And a Mile to Go

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when my professor suggests we start the reading

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umichfreshmanprobz:

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When I realize it can only get better after first semester freshman year

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 23:23:56 -0500

umichfreshmanprobz:

Security camera clips that make the news usually show bad...

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 01:54:41 -0500

Security camera clips that make the news usually show bad things, but Coke decided to “look at the world a little differently” in this heartwarming viral video. They found security camera footage from around the world showing happy moments: people stealing kisses instead of possessions, dealing potato chips instead of drugs, and offering car assistance rather than road rage.

Faith in humanity-restored.

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Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:43:20 -0500

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n-a-s-a: NGC 6188 Credit: ESO/J. Pérez

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:27:38 -0500

n-a-s-a:

NGC 6188

Credit: ESO/J. Pérez

giddy-stratospheres: war kills people from the inside out...

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:48:08 -0500

giddy-stratospheres:

war kills people from the inside out sometimes

“In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.”

i think i’ve posted this before but it’s so powerful

definitelydope: IMG_8284 The Grand Teton (by ThorsHammer94539)

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:45:59 -0500

definitelydope:

IMG_8284 The Grand Teton (by ThorsHammer94539)

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discoverynews: The first 24-hour guard was posted on midnight,...

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:20:46 -0400

discoverynews:

The first 24-hour guard was posted on midnight, July 2, 1937. The 3rd United States Infantry Regimen (The Old Guard) took over the duty in 1948 and the Tomb of the Unknowns has been guarded continuously, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, since that time.

The tomb guards will be doing this all day today and all night tonight while Sandy batters the Tomb with 90 mph winds.

The soldier walks 21 steps across the Tomb. This alludes to the twenty-one gun salute, which is the highest honor given to any military or foreign dignitary in America. His weapon is always on the shoulder opposite the Tomb (i.e., on the side of the gallery watching the ritual).

On the 21st step, the soldier turns and faces the Tomb for 21 seconds.

The soldier then turns to face the other way across the Tomb and changes his weapon to the outside shoulder.

After 21 seconds, the first step is repeated.

Image from Oct 29, 2012: First Army Division East/Facebook

via TombGuard.org & spotted on theatlantic

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definitelydope: This remarkable image is actually a composite...

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:31:12 -0400

definitelydope:

This remarkable image is actually a composite of hundreds of images created using satellite data collected at night.

The brightest areas of the Earth are the most urbanized, but not necessarily the most populated. (Compare western Europe with China and India.) Cities tend to grow along coastlines and transportation networks. Even without the underlying map, the outlines of many continents would still be visible. The United States interstate highway system appears as a lattice connecting the brighter dots of city centers. In Russia, the Trans-Siberian railroad is a thin line stretching from Moscow through the center of Asia to Vladivostok. The Nile River, from the Aswan Dam to the Mediterranean Sea, is another bright thread through an otherwise dark region.

Even more than 100 years after the invention of the electric light, some regions remain thinly populated and unlit. Antarctica is entirely dark. The interior jungles of Africa and South America are mostly dark, but lights are beginning to appear there. Deserts in Africa, Arabia, Australia, Mongolia, and the United States are poorly lit as well (except along the coast), along with the boreal forests of Canada and Russia, and the great mountains of the Himalaya.

This image of Earth’s city lights was created with data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Operational Linescan System (OLS). Originally designed to view clouds by moonlight, the OLS is also used to map the locations of permanent lights on the Earth’s surface.

The Earth Observatory article Bright Lights, Big City describes how NASA scientists use city light data to map urbanization.

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mellarkfamilybakery: almacoin: In all three books Katniss just pees once. Still better than seven...

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 12:50:22 -0400

mellarkfamilybakery:

almacoin:

In all three books Katniss just pees once.

Still better than seven years and Harry only taking one bath.