Figuratively speaking.Number of billionaires in the world, according to Forbes Magazine's 2005 Billionaire's List: 691 Number of Canadians who made it on the billionaire's list: 17 Net worth of Ken Thomson and family, the richest Canadians on the list: $17.9 billion Net worth of Bill Gates, the wealthiest billionaire on the list: $46.5 billion Percentage of the world's patented inventions accounted for by Canada, according to a report by Mount Allison University: .03 Percentage of all patent applications in Canada that are filed by other countries: 90 Percentage of small business owners who say they would purchase a handheld electronic organizer See PDA., (the most popular choice) if given a $100 gift certificate from a business supplies store: 22 Percentage who would choose a photo scanner A scanner specialized for reading photographs up to 4x6". It uses the same principles as a larger desktop scanner, but is generally a low-cost, consumer-oriented device geared for digitizing home photos into the computer. See scanner and photo printer. or a plush chair: 17 Percentage who would choose an Internet camera for their work computer: 16 Percentage of workers who say they prefer the comfort of their own desk for a business meeting, according to a survey by Cisco: 15 Percentage who say they prefer to use the telephone or computer to meet: 60 Percentage who say they can better focus on their thoughts during a phone or computer meeting: 33 Percentage of U.S. adults who said professional football is their favourite sport, according to an online poll by Harris Interactive: 30 Compiled by John MacIntyre |
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