Quality of Qins : 9 virtues

http://www.peiyouqin.com/9de.html The 9 virtues which distinguish the Qin quality 辨琴之九德 I had read 'the 9 virtues which distinguish the Qin quality' in Zunsheng Ba Jian by Ming dynasty Gao Lian: (According to Qin Fu 琴府 p.1747, the 9 virtues which distinguish the Qin quality was mentioned the earliest in the Song dynasty by Tian Zhi-ong. 田芝翁) 明 高濂的遵生八牋提到的辨琴之九德: 1, Qi (Remarkable) which means Qin (light) Song (free, not held) Cui(clear) Hua(smooth). Qin indicates that the wood is light. Song indicates that the sound is not held. Cui indicates that the sound is clear and venerable, because of the old tong wood. Hua indicates that the sound is sweet and mellow, because of the wood was grown near water. 一曰奇 輕鬆脆滑是也 輕謂材輕 鬆謂聲透 脆謂聲之清老 老桐木也 滑謂聲之澤潤 近水材也 2, Gu (Ancient) which means simple, pure yet contains the rhymes of bell and chime. 二曰古 淳淡中有金石韻也 3, Tou (Penetrated) which means an old qin where the adhesives and lacquer are dried and the sound quality is clear bright and not held. 三曰透 年雖久遠 膠漆不敗 清亮而不咽塞 4, Jin (Quiet) which means that there is no buzzing sound to influence the proper sound quality of the Qin 四曰靜 謂無(先文)飒以亂正聲 5, Run (Moist) which means that the sound quality comes out not dry and the rhythm stays longer. 五曰潤 謂發聲不燥 韻長不絕 6, Yuan (Whole) which means that the sound and rhythm stay as a whole without breaking up 六曰圓 謂聲韻渾然而不破散 7, Qin (Clear) which means that the sound of the qin comes out clearly as the sound of a big bronze Duo bell in wind. 七曰清 謂聲如風中鐸也 8, Yun (Even) which means that all the sound qualities, open string, press down string and harmonics from each of the seven strings has to be regular, steady and smooth. 八曰勻 謂七弦無三實四虛之病 9, Fang (Fragrant) which means a good qin the more its been played the better the sound quality, like a pleasant fragrance which stays long and doesn't lose it's flavor. 九曰芳 謂愈彈愈發 久無乏聲

好奇藝術 Kunstkammer 62 : Poetic body movements of dancers, athletes, and everyday gestures. Trisha Brown

好奇藝術 Kunstkammer 62 :  Poetic body movements of dancers.  Trisha Brown

Poetic body movements of dancers, athletes, and everyday gestures

http://www.dansercanalhistorique.fr/?q=content%2Fla-derniere-danse-de-trisha-brown
Body movements

Airstream roof top hotel;South Africa

http://www.momondo.fr/inspiration/rooftops-epoustouflants/?utm_source=SocialMoovFacebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rooftops-epoustouflants&source=disp-Facebook-General.blog-promo

Rooftop camping – Cape Town, Afrique du Sud

Les caravanes Airstream sur le toit du Grand Daddy Hotel © Grand Daddy Hotel

Les hôtels sont très créatifs lorsqu’il s’agit de tirer parti du meilleur de leur toit, et notamment le Grand Daddy Hotel de Cape Town. L’hôtel a importé sept caravanes de type Airstream, rutilantes et vintage, directement des USA et a établi un camping très cosy sur son toit, où vous pourrez loger. Très original!

http://www.tracygallagher.com/2010/06/hotel-of-the-week-scooooore-with-a-novel-hotel-in-south-africa/airstream-bar2-2/

One fun place to stay is the Grand Daddy Hotel…but specifically check out the Airstream Penthouse Trailer Park located on top of the hotel. Yep, it is exactly how it sounds – Seven highly designed Airstream trailers are parked up on the roof for guests to stay a night or two or three…

Each trailer has hot and cold water, toilets and showers..so it is not your “daddy’s campers” at the Grand Daddy hotel. It is definitely for the traveler who has seen it all. The hotel group behind this likes to have fun and invoke humor into their boutique hotels. Each trailer has a unique design from different local designers. Some rooms are pretty whimsical, adding to the fun ambiance.

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In addition to the cleverly decorated and slick Airstream trailers, the rooftop has a tented sky bar for guests, complete with couches and heaters to enjoy the nighttime sky.

The Grand Daddy is making sure guests have a cozy place to watch all the World Cup action this summer (but remember when you travel..it is winter there.) Think comfy couches, a fully stocked bar, and big screens.

http://www.granddaddy.co.za/hotel_airstream.php

rainbow tree from seeds

How to Grow Rainbow Tree Eucalyptus deglupta Mindanao gum seeds Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Taf2_qZACR8
rainbow tree

How to Grow Rainbow Tree Eucalyptus deglupta Mindanao gum seeds Part 2

PAPER TOWEL METHOD OF SEED GERMINATION - EASY & FAST
www.larksperennials.com

pitch shifter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qagGStK0L4I

EFFECTS 101: Pitch Shifter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jM7fF3OOe4

Pepe - BOSS PS-2 Digital Pitch Shifter / Delay Demo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_time-scale/pitch_modification

好奇藝術 Kunstkammer 61 : Graphic Novel : "Unflattening", doctoral dissertation in graphic novel form by Nick Sousanis

好奇藝術 Kunstkammer 61 :  Graphic Novel :  "Unflattening", doctoral dissertation in graphic novel form by Nick Sousanis/ Harvard University Press

http://mostlysignssomeportents.tumblr.com/post/130485371991/doctoral-dissertation-in-graphic-novel-form

gem corn harvest

compare to Indian Corn bought at City Hall Farmers Market, Toronoto on 14Oct2015:

The Indian corn has v beautiful colors, they are matt and opaque.  The vendor says they are from Mexico.

Some of the gem corn from GemCorn Heritage seeds are also opaque, but some are glass like, thick translucide coating.

Ready for harvest, more gem corn grown from 1st April.2015: