Queen Mary Coast
As the day of the summer solstice, 2012, dawned on the Queen Mary Coast, Antarctica, the light of the all-day sun reflected a brilliant image of cloud, sea and ice. Although the colors are simple...
Word of the Day
squidger
- The round disk used to play winks in the game of tiddlywinks.
- Someone who squidges a wink in the game of tiddlywinks.
The origin of this word is uncertain. The earliest citation, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is 1955.
Quote of the Day
The real accomplishment of modern science and technology consists in taking ordinary men, informing them narrowly and deeply and then, through appropriate organization, arranging to have their knowledge combined with that of other specialized but equally ordinary men. This dispenses with the need for genius. The resulting performance, though less inspiring, is far more predictable. 
- John Kenneth Galbraith (b. 1908), U.S. economist.
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