Documents are via FAS: Cluster Munitions: Background and Issues for Congress, Congressional Research Service, December 13, 2017 Summary – Cluster munitions are air-dropped or ground-launched weapons that release a number of smaller submunitions intended to kill enemy personnel or destroy vehicles. Cluster munitions were developed in World War II and are part of many nations’… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: December 2017
CRS – The Net Neutrality Debate: Access to Broadband Networks
The Net Neutrality Debate: Access to Broadband Networks. Angele A. Gilroy, Specialist in Telecommunications Policy. December 14, 2017. “As congressional policymakers continue to debate telecommunications reform, a major discussion point revolves around what approach should be taken to ensure unfettered access to the Internet. The move to place restrictions on the owners of the networks… Continue Reading
National Security Strategy of the United States of America December 2017
National Security Strategy of the United States of America December 2017 – full text – This is a congressionally mandated report. President Donald J. Trump Announces a National Security Strategy to Advance America’s Interests Summary of the Strategy Announcement of the Strategy The New York Times – Trump National Security Strategy Sees U.S. Confronting China… Continue Reading
Two respected organizations release analysis with same conclusion – Tax Bill will increase deficit
Tax Foundation – Preliminary Details and Analysis of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, December 18, 2017″…Overall, the plan would decrease federal revenues by $1.47 trillion on a static basis and by $448 billion on a dynamic basis. The remaining difference is explained by temporary dynamic revenue growth from the bill’s numerous expiring provisions…” Committee… Continue Reading
Google – Never miss your stop again with step-by-step directions in transit navigation
Google Blog: “Traveling on a bus or train is the time for you to do your best music-listening, news-reading, and social-media scrolling … as long as you don’t miss your stop. A new feature on Google Maps for Android keeps you on track with departure times, ETAs and a notification that tell you when to… Continue Reading
New Group of JFK Assassination Documents Available to the Public
Press Release. Friday, December 15, 2017, Washington, DC: “In the sixth public release this year, the National Archives today posted 3,539 documents subject to the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (JFK Act). Released documents are available for download. The versions released today were processed by agencies and, in accordance with… Continue Reading
Open Data for Case Law: A Digital Republic for Predictable and Attractive Legal Rules
Dahmani, Maher and Vermeille, Sophie, Open Data for Case Law: A Digital Republic for Predictable and Attractive Legal Rules (September 13, 2017). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3084841 “The “Lemaire Act” for a Digital Republic, dated October 7, 2016, establishes two new default principles with respect to government data and public court opinions – with the enactment… Continue Reading
Legal Jobs in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Moving from Today’s Limited Universe of Data Toward the Great Beyond
Segal, Philip, Legal Jobs in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Moving from Today’s Limited Universe of Data Toward the Great Beyond (December 9, 2017). Savannah Law Review, 2018, Forthcoming. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3085263 “Lawyers are unprepared for the major differences between the closed or highly limited universes of data with which today’s most popular AI… Continue Reading
The Human Cost of the Ghost Economy
The Human Cost of the Ghost Economy Melissa Chadburn | Longreads | December 2017 | “Last year I worked undercover at a temp agency in Los Angeles. While I took the assignment for an article I was working on, I’d also been unemployed for over a year. It seemed I was in that middling space of… Continue Reading
Agency officials instructed to employ designated vocabulary divergent from accepted procedures
Washington Post – Multiple HHS divisions instructed to avoid words including ‘diversity’ and ‘vulnerable’ – “…The Trump administration is prohibiting officials at the nation’s top public health agency from using a list of seven words or phrases — including “fetus” and “transgender” — in official documents being prepared for next year’s budget. Policy analysts at the… Continue Reading
Research – Hobbies aren’t just fulfilling—they keep us healthy, mindful, and sane
We Let Work Define Us. Why Not Play? Hobbies aren’t just fulfilling—they keep us healthy, mindful, and sane – “Hobbies are also incredibly good for you physiologically. Hobbies can boost social interaction, which reduces stress—and loneliness. They may even make you less susceptible to dementia. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic interviewed 256 seniors about their… Continue Reading
The EFSA Comprehensive European Food Consumption Database
“The Comprehensive Food Consumption Database is a source of information on food consumption across the European Union (EU). It contains detailed data for a number of EU countries. The database plays a key role in the evaluation of the risks related to possible hazards in food in the EU and allows estimates of consumers’ exposure… Continue Reading
