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Cocnut dancers, Bacup.

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 09:39:35 -0400

Cocnut dancers, Bacup.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eton_Fives

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:16:12 -0400

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eton_Fives

Eton Fives Courts

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:15:03 -0400

The court

An Eton Fives court consists of three walls, with the left hand wall interrupted by a buttress approximately halfway up the court. There are also two levels to the court, the front being around six inches higher than the back half of the playing area. On the front wall is a vertical black line about three quarters of a metre from the right wall; this is used during the serve and return process detailed later. There is a diagonal ledge that circumvents the entire ‘top-step’ at about chest height; it is this ledge which the ball has to hit or go above to be ‘up’. Below this ledge, at knee height, is a horizontal ledge about two inches wide, and which is only present on the ‘top-step’. This is merely here because of the origins of Eton Fives as the ledge is present at the chapel in Eton College. The diagonal ledge drops vertically at the edge of the ‘top-step’ and then returns to normal at a slightly lower height on the bottom step, running to the back of the court. At the back are brick columns that jutt out slightly into the court, which vary in width from school to school, these “buttresses” are usually anywhere from 2 - 10 inches in width. Shots very rarely hit this part of the court, but once they do it is usually very effective for winning a point. Each of the courts at varying schools differ in some way, leaving room to modify how your school’s courts are built to a certain extent. In this way the ‘home team’ will often have an advantage over a visiting side because of their knowledge of the court’s layout.

Christopher Herwig’s Soviet Bus Stops | Beautiful/Decay Artist & Design

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 03:22:47 -0400

Christopher Herwig’s Soviet Bus Stops | Beautiful/Decay Artist & Design

surrealism: Relâche by Toyen, 1943.

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:10:16 -0500

surrealism:

Relâche by Toyen, 1943.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:00:14 -0500

Piero Gilardi Exhibition currently at Nottingham Contemporary

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 08:46:53 -0500

Piero Gilardi

Exhibition currently at Nottingham Contemporary

Star Forts (Trace Italienne) Map Gallery, Vatican Museum.

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 09:59:47 -0500

Star Forts (Trace Italienne) Map Gallery, Vatican Museum.

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Wed, 21 Nov 2012 06:01:20 -0500

Parasitic City on a decomissioned Italian highway.

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:28:29 -0500

Parasitic City on a decomissioned Italian highway.

le-chacal: Mobile library at bus stop in Colombia Colombia Has...

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 05:34:06 -0500

le-chacal:

Mobile library at bus stop in Colombia

Colombia Has 100 Tiny Libraries in Public Parks

The program was started more than 15 years ago, and it has continued to thrive, operating 51 mini libraries in Bogotá and more than 100 throughout the country. The libraries themselves are rather remarkable—they hold about 350 books each, and they’re operated by volunteer librarians who organize activities and help kids with their homework.

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Mon, 19 Nov 2012 04:25:59 -0500

Shishi-Odori from Iwate, Japan.

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 04:25:04 -0500

Shishi-Odori from Iwate, Japan.

Singolo degli Alfieri di Costigliole d’Asti - Alberto...

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 04:18:22 -0500

Singolo degli Alfieri di Costigliole d’Asti - Alberto Fiore

Sbandieratores

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 04:16:15 -0500

Sbandieratores

Newton Bushel Morris Dancers

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 04:05:04 -0500

Newton Bushel Morris Dancers

Ray Eames

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 15:44:31 -0500

Ray Eames

Lying in Wait, 2009. Collaboration between Idris Khan and Sarah Warsop. Film Director Idris Khan. Choreographer Sarah Warsop. In association with Victoria Miro and Siobhan Davies Dance for The Collection

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 11:11:00 -0400

Lying in Wait, 2009. Collaboration between Idris Khan and Sarah Warsop. Film Director Idris Khan. Choreographer Sarah Warsop. In association with Victoria Miro and Siobhan Davies Dance for The Collection

Acrobats on the Empire State Building

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 07:19:41 -0400

Acrobats on the Empire State Building