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Job loss totals less than expected
Job loss totals less than expected Harper welcomes report, saying country's situation better than some By JULIAN BELTRAME The Canadian Press Sat.
A Biologist's Guide to Mathematical Modeling in Ecology and Evolution
NEW Abstract Thirty years ago, biologists could get by with a rudimentary grasp of mathematics and modeling.
Bureau of Justice Statistics has high-quality programs but needs greater independence
The Bureau of Justice Statistics' programs to collect data on crime in the U.S. have generated a solid body of information, but the bureau should be repositioned within the Justice Department to provide the independence -- and protection against structural and political interference -- appropriate to a statistical agency, says a new report from the ...
Canada's job picture surprisingly, um, un-weak
Most economists thought the job numbers released this morning by Statistics Canada would be terrible, that they would show that the Canadian economy shed another 35,000 to 40,000 jobs last month.
Fighting the swine flu pandemic with mathematics
Prof. Lewi Stone and his colleagues at TAU's Department of Life Sciences are creating a statistical tool which, they believe, has the power to macro- and micromanage pandemic influenza outbreaks.
Two Hawaii teachers earn Presidential Awards for Excellence
Two Hawaii public school teachers were among more than 100 science, math and engineering teachers and mentors honored today by President Barack Obama with Presidential Awards for Excellence.
Sotomayor Meted Out Stiff Prison Terms, Report Indicates
Judge Sonia Sotomayor was tougher on convicted criminals than her colleagues during her six years as a federal district judge, according to a new statistical analysis of her sentencing decisions from 1992 to 1998.
OFIR Posts 2008 Insurance Company Complaint Statistics
The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation today released 2008 consumer complaint statistics for insurance companies doing business in Michigan.
3. HPC Components 1)-2)Computing node
2)Computing node Computing node is computer that performs supercomputera s operation, and it occupies mainly important part on construction of supercomputer.
Popularity of Facebook and MySpace changes, but SES differences in use persist
Two years ago, as part of a collection of articles researching social network site uses, I published a piece about the different predictors of Facebook and MySpace use among a diverse group of first-year college students.
Plato's Ghost: The Modernist Transformation of Mathematics
Publisher: Princeton University Press Details: 515 pages, Hardcover Price: $45.00 ISBN: 9780691136103 Category: Monograph Topics: History of Mathematics, Philosophy of Mathematics [Reviewed by Richard Wilders, on 06/08/2009] Readers with an interest in either the history or the philosophy of mathematics should find Plato's Ghost both informative ...
Why African-Americans Fare Worse with Some Cancers
An analysis of almost 20,000 patient records from the Southwest Oncology Group's database of clinical trials finds, for the first time, that African-American breast, ovarian, and prostate cancer patients tend to die earlier than patients of other races even when they get identical medical treatment and other confounding socioeconomic factors are ...
Vedic mathematics getting popular among students
CUTTACK: Approaching various arithmetical calculations through the ancient formulae of Vedic mathematics is now getting popular among school and college students.
Researchers study cars' personalities
The butterfly decals on the front bumper, flowers in the dashboard vase and lime-green paint job only confirmed Dennis Slice's perception of a Volkswagen Beetle parked in a lot at Florida State University.
Geometry and topology at FOCS 2009
As many others have noticed, the list of accepted papers for FOCS 2009 have been posted; a second list with abstracts is also available.
One enduring media myth on joblessness and lawlessness
Government data, soon to be released, will expose one of the most enduring media myths on public safety.
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At Long Last, Readable Mathematics
This has been a long time coming, but the wait was worth it! After many years of slogging through textbooks that presented too many proofs and demonstrations that were left to the student or lacking numerous intermediate steps, after encountering numerous "introductions" that were obtuse and highly theoretical and after digesting far too many ...
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The tropics in July: what history tells us
So we've made it through June without a named storm. Scratch one month down and four to go.
Self retires from PHS after stellar career of 37 years
Danny Self, a teacher of multiple math classes at Piggott High School, is retiring the end of the 2008-2009 school year.
Publisher: Princeton University Press Details: 357 pages, Hardcover Price: $39.50 ISBN: 9780691120676 Category: Monograph Topics: History of Mathematics, Non-Western Cultures [Reviewed by J. J. Tattersall, on 06/04/2009] This is an extraordinary book.