Numbers in the news.75% Decline in number of people downloading music files on any given day since the music industry starting suing downloaders for copyright violations last year. SOURCE: THE NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of TIMES 5.3 million Estimated number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. labor force. (See p. 15) SOURCE: PEW HISPANIC CENTER 40% Percentage increase in medical students studying dermatology dermatology (dûrmətŏl`əjē), branch of medicine concerned with diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the skin. over the last five years. Experts say they are seeking less taxing and more lucrative specialties. SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES $5 [right arrow] $200 Range of political contributions that can be 'purchased' for presidential candidates on Amazon.com. SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES 408 Number of animal species that could be extinct by 2050 if global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. trends continue, 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 study. SOURCE: NATURE, JAN. 2004 |
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