INTERESTING FACTS (by http://sometimes-interesting.com)

The Most Contaminated Place on Earth: Chelyabinsk-40

We’re quite familiar with the lore of various secret United States nuclear facilities; their storied history and operations being shrouded in secrecy has fascinated us for decades. What we seldom hear about are the secret nuclear laboratories and test facilities of our greatest Cold War opponent – the former U.S.S.R. One particular installation – Chelyabinsk-40 – was the first Soviet plutonium production complex and the site of three separate massive nuclear incidents. Until recently this area was not on maps and the Russian government denied its existence. No visitors were allowed under any circumstances, and all residents worked in the facility (later referred to as Chelyabinsk-65).  With the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 90′s, Chelyabinsk-40 was finally publicly acknowledged by the Russian government and granted town status.  In 1994, Chelyabinsk-65 was finally given a name: Ozyorsk. 

“THE LITTLE BIG MAN”

Custer’s Last Stand

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It was 135 years ago on June 25, 1876, that the famous Battle of the Little Big Horn took place on the plains of eastern Montana, a battle in which the forces of General George Armstrong Custer’s 7th Calvary were overwhelmed by Native American fighters who had formed a large alliance from several tribes to battle the US troops.  268 troops were killed including Custer and several of his kinsman.

JANE EYRE IN THE MUSEUMS

Jane Eyre

Last week I finished reading Jane Eyre and I have been at a loss for what to post about it. I have been trying to find similarities between the novel and the museums that we have visited, but I have seen very little to compare.

SHERMAN ALEXIE

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Sherman Alexie’s The Toughest Indian in the World is a collection of short stories, which seek to construct the image of the modern Native American.  Alexie’s narrators are often adults who have awakened to the unhappy reality of middle-aged dissatisfaction.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI – TWO HISTORIES

One Island, Two Peoples, Two Histories: The Dominican Republic and Haiti

By http://wspucla.wordpress.com

The Situation:

Haiti and the Dominican Republic make up to two halves of one Caribbean Island located south of Florida.  While the Dominican Republic and Haiti directly border one another, economic, social, political, and environmental conditions differ vastly.