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Press release: “The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [December 31, 2007] released new data on local telephone service competition in the United States. Twice a year, all incumbent local exchange carriers (incumbent LECs) and competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) are required to report basic information about their local telephone service, and all facilities-based mobile telephony providers …
Third Periodic Review of the Commission’s Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital Television, Report & Order, December 31, 2007. “With the DTV transition deadline less than 14 months away, our focus is now on overseeing broadcasters construction of facilities that will reach viewers in their authorized service areas by the time they must …
Internet2 and Libraries – Serving Your Communities at the Speed of Light, by James Werle and Louis Fox. “Formed in 1996, Internet2 is a not-for-profit advanced network consortium led by the U.S. research and higher education community. Its goals are to provide leading-edge network capabilities and to facilitate the development, deployment, and use of revolutionary …
“The gethuman movement has been created from the voices of millions of consumers who want to be treated with dignity when they contact a company for customer support.” The gethuman 500 database, regularly updated, includes telephone numbers for customer service contacts in the following sectors, located in the United States: automotive, credit, finance, government, hardware, …
Popular Mechanics: “An estimated 2.2 million refugees huddle in makeshift camps in the Darfur region of western Sudan. In the camps, they are safe, but they cook their meals over inefficient wood fires, and as already scant forests are depleted they must venture ever farther to gather fuelup to 9 miles in some cases. When …
Mis-Information at the Heart of the University: Why Administrators Should Take Libraries More Seriously, by Stuart Basefsky Carpe Diem: Establish an Institutional Repository for Your Organization, by Carol A. Watson What’s New in Cordless Mice? by Jeffrey J. Beard FOIA Facts: FOIA – The Year in Review, by Scott A. Hodes E-Discovery Update: A Contrarian …
Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice Cooperative Agreement Awarded to North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, Audit Report GR-60-08-003, December 2007(Commentary and Summary Only) Office of Justice Programs Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative Funding Received by Brooks County, Texas, Audit Report GR-60-08-002, December 2007 (Commentary and Summary Only)
“Today, the Department of State released a final rule for the new “Passport Card,” which is intended to be used by American citizens who frequently travel by land or sea to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda. The new rule calls for the use of “vicinity read” RFID technology without the use of encryption. This …
“This Web site contains responses collected from the air carrier and general aviation pilot surveys as part of the NASA National Aviation Operational Monitoring Service (NAOMS) project from April 2001 through December 2004. Relevant information is contained in the accompanying documentation. In the interest of timeliness, this first release is by nature conservative to ensure …
The Secret Library of Hope, by Rebecca Solnit, The Nation: “Hope is an orientation, a way of scanning the wall for cracks–or building ladders–rather than staring at its obdurate expanse. It’s a world view, but one informed by experience and the knowledge that people have power; that the power people possess matters; that change has …
United States Sentencing Commission: “The Commission hereby gives notice of amendments to a policy statement and commentary made pursuant to its authority under 28 U.S.C. § 994(a) and (u). (This notice will be published in a forthcoming edition of the Federal Register.) On December 11, 2007, the Commission promulgated an amendment to policy statement §1B1.10 …
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: “The State of Food and Agriculture 2007 explores the potential for agriculture to provide enhanced levels of environmental services alongside the production of food and fi bre. The report concludes that demand for environmental services from agriculture – including climate change mitigation, improved watershed management and biodiversity …
