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Can you pass the test?

February 4, 2020

Can You Survive The Pompeo Challenge?

NPR journalist Mary Louise Kelly says U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — apparently angered over some tough questioning — summoned her to his private living room at the State Department and challenged her to point to Ukraine on an unmarked map. Kelly — who has a master’s degree in European Studies from Cambridge — said she did. Pompeo (who’s set to arrive in Kyiv on January 30) later suggested Kelly had pointed to Bangladesh instead. How would you fare if you were called on the carpet by Pompeo?

reblogged from: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

My results on the quiz rated “not bad,” but I think I embarrassed myself.

Take the Pompeo quiz: https://www.rferl.org/a/pompeo-npr-kelly-ukraine-map-quiz/30403854.html

It’s tattoo Tuesday:

What to do while in Ukraine: Ukrainian Patriotic Tattoos.

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What am I talking about?

April 8, 2014

Just for fun – I am listening to British accents. A charming clip by Steven Wilson on Never Yet Melted.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged accents, Britain, entertainment, geography, Ireland, Scotland, travel, Wales, whimsey | 2 Comments »

What am I labeling?

January 12, 2014

This from Twister Sifter. British students were asked to label a map of the US, and American students were asked to label a map of Europe; both with interesting results. Click here to see what they came up with.

I shudder to think what would happen if American students were asked to label a map of the US.

Here are blank maps – try it yourself:

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What has no upper limit?

April 26, 2013

Get ready to rumble – there’s a whole lot of shaking going on because today is Richter Scale Day. April 26 is the birthday of Charles Richter (born in 1900 in Overpeck, Ohio) who developed the eponymous scale for comparing earthquakes. Richter repeated emphasized that there is no upper limit to the scale, however each level of the scale represents a ten-fold increase in magnitude from the previous level. The most powerful earthquake recorded was the 1960 Chilean earthquake that measured 9.5 on the scale.

Magnitude differs from intensity, as explained on the USGS earthquake site:

Magnitude and Intensity measure different characteristics of earthquakes. Magnitude measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake. Magnitude is determined from measurements on seismographs. Intensity measures the strength of shaking produced by the earthquake at a certain location. Intensity is determined from effects on people, human structures, and the natural environment.

For a comparison of magnitude versus intensity, look here.