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Is love at first sight possible?

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:08:43 GMT

clipped by: valencia

Love at first sight - utopia or reality

How would our life be without the most beautiful thing of the world, love? Well, it would be very sad and boring. Each one of us has surely had this special feeling of butterflies in the stomach; suddenly your legs are shaking and you can’t avoid this silly look you have on your face, neither can you stop looking or staring at this fascinating person who has just come through the door. As you can see, love at the first sight can really stream through your body within seconds. How is it possible to fall in love so fast with someone whose character we don’t even really know? Love at first sight: utopia or reality?

But where does this feeling of ‘that’s the right one’ come from? How can we be so sure about having found the great love of our life? Or was it really Cupid’s love arrows? In this case, scientists don’t spoil our romanticism and support our theory with studies and analysis.

Tags: love at first sight, love, paris, city of lights

Sex and drugs a cool lifestyle or just signing your death sentence?

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:56:36 GMT

clipped by: valencia

Clip Source: www.milanapartments.me

Sex and drugs – a cool lifestyle or your death sentence?

Just about everyone has tried some kind of drugs in their life. Consuming drugs at the weekends, or even taking some drugs at home every day has unfortunately become something very normal. Although drugs can help you to loose shyness and fear and feel free at parties regarding sexual behaviour, they have a real negative influence. Also, the stimulating effects of drugs have their limits and each kind of drug abuse can put you straight on the highway to hell. So, be aware of that!

Marihuana, cocaine, hashish, amphetamines, heroin, ecstasy, alcohol…the list of different types of drugs is already known, but not so the negative effects they have on our sex life. First you smoke a joint and have a beer in a relaxing atmosphere at home, then you go for some drinks with your friends in a pub and later you’ll end up in a club or a discotheque.

Tags: sex and drugs, drug-taking, milan

"I will be a second Mohammed", says John Smith

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:27:14 GMT

clipped by: willhelm
clipper's remarks: Similarities between the two.

Clip Source: www.inplainsite.org

In the heat of the Missouri “Mormon War” of 1838, Joseph Smith made the following claim,

“I will be to this generation a second Mohammed, whose motto in treating for peace was ‘the Alcoran [Koran] or the Sword.’ So shall it eventually be with us—‘Joseph Smith or the Sword!’ ”[1]

Neither had formal religious connections or upbringing, and both were relatively uneducated. Both founded new religions by creating their own scriptures. In fact, followers of both prophets claim these scriptures are miracles since their authors were the most simple and uneducated of men.

Both prophets claim of having angel visitations, and of receiving divine revelation to restore pure religion to the earth again.

Mohammed was told that both Jews and Christians had long since corrupted their scriptures and religion. In like manner, Joseph Smith was told that all of Christianity had become corrupt, and that consequently the Bible itself was no longer reliable.

Chemistry student killed by 'exploding chewing gum'

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:28:39 GMT

clipped by: infidel70
clipper's remarks: Forensic experts will travel from Kiev tomorrow to investigate the substance, as local authorities feared it may explode if transported.

Clip Source: www.news.com.au

A CHEMISTRY student has reportedly been killed by what is believed to be exploding chewing gum.

Russian news agency Ria Novosti reports the 25-year-old chemistry student was found dead with his jaw blown off after he was working on a computer at his parents’ house in the Ukraine city of Konotop.

"A loud pop was heard from the student's room," a city police chief aide told ukranews.com.

"When his relatives entered the room they saw that the lower part of the young man's face had been blown off."

The man was studying at Ukraine’s Kiev Polytechnic Institute and was known for his habit of dipping chewing in citric acid.

Ria Novosti reports police found both citric acid packets and “some kind of explosive material” on a table in his parents’s room.

They believe he may have confused the two packets, dipping thegum into the explosive material rather than the citric acid.

Outraged Cyclists Re-Paint Removed Bike Lane, Guerilla Style

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:39:41 GMT

clipped by: zizzy
clipper's remarks: Bike lanes are for our own safety.

Clip Source: www.treehugger.com

The Only Thing Missing is "V for Vendetta" Masks

men were arrested yesterday for trying to re-paint a bike lane on a 14-block stretch on Bedford avenue in Brooklyn. The bike lane was recently removed by the city because of complaints by some local groups (the usual stuff about having fewer parkings and "hurting local businesses"). The unknown men made a video (see below) of them doing their guerilla bike safety civil disobedience

The Gothamist had some info about the arrest of the amateur bike lane painters:

Here's the video of the mystery men in action:

The video contains a manifesto that explains that bike lanes are there for safety, and that the removal of the Bedford bike lane won't keep cyclists from using that route since it leads to the Williamsburg bridge. All that it's going to do is make it more dangerous for cyclists.

They conclude with this warning for the city: "Do not try to remove [bike lanes], or we will put them back for our own safety."

[Video]

Tags: activism, cycling, new york city, v

Seas of sand

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:38:32 GMT

clipped by: amgumen

Clip Source: earthobservatory.nasa.gov

Erg Iabes, Algeria

Posted December 3, 2009

Vast, windswept plains of sand dunes (ergs), occasionally interrupted by rocky outcrops, stretch across much of Algeria in a giant C-shape. Except for exceedingly rare oases, these seas of sand are usually empty of life, including human civilization.

This rather small erg (compared to the country’s Grand Ergs) occupies the wide gap between the El Eglab Massif to the west and the Tademaït Plateau to the northeast.

Long, linear dunes such as the ones pictured here align in the direction of the prevailing winds, and they usually form under the influence of strong winds. However, linear dunes are not the only types of dunes that are found in ergs. For example, weaker winds blowing over a linear dune in the non-prevailing wind direction may create star dunes. Barchan dunes are shaped like a crescent, with a more gradual slope on the windward side, and a steeper slope on the downwind side.

20 Amazing Photos

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:13:54 GMT

clipped by: perellicippo

Clip Source: gallery.xemanhdep.com

20 Amazing Photos

IT'S OK, L KNOW SOMEBODY WILL LOVE ME SOMEDAY.

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:04:41 GMT

clipped by: tanyamm

Clip Source: ihasahotdog.com

50 Beautiful Watercolor Paintings

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:39:01 GMT

clipped by: clip-on-tie
clipper's remarks: "Watercolor paintings are considered as a unique way to creatively represent dreams, illusions, emotions, and bright feelings using water-soluble pigments. This medium of art is still very popular nowadays, and therefore we have prepared a list of some really impressive watercolor artworks that will surely inspire you."

Clip Source: www.smashingmagazine.com

Beautiful Watercolor Paintings

Bouquet in the Window

Where Time Stands Still

Tags: watercolor, paintings

Animal Babies Braving the Cold

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:09:35 GMT

clipped by: Kelika

Clip Source: www.environmentalgraffiti.com

Not fair, all for the birds! Baby deer and mother at the bird feeder:

Psst, Mama, it’s cold, let’s go inside:

Hungry and cold, these penguins were all huddled at one side:

Close-up of a baby gentoo penguin snuggling up to its Daddy:

These prairie dogs take no chances and have bundled up in a thick blanket:

A hamster curling up to stay warm:

Hello, world! Eastern grey squirrel looking out of its snow tunnel:

This wombat doesn’t seem so sure what to make of the snow:

I’m gonna fluff myself up and stay all warm!

Fun in the snow they said and now it’s all sticking to me – grumpy chow chow:

Let sleeping dogs lie, even in the snow:

How the Mysterious Giant Spiral Happened. Sorry people, no alien invasions. Yet.

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:42:08 GMT

clipped by: clip-on-tie
clipper's remarks: I'm sorry but this article is wrong. The light was actually caused by all the Taco Bell I ate.

Clip Source: gizmodo.com

It wasn't the fury of Thor or an alien portal or the Second Coming of Hey-Zeus. Here you have the explanation of the mysterious giant spiral that happened yesternight in Norway, computer simulation included.

[Video]

The video shows a rocket running out of fuel and spiraling out of control, which looks exactly like the photos and videos.

Clip Source: gizmodo.com

Norwegian astronomer Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard says it's 99.9% safe to say that it's a rocket out of control, while some newspapers and TV channels are quoting Russian military sources, confirming that this is a failed Bulava missile launched from a nuclear submarine in the White Sea.

The Norwegian defense has confirmed that, even while they have not admitted the failure, the Russian Navy alerted them about the tests prior to the giant spiral appearing in the skies. And if that wasn't enough to convince everyone, here are two images of the missile trails being blown away by the wind, at dawn:

Tags: mysterious giant spiral, not the fury of thor, not an alien portal, not the second coming of hey-zeus

Deleuze on Difference and Art

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:04:17 GMT

clipped by: syncopath
clipper's remarks: pics taken from Earth as Art.
views come through the eyes of Landsat -7 satellite.
(you may also refer to it as a deterritorialized reflections coming out of our atmosphere ..-))

1. Pinacate Volcano Field, Mexico.
2. Richat Structure in African desert of auritania.
3. Icefall, Lambert Glacier, Antarctica.
4. Ganges River Delta, India.
5. Volga River Delta flows into the Caspian sea.

Clip Source: earthasart.gsfc.nasa.gov

Clip Source: larvalsubjects.wordpress.com

The intense world of differences, in which we find the reason behind qualities and the being of the sensible, is precisely the object of a superior empiricism

This empiricism teaches us a strange ‘reason’, that of the multiple, chaos and difference (nomadic distributions, crowned anarchies)

It is always differences which resemble one another, which are analogous, opposed or identical: difference is behind everything, but behind difference there is nothing.

Every object, every thing, must see its own identity swallowed up in difference, each being no more than a difference between differences

Difference must be shown differing. We know that modern art tends to realise these conditions: in this sense it becomes a veritable theatre of metamorphoses and permutations. A theatre where nothing is fixed, a labyrinth without a thread (Ariadne has hung herself). The work of art leaves the domain of representation in order to become ‘experience’, transcendental empiricism or science of the sensible.

Clip Source: earthasart.gsfc.nasa.gov

In search of a great picture (17 pics)

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:16:07 GMT

clipped by: perellicippo

Clip Source: izismile.com

In search of a great picture (17 pics)

After the jump you will see pictures of the photographer known as Boogie, who travels around the world in search of interesting shots.

Gangs of Brooklyn, skinheads of Belgrade and other. Take a look.

Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, 2003.

Bushwick, Brooklyn, 2005.

Belgrade, Serbia, 2006.

Belgrade, Serbia, 1998.

Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2007.

Bushwick, Brooklyn, 2006.

Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, 2004.

Barcelona, Spain, 2007.

New York City, 1998.

Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, 2004.

Belgrade, Serbia, 1996.

Belgrade, Serbia, 2004.

Naples, Italy, 2005.

Salvador, Brazil, 2003.

Belgrade, Serbia, 1996.

Bushwick, Brooklyn, 2004.

Social Networking Application Development

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:09:49 GMT

clipped by: simronb
clipper's remarks: Xtend2india.com is a India based social networking application development company. We are specialized in development of Facebook and Myspace application development. Our developers have also expertise in creating Corporate and business social networking application development. Contact us for social networking website development.

Clip Source: www.xtend2india.com

Social Networking Application Development

Social Marketing Platform provides scalable solutions for brand marketing across social networks. Social Networking Application Development provides agencies, brands, and entertainment company’s measurable marketing results across Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, LinkedIn, and the iPhone.

Xtend2india offers Social Networking Application Development for your business prospects. X2i has dedicated developers to make sure your development work very much reliable and scalable. Social Networking Application Development at X2i is a considerable development process that meets your exact business requirements.

Social networking applications cover a range of software systems that allow the users to interact and share data. These include forums, blogs, photo and video sharing, and many others. The traditional face-to-face meeting is passé. Meeting over the Net and interaction is in. Facebook, Digg, Orkut and MySpace are some of the popular platforms.

A Womans poem

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:56:32 GMT

clipped by: papaw1

Clip Source: www.ftabins.net

A womans Poem
He didn't like the casserole
And he didn't like my cake,
He said my biscuits were too hard
Not like his mother used to make.
I didn't perk the coffee right
He didn't like the stew,
I didn't mend his socks
The way his mother used to do.
I pondered for an answer
I was looking for a clue.
Then I turned around andsmacked the sh!t out of him...
Like his mother used to do.

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