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Tuesday, 31st May 2005

New Report: Spam Issues In Developing Countries

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Education--United States
Source: National Center for Education Statistics
Just Released: The Condition of Education 2005
"The Condition of Education 2005 summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The 2005 edition includes a special analysis of the mobility of elementary and secondary school teachers and 40 indicators in six areas: (1) enrollment trends and student characteristics at all levels of education from elementary education to adult learning; (2) student achievement and the longer term, enduring effects of education; (3) student effort and rates of progress through the educational system among different population groups; (4) the contexts of elementary and secondary education in terms of courses taken, teacher characteristics, and other factors; (5) the contexts of postsecondary education; and (6) societal support for learning, including parental and community support for learning, and public and private financial support of education."
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Spam
Source: OECD/Committee For Information, Computer And Communications Policy/Task Force on Spam
Just Released, Spam Issues In Developing Countries
32 pages; PDF. From the summary, "Spam is a much more serious issue in developing countries than in OECD countries, as it is a heavy drain on resources that are scarcer and costlier in developing countries than elsewhere. In this paper, it will be seen that several issues faced by the victims of spam in developing countries are the very same ones that are faced by their counterparts in more developed countries. The only difference is that the effects of spam are magnified, and are felt much more strongly in developing countries than elsewhere."
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Media--Salaries
Source: mediabistro
Salary Survey
"From December 7, 2004 to March 4, 2005, mediabistro hosted a salary poll on our website asking readers to submit their salary data for a wide variety of media-related jobs. The survey--our first ever-is part of our ongoing efforts to keep you apprised of what's happening in the industry and to provide you with the data you need to make informed career decisions.' Click on U.S. map to display data by region. Survey information will be available free online till June 11, 2005.
Methodology
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Computers
Source: Computerworld
Quick Study Guide to Supercomputers
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Disasters--Maps
Source: USGS
New, Natural Hazards Support System
Super cool! "The NHSS -- Natural Hazards Support System maps natural hazard conditions at a global scale. It dynamically displays user selectable categories and displays the information into one concise web mapping application." Data includes:
+ Global earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 3.0
+ Weather watches and warnings for North America
+ Hurricane tracking points and potential impact zones for the Western Hemisphere
+ Wildfires in the United States
You can read an overview here. Thanks to A.S. for the news tip.

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