Day archives: October 1st, 2010

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Issue Findings Regarding Market Events of May 6, 2010

Findings Regarding Market Events of May 6, 2010 – September 30, 2010 “This report presents findings of the staffs of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC and collectively, the Commissions) to the Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory Committee on Emerging Regulatory Issues (the Committee) regarding the market events of May …

Subjects: Government Documents

UN releases D.R. Congo report listing 10 years of atrocities, identifying justice options

News release: “The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights released Friday a 550-page report* listing 617 of the most serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law over a ten-year period by both state and non-state actors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Tens of thousands of people were killed, and numerous …

Subjects: Government Documents

FOIA at the Mid-term: Obstacles to Transparency Remain

FOIA at the Mid-term: Obstacles to Transparency Remain – Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), September 30, 2010 “When President Obama took office, he pledged to bring an unprecedented level of transparency to the federal government and to transform how federal agencies handle Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. Even with this fundamental …

Subjects: E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

EIA: Japan Country Analysis Brief

Japan Country Analysis Brief Sep 23, 2010: “Japan is the world’s largest importer of LNG and coal and the second largest net importer of oil. For additional information on the energy situation in Japan, please see our updated Country Analysis Brief.”

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

MCCA® 2010 Survey of Fortune 500 Women General Counsel

News release: “Last year began with the economy in a trough; many major U.S. corporations were either bailed out or taken over by the federal government, and the housing market was in the midst of one of the most brutal slumps in American history. Although recovery is now well under way, improvement has been slow …

Subjects: Marketing

BLS: Ranking of Full-time Civilian Occupations by Hourly and Annual Earnings, July 2009

Ranking of Full-time Civilian Occupations by Hourly and Annual Earnings, July 2009, by John E. Buckley, Bureau of Labor Statistics: September 29, 2010. The ranking of detailed occupations by annual and hourly earnings often shows considerable positional differences when scheduled annual hours are taken into account. “In June 2010, the Bureau of Labor Statistics published …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

World of Work Report 2010 – From one crisis to the next?

World of Work Report 2010 – From one crisis to the next?, Published by the International Institute for Labour Studies: “The current economic recovery is not creating enough jobs and there are concerns about the quality of the jobs being created. Workers are becoming discouraged and leaving the labour market altogether, which could have long …

Subjects: Government Documents

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