20 fevereiro 2015

An Evening Sky Conjunction



Eight years ago, an evening sky held this lovely pairing of a young crescent Moon and brilliant Venus. Seen near the western horizon, the close conjunction and its wintry reflection were captured from Bolu, Turkey, planet Earth on February 19, 2007. In the 8 Earth years since this photograph was taken Venus has orbited the Sun almost exactly 13 times, so the Sun and Venus have now returned to the same the configuration in Earth's sky. And since every 8 years the Moon also nearly repeats its phases for a given time of year, a very similar crescent Moon-Venus conjunction will again appear in planet Earth's evening skies tonight. But the February 20, 2015 version of the conjunction will also include planet Mars. Much fainter Mars will wander even closer to Venus by the evening of February 21.



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Do you by chance have any good sources for history regarding food and drink? Your recent post about the history of doughnuts prompted me to ask!

There are now books about the history of cuisines! It is basically a new field in history, one I am very excited to see more from. I recently read Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors, which is very light and more an overview of a select few influences on Indian cuisine than a real history. For that, I would recommend Salt: A World History. Besides being historically comprehensive, it’s a fun read!


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February 21st 1848: Communist Manifesto publishedOn this day in...



Karl Marx (1818 - 1883)





The original German Communist Manifesto - 1848





Friedrich Engels (1820 - 1895)



February 21st 1848: Communist Manifesto published


On this day in 1848 the Manifesto of the Communist Party - now known as The Communist Manifesto - was published. It was written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, often considered the founding fathers of communism, on behalf of the London-based Communist League. Engels laid the foundations for the theory, and had been drafting a treatise on communism for some years until he collaborated with Marx who developed his work and proposed the leading principles. The main ideas expressed in the manifesto are chiefly that capitalism and class struggle (between the proletariat and bourgeoisie) have been the chief concerns of society throughout history. Marx and Engels theorised that capitalism would be replaced by socialism and then communism, fulfilling their vision of global communism. Their work has been incredibly influential, and communism has become the ideological basis of several states including the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China.


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February 20th 1862: William Lincoln diesOn this day in 1862 the...









February 20th 1862: William Lincoln dies


On this day in 1862 the son of the President of the United States Abraham Lincoln, William Wallace Lincoln, died aged eleven. Known as ‘Willie’, he died due to illness which was most likely typhoid fever. His brother Tad also became ill, but later recovered, though the illness troubled his family. Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd were deeply affected by Willie’s death, with President Lincoln not returning to work for three weeks and Mary Todd being so distraught that her husband feared for her sanity. His son’s death occurred in the midst of Lincoln’s presidency, and in the second year of the American Civil War that was prompted by the election of the anti-slavery Republican Lincoln. Despite these personal setbacks, Lincoln successfully oversaw the Union’s victory in the Civil War and the abolition of slavery - leading to him being known as the ‘great emancipator’.



"My poor boy. He was too good for this earth. God has called him home. I know that he is much better off in heaven, but then we loved him so. It is hard, hard to have him die!”

- Lincoln upon his son’s death



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People Thanked Most Often In Oscar Speeches:Steven Spielberg...





People Thanked Most Often In Oscar Speeches:



  1. Steven Spielberg (thanked 42 times)

  2. Harvey Weinstein (thanked 34 times)

  3. James Cameron (thanked 28 times)

  4. George Lucas (thanked 23 times)

  5. Peter Jackson (thanked 22 times)

  6. God (thanked 19 times)


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ageofdestruction:300 block, putnam, eau claire,...





ageofdestruction:



300 block, putnam, eau claire, wisconsin.


google street view study.


animation: ageofdestruction.



the promise fulfilled and the promise broken


age
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Doughnuts most likely originated in Germany and were brought to...





Doughnuts most likely originated in Germany and were brought to New York by Dutch settlers who called them olykoeks (oily cakes). The hole in the center was developed by the Pennsylvania Dutch perhaps because the shape provided easier dunking in coffee or made it easier to fry the donuts more thoroughly. Either way, delicious!


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Hey you painted the girl selling drugs as a victim when in reality she was selling drugs to another student. Kinda hard to miss that point, don't you think? Please stop pushing your agenda as facts, thank you.

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Spotting Animals In The Wild

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John Glenn During the Mercury-Atlas 6 Spaceflight



On Feb. 20, 1962, astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., became the first American to orbit Earth. Launched from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 14, Glenn's Mercury-Atlas 6 "Friendship 7" spacecraft completed a successful three-orbit mission, reaching a maximum altitude (apogee) of approximately 162 statute miles and an orbital velocity of approximately 17,500 miles per hour. The flight lasted a total of 4 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seconds before the spacecraft splashed down in the ocean. This photograph of John Glenn during the Mercury-Atlas 6 spaceflight was taken by a camera onboard the spacecraft. Image Credit: NASA



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The Origins of Sumo


The popular Japanese national sport of sumo can trace its roots back 2000 years. It began more as a ceremony than a sport, a form of celebration to appease the gods and help ensure a good rice harvest. Its strong ties with the Shinto religion filled sumo with symbols and rituals that usually go unnoticed by the average Western viewer.


Sumo wrestlers stomp their feet right before the beginning of the match in order to fend off evil spirits, and salt is thrown by the wrestlers to purify the ring and prevent injury. The canopy over the arena resembles the roof of a Shinto temple, while the four tassels hanging at each corner represent the four seasons (green is spring, red is summer, white is autumn and black is winter).


By the coming of the Nara and Heian periods (794-1192 AD) in Japan, sumo began to be performed at the imperial court in front of the Emperor. During the Edo period (1603-1868), the sport began to evolve to resemble present-day sumo.


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Part of profoundly moving account of a life well lived by...





Part of profoundly moving account of a life well lived by Professor Oliver Sacks (read in full here —> http://t.co/qeEmTw4EvX) who recently learned that he has terminal cancer.


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