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This stern mechanical monk is a marvel of early automation; likely built in the 1560s, it is a completely self-acting device, with all of its clockwork mechanisms hidden beneath its cloak. Today, the clockwork monk can still scoot about, moving its mouth and arms in silent prayer. The origin of this automatic wonder is a bit of a mystery, although its creation is often attributed to Juanelo Turriano, a 16th-century Spanish clockmaker who served Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Elizabeth King, an artist and arts professor who herself specializes in movable figurative sculpture, details the mystery of the mechanical monk and the attempts to pin down its creator in her essay stanley termoska , Clockwork Prayer: A Sixteenth-Century Mechanical Monk. The lore surrounding the monk is that King Philip II, son of Charles V, commissioned stanley mug Turriano to create the penitent automaton after Philips son had recovered from a deathly illness. The king of Spain had prayed for his sons recovery, promising a miracle for a miracle, and this machine of prayer was meant to be his earthly miracle. Whatever the truth about the monks origins, there is no doubt that it is an ingenious creation. Currently, it resides at the Smithsonian, where it has been studied by the National Museum of History and Technologys Conservator of Timekee stanley cup ping, W. David Todd. Todd x-rayed the monk, revealing the complex mechanisms within. Each part of the monks body performs its own actions; the body turns every 20 inches or so; the head glances Wlfn Real Scientifical Gangstas Build Their Own Atomic Clocks
The female G-spot is a much-discussed phenomenon. For every anecdotal report of its existence, there a denier. Sadly, for once science doesn ;t really seem to help settle the matter either, with plenty of past reports suggesting its existence or otherwise. Today, the internet is awash with reports that stanley botella a new study proves the G-spot is real鈥攂ut should we believe it The G-Spot Exists 8230; The study in question, called G-Spot Anatomy: A New Discovery, appears in The Journal of Sexual Medicine and was conducted by Adam Ostrzenski, director of the Institute of Gynecology in St Petersburg. It claims to shed some real light on the existence of the G-spot, through dissection of a cadaver vaginal wall. From New Scientist: He found a clearly defined sac in a layer between the vagina and the urethra close to the perineal membrane. The sac wa stanley quencher s around 16 stanley tumbler millimetres from the upper part of the urethral opening. At less than a centimetre long, it was positioned at a 35-degree angle to the urethra 8230; Inside the sac Ostrzenski found a worm-like structure with three distinct regions that broadly resemble erectile tissue 鈥?normally found in areas such as the clitoral body. This is enough to see many media outlets getting excited over the fact the G-spot finally exists. But whoa, steady there. First, Adam Ostrzenski has a vested interest in proving the existence of female G-Spot: he runs a Cosmetic Gynaecology practice tha
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Dream House is one of those rare movies that proves a work of art can be worse than the sum of its parts. Of course, the parts of Dream House aren ;t very good to begin with: half supernatural haunting story, and half psychological whodunit, it a Frankenmovie that can ;t figu stanley cup re out what to do with the story it has set up. Instead of deciding, director Jim Sheridan My Left Foot throws plot details at us randomly, most of which involve Daniel Craig running around shirtless, Rachel Weisz wearing a slip, and Naomi Watts looking troubled in a fur coat. What I ;m say stanley becher ing is, even good actors in sexy clothes can ;t make this movie compelling. Still, it worth talking about because it a good example of what happens when an arthouse director tries to do a genre film and fails miserably. Warning: Spoilers ahead. Director Sheridan is known mostly for brooding character studies that are in some way inspiring, despite dipping into the extremes of human misery. And you can see why he would have been attracted to the story of Will Atenton, a book editor who quits his fancy job to live in a country home with his family and finally write that novel he been thinking about for years. We ;re supposed to understand that he loves his wife a lot because he says things to her like, You can ;t stay beautiful forever Aw, shucks. Now that romance, people. Unfortunately, something is troubling our lov stanley cups uk erboy 鈥?and the
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Virginia stanley cup Luray Caves are a mix between a geological feature, an organ, and an electr stanley thermos ic guitar. In Luray Caves, there is the body of an organ set against a far wall. It looks more like a piano, as it missing one of the defining parts of a pipe organ: the pipes. Instead, this organ has 8220 talacpipes. Stalactites hang down all over the Luray la vaso stanley rge central cavern. In 1956, Leland W. Sprinkle, whose name should peg him as an instructor at Hogwarts, converted these geological features into extensions of the central instrument. When the organ is played, each key sends a signal to a rubber mallet, which taps lightly on the appropriate stalactite, which vibrates. To create music, Sprinkle had to tap stalactites acres from the central organ, but at the bottom of each stalactite is a magnetic pickup. They mimic the vibrations and send them along to an amplifier in the cave. Put together, the Luray Caves are the largest musical instrument in the world. Virginians of means occasionally rent the caves for weddings, because sometimes you ;re so happy to get married that the very earth needs to tremble at your nuptials. The Luray Caves have been played by such American greats as Mister Rogers, and here the giant cavern rendition of Silent Night. Enjoy. [Via Luray Caverns] GeologyMusicPhysicsScience Qndt What the Olympic Opening Ceremonies Looked Like From a Performer s Hidden Camera
Check out the brand new moving poster from the movie adaptation of post-apocalyptic novel Hunger Games. Watch as the government mutated bird creature the mockingjay is surrounded in flames, our main character signature Game style. Slight spoilers ahead 8230; In the books, each Hunger Games tribute competitor has a signature look that has been crafted by their team and stylist. Katniss ; stylist Cinna played by Lenny Kravitz comes up with the brilliant idea to make her symbol fire. Thus Katniss becomes the girl who was on fire, and this poster seems to channe stanley taza l her image very well. What do you think The Hunge stanley quencher r Games will open in theaters on March 23, 2012. [Via Yahoo Movies] Lionsg stanley thermos ate will release THE HUNGER GAMES on March 23, 2012! Bookshunger gamesMoviesSuzanne Collins
This stern mechanical monk is a marvel of early automation; likely built in the 1560s, it is a completely self-acting device, with all of its clockwork mechanisms hidden beneath its cloak. Today, the clockwork monk can still scoot about, moving its mouth and arms in silent prayer. The origin of this automatic wonder is a bit of a mystery, although its creation is often attributed to Juanelo Turriano, a 16th-century Spanish clockmaker who served Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Elizabeth King, an artist and arts professor who herself specializes in movable figurative sculpture, details the mystery of the mechanical monk and the attempts to pin down its creator in her essay stanley termoska , Clockwork Prayer: A Sixteenth-Century Mechanical Monk. The lore surrounding the monk is that King Philip II, son of Charles V, commissioned stanley mug Turriano to create the penitent automaton after Philips son had recovered from a deathly illness. The king of Spain had prayed for his sons recovery, promising a miracle for a miracle, and this machine of prayer was meant to be his earthly miracle. Whatever the truth about the monks origins, there is no doubt that it is an ingenious creation. Currently, it resides at the Smithsonian, where it has been studied by the National Museum of History and Technologys Conservator of Timekee stanley cup ping, W. David Todd. Todd x-rayed the monk, revealing the complex mechanisms within. Each part of the monks body performs its own actions; the body turns every 20 inches or so; the head glances Wlfn Real Scientifical Gangstas Build Their Own Atomic Clocks
The female G-spot is a much-discussed phenomenon. For every anecdotal report of its existence, there a denier. Sadly, for once science doesn ;t really seem to help settle the matter either, with plenty of past reports suggesting its existence or otherwise. Today, the internet is awash with reports that stanley botella a new study proves the G-spot is real鈥攂ut should we believe it The G-Spot Exists 8230; The study in question, called G-Spot Anatomy: A New Discovery, appears in The Journal of Sexual Medicine and was conducted by Adam Ostrzenski, director of the Institute of Gynecology in St Petersburg. It claims to shed some real light on the existence of the G-spot, through dissection of a cadaver vaginal wall. From New Scientist: He found a clearly defined sac in a layer between the vagina and the urethra close to the perineal membrane. The sac wa stanley quencher s around 16 stanley tumbler millimetres from the upper part of the urethral opening. At less than a centimetre long, it was positioned at a 35-degree angle to the urethra 8230; Inside the sac Ostrzenski found a worm-like structure with three distinct regions that broadly resemble erectile tissue 鈥?normally found in areas such as the clitoral body. This is enough to see many media outlets getting excited over the fact the G-spot finally exists. But whoa, steady there. First, Adam Ostrzenski has a vested interest in proving the existence of female G-Spot: he runs a Cosmetic Gynaecology practice tha
Xjry Would You Go to Canada to Have an Intragastric Weight-Loss Balloon Implanted in Your Stomach
Summer is soon stanley becher approaching, as does the occasional blac stanley cup kout when local power grids can ;t keep up with p stanley cup ower-sucking air conditioners. And the next time your home loses electricity, you can at least stay entertained by reading鈥攅ven in the dark鈥攚ith this lovely lamp that runs completely off the grid. While most cordless lamps rely on rechargeable batteries, or solar cells, to compensate for their lack of a permanent tether to an outlet, the First Light uses a series of gears, cogs, and weights to keep its LED bulbs we ;re assuming running day or night. Even if your power out. Like a grandfather clock you will occasionally need to wind the lamp, which raises the weights infusing it with potential energy that converted to electricity over time. But that a small price to pay if it means never tripping over an errant power cord ever again. [Post Fossil via The Fancy] beautifulGadgetsLighting Dihm R.I.P. Larry Hagman, the Kindest Master an Immortal Superbeing Ever Had
Dream House is one of those rare movies that proves a work of art can be worse than the sum of its parts. Of course, the parts of Dream House aren ;t very good to begin with: half supernatural haunting story, and half psychological whodunit, it a Frankenmovie that can ;t figu stanley cup re out what to do with the story it has set up. Instead of deciding, director Jim Sheridan My Left Foot throws plot details at us randomly, most of which involve Daniel Craig running around shirtless, Rachel Weisz wearing a slip, and Naomi Watts looking troubled in a fur coat. What I ;m say stanley becher ing is, even good actors in sexy clothes can ;t make this movie compelling. Still, it worth talking about because it a good example of what happens when an arthouse director tries to do a genre film and fails miserably. Warning: Spoilers ahead. Director Sheridan is known mostly for brooding character studies that are in some way inspiring, despite dipping into the extremes of human misery. And you can see why he would have been attracted to the story of Will Atenton, a book editor who quits his fancy job to live in a country home with his family and finally write that novel he been thinking about for years. We ;re supposed to understand that he loves his wife a lot because he says things to her like, You can ;t stay beautiful forever Aw, shucks. Now that romance, people. Unfortunately, something is troubling our lov stanley cups uk erboy 鈥?and the
Vaan Our most ancient hominoid ancestors first left Africa 17 million years ago
Virginia stanley cup Luray Caves are a mix between a geological feature, an organ, and an electr stanley thermos ic guitar. In Luray Caves, there is the body of an organ set against a far wall. It looks more like a piano, as it missing one of the defining parts of a pipe organ: the pipes. Instead, this organ has 8220 talacpipes. Stalactites hang down all over the Luray la vaso stanley rge central cavern. In 1956, Leland W. Sprinkle, whose name should peg him as an instructor at Hogwarts, converted these geological features into extensions of the central instrument. When the organ is played, each key sends a signal to a rubber mallet, which taps lightly on the appropriate stalactite, which vibrates. To create music, Sprinkle had to tap stalactites acres from the central organ, but at the bottom of each stalactite is a magnetic pickup. They mimic the vibrations and send them along to an amplifier in the cave. Put together, the Luray Caves are the largest musical instrument in the world. Virginians of means occasionally rent the caves for weddings, because sometimes you ;re so happy to get married that the very earth needs to tremble at your nuptials. The Luray Caves have been played by such American greats as Mister Rogers, and here the giant cavern rendition of Silent Night. Enjoy. [Via Luray Caverns] GeologyMusicPhysicsScience Qndt What the Olympic Opening Ceremonies Looked Like From a Performer s Hidden Camera
Check out the brand new moving poster from the movie adaptation of post-apocalyptic novel Hunger Games. Watch as the government mutated bird creature the mockingjay is surrounded in flames, our main character signature Game style. Slight spoilers ahead 8230; In the books, each Hunger Games tribute competitor has a signature look that has been crafted by their team and stylist. Katniss ; stylist Cinna played by Lenny Kravitz comes up with the brilliant idea to make her symbol fire. Thus Katniss becomes the girl who was on fire, and this poster seems to channe stanley taza l her image very well. What do you think The Hunge stanley quencher r Games will open in theaters on March 23, 2012. [Via Yahoo Movies] Lionsg stanley thermos ate will release THE HUNGER GAMES on March 23, 2012! Bookshunger gamesMoviesSuzanne Collins
