Is the Axoloti capacity big enough to emulate the zplan Elastique samples interpolation? Is there any sample around?
As I told you the other day, just get started om the patching, get to know the Axoloti and find out what it can do by trying. Axoloti can do many many things all ready, you just need to explore it.
Z-plane Elastique is indeed patented, but no one seems to know how it works. However, when it comes to other Time Scale Modification algorithms, I can help out there (It's my PhD area).
Elastique doesn't just interpolate between points as it maintains the pitch of the audio being interpolated.
For a basic explanation, TSM algorithms work by framing the signal and then manipulating the ratio between the analysis shift/hop and the synthesis shift/hop. The differences between methods is how each tries to maintain coherence within the signal.
Generally, methods are broken into Frequency domain and Time domain methods, each with strengths and weaknesses. Frequency domain methods are better with harmonic and complex material, where as Time domain methods are generally better with transient rich material. The Phase Vocoder and extensions (Flanagan and Golden, Portnoff, Laroche and Dolson etc) make up most of the frequency domain methods. These methods modify the phase progression between frames to maintain horizontal phase coherence. OLA and it's extensions SOLA, WSOLA, etc (Roucos and Wilgus, Verhelst and Roelands) maintain coherence by overlapping frames at points of maximal similarity.
For implementing TSM on the axoloti, I would first look at trying to implement the SOLA algorithm (Roucos S. and Wilgus A.M., "High Quality Time-Scale Modification for Speech", IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, pp. 493-496, March 1985).
If there is an efficient FFT on the Axoloti (I haven't looked in a long time), the phase vocoder should also be possible.
If you would like to see some MATLAB code of these and other methods, check out my github at www.github.com/zygurt/TSM . I also have some algorithms on there that will be published within the next fortnight. Frequency Dependent Time-Scale Modification allows for time scaling of multiple frequency ranges by different amounts. This one definitely won't work on the axoloti.
When considering real time, you will run into restrictions regarding the amount of memory available. My advice would be to write the algorithm and then assign the rest of the available memory as a circular buffer.
I hope this all helps. Let me know if you want clarification on anything.
Thanks for the details. I have had this obsession with real time time stretching for years, but not on phd level, mostly like a hobby. But it is a very interesting subject, one of the areas of sound design I find most interesting.
I am all ready in way over my head here, with the things you describe. I have written many many simple time stretch algorithms in both Pure Data and a few for Axoloti, which have become better over the years.
@Zygurt I think actually there is a phase vocoder in one of the Mutable objects. Dont remember which one of them.
Yeah no worries at all. It took me a bit to get my head around it even with an Engineering background.
When I started in TSM, my project was to write a real time TSM library for Extempore, which is a live coding language. Dealing with multiple smaller buffers to create larger ones that allow for this type of processing was part of it. Collecting a large buffer, and then processing it would certainly be the way to go about it. Can't say that I like the thought of optimising an assembly FFT implementation though.
Overlap-Add (OLA)(I should have said that before) methods work with small buffer sizes, so that could be an option. You don't get fine control over the speed with only 16 samples though.
A filterbank version could be interesting though, as that can be implemented in the time domain. There is a method muTVS that does this, before a Hilbert transform. Far too much processing. Hmm.
Sorry in advance for the wall of text. As part of my PhD I'm doing some research and I would appreciate your involvement in a short study. I'm currently collecting data on the quality of a variety of Time-Scale Modification (TSM) methods that change the speed of an audio file without modifying the pitch. This research will inform future TSM methods and lead to higher quality time scaling.
To be involved, you'll need access to a computer with Windows and good quality headphones/speakers. Follow the link below to download a zip folder containing the testing software (approx. 2 GB). Contained within this folder is a Readme on with how to install the required library (approx 1GB download) and do the testing. The program will take a little while to startup after each reboot. There are also Information and Consent forms within the zip.
The testing comprises of an initial test set (5 minutes) along with at least 1 of the remaining 26 sets (20-25 minutes). The number of additional sets that you complete is completely up to you. During the testing you would be listening to an audio file and rating the quality of the file using a slider. You are able to save and return at a later time. After each set or save, the results will be automatically emailed to me. The testing has ethics approval through Griffith Uni Ethics with Reference 2018/671. If you would like to be involved, please print, fill out and send me a copy of the Consent form to timothy.roberts@griffithuni.edu.au.
If you are interested or have any questions, let me know. Additionally if you know someone who may be interested I would appreciate you forwarding the link and passing my details. There are a lot of files that need multiple ratings, and many ears make light work.
If you experiment with this, let me know what you think.
Any plans to make something for Axoloti, based on the results?
Would love to do the test, but I only have OSX in the house.
I could certainly make something for the axoloti, I just haven't looked into it for a while.
I also have the testing for OS X, but it requires using a 30 day trial, rather than a runtime library, and then manually sending the results to me. If you're interested, head to mathworks.com and download a trial of MATLAB.
I'm just in the process of updating the OS X version, because I noticed that it wasn't up to date, so I'll post it again soon.
The Windows version above is fine though.
Inside you will find a How to guide for getting everything setup, and Ethics information and Consent forms.
Also, after completing each set, please email your user file in the Results folder to me at the same address.


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Making a living as an artist is hard. Getting to a point where art sales are sufficient to sustain life can take years of sacrifice and hard work. Many of you know I grew up in the home of an artist. My father, John Horejs, has been a full-time, professional artist for over thirty years, so I've witnessed the challenges an artist (and the artist's family) face. I remember periods of extreme financial hardship growing up while my dad worked to establish his career. There would be periods of months where nothing would sell. These difficult times challenged my father and mother's resolve to pursue my father's dream of making a living as an artist.
This experience is nearly universal for artists. The words "starving" and "artist" seem to fit naturally together. Many artists feel compelled to pursue other work in order to make ends meet and have to relegate their artistic endeavors to the side. In my extensive interactions with artists from around the country, I've met many who've worked very hard to carve out time to create art around a busy work/family/life schedule.
Artists who are in the struggle to balance their outside work with their art career often ask me whether it's possible to build a successful art career while engaged in another job. This is a difficult question to answer. The definition of "success" can vary dramatically from one artist to another. Everyone's tolerance for risk and sacrifice differs as well. A young, single artist can withstand a lot more sacrifice than an artist who has a family to support.
If your definition of success includes showing and selling your work in galleries, however, you'll find it very difficult to break in if you are working full time and creating art on the side. As a gallery owner, I see very few artists who are able to juggle a full-time, non-art career and their art, and are able to create enough high-quality art to successfully work with galleries.
A successful artist is going to be working on all three components of the equation. Net sale price and % of artwork sold annually rises as demand increases. Demand will increase as the artist expands reputation and markets her/his work. Increasing demand takes time though, and early in the artist's career the factor that is most readily controlled is the first, production.
An artist who has a full-time, non-art career can certainly carve out time to create and be very disciplined about production, but they are still at a disadvantage to full-time artists. The non-art work is going to sap energy, creativity, and time.
In addition to having more time to create, there's great value in the focus an artist gets when their livelihood relies on art sales. An artist who depends on their art to eat is going to push themselves harder to produce and to get their work out there. An artist who is hungry is going to push a little harder when talking to a gallery owner about representation.
Galleries are more likely to invest their efforts and resources in an artist who has made the full time commitment to art. Speaking from personal experience, it's harder to make a commitment to show an artist when I feel that I may not be able to get the inventory I need because the artist has outside obligations.
Let me be clear, I'm not suggesting that you tender your resignation from your full-time job today. If you know you want to go full-time with your art, it would be wise to plan ahead. Talk to full time artists in your area (or in your social media circles) and ask them for advice on how to proceed. Council with your significant other and family members about the commitment you're wanting to make to your art.
Create a business plan for your art business (you can find great tools to help you with this at http://www.sba.gov/business-plan/1). Try to be realistic about your projections regarding sales (sales will be lower than you expect) and your expenses (they'll be higher than you expect).
I might humbly suggest reading (or re-reading) my books, "Starving" to Successful and How to Sell Art . These books are resources that will help you build a general approach to your art business and find gallery representation.
Over the last several years I've had a number of conversations with artists who survived the Great Recession, and even saw their business grow. It was interesting that they have all mentioned to me the importance of steering clear of debt – especially consumer debt. While they may not be driving the newest luxury car or watching the game on a brand new, giant TV, these artists are able to create without the stress of unnecessary debt looming over them.
Simplify your finances and avoid luxuries. While I know many artists who have attained a level of real comfort in their lives, most still work to keep things simple by avoiding too many possessions.
I would encourage you to also allow for the fact that things may be harder than you can currently conceive. As you contemplate taking the leap to full-time, you are probably imagining that whatever hardships you might face will be worth it because you'll be doing what you love. From my experience pursuing my dream of having a gallery, and from talking to full-time artists, I can tell you that your vision of what it will be like is probably overly-romantic.
As you dive into the daily work of being an artist, you are very quickly going to discover that it is . . . WORK! Some days it's even going to feel like drudgery. This is probably one of the greatest shocks you can face when you've built art up in your mind as the greatest pleasure in your life. Be prepared to push through periods of frustration.
You should also prepare for the discouragement that comes from lack of recognition for your work. It's going to be harder than you realize to find fans and buyers for your work. It's going to take longer than you expect to cultivate gallery relationships.
Your savings will drop at an alarming rate. Your car will break down, requiring costly repairs, and your air conditioning will go out. It will feel like the universe is conspiring against you.
I personally know artists who have been through bankruptcy, divorce, depression and worse.
After reading how hard it can be, you might be asking yourself, "Am I sure I really want to pursue my art full-time?" For some, the answer may be, "nope!", and that's fine. You may decide that you can pursue your art as a passionate side-interest. You may choose to wait to do more until you've earned your retirement. As I said earlier in the post, your definition of success is your own. There is still great satisfaction, and even financial reward, to be found in a part-time pursuit of your art.
For those of you who can't shake the siren song of a full time art career (and yes, I chose "siren song" deliberately), I hope you go into with eyes wide open and ready to work harder than you ever have. Success won't come easy, but when (and if) it does come, you will feel the most intense satisfaction possible. What could be better than finding success doing what you love? You'll be spending your days creating art, and your hard work will allow you to share that artwork with people whose lives will be forever improved because of their experience with your art.
In my conversation with artists who have taken the plunge, fought their way through, and found success, I hear them say over and over that they couldn't imagine doing anything else. In spite of all the hardships, they have found their vocation in life.


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Dubai ready for regional aviation fight
Dubai has prepared itself for challenges to its global hub status as it opens Al Maktoum International Airport on Sunday
Published: October 26, 2013 18:22 By Alexander Cornwell, Staff Reporter
Dubai: The opening of Al Maktoum International Airport on Sunday may not be a game changer for the aviation industry just yet but it is a sign that Dubai is not shifting in its bid to be a long-term global aviation player despite regional challenges.
The aviation industry has been largely dominated by the Gulf giants in recent years with some critics pointing to their access to a treasure chest of oil wealth. However, Kostya Zolotusky, Managing Director of Capital Markets and Leasing at Boeing Capital Cooperation recently praised the ability of Emirates and Etihad to secure funding from diverse markets in an interview with Gulf News.
The opening of Dubai's newest airport show's the emirate is ready for the assault from Abu Dhabi, Doha, and even Istanbul as all three cities are building new airport hubs for their strong national carriers.
John Strickland, Director at UK-based aviation advisory JLS Consultancy, said the new airport was not a game changer because of its soft opening with just two low budget carriers.
It is however a sign of Dubai's forward thinking for the future of the emirates aviation industry.
Al Maktoum International "redoubles the UAE commitment to commercial aviation as a strategic industry, and provides a world-class international hub that is sized to accommodate the significant growth in traffic between Europe and Asia that Emirates is well positioned to attract through this new connecting hub," Ernest S. Arvai, President of consultancy The Arvai Group, said in an email.
But with four new airports — including Al Maktoum — coming online in the near future the regional market is being flooded with infrastructure, according to David J Bentley Principal at UK-based consultancy Big Pond Aviation, said in an email. The danger of flooding the regional market is that the aviation industry is prone to external shocks such as war, sickness, oil prices, and recession.
Given the challenging environment of operating in the Gulf Bentley does agree that the time is right to open the airport because of the threat of the other carriers and hubs. He also identified the resurgence of Singapore for European and South East Asian traffic as threat to Dubai.
In other parts of the world China is also making significant investments in their aviation industry. But unlike Dubai and the Gulf networks, these investments rely on natural air traffic demand growth due to macroeconomic developments, Ivo Pezelj, Analyst & Editor at Aspire Aviation, a Hong-Kong based airline consultancy, said.
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Business Philosophy in the Case of Facebook – Term Paper
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Philosophy is a system of motivating principles by belief and action. It is instrumental in creating and developing a business philosophy to build a productive and cohesive organization that can handle the challenges it is facing. Business philosophy is therefore defined as a set of principles and beliefs, which a firm tries working towards (Cooney, 2012). Business philosophy also involves companies vision and mission statement making it essential in a companys operational blueprint. In composing business philosophy, managers should realize the nature of their business, their important values and the overall vision and mission of the company. A good business philosophy will have a firms guiding principles, beliefs, and values that are successfully outlined.
Adam Smith and Karl Marx are the best known economic and social thinkers on the business philosophy of the economy and capitalism. Both authors wrote on capitalism, a system that industry are controlled primarily by private companies with the aim of generating profits. However, they had different conclusions in the manner in which the society and the economy functions. Adam Smith and Karl Marx are thus considered the most influential and important economic and social thinkers of all time and their work is still used in critiquing modern capitalist systems. This paper, therefore, looks into the main similarities and differences in the thinking of Adam Smith and Karl Marx on the business economy and capitalism function.
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Adam Smith Vs Carl Marx
Adam Smith was born in 1923 and studied moral philosophy at Balliol College and University of Glasgow (Cooney, 2012). He became a traveling lecturer and a professor of political economy, jurisprudence, rhetoric, ethics and logic. He was instrumental in the development of economic blueprint, which defined the natural mechanisms of a free economy. He became one of the most prominent and influential economists because of his distinct theoretical contributions. Adam Smith authored the book The Wealth of Nations that made him be considered as the father of modern capitalism (Yearwood, 2013). His main was the invisible hand that describe how people first pursue their interest leading to the overall good of the society
Adam Smith philosophy is primarily about the manner in which the economy is interconnected. In his inquiry into the nature and causes of wealth, he posited that a free market where manufacturers and producers are free to charge consumers as much as they want would lead to the most desirable and efficient outcome for producers and consumers due to what he called the Invisible Hand (Ross, 2015). The rationale for Adam Smiths proposal was that every person would look to maximize his benefit. Through this, consumers will be able to buy based on the benefit derived from the value of the goods while producers would only sell based on the price they spend producing the goods. Thus, the idealist economy would have no deficit or surplus demand, or supply, as markets would always remain at equilibrium and the benefits of producers and consumers, would be maximized. The Invisible hand will guide and control the economy, and the government will have a limited role in such an economic system. Besides, because of motivation for personal gain, people will work hard and the society with more competition, quality services and goods and more jobs (Yearwood, 2013). Smith will continue to be seen as a modern hero of freedom and capitalism by modern conservatives.
Karl Marx was born in Trier, Germany in 1818 (Pantland, 2014). He studied philosophy, law, and history at the University of Berlin, Jena and Bonn. Due to his revolutionary ideas and as a communist theorist, Marx became famous. He contended that common sense dictates and provide that without production will not be possible. Once capitalists set the means of production, the value of the goods is determined by the labor involved. Thus, profits made by capitalists come from exploitation. Marx was not able to abide the notion of a profit oriented company because he saw capitalism from a revolutionary and pessimistic point.
Karl Marx reasoned that employees could be exploited by capitalists or employers because the capitalist system offers an inherent disadvantage to the poor while providing an advantage to the wealthy in the society (Pantland, 2014). Thus, the capitalist system signal problem because it only benefits the rich and exploiting the poor. Marx posited the proletariat and bourgeoisie as the two classes of the society that will always remain trapped in their corresponding classes because of the nature of capitalism (Jurgenson, 2011). Marx maintained that, in any given civilized society, production need to aim at meeting the needs of the people in the community. People only produce through cooperation with one another and via cooperation comes social relations and interactions. This changes human lives and the environment in the practical world through practical activity. Through this philosophy, Karl Marx believed in the practical activities in the actual world that meet the desire and needs of people in the society, which leads to production.
Similarities and Differences
Adam Smith maintained that capitalism is a perfect economic system. However, Carl Marx thought otherwise. Adam Smith was also against the idea of revolution in restoring justice because he valued stability and order over relief from oppression that was proposed by Marx. Karl Marx actively saw that capitalism leads to inequality and greed. Characteristic to the notion of competition is self-indulgence and greed that leads to injustice and inherent instability in the society (Pantland, 2014). According to Marx, what provided the best model is the economic and political model that comes with the cumulative production, ownership and planning facets used in distributing wealth equitably and rubbishing the disparity between the proletariat and bourgeoisie (Pantland, 2014). Adam Smith, unlike Marx, did not focus on the aristocracy riches. He showed how people could reap economic benefits from their efforts and add to aggregate wealth in the economy. Smith considered a free market economy where people can spend and earn freely in the market.
In contrast Marx, philosophy on capitalism is connected to a society that is not equal and its segmentation is based on class. An individual born in a class of proletariat would forever remain in that class, and those born in the bourgeoisie will forever enjoy at the expense of the proletariat (Pantland, 2014). He also thought that the proletariat would always want to maximize their profit by keeping the working class wages as low as possible, therefore trapping the working class in a vicious cycle of destitution or abject poverty that they cannot escape.
Though Carl Marx and Adam Smith had diverged political ideologies, their economic theories were the same. Both held firmly the labor theory of Vale as they believed that when labor hours are put into a product, it created value that caused the worth the object. However, the theory was later refuted because a product can only have a value when the valuer exists. The product must be valuable to the customer as it is the feeling of the customer that gives a product value
Facebook one of the most popular Social Networking sites in the world today. Social Networking Sites are referred to as applications of web 2.0, which are web-based platforms integrating various communication, information and media technology (Phillips, 2007). They allow profile generation to display data and connections between users shown in the connection list. Chris Hughes, Dustin Moskovitz, Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg were students at Harvard University when they founded Facebook in 2004 (Carlson, 2010). Mr. Zuckerberg, a keen computer programmer, had other social-networking websites like Coursematch, for fellow students that allowed people to rate attractiveness. The membership of Facebook site was limited to students in Harvard University by its founders but later expanded to other Universities and colleges in Boston, United States and Canada (Carlson, 2010). The website Facebook .com became functional in 2005, and began spreading across the world to reach UK universities. By 2006, the network extended past educational institutions to every person with an email address (Phillips, 2007). The Facebook site remains free to join today and makes profits through advertisements. The features of the site continue developing as users are today able to give gifts to friends, develop their applications like scrabble and graffiti and post free classified advertisements.
Facebook is today the most common Social Networking Site that is accessed globally. Approximately 37.5% of all users of the internet have access to Facebook every day (Phillips, 2007). This show that about 754 million people across the globe are Facebook users. Statistics indicate that the companys revenues were about $US 1000 million in 2014 (Phillips, 2007). It is also estimated that the firm is likely to increase its revenues above 1 Billion US Dollars by 2020. Facebook is very popular, making it able to support its position in the social networking industry and as an online advertising market. The companys popularity is influenced by its strong brand image that makes it the largest customer base that brings beneficial externalities. Facebook, therefore is competing favorable in the market by maintaining its attractiveness and its competitive advantage in the online advertising market.
The company continues growing every day because of opportunities that are available in growing social media business globally. Facebook Inc. continue diversifying outside its core advertising and social media services by taking steps, for example; the purchase of Oculus VR that is a virtual technology that supports the social networking services in the company (Jurgenson, 2011). As the company continues to diversify, it boosts its business risk reduction, while at the same time exploiting additional sources of revenue that keep the company growing. Facebook Inc. also continues with the research and development to increase the possibility of counteracting cyber crimes, which victimize users through research and development (R&D) (Phillips, 2007).
Facebook Analysis based on Karl Marx Philosophy
Carl Marx labor theory provides the economic and political model that comes with the cumulative production, ownership and planning facets used in distributing wealth equitably and rubbishes the disparity between the proletariat and bourgeoisie. Thus, Marx, philosophy on capitalism is connected to a society that is not equal, and its segmentation is based on class.
Once capitalists set the means of production, the value of the goods is determined by the labor involved. Thus, profits made by capitalists come from exploitation. People can be exploited by capitalists because the capitalist system offers an inherent disadvantage to the proletariat while providing an advantage to the bourgeoisie in the society. Thus, the capitalist system signal problem because it only benefits the rich and exploiting the poor.
,The norms surrounding privacy and services are changing through the introduction of new Apps in Facebook Inc. Thus, as time passes, Facebook users will share new and more types of information as time passes. Since Facebook need its users to share information, it uses the personal information of its users in attracting advisers looking to target their advertisements better to us. For example, try changing your relationship status to engaged, you will be quickly targeted with ads on weddings (Jurgenson, 2011). Therefore, Facebook considers the data of its users as commodity making them feel manipulated. Its like Facebook is trying to sell its users something to monetize their connections. It is also like a parasite that use its users relationship status to sell them things and map their ideas and connections on the society through the pages they like.
Certainly as one of the biggest databases ever created, people add their personal information willingly. Since the spies in GCHQ and NSA have access to our personal information means its users do spooks jobs for the company by reporting back and monitoring themselves together with their friends (Pantland, 2014). Since Carl Marx said that people are exploited when they are not paid the full value of their labor, our sharing makes Facebook Inc. valuable, and it is our energy and work that makes it a goldmine ( Facebook is today valued at $84 billion) (Daniels, 2016). Facebook strive to reduce the value of the commodity to increase its profits. Thus, we as Facebook users are not paid at all.
Facebook also ask its users to translate the site into different languages without pay. The company crowdsource translation to its users because Facebook wants to see everyone on the globe on Facebook. For example, Valentin Macias, a 29-year-old lady in Californian volunteered to translate the non-profit Internet encyclopedia but refused to do it for Facebook (Daniels, 2016). People, therefore, need not be tricked in donating energy and time to a multimillion dollar firm without compensation. Thus, based on Carl Marx the proletariat would always want to maximize their profit by keeping the working class wages as low as possible, therefore trapping the working class in a vicious cycle of destitution or abject poverty that they cannot escape. Marxism, therefore, maintained that everyone is equal and the most capitalist the world become, the more change will take place.
Therefore, Facebook users are usually exploited as they do not get any monetary reward from the use of the site, for example socializing and self-expression. Perhaps, social attention and personal connection is another firm of currency, one that Carl Marx did not fully account for. There are however arguments that Marx theory analysis does not apply to Facebook Inc. because Marx did not argue that workers were not compensated at all, but the monetary value of the compensation was not equal to the value they fetched to the employer.
Facebook Analysis based on Adam Smith Philosophy
Adam Smith came up with the Invisible hand that designates the unintentional social benefits that result from individual actions. This idea comes in when a person is in pursuit of interest or passion that may affect the entire community. In todays society, a person actions on Facebook are part of the actions contributing to the improved and new outcomes that are intended to benefit every person. The more people use, interact and share through Facebook the better it gets. Looking back at Adam Smith philosophy, the focus is primarily on the manner in which the economy is interconnected. The rationale for Adam Smiths proposal was that every person would look to maximize his benefit. Through this, consumers will be able to buy based on the benefit derived from the value of the goods while producers would only sell based on the price they spend producing the goods. Thus, the idealist economy would have no deficit or surplus demand, or supply, as markets would always remain at equilibrium and the benefits of producers and consumers, would be maximized (Ross, 2015). The Invisible hand will guide and control the economy, and the government will have a limited role in such an economic system.
Therefore according to the idea of the Invisible Hand Facebook users function without a hand controlling whom people connect to or what people share. There is also no visible hand telling the company to what apps to make to boost its business risk reduction and exploit additional sources of revenue that keep the company growing. Everyone, the company and its users are in a more command style economy. Facebook try to get rich by improving the services they offer through the development and creation of new apps and advertisements. The users then determine what the company offers based on services and products to continue buying and using the site or stop using the site. Facebook users also affect and are affected by the invisible hand through competitive bidding of various services offered by the company. This happens through decisions on what personal information to include and what not to include. The company then competes with its competitors to organize its services to its users for a profit. The economy then becomes redeployed and rearranged to maximize efficiency. Thus, there is an invisible hand that that determines who uses the site. No government decides who use and what happens to the site. The invisible hand of users is the one that attracted advertisers to start using Facebook, making Facebook Inc. more viable globally without any person ordering it to be so (Daniels, 2016). Facebook allows people to communicate, consume and connect, the most important attribute of the invisible hand. Facebook is thus important in doing everyday tasks. Through the invisible hand, Facebook drives technology, and as it continues advancing technologically, its users are also self-aware of its hidden forces and impact, which control the manner in which people interact across the world.
The current economy was primarily affected by the ideas of Karl Marx and Adam Smith. Marks had insights on the workings of the economy and looked into the mathematical economics. His philosophy on violent communists placed a dark cloud on his study and belief. Marx suggested the revolution by the proletariat against bourgeoisie bring equality in the society. Smith, however, suggested peace and stability in the ideal society that would bring equality to different classes. The perfect economy by Marx is the one that distributes resources based on the needs of the society. Marx considers elimination of class distinction as the best valuation of the effort of any worker that is not possible in a capitalistic society. The teachings of Marxs and Smith on economic theories are employed and respected in analysis, application, and teachings in the modern economic systems.
Based on Carl Marx philosophy, Facebook Inc., its users share new and more types of information that attract advisers looking to target their advertisements better. Since Facebook consider the data of its users as a commodity by selling them things, they end up being exploited as they are not paid the full value of their labor because their sharing makes Facebook Inc. valuable. Facebook users are exploited as they do not get any monetary reward from the use of the site. Marxism, therefore, maintained that everyone is equal and the most capitalist the world become, the more change will take place. Adam Smith philosophy of the Invisible hand that comes in when a person is in pursuit of interest or passion contribute to improved and new outcomes that are intended to benefit every person. The company and its users are in a more command style economy. Facebook allows people to communicate, consume and connect, the most important attribute of the invisible hand.
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Quiz: Only a True Texan Can Name All of These Texas Landmarks! Can You?: Zoo
Only a True Texan Can Name All of These Texas Landmarks! Can You?
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The state of Texas is the second largest in the United States, with an area of 268,597 square miles and as of July 2017, it also has one of the highest populations in the country.
Texas is a state with a mixed ethnicity of people as well as a rich history and numerous national landmarks. In the city of San Antonio Texas lies The Alamo, a fortress that became the center of the Texas Revolution; the war of Independence in Texas. The Texas State Capitol is also another historic site, which is known for housing a museum filled with portraits of past governors and presidents as well as records of the great state.
Other than the two which were previously mentioned, there are several other landmarks in the state of Texas. Other historical sites, such as the San Jacinto Battlefield, Fort Worth Stockyards and Rothko Chapel can be found in the cities that make up this vast state.
Just how much do you know about the state of Texas and its historic landmarks? Will you be able to identify some of them from just an image? Only a true Texan can! Let's see how well you do in this Texas landmark quiz!
Which Texas landmark is seen here?
Oldest County Courthouse
6th Floor Museum
The Battle of the Alamo was between the Mexican Republic and the Republic of Texas. It lasted from February 23 until March 6, 1836, with a Mexican victory.
Stonehenge Replica
Luckenbach Post Office
The Texas State Capitol was designed by Elijah E. Myers and was built in 1888 in Downtown Austin. It contains the offices and chambers of the Texas Legislature and the Office of the Governor.
San Jacinto Battlefield Monument
Battleship Texas State Historic Site
Fort Concho
The San Jacinto Monument is a 567.31-foot-high column located on the Houston Ship Channel in Harris County, Texas. It is topped with a 220-ton star that commemorates the site of the Battle of San Jacinto during the Texas Revolution.
Spindletop Gusher
The San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site includes the location of the Battle of San Jacinto, and the USS Texas. The site was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1960.
Sam Houston Statue
Padre National Seashore
Mammouth National Monument
Galveston Seawall
The Padre Island National Seashore is located near Corpus Christi, Texas. It is approximately 70 miles long and sees about 666,000 visitors each year.
Governor's Mansion
King Ranch is located in South Texas between Corpus Christi and Brownsville. It is the largest ranch in Texas, with approximately 825,000 acres of land founded by Captain Richard King and Gideon K. Lewis in 1853.
World's Largest Equestrian Bronze Statue
Dallas Zoo Giraffe Statue
Story Book Capitol of Texas
The Sam Houston sculpture was created by Enrico Cerracchio in 1925. It is located in Houston, Texas in the northwest corner of Hermann Park. Houston was instrumental in the victory at the Battle of San Jacinto, which secured the independence of Texas from Mexico.
Stephen F. Austin Statue
George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
Stephen F. Austin was born on November 3, 1793 and died from pneumonia at the age of 43. He is known as the "Father of Texas" and remembered for bringing 300 families to the region in 1825.
Fort Davis National Historic Site
Mammoth National Monument
Formerly known as the Waco Mammoth National Monument, this is a paleontological site and museum in Waco, Texas where fossils of of 24 Columbian mammoths and other mammals from the Pleistocene Epoch have been uncovered! It received 69,000 visitors in 2016.
USS Lexington
Marfa Lights
Caprock Canyons State Park & Trailway
NASA Johnson Space Center
The Marfa lights are also known as the Marfa ghost lights! They have been observed near U.S. Route 67 on Mitchell Flat east of Marfa, Texas and some people believe them to be ghosts or UFOs, though others believe them to be atmospheric reflections of automobile headlights and campfires...
Giant Cross
Enchanted Rock State Park
McDonald Observatory
Located in Groom, Texas, this is a 19-story cross located next to Interstate 40. This free-standing cross can be seen from 20 miles away!
Bishop's Palace
Bishop's Palace is also known as Gresham's Castle. It is an ornate 19,082-square foot Victorian-style house located on Broadway and 14th Street in Galveston, Texas. It was built for Texas politician Walter Gresham, his wife and their nine children.
Missions National Historic Park
Port Isabel Lighthouse
The San Antonio Missions National HIstorical Park was established on April 1, 1983 in an effort to preserve four of the five Spanish frontier missions in San Antonio. This site receives more than 600,000 visitors each year.
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Palo Duro Canyon is a canyon system of the Caprock Escarpment located in the Texas Panhandle near the cities of Amarillo and Canyon. It is the second-largest canyon in the United States. Palo Duro is Spanish for "hard wood".
Cowboy Stadium
Tall Ship ELISSA
Home of the Dallas Cowboys NFL team, Cowboys Stadium is also known as AT&T Stadium. It was built between 2005 - 2009 for approximately $1.3 billion! It has an 80,000-person capacity.
Dr. Pepper Museum
Iwo Jima Monument
The Cass County Courthouse is located in Linden, Texas and was built in 1859. It has remained in operation since 1861, making it the only existing Antebellum courthouse in Texas and therefore the oldest courthouse in continuous operation!
The George W. Bush Presidential Center opened on April 25, 2013. It is located on the campus of Southern Methodist University in University Park, Texas.
The Rothko Chapel is a non-denominational chapel in Houston, Texas, founded by John and Dominique de Menil. On its interior walls are 14 black but color hued paintings by American artist Mark Rothko
The Equestrian is located in El Paso, Texas. It stands 12 meters tall and is made up of 400 smaller pieces. It portrays Mexican conquistador Don Juan de Onate.
Caddo Lake State Park
Caddo Lake State Park of 468 acres located in eastern Texas. The lake was created by a huge log jam known as the Great Raft.
Located within the Davis Mountains of West Texas, Fort Davis National Historic Site was established in 1961 to protect one of the best remaining examples of a US Army fort in southwestern United States.
Hermann Park
Did you know that the LBJ Ranch was known as the Texas White House? President Johnson spent approximately 20% of his time in office there! LBJ Ranch is located about 50 miles west of Austin in the Texas Hill Country.
Texas State Cemetery
Fair Park Centennial Buildings
This famous cemetery is located in Austin, Texas. It was originally the burial place of Edward Burleson, Texas Revolutionary general and vice-president of the Republic of Texas, and has since expanded to include other prominent Texans as well as veterans and their spouses.
World's Richest Acre
Enchanted Rock is located near Fredericksburg, Texas. It is an enormous pink granite pluton batholith which rises 1,825 feet above the earth!
Congress Avenue Bridge
The Rainbow Bridge is a through truss bridge crossing the Neches River in Southeast Texas just upstream from Sabine Lake. It was built in 1936 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
The McDonald Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in Jeff Davis County, Texas. William Johnson McDonald was a Texas banker who left $850,000 to the University of Texas System to endow an astronomical observatory.
Guadalupe Mountains National Park is located near Dell City, Texas. It contains Guadalupe Peak, which is the highest point in Texas at 8,749 feet. It is also home to the well-known peak, El Capitan.
Big Bend National Park is located in West Texas on the border with Mexico. It is approximately 801,000 acres large and contains more than 1,200 species of plants, more than 450 species of birds, 56 species of reptiles, and 75 species of mammals.
Located in the downtown cultural district of Abilene, Texas is the Story Book Capitol of Texas. This is the home of 24 sculptures of various characters such "David & Fergus", "Guardians of Childhood", "Seymour" as well as 6 Dr. Seuss friends!
Fair Park is a 277-acre recreational and educational complex located in Dallas, Texas. The site was originally established for the Dallas State Fair in 1886 and was developed by landscape architect and city planner George Kessler.
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza is located on the sixth floor of the Dallas County Administration Building. The museum examines the life, times, death, and legacy of President John F. Kennedy, and is located at the very spot from which Lee Harvey Oswald shot and killed the president on November 22, 1963.
The Dallas Zoo Giraffe Statue is 67 feet tall. You can see it about one-mile away on I-35 in Texas. It is the tallest statue in all of Texas!
Spindletop is a salt dome oil field located in Beaumont, Texas. The Lucas gusher was the first major gusher of the Texas Oil Boom in 1901.
The USS Lexington (CV-16) was nicknamed The Blue Ghost. It is an Essex-class aircraft carrier built for the US Navy during World War II. It is docked now in Corpus Christi, Texas and operates as a museum.
This historical building was built in 1849 by the German settlers of the Texas Hill Country. It now operates as a general store.
Fort Concho is a National Historic Landmark owned and operated by the city of San Angelo, Texas since 1935. It is considered "one of the most beautiful and best ordered posts in Texas"!
Its full name is The Presidio Nuestra Señora de Loreto de la Bahía! It is a fort constructed by the Spanish Army that became the center of the modern-day city of Goliad, Texas
The Stonehenge replica is located on the campus of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa, Texas. It matches the original Stonehenge horizontally, but falls "short" in replicating the height.
Caprock Canyons State Park & Trailway is located near the city of Quitaque, Texas. It is 15,314 acres of canyon land, making it the 3rd-largest state park in Texas.
NASA was formed on November 1, 1961, and this center was built by Joseph L. Smith & Associates, Inc. It is where human spaceflight training, research and flight control are conducted by NASA.
Tall Ship ELISSA is currently moored in Galveston, Texas. It is one of the oldest ships sailing today - it was originally launched in 1877!
Located in Kilgore, Texas, World's Richest Acre Park is where the greatest concentration of oil wells in the world once stood. Kilgore is known as The City of Stars.
Built in 1854, the Texas Governor's Mansion is located at 1010 Colorado Street in Austin, Texas. It has been the home of every governor since 1856.
Dr. Pepper is the oldest of the major brand soft drinks in America. It was created, manufactured and first sold in 1885 in Waco, Texas.
Though the original statue lives in Arlington, Virginia, this clay replica is located at The Marine Military Academy in Harlingen, Texas. It sits adjacent to the airport and can be seen by travelers and visitors alike.
Located in Austin, Texas, this bridge has become famous as a temporary home for 1.5 million migrating Mexican bats. Every summer night, hundreds of people gather to see them emerge!
Cadillac Ranch is a public art installation and sculpture in Amarillo, Texas. It was created in 1974 by Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels, members of the art group Ant Farm.
The Galveston Seawall is located in Galveston, Texas of course! It was built after the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 for protection from future hurricanes. It extends more than 10 miles along the coast.
Hermann Park is one of Houston's most-visited public parks. It was created in 1914 and has approximately 5.5 visitors each year.
The Port Isabel Lighthouse was built in 1852 to help guide ships through the Brazos Santiago Pass to Port Isabel. During the American Civil War the lighthouse was occupied by soldiers from both sides as a look-out post.
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The Wake Up Song was recorded by Joe Reilly, Melina Bondy and the Plum Village Sangha on Thursday, January 28th, 2010, in the Dharma Nectar Hall of Lower Hamlet, Plum Village, France. This sung is sung regularly at Wake Up retreats worldwide.
Guitar & Vocals: Joe Reilly; Female Lead Vocals: Melina Bondy; Cello: Phap Linh; Bass Guitar: Phap Luu; Keyboard: Phap Dan, Andrew; Djembe: Phap Dang; Guitars: Phap Lai, Luc Nghiem; Harmonica: Phap Man; Backup Vocals: Plum Village Sangha. Recorded and rehearsed on Thursday, January 28th, 2010 in Plum Village. This recording is the third take.


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Elijah Babbitt (* 29. Juli 1795 in Providence, Rhode Island; † 9. Januar 1887 in Erie, Pennsylvania) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1859 und 1863 vertrat er den Bundesstaat Pennsylvania im US-Repräsentantenhaus.

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Im Jahr 1805 zog Elijah Babbitt mit seinen Eltern in den Staat New York, wo er eine akademische Ausbildung erhielt. 1816 ließ er sich in Milton (Pennsylvania) nieder; nach einem Jurastudium und seiner 1824 erfolgten Zulassung als Rechtsanwalt begann er dort in diesem Beruf zu arbeiten. Im Jahr 1826 verlegte er seinen Wohnsitz und seine Anwaltskanzlei nach Erie. Dort wurde er auch juristischer Vertreter der Stadt. Im Jahr 1833 wurde er Bezirksstaatsanwalt im Erie County; zwischen 1834 und 1835 fungierte er als stellvertretender Attorney General seines Staates. Gleichzeitig schlug er eine politische Laufbahn ein. In den Jahren 1836 und 1837 war er Abgeordneter im Repräsentantenhaus von Pennsylvania; von 1843 bis 1846 gehörte er dem Staatssenat an. In den 1850er Jahren schloss er sich der damals gegründeten Republikanischen Partei an.

Bei den Kongresswahlen des Jahres 1858 wurde Babbitt im 25. Wahlbezirk von Pennsylvania in das US-Repräsentantenhaus in Washington, D.C. gewählt, wo er am 4. März 1859 die Nachfolge von John Dick antrat. Nach einer Wiederwahl konnte er bis zum 3. März 1863 zwei Legislaturperioden im Kongress absolvieren. Diese waren von den Ereignissen im unmittelbaren Vorfeld des Bürgerkrieges und ab 1861 vom Krieg selbst geprägt.

Im Jahr 1862 verzichtete Elijah Babbitt auf eine weitere Kandidatur. Nach dem Ende seiner Zeit im US-Repräsentantenhaus praktizierte er wieder als Anwalt. Er starb am 9. Januar 1887 im Alter von 91 Jahren in Erie, wo er auch beigesetzt wurde.

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Partnership Teach receives $500,000 from Blue Cross NC
by: Fantasia Harvey
Posted: Jun 25, 2020 / 10:41 AM EDT / Updated: Jun 25, 2020 / 10:41 AM EDT
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GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is investing $500,000 in Partnership Teach as part of its rural health initiative.
Partnership Teach, housed in East Carolina University's College of Education, is aimed at increasing the number of teachers in the state by offering affordable, online degree completion for students who want to teach in their hometowns.
The program allows students to take courses at any North Carolina community college and transfer to ECU to complete their four-year degree in elementary education, middle grades education, or special education.
Earlier this year, Blue Cross NC announced an $8 million investment in programs that address challenges faced by rural areas across the state. Education is a key part of this investment.
"Blue Cross NC is committed to all 100 counties in our state. Yet we know that some areas have different needs or face unique challenges, which include retaining high quality teachers in rural North Carolina. A great education provides better jobs and socioeconomic standing, which can really change the course of health in a community," said Cheryl Parquet, director of community and diversity engagement at Blue Cross NC.
Partnership Teach plans to use the funds for additional scholarships, web-based support for students and recruitment materials.
Each Partnership Teach Fellows scholarship is valued at up to $10,000 per student over the length of the academic program.
Many of ECU Partnership Teach graduates stay in their home communities after graduation, and a key component of the program is the ability of participants to receive degrees while living in their hometowns.
To do this, students take classes completely online.
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WASHINGTON, N.C. (WNCT) -- Lisa Hodges is a physical therapist at the Brody School of Medicine in Greenville. Hodges lost one of her best friends in July along with her aunt and uncle this month to the COVID-19 virus.
"If I can do anything to protect anybody from that happening to anyone else, I want to do that," said Hodges.
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Awesome winter beers to try before they vanish like our daylight hours!
Having holiday withdrawals? Have no fear, you can still get fantastic holiday and winter seasonal beers all over the Sound at your local tap house, bottle shop, or brew pub. If you happened to miss this year's Winter Beer Festival and the plethora of sensational winter beers that were on tap, take a look at the list of selections we sampled below.
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Winter Beer Festival was held December 4-5, 2015 at Magnuson Park. Click here for more information about the event or future events hosted by Washington Brewers Guild.
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Discover the truth about InstaPilot inside my evaluation. I will demonstrate the sum you need to acknowledge for this product. So please persist with me until the very surrender.
InstaPilot is a product program that lets you development you're taking after and advance your Instagram profile or business profile.
It does it through allowing you to totally control your profile posting, report and engagement with Instagram clients.
You can likewise spy for your opposition and take after the individuals who are taking after your rivals (this offers you an out of line favorable position).
Appropriate here are a portion of the cool capacities..
INBOX: clients can investigate their instagram account inbox appropriate from the web application and answer their messages.
Mix: capacity to incorporate unmarried or more than one instagram cash owed.
Look for: clients can complete a catchphrase based thoroughly hunt of photos/recordings or both on Hashtags, Geotags, post and clients. From that point clients can play out the accompanying moves at the look for result; like, comment, autopost the picture or video to their profile.
And that's only the tip of the iceberg..
There may be a few advantages and dangers roughly the whole programming. I needed to be reasonable, and give you my state of mind around it.
The product or application is anything but difficult to utilize.
You can mass message your devotees.
Story present that grants you to share the greater part of the snapshots of your day, no longer essentially those you have to keep up on your profile. As you extent more than one photographs they seem together in a slideshow design: your story.
The bolster answer time is entirely languid while required.
it's far quite ordinary that you'll see various upsells after the underlying buy.
However blessed you, i will indicate them legitimate here.
Instapilot prepared elements goes to completely mechanize your instagram hobby (preferring profiles, remarking on profiles, taking after Profiles and unfollowing profiles et cetera.) keeping in mind the end goal to construct new and incredibly connected with tried and true after.
this choice grants clients to have collaboration and offer their partner items/Ecommerce stock to their Instagram target advertise.
Clients of Instapilot can make an 'Instagram spare' inside the product and get their particular shop hyperlink.
This gives clients the ability to get endeavor motivate admission to apply this product program when adapting to customers bills. They'll be able to do physically transfer customers into the product program so clients can screen advance.
It will likewise incorporate an Outsourcing make strides. This enhance licenses you to include 5 clients at an opportunity to the product program to control their customers.
Presently, those upsells may likewise or won't not be valuable to you. However most extreme of the time, the genuine esteem is in the more noteworthy rich stock.
With everything taken into account, InstaPilot is a brilliant programming. You may develop connected with fans and offer your administrations or items to them.
Encourage, you can utilize the application for neighborhood clients, charging month to month expense for walking their Instagram cash owed.
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You get the opportunity to investigate venture with the guide of-venture while in transit to get your substance material rank first page of Google. Don't you need having a steady float of activity? I do.
Tap on at the catch under to find more noteworthy roughly it.
InstaPilot is An across the board Instagram Marketing Tool with the accompanying elements underneath in the request of the menu plan.
INBOX: Users can check their instagram account inbox appropriate from the web application and answer their messages.
Combination: Ability to incorporate single or various instagram accounts and likewise evacuate them off the web application at whatever time. Clients can likewise alter the data on their profile and deal with their profile from the web application.
Look: Users can play out a catchphrase based hunt of pictures/video cuts or both on Geotags, Hashtags, Post and Users. From that point clients can play out the accompanying activities on the query output; remark, as, autopost the photo or video to their profile or different instagram account associated with the web application, post the media as story to their instagram profile, down-load the pictures into their neighborhood PC or exhibition in the web application, additionally share the pictures to their gathering of people (supporters/taking after of their profile).
You can also take after the supporters and taking after of the recorded clients in light of your catchphrase, too send them an immediate message (clients can utilize the component to advance their items/administrations to their potential clients in view of watchwords).
Slanting POSTS and HASHTAGS: Users initially you can see inclining posts and hashtags in view of their instagram most completed movement (in light of the sort of pictures/video cuts they like and remark on). Clients can additionally like the drifting post and remark on them to pick up regard for their profile, auto-post to their profile, post as story or impart to their group of onlookers (adherents and taking after), down-load the pictures into their nearby PC or display in the web application, clients can likewise share the pictures to their gathering of people (devotees/taking after of their profile)., send an immediate message to all clients of the slanting things.
AUTO ENGAGEMENT: You can play out a few auto connect with activities like; Auto Like, Auto remark, Auto take after, Auto take after back, Auto Unfollow and so forth in view of focused settings like labels, area , usernames, and so forth. There is a report for this that shows plainly the advance made for all the auto-connect with activities.
Oversee FOLLOWERS: Users of InstaPilot device can utilize this component to choose all his/her devotees and tail them all with a tick of the mouse or select particular clients and tail them without a moment's delay and so forth. Likewise imperatively, clients can tap on a specific client to discover points of interest of the profile, late exercises, see their taking after/adherents and then choose to take after an individual or them all by selecting all or ticking particular clients to take after. Clients can utilize this component to drag the piece of the overall industry of their rivals by connecting with their rival's group of onlookers. Clients can likewise advance their items by sending an immediate message to every one of their adherents inbox.
Oversee FOLLOWING: Users of InstaPilot can utilize this component to choose every one of her/his taking after and unfollow them as a mass activity or select particular clients to unfollow and so on. Likewise essentially, clients can tap on a specific profile he's taking after to discover points of interest of the profile, late exercises, see their own after/supporters and then choose to take after an individial or them all by selecting all or ticking particular clients to unfollow/take after. Clients can utilize this component to drag the piece of the pie of their rivals by drawing in with their rival's gathering of people. Clients can likewise advance their items/benefits by sending an immediate message to all their taking after profiles inbox.
AUTO-POST: Users can post pictures and video cuts from the web to their instagram profile. They can make a moment post or calendar a post to be posted later on. Pictures or video clasps can be chosen from their exhibition where down-stacked pictures are put away or from their nearby PC. Clients can post to single or numerous records immediately.
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public abstract class AbstractOwnableSynchronizer
extends Object
implements Serializable

A synchronizer that may be exclusively owned by a thread.  This
 class provides a basis for creating locks and related synchronizers
 that may entail a notion of ownership.  The
 AbstractOwnableSynchronizer class itself does not manage or
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Returns the thread last set by setExclusiveOwnerThread,
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Sets the thread that currently owns exclusive access.

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Sets the thread that currently owns exclusive access.
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Time Out ist der Titel eines Jazz-Albums des Dave Brubeck Quartets, das im Dezember 1959 veröffentlicht wurde.

Entstehungsgeschichte

Der Name der LP leitet sich von den für den Jazz ungewöhnlichen ungeraden Taktarten (z. B. 5/4-Takt bei Take Five oder 9/8-Takt bei Blue Rondo à la Turk) ab, schaltet also den im Jazz überwiegenden 4/4-Takt ("Time") aus. Ungerade Taktarten waren das Markenzeichen des Dave Brubeck-Quartetts.

Es entstand zwischen dem 25. Juni (Tracks 4–6), 1. Juli (Tracks 2 und 3) und 18. August 1959 (Tracks 1 und 7) im CBS 30th Street Studio in New York City. Dieses Tonstudio gehörte der CBS, auf deren Label das Album auch erschien. Toningenieur war der aus München stammende Fred Plaut. Es beinhaltet eine Mischung aus Cool Jazz und West-Coast-Jazz. Unter Musikproduzent Teo Macero kam Brubecks Quartett in der Besetzung Dave Brubeck (Piano), Paul Desmond (Altsaxophon), Eugene Wright (Bass) und Joe Morello (Schlagzeug) zusammen.

Blue Rondo à la Turk beginnt im 9/8-Takt, wobei die 9 Schläge als 2+2+2+3 gruppiert sind. Das Stück wechselt in einem Übergangs-Chorus zwischen 9/8 und 12/8, bleibt für die Improvisationen im 12/8-Takt, und kehrt über einen entsprechenden Übergangschorus wieder zum Thema im 9/8-Takt zurück.

Strange Meadow Lark wird von Brubeck in der Einleitung rubato gespielt, aber es klingt teils Walzerbegleitung an, in den Improvisationsteilen steht es im 4/4-Takt und endet wieder rubato.

Take Five ist durchgängig im 5/4-Takt gehalten.

Three to Get Ready wechselt, entsprechend three to get ready – four to go, alle zwei Takte zwischen dem 3/4-Takt und 4/4-Takt. Teils übernimmt im 3/4-Takt das Klavier das Thema und im 4/4-Takt das Saxophon.

Kathy's Waltz, eine Falschschreibung des Vornamens der Tochter von Dave Brubeck, Cathy, beginnt im 2/2-Takt mit einer Art gestrecktem Thema, wobei die Synkopierung ein Walzergefühl vermittelt, bringt Saxophon- und Klavierimprovisation, die dann in den 3/4-Takt übergeht und in einem letzten Chorus in den 6/8-Takt, um dann das Schlussthema im "richtigen" 3/4-Takt zu bringen. Auch dieses Stück wurde ein Standard.

Everybody's Jumpin' ist hauptsächlich in einem 6/4-Takt gehalten, steht anfänglich und im Wechsel im 4/4-Takt, während Pick Up Sticks in einem beständigen 6/4-Takt verbleibt.

Veröffentlichung und Erfolg

Veröffentlicht am 14. Dezember 1959 unter dem Titel Time Out (CBS 8192) kam die LP erst am 26. November 1961 in die Billboard-Pop-Album-Hitparade, wo sie für eine Woche auf Rang zwei blieb. Obwohl das Album als Experiment geplant war und es negative Kritiken bei der Veröffentlichung bekam, wurde es eines der am häufigsten verkauften Jazz-Alben. Für den Erfolg des Albums spielen Desmonds eingängige Soli sowie Morellos Schlagzeugarbeit eine wichtige Rolle. Brubeck selbst spielt das Klavier in einem nicht so flexiblen Blockakkordstil. Das Album war das erste im Jazz, dass sich über eine Million Mal verkaufte. Die Gestaltung des Originalcovers von S. Neil Fujita verwendet zeitgenössische Kunst.

Wegen des Erfolges des Albums folgte noch 1962 das Album Time Further Out, das zwar auch zwei Hits, Unsquare Dance und It's a Raggy Waltz enthielt, aber nicht dieselbe Geschlossenheit des Vorgängers erreichte.

Titelliste
Alle Kompositionen stammen von Dave Brubeck, außer Take Five, das von Paul Desmond komponiert wurde.

Seite 1:
 Blue Rondo à la Turk – 6:44
 Strange Meadow Lark – 7:22
 Take Five – 5:24
Seite 2:
 Three to Get Ready – 5:24
 Kathy's Waltz – 4:48
 Everybody's Jumpin' – 4:23
 Pick Up Sticks – 4:16

Rezeption

Die Musikzeitschrift Jazzwise führt Time Out auf Platz 18 der 100 Jazz Albums That Shook the World; Keith Shadwick schrieb:

Die deutschsprachige Ausgabe des Rolling Stone wählte das Album 2013 auf Platz 23 der 100 besten Jazz-Alben.

Im Jahre 2005 wurde Time Out als eine von 50 Aufnahmen in das National Recording Registry der Library of Congress aufgenommen. Take Five wurde 1996 in die Grammy Hall of Fame aufgenommen, das Album folgte 2009.

Time Out gehört zu den 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Noten
 Brubeck: Time Out in der Jazz-Piano-Serie im Hansen House Verlag, transkribiert sehr genau die Stücke und die Pianosolos von Brubeck.

Weblinks

 Time Out im Internet Archive
 Review bei Rondo – Das Klassik & Jazz Magazin
 Review bei NPR.org

Einzelnachweise

Album (Jazz)
Album 1959


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