“Google’s Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen, fresh from a visit to North Korea in January, on why the Internet is far from an unalloyed good to the citizens of dictatorships around the world.” Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2013
American Psychological Association – Workplace issues
“Workplace issues are of great interest to psychologists, since most people spend a third of their adult lives at work. Work defines people in the most basic way, which is one reason retirement is so difficult for many people. For psychologists, other key issues include matching people and jobs, finding ways to reduce workplace stress… Continue Reading
A comparison of Google Scholar, Fastcase, Casemaker, LexisNexis, WestlawNext, and Bloomberg
Are All Caselaw Citators Created Equal? A comparison of Google Scholar, Fastcase, Casemaker, LexisNexis, WestlawNext, and Bloomberg, by Carole A. Levitt and Mark Rosch. “During our live continuing legal education seminars we discuss how to use the information found in social media profiles for evidence and how to get profiles admitted into evidence. If a… Continue Reading
The Rise of Big Data How It's Changing the Way We Think About the World
Kenneth Neil Cukier and Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger, May/June 2013- Foreign Affairs “…This kind of data is being put to incredible new uses with the assistance of inexpensive computer memory, powerful processors, smart algorithms, clever software, and math that borrows from basic statistics…Using great volumes of information in this way requires three profound changes in how we… Continue Reading
FCW: Boston probe's big data use hints at the future
FCW.com – Frank Konkel: “Less than 24 hours after two explosions killed three people and injured dozens more at the April 15 Boston Marathon, the Federal Bureau of Investigation had compiled 10 terabytes of data in hopes of finding needles in haystacks of information that might lead to the suspects. The tensest part of the… Continue Reading
BIS: Financial sector ups and downs and the real sector in the open economy
Financial sector ups and downs and the real sector in the open economy: Up by the stairs, down by the parachute by Joshua Aizenman, Brian Pinto and Vladyslav Sushko. Working Papers No 411, April 2013 “We examine how financial expansion and contraction cycles affect the broader economy through their impact on real economic sectors in… Continue Reading
BLS – New Occupational Safety and Health Statistics
BLS – “New Occupational Safety and Health Statistics – New data series available on fatal injuries among contractors and nonfatal injuries resulting in job transfer or restriction.” Data releases from the Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program Continue Reading
BLS – Occupational Outlook Handbook
2012-2013 Occupational Outlook Handbook: “Welcome to the Nation′s premier source for career information! The profiles featured here cover hundreds of occupations and describe What They Do, Work Environment, How to Become One, Pay, and more. Each profile also includes BLS employment projections for the 201020 decade.” Continue Reading
VA60 Data Spotlight March 13, 2013 Cigarette Smoking Decreases among All Adults Except Those Aged 26 to 34
Cigarette Smoking Decreases among All Adults Except Those Aged 26 to 34 – Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration. March 13, 2013 “Smoking is a serious public health concern that continues to be the primary cause of preventable illness and death in the United States. Policy efforts such as increased cigarette taxes and graphic… Continue Reading
TRAC – Foreclosure Suits Rising Again
TRAC: “The latest available data from the federal courts show that during March 2013 the government reported 592 new lawsuits filed under the category of Real Property – Foreclosures, according to the case-by-case information analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC). This increase of 17.9 percent over the previous month reverses a sharp decline… Continue Reading
Federal Websites For and About American Indians
Steve Beleu, Oklahoma Dept. of Libraries: “I’ve tried to link to every federal agency website and webpage that contains significant information for and about our American Indian Nations. Of course I’ve missed a few, so if you know about them please send me information about them and I’ll add them. Note: in the topic of… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Air Force Electronic Systems Center, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Federal Real Property, Federal Real Property
Air Force Electronic Systems Center – Reorganization Resulted in Workforce Reassignments at Hanscom Air Force Base, but Other Possible Effects Are Not Yet Known, GAO-13-366, Apr 25, 2013 Explosive Ordnance Disposal – DOD Needs Better Resource Planning and Joint Guidance to Manage the Capability, GAO-13-385, Apr 25, 2013 Federal Real Property – Excess and Underutilized… Continue Reading
