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Ah, the Statistical Abstract of the United States. 2007 edition is out, and the Times has a story about it:
Who Americans Are and What They Do, in Census Data
By SAM ROBERTS
Published: December 15, 2006
"Americans drank more than 23 gallons of bottled water per person in 2004 — about 10 times as much as in 1980. We consumed more than twice as much high fructose corn syrup per person as in 1980 and remained the fattest inhabitants of the planet, although Mexicans, Australians, Greeks, New Zealanders and Britons are not too far behind."
Amazingly, this story interests lots o' people; right now, it sits atop of the Times' "Most Popular" stories list.
See what the GPO has to say about The Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2007 or check out the data itself, at census.gov.
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Ah, the Statistical Abstract of the United States. 2007 edition is out, and the Times has a story about it:
Who Americans Are and What They Do, in Census DataBy SAM ROBERTS
Published: December 15, 2006
"Americans drank more than 23 gallons of bottled water per person in 2004 — about 10 times as much as in 1980. We consumed more than twice as much high fructose corn syrup per person as in 1980 and remained the fattest inhabitants of the planet, although Mexicans, Australians, Greeks, New Zealanders and Britons are not too far behind."
Amazingly, this story interests lots o' people; right now, it sits atop of the Times' "Most Popular" stories list.
See what the GPO has to say about The Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2007 or check out the data itself, at census.gov.
- Asian Americans And European Americans Differ In How They See Themselves In The World
The way we see ourselves in the world can affect how we answer ambiguous questions like: “Next Wednesday's meeting has been moved forward two days. What day is the meeting now on?” If you see yourself as moving through time, then you're more...
- Human Rights Day
Human Rights Day 2007 marks the start of a year-long commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 1948-2008 It is our duty to ensure that these rights are a living reality...
- Working With Students, Non-traditionally
I've branched out into non-traditional librarian-student interaction, and it's been a great success. This spring, I collaborated with JOMC professor Spencer Barnes and his Infographics students. Dr. Barnes asks the students to create (amazing)...
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Last Tuesday's Science Times describes a new view of inhabitants of the United Kingdom as defined by geneticists at Oxford. "Historians teach that [the Brits & Irish] are mostly descended from different peoples: the Irish from the Celts and the English...
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