate” knowledge, and organizing digital content. She also reviews the results from her survey, “SharePoint Usage in the Library” which demonstrated how librarians could program their department’s… Continue Reading
Library of Congress Library Acquires Entire Twitter Archive
News release: “Have you ever sent out a tweet on the popular Twitter social media service? Congratulations: Your 140 characters or less will now be housed in the Library of Congress. Thats right. Every public tweet, ever, since Twitters inception in March 2006, will be archived digitally at the Library of Congress. Thats a LOT… Continue Reading
Greening the Corporation: Advising Companies on Compliance with Corporate Sustainability Requirements
Greening the Corporation: Advising Companies on Compliance with Corporate Sustainability Requirements, by Dana Newman The General Counsel, LLC “For a growing number of businesses, implementing smart environmental policy aids legal compliance and promotes competitiveness. Gone are the days when the only companies concerned about environmental laws were heavy manufacturers. Recent developments in both the U.S.… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Homeland Security, Delivery of Compensation and Medical Benefits to Deployed Civilians, Rare Earth Materials in the Defense Supply Chain, U.S. Government Financial Statements
Homeland Security: Federal Protective Service’s Use of Contract Guards Requires Reassessment and More Oversight, GAO-10-614T, April 14, 2010 Human Capital: Status of Actions Needed to Improve the Timely and Accurate Delivery of Compensation and Medical Benefits to Deployed Civilians, GAO-10-615T, April 14, 2010 Rare Earth Materials in the Defense Supply Chain, GAO-10-617R, April 14, 2010… Continue Reading
Central Bankers Speeches From Around the World
14 Apr 2010 – Masaaki Shirakawa: Recent economic and financial developments and the conduct of monetary policy: Statement by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, concerning the Bank’s “Semiannual Report on Currency and Monetary Control” before the Committee on Financial Affairs, House of Councillors, Tokyo, 13 April 2010. 14 Apr 2010- Jean-Claude… Continue Reading
OECD: Development aid rose in 2009 and most donors will meet 2010 aid targets
News release: “New OECD figures show continuing growth in development aid in 2009, despite the financial crisis. Total net official development assistance (ODA) from the donors in the OECDs Development Assistance Committee (DAC) rose 0.7% in real terms, but the rise was 6.8% once debt relief, a volatile item, is excluded (see tables and charts… Continue Reading
