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Free WSL article looks at Texting When There’s Trouble: “The ubiquity of relatively new technologies allows electronic alerts to reach more people faster than ever before. In the aftermath of several recent disasters — including the tsunami in South Asia, Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast, and the terrorist attacks in New York, London and …
FTC FAQ: “The Federal Trade Commission today unveiled a redesigned Web site to enhance consumers’ ability to find the information they want quickly and easily. As the federal agency that works directly with and for consumers, the FTC strives to be accessible and transparent, with information that is clear, simple, and easy to access. The …
Press release: ” Federal courts are handling more class action cases since the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) was enacted, a study shows. “In the 16 months since CAFA went into effect on February 18, 2005…we find a substantial increase in class action activity based on diversity of citizenship jurisdiction,” said the third …
Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice (DOJ) today issued a joint report, Antitrust Enforcement and Intellectual Property Rights: Promoting Innovation and Competition, April 2007, to inform consumers, businesses, and intellectual property rights holders about the agencies competition views with respect to a wide range of activities involving intellectual property. The …
On April 16, 2007 Barbara Fullerton, Manager, Librarian Relations, 10-K Wizard, Sabrina Pacifici, Editor & Publisher, LLRX.com and beSpacific.com and Aaron Schmidt, Director, North Plains Public Library, presented their always popular round-robin Gadgets presentation at Computers in Libraries 2007.
Press release: “…Total emissions of the six main greenhouse gases in 2005 were equivalent to 7,260 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. These gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride. The report indicates that overall emissions have grown by 16 percent from 1990 to 2005, while the U.S. economy has …
CBO Report: Estimated Cost of the Administration’s Proposal to Increase the Army’s and the Marine Corps’s Personnel Levels, April 16, 2007.
World Health Organization Drug Target Prioritization Database: TDR Targets Database Identification and ranking of targets against neglected tropical diseases. seattlepi.com: “The Web site, TDRtargets.org, focuses on many diseases that have not been high on the pharmaceutical industry’s priority list because most of them largely afflict poor people. Yet, taken all together, these diseases cause billions …
ALM: “How do companies select counsel in foreign countries? What tools and resources do companies use to select overseas counsel? What are the “must-have” qualities for overseas outside counsel? See ALM’s new study, How U.S. Companies Select International Outside Counsel.”
