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A Brief Guide to the European Union and Its Legislative Processes, June 2011 – “The EU, created by the Treaty of Maastricht1, is a union of 27 independent states. It was founded to enhance political, economic and social cooperation. Its origins date back to the 1950s and the establishment of three organisations: European Coal and …
June 16, 2011 – Governor Daniel K. Tarullo – Capital and liquidity standards – Before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. June 15, 2011 – Michael R. Foley, Senior Associate Director, Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation, Banking supervision – Before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, Committee …
“The U.S. Government Printing Office published its last official history 50 years ago, marking its centennial anniversary. 100 GPO Years 18611961 has proven to be a remarkably valuable resource and deserves to stand alone as an enduring contribution to the historical record of this great agency. Instead of trying to improve on it, with the …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission told Congress today during a hearing that to minimize the risk of identity theft or other harm, companies should employ reasonable safeguards to protect consumer information, collect only information for which they have a legitimate business need, and retain data only as long as necessary to fulfill the business …
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making it easier to find data about chemicals. EPA is releasing two databases the Toxicity Forecaster database (ToxCastDB) and a database of chemical exposure studies (ExpoCastDB) that scientists and the public can use to access chemical toxicity and exposure data. ToxCastDB users can search …
“The Empire State Manufacturing Survey indicates that conditions for New York manufacturers deteriorated in June. The general business conditions index slipped below zero for the first time since November of 2010, falling twenty points to -7.8. The new orders and shipments indexes also posted steep declines and fell below zero. The index for number of …
Short- and long-term benefits of cognitive training. Free via Open Access: OA – Combined PDF of article and Supporting Information – Susanne M. Jaeggi1, Martin Buschkuehl1, John Jonides, and Priti Shah – Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Published online before print June 13, 2011, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1103228108. “Does cognitive training work? There …
Consumer Price Index – May 2011: “The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 3.6 percent before seasonal adjustment. The index for all items less food …
Auto Safety: NHTSA Has Options to Improve the Safety Defect Recall Process, GAO-11-603, June 15, 2011 Improvements Needed to Help Ensure Reliability of SBA’s Performance Data on Procurement Center Representatives, GAO-11-549R, June 15, 2011 Mentor-Protege Programs Have Policies That Aim to Benefit Participants but Do Not Require Postagreement Tracking, GAO-11-548R, June 15, 2011 U.S. Postal …
To Move or Not To Move: The Economics of Cloud Computing – Byung Chul, Tak Bhuvan Urgaonkar, Anand Sivasubramaniam, Computer Systems Laboratory Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA “Cloud-based hosting promises cost advantages over conventional in-house (on-premise) application deployment. One important question when considering a move to the …
