Reading linear texts on paper versus computer screen: Effects on reading comprehension. Anne Mangen,Bente R. Walgermo,Kolbjørn Brønnick. International Journal of Educational Research, Volume 58, 2013, Pages 6168. “Main findings show that students who read texts in print scored significantly better on the reading comprehension test than students who read the texts digitally. Implications of these… Continue Reading
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NSA Releases 2007 version – Untangling the Web, A Guide to Internet Research
Unclassified and released on 4/19/2013 in response to a FOIA request by MuckRock and reported by Wired: request, Untangling the Web: A Guide to Internet Research has not been updated since 2007. It is 651 page document that on one hand references sites and sources that no longer exist, but on the other offers insights… Continue Reading
Is Your U.S. Passport Up to Date?
“If you plan to travel outside the United States, be sure to check your passport long before your trip. Routine processing times for passport services are 4-6 weeks (expedited services take approximately 2-3 weeks). Renew Your Passport – Check your passport’s expiration date. If your passport expires before you plan to return to the United… Continue Reading
Less than 14% of World Lives in Countries with Free Press
“The percentage of the global population living in countries with a free press is at the lowest level in more than a decade, according to the findings of Freedom of the Press 2013: A Global Survey of Media Independence, a new report by the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Freedom House. The report found that just 14… Continue Reading
Paper – Regulating Systemically Important Financial Institutions That Are Not Banks
Regulating Systemically Important Financial Institutions That Are Not Banks Douglas J. Elliott: “Certain financial institutions are so central to the American financial system that their failure could cause traumatic damage, both to financial markets and the larger economy. These institutions are often referred to as “systemically important financial institutions” or SIFIs. The Dodd-Frank Act, the… Continue Reading
On The "Right to Be Forgotten": Challenges and Suggested Changes to the Data Protection Regulation
On The “Right to Be Forgotten”: Challenges and Suggested Changes to the Data Protection Regulation “Since January 2012, the European Union institutions have been debating draft legislation to reform European rules on data protection (commonly referred to as the Data Protection Regulation (DPR)). Article 17 of the proposed DPR presents the concept of a “Right… Continue Reading
FCC- Expanding Access to In-Flight Broadband and Encouraging Innovation
“By this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice), the Commission proposes to further increase the availability of broadband services onboard airplanes by establishing an air-ground mobile broadband service by which passengers aboard civil and government aircraft can connect to a full range of communications services while flying over the contiguous United States. Consumers increasingly demand ubiquitous… Continue Reading
Executive Order — Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information
“To promote continued job growth, Government efficiency, and the social good that can be gained from opening Government data to the public, the default state of new and modernized Government information resources shall be open and machine readable. Government information shall be managed as an asset throughout its life cycle to promote interoperability and openness,… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports; BPD, Federal Reserve Banks, Federal Retirement Processing, Missile Defense, FAA
Bureau of the Public Debt – Areas for Improvement in Information Systems Controls, GAO-13-416R, May 9, 2013 Federal Reserve Banks – Areas for Improvement in Information Systems Controls, GAO-13-419R, May 9, 2013 Federal Retirement Processing – OPM Is Pursuing Incremental Information Technology Improvements after Canceling a Modernization Plagued by Management Weaknesses, GAO-13-580T, May 9, 2013… Continue Reading
TIME and Google launch Timelapse
“Watch the world change over the course of nearly three decades of satellite photography…These Timelapse pictures tell the pretty and not-so-pretty story of a finite planet and how its residents are treating it razing even as we build, destroying even as we preserve. It takes a certain amount of courage to look at the… Continue Reading
OTC derivatives market activity in the second half of 2012
“The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) released today OTC derivatives statistics at end-December 2012. Developments in the latest data are highlighted in the Statistical release. Detailed breakdowns and time series data are available on the BIS website. Data at end-June 2013 will be released no later than 15 November 2013, in conjunction with the global… Continue Reading
Staying Ahead Of the Curve 2013: AARP Multicultural Work and Career Study
“Staying Ahead of the Curve is AARPs Multicultural Work and Career Study. These studies – performed in 2002, 2007, and 2013 – provide an in-depth look at workers ages 45-74: their reasons for working, perceived job security, differential treatment received because of age, their ideal work scenario, the challenges they face, their plans for retirement,… Continue Reading
