... 9/11 attacks?" On average, fewer than half of all respondents...the United States are also less likely to blame the U...New York Times, found that fewer than 1 in 5 Americans...seen as a threat by less than 10 percent. Al Qaeda...our ideologies haven't had less power to sway people than...today. We've never had less "soft power;" hard power doesn...been exposed. The fact that fewer than half of the world...

... Traffic deaths fall as gas prices climb As economy slumps, people are venturing out less updated 3:41 p.m. MT, Tues., July. 22, 2008 ...percent in April compared with a year earlier, continuing a trend that began in November. Fewer people on the road means fewer fatalities, said Gus Williams, 52, of Albany, Ga., who frequently drives to northern Ohio. "That shows a good...

.../ Traffic deaths fall as gas prices climb As economy slumps, people are venturing out less updated 3:41 p.m. MT, Tues., July. 22, 2008 COLUMBUS, ... in April compared with a year earlier, continuing a trend that began in November. Fewer people on the road means fewer fatalities, said Gus Williams, 52, of Albany, Ga., who frequently drives to northern Ohio. "That shows a good ...

... light. Jablonski and Chaplin found that dark skin acts as a natural sunscreen to help prevent UV light from breaking down folate, so it is helpful in areas with a lot of sun. But in less sunny areas, dark skin screens out too much sunlight, and can inhibit the production of vitamin D-3, so lighter skin is helpful for reproductive success. Skin color is based on the level of ...

... light. Jablonski and Chaplin found that dark skin acts as a natural sunscreen to help prevent UV light from breaking down folate, so it is helpful in areas with a lot of sun. But in less sunny areas, dark skin screens out too much sunlight, and can inhibit the production of vitamin D-3, so lighter skin is helpful for reproductive success. Skin color is based on the level of ...

... light. Jablonski and Chaplin found that dark skin acts as a natural sunscreen to help prevent UV light from breaking down folate, so it is helpful in areas with a lot of sun. But in less sunny areas, dark skin screens out too much sunlight, and can inhibit the production of vitamin D-3, so lighter skin is helpful for reproductive success. Skin color is based on the level of melanin,...

... light. Jablonski and Chaplin found that dark skin acts as a natural sunscreen to help prevent UV light from breaking down folate, so it is helpful in areas with a lot of sun. But in less sunny areas, dark skin screens out too much sunlight, and can inhibit the production of vitamin D-3, so lighter skin is helpful for reproductive success. Skin color is based on the level of melanin,...

...>> I surprised myself a while ago when I looked up some commuting stats for Canada (where we have  some looong distances)  A bit over 60%% of all Canadians had a one way commute of less than 10km. http://ca.geocities.com/jrkrideau/cycling/commute.png I wonder what the UK figures are?  Average commute distance 8.7 miles, the break down may well be similar. Is...

... myself a while ago when I looked up some commuting stats for Canada (where we have  some looong distances)  A bit over 60%% of all Canadians had a one way commute of less than 10km. http://ca.geocities.com/jrkrideau/cycling/commute.png I wonder what the UK figures are?   Average commute distance 8.7 miles, the break down may well be similar. No...

Daniel Barlow <dan@telent.net> wrote: JNugent <JN@NPPTG.com> writes: The "average number of legs being less than two" quote is a well-known example of how the mean can be misleading - even when perfectly calculated. Misleading to morons, perhaps. Anyone with GCSE maths should have no trouble with it. I suspect many of us could name several non-morons with GCSE...