[tips] Merry Christmas, Part Deux

2014-01-06 Thread Mike Palij
In the past I've wished Merry Christmas to those who follow the Julian calendar instead of the contemporary Gregorian calendar. January 7 is celebrated as Christmas day in the Orthodox Christian religions (Ukrainian Catholics used to follow the same custom up to a few decades ago) except for the A

[tips] Mapping Where The Poor And Non-Poor Are

2014-01-06 Thread Mike Palij
The NY Times has an interesting interactive map of the U.S. that identifies the percentage of poor people (families and individuals) in a census unit. It can be found here: http://www.nytimes.com/newsgraphics/2014/01/05/poverty-map/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20140106 Looking at Manhattan, NY