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Scrim (material)
A scrim or gauze is a very light textile made from cotton, or sometimes flax. Its light weight and translucence means it is often used for making curtains. The fabric can also be used for bookbinding and upholstery.
Scrims have also seen extensive use in theatre. The variety used for special effects is properly called sharktooth scrim. However, in theater a scrim can refer to any such thin screen, and are made out of a wide variety of materials. Scrim has a rectangular weave that is similar in size in its openings to a window screen.
Another type of scrim is called bobbinet / bobbinette, this material has a hexagonal hole shape and comes in a variety of hole sizes. It is used for a number of lighting effects in the film and theatre industries.
Scrim is also used in clothing, usually covering the face or head. This allows the wearer to see out, while preventing others from seeing in. This may also be combined with camouflage to completely hide a person, such as a sniper.
A scrim is also an integral part of the Beijing Olympic Stadium in Beijing. That was the screen running around the top of the stadium during the opening ceremonies on which all kinds of scenes were projected. Li Ning also ran around it just before the cauldron lighting.
A scrim (also called a screen) is used as an acoustically transparent covering for a loudspeaker to protect the diaphragm and dust cap, or as an air filter element to protect the voice coil and other components of the motor.
[edit] Applications to stage lighting
Scrims both reflect and transmit light. This means that if a light from a front-of-house position is shone at a scrim, then both the scrim and everything behind it will be lit. This can lead to a variety of interesting effects:
- A scrim will appear entirely opaque if everything behind it is unlit and the scrim itself is grazed by light from the sides or from above.
- A scrim will appear transparent if a scene behind it is lit, but there is no light on the scrim.
- A dreamy or foggy look can be achieved by lighting a scene entirely behind a scrim.
- If a gobo is aimed at a scrim, the image will appear on the scrim, but also any objects behind the scrim will be lit by the pattern as well.
In general, anything that is lit will be seen on both sides of a scrim: scrims do not absorb light. Scrim can also be used in theatre in combination with a cyclorama or backdrop. The idea is similar to the other uses. When the drop is lit (or images or video are rear-projected onto the back of the drop), the images or colours projected are visible. However when the drop is not lit, the images or colours will disappear. A scrim can also help dull the image, creating a greater sense of depth.
Another effect is caused by layering two scrims, or even by placing a mirror behind a scrim and lighting it: the familiar moire effect. This can often cause audience disorientation.
[edit] Reinforcement material
The technique of scrim as a reinforcement is commonly applied in the manufacture of glass fiber or carbon fiber composites, scrim layers may be used on the exterior surface of the carbon fiber laminate for an improved protective surface.
A similar usage of the term is found in sailcloth manufacture, where scrim is a strong loose weave of fibres laminated into the cloth to provide extra strength and stability to sails.
In carpentry, scrim is the name given to a very heavy, coarsely-woven fabric similar to hessian or coarse canvas, which is stretched over interior boards to provide support for wallpaper and add an extra rigidity. This method of construction, widely used in older houses, is often referred to as "scrim and sarking", the sarking being the board.
Scrim is also an item that utilizes plies of tissue reinforced with a layer of nylon (much like fishing line or heavy duty monofilament) or cotton thread. 2-ply tissue 1-ply scrim the layer of scrim is not counted in the ply count. 2/1 would be a 2-ply scrim.
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Saw them this same year, opening for MIssing Persons at the Variety Theater: INXS - Don't Change [ US Festival 1983 ]
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I was complaining about the lack of collaboration willingness among artists, and @arthistorygirl had this to say...
"yeah people are afraid to give up control or something. i mean collaboration doesn't seem to happen to much in any field; academic or artistic. this society places a lot of emphasis on individual achievement, when we should be figuring out how to work together."
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THE FRONT FELL OFF
THE FRONT FELL OFF
On August 19th 2007, an oil tanker off the coast of Australia split in
two,dumping 20,000 tons of crude oil. Senator Collins, a member of the Australian Parliament, appeared on a TV
news program to reassure the Australian public. This actual interview is so funny, you'd swear it was a 'Saturday Night
Live' skit.Enjoy!
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Recess (break)
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The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with English-speaking territories and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please improve this article and discuss the issue on the talk page. Recess is a general term for a period of time in which a group of people is temporarily dismissed from its duties. In parliamentary procedure, a recess is initiated by a motion to recess. It was invented by Bronson Alcott who wanted his students to have active physical play and time to talk.[citation needed]
In education, "recess" is the North American term (known as "playtime" or "break" in the UK and Ireland, sometimes "playlunch" or "little lunch" in Australia[citation needed], or "interval" or "morning tea" in New Zealand) for a daily period, typically ten to thirty minutes, in elementary school where students are allowed to leave the school's interior to enter its adjacent outdoor playground, where they can play on such recreational equipment as seesaws and swing sets, or engage in activities such as basketball or four square.
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[hide][edit] Importance of play in child development
Although no formal education exists during recess (this fact being touted most often by the children themselves), sociologists and psychologists consider recess an integral portion of child development, to teach them the importance of social skills and physical education. Play is essential for children to develop not only their physical abilities, but also their intellectual, social, and moral capabilities [1]. Via play, children are able to learn about the world around them. By role playing, children are able to experience, and gain insight on, a socio-emotional level. Psychomotor learning also gives children clues on how the world around them works as they can physically demonstrate such skills. Children need the freedom to play in order to learn skills needed to become competent adults such as coping with stress and problem solving [2]. Via caregivers observations of children’s play, one is able to identify deficiencies in children’s development [3].
If the weather is bad, recess may be held indoors, in the classroom, where the students finish work, play board games or other activities that take more than one to play. This helps encourage group activity and some of the games are also educational. Or, they might play educational computer games or look at books. Although, it is not realy recess if you are inside.
[edit] Changes to recess
In North America, the point where recess ends in a child's education is largely dependent on the school district, though by many standards it is removed when the child enters middle school. However, in high school and college, students usually have free periods, which are similar in spirit, although usually one studies or talks with one's friends during such times rather than playing games, which is made difficult by the lack of a playground.
With the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, many schools have significantly cut back on the amount of recess time for children. Some have even eliminated recess all together. With the focus now on preparing the children for testing into the next grade, there is less time to incorporate physical education or recess into the curriculum [4].
[edit] Effects of limiting recess
Data suggests that students who lack opportunities for play do not grow into happy, well adjusted adults [5], and, although schools are now focusing their attention on the test scores while eliminating recess/P.E, studies show that recess and/or P.E. actually ' increase test scores as the students production of dopamine, a neurotransmitter involved in memory and problem solving. [6]
Childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes are also a major concern as the United States youth do not get the physical outlet needed not only for their cognitive development but for their physical health [7]
[edit] International recess
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, high school students traditionally do not have 'free periods' however they do have 'break' which normally occurs just after their 2nd lesson of the day (normally referred to as 2nd period). This generally lasts for around 20 minutes. During break snacks are usually sold in the school's canteen and students normally use this time to socialize or finish off any homework or schoolwork that needs to be finished. Once break is finished students go to their next classroom to start period 3. Lunchtime usually starts just after period 4 and lasts around 50-60 minutes. This system is more or less the same in Junior schools in the UK and Ireland, however Infant Schools will normally add another breaktime towards the end of the day. Another difference in Junior and Infant schools compared to high schools is the use of play equipment (such as hula hoop, skipping rope, balls etc.) available to play with, as is a playground (with climbing walls, swings etc.)
In Australia and New Zealand, generally in public schools "recess" occurs as a break between morning and mid-morning classes. It is followed after mid-morning classes by a more lengthy break, lunchtime. Thus, the structure of the school-day consists of three lesson blocks, broken up by two intervals: recess and lunch respectively.There must be at least an hours worth of "recess" or "free period" a week.
In The USA recess is almost completely removed, from kindergarten to middle school, and in Washington State recess, and P.E. (physical education) are being removed.
[edit] Notes
- ^ The Value of Play 1: The Definition of Play Provides Clues to its Purpose. Gray, Peter. Nove. 19, 2008. http://www.psychologytoday.com
- ^ No Child Left out of the Dodgeball Game? Trickey, Helyn. Aug. 22, 2006. http://www.cnn.com.
- ^ How much do we know about the importance of play in child development? Tsao, Ling-Ling. Childhood Education. Olney. Summer 2002. Vol. 78, Iss. 4; Pg 230
- ^ No Child Left out of the Dodgeball Game? Trickey, Helyn. Aug. 22, 2006. http://www.cnn.com.
- ^ The Serious Need for Play. Wenner, Melinda. Jan. 28, 2009. http://www.scientificamerican.com
- ^ No Child Left out of the Dodgeball Game? Trickey, Helyn. Aug. 22, 2006. http://www.cnn.com
- ^ Recess-It's Indispensable! Young Children. National Association for the Education of Young Children. September 2009 Vol. 64, No. 5; pg. 66.
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A Poignant Exchange Between Dj's : The Old, the New and Genre jumping.
Lori Gallagher I get the impression that people do not expect DJ's to try to stay current, or at least have a working knowledge of what's current, in whatever "scene" they're supposed to be in. I always felt that was a big part of a DJ's job...to stay up-to-date as well as being good with knowing what came before. Maybe it's just a general lack of knowledge of music overall....
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Kat Paled With about 75% of the crowd I deal with weekly, I feel the same way. It feels like it's only the DJ's themselves who want to stay current.
Today at 12:01pm
Stephen E. Noreck I played new songs by Cascada and Kesha last leek! That's current, right?
Today at 12:04pm
Lori Gallagher Well, I know from my years of experience that people will ask for what they know to not look stupid when they come up to the booth. I think that this is a combination of things. Some DJ's are very unapproachable, bitter, jaded, burned out and just don't really care anymore. Some just play whatever people ask for and don't really try to educate them. Not saying you specifically, but I know that being a resident for a long time can really wear on a person, especially if they really like the music and want to support what's out there. Requests are a big part of a night, sure, and not to be discounted, but it's also important to push the envelope now and again and share all the variety that exists.
Today at 12:04pm
Kat Paled I agree. And it's refreshing when I'm in the middle of a block with new stuff in it and someone comes racing up to ask who it is all excited.
Today at 12:09pm
Lori Gallagher @Stephen honestly, I'm a purist when it comes to our "scene". We only have one club, open two nights a week, and I miss the days where I could go there and not hear crap I hear on the radio or anywhere else. It made it more special to me, and many others. A touch of silliness at the end of the night is fine, and even fun, but I still feel (and have always felt, since my first days there 15 years ago) that the focus should be industrial and goth (and all the subgenres that now exist). I don't want to walk in and hear something I can go to the warehouse district and hear any night at any time. I know I appear to be in the minority of the regulars in this thought process, but I'm not actually. Having talked to many people who just won't come to the club anymore, and more then a few who go there regularly still, many don't want to hear that stuff either but they go because it's the only genre club in town, and many dance because it's their only night out and they want to make the most of it even if they're not into metal or whatever. I'm also regularly saddened by those who request bands by completely the wrong genre. The Birthday Massacre is not industrial. It seems to me that the easier it becomes to discover more music via sites like last.fm and pandora, the less people actually look. It used to be a struggle to find things...it was like finding treasure. Stumbling onto a cool band and maybe even actually finding a cd was a huge deal. Shows were huge deals. People would go because it was a show, even if they didn't know the band! They wouldn't go to the club until after the show was over, and many would dress to the nines too.
I'm old lol
Today at 12:13pm
Lori Gallagher @Kat my FAVORITE is when people surprise me by asking for things that I would never think they would know here. It's the best feeling. I agree too that it's awesome to have people ask me about music. That's why I do this! I WANT people to ask me about what I'm playing, who it is, where they can get it, if the band tours...
I do a little dance of victory in the booth every time.
Today at 12:15pm
Miska Kazda what would be helpful is that there is a mix of old and new AND a list of what is played somewhere so we can get edumacated on the new stuff the kids are listening too - once I stopped DJing I lost track of who what and when and am rather clueless on what is actually out there now - not that I wouldn't mind knowing, but there are some DJs (especially out here in SF) that guard what they play like it is some deep dark spooky secret. drives me kind of crazy
Today at 12:16pm
Today at 12:16pm
Lori Gallagher We post set lists on our website, and I often post what I play on my personal and DJ social networking sites. :) I love sharing what I listen to, old and new, and I'm even far behind in comparison to many but I'm far more current then most here, which also makes me sad.
Today at 12:17pm
Stephen E. Noreck What DJ social networking sites are there?
Today at 12:20pm
Lori Gallagher I meant the pages I have set up for my dj'ing on the various social networking sites, but I have heard tell of such things. I'm sure they're out there. I'll see what I can dig up.
Today at 12:21pm
Lori Gallagher I love it Randall. *adds to want list*
Today at 12:21pm
Stephen E. Noreck With sites like Facebook, Myspace and VampireFreaks, there's so much other crap cluttering things up that it's not terribly easy for me to sit and browse music. Unfortunately, I can't listen to much of anything, including Pandora, at work, and that's the most time I spend in front of a computer.
Today at 12:23pm
Lori Gallagher @Miska yeah, I hate when DJ's do that. We play other people's music! It's not like we make it ourselves lol. (Well, okay, many do, but still) If you really want to support something and keep it alive, then letting people know what the hell they're hearing is definitely helpful to everyone. Bands, DJ's, club-goers, those who claim to love something...they all need to do their part. It can't be left up to a handful of people (or even one in small places) to carry the load. Keeping new music alive, as well as honoring the tried and true and classics only benefits us all. It keeps the business hopping, and the clubs open so we still have the place(s) we like to go. In a town as small as Cleveland supporting new and current music as well as the older stuff is crucial because we could lose the one club we have all too easily. I don't think people realize that. The Chamber has been around for a while, but it is a business. While there are random nights and events around town now and again (like Sundays at Roc, which is awesome), it is the ONLY club dedicated to this lifestyle and genre. That makes it precious.
Today at 12:26pm
Lori Gallagher @Stephen last.fm is currently my favorite honestly. It's easy to set up a profile, it's easy to find bands, and it's great at suggesting similar artists you might like. It basically does all the work for you.
Today at 12:29pm
Evan Nave Well Friday nights at the Chamber have been the same for 10+ years...so I'm not sure how far back you want to go with your nostalgia.
Today at 12:34pm
Stephen E. Noreck In our case, I think her concern is more for going forward, not backwards. ;) We've been stuck in the 80s and 90s for a while.
Today at 12:41pm
Evan Nave No, I mean what genres of music I play. I play plenty of current stuff. But, I also play what my crowd wants to hear...'cause that's my job. When Friday nights die forever and no one wants to come out anymore, then I'll worry about my format. This is how I was trained to be successful, and it works.
Cleveland is way to small to target one demographic anymore, sorry.
Today at 12:45pm
Lori Gallagher For one, I wasn't trying to anger anyone. Secondly, I certainly don't expect everyone to agree with me. Third, I think this is one of the reasons we balance each other out nicely in the booth. Between all of us we pretty much cover everything while still keeping our own identities and "sound" so to speak. You doing your thing Evan is what sets you apart, like I've said before. It may not be to my taste, but it works for you. Plus, no one in the US in the goth scene is doing what you do. Another reason to not stray into that territory. There are plenty of guitar-based industrial acts for me to draw on that come close, but aren't the same.
Today at 12:50pm
Stephen E. Noreck I like Birthday Massacre. I want to play more of them, actually. I'm just saying.
Today at 12:55pm
Lori Gallagher I don't mind them. I was just like "oh man, they are so not industrial" lol. It was a facepalm kind of moment. ;p And yes, you got what I was trying to say. :)
Today at 12:56pm
Evan Nave I'm not angry =)
Today at 1:10pm
Lori Gallagher Good! :p ♥
Today at 1:11pm
Lori Gallagher On a side note I'd like to say I've started getting a lot of positive feedback from people. They like that I'm different from you guys and that I play stuff that you won't or don't have. They may not be crazy about it, but at least it balances you out, which is my goal. I see a lot of people bopping around in their seats and stuff...they just need to be more familiar with the music and then they'll dance more. I'm a heck of a lot more repetitive here then I normally would be just because I know that they need to be more comfortable with stuff here.
11 hours ago
Stephen E. Noreck Yes, you do have to break these people in gently. :)
11 hours ago
Lori Gallagher Oh I've been using plenty of lube, believe you me. ;)
11 hours ago
Stephen E. Noreck I prefer Wolfsheim brand, personally.
11 hours ago
Katja Lunde My problem is, I think, that I play too much new stuff. I went through a period when I kept the dancefloor full most of the night, but when I'd look back at setlists, they'd be nearly the same every month. This made me feel a little dirty. Now I try to mix it up more, but the dancefloor suffers as a result. The key is finding that happy medium, I guess. I'm still working on it. :\
11 hours ago
Lori Gallagher @Stephen ew Wolfsheim.
@Katja It can be difficult to find a good balance. However, I personally am not afraid to clear the dance floor, especially when I play new stuff. (as in not heard before since plenty of older stuff is unfamiliar here as well) It's a matter of repetition...people may like something but may not dance to it until they've heard it a few times. Some cities are more like this than others. Cleveland is especially weird about dancing to stuff they don't know. My struggle has been finding out what is familiar to people here, because stuff that is old hat everywhere else is completely unknown to a large part of the regular crowd in this town. It's very strange. Cleveland in particular exists in a vacuum almost. Conversely, the stuff I expect to clear the floor is usually what fills it. I try to play it "safe" and go with middle of the road stuff like A23 and I get a lukewarm response. I play C/A/T or Alter der Ruine and they pack the floor, yet the complain about how I play too much hard stuff lol It doesn't make much sense to me, so I just plug away and try to mix it up as best I can. That's all any of us can do really.
9 hours ago
Bradley Cummings I'm always shocked when I play something "good" and someone who knows me feels the need to come to the booth and comment about "I thought you didn't like Sister of Mercy" or something and I have to point out that the dancefloor is packed.
I agree with Katja... it's a delicate balance... playing what you like, what (new) you think the crowd will like, and the standard "safe" songs. A DJ who only plays one or two of those three is going to get complaints, a DJ who doesn't play ALL of the three isn't doing their job.
I have dozens of CDs of bands that I dislike but know I need to have for a particular venue... I also have dozens of CDs of bands that I absolutely adore but know they'll never be club hits and maybe I'll play them as a one-off but not going to build a night off them.
Imagine a wedding DJ that didn't have the Electric Slide, the Chicken Dance... (or whatever they play at weddings now). It's the same spinning any club / station... there's the songs we play and feel dirty when we do but it keeps the people coming back every week which keeps the owners happy... which keeps us getting paid.
9 hours ago
Bradley Cummings ...Gotta be careful clearing the dancefloor though, I once watched Ted (DJ name withheld) clear THE CLUB in 15 mins in the middle of a night by going outside the box.
9 hours ago
Lori Gallagher Oh, I've watched Ted clear the club many times. Like a mass exodus for the door kind of clear. I've never done that, and that is not my goal. I just know that if I play something unfamiliar people probably won't dance, and I don't let that scare me into just playing the same stuff every single week. I also realize that there are some nights where people just don't feel like dancing and just want to hang out and chat. And sometimes people just need a breather when you've had the dancefloor moving for an hour straight with good hard stuff. I think some dj's get so paranoid about an empty dancefloor that they limit themselves. If people are still hanging out, heads bobbing in time to the music or dancing in their seats (which I see a lot of), and buying drinks (which is actually the main goal of the bar since liquor is how they make money) then I don't worry too much. And some nights, it's just too damn hot to dance in there, no matter what you play.
9 hours ago
Lori Gallagher I find it interesting that every person who has replied thus far is or has been a club DJ. I was kind of hoping some of my non-DJ friends would chime in too. Oh well.
9 hours ago
Bradley Cummings Agreed... (although I have seen nights where it was so hot it turned into a bare chest and bra night because the mood was that good).
...and to agree...
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