Many of the features of the homes are the latest modern devices in American homes, but an interesting blend of cultures finds us using Japanese artfulness in our own Western architecture at the same time that the Japanese are adopting Western utility patterns.

They made us want to make our music more interesting and more complex and we tried to blend that with our own personalities to see what we could come up with that was indisputably us.

This results in a unique, interesting and flavorful blend of the several different cultural influences, with strong similarities with the cuisine of the neighboring Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.

Critics have noted that Strauss's additions contain an interesting blend of the classical style of composition and Strauss's own characteristic sound.

Their approach is characterized by a blend of intuition and reflection that spotlights a special sensitivity to structurally and harmonically interesting inventions.

Xot's John Leffingwell described Robotron: 2084 as " the perfect blend of mayhem and simplicity ", and commented that its plot was an interesting commentary.

The case of Rolls-Royce plc, nationalized in 1971, is an interesting blend of these two arguments.

Further developments in the current century might be said to be the increased recognition that ' Most countertransference reactions are a blend of the two aspects ', personal and diagnostic, which require careful disentanglement in their interaction ; and the possibility that nowadays psychodynamic counsellors use countertransference much more than transference − ' another interesting shift in perspective over the years '.

Allmusic gave Do or Die a rating of three stars out of five, and said that the album was " an interesting blend of hardcore-style punk with traditional Irish inflections.

Built and lived in by Maharaja Takhat Singh ( 1843 – 1873 ), Jodhpur's last ruler to reside in the Mehrangarh Fort, Takhat Vilas is an interesting blend of styles, most traditional, but some, like the glass balls on the ceiling, testifying to the modern age which arrived with the British.

One of the finest fiddlers of his generation, his powerful style was an interesting blend of Northern and Southern elements.

Guests include music and movie stars, sports heroes and political figures, but also many lower profile individuals who have interesting stories to tell, such as round-the-world sailor Jesse Martin, or sexual health physician Dr. Cindy Pan.

In Four Winds, Anne and Gilbert meet many interesting people, such as Captain Jim, a former sailor who is now the keeper of the lighthouse, and Miss Cornelia Bryant, an unmarried woman in her 40s who lives alone in an emerald-green house and deems the Blythes part of " the race that knows Joseph.

Aristotle scholar and Objectivist Allan Gotthelf, chairman of the Society, and his colleagues have argued for more academic study of Objectivism, viewing the philosophy as a unique and intellectually interesting defense of classical liberalism that is worth debating.

Native Hawaiian scholar Charles Kenn, a Living Treasure of Hawai ' i recognized in the Hawaiian community as a kahuna and expert in Hawaiian history and traditions, was friendly with Max Freedom Long but said, “ While this Huna study is an interesting study, … it is not, and never was Hawaiian .”

The more interesting one, in a manuscript that belonged to the scholar M. Caussin de Perceval, is a copy of a manuscript made in Baghdad in 1703.

An interesting position comes from the western scholar Alexander Berzin, " The texts in Buddhist traditions have been written from the point of view of a heterosexual male.

David Hoffmann occupies a very interesting position in the Wissenschaft des Judentums movement of the 19th century, as shown by, and is in some ways the prototype of the contemporary Orthodox Jewish scholar, facing the ubiquitous tension between faithfulness to tradition and the demands of critical inquiry.

He quotes scholar Eleanor Sickels as saying that the poem is about " the human tendency to wobble illogically in decision and later to assume that the decision was, after all, logical and enormously important, but forever to tell of it ' with a sigh ' as depriving the speaker of who-knows-what interesting experience.

It is interesting to note that in Islam, a Fatwa can only be given by an Islamic scholar.

Since 2003 Sandra K. Lucore ( formerly of the University of Tokyo, now an independent scholar ) has led excavations of the 3rd century BC North Baths complex that have produced interesting results including evidence of one of the earliest examples of dome and barrel vault construction.

The former, a classicizing Latin epic poem in XII books and composed in three redactions, gives some very interesting details about Philip Augustus and his time, including some information about military matters, and shows that William was an excellent Latin scholar.

In his autobiography I Me Mine, Harrison writes that the song was inspired by a letter from Juan Mascaró, a Sanskrit scholar at Cambridge University, who sent him a copy of his book Lamps of Fire ( a wide-ranging anthology of religious writings, including some from the Tao Te Ching ) and asked him if "... might it not be interesting to put into your music a few words of Tao, for example number 48, page 66 of the book.

Research has explored the neural mechanisms responsible for several of the more interesting behaviors shown by C. elegans, including chemotaxis, thermotaxis, mechanotransduction, and male mating behavior.

It is interesting to note that the use of a ' Big Wing ' within 11 Group was explored by Fighter Command in paper exercises run by Leigh-Mallory in January 1941.

An interesting aspect explored in these papers is the detailed study of all possible combinations of alleles that may appear in the PCR results for a particular embryo.

Prince Maximilian said of Lesueur " He had explored the country in many directions, was acquainted with everything remarkable, collected and prepared all interesting objects and had already sent considerable collections to France " ( Elliott & Johansen, p. 6 ) Indeed, Lesueur sent specimens of unique fish, animals and fossils, as well as artefacts he had dug from the Indian Mounds in New Harmony back to France, where they remain.

The author finds it interesting that L. Ron Hubbard explored the story of the " ancient ruler Xenu " further in the form of Revolt in the Stars.

A deeply religious man, he explored the common territory between theology and medicine, and this led to interesting studies on demoniacal possession and stigmatisation.

This allowed the Ultima Underworld II team to make " multiple editing passes on the layout of each level ", with the goal of creating " interesting stuff " for players to see and do each time they explored an area.

Because Broadway is a true north – south route that parallels the Hudson River and preceded the grid that the Commissioners ' Plan of 1811 imposed on the island, Broadway diagonally crosses Manhattan, its intersections with avenues marked by " squares " ( some merely triangular slivers of open space ) have induced some interesting architecture, such as the Flatiron Building.

:" I have found something very interesting in the Chicago River on the east side of the Kinzie Bridge.

With the modern community being largely a suburban residential area of relatively recent origin, the history of River Ridge is thus fairly devoid of interesting events or drama, and is largely tied to the history of post-World War II Jefferson Parish.

The area is geologically interesting, lying in the midst of the fertile Palouse country in the middle of the Columbia River Plateau, with the Rocky Mountains to the east, the Channeled Scablands to the west, and the Snake River to the south.

Many pilots regard the " River Visual " approach as one of the more interesting in the United States.

Tidal River is a very interesting colour, ranging from a deep-yellow in shallower areas to a dark-purple and almost black in the deeper spots.

The track through downtown Sheboygan Falls has been of interest to railfans because of a number of interesting features, including an iron trestle over the Sheboygan River, a small section of street running where the line runs at grade along city streets, and antiquated " wig-wag " signals at several crossings.

A boat service runs down the River Fal from Truro to Falmouth and can be used as an interesting method to get to the path.

This makes for a pleasant, scenic walk alongside the River Colne with its the ecologically interesting salt marsh environment.

One of the most interesting Martello towers is in Meelick, Co. Offaly, guarding the river crossing on the River Shannon.

It has a number of interesting features including a towpath which runs alongside the River Lagan.

By far the most interesting New-Stone-Age site in the entire Cannock Chase area lies opposite Handsacre on the north bank of the River Trent in Mavesyn Ridware ( SK 085168 ), where a Neolithic Causewayed Enclosure has been recorded on aerial photographs.

Cyrus Thomas, who conducted a mound survey in the area for the Smithsonian Institution in the 1880s, wrote that the Little Tennessee River was " undoubtedly the most interesting archaeological section in the entire Appalachian district.

The region is one of the world's most extreme deserts, and includes many interesting features including Lake Vida and the Onyx River, Antarctica's longest river.

As an eyewitness he could describe only the reigns of Vsevolod I and Svyatopolk II ( 1078-1112 ), but he could have gathered many interesting details from the lips of old men, two of whom could have been Giurata Rogovich of Novgorod, who could give him information concerning the north of Rus ', Pechora River, and other places, and Yan Vyshatich, a nobleman ninety years of age, who died in 1106.

Traveling through the region from North to South, a subtle but interesting change in climate can be observed and is most evidenced by the gradual increase in the occurrence of subtropical indicator plants in the landscape ( most noticeable are the Southern Magnolia and Mimosa trees, the needle palm also may be found as a winter hardy landscape specimen in yards near the Ohio River ).

In Autumn 2011, a new series, River Cottage, Veg Every Day, began as Hugh developed awareness for how much meat is consumed daily and promoting interesting and delicious vegetarian meals.

The combination of a railroad network for grains linking Rosario ( Santa Fe Province ), by the shore of Paraná River ) to Bahía Blanca, its trade potential, linking also Bahía Blanca to Zapala, very close to the border to Chile and then to the Pacific Ocean shores avoiding days of navigation through Ferrocarril Transandino del Sur, the availability of energy ( natural gas and electricity ) and human resources make the area quite an interesting one from the industrial and commercial perspectives.

The most interesting body of water is the Tuul River, which crosses Ulaanbaatar and later joins the Orkhon River.

The most interesting bridge in Zhytomir is one over the Teteriv River in Gagarin Park.

Another interesting sight is an unusual bridge that crosses the Kasagh River, located in the gorge just below the church of Surb Sarkis.

The precinct of the cathedral, the limit of the former monastery, is between Tombland ( the Anglo-Saxon market place ) and the River Wensum and the Cathedral Close, which runs from Tombland into the cathedral grounds, contains a number of interesting buildings from the 15th through to the 19th century including the remains of the infirmary.