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Follow up to previous postings on government implementation of whole body scanning technology at airports, “EPIC has filed an appeal with the Transportation Security Administration, challenging the agency’s denial of expedited processing and fee waivers for an EPIC Freedom of Information Act request. EPIC’s is seeking documents from the TSA concerning full body scanner radiation …
News release: “The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision today issued the final version of its paper entitled Microfinance activities and the Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision. The Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision (the Core Principles) are the global de facto standard for sound prudential regulation and supervision of banks…Besides illustrating the general …
The European Unions Response to the 2007-2009 Financial Crisis, Walter W. Eubanks, Specialist in Financial Economics, August 13, 2010 “The purpose of this report is to assess the response of the European Union (EU) to the 2007-2009 financial crisis in terms of the financial regulatory changes the EU has made or is planning to make. …
News release: “As a new generation of cars and light trucks start appearing on the market, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are jointly proposing changes to the fuel economy labels consumers see on the window of every new vehicle in dealer showrooms. The proposed rule seeks public …
News release: “The Reserve Bank of India released today its Annual Report for 2009-10. This statutory Report of the Board of the Reserve Bank focusses on: (a) an analytical assessment of the key policy issues and macroeconomic challenges faced during the year, (b) the range of policy actions taken to address the challenges, besides initiatives …
Monthly Natural Gas Gross Production Report Aug 30, 2010: “Monthly natural gas gross withdrawals estimated from data collected on Form EIA-914 (Monthly Natural Gas Production Report) for Federal Offshore Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming, Other States and Lower 48 States. Alaska data are from the State of Alaska and …
Hurricane Recovery: Federal Government Provided a Range of Assistance to Nonprofits following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, GAO-10-800, July 30, 2010 New Drug Approval: FDA’s Consideration of Evidence from Certain Clinical Trials, GAO-10-798, July 30, 2010 Onshore Oil and Gas: BLM’s Management of Public Protests to Its Lease Sales Needs Improvement, GAO-10-670, July 30, 2010
Postsecondary Institutions and Price of Attendance in the United States: Fall 2009 and Degrees and Other Awards Conferred: 2008-09, and 12-Month Enrollment 2008-09, August 25, 2010 “This First Look presents findings from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) fall 2009 data collection, which included three survey components: Institutional Characteristics for the 2009-10 academic year, …
Older Adults and Social Media – Social networking use among those ages 50 and older nearly doubled over the past year, Mary Madden, Senior Research Specialist, August 27, 2010: “While social media use has grown dramatically across all age groups, older users have been especially enthusiastic over the past year about embracing new networking tools. …
