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Best Ways to Clean Kitchen Sponges, By Sharon Durham, April 23, 2007: “…microwave heating and dishwashing with a drying cycle proved to be the most effective methods for inactivating bacteria, yeasts and molds on sponges. These simple and convenient treatments can help ensure that contaminated sponges don’t spread foodborne pathogens around household kitchens of today’s …
Press release: “Wikipedia has become a popular Web destination for a wide range of information. Now users of Exalead’s Web search engine can search, browse and navigate the Wikipedia database with greater ease and satisfaction than ever before by making use of the company’s new vertical search capability that has been added to the exalead …
WSJ free feature: Policing Web Video With ‘Fingerprints’ – Sharing Sites Say Technology Could Help Them Identify, Remove Unauthorized Clips: “Proponents of fingerprinting technology say it can help spot TV shows and films that are posted on video-sharing sites such as Google Inc.’s YouTube without their owners’ permission, so the sites can remove them or …
AP reports that Huffington Post, Yahoo and Slate will collaborate on the first Presidential debates in cyberspace, with Charlie Rose serving as the host. Voters will submit questions to the candidates and blog postings will also accompany the video.
CRS – State and Local Economic Sanctions: Constitutional Issues, April 2, 2007.
Press release, April 13, 2007: “Google to Acquire DoubleClick – Combination Will Significantly Expand Opportunities for Advertisers, Agencies and Publishers and Improve Users’ Online Experience.” Google Form 8-K, filed on April 18, 2007: Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement – “On April 13, 2007, Google Inc. (“Google” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, …
Press release: “The Transportation Security Administration uses canine explosive-detection teams to search aircraft, vehicles, terminals, warehouses, and luggage in the airport environment. They dogs are the most mobile form of explosive detection and can be used in all areas of the airport. The dogs are bred, raised and trained by TSA and are initially trained …
EPA’s Key Management Challenges [Report PDF] April 19, 2007
Press release: “The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) today voted to adopt a glossary that provides a translation of key election terms from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English. The glossary is available at www.eac.gov and EAC will distribute copies to jurisdictions throughout the nation.” Spanish Language Glossary of Election Terms Glossary of …
“The Best Places to Work rankings are the most comprehensive and authoritative rating and analysis of employee engagement in the federal government. The 2007 rankings are the third edition of this ongoing series, following the 2003 and 2005 versions…Geared toward a broad audience of job seekers, researchers, federal employees and government leaders, Best Places to …
“The Report on Digital Preservation, Orphan Works and Out-of-Print Works, Selected Implementation Issues is an advisory report on copyright issues to the European Commission, presented on 19 April by the EU’s High Level Expert Group on Digital Libraries – which includes, inter alia, stakeholders from the British Library, the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, the Federation of European …
Press release: “The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 required the Attorney General to establish the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). This name check system is utilized by Federal Firearms Licensees to conduct background checks on potential buyers of firearms or explosives. The purpose of the background check is to ensure national …