nationalpost:

Google aims to bring Street View imaging to Galapagos Islands
Google wants to make it easier for you to virtually visit one of the world’s most famous remote animal-watching destinations, and the place that inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.

On Thursday, the Silicon Valley search engine giant announced it recently sent its Street View Trekker backpack camera system to the Galápagos Islands to capture panoramic images of the region’s sulfur mines, lava tunnels, lush forests and wondrous waters as well as the inimitable wildlife that calls this UNESCO World Heritage Site home.

The photos, which were snapped between May 6 and 17, will be available on Google Maps later this year.

Google Earth Outreach has collaborated with the Charles Darwin Foundation, a non-profit organization located in Galápagos off the coast of Ecuador in South America, whose mission is to preserve the region’s enchanting landscapes and species. (Google)

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supersonicelectronic:

Missy Hammond Dunaway.

Paintings by Missy Hammond Dunaway:

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knockingghosts:

Crops of my thesis images. I will post the full ones after my thesis defense. Basically representations of my emotions when confronted by these different states of being, and trying to reason with not being as emotionally expressive as my friends and family—especially when it comes to death.

From top to bottom: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance.

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archatlas:

City of St. Louis Public Library Central Library Expansion Cannon Design

Designed by famed architect Cass Gilbert, the Saint Louis Public Library opened in 1912 as a centerpiece of downtown Saint Louis, and displays the exuberant grandeur typical of the era. The historic landmark boasts a monumental entrance above stone steps on Olive Street, a colossal front arcade adorned with bas-reliefs, facades of rusticated Maine granite, and an interior oval central pavilion surrounded by four light courts. After nearly a century of civic use, the building is to be renewed and transformed as a community information center serving the needs of a new generation of users.

The $45 million renovation of the 185,000 sf building updates the library’s research and service capabilities while restoring the splendor of the library’s classic historic rooms including its Great Hall.

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viivus:

Is it too late to draw pokemon fusions

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geekpinata:

Our cat thinks this is a take-out window.

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areu:

11” x 17” SAILOR MOON PRINT FOR ANIME NORTH!!!!

sailor moon was such a huge part of my childhood, i wanted to do a cool print as homage ;u; <3

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blackspartacus:

amplifiedattire:

Robot(?) leggings by Balenciaga. [Source]

These are so cool though.

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elphabaforpresidentofgallifrey:

THEY HAVE ALL THAT FUCKIN TECHNOLOGY AND UHURA HAS A FUCKIN EARPIECE YET THROUGH THIS ENTIRE FUCKIN MOVIE THEY WERE WALKIN AROUND WITH FLIP PHONES LIKE IT WAS FUCKIN 2007 DAFUQ IS THIS JJ ABRAMS

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elkane:

Jack Dawson… Penniless artist who wins a ticket onto Titanic in 1912, attends a first class dinner, develops a taste for the finer things in life, pockets the Heart of the Ocean, survives the sinking, pawns the diamond, spends the following ten years building his wealth and in 1922 moves to West Egg as Jay Gatsby… Millionaire with a shady past and fear of swimming pools.

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