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Percentage of respondents who say they could not live without their mobile phones: 45

Rank of 'being their own boss', 'liking the work they do', 'flexible work hours', 'income', 'working fewer hours', and 'taking more vacation', as the most frequently mentioned benefits of owning their own business, according to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 a recent survey of entrepreneurs on behalf of RBC RBC red blood cell.

RBC or rbc
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red blood cell


RBC,
n See red blood cell count.


RBC

red blood cells; red blood (cell) count (see blood count).
 Financial Group: 1,2,3,4,5,6

Percentage of recruiters who said that the first of the year is the best time for a job seeker job seeker also job·seek·er
n.
One who seeks employment.
 to look for a new position, according to a survey by Korn/Ferry International: 41

Percentage of respondents who said spring is the best time: 32

Percentage who said fall: 22

Percentage who said summer: 3

Percentage of administrative professionals who say they could do their boss's job, according to a survey by Simply Hired SimplyHired.com is a job search engine. The company was founded in 2004 by Gautam Godhwani and Peter Weck, and the initial beta site launch occurred on March 16, 2005. As of April 2006 the company has raised $17. : 31

Percentage who say they've had to plan personal travel/vacations for their boss: 30

Percentage who say they have had to lie or make up excuses for their boss (with spouse, family, friends): 29 Percentage who say they've had to do their boss's taxes: 8

Number of identity theft victims in Canada in 2005, according to the RCMP: 11,231

Total value of losses resulting from identity theft: $8.6 million

Amount the average Canadian household spends at restaurants and bars annually: $1,777

Compiled by John MacIntyre John Macintyre (born 1857 - died 1928) was a doctor who set up the world's first radiology department at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, in Glasgow, Scotland. Originally trained as an electrical engineer, he later graduated in 1882 from the University of Glasgow with the Bachelor of  
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