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Cases of 2,000 skulls

The intrepid travelers at Curious Expeditions took this photo and many other fantastic shots at the Museo delle Cere Anatomiche (Museum of Anatomical Waxes) in Bologna, Italy. From Curious Expeditions: These are Luigi Calori?s 2,000 human skulls, organized according to many different themes, from groupings of ancient Roman skulls to cluster of skulls from suicide victims. Calori was the head of the anatomy department of Bologna University in 1831. Museo delle Cere Anatomiche (Curious Expeditions)...

vibrating rumicube muscle factory or the Golden TrapperKeeper Lodge (alamo square / nopa) $800 1bd

welcome to your entrance exam, please take a seat: This is for a membership at the new golden trapperkeeper lodge. We are two creative beings in our early 20's looking for a new roommate to fill up an increasing rent. there are two large bedroom available in the lodge, two large living/creation stations with one opening up to the kitchen, a sunny backyard, etc. and move in is welcome asap. ideally we are looking for a short term sublet, possibily until october, but if that is not what you want maybe we can work something out depending on your test results. Before we go any further, i must warn you, this is a house with a lot of creation going on. That means loud moaning bent circuitry and synthesizers and drums and violins coming from the musical zones of the house, as well as film, painting, and so forth. you must be a creative person who would be able to take advantage of an area with lots of free space to do your creative thing. we do not want a serious working professional with no creative passion who will be bothered by our sounds and sights, or even someone who like, totally, has a "photography" hobby or something on the side. we are not normal human beings, we are "avant gaurdians for the milkmen of tomorrow". this is not quite your a-typical art commune or studio space, but we'd like to achieve that type of feel, a place where we can share common interests and all feed of each other and be inspired. okay ughh enough dumbo-talk, test time: Q: what was the floor invented for? Q how many heavens are in heaven? Q: do you smoke elvis presley's toenails when you want to get high? Q: do you know why the grass is short? Q: do you have a treadmill fetish? Q: what do you recommend this week? Q: are you the only human being? tacos are built for me - True or False blind baby has it's mother's eyes - T or F e-mail me your test and i will get back to you asap. here's some sonic sounds about bioled peanuts and bologna sandwiches that i made to help give you an idea: www.myspace.com/batsincorporated

Roberto Osti's Scientific American paintings

The work of artist Roberto Osti, whose paintings are often featured in Scientific American magazine, is part of the 2008 Scientific Illustrators Exhibition in Bologna, Italy, sponsored by the Association Européenne des Illustrateurs Médicaux et Scientifiques. To honor Osti, Scientific American posted a lovely slideshow of his work. From Scientific American: Published in July 1995, this watercolor illustration (above) depicts several deep-sea hunters and their prey, including [from left to right] dragonfish, the bioluminescent and bell-shaped Colobonema, the vertically hanging paralepidids, the tentacled Bathyphysa, and the curled-up eelpout attempting to avoid the hake. Link to Scientific American article, Link Osti's site...