African ghost (HAUNTING DRUMS) stinger

African Ghost is a short piece of audio depicting African style percussion.

Localization with ghost elimination of emitters via time-delay-of-arrival measurements

This paper investigates the theoretical requirements for unique localization of multiple emitters using time delay of arrival(TDoA) subjected to the data-association problem. Specifically, an examination is carried out to find the necessary fundamental requirements to solve the so-called ghost node problem pertaining to sensor arrays.

Localization with ghost elimination of emitters via time-of-arrival measurements

This paper looks at the theoretical conditions underpinning unique localization of synchronized multiple emitters using Time-of-Arrival measurements subjected to the data-association problem. The necessary fundamental requirements to solve the so-called ghost node problem associated with sensor arrays are examined. We derive a measurement bound for ideal situations and the underlying concepts are illustrated via simulations.

Migrant stones : stonewalling with ghost muscle

A series of events: workshop in the collective memory and response to the stones of SW Vic, followed by a stone walling workshop led by professional stone wallers, and the construction of a permanent section of stone wall on the foreshore of Lake Bolac.

Ghost muscle: stonewalling teams past and present

An imaginative arts project inspired by the Volcanic Plains region of Western Victoria will be showcased in Warrnambool this week where participants will also be able to experience the art of dry stone walling. The aim is to imagine the life of the stones and to re-perform and experience what it might have been like to work alongside a team of stonewallers from the late 1800's out in the fields producing about 30 meters of wall per day. This imaginary archaeology provides lesson in the doing of our ongoing relationship to the land and to place and place-making.

Human threats to sandy beaches: a meta-analysis of ghost crabs illustrates global anthropogenic impacts

Beach and coastal dune systems are increasingly subjected to a broad range of anthropogenic pressures that on many shorelines require significant conservation and mitigation interventions. But these interventions require reliable data on the severity and frequency of adverse ecological impacts. Such evidence is often obtained by measuring the response of 'indicator species'.Ghost crabs are the largest invertebrates inhabiting tropical and subtropical sandy shores and are frequently used to assess human impacts on ocean beaches. Here we present the first global meta-analysis of these impacts, and analyse the design properties and metrics of studies using ghost-crabs in their assessment. This was complemented by a gap analysis to identify thematic areas of anthropogenic pressures on sandy beach ecosystems that are under-represented in the published literature.Our meta-analysis demonstrates a broad geographic reach, encompassing studies on shores of the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans, as well as the South China Sea. It also reveals what are, arguably, two major limitations: i) the near-universal use of proxies (i.e. burrow counts to estimate abundance) at the cost of directly measuring biological traits and bio-markers in the organism itself; and ii) descriptive or correlative study designs that rarely extend beyond a simple 'compare and contrast approach', and hence fail to identify the mechanistic cause(s) of observed contrasts.Evidence for a historically narrow range of assessed pressures (i.e., chiefly urbanisation, vehicles, beach nourishment, and recreation) is juxtaposed with rich opportunities for the broader integration of ghost crabs as a model taxon in studies of disturbance and impact assessments on ocean beaches. Tangible advances will most likely occur where ghost crabs provide foci for experiments that test specific hypotheses associated with effects of chemical, light and acoustic pollution, as well as the consequences of climate change (e.g. species range shifts).

The knowledge economy and innovation: certain uncertainty and the risk economy

The knowledge economy is a dominant force in today's world, and innovation policy and national systems of innovation are central to it. In this article, we draw on different sociological and economic theories of risk to engage critically with innovation policy and national systems of innovation. Beck's understanding of a risk society, Schumpeter's innovation thesis, and Perez's techno-economic paradigm are used to consider the risk economy, and the broader risk implications of knowledge economy policies and their associated innovation systems. Derrida's theory of haunting provides the methodological framework for our discussion. We use his notion of “hauntology” to conceptualize the risk economy as a ghost that haunts knowledge economy policies and systems. The spectral risk economy draws attention to the inherent instability of the knowledge economy, and challenges the certainty of its economic dogma by offering an alternative perspective. The risk economy problematizes knowledge economy policies and systems by revealing the uncertain and “undecidable” future of social, political and cultural hazards ignored in the interest of commercial gain.

A discussion on passive location discovery in emitter networks using angle-only measurements

In this paper we discuss the ghost node problem found when triangulation of 2 or more nodes is required. We present and discuss a simple algorithm, termed ABLE (Angle Based Location Estimation), that will position randomly placed emitters in a wireless sensor network using a mobile antenna array. The individual nodes in the network are relieved of the localization task by the mobile antenna system and require no modifications to account for location determination. Furthermore, no beacon nodes (i.e. nodes that know their own position) are required. We provide analysis that indicates a reasonably small number of measurements are required to guarantee the successful
localization of the emitting nodes and demonstrate our results through simulation.

The room that was

Wood, sensor, found office chair, DVD player and screen, spy-hole, carpet 1.9x2.5x7m. The ghost of a mad astormonk inhabits the space the viewer sits in. The Room That Was creates a new learning space for the improvement of the unco-operative body – a mobile mnemonia room. It is a place where the subject’s memory can be rendered to suit other points of view. The subject can be indoctrinated anytime, anywhere, and by any method inside the The Room That Was – especially designed for the dimensions of the average sized human body (astromonk – an incipient being). It is a mobile asylum for the European consciousness (much like Australia).

Witch laughing and coughing with thunder (saying "it's Halloween") 02

A sound recording of a female voices cackling like a witch and saying "it's Halloween!" amidst a storm. A file for Halloween projects.

Nightmares and Ghosts SFX COLLAGE

A composition of sound effects that creates a nightmare styled collage. Good for Halloween and cinematic styled projects.