WaPo Examines Google's Graphic Interface Over the Years
The Heart of Google’s Wild Success Is a Home Page of Calculated Simplicity
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Belgium Privacy Commission Reviews SWIFT Violation of Data Protection Law
Opinion No. 37 / 2006 of 27 September 2006, O. Ref.: SA2 / A / 2006 / 037- CONCERNING: Opinion on the transfer of personal data by the CSLR SWIFT by virtue of UST (OFAC) subpoenas.”During its session of 5th July 2006, the Commission had already made the decision to officially start an investigation into …
Supreme Court Order List
Supreme Court Order List, Monday October 2, 2006
Revised TSA Guidelines for Carry-On Luggage
“Effective September 26, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) updated its list of what passengers can and cannot bring aboard flights in the United States. The most recent adjustments relate to carry-on luggage and items purchased in secured boarding areas. Before you fly, review TSA’s guidelines.”
Treasury Updates Anti-Terrorist Financing Guidelines for Charitable Sector
Press release, September 29, 2006: “The U.S. Department of the Treasury today issued updated Anti-Terrorist Financing Guidelines: Voluntary Best Practices for U.S.-based Charities (Guidelines), taking into consideration the comments and suggestions provided by the public to assist the charitable community in efforts to safeguard itself from the threat of abuse and exploitation by terrorist organizations.” …
Presidents Working Group on Financial Markets Releases Terrorism Risk Insurance Report
PWG Report on Terrorism Risk Insurance, September 2006.
Wiki Tracks Fortune 500 Companies With Blogs
“This is a directory of Fortune 500 companies that have business blogs, defined as: active public blogs by company employees about the company and/or its products.” [Simone Yu]
Census Reports Half of U.S. Businesses Are Home-Based
Press release, September 27, 2006: “Almost half (49 percent) of the nations businesses are operated from home, and more than 6-in-10 owners used their own money to start the business, according to new U.S. Census Bureau reports on characteristics of businesses and business owners.” Detailed tables
Immigration Prosecutions for June 2006
“The latest available data from the Justice Department show that during June 2006 the government reported filing 3345 new immigration prosecutions. According to the case-by-case information analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), this number is up 5.2% over the previous month.”
Free Tax Research Wiki Authored by Tax Experts
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Hastert Issues Preliminary Report on Ex-Rep Foley's Improper Email Exchanges
Roll Call, September 29, 2006: “Foley Interviewed About Page Last Year; Democrats Not Told – Ex-Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.), who resigned Friday after reports of his improper communications with a former male House page were made public, was interviewed about some of those contacts by the chairman of the House Page Board and the then-Clerk …
GAO Report, Human Capital: Trends in Executive and Judicial Pay
Human Capital: Trends in Executive and Judicial Pay Suggest a Reexamination of the Total Compensation Package, Full-text GAO-06-1116T, and Highlights, September 20, 2006. “People are critical to the success of the federal government’s overall transformation effort. Yet the government has not transformed, in many cases for decades, how it classifies, compensates, develops, and motivates its …
