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...those willing to part with a few bits of personal information, it's easy to track family roots online. But before you start punching in your Social Security number, you need to weigh the risks of identity theft. According to a survey released by the Federal Trade Commission, 9.9 million Americans were victims of identity theft last year. Half the victims didn't even know how their personal information had been obtained. "It is clear that the proliferation of sensitive personal genealogical information has made it even easier for thieves to steal identities for their own criminal gain, and they...
...Stock and Poultry Exhibition in the fall of 1906, a British scientist named Francis Galton became interested in a weight-judging competition: 800 fairgoers (a diverse group that included butchers, farmers, clerks, housewives, townspeople, smart people, dumb people, average people) tried to guess what a particular ox would weigh after having been slaughtered and dressed. The correct answer was exactly 1,198 lbs. After the judges awarded their prize, Galton borrowed all the entry tickets, did some arithmetic to get the mean of the fairgoers' guesses and found that their collective estimate...
...report, formally presented to Harvard’s Faculty Council in February, suggested that the faculty of each of Harvard’s schools weigh the costs and benefits of participating in research covered by the new regulations. It also refreshed Harvard’s preexisting policy of not accepting grants imposing conditions on research participation...
...rate, what's now clear is that hormone supplementation?estrogen alone or in combination?is best suited for short-term relief (two years or less) of moderate to severe menopausal symptoms. As with any treatment, it's up to women and their doctors to weigh the risks?slight but very real?against the potential benefits...
...FOOD GIANTS WEIGH...