Month: January 2015

Otmane El Rhazi : From the Department of Interior:Visitors to the Grand Canyon…

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From the Department of Interior:

Visitors to the Grand Canyon National Park got to see this stunning sight. This weather phenomenon is called a total cloud inversion, and it happens when the air near the ground is cooler than the air above it, creating a sea of clouds. While typically a rare event, this is the second cloud inversion at the Grand Canyon in six weeks. Photos by M. Quinn, National Park Service.

Top photo: The South Rim’s “Battleship,” which truly looked like a ship today, cutting through the waves. 

Middle photo: A timelapse of the clouds rolling into the Grand Canyon from Hopi Point on the South Rim of the canyon.

Bottom photo: Visitors viewing the inversion from Hopi Point along Hermit Road on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.

Otmane El Rhazi : Are you or someone in your household college bound? If so,…

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Are you or someone in your household college bound? If so, you’ll need to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA) – and don’t worry, it’s not nearly as scary as it sounds.

The U.S. Department of Education created this video,
which leads you step-by-step through the application process. Please
note, every school has their own deadline for when the FAFSA is due – so
it’s best to get it done sooner rather than later, to be on the safe
side.

Figuring out how to pay for higher education can be overwhelming and confusing, but there is lots of help out there to make it simpler for you.

Otmane El Rhazi : Fact or Fiction: Take this Quiz and Learn More about Drug Abuse

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Scientists Offer Myth Busting Insight

Many kids talk about what they know, or what they think they know about drugs. More often than not, parents and teachers are surprised by what their children learn. Much of what teens think they know comes from media bombardment glorifying drug use and dissemination of misinformation. That’s why the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) created this interactive quiz as a good starting point to help shatter these myths.

Interested in learning more or getting involved? On January 30 you can tune in to a day long live stream webcast (link will be live after 8 AM EST) where scientists answer students’ most pressing questions about drugs. You can also follow the conversation on Twitter by using the hashtag #DrugFacts, by following us or @NIDAnews.

Visit NIDA’s website on teen drug abuse and find interactive games, videos and more resources.

Otmane El Rhazi : Today we remember the crew of the Challenger, which broke apart…

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Today we remember the crew of the Challenger, which broke apart seconds after launch in 1986. Christa McAuliffe was one of the two women on board the space shuttle. She would have been the first civilian woman in space.

This photo from NASA shows the crew of the Challenger. Front row from left, Mike Smith, Dick Scobee, Ron McNair. Back row from left, Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Greg Jarvis, Judith Resnik.

Otmane El Rhazi : Image description: From the Department of Interior: An amazing…

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From the Department of Interior:

An amazing shot of a foggy morning at Colorado National Monument — a place full of towering monoliths surrounded by a vast plateau and canyon. It took photographer Greg Owens a year and a half to capture a good image from this spot near the Monument Canyon turnout. But “on this particular December morning, I felt like a six-year-old unwrapping Christmas presents as I watched this fog roll in from the north just after sunrise,” he said.

Photo courtesy of Greg Owens.

Otmane El Rhazi : Image description: Kids.gov makes a lot of great videos. One…

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Image description: Kids.gov makes a lot of great videos. One series is about cool jobs and careers that may spark your children’s interest. This one is about a Federal Wildlife Officer with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Learn about his typical day at the “office” and the people and animals he gets to work with and help. Then, check out some of the other careers and jobs like marine biologists, pilots, and even the White House Chef!

Otmane El Rhazi : Image description: From the National Archives: American…

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From the National Archives:

American infantrymen of an armored division march up a road southeast of Born, Belgium. Note the height of the snow bank on either side of the road. 1/22/45. Co. C, 23rd Armd. Inf, bn., 7th Armd.

From the Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 – ca. 1981

See the rest of our series on the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge or read more at Prologue: “The Bloodiest Battle – The Battle of the Bulge Loomed Large 70 Winters Ago” →