Recent interesting stuff- South Africans Suffer as Graft Saps Social Services
- In Sudan, Seeing Echoes of Darfur
- CAMBODIAN TREASURE | UTSanDiego.com
- Two Minutes at a Phnom Penh Intersection - YouTube
- Cambodia genocide court to pursue more Khmer Rouge (despite what they said ealier)
- Cambodia garment factories face demand for higher wages
- In the Maldives’ Strangled Democracy - NYTimes.com
- The Khmer Rouge's Perfect Villain - NYTimes.com
- The tale of a small town in Lithuania | Regional GeogBlog
- Can A Town Divided Against Itself Stand? - NYTimes.com
Author Archives: Donald Rallis
The cure for poverty?
“There is a cure for poverty. It is a rudimentary one, it does work, though. It works everywhere, and for the same reason. It’s colloquially called ‘the empowerment of women.’ It’s the only thing that does work. If you allow … Continue reading
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My latest attempt at movie making: A temple in Cambodia
Cambodia is best known for Angkor Wat, the vast temple built in the first half of the 12th century by King Suryavarman II to honor the Hindu goddess Vishnu (and, more than incidentally, himself too.) Angkor Wat, though, is by … Continue reading
More on Plate Tectonics
We talked in class today about the concept of plate tectonics, and why it is so important to understand it. Without knowing something about the internal structure of the earth, tectonic plates, their movement, and the effects they have at … Continue reading
Youth Unemployment Rate at 46%
Just 54 percent of Americans ages 18 to 24 currently have jobs, according to a study released Thursday by the Pew Research Center. That’s the lowest employment rate for this age group since the government began keeping track in 1948. … Continue reading
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Why Australia? Our latest class poll
The number of respondents was small, but the result was clear. I asked which country you wanted to travel to most, and gave you seven options. Here are the results: I am surprised – and intrigued – by the overwhelming … Continue reading
Posted in Polls of the class
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Amsterdam: A Cesspool of Corruption?
As I frequently point out, the world looks different depending on where you look at it from.
Posted in Cultural Geography, Geography
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English is so global, so why learn another language?
We had a discussion in class a while ago about the value of learning another language other than your own home tongue. An interesting discussion of this very topic was posted yesterday on the New York Times website. The discussion … Continue reading
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First attempt at polling a dismal failure :(
Only twelve of the 76 people in the two sections of World Regional Geography voted in the first poll I posted on Cel.ly. Here are the results: What do you think of the idea of taking polls? Should I keep … Continue reading
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