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Shadow Sculpture is the art of creating objects that are not art in themselves - but create art in the form of a shadow when a light is shined upon them. It is an intricate and beautiful art form that requires vision, skill, precision, and creativity. Londoners Tim Noble and Sue Webster take shadow sculpture to an extraordinary new level - creating amazing projected art work, but using ordinary things that would otherwise be considered waste or rubbish. Tim Noble ( Born 1966) and Sue Webster ( Born 1967) are two British artists who work as a collaborative duo, and are associated with the post-YBA generation of artists. They first met in 1986 at Nottingham Trent University and quickly became the best of friends and started collaborating soon after. Their shadow sculptures incorporate diverse materials including household rubbish, scrap metal and taxidermy animals that are transformed into intricate shadow profiles. Their first shadow scullpture was exhibited in 1997. Since then, they have made a name for themselves as artists who are able to fuse the abstract and the representational, in much the same way that Jackson Pollock, Francis Bacon, and Willem de Kooning accomplished before them. Besides their famous shadow scullptures they are also famous for their light sculptures, which are constructed out of computer sequenced light bulbs that flash and send out messages. Here are some of their extraordinary art works: 
 
In their words : “The art of projection is emblematic of trans-formative art. The process of transformation, from discarded waste, scrap metal or even taxidermy creatures to a recognizable image, echoes the idea of ‘perceptual psychology’ a form of evaluation used for psychological patients. Noble and Webster are familiar with this process and how people evaluate abstract forms. Throughout their careers they have played with the idea of how humans perceive abstract images and define them with meaning. The result is surprising and powerful as it redefines how abstract forms can transform into figurative ones.†
10 Tallest Waterfalls of the World There is no better place for relaxation than nature. The beauty of nature is always accentuated by the presence of water bodies around be it a river, lake or waterfall. Even the loud noise of falling water from a height in the hills is music to ears. As one approaches the bottom of a waterfall, the mist of the falling water and the tiny droplets of water touching the body gives a deep sense of respite. Hence, waterfalls are a popular spot for picnickers all around the world. Here are some of the tallest and most beautiful waterfalls in the world. 
1) Angel falls 
Angel falls is the highest waterfall of the world, with a height of 3,212 feet. It is located in Canaima National Park in Venezuela. It has different names in different languages. In Pemon language it is known as Parakupa-vena or kerepakupi merú which means waterfall from the highest point. In Spanish it is called Salto Ãngel. 2) Tugela falls 
Tugela falls are located in the Drakensberg (Dragon’s Mountains) in the Royal Natal National Park in KawZuli-Natal Province, Republic of South Africa. It consists of 5 free-leaping falls dropping at from a height of 3,110 feet. They are also considered as God gifted waterfalls as their water is very pure and thus safe to drink. 3) Cataratas las Tres Hermanas 
“Cataratas las Tres Hermanas†means “waterfall of the three sistersâ€. These waterfalls are 3,000 feet in their height. They are located in Rio Cutivireni in Peru. 4) Olo’upena Falls 
These waterfalls are also known as Tiered because they’re so thin. It was a very popular waterfall located in Oloupena, Hawaii, USA. The water falls from a height of 2,953 feet. Its popularity is mainly due to the fact they they’re covered with lush mountains from both sides ensuring a lot of greenery in the vicinity. 5) Catarata Yumbilla 
Dropping from a height of 2,938 feet, Catara Yumbilla is the fifth tallest waterfall in the world. However, it is so thin that only about 600m of the overall drop is visible to us. It is found in the amazons, Peru. 6) Vinnufossen 
Vinnufossen is the tallest waterfall in Europe. It is located in Sunndal, Norway and has a height of 2,822 feet. 7) Baläifossen 
This magnificent waterfall is situated in Hordaland, Norway. Water falls from a height of 2,788 feet. Unfortunately, even though these waterfalls are filled with pure water, it is not available year round as it gets dried out in the summer season. 8) Pu'uka'oku Falls 
These waterfalls are located on Molokai which is an island of Hawaii, USA. Their height is 2,756 feet. 9) James Bruce Falls 
Situated in Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada, James Bruce falls is the highest measured waterfall in the continent of North America. It originates from a small snowfield and gushes 2,755 feet down to Princess Louisa Inlet. 10) Browne Falls 
Browne falls is located in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand. It cascades down 2,744 feet and is named after the pioneering aerial photographer, Victor Carlisle Browne, who discovered Lake Browne and the associated falls on one of his flights over Fiordland in the 1940s. Scenery surrounding the water is spectacular as it is amidst temperate rain forest.
The Worst Parking Jobs Ever!Ever been in a hurry and the only free parking spot is just a tad too small? Or maybe you misjudged the distance to the curb. Look at how these peopld dealt with these pesky car parking problems! 
10 Awesome Flooring DesignsThese are 10 of the coolest flooring designs. From an optical illusion floor, to a floor made of pennies, an etched floor and even an interactive floor, this design collection has it all! 
Optical Illusion Floor This optical illusion carpet, spotted in a Paris video game store, provides an illusion of a vortex floor. Leather Belt Floor  (Belt) strapped for cash? Forget 'affordable' for a minute and just imagine the curious combination of feeling aged leather beneath your feet, and the look of vintage belts lining the floors of your home. Leather flooring is fairly unusual, but these upcycled belt designs are unique – each one hand-crafted and with individually-selected old belts. OK, but the price? Over 600 dollars for the round mat shown above from BranchHome and over 70 dollars per square foot for the floor tiles from Ting. (Link | Via) Penny Floor A floor literally tiled with thousands of copper pennies… it's pretty surprising to look down and see them when you walk into The Standard Grill in The Standard Hotel, New York. The design was selected by the restaurant's designers, Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch of New York design firm - Roman and Williams. Radiant Heat Floor Take off your shoes and feel the warmth coming up through that radiant heat flooring. It's not only one of the coolest ways to get warm (no pun intended), but it's also really energy efficient because, unlike traditional heating systems, you don't lose the heat. With traditional baseboard heating or forced hot air heating, a lot of the energy you use to heat your home is wasted because much of the heat produced is immediately lost. But with radiant floors, that warmth is transferred directly to you as you come in contact with the floor. And it takes advantage of something we all know - hot air rises - so when the heat is generated underneath the floor, it does what it's supposed to, which is go directly up. Aside from the fact that it keeps your indoor temperature up, and your heating bills down, it's just plain fantastic. Aerial Photo Floor Check out the Flying Carpet next time you're in Sacramento. Created by California-based artist Seyed Alavi, the carpet is an aerial view of the Sacramento River as it flows for 50 miles, between the California towns of Colusa and Chico. The 18-foot-wide, 150-foot-long image is woven and dyed into the carpet covering a walkway that connects the main parking lot and Terminal A. Alavi won a competition of more than 100 artists that submitted proposals for upgrading the walkway. Salt Floor Every once in a while, though, we run across someone who has taken the industry to a whole new level. Japanese Artist Motoi Yamamoto has found his medium in grains of salt - billions and billions of them. Yamamoto adheres plain table salt to floor surfaces, creating extremely intricate patterns & landscapes. The result is pretty amazing and can be a dizzying optical illusion if you stare too long. To prep, the artist draws the most complex mazes and labyrinths imaginable, plotting out his design. His creations are for exhibition only and aren't meant for permanent floor design, which is fortunate, because it'd take just one mildly rude friend to undo hours upon hours of work. Puzzle Floor This floor is something that stands out from the crowd. The new Puzzle Floor elicits expressions of surprise and amazement. A perfect solution for children's bedrooms, but not only. Available in 13 colors, the tiles can be mixed for unique, personalized installations. Human Traffic Floor Alistair Bramley's Dimension laminate flooring is a futuristic take on laminate floor design. The patterns are created using the natural movement of people within a set environment. Obstacles such as furniture are incorporated into the floor design. Video footage of how people used the room space was captured, processed and then printed onto the floor. This takes bespoke flooring to the next level. Etched Floor Some prefer the raw texture of hand-scraped hardwood floors, while others want the modern look (and low costs) of laminate wood flooring. These patterned wooden planks provide artistic relief somewhere in between – an honest contemporary take on classic material and installation approaches. This decorative flooring series from Mafi provides a fresh outlook on manufactured floors, etching designs that range from abstract floral patterns to playfully embossed stick figures. The pre-engraved slats are shallow enough not to collect dirt and dust (at least in theory), but deep enough to be felt underfoot by bare feet or with socks – each features a darker ‘burned' look or a consistent surface treatment where variation is seen only by reflection, light and shadow. Interactive Floor Billed as the world's first truly "sustainable dance club", Club Watt is based in Rotterdam in the Netherlands and aims to use 50 per cent less waste and 30 per cent less energy than a typical club. To achieve its goals, it's working to the green guidelines of a non-profit organization known as the Sustainable Dance Club. As well as generating energy, the dance floor has an interactive element. As you dance, its appearance changes through the LED lighting embedded in the panels, which are made from recycled materials
One of the most spectacular monuments of India
One of the most spectacular monuments of India, Golkonda fort is located 11kms west of Hyderabad. This historic fort derives its name from the Telugu word “Golla Konda†which means Shepherd’s hill. The fort stands on a 400 ft high hill and was initially built by the Kakatiya dynasty in the twelfth century. It was originally a mud fort but was later reconstructed in stone. This was done by Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah Wali , the fourth Qutub king of the Qutub Shahi dynasty. This dynasty had ruled the kingdom of Golkanda from 1512. The fort was rebuilt for the purpose of defense from invading Mughals from the north. They transformed it into a mighty fort which has three imposing walls one within the other that rise to a height of over 12m. 
A deep moat surrounds the outer most wall covering a substantial area of the town with a circumference of 7km. Besides having walla ranging from a thickness of 17 to 34 feet, the fort also has 87 semi circular bastions which are 50 to 60 geet high. 
This majestic citadel boasts 8 gates or Darwazas as they are known locally, the main gate being Fateh Darwaza which means Gate of Victory.The door is 13 feet wide and 25 feet high and is studded with steel spikes to protect it from charging elephants. All this rendered the fort impenetrable and made if one of the strongest forts of the Medieval Deccan. 
Apart from its impressive exterior, there are quite a few attractions within the fort. One of the most impressive features of this fort is its acoustics system. By means of this system, a hand clap sounded at the fort’s main gate, the grand portico, can be heard clearly at the ‘Bala Hissar’, the highest point a kilometer away. 
The Golkonda fort is divided into four distinct forts. The exceptional architecture still shines through in each of the apartments, halls, temples, mosques and even the stables.The important structures inside the fort are the striking Silai Khana, a three-storied armory building, Nagina Bagh, guide lines, Akkanna-Madanna Offices, Ramdas jail, Darbar hall and a Masjib founded by Ibrahim Qutub Shah. Moreover, the fort also has an ingeniously evolved water supply system. 
Last but not the least, a visit to the Golkonda fort isn’t complete without the viewing of the Light and Sound show. It brings the legend of Golkonda to life. 
http://indiaouting.com/andhra-pradesh/golkonda-fort/
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 NOT YOUR ORDINARY TABLE LINEN
The closest I’ve come to the art of napkin folding is when I worked at a country club and we had to fold the napkins into fans. It was my most dreaded side work. I could never understand why I had to spend 45 minutes after my shift folding napkins into lame designs just to have the members shake it out and fold it onto their laps the second they got to the table. Perhaps if Joan Sallas had trained me in the art of napkin folding, I would have appreciated it more. Joan Sallas is known as the world’s best virtuoso napkin folder. He specializes in historic sculptures. “My favourite piece is always the one I haven’t deciphered yet, the one I don’t know how to fold yet,†he told AFP in 2010. “It is incredibly exciting for a researcher to investigate how an object was folded: you can sit there for days and nights, until you understand how an object was folded.â€
Joan began his career as an origami paper artist, but soon became intrigued with the almost dead art of napkin folding. Joan loves his work, but don’t expect to see his pieces immortalized for all eternity in a museum. At the end of each of his exhibitions he dismantles his work. He says the short life span of his work symbolizes our lives. Want a napkin folding lesson from the master? Watch the video posted at the top of this blog and see Joan demonstrate how to fold a water lily. http://www.ripleys.com/weird/daily-dose-of-weird-wtf-blog/unusual-art-and-fashion/napkin-virtuoso/?utm_source=Ripley+World+Master+List&utm_campaign=32de47542e-WEEKLY_WEIRD_NEWSLETTER&utm_medium=email SHARE RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!!
Great advice from the elder generation Some great advice from the elder generation, who have been through it all,
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