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Matt Rosenberg's Geography Site at About.com
http://geography.about.com
February 7, 2000
ISSN 1522-0931
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IN THIS ISSUE
* Edge Cities
* Valentine's Day Geography Cards
* New GIS Content: Open GIS * Links
* You Talk Back
* Geographic Names & Toponyms
* Chat & Quiz
* Elsewhere on About.com
* In The News
AOL users <a href="http://geography.about.com">please click here</a> to
access my site.
------------------ New Article ----------------
EDGE CITIES
The short story of these ubiquitous suburban cities.
http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa020700a.htm
------------------ Valentine Cards ------------
NEW CARDS
Send your Valentine some romantic (or friendly) geographical greetings with
my new free, "cheesy," online Valentine's Day cards. You'll love em ;)
http://geography.about.com/library/cards/blcardindex.htm
------------------ GIS Content ----------------
OPEN GIS
An article about the standardization of GIS systems, which will help to
maximize exchange of information among GIS users.
http://geography.about.com/library/gis/blxopen.htm
NEW LINK CATEGORIES:
GIS BIBLIOGRAPHIES
http://geography.about.com/library/gis/blx12.htm
WILDLAND FIRE & GIS
http://geography.about.com/library/gis/blx11.htm
------------------ You Talk Back --------------
SERIOUS COUNTRIES?
David claims, "It's hard to take Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco and San
Marino seriously."
http://about.delphi.com/ab-geography/messages/?msg=350.5
ANTIPODES
How do you determine an antipode (the point exactly on the opposite side of
the planet)?
http://about.delphi.com/ab-geography/messages/?msg=375.1
HUNTSVILLE
Mike asks "How and why did Huntsville, Texas get its name?"
http://about.delphi.com/ab-geography/messages/?msg=390.1
GEOGRAPHY FORUM CENSUS
It appears that, oh maybe a few *thousand* of you haven't yet posted in the
Geography Forum Census. (I'd really like *everyone* to post their location,
not just those in exotic locales :) It's easy to do, just head to...
http://about.delphi.com/ab-geography/messages/?msg=358.1
------------------ New Links ------------------
NEW CATEGORY: GEOGRAPHIC NAMES & TOPONYMS
Resources about geographic names and who decides on "official" names.
http://geography.about.com/msub107.htm
Some of the best additions to my library of links...
CLIP ART
Totally revised and updated!
http://geography.about.com/msub29.htm
TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS
"Toporama" - online topo maps from Canada.
http://geography.about.com/msub75.htm
------------------ Chat & Quiz ----------------
CHAT MONDAY, TUESDAY & THURSDAY
Join me, the geography chat hosts, and others interested in discussing the
world at Geography Chat from 6 to 7 p.m. Pacific (9 to 10 p.m. Eastern)
every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evening.
http://geography.about.com/mpchat.htm
QUIZ
Take this week's quiz to test your geographic knowledge...
http://geography.about.com/library/quiz/bl020700.htm
-------------- Elsewhere on About.com ---------
SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATORS
About.com has a new Guide for the Secondary School Educators site! Please
help me welcome Melissa Kelly to About.com by stopping by her site and
saying "hi"...
http://7-12educators.about.com
CENSUS 2000
Robert Longley, About.com's Guide to U.S. Government Information &
Resources has begun a comprehensive resource about Census 2000 in the
U.S.A. It includes Census basics, apportionment and representation,
employment, and more.
http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/census/blcen2000.htm
BE A GUIDE
Are you interested in becoming an About.com Guide? About.com is currently
searching for people to apply for new sites about SOCIOLOGY, POLITICAL
SCIENCE, and ANTHROPOLOGY. If you or someone you know is interested in any
of these three topics, head over to...
http://beaguide.about.com
------------------ In The News ----------------
NO CARS IN ROME ON SUNDAY
In an effort to reduce air pollution in Italy's capital city, the Roman
government has banned automobiles from the city's downtown on Sundays.
However, to keep the CBD (Central Business District) alive, most museums
and archaeological sites will have free admission and mass transit will
also be free.
BALL LIGHTNING EXPLAINED?
Two New Zealand scientists reported in Nature magazine that ball lightning
might just be patches of burning silicon created by typical lightning.
According to University of Christchurch scientist John Abrahamson, "If you
look at what the lightning does to the soil, it penetrates underneath the
surface of the soil and we suggest the heating of the soil...brings about a
hot vapor which then, after the lightning has gone, erupts above the
ground..."
ENDEAVOUR TO LAUNCH ON 11TH
NASA will attempt another launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour on Friday,
February 11. Minutes before the last launch attempt an onboard computer,
which was part of the project to map the planet, failed so the launch had
to be scrapped. For the latest information about the mission, read
Caitlin's article at
http://geography.about.com/library/gis/blxsrtm.htm
GERMANY ABANDONS MAGLEV
Germany announced last week that it will no longer pursue the creation of a
fast, magnetically levitated rail line between Hamburg and Berlin. The
train, which has been debated for years, was derailed due to the estimated
costs of the project, estimated to run as high as US $5 billion.
For the links to the full story and for past news, visit my "In the
News..." page at
http://geography.about.com/library/news/blnewsnow.htm
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Matt T. Rosenberg
About.com Guide to Geography
http://geography.about.com
geography.guide@about.com
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