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News release: “Egypt [Fast Facts] has reached agreement with International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a draft 12-month $3 billion financing package to support the countrys program of economic reforms at a crucial period as the country transitions to democracy. Following a revolution and during a challenging period of political transition, the Egyptian authorities have put …
News release: “AVG Technologies, Inc. announced it will make its leading Family Safety software available for free in exchange for a 99 cent donation to the American Red Cross family relief efforts in Joplin, Mo. The move comes in response to research the company conducted and has released over the course of the year on …
Transforming the Lighting Landscape: “The L Prize competition will substantially accelerate America’s shift from inefficient, dated lighting products to innovative, high-performance products. Just as Thomas Edison transformed illumination over a century ago, the L Prize will drive innovation and market adoption. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the L Prize is the first government-sponsored …
“The NOPA database compiles information for the WHO European Member States to monitor progress on nutrition, diet, physical activity and obesity. The country information contains national and subnational surveillance data, policy documents, action to implement policy and examples of good practice in programmes and interventions. As a monitoring tool, the NOPA database can stimulate policy-makers …
News release: “Uranium mining near the Grand Canyon could have health impacts and erode trust in the safety of drinking water supplies for 26 million residents of Southern California, Nevada and Arizona, the regions water suppliers warn. In a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the Lower Colorado River Water Partnership expressed concern …
Privacy leakage vs. Protection measures: the growing disconnect, Balachander Krishnamurthy – AT&T Labs Research; Konstantin Naryshkin – Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Craig E. Wills – Worcester Polytechnic Institute, May 2011. “Numerous research papers have listed different vectors of personally identifable information leaking via traditional and mobile Online Social Networks (OSNs) and highlighted the ongoing aggregation of …
DOD IG: Incomplete Contract Files for Southwest Asia Task Orders on the Warfighter Field Operations Customer Support Contract (Report No. D-2011-066), June 1, 2011 “We are providing this report for your information and use. In June 2007, the Army awarded the Warfighter Field Operations Customer Support contract to Raytheon Technical Services Company, with a total …
What’s it Worth? The Economic Value of College Majors – Anthony P. Carnevale, Jeff Strohl, Michelle Melton – Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, May 2011 “When considering the question of whether earning a college degree is worth the investment in these uncertain economic times, here is a number to keep in mind: 84 …
International Monetary Fund – World Economic Outlook (WEO) – Tensions from the Two-Speed Recovery: Unemployment, Commodities, and Capital Flows, April 2011 “The world economic recovery continues, more or less as predicted. Indeed, our growth forecasts are nearly unchanged since the January 2011 WEO Update and can be summarized in three numbers: We expect the world …
SEC: “This page allows you to search the full text of EDGAR filings from the last four years. The full text of a filing includes all data in the filing as well as all attachments to the filing. To find the information you need and make your search easy and enjoyable, please visit our FAQ …
