Potter Cast was released less than two weeks after Muggle Cast's first episode.Produced by The Leaky Cauldron, it differed from Muggle Cast with a more structured program, including various segments and involvement of more people on the Leaky Cauldron staff compared to Muggle Cast.Net to remove all stories of their works, requests honored by the site.However, Rowling has been "alarmed by pornographic or sexually explicit material clearly not meant for kids," according to Neil Blair, an attorney for her publisher.The book was written as a supplement to fill the void after Deathly Hallows, and received eventual approval from Rowling herself.Rowling has said, "I find it very flattering that people love the characters that much." She has adopted a positive position on fan fiction, unlike authors such as Anne Mc Caffrey or Anne Rice who discourage fans from writing about their books and have asked sites like Fan Fiction.
Over 8500 people subscribe to the story so that they are alerted when new posts update the story.In the story, the protagonist Andrea Sachs is ordered to retrieve two copies of the next installment in the series for her boss's twins before they are published so that they can be privately flown to France, where the twins and their mother are on holiday.The first site to receive the award was Immeritus, a fan site mostly devoted to Sirius Black, and about which Rowling wrote, "I am so proud of the fact that a character, whom I always liked very much, though he never appeared as much more than a brooding presence in the books, has gained a passionate fan-club." although in 2010 the website came back online again albeit with a lot of content missing.Rowling called the project "extraordinary" and "most inspirational", and paralleled its mission to "the values for which Dumbledore's Army fought in the books".
At one time, Warner Bros., which owns the rights to Harry Potter and its affiliates, tried to shut down the sites.
There are numerous websites devoted solely to Harry Potter fan fiction.


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TS Eliot The Function of Criticism
April 4, 2016 By Anuj Dahiya in literary criticism No Comments Tags: THE FUNCTION OF CRITICISM, TS Eliot
TS Eliot – THE FUNCTION OF CRITICISM
The function of Criticism. TS. Eliot is as famous for his works in the field of criticism as for those in the field of creative art. His essay 'The Function of Criticism' was published in 1923 and is one of the most well known of his works as a critic. This essay was a response to Middleton Murry's challenge to the opinions that Eliot had presented in one of his earlier essays, namely 'Tradition and Individual Talent'. This essay had been published in 1919 and Murry had opposed the views therein in his own essay titled 'Romanticism and the Tradition'. In 'The Function of Criticism', Eliot has revised his views presented in 'tradition and Indivi
dual Talent'; presented the opposition suggested by Murry to those views; expresses his opposition to Murry's views; and, also presents his views about different aspects of the tendencies and functions of criticism. So, the essay has been divided into 4 parts each one dealing with one of the four features mentioned above, respectively.
Eliot's views on Tradition
At the beginning of the essay, Eliot refers to the views he presented in 'Tradition and Individual Talent'. The most unique aspect of his theory about tradition has been that he identifies a direct and strong relationship between the literature of past and present. He believed that European literature, right from the very beginning of literature to the present day, formed a single literary tradition without any break. He also states that individual writers and individual literary works have significance only when seen in relation to this tradition. The present merely alters the past and past directs the present. New works of art disturb the order of already existing literary works but soon conforms to this order. So, literary tradition continues without a break though it keeps on changing.
Another aspect of literary tradition, as per Eliot, is that every writer has to owe allegiance to the authority of tradition. Only surrender to the literary tradition could give meaning and significance to a writer's work. The writers of all time form a singular ideal community and they all are united by a common cause and a common inheritance.
Eliot's views about criticism also follow his views about art and tradition. However, works of art could have different ends like moral, religious or cultural but criticism has only one end- i.e., "elucidation of works of art and the correction of taste."Criticism, thus depends on art and could not be an independent activity.
To determine the success of a critic in his performance should be easy considering that the end of criticism is clear and well defined. However, Eliot states that in reality it is not that simple. The basic reason he identifies is that critics believe in asserting their individuality rather than conforming to the fellow critics. He states that critics trying to attract audience by competing with others have no value or significance. However, he also believed that some critics did prove useful on the basis of their work.
Murry's Views
In the second part of the essay, Eliot takes on Middleton Murry's views on Classicism and Romanticism. Murry had stressed on the belief that Classicism and Romanticism differ very clearly and no one could follow both at the same time. Eliot opposed Murry when the latter related the difference between classicism and romanticism to the difference in French and English, respectively. Murry also related Catholicism to classicism for believing in tradition, discipline and obedience to an objective authority outside the individual. According tohim, Romanticism and Protestantism are related to social liberalism, for having full faith in the 'inner voice', in the individual, and no restriction to follow outside authority or fixed rules and traditions.Eliot objected to Murry's views by stating that his concept of inner voice was like advocating doing what one likes. He says that the difference between classicism and romanticism is equivalent to the difference between the complete and the fragmentary, the adult and the immature, the orderly and the chaotic. He also disagrees that the French and the English could be compared to Classics and romantics, respectively.
Eliot's views about Murry
In the third part, Eliot dismisses Murry's views that he highlighted in the second part. Eliot's attitude in this dismissal seems to be that of ridicule. He states that criticism's function is to discover some common principles for perfection in art. This function could be served only with obedience to the laws and tradition of art which have been derived from the experience of ages. Thus, someone believing in the 'inner voice' could not value criticism. He calls the inner voice 'whiggery'.
Eliot's views about Criticism
Link between Criticism and Creativity
In the fourth part, Eliot analyzes various aspects of criticism. First of all, he comments about the terms 'critical' and 'creative' and also ridicules the way Matthew Arnold bluntly distinguished the two.
Eliot says that 'critical' activity is of great importance for works of creation. The major part of the effort of an author in composing his work is 'critical labour' which includes 'the labour of sifting, combining constructing, expunging, correcting, testing.' Eliot considers the critical effort done by a writer on his own work to be the highest kind of criticism. He believes that creative writers having superior critical faculty are superior to other writers.
Creative Criticism
Eliot opposes one of the basic beliefs of literary studies that critical and creative activities are separate. According to him, criticism forms a large part of the effort undertaken for creation. However, he states that critical writing cannot be creative. Because there is a fundamental difference between creation and criticism, an effort for creative criticism would be neither creative nor critical. Creation has no conscious aims but criticism has fixed purpose concerned to something other than itself. Criticism could not be autotelic and is aimed at elucidation of works of art.
Qualifications of a Critic
Eliot also mentions the qualifications of a critic. He considers a highly developed sense of fact to be the most important quality of a critic. The sense of fact is a rare gift and is very slow to develop. Eliot also states that 'workshop criticism', i.e. criticism by a person who practises creative art himself is most valuable. He also says that the part of criticism attempting interpretation of an author or a work is false and misleading.
According to Eliot, true interpretation is giving the possession of the facts to the reader. The true critic puts his knowledge about facts about a work of art before the reader in simple manner. He also suggests clearly that by the term 'facts', he means the technical aspects concerned to a work of art.
Critic's tools
Eliot considers comparison and analysis to be the chief tools of a critic that should be used with care and intelligence. A critic needs to be fully aware of the facts about a work to employ comparison and analysis. He believes that the method of comparison and analysis is preferable over the conventional interpretation even if used injudiciously.
Eliot's Suggestions to Critic
Eliot states that even trivial facts cannot corrupt taste. However, critics like Coleridge and Goethe corrupt by offering opinions and fancy. Eliot also cautions against obsession for facts. Trivial facts should not be chased. He also says that critics should read the works themselves rather than reading views about the work.
Eliot also opposes 'lemon squeezer' critics, i.e. the critics who try to squeeze too many meanings from the text. He says that a critic should not get indulged with trivialities.
So, as per Eliot, a good critic follows tradition, judges on the basis of facts and is objective. He should not be prejudiced on the basis of preconceived theories.
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With the campaign period for national elective posts starting next week, an environmental and health watchdog has urged politicians to minimize their use of tarpaulins.
In a statement, EcoWaste Coalition warned on Thursday that tests conducted on five tarpaulins made by commercial sign makers in Makati, Manila, Mandaluyong, Pasay and Quezon City showed high levels of cadmium, a heavy metal used as a plastic colorant or stabilizer.
Cadmium has been listed by the World Health Organization as among the 10 chemicals of major public health concern. Exposure may lead to birth defects and learning disabilities.
The tarpaulins, each measuring 24 by 36 inches and bearing the names of fictitious candidates, were sent by the group to global testing company SGS.
Test reports released on Feb. 1 showed that the average cadmium content of the samples was 718 parts per million (ppm), far above the 100 ppm limit set by the European Union for cadmium in plastics.
Thony Dizon, EcoWaste chemical safety campaigner, said the mass production of these posters would also worsen the country's plastic pollution crisis. The Philippines was ranked as the third biggest contributor to ocean plastic waste, according to a 2015 study by Ocean Conservancy.
Some banners may even end up being burned, releasing dangerous byproducts of combustion called dioxins, he said.
In 2016, EcoWaste Coalition asked the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to speed up the approval of a strong Chemical Control Order for cadmium and cadmium compounds.


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Samsung Announces 5G Technology That Offers Gigabit Experience To Mobile
By Daniel Perez, on 05/13/2013 10:54 PDT
We're sure many of you are pleased with your 4G and 4G LTE connections on your mobile devices, but even though those speeds are good enough for you to upload videos to YouTube and images to Instagram on a regular basis, we can't help but look at the future of mobile data speeds. Samsung has announced it has taken the first step into providing what seems to be "next" for mobile data transfer technology with its 5G network.
Samsung has announced they have developed a mobile data technology that has the potential to deliver speeds "several hundred times faster than current 4G networks." Their new technology, which they're saying is "the world's first adaptive array transceiver technology operating in the millimeter-wave Ka bands for cellular communications," sits at the core of a 5G mobile communications system. Samsung says they were able to transmit data at a speed of up to 1.056Gbps to a distance of up to 2 kilometers, which is a little over a mile away.
Samsung plans to commercialize its 5G technology by 2020 where they envision a future where transmitting large data files, which include high-quality movies, on mobile devices to become limitless. Although we certainly would question just how limitless a future where 5G speeds are possible when two of the three major U.S. wireless carriers limit their customers' data usage.
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An Animal Welfare Nexus Resolution for Sustainable Development Adopted in March 2022 at UNEA 5.2
Animal Welfare Nests at the United Nations
Years of stakeholder collaboration with animal welfare organizations culminated in a monumental achievement this last week at the United Nations in Nairobi, Kenya. For the first time in history, a resolution that exclusively refers to animal welfare was adopted on March 2, 2022.
The Resumed Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2) adopted the Animal Welfare, Environment and Sustainable Development Nexus Resolution which was sponsored by seven (7) Member States, namely Ghana, Burkina Faso, Senegal, South Sudan, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
The draft resolution was discussed, negotiated, and was agreed upon at a referendum and was passed by Open Ended Committee of Permanent Representatives (OECPR) ahead of UNEA 5.2.
The international multilateral groups aligned with the resolution's call on the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to produce a report in close collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Health Organization (WHO), World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the One-Health High-Level Expert Panel and other stakeholders.
Coordinated global lobbying efforts and activities that preceded this ground-breaking achievement stemmed from indigenous animal welfare groups in Africa in partnership with global like-minded organizations. The achievement was a huge milestone following years of work undertaken by the civil society organizations to protect animals, their habitat and the communities that live with and adjacent to them. The resolution will seek to affirm the important role their work plays in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
"Today, the world's highest-level decision-making body on the environment acknowledged the strong body of science supporting animal welfare and its contribution to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. We have taken a bigger step forward to protect humans, animals, and the planet. And we showed how we are better together" said Josphat Ngonyo, the Founder and Executive Director for Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW).
The actions taken which aimed to derive support from Member States was coordinated by Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW), African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and the World Federation for Animals (WFA). The organizations collaborated with their partners and member organizations in Africa, Asia, Europe, and USA.
"We are proud of this watershed moment for the animal protection movement. It is a massive collective success for our members and partners and proves the impact of a worldwide coalition of animal NGOs. A holistic understanding of the links between animal suffering and environmental harm and greater inter-agency collaboration with shared aims are critical stepping stones for improving the well-being of animals across the globe." James Yeates, the Chief Executive Officer for World Federation for Animals (WFA).
The effort was indeed collective as it was generously supported financially and in kind by Compassion in World Farming (CIWF), Four Paws, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), Animal People, Animal Welfare Trust, Africa Network for Animal Welfare-USA, American Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS), Animals Australia, The Donkey Sanctuary, World Horse Welfare, and WellBeing International at a regional and global.
This great stride follows the endorsement of the resolution by the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) in December 2021 of the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Heads of States and Government of African Union during the 35th African Union Summit in February 2022.
"An enabling policy and legal framework is a key institutional arrangement for sustainable development of animal resources upon which to anchor the development strategies, programs and projects. A clear understanding of the fundamental issues that need to be addressed and the generation of the necessary evidence for the formulation of polices and legal frameworks to guide the components of development is crucial. AU-IBAR welcomes the adoption of the Resolution by UNEA; which is envisaged to lead to a clear understanding of the nexus between animal welfare, the environment and sustainable development, and recognizes the resolution as a critical milestone in addressing its mandate to spearhead the sustainable development of the Animal Resources Sector in Africa." Stated the Acting Director of AU-IBAR, Dr. Nick Nwankpa.
This major achievement had been long forthcoming for the animal welfare stakeholders and partners as the process of attaining it was focused, adept and efficient.
"It is indeed an historic moment in the United Nations Environment Assembly accepting this resolution which gives official recognition to the vital role of animal welfare in achieving a sustainable planet for us all. Huge thanks to everyone involved in making this trailblazing resolution happen." Stated the Global Chief Executive Officer of Compassion in World Farming International, Philip Lymbery.
Tracking the Resolution Process
Africa Animal Welfare Conference - Action 2019
It was on a warm day at the halls of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) that the discussions on the conference resolutions took place, after an engaging and exhausting few days at the Africa Animal Welfare Conference - Action 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Having convened for three days, African leaders, researchers, academics, conservationists, legal professionals, law enforcers, and animal welfare practitioners, from different parts of the African continent and the world agreed upon final recommendations in the East African capital.
Among the fifteen (15) resolutions that had been determined and put together to address the gaps flagged and to solve the challenges highlighted in the presentations, was a highly ambitious one that seemed to be almost unattainable.
Under the 'Engagement with UN Environment' clause, Resolution No. 8 instructed the conference to table a resolution to the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) through a Member State that recognizes and affirms the contribution and significance of welfare of animals to environmental protection, social justice, and sustainable development of society.
The meeting further resolved that the conference organizers, UNEP, AU-IBAR and ANAW to work together with other animal welfare organizations to actualize the resolution.
Upon the creation of the joint secretariat, ANAW was tasked to lead and coordinate the process and mobilize the resources in order to actualize the animal welfare resolution.
It has been proven, time and again, that all should work in unity to achieve a common goal effectively at the highest level. Individuals, organizations, and institutions work hand in hand to address environmental crises experienced and to make an impact in the world today. This was the mindset and approach adopted when the organizers and the secretariat set out to fulfil the assigned task – they were better together.
Following the conference, the secretariat sought support and partnership from animal welfare organizations across the world to form a steering committee and a technical committee. The appointed committees comprised of Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW), Animal People, African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), Brooke International, Compassion in World Farming (CIWF), Eurogroup for Animals, Four Paws, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), The Donkey Sanctuary, UNEP as an advisor, World Horse Welfare, World Federation for Animals (WFA) and World Animal Protection.
During the process, the team also joined hands with the Red Latinoamericana de Protección Animal (Red-LAPA), Mercy for Animals, Proveg, Catholic Concern, and many other animal welfare, wildlife, and environmental conservation NGOs to support the sponsoring states in raising awareness of and garnering support for the resolution.
The group undertook to jointly support and inform the member states on the resolution, hoping to there would be support from at least ninety-seven (97) United Nations Member States required to support the resolution at UNEA-5.2 in February 2022, for it to be to be passed and adopted. This is 50% plus 1 (one) member states minimum number required to pass a resolution.
Member States Own the Animal Welfare Resolution
Civil society organizations supported Member States through their appointed joint secretariat who visited ministers and officials in different countries in an effort to discuss and provide information on the animal welfare resolution. The Member States agreed and aligned with the aims and objectives of the resolution and committed to sponsor and support it. The states appointed two focal point persons one in Nairobi and the capital.
The efforts were further aided when strategic meetings were organized to take place in ongoing global high-level conferences. A side meeting was planned during the 5th Africa Animal Welfare Conference (AAWC) in Ghana for the Ministers of Environment as a preparation of moving the resolution forward to UNEA and to reach out to other Member States to support the resolution.
The meetings were successful and achieved a common purpose which is to engage and inform Member States on the pioneering resolution.
The Animal Welfare Resolution at the Resumed Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2)
After the resolution was tabled and discussed by Member States during the Committee of Permanent Representatives and the Sub - Committee meetings, it underwent refinement to address the concerns raised.
Unanimous Support from Global Civil Society Organizations
The civil society organizations representing different countries across the world that were accredited to UN Environment as Major Groups and Stakeholders (MGS) expressed their support for the resolution in a well elaborated document to UNEA. They submitted their recommendations of the Animal Welfare-Environment-Sustainable Development Nexus Resolution highlighting their thoughts and views on the document. The recommendations contextualized animal welfare in the three pillars that UN Environment addressed – Biodiversity Loss, Pollution and Climate Change.
The Major Groups and Stakeholders expressed their full support of the resolution which requested UNEP's Executive Director to carry out an analysis and report on the interlinkages between animal welfare, the environment and sustainable development. The MGS statement explained that the resolution would aid UNEP and Member States to assess how improving animal welfare could support them in delivering on their mandate of protecting the environment and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The statement established that food production systems that have a negative impact on animal health and welfare are the dominant drivers of biodiversity loss and zoonotic disease emergence and contribute significantly to climate change and environmental pollution. Major Groups and Stakeholders gave a clear recommendation that the draft resolution should stay as a stand-alone measure and should not be merged with any other resolution as it is short, targeted and deals with an issue which is new to the UN system.
A Resolution Adopted!
On March 2, 2022, the UNEA President Espen Barth Eide, announced the adoption of the resolution.
"The first draft resolution is entitled, 'Animal Welfare, Environment and Sustainable Development Nexus' (UNEA/EA5/L10 Revision1). May I take it that the assembly wishes to adopt this draft resolution?... I see no objections; it is so decided." The president announced as he brought down the gavel.
The historic news was met with deafening shouts, claps and ululations that reverberated across the conference hall at the United Nations. An insurmountable feat had been accomplished! The resolution was finally adopted!
The Advocacy Task to Fulfil the Resolution
The magnitude of the implication of a resolution adopted by the highest-level decision-making environmental organ calls for an equally monumental convening task to fulfil it. The inference of this decision creates a massive expectation to provide evidence on the role of animal welfare as a key interlink to the global environmental challenges, as a vital pillar of One Health and as an objective to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A supporting task to the UN Environment Executive Director and the multilateral groups cited falls squarely on the unified shoulder of animal welfare advocates and practitioners.
It is crucial to perceive the move to distinguish animal welfare at the world's highest policy making assembly as only but the beginning of a journey to attain a humane world that cares for and protects its animals.


If you have not read our two previous blog posts on how to get started on an React Native Camera App I suggest you take a look at Capturing Pictures in React Native.
At the moment our camera component is stateless, so first off we need to add a constructor and a couple of states.
Now that we a couple of states we should use these to define our initial camera options. As you can see I also added a mirrormode state, this is because we need to return a mirrored image on capture for all those selfies.
Easy enough huh? Lets add a function to switch between our two cameras.
Next we need to add something amazing to click on, but let's be lazy and still use a text block as button for now, we will focus on making this app sparkle at a later stage.
And thats it! Get on rocking with those selfies!
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Symmetry Is Overrated: Paolo de Giusti's XXXVI DG Bicycle Concept
By Ray Hu - February 8, 2013
Based on the description of his latest project, it's safe to assume that Paolo de Giusti is sick of all of the newfangled concept bikes that seem to be all the rage these days. Whether they're design competition entries or simply eye-catching renderings, the Italian art director simply isn't impressed. But beyond hoarding vintage Campy components like your average retrogrouch (not that there's anything wrong with that), he proposes yet another variation of the concept bike:It is not a folding bike, nor is it an electric- or battery-powered bike. It is not iOS-ready. You can't plug your music/phone/camera into it. This is the XXXVI DG—quite simply, this is a bicycle. Two wheels. Two pedals. One Seat. Inspired by bicycles for bicycle lovers, combining traditional elements and components in an unconventional yet innovative way. The frame takes its shape from a simple desire for asymmetric aesthetics, while at the same time providing a stable cave-like covering for the wheels and preserving the bicycle's ergonomic features.
Its name, of course, refers to the diameter of its wheels: "The 36" wheels are, themselves, blasts from the past, having been commonplace many years ago for their uniquely smooth, relaxed and sturdy rolling, perfect for the everyday cruiser."
Of course, a particularly jaded cycling enthusiast might cite Cannondale's "Lefty" single-bladed fork and similarly experimental asymmetric frames as precedents to de Giusti's XXXVI DG. But in fairness to the designer, the highly unorthodox bicycle merits consideration beyond its overlapping frame and fork: from the undersized chainring—presumably to compensate for the placement of the single chainstay—to the angled line of the top tube, the XXXVI DG would likely make for an unconventional ride... to say nothing of actually building the thing.
See additional zoomable views over on the Coroflot project page for XXXVI DG.
The geometry isn't figured out and that's not a problem at all. This is an interesting exercise in giant wheels and asymmetry and it's really pretty innovative. I think a few prototypes would lead to geometry refinements that could make this viable. But disc brakes on the drive side? Not sure about that.
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LOVE the way the wheel crosses the line of the seat tube. Just beautiful. Moustaches and a Brooks would have taken over the top, atmo :)
"The overall geometry looks pretty unsettled to ride. The rear wheel is too far underneath the saddle. This paired with the short wheelbase, the quite flat steering angle without any forerun seems to be a bit too extreme."
the rear wheel looks like it's too far under the saddle because the rear wheel is so big. im sure the distance from the cranks to the rear axle is a good bit longer than the average bike. same with the crank height. the fork IS raked, but it is essentially raked at the top instead of using curved blades. geometry is preserved.
belts are known to be less efficient. and they wear cogs much, much faster. both are due to the high tension required to keep the belt from skipping.
shorter cranks never damaged anyone's knees, as long as the gearing was appropriate.
as pointed out at the first comment, it's clear this designer is more than a little familiar with bicycles, i can see how this would actually ride very nicely. i would only add a planetary gear hub or nuvinci cvt to increase its usefulness.
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Hi Nym, don't worry, the biometric is save
http://www.muee.eu/XXXVI%20Paolo%20De%20Giusti%20Bike%20Concept%2036/XXXVI%20DG%20SIZE%20COMPARISON.jpg
about the solution of the mono arm , of course is not for a weight reduction..as is not the best solution for motorcycles..but it's beautiful. A race bike is made to be lighter and faster, a downhill bike is heavy and indestructible...the XXXVI is a cruiser, so...relax ;)
As a bike enthusiast, mechanical engineer and designer this is just madness.
I mean I like this idea for going pathes no one ever before has pursued, but it's a bit too far.
First of all:
Symmetry is good, as it reduces bending moments by splitting the forces symmetrically. Those moments have to be compensated by much more material and structure. (Just take a look at this massive single armed rear wheel swing:
http://motorplush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Midalu-FGR-2500-V6-Revolutionary-Naked-Bike-rear-wheel-and-swing-arm-10.jpg)
It makes sense in the race world, where you might have to quickly exchange the wheel in the world of motorcycles.
In the world of bicycles it merely makes sense for the sake of weight reduction.
Pretty famous is Canondale with their "Lefty":
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9e8x_G6k4A/TEfWHqYrrII/AAAAAAAAAXA/0G-hixbhhJ8/s1600/horquillas-suspension-lefty-cannondale.jpg
But yet it doesn't cut the weight in half...not even close.
You need a more solid shaft and a bending resistent heavier hub and axle.
It makes kind of sense for suspension forks, especially if they are not mainly air-powered.
Nevertheless...saving weight can't be the main goal here. I assume steel tubing is used?
And because of it's asymmetrical design a lot more cross-bracing is needed.
I like to see bigger wheel sizes. But it's overall wheel base seems to be to narrow. I can almost feel my shoes touching the front wheel in curves.
And as someone else pointed out the bottom-bracket seems to be oddly low. Pedals touching the ground in curves is a serious danger.
If the argument there is to just user shorter cranks, I highly have to disapprove. 170-175mm is the range for normal sized folks...going lower can cause knee injuries.
The overall geometry looks pretty unsettled to ride. The rear wheel is too far underneath the saddle. This paired with the short wheelbase, the quite flat steering angle without any forerun seems to be a bit too extreme.
Anyways...good that someone thinks a bit outof the box.
Martin Siegrist
Isn't the bottom bracket a bit low? While a low CG is definitely cool it looks like the pedals are going to hit the ground too quickly.....
Belt drive is also the first thing I thought of when seeing this too. Belts are just as efficient as chains, require zero maintenance, and are essentially superior in all ways. The only problem is that in order to remove them, you have to cross them through the chainstay. This bike has the potential to eliminate that issue, but doesn't, which is unfortunate.
I'd also like to see how this works as far as stability at speed...
@Shane
technically, a belt is a closed ring, and has to be installed on frames where is possible to open the rear triangle ( yes, you can open this frame, but it's not easy)
I don't like belt system, I like metal, because you can clean, repair, repaint, cut, weld ...and at the end recycle. time for plastic toys finally is at the end.
but there is a chain instead of a belt only for one reason: because you HAVE to take care of your bike eheh
it Is not a limit, no pain no gain, the user will respect the product, because he is an essential part of it,in this way the product life will be longer. ;) ciao Paolo
It seems a shame to miss out on having a belt drive on the side missing a chainstay though. I mean, why have a chain that you need a chain tool and lubricant for when you can have a nice silent running belt? I'm guessing it's to do with torque flex etc...?
What I like about this concept is that its very emotive without having some revolutionary new gimmick that nobody has ever tried before except for everybody.
I'd like to try riding a bike like that, anything that makes potholed city streets smoother.
Also, the smaller chainring is due to the bigger wheels; 1 wheel rotation covers more ground than smaller wheels, therefore, different ratios are required. Its the same reason small wheeled folding bikes often have huge chainrings. (Sorry, as a designer and former cycle mechanic, I couldn't help myself)
Junji
But what is the problem that is solves? I see no real advancement. Does it even ride well? I kind of doubt it. The test is to take it downhill at speed...
Thumbs up. It's nice to see a bike on here that looks like it could be real, and the designer is actually familiar with bicycles. And has dang ol' hubs.
Ray Hu
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Konrad "Conny" Plank (* 3. Mai 1940 in Hütschenhausen; † 5. Dezember 1987 in Köln) war ein deutscher Musikproduzent und Toningenieur.

Leben und Wirken
Conny Plank begann als Starkstrom-Ingenieur und wollte dann in das Computerfach überwechseln, doch begann er Anfang 1964 als Sendertechniker bei der Europawelle Saar, wo er im Dezember 1966 ausschied. Seiner Meinung nach würde dort Kreativität verhindert. Er wechselte als freier Mitarbeiter zum Rhenus-Tonstudio, das seit 1964 in einer ausgedienten Raffinerie in Köln-Godorf von Karl-Heinz Münchow betrieben wurde. Hier arbeitete er als Praktikant von Electrola-Musikregisseur Wolfgang Hirschmann, der ihn 1969 u. a. als Toningenieur-Assistent bei den Konzerten von Marlene Dietrich einsetzte und ihm die Chance gab, bei einer Duke-Ellington-Session am 27. April 1970 als verantwortlicher Toningenieur zu arbeiten. Im Rhenus-Studio stand er dem WDR als Auftraggeber gegenüber für Karlheinz Stockhausen (Kurzwellen Record 2 Remake, aufgenommen 8./9. April 1969; ohne Plank) und Mauricio Kagel (Der Schall, aufgenommen am 5./6. November 1969, ohne Plank; Acustica, aufgenommen zwischen dem 18. Januar und 31. Januar 1971, ohne Plank) vor, die hier in Auftragsproduktion aufnahmen.

Seine freiberufliche Tätigkeit ermöglichte ihm auch die Arbeit für andere Tonstudios. Während seiner Zeit in der Wohngemeinschaft der Hamburger Villa Kunterbunt (hier lebte er zeitweise mit Udo Lindenberg und Otto Waalkes) gründete er den Kraut Musikverlag und machte insbesondere Bekanntschaft mit den Hamburger Star Studios und den Dumont Time Windrose Studios, die er für Musikproduktionen nutzen sollte.

Weiter gründete er mit Wilken F. Müller, Gründer der Villa Kunterbunt, später auch als Willem bekannt, das kurzlebige Label aamok, welches von 1972 bis 1974 verschiedene Promotion-Platten, teilweise in Zusammenarbeit mit Intercord herstellte. 1973 wurde die experimentelle Single Deutsches Weihnachts-Potpourri / Silence in the Night bei Linda veröffentlicht.

Als Cluster in den heimischen Rhenus-Studios ihr Debütalbum Klopfzeichen (21. Dezember 1969) aufnahmen, wirkte Plank als Tonmeister mit; die LP erschien in einer Auflage von lediglich 300 Exemplaren. Die Cluster-LPs Cluster I (Januar 1971) – hier erscheint er als Mitautor, weil seine elektronische Aufnahmeleistung entscheidend für das Duo war –, und Cluster II (Januar 1972) wurden beide von Plank im Star Musik-Studio produziert. Alexander von Schlippenbach ließ seine LP The Living Music am 24. April 1969 bei Rhenus von Plank als Tonmeister einpegeln. Plank hatte es mit einer internationalen siebenköpfigen Free-Jazz-Band zu tun, die an einem Tag genügend Material für 2 LPs zusammenstellen konnte (The Living Music war 1969 ursprünglich unter dem Titel Quasar auf den Markt gekommen). Die Progressive-Formation Ash Ra Tempel nahm ihre erste gleichnamige LP im März 1971 unter Regie von Plank im Hamburger Star Studio auf, im Oktober 1971 produzierte er in denselben Studios das Debüt-Album der Scorpions, das unter dem Titel Lonesome Crow im Februar 1972 erschien. Die Neu!-LP Neu!  wurde im Dezember 1971 von Plank mit aufwändigen Mehrspuraufnahmen und Sound-Innovationen in den Dumont Time Windrose Studios aufgenommen. Im Dezember 1972 produzierte er die Gomorrha-LP I Turned to See Whose Voice it Was. Zwischen dem 28. Februar 1972 und 6. März 1972 entstand die Guru-Guru-LP Känguru im Dumont Time Studio; auf der im Januar 1972 produzierten Os-Mundi-LP 43 Minuten spielte Plank Gitarre. Die Neu! 2-LP wurde im Januar 1973 von Plank im Time Dumont-Studio aufgenommen; hier entstand auch die Kollektiv-LP Kollektiv im März 1973. Am 19./20. Oktober 1974 ließ sich die Jazzrock-Combo Kraan von Plank die Doppel-LP Live aus dem Berliner Quartier Latin mitschneiden.

Eigenes Tonstudio
Sein eigenes Tonstudio namens Connys Studio errichtete er in Wolperath, einem Ortsteil von Neunkirchen-Seelscheid, etwa 35 km südöstlich von Köln. Die Studios entstanden Anfang 1974 in einem ehemaligen Schweinestall, der zu einem Bauernhof im Fachwerkhausstil gehörte. Plank suchte einen Ort mit entspannter Arbeitsatmosphäre jenseits der Großstadt. Nach eigenem Bekunden sollte eine "angst- und vorbehaltfreie Atmosphäre" vorhanden sein, um mit unkonventionellen, aber dennoch bodenständigen Mitteln in Ruhe am Klang feilen zu können. Planks Markenzeichen, der moderne Maschinensound, sollte in seinem neuen Studio verstärkt zum Ausdruck kommen. Erste Produktion hier war am 17./18. Mai 1974 das Album Transitory  der Jazzrock-Formation Pork Pie von Jasper van't Hof (abgemischt am 13./14. Juni 1974). Der sehr selektiv vorgehende Plank hatte kein Interesse an David Bowie und verweigerte ihm deshalb 1974 den Studiozutritt. Das war für die Krautrock-Truppe Kraan kein Hindernis, als sie im Juli 1974 ihre LP Andy Nogger hier produzierte. Am 3. Dezember 1974 spielte Arktis für ihr gleichnamiges Album drei Tracks hier ein. Waren die ersten beiden Neu!-Alben noch in den Rhenus-bzw. Windrose Dumont-Studios entstanden, so holte Plank die Krautrocktruppe für ihr Album Neu! '75 zwischen Dezember 1974 und Januar 1975 in sein eigenes Studio.

Plank hatte der Kraftwerk-Vorgängerband Organisation im Dezember 1969 ihre einzige LP Tone Float produziert, eigentlich als Demoaufnahme für Plattenlabels gedacht. Es war Planks Idee, auf der Coverrückseite einen Verkehrs-Leitkegel abzubilden. Er half der Gruppe, ihre experimentellen Soundcollagen bei der Komposition und Instrumentierung umzusetzen. Bei ihrem Übergang zu Kraftwerk ging der Kontakt zu Plank nicht verloren, wenngleich deren erste LP im Juli/August 1970 in deren eigenem Studio entstand. Aber bereits Kraftwerk 2, zwischen dem 20. September und 1. Oktober 1971 im Star Studio aufgenommen, wurde von Plank überwacht. Das Kraftwerk-Album Autobahn wurde von Plank im November 1974 im Wolperather Studio aufgenommen. Plank erarbeitete hierauf u. a. den Sound der vorbeiziehenden Autos im gleichnamigen Titelsong. Autobahn war die letzte von Plank produzierte Kraftwerk-LP, denn die Hinwendung zur Designer-Band wollte Plank nicht mitvollziehen.

Die Krautrock-Band Bröselmaschine mietete zwischen Februar und Juli 1975 Planks Studio, um ihr Album Peter Bursch und die Bröselmaschine hier einpegeln zu lassen. Die hannoversche Rockgruppe Harlis beauftragte Plank, eine gleichnamige LP zwischen September und Oktober 1975 im neuen Studio zu produzieren. Die Harmonia-LP Deluxe entstand mit mobilem Studio im Juni 1975, abgemischt im Juli 1975 im Plank-Studio und veröffentlicht am 20. August 1975. Plank überwachte danach eine Jazzaufnahme mit dem Globe Unity Orchestra, als Single Bavarian Calypso im April 1975 entstanden. Die Electronic Krautrock-Band La Düsseldorf vertraute die Produktion ihrer gleichnamigen LP zwischen September und Dezember 1975 Planks Künsten an. Im Dorf fand sich dann die Krautrock-Truppe Guru Guru für Aufnahmen zu ihrer LP Tango Fango (Februar 1976) ein, die Grobschnitt-Konzept-LP Rockpommel's Land (November 1976 bis Februar 1977) wurde ebenfalls von Plank überwacht (Veröffentlichung: Mai 1977). Michael Rother (Ex-Kraftwerk) spielte hier sein Album Flammende Herzen (Juni–September 1976) ein.

Am 22. Februar 1979 (Weiberfastnacht) gab die Zeltinger Band im Kölner Nachtklub "Roxy" ihren Einstand, der von Plank live mitgeschnitten wurde. Was Plank für die Nachwelt festhielt, ist ruppiger, an New Wave und Punk erinnernder Rock, von einem stets etwas atemlosen Zeltinger in derbem Kölsch vorgetragen und im August 1979 auf der Debüt-LP De Plaat im Roxy & Bunker live erschienen. Zwischen September und Dezember 1980 entstand mit Schleimig die erste Studio-LP der Zeltinger Band. Im August 1980 versammelten sich die Bläck Fööss für die LP D'r Rhing erop – D'r Rhing eraf ("Rheinaufwärts – rheinabwärts"), um hierfür 14 Titel aufzunehmen (bekanntester: Indianer kriesche nit), Produzent war jedoch Werner Dies.

Waren die bisherigen Auftraggeber überwiegend deutsche Bands, deren musikalische Identität vorwiegend im Krautrock oder Jazzrock lag, so änderte sich das Bild entscheidend, als mit Ultravox im Mai 1978 eine internationale New Wave- und Synth-Pop-Band die Dienste des abgelegenen Studios in Anspruch nahm. Ihre bisherigen Aufnahmen waren in renommierten Londoner Studios unter Aufsicht von Brian Eno/Steve Lillywhite entstanden. Die dritte Ultravox-LP Systems of Romance wurde von Plank im Mai 1978 überwacht. Auch für die übernächste LP Rage in Eden suchte Ultravox das Dorf bei Köln auf (September 1981), nachdem Plank bereits das Album Vienna koproduziert hatte. DAF nahm hier zwischen Januar 1981 und Dezember 1982 das Album Alles ist gut auf. Plank hatte seine Kontakte genutzt, um der Band mit dem neuen Album einen Plattenvertrag zu verschaffen.

Unter Mitarbeit von Plank produzierte Brian Eno im Juli 1978 das Debütalbum der New-Wave-Truppe Devo Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo. Eine langjährige Partnerschaft zwischen den ehemaligen Cluster-Musikern Dieter Moebius und Hans-Joachim Roedelius sowie Brian Eno lebte 1984 wieder auf, als die Kompilations-Alben Begegnungen I und II von Plank produziert wurden, der hierauf auch Keyboard und Synthesizer spielt. Die Titel der LPs entstanden zwischen 1976 und 1982, teilweise im Tonstudio von Michael Rother (Ex-Kraftwerk) im Alten Weserhof, Bevern-Forst.

Für die Eurythmics entstanden die Alben In the Garden (Februar bis Juni 1981) und Revenge (Juli 1986). Die Herbert-Grönemeyer-LP Zwo war 1980 im Plank-Studio aufgenommen worden. Gianna Nannini kam hierher, um ihr Album Latin Lover 1982 und später das Album Profumo mit dem Erfolgstitel Bello e impossibile aufzunehmen, Brian Eno für Before and after Science (Dezember 1977) und Music for Airports (März 1978), wo auf zwei Tracks Planks Lebensgefährtin Christa Fast zu hören ist. Die deutsche Post-Punk/No Wave-Band Tank of Danzig nahm ihr Album Not Trendy 1982 hier auf. Die später zur Neuen Deutschen Welle gerechnete Band Ideal produzierte im Februar 1982 ihr Album Der Ernst des Lebens zusammen mit Plank, das über 300.000 Mal verkauft wurde. Hierauf war der erste Single-Hit Eiszeit enthalten.

Killing Joke nahmen 1981/82 ihr drittes Album "Revelations" in Connys Studio auf.

Heinz-Rudolf Kunze ließ im Oktober 1985 sein Album Dein ist mein ganzes Herz produzieren, das ihm den Durchbruch brachte. Plank hatte mit "seinen Einfällen und seiner Motivationsgabe erheblich zur Atmosphäre des Albums" beigetragen. Die gleichnamige Single-Auskopplung konnte den ersten Platz der deutschen Airplay-Hitparade erreichen und war die beste Chartnotierung des Studioinhabers.

Eigene Musik
Neben der Studioarbeit betätigte Plank sich auch gelegentlich selbst als Musiker und nahm im Duo mit Dieter Moebius vier Alben auf, wobei er 1983 bei der Produktion von Ludwig's Law zum ersten Mal weltweit ein Emulator-Sampling-Keyboard einsetzte. Die LP war Teil einer Serie von vier Alben, auf denen auch Mayo Thompson mitwirkte. Als Musiker, Texter, Komponist und Koproduzent arbeitete Konrad Plank lange mit dem Düsseldorfer Künstler und Musiker Eberhard Kranemann zusammen. Die beiden kannten sich schon aus den Tagen des Rhenus-Tonstudios, wo sie eigene neue Sounds entwickelten. Der Kontakt zu Kraftwerk und Neu! kam durch Kranemann zustande, der in beiden Gruppen als Musiker tätig war. Gemeinsam produzierten sie die LP Fritz Müller Rock, in der sie durch Musik und Text die damalige Praxis der Musikproduktion hinterfragten und durch klischeehafte Übertreibung gängige Musikproduktionen ad absurdum führten. Conny Plank reiste zwischen September und Oktober 1986 im Auftrag des Goethe-Instituts durch alle hispanoamerikanischen Staaten und nahm diese Gelegenheit auf der Bühne als Musiker und "Tonregisseur" wahr; er spielte einen DX7 und Trompete, bediente ein Mischpult und nutzte eine 8-Spur-Tonbandmaschine mit vorher aufgenommener Hintergrundmusik. Nach Proben in seinem Studio ging er mit der Formation Moebius / Plank / Steffen sowie seinem damaligen Toningenieur Detlef Wiederhöft auf sechswöchige Tour durch Südamerika. Es waren seine einzigen Auftritte als Musiker auf einer Bühne.

Endphase
Im Oktober 1987 reiste Heiner Pudelko mit seiner ehemaligen Band Interzone und Annette Humpe nach Wolperath zur Aufnahme seines ersten Solo-Albums Mein Schatz. Während der Aufnahmearbeiten verstarb Conny Plank an Krebs.

Planks Lebensgefährtin Christa Fast (* 6. April 1942; † 1. Juni 2006) führte das Studio mit dem gemeinsamen Sohn Stephan weiter. Anfang 2006 musste sie krankheitsbedingt das Studio aufgeben und im Mai 2006 verkaufen. Im Herbst 2008 begannen die Kölner Musikproduzenten Michael und Tim Dierks (dirxmusic, Wermelskirchen) zusammen mit Stephan Plank, das Studio zu renovieren, doch 2009 wurde der gesamte Bauernhof zum Abriss freigegeben.

Rezeption
Das Krautrock-Trio Bluepoint Underground hat in seiner LP Bluepoint Underground in New York City 1999 mit seiner Komposition Conny Plank an den Pionier des Electronic Sounds posthum erinnert. Der Song stammt von Eberhard Kranemann, mit dem Plank seit Mitte der 1960er Jahre befreundet war. Kranemann hat auf diese Weise nach dem Tod seines Freundes Abschied von ihm genommen. Es ist ein "tribute to conny plank". Deren Aufnahmeleiter war Klaus Dinger, ein Freund und Musikerkollege Kranemanns, dem Plank bereits als Mitglied von Kraftwerk, La Düsseldorf und Neu! begegnet war. Conny Plank verstand sich als "Medium, das zwischen den Musikern, den Klängen und dem Tonband vermittelt", seine Offenheit und Neugier schufen "weitflächig atmende Sounds". Er sorgte für die Herstellung eigenständiger, bisher ungehörter Sounds und war stets aufgeschlossen für innovative Kombinationen. Plank gilt als Pionier des deutschen Krautrock und Electronic Rock. Er war einer der wichtigsten Produzenten der Dekade. Plank hatte sich insbesondere einen Namen gemacht als Produzent von Progressive Rock, psychedelischem Rock und Folk, Elektronik und Avantgarde. Neben Krautrock war Plank als Produzent in den 1970ern auch für eine Reihe von Folk-Alben verantwortlich, u. a. von Zupfgeigenhansel (LP Volkslieder 2; Januar 1977).

Wenn ihm eine Band bzw. deren Musik gefiel, produzierte er sie. Dabei übernahm er auch, eher ungewöhnlich, das unternehmerische Risiko, indem er auf eigene Kosten produzierte. Diese Studiopolitik brachte vielen unbekannten Bands, die von Plattenfirmen abgelehnt oder erst gar nicht wahrgenommen wurden, Erfolg. So ermöglichte er den Musikern, sogenannte Bandübernahmeverträge mit Plattenfirmen abzuschließen, und half vielen Gruppen, Verhandlungen mit den Major-Labels zu führen und so den "Fußangeln" in den Verträgen zu entgehen. Sein Vorgehen brachte oft bessere Verhandlungspositionen für die Musiker und sicherte vor allem deren künstlerische Freiheit. Die Plattenfirmen konnten so weder in künstlerische noch in produktionstechnische Prozesse eingreifen. Die damalige Vorgehensweise der Artists-and-Repertoire-Abteilungen verhinderte gerade in dieser Zeit vielfach Neuerungen abseits des Mainstreams und hinterließ frustrierte Musiker, nichtbeendete Produktionen oder Produktionen, die einfach in den Archiven der Plattenfirmen verschwanden. Anders als andere Produzenten beschränkte sich Plank zudem trotz der teilweise erheblichen Vorarbeit für und an einigen Alben auf maßvolle Beteiligungen an den Verkaufserfolgen der Produktionen. Den ideellen Wert seines kommerziellen Erfolges in Form von zahlreichen Gold- und Platinschallplatten dokumentierte er ironisch mit einer Ausstellung seiner Auszeichnungen auf seiner Gästetoilette.

Würdigung
 Der Dokumentarfilm von Reto Caduff und Stephan Plank (Sohn von Conny Plank) Conny Plank – The Potential of Noise wurde am 21. September 2017 im Eiszeit-Kino in Berlin erstmals öffentlich gezeigt. 2018 wurde der Film mit dem Musikpreis des Deutschen Dokumentarfilmpreises ausgezeichnet. Am 3. Mai 2019 wurde er beim Fernsehsender ARTE unter dem Titel Conny Plank – Mein Vater der Klangvisionär ausgestrahlt.
 In Würdigung Conny Planks erschien bei Grönland Records im Februar 2013 die 4-CD-Album-Box Who's That Man / A Tribute To Conny Plank mit einem Querschnitt durch sein Gesamtwerk und einer Liveaufnahme aus dem Jahre 1986.
 Spiegel Online veröffentlichte im Januar 2013 unter dem Titel Musikpionier Conny Plank: Pop aus der Fabrikhalle einen ausführlichen Artikel über Werk und Wirken Conny Planks mit vielen Fotos aus seiner Karriere.
 Am 25. Todestag sendete Radio Jena im Dezember 2012 unter dem Titel Der Mann mit dem magischen Sound eine vierstündige Sondersendung über Conny Plank mit vielen Musikbeispielen und Interviews mit Weggefährten.

Aufnahmen (Auswahl)
1969
 The Living Music (Alexander von Schlippenbach)
 Tone Float (Organisation)

1970
 Just A Poke (Sweet Smoke)
 Klopfzeichen (Kluster)
 Kraftwerk (Kraftwerk)

1971
 Ash Ra Tempel (Ash Ra Tempel)
 Kluster Zwei Osterei (Kluster)
 Eloy (Eloy)
 Cluster (Cluster)
 Kraftwerk 2 (Kraftwerk)

1972
 Neu! (Neu!)
 Cluster II (Cluster)
 Lonesome Crow (Scorpions)
 Känguru (Guru Guru)
 Echo (A. R. & Machines)

1973
 Guru Guru (Guru Guru)
 Neu! 2 (Neu!)
 Ralf und Florian (Kraftwerk)

1974
 Autobahn (Kraftwerk)
 Zuckerzeit (Cluster)
 Andy Nogger (Kraan)

1975
 Neu! '75 (Neu!)
 Deluxe (Harmonia)
 Hoelderlin (Hoelderlin)
 Let It Out (Kraan)
 Bröselmaschine (Bröselmaschine)
 Mani und Seine Freunde (Guru Guru)

1976
 Sowiesoso (Cluster)
 Clowns & Clouds (Hoelderlin)
 La Düsseldorf (La Düsseldorf)

1977
 Before and after Science (Brian Eno)
 Cluster & Eno (Cluster & Brian Eno)
 Flammende Herzen (Michael Rother)
 Rockpommel's Land (Grobschnitt)
 Hannes Wader singt Arbeiterlieder (Hannes Wader)

1978
 After the Heat (Eno, Moebius, Roedelius)
 Ambient 1: Music for Airports (Brian Eno)
 Question: Are We Not Men? Answer: We Are Devo! (Devo)
 Out of Reach (Can)
 Sterntaler (Michael Rother)
 Systems of Romance (Ultravox)

1979
 Katzenmusik (Michael Rother)
 Selbstportrait (Roedelius)

1980
 Die Kleinen und die Bösen (DAF)
 Rheingold inkl. Single Dreiklangsdimensionen (Rheingold)
 Vienna (Ultravox)
 Luminous Basement (The Tourists)

1981
 Alles Ist Gut (Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft)
 Gold und Liebe (Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft)
 In the Garden (Eurythmics)
 Rage in Eden (Ultravox)
 Der Ernst des Lebens (Ideal)
 Edelweiß (Joachim Witt)

1982
 Revelations (Killing Joke)
 Latin Lover (Gianna Nannini)
 Für Immer (Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft)

1983
 Zero Set (Moebius, Plank und Neumeier)
 Schlagende Wetter (Kowalski)
 Whodini (Whodini)
 Doot Doot (Freur)

1984
 Der Osten ist Rot (Holger Czukay)
 Begegnungen (Eno Moebius Roedelius Plank)
 Rita Mitsouko (Les Rita Mitsouko)
 The Collection (Ultravox)
 Puzzle (Gianna Nannini)
 Should Have Been Greatest Hits (The Tourists)

1985
 Humpe • Humpe (Humpe & Humpe)
 Revenge (Eurythmics)
 Begegnungen II (Eno Moebius Roedelius Plank)
 Tutto Live (Gianna Nannini)
 Old Land (Cluster und Brian Eno)
 Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (Heinz Rudolf Kunze)

1986
 U-Vox (Ultravox)
 Profumo (Gianna Nannini)

1987
 Rome Remains Rome (Holger Czukay)
 Mein Schatz (Heiner Pudelko)

Posthum
 1995: Neu! 4 (Neu!/Klaus Dinger)
 2010: Neu! '86 (Neu!/Michael Rother)

Literatur
 Rüdiger Esch: Electri_City. Elektronische Musik aus Düsseldorf 1970–1986. Suhrkamp, Berlin 12014, ISBN 978-3-518-46464-9.
 Alexander Simmeth: Krautrock transnational. Die Neuerfindung der Popmusik in der BRD, 1968–1978. Transcript, Bielefeld 2016, ISBN 978-3-8376-3424-2.

Weblinks

 Conny Plank bei Grönland Records

 connys-studio.de Homepage (Webarchiv: 27. August 2015)
 Neospheres Fast vollständige Produktionsdiskografie Planks

Radiofeature
  auf Bayern 2 vom 29. Mai 2018.
 bleep43.com Beispielhafter Podcast über Conny Planks Werk mit verschiedenen Musikbeispielen

Einzelnachweise

Musikproduzent
Krautrock
Person (Hütschenhausen)
Tonstudio
Deutscher
Geboren 1940
Gestorben 1987
Mann
Toningenieur

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Twelve twelve gallery closes its doors.
It was still a young gallery and full of energy.
In spite of its small space it always featured very diverse artists, always well presented and with much dedication and devotion to both content and aesthetics and to both artists and viewers.
I'm sure i won't be the only one who's going to miss that.
However, Twelve twelve's Silvia Bakker is still young and full of good ideas, so i am sure we can regard the gallery as just a stepping stone to a next level.
A big thank you to Silvia and to the artists whose work she presented in the gallery!
Hope to meet you all again soon!
Technically Sam Lock's present solo exhibition at Twelve twelve gallery differs quite a lot from last year's, which featured works on paper.
Now Lock (1973) shows works in different techniques, amongst them paintings and sculptures.
As usual the sculpture tends to dominate the show in that it gives direction to the sight lines.
Especially in this city near the sea Lock's works seem to remind you of the coast and its natural processes in light and gestures.
Even though their titles mostly don't refer to the sea, his sculptures may recall the surf along the coastline.
Like his other works they monumentalise the short moment of a gesture and sunlight.
The present show of work by Saskia Tannemaat at Twelve twelve gallery gives a good idea of her expressive way of working.
Her paintings/drawings are often inspired by the margins and the marginalised of society.
Rather than an idea of sentimentality they show a sense of both vulnerability and strength.
The characters become as strong as the works themselves, also because Tannemaat knows how to improvise and how to use different materials.
She knows where to be sober and where to be flamboyant, where to use only black and white and where to be as colourful as possible.


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Anyone using one of Pauls headers? I'm thinking of getting one from him for my ITA car.
Are there any other good headers out there? Besides Racing Beat?
How about his carb? Anyone running with his carb on an ITA car?
I had one of his street carbs a while back and it was very nice. Do you guys like his ITA carb.
Does anyone know for sure that Paul yaw is still in buisness? I've been trying to contact him by phone and e mail for the last 2 weeks.
I had a hard time contacting him the first time I bought a carb from him but this is much worse. You can't even leave a message for him anymore.
his headers are not yet available and wont be in the near future.
there are other ones available but are dyno built to each motor and very expensive.
I have the racebeat and its a quality piece.
I have yaws ITA carb and its perfect right out of the box.
yes he is still in business but he is very busy on money making projects (carbs dont pay squat) just send him your carb, a brief note on your racing class, engine ports, headers or not, and average altitude, av temp at where you race and a check for $462.00 and your return adress and he will send you a new carb, extra jets(but you wont need them) fuel pump, fuel pressure regulator and gauge along with instructions on how to install and tune them.
he waits untill 5 carbs arrive before he builds and sends them out.
about every 5 weeks he ships out a bunch so be patient.
Wow - I've heard a lot about Paul Yaw and all of it good concerning his carbs, but I have the same problem. In the last couple of weeks, I've sent numerous e-mails and left messages at a number that someone here on the board gave me. I'm just not willing to send my carb and a hefty check to someone who can't take a couple of minutes to dash off a reply to me - even if all it says is that he is too busy to deal with me right now. The racing fraternity is a close one, and when I find so many people who don't even know me that are willing to give of themselves freely, it is hard to be completely ignored by someone that wants me to be a customer. After two weeks of no response of any kind I finally just gave up and am having a local guy do my carb work - it may not end up being quite as good as Yaw's work but this guy has always been available with technical advice and even helped prep my car at the track when I was running behind when he could have been working on his own. Service has got to be worth something! - just my two cents worth, not trying to stir up trouble. I'm genuinely unhappy to not be getting one of Yaw's carbs - but I couldn't keep waiting forever.


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An Equilibrium Model of Term Structures of Bonds and Equities
TAKAMIZAWA, Hideyuki
Hideyuki Takamizawa
This study proposes an equilibrium model of term structures of bonds and equities, which has a similar descriptive ability to a reduced-form model proposed by Lettau and Wachter (LW) (J. Financial Economics, 2011), and yet offers economic implications about preferences and consumption dynamics. The ability is obtained by letting parameters of recursive utility depend on state variables of the economy. The model is calibrated by matching it with the LW model, showing that it can produce the term structure of real interest rates with either a positive or negative slope and the term structure of dividend risk premiums with a negative slope, both of which stand as challenges to any pricing models. It also shows that while an implied behavior of state-dependent time preference is reasonable, modifications of parameter values and cash flow processes are necessary for state-dependent risk aversion to behave reasonably.
TAKAMIZAWA, Hideyuki, 2018. "An Equilibrium Model of Term Structures of Bonds and Equities," Working Paper Series G-1-19, Hitotsubashi University Center for Financial Research.
Handle: RePEc:hit:hcfrwp:g-1-19
Note: First draft: March 15, 2017 This draft: July 1, 2018, Financial support from JSPS KAKENHI (Grant Number 15K03538), ISHII Memorial Securities Research Promotion Foundation, and Zengin Foundation for Studies on Economics and Finance
File URL: http://hermes-ir.lib.hit-u.ac.jp/rs/bitstream/10086/29333/1/070hcfrWP_1_019.pdf
van Binsbergen, Jules H. & Fernández-Villaverde, Jesús & Koijen, Ralph S.J. & Rubio-Ramírez, Juan, 2012. "The term structure of interest rates in a DSGE model with recursive preferences," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 59(7), pages 634-648.
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Term structure; Interest rate; Dividend strip; Risk premium; Sharpe ration; Recursive utility; State-dependent preference;
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Q: The reasons of this unexpected terminated event, Omnet++ was terminated automatically after about 20 seconds of IDE loading When I run the Omnet++, and the IDE of it is loaded completely, after about 20 seconds, the Omnet++ IDE and the Omnet++ are terminated automatically.
What are the possible reasons for this unwanted phenomenon?
The Omnet++ is installed on Ubuntu LTS 22 in the virtual state by the VirtualBox.
Thanks in advance
Error Log :
# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
#
#  SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc=0x00007f5970257bd2, pid=2831, tid=3159
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# JRE version: OpenJDK Runtime Environment Temurin-17.0.1+12 (17.0.1+12) (build 17.0.1+12)
# Java VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Temurin-17.0.1+12 (17.0.1+12, mixed mode, tiered, compressed oops, compressed class ptrs, g1 gc, linux-amd64)
# Problematic frame:
# C  [libc.so.6+0x7fbd2]  fread+0x22
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# Core dump will be written. Default location: Core dumps may be processed with "/usr/share/apport/apport -p%p -s%s -c%c -d%d -P%P -u%u -g%g -- %E" (or dumping to /home/maryam/core.2831)
#
# An error report file with more information is saved as:
# /home/maryam/hs_err_pid2831.log
#
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:
#   https://github.com/adoptium/adoptium-support/issues
# The crash happened outside the Java Virtual Machine in native code.
# See problematic frame for where to report the bug.

A: If the IDE just disappears without any interaction or error report, the most likely cause is that your VM is configured with very low amount of memory and the omkiller kills the IDE process because of low memory conditions.


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The experience of finding oneself ready to go to the end of the world for a charismatic teacher is far from foreign to me. For anyone who spent enough years studying any craft that is taught through apprenticeship, such as music in my case, this experience is almost mundane after it happens enough times.
I recently listened to an episode of the DTFH podcast where Duncan Trussell and Alan Sacks were discussing the experience of meeting an advanced spiritual teacher.
Personally, I have a deep appreciation for the delicate and incredible interaction between teacher and student, but this conversation, broadcasted to many thousands of people, set off all the alarms in my head. This mystification of the process of transmission (which is actually a pedagogical device) is in very large part to blame for the horrendous abuse scandals that are happening in spiritual communities all around.
A great conductor will have that incredible combination of experience, charisma and knowledge that could make even the most worn-out orchestra musician give up their ego for the duration of the project and follow each instruction as if it were one's very own dying wish.
This only becomes far more aggravated when dealing with one's personal teacher. A young aspiring musician arrives at the door of some great teacher's room, expecting to be provided with everything needed to become a first class virtuoso. The teacher's every word feels as important as if you're Moses in front of that burning bush. When a charismatic, virtuosic teacher tells you to "forget everything you've learnt till now," you're as excited as you are devastated.
Most crafts today, however, are not taught through apprenticeship, so for many people who arrive at the door of the Master/Guru, this is their first encounter with such feats of charisma. One can easily get swept off one's feet.
You see, the problem is that after we've heard "forget everything you know" from yet another new maestro for the 7th time, it really isn't as charming as it was the first couple of times. We must one day face the inevitable and horrible reality—the only one who's going to give you any new skills, is yourself.
Yes, studying and practicing persistently is the only thing that works. No amount of guidance can change that. I know, knowing one has to make a true effort, it's all certainly most upsetting.
So what in fact is the role of a teacher, and what indeed is transmission?
They can't however walk the path for us. The best we can do is to walk the path alone, together.
If this point is unclear, then the exploitation of confused, inexperienced students will most certainly continue. This is a most crucial point for anyone looking for a teacher, or evaluating their relationship with a current teacher.
As for Transmission, this is a pedagogical device.
In some traditions, devotion for a teacher, seeing everything the teacher does as the enlightened action of a realized Buddha, is also used as a pedagogical device. This, as I'm sure you intuit, can go extremely wrong.
But if after careful consideration, having watched the behavior of this person for a long time and you feel that this is a trustworthy Spiritual Friend, then this practice can be undertaken, as it is probably the best and fastest tool to annihilate self-grasping habits (aka "ego").
It works like this: if we see the teacher as perfect, then every action of theirs becomes a cause to arouse doubt in us and for us to check ourselves.
For example, you might send your teacher a very long email containing embarrassing and intimate information about recent spiritual experiences—truly things that make you feel like washing out your mouth with soap once you're done typing. The teacher might take a very long time to answer, and since you believe each of their actions is the action of a perfect Buddha, you take this to have meaning. You begin to mull over the horrible mistake of exposing such lowly sides of yourself to this being who surely has better things to do than to read your boring, third rate philosophical musings.
The email doesn't come for so long you finally resolve to give up this pointless doubting, and dedicate yourself fully to practice until you are able to rectify your situation and speak at least one worthy word to your teacher.
When, after what seems like forever, the reply comes, and it starts with "I'm so sorry it took so long, I just had so many affairs to settle" and proceeds to tell you all you were saying actually made perfect sense. Well…you've already given up the need for praise before ever reading this reply. Perhaps for the teacher, who is just a regular person with regular affairs, nothing out of the ordinary happened. Yet to you, their "enlightened action" was a cause for training in forbearance and virtue.
May you find a Good Spiritual Friend to give you directions to the other shore, and may we walk this path alone, together.
Rev. Mark ShenYun Gilenson is an ordained novice Chan (Zen) priest in the Order of HsuYun. Born in Israel, and now living in Switzerland, he divides his time between both places. Mark started out practicing in a Theravada community, learning from teachers such as Luang Por Sumedho and Bhante Vimalaramsi, who still serve as an inspiration for him today. After this he practiced for a few years in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, and today Mark practices Vajrayana as a lay person, and as an ordained novice priest in the Chinese Mahayana tradition under Shi YaoXin Shakya. That's all to say that he's thoroughly non-sectarian, yet deeply steeped in a lineage.
Mark is part of the Dharma Winds Zen Sangha (in the lineage of Master Hsu Yun) and a European affiliate of the Cosmos Chan Community (in the tradition of Master Sheng Yen). He runs the Bodhi&Bass Hermitage, which runs meditation meetings and retreats in Basel, Switzerland, and also shares the Dharma online in the form of articles, resources and a podcast (Ordinary Mind Meditation Podcast) for interested practitioners far and wide. Mark also teaches on the Meditation & Mindfulness Discord server, where he makes meditation and the Buddhist teachings available for a mostly younger population, many of whom come from the world of gaming.
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