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.

* 2012: US eCommerce and Online Retail sales projected to reach $ 226 billion, an increase of 12 percent over 2011.

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.

* 2012 – The Republican National Convention takes place in Tampa Bay, Florida.

In 2012, " ASU students ranked fifth among all public universities in National Science Foundation grants for graduate study and 11th among all universities, including the Ivy institutions.

At the 2012 Democratic National Convention, Clinton gave a widely praised speech nominating Barack Obama.

Brigitte Bardot is supporting Front National candidate Marine Le Pen in the 2012 French Presidential Election.

In 2012, BJU joined the National Christian College Athletic Association ( NCCAA ).

Santer was elected to the American Geophysical Union in 2011, and inducted into the National Academy of Sciences in 2012.

A new Leaving Certificate exam subject with the working title ' Politics & Society ' is being developed by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment ( NCCA ) and is expected to be introduced to the curriculum sometime after 2012.

National population censuses are carried out in Chile every ten years by the INE ( Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, or National Statistics Institute ), the last one being in 2012.

A suggestion to " do six shots for SEAL Team 6 " following every mention of Osama bin Laden at the 2012 Democratic National Convention necessitated a prominent disclaimer on the satire site that posted it, as the quantity of alcohol ingested would have been lethal.

On March 7, 2012, the park was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

In March 2012, the ICARUS collaboration failed to reproduce the OPERA results with their equipment, detecting neutrino travel time from CERN to the Gran Sasso National Laboratory indistinguishable from the speed of light.

On 16 April 2012 Military leaders and a group of political parties in Guinea-Bissau have announced the formation of a Transitional National Council.

This situation should last until 2012 when Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy will send their own deputies to the French National Assembly.

The National Defense Authorization Act for 2012 would have authorized indefinite detention of suspected terrorists, but enforcement of the relevant section was blocked by a federal court on May 16, 2012, ruling on a suit brought by a number of private citizens, including Chris Hedges, Daniel Ellsberg, Noam Chomsky, and Birgitta Jonsdottir.

As of 2012 the United States National Helium Reserve accounted for 30 percent of the world ’ s helium.

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* The Irish women were also National Champion runner-ups in 2011 and 2012

As of 2012, it comprises 120 multi-disciplinary National Scientific Members, Associates and Observers representing 140 countries and 31 international, disciplinary Scientific Unions.

* National Day of Remembrance for Dolphy ( 2012 ) in the Philippines

* Named a National Living Treasure ( 2012 )

A 2012 U. S. National Transportation Safety Board report which investigated the response of the Canadian energy company Enbridge to a July 2010 pipeline spill in Michigan where millions of litres of oil began to pour in and around the Kalamazoo River compared the company ’ s handling of the spill to the Keystone Cops.

Kid Rock will perform alongside Lynyrd Skynyrd and Trace Adkins at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa Florida.

It was entered into the National Recording Registry in May 2012.