January 2011
26 posts
Gorgeous new clouded leopard filmed →
From BBC News:
The “newest” cat species described to science, the Sunda clouded leopard, actually exists in two distinct forms, scientists have confirmed.
This big cat is so enigmatic that researchers only realised it was a new species - distinct from clouded leopards living elsewhere in Asia - in 2007. The first footage of the cat in the wild to made public was only released last...
It's as if there's water on all sides.
It’s as if there’s water on all sides.
shitmystudentswrite:
As an archipelago, Indonesia’s islands are constantly surrounded by water.
Building in a flood prone region →
sheagunther:
It doesn’t make sense to build homes in a floodplain the same way you build them on high and dry land. These are a few cool alternative designs.
What's Happening in Tunisia Explained →
What’s happening in Tunisia?
librarianinlittlecanada:
so-treu:
leftliberty:
Want to know what’s happening in Tunisia? Let me explain:
What is Tunisia? Tunisia is a mostly Arab, mostly Muslim country in North Africa. It is on the south side of the Mediterranean sea, east of Algeria and west of Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya. Its capital is Tunis, and it has been ruled by dictators since...
Mt. Etna erupts still/again
Mount Etna, an incredibly active volcano, erupted for around an hour yesterday evening, lighting up the Sicilian sky and providing amazing scenery for the village of Milo, just 12 kilometres away.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1346685/Red-sky-night—Sicily-looks-Mount-Etna-erupts-spectacular-fashion.html
Iron deficiency
shitmystudentswrite:
Africa was once a stable society, where iron was a large factor. Once they ran out, people became very poor. Now today they barely have roads.
I think we know who won in this deal!
shitmystudentswrite:
The same thing happened to the Indians when the British left. They wanted to continue to play cricket, but the difference is they changed it to make it their own because even though the British influence started it, they didn’t want the influence in their culture anymore. This proves that even though they hated the British, they were glad that they invaded because if they...
Let the punishment fit the crime.
shitmystudentswrite:
“In imagining that God could have used another warning sign like for example, if the child Adam eats apples from the centre tree, they he would have been transformed into a meridian longitude.”
Full credit.
shitmystudentswrite:
Fieldwork has not always been central to anthropology. The idea is actually fairly recent. The wheelchair model, where anthropologist do research through others accounts was one that was used a lot before fieldwork became popular.
A little pragmatism never hurt anyone...
shitmystudentswrite:
In ethnographic research, one is in a constant cycle of asking, collecting, recording, and analyzing. Over time, questions and units of analysis become more refined until the ethnographer is ready to leave or runs out of money.
I suppose they don't interact with igneous...
shitmystudentswrite:
Sedimentary people stay in one place. They only interact with other sedimentary people.
I suppose they don't interact with igneous...
shitmystudentswrite:
Sedimentary people stay in one place. They only interact with other sedimentary people.
Iron deficiency
shitmystudentswrite:
Africa was once a stable society, where iron was a large factor. Once they ran out, people became very poor. Now today they barely have roads.
Compound words
shitmystudentswrite:
Globalization is a word combined from the two words global and ization.
YOU WITH THE FACE!: I want nothing more than to be... →
What does Africa need help with? Installing clean water systems? Building houses? Helping keep hospitals clean? Finding sustainable ways to adapt food production to climate change?
comingonstrong
YAWN!
Well, good luck with your dreams honey bunch! All I can say is that Africa really doesn’t need any more missionaries, we got the gospel loud and clear the first time.
Love from,
An African...
