Indoor Air Chemistry: Cleaning Agents, Ozone and Toxic Air Contaminants, Principal Investigator: William W. Nazaroff. University of California, Berkeley. April 2006. ARB Contract No. 01-336. Abstract: “When cleaning products and air fresheners are used indoors, occupants are exposed to airborne chemicals, potentially leading to health risks. Indoor air pollutant exposures owing to cleaning product and… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2006
NIH Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network
NIH Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network: “These NIH Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN) studiesorganized by cityhave been approved to open as of May 1, 2006. Additional studies are being planned. Please note that each study is taking place at multiple sites.” May 5, 2006 press release: NIH launches clinical studies nationwide to investigate rare… Continue Reading
Google Accounts for Half of all U.S. Searches in April
Google Accounts for Half of all U.S. Searches in April according to Nielsen//NetRatings Continue Reading
FBI OIG Review of FBI Asset Who Was Spying on Behalf of PRC
A Review of the FBI’s Handling and Oversight of FBI Asset Katrina Leung, Special Report, May 2006, 24 pages, PDF (Unclassified Executive Summary) Continue Reading
Orphan Works Act of 2006
H.R. 5439, Orphan Works Act of 2006 Continue Reading
Liberty and Security Initiative Releases Report on Video Surveillance
Constitution Project’s Guidelines for Public Video Surveillance: A Guide to Protecting Communities and Preserving Civil Liberties (60 pages, PDF) – “Liberty and Security Initiative released their Guidelines for Public Video Surveillance: A Guide to Protecting Communities and Preserving Civil Liberties today. The report provides practical assistance to state and local governments that have established … Continue Reading
The Use of RFID for Human Identification
The Use of RFID for Human Identification (PDF, 15 pages). “The DHS Emerging Applications and Technology Subcommittee of the Privacy Advisory Committee is seeking comments on this draft report. This report will be considered by the full Committee during the June 7, 2006 public Advisory Committee meeting in San Francisco, CA.” Continue Reading
Hearing Next Week on Constitutional Issues and FBI Raid of Congressional Office
Sensenbrenner Announces Hearing Next Week on Constitutional Questions Raised by the FBI’s Unprecedented Saturday Night Raid of Congress May 25, 2006 update: Bush Orders FBI-Congress Documents Sealed Continue Reading
ACLU Launches Program Against Phone Call Monitoring
Follow-up to previous postings on domestic surveillance of telephone calls, this press release today – ACLU Launches Nationwide Action Against NSA Snooping on Americans’ Phone Calls: “ACLU affiliates in 20 states today filed complaints with Public Utility Commissions or sent letters to state Attorneys General and other officials demanding investigations into whether local telecommunications companies… Continue Reading
Theft of Data on Over 25 Million Veterans Renews Calls for Greater Security
Statement of Secretary of Veterans Affairs R. James Nicholson on the Status of the Veterans Data Theft (5/24/06): “I am outraged at the loss of this veterans’ data and the fact an employee would put it at risk by taking it home in violation of our policies. I am also concerned about the timing of… Continue Reading
NIH Posts Information on Research Results for the Public
NIH Posts Information on Research Results for the Public – May 16, 2006. Currently, fact sheets are available (PDF), on the following topics: Doubling Accomplishments-Selected Examples; Chronic Kidney Disease and Kidney Failure; Heart Disease; Research Into What Works Best; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Parkinson’s Disease; Amazing Research, Amazing Help; New Efforts for FY 2007; Driving the Transformation… Continue Reading
DOJ Report on Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear, 2005
May 21, 2006 press release: “During the year that ended last June 30, the nation’s prison and jail population grew 2.6 percent, reaching 2,186,230 inmates behind bars, the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. Two thirds were in state or federal prisons (1,438,701) and the other third (747,529) were in local… Continue Reading
