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Mobile Device Use While Driving: United States and Seven European Countries, 2011

Categories: France,Germany,Great Britain,Spain,Telecommunications/Internet,Transportation

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6210a1.htm?s_cid=mm6210a1_x

Presents estimates of the prevalence of driver distraction related to mobile device use for the U.S. the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain and three other countries.  From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

Records Relating to the Katyn Forest Massacre at the National Archives

Categories: Crime/Justice,East Europe,Germany,History,Russia

http://www.archives.gov/research/foreign-policy/katyn-massacre/

Includes  a thousand pages of declassified documents in the possession of the National Archives which relate to the massacre of Polish officers and intelligentsia in the Katyn Forest during World War II.  From the National Archives and Records Administration

 

European Health Expectancies: Country Reports

Categories: European Union,France,Germany,Great Britain,Health/Medical,Italy,Spain,Statistics

http://www.eurohex.eu/index.php?option=countryreports

A series of reports for the countries of the European Union on life expectancies and healthy life years and how each country compares to the EU as a whole.  From the European Commission

 

Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-8 Countries: 2011

Categories: Canada,Education,France,Germany,Great Britain,Italy,Japan,Russia,Statistics

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012007.pdf

Compares key education outcomes and contexts such as academic performance, education expenditures, and education attainment in the G-8 countries.  From the National Center for Education Statistics

 

Muslims in Europe: Promoting Integration and Countering Extremism

Categories: European Union,France,Germany,Great Britain,Immigration/Migration,Spain,Terrorism

http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/174193.pdf

This report examines policies in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom to promote the integration of Muslim populations into the broader society.  Also evaluates the role of the European Union in shaping European laws and policies related to integration and counter-radicalization.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Center

 

The Berlin Wall, Fifty Years Ago

Categories: Communism,Germany,History,Spying/Intelligence

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB354/index.htm

A collection of declassified documents that reveals that U.S. officials initially saw advantages to the creation of the wall as a blockade preventing more East Germans from coming to the west.  From the National Security Archive

 

CDC Statement on Outbreak of STEC 0104:H4 Infections in Germany

Categories: Germany,Headlines,Health/Medical

http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2011/s0601_ecoligermany.html

Provides information on the nature of the E Coli outbreak in Germany, the symptoms of the disease, and the possibility of its spread to the U.S.  From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

International Comparisons of Hourly Compensation Costs in Manufacturing, 2009

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ichcc_03082011.pdf

Reports that hourly compensation costs in manufacturing industries in the U.S. in 2009 were lower than in 12 European countries and Australia, but higher than in 20 other major manufacturing countries.  Average hourly compensation costs in manufacturing in the U.S. rose about 4% to $33.53.  From the Bureau of Labor Statistics

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