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Happy Friday. It has been quite a week for the intelligence and defense communities. From the political fall-out of the Obama administration releasing the interrogation memos to the breach of the Joint Strike Fighter program, it has been a week rife with drama. I’m sure many are ready for the weekend to begin, and enjoy the nice weather. Speaking of weather and the environment, we neglected to pay homage to Earth Day this week. As such, we are expanding upon the theme of last month’s “Big Blue Marble” FFT post. Oh, and we have a few miscellaneous items to tickle your frontal lobe. Scroll down and enjoy.

We Got Called About A Movie

The editorial staff at got geoint? typically gets calls and emails regarding company news and announcements. So, when we were pitched to do a story about a movie looking for funding from defense contractors, we certainly took note and wanted to help them spread the word. The film is called “Bring Me Men” from SummitWorks Films and is about the first female cadets who entered the US Air Force Academy in 1976, proving they could beat the odds and went on to excel in military and space careers. This is the first ever film to be approved by the DoD/Pentagon for filming at the US Air Force Academy site in Colorado Springs. So, all you readers out there from Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems and Northrup Grumman, they need some funding. We recommend you check out this opportunity! Learn more here.

Think You Know It All About Geography? Prove It.
With the recent Facebook upgrade, we are amazed at the number of new applications that are popping up. Have you all showcased your top 5 favorite albums, or what cities you lived in? It’s all frankly become a bit too much (we miss the old Facebook). Anyhow, we did find one application that is very cool about testing your knowledge of geography. Yes, finally an application/game we can get into. Check it out here.

Urban EcoMap Maps Carbon Footprint by Zip Code
In honor of Earth Day, the City of San Francisco and Cisco debuted a new Internet-based mapping tool that lets citizens track their own carbon footprints and compare their neighborhood with the rest of the city when it comes to being green. Here’s the official web site to learn more information.

Speaking of Earth – Check It Out Using Flash Technology
When you Google “Earth Mapping,” you will come across Flash Earth as the very first entry. Flash Earth is an experimental application for viewing satellite and aerial imagery of the Earth from multiple mapping websites inside a single Flash-based interface. It is not a fully-fledged mapping application, but more for enjoying and exploring images earth. Click here to check it out.

DEFStar Has Moved Out Out of the BETA Phase
For those unfamiliar with DEFStar it is a new social networking site sponsored by the DISA Office of the CTO that aims to enhance information sharing within the Department of Defense. On April 16th, it officially moved out the BETA phase and is now live. So, if you are a DoD employee and want to dip your toes into a social networking site made exclusively for you, check it out here.

Earth Day Rap
We came across this nugget on YouTube and had to share it with you all. It’s the official “Earthy Day Rap” song. Enjoy.

Happy Friday!

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