Gone Fishing

I am unable to continue this blog at this time. Thanks for the positive feedback over the years. Good luck on all your endeavours.

The U.S. Supreme Court: How Liberal?

(Source: New York Times, Martin-Quinn Scores, Andrew D Martin)

Sugar in Colas

SugarStacks.com uses regular sugar cubes (4 grams of sugar each) to show how the sugars in your favorite foods literally stack up, gram for gram.

Iran: Hierarchy of Power

SUPREME LEADER AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI wields control over every major decision either directly or through a network of hand-picked loyalists and institutions, including the powerful Revolutionary Guard, the judiciary and intelligence services.

(Source: NicolasRapp.com, ABC News)

Largest Bankruptcies in History

GOOD reports that eight of the 20 largest bankruptcies have happened during the last two years.

(Source: GOOD's The Largest Bankruptcies in History)

World Economic Outlook

(Source: International Monetary Fund IMF)

Fighting for the Arctic

In August 2007 Russian scientists sent a submarine to the Arctic Ocean seabed at 90° North to gather data in support of Russia's claim that the North Pole is part of the Russian continental shelf. The expedition provoked a hostile reaction from other Arctic littoral states and prompted media speculation that Russia's action might trigger a "new Cold War" over the resources of the Arctic.

(Source: Economist.com, International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU) Durham University Home, pdf)

Transparency: How Far Your Produce Travels

(Source: GOOD)

Education: Unemployment Rates and Wages

(Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics) HT Calculated Risk, for my money, one of the best blogs out there.

Their Launching Pads

They started in the projects and landed at the top of their fields. This map shows the beginnings of some notable lives.

(Source: New York Times) (imo this is the kind of map every schoolchild should make of his or her neighborhood, town, or city, with a sketch or foto of the notable person's home as well.)