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pathetic-dust: if my follower count counted actual followers, I’d lead a tiny army

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:05:10 -0400

pathetic-dust:

if my follower count counted actual followers, I’d lead a tiny army

crickettiswicked: Favorite.

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:35:02 -0400

crickettiswicked:

Favorite.

Dowling Duncan and redesigning the American Dollar: Why the...

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:10:14 -0400

Dowling Duncan and redesigning the American Dollar:

Why the size?
We have kept the width the same as the existing dollars. However we have changed the size of the note so that the one dollar is shorter and the 100 dollar is the longest. When stacked on top of each other it is easy to see how much money you have. It also makes it easier for the visually impaired to distinguish between notes.

Why a vertical format?
When we researched how notes are used we realized people tend to handle and deal with money vertically rather than horizontally. You tend to hold a wallet or purse vertically when searching for notes. The majority of people hand over notes vertically when making purchases. All machines accept notes vertically. Therefore a vertical note makes more sense.

Why different colors?
It’s one of the strongest ways graphically to distinguish one note from another.

Why these designs?
We wanted a concept behind the imagery so that the image directly relates to the value of each note. We also wanted the notes to be educational, not only for those living in America but visitors as well. Each note uses a black and white image depicting a particular aspect of American history and culture. They are then overprinted with informational graphics or a pattern relating to that particular image.

$1 – The first African American president
$5 – The five biggest native American tribes
$10 – The bill of rights, the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution
$20 – 20th Century America
$50 – The 50 States of America
$100 – The first 100 days of President Franklin Roosevelt. During this time he led the congress to pass more important legislations than most presidents pass in their entire term. This helped fight the economic crises at the time of the great depression. Ever since, every new president has been judged on how well they have done during the first 100 days of their term.

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agirltheycallkezia: The Jack Barakat and Taco Bell Chronicles.

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:01:12 -0400

agirltheycallkezia:

The Jack Barakat and Taco Bell Chronicles.

deke-it-like-datsyuk: things to put on my resume i have as many oscars as leonardo dicaprio

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:56:31 -0400

deke-it-like-datsyuk:

things to put on my resume

i have as many oscars as leonardo dicaprio

big-pickle-surprise: Best part of the entire movie.

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:12:07 -0400

big-pickle-surprise:

Best part of the entire movie.

glamour-parade: How do you politely tell someone that you want them naked on top of you

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:09:36 -0400

glamour-parade:

How do you politely tell someone that you want them naked on top of you

snowflakeanderson: #all you need to know about captain jack in...

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:56:51 -0400

snowflakeanderson:

#all you need to know about captain jack in one gifset

taeyeon-9muses-rilakkuma-ohyeah: Clever way of getting his...

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:10:28 -0400

taeyeon-9muses-rilakkuma-ohyeah:

Clever way of getting his features in there

cr: thqys

Run Sophie Run [x]

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:32:45 -0400

Run Sophie Run [x]

thedoctorwillsaveme: 1ts-kind-of-a-funny-story: I once read a...

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:53:41 -0400

thedoctorwillsaveme:

1ts-kind-of-a-funny-story:

I once read a theory that since the tardis is the one that is translating all of the doctors language from gallifreyan to english. That at this point he is going over some highly complex formulas on physics he’s learned as a time lord. But that it is so complex that the only words in english that could translate it is physics

^^ that’s my favorite theory for this scene.

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julielikesgirls: Same

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:22:16 -0400

julielikesgirls:

Same

ihaveanarmy-wehaveatimelord: bellonanj73: robot-heart-politics:...

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:34:25 -0400

ihaveanarmy-wehaveatimelord:

bellonanj73:

robot-heart-politics:

asweetlittlebaby:

intermodal:

In America, this would have earned her a horrible reputation, probably cost her her career with the police force, and would have been a controversy that would have somehow “shocked” the media and therefore the public. Instead, she was declared a hero, and now holds a high position in her field. Well done, China!

From Police Officer Breastfed Quake Babies on I Am Not the Babysitter:

Twenty-nine year old police officer, Jiang Xiaojuan, left her six month old baby with her mother to take part in disaster relief efforts, after the 2008 earthquake.

Xiaojaun breastfed nine babies during her relief work and was nicknamed “The police mom”.

Since then she was appointed to the Communist Party of China Committee of the Jiangyou Public Security Bureau and is now the bureau’s vice commissar. This was after she was awarded the titles of “hero and model police officer” and “excellent member of the communist party” – all for her breastfeeding efforts in the field.

What did Jiang Xiaojuan have to say about it? Well, according to the CNN article,

“I think what I did was normal,” she said. “In a quake zone, many people do things for others. This was a small thing, not worth mentioning.”

Also:

“I feel about these kids I fed just like my own. I have a special feeling for them. They are babies in a disaster.”

THE FEEEEEEEEEEEEELZZZZZZZZ

She fed up to nine babies, and she’s still feeding two children whose mothers lost their milk during the events of the quake because of the stress. What an incredible lady.

This lady is a hero.

A woman can preach, a woman can work, a woman can fight. A...

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:19:18 -0400

A woman can preach, a woman can work, a woman can fight. A woman can build, can rule, can conquer, can destroy just as much as a man can.