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. Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
USPTO Report On Paper Search Collection of Registered Marks That Include Design Elements
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,… Continue Reading
Database of NRC Nuclear Licensees Posted Online
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)… Continue Reading
Privacy Ranking Report of Internet Service Companies
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,… Continue Reading
Global Terror Insurance Market The World Continues on High Alert
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.” Continue Reading
Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act 2005 Report to Congress, June 2007
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 Continue Reading
Commerce Department Report Encourages Commercial Technologies for First Responders
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… Continue Reading
Recent CRS Reports on ID Theft Laws, Defense Asqusition, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program
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 Continue Reading
Association of Religion Data Archives
“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,… Continue Reading
Advocacy Groups Issue Alternative Annual Report on Halliburton
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.” Continue Reading
Time's Side-by-Side View of the Hillary Clinton Biographies
Time’s Side-by-Side View of the Hillary Clinton Biographies Note: scroll to the bottom of the page where you will find links to archive of Time covers of Hillary Clinton along with links to the related stories. Continue Reading
Global Corruption Report 2007
“The Global Corruption Report offers an annual, systematic analysis of corruption, reporting on the state of corruption around the globe. The Global Corruption Report 2007 focuses on corruption in judicial systems and includes recommendations for practitioners, actors in the judiciary and civil society, on how to fight corruption in the sector.” By Transparency International, English,… Continue Reading
