The Piano House, China

This unique piano house was built recently in An Hui Province, China. Inside of the violin is the escalator to the building. The building displays various city plans and development prospects in an effort to draw interest into the recently developed area.This unusual Piano and Violin shaped building built in 2007 serves as showroom for exhibiting the plans for newly created district of Shannan in Huainan City, China.The transparent Violin houses the escalators and the staircase for the main piano building which displays various plans and development prospects for newly developed area.

It was reportedly designed by Hefei University of Technology and has been built to a scale of 50:1.Because of its unique shape it has become a popular tourist place and many newly weds have their photo taken in its front. The locals have dubbed it “the most romantic building in China”.

Word of the Month

Irregardless
         - nonstandard
Def: having or taking no regard
 
           example: " I told them that irregardless of what you read in books, they's some members of the theatrical profession that occasionally visits the place where they sleep." —Ring Lardner, The Big Town, 1921

Tidbits: Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that “there is no such word.” There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead.

586 things I'm not allowed to do at Hogwarts

1. I will not poke Hufflepuffs with spoons, nor will I insist that their House colors indicate that they are "covered in bees".

2. No matter how good a fake Australian accent I can do, I will not imitate Steve Irwin during Care of Magical Creatures class.

3. "I've heard every possible joke about Oliver Wood's name" is not a challenge.

4. Putting up Doug Henning posters in Filch's office is not appropriate. 

5. I will not go to class skyclad.

6. The Giant Squid is not an appropriate date to the Yule Ball. 

7. I will not use Umbridge's quill to write, "I told you I was hardcore". 

8. I will stop referring to showering as "giving Moaning Myrtle an eyeful". 

9. I will not insist the house elves serve fried snake to the Slytherins. 

10. If a classmate falls asleep, I will not take advantage of that fact and draw a Dark Mark on their arm. 

11. House elves are not acceptable replacements for Bludgers. 

12. Starting a betting pool on the fate of this year's Defense Against Dark Arts teacher is tasteless and tacky, not a clever moneymaking concept.

continued here: kupika.com/Demonic_angel/hogwarts/

Rainbow in your hand

 This book started as a personal project in summer 2007, and was soon published from a Japanese bookstore "Utrecht". It's a flipbook, but rather than seeing animation, it creates a 3D rainbow in your hand. Since being published it has been featured on Japanese TV, Newspapers, major news & blogsites like yahoo news, coolhunting and fffffound. This book won this years NY ADC silver cube.

 

www.masa-ka.com/html/rainbow.html/

Poetry of Nazim Hikmet Ran

The most beautiful sea:
                   hasn't been crossed yet.
The most beautiful child:
                   hasn't grown up yet.
Our most beautiful days:
                   we haven't seen yet.
And the most beautiful words I wanted to tell you
                   I haven't said yet...

                                           -September 24,1945

The Three Oddest Words-poetry

The Three Oddest Words

When I pronounce the word Future,
the first syllable already belongs to the past.
When I pronounce the word Silence,
I destroy it.
When I pronounce the word Nothing,
I make something no non-being can hold.



Poet Seers & The Three Oddest Words

The Manly Art of Knitting

There's just something so manly about knitting while sitting on a horse.

The Book ~ A New Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge Device

Introducing a revolutionary breakthrough in technology:The Book. No wires. No electric circuits. No batteries. Nothing to be connected or switched on. Easy to use,compact and portable. Can be used anywhere, yet it is powerful enough to hold as much information as a CD-ROM disc. Here's how it works:  The Book ~ A New Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge Device 

Novel Poster

http://www.novelposter.com/
This website sells posters made entirely out of words.

DIY Bird bookmark

http://3lambsstudio.blogspot.com/2010/09/diy-bird-bookmark.html


 

Book Igloo Held Together By Natural Forces And Knowledge

Colombian artist Miler Lagos has been exhibiting since 2002, creating original works like this igloo-resembling installation made of volumes salvaged from the library of a US Navy base. Encompassing knowledge and mind adventure while the body remains under a comfortable, predator-free structure, this installation entitled “Home” was constructed at the MagnanMetz Gallery last year. The artist imagined a 9 foot igloo made of books that would rise without being forced to remain together by any kind of glue, but naturally relying on each other to shape the desired structure. Pages face outwards to shape a color-white-color dynamic, while the spines showing titles of the salvaged books face inward. Missing almost half of the structure, the dome-like book stack substitutes bricks for books, showing a work in progress captured in a moment of time. This compact display found on This is Colossal inspires the thirst for knowledge and the self-made chance to apply that found knowledge.


/http://freshome.com/2012/05/03/book-igloo-held-together-by-natural-forces-and-knowledge/

20 Insanely Creative Bookshelves

If you're tired of simply stacking your books along your windowsill, maybe it's time to take a more creative approach. Here are some bookcases that might just be more exciting than the books themselves!

• 1. The Ring Shelf

   

             2. Mario Shelf

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           3. Tree Branch Shelf

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           4. Map Of The USA Shelf

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           5. Letters Shelf

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            6. Tree Shelf

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              7. Pac Man Shelf

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            8. Nest Shelf

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           9. READ

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10. Hanging Binders

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 11. Table-Inset Shelf

• 12. Yin-Yang

  

• 13. Shelf With A Reading Nook

  

• 14. Chair Shelf

  

• 15. Reading Pod Shelf

  

• 16. Bed Shelf

  

• 17. Upside-Down Shelf

  

• 18. Falling Books Shelf

  

• 19. Another Tree Shelf

  

• 20. Geometric Shelf

  

Newly-discovered owl makes the ultimate “mwhaha!” face

A new species of owl, called Ninox Spilocephala, is one of several new owl species found on the Philippine island of Mindanao.

Arctic summer sea ice might thaw by 2015 - or linger for decades

http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/30/climate-arctic-idINL6E8JTH2620120830

The ice is shrinking faster than we expected.

Four Seasons bird oil paintings by Susan Bourdet