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Whoo, Marc Quinn is not only a sculptor but an obsessed pervert

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:38:49 GMT

clipped by: barnabasnagy
clipper's remarks: It seems this Kate Moss was not the artist’s first obsession, he had made the image of Alison Lapper that stands at the Trafalgar Square, London. The sculpture is titled: Alison Lapper pregnant.

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Tags: alison lepper, artist, body, london, marc quinn, naked, sculpture, sex, sexual

Television in Three Dimensions (Feb, 1931)

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:48:59 GMT

clipped by: Mohir
clipper's remarks: as a counterpart to my previous clip
Real 3-D Cameras on the market soon

Clip Source: blog.modernmechanix.com

A DEVICE which can produce a 360 degree picture by television through a stereoscope scanner has been invented by Leslie Gould, a radio engineer of Bridgeport, Connecticut. With Mr. Gould’s television system it is possible to televise a boxing match, a play, an orchestra, or any other spectacle whose scene of action can be compressed into a reasonable space.

The new invention makes use of neon tubes of various sizes and colors, depending upon

the magnitude of the image. The spot on which the television subject is located is scanned by beams from two rotating arms, as shown in the drawing above. At the extremity of each arm is a scanning drum containing a photo electric cell, which picks up the images to be televised.

Each electric eye catches the light reflected through the apertures in the revolving drums from the light portions of the body, and flashes to the transmitter the electric impulses set up by the variations in light.

Tags: history, tv, gadgets

For some people of the Andes - the past lies before them

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:00:01 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Interesting take the meaning of time

Clip Source: www.guardian.co.uk

For the Aymara people living in the Andes, the past lies ahead and the future lies behind.

the researcher asks a woman to explain the origins of her culture. She starts by describing her parents' generation, then her grandparents', and so on, extending her arm further and further in front of her as she does so. Then she switches to talk about how the values of those earlier generations have been handed back to her (her hand gradually returns to her body from out front), and how she will in turn pass them on to her children (she thumbs over her shoulder).

Núñez now believes that he has definitive evidence that the Aymara have a sense of the passage of time that is the mirror image of his own: the past is in front of them, the future behind.

Núñez and Sweetser's work highlights the illusory nature of time.

all languages resort to metaphor to express it. In fact, with staggering monotony, they all resort to the same metaphor: space.

Tags: time, aymara, andes

loch ness now lake michigan monster

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:13:41 GMT

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Clip Source: www.dbskeptic.com

The Loch Ness Monster versus the Lake Michigan Monster: A mythical battle

What follows is an analysis of the Lake Michigan Monster. But before jumping into this amazing tale, let’s start with a better-known legend, that of the Loch Ness Monster. I’m not sure how popular it is in other parts of the world, but in the United States the Loch Ness Monster is a permanent part of our culture. Existing solely in folklore and a few grainy pictures, the Loch Ness Monster is an animal of unknown species, hiding somewhere in the dark waters of Loch Ness, a deep lake in Scotland.

In 1994, the image was revealed as a hoax. The picture of the monster’s head, long neck and body rising majestically out of the water was found to be a toy submarine attached to a sculpted neck and head.

In addition, researchers uncovered an uncropped version of the original image:

Denmark's Pre- schools: Back to nature...!!

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:58:56 GMT

clipped by: JULIE PENKOVA
clipper's remarks: For further info contact www.insideout.com...
Using the outside as a learning resource with children.

Clip Source: www.earlyarts.co.uk

* Time To Grow

Newly returned from a study tour of Denmark's pre-schools Marie Charlton, St Helens Early Years Consultant, shares some of her thoughts with you.

The official Danish pre-school curriculum implemented in 2004 covers six areas of learning:

The child's all round personal development

Social development

Language

Body and movement

Nature and natural phenomenon

Cultural expressions and values

And within these areas are included four learning processes:

1.To be able to;

develop physical skills

develop positive self-image

"test" oneself

self regulation

2. To experience:

the wonderful

the frightening

joy

oneself

fellowship

3. To enjoy;

sensory experiences

rhythm

4. To understand;

ethics and morals

close relationships

communication

Have better motor skills

Have fewer infections

As a result of my new experiences and learning I can only wonder that so little regard is given to European and Scandinavian knowledge in the area of early years provision. What must we do to give childhood back to children?

About body image, fashion and then some science...

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:16:43 GMT

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clipper's remarks: one more:
"However, Thompson's study of optical illusions casts doubt on another piece of popular wisdom. He believes that the standard advice from estate agents to show off your house with clear, uncluttered rooms is wrong. Filling up rooms with furniture should make them appear slightly bigger than they actually are, he said. Patterned wallpaper has the same effect."

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Vertical stripes don't flatter – they make you look fatter

The fashion gurus have got it all wrong, claims an expert in visual perception. Far from making you look thinner, wearing clothes with vertical stripes will accentuate your girth

Scientists have discovered that the fashion mantra that wearing vertical stripes makes you look thinner is not true. In fact, horizontal stripes are more flattering to those with a less than perfect physique.

The accepted wisdom from fashion gurus is that an outfit with vertical stripes appears to elongate your figure by drawing the eye up and down. Horizontal stripes supposedly do the opposite, making that unruly paunch look even larger than it actually is.

tested the optical illusion he found the opposite was true

"Wearing black is a good thing," he said, "That one works because we know that a black circle on a white background looks smaller than a white circle on a black background."

Tags: fashion, belief, science

Galactic Diamonds -The Asteroid Steins The first images from Rosetta’s OSIRIS imaging system and V

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:04:28 GMT

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clipper's remarks: All seen so far away.

Clip Source: www.dailygalaxy.com

The first images from Rosetta’s OSIRIS imaging system and VIRTIS infrared spectrometer were derived from raw data and have delivered breathtaking results.

"Steins looks like a diamond in the sky," said Uwe Keller, Principal Investigator for the OSIRIS imaging system from the Max Planck Institute.

[Video]

Visible in the image are several small craters on the asteroid, and two huge ones, one of which is 2 km in diameter, indicating that the asteroid must be very old.

Rita Schulz, Rosetta Project Scientist, said, "In the images is a chain of impact craters, which must have formed from recurring impact as the asteroid rotated. The impact may have been caused by a meteoroid stream, or fragments from a shattered small body."

The chain is composed of about 7 craters. To determine the age of the asteroid, a count of the craters on the asteroid’s surface has been started (the more the number of craters, the older the asteroid). So far, 23 craters have been spotted.

Tags: astronomy

Bringing Out The Beauty

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:45:26 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A powerful moment. Like the one where someone told me why they stay behind the lens instead of if front of it.

Clip Source: www.peoplejam.com

It's that moment when the woman of the week
gets 'it'. That moment when she loves her body, loves herself, sees the
beauty standing there in the body she is currently living in.

No surgery. No painful diets. Not even exercise unless the woman
chooses to firm up the 'wobbly bits', as the host, Gok Wan calls them. I
understand there is a U.S. version of this show but I love Gok. He
genuinely sees the beauty of a woman and reflects it back to them until
they see it for themselves. That is a powerful moment.

One reason I love this show so much is because distorted body image
is a pet peeve of mine. I struggle with it myself although not so much
lately. As I've grown older I've learned to appreciate this body that holds me, providing protection for my heart and soul.

We're made to feel afraid and less than by the marketing
images all around us. We're afraid to look different, smell different
or even act in our own best interest when it might make us stand out

sn't it time to love yourself?

Art works by Martin Crampin

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:35:16 GMT

clipped by: JULIE PENKOVA
clipper's remarks: Influences: Ancient and medieval.

Clip Source: www.axisweb.org

Martin Crampin

you are here: search > artists & curators > Martin Crampin

Llananno IV, 2008

Llananno I, 2007

Tatheus II, 2001

Tatheus IV, 2001

Bridges and Mud IV, 2007

Bridges and Mud X, 2007

Pysgodyn Tanybwlch, 2003

Coomasaharn II, 2003

Here Lieth the Body, 2005

Brecon Font, 2005

Pregeth yw'r Byd (The Vanity of the World), 2006

Gobeithio a ddaw ydd wyf, 2006

Image for Dafydd ap Gwilym, 2006

Clocha Breaca (the speckled stones), 1998

Molaise, 1998

Branwen Daughter Of Llyr, 1996

Nisien/Efnisien, 1996

Usk Castle Installation, 1995

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Cellular for the deaf

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:35:31 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Cell phones are an extension of our body, thus it is not a surprise...

Clip Source: uwnews.org

Signing by cell: Can you see me now?

A group at the UW has developed software that for the first time enables deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans to use sign language over a mobile phone.

Computer science doctoral student Anna Cavender, who learned sign language after joining the MobileASL group, demonstrates the device. Users can hold the phone in front of them and sign with one hand, but most people prefer to set the phone on a table and sign with both hands.

This is the first time two-way real-time video communication has been demonstrated over cell phones in the United States

The video is posted at http://youtube.com/watch?v=FaE1PvJwI8E.

For mobile communication, deaf people now communicate by cell phone using text messages. "But the point is you want to be able to communicate in your native language," Riskin said. "For deaf people that's American Sign Language."

They discovered that the most important part of the image to transmit in high resolution is around the face

Tags: technology, cell phone, deaf

Scientists Make a Fat-Burning Fat

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:17:55 GMT

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Clip Source: blog.wired.com

Scientists Make a Fat-Burning Fat

By Brandon Keim August 20, 2008 | 3:05:29 PMCategories: Body, Genetics

Image: Green depicts cells with inactivated PRDM16; red, a muscle protein is expressed; all nuclei, including those of brown fat cells, are blue.

What if fat could make you lose weight?

So suggests research into a little-known type of adipose tissue called brown fat.

Though it's commonly thought that fat -- beyond the bit necessary for insulation and spare energy -- is unequivocally bad, there are actually two types: white and brown.

White fat is the traditional bane of struggling dieters and would-be beach bunnies. Brown fat is quite different. It's full of mitochondria -- the body's energy-producing cellular machines -- and burns calories to produce heat.

Abundant in babies, whom it helps keep warm, brown fat is found only in traces in adults.

But with a flick of two genetic switches, scientists showed that cells destined to become muscle have the potential to become brown fat.

Tags: science

Jennifer Love Hewitt: I Wish I'd Spent More Time Naked

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:02:09 GMT

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Clip Source: www.people.com

Jennifer Love Hewitt is looking forward to turning 30 – but if she could turn back the clock, she would have spent more time showing off her figure.

"I wish I had been nude from the time I was 12 until I was 28. I looked great!" the Ghost Whisperer actress, 29, tells Health magazine in its September issue.

"I so wish I had listened to my mom and grandma when I was 18 and would complain about some little tiny bump or feeling bloated," says the star, who is engaged to Scottish actor Ross McCall. "I used to scoff and say, 'No, I feel fat today!' Now the joke's on me."

The next milestone for the actress is turning 30 this February – and she can barely wait. "I'm so excited! It's my dream age," she says. "I don't know why but, literally since my 12th birthday I've wanted to turn 30."

Tags: actress, hollywood, celebrity, body, woman, image

Exploring the Root Chakra

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:36:20 GMT

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Clip Source: myitthings.com

We are so busy being stressed and cooped up in ourselves and our lives, that we sometimes forget the importance of simply breathing, and not just out of our mouths but using the root of our bodies. If you feel tense, unable to relax you might need to open the root chakra inside you. If you are obsessed with claiming your space, or feel stiff, anxious and nervous opening your root will help.

The body system is based on 7 centers called chakras of energy (see image), going vertically through the body, and these consists of sensory, breathing, circulation, digestion, reproduction and secretion and the brain. The pelvis is your first chakra and the others are stacked on top, moving upwards through the body. Each chakra needs to be stimulated and it starts at the pelvis and stems upward to the navel, then the solar plexus, the heart, throat, the forehead, and finally the head.

The pelvis area is called the root of the chakra, and this is the area of the body that must be activated first.

Body Image & It's Psycological Relationships from a Christian Perspecitve: Part 5

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:03:15 GMT

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Clip Source: www.christianitytoday.com

working on the outside without addressing the inside doesn't work long term.

Too many of us allow the physical to distract us from the emotional, relational, and spiritual aspects of our lives. We can easily assess and correct appearance in the mirror. But we tend to avoid working on invisible emotional pain because we fear we won't be able to resolve it. So we let our outer beauty cover up inner struggles.

When we read God's Word, listen to his voice, and pray, he changes us. Altering the physical doesn't fix the internal. Only Jesus can set us free from our insecurities.

For more information on Dr. Linda,visit www.DrLindaHelps.com.

Beauty by the Book

For more on weight and self-esteem, check out these resources:

Breaking Free from Negative Self-Image by Linda Mintle
Do You Think I'm Beautiful? by Angela Thomas
Making Peace with Your Thighs by Linda Mintle
You Are Not What You Weigh by Lisa Bevere
National Eating Disorders Association: www.NationalEatingDisorders.org

Tags: body image, weight loss, christianity

Body Image & It's Psycological Relationships from a Christian Perspecitve: Part 4

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:00:38 GMT

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Clip Source: www.christianitytoday.com

Covering Up Our Struggles
Are appearance issues more difficult for Christian women? Using food to cope with loss or change seems to be more acceptable than using drugs or alcohol to numb our feelings. Food is an acceptable addiction in the church.

Why don't Christians usually condemn the misuse of food? Because sharing meals is biblical. Jesus "broke bread" with his disciples, performed miracles with food, and gathered with friends to eat. Food is also one way the church community expresses care and love. When someone is ill, we take her a meal. The church fellowship time on Sunday morning often includes pastries and coffee. Many large churches have cafés and food courts.

But when food takes on meaning it was never intended to have, it becomes a problem.

Tags: body image, weight loss, christianity