1959 – 1962 Khrushchev decides, with Castros agreement , to install short and medium-range missiles in Cuba, only 90 miles from the US The US detects missile sites and blockades the island. The superpowers confront each other; rather than embark on nuclear war, they each step back. It was close. video sexy sex music rock rap funny news pop dance film short tv google evolution of dance avril lavigne girlfriend my chemical romance famous last words guitar snl digital special christmas box teenagers beyonce shakira beautiful liar akon don’t matter twitter facebook iphone search microsoft mobile social media yahoo trends apple advertising myspace social networking semantic web youtube rss firefox amazon mobile web friendfeed blogging security digg enterprise social networks android data portability politics marketing privacy lifestreaming email adobe app apps gmail api enterprise 2.0 cloud computing browsers obama startups flickr apps entertainment people blogs
1967 – 1978 The superpowers use surrogates to wage ideological and often physical conflict. In 1967 and 1973, American-backed Irael triumphs over Soviet-backed Egypt and Syria. In Africa, the Soviets exploit nationalist, anti-colonial struggles. The US supports South Africa in its battle against communism. video sexy sex music rock rap funny news pop dance film short tv google evolution of dance avril lavigne girlfriend my chemical romance famous last words guitar snl digital special christmas box teenagers beyonce shakira beautiful liar akon don’t matter twitter facebook iphone search microsoft mobile social media yahoo trends apple advertising myspace social networking semantic web youtube rss firefox amazon mobile web friendfeed blogging security digg enterprise social networks android data portability politics marketing privacy lifestreaming email adobe app apps gmail api enterprise 2.0 cloud computing browsers obama startups flickr apps entertainment people blogs
Professor Martin Lewis provides an overview of the Geography of United States Elections. Starting on October 15, you can follow a timely course being presented by Stanford University. Led by Martin Lewis, this map-intensive course will explore the geography of US elections (both past and present), and challenge the suggestion that we are simply divided into a “Red America” and “Blue America.” It’s really much more complicated than that. Offered by Stanford’s Continuing Studies program, the course will last five weeks, and include a debrief after the presidential election. Each Wednesday, we will post a new recorded lecture on youtube. Geography of US Elections Course Website: geog05.stanford.edu Stanford Continuing Studies: csp.stanford.edu Stanford Channel on youtube: www.youtube.com
October 15, 2008 lecture by Professor Martin Lewis for the Geography of United States Elections (GEOG 5) course. Professor Lewis covers the basic principle of political geography; the “red and blue” map of the United States; different ways of mapping US presidential elections; differences in voting behavior between national elections and state and local elections; electoral geography in selected foreign countries. Offered by Stanford’s Continuing Studies program, this course will last five weeks, and include a debrief after the presidential election. Each Wednesday, we will post a new recorded lecture on youtube. Geography of US Elections Course Website: geog05.stanford.edu Join the Discussion: geog05.stanford.edu Stanford Continuing Studies: csp.stanford.edu Stanford Channel on youtube: www.youtube.com
Film: Goodbye Lenin! Directed by Wolfgang Becker Germany (2002) Family Drama/Political Satire 12 parts/115 mins In German with English subtitles (default) Please be sure to turn on the CC (closed captions) button to view subtitles —Subtitles are translatable to any language— 1.Click on the arrow to the left of the CC button. 2.Then click on translate. 3.Pick your language in the bottom menu, then viola!. WARNING: Film contains adult language, some drug use and brief nudity (Rated R by MPAA) For a full description of this film go back to part 1: Synopsis: The year is 1989, and East Berlin is celebrating 40 years of socialist rule by the German Democratic Republic. However, these are tumultuous times, and East Germany is on the brink of dramatic political and cultural change. Christiane Kerner is a dedicated socialist activist helping to improve the lives of those around her. But after seeing her son Alex getting arrested in a protest rally she suffers a heart attack and falls into a coma. Months pass, all the while the Germany she once knew is being transformed from the relentless triumph of capitalism after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany. Knowing that the slightest shock could prove fatal when his mothers awakens, Alex strives to keep the fall of the GDR a secret for as long as possible from his bed-ridden mother. We follow Alex through his often comical yet sincere attempts to keep a pre-Wall façade; but when his game takes on a life of its own, long buried family secrets surface as East Germans around them experience freedoms for the first time.
Film: Goodbye Lenin! Directed by Wolfgang Becker Germany (2002) Family Drama/Political Satire 12 parts/115 mins In German with English subtitles (default) Please be sure to turn on the CC (closed captions) button to view subtitles —Subtitles are translatable to any language— 1.Click on the arrow to the left of the CC button. 2.Then click on translate. 3.Pick your language in the bottom menu, then viola!. WARNING: Film contains adult language, some drug use and brief nudity (Rated R by MPAA) For a full description of this film go back to part 1: Synopsis: The year is 1989, and East Berlin is celebrating 40 years of socialist rule by the German Democratic Republic. However, these are tumultuous times, and East Germany is on the brink of dramatic political and cultural change. Christiane Kerner is a dedicated socialist activist helping to improve the lives of those around her. But after seeing her son Alex getting arrested in a protest rally she suffers a heart attack and falls into a coma. Months pass, all the while the Germany she once knew is being transformed from the relentless triumph of capitalism after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany. Knowing that the slightest shock could prove fatal when his mothers awakens, Alex strives to keep the fall of the GDR a secret for as long as possible from his bed-ridden mother. We follow Alex through his often comical yet sincere attempts to keep a pre-Wall façade; but when his game takes on a life of its own, long buried family secrets surface as East Germans around them experience freedoms for the first time.