[COMPLETE] The Journal of Lewis and Clarke - tg

Post by **Availle** » August 7th, 2010, 4:24 pm

WOW - that was very fast, thank you! I hope you had fun... MW updated...

mim@can · Post by **mim@can** » August 8th, 2010, 4:53 am

lalalime wrote:Section 8 all done!

Section 8: http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/tg/journallewisandclarke_08_lewis-clark.mp3

Duration: 24:49

@ 10:16 .....which I considerad as a favorable omen.

"Thus it proved that in a short time they received the
pipe of peace, and lighting it first presented it to me, and
then smoked with it themselves. Soon after they took up
the presents, which had hitherto lain neglected, and appearing
to be greatly pleased with them, departed in a friendlj
manner. And nerer did I receive greater pleasure than at
getting rid of such formidable guests.

"It was not ever in my power to gain a thorough knowl
edge of the designs of my visitors.

Omitted highlighted section, well done and a great listen for me! I do hope you will take on some more sections!

Mim

Post by **Availle** » August 8th, 2010, 5:55 am

Well, there's one more section open!

Thanks for PL'ing, mim.
Ummm... would you please do me a favour? I'll be on vacation next week, with limited internet access - it would be great if you could keep an extra eye on the project. I don't expect very much to happen, but as you're PL'ing anyway...

Thanks!

marvellous · Post by **marvellous** » August 8th, 2010, 5:56 am

Has anyone encountered Latitude and Longitude? how would you read something like this? thanks!
" lies in latitude 31, 1, 15, N. and longitude 6h. 7, 11, west of Greenwich."

Post by **Availle** » August 8th, 2010, 6:23 am

Hi Luigina,

the full notation is missing here in the book. It should be

lies in latitude 31 degrees, 1 minute, 15 seconds, NORTH. and longitude 91 degrees. 7 minutes, 11 seconds, west of Greenwich

I think the 6h is a printer's error. 60 degrees west would only bring you to the eastern tip of Canada, and that's not quite where they started out...

Hope this helps!

marvellous · Post by **marvellous** » August 8th, 2010, 7:07 am

thanks! it does help. although many words were garbled in the text; some I could make out from the context, but not all.

lalalime · Post by **lalalime** » August 8th, 2010, 8:18 pm

Hi Mim & thx for your kind words. I am glad I came back and checked here - I did not recieve any email or anything to tell me I'd messed up LOL. I just decided to come back and check. I will come and fix my error and re-upload again tomorrow. I may consider another chapter or two in the future, just have to work around other commitments. THIS is my treat for doing all the other life stuff! I prefer to make a commitment and then just get it done.

Barb

Robin of Loxley · Post by **Robin of Loxley** » August 9th, 2010, 5:22 am

I am a newbie here and have volunteered to read a section. I have my Logitec 350 headset and my computer ready to go. I have downloaded the text from the listed site. I need to update my Audacity. I have read the section as practice and am just waiting for a quiet time to record. I have read the tips about how to handle mistakes in the recording, etc.

What else to I need to know/do to make this a success? Any guidance would be great!

Post by **Availle** » August 9th, 2010, 6:02 am

Hi Robin,

you could try and make a very short test recording of one minute (try the 'Guides' on top of the page). This way we can figure out if your technical settings are ok without you recording the whole section...

Please post your test over at 'Listeners Wanted' (because I'll be on holiday this week, and it will get more exposure there...)

I hope everything will run smoothly!

lalalime · Post by **lalalime** » August 9th, 2010, 9:28 am

All fixed! LOL - the uploader just does not like me much. It seems I have to upload twice before it "takes" my recordings"

Chapter 8

http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/tg/journallewisandclarke_08_lewis-clark.mp3

Duration: 25:15

Okayyyyy - you twisted my arm, (like Nadine used to do to me for other books) - I will take responsibility for Chapter 22 but I'm sure it will not be as speedy as this last one. I will squeek in little recordings every day and they will add up to the chapter over the next few weeks

mim@can · Post by **mim@can** » August 10th, 2010, 4:15 am

lalalime wrote:All fixed! LOL - the uploader just does not like me much. It seems I have to upload twice before it "takes" my recordings"

Chapter 8

http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/tg/journallewisandclarke_08_lewis-clark.mp3

Duration: 25:15

Okayyyyy - you twisted my arm, (like Nadine used to do to me for other books) - I will take responsibility for Chapter 22 but I'm sure it will not be as speedy as this last one. I will squeek in little recordings every day and they will add up to the chapter over the next few weeks

Proof listened and All okay and I do then look forward to chapter 22

Rat King · Post by **Rat King** » August 10th, 2010, 1:36 pm

Section 9: Length - 9:57

http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/tg/journallewisandclarke_09_lewis-clark.mp3

lalalime · Post by **lalalime** » August 10th, 2010, 4:01 pm

Yippeee! Section 22 done! (slamming the virtual book shut with satisfaction) I zipped my file this time to make the upload go faster. Like DUH!

Section 22:

http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/tg/journallewisandclarke_22_lewis-clark.zip

Duration: 49:18

Meep Meep (Road Runner from the Bugs Bunny cartoons) - off to another book, another chapter. It was fun working with you!

Post by **TriciaG** » August 10th, 2010, 7:05 pm

For future reference, it's better not to zip a file. In order for it to be cataloged, it'll need to be downloaded, unzipped, then the mp3 file uploaded again.

And actually, mp3's are already compressed. You don't save much space zipping an mp3. For example, section 22 zip is 44.7 MB; the mp3 is 45.1 MB. You save 0.4 MB by zipping it (which is about, what - the equivalent of 30 seconds of the audio, more or less, and depending on your connection, about 10 seconds of upload time).

Just some interesting facts for ya.

Edit to add: I just read earlier in the thread. I suppose if the uploader doesn't like you for some reason and hates when you upload mp3's but is OK with you uploading zips, then I guess your option is to upload as a zip, LOL! So never mind all that wonderful lecture I just typed.

mim@can · Post by **mim@can** » August 11th, 2010, 5:06 am

lalalime wrote:Yippeee! Section 22 done! (slamming the virtual book shut with satisfaction) I zipped my file this time to make the upload go faster. Like DUH!

Section 22:

http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/tg/journallewisandclarke_22_lewis-clark.zip

Duration: 49:18

Meep Meep (Road Runner from the Bugs Bunny cartoons) - off to another book, another chapter. It was fun working with you!

Section 22
@ 14:24 by Columbus, who, when he discovered that island,
thought he could trace the furnaces in which the gold was
refined.

Here I hear finances?

@ 22:55 There are islands at a considerable distance from the continent
of Asia, where we have dot been surprised to find inhabitants;
why then should we wonder to meet with people
in America?
Here you have omitted the word not

Again a great listen!