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The experimental aircraft “Solar Impulse,” flown by pilot Andre Borschberg, crossed over Switzerland Thursday on its first attempt to fly around the clock fuelled by nothing but the energy of the sun. The plane completed its test successfully. (Photo: Fabrice Coffrini / AFP-Getty via the Wall St. Journal)
Great photo.
-MatteoBordone
There’s some seriously scary stuff going on in Russia, and I’m hardly seeing anyone talking about it.
Russia has been experiencing a terrible heatwave since July (we’re talking 40° and persistent drought), and that’s been causing massive wildfires (think hundreds of new fires a day). Those fires are cropping up near very populated areas and spreading rapidly—devouring towns, devastating crops, and causing terrible pollution in major cities. The smoke and heat have already doubled the death toll in Moscow. If that weren’t bad enough, the wildfires have started approaching nuclear facilities (Mayak and Sarov) and places still heavily contaminated by the Chernobyl disaster (the Bryansk region). Russian officials are moving nuclear and explosive material and intensifying fire-fighting efforts, which seems to be succeeding at keeping it at bay. But if the fires were to reach those areas, it would create massive new zones of radioactive pollution.
The videos I’ve seen all look apocalyptic. It’s terrifying.
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Sardegna al cianuro - L’espresso
Molto interessante il video qui
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eeeeeeeeeeeeennnnon è niente! l’importante è avere dei bellissimi costumi tradizionali per le feste patronali.
Tutto il resto non esiste.
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vruz:
DIY cartography today
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The news media has been snapping photos of the destruction that the oil spill is causing as it floats toward shore, but recently the government and BP have been restricting aerial photographs of the spill at sea. The New York Times reported this week that journalists have repeatedly been turned down when asked to fly over the spill in aircraft. It seems Warren has found a way around this issue with his mapping project.
Grassroots Mapping was started as a way to break down the power structure inherent in the cartography world and give regular citizens the power to make aerial maps of just about anything. The project teaches people how to make high-definition maps of the ground from above. In the case of the Gulf Coast oil spill, Warren and the Grassroots team is releasing all photos taken of the devastation into the public domain for all to see and use as they please. The maps will provide information that allows scientists to map the extent of the spill and could assist with creating a plan to clean it up
Com’era quel detto… ? Ah! Se la prima lezione non l’hai capita, allora te ne meriti un’altra.
Sì ma il resto del mondo checcazzo centra??
Older print by Banksy, suddenly very interesting.
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BP. A picture is worth a thousand words. Or just one- unforgivable.
Watching the hearings on C-SPAN is actually making me angry.
thedame:via mvnm(via hippieflavor)
