Fast Facts Relating To Valentine's Day in the United States
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Valentine's Day--United States
Source: U.S. Census Fast Facts Relating To Valentine's Day in the United States
Facts include:
+ 180 million
Number of Valentine's Day cards exchanged annually, making Valentine's Day the second-most popular greeting-card-giving occasion. (This total excludes packaged kids valentines for classroom exchanges.) (Source: Hallmark research)
+ 1,271
Number of locations producing chocolate and cocoa products in 2003. These establishments employed 43,379 people. California led the nation in the number of such establishments (with 146) followed by Pennsylvania (with 120).
+ $422 million
The combined wholesale value of domestically produced cut flowers in 2004 for all flower-producing businesses in 36 states with $100,000 or more in sales. Among states, California was the leading producer, alone accounting for nearly three-quarters of this amount ($304 million). See Also: NEW REPORT: Romance in America (PDF; via Pew Internet & American Life Project)
"Most young singles in America do not describe themselves as actively looking for romantic partners. Even those who are seeking relationships are not dating frequently. About half (49%) had been on no more than one date in the previous three months."
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Video Industry--United States--Statistics
Source: FCC New Report: 12th Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for the Delivery of Video Programming
Lots o' stats. "The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today adopted its 12th Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for the Delivery of Video Programming. Section 628(g) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, requires the Commission to report annually to Congress on the status of competition among multichannel video programming distributors ("MVPDs"), including cable operators, direct broadcast satellite ("DBS") providers, local exchange carriers ("LECs") now entering the field, and others." Direct to Full Text.
See Also: FCC Media Bureau Report Finds Substantial Consumer Benefits in A La Carte Model of Delivering Video Programming
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Public Health--United Kingdom
Source: Kable's Government Computing New Web Site: Online for health complaints
"Named Please Ask, it is part of a wider campaign to encourage patients to ask questions and raise concerns about healthcare. It provides information and includes a facility -- the Patient and Public Reporting e-Form -- to report incidents, make complaints, and seek advice on patient safety issues"
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Agriculture--United States--Projections
Source: USDA New, USDA Agricultural Baseline Projections to 2015
See Also: Agricultural Baseline Database
See Also: Agricultural Baseline Projection Tables
-- Writing--Bibliography
Source: Air University Library Effective Writing Resources
New bibliography (brief) includes Internet resources and books.
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