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Lasrick writes Dawn Stover describes the radioactive dirt behind the creation of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, from its inclusion in the National Defense Authorization Act (the park legislation wouldn’t pass otherwise) and lack of funding for national parks in general to the lack of funding for cleanup at Superfund nuclear sites like Hanford. And then there is how the Parks Service is presenting exhibits: at least some of them are described in the past tense, as if nuclear weapons were a thing of the past. Here’s the description of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in South Dakota: "Nuclear war loomed as an apocalyptic shadow that could possibly have brought human history to an end." Can the National Park Service be ignorant of the fact that missiles remain on station, nuclear weapons are still being stockpiled, and saber rattling did not end with the fall of the Berlin Wall?"

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We’ve all worked with someone who we don’t like, and sometimes, you don’t even realize what you don’t like about them. Fast Company spoke with conflict consultant Kathleen Bartle, who suggests it’s best to recognize what about them sends you into a rage so you can deal with it better.

The idea here is basically to prepare yourself for a coworker who you don’t like and to watch for whatever it is that triggers your annoyance:

Take a look at what sets you off and who’s pushing your buttons. That way, you can prepare for when it happens again. When your teeth are on edge and your hands start to shake, you can check in with yourself and defuse your response. Therefore, you won’t end up erupting angrily in the moment, which is almost never a good idea in the workplace.

"If you can pause and get a grip on your adrenaline pump and go to the intellectual part of your brain, you’ll be better able to have a conversation and to skip over the judgment," Bartle says.

It’s similar to dealing with a frustratingly dumb coworker, but the caveat here is that the onus is on you to check yourself. We all have certain personality characteristics that we don’t along with and the workplace is a melting pot of those characteristics. You might not like it, but you have to learn to deal with it.

How to Deal with a Coworker You Can’t Stand | Fast Company

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Our first look at Marvel’s next summer popcorn flick, the story of a superhero who can muster tremendous strength, but only when he shrinks down to the size of an ant. Stars Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly and Michael Douglas.
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Put simply, Stardust is the best movie no one has seen. It managed to slip under a bunch of people’s noses, most likely because of its name (it does sound pretty cheesy). Fortunately for you, that means this little treasure is something you can discover now. I hope you like fantasy.

In the same tongue in cheek style of cult classic The Princess Bride, Stardust approaches fantasy knowing the cliches and tropes. And it does everything it can to make use of each and every one. The world Stardust takes place in is an awesome and well-developed one, where a small English town is bordered by a wall that separates our world from a fantasy world where all magical things are possible.

Directed by Matthew Vaughn, of Kick Ass fame, the film stars many of the actors that Vaughn worked with on his earliest (and best) films, like Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and my personal favorite, Layer Cake. But the real star of the show is Neil Gaiman, the famous comic book storyteller behind the original work–a novel also by the name Stardust, though it varies from the film. And if that doesn’t tickle your fancy there’s plenty else to watch. [Netflix]

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Stardust Is The Best Fantasy Movie You’ve Never Seen

I wish I could go through life with one of these lasers that can remove any substance from most surfaces. Accumulated dirt, steel rust, bronze patinas, plastic residues, oil… anything. Above you can see oxide being remove from a steel plate (source video) but check out this collection I just made. So satisfying.

Rubber residue from tire mold

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Patina from bronze eagle

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Paint from car

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Residue from titanium nitride-coated molds

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Dirt from stainless steel

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Pencil from paper

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Ink from anilox roller

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Rubber from steel

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Dirt from marble

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Area specific removal

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Watching lasers cleaning stuff is one of the most satisfying things ever

The Smithsonian vowed that it would open up its digital collection by early 2015, and it’s clearly not wasting time as it delivers on that promise. Both the institution’s Freer and Sackler galleries have posted over 40,000 pieces of global art online…
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The Smithsonian now lets you see 40,000 pieces of art online

If you are like me and just LOVE space images this is going to be some very sweet news. Creative Reid Southen  went through the tedious job of organizing the many photos NASA releases into a creative Pack. This is a huge pack consisting of 2,400 high-res photos from the Expeditions 30-42 to the International Space Station. […]

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