This CD has been composed with the idea to reflect the moods of the night, its silence, its soft songs, when the human mind has gone to sleep to dream. East of the Full Moon evokes images of the night sky, the moon appearing...
by Deuter Music-
As far as the ear can listen
If Deuter does not give you his exact address you'll most likely never find his domain. It is hidden deep in the New Mexico forest he shares with birds, deer, roadrunners, snakes and coyotes. The sound of wind chimes and bees fill the air. He is a beekeeper; recently he's been regularly visited by a bear who rather indelicately tried to sample the sweet wares of his hives. Between studio sessions you'll probably find the musician reshaping his pond or crafting zen-like furniture in his workshop. Deuter describes himself as a hermit/monk/wolf living in the wild (and enjoying it!). He designed his house using the principles of Feng Shui. The studio, with its large windows and views of the forest, is a sanctuary--a laboratory for music-making that includes instruments from all over the world: Shakuhachi flutes, sitars, tablas, santoors, a Turkish sasz, and a Persian tar; Chimes, bowls and Tibetan bells and of course, keyboards, guitars, and synthesizers. If you are lucky enough to be invited into Deuter's world while he is recording, you'll experience a transformation as he disappears into his the magic of his music.
New mathematics-based sculpture unveils fourth dimension
The
sculpture, designed by Adrian Ocneanu, professor of mathematics at Penn State, presents a three-dimensional 'shadow' of a four-dimensional solid object.
The stainless-steel work, a striking object of visual art, also is a mental portal to the fourth dimension, a teaching tool, a memorial to a graduate of the math department, and a reminder of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001
The sculpture, designed by Adrian Ocneanu, professor of mathematics at Penn State, presents a three-dimensional "shadow" of a four-dimensional solid object. Ocneanu's research involves mathematical models for quantum field theory based on symmetry. One aspect of his work is modeling regular solids, both mathematically and physically.
In the three-dimensional world, there are five regular solids -- tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron -- whose faces are composed of triangles, squares or pentagons. In four dimensions, there are six regular solids, which can be built based on the symmetries of the three-dimensional solids. Unfortunately, humans cannot process information in four dimensions directly because we don't see the universe that way. Although mathematicians can work with a fourth dimension abstractly by adding a fourth coordinate to the three that we use to describe a point in space, a fourth spatial dimension is difficult to visualize. For that, models are needed.
"Four-dimensional models are useful for thinking about and finding new relationships and phenomena," said Ocneanu. "The process is actually quite simple -- think in one dimension less." To explain this concept, he points to a map. While the Earth is a three-dimensional object, its surface can be represented on a flat two-dimensional map.
Ocneanu's sculpture similarly maps the four-dimensional solid into a space perceptible to the human observer. His process, radial stereography, presents a new way of making this projection. He explained the process by analogy to mapping a globe of the Earth onto a flat surface.
Misha Alperin / Night / At Home
"Night", says Alperin, "is a time of suprises". And surprises there are, from the vocal contributions from the percussionist, to the startlingly dramatic ending to "Second Game"; "you can walk through a silent village and catch a blast of sound from a bar door suddenly thrown open".
"It's music for those hours when you don't need to prove anything to the world, when the need for self-presentation subsides".
Its true. This is a disc of few or no inhibitions; it really seems to come from the heart. It is artless art.
As Misha Alperin
says, "The mind was inert, the ears alert, and the music born practically ...
Skywatcher Is Count On a Eclipse
It is expected to be one of the best areas in Britain to watch the eclipse, which should last for three hours.
The centre is normally closed on Mondays but is opening specially for the event.
Visitors to Techniquest in Cardiff Bay will also be able to view the eclipse.
Spaceguard UK is a campaigning organisation, and has spent several years lobbying the government to take more seriously the threat of asteroid impacts on Earth.
Sunlight gives the ring a beaded appearance
Monday's phenomenon will be experienced in differing degrees in much of Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East in an annular eclipse.
Experts say the Moon will sweep across the face of the Sun for a dazzling display of celestial mechanics.
An annular eclipse is less spectacular than a total solar eclipse because the sky never goes completely black; but it should, nonetheless, be quite a show.
In the right places, watchers should see a blazing ring of fire surround the Moon's disc.
Mid Wales is said to be an excellent place for star-gazing as the area has the lowest levels of light pollution in England and Wales.
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/eclipse.html
