[photography] mysteries of the deep #fb
sometimes you see right through me
[photography] so long, shuttle! #fb
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so, i hear that the various retired shuttles will be sent across the country to various museums (well, "sent" is perhaps a bit misleading. "purchased for massive piles of loot" is probably more accurate).
and, as they make their journey, they'll be traveling through some urban areas -- e.g., ferried along the hudson river en route to a museum in new york (passing the statue of liberty, ground zero, etc.) and transported through downtown LA. i'd love to catch a glimpse of one of those journeys!
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[photography] sundays are for flying babies #fb
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saw this one via notcot: who doesn't like flying babies?
i'm just glad they're not zombie babies, because then we'd be in real trouble.
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[art] pixar, the minimalist essentials
love this series.
beloved pixar characters represented in the simplest ways. it's fun to guess each one!
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Fun Puns with #Linsanity
All he does is Lin
Linsane in the membrane
BallLin
Jeremy Lin - who says Asians can't drive?
#Linception
Declaration of Lindependence
Jeremy "My shot is Fall" Lin
In-Lin-cible
Jeremy Lin is the first NBA player to score 28 points and dish 8 assists in his first start since Isiah Thomas did so in 1981 and the first to score 20 points and dish 8 assists in his first two starts since LeBron James.
Secret handshakes! (Explained!!)
For real, though, boo! on all of the ignorant, racist, and lazy "puns" going around.
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Book Review: Clean Water for Elirose, by Ariah Fine
Almost one billion -- one billion -- people around the world do not have access to clean water. As this charity: water video says, water affects everything.
Three and a half million people die every year from water-related disease. From charity: water, "In Africa alone, people spend 40 billion hours every year just walking for water," and this burden falls mostly on women and children. Children miss out on a chance for their education because of this.
In Clean Water for Elirose, Ariah Fine connects the life of kids in the States (who have access to all kinds of drinks, all of them clean) to the life of a child without access to clean water. In addition to educating kids about the reality of the global water crisis, Clean Water shows how kids here can make a difference through simple, everyday actions. This brightly illustrated book could help your kids learn about the water crisis facing many, many kids around the world and includes discussion questions.
Here is further information about this book:
- The book's website, http://cleanwaterforelirose.com/
- The pricing structure for individual sales of the book has just been changed to a Pay-What-You-Can model for this blogging campaign, starting at just $3 per book (Free Shipping). Ariah hopes this radical pricing model will bring maximum awareness!
- Brief video introducing the book:
Also, the author will be conducting a giveaway contest for his book:
From Ariah Fine: "I'm going to give away one book a day from Dec. 1st to Dec. 15th. There are a few ways to enter each day:
- Like the Clean Water for Elirose Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/CleanWaterForElirose
- Refer someone to "Like" The facebook page (proven by them posting your name on our wall as the person who referred them)
- Follow @WaterForElirose on Twitter
- Tweet or post on Facebook about Clean Water for Elirose linking back to the website, facebook or twitter page
- Blog about Clean Water for Elirose on your blog (counts as two entries) - And you might want to post it on our Facebook or email info@cleanwaterforelirose.com just so we don't miss it."
This book review comes from an online preview of Clean Water for Elirose, in conjunction with the Speakeasy Book Blogger program.
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