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Is a League of Democracies a Good Idea? By Thomas Carothers. Policy Brief No. 59, May 2008. “Influential policy experts on both sides of the U.S. political aisle are proposing a League of Democracies as a way for the next administration to restore the credibility of U.S. foreign policy priorities and put democracy promotion efforts …
“VictimLaw has been designed as a comprehensive, user-friendly online database of victims rights statutes, tribal laws, constitutional amendments, court rules, administrative code provisions, and case summaries of related court decisions that meets the needs of a wide variety of users with different levels of substantive and technological expertise. VictimLaw also offers brief victims’ rights and …
“New documents and testimony obtained by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform show that EPA career staff unanimously supported granting Californias request for a waiver to enforce its greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and trucks. EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson also supported granting the petition, at least in part, until he communicated with the …
“The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG2008) was developed jointly by the US Department of Transportation, Transport Canada, and the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation of Mexico (SCT) for use by firefighters, police, and other emergency services personnel who may be the first to arrive at the scene of a transportation incident involving a hazardous material. It …
“The Climate Registry is a nonprofit partnership developing an accurate, complete, consistent and transparent greenhouse gas emissions measurement protocol that is capable of supporting voluntary and mandatory greenhouse gas emission reporting policies for its Members and Reporters.” It “has finalized its General Reporting Protocol, which gives guidance on how to inventory greenhouse gas emissions for …
Times Online: “Customers in shopping centres are having their every move tracked by a new type of surveillance that listens in on the whisperings of their mobile phones. The technology can tell when people enter a shopping centre, what stores they visit, how long they remain there, and what route they take as they walked …
News release: “The internet plays an important role in how people conduct research for purchases, but it is just one among a variety of sources people use and usually not the key factor in final purchasing decisions. A new study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project tracks the decision-making processes for buying music, …
Real Job Titles for Library and Information Science Professionals – directory of “job titles…found in job listings in American Libraries, College and Research Libraries News, or have been sent to Michelle Mach by employed “librarians.” [via Phil Bradley]
“The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has released the Electronic Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for First Responders, Second Edition. This document is intended for first responders who may have the responsibility of protecting, recognizing, collecting, and preserving electronic evidence at a variety of crime scenes. The first chapter profiles the types of electronic devices …
OPM: Federal Student Loan Repayment Program Report Fiscal Year 2007 – Report to the Congress, May 2008: “In FY 2007, 33 Federal agencies provided 6,619 employees with a total of more than $42 million in student loan repayment benefits. Compared to FY 2006, this represents a 15 percent increase in the number of employees receiving …
“EPIC filed a “friend of the court” brief (pdf) in the United States Supreme Court, urging the Justices to ensure the accuracy of police databases. The brief was filed on behalf of 27 legal scholars and technical experts and 13 privacy and civil liberty groups. In Herring v. US, the Court will be asked to …
“The WorldWide Telescope (WWT) is a Web 2.0 visualization software environment that enables your computer to function as a virtual telescopebringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world for a seamless exploration of the universe. Choose from a growing number of guided tours of the sky by astronomers and educators …