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  • The Paper Project - Handmade paper made from silk fibers

    • 8 Aug 2011
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  • Gale Crater

    • 8 Aug 2011
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    • 07August11 Astronomy Craters Mars
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    "This sharp view from the Thermal Emission Imaging System camera on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter is centered on 154 kilometer (96 mile) wide Gale crater, near the martian equator. Within Gale, an impressive layered mountain rises about 5 kilometers (3 miles) above the crater floor. Layers and structures near its base are thought to have been formed in ancient times by water-carried sediments. In fact, a spot near the crater's northern side at the foot of the mountain has now been chosen as the target for the Mars Science Laboratory mission."  
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  • The Empire That Was Russia : The Prokudin-Gorskii Photographic Record

    • 8 Aug 2011
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    • 07August11 Ethnic Diversity Historical Library of Congress Russia photography
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    "The Library of Congress is a treasure trove of archival gems — from antique maps of the universe to the vintage design gems of the Works Progress Administration to fascinating films from the 1940s romanticizing bookmaking. Today, we turn to The Empire That Was Russia, a curious online exhibition of life in Russia in the beginning of the 20th century. Culled here are some remarkable archival images of ethnic diversity in Russia during that period, which at the time included not only all the countries that would eventually become the Soviet Union, but also present-day Finland and Poland. With its 150 million people, of whom only about half were ethnic Russians, the country was home to some fascinating subcultures, captured here in restored and colored negatives by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii , photographer to the Tsar, with captions by the exhibition team." Brainpickings  
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  • The Chapel in a 1000-year-old Oak Tree

    • 8 Aug 2011
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    Photo by Ji-Elle  

    Standing tall and proud, limbs akimbo, this wonderful oak is between 800 and 1200 years old. Found in a small village called Allouville-Bellefosse in France, it has two small chapels in it that are still in use today. One is reached by a spiral staircase and the other is in a hollow on the ground 'floor'.
    Locals say the oak has been alive since the time of Charlemagne and William the Conqueror in 1035 but a few scientists say 800 years. Whatever the truth of the matter, it is one of the oldest trees in France and may be one of the oldest in the world.

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  • Tree of Life

    • 8 Aug 2011
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  • Forced Perspective Photography

    • 8 Aug 2011
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    • 07August11 Perspective illusions photography
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  • The Interview With God Movie

    • 8 Aug 2011
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    Sent by Lynn...Thanks !

     

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