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News release: “Public health and environmental advocates faced off against household cleaning giants Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, Church and Dwight and Reckitt-Benckiser in a Manhattan court today in a fight for transparency about the toxic chemicals in cleaning products. The manufacturing giants are refusing to follow a New York state law requiring them to disclose …
Women in the United States Congress: 1917-2009. Jennifer E. Manning, Information Research Specialist, Colleen J. Shogan, Senior Specialist in Government and Finance, December 23, 2009. “A record 93 women currently serve in the 111th Congress: 76 in the House (59 Democrats and 17 Republicans) and 17 in the Senate (13 Democrats and 4 Republicans). Ninety-five …
Follow up to posting on campaign to End Female Genital Mutilation Now, see the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice at Cornell Law School: Legal Resources “section provides access to treaties and other international and regional documents, statutes and case law from around the world relating to gender-based violence. By making these resources available, …
“Science Fair season is rapidly approaching, and Cool Science can help! A good science fair project begins with an understanding of the scientific method and ends with sure-fire ways to communicate science research. At Cool Science, you can find a resource developed by the University of Washington to teach the scientific method to elementary and …
3rd Circuit to Mull Privacy of Cell Phone Data, Shannon P. Duffy: “In a case that could prove to be one of the most important privacy rights battles of the modern era, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear argument this week on the proper legal standard to apply when prosecutors demand cell …
News release: “A new study developed by TransUnion confirms that the “new” payment hierarchy — where consumers pay their credit cards prior to their mortgages — is continuing, with the trend occurring more readily than ever before…The percentage of consumers current on credit cards and delinquent on mortgages first surpassed the percentage of consumers current …
The Next Challenge in Healthcare Preparedness – Catastrophic Health Events, Preparedness Report | January 2010. Prepared for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). “The report finds that, while U.S. hospitals are significantly better prepared for disasters and public health emergencies now than they …
News release: “OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) for December 2009 provide stronger signals of an expansionary economic outlook than last month. CLIs for the G7 economies as well as China, India, Russia and Brazil, are now all close to, or above, their long term trends. In all these countries, industrial production – the underlying reference …
“The Conservation Almanac covers land area conservation activity across the United States. The project grew out of the many requests The Trust for Public Land has received for data to understand the “context” for land conservation and the growing conservation finance movement. {It] is a work in progress with data updated monthly. All states contain …
Accessing the Reserve Components (RC), Number 1235.12, February 4, 2010: “In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02 (Reference (a)) and title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.), (Reference (b)), reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1235.12 (Reference (c)) to establish policy, assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures for ordering units and individual members of the RC …
Ballistic Missile Defense Review Report, February 2010 “The Department of Defense conducted the first-ever Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Review from March 2009 through January 2010. Mandated by Congress, and guided by a Presidential directive, the review comprehensively considered U.S. BMD policies, strategies, plans, and programs. The review was co-led by the Under Secretary of Defense …
News release: “Now, a special Google public data search feature will show numeric results for 17 World Development Indicators (WDI) reliably sourced to the World Bank. For example, a Google search for GDP features a box at the top of the page highlighting Bank data and linking to Google’s Google’s public data graphing tool. Google’s …
