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Comet PanSTARRS, Moon, and Venus : It is the object to the left of the big tree thats generating much recent excitement. If you look closely, there you can see Comet PanSTARRS, complete with two tails. During July, this comet has increased markedly in brightness and has just passed its closest approach to Earth. The statuesque tree in the center is a Norfolk Island Pine, and to either side of this tree are New Zealand Pohutukaw trees. Over the trees, far in the distance, are bright Venus and an even brighter crescent Moon. If you look even more closely, you can find Jupiter hidden in the branches of the pine. The featured image was taken a few days ago in Fergusson Park, New Zealand, looking over Tauranga Harbour Inlet. In the coming days and weeks, Comet C/2014 Q1 will slowly move away from the Sun and the Earth, drift deep into southern skies, and fade. via NASA

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John Leguizamo Says High School History Makes Latino Students Feel ‘Invisible’

Latino contributions to U.S. history remain largely absent from high school history books, and John Leguizamo is doing something about it.

Watch the full interview with John Leguizamo here. 

The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself.

Maya Angelou (via whydoesthe-cagedbird-sing)

*sips tea*

Image is Powerful: Cameron Russell at TEDxMidAtlantic 2012

Heartbreaking images show the toxic waste spill currently devastating the Navajo Nation 

The Navajo Nation is facing untold damages after an estimated 3 million gallons of “heavy metal” waste from an abandoned gold mine in Colorado leaked into a creek that feeds the Animas and San Juan rivers. And the group responsible for the spill only makes this story more tragic and ironic.

“15 Men React To The Idea Of Taking Their Wife’s Last Name After Marriage”

Things that cannot screen for breast cancer and things that can.

And for those who are yelling about PP not doing mammograms, “screenings” are not just mammograms.  "Screenings" are also breast exams, which are the first line of defense. Those breast exams are done every time a woman has a pelvic exam, which she needs in order to get birth control or STI testing. Get it together. Semantics do not change the facts. 

For more information on supporting REAL pro-women organizations, check out this great article by Kaili Joy Gray.