The number of airline passengers in the US dropped by 28 per cent in September and October, but airport bar sales have risen by nearly 8 per cent over the period. Time 17th December 2001 Japan is home to 2,600 golf courses—a bigger number than New York, Los Angeles and Boston combined. The Wall Street Journal 6th December 2001 Only 5 per cent of Finns and Greeks support the war in Afghanistan. The Guardian 5th December 2001 Over 40 per cent of connections to Le Monde's website are from abroad—the rate is closer to 60 per cent for El Pais. www.text-e.org The most popular enquiry at the Citizens Advice Bureaux concerns information on how to change your name. Citizens Advice Bureaux Einstein did not learn to read until he was ten. The Guardian 6th December 2001 Russian tax revenues are up more than 50 per cent after the introduction of a flat rate of 13 per cent income tax at the beginning of the year. www.pravda.ru Out of the 36,568 Americans killed in the Korean war, only two were women. In Vietnam, eight out of the 58,204 who died were female. In the Gulf war, when 383 Americans were killed, the total of female fatalities was 15. Salon 6th December 2001 Two years ago, 79 per cent of Britons said they were willing to pay more tax for the health service. Today, that figure has dropped to 54 per cent. ICM December 2001 The percentage change in US federal funding for research on renewable energy sources since 1980 is minus 83. Harpers magazine December 2001 There is no word in the Arabic language for Arabia —modern Saudi Arabia is spoken of as the "Saudi Arab Kingdom or the "peninsula of the Arabs." New Yorker 19th November 2001
