De Jager, Phillip and Parsons, Shaun, Signs of JIBAR Manipulation? (February 26, 2013). Available at SSRN “The JSE [Johannesburg Stock Exchange] has recently come under pressure in the financial media to defend the integrity of the Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate (JIBAR) in the midst of the revelations of the long-term and systematic manipulation of the… Continue Reading
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Innovations at Microsoft – A leading edge development program revealed
Matt Smith, PCWorld: “As far as 99.9 percent of the world population is concerned, Microsoft is a stodgy, old-guard technology company. Its bottom line is fully leveraged against PC operating systems and business softwarehardly the building blocks of a future-thinking portfolio, right? But scratch that cold, conservative, pedestrian surface, and youll find a Microsoft thats… Continue Reading
Sunlight Foundation: Municipal Lobbying Data Guidebook
Sunlight Foundation – Municipal Lobbying Data Guidebook “Why do we need access to lobbying data? Information that is critical to understanding access to power and how that access is being used should be made available to the public with as few restrictions as possible. That means making information available in searchable, sortable and machine-readable format,… Continue Reading
Pew – The World's Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society
The World’s Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society, April 30, 2013 “A new Pew Research Center survey of Muslims around the globe finds that most adherents of the worlds second-largest religion are deeply committed to their faith and want its teachings to shape not only their personal lives but also their societies and politics. In all… Continue Reading
How lawyers are mining the information mother lode for pricing, practice tips and predictions
How lawyers are mining the information mother lode for pricing, practice tips and predictions, by Joe Dysart. ABA Journal, May 1, 2013. “Law firms are using big data to identify which cases will be easy slam dunks and those that are air balls. Theyre relying on the technology to get a read on what other… Continue Reading
FTC Issues Updated FAQs on Amended Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
“The Federal Trade Commission has issued an updated set of frequently asked questions designed to help website operators, mobile application developers, plug-ins and advertising networks operating on child-directed websites and online services prepare for upcoming changes to the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Rule. The document, titled Complying With COPPA: Frequently Asked Questions contains information directed… Continue Reading
Bankrate.com – How many FICO credit scores do you have?
How many FICO credit scores do you have? By Janna Herron, Bankrate.com “FICO: It’s the most common credit score used by lenders in existence. But did you know you have more than one? That’s right; the world’s most popular credit score comes in more flavors than Baskin-Robbins offers in ice cream. There are older versions… Continue Reading
Law review article – Democratizing the Delivery of Legal Services
Renee Newman Knake, Democratizing the Delivery of Legal Services, 73 Ohio St. L.J. 1 (2012). Continue Reading
The Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD)
“The Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) is a joint project of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) and National Library of Medicine (NLM). The DSLD contains the full label contents from a sample of dietary supplement products marketed in the U.S. Within the DSLD you may select one or more… Continue Reading
Consumer Reports – Arsenic in your food
Arsenic in your food – Our findings show a real need for federal standards for this toxin, Consumer Reports magazine: November 2012 “Organic rice baby cereal, rice breakfast cereals, brown rice, white ricenew tests by Consumer Reports have found that those and other types of rice products on grocery shelves contain arsenic, many at worrisome… Continue Reading
Recent government statistics reflect employment rate still below 2008 level
Mark Gongloff, Huffingtonpost.com: “The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday said that employers added 165,000 jobs to non-farm payrolls in April, following healthy gains of 470,000 in February and March. Employers have added about 6.1 million jobs since the job market bottomed in February 2010. But we are still about 2.7 million jobs shy of… Continue Reading
Speech by Speech by Governor Tarullo on evaluating progress in regulatory reforms to promote financial stability
Governor Daniel K. Tarullo At the Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, D.C., May 3, 2013. Evaluating Progress in Regulatory Reforms to Promote Financial Stability “Despite this considerable progress, we have not yet adequately addressed all the vulnerabilities that developed in our financial system in the decades preceding the crisis. Most importantly, relatively little has… Continue Reading
