Statistics: Always insightful

Time magazine does an excellent job with numbers. In the article "China counts...and counts", they compare US and China. The following are some of the numbers

Statistic	China	US
GDP	$2.7 trillion ($2,054 per person)	$13.2 trillion ($43,950 per person)
Private Cars	11.5 million (9 per 1000 people)	136.4 million (450 per 1000 people)

Complete article available here

I don't know what the corresponding figures for India are. Though, one can easily conclude that the developing countries have a lot of catching-up left to do.

While we are on the topic, he is another one from the same issue of Time

• 85.5: Years of life expectancy for Japanese women in 2005


• 33.2: Years of life expectancy for women in Swaziland, where the HIV infection rate is nearly 40% and life spans are the lowest on earth

Tennis: The incredible run

After winning the Australian Open without loosing a set, US Open, and a lot more, Roger Federer showed that he is human after all.

"For Roger Federer, glimpses of vulnerability often vanished in mere seconds during a winning streak lasting nearly seven months and 41 matches and spanning seven countries
...
Also, an issue of rhythm, or a lack thereof, came into play when Federer twice called for a trainer to adjust the tape on his feet to deal with blisters. The first was after the opening set."

Complete article here