FreedomKnot is a knot designed for the purpose of tying shoelaces with these two goals in mind, 1. laces that stay tied, 2. a dependable knot that will come untied readily when so intended. Also known as a bow or bunny ears. This knot is more resistant to coming untied than the standard shoelace knot.
FreedomKnot
FreedomKnot is a shoelace tying method with more than 70 years of Milton L. Lazear, Jr. family field proof. This knot simply does not come untied, no matter the vibration or travels suffered. Doubling the beauty of the knot, FreedomKnot does come untied when you pull on both shoelace ends. The tighter you pull on the bunny ears, the tighter the two 'nips' become. This is the first secret of the effectiveness of FreedomKnot. The second secret is FreedomKnot is a modified surgeon's knot, which intentionally does not come untied. FreedomKnot differs from the surgeon's knot by having the plastic ends of the laces pushed back through the hole, creating the bunny ears. But that is not how it is tied. To see the lace and finger manipulations used to tie FreedomKnot, visit http://www.freedomknot.com . This series of graphics represents the steps to tie the knot. This is both a child's educational website, and also an adult educational safety topic tool used by several corporations in their safety programs, including ExxonMobil since 2001.
Like the standard shoelace knot, FreedomKnot easily comes untied when both shoelace ends are pulled. The harder the bunny ears are pulled, the tighter the two 'nips' become. FreedomKnot is a modified surgeon's knot, which is a more secure version of a reef knot. FreedomKnot differs from the surgeon's knot by having the ends of the laces pushed back through the knot, creating the two loops ("bunny ears") and allowing the knot to be untied intentionally.
Reference information: an exhaustive search - hence the trademark - was conducted to find, locate and discover any prior drawing or likeness of the knot now known as FreedomKnot, and pictured at FreedomKnot.com. Chief among the printed resources used was "The Ashley Book of KNOTS" by Clifford W. Ashley, copyright 1944, ISBN 0-385-04025-3.
External links
* FreedomKnot website
* "Laces", by Ian Fieggen, copyright 2007, page 140, ISBN-13: 978-1-4027-5201-8
FreedomKnot
FreedomKnot is a shoelace tying method with more than 70 years of Milton L. Lazear, Jr. family field proof. This knot simply does not come untied, no matter the vibration or travels suffered. Doubling the beauty of the knot, FreedomKnot does come untied when you pull on both shoelace ends. The tighter you pull on the bunny ears, the tighter the two 'nips' become. This is the first secret of the effectiveness of FreedomKnot. The second secret is FreedomKnot is a modified surgeon's knot, which intentionally does not come untied. FreedomKnot differs from the surgeon's knot by having the plastic ends of the laces pushed back through the hole, creating the bunny ears. But that is not how it is tied. To see the lace and finger manipulations used to tie FreedomKnot, visit http://www.freedomknot.com . This series of graphics represents the steps to tie the knot. This is both a child's educational website, and also an adult educational safety topic tool used by several corporations in their safety programs, including ExxonMobil since 2001.
Like the standard shoelace knot, FreedomKnot easily comes untied when both shoelace ends are pulled. The harder the bunny ears are pulled, the tighter the two 'nips' become. FreedomKnot is a modified surgeon's knot, which is a more secure version of a reef knot. FreedomKnot differs from the surgeon's knot by having the ends of the laces pushed back through the knot, creating the two loops ("bunny ears") and allowing the knot to be untied intentionally.
Reference information: an exhaustive search - hence the trademark - was conducted to find, locate and discover any prior drawing or likeness of the knot now known as FreedomKnot, and pictured at FreedomKnot.com. Chief among the printed resources used was "The Ashley Book of KNOTS" by Clifford W. Ashley, copyright 1944, ISBN 0-385-04025-3.
External links
* FreedomKnot website
* "Laces", by Ian Fieggen, copyright 2007, page 140, ISBN-13: 978-1-4027-5201-8
Kaloian is a composer of highly nationalistic music for various instruments, chamber ensembles, wind and military band and orchestra. His overt musical nationalism arises from a long lineage of music tradition that can be traced to the Romantic era and beyond. Kaloian is known for the strong nationalistic musical language in his works, which include marches, tone poems, and symphonies, which are immediately recognizable as "Armenian" in their colour. The tremendous scale of his orchestrations utilise expanded winds and brass instrumentation; of note is the requirement for 8 Horns, 2 Tenor and 2 Bass Wagner tubas in his Symphony No. 1 and Symphony No. 2.
He is a substantially linked-to composer on the Internet globally, with over 50 references to his name and musical content.
Notable figures in the artistic world with whom Kaloian has had personal artistic relationships include artist Lucienne Bloch, Danish composer/pianist Gunnar Johansen, American composer/flautist John Heiss, American composer/arranger Tom Knox, and various conductors and ensembles such as the U.S. Marine Band and US Marine Field Bands which have performed his works.
A catalogue of works can be found at the composer's section of the firstedition.com website http://firstedition.com/kaloian -
The site also contains several musical recordings of the composer's work in mp3 and streaming format - http://firstedition.com remains the only venue of biographical information authorised by the composer.
Selected works
Orchestral
* (1994) Meditation II
* (1996) Procession of the Prince
* (1996) Shoukah!
* (1996) In Scotland
* (1996) Overture "italia"
* (1997) Symphony in d-minor
* (1997) Suite for Strings
* (1997) Introduction to a Drama
* (1999) Pavane
* (2000) Symphony No. 2 in F
* (2002) Seven Veil Dance
* (2002) Symphonic Dances for Double String Orchestra and Harp
* (2002) Suite for Strings No. 2
* (2002) Overture "Rule Britannia"
* (2003) Sunrise Processional
Chamber music
* (2002) String Quartet
Brass Ensemble
* (2011) Bombardo DeMarro!
* (2011) Île-de-France
* (2011) Olympic Dreams - Fanfares for the Olympic Delegation of the Republic of Armenia
* (2002) Suite for Brass
Wind Ensemble - Military Band
Marches, Armenian
* (1985) Marche Funèbre
* (1997) Royal Marines
* (1999) Mer Hayastan
* (2002) Lés Arméniens
* (2002) National Defence
Marches, Russian
* (1997) Marche Russe
Wind Ensemble
* (1996) Wind Suite - 4 movements
* (2002) Humoresque
Organ, Brass and Percussion
* (2011) Bois d’Arcy (version for Organ, Brass and Percussion) - from Île-de-France
* (2010) Christmas in Armenia
* (2008) Movements for Organ, Brass and Percussion
Solo Organ
* (2011) 24 Chorales
* (2011) Chaccone in F Minor
* (2008) Introit
* (2011) Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor “In Memorium”
* (2011) Royal Wedding
:Processional
:Recessional
* Various Works
Solo Pianoforte
* (2012) 24 Preludes and Fugues
* Various Works
Pianoforte 4 Hands
* (2004) Three Marches
* (2009) March "Friendship"
* (2011) "On Guard for Peace" - March for the Armenian National Army
Blockparty is a demoparty held in the United States. It was founded in 2007 by Jason Scott and . From its founding onward, it has partnered with Notacon in Cleveland, Ohio. This allowed the organizers to focus on the content without having to worry about infrastructure planning.
Blockparty is considered to be a spiritual successor of NAID, the North American International Demoparty, which was held in 1995 and 1996 in Quebec, Canada. Both organizers and most of the speakers for the first Blockparty had attended or competed at NAID. NAID's short life (only 2 years of existence) but wild success was considered a high point in North American demoparty history and Blockparty is in some ways an attempt to repeat that success. Blockparty organizers were also active participants in the organizing of Pilgrimage, the only US demoscene event between 2003-2006.
Blockparty achieved strong attendance for a North American demoparty in its first year: with 200+ people attending Notacon, 100+ watching the competition, and over 40 entries across all the divisions. In all, over $3700 in prizes were given away to the winners. Many of these entries were from first timers who had no previous experience with the demoscene. The invite for Blockparty 2007 placed 2nd in the combined demo category at Numerica Artparty 2007.
Blockparty 2007 featured 6 presentations about creating demos and music; each speaker was chosen for their contribution to the demoscene. Recordings of these presentations can be downloaded from Notacon Media. Due to a rule requiring attendance by a demo group to enter the competition, members of Northern Dragons, Trailer Park Demos, and Phluid were present at Blockparty.
Because of Blockparty's unique position alongside a non-demoscene event, much attention was given to helping "outsiders" understand and appreciate the culture surrounding demos and the people who create them. The presentation by Andy "Phoenix" Voss (co-producer of the Mindcandy DVDs) spoke directly to this point, explaining some historical and social factors shaping the present-day demoscene.
At the end of Blockparty 2007, the organizers produced the "Blockparty Pledge": There will be at least five Blockparties, held yearly, from this point on. Blockparty 2010 will occur on April 15-18, 2010, and will once again be held in partnership with Notacon.
2007 speakers
* - Allow Me To Demonstrate
* - 8088 Corruption
* - Taking Tracking Mainstream
* - Building Character: ANSI from the Ground Up
* William "S_TEC" Swanson & - Techniques for 4kb Intro Development
* - Squarewave to Heaven: An introduction to the Chiptune Music Scene
2008 speakers
* The Fat Man - Art Behind Enemy Lines: A Target-Rich Environment
* - Self-Preservation Mode: Lessons Learned While Archiving Demoscene History
* Jeri Ellsworth - CPU Not Required: Making Demos with FPGAs
* Tim Cowley: Automated Psychedelia - Automated Psychedelia: Translating sound into color and motion
* Pete Edwards and Fred Owsley - Circuit-Bending Will Get You Laid!! (Maybe)
* - FM Synthesis - Beyond the Adlib
* Beausoleil "BarZoule" Samson-Guillemette - Audio in 4K: what to do and not to do
2009 speakers
* CriticalArtware - The Artware Development Environment Artware Environment
* Gargaj / Conspiracy - Bridging the Gap
* Ed Piskor - Wizzywig: Hacking Out A Graphic Novel
* George Sanger & Jeri Ellsworth - The Fat Man and Circuit Girl: LIVE!
Blockparty is considered to be a spiritual successor of NAID, the North American International Demoparty, which was held in 1995 and 1996 in Quebec, Canada. Both organizers and most of the speakers for the first Blockparty had attended or competed at NAID. NAID's short life (only 2 years of existence) but wild success was considered a high point in North American demoparty history and Blockparty is in some ways an attempt to repeat that success. Blockparty organizers were also active participants in the organizing of Pilgrimage, the only US demoscene event between 2003-2006.
Blockparty achieved strong attendance for a North American demoparty in its first year: with 200+ people attending Notacon, 100+ watching the competition, and over 40 entries across all the divisions. In all, over $3700 in prizes were given away to the winners. Many of these entries were from first timers who had no previous experience with the demoscene. The invite for Blockparty 2007 placed 2nd in the combined demo category at Numerica Artparty 2007.
Blockparty 2007 featured 6 presentations about creating demos and music; each speaker was chosen for their contribution to the demoscene. Recordings of these presentations can be downloaded from Notacon Media. Due to a rule requiring attendance by a demo group to enter the competition, members of Northern Dragons, Trailer Park Demos, and Phluid were present at Blockparty.
Because of Blockparty's unique position alongside a non-demoscene event, much attention was given to helping "outsiders" understand and appreciate the culture surrounding demos and the people who create them. The presentation by Andy "Phoenix" Voss (co-producer of the Mindcandy DVDs) spoke directly to this point, explaining some historical and social factors shaping the present-day demoscene.
At the end of Blockparty 2007, the organizers produced the "Blockparty Pledge": There will be at least five Blockparties, held yearly, from this point on. Blockparty 2010 will occur on April 15-18, 2010, and will once again be held in partnership with Notacon.
2007 speakers
* - Allow Me To Demonstrate
* - 8088 Corruption
* - Taking Tracking Mainstream
* - Building Character: ANSI from the Ground Up
* William "S_TEC" Swanson & - Techniques for 4kb Intro Development
* - Squarewave to Heaven: An introduction to the Chiptune Music Scene
2008 speakers
* The Fat Man - Art Behind Enemy Lines: A Target-Rich Environment
* - Self-Preservation Mode: Lessons Learned While Archiving Demoscene History
* Jeri Ellsworth - CPU Not Required: Making Demos with FPGAs
* Tim Cowley: Automated Psychedelia - Automated Psychedelia: Translating sound into color and motion
* Pete Edwards and Fred Owsley - Circuit-Bending Will Get You Laid!! (Maybe)
* - FM Synthesis - Beyond the Adlib
* Beausoleil "BarZoule" Samson-Guillemette - Audio in 4K: what to do and not to do
2009 speakers
* CriticalArtware - The Artware Development Environment Artware Environment
* Gargaj / Conspiracy - Bridging the Gap
* Ed Piskor - Wizzywig: Hacking Out A Graphic Novel
* George Sanger & Jeri Ellsworth - The Fat Man and Circuit Girl: LIVE!
Adrac Ltd is a full service online marketing agency. Established in 2002 and acquired by Reach Global Ltd in 2003, Adrac Ltd is based at the Technology Centre in Church, Lancashire, along with its sister companies, which include British search engine Searchers and property portal NetMovers.
Objectives
Adrac Ltd supports the online and offline commercial activities of SME businesses and larger companies. It states it is a white hat SEO and online marketing agency that promotes sustainable results and long-term profitability.
Developments
Adrac Ltd's services include search engine optimisation (SEO), link building, pay per click (PPC), email marketing, viral marketing, social media advertising, website design (via its trading style Tundu) and optimised copywriting.
Under the Reach Global Ltd banner, it bears the British Standards Kitemark, ISOQAR Quality Management and certification and is a participant in the government's exclusive High Growth Programme.
Adrac Ltd's business model differs from other online marketing agencies in that there is no contractual tie-in and fees are based on its own performance, rejecting the traditional 15% fee model in favour of a percentage profit share of budget savings.
Responses
Adrac Ltd was created in the wake of the dotcom bust of the late 20th century. By its sixth birthday in 2008, it had won the Lancashire Chamber of Commerce New Business Award. It was identified as a 'top local search company' by independent monitor topseos.co.uk three times in 2010.
Following this, the company hosted a visit from high profile national and regional business leaders in March 2011, including the director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, David Frost CBE.
Nationally, Adrac's parent company came into focus after Culture Minister Edward Vaizey announced he would visit its headquarters, during an adjournment debate in Westminster Hall on 5 April 2011 entitled Net Neutrality.
Also in April 2011, Adrac Ltd was among a handful of expert organisations which presented a briefing at a seminar for City Fund managers to discuss the potential impact of search engine penalties on investments . The event was hosted by Financial Times and BBC journalist Raymond Snoddy.
Objectives
Adrac Ltd supports the online and offline commercial activities of SME businesses and larger companies. It states it is a white hat SEO and online marketing agency that promotes sustainable results and long-term profitability.
Developments
Adrac Ltd's services include search engine optimisation (SEO), link building, pay per click (PPC), email marketing, viral marketing, social media advertising, website design (via its trading style Tundu) and optimised copywriting.
Under the Reach Global Ltd banner, it bears the British Standards Kitemark, ISOQAR Quality Management and certification and is a participant in the government's exclusive High Growth Programme.
Adrac Ltd's business model differs from other online marketing agencies in that there is no contractual tie-in and fees are based on its own performance, rejecting the traditional 15% fee model in favour of a percentage profit share of budget savings.
Responses
Adrac Ltd was created in the wake of the dotcom bust of the late 20th century. By its sixth birthday in 2008, it had won the Lancashire Chamber of Commerce New Business Award. It was identified as a 'top local search company' by independent monitor topseos.co.uk three times in 2010.
Following this, the company hosted a visit from high profile national and regional business leaders in March 2011, including the director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, David Frost CBE.
Nationally, Adrac's parent company came into focus after Culture Minister Edward Vaizey announced he would visit its headquarters, during an adjournment debate in Westminster Hall on 5 April 2011 entitled Net Neutrality.
Also in April 2011, Adrac Ltd was among a handful of expert organisations which presented a briefing at a seminar for City Fund managers to discuss the potential impact of search engine penalties on investments . The event was hosted by Financial Times and BBC journalist Raymond Snoddy.