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Something about sign writing causes people to use quotes inappropriately. Writers think they’re drawing attention to a word by using quotes liberally. But if you’re a formal English usage maven, it probably drives you nuts. As a refresher, quotes are used to denote direct words from someone’s mouth, to showcase a word as a word (like using “this” instead of “those”) and to point out that something isn’t real. So scare-quotes suggest the sign might be lying — as in this handwritten notice for “fresh” guavas from “Mexico.”
Something about sign writing causes people to use quotes inappropriately. Writers think they’re drawing attention to a word by using quotes liberally.
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Malleable Paper Sculptures by Li Hongbo

Helen 5 mar 2013
11 photo · 2 video
Li Hongbo is a Chinese artist currently living and working in Beijing. Born in 1974 in Siping City, Jilin, China, Li has always had a deep fascination with paper and it’s properties. “You can never predict what it will become in the end,” Li says of paper. In a recent solo exhibition entitled, Pure White Paper, at the Dominik Mersch Gallery, Li displayed dozens of his sculptures, meticulously crafted from thousands of individual sheets of paper, glued together to create a a kind of ‘honeycomb’ structure that makes the sculptures entirely malleable and flexible. Be sure to check out the animated gifs and videos below to see these transformative works in action. For more still imagery, you can find a larger gallery at the Dominik Mersch website.
Li Hongbo is a Chinese artist currently living and working in Beijing. Born in 1974 in Siping City, Jilin, China, Li has always had a deep fascination with paper and it’s properties.
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Across the USA you will find dozens of these strange markings painted on rectangular slabs of concrete and asphalt. They are known as aerial photo calibration targets, relics from the past that dot the landscape. They were made mostly in the 1950s and 60s, their form established by the US Air Force and NASA.
Across the USA you will find dozens of these strange markings painted on rectangular slabs of concrete and asphalt.
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Stuff on My Rabbit

Helen 5 mar 2013
22 photo
Sometimes, the simplest ideas are the best ideas. Case in point: the tumblr blog Stuff on My Rabbit, which is way more entertaining than it probably should be…
Sometimes, the simplest ideas are the best ideas. Case in point: the tumblr blog Stuff on My Rabbit, which is way more entertaining than it probably should be…
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Queensland, Australia-based artist Loui Jover creates striking artworks by using pen and dripping ink on pages of vintage books. While many of his pieces show the complicated emotions on a woman's face, Jover is equally adept at creating romantic love scenes of faceless silhouettes. Of course, his most powerful works are the ones where the ink drops in just the right places, at times resembling a small but noticeably stream of tears that silently fall on a distressed woman's face. Jover creates his pen and ink drawings on vintage book paper because he believes that it adds to the fragility of the works, saying "the wind may blow them away at any moment." Also, juxtaposing the stark black lines with the intricate printed words offers "a strange fusion and depth that seems to give the images a kind of 'meaning' and back story, even though unconnected in a contrived way."
Queensland, Australia-based artist Loui Jover creates striking artworks by using pen and dripping ink on pages of vintage books.
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Using thick pieces of lumber as the foundation for this site-specific installation, entitled Matchstick Men, German artist Wolfgang Stiller developed a series of giant matchsticks that feature ghostly, charred faces sculpted into one end. The distinct shapes were formed with head molds that the artist had laying around his studio, and they are meant to look as if they simply emerged in the wood after burning each flammable tip. The series includes a variety of bent, warped, and burnt pieces that evoke a strikingly emotional response. Stiller leaves creative interpretation up to the viewer, but regardless of opinion, the strewn matches have hauntingly unsettling references to death and mortality.
Using thick pieces of lumber as the foundation for this site-specific installation, entitled Matchstick Men, ...
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Dog Photos

Helen 5 mar 2013
43 photo
A big compilation of hilarious and cute dogs... Everybody loves them, cause they are very cool creatures)
A big compilation of hilarious and cute dogs... Everybody loves them, cause they are very cool creatures)
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Beautiful Places

Helen 5 mar 2013
39 photo
Let's travel around the world to see very beautiful places.
Let's travel around the world to see very beautiful places.
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Outrageous make-up artist Priscilla Ono is no shrinking violet. The rainbow-haired American has become a favourite on set with stars such as Rihanna, Amber Rose, Carmen Electra and Daphne Guinness thanks to her huge talent and extreme energy. She is already one of David LaChapelle's muses and Rihanna dragged her out of the make-up room and in front of the camera for her S&M video shoot. And now she's using her big, beautiful body to highlight the issue of health in a bright, bold shoot with plus size magazine SLiNK.
Outrageous make-up artist Priscilla Ono is no shrinking violet. The rainbow-haired American has become a favourite on set with stars such as Rihanna, Amber Rose, ...
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Beautiful Living Spaces

Helen 5 mar 2013
30 photo
Amazing apartments from all over the world.
Amazing apartments from all over the world.
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Do you ever feel like you're being watched? It's hard not to have that feeling when you're around this upholstered armchair featuring hundreds of plastic eyes by Australian artist Fiona Roberts. If you have a fear of being looked at (scopophobia), you might want to look away from this creepily designed furniture that is aptly titled Scopophilia ("love of looking").
Do you ever feel like you're being watched? It's hard not to have that feeling when you're around this upholstered armchair featuring hundreds of plastic eyes by Australian artist Fiona Roberts.
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NASA's Pool

Helen 5 mar 2013
23 photo
NASA’s giant pool in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) is used for spacemen training for spacewalks. It has 6.2 million gallons (23.5 million liters), is 202 feet (62 m) long, 101 feet (31 m) wide, and 40 feet (12 m) deep.
NASA’s giant pool in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) is used for spacemen training for spacewalks. It has 6.2 million gallons (23.
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House from Future

Helen 5 mar 2013
10 photo
It looks like a home from the future. And now Bob Hope's legendary Palm Springs mansion has gone on the market for an eye-watering $50m. It is the most famous property owned by the legendary comic, who was extremely passionate about architecture.
It looks like a home from the future. And now Bob Hope's legendary Palm Springs mansion has gone on the market for an eye-watering $50m.
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It's the saddest then and now post ever.
It's the saddest then and now post ever.
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Dutch artist Frank Halmans transforms ordinary stacks of books into charming little buildings. For his series Built of Books, Halmans carves squares and rectangles into old textbooks and binds them altogether like a quaint little town made of rows of narrow buildings. Each quadrangle incision serves as a window or door. The artist is even careful enough to include a variety of window frame and doorway designs.
Dutch artist Frank Halmans transforms ordinary stacks of books into charming little buildings. For his series Built of Books, ...
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Hilarious Resumes

Helen 5 mar 2013
22 photo
If you would like to get a serious job, than do not make resumes like these...) They look silly)
If you would like to get a serious job, than do not make resumes like these...) They look silly)
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As a popular model and actress she's known for her fantastic figure. And Kelly Brook, 33, certainly isn't afraid to make the most of what she's got. The star has posed for some underwater shots in a figure-hugging mermaid costume to raise awareness for charity fresh2o.
As a popular model and actress she's known for her fantastic figure. And Kelly Brook, 33, certainly isn't afraid to make the most of what she's got.
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Drawings by a MS Paint artist named Jim. This guy can draw anything people ask him to. Some of the drawings are crazy.
Drawings by a MS Paint artist named Jim. This guy can draw anything people ask him to. Some of the drawings are crazy.
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Pantone Pairings is a snack-inspiring project by Minneapolis-based artist David Schwen. In the clever and appetizing series, the illustrator, designer, and art director transformed many of our favorite food pairings into color complementing Pantone swatches. Whether you prefer sweet, sour, or salty, Schwen covers all of the bases. His many classic food duos, including peanut butter & jelly, mac & cheese, cake & ice cream, salt & pepper, and bacon & eggs, will instantly have your stomach growling with hunger.
Pantone Pairings is a snack-inspiring project by Minneapolis-based artist David Schwen. In the clever and appetizing series, the illustrator, designer, ...
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Awesome Photos

Helen 5 mar 2013
50 photo
Here is a new selection of good and interesting photos.
Here is a new selection of good and interesting photos.
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Funny Exam Answers

Helen 5 mar 2013
34 photo
A compilation of hilarious exam answers... If you don't know something, try to be funny, it may help)
A compilation of hilarious exam answers... If you don't know something, try to be funny, it may help)
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A compilation of the best National Geographic photographs of February 2013. Enjoy, they are very beautiful.
A compilation of the best National Geographic photographs of February 2013. Enjoy, they are very beautiful.
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Would you pay a hotel so they’ll set you up with non-accommodations so you can sleep like a homeless person? It sounds far out, but that’s what Faktum Hotels, a Swedish concept hotel, is currently offering to interested patrons.
Would you pay a hotel so they’ll set you up with non-accommodations so you can sleep like a homeless person?
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Filthy Computers

Helen 5 mar 2013
40 photo
Those of us who grew up in the 80s and 90s got used to thinking of computers as being high-tech, expensive and gleaming. Computers are still high-tech but they’re not that expensive anymore and as the photos below show, far from clean machines.
Those of us who grew up in the 80s and 90s got used to thinking of computers as being high-tech, expensive and gleaming.
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Hand-Made Sauna

Helen 5 mar 2013
20 photo
Sauna is a cool way to relax after very hard day at work. But not everybody can afford to build a sauna in their own house. This instruction will show you, how you can build a great sauna with your own hands.
Sauna is a cool way to relax after very hard day at work. But not everybody can afford to build a sauna in their own house.
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More Than Just Pictures

Helen 5 mar 2013
30 photo
A compilation of most emotional and cute pictures with people and animals...
A compilation of most emotional and cute pictures with people and animals...
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Someone’s got to get those balls. Golf ball divers work about four days a week, depending on how badly golfers are playing on a given day. The water on a golf course is usually gross, and the divers work until they’ve retrieved about 4,000 balls. On the bright side, divers can make up to $100,000 a year for their dirty work.
Someone’s got to get those balls. Golf ball divers work about four days a week, depending on how badly golfers are playing on a given day.
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Natalia Vodianova was an inspiration to all career-driven, health-conscious people, balancing her fashion week with running a half-marathon on a Sunday morning and walking in a Givenchy fashion show in the evening of the same day.

Vodianova says partaking in the 13.1 mile marathon has been an annual habbit of hers, being the fourth one she has run in a row. In fact, the mother of three never trains. Her boyfriend Antoine Arnault, the son of Louis Vuitton MH owner Bernard Arnault, testified on twitter that the supermodel did, in fact, not train at all before the marathon, and prepared only by eating ice cream and "good french food".

Vodianova takes part to not only show off her extreme endurance, but mainly to raise money for her charity - the Naked Heart Foundation, which constructs playgrounds in Russia. After the marathon, the model took her grandmother, Larisa, who is also her "fashion icon" to watch her model in the fashion show.

Natalia Vodianova was an inspiration to all career-driven, health-conscious people, balancing her fashion week with running a half- ...
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Neha Ramu, a 12-year-old girl from India achieved a score of 162 on her Mensa IQ test, which is the highest score possible! This means she is more intelligent than Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, and Bill Gates who all reportedly have an IQ of 160.

Neha and her parents have moved from India to Brittain when she was 7 years old. They knew she was a good student, but had no idea their daughter was so gifted. Only when she took her entrance exam for a high-achiever's grammar school and have gotten the perfect score of 280/280 did they realize their daughter's special abilities.

Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/indias-neha-ramu-has-higher-iq-than-albert-einstein-stephen-hawking-mensa-iq-test/1083401/

Neha Ramu, a 12-year-old girl from India achieved a score of 162 on her Mensa IQ test, which is the highest score possible!
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Wrestler Diamond Dallas Page wants to help you get in shape. Check out the video to learn some crushing new yoga moves. DDP will make sure to get you back into hardcore shape.
Wrestler Diamond Dallas Page wants to help you get in shape. Check out the video to learn some crushing new yoga moves. DDP will make sure to get you back into hardcore shape.

Britney's little sister Jamie, 21, is getting married to her boyfriend of 3 years, Jamie Watson, 30. She broke the news on Twitter, and shortly after posted a pic of her beautiful, round-cut diamond engagement ring to prove it's official.

Spears was previously engaged to Casey Aldrich, the father of her 4-year old daughter, Maddie. But they called it quits in 2010. Sister Britney, 31, unfortunately broke it off with fiance Jason Trawick a few weeks earlier.

 

Britney's little sister Jamie, 21, is getting married to her boyfriend of 3 years, Jamie Watson, 30.
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Even in a world filled with financial issues there are still people who have to much money and don't know what to do with it. So what they normally do is spend a ridiculous amount of money on an expensive car. Here is a look at the most expensive cars ever sold.
Even in a world filled with financial issues there are still people who have to much money and don't know what to do with it.
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Sir Ravi is an impressive juggler and one smart kid. He can solve a Rubik's Cube while juggling other objects. Check it out for yourself.
Sir Ravi is an impressive juggler and one smart kid. He can solve a Rubik's Cube while juggling other objects. Check it out for yourself.

If you Photoshop celebrities to make their faces perfectly symmetrical its scary to see how much they look like aliens. Some more than others. With a few celebrities its hard to tell but these pictures sure are interesting.

If you Photoshop celebrities to make their faces perfectly symmetrical its scary to see how much they look like aliens. Some more than others.
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Here are the top point guards in the league today. The players are all preforming at a high level and averaging great numbers. Lets take a look at which teams have the best Point Guards in the NBA Today.
Here are the top point guards in the league today. The players are all preforming at a high level and averaging great numbers.
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