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Some great high resolution photos of landscapes and cities.

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(via J-Walk)

Never mess with a Mantis:

(via Miss Cellania)

From the NY Times:

Each United States service member who has died in Iraq and been identified by the Defense Department is represented by a small square to the right. The squares are ordered by date of death, with the most recent deaths appearing in the upper left corner.

Learn about the individuals by clicking on any square to see information about that person.

My first and only try was 6.89.

Good site. Horrible design.

Welcome to the club rock stars are dying to get into. Rock and Roll may never die but rock stars do! This site is a list of dead rock stars, dead people associated with rock and dead people whose music helped influence and create rock (which I feel includes Jazz and Country artists), sorted by the date of their demise. This is a tribute to them.

(via Birfucated Rivets)