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News release: “Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, released a report today, Repatriating Offshore Funds: 2004 Tax Windfall for Select Multinationals, that found that the 2004 repatriation tax break that allowed U.S. companies to bring $312 billion in offshore earnings back to the United States at an extraordinarily low …
Regional Economic Outlook: Europe Navigating Stormy Waters, October 2011 “Following a strong showing in early 2011, the economies across Europe now face the prospect of a pronounced slowdown, as global growth has softened, risk aversion has risen, and strains in Europes sovereign debt and financial markets have deepened, according to the Regional Economic Outlook: Europe. …
International Violence Against Women: U.S. Response and Policy Issues, July 26, 2011 “In recent years, the international community has increasingly recognized international violence against women (VAW) as a significant human rights and global health issue. VAW, which can include both random acts of violence as well as sustained abuse over time, can be physical, psychological, …
“This table series provides a range of social and economic characteristics for the foreign-born population and their children and is the only federal source of data on the “second generation” and “third generation” populations. These data were collected from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey.”
“Human trafficking is a truly global phenomenon and a crime which affects nearly every part of the world, whether as a source, transit or destination country. According to UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), victims from at least 127 countries have been detected and it is estimated that more than 2.4 million people are …
Afghanistan 10 years on: Slow progress and failed promises, Amnesty International “Ten years after a US-led military invasion removed the Taleban from Afghanistan, the Afghan government and its international supporters have failed to keep many of the promises they made to the Afghan people, Amnesty International said…An Amnesty International scorecard on the state of human …
The Private and Social Costs of Patent Trolls, Bessen, James E., Meurer, Michael J. and Ford, Jennifer Laurissa, (September 19, 2011). Boston Univ. School of Law, Law and Economics Research Paper No. 11-45. “In the past, non-practicing entities (NPEs) – firms that license patents without producing goods – have facilitated technology markets and increased rents …
Conflict in Organizations, by Olivier Serrat, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Knowledge Solutions “Complex adaptive systems are the source of much intra-organizational conflict that will not be managed, let alone resolved. To foster learning, adaptation, and evolution in the workplace, organizations should capitalize on its functions and dysfunctions with mindfulness, improvisation, and reconfiguration.” (No. 108 | …
Treatment of Conflict Related Detainees in Afghan Custody – United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan [UNAMA], UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. October 2011 Kabul, Afghanistan UNAMA press release: Mistreatment of Conflict-Related Security Detainees in National Directorate of Security and Afghan National Police Facilities: “UNAMA today released a report that documents the …
“Sentier Research today released a report that introduces a new monthly series that will examine trends in the income (before taxes) of American households. This new series should prove to be a very valuable addition to existing statistical series such as the employment and unemployment data released monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. …
“Different people need different resources as they try to quit. The information and professional assistance available on this Web site can help to support both your immediate and long-term needs as you become, and remain, a nonsmoker. Smokefree.gov allows you to choose the help that best fits your needs. You can get immediate assistance in …
Multidisciplinary Pain Programs for Chronic Noncancer Pain, Technical Brief – Final Sept. 30, 2011. HHS, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality “Chronic pain symptoms cause major medical and socioeconomic problems and are the most common cause of long-term disability in middle aged people. The total estimated healthcare costs to Americans are more than $70 …
