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Daily Archives: May 27, 2016

FT Business Education – Executive education rankings 2016

FT Business Education Report, May 23, 2016: ” For the dream of life long learning to be realised fully, those in the 35-60 age group must also be given the opportunity to refine and revise their skills through out their careers, which could well stretch into their seventies. This is not happening enough. Executive education has traditionally been one niche in which the middle aged have been able to polish theirs kills. But the super charged intensity of the modern office makes it hard to getaway from daily duties. Glenn Hubbard, dean of Columbia Business School, ruefully observes that its MBA graduates have a lifetime entitlement to come back and sit in on any class—but they almost never find the time.“Peopled don’t take me up on it because they are busy ,” he says.”

Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test (DFAST)

Via FDIC Overview – “Section 165(i)(2) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”) requires state nonmember banks and state savings associations with total consolidated assets of more than $10 billion to conduct annual stress tests. On October 15, 2012, the FDIC published its final annual stress test rule (Part 325),… Continue Reading

The Condition of Education 2016

National Center for Educational statistics: The Condition of Education 2016 “This year’s Condition shows that 91 percent of young adults ages 25 to 29 had a high school diploma or its equivalent in 2015, and that 36 percent had a bachelor’s or higher degree. Median earnings continued to be higher for 25- to 34-year-olds with… Continue Reading

OPM IG Report on Information Infrastructure Improvement Project

Second Interim Status Report on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) Infrastructure Improvement Project – Major IT Business Case (Report No. 4A-CI-00-16-037).  May 18, 2016. “OPM has still not performed many of the critical capital project planning practices required by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Of primary concern, prior to initiating the… Continue Reading

The United Kingdom and Imperial Federation, 1900-1939

Mohr, Thomas, The United Kingdom and Imperial Federation, 1900-1939: A Precedent for British Legal Relations with the European Union? (May 27, 2016). Forthcoming Comparative Legal History November 2016; UCD Working Papers in Law, Criminology & Socio-Legal Studies Research Paper No. 05/16. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2785749 “Imperial federation was a movement in the late… Continue Reading

Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households May 2016

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System – Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households, May 2016 Key Findings – “Overall, individuals and their families continue to express mild improvements in their general well-being relative to that seen in 2013 and 2014. However, a number of adults still indicate that they are experiencing… Continue Reading

A Progressive’s Style Guide

“Toward Harnessing Language in Support of Intersectionality and Cross-sector Power Building Language is a key ingredient in a winning theory of change. Language can build bridges  and change minds. By acknowledging the ability of language to shape and reflect reality, progressive campaigns can become more powerful vehicles for social change, inclusion, and justice. In fact,… Continue Reading

Report – Cell Phone Radiofrequency Radiation

Report of Partial Findings from the National Toxicology Program Carcinogenesis Studies of Cell Phone Radiofrequency Radiation in Hsd: Sprague Dawley® SD rats (Whole Body Exposures) Draft 5-19-2016 Michael Wyde, Mark Cesta, Chad Blystone, Susan Elmore, Paul Foster, Michelle Hooth, Grace Kissling, David Malarkey, Robert Sills, Matthew Stout, Walker, Kristine Witt, Mary Wolfe, John Bucher doi:… Continue Reading