George

pre-existingcondition is a show to benefit Type One Diabetes research. It is being held in Los Angeles and is featuring among many illustrious others our own local talentMark George

#9

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24-360

"If you ever wondered why '24' hours in a day, and not some other, arbitrarily chosen number, or why there are '360' degrees in a circle instead of some other number or some other unit, the reason stems from how handily 24 and 360 break down into many useful fractional parts using integers. For example, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 24, 30, 36, 40, 45, 60, 90, 120, 180, and 360 are ALL factors of 360, while 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24 are ALL factors of 24. Few numbers break down into as many handy factors, and these numbers have a lot of factors in common. So while one might use another arbitrary number, chances are such a number would be less useful when considering fractions of the whole. 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/9, 1/10, 1/12, 1/15, 1/18, 1/20, 1/24, 1/30, 1/36, 1/40, 1/45, 1/60, 1/90, 1/120, and 1/180 are all handy, though the ones under 1/12 are even more so. For similar reasons, one 'dozen' is a handy unit in which to sell items. So regardless of how long a planet's day is in actual time, breaking it up into 24 units is a handy thing to do. Further divisions in 60 minutes and 60 seconds uses these same numbers and handy factors." (quotation © January of 2000 by James L. R. Beach)

Center for Art Research

As an elder at the research center Mike Mitchell's piece stood out. I think mostly due to the live narration and interactive qualities but also for the inherent and relevant narrative of the subjects situation. I would have liked to have had more interaction with the participants although the epicurean exchange was overwhelming. Most useful however were the lovely survey forms with their 2 color printing process, the moniker of a sophisticated organization, a well structured system of information reclamation and a highly diverse data column. Might I suggest a cinema slugfest. Show em if you got em, an all nighter if you have to...

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