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Senate Holds Hearing on TSCA Issues

February 19, 2010 11:03

The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works' Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health held a hearing earlier this month entitled, "Current Science on Public Exposures to Toxic Chemicals."   Readers from the chemical and energy industries in particular...

A Frisbee By Any Other Name?

February 19, 2010 10:00

In reading news of the passing of Fred Morrison, inventor of the Frisbee  ®, I was surprised to learn that the Frisbee wasn't always called "Frisbee."  Morrison sold his rights to Wham-O in 1957 ("sold" being used loosely -- he apparently earned more than $2M in ...

Federal Reserve Raises Discount Rate

February 18, 2010 23:23

The Federal Reserve Board announced today that the primary credit rate, the interest rate it charges on emergency loans to banks, would be raised by one-quarter percentage point from .5 percent to .75 effective Friday, February 19, 2010.  Also known as the discount rate, the primary credit...

Ignoring Architectural Control Provisions Can Be Costly

February 18, 2010 18:20

The governing documents for many community associations provide that the Association must review plans and then issue written consent for construction of improvements or modifications - especially if those improvements or modifications will be visible to other owners,...

More data: Reporters rely on socia media

February 18, 2010 16:14

According to a post by Larry Bodine, an overwhelming majority of reporters and editors now depend on social media sources when researching their stories.  Larry gets his data from a national survey conducted by Cision and Don Bates of George Washington University. 89 percent use blogs for...