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Global Effort to Address One of Worst Overall Health Risks in Developing World: “Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today announced the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, a new public-private partnership led by the United Nations Foundation (UNF) to create a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions that will save lives, …
Statement of Secretary Janet Napolitano before the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Nine Years After 9/11: Confronting the Terrorist Threat to the Homeland, September 22, 2010 “Chairman Lieberman, Senator Collins, and members of the Committee: Thank you for this opportunity to testify on the continuing and evolving terrorist threat to …
Official Google Blog: “But if you want to keep up just with whats new (or even just what Google does besides search), youll want to know about Google New. A few of us had a 20 percent project idea: create a single destination called Google New where people could find the latest product and feature …
News Release: “The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has issued guidance for Federal Agencies on records management and cloud computing. NARA Bulletin 2010-05: Guidance on Managing Records in Cloud Computing Environments, builds on the NARA FAQ about Cloud Computing posted on the Archives.gov website in February, 2010. The new guidance defines and outlines cloud …
Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops on Farm Sustainability in the United States, Committee on the Impact of Biotechnology on Farm-Level Economics and Sustainability; National Research Council, 2010 “Since genetically engineered (GE) crops were introduced in 1996, their use in the United States has grown rapidly, accounting for 80-90 percent of soybean, corn, and cotton acreage …
County-based and Local Public Defender Offices, 2007, Donald J. Farole, Jr. Ph.D., Lynn Langton, September 16, 2010 – NCJ 231175 “Examines the provision of public defender services in the 27 states and the District of Columbia in which indigent defense services were funded and administered by counties or local jurisdictions in 2007. The report presents …
News release: “The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today announced the availability of data on mortgage lending transactions at 8,124 U.S. financial institutions covered by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Covered institutions include banks, savings associations, credit unions, and mortgage companies. The HMDA data made available today cover 2009 lending activity–applications, originations, purchases …
Financing Global Climate Change Mitigation, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe: “Climate change is widely recognized as the most fundamental and defining challenge of our generation. The average temperature of the earth’s surface has risen by 0.74°C since the late 1800s and it is projected to increase by up to 4° C by the year …
IRA Balances and Contributions: An Overview of the EBRI IRA Database, September 2010, EBRI Issue Brief #346, Employee Benefit Research Institute, 2010 The Employee Benefit Research Institute® created the EBRI IRA Database in order to more closely examine retirement savings behavior. The EBRI IRA Database is able to link individuals within and across the data …
Public Health Preparedness: Strengthening the Nations Emergency Response State by State. A Report on CDC-funded Preparedness and Response Activities in 50 States, 4 Cities, and 8 U.S. Insular Areas. September 21, 2010 “Section 1 of this report focuses on core public health functions and provides national-level data on preparedness activities in laboratories and response readiness. …
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary, August 2010: “In August, 27 states registered over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 13 states recorded decreases, and 10 states and the District of Columbia had no change. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 14 states, and decreased in 36 states and the District of Columbia.” Related postings on financial system
Libya Country Analysis Brief Sep 21, 2010: “Libya is a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the country’s economy relies heavily on hydrocarbon exports. For additional information on the energy situation in Libya, please see our updated Country Analysis Brief.”
