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And now... the news. - 8/31/2007 4:09:41 PM

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Leonardo's painting technique secrets uncovered
By Silvia Ognibene2 hours, 29 minutes ago

Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci avoided the palette and mixed colors directly on the canvas, Italian researchers said after they reconstructed his work step by step "as if watching him while he painted."

Using a scientific device to analyze Leonardo's "Madonna of the Yarnwinder" painting, researchers at the University of Florence said they were able to pinpoint virtually every stroke made by the famous Italian artist on the oil masterpiece.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070831/sc_nm/italy_leonardo_dc

GOP officials: Craig to resign Saturday
By JOHN MILLER 8 minutes ago

Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig will resign from the Senate amid a furor over his arrest and guilty plea in a police sex sting in an airport men's room, Republican officials said Friday.

Craig will announce at a news conference in Boise Saturday morning that he will resign effective Sept. 30, four state GOP officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070831/ap_on_go_co/craig_arrest;_ylt=ApeFxF0As6qyDvAEsfjqS..s0NUE

Judge finds Duke prosecutor in contempt
By AARON BEARD, Associated Press Writer 35 minutes ago

Mike Nifong, the disgraced former Durham County district attorney, was held in criminal contempt of court Friday for lying to a judge when pursuing rape charges against three falsely accused Duke University lacrosse players.

Superior Court Judge W. Osmond Smith III sentenced Nifong, who has already been stripped of his law license and has resigned from office, to a single day in jail. He had faced as many as 30 days in jail and a fine as high as $500

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070831/ap_on_re_us/duke_lacrosse_nifong;_ylt=Ak.ZsPjFnbvryGf_BgMb2gus0NUE

Warner decides not to seek sixth term
By BOB LEWIS, Associated Press Writer 58 minutes ago

Republican Sen. John Warner of Virginia, one of the most authoritative voices in Congress on the military and a key figure in the debate over Iraq, said Friday he will not seek a sixth term in 2008.

Warner, 80, was elected in 1978, after the dashing former Navy secretary campaigned alongside his wife at the time, Elizabeth Taylor.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070831/ap_on_re_us/warner2008;_ylt=ApNuux09_R2EM3DEIyUWD6us0NUE

South Koreans turn anger at hostages
By JAE-SOON CHANG, Associated Press WriterFri Aug 31, 2:40 PM ET

South Korea's relief at the release of 19 countrymen held hostage by the Taliban gave way Friday to anger at the victims themselves, members of a Christian church who are being criticized for ignoring warnings against travel to Afghanistan.

Critics said the group's actions forced their government into negotiations with the Islamic militants that damaged the nation's international reputation.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070831/ap_on_re_as/skorea_afghan_answers;_ylt=Askmr6FVx3m37KFgHX8ixges0NUE

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RE: And now... the news. - 8/31/2007 4:17:05 PM

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Leonardo's painting technique secrets uncovered
By Silvia Ognibene2 hours, 29 minutes ago

Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci avoided the palette and mixed colors directly on the canvas, Italian researchers said after they reconstructed his work step by step "as if watching him while he painted."

Using a scientific device to analyze Leonardo's "Madonna of the Yarnwinder" painting, researchers at the University of Florence said they were able to pinpoint virtually every stroke made by the famous Italian artist on the oil masterpiece.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070831/sc_nm/italy_leonardo_dc

I used a similar technique to uncover graffiti in a toilet recently. It turns out Tina Hobbs is a cock worshiper and is available for any sexual occasion.

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RE: And now... the news. - 8/31/2007 4:26:40 PM

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Leonardo's painting technique secrets uncovered
By Silvia Ognibene2 hours, 29 minutes ago

Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci avoided the palette and mixed colors directly on the canvas, Italian researchers said after they reconstructed his work step by step "as if watching him while he painted."

Using a scientific device to analyze Leonardo's "Madonna of the Yarnwinder" painting, researchers at the University of Florence said they were able to pinpoint virtually every stroke made by the famous Italian artist on the oil masterpiece.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070831/sc_nm/italy_leonardo_dc

I used a similar technique to uncover graffiti in a toilet recently. It turns out Tina Hobbs is a cock worshiper and is available for any sexual occasion.

Just don't be tapping your foot while there.

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RE: And now... the news. - 8/31/2007 7:12:41 PM

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Okay...you slop some paint on the canvas...you mix it around...you use a palate knife ( or whatever is available...) you look at it..decide to take a brush to to...smear on some more paint because it's not quite working..take off your shoe...swat a fly and a few carpenter ants...take a look..glop on some more paint and start mixing that surface paint.....alas, nothing yet....grab a wine and a shag from the little house maid after you've sploshed on some paint thinner, lineseed oil, beeswax, or the little maids juices...........

How the hell can they tell the order, the brush stroke, when the little maid came, or what have you?

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RE: And now... the news. - 8/31/2007 7:15:50 PM

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P.S...while I'm not versed in anthropology, I do have a definate interest.

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RE: And now... the news. - 8/31/2007 7:23:38 PM

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The researchers used a so-called "nuclear accelerator" device that launches particles at high speed to decipher the painting technique used by the artist.

Now, how that doohickey works, I haven't any idea.

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