For their 125th Anniversary National Geographic is reaching out to readers for submissions.   Some of them are exceptional – CLICK HERE
Like this one from Jonathan Tucker:

‘This is a self portrait of my self under a glacier in Alaska took with a 360 camera to get the most possible angles of the picture. This was by far  the most amazing experience. This cave took me more than two hours to reach on a  hike over a mountainside through swamps and about 30 minutes of walking on the  glacier itself. When I first walked under the Glacier it was the most breath  taking and scary experience I have lived’ 

Remember when you were a kid and it was Saturday morning?    That feeling of waking up and then remembering, oh yeah, it’s Saturday… NO SCHOOL 😀  ?
…. well, I don’t know about you – but with all the stuff swirling around – I call “timeout” !!
But you must first pass the test.   Can you spot the conservative in this picture?

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(excerpt from Daily Mail)  Thanks to a single photo posted on an internet site last year, the world’s most feted feline has her own manager, her own lawyer and a burly minder to keep fans from cramping her rather unique style during public appearances.

[…]  Grumpy Cat is his big star and the commercial tie-ins show no sign of slowing. She has become the spokescat for Friskies, a popular U.S. catfood brand, and her book, Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book, made the prestigious New York Times bestseller list. T-shirt sales currently stand at more than 100,000 and Christmas cards at 35,000. (more…)

I think you’ll enjoy too.

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ps.  fear not Pandacam is back – crisis averted

[Via The Peoples Cube]  Comrades, President Obama needs your help to raise everyone’s awareness of how the government shutdown is utterly ruining everyone’s lives and destroying everything in its path, and all at the behest of those greedy, evil anarchists, arsonists, extortionists, bomb-throwers, flame-throwers, terrorists, fearmongers, hatemongers, hostage-takers, killers, murderers, and thieves that make up the Tea Party Republicans, who are holding their guns, including assault weapons, to the heads of the American people, strapping explosives to the chests of children, and chowing down on kittens and puppies and bunnies while forcing everyone else to starve to death!

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Sooper Mexican parody video (voice over) of National Parks Service during federal government shutdown…..

I tried this one, and it is a toughie – name the capital of the states as they are asked – while racing against the clock:
Can You Name The US State Capitals?

Now that we have spent a couple of months years analyzing Middle Eastern events, here is the geography quiz again.   Let’s see if we remember what we have learned.
Here is a little fun site lesson in pertinent geography that I think you will enjoy. Either that or it’ll frustrate the dickens out of you. But don’t be embarrassed or shy. Give it a try and see how much you have captured from recent events. 🙂
Click Here to start.
Then share how you did. There are no scores or grades just the sheer fun of knowledge. Everyone is an honor student here. (oh yeah, and Mr. SmartyPants “The All Frilliant”  ZurichMike no need)
UPDATE!
Here’s another quiz you might enjoy (this site has multiple tests of this type):
http://www.lizardpoint.com/geography/mideast-quiz.php