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Locals I Love – Costanza Giovannini
This week's local I love is Costanza, a girl who works too much and shares my love of moscow mules. Witty, almost too organized, she is just one of those people who 'gets it.' We met a few times but more recently we embarked on a blog tour adventure together to promote the thermal springs of Tuscany with Play Your Tuscany. After just a few days, I really felt like I had a new family, we all meshed together perfectly and you really can't ask for much more than that, without further ado – this is Costanza.
Introducing: I'm a supertuscan 😉
Name: Costanza
Nationality: Italian
Profession: Head of Communication at Fondazione Sistema Toscana
Favorite drink: Moscow Mule
Are you from Florence originally, If so where exactly – and is your whole family from there as well?
I was born in Florence and lived all my life in the countryside, near the city at the doors of Chianti (Impruneta area), my father and mother are from there and also all my grandparents except for my father's father who was originally from Sesto Fiorentino and previously from the Appennini area…so my surname comes from the mountains, if this means something 😉
Of course that means something, it's very cool to see the history behind a name. What makes you stay in Florence?
Well…after a certain point, after 3 months living in the U.S. and after graduating, I was sure I would at least have had an experience abroad and hopefully make me build a life somewhere else. But then, I found my first job and it was just the kind of stuff I studied in University. It was thrilling to start actually working and so I postponed my dreams of living abroad…until I realized that probably here is where I belong…but still…we'll see.
Moscow Mule 'selfie' #1
What are you up to in Florence? Work, daily life, passions?
What makes me like this city? Well, the countryside at the moment 😉 …I work all week in the city center, moving (when it's not raining) by bike and I love it, but this past winter was the one in which I discovered how much I love countryside life. However, I've got a favorite bar, Aurora in Piazza Tasso and I super-love riding my bike at Le Cascine park during the warmer season. and I'm also thinking of moving back into the city …I'm beginning to search for a house so if you hear something nice to buy (in the Oltrarno) let me know!
I agree with you about the bar, that is my favorite place in the summer, & moving to the Oltrarno means we would be neighbors, yes!!!! What annoys you about Florence? Tell me the truth!
I hate the overcrowded Duomo square from April to July, I don't like to live in a city that feels raped everyday by mass tourism. Well, let me clarify: I like tourism, I work in this industry and I want it to grow, not just in quantity though…mostly in quality! I know it's also our responsibility to make this change possible…and as a professional working in destination promotion, I'm trying to do my part to make this happen 😉
Ps. …I hate even more some Italian bad habits: most of all their non-existent civic sense.
Moscow Mule Selfie #2
I appreciate your honesty and I agree with you about the city feeling saturated in the spring/summer months, quality over quantity for sure! Do you think life in Italy is for everyone? Why does it work for you?
No, I think life in Italy takes a strong and passionate character, if it can be so very frustrating and upsetting for us, I can just imagine how it can be for a foreigner. It works for me because I love food, the Italian lifestyle, and of course the great beauty that surrounds us. I've always thought that for me the most difficult thing to adapt to abroad would be the ugliness of many places 😉
Touchè, one of the best answers I've gotten for this question. What advice would you give a newbie?
Take it easy! Try to laugh when you encounter the common problems of everyday life in Florence.
Three finds/places everyone should know about in Florence?
My favorite spots are:
– Via di Belvedere, I love it because it represents the perfect match that we have in Florence between city and country. It's amazing, but wear comfortable shoes as it is a very steep road.
– Piazza della Passera, not just for the name (if you don't know what I'm saying check here… it is the last one..
– Oltrarno in general, the real remaining Florence
Brava! These are great tips, What's the weirdest thing you have seen/experienced in Florence?
I don't know…Americans? ;DDD
I can attest to that, we certainly know how to leave our mark whether through peeing in Piazza Santa Croce to donating lots of money towards artistic heritage ;-). Those are my people! What can you do here and nowhere else?
This is my town…everything looks different when you're abroad, even if it's not. Probably people, friend/family/identity makes me feel better here…Am I banal now?? yes I am!
As if you, Costanza, could ever be banal! What can you suggest to a new person on how to make friends with a local like you?
That's a hard one…I don't know! Probably the better idea to me is the non "exotic" approach. I'm probably a little hard to understand now… I'll try to make it easy: nobody likes it if you make him or her feel like an animal in a zoo. Empathy is always a great beginning point.
Moscow Mule Selfie #3
A truly impressive answer, you really hit home there…. Favorite food {or recipe} – give me a little foodporn!
Well, food for me is a drug, I'm a little better now but if you check my instagram account you'll see. Here my TOP5!
1) Fiorentina (steak)
2) all giblets (i mean interiors…liver/lampredotto etc)
3) fried mushrooms and artichokes
4) pappa al pomororo…just when it's perfectly made and the fancy version with ciliegini tomatoes.
5) my great-grandmother sublime recipe "Arselle all'uovo" (the best!) I wont give you any hints…it's a secret!
Ok, this grandmother recipe, I want to try! If you had to make up a tagline for the city – what would it be? 😉 be creative!
Thank you so much Costanza for chatting with me, you are a truly great person to interview and you really offered up some valuable insights for anyone looking to explore the mind of a local in Florence.
Check out Costanza on instagram via her #foodporn adventures, or check out her 'about me'.
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Hearing suggestions from a local is so helpful, thanks!!
not a problem :), I absolutely love picking the brains of real people who live and work in Florence!
I love Moscow mules. I love Costanza and I love this!
I think we all need to share a Moscow Mule together sometime 🙂
Interesting post, but seeing the word "raped" used to describe an influx of tourist makes me cringe. Sexually assault & tourist season are definitely not comparable things.
I get you Jill, I am 100% against making light of anything as serious as rape. I have seen this term used in Italian many times in the figurative sense and I try and not change the text of someone's conversation to leave it as truthful and natural as possible
Great post. I feel the same as Costanza, i thought I'd live somewhere abroad too and now I'm working at what some would consider a 'dream' job in my field. So i guess this is where I belong-for now-too. There's a great song called 'this must be the place'(and movie too!). Anyway, just a thought-I've always connected with my Italian friends through music! I'm loving a song called controvento right now;).
Ciao Cindy, I think that is a very common situation and when i think about how many people I personally know that never really find that job they love, you guys are so lucky! And at least there is always travel.. 🙂
ps. I'll have to check out that song, I am always looking for new music
I superlove that song too!!
The song is by arisa and i really like the lyrics. I'm also loving a song by negramaro that i discovered called Sei. I Love a lot of italian music, and my italian friends all love American rock, classic and metal, go figure.
"Probably the better idea to me is the non "exotic" approach […] 'll try to make it easy: nobody likes it if you make him or her feel like an animal in a zoo. Empathy is always a great beginning point". Reading this conversation, this is a "question > answer" that I liked a lot. I like to follow some blogs of those who, not being of Italian origin, lives in Italy and must encounter or collide each day with the daily life of this country (and especially Florence, of course!). 🙂 And, being a native Italian, sometimes smile, sometimes laugh, sometimes I feel proud, sometimes I'm ashamed 🙂


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FTR Trucking Conditions Index down sharply from April to May
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What a difference a month makes.
That was the main message in the most recent edition of the Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) from freight transportation forecasting consultancy FTR Associates.
The TCI, which reflects tightening conditions for hauling capacity and is comprised of various metrics, including capacity, fuel, bankruptcies, cost of capital, and freight, dipped 4.0 points from 9.1 in April to 5.1 in May, the most recent month for which data is available.
According to FTR, a TCI reading above zero represents an adequate trucking environment, with readings above ten indicating that volumes, prices, and margin are in a good range for carriers. The firm said that the May TCI represents its lowest level in six months and reflects soft pricing results for the first quarter of this year and the moderate levels of driver shortages.
"The weakening recovery is making itself felt in lackluster growth in truck freight demand," said Larry Gross, FTR Senior Consultant, in a statement. "Although carriers have been very disciplined thus far during the recovery, choosing not to add capacity, the lack of freight volume growth is constraining the industry's ability to raise rates. We still expect industry conditions to slowly improve from here as we progress into the second half of the year."
Even though this edition of the TCI is based on May data, Gross said in an interview with LM that there is not a huge difference in market conditions between then and now, with anecdotal reports indicating there is very modest growth in demand due to the slowdown in the economy.
What's more some of the federal regulatory actions—like HOS and CSA—that are anticipated to cause tightness in driver supply are getting delayed and moving more slowly than originally expected, which Gross said leaves carriers in not as strong a position to raise rates.
"That is the core issue, and there is a tailwind in the form of fuel prices, with truckers mostly insulated from the costs and benefits of that by the fuel surcharge mechanism," he said. "The current pricing of fuel prices helps truckers even though the fuel surcharge goes down. It is a mixed bag."
As for how trucking market conditions may shape up between now and through the end of October, which is commonly viewed as prime time for Peak Season, Gross said FTR would expect a gradual tightening in the coming weeks. But barring any unforeseen events like an uncontrolled financial meltdown in Europe or a trade issue with China, FTR would expect some slow improvement in the TCI and a slower tightening in the market.Logistics Management July 11, 2012
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I read through Gillard's supposed thorough response to what happened 18 years ago and am left wondering at the many media outlets that not only didn't ask questions about the Press Con but who actually talked about how impressive Gillard was. In fact in their words she took all questions and answered every one of them, maybe a stretch on what really occurred.
We had a PM that called a sudden Press Con and set the agenda without getting too much argument. Like:
JOURNALIST: In terms of the discussion around why you left Slater & Gordon it's been suggested that you felt you had been shabbily treated in some way. Can you explain to us whether that's accurate, whether you were of that view and why, and did your departure have to do with other issues? Did it have to do for example with the Ian Smith matter? Did it have to do with the general discussion in the legal firm about moving from industrial practice to a client action base?
Can you give us an honest answer about why you actually left?
GILLARD: Well everything I'm saying to you today is accurate and honest. There we have it everything she is saying is honest and accurate, because she says it is and no one argued the point? In Slater & Gordon, there were increasing tensions in the partnership, there were some underlying tensions about the direction of the firm. Slater & Gordon is an old firm, a historic firm, a firm that's proudly operated for working people. It commenced around this period of time to move increasingly into the class action area.There was the class action on Wittenoom, asbestos; there was the breast implant litigation. There was the Ok Tedi litigation for people who had been prejudiced by the action of a mining company and so on. So yes, there were discussions about the direction of the firm and you would expect people to have different views about that and they did. That underlying discussion was happening, causing some friction. Friction and was exacerbated around a very controversial case involving a woman called Ms Sheryl Harris; you've just referred to it. It also involved a matter called Mr Smith. And then it is also true to say that these matters, these AWU matters also added to tensions in the firm.
JOURNALIST: Did you feel shabbily treated did it affect your relationship with Mr Gordon for some years thereafter?
GILLARD: There were tensions in the partnership. Obviously I resigned from Slater & Gordon as history records. Mr Murphy went to be a partner at Maurice Blackburn. So yes, there was some sense of, you know, some personal emotional engagement in these issues. I think you would expect that – real world, real human beings. From my point of view now, it's all history. I have a very good relationship with Slater & Gordon. I'm very chuffed that a room there is being named in my honour.
The magic statement "Obviously I resigned from Slater and Gordon as history records" Strangely my records show History is a fickle bedfellow. I have it showing :
Likewise, it is no secret that (name redacted) and Ms Gillard left the firm in late 1995 in circumstances where their relationship with the equity partnership group had become fractured, and trust and confidence evaporated. We also had concerns about various aspects of the way in which (name redacted) and Ms Gillard had acted with regard to Mr Wilson and the AWU. We felt that a number of matters required explanation and we were concerned as to whether they had acted consistently with their obligations of utmost good faith with regard to their partners.
While we were not in a position to conduct a formal audit, we did conduct a number of interviews including a formal interview at which a number of allegations were put and responded to. While we were not in a position to conduct a formal audit, we did conduct a number of interviews including a formal interview at which a number of allegations were put and responded to.
The partnership was extremely unhappy with both (name redacted) and Ms Gillard, considered that proper vigilance had not been observed and that their duties of utmost good faith to their partners especially as to timely disclosure had not been met. The partnership considered terminating (name redacted) and Ms Gillard. It is fair to say that (name redacted) and Ms Gillard also developed considerable antipathy towards the other partners and made their unhappiness clear as to what they saw as our failure to understand their position and to support them. It was clear the relationships had broken down irretrievably.
So Gillard got somewhere close to this one, she did resign, but never indicated it was jump or be pushed. "Ms Gillard elected to resign and we accepted her resignation without discussion." We all know what this meant, and the fact she never tried to fight them over this says she had nothing to fight with.
JOURNALIST: Ms Gillard, if you weren't aware until later on of the alleged corrupt uses for the workplace reform association that you set up at Slater & Gordon, how was that part of the conflict and the tension between the partnership that led to your departure?
GILLARD: You've got the time sequence wrong. There was a debate in the partnership about the direction of the firm. There was the Sheryl Harris matter and sometime after the Sheryl Harris matter, there were these public exposure of the matters involving the AWU and Mr Wilson.
Now this gobbledygook was not challenged by the journalist, who allowed her to escape without answering on the spot, a lack of experience maybe?
JOURNALIST: Are you worried about any of the people giving releasing client-privilege – the AWU, Ralph Blewitt?
GILLARD: That's a matter for the clients involved, not for me?
JOURNALIST: It doesn't worry you?
GILLARD: Look, I'm not going to give advice to people about what they should do about their legal professional privilege. It's a matter for them. I'm answering your questions now. If you've got questions, put them.
The Client is the only one that can claim client client legal privilege, and they are the only ones who release or block the release of information.
And NO Julia you aren't answering any real questions, you are giving A answer to some of them
JOURNALIST: Prime Minister, if the Opposition were to use Question Time to ask you about these issues and you answered them, would that in your view satisfy any calls for a full statement to Parliament?
GILLARD: Well, I think I should be, I'm in the process of satisfying calls for the provision of further information. I remind you that there is not one direct question that has been put to me either in Parliament or through their regular media interviews by the Opposition that they say I have to answer. In those circumstances where they are unable to articulate a question and I am sitting here in front of, what, 20, 30, people, answering any question they choose to ask me, I think that that is satisfactory to deal with the matter.
WHAT is satisfactory Ms Gillard is for you to answer the questions in Parliament or a full statement given during Parliament, then if you lie it is a serious matter, however that is the one time you won't answer questions or make a statement as you know you have to lie about this matter and you won't take that risk. Question Time is a bigger joke than the Politicians that ask and answer questions.
GILLARD: Apart from that, for many, many months now I've been the subject of a very sexist smear campaign from people for whom I have no respect, and I am not going to spend my time answering the ravings of Larry Pickering and the like.
JOURNALIST: Prime Minister, these events, particularly the ones over the last few days, are they having any impact on your thinking about what to do about media regulation?
GILLARD: My thinking about media regulation will not be defined by these events. I've well and truly got my eyes on the public policy questions and the future. So the test I will use in dealing with any issues about media regulation is not what difference it makes today, but what will be the circumstance for the ability of Australians to get quality, diverse information in five, 10, 15, 20 years' time.
This is another stretch on the truth, but a more significant one because she is eluding to her longer term Communist aims.
Julia, you knew the truth then, you know the truth now and you are relying on being able to silence people. If you don't like what people say, you rely on name calling like a petulant school child. Just resign and head off for your beloved China or whichever country is your favourite today and stop damaging our Australia


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Salt Lake Comic Con's car.
Comic Event and Comic Fest just don't sound as good as "Comic Con."
But if San Diego Comic-Con, the world's largest pop culture event, gets it's way, Salt Lake Comic Con will drop the alliteration.
Last year, Salt Lake Comic Con made its debut as the largest first-year comic convention in history and the largest convention in Utah history. William Shatner (Captain Kirk) and Stan Lee (grand daddy of Marvel Comics) were guests, and this September's event promises wrestler Hulk Hogan, actor Christopher Lloyd and heavenly angel/actress Eliza Dushku. It also spawned Salt Lake Comic Con FanXperience, which had its first run in April.
San Diego Comic-Con has been running since 1970 and is known for attracting A-listers from all things pop culture.
Over the weekend, Salt Lake Comic Con's Facebook page was abuzz with fanboys and fangirls sounding off over the SDCC's cease and desist order for SLCC's use of "Comic Con," "Comic-Con," "Comiccon" or any other variation. If SLCC doesn't change the name, SDCC says they will seek an injunction on the name and damages for intellectual property infringment.
Specifically, San Diego called Salt Lake out for driving a car pimped with a logo and dates around San Diego's event, potentially confusing attendees, exhibitors and fans into thinking Salt Lake's event is run by SDCC. Check out the ride in the pic above. Click here to see a copy of the letter.
Salt Lake Comic Con was quick to respond for the world to see. On their website, they said San Diego has no claim to the term and posted a list of other conventions using "Comic Con" in their title, including New York Comic Con, Chicago Comic Con and Baltimore Comic Con. They forgot about my first comic con, Amazing Arizona Comic Con. Bryan Brandenburg, co-founder of Utah's convention, told the Associated Press that San Diego tried to trademark "Comic Con" in 1995 and failed.
Time will tell if Salt Lake Comic Con has to rebrand. Meanwhile, we'll be thinking of new names just in case: Salt Lake Comic Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnn!!!, Salt Lake ComicDance (they would have to focus more on film), Leaving Mom's Basement. If you have a suggestion for a new name, leave it in the comments below.
Salt Lake Comic Con runs Sept. 4–6 at the Salt Palace Convention Center. Click here for tickets.


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KOMAZA is excited to announce a four-year research partnership with the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI). We are participating in KEFRI's nationwide entomology research project to better understand the eucalyptus pest blue gum chalcid (BGC). The project will test mitigation strategies in order to limit the ravaging effects the chalcid wasp has on eucalyptus plantations.
The economic impacts of BGC
Blue gum chalcid, Leptocybe invasa (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) is a pest that has invaded eucalyptus, stunting tree growth and in some cases causing broad mortality across woodlots. Given that eucalyptus is a significant part of Kenya's forest cover, with over 90 species present in Kenya, the tree is a vital contributor to the national supply of wood. Some estimate that it contributes about KSH 1 billion to the economy each year. It is critical to protect farmers from the blue gum chalcid, as widespread mortality would cause significant economic losses.
The spread of BGC
The pest originates in Australia and came to Kenya in 2002 by way of Israel, migrating down through northern Africa. It is now causing mortality in woodlots in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania – and is expected to continue marching toward South Africa. Within Kenya, the chalcid wasp has affected trees in Nyanza, Western, Central Rift Valley, Eastern, and Coast Provinces. Introduced to the Coast in 2003, the pest spread across most Coastal districts by 2009. KEFRI has been monitoring the spread of BGC attacks along the Coast since 2005.
Responses to BGC
Effectively managing BGC is a challenge. Widespread use of chemical controls (such as systemic insecticide Methomyl or Methomex 90SP) is both environmentally unsound and economically unviable. Species diversification is one effective way to reduce the spread and severity of BGC attacks, a step that KOMAZA is embarking on with the introduction of the indigenous Melia volkensii as part of KOMAZA's evolving farmer package (research continues into other commercially viable tree species).
One of the most effective pest management strategies is a Classical Biological Control (CBC) strategy, which involves the introduction of a biological control agent that is a natural enemy of blue gum chalcid. KEFRI has identified two parasitoids, Quardivasticus mendeli (QM) and Selitrichody koycevv (SK) as potential biological control agents which together have been effectively used against BGC in Israel and elsewhere in East Africa. It is these two parasitoids that KEFRI is evaluating in this "biological control" study.
Trial design details
KEFRI has applied for – and been approved for – governmental permits to import Quardivasticus mendeli (QM) and Selitrichody koycevv (SK) from Israel, first to conduct safety tests and then to be introduced into BGC-infested woodlots in Kenya. These parasitoids have been screened against a number of indigenous trees and plant species similar to eucalyptus to ensure that they will not have unintended effects on the ecosystem.
The trial design involves three plots of 500 eucalyptus trees each, each plot planted with different types of eucalyptus (E. urophylla, GC167, and GC10). KOMAZA's plots are part of dozens of test plots in three provinces across the country (with at least three test plots per region in Western, Nyanza, and Coast provinces), which will be both pre- and post-release monitoring sites for several years after woodlot planting.
We will collect data on the incidence and severity of blue gum chalcid on the three trial plots. Then, the two parasitoids will be released onto the woodlots and data collection will continue to see whether the incidence and severity of BGC attacks decrease due to the natural predators. Specifically, the research will determine:
- The population and damage dynamics of BGC in the Coastal region
- The most effective method of the biological control agent's release by assessing its establishment and dispersal rates
- The impact of the parasitoids on reducing the impact incidence and severity of BGC
KOMAZA role in the trial
KOMAZA's role is to plant and maintain three research plots of eucalyptus, each plot containing a different variety of the tree. KOMAZA will gather data on blue gum chalcid outbreaks. Over time, KOMAZA will help KEFRI analyze the data from various research plots across Kenya to determine the effectiveness of the parasitoids in stemming the spread of BGC. As well, KEFRI hypothesizes that E. urophylla, unlike other types of eucalyptus, is not a host of BCG, and can thus act as a natural buffer to the spread of BGC; therefore the incidence of BGC on E. urophylla will be comparatively analyzed to see if this hypothesis bears out with the data.
KEFRI's role in the trial
KEFRI's role is to lead the research trial, which involves:
- Providing technical expertise and necessary equipment
- Conducting site visits several times a year and as necessary if any problems arise
- Analyzing data as part of larger study
- Publishing the summary article in a scientific journal
The research will be conducted over the next four years, and the results of which are expected to be communicated in an academic journal.
Our experimental farm
The joint research is just one trial that KOMAZA is conducting on its experimental farm – the "X-Farm." KOMAZA is committed to conducting best practice research about our crops – to ensure that they grow as successfully as possible while establishing a net positive environmental impact. We make operational improvements based on our research findings which help us better serve our farmers.


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Some states are pushing back against a set of uniform benchmarks for reading, writing and math that have been fully adopted in most states and are being widely put in place this school year.
The new Common Core standards replace a hodgepodge of educational goals that had varied greatly from state to state. The federal government was not involved in the state-led effort to develop them but has encouraged the project.
While proponents say the new standards will better prepare students, critics worry they'll set a national curriculum for public schools rather than letting states decide what is best for their students.
There was little dissent when the standards were widely adopted in 2010, but that begun changing last year and debate picked up steam this year. The standards have divided Republicans, with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush championing them and conservatives such as Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, opposing them.
Lawmakers and governors are reviewing the standards in Kansas, Missouri, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina and Utah. Grassley, meanwhile, persuaded eight other senators to sign onto a letter in April asking the Senate Appropriations Committee to stop the Education Department from linking adoption of the standards to eligibility for other federal dollars. That same month, the Republican National Committee passed a resolution calling the standards an "inappropriate overreach."
Kristy Campbell, a spokeswoman for the Bush-backed Foundation for Excellence in Education, said conservatives historically have supported higher standards and greater accountability.
"The fact that they are opposed to Common Core now is a little surprising and disappointing given the fact that states came together to solve a need," Campbell said, adding that the new standards will allow for state-by-state comparisons that haven't been possible before. "We are going to have more rigorous assessments that are going to test kids against those higher standards and hopefully achieve what we all want, which is a dramatically greater quality of education in America."
The American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative, Washington-based think tank that espouses conservative policies in state legislatures, debated in November whether to oppose the Common Core standards. The group ultimately decided to remain neutral, but its discussion, along with concerns raised by conservative groups such as the Goldwater and Pioneer institutes, caught the attention of lawmakers.
States that adopt the standards are supposed to use them as a base on which to build their curricula and testing, but they can make their benchmarks tougher than Common Core. While the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, found the new standards to be more rigorous than those that had been used by three-quarters of all states, critics question what will happen in states whose previous standards were tougher.
"So in that regard we really viewed Common Core as the race to the middle, not to the top," said Jamie Gass, director of the Center for School Reform at the Pioneer Institute.
Questions about testing also have arisen. In New York, among the first states to test students based on the standards, some students complained this spring that the Common Core-aligned English exams were too difficult to complete in the allotted time, and there were reports of students crying from stress.
Jonathan Butcher, education director for the Goldwater Institute, based in Phoenix, said opposition also is gaining traction because states and districts are at the point where money has to be appropriated to pay for the standards.
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Applied Music Placement Auditions 2.7 - 2.9
2.7. Major Ensembles
All undergraduate majors must enroll in a major ensemble each semester they are enrolled in Music. All students enrolled in applied lessons must be enrolled in a major ensemble. Graduate students may apply 3 units of ensemble credit to the graduate requirements of 30 units. For more information on each ensemble, see Performance Ensembles.
Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion
Wind Ensemble/Symphonic Band is the appropriate major performing ensemble. Sign up for an audition time outside the music office (Music Building, Room 179). The Orchestra conductor and the Wind Ensemble director will make Orchestra wind and percussion assignments in consultation with applied faculty. Students must play a prepared piece and sight read.
Orchestra is the appropriate performing ensemble. Students must play a prepared piece
and sight read. Auditions take place the two days before classes begin each semester.
No auditions are required for the spring semester: please arrive ready-to-go at the
first rehearsal, Jan. 28, 2016, in rm. 150!
Vocal Majors
Concert Choir is the appropriate major performing ensemble. Auditions take place the two days before classes begin each semester. Sign-up for auditions.
Wind Ensemble/Symphonic Band
Sign up for the wind ensemble/symphonic band auditions. The auditions take place on Tuesday, January 26th 2016 sign up for auditions, and Thursday, January 28th 2016, sign-up for auditions.
Jazz Studies
The Jazz Orchestra and Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble are approved major performing ensembles.
Piano Students
Consult with the Director of Keyboard Studies for appropriate major ensembles.
2.8. Music Systems & Theory (Music Theory and Ear-training)
Music Systems & Theory is the study of musical structure: what makes musical compositions work. The goal of Music System & Theory studies is to provide a formal description of the musical intuitions of a listener who is experienced in a musical idiom. Or, to put it another way, the goal of Music Systems & Theory is to find a good way to hear music, and to communicate that way of hearing to other people.
Undergraduates at the School of Music and Dance complete a four-semester core sequence of music theory and of ear-training with further opportunities for advanced study in upper-level offerings. The focus of the four-semester core is musicianship, which is taught as an integrated approach consisting of three inseparable components: technique, knowledge, and expression. Aural Skills courses (MUSC 1B-4B) are an essential component of integrated musicianship, and students enroll in the four-semester Aural Skills sequence concurrent with the Music Systems & Theory sequence (MUSC 1A-4A). In addition, all undergraduate majors must complete a proficiency course in piano, which typically involves three semesters of class piano (MUSC 25A-C). The third semester comprises the proficiency exam period.
For questions regarding the Music Systems & Theory area, please contact Dr. Brian Belet. For questions regarding the Keyboard area, please contact Dr. Gwendolyn Mok.
Information for New and Transfer Students:
Music Systems & Theory Placement Examination
All new and transfer music majors are required to take a Music Systems & Theory Placement Examination, which determines the appropriate Music Systems & Theory course for each student.
For Freshmen: In fall 2015, the examination will be given during the first meeting of MUSC 9 or MUSC 1A. Attend the first class meeting for either course, as the 45-minute exam is identical.
For Transfer Students: In fall 2015 the examination will be given on Wednesday August 19 at 9:30AM-12:30PM in Room 250. Click here to sign up for the exam.
Transfer Students: Please be aware that your previous educational institution may have an "course to course articulation agreement" with SJSU. This agreement may determine your music systems placement level. Many agreements include the clause, "Subject to Completion of Theory Placement Exam." If you have questions about the articulation agreement between your previous educational institution and SJSU, please see the SJSU Articulation page.
Students who miss the scheduled examination will have to wait until the following semester for advanced placement in the Music Systems and Theory sequence.
The purpose of the following is to help entering music majors better prepare themselves for freshman level music classes. While much of this material will be discussed and reviewed in classes, it is in the student's best interest to have a working knowledge and familiarity with some theory, terminology and music history.
Entering students should be familiar with following tasks:
- Reading both treble and bass clefs;
- Understanding basic rhythmic notation for both notes and rests;
- Knowing major and minor key signatures;
- Understanding whole- and half-steps as they relate to scales (scale patterns);
- Understanding simple triads (three-note chords);
- Understanding basic musical terminology as related to tempo, style and performance;
- Understanding a brief overview of musical periods and a basic knowledge of significant composers from each era.
- For additional references, please consult from among the following sources:
Text sources:
Henry, Earl, Snodgrass, Jennifer, and Piagentini, Susan Fundamentals of Music: Rudiments, Musicianship, and Composition (6th Edition). Pearson; ISBN: 978-0205118335
Houlahan, Michael and Tacka, Philip From Sound to Symbol: Fundamentals of Music. Oxford University Press, USA; ISBN: 978-0199751914
Electronic sources:
eTheory: Music Theory Fundamentals in Four Weeks
eTheory is the Eastman School of Music's online course, which can be used by non-Eastman
students for an introduction to
theory fundamentals, including intervals, counterpoint, chords and figured bass, and phrase models. The online course
includes over 200 sets of writing, playing, listening, singing, and conducting exercises, and provides immediate feedback
on all new concepts.
Musictheory.net provides free content—lessons and exams—for the content listed in the numbered bullets (#1-6) shown above.
Online Music Theory Flash Cards are helpful with testing yourself on music rudiments.
All transfer students are required to take the Transfer Placement Exam, which is administered prior to the start of classes. For Fall 2015, this exam will be administered on August 19, from 9:30AM – 12:30PM, as listed above. No make-up exams will be offered; students who miss the exam will be placed into MUSC 1A & 1B by default. This exam evaluates analytical written and aural skills equivalent to the SJSU four-semester core sequence. There is no Pass or Fail, and no grades: rather, this exam is used to determine a student's proper placement within our core sequence. A student who demonstrates mastery of all four levels will be advanced to upper-division status within the Music Systems & Theory Area.
The first hour of the exam is devoted to aural skills: Dictation examples are performed from each of our four courses (MUSC 1B, 2B, 3B & 4B). Examples include intervals, triads, seventh chords, melodies, and SATB harmonic phrases of increasing levels of difficulty. The final two hours address written analytical theory questions: interval and chord notation, scales, and tonal harmonic analysis.
For review, transfer students should consult the materials outlined in the most current edition of Koska, Stefan Tonal Harmony (Book & Workbook). McGraw-Hill Education; ISBN: 978-0078025143 or equivalent theory text.
2.9. Piano Proficiency Exam
All BM students are required to demonstrate proficiency on piano. This proficiency may be completed in three ways: a piano proficiency exam administered at the beginning of the semester, equivalent course work from other colleges or universities with current articulation agreements, or completion of MUSC 25A, 25B and 25C at SJSU. For those students with a piano background who feel they are capable of passing the piano proficiency exam prior to enrolling in the class, the exam will be administered once each semester on audition day. In Fall 2015, auditions will occur Tuesday August 18 from 2:40-5:30PM. If you have passed the piano proficiency exam, you do not need to enroll in 25A, 25B, or 25C. A completed piano proficiency exam sheet will be placed in the student file. Please contact Director of Keyboard Studies for more information.
BM students have three semesters to complete piano proficiency: Musc 25A, 25B and 25C. All material will be covered in the first two semesters and the piano proficiency exam will be administered at the completion of Musc 25B. Students who do not pass all areas of the proficiency exam must enroll in MUSC 25C. It is possible for students to receive a passing grade in Musc 25B and not pass all sections of the proficiency. The completion of Musc 25C, equivalent courses at another university or community college, or the completed piano proficiency exam sheet (for students who have had piano before college) are the accepted demonstrations of achievement of this proficiency.
As shown on the four-year academic plans for each degree, students are advised to take piano concurrently with lower division music systems courses (Musc 1-4). Piano proficiency MUST be completed before level 6 of applied study and is a pre-requisite for enrollment in level 6.
Play a composition of intermediate difficulty approved by the instructor. Suggestions include literature comparable to Easier Piano Classics (Hal Leonard Publishing), a Sonatina of Clementi or Kuhlau, a Bach Two-Part Invention, or other repertoire approved by the instructor or Area Coordinator. In order to pass, the student must demonstrate careful execution of the notation (dynamics, articulation, tempo, continuity, etc.), stylistic character, and musicianship. Correct use of the pedal must be demonstrated if appropriate.
Play a choral-style or four-part hymn, a Twentieth century composition provided by the instructor, or an accompaniment to a piece in your area (with instructor approval). Your choice should be appropriate with your degree objectives.
Technical Skills
- Play major and harmonic minor scales, two octaves, ascending and descending, hands together (eighth-note = 80) with correct fingering. Speed is not as critical as consistency and continuity. The instructor will choose which scales are executed.
- Execute natural and melodic forms of a minor scale chosen by the instructor.
- Play an alternate scale system or mode (one hand is acceptable) such as whole tone, chromatic, octatonic, pentatonic, or mode.
- Play major and minor chord progressions in keys chosen by instructor: I-IV6/4-I-V6/5-I (two-hand harmony). Instructors will provide handouts.
- Play above progression in inversions (one hand only, see instructor).
Sight Reading and Harmonization
- Sight read an elementary level piece.
- Harmonize a simple melody at sight using I, IV, and V chords in the left hand.
Make-up Ensemble Auditions
A student who misses his or her performance audition should contact the area coordinator for information on make-up auditions. Make-up auditions might not be scheduled in all areas, in which case the student's audition would be postponed until the following semester. Therefore, students should make every effort to audition during scheduled audition times.


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Dvd Release Date: 2000-01-18
Genre: Comedy,
Rating: R
Duration: 1hr 47min
"The Wood" is about three twenty-something friends who reminisce about growing up in Inglewood, California, as Roland faces pre-nuptial jitters. As the day unfolds, we flashback through Mike's eyes to the trio's childhood exploits, capturing the nostalgia of the era and reliving their youth through the great beats and lyrics of the unforgettable '80s hip-hop music.
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It's true, paperweights may be kind of an unnecessary item unless you happen to have an office with large openable windows or overzealous A/C, but that doesn't stop us from wanting this Love Your Life Paperweight ($26). It's a good message, and definitely something we could use a little reminder about as we're hunched over our keyboards, working away. Plus, now you can get yourself a nice mini desk fan without fear of creating a flurry of flying papers.
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#1 I'm looking for colleagues to form a DU member based intelligence community12-01-2008, 03:39 PMbobthedrummer (1000+ posts)
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I'm looking for colleagues to form a DU member based intelligence community
focusing on bringing the CRIMINALS of the BUSH/CHENEY administration into courts of law (here and internationally) to answer to those of us that will not forget what these CRIMINALS have done.
We could consolidate a lot of things, promote and publish our efforts collectively.
I'm serious as a heart attack about this-these BUSH/CHENEY ADMINISTRATION CRIMINALS will be held accountable--they must be PROSECUTED.
A lot of DUers have information that can be used for investigations and INDICTMENTS.
Those of you into deep politics that have been here for awhile understand this well-let's do this.
Who would be interested in forming an "intelligence community" here dedicated to bringing BUSH/CHENEY CRIMINALS into courts?
12-01-2008, 04:09 PMexman (8 posts) Sat Nov-29-08 03:35 PM
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7. no problem
Just collate info already available on this site and links provided. Informal intelligence community already exists, but without the label it is dangerous to draw attention to the fact that you might know things that you are not supposed to.
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HPV Vaccines
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Yes. Vaccines are available to help prevent infection by certain types of HPV and some of the cancers linked to those types: Gardasil®, Gardasil 9®, and Cervarix®. All of these vaccines help prevent infection by HPV-16 and HPV-18. These types cause 70% of all cervical cancers and pre-cancers, as well as many cancers of the anus, vulva, vagina, and throat.
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March 23, 2002
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Arizona State sophomore right fielder Andre Ethier was 4-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBI to help led the 15th-ranked Sun Devils to a 10-6 victory over rival Arizona in Pac-10 baseball action Saturday afternoon at Sancet Field.
Ethier, who came up with the game-winning hit in Friday's 9-7 come-from-behind win over the Wildcats, recorded a career-high with his four hits and hit his second home run of the season as part of a crucial three-run seventh inning. The sophomore is now 5-for-8 with five RBI and five runs scored so far in the series.
The convincing victory improved ASU to 18-8 and are off to an impressive 2-0 start in Pac-10 play. The Devils have now won nine of the last 11 games vs. the Wildcats, including a string for 14 of the last 20 on the Cat's home turf in Tucson. Arizona falls to 19-10, 0-2 on the year with the loss. ASU now leads the all-time series (dating back to 1959) 158-101 and during the Pat Murphy era (1995-P) is a commanding 27-14. With two wins in the three-game weekend series, Murphy and the Devils extend a streak of having not lost a season series to the Wildcats since Murphy took over the program in 1995.
After jumping out to a 4-0 lead, the Sun Devils and Wildcats battled back and forth until ASU broke open the game with three runs in each the seventh and ninth innings. With ASU up 7-6 and closer Ryan Schroyer on the hill, the Devils scored three insurance runs in their last at-bat to put the game away.
Sophomore starter Mike Esposito was solid in his eight start of the year to record the win, improving to 5-3 on the year. The hard-throwing right-hander scattered seven hits in six innings and allowed only one earned run (four overall). He struck out five and walked two. Schroyer picked up his third save of the year and second in as many days, as the sophomore who prepped at nearby Canyon del Oro High School pitched two scoreless innings to seal the win.
Arizona starter Joe Little was saddled with the loss, being tagged for 11 hits and seven runs in six and two-thirds innings. Little struck out three and walked two to fall to 5-2 on the year.
In addition to Ethier's solid game at the plate, freshman infielder Dustin Pedroia added two hits and is now 6-for-10 (.600) in the series. Making his first start in almost two weeks, junior Dennis Wyrick ignited the lineup with three hits and recorded a pair of doubles.
The Devils started the scoring by jumping out to a 4-0 lead after five innings. ASU scored a single tally in the second, two runs in the third and one more in the top of the fifth to account for the scoring. Back-to-back doubles from Ethier and Wyrick plated the first run of the game. A leadoff double by freshman catcher Joel Bocchi and a bunt single from senior second baseman Sergio Garcia set the table for a two-run double down the left field line by Pedroia to cap the two-run third.
The Devils added a run in the top of the sixth to increase its lead to 4-0, but the lead would be short-lived as the Wildcats answered with four runs to tie the game in the bottom half of the sixth. Senior catcher Chris Cunningham led off the inning with his team-leading seventh home run of the year to end Esposito's string of five straight scoreless innings.
ASU nearly escaped with only the one run, but Garcia rushed his throw on a ball in the second base hole and a following throwing error on Esposito brought home the third run of the inning. A wild pitch by Esposito then plated the tying run.
Arizona State bounced right back by scoring three in the top of the seventh to take a 7-4 lead. Sophomore first baseman Jeremy West knocked in a run with a clutch two-out single to break the tie and Ethier followed by drilling his second home run of the year over the left-center field fence.
Continued the trend of a see-saw battle in the late innings, the Wildcats climbed right back into the game with two runs off ASU reliever J.J. Jackson in the bottom of the seventh. Freshman Jeff Van Houten drove home a run on double to the right field gap and designated hitter Richard Mercado bounced a ball thorough the left side with two outs to pull the Cats to within one run a 7-6.
With Schroyer in control, the Sun Devils added three insurance runs in their final at-bat. Senior center fielder Jon Sheaffer came up with the big hit, plating two runs on a single up the middle.
The Wildcats and Sun Devils will conclude the three-game Pac-10 series Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Sancet Field. ASU's junior left-hander Bryce Kartler (2-1, 3.57) will start against Arizona's sophomore right-hander Marc Kaiser (4-1, 2.50).
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After enjoying a peaceful breakfast in the sun-filled, panoramic area of the
hotel reserved for this service, prepare to visit the town of Amalfi.
There is something magical about the serpentine coastal road which winds its
way above the rocky slopes. Heaven appears to be diving into the sea to capture
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vistas and are beautiful to look at and photograph.
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After sunset and a romantic dinner between "mare e monti" (sea and mountains)
life after work begins. Some go to sleep, while others revive their nocturnal
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How does a day in the life of Evohe unfold? It starts early, well before daylight, with Doug and Mauricio hunched over their Macs by the fire (the Apple brothers). Doug makes tea for them, and they get at least an hour of quiet before Allison starts rumbling around in the kitchen. The whales are also active before the crew arises, and yesterday they set off the depth sounder alarm (designed to go off when the Evohe gets into too shallow waters) as they rubbed up against the transducer on the underside of the ship.
The rest of the crew starts falling out of bed between 7 and 7:30 and stumbles into the salon for coffee. There is at least a half an hour of silence until the caffeine takes effect, and then conversation starts in the form of grunts and mono-syllabic sounds. Eventually Simon starts beating the drum about going out for a little darting, and the rest of the crew is slowly motivated to get to work. Sunrise is about 8 a.m. but the conditions for useful photography don't arrive until sometime after 9 a.m., and the underwater light is poor until after 10 a.m.
Simon and his crew take off between 8 and 9, in the zodiac known as the Black Mamba.
Brian and Mauricio sit around looking at the sky, waiting for some omen of good weather, praying for sun, and worrying about water clarity, debating about the murk stirred up in this cove or that, cursing the rain, sleet, snow, and heavy clouds that bring such, quoting lines from Pulp Fiction or the Godfather, and fussing with the digital technology that makes up modern photography. Eventually, decisions are made, and the two of them set out in the white zodiac to see if anyone (in the whale world) wants to play with them. Roz and Scott bend over their computers, identifying whales, analyzing the previous day's data, and responding like a volunteer fire department with cameras and data sheets when whales come over to investigate the Evohe.
In the early afternoon, both zodiacs return to the Evohe for lunch, usually drenched with salt water (whether from diving or from facing into the waves all morning). Scott Baker disassembles his dart gun, wipes it down with fresh water to reduce rusting, and places it by the fire to dry off. He also flames his biopsy darts, to ensure sterility. Glenn and Simon process samples, carefully labeling and storing each biopsy so that the genetic information is linked with the individual whales. Lunch is short, and the darting team is soon back on the water, frequently staying out until dusk. Brian and Mauricio back up the underwater images, do some preliminary post-image processing, and assess their success with an eye toward improving the next dive. Doug rotates between groups, doing field work, furiously scribbling notes for the Nat. Geo. Story, and spending long hours on the computer (we think he's writing, but he could be playing video games). Roz and Scott sometimes take off in the white zodiac to collect health and scarring assessments on animals that do not approach the Evohe, so as to eliminate any "boat friendly whale" bias in the photographic sample collection.
Dark falls at about 530 p.m., so all crew is back onboard around that time. There follows a small frenzy of post-fieldwork data and sample processing in the salon (there are more computers on board than people). Dinner is accompanied by tales of heroic deeds, challenges overcome, moments of sheer terror, and adventures with wildlife. Unexpected talents surface. Doug can recite both William Butler Yeats and bawdy limericks. Brian has a fearsome recall of the significant lines and scenes of many classic movies. Murray is an inventor, developing his own pocket camera version of the huge high-priced video camera systems for viewing whales underwater. Many bad jokes surface, only to happily submerge again. The evenings are usually short, but with a small die-hard portion of the crew staying up to watch movies from the Evohe's extensive collection. The following day is usually filled with quotes for the previous nights' movie, made suddenly applicable to current activities.
And in conclusion, we share this prayer (with apologies to Robert Frost)
The Auckland Islands Biologists PrayerScott Kraus, with poetic assistance from D. Chadwick, R. Rolland, and S. Baker
We stopped in a Bay on a snowy night,
Wind howls around the salt-blown bight,
The way is cold and dark and deep,
With many a whale to go before we sleep,
And whales to go before we sleep.
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The End is only the beginning on Come Around Sundown, the latest from American rock royalty Kings of Leon. Recorded in New York, ironically, this might be the Kings biggest throw back to their southern roots. Back Down South, which is sure to be one of their next singles makes you want to go home again while Mi Amigo and Birthday throw a little country in your face. Never fear, there is no shortage of rock here.
The first seven songs on Come Around Sundown are huge. Each one has enough sonic power to stand alone in any arena they meet and there is a perfect amount of rise and fall among them as a group. Track one which is titled The End, possibly suggests the end of OBTN sounding records? Mary could almost be a reprise of sorts when you first hear it but then it takes an enchanting duwop turn with some twangy, bluesy guitar. The added dreamy background vocals are reminiscent of the days of The Ronettes and the lyrics hint at the how frontman Caleb originally felt about drummer Nathan's nuptuals and cousin Nacho's adventure into fatherhood.
Pyro is a hauntingly beautiful but darker kind of track about man who's dissatisfied with the world he lives in while The Face is arguably about C. Followills soon to be wife. And while Pickup Truck may sound like its going south, it's actually kind of a nice (dare I say) ballad with some surprising synth and organ paired with it.
The back half of the album ranges into some famliar sounding territory but not so familiar that it ever sounds redundant. It's recognizable as the Kings of Leon but they've added (or perhaps brought back) that uummph, for lack of a better term, and grit of that early sawing, garage rock. C. Followills vocals are absolutely stunning and highlighted even more so on this album but it doesn't take away from the apparent talent of the rest of the members. The thumping and intricate bass lines of Jared Followill are ever present and Matthew Followill's makes his fingers move like lightning for some of the tracks. As always, drummer Nathan Followill holds it down behind the kit with his massive arms. Listen to him on Pony Up, enough said. He's got some massive pipes too and he's not phased about working double time for the European tour, as one of his arms is currently in a sling. Also, one can expect to hear the boys take on some new instruments (clavinet or lap steel anyone?) and pray that they make it into the live show.
Come Around Sundown definitely grabs you from the beginning and never quite lets go. Each track brings a little something different to the album but they all coalesce into a collection that is not only powerful, gritty, soulful and rockin' but also quietly beautiful. Some songs may have to slowly grow but one thing is for sure, they've outdone themselves once again and show no signs of stopping.
The exclusive edition of Come Around Sundown gives the listener a remixed version of Closer from the last album that highlights the vocals in an eerily awesome way, a version of Radioactive that features the West Angeles Mass Choir, and a song called Celebration that is a heavy and kind of punk sounding with shrieks reminiscent of Charmer and an early Robert Plant. Definitley worth the extra three dollars.
Come Around Sundown is available starting today for download or purchase. To see the Kings track by track process for Come Around Sundown check the band's official website for The Come Around Sundown Interview series or see them grouped together with other recent interviews at Closer to Kol.


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When I unlock an Kombat Kode, It shows up on the screen. When I dismiss it, is there anywhere I can find my unlocked Kodes, or am I supposed to write them down?
I know I can google them all, but that's no fun, I only want to see those I honestly acquired. :)


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When the track listing for One Direction's Take Me Home leaked last week, we remarked how such leaks often give us more the illusion of meaning than anything of actual substance. But we just cannot help ourselves! They are like text-based Rorschach tests, showing us exactly what we want to see.
In the case of the just-leaked track listing for Taylor Swift's "Red," that means we're seeing a lot of snide kiss-off songs, mixed with some heartfelt ballads. Check it out:
1. "State of Grace"
2. "Red"
3. "Treacherous"
4. "I Knew You Were Trouble"
5. "All Too Well"
6. "22″
7. "I Almost Do"
8. "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
9. "Stay Stay Stay"
10. "The Last Time"
11. "Holy Ground"
12. "Sad Beautiful Tragic"
13. "The Lucky One"
14. "Everything Has Changed"
15. "Starlight"
16. "Begin Again"
We already know "Red," "WANEGBT" and "Begin Again," so that leaves 13 tracks unaccounted for.
Of those, we assume "Treacherous," "I Knew You Were Trouble," "All Too Well," "22," and "The Last Time" are the snide kiss-off tracks. The heartfelt ballads, then, are probably going to be "State of Grace," "Stay Stay Stay," "Holy Ground," "Sad Beautiful Tragic," "The Lucky One" and "Starlight." Accounting for the fact that a few of those are probably going to end up being midtempo country songs, it looks like Red will be a neck-and-neck fight between Nice Taylor and Mean Taylor.
Also, if you want facts instead of ill-informed speculation, "Everything Has Changed" is the duet with ginger bloke Ed Sheeran that Taylor spoke about this summer.
Taylor has also teased that another one of the songs will be a duet with her "absolutely favorite band." Anyone want to take a guess on song/band combos here? If "The Last Time" turns out to be a Swift/Jagger/Richards collaboration, well, you heard it here first.