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Critics fear that the decline in what constitutes a good secondary school education have weakened this country's standing in the world.

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Scientists studying the region are divided over how much of the temperature shift is due to the region's large natural variations and how much is being driven by the global buildup of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping greenhouse gases, like those emitted by tailpipes.

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Although many video games are situated in fantasy worlds quite unlike our own, others feature human characters that embark on careers, get married, have their own children, just as real people do.

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Federal government financing is an essential key in the survival of the interstate rail system.

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The artwork of Vincent Van Gogh, mostly paintings executed in bright colors with loose, expressive brushstrokes and drawings done in pen and ink, will be shown for the first time in minor museums where they can be appreciated by people who a trip to a major city may be too expensive for.

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Modern-day snakes are believed to evolve from four-legged lizards, but scientists were divided over whether that phase of evolution occurred on land or in the sea; the recent discovery of fossils of a land-dwelling snake with two legs provides new information for the ongoing debate.

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The exploding popularity of the newest generation of portable MP3 players, equipped with multiple gigabytes of memory and capable of displaying color video files, have generated a huge cottage industry to satisfy the growing demand of accessories for the players.

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The lawyers for the patent holder pressed the federal judge to impose an injunction against the hardware manufacturer, arguing that they should take immediate action in order to prevent further economic damages against their client.

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Samurai warriors of ancient Japan were expected to be expert combatants who employed both skill and honor on the battlefield, as well as cultured citizens who were well-versed in literature and the arts.

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Using a small camera through an incision in the knee, a procedure called a menisectomy allows an orthopedic surgeon to remove torn cartilage.

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The passage suggests that one of the effects of the deregulation of the airlines was

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题目： All figures are in millions (M) except for EPS which is in $/share. EPS stands for Earnings Per Share. Market Capitalization is defined as stock price (measured in $/share) multiplied by shares outstanding."Earnings" when used in the expression EPS (earnings per share) and P/E (price-to-earnings ratio) refer to the metric net income (not shown).Capitalization metrics such as market capitalization value and enterprise value are as of January 30, 2008. Other metrics are as of December 2007.EBITDA is a financial metric for profitability and is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.For each of the following, select Yes if the statement is true based on the information provided; otherwise select No.

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题目： If x * y = xy - 2(x + y) for all integers x and y, then 2 * (-3) =

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题目： Raymond purchased a package of ground beef at a cost of $1.98 per pound. If, for the same amount of money, Raymond could have purchased a piece of steak that weighed 40 percent less than the package of ground beef, what was the cost per pound of the steak?

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题目： Scientists have recently discovered what could be the largest and oldest living organism on Earth, a giant fungus that is an interwoven filigree of mushrooms and rootlike tentacles spawned by a single fertilized spore some 10,000 years ago and extending for more than 30 acres in the soil of a Michigan forest.