Sunday 28 November 2010

Georges Seurat and colors

Georges Seurat


Seurat took to heart the color theorists' notion of a scientific approach to painting. Seurat believed that a painter could use color to create harmony and emotion in art in the same way that a musician uses counterpoint and variation to create harmony in music. Seurat theorized that the scientific application of color was like any other natural law, and he was driven to prove this conjecture. He thought that the knowledge of perception and optical laws could be used to create a new language of art based on its own set of heuristics and he set out to show this language using lines, color intensity and color schema. Seurat called this language Chromoluminarism.
His letter to Maurice Beaubourg in 1890 captures his feelings about the scientific approach to emotion and harmony. He says "Art is Harmony. Harmony is the analogy of the contrary and of similar elements of tone, of color and of line, considered according to their dominance and under the influence of light, in gay, calm or sad combinations".
Seurat's theories can be summarized as follows: The emotion of gaiety can be achieved by the domination of luminous hues, by the predominance of warm colors, and by the use of lines directed upward. Calm is achieved through an equivalence/balance of the use of the light and the dark, by the balance of warm and cold colors, and by lines that are horizontal. Sadness is achieved by using dark and cold colors and by lines pointing downward.


Bathers at Asnières
1884, National Gallery, London































The Circus,
1891, Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Soleil Levant | Claude Monet



Claude Monet
Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant)
1872

It's a picture that represents the dawn: what he wanted to bring out the author was the first impression he had before this time of day.
In the background the sun appears like a fireball in the fog, the sea where the water reflects the colors of dawn.
In the foreground there is only the dark shape of a small boat. In the background, shrouded in mist and smoke, can glimpse the shadows of some chimneys.
It 'a framework in which colors prevail bodied, orange and blue dominate and, in part, the green mixed with blue water, the light is a bit' blurred, because the sun is not up yet.
It 'a picture is revolutionary because it does not landscape but the sensation it provokes the landscape itself.

hot and cold | industry vs artis


Industrialization changed the way of thinking about hot and cold.
The contrast "hot versus cold" in a society based on agriculture and handicraft corresponded to the collision "fire vs. ice". But then the progressive industrialization has changed the meaning of the two adjectives leading to a comparison between the energy and the set of tools related to it and the refrigerator, as well as the set of devices that allow the cooling.
We can say that the watch is the first tool of an industrial society, because it changed the society and made it an industrial one. But also energy had changed  considerably the way of life, bringing the light in the houses and also an high number of tools useful for housekeepers.
Then you can add:
- the transition time from the icebox to the refrigerator;
- the transition from fire to light, engine and oven.

Saturday 20 November 2010

Guaraná Antarctica :Amazônia

Guaraná Antarctica is the most popular guaraná-flavoured soft drink in Brazil, created in 1921 by Pedro Baptista de Andrade for Companhia Antarctica Paulista, now part of Anheuser-Busch InBev. The drink is also available in Portugal, Spain, Honduras, Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, Finland, Canada, parts of the United Kingdom, parts of Japan, and the United States. The drink is produced only in three countries (Portugal, Brazil, and Japan). It is the second best-selling soft drink brand in Brazil, behind only Coca-Cola, and absolute leader in its segment. Currently, it is one of the 15 best-selling soft drink brands in the world.

 

Brazil Drink Commercial:Brahma

The meaning of of the sentence:

Tava Quente Pra Cacilda,Tava Quente Pra Cacilda,Tava Quente Pra Cacilda

It was really really hot! It was really really hot! It was really really hot!

(but then I cooled down!)

 

Thursday 18 November 2010

Tea... what do you prefere?




One of the most popular drinks and spread all over the world: the tea. This drink is obtained by the infusion of the dried leaves of Camellia sinensis. Throughout the world there are many types of green tea, white, jasmine, lemon, peach and more... but above this is a drink that can be enjoyed in any season! Indeed you drink is ice (iced tea) to cool off or just removed from the fire to keep warm!

Tuesday 16 November 2010

The ChiliBed... hot and cold!





If somone live in the rainy England or in the hot Spain a problem is sleep too much cold or hot... So what to do?

The ChiliBed takes care of both hot and cold, warming or cooling the bed by pumping water through a network of pipes beneath you. Think of it as an electric blanket that won’t electrocute you if you wet the bed.
Because it uses water, it needs a pump, but the makers say that it runs quiet, at under 20dBa.

Artificial cooling

Here are some milestones that have led to the evolution of the artificial cooling: from the idea to the refrigerator.
In 1850 the first idea was by Oliver Evans.
In 1862 Preservation of product at International Exibition of London.
From 1850 to 1875 studies, patents and construction of dedicated of hotel and single house to produce ice.
It needs to wait until the 1925 that Kelvinator lanches the first industrial production. In parallel time there was some fondamental changes in the society: elettrification of houses, social technology, avelability of resources and better quality of life. 
While in the USA the the refrigerator was introduced in 1925 in Europe must wait until 1933 that correspond to the debut of the first Bosch refrigerator in Stuttgart.




Monday 15 November 2010

Dipped Freezer Pop Soap

Dipped Freezer Pop Soap


Vanilla ice cream scented soap dipped in a chocolate soap scented glaze complete with a faux bite mark and a wooden stick! It will bring a smile to your face while washing up.
Enjoy the delectable vanilla and chocolate scents! 

Brain Freeze Ice Tray

This is your brain on ice



























What good are big brains if us humans don't use them to make something fun? The Brain Freeze ice tray lets all men - big brains or not - to make ice molded like human brains.


Magic Frog to Prince


Open the cap, fill with cold water, and within a few minutes, the frog will turn into a prince

Fun and easy!
It's a transformation that occurs with change from hot to cold

Cupcake Hand Warmers

RE-USABLE HOT CAKE HAND WARMERS


Pack your favorite patisserie pleasure to keep your hands warm on cold and windy days!  The Reusable Cupcake Hand Warmers are perfect for sharing with friends and are easy to use even when your fingers are freezing cold. These little beauties are calorie free!  Keep your hands as warm as a freshly baked cupcake!
To activate just locate the metal disc inside and bend until you feel a click.  To recharge, boil hand warmer for 10 minutes.

Shower Light




Never jump in a cold shower again! LED lights change with water temperature!
Turn the water "on" and a flood of blue light shines down through the shower stream as cool blue and refreshing. When the water gets "hot" (89 degrees F/ 32 degrees C), the LED lights change from blue to red, letting you know that the water is hot and ready!

Cold Beer Jumbo Magnet

COLD BEER JUMBO MAGNET

Sure, beer tastes good when it's cold, but have you ever stopped to think about how the beer feels about that? Cold Beer Jumbo Magnet is perfect for any bar, mini fridge in the man cave, or backyard party patio!  It's guaranteed to put a smile on most adults when they see this retro style magnet on a hot day!

Tank Up Coffee Mug





Need fuel? Fill ther up with hot coffee and watch the gauge climb all the way to the Full mark. The Tank Up Coffee Mug from the NeatoShop uses heat-sensitive printing to show the level of hot beverage inside

Pacman Cup and Space Intruders Cup


Take a look at your current mug. Yes, it may or may not contain coffee, but that is probably its most exciting feature... which is frankly pretty darn dull. The Heat Changing Arcade Mugs know if they contain hot coffee and are able to display it graphically... which obviously kicks your mug's butt as it just sits there doing nothing.
Normally the Pac Boy mug displays an empty maze and the Space Intruders mug displays a blank starry sky. But add some kind of hot beverage and instantly the Pac Boy maze is filled with 8-bit style ghosts and energizers while the Space Intruders shows a retro invaders style battle in action.
Heat up to change the mug image






The thermometer that changes color




















This is a thermometer designed for younger children or who refuse conventional thermometer because it measures the temperature at the mere contact with the front and does not just record it visually through numbers, but change color according to temperature range reached and immediately report if your child has a fever.
His name is Mr. Sneeze and looks a lot like a common pendrive. It is comfortable to wear without the risk of breaking and immediate to use: it takes only 15 seconds to measure the temperature and only a second to realize whether it is appropriate to call the pediatrician or just some pampers, hot milk and a bit 'of rest. Costs little more than $ 7 and can be purchased online.

Babyglow : the pajamas that tells you if your baby has a fever


Ingenious invention for novice parents. Babyglow is a pajamas for children that changes color if the baby's temperature exceeds 37 degrees Celsius. You can have pink, blue and green and white if it gets it's time to call the doctor. It's clear that care must be taken in the wash because it does not ruin the color. 


Cold War Hot: Alternate Decisions of the Cold War | Peter Tsouras

Cold War Hot: Alternate Decisions of the Cold War
Peter G. Tsouras is a military historian and author.
Peter Tsouras, a Greek-American, served in the United States Army and retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He served in armor, military intelligence, and civil affairs assignments.
He currently works as a senior analyst with the Battelle Corporation and resides in Alexandria, Virginia.


It's possible to find a lot of literature on the Hot Cold War, which discusses the various facets of the battles and military clashes and political.
This is just one example of proposed traced from a wide literature

The Hot and Cold Summer | Johanna Hurwitz and Gail Owens

The Hot and Cold Summer, Johanna Hurwitz and Gail Owens
Paperback, Aug 1991

This book was about two best friends, Derek and Rory. They never had a fight. They were the best of friends. That summer a girl named Bolivia came to town. She wanted to be friends with Rory and Derek, but they promised not to speak to her. When the two boys dressed alike, so did Bolivia. Finaly, the boys talked to her. Derek started to like Boliva but Rory didn't. For the last two weeks of summer, Derek went to camp, but Rory didn't. Then they had their first fight. While Derek was gone, Rory also started to like Bolivia. When Derek went home, Bolivia left.
The Hot and Cold Summer it's a children's book for an age between 9 and12 years old

How to Make Hot Cold Calls: Your Guide to Making The Sale or Landing That Perfect Job | Steven J. Schwartz

How To Make Hot Cold Calls is the most informative and easy to use book for techniques on how to contact clients - and make that sale. "This book is definitely worth reading. Steven Schwartz provides a recipe that is easy to follow and vastly improves the chances of a successful call.

Hot and Cold | Richard Hell

Hot and Cold is a collection of essays poems  lyrics notebooks pictures fiction of Richard Hell's experience.

Richard Hell (born Richard Lester Meyers; October 2, 1949) is a singer, songwriter, bass guitarist, and writer.
Hell is probably best known as frontman for the early punk rock band Richard Hell & The Voidoids. Their 1977 album, Blank Generation, influenced many other punk bands. Its title song was named "One of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock" by music writers in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame listing, and, for instance, is ranked as one of the all-time top-ten punk songs by a 2006 poll of original British punk figures, as reported in the Rough Guide to Punk.
Hell was an originator of the punk fashion look, the first to spike his hair and wear torn, cut and drawn-on shirts, often held together with safety pins. Malcolm McLaren, manager of the Sex Pistols, has said Hell was an important inspiration for the Sex Pistols' look and attitude, as well as the safety-pin accessorized clothing McLaren sold in his London shop, Sex. (Some members of the Sex Pistols dispute this.)
Since the late 1980s Hell has devoted himself primarily to writing, publishing two novels, as well as several other books. He was the film critic for BlackBook magazine from 2004–2006.
In 1996 Hell wrote a novel, Go Now, that was drawn largely from his own experience, and he released a collection of short pieces (poems, essays and drawings) called Hot and Cold in 2001.

A Song of Ice and Fire | George Raymond Richard Martin



A Song of Ice and Fire is a series of epic fantasy novels by American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin. Martin began writing the series in 1991 and the first volume was published in 1996. Originally planned as a trilogy, the series now consists of four published volumes with three more planned. There are also three prequel novellas available, with several more planned, and a series of novellas consisting of excerpts of the main novels. One of these excerpt novellas has won a Hugo Award. The series has been translated into more than twenty languages and the fourth volume reached the top of the New York Times bestseller lists upon its release. Overall, the series has sold more than 3.5 million copies in the USA and more than 7 million worldwide.
The story of A Song of Ice and Fire takes place in a fictional world, primarily upon a continent called Westeros but also on a large landmass to the east, known as Essos. Most of the characters are human but as the series progresses other races are introduced, such as the cold and menacing Others from the far North and fire-breathing dragons from the East, both races thought to be extinct by the people of the story. There are three principal storylines in the series: the chronicling of a dynastic civil war for control of Westeros between several competing families; the rising threat of the Others who dwell beyond an immense wall of ice that forms Westeros' northern border; and the ambition of Daenerys Targaryen, the exiled daughter of a king who was murdered in another civil war fifteen years previously, to return to Westeros and claim her rightful throne. As the series progresses, all three storylines become increasingly interwoven and dependent on each other.
The series is told in the limited third-person through the eyes of a number of point of view characters. By the end of the fourth volume, there have been seventeen such characters with multiple chapters and eight who only have one chapter apiece.
The growing popularity of the series led to it being optioned by HBO for development of a television adaptation, named Game of Thrones. A pilot episode was produced in 2009 and a series commitment for nine further episodes was made in March 2010.
There are board and role-playing games based on the books available, as well as a collection of artwork based on and inspired by the series. The French video game company, Cyanide, has announced that they have partnered with Martin to create a video game adaption of the books, entitled A Game of Thrones: Genesis.

883 | La lunga estate caldissima




The 883 was a pop music group composed initially of Italian Max Pezzali and Mauro Repetto and later by Pezzali and other musicians.
The story of 883 begins at Pavia in the eighties, the two classmates Pezzali and Repetto started writing songs and dreaming of America's success. The first opportunity to show off came in 1989, participating in the program "1-2-3 Jovanotti", conducted by the then emerging Lorenzo Cherubini, aka Jovanotti. The two call themselves "The Pop" and singing parts in English (one of them titled Live in the music) with sounds rather than rap. The experience ends there and does not seem to produce any result.

Billy Idol | Hot In The City



William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955), better known by his stage name Billy Idol is an English rock musician. He first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X. He then embarked on a successful solo career, aided by a series of stylish music videos, making him one of the first MTV stars. Idol continues to tour with guitarist Steve Stevens and has a worldwide fan base.

N.E.R.D. | Hot-n-Fun ft. Nelly Furtado



N.E.R.D (short for 'No-one Ever Really Dies', stylized as N*E*R*D) is an American rock and hip hop band. Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo were signed by Teddy Riley to Virgin Records as a duo, The Neptunes. After producing songs for several artists throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, the production duo formed the band with Shay Haley as a side project of The Neptunes in 2001.

Rolling Stones | She's So Cold


I'm so hot for her, I'm so hot for her
I'm so hot for her and she's so cold
I'm so hot for her, I'm on fire for her
I'm so hot for her and she's so cold

I'm the burning bush, I'm the burning fire
I'm the bleeding volcano
I'm so hot for her, I'm so hot for her
I'm so hot for her and she's so cold

Yeah, I tried re-wiring her, tried re-firing her
I think her engine is permanently stalled
She's so cold she's so cold
She's so cold cold cold
Like a tombstone
She's so cold, she's so cold
she's so cold cold cold like an ice cream cone
She's so cold she's so cold
I dare not touch her my hand just froze...




He is not honest who has burned his tongue and does not tell the company the soup is hot

English Proverb

Good words cool more than cold water

A cold April the barn will fill

English Proverb

Strike while the iron is hot

English Proverb

Act decisively and take your opportunities when they arise.
This old proverb clearly alludes to the imagery of the blacksmith or farrier at his forge. If he delays in shaping the iron when it is hot a pliable the metal soon cools and hardens and the opportunity is lost. 

Feed a cold and starve a fever

English Proverb

Cold hands, warm heart

English Proverb
So a cool, reserved exterior may hide a kind heart.
In cold weather, blood goes away from the hands and feet to protect the brain and main part of the body. Then your hands will be cold but your heart will be warm.

A little pot is soon hot

English Proverb

Revenge is a dish best served cold

English Proverb
This proverb suggests that emotional detachment and planning ("cold blooded") are best for taking revenge. 
The earliest well-known example of this proverb in print appears as "La vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid" in the novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses (1782) by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. (Dangerous Liaisons)

It makes no sense to try to forge the iron whilst it is still cold.

Arabian Proverb

Saturday 13 November 2010

Sensible Clothes

The stylish T-shirt and sweater designed by Tomas. As the fall and winter come, the temperature has dropped dramatically, and we also will put on long-sleeved dress.The design of this sweater has an interesting characteristic, it combines the zipper head and the special relevance of the thermometer, in cold weather we have to pull up the head high, and the corresponding temperature value decreases. With this dress, the temperature can also be an expression of our response.


Men Iron

This iron is designed for male users. Often, the iron are usually in a round shape and white color, because we commonly think the job is for housewife and is a little female style.  Nico Klaber attempts to redesign our current iron into something more masculine. This concept is an example of how iron might look like real men – a powerful, edge, metal-cool, and there is no reason to hide it, but much more reason to be proud. It even has a novel functionality, users can limit the size of the iron surface is flat as a shirt. Simply use the lever to raise the largest part of the area a bit small.



Friday 5 November 2010

Anaximander and the Apeiron


Anaximander (Ancient Greek: Ἀναξίμανδρος, Anaximandros) (c. 610 BC–c. 546 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in Miletus, a city of Ionia; Milet in modern Turkey. He belonged to the Milesian school and learned the teachings of his master Thales. He succeeded Thales and became the second master of that school where he counted Anaximenes and Pythagoras amongst his pupils.
From his phylosophy the Apeiron are generated in the first place "as otherwise" (hot/cold, wet/dry, etc.), ie the elements, since the nature of each element corresponds to a given quality (so the fire is hot, the water cold, etc.). In this sense, then, apeiron missing, as well as limitations, including quality from this substrate Aqualit born the four constituent elements of reality. It is no coincidence that the universe, everything is equipped with precise boundaries: the reality Unlimited (Apeiron) created all things and each of them becomes the limit with the rise of the rest.

Philolaus the largest Pythagoreans of the second genaration


Philolaus is one of the largest Pythagoreans of the second generation of the movement of earth's revolution around the central fire. For Philolaus there are 4 elements: fire, water, earth and air. These are changing and moving through it all. They form the Cosmos (animated, thinking, spherical) whose center is the earth (spherical, habited). The four elements are equal in the cosmos: light/dark, hot/cold and dry/wet.

The philosopher Bernardino Telesio


According to the philosophy of Bernardino Telesio from the principles that govern the life of nature are three. Agents operating in the universe in fact two principles - the hot and cold - they are able to perceive and be perceived. But the hot and cold need a third principle, this time liabilities, which exert their action: the body mass or matter. Neither the nature nor the staff body mass index are substantial, as neither the one nor the other can exist by itself (and this is the etymological meaning of the term substance). On the one hand, the principles of staff may not operate if they do not matter, because no principle immaterial - as are the hot and cold - can produce an effect without infuse into something material. On the other hand, body mass, in itself inert and shapeless (and only) was created by God to be formed, and continuously changing nature of the two agents. The three principles - hot, cold and body mass - are thus never separated.

Wednesday 3 November 2010

Hot and cold stamps

Here are some stamps from different countries preserving the concept of hot and cold in different ways, from feeling to temperature and color.





Tuesday 2 November 2010

The Amazing Giant Ice Sculptures China's Coolest Christmas


These impressive ice sculptures are part of a display for the upcoming Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival.
The festival officially begins on January 5, when 800,000 tourists are expected to visit the freezing city in northern China.
As well as the colourful life-sized ice buildings, which reflect traditional Chinese architecture, there is also a 160m high Father Christmas sculpture, said by organisers to be the world's largest.

Lapland | Desert

The opposition "hot and cold" represent the contrasts between the hot and cold zones of the Earth, which can be symbolized by the people of Lapland and Bedouins of the desert.

Cold Front | Hot Front



A weather front is a boundary separating two masses of air of different densities, and is the principal cause of meteorological phenomena. In surface weather analyses, fronts are depicted using various colored lines and symbols, depending on the type of front. The air masses separated by a front usually differ in temperature and humidity. Cold fronts may feature narrow bands of thunderstorms and severe weather, and may on occasion be preceded by squall lines or dry lines. Warm fronts are usually preceded by stratiform precipitation and fog. The weather usually clears quickly after a front's passage. Some fronts produce no precipitation and little cloudiness, although there is invariably a wind shift.


A cold front is defined as the leading edge of a mass of cooler air, Replacing (at ground level) a mass of warmer air. The cooler, denser air wedges under the less-dense warmer air, lifting it. This upward motion causes lowered pressure along the cold front and can cause the formation of a narrow line of showers and thunderstorms when enough moisture is present. Instead a warm front is defined as the leading edge of an advancing mass of warm air; it separates warm air from the colder air ahead.

Refrigerator | Freezer


A refrigerator is a tool often used in our daily lives to preserve food. Its operation is based on the temperature to fall below the freezing water, up to 3 ° - 5 ° C. Similar is the operation of the freezer, but also reaches -18 ° C.
It is, therefore, a device that allows a transition from hot to cold.