Unless you live under a rock inside a cave in the remotest area in the world, you know a huge quake struck Haiti on Tuesday, and much lies in ruins. The New York Times just posted some before and after satellite images, and it’s a horrible thing to see. Buildings gone. People gone.
It pains me to think about what if that were to happen to me or my family.
To this end, I’m donating all proceeds from World Progress Report orders, along with this month’s FlowingData revenues, to UNICEF’s relief efforts. The Report, after all, is an effort to relate to the rest of the world. It only seems fitting. It’s not much in the grand scheme of things, I guess, but at least it’s something. As they say, every little bit counts.
Again, I’m taking orders for one week – through January 21. Do some good and get something good too. I’m including How America Learns with all orders now. Buy a print now.
Or if the World Progress Report just isn’t your thing, you can donate directly to UNICEF.
I mean, seriously, there are 27,000 of you + me. We can make a big difference together.
Wonderful cause, and a great print as well. Every sincere effort, no matter how small, will have a positive effect. Thanks for stepping up to the plate. I just ordered.
thanks for the support, ryan
Thank you for your wonderful idea! Sadly, I live in Germany, so ordering a print would be just to much for my pocket money, as I am a student. I decided to donate directly instead. Keep up the awesome work and may every north american citizen order at least two prints from you ;)
Thanks again and cheers from Germany,
Martin
thanks, martin. i am sure your contribution will be much appreciated. :)
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Would love to order one, buy shipping costs (to Germany) are way too high (+$32) :-(
hey guys, i’ve made an update to international shipping. it should be a little more manageable now.
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It could be me, but it looks like you mixed up the before and after. I see more buildings in the after than the before. ????
it’s from the NYT – but yeah, it does sort of look that way. i think just b/c the ‘after’ is clearer or simply because that region in the ‘before’ has less buildings. you can move the slider in the interactive version.
mainly though, notice the cathedral in the middle is completely gone.
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