Meme of Me : a great idea, but I’ve only added the first seven letters of the alphabet, still quite a few to go!
[original post: http://leonieke.net/to-continue-at-a-later-date/3217/ by Leonieke Aalders in A-Z of Me, List'sss]
Giant Knotweed in Winter
Recently on a trip to the Leiden Observatory with my friend Fem (follow her blog, she’s off to volunteer in South-Africa on Sunday!), I ran across my old friend the Giant Knotweed.
More on this gorgeous, non-indigenous plant, follow the tags giant knotweed.
[original post: http://leonieke.net/winter-and-the-giant-knotweed/3201/ by Leonieke Aalders in NL, Photographonics, The World]
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A new Flickr Favorite by NASA Goddard Photo and Video
January 25, 2012
A ‘Blue Marble’ image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA’s most recently launched Earth-observing satellite – Suomi NPP. This composite image uses a number of swaths of the Earth’s surface taken on January 4, 2012. The NPP satellite was renamed ‘Suomi NPP’ on January 24, 2012 to honor the late Verner E. Suomi of the University of Wisconsin.
Suomi NPP is NASA’s next Earth-observing research satellite. It is the first of a new generation of satellites that will observe many facets of our changing Earth.
Suomi NPP is carrying five instruments on board. The biggest and most important instrument is The Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite or VIIRS.
To read more about NASA’s Suomi NPP go to: npp.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.html
Credit: NASA/NOAA/GSFC/Suomi NPP/VIIRS/Norman Kuring
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission.
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January 25, 2012 at 03:01PM
Original: http://flic.kr/p/binsBK
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A great vimeo video by Mishka Henner: ASTRONOMICAL – The Movie
A scale model of our solar system in twelve 500 page volumes printed-on-demand. On page 1 the Sun, on page 6,000 Pluto. The width of each page equals one million kilometres.
This film takes us through the first volume where we encounter the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and the Asteroid Belt.
Order the set from www.mishkahenner.com
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A great youtube video by curriedpopcorn: Lullaby by Tim Minchin With Lyrics~
All credit Goes to the amazing Tim Minchin :)
Lyrics: (Any corrections are welcome, Please no hate comments)
Sleep, little baby,
sleep now my love
The milky ways shining, high up above.
When you grow up, You will learn all that stuff,
But now, close your eyes,
Close your eyes.
Sleep little baby, try not to sqalk.
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, You’ll learn how to walk.
Love and laugh,
Make toast and talk,
But for now, Beddie Byes,
Your blankets, hand knitted, with pure angora wool,
Your nappy is dry
And your tummy is full
Of enough antihistamine, to chill out a bull,
Yet still all this grindging.
What more, could you want?
For i just can not guess..
You constantly , complain to me, You should feel blessed,
There are children in africa starving to death,
And you dont here them whinging.
What else, can i do?
To put a stop to,
This mind numbing noise you are makeing?
Were is the line between patting and hitting?
When is rocking rocking, and when is it shaking?
I dont know what else i can do,
to try and hush you
My heart says i love you, My brains thinking FUCK YOU
And hopeing a child, traffica will abduct you,
At least then i’d get a few hours in bed.
I’ve shushed, and i;ve cooed
And i;ve even tried to sing Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da,
In the exact voice of Ringo!
Now all i have left,
Is to hope,
That a dingo will sneak in and rip off your fat bitching head.
(instrumental)
Oh hush, little baby, dont say a word!
Papa’s gunna buy you a mocking bird,
In the hope you’ll get avian Flu,
The nice Folk, in A&E will take care of you.
(instrumental)
Thats it,
Close your eyes
SHHH not a sound,
I can bearly see your tiny belly,
Moving up and down
One thing they dont mention, in the parenting book,
Your love for them grows, the closer to dead they look..
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A great vimeo video by virtual republic: ZKO Rollercoaster // GREAT EMOTIONS
Visualization of the 1st violin of the 2nd symphony, 4th movement by Ferdinand Ries in the shape of a rollercoaster. The camera starts by showing a close-up of the score, then focuses on the notes of the first violin turning the staves into the winding rail tracks of the rollercoaster. The notes and bars were exactly synchronised with the progression in the animation so that the typical movements of a rollercoaster ride match the dramatic composition of the music.
Client: Zurich Chamber Orchestra / Zürcher Kammerorchester
Agency: Euro RSCG, Zurich
Creative Direction: Axel Eckstein, Frank Bodin
Created by virtual republic animation and visual effects
Animation Direction: President M. Klein
Producing: Gerhard Vetter
Technical Direction: Martin Chatterjee
Modeling: Martin Sobott
Animation: Marco Kowalik, Christian Marschalt
Compositing: Steffen Dünner
Data Handling: Morris Willner
Youtube version: http://youtu.be/RctgRPkAOkA
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[original post: http://leonieke.net/vimeofav-zko-rollercoaster-great-emotions/3002/ by Leonieke Aalders in Videos]
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A new Flickr Favorite by Pieter Musterd
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Dit steenmannetje geeft een wandelroute aan op de zandmotor.
Wikipedia: Een steenmannetje of steenman (ook wel aangeduid met het Engelse cairn) is een stapel stenen die in de meeste gevallen wordt gebruikt om een pad of de top van een heuvel te markeren. In het verleden zouden reizigers die onherbergzame gebieden doorkruisten, de gewoonte hebben gehad om onderweg stenen op te rapen en toe te voegen aan het eerstkomende steenmannetje dat ze tegenkwamen.
Vooral in het mistige klimaat van Engeland, Schotland, Wales of de toendra’s in Scandinavië waar paden niet of nauwelijks zijn te herkennen zijn deze steenmannetjes bijzonder nuttig om de weg te kunnen vinden. Men loopt van het ene steenmannetje naar het volgende (zichtbare) steenmannetje. Ook in bergachtige gebieden worden steenmannetjes veel gebruikt.
De huidige traditie vindt zijn oorsprong in de bronstijd. Men had de gewoonte om doodskisten in een steenmannetje te bergen, zodat de kisten een opvallende positie kregen, vaak op een grote hoogte boven het dorp waar de overledene had gewoond.
In IJsland ziet men ook vaak gestapelde stenen. Hier zijn het echter de woningen van elfen.
January 22, 2012 at 12:01PM
Original: http://flic.kr/p/bgHkJr
Gorgeous site, but what does it do?
Wander, what else!
[original post: http://leonieke.net/wander/2992/ by Leonieke Aalders in WWWorld][this is an automated post]
A great youtube video by DeadFlowers21: Back Home by Dead Flowers
Taken from the DeadFlowers album ‘ 21 days’. Check www.deadflowers.nl.
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[original post: http://leonieke.net/youtubefav-back-home-by-dead-flowers/2980/ by Leonieke Aalders in Videos]
