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Follow up to previous postings on e-waste, see this GAO report, released today: Recycling: Additional Efforts Could Increase Municipal Recycling, Full text GAO-07-37, and Highlights, December 29, 2006. “Although recycling can generate environmental and economic benefits, the national recycling rate has increased only slightly since 2000, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). While local …
“A new First Amendment Center report examines the rising conflicts between the federal government and the press over matters of secrecy, leaks and threats to prosecute journalists for espionage or treason for reporting classified information. Government Secrecy vs. Freedom of the Press (77 pages, PDF), by Geoffrey R. Stone, a University of Chicago law professor, …
Press release: “Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, delivered a roll out address at the George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute. The address, entitled “The Real Deal for Homeland Security, laid out his agenda for the 110th Congress.”
Press release: “The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission today approved a final rule that enhances its security regulations governing the design basis threat (DBT) the latest in a series of actions addressing security at nuclear power plants. This rule, the first of several planned rules related to security, imposes generic security requirements similar to those …
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief: Prevention Is the Key to Minimizing Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Recovery Efforts, Full-text GAO-07-418T, and Highlights, January 29, 2007. Related postings on hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Investment Bank and Securities Dealing Receipts Up 25 Percent, Census Bureau Reports: “Revenue in the investment banking and securities dealing industry reached $158.9 billion in 2005, a 25 percent increase from $127.3 billion in 2004, according to a report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. This industry is rebounding from two years of declining …
WSJ free feature today, Earnings Cheat Sheet: “Get a peek at what to expect in the quarterly reports of major companies.” See also free data from the WSJ Markets Data Center Earnings Calendar: “Click on company names for earnings estimates (estimates are not available for companies quoted on the OTCBB, pink sheets or non-U.S. exchanges). …
Press release: “The University of New Hampshire Cyber Threat Calculator was unveiled Thursday, January 25, 2007, at the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Conference 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri. The UNH Cyber Threat Calculator was developed by researchers at UNH Justiceworks and students, and offers a new method to identify and quantify the threats posed …
From Marcus P. Zillman’s guide (44 pages, PDF) higlights both free and fee based resources for prediction markets and sources available on the Internet.
AP: “U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Friday that she dislikes being “all alone on the court” nearly a year after the retirement of Sandra Day O’Connor.”
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On Their Honor – “Wisconsin judges frequently try cases involving companies in which theyve invested. Who decides if they have a financial conflict? The judges.” by Geoff Davidian