as part of a date, we will be hitting up some Asian markets and finding ingredients to experiment with for dinner. I'm not sure what he may have in mind, but I would like to go with a few ideas in my head as well. My mind is seriously drawing a blank.
Any meal/recipe suggestions- that aren't insanely complicated or time exhaustive? We both have an open-minded palette, if that helps.
and yeh, we'll have delivery menus on hand just in case.. haha
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07/24/2009 01:13 #49366
Asian experimentation- ideas, please!07/19/2009 13:00 #49331
fluffysimo, cannoli & one special prizeI was at the Italian fest for a little while yesterday with great company, a friend from I haven't seen since highschool/early college- it was entertaining to catch up with him. Good stuff! We enjoyed a giant slice of pizza and a cup of lemonade while playing a few games.
I was given the fish won (from tossing ping pong balls successfully into little glass bowls).
Meet: "Fluffysimo" (originally "fluffy" for all of two seconds then I was interrupted with, "Fluffy?!?! we're at the Italian fest, Carey- they need names in honor of the festival" so I proceeded with naming them, Fluffysimo) and "Cannoli".
I don't imagine they will live long, I have yet to see one stick around for more than a couple of days.
Please live little gold feeder fish. Please kitties don't eat them. That is not a bowl of fish soup.
As well as having the honor in selecting a large stuffed animal after getting the dart into the approved section of the board. I didn't even try the game, as my dart skills are more likely to injure someone than actually win anything. Alas, the giant, flat, pillow-like (and super soft) stuffed pug brought me quite a bit of humor (it is by far bigger than any real pug could ever hope to be).
But even more so, the real reason behind this post, was the humor in what I spotted among all the stuffed animals and other trinkets I saw spread out for prizes....
This is a sweet picture. The man behind the counter, collecting money, a partial display of stuffed animals.. and one more thing..
take a look--(edit)backrow counter, which item does not belong?
is that one of the prize options? ;)
that was one huge bottle of pills- just out in the open.. crazy!
I was given the fish won (from tossing ping pong balls successfully into little glass bowls).
Meet: "Fluffysimo" (originally "fluffy" for all of two seconds then I was interrupted with, "Fluffy?!?! we're at the Italian fest, Carey- they need names in honor of the festival" so I proceeded with naming them, Fluffysimo) and "Cannoli".
I don't imagine they will live long, I have yet to see one stick around for more than a couple of days.
Please live little gold feeder fish. Please kitties don't eat them. That is not a bowl of fish soup.
As well as having the honor in selecting a large stuffed animal after getting the dart into the approved section of the board. I didn't even try the game, as my dart skills are more likely to injure someone than actually win anything. Alas, the giant, flat, pillow-like (and super soft) stuffed pug brought me quite a bit of humor (it is by far bigger than any real pug could ever hope to be).
But even more so, the real reason behind this post, was the humor in what I spotted among all the stuffed animals and other trinkets I saw spread out for prizes....
This is a sweet picture. The man behind the counter, collecting money, a partial display of stuffed animals.. and one more thing..
take a look--(edit)back
is that one of the prize options? ;)
that was one huge bottle of pills- just out in the open.. crazy!
theecarey - 07/19/09 23:40
mmm yeh, the bottle of pills is it. A giant bottle of pills, actually. that was back row, but maybe worded wrong now that I look again at the picture- front row was cut off more than I thought.
mmm yeh, the bottle of pills is it. A giant bottle of pills, actually. that was back row, but maybe worded wrong now that I look again at the picture- front row was cut off more than I thought.
metalpeter - 07/19/09 14:01
Glad you had a good time. I see in the front row a bottle of pills but what is in the back row?
Glad you had a good time. I see in the front row a bottle of pills but what is in the back row?
07/16/2009 13:37 #49307
Clinton and P/FunkSo I imagine tonight will be insane at TATS...
Seems more people I know are going, than not.
curious.. are you going?
I haven't hit up a TATS concerts yet, so if I am going to go, this is thee one!
There are only two more after this one, too. So many changes..
Seems more people I know are going, than not.
curious.. are you going?
I haven't hit up a TATS concerts yet, so if I am going to go, this is thee one!
There are only two more after this one, too. So many changes..
mrmike - 07/18/09 13:09
Missed everybody but Enknot. It was jammed, but in an amiable sort of way, not the typical TATS crowd
Missed everybody but Enknot. It was jammed, but in an amiable sort of way, not the typical TATS crowd
theecarey - 07/18/09 02:53
(e:lauren), my friends and I never saw him either. I stood on my tippy toes thinking I could catch a glimpse of someone, but it never happened. Since you confirmed that you and (e:felly) were there, then I am sure it was her that I spotted. yay!
(e:lauren), my friends and I never saw him either. I stood on my tippy toes thinking I could catch a glimpse of someone, but it never happened. Since you confirmed that you and (e:felly) were there, then I am sure it was her that I spotted. yay!
metalpeter - 07/17/09 19:43
Glad Everyone one who went Had a great time I assume. In terms of breathing in smoke hey sometimes you breath in the bad smoke and sometimes the good it all depends on who is around you. That is true for other things to. If you want Beer of any kind you need to go with multiple people so that your spot doesn't go away assuming you can find your way back. I like crowds when the crowd around me is ladies. But I also need my own personal space also so I get the crowd thing. I wanted to go but didn't and glad I didn't in the end.
Glad Everyone one who went Had a great time I assume. In terms of breathing in smoke hey sometimes you breath in the bad smoke and sometimes the good it all depends on who is around you. That is true for other things to. If you want Beer of any kind you need to go with multiple people so that your spot doesn't go away assuming you can find your way back. I like crowds when the crowd around me is ladies. But I also need my own personal space also so I get the crowd thing. I wanted to go but didn't and glad I didn't in the end.
lauren - 07/17/09 12:15
(e:felly) and I were there...and it was just tooo crazy! We did run into (E:heidi), amazingly enough. I was disappointed because I didn't event get to see George...I saw what might have been him wearing a rainbow clown wig, but I can't be sure. By the time we found a place that wasn't completely inundated with people, we couldn't here the music... sigh.
(e:felly) and I were there...and it was just tooo crazy! We did run into (E:heidi), amazingly enough. I was disappointed because I didn't event get to see George...I saw what might have been him wearing a rainbow clown wig, but I can't be sure. By the time we found a place that wasn't completely inundated with people, we couldn't here the music... sigh.
jason - 07/17/09 09:08
Carey, I went to Italian Festival. I knew P-Funk would be mobbed. Crowds for me are okay, but someone being so much up your ass they might as well be a hemorrhoid? Not my cup of tea. Anyway, Italian festival was fun, no blowout haircuts this year though that I saw.
Carey, I went to Italian Festival. I knew P-Funk would be mobbed. Crowds for me are okay, but someone being so much up your ass they might as well be a hemorrhoid? Not my cup of tea. Anyway, Italian festival was fun, no blowout haircuts this year though that I saw.
paul - 07/17/09 01:53
It was nice seeing you guys.
It was nice seeing you guys.
theecarey - 07/17/09 01:45
it sucks so much (e:tinypliny)--yes, silly me, I kinda forgot about the whole smoking thing. It has been a long time since I have been around anyone, anywhere that smoked (or at least had ability to walk far away). So naturally, in a giant tightly packed crowd replete with smokers, I probably breathed in a packs worth of cigarettes. yuck :(
I usually get itchy face, sneeze like crazy,headaches, irritated eyes, throat and mood. Sometimes nausea, too. The wind was blowing and the most I experienced (beyond annoyance, heh), is the itchy face and sneezing. Slightly headachey now though..
There have been times growing up/teens/twenties that I have wished it weren't so bothersome, but then again I'd have likely have been around it a lot more much to the detriment of my health. I love my extremely healthy lung capacity.
but on the positive side of going, amazingly, I ran into plenty of friends of which included (e:enknot), (e:terry), (e:paul), (e:vincent), (e:pyrcedgrrl), hmmmm.. (e:felly), were you there by chance?
did I forget anyone? anyone who went see me from afar?
as expected it was indeed flooded with people, (e:jason)- did you venture out? I was clean heading out but was dirty leaving. It was so packed it could have been an orgy.
it sucks so much (e:tinypliny)--yes, silly me, I kinda forgot about the whole smoking thing. It has been a long time since I have been around anyone, anywhere that smoked (or at least had ability to walk far away). So naturally, in a giant tightly packed crowd replete with smokers, I probably breathed in a packs worth of cigarettes. yuck :(
I usually get itchy face, sneeze like crazy,headaches, irritated eyes, throat and mood. Sometimes nausea, too. The wind was blowing and the most I experienced (beyond annoyance, heh), is the itchy face and sneezing. Slightly headachey now though..
There have been times growing up/teens/twenties that I have wished it weren't so bothersome, but then again I'd have likely have been around it a lot more much to the detriment of my health. I love my extremely healthy lung capacity.
but on the positive side of going, amazingly, I ran into plenty of friends of which included (e:enknot), (e:terry), (e:paul), (e:vincent), (e:pyrcedgrrl), hmmmm.. (e:felly), were you there by chance?
did I forget anyone? anyone who went see me from afar?
as expected it was indeed flooded with people, (e:jason)- did you venture out? I was clean heading out but was dirty leaving. It was so packed it could have been an orgy.
tinypliny - 07/16/09 18:07
3/4ths of my office is going. I am part of the remaning 1/4th. I usually want to kill people when they smoke around me and I am forced to inhale the noxious smoke just because I am in the vicinity. I don't want to go to jail.
3/4ths of my office is going. I am part of the remaning 1/4th. I usually want to kill people when they smoke around me and I am forced to inhale the noxious smoke just because I am in the vicinity. I don't want to go to jail.
theecarey - 07/16/09 17:01
I'm headed out there now. I am with ya, Jason.. the crowds can be TOO much.
I'm headed out there now. I am with ya, Jason.. the crowds can be TOO much.
jason - 07/16/09 16:36
I was thinking of going, but maybe not because it's the one I know for sure will be flooded with people. I have proximity issues with strangers.
I was thinking of going, but maybe not because it's the one I know for sure will be flooded with people. I have proximity issues with strangers.
heidi - 07/16/09 16:26
Yep, I'll be there with A and his drummer.
Yep, I'll be there with A and his drummer.
mrmike - 07/16/09 15:32
I think I need to venture to this one. The concerts with a price tag on the waterfront have a few intriguing names, but today I may have to sneak down and have a gander.
I think I need to venture to this one. The concerts with a price tag on the waterfront have a few intriguing names, but today I may have to sneak down and have a gander.
07/14/2009 16:04 #49291
HP and the Half Blood Prince tonightCategory: movies
For those into HP, the new movie comes out tomorrow! finally!
Well, I am going to see Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince tonight at 11:59pm at the Regal theater on Niagara Falls Blvd (right off the 190, Home Depot lot). In case anyone is itching to go and does not have to be up super early, please join! (e:pyrcedgrrl) and I will be there with our wands and long trailing Hogwarts scarves.
"Not!"
(I'm a fan, but not that much a fan!)
I would normally see it at the IMAX, but I believe it isn't going to be there for a couple of more weeks? yes, I know, what is waiting a little while longer after waiting TWO years to see this FINALLY come to the theater? Nothing..
but I want to see it NOW! and I rarely get to the theater..
so, tonight 11:59 :)
hehe
I read the books, and as the characters and story becomes more mature and involved, I am glad to see the movies going along with it. From the few trailers I have seen, this movie should not disappoint. Looks creepy :)
Well, I am going to see Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince tonight at 11:59pm at the Regal theater on Niagara Falls Blvd (right off the 190, Home Depot lot). In case anyone is itching to go and does not have to be up super early, please join! (e:pyrcedgrrl) and I will be there with our wands and long trailing Hogwarts scarves.
"Not!"
(I'm a fan, but not that much a fan!)
I would normally see it at the IMAX, but I believe it isn't going to be there for a couple of more weeks? yes, I know, what is waiting a little while longer after waiting TWO years to see this FINALLY come to the theater? Nothing..
but I want to see it NOW! and I rarely get to the theater..
so, tonight 11:59 :)
hehe
I read the books, and as the characters and story becomes more mature and involved, I am glad to see the movies going along with it. From the few trailers I have seen, this movie should not disappoint. Looks creepy :)
metalpeter - 07/17/09 19:52
Well hearing about that on the news makes it hard to forget, HA.
Well hearing about that on the news makes it hard to forget, HA.
metalpeter - 07/15/09 19:40
Yes but the important question is did they let people in with their vibrating Brooms, HA. Hope you both had a great time. I have never been to one of those midnight or late night showings, not sure if I could sit and watch a movie that late.
Yes but the important question is did they let people in with their vibrating Brooms, HA. Hope you both had a great time. I have never been to one of those midnight or late night showings, not sure if I could sit and watch a movie that late.
theecarey - 07/15/09 12:52
(e:dimartiste) the last book, Deathly Hallows will be transferred to audiences in two installments. So two more movies!
I too have read the books (other than the last, which I hope to do very soon). As you know, the Half Blood Prince had a lot going on conceptually. The movie cut out A LOT,(and added a couple of scenes- that worked) but it is understandable and to be expected given the complexity of the sixth book. I loved it and want to see it again. There were a lot of good laughs to be had, too :)
go see it and enjoy!
(e:dimartiste) the last book, Deathly Hallows will be transferred to audiences in two installments. So two more movies!
I too have read the books (other than the last, which I hope to do very soon). As you know, the Half Blood Prince had a lot going on conceptually. The movie cut out A LOT,(and added a couple of scenes- that worked) but it is understandable and to be expected given the complexity of the sixth book. I loved it and want to see it again. There were a lot of good laughs to be had, too :)
go see it and enjoy!
dimartiste - 07/15/09 12:13
Mom and I are planning on going to see it. We might wait for the IMAX. Not sure if dad will want to go. Larry will wait until its either on DVD or on tv. LAst time he went to the theater Bamabi was first released. Mom, Larry (my next door neighbor) and myself read the books. Yes, I agree that they stayed true to the characters and I am thoroughly enjoying that. I am not looking forward to the end, if it is like the book, but everything comes to an end. Did you read the article in the Buffalo News? Sunday I think gave a recap, but also mentioned 8 movies. There are only 7 books. Do you know why that is? Just curious.
Mom and I are planning on going to see it. We might wait for the IMAX. Not sure if dad will want to go. Larry will wait until its either on DVD or on tv. LAst time he went to the theater Bamabi was first released. Mom, Larry (my next door neighbor) and myself read the books. Yes, I agree that they stayed true to the characters and I am thoroughly enjoying that. I am not looking forward to the end, if it is like the book, but everything comes to an end. Did you read the article in the Buffalo News? Sunday I think gave a recap, but also mentioned 8 movies. There are only 7 books. Do you know why that is? Just curious.
theecarey - 07/15/09 04:55
there were a lot of people there. Five theater rooms undoubtedly completely full. The parking lot was packed and it was crazy to see so many people at one time, at 3:00 am, on a weekday.
there were a lot of people there. Five theater rooms undoubtedly completely full. The parking lot was packed and it was crazy to see so many people at one time, at 3:00 am, on a weekday.
07/05/2009 01:04 #49193
Body Worlds at Buffalo Museum of ScienceCategory: life
The Body Worlds exhibit will be hosted at the Buffalo Museum of Science. It begins July 9th. The exhibit will be available for 13 weeks- through September, early October
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Pky
Buffalo, New York 14211
Monday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
I believe it is $22.00, however, there are $3.00 coupons available at Wilson Farms (just ask cashier) and in Artvoice, both online and in the paper.
There are deep discounts for Students (with ID) and Seniors 62+
Also, children rates.
Anyone planning on going? You should, it looks amazing!
It is 'Body Worlds 3 and The Story of the Heart'
for an idea of what it is about..
Real bodies!
Preserved with "plastination"
Pics snagged from Google images:
For anyone thinking about going, there is a discount for groups of 15 or more.
following text boxes contain information taken from the Buffalo Museum of Science website:
[box]
Groups of 15 or more are welcome to purchase tickets to BODY WORLDS at the group rate if purchased in advance. BODY WORLDS & The Story of the Heart are "timed tickets," valid only for a specified admission date and time.It takes an average of 1-2 hours to go through the exhibit; therefore the last ticket will be sold an hour and a half before the exhibit closes. Visitors are encouraged to arrive 15 - 30 minutes prior to the time printed on their ticket, particularly on weekends.Minimum group size of 15 is required to be eligible for group rates.
Adult (Ages 19+) $17.50
BODY WORLDS HOURS BEGINNING JULY 9
Monday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
PLEASE NOTE: The last BODY WORLDS ticket is sold from the BMS Box Office an hour and a half before the exhibit closes for the day. Due to anticipated crowds, we highly recommend that tickets are purchased online in advance. Visitors are encouraged to arrive 30 minutes prior to the time printed on their ticket.[/box]
About Dr. Gunther von Hagens- inventor of Plastination and creator of Body Worlds:
[box]
Gunther von Hagens' life reads like an archetypal scientist's resume-distinguished by early precocity, scholarship, discovery, experimentation, and invention. It is also the profile of a man shaped by extraordinary events, and marked by defiance and daring.
Von Hagens' two year imprisonment by East German authorities for political reasons, his release after a $20,000 payment by the West German government, his pioneering invention that halts decomposition of the body after death and preserves it for didactic eternity, his collaboration with donors including his best friend, who willed and entrusted their bodies to him for dissection and public display, and his role as a teacher carrying on the tradition of Renaissance anatomists, make his a remarkable life in science.
Anatomist, inventor of Plastination, and creator of BODY WORLDS-The Original Exhibitions of Real Human Bodies-von Hagens (christened Gunther Gerhard Liebchen) was born in 1945, in Alt-Skalden, Posen, Poland-then part of Germany. To escape the imminent and eventual Russian occupation of their homeland, his parents placed the five-day-old infant in a laundry basket and began a six-month trek west by horse wagon. The family lived briefly in Berlin and its vicinity, before finally settling in Greiz, a small town where von Hagens remained until the age of 19.
As a child, he was diagnosed with a rare bleeding disorder that restricted his activities and required long bouts of hospitalization that he says, fostered in him a sense of alienation and nonconformity. At age 6, von Hagens nearly died and was in intensive care for many months. His daily encounters there with doctors and nurses left an indelible impression on him, and ignited in him a desire to become a physician. He also showed an interest in science from an early age, reportedly "freaking out" at the age of twelve during the Russian launch of Sputnik into space. "I was the school authority and archivist on Sputnik," he said.
In 1965, von Hagens entered medical school at the University of Jena, south of Leipzig, and the birthplace of writers Schiller and Goethe. His unorthodox methods and flamboyant personality were remarkable enough to be noted on academic reports from the university. "Gunther Liebchen is a personality who does not approach tasks systematically. This characteristic and his imaginativeness, that sometimes let him forget about reality, occasionally led to the development of very willful and unusual ways of working-but never in a manner that would have harmed the collective of his seminary group. On the contrary, his ways often encouraged his fellow students to critically review their own work."
While at the university, von Hagens began to question Communism and Socialism, and widened his knowledge of politics by gathering information from Western news sources. He later participated in student protests against the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops. In January, 1969, in the guise of a vacationing student, von Hagens made his way across Bulgaria and Hungary, and on January 7th, attempted to cross the Czechoslovakian border into Austria and freedom. He failed, but made a second attempt the very next day, at another location along the border. This time the authorities detained him. "While I was in detention, a sympathetic guard left a window open for me so that I could escape. I hesitated and couldn't make up my mind, and that decision cost me a great deal," he says. Gunther von Hagens was arrested, extradited to East Germany, and imprisoned for two years. Only 23 years old at the time, the iconoclastic von Hagens was viewed as a threat to the socialist way of life, and therefore in need of rehabilitation and citizenship education. According to the prison records for Gunther Liebchen, "The prisoner is to be trained to develop an appropriate class consciousness so that in his future life, he will follow the standards and regulations of our society. The prisoner is to be made aware of the dangerousness of his way of behaving, and in doing so, the prisoner's conclusions of his future behavior as a citizen of the social state need to be established."
Thirty-six years after his incarceration, Gunther von Hagens finds meaning and even redemption in his lost years. "The deep friendships I formed there with other prisoners, and the terrible aspects of captivity that I was forced to overcome through my fantasy life, helped shape my sense of solidarity with others, my reliance on my own mind and body when denied freedom, and my capacity for endurance. All that I learned in prison helped me later in my life as a scientist."
In 1970, after West Germany's purchase of his freedom, von Hagens enrolled at the University of Lubeck to complete his medical studies. Upon graduation in 1973, he took up residency at a hospital on Heligoland-a duty free island where the access to cheap liquor resulted in a substantial population of alcoholics. A year later, after obtaining his medical degree, he joined the Department of Anesthesiology and Emergency Medicine at Heidelberg University, where he came to a realization that his pensive mind was unsuitable for the tedious routines demanded of an anesthesiologist. In June 1975, he married Dr. Cornelia von Hagens, a former classmate, and adopted her last name. The couple had three children, Rurik, Bera, and Tona.
In 1975, while serving as a resident and lecturer-the start of an eighteen year career at the university's Institute of Pathology and Anatomy-von Hagens invented Plastination, his groundbreaking technology for preserving anatomical specimens with the use of reactive polymers. "I was looking at a collection of specimens embedded in plastic. It was the most advanced preservation technique then, where the specimens rested deep inside a transparent plastic block. I wondered why the plastic was poured and then cured around the specimens rather than pushed into the cells, which would stabilize the specimens from within and literally allow you to grasp it."
He patented the method and over the next six years, von Hagens spent all his energies refining his invention. In Plastination, the first step is to halt decomposition. "The deceased body is embalmed with a formalin injection to the arteries, while smaller specimens are immersed in formalin. After dissection, all bodily fluids and soluble fat in the specimens are then extracted and replaced through vacuum-forced impregnation with reactive resins and elastomers such as silicon rubber and epoxy," he says. After posing of the specimens for optimal teaching value, they are cured with light, heat, or certain gases. The resulting specimens or plastinates assume rigidity and permanence. "I am still developing my invention further, even today, as it is not yet perfect," he says.
During this time, von Hagens started his own company, BIODUR Products, to distribute the special polymers, equipment, and technology used for Plastination to medical institutions around the globe. Currently, more than 400 institutions in 40 countries worldwide use Gunther von Hagens' invention to preserve anatomical specimens for medical instruction. In 1983, Catholic Church figures asked Dr. von Hagens to plastinate the heel bone of St. Hildegard of Bingen, (1090-1179), a beatified mystic, theologian, and writer revered in Germany. His later offer to perform Plastination on Pope John Paul II foundered before serious discussions.
In 1992, von Hagens married Dr. Angelina Whalley, a physician who serves as his Business Manager as well as the designer of the BODY WORLDS exhibitions. A year later, Dr. von Hagens founded the Heidelberg-based Institute for Plastination, which offers plastinated specimens for educational use and for BODY WORLDS, which premiered in Japan in 1995. To date, the exhibitions have been viewed by more than 27 million people, in cities countries across Europe, Asia, and North America. His continued efforts to present the exhibitions, even in the face of opposition and often blistering attacks are, he says, the burden he must bear as a public anatomist and teacher. "The anatomist alone is assigned a specific role-he is forced in his daily work to reject the taboos and convictions that people have about death and the dead. I myself am not controversial, but my exhibitions are, because I am asking viewers to transcend their fundamental beliefs and convictions about our joint and inescapable fate." Apparently determined to exhaust the limits of living in freedom, Dr. von Hagens has made a concerted effort to travel and propagate his interests around the globe. He accepted a visiting professorship at Dalian Medical University in China in 1996, and became director of the Plastination research center at the State Medical Academy in Bishkek/Kyrgyzstan. In 2001, he founded a private company, the Von Hagens Dalian Plastination Ltd., in Dalian, China, which currently employs a staff of 250. In 2004, Dr. von Hagens began a visiting professorship at the New York University College of Dentistry. He is currently in the process of designing the first anatomy curriculum in the United States that will use plastinated specimens in lieu of dissection.
Gunther von Hagens' BODY WORLDS exhibitions are currently showing in North America. "The human body is the last remaining nature in a man made environment," he says. "I hope for the exhibitions to be places of enlightenment and contemplation, even of philosophical and religious self recognition, and open to interpretation regardless of the background and philosophy of life of the viewer." [/box]
I've been intrigued for some time, and it is exciting that Body Worlds is here. Some people find it controversial and disturbing. I'm simply curious..
you?
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Pky
Buffalo, New York 14211
Monday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
I believe it is $22.00, however, there are $3.00 coupons available at Wilson Farms (just ask cashier) and in Artvoice, both online and in the paper.
There are deep discounts for Students (with ID) and Seniors 62+
Also, children rates.
Anyone planning on going? You should, it looks amazing!
It is 'Body Worlds 3 and The Story of the Heart'
for an idea of what it is about..
Real bodies!
Preserved with "plastination"
Plastination is a technique used in anatomy to preserve bodies or body parts. The water and fat are replaced by certain plastics, yielding specimens that can be touched, do not smell or decay, and even retain most properties of the original sample
Pics snagged from Google images:
For anyone thinking about going, there is a discount for groups of 15 or more.
following text boxes contain information taken from the Buffalo Museum of Science website:
[box]
Groups of 15 or more are welcome to purchase tickets to BODY WORLDS at the group rate if purchased in advance. BODY WORLDS & The Story of the Heart are "timed tickets," valid only for a specified admission date and time.It takes an average of 1-2 hours to go through the exhibit; therefore the last ticket will be sold an hour and a half before the exhibit closes. Visitors are encouraged to arrive 15 - 30 minutes prior to the time printed on their ticket, particularly on weekends.Minimum group size of 15 is required to be eligible for group rates.
Adult (Ages 19+) $17.50
BODY WORLDS HOURS BEGINNING JULY 9
Monday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
PLEASE NOTE: The last BODY WORLDS ticket is sold from the BMS Box Office an hour and a half before the exhibit closes for the day. Due to anticipated crowds, we highly recommend that tickets are purchased online in advance. Visitors are encouraged to arrive 30 minutes prior to the time printed on their ticket.[/box]
About Dr. Gunther von Hagens- inventor of Plastination and creator of Body Worlds:
[box]
Gunther von Hagens' life reads like an archetypal scientist's resume-distinguished by early precocity, scholarship, discovery, experimentation, and invention. It is also the profile of a man shaped by extraordinary events, and marked by defiance and daring.
Von Hagens' two year imprisonment by East German authorities for political reasons, his release after a $20,000 payment by the West German government, his pioneering invention that halts decomposition of the body after death and preserves it for didactic eternity, his collaboration with donors including his best friend, who willed and entrusted their bodies to him for dissection and public display, and his role as a teacher carrying on the tradition of Renaissance anatomists, make his a remarkable life in science.
Anatomist, inventor of Plastination, and creator of BODY WORLDS-The Original Exhibitions of Real Human Bodies-von Hagens (christened Gunther Gerhard Liebchen) was born in 1945, in Alt-Skalden, Posen, Poland-then part of Germany. To escape the imminent and eventual Russian occupation of their homeland, his parents placed the five-day-old infant in a laundry basket and began a six-month trek west by horse wagon. The family lived briefly in Berlin and its vicinity, before finally settling in Greiz, a small town where von Hagens remained until the age of 19.
As a child, he was diagnosed with a rare bleeding disorder that restricted his activities and required long bouts of hospitalization that he says, fostered in him a sense of alienation and nonconformity. At age 6, von Hagens nearly died and was in intensive care for many months. His daily encounters there with doctors and nurses left an indelible impression on him, and ignited in him a desire to become a physician. He also showed an interest in science from an early age, reportedly "freaking out" at the age of twelve during the Russian launch of Sputnik into space. "I was the school authority and archivist on Sputnik," he said.
In 1965, von Hagens entered medical school at the University of Jena, south of Leipzig, and the birthplace of writers Schiller and Goethe. His unorthodox methods and flamboyant personality were remarkable enough to be noted on academic reports from the university. "Gunther Liebchen is a personality who does not approach tasks systematically. This characteristic and his imaginativeness, that sometimes let him forget about reality, occasionally led to the development of very willful and unusual ways of working-but never in a manner that would have harmed the collective of his seminary group. On the contrary, his ways often encouraged his fellow students to critically review their own work."
While at the university, von Hagens began to question Communism and Socialism, and widened his knowledge of politics by gathering information from Western news sources. He later participated in student protests against the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops. In January, 1969, in the guise of a vacationing student, von Hagens made his way across Bulgaria and Hungary, and on January 7th, attempted to cross the Czechoslovakian border into Austria and freedom. He failed, but made a second attempt the very next day, at another location along the border. This time the authorities detained him. "While I was in detention, a sympathetic guard left a window open for me so that I could escape. I hesitated and couldn't make up my mind, and that decision cost me a great deal," he says. Gunther von Hagens was arrested, extradited to East Germany, and imprisoned for two years. Only 23 years old at the time, the iconoclastic von Hagens was viewed as a threat to the socialist way of life, and therefore in need of rehabilitation and citizenship education. According to the prison records for Gunther Liebchen, "The prisoner is to be trained to develop an appropriate class consciousness so that in his future life, he will follow the standards and regulations of our society. The prisoner is to be made aware of the dangerousness of his way of behaving, and in doing so, the prisoner's conclusions of his future behavior as a citizen of the social state need to be established."
Thirty-six years after his incarceration, Gunther von Hagens finds meaning and even redemption in his lost years. "The deep friendships I formed there with other prisoners, and the terrible aspects of captivity that I was forced to overcome through my fantasy life, helped shape my sense of solidarity with others, my reliance on my own mind and body when denied freedom, and my capacity for endurance. All that I learned in prison helped me later in my life as a scientist."
In 1970, after West Germany's purchase of his freedom, von Hagens enrolled at the University of Lubeck to complete his medical studies. Upon graduation in 1973, he took up residency at a hospital on Heligoland-a duty free island where the access to cheap liquor resulted in a substantial population of alcoholics. A year later, after obtaining his medical degree, he joined the Department of Anesthesiology and Emergency Medicine at Heidelberg University, where he came to a realization that his pensive mind was unsuitable for the tedious routines demanded of an anesthesiologist. In June 1975, he married Dr. Cornelia von Hagens, a former classmate, and adopted her last name. The couple had three children, Rurik, Bera, and Tona.
In 1975, while serving as a resident and lecturer-the start of an eighteen year career at the university's Institute of Pathology and Anatomy-von Hagens invented Plastination, his groundbreaking technology for preserving anatomical specimens with the use of reactive polymers. "I was looking at a collection of specimens embedded in plastic. It was the most advanced preservation technique then, where the specimens rested deep inside a transparent plastic block. I wondered why the plastic was poured and then cured around the specimens rather than pushed into the cells, which would stabilize the specimens from within and literally allow you to grasp it."
He patented the method and over the next six years, von Hagens spent all his energies refining his invention. In Plastination, the first step is to halt decomposition. "The deceased body is embalmed with a formalin injection to the arteries, while smaller specimens are immersed in formalin. After dissection, all bodily fluids and soluble fat in the specimens are then extracted and replaced through vacuum-forced impregnation with reactive resins and elastomers such as silicon rubber and epoxy," he says. After posing of the specimens for optimal teaching value, they are cured with light, heat, or certain gases. The resulting specimens or plastinates assume rigidity and permanence. "I am still developing my invention further, even today, as it is not yet perfect," he says.
During this time, von Hagens started his own company, BIODUR Products, to distribute the special polymers, equipment, and technology used for Plastination to medical institutions around the globe. Currently, more than 400 institutions in 40 countries worldwide use Gunther von Hagens' invention to preserve anatomical specimens for medical instruction. In 1983, Catholic Church figures asked Dr. von Hagens to plastinate the heel bone of St. Hildegard of Bingen, (1090-1179), a beatified mystic, theologian, and writer revered in Germany. His later offer to perform Plastination on Pope John Paul II foundered before serious discussions.
In 1992, von Hagens married Dr. Angelina Whalley, a physician who serves as his Business Manager as well as the designer of the BODY WORLDS exhibitions. A year later, Dr. von Hagens founded the Heidelberg-based Institute for Plastination, which offers plastinated specimens for educational use and for BODY WORLDS, which premiered in Japan in 1995. To date, the exhibitions have been viewed by more than 27 million people, in cities countries across Europe, Asia, and North America. His continued efforts to present the exhibitions, even in the face of opposition and often blistering attacks are, he says, the burden he must bear as a public anatomist and teacher. "The anatomist alone is assigned a specific role-he is forced in his daily work to reject the taboos and convictions that people have about death and the dead. I myself am not controversial, but my exhibitions are, because I am asking viewers to transcend their fundamental beliefs and convictions about our joint and inescapable fate." Apparently determined to exhaust the limits of living in freedom, Dr. von Hagens has made a concerted effort to travel and propagate his interests around the globe. He accepted a visiting professorship at Dalian Medical University in China in 1996, and became director of the Plastination research center at the State Medical Academy in Bishkek/Kyrgyzstan. In 2001, he founded a private company, the Von Hagens Dalian Plastination Ltd., in Dalian, China, which currently employs a staff of 250. In 2004, Dr. von Hagens began a visiting professorship at the New York University College of Dentistry. He is currently in the process of designing the first anatomy curriculum in the United States that will use plastinated specimens in lieu of dissection.
Gunther von Hagens' BODY WORLDS exhibitions are currently showing in North America. "The human body is the last remaining nature in a man made environment," he says. "I hope for the exhibitions to be places of enlightenment and contemplation, even of philosophical and religious self recognition, and open to interpretation regardless of the background and philosophy of life of the viewer." [/box]
I've been intrigued for some time, and it is exciting that Body Worlds is here. Some people find it controversial and disturbing. I'm simply curious..
you?
theecarey - 07/15/09 13:16
it looks fascinating! It runs through Monday September 7th- much longer than I initially heard from others. yay!
I must stop listening to others :)
it looks fascinating! It runs through Monday September 7th- much longer than I initially heard from others. yay!
I must stop listening to others :)
rory - 07/15/09 00:19
Went to see this in London - absolutely fascinating and so worth going to see if you can.
The only exhibit that was a little disconcerting was a set of embryos that they had plastinised(sp?) at different stages of development. Some of them were in the original mothers womb still too, which was really weird to see.
Amazing to see though, and I 100% agree with you (e:tinypliny) - the inner workings of the human body are the most stunning thing.
Went to see this in London - absolutely fascinating and so worth going to see if you can.
The only exhibit that was a little disconcerting was a set of embryos that they had plastinised(sp?) at different stages of development. Some of them were in the original mothers womb still too, which was really weird to see.
Amazing to see though, and I 100% agree with you (e:tinypliny) - the inner workings of the human body are the most stunning thing.
tinypliny - 07/06/09 08:30
Yikes. (e:paul), I didn't consider that possibility. It seems rather extreme. Body-snatching and other shady modes of procuring bodies are one thing but killing people to put them in an exhibition is entirely another...
Sometimes, the families of the poor sell the bodies of their dear ones so that they can survive from the money they get out of that sale. :( Being poor is very painful.
PS: Regardless of the controversies, I am still interested in going.
Yikes. (e:paul), I didn't consider that possibility. It seems rather extreme. Body-snatching and other shady modes of procuring bodies are one thing but killing people to put them in an exhibition is entirely another...
Sometimes, the families of the poor sell the bodies of their dear ones so that they can survive from the money they get out of that sale. :( Being poor is very painful.
PS: Regardless of the controversies, I am still interested in going.
theecarey - 07/06/09 00:20
Ok, now I can see the NYTimes article. It is talking about the 'Bodies.. The Exhibition'. (so far)
Ok, now I can see the NYTimes article. It is talking about the 'Bodies.. The Exhibition'. (so far)
theecarey - 07/06/09 00:18
yeh, the Premier Exhibitions Inc. is that "Body..The Exhibition" one, right? and not BodyWorks (the one coming here?) At this point, I am not sure what I think. So far, as long as people weren't killed off strictly for this purpose (were they??!!), I'd wouldn't be opposed to having the unclaimed & unidentified ("poor" would not be acceptable excuse for not giving burial if family wants it) dead used for medical/community exhibition.
So, you think you might want to go, (e:paul)? :)
If enough people seem interested, I can see what I can do about organizing something. If not for the discount, then to at least all go together for those that want to? let me see what more information I can get. Anyone who loves to organize stuff, by all means go for it :)
yeh, the Premier Exhibitions Inc. is that "Body..The Exhibition" one, right? and not BodyWorks (the one coming here?) At this point, I am not sure what I think. So far, as long as people weren't killed off strictly for this purpose (were they??!!), I'd wouldn't be opposed to having the unclaimed & unidentified ("poor" would not be acceptable excuse for not giving burial if family wants it) dead used for medical/community exhibition.
So, you think you might want to go, (e:paul)? :)
If enough people seem interested, I can see what I can do about organizing something. If not for the discount, then to at least all go together for those that want to? let me see what more information I can get. Anyone who loves to organize stuff, by all means go for it :)
paul - 07/05/09 21:55
Arnie Geller, the president of Premier Exhibitions Inc., the company that spent $25 million to obtain the specimens from a Chinese university, insists that the human remains, all but two of them male, are those of the poor, the unclaimed or the unidentified. :::link:::
I love how "poor" ranks with unclaimed or unidentified. Notice the lack of an AND. Aren't they kind of different?
Arnie Geller, the president of Premier Exhibitions Inc., the company that spent $25 million to obtain the specimens from a Chinese university, insists that the human remains, all but two of them male, are those of the poor, the unclaimed or the unidentified. :::link:::
I love how "poor" ranks with unclaimed or unidentified. Notice the lack of an AND. Aren't they kind of different?
paul - 07/05/09 21:51
They way I understood it was the bodies wouldn't have been dead bodies if they didn't need them for a show.
They way I understood it was the bodies wouldn't have been dead bodies if they didn't need them for a show.
tinypliny - 07/05/09 18:58
(e:theecarey), I am super-interested in going. Are you getting together a group of 15 people? If you are, I am 100% in.
(e:paul), I am not sure those claims can be verified. We dissected bodies of cadavers from people who had willingly donated them to our med school. At least, that's what they told us. Who knows...
Even if they were from dead prisoners, a body is just a body without life. I agree that it seems awful to not bury/cremate it etc. but sometimes, the beauty of a human body needs to be witnessed to be believed and preserving it is a mark of deep respect.
I think the human body from inside is perhaps the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.
(e:theecarey), I am super-interested in going. Are you getting together a group of 15 people? If you are, I am 100% in.
(e:paul), I am not sure those claims can be verified. We dissected bodies of cadavers from people who had willingly donated them to our med school. At least, that's what they told us. Who knows...
Even if they were from dead prisoners, a body is just a body without life. I agree that it seems awful to not bury/cremate it etc. but sometimes, the beauty of a human body needs to be witnessed to be believed and preserving it is a mark of deep respect.
I think the human body from inside is perhaps the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.
dimartiste - 07/05/09 14:12
Yes I am interested. Thanks for the great info. My friends went in NY and said it was a strange yet amazing experience to intellectual realize how our body works and yet see what is just beneath the skin. I haven't decided when to go yet.
Yes I am interested. Thanks for the great info. My friends went in NY and said it was a strange yet amazing experience to intellectual realize how our body works and yet see what is just beneath the skin. I haven't decided when to go yet.
theecarey - 07/05/09 13:53
hahaha, (e:paul) at "Jenks, isn't that everyday like your own personal bodyworld"
I too has heard about the controversy surrounding the origins of bodies used in the exhibits.From my understanding, "BodyWorld" apparently has consenting donors/people who pay to have their bodies used for this exhibit and other medical needs. Also medical universities donate.
However there is a similar, but unrelated exhibit called, "The Bodies...The Exhibition" which seems to have an unofficial track record for using non-consenting prisoner bodies/questionable sources. They use unclaimed bodies but the sources are undocumented?
wiki on "Bodies...The Exhibition":
:::link:::
NPR discussing both exhibits in an article titled, "Origins of Exhibited Cadavers Questioned"
:::link:::
hahaha, (e:paul) at "Jenks, isn't that everyday like your own personal bodyworld"
I too has heard about the controversy surrounding the origins of bodies used in the exhibits.From my understanding, "BodyWorld" apparently has consenting donors/people who pay to have their bodies used for this exhibit and other medical needs. Also medical universities donate.
However there is a similar, but unrelated exhibit called, "The Bodies...The Exhibition" which seems to have an unofficial track record for using non-consenting prisoner bodies/questionable sources. They use unclaimed bodies but the sources are undocumented?
wiki on "Bodies...The Exhibition":
:::link:::
NPR discussing both exhibits in an article titled, "Origins of Exhibited Cadavers Questioned"
:::link:::
paul - 07/05/09 12:54
Jenks, isn't that everyday like your own personal bodyworld.
On a more serious note when we went the las Vegas showing of it everyone said it was horrible of us to go because they shut down the show for using non-consenting prisoner bodies form china? I heard it even got shut down in SF and New York because of that. Maybe its all rumors as I honestly have no substantiated any of it.
Jenks, isn't that everyday like your own personal bodyworld.
On a more serious note when we went the las Vegas showing of it everyone said it was horrible of us to go because they shut down the show for using non-consenting prisoner bodies form china? I heard it even got shut down in SF and New York because of that. Maybe its all rumors as I honestly have no substantiated any of it.
jenks - 07/05/09 09:13
dammit! It comes to buffalo as soon as I leave?! I've been wanting to see it for years now.
dammit! It comes to buffalo as soon as I leave?! I've been wanting to see it for years now.
mrmike - 07/05/09 08:47
yep, got a ticket already
yep, got a ticket already
mmmm those summer rolls sound fantastic which I definitely intend to make sometime. I printed out both of your awesome ideas, (e:jbeatty) and (e:janelle). However, we went with a pork entree. Nothing 'fancy' as we pretty much winged it when we headed out to a couple of markets to check things out. I love scouring those markets on occasion, and it had been awhile. We constantly got so side tracked looking at everything (ever see those expensive boxes of bird nests ranging in price from $189.00-$429.00) and talking, that at some point we decided on quickly grabbing some veggies and spices and lychees. Pork strips, scallions, garlic, red pepper, onion, and several spices and a few oils that made for something very tasty. All this over rice. As a shortcut, we steamed a package of leek dumplings. Next time, we will have a tighter plan for what to make, but it was yummy and lots of fun nonetheless :)
So??????????? What did you make?
Summer rolls are SO good- but super labor intensive- I make them a few times a year. I'd suggest leaving out the pork and just boiling the shrimp and cutting them in half- it works better that way.
Goi Cuon-(Vietnamese Summer Rolls) would be a fun dish to make together. It looks really impressive and tastes great. You can put whatever you want in these but here is what I use.
Shopping list:
Circular rice wrappers (banh trang)
Rice vermicelli
Raw Shrimp(deveined and peeled)
Pork(any cut but tenderloin is cheap, cut into small pieces)
Mint
Thai basil
Lettuce (any kind)
Carrots(julienned)
Garlic
Chives
Rice Vinegar
Fish sauce (nuoc mam)
Hoisin Sauce
Sriracha
Peanuts
Take some water and a couple splashes of rice vinegar and boil. Add shrimp till cooked. remove liquid, but save it. Use the same pan heat it add some chopped garlic, stir fry for a minute, add pork and sear it. Add fish sauce and a little bit of the reverved liquid. Cook until pork is done. Cool the shrimp and pork.
Cook the rice noodles till they are tender, shock them in ice water.
For the rice paper I just soak paper towels and alternate wet towel and rice paper. It only takes 1 or two minutes before they will be flimsy enough to roll.
Take pork, shrimp, noodles, mint, thai basil, carrots, lettuce, chives and roll together like an egg roll.
For dipping sauce: 3/4 hoisin, 1/4 sriracha with some crushed peanuts on top.
For simplicity you cook cook the pork and shrimp any way you like, or you could subtract pork altogether.
Get canned rambutan as a side dish. It's a type of fruit and you can find it canned in stores that sell Vietnamese food.
A simple Vietnamese side dish is to get corn and grill it. Parboil it first and then grill it. Near the end of grilling it, brush scallion oil on it and then sprinkle with salt. Scallion oil is made by chopping up three to four scallions into small pieces. Heat one cup of oil in a pan on the stove. When hot, throw in the scallions, stir for 10 seconds, then take off the heat.
Pick up coconut milk in a can. Sautee lemon grass, chicken, ginger, then add coconut milk and curry seasoning for a Southeast Asian curry chicken. Add red pepper flakes to give it a kick. Or try making a soup using coconut milk, chicken stock, chicken or scallops, and add seasonings.
Have fun!!!!