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Tobacco Control State Highlights 2012 “Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death in the United States. Each year in the United States, cigarette smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke causes 443,000or 1 in 5 deaths. Economic losses are also staggering. Smoking-caused diseases result in $96 billion in health care costs annually. Some …
CRS – An Analysis of Where American Companies Report Profits: Indications of Profit Shifting. Mark P. Keightley, Specialist in Economics, January 18, 2013 “This report uses data on the operations of U.S. multinational companies (MNCs) to examine the extent to which, if any, MNCs are moving profits out of high-tax countries (or out of the …
Treasury Continues Approving Excessive Pay for Top Executives at Bailed-Out Companies, Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, January 28, 2013. “SIGTARP found that once again, in 2012, Treasury failed to rein in excessive pay. In 2012, OSM approved pay packages of $3 million or more for 54% of the …
Tracking for Health by Susannah Fox, Maeve Duggan, Jan 28, 2013 “This is the first national survey measuring health data tracking, which has been shown in clinical studies to be a tool for improving outcomes, particularly among people trying to lose weight or manage a chronic condition. The Pew Internet survey finds that: 46% of …
Google Official Blog: “..January 28, is Data Privacy Day, when the world recognizes the importance of preserving your online privacy and security. If its like most other days, Googlelike many companies that provide online services to userswill receive dozens of letters, faxes and emails from government agencies and courts around the world requesting access to …
Pipeline Safety – Better Data and Guidance Could Improve Operators’ Responses to Incidents, GAO-13-284T, Jan 28, 2013 Private Health Insurance – Expiration of the Health Coverage Tax Credit Will Affect Participants’ Costs and Coverage Choices as Health Reform Provisions Are Implemented – GAO-13-147, Dec 28, 2012
Tracey Samuelson, Marketplace for Monday, January 28, 2013: “If consumers want to unlock their cell phones in order to take their phone from one cellular network to another, they now need to ask the permission of their carrier. Starting January 26, unlocking phones without the providers OK is against the law. But perhaps the most …
News release: “PwCs Annual Global CEO Survey, now in its sixteenth year, aims to inform and stimulate the debate on how businesses are facing todays challenges. Over the years, thousands of CEOs around the world have taken the time to share their views with us. In total, we conducted 1,330 interviews with CEOs in 68 …
Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 – Transparency International “Looking at the Corruption Perceptions Index 2012, it’s clear that corruption is a major threat facing humanity. Corruption destroys lives and communities, and undermines countries and institutions. It generates popular anger that threatens to further destabilise societies and exacerbate violent conflicts. The Corruption Perceptions Index scores countries on …
Pilot Partnership, U.S. Department of Treasury Reporting Rates of Exchange Official Register of the United States
Supplemental 2012 Temperature and Precipitation Information 2012 by the numbers Year-to-date temperature evolution for select U.S. cities Year-to-date temperature evolution for the contiguous U.S. Annual and seasonal statewide temperatures 2012 station temperature and precipitation extremes All-time station temperature records set in 2012 Evolution of monthly temperature anomalies and evolution of 2012 drought conditions 100°F days …
