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diaaaamond: toxiccunts: wukristina: alexander-oppa: ryannxp: ...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:19:01 -0400

toxiccunts:

wukristina:

alexander-oppa:

ryannxp:

markerdemon:

skinny-depression:

fucking powerful. and unfortunately true

Tall people are assholes.

Tall people are assholes.

I don’t think it meant that tall people are assholes. I think it means that as you get older and older the more pain and suffering you’re put through, the more you learn to trust people less and less and you begin to grow into a selfish human being. You stop letting people in to your life and stop loving. You forget what love is since you’ve gone through life being ignored and taken advantage of.

Tall people are assholes.

Yeah tall people are assholes

Enthusiasms: Sometimes I imagine the implications of capturing reality in words,...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:44:29 -0400

Enthusiasms: Sometimes I imagine the implications of capturing reality in words,...:

dailymeh:

Sometimes I imagine the implications of capturing reality in words, and see consciousness as a river flowing past a fixed point, the present, and wonder if perhaps there is some sort of net I can equip myself with to better catch ideas as they flow past, in the same way I take my camera with me to…

This.

me: not religious

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:09:32 -0400

me: *not religious*
me: oh my god
me: praise the lord
me: thank god
me: oh dear lord
me: jesus christ
me: good god

noty0uraverageelf: the-eighth-escape: darthcubby: America...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:54:36 -0400

noty0uraverageelf:

the-eighth-escape:

darthcubby:

America sucks at a lot of things.

brb moving to finland

And people wonder why I want to move to Finland.

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Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:41:12 -0400

rinspirational: Now that I have a decent scanner it’s time to...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:28:16 -0400

rinspirational:

Now that I have a decent scanner it’s time to post stuff from my favorite game art book (again).

These are all drawn by Masao Tsubasa - under the art direction of Yoshida Akihiko.

thenewurbanist: Lots of Cars and Trucks, No Traffic Signs or...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:58:34 -0400

thenewurbanist:

Lots of Cars and Trucks, No Traffic Signs or Lights: Chaos or Calm?

No traffic lights. No traffic signs. No painted lines in the roadway. No curbs. And 26,000 vehicles passing every day through a traditional village center with busy pedestrian traffic.

It’s called “shared space.” Is it insanity, or the most rational way to create a pleasant place where drivers, cyclists, and people on foot all treat each other with respect?

The village of Poynton in the U.K. has undertaken one of the most ambitious experiments to date in this type of street design, whose most prominent advocate was the Dutch traffic engineer Hans Monderman. Variations on the shared-space model have been implemented in other European cities since the early 1990s, but never before at such a busy junction. Poynton’s city leaders sought the change because the historic hub of their quaint little town had become a grim and unwelcoming place.

“Over the years, the increase in traffic and the steps taken to try to deal with that have changed this place from being the heart of the village into being merely a traffic-signal-controlled wasteland,” said Ben Hamilton-Baillie, the street designer whose firm executed the change, before the work began.

The project didn’t come cheap, costing about $6 million. Engineers completely reconfigured the intersection at the center of town, replacing a traffic light with two “roundels” that cars must negotiate without the guidance of traffic signs. Pavements of varying colors and textures are the only signal as to which type of road user belongs where.

It was a controversial move for the community of some 14,000 people, which lies about 11 miles from Manchester in the northwestern part of England. Now, a year after construction wrapped up, a video called “Poynton Regenerated” makes the case that the shared space scheme maintains a smooth flow of traffic while simultaneously making the village center a more attractive and safer place for pedestrians, leading to increased economic activity downtown.

The film, which documents conditions before and after the change, is made by Martin Cassini, himself an avowed foe of traffic lights and signs and advocate of the shared space concept. So consider the source, and be aware that the shared space concept has come under criticism in the Netherlands, where it originated, for being unfriendly to cyclists. Local online forums in the Poynton area have seen their share of negative commentary as well, much of it from people who predicted an increase in collisions and injuries before the plan was fully implemented.

But in at least one other U.K. community where a shared-space scheme has been in place for several years, dire predictions of rampant crashes have proved unfounded. The town of Ashford has seen its roads become measurably safer since the implementation of its traffic transformation, according to the Financial Times:

In the three years before the scheme opened in November 2008, there were 17 accidents involving injury on this stretch of ring road. Since its creation, there have been just four, and Kent police have reported only one serious collision, when a pedestrian sustained a broken ankle.

In the “Regenerating Poynton” video, several people who admit to having been skeptical of the plan say that after it was put in place, they came to see it as a dramatic improvement. A local city councilor says that the main street no longer seems like a dying place, as it had for years before the change. Some 88 percent of businesses in the area are reporting an increase in foot traffic, and real estate agents say they’re seeing new interest in buying property in the area.

The social interactions that result from shared space — eye contact, waves of thanks, and the like — are one of the main selling points for advocates.

“Shared space is a term that simply describes a shift in thinking away from the regulated highway towards using the natural skills that humans are blessed with to negotiate movement and allow the normal civilities of life to continue,” says road designer Hamilton-Baillie. “I think what Poynton has demonstrated is that it is possible to create a continuous-flow, low-speed environment, still cope with pedestrian crossing movements, and, most importantly, recreate a space, a place outside the church in Fountain Place, that is part of the town — and no longer merely an appendage to the highway.”

“It has a very calming effect,” says one resident in the film. “And I think we’re all being kinder to one another, motorists and pedestrians alike.”

nevver: The National Trust

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:18:17 -0400

nevver:

The National Trust

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Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:45:42 -0400

kuro-vortex92: June 11 2013 was a good day.

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:43:47 -0400

kuro-vortex92:

June 11 2013 was a good day.

the-fandoms-are-cool: elphabaforpresidentofgallifrey: 221badwol...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:40:50 -0400

the-fandoms-are-cool:

elphabaforpresidentofgallifrey:

221badwolfstreet:

hiddlestonhug:

tardis-mind-palace:

Adorable 10th Doctor and Weeping Angel from DragonCon via reddit

OH god I ship this so hard but the relationship would suck because she could only speak and move when he wasn’t looking… But he would trust her enough to turn his back OH GOD THE FEELS SOMEONE FIC THIS

This is adorable.

When he walked into the room, it was too quiet and too dark. Quickly, he pulled out his sonic screw driver and started to turn in a circle in order to scan for any life in the room. As he was spinning, he noticed something out of the corner of his eye.

Something still.

Something with wings.

Something hiding its face.

The Doctor knew he only had milliseconds before the Weeping Angel would reach him and feed off of his time energy. Wielding his sonic screwdriver, The Doctor spun to face the angel. however, what he saw when he faced the angel almost caused him to blink…almost.

Instead of clawed hands and a snarling face, The Weeping Angel was reaching out towards The Doctor with a longing expression on her stony face. Even though her face was illuminated by the blue light from the sonic screw driver The Doctor recognized her features any where. Leaning in too examine her pained face The Doctor only managed to whisper, “Rose?”

Even though she couldn’t answer with him looking at her, The Doctor knew it was his Rose. She had the same curved lips, the same round face, the same nose that he always touched when she sassed him. “Rose Tyler, what happened to you?”

The Doctor knew that if he wanted an answer, he’d have to close his eyes.

“I’m trusting you, Rose. Please. please still be my Rose.”

Slowly, The Doctor closed his eyes and as soon as he was left in the darkness he felt his chest tighten and a cold hand placed itself on his cheek.

“Doctor,” she spoke as soft as the petal of the flower she was named for, “My Doctor, oh how I’ve missed you so.”

NOOOOOO

THAT’S NOT WHAT WE WANTED

THAT’S NOT WHAT WE WANTED AT ALL

gifsfln: J.K. Rowling is the 47%.

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:28:15 -0400

gifsfln:

J.K. Rowling is the 47%.

whitehouse: You’ve probably heard of The Great Gatsby. But what...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:10:37 -0400

whitehouse:

You’ve probably heard of The Great Gatsby. But what about The Great Gatsby Curve?

It’s a pretty wonky chart that illustrates how rising inequality is jeopardizing our tradition of economic mobility for future generations.

So what does this mean? Kids of wealthy parents already have more opportunities to succeed than children of poor families—and this is likely to get worse unless we take steps to ensure that all children have access to quality education, health care, and other opportunities that give them a fair shot at economic success.

Learn more.

allthingseurope: Martin-du-Canigou Monastery, France (by...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:06:09 -0400

allthingseurope:

Martin-du-Canigou Monastery, France (by Chriscious)

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Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:25:35 -0400

oswinsleaf: BEC’S TAG THOUGH: #SHE ACTUALLY TOOK HIS JACKET HE...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:56:41 -0400

oswinsleaf:

BEC’S TAG THOUGH: #SHE ACTUALLY TOOK HIS JACKET HE GAVE HER HIS ORIGINAL JACKET I’M FINE :’)))

KickthePj - Home

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:02:06 -0400

KickthePj - Home

Game of Thrones - Season 3 Soundtrack - Mhysa

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:55:41 -0400

Game of Thrones - Season 3 Soundtrack - Mhysa

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Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:26:28 -0400

Alex Day - Don’t Let The World Turn Past Me

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 22:00:08 -0400

Alex Day - Don’t Let The World Turn Past Me