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Friday, October 20, 2006
The Wind-up Aaaaaand The Pitch
To say I choked is putting it lightly. Brett's response to me was a very dry, and wholly accurate, "You need to work on your pitch."
The reason I bring this up is that I had the same conversation yesterday. As expected, I choked.
The problem isn't that I couldn't make up some buzz phrase to describe it or what the story is. It's just that the minute I talk about it, it sounds fucking stupid. I have a real problem talking about my writing. What do I say? How do I say it? Am I trying to get the person I'm talking to interested in it? Am I trying to sell them on it? If so, why? If not, why not?
And then there are the conventional questions. What's it about? Is there a theme? What's the genre? All this stuff comes rushing at me, and I say something insightful like, "Ggglhrbrrghghg".
It's all downhill from there.
It's an expansion of a story I had in Spinetingler Magazine's summer issue. It's a crime story, it's a horror story. I like to think of it as "Zombie Noir".
I can write it. I can write about it. But for the life of me, I can't talk about it. God forbid when it comes time to try to sell the thing. If I can't articulate it, clearly if not enthusiastically, how the hell am I supposed to get someone else interested in it? Like, say an agent or a publisher?
How does everyone else go about talking about their books? What makes it possible for you to do that? Do you practice? Do you have a cuecard? What's your secret?
11 comments:
- anne frasier said...
oh my god. I cannot talk about my books. when someone asked that awful question, i suddenly feel like lead weights have been attached to my feet and i'm slowly sinking through the floor. several months ago i finally put together a one sentence description for my last 5 books. i printed it out, and i refer to it if i know i have to be around someone who might ask. i've even been known to carry it with me to study. right now i can't think of a single description. for me it's more than words. it's color and shape and mood and things i can't even define. it changes with my own mood, which is what a book should do. it's also something i don't really want to mess with too much until it's completely done. you know how it is when you take bread out of the oven before it's done, then put it back in? it always screws it up.
- Brett Battles said...
Just so you don't think you're alone...the reason I said that to you was that David Montgomery said the same thing to me at Thrillerfest.
The beauty about selling the book is that you don't have to verbally pitch it. You say you have no probably writing about it. Perfect! That's all you'll need to begin. The pitching comes later when you're talking to reviewers, press, other authors, etc. But, dude, all you have to say is "It's Zombie Noir." That's cool!! After that you just give a brief sketch of your main character(s), don't ever go too much into plot. Let them read the book for the plot. You're a funny guy and have no problem talking to others when you're not talking about your book. I guarentee you it's NOT going to sound stupid.
Hey, worse case scenerio, you can refer to it something like "It's "Shaun of the Dead" meets "The Postman Always Rings Twice."" I mean...if that's appropriate.
And just so know, I still mess up my "elevator" pitch.
- JT Ellison said...
Stephen, I've fumbled my pitch to all the wrong people. It's just something that haunts us all. You'll get it down. The books sounds great, BTW!
- Kim Mizar-Stem said...
I had at least 3 people tell me to work on my pitch at Thrillerfest - -you are not alone! I still choke.
You know you have something of interest and you are great at expressing yourself in person and on your blog....so, just figure out how to talk about your work as if you were talking about someone else's (minus some of the hard-biting sarcasm - unless it works of course).
I think it is difficult to talk about the great thing we are creating.....that is why we are all writers and not politicians or talk show hosts!
- David Terrenoire said...
Zombie Noir works for me. Two words and I get it and it does sound great.
I called BAPM a comic romp with explosives. That seemed to work.
The new one, Jesus, I don't know how to pitch this thing, but I'll find a handle.
I just hope it's half as good as Zombie Noir.
- Stephen Blackmoore said...
Anne, yeah I know exactly what you mean. There's a point, I think, in which it can't be talked about at all. IT collapses under its own infancy, if that makes any sense at all.
Brett, been thinking about that lunch conversation a lot, lately. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one. Thanks for the tip.
JT, thanks. It's part of the process, I suppose.
Ya know, Kim, that never occurred to me. That's an excellent idea. I think you've hit on something I hadn't realized. I'm able to distance myself from my work when it comes to taking criticism and edits, but not when I'm talking about it. Thank you very much.
David, "a comic romp with explosives". I like that. Sums up BAPM nicely, I think.
Thanks, everyone. This helps a lot. I think I'll be sticking to Zombie Noir.
- Mike Sperry said...
I imagine Tolkien's pitch (if he had one) sounded pretty lame to him too: "There are these little people, and they make a journey to the land of evil to throw a magic ring into a volcano."
Or Steinbeck's: "The adventures of two farm workers in Salinas".
The point is, reducing something complex like a novel to a single 10 or 15 word sentence is bound to make it sound a little dumb. Don't sweat it.
In fact, this may be a case where less is better. "Zombie noir" is just enough to get the essentials across, but also little enough to make the listener want more. And you know you want to leave 'em wanting more. And if they press you for more, hand 'em a short synopsis that you've written. Make them want to find out more.
It's all marketing, my fiend.
- Kelly Parra said...
Stephen, been there and still there. And look--I still sold a book! haha. Anne actually helped me write a one sentence pitch for my first book on her blog, so that's what I'm teaching myself to do, and that's all I can handle. One sentence, any other deep, deep questions and I suddenly have a brain fart. ;)
- angie said...
Zombie Noir totally works as a quick picture of the style. I, too am awful when it comes to describing what I'm working on, and have been told to work on the pitch. I think I've got a (slightly) better handle on to describe my current WIP, but it wasn't easy figuring out how to describe it. If you figure out the secret on how to come up with a pitch in 3 easy steps, make sure you pass it on!
I'm glad I'm not the only one out there who feels like a virgin at a bikers convention. I was talking to a published writer not so long ago and he asked me what my novel was about. I could tell I'd went on too much when his eyes glazed over and his face turned purple. He told me that I was making my pitch too complicated and far too long. So now I stand in front of the mirror and practice. And I still sound like a tit. Just like my High School teacher would say....Needs more work.
- Lorax said...
Although visual art isn't the same as writing, I think there's sympatico (resonance?) with this sticking point: condensing meaning in a way that covertly whispers, "if ya can say it like this, whydja bother doin' it the long way 'round?"
As if creatives needed one more thing to discourage us from what we do.
I like Brett's comments - keep the description short - and for myself, the more whiff-like I can make my summary (that is, ephemeral and enticing) the more allure I hope to create in the listener.
Hey, I want to read "Zombie Noir" after all this!


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Before the war, there were many latte groups and other archeoelogical sites on Guam H. G. Hornbostel estimated "more than 27 monument sites on the island" (Thompson, 1932, p. 15). The first of the accompanying maps, with distribution of latte as of 25 years or so ago shown by nachure, is from among Hornbostel's notes at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. The areas of "dense latte" at Mt. Santa Rosa and north of Yigo are questionable, and none is shown for the northeastern coast; but however undependable some of its details, the map supports the general effect of pre-war abundance of archeology on the island. Right after the war, Douglas Osborne located and investigated 26 sites, which are indicated on Map 2, taken from Osborne's unpublished report of 1947. Several of these have since disappeared, or deteriorated further to a marked extent. A few additional sites not recorded by Osborne were also visited in 1952; there undoubtedly are quite a number of surviving latte groups which nave not been surveyed by either Osborne or myself, and considerable further work is needed to complete the archeological survey of Guam.
1. Vicinity of Agana.
Most of the latte sites which formerly existed in the general vicinity of the capital were already gone at the time of Osborne's work six years ago. Since then, others of which at least remnants survived in 1946 nave disappeared Maina site described by Osborne has given way before a small reservoir, and the new church which was to be built on the site at Toto is now there, with no traces of the latte remaining.
There is, however, one fairly good site, in the Agana Heights area evidently not the "badly destroyed remnants of a rather large group" mentioned by Osborne, which seems to be completely gone on private property across the road from Commissioner Anselmo Garrido's house, little over a mile south of the Tutujan road. On the Tenorio property there is an east-west group of 5 pairs of latte (9 of the 10 halege still-standing, 6 tazas present, fallen and broken), 10 feet apart; each slab about 30" wide, 15" thick; 10" to 12' by 8" at the top; 36"-40" high. There are a few surface sherds, and it looks as if there should be so midden deposit. On the Ullca property, just to the vest, there is a broken-up group with one halege (vertical slab) still standing in a distinct row of six; the opposite row, and three more houses in an east-west are indicated only by remnants. In addition, a few scattered latte stones and a bedrock mortar are found across the street to the south, in the back yard of the first house east of Commissioner Anselmo's. If at all possible, at least the first of these groups, located right in the outskirts of town, should be acquired and preserved for study and interpretive development.
2. Maimai
On the F. N. Santos property at this locality, three miles southeast of Agana, is a site probably typical of those which formerly existed, and of those which remain to be found (the Maimai site is listed by neither Thompson nor Osborne), in the central inland portion of the island. It is in tangantanga and other dense growth near very large bamboo thickets among rolling hills. There is an extensive occupation area of black soil and widely scattered potsherds and little shells, with no very deep midden indicated at any, one spot, and at least four sets of latte: (1) disturbed, small, four pairs, east-west, only standing about 24" high, 10 feet apart each way, all heads fallen, very small; (2) three very small pairs, northeast-southwest, standing 20" high, 24" wide at the ground, 8" thick, 10 feet apart, heads fallen, very small, decayed and broken, not measurable; (3) four pairs, larger, about 10 feet apart, in very bad shape; (4) five pairs, on up the hill in very dense growth, 12 to 15 feet apart, the stones larger than in the first two sets. Very probably this area would repay excavation, but no special effort for preservation or interpretive development is indicated. There probably are other similar sites still in existence but not yet recorded in this general area of the interior, in the central "waist" of the island.
3. Tumon Bay
Except for the important Gongna Cove site, discussed separately below, the formerly rich archeology of Tumon Bay had by 1945 been destroyed by road construction and recreational development along the beach, as reported by Osborne and by J. W. Brewer, Jr., of the National Park Service. About 20 years before, the Tumon-Epau zone (not Epau or Ypao Point so much as the central section of the bay) was one of the richest areas investigated by Hornbostel (Thompson, 1932, pp. 8-11).
4. Gongna
A large site, of a dozen groups of latte, in Gongna Cove at the north end of Tumon Bay, not separately recorded by Hornbostel, was investigated in 1946 by Osborne and Lt. E. S. Carpenter, U.S.M.C., who made test excavations, collected artifacts and potsherds, and restored the stone columns, as described in detail in Osborne's report, and briefly in his published note of 1947. The site is now completely overgrown by jungle, but easily found and in fair condition. As discussed below, it should be preserved and developed.
5. Hilaan Point
The site on the beach below (just north of) Hilaan Point, not specifically mentioned by Mrs. Thompson in her report based on Hornbostel's work, is described by Osborne. It is in the bush south of the NCS beach, close to an old truck trail. There is a single set of five pairs (one pair overthrown and disturbed in the edge of the trail) of rough slab verticals, the heads (all fallen) neat hemispherical unmodified brain corals about 30" in diameter and 18" thick. The latte are aligned approximately northeast-southwest, roughly parallel with the coast, the rows 8'8" apart and the slabs in each row 9 feet apart. The typical halege is about 36" high; 28" wide at ground level, 24" halfway up, and 10" at the top. There are potsherds and shells about, evidences of occupation to the southwest, and remnants of another latte group two fallen slabs and one good taza; there is another scattered one, several pieces, up against the cliff base among papaya and coconut trees at an old farm, the Guillermo Flores place; remnants of still others are scattered by former house and farm sites and old roads. Potsherds are found widely over this entire area. No special measures are recommended for this site, which certainly would repay excavation.
6. Haputo Point
The large site which Osborne describes, and compares to Gongna, with five groups of latte and midden 16" deep, I did not succeed in finding. There are many scattered potsherds on the lowest slope of Haputo Point and the beaches below, and a small rock-shelter on the end of the point with deep midden sherds and shells in black soil in a small area of the slope beside it, and a similar concentrated little midden deposit in front of a large rock halfway around the cove just to the north and about 100 yards in. There obviously must have been considerable aboriginal occupation of the entire vicinity of Haputo Point.
7. Pugua
A small site on the beach below (cove just north of) Pugua Point was noted by Hornbostel and by Osborne; I did not visit this locality. There is no reason for it to have been disturbed since 1946.
8. Uruno Point
The distinctive latte group which Hornbostel (see Thompson, 1932, pp. 11-13) and Osborne describe as the Oruno site, with flat thin wide halege over five feet tall and with large narrow oval tazas with hollowed-out slots, evidently is not at Uruno Point but some distance south; I did not find it. It sounds particularly interesting, with its unusual latte, Hornbostel reports burials and artifacts, similar to those of Epau (Tumon Bay), from excavations there.
In the immediate vicinity of Uruno Point, and all the way north from there to Ritidian Point, occasional potsherds are found and a continuous occupation area is suggested, but only one latte site was found about one mile north of Uruno Point, a short distance south of a fishing and farming camp remnants of two groups of latte disturbed by trees which have grown up among them and by the rooting of pigs. There are comparatively few potsherds here, but black soil all around, extensive shallow midden. There are five pairs of halege in each set, mostly broken or overthrown; the tazas are missing or scattered. both sets of latte not quite in line with each other, the south group being "jogged" slightly inland (east), in the first (north) group, the halege are irregular, flattish, rough slabs around 27" high, 18" wide (narrowing to 10" at the top), and 8" thick, the rows 8'6" apart and the stones in each row 9 feet apart. The second group consists of similar slabs at somewhat smaller distances, 32" high, 28" wide narrowing to 14", and averaging 8" thick.
9. The North Coast Ritidian Point to Tagua Point
No latte were found in the vicinity of the Casa Real or along the coast to the southwest of Ritidian Point. Potsherds were found along the base of the cliff, where there are little rock-shelters, and one small cave containing no archeological remains, as well as along the strand. Osborne speaks of "several small latte groups in a poor state of preservation" in this vicinity; they probably are on around to the east. Dr. A. H. Bryan, Jr., says that one of the chief areas of latte sites found by Hornbostel "was on both sides of Ritidian Point, from Uruno Point to east of Tarague Bay" ("Notes on the ancient culture of Guam. The latte sites," Guam Recorder XIV, 1937. Mrs. Thompson's monograph simply mentions Ritidian and Rinepsan among monument sites, p. 15).
Caves at both Ritidian Point and Rinepsan Point are mentioned by Thompson; the former is described in a manuscript of Hornbostel's at the Bishop Museum ("Notes on the cave at Ritidian Point, Guam" skeletal remains, potsherds, stone implements, charcoal, etc., scattered in confusion), and the Rinepsan cave, with a few stick-figure pictographs, by Osborne. Drawings were also found in a cave at Mergagan Point (Thompson, 1932, p. 20).
A group of exceptionally large latte at Rinepsan is also described by Osborne. I was not able to visit the Rinepsan locality. On the one visit made to the beautiful Tarague Beach area, the only locality on the north coast east of Ritidian Point visited in January-February 1952, no latte were observed. Any sites there are likely to be disturbed unless the Air Force exercises care in road construction and recreational development.
10. The Northeast Corner of the Island
No archeological sites are recorded by either Hornbostel or Osborne from Tarague Beach to Pati Point on the east end of the north coast, or from Pati Point south through the Anao vicinity straight east of Mt. Santa Rosa, and I did not enter any of this sector. The cliff descends abruptly to the sea with no beaches along here. Sites are nevertheless to be expected, although it is one of the few parts of the coast left unmarked on the map herein reproduced as Figure 1, and the area should be surveyed.
11. Janum
At the Janum locality, on the east coast near Catalina Point and just east (northeast) of Sagua Bay, evidences of intensive occupation basalt mortars, slingstones, bones, abundant potsherds were noted by Osborne; the locality is not mentioned by Mrs. Thompson and evidently was not investigated by Hornbostel.
Two sets of latte were found near the Taitano place at Janum, about or over 100 yards apart. One is of six and the other of eight medium-sized halege, about 30" tall, mostly standing but the caps mostly disappeared. Nearby, on the Taitano farm, there are several stone (basalt boulder) mortars, a few pebble pestles, and an abundance of potsherds.
12. Pagat Point
Here, also not previously recorded, is an extensive and important site, much disturbed by natural forces but still interesting and promising. At least some of the latte were standing up to about 10 years ago in good condition. There is now an extensive group of scattered fallen columns, with two stones standing in each of two rows and other sets evident. There were at least three distinct latte groups, Slabs (halege) now standing run 30" to 36" high, 8" to 10" thick and 18" wide at the top, about 24" by 14" at maximum width and thickness. The fallen stones strewn about include similar slabs; very rough, more or less, hemispherical, tazas, about 30" high by 60" diameter; and miscellaneous big rocks. There are two basaltic boulder mortars, and an abundance of potsherds, midden deposit over a foot deep. The entire site is about 200 feet along the coast by 75 feet from the strand to a rock point standing just inland. The site is in dense growth, with many pu-ting and chopag trees, just above the narrow beach. Pagat Point is reached from a trail which goes down the cliff southeast of the Marbo Poste, exchange and the Air Force housing area. Ownership was not determined, but there is no modern occupation of this section of the coast by Guamanians.
13. The Northern Interior
Very few archeological sites are on record or to be expected on the plateau of the northern half of Guam, in spite of the abundance of remains all around the coast below the cliffs. Any that formerly existed, furthermore, are likely to have been destroyed by airfields and other modern construction except in the central part, where there seems to have been no occupation at all, prehistoric or modern.
Two interior sites are described by Osborne, only one with latte, at Mogfog this group apparently has been removed since 1945 by military construction, as none could be found in the vicinity of Mogfog and around where oldtimers stated the latte to be. Osborne also refers to evidences of prehistoric occupation east of Yigo (no latte) and scattered potsherds throughout the vicinity. A large former latte site at Dededo had already been destroyed in 1946 by airfield construction.
14. Pago
The former settlement of Pago, occupied 1681-1857, on the northwest side of Pago Bay, in cultivated fields on the Perez property, is marked by abundant potsherds, including much Chinese and/or Japanese porcelain as well as the locally made coarse thick brown Marianas Plainware, but no latte or other visible remains of structures. Investigation of this site would be a particularly interesting study.
15. Yona and Pulantat
The marine encampment close to Yona cleared away a number of latte; remnants of at least two groups were seen in February 1952, about 1/4 mile northwest of the village. The large Madog site near Pulantat is reported to be still there undamaged; it was described by Osborne in his 1947 published paper as follows: "In a dense tongue of jungle above Pulantat, near the radio station, is one of the most spectacular sites on Guam. It has not been previously mentioned * * * One of the several latte groups is in an excellent state of preservation. The supports are well shaped and smoothed, and the caps approach the type previously recorded for Fena (Laura Thompson, 1932,p. 14). Another set has the most massive supports yet seen on Guam. The single standing stone is nearly 7-1/2' high and 3-1/2' in diameter. With the cap in place it must have been 10-1/2 or 11 feet * * * many smaller contiguous latte. Unusual and asymmetrical shapes and sizes are common. All of these are buried in nearly impenetrable jungle and limonchina thickets. * * * Other smaller sites exist nearby." (American Anthropologist 49-3, p. 522). Additional detail is given in Osborne's manuscript report. I did not visit this important site.
16. The Ylig-Togcha Sector
A latte site in the Ylig vicinity is mentioned by Thompson (1932) and described by Osborne, and a similar one in the Togcha vicinity is mentioned by Osborne. Neither was found in 1952, but they may well still exist. This area of the east coast, between Talafofo Bay and the Yona-Pago Bay area, looks promising and has never been intensively surveyed; it would repay investigation, along the coast itself and up the little streams and the entire Ylig River drainage, which should contain latte sites comparable to those of the Fena River basin. There are remnants of at least two destroyed latte sites in farms alongside the road about halfway between Togcha Bay and Camp Dealey.
17. Talafofo Vicinity
The other 50% of the Talafofo River site at Asoiroga has disappeared since Osborne's brief description of it as half destroyed by the road (Highway 4) in 1946. Potsherds were collected below the hill by M/Sgt. A. L. Aitken, USAF, in the last few years. No archeological site appears to survive in the immediate vicinity of the town of Talafofo. There seem to be no pictographs in the Talafofo caves; those referred to by Mrs. Thompson and others (e. g., Lt. F. A. Stephenson, "Talafofo cave writing," Guam Recorder XIII, 1936) must either be intended for Inarajan (see No. 19 below) or else are imaginary interpretations of natural streakings or else have been covered by dripstone and lime incrustations which would have long since concealed any very ancient pictographs in at least the smaller caves here and in much of the largest one.
18. Dandan
At this locality, a mile north. of Malojlo and hallway between Talafofo and Inarajan, just west of (inland from) the highway, there is an extensive occupation site with two groups of latte and scattered remnants of others, on the farm of Mr. Jose San Nicolas and in the Martinez pasture. These are large stones, 3-1/2 to 4 feet high but very thick, in groups oriented roughly NW-SE and NE-SW. Potsherds are abundant. No sites around Malojlo are mentioned in Thompson, 1932, but Hornbostel is said to have dug here and found human bones. Other sites are reported in the general vicinity and north toward Talafofo.
19.Inarajan and the South Coast
The cave on the north side of Inarajan say in which there are several rather small stick-figure pictographs in white is a little wave cut cleft just above the water, with no floor; I do not see how it could have contained potsherds and broken stone implements (Thompson, 1932, p. 20) of any considerable antiquity or in any quantity.
No latte have been reported in the vicinity of Inarajan, or anywhere along the southeast coast, from Malojlo (two miles north of Inarajan) around to Merizo, but there surely must be archeological remains of prehistoric and historic Chamorro occupation in this area. A find of potsherds at a depth of 13 feet on the Merizo-Umatac road near the Toguan River in 1926 is reported (Thompson, 1932, p. 31). Many shell gorges and fishhooks have been found on Cocos Island.
Latte sites just inland from Merizo and extending up as far, apparently, as Jalaoian have been heard of but not visited. There is none surviving or known to nave existed at Merizo or close to the coast in the vicinity, or on up the southwest coast past Umatac and Ceti Bay to Facpi Point. A small site with a few latte stones is reported on Facpi Point by M/Sgt. A. L. Aitken, USAF.
Potsherds are common along the strand at Umatac, Ceti Bay (as mentioned by Osborne, ms.), and Seja Bay, but there seem to be no latte whatever. No sites in this part of Guam are mentioned by Mrs. Thompson. Osborne, however, found one good taza near the beach at Ceti Bay, and thinks there may have been a latte group there; he collected a particularly interesting range of potsherds here.
20. inland from Umatac
A partly overthrown latte group on the right side of the road on a hillside about two miles from Umatac toward Mt. Lamlam and Agat is mentioned by Osborne (1947, p. 522, and ms. report). No sites in this vicinity are mentioned by Mrs. Thompson; but this one is said locally to have been dug into by collectors for items to sell to Hornbostel in the 1920's. it has not been noticeably disturbed further since 1946. Three slabs in one row are still in place; heaped at one end of the set are three more halege and a half-dozen capstones, at the other end are two more tazas. No potsherds were found here (Osborne collected several).
There is another set of latte just off the Umatac road, below it on the north on a slope, a few hundred yards southwest of the first site above: five pairs of good heavy 3-1/2-foot vertical columns, spaced 12 feet apart in two rows 15 feet apart, all heads present but all fallen and some broken.
Several other latte sites are known to exist inland from Umatac; mainly in the Sologna Valley, at locations within view from the first Umatac Road site one well up in the valley and almost clear across it, at N. 70° E. from the Umatac Road site, one down and to the close to a little knoll 35° S. of E. from the Umatac Road site. Another, the Pajon or Pajung Valley site, is across the Sologna Valley the east, and beyond it is reported the Fanji site, a group of 12 columns 3-1/2 feet high "standing in a square" (presumably 6 pairs in 2 rows), according to Mr. Joe Quinata of Umatac.
21. The Talafofo River Basin
Only in the comparatively extensive drainage of the Talafofo River have latte sites been recorded in any number in the interior of Guam (Thompson, 1932; H. G. Hornbostel, "Notes on inland latte," ms. at Bishop Museum; Osborne, 1947, and ma.). Several of importance have been separately described:
Acapulco (Osborne, ms.) a large site on a tributary stream safely below the Fena dam, believed to survive undamaged (not visited in 1952).
Fena (Thompson, 1932, pp. 14-15; Osborne, ms.) has been destroyed, and entirely submerged by the Fena Reservoir.
Mepo (Thompson, 1932, p. 14; Osborne, ms.) removed in the construction of the entrance spur for Magazine 173 in the Naval Ammunition Depot, the very large stones heaped on either side of the entrance.
Chandija (Osborne, ms.) an important site, largely destroyed by a NAD road.
Bona (Osborne, ms.) a small site, evidently has disappeared except for the stones which have been set up near the NAD entrance.
San Isidro (Osborne, ms.) could not be located, and may have been removed in the course of NAD construction.
Other sites have been reported to exist in the basin, and those downstream from Fena toward Talafofo presumably survive. Very possibly there are important sites to be found along the Ugum River, major tributary from the south. There seems to be none on the grassy uplands on the north of the Fena basin crossed by the Santa Rita-Talafofo road.
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Can we ever know how another person "senses" the world?
In my Bioelectricity class this week, we learned about the cells
in our body that help us sense our environment: chemosensors in our
tongue that help us sense taste, for example, the photoreceptors in
our eye that sense light, and the hair cells in our ears that sense
the mechanical vibrations of sound, to name a few.
As a result, I recently revisited my answer to the age-old question of
"how do I know that the blue I see is the same blue you see?" that was
so startling and exciting to most 3rd graders playing baby Kierkegaard
a little bit differently. An answer could be that we just have to
trust that perception is guided by biology and that humans are
biologically identical to within 80% of our biological systems.
This answer, of course, raises new questions: even if you and I may
perceive the same blue, is that blue "real?" Where does sensation
leave off and perception begin, and how may we trust ourselves as we
try to compare them? Can we ever know how another person "senses" the
world? Would love to hear your thoughts!
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Feb 18 2012: From my perspective, this is one of the fundamental reasons why communication is such an important area of study. In traditional, functional models of communication (those that are most commonly adopted in business contexts and in popular cultural contexts), communication is merely expressing your viewpoint articulately. Communication is much, much more than that.
Dialogic communication, or dialogue, is the process by which individuals come together to create new meaning. In other words, each communicator comes into the interaction with their own percpetions grounded in their own experiences and positionality within the social context in which they exist. Their social positioning impacts the way they perceive the world, and this impacts their approach to communicative interactions. In other words, their perspective is uniquely shaped by their identities and how those identities are perceived within a specific historical and social context. All of this shapes the way they perceive the world.
Contrary to popular ideas about communication, rather than seeking to impose a particular perspective, dialogue would prescribe that individuals seek to not only understand one another's perspective, but then be open to how all perspectives involved in the exchange will influence the meaning that emerges between the communicators. We are not attempting to compete with one another to have our perceptions of the world accepted as preferable...we are simply attempting to share our perceptions and remain open to others so we can negotiate a sense of shared perception that emerges from our communication about individual perception.
It's discussions like these that remind us of what communication is really supposed to be about--opening us up the the world around us rather than imposing our perspective on the world around us.
I offer a more in depth example of what I mean in my blog: http://kathy-momphd.blogspot.com/2011/10/our-responsibility.html
Feb 18 2012: What you say about how dialogic communication brings new meaning is definitely true-- also makes me wonder if attempting to communicate how someone experiences a perception might affect the perception due to power of suggestion...yout hink the blue looks like a royal blue and your friend says i think that's actually because it might be a shade of indigo, next time you look at that blue it may look different...
what do we think of that, people of the TED world?
Feb 18 2012: Ultimately, all perception is filtered by the institution of language, and therefore cannot be understood without the language in which it is articulated, both internally in how we think about it and externally/socially in we communicate with others about our experience. We experience nothing that is not filtered through the institution of language and the frame of reference it shapes as we encounter the world...so my experience and perception of one thing will always be unique--and will always be an interpretation of the experience through language, well before I articulate my perception externally. Our communication with others about these experiences adds complexity to the process, as these other communicators also possess "filters" that are inherently empowering and limiting in facilitating understanding.
As you mention, each communicator will impact the other, and often social positioning and varying degrees of power within the interaction can lead to an unequal influence. This is precisely why we have an obligation to better understand and embrace dialogue as we interact with others. We have this responsibility to ourselves, to others and to the world that we co-create in our communicative processes. As we strive to understand our world, we communicate with others, some of whom share similar and others who share completely different perceptions, but all are unique--and all should be regarded as being of equal value. For me, that's one of the most beautiful aspects of our humanity--when we engage it and embrace it.
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ARLINGTON — City Council members said Tuesday that they don't even want to consider reducing Abram Street through downtown to anything less than four lanes.The council had been asked to vote on a $278,000 contract that included having consultants gather public feedback on the possibility of narrowing Abram Street between Cooper and Collins streets to as few as three lanes to free up space for landscaping and pedestrian amenities.Abram Street, which is five lanes between those streets, is expected to be rebuilt downtown as early as 2015, officials said.But on Tuesday, the council decided to postpone a vote on the contract for further discussion. The vote was delayed until October."It's not just an incidental road. I've been worried for a while — are we going to add to that congestion?" said Mayor Robert Cluck, adding that Abram Street is already "wall-to-wall cars" during peak morning and afternoon travel times."I know beautification is important. But I suspect to the average citizen the most important thing is to get out of town or to get into town."Last fall, the council approved $55,000 for the first part of a study on how downtown traffic could be affected if Abram Street between Cooper and Collins streets were reduced to four, three or even two lanes. Each lane reduction would free up 10 feet of space to add features such as wider sidewalks, more landscaping and streetlights, and even parking on the north and south sides of the street, officials have said.A pedestrian-friendly downtown is one of the goals adopted in 2004 as part of a vision for the heart of the city. After some discussion Tuesday, the council informally selected two options they would like the public to consider — reducing Abram to four lanes between Cooper and Collins streets or reducing a shorter section between West Street and the Tarrant County Subcourthouse. Between 24,000 and 27,000 vehicles use the street each day, but consultants expect an increase of 8,000 to 11,000 vehicles by 2030. Reducing Abram to four lanes is expected to add about one minute to motorists' travel time between Cooper and Collins streets, according to consultants."We are trying to get it changed from what it is today to something different but have the least impact on traffic flow," Cluck said. Council member Robert Rivera said he wants to rebuild Abram downtown."In the several months we have been taking a look at this … I'm convinced the existing five-lane section is the way I want to go," Rivera said. "Being able to move the traffic, the significant amount that flows through daily, that is what I would like to see us move on with."Jill House, assistant director of public works, told council members that leaving Abram as five lanes would not allow for the addition of pedestrian amenities and that reducing it to two lanes would significantly affect motorists' travel time and create public safety concerns."If there were a wreck, getting emergency vehicles through the corridor would be a challenge," House said.Arlington voters approved nearly $22 million in the 2008 bond election to rebuild Abram from Cooper to the Grand Prairie city limits. The city is using the bond funds to pay for the studies.The contract for the second phase of the study will include $97,500 for a topographic survey, which is required for the Abram rebuilding no matter how many lanes are built, House said. This report includes material from the Star-Telegram archives.
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Spending bill transfers operational satellite acquisition from NOAA to NASA
April 17, 2012
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), Chairwoman on the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced the fiscal year 2013 CJS spending bill transfers funding and responsibility for procuring the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) operational satellites to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
"The Nation needs weather satellites to predict hurricanes, tornadoes, and other severe storms so forecasters can warn citizens and save lives." Chairwoman Mikulski said. "It doesn't matter what agency buys the satellites. It matters that the procurement is managed frugally and gets us data and information we need. Unfortunately, the Committee has lost confidence in NOAA's ability to control procurement costs or articulate reliable funding profiles. Therefore, we have taken the unprecedented step of transferring responsibility for building our Nation's operational weather satellites from NOAA to NASA."
Under the current arrangement, NASA acts as NOAA's agent for procurement of four operational satellites: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series (GOES-R), Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS), Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOvr), and Altimetry Mission (Jason-3). Funding for these satellites, totaling $1.6 billion, is provided in a new NASA Operational Satellite Acquisition account. The move eliminates duplicative management resulting in $117 million in savings in fiscal year 2013 alone. The move leverages NASA's expertise in building Earth science satellites and managing satellite procurements. When the satellites are launched and operational, NOAA will operate the satellites, collect and archive the data, and use the data to improve forecasts. NASA will purchase, not operate, the satellites.
"The cost for JPSS has grown by $1 billion over the past year. This is outrageous. We must do better," continued Chairwoman Mikulski. "While NASA missions have also experienced cost overruns and schedule slippages, NASA has been more responsive and competent in correcting these deficiencies. The bill seeks to stop the hemorrhaging of taxpayer dollars by instituting a new management structure for NOAA's operational satellites."
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Friday's handler Jeremy Partch says the hard working dog is having a tough time giving up her day job.
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Islamabad (Express Tribune) – The Prevention of Anti-Women Practices (Criminal Law Amendment) was unanimously approved by the National Assembly on Tuesday, Express 24/7 reported.
The historical bill was tabled by Member of National Assembly Dr Donya Aziz. The bill is aimed at prohibiting exploitation and discrimination against women.
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The bill also states that those who are involved in conducting weddings in exchange for personal gains or settling difference will be sentenced to five years in prison, whereas, marrying a girl off to the Quran will end up in imprisonment for seven years and a fine of Rs0.5 million.
The bill, which advocates greater social protection for women, had earlier been shot down in the National Assembly after some members had refused to vote without having received a copy of proposed amendments to the bill.
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Legacy of Worship: Sacred Places in Rural Saskatchewan
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The Smartphone Travel Tips Checklist
Using your smartphone as a virtual travel buddy can make getting around much easier and more efficient. Your smartphone can be everything from your entertainment to your itinerary to your map to the stars (in the sky that is). Find out how to use your smartphone for smooth sailing after the jump.
Before You Go
- List It Out: Get a good to-do list app like Evernote (you might want to check out our 6 Tips for Planning a Perfect Trip Using Evernote), to get your 'before you leave' list organized and under control.
- Pack It: With apps like Packing Pro, you can list off and mark off what you need to bring, and then save the list for next time.
- Itinerary: I always forward my travel confirmations to TripIt so I have all my tines, dates and confirmation numbers in one place and ready to go.
- Flight Trackers: Using Flight Tracker to see if your plane is on time is really helpful and takes the stress off a bit. You can also get an app for your specific airline carrier and check in as well.
During Your Travel
- Free Wi-Fi: Download Wi-Fi Finder so you are able to stay connected when you need to. This is especially important for international travel and non-3G iPad travel.
- E-reader: Load up your E-reader with books and magazines for the drive, flight and wait times. Don't forget you can take out e-reader books from your library.
- iTunes: Get all of your music, audiobooks, movies and podcasts downloaded and ready to go to keep you entertained on the way to your destination.
- Game Time: Download a few games that will keep you occupied on a long flight or drive. If you are going to be with other people, get some trivia to play on your travel.
At Your Destination
- Hotel Help: Hotels.com, Priceline or Hotwire will help you find or change hotels on the road at a good price.
- Transportation: Make sure you are stocked with a good GPS app, public transportation (bus, subway or train) app, and bike routes and taxi apps for your destination so you can feel confident getting around in any situation you may find yourself in.
- Head In The Stars: If you are out in the wilderness or on the other side of the world and want to discover the the new sky above your head, grab an app like Star Gazer to map out and explain the twinkiling night sky.
- Hot or Cold:Have a weather app to keep you updated so you don't find yourself stuck soaking wet without an umbrella.
- Restaurant Reviews: Sampling the local food is always a great part of any vacation, so make sure you have an app that reviews and maps out what you're looking for. Yelp and Chef's Feed (available for iOS, Android coming soon) can help get you on your way.
- Language Translators: If you will be leaving the country, grab a language translating app like Google Translate to help you beat the barriers.
- Money Matters: A currency convertor like Globe Convert should help keep your budget on track.
How has your smartphone changed your traveling? Have any other tips to add to the list?
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I left my phone off the whole time I was out of the country because I'd heard horror stories about searching/ roaming. Is this an issue, or did I lose functionality for nothing?
Regardless, it was amazing to have conversations without anyone looking things up before a discussion could come to fruition, and I'm happily less tethered to it than I was before the trip. :)
Enable Wi-Fi only to avoid charges.
And TripIt is the best! I put all my plans in there - even has space for notes, so if someone's house is tricky to get to you can paste in their directions.
Urbantree123: you could have just switched off the 3G/4G aspect of your phone and used wireless functionality.
So your only recommended apps are for iphone/ipad/itouch? What about the android apps?
Im not sure if this one counts, but I find google maps / street view extremely helpful in planning excursions and holidays BEFORE I leave. Street view is is great for having a peak around, and familiarising yourself with the area. I even use it to narrow down accomodation. (You can see what it looks like, how far it is from the city centre, etc) I love maps anyway and Im a visual person, so I love preparing like this.
It's a pretty simple one, but try this: when you rent a car, take photos of the car, including the license plate. I find I'm always forgetting what our rental looks like and what the license number is! This is also a good way to record any scratches or dings at the time of rental.
These are great tips, and point to how useful the phone can be while travelling, but sometimes, 'old school' is still necessary: when I was in central Europe last year, I brought a paper map of Prague and found all the young travellers in the vicinity of my seat were asking to use it--sometimes it's just much easier to navigate where you are on a larger scale.
Also, remember that with all this information on your phone, you're making it immensely invaluable, while making you more vulnerable if it gets stolen. I've a couple of friends whose phones were stolen, one right out of his hand as he was talking on it, in Venezuala. So be smart about using your smartphone, too. If a thief knows where you're staying, what your every move is going to be, etc, it's not a very comfortable feeling after the phone gets stolen, not to mention opening oneself up to identity theft.
Just be savvy and cautious, not alarmist...
My husband and I recently spent 3 weeks in Europe. He's a techie and researched this issue quite a bit. It is recommended to take the SIM card out of your smartphone. This will absolutely avoid the roaming/auto update fees associated with using your phone since it severs the link to your phone carrier. Although I'm not sure you can do this with a iPhone.
Your phone just then becomes like a computer and you can still get access via wi-fi. A special SIM card can be purchased if you really need access everywhere, or many cities will allow you to purchase wi-fi access per a daily rate. There are free public wi-fi spots around but at times it was kind of a pain to find. Hotel lobbies generally had free wi-fi that is stronger than in the rooms, where you may have to also pay for it.
We found having our phone was vital in searching for places and discovering things we wouldn't have known about otherwise. We used Skype if we wanted to make a call back to the states (2-4 cents a minute) and found that making documents and various other apps available offline was key when we were out of wi-fi range. We also highly recommend Trip Advisor and the various apps that each city has for tourists. Trip Advisor has a compass function that uses GPS so no wi-fi is needed, but the great thing is it literally points you in the right direction and tells you how many steps you are away from the location. This saved us many times when we were grumpy and hungry and just needed to eat or use a restroom.
One last thing that I discovered is to download and make available all the books you think you will need offline before you reach Europe. For some reason, Google Play and Amazon Kindle is setup differently there and I had trouble finding/accessing my books. Goggle Play also has many FREE books (academic books) that were very in depth about art, art history, and architecture beyond what was in tour guides. This information really added to our experience since there isn't anything quite like relaxing in front of the Trevi Fountain while reading about Roman fountains.
Happy travels!
Great tips. I love my smart phone for traveling. I always save a copy of all itineraries and confirmations etc on my phone, if you are a drop box user you can store important documents right on your phone (no wifi or 3G needed to access them).
However there is no substitute for HARD COPIES of things! I always take 5 minutes to print out simple maps, confirmations for hotels and cars, flight/train/bus itineraries, important phone numbers, addresses etc. Usually I am sending all that information to someone anyway so they know my travel plans so you just hit print on that and you are ready to go. Its worth the time should your battery run out, your connectivity crap out, or your phone gets lost!
When you call your provider, make sure you document what they tell you. The people in customer service don't always give correct advice. ATT told my sigo what to do to avoid charges and we ended up with like $200 due for a few hours in Paris. They were good enough to waive this with the purchase of a plan, but when she got to Africa suddenly her phone started roaming even with roaming turned off. I managed to suspend network service (still allowing wifi) and haggle with ATT about the bill.
I spend a lot of time in England and France. AT&T is really good in that you can add & cancel international services at any time, so that's what I've done. But it's a limited amount and it's not cheap.
However, my last trip was different. I have an old 3GS iphone that I wasn't using. I was able to get it unlocked. When I synced to itunes, all my apps transferred seamlessly.
When I got to the UK, I bought a PAYG sim card with data plan for £10. It was fantastic. And I highly recommend it to anyone who happens to have an old iphone lying around.
Paper copies are unnecessary. Save copies to iBooks on an iPhone or iPad and have copies of everything you need.
Put your iPhone into Airplane mode and you are fine. Keep location services on - it works off cell tower locations and is free.
Stay in cheaper hotels - most have good free wifi everywhere in the world except America.
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San Diego Chargers wide receiver Eddie Royal left Saturday's practice in an ambulance. Royal suffered an apparent back injury after landing on it while making a catch. Royal did get up after landing on his back and walked around a while before receiving oxygen from the Chargers staff. San Diego Chargers head coach Mike McCoy told news reporters that Royal was taken to the hospital...
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Chargers wide receiver Eddie Royal suffered a major scare at practice and was taken away in an ambulance. His status has been updated.
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Chargers Injury Report: Eddie Royal, Malcom Floyd, Nate Kaeding
The San Diego Chargers will once again be without kicker Nate Kaeding, and wide receivers Eddie Royal and Malcom Floyd are listed as questionable to play tonight against the Denver Broncos. Kaeding has been dealing with a groin injury over the past several weeks and will once again be replaced by kicker Nick Novak. Over his three games played Kaeding made all seven...
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Former Denver Broncos wide reviver Eddie Royal has signed with the San Diego Chargers, according to multiple reports. No more Royal treatment for Broncos fans evidently, as the fourth-year veteran has signed with the Broncos' most despised division rival. Royal signed a three-year deal with San Diego, after catching 19 passes for 155 yards and a touchdowns last season. Known...
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Denver Broncos WR Eddie Royal made Monday Night Football history against the Chargers in 2009. (REUTERS/Fred Greaves) Wide receiver Eddie Royal did NOT sign with the Washington Redskins as we reported on Tuesday and is still making the free agent rounds. In fact, he'll be talking to a trip to the Broncos' AFC West rival San Diego Chargers. Naturally we decided to dig up pictorial...
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Eddie Royal Leaves Denver, Signs Two-Year, $12 Million Dollar Deal with Redskins
Eddie Royal #19 of the Denver Broncos returns a punt for a touchdown against the Oakland Raiders at O.co Coliseum on November 6, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) Former Broncos guru Mike Shanahan isn't done stocking up on receiver talent. After signing Pierre Garcon the old ball coach is now bringing in his former 2nd round draft pick to revamp...
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Broncos' WR Eddie Royal Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week
Broncos wide receiver Eddie Royal has been named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week, despite returning just one punt on Sunday afternoon. Royal — who has over 2,000 return yards in his career — returned a punt 85-yards for a touchdown, representing the go-ahead score in Denver's 38-24 win against Oakland last week. Adding a 26-yard receiving touchdown earlier in the...
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WaterFurnace International, Inc., the leading manufacturer of geothermal and water source heat pumps, announces the appointments of Will Lange as director of utility development for the company and Greg Johnson as sales manager for its Hyper Engineering business unit. Hyper Engineering designs, manufactures, and exports single phase and three phase electronic software-driven soft starters. The appointments represent an effort to strengthen WaterFurnace's development of state and local utility partnerships.
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Interesting fact… Nikka Pure Malt White whisky spells its name whisky as it originates in Japan. Had it been produced in America its name would be Nikka Pure Malt White whiskey, instead of whisky.
what a gem, medium peat and smoke, a salty and a smooth full mouthful, long briny finish, absolutely delicious. If you like Bruichladdich or Talisker then this is something you will appreciate.
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This blend has plenty to offer. It is indeed quite peaty, as mentioned. Not quite the kick in the face you'd get from Laphroaig but certainly enough to get your nose in. There are other facets too, with plenty of sweetness and a decent finish. It may not be the world's greatest but it proves that you shouldn't overlook something just because it's not single malt.
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St Matthew-in-the-City put up their Easter billboard today. It depicts Jesus on the cross with the question "Is resigning an option?"
Pope Benedict's decision to resign caused an international stir. While we, from our outsider's perspective, think his decision was a wise and even courageous one considering the history and tradition of his context, it got us thinking about things from which we can't resign.
On Good Friday we remember Jesus' crucifixion. It was not a role that he could resign from. Jesus' faithfulness to loving and including society's rejects got him killed. Such faithfulness is not something one resigns from, for it's not a job.
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The hidden story of Don Giovanni, Mozart's Jewish opera
Giovanni is dragged down to hell, and the rest of the cast appears to find that divine justice has done for their tormentor. Nobles, bourgeois, and peasants sing, "That's the end of those who do ill!" and Da Ponte makes us understand that they are the same credulous fools whom Giovanni duped before.
We laugh at the assemblage of Giovanni's victims: the domineering and bitter Donna Anna and her feckless fiancé Ottavio; the pathetically devoted Donna Elvira; the social-climbing peasant girl Zerlina and her doltish intended Masetto; and the cowardly, conniving servant Leporello. There is no question, though, that Mozart has written a tragedy—not Don Giovanni's, but ours. Mozart's best music is reserved for the human cost of Giovanni's depredations. At the crux of the opera, Donna Anna suddenly recognizes Giovanni as the masked intruder who attempted to rape her (and possibly succeeded) and then killed her beloved father. A long dramatic recitative prepares Anna's vengeance aria, "Or sai chi l'onore," with Mozart's tonal transformation mirroring Anna's progression from recognition to fear and then to resolve. The dean of American music theorists, Carl Schachter, has published the authoritative analysis of this almost miraculous passage.
The supernatural resolution of the matter is a masterstroke of Brechtian alienation, a flamboyantly buffo set of sight gags, so at odds with the seriousness of the situation that it sets in relief the absurdity of the premise. If a supernatural intervention that silly is the only thing that will get rid of Don Juan, the not-so-subtle message is that Christendom is incapable of ridding itself of evil through its own efforts.
How did Tirso get away with this lampoon of Catholic soteriology? The apparent answer is that the Spanish Church was distracted by the Protestant menace. John Calvin proposed to solve the paradox of salvation by arguing that only a predestined elect would be saved. Don Juan is no Calvinist; he believes that his will is free to choose salvation, whenever he feels like it. The Inquisition checked the "free will" box and gave Tirso a pass. We may have no choice but to believe in free will, as Isaac Bashevis Singer joked, but Calvin's concept of election lies closer to the Jewish point of view. Its logical consequence was to remove the elect from a world governed by sociopaths to a New Israel, namely America.
Tirso drew on folk tales in which a living person invites a dead man to dinner and perishes when the invitation is returned. But Juan is not an archetype of legend: He is a metaphysical construct unique to his time, and to the tragedy of the Spanish Jews. Don Juan has only one great antecedent in literature, in fact an ancestress, the procuress Celestina, the anti-heroine of Fernando de Rojas' 1499 tragicomedy. Printed just seven years after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain by a converso attorney who represented his father-in-law before the Inquisition Court, De Rojas' tragicomedy is a howl at heaven, a malediction on Christian Spain.
Whore and harpy, Celestina is perhaps the most frightful character ever to walk the Western stage. She is oblivious to danger and brilliantly manipulative. Next to her, Marlowe's Barnabas and Shakespeare's Iago, or even Goethe's Mephistopheles, are mischievous schoolboys. Hired to help a young man seduce the socially superior girl he desires, Celestina sets events in motion that cause the death of the entire cast. As a genre, tragicomedy has its roots in antiquity—Plautus was the first to use the term—but in the modern world, the juxtaposition of bathetic and horrific elements begins with De Rojas' gallows humor under the shadow of the Inquisition.
Celestina (the "Tragicomedy of Calixto and Melibea") became the first blockbuster best-seller in Western literary history. By 1620 it had been performed in English; a full English translation was printed in 1631. Shakespeare and Marlowe drew on it. There are scenes in the drama whose grotesque humor no English dramatist has surpassed. It went through 30 Spanish editions during the 16th century alone, as well as translations into the major European languages, not to mention a 1505 Hebrew version of which only a few lines survive.
De Rojas' procuress is a hellion who calls on the devil for help. Tirso's Don Juan is more insidious. Don Juan is neither heretic nor hypocrite: He is a devout believer who has figured out that the system entitles him to be thoroughly evil for the interim. His existence points up the hypocrisy around him; because the Christian world cannot deal with this monster, it must accommodate him. Both Celestina and Don Juan haunted the literary imagination with the same subliminal message: Your world is badly made, and it will come to a horrible end.
Tirso de Molino wrote for a world where sociopaths wore the garb of nobility and clergy. The dueling masterminds of the Thirty Years War, Cardinal Richelieu and the Spanish Prime Minister Olivares, each believed that his country was divinely selected for God's service and therefore could commit unspeakable acts on behalf of its national ambitions. But a new kind of sociopath was about to step on the world stage, and Mozart warns us of his approach. At the end of the opera's first act, Don Giovanni welcomes a group of maskers to his palace (they are Anna, Elvira, and Ottavio in disguise). Da Ponte has Giovanni declare, "It's open to everyone. Long live liberty!" Mozart does something unexpected: The whole cast breaks character and in martial fanfare sings "Viva la libertà!" Lurking behind the mask of liberty in the enlightened world was a capacity for evil perhaps greater than anything the traditional world had brought forward. This was in 1786, three years before the French Revolution. How did Mozart know?
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NOAA has developed draft guidance for assessing the effects of anthropogenic sound on marine mammal species under NOAA's jurisdiction. The guidance provides updated received levels, or acoustic threshold levels, based on the best available science, above which individual marine mammals are predicted to experience changes in their hearing sensitivity (either temporary or permanent) for all underwater anthropogenic sound sources. This guidance is intended to be used by NOAA analysts and managers and other relevant user groups and stakeholders, including other federal agencies, when seeking to determine whether and how their activities are expected to result in particular types of impacts to marine mammals via acoustic exposure. Although NOAA has updated the acoustic threshold levels from those previously used, and these changes may necessitate new methodologies for calculating impacts, the application of the thresholds in the regulatory context under applicable statutes (Marine Mammal Protection Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Marine Sanctuaries Act) remains consistent with past NOAA practice.
Behavioral threshold levels were originally included in the draft guidance and reviewed by the peer reviewers. NOAA is continuing our examination of the effects of noise on marine mammal behavior and will focus our work over the next year on developing guidance regarding the effects of anthropogenic sound on marine mammal behavior. Behavioral response is a complex question and we determined we still need time to research and address it appropriately.
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8 Ways to Keep Your Bedroom Clean Once & for All!
We talk a great deal here at Apartment Therapy about keeping things clean and our persistence about it is quite strong when it comes to our bedrooms. They seem like a magnet for dust and allergens — not to mention clutter from other parts of our home. Today we're taking a stand and saying, enough is enough!
We've talked time and time again about how to keep your bedroom as tidy as can be, but we thought having all that information in one place would make a nice resource for those who might have missed a few. Each one was a good refresher (even for us) as we read back through them and now we're off to tidy up a few things we'd forgotten (the joys of working from home)!
• How To: Clean the Bedroom in 10 Minutes: Even if you think your bedroom is a lost cause, 10 minutes a day (even if you need a repeat session the next day) can make all the difference in the world.
• 20 Ways to Organize Your Bedroom Closet: One of the most challenging places to keep clean and organized is the bedroom closet. No matter how hard you try, unless everything has its place, it just feels like a jumbled mess. Here's 20 great ways to tame the chaos in ways that will withstand the tests of time.
• How To: Create a "Dust-Free" Bedroom: Do you know the temperature at which your sheets and curtains should be (frequently) washed at? Run through this dust-free checklist to keep the bunnies at bay.
• 12 Steps to Deep Clean the Bedroom: Although cleaning the bedroom should seem simple, sometimes a checklist is the way to go. Tackle them all in one day, or 2 a day so you have a super clean and comfortable place to take a Sunday nap.
• Make Your Own Linen Spray: Linen sprays are a great way to freshen up your sheets, curtains and even rugs from time to time. The only downfall is that they seem ridiculously pricey when you're at the store. Don't be afraid to make your own and customize it, so it's exactly what you're looking for.
• 5 Ways to Naturally Clean Whites: If your sheets or curtains aren't as bright as they used to be, put aside the bottle of bleach and give these eco-friendly options a try.
• How to Care for Your Mattress: Do's and Don'ts: Did you know you're supposed to vacuum your mattress every 3 months? We didn't either, hit up this list of other do's and don't in the bedroom coming from the authority — Martha Stewart.
• Tips for Washing Dirty Windows: You can wash your sheets, make the bed, sweep and add some nice accent lighting, but what will really lighten and brighten a bedroom best is clean windows. Check out these tips, some of which can even be done in winter months.
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you mean 8 other articles to go read about cleaning :[
This past weekend I realized that having homes for things everything means I barely have to clean. From the netflix envelope to the extra blanket to the clothes that need to be hemmed. Nothing that lasts more than an hour or two in my apartment doesn't have a home.
Since I've really done this? Cleaning is all about surfaces, a vaccuum, a quick dust, make the bed and that's it. Yeah it took a lot of work to make sure each single thing could have a home but now it is cake to keep it looking great.
loudlyquiet: Nice work! It truly is the key to harmony in the home!
Flokati rugs seem to be problematic. They look and feel lovely underfoot, but the dust bunnies they create are HUGE!
agree, loudly...getting rid of excess (meaning: no set home) clothes, linens and other stuff in the bedroom makes cleaning much easier.
btoddster: Flokati rugs can be shaken out and washed in the washing machine as often as you'd like (assuming they'll fit). A tennis racket and a porch railing also do wonders!
I love having a neat and clean bedroom, and I spend a few minutes tiding up every morning before I leave, but it makes it really hard to keep things neat when every minute I spend cleaning my guy spends making a new little mess.
a clean bedroom means restful sleep.
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wow and i did it in only 3 steps! :)
I'm with emmymgreene, my husband is the reverse Rhoomba. I go around cleaning up little messes here and there and he comes along behind me spitting out dirt and dust all over the place.
loudlyquiet, you're dead right. Takes a bit of initial thought, but after that it's the simplest way to go.
My husband didn't seem too thrilled (ok, he wasn't at ALL) with me wanting these delicious 100% glass mirrored side tables for the bedroom. They were $90 each, and he saw some that were dark wood, that were half the price. Plus it had two drawers on his, and only one on mine. I stuck to my guns and said I wanted the mirrored ones.
Those tables not only brightened the room, they look invisible since it's nothing but glass reflecting the light and wall colors, and the 1 drawer on each holds everything we need it too (including my book, 4 magazines, cell phone, ipod, and probably an elephant if I tried). Although I have to clean them with windex, I just spot over them when I'm cleaning all the other mirrors in the house, just like I would have with duster on all the woods. The room appears bigger, and since it always stays tidy, it just reflects all the clean surfaces. Win/win.
We also bought IKEA clset organizers, eliminated all the extra throw pillows from the bed, took the lid off our clothes hamper (it's amazing how much time we wasted just lifting up the top and putting it back down every day), and I have just two jewelry holders, both out in the open: a tree stand to hold all my bracelets and necklaces, and a glass hand to hold all my rings. I paired down my collection significantly, and all I have to do is drop them on the stands each night and move on instead of fumbling in drawers or other organizers.
And the biggest, best investment we've made (other than those fantastic tables!) was blackout curtains. They keep the light and cold/heat out, so there's no need for blinds to have to fumble around with. Can you tell how excited this room makes me?
Thank you, Sarahrae! 8^D
I'm so thankful for this post. My goal this week is to totally clean-up and organize my bedroom. This info looks helpful!
life is messy- enjoy the gritty details :)
If you're in a hurry, I've found that just making the bed always seems to make a bedroom look cleaner
I've found removing the door keeps the bedroom from becoming the hiding place for clutter when guests are due to arrive in ten minutes. I know which areas it starts and I've been very diligent about not letting things linger "for now"....my famous last words.


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While it's a far reach from "Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition", Ubisoft's "Splinter Cell: Conviction" Collector's Edition is looking like some good bang for your buck, that is assuming you're into this kind of crap. Included is a USB flash drive with all sorts of Splinter Cell media, a hard-bound copy of "Fifth Freedom: The Art of Splinter Cell", two in game items (MP5-SD3 submachine gun and a 3rd Echelon outfit for multiplayer), decals, "Digging in the Ashes" comic book and a metallic steel case.
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Example – Playing In the Shadows (iTunes Bonus Track Version)-2011
Description: "Changed The Way You Kiss Me" held the No.1 position in the UK charts for two weeks beating rock giants Coldplay to the top and ranked as one of the biggest selling singles of 2011. Earlier in 2011 he featured on the Wretch 32 No.2 smash "Unorthodox" and Giggs's "Look Over Your Shoulder". He also bagged one of the biggest hyped tracks of 2011 with the demon Skream collaboration "Shot Yourself in the Foot Again". His single "Stay Awake" is produced by dubstep lords Nero and is set to be another huge dance anthem. Example's third studio album Playing In The Shadows features production from the biggest and most credible names in dance music today–Chase & Status, Nero, Michael Woods, Skream and Faithless.
[Notes]: iTunes bonus track version includes 3 extra tracks.
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1 Skies Don't Lie
2 Stay Awake
3 Changed the Way You Kiss Me
4 The Way
5 Natural Disaster (Laidback Luke vs. Example) [Album Extended] (Feat. Laidback Luke)
6 Never Had a Day
7 Microphone
8 Playing In the Shadows
9 Midnight Run
10 Under the Influence
11 Wrong In the Head
12 Anything
13 Plastic Smile (Example vs. Felguk) [Bonus Track] (Feat. Felguk)
14 Shot Yourself In the Foot Again (Bonus Track) [feat. Skream]
15 Changed the Way You Kiss Me (Friction Remix) [Bonus Track]
Release Name: Example-Playing_In_the_Shadows_(iTunes_Bonus_Track_Version)-2011
Genre: Dance & Electronic
Label: ℗ 2011 Ministry of Sound Recordings Limited
Format: m4a
Size: 125.75 MB
Store Date: 04 September 2011
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