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News release: “CoreLogic…announced that CoreLogic SafeRent®, provider of the nation’s leading suite of screening and risk management services designed for the multifamily housing industry, released its third quarter 2011 multifamily applicant risk statistics. Despite anemic job growth in the weak economy, credit quality among rental applicants improved slightly in the third quarter 2011 over third …
“Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Centers Internet & American Life Project, spoke about As learning goes mobile at the Educause 2011 annual conference. He described the Projects latest findings about how people (especially young adults) use mobile devices, including smartphones and tablet computers. He discussed how the mobile revolution has combined with the …
Technology and the Innovation Economy, Darrell M. West, Vice President and Director, Governance Studies. October 19, 2011. “Innovation and entrepreneurship are crucial for long-term economic development. Over the years, Americas well-being has been furthered by science and technology. Fears set off by the Soviet Unions 1957 launch of its Sputnik satellite initiated a wave of …
News release: “Even in the face of uncertainty about climate and energy policies, forward-thinking companies are developing innovative technologies and solutions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide growth opportunities. A new report, The Business of Innovating: Bringing Low-Carbon Solutions to Market, released today by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change finds that leading …
News release: “Full-time workers in the U.S. who are overweight or obese and have other chronic health conditions miss an estimated 450 million additional days of work each year compared with healthy workers — resulting in an estimated cost of more than $153 billion in lost productivity annually. These findings are based on Gallup-Healthways Well-Being …
These documents via governmentattic.org: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) internal agency records which discuss the merits of iPads and/or similar pad/tablet computer devices for agency employee use, 2011 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) internal agency records which discuss the merits of iPads and/or similar pad/tablet computer devices for agency employee use, 2011 Tennessee Valley …
Digital Omnivores: How Tablets, Smartphones and Connected Devices are Changing U.S. Digital Media Consumption Habits, comScore, October 2011. “Todays digital media environment is rapidly evolving, driven by the proliferation of devices people use to consume content both at home, at work and on the go. Not too long ago, consumers depended solely on their desktop …
Banking on the Social Network: “Despite compliance issues and the difficulty of measuring returns, a panel of bankers says social media has emerged as a must-have marketing tool.” by Karen Epper Hoffman
CPA Insider: “The special retirement planning needs of women involve more than extended life expectancy over men. They include issues such as divorce, family, work history, care giving responsibility and healthcare costs.” October 11, 2011 by James Sullivan, CPA, PFS
Investment Perspective – Preparing for Turbulence, EdwardJones, October 2011 “Often, the biggest investor mistakes are made as investors jump into and out of the market, trying to make short-term timing decisions. but timing the market requires two correct decisions when to get out, and when to get back in.”
News release: “Do you like your job? Hows your health? Are you spending enough time each day with your children? When you need them, are your friends there for you? Can you trust your neighbours? And how satisfied are you, overall, with your life? A new OECD publication, Hows Life?, looks at these questions and …
Kuttner, Ran, Conflict-Specialists-As-Leaders: Revisiting the Role of the Conflict Specialist from a Leadership Perspective (September 9, 2011). Conflict Resolution Quarterly, 2011. “The aim of this article is to explore the cross fertilization between the emerging fields of ADR and Leadership. The first section will explore similarities in themes and characteristics of both disciplines that are …
