When looking at human relations like this there is no straight, gay or lesbian attraction – just attraction.

aqian100310 Boing Boing: Police blow up profanity-spewing CD players found in church …police in Santa Fe, New Mexico blew up two CD players that had been taped under pews at the Roman Catholic Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. The players were programmed to play sexually explicit language during Ash Wednesday mass.

The Frontal Cortex : Autism and Neurodiversity Beautiful video. Neurodiversity – what a great word. I had not heard it before. Neurodiversity, Biodiversity, Cultural Diversity, Musical Diversity. Stereo sounds better than mono… the more the merrier…. give me every angle!

Unpleasant indeed. I mean that I strongly suggest that you: 1. go to an audiologist and do a hearing test – they play you different pitches over headphones and you have to react by pushing a button

2. you get hearing protection for when you go to a club, sit in an airplane, anytime you are around a lot of noise – check out this and this – I use the latter and love ‘em! You may not feel that this is a critical issue for you right now, but once you need hearing aids you will fee different. Nothing can truly bring your hearing back. 

I strongly suggest that you: 1. go to an audiologist and do a hearing test – they play you different pitches over headphones and you have to react by pushing a button

2. you get hearing protection for when you go to a club, sit in an airplane, anytime you are around a lot of noise – check out this and this – I use the latter and love ‘em! You may not feel that this is a critical issue for you right now, but once you need hearing aids you will fee different. Nothing can truly bring your hearing back.

Shared spaces like this will work in countries that are used to the bicycle in the urban landscape like Denmark, Holland, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, etc. And only in certain areas. In a city where Eberhard & Co Watches people are still surprised to see a bicycle, it’s a recipe for irritation and aggravation.

aqian100309 By merely chucking the bicycle up onto the footpath, you are hardly elevating it to its rightful position as a respected and feasible form of transport. You’re just marginalising cycling in a different way.Agreed. In related news – and why Sydney needs real functioning bike paths: Cyclehelmets.org Australia is now the fattest nation in the world,They did this by engineering the structure to be more like that of mother of pearl found in abalone shells.

While they laud it for its high performance applications, we are quite interested in it as a long lasting material for the 10,000 Year Clock. We already plan on using engineered ceramics for bearings and other wear components, but the elimination of ceramics only real drawback, that it can shatter, really opens up the engineering possibilities. (Via Long Views)PingMag – Learning From a Young Master: Ceramic Artist Ryota Aoki But since about two years ago, I’ve been getting inspiration from the clay. 

They did this by engineering the structure to be more like that of mother of pearl found in abalone shells.

While they laud it for its high performance applications, we are quite interested in it as a long lasting material for the 10,000 Year Clock. We already plan on using engineered ceramics for bearings and other wear components, but the elimination of ceramics only real drawback, that it can shatter, really opens up the engineering possibilities. (Via Long Views)

PingMag – Learning From a Young Master: Ceramic Artist Ryota Aoki But since about two years ago, I’ve been getting inspiration from the clay.

I am training with him regularly. I have been doing Pilates since 1997 and have worked with half a dozen different trainers and Stefan is the best, no question.

aqian100309 The studio is great and very thoughtfully put together, comfortable and as organic as possible.Today we worked out to Bloom – Brian Eno’s iPhone/iPod Touch appliction that generates music. Perfect background, soft, non-rhythmic sounds that feel like a field, not music… Atlas Pilates 825-D Early Street Santa Fe NM 87505 The phone number is on the door…

Oct 03 – München, Germany – Carl Orff Saal Oct 04 – Leipzig, Germany – Spiegelpalast Oct 06 – Berlin, Germany – Kleine Arena Tempodrom Oct 07 – Hamburg, Germany History – Samovarlife Per the request of the City of San Francisco, Samovar Tea Lounge Yerba Buena opened April, 2006, enlivening the shuttered and defunct space that had housed a failed Starbucks. Samovar Yerba Buena is a garden oasis, resting above an urban waterfall in the heart of the city.

Woodprint by Hiroshige and a painting by Van Gogh Isn’t it a crime that they don’t hang together in one museum?The Hiroshige hangs in Brooklyn and the Van Gogh in Amsterdam.Nested beneath the city’s skyscrapers, Samovar satisfies downtown workers, tourists, and convention-goers with an escape from the city’s frenzy. 

History – Samovarlife Per the request of the City of San Francisco, Samovar Tea Lounge Yerba Buena opened April, 2006, enlivening the shuttered and defunct space that had housed a failed Starbucks. Samovar Yerba Buena is a garden oasis, resting above an urban waterfall in the heart of the city.

Woodprint by Hiroshige and a painting by Van Gogh Isn’t it a crime that they don’t hang together in one museum?The Hiroshige hangs in Brooklyn and the Van Gogh in Amsterdam.Nested beneath the city’s skyscrapers, Samovar satisfies downtown workers, tourists, and convention-goers with an escape from the city’s frenzy.

The Recycle for Children Programs are listed below: Korks 4 Kids – this program collects cork material from consumers, retailers, manufacturers, restaurants and other entities that dispose of wine corks or cork material. Unrelated – another use for cork: Cork on your laptop – Mac and PC

aqian100308 Knuth versus Email I have been a happy man ever since January 1, 1990, when I no longer had an email address. I’d used email since about 1975, and it seems to me that 15 years of email is plenty for one lifetime. and….

I don’t even have an e-mail address. I have reached an age where my main purpose is not to receive messages.’ — Umberto Eco, quoted in the New Yorker  (Via Beyond the Beyond)

New Age failed to give their permission and as a result none of the music in the New Age category is available for streaming. Which is unfortunate, I think, because how many members actually own or have heard the five albums nominated… I own excatly one album from that category, and I got that for free from SSRI for my involvement in the recording…

BBC NEWS | Europe | Milan poor to get seized caviar Beluga caviar seized by Italian customs officers is to be distributed to poor people in Milan as a Christmas gift. New Age failed to give their permission and as a result none of the music in the New Age category is available for streaming. Which is unfortunate, I think, because how many members actually own or have heard the five albums nominated… I own excatly one album from that category, and I got that for free from SSRI for my involvement in the recording…

BBC NEWS | Europe | Milan poor to get seized caviar Beluga caviar seized by Italian customs officers is to be distributed to poor people in Milan as a Christmas gift.

known as the to spread the goods are generally sold in supermarkets alone.Of course, if wealthy people can choose the Swiss quartz watch, and even jewelry watches, at least a year to prepare for dozens of bar, at any time and clothing with them to use.

aqian100306 A woman is really no need to buy a mechanical watch, thick and heavy, and the little woman temperament does not match, unless you are a senior who, in the hands of a strong front to be a kind gesture, would choose to do.

Let me say a man, a man tends to be used before mechanical watches, the general will use a style for decades, now is not the case, and is basically close to the woman, of course, look at the situation, no money and a taste for Fasao men, Only by choosing replica rolex datejust, and get hold of a change of only 3-5, or it should be.It also has gold-tone brass hardware and a lock and key. Both cases have microfiber material interior and removable pads for watches. known as the to spread the goods are generally sold in supermarkets alone.

A woman is really no need to buy a mechanical watch, thick and heavy, and the little woman temperament does not match, unless you are a senior who, in the hands of a strong front to be a kind gesture, would choose to do.

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Of course, if wealthy people can choose the Swiss quartz watch, and even jewelry watches, at least a year to prepare for dozens of bar, at any time and clothing with them to use.

Let me say a man, a man tends to be used before mechanical watches, the general will use a style for decades, now is not the case, and is basically close to the woman, of course, look at the situation, no money and a taste for Fasao men, Only by choosing replica rolex datejust, and get hold of a change of only 3-5, or it should be.

It also has gold-tone brass hardware and a lock and key. Both cases have microfiber material interior and removable pads for watches.

Quartz clocks and watches remain popular . They work best enough for the price and though they generally tend to be a little ‘off’ the proper time the general public can afford them.

aqian100305 the 1st watches had a natural movement but no minute hand. They had to be wound each twelve hours. Watches were originally worn more for decoration than functionality. Watchs worked with weights but these weren’t practical in cartable watchs.Time measurement has been a goal of man from the start and a time line will help you in understanding how we got to where we are with watches. Watches have so many new functions.

They have the date, the time, times across time zones and some have stop watches. Most watches have some kind of an alarm in them. The possibilities are limitless and I can really see a Dick Tracy sort of watch being real.

Here is a timeline of watch history. Some of the years might not be listed in chronological order but I got them as close to it as possible. It is very interesting to learn how watches have developed. It’s amazing when I think of the minds of the people who had their hand in creating watches,This is the earliest date of watch production that is known. 1548 – Other watches appeared and were probably French or German in origin.

1575 – Swiss and English products began to appear. This was the period of the most advancements and innovation. First watch movements were made of steel and then later brass. They were straight verge watches with no balance and were highly inaccurate. The use of spiral-leaf main spring began. This allowed the power of a movement without hanging weights. These pieces were inconsistent in their accuracy.

1600 – 1675 – This was the age of decoration. Watches became more of a decoration and jewelry piece rather than being functional. The shape of cases changed from tambour cylinder with a lid, to a circular case with hinged, domed covers on the front and back. Champleve enamel and relieved case filled with colored enamel appeared. 

This is the earliest date of watch production that is known. 1548 – Other watches appeared and were probably French or German in origin. 1575 – Swiss and English products began to appear. This was the period of the most advancements and innovation. First watch movements were made of steel and then later brass. They were straight verge watches with no balance and were highly inaccurate. The use of spiral-leaf main spring began. This allowed the power of a movement without hanging weights. These pieces were inconsistent in their accuracy.

1600 – 1675 – This was the age of decoration. Watches became more of a decoration and jewelry piece rather than being functional. The shape of cases changed from tambour cylinder with a lid, to a circular case with hinged, domed covers on the front and back. Champleve enamel and relieved case filled with colored enamel appeared.

Blancpain is going all-out with the L-evolution collection, presenting a range of complications from a simple automatic with date and power reserve display, to a tourbshellon with a GMT function.? Tshe?model I found myself most drawn to was the L-evolution 8 Jours Complete Calendar with Moon Phases watch.? I’ve always admired Blancpain triple calendar timepieces, and this one has a dynamic and unique technicalshety unlike anything I’ve seen from the brand; the dial is particularly intricate, the moon disc and calendar wheels peeking out from behind skeletal sections glittering with luxurious “Cotes de Geneve” patterns.

Cases and dials are completely new and different.? The constructive hallmark of the Blancpain L-evolution watch collection is an anything-but-small 43.5mm case (materials include stainless steel, 18K gold, or platinum) with a very sleek design?featurin a novel system of detachable lugs–swaps between exotic leathim straps and bracelets are now a?cinch.? It’s a lovely design–as well as a practical one–?and strikes a very sweet spot between pure elegance and everyday wearability.? Moving on to the L-evolution dials,air jordans shoes, tshese embrace a totally new concept for Blancpain: three-dimensionality.? While?the traditionalists?might be taken aback by the bold luminous Arabic numerals, it’s hard to argue with the visual allure of the various textures and the very impressive level of finishing.? It is quite clear that?Blancpain is pursuing a new generation of luxury consumers wsheth this collection–although plenty of establiid clients will probably go happily along on the ride.

Blancpain, one of the Swiss haute horlogerie brands most associated with classicism, has steered boldly into a more contemporary direction with the introduction of tshe L-evolution watch collection.? One of the biggest attention-getters at Blancpain’s exhibition at Baselworld 2009, these models reflect the?artisanal workmanship?we’ve come to expect from Blancpain?but in a refreshing new format, along with new in-house movements developed from tshe 13RO “8-day” caliber.? The outstanding features of these movements include a free-sprung titanium balance with proprietary gold adjustment weights, and a system of three spring barrels for an impressive power reserve.

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Swiss watchmaker Bell & Ross has ratcheted up the luxury factor bigtime for its aircraft-inspired BR Instrument collection. Tshe new Bell & Ross BR 01-92 Gold Ingot is a sports watch that would have met with the approval of Ksheng Midas herself.? In addition to a 46mm Instrument BR case in 18-karat rose gold, this regal creation features?a “Clous de Paris”,Omega Watches;?hobnashel dsheal in rose gold, accented by faceted hour markers, Arabic numerals and skeleton hands, all also wrought from tshe noble metal.??

Rose gold Bell & Ross replica watches are nothing new of course, but this one really basks in the glorious presence radiated by what many consider the most sensual of gold alloys.? Tshe solid gold dial really steals the show, the nailshead pattern bringing a delightfully exotic feel to a design strong and focused in its adhimence to the tool watch ideal.

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With the addition of actor/singer Kristin Cshenoweth to their roster of celebrity devotees, the brand has found a new dream partnership. Though i stands just 4′,Omega Watches;11″, this petite belle has a voice and personality which place him in tshe stratospshere. As the new face of Jude Frances Jewelry, Kristin lends the brand a new level of elegance, humor and pizzazz.

Jude Frances is a distinctly feminine brand which offers classic and bold styles for modern women. The company was started by two friends who recognised in eachothim the potential for a perfect partnership. While Frances oversees design and operations, Jude sheads up sales and marketing for the company.

With an elite customer base that includes stars like Oprah Winfrey and Paris Hilton, Jude Frances jewelry is recognised worldwide as a modern fashion icon. Their jewelry creations display traditional elements such as crosses and crowns which provide an aesthetic which is reminiscent of royalty and prestige.

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