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From the Air XIV: North America Edition
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(Click here for From the Air I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, Appendix, or Bonus)

It's time to bring an oldie, but a goody back. The last time we did one of these was back in June of 2009, so more than enough time has passed for you guys to brush up on your cartography. And for the uninitiated, here's how "From the Air" works: on the following page are ten photos taken from satellite photos and it's your job to figure out what and where each of these are in the comments section. To make it slightly easier, all of this edition's photos come from North America. Good luck!
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Caption Competition: Super Bowl Edition
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Without a doubt, the greatest photo from last night's Super Bowl.

(Photo courtesy of NBC Sports)
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Among Thieves
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The best movie I've seen this past year was not a movie at all, but a video game called Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. I've been a fan of this series for a while, as witnessed by character Elena Fisher earning the top spot in my Top 10 Women in Video Games list a few years back. This game is not only action packed, but the story is deep, the characters are complex, the scenery is beautiful, there's humor, there are twists, and as soon as you finish the game you want to go back in and play again. How many movies can tackle all of that? Sure, Avatar was action packed with beautiful scenery, but would you say there was a tremendous amount of depth to the story? What about complex characters? Still not convinced?

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Biggest SuperBowl Shock of the Night
I was surprised (and a bit happy) that the Saints were the victors tonight. But I was amazed that Dave managed to be in the same room with Jay for the first time in almost 20 years. That's like Biggie Smalls and Tupac sharing a Slurpee at the local 7-Eleven.
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Lunch Hour Veg: Aziz Ansari
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You may recognize Aziz Ansari as the cocksure Tom Haverford form Parks and Recreation. He's also a founding member of Human Giant, and has appeared in Funny People and Observe and Report. Also, he's hilarious as witnessed by his stand-up special on Comedy Central. We've collected some of his best videos after the jump.
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NBC is in Desperate Need of a PR Consultant
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NBC screws up again. The above photo was taken by questlove, the dummer for The Roots and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon's house band. He put it up on his Twitter Feed and, well, the shit (rightly) hit the fan.
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Operation Homefront
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As a documented narcissist, it's rare that I write about something that doesn't involve me. It's hard to see outside the beautiful, well-coiffed, and structurally sound box that is Echowood. But once in a while, an organization comes along that should be mentioned, praised, and appreciated for the good work they're doing. I'm speaking about Operation Homefront. The fine folks at Jim Beam introduced me to the organization, which provides emergency and morale assistance for our troops, the families they leave behind and to wounded warriors when they return home, this week and I was blown away. We rightly concentrate on our troops overseas, but forget about the multiples of people they're leaving behind here. Luckily, Operation Homefront was set up to assist these families and help out returning soldiers.

And they're taking it one step further. Today Jim Beam is kicking off "Salute Soldiers with the Spirit of America," a program designed to welcome home the troops returning from tours of duty, support those still on duty overseas, and give service members and their friends memorable experiences throughout the year.

As part of the program, Jim Beam has launched a contest in which those of legal drinking age may nominate service members who are 21 years of age or older for a chance to win VIP, legendary experiences at a high-profile sporting or music event. To help announce the contest, Jim Beam and military charity Operation Homefront have teamed up and invited select soldiers and their buddies to experience the biggest football game of the year in person, and to provide an example of the types of VIP packages contest entrants will have the opportunity to win. For more information on this contest, keep reading!
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Two Households, Both Alike in Social Networking
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This Romeo & Juliet as played out on a Facebook wall is all fine and good, but let's see them tackle the multiple plot lines of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

(Via @JARRETT96)
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Get Your Follow On
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At YesButNoButYes, we spend every waking hour devoted to producing the best and most thought-provoking content on the web. We're the Huffington Post of fart jokes. The thing is, often we come up with phenomenal ideas which work better in 140 characters or less rather than the longer format of YesButNoButYes. When that happens, we turn to Twitter. So if you want updates throughout the day from your favorite YesButNoButYes writers (save for Johnny who only uses Facebook and was last seen filling out the "Which Character from Sabrina the Teenage Witch Are You?" quiz), check them out below:

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The Neighbours
(NOTE: The sound on this video is NSFW, unless you work in porn or the banking industry).

With only a few short weeks left until Valentine's Day, it would appear Chris Moloney's neighbours (he's Canadian and, as such, likes to add superfluous "u's" to random words) are getting in a bit of batting practice.

(Via Christopher Moloney)
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No Spitting
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I need to get this off my chest. It'll only take a moment. Can we put a limit on the amount of spitting that takes place around the world? It's truly a disgusting habit, and it makes the expectorater look classless and socially bankrupt. Not only do we have to dodge dog feces that lazy owners "forget" to clean up, but these throat nuggets turn our sidewalks into the obstacle course at the end of Double Dare. There are only a few times one should be excused for spitting. They are as follows:
  1. You are suffering from a respiratory illness like lung cancer or the consumption.
  2. You are currently using chewing tobacco. (Which in and of itself is pretty nasty, but one shouldn't be expected to swallow that.)
  3. Someone has stated the name of your sworn mortal enemy.
  4. You are Mama Pajama.
  5. You are a camel.
OK, on with your day.
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Commuting Suicide: Volume XXXIII
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Don't say it. Please don't say it. Not that. Anything else but that. Why did I make this call? Why did I offer? And then she said it. Those words I knew were coming, but dreaded so greatly.

"Can you pick me up a box of tampons?"
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(Continue to) Help. Heal. Haiti.
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As we all turn our eyes toward Cupertino to see what they unveil today, let's not forget about the tragedy in Haiti. Sure, George Clooney and company did a great job of collecting donations in a short amount of time, but there's still a lot to be done. In fact, some experts claim it may take more than 10 years to rebuild Port-au-Prince. This is to say nothing of the extreme medical care they urgently need down there. As I mentioned before, a great fundraiser called Help. Heal. Haiti. is taking place this Friday night and there are still some tickets available.

Tickets can be purchased here with all of the proceeds going to Partners in Health. If you aren't in the New York area and/or you'd like to donate to Partners in Health's recovery efforts, this link will take you to their donation page.

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The Twisted Twister
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Dorthy needs to watch the f**k out. That thing looks serious. Forget sending her to OZ, the tornado above looks like it'll send her to someplace much worse ... like Akron, Ohio. So it's a good thing it's not a real tornado. That's not real grass either. The swirling vortex of death was created using steel wool and the land was formed cotton, ground parsley and moss. These are part of the amazing miniature photography by Matthew Albanese.

(Via BoingBoing)
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Lunch Hour Veg: Top Gear
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It was hard for me to understand that other countries produce television shows, especially good ones. I was under the assumption that all foreign television had poor color correction and looked as if they were filmed on a circa-1986 camcorder. I was wrong. I can admit that now. You see, I've become a die-hard fan of the BBC produced Top Gear.

This is an exceptionally produced television show. Not only is it beautifully shot, but the chemistry between the three hosts is some of the best on television - worldwide. At its core, Top Gear is about cars. But it's what the show does to these cars that makes it so entertaining. They race them against fighter jets, launch them through trailers (or "caravans) and attach rockets to them and send them off ski jumps. And with their own test-track outside the studio, they place a "star in a reasonably priced car" and have them race around the track to beat other celebrities' times.

I've pulled some of the better clips after the jump.
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