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Daily Archives: February 13, 2011

New on LLRX.com: Basic Search Set-up in "Out of the Box" SharePoint

Via LLRX.comBasic Search Set-up in “Out of the Box” SharePoint: IT Librarian and SharePoint expert Lorette Weldon provides guidance on requisite questions for staff and other users to ask for content in Microsoft SharePoint out of the box (OOTB). The research requires you to ask the four “W”‘s: What; Who; Where; When. What type of SharePoint item do you wish to obtain? Who contributed and/or created the SharePoint item? Where did the SharePoint item come from (the source)? When was the SharePoint item created and/or modified? This would work for Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007. WSS is the basic compilation of applications.

CBO: Long-Term Implications of the 2011 Future Years Defense Program

Long-Term Implications of the 2011 Future Years Defense Program “In most years, the Department of Defense (DoD) provides a five- or six-year plan, called the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP), associated with the budget that it submits to the Congress. Because decisions made in the near term can have consequences for the defense budget well… Continue Reading

Backgrounder – 10 Conservative Principles for Cybersecurity Policy

10 Conservative Principles for Cybersecurity Policy, by Paul Rosenzweig, George Washington University School of Law; Posted FEbruary 10, 2011 “In the age of the Internet, which now determines daily life for Americans, many threats to the U.S. now exist in the cyber domain. Cybersecurity is a near constant theme in Washington, as well as for… Continue Reading

2010 Legatum Prosperity Index™ Report

Legatum Prosperity Index™ Report – Methodology, Data, Findings, and Country Profiles. “The Prosperity Index™ assesses 110 countries, accounting for over 90 percent of the world’s population, and is based on 89 different variables, each of which has a demonstrated effect on economic growth or on personal wellbeing. The Index consists of eight sub-indexes, each of… Continue Reading

Speech by Federal Reserve Governor Raskin on mortgage servicing issues

Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin, At the 2011 Midwinter Housing Finance, Conference, Park City, Utah, February 11, 2011 – Putting the Low Road Behind Us “A better business model–one that might attract more entrants and increase competition–would more closely tie expenses with compensation and reduce many of the principal-agent problems that currently exist. Rather than rolling… Continue Reading

BLS: In the fourth quarter 2010 – 1,910 mass layoffs affected 295,571 workers

Extended Mass Layoffs – Fourth Quarter 2010 – Annual Totals 2010 “In the fourth quarter 2010, 1,910 extended mass layoff events resulted in 295,571 separations, both down from fourth quarter 2009. Sixty percent of employers expected to recall some laid-off workers, the highest fourth quarter percentage since 2005. Permanent worksite closures accounted for 6 percent… Continue Reading

EPI: Labor market moving in two directions at the same time

Labor market moving in two directions at the same time, Heidi Shierholz, February 4, 2011 “This month’s Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows the labor market moving in two directions at the same time, with employers reporting disappointing payroll job growth of only 36,000, but households reporting large employment gains (after removing the effect of… Continue Reading

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Launches Website

“The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the launch of a ‘beta’ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) website, ConsumerFinance.gov, a critical link to the American public for soliciting ideas on the bureau’s creation and priorities and for answering questions on its work. “We have the opportunity to create a brand new consumer agency from the… Continue Reading

Bibliotheca Alexandrina, A Symbol for the New Egypt

WSJ: Looking like a massive computer chip or the disc of the sun rising up from the Mediterranean coast, the hypermodern successor to the ancient library of Alexandria stands out as a beacon of hope, efficiency and enlightenment among the crumbling buildings of Egypt’s second-largest city…In less than 10 years of operation, the library has… Continue Reading