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Status Board, A Detailed Information Dashboard App For iPad by Panic

Status Board by Panic is a detailed information dashboard designed for the iPad. The app displays the time and weather, as well as your calendar, email, Twitter, and RSS feeds in an organized, customizable way.

Real-time map of all forests on Earth launches next month

An online map that tracks in near real-time the vegetation area of all the world’s forests simultaneously will launch next month, after a preview was shown at a United Nations summit yesterday. Called “Global Forest Watch 2.0,” the map is a project years in the making led by the World Resources Institute, a nonprofit advocacy group focused on ecological issues.

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Long Term Exposure of Mating Gold Fireflies

Japanese photographer Yuki Karo goes to various places around Maniwa and Okayama Prefectures in Japan and uses long exposure to capture some stunning shots of mating gold fireflies.

The Hidden Costs of Aging, Video Features People Aged 1 to 102

“The Hidden Costs of Aging”is a short video that looks at some of the costs and statistics of aging, including how many calories we consume, how many hours of commercials we watch, and the amount of money we spend on healthcare.

Choctone

Graphic project, the Choctone, chocolate tone of Pantone colour chart.

C for chocolate, N for nuts, H for Honney, G for Grape

Production: Ramses Post-production Aurélio

One Million Photos Taken From the International Space Station

Nate Bergey has created several data visualizations using 1,129,177 photos taken from the International Space Station. Since most images from the ISS are of land masses, Bergey found that plotting all of the images creates a fuzzy map of the world.

How does a cabbie make money?

The Globe obtained fare data for one cab driver. It reveals a job filled with frustrating days and meager rewards.

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Data Dive: Which comes first? Closed schools or blighted neighborhoods?

As Chicago closes public schools, a question arises: Do school closings contribute to a community’s downward spiral — or are they a symptom?

Government Database of US Hospital Violation Reports

T-Time: Boston Subway Time-Scale Map

MBTA subway lines, with stations spaced according to scheduled travel time.

From the Sunlight blog:

While MLB players will be taking the field for Sunday’s and Monday’s opening day games in hopes of winning a World Series title in October, team owners may have their sights set on winning a different sort of Fall Classic.

According to data from Sunlight’s Influence Explorer, MLB organizations pumped in over $24 million to politicians, PACs and independent expenditure groups throughout the 2012 election cycle.

Pipeline Safety Tracker

Although they carry the vast majority of our oil and natural gas, the nation’s 2.5 million miles of pipelines remain largely invisible to the public. And while they’re much safer than alternatives such as trucks, pipelines suffer hundreds of ruptures and spills every year. Critics blame minimal oversight and old pipes for accidents that could have been prevented; operators maintain that they’re committed to continuous improvement.