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Grand Illusion
Grand Illusion may refer to: Music * ''Grand Illusion'' (album), by Nocturnal Rites, 2005 *''The Grand Illusion'', a 1977 album by Styx, and its title song *"Grand Illusion", a song from the 2016 album ''In the Now'' by Barry Gibb *"Grand Illusion", a song from the 1980 album '' The Wanderer'' by Donna Summer *"Grand Illusion", a song from the 1986 album ''August'' by Eric Clapton Other uses *The term ''Grand Illusion'' is used in neuroscience, cognitive science and philosophy of mind to describe the "Binding problem": how a reality emerges from the brain, even with missing or contradictory information, the brain will heuristically make up something that makes sense, a good combination of fast and useful in the majority of situations. *''Grand Illusion'', the world's first-ever graded rock climb by *''La Grande Illusion'' ('The Grand Illusion'), a 1937 French film by Jean Renoir * Grand Illusion Cinema, an independent movie theater in Seattle, U.S. * Grand Illusions, a YouT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Illusion (album)
Released in 2006, ''Grand Illusion'' is the seventh studio album from Nocturnal Rites. The lyrical themes on this album focus on achieving freedom and overcoming tyranny. The album was also issued in a limited edition with a bonus DVD. Track listing *All Songs Written & Arranged By Nocturnal Rites. # "Fools Never Die" – 3:54 # "Never Trust" – 4:43 # "Still Alive" – 4:02 # "Something Undefined" – 4:08 # "Our Wasted Days" – 5:17 # "Cuts Like a Knife" – 5:10 # "End of our Rope" – 5:26 # "Never Ending" – 4:29 # "One by One" – 4:23 # "Deliverance" – 5:00 Bonus DVD listing *Documentary *"Fools Never Die" video *"Avalon" video *"Against the World" video *"Awakening" video Japanese edition bonus tracks #"Fade Away" #"Under the Ice" Personnel Nocturnal Rites *Jonny Lindkvist – vocals *Fredrik Mannberg – rhythm guitar, backing vocals *Nils Norberg – lead guitar *Nils Eriksson – bass * Owe Lingvall – drums Additional personnel * Henrik Kjellberg – keyboa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grand Illusion
''The Grand Illusion'' is the seventh studio album by American rock music, rock band Styx (band), Styx. Recorded at Paragon Recording Studios in Chicago, the album was released on July 7, 1977, by A&M Records. (Intentionally choosing the combination 7th on 7-7-77 for luck). The release was a smash worldwide, selling three million copies in the US (Triple Platinum) alone. Some estimates have the album at over 6 million copies sold. The album launched the band to stardom and spawned the hit singles "Come Sail Away" and "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man), Fooling Yourself." The title track also received substantial FM airplay, but was never released as an official single. Background and songs As with much of Styx's catalog, many of the songs have quasi-medieval/fantasy lyrics and themes. Some are allegories and commentaries on contemporary American life and the members' experiences in an American rock band in the mid-to-late 1970s, such as "Castle Walls", "Superstars", "Miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Now
''In the Now'' is the second solo album by British singer-songwriter Barry Gibb, released on 7 October 2016 by Columbia Records. Although his second solo album (since 1984's ''Now Voyager''), it is the first of all new material since the Bee Gees' final studio album ''This Is Where I Came In'' (2001). Gibb said of the album: "This is a dream come true for me. It's a new chapter in my life. I always hoped one day that the Bee Gees would be with Columbia or indeed Sony so, it's a great joy for me to start again this way with such great people." The album was made available for pre-order on 12 August 2016 with the track "In the Now" as an "instant grat". Background Following the deaths of his brothers Maurice, Andy and Robin Gibb in 2003, 1988 and 2012, respectively, Barry Gibb thought his music career was over: "I was ready to quit. I was done. There was no point in going on any further. I’ve done solo work my whole life but never felt like a solo artist." Gibb said he "gave up f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wanderer (Donna Summer Album)
''The Wanderer'' is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Donna Summer. It was released on October 20, 1980 and marked a musical departure for Summer, being an album influenced by Rock and new-wave whilst previous albums all fell under the Disco music category. The inaugural release of the Geffen Records label, it became a Top 20 album in the United States, with the title track reaching No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100; Other singles failed to enter the top ten. However, the record was more unsuccessful on the charts than her previous album " Bad Girls", which topped the Billboard 200 for five weeks. This album had been out of print but was re-released on December 9, 2014, on the Driven by the Music label (remastered/bonus tracks). A reissue was released for purchasing and streaming for the 40th anniversary on October 16, 2020. It features the original tracks and 7 additional remix tracks. The album sold over 600,000 copies in the United States. Background and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August (Eric Clapton Album)
''August'' is the tenth solo studio album by Eric Clapton, released in 1986 by Duck Records/Warner Bros. Records. Described as a "hard R&B" album, it was primarily produced by Phil Collins, in association with longtime Clapton associate Tom Dowd. Composition The album opens with the Dowd-Clapton produced " It's in the Way That You Use It", co-written with Robbie Robertson, late of The Band. It featured in the Paul Newman-Tom Cruise film ''The Color of Money'' in October 1986, a month before the album's release, subsequently reaching No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for one week. Two tracks, "Run" and "Hung Up On Your Love", were written by veteran Motown composer Lamont Dozier while " Tearing Us Apart" was a duet with Tina Turner and "Bad Influence" was a cover of a number by blues musician Robert Cray. "Holy Mother", co-written with Stephen Bishop, was dedicated to the memory of another member of The Band, Richard Manuel, who had taken his own life earlier tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binding Problem
The consciousness and binding problem is the problem of how objects, background and abstract or emotional features are combined into a single experience. The binding problem refers to the overall encoding of our brain circuits for the combination of decisions, actions, and perception. The binding problem encompasses a wide range of different circuits and can be divided into subsections that will be discussed later on. The binding problem is considered a "problem" due to the fact that no complete model exists. The binding problem can be subdivided into four problems of perception, used in neuroscience, cognitive science and philosophy of mind. Including general considerations on coordination,the Subjective unity of perception, and variable binding. General Considerations on Coordination Summary of problem Attention is crucial in determining which phenomena appear to be bound together, noticed, and remembered (Vroomen and Keetels, 2010). This specific binding problem is generally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heuristically
A heuristic (; ), or heuristic technique, is any approach to problem solving or self-discovery that employs a practical method that is not guaranteed to be optimal, perfect, or rational, but is nevertheless sufficient for reaching an immediate, short-term goal or approximation. Where finding an optimal solution is impossible or impractical, heuristic methods can be used to speed up the process of finding a satisfactory solution. Heuristics can be mental shortcuts that ease the cognitive load of making a decision. Examples that employ heuristics include using trial and error, a rule of thumb or an educated guess. Heuristics are the strategies derived from previous experiences with similar problems. These strategies depend on using readily accessible, though loosely applicable, information to control problem solving in human beings, machines and abstract issues. When an individual applies a heuristic in practice, it generally performs as expected. However it can alternatively c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of First Ascents (sport Climbing)
In rock climbing, a first free ascent (FFA) is the first documented redpoint, onsight or flash of a single-pitch, big wall (multi-pitch), or boulder route that did not involve using aid equipment to help progression or resting; the ascent must therefore be performed in either a sport, a traditional, or a free solo manner. First free ascents that set new grade milestones are important events in rock climbing history, and are listed below. While sport climbing has dominated absolute grade milestones since the mid-1980s, milestones for modern traditional climbing, free solo climbing, onsighted, and flashed ascents, are also listed. A grade is provisional until enough climbers have repeated the route to have a "consensus". At the highest grades, this can take years as few climbers are capable of repeating these routes. For example, in 2001, '' Realization'' was considered the world's first , however, the first repeat of the 1996 route ''Open Air'', which only happened in 2008, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Grande Illusion
''La Grande Illusion'' (also known as ''The Grand Illusion'') is a 1937 French war film directed by Jean Renoir, who co-wrote the screenplay with Charles Spaak. The story concerns class relationships among a small group of French officers who are prisoners of war during World War I and are plotting an escape. The title of the film comes from the 1909 book ''The Great Illusion'' by British journalist Norman Angell, which argued that war is futile because of the common economic interests of all European nations. The perspective of the film is generously humanistic to its characters of various nationalities. ''La Grande Illusion'' is regarded by critics and film historians as one of the masterpieces of French cinema and among the greatest films ever made. Orson Welles named ''La Grande Illusion'' as one of the two movies he would take with him "on the ark." In 1958, the film was voted number 5 on the prestigious Brussels 12 list at the 1958 World Expo. In 1995, the Vatican included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Illusion Cinema
The Grand Illusion Cinema is the longest running independent cinema in the city of Seattle, Washington, and has become a landmark of the film community. Opened as The Movie House in 1970, the cinema became the city's first intimate arthouse and showcased foreign and revival films. The Grand Illusion is located in Seattle's University District, Seattle, University District. History The Grand Illusion Cinema first opened in the spring of 1970 under the name, The Movie House, given due to the existence of a small home on the site. Occupying the second floor of an early 20th century building, the space used by the cinema was originally a dentist's office. Early films that were projected included international and obscure movies, and the cinema was known for an annual December showing of ''It's a Wonderful Life'', a tradition begun in 1971. The cinema was created by Randy Finley and the early success of the playhouse led to Finley creating the Movie House in Portland, Oregon in 1973. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Illusions
Timothy Quiller Rowett (born 12 July 1942) is a British YouTube personality and renowned toy collector, known for presenting videos about toys, optical illusions, novelties and puzzles on the YouTube channel ''Grand Illusions''. Rowett, known affectionately as "''Tim the Toyman''", (BBC documentary video on page, 00:03:52 runtime by Neil Meads) is a former children's entertainer, and claims to have collected upwards of 20,000 to 25,000 toys over a 50-year period, many of which are featured in his videos. In 2014, the ''Daily Mirror'' described Rowett as a "huge viral hit" and a "web sensation", while in the following year ''The Daily Telegraph'' published a piece naming him as one of "the best YouTubers over 50". Career Rowett worked as an entertainer at children's parties from his late 20s until retiring in 2007 when he was 65. In a short BBC documentary, Rowett said that he considered the toys in his suitcases "dead" because they were no longer used, and that he took "great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suuri Illusioni
''Suuri illusioni'' ('Great illusion' or 'Grand illusion') is a 1928 novel by the Finnish writer Mika Waltari and also his debut novel. It is about bohemian and aimless urban life in the author's own generation. The novel became a breakthrough for Waltari, who previously had been a writer of religious poetry and horror short stories. It received positive reviews and was translated into several languages. The novel begins with a description of the feast in Mrs. Spindel's salon. Mrs. Spindel was modeled on Minna Craucher Madame Minna Craucher (23 August 1891 – 8 March 1932) was the false name of Maria Vilhelmiina Lindell, a Finnish socialite and spy. Her home was a noted salon for various writers and artists. She also did espionage, originally for the Cheka, th ... (1891–1932), a real-life salon manager known for her dubious reputation. The book was the basis for the 1985 film ''Grand Illusion'' directed by Tuija-Maija Niskanen. References 1928 novels 20th-century Finni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
