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nbcnews: Aesha, three years later: ‘I’m a very lucky...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:43:08 +0700

Aesha, three years later: ‘I’m a very lucky girl’

(Photo: TIME magazine via Rock Center)

Three years after her photograph appeared on the cover of TIME magazine and became a symbol for oppressed women in Afghanistan, Aesha Mohammadzai has made incredible strides recovering from the night when her father-in-law, husband and in-laws cut off her nose and parts of her ears.

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Editor’s Note: Watch Ann Curry’s full interview with Aesha Friday, June 14 at 10pm/9c on NBC’s Rock Center with Brian Williams

trynottodrown: source

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:42:01 +0700

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kushandwizdom: EVERYTHING POSITIVE

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:41:46 +0700

kushandwizdom:

EVERYTHING POSITIVE

unconsumption: Known as First Container, [this]...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:41:19 +0700

unconsumption:

Known as First Container, [this] living-room-in-a-box is the brainchild of Shel Kimen, the force behind a shipping container hotel planned for a vacant lot in Eastern Market. First Container is sort of a prototype (and eventual piece) of the future hotel. In short, it’s there to build hype and convince people that shipping containers can be things humans spend time in comfortably.

Designed by KOOP AM, this one successfully raised $41,064 via Kickstarter earlier this year. The interior finishes are entirely sourced from the Detroit Metro area—that wood was scrap leftover from another jobsite. “We basically reused someone’s trash,” Kimen told Curbed. “It would’ve been trash otherwise.”

More: First Container Thinking Outside and Inside the Box - Curbed Inside - Curbed Detroit

Prior Unconsumption posts involving shipping containers here.

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Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:40:09 +0700

kushandwizdom: EVERYTHING POSITIVE

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:39:48 +0700

kushandwizdom:

EVERYTHING POSITIVE

gardeningacreativejourney: (via TumbleOn)

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:39:19 +0700

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(via TumbleOn)

vwcampervan-aldridge: Colourful flowers, Lichfield,...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:38:50 +0700

vwcampervan-aldridge:

Colourful flowers, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

All Original Photography by http://vwcampervan-aldridge.tumblr.com

collectivehistory: Ham the Chimp after his sixteen minute trip...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:37:59 +0700

collectivehistory:

Ham the Chimp after his sixteen minute trip to space, 1961.

"Airports see more sincere kisses than wedding halls. The walls of hospitals have heard more prayers..."

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:35:55 +0700

“Airports see more sincere kisses than wedding halls. The walls of hospitals have heard more prayers than the walls of churches.”

- (via another-troubled-soul)

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Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:33:53 +0700

gerogram: Some local residents just don’t get noticed as much...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:22:35 +0700

gerogram:

Some local residents just don’t get noticed as much as they perhaps should.

Wolf Spider looking for it’s dinner.Taken at night with a ring and off camera flash.

Thanks for sharing Ken. http://on.fb.me/11x1XkG

kushandwizdom: EVERYTHING POSITIVE

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:20:07 +0700

kushandwizdom:

EVERYTHING POSITIVE

bakerstreetbat: minami-michaelis: marapetsrules: condescending...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:45:42 +0700

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thedailyfeed:

Ever wonder how dinosaurs got it on? These bizarre scientific scenes — by an illustrator who worked with Halstead — imagine how the 30-ton prehistoric behemoths had sex.

I’m sorry, but why? Who does this?

These people are perverts, they really put a lot of thought into the faces.

Yo, the lady brontosaurus is UNIMPRESSED.

i just reblogged dinosaur porn, congratz this blog is finally complete

i´m done with this site

so that’s why the sea is salty

nationalpost: Thought-controlled helicopter shows potential of...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 02:05:05 +0700

nationalpost:

Thought-controlled helicopter shows potential of brain-powered devices
University of Minnesota researchers have been able to control a small helicopter using only their minds, pushing the potential of a technology that could be used to help paralyzed or motion-impaired people interact with the world around them.

The controls for the mini-vehicle, which looks and flies much like any remote controlled helicopter, are otherwise fairly simple: if you want it to go up, think about it going up. If you want it to go down, think about it going down.

There have been other brain controlled devices before, but the project created by Professor Bin He’s team offers extremely smooth control — and doesn’t require drilling holes in your head.

“It’s completely non-invasive. Nobody has to have a chip implanted in their head!” said Brad Edelman a graduate student working on the project. (University of Minnesota)

unhistorical: June 6, 1944: The Allied invasion of Normandy...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 02:01:20 +0700

unhistorical:

June 6, 1944: The Allied invasion of Normandy begins.

In June of 1940, Nazi Germany successfully completed its invasion of France with the signing of an armistice at Compiègne, which divided France into two zones - one which was to be henceforth occupied by German troops, and a “free zone”, to be administered by a French government at Vichy. In late 1942 German-Italian forces carried out a complete military occupation of the free zone. By 1944 much of Europe was either occupied by Axis forces or controlled by direct allies; between the neutral Iberian Peninsula to the Eastern Front, France, Greece, the Baltics, the Netherlands, and Denmark were among the states occupied by German or Axis forces. Along the western coast of Europe, Germany established a system of fortifications collectively known as the “Atlantic Wall”, whose construction began in 1942 to thwart an Allied invasion launched across the English Channel from Great Britain.

The landing of Allied forces at Normandy on June 6, 1944 (commonly known as D-Day) marked the beginning of Operation Overlord and the beginning of the liberation of mainland Europe from its occupation by Nazi Germany. As Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, Dwight D. Eisenhower was charged with planning and carrying out the beach landing assault, an enormous and momentous task - in the end, approximately 160,000 troops participated in the assault on an 80 km long stretch of Normandy coast, which was divided into five sectors: Gold, Utah, Sword, Juno, and Omaha, the link between the U.S. and British sectors, the most easily defensible beach, and the area where fighting was bloodiest. The troops were supported by a fleet of nearly 7,000 vessels, directed mostly by the Royal Navy; airborne operations were also a key element of the landings, with at least 13,000 paratroopers taking part. To mislead and confound Axis military leaders regarding the true date and location of the impending assault, the Allies implemented Operation Bodyguard.

The enormously successful operation was a decisive victory for the Allied powers and a major blow to Germany’s psyche and morale. Operation Overlord came to an end with the destruction of German forces at the Falaise Pocket in August of 1944 and the liberation of Paris days later.

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Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:17:37 +0700

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nationalpost: Honda, Top Gear Magazine are building a 210 km/h...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:14:28 +0700

nationalpost:

Honda, Top Gear Magazine are building a 210 km/h lawnmower
Top Gear Magazine is known for its shenanigans and hijinks, and its latest project is no exception. It, working with Team Dynamics and Honda, has embarked on a mission to build the world’s fastest lawnmower. And recently, it came to life.

“The main engineering challenge stems from the need to retain the look of the lawnmower on which it is based, and the ability to still cut grass while achieving the speed and the handling characteristics required for this type of vehicle.” (Screenshot/BBC UK)

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Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:11:43 +0700

"Take a moment today to think of what the young hipsters of the 1940’s accomplished a bunch of years..."

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:10:45 +0700

“Take a moment today to think of what the young hipsters of the 1940’s accomplished a bunch of years ago today. Unimaginable courage against unthinkable evil. The Eastern Front may have been deeper, more prolonged, uglier hell, but for those few months the casualty rate in Normandy was even higher. It still fascinates because in these muddy times its very hard to even imagine, but on this day it all happened and a bunch of teenagers saved the world. So stop your tweeting for five seconds and show some respect, jerks.”

- Rushfield Babylon (via kateoplis)