“In his 2011 State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama spoke about key policy issues that are on the minds of many Americans: jobs and the economy, education, clean energy, health care reform, U.S. military personnel and their families, and the United States’ involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. Here is a selection on Education,… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2011
New Report: European Privacy and Human Rights (EPHR) 2010
“Privacy International, EPIC, and the Center for Media and Communications Studies (CMSC) released European Privacy and Human Rights (EPHR) 2010, a report investigating the scope of privacy and data protection laws in Europe. The study includes 33 individual reports covering issues from privacy enforcement to ID cards, biometrics, and data-sharing and video surveillance The study… Continue Reading
EIA: Natural Gas Monthly and Monthly Natural Gas Gross Production Report
Natural Gas Monthly Jan 28, 2011: “Monthly natural and supplemental gas production, supply, consumption, disposition, storage, imports, exports, and prices in the United States. (Data reported through November 2010.) Monthly Natural Gas Gross Production Report Jan 28, 2011: “Monthly natural gas gross withdrawals estimated from data collected on Form EIA-914 (Monthly Natural Gas… Continue Reading
USDA Questions and Answers: Roundup Ready Alfalfa Deregulation
Factsheet, January 2011: “The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making available two decision-making documents related to the regulation of alfalfa that has been genetically engineered to be resistant to the herbicide commercially known as Roundup. The first is a determination of non regulated status for Roundup ready alfalfa. This determination, based on a thorough plant… Continue Reading
Google Transliteration
“Google Transliteration allows you to type phonetically using Roman characters. Simply type a word the way it sounds in English and Google Transliteration will convert it to its local script. We currently support 24 languages: Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Serbian, Sinhalese,… Continue Reading
Report: The Global Go-To Think Tanks 2010
The Global Go-To Think Tanks 2010 – The Leading Public Policy Research Organizations In The World, James G. McGann, Ph.D. Director “The 2010 Global Go To Think Tank Rankings marks the fourth edition of what has now become an annual report. The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the International Relations Program, University of… Continue Reading
SEC Publishes Staff Study on Investor Access to Information About Investment Professionals
News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it has published a staff study recommending steps to help investors better access information about investment professionals. The recommendations of the study, which was required by Section 919B of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, must be implemented within 18 months after the… Continue Reading
New York Federal Reserve Bank: A Strategy for the 2011 Economic Recovery
A Strategy for the 2011 Economic Recovery, January 28, 2011, [See also related charts in PDF] – Joseph S. Tracy, Executive Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York “We should keep in mind, though, that there is considerable uncertainty associated with every economic forecast. There are both upside and downside risks that could cause… Continue Reading
EIA: Equatorial Guinea Country Analysis Brief
Equatorial Guinea Country Analysis Brief Jan 28, 2011: “Equatorial Guinea has become a significant oil and natural gas exporter since the discovery and development of large offshore oil reserves in the 1990s. While both oil and gas production have increased significantly over the past decade, both volumes appear to be leveling off in the… Continue Reading
Assange Tells "60 Minutes" WikiLeaks Didn't Encourage The Leaking Of Diplomatic Cables
Via CBSnews.com: “WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange denies helping in any way to procure the classified diplomatic cables his Web site made public – an allegation central to the current U.S. efforts to prosecute him on criminal charges. He also contends that the U.S., deeply embarrassed by the leak and fearful of even more sensitive and… Continue Reading
Research Study: Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density
Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density. Volume 191, Issue 1, Pages 36-43 (30 January 2011), Neuroimaging section of Psychiatry Research. Britta K. Hölzelab, James Carmodyc, Mark Vangela, Christina Congletona, Sita M. Yerramsettia, Tim Gardab, Sara W. Lazara. “Therapeutic interventions that incorporate training in mindfulness meditation have become increasingly popular, but… Continue Reading
Freedom in the World 2011 Survey Release
Freedom in the World 2011: The Authoritarian Challenge to Democracy, Washington, D.C, January 13, 2011: “Global freedom suffered its fifth consecutive year of decline in 2010, according to Freedom in the World 2011, Freedom Houses annual assessment of political rights and civil liberties around the world. This represents the longest continuous period of decline in… Continue Reading
