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Glory Bound lyrics (The Wailin' Jennys)
The Wailin' Jennys This is one beautiful song… Glory Bound (Ruth Moody) When I hear that trumpet sound I will lay my burdens down I will lay them deep into the ground Then I’ll know that I am glory bound I’ll be travelin' far from home But I won’t be looking for to roam I’ll be crossing o’er the great divide In a better home soon I will reside Hallelujah When I’m in my resting place I’ll look on my mother’s face Never more will I have to know All the loneliness that plagues me so So I’m waiting for that train to come And I know where she’s coming from Listen can you hear her on the track When I board I won’t be looking back Hallelujah
GOOD.is | Political Climate - An Interactive Timeline Scaling
If you have been wondering how Americans' concerns have changed over time and/or by party, look no further than GOOD.is | Political Climate - An Interactive Timeline Scaling. An interactive Flash-based infographic, the Political Climate chart shows how Americans feel about everything from the economy to healthcare to crime, morals, and immigration. You can select a composite view or break it down by political party (Democrat or Republican), year by year since 2001.
OddlySpecific.com: Warning...
Oddlyspecific.com has some great pictures. Here are a couple. In case you weren’t aware of what a balcony really is……and I couldn’t resist reposting this warning (though it doesn’t apply to you!): [Thanks to Neal Levene (http://simplecomplexity.net/posting/) for posting the balcony graphic [via oddlyspecific.com].]
26 Years, 85 Notebooks: Observatory: Design Observer
26 Years, 85 Notebooks: Observatory: Design Observer. via http://observermedia.designobserver.com/videofile.html?entry=14548
Porsche Building | Fubiz™
Porsche Building | Fubiz™.
The origins of abc | I love typography, the typography and fonts blog
The origins of abc | I love typography, the typography and fonts blog.
The Difference Between Infographics and Visualization | eagereyes
Robert Kosara at eagereyes.org helps differentiate between visualization and infographics. Among other differences, he points out that Visualization is context-free, infographics are context-sensitive. This short but informative post discusses The Difference Between Infographics and Visualization | eagereyes.
A Presidential History of the US
Rachel Mercer’s graphic “Presidential Costs” shows, in a circular timeline, the history of the US through a history of the presidents, from Washington through Obama. Four layers of rings plus a ring of bubbles visualizes the time periods, key legislative acts, foreign conflicts and wars, and national debt. Very nice graphic.
Lincoln's Constitution by Daniel A. Farber: Book review
Lincoln’s Constitution by Daniel A. Farber My rating: 5 of 5 stars Excellent and thoroughly researched review of the issues surrounding Lincoln’s presidency, specifically how the Constitutionality of his decisions could be viewed during and since his time in office. Farber clearly understands his topic, providing both ample detail and excellent additional references to both primary and secondary sources. Finally, he makes this potentially very dry subject palatable through clear and concise prose.