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Access Case Records: “Minnesota Online District (Trial) Case Records – Minnesota District Courts offer an online case inquiry tool for statewide electronic case records, called MPA Remote, which stands for Minnesota Trial Court Public Access Remote view. MPA Remote is a public-view version of the Minnesota Court Information System (MNCIS), the computerized case management system …
101 Best Web Freebies – BusinessWeek.com scoured the Internet for the most useful free products and services available online that you probably don’t know about, by Douglas MacMillan. This 45 screen slideshow includes graphics and links to recommended products by category – tech tools, personal finance, career, entertainment, print media, research, health, online learning, PC …
This series is a project of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School and Research Center for Information Law at University of St. Gallen. Authors, John Palfrey and Urs Gasser. Breaking Down Digital Barriers White Paper Case Study: DRM-protected Music Interoperability and eInnovation Case Study: Digital Identity Interoperability and eInnovation Case …
Engaging Privacy and Information Technology in a Digital Age, James Waldo, Herbert S. Lin, and Lynette I. Millett, Editors, Committee on Privacy in the Information Age, National Research Council. “Privacy is a growing concern in the United States and around the world. The spread of the Internet and the seemingly boundaryless options for collecting, saving, …
The Victims of Terrorism An Assessment of Their Influence and Growing Role in Policy, Legislation, and the Private Sector, by Bruce Hoffman, Anna-Britt Kasupski (66 pages, PDF): “Little attention and analysis have focused on terrorism victims, including survivors. This report focuses on the organized groups of families and friends that have emerged since September 11, …
The Internet Singularity, Delayed: Why Limits in Internet Capacity Will Stifle Innovation on the Web – “In this research study, Nemertes performed an independent in-depth analysis of Internet and IP infrastructure (which we call capacity) and current and projected traffic (which we call demand) with the goal of understanding how each has changed over time, …
Press release: “Thomson Healthcare, publisher of the definitive drug resource for physicians, the Physicians Desk Reference…announced the launch of PDRhealth.com, an online health Web site for the more than 80 percent of consumers that use the Internet to search for health information. Developed for consumers, PDRhealth.com is based on the same information platform that Thomson …
EPA News release: EPA has developed two tools that let computer users “see” air quality information on a virtual globe. Both tools are available to the public starting today…The first tool is part of the new “Air Emission Sources” Web site, which is designed to make emissions data for six common pollutants easy to find …
Coalition of Journalists for Open Government: “The Department of Energy, in a new rule covering Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII), said that it will eliminate the Non-Internet Public designation that has kept some 5,400 documents available in reading rooms but not on the Internet. The agency said much of the information is already available online …
Gender differences in the use of computers and the Internet – Issue number 119/2007: “The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has become an essential feature of both economic and social activity across Europe. In nearly all European countries and in all age groups, however, men are more regular users of both computers and …
Operations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom Review: Information For Veterans Who Served In Iraq And Afghanistan And Their Families (October 2007). Articles in this issue include: VA Researchers Develop New Prosthetic Ankle; VA Brings Mental Health Programs To Primary Care Settings; VA’s Suicide Hotline Begins Operations; How To Apply For Disability Compensation from VA; Where To get …
“The IPCC has launched the first three volumes of its assessment report Climate Change 2007 and is currently finalizing its Synthesis report [Fourth Assessment report (“AR4″]. The Synthesis Report [was] launched in Valencia, Spain, 17 November 2007 during a press conference.” Summary for Policymakers of the Synthesis Report of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (23 …
