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Even as a child, Paravicini's ear for music was remarkably advanced. But his technique "was very eccentric - mainly karate chops, thumbs and knuckles, elbows," says Ockelford. "But all on the right notes." It took 10 years to teach Paravicini how to play using the more conventional method. Now he can reproduce the sound of a 50-piece orchestra, hitting as many notes as his 10 fingers can reach together and then filling in the rest with arpeggios and scales. He can shift to a different key midway through a tune, without stopping. He can dip into his mental library...
...subtitler goes to work, balancing the challenge of conveying meaning accurately within the confines of space and the roughly 1.5-second-long display allotted per subtitle. The reality is that despite the reputation of subtitling over dubbing as a form of cultural purity, the eye reads slower than the ear hears, meaning that more than a third of a film's dialogue is sacrificed for what is most essential. The general rule is no more than 45 characters per line, even though widescreen movies could fit longer sentences (says Dupuy, "it shouldn't be like watching tennis...
...equally lamentable. Using language that “demands” representation as a “right” in the form of a policy paper (which have historically been almost uniformly ignored by the administration) will not advance their cause. Instead, if it cannot find a willing ear within University Hall, the UC should build support for reform among sympathetic and influential faculty members and students until the administration cannot afford not to listen.It is a sad irony that we are taught, throughout our time at the College, that disagreements can be worked out through reasoned, passionate debate...
...album’s seventh track, is something of a new direction for the band with much heavier bass licks and drum parts. While not exactly their standard fanfare, the song’s a welcome change after six tracks of ear-piercing electric guitar squealing. The following song, “We’re Not Alone,” goes in a softer direction, blending acoustic guitar along with the electric and shifting into a simple, upbeat rhythm about two minutes in. This track nicely harmonizes the different elements of Dinosaur Jr.’s career, incorporating...
...Nussbaum, a professor of law and ethics at the University of Chicago Law School, recounts a “happy story” about an Asian elephant at the Bronx zoo (named “Happy”) that liked to look in the mirror. When researchers marked her ear with chalk, Happy saw her changed reflection and became distressed. Nussbaum says this is possible evidence that elephants have some degree of self-awareness, and experience a wide range of feelings and emotions. She did not say, however, if Happy was simply self-aware or straight up vain. Audience member...