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Natural Defense Resources Council press release: “The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued today a preliminary injunction requiring a series of mitigation measures that will govern the use of mid-frequency (MFA) sonar by the U.S. Navy during training exercises in the rich biological waters off Southern California. In its order, the …
Press release: “The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) Project is pleased to announce receipt of two major gifts: $20M from the Charles Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences and $10M from Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Under development since 2000, the LSST is a public-private partnership. This gift enables the construction of LSST’s three large mirrors; …
U.S. Attorney General Speeches from 1996 to September 17th, 2007 are accessible in the Archive section of the Department web site.
“In January 2007, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received a donation of a photograph album. The inscription “Auschwitz 21.6.1944″ on its first page signaled the uniqueness of the albumthere are very few wartime photographs of the Auschwitz concentration camp complex, which included Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi killing center. Though his name does not …
America’s Best Big Companies: “This is our 10th year of selecting the 400 Best Big Companies in America. Our methodology for choosing the winners is so stringent that 165 companies from last year’s 400 did not make the cut for 2008. Not only must companies pass our benchmarks for financial growth rates and returns, but …
The Brookings Institution: Iraq Index Tracking Variables of Reconstruction & Security in Post-Saddam Iraq, December 21, 2007, Michael E. OHanlon and Jason H. Campbell (61 pages, PDF)
New Study on Copyright and Creativity from the Center for Social Media, Posted by Hugh DAndrade: “Free video hosting sites like YouTube, Yahoo! Video, and Daily Motion are enabling creators to share video instantly with millions of viewers around the world. A new report from the Center for Social Media takes a close look at …
The buslib-l archives are now available from 1998 to present at http://list1.ucc.nau.edu [Tina Adams (BusLib Moderator)]
Google Docs Blog: “It’s been two months since we launched Google Presentations and already we’ve got new toys [Link to the presentation detailing the new features]…Embeddable Presentations, Importing slides from other presentations, Drag and drop image insertion, Rearranging slides, Changing the background, Prettier toolbar.”
USA Today: “Tens of thousands of airline passengers will soon be flying on jets outfitted with anti-missile systems as part of a new government test aimed at thwarting terrorists armed with shoulder-fired projectiles.” Press release: “BAE Systems has received a $29 million award from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to test an infrared aircraft …
