Levitating discreteness: The secret of street performers Introduction Street performers (‘SP’) are the people performing in public areas, for gratuities. SP can vary from acrobats, magicians, clowning, comedians, musical and etc. In this analysis, I examined the different procedures of attracting and maintain the audience in street performances, supporting Goffman’s argument of ‘appearance’ and ‘performance‘ in accordance to the expected standards as well as discussing Henrique’s 3 proliferations
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Caterpillar is an American organization which plans, makes, markets and offers apparatus, motors, financial and insurance to clients through an overall merchant network Caterpillar is the world's driving producer of development and mining hardware, diesel and regular gas motors, mechanical gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. With more than US$89 billion in resources, Caterpillar was positioned number one in its industry and number 44 overall in the 2009 Fortune 500. Some of the key steps
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A Seemingly Unlikely Fusion: Jazz and Heavy Metal The music of jazz has come a long way since the very beginning. Its influence on society and politics is unquestionable, and even more so when it comes to its impact on the musical world. If traced back to its origin, one can see that jazz has developed substantially starting from the early country blues and emerging onward to genres such as Dixieland, swing, bebop, cool, hard bop, and free/avant-garde. And like many musical genres, jazz has continued
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Chemistry Of Powder And Explosives Name: Institution: Professor: Chemistry Of Powder And Explosives Introduction An explosive can be defined as a chemical compound that can be ignited by friction, heat, shock or impact when detonated to release rapid heat and pressurised gas. The energy released by the gases causes rock displacement, rock fragmentation, ground vibration and massive air blast. Thexplosivs theory states that detonation usually produces a high-velocity vibration and shock
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COMPARISON OF THREE PERFORMANCES AT NEW YORK Writings on performing practice are changes according to a genre. This article explores the performances that happened at Red Bull Music Academy New York at three different nights and make connections with genre of music. It’s also examines perception of performance criticism. Red Bull Music Academy is a two weeks music workshop. In past years it has taken up residence in places like London, Barcelona, Berlin, Sao Paolo, Cape Town, Rome, and Melbourne
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1 1 Nature of the interface Biosensor, in essence, is a device that detects and measures electric impulses in biological elements such as skin, muscle or brains. Biosensors can also be used to detect certain biological analytes or in other words, components, from chemical substances. This could be the concentration of a distinct conductive element in the blood flow of a person for example or a toxin in a food product. The use of biosensors provides a multitude of different inputs for a user
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Hydrogen Concentration Sensor Selection for the Renewable Energy Vehicle Travis Hydzik School of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Western Australia Associate Professor James Trevelyan School of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Western Australia ABSTRACT: This paper discusses the selection of a hydrogen concentration sensor for the use in the University of Western Australia’s Renewable Energy Vehicle (REV). Prior to selecting a sensor, it is important to consider the available
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF AIRCRAFT ENGINE AIR INLET Air intake (inlet) — For subsonic aircraft, the inlet is a duct which is required to ensure smooth airflow into the engine despite air approaching the inlet from directions other than straight ahead. This occurs on the ground from cross winds and in flight with aircraft pitch and yaw motions. The duct length is minimized to reduce drag and weight.[1] Air enters the compressor at about half the speed of sound so at flight speeds lower than this the
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What did you have for lunch today? What about your relatives, friends, or co-workers? Perhaps they visited a McDonalds or a Burger King or Taco Bell. Or, maybe someone you know visited one of the many regional fast-food chains that exist such as Sonic or Jack in the Box. Or maybe it was you that ended up briefly stepping out of the office for a quick trip down to the neighborhood take-out joint for a greasy burger, fries, and a sugar loaded Coke. It is doubtful that any of the previously mentioned
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8394d_c08.qxd 6/11/02 12:30 PM Page 345 mac62 mac62:1253_GE: Accounting for Inventories Inventories in the Crystal Ball Policy makers, economists, and investors all want to know where the economy is headed. For example, if the economy is headed for a slow-down, it might be prudent on the part of the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates or for Congress to consider a tax cut to head off an economic downturn. Information on inventories is a key input into various decision makers’
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