ASU's undergraduate program is ranked 65th for public universities and 132nd of 280 " national universities " by the 2012 US News and World Report ranking of US colleges and universities ; and, for the fourth year in a row, ASU was ranked in the top 10 for " Up and Coming " universities in the US, for substantial improvements to academics and facilities.

The US FDA requires the use of the standard on June 30, 2013, while Health Canada recently extended the required date from June 2012 to April 2013.

In 2012, the US Air Force alleged that two of its female airmen were subjected to cyber-bullying after receiving Bronze Star Medals for meritorious non-combat service.

In February 2012 an MI5 file on Chaplin was opened to the public which revealed that the FBI had contacted the British secret service to provide them with information which would enable them to ban Chaplin from the US.

riels ( KHR ) per US dollar-4, 097 ( 2012 ), 4, 395. 62 ( 2011 ), 4, 145 ( 2010 ), 4, 139. 33 ( 2009 ), 4, 070. 94 ( 2008 ), 4, 006 ( 2007 ), 4, 103 ( 2006 )

In July 2012, Cuba received its first American goods shipment in over 50 years, following the partial relaxation of the US embargo to permit humanitarian shipments.

Addis Ababa said the assault was in retaliation for the training and support given by Asmara to subversives while Eritrea said the U. S knew of the attacks, an accusation denied by US officials .< Ref >" Eritrean President Discusses Path to Development ", May 18, 2012.

The 1895 painting sold at auction on 2 May 2012 for US $ 119, 922, 500, including commission.

In 2012 it was announced that the US State Department would start flame trolling Jihads as part of Operation Viral Peace

As of April 2012, the estimated size of the global hedge fund industry was US $ 2. 13 trillion.

In April 2012, the hedge fund industry reached a record high of US $ 2. 13 trillion total assets under management.

As a result of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, hedge fund advisers with at least US $ 15 million in assets under management were required to register with the SEC by March 30, 2012 ; smaller advisers are subject to state registration.

In addition to US hedge funds, many overseas funds with more than 15 US clients and investors, and managing more than US $ 25 million for these clients, are to register with the SEC by March 30, 2012.

lati per US dollar – 0. 56 ( 2012 ), 0. 44 ( 2008 ), 0. 5402 ( 2004 ), 0. 57 ( 2003 ), 0. 62 ( 2002 ), 0. 63 ( 2001 ), 0. 61 ( 2000 ), 0. 59 ( 1999 ), 0. 590 ( 1998 ), 0. 581 ( 1997 ), 0. 551 ( 1996 ), 0. 528 ( 1995 )

Since the launch of the third generation MX-5, Mazda consolidated worldwide marketing using the MX-5 name, though enthusiasts in the US still refer to it as Miata, a name that means " reward " in Old High German, and the vehicle in 2012 was still marketed by Mazda in the US as the MX-5 Miata.

On the 13th of January 2012, the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the US will exchange ambassadors with Burma, after a landmark Burmese political prisoner amnesty .< ref > British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC )– US to exchange ambassadors with Burma, < http :// www. bbc. co. uk / news / world-asia-16554415 >.

By 2012, North Korea's external debt had grown to an estimated US $ 20 billion despite Russia reportedly writing off about $ 8 billion of debt in exchange for participation in natural resources development.

As of spring 2012, more than 5, 000 students were enrolled at ASU Online.

In March 2012, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. announced it would no longer continue to publish its printed editions, instead focusing on its online version, Encyclopædia Britannica Online.

* Ravenni, Gabriella Biagi and Michele Girardi, Giacomo ( Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria ) Puccini ( ii ) in Grove Music Online, accessed 9 August 2012

* 2012 – SOPA ( Stop Online Piracy Act ) and PIPA ( Protect IP Act ) is opposed online on internet by Blackout ( 2012 Wikipedia blackout )

* ( 23 January 2012 ) Online Social Network Seeks to Overhaul Peer Review in Scientific Publishing

* Online book: Tumor Suppressor Genes, published in 2012

* Bader-Zaar, Birgitta: Abolitionism in the Atlantic World: The Organization and Interaction of Anti-Slavery Movements in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, European History Online, Mainz: Institute of European History, 2010, retrieved: June 14, 2012.

** Dungeons & Dragons Online: Menace of the Underdark ( 25 June 2012 )

** The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan ( 15 October 2012 )

“ The Lindisfarne Gospels .” BBC Online, 2012.

* Lotz-Heumann, Ute: Confessional Migration of the Reformed: The Huguenots, European History Online, Mainz: Institute of European History, 2012, retrieved: July 11, 2012.

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* Wizardry Online ( MMORPG, Windows, 2012 )

Oxford Art Online, ( accessed January 10, 2012 ; subscription required ).

* Berger, Joachim: European Freemasonries, 1850 – 1935: Networks and Transnational Movements, European History Online, Mainz: Institute of European History, 2010, retrieved: June 14, 2012.

* UFO Online – Fight for Earth is an upcoming-browser based massively multiplayer tactical game ( as of February 2012 in the closed Beta phase ).

In 2012, WSU launched an Internet-based Global Campus, which includes its online degree program, WSU Online.

* Lipphardt, Veronika / Ludwig, David: Knowledge Transfer and Science Transfer, European History Online, Mainz: Institute of European History, 2011, retrieved: January 11, 2012

Swinburne Online is a partnership between the university and Seek Learning that launched a suite of completely online undergraduate degrees in 2012.

Retail Convergence, operator of private sale website RueLaLa. com, acquired by GSI Commerce for $ 180 million, plus up to $ 170 million in earn-out payments based on performance through 2012.

In addition to the building of these residences are other proposed developments, including the construction of Arambel Business Park / KDN Retail Center, a Super Wal-Mart which is planned to open in late 2012 and 20 other drug stores. There have been many conflicts between Patterson residents who seek to keep Patterson a locally owned city, and other residents who desire to implement corporate influence with the introduction of companies such as Wal-Mart.

* Winner in 2012 Ernst & Young Retail and Consumer Products Category

2012 it became known that Couche-Tard has agreed to buy Norway's Statoil Fuel and Retail ( previously owned by Statoil ) for $ 2. 8 billion., giving Couche-Tard the largest chain of petrol stations in Scandinavia and a major foothold in Northern Europe.

On June 20, 2012 Statoil Fuel and Retail's shareholders voted in favor (+ 90. 56 %) of the acquisition and later it was declared that Couche-Tard had finally acquired 100 % of Statoil Fuel and Retail for approximately 2. 8 billion $ US ( forcing the minority shareholders to sell their shares ).

* 2012 NACS Retail Fuels Report

Retail availability is scheduled for September 2012.

In 2012, Alphonso Jackson became Vice-Chairman of Retail Financial Services with JPMorgan Chase in New York City.

Lakeside was granted permission in 2012 to extend to include 30-40 new stores, a new footbridge across the Alexandra Lake to the Lakeside Retail Park, an new leisure area, a new 80 bed Travelodge hotel overlooking the river and a brand new transport hub where the current railway station bridge is to allow easier interchange.

As of May 2012, the game's community consists of about 35, 000 users who have purchased Retail Blockland.

* Retail Distribution Review, A review carried out by the UK Financial Services Authority into the advising of retail investment products started in 2006 with an implementation date of 31 December 2012

Retail sales were suspended early in 2012.