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Thatâs what itâs like to listen to Republicans speak.
Itâs like they have no idea how absurd they sound.
They Put a Flag on the Moon
Itâs 1969 and Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong are the first humans to land on the Moon. In now iconic footage, Aldrin and Armstrong carefully assemble and maneuver an American flag to place on the lunar surface. The fabric unfurls, staying suspended without any wind to animate the stars and stripes. The flagpole sways precariously as the crew work to anchor it in the Moonâs low gravity at just 1/6th that of Earthâs. How did this moment come about? On Flag Day, letâs dive behind-the-scenes of what led to getting the American flag on the Moon 50 years ago.
Image: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during the Apollo 11 mission.
Seeking to empower the nation, President John F. Kennedy gave us a grand charge. The human spaceflight program of the early 1960s was challenged to work on missions that sent humans to the surface of another world. Following President Kennedyâs death in 1963, President Richard Nixon stressed a more international perspective to the Apollo missions. To reconcile the need for global diplomacy with national interests, we appointed the Committee on Symbolic Activities for the First Lunar Landing.
Image: NASA Administrator Thomas Paine and President Richard Nixon are seen aboard the USS Hornet, Apollo 11âs splashdown recovery vessel.
The committee, and the U.S. at large, wanted to avoid violating the United Nations Outer Space Treaty, which prohibited any nation from taking possession of a celestial body. After some debate, they recommended that the flag only appear during the Apollo 11 spacewalk. A plaque would accompany it, explaining that the flag was meant to stand for peaceful exploration, not conquest.Â
Image: The plaque reads âHere men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon July 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all of mankind.â Under the text are signatures by President Nixon, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins.
A team of engineers at Johnson Space Center had three months to resolve several issues regarding the flagâs assembly. First, was the Moonâs lack of atmosphere. The flag, quite literally, could not fly the way it does on Earth. To address this, a horizontal crossbar was added to support the flagâs weight and give the illusion of it waving.
Image: NASA technician David L. McCraw shows the flag next to a Lunar Module mockup.
Second was the flagâs assembly, which had to be as lightweight and compact as possible so as not to take up limited storage space. The completed package, which was attached to Lunar Moduleâs ladder, weighed just under ten pounds. It received an outer case made of steel, aluminum, and Thermoflex insulation and blanketing to shield the flag from the 2,000 degree Fahrenheit spike from the Eagleâs descent engine.
Image: Component pieces of the flag assembly.
The last issue was mobility. Bulky spacesuits significantly restricted the astronautsâ range of motion, and suit pressurization limited how much force they could apply. To accommodate these limits, the team included telescoping components to minimize the need to reach and maneuver the poles. A red painted ring on the flagpole indicated how far into the ground it should be driven. Hinges and catches would lock into place once the pieces were fully extended.
Image: Diagram from the 1969 Apollo 11 press release illustrating astronaut spacesuit reach capabilities and ideal working height.
Fifty years after Apollo 11, the flag we planted on the lunar surface has likely faded but its presence looms large in United States history as a symbol of American progress and innovation.
Image: A close-up view of the U.S. flag deployed on the Moon at the Taurus-by the crew of Apollo 17, the most recent lunar landing mission.
The story doesnât stop here. Anne Platoffâs article âWhere No Flag Has Gone Beforeâ sheds more light on the context and technical process of putting the United States flag on the Moon. You can also check out Johnson Space Centerâs recent feature story that details its presence in later missions. Happy Flag Day! Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space: http://nasa.tumblr.com.
âthe wonderful thing about tiggers is tiggers are wonderful things.â
the clouded leopard is the most ancient type of cat alive today, with all other living cats sharing their genetic blue print. it is from them that todayâs species of cats inherited their razor sharp canines, heightened senses, extreme agility and climbing skills. but they are now so rare that little is known about them, including just how many are left in the wild.Â
what we do know is than that they continue to live high in tree tops like their ancient cat ancestors, using their long tails for balance. and that they, like all cats, are one of the few animals who lack a fear of heights. but unlike a typical house cat that can get stuck up in a tree, the clouded leopard can rotate its paws to climb down head first. (video)Â

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let me tell you about this nt and why this point is so importantâŚ
while the male nt was traveling to russia with the rolling stonesâ plane, AFA (argentinian federation) refused to pay hotels for the girls, and they had to spend the nights in buses.
while the male nt gets clothes from everywhere, the girls were forced to wear oversized clothes and old, broken boots, because AFA wouldnât give them new ones.
while the male nt had a huge place built, in european style, for training only, the girls were forced to train and play in synthetic grass.
while the male nt gets to show their own jerseys when a new one is released, adidas hired MODELS to present the womenâs new jerseys.
while the male nt makes millions per year, the girls, just this year, got professional contracts. 6 months ago, womenâs futbol was amateur.
im saying all this because maybe it was a shock to see them cry at the end over a draw.
but this point is the fight. the hope. the heart and soul of the girls. the entire feminist fight we have in this sexist country. they bled to be where they are, and doesnât matter how this end, weâre proud of them. let this finally be the breaking point please.
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A Surprising Surge at Vavilov Ice Cap
After moving quite slowly for decades, the outlet glacier of Vavilov Ice Cap began sliding dozens of times faster than is typical. The ice moved fast enough for the fan-shaped edge of the glacier to protrude from an ice cap on October Revolution Island and spread widely across the Kara Sea. The Landsat images above were acquired on July 1, 2013, June 18, 2015, and June 24, 2018, respectively.
âThe fact that an apparently stable, cold-based glacier suddenly went from moving 20 meters per year to 20 meters per day was extremely unusual, perhaps unprecedented,â said University of Colorado Boulder glaciologist Michael Willis. âThe numbers here are simply nuts. Before this happened, as far as I knew, cold-based glaciers simply didnât do thatâŚcouldnât do that.â
Willis and his colleagues are still piecing together what triggered such a dramatic surge. They suspect that marine sediments immediately offshore are unusually slippery, perhaps containing clay. Also, water must have somehow found its way under the land-based part of the glacier, reducing friction and priming the ice to slide.
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When the Boss Says, âDonât Tell Your Coworkers How Much You Get Paidâ
The HR manager tried to convince me that the offer was competitive. She told me that she couldnât offer more because it would be unfair to other paralegals. She said that if we did not agree to a salary that day, then she would have to suspend me because I would be working past the allowed temp phase. I insisted that she look into a higher offer and she agreed that we could meet again later. Before I left, she had something to add.
âMake sure you donât talk about your salary with anyone,â she said sweetly, as if she was giving advice to her own son. âIt causes conflict and people can be let go for doing it.â (This is to the best of my recollection, not verbatim.)
It wasnât all that surprising to hear this from a corporate HR manager. What was surprising was the dĂŠjĂ vu.
Just three months earlier, some of my coworkers at the coffee shop told me that our bosses, who worked in the office on salaries, and even the owner, got a higher cut of the tips than we did. One barista told me that when she complained about it, the managers reduced her hours.
When you make minimum wage and have to fight for more than 30 hours per week, tips are pretty important, so I sat down with my managers to discuss the controversy. Thatâs when they told me not to talk about it with the other baristas. The owner âhates it when people talk about money,â my manager added, and âwould fire people for it if he could.â I sulked back to the espresso machine, making my lattes at half speed and failing to do side work.
In both workplaces, my bosses were breaking the law.
Under the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (NLRA), all workers have the right to engage âconcerted activity for mutual aid or protectionâ and âorganize a union to negotiate with [their] employer concerning [their] wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.â In six states, including my home state of Illinois, the law even more explicitly protects the rights of workers to discuss their pay.
This is true whether the employers make their threats verbally or on paper and whether the consequences are firing or merely some sort of cold shoulder from management. My managers at the coffee shop seemed to understand that they werenât allowed to fire me solely for talking about pay, but they may not have known that it is also illegal to discourage employees from discussing their pay with each other. As NYU law professor Cynthia Estlund explained to NPR, the law âmeans that you and your co-workers get to talk together about things that matter to you at work.â Even âa nudge from the boss saying âwe donât do that around hereâ ⌠is also unlawful under the National Labor Relations Act,â Estlund added.
And yet, gag rules thrive in workplaces across the country. In a report updated this year, the Institute for Womenâs Policy Research found that about half of American employees in all sectors are either explicitly prohibited or strongly discouraged from discussing pay with their coworkers. In the private sector, the number is higher, at 61 percent.
Damn managers have definitely told me this before
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adding to this on the subject of medical/family leave:Â
a coworker of mine (and integral part of a voluntary team he and I are the sole members of) had to have foot surgery and was told heâd need six weeks to recuperate. when he went to HR they told him his best option was to resign and then reapply for his same job after his 6 week recovery time.Â
he originally asked them if he could take those weeks as unpaid time off, and was about to take their âquit and come backâ offer because they made it sound like the only option. this would have cancelled the very same healthcare he was using to pay for the treatment in the first place.Â
this is a fairly common tactic HR managers will try to use to scare workers out of taking any leave at all, or force you to reduce the amount of time you are âunproductive.âÂ
it is also illegal under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act -Â http://www.dol.gov/whd/fmla/Â
you are entitled to twelve full weeks of (unpaid) time off to care for a family member or to recuperate from medical conditions. the explicit qualifying scenarios are listed on the website above.
you are entitled to keep your job and return to your position on completion. any repercussion/dismissal from your company is illegal. do not get bullied out of your job for medical treatments you or a family member needs. if you are in a situation where you are being forced to quit for a situation that qualifies under FMLA you should contact a lawyer.
TO REITERATE: IT IS ILLEGAL TO BE FIRED FOR DISCUSSING PAY WITH FELLOW EMPLOYEES. IT IS A TYPE OF WORKER/UNION SUPPRESSION.
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In their first encounter, Scully is introduced as Mulderâs assistant
ITâS CALLED A CAT WALK!!!! SHE DID NOTHING WRONG.
how I learned photoshop: I clicked on a lot of things.

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A must-read from Sinan Antoon in The New York Times: Fifteen Years Ago, America Destroyed My Country