A basketball hoop is 10 feet (3.05 meters) tall. The official height in the NBA, WNBA, NCAA, FIBA and in all high school basketball around the world. The distance from the floor to the top edge of the rim, not to the bottom edge of the net or the backboard. This standard hasn’t moved an … Read more
Abstract Painting, created by Ad Reinhardt in 1957, is an oil on canvas 9 feet by 40 inches (274.3 x 101.5 cm) that is in the permanent collection of MoMA in New York City. The first impression of the painting is that of a uniform field of color. After prolonged viewing, a grid of slightly … Read more
The person who assigns the classification of information, as well as the level of classification, is the Original Classification Authority, or the OCA as it is commonly referred to. This power is not widely bestowed in the United States. It is delegated by executive order to a small group of officials, starting with the President … Read more
The Day of the Dead art is a visual tradition that is based on the belief that death is not an end but a continuation of life. Dia de los Muertos creates some of the most unique art in the world: sugar skulls adorned with colored icing, elegant skeleton figures dressed in Victorian clothing, tissue … Read more
The American Crafts Grape Soda album is a 12×12 inch scrapbook album produced under the We R Memory Keepers brand, which is a part of the American Crafts family of craft products. It is made of acid-free faux leather, has snag-free D-rings, and is designed to be stored long-term in an archival environment to ensure … Read more
One of the most affordable and long-lasting methods of restoring and protecting a pool surface is to paint a swimming pool using epoxy paint. A two-part epoxy coating, when properly used, forms a hard, non-porous finish that is resistant to pool chemicals, UV rays, and abrasion that lasts up to 10 years. It is a … Read more
In H.G. Wells’ 1897 novel The Invisible Man, a select few characters know that the bandaged man – whose true name is Griffin – is invisible beneath his bandages. Griffin himself knows, of course, since he has made himself invisible through chemical experimentation. The reader, given an omniscient point of view by Wells’ third-person narration, … Read more