January 2012
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Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.” -Salvador Dali
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climateadaptation:
“Until recently, this area of southern Mongolia was one of the world’s last great wildernesses – a cold desert that is home to gazelle, wild ass and herders living a traditional nomadic existence.
Today, however, it is the centre of the planet’s greatest resource boom. Some are calling it “the last frontier”, others “Minegolia”. Whatever the name, this impoverished but...
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loungeagainstthemachine:
“The media plays a powerful role in education, raising awareness and holding governments and companies accountable for their actions. The freedom of the press is a measure of the freedom of a country’s people. Twenty years after the democratic revolution, Mongolian journalists are still fighting for their rights and for a free and independent media.”via AY Wong
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Did Americans in 1776 have British accents?
nickpatrick:
Reading David McCullough’s 1776, I found myself wondering: Did Americans in 1776 have British accents? If so, when did American accents diverge from British accents?
The answer surprised me.
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