News release: “As part of the celebrations on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its establishment, the Israel Antiquities Authority is launching a unique project The Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library to document the entire collection of the Dead Sea Scrolls. A major lead gift from the Leon Levy Foundation,… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Pew Internet: Mobile Health 2010
Mobile Health 2010, by Susannah Fox, October 19, 2010: “The online health-information environment is going mobile, particularly among younger adults. The Pew Internet Projects latest survey of American adults, conducted in association with the California HealthCare Foundation, finds that 85% use a cell phone. Of those: 17% of cell owners have used their phone to… Continue Reading
The Way Forward Series on LLRX.com – greater job satisfaction may not include changing employers
The Way Forward: Economic conditions are still in flux and the employment outlook defies easy forecasting. Consequently, moving up Maslow’s hierarchy toward greater job satisfaction may not include changing employers. To learn more about how information professionals can deepen contentment in-place, Montrese Hamilton contacted well-known career coach Marshall Brown for insight. The Way Forward –… Continue Reading
LC: Help Finding Comparative and International Law
Via Shameema Rahman, Legal Reference Specialist, Library of Congress Public Services Directorate: “The Law Librarys Multinational Collections Database is now the Global Legal Information Catalog (GLIC). GLIC is a research tool for the Library of Congress Collections that interfaces with our library catalog. Why do you need to use it? Say you are looking for… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Southwest Border, Home Valuation Code of Conduct, Secure Border Initiative, Recovery Act
Southwest Border: More Timely Border Patrol Access and Training Could Improve Security Operations and Natural Resource Protection on Federal Lands, GAO-11-38, October 19, 2010 Status of Study Concerning Appraisal Methods and the Home Valuation Code of Conduct, GAO-11-158R, October 19, 2010 Secure Border Initiative: DHS Needs to Strengthen Management and Oversight of Its Prime Contractor,… Continue Reading
EIA Analysis of Selected Provisions of Domestic Manufacturing and Energy Jobs Act of 2010
Analysis of Selected Provisions of the Domestic Manufacturing and Energy Jobs Act of 2010 Oct 18, 2010 “This analysis service report responds to Janice Mays, Staff Director of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Ways and Means, requesting that the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) analyze several provisions included in the July 26,… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Issues Report to Congress on Risk Retention
“The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday issued a report on the potential impact of credit risk retention requirements on securitization markets. The Report to the Congress on Risk Retention, October 2010 was required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The Dodd-Frank Act also requires the Federal Reserve and other agencies to… Continue Reading
SEC Proposes Rules on "Say on Pay" and Proxy Vote Reporting
News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed rules that would enable shareholders to cast advisory votes on executive compensation and “golden parachute” arrangements. The rules are called for by Section 951 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Under the proposed rules, public companies subject to the federal proxy rules… Continue Reading
America's Poor – A Regional Look at Poverty in America
“Mint, the personal finance site, put together this chart of regional poverty in America based on statistics recently released by the Census Bureau. In 2009, poverty among Americans reached its highest level in 51 years. The states hardest hit include Louisiana, Mississippi and District of Columbia. States with the lowest poverty statistics include, Wyoming, Hawaii,… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve announces interim final rule on real estate appraisal
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced an interim final rule to ensure that real estate appraisers are free to use their independent professional judgment in assigning home values without influence or pressure from those with interests in the transactions. The rule also seeks to ensure that appraisers receive customary and reasonable payments… Continue Reading
Academic Survey: Why Companies Keep Pay a Secret
SmartMoney: “A new study by researchers at the University of California at Berkeley and Princeton University suggests that if all of our salaries were made known tomorrow, half of us would be made miserable and the other half would be made no happier…The University of California finding suggests employers have more to lose than to… Continue Reading
Global Wealth Report Is Released by Credit Suisse
News release: “The Credit Suisse Research Institute published its first Global Wealth Report on October 8, 2010. Examining the wealth pyramid from rich to poor, and across countries and regions, it offers a host of new insights and perspectives. The report analyzes the worlds entire 200 trillion US dollars of wealth, through the lens of… Continue Reading
