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“Starting on January 5, 2009, DOL archived all DOL agency Web sites as they existed at that time. Please remember that this is archived material and that any guidance contained within the pages may have been superceded. The content available is no longer being updated and as a result you may encounter hyperlinks which no …
“On January 15, 2009, The Group of Thirty released its latest report (fee only): Financial Reform: A Framework for Financial Stability. The report addresses flaws in the global financial system and provides 18 specific recommendations to: improve supervisory systems by redefining the scope, boundaries, and structure of prudential regulation; enhance the role of the central …
News release: “On her first official day as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Janet Napolitano issued five Action Directives, all centered on one of the primary missions of DHS: Protection. In the coming days, Secretary Napolitano will issue other action directives focused on other missions critical to the department: Preparedness, Response, Recovery …
CQ: “As one of his final acts as the nations spy chief, Michael McConnell on Friday said he would soon sign off on an intelligence information sharing policy that will result in a staggering increase in the amount of data available within the community. McConnell, the outgoing director of national intelligence (DNI), told reporters he …
From the journal Nature, via a New York Times article, this new fee based report, Warming of the Antarctic ice-sheet surface since the 1957 International Geophysical Year, for which Figures and tables as well as Supplementary info are available to readers with no fee. “Here we show that significant warming extends well beyond the Antarctic …
Art of Written Persuasion: Part IV – What Makes a Good Problem-Solving Model?: Following up on his commentary about how problem-solving models can help lawyers (and law students) to solve legal problems systematically and to communicate legal solutions persuasively in writing, Troy Simpson discusses what makes a good problem-solving model.
News release: “The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) has today released its annual piracy report which shows an unprecedented rise in maritime hijacking in 2008. The 2008 figures surpass all figures for hijacked vessels and hostages taken recorded by the PRC since it began its worldwide reporting function in 1992. In …
“The share of adult internet users who have a profile on an online social network site has more than quadrupled in the past four years — from 8% in 2005 to 35% now, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project’s December 2008 tracking survey. While media coverage and policy attention focus heavily on …
A Visual Guide to the Financial Crisis: The Bailout by WallStats.com: “What do you do if you dont have the money to pay a debt? If you are like most of us, you borrow. The US Government is no different. In order to pay for the $700 billion bailout, it will have to borrow more …
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press: “The internet, which emerged this year as a leading source for campaign news, has now surpassed all other media except television as an outlet for national and international news. Currently, 40% say they get most of their news about national and international issues from the internet, …
Understanding Crime Trends: Workshop Report, 2008 “Changes over time in the levels and patterns of crime have significant consequences that affect not only the criminal justice system but also other critical policy sectors. Yet compared with such areas as health status, housing, and employment, the nation lacks timely information and comprehensive research on crime trends. …
News release: “Oxford Analytica collaborated with Ernst & Young to produce the 2009 Business Risk Report, which has been widely picked up in the media, including The Times. The report assesses the top 10 risks to global business in 2009, as well as 15 Below the Radar threats, based on interviews with more than 100 …
