Dusty Cryptic Terrain
 

Dusty Cryptic Terrain as image by HiRISE.

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Look-alike Moons
 

Rhea and Dione seem like dark and light fraternal twins in this Cassini spacecraft image, with each of these two Saturnian moons displaying a large crater oriented similarly in the northern hemisphere. Rhea, on the left, is closer to the Cassini spacecraft than Dione in this view. Saturn is out-of-frame, far to the right of this view. Lit terrain seen here is on the anti-Saturn side of Rhea (1,528 kilometers, or 949 miles across) and the leading hemisphere of Dione (1,123 kilometers, or 698 miles across). North on the moons is up. The image was taken in visible blue light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on Feb. 3, 2011. The view was acquired at a distance of approximately 1.2 million kilometers (746,000 miles) from Rhea and at a Sun-Rhea-spacecraft, or phase, angle of 75 degrees. The view was acquired at a distance of approximately 1.9 million kilometers (1.2 million miles) from Dione and at a Sun-Dione-spacecraft, or phase, angle of 75 degrees. Image scale is 7 kilometers (4 miles) per pixel on Rhea and 11 kilometers (7 miles) per pixel on Dione. The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. The Cassini orbiter and its two onboard cameras were designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The imaging team is based at the Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colo.

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High Stakes Poker Season 7: Baxter Beasts, Greenstein Struggles
 

Mike Baxter wasn't so silent on this week's episode of High Stakes Poker. See how he and tablemates Jason Mercier, Barry Greenstein, Jonathan Duhamel, Julian Movsesian, Bill Perkins and Phil Laak fared.

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Dead Sea
 

Our tour of Israel continues this morning with this photograph from the early 1900's. The pictures shows a man relaxing in the Dead Sea. I guess the Dead Sea is so salty that you actually bob like a cork in it rather than sinking. You can see he is floating quiet nicely, and is even reading a book and shading himself with an umbrella.
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Querida Abuelita ::: Dieter Waumans
 

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Arches National Park
 

The mighty weight of the entire Milky Way teeters precariously on Balanced Rock in Arches National Park. ÂSUCKINGHOBBITDICKS (This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)

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Hurricane Earl: The Astronaut View
 

The relatively placid view from the International Space Station belied the potent forces at work in Hurricane Earl as it hovered northeast of Puerto Rico on Aug. 30, 2010. With maximum sustained winds of 135 miles (215 kilometers) per hour, the storm was classified as a category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale as it passed north of the Virgin Islands. In this photograph captured with a digital SLR camera by NASA astronaut Douglas Wheelock, Earl had a distinct eye that spanned about 17 miles (28 kilometers). Most of the storm had a seemingly uniform top, though the bottom edge of the image gives some sense of the towering thunderheads forming over the ocean. The solar panels of the ISS remind us that the sun is still shining, at least on ISS Expedition 24. "Hurricane Earl is gathering some serious strength," Wheelock wrote from his perch on ISS. "It is incredible what a difference a day makes when you’re dealing with this force of nature. Please keep a watchful eye on this one...not sure if Earl will go quietly into the night like Danielle." Image Credit: NASA

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Floor Designs, Made Easy + Lovely!
 

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Just look down. It's right there, beneath your feet.

Though the humble floor may not be the most prominent element in your design plans, don't underestimate its power in setting the overall mood. A subtle floor tweak or an all-over paint job could be all you need for a quick room makeover.
Here are two ways to change the feel of a room by paying attention to what you're walking on.

Paint It White
Our sister site ShelterPop recommends brightening things up with a bucket of white paint.

White-painted floors evoke summer beach homes. But a white floor can be appropriate in almost any interior, not just a seaside escape. Whether you want a contemporary or a country look, white is always a safe bet, since it's a neutral ground for any decorating scheme.

So, why go white?

• It's cheaper than replacing the floor altogether.
• It can make an ugly (or damaged) wood floor into something glamorous.
• It will brighten up even the darkest of rooms.
• It will match anything you want to use in the room.
• It will make anything you put into the room look like an art object.
• It will make your room feel like an island retreat.
• It will make you feel like a Swedish super-model whenever you walk in the room...

Okay, maybe that's going a little bit far, but you get the idea.

White painted floors aren't just for country-chic interiors. White can also be a base for a contemporary space filled with bold, sleek pieces. In this room, the graphic furniture seems to leap off of the white, white floors. How to Make It Happen:
DoorSixteen has an amazing step-by-step guide to how to paint your floors whitewith helpful and practical tips.

Paint a Rug
A faux rug doesn't pill.

It can personalize a room without all the dust bunnies. And if you can pull it off, it provides an illusive 3-dimensional effect on a painted flat surface.

A faux rug offers real customization, according to ShelterPop. You can create your very own design using whatever color palette you wish to match your room perfectly. You just have to be a little crafty.

How to Make it Happen:
This project will take about a weekend to complete, due to paint drying times.

Here's what you'll need:

• Painter's tape
• Paint roller with 1 roller for each paint color (Tip: Depending on the surface you are painting, you may need different types of paint. Be sure to consult an expert at your local paint store.)
• Paint brush
• Paint tray
• Floor paint (if you're painting outdoors, be sure to get exterior paint)
• Pencil
• Measuring tape
• Utility knife
• Sand paper
• Stencils and small paint brushes (for more elaborate designs, such as the one pictured above)
• Spackle (DIY recommends spackling and sanding the gaps between the wooden slats for even coverage and a more realistic look)

Happy flooring!





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Pippin
 

Location: Ketchikan, Alaska, USA

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He is our Cougar, and has a thing for freshly washed hair and raw fish. His tail has a life all its own – it twitches at the tip like a rattlesnake, and he can twist it in a corkscrew. If you cut his tail off, it would grow a new cat!



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