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“The European Library is a free service that offers access to the resources of the 48 national libraries of Europe in 35 languages. Resources can be both digital (books, posters, maps, sound recordings, videos, etc.) and bibliographical. Quality and reliability are guaranteed by the 48 collaborating national libraries of Europe.The European Library represents Europe in …
News release: “Homeowners will be protected by a new Federal Trade Commission rule that bans providers of mortgage foreclosure rescue and loan modification services from collecting fees until homeowners have a written offer from their lender or servicer that they decide is acceptable. The FTC is issuing the Mortgage Assistance Relief Services (MARS) Rule to …
DHS_ Preventing and Defending Against Cyber Attacks November 2010 DHS Highlights Two Cybersecurity Initiatives to Enhance Coordination with State and Local Governments and Private Sector Partners
Ten Warning Signs That Your 401(k) Contributions Are Being Misused: “Increasingly employees are asked to make voluntary or mandatory contributions to pension and other benefit plans. This is particularly true for 401(k) savings plans. These plans allow you to deduct from your paycheck a portion of pretax income every year, invest it and pay no …
Public Spending on Transportation and Water Infrastructure, November 2010 “In fiscal year 2007the most recent year for which data on combined spending by the federal government and by state and local governments are availabletotal public spending for transportation and water infrastructure was $356 billion, or 2.4 percent of the nations economic output as measured by …
News release: “USGS: America Has Abundant Supply of Rare Earth Elements – Americas Rare Earth Elements Can Create U.S. Jobs, Expand Renewable Energy: “On the heels of a Wall Street Journal report outlining Americas dependence on Chinas tightening rare earth element (REE) market, the USGS released a report revealing 13 million metric tons of REEs …
Unemployment Insurance Benefits and Family Income of the Unemployed, November 17, 2010 “The unemployment insurance (UI) program provides a weekly benefit to qualified workers who lose their job and are actively seeking work. The amount of that benefit is based in part on a workers past earnings. The composition of the workers family and the …
News release: “Task Force report released today calls for dramatic changes to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to make certain that Metro is a safe and efficient transit system that meets the needs of the Greater Washington region. The key finding of the Task Force is that shortcomings in Metro’s governance structure are …
News release: “For the sixth consecutive year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reporting a decrease in average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and a slight increase in the average fuel efficiency for new cars and light duty trucks, according to EPAs annual report Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 …
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday issued guidelines for evaluating proposals by large bank holding companies (BHCs) to undertake capital actions in 2011, such as increasing dividend payments or repurchasing or redeeming stock. The criteria provide a common, conservative approach to ensure that BHCs hold adequate capital to maintain ready access to funding, …
News release: “The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission heard testimony that age discrimination is causing the nations older workers to have a difficult time maintaining and finding new employment, a problem exacerbated by the downturn in the economy. The number and percentage of age discrimination charges filed with the EEOC have grown, rising from 16,548 …
“The Board is requesting comment on a proposed rule that would implement the conformance period during which banking entities and nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board must bring their activities and investments into compliance with the prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds imposed by section …
