“In this document, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“the Committee”) provides responses to interpretive issues regarding the Revisions to the Basel II market risk framework (“the Revisions”) and the Guidelines for computing capital for incremental risk in the trading book (“the IRC Guidelines”). Updated versions of this document will be published on the Committee’s… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization – G.17
Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization – G.17, November 16, 2011: “Industrial production expanded 0.7 percent in October after having declined 0.1 percent in September. Previously, industrial production was reported to have gained 0.2 percent in September; most of this revision resulted from lower estimated output for mining. Factory output increased 0.5 percent in October after… Continue Reading
Sunlight Foundation Update: Digitizing Legislative Documents
A Year Later, Little Progress on Digitizing Legislative Documents, Daniel Schuman: “A year ago today, Congress’ Joint Committee on Printing directed that three sets of vital legislative and legal documents be published online “as quickly as possible.” We’ve reviewed how well that order was implemented, and the results are not encouraging. Of the three documents,… Continue Reading
Fostering Student Engagement Campuswide – Annual Results 2011
How Much Time College Students Spend Studying Varies By Major and Corresponds to Faculty Expectations, Survey Finds: “Findings released today show that on average, full-time college students study 15 hours a week. However, study time differed by academic majors, with seniors in engineering averaging about 19 hours per week, while their peers in the social… Continue Reading
BIS – OTC derivatives market activity in the first half of 2011
OTC derivatives market activity in the first half of 2011, 16 November 2011: “Key developments in the first half of 2011: “After an increase of only 3% in the second half of 2010, total notional amounts outstanding of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives rose by 18% in the first half of 2011, reaching $708 trillion by the… Continue Reading
2011 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government Rankings
“The Best Places to Work to Work in the Federal Government® rankings are the most comprehensive and authoritative rating and analysis of employee satisfaction and commitment in the federal government. The 2011 rankings are the sixth edition of this ongoing series, following the 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2010 versions…The Best Places to Work rankings… Continue Reading
Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling, and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures for 2010
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in the United States: Facts and Figures “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has collected and reported data on the generation and disposal of waste in the United States for more than 30 years. We use this information to measure the success of waste reduction and recycling programs across the country.… Continue Reading
Strength through Global Leadership and Engagement: U.S. Higher Education in the 21st Century
Strength through Global Leadership and Engagement: U.S. Higher Education in the 21st Century November 2011 “U.S. institutions have set the benchmark for excellence. American universities populate the top of various ratings of higher education no matter what methodology is used. As just one example, American institutions represented 53 of the top 100 universities in the… Continue Reading
OCLC Research Library Partnership Rapid Capture Webinar Recording Now Available
“This webinar featured innovative ways to increase access to special collectons. The report, Rapid Capture: Faster Throughput in Digitization of Special Collections, focused on the actual moment of digitization of non-book materials and on innovative ways to speed things up. But speeding things up in one part of the process often uncovers bottlenecks in other… Continue Reading
Legislative history of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act
Legislative History of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act Public Law 109-435, James I. Campbell Jr., September 2007. Includes a summary of the evolution of the bill over 10 years, the public law, congressional debates, most recent committee reports (and related bills), and presidential signing statement. 1077 pages. Continue Reading
EPIC: European Union Limits Use of Airport Body Scanners
“The European Union has adopted strict new guidelines limiting the use of body scanners at EU airports. Under the new guidelines, European Union member states may only deploy airport body scanners if they comply with new regulations that protect health, privacy, and fundamental rights. The European Commission has also prohibited any devices that store, record,… Continue Reading
TRAC: Criminal Prosecutions for Financial Institution Fraud Continue to Fall
“Federal criminal prosecutions for financial institution fraud have continued their downward slide despite the financial troubles reported in this sector. TRAC’s analysis of timely Justice Department data show that during the first eleven months of FY 2011 the government reported 1,251 new prosecutions were filed. If this activity continues at the same pace, the annual… Continue Reading
