Day archives: October 1st, 2015

BIS Working Papers – how monetary policy affects bank profitability; bond issuance by European banks; role of international reserves

Bank for International Settlements Working papers, October 1, 2015: • The influence of monetary policy on bank profitability: “This paper investigates how monetary policy affects bank profitability. We use data for 109 large international banks headquartered in 14 major advanced economies for the period 1995-2012. Overall, we find a positive relationship between the level of …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

The Most Dangerous Cities in America

“Over 400 violent crimes per 100,000 residents were reported in the United States in 2010. The rate has fallen every year since to a four-year low of 366 violent crimes per 100,000 residents in 2014. Though the decline in violent crime nationwide has made the country safer, a number of American cities are still especially …

Subjects: Economy, Government Documents, Legal Research

Patent Searching Guide

Via Amy Riegelman – University of Minnesota: Patent Searching Tutorial – includes Google Patents and USPTO Patent Database.

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries, Patent and Trademark

Understanding the mortgage process: Your home loan toolkit

CFPB – The Know Before You Owe mortgage disclosure rule makes getting a mortgage easier for homebuyers and refinancers. It helps you shop for the loan that’s best for you and your family. To help you navigate the steps you have to take to get a mortgage, take a look at our new booklet, “Your …

Subjects: Financial System, Government Documents, Housing

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act and the Supreme Court: A Legal Analysis of Young v. United Parcel Service

CRS – The Pregnancy Discrimination Act and the Supreme Court: A Legal Analysis of Young v. United Parcel Service. Jody Feder, Legislative Attorney. September 25, 2015. “In 2015, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Young v. United Parcel Service. In the case, a United Parcel Service (UPS) worker named Peggy Young challenged her employer’s …

Subjects: Congress, Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

GAO Reports – Tax Gap, Ford Class Aircraft Carrier, Hospital Value-Based Purchasing, Spent Nuclear Fuel, Tricare Pharmacy Pilot

Fiscal Outlook: Addressing Improper Payments and the Tax Gap Would Improve the Government’s Fiscal Position, GAO-16-92T: Published: Oct 1, 2015. Publicly Released: Oct 1, 2015. Ford Class Aircraft Carrier: Poor Outcomes Are the Predictable Consequences of the Prevalent Acquisition Culture, GAO-16-84T: Published: Oct 1, 2015. Publicly Released: Oct 1, 2015. Hospital Value-Based Purchasing: Initial Results …

Subjects: Defense, Economy, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Health Care, Medicine

OCLC ceases supplying accessions list and catalog cards

“On September 30, 2015, OCLC will end support for Accessions List and Catalog Cards, which have had declining use in recent years. For more information, please see “Cataloging Cards and Accessions list” FAQs located at http://oc.lc/cc-al or contact Support at [email protected].”

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

School Shootings in America Since Sandy Hook

“Everytown is a movement of Americans working together to end gun violence and build safer communities. Gun violence touches every town in America. For too long, change has been thwarted by the Washington gun lobby and by leaders who refuse to take common-sense steps that will save lives. But something is changing. More than 3 …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Government Documents, Health Care, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation

Texas Passes California as Top State in Volume of Wholesale Trade Sales

“Texas supplanted California between 2007 and 2012 as the state with the largest volume of sales for the wholesale trade sector, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s most recent economic census. California was the top state in 2007, with $925.3 billion in sales, but its increase was only 4.7 percent to $969.2 billion in 2012. …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

Explanation of Open Source Open Networking And SDN

John Fruehe via Forbes/Tech: “Open source is well understood in the software world, as it has helped accelerate IT and bring business advantages by accelerating new solutions and lowering costs—especially around cloud computing. Open networking and software-defined networking (SDN) both promise to bring the benefits of open source to the world of networking, but is …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management

The Welikia Project

“After a decade of research (1999 – 2009), the Mannahatta Project at the Wildlife Conservation Society un-covered the original ecology of Manhattan, one of New York City’s five boroughs. The Welikia Project (2010 – 2013) goes beyond Mannahatta to encompass the entire city, discover its original ecology and compare it what we have today. Welikia means …

Subjects: Environmental Law

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