Russian Sledges

Drawings of spider anatomy by Richard Hancock in the Museums Collections Centre of Birmingham Museums Trust

Source: https://www.facebook.com/MuseumCollectionsCentre

I’ve been lucky enough to see some of these drawings and they are gorgeous. Sadly they are not currently on display.

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Study of a goats deformed hoof - Arcimboldo Giuseppe

bienvenueici has added a photo to the pool:

Le plus petit de nos hiboux semble bien vouloir nicher sur le terrain de mon ami Jeff.
Un trou dans le Vide, n'est-ce pas l'idéal ?

My Little Pony (Brayden Burroughs, Jeph Jacques, Gabriel McKee, Henry Stites, Michael Zole) performing Lots of Axes Falling from the Sky at Hampshire College, circa 2000. Taped by Evan A. Baker.

Are you in New York? Do you like Civilization V, and art? Stop by the Whitney museum to see Me Playing Civilization, a performance art piece that consists of... a guy playing Civilization V, seven hours a day, five days a week, until May 25th.

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End of an era

A man who tried to shoot seven puppies was shot himself when one of the dogs put its paw on the revolver’s trigger.

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On February 25th, the Sun let loose an X4.9-class solar flare . It was our parent star's most violent outburst of the year. When the debris from the ensuing coronal mass ejection collided with Earth's atmosphere, it produced one of the most colorful auroral displays in recent memory.

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The pitch was for Oliver potentially to occupy the 12:30 time slot currently filled by The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson in the event Ferguson does not re-up his contract at the end of 2014, or possibly for Oliver to launch a different show that would be syndicated by CBS, according to sources.

Semi-Annual Fabric and Fiber Sale! Come pick up remnants, discontinued colorways, and so much more! Scrap bundles... swatch skeins... discontinued yarn colorways... buy 10 get 10 fat quarters... This will be a sale you won't want to miss! And there won't be another Labor Day! (We only do this sorta thing twice a year...we've been squirreling away fabrics and yarns all winter just to help you get ready for spring!) Newsletter subscribers get a coupon for regularly priced fabrics and yarns plus an Instagram contest! Tag photos of your excellent purchases at the sidewalk sale on either one of the days (or to increase your chances - tag us BOTH days) to win most excellent prizes. And honestly, if you've ever won a raffle prize from us you know we aren't messing around. Sale starts at 10 AM on Saturday & 12 PM on Sunday! We'll have different items for sale on both days - so don't worry, you won't miss out! 

John Lydon w/ PiL at Hammerstein in 2012 (more by Greg Cristman)

Jesus Christ Superstar, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's famous rock opera that's been around for over four decades, is returning to the road for a 50+ tour of the US and Canada in June, July and August. The tour will feature Incubus singer Brandon Boyd (as Judas Iscariot), "NSYNC's JC Chasez (as Pontius Pilate), Destiny's Child's Michelle Williams (as Mary Magdalene), and -- wait for it... Sex Pistols/Public Image Ltd. singer John "Rotten" Lydon as King Herod. It also features Britain's Ben Forster as Jesus (who has already played the role in the UK and Australian tours).

The tour comes to NYC on August 5 at Madison Square Garden. Tickets for all dates go on sale Friday, April 11. All dates are listed below...

Continue reading "John Lydon starring in 'Jesus Christ Superstar' 2014 North American tour with mems of Incubus, *NSYNC, Destiny's Child" at brooklynvegan

She's ready to check the warp core.


Dr. Leah Brahms?

This incredible line from KNAPP is totally high fashion TNG. Also, put it all on my body. 

Gracias to Twitter pal @leavittalone for directing us to it.

Bēowulf wæs geanwyrde bēon þæt ānne micelne lēoþ inne Englisc āwrit. Hit wæs writen mid Englisc, mid Westan-Saxon lǣdan, and ǣwielmen mid sprǣc betwēonan þæt nēah 7 hundred gēara AD and ǣror 9 hundred gēara AD. Þone ǣwielm nōtere wæs uncūþ, ac hit wæs æfterwriten fram twēgen nōtera, þā wǣron gelīcian Crīstne, and ābīdan swā ānga ānne bōc geboren æt 10 hundred gēara AD, habbe fram þǣm Bryttiscan Muse. Þæt lēoþ is 3182 līna lang, gebrocen intō fruma and 43 læppan, and ātellan Germanisc cālendcwide.

The welders were working in the rear of the building next door to the one where the fire broke out, apparently without a permit, according to fire officials.

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Surprise! Audubon, the Trina's Starlite Lounge's team's new project across the river, is now open in the former Audubon Circle space (in the Audubon Circle neighborhood), just in time for Opening Day at Fenway. Here's the menu, which includes a lot of sandwiches and burgers. The cocktail list includes classics from the nineteenth century as well as more contemporary options, and there are eight beers on draft and twelve in bottles and cans, along with a few wine choices.
· All coverage of Audubon on Eater [~EBOS~]

Yul brynner's fashions in the Ten Commandments:

This is NOT Star Trek related but it IS bonkers fashion related and I wrote it. My boyfriend made me watch The Ten Commandments in preparation for Passover and I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE GRATEFUL.

Agbogbloshie: the world’s largest e-waste dump – in pictures | Environment | theguardian.com

Discarders of electronic goods expect them to be recycled properly. But almost all such devices contain toxic chemicals which, even if they are recyclable, make it expensive to do so. As a result, illegal dumping has become a lucrative business.

Photographer Kevin McElvaney documents Agbogbloshie, a former wetland in Accra, Ghana, which is home to the world’s largest e-waste dumping site. Boys and young men smash devices to get to the metals, especially copper. Injuries, such as burns, untreated wounds, eye damage, lung and back problems, go hand in hand with chronic nausea, anorexia, debilitating headaches and respiratory problems. Most workers die from cancer in their 20s

Baaaaaad news for fans of anthropodermic bibliopegy: Recent analyses of a book owned by the HLS Library, long believed but never proven to have been bound in human skin, have conclusively established that the book was bound in sheepskin.

The final page of the book includes an inscription which states,

“The bynding of this booke is all that remains of my dear friende Jonas Wright, who was flayed alive by the Wavuma on the Fourth Day of August, 1632. King Mbesa did give me the book, it being one of poore Jonas chiefe possessions, together with ample of his skin to bynd it. Requiescat in pace.”

Intrigued by this inscription, curators, conservators, and dermatologists have studied the book for years, but results were inconclusive. Thanks to a technique for identifying proteins that was developed in the last twenty years, we recently have been able to answer the question once and for all.

At the request of HLS Library curators and Weissman Preservation Center staff, Daniel Kirby, a conservation scientist at the Harvard University Art Museums’ Straus Center, analyzed the parchment binding of Juan Gutiérrez’ Practicarum quaestionum circa leges regias Hispaniae (Madrid, 1605-1606; HOLLIS no. 4317553). Kirby used a method called peptide mass fingerprinting to analyze nine samples of the front and back covers, binding, and glue. With peptide mass fingerprinting, the samples could readily be differentiated from other parchment sources including cattle, deer, and goat, as well as human skin. The glue was identified as a mixture of cattle and pig collagen.

If Jonas Wright was indeed a sheep, why would someone have written such an inscription? We’ll probably never know. Perhaps before it arrived at HLS in 1946, the book was bound in a different binding at some point in its history. Or perhaps the inscription was simply the product of someone’s macabre imagination.

In any event, we are indebted to Daniel Kirby’s analysis and are glad the question is finally settled. Score one for modern science! The volume (including the sheepskin binding) is being digitized and will be available online via HOLLIS in late 2014.

People who aren’t immune can get the measles just by walking into where someone with the disease has been in the past few hours, public-health officials said. The woman, who is in her 20s, became contagious with measles March 26 after visiting a Whatcom County family member with measles linked to an outbreak in British Columbia, Health Department spokesman Donn Moyer said. The woman visited Seattle for a Kings of Leon rock concert at KeyArena on March 28. That same day she was also at the Best Western Loyal Inn and the Wasabi Bistro, and the next day she went to Beth’s Cafe, Aurora Suzuki, Starbucks at First Avenue and Pike Street, and Pike Place Market. On those same dates she went to several Pierce County locations, including the LeMay Car Museum and Harmon Brewing Co. & Restaurant. Anyone who was in those locations at the listed times and who is unvaccinated, who isn’t sure if he or she is immune or who develops an illness with fever or an unexplained rash should consult a health-care professional immediately.

Svein Nordahl has no running water and not one of Svalbard's 31 miles of roads stretches as far as Bjørndalen, the small community of scattered shacks where he has made his home. But the isolated outpost has been fitted with some of the highest quality Internet available.

Alternating puppies with awakening bookends!

Me: What in the
Dudes: *look sleek and muscle-y*
Me: ...
Me: *walks into doorjamb*
Me, to fellow game designer: SINCE WHEN DO DEVS LOOK LIKE THAT
Me: *rubs bruise*
Me: I said godDAMN
Me: Did it get warm in here?

The Joint Apprenticeship Committee for Ironworkers, Local Union #40 & #361, will conduct a recruitment from March 20, 2014 through May 22, 2014 for 100 ironworker (outside) apprentices, State Labor Commissioner Peter M. Rivera announced on February 13, 2014 at Astoria, New York.

Applications will be available at Local Union #40 & #361, 35-23 36th Street, Astoria, NY from 12 noon to 5:30 p.m. every Thursday, excluding legal holidays, during the recruitment period. All applications must be picked up in person. A $25.00 testing fee will be required at the time of pick up (money order only—payable to Ironworkers Local 40 & 361). Please note, you may request that this fee be waived. Fee waivers will be approved upon showing verifiable proof of financial need.

At the time of pick up, applicants must also provide valid photo identification, proof of age, and proof of high school diploma or equivalent. Failure to appear at any test will result in disqualification and forfeiture of the filing fee.

The Committee requires that applicants:

Must be at least 18 years old. Proof will be required at the time of application. Must have a high school diploma or equivalent. Proof will be required at the time of application. Must take and pass the Ironworkers' written aptitude test. Must submit to a drug test at the expense of the sponsor. Must be physically able to perform the work of an ironworker. Must take and pass a physical task test, which includes: Climbing up and down a 35-foot column. Standing on a platform 14 feet in the air and pulling a 75-pound bucket up and down twice. Raising and lowering 2,000 pounds of steel 40 inches into the air with a chain fall in less than one minute and thirty seconds. Holding a 35-pound impact wrench at 14 different bolt locations for seven seconds each.

For further information, applicants should contact their nearest New York State Department of Labor office or Local Union #40 & #361 at (718) 433-4195.

Apprentice programs registered with the Department of Labor must meet standards established by the Commissioner. Under state law, sponsors of programs cannot discriminate against applicants because of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, or marital status. Women and minorities are encouraged to submit applications for apprenticeship programs. Sponsors of programs are required to adopt affirmative action plans for the recruitment of women and minorities.

The Lionel Pincus & Princess Firyal Map Division is very proud to announce the release of more than 20,000 cartographic works as high resolution downloads. We believe these maps have no known US copyright restrictions.* To the extent that some jurisdictions grant NYPL an additional copyright in the digital reproductions of these maps, NYPL is distributing these images under a Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. The maps can be viewed through the New York Public Library’s Digital Collections page, and downloaded (!), through the Map Warper. First, create an account, then click a map title and go. Here’s a primer and more extended blog post on the warper.

What’s this all mean?

It means you can have the maps, all of them if you want, for free, in high resolution. We’ve scanned them to enable their use in the broadest possible ways by the largest number of people.

Though not required, if you’d like to credit the New York Public Library, please use the following text "From The Lionel Pincus & Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library.” Doing so helps us track what happens when we release collections like this to the public for free under really relaxed and open terms. We believe our collections inspire all kinds of creativity, innovation and discovery, things the NYPL holds very dear.

A little background on how we got here… We’ve been scanning maps for about 15 years, both as part of the NYPL’s general work but mostly through grant funded projects like the 2001 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funded American Shores: Maps of the MidAtlantic to 1850, the 2004 Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) funded Building a Globally Distributed Historical Sheet Map Set and the 2010 NEH funded New York City Historical GIS.

Through these projects, we’ve built up a great collection of: 1,100 maps of the Mid-Atlantic United States and cities from the 16th to 19th centuries, mostly drawn from the Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection; a detailed collection of more than 700 topographic maps of the Austro-Hungarian empire created between 1877 and 1914; a collection of 2,800 maps from state, county and city atlases (mostly New York and New Jersey); a huge collection of more than 10,300 maps from property, zoning, topographic, but mostly fire insurance atlases of New York City dating from 1852 to 1922; and an incredibly diverse collection of more than 1,000 maps of New York City, its boroughs and neighborhoods, dating from 1660 to 1922, which detail transportation, vice, real estate development, urban renewal, industrial development and pollution, political geography among many, many other things.

We in the Map Division are all very excited about this release and look forward to seeing these maps in works of art, historical publications, movies, archaeological reports, novels, environmental remediation efforts, urban planning studies and more… Enjoy!

* The maps may be subject to rights of privacy, rights of publicity and other restrictions. It is your responsibility to make sure that you respect these rights.

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Vintage 1920s sheer embroidered silk lace/net dress with pretty 3/4 angle sleeves, V neckline with flat collar at the back. No closures, slips over the head and a slip is necessary - nude or perhaps a pretty blushy peach?

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waist: 30" & under
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length: 46"
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condition: a hole under the collar at the back, see last photo

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Airbnb, the fast-growing website that lets people rent out their homes or rooms to travelers, took a giant step toward legalizing itself in San Francisco with an announcement Monday evening that it will begin paying the city's 14 percent hotel tax by this summer.

Police Camera Tech: Who the f*** are you?
Dignam: I’m the guy who does his job. You must be the other guy.

 Via email from One Million Moms:

Joe, Leading Christians who are faithful to God's biblical account of the story of the flood are giving grave warnings regarding Hollywood's worldly offering of "Noah." Ken Ham writes an eye-opening forewarning that "there is barely a hint of biblical fidelity in this film. It is an unbiblical, pagan film from its start." You can read his entire opinion piece in Time magazine. AFA strongly urges Christians to reject Hollywood's "Noah" and seek truth instead of fiction for these reasons: 1) The Hollywood version is heretical doctrine. Even its producer, avowed atheist Darren Aronofsky, admits his movie is "the least biblical biblical film ever made." 2) Christians and non-Christians will be deceived. It distorts the godly character of Noah. (Noah gets the idea to build the ark from a magic potion, rather than from God.) 3) Noah" was designed to be entertainment, rather than an inspirational film. In short, it's just plain Hollywood.

The email closes with a pitch to buy their DVD of a totally factually accurate telling of the Noah fable. The American Family Association only wants five bucks for the DVD, probably because that 30-minute "documentary" has already been posted in full to YouTube. Trailer below.

Political Science, University of Munich