Mirror, Mirror on the Wall-
Whos the Prettiest Wiki of them All
(click on the image you like)
Here is a celebrated graphic from an American journalist using U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. It is a good example of using time as a dimension for animation- and heat maps for geography enabled visualizations.
————————–According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are nearly 31 million people currently unemployed — that’s including those involuntarily working part time and those who want a job, but have given up on trying to find one. In the face of the worst economic upheaval since the Great Depression, millions of Americans are hurting. “The Decline: The Geography of a Recession,” as created by labor writer LaToya Egwuekwe, serves as a vivid representation of just how much. Watch the deteriorating transformation of the U.S. economy from January 2007 — approximately one year before the start of the recession — to the most recent unemployment data available today. Original link: http://www.latoyaegwuekwe.com/geographyofarecession.html. For more information, email latoya.egwuekwe@yahoo.com
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31 million unemployed- Does a US corporation seriously think that it can build everything OUTSIDE America and SELL INSIDE America. or who think it is okay intellectual property continues to be stolen as long as labor is cheap.
Shame on you if you outsourced your neighbour’s jobs- or would rather hire in a geography where they steal your intellectual property.
This Christmastime – May the Ghost of the Unemployed Family Christmases visit you in your sleep instead.
From the Old Lady-
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/01/technology/01google.html?_r=1&hpw
Google’s dominance on the Internet has been a sore point in Europe, where it controls more than 80 percent of the online search market, compared with about 66 percent in the United States, according to comScore, a research firm.
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If Google is found in violation of European competition law, the commission has the power to fine it up to 10 percent of its annual revenue, which totaled more than $23 billion last year.
Before settling last year, Microsoft had paid fines of about $2.4 billion over the past decade in a long-running antitrust case in Brussels that focused on the Windows operating system.
In another case, the commission fined Intel about $1.45 billion for abusing its dominance in the computer chip market.
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Maybe Google should ask the European Union to buy a groupon for anti trust cases.
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A good video created by my favorite social media people from a company in North Carolina.
STEM is cool (Science Technology Engineering Maths?)
No, Science is not kool aid- it is just COOL. and better paying than watching Justin Bieber or Lady Gaga videos. Get those lazy teenagers out of Glee clubs and back into Science clubs.
The video itself-
Disclaimer- I have no direct or indirect financial relationship with the creators of this video. I think it is cool people express creativity in positive ways to help their favorite software,company, and even the world. Blah Blah Blah 🙂
Yeah, STEM is cool again.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha
Eid al-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى ‘Īdu l-’Aḍḥā) or “Festival of Sacrifice” or
“Greater Eid” is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims
worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Abraham (Ibrahim) to
sacrifice his son Ishmael (Isma’il) as an act of obedience to God, before
God intervened to provide him with a ram (uncastrated male sheep) to
sacrifice instead.[1]
The meat is divided into three parts to be distributed to others. The family retains one third of the share, another third is given to relatives, friends and neighbors, and the other third is given to the poor & needy.
Eid al-Adha is the latter of two Eid festivals celebrated by Muslims, whose basis comes from Sura 2 (Al-Baqara) Ayah 196 in the Qur’an.
The incident with Abraham and God is also mentioned in Old Testament
1431 (Islamic Calendar): November 16, 2010.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binding_of_Isaac
The Binding of Isaac, in Genesis 22:1-24 is a story from the Hebrew Bible in which God asks Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac, on Mount Moriah.
The narration is referred to as the Akedah (עקדה) or Akedat Yitzchak (עקידת יצחק) in Hebrew and as the Dhabih (ذبيح) in Arabic. The sacrifice itself is called an Olah in Hebrew — for the significance of sacrifices, especially in Biblical times, see korban.
Thanksgiving
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving#cite_note-Encyclop.C3.A6dia_Britannica-0
Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada.
Thanksgiving was a holiday to express thankfulness, gratitude, and appreciation to God, family and friends for which all have been blessed of material possessions and relationships.
Traditionally, it has been a time to give thanks for a bountiful harvest. This holiday has since moved away from its religious roots.
Note from Ajay-
Goats are slaughtered on Id and Turkeys on Thanksgiving
Happy Holidays to you.
Related Articles-
https://decisionstats.com/2010/09/18/happy-yom-kippur/
http://www.oyate.org/resources/shortthanks.html
(Id is a holiday in secular India as we celebrate Minority Festivals-by constitutional law )
Name an industry in which top level executives are mostly white males, new recruits are mostly male (white or Indian/Chinese), women are primarily shunted into publicity relationships, social media or marketing.
Statistical Computing And Business Intelligence are the white man’s last stand to preserve an exclusive club of hail fellow well met and lets catch up after drinks culture. Newer startups are the exception in the business intelligence world , but a whiter face helps (so do an Indian or Chinese male) to attract a mostly male white venture capital industry.
I have earlier talked about technology being totally dominated by Asian males at grad student level and ASA membership almost not representing minorities like blacks and yes women- but this is about corporate culture in the traditional BI world.
If you are connected to the BI or Stat Computing world, who would you rather hire AND who have you actually hired- with identical resumes
White Male or White Female or Brown Indian Male/Female or Yellow Male/Female or Black Male or Black Female
How many Black Grad Assistants do you see in tech corridors- (Nah- it is easier to get a hard working Chinese /Indian- who smiles and does a great job at $12/hour)
How many non- Asian non white Authors do you see in technology and does that compare to pie chart below
Note_ 2010 Census numbers arent available for STEM, and I was unable to find ethnic background for various technology companies, because though these numbers are collected for legal purposes, they are not publicly shared.
Any technology company which has more than 40% women , or more than 10% blacks would be fairly representative to the US population. Anecdotal evidence suggests European employment for minorities is worse (especially for Asians) but better for women.
Any data sources to support/ refute these hypothesis are welcome for purposes of scientific inquiry.
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