Wilkes Land Anomaly Deep beneath the ice of East Antarctica’s Wilkes Land, an enigmatic mass anomaly has continued to puzzle scientists since its discovery. Located under a 300-mile-wide (480 km) impact crater-like structure, the Wilkes Land Anomaly has fueled numerous theories ranging from an asteroid impact site to the remnants of a lost continent—or even, according to some fringe theories, […]
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“Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart. ” – Erma Bombeck
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A Connecticut high school class who had their prom cancelled by World War II in 1943, are finally dusting off their dancing shoes and holding the event – 70 years on. James Hillhouse High School’s class of 1943 never got to vote in their king and queen; slow dance with their sweethearts; buy corsages or try out their moves in […]
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“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Streets My bright pavements, you inspire my night you fed and frightened I dream about the cold down in the cracks between dark and light Anchorage nights crunching snow I was streamlined, nocturnal. Bold frost on dirty street signs And our memories, bold and shared, fraternal. I love your immortal grey, shine and cracks your shine fills my consciousness And […]
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“The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
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“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can’t ride you unless your back is bent.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
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“I learned to slip back and forth between m black and white worlds. One of those tricks I had learned: People were satisfied so long as you were courteous and smiled and made no sudden moves. They were more than satisfied; they were relieved — such a pleasant surprise to find a well-mannered young black man who didn’t seem angry […]
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