March 2010
21 posts
blurred
the spot: new york, ny
the subject: model
the meregar: over 600 diseases, conditions and other precursors may exist which result in changes in visual acuity so that things look fuzzy or blurry.
was it on purpose?
color
the spot: cancun, mexico
the subject: model & photographer
the meregar: mexico’s national flower is the humble dahlia
meet the designer?
culture
the spot: cozumel, mexico
the subject: mayan woman drumming
the meregar: university of Florida anthropologist Susan Gillespie says the 2012 phenomenon comes “from media and from other people making use of the Maya past to fulfill agendas that are really their own.”
do you get it?
history
the spot: my TV
the subject: president barack obama signing health care refore
the meregar: on August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Social Security Act.
top 18 immediate effects?
collapse
the spot: haiti
the subject: man looking at devastation
the meregar: statistics from the USFA reveal that the number of firefighters lost annually due to residential collapses have tripled since the 1980s — despite a decrease in the average number of annual fatalities during the same time period.
learn the warning signs?
wreckage
the spot: haiti
the subject: woman walking
the meregar: the cost of damage from the earthquake is being estimated at $14billion
donate more?
hugs
the spot: haiti
the subject: 2 women hugging
the meregar: hugging has been proven to have health benefits. One study has shown that hugs increase levels of oxytocin, and reduce blood pressure
highschoolers who hug?
smile
the spot: haiti
the subject: smiling woman
the meregar: the Red Cross estimates that the quake will affect at least 3 million Haitians
how to help?
simplicity
the spot: haiti
the subject: 2 women washing cloths
the meregar: “this was one of my favorite moments. I helped a patient to the showers reserved for patients and family, which I had not been to before… These women were there washing clothes and sooo excited for me to take their picture! I felt how simple and pure life can be”
how to help?
the cutest kid on the block
the spot: the zoo, new york, ny
the subject: luca
the meregar: many ancient cultures considered blonde-haired children to be a sign of purity. Some of these societies would go to great lengths to protect those with children with blonde hair.
here is another cutie?
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