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HT: So what was the program you worked in Sumatra, Scott?
Scott: For Quicksilver International it was a global shoot of all the "A" athletes in surfing which are the likes of Dane Reynolds and Kelly Slater, Troy Brooks from Australia, some young guy's and the actual main focus of the production was called Young Gun's 2, which was a sequel to what we did last year, and a follow up will be cover mounted on several magazines around the world. Japanese Surfing Life, I believe Waves in Australia, and in Amerca it will be Surfing Magazine. It will also simultaneously release with their global range of board shorts for the following Northern Summer Range. So the graphic's on the DVD that was produced will actually tie in so you buy the trunks you get the DVD and you can see that everything in action and the whole art direction and the feel it all sort of synthesis's in to one big campaign.
HT: From the photo's you sent what were the challenges you faced getting all your boarding & photo/video equipment to dry land?
Scott: Funny you should ask that because I use pelican cases for water proofing and they're very good in 99% of situations, however if you're in a boat and you get swamped by a wave or whatever and you come to rely and those products to keep your stuff dry , they generally do, but in one situation we had I got washed out of the boat and I had to swim ashore because you can't get in the boats between the breakers and a wave actually hit my bag and knocked it out of my hand. It just caught me off guard and it also managed to open the latches and it was just floating about, literally probably about 2cm above the rolling surface of the water and the bag was semi-submerged with the weight of all the cameras in it! It was like that scene in cliff hanger, I was like noooo…., and I just swam for it. I was only about twenty feet away, and I must have swam twice as fast as Thorpie, and got the thing and pulled the lid down and snapped the lid closed just in time to hold it under of my arm before the next wave hit us and washed us onto the reef. I could have lost everything then and there so I sent those picture's to pelican and they returned with torque pressure tests on latches and all this sort of stuff, and I said "hey labs aren't the real world buddy, no text book knowledge here- you can prepare for things in a lab but where we actually use some of the stuff, it either works or it doesn't."
HT: So why did you choose the Miller Solo DS10 System for your project?
Scott: First and foremost versatility! There's requirements for stills, film and video and whether I'm shooting with a six hundred mil lens and a still body, on that head the loading is fine, it's great, it's very versatile, I can easily swap it out, with another filler in the dish, so I can put a three way head, so if I'm doing portraits or other shots it's great for that because I can attach the 3 way head and have centering ability. For video it's again the same thing, not too heavy, not to light, it's just a great all round unit and I can even put 16 and super 16 rigs on there, we had A minima, we had PD 150's, Super 16's, Photo Sonics, high-speed stuff, in this day and age with travel and everything if you can only take one thing it's kind of got to be multi, you know you got to be good at everything in your job these day's, you've got to have something that does everything and that tripod has worked perfectly for me on all end's of the spectrum, regardless what I'm shooting or what I'm shooting with. And it's taken a fair beating too I might add…
HT: So did you get all the pictures, you needed for your project?
Scott: You always want more. .. Yes I think given, that we were there for 12 day's, we would have liked more blue skies obviously, and clearer water, because you always want everything, because we have all the resources, at our finger tips, you've got a fantastic boat, you have tender's, jet skies, helicopter, you know, everything! So you really try and make it work, to produce as good work as you can, yeah things generally do look good, but you always want more! We didn't quite get the epic blue skies or the epic sunsets just to put the icing on the cake. The film premieres first week of July and it'll be great.
HT: What advice would you to give to other media traveling to this area?
Scott: Less is more, because they just look at you and say it's a couple of thousand dollars in excess, every time wherever you go, plus the less equipment you have, the less you lose, the less you get tampered with, you'll have less chance of being a Chapelle Corby, so you've got to be lean and mean these days and that's the way it is. So if I have a tripod that does everything that's great cause it means I don't have to take a big tripod and a small tripod and other accessories, you know everything's in one, and everything's converging to the point where its getting smaller and it's doing more and I'm enjoying that cause I don't want to pick up heavy pelican case's and heavy old millers and all that sort of stuff. They're great they've served their time but they belong in the back of the car or in the backyard.
HT: So what new projects do you have coming up?
Scott: Hmm…where are we now, we're in May. Came back from Tahiti recently, which was lovely. Tahiti Moorea again straight after the Sumatra trip, where they just had another earthquake today. Going to China in July, which should be quite interesting as a skateboarder is going to jump the great wall, then back to Indonesia again, if it's still there and if we're still aloud to go. Doing Africa again to do some game park stuff, some travel and surfing, is the main focus of it, for about 10 days and that will be for Billabong. Then back to Indonesia and then its snow-time for the Southern Hemisphere winter. We look forward to these assignments cause it's a great time and great places to go, such as New Zealand and Australia, Mt Hotham is really good, so again more stills, and some video and possibly some more film work.


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When I arrived at the International Roofing office, Lance Eagle was on Skype closing a deal with a Honduras businessman.
I didn't mind waiting as the fast-growing Katikati company chalked up another export order for its unique metal roofing tile production plant.
"Skype is wonderful," said Mr Eagle, the sales, marketing and business manager at International Roofing.
"I'm on it every week with a customer. The fast internet means you can put up a video or picture and talk the client through the product. In the old days you had to send a video cassette or CD to the client."
The latest deal involved sending a cheaper second hand production plant and tooling to the Honduran roofing company.
Mr Eagle agreed to sell the tile making plant already being used in the new Katikati Wedgewood St factory by sister company Apex Tile Manufacturing, which services the New Zealand market. A new plant would be built for Apex.
Mr Eagle said "we sell tiled roofing solutions and offer a suite of services to meet the customers' requirements - whether it's coloursteel or stone chip tiles.
"A client in Nigeria sent over a sample of river sand and we sized it up and applied it to the tile. That worked, and we designed and built a stone chip crushing plant for them.
"We went to Jamaica, looked at a customer's plant and advised them on improvements. We sold some machinery to add to their existing plant and then developed a capital expenditure strategy. Within the next years we will sell them more equipment," he said.
Since joining as a business consultant 18 months ago, Mr Eagle has helped transform International Roofing and the overall Pearce Group, founded by Larry Pearce, which also includes Apex and Pearce Tool & Manufacturing.
"It was a family-owned business and we've added some corporate disciplines to grow it. We've introduced lean manufacturing and production efficiencies, and backed this up with sales and marketing systems," said Mr Eagle.
"Kiwis are great innovators but they don't market themselves globally. The change in a business has to be managed from the board level down to the staff," he said.
Mr Eagle has provided a lot of energy. After three months consulting, he became chief executive and general manager of Pearce Group. Twelve months later he concentrated on sales and marketing for International Roofing and business development for the group.
Tony Rodger came in as general manager and Dave Roberts as production manager. Mr Rodger nominated Mr Eagle for the BNZ Partners Bay of Plenty Export Awards and won the Bay of Plenty Export Achiever category.
That was an irony since Mr Eagle was of the original students at the polytechnic studying for a certificate in New Zealand Horticulture and Horticultural Management. Afterwards, he spent 28 years in the fruit industry before switching to manufacturing.
Mr Eagle managed apple, kiwifruit, citrus and tamarillo orchards in the Western Bay for 12 years, and then ran the Katikist Co-operative which sold citrus fruit for 80 local growers.
In 1996 he founded Zeafruit which marketed citrus fruit and avocados for 500 growers - it supplies oranges to the Charlie's Group.
Mr Eagle left Zeafruit 2009 and started his own consulting firm, Phoenix Business Solutions, before arriving at International Roofing.
The company had sold eight plants to Bordeaux in France, Durban in South Africa, China, Vietnam, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Jamaica and Brisbane without strong marketing - it was through the website or word of mouth.
Orders dried during the recession, and in his first 12 months in his new job Mr Eagle sold four - ranging in price from $700,000 to $2 million, depending on the amount of machinery.
One plant went to Mexico last October, another to Jamaica in February and two more will be delivered to Nigeria and Jamaica at the end of August. A customer from Argentina will also be travelling to Katikati in August to sign a deal.
The order to Nigeria is a fully automatic plant capable of producing 350 modular tiles an hour - the tiles are 1.4 metres long and 450mm wide. The Nigerian roofing company is receiving the full works - metal tile and stone chip plants, an oven that cooks the chips onto the tile, and the stone chip crusher.
The metal tile plant comprises two pressers, a decoiler, levelling machine fitted with robotic arms to pick up the tiles and electronics to run the machinery.
All the equipment will be packed into three 20-foot containers and four 40-foot containers. It takes nine months to build a plant and the company is working on reducing that time by one to two months.
The Nigerian company will be the first in Africa to make its own roofing tiles - they are usually imported from United States, Korea, Europe and New Zealand.
International Roofing is targeting the lower economic countries.
"Their governments are supporting companies to become self sufficient. They will provide up to 50 per cent funding to help them do their own manufacturing," Mr Eagle said.
He said nearly half of the export inquiries were now coming out of Africa - from Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Kenya and two more from Nigeria.
Mr Eagle is meeting an Emirates investment group's broker this month and the group is looking at moving into property development and manufacturing roofing titles in Africa.
Other inquiries have come from Romania, Vietnam, Taiwan, Canada and the United States, and Mr Eagle is attending his first trade show in Atlanta this October.
He said the present inquiries, if they are all came to fruition, represented three years of production.
"I'd like to think we can build up to four plants a year and then six to eight. I call it stepping stones. We are now pushing ourselves out there and just scratching the surface," said Mr Eagle.
"The US dollar is having an impact, but we are selling a unique product and we have to offer more - finding solutions and providing service for customers - to get ahead," he said.


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Live from LA, it's the really really good show, hitting you up with a rare mid week posting! The news is coming in at an alarming rate and we are running the presses non stop, here at the media compound of Kayaro! Check your inboxes for more of the daily progress, and read the Really Really Good tome for all the rest. Dig in.
The Queen Returns!
Mary J is scheduled to drop her new album, Growing Pains, in November. With the full rush of last quarter releases planned across the board, and talk of release date delays, we all will just have to wait and see when is arrives. Until then, we have her new single "Just Fine", here at RRG!
"Just Fine"-Produced by "Tricky" Stewart and Jazze Pha – Real Player (HI) (LOW) Windows (HI) (LOW)
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A quick list of some people posted on MySpace you should check out. All randomly tight, and worth a second look and listen.
North Cali crew repping and showing some real potential. Check out the smokey vibes of "We Smoke", "Throw It Up" for an idea of how they roll! The guys got a distribution deal so hopefully we will hear more of them soon!
~Hiphop Philosophy.com Radio
AC has put in some serious work, as he single handedly holds Hip-Hop down! Hiphop Philosophy.com radio is a 24 hour online radio station, serving Hip-Hop non-stop. When I say Hip-Hop, I mean the real article, not the corporate version! Rare exclusive cuts from the best emcees to ever record can be heard here!
AC goes live from noon to 8, sometimes later, from his AirGfx Shop in Long Beach. When hes not there, you can catch him at one of your favorite Hip-Hop night spots, with his legendary tee-shirts and mix-tape CDs proudly displayed. Take a listen to the show, check the MySpace page, and tell him Q sent you!
~THX & Nominz Present: The Lab
THX is one of the best kept secrets in Los Angeles, as his beats are legendary in the town, with many emcees making the trek to his studio. With his recent production for Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Badd Lucc and more, THX will not be a secret for long. Check him out!
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Running back Thomas Jones has many accomplishments to his belt. Playing against his brother Julius, and his trip to the Super Bowl with Chicago a huge ones, now the running back reportedly has his sights on Hip-Hop. Word on the street is Jones may start working on music. If his rap game is a strong as that stiff arm, watch out!
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One of the hardest beats ever laid down by the Mobb, with the sick Scarface intro sample on top of those drum drops makes this beat straight crack for real Hip-Hop heads. You know the routine!
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The big man from Miami is on his grind still, with a new album about to rock the block. His new album "Rise To Power" is a collection of songs from back in his Suave House days. There are some seriously hot singles on this album, with Scarface, Devin The Dude and The Clipse joining in on the mic, along with many others. Look for the album and check the Hood Affairs interview with Rick Ross.
~In the shameless self promotions department comes this little gem! The video to Q.Rock639's first single, "Wobbly Weeble" featuring the incredible JhaVoice, is now up on YouTube. Hopefully I will have CD singles ready for BlogWorld Expo in Las Vegas, but wanted to introduce it here to you, my BC fam and friends! I am still working on the final album, but have some amazing material, lots of which we are performing together, with musicians and deejays joining the set daily. More soon!
Kayaro's Top 5!-Five of our favorite links this week, in no particular order!
5. Nas has new album title nixed. Is this true? Nas was going to call his next album "Ni**a"? My only question if it is true is … why? According to SOHH.com, Antonio "L.A." Reid told FOX. 'And they would be unlikely to release an album with that title. How would that look at Wal-Mart?'
4. Jamie Foxx is scheduled to join county group Rascal Flats, in a performance at The 41st Annual CMA Awards. According to EURWeb.com, Foxx will join Rascal Flats in performing "She Goes All The Way", on Wednesday, Nov. 7th. The award show is broadcast on ABC, 8pm ET.
3.Bell back in jail! In the never ending Jena 6 case, Mykal Bell is reportedly back in jail on more charges! Bell returned to court and was sentenced to 18 months for charges that happened prior to the Dec 4th incident.
2.Snoop Dogg response to Bill O'Reilly – NSFW! Of course Snoops response is going to be not safe for work, c'mon! Nice bit tho'. In other Snoop related news, the Long Beach rapper may been seen on a highway near you… picking up garbage. As part of his 160 hours of community service sentence for weapon charge, Snoop may soon be on trash detail and park maintenance.
1. T.I. arrested. The southern rap star is facing felony gun charges as his latest album just landed. CNN.com has video of ATF agents searching T.I.'s Atlanta house. If that wasn't enough, MediaTakeout.com is now reporting that agents went in full raid mode, breaking windows and doors and using stun grenades, in the presence of T.I.'s family.
T.I., real name Clifford Harris, is charged with possession of illegal weapons. Prosecutors have witnesses as Harris bodyguard is working with the authorities, detailing T.I.'s futuristic, fortress like, walk in safe, fitted with hand print scans and stocked with assault weapons.
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Corinne Welp 9/24/2006 2:02:13 PM
Very good picture. Good angle and the color combination is beautiful. #528338Susan Fox 9/24/2006 2:06:42 PM
Really nice photo Allyson. I love the composition and colors. #3355062John Matthews 9/24/2006 2:18:50 PM
great work, love the colors!Heather Dumbeck 9/24/2006 3:21:06 PM
Nice shot-this looks like it should be framed, hanging in someone's home...nice work. #3355332Jessica L. Richard 9/24/2006 3:49:28 PM
great image! the colors and composition are wonderful! #3355405Barbara Waldoch 9/24/2006 4:51:25 PM
Beautiful composition, great colours, Allyson! #3355520Sam Britt 9/24/2006 5:32:34 PM
Great composition, color and clarity.Nemil B. Chabebe 9/24/2006 10:01:38 PM
Grat composition, very beautiful colors and I love the angle it is unique. #3356323Tracey R. Hart 9/24/2006 10:11:56 PM
Very pretty. The colors and lighting are very warm and inviting. Beautiful. #3356336Linda McLellan 9/25/2006 5:23:11 AM
Love the setting of the blue floor-very nice photo. #3357595Wendy P 9/25/2006 7:14:46 PM
Beautiful. Lovely contrast. #3360737Kay E. Mahoney 9/25/2006 8:05:02 PM
Nice capture. Love the colors and the angle. #3360968Kay E. Mahoney 10/26/2006 5:16:45 PM
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist. Good luck in the next round. #3503593Sam Britt 10/26/2006 6:59:16 PM
Congratulations on your finalist, Allyson! #3504524Janine Russell 10/26/2006 10:40:55 PM
Allyson, very nice colors and ocmposition; congratulations on your finalist. #3506181Nadya Johnson 10/27/2006 11:25:32 AM
This is very lovely, Allyson! Congratulations on your outstanding finalist! #3509812Brian Lobdell 10/29/2006 12:11:22 AM
Congratulations on your 2nd place medalion, Allyson! I really like this composition...wonderful line and colors! Kudos!! #3516353Judyann Plante 10/29/2006 2:50:45 AM
Outstanding image, Allyson! Congratulations on this well-derved win!Judyann ><> #3516880
Kay E. Mahoney 10/29/2006 11:13:47 AM
Congratulations on your second place winner. #3518985Janine Russell 10/29/2006 2:55:48 PM
Allyson, congratulations on your Second Place Win! #3519710Steve M. Harrington 10/29/2006 3:40:50 PM
Great composition. Congratulations, Allyson. #3519879Cora Miller 10/30/2006 10:44:05 PM
Absolutely charming! Congratulations on your win. #3525830Cathy M. Gromball 11/8/2006 7:11:04 PM
Congratulations on your Second Place win, Allyson! Wonderful photo!Cathy :) #3563645
Alice Lero 11/24/2006 5:44:09 PM
Congratulations...what a wonderful photo! Just Beautiful! :) #3627408Patrick R. McMullen 6/22/2007 1:31:33 PM
Very nice composition Allyson. Congratulations on it!Shot in late July using flowers from my grandmother's garden. The arrangement was placed on the blue table sitting on her front porch. The lighting is natural reflected light that was filtering through trees. It was taken at approximately 9:30 am.
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Palo Alto Weekly 22nd Annual Short Story
Contest TOO LATE FOR JOY "Elsa! It's past seven!" One hour later, while I stood outside the gates of the rally grounds, I could hear Herr Hitler's words from the blaring microphone. He seemed so serious, even outraged. "The Jews are our affliction! It is time to annihilate the Jews…" It was the next day that the rest of our family found that Lise and Hannah were going to be taken that evening. I seemed like the only one able enough to do the chores—Gaby and Mother were too shocked, and Father seemed to be in his own world. I could still picture him that morning as he sat silently at the dining room table in his Nazi uniform (although that day there was no Nazi training or ceremony), his bacon and scrambled eggs pushed aside. I felt hollow as I glanced into his unfathomable gaze. Joy to the world, the Lord is come! I strolled slowly home despite the howling winds, resisting the thought of warmth and instead picturing the nightmarish event to come. Joy to the Earth, the Savior reigns! Reaching home, I blew on my shivering palms and tried to warm my back near the hearth. My father was staring quietly at the fire, the flames reflecting in his otherwise dimly lit eyes. His Nazi coat was draped on the arm of his chair. Lying on the couch, my mother was shivering, cuddling a whimpering Hannah by her side. No more let sins and sorrows grow, My eyes wandered out the window, where the cottage stood. "Father, come!" I cried out when I saw it. The soldiers were bashing their fists through the cottage windows. He rules the world with truth and grace, Just as the truck disappeared from my view, something caught my eye. It was one of the Nazi posters, surrendering to the howling wind. And as it fell to the cold, hard ground, a glimmer of hope washed over me. My heart beat more powerfully as I stood straighter, my shoulders erect and chin up confidently. A smile forming on my lips, I could imagine Father looking back at me, proud. I swerved around, not once looking back, and marched into the house. Now only one thought repeated over in my head: I can make a difference. I can make a difference. It is not too late for joy… Judge's comment |
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5.2 Tensors, Contravariant and Covariant |
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which thou hast perpendicularly fell. |
Thy life's a miracle. Speak yet again. |
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One of the most important relations involving continuous functions of multiple continuous variables (such as coordinates) is the formula for the total differential. In general if we are given a smooth continuous function y = f(x1,x2,...,xn) of n variables, the incremental change dy in the variable y resulting from incremental changes dx1, dx2, ..., dxn in the variables x1, x2, ... , xn is given by |
where ∂y/∂xi is the partial derivative of y with respect to xi. (The superscripts on x are just indices, not exponents.) The scalar quantity dy is called the total differential of y. This formula just expresses the fact that the total incremental change in y equals the sum of the "sensitivities" of y to the independent variables multiplied by the respective incremental changes in those variables. (See Appendix 2 for a slightly more rigorous definition.) |
If we define the vectors |
then dy equals the scalar (dot) product of these two vectors, i.e., we have dy = g×d. Regarding the variables x1, x2,..., xn as coordinates on a manifold, the function y = f(x1,x2,...,xn) defines a scalar field on that manifold, g is the gradient of y (often denoted as ), and d is the differential position of x (often denoted as dx), all evaluated about some nominal point [x1,x2,...,xn] on the manifold. |
The gradient g = is an example of a covariant tensor, and the differential position d = dx is an example of a contravariant tensor. The difference between these two kinds of tensors is how they transform under a continuous change of coordinates. Suppose we have another system of smooth continuous coordinates X1, X2, ..., Xn defined on the same manifold. Each of these new coordinates can be expressed (in the region around any particular point) as a function of the original coordinates, Xi = Fi(x1, x2, ..., xn), so the total differentials of the new coordinates can be written as |
Thus, letting D denote the vector [dX1,dX2,...,dXn] we see that the components of D are related to the components of d by the equation |
This is the prototypical transformation rule for a contravariant tensor of the first order. On the other hand, the gradient vector g = Ñy is a covariant tensor, so it doesn't transform in accord with this rule. To find the correct transformation rule for the gradient (and for covariant tensors in general), note that if the system of functions Fi is invertible (which it is if and only if the determinant of the Jacobian is non-zero), then the original coordinates can be expressed as some functions of these new coordinates, xi = fi(X1, X2, ..., Xn) for i = 1, 2, .., n. This enables us to write the total differentials of the original coordinates as |
If we now substitute these expressions for the total coordinate differentials into equation (1) and collect by differentials of the new coordinates, we get |
Thus, the components of the gradient of g of y with respect to the Xi coordinates are given by the quantities in parentheses. If we let G denote the gradient of y with respect to these new coordinates, we have |
This is the prototypical transformation rule for covariant tensors of the first order. Comparing this with the contravariant rule given by (2), we see that they both define the transformed components as linear combinations of the original components, but in the contravariant case the coefficients are the partials of the new coordinates with respect to the old, whereas in the covariant case the coefficients are the partials of the old coordinates with respect to the new. |
The key attribute of a tensor is that it's representations in different coordinate systems depend only on the relative orientations and scales of the coordinate axes at that point, not on the absolute values of the coordinates. This is why the absolute position vector pointing from the origin to a particular object in space is not a tensor, because the components of its representation depend on the absolute values of the coordinates. In contrast, the coordinate differentials transform based solely on local information. |
So far we have discussed only first-order tensors, but we can define tensors of any order. One of the most important examples of a second-order tensor is the metric tensor. Recall that the generalized Pythagorean theorem enables us to express the squared differential distance ds along a path on the spacetime manifold to the corresponding differential components dt, dx, dy, dz as a general quadratic function of those differentials as follows |
Naturally if we set g00 = −g11 = −g22 = −g33 = 1 and all the other gij coefficients to zero, this reduces to the Minkowski metric. However, a different choice of coordinate systems (or a different intrinsic geometry, which will be discussed in subsequent sections) requires the use of the full formula. To simplify the notation, it's customary to use the indexed variables x0, x1, x2, x3 in place of t, x, y, z respectively. This allows us to express the above metrical relation in abbreviated form as |
To abbreviate the notation even more, we adopt Einstein's convention of omitting the summation symbols altogether, and simply stipulating that summation from 0 to 3 is implied over any index that appears more than once in a given product. With this convention the above expression is written as |
Notice that this formula expresses something about the intrinsic metrical relations of the space, but it does so in terms of a specific coordinate system. If we considered the metrical relations at the same point in terms of a different system of coordinates (such as changing from Cartesian to polar coordinates), the coefficients gμν would be different. Fortunately there is a simple way of converting the gμν from one system of coordinates to another, based on the fact that they describe a purely localistic relation among differential quantities. Suppose we are given the metrical coefficients gμν for the coordinates xα, and we are also given another system of coordinates yα that are defined in terms of the xα by some arbitrary continuous functions |
Assuming the Jacobian of this transformation isn't zero, we know that it's invertible, and so we can just as well express the original coordinates as continuous functions (at this point) of the new coordinates |
Now we can evaluate the total derivatives of the original coordinates in terms of the new coordinates. For example, dx0 can be written as |
and similarly for the dx1, dx2, and dx3. The product of any two of these differentials, dxμ and dxν, is of the form |
(remembering the summation convention). Substituting these expressions for the products of x differentials in the metric formula (5) gives |
The first three factors on the right hand side obviously represent the coefficient of dyαdyβ in the metric formula with respect to the y coordinates, so we've shown that the array of metric coefficients transforms from the x to the y coordinate system according to the equation |
Notice that each component of the new metric array is a linear combination of the old metric components, and the coefficients are the partials of the old coordinates with respect to the new. Arrays that transform in this way are called covariant tensors. |
On the other hand, if we define an array Aμν with the components (dxμ/ds)(dxν/ds) where s denotes a path parameter along some particular curve in space, then equation (2) tells us that this array transforms according to the rule |
This is very similar to the previous formula, except that the partial derivatives are of the new coordinates with respect to the old. Arrays whose components transform according to this rule are called contra-variant tensors. |
When we speak of an array being transformed from one system of coordinates to another, it's clear that the array must have a definite meaning independent of the system of coordinates. We could, for example, have an array of scalar quantities, whose values are the same at a given point, regardless of the coordinate system. However, the components of the array might still be required to change for different systems. For example, suppose the temperature at the point (x,y,z) in a rectangular tank of water is given by the scalar field T(x,y,z), where x,y,z are Cartesian coordinates with origin at the geometric center of the tank. If we change our system of coordinates by moving the origin, say, to one of the corners of the tank, the function T(x,y,z) must change to T(x−x0, y−y0, zz0). But at a given physical point the value of T is unchanged. |
Notice that g20 is the coefficient of (dy)(dt), and g02 is the coefficient of (dt)(dy), so without loss of generality we could combine them into the single term (g20 + g02)(dt)(dy). Thus the individual values of g20 and g02 are arbitrary for a given metrical equation, since all that matters is the sum (g20 + g02). For this reason we're free specify each of those coefficients as half the sum, which results in g20 = g02. The same obviously applies to all the other diagonally symmetric pairs, so for the sake of definiteness and simplicity we can set gab = gba. It's important to note, however, that this symmetry property doesn't apply to all tensors. In general we have no a priori knowledge of the symmetries (if any) of an arbitrary tensor. |
Incidentally, when we refer to a vector (or, more generally, a tensor) as being either contravariant or covariant we're abusing the language slightly, because those terms really just signify two different conventions for interpreting the components of the object with respect to a given coordinate system, whereas the essential attributes of a vector or tensor are independent of the particular coordinate system in which we choose to express it. In general, any given vector or tensor (in a metrical manifold) can be expressed in both contravariant and covariant form with respect to any given coordinate system. For example, consider the vector P shown below. |
We should note that when dealing with a vector (or tensor) field on a manifold each element of the field exists entirely at a single point of the manifold, with a direction and a magnitude, as opposed to an arrow extending from one point in the manifold to another. (For example, we might have a vector field describing the direction and speed of the wind at each point in a given volume of air.) However, for the purpose of illustrating the relation between contravariant and covariant components, we are focusing on simple displacement vectors in a flat metrical space, which can be considered to extend from one point to another. |
Figure 1 shows an arbitrary coordinate system with the axes X1 and X2, and the contravariant and covariant components of the position vector P with respect to these coordinates. As can be seen, the jth contravariant component consists of the projection of P onto the jth axis parallel to the other axis, whereas the jth covariant component consists of the projection of P into the jth axis perpendicular to that axis. This is the essential distinction (up to scale factors) between the contravariant and covariant ways of expressing a vector or, more generally, a tensor. (It may seem that the naming convention is backwards, because the "contra" components go with the axes, whereas the "co" components go against the axes, but historically these names were given on the basis on the transformation laws that apply to these two different interpretations.) |
If the coordinate system is "orthogonal" (meaning that the coordinate axes are mutually perpendicular) then the contravariant and covariant interpretations are identical (up to scale factors). This can be seen by imagining that we make the coordinate axes in Figure 1 perpendicular to each other. Thus when we use orthogonal coordinates we are essentially using both contravariant and covariant coordinates, because in such a context the only difference between them (at any given point) is scale factors. It's worth noting that "orthogonal" doesn't necessarily imply "rectilinear". For example, polar coordinates are not rectilinear, i.e., the axes are not straight lines, but they are orthogonal, because as we vary the angle we are always moving perpendicular to the local radial axis. Thus the metric of a polar coordinate system is diagonal, just as is the metric of a Cartesian coordinate system, and so the contravariant and covariant forms at any given point differ only by scale factors (although these scale factor may vary as a function of position). Only when we consider systems of coordinates that are not mutually perpendicular do the contravariant and covariant forms differ (at a given point) by more than just scale factors. |
To understand in detail how the representations of vectors in different coordinate systems are related to each other, consider the displacement vector P in a flat 2-dimensional space shown below. |
In terms of the X coordinate system the contravariant components of P are (x1, x2) and the covariant components are (x1, x2). We've also shown another set of coordinate axes, denoted by Ξ, defined such that Ξ1 is perpendicular to X2, and Ξ2 is perpendicular to X1. In terms of these alternate coordinates the contravariant components of P are (ξ1, ξ2) and the covariant components are (ξ1, ξ2). The symbol ω signifies the angle between the two positive axes X1, X2, and the symbol ω′ denotes the angle between the axes Ξ1 and Ξ2. These angles satisfy the relations ω + ω′ = π and θ = (ω′−ω)/2. We also have |
which shows that the covariant components with respect to the X coordinates are the same, up to a scale factor of cos(θ), as the contravariant components with respect to the Ξ coordinates, and vice versa. For this reason the two coordinate systems are called "duals" of each other. Making use of the additional relations |
the squared length of P can be expressed in terms of any of these sets of components as follows: |
In general the squared length of an arbitrary vector on a (flat) 2-dimensional surface can be given in terms of the contravariant components by an expression of the form |
where the coefficients guv are the components of the covariant metric tensor. This tensor is always symmetrical, meaning that guv = gvu, so there are really only three independent elements for a two-dimensional manifold. With Einstein's summation convention we can express the preceding equation more succinctly as |
From the preceding formulas we can see that the covariant metric tensor for the X coordinate system in Figure 2 is |
whereas for the dual coordinate system Ξ the covariant metric tensor is |
noting that cos(ω′) = −cos(ω). The determinant g of each of these matrices is sin(ω)2, so we can express the relationship between the dual systems of coordinates as |
We will find that the inverse of a metric tensor is also very useful, so let's use the superscripted symbol guv to denote the inverse of a given guv. The inverse metric tensors for the X and Ξ coordinate systems are |
Comparing the left-hand matrix with the previous expression for s2 in terms of the covariant components, we see that |
so the inverse of the covariant metric tensor is indeed the contravariant metric tensor. Now let's consider a vector x whose contravariant components relative to the X axes of Figure 2 are x1, x2, and let's multiply this by the covariant metric tensor as follows: |
Remember that summation is implied over the repeated index u, whereas the index v appears only once (in any given product) so this expression applies for any value of v. Thus the expression represents the two equations |
If we carry out this multiplication we find |
which agrees with the previously stated relations between the covariant and contravariant components, noting that sin(θ) = cos(ω). If we perform the inverse operation, multiplying these covariant components by the contravariant metric tensor, we recover the original contravariant components, i.e., we have |
Hence we can convert from the contravariant to the covariant versions of a given vector simply by multiplying by the covariant metric tensor, and we can convert back simply by multiplying by the inverse of the metric tensor. These operations are called "raising and lowering of indices", because they convert x from a superscripted to a subscripted variable, or vice versa. In this way we can also create mixed tensors, i.e., tensors that are contravariant in some of their indices and covariant in others. |
It's worth noting that, since xu = guv xu , we have |
Many other useful relations can be expressed in this way. For example, the angle θ between two vectors a and b is given by |
These techniques immediately generalize to any number of dimensions, and to tensors with any number of indices, including "mixed tensors" as defined above. In addition, we need not restrict ourselves to flat spaces or coordinate systems whose metrics are constant (as in the above examples). Of course, if the metric is variable then we can no longer express finite interval lengths in terms of finite component differences. However, the above distance formulas still apply, provided we express them in differential form, i.e., the incremental distance ds along a path is related to the incremental components dxj according to |
so we need to integrate this over a given path to determine the length of the path. These are exactly the formulas used in 4-dimensional spacetime to determine the spatial and temporal "distances" between events in general relativity. |
For any given index we could generalize the idea of contravariance and covariance to include mixtures of these two qualities in a single index. This is not ordinarily done, but it is possible. Recall that the contravariant components are measured parallel to the coordinate axes, and the covariant components are measured normal to all the other axes. These are the two extreme cases, but we could define components with respect to directions that make a fixed angle relative to the coordinate axes and normals. The transformation rule for such representations is more complicated than either (6) or (8), but each component can be resolved into sub-components that are either purely contravariant or purely covariant, so these two extreme cases suffice to express all transformation characteristics of tensors. |


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While President Bashar al-Assad has made some gross miscalculations since the crisis began in March, he is still favored by a slight majority of Syrians, according to recent online polls. But popularity is not why his government remains intact. The regime still enjoys the support of its key constituencies: the army, the major cities, the business/regime elite, minorities and Sunni secularists, with limited defections of the sort experienced by other Arab states.
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WQXR's Instrument Drive Ends With More Than 2,500 Donations
Tuesday, April 08, 2014
WQXR listeners were extra generous in helping to bring the station's 10-day instrument drive to a strong finale on Monday night. The drive has netted more than 2,500 instruments, smashing the initial goal of 1,000.
Along with scores of flutes, guitars and clarinets, there were numerous offbeat bequests: a xylophone, a Chinese pipa, several accordions and mandolins. Family heirlooms and never-used items arrived in equal number.
The end of the collection period marks the start of the next phase, of refurbishing the instruments and distributing them to music programs in New York City public schools. Sam Ash Music Stores and the Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation will continue to partner with WQXR in this process.
Graham Parker, WQXR's general manager, said he was surprised by the level of excitement behind the program. "I have been humbled by the personal stories that have accompanied many of the donations," he said. "It becomes very real for people to think of their once-used instrument making its way into the hands of a student who can create new memories."
At a time when news coverage about classical music has often been dominated by financial turmoil and audience troubles, the drive inspired a number of encouraging stories, in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and in several television reports.
"It's amazing the memories and personal weight people put on these instruments," said Jeff Spurgeon, speaking on WNYC's Soundcheck. The show hosted a call-in segment in which listener "Lee" talked about donating an electric guitar he found in Central Park; another listener, "Hal," gave an electric keyboard that was a Christmas present from his ex-wife:
Social Media response was also encouraging, with a daily outpouring of Tweets, according to WQXR.org producer Kim Nowacki. Below is a small sampling:
Thanks to you, we've collected over 130 instruments for #NYC public school kids: http://t.co/LuKnmWrLfp #GiveMusicNYC pic.twitter.com/P13lfUIz3V
— 92nd Street Y (@92Y) April 6, 2014
Great fun at yesterday's @WQXR drop-off event! Today's the last day of the drive! #givemusicnyc #musiceducation pic.twitter.com/8MIa8nTELq
— Flutronix (@Flutronix) April 7, 2014
Added my old horn to this pile of used instruments @WQXR is collecting for NYC school kids! @WNYC #givemusicnyc pic.twitter.com/HFZOOkFjyl
— Sean Basinski (@SeanBasinski) April 7, 2014
Couldn't afford lessons/instrument as child so in light of #GiveMusicNYC I've donated my first bass to NY Pub Schools pic.twitter.com/P8WOZluM8z
— Martin Bashir (@MartinBashir) April 4, 2014
Music uplifts! Bring music to a kid's life. Donate your gently used musical instrument to @WQXR today! http://t.co/KvIc8HSkrM #GiveMusicNYC
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) March 31, 2014
WQXR will continue to provide updates on the collection and distribution process in the months ahead. Below is a slideshow of listeners donating instruments at Rosamund Bar & Grill in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Sunday.
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This Indiegogo campaign is trying to get money for instruments for the Bronx University Heights High School Music Program. I hope the QXR drive will help them!
I was lucky enough to have two surplus instruments to donate. What a great idea this was, I was thrilled to be able to participate. Thanks!
I thought that I heard on the radio that some of the instruments would be given out in NJ. I have a granddaughter that is a junior in high school and plays the saxophone, but is taking lessons on the bassoon. It belongs to the school but if there is any chance that a bassoon is available, she would be so happy. She will be pursuing a music education career in college. She is the drum major in the marching band and is totally committed to her music career. She also plays in the concert, pit and jazz bands at school, as well as the chorus. She is a very good student, works hard and would be over the moon if there was a bassoon that she didn't have to return to the school.
Sincerely, Nancy Moster
This was the antithesis of the "in your ear" offensive fundraising events,
which, I realize is necessary, but can it be made better by analyzing how
gratifyingly massive the collection was, and adapt it to the fundraisers....
don't ask me how, that's YOUR job!
Festive Congratulations to the donors, the station and to the "Greenest Radio
Event" I am aware of!
James Roe
Congratulations and thanks to WQXR for this highly successful drive! It's not exactly El Systema for NYC, but it's along the same lines, based on the same philosophy re: the value and power of music.
Hope you have more such drives in the future!
Hi, I'm the guy who donated the keyboard mentioned in the article above. Just to set the record straight, the instrument didn't belong to my ex-wife, it was a Christmas present from my ex. I just didn't want it to sound like I was giving away something that didn't belong to me.
But I'm very happy to be donating it, and I really hope it will help introduce some eager student to the absolute wonder of making music. Though I wasn't able to learn piano back when I was a kid, I did go on to learn the cello, and played in the Louisville Youth Orchestra; the experience completely changed my life, very much for the better. And I hope every one of the instruments donated can give that same incredible experience to a deserving young person.
And, by the way, the ex and I are still very good friends. We still both live in the same building in Brooklyn, she's on the second floor, I'm on the third. And no, it's really not that awkward. In fact, some day it's going to make a very charming three-act play.
Thanks WQXR. The Instrument Drive was a wonderful idea. Is there any chance to know wo actually will play my clarinet?
If listeners happen to dig up something they didn't realize they had, now that the drive is over, check with your local school system -- they may be grateful for the donation.
I had wanted to sing songs for my first baby, strumming a guitar, like Joan Baez or Judy Collins. But I was so terrible that I couldn't even play a simple song. Then the baby came and I had no time to continue the lesson.
The guitar was nver touched ever since. My baby became a teenager and he played his electric guitar very well.
Dear WQXR,
My wife Katherine and I want to thank you for running the Instrument Drive. We have held onto instruments, a flute and trumpet respectively, for years – reluctant to throw them away but not knowing what else to do with them. Your drive allowed us to part with the instruments with a feeling of satisfaction knowing they would be put to good use. I am sure many of your contributors feel the same way.
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Minnesota Wild in Pursuit of Stephane De Costa
The Minnesota Wild are in heavy pursuit for Merrimack's Stephane De Costa. The native of Paris, France is a dynamic forward who notched 45 points in 33 games as a sophomore. He is 5'11 and 180 lbs but has great vision and playmaker. It sounds like he is in heavy pursuit from several other teams, so let's hope Chuck Fletcher can lure De Costa here. It would be really fun to see what he can do in a Wild uniform.
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Women's Water Polo Places Fourth at ECAC Championships
GW's Heineman Records 18 Saves in Goal
April 5, 2004
PROVIDENCE, RI - The George Washington women's water polo team posted a 1-2 record Saturday and Sunday at the ECAC Championships at Brown University in Providence, RI. GW defeated 4th-seeded Harvard, 7-6, in overtime but lost to top-seeded Hartwick, 11-4, Saturday and lost to second-seeded Princeton, 14-3, Sunday.
The weekend started off with a rematch against 4th-seeded Harvard. In the first quarter, GW could not get its offense going and quickly fell behind, 2-0. The Colonials finally got on the board with a score from freshman Jenna Burnett (Lake Forest, CA/El Toro), but Harvard continued to put on the offensive pressure and scored two more goals. Before halftime, freshman Elizabeth Davis (Houston, TX/Clearlake) scored to bring cut the lead to two.
The third quarter turned out to be a defensive battle with neither team getting any good scoring opportunities until senior Elisabeth Schweitzer (Winter Park, FL/Hawaii) scored making it a 4-3 game in favor of Harvard. In the fourth period, GW's offense finally got going with three unanswered goals to take a 6-4 lead with only 50 seconds left in the game. Harvard rallied hard and scored a pair of goals to tie the game and send it to overtime.
Defense prevailed in the overtime period as neither team could get a good look at the cage. That would change however, with time expiring in the second overtime period when senior Vanessa Fravel (Coral Gables, FL/Gulliver Prep) scored the winning goal from set with only :03 left in the game.
In the semifinals GW faced the top-seeded and No. 14 Hartwick. The game was very physical as Hartwick would muscle its way to a 5-1 halftime lead. The second half would have the same result as GW was unable to stop Hartwick's potent offense and fell, 11-4.
The third-place game matched the Colonials with Princeton for their fourth meeting this season. Unlike the previous three games, Princeton took control right away with a commanding 5-1 lead at half and never looked back. The Tigers forced GW into a season-high 24 turnovers and went on to win, 14-3.
GW seniors Fravel and Kira Canon (Easthampton, MA/Williston Northampton) were both selected to the All-Tournament second team.
The Colonials next prepare for the CWPA Southern Regional Championships at Villanova on April 17-18.
1 2 3 4 5 6 =Total
Harvard 2 2 0 2 0 0 =6
GW Goals: Fravel 2, Burnett 2, Schweitzer, Shanley, Davis
Saves: Heinemann 6
1 2 3 4 =Total
Hartwick 3 2 4 2 =11
GW Goals: Fravel, Canon, Davis, Hooker
Saves: Heinemann 5
1 2 3 4 =Total
Princeton 2 3 6 3 =14
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Should I participate in this clinic? As some of you may know, I fell off during a clinic a few weeks ago. Due to back pains caused by the fall/ivy pulling, I am taking this Mon-Fri off by orders of my doctor. The same clinician is having a clinic this Sunday. My trainer will be jumping my horse in the morning with the clinician, and I may or may not do some dressage work with her in the afternoon. Both of my falls have happened during this clinic, the recent one with my new horse and a year and a half ago with my past horse. It isn't her fault, but with both falls the cause was heavy rain/storm pounding on the roof while I was riding in the indoor arena. Obviously, I have become quite touchy about riding during bad weather, especially during this clinic. I checked the forecast for Sunday, and what do I see? Rain and 8mph wind. I am having a riding lesson with my trainer on Sat to get back in the saddle after the short break, and there will be a chance of showers which is okay. I will be working with him this week on lunging him in there while it is rainy or windy in the evenings while my trainer is riding him in the mornings. He is nowhere near as hot as my first horse who threw me, but he is young. I have been diagnosed with depression/anxiety in the past, so in general I am a more cautious person so I would like to see what you guys would do. The clinician is very good and I find her tips very helpful, but I am torn about whether to go or not. I already have a spot reserved, but I am free to pull out because you don't have to pay until immediately following the ride. So here are the pros and cons to going: Pros: the clinician offers very helpful tips with position and contact. I need some specific help on my seat during the canter. Would give my horse and I more exposure to working with a small audience. Would give my horse and I more exposure to riding during bad weather. Would improve my riding confidence if it goes well. Cons: I will probably be tense starting out, which will make him tense and more likely to spook. The inevitable risk of injury from a fall. If I fell or there was a lot of bolting/spooking, my riding confidence would decrease and it would be even more difficult to ride during bad weather later. There will be people watching, I don't like to have an audience and distractions when I am nervous/falling/really trying to concentrate. Right now, I am thinking that I will see how the weather is on Sunday and then make the call depending on how prepared I feel. What do you think? |
Well, if your trainer rides him in the morning it will give him a chance to get used the the arena and sound of the rain, if it is raining of course. But it seems as though this clinician gives clinics pretty regularly, so you could always go at a later date when you feel more confident! |
Thank you TNH. I just remembered, if I wanted to I could ride one of my trainer's old lesson horses. I have known him for 4 years and have ridden him many times in the dark in 30 degree weather when he was unsafe for beginning riders, and I also did a few very small shows on him (this spring, Training 4 2nd place). I would probably have to pay to ride him but money isn't an issue. He is about as nervous as my current horse in general, but he has years of experience with less than confident riders and wind/rain and less likely to be full of energy/spook (you have to love those old grumpy horses). It may not be as progressive as riding my own, but I could get some position work and improved confidence. Just throwing that option out there as well. He is also more than a hand shorter than my horse, I would probably look a little goofy on him and people would wonder why I was riding him, but hey, that's 5-6 inches less air time. |
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Educating the Younger Generation Is Key to Rebuilding Nations
For Somali girl Halima Mohmoud [1], 11, a dream came true recently. She is now enrolled in school despite the hardships she and her family go through every day.
"This is my first time in school. My parents are pastoralists and live in the village," said Halima in an interview with UNICEF. "Education is important to me because it will help in future."
However, many other children in Somalia – like Halima's eight siblings – do not go to school.
"The disappearance of formal education systems in Somalia has lowered the national enrollment rate to around 31% (22% for girls as compared with 34% for boys)," according to the World Bank [2]. "Girls, in particular, are less likely to attend school due to domestic responsibilities. Nearly 75% of females between 15-24 years are illiterate, one of the world's highest levels of gender disparity."
But a new campaign strives to reverse the situation. Government officials in Somalia launched the Go 2 School initiative [3] to get one million more children into schools.
The drive to get parents to bring their children to free government schools will be bolstered by plans to build and renovate schools, train and support teachers, increase the capacity of ministries, and provide youth training facilities.
The initiative includes basic education for 6- to 13-year-olds as well as alternative basic education for out-of-school children, including pastoralists and the internally displaced.
The Go 2 School Initiative, which will cost $117 million over three years, is being supported by UNICEF, WFP, and UNESCO, along with a number of international NGOs.
This is an important step to rebuild the war-torn African country. The younger generation will be the pillar on which Somalia will rely to fight poverty. This is why the World Bank has placed education at the forefront of its poverty-fighting mission since 1962.
From 2000 to 2010, with help of the World Bank, countries trained more than 3 million additional teachers [4], built or renovated more than 2 million classrooms for 105 million children, and purchased or distributed about 300 million textbooks.
The results:
• 2.7 million girls enrolled in school in Afghanistan in 2012;
• 750,000 out-of-school children in Bangladesh got a "second chance" primary education between 2004 and 2011;
• 2.6 million books were distributed to schools and 400 classrooms were built and equipped in Chad between 2003 and 2012.
It is never too late to rebuild a nation through empowering the young generation. It is in fact, one of the first steps in a thousand-mile road. It's a necessity to end poverty.
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In major flower love! I just put my first David Austins in the ground yesterday and you're never going to guess what happened. I mean, I knew i would have some pests with them, but I never thought my eleven year old lab would be one of them! I just walked in the door and looked outside to find one of them dug up! I'm so mad right now!
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They like amendments, like good compost and fertilizer. I try not to over water but we had a really wet winter so that has affected them a bit. I spray for rust/mildew and aphids three times a year. In California you don't need to prune them back until December, and I don't prune way back unless the plant has dead growth.
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