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USDA news release: “Preparing Thanksgiving dinner can be a wonderful experience, yet daunting for those planning it. The goal is to have a safe and delicious turkey dinner [or meat-free meal], and if planned one day at a time, it can be a fun and memorable experience. A good way to start is one week …
“The Food and Drug Administration announced the publication of the 2009 FDA Food Code, a model code and reference document that provides a scientifically sound technical and legal basis for regulating the retail and food service segment of the food industry. The 2009 FDA Food Code is a key component of the Presidents overall public-health-focused …
Aging and Health: The Challenges of Entitlement Growth, November 2009 – CBO Director Doug Elmendorf’s presentation to the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
News release: “The federal government recorded a total budget deficit of $1.4 trillion in fiscal year 2009, about $960 billion more than the deficit incurred in 2008. The federal deficit rose as a share of the nations gross domestic product (GDP) from 3.1 percent in 2008 to 9.9 percent in 2009the highest deficit as a …
“Through a national network of cooperating libraries, NLS administers a free library program of braille and audio materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the United States by postage-free mail.”
“Despite considerable progress in the past decades, societies continue to fail to meet the health care needs of women at key moments of their lives, particularly in their adolescent years and in older age. These are the key findings of the WHO report Women and health: today’s evidence tomorrow’s agenda. WHO calls for urgent action …
Leigh Jones, The National Law Journal: “The United States’ largest law firms this year suffered the deepest cuts in their attorney numbers since The National Law Journal began tracking their census figures more than 30 years ago. The total number of attorneys working at the top 250 law firms plunged by 5,259 lawyers.”
News release: “Oracle’s acquisition of Sun is essential for competition in the high end server market, for revitalizing Sparc and Solaris and for strengthening the Java development platform. The transaction does not threaten to reduce competition in the slightest, including in the database market. The Commission’s Statement of Objections reveals a profound misunderstanding of both …
House Report 111-330, to accompany H. Res. 903 RH – The rule providing for consideration of H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, contains a summary of the amendment, the Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act.
The Application Usage and Risk Report – An Analysis of End User Application Trends in the Enterprise, Fall Edition 2009, Palo Alto Networks: “Social networking, blogging/microblogging, cloud-based productivity and collaborative applications are just a few of the applications that are making the cross over from personal to corporate use as a means of improving productivity. …
“The Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in conjunction with the Cornell Law School is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal garner more attention world-wide. The lessons and legacy of ground-breaking legal matters related to the unspeakable events in Rwanda should not be forgotten. Humans, whether from rich or poor countries, must remain vigilant in curbing …
Follow up to previous postings on airport whole body imaging technology, “EPIC filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s failure to make public details about the agency’s Whole Body Imaging program. The devices capture detailed naked images of air travelers in the United States. After the agency announced that …
