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Aaron — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:52:11 +0000

From the Hong Kong fish market and harbor at Sai Kung: Related posts:Flowers on black background I’ve been looking to try to improve my “still life”... U.S. Exports to Asia This is an annotated map I produced for the Asia Matters... “How Somali Pirates Could Take Obama Hostage” As far as titles go, this one is [...] Related posts:

Flowers on black background I’ve been looking to try to improve my “still life”...
U.S. Exports to Asia This is an annotated map I produced for the Asia Matters...
“How Somali Pirates Could Take Obama Hostage” As far as titles go, this one is pretty good....

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“How Somali Pirates Could Take Obama Hostage”

Aaron — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:23:53 +0000

As far as titles go, this one is pretty good. The notion of the president of the United States taken hostage by thugs on the open seas is too good to resist — how could you not want to read the article from the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)? It reminds me of the many events we hold here at the Center: we try to come up with provocative or unusual titles for what are often quite dry topics. Not necessarily boring, mind you…and sometimes very interesting. But they are often quite humorless. So I appreciate a good title when I see one.

Of course, the article is referring to how pirates can hostage Obama’s presidential agenda, not the person himself:

The notion that an American president cannot permit hostages or POWs to remain in captivity without suffering a significant political penalty is exceptionally dangerous—gravely injuring two presidencies in succession. … Otherwise, when a Somali pirate detains an American sailor and holds him captive in Mogadishu, Obama may find that his administration is also being held hostage.

Still, that title is pretty arresting.

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U.S.-Asia facts

Aaron — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:03:43 +0000

Did you know:
•    93% of Arkansas’s international students come from Asia
•    Mississippi’s “Asian alone” population grew 87% during 2004-07, fastest in the nation
•    Louisiana has exports to Asia of $2,547 per capita, fourth in the country

These are from the new brochure for Asia Matters for America. The brochure is coming soon, but the website is available now.

U.S. Exports to Asia This is an annotated map I produced for the Asia Matters...
Portfolio Here are some information graphics I have created....
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Balance of trade

Aaron — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:24:54 +0000

And now a sneak peak into a project I’m working on right now. This is my first attempt at showing balance of trade between the United States and Asia.

US-Asia balance of trade (click to enlarge)

I like the concept but I think it still needs some work. The data I have is only from one month but I’d prefer to have an entire year. I also want to be able to show some change over time. I could obviously have two stacked charts, but I’m thinking of other ways to show the change.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

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