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Japan Central Bank raised the economic situation assessment

Mar 11, 2013

Kyodo News reported that Japan central bank monetary policy meeting on the 7th unanimously decided to maintain the current policy and will not implement further monetary easing policy. The meeting also decided to raise assessment on ...

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End Discrimination Now Issued a Highly Critical Statement

Mar 11, 2013

End Discrimination Now issued a highly critical statement regarding the new prescription drugs laws approved this week by the NYS Senate. Characterizing the “new” law as “alarmist”, “excessive” and ...

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FCC Remains Focused on Rapidly Expanding Spectrum for Licensed and Unlicensed Use

Mar 11, 2013

The Federal Communications Commission remains focused on rapidly expanding spectrum for licensed and unlicensed use, and encouraging both research and products that will let it be used more efficiently, according to the commission's boss. ...

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Attorney General Eric Holder Defended The Role of The Prosecution

Mar 11, 2013

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder defended the role of the prosecution in the case of the late Internet activist and innovator Aaron Swartz, stating that "there was never an intention for him to go to jail for longer than a three, four, ...

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Activist Has Turned His Attention to Broader Reform of The DMCA

Mar 11, 2013

The author of a successful White House petition calling on government officials to legalize the unlocking of mobile phones has turned his attention to broader reform of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Sina Khanifar, the ...

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Bill Clinton Called for Transparency in Healthcare Pricing and Addressing Chronic Disease

Mar 11, 2013

Former President Bill Clinton on Wednesday called for transparency in healthcare pricing and addressing chronic disease epidemics such as obesity in order to drive down the cost of care for all. He also called for embracing IT and letting ...

Tags: healthcare pricing, chronic disease epidemics, IT

Ambassador Announced The Opening of The U.S. Embassy Innovation Center in Helsinki

Mar 11, 2013

President of Finland Sauli Niinistö and Bruce Oreck, U.S. Ambassador to Finland, announced the opening of the U.S. Embassy Innovation Center in Helsinki, Finland, noting it is the first building in the world to use virtually all DOE ...

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LED Lighting Needs to Have a Unified Standard

Mar 11, 2013

LED lighting needs to have a unified standard, said Horng-Ching Hsiao, professor at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology and a member of The Illuminating Engineering Society of Taiwan. Hsiao noted that in recent years, the ...

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Egypt Plans to Increase Sales Taxes on Six Goods to Curb The Budget Deficit

Mar 11, 2013

Egypt plans to increase sales taxes on six goods to raise state revenues by around EGP13bn (roughly $2bn), in a bid to curb the budget deficit to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) preconditions for a $4.8bn loan, Ahram has reported. ...

Tags: Egypt, Sales Tax, State Revenues

NRF Would Repeal The Employer Mandate Provision of The Health Care Reform Law Scheduled

Mar 8, 2013

The National Retail Federation this week welcomed introduction of House and Senate legislation that would repeal the employer mandate provision of the health care reform law scheduled to take effect next year. “Eliminating the ...

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US Policymakers Should Provide an Opening for Normal Exports of Light Crude

Mar 7, 2013

US policymakers should provide an opening for normal exports of light crude and other hydrocarbons that are seeing increased production due to the shale boom, ConocoPhillips Chairman and CEO Ryan Lance said Tuesday at an industry gathering. ...

Tags: light crude, hydrocarbons, US

New Legislation in Congress Would Establish a Government Task Force

Mar 7, 2013

New legislation in Congress would establish a government task force to monitor domestic and overseas policy proposals that could threaten Internet freedom. The Global Free Internet Act, introduced Tuesday by Rep. Zoe Lofgren and three ...

Tags: Internet freedom, legislation, US

15 Million Windows Users in EU Therefore Did Not See The Choice Screen During This Period

Mar 6, 2013

The European Commission has imposed a €561 million fine on Microsoft for failing to comply with its commitments to offer users a browser choice screen enabling them to easily choose their preferred web browser. In 2009, the Commission ...

Tags: Browser, Fines Microsoft, Windows 7

UL DQS Is Offering Two-Day Training Classes on BRC IoP for Packaging

Mar 6, 2013

UL DQS Inc., one of the leading certification bodies for management systems in the world, is offering two-day training classes on British Retail Consortium (BRC) IoP for Packaging. Classes will be held at UL University facilities in ...

Tags: Food Packaging Standard, Training, Packaging

Egypt, Hatem Announce That The Government Is Considering Imposing Export Duties on Cement

Mar 5, 2013

Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade, Egypt, Hatem Saleh has announced that the government is considering imposing export duties on cement to curb price hike. The government has attributed its decision to the unjustified jump in cement ...

Tags: Egypt, export duties, cement

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