Muslim Asylum Claims in U.S. Courts: A Legal Examination
Muslim Asylum Claims in U.S. Courts: A Legal Examination, by Jeffrey Breinholt, Published on October 8, 2007.
Council of Europe Website Campaign to Stop Domestic Violence Against Women
“Statistics show that 12 % to 15 % of women in Europe face violence in the home every day. The Council of Europe Europes leading human rights organisation – has decided it is time it stopped. It has launched a campaign in its member countries to criminalise domestic violence, ensure support for victims and …
First Internet Census Since 1982
62 Days + Almost 3 Billion Pings + New Visualization Scheme = the First Internet Census Since 1982: “Researchers at the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute, one of the birthplaces of the Internet decades ago, have just completed and plotted a comprehensive census of all of the more 2.8 billion allocated addresses on …
Google Remains at the Top – comScore August 2007 U.S. Search Engine Rankings
“comScore, Inc….released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the search marketplace. Among core search engines in August 2007, Google Sites remained the top search property with more than 5.5 billion core searches conducted, representing a 56.5 percent share of the search market…In August, Google Sites maintained its position atop the core search rankings with 56.5 …
Pew Internet Report: E-patients with a Disability or Chronic Disease
Press release: “The Pew Internet & American Life Project has released its latest report on the internet’s impact on health and health care, “E-patients with a Disability or Chronic Disease.” The new survey data nails down what many people have long suspected – people with chronic conditions are disproportionately offline, but once they are online, …
Analyst Toolbox, A Toolbox for the Intelligence Analyst,
“The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global) Intelligence Working Group (GIWG) has prepared and made available via the Office of Justice Programs Information Technology Initiatives Web site, a valuable resource for the law enforcement community. This resource titled: Analyst Toolbox, A Toolbox for the Intelligence Analyst, represents the results of …
Copyright Office Announces Customized Email Subscription Services
“The Copyright Office is pleased to announce that it has implemented a new email subscription service to make it easier to receive messages on the topics that interest you. This service is an expansion and replacement of the existing NewsNet newsletter. At this time, we are offering three topics: What’s New at the Copyright Office, …
New Supplement to the 2005 FDA Food Code Posted
“The Food Code is an important part of the strategy for achieving uniform national food safety standards and for enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of our nation’s food safety system. This Supplement, which updates the 2005 Food Code, reflects the current science, emerging food safety issues, and imminent health hazards related to food safety. A …
Deloitte 2007 Global Security Survey
“Two of the key findings from this years Global Security Survey revolve around an organizations people and a paradox that has been around for years. The weakest link in an organizations security is its people. An organizations people include employees, customers, third parties and business partners. And of those people, the highest number of breaches …
Deployment Health and Family Readiness Library
“This library provides Service members, families, leaders, Health Care providers, and veterans an easy way to find deployment health and family readiness information. Within this library you’ll find access to fact sheets, guides, and other products on a wide variety of topics published by the services and organizations that serve you. You’ll also find additional …
Two New Economic Policy Initiative Briefing Papers on Reducing Poverty in America
Work, work supports, and safety nets: Reducing the burden of low-incomes in America, by Jared Bernstein, October 2, 2007: “This anti-poverty framework is quite simple. First, there is a broad definition of poverty, going well beyond the current, official measure. This program reaches the broad swath, perhaps a third of families, unable to make ends …
Defense Science Board Report: Future Need for VTOL/STOL Aircraft
Defense Science Board Report: Future Need for VTOL/STOL Aircraft, July 2007 (162 pages, PDF)