year 2011

Happy New Year

2011
Each year and you is fine
Together to achieve our hopes and aspirations

Sand Sculpture

 Art Exhibition in Australia

Sand sculptors have been busy preparing for the Frankston Sand Sculpting Australia exhibition in Melbourne. Artists from around the world presented their version of the sand sculptures depicting a variety of dirty tricks: insects, frogs and the like.The exhibition, made completely out of sand and looking absolutely spectacular is the brainchild of Brad Goll from the United States and Karen Fralich from Canada. After all, the exhibits should have fit the theme “Creepy Crawlies”. In slang it means any disgusting insects, causing the observer spine. Their versions of “tingling” presented by artists from Australia, Belgium, Britain, Holland, Ireland, Canada and other countries. The exhibition runs until April 2011. 

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Sand Sculpture 2008

SAND SCULPTURES, FRANKSTON

Drawing on the human body

Based in New York City (although currently residing in Chiang Mai, Thailand), artistic duo Chadwick Gray and Laura Spector recreate classic works of art using the human body as the canvas. In their Museum Anatomy series, Chadwick serves as the canvas. His ability to maintain a constant pose requires incredible patience and body control.

As Chadwick holds a position, Laura uses her amazing painting skills to recreate classic works of art. The human body presents a unique set of challenges not seen on a typical canvas. Working with the contours and curves of the human body is very difficult, but Laura makes it look effortless. Check out the incredible collection below, and be sure to check out
CHADWICKANDSPECTOR.COM for more artwork and information.

mermaid statue

Scotland’s town of Cumbernauld has recently become the proud “host” of a beautiful mermaid statue that seems to be guarding the town’s entrance.
 

Standing at over 33ft tall, this statue is entirely made out of metal and depicts a beautiful four-armed mermaid, with two of her arms stretched outwards, as if to protect the town, and the other two holding up her mermaid tail.Her name is Arria and she was thought of and designed by English sculptor Andy Scott.

The real spectacle begins at nightfall as the statue features a rig of multicolored lights inside it’s structure that all lit up, putting Arria in a whole new “light”.

The costs for making the statue reached up to around $400,000, but local authorities hope the mermaid will be the town’s lucky charm.

sandcastles

What is more reminiscent of holidays than building sandcastles on the beach? Not that everyone thinks of them in the same way. For many, sand is the perfect media for expressing their art as sculptures, and some of these are truly mind-blowing in their complexity.

beautiful places in the world

Photographing in the East of Asia, it's the most beautiful places in the world

Google car

Company uses Google's biggest search engine in the world of vehicles carrying cameras to photograph the streets three-dimensional images to be placed in Google Earth mapping program known as Technology Forum has received some photos of this car

Washing machine does not need water

This invention is in the development stage and research conducted at the University of Leeds, UK is one of the new projects for the month of May and the idea of washing clothes using granules such as beads made of nylon. And use small amounts of water 90% less than Conventional washing and function of the pills on the Elimination of spots, kept in the molecular structure of nylon and may be used hundreds of times in the case of disposal of the possibility of easily recycled, the company says also that the New Washing Machine will provide 1.2 billion tons of water per year, any the equivalent of 17 million swimming pools, and also reduces the emission of carbon dioxide atmosphere. I find through my experience in the scientific field that such effort will provide washing machines and water consumption, electric power and in particular recycling of granules so as to reduce pollution and waste accumulation in the environment.

I leave you with pictures

The robot ice sculptor

Clearly, advances in robotic engineering will soon adversely impact the careers of artists in all sorts of fields! We remember the robot able to draw portraits, recently developed by Goldsmiths University in London. A gadget endowed with equally impressive abilities has been built by McGill University in Canada.

Dreamt up within the framework of a computer assisted architectural programme, FAB@HOME has the ability to create beautiful ice sculptures in a variety of shapes and sizes. The system could ultimately be used to decorate ice hotels, a new concept in tourism for adventurous souls who aren't afraid of the cold!

The European Car

 Electric or hybrid cars have the wind in their sails at the moment. An encouraging development when we consider the extent to which urgent action is required to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, reduce atmospheric pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers continue to work towards these aims, even if politicians seem to be more lukewarm when it comes to their green commitments, particularly since the 2008 economic crisis...
In the field of automobiles, green technology is winning over more and more consumers. Many manufacturers have developed so-called "zero emission" vehicles. An important sign of the desirability of non-polluting transport: the title of the European Car of the Year, irrespective of category, has been awarded to the Nissan "Leaf". It is the first time that an electric car has picked up the title.

 

 

A camera faster than the human eye

Progress in the field of robotics is reaching the stage that the paranoid amongst us could seriously qualify as worrying! In fact, you could quite easily be left with a nagging sensation that some prototypes could enable the implementation of devices and systems that wouldn't necessarily increase the overall happiness of humankind...

Such is the case with an invention developed by German scientists at the Technical University of Munich. They have developed a miniature camera with a lens that is able to pan and tilt autonomously and that actually works faster than the human eye! In fact, panning speeds can reach 2500 degrees per second! We hardly dare imagine what this kind of system could engender once implanted into a humanoid... "Terminator", does that ring any bells?

Retro Kitchens

Hi kitchen fans, the latest installment is here of 60s-70s kitchens, and the last entry of this type for a little while. I think I've made the point, to show examples of kitchens that we can't believe we really either lived in or were designed, in our recent history! I'll put one up every now and then for another laugh and "yikes!" I'll be replacing this feature with a regularly scheduled Saturday "New/Cool Product." It's important to be aware of what is in the marketplace, and so much is in the marketplace in the world of kitchens. And, having attended 3 design shows in May, I have lots of great material to go through, and I'm really picky too.
So, back to the kitchen of today. It sort of looks like iron fencing, doesn't it? And, the aquamarine? Hmmm, not sure I have an explanation for that! The curtains REALLY give away the time period here, don't you think? But, what really bugs me is the typical cabinetry to the left of the image. I think something there could have had a curve to it. Maybe just curved open shelves between the two tall items. It's just not working for me over there. Oh, and the floor, I can't even go there. Have fun.

Hebron

Palestinian city long attributed to my father, the prophets Abraham peace be upon him by the graves of the prophets and apostles of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their descendants until Joseph peace be upon our Prophet and all of them blessings and peace, and most famous landmarks Hebron mosque peace be upon him has been named the city the name of Abraham peace be upon him.

And Hebron from Jerusalem about 50 km to the south, and despite the passage of ages, but the city still preserve the ancient heritage in spite of the multiplicity of their names as called (Hebron Habré _ _ _ scene Hebron)

Hebron is still the name of their permanent entered Islam during the reign of Farouk Omar Bin Al Khattab may Allah be pleased with him and remained under the influence of Islamic even occupied by the Zionists have the curse of God in 1386 _ 1967 and since that time they took they breed and oppress the Arabs to have taken place the horrific massacre that took place in Ramadan 1415 _ 1994, led by Jewish extremist Baruch Goldstein opened fire on worshipers in the Ibrahimi Mosque, killing innocent people who are prostrating to God in the dawn prayer was conducted negotiations after that between the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli government in January 15 1997 pm under which freed the city after 30 years of Israeli occupation.
Hebron is famous for trade, tourism and the many booming industries such as ceramics, glass and textiles either Valmwalh months, the report said, grapes and has a population of about 150 thousand people, and if brought into the population in neighboring villages Faisal total number to six hundred thousand souls.

Photos of the city

Story of each image - Yasser Arafat

Yasser Arafat
Here we review the most prominent stations in the life of the martyr Yasser Arafat, the icon, through the historical profiles Picture of his life ..

 

The father of Yasser Arafat

Aug. 4, 1929
Yasser Arafat is born in Cairo as Mohammed Abdel-Raouf Arafat Al-Qudwa Al-Husseini,  and as fifth of seven children of a Palestinian merchant.

In 1933 Arafat’s Mother Zahwa dies; he and infant brother Fathi are sent to Jerusalem to live with an uncle.

In 1948 Arafat takes part in Arab-Jewish fighting as Britain withdraws . from Palestine Mandate

 

In 1949 Arafat moves back to Cairo.
In Sept. 1951: Yasser Arafat begins studying Engineering at Cairo University.

In 1952 As engineering student at Cairo University, Arafat takes over and reorganizes the Palestinian Students' Union.

In Aug. 1956 Arafat secures membership for Palestine at an international student congress in Prague, Czechoslovakia.  For first time, wears Palestinian headdress, or kuffiyeh, that becomes his trademark.

In 1956 Arafat graduates with a BA in Civil Engineering. Serves in the Egyptian army during the Suez Crisis

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1957 In Kuwait, where he works, Arafat and five associates agree to form a clandestine Palestinian organization.

Jan. 1958 - Yasser Arafat and nine other Palestinians set up the first cells of the Fateh movement in Kuwait, advocating armed struggle to liberate Palestinian lands
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March 17, 1964 -First Palestinian delegation, comprising Yasser Arafat and Khalil Al-Wazir, to China, confers with Premier Chou-En-Lai.

Jan. 1, 1965 -With paltry weapons and the name Al-Asifa (‘The Storm’) Fateh lead by Arafat begins guerrilla raids against Israel with an abortive bombing of the national water carrier in the Galilee

  In March 21, 1968 - An Israeli army attack on PLO base at Karameh, Jordan, inflicts heavy losses, but is seen as victory for Arafat and his group; thousands join PLO.

Nov. 1969 - In Cairo, the first public meeting between Fateh leaders and Pres. Nasser takes place.

Feb. 1-4, 1969
At the 5th PNC session, held in Cairo, a new PLO Exec. Committee is elected, with Fateh leader Yasser Arafat as elected chairman and dominated by resistance groups (Al-Muqawama Al-Filistiniyya). As Arafat takes over chairmanship, he transforms the PLO into a dynamic force that makes Palestinian cause known worldwide.

Sept. 16-22, 1970
Jordanian army attacks Palestinian guerillas in various areas of Jordan after the PFLP’s hijacking on 6 Sept. of three airliners, marking the beginning of the confrontation between Jordanian and Palestinian forces (‘Black September’). The fighting leaves some 2,000 people, mainly Palestinians, dead. Arafat and the PLO are expelled from Jordan and sets up bases in Lebanon; Israeli air aids against South Lebanon begin. On 19-20 Sept. over 200 Syrian tanks and armored units bearing the symbol of the PLA enter Jordan to temporarily back the PLO.

Sept. 25, 1970
King Hussein and Arafat agree to a 14-point cease-fire under Nasser’s mediation, officially ending the war. The agreement is signed on 27 Sept. in Cairo.
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Feb. 28-March 5, 1971
The PNC holds its 8th session in Cairo; decides – in light of the fighting with the Jordanian army - to establish a Unified General Command of the forces of the Palestinian revolution and appoints Yasser Arafat as its Commander. Also votes to expand PNC to 150 members and its life span to three years.
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April 5, 1972
In a speech at the inaugural session of the Palestinian Popular Congress in Cairo, Yasser Arafat says that the Palestinian revolution has passed through many conspiracies, most recently "American conspiracies implemented through the agency of the Hashemite regime."

 

July 28–Aug. 5, 1973
Yasser Arafat is the guest of honor at the 10th World Youth Rally held in the German Democratic Republic; this being his first visit to the socialist bloc at the official invitation of a ruling party.

May God have mercy Yasser Arafat
Commander of war and peace