Re: Reverse engineering
Hattie makes a good point. It should be a ground rule of "Reverse Engineering" with all our fables, myths, legends etc. Whenever the story mentions anything like "casting out of snakes" or "killing dragons", we can be certain it's a cover for pagan/megalithic practices being usurped. Like St.Patrick driving the snakes out of Ireland. Which was the Druids that didn't want to convert to Christianity.
by hvered » 4:31 pm
The word rabbit, of unknown etymology, seems to be the same word as leveret or young hare (by the l = r rule). The official history of rabbits claims they were introduced into the UK from Spain by the Romans, then disappeared (probably because Spanish rabbits couldn't cope with British weather), only to be re-introduced by the Normans even though rabbits are prodigious breeders. [The Spanish for rabbit, conejo, is similar to the English coney, and both are used informally for genitalia.. male in Spanish, female in English]
To some extent rabbits have an island connection. If Wiki is to be believed, offshore islands tended to be chosen for warrens, the explanation being that it was easier to protect the rabbits from predators. Not aerial predators presumably. In fact, it could be the reverse, i.e. warrened islands as food stores for specialist birds (or specialist humans?). Rats are good swimmers but mice, like rabbits, are useless at swimming. Also like rabbits, mice breed fast and are a food source for many birds and mammals. One man blogged about how he was going to feed a baby rat to his python (live) but took pity and kept it as a pet. Perhaps he gave his python a grown-up rat instead, he didn't say.
Interestingly, scientists are now claiming that mice are as intelligent as rats and perform the same tasks in the lab. http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/ ... 00173/full
There is also the strong possibility that mention of "crows" in many old stories is really saying "old woman/women dressed in black".
Just as the priestesses who tended the sacred oak at Dodona were known as Peleiades, or 'wild doves'.
The winged creatures of the wind who lived in the hollows of the ancient oak were its indigenous spirits. These all-knowing doves were birds of the chthonic realm, universally regarded as "prophetic birds, omens of death, and spirits of the dead." (14) And it was they, themselves, who interpreted the eerie sounds of the incessantly murmuring leaves stirred by the unceasing winds in this desolate and deathly place at the furthest reaches of the known Greek world.
http://www.sacredthreads.net/www.sacred ... odona.html
That SacredThreads web page also provides a clue about another one of the Ancient Centres of the World
In Egypt, a major revision to their whole system of viewing the cosmos was precipitated by this astronomical occurrence. The decoded message of the myth, then, reveals that when the new ram-worshipping dynasty "moved the capital and the geodetic center of Egypt to a more central position," the astronomer-priests needed to ascertain accurate measurements with respect to their own new center. Their universe was now to be centered at Karnak, called in Greek "Thebes"; and Dodona, an ancient and established center of the world, was the very place from which to take those measures.
In performing astronomical observations it is necessary to express differences of longitude in terms of units of time. . . . The ancients calculated by sidereal time, which they could measure by observing the apparent movement of the vault of heaven. . . . In order to obtain the right length of the second and minute of sidereal time, one must take as reference a degree of latitude further north than Egypt. The degrees at the latitudes of Dodona and Delphi provided the correct values.
These facts, together with the evidence so innocently revealed in Herodotus's report, document that the prehistoric site at Dodona, believed to have been in existence since about 2000 B.C.E., is much older than we had thought. The absolute beginning of the holy site of the earth goddess can only be guessed at, but we do know that in 1991 B.C.E., or thereabouts, when the priests of Amon zeroed in on it for their coordinates, they not only knew it well, but acknowledged it as a center of esteemed reverence at the furthest reaches of the sacred universe.
by TisILeclerc » 12:53 pm
Scientists have been examining Roman concrete and have found that although it is simple it is too difficult to copy. For some reason.
Another drawback is the lack of the precise mixture that the Romans followed. It might take years of experimenting to discover the full formula
This new study says the scientists found significant amounts of tobermorite growing through the fabric of the concrete, with a related, porous mineral called phillipsite.
The researchers say that the long-term exposure to sea water helped these crystals to keep on growing over time, reinforcing the concrete and preventing cracks from developing.
"Contrary to the principles of modern cement-based concrete," said co-author Marie Jackson from the University of Utah, US, "the Romans created a rock-like concrete that thrives in open chemical exchange with seawater."
Surely it's not that difficult to find a volcano somewhere or rocks with the same properties?
by hvered » 10:21 am
Concrete blocks appear to be well suited to underwater conditions and qualifies as 'historic' remarkably quickly. Margate's tidal swimming pool is a Listed Building (Grade II).
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION
Walpole Bay Tidal Pool, one of two tidal pools designed by Margate's borough engineer in 1937, constructed in concrete blocks reinforced by reused iron tram rails, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Structural engineering interest: an ambitious project because of its scale, the weight of each concrete block, and that work needing to be carried out day and night because of the tides; * Scale and design: impressive in scale and shape, occupying 4 acres and three sides of a rectangle, the sides 450 feet long diminishing towards the seaward end which was 300 feet long; * Social historical interest: provided an improvement to sea bathing at the period of the greatest popularity of the English seaside; * Degree of intactness: intact apart from the loss of the two diving boards which do not often survive; * Group value: situated quite near the remains of the 1824-6 Clifton Baths (Grade II), an 1935 lift and the other 1937 tidal pool.
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/ ... ry/1421296
Why would they need TWO pools? The official explanation is to do with the 'considerable tidal range'
"Excellent provision has been made by the Margate Corporation in furnishing large sea-bathing pavilions and ranges of dressing boxes, but it has been found by experience that the receipts from these undertakings were very much less on days when low tide was about mid-day, and the water's edge, therefore, a considerable distance from the bathing stations, and in order to facilitate bathing for large numbers of people at all states of the tide it was decided that two pools should he constructed at the most popular parts of the beach, tine at Marine Terrace in the centre of the town, and the other at Walpole Bay at the east end of Cliftonville."
The larger Walpole Bay beach has an(other) unusual feature
It is an interesting feature that in the case of Walpole Bay pool, there are copious pure fresh water springs arising from the beach within the confines of the walls and the pool is continuously overflowing by the supply of fresh clean water from the floor of the pool.
http://www.bathsandwashhouses.co.uk/arc ... hing-pool/
Despite the twice-daily changeover of seawater, "Swimmers warned of poor water quality at Walpole Bay, Thanet" in 2016.
Putting the roof back on Stonehenge.
Here's an excellent example of reverse engineering, by Geoff Carter, on one of our favourite locations. As usual, it will confound the Ortho' Archeo's.
Twelve reasons why Stonehenge was a building.
http://structuralarchaeology.blogspot.c ... e-was.html
Thanks, Borry. Mr Carter clearly has no time for the Stonehenge observatory theory, else why bother with a roof? Does he have an explanation for its geographical position (and Goseck's)?
The scale of these structures clearly implies they were built at the limit of what was considered prudent by builders in Prehistory. This is a craft that was several thousand years old, and by this period we have evidence of a new elite who would normally be expected to express wealth and power in the built environment.
Does he suppose that Stonehenge was a dwelling place?
My presumption is that Stonehenge was a temple built to house the Bluestones.
No idea why since he doesn't give a reason but anyway, again, why position a temple (temple?) here?
The unprecedented use of a stone load-bearing wall, and pillars in the centre, is a technological approach reminiscent of Mediterranean Europe, suggesting imported craftsmen.
Are other Stonehenges scattered around the Mediterranean region?


Dalilah Muhammad breaks 16-year-old world record in 400-metre hurdles
Dalilah Muhammad waves to the crowd after setting the world record in the 400 meter hurdles at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday. . Andy Lyons / AFP
The running joke between Dalilah Muhammad and some of her competitors goes like this: She orders the wet conditions.
Because she reigns in the rain.
On a drizzly Sunday night, Muhammad broke a 16-year-old world record in the 400-meter hurdles by finishing in 52.20 seconds at the US championships.
"I'm just shocked," Muhammad said. "I broke the world record." With puddles formed on the track, the defending Olympic champion sloshed her way around the track to eclipse the mark of 52.34 set by Yuliya Pechonkina of Russia on Aug. 8, 2003.
Running out of the fourth lane, Muhammad didn't let the rain drops deter her. She looked at her time and was almost taken aback.
No way that can be real, right? It was.
Muhammad smiled, briefly put her hands on her hips and then slumped down when her time flashed on the screen at Drake Stadium. Third-place finisher Ashley Spencer emphatically celebrated behind her and teenager Sydney McLaughlin came over to hug Muhammad after finishing second.
It was also lightly raining when Muhammad won the Olympic gold at the 2016 Rio Games. Her competitors might want to start looking at the weather reports for the Tokyo Games, which are a year away.
"Ashley said, 'You're the one that brings the rain,'" the 29-year-old Muhammad cracked. "I don't know what it is." In workouts, Muhammad has often been on world-record pace.
She put it all together for real.
To think, Muhammad fell in a training session two weeks ago and suffered a mild concussion. She missed three days of workouts to heal.
She lost none of her speed. Then again, the level of the competition brought out the best in her.
Muhammad believes it mark may not last too long. It may even fall again at the world championships this fall in Doha, Qatar. Defending world champion Kori Carter didn't even compete at nationals in the event since she has an automatic bye into worlds.
"That 52 is going to get broke," Muhammad said. "If not by me by the other women." McLaughlin finished in 52.88.
"It was a really fast race and I could feel the pace being pushed," said McLaughlin, who turns 20 next month. "I'm happy to be a part of a world-record race." Muhammad's performance stole the show on a big final night.
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Rugby comes out of its 'turtle shell' in Vietnam
In Vietnam's Kim Boi district, children are playing touch rugby in a country where few people have ever heard of the sport.
Japanese surfer Matsuda braves the big blue with eyes on Olympic gold
Dodging jellyfish and munching onigiri, spunky 16-year-old Shino Matsuda is riding waves of success with the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on the horizon.
The women boxers of Cuba are packing a hefty punch for equality
Cuba's legendary boxing tradition still disallows women from competing, and boxer Idamelys Moreno and her peers are fighting for their place in the boxing ring.
Victorious Sindhu meets Sports Minister
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday met newly crowned world champion P.V. Sindhu and said the star shuttler has made India proud by becoming the first Indian to win gold at BWF World Championships.
Recordman hands trainer Seemar treble with victory in handicap race
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Arif lowers track record with Al Ain feature race victory
Seven races at Al Ain on Friday evening were officially highlighted by a 1400m handicap which was turned into a procession by Arif, one of several winners on the card to benefit from positive tactics and second to break a track record.
Thirimanne leads Lankan resistance after Root double ton
Joe Root completed his fourth double century for England on Saturday but then his bowling attack came up against a defiant Sri Lanka in the first Test.
Reem shines in Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy Bowling tournament
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501 Life Magazine | CBC Spotlight: Forrest Carvajal
25 Jun CBC Spotlight: Forrest Carvajal
Former CBC golfer Forrest Carvajal lives in Greenbrier and is a certified occupational therapy assistant.
Former Central Baptist College golfer Forrest Carvajal is the second alum to be featured in a summer series featuring former athletes.
Carvajal was a golfer that graduated from CBC in 2010. He met his wife, Leah, at CBC, and now lives in Greenbrier with his family. Carvajal works as a certified occupational therapy assistant for Sensible Kids. He works with elementary school-aged children in Heber Springs during the summers and in Quitman and at Greers Ferry Westside during the academic year. The children that he works with have developmental delays, behavioral issues, autism, etc. He described it as "kids who aren't able to access their education without assistance."
Carvajal said when he was looking for colleges, he wanted to golf and sent his resume to many different colleges. He heard from CBC and Coach Lyle Middleton, who asked him to come and play some holes. He liked CBC's offer the best and enrolled in classes in 2006.
Carvajal said his favorite experience as a Mustang was "representing the school and playing golf. I enjoyed the courses we played on and being able to play courses that we were unfamiliar with because they were out of state. I came to CBC to play golf and I gained my three best friends in life through that experience because they were my teammates."
Carvajal noted that an important lesson he learned from Middleton was to "keep grinding. That phrase has always stuck with me in my job and in the little things I do every day."
When asked about his favorite moment as a CBC student, Carvajal replied, "I had great relationships with my teammates. We had discussions about life, and about business school. I experienced moments here with people that I would have never met had I gone to a larger college."
Carvajal said that CBC was an influence on his profession by teaching him that "life will change on you. Life is bigger than I am. Back in college, life was marriage, golf and school. That expands as you get older. Life for me now is not all about me, it's about working with these kids and making their life better and living outside of myself."
He had some advice for high schoolers that are looking for a college option. "I enjoyed my time at CBC and got into my place quicker and found my fit faster. I got to know people faster. I enjoyed living on campus a lot because I got to know everyone I was around. CBC makes the transition to the next stage in life easier than it would be if you were at a larger school."
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Born in Medina, Ohio, USA in 1981, Alicia Ross received a BA with a double major in studio and art education from Baldwin-Wallace College (2003) and an MFA in photography/imaging arts from Rochester Institute of Technology (2007). Ross has served as adjunct and full-time faculty at several universities in Ohio, Texas and New York, teaching art, photography, video, web & graphic design. Presently, Ross is a Lecturer at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, within the program of New Media, School of Design, College of Art and Design.
Ross's work has been featured in the Huffington Post, the Guardian (UK & US), the Village Voice, New York Magazine, Flash Art Magazine (International Edition), and Flavorpill, among others. Her work continues to appear in museum shows, gallery exhibitions and art fairs across the US and beyond.
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Interview by the PBS Documentary Series Art21, "Four Questions with Alicia Ross" (2009).
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Alongside Thomas President and CEO Tony Uphoff, Zekelman told listeners about his rise through the ranks of industry — at just 19 years old, Zekelman took over his father's steel business and transformed it into one of North America's largest steel pipe and tube makers — plus his passion for reshoring manufacturing to North America, and how he plans to combat the skills shortage that could grow as operations come back from overseas.
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The job interview: Top tips
Christopher Davies
A Channel 4 television series has attracted a lot of publicity as it advertises that it takes viewers into the heart of one of Britain's last secret places – 'the interview room'. The show focuses on the pressure that the candidates feel before and after the interview. The tensions are high and the elation or disappointment at the conclusion real. If he had answered this way or she had not said that…
Turning the focus onto the interviewers that are featured each week though can provide a completely different perspective. Experienced HR personnel might be shouting "You can't ask that!"
So what are the rules about interview questions?
An employer cannot pose just any question as they risk the candidate bringing a claim that they have been discriminated against even if that was the last thing on they intended. Take for example the question of an Irish applicant "do you have a problem with the drink over here?" meaning (according to the interviewer) is the Guinness as good? It was taken as racially derogatory as a reference to the Irish being prone to drink problems.
Then there was the question of a school teacher with 27 years' service[2] who had applied for the post of deputy principal why she would be "bothered with the hassle of the job of deputy principal" that was age discrimination.
Reducing the risk of discrimination claims taking place will ideally mean that those asking questions in the interview have had some equality training. However there are some basic rules that will always help.
Prepare questions – based on the job description and by considering what qualities the candidate will need
Use open questions that allow the candidate to show how they have qualities suited for the role e.g. what have your achievements been to date? What are your strengths? Why have you applied for this particular post?
Give the candidate an opportunity to show how they might deal with difficult situations? This could be by way of example by asking what is the most difficult situation you have had to face and how did you tackle it?
Avoid questions that are not relevant to the requirements of the job for instance about their future family plans
Be wary of making stereotypical assumptions about people – the risk of subconscious discrimination has recently been highlighted in circumstances where a married woman was not treated the same because of an assumption that they would not be the 'bread winner'.
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Hanging around gets you opportunities. I just finished a microscopic run in a very irreverent play by a guy I met in passing at a weekly cold reading series. Sound familiar?
Naturally, I know the guy a little better now. He wrote a series of short skits, really, compiled into an hour and a half of terrific acting opportunities. But, I don't want to talk about the play. "What's In Front Of You" at The Broadwater Theater in Hollywood has come and gone, and may come again. Or not. Who knows?
In theater every program is rife with biographies. Actors, crew, producers, director. You get the idea. Spoiler alter. If you don't already know, they're written by the players themselves. It's too much work for an overtaxed producer/stage manager/director to write the this's and that's for everyone in the show, so they ask for a line or two (in some cases a line or twenty) from the source.
I've always looked at theater with a healthy tongue in my cheek. Every chance I get to do stage is a chance to have a little fun. If you're like me, traditional bio's can be dull! "Series regular on...", "Master of Fine Arts from...", "Toured with...". Okay, okay. (Word to the wise - like a rainstorm, credits are never as impressive from the inside as they look on the outside. Not a criticism. It just is). So, I say, why not have a little fun.
Here's my bio as it appeared in the program: Alistair's family traveled the tartan highland playing baroque festivals to sheep herders. After a Scottish hurricane wiped out the fledgling circuit, he came to LA. Finding theater, he played Rascal in "All Quiet in the Narthex," and Obert in "Signs from the Cathedral." Encouraged, he fell headlong into live theater in the film capital of the world.
Naturally, none of that is true. It's supposed to be fun. Funny. But I was sore disappointed when the program came out because it wasn't what I wrote! This is what I wrote:
Born a performer, Alistair's family traveled the tartan highlands playing baroque festivals to itinerate sheep herders. After a rare Scottish hurricane wiped out the fledgling circuit, he took a boat to Los Angeles where he sang Gregorian chant at the Novitiate of Everlasting Silence. It was there he found theater, playing Rascal in "All Quiet in the Narthex," and Obert in "Signs From the Cathedral." Buoyed and encouraged, he fell headlong into live theater in the film capital of the world.
The whole "boat to LA" and singing Gregorian Chant in an Abby dedicated to silence thing makes it so much funnier to me. My "credits" make no sense without the Novitiate. Ah well. The producer said keep it short. I guess I wasn't short enough.
If we reprise this production, I'll try something a little different. Maybe a juggler in the Underwater Circus? Animal impersonator? Carpet Sweeper in the Buckboard Follies? Something.
I like reading the credits when the credits are fun. Maybe you do to. Hopefully, I can fill the bill (pun intended) for you next time you're at the theater. I'll work on it.


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The city of Mumbai's electrical distribution network is divided into three zones out of which Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited (AEML) caters to the electricity needs of 3.1 million consumers, spanning over 400 sq. km of suburban Mumbai from Bandra to Bhayander on the western side, and Sion to Mankhurd on the eastern side, based on a thermal generation plant at Dahanu.
Hundreds of power stations provide power to the grid, and all of these are unmanned, so technology plays a major role. This requires a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system to control the substations to ensure the supply of uninterrupted power 24/7/365.
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The SCADA system runs on an Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) network with over 900 kilometers of cables, which is designed in a ring/mesh topology to ensure that a single failure has no impact on the system. On the software side, a network monitoring solution was planned as the central control and data acquisition component to assure the health of the electricity distribution system by monitoring power parameter capturing devices for:
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Travel the Terrestrial of Maharajas
Udaipur, the city of lakes, a city which blends history and folklore in equal parts. Udaipur is a fairytale city that transports you to romantic times past and inspires thoughts of princely palaces and royalty. The City Palace is its most enduring attraction - it dominates the skyline like an imposing fortress and has many legends surrounding it. Jodhpur is a city in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 1459 by Rao Jodha, who became the ruler of the Rathore clan. The city is known as the "Blue City" for the blue colors that decorate many of its buildings. It's also nicknamed the "Sun City" because it receives intense sunshine year-round. The city of legends and folklore- Jaisalmer, has a lot to offer to its travellers as well, from the brilliance of Jaisalmer Fort and the stories that are buried in its walls to a unique and thrilling camel safari on the Thar Desert, the place has history sewn into its fabric and sand dunes that make it uniquely attractive.
1Arrival at Udaipur
Welcome to the City of Lakes!! Udaipur is a beautiful, serene village located near the majestic Aravalli Hills (also known as the "Western Ghats"), in the midst of nature's bounty. It is a green land with scenic views, lush greenery and a pristine river flowing through it. By evening take a breathtaking boat tour over the pleasing Lake Pichola to admire the royal buildings around the Lake and enjoy the scenic sunset view. Dinner & Overnight stay in Udaipur.
2Sightseeing in Udaipur
Witness the charm of City Palace!! The land of blinding white sand, turquoise blue water and golden sands is something that should be experienced at least once in a lifetime. From the jaw dropping beauty of the seashore to the tip-top luxury of its hotels, Udaipur promises you an experience you'll never forget. Wake up in the city of lakes, enjoy a delicious breakfast and get ready for a city tour. Visit the City Palace; admire the architectures with mirrored walls and ivory doors, windows with colored glasses, the beautiful marble balconies and the peacock courtyard. Further, visit the lovely Sahelion-ki-Bari, a noble greenhouse built for the ladies who went with the princess after marrying Maharana Sangram Singh. You will also be visiting Jagdish Temple built by Maharana Jagat Singh and dedicated to Lord Vishnu & Gulab Bagh. Also, visit Bhartiya Lok Kala Museum - a museum of folk and art that displays a rich collection of folk dresses, ornaments, puppets, masks and dolls. Dinner & Overnight stay in Udaipur.
3Udaipur to Jodhpur (250km/05Hrs)
After breakfast, proceeds to Jodhpur. Welcome to the Blue City !! Jodhpur is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Rajasthan, India. It is known for its rich history and cultural heritage, as well as being home to many beautiful monuments that have been built over time. Continue your drive towards Jodhpur. You will reach there by afternoon and check-in. Proceed towards Mehrangarh Fort, Jaswant Thada, and Balsamad Lake after enjoying your lunch. Continue your sightseeing tour and visit Ghanta Ghar, Kaylana Lake, and Umaid Bhawan Palace during the evening. Dinner & Overnight stay in Jodhpur.
4Jodhpur to Jaisalmer (300Km/05Hrs)
Enjoy a delicious breakfast in the morning and then get ready to transfer to Jaisalmer. Walk through Shimmering "Golden City" of Rajasthan Faye and Alex describe Jaisalmer as one of the last great travel destinations that is still little known. The city is located in the western desert state of Rajasthan, which itself has been named as one of the world's ten most endangered cultural landscapes by UNESCO. Jaisalmer attracts few tourists and offers a unique insight into traditional desert culture complete with royal palaces, temples, camel safaris and colourful bazaars. In recent decades Jaisalmer has become known for its jewelry production and it remains one of India's major producers of gold ornaments. The wealth of silver filigree work on show here has earned Jaisalmer another name: "the city of wires". The rest of the day is at leisure and you can opt to explore the surroundings on your own. Dinner & Overnight stay.
5Sight-seeing at Jaisalmer
After breakfast, proceeds for your sightseeing tour by visiting Jaisalmer Fort, Jain temple, Patwa Haveli, Nathmahal ki Haveli. Explore a few other places like haveli of Salem Singh, Badal Vilas, and the war museum. Following evening you will head out to the desert for an exotic desert experience. Enjoy a camel safari and Jeep Safari over the sand dunes and return back to your camps. Your night will be made special with dinner and some cultural programs in the open-air theatre where social distancing will be followed. Overnight stay at Hotel.
6Departure from Udaipur (490Km/09Hrs)
After breakfast check out from the hotel and transfer to Udaipur Railway Station / Airport for your onward journey. This marks the end of your tour with wonderful memories.
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Finn Andrews Shares Solo Album Details + Performance Video
Finn Andrews releases a performance video for his latest single, "A Shot Through The Heart (Then Down in Flames)." Filmed at Finn's recent debut solo show in Auckland, New Zealand, The Veils frontman performs the track at a grand piano, backed by a band featuring Cass Basil & Alex Freer (of Tiny Ruins), Reb Fountain, Emily Giles and Jess Hindin.
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Finn has also confirmed details of his long awaited solo album One Piece At A Time, out March 22, 2019 via Nettwerk. Highlights include the longing of "Love, What Can I Do?" and its dramatic opening chord—taught to Andrews by his father, no less, which begins the record and immediately sets the tone. The take was recorded entirely live without Andrews wearing headphones, as he wanted the song to feel as much like playing a live show as possible. "One By The Venom" belongs to a songwriting sub-genre Andrews adores—the list song—and its onslaught of doom scenarios provides the perfect canopy under which the band members play off one another. Elsewhere, the aforementioned "A Shot Through The Heart (Then Down in Flames)" and "The Spirit In the Flame" show off the variety of Andrews' song writing, letting his voice light the path. As the album closes with the hopeful "Don't Close Your Eyes," it is clear that One Piece At A Time is a necessary step both for fans of the artist's work as well as the artist himself.
"I felt this record had been brewing for a long time, and there was a palpable sense of relief in finishing it, which I don't often get," says Finn. "This record marks a change in me. I feel like it's taken me somewhere else. That's kind of the spooky element of making albums: you think you're making them but really they're making and shaping you. I'm somewhere else now thanks to them, and it's hard to know where they'll leave me in the end. I had something I felt I really needed to say, and I think for once I managed to say it. I do feel a small sense of pride in that."
Since signing a record deal at 16, Finn Andrews and his band The Veils have released 5 albums together, appeared in David Lynch's reboot of Twin Peaks, as well as on soundtracks by luminary film directors Tim Burton and Paolo Sorrentino. It was while writing 2016's acclaimed Total Depravity that the New Zealand-raised musician realized a different streak was beginning to emerge. Fueled by the end of a relationship, Andrews took some time out from London and from The Veils, and returned to New Zealand to begin work on his solo album.
"I'd been writing songs while I was making these Veils records, and I knew they didn't quite fit into that world," Andrews says. "I needed to leave London. It was making me sick and I needed to get out, my relationship had broken down, so I went back to New Zealand. I had a feeling I'd be able to find the right people there to make the album, and it was as far away as I could go from where I was before, which felt necessary as well."
The songs here are more personal and self-exploratory than anything Andrews has previously attempted, an effort he says that wasn't necessarily deliberate but more a result of circumstance. "The last Veils records had a lot of writing from other perspectives; I've always enjoyed putting myself somewhere else—the truck driver, the axolotl - but this one has a lot less of that and a lot more from… well, from me I guess. It's always been personal, so it's a different way of getting at the same thing. Honestly I don't exactly know why it's different this time, or why these songs have a different feeling, but they do."
In addition to the songs' subject matter exposing more of his life than before, Andrews also admits that their arrangements allowed for less to hide behind, showcasing him in a different way. Dominated by Andrews' voice, the ten tunes here place him firmly front and center. The resulting album is one of Andrews' most profound and intimate pieces of work. Recorded entirely live at The Lab in Auckland, and engineered and co-produced by Tom Healy (Tiny Ruins), the band includes Andrews on vocals, piano, and guitar; Cass Basil on electric and upright bass; Alex Freer on drums; Healy on guitar; Reb Fountain and Nina Siegler on backing vocals; with sprawling string arrangements by Victoria Kelly.
One Piece At A Time is out March 22, 2019 on Nettwerk.
1. Love, What Can I Do
2. Stairs to the Roof
3. The Spirit in the Flame
4. One by the Venom
5. A Shot Through the Heart (Then Down in Flames)
6. What Strange Things Lovers Do
7. Al Pacino / Rise and Fall
8. Hollywood Forever
9. One Piece at a Time
10. Don't Close Your Eyes
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The One Piece At A Time album art (left) is a photo of Finn Andrews as a child.
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From Iceland — fArt Is In the Air...
fArt Is In the Air…
Allison Savage
Reykjavík's one and only performance art festival, artFart, is happening again this summer! The auditory tours, dance, theatre, and visual experiments start up on August 5th, and the stink isn't set to clear until the 22nd.
Founded in order to give performance-based artists a platform to experiment with new work, artFart has become an established Reykjavík festival and new things are on the agenda this summer. Like a residency programme, where three artists are commissioned to create and work for the three-week period of the festival. Alexander Roberts, one of artFart's organisers, expresses his enthusiasm for the event, "The festival started in order for artists creating work to show it, and now the platform that was for artists to show is giving some artists the opportunity to create. It is certainly new and really exciting."
Another fresh addition to this year's itinerary is the Reykjavík Public Space Programme, which ties in with the summer's theme of working within public spaces. The Public Space Programme is the only curated portion of the artFart festival, with the aim of exploring the action of participation in public works. "It's the first time that we're really working with the city, and not just being in it but trying to become an active part of it," comments Sigurður Arent Jónsson, another member of artFart's four-person management team.
This year's festival should prove pretty entertaining, with over 28 shows, workshops, and talks as well as a large battery of international and local artists. Some of the big names include British performance artist Richard DeDomenici, Swedish dancer Anna Asplind, Icelandic dancer Inga Maren, and Icelandic theatre group Fröken Fix.
The shows and performances are scheduled to take place all over town, with hubs at Útgerðin and Norðurpóllin. Because a lot of the venues and locations for the residency showings are still being decided, artFart has set up a text-message alert system to send out the times and places of the events right to your mobile. Just send your digits to publicspaceprogramme@artfart.is.
Most of the performances, talks, and workshops are free and the few that do have a fee are for unsupported artists with the proceeds directly benefiting them. A lot of the shows are in English and brochures with the schedule can be picked up at most coffee shops downtown. Make sure to get your share of some artFart fun, with such a variety of performances there's something for everyone.
Full and updated programme available at www.artfart.is
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019: 250 Subscribers in 2 Months with an "Ugly" Box
This week I'm joined by Amy Baughman, founder of the Power Serging Subscription Box, who was so kind to talk with me about her box and realizing that things don't need to be perfect to launch. Sometimes we get into our own heads about when is the perfect time to launch, or that the box isn't ready, or whatever reason you might come up with. With these things rolling around in our heads making us crazy, it might just be time to launch "ugly," or to put yourself and your box out there and keep moving forward.
The Riches are In the Niches
Amy has been in business for 30 years and has been an expert in her industry for a long time. She saw a need in her community for Serger Machine education and materials and created her Power Serging box to help fill that need. "I did a little bit of research. There are tons of quilt quilting boxes out there or fabric boxes out there; even on the embroidery side, there's some powerful embroidery people out there that have a great online business that are now sending kits. And I thought, well, let's go where nobody else has gone."
Amy identified a need and built a box around that need. She built an audience out of that and was able to leverage that into a waitlist that was eager to get started with her box. That's an incredible amount of progress, but with that progress can come doubt on whether you're really ready, or if there really is the demand out there that you think there is.
Perfection can be the Enemy of Progress
The need to have everything be perfect can almost be like a stop sign to the progress we've already made. It's that drive for perfection that makes us the successful entrepreneurs we are, but the key is not to let it slow you down. Amy put herself out there not knowing how things might go and jumped from 150 subscribers in her first month to 250 in her second month. "I thought, well, let's just stick a landing page out there and see who wants to sign up. I thought it would just be my local people, but they posted to their Facebook groups, and all of a sudden, there was like 100 people, 120 people, 150 people."
Remember, if you've done the legwork and built the audience, they'll tell you what they're interested in if you're willing to listen. Even an "ugly" launch can be successful, so get moving on your own idea!
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Remember to subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast provider, as well as leave a 5-star rating and a review! You can also get on my waitlist for my subscription box course at https://www.launchyourboxwithsarah.com/.
5 years ago I had a dream to start a Subscription Box service full of goodies for women to treat themselves and nurture the importance of self care. It took me a full 18 months to make it happen! I was paralyzed by 'all the things' I had to figure out with no one to turn to for guidance. That is why I created Launch Your Box! Maybe you need some direction on how to begin, or you are ready to grow your subscriber base. Either way, it all starts with an idea that can turn into a constant reoccurring revenue, a raving fan base, and a business to love. I will help you... Take your first steps and know where to start. Figuring out the logistics: packing, shipping, boxes, oh my! Learn how to launch, from idea to sales. Scale that box to the next level, go big or go home!
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Less than 6 Days to Pluto!
This image of Pluto from New Horizons' Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) was received on July 8, and has been combined with lower-resolution color information from the Ralph instrument. Credits: NASA-JHUAPL-SWRI
When NASA's New Horizons spacecraft entered into "safe mode" the other day, a collective shiver of dread settled over most of us following the nine-year, three-billion-mile journey.
Did a micrometeoroid just put a hole in our collective Plutonian dreams?
Did a rubber seal finally crack from the withering cold of space, leading to a catastrophic failure?
Is Pluto really the advance base of an alien species who zapped us for getting too close to discovering their secret?
Just a software glitch, and everything is fine now and back on track for July 14th. According to NASA, "The underlying cause of the incident was a hard-to-detect timing flaw in the spacecraft command sequence that occurred during an operation to prepare for the close flyby. No similar operations are planned for the remainder of the Pluto encounter."
So, where does that leave us?
As of now, 5 days, 12 hours and a few minutes away from New Horizon's closest approach to Pluto, at 7:49:57 a.m. EDT, July 14, 2015. At that time, New Horizons will be only 7,800 miles above the surface of Pluto, or 9 miles less than the distance between New York and Mumbai (7809 miles).
And for those of you who've been complaining about how fuzzy the images from New Horizons have been so far, keep in mind that the image above was taken at a distance of 5 million miles.
If this precipitous moment in human achievement doesn't have you biting your nails on the edge of your seat already, nothing I can write here will change your mind.
But if you are counting the seconds to Pluto, you'll be happy to know that NASA is live streaming the their coverage on NASA TV starting at 7:30 a.m. EDT.
Admittedly, what New Horizons sees at 7:49 won't reach us back here on Earth until about 4.5 hours later.
But that's not going to delay the celebration that's been planned since well before New Horizons actually headed out for Pluto on January 19, 2006.
I will leave you with an image of a couple of characters who are both pretty excited about July 14th too.
I once showed Pluto to Pluto. He looked delighted. Or maybe that's his reaction to everything. pic.twitter.com/mhLZ5t7LoN
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) July 8, 2015
Success! Mission 4 winner announced. On to Mission 5.
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Punch Drunk Preview: Strikeforce Diaz vs. Noons 2
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By E. Spencer Kyte
Updated Oct 7, 2010 at 10:00am
The long-awaited rematch between Nick Diaz and K.J. Noons finally goes down.
Strikeforce returns to action in San Jose with the first event of a three-week stretch that will see six quality cards delivered over the next 15 days.
This event offers two of the best fights remaining on the MMA calendar this year, the promotional debut of highly-regarded Brazilian lightweight Gesias Cavalcante, and welterweight match-up between two up-and-comers.
Translation: the main card of Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons 2 is sure to deliver.
Nick Diaz (22-7-1) vs. K.J. Noons (10-2-0)
While I can't stand fabricated friction between opponents, there is none of that here; these two simply don't like each other, for real. Coupled with the rematch angle, the animosity between the two makes this a definite must-see.
Noons won the initial meeting almost three years ago after opening up Diaz to the point that the doctor would not allow him to continue. Even before the doctor stepped in to stop the fight, the part-time professional boxer was owning the elder Diaz.
Since that time, however, Diaz has gone undefeated; he's rattled off seven-straight finishes over opponents in various organizations and of various talent levels. He's also had surgery to take care of his scar tissue issue, something more fighters might want to look into cough Marcus Davis cough.
A lot depends on how this fight goes down.
If Diaz lets his dislike of Noons get the best of him and decides to engage in a slugfest, the Strikeforce welterweight title could be changing hands. While Diaz does well with his volume-based striking and utilizing his length, Noons is the more powerful and more polished boxer, something the first fight proved beyond argument.
On the ground, however, the roles are reversed, as Diaz has a clear-cut edge in the grappling department. The Cesar Gracie black belt could earn a relatively easy win if he's able to bring Noons to the canvas, but whether he chooses to take that route is another story.
This will turn out to be an exciting fight and a third chapter is almost guaranteed regardless of who wins.
Josh Thomson (17-3-1) vs. Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante (15-3-1)
Cavalcante has long been viewed as a future lightweight superstar after storming out of the gate in K-1 Hero's with wins over Rani Yahya, Nam Phan, "Shaolin" Ribiero and "Dida" Amade. After moving to DREAM, things hit a snag for the dynamic Brazilian, as a no contest and two losses paired with various injuries to keep Cavalcante both out of action and out of the win column. Now inked to a four-fight deal with Strikeforce, Cavalcante hopes to re-establish himself as a Top 10 lightweight.
A win over former champion Josh Thomson would certainly be a good way to do just that, but it's much easier said than done. Just three men have handed "The Punk" losses: current champion Gilbert Melendez, UFC mainstay Clay Guida and talented veteran Yves Edwards. Cavalcante could become the fourth, but Thomson has designs on a different outcome.
The American Kickboxing Academy product has battled his own injury bug over the last two years, suffering a broken ankle that kept him on the sidelines for over a year at one point. Since returning last December, he dropped a lightweight title bout to Melendez and won a hard-fought victory over Pat Healy in June.
With the lack of depth in the lightweight division, the winner of this bout becomes the best in-house candidate for a title shot. Thomson is strong on the ground and a black belt in Dave Camarillo's Guerilla jiu jitsu, while Cavalcante is a versatile striker who can knock you out in a number of ways.
Just like the main event, this one should be exciting no matter where it takes place.
Sarah Kaufman (12-0-0) vs. Marloes Coenen (17-4-0)
After earning the Women's welterweight title and defending it in impressive fashion against Roxanne Modafferi on Challenger series shows, Kaufman finally gets her wish to compete on the big stage as she defends her belt for the second time against Coenen.
The unbeaten ZUMA trainee slammed her way into a main card position, making SportsCenter with her powerbomb finish of Modafferi in July. Now she'll face the experienced Coenen, a submission grappling specialist who gets her second-straight title shot under the Strikeforce banner.
Having lost to Cris Cyborg back in January, Coenen cuts down to 135-pounds for the first time (that I know of at least) to try and halt Kaufman's undefeated streak. Her most recent win also came against Modafferi, though that was almost a year ago now, and while Coenen managed to last the longest of anyone to date against Cyborg, she still came out on the losing end.
Kaufman is a complete fighter who has shown excellent takedown defense thus far, as well as technically-sound boxing with knockout power. Though her finish of Modafferi was her first since signing with Strikeforce, each of her first eight wins came by way of TKO.
Coenen will need to get this to the ground and keep it there if she envisions winning; she simply doesn't have the striking or the power to stand with Kaufman. The Dutch veteran will probably want to work quickly as well, as the drop to 135 might impact her cardio, while Kaufman will have no trouble going the full 25 minutes if necessary.
Tyron Woodley (6-0-0) vs. Andre Galvao (5-1-0)
Both of these young welterweights enter off somewhat controversial victories.
Woodley earned a split decision win over Nathan Coy back in May, with many feeling like Coy came away with the victory. A few months later, Galvao earned a quick third-round stoppage of Jorge "Macaco" Patino after being dominated in the opening two frames. Both need a dominant performance if they hope to continue their climb up the welterweight ladder.
Prior to their last bouts, both were thought of as future contenders, and rightfully so. Woodley had made quick work of his previous five opponents, while Galvao is one of the most decorated grapplers to compete in MMA. After sub-par performances from each, however, the hype train has slowed and each competitor needs to show why they were considered quality prospects in the first place.
A standout collegiate wrestler at Missouri, Woodley will need to change his approach this time around, as going to the ground with Galvao is a risky proposition. A seven-time Pan-Am Games gold medalist and Abu Dhabi regular, Galvao ranks alongside Demian Maia and Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza as one of the top Brazilian jiu jitsu players in the sport today. However, his stand-up leaves a lot to be desired.
As with each of the Strikeforce divisions, the lack of depth bodes well for emerging talents like Woodley and Galvao, as a single relatively high-profile win can rocket you into title contention, so quality outings from each should be expected.
Published Oct 7, 2010 at 10:00am
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Nick Diaz looks to prove he really is one of the best fighters in the world when he takes on KJ Noons this Saturday at "Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons 2". Check out the full preview after the jump.


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War EXCLUSIVE: 67 Minutes – 1st Half, 86 Minutes – 2nd Half, Narrative Filled With Twists & Everything We Know About It
The movie is predicted to take a bumper opening tomorrow at the box office.
It's just a day to go for the release of one of the most anticipated movies of the year – War starring Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff and Vaani Kapoor in pivotal roles. Yash Raj Films never keep an early screening for their films, and following a similar tradition, everyone will get to see the film tomorrow.
But, we've some exclusive insights regarding the movie and trust us they're very interesting. The movie is predicted to take a bumper opening tomorrow at the box office. The content would then decide the fate of the movie from the weekdays.
The news of movie being 153 minutes has been out for a couple of days now but our insider has the breakdown numbers for the same. A source revealed to us, "The first half of the film is of 67 minutes and it's super exhilarating. The makers have focused on the pace along with the narrative. The second half builds up the storyline and is of 86 minutes. The narrative is filled with many twists and it's to be seen how the audience will take it with the story."
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The source also adds, "While keeping intense care about how the film will look, makers have made sure to keep the storyline intriguing. The action sequences are highlights of the film and there are a couple of such scenes which have never been attempted in Bollywood before."
Hrithik is collaborating with Tiger for the first time in War. "I think I will miss working with him. It's been an incredible experience working with him on this film," he recently said. With Siddharth Anand in the director's chair, War is bankrolled by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. The film is slated for release on October 2.
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