Figuratively speaking.(NEWS)

Rank of the US among the world's most competitive economies, according to a survey conducted by the IMD business school that ranked 55 economies according to 331 criteria which measure how each creates and maintains conditions favorable to business: 1 Ranks of Singapore, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Canada: 2,3,4,5,6

Percentage of workers age 30 and older who say their high school experience had an influence on the job they hold today, according to a survey conducted by CareerBuilder.com: 39

Percentage of those who were in student government and teacher's pets who now work in director/ manager/team lead positions today, the highest of any type of student: 24

Rank of Hong Kong (.hk,) People's Republic of China (.cn), Philippines (.ph), Romania (.ro), Russia (.ru) on the list of the most dangerous surfing places on the web, according to a McAfee, Inc.: 1,2,3,4,5

Rank of Finland (.fi), Japan

(jp), Norway (no), Slovenia (,sl), Colombia (.co) as the safest countries: 1,2,3,4,5

Years when outdoor grilling became popular and when charcoal briquettes were first sold by Henry Ford, made from scrap wood left over from the body framing of his Model Ts: 1920s

Compiled by John MacIntyre

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