Daily Archives: November 10, 2012

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on UNREDACTED:
By Eamon Eriksen The next time you request documents for declassification, it is likely your submission will be processed by a private contractor, not a government employee. The privatization of the FOIA process has proliferated in…

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Posted on November 10, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Open Geography:
Derek Gregory has a new post about counterinsurgency (COIN) and the cultural turn here. He makes some very good points about COIN and the academic response, as well as providing some useful references: When I…

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Synthetic Aperture Radar Using ‘Inflation’ Monitoring could Predict Volcanic Eruptions

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

The world’s deadliest and largest volcanic eruptions happen in Indonesia. Future eruptions in this jungle-filled region could be better predicted by using satellite radar to detect swelling magma near the summit of those volcanoes, a new study suggests. To search … Continue reading →