| Press Release: Innovation And Creativity Mark Project Of Pan ...
The Organizing Committee of the Pan American Games Rio 2007 (CO-RIO) presented in Maracanã Stadium on Thursday, June 28, the Pan American Rio 2007 Cauldron, which will be lit during the Opening Ceremony of the Games on July 13. Minister of Sports Orlando Silva believes that the Cauldron lighting will be unforgettable to all persons participating in the Games. “The Cauldron is marked by creativity, modern traces, and Brazilian architecture. Whoever is present at the stadium will keep the memory of this moment," he said.
President of CO-RIO and of Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) Carlos Arthur Nuzman was touched by the project. “It is completely different from anything that has ever been seen. Creativity will certainly mark the opening of the Games," he said. A design by Carnival and fine artist Rosa Magalhães, the Artistic director for Ceremonies, the Pan American Cauldron is round-shaped, and like the Stage it will evoke the Sun, the inspiring element of the Mascot.
Home Console Development?
In the last 15 years or so, there has been a boom in the home audio industry brought about by the reduced pricing in high quality recording equipment and affordable computer hardware and software. Every middle class kid and their brother can write, record and market their songs, interviews, monologues, etc. This has been true of the PC gaming industry as well. There are plenty of powerful open source or cheap tools available for the creation of digital game content. This has resulted in a vibrant freeware and shareware game culture on the web. Modding tools are also prevalent and have served as springboards for many a fledgling artist, programmer, level designer into the universe of Triple-A game production. This has not been the case for consoles so much, however.
TILE STYLE: IS IT FAUX OR NO?
Is it tile or not? Fabulous fakes are behind the biggest cover-up in home design. And just about any bare surface is a candidate for today's fashion-forward ceramic tiles -- walls, floors, ceilings and counters, indoors and out.
Wood look-alikes, some designed in wide-plank formats with simulated grain, are convincing. Some tiles are dead ringers for leather, suede and skins such as alligator, ostrich and lizard. Others mimic metals such as stainless steel, even down to hand-hammered pockmarks and the look of mottling that results from oxidation. Traces of the real element can be infused or embedded, adding shimmer to a metallic look.
Tile patterns that include textural grass cloths, paisleys, polka dots, contemporary op art or bold graphics channel other types of wall coverings.
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