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.

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.

Bursa Technical University is the second public university of Bursa and it established in 2010, started education in 2011 – 2012 academic year.

The most valuable memorabilia item relating to Ruth was a 1920-era Yankees flannel jersey which sold in May 2012 for $ 4. 4 million, making it the most valuable piece of sports memorabilia ever sold at public auction.

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.

The individual census data most recently released to the public was the 1940 census, released on April 2, 2012.

City-wide goals through 2012 include having a financially responsible government, having a growing economy, revitalizing neighborhoods, and upgrading city infrastructure and public facilities.

In May 2012, it was announced that 3. 7 km < sup > 2 </ sup > of Stanley Common ( which lies between the Stanley – Mount Pleasant road and the shoreline ) was made safe and had been opened to the public, opening up a three kilometer stretch of coastline and a further two kilometres of shoreline along Mullet's Creek.

The first public preview of Windows Server 2012 was also shown by Microsoft at the 2011 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference.

Some public opinion has started to turn against Hezbollah for their support of Syrian President Assad's attacks on the opposition movement in Syria Crowds in Cairo shouted out against Iran and Hezbollah, at a public speech by Hamas President Ismail Haniya in February 2012, when Hamas changed its support to the Syrian opposition.

As a result of austerity measures passed in December 2010, Italy is targeting a public budget deficit of 3. 9 % in 2011 and 2. 7 % in 2012, both among the lowest in the European Union.

As a result of austerity measures passed in December 2011 ( Save Italy ), Italy is targeting a public budget deficit of 1. 5 % in 2012 and 0. 1 % in 2013.

The Underground does not run 24 hours a day ( except at New Year and major public events – such as the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002 and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the London Olympics in 2012 ) because most lines have only two tracks ( one in each direction ) and therefore need to close at night for cleaning and planned maintenance work.

* Garrigan, Shelley E. Collecting Mexico: Museums, Monuments, and the Creation of National Identity ( University of Minnesota Press ; 2012 ) 233 pages ; scholarly analysis of Mexico's self-image, 1867 – 1910, using public monuments, fine-arts collecting, museums, and Mexico's representation at the Paris world's fair

* 2012 – Facebook, Inc. began selling stock to the public and trading on the NASDAQ.

In August 2012, Manchester United made an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange.

Historically very car-dependent, as of 2010, transport funding in New Zealand is still heavily dominated by money for road projects – the National government proposes to spend $ 21 billion on roading infrastructure after 2012, yet only $ 0. 7 billion on other transport projects ( public transport, walking and cycling ).

As of 2010, transport funding in New Zealand is still heavily biased towards road projects – the National government proposes to spend $ 21 billion on roading infrastructure after 2012, yet only $ 0. 7 billion on other transport projects ( public transport, walking and cycling ).

In April 2012, the Commonwealth's public pension fund declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy, because it was expected to run out of money in 2014.

On 11 June 2012, Singer was named an Companion of the Order of Australia for " eminent service to philosophy and bioethics as a leader of public debate and communicator of ideas in the areas of global poverty, animal welfare and the human condition.

The Enterprise went on public display on July 19, 2012, at the Intrepid Museum's new Space Shuttle Pavilion.

In January 2012, British MP Tom Watson discovered that a public relations firm Portland Communications, hired by Stella Artois had been removing this fact from Wikipedia.

By the end of 2010, Armenia ’ s external debt is projected to form about 42 percent of GDP, and 50 percent in 2012.

From November 2011 to January 2012 all three major credit rating agencies downgraded Hungarian debt to a non-investment speculative grade, commonly called " junk status ".

In 2012 Sarkozy ran for re-election but was defeated by François Hollande who advocated a growth policy in contrast to the austerity policy advocated by Germany's Angela Merkel as a way of tackling the European sovereign debt crisis.

However, in the wake of the economic crisis of 2008, Greek government debt crisis, 2008 – 2012 Spanish financial crisis and European sovereign debt crisis, thinkers such as Terry Eagleton, David Harvey, and David McNally have given renewed impetus to the debate on whether Marx was right that capitalism inherently tends towards crisis ( which Marx discussed as the " contradictions of capital ").

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.

On February 28, 2012, SSgA entered into a consent order with the Massachusetts Securities Division " in connection to the Division's investigation into SSgA in its role as the Investment Manager of a $ 1. 65 billion hybrid collateralized debt obligation named Carina CDO, Ltd ." which resulted in a State-imposed fine of $ 5 million for the non-disclosure of certain initial investors taking a short position on portions of the Carina CDO.

It has struggled with occupancy levels in recent years due to competition from Arden Fair Mall, Sunrise Mall and the Roseville Galleria but after reducing their debt in the early part of 2012, the mall owners have a renewed plan to increase the number of tenants at the mall.

As of 1 April 2012, the toll was reduced to £ 1. 50 each way after the UK government cut £ 150 million from the bridge's current debt.

Following the government accepting the agreement, between the four local councils, to underwrite the remaining debt Transport Secretary Justine Greening confirmed the reduction in tolls on 29 February 2012.

The Quebec government has said that unless UQÀM cuts costs, the university's total project-related debt could be $ 500 million by 2012.

As of April 2012, the intragovernmental debt was $ 4. 8 trillion of the $ 15. 7 trillion national debt.

With operating losses 22 billion yen ($ 287 million ) in Europe for the fiscal year to March due to stagnant sales in a continent beset by uncertainty of a raging debt crisis, finally in February 2012 Mitsubishi have decided to withdraw production in Europe by the end of 2012.

From 1 January 2012, the voluntary repayment discount has been reduced to 5 % for payments made to the ATO to reduce an existing accumulated HELP debt.

Six additional parishes were asked to submit a viable plan to repay debt or merge with other churches and the remaining 214 parishes in the archdiocese were asked to submit plans by the end of 2012 to share resources or merge.

Commentator Felix Salmon, however, has questioned in advance ISDA's ability to structure an auction, as defined to date, to set compensation associated with a 2012 bond swap in Greek government debt.

At the beginning of September 2012, debt held by the public was approximately $ 11. 27 trillion or about 72 % of GDP.

Intra-governmental holdings stood at $ 4. 74 trillion, giving a combined total public debt of $ 16. 02 trillion As of July 2012, $ 5. 3 trillion or approximately 48 % of the debt held by the public was owned by foreign investors, the largest of which were China and Japan at just over $ 1. 1 trillion each.

On 26 October 2011, the European Summit agreed to hand to the Greek government the Sixth Tranche of € 8 billion bailout early in the 2012, while the private-sector banks, the holders of Greek debt, have agreed to a 50 % haircut on their outstanding Greek government bonds.

In late April 2012 the company recalled laid-off workers and started new hiring to fill 150 positions in Wichita as a result of anticipated increased demand for aircraft production.

The quantity of small plastic fragments floating in the north-east Pacific Ocean has increased a hundredfold over the past 40 years ( 2012 ).

President Lugo expressed the hope that natural resources could now " be developed and used by both countries " Relations, as with many countries in the area, have had increased tension since the Paraguay Coup of 2012.

In the first seven months of 2012, Russia's population increased by 123, 500 people.

As of 2012 their quality of service issues appear to be on the mend, but their pricing issues continue especially in the rural market where they have no credible competition and have steadily increased prices.

He won the election in March 2012 and will serve an increased, six-year term.

The defense budget increased from US $ 540 million in 2001 to an estimated US $ 2 billion – US $ 2. 1 billion in 2006, to which it is probably $ 3. 5 billion by 2012.

A long-term study on the economic impacts of Bt cotton in India, published in the Journal PNAS in 2012, showed that Bt cotton has increased yields, profits, and living standards of smallholder farmers.

The record stood at 100 for 24 years before a huge team lead by the ski club broke the record at 114 in 2010 and then increased the number to 145 in 2012.

In June 2012, it reopened to visitors after a major two-year restoration project which restored and improved the building ’ s historic spaces, increased accessibility, and brought the building's aging infrastructure and facilities up to date.

Since 2012, due to Seven's commitment to showing increased AFL coverage in the southern states, most V8 Supercar Races are instead shown on 7mate.

In 2012, 125 cc two-strokes were replaced by the Moto3 250 cc four-stroke class with maximum weight limit 65 kg with fuel, and the engine capacity for MotoGP increased from 800 cc to 1, 000 cc.

For the 2012 season the capacity has increased again to 1, 000 cc.

In 2012, they were re-elected with an increased majority, defying national political trends for their party.

In April 2012 MAN SE announced that Volkswagen had increased its interest to a 73. 0 % voting stake and 71. 08 % of the share capital.

On 6th June 2012 Volkswagen AG announced that it had increased its share of voting rights in MAN SE to 75. 03 %, paving the way for a domination agreement to be put in place.

In 2012, the company announced that it is closing its Stafford plant because industry demand for larger, more efficient wafers increased and the company, in lieu of upgrading the Stafford plant to accommodate production of larger wafers, opted to shift production to newer plants.

The Party increased its number of seats from 7 to 10 in the 2010 Dutch general election, to be reduced to 4 seats in the 2012 elections

The management board announced on 18 June 2012 that during the following three years 1, 900 positions were expected to be terminated from Fairfax Media, including many from The Age, that the current broadsheet format would be changed to a tabloid ( Berliner ) format and that the online version would no longer have free access after the introduction of a paywall to protect content with an expectation of increased revenue.

In the September 2012 parliamentary elections, the party further increased its amount of seats to twelve.

In March 2012, Netflix announced they had increased the number of programs that are closed captioned.

A constitutional amendment of 2009 / 2012 designates the church as " Norway's people's church " (" Norges Folkekirke "), which is also the name of the Danish state church, and the church remains a state-funded state church, but with increased autonomy in appointments of clergy.

Official capacity was increased again to 38, 500 with the opening of the Hawk's Nest for the 2012 season.

THSRC considered ordering an additional six to twelve trains in November 2008 to cope with increased demand expected by 2011, but it was not until May 2012 when four more trainsets were ordered with an option for eight additional trainsets.