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The good news about cancer

The other good news from the less-cancer story is more important. Death rates from cancer continue to decline, have been declining for 15 years. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Cancer, Americans, Lung Cancer, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-11-28

Internet use at home and at work

Workplace internet users tend to either use the internet every day or not at all. A large majority of the population can be found at either end of the spectrum - using the internet at work every day (60%) or never (28%). By contrast, few (5%) use the internet just...

Tags: Internet, NB, Americans

Blog posts 2008-11-12

US personal incomes up 0.2% in September 2008

Americans’ personal income grew 0.2% in September 2008, which was higher than the expected 0.1%. Personal spending fell 0.3%. by AM

Tags: Income, Americans, Operational Accounting, Finance, AM

Blog posts 2008-10-31

Car makers are doing all they can, you and I are the problem

Enclave, courtesy Buick. The very nice man at the Auto Alliance did not accuse me of being stupid, nor did he even accuse you of being short-sighted. But that's the bottom line. The auto manufacturers have been making high mileage cars and bringing...

Tags: Car, Charlie Territo, Americans, Taxes, Free Trade, Fuel Cells, Financial Planning, Finance, Emerging Technologies, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-06-18

Americans growing their own: veggies this time

The high energy prices may be hurting a lot of retail businesses: not gardening. Sales of garden plants, seeds and supplies are way up. Americans are growing their own. These are not World War Two "Victory Gardens." These are 21st Century Inflation Gardens. The outdoor...

Tags: Lawn, Plant, Americans, Blogging, Internet, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-06-12

What do we Americans want? Individuals shopping for, longing for greener transport. Where the h--- is it?

Americans are saying they want more economical and environmentally friendly fuel, and they're backing that up with action. Two separate looks at American drivers found that many are saying and doing things that actually make sense, and that could be very good for green tech companies working on alternative energy...

Tags: Car, Alternative Fuel, Americans, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-04-05

CalorieKing Joslin Browser Toolbar 1.1.0.3 (Windows)

Americans are very fortunate; food is everywhere. But this abundance can be challenging if you are struggling to manage weight or control diabetes.To help, CalorieKing and Joslin Diabetes Center want you to have your own food-search browser tool on your desktop -- free of charge. It works just like a...

Tags: Food, Microsoft Windows, CalorieKing, Americans, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing

Software downloads 2007-09-19

Bush: I am not a troll

The National Security Agency has been secretly collecting the phone call records of tens of millions of Americans, using data provided by AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth, USA Today reported today. "It's the largest database ever assembled in the world," said one person, who, like the others who agreed to...

Tags: Bush, NSA, Americans

Blog posts 2006-05-11

The NSA phone call database is illegal

Since shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington D.C. the National Security Agency has been collecting private phone records through a program of cooperation Once again, President Bush has botched the job and opened the door to sweeping government abuse of...

Tags: Americans, NSA

Blog posts 2006-05-11

No Excuse for Geography Failure

I just read the article "Study: Geography Greek to young Americans" on CNN.com and was even more disturbed than I usually am when I read about the failings of the American educational system. I spend my time on this blog rambling on about how we need to use...

Tags: tool, Americans

Blog posts 2006-05-02

26% of dial-up Americans and 43% of broadband Americans read Internet news

57% of Americans with no Internet access get their daily news fix from local television. For those on dial-up, 26% read Internet news. The share goes up to 43% for those Americans who pay for broadband. Broadband Americans are less likely to subscribe to a local paper than their dial-up...

Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, broadband, Internet News, Internet

Blog posts 2006-03-27

50 mln Americans read news on the Internet

Some 50 mln Americans turn to the internet for news on a typical day, a new highwater mark for online news-gathering that coincides with rapid growth of broadband adoption in American homes. Over the last four years, overall internet penetration rose from 58% of all adult Americans to 70%, and...

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Blog posts 2006-03-23

46.5% of Americans suffered from white collar crime in 2005

46.5% of Americans surveyed by National White Collar Crime Center experienced white collar crime victimization within 2005, and 62.5% reported having personally experienced these crimes at some point during their lifetime. 130 mln Americans, aged 18 and over, have been victimized.

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Blog posts 2006-03-21

77% of Americans think alternative energy projects should be top priority for Bush administration

The CSI/40mpg.org survey found that 58% of Americans - including 57% of independents and 42% of conservatives - are more concerned about global warming today than they were two years ago. Also, more than three out of four Americans (76%) - including two out of three conservatives - think...

Tags: global warming, conservatives, Americans

Blog posts 2006-03-16

95% of affluent Americans bought online in 2005

95%, of affluent Americans have made an online purchase in 2005, according to Time Style and Design. The most popular items bought online were clothing, accessories and books; 68% of respondents made such purchases in 2005.

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Blog posts 2006-03-06

46% of rural Americans and 47% of urban and suburban Americans use DSL

DSL remains the leading broadband technology in the United States, Pew Internet & American Life Project found. 46% of rural users and 47% of urban and suburban users use DSL.Broadband access in United StatesBroadband pipeRuralUrban and suburbanDSL4647Cable4445Wireless/satellite65T1/Fiberoptic12Other21Source: Pew Internet

Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, DSL

Blog posts 2006-02-28

24% of rural Americans are online

By the end of 2005, 24% of rural Americans had high-speed internet connections at home compared with 39% of adult Americans living elsewhere. In 2003, 9% of rural Americans had broadband at home, less than half the rate (22%) in urban and suburban American. For overall internet use (by whatever...

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Blog posts 2006-02-27

39% of Americans play games on their PCs

According to Forrester Research, 39% of Americans use their PC for playing games with that number predicted to increase to 44% by 2011.

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Blog posts 2006-02-25

44% of Americans believe Google should have turned the search data to the Feds

50% of respondents to the University of Connecticut's poll said Google shouldn't turn over search queries to the government, while 44% said they should. The responses reflected partisan differences about the Bush administration request, with 67% of Democrats opposing the data release, compared with 30% of Republicans. Asked whether they...

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Blog posts 2006-02-22

Data on roughly 53 mln Americans was compromised in 2005

In 2005, there were 130 major data breeches that exposed the identities of about 53 mln Americans to possible theft, Dow Jones reports.

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Blog posts 2006-02-16