Monthly archives: December, 2012

Nuclear Regulatory Commission 10 C.F.R. 37, A New Rule to Protect Radioactive Material

Nuclear Regulatory Commission 10 C.F.R. 37, A New Rule to Protect Radioactive Material: Background, Summary, Views from the Field, December 14, 2012. “This report analyzes 10 C.F.R. 37, a forthcoming rule promulgated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), “Physical Protection of Byproduct Material.” “Byproduct material” includes specified types of radioactive material other than uranium or …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research

How Marginal Tax Rates Affect Families at Various Levels of Poverty

How Marginal Tax Rates Affect Families at Various Levels of Poverty, Elaine Maag, C. Eugene Steuerle, Caleb Quakenbush, Ritadhi Chakravarti, December 20, 2012 “High marginal tax rates can make moving above poverty very difficult for low-income families. These high tax rates result from increasing direct taxes and decreasing transfer payments. A single parent with two …

Subjects: Government Documents

The State, Civil Society and Religious Freedom

Brink, Jaco Van den and Ten Napel, Hans-Martien, The State, Civil Society and Religious Freedom (December 12, 2012). Oxford Journal of Law and Religion 2012. Available at SSRN: “How is the legal principle of religious freedom supposed to regulate the relationship between state and religion, especially in cases where state and religion seem to make …

Subjects: Civil Liberties

European Data Protection Supervisor – safeguarding data protection rights

December 17, 2012: “the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published his Report on the Status of Data Protection Officers (DPOs) as part of his ongoing task to monitor the compliance of EU institutions and bodies with Article 24 of the European Data Protection Regulation, which obliges the appointment of DPOs…Article 24 of the Data Protection …

Subjects: EU Data Protection, Internet, Privacy

EIA Monthly Energy Review – December 2012

Monthly Energy Review – December 2012: “A publication of recent energy statistics. This publication includes total energy production, consumption, and trade; energy prices; overviews of petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear energy, renewable energy, and international petroleum; carbon dioxide emissions; and data unit conversions values.”

Subjects: Government Documents

NIST's online Atomic Spectra Database

The NIST Physical Measurement Laboratory – online Atomic Spectra Database “provides the most authoritative information about atomic spectra available anywhere, and it is used by researchers worldwide. But how wide, exactly, is that world? What elements and wavelengths are in highest demand by different groups? And how can the ASD better serve its user community? …

Subjects: E-Government

An Efficient Sampling Alternative for Big Data Aggregation

Data Interpolation – An Efficient Sampling Alternative for Big Data Aggregation (Technical Report) Hadassa Daltrophe, Shlomi Dolevy, Zvi Lotkerz. October 12, 2012 “Given a large set of measurement sensor data, in order to identify a simple function that captures the essence of the data gathered by the sensors, we suggest representing the data by (spatial) …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

American Companies and Global Supply Networks

American Companies and Global Supply Networks – Driving U.S. Economic Growth and Jobs by Connecting with the World, December 2012. Matthew J. Slaughter, Business Roundtable. “America today sits at an economic crossroads, unsure of what path to take to confront its competitiveness challenge of too little economic growth and too few jobs. The good news …

Subjects: Government Documents

CALM Act Regulates Volume of TV Commercials

“The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) established new rules for the volume of television commercials that started on December 13, 2012. The new regulation, known as the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, requires commercials to have the same average volume as the programs they accompany. The CALM Act requires TV stations, cable operators or other …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

Consumers and Debt Protection Products: Results of a New Consumer Survey

Consumers and Debt Protection Products: Results of a New Consumer Survey, Federal Reserve Bulletin, December 27, 2012 “Debt protection products help consumers pay off a debt or continue or suspend payments upon the occurrence of unfortunate and unpredictable events like death, disability, and involuntary unemployment. The products can be useful to consumers whose low levels …

Subjects: Government Documents