To create dream teams, allow ‘a thousand flowers to bloom’

Dream teams evolve over different stages of a project and avoid pre-conceived features and styles, writes Feng L

The growth rate and dimension theory of beta-expansions

In a recent paper of Feng and Sidorov they show that for $\beta\in(1,\frac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2})$ the set of $\beta$-expansions grows exponentially for every $x\in(0,\frac{1}{\beta-1})$. In this paper we study this growth rate further. We also consider the set of $\beta$-expansions from a dimension theory perspective

MENCARI NAGA DI PULAU DEWATA: KAJIAN FENG SHUI PADA BEBERAPA KELENTENG ABAD XIX

Feng shui is the concept of harmonizing nature and the environment which is the spiritual foundation of Chinese society for a building, including religious place (kelentengs). The concept of feng shui is also applied to kelentengs in Bali which were built around 19th century. This research aims to identify application of feng shui which reflected in its aspects and classify the types of kelentengs in Bali. The method of data collection by literature study, field observations and interviews. The data obtained then carried out for further processing and analysis. Research result shows that feng shui, fully and partially implemented in several aspects and there are also adaptations toward those aspects. Based on the type of classification, in Bali there are 3 (three) types of kelentengs called Taoist Kelentengs, General Kelentengs and Community Kelentengs. Feng shui adalah konsep harmonisasi alam dan lingkungan yang merupakan landasan spiritual masyarakat Tionghoa dalam mendirikan sebuah bangunan, termasuk sarana ibadah (kelenteng). Konsep feng shui juga diterapkan pada kelenteng-kelenteng di Bali yang dibangun sekitar abad ke-19 Masehi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi penerapan feng shui yang tercermin dalam aspek-aspeknya dan mengklasifikasikan jenis kelenteng yang ada di Bali. Metode pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan studi pustaka, observasi lapangan dan wawancara. Data-data yang diperoleh di lapangan ini kemudian dikumpulkan, serta dilakukan pengolahan dan analisis lebih lanjut. Hasil penelitian yang didapat dari lapangan yaitu adanya penerapan feng shui pada beberapa aspek, baik penerapan secara penuh maupun parsial dan adaptasi terhadap aspek feng shui tersebut. Berdasarkan jenis klasifikasinya, di Bali terdapat 3 (tiga) jenis kelenteng yaitu Kelenteng Tao, Kelenteng Umum dan Kelenteng Masyarakat