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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, November 2007: “The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced [January 11, 2008] that total November exports of $142.3 billion and imports of $205.4 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $63.1 billion, up from $57.8 billion …
Follow up to December 27, 2007 posting Mandate for Public Access to NIH-Funded Research Now Law, see this press release: “The Association of American Publishers [January 3, 2008] criticized a controversial new NIH research publication policy that was enacted as part of the omnibus appropriations package for 2008, and reaffirmed that journal publishers who have …
Defense Acquisitions: Departmentwide Direction Is Needed for Implementation of the Anti-tamper Policy, GAO-08-91, January 11, 2008: “The Department of Defense (DOD) invests billions of dollars on sophisticated weapon systems and technologies. These may be at risk of exploitation when exported, stolen, or lost during combat or routine missions. In an effort to minimize this risk, …
“The American Lung Association State of Tobacco Control 2007 report tracks progress on key tobacco control policies at the state and federal level and assigns grades to tobacco control laws and regulations enacted as of January 1, 2008. This report is a call to action for national and state elected officials: Meet the challenge and …
Pew Research Center Report: Internet’s Broader Role in Campaign 2008 – Social Networking and Online Videos Take Off, Released: January 11, 2008 “The internet is living up to its potential as a major source for news about the presidential campaign. Nearly a quarter of Americans (24%) say they regularly learn something about the campaign from …
New York Times – The Afterlife of Cellphones: “Americans threw out just shy of three million tons of household electronics in 2006. This so-called e-waste is the fastest-growing part of the municipal waste stream and, depending on your outlook, either an enormous problem or a bonanza. E-waste generally contains substances that, though safely sequestered during …
“Google U.K. and comScore, Inc…announced the results of a study into online consumer behaviour in the travel sector, finding that consumers are using search engines in more sophisticated ways to research and purchase travel in the UK. The Internet is rapidly becoming the number one resource for the travel consumer. The study revealed that 20 …
“HealthyCar.org is based on research conducted by the Ecology Center that looks at the presence of key hazardous chemicals in vehicles and child car seats. While there are numerous substances in vehicles that can lead to health and environmental problems, HealthyCar.org focuses on bromine, chlorine, lead, as well as some other heavy metals, allergens and …
Press release: “Becta [British Educational Communications and Technology Agency], the education technology agency, has published a key report on Microsoft Vista and Office 2007 and on document interoperability which analyses the suitability of both software packages for adoption by schools and colleges.” Microsoft Vista and Office 2007: full report, Published: 9 January 2008, Publication ID: …
Keep Your Enemies Close: Distance Bounding Against Smartcard Relay Attacks, by Saar Drimer and Steven J. Murdoch, Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge “Modern smartcards, capable of sophisticated cryptography, provide a high assurance of tamper resistance and are thus commonly used in payment applications. Although extracting secrets out of smartcards requires resources beyond the means of …
Press release: “As of Dec. 10, the Army has safely destroyed 50 percent of the United States’ chemical-agent stockpile since beginning to comply with the Chemical Weapons Convention April 29, 1997. Officially the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, the CWC is a …
Birds of America By John James Audubon, F. R. SS. L. & E.: List of Plates Birds of America By John James Audubon, F. R. SS. L. & E.: List of Families Birds of America By John James Audubon, F. R. SS. L. & E.: State Birds Birds of America By John James Audubon, F. …
