Posts tagged "art"

Denis Dutton: A Darwinian theory of beauty

www.ted.com TED collaborates with animator Andrew Park to illustrate Denis Dutton’s provocative theory on beauty — that art, music and other beautiful things, far from being simply “in the eye of the beholder,” are a core part of human nature with deep evolutionary origins.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at www.ted.com

Weight Reduction Surgery

Weight Reduction Surgery. This 3D medical animation demonstrates techniques used in bariatric surgery (weight reduction surgery) for obesity, including stomach staple. Bariatric surgery is performed if weight loss efforts through lifestyle changes and medications have been unsuccessful and your body mass index, or BMI, is above 40 or above 35 and you have life-threatenign condition, such as heart disease of diabetes. There are two types of bariatric surgeries; restrictive and malabsorptive. Gastric bypass or Roux-en-Y is both a restrictive and malabsortive procedure, while banding techniques are restrictive procedures and biopacreatic diversion procedure is a malabsorptive procedure. ANH00003

Betty’s Old-Fashioned Caramel Popcorn Balls + Halloween Fun with Carter

In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make Old Fashioned Caramel Popcorn Balls. These are the kind of Halloween treats that were handed out when I was the age to go “trick-or-treating.” Our grandson, Carter dropped by during the popcorn ball making to show off his Halloween costume. Ingredients: 8 cups popped corn ¾ cup brown sugar, firmly packed ¾ cup white sugar ½ cup light corn syrup ½ cup water 1 teaspoon white vinegar ¼ teaspoon salt ¾ cup butter Measure 8 cups popped corn into a large bowl or pan. Sort out any un-popped corn and discard. Combine ¾ cup brown sugar, ¾ cup white sugar, ½ cup light corn syrup, ½ cup water, 1 teaspoon white vinegar, and ¾ cup butter in a 2-quart saucepan. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Cook constantly to 260 degrees on candy thermometer (or hard ball stage). Reduce heat to low; stir in ¾ cup butter until melted. Pour syrup in thin stream over popped corn, stirring until corn is well-coated. Cool slightly. Butter hands, and shape mixture into 3-inch balls and place on waxed paper. Your must squeeze the popcorn tightly into balls, otherwise the balls may have a tendency to fall apart before they dry. You may speed up the process of getting the popcorn balls to set up by placing them in the refrigerator. Store in an airtight container, or wrap individually with plastic wrap. These are delicious treats at Halloween time, but should be given cautiously to children, as they may not be used to eating popcorn …

Philosopher Roger Scruton (1/6)

www.amazon.co.uk Philosopher Roger Scruton presents a provocative essay on the importance of beauty in the arts and in our lives, making a case for restoring it to the centre of our civilisation.

Yanni-Highland (beauty nature)

image, music

Women In Film

by Philip Scott Johnson 0:00 Mary Pickford 0:02 Lillian Gish 0:04 Gloria Swanson 0:06 Marlene Dietrick 0:08 Norma Shearer 0:09 Ruth Chatterton 0:12 Jean Harlow 0:13 Katharine Hepburn 0:15 Carole Lombard 0:17 Bette Davis 0:19 Greta Garbo 0:21 Barbara Stanwyck 0:23…

Women In Art

by Philip Scott Johnson 500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art Music: Bach’s Sarabande from Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 performed by Yo-Yo Ma Nominated as Most Creative Video 2nd Annual YouTube Awards For a complete list of artists and paintings visit www.maysstuff.com High resolution version: www.vimeo.com Contact information: eggman913@gmail.com