Glass Wings Blog: June 2006
Miniscule sculpture
Thu, 1 Jun 2006 14:55:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
The tiniest sculptures ever:
http://www.willard-wigan.com/art.html
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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Japanese icecream flavours
Thu, 1 Jun 2006 16:53:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Soy sauce, used in a wide variety of Japanese culinary dishes, is said
to be "the flavor of Japan."
But the dubious choice to add soy sauce to milk and sugar and pack it in
a punnet has made the condiment a standout pick to headline the Wackiest
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Teddy holidays
Thu, 1 Jun 2006 23:21:10 +1000
Amanda Penrose <amanda [at] dd.com.au>
OMG!!! This is just TOO adorable!
http://www.teddy-in-munich.de/en_EN/idea.html
"We already know their names: They are Fluffy, Monkey and Bear … Sometimes they
are simply called Felix, Paul or Emma or sometimes even just "Teddy".
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Balloon molecules
Fri, 2 Jun 2006 14:00:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Modelling balloons are known first of all as a toy or in form of balloon
sculptures. But there are other possibilities….. On this web site we
would like to show you how to use modelling balloons to build chemical
molecules. Basically you only need balloons, a pump and some
imagination. The knots you need are shown here.
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How Did I Miss This?
Fri, 2 Jun 2006 14:39:27 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
So much was going on during the Commonwealth Games, and the traffic was so
awful, that we missed some coolness here and there.
The Karachi to Melbourne Tram looks like it was a hoot:
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HoundTV
Mon, 5 Jun 2006 13:08:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
My brother Steven has started a video podcast about dogs called HoundTV:
http://www.houndtv.com/
The first episode features my sister Sylvia and her dog Toby:
http://www.houndtv.com/category/podcasts/
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Whitten Seaver Humphreys
Tue, 6 Jun 2006 09:23:25 -0400
"Whit Humphreys" <fenix2 [at] columbus.rr.com>
I do apologize for the redunancy since most of you have already heard that
Dad passed away peacefully last Saturday. We decided to forward everyone on
his e-mail list to make sure we have not left anyone out- he communicated so
widely!!
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The Athanasius Kircher Society
Wed, 7 Jun 2006 04:51:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
The Athanasius Kircher Society was chartered to perpetuate the
sensibilities and pursuits of the late Athanasius Kircher, SJ. Our
interests extend to the wondrous, the curious, the singular, the esoteric,
the arcane, and the sometimes hazy frontier between the plausible and
the implausible — anything that Father Kircher might find cool if
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Fwd: Fw: ultimate mentos and diet coke
Wed, 7 Jun 2006 19:25:50 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
There is some pretty strange and fun stuff out there on the
net...enjoy! --bill
----- Original Message ----- From: <mishasky@aol.com>
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Fwd: ultimate mentos and diet coke
Thu, 8 Jun 2006 13:20:04 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
On Thursday 08 June 2006 12:25, Bill Daul wrote:
http://eepybird.com/dcm1.html
Holy Guacamole! That is coolness galore. I love the music too.
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Judge orders lawyers to play game
Thu, 8 Jun 2006 15:45:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Acrimonious attorneys told to settle dispute by playing a round of
'rock, paper, scissors.'
http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/07/magazines/fortune/rps_fortune/
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Urban Typhoon Workshop in Shimokitazawa
Sat, 10 Jun 2006 00:21:51 +0900
"Yukihiko YOSHIDA" <yukihiko [at] s6.dion.ne.jp>
Here is the CFP "Urban Typhoon Workshop" in Shimokitazawa.
Warmest Regards,
Yukihiko YOSHIDA
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The Lords of the Rhymes
Sun, 11 Jun 2006 14:38:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
We are Bombadil and Quickbeam, and we bring it heavy - hobbit style.
For more than two years we've been making music videos, recording epic
jams, performing at Ringer parties, swinger parties, getting drunk,
dressing up like hobbits and rapping about Middle-earth.
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Fwd: Jack the cat chases black bear up tree
Sun, 11 Jun 2006 02:56:29 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
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Phrase Finder
Mon, 12 Jun 2006 10:58:40 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
The meanings and origins of English phrases, sayings and idioms...
Whether you want to resolve a friendly argument over how a saying or phrase
originated or whether you just enjoy words, you'll probably find something
here to interest you.
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Fwd: watch if you will---
Mon, 12 Jun 2006 02:04:16 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
From my brother...are we suppose to be the intelligent life form on
the planet?!?! STRANGE! —bill
<http://weakgame.com/media_10469_Crazy_Workout.html>
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Transformer houses
Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:45:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
In 1987, Canadian photographer Robin Collyer began documenting houses
that aren't houses at all – they're architecturally-disguised electrical
substations, complete with windows, blinds, and bourgeois landscaping.
http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2006/06/transformer-houses.html
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Another Sky Press
Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:01:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Welcome to Another Sky Press. We want people to read our books even if
they read them for free - though we’d love it if you bought a copy!
http://www.anothersky.org/
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The world's biggest camera
Sat, 17 Jun 2006 15:02:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Sometime in June, a team of photographers in southern California plans
to transform an abandoned airplane hangar into a giant pinhole camera,
expose a huge piece of light-sensitive cloth, and create what may be the
world's largest photograph.
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Species boundaries and sexual selection
Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:09:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Two fascinating articles from SEED magazine:
No Longer a Mind of Our Own
New research is blurring the species boundary, forcing us to rethink
what it is to be human.
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SAC on Youtube
Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:39:46 +0900
"Yukihiko YOSHIDA" <yukihiko [at] s6.dion.ne.jp>
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easter bunny
Thu, 22 Jun 2006 13:28:25 +0900
"Yukihiko YOSHIDA" <yukihiko [at] s6.dion.ne.jp>
What is Easter Bunny ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPb0po2jzfg
Some of my friends in Tokyo prefer this film
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Zoomorphic Calligraphy
Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:52:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
"This new mode was not a matter of script metamorphosing into living
forms which are also readable letters, but of using script to delineate
such forms. Seldom had the flexibility of the Arabic alphabet been so
tested.
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virtual sibuya tour
Fri, 23 Jun 2006 23:22:00 +0900
"Yukihiko YOSHIDA" <yukihiko [at] s6.dion.ne.jp>
This is virtual Shibuya with plug-in.
http://www.spacetimedesigns.org/soko/shibuyacol.html
Warmest Regards,
Yukihiko YOSHIDA
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Philip K. Dick android lost its head
Sun, 25 Jun 2006 18:23:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
A Strange Loss of Face, More Than Embarrassing
By SHARON WAXMAN
LOS ANGELES, June 23 — Philip K. Dick has gone missing, and now
Hollywood finds itself an android short.
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