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place-name etymology
Posted June 08, 2006 at 10:13 PM by brankin
Two kinds of colonial naming: erasure and appropriation. But when it's always the colonists doing the naming, is one really preferable to the other? The recently created Nunavut (Inuktitut for "our land") is perhaps the only exception in the hemisphere.
Colored regions show names from the same language family (as categorized by the [...]
princeton university
Posted June 21, 2006 at 03:53 PM by nio
from the princeton web site:recognized globally for academic excellence, princeton university today is a vibrant community of scholarship and learning. as president shirley m. tilghman noted in her 2003 commencement address:“the specific components of a princeton education have evolved over time, but our central aim has [...]
hawaii's largest mall: ala moana center
Posted August 08, 2006 at 07:57 PM by
ala moana center opened nearly sixty years ago on a large parcel of land, drained from marshland and ponds that nearly characterized the hawaiian coast for thousands of years. located one block from the ala moana beach park, this mall was once america’s largest mall, anchored by the department store greats, such as j.c. penney and sears, [...]
Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite Park
Posted July 25, 2007 at 02:09 AM by Omar
Tuolumne Meadows is a mountain meadow in the Tuolumne River section of Yosemite. A bit remoter relative to the main Yosemite Valley, the meadow still draws its fair share of visitors with its spectacular mountain vista, nearby river and lake, and rock-climbing.These photos capture a panoramic view of the surrounding domes as you [...]
Driving to Lake Tahoe
Posted July 19, 2007 at 03:30 AM by Omar
We drove from San Francisco to Lake Tahoe during August 2006. To make things more interesting, we tried taking photos along the way that would document major landmarks on what is actually a fairly boring drive. The game definitely made things more interesting, and actually made us realize that there was plenty to [...]
