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Bank Systems & Technology
April 27, 2009
Maria Bruno-Britz |
IBM Study Shows Financial Markets Firms See the End of Big Returns Seventy percent of financial services executives surveyed are concerned that the government will "overshoot" and over-prioritize financial stability at the expense of innovation as the industry enters a new era of hyper-regulation.   |
Chemistry World
May 2009 |
Editorial: Greener grass The significant funding boost to US research announced recently seems to be causing concern in some quarters. |
Energize
May 2009
Paula J. Beugen |
The Role of Volunteer Resources Managers in the Serve America Act: Stay Up-to-Date and Lead There is now a new law that authorizes great expansion of Federally-supported service programs, notably AmeriCorps and several new special Corps and initiatives. The Serve America Act is over 100 pages in length and funds still need to be appropriated. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2009
Samuel K. Moore |
Pandemic Flu Could Clog U.S. Rail Lines A simulation by systems engineers shows rail network is sensitive to pandemic flu, but port system is more robust |
Reason
May 2009
Matt Welch |
Obama's Double-Talk While the president talks sobriety, his policies take America on an economic bender. |
Reason
May 2009
Jacob Sullum |
Pennsylvania Railroad Juvenile court corruption |
Reason
May 2009
Radley Balko |
Conservation Theater Newly elected Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) wanted to promote the alternative energy being developed in his district. So Massa drove one fuel cell car to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and had an SUV tow a second fuel cell car behind him. |
Reason
May 2009
Mike Riggs |
Bag Check Flex Your Rights, a nonprofit organization focused on protecting civilian rights during police encounters, delays Washington D.C.'s random metro bag check policy. |
Reason
May 2009
Katherine Mangu-Ward |
Connecticut vs. Cuba The Cuban government took a surprising step forward regarding taxis, loosening the strict rules, even going so far as to let taxis set their own rates, while Connecticut taxi drivers aren't as lucky. |
Reason
May 2009
Paul Jacob |
List: Citizen Empowerment The author, the president of the Citizens in Charge Foundation, discusses three barriers to citizen participation in politics. |
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