Category Archives: Geography
A peek into Albania’s Socialist History
As the hermit kingdom of North Korea faces its great crisis since the invention of the hamburger. We consider another land who strove to maintain a self imposed quarantine amidst world affairs, Albania. Socialism in Albania was written and directed
A peek into Albania’s Socialist History
As the hermit kingdom of North Korea faces its great crisis since the invention of the hamburger. We consider another land who strove to maintain a self imposed quarantine amidst world affairs, Albania. Socialism in Albania was written and directed
DIY: Empathizing with Austrians
“A German historian once remarked a trifle ungraciously that Bavarians were the missing link between Austrians and human beings.” ——————————- and so begins the indispensible travel book “Xenophobe’s guide to the Austrians” by Louis James. I can’t attest to the
DIY: Empathizing with Austrians
“A German historian once remarked a trifle ungraciously that Bavarians were the missing link between Austrians and human beings.” ——————————- and so begins the indispensible travel book “Xenophobe’s guide to the Austrians” by Louis James. I can’t attest to the
Early EU protoypes and their Dismal Disintegrations
This article concerns Lothair, king of Lothringen, a kingdom that no longer exists. But first some background about why I decided to write on Lothair…. “Lothar of the Hill people” is an old SNL skit based upon “Lothar of the
Early EU protoypes and their Dismal Disintegrations
This article concerns Lothair, king of Lothringen, a kingdom that no longer exists. But first some background about why I decided to write on Lothair…. “Lothar of the Hill people” is an old SNL skit based upon “Lothar of the
No More Bongo
Omar Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon has died. His friends called him Omar Bongo. One Norwegian foreign Minister mistakenly identified him as Bongo from the Congo. Whatever… No more Bongo. He went down in Barcelona. It was his heart. The
No More Bongo
Omar Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon has died. His friends called him Omar Bongo. One Norwegian foreign Minister mistakenly identified him as Bongo from the Congo. Whatever… No more Bongo. He went down in Barcelona. It was his heart. The
Man Maps Meandering Mississippi River
The 1944 publication of the “Geological Investigation of the Alluvial Valley of the Lower Mississippi River” was a landmark achievement for the U.S. Geological Survey. In a feat of aesthetic ingenuity, engineer-geologist-artist Harold N. Fisk (1908-1964) combined all available modern
Man Maps Meandering Mississippi River
The 1944 publication of the “Geological Investigation of the Alluvial Valley of the Lower Mississippi River” was a landmark achievement for the U.S. Geological Survey. In a feat of aesthetic ingenuity, engineer-geologist-artist Harold N. Fisk (1908-1964) combined all available modern
Border Crossing for the ladies
You’ve heard of Al Gore’s “Current TV” staffers Euna Lee and Laura Ling. They are currently bound up in North Korea where Juche justice has just meted out a sentence of 12 years in a labor camp: Re-education, friday beatings,
Border Crossing for the ladies
You’ve heard of Al Gore’s “Current TV” staffers Euna Lee and Laura Ling. They are currently bound up in North Korea where Juche justice has just meted out a sentence of 12 years in a labor camp: Re-education, friday beatings,
The blundering Jackal and his urological downfall
Maybe you’ve heard of ilich ramirez sanchez, aka carlos the jackal. maybe you haven’t… that’s ok too. I don’t want to go into a full biography of this dude, not here. not now. briefly, other than being a collector of
The blundering Jackal and his urological downfall
Maybe you’ve heard of ilich ramirez sanchez, aka carlos the jackal. maybe you haven’t… that’s ok too. I don’t want to go into a full biography of this dude, not here. not now. briefly, other than being a collector of
Good Company
In 1983 the meter was defined by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) as the distance travelled by light in free space in 1⁄299,792,458 of a second Good to know
Good Company
In 1983 the meter was defined by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) as the distance travelled by light in free space in 1⁄299,792,458 of a second Good to know
the candyland doctrine, china and short-term memories
Governing China is like holding a mad wolf by the ears. A foaming, mad wolf with rabies. if you try to let go, you get munched. the only hope is to hold tight. This is the mainstay of post-mao modernization
the candyland doctrine, china and short-term memories
Governing China is like holding a mad wolf by the ears. A foaming, mad wolf with rabies. if you try to let go, you get munched. the only hope is to hold tight. This is the mainstay of post-mao modernization
429 years in jail
This is the story of Mr. Anthony Hislar. He’s 27. In September 2008, Mr. Hislar was arrested at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, where he was eluding police. Disneyland is just the kind of place you might want to hide out
429 years in jail
This is the story of Mr. Anthony Hislar. He’s 27. In September 2008, Mr. Hislar was arrested at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, where he was eluding police. Disneyland is just the kind of place you might want to hide out
Cashews and DC-3′s
On Monday, the leader and self proclaimed “gift from God to Guinea Bissau”, President Joao Bernardo Vieira, was gunned down gangland style while trying to flee his crib in the capital. Earlier, the president’s arch rival, General Na Waie (No
Cashews and DC-3′s
On Monday, the leader and self proclaimed “gift from God to Guinea Bissau”, President Joao Bernardo Vieira, was gunned down gangland style while trying to flee his crib in the capital. Earlier, the president’s arch rival, General Na Waie (No
