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Jose Jones
- Joined
- Nov 22, 2000
- Posts
- 10,348
Minimum number of U.S. cities, towns, and counties that have passed resolutions opposing the USA Patriot Act : 20
Chance that an American says the new Department of Homeland Security makes the nation "a lot safer" : 1 in 8
Percentage change since fall 2000 in the number of documents classified by the federal government : +44
Number of countries the Justice Department has advised since 1981 on the creation of freedom of information policies : 73
Chance that a Briton polled online believes that the United States is a bigger threat to world peace than is Iraq : 1 in 3
Number of years the New York Police Department's new Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence worked for the CIA : 35
Number of the 44 U.S. residents detained as "potential grand jury witnesses" in terrorism cases who have yet to testify : 20
Number who have been charged with crimes : 2
Number of California inmates serving 25 years to life under the three-strikes law for thefts worth less than $400 : 344
Percentage change since 2000 in the average value of goods stolen in each U.S. shoplifting incident : +53
Percentage of Americans surveyed in October who chose the word "hopeful" to describe their feelings about the economy : 37
Percentage who chose "angry," "worried," or "confused" : 59
Minimum amount S&P 500 corporations owe in retirement benefits for which they have set aside no funds : $458,000,000,000
Amount Democratic candidates raised last year from individuals who gave at least $1 million : $36,000,000
Amount Republican candidates raised last year from individuals who gave as much : $3,000,000
Minimum number of yachts that were donated to U.S. charities in 2001 : 527
Price for a single berth on the February 2001 "Freedom Cruise," including a tour of Grenada led by Oliver North : $1,906
Percentage of Jamaicans who say they would be "better off today" had Jamaica remained a British colony : 53
Percentage of black South Africans who now have a positive view of the way their country was governed under apartheid : 20
Percentage of Moscow residents who say that city residents from Chechnya or the rest of the Caucasus should be expelled : 25
Minimum number of soldiers killed or severely injured each year in the Russian army's initiation hazing : 2,000
Rank of the size of Russia's and Turkey's standing armies, respectively, among Europe's largest : 1, 2
Number of warring factions for which the world's estimated 500,000 child soldiers have been enlisted to fight : 72
Minimum percentage of Angola's soldiers who are HIV-positive : 40
Percentage of all Angolan adults who are : 6
Factor by which Russia's tuberculosis rate exceeds that of Western Europe : 7.6
Number of deaths in 2001 that the Japanese government classified as having resulted from overwork : 143
Percentage change in the number of graduate degrees awarded in China since 1981 : +680
Chances that a new student at the University of California at Berkeley last fall had at least one foreign-born parent : 2 in 3
Percentage of African Americans who have dated at least one white American : 43
Percentage of white Americans who have dated at least one African American : 17
Percentage change since 2000 in the number of syphilis cases among U.S. men and women, respectively : +15, –18
Number of female characters with supernatural powers on major U.S. network-television programs last season : 20
Estimated number of asteroids whose orbits Earth crosses each year : 20,000,000 (see page 40)
Ratio of U.S. spending on tracking asteroids this year to spending on missile defense : 1:1,900
Ratio of the amount the U.S. will spend on missile defense this year to the amount it spent in 1988 under Reagan : 4:3
Percentage by which the average sperm count of an urban U.S. male exceeds that of a rural U.S. male : 60
Chances that a U.S. man between the ages of 18 and 34 shaves all or part of his chest : 3 in 10
Chances that a man says he is interested in chest-hair removal : 6 in 10
Minimum number of neutered pets worldwide that have been implanted with fake testicles : 100,000
Chance that an American says the new Department of Homeland Security makes the nation "a lot safer" : 1 in 8
Percentage change since fall 2000 in the number of documents classified by the federal government : +44
Number of countries the Justice Department has advised since 1981 on the creation of freedom of information policies : 73
Chance that a Briton polled online believes that the United States is a bigger threat to world peace than is Iraq : 1 in 3
Number of years the New York Police Department's new Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence worked for the CIA : 35
Number of the 44 U.S. residents detained as "potential grand jury witnesses" in terrorism cases who have yet to testify : 20
Number who have been charged with crimes : 2
Number of California inmates serving 25 years to life under the three-strikes law for thefts worth less than $400 : 344
Percentage change since 2000 in the average value of goods stolen in each U.S. shoplifting incident : +53
Percentage of Americans surveyed in October who chose the word "hopeful" to describe their feelings about the economy : 37
Percentage who chose "angry," "worried," or "confused" : 59
Minimum amount S&P 500 corporations owe in retirement benefits for which they have set aside no funds : $458,000,000,000
Amount Democratic candidates raised last year from individuals who gave at least $1 million : $36,000,000
Amount Republican candidates raised last year from individuals who gave as much : $3,000,000
Minimum number of yachts that were donated to U.S. charities in 2001 : 527
Price for a single berth on the February 2001 "Freedom Cruise," including a tour of Grenada led by Oliver North : $1,906
Percentage of Jamaicans who say they would be "better off today" had Jamaica remained a British colony : 53
Percentage of black South Africans who now have a positive view of the way their country was governed under apartheid : 20
Percentage of Moscow residents who say that city residents from Chechnya or the rest of the Caucasus should be expelled : 25
Minimum number of soldiers killed or severely injured each year in the Russian army's initiation hazing : 2,000
Rank of the size of Russia's and Turkey's standing armies, respectively, among Europe's largest : 1, 2
Number of warring factions for which the world's estimated 500,000 child soldiers have been enlisted to fight : 72
Minimum percentage of Angola's soldiers who are HIV-positive : 40
Percentage of all Angolan adults who are : 6
Factor by which Russia's tuberculosis rate exceeds that of Western Europe : 7.6
Number of deaths in 2001 that the Japanese government classified as having resulted from overwork : 143
Percentage change in the number of graduate degrees awarded in China since 1981 : +680
Chances that a new student at the University of California at Berkeley last fall had at least one foreign-born parent : 2 in 3
Percentage of African Americans who have dated at least one white American : 43
Percentage of white Americans who have dated at least one African American : 17
Percentage change since 2000 in the number of syphilis cases among U.S. men and women, respectively : +15, –18
Number of female characters with supernatural powers on major U.S. network-television programs last season : 20
Estimated number of asteroids whose orbits Earth crosses each year : 20,000,000 (see page 40)
Ratio of U.S. spending on tracking asteroids this year to spending on missile defense : 1:1,900
Ratio of the amount the U.S. will spend on missile defense this year to the amount it spent in 1988 under Reagan : 4:3
Percentage by which the average sperm count of an urban U.S. male exceeds that of a rural U.S. male : 60
Chances that a U.S. man between the ages of 18 and 34 shaves all or part of his chest : 3 in 10
Chances that a man says he is interested in chest-hair removal : 6 in 10
Minimum number of neutered pets worldwide that have been implanted with fake testicles : 100,000
