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Press release: “Thomson Healthcare, publisher of the definitive drug resource for physicians, the Physicians Desk Reference…announced the launch of PDRhealth.com, an online health Web site for the more than 80 percent of consumers that use the Internet to search for health information. Developed for consumers, PDRhealth.com is based on the same information platform that Thomson …
EPA News release: EPA has developed two tools that let computer users “see” air quality information on a virtual globe. Both tools are available to the public starting today…The first tool is part of the new “Air Emission Sources” Web site, which is designed to make emissions data for six common pollutants easy to find …
Coalition of Journalists for Open Government: “The Department of Energy, in a new rule covering Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII), said that it will eliminate the Non-Internet Public designation that has kept some 5,400 documents available in reading rooms but not on the Internet. The agency said much of the information is already available online …
Gender differences in the use of computers and the Internet – Issue number 119/2007: “The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has become an essential feature of both economic and social activity across Europe. In nearly all European countries and in all age groups, however, men are more regular users of both computers and …
Operations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom Review: Information For Veterans Who Served In Iraq And Afghanistan And Their Families (October 2007). Articles in this issue include: VA Researchers Develop New Prosthetic Ankle; VA Brings Mental Health Programs To Primary Care Settings; VA’s Suicide Hotline Begins Operations; How To Apply For Disability Compensation from VA; Where To get …
“The IPCC has launched the first three volumes of its assessment report Climate Change 2007 and is currently finalizing its Synthesis report [Fourth Assessment report (“AR4″]. The Synthesis Report [was] launched in Valencia, Spain, 17 November 2007 during a press conference.” Summary for Policymakers of the Synthesis Report of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (23 …
The Future of Reading, by Steven Levy, Newsweek, November 17, 2007: “…the Kindle…has the dimensions of a paperback, with a tapering of its width that emulates the bulge toward a book’s binding. It weighs but 10.3 ounces, and unlike a laptop computer it does not run hot or make intrusive beeps….with the use of E …
McAfee Avert Labs Top 10 Threat Predictions for 2008, Authors: McAfee Avert Labs, USA November 16, 2007.
“The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) issued its first library statistics report on state library agencies, on state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year (FY) 2006. The State Library Agency Report for FY 2006 [released November 2007] includes a wide array of information on …
Press release, November 15, 2007: “IT security and control firm Sophos has revealed new research into the use of other people’s Wi-Fi networks to piggyback onto the internet without payment. The research, carried out by Sophos on behalf of The Times, shows that 54 percent of computer users have admitted breaking the law, by using …
“We are pleased to announce the launch of the Carbon Monitoring for Action database at www.carma.org. CARMA provides the worlds most detailed and comprehensive information on carbon emissions resulting from the production of electricity. Power sector emissions make up 25% of the global total, 40% of carbon emissions in the United States, and are a …
“America Recycles Day celebrated on November 15 is a national campaign to encourage all Americans to produce less waste, reuse and recycle more materials, and buy more recyclable products. All of these actions help to conserve energy, preserve natural resources, and reduce emissions. The U.S. currently recycles about one third of its waste, …
