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So instead let us give more time for doing physical things in the real world and less time for staring at (and touching) the glowing flat rectangle.

This projection method transfers a 3-dimentional sphere into a 2-dimensional rectangle while maintaining areas proportions. Using this method, the “AuthaGraph world map” succeeds in transferring an image of the spherical Earth to a flat surface while evenly distributing distortion. An architect, Hajime Narukawa and his collaborators invented it in 1999.

The three animations of atmospheric phenomena were created using data from the GEOS-5 atmospheric model on the cubed-sphere, run at 14-km global resolution for 25-days.

When you receive your print, you'll find that it's curled inward upon itself, the result of its confinement within a sturdy U-Line mailing tube. Rolled up posters do not display nearly as well as those that lie flat, so your first order of business should be to revert this cylinder to a broad rectangle. You may accomplish this by rolling it out upon a flat surface, placing several heavy books upon it, and letting it sit for a day or two. Or you may wrap the poster around the outside of the mailing tube in the opposite direction of its curl, use rubber bands to affix the ends, and let it sit for an hour or two, thereby allowing the mailing tube to amend the foul havoc it has wrought.

Starting in January 2011, a visitor to NYTimes.com will be allowed to view a certain number of articles free each month; to read more, the reader must pay a flat fee for unlimited access. Subscribers to the print newspaper, even those who subscribe only to the Sunday paper, will receive full access to the site without any additional charge.

# It is very cheap,

# It can be quickly dismantled or moved,

# It is easily transportable as it can be carried flat or in a tube,

# It is easily repaired if broken as the individual mirror pieces can be replaced (rather than having to fix or replace an entire parabolic mirror).

"The existing floor was uneven from inaccurate construction," writes Schemata architect Jo Nagasaka, "so we poured epoxy mixed with pine ash on the floor to create a flat surface. The transparent black liquid made different shades of black, following the uneven surface on the floor. It looked like gradation of color on a gradually shoaling beach."

earlier, in june this year, japanese architecture studio schemata poured color epoxy

on the top board of school desks which were used in elementary schools. the now 'flat'

desks were before uneven due to time deterioration or scribbling. although the school

desks all have the same shape, they gradually gain individual character through the personal

items of the pupil, like a school bag or a hat. however, in this project, the individuality of

the desks is regenerated through colors, thanks to the craftsmanship and expertise

of nakamura shuhei. he reset the the unevenness to 'flat' with translucent color epoxy.

deep points are mirrored by dense colors and shallow points by more transparent shades.

this project is part of the 'flatproject' series.