Bhutan Landscape & Geography - Paro, Bhutan (landscape of bhutan, landscape of bhutan) A TripAdvisor™ TripWow video of a travel blog to Paro, Bhutan by TravelPod blogger Bassalleckj. See this TripWow and more at Bhutan Landscape & Geography "As we flew into Bhutan´s only airport on one of the only four planes of "Druk Air", the Royal Bhutanese Airlines, we were struck full-force by the power of the high eastern Himalayas. Bhutan is a small Himalayan kingdom, about the size of Switzerland. It sits between Tibet/China to the north and India to the south, east, and west. Nepal is not far to the west. The highest peak on the border with Tibet, called Gankar Puensum or Kula Kangri, depending on the source, reaches 7554 m or 24783 ft. The country is extremely mountainous, with steep valleys and raging rivers, mountain ridges and high passes - clear, sunny skies and dry air (at least in December), with gorgeous views of the high peaks in the distance. Bhutan certainly has its share of high country, complete with yak herders and difficult treks. Our guide, Kinley, is a trekking specialist, and had just completed the so-called snowman trek, at 28 days and 7-8 passes above 5000 m! Many more people have successfully climbed Mt. Everest than have completed this snowman trek, and several have died trying. Still, we were not prepared for the diversity within this small country. The range in elevation must be among the greatest on earth. Along the southern border with India the elevation is only about 300 m (just over 1000 ft), and it´sa mosquito ...
Home School Curriculum: Geography : Resources for Home School Geography Learn about resources for home school geography with expert tips from an experienced teacher and home school authority in this free homeschooling video clip. Expert: Jennifer Miller Bio: Tony and Jennifer Miller live in northern New Hampshire with their four children. Tony works from home as a computer systems engineer. Filmmaker: Bryan Powers
How to pinpoint the location of an IP address? This video tutorial guides you on how to geographically pinpoint an IP addresss location using IP2Location™ Live Product Demo from www.ip2. IP2Location™ is a database product which gives Web sites the ability to determine the geographical location as well as other information about their visitors. In this video we show you step by step on how we determine the geolocation of to get the geographical information such as - IP Address, - Country, - Region, - City, - Latitude / Longitude, - ZIP Code, - Time Zone, - Connection Speed, - Connecting through which ISP, - Domain Name, - IDD Code, - Area Code,and - Weather Station You can also request for free sample database, IP Address Search Box and IP Address Information Box from www.ip2 Please visit www.ip2 for more information about geolocation products and services.
Major Natural Curiosities -E2-Part 3 One of the natural wonders of Europe Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Geographically, it is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia. Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast. Europe is washed upon to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the Black Sea and the waterways connecting it to the Mediterranean. Europe's north, south and west geographic borders are clearly defined. One of its precise eastern limits is Bosporus, but it is not fully clear as to the rest of its exact geographical eastern limit. The caucasus mountains are most likely the rest of its eastern limit. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent by surface area, covering about 10180000 square kilometres (3930000 sq mi) or 2% of the Earth's surface and about 6.8% of its land area. Of Europe's approximately 50 states, Russia is the largest by both area and population, while the Vatican is the smallest. Europe is the third most populous continent after Asia and Africa, with a population of 731000000 or about 11% of the world's population; however, according to the United Nations, Europe's share will fall to 7% in 2050, numbering 653000000. Europe is the birthplace of Western culture. European nations played a predominant role in global affairs from the 16th ...
Geohazards and Large Geographically Distributed Systems - 2009 Rankine Lecture 27th Annual GeoEngineering Distinguished Lecture Series ASCE - UC Berkeley An exceptional set of lectures, a wonderful social and poster session, and a banquet that celebrates the GeoEngineering Profession in the San Francisco Bay Area. "Geohazards and Large Geographically Distributed Systems" - 2009 Rankine Lecture Tom O'Rourke, Thomas R. Briggs Professor of Engineering, Cornell University
Double Exposure Trailer Double Exposure is a film inspired by the immediate need to express the new realties a generation of young Palestinians face. Filmed in both an experimental and intimate style and featuring the music and sounds of groundbreaking Ramallah Underground, the film will engage you instantly and bring to life new voices from Palestine, shedding light on the third wave of Palestinian Diaspora. In 2000 the second intifada broke out in Palestine, eight years on and the entire landscape politically and geographically has radically changed. Shot between London, Jerusalem and Ramallah this film brings together intimate stories of home and loss. A generation of young Palestinians who left and went to London find themselves in a state of exile, displaced both outside and inside a homeland they no longer recognise. Living in between two contradictory times and places they struggle with their need to stay connected with Palestine and coming to terms with dislodged hope and dreams they had. Neither at home in diaspora nor in their own homeland they reflect on their experience, exploring the contradictions of being in-between places, times and the ruptures that have marked the past eight years of their lives
Home School Curriculum: Geography : Categories for Home School Geography Learn about categories for home school geography with expert tips from an experienced teacher and home school authority in this free homeschooling video clip. Expert: Jennifer Miller Bio: Tony and Jennifer Miller live in northern New Hampshire with their four children. Tony works from home as a computer systems engineer. Filmmaker: Bryan Powers
Major Natural Curiosities - Part 1 One of the natural wonders of Europe Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Geographically, it is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia. Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast. Europe is washed upon to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the Black Sea and the waterways connecting it to the Mediterranean. Europe's north, south and west geographic borders are clearly defined. One of its precise eastern limits is Bosporus, but it is not fully clear as to the rest of its exact geographical eastern limit. The caucasus mountains are most likely the rest of its eastern limit. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent by surface area, covering about 10180000 square kilometres (3930000 sq mi) or 2% of the Earth's surface and about 6.8% of its land area. Of Europe's approximately 50 states, Russia is the largest by both area and population, while the Vatican is the smallest. Europe is the third most populous continent after Asia and Africa, with a population of 731000000 or about 11% of the world's population; however, according to the United Nations, Europe's share will fall to 7% in 2050, numbering 653000000. Europe is the birthplace of Western culture. European nations played a predominant role in global affairs from the 16th ...
John McCain Gaffe - "Iraq/Pakistan Border" John McCain Gaffe - "Iraq/Pakistan Border." Does "Mad Dog" McCain need a nap or a geography lesson?
Don't "Locate Me" video demonstration This is a video demonstration of the article i wrote that appears in the summer 2008 issue of the 2600 magazine. check the website for the full article Terry Stenvold
Using Agile with Large, Geographically Dispersed Development Teams San Francisco Agile User Group hosted an event on February 22nd with Ade Miller from Microsoft who talks about "Using Agile with Large, Geographically Dispersed Development Teams" "It seems like everyone wants to scale their agile teams. The Agile approach to software development needs to scale up to larger team sizes as projects grow in scope. Agile also needs to scale out to handle geographically distributed teams. Both are challenging propositions for many teams. I talk about my experiences at Microsoft; scaling agile up on the Visual Studio Tools for Office team and scaling out on the radically distributed teams within the patterns & practices group."
Home School Curriculum: Geography : Elementary Level Home School Geography Learn about elementary level home school geography with expert tips from an experienced teacher and home school authority in this free homeschooling video clip. Expert: Jennifer Miller Bio: Tony and Jennifer Miller live in northern New Hampshire with their four children. Tony works from home as a computer systems engineer. Filmmaker: Bryan Powers
WORLD TRAVEL.- SOUTHEAST ASIA Southeast Asia (or Southeastern Asia) is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic and volcanic activity. Southeast Asia consists of two geographic regions: the Asian mainland and island arcs and archipelagoes to the east and southeast. The mainland section consists of Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and Peninsular Malaysia while the maritime section consists of Brunei, East Malaysia, East Timor, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore.[1] Papua New Guinea is an observer in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, as is East Timor. Geographically speaking southern China, Taiwan,[2] Hong Kong[3][4] and Macau[5] are sometimes grouped in the Southeast Asia subregion, although politically they are rarely grouped as such. The same is true for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India.[6][7] Austronesian peoples predominate in this region. The major religions are Islam and Buddhism, followed by Christianity. However, a wide variety of religions are found throughout the region, including many Hindu and animist-influenced practices
Bolivian Blues - Bolivia February 2000 Bolivia is at the heart of South America. It extends from the high Andes to tropical jungle. It's culturally, ethnically and geographically very diverse and potentially rich. Yet it ranks lowest of all South American countries in the UN's Human Development Index. Twenty per cent of children are undernourished. Average school attendance is less than seven years. Entrenched vested interests hamper foreign investment in the economy, while the landlocked geography of the country itself limits access to export markets. But there are signs of change. Annual inflation fell from a peak of 23500 per cent in 1985 to less than 4.5 per cent by the close of 1998, and Bolivia's huge external debt burden has been substantially eased under new debt redemption programmes.
The East Sea, Not the Sea of Japan - Part 1/3 South Korean groups advocate "East Sea" should be restored as a historically and geographically appropriate name, since the sea was known as "Sea of Korea/Corea/Joseon" or "East/Oriental Sea" until Japan's militant expansionism. They insist the title "Sea of Japan" was unfairly standardized during Japanese rule of Korea, and thus remains a symbol of Japan's imperialistic past. Korea argues that during the critical period for asserting the name East Sea in the international arena, Korea was deprived of its sovereignty, and had no diplomatic representation on the global stage. Koreans were even denied the use of their native language (1938~), and forced to adopt Japanese names (1940~), while time-honored Korean geographical names including the East Sea (Donghae) were changed to Japanese ones. Korea's position is that while "Sea of Korea" is actually the more common historical European name, "East Sea," without reference to a specific country, is more neutral. - Wikipedia
Let's Play Pokemon Yellow #2: Geographically Challenged Continuing from the previous video, I stop off at Prof. Oak's Lab to deliver his mail and receive a Pokedex for my troubles! After catching some pokemon (finally) I head into Route 22 (which I repeatedly call 23 in this video, sorry for any confusion) where Gary challenges us again, and where the Pokemon League looms in the distance. Finally, I get ready to head out, only to be stopped by the rude old man and I am taught something I've already practiced at least 5 times beforehand: Catching Pokemon Note: So to reiterate, the Route 22 Rival Battle is the second of the two battles that determine what he does to his party later on. However, I won't cover how this works until the first rival battle where he evolves his Eevee, since it's not important until then.
Fox News Geography Lesson Inpsired by The Day Today presumably, Fox News have a crack at UK geography. East London moves to South London, Leeds moves to Grimsby and Pakistan moves to Calais.
Sheila Jackson Lee's North and South Vietnam? WTF? Are All Democrats Geographically Challenged? Are All Democrats Geographically Challenged? Of Course Sheila Jackson Lee Who Once Famously Asked Where She Could Find Photos Of The American Flag Neil Armstrong Planted on Mars...... What Is Really Sad Is Ms Lee Represents Houston (Home Of The Johnson Space Center) And Is A Member Of The House Science Committee's Space Subcommittee But Not Only Ms Lee Is "Space Challenged" She Can't Read A Map And Doesn't Know History .... Maybe Ms Lee Hasn't Recognized The "Valiant And Outstanding Service" Of Those Who Served In Vietnam...... But "Recognize" The Victory? "Today, We Have Two Vietnams......" Two Vietnams? I Wonder If She Went To The Same Schools As Peggy Who Doesn't Know Arizona Is A Border State Maybe We Should Send All Democrats Back To School?
GeoCluster for geographically dispersed cluster nodes Doug White, Double-Take Software Product Manager, provides this technical white board session how GoeCluster compliments Microsoft failover clustering to provide disaster recovery protection for geographically dispersed cluster nodes
Crapneto - Robjn Taylor - Geographically Proximal Crapneto - Robjn Taylor - Geographically Proximal ~ Artist: Aqua Song: Barbie Girl
Major Natural Curiosities - E2- Part 2 One of the natural wonders of Europe Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Geographically, it is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia. Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast. Europe is washed upon to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the Black Sea and the waterways connecting it to the Mediterranean. Europe's north, south and west geographic borders are clearly defined. One of its precise eastern limits is Bosporus, but it is not fully clear as to the rest of its exact geographical eastern limit. The caucasus mountains are most likely the rest of its eastern limit. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent by surface area, covering about 10180000 square kilometres (3930000 sq mi) or 2% of the Earth's surface and about 6.8% of its land area. Of Europe's approximately 50 states, Russia is the largest by both area and population, while the Vatican is the smallest. Europe is the third most populous continent after Asia and Africa, with a population of 731000000 or about 11% of the world's population; however, according to the United Nations, Europe's share will fall to 7% in 2050, numbering 653000000. Europe is the birthplace of Western culture. European nations played a predominant role in global affairs from the 16th ...
wednesday: American's, geographically retarded? well well well okay i'm back to normal-ish which ironically is quite abnormal. Challenge: Get ready for Riddle Week next week, clive you can give us some :) Shoutout oh yeh i'm here
Major Natural Curiosities - E2- Part 5 One of the natural wonders of Europe Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Geographically, it is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia. Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast. Europe is washed upon to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the Black Sea and the waterways connecting it to the Mediterranean. Europe's north, south and west geographic borders are clearly defined. One of its precise eastern limits is Bosporus, but it is not fully clear as to the rest of its exact geographical eastern limit. The caucasus mountains are most likely the rest of its eastern limit. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent by surface area, covering about 10180000 square kilometres (3930000 sq mi) or 2% of the Earth's surface and about 6.8% of its land area. Of Europe's approximately 50 states, Russia is the largest by both area and population, while the Vatican is the smallest. Europe is the third most populous continent after Asia and Africa, with a population of 731000000 or about 11% of the world's population; however, according to the United Nations, Europe's share will fall to 7% in 2050, numbering 653000000. Europe is the birthplace of Western culture. European nations played a predominant role in global affairs from the 16th ...
Major Natural Curiosities - Part 3 One of the natural wonders of Europe Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Geographically, it is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia. Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast. Europe is washed upon to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the Black Sea and the waterways connecting it to the Mediterranean. Europe's north, south and west geographic borders are clearly defined. One of its precise eastern limits is Bosporus, but it is not fully clear as to the rest of its exact geographical eastern limit. The caucasus mountains are most likely the rest of its eastern limit. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent by surface area, covering about 10180000 square kilometres (3930000 sq mi) or 2% of the Earth's surface and about 6.8% of its land area. Of Europe's approximately 50 states, Russia is the largest by both area and population, while the Vatican is the smallest. Europe is the third most populous continent after Asia and Africa, with a population of 731000000 or about 11% of the world's population; however, according to the United Nations, Europe's share will fall to 7% in 2050, numbering 653000000. Europe is the birthplace of Western culture. European nations played a predominant role in global affairs from the 16th ...
Talking About Geographically-Based ETF - Bloomberg Interview and discussion with Deborah Fuhr of Barclays ETF Research Head. Many people are moving toward seizing sector products, because the challenge in this environment is if you believe in the sector. (The Bloomberg Edge)
Major Natural Curiosities - Part 7 One of the natural wonders of Europe Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Geographically, it is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia. Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast. Europe is washed upon to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the Black Sea and the waterways connecting it to the Mediterranean. Europe's north, south and west geographic borders are clearly defined. One of its precise eastern limits is Bosporus, but it is not fully clear as to the rest of its exact geographical eastern limit. The caucasus mountains are most likely the rest of its eastern limit. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent by surface area, covering about 10180000 square kilometres (3930000 sq mi) or 2% of the Earth's surface and about 6.8% of its land area. Of Europe's approximately 50 states, Russia is the largest by both area and population, while the Vatican is the smallest. Europe is the third most populous continent after Asia and Africa, with a population of 731000000 or about 11% of the world's population; however, according to the United Nations, Europe's share will fall to 7% in 2050, numbering 653000000. Europe is the birthplace of Western culture. European nations played a predominant role in global affairs from the 16th ...
Home School Curriculum: Geography : Combining Home School Geography With Other Subjects Learn how to combine home school geography with other subjects with expert tips from an experienced teacher and home school authority in this free homeschooling video clip. Expert: Jennifer Miller Bio: Tony and Jennifer Miller live in northern New Hampshire with their four children. Tony works from home as a computer systems engineer. Filmmaker: Bryan Powers
Miss *** USA 2007 - South Carolina answers a question Miss *** USA 2007 - Ms. South Carolina answers a question
Find Yourself in Newfoundland & Labrador A must-see for anyone thinking of travelling to Newfoundland and Labrador, this short video gives some vital information on exactly where the province is geographically located, a description of the island's size, an explanation of our time zones, and information on our airports and highways.
The coup - Geographical-political (Part 1) [HQ] In this video we get to hear The coup notions on organizing geographically in order to gain an efficient flow of political ideas.
Major Natural Curiosities - E2- Part 1 One of the natural wonders of Europe Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Geographically, it is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia. Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast. Europe is washed upon to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the Black Sea and the waterways connecting it to the Mediterranean. Europe's north, south and west geographic borders are clearly defined. One of its precise eastern limits is Bosporus, but it is not fully clear as to the rest of its exact geographical eastern limit. The caucasus mountains are most likely the rest of its eastern limit. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent by surface area, covering about 10180000 square kilometres (3930000 sq mi) or 2% of the Earth's surface and about 6.8% of its land area. Of Europe's approximately 50 states, Russia is the largest by both area and population, while the Vatican is the smallest. Europe is the third most populous continent after Asia and Africa, with a population of 731000000 or about 11% of the world's population; however, according to the United Nations, Europe's share will fall to 7% in 2050, numbering 653000000. Europe is the birthplace of Western culture. European nations played a predominant role in global affairs from the 16th ...
What uncle Jepeto has created! Why Skopjans are not Macedonians: 1. GEOGRAPHICALLY The biggest part of King Philip's ancient Macedonia was mainly in Greece. Geographically there are 2 more Macedonians as part of Bulgaria and Skopje, but no important historic event took place there. Not to mention that the area above Skopje was never part of the Greek Macedonia. Where as Macedonian history took place in Greece (Pella, Vergina etc.). 2. ETHNOLOGICALLY They use Cyrillic Bulgarian alphabet but they are Slavs that came in the area after the 6th century aC. Kyro Gligorov, their ex president admitted this. They used a Slavobulgarian dialect that they named as "Macedonian language", a thing that doesn't exist. Based upon this fake language they name themselves Macedonians. The truth is that they are Slavish people speaking a Bulgarian dialect. 3. HISTORICALLY Their unhistorical arguments of a connection to ancient Macedonia and a discrimination between ancient Greeks and ancient totally fail and is a product of Propaganda. Historically and culturally Slavs have nothing to do with ancient Macedonia, which history began 1000 years before they came in the Balcanic area. I don't have to mention that Alexander was Greek, spoke Greek and all Macedonian is without any doubt Greek. "We do not claim to be descendants of Alexander the Great...we are Slavs and we speak a Slav language." Ljubica Achevska,2001. "We are not related to the northern Greeks who produced leaders like Philip and Alexander the Great. We are a ...
BBRG PRESENTS: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak on Situating Feminism BBRG PRESENTS: Annual Keynote Talk - Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Situating Feminism Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, University Professor and Director of the Center for Comparative Literature and Society, Columbia University This presentation will attempt to situate feminism geographically, in terms of the triumph of the Euro-specific (even Anglo-specific) model, in terms of the history of both of Marxism and Capitalism. It will trace feminisms itinerary through both coloniality and globalization. It will also attempt to situate feminism historically in terms of the provenance of what we at radical US universities call feminism and see how it reflects on the development of mobility among women in terms of not only capital but also the great engines of world governance. Organized by: The Beatrice Bain Research Group Co-sponsored by: Department of Comparative Literature, Department of Rhetoric, Department of Sociology, Department of Gender and Women's Studies- Li Ka Shing Lectures, Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies, English Department, Townsend Center for the Humanities, Center for Race and Gender, Center for South Asia Studies, Department of Geography, Center for the Study of ***ual Cultures, the Designated Emphasis in Critical Theory, and the Townsend Center Working Group on Muslim Identities and Cultures
Wrong Place And Time: Geographically Biased A remake of one of my oldest videos, known as Geographically Biased.
How do we get geographically constricted renewables to big cities? Whitman says this is one of the greatest challenges of renewables, which are most abundantly found in low-populated areas and require a large footprint. So we cannot get overly enthusiastic about the possibilities; we will need to keep a mixed energy profile. Harbert adds that several hundred energy projects have been stopped in recent years due to litigation, including renewable projects. Woolsey says we should consider the practice used in Germany whereby companies are allowed to sell renewable energy to the transmission and distribution grids. Podesta says we need high-performance transmission lines, especially to distribute renewable energy, and smart metering in homes and businesses. Whitman mentions that policies such as land use must also be examined due to the impact they have on carbon emissions.
Home School Curriculum: Geography : Home School Versus Public School Geography Learn about home school versus public school geography with expert tips from an experienced teacher and home school authority in this free homeschooling video clip. Expert: Jennifer Miller Bio: Tony and Jennifer Miller live in northern New Hampshire with their four children. Tony works from home as a computer systems engineer. Filmmaker: Bryan Powers
Jaywalking - Geographically Challenged! Quizzing high school students on geography.
Eclipse Day at the Googleplex: Mylyn Simplifies Development Google Tech Talks June 24, 2008 ABSTRACT Eclipse Day at the Googleplex How Mylyn Changes the Way I Develop by Bjorn Freeman-Benson, Eclipse Foundation Mylyn is an Eclipse project that gives tasks first-class status in the developer workspace. In this presentation Bjorn will show how task focused programming simplifies his (developer) life. Mylyn makes it easier for him to maintain focus while switching between tasks and to collaborate on tasks with geographically and time-zone disparate developers. Fair warning though: once you've started using Mylyn, you never want to return to the old ways. About Bjorn Freeman-Benson: Bjorn is the Director for Committer Community at the Eclipse Foundation, a position that is tailor-made for someone with his keen interest and experience in building high-quality software with geographically distributed teams. He has dabbled in applications and user interfaces, but returns, like the swallows to San Juan Capistrano, to his three foci: hardware, software and process (embedded devices, programming languages and software engineering). Bjorn has worked for OTI, , Rational and Gemstone, along with a career as a university professor. He has an M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Washington, and is happy to talk at length about his passion for orienteering and/or his love of flying.
Borderline: Redrawing the map of Great Britain from a network of human interactions Do regional boundaries defined by governments respect the more natural ways that people interact across space? This paper proposes a novel, fine-grained approach to regional delineation, based on ***yzing networks of billions of individual human transactions. Given a geographical area and some measure of the strength of links between its inhabitants, we show how to partition the area into smaller, non-overlapping regions while minimizing the disruption to each person's links. We tested our method on the largest non-Internet human network, inferred from a large telecommunications database in Great Britain. Our partitioning algorithm yields geographically cohesive regions that correspond remarkably well with administrative regions, while unveiling unexpected spatial structures that had previously only been hypothesized in the literature. We also quantify the effects of partitioning, showing for instance that the effects of a possible secession of Wales from Great Britain would be twice as disruptive for the human network than that of Scotland. Carlo Ratti, Stanislav Sobolevsky, Francesco Calabrese, Clio Andris, Jonathan Reades, Mauro Martino, Rob Claxton, Steven H Strogatz - PLoS ONE, 2010
St James High Band--Enchore 'Music From Around The World'.m4v Around the world with "Geographically Speaking," the St James High Pride of St. James Band 2010 of Murrells Inlet, SC, was named grand champion by judges and best overall in music at the 15th annual Beach Band Blast 2010 put at Socastee High School, Sept. 25. Drum major is Bevin Robinson and the band is under the direction of Lauren Whisnant. Music is arranged by Jay Dawson, Richard Saucedo, Michael Brown, Michael Knight and the 2009-2010 AP Music Theory Course at St James High. Assistance from Michael Knight and Kay Leigh Hyman; woodwind captain Kendall Cook; brass captain Bryan Wiggins; percussion captions Corey Douglas, Justin Matthews and Katie Ciardi, and color guard captains Jillian Couture and Sarah Lucas.
EMCITMgmt: Watch the video & learn to geographically place content on an active/active, scale-out object store http://t.co/DnEfCnD6 #EMCITMgmtAdvice
pauldennyuk: @shawnmgomez "To your left (Durham NC USA)" - politically? Geographically (if I face North)? At the next coffee table? ????
aer0dactyl: @shayley_bourgay I'm geographically reTARDED how big is the island
BB_See: @joeljoshuagoh @ChickenMacabre We sort students out geographically, but eventually there is a point in their lives where they have to split.
kennybelvin: Why don't they just switch Nashville and Winnipeg.
Nashville is geographically in the southeast. They could just switch conferences nbd.
riotrimono: Geographically, Jakarta is somehow deserved those floods. @IYGS2013
AndrewPics: @talk2perception thanks for the follow, where r u exactly, geographically speaking http://t.co/TlvmAKkP
philbc3: @MediocreDave What's your area of interest, and are you geographically bound?
Auroraceltic: @junglebhoy60 @bronxbhoy also geographically it would be next to impossible to band the small CSC's together and get a book.
CEStlaaaavie: RT @Emaaaaazing :@patmapayat Yigh dude naman!!!!! Bat di ka magtext? Geographically, ko closest sayo oh :)) -BET KO TO! Haha.
baileybosler23: Comics review: Hilda and the Bird Parade by Luke Pearson: Given where Britain is – geographically, that is, not ... http://t.co/lmxCuo4K
RobinWarner1: @DrPrunesqualor Genetic diversity of populations should become sharper when groups expand their territory and become geographically isolated
ChelseaRumours: @mmunro91 @GrantJames_CFC Not geographically or anything like that - but we'll compete for trophies with them.
RunningRoberts: @Runnin4MySanity Geographically?
rhyddavies: DONT GER IT M8 IM FROM YORKSHA NOT INDIA — geographically thats welsh http://t.co/00UIZWjp
DavidRGalbraith: @Roger_Moorhouse The first verse doesn't make sense because it is outdated geographically "From the Meuse to the Memel"
Chris_Fitzy: @g_orrow @jp_eadon if you're being geographically correct Welwyn Garden City
sarahmacgirl: @Andy_Dutton where roughly are you wanting to find work as in geographically ?
Bnmaleeq: We are only a society geographically. Humanely we do not fit the description of a society."
Monicake0128: Am I a bad person if I flirt harder with those geographically desirable?
enigmaTV: Who really is the ENEMY of the UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. Geographically, the USA is almost impossible to reach... http://t.co/jvNM8KXM
chaniatreides: @jardinjaponais @TikaW awesome! But you're all watching together, right? No skype for the geographically challenged? :(
ritasnatter: @Akaash111 Since Ladakh is situated further north.. I have to check it geographically.. not sure..
GCEism: I made it geographically correct as Cyrodiil is below skyrim
estherclimate: @UberFacts Isn't that a geographically specific fact?
classicfm: How did 2012's Hall of Fame break down geographically? A very interesting graphic: http://t.co/GcExxctO
GovernmentMind: We are divided geographically but we won't be divided spirituality!
wilmpgh: Review: In 'Beauty,' the world of art is Wayne White's playhouse: Not so much geographically — although the docu... http://t.co/uJCysvZg
darshania: The world in which we live is geographically one. The great challenge now is to make it one in terms of brotherhood.- MLK jr
vinayakrkm: This beautiful High range district of Kerala is geographically known for its Mountainous Hills and Dense Forests.... http://t.co/PmA44S0x
MrsKnoxGeog: Prize next week for the best geographically themed snow sculpture!
ACollegeMeg: @ItsMaroun You wouldn't understand... @charlieeislame and I are extremely cultured, well-informed, geographically aware, and tasteful. :)
richardboock: @zedsdead23 ha! geographically speaking... *cough*
Lez_E: Rha!!!my bro is so geographically retarded its not even funny sjho!!
jenniferlynnnnn: Is Boston above nyc geographically?
hguptapolicy: Kashmir is, perhaps unfairly for some, both geographically and metaphorically the capstone of a secular, democratic Indian republic.
ImLexxie***: RT @00PeaceOfMind: Sometimes nobody knows we're your at. Not speaking geographically either..They don't know where your mind is, don't know where your Heart it
00PeaceOfMind: Sometimes nobody knows we're your at. Not speaking geographically either..They don't know where your mind is, don't know where your Heart it
Sagethenate: @R_Supernault nah dawg, im south side now, TO. ur a westie. im geographically downer than thee
MangusFitz: @vickyvette Anyone with skills should be offering - RIGHT NOW! B^)
#opportunityknocks #vickyvetterocks
I'm sadly geographically challenged.
erin_lenox: RT @JamieLawrence12: Sooooo @erin_lenox is soooo geographically retarded.......
JamieLawrence12: Sooooo @erin_lenox is soooo geographically retarded.......
farzana_versey: @armchairpandit Geographically, yes. But the Centre has lost credibility. Besides, Kashmiris have rights built in the Constitution.
jeremievinet: Im geographically Mark Wahlbergs second most favorite frying pan
TheTeddyBailey: @nicki_manav Yeah geographically it's incorrect but there'd be no schools. I focus on Central and Suburban, add some Del-Val too.
CorbizzleNizzle: @MandaNoelleMina geographically that does not make much sense. Lions and sheep perhaps
bumcraic: RT @HARRYGlRL: i live in the most geographically southern state and i don't have an accent shout out to my holy homeboy @jesus for having my back luv u man
HARRYGlRL: i live in the most geographically southern state and i don't have an accent shout out to my holy homeboy @jesus for having my back luv u man
b_wardwell: I hate when people are geographically incorrect, like saying "down there" when you're talking about a place north of you. *cough* Kelly.
NadiaIM: I know you should never say never but I say I will never drive more than 3 miles to see a man. #geographically #undesirable
soknackered: @ByronicM Sometimes, if they are related in some real way, yes, maybe geographically or situationally. Sometimes not.
k_SLIMx3: RT @Crizzzzzle: Geographically undesirable
Crizzzzzle: Geographically undesirable
GaryTin: @xMystia baltimore? isn't that in like maryland? geographically challenged lol, when is it and how many days will you be gone/there?
kimawhitaker: RT @classicfm: How did 2012's Hall of Fame break down geographically? A very interesting graphic: http://t.co/BLah0zcV
AntMardurnerner: Mom reading my text aloud: "'Where are you geographically?' Thats a big question Anthony..."
StephieInTexas: @scatbug @flyoverangel @fragglestikkcar I suppose it doesn't matter where you are geographically. Just if you've dishonored Dear Leader.
ItsJasminDumb: Did i ever tell you guys that my Sister is Geographically Retarded? lololol...look...(x http://t.co/MZVpRirM
Immersionz: (Sorry for the stale news, I have been geographically away from the happening live jazz joints / places in Klang Valley)
sylenemarie: RT @Whitneydeee_: #IfGuam could geographically move closer to the states life would be ten times easier.
Whitneydeee_: #IfGuam could geographically move closer to the states life would be ten times easier.
TireurIsole1337: What is a country or state that geographically looks like a boot? No google.
Kaamas: @ZodiacFacts: A #Virgo Break Up Line: "I've come to the conclusion that you are geographically undesirable."
JJRiquelmeM: RT @TalentCulture: Technology helps geographically dispersed teams remain engaged. That's all I got on this one tonight. :-( #tchat @brentskinner
TalentCulture: Technology helps geographically dispersed teams remain engaged. That's all I got on this one tonight. :-( #tchat @brentskinner
zonker48: RT @fluffysuse: It’s not stalking, it’s a geographically convenient crush.
AEAZone2: @AMPallas @john_merrow Note McGoldrick & Rhee hang tight, geographically. Expect to see them both in Tennessee, Rhee's new "home", soon.
Mayzie27: @LaurenTootell Well if we were geographically close, the single malt uncle jack would be coming out, while waiting......
jillyjellytots: @george_collard well technically no, I don't live in the north but I'm geographically north in ireland haha :P #TeamÉire
charlotteroche3: wonder why generally more 'well off' countries are less geographically beautiful than economically 'poorer' countries, as such, correlation?
BRHawaii: @JoseCanseco Spreading yourself a little thin, geographically speaking; unless you've perfected the art of beaming places and ***.
JCS9210: @Cmdr_Hadfield Barring this photo that shows conflict and division. Geographically awe-inspiring!
cailinchristine: RT @knuckIesandwich: HES SO CUTE AND GEOGRAPHICALLY HANDICAPPED I LOVE HIM
Ruth_Apps: @CoreyKenny you need to be geographically educated my son loool
trojancomedy: @LEGITonFX I'm more bummed that the online ep is geographically restricted.
knuckIesandwich: HES SO CUTE AND GEOGRAPHICALLY HANDICAPPED I LOVE HIM
Tommo_lane: Ok turns out I'm geographically challenged...
rcastweets: RT @NatGeoEducation: What perspectives, knowledge or skills are essential to being a geographically informed person? http://t.co/AJ9MdgfP
TyronTouchard: Plan, direct and coordinate company operations supporting a diverse portfolio of geographically dispersed service cont…http://t.co/NzOlsI7e
willmimi: @kerrilw Where are you? (Geographically speaking.) Do you want to go for coffee later?
TootTootMaHoot: RT @Nathan_Pearson_: Geographically Determined Religion http://t.co/8Fk2DSVx
Nathan_Pearson_: Geographically Determined Religion http://t.co/8Fk2DSVx
OlliePannell: @heyemilyJ because the UK is simply not geographically near America... and plus realistically would you ever get the chance to move there
2BreOrnot2Bre: @TheFab_U_Lust I know. And no it's not. Geographically it is The south. And They're nothing like us. They're southerners. Definitely.
jameshutson: @jonathonio you are geographically wrong for this good deed anyway. /@jonkudelka
kpanciera: @bkeegan @msbernst and I will soon be geographically co-located. If @Noleli comes to the SF area we could have actual real life rehearsals!
luv4JCx: @Nicx__x Welllll I am allowed to - its a free country :P geographically speaking!!
broadvsbroad: Openings tonight geographically incompatible #oldladyartistproblems
Tim_Meakins: Okay... Geographically, from London, where the fcuk is Kendal, and how do I get there?!?!
Nicx__x: @luv4JCx Sarah it's Friday night and you just randomly come out with the word 'geographically' whilst talking nails pmsl #Ssshhh
dustinater: @GSwaim what's so magical about 16? I'd go to 18. Much easier to split up the conf geographically.
scotthighamlee: Burger King geographically challenged. It's nowhere near Miramar, last time I checked. http://t.co/U1n9kdU5
PatParslow: @VC_UEL Ah yes, BBC2 was rather geographically challenged, wasn't it...
_JohnnyBelcher: I mean ***ually John John! — And I answered geographically anon http://t.co/BVnerFdr
chopinest: @K4YY1M at least w wifi??? how long are you there for + where even are you geographically i will come 2 ur rescue
thegrew: @NatalieJosh yes I was offered a Job in Runcorn this morning and think Warrington would be the best place to be geographically :)
maddenry: @ESPN_BigTen I think if they go geographically, you'll see Indiana and Purdue split up. M/MSU/OSU/PSU/MD/Rut/Ind and Wis/Neb/Min/Ill/NW/I/PU
6footpianist: @Darkwing_DickI DONE TRIED. IT'S TOO DAMN GEOGRAPHICALLY EXPANSIVE AND MOVES TOO FAIST. ERRYTIME I UNZIP, THE LIGHT CHANGES N I GO TO JERL.