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News release: “A wide array of commercially available technologies can significantly reduce fuel consumption in passenger vehicles, says a new report from the National Research Council. Assessment of Fuel Economy Technologies for Light-Duty Vehicles reviews the technologies and provides estimates of how they would affect vehicle purchase prices…Using a 2007 base vehicle, the committee estimated …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission will hold its third and final workshop on the future of journalism at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on June 15, 2010. Consumers are increasingly turning to the Internet for news and information. Advertisers are moving ads to online sites and scaling back on ad buys as …
Follow up to previous postings on Diebold e-voting machine controversy, this news release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Diebold, Inc. and three former financial executives for engaging in a fraudulent accounting scheme to inflate the company’s earnings. The SEC separately filed an enforcement action against Diebold’s former CEO seeking reimbursement of certain financial …
Office of Disability Employment Policy, Department of Labor: “In May 2010, the percentage of people with disabilities in the labor force was 22.3. By comparison, the percentage of persons with no disability in the labor force was 70.1. The unemployment rate for those with disabilities was 14.7 percent, compared with 9.1 percent for persons with …
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this ews release: “On Saturday June 5, 2010, NOAA added 565 square miles to the fishing closed area; the change took effect at 6 p.m. Eastern that same day. The change is at the northeast edge of the closed area, and encompasses the projected movement …
Several articles via WSJ.com, New York Times and The Atlantic delve into arguments raised by authors of new books on the subject of the Web’s impact on acquiring, retaining and utilizing knowledge. WSJ.com: Does the Internet Make You Smarter? Amid the silly videos and spam are the roots of a new reading and writing culture, …
Demands for universal data plans grow louder – “Between multiple cell phones, high-speed Internet connections, and even digital TV subscriptions, most households are now paying for data delivery at least three times over, and frequently paying the same provider twice. This is ridiculous, and it’s time for some major consolidation. It’s time for a universal …
The Christian Science Monitor, Steven Kurczy: “Worldwide military spending jumped 5.9 percent in 2009 to $1.5 trillion, according to a new report that underscores the long-term decision of many countries to prioritize defense. This is despite a recession that shrunk the global economy 2.2 percent. The US remains by far the biggest military spender, followed …
No Secrets, by Raffi Khatchadourian: “[Julian Paul] Assange is an international trafficker, of sorts. He and his colleagues collect documents and imagery that governments and other institutions regard as confidential and publish them on a Web site called WikiLeaks.org. Since it went online, three and a half years ago, the site has published an extensive …
Financial Reform or Financial Dementia? Remarks by Richard W. Fisher at the SW Graduate School of Banking 53rd Annual Keynote Address and Banquet Dallas, Texas, June 3, 2010 “My message to you tonight is to remember where we have been. We have collectively been to hell and back. Lets not go there again. Lets remember …
