Killer Turtle Finally Captured (with pics)

A turtle dumped at a country park 17 years ago was finally captured. It had survived by eating ducks and moor-hens.

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Oy! Navy to spend $600,000 to mask 'hateful' swastika-shaped barracks

Four L-shaped buildings, viewed from above, bear striking resemblance to a swastika. The 1960s buildings are a Navy barracks for the Seabees. Once satellite and overhead images of the buildings became the talk of various blogs, the Navy elected to spend some $600,000 on disguising the building.

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Be very careful when you step outside [PIC]

The Varlaam Monastery at Meteora is freaking nuts....

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NPR Cover's Nickelback "Self-Plagarism" Website. [VERY FUNNY]

Can a band plagiarize itself? One listener in Canada has implied as much by taking two songs by the band Nickelback and superimposing them over one another to emphasize the similarity. Sean Cole reports.

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Where Vehicles are Left to Die [pics]

here are some examples of vehicle cemeteries around the world, areas on earth that have unwittingly become the home to rusting, unused machines - remember, this is just a selection of the many boneyards on earth and while they often look stunning and make for a great photo, the environmental costs far outweigh the view.

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No matter what the cause of global warming, it may already be to late!

500 Billion Tons of Prehistoric Organic Matter May Massively Accelerate ‘Global Warming’

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Piles of trash light up into fantastic art

What do you get when you put a pile of trash together and light it up?

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"Holy Grail" of LEDs: Pure White Light Achieved

Physorg reports that scientists in India have just made a breakthrough, a so-called "Holy Grail in the illumination industry" in producing an LED that emits pure white light, suitable for interior lighting of homes, offices, etc. The challenge has been developing a combination of materials that will produce this light, which they believe they have

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LEGO's Ultimate Collectors Millennium Falcon Unboxed, Now Shipping (PICS)

The biggest LEGO set ever, the $499 Ultimate Collectors Millennium Falcon is now shipping, 5,000-pieces and heavy ring-binded manual included. Yes, this thing is massive. Julie Stern from LEGO confirms: "We're a bit ahead of schedule, so some people who preordered now have their sets." In other words: "great shot kid, that was one in a million

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Drainage systems just got interesting (PICS)

a house’s exterior drainage system in dresden, germany…

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This is Not Allowed on a Ski Lift [pic]

No matter how bad you want it........

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Even For Douchebags [PIC]

Gotta stand up for your rights, I suppose

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The Tallest Building from Each U.S. State in One Skyline (PIC)

The tallest building from each U.S. State in one skyline in a universe where physical space and proportion have no meaning..

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Best Buy Adds Disclaimer To Secret Website

In response to being sued and humiliated on the internet over their "secret website," Best Buy has added a disclaimer that warns customers that the in-store kiosk doesn't display the same prices as the public website.Best Buy was caught using a duplicate website to fool customers who tried to compare internet prices with in-store prices.

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Stoners In The Mist: The Most Bizarre Anti-Drug Campaign Ever

Im still not sure how this will keep kids from getting stoned, but the people at the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign seem to think it will.

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[Pic] Don't Land With Parking Brake On

I have to admit I always wondered what would happen if you landed with the parking brake on. I guess now I know. You’ve got to give the guy some credit for keeping the aircraft under control. I wonder if this is covered under Embraer’s warranty.

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Thief posts his own picture to wrong flickr account

This idiot stole a computer and promptly uploaded pictures of himself and his tattoos to the flickr account of the laptop owner. Next time, remember to log in to your own flickr account first buddy.

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Steve Jobs, Hacking AT&T, and the iPhone

Back in 1971, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak went into business to build ‘Blue Boxes’. A device that allowed free illegitimate phone calls by faking the signals used by AT&T. Why would Jobs take a stand against iPhone/AT&T hackers now? An interesting story about how Steve Jobs started business.

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Playing With Real Clouds [59 PICS]

This is a very very intresting concept..

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A man from Pennsylvania Sues Google for 5 billion dollars

This is why the idiot is suing Google "I, Dylan Stephen Jayne, plaintiff, has [sic] a social security number that when the social security number is turned upside down in its entirety it is a scrambled code that does spell the name Google®."

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This is What 1GB of Storage Looks Like Now and 20 Years Ago [PIC]

How times change...

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The Nukes and the Plane. Most comprehensive story yet.

Just after 9 a.m. on Aug. 29, a group of U.S. airmen entered a sod-covered bunker on North Dakota's Minot Air Force Base with orders to collect a set of unarmed cruise missiles bound for a weapons graveyard. They quickly pulled out a dozen cylinders, all of which appeared identical, and hauled them along Bomber Blvd to a waiting B-52 bomber...

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Oh God no, please don't eat me, ow ow ow! [Pictures]

Incredible: Food artists create colorful animals from vegetables.

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80's Laptops [pics]

enormous briefcases with tiny screens. by Commodore

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Crayon Assassin [Pic]

These pics are cool.

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Boston Arrests Non-Bomber AGAIN

When are they gonna learn that flashing LEDs are just flashing LEDs?!!

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Why net neutrality is important [pic]

why?

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The Arctic

In his new book, 'Nordmeer', photographer Gueorgui Pinkhassov explores the northernmost reaches of the globe. His photographs reveal a world of breathtaking beauty and unremitting hardship.

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Airbus A380 LOW pass

Judas Priest that's low!

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Customers Ask: Is Apple Going Rotten?

Karma. Doing the "right thing." Thinking different. Apple's enlightened approach to building customer loyalty is now famous. But in breaking iPod video accessories, charging restocking fees for defective iPod touch units, and forcing double purchases of iPod games and ringtones, customers think Apple's becoming the next Microsoft. Are they?

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List of countries by their current account balance

Wow! This is a list of countries and territories by current account balance, in millions of U.S. dollars, equivalence based on The World Factbook. It's sobering to see where the US stands against China.

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[PICTURE] Rock, Paper, Scissors : The Ultimate Chart

for "winners" only

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Dying Professor Gives his Last Lesson on Life

Randy Pausch set the tone early on yesterday at his farewell lecture at Carnegie Mellon University. "If I don't seem as depressed or morose as I should be, sorry to disappoint you," said Dr. Pausch, a 46-year-old computer science professor who has incurable pancreatic cancer.

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The Daily Show: Goodbye to Gonzo

Jon Stewart and The Daily Show (fresh from their Emmy Award win) bids a fond farewell to Gonzo the not-so-Great.

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[Pic] Coolest Picture of a Barn You Will Ever See

Hard to imagine it can stay up like that...

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5 Things You Should Never Say to a Woman

Interested in a life of constant arguing, withering stares, and no sex? Just keep using these phrases...

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Cesar and Bush [pic]

"Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor..."

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The Alaska Grizzly Bear Notice (PIC)

How tourists, hikers and fisherman can avoid conflicts with Grizzly Bears

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[PIC] How Many Soldiers to the Gallon Do You Get?

Funny that this is at an Exxon

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A Real Asshole (Pic)

!

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The party's over for American consumers

The new numbers on consumer confidence are out. They show American consumers are very confident that the economy is going down the tubes.

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Airman that supplied security for the 6 missing nukes dead

Remember the one about the B-52 bomber that had six nuclear weapons loaded onto it by accident, which, of course, could not have happened—by accident—for a dozen different reasons .Airman 1st Class Todd Blue was assigned to the unit that provides security for that bomber wing at Minot Air Force base. He died while on leave, no details yet.

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There is No Way This Crab is Real [PIC]

This thing looks like it came straight outta Hell!

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Dubai Skyscraper is Now the World's Tallest Free-Standing Structure

The world’s tallest building being constructed in Dubai has surpassed the height of the CN Tower, the world’s tallest free-standing structure, its developers said Thursday. At 555 metres, Burj Dubai is now two metres taller than the 553-metre CN Tower, Emaar Properties said in a release.

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How to park your car in New York city for $15.41 for 2 weeks

This is how millionaires think

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Subway vandals leave some helpful notes (PIC)

In new york, even subway vandals have some notes on your lighting technique

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Digg's picture of the Year [PIC]

With all the iPhone drama and unlocking drama. I felt this picture truly sums up the comedy in all this.

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Incredible: Bees making a hive in a jar (PICS)

Amazing photos of bees making their hive in a see-thru jar!

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Pictures: Ice Waves, Cooool!

In Antarctica you'll find these strange formations that look like giant waves frozen in place. These beautiful formations are caused by glaciers and earthquakes.

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How to hide beer in office? [PICS]

Whats better than a refrigerator mod to get some beers in the office.

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Barksdale Missile Number Six: The Stolen Nuclear Weapon

THIS IS IMPORTANT BEYOND BELIEF. This is a news story that EVERYONE is ignoring except a few conspiracy theorists online. It's really really frightening and we still have no clue how it's gonna end...

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Here's why you're not famous

This is a random shot in the dark but you -- you’re not famous, are you? I didn’t think so. If it makes you feel any better (it shouldn’t), neither am I. Let’s examine why together, shall we?

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Best Viagra Ad Ever [PICTURE]

Wow, that little blue pill can do quite a bit...

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Lamborghini Reveals One-Million-Euro supercar!

The rumors were true -- Lamborghini released pictures of its new jet-fighter-inspired supercar that'll sell for one-million Euros (nearly $1.4 million). It's based on the Murcielago LP640, and only 20 will be built. All already sold!

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The 6 nukes 'accidentially' shipped were no accident -Captain May MSNBC

Thanks to the three officers that tipped military times on this. The Air Force, violated 40 years of policy without explanation. Nuclear weapons and warheads are not stored together with conventional weapons. The official account of a slip up, parroted by the official media, is a transparent lie. Was this a false flag operation and who ordered it?

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The World's Worst Credit Card

Golb at Money, Matter, and More Musings has located the worst credit card in the world. It is designed to prey on subprime borrowers who, sadly, cannot get a better card...

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Apple Eyes the Wireless Auction

Steve Jobs & Co. consider joining the FCC's auction of wireless spectrum, and a win would give Apple many intriguing options—for the iPhone and more

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Katana Sword: 9mm Handgun vs Katana Sword

Mythbusters, eat your heart out!

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Dutch Architect + LEGOS = AWESOME! (Vid + Pics)

I need this kind of time on my hands...

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My Kind of Girl [PICTURE]

Her dislikes include feed tray stoppages, tracer flareout of her NVGs and premature fixed-wing strikes scattering her high value targets.

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Pics or it didn't happen

The top 10 stories from Digg.com when somebody commented, "Pics or it didn't happen"... and someone else came up with the goods for all to see...

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13 Things That Didn't Make Sense In 2005

And after the update on April 17, 2007, we're still baffled.

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Amateur Flamethrower

Freakin awesome! And halfway through they destroy a 70" tv. Bonus points!

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Censored!

The top 10 big stories the US news media missed in the past year

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BUSH: Just so you know...

In my first year in office I set the all-time record for most days on vacation by any president in US history (tough to beat my dad's, but I did), I dissolved more international treaties than any president in US history. I am the first president in US history to refuse United Nations election inspectors access during the 2002 US elections.

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Flowchart: Is it f*cked up? What to do, if so

This flowchart starts with the question, "Is it fucked up?" and goes from there.

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Upstairs flood creates 3D ceiling (PICS)

In Russia suspended ceiling is not only a stylish element of the flat interior, it can simply save your dwelling from flood made by the careless neighbors living above. Like in this case the practice shows that it is able to gather and hold all the water. But just imagine you wake up one morning and your ceilings look like this!

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Yacht owners, including Sen. Ted Kennedy (D) whine about offshore wind farm

The source of unhappiness is Kennedy's efforts to kill an offshore wind farm on Nantucket Sound. Cape Wind was to be the first such project in the US and a source of pride to environmentally-minded New Englanders. Polls show 84% of Mass residents in favor, but a handful of yachtsmen have thwarted plans. "But don't you realize — that's where I sail"

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What is Heaven??(Pic)

short story about heaven....

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What I Have Learnt From Bush (Picture)

A child holds up a sign of what she learnt from president Bush.

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Fox News: Trees Cause Global Warming

It’s what we’ve come to expect from Fox News. These people are still in denial. Anything to keep from facing up to man’s and industry’s responsibility.

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The Most Deadly Storm Combination (PICTURE)

Lighting + Tornado = Oh S#%^

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Black College Football?!

LOL

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Guy buys a used ferrari and gets a special suprise

I'm betting this is fake...

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Every Household Member Should Buy BioShock According To 2K Games

The other way to view this, is one USER has purchased the game. Not the whole family. So why should your brother play for free?

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[PIC] Yellow Submarine iPod Forthcoming?

Here's our resident artiste's rendition of the latest Apple-Beatles rumor: this one has a Yellow Submarine-like iPod shipping soon with the entire Beatles catalog loaded on board.

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Mass-media mess-up: NBC doesn't get the iTunes store

TUAW takes a look at how NBC doesn't realize just how good they've got it, or rather had it, with the iTunes store...

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Eternal Scream (PIC)

Where M.C. Escher meets the Droste effect.

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Survivor Duck: 15 Years and 17,000 Miles Later

For 15 years there have been thousands of “Made in China” bathtime ducks floating halfway around the world’s oceans.

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Moments Before Impact [PICTURE]

This is a shot of a yellow plane nose diving into the ground, it was snapped a few microseconds before the impact. Through the window you can see the pilot and co-pilot bracing themselves for the inevitable collision with the ground. The photographer was in the right place at the right time, but the same can't be said about the passengers.

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I realize it's a cat ... [pic]

but WTF is wrong with it?

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Airplane VS. Giraffe

sad

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Albino Peacock (Pic)

Certainly not as colorful as normal peacocks, but it still looks pretty damn cool

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Hey, Who’s He? With Gwyneth? The Google Guy

In each of the more than 100 pictures, there is someone else: Tan Chade-Meng, a geeky fellow with a big smile who is a household name only in his own household.“I’m just some guy at Google,” he said.

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Dumpsters Filled to the Top with Fortune Cookies (PIC)

My roommate Megan and I were driving around, exploring the seedy part of Downtown LA looking for interesting things to point our cameras at (she was borrowing an XL-2 from work), and stumbled across three huge dumpsters filled to the top with fortune cookies.

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8 top traffic-ticket myths

Myth No. 2 - If the officer doesn't show up in court, you automatically win.

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(Video) SNL Animation About MSM Aired Once And Was Pulled By NBC

This SNL "TV Funhouse" animation aired once and only once.

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Warning to parents (pic)

Don't leave your children unattended in coffee shops!

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Chinese Factory Worker Can't Believe The Shit He Makes For Americans

Onion article, but I'm guessing it's happened before...

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I’m Not Sure NBC Could Have Screwed This iTunes Thing Up Any Worse

There’s a lot of jackassery to pick apart in this short statement from NBC Universal executive vice president Cory Shields, responding to Apple’s “don’t let the door hit you on the way out, idiots” statement yesterday, but I’ll focus on this curious tidbit for now:

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Camera Captures Mid-Air Collision (4 pics)

The force of the impact tore both planes into fragments. The rest of the show, held about 60 miles from Warsaw, was canceled as recovery efforts were underway.

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The World's Leading Micro Artist Has Finally Made It Big [W/Pics]

There cannot be many artists who have swallowed their own works by mistake. Then again, there cannot be many artists who can cheerfully put a six-figure price on something the size of the full stop at the end of this sentence. :O

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An Honest Ad (PIC)

Why else would you sell a brand new motorbike in perfect condition?

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This entry describes how a guy made a $500,000 profit on eBay

This entry describes how a guy took advantage of a listing typo to buy and resell an item on eBay for a $500,000+ profit.

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10 things you thought you knew about the Romans . . . but didn't

10 myths about the Romans exploded!

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50 Year Pictorial History of a Woman (Amazing)

Yesterday at the flea market I picked up a small cosmetics case stuffed with photos almost all of which were of the same woman. The bulk of the photos were photobooths and portraits documenting her as she aged over the course of about 50 years or so.

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