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Launch of Spanish Online Database of Case Law on Freedom of Expression

“Columbia University has launched a Spanish language online global database of freedom of expression case law and court rulings, in partnership with UNESCO, Dejusticia, FLIP (Fundacion para la Liberdad de Prensa), and Universidad Externado de Colombia. The database can be accessed through the following link: https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/espanol “This initiative demonstrates the importance of creating multi-stakeholder synergies in …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Free Speech, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

UNESCO – Water, Megacities and Global Change: Challenges and Solutions

Water, Megacities and Global Change: Portraits of 15 Emblematic Cities of the World “Each of the megacities in this publication has specific local conditions characterizing their geographic, climatic, hydrogeologic, demographic and economic situations. However, they also share similar water governance challenges with multiple actors focused on their own duties and concerns. As such, they can work together to …

Subjects: Economy, Energy, Environmental Law, Government Documents

American Banker – OCC Hasn’t Issued Wells Fargo’s CRA Score in Eight Years

The Wells Fargo fake account scandal, first uncovered by the Los Angeles Times in 2013, is growing. Perhaps that is not surprising, given how egregious the scheme was and the tepid response from the bank. In creating a boiler-room sales environment, the bank failed its investors and front-line employees, but it also failed its customers and communities….However, Wells Fargo …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

What one dollar would buy you each year from 1945 to present

Mandy Kennedy – “Anyone who’s approached a vending machine with a buck in their hand realizes that a dollar doesn’t get you too far these days, but that wasn’t always the case.”

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Food and Nutrition

Guardian – how the business of bottled water went mad

How did a substance that falls from the air, springs from the earth and comes out of your tap become a hyperactive multibillion-dollar business? by Sophie Elmhirst Right now, the global bottled water industry is in one of those strange and energetic boom phases where every week, it seems, a new product finds its way on to …

Subjects: Environmental Law, Marketing

New on LLRX – Crowd Funding Resources 2016

Via LLRX.com – Crowd Funding Resources 2016 – This white paper link dataset compilation by Marcus Zillman focuses on reliable and actionable sources and sites on crowd funding from around the world. For many entrepreneurs in the planning stages or for those already creating startups and seeking to develop monetary sources, crowd funding has become an essential part of …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Internet, Knowledge Management, Marketing

New on LLRX – Info Today columnist recs National Digital Library Endowment idea to Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

Via LLRX.com – Info Today columnist recs National Digital Library Endowment idea to Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden – David H. Rothman is a consistent, expert advocate for funding a national digital library endowment, and his enthusiasm has been strengthened with the appointment of Dr. Carla Hayden as the new librarian of Congress.

Subjects: Congress, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Sound advice on presentations – less is more

3 Low-Tech Speaking Tips That Still Work In 2016 – “…The most memorable presenters keep things simple. They tell stories about successful initiatives. They inspire others to be better and bolder. They avoid dumping heaps of data on listeners…”

Subjects: Education, Knowledge Management, Marketing

Report – Algorithms Probably Caused a Flash Crash of British Pound

MIT Technology Review – Jamie Condliffe, October 7, 2016: “Overnight, the British pound dropped by 6 percent, to $1.13. Analysts are pointing the finger at an increasingly familiar financial scapegoat: the algorithm. Though the crash hasn’t yet been definitively linked to algorithmic trading, the Economist argues that the speed of last night’s drop points at software gone haywire. Financial algorithms—or algos to …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System

OECD – Growing risk of social exclusion among early school leavers

“Society at a Glance 2016 says that about 40 million young people in OECD countries, equivalent to 15 per cent of youth aged 15 to 29, are not in education, employment or training, so-called NEETs. Two-thirds of them are not even looking for work. While up to 40% of all youth experience a period of inactivity …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Government Documents

Paper – Rethinking Prosecutors’ Conflicts of Interest

Green, Bruce A. and Roiphe, Rebecca, Rethinking Prosecutors’ Conflicts of Interest (October 7, 2016). Boston College Law Review, Vol. 58, No. 2, 2017; Fordham Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2849658. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2849658 “Conflicts of interest are endemic to almost all prosecutors’ discretionary decisions, and are the source of many instances of misconduct and …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Legal Research

Open Government Plan 2016 – 2018

“Welcome to the Open Government Plan for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for 2016-2018. Start out by viewing the Message from the Archivist and the Executive Summary, which will provide an overview of the plan and open government commitments the agency has made for the next two years. We want to hear from you! …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management

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