Sunday, November 8, 2009

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Poll: More Americans Consider Buying Fur Wrong Than Oppose the Death Penalty

A recent poll asked Americans what they consider morally wrong. The second of two parts. more >>

Obama's Approval Ratings Remain Relatively High After Two Months in Office

The president has maintained high approval ratings in his first two months in office. more >>

A Mortgage Securities Fix: Instant Online Financial Data

Companies should report all data on mortgage-based securities, in real time. more >>

Legalized Marijuana: the United States Public's Views

A recent poll shows partisan and gender divisions among Americans on issue of legalizing marijuana. more >>

Are the Government's Energy Statistics Reliable Enough?

Everyone relies on Energy Department numbers, but experts say they can be incomplete or inaccurate. more >>

Ahead of the Curve: Data Miner

There's always a new magic pill that's supposed to make businesses more successful. more >>

Job Universe: Archivist

Sort through a sea of information; preserve history. more >>

Job Universe: Actuary

Employment of actuaries is expected to increase by about 24 percent over the 2006-16 period. more >>

Even Doctors Misread Health Statistics

Is your physician's grasp of the risks of a drug or screening test what it should be? more >>

Backing Up Your PC Just Got Easier

New software helps Backblaze and Clickfree ease the pain of copying precious files. more >>

Data Points: House Members and the Bailout Bill Vote

Members who voted "yes" received 54 percent more money from the banking and securities sectors. more >>

Unscramble This

Encrypting data can save you lots of heartache. How should you do it? more >>

On The Defensive

Lock up employee data, or face the consequences. more >>

Along for the Ride

Storing your business data online means it's never lost and it's always on hand. more >>

New Study Shows Strong Labor Market for Scientists and Engineers

Number of people working in S&E occupations up since 2003. more >>

New Census Data Shows Northeast Population Growth is Lagging

A look behind the latest federal population statistics. more >>

Windows Home Server Corrupts Data

Microsoft says bug is rare and won't be fixed until June. more >>

Take It With You

Don't let business cards and important documents get lost in the shuffle. more >>

Ahead of the Curve: Data Miner

Data mining is a great career for people who'd enjoy using statistics to unearth patterns in data. more >>

It's Judgment Day, Says a Longtime Surgeon

No longer is the quality of a surgeon's work whatever he says it is. So spake a veteran of the OR wars. more >>

How to Survey Student Engagement

Once again U.S. more >>

Using the Common Data Set

The massive effort to produce the upcoming America’s Best Colleges rankings for the 2008 Edition of America's Best Colleges is well underway. For the rankings, we collect data from more than 1,450 four-year colleges. more >>

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