Thule
In classical and medieval literature, ultima Thule (Latin "farthermost Thule") acquired a metaphorical meaning of any distant place located beyond the "borders of the known world".[5] By the Late Middle Ages and early modern period, the Greco-Roman Thule was often identified with the real Iceland or Greenland. Sometimes Ultima Thule was a Latin name for Greenland, when Thule was used for Iceland.[6] By the late 19th century, however, Thule was frequently identified with Norway.[7][8] In 1910, the explorer Knud Rasmussen established a missionary and trading post in north-western Greenland, which he named "Thule" (later Qaanaaq). Thule has given its name to the northernmost United States Air Force airfield, Thule Air Base in northwest Greenland, and to the smaller lobe of Kuiper belt object 486958 Arrokoth, visited by the New Horizons spacecraft. Classical antiquity and the Middle Ages[edit] Strabo, in his Geographica (c. Solinus (d. Modern research[edit] Modern geography and science[edit]
See The 25 Most Beautiful Data Visualizations Of 2013
It's an understatement to say that the data visualization sphere has exploded over the past several years. As we look to understand the increasing, mind-bending amount of information that we all generate across all areas of endeavor, data artists have created works that have brought beauty and clarity to everything from the minutiae of our personal lives to geopolitical trends. And, of course, as more data is visualized in more ways, we've experienced the fatigue that comes with gratuitous, ham-handed assemblies of facts and figures. To remind us of what data visualization can be, in the right hands, data viz studio Information Is Beautiful and research company Kantar created the Information Is Beautiful Awards. "How to Win an Oscar," a data visualization from Delayed Gratification Quarterly, shows links between Academy Award winners going back to 1928. Alongside the medal-winning examples above, there's great info-art to ogle on the short list.
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Hyperborea
Area north of Thrace in Greek mythology In Greek mythology the Hyperboreans (Ancient Greek: Ὑπερβόρε(ι)οι, pronounced [hyperbóre(ː)ɔi̯]; Latin: Hyperborei) were a race of giants who lived "beyond the North Wind". The Greeks thought that Boreas, the god of the North Wind (one of the Anemoi, or "Winds") lived in Thrace, and therefore Hyperborea indicates that it is a region beyond Thrace. This land was supposed to be perfect, with the sun shining twenty-four hours a day, which to modern ears suggests a possible location within the Arctic Circle during the midnight sun-time of year. neither by ship nor on foot would you find the marvellous road to the assembly of the Hyperboreans. Pindar also described the otherworldly perfection of the Hyperboreans: Never the Muse is absent from their ways: lyres clash and flutes cry and everywhere maiden choruses whirling. Neither disease nor bitter old age is mixed in their sacred blood; far from labor and battle they live.[1] Early sources[edit] Herodotus[edit]
Celebrating The 83rd Oscar Awards With 83 Amazing Infographics
This year’s edition of the Oscars has passed, but we thought that it would be nice if we selected some of the most interesting infographics about the wonderful world of cinema. And that’s a huge task, especially if we consider that some sagas – like Star Wars or Harry Potter – have so many infographics about them, that we could make an entire post just with them – just for you to have an idea, we have over 400 on Visual Loop!!!. Even so, we selected some from all over the world, so we hope you enjoy it! The Oscars Of course we have to begin with a round-up of the many data-viz goodies made for the Oscars. The Animated History of the Oscars | Via All about Oscar and the Academy Awards | Via The Numbers Behind the Academy Awards | Via Everything you wanted to know about the Oscars | Via Best Picture Winners: Where they took place | Via Guide To Actual EGOT Winners | Via Profiling the Best Film Oscar winners in the past 30 years | Via The Oscar Box Office Effect | Via For this year’s edition:
Digital terrestrial television in Australia
Digital terrestrial television in Australia commenced on 1 January 2001 in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth using DVB-T standards. The phase out of analogue PAL transmissions began in 2010 and was completed by 10 December 2013. Digital terrestrial television brought a number of enhancements over the previous analogue television, primarily higher-quality picture and sound, as well as datacasting and multi-view services such as video program guides, high definition, and now-and-next program information. There are a number of additional channels, datacasting, as well as high definition services, available to digital terrestrial television viewers in Australia. History[edit] Planning[edit] Planning for digital terrestrial television in Australia can be traced back to 1993, when a group of specialists was drawn from the then-Australian Broadcasting Authority, Department of Transport and Communications, in addition to broadcasters and manufacturers. Response[edit] Launch[edit]
Medieval Fantasy City Generator by watabou
🃏This generator is a part of Procgen Arcana. This application generates a random medieval city layout of a requested size. The generation method is rather arbitrary, the goal is to produce a nice looking map, not an accurate model of a city. Right click to open the context menu with all the options. 👉For development news and related stuff please check a dedicated reddit community. You can use maps created by the generator as you like: copy, modify, include in your commercial rpg adventures etc. Made with Haxe + OpenFL, the source code is available here.
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