The Power of Mobile, by Susannah Fox, September 13, 2010 – Prepared for Mayo Transform 2010: Thinking Differently About Health Care. “Mobile was the final front in the access revolution. It has erased the digital divide. A mobile device is the internet for many people…Access isnt the point anymore. Its what people are doing with… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Subsidyscope: government data on federal spending and other subsidy mechanisms targeting energy sector
Initiative of Pew Charitable Trusts: “Subsidyscopes analysis of government spending data finds that the federal role in the energy sector is significant, although smaller than its role relative to some other sectors, such as transportation. Total federal spending on tax expenditures and grant programs likely to contain a subsidy in the energy sector was about… Continue Reading
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac holdings
The Dallas Morning News graphic: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac holdings – total mortgages held in portfolio and mortgage-backed securities guaranteed at year-end [2000-2010] Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
IMF: The Challenges of Growth, Employment and Social Cohesion
The Challenges of Growth, Employment and Social Cohesion, Joint ILO-IMF conference in cooperation with the office of the Prime Minister of Norway “The world faces major challenges in creating enough quality jobs to sustain growth and development. The financial crisis of 200709 led to a sharp increase in layoffs and a slowdown in hiring, and… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Basing Alternatives for Army Forces in Europe, Iraqi-U.S. Cost-Sharing, Perchlorate
Defense Planning: DOD Needs to Review the Costs and Benefits of Basing Alternatives for Army Forces in Europe, GAO-10-745R, September 13, 2010 Iraqi-U.S. Cost-Sharing: Iraq Has a Cumulative Budget Surplus, Offering the Potential for Further Cost-Sharing, GAO-10-304, September 13, 2010 Perchlorate: Occurrence Is Widespread but at Varying Levels; Federal Agencies Have Taken Some Actions to… Continue Reading
Innovate Infographic Visualizes Who's Got the Worst Urban Sprawl
Suzanne Labarre, senior editor at Co.Design. – “The infographic you see here has managed to turn one of the ugliest facets of global cities into something approaching art. Behold urban sprawl, in the hands of Jessica Young and Luke Bulman. Young and Bulman make up the Brooklyn graphic design studio Thumb, and their beautiful, though… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com: The Online Oral Academic Learning Community
The Online Oral Academic Learning Community – Lorette S.J. Weldon discusses innovative methods to use social networking and oral tradition to support the goals of sharing professional experiences and collaborating on best practices for past, current, and ongoing research. Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com – Cheat Sheet for Local Rule Motion Practice: Eastern District of Texas
Your Cheat Sheet for Local Rule Motion Practice Part Three: Eastern District of Texas – Wendy Schneider outlines what you really need to know about motion practice in the Eastern District of Texas. Her previous two guides, for the Southern District of New York and the Central District of California, are available here. Continue Reading
Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision announces higher global minimum capital standards
News release: “At its 12 September 2010 meeting, the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision, the oversight body of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, announced a substantial strengthening of existing capital requirements and fully endorsed the agreements it reached on 26 July 2010. These capital reforms, together with the introduction of a global… Continue Reading
USPTO Launches Data Visualization Center
“Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) launched a beta version of the USPTO Data Visualization Center. This tool will give the public access to important data covering USPTO patent operations in a convenient dashboard format. The patents dashboard provides more refined pendency information than was previously available, as well as other critical indicators… Continue Reading
ERC's Supplemental Reports on Workplace Ethics Now Available
Ethics Resource Center: Latest National Business Ethics Supplemental Reports on Workplace Ethics September 2010: Reporting: Who’s Telling You What You Need to Know, Who Isn’t, and What You Can Do About It – “The study finds that when it comes to employees reporting misconduct on the job an important measure of an ethical workplace… Continue Reading
EPIC: Surveillance Court Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Rules
“The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authorizes a special court, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), to undertake electronic surveillance in the United States for foreign intelligence information. The FISC is now seeking public comments concerning its procedures. Comments must received by Monday, October 4, 2010. EPIC previously submitted an amicus brief regarding FISA authority… Continue Reading
