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Birdwomen of the Smithsonian

2008-01-06 14:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
 
...Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C Long story short: Every morning they receive a double-bagged delivery of "snarge" a term of art that combines snot and garbage made up the labeled remains of birds scraped off Air Force planes The Smithsonian team then proceeds, through increasingly sophisticated levels of...
 
Tags: bird, bird species, two-bird, bird specimens, bird collisions, black bird, bird conditions, time war bird, feather remains
 
 
 
 
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Every Living Thing All in One Place: The Encyclopedia of Life

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2008-01-09 10:44:15 by SethPlattner in Inventor Spot - Inventions, Innovations, and Interesting Ideas for the Inventor in All of Us
...Smithsonian Institution, and Biodiversity Heritage Library who have all banned together to launch the Encyclopedia of Life, which hopes to document all 1.8 million species on their state-of-the-art website. read more Technorati Tags: Websites
 
Tags: biodiversity heritage library, marine biological laboratory, million named species, encyclopedia, neat catalogue, technorati tags, natural history, million species, harvard university
 
 
 
 
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Defensive Packing The 'Drop Test'

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2008-02-02 10:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
...Smithsonian has test labs, and the museums have really set the standards for the industry of art handling Ms. Gomezs work has earned her unusual respect For several months she has been working with Mr. Heginbotham and Brian Considine, also a conservator of decorative arts and sculpture, to prepare a 17th-century Italian table for transport to...
 
Tags: world-class art packer, world, empty rita gomez, rita gomez, objects, art objects, art, mover rita gomez, fine-art transportation
 
 
 
 
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Iran's Rocket Man, President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad Episode 2: The Smithsonian IMAX Theater has nothing on him

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2008-02-05 15:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
Just in from a Middle Eastern reader who prefers to remain anonymous, the photo above, via the FARS News Agency and Reuters The caption reads, " President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad wore 3-D glasses to watch a program at Iran's new space center, which he visited Monday Tell you what he needs a copy of Timbuk 3's great 1986 debut album (below to...
 
Tags: president mahmoud ahmadi-nejad, middle eastern reader, fars news agency, wit dem shades, space center, debut album, caption reads, iran, 3-d glasses
 
 
 
 
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'Criollo' When Bauhaus met Mexico City

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2008-02-11 12:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
...Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum, is by the 35-year-old Mexican artist Edgar Orlaineta , who has a graduate degree from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn but is based in Mexico City. According to its wall label, 'Criollo' is a mixed-media work whose materials include a bicycle, chromed steel, leather, nylon and a reproduction of the famous Wassily...
 
Tags: mexico city, mexico, chair, wassily chair, load tricycles, tricycles, criollo, original idea, breuer
 
 
 
 
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Dragon Hourglass: Get medieval on time

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2008-02-18 16:52:25 by HASH0x86e5158 in DVICE
Are you constantly at war with time? Is keeping to a schedule for you not unlike a neverending struggle between mythical beasts, forever locked in combat over the passing moments? We have just the timepiece for your violent metaphors the Medieval Dragon Hourglass. Now, next time you cook some eggs , you can imagine that the pair or...
 
Tags: time, medieval dragon hourglass, smithsonian store, fiery differences, mythical beasts, violent metaphors, worth, combat, war
 
 
 
 
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Be A Dino-Rider With Rideable Triceratops

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2008-02-19 10:55:40 by Evan Ackerman in OhGizmo!
...Smithsonian Institution, although the weaponry was sadly absent. Heres a sample of what the cartoon and figures had to offer All in all, the whole concept makes me think of this Doesnt get much cooler than that Hasbro Press Release ] Toys
 
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Be A Dino-Rider With Rideable Triceratops

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2008-02-19 10:55:40 by Administrator in Oblingo!
...Smithsonian Institution, although the weaponry was sadly absent. Heres a sample of what the cartoon and figures had to offer All in all, the whole concept makes me think of this Doesnt get much cooler than that Hasbro Press Release Toys Click here to advertise on thousands of blogs including mine Original Article syndicated via RSS from...
 
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Scientists Describe New Method for Modeling Strain

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2008-03-19 17:24:28 by Michael in Medgadget
...Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Engineers can capture datasets for almost anything, even enormous structures, because the techniques can often be used to scan an object in place without the need to transport the object to a laboratory The breakthroughs developed by the researchers and their collaborators over the last decade...
 
Tags: solve, solve approach, solve takes 3-d, techniques, analysis techniques, analysis, solve technique, florida international university, data
 
 
 
 
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A Trip to Gillies, New York City's Oldest Coffee Roaster

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2008-03-20 16:30:14 by Joel Johnson in Boing Boing Gadgets
...Smithsonian on preserving bird habitats, the company operates a smoke-free roaster, guaranteeing that the only smells released are from the beans themselves Gillies has been around for a long while, but it's managed to stay under the radar, even as coffee appreciation has moved