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 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.

The Navy authorized Full-Rate Production ( FRP ) of the AARGM in August 2012, with 72 missiles for the Navy and nine for the Italian Air Force to be delivered in 2013.

" Al-Obeikan, however, was subsequently removed from his position as advisor to the royal cabinet in May 2012 after opposing moves to relax gender segregation, and in August of 2012, Obeikan ’ s morning radio show “ Fatwas on Air ,” in which he would issue daily fatwas, was canceled after a royal decree that authorizes only members of the Council of Senior Islamic Scholars to issue fatwas.

On 7 September 2012, Captain Wales as he is known in the military, arrived at Camp Bastion in southern Afghanistan as part of the 100-strong 662 Squadron, 3 Regiment, Army Air Corps, to begin a four-month combat tour as a co-pilot and gunner for an Apache helicopter.

* 2012 – The United States Air Force's robotic Boeing X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after a classified 469-day orbital mission.

As of 2012, numerous domestic air carriers such as MIAT Mongolian Airlines, Eznis Airways, Aero Mongolia, Mongolian Airlines Group as well as international air carriers such as Aeroflot, Korean Air, Air China and Turkish Airlines are offering their scheduled services.

* 2012 – Agni Air Flight CHT crashed near Jomsom Airport in Jomsom, Nepal, after a failed go-around, killing 15 people.

In 2009, the operations and maintenance contract for the day-to-day management and operation of the Fence was awarded to Five Rivers Services, LLC, based out of Colorado Springs, CO. On September 30, 2011, Five Rivers Services was awarded a $ 7, 022, 503 firm fixed price with cost reimbursable line items contract modification to manage, operate, maintain, and logistically support the nine Air Force Space Surveillance System field stations, presumably for Fiscal Year 2012.

In 2012 Pullmantur Air started its charter operations from Madrid-Barajas Airport with three Airbus 321s and two to three Boeing 747s.

Enterprise left Dulles on April 27, 2012, for its new home at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City.

It was later visually restored and was on display at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center until April 19, 2012.

Enterprise was moved to New York City in April 2012 to be displayed at the USS Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, whose Space Shuttle Pavilion opened on July 19, 2012.

Delta Air Lines has announced the closing of its Memphis pilot base in 2012.

An initial order of 48 airframes was made in 2012 to equip the air wings of the planned two Queen Elizabeth class carriers, with the operation split between the FAA and the Royal Air Force, as was the case with Joint Force Harrier.

* 2012 – Present Lt. Gen. Ronnie D. Hawkins, Jr., United States Air Force

* The 2012 CBC TV drama series Arctic Air features a theme song written by Tim McCauley and performed by Tanya Tagaq incorporating elements of traditional Inuit throat singing over a modern dance beat.

In 2012, the installation was honored as the best Air Force base in the world when it collectively earned the Commander-In Chief ( CINC ) Installation Excellence Award, beating out 161 USAF installations eligible for honors.

" In concluding a year-long investigation of United States Air Force Academy faculty credentials, the Air Force Inspector General stated in a letter dated, 10 February 2012, that " Brig.

On 15 March 2012, Eye received a response from Air Force Deputy General Counsel W. Kipling At Lee Jr ..

Cessation of 34 years ' continuous operations at Gatwick by Delta Air Lines on 17 April 2012 left US Airways as the only US carrier still serving Gatwick.

* Air Armament Center ( AAC ) ( inactivated July 2012 )

A review and draft recommendation by the United States Preventive Services Task Force in 2012 found insufficient evidence to determine risk verses harm from supplementation in women before menopause or in men and thus does not recommend it for this group.

On 26 January 2012, military personnel under the command of the retired officer Colonel Yaura Sasa arrested the commander of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, Brigadier General Francis Agwi.

In response to a series of papers published in 2012 by members of the World Health Organization's Task Force on Developing Health Systems Guidance, researchers from the Future Health Systems consortium argue that there is insufficient focus on the ' policy implementation gap '.

The United States Preventive Services Task Force in 2012 recommended against screening for prostate cancer using the PSA testing, due to the risk of over-diagnosis and over-treatment with most prostate cancer remaining asymptomatic.

Aqua Teen Hunger Force, retitled Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 in 2011 and Aqua Something You Know Whatever in 2012, is an American animated television series on Cartoon Network late night programing block, Adult Swim, as well as Teletoon's Teletoon at Night block and later G4 Canada's ADd block in Canada.

The Perry Police Department ( PPD ) is a 24 person agency, as of July 1, 2012 the Joint Drug Task Force will be disbanded for unannounced reasons.

During the April 13 – 15, 2012 tornado outbreak, a tornado struck Wichita on April 14 on the southeast side of Wichita, destroying numerous residences and damaging Spirit AeroSystems, Boeing, Kansas Aviation Museum, McConnell Air Force Base, Hawker Beechcraft.

Presidents have invited other world leaders to travel with them on Air Force One at times, including Nixon inviting Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev to travel with him to California from Washington, D. C. in June 1973, and George W. Bush traveled with Mexican President Vicente Fox to Toledo, Ohio on 6 September 2001 In March 2012, President Obama took the British Prime Minister David Cameron to a basketball game in Ohio aboard Air Force One.

As of 2012, the U. S. military consists of an Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps under the command of the United States Department of Defense.

The base is currently occupied and maintained by the Combined Joint Task Force 1st Infantry Division ( CJTF-1 ), having taken over from the 1st Cavalry Division in the Spring of 2012.

The commander of I Corps, LTG Scaparrotti, served concurrently as the commander of the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command and Deputy Commander, U. S. Forces – Afghanistan from July 11, 2011 to July 11, 2012.

On August 11, 2012, Paul Ryan was introduced as the Republican vice presidential running mate by presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney to the score of Air Force One in Norfolk, Virginia.

Operation Iraqi Freedom ’ s intelligence collection efforts were enhanced by the initial combat employment of the Air Force ’ s first ( and as of 2012 only ) blended wing: the newly formed 116th Air Control Wing, composed of ANG and active duty Air Force personnel based in Robins AFB, Georgia.