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Daily Archives: January 19, 2008

Third Quarter MoneyTree Report

“The MoneyTree Report is a quarterly study of venture capital investment activity in the United States. As a collaboration between PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association based upon data from Thomson Financial, it is the only industry-endorsed research of its kind. The MoneyTree Report is the definitive source of information on emerging companies that receive financing and the venture capital firms that provide it. The study is a staple of the financial community, entrepreneurs, government policymakers and the business press worldwide.”

  • Third Quarter MoneyTree Report
  • FERC Approves New Reliability Standards for Cyber Security

    “The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved eight new mandatory critical infrastructure protection (CIP) reliability standards to protect the nation’s bulk power system against potential disruptions from cyber security breaches. These reliability standards were developed by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), which FERC has designated as the electric reliability organization (ERO)…The final rule,… Continue Reading

    Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0–18 Years — United States, 2008

    “The recommended immunization schedules for persons aged 0–18 years and the catch-up immunization schedule for 2008 have been approved by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians. The standard MMWR footnote format has been modified for publication of this schedule.” Centers for Disease Control… Continue Reading

    Report of The Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control

    Report of The Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control, January 9, 2008. “The future of bibliographic control will be collaborative, decentralized, international in scope, and Web-based. Its realization will occur in cooperation with the private sector, and with the active collaboration of library users. Data will be gathered from multiple… Continue Reading

    European Business – Facts and figures – 2007 edition

    European Business – Facts and figures – 2007 edition: “This publication gives a comprehensive picture of the structure, development and characteristics of European business and its different activities: from energy and the extractive industries to communications, information services and media. It presents the latest available statistics from a wide selection of statistical sources describing, for… Continue Reading

    Commission Announces Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 8 and Section 7A of the Clayton Act

    FTC – “Commission approval of Federal Register notices: The Commission, by a vote of 5-0, has authorized publication of a Federal Register notice announcing the revised thresholds for Section 8 interlocking directorates. Section 8 of the Clayton Act was amended on November 16, 1990. The amendment establishes jurisdictional thresholds that trigger the Act’s prohibition on… Continue Reading

    New GAO Reports: Defense Infrastructure, Energy Markets, Entitlement Reform Process, Legal Services Corporation

    Defense Infrastructure: Realignment of Air Force Special Operations Command Units to Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, GAO-08-244R, January 18, 2008 Energy Markets: Increasing Globalization of Petroleum Products Markets, Tightening Refining Demand and Supply Balance, and Other Trends Have Implications for U.S. Energy Supply, Prices, and Price Volatility, GAO-08-14, December 20, 2007 Entitlement Reform Process:… Continue Reading