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Search results for "microsoft access" ...
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I-95 Speed zones are not most dangerous
This investigation found that speed zones in Brevard County, FL, were established not necessarily because of high rates of speed-related accidents, but merely in areas where people who supported the law lived. Some of the zones are actually in places with very low rates of speeding-related crashes.
Tags: traffic; transportation; highways; department of highway safety; microsoft access
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v. Goliath
For two years, Karen Donovan had complete access to David Boies, the attorney for many high-profile cases, including Bush v. Gore, Napster against the recording industry and the Justice Department against Microsoft, among others. Donovan's book provides details of legal cases that Boies was involved with, his strategies and skills, and many other details about the mind and works of this infamous man.
Tags: David Boies; Bush v. Gore; trials; trial lawyers
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Staph: Microscopic but deadly foe looms larger in North Carolina
This article examines the increase in staph infection cases detected by a local hospital lab. Reiss used as much data as the hospital would give him to review the cases and also the death-certificate database maintained by the state Vital Record Office. The reporter then used Microsoft Access and Excel with that data to analyze the findings.
Tags: staph infections; bacteria; hospitals; health care; diseases