Advancing Advanced Search, by Stephen Turbek: “Websites have come to depend on their search engines as the volume of content has increased. Yet advanced search functionality has not significantly developed in years. Poor matches and overwhelming search results remain a problem for users. Perhaps the standard search pattern deserves a new look. A progressive disclosure… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 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… Continue Reading
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 nations 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 Acts prohibition on… Continue Reading
House Document No. 108-240, Glenn Brown's History of the United States Capitol
House Document No. 108-240, Glenn Brown’s History of the United States Capitol. Annotated Edition in Commemoration of The Bicentennial of the United States Capitol. Prepared by the Architect of the Capitol for The United States Capitol Preservation Commission. 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
PC World: 14 Fantastic Freeware Finds
PC World: “Get to your favorite folders in a snap. Stream TV stations from around the globe. Add new power to Internet Explorer. All this and more, and all of it for free.” by Scott Dunn. All Downloads referenced in this article Continue Reading
Consolidated text of the EU Treaties, as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon
“The leaders of the European Union countries signed the Treaty of Lisbon on 13 December 2007. It will now have to be approved by each of the Member States before it becomes law at the earliest from January 2009. The Government supports the Treaty. It contains sensible changes to the current Treaties to modernise… Continue Reading
Report on the US Secret Service and the White House taping system during the Nixon Administration
Via governmentattic.org: Report on the US Secret Service and the White House taping system during the Nixon Administration Continue Reading
