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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:25:10 GMT

clipped by: Socratoad
clipper's remarks: Description blurbs on site

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Bull ( Plate I. - December 5 1945 )
(eleven developments of a lithograph)
Museum of Modern Art, New York

Pablo Picasso created 'Bull' around the Christmas of 1945. 'Bull' is a suite of eleven lithographs that have become a master class in how to develop an artwork from the academic to the abstract. In this series of images, all pulled from a single stone, he visually dissects the image of a bull to discover its essential presence through a progressive analysis of its form. Each plate is a successive stage in an investigation to find the absolute 'spirit' of the beast.

Picasso used the bull as a metaphor throughout his artwork but he refused to be pinned down as to its meaning. Depending on its context, it has been interpreted in various ways: as a representation of the Spanish people; as a comment on fascism and brutality; as a symbol of virility; or as a reflection of Picasso's self image.

Rare Shakespeare editions go digital

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:11:35 GMT

clipped by: michellezm

Clip Source: www.news.com.au

Two libraries in Britain and the US plan to reproduce online all 75 editions of William Shakespeare's plays printed in the quarto format before the year 1641.

The Bodleian Library in Oxford and Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC have joined forces to download their collections, building on the work of the British Library which digitised its collection of quarto editions in 2004.

"There are no surviving manuscripts of Shakespeare's plays in his handwriting so the quartos are the closest we can get to what Shakespeare really wanted," said Bodleian spokeswoman Oana Romocea.

The project is designed to make all of the earliest printed versions of Shakespeare's plays, many of which are only accessible to scholars, available to the wider public.

The process of downloading the quartos will begin next month and take a year to complete. Online visitors will be able to compare images side-by-side, search the plays and mark and tag the texts.

5 Pressure Points To Relieve Body Discomforts

Thu, 17 May 2007 20:28:49 GMT

clipped by: zephyr1

Clip Source: odyb.net

(A) Heavenly Pillar

Relieves stress, over exhaustion, insomnia, heaviness in the head, eyestrain, stiff necks, swollen eyes, and sore throats.

(B) Heavenly Rejuvenation

Relieves nervous tension and stiff necks; increases resistance to colds and flu. It is also good for the lungs.

(C) Crooked Marsh

Relieves nervous stomach, anxiety, arm pain, elbow pain, and chest discomfort.

(D) Inner Gate

Relieves nausea, anxiety, palpitations, and wrist pain.

(E) Spirit Gate

Relieves emotional imbalances, fear, nervousness, anxiety, and forgetfulness.

Clip Source: pagead2.googlesyndication.com

Feeling The Pressure?

Treat stress at the source. Feel calm and relaxed in just 15 min.

StressEraser.com

Tags: health, acupressure, pressure points

Empire State Building struck by lightning

Fri, 18 May 2007 03:08:54 GMT

clipped by: ericw
clipper's remarks: Seriously. Photo taken during yesterday's storm.

Clip Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

Tags: new york, nyc, empire state, lightening, storm, weather

Mourning man lies in own grave, and waits to die.

Sun, 06 May 2007 20:50:12 GMT

clipped by: bioplasmik

Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

PATNA, India (Reuters) - Hundreds of people are flocking to a remote village in eastern India to catch a glimpse of an old man who has spent six years lying inside his own grave waiting to die as he mourns for his wife, officials said.

Basanta Roy claims he is 103 and spends his day clearing weeds from the grave and lying in it. Belonging to a Hindu caste who bury their dead, Roy dug his grave close to his wife's after she died in the late 1990s.

"He cleans his grave every day and waits for his death, which seems to be eluding him," said Shyam Narayan Ram, a senior government official from Jharkhand state.

Tags: india, death, sorrow, grief, news

Neurofunk drum 'n' bass mixes by Rawtekk, Dizplay, and more

Mon, 07 May 2007 02:51:10 GMT

clipped by: Torley
clipper's remarks: Not just this style, but it was a good starting point. Rawtekk's such an ace producer, his mix consists of self-produced tracks, some with alluring melodies and vocals that sweep through while the beats knock you senseless like a bullet train.

Clip Source: anthems.com.au

Rawtekk - Studio Mix (07/2004)

Dizplay - Plattensport (Cologne On-Campus Radio) Sep 9th 2006

Phace - Live @ Transit (25/5/2006)

Phace - Live on Subterranean (2006)

Tags: neurofunk, drum, 'n', bass, mixes, by, rawtekk, dizplay, and, more

Atheist quote on Starbucks coffee cup offends christian.

Mon, 07 May 2007 04:52:45 GMT

clipped by: Fracture
clipper's remarks: Oh no! Advocating a semblance of personal responsibility over praying to a myth! How un-American!

Clip Source: stupidevilbastard.com

Printed on the cup was: “Why in moments of crisis do we ask God for strength and help? As cognitive beings, why would we ask something that may well be a figment of our imaginations for guidance? Why not search inside ourselves for the power to overcome? After all, we are strong enough to cause most of the catastrophes we need to endure.”

Welcome to my world Mrs. Michelle Incanno. It’d be really nice if I could make it through the day without having umpteen million Christian messages shoved in my face whether it’s those stupid billboards that pretend to be messages from God or the various True Believers who show up at my door to ask if I know where I’m going once I die or the various businesses that feel the need to promote Christianity with their services. If I ran off and bitched at a journalist every time I was confronted by something like that they’d have to print a special newspaper just for my complaints.

Tags: atheism, starbucks, stupidevilbastard, offence

Be prepared for anything.

Mon, 07 May 2007 07:10:37 GMT

clipped by: bioplasmik

Clip Source: icanhascheezburger.com

Tags: prepared, kitty

Mysterious Deaths of Top Microbiologists

Mon, 07 May 2007 10:46:14 GMT

clipped by: thisnamecantbetaken
clipper's remarks: The subject of the many dead scientists crops up from time to time and one of these days, I'm going to have to check it out some more. I love a good conspiracy theory and this one seems real meaty!

Clip Source: www.whatreallyhappened.com

The mysterious deaths of top microbiologists

Especially in light of the events of 9/11, the vanishing of a scientist with Professor Wiley's expertise in virology and immunology should have been expected to be an issue of critical national importance, yet the official tone of the government was that this is nothing to worry about. Move along citizen, nothing to see.

In the context of the Anthrax letters being sent through the mail, any disappearance of any microbiologist under questionable circumstances should have set off alarm bells across the nation. but it didn't. Professor Wiley was assumed to have committed suicide, end of story.

Then, more biologists started to die under suspicious circumstances.

The body count of infections disease experts continued to climb. Connections to weapons research began to surface.

What were these scientists able to do?

I leave it to you to figure out why.

Dead Scientists And Microbiologists - Master List
Anthrax and 9/11 - Index of What Really Happened

Tags: mystery, conspiracy, scientists, 911, anthrax, microbiology

Clipmarks introduces simultaneous multiple blogasms...

Thu, 03 May 2007 20:26:17 GMT

clipped by: egoldstein
clipper's remarks: Just an fyi to any of you clip-to-bloggers out there.

Clip Source: clipmarks.wordpress.com

Have your ever experienced simultaneous multiple blogasms? Doubtful, but now you can! Today we introduced a pretty major upgrade to our Clip-to-Blog feature that lets you simultaneously post clips to as many blogs as you have. Also, you can save each of your blogs as part of your Clipmarks profile and then easily toggle to the one you want a specific post to go to. Bottom line, if you manage more than one blog, Clip-to-Blog just made it much easier for you to easily and quickly keep them fresh with new, interesting content.

Tags: clipmarks, clip-to-blog

Clipmarks' own AshleyStar featured on G4 twitter episode

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:51:30 GMT

clipped by: ericskiff
clipper's remarks: Well, they don't seem to like twitter all that much, but superclipper ashleystar gets some nice screenshot time!

Clip Source: www.g4tv.com

The Loop: Will Twitter Make Us Too Connected?

Kevin, Natali Del Conte and Rex Sorgatz discuss the potential staying power of the new social networking site, Twitter

Tags: twitter, ashleystar, clipmarks

Marijuana cuts lung cancer tumor growth, study says.

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:28:12 GMT

clipped by: random204

Clip Source: www.aacr.org

The active ingredient in marijuana cuts tumor growth in common lung cancer in half and significantly reduces the ability of the cancer to spread, say researchers at Harvard University who tested the chemical in both lab and mouse studies.

"The beauty of this study is that we are showing that a substance of abuse, if used prudently, may offer a new road to therapy against lung cancer," said Anju Preet, Ph.D., a researcher in the Division of Experimental Medicine.

Preet says much work is needed to clarify the pathway by which THC functions, and cautions that some animal studies have shown that THC can stimulate some cancers. "THC offers some promise, but we have a long way to go before we know what its potential is," she said.

Tags: study, science, news

Are Aliens from other worlds here?

Wed, 02 May 2007 04:11:55 GMT

clipped by: rmowery
clipper's remarks: Some part of this are interesting. In particular listen to Ronald Regan's speech to UN and what he says. It is somewhere around 22 minutes. Makes one think and also wish that an Alien race would land here and maybe help bring a stop to all the fighting on earth!

Clip Source: chooseandwatch.com

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UFO Documentary Area 51 Alien interview

Tags: alien, area51, reagan, majistic

Keith Olbermann calls out Rudy Guiliani

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:48:54 GMT

clipped by: egoldstein
clipper's remarks: This is one of the most powerful, passionate statements by a tv media figure that i've ever seen. Personally, i think Giulliani is a fraud.

I lived in new york city during 9/11. And there is no doubt that Giulliani did a fine job maintaining calm. And i totally respected him for it. But i have not only lost that respect, i now completely disrespect him because he is so happy and proud to flaunt his leadership role that day.

Clip Source: youtube.com

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Tags: keith olbermann, giulliani, politics

Male Sweat Boosts Women's Hormone Levels

Wed, 02 May 2007 06:40:38 GMT

clipped by: thisnamecantbetaken
clipper's remarks: Now get to work boys! Your hard work will pay off...chuckle chuckle.

Clip Source: www.physorg.com

Male sweat boosts women's hormone levels

Just a few whiffs of a chemical found in male sweat is enough to raise levels of the stress hormone cortisol in heterosexual women, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley, scientists.

The team's work was inspired by previous studies by Wyart's colleague Noam Sobel, associate professor of psychology at UC Berkeley and director of the Berkeley Olfactory Research Program. He found that the chemical androstadienone - a compound found in male sweat and an additive in perfumes and colognes - changed mood, sexual arousal, physiological arousal and brain activation in women.

"Many people argue that human pheromones don't exist, because humans don't exhibit stereotyped behavior. Nonetheless, this male chemical signal, androstadienone, does cause hormonal as well as physiological and psychological changes in women. More cognitive studies need to be done to understand how androstadienone affects female cognitive functions."

Tags: hormones, research, pheromones, sex, psychology