CRS – Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS): Commercial Outlook for a New Industry. Bill Canis, Specialist in Industrial Organization and Business, September 9, 2015. “Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) — commonly referred to as drones — have become a staple of U.S. military reconnaissance and weapons delivery in overseas war zones such as Afghanistan. Now some new… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2015
Pope Francis and Selected Global Issues: Background for Papal Address to Congress
CRS Report – Pope Francis and Selected Global Issues: Background for Papal Address to Congress, September 8, 2015. “Pope Francis and Selected Global Issues: Background for Papal Address to Congress Congressional Research Service Summary Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio) assumed the papacy on March 13, 2013 , following the surprise resignation of Pope Benedict… Continue Reading
The EU in the world 2015 edition
“This publication provides a statistical portrait of the European Union in relation to the rest of the world. It complements information found in the continuously updated online publication Europe in figures — Eurostat yearbook and in the Eurostat regional yearbook. It may be viewed as an introduction to European and international statistics and provides a… Continue Reading
DNI Testimony on Worldwide Cyber Threats
Statement for the Record – Worldwide Cyber Threats – House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence – James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, September 10, 2015. “Worldwide Cyber Threats – Overview – Cyber threats to US national and economic security are increasing in frequency, scale, sophistication, and severity of impact. The ranges of cyber threat… Continue Reading
Global Financial Development Report 2015-2016: Long-term Financing
World Bank: “A shortage of long-term financing since the 2008 crisis is choking the investment-backed growth of companies in developing countries and hampering the ability of credit-worthy families to borrow for education and housing needs and escape poverty, a new World Bank report warned today. At the global level, this shortage of long-term financing also… Continue Reading
NY Fed – Consumers Expect Lower Short- and Medium-Term Inflation
Federal Reserve Bank of New York – “The August 2015 Survey of Consumer Expectations results indicate that median inflation expectations decreased slightly at both the one-year ahead and the three-year ahead horizons. Median expected one-year ahead earnings growth remained stable at 2.4 percent, while both perceived layoff and job finding probabilities improved slightly. Median expected… Continue Reading
GAO Reports – Electronic Cigarettes, Federal Spending Accountability, Medicare Part D
Electronic Cigarettes: Effect on Federal Excise Taxes Collected on Traditional Cigarettes Is Not Currently Evident, GAO-15-771: Published: Sep 14, 2015. Publicly Released: Sep 14, 2015. Federal Spending Accountability: Preserving Capabilities of Recovery Operations Center Could Help Sustain Oversight of Federal Expenditures, GAO-15-814: Published: Sep 14, 2015. Publicly Released: Sep 14, 2015. Medicare Part D: Changes… Continue Reading
USA.gov resources on voting, political candidates and parties
“With the 2016 Presidential Election a little over a year away, do you know how to research presidential candidates and their political parties? On The Issues [Every Political Leader on Every Issue] has a complete list of all the current presidential candidates and includes their views on issues important to constituents across the United States. For… Continue Reading
Zebra finches choose mates for love like humans
Roberts RG (2015) The Fitness Effects of Love. PLoS Biol 13(9): e1002249. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1002249. September 14, 2015. “Humans are a mostly monogamous species—a large proportion of us choose mates with whom we spend long periods of time, and many of us produce children through sexual reproduction with those mates. We tend to think of our choice… Continue Reading
2015 Legal Technology Survey Report – Online Research
Via Bob Ambrogi [he refers to a fee based set of reports from ABA]: In referencing the 2015 Legal Technology Survey Report, Vol. V: Online Research – Ambrogi highlights that younger lawyers who replied to the survey indicated they choose to use free sources for legal research over fee based services more often than older counterparts. Continue Reading
Idealism and Opportunism: A Gold Open Access Overview
ALA TechSource – Vol 51, No 6 (2015) > Walt Crawford – Chapter 1. Idealism and Opportunism: A Gold OA Overview “Open-access (OA) literature is available online to be read for free by anyone, anytime, anywhere, without registration or other hindrance—as long as they have Internet access. That’s the core of OA, and it’s a… Continue Reading
EU Law without the Rule of Law: Is the Veneration of Autonomy Worth It?
Kochenov, Dimitry, EU Law without the Rule of Law: Is the Veneration of Autonomy Worth It? (August 12, 2015). 34 YEL 2015 (Forthcoming). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2642689 “This is a critical analysis of the Rule of Law in the EU, concluding that the Union is not driven by the Rule of Law as… Continue Reading
