I came across an article that appeared in the New York Times called “Bleeding Heart Tightwads” by Nicholas D. Kristof. Kristof, a liberal, goes on to say that liberals tend to be stingy when it comes to giving to charity. I found it to be very interesting and also contradictory to what I originally [...]
Continue Reading →The U.S. Department of Education has a link on their website to The Equity in Athletics Data Analysis Cutting Tool, which allows visitors to download spreadsheets that show financial information about equity in college athletics. The universities that the data accounts for are US college universities that receive Title IV funding. What that basically means [...]
Continue Reading →Global economic crisis! Record level unemployment in the U.S.!
With our latest dataset on unemployment levels for select countries from 1995 to 2008 from the U.S. Department of Labor, I decided to take a look at what has been happening to unemployment in this economic environment.
The next three maps [...]
Continue Reading →It’s the holidays and what is one thing that is on the minds of everyone? Shopping! Yes, and this year with the economy slumping people are trying to not only find the perfect gift but the perfectly-priced gift. As I myself have pondered this question a thought entered my head. What [...]
Continue Reading →With the college football season winding down and the National Championship coming up on January 8, 2009 between the Florida Gators and the Oklahoma Sooners, it would be interesting to know what college programs across the country are paying their head coaches. The following map shows a data collection, by all co-educational post-secondary [...]
Continue Reading →In January, a record 4 million people are expected to gather in Washington, DC to take part in the Inauguration celebration. Hotels near the area sold out nearly the day after Obama was elected. Luckily, where traditional lodging failed, Craigslist saved the day. People all around Washington, DC (and I mean all around, [...]
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The question of who is allowed to purchase and possess firearms has been debated in state legislatures all across the country. Some want more restrictions and some want fewer restrictions, and every state has its own unique set of rules. Debates rage on and it seems [...]
Continue Reading →Considering that the US produces 602.3 billion pounds of corn crop annually, I thought it would be interesting to map where most of our corn is coming from in the US. The type of corn, maize, which is the one most widely produced is a cousin to sweet corn that is a high-sugar [...]
Continue Reading →This past November 20th, the American Cancer Society held its 32nd annual Great American Smokeout and November 19th was World Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Day. The CDC dedicated its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report to health concerns related to Cigarette Smoking. In this report, the CDC analyzed data from the [...]
Continue Reading →The US Department of Transportation through the Federal Highway Administration recently put out a report on “Traffic Volume Trends Across the USA.” The report looks at the amount of vehicle miles recorded by state. It compares the figure recorded in the months of August 2007 and September 2007 with [...]
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