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CDC – Tobacco Control State Highlights 2012 Released

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Tobacco Control State Highlights 2012

  • “Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death in the United States. Each year in the United States, cigarette smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke causes 443,000—or 1 in 5 deaths. Economic losses are also staggering. Smoking-caused diseases result in $96 billion in health care costs annually. Some states have significantly improved the health of their citizens by reducing smoking rates, thereby decreasing smoking-related diseases, deaths, and health care costs. Even in economically challenging times, states can make a significant difference in public health by employing high-impact, cost-effective tobacco control and prevention strategies as laid out in the World Health Organization’s MPOWER strategic package of interventions proven to reduce tobacco use prevalence.”

    • An Analysis of Where American Companies Report Profits: Indications of Profit Shifting

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    CRS – An Analysis of Where American Companies Report Profits: Indications of Profit Shifting. Mark P. Keightley, Specialist in Economics, January 18, 2013 “This report uses data on the operations of U.S. multinational companies (MNCs) to examine the extent to which, if any, MNCs are moving profits out of high-tax countries (or out of the… Continue Reading

    Treasury Continues Approving Excessive Pay for Top Executives at Bailed-Out Companies

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    Treasury Continues Approving Excessive Pay for Top Executives at Bailed-Out Companies, Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, January 28, 2013. “SIGTARP found that once again, in 2012, Treasury failed to rein in excessive pay. In 2012, OSM approved pay packages of $3 million or more for 54% of the… Continue Reading

    Pew – Tracking for Health

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    Tracking for Health by Susannah Fox, Maeve Duggan, Jan 28, 2013 “This is the first national survey measuring health data tracking, which has been shown in clinical studies to be a tool for improving outcomes, particularly among people trying to lose weight or manage a chronic condition. The Pew Internet survey finds that: 46% of… Continue Reading

    Google’s approach to government requests for user data

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    Google Official Blog: “..January 28, is Data Privacy Day, when the world recognizes the importance of preserving your online privacy and security. If it’s like most other days, Google—like many companies that provide online services to users—will receive dozens of letters, faxes and emails from government agencies and courts around the world requesting access to… Continue Reading

    Unlocking cell phones to switch carriers subject to Digital Millenium Copyright Act’s protections

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    Tracey Samuelson, Marketplace for Monday, January 28, 2013: “If consumers want to “unlock” their cell phones in order to take their phone from one cellular network to another, they now need to ask the permission of their carrier. Starting January 26, unlocking phones without the provider’s OK is against the law. But perhaps the most… Continue Reading

    PwC's Annual Global CEO Survey

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    News release: “PwC’s Annual Global CEO Survey, now in its sixteenth year, aims to inform and stimulate the debate on how businesses are facing today’s challenges. Over the years, thousands of CEOs around the world have taken the time to share their views with us. In total, we conducted 1,330 interviews with CEOs in 68… Continue Reading

    Corruption Perceptions Index 2012

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    Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 – Transparency International “Looking at the Corruption Perceptions Index 2012, it’s clear that corruption is a major threat facing humanity. Corruption destroys lives and communities, and undermines countries and institutions. It generates popular anger that threatens to further destabilise societies and exacerbate violent conflicts. The Corruption Perceptions Index scores countries on… Continue Reading

    NOAA- State of the Climate National Overview Annual 2012

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    Supplemental 2012 Temperature and Precipitation Information 2012 by the numbers Year-to-date temperature evolution for select U.S. cities Year-to-date temperature evolution for the contiguous U.S. Annual and seasonal statewide temperatures 2012 station temperature and precipitation extremes All-time station temperature records set in 2012 Evolution of monthly temperature anomalies and evolution of 2012 drought conditions 100°F days… Continue Reading