How Much Land the Federal Government Owns Will Surprise You The rough beauty of the American West seems as far as you can get from the polished corridors of power in Washington DC. Until you look at the title to the land. The federal government owns large tracts of the western states: from a low of 29.9% in Montana, already more than the national average, up to a whopping 84.5% in Nevada. This map, depicting the distribution and share of federal land per state, was first published on this blog way back in 2008. Nevertheless, it keeps accumulating comments and hits at a steady pace, and is still frequently shared around. Unlike hundreds of other random maps, this one has become a perennial. Let's start with the most obvious answer: the map is stunningly effective at bringing home its message. Few minds will stir when they learn that the US federal government owns a grand total of 640 million acres of land: that figure is so vast that it becomes meaningless [1]. The largest splotches of red are all in the 11 westernmost states of the Lower 48.
Endonym Map: World Map of Country Names in Their Local Languages glob Since I feel this is rather vague and non-helpful, I thought I'd make a post detailing the mechanics of the glob regex. glob uses two special symbols that act like sort of a blend between a meta-character and a quantifier. These two characters are the * and ? The ? If it helps, think of the * as the pcre equivalent of .* and ? Note: * and ? a.php // * matches nothing aa.php // * matches the second 'a' ab.php // * matches 'b' abc.php // * matches 'bc' b.php // * matches nothing, because the starting 'a' fails bc.php // * matches nothing, because the starting 'a' fails bcd.php // * matches nothing, because the starting 'a' fails It does not match just a.php and aa.php as a 'normal' regex would, because it matches 0 or more of any character, not the character/class/group before it. Executing glob("a?. glob's regex also supports character classes and negative character classes, using the syntax [] and [^]. With the same list above, executing glob("[ab].php") will return a.php and b.php <?
TheHistoryNet: From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher The Geography of Empathy and Apathy Compassion is tricky. Solidarity is a minefield. Did you add the French tricolour to your Facebook profile picture? If not, are you a heartless bastard, or worse, an apologist for the terrorists who killed over 120 innocent civilians in Paris? And also: Why didn't you festoon your face with a Lebanese flag to show your sympathy for the dozens of victims of the twin suicide blasts in Beirut, just a day before the Paris attacks? As shown by this cartoon map, the crude offensiveness of which is shocking only in so far as it is true. The map details five concentric zones of compassion. The second circle of sympathy comprises most of Latin America (but not Venezuela, nor the Central American states), the part of Eastern Europe squeezed between Russia and the West, Egypt, South Africa, India, and South Korea. There's worse depths our empathy can sink to. Image found here on Cinismo Illustrado. Strange Maps #749
Image Visual artifact that depicts or records perception An image is a visual representation of something. An image can be two-dimensional, such as a drawing, painting, or photograph, or three-dimensional, such as a carving or sculpture. Images may be displayed through other media, including projection on a surface, activation of electronic signals, or digital displays; they can also be reproduced through mechanical means, such as photography, printmaking or photocopying. Images can also be animated through digital or physical processes. In the context of signal processing, an image is a distributed amplitude of color(s).[1] In optics, the term "image" (or "optical image") refers specifically to the reproduction of an object formed by light waves coming from the object.[2] A volatile image exists or is perceived only for a short period. A mental image exists in an individual's mind as something one remembers or imagines. Characteristics[edit] Three-dimensional images[edit] Moving images[edit]
The USGenWeb Project Australian Aboriginal Map - Indigenous Instyle Click on this image to continue to enlarge it and then again to zoom in further. Australian Aboriginal Art in the Top End – Australian Aboriginal Map The Northern Territory of Australia contains an abundance of Aboriginal art. Aboriginal art was actually made to teach, record events, tell stories about rituals and explain practices and beliefs. The Australian Aboriginal Art at the Arnhem Land – Australian Aboriginal Map Arnhem Land is part of the list of lands in Australia that contains the most aboriginal reserve. The Story of the Western Aboriginals – Australian Aboriginal Map Kintore is actually a hub for the current Pintupi Australian aboriginal artists. The life story of the Pintupi artistry is the Tingari cycle, the history of each and every journey of the Pintupi tribe roots. The Art of the Western Aboriginals – Australian Aboriginal Map The Australian aboriginals follow a strict usage, there are stories that only few people can paint because authorization is needed.