State Agency Databases: 50

Looking for state agency information from one of our 50 states in the Union? Try the new State Agency Database Courtesy of American Library Association GODORT (Government Documents Round Table).

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Best Cities For Jobs 2008

To compile the rankings for the Best Cities For Jobs list forecast, Forbes.com used five data points, weighted equally: the state's unemployment rate, job growth, income growth, median household income and cost of living for full-year 2006 (only partial data is available so far for 2007). Forbes measured the largest 100 metropolitan areas, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, and obtained the data from Moody's Economy.com.

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Martian Global Surveyor Bites the Dust

In 1996, the United States launched the Mars Global Surveyor. This $220 million spacecraft was suppoed to last about two years. Instead it kept on going for 10 years - providing a wealth of information, including the first topographical map of the planet. The magnetic field suggests that Mars has a hot moving core, just like earth. Other knowledge gleaned is that meteorites still hit the surface occasionally, and water born minerals are deposited in gullies. Also the carbon dioxide ice cap on the south pole is shrinking. (This may suggest that the rising temperatures on planets could be caused by changes in our sun.) Explorer also found out that there are 5 mile high dust devils on the planet. If we ever build a space station there, we probably will want to get as much insurance coverage as possible. Click on the blue title above to read more.

Goodbye privacy: US now an "endemic surveillance society"

According to Privacy International, the United States is now an "endemic surveillance society." In 2007, the United States joined China, Russia, Malaysia, and Singapore at the bottom of the list of countries that respect the privacy of their citizens. Read the report here.

The Nano: Worlds 1st $2500 Car

From AP Wire News Service: India's Tata Motors today unveiled its much anticipated $2,500 car, an ultracheap price tag that suddenly brings car ownership into the reach of tens of millions of people across the world. While the price has created a buzz, critics say the vehicle, called the Tata Nano, will lead to possibly millions more cars hitting already clogged Indian roads, adding to mounting air and noise pollution problems. Others have said Tata will have to sacrifice quality and safety standards to meet the target price.

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100 + Ways to Organize Your Life

Welcome back! There comes a time in life when you have to put a stop to the mess you’ve been working and living in and say: no more! I’m going to get organized, do more and earn more in the same or even shorter amount of time. Mashable.com has collected over one hundred links to help you get it together.

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