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How the States Got Their Shapes

May 26, 2009 3:21 pmComments Off
How the States Got Their Shapes

Why does West Virginia have a finger creeping up the side of Pennsylvania? Why are California and Texas so large when so many of the states in the Midwest are roughly the same size and shape? Why are Alabama and Mississippi almost exact mirror images of each other?Mark Stein provided answers to these questions, and many more, when he discussed and signed his new book, “How the States Got Their Shapes,” in a program sponsored by the Center for the Book. The author used the Library’s Geography and Map Division and other Library resources in his research.The map of the United States is so familiar that its state borders seem as much a part of nature as mountains and rivers, Stein says. “How the States Got Their Shapes” is the first book to explain why state lines are where they are. Anecdotal in nature, the guide reveals the moments in American history that put the giant jigsaw puzzle of the nation together.Speaker Biography: Mark Stein is a playwright and screenwriter. His plays have been performed off-Broadway and at theaters around the country. His films include “Housesitter” with Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn. He has taught writing and drama at American University and Catholic University and lives in Washington, D.C.
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Camp Lo – Double Doors [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

February 15, 2009 1:55 amComments Off


Director Court Dunn presents the first installment of his FOUR ELEMENTS series: the official music video for Camp Lo’s “Double Doors”. Starring Alex “Merlin” Perez with production by Restless Films in association with Same Plate/Hidden City and Future History LLC.”Double Doors” was produced by Reality and can be seen on his upcoming Future History Compilation.Stay tuned for Episode Two…myspace.com/therealcamplomyspace.com/merlin_wonzmyspace.com/futurehistoryentmyspace.com/realityspacemyspace.com/management_team1myspace.com/theseriouskidmyspace.com/restlessfilms
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History of the Internet

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“History of the internet” is an animated documentary explaining the inventions from time-sharing to filesharing, from Arpanet to Internet.The history is told using the PICOL icons on picol.org , which are available for download soon. On blog.picol.org you can get news about this project.Voice-over by Steve Taylor http://voice-pool.comYou can get more information on this movie on my websitehttp://www.lonja.de/motion/mo_history_internet.htmlor on the PICOL-Project site where you can download a pre-release of the icons.http://blog.picol.org/Credits for subtitles:(The correctness of the subtiles depends on the people listed down here)English: Stefan Badragan | youtube.com/StevXtremeItalian: Stefan BadraganGerman: meFrench: Arnaud ‘dehy’ DE MOUHYBulgarian: Andrian GeorgievChinese: Terry LeePortuguese (Brazilian): Guilherme EulerAlso thanks to: Frederico Goncalves Guimaraes
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WW II : RARE COLOR FILM : TARAWA : 76 HOURS OF HELL

January 14, 2009 6:25 amComments Off


http://protectacow.typepad.com/prabhupada/http://protectacow.typepad.com/krishna/730821JM.LON Lectures Prabhupada : …when we forget this philosophy, that Krsna is the supreme father, Krsna is the supreme proprietor, Krsna is the supreme enjoyer and Krsna is the supreme friend of everyone. When you forget this, then we come into this material world and struggle for existence, fight with one another. This is material life. So you cannot get… The politicians, diplomats, philosophers, they have tried so much, but actually nothing has become fruitful. Just like the United Nations. It was organized after the second great war, and they wanted that peacefully we shall settle everything. But there is no such thing. The fighting is going on between Pakistan and India, between Vietnam and America, and this and that. It is not the process. The process is Krsna consciousness. Everyone has to understand this fact, that we are not proprietor. Proprietor is Krsna. That’s a fact. Just like America. Say two hundred years ago the Americans, the European migrators, they were not proprietor–somebody was proprietor. Before them, somebody was proprietor or it was vacant land. The actual proprietor is Krsna. But artificially you are claiming that “It is my property.” Janasya moho ‘yam aham mameti. This is called maya. So Krsna advents for give us lesson. Yada yada hi dharmasya glanir bhavati bharata. Krsna says, “My dear Arjuna, I come when there is discrepancies in the process of religious life.” Dharmasya glanir bhavati. And what is dharma? The simple definition of dharma is dharmam tu saksad bhagavat- pranitam. This is dharma. Dharmam tu saksad bhagavat-pranitam. Just like what do you mean by law? Law means the word given by the state. You cannot make law at home. That is not possible. Whatever the government gives you, that “You should act like this,” that is law. Similarly, dharma means the direction given by God. That is dharma. Simple definition. You create dharma. I have created this dharma, another man creates another dharma; these are not dharma. Therefore, where the Bhagavad-gita ends, that sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam, this is dharma–to surrender to Krsna. Any other dharma, they are not dharma. Otherwise, why Krsna asks sarva-dharman parityajya: “Give up”? He said that dharma-samsthapanarthaya sambhavami yuge yuge: “I advent to establish the principles of religion.” And at last He says, sarva-dharman parityajya. That means the so-called dharmas that we have manufactured, man-made dharmas, they are not dharmas. Dharma means what is given by God. But we have no understanding what is God and what is His word. That is the modern civilization defect. But the order is there, God is there–we won’t accept. Where is the possibility of peace? The order is there. Krsna says, the Supreme, bhagavan uvaca. Vyasadeva writes bhagavan uvaca. One should know what is bhagavan. Vyasadeva could have written krsna uvaca. No. He says… If one may misunderstand Krsna, therefore he writes in every stanza, every verse, sri bhagavan uvaca. So Bhagavan is there. Bhagavan is speaking. Bhagavan is accepted by all the acaryas. Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya, Visnusvami. Latest, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu also, even Sankaracarya, he also accepts Krsna–sa bhagavan svayam krsna. So the verdict of the modern acaryas, and in the past also, Vyasadeva, Narada, Asita, everyone accepted Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Arjuna, who heard from Krsna, after understanding Bhagavad-gita, he said, param brahma param dhama pavitram paramam bhavan purusam adyam sasvatam.
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