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Micron introduces higher endurance SSDs- Senior News Writer 23 Apr 2014
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Splunk's app for VMware deepens NetApp support- Senior News Writer 21 Apr 2014
IBM, VMware add options for cloud DR- Editorial News Director 18 Apr 2014
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FLINT, MI -- Deep in the bowels of the Flint water plant on Thursday, the Rev. Freelon Threlkeld held a foam cup to the thin stream of water pouring from a nondescript open valve.
It's the final stop on a 1.5-hour tour of the facility, and Threlkeld and other Flint residents are about to sample the finished product of Flint River water taking a dizzying spin through the complex water treatment system.
Threlkeld gave his cup a swirl, eyed its contents, and took a big gulp -- smacking his lips for effect.
"Flint River water," he said with a grin, apparently satisfied with the taste. "It's wet and it's cold."
Sampling treated Flint River water is a relatively rare opportunity in the city of Flint -- where drinking water is currently supplied by the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department via a pipeline from Lake Huron.
Flint River water is treated by the water plant only about four times a year under a state mandate to make sure the facility is operational as the emergency backup source of water for Flint and Genesee County.
This week was one of those test runs, and in light of current events, local officials were eager to show off the water plant, which underwent about $50 million in upgrades from 1998-2006, said Brent Wright, operations supervisor.
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Bottling the goodness of coconut oil
Gauri Gharpure, Panjim
Imagine leaving a corporate job in Mumbai to go to Goa for its coconuts. That is what Nilisha Ferrao, the proprietor of Narla coconut oil, did. Launched in 2015, Narla relies on best quality coconuts and stringently supervised processes to produce clear, cold-pressed, unrefined coconut oil.
Ferrao is an MBA from Symbiosis in Pune. She was working at Godrej Securities as a senior marketing manager when she left to start her enterprise.
The move to Goa and venturing into a business that involved coconuts seemed a natural choice. Growing up, she used coconut oil extensively and when she gave bottles of Goan coconut oil to friends, they were thrilled with it.
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On Fri, 10 Nov 2000, LeoMoser([log in to unmask]) wrote:
> The issue of how sequences of vowels are
> pronounced in Conlangs has been IMO little
> addressed. Many artlang feature quite a few
> such sequences. Some do not specify how
> they are to be pronounced.
<wry g> I specify that they're pronounced in whatever ways in whatever
dialects but as I'm overhauling the ancestor-language the "data" on
Chevraqis are subject to change.
The way the writing system is set up lets you know exactly where syllable
boundaries fall "canonically." Again, I haven't processed specific
dialects and variations (see above for why). I'm considering limiting
vowel-sequence possibilities to i + (other vowel) anyway.
> Let's look at this from an artlang point of view.
> Would you have the following pronounced as
> one or two syllable words in your languages?
> (As "Imaginary words," they are marked by *;
> please don't worry if some are actual words
> in some natlang.)
> If we opt for two syllables, we get such initial
> combos as the following:
> Initial [dj] in: *dieto, *dieno, *dialo etc.
> Initial [sj] in: *siesto, *sievo, *siamo etc.
> Initial [kj] in: *kiano, *kiepto, *kielo etc.
> Initial [vj] in: *viato, *vieno, *violo etc.
> Initial [gj] in: *giapo, *gieno, *giosto etc.
> Initial [bj] in: *bialo, *biento, *biesto etc.
> Would these be safer to define as three syllables?
> What differing effects would the results have in
> an artlang? Would it be easier to sing in one
> form or another? Would poetry be easier in
> one form or another?
These would all be three syllables in Chevraqis, especially for the
literate. I don't make any claims for drunk Chevraqis-speakers. =^)
Poetry is syllabic so it does make a difference. Spoken poetry might
blur the distinctions between two- and three-syllable words like the ones
above (which hardly exist in Chevraqis anyway, but that's irrelevant to
your discussion). Written poetry, by the nature of the vowel-based
writing system, *could* not do so. Whether poetry is "easier" or
"harder" depends on what words you're trying to squash in where. (I
discovered that writing haiku in German is a royal pain!)
OC I imagine that the results would differ by individual artlang. :-)
> Combinations of -oa- -eo- etc. face the danger
> that English speakers insert a semivowel, making
> such things as -owa- and -eyo-. This is, to a
> degree, another issue.
I don't actually care that much. Since my artlang is related to my
writing and I'm aware that your average fantasy reader will pronounce a
name however s/he pleases (with a few exceptions; I assiduously attempt
to pronounce Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time names as he presents them even
if I think they're terribly, hmm, disphonic?), so I settle for something
that will hopefully look pronounceable to an English-speaker and be
internally consistent for *my* peace of mind. (I've compromised with
some names--spelling "Ese" as "Esse," frex, just so they "look better.")
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The showing went very well. The prospective buyer and her agent were blown away with how cool the house stays without the air conditioner on. I showed them where the property boundaries are, we chatted briefly, then I went back out to front porch. She loved our house and asked me what I would do if she bought it - was I ready to move? I assured her I certainly was. Her dog loved the yard and she had a hard time getting him back in the car, so she quipped - I have to buy your house for my dog!
I went to lunch first with Alexia and Christina, my beautiful girls. Moving away from them is going to be horrible and the only downside to this this move.
I'm going to have to step it up, although Melissa is coming up the first week of July to help me pack. I have an appointment with Luke O'Brien July 1st for an estimate on moving expenses. It seems things are falling in place - all except for the llamas. I simply cannot find anyone to take them.
We got a call yesterday morning from our realtor's office, asking if it would be okay for our buyers to come out, just them, without their agent. It ended up being a three-hour visit. We seemed to have a lot to talk about and I know they will fit in here just fine. They wanted to walk to the foot of the property, but first to the top of our little pinnacle. They loved the view from there and the dog was having the time of his life.
I'm also thrilled that our buyers have a great yard in town and love the yard that we've created here from nothing. They're both artists and have a large studio now and want to built one here. When I told them there was power and water to the llama shed, they knew exactly where they wanted to put it. I know it's not over until the fat lady sings.
She asked if we have birds and sadly, the birds are quiet in the heat of the afternoon which is when they were here, but the answer is yes we do. I wish they could have heard the quail coming down in the early evening to scratch under the bird feeders. I will miss those silly birds very much and know I'll miss our place very much. I'll be homesick but I also know that moving to Bend is what we need to do at this stage of our lives. To be continued.....


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Isn't this the best part of waking up,
Finding someone else you can't get enough of,
Someone who wants to be with you too?
-Liz Phair
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The Pasadena Playhouse announced full casting for A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN. Conceived, written, and directed by Randy Johnson, with choreography by Patricia Wilcox and musical direction by Tyler Evans.
A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN stars Mary Bridget Davies, following her Tony Award-nominated Broadway run. Pasadena native Kacee Clanton, also from the Broadway production of A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN, will alternate the role of Janis Joplin with Davies.
The acclaimed musical will perform July 21 through August 16, 2015, with the official press night on Wednesday, July 22, 2015. A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN is produced by The Pasadena Playhouse, Michael Cohl, Todd Gershwin, and Daniel Chilewich in association with The Estate of Janis Joplin and Jeffrey Jampol for JAM, Inc.
Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director of The Pasadena Playhouse, says:
"The return of JANIS is highly anticipated. It will be a thrill to have Mary Bridget Davies on our stage once again along with Kacee Clanton, who also joins us from the original Broadway company. The fact that JANIS will now be 'lifted up higher and higher' by four Playhouse favorites, builds even greater anticipation for vocal and theatrical fireworks. I know that this cast will bring incredible richness to Janis' songs and to the musical influences that made her artistry so dynamic and literally soul-stirring!"
The show is a musical journey celebrating Janis and her biggest musical influences – trailblazers like Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Odetta, Nina Simone and Bessie Smith, who inspired one of Rock 'n' Roll's greatest legends. Like a comet that burns far too brightly to last, Janis Joplin exploded onto the music scene in 1967 and, almost overnight, became the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll. The unmistakable voice filled with raw emotion and tinged with Southern Comfort made her a must-see headliner from Monterey to Woodstock. Audiences will enjoy Joplin's favorites, including "Summertime," "Piece of My Heart," "Cry Baby," and "Me and Bobby McGee," among others.
A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN features: Sharon Catherine Brown as Joplinaire/Chordette/Swing (Broadway's Dreamgirls, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat), Yvette Cason as Joplinaire/Aretha Franklin/Nina Simone (Broadway's Play On!, Under My Skin at The Pasadena Playhouse), Sylvia MacCalla as Joplinaire/ Bessie Smith/Odetta (Original Broadway tour of Rent, Ray Charles Live! at The Pasadena Playhouse) and Jenelle Lynn Randall as Joplinaire/ Etta James (Broadway's All Shook Up, Kiss Me Kate at The Pasadena Playhouse).
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Analogy of the sun
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Plato from The School of Athens by Raphael, 1509
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The analogy of the sun (or simile of the sun or metaphor of the sun) is found in The Republic VI (507b–509c), written by the Greek philosopher Plato as a dialogue between Glaucon (Plato's elder brother) and Socrates (narrated by the latter). Upon being urged by Glaucon to define goodness, a cautious Socrates professes himself incapable of doing so.[1] Instead he draws an analogy and offers to talk about "the child of goodness"[2] (Greek: "ἔκγονός τε τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ"). Socrates reveals this "child of goodness" to be the sun, proposing that just as the sun illuminates, bestowing the ability to see and be seen by the eye,[3] with its light so the idea of goodness illumines the intelligible with truth. While the analogy sets forth both epistemological and ontological theories, it is debated whether these are most authentic to the teaching of Socrates or its later interpretations by Plato. The sun is a metaphor for the nature of reality and knowledge concerning it.
Plato's use of such an analogy can be interpreted for many different reasons in philosophy. For example, Plato uses them to illustrate and help illuminate his arguments. In the Analogy of the Sun, Socrates compares the "Good" with the sun. Plato might be using the image of the sun to help bring life to his arguments or to make the argument more clearly understood. David Hume once wrote, "All our reasonings concerning matters of fact are founded on a species of Analogy."[4]
Plato makes the claim that "sight and the visible realm are deficient." [5] He argues that for the other senses to be used all that is needed is the sense itself and that which can be sensed by it (e.g., to taste sweetness, one needs the sense of taste and that which can be tasted as sweet), but "even if a person's eyes are capable of sight, and he's trying to use it, and what he's trying to look at is coloured, the sight will see nothing and the colours will remain unseen, surely, unless there is also present an extra third thing which is made specifically for this purpose." [6] The third thing Plato is talking about is light. Through this analogy he equates that which gives us natural light, the sun, as the source of goodness in this world.
- "As goodness stands in the intelligible realm to intelligence and the things we know, so in the visible realm the sun stands to sight and the things we see." [7]
In other words, Plato is saying that the true nature of reality cannot be comprehended by the ordinary senses. Thus, we should make use of the mind rather than the sensory organs to better understand the higher truths of the universe. The mind, much like sight, requires a "third thing" to function properly, and that third thing is Plato's idea of goodness. He likens a mind without goodness to sight without light; one cannot operate at peak efficiency without the other.
- "Well, here's how you can think about the mind as well. When its object is something which is lit up by truth and reality, then it has—and obviously has—intelligent awareness and knowledge. However, when its object is permeated with darkness (that is, when its object is something which is subject to generation and decay), then it has beliefs and is less effective, because its beliefs chop and change, and under these circumstances it comes across as devoid of intelligence." [8]
Having made these claims, Socrates asks Glaucon, "…which of the gods in heaven can you put down as cause and master of this, whose light makes our sight see so beautifully and the things to be seen?" (508a) Glaucon responds that both he and all others would answer that this is the sun. Analogously, Socrates says, as the sun illuminates the visible with light so the idea of goodness illuminates the intelligible with truth, which in turn makes in possible for people to have knowledge. Also, as the eye's ability to see is made possible by the light of the sun so the soul's ability to know is made possible by the truth of goodness.
Understand then, that it is the same with the soul, thus: when it settles itself firmly in that region in which truth and real being brightly shine, it understands and knows it and appears to have reason; but when it has nothing to rest on but that which is mingled with darkness—that which becomes and perishes, it opines, it grows dim-sighted, changing opinions up and down, and is like something without reason. ('The Republic, VI: 508d; trans. W. H. D. Rouse)
The allusion to "…that which becomes and perishes…" relates to all of that which is perceived by the bodily senses. The bodily senses make it clear that all visible things are subject to change, which Socrates categorizes into either the change of becoming or the change of perishing. Socrates argues that the bodily senses can only bring us to opinions, conveying an underlying assumption that true knowledge is of that which is not subject to change.
Instead, Socrates continues, knowledge is to be found in "… that region in which truth and real being brightly shine…" (508d) This is the intelligible illuminated by the highest idea, that of goodness. Since truth and being find their source in this highest idea, only the souls that are illumined by this source can be said to possess knowledge, whereas those souls which turn away are "…mingled with darkness…". This subject is later vividly illustrated in the Allegory of the Cave (514a–520a), where prisoners bound in a dark cave since childhood are examples of these souls turned away from illumination.
Socrates continues by explaining that though light and sight both resemble the sun neither can identify themselves with the sun. Just as the sun is rated higher than both light and sight, so is goodness rated more highly than knowledge and truth. It is goodness which allows us to know the truth and makes it possible to have knowledge. Hence goodness is more valuable that truth and knowledge it holds a higher place. Through this analogy, Socrates helped Glaucon come to the realization that Goodness is of inestimable value, being both the source of knowledge and truth, as well as more valuable and unattainable than both.[9]
Plato further equates the sun to the ultimate form of goodness by calling them both sources of "generation." [10] The sun not only makes objects visible but is necessary for their growth and nourishment, similarly to how goodness not only makes it possible for things to be, but also allows for things to be known.
- The sun provides not only the power of being seen for things seen, but, as I think you will agree, also their generation and growth and nurture, although it is not itself generation…Similarly with things known, you will agree that the good is not only the cause of their becoming known, but the cause that they are, the cause of their state of being, although the good is not itself a state of being but something transcending far beyond it in dignity and power.[11]
Socrates' main concern was that he did not want his followers to place Goodness, Knowledge, and Truth all on the same level. You can achieve Goodness from Truth and Knowledge, but just because you have Truth and Knowledge that does not mean you have Goodness. Plato writes:
- Well, what I'm saying is that it's goodness which gives the things we know their truth and makes it possible for people to have knowledge. It is responsible for knowledge and truth, you should think of it as being within the intelligible realm, but you shouldn't identify it with knowledge and truth, otherwise you'll be wrong: For all their value, it is even more valuable. In the other realm, it is right to regard light and sight as resembling the sun; So in this realm it is right to regard knowledge and truth as resembling goodness, but not to identify either of them with goodness, which should be rated even more highly.[12]
Ultimately, the Good itself is the whole point. The Good (the sun) provides the very foundation on which all other truth rests. Plato uses the image of the sun to help define the true meaning of the Good. The Good "sheds light" on knowledge so that our minds can see true reality. Without the Good, we would only be able to see with our physical eyes and not the "mind's eye". The sun bequeaths its light so that we may see the world around us. If the source of light did not exist we would be in the dark and incapable of learning and understanding the true realities that surround us.[13]
Incidentally, the metaphor of the sun exemplifies a traditional interrelation between metaphysics and epistemology: interpretations of fundamental existence create — and are created by — ways of knowing. It also neatly sums up two views for which Plato is recognized: his rationalism and his realism (about universals).
Socrates, using the Simile of the Sun as a foundation, continues with the Analogy of the Divided Line (509d–513e) after which follows the Allegory of the Cave (514a–520a).
See also
- Analogy of the Divided Line
- The Form of the Good
- Allegory of the Cave
- Plato's Republic in popular culture
- ^ Pojman, Louis (2011). Classics of Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press, Inc. p. 169.
- ^ Pojman, Louis (2011). Classics of Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press, Inc. p. 169.
- ^ Pojman, Louis (2011). Classics of Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press, Inc. p. 169.
- ^ Fosl, Peter S., Baggini, Julian. (2010). The Philosophers Toolkit. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. p. 53
- ^ Pojman, Louis (2011). Classics of Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press, Inc. p. 170.
- ^ Pojman, Louis (2011). Classics of Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press, Inc. p. 170.
- ^ Pojman, Louis (2011). Classics of Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press, Inc. p. 171.
- ^ Pojman, Louis (2011). Classics of Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press, Inc. p. 171.
- ^ Pojman, Louis (2011). Classics of Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press, Inc. p. 171.
- ^ Pojman, Louis (2011). Classics of Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press, Inc. p. 171.
- ^ The Republic VI (509b); trans. W. H. D. Rouse.
- ^ Pojman, L. P., & Vaughn, L. Classics of Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. p. 171.
- ^ Marmysz, John. The Path of Philosophy. Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2012. p.49.
Further reading
- Pojman, L. P., & Vaughn, L. (2011). Classics of Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Gentzler, J. (2005). How to Know the Good: The Moral Epistemology of Plato's Republic. Philosophical Review, 114(4), 469-496.
- Hunt, A., & Jacobsen, M. M. (2008). Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" and Plato's "Simile of the Sun". Explicator, 66(3), 155. doi:10.3200/EXPL.66.3.155-158
- Lear, J. (1992). Inside and Outside The Republic. Phronesis, 37(2), 184-215. doi:10.1163/156852892321052605


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Cloak and dagger (disambiguation)
|Look up cloak-and-dagger in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Cloak and dagger is a term sometimes used to refer to situations involving intrigue, secrecy, espionage, or mystery.
Cloak and dagger may refer to:
- Cloak & Dagger (The Upsetters album), 1973
- Cloak and Dagger, a song by Daniel Amos on ¡Alarma! (album), 1981
- Cloak and Dagger, an album by the British heavy metal band Witchfynde, 1983
- "Cloak and Dagger", a song by Nik Kershaw on the album Human Racing, 1984
- "Cloak and Dagger", a song by Black Sabbath on the album Headless Cross, 1989
- Cloak & Dagger (Wet Wet Wet album), 1992
Other entertainmentEdit
- Cloak and Dagger (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero duo
- Cloak & Dagger (TV series), based on the Marvel comic book characters
- Cloak and Dagger (1946 film), a 1946 espionage film
- Cloak and Dagger (radio series), an NBC radio series, a foreign intrigue adventure adapted from the book Cloak and Dagger by Corey Ford and Alastair MacBain
- Cloak & Dagger (1984 film), a 1984 thriller film
- Cloak & Dagger (video game), an Atari video game based on the 1984 film of the same name
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Michelle Obama Hilariously Breaks Down Why Melania Trump's Inauguration Gift Exchange Appeared So Awkward
The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
While racial profiling in the world's airports continues finding Arabs, Muslims and other brown people detained at security checkpoints, Black Americans' long battle against profiling continues here in cities around the country. Post-racial America? Try telling that to Black people living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
According to a new report from the Milwaukee Police Department itself, Blacks made up the vast majority of traffic stops in 2011 in four of the seven police districts.
Reports Milwaukee radio station WTMJ:
"In District 7, 9 out of 10 traffic stops involved an African-American driver in 2011. By contrast, just 8 percent of people stopped in District 7 were white.
In District 4, 86 percent of people stopped were Black. The number in District 5, 84 percent. In District 3, 80 percent of people stopped were Black."
To be fair to the police, all of those districts have at least a 50 percent Black population, and some have 75 percent Black populations. Still, WTMJ says that none has 90 percent Black population, as pulling over Blacks nine out of 10 times might indicate. Throughout Milwaukee in general, a Black driver is seven times as likely to be pulled over as a white driver.
Milwaukee isn't the only American city stopping Black people for no reason, of course. As you may well know, New York City has of late been using its notorious "stop and frisk" tactic to try and stop crime.
What does the tactic entail? Mostly just randomly stopping young Black and Latino men on the street and demanding to see what's in their pockets and bags. Exacerbating the indignity of being stopped for no cause on the street is the fact that the vast majority of the men and women asked to empty their pockets, 90 percent, for the cops are innocent.
That this is such a common problem in big cities should give you pause when you consider the incarceration rates of Black men, who tend to be behind bars or in the justice system at wildly disproportionate rates. Might that have something to do with the fact that police suspect Blacks of crimes more often, despite the fact that, for instance, whites teens are more likely to be involved with drugs and alcohol than Black teens?
One great question to ask about American justice isn't whether police are good or bad, as people so often debate about; it's this: Who are the police policing?
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Friday, March 11, 2005
Mayan Moon Goddess flute
I thought it would be fun to take a look at a flute based on Meso American cultures. The term Meso American refers to the pre-Columbian, ancient cultures of what is now Mexico and Central American. The largest ones being the Aztec and Mayan. Aztec is the general name given to the empire of the Mexica culture, centered in the city of Tenochtitlan, now modern day Mexico City. The Mayan were a collection of city-states, like ancient Greece, in what is now Chiapas and the Yucatán peninsula in modern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and parts of Honduras and El Salvador. These cultures were rich with traditions that continue to the present day. Currently, there are a few makers of Meso American descent living in the U.S. that have revived the art of making flutes based on Meso American design. These flutes, like Native American flute are fipple flutes, but they lack some of the more complex construction of flutes from Native North American cultures. We'll talk more about flute construction in future postings.
The flute shown above is called the Mayan Moon Goddess flute. In Maya she is known as Ix Chel or Chak Chel. In her hands she holds the moon. It is 10" high and 4" wide across the bass. The mouth piece for this flute is the top of her head. She was made by Xavier Quijas Yxayotl. Xavier is from the Huichol culture, in modern Mexico, now living in Southern California.
Unlike the wooden flutes we've look at so far, this flute is made of clay. Clay, according to Meso American tradition encompasses the four elements of Life: Earth, Water, Fire and Wind. Earth is mixed with Water to make the clay, which is then Fired in a kiln. Finally the players breath is the Wind. The flute has four holes in front and one thumb hole in the back. Thumb holes are very common in Meso American styled flutes and are tuned to a half step that are not part of the North American flutes basic scale. It is in the key of F pentatonic minor. Personally, I do not consider this to be a flute but rather an ocarina as the bottom is completely sealed -not open. Never the less the sound of this instrument is a low, full, and deeply resonant. The small speakers on your computer will not do it justice. There are two examples for this instrument. Each a different verisons of my tune "Sombra de a Luna". One is a solo version from Sacred Dreams LINK: SOMBRA DE LA LUNA SOLO VERISO.
The second is a deeper exploration of the same tune with piano and guitar from New Fire.
The Mayan Moon Goddess was a major deity of the Mayans. As with many cultures throughout the world, the moon for the Mayans was associated feminine traits. She was the Goddess of childbirth, procreation, healing and by some accounts invented weaving. Note the beautiful belt that wraps around her waist and hang in front of her skirt on the flute. The moon is also associated with water and tides.
The image of the Moon Goddess sitting in a cresent moon is a common one. Native Americans and Meso Americans also associated the moon with a rabbit. They believed that you can see a rabbit's silohette in the full moon. Here is a Mayan glyph of the Moon Goddess sitting in a cresent moon.
Look closely and you'll see she's holding a rabbit in her arms.
To find out more information about Xavier Quijas Yxayotl flutes, check out the Native American flute makers page on my web site. LINK: FLUTE MAKERS
Be sure to check out the photos of my flute collection on my web site. LINK: FLUTE PHOTOS.
If you have any questions, send them to me using the comment link below.
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This is very informative, I've been to your website Cedar Mesa Music. The samples show the music to be absolutely beautiful!
The flutes you use have such a nice warm sound. Myself I play a "normal" average flute. (In other words, long slivery and held horizontially to the body). I know that you can't possibly get the warmth that is in the music I heard on your side out of that type.
I really admire anyone that goes into Performing Arts for a career, it's such a difficult business to break into, and to be a nominated and noted artist is just amazing.
Hats off to you Scott. Your music is beautiful.
This is such a fabulously informative blog! I am an ethnomusicologist in South Africa, and am really trying to get music blogging like this used more in our department. Your music is lovely, and I will be checking in often to read your updates. Just a quick question: I recently came across what was called by the person I bought it from a "Snake-charmers flute." It's about a foot long reed with six holes, and a coconut shell near the top. when I blow it, it sounds like there is a reed of sorts (probably double) in the coconut. It has a really piercing timbre, and plays roughly an equal tempered pentatonic scale with an added flat 4. I would really love to get more info about it, and learn to play it, if possible. Any suggestions?ReplyDelete
Again, congratulations on a lovely blog, and visit mine if you have the urge. http://southafricanchoirgirl.blogspot.com
All the Best
Can I add you to my links list? Mayan culture was my focus for most of my anthro projects and your blog is informative. Love the photos too, btw!ReplyDelete
Ironically, the Japanese have a legend of there being *rabbits* in the moon ... and they're making "mochi" -- sticky, pounded "rice cakes".ReplyDelete
It is interesting to note that both Mayan and Chinese myth refer to the rabbit-shaped silhoutte in the full moon. The rabbit is said to be a companion of Chang E, who flew up to the moon after eating her husband Hou Yi's fairy pills and stayed there.ReplyDelete
This is great, I am hoping some day to explore Mayan ruins and this is inspiring me to do so.ReplyDelete
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Loved the article. I listened to your music and it is absolutely breathtaking.ReplyDelete
I have an ocarina in the shape of a man that appears to be Mayan. It is 8 inches long, has ear spools and other various spools/markings, made of reddish clay with some remaining red paint. Is there a place where I could send a photo?
I know such ocarinas are of little monetary value, but it has value to me. I'd just like to know if it is Mayan.
Thanks! tina
This world is quite the big place and to encounter a story such as this one just puts me out of my ordinary. I gotta hand it to whoever wrote this, you've really kept me updated...ReplyDelete
That is some inspirational stuff. Never knew that opinions could be this varied.ReplyDelete
I have a number of Xavier Quijas Yxayotl's flutes. The clay flutes he makes are amazing. He is a true master of making and playing these types of flutes.ReplyDelete
This piece looks more ornamental than instrumental. It would be interesting to hear the sound it makes. I bet it would be much fuller sound due to the clay.ReplyDelete


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Ph: Alfredo Hernando Calvo, Monika Horch and Jorge Yzusqui.
In order to look into the future, let´s begin by looking at those who are "practicing" it by transforming their schools into fascinating educational spaces for students. This is the case of Jorge Yzusqui, of Innova Schools in Peru, and Monika Horch, of the Monserrat School in Spain. A third member was invited to this futuristic conversation: Alfredo Hernando Calvo, author of Journey to the School of the XXI Century (with more than 200,000 downloads), who has visited innovative schools around the world.
They were interviewed by GRADUATE XXI at a meeting of educational innovators organized by the Inter-American Development Bank in San Francisco. Their ideas on the future of schools dive into possible realities and get mixed with dreams still to come true. They belong to a new educational conversation which involves technology, pedagogy and the future of schools. Thus, we are introducing a series of interviews by GRADUATE XXI with key players in the world of educational innovation.
What should be the objective and the steps to be taken, that will prioritize education at school in the upcoming years?
Alfredo: The key will require placing the student at the center of education. The main question that schools who have managed to transform themselves and created an optimal educational environment where students actually enjoy learning is: how do we make available all the school´s resources for each student to develop to their full potential? In these schools, the main goal is not to repeat content but to broaden the horizon of each student.
Jorge: My first question always is: how will the world be in 15 years? And that is how I know how to prepare students for that world. Since we don´t have a clear answer for that, although we do have many indicators, what we have to do is prepare students to adapt to an ever-changing world and be able to manage the conflict that comes with such constant change.
An ongoing challenge is knowing how to prepare students to face new ethical dilemmas, which will arrive on areas like technology sciences and genetics. The school must emphasize more than ever the formation of values and principles, by preparing them for new situations that don´t exist yet.
Monika: You have to prepare them to live in a globalized and multicultural world. Today everyone is your home in a way. You have to live in diversity and learn from it. Add to that the uncertainty about the future: as we don´t know what will come, we must generate the motivation of wanting to learn throughout every stage in life, not only during school.
What should change in schools to head in this direction? To what extent are certain disruptions needed to achieve those ends? How much needs to be done to create a deeper change?
Alfredo: There is a false debate between innovative schools and traditional schools. Actually, there are schools in the process of growing, which march to their own rhythm. Innovation is another way of growing, just like there are many other ways to improve.
Jorge: What I envision is the setting of new grounds; they are not a breakthrough, but a change of era that materializes through innovations. I think we're in a tipping point where there are efficient but ineffective schools: They are doing what they have to do well but are not doing what they should do. There are schools that teach traditional content well, but that should no longer define the role of a school, instead the development of core competencies of the XXI century should define it.
Monika: Technology has changed everything: knowledge is at the palm of our hand and neuroscience has shown us a revolution in the scientific field of education. It is not enough to improve but to transform the school, systemically, throughout the entire school. The change needs to come through the curriculum, pedagogy and evaluation. This completely changes the teacher's role and the role of the school. Time, rhythms and space, including digital spaces change.
What are the key elements and secrets of the schools that make them transformative?
Jorge: An example of this transformation is the use of flipped classrooms, where students watch a video on content and then work in class on that material. The main problem we had when we started is that some teachers could not bear the thought of working like this; they didn't know what to say to students. So the school trained them and so they began to prepare more, they began to study in order to respond to new questions brought by the students. Change begins when teachers are able to generate in students a need to demand knowledge and new ways of teaching.
Monika: For our case, there is no doubt that it´s a combination of factors. On one side, it´s the leadership that our school has by Monserrat del Pozo, but also the teaching staff who are looking to be ahead on the future. They come together as a team that questions, reads and looks for new answers. Above all, there is a need to change the order of school culture and create a spiral of continuous growth. It has to do with the ability to doubt what you do and see the world to understand what is happening.
Jorge: The principal has to be the trigger of educational change. An active principal is a change-maker, because we need leaders who can drive educational changes without imposing them, but instead inspiring and motivating others.
Monika: For us, the trigger would be the management team. They are the first to make innovations in the classroom and show that we can be done instead of an outsider who comes up with a new theory. The management team shows this by applying it and involving everyone.
Alfredo: There are collective leaders, who are part of a transformation that goes beyond school: they have the idea that the world can be changed. This generates a search, a need to transform the world from the classroom. This search allows them to question what others are doing, what's new, what works and what doesn´t, generating an ongoing activity based on evidence and good practices.
How do you imagine schools in 10 years? Will there be a profound change in schools? Will change come from outside of schools? Will this only generate a few changes? Or will the students lead schools towards digital learning?
Alfredo: I have an optimistic view that schools will be transformed. The leading schools, which are driving change, will be the light to shine the path for others to come. But in the middle of this path, possible dilemmas will arrive because of a clash between the successful introduction of technology to learn and resistance by schools to rethink their model of learning.
Jorge: I don´t know if in 10 years Latin America will have a major change. I think high school will be the first to change because the technology there will increase greatly rather than it would in kindergarten or elementary school. A radical change coming will be the breakdown of classes as they are now with tight- closed schedules. I imagine in 10 years, a school where a student comes to school and has 10 projects to make and works with interdisciplinary groups with different models, no blackboards in classrooms with different schedules and formats, as the Monserrat College and many others schools are doing already.
Monika: I imagine future schools as meeting places. Perhaps in the future, the school will not disappear but the school classroom itself will. The school must be an integral and living space, where projects are being developed all the time.
Jorge: Ultimately in the future, when jobs change because we will automate much of what we do today, what will be left for schools to teach? The answer will lie on what that machines can´t replace: the arts, sensitivity, love, empathy, human communication and the components that make generate a culture. Maybe that will become the core of the future of schools.


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The burning Magwa oil fields near Ahmadi in Kuwait right after the end of the Gulf War in May of 1991. Tornados of fire are seen spinning off a burning well. More than 700 wells were set ablaze by retreating Iraqi troops creating the largest man-made environmental disaster in history.
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Monday, February 25, 2008
Your Daughters Shall Prophesy!!
3 comments:
- lydia said...
That's so cool! I agree about our kids ....
My five year old has been talking about God's power alot lately. Last night he came down from his bed, and said, "Mommy, God keeps making me laugh and tickle myself and do silly things with His power!"
Can this child already be sensitive the Holy Spirit???
I think it's very awesome!
- February 26, 2008 12:19 AM
- Dan Bowen said...
Wow Lydia that is wonderful to hear! I most certainly think that this child can be sensative to the Holy Spirit!! I love that so much; "God keeps making me laugh and tickle myself and do silly things with His power!". I'm sure evangelicals would sniff at that and say; "What's the point?". But HOW can a five year old make stuff like that up?!
I think the responsibility is heavily on parents to build an environment where that sensitivity is warmly welcomed and not quenched. Then surely our children will grow up with that sensitivity growing and maturing - and potentially grow into powerful prophets of God.
Surely then such children will have a major headstart on people like myself who is trying to learn about the encounters with God and the glory of God when I am 30 and trying to lose all my legalistic baggage of my early Christian life!
- February 26, 2008 11:12 AM
- Nick Cameron said...
Sounds like Ruth has a gift of prophecy that is gonna grow and burst forth! Awesome!
- March 03, 2008 7:06 PM


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