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Archaeological News: Leicester archaeologists to reconstruct the face of Greyfriars skeleton

warmweenies — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:07:29 -0500

Archaeological News: Leicester archaeologists to reconstruct the face of Greyfriars skeleton:...

Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) “If you dream the proper dreams, and...

warmweenies — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 00:37:59 -0400

Ray Bradbury (1920-2012)

“If you dream the proper dreams, and share the myths with people, they will want to grow up to be like you.”

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warmweenies — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 09:25:43 -0400

historical-nonfiction: The Moai of Easter Island had a...

warmweenies — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:38:16 -0400

historical-nonfiction:

The Moai of Easter Island had a hieroglyphic script, shown above. What does it say? No one knows. It is called Rongorongo, and appeared just in time to be banned by early European colonizers.

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warmweenies — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:35:19 -0400

harvestheart: Artist John Gurche used the latest forensic...

warmweenies — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:22:31 -0400

harvestheart:

Artist John Gurche used the latest forensic techniques, fossil discoveries, and 20 years of experience to create the lifelike reconstructions of early humans on display in the Hall of Human Origins. The painstaking process required a detailed knowledge of human and ape anatomy. It took Gurche 2½ years to complete these busts.

harvestheart: Courtesy Of The Hembree...

warmweenies — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:27:55 -0400

harvestheart:

Courtesy Of The Hembree Family / Vetstreet.com

Lucas Hembree and his dog Juno. When his dad Chester saw a posting about her on a rescue group’s website “I had the feeling in my gut that I had to go see this dog,” he said.

As nearly anyone who has adopted a dog or cat from a shelter can attest, there’s something special about a rescued pet; it’s as if the animal senses he’s been given a second chance at life. That’s certainly the case with Juno, a Belgian Malinois who was rescued from a shelter just days before she was to be euthanized. But since coming to live with her family in Alcoa, Tenn., Juno has taken on the role of rescuer to four-year-old Lucas Hembree.

militaryhistory: Sioux Chief, Spotted Eagle. October 31, 1880

warmweenies — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:12:53 -0400

militaryhistory:

Sioux Chief, Spotted Eagle. October 31, 1880

thisamazingplanet: (by night_drive)

warmweenies — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:47:57 -0400

thisamazingplanet:

(by night_drive)

climateadaptation: NOAA: March 2012 the Warmest on...

warmweenies — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:26:29 -0400

climateadaptation:

NOAA: March 2012 the Warmest on Record

15,292

The number of warm temperature records set in March 2012. This is a combination of 7,775 daytime records and 7,517 nighttime records. Hundreds of locations set all-time March records. There were 21 instances of nighttime temperatures being as warm or warmer than the existing record high temperature for the date. The map of red dots above shows where daily record highs were broken or tied in March 2012. (Image credit: NOAA/NCDC)

jonallenart: Bark Art Pen & Ink on Hemlock bark, 2010

warmweenies — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:24:16 -0400

The General Grant

Hemlock on Hemlock

The Baobab Tree

jonallenart:

Bark Art

Pen & Ink on Hemlock bark, 2010

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warmweenies — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:51:29 -0400

Archaeological News: The last kayak: 1860 Alutiiq boat hold clues to an Alaskan culture

warmweenies — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:00:03 -0400

Archaeological News: The last kayak: 1860 Alutiiq boat hold clues to an Alaskan culture:...

religiousragings: Scientific Ignorance - it’s amazing how many...

warmweenies — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 22:46:57 -0400

religiousragings:

Scientific Ignorance - it’s amazing how many people’s disbelief in evolution boils down to exactly this. :/

aotus: 1940 Census Release On April 1, 1940 over 120,000 census...

warmweenies — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:13:47 -0400

aotus:

1940 Census Release

On April 1, 1940 over 120,000 census takers fanned out across the United States to begin conducting the 1940 census. Over the next several weeks they would enumerate over 131,000,000 residents of the country from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to families living in the remotest areas of the nation.

On Monday morning, I was pleased to co-host the National Archives’ ceremony along with my friend, Robert Groves, Director of the Census Bureau. Together, we officially opened the 1940 census to the public. For the first time, we released the 3.8 million pages of the census online, which was the largest online release of a single series of digitized records by the National Archives.

We invite you to search the records at: http://1940census.archives.gov

Read the full post on the AOTUS blog.

reblogthis-if: requested

warmweenies — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 02:52:00 -0400

reblogthis-if:

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harvestheart: Aurora - apod.nasa.gov - Salomonsen

warmweenies — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:31:08 -0400

harvestheart:

Aurora - apod.nasa.gov - Salomonsen

harvestheart: davidkendall: shortformblog: RIP Earl...

warmweenies — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:30:12 -0400

harvestheart:

davidkendall:

shortformblog:

RIP Earl Scruggs: The bluegrass legend died in a Nashville hospital Wednesday at age 88. Scruggs was a quiet fellow at times, but he didn’t need to say much, considering he basically made banjo a key instrument of bluegrass. Rest in peace, bluegrass man. (Above: Here’s Scruggs performing with fellow banjo man Steve Martin on Letterman. Look at those fingers go.)

One of the best of a dying breed.

HH: His influence will live forever.

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mountainish: Machu Picchu, Peru (by GlobeTrotter 2000)

warmweenies — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:13:34 -0400

mountainish:

Machu Picchu, Peru (by GlobeTrotter 2000)

myimaginarybrooklyn: From barn to bibliothek, a library emerges...

warmweenies — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:57:46 -0400

myimaginarybrooklyn:

From barn to bibliothek, a library emerges from history

By LibraryLab at 1:49 pm Monday, Mar 26

Most libraries aren’t found in barns, butJackson (N.H.) Public Library happily makes its new home in one. It’s not just any barn, either. Built in 1858 as part of the town’s first inn, the barn was dismantled and stored away in 2008. At about the same time, the library was looking to open a new facility. As the recession made following through on an architect’s design fiscally impossible, the library partnered with the Jackson Historical Society, itself looking for a way to re-erect the barn.

Jackson Public Library is one of several recent libraries to adapt existing non-library buildings (including a factory, a roller rink, and a department store) as new homes. In addition to generally costing less than a new building, and the potential historic value, the practice helps rejuvenate neighborhoods. See the library in a roller rink (and more) atReused Libraries Rejuvenate Communities [atyourlibrary.org]

— posted by Greg Landgraf, American Libraries