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3 I Wonderful World
Exciting news from around [he
world.
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26 I BIO:Marlon BrandoThe enigmatic. unpredictabJe, raspy-
voiced Marlon Brando change
american acting with his method
performances. inf luencing generarionsof actoes who followcd him.
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38 I Enllllsh Tlps & T~leks
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Con ten ts10 I Are your digital secrets for sale?
Vulnerabilities in lhe computer age have been exposed by stolen laptops.
bungled digilal record.kccping and omer data breaches mal exposcd rens of lhousands of people to idenlity mefl. BUIlhe discovety of hard drives in
Nigeria shows me poremial for more widespread IhrealS...
16 I David Lynch
20 I Fashion: Piece CorpsTunics, turdenecks, leggings, gloves ... This season's arry pile-up of chunky
knits and innovative proponions proves rhar, when ir comes [Q layering, less
isn't more.
22 I A different side of Venetian artTranquil scenes along [he Grand Canal, [he architectural grandeur of Sr.
Mark's Square and extraordinary light ofVenice, I[aly. have emhralled visicocs
and anists alike clow n through the centuries, especially in Renaissance times ..
30 I City guide: AmsterdamAmsterdam has long been a favorite pon of emry for Americans into Europe:
English is spaken mast cveryv.'here, there's no shartage of things to look at, we
like tu/ips and gables. and lhe beer is good.
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triangle, you \Vere insulting God
and corning under Satan's rule.
Oon't let a black cat cross your path:
A black cm passing in front of )'ou
meens bad luck is on the horizon.
Howcver, in Britain and Japan, itlscomidered good luck.
Openíng an umbrella indoors: You
sho,t1d oever open an umbrella
indoors or bad ¡uck will befall ever-
rone insidc. Ir's said this supersli-
tion srems from5 when umbrellas
served as sunshaJes. Opening rhe
umbrella insidc \Vas viewed as an
insult ro rhe sun. I Kllrakr Mi/In
Many people are super.titious of Friday the 13th,
tering your fate3, The heS[ is ro bury
all the broken piCCl'"underground,
Walking under a Iadder: Pedestrians
avoid ¡oomingO Iadders because
they don't want ro invite bad luck
imo their lives. Onc origin of thissuperstition dates to medieval times,
when a lcaning IadJer was seen tú
re~cmble a structllrc uscJ to hang
criminals. \X.'alking undcrncath ene
was like acting out your own execu-
tion. Far others, the triangular
shape creared b)' a leaning ladder
againsr a wall s)'mbolized the Holy
Triniry, 11'you passed ,hrough the
VOc:ABULj\RX . ...
O f a II the luck
ARE YOU SUI'ERSTITIOUS? DO YOU
have f.lirh i n l u cky l1umber 7 Of
l1Jng [¡glu ro a lucky rabbir's bor?Even if YOll don'( adhere ro ócsc
supersridol1s, Y0l! l ikc ly have h< :a rJ
0 1 ' ,hem,
So, c:xacdy what are supcrsririons?
Merriam-Wehster provides a hJnd-
fid 01 ' deflnitíons, including "", fcar
of rhe unknowIl, trust in magi:: oc
chance" ano "a notion mainrained
despirc cvidence [O m e contrae}'."
The numher 13:' In Roman times,
13 hec."ne linked !O bad omens',
partÍCularly rhose rhat brought
dea,h, Witches reportedly garhaed
in groups 01' 12: the 13th place W:L'
for the devi!. In the biblical world
13 was deemed bad becaus<, 01'
Jndas, ,he 13,h gues' ar rhe I.'St
Supper. He wenr on ro herray Jesus.
Friday ami ,he number 13 used lO
be associated wirh capital pllnis-
hment. In British "adirion, Friday
\vas rhe da)' f(>r pllblie hangings,
and suppo.sedly rhere wece 13 ~lCPS
Icading IIp ro rhe noose2•
Breaking a mirrar: In ancicnr
mytholob,)', mirrors \vere bdicved lO
hold the key ro one' s furure, S ,) 10
have OIlC break \Vas vicwcd a.'l shat-
WE TRACE THE ROOTS 01' SOME COMMON SUPERSTITIONS
News ~ C~ C~ _ = NG _,,~ _ o ' , _ , IN TE RM E DIA TE I U PP ER IN TE RM E DIA TE
1 bad omen(s): sorncth.ng rhar is l"O:lsidcrcJ ro h e a h dd sign "fhow a fmure l'vcnt will take place 12 noose: oue enJ uf a mp" tied 10 torm
a cirdc whidl can he tightcI1Cll wllnd .~I~T1cdling~uch as a pcnon's llcck IU h;llig (= kilI) thtm I3 shatter(ing) your fate: (rlguralivdy) 10
Je~tr"r Ilr break yuur fal!: ur ¡¡l1ure into \"lry ~rnJ.llpil'Ct'S14looming: (uf an nhjccI. c:.g.a laJder) cominginto ••.i("\vindistinctly. oflen threateningly1 5 stem(s) from: 10 come fmm or n-igin;ltl' in
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Y ou c an c al1 it " 5h op ta lk ," " Io ck er ro om b an te r,"
" ke ep in g in to uc h" o r "n etw ork in g." B ut th e t ru th
is men gossip just as much as women do.
MEt", SOMEONE NEEOS TO TELL YOU THIS, so rr MIGHT AS
well be me. You can deoy ir. You can caHir "shop ralk," "Ioc~ker room banter2," "keeping in rouch" or "net\vorking."
Bur rhe rfllrh is, you gossip jusr as much as women do. This
juicy tidbir3 comes courtesy of the Social lssues Research
C e ntr e ( SI RC ), a n on pr of i, , hi n k , an i< " in E n g la nd , w h ic h
recently inrerviewed 1,000 cell-phone users abour hoY.'rhey
D id y o u t lear?MEN GOSSIP' AS MUCH ASWOMEN,
ACCORDING TO STUDY.
u s e < he ir c el l ph o ne s f or go s si p a n d h "w g o ss ip a lf ec e s , he ir
I ¡v es . T h e s ru dy f ou nd , ha , 3 3 p e rc en t o f me n i nd ul ge b5
gossip every day or almoH every day, compared wirh 26 per-
cem of women. Ir qumed approvingly a definidon of gossip
a s " ch atty ,a lk a mo ng frie nd s," a nd a ls o " <h e pro ce ss o f
informally communicating value~laden6 informarion abour
members of a social serring." Other findings essential ro pass
on ro your 100 closesr friends: I) Ml:n are more like1y ro
gossip wirh work colleagues, love partners and female
friends; women prefer ro dish primarily \Virhfemale friends
and relarives. 2) Men gossip abour work, politics or other highbrow topie.••1less than 5 percem of [he time, unless
women are presentoThcn rhe proportion of maje conversa~
tion devoted ro sounding impressi\'c ¡nereases ro 15 or 20
pereem. 3) Meo spcod mueh more time than women ral~
king about themselves.1 Cail Rmmblum
Toothbrush trend"HERE'S A WAYTO HELP THE E\fVIRONMENT THAT YOU MAY NOT HAVE
CONSlDERED: USING A RECYCLED TOOTHBRUSH.
(UM, NOT THAT KIND OF RECYCLED ... EW!)
The Preserve Toothbrush, made by Recycl ine. i s crea:ed wi th recycled Stonyf ield Farms yogur t cups.
t hanks t o a pa r tne r sh ip c r ea t ed i n 2000. The b ru shes , wh i ch f i rs t wer e made i n 2001, have receni ly
be en ga in in g po pu la rit y. M os t re ce nt ly , th ey w er e se en in th e W ill Fe ne ll lil m "S tr an ge r th an F ic tio n" .
I I you ' re real ly curious aboJt the recycling process and how everything comes together 9, check ou t
th is ( long) page on Recycl ine 's s i te : http://www.recycline.com/environment/process.html.
But basical ly ,11you need to knolV is that they are made up 01 100 percent
recycled plast i, and 65 per teni 01 tha! ,omes f rom Stonyfield Farm cups.
Theya re 100 pe rcen i r ecyc lab le . You "il f ind t hem I rom $2 .79 t o
5 3 . 9 5 . 1 Kim ()s.\i
.T he P rese rv e T oo th bru sh , m ad e b y R ecy elin e is cre ated w ith rec yele d 5 to ny field F arm s y og urt c up s.
B y ineluding a p051age.paid return envelope, the c om pany encourages you to com plete the cyele
by mailing it back instead of tossing it, to be recyded ¡nl0 plastic lumber'o.
VOCABULARV--- - -- _ .. _----- - - -----
1 gossip: (v) [O talk ahnu[ other people's privalC' lives (n)a repon o( an intimare namre I 2 banter: conversation which is amwing and not
scrious I 3 tidbit: ;l slllall picce o( inlcrc~ting informatiotl I 4 think tank: an insritutc. corporation, or group orgar iud (or intcrdisciplinJ.rY
rcscarch (as in tcchnologic.tI and social p:ohlelns) 1 5 indulge in: roaUnw nncstlf ro follow onc's will (often followcd br in) 1 6 value-Iaden:
of high valuC' 1 7 highbrow topic(s): (of a wpic) involving S('riollSand complicatcd or artistic idc:tl. or (of pC'ople) inrere5ted in scrious and
complicated subjem I 8 trend: a cumnt stylC'ur prC'ferencC'1 9 how everything comes together: how the ;.lToduct is obtaincd 1 10
plastic lumber:.l cnmF()sile material molJe o( rccydcd plasric and wood waH(:s. Irs most widespread ue isin outdoor deck f1oors, but it is al'iO
u;ed for railings, fences, p.uk bcnchcs, window and dour frames, and inJoor furniture
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FUNIBER Argentina informa que se encuentra abierta la inscripción a BECAS (ciclo 2007.2008)Masters y especializaciones con titulas de universidades españolas
Los cursos son desarrollados a distancia (sin clases presenciales)Cada alumno dispone de acceso a un campus virtual y recibe el material de estudio, en su domicilio
In s cr ip c ió n A b ier ta a pr og ram as d e P o st gr ad o
y Extensión Univers i tar ia
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Y 1 - 1 - IIIOU lar, lar ...UNCONSCIOUS BODY LANGUAGE CAN BETRAY A PERSON GIVING
DECEPTIVE ANSWERS IN A POLYGRAPH TEST',
Electronic
¡nstrument
m e a s u r e s s e v e r a l
body functions that
are affected by
psychological stress
> Breathing
> Heartbeat
> Blood pressure
> Sweating
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U n é e f ' S t a n d P e o p l e a n d P r e d l C t T h e i r 8 e h a v í o r , An yt im e, .A ny pl ac e," Ho w St uf f Wo rk s
POLYGRAPHEXA M I N ER
Throughout the
interview, the
examiner studies
the subject's
appearance,
mannerísms andbody language
Gr ap h ic : A d amC a l r o s , E l i z a b e t hC a r b v . T l ff a n y M e C u r 1 e y ,
a n d A a y m a n d o l ePOlndexter, Sun.St-ntinel
Crossing legs
Shifting in ehair
Leaning forward
Biting lips
' L i e d e te c t o r ' t a c t i c sScience Matters
Investigators giving a polygraph test observe the person's behavíor
and watch for tactics aímed at defeating the "líe detector,"
> Taking a seda ti ve befo re test lowers blood pressure and
e n h an ce s re la xat io n ; ma y re n d e r t e s t in co n c lu s ive
> Puttlng deodorant on fingertips keeps polygraph from
detectlng persplration, may conceal' sweatlng
> Hldlng a tack Inslde shoe and stepplng on It during test
increases anxiety, may make test inconcluslve
> Blting tongue or eheek during test causes pain,
Increases anxiety, may alter test results
Telltale' signs of deceptionPerson may do these unconsciously
1 polygraph test: ao instrumcnt [bu m couures and rccordj several physiological responses such as blood prc~ur<;pulse. rC'spiration and skin
conductivir)' while Ihe subject ¡s askcd and answcn a series of qUt"Hions 12 conceal: ro prevent .mmething fmm being seen or known aboue; to
h ide somcth ing 13 telltale: al10wing~ sccrc[ ro bccolne known
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Gadgets D isney S Cel! Phone2
W ireless ph one s, l ike this LG D isney DM -L2 1O cel i pho ne, focu s
on t he " tween"2 s e t, t hose be tween 8 and 12 yea r s o ld .
(Abou t 1200 ) ht tp: / /disneym obile.go.com
K id-Tough
D igital Cam eraA tough , r ubbe r zed l she l l p r o t e et s t he f i s he r -P r i c e K id -
Tough D ig i ta l Cam e r a aga i n s t r epea ted d rops , wh i l e dua l
hand g r i p s4 and dua l eye vewe r s shou l d he l p even t ip sys
toddlers6 take a s teady shol . The cam era ine ludes a 1 .3-
inch color LCDscreen to v iew/de le te shot s . Resolut ion i s am odes t 640 -by -480 . (Abou t $70 ) www.f i sher -pr ice .com
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ELECTRONICS ANO TOY MANUFACTURERS CONTINUE THE
PUSH TO MAKE HIGH-TECH GIZMOS EASIER FOR YOUNG
'UNSl TO USE. CHECK SOME OF THEIR INVENTIONS. I B y Aamer Madhani
ZoomBox
Zoom box u , e , a ha l ogen bu lb7 to
p ro jec t a 60- inch (m ax) v ideo im a£e o n
a wa l l , w i t h t he con ten t com i ng I r om
either i ts bui l t - in D V D /C D p layer o r
I rom a conneC 1eddev i ce l ike a v ideo
gam e 5J ' , tem . I t ha , bu i l t -in , te reo
, peake r> , a headphone j a ck8 a n d a n
im age reso lu t ion 0 1 557 by 234 p i xe l "
( Ab o u t $ 2 5 0 ) www.hasb ro . com
The Samsung DVD ]R5am sung popped ' t he D V D J r .Th i , b a t te ry -powered , m ob i le
en te r ta i nm en t com pan ion l o r ch i l d r en p l a y , 3 - in ch D V D s on a
,uper -c1ear , 2 .5 - inch co lo r sc reen . You can record D V D Jr . m in i d iscs o n
your hom e D V D burner o r cam corder 10. Pre - recorded t i t les ( tha t a lso
p lay on any D VD deck ) w i ll be l o r th com i ng11 I rom the l ikes o lW arner
8 r a " , Pa ram oun t , Un i ve r sa l and H 80 .
( Ab o u t $ 1 5 0 ) ww w.sam sung . com
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1 young'un(s): ( informal) a youngoncj achitd 1 2 -tw•• n-: Pretecn.
a ch ild betwecn middle ch ildhood and adolescence:. general ly ln me age range
of 8 ro 12years old I 3 rubberlzed: trC:ltcd, coaced, oc impregnated with
rubber I 4 h an d grlp(s): a h an dl e, o r l he p a r t o f s o m et hi ng c ha t c an b e
held with the hand I 5 tlpsy: lndined [O rile oc tip I 6 toddler(s): a
rouog ch ild , e spe:c ial ly one: who is ¡ eaming or has rece:ndy (earned to wa1k
1 7 bulb: a rounded glass container with a th in thread of metal instde which
produces l ight wh~nan el~etriccurrent goes through i t 1 8 headphone
jad e: In ele crr on lcs , a jac k ls g~nerally a sock~r (femal~) conn~ctor. Aheadphone jack is one of che rnree standard s iz .es of jack. but me rerm could
tefer ro any socket used for th is purpose 19 pop(ped): edease suddenly I
10 camcorder: a ponable relevision ca:nera and vldeocassene recorder I
11 forthcomlng: happcning soon
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Workers in Lagos. Nigeria. unload a shipping
container of old (omputers and electronics from the
United States. The equipment will be stripped. then
destroyed. Security experts say the equipment is
al50 mined for personal information to use in
identity theft.
U.S. computers exponed as trash onen end up scar-
tered' across rhe landscape and leaking contaminanrs.
The worsening problem of digital dumps was a main
ropic when representatives from 120 coumries gathered
in Kenya in hopes of curbing' exploitative dumping.
Besides polluring the planer, there's something e1se ro
worry about: Unlesscompurer owners, businesses and
schools rake sreps ro remove informadon from rheir hard drives ro "wipe e1ean" the digitally encoded
dcviccs inside computers, informarion srored rhere can
come back to haunts.
Computer de.lers imerviewed in Lagos s.id that every
momh, they receive 500 or so shipping comainers
loaded with thous.nds of old monitors, compurers,
televisions .nd other e1ectronic gear. Some of it is
working and has value, bur most is quickly jUllked 6 or
stripped for pam.
omr.uter files on American studems
are privare and revealing. Sorne have
learning disabiIirics. Many scorcd low
on tests. One sufTered a brain injury as
a child, and another ran with gangs,
according ro California school records
rhat inelude names, birrh dates and family details.
More computer files, these frOln an elementary schoolin Virginia
l coorain whar a seruriry experr called "rhe
Holy Grail" for identiry thieves seeking ro score: teach-
ers' Social Securiry numbers2• addresses and phone
numbers. AH of [his scnsirive illfonnarion was discov~
ered in Nigeria.
1 discarded: thrown away beousc you no longc! wanl ir O! bcausc it is usclr:~ 1 2 Social Security number(s): in Ihr: Unitr:d States. a uni4
quc reference num~r assigned to each person wühin Ihe Social S«uriry system 1 3 scattered: covering a wide arca 1 4 cUrb(ing): ro comrol or
limit somelhing mal is nor desirable 1 S come back to haunt: 10cause rercared sutTering or anxiety 1 6 junk(ed): 10gel rid of somelhing becau-
se il is of no use or valuc 1 7 bungled: spoiled rhrough incompclrncc or dumsiness 1 8 breach(es): an act ofbreaking a law, promise, agreemrnt
or rdalionship 19 scam(s): a fraudulenr business scheme 110 outlaw(ing): 10 make (somelhing) iIItga.l111 unbeknown: Wilhoul a parti4
cular person knowing
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A R E Y O U R
SALE?
Computer files fromamerican schools werediscovered in an unlikelyplace: on discarded'computers for sale inNigeria, a cyber-crimecapital of the world.
I By Bill Lambrecht
THE NIGERIA CASE
In recem months, Americans' vulnerahiliries
in the computer age have beeo exposed by
Slolen laptops. eBay-traded hard
drives. bungled 7 digital record-
keeping and other data breaehes.
that exposed rens of thousands of
people 10
idemiry thefeBU! the diseovery of hard d[ives in
Nigeria shows the potemia! for more
widespread threars.
This eoumry is known worldwide for com-
puter fraud. Many of the e-mails people
receive seeking business partners for recov-
ery of mysterious fonune,. known by
authorities as advanee-fee fraud sehemes.
originare rhere.
Over the years, Nigeria has perfeeted varí-ous "419 scams'''. named for the ponion
of the Nigerian criminal code ourlawing'O
sueh fraud.
Unheknown" to their former owners, tens
of thousands of discarded U,S. computers
get shipped there and other developing
narions each monrh. In an ongoing investi-
gation imo the fate of e1ectron;c waste. the
Se Louis Post-Dispatch bought severa! old
American computers rhar had been expon-
ed to the African country. Computer
experts in the United States later analyzed
rheir contents.
They contained sehool record;. private mes-
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sages, photographs, financial information and omet
tevealing materials diseatded by people who were taken
aback 12 when latet told of me newspapet's findings.
Then mete a te me hatd dtives mat Americans have
not bometed to wipe clean. porential treasute-ttoves13
of data that citculate in the Nigerian undetworld.
In ies compurer matkets, dealers keep an eye out for
non-erasod hatd drives. testing them on computers
pow erod by porrable gen eraton. Those bulging wim
information14 can bring $50 or more, toughly the
price of a new , inexpensive drive.
You never know what you 're going ro f ind mere. A
yeat ago. me Basd Action Network, a nonptofit group
basod in Seattle, recorded asset tags of discarded com -
puters , printers and omer equipm ent ftom me Illinois
WHAT DO THIEVES LOOK FOR?
Old computers from tlle United State are sold in a
market in Lagos. Nigerla. Sorne stlll contain personal
information of the prevlous owner which can be
used in identity theft.
Departm ent of Transportation, the Illinols
Department of Publie Aid, me Illinois Department of
Employment and the Illinois State Police.
A young Nigerian compurer expert who frequents me
markers desctibed what happens: "They look especial-
Iy for your transactions and money records. They tey
to find names of your relatives, friends and your rela-tionships to help mem with their fraud."
M any A frieans kno,," w hat's going on, even if
Americans don't. Oladele Osibanjo is the regional
coordinaror fur me Basel Convention, a 14-year-old
global treary aimed at preventing shipments of haz-
atdous wastes ro countries ilI-equipped1S to handle
memo
Speaking in his office at me Universiry of Ibadan in
Nigeria, Osibanjo ca1led Am erican expores a "vicious
circle."
"The e-wasre you ate exporting is coming back tO you
in me form of cyber-crime," he said. "Maybe when
Americans realize what is happening, mey will be a lit-
tle more careful."
While privacy concerns h i t home to
the teachers , exper ts say the in forma-
t ion on the o ld dri\les poses a p rac t i -
cal dangeras well.
IdeQtitythieves sometim esdigdeeply
in to (omputers for va luab le in forma-
t ian , and sorne even dE"ploy th£ ' same
high-techsoftwareused by lorenslc
experts.Butalltheywouldhav,
neededto do with the old harddrlveis plug it ¡nto any personal (omputer
and look undera filemarked
"SS#.Ooc"or som ethingsimilar.
Ther. theywouldhave bEenable to
harvest Social Security numbers -akin
to goldforcomputercriminals- of
PollyMcAllist,rand the others ."Thal'sev erythingthey need to apply
forcredltcards or anythingelse.and
there's linle that couldbe done to
stop thern," said lay Foley,founderal
the Identitylheft ResourceCenter.anonprof it g roup based in San Diego.
Personaldetailso!herthan Social
Securi ty numbers and f inancial
records :.tre also pnzed I b y identity
thieves,saidToddStefan,a security
speciali'tal SetecInvestlgations.
based ir LosAngeles.one of two. compan.esthat analyzedhard drives
for the Post-Oispatch.
"1 1 Ihaveone bit ofyourinformation.
I c an m as qu era de a s s om eo ne w h o
knowsmore."he said. "Andthe next
thingyouknow,I'm inyourbank . , '~records ..
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ro oo:rflowing. completdy fu U of (infomution) 115 III-equlpped: Jacking me abili()'. qualities or equipmenr ro do something 116 forensle
rdanng ro or daUng with me application of scienti6c knowlcdgc to legal probJems 1'7 prlzed: cons.idered valuable and impomnr 118 masque-rad. as Csom.onwsomethlng): te pretend or appear tO be someone or sometbing
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In recent months, American's vulnerabili-
t ies in the computer age wil l be exposed
by stolen laptops, eBay-traded hard drives,
bung!ed digital record-keeping and anoth-
er data breaches who exposed tens 01
thousands 01 people to identity theft. But
the discovery 01 soft drives in Nigeria
shows the potentia! lor more widespread
threats. This country is known "mldwide
about computer Iraud. Many '01the e-
mails people receive seeking bU5inesspart-
ners lor recovery 01 mysterious fortunes,
known by authorities as advance-Iee Iraud
schemes, originate there. Over the years,
Nigeria has perfected various •419 cams,"
named lor the portion 01 the Nigeria's
criminal code outlawing such Iraud.
Unknown to their lormer owners, tens 01
thousands 01 discarded U.S. computers
get shipped there and other developed
nations each month. In an ongolng inves-
tigation into the late 01 electronic waste,
the 5 1 . Louis Post-Dispatch buy several old
American computers that had been
exported to the African country.
Discarded computers and other electronics are thrown into a
landfill with other waste in lagos, Nigeria. Officials say the
e-waste poses health and environmental problems.
Liquida,ion Company officials did no, remrn a reporters phone
messages. bu, ,hey told a district representa,ive ,ecenrly ,ha,
chey knew sorne of che compu,ers ,hey aucrioned ended up in Nigeria.
The company won', be handling any more of the Anaheim
schools' computers: Afre, inquiries by the St, Louis Post-
Dispa,ch. Anaheim schools decided ro seek anocher oudet.
School officials a1sobegan using !Oftware ,hat erases hard drives
before chey are discarded. and mal' hire a reeycling company
chat would shred'9 old hard drives.
Identity ,hef, is common; las, yea, the Federal Trade
Commission reported 45.175 complaims from California
(ranked 3rd per capi,a). Arizona ranked !lrs, per capita. wi,h
9,320 complainrs. But seldom do people track down how cheir
priva,e information was obtained, said Beth Givens. an identity
cheft expert who heads che nonpro!l, Privaey Righrs Clea,ing
House in San Diego.
"How would 1 know that when 1 tossed our20 my computer
wich irs hard drive a year ago chat ir wouId go to Nigeria. and
someone thece would be smart enough ro use m e information
to open up a credi, caed in my name?" she asked. "Or chat some-
body srole m)' identity afrer 1 donated my computer and it was
sold for $5? How could 1 possibly conneet ,he dors?"Al
19 shred: to desuoy a docum~mbytearingit into strip$120 tossed out: rhrown
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lE VE lS: AD V A NC ED / PR OF IC IEN C Y 17
J
t'.~nalur¡:¡l lo think of D a v i:: i Lynch dccompanied by a
O 'N , meniKlnf hum 2 in rediMe. Not a1 aura D f bliss.
Bull'm drinkirrg (offee with lhe creatcr af • Blue
V elv et : " M ul ho Ua nd O ri ve " a nd l il e " Twin Peaks.
series, \'••ho al~o uses rotttng animal flesh in his a rto
Lynch, who is 61 years o ld. s pent t im e in Seat tle t o
promote his n('w film, "Inland Emplre, ' and hls new
book •• Catchng lhe Big Fish•. The former is a darle
three-hour fugue6 starnng Laura Dern as "a woman In
trouble •• and [he latter 1$ about the source of hls b1iss:
transcendenta meditation.Do YOU know what -Inland Empire" is about7
Sure.
Help me out, then.
No, I'm no! going to tell you. You gotta know what
you're doing. At first you don't know. Al f¡rst 1didn't
have a due7, but this is always the way it is. The thing
is, you know, \'Veget ideas. Or as in the case of
• Catching the Big Fish: we catch idees. And we
don't know quite how i t happens, but suddenly,
bango! There'; an idea! A1d , plcture i t as, the idea
was t,",ere. It (Jmes up and i t enters the conscious
m in d, a nd t he l b in go ! W e s ee 1 1.A nd n ot o nl y d o we
s ee ¡ t, but we <now I t, aU in an inst ant. And we know
we know It, because lIJe can write it down. And e'ven
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though it come5 in an instant, we can
write a lot of things .paragraph after
paragraph sometimes. dialogue, the way
people look, the way they sound, the pace
of a thing, the rlood of a thing- all there
in an idea! Unbelievable!
l'd slept poorly the night befare and
dozed offS briefly. I (Quldo't
differentiate between my dream and
the movie.
One lady tald me about the same thing
5he went away partway through the film
sleeping and dreaming, and she said she
really wanted to teH me aboJt the dream
she had, because it was probably being
fed by the f i lm i,sorne ways, and I didn't
have time to get it from her, but she saic it
was quite something.
They eaU Spokane9 "The Inland Empire." but it doesn't seem to have
much to do with Spokane.
No, but it has to do with Inland Emplre.
Those words said something about this
(the movie), and so lloved it as a title.
Want to know what's missing1
What's missing?
Dancing dwarf.
No.
No?
No.
Let's go to TM10. It seems
incongruous 11 that aman who makes
such profoundly unsettling12 movies
radiates bliss,
Bliss. It's such a beautilul thing, and we 311
have some of it. There's a phrase, -True
happiness is not out there. True happineis
líes wlthin. " And that phrase I used to
think about. And it had a ring 01 truth to
¡t13, but they don't tell you where the
within is, nor how to get there. Do you sit
and just think about it? I don't know. I'e
heard about meditation, but I thought it
was a waste of time. What I'd pictured ii
my mind was people just sibng kind of
pretending to do something and th¡nkin~
it was cool.
. .:
So how did you get ioto it?
I'm gOlna tell you. I was working on
.Eraserhead~14 in the stables 01 an 18-
acre e~tate.l had haylofts1S• maid's
quarters, garages, stalls. and 1 had tons of
equlpnent. aHfrom the American Film
Institule, almost a httle studio. And I
thougbt. I should be the mas! happy'6
camper l1 in the 'NOrld. and Iwas thinking
one déy that I wasn't. It was just hollow
inside. And it was just kind 01
confoLnding 18, and I thought maybe this
medlWion is a way to go within,
And tren my sister called out of the
blue19, said she'd 5tarted tramcendental
medltc:tion, told me about It, and in the
light of what I'd heard befare, it made
sense. And the big;¡est thing, thaugh: I
heard a change in her voíce that was morehapplress and more self-assuredness20.
And trat together with what she told me
about ¡t, I said, "That's it," anc I started.
And did it take me withín? let me answer
that.
Veah, 90 ahead.
It was incredlble. Because yau sit
comf01ably, clase your eyes. NOlseis no
barrier, thoughts are no barriers. lt's not a
trying, it's not a form 01 concentratlOn. It's
not eVE'na form of contemplation. You
just innocently say this mantra21, and my
experience was as if I was in an elevator
and they cut the cable and I just went.
And it was so powerful and so uníque, I
thoug~lt. "Man! I'm a human being, and
I'm ha\'ing this experience?" Unbelievably
beauti;ul. $0 it was not a prob!em for me
to stay regular in my meditatíon. And I
understood what within ¡s. I understood.
Becau~e I was one place and 1relt the dive
and I 1:.lt transcending and I fe t that bliss,
and just waves of bliss.
I think the Beatles 90t more
interesting after they discovered the
Maharishi
E••.eryt~,ing gets better. It does. And ¡t's not
a surface cure that daesn't really work. It's
i"
8 doz(ed) off: tu f.111¡!Ha ;l liglu slec:p, ~spedally ullillrentioll:tlly I 9 Spokane: a t1lm that prcmicrcd ar the 2004Sun&lncc Film Fl'stival, wrir-
ten and direcred by L1rry Kcnnar. The cast indudeJ Kylc Bllrnhdmer ;lIld 1;lson \X!aters.A short film, wirh a run time of unly 29 minutes. h was ;Iw;\r-
ded an honol'.lblc mcnrioll in rhe imcrnatiollalshorts C<l.tcgory110 TM: acronym for transcendental mc:dirarion 111 incongruous: lacking in har-
mOIlYor comparibility or appropriatellc.ss 112 unsettling: caming anxiety 113 it had a ring of truth to it: ir sc:emed ro h•..truc: 114
Eraserhead: a 1977tIlm w:ittcn and dir:cted by Daúl Lynch. Thefilm srars Jack Nance and Charloue Sr:wart. Era5erhcad illitially polui/.cd ami
bafficd mOln}'erides and lllovic-gucrs, hnweV('rovcr time rlit. mm has h;:comc ;\ cult c!assic, known for its drcamlikc aura, .strangc soundrrack and surre-
al imagery 115 hayloft(s): lhe uppcr srCl"{'Yofa b,Ull useJ fO[ swring hay 116 the most happy: che happiesl117 camper: somC(lllCliving
ccmporarily in a Il'nt or Indgc for rl't:rcalion 118 confounding: tuwnfusc .(snmeont:) br being Jifficult tu explarn or dC".t1Wilh 119 out of the
blue: in a Wil}' lhal Wil5 nO( cxpceteJ 1 20 self-assuredness: confiJencc i:1 }'our own worrh 1 21 mantra: k~pC'Ci.1l1yin IlinJuism anJ
BuJdhism) a word or snunJ whkh is bdicnd 10 pnsscss a spedal spirituJ.1 powcr
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not partia! knowledge. t's a field of total knowl-?dge. It sounds
so strange, but it is the knowledge and creatívit'l and power
and bliss lhat creates the entire uni\'erse.
Proceeds from your book go to The David Lynch
Foundation for Consdousness-Based Edu(ation and
World Peac:e, Consciousness-based educ:ation: sort of like
No Inner Child Left Behind?
That's a very beautiful phrase you just said. The engine that
drives learning is intellisence, consciousness, ability to
understand, appreciate something. And if they (students) have
a small amount of cons::iousness -el'en if they have a big
amount of ::onsciousness- if there's stress and strains and
horror in the school, learning becomes such a bJmmer 22.
In consciousness.based education, y::>uallow that student to
dive wlthin23 twice a day, and wha'. happens is the Iight of
the unifled fleld -pure consciousnes~- starts beíng enlivened24
by the experience of trenscendlng, and ¡t starts 9rowing. NOI/1/
the student gets a little bit happier, and the student is
shedding a little bit of that stress, a little bit of t'lat fear,anxiety and depression or whatever, anger. And they start
getting along better with their teachers, and the knowledge
gets easier to understand, easy to aJpreciate, and ¡t's
happening, it's in schools, and those schools that it's in, the
success rale 1 5 phenomena1.
Season two of "Twin Peaks" is finally getting to DVD six
years after season one, WiII you ever revisit25 it?
I don't think so, But you know 1a!\o\oayssay llove that world
Obviously Ilove that world. But you know it just, jt carne to an
end in my mind really when we we¡e pretty much told to salve
the case with Laura Palmer.
Cups of coffee per day?
Well, 1always said 20, 1don't know if ¡t's quite 20, But it's
between 10 and 20. •
The people who see your films enhanced somehow
might be surprised that you don't do any drugs,
No, I don't do any drugs. But here's the thing: There's a guy 1
met who wrote a great book called "2012," he's ¡nto all kinds
of drugs. H s path is, hE doesn't rea Iy call them drugs but
"medicines,' And you can get man'l, many experiences. A H
['m sayin' is, there's an easier way to go, and some of those
experiences cost the nervous systerr a pretty penny. lt's a
strain on the nervous system, it's a jolt26 to ratchet27 that
thing up and g,ve you t'lat experience,
What is it about rotting flesh?
Textures. There's three words: satva, rajas and temas. Satva is
building the next step. Rajas is maintaining the ~tep befare.
And tamas is destroying the one that went before that. So
that's the way crealion goes. Everything doesn't just get built
and stay that way. There is a stream of evolution. So when any
one of thes>?processes is going, pre:ty fascinatirg textures
come out: colors, shapes, forms. A Iot of pecple on the
decaying side turn away, but there's an incredible thrng lo
flesh in ¡ts bloom28 ano in its decay AE
Exercise:Focus on Vocabulary:
•• : The following list contains four idioms
from the article. However, the words have been
arranged incorrectly. Can you rearrange them to
discover what the idioms are 7
out of the c1ue
C05t150mebody)a ring of truth
have a pretty ring of penny to it
not to have a blue
Now that you have ch9cked your answers to the
exercise above, use the idioms to paraphrase the
following sentences. Remember lo make the
necessary changes to start the sentence as it is
indicated:
1> Though you may 10t believe it, this fish story
seem s to bE-true. Believe it .
2 > That coat must have cast YOJ a fortune!
I am s u re .
3 > Unexpectedly, her brother srowed up at the
wedding.
her brother .
4 > Don'l ask your father which key to press - he
knows nothing about -:amputers.
Your fathf'r so .
VOCABULARY _ _. ..... _ ¡ _' . . ..22 bummer: ,llI l'xpcril'rKc {ha! is il'riudng or fiu.mating or Jklppoiming I 23 dive within: CXrlorl' (thcir) insiJc I 24 enlivened: made
livdy or spiritcd 1 25 revisit: rocof\.lidn or take L.pagain I 26 jolt: :1t1abrupr spasmodic movel11cnt or an llnpleaS:lJHshock ur ~urrrisc I 27 rat-
ehet (that thing) up: rno\'l' h)' (kgrt'l's in olle Jircctioll onl)' I 28 bloom: to grow n¡ dcvelopstlcccssfull)'
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Piece Corps Bubble wrap
BCBG Max A zr ia charcoa l w oo l shawl -co l la reds
card ig3n , $218 , Saks F i fth Avenue ; Ste lla
McCar tney w oo l je rsey tu rt leneck ' d ress w i th
bubb le hem6, S925 , and Rozae Nicho ls legg ings ,
$160 , a l l Ne iman Marcus ; V ince lea ther be l t , $125 ,
Premium 93 ; Lanv in t la t boo ts , $748 , Gregory' s .
Grunge glamour M ar c Jacobs b i a s pl ai d woo l b louson t op, $925,
r ibbed cashmere T -sh ir t, $695 , and woo l kn ickers ,
$1 ,100 , a ll No r ds tr om ; M a r c Jacobs pa ten t and
suede ank le boo ts , $985 , and woo l hand -kn it cap ,
$395, Ba r neys N ew Yo r k ; S i u Y in Chau r i bbed woo l
leggings, S 105, www.siuynchau.com
1 turtleneck: a high tubular collar fitting c!o,;t:!y aruunJ rhe tleck I 2 leggings: a pair of ver}' right lrousers maje from a man:rial that
strerches casily, usually worn by .••.omcn I 3 chunky: describes c1odu:,s tllat are thick and hC'~vr, nr j cwd ry m ade u f l ar ge p ic cc s I4 layering: (he wtariog uf light.veight 01 unconstructed brarnlCIHS !lne upon rhe ocher, J.\ llJ crc:alC a fashionable cnscmblt: !H 10 proyidc
warmth without unduc bulkincss or hea\'iness I 5 shawl-collared cardigan: a caraigan with a doak consisting of an oblong piece uf
cloth used 10 cm'er the head ana shouldcrs 16 hem: rhe cdS'" uf a pico: of clorh, .mch as dI!: bottlJm edgc of a skirt or dress. which is foldcJ
over and seWll so rhar ir docs nor uevclop loase threads I 7 fatigue jacket: a men'> jacket with a militar)' sl}'le I 8 deconstructed
skirt: skirt mOlde of different-si1.cd picces of doth.
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TUNICS, TURTLENECKS', LEGGINGS2, GLOVES THIS SEASON'S ARTY PILE-UPI
OF CHUNKYl KNITS ANO INNOVATIVE PROPORTIONS PROVES THAT, \X'HEN IT
COMES '1'0 LAYERING4, LESS ISN'T ",.fORE.
Mixed messageJunya W atanabe fat ig"e jacket ' , $ ' ,470, d econs t ructed
skir tB, 1505 , and ca rgo pan t , $785 , w i t h Y oh j i Yam amoto
l ong 's l eevec mt t on T - sh ir t, $220 , and M i scha Lamper t
hand . kn it W Jo l ha t , $235 , a l l 8a rn1ys New York ; Conver se
AI I -Stars, $35.
Sweater sistersStel la McCar tney color -b locked z ip- f ront wool card i -
gan , $1 ,545 , Ne iman I~a rcus ; and G raham & Spence r
l egg ings , 5 110 , www.grahamandspencer . com. (Right )
A l ice R o i woo l d ress ,$310 , www.al i cero i .com;and
Graham & I pencer l egg ings , S11o ; Patr icia
Uncerwood hand . kn i t woo l ha t , $275 , I n t e rm i x ,
www. intermixonl ine.com
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I B y Carr ie Rickey
The great films he made remain a testament to a prodigious talento
Marlon Brandohe only thing an ador owes his public
is not to bore :hem," Marlon Brando
used to sayoAnd he didn't. In a 50-plus-
year career 01 classicmovies, legendary
stage performances and lilm bombs,
Brando was nENerboring. The eight-
time Oscar-nominated, two-time
Oscar-winning actor died July, 1sto 2004 at
the age 0180.
Brando made 39 lilms; among them he gave
hall a dozen 01 the greatest performances in
screen history. He was good enough tobecome great, and great enough to become
an icono
He blurredz the distinction between playing a
part and baring a soul3. He personilied
embattled masculinity. Irom loutish4 Stanley
Kowalski in "A Streetcar Named Desire" to
la:led boxer Terry Malloy in "On the
Waterfront" to that ultimate authoritarian,
Vito Corleore, in "The Godlather."
BEFORE BRANDO WAS BRANDO,
HE WAS "BUD"
Marlon Brando Jr.was born April 3, 1924, in
Omaha, USA, the onl~ son born to a mother
who was stage-struck5 and a lather who was
a chemical salesman. Both were alcohollcs.
Brando ran away from home 50 frequently thathis father dispatched him to military 5chool.
Prank6 after prank, he finally 5ucceeded in being
expelled in 1943.
His mother, Dorothy, was lounder 01 the Omaha
Community Playhouse, to which she recruited the
teenage Henry Fonda.
Brando ran away Irom home so Irequently that h s
lather dispatched him to military schoo!. Prank6 alter
prank, he linally succeeded in being expelled in 1943.
With a bum7 knee that exempted him lrom military
service, he joined his sister in New York, where he
attended drama workshops at the New School lor
Social Research. He studied under Stella Adler, one 01
the gurus 01 the "method" style 01 sense memory
rehearsing8 and acting pioneered by KonstantinStanislavsky.
A year alter he arrived the Big Apple, Brando made h,s
Broadway debut as the 15-year-old son 01 Norvvegian
immigrants in "1 Remember Mama." But h,s big break
came when Elia Kazan cast him as Stanley in the stage
version 01 "A Streetcar Named Desire" in 1947. The
ador's torn-T-shirt image in both stage and screen pro-
ductions 01 that TennesseeWilliams' play won an indeli-
bleo place in pop culture pantheons. A star 'Nas born.
A FAMILY TRAGEDY
The most headlined as¡:ed 01 Brando's life was one of
stark'D personal traged~. In 1990 the ador's oldest son,
Christian, shot and killed Dag Drollett, the lover of his
half-sister Cheyenne. f-e was sentenced to 10 years
imprisonment. A year prior to Christian's release,
Cheyenne hanged hersel!.
His last months were sad ones: He was diagnosed with
hea'1 problems, and a biography reported that his son's
murder triallelt him brcke.
He never wore the stardom" easily.The longer he lived,
the more indifferent he seemed towards ading. "A
mo"ie star is nothing important," he told The Times.
"Freud, Gandhi, Marx: !hese people are important." AE
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THE ENIGMATIC. UNPREOICTABLE. RASPY.VOICE01 MARLON BRANOO CHANGED AMERICAN
ACTING WITH HIS METHOO PERFORMANCES. INFLUENCING GENERATIONS OF ACTORS WHO
FOLLOWED HIM. "HE GAVE US OUR FREEDOM". JACK NICHOLSON SAlO SIMPLY.
II~PFR tNT RMED ¡.TE D ~C' D 27
1 raspy.voiced: of a penon whosc voicc is unpleasancly harsh, rough
or grating in .mund 1 2 blur{red): ro nl.lkc rhe diffcrcncc bcrwcen rwo
things less clear, 01 ro mal;e it difficult ro sce rhe exacr rruth abour
somcrhing I3 bare{ing) a soul: to cxpose ~'ou: soul to view byrcmoving mml" covering. The cxpressinn ro hare YOllr hcartl.mlll rneallS
to cornmllnicate rOllr ,~("crctthoughrs a~d fC'Clings1 4 loutish: ill-
mannercd and coarse and conremptiblc ln behavior or aprearance 1 5
stage.struck: having a passionare love of the thcane and wishing to
become an acror/acHess. 1 6 prank: a practical joke or rnischievolls act;
a trick rhar is intended ro be arnllsing bur not to cause harm or damagc
[ 7 bum: affcetcd or Jisahled hy darnagc or injury I 8
rehearse(ing): ro pracrice :SOllll'lhing, such as Illu.sicor a speech), in
order ro prepare fot a public pafotmance 1 9 indelible: inddible
memories or acrions are iml'0ssible ro f('rgel, or Il<l\'C a perrnancnr inf111C'nce[lr eff,"CI I 10 stark: cnmplcrc or extrClnt' [ 11 wear
(wore) the stardom: ro Je.'31•••..irh and acccpr rhe Stllll.~ur plIsidnn
of a srar
~I
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dr i ve r fitness
1761bs.(80 kg)Pedal forces
I
1Heat up to 140
F (60 C)
.~. . . . .. . . . - . . , . .1 contend: to st:uggle ro dea. wirh (a difficuhy) I 2 steering
forces: rhe forces used to control the ¿irecrion of a .•.ehicle I 4 bra-
king forces: the forces uscd tJ make a vehide go slowc or stOp.
using its brakc I 4 cornering forces: [he forces used ro move a
vehicle around a curve I 5 physical strain: excessive phrsica1 [cn-
sion or e£ron whích may result in injuries I 6 heart rate: the rate at
which :he heart bem; usuall)' measured to oblatn a quick evaluarlon of
a person's health 11 rowing: aspart which consim in propclling a
boar by means of aars or a type c,fexercise involvillg rhe same mavc.
rncnts 18 intake: the amouot of a panicular subslancc which is caten
or drunk during a particular time
VOCABULARY
\J
The stress placed on drivers in Formula One
racing is extreme. During a race the body has to
contend, with a cumulative force of 88,290 lbs.
(40,000 kg), which influences heart rate, rain
and muscle function.
(- /---
-V a r i o u s load~83IbS.· F , . -===~_(3~.5 kg)In a c a r BraKing
(Maximum figures)
F1 d r i v e r 'st r a i n i n g
Exercise
• Cardiovascular exercise up to
four hours a day
• Train neck muscles with elastic
bands, rowing7, weight lifting
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Lossof fluid 0.8-1.1gal. (3-4 1 ) _ _ _ -
@2007MCT
Source: Allianz Fl,
www.fltechnical.net
Graphic: Jutta Scheibe,
Morten Lyhne
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H e a d
• Mental stress
• Intense concentration
• Physical strain5
• Increased adrenalin output
N e c k
• Head plus helmet weighs 13 lbs. (6 kg)
• Up to four g-force
M o s t s t r es s e d m u s c l es
.Shoulder • Cervical and neck muscles
• Back muscles
• Arms
H e a r t
• Resting heart rate640
beats per minute
• Heart rate during race
198 beats per minute
Mental health
• Special breathing techniques
• Distraction blocking techniques
• Mind control exercises
Diet
• High carbohydrate intakeB
• Lots of water to
prevent dehydration
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)'ou'd think. This galler)' char.ges periodicall)', bUl it's alwa)'s
etehings and alwa)'s RembrandL Hint: To reall)' appreeiate the
eteher)', bring a magnifying gla.;s. People do thar.
We also get a Inok at his sludio ,nd his colleetion of props", the
lIolsam 12 of illumalion: shells, bum and o,her objeels, as well
as fellow anists' drawings and prints. Leaving the house with our
posrcards tucked, we pass 3:1d inspect more remnants of
Rembrandt's rime: the Zuiderkerk, rhe ehureh whose grave)'atd
holds rhe remains of rhree of Rembrandr' s ehildren; the
Trippenhaus, a vaniry house built around 1660 by merehant
brorhers, later a museum; Nieuwmarkt, a still-lively marketplaee
(Wilh some treasures, ma)'be, among rhe junk sunglasses); and
rhe Waag, a ehareaulike13 building alread)' old in Rembrandr's
time, home then to local guilds and ro a surgical theater por-
Touritst and entertainers fine D~m Square. site of the Royal
Palace. in Amste,dam. •
VOCABULARV
r,ayed in one of the anist' s breakthrough 14
painrin gs.
Whieh leads us, inevitabl)', ro the Red Lighr
Dimict. Most of the red lights and the pro-
fcssionals heneath them are 00 narrow.
mono)' sidc-strects, but [here arc saIne
bloeks with coneentrations of bright
signage1S signaling bars. "coffee (smoke)
shop" and purn shops. The bars offer whal
bar~ oOer, (hc: smokc shops offer more tlUI1
Marlboros, and the porn shops are not all
(har much d¡fleTent fr or n Y O ll e O W Il neigh-
borhood pom shop, except that here people
bring ,heir dates inside, which adds audible
giggles'6, some hom the girls. On Sarurday
night.s, rhese liberated streets are packed with pcople, many staggering under various ¡nAll-
enees and orhers just taking in the seene.
This morning, ir being Sunday, rhe meer;,
mostiy desemd, smelllike beer and urine. ___________r,_ _ _
W h ere lo go ...STAYING THERE:
T h e r e a r e ro u g h l , ' 2 7 j i l l i o n 171lotels scattered a b o u t
A m s t e rd a m , w n u e i n m idsum m er it seem s ha l f t he
p o p u la t io n i s w é l k in g a r o u n d w i th a m a p , M a n y - - in c lu d i n g
b a c k p a c ke r l o d gi 1 g s a n d s o m e 1am l li a r cha i n s - - a re w i th i n
a f e w b l o ck s 0 1 1 t 1eCen t ra l T ra i n S t a t ion , wh i ch i s a l so base
cam p f o r t he c i !' j' s t r am sys l em ,
DINING THERE
Jus t t o g i ve you ~ni d ea : O p t ing f o r s im p i e r f a r :1 i n t he
sum m e r hea t , I ce l igh t ed I n the rogv l euge l ( sa lm on
t rout 18) a t Ca f e V an Z u y le n o n a n o u ts id e t a b ie ( s h a d e d b y
a l u m b r e ll a ) o n ! h e S i n g e l c a n a l. T h e S p a n j e r & V a n T w i s t
Ca f e , on a s i de -cana l , a r ranged a de l i c ious sandw i ch
f e a tu r in g H o l la n d s e g e l t e n ka s s l 1 e t r a b a rb e r ja m ( D u tc h
g : >a t cheese wilh r huba l b 19 ja m , on lo ad ed -w ith -s ee ds
d , n k b r e a d ),
INFORMATION
A m s l el d a m T o u r is m d n d C o n v e n t io n B o a r d :
www.arnsterdarn tour i s t . n l .
F o r a l l 0 1 t h e N e : h e rl a n d s: E . m i il t h e N e t h e rl a n ds B o a r d 0 1
T o u r is m & (o n v fn t io n s a l in f o fm a t io n @ h o l la n i co m , o r
che<k t he W eb s i te : www . ho l fand . com .
11 props: an item placcd on a stage (O crcate a sccne Of scenario in which acturs !,erforfll a play in a theJlrc af motion picrure. Usually [he term "pro¡:;s"
is rcscrved for ohjects with which an acwr interacts kg. a glaS!i,a book or a wearon) I 12 flotsam: picce-sof broken wood and othe-r waste mate-rials
found on the bC'J.ehor t1oatir.g on the sea or anything or anyone that is unwantcd or worthless 113 ehateaulike: Iikc a largc house or castle in Franee
I 14 breakthrough: a suddcn advanccespedally in knowledge or techniquc or ,1 person's firsr notable succ~ss115 signage: signs col1enive!y, espc-
cially comme-rcial or public display signs 116 giggle(s): a nervom or silly bugh 117 j illion: (informal) a numbcr or amount too peat to speci~f I
18 salmon trout: a sea [mur or mherfish resembling a small salman 119 rhubarb: a plam which h;u;long sour-tasting red and grecn stcms tb[
can be cooked and caten ;u;a fmit
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M O V IN G R IG H T AL O NG ...
Dam Square, wim irs hOlels,confluence of lram lines
and rhe Royal Palace, is me hearl of lhe old ciry. LoIS
of young folks j~sr hang OUl20here, and you can usu-ally grab a quick hOI dog off one of me slands. The
Nieuwe Kerk (as opposed 10 me Oude one) is here.
and nieuwe21 as il is, it's slill oude enough (c. 1400)
10 have been sile ofRembrandl's wedding.
Then we discover me Spui, a sweel linle square, and
me srreelS leading imo il, which IOgemer provide
Paris-sryle cafes, reslauranls of various ilks22 (includ-
ing me celebraled d'Vijff Vlieghen), bookslOres and
benches at which ro gather and stare at me people sip-
ping23 at me Paris-sryle cafes.
And if that's not enough. the actual paiming is in me
Rijksmuseum, which, if you're a good walker, is wilh-.
in walking tlistance of the stames, and worth the walk.
Because just when you're slarting 10 lhink you're
Rembrandted out24, me Van Gogh Museum is righl
down lhe pam. PainlÍngs lhat make you cry. And tight
oUlSideme door of the Van Gogh Museum: me tram
10 lhe Red Light Dislricr. What a ciry this is! AE
VOCABULARY
20 hang out: (slang) ro s~nd time doing nothing in particular in aUt.
!>inpl.ce 121 nleuwe: (from Dutch) n<w122 IIk(s): (maWydisap- proving)• p",lcul" typ< 1 23 slpp(lng): ro dn"k, tak1ngnnly. vuyunaUamount ar a time I 24 Rembrandted out: dmi of &mbrandt
1ILamps signal places char practice me oldesl
profession in me Red Light Dislricr in
Amsterdam.
(PRACTICED) .
3 I "Biggest tourist auracrion in Amsterdam,"declared a hotel concierge bubbling wim pride.
(PROUDLY) , .
5 I This morning, ir being Sunday, me srreels,
mosrly deserted, smelllike beer and urine.
(GIVEN) .
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Music Review
THE POLleEwant rack m agicsrark!y rcvcals a modern scene mat can'r
matchsuch wide-sca1eexeiremem. For yean
we'd heard of me Iingering13animosiry14
among Sring, Srewarr Copeland and Andy
Sumn:ers. The lhree had seemed imem on
srickir.g (O their guns, letting hismry behisto£;' after the breakup mar made me
Poliee one of mase pop-<:ulture rarities: ao
aer rhH wem out on topo And that gers
right 10 thar dim danger lurking15 al rhe
core of rhe rock reunion: screwing up the
legacy. The trio' s defiance in me faee af
what had surely been tremendous tempta-
tion -financial and orherwise- is one teason
the b;md's credibüity held up strong over
rime. Hining rhe road mearu taking mar
reputadon Out foe a spin16, too.
More than two decades after the
band bowed out17 at the height of its
fame. they decided to gather
together.
Rock reunioos have becornc rollicking1
business, Thc 19905 wece the deeade thar
curned rock nostalgia imo an indusuy.
wirh hell.fr07.e-over l reuniaos of bands
ranging from rhe Eagles (O Kiss. Even the
surviving Beades gOl lOgether to makeOlusic.
In an age of cmertainment~on.demand,
sl101moning old favorircs hack ioro anioo
has become jusr anorher puhlie expaccta-
tion. One thiog is certain: lhc band's re3p-
pearance mcans ""c'te running out of untap-
red blockbusrcr comcbacks'.
Bcyond rhe Palice. major reunion p ro jCCt5 -
SUdl as H . . ag eAg a in s r ch e Mad1ine, Gcncsis,
Smashing Pumpkins ami rhe Sroogcs- are
011 rhe way.
The ancnJanr hypc10 foc such comeback
blio-c s" cou ld be cha lke d up12 35 another
sign of conremporary rock troubk.J times.
Surc, a Police nr Van Halen reunion would
h;lVe bL'Cn big llews a[ any poim [he paM
[\\10 dc:cades. Bur in 2007, thde likelyJomi-
nation of [he pop-music conversation
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1 insouciant casually unconcerned. rda,;.:J and happy. without worr)' or guilt 1 2 zesty: markcd by spiri[cC cnjoymellt 1 3 halcyon days: 3 \'er)'
happy or sllccesdiJl pcriotl in Ihe p<lSI1 4 frenzy: uncomrollcd and cxctl:d beha\'ior or emolion, which is sometimes violent 1 5 bromide(s): (formal) a
rcm.lrk or SlatCmct1twhkb, ahbough il mig!lI he true, is huring and mcaninglcss hccame it has bttn saiJ so many :¡mes before 1 6 kaballa: Kabbalah lite-
I'3lJymeans "rccciving" and il ¡s hclJ aUlhoriluive: by most OrlhoJoJ: JC'WS. According :0 ilSadherenrs. imimare: undcfSt3l'Idingand rnastery of the Kabbalah
brings mm spirirually doser ro Cad and a .I a ~1J1t humanity o.n be empowcred with higher insight into me ínncr-workings of God's ctta[ion I7
rollicking: (esp. uf an cxpe:ricnceUf stOl')')happcning with a lot of fol.\tanioo .and good humor and ofien noisc 1 8 hell-froze-oyer. (idiom) If you S3)"
thal sOnlelhing will happen when hell fret""LCSover, )'011 mean that it will ncver hapren. So. a hell-froz.e-ovcr reunion would be one which was a1most impos-
sibIl"[Orake place, bul Jid 1 9 comeback(s): 3.lOlIccessfUl3.1te:mplro get power, imponana: or fame aga¡n after a ?Criod ofhaving lost it 1 10hype: .somc-
thing th;l[ is ClJlltinually¡¡d\'crli...c'd anJ di.\l:."1.1<M'.Jin l1ewSrMpers,on tcb'ilOion, cte. in lmier ro attrao cveryone's blerest I11 blitz(es): a 101of energetic
activity 112 chalk up: (informal) rt'Coro a scure or victol"}'113 lingering: Ia.ning a 10llglime I14 animosity: strong dislike. opposition or mger I15Jurking: lhreatening. ahotll tOattack 1 16 to take out for a spin: (or Utospin somcthing out") to mlke somethíng such as an aaivity 01"stor}'
lasr longer Ihan lL~ualor 1lI.."CCSSary,Uf as long 2." poS!>ible116 bow(ed) out: (idiomatic) ro resign, or !cave. with OOC'$ acdibility still ínuo..
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B O B M A R L E Y ' SOldest son is on a
DIFFERENTMI5510NMarley ,ay' hi, >lruggle i , 'pi ritual, unli-
ke the phy,ical ' triving embodied in the
pr ote st an th em ,' th at gav e ho pe to th e
downtrodden2 and made an internatio-
nal superslar 01 his late lather, who died
in 1981.
•.That generation that had that light
made a good l ight ," , ays the , inger',ongwri ter and keyboardi, t, who as a
chi ld ol ten , ang and danced with hi ,
fa ther on s lage . "8ut tha t t ime lor ~ hy, i-
cal , truggle i , now changing into a .piri-
tual , truggle. T hat i , where I am. The
solution lor m ankind i, 01 a 'pi ritual
nature. It i , not a p olitical or religio",
solution. It 's the ability to love each
other. That 's the only solution I soo. '
Marley says his beliels really began to
change during the recording 01 1999's
.Spirit 01 Music," his linal di" with the
Melody Makers, the three-time Grammy-
winning group.
But the soods 01 change were sown a
f e w y e a r s ea r l i er d u r i n g a c o n v e r s a t i o n
with Alpha 810ndy,an Alro-reggae musi-
dan Irom the Ivory Coast and a staunch3
supporter 01Alrican unity."We were ta lking about changes in
Alrica.W e were a,king, 'Is it possible lor
you to change millions 01 people on the
p h y s i c a l le v e l 7 O r i s t h e m i s s io n m O Te t o
sing music so people ca. look into them-
selves), I was about changing things, but
th ing ' weren 't changing, not a t the ra te
they should, •
Z IG G Y M A R lE Y , E lD E ST S ON
O F R EG G A E'S M O STT R AN S CE N DE N T F IG U R E,
B OB M A R lE Y , F E ElS T H E
S OlU TIO N O F M A NK IN D IS
O F A S P IR IT U Al N A TU R E A S
R E FlE C TE D O N H IS C D.
"L O VE I S M Y RE lI GIO N."
Marley says that he tried ,olving the
ph ysica l st ru gg le in Ja m ai ca by gi vin g
money and materia l goods to people. But
that did not solve !he problems,
Eventually, he came to the conelusion
that "using political tools to change
sodal conditions won't work. It 's spiri-
tual conditions that need changing. It 's
what 's inside 01 people that counls. "
VOCABUlARY--- -
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1 anthem(s): a song which has spedal imponance foc a particular group of people, ao organization oc a country 12 downtrodden: bad1y and
unfaidy treated 13 staunch: always laya! in supporting a person, organizarion oc ser of beliefs oc api oi an; 14 conjure(s) up: evoke oc caH form,
wich oc as if b y magic I S bendl r drums: (a1so C l. lIederbeni oc arbani) a &<lme drurn ~ as a traclit:onal i nstrument throughouc North Afri ca ,
more spttiflcaJly in Morocoo.16 tehardant (Iute): a musi ca l i ns rrumentwhkh has a body wi rh a round back and a fin top, a long ne:ck and sttings
whkh :m: playt"d wit.h lhe: flngers
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36 lV/lisie Review I (1 'I I IJ( I1 11 LEVELS IJr'l 11' IIJ I1 '-:1-'1 PI,\II I \11//,/.,)( 11)
PATTI SMITH still doesn'tchange horses midstream '"1 W AS D E EP LY OPPOSfD ro rr," SMIT1i
admits. "lstill don't bdieve in rock .n' roll
awards. 1 would nO[ accepr one £roro MTV
oc something. That's kinda disgusting to
me. But 1 rry {Q understand che meaning
mar this (Hall) has foc people. It means a
grear deal to che induetees, and 1 accepr ir
in mar spirit. Ir's an honor."
In her case, che honor salutes a legacy :hat
began 32 years ago with "Horses," ao
album recogniz.cd00 impacr as a seminal
work 2 in [he evoludon of punk. poerryand
women in music. From irs iconic caver
ph OfO to [he music's mix of feverish verse
and bace-banes], ir esrablisheJ Smith as
boch a beacon of boho cool4 and a .,ew
kind of pop star.
Tweh-e, her "nev/' piece of work, is ao
¡(bum thar finds her covering a dozeo das.
sic rock touchstones5, From Hendrix's Are
You Experienced? to m e Stones' Gimme
Shdrer, it flips through rock's back plges
wirh arare sensc of rumination', Ir iSIÚan
artempt lO Xerox or compere with, rhe rack
canon. It's a way ro reconsider songs Ihar
have bound many of US,and ro highlight
sorne rcasans those conneetions have pro-
ven so durable.
"1 waIHoo to cmphasizc rhe Iyries. The few
people I.••..e played the record for have a11
said they feh they were hcaring [he words
for rhe first time,"
But Smi[h secms naivc abollt the marketing
morivatian behind a covers album in this
day and agc. Latcly.labcls ha\'c becn aggrcs-
sivdy encouraging oldcr arti.~tsto cut rhese
kinds of recorJs as the only way to get
anemion in a yourh-driven market.
Patti Smith and her band play the
Skyline stage at Navy Pier in Chicago.
lIIinois. in June 2004. Musician5 5uch
as Smith are following a new kind of
career trajeetory: Early success.
followed by a voluntary hiatus in
favor of home and family. then a
return to the fierce demands of arto
1 change horses rnidstrearn: (fiurr,[h~ pro,'~rb "Don', changc hono; in mid5[rcam~) Don't changc your loder Of ¥OUfbasic pasióon when pan-
v .'3 .y chrough a e.trnpaign Of a plOjea I2 seminal work: a work f lOm which other v.'Orksgrow. Th~[cnnusuilly reftn to an intdlectual or artlstic achie-
vem~nl who~ id~ and [cchniques ha,,~ be:n adop[~ or ro;ponded 10 in lata works b y oth~f pcople, cim~r in the .wn~f1dd o c in me general cultu~ I 3
bare-bones: naving Ih~ mos[ rs~ntial ccmponc.nts I4 beacon 01 boho cool: a 5Ourc~oflight or inspiration for boho (siang, bohanian) and rool
pcopl~ I 5 touchstones: basic principies for judging quality I6 rurnlnation: refl~lion or meditatlon .Ipon something I7 nag(s) at some--
body: [O cause pain. discornfocl. distro;s, depro;sion ami/oc annoyancc
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QUESTIONSWha! 15 the dlfference belween 'beslde' and 'besldes'7
Can 'besídes' and 'except be used as synonyms7
'Beside' is a preposition meaning
'ar {he side of,' 'b y '. 'next to'.
Come and sit here beside me.
Our school was built right beside a
r iv er .
'Besides' can be used as a prepos;-don with a similar meaning ro 'as
wcll as', ro add new informarion to
what is already known.
Do you play any orher sports besi-
des foorball and basketball?
Besides literature, we have to srudy
language and sociology.
'Besides' can also be used as a di,-
coucse marker meaning 'also', 'as
well as', 'in any case'. It is otten
used ro add a stronger, more cor.~
dusive argument ro what has gone
befo re. In this case, 'besides' usually
goes at the beginning of the dause.
1 don't like those shoes; besides,
they are too expensive.
She won't mind your being late.
B~ides, it's hardly your F.lUlt
As regards the difTerence between
'beside' an 'except', please consider
a third confusable, 'apart from'.
These three expressions are someti-
mes confused:
> 'Besides' usually adds: it is like
saying wirh, or plus:
Besides the violin, he plays me
piano and the Aute.
(He plaY" three instruments)
> 'Excepr' subtraces: it is like saying
without, oc minus:
1 Iike all spores except football.
> 'Aparr ttom' can be used in both
senses.
Apan ttoml Besides jockey, he
play, rugby and basketball.
1 like all sportS apart from/except
football.
Atter 'no', 'nobody', 'nothing' and
similar negative words, the three
expressions can al1 have me same
meaning.
She has noming
besides/exceptlaparr from her
houle. (She only has her house)
What is the bes! way lo sludy phrasal verbs7
As you may know, there are thousands of phrasal verbs
in English. If you are learning Er.glish in dass, your tea-
cher can only spend a smal! amount of time teaching
you phr.asal verbs, so you muSl spend time at home
learning them for yourself.
Phrasal verbs can be organized in difTerent waY": by
partide, by verb and by topie. T.,e more difTerent ways
you meet these verbs, the more you will learn. But, in
my opinion, words are remembered when they are
meaningful to you and when you can make connec-
tions with real-life situations. Therefore, you should
alwaY" ,tudy them in context (Le. phrasal verb + defi-
nition or synonym + an example in a typica1 siruation):
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Phrasal verb
com e acros s
Def in i t ion lsynonym
lo fiodby chaoce
e xa m p le i n c : o n te x t
I was sor t ing '.h ro u g h sorre p ap e rs w h en
I carneaerosslhese old phOlos.
A phrasal verb is a verb plus one or two partides. Ir is onen possible to undersrand wha, a phrasal verb means by
looking al its partide and, lhollgh it is not always possib!e to find a pattern, thinking abou, [he meaning of rhe
partide will help you und erstand and tem ember the phrasa! verbs you mee!. Check [he fc)lIowing example to see
how you can organize YOllf studying:
Partic le Meaning Phrasal verbs Defin it io n lsyn on ym Example in context
UP A n u p w ar d m o v em en t c o me u p (01!he suo) lo rise We left ear!y,jusI as lhe suo
w a s c o m i n g u p .
A n ¡n c rea s e, go up to r is e , ¡n c reas e Saleshave gooe up io lhe
an i m p rov em en t pasl year.
Compleliog,eoding u se u p u se a l! o f som eth ing We used up alllhe eggswheo
we madelhe cake.
Approachiog draw up (01a vehiele)lo come lo A tax i d rew u p ju s t as w e w ere
a place aod stop lhiokiog01calliogooe,
Anolher piece of advice 1 can give
you is thar. whenever YOtI mect a
phrasal verb, Barice the noun ir is
used w ith, This w ill help you
undersrand and remember rhe verb
mllch betrer, For example:
> barrer clown + the done to get in
> note clown + youe n c w a ddr e. o; ¡s
> ser clown + mínimum standards
of hygiene
> slam down + the phone, looking
very angry
or
The building + bumr down aml all
the contems were destroyed.
The noise + died down and 1 was
a h l e ro concentrare again.
The sun + bcat down anJ \Ve gO t
very ho!.
Thc rain + pelted down and they
got \Vet.
Remember rhesc: : are jU. 'ir suggcs-
. tions and Y0l!, as a learner, need to
fino the most suitabk. mcthod (or
YOll.
I need to translate my CV into English, what conventions should I take mto accounP
Firsr of aII, you should not think of
it as a translarion, bur rarher as a re-
writing. Writing a resume in
English can be ver)' differenr from
doing it in your nativc tongue.
5tep 1: take notes on YOllfwork
experience - paid and unpaid. Wrire
down YOllfresponsibilities, job tide
and company information. Take
notes 011 your education. Indude
degree or certifica tes, sehool names
and courscs rclcvant to career objce-
tivcs. Take notes 011 other accom-
plishmenrs. such as membership in
organizations, seminars ur co u rSC . ' i
you have raken. From rhe nores,
choose skilis that are similar ta rhe
job you are applying for - these are
t h : : : most importanr poinrs for your
fC511me.
5tep 2: Begin YOllr resume by wri-
ring YO llr complcte name, aJJress,
telephone numberlfax, cdl-phone
number and email ar the tal' of rhe
pa gc .
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Step 3: Write an objective (a short
sentence describing the rype of
work you hope to obtain).
Step 4: Begin work experience
with your most recent jobo Indude
the company specillcs and your tes-
ponsibilities - focllSon the skills you
have identified as transferable (simi-
lar ro the job you are applying forjo
Continue ro liS! all of your work experience job by job progressing
backwards in time. Remember to
focus on skills that are transferable.
Step 5: Summarize your educa-
tion, induding important facts
(degree rype, specillc courses stu-
died) mat are applicable ro me job
you are applying foroIndude other
relevant information such as lan-
guages spoken, compurer knowled-
ge etc. under the heading:
Addirional Skills
Step 6: Finish with the phrase:
References available upon roquest
Your entire resume should ideally
not be any longer than one page. If
you have had a number of years of
experiencc specillc ro the job you
are applying for, rwo pages are alsoacccptable.
Spacing: ADDRESS (center of
page in bold) OBJEcr!VE double
space EXPERIENCE double space
EDUCATION double space
ADDITIONAL SKILLS double
space REFERENCES. Len a1ign
everything except name/address.
Tips:
Use dynamic anion verbs such as:
accomplished, collaborated, encoura-
ged. established, facilitared. founded,
managed. etc.
Do NOT use the subjecr "1",use ten-
se s in (he past, cxcepr for your presem
jobo Example: Conducted routine
inspections of on sirc equipmem.
Structure:> PERSONAL INFORMATION
> OBJEcrrvE
> WORK EXPERIENCE
> EDUCATION
> ADDITIONAL SKlLLS
> ACTIVlTIES & INTERESTS
(optional)
You may a1so look for examples of
resur.1eson the web, but make sure
they come from reliable sources.
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44 Sto tellin THE TELL-TALE HEART :
in opening (he doof. A watch's minute hand
moves mort: quickly than did mine. Nevet before
,ha, night had 1 felt the extem of my own powetS,
of my sagaeity. I could seateely comain my feel-
ings of triumph. To think that thete I was open-
ing the door li,de by little, and he not even rodream of my seeret deem or ,houghts. 1 fairIy
ehuekled 8 at the idea, and perhaps he heard me,
for he moved on the bed suddenly as if starded'.
Now you may think that l drew baek - but no.
His room was as blaek as piteh with the thiek
darkness (for the shuttels were c10se fastened
through fear of robbers), and so I knew that he
could not see the opening of
the door, and I kept pushing
it on steadily, steadily.
I had my head in, and "'as
aboLI r [Q open (he lantern,
when my thumb slipped
upan the dn fastening, and
the old man sprang up in the
bed, crying out, "Who's
thefe?"
I kept qui,e stiU a nd said
nothing. For a whole hOL! 1
¿id nor move a muscle, and
in (he meantime 1 ¿id :lor
hear him lie down. He \VasstiU sitting up in the
bed,listening; jus, as I have done night after night
hearkening to the dea,h watehes in ,he wall.
Presendy, I heard a sligh, groan '0, and I knew it
was (he groao of mortal terror, Ir was not a groao
of pain oc of grief - oh, no! It was (he low sti-
fled 11 sound that arises from ,he bottom of the
soul when overeharged w¡th a\Ve'2. 1 knew the
sound \VeU.Many a night, just at midnight, when
aU the worId slept, it has weUed up from my own
bosom, deepening, wi,h i" dreadful echo, the ter-
rors that distraeted me. 1 say I knew it well. 1
knew wha, the old man felt, and pitied him
although I ehuekled at heat!. I knew that he had been
lying awake evet sinee the first slight noise when he had
turned in (he bed. His fearshad beeo ever since growing
upon him. He had been trying to fancy them causeless,
but eould noto He had been saying ro himself, "Ir is
nothing bu, the wind in the ehimney, it is only a mousecrossing (he floor," or, "Iris merely a cricket which has
made a single ehirp13." Ye s he has been trying ro eom-
fot! himself with these mppositions; but he had found
aU in v.in. AlL IN VAlN, beeause Death in approaeh-
ing him had stalked'4 w¡th his blaek shadow before him
and enveloped the vietim. And it was the mournful
influenee of the unpereeived shadow that caused him to
feel, although he neither saw nor
heatd, ro feel the presenee of my
head within (he room.
When I had waited a long time very
patiendy withollt hearing him lie
down, I tesolved ro open a litde -
a v e r y, v er y H tt le c re vi ce 15 i n ( he
lanterno So 1 opened ir - you cao-
not imagine how stealthily, steaIthily
- umil at length a single dim ray
like the thread of ,he spider shot out
from (he crevice and fel! upan (he
vulture eye.
It Wf.S open, wide, wide apen, and 1
grew furious as 1 gazed upon it. 1 saw it wich perfect dis-
tincmess - aUa duU blue wi,h a hideous veH over i, that
ehiUed the very marrow in my bones'., bU! 1 could see
nothing e1se of the old man's faee or person, for 1 had
direeted the rayas if by instinet precisely upon the
damned spot.
And no\V have I nO! tok you ,ha, what you mistake for
madness is bU( over-acuteness of the senses? Now, 1 say,
there carne ro my ears a 10\V,duU, quick sound, sueh as
a watch makes when enveloped in canon. 1 knew that
sound weU roo. Ir was the beating of the old man's hean.
It increased my fury as the beating of a drum stimulates
the soldier imo courage.
VOCABULARV . . .._.__ __..... _ .
8 chudd(ed): asoft partIr sllppresscd laugh 1 9 startled: excired bysl lddcn surprisc or alarm and making a quick involuntary movemem 110 groan:
an utterancc cxpressing pain Of disapprovall11 stifled: withheld from circuladoll Of expression or suffocated by or as ifby lack of oxygcn 112 awe: a
fcding of great respecr somerimes mixed wirh fear or surprise 1 13 chirp: a shon high sound 114 stalk(ed): If something unpleasant ~talk.sa place, it
appears [here in athrearening way 115 aevice: a small narrow crack or space in a Stlrfacc 116 chilled the very marrow in my bones: made
me fceI extremely frightenedl made me shivet
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46
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Sto tellin THE HU.TALE HEA~T " LEVEL5: ADVANCED I PROFICIENCY
The FOLLOWING SENTENCESwere
extracted from the story and
mixed-up. Without going back to
the texto put them back in the
correct order.
a I And every nliJht about mldn'ght I turned che laceh 01his
daor and opened it oh, so gentt¡l
b I And observe how healthily, nowealm/y, / can tell you che
whole stcry
e I And then when my head was well in the room / ucdid the
lantern c a ue /o us l r - - oh. 50 cau(ously .. cautiously (for che
hinges creaked). I undid ir just SJ much chat a single tnin (ay
lell upon che vu/ture eye.
d lit is impossible lo say how (¡(sr the idea entered my brain,
but, once conceived, ir haunted me day and night.
eli t was open, wide, wide open, and I grew furious as I gazed
upon it. Isaw ir with perfect distinetness -- al! a dull b.'ue with a
hideous veil over it Chal chilled the very marrow in my banes
f I He shrieked once -- once ODil In an instant Idragged him to
che flaor, and pu/led rhe heavy oed over him.
9 I A shriek had beeo heard by a neighboúr during che night;
suspicion of foul play had been aroused; information had been
fodged at the poliee offiee, and chey (Che offlcers) had been
deputed ro search the premises.
hI ''Villair¡s!'' I shrieked, 'disser:¡ble no more! I admir the deed!
iI My head ached, and I fancied a ringingin my ears; but 5tHI
Chey sal. and stlll ehatted.
j 1 I took up three planks from /he flooring of the chamber, and
deposited all between the scantlings.
J[! TH c ce ; A U DI O A R TI CL E & M OR E E X ER C IS E S
ing: but it cOlllinueJ anJ gained detlnidvclicss
- u mil , a r l en gr h, I f ou nJ tl ur r he n o is c: "va s
r - . : O T . . .virhin rny cars.
No doo bt I nmv grcw VERY pale; bU! 1 [alkcd
more fluenrly. anJ wirh a heightt'ned voiee:.
Y er rh e so un d i ne re as cd - a nd ...",har CQuld J
do' Ir was A LOW, DULL. QUICK SOUND
- MUCH SUCH A SOU:"O AS A
WATCH /o,l¡1.KESWHE~ E:"VELOPED
IN COTrO:'\. I gasped fur brea:h, and ) 'e[
r he o f1 1ce r s h CJ nl i r IlOr. [ r alked mo re quic.:k-
Iy , mor e v eh t: me nd y b U( rh e n oi se s te ad ily
increased. 1 aruse ami argued about rriflt:s26, in
a high key Jnd \ vi rl l v io lc l1t g e st icu i ar io n s; b UI
rhe noise steaJily incrc;lsed. \X'hy \X'OUU)rhey nor be gane? l paccd rhe tloor ro anJ fro
\virh hea',')' sU.des, as ir c,,'xcired ro fUf)' by rhe
observacions of rhe men, hU( rhe noise sreac..li-
1 ) ' ¡nereased. o C od! wha, C OULO Ido? 1
foamcd27- 1 raved - I swore! 1 .sWlIllg lh c
chair upon which I had lll'en .sitring, ami gral-
ed it upon rhe bO<lfJs, hUi (he noise arost. over
all and coJltinual1y incn:ased. Ir gre\\' louder
- IOlldcr-louder! And sriil rhe men chatted
pll'J ..;antiy. amI smill'd. \Vas it possible rhey
heard nm? Al:nigh()' Cnd! - no, no~ Thl'}'
h eard ! - rh ey SllSPCCll'd! - rhey Kt'E\'(!! -
t1H.'}'\Verc making a llIockery uf m)' horror! -
r his I r ho ug he , a nd ( his l think . Bur a l ly rh il l~
w as b errer (h an ,his ag ony ! A ny rh in g \v as
more tolc....rablc (han (his derision28! I (ould
bea r rho se hn'ocritical smiles no lon gcr! 1 fe lr
thar I musr s:n:am ur Jie~ - anJ no\\' -
again - hak! luuJ~r! luuc.ier! louder!
LOUDER'-
"ViUains!" l sl:riekeJ. "disscmble29 no nlOrd I
admir rhe deed! - tcar L1 p [he planks! - 11(.:'I"l'.
here! - il is rhe bearing uf his hidcOllS30
hean!"
26 trifle{s): (tll;nlJ.1l ~ mJ!lcr m itcm o C l¡nle: value Uf
iIllPlI:t;lllec 127foam{ed): tu fm{h;u the lllomh e.~lx,~'i;ILy
in .mgcr; broJJly: tu be J.ngr~' 1 28 derision: (fUrIlMI)
(ll11tcmplUou.'i lallghler; whl:n "IlllletlllC or ml11dhing j~
bught'd at and lUI\idcrl.J ridillllou, or uf ~lU";JIu!.' 1 29
dissemble: to hide yuur n:JJ if\1cmioJ1S and tl:din¡;s ur tlll'
fJets 130hideous: l:ro"Jy utfcm¡\'c tu dL'\:l'nc)" ll\ m"raJirl':
..:au. ~inghorror
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