Moon river, wider than a mile
I’m crossing you in style some day
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you’re goin’, i’m goin’ your way

Two drifters, off to see the world
There’s such a lot of world to see
We’re after the same rainbow’s end, waitin’ ’round the bend
My huckleberry friend, moon river, and me

(interlude)

Two drifters, off to see the world
There’s such a lot of world to see
We’re after the same rainbow’s end, waitin’ ’round the bend
My huckleberry friend, moon river, and me

I. MOVING AROUND

Move to First Segment of Doc:
Fn + Ctrl + Left Arrow

Move to Last Segment of Doc:
Fn + Ctrl + Right Arrow

Move to Previous Block:
Fn + Up Arrow

Move to Next Block:
Fn + Down Arrow

Move to First Segment of Block:
Fn + Left Arrow

Move to Last Segment of Block:
Fn + Right Arrow

Move to Previous Segment of Doc:
Up Arrow

Move to Next Segment of Doc:
Down Arrow

Provisional Segment: [Default Fn + F10 conflicts with OS commands!] I changed this shortcut to
Option + S (You’ll know it worked if yellow box shows up at left of segment. To avoid ending the translation, I’m in the habit of typing “s” in the target field when I don’t want to translate it and then Option + S to move on in the document.)

Translate until Fuzzy Match:
Fn + Shift + Ctrl + Down Arrow

Shrink Segment:
Fn + Option + Up Arrow

Expand Segment:
Fn + Option + Down Arrow

II. TOOLS

Show/Hide TM Panel:
Ctrl + Option + M

Concordance Search:
Ctrl + Option + C

Delete TU:
Ctrl + Option + Delete (This is buggy. I can’t go back and edit segments where I’ve recently deleted the TU associated with it)

Show/Hide Glossary Panel:
Ctrl + Option + H

Glossary Search:
Ctrl + Option + G (This isn’t working for me. When I open, it says “The glossary is empty” even though the Glossary is “on” and “tested”, I’ve added terms to it, and can see in the right hand side glossary entries popping up. Hmmm…)

Glossary Dialog Box:
Ctrl + Option + T (Select first term and it will automatically be added to first field in the glossary, though I’m having difficult getting rid of the placeable red box, which when present, only takes the placeable term instead of the complete phrase that I’ve highlighted)

Open Setup Dialog Box:
Ctrl + Option + W

Change Display Mode (Toggle between viewing target only, source only, or bilingual view- you can also click on lower right hand corner of screen):
Ctrl + Comma

III. SEGMENT EDITING

Open Previous Segment:
Option + Up Arrow

Open Next Segment (Commits currently open segment to TM! and doesn’t appear to overwrite existing. I’m seeing multiple duplicate TUs in the TM window.):
Option + Down Arrow

Close and Save Segment (and End Translation):
Fn + Option + Right Arrow*

Close Segment without saving (and End Translation):
Shift + Fn + Option + Right Arrow*

Restore Original Segment:
Fn+ Option + Delete

Copy Source: [Default Fn + Option + Enter doesn't work] I changed to
Ctrl + Option + D for “Dump” Source into Target

Copy Previous TM Match:
Option + Left Arrow

Copy Next TM Match:
Option + Right Arrow

Copy TM Match:
Shift + Fn + Option + Enter

Empty Target Segment:
Ctrl + Option + x

Toggle Placeable (Show Placeables):
Ctrl + Option + Up Arrow

Next Placeable:
Ctrl + Option + Right Arrow

Previous Placeable:
Ctrl + Option + Left Arrow

Copy Placeable:
Ctrl + Option + Down Arrow (Also: Shift + Tab seems to do this?)

Next Word:
Tab (not sure of intended context for this command; seems to work with placeables)

Previous Word:
Shift + Tab

*Note: I find that sometimes after completing an operation, such as closing a segment with or without saving, the cursor moves OUTSIDE the application. An annoying error beep will tell you something is wrong when you try to make your next move. This may happen because it thinks* you are finished translating. Press tab and you will see that it moves to the address bar in your BROWSER. Click tab again to move through any fields that you have in your browser toolbars. Once you’ve tabbed out of the final field you will be back in the web application and can proceed with your regular short cuts.

Feist

The Republic Tigers

Landon Pigg

Natalie Walker

Regina Spektor

Mates of State

The Crystal Method

Band of Horses

the bird and the bee

The Postal Service (Death Cab)

Sigur Rós (Jónsi)

Björk

• Bella
• Sweet Land
• Jean de Florette
• I’ve Loved You So Long
• Amazing Grace
• Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
• turtles can fly
• A River Runs Through It
• What About Bob?
• God Grew Tired of Us
• Kinamand
• Random Harvest
• Crossing Delancey
• Miss Potter
• Lawrence of Arabia
• Ballad of a Soldier
• Educating Rita
• To be and to have
• Ladri di biciclette
• Italianetz
• Fiddler on the Roof
• Departures
• Chocolat
• The Story of the Weeping Camel
• Séraphine
• Big Fish
• Lilies of the Field
• Elmer Gantry
• The Quiet Man
• Inception
• Ray
• You Can’t Take It with You
• Not one less
• Metropolis (2001)
• Waking Life
• Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing and Charm School
• The Visitor
• The Chosen
• Daniel Deronda
• Ponette
• Pirates of the Caribbean
• Bridge to Terabithia
• Waitress
• Ce que mes yeux ont vu
• Breakfast at Tiffany’s
• Roman Holiday
• Song of Sparrows
• Peaceful Warrior
• John Adams
• What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
• 84 Charring Cross Road
• Penny Serenade
• Dear Frankie
• Polar Express
• An Angel for May
• A Beautiful Mind
• The Moon and the Son (2005)
• The Princess Bride
• Man on Wire
• Walk the Line
• Waking Ned Divine
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
• Orfeu Negro
• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
• Toy Story
• Babette’s Feast
• On A Clear Day
• Forrest Gump
• The Neverending Story
• Empire of the Sun
• Awakenings
• A Bug’s Life
• What’s Up Doc?
• Pane e tulipani
• Who am I this time?
• 500 Days of Summer
• Shadowlands
• Chariots of Fire
• Molière
• Wings of Desire
• Is Anybody There?
• Driving Miss Daisy
• Le papillon
• The Mission
• 12 Angry Men
• For Whom The Bell Tolls
• La vita e bella
• A Star is Born (1954)
• Pete’s Dragon
• Avalon (1990)
• La vie en rose
• Edward Scissorshands
• Fried Green Tomatoes
• Enchanted April
• Some Kind of Wonderful
• My Life
• The Kid
• Under the Tuscan Sun
• Say Anything
• Citizen Kane
• It’s a Wonderful Life
• E.T.
• Singin’ in the Rain
• Afterlife (1998)
• Say Anything…
• The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
• Pride and Prejudice
• Becoming Jane
• A Room with a View
• Somewhere in Time
• The Namesake
• Once
• Young Frankenstein
• North & South
• The Scarlet Pimpernel
• Remains of the Day
• Songcatcher
• The Count of Monte Cristo
• Sense & Sensibility
• Much Ado About Nothing
• Never Cry Wolf
• The Year My Parents Went On Vacation
• Up!
• Wallace & Gromit
• Chicken Little
• Places in the Heart
• Winnie the Pooh
• Charlotte’s Web
• Ratatouille
• The Man of Snowy River
• The Boy Who Could Fly
• The Sandlot
• Serenity
• You’ve Got Mail
• Sleepless in Seattle
• Jaws
• Danzak’
• My Big Fat Greek Wedding
• The Journey of Natty Gann
• Into The Woods
• The Secret Garden
• Annie
• Casablanca
• An American Tail
• Tuck Everlasting
• The Muppets Take Manhatten
• Winged Migration
• March of the Penguins
• Paper Moon

Thou art more powerful than me.

If I climb your staff will you wrap me up,
will you swallow me whole,
and send me down your black pole?

To the rich brown earth
To live with the roots
To slumber there
And eat fat worms
While you envelop my life
And pierce my heart.

In the hair of your roots.

Your roots.
Your roots.

1. Eat good food. I really like the guides laid out in the Fat Flush books and the products sold at UNIKEY. Mercola.com has some great products and information too. I try my best to eat whole foods that bring vibrant, raw nutrients into my body. And I’m a stickler for clean water. [p.s. This book will help you shift your relationship with food if it's being used as a substitute for other unmet needs.]

2. Sleep. I need nine hours to process everything that happens to me in a day. And to process all the processing I did in a day. I know. It’s a lot of time but I feel great when I give it to myself.

3. Hot baths and clean sheets. I give myself the joy of a hot bath around 5 times per week. Excessive? I think not.

4. Write. Three pages (8 1/2 x 11) of freewriting every morning (“Morning Pages” in Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way). When I wake up, I have all this stuff spinning around in my brain. Get a notebook like this one or this one and write three pages of blah, blah, blah, nothing, whining, happy, blissful, possibilities, shallow-ness. Get it all out. Then you can talk to God with a clear head. And only then you can interact with God’s children. This is different than writing in my journal, which I consider more of a conscious act. These pages are meant to be messy and only I will ever read them. I use them to acknowledge myself and my own experiences and feelings, as they are and not as they “should” be. When it’s time, I will burn them (after taking note of any of the good ideas that might have trickled down in there).

5. Prayer, meditation, slow breathing, peaceful music. Though again, I’m not really in the mood until I’ve written my peace in the Morning Pages. Some people dig yoga for this.

6. Scriptures. Read whatever holy writing you believe represents truth and light. Feed it to yourself. Even just opening the books help. Have them close to you. I read these.

7. Slow walks. Brisk walks. Speed walks. Thoughtful walks. Just walk. At least 20 minutes of every day that I can fit it in. Bike rides are a bonus. Walks are essential. Even better if you break a gentle sweat. This helps the body detox. Also, I recently discovered and am having a blast with T-Tapp!

8. Create and Play. Write a song. Learn how to sing! Paint a picture. Write a thoughtful entry in my journal. Write a book. Write a screenplay. Contemplate something. Draw something. Hang up something. Take a picture. Care for plants. Work in a garden. Doodle something. Clean up something. All activities that help me learn and express myself better.

9. Work with my energy systems. All of the activities on this list actually help clean up your energy without you knowing it, but there are also ways of more directly cleaning up the energy that flows through your physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental bodies. My favorite guides in this respect: Louise Hay (for positive language), Donna Eden (for balancing hormones), therapeutic gemstones (for cleaning up unhealthy patterns), Carol Tuttle (for my spiritual journey, turning on chakras, human experience, and adorning the feminine expression). Regular massages and healthy monogamous sex are excellent for this as well.

10. Explore and learn something new. Go places you haven’t gone before. Watch good movies, talks, or documentaries. Read good books, explore new neighborhoods and parks, countries. Learn about your ancestors. Visit a bookstore or library. Create lots of small adventures for yourself and throw in a big one when you can.

I’d love to hear what my friends and readers would add to this list!

If you are a classically-trained singer or know one, help us celebrate by sharing the gift of this largely unexplored repertoire.

Buy at Amazon or directly from the publisher.

Product description:
A reference guide to the vast array of art song literature and composers from Latin America, this book introduces the music of Latin America from a singer’s perspective and provides a basis for research into the songs of this richly musical area of the world. The book is divided by country into 22 chapters, with each chapter containing an introductory essay on the music of the region, a catalog of art songs for that country, and a list of publishers. Some chapters include information on additional sources. Singers and teachers may use descriptive annotations (language, poet) or pedagogical annotations (range, tessitura) to determine which pieces are appropriate for their voices or programming needs, or those of their students. The guide will be a valuable resource for vocalists and researchers, however familiar they may be with this glorious repertoire

• Las 13 canciones cantadas por mí
• Las 13 canciones con pistas instrumentales
• La partitura entera—veinte páginas con el acompanimiento para piano

Esperamos agregar ayudas visuales (gratis) al sitio en las semanas venideras. Yo he probado estas canciones y verdadermente ayudan que yo haya podido memorizar y RECORDAR todas las palabras a los Artículos de Fe. ¡Esperamos que puedan ayudarles a sus familias también!

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p.d. Este sitio lo hace muy fácil que compartas las canciones que te gusten. Haz click en el botón de “Share” y verás una variedad de opciones.

Para descargarlas (todas son gratis), haz click en “Download” y entra tu correo electrónico, país de origen y código postal. El sitio te mandará un correo electrónico con un vínculo para descargar el archivo .mp3

p.s. CoveritLive stream for Wednesday’s event here (12PM CST).

I’ve been visualizing how I would decorate my home if I had big, expansive spaces and lots of white walls. This is the kind of wall art I would print for myself. Maybe you know of some spaces out there that are in need of these types of pieces now…

If so, by all means, call.

Enjoy. Ahhhhh.

Inspired by Carol Tuttle’s energy profiling system.

This afternoon, I was talking with one of my sisters who has struggled to feel loved in our family. It’s not that anything was wrong with her or with my family; it was just that the way that love was/is generally expressed didn’t/doesn’t translate to feeling loved for her. I think all of us can relate to this scenario on some level.

As we were talking, we discovered five strategies that we can use to receive a greater amount of love in our lives.

1. Learn to love yourself. No matter what.
Whenever you are caught in an uncomfortable situation of any kind, immediately reaffirm to yourself how much you appreciate yourself for being alive and learning what you came here to learn. Life learning is messy. Love yourself anyway.

2. Learn to receive the gifts of others in the spirit of love.
Assume that people around you love you.
Whatever people do to you, around you, or say to your face, consider how it might be an expression of their love for you. This may open your eyes to other ways of expressing love that are not natural for you. For example, some people show their love by making you laugh; others by making you comfortable; others by helping you do something or improve how you do something; and others by helping you make something better. Rejoice in the gifts that others are giving. Feel gratitude for them and show your gratitude by joyfully receiving their gifts. As a modern-day apostle has reminded us, we should “assume the good and doubt the bad” when it comes to our relationships with others.

3. Love others in a way that makes sense to them.
What goes around, comes around. We all know that. But sometimes we have to be the ones to express love in a way that is not natural to us. Reach others with a love language that they understand, even if it’s not as self-gratifying. Many people have read The Five Love Languages. Practice different ways of communicating Words of Affirmation, spending Quality Time, Giving Gifts, performing Acts of Service, and extending loving Physical Touch until you find ways that really send the message, “I love you.”

4. Help others to understand what speaks love to you.
When others give you love in a way that really makes sense to you, tell them. Let them know with words that you appreciate their trying their best to communicate love to you. Also, make opportunities to share with your friends and family what love looks like to you.

5. Attract more people who speak your language.
Not everyone can meet your needs. Attract people into your life who can effortlessly give you what you need to thrive. That is a win-win situation that can shore you up, even when life is at its craziest. Remember that those who are close to you cannot fulfill 100% of your physical, emotional, or spiritual needs. Reach out to create a strong network of support (big or small) that will be meaningful to you. Choose to be around people who see the best in you, who encourage you, and accept you just the way you are.

Where to involve myself? That is the question for tonight AND for the next twelve months. 2009 was a great year of finishes for me: the translation certificate at the University of Chicago Graham School [check]. The thesis about Julián Aguirre to complete my MA in Latin American Studies at the University of Chicago [check]. A move to a new job at Illinois Wesleyan University in Normal, IL [check]. A new home and community of friends in central Illinois [check].

Now what? It’s time to think about what new goals to set for myself and where I’ll be heading next. There are a lot of options and for that I am grateful.

I am grateful to live in a country that still, in spite of human weakness, provides me with opportunities to develop myself and make a difference. I am thankful for the seen and unseen hands that have supported me when I’ve needed it. I am extremely thankful for my large family—so many personalities and challenges enrich my life and make it interesting. And I am thankful for my connection to God. His hand is and has been over me this year, guiding me step by step to the people and circumstances that I need for my own growth. I am glad and grateful for all of these things.

If I can just survive Travis’s 250 foot jump, ten more Nerf darts, and the final kiss in North & South, 2010 will be off to a great start.

My best wishes to everyone for a WONDERFUL new year!

I like this model because it allows you to give what you can and still contribute to worthwhile independent projects (THEREBY CHANGING THE WORLD).

Keep it up, Kickstarter!

2. Partituras individuales de CN

3. Yo sé que me ama el Salvador (partitura-dos páginas)

**Yo sé que me ama el Salvador (letra y música)**

Yo sé que me ama el Salvador (música)

4. Venid a mí (partitura)

Venid a mí (Letra y música con coro)

Venid a mí (Letra y música con solista)

Venid a mí (música)

¡Que tengan un muy buen año!

Good enough is my new mantra and I’m even asking people to tell it to my face. Hey you! Tell me that what I have done here is “good enough.” Hey you! Tell me that *I* am good enough. Might sound silly to those of you who don’t have this issue, but for my fellow Type 4s out there – you know who you are (you edit the cereal box) – let’s celebrate this week by declaring:

We’re not perfect. But we are more than good enough.

Acompáñame
Asombromeda
Cristo ha resucitado [Pascua]
Cuando hay amor
Dulce Tu obra es, Señor
El Espíritu de Dios
En la Judea, en tierra de Dios [Navidad]
Himno de la Pascua de Resurrección
Jesús en pesebre [Navidad]
Noche de luz [Navidad]
Oh, creaciones del Señor
Oración de gratitud
Por la belleza terrenal
Qué firmes cimientos

También hay otras canciones para solistas y dos voces. Gracias, Ashley!!

Dressing Your Truth™

Over the past summer, I have been reading and studying a new system of self care that I like better each and every day that I use it. It’s called Dressing Your Truth™ and I think it has something to offer every woman.

I’ve always taken a very practical and low-key approach to my clothing and makeup, mostly because it was so hard to find things that I felt really great in. “Whatever,” I’d say to myself, “it’s just my clothes. People will have to look beyond my outer experience to get the real me.”

But with this system of Dressing Your Truth™, I’ve learned a profound truth: people see the real me much, much better when I am presenting them with a consistent message about who that is. That’s what DYT is all about. It’s about aligning your outer appearance with your inner experience. And it feels so good.

The results after just a few months of moving myself in this direction have been remarkable. I don’t have to explain myself to people. I can relax and feel understood. People respect me. I am much more comfortable in my clothes. I know EXACTLY what type of apparel to attract into my life. No more guesswork when I’m shopping. And most exciting and unusual of all, I’m actually enjoying putting myself together in the morning! Instead of viewing dressing as a kind of barrier between me and my goals for the day, Dressing Your Truth™ feels more like I am honoring all that is most beautiful and good about me. I’m setting the stage so that I can be truly available for the people in my life.

I would highly recommend this to any woman. Think of both Energy Profiling and Dressing Your Truth™ as a special gift to yourself. Show that gentle kindness toward your body, mind, and spirit that you deserve by dressing it in the textures, colors, design lines, fabrication, and patterns that honor the real you.

Check it out! Visit Dressing Your Truth™ to discover what your dominant energy is and then watch the three hour training module for that type. You will be thrilled with the results!

You can read more about Energy Profiling in Carol Tuttle’s book, It’s Just My Nature!

La silenciosa (The Silent One)
Poet: Tomás Allende Iragorri (1881-1954)
Composer: Andrés Gaos (1874-1959)

Mis transidas esperanzas
llorosas y sin consuelo
preguntan por la su madre
por la su madre que ha muerto.
Cuando lloran por el día
las campanas del silencio.

Enlutaré mis alcobas
hasta hoy tan florecidas
y agostaré mis jardines
y sus fuentes de agua viva
que la rosa más preciada
murió agostando mi vida.

Despedido ha todo encanto
y el monje del desconsuelo
dice a mi oído palabras
mas amargas que el pan negro.
La silenciosa no llega
y a la silenciosa espero.

–

My longing tears overwhelm me
spilling without a hope of consolation,
Yearning for my mother,
For my mother who is dead.
The evening bells cry out,
the bells of death’s silence.

I will drape my alcoves in black,
that once were in full bloom,
and I will starve my garden plants,
and I will choke the wells of living water.
My most precious rose
has died, extinguishing my life.

Life’s charm has disappeared
and the monk of sorrows
whispers words in my ears
more bitter than black bread.
The silent one does not come,
yet I wait for the silent one.

[English translation by Allison L. Weiss]

Soprano: Allison L. Weiss
Piano: Silas Bassa

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For more information regarding the Latin American art song, please visit LAASA.org and the LAASA social network.

On a wagon bound for market
There’s a calf with a mournful eye.
High above him there’s a swallow
Winging swiftly through the sky.

How the winds are laughing, laughing
They’re laughing with all their might
Laugh and laugh the whole day through
And laughing half the summer’s night.

Dona dona dona dona
Dona dona dona don
Dona dona dona dona
Dona dona dona don

“Stop complaining,” said the farmer,
“Who told you a calf to be?
Why don’t you have wings to fly away
Like the swallow so proud and free?”

How the winds are laughing, laughing
They’re laughing with all of their might
Laugh and laugh the whole day through
And laughing half the summer’s night.

Dona dona dona dona
Dona dona dona don
Dona dona dona dona
Dona dona dona don

Calves are easily bound and slaughtered
Never knowing the reason why.
But whoever treasures freedom,
Like the swallow must learn to fly.

How the winds are laughing, laughing
How they laugh with all of their might
Laugh and laugh the whole day through
And laughing half the summer’s night.

Dona dona dona dona
Dona dona dona don
Dona dona dona dona
Dona dona dona don

Ol’ Father Joe is hoping for that apple pie
That Mama Sal will bake he makes that apple eye
And Jane is headed down to bring another boy home
And James is goin’ to play outside with friends.

I know there is another story
All together, summer glory
Evening light, a bowl of cherries
All together, the porch is swinging a chair
And the wind’s in my hair
Swinging a chair
And the wind’s in my hair

Old Uncle Bob is bringing grandma home right now
And Auntie Liza swears she’ll shoot down all my cows
That Cousin Shane he’s made the army, going soon
And James is goin’ to play outside with friends.

I know there is another story
All together, summer glory
Evening light, a bowl of cherries
All together, the porch is swinging a chair
And the wind’s in my hair
Swinging a chair
And the wind’s in my hair

These pictures, they are memories that I never had
But still I’d like to tell you of the tiny shack
Where birds and hearts are whistling a brand new tune
And James is goin’ to play outside with friends.

I know that there’s another story
All together, summer glory
Evening light, a bowl of cherries
All together, the porch is swinging a chair
And the wind’s in my hair
Swinging a chair
And the wind’s in my hair

Swinging a chair
And the wind’s in my hair

Swinging a chair
And the wind’s in my hair