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WWOZ RADIO, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - SPRING DRIVE 2019

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SPRING DRIVE 2019 Got 6 bucks to spare ? SPRING DRIVE  2019 WWOZ members come from all over Support New Orleans Music and Culture. Join WWOZ non-profit listener-supported volunteer-programmed New Orleans Station ( 90.7FM ) Listen to   “OH-ZEE” Now https://www.wwoz.or g Donate Online and become one of the Guardians of the Groove Make a recurring   Monthly Payment Online $6, $8, $10, up to $84 By Phone Make a 1-time donation by phone: 877-907-6999 5 bucks?, $10? Any amount. By Mail Make a 1-time donation by Mail: Make check payable to WWOZ. WWOZ PO BOX 51840 New Orleans, LA 70151 ·          WWOZ: the cultural heritage of New Orleans and the surrounding region of Louisiana. ·          Local musicians are guests on WWOZ programs, and perform live. ·          Simulcast: ( Live from the Jazz Tent ) every day of the JAZZ FEST.

Mount Kilauea, Hawaii - Eruption Timeline, 2019

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Kīlauea Volcano TIMELINE Kilauea is on the island of Hawaii (southeast corner) It has been erupting continuously since 1983. But by May of 2018, a new eruption sequence had commenced, with two focal points:     1. a flank area known as the "lower east rift zone", and     2. the "Halema’uma’u crater" to the west at Kilauea’s summit. MORE INFORMATION Webcam image s: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/multimedia_webcams.html Photos/Video : https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/multimedia_chronology.html Lava Flow Maps : https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/multimedia_maps.html Definitions of terms used in update: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/extra/definitions.pdf Overview of Kīlauea summit (Halemaʻumaʻu) and East Rift Zone (Puʻu ʻŌʻō ) eruptions: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/extra/background.pdf Summary of volcanic hazards from Kīlauea eruptions: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/extra/hazard

Drone Usage Examples

DRONE LIFE SITE Drone Company Leaders: DJI Mavic series; the quintessential drone for new to intermediate pilots and videographers. Mavic 2 Pro  Mavic 2 Zoom Parrot   makes some of the best drones on the market.  Their ANAFI camera drone is always a favorite in lists around the web.  Bebop 2.0  -  25 minute battery life and powerful motors for flight in greater altitudes.  Yuneec   the Typhoon H520, designed specifically for commercial applications, as well as a huge customer service initiative to provide high quality service. In 2018, adding to their list of first, they launched the first ever voice-controlled drone, Mantis Q. B Shark NARWHAL2 BSharkTech.com Drone Usage Examples Telecom Tower Inspection Program Usage of Narwhal 2 Advice to Consider When Starting an Aerial Photography Company 3 Technologies That Could Transform Future Drone Operations Aerial Photography BOOK

Ophelia, 1850 Millais, Depicts Ophelia's Death in Hamlet

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Ophelia 1850 Millais, Depicts Ophelia's Death in Hamlet Ophelia John Millais 1850 Oil paint on canvas (2’6” x 3’6”) Actual size. The painting depicts Ophelia's Death in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act IV, Scene vii     [My notes:     Hamlet and Ophelia are lovers.     Hamlet kills Ophelia's father.     When Ophelia finds out, she loses touch with reality.      Ophelia drowns.]      QUEEN GERTRUDE reports Ophelia's death:        "There is a willow grows aslant a brook, That shows his hoar leaves in the glassy stream; There with fantastic garlands did she come Of crow-flowers, nettles, daisies, and long purples That liberal shepherds give a grosser name, But our cold maids do dead men's fingers call them: "There, on the pendent  [1]  boughs her coronet  [2]  weeds Clambering to hang, an envious sliver broke;  [3] When down her weedy trophies and herself Fell in the weeping brook. Her clothes spread wide; And, mermaid-like

Perception

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PERCEPTION Fig. 1 We acquire sensory information via our 5 senses, however this is not perception;  perception is the cognitive act of interpreting that information. PERCEPTION GAMES Game 1.   The test, in a nutshell (spoilers in white text): If you haven't played it yet, get a friend to read this, including the hidden text in  'White' text   . Your friend can see the hidden text if she highlights it with your mouse: The test in a nutshell:     You write down the word ' Carrot ' on a piece of paper, but don't show the other person.      You then tell them to quickly answer 4 simple questions:      They will always answer " Carrot " to the 4th question. Don't believe me?  Try it: 1. Write on paper, or print out  a page, or save a small text file and save it as [ yourFriendsName_01.txt ] with a single word on it: " CARROT ".      Fold paper in half, or save and close f

80' Songs that Actually Could Rock

80's Songs that actually could Rock Swap out the keyboard parts with a Les Paul and a Marshall Simple Minds Don't You (Forget About Me) -  -  Depeche Mode Never let me down again The Cure Fascination Street Fascination Street Live Tears for Fears  " Head Over Heels " Everybody Wants to Rule the World Mad World Eurythmics Would I lie to You ? Sweet Dreams ( Marilyn Manson version ) Duran Duran Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls new order OMD  Siouxsie and the Banshees Psychedelic Furs Echo and the Bunnymen Joy Division

Voice Types VS Vocal Range

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Voice Types VS Vocal Range Vocal Range Vocal Range itself does not determine a singer's Voice Type. Voice teachers use Vocal Range as only one factor among many in classifying a singer's voice. Voice Type A Voice Type is a particular kind of human singing voice perceived as having certain identifying qualities or characteristics; Vocal Range , Vocal Weight (light=lyric, heavy=dramatic), Vocal Tessitura (where the voice is most comfortable singing), Vocal Timbre (the characteristic sound).   Voice Ranges (approximate)  ( C4 = middle C , indicated by black dot or yellow key . ) Soprano : C4-C6 ( high C ) Mezzo - soprano : A3-A5       Alto : F3-F5 Contralto : F3-F5    ' 8 ' =1 Octave Down Tenor : C3-C5    Baritone : G2-G4    Bass : E2-E4

Gibson Vintage Electric FrankenBody

My Dad purchased it for me approximately 37 years ago. 350T? The Gibson ES-350T is an electric guitar model from Gibson Guitar Corporation, released in 1955. The ES-350T is a further development of the Gibson ES-350 model from 1948 and as such has a completely hollow body. The unique feature of the Gibson ES-350T at the time of its market introduction was the reduced width of the frames. As a result, the guitar has a thinner body compared to instruments with a resonance body that is of full height. The ES-350T, together with its sister models Gibson ES-225 TDN and Gibson Byrdland, was one of the first models of the thinline guitar type. Design The letter T in the model name of the ES 350T stands for thinline and was given by Gibson at the same time as the three new models of hollow-bodies with narrow sides and flat bodies were introduced.[1] The body of the ES-350T – the arched top and bottom as well as the frames – is made entirely of laminated maple. The neck of the guitar, gl

The Handmaid's Tale, Intro to

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The Handmaid's Tale A classic, award-winning, dystopian novel by Margaret Atwood, focusing on the severe limitation of women's rights. Set in a near-future New England, in a totalitarian state [ think Stalin ] that has overthrown the United States government. The novel focuses on the journey of the handmaid Offred . Her name derives from the possessive form "of Fred"; handmaids are forbidden to use their birth names and must echo the male, or master, whom they serve. The Handmaid's Tale explores themes of women in subjugation [ brought under control ] in a patriarchal society [ Elder men rule. ] and the various means by which these women attempt to gain individualism [ a social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals over collective or state control ]. The Handmaid's Tale is structured into two parts:  The night sections are solely about Offred,  the other sections (shopping, waiting room, household) describe the possible life of ever

NEWSPEAK WORDS in George Orwell's "1984"

Newspeak Words: from George Orwell’s “1984”. Complete Novel online   WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St Clement’s, You owe me three farthings, say the bells of St Martin’s, When will you pay me? say the bells of Old Bailey, When I grow rich, say the bells of Shoreditch. Here comes a candle to light you to bed, Here comes a chopper to chop off your head. If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — for ever. BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU Two days after President Trump’s inauguration, on January 22, 2017, George Orwell’s 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four , a dystopian narrative set in a surveillance-state, shot to the top of the Amazon bestseller list. Nineteen Eighty-Four, Sinclair Lewis’s It Can’t Happen Here , Philip Roth’s The Plot Against America , and Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale , emerged as unexpected literary points of reference for