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The AltSearchEngines announced the June Top 100 (attached spreadsheet), inclusive of name, URL and type of search (business, people, podcast, health, meta, games, google mash-up, charity and many other categories). Well worth a look, as you may be familiar with a few of these search tools, but others offer unique and expert features to facilitate …
Economic and Financial Data for the United States, Updated June 10, 2007: “The data shown in this page correspond to the data described on the International Monetary Fund’s Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB). For a fuller explanation of the DSBB and the statistical standards to which the United States has committed, please visit the DSBB …
Computerworld: What Google bought in the past 12 months – A rundown of the year’s acquisitions. Note – the news that Google has acquired FeedBurner was not included in this article. Feedburner announced the purchase on June 1, 2007. It was for a reported $100 million.
Report of the USPTO Concerning the Paper Search Collection of Registered Marks that Include Design Elements: “The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has developed a plan to provide the public with access to United States trademark registrations that include design elements exclusively through its electronic search systems and through microfilm. Under the plan, …
Via Michael Ravnitzky, these documents have been posted on Cryptome: “Four Excel spreadsheet files identifying the complete set of Licensees of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. For a description of what the NRC licenses, see http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/licensing.html. These were provided by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Region1.xls (10,244 names and addresses, 2.1MB) Region2.xls (2,511 names and addresses, 556KB) …
Source: “Privacy International (PI) is a human rights group formed in 1990 as a watchdog on surveillance by governments and corporations. PI is based in London, and has an office in Washington, D.C. Together with members in 40 countries, PI has conducted campaigns throughout the world on issues ranging from wiretapping and national security activities, …
Reports, Guy Carpenter, Global Terror Insurance Market The World Continues on High Alert: “In this report, we provide updates on insurance cover for terror in the United States, Belgium, France and the Netherlands. The survey encompasses information from six continents and 34 countries.”
Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act 2005 (P.L. 109-121) Report to Congress June 2007, Department of State Publication 11425 Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. Related documents – Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act 2005
Press Release: “The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) in a report released [June 8, 2007] encourages the federal, state and local public safety community to consider utilizing commercial technologies in satisfying broadband interoperable communications among first responders.” Spectrum Policy For The 21st Century The Presidents Spectrum Policy Initiative: A …
Identity Theft Laws: State Penalties and Remedies and Pending Federal Bills, June 1, 2007 Defense Acquisition: Overview, Issues, and Options for Congress, June 4, 2007 The Terrorism Risk Insurance Program: Current Issues and Background, May 31, 2007 Liability of Interactive Computer Service for Violating the Fair Housing Act, May 30, 2007
“The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) strives to democratize access to the best data on religion. Founded as the American Religion Data Archive in 1997 and going online in 1998, the initial archive was targeted at researchers interested in American religion. The targeted audience and the data collection have both greatly expanded since 1998, …
Goodbye Houston: An Alternative Annual Report on Halliburton, May 15, 2007: “CorpWatch and its partners today released an alternative annual report on Halliburton titled: “Goodbye Houston.” The new report was prepared in association with Halliburton Watch and the Oil & Gas Accountability Project.”