She says currently there is about a 30 percent usage rate among residents.

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From that perspective, a 10 percent overall usage rate looks pretty impressive.

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That tiny usage rate of encryption, and the implication that law enforcement found other ways to circumvent or break it, seems to contradict long-running fears from law enforcement that encryption would make their job tougher.

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Other arguments against I-File: States that have used free filing systems have had a relatively low usage rate--a federally run program could make auditing easier (and more likely) and it wouldn't necessarily encourage taxpayers to take all deductions possible.

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He revealed that 5% to 7% of players who agreed to random testing in 2003 wound up testing positive, though he figures the actual usage rate to be much higher, since drugs like Human Growth Hormone can't be detected in tests.

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Madden NFL 13, which features MegaTron Calvin Johnson on the cover (see video below), broke records for day one retail sales, day one online usage rate and is enjoying the best critical acclaim it has seen in years with review scores across the spectrum scoring high.

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That is a pretty low rate of usage.

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So, IPO companies need to carefully budget their equity usage and manage to a declining burn rate and overhang over time.

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Even more encouraging than the opportunity to reduce this usage gap is the double-digit rate at which consumption is increasing in Asia.

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Competitive retail providers, like NewEnergy or Direct Energy, offer rate plans that allow customers to lock in current rates for all or almost any portion of their usage.

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