The Cellar - Image of the Day http://cellar.org en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:07:14 GMT vBulletin 60 http://cellar.org/images/misc/rss.jpg The Cellar - Image of the Day http://cellar.org Nov 20, 2009: Moon Monkey http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21440&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:45:10 GMT Image: http://cellar.org/2009/SpaceMonkey1.jpg ---Quote--- On June 3, 1981 Harlan the Monkey became the first primate to ever walk on the moon. Harlan died on November 18, 2009 of an apparent Tang overdose. ---End Quote--- Oh darn, I forgot to check with snopes. :lol2: link...

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On June 3, 1981 Harlan the Monkey became the first primate to ever walk on the moon.
Harlan died on November 18, 2009 of an apparent Tang overdose.
Oh darn, I forgot to check with snopes. :lol2:

link ]]> Image of the Day xoxoxoBruce http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21440 Nov 19, 2009: LRAD http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21436&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:49:18 GMT ELRD, Long Range Acoustic Device... think, your stereo speaker on steroids & Meth.



Why that looks like a search light, or satellite dish, or something non-threatening.
That's what the Somali pirates that tried to hijack the Maersk Alabama, again, probably thought. Wrong.
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Until now, it wasn't widely known that the US Defense Department was sharing the so-called Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) with commercial cruise ships. The weapon is essentially a small dish that beams hellishly loud noise that is deafening but not lethal. Weighing 20 kilograms and as big as a TV satellite dish, the device looks deceptively harmless. But once trained on its target, it blasts a tight beam of painful siren-like sound.
NY and Boston cops have them, I want one too, but $30k is a little steep. :(

In an attack on the cruise ship, Seaborn Spirit, last week...
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It's not known how the grinning pirates 160 kilometers off the coast of the Horn of Africa reacted as they suddenly were hit by the LRAD. But they were close, and the closer one is to the sonic cannon, the worse the effect is. It's possible they received permanent hearing damage, but at the very least they experienced an excruciating headache and ear pain to the point that they could no longer see or hear. They also quickly lost the desire to board the ship. Of course, even Captain Blackbeard would have quickly set sail when confronted with 150 decibels of pure noise.
Wonder how long you'd have to keep a person in the zone, to do that?
How about the neighbors cat?

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link ]]> Image of the Day xoxoxoBruce http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21436 Nov 18, 2009: Vase http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21427&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:46:07 GMT What a beautiful vase, all gold and shiny looking. Precious metals? Image: http://cellar.org/2009/vase.jpg ---Quote--- Painted Vase Moulded from the bladder of a camel. From Moultan, Pakistan, mid – 19th cent. ---End Quote--- Ewww, yucky. :dead: What a beautiful vase, all gold and shiny looking. Precious metals?



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Moulded from the bladder of a camel. From Moultan, Pakistan, mid – 19th cent.
Ewww, yucky. :dead:

link ]]> Image of the Day xoxoxoBruce http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21427 <![CDATA[Nov 17, 2009: Oh Mickey, you're so fine...]]> http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21422&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:44:08 GMT I took a photo of this community-service exhibit at my apartment complex in Beijing. From what I was able to piece together, it was part of a population-control display (China's old one-child-per-family policy has gone away, but they still encourage people to keep the numbers semi-manageable.)

So I can understand the various condoms in the display. And I kind of understand the "adult toys"; after all, they DO ensure no unwanted pregnancies.

But can anyone explain why the organizers decided to put Mickey Mouse in there? Holding a dildo??

]]> Image of the Day newtimer http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21422 Nov 16, 2009: Figurative Sculpture http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21410&goto=newpost Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:09:37 GMT This in Jeanne...



Jeanne is one of Lisa Lichtenfels' fantastic figurative sculptures. Unlike other sculptures, these are built like a real person.
Starting with a wire frame that's turned into a skeleton, she adds properly shaped muscle structure, then a skin of woven nylon
(think nylon stocking material), that gives a realistic texture and colorings.



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The first time I saw the fabric used for anything other than clothing was during a presentation at the Philadelphia College of Art given by Judy Jampell. She worked like many 3-dimensional illustrators do today -- by creating a facade that could be manipulated from behind. This makes sense since the photograph is the final product for publication. I was intrigued by the idea of wrapping the nylon completely around to create a free-standing sculpture and did that for the graduating competition. When I subsequently won an Ely award, I thought I had a powerful idea -- but since I had committed to a career in animation, I set it aside.

At Disney, working with nylon again came to mind while I was developing figures with moveable internal skeletons, control boxes and other kinetic mechanisms. Nylon was perfect as a simple surface that could stretch and move as the figure was positioned. It wasn’t long, however, before the properties of nylon began to present other options. For example, nylon is semi translucent, so several layers of differently colored nylon can produce very subtle and realistic skin tones. Also “needlemodelling” produces wrinkles, soft indentations, and delicate facial features. I felt compelled to explore these potentials, so I left Disney.
I would imagine working this way takes considerable time, and limits her production ability, greatly.
I would also imagine they are out of my price range, but she sells photographic prints taken with a large format camera, of her work.
She also sells books and instructional DVDs, so you can build your own.
Many of her sculptures are in museums, but some are for sale at CFM Gallery in New York.

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Curiously, although my work has evolved over the years, my earlier styles of working have never been out of favor with me, and I love the early figures as much as ever. I still cherish my first soft sculpture, and it reminds me of the time I showed her to a college professor. He proclaimed it the “worst piece of junk” he had ever critiqued, and chastised me at length for having the gall to present it. I also remember how hurt he was that his words didn’t bother me. How could he have known that all his harsh castigation could possibly achieve was the cementing of a permanent relationship between a new artist and her work? In any case, I can’t say I explored my medium as much as followed where it took me. It has been such an enlightening, enriching, and forgiving journey that I always feel excited in the morning when I go into my studio.
Excited to go to work? I'm soooo jealous of that. :biggrinpi green with envy

If you're in the Erie, PA, neighborhood, check out the Erie Art Museum, they have "The Avalon Restaurant" and "Krazy Horse Saloon".
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Since 1984, visitors to the Erie Art Museum have been delighted to discover Lisa Lichtenfels' The Avalon Restaurant. The installation depicts a moment from the life of the Avalon, a now-defunct downtown diner. The Avalon contains 21 soft sculpture figures, scaled to 1/3 life-sized, each remarkably lifelike and painstakingly detailed.
Ms Lichtenfels grew up in Erie, although she now lives where I grew up in MA, with her husband, the poet Jeremy Ward Wilson.
link ]]> Image of the Day xoxoxoBruce http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21410 Nov 15, 2009: Haeshindang NSFW http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21404&goto=newpost Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:05:42 GMT Haeshindang Pen ISP Ark.
I don't know why the Koreans named their ISP Pen, maybe a local name, or an acronym of some sort?
Or why they would put it in an Ark? Well, it is a fishing village... or maybe they worship it like the Ark of the Covenant?

Hmm, Pen ISP Ark... Oh :smack:, Penis Park... nevermind



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The Penis Park is tragic in origin. A young couple, madly in love and soon to be wed is split by tragedy when the high tide overtakes the woman in view of her fiance on the shore. The next day, the number of fish caught dwindled. The following day, it dried up. The townspeople were said to be cursed and wondered what to do, that is, until a local fisherman relieved himself in the sea. The fish returned and men of the town took note. To appease the spurned woman’s inability to consummate, the virile statues were erected and placed in view of the shore. (It is unclear of whether peeing into the sea also brings good luck...)
Geez, they sure tale their folk stories seriously, don't they.
At least it sounds like more fun to visit than say... the DMZ.

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It is a casual, mostly uphill hike with lots of shade and penis shaped benches to picnic on, as you listen to hikers, young and old, giggle hysterically and leave small naughty gifts at the temple to appease the desperate woman of the shore. For a culture somewhat uptight about sexuality, this is the park where it (at least the phallus) stands triumphant.
link ]]> Image of the Day xoxoxoBruce http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21404 Nov 14, 2009: Molossia http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21395&goto=newpost Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:19:08 GMT ---Quote--- The Republic of Molossia (moe-LAAHSS-eeyah) is a sovereign, independent nation, located in and completely surrounded by territory of the United States. With a total area of 9956 sRN (2.5 ha / 6.3 ac), Molossia is one of the smallest nations on earth, but what it lacks in size it makes...
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The Republic of Molossia (moe-LAAHSS-eeyah) is a sovereign, independent nation, located in and completely surrounded by territory of the United States. With a total area of 9956 sRN (2.5 ha / 6.3 ac), Molossia is one of the smallest nations on earth, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in spirit. A sense of humor characterizes most Molossian people, which, coupled with the casual and comfortable western lifestyle, makes Molossia an enjoyable place to visit.


OK, 8 people and 4 dogs on 6.3 acres in Nevada = Molossia.
Internal threat to the US? Crazy tax dodgers? Moonshiners/pot growers? Religious cult?
Don't think so, just some left over hippies having fun, and making a couple bucks selling coins, stamps, and stuff. :3eye:

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Please note: The Republic of Molossia bears no relation to the ancient Greek nation of the same name.
May 26th, 1977 I - Founded as the Grand Republic of Vuldstein near Portland, Oregon. King James I proclaimed King of Vuldstein.

1980 III - Renamed the Kingdom of Edelstein; Nomadic Period; King inactive, government headed by the Prime Minister.

1988 XI - Renamed the Kingdom of Zaria: Nomadic Period; King inactive, government headed by the Prime Minister.

May 1998 XXI - Land obtained near Dayton, Nevada. The Kingdom is renamed Molossia and proclaimed upon our new land.

June 1998 XXI - Kingdom of Molossia overthrown and replaced by provisional Communist government.

September, 1998 XXI - Provisional Government relinquishes sovereignty, merges Molossia with the United Provinces of Utopia, a Communist nation.

January 1999 XXII - The United Provinces of Utopia ceases to exist.

February 21st, 1999 XXII - The People's Democratic Republic of Molossia is declared, a sovereign nation again, with a communist government.

September 3rd 1999 XXII - The communist government is renounced, and the Republic of Molossia is established.
I guess they gave up the commie thing, when they discovered the US would not invade, and pour millions into nation building foreign aid.

link ]]> Image of the Day xoxoxoBruce http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21395 Nov 13, 2009: Sabi http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21388&goto=newpost Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:17:38 GMT For Friday the 13th, some good luck... for Sabi. No, not half of wabi-sabi, Sabi is an Aussie, bomb sniffing, Black Labrador Retriever. Image: http://cellar.org/2009/sabi.jpg ---Quote--- The 10-year-old black Labrador, trained to detect explosives, was declared missing in action after... For Friday the 13th, some good luck... for Sabi.
No, not half of wabi-sabi, Sabi is an Aussie, bomb sniffing, Black Labrador Retriever.



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The 10-year-old black Labrador, trained to detect explosives, was declared missing in action after a battle in Oruzgan Province in Afghanistan almost 14 months ago. Sabi became separated from her patrol when it was ambushed by the Taliban. Nine Australian soldiers including her handler were wounded and SAS Trooper Mark Donaldson was awarded a Victoria Cross for his bravery during the firefight on September 2 last year.
Sabi was on her second tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Another article said she was 4 years old, and they spent considerable time and effort trying to find her, to no avail.
But not to worry, here comes Uncle Sam. :D

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Last week an American soldier — named only as John — spotted the dog close to an isolated outpost in the northwest of the province. Officials said he knew the Australians had lost a dog, and it matched her description so he called her towards him. “I took the dog and gave it some commands, and it understood,” he said.

Sabi was airlifted to the Australian headquarters in the provincial capital, Tarin Kowt. She was then reunited with the Army’s working dogs unit. Army vets are testing the dog for diseases, but Brigadier Brian Dawson from the Australian Defence Force, said she appeared in good health despite living wild — suggesting that someone may have been feeding her. Pedigree dogs are prized for fighting in some parts of Afghanistan and can fetch prices of more than $2,000 (£1,200), it is reported.
And Sabi lives happily ever after.

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Sabi's story of survival came as no surprise to Katherine MacDonald, who has four Labradors and runs Labrador Rescue, which matches abandoned Labradors with new families in the ACT region.
''Labs will thrive anywhere. All they need is food, water and human companionship and they're as happy as pigs in mud,'' she said.
Food, water, and human companionship?
Wow, Kathrine, whodda thunk it... makes them different form every other breed of dog, eh? You must be a real expert on dogs. :rolleyes:

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link ]]> Image of the Day xoxoxoBruce http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21388 Nov 12, 2009: Nazi Surrender http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21382&goto=newpost Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:31:09 GMT Ronald Playforth was Monty's clerk from D-Day on, and hiding in the bushes, took the only color photographs of the Nazi surrender. He took two pictures, unseen by the world until now, that have been in his family album ever since.



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His pictures show Admiral Hans Georg von Friedeburg, the most senior member of the delegation, General Eberhard Kinzel, chief of staff of the north west Germany army, and Major Friedl, a 6ft 6ins Gestapo chief. They were received by Field Marshall Montgomery, with his customary black beret and army uniform, who, when the Germans tried to negotiate, reportedly gave them a ‘tongue lashing’ about the bombing of Coventry and the horrors of Belsen. The delegation reported back to their HQ and Admiral Karl Doenitz – Hitler’s successor – and were given permission to sign the surrender papers, which they did the next day, May 4. When it was all over Montgomery is said to have leaned back and said simply: ‘That concludes the surrender.’ Two of the German delegation – Kinzel and Friedeburg – committed suicide weeks later by taking cyanide while Friedl died in a car accident.
Hmmm, car accident... they got rid of Patton that way, too. :eyebrow:

Ok, the picture is not all that clear, but it is an actual photograph, and one of the only two in color, of one of the most important happenings in modern human history.

You can see the other one here.

EDIT: I lied, he took 4 photographs, according to some sources. ]]> Image of the Day xoxoxoBruce http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21382 Nov 11, 2009: Mini Mom http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21371&goto=newpost Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:36:52 GMT You've probably heard guys say, "gotta go, the little woman is waiting for me".
Of course that's just a figure of speech for most, but not for Will Herald.
The 5ft 9inch Mr Herald is married to Stacey, who's 2ft 4inches tall.



No problem there, couples mismatched in height aren't all that uncommon.
The problem in pregnancy...



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The couple met in 2000 while working for a supermarket in their home town and were desperate for a family after marrying in 2004.
But doctors warned Mrs Herald a baby would grow so large inside her tiny body it would eventually crush her organs, strangling her from the inside out.
Mrs Herald said: ‘It broke my heart that I couldn’t have kids. ‘All my life my parents had told me that I could do anything. Then there were these doctors telling me that we couldn’t be a complete family. It really hurt.’
Despite the pleadings of her family, and Doctors, when she got pregnant she decided to go for it. Now they have two girls and is nearly ready to deliver a son. One of the girls has inherited her mother's Osteogenesis Imperfecta, and one hasn't. It remains to be seen if the boy will, or won't. :eyebrow:


link ]]> Image of the Day xoxoxoBruce http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21371 Nov 10, 2009: Eye Lies http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21366&goto=newpost Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:53 GMT Forgive me, I'm having a senior moment. :blush: I can't remember if this has been posted before. If so, I can't find it, but it seems familiar.

In another thread we were discussing email vs telephone vs face-to-face. One poster made the claim that you really don't know what the person meant unless you could see their eyes.

But sometimes, the eye lies...



Of course you won't often talk to someone wearing these contact lenses, as they are for theatrical/costume use, and kind of expensive.
But if you do find yourself talking to someone that looks like this, just hope to hell they are contacts. :mg:

link ]]> Image of the Day xoxoxoBruce http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21366 Nov 9, 2009: Bumper Cars http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21361&goto=newpost Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:49:53 GMT Here's another one that arrived in an email, like the snake & lizard on friday.

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It's easy for a gear-head to be discouraged about the state of the world, especially in times of Carpocalypse and Cash for Clunkers. But occasionally, a bright light of awesome renews the spirit. Road-legal bumper cars do just that.

Yes, you read that right; these little beasties are street legal. Either Kawasaki or Honda motorcycle engines for power, and retired vintage bumper car bodies - transformed into the most awesome form of mini-car we've ever seen.


My first reaction was, Are you shittin' me? But like the lady said, It's twue, It's twue. ;)

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There's seven of these little monsters floating around California , and they're all the creation of one man, Tom Wright, a gyro-gear loose builder on the outskirts of San Diego who figured the leftovers of the Long Beach Pike amusement park needed a more dignified end than the trash heap. They were originally powered by Harley engines but rattled like heck and Tom replace them with Honda or Kawasaki 750's... and a couple have been 'measured' [not run at] theoretically as capable of 160 MPH which is terrifyingly fast in machines with such a short wheelbase. Doesn't mean we would totally rock one should the opportunity present itself. In fact, we now have only one burning desire, to see these things running a go kart track with a clown in the driver's seat.
I'd be pretty damn cautious over 40mph, in those high center of gravity, short wheelbase, narrow track, toys. :eek3: But Me Want.
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link ]]> Image of the Day xoxoxoBruce http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21361 Nov 8, 2009: Bald bears http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21353&goto=newpost Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:27:00 GMT Image: http://cellar.org/2009/nakedbear0.jpg At a zoo in Leipzig, all of the female bears have lost almost all their fur. Image: http://cellar.org/2009/nakedbear1.jpg BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8345550.stm): ---Quote---

At a zoo in Leipzig, all of the female bears have lost almost all their fur.



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Zoo curator Gerd Noetzhold said he had discovered that zoos throughout Europe and further afield had encountered the same problem, but no-one knew why.

One expert suggested it could be caused by climate and the diet of the bears, whose native habitat is South America.

The bears come from the Andean mountains of Ecuador, Peru and northern Bolivia.
]]> Image of the Day Undertoad http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21353 Nov 7, 2009: Rock Concert http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=21347&goto=newpost Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:27:14 GMT Did you know the first rock concert was held right here in Pennsylvania?

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In 1890, J.J. Ott gave a remarkable concert for the Buckwampum historical society. What made the concert remarkable wasn't the music being played but the instrument Ott was playing. The instrument was made of stones that made "clear, bell-like tones" when struck by a hammer. You might say it was the first rock concert.


Granted, they're not real pretty like Bryce Canyon ,or something, but they are sonorous. :p

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Ott procured the musical rocks from a nearby boulder field in Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania. Known today as Ringing Rocks Park, the rock field occupies 7 acres of an otherwise wooded area, and is over 10 feet deep with boulders.
It would be a great place to film, Chain-Gang: The Musical. :rolleyes:
But why do these particular rocks ring so nicely?

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Only about a third of the rocks ring, and for a long time why the rocks rang at all was unclear. However, in 1965 a group of scientists crushed, broke, and sliced the rocks. After performing numerous tests, they found that while all the rocks do in fact ring, they often do so at tones lower than the human ear can perceive. Interactions between these low tones create any audible sounds. However, the exact mechanism by which they ring still remains elusive, and it may have to with the freeze-thaw cycle that helped created the boulder field in the first place.
So rigorous, peer reviewed, scientific examination, has come up with.... Damifino. :confused:

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