"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."
-- Helen Keller
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landyscape:

erta_ale_g10437 (by volcanodiscovery)
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ohsnapitsjackie:

Mhm.
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This amazing panoramic photograph (known as a stereographic projection) was recently captured by Greek photographer Chris Kotsiopoloulos during a mammoth 30-hour photo shoot in Sounio, Greece. The image is comprised of hundreds of photographs shot from daytime to nighttime that have been digitally stitched together to represent an entire rotation of the Earth. (via news.com.au)(Colossal)
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Sketchy location of the day (Taken with instagram)
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joshuakaufman:

(via Portrait of a Place: Paris - Longing for the City of Light. – Pictory)
The rest of the photos in this showcase are equally stunning.
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good:

Bald Barbie Comforts Kids with Cancer:
Mattel, the makers of Barbie, announced last month that a hairless “friend of Barbie“ will “be distributed exclusively to children’s hospitals and other hospitals treating children with cancer throughout the U.S. and Canada, directly reaching girls who are most affected by hair loss.” The decision came after a Facebook group called “Beautiful and Bald Barbie! Let’s see if we can get it made” scored thousands of “likes”within hours of its creation.
Read more on GOOD.is
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