I must say I was quite fascinating with this story i saw on the The Science Channel yesterday, it was all about the LBT (Large Binocular …
I must say I was quite fascinating with this story i saw on the The Science Channel yesterday, it was all about the LBT (Large Binocular Telescope) if you can check it out, if it interests you as well. I will say this, i have always dreaded not knowing whats coming space wise, and Hubble to me wasnt good enough frankly, but this LBT can tell us and in advance! No fear now once its up and running in full operational mode. Your average binoculars like: Canon L IS WP (10×42) Binoculars, Yet LBT can see 5000×8400!!! / Just to give you an idea of how accurate these can see, they say they could put a soccer ball out past our own galaxy, and be able to easily read the manufacturers label! Direct Links for more Information: Discover Magazine Article Tucson Weekly Article Progressive Engineer Article Wired Blog Network Arizona Guide As 2008 draws more near and i keep an ear out, AND i’ll update this.
One of my choices for this series of interviews is Dana DiPasquale – not because I know …
One of my choices for this series of interviews is Dana DiPasquale – not because I know her very well, but because I don’t. I’ve found her photography work to be unique and surprising. Her combination of simple vignette’s and unusual composition results in some seriously emotive pieces. In particular, I was taken with her architectural work Some of my favourite pieces in her work are this old-time piece Our Name is Virtue ...followed closely by Waiting to Say Goodbye and it’s companion piece Lost in this World You won’t be sorry for having taken the time to read this interview. As it turns out, Dana is an artist whose life intrudes into her work in a most delightful way. What drew you here to the Redbubble community? I had my work and my father’s work (which I promote for him) on another art site. Unfortunately for me, that site was primary selling paintings, and photography took a distant back seat. Plus, there was little interaction among members and no avenues for learning. Someone on that site mentioned RB so I decide to check it out and was pleasantly surprised that within days of being here I won a competition. It was just the right pat on the back I needed to keep my spirits high enough to continue trying to get better. How does your creativity affect other aspects of your life? Well, this one may be hard to believe as it is does not present the stereotypical image. I am a scientist and I study exercise physiology (think of the Gatorade advertisements of athletes being tested). So, I work with both basic laboratory techniques (eg, test tubes, cells, etc) and with Olympic hopefuls, professional athletes, amateur athletes, the weekend warrior, and people with physical disabilities. My creativity allows me to wrap my head around complex physiological states which people may not always associate – for example, if I train my body to perform at high altitudes, will that also help my body adapt to high temperatures? The 2 conditions are usually thought of separately but I came up with a way in which one could help the other. A more practical example would be when I design exercises for people. Exercise physiologists are not often taught specific exercises to prescribe like a physical therapist might be. Often we have to use our knowledge of physics, biomechanics, anatomy, and physiology to create movements which will use particular muscles or motor skills. To do this well, you must be creative or your clients will quickly become bored of their exercises or adapt to them and not get any additional health benefits from performing them. There was an older woman who was a member health club I used to work when I was in college. She used to tell me “Dana, I can always tell who your clients are when you aren’t even in the gym because they are always the people who are hanging upside down or doing something I have never seen before.” How many mediums do you work in? Which is your favourite, and why? I started with drawing and painting, both of which produced good results only occasionally. It was actually the extreme expense of painting (along with the frustration of not being able to create what I wanted) that sent me to photography. I’m glad it did, though, because now I can enjoy creating things instead of fighting with it all the time. Tell us about one person or moment that has made your time on redbubble particularly special or meaningful. I have been fortunate enough to make 2 very special friends on RB, people I would consider my go-to people for when I have a problem. The funny thing is that even though they live half way around the world, I can always count on them being there more than the friends I have who live within a few blocks of me. To know that I can chat away, laugh, and cry on the phone for hours with people I have never even seen, makes you realize how similar we all are. What inspires your work? I am inspired by 3 general things: strong shapes and lines, looking at common objects from a different perspective and everyday scenes from my life which others can emotionally relate to. The latter is probably just my way of dealing with life’s struggles whereas the others come from an old movie I took to heart. It was “Dead Poet’s Society” when Robin Williams had his students stand on top of their desks and look at the same room they had been in for years from a new vantage point. You are instantly removed form your current circumstances and constraints. It suddenly creates a whole new world, making what were once common things less common, problematic things less weighty, ugly things more beautiful, old thing new again, idealized things more ordinary.
Wonderful place this redbubble is. After a long personal haitus I’ll be returning to my writing with neither bang nor whimper. I’m act…
Wonderful place this redbubble is. After a long personal haitus I’ll be returning to my writing with neither bang nor whimper. I’m actually embarking on a new collection of short stories before I’ll do anything heavy with AR. For those of you who know not what AR stands for, it is the first major project that I will be writing on called “Atlas and the Redeemer”. I won’t be talking about it because I feel that it’s not ready to be talked about. With that said, here is a synopsis of what I think will be the first in my series. I’m calling it “The Last Avenger”. A team of scientists lay dead, their laboratory completely destroyed and with the only suspect now on the run, retiring P.I. Johnny Burlow will stop at nothing to close his last case. He soon realizes, however, that his one suspect is the city vigilante named “The Night Avenger.” A hero just like himself. What do you think? Sounds promising? I hope so. I’m very exciting and I’m hoping to get started on it as soon as possible. Remember this is just an idea that popped up and is going to be used as filler for my larger projects. Keep coming back for more updates. -EF
A gentleman lost some of his fingers in an industrial accident . He needed Identity documents to be able to claim compensation, so off h…
A gentleman lost some of his fingers in an industrial accident . He needed Identity documents to be able to claim compensation, so off he tootled to the Home Affairs Department to apply for this. / ’’Sorry, Sir….. we can’t help you, because we can’t take your fingerprints!’‘ / It took years before he finally managed to obtain these vital documents. / Hopefully, some day, we will all learn that education is far more important than discrimination!
Do you ever love the lyrics to one song, and yet something else of the same name grabs your attention more so musically? *Guided by vo…
Do you ever love the lyrics to one song, and yet something else of the same name grabs your attention more so musically? Guided by voices – love the lyrics, song marginally less so than TDW below / i am a scientist – i seek to understand me / all of my impurities and evils yet unknown / i am a journalist – i write to you to show you / i am an incurable / and nothing else behaves like me and i know what’s right / but i’m losing sight / of the clues for which i search and choose / to abuse / to just unlock my mind / yeah, and just unlock my mind i am a pharmacist / prescriptions i will fill you / potions, pills and medicines / to ease your painful lives / i am a lost soul / i shoot myself with rock & roll / the hole i dig is bottomless / but nothing else can set me free and i know what’s right / but i’m losing sight / of the clues for which i search and choose / to abuse / to just unlock my mind / yeah, and just unlock my mind i am a scientist – i seek to understand me / i am an incurable and nothing else behaves like me everything is right / everything works out right / everything fades from sight / because that’s alright with me The Dandy Warhols – a bold brash beautiful band! / I adore their song I am a scientist and yet the lyrics do not have the strength of those by GBV. Curious eh? Hehehe / Hihihihihihihiii / I got it / Woohoowoo / Woohoowoo / Got it got it / Woohoowoo / In me the scientist / Always get stuck on always trying this / I try to live on science alone / Analysis and freaky sensitivity / We’ve gotta live on science alone / I got it Woohoowoo / Yeah uh I am a scientist / Woohoowoo / Yeah uh I am a scientist / Woohoowoo / Yeah uh I am a scientist / Woohoowoo / We’ve gotta live on science alone Religiously I’m speaking on the science ‘cause / We’ve gotta live on science alone / I tell you what mathematically I’m having it / I want to live on science alone / Woohoowoo / Yeah uh I am a scientist / Woohoowoo / Yeah uh I am a scientist / Woohoowoo / Yeah uh I am a scientist / We’ve gotta live on science alone In me the scientist / Always stuck on always trying this / I try to live on science alone / Analysis and freaky sensitivity / We’ve gotta live on science alone / Woohoowoo / Yeah uh I am a scientist / Woohoowoo / Yeah uh I am a scientist / Woohoowoo / Yeah uh I am a scientist / ‘Cause I can live on science alone / We’ve gotta live on science alone Yeah uh I am a scientist / Yeah uh I am a scientist / Yeah uh I am a scientist / Yeah uh I am a scientist / Yeah uh I am a scientist
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