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This report describes how financial services firms in the UK are addressing the risk that their customer data may be lost or stolen and then used to commit fraud or other financial crime. It sets out the findings of our recent review of industry practice and standards in managing the risk of data loss or theft by employees and third-party suppliers.

This World Nuclear Association Report entitled “The New Economics of Nuclear Power” provides international perspective and definitive analysis of the costs of constructing and operating nuclear power plants in the 21st century.

The Report’s principal conclusion holds fundamental importance for energy planners: In most industrialized countries today, new nuclear power plants offer the most economical way to generate base-load electricity – even without consideration of the geopolitical and environmental advantages that nuclear energy confers.

Explore the world of legality and how to avoid serious errors that impairs an organization's ability to defend its position when incidents lead to legal action.

Rural America At A Glance, 2008 Edition highlights the most recent indicators of social and economic conditions in rural areas for use in developing policies and programs to assist rural areas. The 2008 edition focuses on employment, poverty, population change, and demographic characteristics of nonmetro areas.

More than one in three Native American or Alaska Native women will be raped at some point in their lives. Most do not seek justice because they know they will be met with inaction or indifference. As one support worker said, “Women don’t report because it doesn’t make a difference. Why report when you are just going to be revictimized?” Sexual violence against women is not only a criminal or social issue, it is a human rights abuse.

Since China started its economic reform in the late 1970s, its gross domestic product has been growing at an average annual rate of 9.73 percent. Chinese stock markets have also been growing rapidly, especially since late 2005, when share merger reform started. Today, there are more than 1,500 publicly traded Chinese companies, and the total market capitalization surpassed 24.5 trillion renminbi (RMB) in August 2007.

Two of the most important questions now being debated in the U.S. are the effects of globalization and immigration on the nation’s economy. Globalization is accelerating and it is still not clear whether trends like outsourcing will erode U.S. competitiveness or provide long-term benefits.

The focus of the immigration debate is on the plight of millions of unskilled immigrants who have entered the U.S. illegally. Overlooked in the debate are the hundreds of thousands of skilled immigrants who annually enter the country legally.

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InTech - Where Automation Professionals Turn for Practical Solutions to Today’s Challenges

InTech provides the most thought-provoking and authoritative coverage of automation technologies, applications, and strategies to enhance automation professionals’ on-the-job success.