CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar via FAS – Prosecution of Criminal Offenses against Congress, July 26, 2016. “A House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearingregarding the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) inquiry of the potential mishandling of classified information has renewed questions about the process by which offenses against Congress are prosecuted. In the… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2016
Collage – The Searchable London Picture Archive
“Over 250,000 images of London from the collections at London Metropolitan Archives and Guildhall Art Gallery. Collage is owned and managed by London Metropolitan Archives on behalf of the City of London Corporation.” Users may search the site or browse by subject (People, Places, Historical Events etc.), word/phrase; collections; picture formats. Continue Reading
F1000Research – Open Science publishing platform
“F1000Research is an Open Science publishing platform for life scientists, offering immediate publication of articles, posters and slides without editorial bias. All articles benefit from transparent refereeing and the inclusion of all source data…The traditional anonymous pre-publication peer review of research articles can cause long delays before new results become visible. F1000Research uses an author-led… Continue Reading
Global Open Data Index – comprehensive snapshot of global state of open data
Open Data Index 2015: “Civil Society Audit of the state of Open Data – The Global Open Data Index is an annual effort to measure the state of open government data around the world. The crowd sourced survey is designed to assess the openness of specific government datasets according to the Open Definition. Through this… Continue Reading
How long is the U.S. shoreline?
NOAA’s official value for the total length of the U.S. shoreline is 95,471 miles. “The NOAA shoreline length calculation of 95,471 miles was determined by hand in 1939-40 with a recording instrument on the largest-scale charts and maps available at that time. Shorelines of outer coast, offshore islands, sounds, bays, rivers, and creeks were included… Continue Reading
State Challenges to Federal Enforcement of Immigration Law: From the Mid-1990s to the Present
Via FAS – CRS report – State Challenges to Federal Enforcement of Immigration Law: From the Mid-1990s to the Present. Kate M. Manuel, Legislative Attorney. August 1, 2016: “States and localities can have significant interest in the manner and extent to which federal officials enforce provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) regarding the… Continue Reading
The 2016 Olympic Games: Health, Security, Environmental, and Doping Issues
CRS report via FAS – The 2016 Olympic Games: Health, Security, Environmental, and Doping Issues – L. Elaine Halchin, Coordinator, Specialist in American National Government; John W. Rollins, Coordinator, Specialist in Terrorism and National Security. July 28, 2016. “The 2016 Olympic Games will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 5-21, 2016, and will… Continue Reading
Speedtest Market Report United States
Speedtest® Market Report United States Published August 3, 2016 – “The data from the first six months of 2016 is in; the internet in the United States has gotten faster. Fixed broadband customers have seen the biggest jump in performance with download speeds achieving an average of over 50 Mbps for the first time ever.… Continue Reading
Carrying capacity of U.S. agricultural land: Ten diet scenarios Research Article
Carrying capacity of U.S. agricultural land: Ten diet scenarios published July 22, 2016 at Elementa. “Strategies for environmental sustainability and global food security must account for dietary change. Using a biophysical simulation model we calculated human carrying capacity under ten diet scenarios. The scenarios included two reference diets based on actual consumption and eight “Healthy… Continue Reading
American Bar Association launches Diversity and Inclusion Portal
News release: “BA President’s Diversity and Inclusion 360 Commission…formed by ABA President Paulette Brown, spent months reviewing and analyzing the state of diversity and inclusion in the legal profession, the judicial system and the American Bar Association with the aim of formulating methods, policies, standards and practices to “move the needle” and advance diversity and… Continue Reading
SIFMA – Explore the companies and municipalities in your state that are accessing the capital markets to drive economic growth
“Capital markets are the bedrock foundation of our nation’s economy. Our capital markets recognize and drive capital to the best ideas and enterprises, enabling workers to save for retirement, students to pay for their education, businesses to grow, and communities to finance sustainable development. Explore the companies and municipalities in your state that are accessing… Continue Reading
Shedding Light on Health Care Prices: Patient Perspectives on Health Care Price Transparency Efforts
Public Citizen – Shedding Light on Health Care Prices: “Out-of- pocket health care costs for patients are soaring in the United States. Since 2010, insurance deductibles for workers have risen three times as fast as premiums and about seven times as fast as wages and inflation. For nearly two decades, states have attempted to address… Continue Reading
