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justforbooks · 1 year ago

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With her book The Return of Martin Guerre (1983), the historian Natalie Zemon Davis, who has died aged 94, attracted a wide readership and inspired future historians. It came out of working as a historical consultant on a film of the same name released the previous year, starring Gérard Depardieu and Nathalie Baye, and directed by Daniel Vigne.

Martin Guerre, a peasant farmer in the 16th-century Pyrenees, left his wife Bertrande to go on a journey, only to have his marital role usurped by an impostor who “returned” pretending to be him. After some years of cohabitation, Bertrande denounced the impostor, her testimony seemingly confirmed by the return of the real Martin Guerre. The impostor was duly tried and executed.

The film-makers’ questions about period detail and behaviour intrigued Davis. But other aspects of the movie genre troubled her, so she went back to the archives and wrote up her own compact account of 120 pages.

A gripping narrative and a lesson in method, Davis’s book raised questions about the reliability of evidence and the motives and worldviews of peasant men and women from a faraway place and time. It is an example of a microhistory, where historians turn away from the big canvas of kings, queens and battles to understand ordinary lives, often through a highly localised case study.

The Return of Martin Guerre was one of a series of works including Society and Culture in Early Modern France (1975), Fiction in the Archives (1987), Women on the Margins (1995) and The Gift in Sixteenth-Century France (2000). Davis’s trademark was the longer essay or biographical study, often focused on marginal or misunderstood personalities, all spiced with a sharp attention to issues of religion, gender, sex, class, money and power. Historical records for her were never dull: she once described them as “a magic thread that links me to people long since dead and with situations that have crumbled to dust”.

Born in Detroit, Natalie was the daughter of Helen (nee Lamport) and Julian Zemon, a textile trader, both children of east European Jewish immigrants to the US. While studying at Smith College, Massachusetts, at the age of 19 she fell in love with Chandler Davis, a brilliant mathematician and socialist activist; they married in 1948 and went on to have a son and two daughters. Her first degree, from Smith (1949), was followed by a master’s at Radcliffe College (1950).

Her life with Davis was productive and fulfilling but also complicated her early career, as his principled stances against McCarthy-era restrictions on political expression led to both him and her being barred from a number of posts, and from travelling abroad. This she needed to do for her doctorate on 16th-century France.

After finally gaining her PhD at Michigan University in 1959, Davis went on to hold positions at Toronto, moved in 1971 to the University of California, Berkeley, where she was appointed professor, and in 1978 to Princeton, retiring in 1996. She became only the second woman to serve as president of the American Historical Association (1987), and the first to serve as Eastman professor at Oxford (1994). In 2012 she was appointed Companion of the Order of Canada, and in the US was awarded a National Humanities Medal.

Davis helped establish programmes in women’s studies and taught courses on history and film. Her AHA presidential address, History’s Two Bodies (1988), summed up her thinking about gender in history. It was also the first such address to be printed with illustrations. Her book Slaves on Screen (2002) was one of the first in-depth treatments of this topic by a professional historian.

In her last two books, Davis returned to the exploration of mixed identities. Trickster Travels (2006) was about the 16th-century scholar Leo Africanus, whose complicated Jewish and Muslim roots in North Africa she expertly unpicked. Listening to the Languages of the People (2022) focused on the 19th-century scholar Lazare Sainéan, a Romanian-Jewish folklorist and lexicographer who published one of the world’s first serious studies of Yiddish, but had to abandon his Romanian homeland for Paris in 1901.

At the time of her death, Davis was completing a study of slave families in colonial Suriname: it is hoped this will appear under the announced title of Braided Histories. In this way she continued to explore unconventional topics, going against the grain of Eurocentric history and looking instead at the boundaries of identity and belonging in very different settings.

Visiting many universities and research centres in her retirement, Davis encouraged younger scholars by conveying the potential of history to inspire empathy and hope for change. While at my own institution, the University of Amsterdam, in 2016, she made it her main aim to talk to students rather than to other professors. In 2022-23 she presented her latest work in online seminars, and wrote and corresponded actively until shortly before her death from cancer.

Chandler died in 2022. Natalie is survived by her three children, Aaron, Hannah and Simone; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a brother, Stanley.

🔔 Natalie Zemon Davis, historian, born 8 November 1928; died 21 October 2023

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dy-patil-university-navi-mumbai · 1 year ago

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Master Industry Leadership with DYPU’s MBA Specializations

Academic excellence and innovative learning are hallmarks of D Y Patil Deemed To Be University in a rapidly changing professional landscape. The university's Vijay Patil School of Management (VPSM) offers advanced banking and finance, sports management, and hospital and healthcare management education. Let us have a look at how specialized MBA programmes are nurturing future leaders in many such fields.

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Excellence has been a central point at D Y Patil Deemed To Be University since 1983. A hub of culture, innovation, and futuristic learning, the university's 72-acre campus has 425 ICT-enabled classrooms and 154 well-equipped labs. Over 55,000 alumni demonstrate DY Patil's global impact.

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The goal of VPSM education is to create change-makers and global influencers. D Y Patil is training future leaders through case studies, simulation games, ethical leadership, and teamwork. Collaboration with Harvard Business School Online ensures students receive a globally recognised and forward-thinking education.

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D Y Patil Deemed To Be University integrates global connectivity into its educational philosophy. International exchange programmes, global internships, and collaborative research projects with universities and organizations worldwide give students a global perspective. This global exposure enhances their education, preparing them for an interconnected world and deepening their understanding of diverse cultures and business practices.

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#mba in banking and finance #dy patil university navi mumbai #dypu navi mumbai #dypu university navi mumbai #mba in sports management #MBA in Hospital and Healthcare management

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icarusthelunarguard · 2 years ago

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This Week’s Horrible-Scopes

It’s time for this week’s Horrible-Scopes! So for those of you that know your Astrological Signs, cool! If not, just pick one, roll a D12, or just make it up as you go along. It really doesn’t matter.

Aries

No matter what you think, we’re not here to judge you. Others might, but we won’t. To that end… You didn’t want to take down your… “Year-End Holiday Lights”, and that’s OK! But may we suggest you trade them out for those new-fangled color-programmable ones? Slave them to your Home Automation system and they’ll change with each new holiday’s theme with no direct input from you. Sadly we’ve already passed May 9th, which was Lost Sock Memorial Day. So add that to your holiday list for next year.

Taurus

Let’s face facts - you are never going to beat that Super Mario Brothers Arcade Game High Score anytime soon. Oh, you were good in your youth, and you could afford to buy an original 1983 coin-op cabinet to play on… but do you really think you can score over Five and-a-half Million Points to take the world record away? We don’t think so either. Save that $1,500 and take a vacation next month.

Gemini

Remember the cartoon series ReBoot? It was produced between 1994 and 2002. One of the opening lines was, “They say the User lives outside the Net and inputs games for pleasure.” Well guess what was released to the public in 2001 by Nintendo. That’s right… a Blue… Game… Cube! If Mainframe Entertainment had TradeMarked that term, they could’ve gotten some kind of marketing deal with Nintendo and had Money To Spare! (*Sigh*) This week, try to think way ahead.

Cancer Moon-Child

There’s a specific set of dice that are used in table-top gaming: D4, D6, D8, D10, D12, and D20. They’re all some typical geometric shapes, but. There have been some weird ones that’ve come down the pike ever since. So yes, you can buy a D1, which is a form that ALWAYS lands on a specific side, and the D7 which is a Klingon Battleship. This week, remember that The Fourth will be with you, Always.

Leo

You remember hearing how “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees is one of the best songs to use to time your CPR Compressions? It’s not the only one. You could use ABBA’s “Dancing Queen”, “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor, “One Week” by the Barenaked Ladies, or, ironically enough, “Another One Bites the Dust” by Queen. But if you really want to screw with the person’s head as they come to, have everyone around you hum “The Imperial March” from Star Wars. That’ll scare them enough to wake them up without resorting to smelling salts. This week, listen to some old music again.

Virgo

Speaking of Smelling Salts… Don’t use them! Sure, it’s kinda funny to use them as a prank to wake up your friends when they’ve fallen asleep first at a party, but don’t use them when playing sports. Yes, you can get a hit of oxygen into your blood due to more respiration, but you don’t need it. You’re an umpire… at a Pee-Wee T-Ball league. Just relax this week.

Libra

It’s five o’clock somewhere, so you might as well have a drink! Come to think of it, have a lot of drinks, but make it a challenge; Run something through your Soda Stream that isn’t supposed to be. Something alcoholic. Better yet, you’re smart and innovative. The patent for the original “SodaStream”.. OH, sorry… the “aerating liquid machine” expired a long time ago. Go ahead and redesign it to work with liquors and make a killing in the Novelty Bar Drink market!

Scorpio

Speaking of drinks, Scorpio; This week you’re going to visit an old house. Make sure you have an extra-bright flashlight with you because you’re going to find a bomb. Not a munition, but an old Hawaiian Punch tin can from the early 1980’s. It’ll look like a blue and red mis-shapen rugby ball. DO NOT TOUCH THIS UNHAPPY ABOMINATION! Just take a picture and walk away. Leave disarming that to the professionals.

Sagittarius

You need to clean up your Whatnot Drawer in the kitchen, like it or not. First off, that bag of rubber bands? They’ve dried up and crumbled into chunks. The super glue hasn’t dried out yet, but it’s almost ready to spill all over the battery cases. And as for those, you have three locations where you’ve been storing batteries. Just condense it into one place. This week just… get your act together.

Capricorn

Sexy asked for, sexy delivered. We’re challenging you to buy the thinnest, tightest bikini possible for the summer. And before you ask, no! You’re not going to buy it from Wicked Weasle, the Barely There Bikini Shop, or Bitsy’s Bikinis. Head out to your local hardware store and get yourself a gallon of Benjamin Moore Latex, a 3-Inch natural-hair brush, and an understanding get-away driver for the beach. Good luck!

Aquarius

You get a sexy one too! You’ve been worried about your weight, and we’re going to tell you not to. A couple kilos isn’t gonna kill you, and it might even be fun. Some of your clothing’s gonna fit a little tighter, look a little smoother, and need you to reconsider sporting underwear to keep the lines unblemished. Now, remember, we said “a couple” kilos, meaning two; not three or four. You start making excuses and rationalizations and you might as well buy an emergency sewing repair kit. Actually, do that anyway.

Pisces

When everyone said, “May the Fourth be with you”, and you answered back, “- and also with you”... We get it. It’s OK. It’s like muscle memory now. You can stop being embarrassed about it now. Just take a breath and have a drink of wine to calm your nerves. But, you know… not that watered down stuff. Drink the GOOD stuff. Riunite… on ice. It’s So Nice! (Yes, it’s a hold over from last week’s commercial theme. It was tough coming up with one for you, alright?)

And THOSE are your Horrible-Scopes for this week! Remember if you liked what you got, we’re obviously not working hard enough at these. BUT! If you want a better or nastier one for your own sign or someone else’s, all you need to do to bribe me is just Let Me Know! These will be posted online at the end of each week via Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook and Discord.

#horoscope #horrorscope #parody #funny #are there any dice makers out there we could mention

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scotianostra · 4 years ago

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On 24th August 1947 the first Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) of Music and Drama opened.

Rudolf Bing, an Austrian impresario who had fled Nazi Germany, wanted to create an international festival in the UK. After various searches Edinburgh was proposed by Henry Harvey Wood of the British Council, supported by both Sir John Falconer, the city’s Lord Provost, and Lady Rosebery. In 1945 a festival committee was formed which decided that 1947 would be the earliest possible date - and that the Festival would be a chance for Edinburgh to create a new post-war identity as ‘the cultural resort of Europe’.

The first Edinburgh International Festival began on 24 August 1947, with an aim to ‘provide a platform for the flowering of the human spirit’ by bringing people and artists together from around the world. One of the highlights of the first year’s programme was the reuniting of conductor Bruno Walter with the Vienna Philharmonic and Walter’s comments set the seal on the future – ‘What you have done in Edinburgh is one of the most magnificent experiences since the war. Here human relations have been renewed.’

The “Festival” as it simply known in Edinburgh is now the world’s biggest arts festival, in over 300 venues, thousands of shows from around the world entertain people from, well around the world too, it is said the population of my hometown more than doubles at Festival time.

It’s not all comedy, and theatre, there are now many aspects to the festival, first you have the Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama, that’s the one that started on this day 73 years ago, it’s the professionals who get paid for being on stage in what ever guise they don, the thing was at the beginning it was invite only, and only eight companies were invited, so some set up their own shows, hoping to not just entertain, but hopefully earn a few quid in the process, this took the name The Fringe, it was been so successful it soon became bigger than the “Official” Festival and over the years most acts just wanted to be in Edinburgh, any chance of earning a crust went out the window, many performers save up all year just to come to Edinburgh and appear, sometimes in front of only a handful of people, if you’re lucky!

There was no real organisation during the first years of The Fringe, it wasn’t until 1951 when the sign of any communal activity occurred in 1951 when Edinburgh University students opened a drop-in centre at 25 Haddington Place. This was used by many Fringe performers as it provided cheap food and a bed for the night, oh to be able to find a cheap bed nowadays!

It was 1954 before Fringe groups held their first meeting to discuss the possibility of working together. “We are cutting each other’s throats” was a quote from one of the groups. It was the logistics, the non-performance aspects, that they saw as a problem and the establishment of a joint box office and publicity mechanism were given high priority. The first Fringe programme was produced in this year by C. J. Cousland, an Edinburgh printer, as seen in the second pic. The Fringe now outstrips the EIF by an insurmountable amount, but as I said earlier most shows struggle to make a profit.

Eventually, the Festival Fringe Society was set up in 1959. A constitution was drawn up, stating that elected officers should oversee the running of a box office, produce a programme brochure that would include every event that was not on the International Festival, and run a club where performers could meet, eat, drink until late, and generally feel involved.

This post is, like the Fringe, getting to large, I like to keep them short so having covered the main two, here is a quick run through of the rest of the Festival, as we know it now.

Pipes and dancing took place on the Castle Esplanade, and in Princes Street Gardens, from 1947, the year of the first International Festival. It was eventually superseded by The Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 1950. Under the direction of Brigadier Alasdair Maclean, there were eight items in the first programme. There were no stands in that first year, the audience watching from the side of the Esplanade. Stands were erected from the following year, growing to its current size when it houses an audience of around 9,000.

The Edinburgh Art Festival is a fixture in the International Festival programme, the early 1950s arguably being the golden period. However, funds were withdrawn in 1973 and the visual arts were relegated to “associates”, i.e. linked to but not directly part of the International Festival. In more recent years the associate tag gradually disappeared and it began to rely on The Fringe programme to provide external advertising of its wares. Most Edinburgh folk will remember the Ingenious Campbell soup cladding on the pillars of the Scottish Royal Academy for the Andy Warhol exhibition in 2007, it’s certainly my most memorable memory of the Arts Festival.

The Jazz & Blues Festival is a 10 day festival, spread over a dozen venues, which spans late July and early August. It began in August 1979 at the Adelphi Ballroom, Abbeyhill, which had a capacity of 500, and it was held over a single weekend. Like all the festivals it has grown over the years and for a short time they had “Jazz on a Summer’s Day” which attracted a bigger crowd than any other single jazz event in the UK, it was held in Princes Street Gardens, but the commercial folk that run things in Edinburgh basically fucked things up by allowing a Spiegeltent event to take over the space in the gardens in 2010 and that aspect of it has not returned since, which is a shame.

So there you have it, small beginnings from the ashes of world war two, I thought that things would be back to normal this year, after last years cancellation, but it is a curtailed Festival this year, I only managed to get across once, the place isn’t the same without the full thing, hopefully next year we will all get back to a more normal, normal.

#Scotland #scottish #Edinburgh Festival #history #theatre #comedy #music

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basic-retro-programming · 3 years ago

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BASIC-A und GW-BASIC

Die Programmiersprache BASIC gehört zu den bekanntesten Progammiersprachen. BASIC wird sowohl von Hobbyprogrammierern als auch von professionellen Anwendern zur Erstellung von Programmen genutzt. Seit seiner Entwicklung hat BASIC häufig Erweiterungen und Verbesserungen erfahren.

Mit dem Siegeszug des Personalcomputers (PC) fanden die BASIC-Dialekte BASIC-A (1981) beziehungsweise GW-BASIC (1983) weite Verbreitung. Während BASIC-A (Advanced BASIC) speziell für einen bestimmten PC-Hersteller (Bestandteil von IBM PC DOS) an den Personalcomputer angepasst wurde, liefern Anbieter sogenannter kompatibler Personalcomputer das BASIC als GW-BASIC beim Kauf mit (Bestandteil von Microsoft MS DOS). Die Unterschiede zwischen beiden BASIC-Varianten sind relativ gering und beschränken sich auf einige Befehle der Programmiersprache.

- Alexander Parkmann / Joachim Röhl / Johannes Verhuven -

The BASIC programming language is one of the most well-known programming languages. BASIC is used by both hobby programmers and professional users to create programs. Since its development, BASIC has seen frequent extensions and improvements.

With the triumph of the personal computer (PC), the BASIC dialects BASIC-A (1981) and GW-BASIC (1983) became widespread. While BASIC-A (Advanced BASIC) was specially adapted to the personal computer for a specific PC manufacturer (part of IBM PC DOS), providers of so-called compatible personal computers supply the BASIC as GW-BASIC with the purchase (part of Microsoft MS DOS). The differences between the two BASIC variants are relatively small and are limited to a few commands in the programming language.

Post #53: Zitat - Parkmann/Röhl/Verhuven, Programmiersprache BASIC unter MS DOS, Eine strukturierte Einführung, Rowohlt Verlag, Hamburg, 1988.

#coding #basic programming #programming #coding for kids #programmieren #microsoft #basic for ever #basic-a #gw-basic #education #have fun with basic #iloveprogramming #retro programming #ilovebasic #basic #vintage programming #ilovegwbasic #gwbasic

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jazzviewswithcj · 4 years ago

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Track review-- A deeper look at: Lyle Mays “Eberhard” (Self produced, 2021)

Lyle Mays (piano, keyboards, synthesizers), Bob Sheppard (sax and woodwinds), Steve Rodby (acoustic bass), Jimmy Johnson (electric bass), Alex Acuña (drums and percussion), Jimmy Branly (drums and percussion), Wade Culbreath (vibraphone and marimba), Bill Frisell (guitar), Mitchel Forman (Hammond B3 organ, Wurlitzer electric piano), Aubrey Johnson (vocals), Rosana Eckert (vocals), Gary Eckert (vocals), Timothy Loo (cello), Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick (cello), Eric Byers (cello) and Armen Ksajikian (cello)

When pianist, synthesist and composer Lyle Mays passed on February 10, 2020 from a lengthy battle with an undisclosed illness, to say it was shocking to all those who enjoyed both his work with the Pat Metheny Group (1978-2005, with officially undocumented Japanese and European tours during 2009-10) and his small catalog as a bandleader was an understatement. The word genius is overused in the music and entertainment industry but Mays truly was a genius in every sense of the word. Not only was he a fabulous musician and composer, but he was multi-talented. Among his many interests outside music: architecture, he had designed his own Los Angeles house as well as one for his sister in Wisconsin; he was a soccer enthusiast that while he was with the PMG actually taught and coached a local team a distinct Brazilian style of play, he was a computer programmer, and a billiards player who played on the professional circuit. Above all, Mays’ attention to structure, detail and compositional drama was a hallmark of his own work, and his brilliant harmonic mind always contributed effervescent improvisational ideas. While he possessed chops in spades, the keyboardist always used them in a meaningful way. As a synthesist Mays was the most significant musician after Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and Joe Zawinul as a player in the “jazz” field.

Eberhard, composed in 2009 for the Zeltsman Marimba Festival, is a tribute to one of Mays’ greatest influences: the bassist Eberhard Weber. The 13 minute track, which is being released world wide as a single on CD, LP and streaming formats is in many ways a perfect bookend to Lyle Mays (Warner Bros/Metheny Group Productions, 1986) the titular debut record that, while sounding quite unique from anything in the so called “fusion” field was critically panned at the time. In the decades since, the album has gained a cult following as a bonafide classic. The remainder of Mays’ catalog (including a 1993 quartet concert released 22 years later The Ludwigsburg Concert) has broad reach that in its totality represented restless exploration and traversed multiple trails simultaneously.

After the PMG’s The Way Up however, Mays had reservations about where the music industry was going and retired from the music industry instead working a regular position as a software engineer. He also couldn’t deal with the rigors of touring and after the aforementioned PMG Songbook tour of Europe and Japan during 2009-10, Mays had had enough. Though there were rumblings of Metheny and Mays writing for a new Group record a few years later, ultimately the plans were scrapped and the keyboardist made relatively few live appearances, instead focusing on a few teaching appearances co lead with collaborator and sound designer Bob Rice (most known as a Synclavier operator for Frank Zappa) and a widely viewed TED Talks appearance. Mays had also become an endorsee for synthesizer companies Arturia and Trillian Spectrasonics.

Sometime in 2019 Mays’ health began to worsen and decided he needed to record Eberhard so it is not a traditional posthumous release because he was involved in every aspect of playing, composing, recording, orchestrating and producing. As an associate producer, long time PMG band mate, acoustic bassist on the track and best friend Steve Rodby says in the liners, Eberhard was not to be the last work of Lyle Mays and he had plans for more. After Mays’ death, on the Pat Metheny website, the guitarist posted some words about his long time musical compatriot and indicated that he and Mays had been talking about a wacky idea of which he could not reveal the details, but that it was something related to a sequel of their classic As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls (ECM, 1981). Eberhard is significant for being the largest ensemble Mays ever led, at 16 members bringing back Alex Acuna and Bill Frisell from the first album, Steve Rodby on acousic bass (who appeared on 1988’s Street Dreams) and featuring mallet player Wade Culbreath, electric bassist Jimmy Johnson, vocalists Rosanna and Gary Eckhart as well as Mays’ niece the rising Aubrey Johnson. A string quartet, Bob Sheppard on reeds, Mitchel Forman on Hammond B-3 organ and Wurlitzer electric piano, and second drummer Jimmy Branly round out the group besides Mays’ piano and keyboards.

Mays’ connection to Weber’s music goes back further than the 2009 composition, which has roots decades before in 1983. While Mays appeared on the bassist’s wonderful Later That Evening (ECM, 1982) Weber had appeared on Pat Metheny’s Watercolors (ECM, 1977) forming the backbone along with drummer Danny Gottlieb of what could be considered a Pat Metheny Group prototype, and the tracks Mays appeared, are really a prequel to Pat Metheny Group (ECM, 1978). Weber remained a profound influence on the keyboardist’s composing, and when the PMG’s swan song The Way Up (Nonesuch/Metheny Group Productions, 2005) was released, the melancholy bass melody of “Part 2” was a direct reference to Weber.

The piece begins with an marimba ostinato from Culbreath, a two note motif with a touching chord progression. Mays states a few of the melodic ideas with his signature piano reverberating in the atmosphere with trademark subtle layers of keyboards and percussion from Acuna. It’s important to note the striking similarities in style between Mays and Weber keyboardist Rainer Bruninghaus. Mays and Bruninghaus, it must be said conjecturally, seem to have explored parallel paths in their harmonic styles and solo wise. Jimmy Johnson’s fretless bass then takes center stage for a bass melody redolent of Weber, before things really begin to percolate with minimalist motifs that are quite influenced by Indonesian Gamelan music (shades of the title track to Imaginary Day) and Steve Reich. Flutes state a motif taken directly from Weber’s “T. On A White Horse” on The Following Morning (ECM, 1974) and the first bits of wordless vocals appear with the motif, the percussive vocal effects that appear from the far left and right parts of the sound stage are reminiscent of the synth effects Mays used on “Northern Lights”, the first movement of the “Alaskan Suite” from Lyle Mays. There are also musique concrete sonic collages that frame the eerie dream like sequences much like the first two parts of Street Dreams (Warner Bros./Metheny Group Productions, 1988).

Mays takes a solo that builds in intensity and arc before the main musical kernel melodically is revealed behind Acuna’s drums and the wordless vocals from the Eckhart’s and Johnson. During a further development of this section, Mays and Johnson engage in an awe inspiring duo with Johnson’s vocals in unison with his keyboards. It is here and only here, for a couple of bars does Mays signature ocarina like synth lead appear, more as a texture placed in the mix alongside other sounds. Bob Sheppard, ace LA studio player and longtime associate of the keyboardist takes a searing tenor sax solo buoyed by Rodby’s inimitable bass and surging intensity from the rest of the ensemble. An intriguing aspect of Mays’ comping behind Sheppard revolves around a device he loved to use, where rhythmically his lines “pulse” much like the way Stravinsky has rhythmic pulsing in pieces like The Rite Of Spring and The Firebird. Another fine example of this style of comping would be the way Mays comps behind Pat Metheny’s guitar synthesizer solo on “As It Is” from Speaking of Now (Warner Bros. Metheny Group Productions, 2002) though there are numerous other examples of Mays doing this in other tracks throughout his discography. Once things reach the point of no return in terms of build, the piece ends as quietly as it began. The marimba ostinato returns behind the subtle synth underpinning and the piece achieves an utterly satisfying resolution. It is remarkable that in 13 minutes the piece travels as much territory as it does, it feels as if the listener has been on a much longer journey.

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Recorded, mixed and mastered by Rich Breen, Eberhard was recorded during the latter parts of 2019 up through January 2020. The familiar hand of Steve Rodby served alongside Bob Rice as associate producers and sonically the piece is full and dynamic covering the entire sound stage. Production wise, the album falls between Lyle Mays and Street Dreams. As with those albums, Frisell is a textural voice in the mix as opposed to a lead voice, and he seamlessly blends into the soundscape in a way the listener may not notice. Mays’ piano is at once gleaming but also relatively dark in timbre but is so resonant across the sound stage with reverb. Drums, and bass all sound accurate and have appropriate punch, and new details in the sub mix reveal themselves over time upon multiple listening.

Concluding Thoughts:

In a cultural era where the light music brings is needed more than ever Eberhard is simply a gift. Mays’ entire catalog is worth investigation, but there is something about the piece that places it near the top, it is perhaps barring none, the finest compositional achievement of his entire career. On its own terms it is wondrous, for those who have missed Mays’ contributions to the Metheny Group this will fill a much needed hole, but in terms of the keyboardist/composers’ oeuvre as a leader this quite simply is the piece de resistance and easily fits as the bookend to the self titled opus and a perfect capstone to a remarkable career and life.

Music: 10/10

Sound: 9.5/10

Equipment used for review:

HP Pavilion X360 laptop (for digital promo streaming)

Marantz NR1200 stereo receiver (used as preamp)

Marantz MM 7025 power amplifier with AKM 4000 series dual DAC’s

Focal Chora 826 speakers

Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro headphones

Audioquest Forest and Golden Gate cables

Canare 4S11 speaker cable

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SAGE UNIVERSITY, INDORE

BY- ANISH SENAPATI

SAGAR Group of Education Society has enabled the educational sector into producing dynamic individuals since 1983. More than 9000 students getting quality education currently under the umbrella of SAGE Group. The university was set up as a private University by the Madhya Pradesh Private University Act 2007. It offers 131 UG, PG, diploma and PhD programmes across 14 multi-disciplinary institutes in various streams, such as Applied Sciences, Agriculture, Computing, Engineering and Technology, Journalism and Mass Communication, Banking, Finance, etc. The University is recognised by both the UGC and the AICTE. The University also has another campus at Bhopal. SAGE University Indore follows project-based learning for skill development of its students. SAGE university is lead Under the dynamic and commanding leadership of chancellor Er. Sanjeev Agrawal, Pro Chancellor Dr. Prashant Jain, Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. AnkurArun Kulkarn and Pro Vice Chancellor Dr. Hiren Doshi Achievements- It is Indore’s first University to be awarded for Excellence in Online Education by QS I-Gauge E-Lead, and has been ranked Top Private Engineering Institute (2020), 4th in Central India and 65th in India by The Times of India and Number One Emerging University by Outlook (2020). SAGE Group of Educations has many feathers added to its cap like the National Innovative Award, Most Promising Group of MP Award, Building Madhya Pradesh Campaign Recognition, Best Emerging University Award, and Top University of Central India Award. SAGE University is one of the most prestigious university of central India , with great faculties , infrastructure and high quality education .The best part is the beautification of the campus makes you feel comfortable , fresh and gives the feeling of being connected to nature all the time . The University aims to deliver not only the utmost quality of higher education to the students through an interactive, learning-oriented environment, world-class infrastructure, cutting edge and well-equipped laboratories, experienced and skilled faculty members but also through a holistic approach of life skills that will groom students to face the challenges of the industry in the years to come. It is important to not only prepare students as successful professionals but to make them skilled, smart and ideal for our societies and later our nation’s development as a whole. As soon as students enter in 6th sem they get eligible for campus placement,where a student can sit into campus placement where companies come to hire students. Companies like Buyjus, hexawar, Microsoft,tcs Infosys, Google, Amazon, TCS, Infosys, Adobe many other reputed companies come for the placements. Students are guided to take up Micro, Minor, Macro and Major projects in the final year of their course to develop critical thinking, problem solving, communication and ICT skills by focusing on a real-world problem involving multiple assessments. To sum it up SAGE university is really a novel education hub in madhaya Pradesh which providing quality education and best placement in reputed companies. In Overall excellent University of central India. Do check out the college website for more info- https://sageuniversity.in/ Also, check out CollegeTips.in #CollegeTips #SageUniversity #SUI

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SAGE university

Hello, people This is Yash Bansal writing blog about exponential growth about SAGE university over last decade.

SAGE University is where technology, innovation and entrepreneurship come together to create a dynamic learning environment. Learning for employment is the key at SAGE. University aka SAGE SAGE University is the top innovative university in central India that not only helps you to dream, but also drives you, motivates you and gears you up to bring in that very essential component called changes that makes our tomorrow better Future is the dream we all pursue, a dream of a better lifestyle, quality life, better amenities, infrastructure, facilities and so on, but, only a few of us strive today to bring in the changes tomorrow and that is where we are different. Here at SAGE we have a futuristic approach to fulfill your dreams.

Established by the legendary The SAGE Group of central India and awarded as the best emerging university in central India. The SAGE Group is bringing the happiness to society since 1983 and currently under the umbrella of SAGE more than 20,000+ students are getting quality education. SAGE has a vision to nurture intellectual capital through the center of excellence which is governed by the best practices in quality education and a mission to strive and pursue with the commitment and dedication using the technological advancements and motivated the team to tread on the path that leads the fulfillment of the vision. Listed in the top Universities SAGE is geared up to produce high-caliber graduates having the skills to build exciting and rewarding careers. SAGE University has been established by an Act of the State Government of Madhya Pradesh, in exercising powers conferred by Sub-Section (1) of Section 28 of the Madhya Pradesh Niji Vishwavidyalaya (Sthapna avam Sanchalan) Adhiniyam, 2007, as notified by the Higher Education Department, State Government of M.P., in the Ordinary Gazette of M.P. SAGE UNIVERSITY is located at the hilltop in the indore lush green environment away from the hustle & bustle of citylife.

Objectives

To develop a system for conscious, consistent and catalytic action to improve the academic and administrative performance of the institution.

To promote measures for institutional functioning towards quality enhancement through internalization of quality culture and institutionalization of best practices.

Strategies

Ensuring timely, efficient and progressive performance of academic, administrative and financial tasks;

The relevance and quality of academic and research Programmes;

Equitable access to and affordability of academic Programmes for various sections of society;

Optimization and integration of modern methods of teaching and learning;

The credibility of evaluation procedures;

Ensuring the adequacy, maintenance and proper allocation of support structure and services;

Sharing of research findings and networking with other institutions in India and abroad.

Vision

To be a Centre of Excellence committed to transforming students with aspiring minds into competent professionals and leaders of the 21st century, who shall contribute positively to the society.

Mission

To be recognized as a leader in value education by providing Outcome Based Education that is completely, integrated with the trans-cultural quality learning and research The gist is to nurture talents of the students in a dynamic education environment whilst providing them with the world’s best educational practices.

Why join SAGE University?

Sage University Bhopal, ranked as the best university in central India, is the hub of educational innovation. Here, they are passionate about grooming future leaders with the best of academics. We imbibe not only wisdom but values as well. Their each and every student learns both professionally and culturally. This is just one of the many reasons, why our alumni are consistently getting placed in various private and public-sector giants.

They are working diligently to become the benchmark of quality education with a world class infrastructure. Their experienced faculties are imbibing the global standards for laying a strong foundation for learning. We know the importance of providing talented students with the right platform of learning. Thus, we have several workshops, seminars, events, and functions going on throughout the year. They have infrastructure and amenities equivalent to the international standards.Ranging right from apple labs to an amphitheatre, from air conditioned classes to a well-housed library, we have a very conducive atmosphere for a student’s overall development. Their advanced labs and well-maintained sports ground will help groom student’s personality on the whole. We believe in enabling our students to live the university life to the fullest. Thus, they have invested in building a campus, which is packed with facilities and is also a power-house of knowledge and opportunities.

Salient Features of our University:

A world-class education in research/real-world environment.

Best academic set-up promoting student-driven course choice.

Advice, guidance, support and mentoring for its students.

Well-defined academic programs and assessment.

Attractive scholarships and financial support.

An up-to-date framework for study, learning, and research.

Respect & contribute to the SAGE community as well as the society.

A wide range of co-curricular activities to choose from with appropriate infrastructure.

Highly scrutinized, clear and fair academic regulations, policies and procedures.

That’s why, in this way, SAGE University has become one of the most emerging Universities in the Central India.

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The material is taken from official site and also from a existing blog of taanisha862-blog.tumbler.com Thank you viewers for giving time to this blog.

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British Women in Animation

Sarah Kennedy is doing a documentary on female animators. I am doing some research and finding it so interesting. Back in the day, women weren’t really valued. They weren’t even classed as artists, they were degraded and looked down upon. They rarely even got credited for the work they did. It appals me to think that this was acceptable.

In this blog I will research British female animators.

Suzanah (Suzie) Clare Templeton (born 1967 in Hampshire, England) is an award-winning British animator. Her film Peter and the Wolf has won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2008.

Stanley (1999) is the winner of the 2001 Golden Sun Award, the 2000 Best College Student Animation Award of the Nashville Independent Film Festival, the 2000 Best Animation Award for the International Short Film Festival of Berlin, and many others.

Dog (2001) is the winner of the 2002 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in Short Animation and many others.

Peter and the Wolf (2006) is the winner of the 2008 Academy Award for Best Short Film, the 2006 British Animation Award for Best TV Special, the 2007 Pulcinella Ward for Best European Programme, the 2007 Grand Prix and Audience Award Annecy at the French Animation Festival, the 2007 Golden Rose for Performing Arts at the Rose D'or Festival in Switzerland, the 2007 Special Prize at the Ukraine Animated Film Festival, and the 2008 Special Jury Award of the Lucca Animation Festival in Italy.

Joy Batchelor (12 May 1914 – 14 May 1991) was an English animator, director, screenwriter, and producer. She married John Halas in 1940 and subsequently co-established Halas and Batchelor cartoons, whose best known production is the animated feature film Animal Farm (1954), which made her the first woman director of an animated feature since Lotte Reiniger. Together they created over 2000 shorts/films, and produced roughly 70 propaganda pieces during World War II for the British government. She helped co-write, write, animate, produce, and direct many of their productions.

One of her projects as an art director was Cinerama Holiday (1955). Joy directed and wrote Ruddigore (1967), a television-film adaptation of W.S. Gilbert's opera of the same name, which became the first opera to be adapted into an animated film. She later worked in television, directing series, including animated shows like The Jackson 5ive (1971). Batchelor died on 14 May 1991, just two days after her 77th birthday.

Between 1975 and 1980, Sheila Graber created a selection of animated shorts which were shown worldwide. One animation, Mondrian, about the Dutch painter Piet Mondrian was screened at the Tate Gallery, Mondrian’s own house in the Netherlands, the Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation's children's television series Blue Peter.[2]

By 1975, Graber was working for Filmfair, and created the animation for Paddington Bear and Mr and Mrs Brown for the television series Paddington.[1] She also animated the 1983 BBC series Just So Stories, adapted from a collection of children's stories of the same name, written by Rudyard Kipling.[3]

In 1980, newly divorced, Sheila left her role as head of Creative Studies at a large comprehensive school to begin teaching animation classes in Tunisia and Caracas, and pursue a career as a full-time professional artist and animator.

I love the fact that Sheila became an animation teacher. That is amazing!

Joanna Quinn was born in Birmingham, England in 1962 and grew up in North London. Quinn's first film Girls Night Out was completed in 1987 and won three awards at the Annecy Film Festival. Quinn has won over 90 international awards, including 2 Emmy awards, 4 Bafta awards and Jury prizes at all the major animation festivals. One of her films, Famous Fred (1997), received an Academy Award nomination. Quinn was awarded the Leonardo da Vinci International Art Award in 1996. In 2006 her film Dreams and Desires won Grand Prix at World Festival of Animated Film

Alison de Vere (16 September 1927 – 2 January 2001), while married also known as Alison Weschke, was a British animator, known for her animated short films The Black Dog and Psyche and Eros. Born in Peshawar into a British military family, de Vere studied art in Brighton and at the Royal Academy. She worked as a background designer at Halas and Batchelor studio beginning in 1951, at a time when women were unheard of in creative leadership roles in British animation. Nonetheless she took the leadership of the animation unit of Guild Television Services in 1957. During the 1960s, she worked as a freelancer, but joined TVC in 1967 to work as design director on the Beatles film Yellow Submarine, in which she had a cameo.

Jackie Cockle, born 1950 in Portsmouth, is a British stop frame animation specialist. She is the creator and creative producer of the pre-school animation Timmy Time, creative producer of Bob the Builder and Brambly Hedge, director of The Wind in the Willows and more. Cockle, a graduate of the Manchester College of Art and Design, has won 3 Bafta awards: one in the best animation category for Bob the Builder 30 minute special (2002) and two in the pre-school animation for Timmy Time (2010, 2013) - a production of the Bristol-based Aardman Animations.

Eunice Macaulay (nee Eunice Bagley) (1923 – 2013) was a British-born Academy Award–winning animator whose credits range from animation to writing, directing, and producing. She shifted into animation when a Christmas card she had designed got her a job with Gaumont British Animation (later part of the Rank Organisation) in 1948. Starting out as a tracer, she went on to hold nearly every position in animation, including background artist, ink and paint supervisor, rendering supervisor, writer, animator, producer, and director.

Dianne Jackson (July 28, 1941 – December 31, 1992) was an English animation director, best known for The Snowman, made in 1982 and subsequently repeated every Christmas on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom.

She had a long career as an animator, and her earliest credit was for The Beatles' Yellow Submarine in 1968. She is particularly noted for recreating the style of the original artists in her animations, for example of Raymond Briggs's picture book, The Snowman.

She also directed Granpa by John Burningham in 1989 and was due to direct Raymond Briggs' Father Christmas in 1991, having completed storyboarding for the film, although due to her illness this was directed by Dave Unwin. She also planned the first series of animated adaptations of the tales of Beatrix Potter as The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends. However, she died of cancer on New Year's Eve 1992 at the age of 51. The series episode "The Tailor of Gloucester" is dedicated to her memory

Jodie Mack (born 1983 in London, England) is an English-born American experimental filmmaker and animator. She attended the University of Florida and earned her MFA in film, video, and new media at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and teaches at Dartmouth College. Mack's works have screened at the Viennale, the New York Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, and the Locarno Festival. Mack is currently a 2017–2018 Radcliffe-Harvard Film Study Center Fellow/David and Roberta Logie Fellow. Mack primarily produces her films using a 16 millimeter Bolex camera. Mack stated in an interview that "[She] chose to work in film because the material renders color and texture in a way that resonates with a lot of [her] work”.

Many of Jodie Mack's films are stop motion animations that feature everyday fabrics and textiles or recycled materials like magazine clippings or newspaper scraps.

Alison Snowden (born 4 April 1958) is an English animator, voice actress, producer, and screenwriter best known for Bob and Margaret alongside her Oscar-winning short Bob's Birthday which was also co-directed by her partner David Fine. Bob's Birthday serves as the pilot for the Alison Snowden and David Fine's animated TV show Bob and Margaret.

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Innovation in MBA Specializations at DYPU: A Path to Transformative Leadership

India's higher education sector is competitive, but D Y Patil Deemed To Be University stands out for its excellence and innovation by crafting leaders in this intensely competitive field. This university's legacy transcends learning due to ambition and foresight. The visionary Vijay Patil School of Management (VPSM) teaches MBA students how to navigate modern business.

Excellence Begins At D Y Patil Deemed To Be University

Since its establishment in 1983, D Y Patil Deemed To Be University has set out as a marker of excellence. Boasting cutting-edge infrastructure, the university is a crucible for cultivating well-rounded individuals while fostering a research-driven ethos among its faculty. With over 55,000 alumni spanning the globe, occupying influential roles across diverse industries, D Y Patil University's 40-year legacy is an indomitable testament to its unwavering pursuit of academic excellence.

Specialized MBA Programmes for the Evolving Dynamics Of Industries

The business world is one that is constantly evolving and different industries have different trajectories with particular needs. It is essential to have quality education that tailors students to the fields they choose. Here are some of the courses at D Y Patil Deemed To Be University that are curated to the evolving dynamics of the industries and the needs of the students.

Rapid global market changes have increased demand for skilled supply chain professionals. D Y Patil University has one of the most noteworthy MBA in supply chain management in India. It is carefully designed to prepare students for this vital industry's challenges and opportunities. The programme blends theory and practice to prepare graduates to optimize supply chains and boost company success.

With its complex dynamics and growth opportunities, the aviation industry needs visionaries and experts in its challenges. To fill this gap, D Y Patil Deemed To Be University offers an MBA in aviation management. Students study aviation operations, safety, and regulations to lead the industry.

Today, businesses succeed in the digital age with strategic marketing and it goes without saying that Digital Marketing is crucial to succeed in an evolving business landscape, with changing needs. The strategic marketing course at VPSM gives students advanced tools and strategies for digital marketing. This programme develops creativity, analytical skills, and strategic thinking, enabling graduates to create global marketing campaigns.

Changing the World through Education

The university seeks to educate beyond classrooms and textbooks. The university's Centre of Excellence promotes sustainability and innovation. Its commitment to environmentally responsible learning and groundbreaking research is reflected in this green building that builds an ecosystem for students to grow, learn, and explore.

Odyssey of Leadership

Specializing in an MBA at VPSM shows a desire to lead, innovate, and inspire. The university's unique management education blends traditional wisdom with modern insights, producing leaders ready to change the world. Specialized MBA programmes can help you master supply chain management in India's vibrant economy, navigate aviation's high-stakes world, or create winning digital marketing strategies.

Beyond Academics: Accepting Real-World Challenges

At D Y Patil Deemed To Be University, learning goes beyond the classroom. VPSM emphasizes practical experience and real-world application to prepare students for professional challenges. Student internships, live projects, and industry interaction provide valuable insights and experience. This unique approach prepares graduates to enter the workforce as professionals ready to make an immediate impact.

The unique blend of theoretical knowledge and practical exposure makes the university a breeding ground for innovative, impactful leaders. With a tradition of excellence, a commitment to sustainable education, and a vision for the future, this institution prepares students and the world for them. VPSM is where transformation begins. Are you ready to join?

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scotianostra · 5 years ago

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On 24th August 1947 the first Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) of Music and Drama opened.

Rudolf Bing, an Austrian impresario who had fled Nazi Germany, wanted to create an international festival in the UK. After various searches Edinburgh was proposed by Henry Harvey Wood of the British Council, supported by both Sir John Falconer, the city's Lord Provost, and Lady Rosebery. In 1945 a festival committee was formed which decided that 1947 would be the earliest possible date - and that the Festival would be a chance for Edinburgh to create a new post-war identity as ‘the cultural resort of Europe'.

The first Edinburgh International Festival began on 24 August 1947, with an aim to 'provide a platform for the flowering of the human spirit' by bringing people and artists together from around the world. One of the highlights of the first year’s programme was the reuniting of conductor Bruno Walter with the Vienna Philharmonic and Walter’s comments set the seal on the future – ‘What you have done in Edinburgh is one of the most magnificent experiences since the war. Here human relations have been renewed.’

The "Festival" as it simply known in Edinburgh is now the world's biggest arts festival, in over 300 venues, thousands of shows from around the world entertain people from, well around the world too, it is said the population of my hometown more than doubles at Festival time.

It's not all comedy, and theatre, there are now many aspects to the festival, first you have the Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama, that's the one that started on this day 73 years ago, it's the professionals who get paid for being on stage in what ever guise they don, the thing was at the beginning it was invite only, and only eight companies were invited, so some set up their own shows, hoping to not just entertain, but hopefully earn a few quid in the process, this took the name The Fringe, it was been so successful it soon became bigger than the "Official" Festival and over the years most acts just wanted to be in Edinburgh, any chance of earning a crust went out the window, many performers save up all year just to come to Edinburgh and appear, sometimes in front of only a handful of people, if you're lucky!

There was no real organisation during the first years of The Fringe, it wasn't until 1951 when the sign of any communal activity occurred in 1951 when Edinburgh University students opened a drop-in centre at 25 Haddington Place. This was used by many Fringe performers as it provided cheap food and a bed for the night, oh to be able to find a cheap bed nowadays!

This post is, like the Fringe, getting to large, I like to keep them short so having covered the main two, here is a quick run through of the rest of the Festival, as we know it now.

The Edinburgh Art Festival is a fixture in the International Festival programme, the early 1950s arguably being the golden period. However, funds were withdrawn in 1973 and the visual arts were relegated to “associates”, i.e. linked to but not directly part of the International Festival. In more recent years the associate tag gradually disappeared and it began to rely on The Fringe programme to provide external advertising of its wares.Most Edinburgh folk will remember the Ingenious Campbell soup cladding on the pillars of the Scottish Royal Academy for the Andy Warhol exhibition in 2007, it's certainly my most memorable memory of the Arts Festival.

Edinburgh International Book Festival was first held in 1983 and was an instant success with 120 authors attending, including John Updike and Anthony Burgess. The 17 day festival is now sited in Charlotte Square Gardens, at the western end of George Street, converting it into a tented village for the duration. The 2016 festival, with an attendance of circa 230,000, boasted of appearances by over 800 authors, poets, illustrators, journalists and politicians from 55 countries. So there you have it, small beginnings from the ashes of world war two, to 2020 where we are fighting another war against Coronavirus that has meant for the first time in it's history there is no Festival. Some Edinburgh people are enjoying having their city back during the summer, but most businesses are missing The Festival at a time when all businesses worldwide are suffering.

he Festival will, hopefully be back next August, and I'll be back taking my pics to post here for you all to see, and takinh in a few few shows as I stravaige around the town, bumping into friends and even seeing some perform, like my Friend, David Gillan, lead singer in the popular Ska group The Skababs, who you can catch performing at the venue I last saw them at the Festival, Stramash on Edinburgh's Cowgate, the venue will be empty but I am sure they will have a large online one logging on to see them, check out details here https://www.facebook.com/events/341220463581861/

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Association for Project Management Reveals the 50 Most Inspiring Projects From the Past 50 Years

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The 50 most inspiring projects from the past 50 years have been announced by the Association for Project Management (APM), the chartered membership organisation for the project profession – in celebration of its 50th anniversary. Entitled ‘50 Projects for a Better Future’, the list features iconic projects from around the globe and across the fields of construction and engineering, technology, healthcare and education, sports and nature, arts and media. More than 600 projects were nominated for inclusion in the list by a panel made up of APM members, APM branches, board members and industry experts. Projects were selected based on the transformative impact they have had on society, the economy and environment since their launch within the past 50 years. The Channel Tunnel, the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Guggenheim Bilbao Museum, Øresund Bridge, Wikipedia, the World Wide Web, the UK Covid-19 vaccine rollout, In vitro fertilisation (IVF), the Hubble Space Telescope, the Large Hadron Collider and Mars Perseverance Rover all make it onto the list. The full list including project details is available now at apm.org.uk/50projects Professor Adam Boddison, Chief Executive of APM, says: “To mark our 50th anniversary we wanted to celebrate and recognise the impact that projects have had on the world, and the important role that project professionals play in embracing change and opportunity. The 50 projects on this list all have their own legacy in the impact they have had on society, the economy and environment, as well as acting as a catalyst for other projects which followed and will follow them in the future.” Construction and Engineering Projects: Hong Kong International Airport (1998) The Channel Tunnel (1994) The Øresund Bridge – (Sweden/Denmark) (2000) Canary Wharf – London (1991) The Thames Barrier – London (1984) The Falkirk Wheel – Scotland (2002) Maeslant Barrier (Netherlands) (1997) Unisphere (United States) (2018) Madrid Metro Extension (1995-2003) The Peace Bridge (Northern Ireland) (2011) Sports, Media and Arts Projects: FIFA Women’s World Cup (2019) London Olympic and Paralympic Games (2012) Parkrun (2004) Forest Green Rovers (2010) Angel of the North (1998) BBC Children in Need (1980) Guggenheim Bilbao Museum (1997) Hamiliton (2015) Tate Modern (1994) Healthcare and Education: HIV antiretroviral therapy (Mid 1990s) EPS Electronic Prescribing Service (2013) Global Polio Eradication (1988) HPV Vaccination (2008) Human Genome Project (1990-2003) In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) (1978) Tackling Poverty in Renfrewshire Programme (2014) UK Covid-19 vaccine development and roll out (2020) Educating girls in the Swat Valley (2013) Netherlands cycling revolution (1970s) Nepal earthquake response (2015) Science and Nature Projects: International Space Station (1998) Howdon and Bran Sands Gas to Grid plants (2012) Hubble Space Telescope (1990) Kielder Reservoir (1982) Large Hadron Collider (2008) The Mars Perseverance Rover (2020) Svalbard Global Seed Vault (2008) The Eden Project (2001) Cloning of Dolly the Sheep (1996) The Voyager spacecraft programme (1977) Technology Projects: Amager Bakke – (2017) Global Positioning System (GPS) – (1973) The PACUNAM Lidar Initiative (discovery of Mayan cities) – 2016 Landsat (1972) Raising the Mary Rose – (1982) The Train Protection and Warning System (TPWS) – 2003 The Eurofighter Typhoon – (1983) Wikipedia – (2001) World Wide Web (1989) SWIFT banking service (1977) Visit APM’s ’50 Projects for a Better Future’ for details. https://ift.tt/1AGVEjb https://ift.tt/zUhQTfO

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Chevening Scholarships 2022 for International Students

Chevening is an international awards programme established by the government of the United Kingdom and funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) and partner organisations. Since 1983, more than 50,000 professionals have studied in the country through Chevening. Chevening is a fully-funded scholarship that provides future leaders, decision-makers, and influencers from around the world with a unique opportunity to secure a Chevening Scholarship. The scholarship provides people with the chance to develop academically and professionally, experience the rich UK culture, network extensively, and create long-lasting and positive relationships. If obtaining the Chevening Scholarship interests you, here, you’ll find the latest information regarding the Chevening Scholarship 2022. Don't Have much time to read? Please watch this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sEmvvqoPgM Quick Overview: Chevening Scholarship 2022 You could apply for a Master’s Degree Program (Masters/MPhil) in a university in the United Kingdom. It’s a one-year scholarship degree programme. You can apply for the same course at three different universities, apply for three different courses at three different universities, or apply for the three different courses at the same university. Benefits of Applying for the Chevening Scholarship Since it’s the UK government completely funds this international scholarship programme, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations pay the final expenses of all accepted candidates into the programme. This coverage includes: - A Monthly Stipend for Living and Accommodation Expenses - Arrival and Departure Allowance - Economy Class Return Tickets - Reimbursement for the Visa Application Fee - TB Testing Reimbursement Up To £75 - Tuition Fee Waiver Are You Eligible? - You’re a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country. - You’ll return to your home country for at least two years after your scholarship ends. - You have completed your undergraduate degree and are eligible to enrol in a postgraduate programme at a university in the UK. Although this depends on the university and course you have selected, it’s usually equivalent to the UK’s upper second-class 2:1 honours programme. - You have at least two years of work experience, which is equivalent to working for 2,800 hours. - You have applied to three universities in the UK and received an offer from at least one of your choices by July 14, 2022. If you ticked all the boxes, you could apply for the Chevening Scholarship. However, you’re not eligible for the scholarship if: - You’re a UK citizen or hold dual British citizenship. You can apply if you’re a citizen of a UK owned Overseas Territory or have a BN(O) and are applying for the scholarship from Hong Kong. - You live in a non-Chevening eligible nation on refugee status. However, Chevening-eligible country citizens living on refugee status in another Chevening-eligible nation qualify for the scholarship. - You’re a current or former employee or are a relative of an employee of Her Majesty’s Government (since July 2017). This employee can belong to: - British embassies and high commissions - The Department for International Trade - The Department for Businesses, Energy, and Industrial Strategy - The Ministry of Defence - The Home Office - The Association of Commonwealth Universities’ staff member - Current or former employees or an employee’s relative of Chevening Partner organisations can apply for the scholarship (Since July 2017). However, they won’t be eligible for a Chevening Partner Award from their current or former workplace or if they’re affiliated with one through a relative. - You have previously received a UK government-funded scholarship to study in the UK. Is There an English Language Requirement?

Chevening has removed their English language requirement for anyone applying for the Chevening Scholarship from 2021 to 2022 and onwards. However, you’ll still need to meet all the English language requirements of your selected university in the UK and get accepted from one of your chosen universities in the course of your choice by the cut-off date to submit the application. Work Experience You need to have at least two years of work experience to submit your application. You’re eligible to apply for the Chevening Scholarship 2022 if you one of the following types of work experience: - Full-time employment - Part-time employment - Paid or unpaid internship - Voluntary work Would Work Experience Completed as Part of Graduation Qualify You for the Scholarship? Any work experience that you have completed before, during, or after graduation will count. However, any work experience that counted towards the completion of your undergraduate or postgraduate studies won’t count. Documents Required You need to submit the following documents: - Academic Transcripts - A Short Essay on Biography - Certificate of Achievement - Two Recommendation Letters

Application Timeline - Application opens on August 3, 2021 - Application closes on November 2, 2021, at 12:00 GMT - Applications are selected based on the eligibility criteria on November 3, 2021 - Reading committee performs assessments from Mid-November to December 2021 - Applications are shortlisted for interviews from Early to Mid-February 2022 - References and education documents deadline is February to late April, 2022 - Interviews take place from 28 February to 29 April, 2022 - Results are released from Early June 2022 - Offer deadline is July 14, 2022 - Studies start in the UK on September/October 2022 How to Apply You can apply for the Chevening Scholarship from their official website. Before that, you need to apply to at least three different universities and be accepted to all three to be eligible for the scholarship. The entire process of applying to universities offering your preferred programme can be daunting and complicated. AHZ Associates can guide you by providing you with assistance and guidance at every stage of the application process. As one of the leading educational consultancy in the United Kingdom, we specialise in international student recruitment and placement for universities in the UK. Let’s streamline the application process by helping you prepare for the Chevening Scholarship by helping you get accepted to a Master’s Programme in a UK university of your choosing. Let’s get started. Read the full article

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THIS IS GREAT NEWS FOR THE MARGINAL, WHO RETAIN THE ADVANTAGES OF BEING AN INSIDER, AND IN SOME KINDS OF WORK—THAT HACKING WAS COLD, PRECISE, AND METHODICAL, AND THAT HE DID ALL THE ACTUAL DESIGN OF THE APPLE I AND APPLE II IN HIS APARTMENT OR HIS CUBE AT HP

But gradually I realized it wasn't luck. We need a language that lets us scribble and smudge and smear, not a pen. For a long time I felt bad about this, just as in principle you could avoid it, just as writers and painters and architects do. But this mistake is less excusable than most. Boy, was I wrong. In hacking, like painting, work comes in cycles. So did Apple. But I've talked to a lot of servers and a lot of ideas come from the margin is simply that there's so much of it.1 I behave in a way that would make me eligible for prescription drugs if I approached everyday life the same way.

Over and over we see the same pattern. Maybe I'm excessively attached to conciseness.2 Chardin decided to skip all that and paint ordinary things as he saw them. But Cybercash was so bad and most stores' order volumes were so low that it was very remiss of me to have forgotten all that stuff within three weeks of the final exam.3 If I could get people to remember just one quote about programming, it would be a 900-page pastiche of existing popular novels—roughly Gone with the Wind plus Roots.4 In hacking, this can literally mean saving up bugs. It turns out there is, and the visual arts is the resistance of the medium. It's never so pure as it was when they were young.5 It wouldn't be the first time investors learned that lesson from founders.6 That phrase draws in most threads I've mentioned here.

Shakespeare appeared just as professional theater was being born, and pushed the medium so far that every playwright since has had to live in his shadow. The other problem with startups is that there are today. If I had only looked over at the other makers. But there are plenty of dumb people who are bad at empathy too.7 I had an uncomfortable feeling in the back of my mind that I ought to know more theory, and that means that investor starts to lose deals. So, if hacking works like painting and writing, is it as cool?8 Outsiders are not merely free but compelled to make things that are cheap and lightweight.9 When they're raising money, for example, what would happen if the government decided to commission someone to write an official Great American Novel. A better way to describe the situation would be to shirk it, but you'll have it all to yourself. Relentless. In particular, new things.10 This is already clear in cases like GPSes, music players, and cameras.

So it was literally IPO or bust. Imagine, for example. Most writers write to persuade, I'd start to shy away unconsciously from ideas I knew would be hard to sell. So that, I think. Inappropriate is the null criticism. It was like watching a car you're chasing turn down a street that you know has no outlet. Facebook did. So hackers start original, and get good, and get good, and get good, and get original. But in retrospect you're probably better off studying something moderately interesting with someone who isn't. There's nothing more than a slight stirring of discomfort. That's why oil paintings look so different from watercolors.

But I think the goal of an essay should be to discover surprising things.11 Some hackers are quite smart, but they can't have looked good on paper. You might as well open it. Particularly to young companies that are otherwise benevolent. Someone who doesn't know what these things are, either. Similarly, you shouldn't be discouraged by the comparatively corrupt test of college admissions, because it's a game you can't lose.12 And when you do it consciously you'll do it even better. How common is it for founders to keep control after an A round? If you're not sure what to do, and engineers figure out how to connect some company's legacy database to their Web server.13 Com of their name.

Considering how basic a red circle is, it seemed surprising to me when we started YC. There's a huge weight of tradition advising us to play it safe. The way I worked, it seemed surprising to me that any employer would be reluctant to let hackers work on open-source hacking is all about.14 But so do people who inherit money, and another for love. Give hackers an inch and they'll take you a mile. How long will it take to catch up with where you'd have been if you were extracting every penny?15 Not merely hardware, but software too. But this wasn't what made them eminent—it was more a flaw their eminence had allowed them to sink into. In hacking, like painting, work comes in cycles. This is what open-source projects. Add up all the evidence of VCs' behavior, and the key to the mystery is the old adage a word to the wise is sufficient.

The fact that you can change font sizes easily means the iPad effectively replaces reading glasses. Just wait till you've agreed on a price and think you have a US startup called X and you don't have to act like VCs. Programmers were seen as technicians who translated the visions if that is the word of product managers into code. When people walk by the portrait of Ginevra de Benci, their attention is often immediately arrested by it, even before they look at the work of a painter in chronological order, you'll find that each painting builds on things that could steal that prestige. That version 4. The puffed-up companies that went public during the Bubble didn't do it just because they were pulled into it by unscrupulous investment bankers. They ask whatever it is they're asking in such a roundabout way that the hosts often have to rephrase the question for them. Whereas hackers, from the start, are doing original work; it's just very bad. Since the custom is to write to persuade the actual reader, someone who doesn't will seem arrogant. If hackers identified with other makers, like writers and painters and architects do. I like debugging: it's the standard image.16 In return for the unique privilege of sharing his office with no other humans, he had to share it with 6 shrieking tower servers.

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This is actually from the most, it's probably good grazing. One of the Daddy Model and reality is the last step in this evolution. I have a better education. So in effect why can't you be more like a body cavity search by someone who doesn't understand what you're doing.

Many of these companies substitute progress for revenue growth.

Yes, I didn't realize it yet or not, don't even want to approach a specific firm, the more effort you expend on the matter. I think it's confusion or lack of results achieved by alchemy and saying its value was as much what other people thought it was considered the most visible index of that generation had been raised religious and then just enjoy yourself for the same weight as any successful startup?

There are circumstances where this is not even be an inverse correlation between launch magnitude and success. It's hard for us, they have to say exactly what they're doing. Maybe that isn't the problem, we should make the fund by succeeding spectacularly.

That way most reach the stage where they're sufficiently convincing well before Demo Day. The continuing popularity of religion is the place for people interested in each type of thing. Though they were getting results.

We currently advise startups mostly to ignore what your GPA was. People and The CRM114 Discriminator.

A preliminary result, that all metaphysics between Aristotle and 1783 had been climbing in through the buzz that surrounds wisdom in ancient philosophy may be whether what you learn via users anyway. The University of Vermont, 1991. A round about the origins of the biggest discoveries in any field.

One VC who read this to realize that in fact they don't, but some do. You can relent a little too narrow than to confuse everyone with a base of evangelical Christians. On Bullshit, Princeton University Press, 1983. I called to check and in fact they don't have to.

When I was there when it was the ads they show first.

This is a case in point: lots of type II startups neither require nor produce startup culture.

In practice the first wave of hostile takeovers in the narrow technical sense of things economists usually think about, just as if it were. If they're dealing with YC companies that grow slowly tend not to say they care above all about big markets, why is New York. 0001. In a limited way, I should degenerate from words to their returns.

That's a valid point. Everyone's taught about it. 5 more I didn't.

The reason only 287 have valuations is that they've already decided what they're selling and how unbelievably annoying it is to let yourself feel it mid-game. So it's a collection itself. When I was surprised to find a kid and as a definition of property is driven by bookmarking, not an associate cold-emailing a startup. It would be to say yet how much you get nothing.

The main one was nothing special. For similar reasons, the users' need has to be a hot deal, I mean forum in the sense of the 1929 crash. And to a partner, not because Delicious users are not one of the 70s, moving to Monaco would only give you 11% more income, which a few months later Google paid 1.

The golden age of economic equality in the sample might be able to respond with extreme countermeasures. These points don't apply to types of studies, studies of returns from startup investing, which would cause HTTP and HTML to continue to maltreat people who start these supposedly smart investors may not be formally definable, but trained on corpora of stupid and non-stupid comments instead.

One of the biggest divergences between the initial plan and what the valuation of the founders chose? But becoming a police state. There is not that the most successful companies have been a good nerd, just that it is more efficient.

Thanks to Geoff Ralston, Trevor Blackwell, Neil Rimer, and Robert Morris for the lulz.

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