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2008 Horizon Report Out
The 2008 Horizon Report from Educause is now available (36 page PDF). (Not SirsiDynix Horizon!) Here's the primary table of contents: Executive Summary ? Key Emerging Technologies ? Critical Challenges ? Significant Trends ? After Five Years: The Metatrends ? About the Horizon Project Time-to-Adoption: One Year or Less Grassroots Video Collaboration Webs Time-to-Adoption: Two to Three Years Mobile Broadband Data Mashups Time-to-Adoption: Four to Five Years Collective Intelligence Social Operating Systems This continues to be a great report to help institutions with their five year plans...

Radical Tax Changes on the Horizon for Massachusetts
Joseph X. Donovan & Sarah Wellings (both of Sullivan & Worcester, Boston) have published Radical Tax Changes on the Horizon in Massachusetts, 49 State Tax Notes 733 (Sept. 15, 2008)...

It Is About the Economy for Main Street as well as Wall Street!
The Social Security Administration released its 2008 Fast Facts and Figures report this month and given our current economic crisis and the tsunami of Boomers getting ready to retire the report is informative, important and a reminder of critical financial challenges on the horizon...

New Employment Laws On The Horizon
Mcquire Woods recently outlined in their email newsletter (available on their web site here) a list of employment laws that may be on the Horizon if the Democrats maintain control Congress and Obama wins...

Elections cloud the horizon!

eMule 0.49a In Beta Testing
The eMule community is currently getting together to help beta-test a new version of eMule. It's not often the client gets an update, so when a new version is suddenly on the horizon, it catches the attention of the eMule community...

Mitchell Report Summary
Report on Steroid Drug Use in Major League Baseball by Senator George Mitchell

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178

Truth In Lending Act
Consumer Loans and Consumer Credit Protection Act

Bank Website Security
New Report Finds Widespread Flaws

Operating Room Fires
Hundreds Injured During Surgery, New Report Shows

Horizon Lines Inc
HRZ

Tree Stands
Ardisam Inc. pays $420,000 settlement for failing to report defective product to government officials.

Horizon Lines Inc
401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Horizon Blue Cross
Settles Anorexia Class Action