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Rabu, 30 November 2011
What?s on in Sydney in October, 2011
Australia’s largest annual Latin American festival at Darling Harbour on 1-3 October. Also there is� delicious range of Latin American and Spanish food stalls at Tumbalong Park Art & About Sydney is still on till 23rd of October And you can see amazing fireworks at Darling Harbour on 23rd and 29th of October. What?s on in Sydney in October, 2011 is a post from: Travel Tips
Emergency lighting can save lives!
Emergency lighting by B-SAFETY save people's lives! Emergency sign lighting ensures a continuous and indicative marking of escape routes, even during an outbreak of fire.
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Taste the Sultry Latin American Flavour with Flights to Miami
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World AIDS Day: Peter's first year
Mirriam Chongo and her baby Peter live in Zambia, where investment in HIV testing, care and prevention has made great progress. Having learned that she is HIV positive and pregnant, Mirriam is following the necessary steps to protect her son from the virus. Here's a look at the challenges they face over Peter's first year staying HIV-free.
A Glimpse of Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale is a city in Florida, United States of America and the principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area.
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Selasa, 29 November 2011
Meet Winemaker Cathy Corison of Corison Winery
Earlier this summer Donna and I had the opportunity to spend a morning with winemaker Cathy Corison of Corison Winery. Cathy?s looks can be deceiving. She?s tiny, barley five feet tall, but exudes a modest confidence that raises her stature another foot. She is a pioneer, entering the realm of winemaking at a time when few women were seen in the cellar. The Cabernet Sauvignon created by Corison Winery is aptly described as ?power and elegance.? The same holds true for Cathy Corison herself.
Please join us at our tasting in the top floor of the barn at Corison Winery overlooking the 40 year old Kronos cabernet vineyard.
Please join us at our tasting in the top floor of the barn at Corison Winery overlooking the 40 year old Kronos cabernet vineyard.
The oberoi, hotel in mumbai
The Oberoi, Mumbai located at the heart of Mumbai's business and shopping districts at Nariman Point is one of India's most celebrated luxury hotels. Overlooking the Arabian Sea, the hotel is an hour's drive from the airport and only minutes away from financial and entertainment districts.
Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/hotels-articles/the-oberoi-hotel-in-mumbai-5433553.html
Things to Do and Places to Visit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur is filled with exciting attractions to see and amazing things to discover. So when you're here, step out of your hotel room and visit these 5 places of interest.
Spend your vivacious vacation in the Snow valley of Manali
Manali Tour package offers value for money tours to Manali,Shimla, Dharamshala, Dalhousie. Tour package to Kullu Manali with personalized tour packages including dedicated air-conditioned cars for sightseeing and comfortable cozy accommodations in Manali, Shimla, Dharamshala, Dalhousie which makes it an ideal tour in Himachal.
An Unforgettable Golden Honeymoon in Kerala
Kerala is a miraculous destination for honeymooners. A perfect scenic spot gifted with lush green scenery, marvelous mangroves, swaying palms, sun-kissed beaches, incredible backwaters, soaring hills covered in mist, cascading waterfalls singing in the glory of the nature, it is only and only Kerala whose beauty goes beyond any imaginable paradise.
Thai Larb ? A Cool and Spicy Lettuce Wrap
Larb is a traditional lettuce wrapped meat salad regarded as the national dish of Laos. It can be made with any kind of meat and occasionally fish, seasoned with lime juice, fish sauce, chilies and fresh herbs. This Thai inspired recipe was given to me by my BFF, Rhonda. The Basil, Mint, Cilantro, Jalape�o and Chili Garlic Sauce give the ground turkey (keeping it healthy) a zippy flavor without being too spicy.
Senin, 28 November 2011
Mayat Tergantung di Gawang Diduga Bunuh Diri
Sesosok mayat laki-laki ditemukan di lapangan bola dekat kantor Angkasa Pura, Bandara Soekarno-Hatta. Di bagian leher pria bernama Deden Ramlan itu ditemukan bekas jeratan tali.
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Rajasthan Travel - Showcasing the Rich Heritage
Rajasthan is a condition that features of its wealthy social history. You can find the glimpses in the wonderful typical monuments, energetic gatherings & gatherings and divine handmade things items.
Hookah Accessories
You cannot have a great hookah experience without best hookah accessories. There are many hookah accessories that you can find in the market.
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Homemade Demon-Head
I made a demon appear out of thin air. My kids named him. Here's how you can do the same.
Ever since I discovered the amazing work being done at the Hellizondo Haunt in California, I've had this itch to start making more home-made props. So I did some reading, watched a few online tutorials, and started to work on my very own glow-in-the-dark demon head.
Wait, let me backtrack. To those unaware, Halloween is a pretty big deal around my house. Yes, Halloween 2011 has already passed and yes, it's getting close to Christmas; but none of that is capable of knocking the ghosts and goblins out of this noggin. Even though I'm proud of the haunts I've put together over the years, the hand-made quality of the haunts at Hellizondo left me feeling just a little bit inadequate, and placed a rather sizeable creative burr inside my bonnet.
As I mentioned in my second post about Hellizondo, I recently started work on a home-made prop to be used for Halloween 2012, hopefully the first of many. It's meant to be used in a blacklight room, so I wanted to use fluorescent materials in it's construction, but I wanted it to look good in regular light as well. The end result is Alex. (I let my 5 year old come up with the name, and he doesn't quite yet have the old man's flare for the demonic... yet)
Let's be clear about the following: I am by no means an expert at any of the skills I'm employing below, and most of the 'expertise' comes from other tutorials I saw online. I'll give credit to those tutorials whenever I can. This is just MY step-by step, just in case it's somehow useful to anybody else.
I started off with one of these foam heads you see all over the place. I got mine from Value Village where they had a whole bunch for $2.50 each. I picked up a half dozen and was off to the races.
I used a hot-wire foam cutting kit to butcher the head, carving out a jaw and some sockets for the nose and eyes. Originally I was going to wire the eyes with LED lights, so I carved the eye sockets quite deep, connecting them within the head so the wires could meet. However, when I realized that finding the lights themselves was going to be a bit of a hassle, and that I was going to have to halt the whole sculpture until I found them, I skipped it for this particular prop.
I then got a large block of foam from the art store, split it in half using the hot wire, and drew a curved pattern on one of the two pieces. After the first cut I traced it on to the second half of the block, and repeated. It's a little complicated to describe what I did to give each horn a (mostly) symmetrical lifelike curve, but if anybody is interested in more info, please let me know.
Two more holes were cut in the head and the horns were jammed it extremely snug. It's amazing how strong polystyrene really is. Even without the clay added the structure was really strong, and the horns felt like they'd be really hard to break with bare hands.
I then used bunched up wads of tin foil, secured on with masking tape, to build up the features of the armature. (cheekbones, eyebrow ridges, ridges around the horns, etc. I also lengthened the jaw by rolling up newspaper and wrapping it in tape, making two little jawline extensions. These and the foam bit of jaw were secured to some modelling wire that ran around the edge of the jaw and punctured the head on either side. Maybe 2-3 inches of wire was fed into the foam head left and right, making the jaw quite secure. (again, this foam is strong)
I then made and baked off my glow in the dark teeth, thanks to this great tutorial by Devil's Chariot. After they were done they were removed and set aside until the end of modelling. Unfortunately I don't have pictures of me doing so, but I also sculpted a tongue out of Das air-dry clay, and ears out of Sculpey III. (which had to be baked) Not that I'm recommending these materials per se. I hadn't done sculpture since college, so I just kind of picked up a smorgasbord of materials and tried them all.
Since I wasn't going to do the LED eyes, I found glow-in-the-dark ping-pong balls at Walmart that fit the bill perfectly. I then started sculpting around the armature and eyes, using more techniques from the Hellizondo dude. In this application I used Apoxie Sculpt, which turned out to be my favourite material. It's super easy to mold and create fine detail with, gives you a healthy work-time, doesn't take long to dry, and hardens very strong. Tutorial I found helpful on it's use is here.
When the Apoxie is starting to set up is the perfect time to draw in all these deep crevices in the face. I took the advice of Devil's Chariot and used a rubber tipped brush to add the lines. I then gave the 'wrinkles' more texture by rolling out super thin snakes of clay to layer on top, creating high points to contrast the lows.
After the majority of the face was done I mixed up some Claycrete pulp-paper mache for the horns and back of head.
This is different stuff than the kind of mache you dip newspaper into. The paper pulp is already ground up into the mixture. All you do is add water and start coating. I tried mache here because I wanted to reduce overall weight, especially on the horns, and I thought the mealy texture of the Claycrete might look like bone. (especially after a light sanding) I also used it on the back of the head because it won't be seen often, and using the Claycrete is lighter and cheaper. This guy's tutorial helped me understand how to use it.
Claycrete takes forever to dry, even when given some help by a blow dryer. After a day or two (it really takes that long) I sanded down the horns to make them reasonably smooth, while still leaving some nooks and crannies. Since I'll be using a darker primer I want these crevices to hold on to the darker shade while I dry brushed the white on the smooth areas above. I then went back over the seams between Claycrete and Apoxie with more Apoxie, both to cover the seams (Apoxie can be feathered down to a fine edge, making it great for blending into already dried clay) and to build up the fleshy ridge around the horn.
I then primed the whole thing with a dark grey acrylic spray paint. (sorry, no picture) I could have brushed on gesso but I didn't want the paint to fill in any of the fine details I had worked so hard to sculpt. The spray paint goes right into all the small wrinkles without filling them in. Oh yeah, of course I masked off my ping-pong eyeballs with tape before doing so.
Once dry, it was time for the fun stuff. I already have a huge collection of artist's acrylics, so that's what I used, but if you're not already a painter I'm sure craft level acrylics would be fine. I started by mixing my base flesh tone. I can't remember the exact combination of colours I used to achieve that deep blue, but I know I didn't want to make yet another red demon. I think it was blue, some raw umber, and a touch of a very bright green. Once the skin was all painted I mixed a darker shade for the recessed areas of the face. (eye sockets, under the cheekbones, etc.)
Now here's where it got tricky. Because I wanted the prop to look good in both blacklight AND normal lighting situations, I had to use a neon paint that was at least close to the normal paint on the face. I of course used neon blue, working under a blacklight to experiment with how much and how little I could get away with. You'll have to do the same. The neon paint can be used sparingly, but will leave your sculpture looking almost comically colourful under full light if you're not careful. Atop all this I did a very watered down wash of raw sienna to make it all look dirty.
Seriously. Many detergents contain 'bluing agents' which flouresce like crazy under blacklights, but have no colour under white light. For my purposes (and since the professional transparent flourescent paint is $400 a gallon) it worked perfectly.
The varnish is really what makes this look work.
For the mouth I used a few layers of different combinations of reds and flesh tones, and on the tongue more pure reds and browns. I then added just the finest dry-brush application of neon red for the blacklight, and then copious layers of varnish. (giving it that wet look) Then holes were drilled in the clay for the teeth, they were glued in, and then discoloured with a wash of raw sienna.
That was basically it! Here's some pictures, followed by a look at it under blacklights.
And here's an attempt at showing the blacklight effect. I'm sure there's some good way to photograph under these conditions, but it eludes me. The best method I found was to shoot a video.
Now, time to start building the body! Look for that tutorial sometime soon.
For more make sure you visit the haunt's webpage, or even better, go to the Facebook page and click 'Like'!
The ever present link to follow me on Twitter is below, but you can follow the haunt as well by going here!
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Passengers Security Complaints Against TSA Hit All-time Low
Travelers’ security complaints against the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have hit the lowest level ever recorded.
Bloomberg News writes: “Consumer complaints about the TSA last month were down 59 percent from a May 2004 peak. In September, they dipped to 1,418, the lowest since record-keeping began seven years ago, according to data provided by the [...]
Bloomberg News writes: “Consumer complaints about the TSA last month were down 59 percent from a May 2004 peak. In September, they dipped to 1,418, the lowest since record-keeping began seven years ago, according to data provided by the [...]
Minggu, 27 November 2011
Lagos leaders in beauties
Lagos is full of tremendous and fabulous beauties. Most visited and liked places of Lagos include Tarzan boat club, Apapa Amusement Park, freedom Park, Tafawa Balewa Square, Ikoyi club, Coastal town of Badagry, Black heritage Museum, synagogue Church this church is also known as Church of all Nations. As far as beauties of fabulous and stunning beaches is concerned.
Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/destinations-articles/lagos-leaders-in-beauties-5431003.html
Palm Springs - Awesome Place For Travelers
Palm Springs always buzzes with great vibrant atmosphere as well as this desert city has all kinds of enjoyable and recreational options.
Serviced Apartments Melbourne CBD Gives You Freedom
As the holiday maker you decide on what you want and what suits your specified needs for instance how many beds you need, do you want singles or doubles or both, do you need a cot. Each self catering serviced apartment advertised will stipulate the maximum number of people and usually also include sleeper couches.
Madrid Airport is among the 10 Busiest Airports in Europe
The Madrid Airport in Spain is the main international airport. This airport was termed as the 11th busiest airport in all of Europe in 2009.
Alleppey In Kerala The Most Admired Tourist Destination
Kerala is the most admired tourist destination in the entire India and is the geographically the richest in the entire country.
Sabtu, 26 November 2011
Pingu Penguin
There are many folders of images on my harddrive that I haven't gotten around to looking at properly - and this is one of them. Shot several months ago at Scarborough Sea Life Centre, and only processed just now.
I guess it means i'll always have something to post, I just need to dig through the archives!
Source: http://www.jemmalambert.co.uk/shutterjunkie/index.php?showimage=229
Top Tourist Places to Visit in New Year during India Tours
India is a country with diverse culture with rich in heritage, having ancient pilgrimage destinations and more importantly wonderful tourist's places.
2012 US Special Operations Forces Calendar
2012 US Special Operations Forces Calendar by thefoxholeBrowse Other Special Operations Calendars 2012 US Special Operations Forces Calendar Make every day count with your custom calendar. Add your own special photographs, images, and text for each month of this two-page … Continue reading
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Strangeness in Space
The Astronomer's Dream
by Malcolm Sutherland
One thing I'm always reluctant to share with you folks is anything too long, or too strange.
I find people have wildly varying degrees of patience for abstract and weird artistic explorations; and as we all know, the internet only serves to drive our collective attention span for everything even lower.* While my personal threshold for artsy fartsy peculiarity is on the high side, I understand that for many this is not the case.
The following short film clocks in at about 11 minutes long, and one would be hard pressed at the conclusion of those minutes to describe what the film was 'about'. (Warning: There's really not much concerning Astronomy in this piece) Don't get me wrong; it's not like we're just looking at random images and listening to abstract sounds. There's certainly a story being told here. It's just that it's a, well, strange story.
What the film does do quite effectively is show off the magnificent illustration and animation style of it's creator, Malcolm Sutherland; while also revealing the vibrantly imaginative and bizarre world that he's capable of creating. The ornate imagery of Malcolm's strange alien universe recollect visual cues such as Mayan pottery and Samurai armour; a graphical style that's entirely engrossing. On top of that, there's an ominous tone to the piece that works perfectly to contrast its cartoony sensibilities.
In short, I loved this little short film, enough so to pass it along to all of you; despite whichever rules I normally hold myself to.
Enjoy!
*Actually, I don't know that for sure, so therefore I'm making a very unskeptical guess.
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More from Malcolm:
When a hungry astronomer falls asleep while working on a problem, he discovers a solution not in outer space, but in the surreal food-chain of his subconscious mind.
An animated film by Malcolm Sutherland, with sound by Leon Lo. Made in 2009.
For more information or DVD purchases please visit animalcolm.com/?theastronomersdream
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Escaping the winter chill on a luxury holiday
Going away during the British winter can be a completely new experience to when you would traditionally go on holiday during the British summer, it can give you something to look forward to at the end of a hard year and it can be your escape from the cold winter months. To help escape the winter blues I've got three amazing luxury holidays I want to share with you that are perfect to help you escape the winter chill and to head off for some much needed warmth and sunshine.
Minnesota Fall Harvest Sale
The annual Minnesota Fall Harvest Sale took place Saturday, November 19 in Hutchinson, MN. The sale averaged $2,551 on 75 full lots. High seller for the day was Lot 3- $13,300. This Langs-Twin-B CR Cassino-ET daughter of Da-So-Burn Douglas Minte-ET (VG-88) and has a GTPI of 2297. This January outcross heifer sold with AI contracts [...]
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Jumat, 25 November 2011
What's it like to climb Mount Kilimanjaro?
Two Britons who attempted to climb Mount Kilimanjaro talk about their experiences of attempting to reach the top of the ?roof of Africa'
The World's Most Beautiful Haunted House
Sorry folks, I just can't stop talking about Halloween these days.
Ever since I joined the Canadian Haunters Association, it's been all that's on my mind. Last night was the CHA's November pub meet, and by attending I had a chance to talk shop with all sorts of seasoned scare-mongers. The ideas they shared with me were invaluable, and my 2012 haunt will benefit from their advice.
And yet when I returned home from the event, my appetite for all things spook-tacular was still unsatisfied. So I jumped on the web, started searching for examples of other home haunts, and happened upon something truly astounding.
Now, as for the title of this post. I know, I know. You're asking "How on earth can a haunted house be described as beautiful? Sickening, vile, übergross; these are the words one uses to recount the qualities of a good fright house... you've gone batshit Goodspeed!"
Normally I'd never consider the use of such a term, but in the case of this very special haunted house, no other word will do. Just have a look at the images below. The Hellizondo haunt features some of the most gorgeous set pieces and props I've seen anywhere, let alone in a spook-show. We're talking movie-level set decoration here. They start with a wickedly inventive theme, (a travelling Russian freak-circus, in this case) and then get to work designing gorgeous handmade props.
"At the Hellizondo Haunt, we make 95% of our props by hand. You’ll find corpses built from PVC & paper Mache, audio-animatronic skeletons, and many props that are unique one-of-a-kind sculptures. The 5% we buy are bugs, spiderwebs, crows, and maybe some rats."
It shows. The 2010 version of their current theme "Rasputin’s Carnival of Risk"* won the coveted “Best Indoor Walk Through” from Haunters Video Awards. Being a haunter myself** I know how much work it is to put one of these things on, but I can't imagine how much work would be involved in doing something like the Hellizondo folks do.
Every inch of the haunt conveys the extensive talent and care that went into it. It doesn't just look like a nightmare, it looks like a Terry Gilliam film about a nightmare. The Hellizondo haunt is at the same time spooky, stylish, strange, distinct, demented; and for lack of a better term, beautiful. To me it's more than just a spook-show; it's the quintessential example of the haunted house as an art form.
Here are some photos of their last two haunts, followed by a video of the 2010 event. According to the creators' website they're not sure if a 2012 installment of the haunt will happen, but good lord, do I ever hope it does.
*The motif they tackled in their first 3 years of operation was a Haunted Tiki Island theme, found here.
**Yes, I've linked to my own haunt twice in one article. What can I say? Self promotion is a bitch. Oh, you want more? Done.
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