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Semiannual Report to the Congress – April 1, 2015, to September 30, 2015 – Office of Inspector General “Although the Department has taken steps to improve security since the September 2012 attack on the U.S. Special Mission in Benghazi, Libya, OIG continues to find security deficiencies at U.S. diplomatic facilities abroad. Of the 11 U.S. …
Public Interest in Science and Health Linked to Gender, Age and Personality – By Brian Kennedy and Cary Funk – December 11, 2015. “Those who try to measure public understanding about science and technology often link science and technology with the health and medical domain. Yet, the reality is that different people find those distinct …
“The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking information on how its voluntary “Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity” is being used, as well as feedback on possible changes to the Framework and its future management. A preview copy of the Request for Information (RFI) was posted to the Federal Register today. The comment …
“Privacy advocates say the data collection has the potential for misuse. “One of the concerning things is, this is hidden from you in your phone,” Noah Swartz, staff technologist at Electronic Frontier Foundation, told CBS News. “This could be used by abusive partners. It could be used by police in an investigation. It could be …
The Infuriating History of How Metro Got So Bad – By Luke Mullins and Michael Gaynor on December 9, 2015. “Washingtonians used to celebrate Metro with a boosterish pride. But over the past decade, griping about rush-hour meltdowns had become a staple of office water-cooler conversations. Compared with the safety improvements that board members were touting, …
Conference of the Parties Twenty-first session Paris, 30 November to 11 December 2015.FCCC/CP/2015/L.9/Rev.1. 12 December 2015. “Welcoming the adoption of United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/70/1, “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, in particular its goal 13, and the adoption of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the third International Conference on …
A new time tree reveals Earth history’s imprint on the evolution of modern birds, Santiago Claramunt and Joel Cracraft. Science Advances 11 Dec 2015: Vol. 1, no. 11, e1501005. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1501005 “Determining the timing of diversification of modern birds has been difficult. We combined DNA sequences of clock-like genes for most avian families with 130 …
