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Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Kurios’: 5 reasons to see the fun show

Edit Atlanta Journal 04 Mar 2016
Fun things are happening in the blue and yellow big top tent at Atlantic Station. Cirque du Soleil’s “Kurios ... The characters. From Mini Lili, a 3-foot-tall woman who remains inside Mr. Microcosmos’ costume for most of the show, to a group of contortionists, there isn’t a dull character in “Kurios.” Each artist has carefully crafted their characters and their skits in a way that makes it easy to forget they’re all just putting on a show ... ....

Cirque Du Soleil's "Kurios" Tour Makes The Most The Big Top

Edit Forbes 06 Jan 2016
Kurios. Cabinet of Curiosities has a cast of 46 artists from 15 different countries. Antanina Satsura, who playsMini Lili, is just over three feet tall and weighs 39 pounds. She is said to be one of the ten smallest adults in the world ... The troupe known as Banquine hails from Russia ... It took 250 hours to build Mr. Microcosmos’ steampunk belly ... Mr. Microcosmos carries Mini Lili inside his mechanical overcoat ... ....

How two-tone cats get their patches comes to light in cell study (University of Bath) ...

Edit Public Technologies 06 Jan 2016
(Source. University of Bath). Scientists have discovered how the distinctive piebald patches seen in black and white cats and some horses are formed in the womb ... How the cat got its patches ... The characteristic piebald patches seen in many domestic animals is caused by the darkly pigmented cells multiplying more slowly so they don't cover the whole of the body (Image from Shutterstock by microcosmos) ... Mathematical modelling ... (noodl....

Esta asociaci�n p�blico-privada sirve sopa de gallina india

Edit Huffington Post 09 Dec 2015
Por David Bloomgarden y Guillermo Villacorta. David Bloomgarden es el jefe interino de la Unidad de Acceso a Servicios B�sicos y Crecimiento Verde y lidera el programa de Asociaciones P�blico-Privadas del FOMIN ... Los retos iniciales ... Estas interrogantes eran v�lidas, considerando los contextos tradicionales que evocan los mercados municipales, que son un microcosmos de la realidad econ�mica y social de cada ciudad ... AMERMUSAN ... ....

Intimate Self-Portraits Document One Artist’s Struggle With Disease

Edit Huffington Post 28 Oct 2015
Warning. This post contains nudity and may not be suitable for work environments. For 10 years, the life of Japanese artist Emi Anrakuji (born in 1963) played out in a six-foot-long bed ... Anrakuji’s oeuvre includes a series of photography projects in which she zooms in on her body, never revealing her face ... “After a long period of time, I gradually started to see microcosmos in my field of visibility,” Anrakuji writes ... ....

14 Things They Never Tell You Before Becoming an Entrepreneur

Edit Huffington Post 06 Oct 2015
Do you dream of having your own business? Being independent? Being your own boss? Maybe you have a great idea and want to share it with the world. Good news! There's no day like today to make your dream a reality. The bad news. the learning curve is steep and there's a long road ahead ... "As much as we all wish to be gods of our own microcosmos, we need to learn to delegate at least some of our duties or we are to face a massive burnout ... ....

This 50-Cent Paper Microscope Could 'Democratize Science'

Edit Huffington Post 31 Aug 2015
A couple of months ago, I received an interesting package in the mail. It looked like a standard manila envelope, but inside was a device that could quite possibly revolutionize the way we view the microscopic world. I'm referring to the Foldscope, an origami-based optical microscope that is small enough to fit inside your pocket ... The Results ... Until now, I've never had a device that made viewing and sharing the microcosmos so accessible....

Aug. 27-Sept. 2

Edit Houston Chronicle 26 Aug 2015
Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play about the friendship between an elderly Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in post-World War II Atlanta. 7.30 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, through Sept. 14; Stages Repertory Theatre, 3201 Allen Parkway; $23-$49; 713-527-0123, stagestheatre.com ... Wednesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, through Nov ... 7.30 p.m ... 8; MicroCosmos ... ....

Highlights from Houston art musuems

Edit Houston Chronicle 21 Aug 2015
AUGUST Specter Field. A collaborative installation by Harold Mendez and Ronny Quevedo. Shows by Kay Sarver, Camille Warmington and Melissa Borrell. Lawndale Art Center. Through Sept. 26. Texas Design Now. Fashion, furniture, industrial and accessories design by 34 talents from across the state. Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. Through Nov. 29. 29 MicroCosmos/Details from the Carpenter Collection of Arctic Art ... Menil Collection. Through Feb ... ....

Review: Cirque du Soleil's "Kurios" wows in Denver

Edit Denver Post 03 Jul 2015
*** 1/2 Stars . Circus Thrills. Okay, let's just get this out of the way. Ooh. Ahh. Whoa. Zowee. In the years since Cirque du Soleil first staked its claim to U.S. audiences in the mid-1980s, Americans have taken to yoga ... "Kurios" is rife with wonders. There's a story. It hardly matters ... Steam engines disgorge characters ... Microcosmos ... ....

Cirque du Soleil's "Kurios" takes journey back in time

Edit Denver Post 11 Jun 2015
Microcosmos, the leader of an expedition from the dream world that finds itself in the lab of the Seeker, a 19th-century scientist working to create a machine that defies the laws of time and space — perhaps reflecting the audience's own experience in attending the show ... Microcosmos has a giant belly that, as his name suggests, contains many different universes....

14 Visionary Trailblazers Are Named 2015 National Geographic Emerging Explorers (National Geographic Society)

Edit noodls 09 Jun 2015
(Source. National Geographic Society) ... Each Emerging Explorer receives a $10,000 award to aid further research and exploration ... "National Geographic believes in the power of science, exploration and storytelling to change the world ... Al Kuntar, who earned her Ph.D ... Biophysicist Manu Prakash designs inexpensive scientific instruments that can spread science, appreciation of the microcosmos and medical opportunity around the world ... NOTE....

A New Light Source for the Microcosmos

Edit Business Wire 04 May 2015
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Texas A&M; University researchers demonstrate how a narrow-band strobe light source for speckle-free imaging has the potential to reveal microscopic forms of life. ....
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