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International Banking and Cross-Border Effects of Regulation: Lessons from France

 Bussière, Matthieu and Schmidt, Julia and Vinas, Frédéric, International Banking and Cross-Border Effects of Regulation: Lessons from France (august 2016). DOCUMENT DE TRAVAIL N° 599. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2833842 “As part of the International Banking Research Network, the Banque de France contribution to the research project on prudential policy spillovers concentrates on the …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System

Economics, EQ, and Finance: the Next Frontier in Legal Education

Pierson, Pamela Bucy, Economics, EQ, and Finance: the Next Frontier in Legal Education (2016). 65 Journal of Legal Education 864 (2016); U of Alabama Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2833935. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2833935 “This article discusses data collected in 2014 – 2015 through a survey of associate deans at 91 of 202 …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Financial System, Legal Research

New devices allow any vehicle to transmit alerts for help after accidents

WSJ.com – “…Devices like the Automatic Pro can bring almost any vehicle—even a jalopy you bought when *NSYNC was popular—into the smartphone age. They look like USB thumb drives and plug into the On-Board Diagnostics (OBD-II) port found in almost every almost every car sold in America since 1996. These ports are often hidden under …

Subjects: Privacy, Transportation

Hacker “Guccifer” Sentenced to 52 Months in Prison

DOJ news release: “Marcel Lehel Lazar, 44, of Arad, Romania, a hacker who used the online moniker “Guccifer,” was sentenced today to 52 months in prison for unauthorized access to a protected computer and aggravated identity theft…Lazar pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge James C. Cacheris of the Eastern District of Virginia on May 25, …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Government Documents, Legal Research

NYS DMV employs enhanced facial recognition technology to catch ID thieves

Ars Technica: “In January, the New York State DMV enhanced its facial recognition technology by doubling the number of measurement points on a driver’s photograph, a move the state’s governor says has led to the arrest of 100 suspected identity thieves and opened 900 unsolved cases. In all, since New York implemented facial recognition technology …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents, ID Theft, Legal Research, Privacy, Transportation

The Keepers Registry – long term access to journal content

“The Keepers Registry acts as a global monitor on the archiving arrangements for electronic journals. The Keepers Registry was developed by EDINA, the national data service centre at the University of Edinburgh, and the ISSN International Centre in Paris. It was first developed as outcome of the Jisc-funded Piloting an E-journals Preservation Registry Service (PEPRS) …

Subjects: Economy, Internet, Knowledge Management

Forrester – The US Federal Customer Experience Index, 2016

Despite Some Bright Spots, Agencies Fail To Meet The Administration’s CX Goals, August 30, 2016 [fee or subscription req’d]: “The White House requires federal agencies to provide customer experiences that match the best of the private sector’s. In this report, we measure agencies’ progress toward this goal by releasing federal Customer Experience Index (CX Index™) …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Marketing

GAO Report – Aviation Safety

Aviation Safety: FAA’s Risk-Based Oversight for Repair Stations Could Benefit from Additional Airline Data and Performance Metrics [Reissued on September 2, 2016], GAO-16-679: Published: Jul 28, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 28, 2016. “The extent to which U.S. airlines contract out aircraft maintenance to domestic and foreign repair stations (as opposed to performing maintenance in-house) has …

Subjects: Government Documents, Transportation

FBI FOIA Release – Hillary R. Clinton documents

“Hillary Rodham Clinton served as U.S. Secretary of State from January 21, 2009 to February 1, 2013. The FBI conducted an investigation into allegations that classified information was improperly stored or transmitted on a personal e-mail server she used during her tenure.” Via WSJ.com: “On Friday afternoon September 2, 2016], the Federal Bureau of Investigation …

Subjects: E-Mail, Government Documents, Legal Research

FDA issues final rule on safety and effectiveness of antibacterial soaps

“The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a final rule establishing that over-the-counter (OTC) consumer antiseptic wash products containing certain active ingredients can no longer be marketed. Companies will no longer be able to market antibacterial washes with these ingredients because manufacturers did not demonstrate that the ingredients are both safe for long-term daily …

Subjects: Government Documents, Health Care, Legal Research

Explore historical collections from libraries, museums, and archives across Massachusetts

“Digital Commonwealth is a non-profit collaborative organization that provides resources and services to support the creation, management, and dissemination of cultural heritage materials held by Massachusetts libraries, museums, historical societies, and archives. Digital Commonwealth currently has over 130 member institutions from across the state. This site provides access to thousands of images, documents, and sound …

Subjects: Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries