>Space Imperialism on the Horizon


>An article in Christian Science Monitor pulls together details from multiple sources, outlining China’s apparent interest in militarizing outer space. On or about January 19th, China destroyed one of its own satellites. Military experts view this as the beginnings of militarizing space. Once a country has the ability to shoot down satellites, then the ability…

>Movie Review: God Grew Tired Of Us


>Sudan. If you haven’t heard of Sudan by now then you aren’t reading this, haven’t used the Internet, and are probably a good candidate for a real-life version of “Lost.” Currently, the world is applying pressure on China to affect change and prevent more tragedy in Darfur. But Darfur is in the western part of…

>Movie Review: In the Valley of Elah


>About 70% of a human brain is water. The human brain has a consistency not unlike that of a firm jello. A recent Washington Post article cites research that ties concussions to PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). The question you may be thinking is: what does a jello-like brain and PTSD have to do with “In…

>Life Imitates Art: Wishful Thinking


>The Independent Republic of Kosovo was born yesterday, much to the chagrin of the Bosnian Serbs. There is great consternation and rage directed towards the new-found republic and religious homeland for the Bosnian Serb Christians. In fact, so many Bosnian Serbs are outraged at the audacitiy of Muslim Kosovars to declare their independence that they…

>Movie Review: The Kingdom


>I wish I knew how objectionable Muslims and Arabs found “The Kingdom” after viewing the movie. An interesting discussion took place on Rasheed’s World blog, between Rasheed and Fedo the Space Cowboy that I recommend reading. The movie really revolves around Saudi culture, and the obstacles the FBI faces when trying to discover the perpetrators…

>EarthPulse – National Geographic


>EarthPulse – National Geographic I recently had the opportunity to review some new educational materials published by Wiley & Sons, in cooperation with National Geographic. Earthpulse represents a collection of maps, stories, images, and statistics collected and bound for student’s use, to augment instruction. Earthpulse is now a branch off of the National Geographic website.…

>Michael Yon: Embedded Blogger in Iraq


>Michael Yon was featured on NPR yesterday. At his own personal expense, he has embedded himself in the U.S. Army as an independent correspondent, photographer, etc. He is working on a book of his experience, and has several pictures posted on his blog. I have skimmed his postings and they ready very well, in my…

>Adobe Illustrator + ArcMap


>I am branching out in my map-making skills. Finally, I have found a resource that has helped me hurdle the Adobe Illustrator-to-ArcMap transition. If I actually had put my mind to this issue I might have solved this conundrum independent of Google. Google is like the calculator of the ’80s; everyone would rather use it…

>Yahoo NewsGlobe


>Is this the twilight of Geographic Illiteracy? Eventually, perhaps not with my generation; some of them still go kicking and screaming to the fountain of knowledge and refuse to drink. Perhaps the day is coming, though, when the omnipresence of technology will be so great that one must actually live in a cave not to…

>Google + YouTube = GoogleTube


>GoogleTube – that is my word for what happens when you allow people to geotag their videos. I have been ranting about this for about a month, since classes began. Which is funny, as I had no idea this was in the works at YouTube, as my site visits to YouTube can be counted on…