Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, widely known as Africa’s largest slum, remains a blank spot on the map. Without basic knowledge of the geography and resources of Kibera it is impossible to have an informed discussion on how to improve the lives of residents. This November [2009], young Kiberans create the first public digital map of their own community.
New Written Language of Ancient Scotland Discovered : Discovery News
The ancestors of modern Scottish people left behind mysterious, carved stones that new research has just determined contain the written language of the Picts, an Iron Age society that existed in Scotland from 300 to 843.
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Interesting – though it sounds as if not everyone is convinced – go figure.
There are a couple incredible panoramas up at the Athanæum’s web site. You’ll need to click through – even if I could embed, I wouldn’t – these pictures need to be viewed in as big a browser window as you can manage.
The Joseph Sawtelle Reading Room. Note the gundalow model on top of one of the glass cases.
The third floor Library.
Well done, Moss Creek Media/@spyboy!
It is good to have a friend who works in a thrift shop. Tony Lama tooled, cut out, laced and dyed belt with literally (in the literal sense) MY NAME ON IT. My head literally (in the metaphorical sense >grin<) exploded! The buckle is from my extensive (there is one other – the traditional skull formed from naked ladies w/ integrated bottle opener) collection, via eBay. Growing up in Phoenix, the scorpion in resin was an eight year old’s holy grail; paired with a belt like this – beyond imagining.
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The shirt underneath is another score – I’m partial to blue chambray work shirts and it’s tougher and tougher to find non-tarted up examples. Ah, for the days of Madewell work shirts and dungaree – long gone, it appears. Found this at an outlet store – sold.