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“The BC BigTree Field Package contains printable information on nominating and measuring trees and also includes a field nomination form that you can take into the field. Download the BC BigTree Field Package before you embark on your tree finding adventures!” “The University of British Columbia – Mandate: To identify, describe, monitor, and conserve the largest trees of each …
BBC News – “The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) says electronic devices such as mobile phones can be left switched on during flights. EASA says that electronic devices do not pose a safety risk. The announcement clears the way for airlines to permit the use of mobile phones, once they have conducted their own safety reviews. Currently airline passengers have to …
Journal of Electronic Publishing (JEP) is a forum for research and discussion about contemporary publishing practices, and the impact of those practices upon users Volume 17, No. 3: Metrics for Measuring Publishing Value: Alternative and Otherwise Title Author(s) Editor’s Note [17.3] Bonn, Maria The Imperative for Open Altmetrics Konkiel, Stacy; Piwowar, Heather; Priem, Jason Measuring Openness …
Trautman, Lawrence J., Personal Ethics & the U.S. Financial Collapse of 2007-08 (September 26, 2014). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2502124 “The seeds for the 2007-09 financial collapse were sewn over many years and nurtured by ill-advised governmental housing policy, the presence of pervasive fraud both large and small and the widespread failure of personal integrity. …
Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP), Report Number 14-001, September 24, 2014. Treasury Significantly Loosened Executive Pay Limits Resulting in Excessive Pay for Top 25 Employees at GM and Ally (GMAC) When the Companies Were Not Repaying TARP in Full and Taxpayers Were Suffering Billions of Dollars in Losses. “Overall, SIGTARP found …
Clark, Gordon L., Talent, Company Size, and Financial Centres: London and the European Investment Management Industry (September 24, 2014). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2500767 “London dominates the European financial services industry, being the centre-point for advanced financial services, skilled labour, and the complex array of services needed to invest beyond Europe’s borders. As in other global financial …
Clark, Gordon L. and Monk, Ashby H. B., The Production of Investment Returns in Spatially Extensive Financial Markets (September 16, 2014). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2501912 “Investment returns are produced by combining financial assets with human capital, the decision-making protocols of investment institutions, and the electronic infrastructure which supports the flow of information about investment opportunities. At …
