Bangladeshi voters confident of fair election: survey (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Bangladesh's violent and fraudulent election history has not dented voter optimism, according to a survey Friday which found 97 percent of people expected "free and fair" polls next month.
China May Sell 7-Year Government Bonds at 2.7%, Survey Shows (Bloomberg)
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- China's finance ministry will sell 22 billion yuan ($3.2 billion) of seven-year bonds at a yield of 2.7 percent today, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey.
Visa Survey Reveals 80 percent of Asia Pacific Internet Users Go Online to Shop (Thaipr.net)
The internet is proving as appealing a shopping destination as the likes of shopping centres in Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong or Orchard Road in Singapore. According to a Visa e-Commerce Tracking Survey,
Six Texas mayors respond to MSNBC.com survey about Obama's to-do list (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By ADRIENNE NETTLES MSNBC.com has Main Street talking. In an informal e-mail survey after Election Day, more than 1,000 mayors across the country were asked to give their opinions on what should be on President-elect Barack Obama’s to-do list. MSNBC.com got responses from 205 mayors in 48 states, including e-mails from six Texas city mayors, and Puerto Rico. The survey of mayors was a way to ...
Rochester survey: 7 in 10 oppose faster, more-frequent trains (Post-Bulletin)
 Rochester residents oppose a likely increase in local freight train traffic, according to a public opinion survey conducted last month.
Oklahoma Geological Survey marks 100 years (The Oklahoman)
NORMAN — The Oklahoma Geological Survey will celebrate on Friday its first 100 years with an open house and public reception at the Sarkeys Energy Center, 100 E Boyd St., at the University of Oklahoma.The agency was born a year after statehood with a biennial appropriation of $15,000.It studies the state’s energy sources — primarily natural gas, oil and coal; monitors earthquakes from its ...
Education survey examines salaries (The Shorthorn)
President James Spaniolo ranks 11th in total salary among Texas public university presidents, according to a recent Chronicle of Higher Education survey.
Alfresco Releases Survey Results (EContent Magazine)
Alfresco Software, Inc., an open source alternative for enterprise content management, announced the results of the third global survey of trends in the use of open source software in the enterprise, The Alfresco Open Source Barometer survey.
Businesses less pessimistic in the 4th quarter — survey (Manila Standard Today)
Businesses are less pessimistic this quarter as they expect a rise in demand because of the holidays, a survey of the Bangko Sentral showed yesterday.
Survey finds seat belt use among drivers at 70% (The Jamaica Observer)
NEARLY 90 per cent of Jamaica's motorcyclists and pedal cyclists never used a helmet while 25 per cent of local drivers hardly use seat belts, according to the latest Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey (2007-2008).
