“A new online resource from the Federal Reserve provides practical answers to questions about credit reports, credit scores, and the importance of protecting personal credit histories. The Consumer’s Guide to Credit Reports and Credit Scores describes the content of a credit report, explains how a credit score is used, and discusses the role of credit… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Federal Reserve Speech: Problems in the Mortgage Servicing Industry
Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin At the National Consumer Law Center’s Consumer Rights Litigation Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, November 12, 2010: Problems in the Mortgage Servicing Industry “The number of foreclosures initiated on residential properties has soared from about one million in 2006, the year that house prices peaked, to 2.8 million last year. There were 1.2… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Speech: Next Steps in Financial Regulatory Reform
Governor Daniel K. Tarullo At the George Washington University Center for Law, Economics, and Finance Conference on the Dodd-Frank Act, Washington, D.C., November 12, 2010 – Next Steps in Financial Regulatory Reform: “The financial crisis showed that the concentrated, almost all-consuming regulatory focus on refining bank capital requirements in Basel II had come at the… Continue Reading
Well's Vegetarian Thanksgiving
Well’s Vegetarian Thanksgiving: “Celebrate Thanksgiving with vegetarian and vegan dishes from some of your favorite chefs and cookbook authors. Find all the recipes from Wells Vegetarian Thanksgiving series or go to the Well blog to learn more about the series. New dishes will be added daily until Thanksgiving Day.” Continue Reading
CRS: Location-Based Preferences in Federal and Federally Funded Contracting: An Overview of the Law
Location-Based Preferences in Federal and Federally Funded Contracting: An Overview of the Law, John R. Luckey, Legislative Attorney; Kate M. Manuel, Legislative Attorney, October 1, 2010 “The recession that began in December 2007 has prompted increased interest among some Members of Congress and their constituents in legal authorities that could require or allow federal agencies… Continue Reading
SciTopics Distilled, authoritative and up-to-date information for researchers on scientific, technical and medical topics
“SciTopics is a free, wiki-like knowledge-sharing service for the scientific community. It offers distilled, authoritative and up-to-date research summaries on a wide range of scientific topics. SciTopics is designed to be a starting point for researchers to gain an introductory overview of a particular topic, while also identifying sources for a more in-depth analysis and… Continue Reading
ICON: International Coalition on Newspapers – Newspaper digitization projects
The International Coalition on Newspapers (ICON) project develops strategies to preserve and improve access to newspapers from around the globe, working on issues including bibliographic access, copyright, and information dissemination. ICON was officially established in 1999 by 13 charter members and is based at the Center for Research Libraries: “This page of Newspaper digitization projects… Continue Reading
Potomac Conservancy Report: State of the Nation's River 2010
“In this report, State of the Nation’s River 2010, Potomac Conservancy highlights the value of our natural and working landscapes, as well as the pressures facing both from man-made causes, primarily development. This report makes the case for placing a high value on forested lands, and also appropriately scaled and well-managed farms, by recognizing the… Continue Reading
Report: The Connected Kingdom – How the Internet is Transforming the UK Economy
“Google commissioned The Boston Consulting Group to produce an independent analysis of the value of the UKs Internet economy, the factors that are driving this, how we compare to other countries, and how this will change in the future. Google wants to help UK businesses get online and use the Internet to grow and have… Continue Reading
TRAC Report: Immigration Courts Taking Longer to Reach Decisions
Immigration Courts Taking Longer to Reach Decisions “During the past year, Immigration Courts took 20 percent longer to act on cases before them than they did the previous year, according to very timely government enforcement data obtained by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC). The average number of days it took to dispose of cases… Continue Reading
U.S. News & World Report – Completing Shift to the Digital World
Memo on Digital Strategy sent to US News & World Report employees: ‘December issue will be our last printed monthly sent to subscribers’ – “Colleagues, We’re finally ready to complete our transition to a predominantly digital publishing model with selected, single-topic print issues. This will allow us to make the most of the proven products,… Continue Reading
James Webb Space Telescope Independent Comprehensive Review Panel — Final Report
News release: “The JWST Independent Comprehensive Review Panel (ICRP) has completed its work and herewith submits its Report. As Senator Barbara Mikulski noted in her letter requesting an independent review of JWST, The James Webb Space Telescope will be the most scientifically powerful telescope NASA has ever built100 times more powerful than the Hubble, which… Continue Reading
