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  • Transformed ! The Paper Art of Peter Callesen

    • 2 Nov 2011
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    "Peter Callesen’s paper works are literally results of folding – and cutting. On top of a story that include various symbols that we recognise from fairy tales and other archetypical storytelling, and thus integrating all those narratives that we know from reading books and watching films about castles and princesses and monsters and darkness and a lot of other things, he also brings in the story of the work itself. This is not just a castle, it is a castle that tells you how it was made. All laid bare, the start, the process, and the final result. In that sense, the work is narrative, but also performative. Object and action at the same time. The act of viewing is a re-enactment, and an act of unfolding the folded, uncutting the cut."  
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  • Slime Attack of the Snot-Eel !

    • 2 Nov 2011
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    "Straight out of a horror flick, this horrendous sea creature’s horrible way of repelling prey has been captured on film for the first time.  

    Scientists have filmed the hideous hagfish firing jets of slime at predators foolish enough to cross its path.

    Researchers from Massey University, New Zealand have released graphic underwater footage showing how the primitive beast – also known as the snot-eel – defends itself by emitting a choking, gill-clogging slime.

    As soon as it is challenged, the hagfish releases a gooey mucus-like substance from its battery of slime glands and up to 200 slime pores, causing predators to gag before hastily retreating."

    via helablog.com

     

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  • U.S. Oil Consumption

    • 2 Nov 2011
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  • Which DVD / Streaming Service is Right for You ?

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  • The River of Five Colors : Cano Cristales, Colombia

    • 2 Nov 2011
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    "In Colombia, Rio Cano Castales, or the ‘river of five colors’, is a special place where for a brief period of time every year when the conditions are just right, the river explodes with vibrant colours your eyes won’t believe. During the short span between the wet and dry season, when the water level is just right, a unique species of plant that lines the river floor called Macarenia clavigera turns a brilliant red. It is offset by splotches of yellow and green sand, blue water, and countless shades in between."
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  • Dogs Have Owners...

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  • White Rock Fingers on Mars

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    "What caused this unusual light rock formation on Mars ? Intrigued by the possibility that they could be salt deposits left over as an ancient lakebed dried-up, detailed studies of these fingers now indicate a more mundane possibility: volcanic ash. Studying the exact color of the formation indicated the possible volcanic origin. The light material appears to have eroded away from surrounding area, indicating a very low-density substance. The stark contrast between the rocks and the surrounding sand is compounded by the unusual darkness of the sand. The above picture was taken with the Thermal Emission Imaging System on the Mars Odyssey spacecraft currently orbiting Mars. The image spans about 10 kilometers inside a larger crater."
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