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During the annual fourth-grade invention convention held on March 26, students presented their one-of-a-kind handmade inventions to parents and the Augusta community.
From GE reports: "Playing baseball at night is now one of the league’s primary revenue machines, and its all based on a GE innovation from the 1930s.
That lighting revolution began in 1935 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. What happened on that field irreversibly changed the economics of the sport, and allowed baseball to become the international entertainment product that it is today.
In 1934, the Cincinnati Reds drew 207,000 fans in 77 home games. The advent of night baseball also was a revolution for American workers — it allowed anyone with a 9 to 5 job to attend live baseball games. As such, in just 7 night games in 1935, the Reds drew 130,000 fans. Not bad for their $50,000 investment in GE’s lighting."
Of course, these lights are from a Dixie League game. The lights allow the kids to start their games at 7:30 on a school night. Clearly those decisions are not made by moms.
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The music world may be in a permanent state of panic and flux, but one basic principle of rock’n’roll remains true: the key to longevity is to always deliver the goods. No band has better encapsulated this ethos of integrity and determination over the last decade than Skindred.
Widely acknowledged as one of the most devastating and enthralling live bands on the planet, the Newport destroyers have been a perennial force for musical invention and remorseless positivity since emerging from the ashes of frontman Benji Webbe’s former band Dub War back in 1998. Over the course of four universally praised studio albums – Babylon (2002), Roots Rock Riot (2007), Shark Bites And Dog Fights (2009) and Union Black (2011) – Skindred’s reputation for producing the ultimate spark-spraying state-of-the-art soundclash, combining all manner of seemingly disparate musical elements into an irresistibly exhilarating explosion of energy and cross-pollinated cultural fervour has rightly earned them a reputation as a band capable of uniting people from all corners of the globe and making every last one of them tear up the dancefloor with a giant shit-eating grin plastered across their faces.
With the toughest and most infectious metal riffs colliding with the biggest, phattest hip hop and reggae grooves, cutting edge electronics and a razor-sharp pop sensibility guaranteed to encourage even the most curmudgeonly music fans bellow along with rabid enthusiasm, Skindred are both the ultimate thinking man’s party band. And now, with the release of their fifth studio album Kill The Power, Benji Webbe and his loyal henchmen – bassist Dan Pugsley, guitarist Mikey Demus and drummer Arya Goggins – are poised to spread their gospel of good times and badass tunes to an even bigger global audience.
“We know that everyone recognises us as one of the best live bands around,” says Arya. “We’re really proud of all of the albums we’ve made, but we all felt that we needed to make an album that would be as powerful and effective as the live show. That’s what Kill The Power is all about. This time, we want everyone to sit up and listen and join in the party.”
“I started DJ-ing a little while ago and it’s taught me a lot,” adds Benji. “Now I feel like I wanted to make an album where every intro to every song makes kids think ‘Fucking hell, they’re playing that song!’ Every middle eight on this album is a banger. Every chorus is massive. On this album, the lyrics are deep and the songs are just bigger than ever.”
In keeping with their tradition of making people move while singing about universal issues and spreading a message of positive action and social unity, Kill The Power is an album bulging with fury at the state of the modern world. Never afraid to tackle important topics head on, while never forgetting his band’s mission to entertain and leave the world in a sweaty, sated heap, Benji’s notoriously insane energy levels seem to be creeping up with every album and Kill The Power showcases his most furious and impactful performances to date.
“The world’s getting worse so how can I get more mellow?” he laughs. “Of course I’m getting angrier! People normally stay in a bag when it comes to lyrics. Stephen King stays with horror and he’s brilliant at it, you know? With Skindred, it’s always about encouraging an uplift. It’s about a sense of unity. Lyrics can change people’s lives, you know? You can be going down one road and hear a song and have a Road To Damascus experience and become someone else.”
On an album that has no shortage of invigorating highlights, Kill The Power takes Skindred to new extremes at both ends of the lyrical spectrum, reaching a new level of fiery intensity on the lethal cautionary tale of “Playin’ With The Devil” and the euphoric end-of-the-working-week celebration of “Saturday”: both songs proving that this band’s ability to touch the heart and fire the blood remains as incisive and potent as ever. As if to enhance their songwriting chops more than ever, Kill The Power also features several songs written in collaboration with legendary songwriting guru Russ Ballard, the man behind such immortal rock staples as Since You’ve Been Gone and God Gave Rock & Roll To You, and this seemingly perverse team-up has led to Skindred’s finest set of lyrics and melodies to date.
“Basically, I try to write songs that people can interpret however they like,” says Benji. “When I wrote ‘Playin’ With The Devil’, I originally wrote some words down on a piece of paper thinking about friends I’ve had who smoke crack and live on the pipe, you know? I wrote the song about that kind of thing, but then a couple of days later the riots happened in London and so it became about that as well. When you shit on your own doorstep, your house is going to smell of shit. You’ve got to clean that up! With ‘Saturday’, it’s not a typical Skindred song; it’s a big celebration. We got Russ Ballard involved on that one and he helped me structure the lyrics in the right way so when the chorus hits, it hits like a hammer. It’s an upbeat song but when you listen to the lyrics it goes on about how people all have different reasons to be out and partying. Some people are celebrating, some people are drowning their sorrows, and we all come together on a Saturday. When this record comes out and people go to a club on a Saturday, that’s when it’s gonna go off! The chorus is huge!”
While Skindred’s previous album Union Black was dominated by the bleeps, booms and squelches of British electronic dance music, albeit balanced out by Mikey Demus’ trademark riffs, the new album sees the band return to a more organic sound that amounts to the most accurate representation of the Skindred live experience yet committed to tape. From the huge beats and stuttering samples of the opening title track and the laudably demented Ninja through to the insistent melodies and rampaging choruses of “The Kids Are Right Now” and “Saturday” and on to the thunderous, metallic throwdowns of “Proceed With Caution” and “Ruling Force” and the cool acoustic breeze of the closing More Fire, Kill The Power is Skindred cranked up to full throttle and revelling in their own febrile creativity like never before.
“It’s all about making an album that moves people in the same way that our live shows do,” says Arya. “We love what we achieved on Union Black and we still used a lot of those basic ideas on Kill The Power, but this time it’s a more organic sound. All the drum loops you hear were originally played by me before we started chopping them up, and there are a lot more guitars on this record too. We love combining all the music that we love in Skindred but we all love heavy music and we’re a rock band at heart and that really comes across this time.”
“We’ve delivered an album that’s gonna make people rock for the next few years,” states Benji. “You know what? I can’t do anything about record sales, but if people come to a Skindred show they’re gonna know they’ve been there, you know? Ha ha! The music we make is not about Christians or Muslims, straight people or gay people, black or white or any of that shit. When people are in that room together it’s just Skindred, one unity and one strength!”
Having conquered numerous countries around the world, Skindred could easily be taking a breather and resting on their laurels at this point. Instead, this most dedicated and hard-working of modern bands are preparing to launch their most exuberant assault on the world ever when Kill The Power hits the streets. Anyone that has ever seen the band live before will confirm that it is impossible not to get fired up and drawn into the joyous abandon of a Skindred show and with their greatest album to date primed and ready to explode, the best live band on the planet simply cannot fail to conquer the entire world this time round. Wherever and whoever you are, Skindred are coming. Open your ears and get your dancing feet ready…
“There’s nothing better than being on stage with these guys,” says Arya. “Skindred is my favourite band and I’m so lucky to be part of this thing we’ve created. We’ve been all over the world but there are always new places to visit and new crowds to play for. We just want to keep getting bigger and better.”
“We’re a global band. We’ve played in Colombia and India and everywhere and it’s the same energy,” Benji concludes. “I get letters from people in Hawaii and people in Turkey. It’s all the same. We resonate globally and it’s the greatest thing ever. It seems funny to us sometimes because we’re always kicking each other’s heads in and saying ‘You’re a wanker!’ to each other before we go on stage, but as soon as it’s time to play the show the oneness this band creates together and the unity we bring is unique. I’ve never experienced anything like it and we can’t wait to get back on the road and do it all again.”
Today i am presenting you a list of cool and awesome inventions. These gadgets are so wonderful that you want to buy all of them. Lets have a look on these gadgets and inventions and tell me in comments below what you like or dislike? On This Page.
At the launch of the 1001 Inventions exhibition at the Science Museum, London.
See a short video of the launch here.
Originally, in the 13th cent., this castle was a Swabian military outpost of Messina, no distance away. Later, in the 16th cent., it belonged to the Marchese family, eventually passing to the Ruffo family, who until the 17th cent. used it as a hunting lodge. Scaletta Zanclea Castle is an imposing construction on three floors standing at the top of a hill that stretches down towards the sea. It is reached by climbing the stepped streets leading up to the town centre. The architectural distribution of the castle closely reflects the lie of the land, located as it stands on a series of rocky outcrops. The massive fortress is well preserved in its main parts, and is embellished with elegant two-light mullioned windows on the piano nobile and single-light windows on the upper floor. The invention of artillery necessitated a drastic change in defensive structures: the 13th-cent. keep was left unchanged, but it was surrounded by a system of protective works such as a look-out fortress, under the command of the prefect commanding the garrison. The castle has now become public property, and is used as a multipurpose cultural centre; it also houses the Civic Museum, where there is a collection of ancient weapons and documents.
Il Castello Rufo Ruffo di Scaletta Zanclea sorge al vertice di una collina a precipizio, tutt’intorno recinta da valli inaccessibili. Nel solo lato orientale, che guarda sullo stretto, il pendio è meno erto ed è in esso che è stata ricavata, con paziente lavoro umano, la faticosa mulattiera, che tuttora congiunge, come nell’oscuro medioevo, "la marina" (fraz. Scaletta Marina) al castello.È in questo lato, infatti, che, sfruttando le maggiori accidentalità venne costruita su una breve spianata che interrompe la foga dell’ascensione, la fortezza avanzata, dove vennero installate, nel seicento numerose bocche da fuoco, che resero invulnerabile la costa.Il profondo mutamento, apportato dall’introduzione delle artigliere, rese necessarie, anche nel sistema difensivo del castello di Scaletta, grandi opere integrative, di cui restano tuttora autorevoli avanzi. I maggiori danni sono derivati dal quasi totale abbandono in cui è stato lasciato nell’ultimo secolo.Il Castello di Scaletta non è stato eretto con un preciso piano architettonico. Esso ha dovuto piegarsi alle inderogabili esigenze topografiche che hanno imposto soluzioni obbligate."Si sono compiute delle vere e proprie acrobazie architettoniche per vincere le disuguaglianze della roccia e comprenderle in solo organismo”.All’esterno l’organismo architettonico presenta, in complesso, caratteri di una certa unità costruttiva, con tracce di manomissioni e di rabberciamenti postumi, oggi pressocchè incontrollabili, a cagione della muratura a pezzate che unifica, senza evidenti demarcazioni, le parti diverse.La caduta degli intonachi ha messo allo scoperto l’apparato murario, costituito essenzialmente di blocchetti calcarei, sommariamente sfaccettati e disposti in allineamenti poco rigorosi. L’azione del tempo, cospargendo tutta la massa di una patina uniforme, ha unificato le tonalità, rendendo, per ciò stesso, sterile ogni tentativo di sorprendere nella compagine esteriore le aggiunte e le modifiche. I lati maggiormente decorati sono il sud-est ed il sud-ovest, dove l’apertura di finestre simmetriche, distribuite in diversi piani, ravviva il severo aspetto militare dell’insieme.Perfettamente conservate sono le finestre del lato sud-est: due bifore in corrispondenza del piano nobile, due piccole monofore nel piano superiore della servitù.La stessa distribuzione si ha nel lato sud-ovest: eguale il numero eguale l’ordine d’ impostazione.Il lato nord-ovest, ove si apre la porta d’ingresso, non presenta, allo stato attuale, che una sola bifora chiusa; tutto il resto del prospetto, di una rigida severità, è perfettamente cieco.La porta ogivale recinta da grandi conci in arenaria, conserva la sua integrità di struttura.Una più ridotta varietà decorativa presenta il quarto lato nord-ovest- in cui non si riscontrano tracce di bifore.Varcando la soglia, l’attenzione è attratta dall’altezza della volta a botte, dalle finestre sospese nel vuoto, dalle porte di intercomunicazione, tagliate nell’alto dei muri divisori ed oggi assolutamente inaccessibili.I tre piani, nell’economia del castello, rispondevano naturalmente, a diverse esigenze e avevano quindi una diversa funzione.Gli ambienti del pianterreno servivano gli armigeri e per il personale addetto alla difesa del castello; il superiore, rispondente al piano nobile, era destinato al castellano e alla sua famiglia, l’ultimo – piano ammezzato – accoglieva probabilmente la servitù.Oggi, nei diversi piani, sono soltanto rilevabili numerose edicolette murali, disimpegnanti l’ufficio di armadi, e, nel piano nobile, il taglio di un grande camino.Caratteristici sono pure alcuni tagli verticali che s’ingrottano nei muri e che attraversano per tutto lo spiegamento dei tre piani; potevano servire da collegamento per un più rapido scambio della piccola suppellettile e assolvevano l’ufficio di canne portavoce.L’accesso al piano terrazzato, che si stende sulla volta a botte, è reso agevole da una lunga scala lapidea a cielo scoperto praticata in un piccolo atrio quadrato. All’esterno la sua presenza è denunziata da un muro rampante, attraversato da numerose feritoie. All’interno del castello è stato allestito un museo, costituito da bacheche e recinzioni allestite nelle varie sale e recanti documenti cartacei (specie iconografici) ma anche araldici, che riguardano il territorio e la famiglia Ruffo. Di vivo interesse culturale sono le medaglie, gli oggetti artigianali, le armi di guerra e le armature, disposti ad arte nei vari ambienti. Un’ulteriore attrazione culturale volta ad accrescere le conoscenze riguardanti il territorio di Scaletta Zanclea.
The town of Scaletta Zanclea is dominated by the squared mass of the castle, built around the year 1220, by Fredrick II of Swabia. Originally acted as a military outpost, when, instead was handed to the Ruffo family, and then was used as a hunting residence. The massif fortress is softened by elegant mullioned windows at the main floor and mullioned windows upstairs. Today hosts the Civic Museum that collects old documents and arms, and partly used for exhibitions of modern art.Originally, in the 13th cent., this castle was a Swabian military outpost of Messina, no distance away. Later, in the 16th cent., it belonged to the Marchese family, eventually passing to the Ruffo family, who until the 17th cent. used it as a hunting lodge. Scaletta Zanclea Castle is an imposing construction on three floors standing at the top of a hill that stretches down towards the sea. It is reached by climbing the stepped streets leading up to the town centre. The architectural distribution of the castle closely reflects the lie of the land, located as it stands on a series of rocky outcrops. The massive fortress is well preserved in its main parts, and is embellished with elegant two-light mullioned windows on the piano nobile and single-light windows on the upper floor. The invention of artillery necessitated a drastic change in defensive structures: the 13th-cent. keep was left unchanged, but it was surrounded by a system of protective works such as a look-out fortress, under the command of the prefect commanding the garrison.
Scaletta Zanclea è un comune italiano di 2.272 abitanti della provincia di Messina in Sicilia.Il comune ha assunto l'estensione attuale nel 1928 con l'unione a Scaletta Zanglea, poi Scaletta Zanclea, del comune di Guidomandri. Esistono quattro frazioni abitate: Scaletta Marina e Guidomandri Marina, che si estendono lungo la costa ionica senza soluzione di continuità tra Capo Scaletta a nord e l'abitato di Itala Marina a sud, Guidomandri Superiore e Scaletta Superiore, nell'entroterra.Scaletta era feudo dei Principi Ruffo ed alleati fedeli degli spagnoli. Durante la rivolta antispagnola di Messina, Scaletta venne assediata ed espugnata dai francesi poco dopo la caduta di Taormina.Nel castello nacque e visse la prima giovinezza la spregiudicata Macalda di Scaletta (1240 ca.-1308 ca.), baronessa di Ficarra e moglie di Alaimo di Lentini, uno dei protagonisti dei Vespri siciliani.
FINAL CAPTION: Alvin Viray, senior licensing officer with the Office of Technological Alliances, holds a sophisticated baby monitor. one of the many UCI inventions patented with the OTA's assistance.
FEATURES CAPTION: UCIs licensing officers help campus researchers protect their inventions, transforming ideas into viable products that benefit people from tiny cochlear implants that can restore hearing to devices that can warn of infants health problems.
GENERIC CAPTION: Licensing Officer Alvin Viray of the Office of Technology Alliances at UCI shows the baby monitor, which is used to record and analyze subtle movements in infants that may relate to neurological disorders.
photo : Steve Zylius/UC Irvine Communications
Found these sketches while cleaning out before moving - some inventions I dreamed of when the kids were babies.
This one is a light on the car front that is automatically turned on when the speed exceeds XX km/hour.
O baixista Roy Estrada, membro original do Mothers Of Invention --banda de Frank Zappa nos anos 70 e 80--, toca em show do Grande Mothers Re:Invented, em São Paulo. Mais fotos - UOL - musica.uol.com.br/album/thegrandemothers_sp_2010_album.jh...
Derek Lerner Invention of Demand 2003 Limited edition of 8 diazo bluelines, 43.18 x 53.34 cm signed & numbered
Researchers have begun trialing a toilet they devised that collects urine for microbial fuels cells to convert into electricity to light up cubicles in refugee camps.
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Lucy was doing some finger weaving today and was called on to ice some cupcakes. She had to take the weaving off her hand to take care of the icing but was concerned that she might not be able to pick up where she left off. After icing the cupcakes, she made this Finger Weave Holder to set the weaving on until she could get back to it. Note that it even has labels for proper use. This is a left hand Finger Weave Holder as the label indicates and the fingers have simple indicators so the user can easily identify which finger takes which loop - P: pointer; M: middle finger; R: ring finger; Pi: pinkie finger. Since she's coming up with inventions like this at 8, I'm hoping she'll make me a flying skateboard when she's 12.
Underwear Inventions: Adult coloring of illustrations from a fascinating book by Steven M. Johnson: Have fun inventing. The illustrations alone are worth the cost of the book. Nice work.
To invent some fantastic inventions did we would long ago!
It is a curious nature and is always there to transform himself and his environment and reinvent. Here are some examples of inventions Which are so great why did one wonders theywere not invented much earlier.
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Found these sketches while cleaning out before moving - some inventions I dreamed of when the kids were babies.
This is a bathing chair to put the baby in while having a bath together, so the parent won't have to sit and freeze in a half full tub.
Designed and folded by me from a 40 cm square of Lokta paper.
I designed this model for a duel challenge against Gachepapier, on the French origami Forum. The theme was "Magritte", so here is my model, inspired by the paint "L'invention collective".
Well, it's exactly the opposite of the mermaid : fish body with human legs. I made big lips to bring a cartoon aspect and also because I didn't succeed in making attractive female legs :)
Round one of my invention for nancy. Please excuse the ugly black fabric- that's all I had at the moment that was black. Once I get the design right, it'll all be made out of sweatshirt knit. See my "large format camera" there? And see how I'm wearing a hoodie with a hood so big that it doubles as the little fabric that you need to drape over your head? voila: my invention for nancy. It keeps her warm and helps her see the image all in one. It needs a catchy lil name though....Any suggestions?