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Death Penalty Around the World

Countries that still practice the lawful state execution of its citizens are generally not leaders in human rights: Iran, China, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Syria, North Korea...  Should the USA be embarrassed by the ideological company it keeps on this issue?  More pointedly, why are the conservatives who generally distrust their government in other areas (social programs, healthcare, economic policy) and claim to be "pro-life" tend to be the strongest supporters of government carrying out the execution of American citizens?

Hemp Clothing in Alamosa, Colorado

Green Matter LLC opens a clothing storefront in Alamosa, Colorado - a small start of what could be a major new industry in the San Luis Valley: hemp.

Multimedia Assignments: Not Just for Film Majors Anymore

My first publication in the Chronicle for Higher Education: I wrote this article to encourage professors of any discipline to consider integrating multimedia production assignments in their classroom - give it a try!

NSA's Heartbleed will go on

The U.S. National Security Agency knew about the Heartbleed security bug for at least two years but chose to exploit it in order to hack as many as two thirds of all websites rather than alert the American people that the security risk exists (source).  One wonders if the NSA is working for the American people or against them...

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High Altitude Face Off 6

High Altitude Face Off 6 - live cage fights in Alamosa, CO! Presented by Nemesis Promotions. Videography by Emberwilde Productions.

GM Recall Explained

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