EMSI: “Just how bad is the job outlook for lawyers? According to our quick analysis, every state but Wisconsin, Washington, D.C., and Nebraska produced more in some cases, far more bar exam passers in 2009 than the estimated yearly openings for lawyers in those states. The same glut holds true when comparing law… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2011
New on LLRX.com – Pretrial Detention, Bail and Due Process
Via LLRX.com: Pretrial Detention, Bail and Due Process – Ken Strutin’s guide comprises recent publications and other notable resources concerning the relationship between the administration of bail and the requirements of due process. Pretrial detention of suspects directly impacts the presumption of innocence. The cornerstone of the justice system is that no one will be… Continue Reading
World Bank Launches its 25th Russian Economic Report
Securing Stability and Growth: Russian Economic Report #25: “The world economy has entered a post-crisis phase of moderate growth driven in large part by developing countries, says the World Banks Russian Economic Report No. 25 launched [June 9, 2011] in Moscow. The report analyzes countrys recent economic developments, prospects and challenges. It also provides short… Continue Reading
CBO – Medicare's Payments to Physicians: The Budgetary Impact of Alternative Policies
Medicares Payments to Physicians: The Budgetary Impact of Alternative Policies, June 4, 2011 “The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that, under current law, payment rates for physician services will be reduced by 29.4 percent in 2012. That large reduction called for under current law follows several years of legislative action to either maintain or increase… Continue Reading
250 billion barrels of untapped shale reserves in Israels Shfela basin
UK Globe and Mail: “The London-based World Energy Council says Israels Shfela Basin, a half-hour drive south of Jerusalem, holds 250 billion barrels of recoverable shale oil, possibly making the energy-vulnerable country (as expressed by The Wall Street Journal) the worlds newest energy giant. With reserves of 260 billion barrels, Saudi Arabia would remain the… Continue Reading
Financial Literacy: What Works? How Could It be More Effective?
Financial Literacy : What Works? How Could It be More Effective? William G. Gale and Ruth Levine, Financial Security Project at Boston College, 2011. “This paper highlights the extent and effects of financial illiteracy among American households, reviews previous efforts to promote financial literacy, and discusses new directions for such initiatives. None of the four… Continue Reading
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Safeguarding Unclassified DoD Information
Federal Register Volume 76, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 29, 2011)] “The purpose of this proposed DFARS rule is to implement adequate security measures to safeguard unclassified DoD information within contractor information systems from unauthorized access and disclosure, and to prescribe reporting to DoD with regard to certain cyberintrusion events that affect DoD information resident on… Continue Reading
Commentary – Info Overload, Data Fog and Pressures of Increasing Workloads
The Economist: “…information overload can make people feel anxious and powerless: scientists have discovered that multitaskers produce more stress hormones. Second, overload can reduce creativity. Teresa Amabile of Harvard Business School has spent more than a decade studying the work habits of 238 people, collecting a total of 12,000 diary entries between them. She finds… Continue Reading
Eight Federal Agencies Have FOIA Requests a Decade Old, According to Knight Open Government Survey
“Forty-five years after President Johnson signed the U.S. Freedom of Information Act into law in 1966, federal agency backlogs of FOIA requests are growing, with the oldest requests at eight agencies dating back over a decade and the single oldest request now 20 years old, according to the Knight Open Government Survey by the National… Continue Reading
Watson Institute, Brown University – The Costs of War Report
The Costs of War Since 2001: Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, June 2011 – Ten Years, 225,000 Killed, and More than $3.2 – 4 Trillion Spent and Obligated to Date: “Over this long nearly ten years, the United States launched two major wars and engaged in the largest reorganization of its government since the Great Depression.… Continue Reading
NYT Reports Median Pay of Top Execs Topped $10 Million in 2010
New York Times: “A preliminary examination of executive pay in 2010, based on data available as of April 1, found that the paychecks for top American executives were growing again, after shrinking during the 2008-9 recession. But that study, conducted for The New York Times by Equilar, an executive compensation data firm based in Redwood… Continue Reading
Legislation Will Reduce Number of Positions Requiring Full Senate Confirmation By 169 Positions, Reducing Gridlock
News release: “[June 29, 2011] U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced the Senates passage of bipartisan legislation to clear the backlog of stalled executive nominations by permanently exempting a range of positions from Senate confirmation. The legislation, which passed 79 to 20, will reduce… Continue Reading
