Misadventures In Color

A little bit of sunshine to brighten my study session. :)

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:29:16 -0700

A little bit of sunshine to brighten my study session. :)

A Pint, Please

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:18:12 -0700

P: Did you know there are 4 servings in a pint of Ben & Jerry's?
J: No, no. That's just one [serving].

My first tomato is growing!

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:53:50 -0700

My first tomato is growing!

Wind farm near Tehachapi pass.

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:11:09 -0700

Wind farm near Tehachapi pass.

A Joshua Tree in the Mojave Desert near Boron, CA.

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:25:40 -0700

A Joshua Tree in the Mojave Desert near Boron, CA.

Pain is subjective. :p asapscience: Childbirth vs Getting...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:39:23 -0700

Pain is subjective. :p

asapscience:

Childbirth vs Getting Kicked in the Balls

Which hurts more? A scientific breakdown to settle the score!

"President Lincoln’s General Orders No. 100, also known as the Lieber Code of 1863, set clear rules..."

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:05:38 -0700

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President Lincoln’s General Orders No. 100, also known as the Lieber Code of 1863, set clear rules for engaging with enemy combatants. But the code also clarified how Union soldiers should treat civilians, and in particular women. Largely forgotten today, the Lieber Code established strict laws regarding an issue that was everywhere and nowhere in the consciousness of the Civil War: wartime rape.

Three articles under Section II declared that soldiers would “acknowledge and protect, in hostile countries occupied by them, religion and morality; strictly private property; the persons of the inhabitants, especially those of women” (Article 37); that “all robbery, all pillage or sacking, even after taking a place by main force, all rape, wounding, maiming, or killing of such inhabitants, are prohibited under the penalty of death” (Article 44); and that “crimes punishable by all penal codes, such as … rape, if committed by an American soldier in a hostile country against its inhabitants, are not only punishable as at home, but in all cases in which death is not inflicted the severer punishment shall be preferred” (Article 47).

[…]

Southern women’s wartime diaries, court marshal records, wartime general orders, military reports and letters written by women, soldiers, doctors, nurses and military chaplains leave little doubt that, as in most wars, rape and the threat of sexual violence figured large in the military campaigns that swept across the Southern landscape. Nonetheless, the Lieber Code made it possible for women to seek justice in military courts and eventually established the modern understanding of rape as a war crime.

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- Rape and justice in the Civil War (in which a number of women fought as men). Meanwhile, a century and a half later, look how tragically we’ve devolved. (via explore-blog)

How adorable are they?

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:55:47 -0700

How adorable are they?

BULLS#IT: youth mental health campaign.

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:54:08 -0700

BULLS#IT: youth mental health campaign.

SHE is a woman. il-tenore-regina: PREACH.

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:51:14 -0700

SHE is a woman.

il-tenore-regina:

PREACH.

I am a huge fan of Mindy Kaling’s! She’s that...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:39:02 -0700

I am a huge fan of Mindy Kaling’s! She’s that chubby, smart, funny Indian girl you can’t help but love. ;)

tuliptarantino:

endless list of favorite people l Mindy Kaling

“It’d be great to be so famous that if I ever murder someone, I will never, ever, ever serve any jail time, even if it’s totally obvious to everyone that I did it.”

Haha! What an expression! korralegend: Water Tribe!

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:37:03 -0700

Haha! What an expression!

korralegend:

Water Tribe!

Robert Downey Jr., on having confidence in yourself (x).

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:33:47 -0700

Robert Downey Jr., on having confidence in yourself (x).

ucresearch: Cooling down the neighborhood with smart...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:48:10 -0700

ucresearch:

Cooling down the neighborhood with smart pavement

On sweltering days you can fry an egg on them. But, now, Berkeley Lab and UC Davis researchers are testing surfaces designed to make them cooler and safer.

Ben Mandel, part of the Heat Island Group explains:

“Cool pavements are paved surfaces that are more effective at reflecting sunlight. So, by reflecting more sunlight than traditional paved surfaces, they’re able to absorb less heat from the sun and keep cities and communities cooler.”

Donald Glover talking about the comments he received during his...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:17:24 -0700

Donald Glover talking about the comments he received during his campaign to be the next Spider-Man (x)

“I was talking about it with Dan Eckman, who directed my Bonfire video. Can you imagine that trailer? That would be dope. Like it makes sense… a poor black kid in Queens. Like it just fits.”

Still Trying to Figure Out Millennials?

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:45:45 -0700

Still Trying to Figure Out Millennials?:

jazzicious:

Check out these 15 facts about the millennial generation.

Still Trying to Figure Out Millennials?

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:44:21 -0700

Still Trying to Figure Out Millennials?:

jazzicious:

Check out these 15 facts about the millennial generation.

majorreisman: Rimpy Singh and her daughter, Roop Singh, 7, and...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:47:41 -0700

majorreisman:

Rimpy Singh and her daughter, Roop Singh, 7, and Jaspreet Kaur serve food to people during Langar, a community meal. The Sikh community gathers at Raj Khalsa Gurdwara for Gurdwara service. On this day they were joined by Loudon County police after a member of the community received a death threat. Photos by Sarah L. Voisin.

unapologeticallyuncool: Fire Ferrets by *Quirkilicious

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:47:19 -0700

unapologeticallyuncool:

Fire Ferrets by *Quirkilicious

atomstargazer: Dark Matter Mystery Explained: A Reader’s...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:09:14 -0700

atomstargazer:

Dark Matter Mystery Explained: A Reader’s Guide