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...bemoaning high prices at the pumps?oil rose to a record $55 a barrel on Oct. 15, up 65% this year?can with some justification point an accusatory finger toward the mainland. Its booming economy and burgeoning appetite for cars and other modern conveniences have caused energy demand to soar. China's oil imports doubled over the past five years and surged nearly 40% in the first half of 2004 alone. These increases vaulted the mainland ahead of Japan and into second place among the world's biggest oil consumers, behind only...
Both teams were forced to keep the ball on the ground and make short quick passes. The team had to strictly avoid over the top passing and putting the ball too high in the air for fear that the ball might soar away...
...only her relatively young age that makes Marie's case unusual: she's one of 170,000 Australians with dementia, of which Alzheimer's is the most common type. The incidence of dementia is set to soar in wealthy countries as their populations age. The number of Australians 65 and over is projected to more than double, to 5.7 million, by 2041. Within 20 years, over-85s - of whom roughly a quarter have dementia - are expected to comprise 2% of the population, twice the present figure. But the problem isn't simply that there'll be more oldies. A recent...
...passes $3 million. Wins largest Daily Double bet in history ($44,000) by identifying Paul as the cute Beatle. Is invited to toss out the first ball of the World Series. Mattel launches a Smart Talking Ken doll that knows the answer to more than 1,500 questions. Ratings soar...
Virtually nonexistent even a decade ago, the market for digital cameras grew to $17 billion in 2003, and sales are expected to soar 39% this year, according to research firm IDC. And since introducing in 1996 the DSC-F1, one of the first affordable digital cameras, Sony has gone on to capture an industry-leading 18%. Canon is close behind with 16%, and Olympus and Kodak have 13% and 12%, respectively...