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Scholars Briefs and the Vocation of a Law Professor, by Richard H. Fallon, Jr. “At least within the loosely defined domain of public law, any law professor who does not get asked to sign a “scholars’ briefs” is not much of a scholar. Scholars= briefs, in which collections of professors appear as amici curiae to …
What are the world’s biggest sources of renewable energy and where are they located?: “Efforts to tackle climate change include heavy investment in renewable sources of electricity around the world. Solar power saw the biggest leap in 2010, with the installed base jumping 70% compared with 2009 to 40 gigawatts. Wind power also grew strongly, …
Future Recession Risks: An Update, by Travis J. Berge, Early Elias, and Oscar Jorda “In 2010, statistical experiments based on components of the Conference Boards Leading Economic Index showed a significant possibility of a U.S. recession over a 24-month period. Since then, the European sovereign debt crisis has aggravated international threats to the U.S. economy. …
Electric Power Annual 2010: “The EPA 2010 is being published in a more limited set of formats, reflecting budget limitations and a transition to a new production method. Specific changes include: The EPA 2010 will be a compilation of Excel and PDF files for each individual table. HTML tables will not be available, at least …
“Building, operating and securing the Global Information Grid (GIG) for the Department of Defense is a complex and ongoing challenge. The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for Cyber Identity and Information Assurance has developed a strategy for meeting this challenge, which is available here: Build and Operate a Trusted GIG – Identity & Information …
Jennifer Howard, Wired Campus: “Impact, not ideology, was the watchword at the Berlin 9 Open Access Conference, held…at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute {Betheda, MD, November 9-10, 2011] The 260 high-level researchers, fund providers, and open-access advocates who attended didnt waste time bashing publishers who keep research behind paywalls. (Some commercial publishers, including Elsevier, attended.) …
Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance, 2011: “This updated edition of the Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance reflects current statutory provisions, recognizes the technological and legal changes that have taken place since the previous Guidelines were promulgated, and incorporates best practices that will benefit victims and enhance investigations and prosecutions.”
Paying Taxes 2012 – The global picture, Authors: World Bank Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers “This is the seventh year that the World Bank and IFC’s Doing Business Project has included the “paying taxes” indicator. The indicator measures tax systems from the point of view of a domestic company complying with the different tax laws and regulations …
Teach.gov: “Teaching is a rewarding and challenging profession where you can make a lasting impact. You can have a positive influence on students, schools, and communities now and into the future. Schools across the nation are in need of a diverse set of talented teachers, especially in our big cities and rural areas, and especially …
“Northwest Government Information Network Handouts: Fall 2011, updated November 3, 2011. Fall 2011 featured Linda Clark, Seattle Regional Office, U.S. Census Bureau as our main speaker. She came to provide us with some training on how to use the newly revamped American Factfinder 2. Below are the handouts she used for her presentation. 2010 Census …
News release: “On March 11, 2011, northeast Japan was hit with the strongest recorded earthquake in that nation’s history, measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale. The earthquake and subsequent tsunami, which together left more than 20,000 people dead or missing, also damaged much of Japan’s infrastructure, especially the country’s electric power grid.[1] The economic impact …
News release: “The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation today released its long-term exposure report, which shows financial deterioration in some pension plans and increased deficits for PBGC.” “Every year PBGC provides an actuarial evaluation of its expected operations and financial status. This report contains estimates and projections for both the single-employer and multiemployer programs over the …
