In Hinduism each wick of the candle represents one of the five elements: wind, earth, fire, sky and water.
Sky and water become the focal elements, always expanding, while the buildings become simply a line of demarcation between them.
Roosevelt is stark and elemental but also very lyrical in the careful dialogue it arranges between trees, stone, sky and water (and so well conceived and executed that Superstorm Sandy didn't leave a scratch).
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But Mr. Varouxakis said their time spent together on his yacht also strengthened the trust he had in Mr. Gonzalez, who has warned him that additional art could reduce the impact of the materials in reflecting the sky, water and air that Mr. Varouxakis requested.
Pushing back the greens a bit, I made room in the lower part of the arrangement for hits of the saturated blue of fragrant hyacinth and the lighter blue of the smaller grape hyacinth to reflect the tonal shifts in color of the sky and water in this idyllic scene.
The water reflected the gray-blue of the darkening sky, and the lights of the water-pumping stations had come on, making them look like a line of floating gazebos.
They are able to wring water from an otherwise stingy sky by trapping it in nets.
"The idea is that the same thing is true for colors, that there are certain kinds of colors that are characteristic of stuff that's good for us as a species -- clear sky, clear water -- and stuff that's bad for us, like rotting foods, biological waste products, " he said.
Surrounded by colourful springs and steaming vents, it can shoot water up to 70m into the sky.
The North Star was as legible and unwavering in the water as it was in the sky.
Today the water-filled terraces reflect the sky from November through April, and turn green in spring as the rice plants grow tall.
The natural splendors of blue water, rocky shore, bright sky, and hilly terrain provide a serene setting for the eternal struggle of man versus man, man versus woman, and man versus his own worst instincts.
The competition had sections for 'Land and Sky', 'Water' and 'People and Biodiversity', with an adult and youth category for each section.
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The themes of this competition are: Biodiversity of land and sky, Marine and fresh water biodiversity and People and biodiversity.
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And all this interspersed by hours adrift on the river, planks and ropes gently creaking in the wind, the water dark and cool, the night sky clear above.
For years, coaches told Vollmer she had to position her pinkie fingers so they were facing the sky when her hands entered the water.
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"There were 30 of us standing in the blue water, watching the snow come from the sky while discussing the values of the company, " said Gudmundsson.
The Holiday Inn Shanghai branch said it gathered input from various architects and even aerospace experts while constructing this sky-high glass-bottomed water container to ensure its safety.
Calling many by name in his partial delirium, he would cheer them onward, commending their sky, the rocks and the water, and encourage them to rely on their own exertions.
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Looking out from a taxi at the water-logged city, it seemed that sometimes the sky really does fall.
Beneath the surface of the water they are a creamy turquoise, and when the sky is clear, as it is now, the cerulean reflection on the sea is otherworldly.
In the palm groves below the village of Tamalokt is a cistern, a place of utter peace, where scarlet dragonflies skid above the water and the tops of olive trees sway against cerulean sky.
Gradually, the shades of the sky merge into one, like a paintbrush jiggled in a jar of water.
Twenty million metric tons of sulfur dioxide mixed with droplets of water, creating a kind of gaseous mirror, which reflected solar rays back into the sky.
The sub-millimeter radiation that the telescope will collect is usually absorbed by water, but the lack of moisture in the atmosphere will enable scientists to enjoy a clear view of the sky.
The research looked specifically at production farms using open, outdoor fresh water ponds applying current technology, and considered such factors as suitable land use, topographical features, weather patterns and sky conditions available in the contiguous U.S. states.
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