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On January 6

January 06, 2009 11:01

On this day in ...... 1950, Britain announced that it would extend official recognition to the People's Republic of China -- in the words of the New York Times, to "the Chinese Communist regime of Mao Tze-tung." The Republic of China -- the Nationalist regime in exile on the island then called...

EPA Announces Joint Research Partnership with UK Agencies Regarding the Behavior and Effects of Nanomaterials in the Environment

Lynn L. Bergeson
January 05, 2009 22:55

On December 29, 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is in the process of finalizing a major joint research effort with a number of United Kingdom (UK) agencies that is intended to develop and validate predictive tools and similar conceptual models that predict...

American ADR Expands into Middle East

January 05, 2009 19:09

"There are exciting ADR (alternative dispute resolution) dynamics coming to fruition [in Bahrain]," said William Slate II in an article for the Gulf Daily Times. The president of the American Arbitration Association was talking about his company's advancement into Bahrain, where they have signed a...

"The Christmas Classic that Almost Wasn't"

Peter Black
January 04, 2009 10:42

Ronald J. Rychlak explains how copyright law helped to make It's a Wonderful Life a Christmas classic:The other night, along with many other Americans, I watched the Frank Capra classic It's a Wonderful Life. Starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed, the movie has become a Christmas staple -- but...

If the U.S. ever breaks up...

Ann Althouse
January 03, 2009 04:33

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