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If you live in NYSPHSAA Section 2 area, you can follow this link to their website. It provides contact information for every league, sub league, and council in Section 2. Then you can send a letter to those people that you feel will have the most influence for your sport.
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February 16, 1997But Is It Art?
By TERRY EAGLETON
In Arthur Danto's view, that question is beside the point
Contemporary Art and the Pale of History.
By Arthur C. Danto.
Illustrated. 239 pp. Princeton, N.J.:
Princeton University Press. $24.95.
n ''After the End of Art'' -- his combative, somewhat rambling book assembled from his 1995 Mellon Lectures and others given at various universities -- Arthur C. Danto repeats his familiar claim that art has disappeared, while graciously acknowledging that it has done nothing of the kind. But, then, proclamations of the end of art, the novel, history, philosophy, modernity, metaphysics and the like rarely turn out to be as apocalyptic as they sound. What has finished is not, need one say, artistic production (though one would be relieved if some of it had), but a certain time-honored way of talking about art. We can no longer behave, like our ancestors, as though we knew just what art was, dismissing whatever fails to fit this paradigm; on the contrary, history has now disclosed to us the dramatic truth that art has no essence whatsoever, so that now anything goes and no form of art is truer than any other.
Previous, more benighted periods of history identified their own dominant esthetic style with art as such, while art historians recounted a ''grand narrative'' in which each of these styles somehow logically succeeded the others. In these ''post-historical'' days -- though Mr. Danto himself doesn't put it this way -- we are at once more modest (no single style is supreme) and more arrogant (we know our ancestors were deluded). For Mr. Danto, the ''contemporary'' means not the ''right now,'' but the recognition that where art is concerned, no style is historically ''mandated'' and nothing is to be excluded. ''Modernism,'' rather similarly, means not ''what happened recently,'' but the moment when art began to ponder its own problematic nature, thus paving the way for Mr. Danto -- for many years a professor of philosophy at Columbia University and art critic of The Nation -- to come along and wrap it up authoritatively.
Mr. Danto is rightly chary of pinpointing ends and origins, but his dating of the death of art to around 1964 is suspiciously precise. It also involves an embarrassingly grand style of narration for one so nervous about meta-stories. If the claim that artistic periods have finally collapsed can itself be periodized, doesn't one find oneself in much the same logical quagmire as those who talk about the exact moment when time began, or those who imagine that something called eternity will commence at the point of death? Eternity couldn't ever begin, and it is hard to see how post-history could either. One can argue that like eternity it was there all along -- that there never was any grand narrative of art in the first place, that it was all just some illusion in the overheated minds of art critics. But it would seem odd to push this to the point of denying that neo-classicism really did come after the Renaissance, rather than preceding it. Alternatively, one can see ''post-history'' as itself having quite definite historical conditions; but Mr. Danto is understandably reluctant to grant this, since to do so would be to land him back in the grand narratives he is trying to escape.
In any case, those stories were never quite as megalomaniac as he seems to think. In a convenient piece of straw-man targeting, he appears to imagine that all grand narratives are ruthlessly exclusivist and flatten everything to a mechanical linear succession. He also seems to think that they are always ''reassuring,'' which is hardly true of Freud or Schopenhauer. Against this, he offers a laid-back, post-modern ''anything goes.'' But this is to give himself far too easy a ride. One dominant artistic style and sheer artistic anarchy are not the only available alternatives; indeed, they are actually mirror images of each other. The pluralist usually turns out to be the disillusioned offspring of the absolutist, believing as he does that if there is not one truth then there is none at all.
To declare oneself opposed to such pluralism is rather like being the man who said he was opposed to sin. But Mr. Danto fails to see that if art these days is a realm without rules, it is so, among other reasons, because there is not really that much at stake. If art mattered socially and politically, rather than just economically, it is unlikely that we would be quite so nonchalant about what qualified for the title. Here as elsewhere, tolerance is too often the privilege of those who have nothing much to lose by it. Perhaps nobody gives a toss about defining art for much the same reasons that nobody cares about defining seafood or sarcasm. Mr. Danto informs us that ''a philosophical definition has to capture everything and so can exclude nothing,'' a remarkably sloppy notion of definitions for such a fine philosopher. Definitions that exclude nothing are by definition not definitions. Post-modernism likes to exclude nothing and nobody.
For Mr. Danto, history is not so much bunk as junk. Rather like junk, the baroque, the rococo and the rest lie around awaiting our contemporary recycling. It is hard to imagine a more blatant form of collective egoism: history is just raw material for moderns to consume, pliable stuff for our arbitrary self-fashionings. There is scant sense in this book that history is also what we are made of, or that it may have emancipatory as well as oppressive ends. Mr. Danto speaks revealingly of the ''burden'' of history, a rather typically American way of seeing. He wants us to see the art museum as a potpourri of delectable options that we can stray among at will. There is indeed a name for such institutions in the West, but until I read this book I had always thought it was ''supermarket.'' I was clearly mistaken, since that would suggest that Mr. Danto's idea of art was not unconnected with consumerist ideologies; and he himself assures us that the post-historical is also the post-ideological. As for the premature obituary notices clustered around that particular term -- well, that's another story.
Terry Eagleton is the Thomas Warton Professor of English at Oxford University. His latest book is ''The Illusions of Postmodernism.''
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... working with auditors in and out of my office while
... managing the company's open enrollment and change of health insurance carrier and also
... preparing for a Board meeting while
... construction continues outside my window and
... organizing the year-end performance reviews for over 30 employees and also
... trying to keep up with a sudden, huge influx of Facebook activity while simultaneously
... planning for the holidays (shopping, cooking, carding) and
... thinking once in a while that I really should be blogging more often.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
What Is Hard, Is
Labels: I'm Breaking Down
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- Domestic Goddess said...
All I can think about all day is playing online flash games (specifically words scramble games) when I should be making dinner, doing laundry, wiping snotty noses, making beds, vacuuming, washing the dog and watering plants. And filling out paperwork and calling for the next batch of appointments and...
Sorry, did you say blogging more often? Yes, yes please.
- December 9, 2008 at 10:13 PM
DG--save time--vacuum the beds. And the dog. (But not the noses...)
- December 13, 2008 at 5:02 PM
- nonlineargirl said...
After working with actuaries for a couple of years, I am sympathetic to the long-distance auditor problem.
- December 16, 2008 at 10:06 PM
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Maybe in a bit early but considering my variety options for next year,
Currently got Oakley, Santiago and JB Diego in as 1st's and JB Diego and Panorama as 2nd's
I want to grow barn filling Group 4's (I know the Panorama is a bit of a red herring)
I think i'll keep with Santiago and JB Diego as 1st wheats (JB Diego getting the majority)
As for 2nd's going to try some Relay, also looked at Conqueror although people have warned me off it but not sure why?
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Thursday, September 28, 2017
Ruffles and Studs
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You look so beautiful in this outfit! I love all of the fun details, especially the studs! Your ruffle top is so unique, and the color is absolutely perfect for fall. I love that you paired it all with a hat and sunglasses- so chic! I can't wait to see all the other fall looks to come from you this season!ReplyDelete
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I am obsessed with all of the same trends! This sweater is too perfect for fall as are all the studded accessories from your backpack to the boots. You wear hats so well and this cap is no exception. Have the best time in Palm Springs and enjoy the hot weather. Xoxo, ChristineReplyDelete
Girl, you totally rock this look! Love the entire outfit, feminine, chic and edgy because the studs give that edgy touch to it. I love the way you styled it because you chose the perfect pairing: Ruffles and studs. It's fabulous!ReplyDelete
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This sweater is adorable! I also love ruffles and backer boy hats, they are so classy and trendy! Love how you combined this sweater with skinny jeans, boots and this amazing backpack. Great fall outfit.ReplyDelete
Yes to all those studs! And how cute is that ruffle sweater - I'm all about statement sleeves for fall! Love the mix of girle with all those tough girl vibes you're giving! Have fun in Palm Springs!ReplyDelete
Dying for this entire outfit. I forgot how much I love studs! And those sleeves! So cute! Have so much fun in Palm Springs :)ReplyDelete
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That bag and shoe combo is perfection!! I'm such a fan of studs and dark colours so this is an outfit I would totally wear. I funnily enough just bought the same hat as you as well... I feel like we would defiantly get along! Ha, ha. Thanks for sharing hunny - you look stunning!ReplyDelete
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When you decided to build a quadcopter what do you need to know? Well the first thing you are going to need to know is how to do research, because you are going to be doing a lot of it; the second is going to be a basic idea of what general components are required.
Here is a list with a brief explanation to get you started on that.
Mechanical frame:
You only need a frame that is sufficiently stiff and light, and doesn't get in the way of airflow too much will do. So frame can be anything from an aluminium piece to artwork a stuffed cat with wood inserts, but for building a good quadcopter, you must be sure to research motor layouts.
Manufacturing depends on how the frame is designed, you can go with laser-cut or water-jet cut sheet metal (probably aluminium), plastic, or carbon fiber. There are plenty of low-quantity fabrication services that you can use to cut these for you. You can also go with vacuum-forming, the startup costs are quite a lot higher, but again, there are affordable fabrication services available these days (with setup-costs of the molding in the range of $1k)
(You can read this post how to choose a quadcopter frame?)
Power electronics system:
Power electronics system include battery, ESC, motor and prop.
- Battery,
- ESCs,
- Motor,
- Props;
Quadcopter frame, lipo battery, motor and propeller size matching table
|Frame Size
|Prop Size
|Motor Size
|Motor KV
|Lipo battery
|120mm or smaller
|3 inch
|1104 – 1105
|80-800mAh 1s/2s
|150mm – 160mm
|3-4 inch
|1306 – 1407
|600-900mAh 2s/3s
|4 inch
|806 – 2204
|1000-1300mAh 3s/4s
|5 inch
|2204 – 2206
|1000-1300mAh 3s/4s
|6 inch
|2204 – 2208
|1300-1800mAh 3s/4s
|330mm – 350mm
|7,8 inch
|2208 – 2212
|2200-3200mah 3s/4s
|450mm – 500mm
|9,10,11 inch
|2212 – 2216
|3300mAh 4s or +
Battery is any high power density battery that has the right working voltage and sufficient current supply. Lithium-ion polymer (LiPo) batteries are usually used because of their high energy density and lighter weight. Depending on the motors, your quadcopter will generally draw a lot of current compared to many other applications so this will need to be chosen after the motors and props.
(You can read this post how to choose a lipo battery for your quadcopter to choose battery for your quadcopter)
ESCs, is short for Electronic Speed Controllers, either off-the-shelf, or you can start looking into three phase bridge circuits, and motor commutation. It does a few jobs, first it takes the DC voltage from the battery and converts it to AC, then it gives the motors power as required by the flight controller, they communicate through PPM. Most ESCs have the BEC built in.
Motors are generally motor with the right kv rating and power density three phase brushless motors. Higher KV motors will spin faster with the same voltage of a lower kv motor. Be sure to look at the wattage of a motor, along with max safe amp draw.
(You can read this post how to choose motors for your quadcopter )
Propellers will need to be matched to the motor operating speed/kv rating, and craft weight, and they'll need to be fixed pitch counter-rotating pairs. Generally bigger props require lower kv motors, pitch is the pitch of the blade, and also affects the current requirements.
(You can read this post how to choose props for your quadcopter )
Flight controller and digital electronics:
Low-level stabilisation controller, IMU sensors, navigation controller, and radio receiver, (optionally telemetry). Generally on hobby or professional grade multirotors you have a seperate board to make stabilization and flight decisions. This flight controller can be as simple as to only have stabilization, or as complex to have stabilization, gps navigation and computer vision software for object tracking. A flight controller requires a minimum on an IMU, but for things like GPS you will of course need a GPS receiver. There are a lot of companies selling flight controllers, and a lot of open source flight controller firmware.
low-level controller is a microcontroller system dealing with sensor fusion, AHRS, and PID, probably with PWM outputs to the ESCs. processing power need not be high, depending on how much filtering you need, we used an ARM Cortex-M3, but others have used ATMEGA and PIC/dsPIC.
IMU needs to be at least MEMS gyroscope (you can kind of fly with just gyro), accelerometers needed for leveling and non-acro flight, addition of magneto will get you better heading lock, which is essential if you intend to do GPS autopilot. A barometer and ultrasound module is also useful for altitude hold.
Navigation controller is optional and can be combined with the low-level control, it adds a GPS module.
Radio Receiver depends on the transmitter and flight controller, needed to take input control, Most common output to the flight controller is PWM, but CPPM is also used, and the protocols vary from FASST to DSMX depending on the radio that the transmitter is made for, the flight controller really is not affected as long as it is getting input from the receiver. Protocols matter to the pilot, but not to the flight controller so be sure to find a good solid system that best fits your needs.
Telemetry (two-way comms) is entirely optional, we've used XBee mesh before, it's very useful for debugging.
Flight control software: AHRS, sensor fusion, PID, navigation routines
AHRS and sensor fusion runs on the low-level controller, and combines the raw IMU sensors into an AHRS. DCM and Quaternions are popular for this. Sonsor fusion can be part of that, or can run through a separate Kalmann filter. Which you chose to develop will be based on your proficiency with maths, embedded development, and the processing power you have available. EKFs are awesome, but resource-heavy. We use quaternion without kalmann filters. Incidentally within our solution, there is need to re-derive some elements of the DCM anyway.
PID simply takes the calculated AHRS and compares with the attitude, heading and thrust demand from either the manual control, or the navigation controller (which itself is another set of PID loops, and probably a waypoint interpolator, depending on how you implement navigation).
PID tuning is a bit of a black art, there are established methods, but really once you've gotten used to how the gains behave, it's not too bad. You'll probably rely a lot on trial and error unless you add in HIL testing support and kinematic modelling.
Hint: AHRS and PID, though are the critical parts of the flight control code, make up only a few percent of the actual code. The rest is going to be glue logic and general useability code to deal with user inputs.
That's pretty much it. If you understand all of the terms above, then you have all the knowledge that you need to build a quadcopter from scratch. If not, then you should probably begin by using kits or pre-built systems, and in the mean time search up all of the above concepts and how they fit together.
We've spent quite some time developing our own quadcopters from scratch, and let me tell you: it's not something you should take lightly, we've spent a long time hitting dead ends and figuring things out: which hardware works and which doesn't, and what algorithms work, and which don't.
Notice the different mounts and materials:
Single blade that is made for a plane, and triblade carbon.
I'd suggest that you find a community to ask questions because you are going to get stuck at points and need advice, I am a bit biased but I really suggest Quadcopter Forum as it is a great place with many people from all skill sets who enjoy flying, prototyping, and building.
Next you want to make a build post to keep track of your ideas and get product/design suggestions from people experienced anywhere from structural design at Boeing, electrical engineers, or just 20 year hobbyist.
Try not to buy your frame or propulsion stuff before asking about it as this is where 99% of people mess us and end up paying 3x what they should have. So be willing to ask questions and learn and you'll be fine.
You will be doing some soldering more than likely, a LOT of shopping, and after a long time of trying to get it off the ground your plane or multirotor (quadcopter AKA drone) will suddenly take off on one flight and you'll wipe tears of joy from your eyes hahahaw.
Once you have designed a few or are immersed you can pretty much make a build log off the top of your head, or look at a build lon and know if it'll fly. Just need to get started.
Please note that flying and FPV are very addictive. And there is a post about how to build a fast quadcoter?


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Review: 'The Bone Yard' by Jefferson Bass is based on disturbing realities from
boys reformatory
By Ben Montgomery, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Sunday, March 20, 2011
A graveyard much like
this real one near the
boys reformatory in
Marianna figures
prominently in The
Bone Yard. In the book,
bodies are exhumed to
find a cause of death.
In real life, the 31
anonymous graves sit
untouched, some of the
deaths rumored to be
We were parked outside the one-armed man's house, photographer Edmund Fountain and I. We'd been waiting an
hour or so for some sign of movement, some signal that he was inside, so we could approach him and ask if he'd
answer our questions.
More than 300 men were claiming that the man, Troy Tidwell, had abused them — beat them bloody with a thick
leather strap — while they were in state custody decades ago at the Florida School for Boys, on the edge of the
Panhandle town of Marianna. He wasn't answering his phone or door, so we staked out his house and waited.
That's when I noticed in the rearview mirror a man walking toward us, carrying a long metal rod.
I shouldn't repeat what I said in the car that day, but for a tense dozen seconds we braced for a violent confrontation.
About the time the man reached our rear bumper, he turned, stepped onto a lawn and used the metal rod to lift the
heavy cover off a water meter.
We breathed, then felt silly for letting our imaginations run wild.
I thought about that incident, and several others Edmund and I experienced while reporting a series of stories about
the reform school in 2009, as I read the latest Body Farm novel from Jefferson Bass, the name used by the writing
team of Jon Jefferson and Bill Bass: The Bone Yard. The book is full of that kind of creepy small-town tension we
often felt.
The novel is based on real events and real characters at the Florida School for Boys, which has had half a dozen
names since it opened in 1900, most recently the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. The authors rename it yet again
(the North Florida Boys' Reformatory) and fictionalize the town (Marianna is McNary), but there are plenty of facts
sprinkled throughout the book. (There really is a greasy spoon called the Waffle Iron in Marianna.) That makes for a
particularly chilling read if you've paid any attention to the flesh-and-blood story of abuses at the school.
The Bone Yard begins with Dr. Bill Brockton, founder of the human-decomposition research facility at the University
of Tennessee, agreeing to help a forensic analyst with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement determine
whether her sister's death was murder or suicide, which serves as a sort of subnarrative throughout the book.
Brockton's short consulting trip to Florida is disrupted when the FDLE is alerted that a hound has unearthed a boy's
skull on land near the reform school. In the novel, the school was closed in the 1960s after a fire killed several boys,
so the property has been vacant for years.
When another skull is unearthed by the same dog in the same area, and when it's determined that both boys were
homicide victims, Brockton agrees to lend his expertise to the FDLE. He and a team of investigators eventually find
the mother lode of human remains, a hidden graveyard with all sorts of boys' skeletons. The authors' technical,
detailed descriptions of the forensic techniques Brockton and others employ as they exhume the bodies and
determine cause of death is interesting reading, even if you're not a fan of CSI.
The story is spiced when the investigators run into opposition during their quest to determine how the boys died. The
local snuff-spitting sheriff has secrets. The former chief of the school knows more than he's saying. Someone has
killed the dog that found the skull, and its owner. And a villain thought dead, the abusive one-armed guard at the
school called Cockroach, appears out of nowhere to . . . well, we're not exactly sure why he comes back.
In a dramatic scene, Cockroach, a nickname for Seth Cochran, says the locals thought he was dead, and he let them
think that. They even buried an empty coffin. He moved to west Texas after the fire to start a new life.
"Stayed there for 40 years, under the radar," he tells Brockton, "till you came along and started pulling skeletons out
of the closet."
This leaves us wondering why he returned if no one knew he was alive, but it isn't a big distraction because the story
is frothing at this point, nearing its bloody and frightening climax.
The convergence of truth and fiction in the book is fascinating and also disheartening. It left me wishing Bass' story
were true, that some caring and capable forensic anthropologist had exhumed bodies from the very real cemetery,
called Boot Hill, where 31 very real crosses mark very real graves. Made me wish that the very real one-armed guard
would resurface, or at least answer his door.
Ben Montgomery can be reached at email@example.com or (813) 310-6066. The St. Petersburg Times'
series on the Florida School for Boys can be found at tampabay.com/specials/2009/reports/marianna.
The Bone Yard: A Body Farm Novel
By Jefferson Bass
William Morrow, 336 pages, $24.99
Meet the author
Inkwood Books and the St. Petersburg Times Festival of Reading present Jon Jefferson,
co-author of The Bone Yard, in a conversation with Times staff writer Ben Montgomery, at
7 p.m. Thursday at Inkwood, 216 S Armenia Ave., Tampa.
[EDMUND D. FOUNTAIN | Times (2009)]
Jefferson Bass is the writing team of Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson.
Together, they wrote Death's Acre, a nonfiction account of the Body Farm,
before embarking on a forensic fiction writing career as Jefferson Bass.
Their debut novel, Carved in Bone, reached no. 25 on The New York Times
Best Seller list and was followed by a series of bestselling crime novels,
as well as a second nonfiction title (Beyond the Body Farm). Their sixth
and newest Body Farm novel is The Bone Yard.
Bios of Dr. Bill Bass & Jon Jefferson
Forensic Anthropologist Dr. Bill Bass is a legend in forensic circles. In
1980 Dr. Bass created the world's first laboratory devoted to human
decomposition: the University of Tennessee's "Body Farm." Dr. Bass has
written or coauthored more than 200 scientific publications, many of them
based either on the research facility's work or on murders and other
mysteries he's helped to prosecute or solve. During half a century in the
classroom, Dr. Bass has taught tens of thousands of students, including
many of the foremost forensic anthropologists practicing in the United
States today. He's been featured on numerous network television news
programs, as well as in documentaries for National Geographic and the BBC.
CBS was not exaggerating when it called Dr. Bass "America 's top forensic
Jon Jefferson is a veteran journalist, science writer, and documentary
filmmaker. His journalism credits include work for The New York Times,
National Public Radio, Newsweek, and USA Today. Jefferson learned the art
of combining scientific material with compelling human stories during a
decade as a science writer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In the 1990s
he began writing and producing documentaries for the History Channel and
the Arts and Entertainment network, covering topics ranging from Vatican
treasures to World War II fighter planes. An aviation buff, Jefferson owns
and flies an experimental airplane. As a volunteer with a search-and-rescue
team, Jefferson trained his Australian shepherd, Chief, to work as a
cadaver dog


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Drifting is one of the most well-known driving culture, primarily made popular by Japan, and is defined as the intentional loss of traction, or over-steering purposefully however maintaining skillful control throughout the occasion. A lot of tyre smoke is created meantime as well, which is why drifting is a popular spectator sport amongst motoring enthusiasts
While the origins of drifting remains largely undiscovered, Japan is probably one of the earliest country to embrace the drifting culture with open arms, even developing drifting techniques that were used in professional racing, as the scene matured and with many professional racers utilizing this particular driving technique, the street racing scene also became increasingly related to drifting, which is what earned the whole drifting culture a notorious reputation.
However, on the other hand, drifting is also seen as an art form. It's a combination between the driver's car control and the car's response to the treatment. An excellent driver can easily keep the car under control throughout a drift, putting on an amazing show. Such is also what majority of the excitement in drifting holds, it is the display of impeccable driver skill in controlling a vehicle, like it's part of the driver's body.
Although almost every car can be drifted with enough speed and the right tyres, there is a certain sweet spot for a car to be classified as an ideal drifter. The most crucial part, and also the most iconic part, is the drivetrain set up, as for a car to be considered as a serious drifter, it has to be rear-wheel driven, it is definitely possible to drift with all-wheel drive and even front-wheel drive, however, the quality of a rear-wheel drive drift can't be beaten. The car is usually turbocharged as well, as turbochargers improve torque output massively, and that is beneficial in forcing the loss of traction.
All of the above facts combined with the sudden outburst of rear-wheel drive turbocharged commercial cars produced by Japan by the 80s and 90s induced international interest in the sport, and even became an international sport, with one of the most popular being Formula Drift. The winner is judged by their qualities, such as the drifting line, amount of smoke, distance between wall and the car, speed through and exiting a turn, and even the angle of the car.
Despite so, this has not changed many peoples' view on the intentional loss of traction, some think that it is childish, which is subjective, and objectively, it is dangerous. Drifting requires a massive amount of driver focus, and if the driver panics, the car can easily spin and crash. However, this just tells you the sheer control professional drifters have over their cars, and therefore should be respected, heavily.
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Christmas festivities at Waddesdon Manor in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, are always extravagant fun.
This year, they'll have a hard time topping the wonderful installations and events of 2016, when the grounds of the former Rothschild estate positively glowed with the Field of Light. But, in 2017, they've had a good go and they've given the video design students of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama a real chance to shine.
In creating Waddesdon Imaginarium, seven Guildhall students experimented with 3D scanning and video projection technology to cover the entire front of Baron Ferdinand Rothschild's faux French chateau with an animated parade of dancing clocks, 18th century portraits, fluttering butterflies and moths, flowers and porcelain animals – all scanned from objects in the Waddesdon Collection.
The performance, accompanied by an original score and synchronized lighting effects, used 14 large format projectors to cover the1,700 square metre facade with a dazzling 12-minute display. The score was created by 111 Guildhall students in the BMus (Hons) programs in Electronic Music and Jazz.
My jittery videos should give you a taste of the spectacle.
Inside Waddesdon, artists and designers were invited to design decorations around the theme of an Enchanted Menagerie, drawing on the artworks and objects in the rooms for inspiration.
Meanwhile, The Electric Menagerie – neon animals, created by American multi-media artist Lauren Booth, lit up unexpected corners of the estate.
And because it wouldn't be Christmas without an opportunity to stock up on holiday gifts, this year's Waddesdon Christmas Fair is arrayed along the front promenade leading to the house. The fair features food, drink, produce and crafts from local artisan producers and national independent traders. Lots of it is very tempting. We left with shopping bags full.
Waddesdon Christmas Essentials
- Christmas festivities at Waddesdon are on from now to January 2 (except December 24-26), 11am to 6pm
- Waddesdon Imaginarium, the sound and light show, begins at dusk every evening during the holiday opening hours.
- The Christmas Market, with 80 decorated wooden chalets is open until December 10.
- Visit the Waddesdon Manor website to find out more.


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any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis
an herb or other small vegetable growth, in contrast with a tree or a shrub
a seedling or a growing slip, especially one ready for transplanting
the equipment, including the fixtures, machinery, tools, etc
, and often the buildings, necessary to carry on any industrial business:a manufacturing plant
the complete equipment or apparatus for a particular mechanical process or operation:the heating plant for a home
the buildings, equipment, etc
, of an institution:the sprawling plant of the university
something intended to trap, decoy, or lure, as criminals
a scheme to trap, trick, swindle, or defraud
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, appear spontaneous to the rest of the audience
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a line of dialogue, or a character, action, etc
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to furnish or stock (land) with plants:to plant a section with corn
to establish or implant (ideas, principles, doctrines, etc
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to introduce (a breed of animals) into a country
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to bed (oysters)
to insert or set firmly in or on the ground or some other body or surface:to plant posts along a road
to insert or place (an idea, person, or thing) in a play
to place; put
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to establish (a colony, city, etc
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to settle (persons), as in a colony
to say or place (something) in order to obtain a desired result, especially one that will seem spontaneous:The police planted the story in the newspaper in order to trap the thief
to nail, glue, or otherwise attach (a molding or the like) to a surface
to place (a person) secretly in a group to function as a spy or to promote discord
to hide or conceal, as stolen goods
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the blossom of a plant
the part of a seed plant comprising the reproductive organs and their envelopes if any, especially when such envelopes are more or less conspicuous in form and color
an analogous reproductive structure in other plants, as the mosses
a plant, considered with reference to its blossom or cultivated for its floral beauty
state of efflorescence or bloom:Peonies were in flower
an ornament representing a flower
Also called fleuron, floret
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an ornament or adornment
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the best or finest member or part of a number, body, or whole:the flower of American youth
the finest or choicest product or example
flowers, (used with a singular verb) Chemistry
a substance in the form of a fine powder, especially as obtained by sublimation:flowers of sulfur
As verb (used without object)
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to come out into full development; mature
As verb (used with object)
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to decorate with a floral design
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Listening III.
The art of listening to music has been lost. There are generations of us now who use music as a means of keeping us entertained while we do something else.
Headphones plugged in, we exercise our limbs at the gym or running in the park to give us momentum, it fills the vacuum on the commute, allows us to block out the irritating behaviour of others and avoid the chuggers on the high street. Music has become a useful tool rather than a cherished entertainment in its own right.
Watching Ghost World and High Fidelity feed my own romantic preference for listening to music, that of whiling away hours, laid out on my bed, feet off the end of the mattress tapping away while I examine the CD case and its insert with all the cool artwork and lyrics, the album in question playing out the speakers and filling the room. There's probably a mug of tea on the side and some sweet tasty treats to munch on; I'm in this for the long haul, not darting between rooms doing chores or using the music as a distraction while browsing or messaging on my smartphone. This for me is an epic use of my time.
Here's what I was listening to when I wrote this.
Music can take you places, inspires you to dream and makes you question emotions and world views. Its energy can lift you out of a funk, it can bring you peace when outside this cocoon the pressures of the modern world weigh heavy. It is theraputic and motivational all at once, and the art of listening to music, really listening to music and feeling its rhythm, is a truly wonderful experience.
I remember sitting with a good friend of mine, when we were 12 or 13, listening to Now tapes for hours. We'd play that game where we would challenge each other to guess the song from the opening couple of seconds of the tracks. We were good at it! And it came from hours of listening to music in our rooms when we had an innocently unfathomable and then inappreciable wealth of free time.
I do admit, I've found less and less time to partake in such a leisurely and solo pursuit as I've 'grown up' but the listening of music in the sense where I am detached from everything else and am absorbing the sounds conjured up by incredibly talented imaginations, voices and hands… well, I'll never stop finding time for it entirely and neither should you if you know what's good for you. I'm willing to bet that everyone who reads this blog can relate to the distinction between hearing music and really listening and digesting it.
I'm thoroughly excited. I've just celebrated a birthday and have the dosh in purchase what should be an awesome addition and one that will indeed encourage me to find more moments to indulge in this past-time. Decades after the event, as it were, I'll soon be the proud owner of a record player. I'm joining the vinyl revival; a nostalgic sub-culture that tugs at my own inclinations. And, the best thing is, when you do it this way round, there's the parents' extensive back catalogue to raid.
Led Zepplin and The Beatles for starters I reckon…


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Mechanical / Piping Engineer
Location: Amsterdam
The candidate will be responsible for the design and specification of pipeline systems, pressure devices and mechanical equipment such as vessels, pumps and heat exchangers. He or she will develop, in corporation with other engineers, operating procedures, provide technical information, and write technical manuals of process installations ranging from experimental set-ups to large (pilot) plants. Also checking and approving of technical manufacturing documentation, like piping documentation.
The candidate is to expected to perform design calculations using in-house developed tools and should have knowledge of international design codes such as applicable in the oil & gas and petrochemical industries.
- Design and creating 3D drawings using Autodesk 3D Plant, SolidWorks and AutoCAD;
- Decide together with E&I and Process Engineers on design specifications, adjustment of process flow diagrams and P&ID's;
- FEM calculations;
- Pipe Stress calculations;
- Engineering of pressure vessels and heat exchangers with PV Elite;
- Technical documentation control;
- Documentation of process installations and experimental set ups;
- Complementing and filing of mechanical documents and mechanical calculations;
- Activities consists of 60% AutoCad cq Autodesk 3D Plant / Solid Works;
- The activities can be executed at the office of IPSS Engineering in Amsterdam or in-house at the principal.
- HTS Mechanical Engineering / Piping Engineering
- Knowledge of PED guidelines
- Knowledge with the ASME/ EN/ TEMA design codes for pressure vessels and piping
- Experienced with MS-office applications
- VCA safety certificate
- Experienced with AutoCad cq Autodesk 3D Plant / Solid Works/ PV Elite
- Professional communication; Dutch and English (verbal and written)
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- Accurate
- High standard for safety issues
- Multidisciplinairy
- Self employing
- Ability for self-development
- Stress resistant
- Able to handle multiple projects simultaneously
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IPSS Engineering is a dynamic engineering company that carries out technical projects from the BoD (Basis of Design) phase up to the EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) phase. We deliver projects on the basis of commissioning, transfer and training. IPSS Engineering knows all about Process Engineering, Civil & Structural, Mechanical & Piping and Electrical & Instrumentation. With its broadly deployable expertise IPSS Engineering oversees complex, large scale projects in the oil and gas industry. See our website www.ipss.nl for more information.
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They open the shades
A flood of sunshine isn't just an instant morning pick-me-up: A Northwestern University study found that people exposed to moderately bright light in the morning have significantly lower BMIs than people who get the majority of their light exposure later in the day. Independent of physical activity, sleep timing, caloric intake, age, or season, morning light exposure accounted for about 20 per cent of an individual's BMI. Lack of sunlight can de-synchronize your internal body clock, altering metabolism and leading to weight gain. Just 20 to 30 minutes of morning light is enough to affect BMI and improve your health.