Monday, February 23, 2009

AMAZING!!

More chalk drawings from Julian Beever. Incredible!!!!!
Julian Beever is an English artist who's famous for his art on the pavement of England , France , Germany , USA , Australia and Belgium . Beever gives to his drawings an amazing 3D illusion.

Don't miss seeing Julian Beever on the Top of the Bottle


Do you notice everything is fake, even the hose and water?

Look Closely, you can see the Bricks through the Chalk on the Monitor Screen


There is no hole in this pavement???

People are actually avoiding walking in the "hole"


Which is the real guy & which beer is real?

Girl in Swimming Pool

(Remember, both his feet in reality are flat on the pavement )


Girl in Swimming Pool seen in Reverse from Opposite Side of Drawing


Politicians Meeting Their End


World's Biggest Fly-Spray

This drawing of a Rescue was to be viewed using an inverting mirror

Girl on a beach mat.

Make Poverty

Make Poverty History drawing from the side (40 ft long)



Baby Food

Baby Food in Reverse seen from the opposite side of the drawing.

You can still see the blocks of concrete.


Spiderman to the rescue

Batman and Robin to the rescue (SO COOL)

TIPS TO MANAGE YOUR FINANCES

Self control is the key to saving wisely. Strengthen your will power to succeed!

Here are some helpful tips:

1. Once you've listed your saving goals, reassess them. Subtract the expenses you don't really need, and the ones you can live without from your income. Does it match up to you saving goals?

2. If there's absolutely no way you can fit all your saving goals into your budget, take a look at what you're saving for and cut the less important things or adjust the time frame.

3. Stop using credit cards. Pay for everything with cash or money orders. It's easier to overspend when you're pulling from a bank or credit account because you don't know exactly how much is in there. If you have cash, you can see your supply running low.

Credit cards are not inherently evil; it's all about your self control and will power.

4. Same thing applies for checks- pay with cash as much as possible

5 Job Blogs You Should Be Reading

There's a great deal of career information available to job seekers on the Internet. And some of the most important, timely content can be found in blogs.

General work blogs, like CareerBuilder.com's The Work Buzz, cover a wide array of topics and trends and give readers resources to help them search for a new job. Here are five other blogs that are filled with compelling content and sound advice for today's job seekers and workers.

1. Personal Branding

About the blog: Writer Dan Schawbel has written extensively about personal branding. "Personal branding is how we market ourselves to others," Schawbel explains.

His blog looks at ways to solidify "Brand You," including extensive information on social networking. He's also written an upcoming book, "Me 2.0," on the subject.

Why you should read this blog: Though much of the information is geared towards the Generation Y audience, it's important information for job seekers of any age. Having great skills and a great résumé isn't enough -- job seekers need to know how to package and promote themselves and their abilities.

2. Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

About the blog: Columnist and author Penelope Trunk shares career advice as well as professional observations and personal experiences.

Why you should read this blog: Trunk's advice isn't sugarcoated; she gives direct, practical advice to her readers. She also revisits and revises conventional wisdom about career choices. This blog is also peppered with personal content; Trunk often speaks about the balance between work and home.

3. Careerealism

About the blog: The Careerrealism blog was created by noted career strategist and consultant J.T. O'Donnell. As she explains in the site's mission statement, the site is for "any person who recognizes that in today's workplace, the old methods for job searching no longer apply."

Why you should read this blog: Careerealism takes a comprehensive approach to providing advice and guidance and gives the readers ideas about finding and keeping their jobs in a brave new career world. O'Donnell also engages the reader with frequent guest writers and video entries.

4. On Careers: Outside Voices

About the blog: The Outside Voices blog is featured as part of the business coverage in U.S. News and World Report. It's a collaborative effort, with staffers from the magazine and several career experts all contributing content.

Why you should read this blog: It's a collection of diverse viewpoints from some of the leading experts in the field, collected and published in one blog. The subject matter addresses a wide range of ideas, from practical résumé fixes to the psychology behind our workplace behavior.

5. Punk Rock HR

About the blog: Human resources expert Laurie Ruettimann posts her thoughts about the corporate world and HR's role in it. Ruettimann's expertise comes from her tenure in HR at various Fortune 500 companies.

Why you should read this blog: To succeed in a job search, it's a good idea to be familiar with the workings of HR, often the initial point of contact for any job seeker at a company. And Ruettimann's humorous, irreverent blog can give job seekers insight to what the "other side" of the process is like.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Living Room Make Over

Where do you spend most of the time relaxing ? No doubt, in a living room. So , you should be sure of what you want and what you do not want in your living room as this makes relaxing and life in a living room a welcoming pleasure. So, while renovating your living room you can consult any one of the following people to get tips that are valuable and suggestions for making your living room appear cozy and warm. People to be considered for tips and suggestions are architects, lighting specialists, a licensed builder, interior decorators, carpenters, artists and painters.

The focal point can be anything. That is any furniture, or piece of artwork, or window with a view of the garden and the like. All you have to do is arrange the other furniture around it. Area rugs can be used to define seating areas. Symmetrical arrangement can be quite effective than asymmetrical arrangement. You can always rearrange your furniture one time or two times in a year. If you want your entertainment unit or television to be the focal point of your living room, then go ahead and plan a seating area around it which can act as another important point of focus.

Your living room colors are defined in the walls, ceilings, flooring and furnishings that you furnish your living room with. Even the rooms that are adjoining to the living room should be considered as they too can be seen from the living room. Neutral or light colors are preferred for the walls and ceilings of the living room as they leave you with large options of selecting the furniture of any color and style. Lighting plays another important role in defining the color schemes of your living room. Floor lamps for reading, floor lamps near showcases and floor lamps near cabinets should be varied in size as they add color to the texture and pattern of your living room. Uniform designed floor lamps with uniform colors can be another point of attraction.

The finishing touches to your living room can be had by adding pillows and afghans on your sofa so that there is a color match between the sofa and the added item. Make an attractive surrounding around the sofa. A painting or an artwork that can be seen easily at eye level adds charm to the nooks and corners of the living room. Flowers add warmth and color to the entire living room. Do not clutter the environment of a living room. The furnishings that you decorate your living room with should complement the interior decor of your living room.

Here are some ideas on how to transform a plain, simple looking living rooms into elegant one:

Apple green and navy upholstery add jolts of color inspired by a glass vase collection, and paired shelves make the fireplace stand out.


Unexpected in a living room, pink walls exude a sense of warmth that encourages socializing. Crisp white slipcovers and a geometric rug counter the girliness.


Sometimes less is more. Here, terra-cotta tiles were hiding a terrazzo floor, which required only a polish to restore its forgotten elegance. Removing the brick from the fireplace and built-in bookshelves lightens and brightens the space.


Black trim, wainscoting, and dignified built-in bookcases add the illusion of architecture in this dramatic, down-to-the-studs renovation.


Unspectacular brass sconces and industrial wallpaper are kicked to the curb and bad linoleum jettisoned in favor of red-tinged chocolate wood floors.


White woodwork and pear-green walls transform a small space from claustrophobic to cozy.

It's surprisingly easy to transform an eyesore of a fireplace with a couple coats of white paint. A bold abstract injects color, and makes the white seem purposeful.

Painting windowsills white is a classic domino trick—it makes the windows seem bigger and brighter. Colorful rugs and warm gray walls make a small room feel cozy, not oppressive.


Fake architecture to enliven a featureless room. Create instant depth with a faux fireplace and mirror, and embellish bookshelves with grosgrain-ribbon trim.


Painting a border at the walls' perimeters lends the appearance of molding or millwork, and hanging curtains high makes the windows seem elongated.


A couple coats of white paint, along with low, simple furnishings, opens up a space. Transparent furniture, like the 70's bubble chair hanging by the window, defers to the view.


With a larger mirror and beachy blue walls, and minus a monster tv lurking in the corner, the feng shui of a room improves immeasurably.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Magnitude 7.9 Earthquake HITS EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA

2008 May 12 06:28:01 UTC


A 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit China's Sichuan Province on Monday afternoon, reportedly killing more than 8,500 people. The death toll steadily increased throughout the evening, raising concerns that the number could go far higher. Tremors shook buildings for hundreds of miles and were felt as far away as Vietnam and Thailand, according to interviews and reports in China's state media. Left, a collapsed school in Dujiangyan.



A girl is pulled out from the rubble of a school in Juyuan.


A boy being rescued in Dujiangyan.


A student aiding a classmate still in the ruins of a high school in Beichuan County.



Rain followed the earthquake in Dujiangyan, adding even more hardship to a disaster

Destruction in Djuiangyan, the epicenter of the earthquake.


People gathered in a parking lot in Chongqing after the earthquake. China is prone to seismic activity and has suffered horrific earthquakes in the recent past. In 1976, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the city of Tangshan, located roughly 70 miles from Beijing. More than 240,000 people were killed and nearly every building was leveled in that quake.



A street in Chongqing. Earlier in the day, the first reports of fatalities came from Chongqing, where two primary schools were damaged. Four pupils died and more than 100 others were injured, state media reported.


A rescuer searched the rubble of a collapsed building in Dujiangyan. Damage is believed to be especially severe in Dujiangyan, a county of 600,000 people located near the epicenter.


A square as safe ground in Chongqing municipality.