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Use the internet Total adults 71% Women 70 Men 71 Age 18–29 87 30–49 83 50–64 65 65+ 32 Race/ethnicity White, Non-Hispanic 73 Black, Non-Hispanic 62 English-speaking Hispanic 78 Geography Urban 73 Suburban 73 Rural 60 Household income Less than $30,000/yr 55 $30,000-$49,999 69 $50,000-$74,999 82 $75,000+ 93 Educational attainment… Read more
Listed below are the top selling PC games of all time, as of May 2014. Rank Game Title Units sold worldwide (millions) 1. The Sims 11.23 2. World of Warcraft 10.05 3. Myst 8.03 4. The Sims 3 7.5 5. Microsof Flight Simulator 5.12 6. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty 4.46 7. Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness 4.21… Read more
The U.S. tops the list of most PCs-in-use worldwide. RankCountry Year-end 2011(millions) 2011 % share of total1.U.S. 310.6 19.4%2.China 195.1 12.23.Japan 98.1 6.124.Germany 71.5 4.475. India 57.0 3.566. UK 54.5 3.417.Russia 53.5 3.348. France 53.5 3.349. Brazil 48.1 3.0110. Italy 44.7 2.7911. South Korea 40.9 2.5512. Canada 31.3 1.9613.Mexico 27.4… Read more
Morning Venus Januar 1-May 10 Mars Jupiter January 8-July 9 Saturn January 1-February 24September 28-December 31 Evening Venus July 13-December 1 Mars January 1-… Read more
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms. Day Phenomenon Hour 3 Pallas, the second-largest asteroid, is at opposition. 0000 4 LAST QUARTER 0300 4 Mars is 6° south of the Moon.… Read more
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms. Day Phenomenon Hour 2 Mars is 5° south of the Moon. 2000 3 LAST QUARTER 1000 7 Venus is 3° south of the Moon. 0300 7… Read more
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms. Day Phenomenon Hour 1 Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as it moves from its greatest elongation west of the Sun back toward a position east of the Sun as viewed from Earth… Read more
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms. Day Phenomenon Hour 2 FULL MOON 1000 3 Mercury is in superior conjunction. 0400 4 Antares, the brightest star in the constellation… Read more
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms. Day Phenomenon Hour 2 Saturn is 1° 1' south of the Moon. Occultation of Saturn by the Moon. 0200 2 Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo, is 1° 1' south… Read more
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms. Day Phenomenon Hour 1 Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 4' north of the Moon. Occultation of Antares by the Moon. 0100 1 FULL MOON… Read more
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms. Day Phenomenon Hour 2 Venus is 0° 8' south of Saturn. 0100 3 Neptune is 1° 3' north of the Moon. Occultation of Neptune by the Moon. 1900 5… Read more
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms. Day Phenomenon Hour 3 FULL MOON 1400 3 Earth is at perihelion. 2000 5 Jupiter is 5° north of Antares, the brightest star in the constellation… Read more
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms. Day Phenomenon Hour 1 Pallas, the second-largest asteroid, is in conjunction with the Sun. 2200 2 FULL MOON 0600 2 Saturn is 0° 9' south of the Moon… Read more
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms. Day Phenomenon Hour 1 LAST QUARTER 1300 1 Saturn is 2° north of the Moon. 1300 6 Venus is 7° north of the Moon. 0100 6… Read more
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms. Day Phenomenon Hour 1 Mercury is 6° south of Pollux, the brightest star in the constellation Gemini. 1900 2 Uranus is 2° south of the Moon. 0200 3… Read more
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms. Day Phenomenon Hour 1 Pluto appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from direct motion to retrograde motion. 0000 1 Mercury is 1° 6' south of Uranus.… Read more
The following table shows the number of transplants per year in the United States from 1988 to the present, according to types of organs including heart, liver, lung, pancreas, kidney, and intestine. 1988 1990… Read more
The following table shows the number of transplants per year in the United States from 1988 to the present, according to types of organs including heart, liver, lung, pancreas, kidney, and intestine. 1988 1990… Read more
Characteristic Enrolled in physical education class Total Attended daily Exercised 20 minutes or more per class1 Played on a sports team All students 55.7… Read more
Characteristic Percent Age 0–5 10.7% 6–15 11.9 16–18 15.4 Under 18 years 11.7 Race and ethnicity White 11.4… Read more
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