Q: Is it true that the world gains 250,000 people every day? If not, what is the net gain?

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Q: Is it true that the world gains 250,000 people every day? If not, what is the net gain?

— Don G. White, Atlanta

A: It’s typically more than 200,000 a day. The International Program Center, part of the U.S. Census Bureau, estimated the world population to be 6,787,570,618 on Oct. 1. On Nov. 1, it was estimated as 6,794,108,554. Take the difference and divide it by 31 (the number of days in October), it is an increase of 210,901 people a day. Warren Brown, director of the Applied Demography Program, a partnership between the University of Georgia and the state’s Office of Planning and Budget, notes that the population clock update is at www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html.

Q: Which 12 U.S. House members voted against extending unemployment benefits?

—Peter Vajda,
Sandy Springs

A: The members of the House who voted against the legislation to extend jobless benefits by 14 weeks in all states and up to 20 weeks in states with 8.5 percent of higher unemployment were: Georgia Republican Reps. Paul Broun, Tom Price and John Linder as well as Rep. Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas), Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), Rep. Scott Garrett (R-N.J.), Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), Rep. George Radanovich (R-Calif.), Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.).


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