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7:02 pm  •  2 June 2012

catrinastewart:

The giant mirror of Viganella built to combat the 83 days of darkness in the year

In amongst the steep mountains of the Italian Alps lies the village of Viganella, a remote commune with a dwindling population of 200. Every year from November 11th to February 2nd, the village is cast under a dark shadow as the sun disappears behind the mountain. The mayor of the village Pierfranco Midali decided to combat this by building a giant mirror on the opposite mountain which would reflect sunlight back into the village. The mirror measures 8 meters by 5 meters and cost 100,000 euros to build and install. The project was such a success that people have began moving back to the village, and the mayor is now regarded as a hero. 

11:48 am  •  2 June 2012  •  1,909 notes

susie-c:

I think Alameda County’s Santa Rita jail is an excellent example of “the Stunning Geography of Incarceration.” Check out those solar panels!

11:22 am  •  2 June 2012  •  6 notes

RAP NEWS 13: A News Hope (by thejuicemedia)

“Clearly since WikiLeaks aids democracy the enemy is the people, you and me.”

1:41 pm  •  30 May 2012  •  1 note

Ween - Cold Blows The Wind (by 18m0zym8nd185)

Sad day for music.

Aaron Freeman Closes the Book on Ween

6:33 am  •  30 May 2012

howtodropoutofschool:

The great thing about unschooing is that you don’t have to learn a certain subject a certain way. You can design your courses based on how you learn that particular subject. Here are some examples.

1. Community College: Get College Credit AND Highschool Credit. I take all my Math courses through…

Why shouldn’t all secondary #education look like this?

1:14 pm  •  27 May 2012  •  15 notes

“If you want to know why people get in cops’ faces on these marches, this is why. If you want to know why people get amped up, this is why. If you want to know why folks chant “fuck the police,” this is why.”

— A Few Quick Notes on Tonight’s NYC Montreal Solidarity March and the NYPD (via susie-c)

8:42 am  •  23 May 2012  •  19 notes

I’m pretty sure this is bullshit, but nonetheless an interesting and unexpected take on rap history. It also includes the awesome quote, “…the private prison industry in the United States is a gangrenous moral ulcer rotting away that country’s judicial system.”

12:19 pm  •  21 May 2012

“In our sun-down perambulations, of late, through the outer parts of Brooklyn, we have observed several parties of youngsters playing “base”, a certain game of ball…. Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms…. The game of ball is glorious.”

—

Walt Whitman.

From the July 23, 1846 edition of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle

(via wellplaid)

The Mrs. and I often laugh about BASE, A CERTAIN GAME OF BALL

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7:04 am  •  19 May 2012  •  36 notes

ilovecharts:

Yeah, Geeks!

This is every day at work for me, although I don’t claim the label “geek.” Don’t work hard, work smart!

7:32 pm  •  14 May 2012  •  548 notes