Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Privacy
Data Breaches
Source: PrivacyRights.org
Two Resources
+ A Chronology of Data Breaches Reported Since the ChoicePoint Incident
+ Index to News about ChoicePoint and Other Data Aggregators (via The Virtual Chase)
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Cost of Living–United States
Source: Salary.com
Salary.com’s Salary Value Index
“Are you living beyond your means? Is your paycheck not stretching far enough? Perhaps you’re even having trouble finding a job. Maybe it’s time to jump a plane to one of the cities at the top of Salary.com’s ‘Salary Value’ index. We found the top (and bottom) US metros for building personal net worth (taking into account local salaries, cost of living, and unemployment relative to the national average). Median base pay was correlated across more than 2,500 different benchmark jobs in our calculations. Housing costs, living costs, and metro unemployment/job growth figures were also used to rank the metro areas.”
Full list
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Chemical Industry–Lists & Rankings
Source: Chemical & Engineering News
Top 50 Chemical Producers (PDF; 479 KB)
“C&EN’s 2005 survey of U.S. chemical producers shows an industry enjoying the best of times. Sales and operating profits have risen dramatically for most companies as strong demand for chemical products–particularly petrochemicals–has provided chemical makers the leverage needed to raise prices.”
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Housing–United States–Statistics
Source: U.S. Census
Median Housing Values Continue to Rise, Census Bureau Reports
“As median home values across the nation continue to rise, so has the proportion of homes valued at $1 million or more, according to a new analysis of American Community Survey (ACS) data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The national median home value in 2003 was about $140,000, up nearly 16 percent in the last three years, while the percentage of ‘million-dollar homes’ nearly doubled (from 0.5 percent to 1.0 percent).”
See Also: State Rankings
+ County Rankings
+ City Rankings
San Francisco is #1.
+ 2000-2003 Millon Dollar Home Rankings
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Online Research–United States
New Research Tools from Various States
+ California: Online database allows pesticide users to identify wildlife habitat
Direct to PRESCRIBE Database
+ Wisconsin: Dictionary of Wisconsin History
From the Wisconsin Historical Society. “These names of hundreds of people, places, things and events occur in many writings about Wisconsin history. Each is briefly defined here, and a source in which it is used or explained is cited. The Dictionary is being built chronologically and is currently strongest in terms from early Wisconsin history.”
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Internet Usage–United States
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project
New Demographic Info and Activities Data
“Last week we posted updates to three of the Latest Trends tables on our website.”
+ Who’s Online — A frequently updated table showing the current demographics of Internet users
+ Online Activities (Total) — The percentage of Internet users who have “ever done” an online activity.
+ Online Activities (Daily) — The percentage of Internet users who do a given activity on a “typical day.”
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Beaches–United States–Rankings
Just released: America’s Best Beaches 2005
Number one on the list is Fort De Soto Park’s North Beach, southwestern neighbor of St. Petersburg, Florida (home of your deputy editor).
Press release (PDF; 48 KB)
Photos of top ten beaches

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