$172,000 offered to physician recruits

$172,000: Average salary offered to family physician recruits, according to a report from Merritt, Hawkins and Associates.

$185,000: Average salary offered to recruit nurses trained in administering anesthesia, known as CRNAs.

$439,000: Average salary offered to orthopedic surgeons in 2008.

$401,000: Average salary offered to radiologists in 2008.

Source: Merritt, Hawkins and Associates

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90: Percentage of men surveyed who indicated that they are comfortable dating someone who earns significantly more than they do (an increase of 10 percent since the 2004 results), according to Spike TV's State of Men 2008 survey.

75: Percentage of men who said that they are comfortable dating someone significantly older than they are.

Source: Spike TV

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10.3 billion: Number of trips that Americans took on public transportation in 2007, according to a study conducted by the American Public Transportation Association.

1957: Last year in which Americans took this many trips on public transportation in a single year.

Source: American Public Transportation Association

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1: Rank of Heinz ketchup as the overall winning brand based on six base measures, including: familiarity, quality, purchase consideration, brand expectations, distinctiveness and trust, according to the 2008 results from EquiTrend, the annual brand-equity study in its 28th year.

2, 3, 4, 5, 6: Ranks of M&M plain chocolate candy, Hershey's milk chocolate candy bars, Hershey's kisses, Duracell batteries and Cheerios cereal on the list.

Source: Harris Interactive

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43: Percentage of American credit card holders who say they always pay off the full balance on their cards each month, according to a Gallup Poll.

25: Percentage who acknowledge that they usually leave a balance.

12: Percentage who say they usually pay only the minimum amount due each month.

Source: Gallup

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38: Percentage of business meetings where the agenda is clear, followed and focused, according to Proudfoot Consulting's business review findings.

13: Percentage where an action plan is clear, reviewed and decided.

12: Percentage of meetings that establish clear responsibility for upcoming actions and due dates.

11: Percentage where there is follow-up on assignments/evaluation.

Source: Proudfoot Consulting

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