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This Animated Short Beautifully Illustrates Surfing’s Complex History Any surfer worth their salt would be able to tell you about surfing’s Hawaiian origins. But the specifics are lesser known, and sometimes misunderstood. In this animated short from TED-Ed, an initiative that animates lessons from some of the world’s best educators, Scott Laderman a history professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth, succinctly tells the complex history of surfing’s Polynesian roots – a story wrapped up in colonialism and U.S. annexation. This is a history lesson that touches anyone who has picked up a surfboard or any of its boardsport derivatives, including snowboarding, skateboarding, and wakeboarding. http://www.theinertia.com/surf/this-animated-short-beautifully-illustrates-surfings-complex-history/

Scientists believe that interstellar dust streams might be able to transfer organisms between planets. The idea that life can be transferred around the cosmos on comets and asteroids - a concept known as panspermia - has been around for years, but now researchers at the University of Edinburgh have put forward the idea that even the smallest of particles may be capable of carrying life to other worlds. The study centers around the fact that the Earth's atmosphere is being bombarded on a constant basis by fast-flowing streams of interplanetary dust particles. If these particles were to collide with particles in our own atmosphere at sufficient velocity, there is a chance that they could be propelled out in to space and off towards other planets. It is also possible that microorganisms such as tardigrades, which are known to survive in space, could hitch a ride on these particles and make their way to other worlds. There is even a chance that alien organisms might have reached our own planet the same way. "The proposition that space dust collisions could propel organisms over enormous distances between planets raises some exciting prospects of how life and the atmospheres of planets originated," said Professor Arjun Berera from the University of Edinburgh's school of physics and astronomy. "The streaming of fast space dust is found throughout planetary systems and could be a common factor in proliferating life." Full Article here: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-42051252

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The 500-year-old painting, which sold for a record-breaking sum at auction, has a few peculiarities. Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi, or 'Saviour of the World', made waves in the art world recently when it sold for $460 million at auction - making it the most valuable painting in history. Incredibly, it originally sold in the 1950s for a mere $45 because it was believed to be a copy. But is the painting really a da Vinci ? In recent years, art experts have hotly debated several key inconsistencies with the piece that suggest that the Renaissance genius may not have created it. Chief among these is the way that the artist has painted the orb that Jesus is holding. According to biographer Walter Isaacson, Salvator Mundi was painted when Leonardo was 48 years old - a time of his life when he had been deeply invested in studying physics and optics. The orb in the painting however does not exhibit the diffraction of light, nor reflection of the hand expected of a glass sphere positioned as it is in the piece. Da Vinci would have never made such a mistake - at least not accidentally - so could he have left out these details on purpose ? On this possibility, Isaacson wrote that Leonardo may have been "subtly trying to impart a miraculous quality to Christ and his orb." As things stand however, we may never know for sure. Full article here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/art/artists/salvator-mundi-mystery-orb-worlds-expensive-painting-real-leonardo/

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The latest version of the firm's SpotMini robot has been revealed in a new YouTube video this week. Sporting a fetching coat of yellow paint and a much more refined look than its predecessors, the latest quadrupedal contraption from Boston Dynamics looks a lot less like a work-in-progress and more like something you could actually imagine seeing inside someone's house. The previous version of SpotMini was a lot more rough around the edges but featured an extendable neck and head capable of picking up and dropping objects. Due to the fact that the newly released video is only intended as a teaser, little is known about the new robot aside from its general appearance and the fact that more details are likely to be coming soon. Could Boston Dynamics be aiming at the home consumer market this time around ?

Here is a short but still very interesting interview with a veteran who fought on Hill 262.

FRIDAY , 17 November, 19GMT , the map Hill 262 will be played in the campaign Road to Glory History Hill 262, or the Mont Ormel ridge (elevation 262 metres (860 ft)), is an area of high ground above the village of Coudehard in Normandy that was the location of a bloody engagement in the final stages of the Normandy Campaign during the Second World War. By late summer 1944, the bulk of two German armies had become surrounded by the Allies near the town of Falaise. The Mont Ormel ridge, with its commanding view of the area, sat astride the Germans' only escape route. Polish forces seized the ridge's northern height on 19 August and, despite being isolated and coming under sustained attack, held it until noon on 21 August, contributing greatly to the decisive Allied victory that followed. The American success of Operation Cobra provided the Allies with an opportunity to cut off and destroy most German forces west of the River Seine. American, British and Canadian armies converged on the area around Falaise, trapping the German Seventh Army and elements of the Fifth Panzer Army in what became known as the "Falaise pocket". On 20 August Generalfeldmarschall Walter Model ordered a withdrawal, but by this time the Allies were already blocking his path. During the night of 19 August, two battlegroups of Stanisław Maczek's Polish 1st Armoured Division had established themselves in the mouth of the Falaise pocket on and around the northernmost of the Mont Ormel ridge's two peaks. On 20 August, with his forces encircled, Model organised attacks on the Polish position from both within and outside the pocket. The Germans managed to isolate the ridge and force open a narrow escape corridor. Lacking the fighting power to close the corridor, the Poles nevertheless directed constant and accurate artillery fire on German units retreating from the pocket, causing heavy casualties. Exasperated, the Germans launched fierce attacks throughout 20 August which inflicted losses on Hill 262's entrenched defenders. Exhausted and dangerously low on ammunition, the Poles managed to retain their foothold on the ridge. The following day, less intense attacks continued until midday, when the last German effort to overrun the position was defeated at close quarters. The Poles were relieved by the Canadian Grenadier Guards shortly after noon; their dogged stand had ensured the closure of the Falaise pocket and the collapse of the German position in Normandy. Click Below To Join https://cmp-gaming.com/topic/612-how-to-join-a-campaign/

1 hour 3 complete different types of music. Thats me. ^^

This is classic action movie for me. In case you dont know, one of the guys is the lead singer of Red Hot Chili Peppers. Anthony Kiedis .

Best: Having fun! Playing both sides. FH2 at its best. Meat grinder of a map. Worst: Getting killed alot of times by the arty. INCOMING!!!!! Funniest: Killing @Papillon on a pak in the middle of the forest. Layed down a s-mine close to it thinking: "Ok. Im gonna be dead in 30secs and he will be back. Lets see if it works" 1min after Pap dies by s-mine. Most hated player: @Matsku. You got me a few to many times mate. Most loved/liked player: @Anonter, @T k Freeze and @Jonatronathan . Cool dudes to play with. Other: Next Friday we got more FH2!

Just remember this scene today, maybe because of the music.

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FRIDAY , 10 November, 19GMT , the map Meuse River will be played in the campaign Road to Glory History Meuse River To protect the river crossings on the Meuse at Givet, Dinant and Namur, Montgomery ordered those few units available to hold the bridges on 19 December. This led to a hastily assembled force including rear-echelon troops, military police and Army Air Force personnel. The British 29th Armoured Brigade of British 11th Armoured Division, which had turned in its tanks for re-equipping, was told to take back their tanks and head to the area. British XXX Corps was significantly reinforced for this effort. Units of the corps which fought in the Ardennes were the 51st (Highland) and 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Divisions, the British 6th Airborne Division, the 29th and 33rd Armoured Brigades, and the 34th Tank Brigade. Unlike the German forces on the northern and southern shoulders who were experiencing great difficulties, the German advance in the center gained considerable ground. The Fifth Panzer Army was spearheaded by the 2nd Panzer Division while the Panzer Lehr Division (Armored Training Division) came up from the south, leaving Bastogne to other units. The Ourthe River was passed at Ourtheville on 21 December. Lack of fuel held up the advance for one day, but on 23 December the offensive was resumed towards the two small towns of Hargimont and Marche-en-Famenne. Hargimont was captured the same day, but Marche-en-Famenne was strongly defended by the American 84th Division. Gen. von Lüttwitz, commander of the XXXXVII Panzer-Korps, ordered the Division to turn westwards towards Dinant and the Meuse, leaving only a blocking force at Marche-en-Famenne. Although advancing only in a narrow corridor, 2nd Panzer Division was still making rapid headway, leading to jubilation in Berlin. Headquarters now freed up the 9th Panzer Division for Fifth Panzer Army, which was deployed at Marche. On 22/23 December German forces reached the woods of Foy-Nôtre-Dame, only a few kilometers ahead of Dinant. However, the narrow corridor caused considerable difficulties, as constant flanking attacks threatened the division. On 24 December, German forces made their furthest penetration west. The Panzer Lehr Division took the town of Celles, while a bit farther north, parts of 2nd Panzer Division were in sight of the Meuse near Dinant at Foy-Nôtre-Dame. A hastily assembled Allied blocking force on the east side of the river, however, prevented the German probing forces from approaching the Dinant bridge. By late Christmas Eve the advance in this sector was stopped, as Allied forces threatened the narrow corridor held by the 2nd Panzer Division. Click Below To Join https://cmp-gaming.com/topic/612-how-to-join-a-campaign/

Best: Good FH2 night. Always fun gameplay and teamwork. Worst: My skills on FH2 are terrible nowadays. Too much CS:GO. Funniest: Me looking at the minimap :" There is someone on axis mainbase" TS:"No there is not" Me:"Yes there is. Look at the map!" TS:"RAnDOOm, that is the allied 2nd mainbase, what are you smoking...." Me: "......" Most hated player: Myself again. Most loved/liked player: I love everyone! Other: Everyone LIKE our Facebook page! Thanks in advance. - https://www.facebook.com/cmpgaming/

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