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Daily Archives: June 30, 2015
Report: Solar energy benefits vastly outweigh costs
Environment New York – “Households and businesses with solar panels deliver greater benefits than they receive through programs like net metering, a report said today, countering increasing complaints from utilities that solar homeowners don’t pay their fair share. “While some utilities claim they’re subsidizing solar panel owners, our report shows the opposite is probably true,” said Heather Leibowitz,… Continue Reading
Paper – Major Defects of the Market Economy
Kakarot-Handtke, Egmont, Major Defects of the Market Economy (June 28, 2015). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2624350 “When we characterize an argument that has no sound theoretical foundation as political, then what has been produced by economists so far is political economics. However, since the Classics and Marx all major economic schools have defended the… Continue Reading
New on LLRX – Communication Problems through SharePoint
Via LLRX.com – Communication Problems through SharePoint – Lorette Weldon’s article is a gateway to training about how SharePoint uses a technology of programming without coding. Her pathfinder empowers librarians not familiar with database management to create a web part from within SharePoint that does not require any programming knowledge. As Weldon teaches us, the… Continue Reading
GPO releases Congressional Member Guide App -114th Congress
“The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has released the Mobile Member Guide app for the 114th Congress. The mobile Web app provides the public with quick, easy access to information on Members of the 114th Congress; the features include their picture, party affiliation, hometown, home state, and length of service. The app allows users to… Continue Reading
FTC- Start with Security: A Guide for Business
“When managing your network, developing an app, or even organizing paper files, sound security is no accident. Companies that consider security from the start assess their options and make reasonable choices based on the nature of their business and the sensitivity of the information involved. Threats to data may transform over time, but the fundamentals… Continue Reading
Appointment and Confirmation of Executive Branch Leadership
CRS report – Appointment and Confirmation of Executive Branch Leadership. Henry B. Hogue, Specialist in American National Government; Maeve P. Carey, Analyst in Government Organization and Management. June 22, 2015. “The Constitution divides the responsibility for populating the top positions in the executive branch of the federal government between the President and the Senate. Article… Continue Reading
Procedures for Congressional Action in Relation to Nuclear Agreement with Iran
CRS report – Procedures for Congressional Action in Relation to a Nuclear Agreement with Iran. Valerie Heitshusen, Analyst on Congress and the Legislative Process; Richard S. Beth, Specialist on Congress and the Legislative Process. June 23, 2015. “An April 2015 framework for negotiations on a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran suggests that a final agreement… Continue Reading
Posters from SLA-All Sciences Virtual Poster Session
This site may be updated as a call has been issued for more contributions – Posters from the SLA Science-Technology Division All Sciences Virtual Poster Session [Via William Jacobs Sci-Tech Incoming Chair Science and Engineering Librarian University of Miami] Continue Reading
Report – Reflecting Sunlight to Cool Earth
“The growing problem of changing environmental conditions caused by climate destabilization is well recognized as one of the defining issues of our time. The root problem is greenhouse gas emissions, and the fundamental solution is curbing those emissions. Climate geoengineering has often been considered to be a “last-ditch” response to climate change, to be used… Continue Reading
