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Spss Announces Availability Of Spss statistics 17.0 Software
chicago----spss inc. , a leading worldwide provider of predictive analytics software and solutions, today announced the availability of spss statistics 17.0, the latest version of its market-leading software suite that solves business and research problems.
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Recent Rain Won't Help Some Wisconsin Farmers - Chicago Tribune
milwaukee - the recent rain has been too little, too late to help many wisconsin farmers. the national agricultural statistics service says soil conditions in much of wisconsin continue to be "short" or "very short" on moisture, with the driest ...
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Browns Look Ahead After Dallas Debacle - Cbs Sportsline
berea, ohio (ap) -for kicker phil dawson, it was a monday like so many others over the past decade. one day after cleveland began a season of great expectations by unexpectedly getting embarrassed 28-10 in its opener by the dallas cowboys, dawson, a ...
www.sportsline.com

Tas Abuse statistics High
the organisers of national child protection week say tasmania 's abuse statistics are amongst the highest in the country.
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Va Report: Male U.s. Veteran Suicides At Highest In 2006
suicide rates for young male iraq- and afghanistan-era veterans hit a record high in 2006, according to statistics to be released tuesday by the department of veterans affairs.
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Demand For Home Loans Remains Weak - News.com.au
just 50,279 people took out a new home loan in july and retail spending remained slim, despite households benefiting from a round of tax cuts. demand for owner-occupied home loans fell for a sixth straight month in july, declining by a seasonally ...
www.news.com.au

Brazil, Argentina To Eliminate U.s. Dollar As Transaction Intermedium - Xinhua News Agency
rio de janeiro, sept. 8 (xinhua) -- brazil and argentina agreed monday that their bilateral trade will be settled by brazilian reais and argentine pesos, eliminating the u.s. dollar as an intermedium. brazil's president luiz inacio lula da silva and ...
news.xinhuanet.com

Early Retirement? Why It Pays To Stay
the job market is looking pretty grim lately. more than 438,000 jobs have been lost already this year, according to the bureau of labor statistics, and companies across a range of industries, from financial services to retail, have been extending early-retirement packages in an effort to slash work forces.
money.cnn.com

Steve Aschburner: With His Style And Attitude, Pat Riley Changed The Game
the nba's modern era, in terms of rules, scores and statistics, began with the advent of the 24-second clock for the 1954-55 season. its unofficial pullback from the brink -- of irrelevancy, of bankruptcy -- started in 1979 when magic johnson and larry bird entered the troubled, tape-delayed league. then there are those players, owners, fans and sponsors who still mark nba time from that day in ...
sportsillustrated.cnn.com

Da, Judge Ordered To Testify About Romance Claims - International Herald Tribune
mckinney, texas : the judge and prosecutor from a condemned man's murder trial were ordered monday to testify under oath about allegations they were romantically involved during the case. convicted killer charles dean hood is scheduled to be executed ...
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Business Conditions Steady, Outlook Glum - News.com.au
national australia bank's monthly business survey found business conditions rose two index points to minus three points in august. the reading is 23 points lower than its most recent peak in october 2007. a reading of zero separates expansion from ...
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Australia's July Retail Sales Trend Series Rises 0.1% (update1)
sept. 9 (bloomberg) -- australian retail sales rose in july, according to new monthly trend series released by the government. sales gained 0.1 percent, matching the increase in june, the bureau of statistics said in sydney today.
www.bloomberg.com

Canada Housing Permits Increase In July
the value of canadian building permits unexpectedly rose 1.8 percent in july from june, led by a sharp rise in projects to build multifamily housing, statistics canada said on monday.
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Study: Houston Police Used Tasers More On Blacks - Guardian Unlimited
houston (ap) - houston police officers have used tasers more on black suspects than any other group of individuals, according to a city study released monday. of 1,417 taser deployments by officers between december 2004 and june 2007, nearly 67 ...
www.guardian.co.uk

Australia Stocks Set To Slip; Miners May Gain - Cnbc
sydney, sept 9 (reuters) - australian shares are expected to ease slightly on tuesday, consolidating gains after posting their biggest one-day percentage rise in about six months the previous day. share index futures fell 23 points to 5,060 ...
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Vital statistics
each sunday, the star-bulletin publishes oahu vital statistics for marriage licenses and birth certificates filed with the state department of health's vital statistics system. the statistics cover the five-business-day period ending the thursday of the previous week.
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2007 Web Application Security statistics Published
"data analysis shows that more than 7% of analyzed sites can be compromised automatically.
www.linuxtoday.com

Motorola Supports Student Achievement In Science And Math ... - Msn Moneycentral
innovation generation grants provide $4 million to k-12 programs across the u.s. schaumburg, ill. , sept. 8 /prnewswire/ -- the motorola foundation today announced the recipients of its 2008 innovation generation grants, which provide $4 million to ...
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Deadly Crashes Bring Faa Focus On Reno Air Races - Seattle Post Intelligencer
reno, nev. -- it's billed as "the world's fastest motor sport." critics have another label, calling the reno national championship air races "the world's most dangerous motor sport" after three pilots were killed during competition last year and ...
seattlepi.nwsource.com

Mms Provides Hurricane Gustav/hurricane Ike Activity statistics Update
offshore oil and gas operators in the gulf of mexico who are re-boarding platforms and rigs and restoring production following hurricane gustav are now starting to take precautions for hurricane ike. the minerals management service is monitoring activities for both hurricanes through its continuity of operations plan team.
www.oilonline.com