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Cycles
Cycle, cycles, or cyclic may refer to: Anthropology and social sciences * Cyclic history, a theory of history * Cyclical theory, a theory of American political history associated with Arthur Schlesinger, Sr. * Social cycle, various cycles in social sciences ** Business cycle, the downward and upward movement of gross domestic product (GDP) around its ostensible, long-term growth trend Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Cycle'' (2008 film), a Malayalam film * ''Cycle'' (2017 film), a Marathi film Literature * ''Cycle'' (magazine), an American motorcycling enthusiast magazine * Literary cycle, a group of stories focused on common figures Music Musical terminology * Cycle (music), a set of musical pieces that belong together ** Cyclic form, a technique of construction involving multiple sections or movements ** Interval cycle, a collection of pitch classes generated from a sequence of the same interval class ** Song cycle, individually complete songs desig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blender (software)
Blender is a Free and open-source software, free and open-source 3D computer graphics software tool set that runs on Microsoft Windows, Windows, macOS, BSD, Haiku (operating system), Haiku, IRIX and Linux. It is used for creating animated films, visual effects, art, 3D printing, 3D-printed models, motion graphics, interactive 3D applications, and virtual reality. It is also used in creating video games. Blender was used to produce the Academy Awards, Academy Award-winning film ''Flow (2024 film), Flow'' (2024). History Blender was initially developed as an in-house application by the Dutch animation studio NeoGeo (no relation to the Neo Geo, video game brand), and was officially launched on January 2, 1994. Version 1.00 was released in January 1995, with the primary author being the company co-owner and software developer Ton Roosendaal. The name ''Blender'' was inspired by a song by the Swiss electronic band Yello, from the album ''Baby (Yello album), Baby'', which NeoGeo used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclic History
Social cycle theories are among the earliest social theories in sociology. Unlike the theory of social evolutionism, which views the evolution of society and human history as progressing in some new, unique direction(s), sociological cycle theory argues that events and stages of society and history generally repeat themselves in cycles. Such a theory does not necessarily imply that there cannot be any social progress. In the early theory of Sima Qian and the more recent theories of long-term ("secular") political-demographic cycles, an explicit accounting is made of social progress. Historical forerunners Interpretation of history as repeating cycles of Dark and Golden Ages was a common belief among ancient cultures. ''Kyklos'' (Ancient Greek: κύκλος , "cycle") is a term used by some classical Ancient Greece, Greek authors to describe what they considered as the cycle of governments in a society. It was roughly based on the history of Greek city-states in the same period ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycles (Cartel Album)
''Cycles'' is the third full-length studio album by American rock band Cartel, released through Wind-up Records on October 20, 2009. Background and production After solid sales with their debut, Cartel's decision to record their second album on the MTV program ''Band in a Bubble'' in 2007 proved costly. Their self-titled follow up effort sold less than half the records of their debut, '' Chroma''. Cartel was consequently released from its contract with Epic Records and left to find a new label. They were picked up courtesy of Wind-up Records president Ed Vetri, who offered the band a deal that gave Wind-up the rights to collect revenue from album sales, merchandise and touring. In July 2008, the band's signing to the label was announced. Wind-up opted to sanction the band an extended period of time to record the album, since their previous works had been completed in less than a month. Thus, the band was in the studio for about a year. Lead singer Will Pugh praised the further ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Business Cycle
Business cycles are intervals of general expansion followed by recession in economic performance. The changes in economic activity that characterize business cycles have important implications for the welfare of the general population, government institutions, and private sector firms. There are many definitions of a business cycle. The simplest defines recessions as two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth. More satisfactory classifications are provided by, first including more economic indicators and second by looking for more data patterns than the two quarter definition. In the United States, the National Bureau of Economic Research oversees a Business Cycle Dating Committee that defines a recession as "a significant decline in economic activity spread across the market, lasting more than a few months, normally visible in real GDP, real income, employment, industrial production, and wholesale-retail sales." Business cycles are usually thought of as medium-term ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Teskey
Sam Teskey (born 1989) is an Australian blues musician, best known for his work with the Teskey Brothers. Sam won the ARIA Award for Engineer of the Year in 2019. His debut studio album, ''Cycles'', was released on 8 October 2021 via Ivy League Records. Life and career 1989–2007: Early life Sam Teskey was born in 1989 at his parents home in Warrandyte, Victoria, in the room above what is now their studio. He attended a local primary school with no year levels. He was close to his brother Josh, with Josh saying in 2021, "We had these bird calls we'd do so we could always find each other in bush near where we lived. We also used them at parties when we were teenagers. I'd do the call and Sam would materialise out of the crowd." The two started playing music together after moving to a Steiner high school when Josh was 15 and Sam 13. Josh said "I jumped straight into singing and then played guitar, but Sam focused on the guitar". 2008–present: The Teskey Brothers In 2008, Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycles (song)
"Cycles" (stylized as "cycles" on the tracklist) is a song by Swedish singer-songwriter Tove Lo, from her third studio album, '' Blue Lips''. It was released on 17 November 2017 as a promotional single. It was written by Tove Lo, Joe Janiak, Ludvig Söderberg and produced by The Struts. Lyrically, it talks about being trapped in a never-ending relationship loop. A music video directed by Malia James was released on 4 December 2018. Composition "Cycles" is a three-minute, twenty-eight-second synth-pop song, written by Tove Lo, Joe Janiak, Ludvig Söderberg and produced by The Sturts. Written in the key of G major, "Cycles" has a tempo of 105 beats per minute and features "baby-cry production, is dripping with self-deprecation." Lyrically, the song is about being trapped in a never-ending relationship loop, indicated by the lines: "How can I change it when I don't know when I'm in it?/ I'm in a cycle/ Swear this is different/ Don't wanna end it/ If you leave then I keep spinnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycles (The Doobie Brothers Album)
''Cycles'' is the tenth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers. The album was released on May 17, 1989, by Capitol Records. It marked the band's reunion after breaking up in 1982. Instead of the later configurations with Michael McDonald at the helm, the band reverted to their 1972-4 lineup although Bobby LaKind who had played percussion with later configurations also rejoined. Tom Johnston, John Hartman and Michael Hossack returned to the lineup for the first time since 1977, 1979 and 1974 respectively. The album was largely co-written with producers and sidesmen. LaKind collaborated with former Doobie members John McFee and Keith Knudsen on "Time is Here and Gone" and McDonald on "Tonight I'm Coming Through (The Border)". Two cover versions were included in the form of the Four Tops' "One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)" and The Isley Brothers' "Need a Little Taste of Love." The title of the album was taken from an unused song written by Tiran Porter. Por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycles (Redbone Album)
''Cycles'' is the seventh album by Native American/Mexican American band Redbone, released on the RCA label in 1977. The lyrics on this album have substantially less to do with Native American history and traditions in comparison to many of the band's previous efforts and the music employs a more disco-inspired feel with longer compositions to match. This album is notable for being the only studio album to feature contributions from Aloisio Aguiar and Linda Creed. Background After releasing the album '' Beaded Dreams Through Turquoise Eyes'' in 1974, Redbone set to work on a new album to be released in 1975. However, the lead single that preceded the album (a song called "I've Got to Find the Right Woman"), failed to chart high and resulted in the album's release being canceled. The band's contract with Epic Records was then terminated and they were dropped from the label. Consequently, they did not return to the studio until 1976, at the recommendation of producer/songwriter/s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycles (Frank Sinatra Album)
''Cycles'' is a studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1968. Released just before Christmas in 1968, there was a ten-month gap between the release of '' Francis A. & Edward K.'' and this album, which was the longest period in Sinatra's Reprise years in which he did not commercially record music (barring his contributions to '' The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas''). Sinatra sang a variety of folk-rock oriented songs, including Judy Collins' hit " Both Sides Now" (written by Joni Mitchell) and the Glen Campbell hits "Gentle on My Mind" (written by John Hartford) and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (written by Jimmy Webb). The title song was released as a single, reaching #23 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and #2 on the Easy Listening chart, while the album peaked at #18 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Production ''Cycles'' was recorded in Los Angeles during one session that lasted three hours from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. During the session, 25 peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclical Theory
The cyclical theory refers to a model used by historians Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr. and Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. to explain the fluctuations in politics throughout American history. In this theory, the United States' national mood alternates between liberalism and conservatism. Each phase has characteristic features, and each phase is self-limiting, generating the other phase. This alternation has repeated itself several times over the history of the United States. A similar theory for American foreign policy was proposed by historian Frank J. Klingberg. He proposed that the United States has repeatedly alternated between foreign-policy extroversion and introversion, willingness to go on international adventures and unwillingness to do so. Several other cycles of American history have been proposed, with varying degrees of support. Schlesinger's liberal-conservative cycle * Lib: Liberal * Con: Conservative The Schlesingers' periodization closely parallels other periodizations of U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycles (David Darling Album)
''Cycles'' is the second album by cellist David Darling, recorded in 1981 and released on ECM the following year.ECM discography accessed September 16, 2011 Reception The review by awarded the album 4 stars stating "Darling and his sidemen give the music a wide variety of sounds. However, the sleepy mood is very much in the stereotypical ECM mold, making this set mostly of interest for selected tastes."Yanow, S[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
