Numbers

By Ann Marie Bonardi, Val Castronovo, Daniel S. Levy, Ling Minhua, Benjamin Nugent, Julie Rawe, Sora Song, Josh Tyrangiel

84 Number of articles in major newspapers last week on the Singapore Airlines runway crash in Taiwan that killed 81

13 Number of articles on the midair explosion of a Russian-built charter plane in Angola, allegedly shot down by rebels for its diamond cargo, killing 50

294 Pirate attacks in the world's waterways so far this year, a 63% increase from the same period in 1999 and a 10-year high

$280 Monthly fee for a ship to be monitored by a satellite tracking system in case of piracy attack or hijack

31.5 Percentage of adult smokers in Nevada, replacing Kentucky as the state with the highest smoking rate

13.9 Percentage of adult smokers in Utah, the lowest rate in the nation

34 Number of women rapper Mystikal thanks in the liner notes of his new album, including his grandmother

61 Number of seconds into his latest single, Shake Ya A__, before he utters the line, "Bend over, ho..."

Sources: Lexis-Nexis, BBC; International Maritime Bureau; CDC, AP; Let's Get Ready (Jive).