GOLDEN – All is not golden at Colorado’s oldest school. Administrators are investigating reports that hackers got into Golden High School’s computer system and changed grades. Students say it’s causing lots of confusion and frustration at the end of the first semester. “I think it's pretty extreme and almost pathetic really,” said Jamie Hamilton, a senior. Investigators are
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As we move further into the Information Age, our success lies in our ability to apply the knowledge that we have obtained. Some of the changes that are occurring in Information Technology are astounding, and will change the face of the business world forever. Those who are able to take advantage of these changes will pioneer
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A bulletin from Risk Management Solutions notes that the fourth quarter of 2009 was the "most active… ever for catastrophe bond issuance, reaching almost $1.1 billion in total volume, eclipsing the previous best fourth quarter by over 75 percent." RMS also said it had "conducted the expert risk analysis for as much as 70 percent
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  Job Description: As an Analyst, you will be heavily involved in : Modeling Extrapolation Analysis of  data sets that are macroeconomic, socioeconomic and otherwise indicative in nature.  You will be requiredto support a team focused on data sourcing and collection by developing effective quality-check and progress-monitoring systems. Candidate Qualifications: •  Post-graduate degree in Economics/Econometrics/Quantitative Economics or other related fields from a top-tier
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  Follow these tips to navigate your way through the world of social networking. Just when you have mastered the art of handing out your business card, along comes another way to make connections — social networking online. Online communities help you make connections for business, dating or personal interests. Specifics vary, but they generally work as
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  Make sure that you make multiple résumés for different positions, says PHYLLIS KORKKIThe beginning of this new year — after a very difficult 2009 for job seekers — offers a good opportunity to review and fine-tune every element of an employment search, from resumes to thank you notes. While you may be doing almost everything right,
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Way back when, Microsoft opted for convenience over security and Windows users have been sitting ducks ever since. I'm speaking of autorun/autoplay, a feature in Windows that lets programs run automatically when a CD or USB flash drive is inserted into a PC. For years now bad guys have been exploiting this to automatically infect
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In the given scenario, India continues to struggle to keep up with the growing demands of talent supply required. This very problem gets intensified with non-availability of academic institutions imparting KPO skills or courses to bridge the gap. The competition for Indian KPO companies become stiffer with emergence of other destinations like China, Poland, Hungary,
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Insurance policies are a huge sector in India that is growing rapidly at a speedy rate of 15-20%. The insurance sector is just about 450 billion yet 80 percent of the population in India is not assured. This gives you a glance into the vast growth chances that exists for this segment. The insurance industry
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Popular Myths Often Prove Costly. Here Are Some Tricky Ones That You Must Stay Away From. IT WAS that year when most investors paid heavily for their costly mistakes. As we step in 2010, there are some lessons to learn and at least avoid the following 10 investment mistakes. I CAN TIME THE MARKET As Peter Lynch pointed
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  Follow these tips to avoid some of the common blunders in résumé.   Your résumé should not be a boring list of job duties and responsibilities. Demonstrate how you made a difference to the company you worked for. When highlighting your achievements, make sure you mention the following points: how you performed the job better than the
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Friend Stranded in Foreign Country Scam Emails Summary: Email supposedly from a person known to you claims that he or she is stranded without money or papers in a foreign land because of a robbery and asks that you send funds urgently via a wire transfer to help the person return home. Status: Emails are designed to trick recipients
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"Over the past year or two, the outsourcing industry has been throwing up jobs for Doctors, Engineers, CAs, Architects," says Jacob William of the Bangalore-based Outsource2India, which employs 500 people and offers services in the big-buzz, big-bucks area of knowledge process outsourcing. "Unlike the first wave which was more about entering data and answering phone
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Many in India consider the insurance sector as the secured one but the recent downfall in the premium income of private and public life insurance and general insurance companies clears this myth. The figures came out in the light, regarding the premium income of insurance industry clearly shows that Insurance India is not recession proof. Downfall
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AHMEDABAD: With returns on investment more than 79%, 2009 calendar year emerged as the best year for investors since 2000. Even as three trading sessions are yet to go, the benchmark Sensex closed on its 18-month high on Thursday at 17360. FII’s have once again proved to be the frontrunners in terms of the inflow,
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BANGALORE: After a long hibernation of 18 months, headhunters are actively out in the market as talent requirements have started trickling in. The hiring momentum is expected to pick up from April onwards. Even in a worst scenario, calendar 2010 will create around 50,000 fresh IT/ITES jobs against zero fresh jobs except a very thin campus hiring
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