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Rhodochrosite with Quartz
- 16 Dec 2011
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- 15December11 Colorado Crystals Minerals Rhodochrosite
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Colorado officially named rhodochrosite as its state mineral in 2002 based on a proposal by a local high school (Platte Canyon High School in Bailey, Colorado). The reason for this lies in the fact that while the mineral is found worldwide, large red crystals are found only in a few places on earth, and some of the best specimens have been found in the Sweet Home Mine near Alma, Colorado.

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Paper Collage of Irina and Silviu Szekely
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- 15December11 Artwork Collage
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"Irina and Silviu Szekely were born in Romania and now live in the UK. They describe their work as: “Experimental juxtapositions of pseudo-spaces and altered realities.” Their style isn’t typical to most collage work, which makes it all that better. In fact, you can hardly tell some are collage pieces at all. They all are though, as they mainly use magazine and books, and of course those much needed pair of scissors, to create each image. See more at their site."

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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
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- 15December11 Colorado Great Sand Dunes National Parks
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"Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is a United States National Park located in the easternmost parts of Alamosa County and Saguache County, Colorado, United States. Originally designated Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve was created by an act of the United States Congress on September 13, 2004. The park contains approximately 85,000 acres."

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The Neighborhoods Santa Can't Miss
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- 15December11 Christmas Display Lighting Neighborhoods
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"Anyone who has ever believed in the existence of a plump, red jumper attired man with a white beard delivering gifts to your home has had to think, how will he know where I am and where I live?

Well, some neighborhoods like Dyker Heights, Brooklyn make sure that there are plenty of lights to help the old guy make his way there.

While Dyker Heights puts out a grand display, they are not alone. Melbourne, Australia also sets the bar high when it comes to wrapping their homes in lights.

Here's a look at some of the more spectacular extremely lit holiday homes and cities across the world."

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The Nature Photography of Ivan Andreevich
- 16 Dec 2011
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Cradle

"I am Russian, but I live in Vancouver, BC. I started taking snapshots 5 years ago to document my travels. After registering on DeviantArt, I began the slow improvement in the middle of which you find me today. I need to keep getting better, I think my photos still need lots of improvement." WestCoastScapes

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Pedro Martín Ureta's Forest Guitar
- 16 Dec 2011
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- 15December11 Argentina Landforms Memorial Sculpture Trees
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"Stretching for 2/3 of a mile, the multi-colored instrument was created by one Argentine farmer to memorialize his wife who tragically died at the age of 25."

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Dan Witz | Mosh Pits (Human and Otherwise)
- 16 Dec 2011
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- 15December11 Artwork Hyper-Realism
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"My goal these days is to make it seem as if a real person (or whatever) is lurking there behind the grate. To this end I use digital sampling and all the techniques of illusionistic painting I’ve learned over the years. When people encounter my stuff I’m hoping they’ll respond to the scenario, to what’s going on—I want their initial response to be shock and WHAT THE %$#@? rather than first wondering who the artist is"....Dan Witz

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Rhodochrosite with Quartz

Paper Collage of Irina and Silviu Szekely

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

The Neighborhoods Santa Can't Miss

The Nature Photography of Ivan Andreevich

Pedro Martín Ureta's Forest Guitar

Dan Witz | Mosh Pits (Human and Otherwise)

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