>http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=26.078988,50.51239&spn=0.863426,1.167297&z=9&output=embedView Larger Map As the Bahraini Government attacks its own population, I thought maybe I would copy an idea set forth by Time and conduct a little geography lesson on Bahrain. Bahrain‘s government answers to one person, Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (“Hamad, son of Isa; the King”) the literal translation. King Hamad is the…
>Early this morning, I watched, “The Social Network.” Beside being a great movie, the dialogue, to those really paying attention, offers viewers some clues as to why striving to achieve more is imperative. For those that have seen the movie, remember near the beginning, when Mark Z. is talking with his girlfriend about the number…
>China’s lock on market for rare earth elements: Why it matters – CSMonitor.com: “ This article is from October 2010, Christian Science Monitor. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) also has a good, albiet not-free, article on rare earth metals. See, nearly everything fun and good in the world, from your iPod,…
>New Chinese Fighter Jet May Erase U.S. Air Invincibility – Newsweek Let me ask you a question: how do you blow up a large boat, like an aircraft carrier? “That is an inappropriate question,” you might reply. The reality is, those questions have to be asked in order to anticipate the future. So, I’ll ask…
>Privacy Concession: Facebook Agrees to Change ‘Friend Finder’ Feature – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – International: The world grows “smaller” and “flatter” in bits, small chunks, each and every day. Take this article from der Spiegel International Edition. Facebook (FB) is a global social phenomenon. Myself, I have FB friends all over the world. Some…
Geography is intrinsic to life. Like economics, in that everything has an associated cost, evidence of geography at work can be found in seemingly mundane stuff, like bananas. When we dive further, say “pull the peel away,” a much richer story of space and time is revealed. And that is the case with the bananas…
>One of my new favorite places to hang out in Murray is Fidalgo Bay, a local coffee shop. Most of the places that serve coffee close at 2pm, except for the gas station. The gas station does not have wireless, or iced mochas, or places to sit outside and people watch. Fidalgo Bay has all…
Cyber spy network with global reach raises alarms [Source: Christian Science Monitor] I’m sorry but to me news like our CSM article here is not news. I am not surprised China, whether sanctioned or not, is trying to hack computers globally. And the correct term is “crack” and not “hack.” Hacking involves coding – programming.…
>I care. This is another one of my pet geography peeves, the misspelling of “Israel“. It is not “Is-real”; It is “Isra-el”. And there is a good reason for this. “El” means god. Specifically, “El” is the true God, the God of the Hebrews, and thusly, of Christians and Muslims. Other forms exist as “Elohim”…
Updated 5/3/2021 as this pet peeve still stands. I’m working on helping people correct their geographical knowledge, sometimes one person at a time. I recently finished evaluating reports written for my world geography course, hence the update today. One of my pet peeves is the misidentification of a realm or region as a “country.” For…
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