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News release: “The Federal Trade Commission has submitted comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on how alternative sources of energy such as wind farms, solar cells, and solar thermal installations can best be integrated into the nations electric power grid. The FTC recommends that FERC study ways to make electricity markets better …
News release: “Eight federal regulators released an Online Form Builder today that financial institutions can download and use to develop and print customized versions of a model consumer privacy notice. The Online Form Builder, based on the model form regulation published in the Federal Register on December 1, 2009, under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, is available …
Distrust, Discontent, Anger and Partisan Rancor The People and Their Government, April 18, 2010 “By almost every conceivable measure Americans are less positive and more critical of government these days. A new Pew Research Center survey finds a perfect storm of conditions associated with distrust of government a dismal economy, an unhappy public, bitter …
Preliminary FoodNet Data on the Incidence of Infection with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food – 10 States, 2009. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), April 16, 2010 / 59(14);418-422 “The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) of CDC’s Emerging Infections Program conducts active, population-based surveillance in 10 U.S. states for all laboratory-confirmed infections with select …
News release: “Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in March. Twenty-four states recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 17 states and the District of Columbia registered rate decreases, and 9 states had no rate change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-four states and the District of Columbia recorded jobless rate increases …
The world turned upside down – The emerging world, long a source of cheap labour, now rivals the rich countries for business innovation, says Adrian Wooldridge (interviewed here) “This special report will argue…[d]eveloping countries are becoming hotbeds of business innovation in much the same way as Japan did from the 1950s onwards. They are coming …
Offices of Inspector General, Department of the Treasury, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Evaluation of Federal Regulatory Oversight of Washington Mutual Bank, Report No. EVAL-10-002, Released April 16, 2010 “This report presents the results of our review of the failure of Washington Mutual Bank (WaMu), Seattle, Washington; the Office of Thrift Supervisions (OTS) supervision of the …
“The U.S. Department of State provided these thirty five Self Study Guides in response to a FOIA request. This series of study guides, each covering a country or geographic area, were prepared for the use of USAID staff assigned to temporary duty in those countries. The guides are designed to allow individuals to familiarize themselves …
Bolen J, Schieb L, Hootman JM, Helmick CG, Theis K, Murphy LB, et al. Differences in the prevalence and impact of arthritis among racial/ethnic groups in the United States, National Health Interview Survey, 2002, 2003, and 2006. Prev Chronic Dis 2010;7(3). “We describe the prevalence of doctor-diagnosed arthritis and its impact on activities, work, and …
News release: “President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate William J. Boarman as the 26th Public Printer of the United States…The Public Printer serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the venerable United States Government Printing Office (GPO). The GPOs core mission is Keeping America Informed. The agency provides expert printing, publishing, and digital …
News release: ‘In some areas of the world, one in four people with tuberculosis (TB) becomes ill with a form of the disease that can no longer be treated with standard drugs regimens, a World Health Organization (WHO) report says. For example, 28% of all people newly diagnosed with TB in one region of north …
News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Goldman, Sachs & Co. and one of its vice presidents for defrauding investors by misstating and omitting key facts about a financial product tied to subprime mortgages as the U.S. housing market was beginning to falter. The SEC alleges that Goldman Sachs structured and marketed a …
