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Air travel: The misery of flying

January 6th, 2011 | No Comments

Is more regulatory reform the answer?

THE blizzards that grounded year-end flights in Europe and America, leaving thousands of passengers stranded at the airport or even on the runway, completed an annus horribilis for the air traveller. Have passengers ever been less satisfied with flying?

The disruptions seem endless, from snowstorms to Icelandic eruptions. Fares keep jumping: airlines have just added another surcharge to cover higher fuel costs. Airlines keep finding new things to charge for, from pillows to checked-in luggage. The staff are demotivated, even surly. Security grows ever more intrusive. …

Flying Rabbi vs. Jimmy Kimmel â€“ Late Night Host Sued Over Unauthorized YouTube Clip

December 14th, 2010 | No Comments

Joke’s on Jimmy! A batty Brooklyn “rabbi” is suing Jimmy Kimmel Live host Jimmy Kimmel amid allegations that the popular comic used a YouTube video of the man on his ABC show without permission. In August, Jimmy Kimmel Live grabbed snippets of one of rabbi Dovid Sondik’s videos to pretend its host was getting advice [...]

Flying snakes: Slithering through the air

December 2nd, 2010 | No Comments

Fancy aerodynamics explain why some snakes are good gliders

MANY animals have mastered the trick of gliding through the forest canopy. Flying frogs stretch the webbing between the toes of their enlarged feet. Some lizards spread elongated ribs covered in flaps of skin. And the colugo, a strange South-East Asian mammal, can travel as much as 70 metres (230 feet) between trees by spreading a membrane of skin that connects its limbs. Despite a lack of obvious body parts that can double up as a decent pair of wings, some snakes, too, can glide for remarkable distances.

To discover how snakes manage it Jake Socha of Virginia Tech and his colleagues conducted a series of test flights with paradise tree snakes, a mildly venomous variety found in parts of Asia. They launched the snakes from the top of a 15-metre tower and used four video cameras to construct 3-D images of the animals’ trajectories. The results, just published in Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, show not only that flying snakes are surprisingly good aviators but also that they employ some complex aerodynamic tricks. …

Qantas to resume flying Airbus A380s from Nov 27

November 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

Australian airline Qantas (QAN.AX) will resume flying its Airbus 380 fleet from Saturday after engine inspections concluded the airplane was safe to fly, Chief Executive Alan Joyce said on Tuesday.

Qantas grounded its fleet of six Airbus A380s on Nov 4 after one of its Rolls-Royce (RR.L) engines partly disintegrated mid-flight, forcing a plane with 466 people on board to make an emergency landing in Singapore.

15 Promising Mobile IT Companies Flying Under the Radar

November 12th, 2010 | No Comments

Twice a year, Microsoft hosts a daylongÂ Dealmaker Media conference calledÂ Under the Radar at its Mountain View, Calif., campus. The event showcases between two dozen and three dozen new companies with interesting new takes on technology, including some with totally original ideas that are competing for funding. These presentations are often viewed with great anticipation by professionals from several sectors: analysts, venture capitalists, private investors, potential competitors, potential OEMs as well as IT journalists. The theme of the latest edition of UTR, which opened on Nov. 12, was "IT mobility." This year’s conference will look at how retailers, brands and media companies are looking to improve their customer relationship and engagement levels. About 29 companies will each get their time on stage before the mixed audience of folks mentioned above. C-level execs get to demo their products or sites, plead their marketing case and answer questions in a limited window of time. In this slide show, eWEEK highlights the first half of the companies that appeared at the conference. The rest will appear at a later time. – …

Lufthansa, Singapore Air keep their rolls-powered A380s flying

November 4th, 2010 | No Comments

Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Singapore Airlines said they’ll keep their Airbus SAS A380s flying after Qantas Airways grounded its six-strong superjumbo fleet following an engine explosion in mid-flight.

Lufthansa is operating its four A380s as normal, spokesman Boris Ogursky said by telephone, as is Singapore Airlines, which has 11 of the planes, according to a statement. The pair are the only other carriers with superjumbos powered by the same Rolls- Royce Group Plc Trent 900 engines used on the Qantas jet.

Flying Lotus: New EP & Video

October 18th, 2010 | No Comments

WATCH “KILL YOUR CO-WORKERS”;
DOWNLOAD SOURCE 3D MODELS FOR YOUR OWN
PROJECTS

Flying Lotus and animator
Beeple present the brand new video “Kill Your Co-Workers” taken from his new EP Pattern+Grid
World which is out now. A follow up to his highly acclaimed 2010 album, Cosmogramma, this
new EP in stark contrast takes man back to machine and transforms the lush instrumentation that characterized the
album into a cacophony of synths and electronics. This addictive EP reveals yet another side to Flying Lotus’s sound
and confirms his place as one of the most singular entities in music.

In an open invitation to animators across the world to make new scenes and stories with the parade of fantastical
characters featured in the video, the source 3D models have been made freely available for you to download here and use in your own works.

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Flying fish: Natural-born gliders

September 16th, 2010 | No Comments

There are aerodynamic tricks to be learnt from flying fish

FROM Leonardo da Vinci to the Wright brothers and among today’s aircraft designers, there is a fascination in studying the wings of birds, better to understand the mysteries of flight. But there are also more than 60 species of fish that have the ability to take to the air, and new research shows they could have a trick or two to help make aircraft fly more efficiently.

Flying fish can whip their tails back and forth with tremendous speed to propel themselves out of the water. Once airborne, they use long pectoral fins and shorter pelvic fins on the sides of their bodies to create lift, much like the wings of an aircraft. Sometimes the fish fly to escape fast-swimming predators like dolphins and tuna, but they may also take to the air because it is an efficient way to speed up their movement. Whatever the reason, once aloft they can glide for more than 40 seconds, cover 400 metres (1,312 feet) and move at about 70kph (43mph). …

Metal fatigue in old aircraft: Flying rivets

August 5th, 2010 | No Comments

A new technique that listens for cracks in ageing aircraft

WHEN they were built, no one thought they would fly for so long. But fitted with new engines and avionics, aircraft can be kept going for a very long time. The average age of the world’s airliners is more than ten years, with some passenger jets 25 years old or more. Military planes are more geriatric: the Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter entered service 31 years ago and the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy 40 years back. Both are still going strong. Some Boeing KC-135 aerial-refuelling planes, which are based on the venerable 707, have been flying for over 50 years. Engineers reckon they could still be in the air when they are 80.

One thing that does ground old aircraft is the impending failure of their aluminium structure from metal fatigue. This begins in parts that are subjected to repeated strains, such as where the wings join the fuselage. Constant flexing of the structure concentrates stress, which leads to microscopic cracks. These cracks become more numerous and eventually large enough for the structure to fail. Aircraft engineers know a lot about how these cracks progress and keep an eye on them in routine overhauls. Nevertheless, they can be difficult and costly to find. Apart from careful visual inspection, techniques like X-rays and ultrasonic probes are also used. …

Flying Lotus: MmmHmm Video

July 29th, 2010 | No Comments

WE WANT SOME OF WHAT THEY TOOK!

Got some seriously trippy sights from Flying Lotus to kick off your day. “MmmHmm” is the latest single from the Flying One’s Cosmogramma album and features Thundercat. It was directed by Special Problems.

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Flying high in the east

July 21st, 2010 | No Comments

Asian and Middle Eastern airlines’ share of the world’s aircraft fleet is set to grow

BY THE third day of the Farnborough Airshow on Wednesday July 21st, aircraft-makers had announced new orders worth around $25 billion. A whopping $9 billion order for 40 Boeing 777s from Emirates highlighted the ambitious expansion plans of the Gulf’s airlines. Analysis by Ascend, an aerospace consultancy, shows that the Middle Eastern airlines’ fleets have more than doubled in the past ten years. They have placed orders for over 1,000 new aircraft for delivery by 2020—or 14% of the industry’s entire order book. Even so, the Asian airlines, especially China’s, will be the planemakers’ biggest customers in the coming decade. By 2020, the North American and European airlines will no longer dominate the skies to the extent they do now.

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17 Promising Storage Companies Flying Under the Radar

July 14th, 2010 | No Comments

We read on a regular basis about large, successful data storage companies such as EMC, NetApp, Compellent, Xiotech, 3PAR and Isilon Systems and the storage divisions of IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Hitachi Data Systems, Oracle and Fujitsu. After all, they make news and get the headlines. Many of them started out small and were managed well enough to survive in a cutthroat international storage market. In this slide show, eWEEK has compiled a list of up-and-coming independent storage companies that have the potential to grow up and be an EMC or NetApp someday& if they don’t get acquired first. – …

Flying Lotus Celebrates 4/20

April 19th, 2010 | No Comments

DUBLAB SESSION WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
4/20 PRE-ORDER GOODIES FOR NEW ALBUM

To celebrate 4/20 and the forthcoming release of his new album, Cosmogramma, Flying Lotus and members of his Brainfeeder crew will descend on the Dublab studios in Los Angeles for several hours to play some records and make some sounds especially for you.

FlyLo

To open the show, FlyLo will take you through the chosen cuts from his new LP, out May 4. Other likely participants include The Gaslamp Killer, Ras G, Daedelus, Teebs, Matthewdavid, Dr. Strangeloop and more.

Listen and chatroom link with the studio here.

On Air Live Times by region:

12:00 PM – LA
3:00 PM – NYC
8:00 PM – UK
9:00 PM – CET
4:00 AM – JAPAN

For 24-hours on 4/20, all pre-orders of any physical format of Cosmogramma will come with a print of an art piece, “Sketch Head” by Flying Lotus himself, for no extra cost. Each copy of the high gloss, 140 x 125mm print will be hand-stamped. This special pre-order bonus will be available for only 24-hours from Bleep.com.

As an extra twist, the original pen & watercolor piece will be placed at random in one package chosen from the 4/20 Bleep pre-orders. Meaning one lucky listener will get an extra special surprise on release day.

Cosmogramma (featuring Thom Yorke, Thundercat, Miguel Atwood Ferguson, Ravi Coltrane and many more) is released on Limited First Edition CD with foil-blocked slipcase, Double Gatefold LP, Standard CD and Digital on May 4. For information on this release pop over here.

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1320 Records S.F. Showcase STS9, Flying Skulls, Nalepa Dub

March 10th, 2010 | No Comments

1320 RECORDS AND ArtNowSF PRESENT

1320.SF ~ A 1320 RECORDS SHOWCASE ON THURSDAY, APRIL 1ST

FEATURING MEMBERS OF STS9, NALEPA DUB ORCHESTRA, THE FLYING SKULLS

VIRTUAL BOY, SAVAGE HENRY & KNOWA KNOWONE

The Flying Skulls

1320 Records & ArtNowSF have announced the first ever 1320 Records showcase, 1320.SF. This inaugural event will take place Thursday, April 1st at Temple in San Francisco and will feature 1320 artists including David Murphy & David Phipps of STS9, Nalepa Dub Orchestra, The Flying Skulls, Virtual Boy, Savage Henry and Knowa Knowone as well as visuals by Kevlar. In addition to seasoned veterans STS9, these local 1320 artists represent the crÃ¨me de la crÃ¨me of the up-and-coming electronic music scene.

The intention of the 1320 Showcase is to celebrate music, bring to light local talent, and build an ever-expanding community and musical support system. Look for more 1320 Showcases around the country in 2010.

STS9′s boutique record label, 1320 Records (thirteentwenty) is STS9′s passion for music manifested, and it is quickly becoming the go-to digital label for in-the-know music addicts in search of new listening, and for underground indie artists looking to be heard.

This growing self-sufficient label, which recently released STS9′s 2009 studio effort Ad Explorata, delivers offerings hand picked by the members of STS9 including upcoming releases by John Hughes, Alex B, and Eliot Lipp.

Thursday, April 1st @ 9 p.m.

Temple

540 Howard Street, San Francisco

Ages 21+ Welcome

For more information and to purchase tickets please visit: sts9store.com/Store/ChooseTicket.aspx?sid=10341.

Flying Lotus: New Album w/ Yorke, Badu & More

February 10th, 2010 | No Comments

FLYING LOTUS RETURNS WITH THE NEW ALBUM COSMOGRAMMA

SET FOR RELEASE MAY 4, 2010 ON WARP RECORDS

Flying Lotus

Flying Lotus has grown into the position of being far more than a producer, he has helped materialize a far-reaching strain of musical ideology that has encompassed not only a global family of like-minded artists, but also a nearly infinite palate of planetary (and interplanetary) sonics. Now he returns with Cosmogramma on May 4.

On his new album an entirely new range of sounds has been unlocked by our intrepid astral traveler, but every genre touchstone associated with his name has been merged into a self-described space opera. Seamless in execution and too wide in scope to properly describe, it is the authentic embodiment of his unique musical heritage. The spirit of his famed aunt, Alice Coltrane permeates the record, notably in the powerful collaborations with relative Ravi Coltrane, bass virtuoso Thundercat and the brilliant harp prodigy, Rebekah Raff.

Certainly these are further reaches into a musical space that Flying Lotus had hitherto been exploring, however other collaborators such as Erykah Badu and Outkast string arranger Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and guest vocalists Thom York and a returning Laura Darlington help deliver Cosmogramma to dizzying new heights. All this name-dropping, however, is not to detract from the genius of the wizard-like figure behind it all. The most powerful aspect of FlyLo’s output has always been it s ability to communicate his boundless love and enthusiasm for music in all it’s forms and that is what is boldly on display here.

Cosmogramma Track List:

01. Clock Catcher
02. Pickled!
03. Nose Art
04. Intro//A Cosmic Drama
05. Zodiac Shit
06. Computer Face//Pure Being
07. ..And The World Laughs With You ft. Thom Yorke
08. Arkestry
09. Mmmhmm ft.Thundercat
10. Do The Astral Plane
11. Satelllliiiiiteee
12. German Haircut
13. Recoiled
14. Dance Of The Pseudo Nymph
15. Drips//Auntie’s Harp
16. Table Tennis ft. Laura Darlington
17. Galaxy In Janaki

Flying Lotus tour dates available here.

Response to terror incident: The right move?

December 30th, 2009 | No Comments

President Obama took direct responsibility for administration mistakes when he released a new report on the December 25 terror incident.

Obama made a statement after the review was released. What do you think about Obama’s remarks? Is he doing the right thing?

Share a video of your reaction to the President’s speech and your submissions could be on CNN.

STS9 NYE After Shows Madlib, Glitch Mob, Flying Lotus

December 22nd, 2009 | No Comments

STS9 NYE After Shows at Denver’s Gothic Theatre

Euphonic Conceptions and 1320 Records are happy to announce the Official After Parties for STS9‘s Denver New Year’s Run. All three nights will be held at the Gothic Theatre in Denver. EC will be working with the organization Bus to Show to make available safe and sober shuttle bus rides from the STS9 shows to the Gothic and back, all night/morning long.

December 29 features Brainfeeder founder Flying Lotus. The bill also features the second ever appearance of Bluetech‘s five-piece live band, with vocals, keys, percussion, and more. Nalepa of 1320 Records starts things off, moving into the Dutch-born Martyn‘s tech-house fueled take on dubstep. The meditative rhythms of 1320 Records artist Emancipator, accompanied by live violin, will be closing the evening out.

December 30 finds the ground-breaking Tipper, who is leaving his retreat in Hawaii, joining late night veterans The Glitch Mob – edIT, Ooah, and Boreta. The night also features wobble phenom Mimosa and Dave Seied firing things up early.

New Year’s Eve features a true legend of hip hop, Madlib, who will be performing a very special DJ set for the first time in the state of Colorado. Madlib has been described as being in a “perpetual haze of psychedelia,” which could fit the atmosphere at the Gothic over the weekend perfectly. Opening up will be Ras G of Brainfeeder, while after Madlib’s invasion will be the Philly-based dubstep all star Starkey and the west coast hero of wobble-breaks Heyoka.

Colorado favorites Future:Simple:Project will also be performing on NYE, featuring a live violinist, MC, and aerial dancers; and the Sub.Mission crew of Rumblejunkie, ServOne, Dayquill, Zeno, and Subliminal will bring the raw dubstep throughout the course of the early evening.

DECEMBER 29

Madlib

FLYING LOTUS (Brainfeeder)

BLUETECH (Live Band)

Emancipator (1320)

Martyn (Brainfeeder)

DECEMBER 30

THE GLITCH MOB (edIT, Ooah, Boreta)

TIPPER

Mimosa

Dave Seied

DECEMBER 31

MADLIB (DJ Set, Stones Throw)

STARKEY (Seclusiasis)

Heyoka (Sunrise Set)

Ras G (Brainfeeder)

Future:Simple (Family Moons)

Sub.Mission

3-night passes available now on STS9.com for only $85.

Flying the nest

December 15th, 2009 | No Comments

Who is most reluctant to leave the parental home?

WITHIN Europe, broadly, northerners and westerners are more likely to leave home when young than southerners and easterners. It may be that university habits explain this, with Britons moving out to attend college at a relatively early age, for example. Strongly religious and family-oriented societies seem to have a higher than average age for children leaving the parental nest. And the housing market probably plays a role too: in countries, such as Germany, where a relatively large portion of the housing stock is rented, it may be easier for the young to find an affordable home away from their parents.

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Flying Fin’s wings may be clipped at Abu Dhabi

October 31st, 2009 | No Comments

Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen has admitted he does not hold much hope in posting a podium finish at tomorrowâ€™s inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver endured a disappointing first run on the new Yas Marina Circuit in yesterdayâ€™s practice, finishing almost two seconds

The evolution of flying reptiles: A patchwork quilt

October 15th, 2009 | No Comments

How new groups of creatures emerge

EVOLUTION is not always a process of gradual change. Shifts in entire body shapes, leading to the foundation of whole new groups of animals or plants, sometimes take place. These involve the near-simultaneous alteration of many body parts and it is rare for the fossil record to catch such palaeolycanthropes in mid-shape-shift, as it were. Lu Junchang of the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences in Beijing and his colleagues, however, think that they may have done so in the case of a newly discovered flying reptile called Darwinopterus modularis.

As they report in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, the 160m-year-old Darwinopterus, which has been dug up in Liaoning Province, catches the flying reptiles in transition between the primitive, long-tailed forms exemplified by Rhamphorhynchus and the advanced, almost tailless creatures typified by Pteranodon. This confirms what has been observed in two other transitional fossils, Archaeopteryx (the oldest known bird) and Rodhocetus (a proto-whale). Both of these fossils suggest such transitions are not smooth, simultaneous transformations of all bodily features from old to new. Instead, some features shift to the advanced form at the beginning of the process, while others stay resolutely primitive until near the end. …