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If you’ve logged on to Google Earth (earth.google.com) and looked up your house, you know the program is surprisingly accurate, with individual cars and buildings made visible. And hey, that dot on the sidewalk could be you walking to school.

With the ability to zoom in on one’s own house and view photos of college campuses, Google Earth may be a source of amusement and interest, but this program also serves a greater purpose.

Many nonprofit organizations now use Google Earth to quickly locate refugee camps and provide aid. In dire emergencies, lack of communication and panic can make it almost impossible to find those in greatest need, so Google Earth is a huge advantage for aid workers. In fact, after Hurricane Katrina, some used this technological tool for rescue operations

With all the controversy that surrounded the appointment of John Bolton (haha I accidentally wrote Michael Bolton at first) as the US ambassador to the UN, the man had a point. The UN is messed up.

Well, I've been posting a lot of comments on other people's blogs, so I figured that I might as well start my own blog so I can have all my ideas in one place, rather than responding to a dozen other blogs all over the place. In fact, I think I'm going to start a blog series about my own personal view of the world, and pretty much everything in it.

First and foremost, thanks to those who commented on my previous post, thank you for clarifying my intention on the pursuit of happiness as a quote from the Decl. of Indep.

SO! Kosovo declared independence today! Yay Kosovo. But what should you know about the repercussions of this historic event?

Wait, what? What the hell is Kosovo?

This was a debate project. Unfortunately, I am not for the Kyoto Agreement, so I had to force myself to discover the good in it. I do believe that the concept is fit for the world, however, I think it was poorly executed this time around. I am happy that Bush did not force us into it, as of now. That move was probably the ONLY I've ever agreed with.

So, apparently France is trying to get the EU to draw up sanctions against Iran, and is threatening to go to war.