Structured Settlement Funding

If you are the recipient of a structured settlement or annuity and you are receiving your payments over time, you may be able to sell some of it for a cash lump sum. The following infographic from CBC Settlement Funding contains the settlement funding process, along with what you can and cannot sell a structured settlement for.

The Potential of the Bakken Region

North Dakota’s Bakken Shale is providing a wealth of new oil production to the U.S., along with bountiful economic activity. The Bakken could be producing as much as a million barrels per day by 2020, and extraction of this oil is benefiting the region and the country through the creation of thousands of jobs and the generation of substantial revenues from taxes and royalties.

Angry Birds Disrupt Zynga’s Farm

Gaming studios rise and fall each year. As the market changes to accommodate a more casual-gaming audience, several studios have started releasing new titles that evolve with their prospective playerbase. In this infographic from Top10BestOnline-Casinos, we take a look at two of the giants, Rovio and Zynga, and how their style of games have paid off in the past year.

Halloween 2012: Facts and Figures

Is your family one of the 78 million households that will be celebrating Halloween this year? One of the most popular holidays of the year, Halloween is an autumn staple. When else during the year can kids dress up as batman, run around the neighborhood on a sugar high, and scream at their neighbors’ doors?

ADHD By The Numbers

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) claims that ADHD affects three to seven percent of school children in the US. What’s interesting is that prescriptions for ADHD children have rose 50 percent in the last decade—making many take a closer look at the diagnosis. More important, parents are wondering how their children will handle ADHD as they become adults.

Solar System – The Sun and 8 Planets

Our solar system is located within the Milky Way – the galaxy that contains more than 200 billion stars. The Sun and 8 planets of the solar system were formed about 4.6 billion years ago. This infographic shows whole solar system as well as planets’ physical characteristics and their position inside the system. Additionally it contains some interesting “Did you know” facts.

A Brief History of Watch Complications

Modern-day wristwatches are remarkably complex instruments; many of the higher-end models can tell not just the time, but the date, year, and Earth’s position around the sun as well. Take a visual journey through history with this infographic, published by Luxury Bazaar, to discover how mankind has kept time over the centuries, from the primitive sundial to the 21st century Rolex.

From Smoke Signals to the Cloud: A History of Business Telecommunications

Lately there have been many questions about the industries that still rely on fax and the new developments within the fax industry. Surprisingly, the fax industry is expected to grow over by over $1.035 billion within the next four years, yet most fax users are still using the antiquated faxing technologies. In efforts to commemorate how far this industry has come to the latest and greatest innovations for fax, Fax Compare has created an infographic highlighting these big events.

States With the Most Weird Driving Laws

Check out some of the more irregular and disputed road laws from around the nation. For example, California restricts the use of laptop while driving. In Florida, if an elephant, goat or alligator is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle. Find out if there are any outrageous driving laws in YOUR state!