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National Women’s History Month – The U.S. Celebrates Women’s Achievements in March – “The 2007 Women’s History Month theme, Generations of Women Moving History Forward, celebrates the wisdom and tenacity of prior and future generations of women and recognizes the power of generations working together.” Department of State Publications: Women of Influence Working for Women …
SFGate.com reports that on April 7, Jackson County Oregon will closed “its entire public library system…as the 15 libraries serving this rural forest community lost $7 million in federal funding this year — nearly 80 percent of the system’s budget.” See the Jackson County Library Information blog for postings, inclusive of this information: “The final …
Columbia Journalism Review, January/February 2007 – The Race, by Robert Kuttner: “By the usual indicators, daily newspapers are in a deepening downward spiral. The new year brought reports of more newsroom layoffs, dwindling print circulation, flat or declining… Assuming that most dailies survive the transition, my guess is that in twenty-five years they will be …
Testimony of Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, CSAIL Decentralized Information Group Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Before the United States House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet – Hearing on the “Digital Future of the United States: Part I — The Future of the World Wide Web”, March 1, 2007: “Digital …
Washington Post, February 28, 2007: New Profiling Program Raises Privacy Concerns: “The Department of Homeland Security is testing a data-mining program that would attempt to spot terrorists by combing vast amounts of information about average Americans, such as flight and hotel reservations.” Christian Science Monitor, February 9, 2006: US plans massive data sweep – Little-known …
Report to Congress on the Benefits of the E-Government Initiatives: “In February 2007, the Office of Management and Budget submitted to Congress the second annual Report to Congress on the Benefits of the E-Government Initiatives. The report outlines the purpose of the E-Government and Line of Business Initiatives and highlights the benefits agencies receive from …
Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal. Nuremberg. (“Blue Series”), Nuremberg, 14 November 1945 – 1 October 1946 – released by the Library of Congress, February 28, 2007. “This 42-volume series, also known as The Blue Series, is the official record of the trial of the major civilian and military leaders …
“World Book Day was designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, and is marked in over 100 countries around the globe. The origins of the day we now celebrate in the UK and Ireland come from Catalonia, where roses and books were given as gifts to loved ones on St. Georges …
Library of Congress – U.S. Army Field Manuals, War Department/Department of the Army Pamphlets: “The full text of selected U.S. Army Field Manuals (FMs), War Department Pamphlets (WD PAMs), and Department of the Army Pamphlets (DA PAMs), which particularly address some of the current research needs and interests of The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center …
From the Washington Post, Internet Offers Many Ways to Avoid Harmful Drug Mixtures. The article includes two categories of links, Medication Information and Drug Interaction Checkers, both of which include a dozen sites each.
Press release: “There are more than 300 medicines currently in development to treat or prevent hundreds of rare diseases, according to a new report released today by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). Genetic Alliance and the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) joined PhRMA in releasing the report.” Read the Report (32 …
The fifty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 26 February to 9 March 2007. In accordance with its multi-year programme of work for 2007-2009, the Commission will consider The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child as its priority theme.
