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Brief Guide to the European Union and Its Legislative Processes

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A Brief Guide to the European Union and Its Legislative Processes, June 2011 – “The EU, created by the Treaty of Maastricht1, is a union of 27 independent states. It was founded to enhance political, economic and social cooperation. Its origins date back to the 1950s and the establishment of three organisations:

  • European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) established by the Treaty of Paris
  • European Economic Community (EEC) and European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) established by the Treaties of Rome
    Under the Treaty of Maastricht, these three organisations (collectively, under the Treaty of Brussels4, the ‘European Communities’) were brought together to comprise the first of three conceptual pillars, which together formed the EU.

  • The Treaty also renamed the EEC the ‘European Community’ (EC), reflecting the determination of the Member States to expand the European Communities’ powers to non-economic domains.”

Recent Testimony of Federal Reserve Officials

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June 16, 2011 – Governor Daniel K. Tarullo – Capital and liquidity standards – Before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. June 15, 2011 – Michael R. Foley, Senior Associate Director, Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation, Banking supervision – Before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, Committee… Continue Reading

The U.S. Government Printing Office: 150 Years of Service to the Nation

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“The U.S. Government Printing Office published its last official history 50 years ago, marking its centennial anniversary. 100 GPO Years 1861–1961 has proven to be a remarkably valuable resource and deserves to stand alone as an enduring contribution to the historical record of this great agency. Instead of trying to improve on it, with the… Continue Reading

Congress Should Enact Data Security and Breach Notification Law, FTC Says

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News release: “The Federal Trade Commission told Congress today during a hearing that to minimize the risk of identity theft or other harm, companies should employ reasonable safeguards to protect consumer information, collect only information for which they have a legitimate business need, and retain data only as long as necessary to fulfill the business… Continue Reading

EPA: Searchable databases on chemical toxicity and exposure data now available

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News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making it easier to find data about chemicals. EPA is releasing two databases — the Toxicity Forecaster database (ToxCastDB) and a database of chemical exposure studies (ExpoCastDB) — that scientists and the public can use to access chemical toxicity and exposure data. ToxCastDB users can search… Continue Reading

Federal Reserve Bank of New York – Empire State Manufacturing Survey

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“The Empire State Manufacturing Survey indicates that conditions for New York manufacturers deteriorated in June. The general business conditions index slipped below zero for the first time since November of 2010, falling twenty points to -7.8. The new orders and shipments indexes also posted steep declines and fell below zero. The index for number of… Continue Reading

Research: Short- and long-term benefits of cognitive training

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Short- and long-term benefits of cognitive training. Free via Open Access: OA – Combined PDF of article and Supporting Information – Susanne M. Jaeggi1, Martin Buschkuehl1, John Jonides, and Priti Shah – Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Published online before print June 13, 2011, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1103228108. “Does cognitive training work? There… Continue Reading

New GAO Reports: Auto Safety, SBA's Performance Data on Procurement, Mentor-Protege Programs, USPS, HHS Research Awards

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Auto Safety: NHTSA Has Options to Improve the Safety Defect Recall Process, GAO-11-603, June 15, 2011 Improvements Needed to Help Ensure Reliability of SBA’s Performance Data on Procurement Center Representatives, GAO-11-549R, June 15, 2011 Mentor-Protege Programs Have Policies That Aim to Benefit Participants but Do Not Require Postagreement Tracking, GAO-11-548R, June 15, 2011 U.S. Postal… Continue Reading

Research – To Move or Not To Move: The Economics of Cloud Computing

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To Move or Not To Move: The Economics of Cloud Computing – Byung Chul, Tak Bhuvan Urgaonkar, Anand Sivasubramaniam, Computer Systems Laboratory Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA “Cloud-based hosting promises cost advantages over conventional in-house (on-premise) application deployment. One important question when considering a move to the… Continue Reading