Check out new web site, cool maps w/ data, everything you have wanted to know about the US.

bluedawg12

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Fri Mar-27-09 01:26 AM
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Check out new web site, cool maps w/ data, everything you have wanted to know about the US.

http://measureofamerica.org/maps/
>>Ever wondered how your state stacks up compared with others on obesity rates, SAT scores, or number of recent army recruits? How does your congressional district fare compared to your neighbors on life expectancy, high school dropout rates, or earnings? Find out with our mapping tool, which allows you to create customized maps by state or congressional district.<<

Life expectancy map by State in US:
http://map.measureofamerica.org/maps.aspx

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Pale Blue Dot

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Fri Mar-27-09 06:24 AM
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1. Looks great. I've bookmarked it.

One thing I'd love to see added is state debt levels.

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bluedawg12

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Fri Mar-27-09 09:27 AM
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2. PBD- Glad you like it- I just looked at life expectancy

one thing that strikes me is that the lowest seems clustered around the traditional bible belt States, Ky, Tenn, Ark, S.C., Miss., Ala.

Then highest seem clustered around Minn. N. Dakota, across to Utah.

I venture to speculate that some of this is life style, but, it would be interesting to know if there are some similar genetic markers in those region.

I seem to recall how people migrated as settlers from S.C. (Scots- Irish?) across the bible belt Appalachian region, while the northern states were Swedes and Germans.

Anyway, it provides some interesting data that can fuel even more speculation. :)

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Odin2005

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Fri Mar-27-09 12:29 PM
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3. Minnesota's #1! Minnesota's #1! Minnesota's #1!!!

:woohoo:

We are also the best state when it comes to education. It is when I learned that fact that I realized how truly fucked up Education is in this country.

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JitterbugPerfume

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Fri Mar-27-09 04:35 PM
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4. bookmarked

thanks

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bluedawg12

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Sat Mar-28-09 12:15 AM
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5. you are very welcome, I had a feeling the skeptics would like it.

I think it's a treasure trove of data. :P

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fadedrose

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Sat Mar-28-09 07:21 PM
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6. K & R nt

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fadedrose

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Sat Mar-28-09 07:23 PM
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7. Couldn't kick this - over 24 hrs...................nt

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EvolveOrConvolve

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Sat Mar-28-09 08:40 PM
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8. Dude, that website kicks ass!

It's interesting to see how shitty the more conservative states are.

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bluedawg12

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Sun Mar-29-09 12:27 AM
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9. Yeah, that may be the root of a lot of what comes out of there

mistrust and a lot of superstition. Not to insult red State folks ( which I am sure I just have) but I mean about how they are so much more conservative and get into things like Intelligent Design and the Scopes Monkey trial. LOL.

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EvolveOrConvolve

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Sun Mar-29-09 12:59 PM
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10. I live in one of the reddest states, and I agree with you

The levels of ignorance and stupidity are truly staggering in these states - enough so that showing conservatives these statistics would have very little chance of bursting their collective bubble of myth and superstition.

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