(FindLaw’s Courtside) – “Dewey & LeBoeuf has filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York. The firm’s Chief Restructuring Officer, Jonathan Mitchell, said in a statement accompanying the petition that the firm will wind down its business and liquidate its assets. The petition lists the top 20 debts owed by the firm,… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2012
U.S. Dept. of State: 2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Fact Sheet: “On May 24, 2012, the Secretary submitted the 2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (Human Rights Reports) to the United States Congress. The Human Rights Reports provide the facts underlying U.S. efforts to promote respect for human rights worldwide. They inform U.S. government policy making and serve as a reference for other… Continue Reading
Skin Cancer Common But Preventable For Those Who Work or Play Outdoors
News release: “The sunny days of spring and summer represent an entirely different dynamic for people in the Midwest. While large numbers of people are heading for camp sites, parks and beaches that flourish throughout our region, it also means that the agriculture community our farmers and ranchers are hard at work in… Continue Reading
EPA Announces $69.3 Million to Clean Up Contaminated Sites and Revitalize Communities
News release: “The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $69.3 million in grants for new investments to provide communities with funding necessary to clean and redevelop contaminated properties, boost local economies and create jobs while protecting public health…The 245 grantees include tribes and communities in 39 states across the country, funded by EPAs Brownfields Assessment, Revolving… Continue Reading
World No Tobacco Day 2012 – March 31, 2012
Via World Health Organization (WHO): “Tobacco industry interference is the theme of this years World No Tobacco Day, which takes place on 31 May 2012. The campaign will focus on the need to expose and counter the tobacco industry’s brazen and increasingly aggressive attempts to undermine global tobacco control efforts.” See also WHO Tobacco industry… Continue Reading
DHS National Operations Center Media Monitoring Capability Desktop Reference Binder 2011
Via EPIC FOIA release, Analysts Desktop Binder 2011 Redacted, Department of Homeland Security National Operations Center Media Monitoring Capability, Desktop Reference Binder. “MMC [media monitoring capability] coverage focuses primarily on providing information on incidents of national significance, which are usually defined as catastrophic events that result in wide-scale damage or disruption to the nations critical… Continue Reading
DOJ and Apple Tangle on eBook Antitrust Lawsuit
Via FindLaw: “Apple has responded to the United States’ antitrust complaint arising out of supposed collusion between Apple and book publishers to fix the price of e-books appearing on Apple’s iBooks store. The tech company calls the complaint “fundamentally flawed,” arguing that Apple’s entry into the marketplace actually broke Amazon’s de facto monopoly on e-books.”… Continue Reading
Uninsured Veterans and Family Members: Who Are They and Where Do They Live?
Uninsured Veterans and Family Members: Who Are They and Where Do They Live? Timely Analysis of Immediate Health Policy Issues, May 2012. Jennifer Haley and Genevieve M. Kenney “According to the 2010 American Community Survey (ACS), one in 10 of the nations 12.5 million nonelderly veterans reports neither having health insurance coverage nor using Veterans… Continue Reading
Governmental Access to Data in the Cloud – A comparative analysis of ten international jurisdictions
A Global Reality: Governmental Access to Data in the Cloud – A comparative analysis of ten international jurisdictions Governmental access to data stored in the Cloud including cross-border access exists in every jurisdiction, by Winston Maxwell, Paris, France Christopher Wolf, Washington, DC; May 23, 2012. A Hogan Lovells White Paper. “This White Paper… Continue Reading
Open Forum Academy Report – The Cloud Computing Workshop
OFA Report – The Cloud Computing Workshop – “The cloud will happen; the question is whether it will happen to us, with us, or by us”: “This report is prepared by the rapporteur, Dr. E. Altsitsiadis, for Open Forum Academy (OFA) in support of the Cloud Computing Workshop. The summaries of the speaker presentations and… Continue Reading
IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Bulletin
“The Statistics of Income (SOI) Bulletin [Vo. 31 No.4] is issued quarterly by the Statistics of Income Division of the Internal Revenue Service. The report provides the earliest published annual financial statistics obtained from the various types of tax and information returns filed, as well as information from periodic or special analytical studies of particular… Continue Reading
FHFA IG – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Where the Taxpayers Money Went
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Where the Taxpayers Money Went, White Paper 2012-02, Evaluation Report 2012-XX. May 24, 2012 “Freddie Mac owned or guaranteed mortgages worth more than $5 trillion, nearly half of the U.S. mortgage market. They did not have adequate capital reserves to continue operating in the face of the growing losses on… Continue Reading
