Who's printing the NEW $100?

Cnet staff writer Daniel Terdiman went behind the scene to show us the next generation of new $100 Bills!  Learn and read more $100

Naming Right, Who, Where, How long, and How Much?

Do you believe in branding your brand? If not check out the list below and see who, where, how long, and how much each very recognizable company paying for their naming right.



Who? American Airlines Arena
Where? Miami, Fla.
How long? 20 years, $42 million

Who? HP Pavilion
Where? San Jose, Calif.
How long? 15 years, $47 million

Who? Chase Field
Where? Phoenix, Ariz.
How long? 30 years, $66 million

Who? Toyota Center
Where? Houston, TX.
How long? 20 years, $100 million

Who? Target Field
Where? Minneapolis, Minn
How long? 25 years, $125 million

Who? Minute Maid Park
Where? Houston, TX.
How long? 28 years, $170 million

Who? American Airlines Center
Where? Dallas, TX.
How long? 30 years, $195 million

Who? Amway Center
Where? Orlando, Fla.
How long? 30 years, $195 million

Who? Barclays Center
Where? Brooklyn, N.Y.
How long? 20 years, $400 million

Who? Citi Field
Where? Flushing, N.Y.
How long? 20 years, $400 million

Is your car a CASH for CLUNKERS?

Top 10 Trad-in

10. Ford Windstar
09. Chevrolet C1500 2WD
08. Ford F-150 4WD
07. Chevrolet Blazer 4WD
06. Ford Explorer 2WD
05. Dodge Grand Caravan 2WD
04. Jeep Grand Cherokee 4WD
03. Jeep Grand Cherokee 4WD
02. Ford F-150 2WD
01. Ford Explorer 4WD

Top 10 Purchased

10. Chevrolet Cobalt
09. Honda Fit
08. Dodge Caliber
07. Ford Escape
06. Hyundai Elantra
05. Toyota Camry
04. Toyota Prius
03. Honda Civic
02. Ford Focus
01. Toyota Corolla


Here is a quick visual by GOOD and Gavin Potenza.

If your car not on the list you can try here CARS.gov

How to track USAspending?

Finally thanks to The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Transparency Act) requires a single searchable website, accessible by the public for free that includes for each Federal award: such as...

Federal Spending FY 2009 YTD

	Contracts	$221,177,641,981
	Grants	$237,027,203,718
	Loans	$63,771,782
	Insurance	$2,062,647,048
	Direct Payments	$41,687,210,164
	Other Assistance	$37,345,915,842

TOP 5 Assistance Recipients FY 2009 YTD

1	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES	$18,908,037,649
2	NEW YORK STATE DEPT OF HEALTH	$18,335,672,042
3	TEXAS HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION	$13,514,862,175
4	PENNSYLVANIA DEPT OF PUBLIC WELFARE	$11,168,181,944
5	LOUISIANA DEPT OF HEALTH & HOSPITALS	$5,031,984,907

Top 5 Contractors FY 2009 YTD

1	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION	$20,362,164,557
2	THE BOEING COMPANY	$14,730,265,990
3	NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION	$8,672,131,373
4	GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION	$7,794,041,496
5	RAYTHEON COMPANY	$5,951,997,077

Learn more. USAspending.gov

What's the health of the nation's electrical systems?

NPR.org put together five interesting way to visualize and interact with the health of the US electrical systems.  Such as: 

1. The Grid
   
2. Sources of Power: Coal, Nuclear, Gas, Hydro, Oil
   
3. Power Plants
   
4. Solar Power
   
5. Wind Power
   

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Where U.S. Workers Come From?

NYT posted a visual interactive map of "Where U.S. Workers Come From".

Below is two data set. Explore NYT for more details.

Top 10 Countries

Top ten	Number of workers (+/- Margin of error)
1.Mexico	5,286,400	+/- 1%
2.Philippines	848,800	+/- 2%
3.India	746,200	+/- 2%
4.China	653,000	+/- 2%
5.El Salvador	580,100	+/- 2%
6.Vietnam	526,000	+/- 2%
7.Germany	476,100	+/- 2%
8.South Korea	408,400	+/- 2%
9.Cuba	399,300	+/- 2%
10.Canada	364,900	+/- 2%

Top 20 occupations for those born in all countries

Only occupations with at least 500 workers are shown.

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Occupation	Number of workers (+/- Margin of error)
1. Clerical and administrative staff	1,655,200	+/- 1%
2. Sales-related occupations	1,464,900	+/- 1%
3. Managers and administrators	1,337,300	+/- 1%
4. Skilled construction workers	1,180,300	+/- 1%
5. Industrial equipment operators	1,025,100	+/- 1%
6. Cooks and other food preparers	990,900	+/- 1%
7. Drivers and other transportation workers	722,200	+/- 2%
8. Mechanics and equipment repairers	589,500	+/- 2%
9. Teachers	516,200	+/- 2%
10. Construction laborers	500,200	+/- 2%
11. Scientists and quantitative analysts	473,900	+/- 2%
12. Other manual laborers	455,300	+/- 2%
13. Janitors	446,500	+/- 2%
14. Assembly line workers	390,000	+/- 2%
15. Accountants and other financial specialists	377,200	+/- 2%
16. Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants	372,900	+/- 2%
17. Computer software developers	368,600	+/- 2%
18. Household service staff	357,400	+/- 2%
19. Engineers and architects	351,000	+/- 3%
20. Gardeners and groundskeepers	339,000	+/- 3%

Want some torture with your peanuts?

...worse than an electronic dog collar if he/she got out of line?