Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Legal Industry–United states–Lists and Rankings
Source: The American Lawyer
Just Released, Am Law 200 (Registration Required, Free)
The first 100 positions on the list, the Am Law 100, was released last month.
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Hospitals–Safety–Lists and Rankings
Source: HealthGrades
Patient Safety in American Hospitals
From the Press Release: “An average of 195,000 people in the U.S. died due to potentially preventable, in-hospital medical errors in each of the years 2000, 2001 and 2002, according to a new study of 37 million patient records that was released today by HealthGrades, the healthcare quality company.”
+ Read the study
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Manufacturing–Lists & Rankings
Source: Industry Week
IndustryWeek’s U.S. 500 Manufacturing Companies
+ Search the database
+ View the list sorted alphabetically
+ An article about the rankings
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Iraq–Contracting
Documents in the News
Source: Coalition Provisional Authority Office of the Inspector General
Just Released, Coalition Provisional Authority’s Contracting Processes Leading Up To and Including Contract Award
See Also: Audit: U.S. Didn’t Track Iraq Spending(AP)
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Nanotechnology
Source: Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering
Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies: Opportunities and Uncertainties
From press release: “The report was commissioned by the UK Government last year to consider current and future developments in nanotechnology. It identifies a range of potential benefits to be gained from nanoscience and nanotechnologies including new materials, more powerful computers and revolutionary medical techniques. The report recommends steps to realise these while minimising possible future uncertainties and risks.” Individual sections downloadable in PDF.

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