Akira Yoshizawa
Akira Yoshizawa (吉澤 章 Yoshizawa Akira; 14 March 1911 – 14 March 2005) was a Japanese origamist, considered to be the grandmaster of origami. He is credited with raising origami from a craft to a living art. According to his own estimation made in 1989, he created more than 50,000 models, of which only a few hundred designs were presented as diagrams in his 18 books. Life[edit] Yoshizawa was born on 14 March 1911, in Kaminokawa, Japan, to the family of a dairy farmer. In 1937 he left factory work to pursue origami full-time. In 1954 his first monograph, Atarashii Origami Geijutsu (New Origami Art) was published. His first overseas exhibition was organised in 1955 by Felix Tikotin, a Dutch architect and art collector of German-Jewish origin, in the Stedelijk Museum. His second wife, Kiyo Yoshizawa, served as his manager and taught origami to the other patients until his death on his 94th birthday. Technique[edit] Wet-folding is most often used with thicker paper, however. Later years[edit]
Disney-Themed Aprons Will Make You Feel Like a Princess in the Kitchen | That's Nerdalicious!
If you’re a girly girl, a kid at heart, and know your stuff in the kitchen, then I’m pretty sure you’ll love these Disney-themed aprons by Etsy seller Lover Dovers Clothing. Hit the break to check out the entire line-up, which includes aprons that Snow White and Cinderella would gladly wear. Product Page ($32 via IT) Tagged as: aprons, disney, fun, kitchen
Scorpio information - Complete sun sign description
Scorpios are the most intense, profound, powerful characters in the zodiac. Even when they appear self-controlled and calm there is a seething intensity of emotional energy under the placid exterior. They are like the volcano not far under the surface of a calm sea, it may burst into eruption at any moment. But those of us who are particularly perceptive will be aware of the harnessed aggression, the immense forcefulness, magnetic intensity, and often strangely hypnotic personality under the tranquil, but watchful composure of Scorpio. In conventional social gatherings they are pleasant to be with, thoughtful in conversation, dignified, and reserved, yet affable and courteous; they sometimes possess penetrating eyes which make their shyer companions feel naked and defenseless before them. In their everyday behavior they give the appearance of being withdrawn from the center of activity, yet those who know them will recognize the watchfulness that is part of their character.
Management and Career
By Tim Leberecht (TheMIX) -- Andy Warhol knew it all along: "Good business is the best art." And lately, a number of business thinkers and leaders have begun to embrace the arts, not as an escapist notion, a parallel world after office hours, or a creative asset, but as an integral part of business -- from the management team to operations to customer service. John Maeda, the president of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and author of the book Redesigning Leadership, predicts that artists will emerge as the new business leaders and cites RISD graduates Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky, co-founders of Airbnb, as prominent examples. The author William Deresiewicz heralds reading as the most important task of any leader. Indeed, the "art" of business has become more important as the "science" grows ubiquitous. How do artists think and behave? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Like art, true innovation has the potential to make our lives better.
Dark alien planet discovered by NASA
An alien world blacker than coal, the darkest planet known, has been discovered in the galaxy. The world in question is a giant the size of Jupiter known as TrES-2b. NASA's Kepler spacecraft detected it lurking around the yellow sun-like star GSC 03549-02811 some 750 lightyears away in the direction of the constellation Draco. The researchers found this gas giant reflects less than 1 percent of the sunlight falling on it, making it darker than any planet or moon seen up to now. "It's just ridiculous how dark this planet is, how alien it is compared to anything we have in our solar system," study lead-author David Kipping, an astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, told SPACE.com. "However, it's not completely pitch black," co-author David Spiegel of Princeton University said in a statement. "It's a mystery as to what's causing it to be so dark," Kipping said. These extremely small fluctuations in light proved that TrES-2b is incredibly dark. Related on SPACE.com:
Astronaut chats with Edmonton students
When Astronaut Chris Hadfield is up in the International Space Station, he will circle the globe 16 times a day, and pass over Canada in 10 minutes. Now, Canadian students have the chance to take Hadfield with them on their own adventures across Canada as part of a photo contest. "You will have the chance, if you like, to take a picture of me in your backyard, or on vacation with you, and send it to me through the space agency up on the space station," Hadfield said while speaking to students in a live video chat from Moscow, Russia. In celebration of his next mission to space in December, where he will be the first ever Canadian commander of the station, Hadfield spoke to students at the Telus World of Science on Wednesday to answer their questions about his mission and to promote the Chris Hadfield World Tour Photo Challenge. "By taking a little bit of Chris with you on your travels he basically knows that we're all with him with his upcoming mission," said Frank Florian.
