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 ...
Butler surveyeyes natural hazards (Daily Record)
BUTLER -- Butler Office of Emergency Management invites residents to participate in a survey on the topic of natural hazards.
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.
Survey: 2009 prospects ‘good to outstanding’ for non-voice BPOs (Mindanao Times)
MANILA — Business prospects in 2009 for non-voice providers of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services are “good to outstanding,” according to an industry survey.
Survey highlights mix of optimism, concern (China Daily)
Consumers in the world's fastest developing economies - including China - believe the global recession will be over within a year, according to a Nielson survey.
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.
