COMPLETE National Geographic Magazine Vol. 08 - September 1897 - rap

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The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 08 - September 1897.

This project is complete and all audio files can be found in the catalogue: https://librivox.org/the-national-geographic-magazine-vol-08-09-september-1897-by-national-geographic-society/

All previous issues that have been catalogued! :: http://librivox.org/group/438
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the September Number.
It includes the following articles:
  • Modification of the Great Lakes by Earth Movement, by G. K. Gilbert
  • The Toronto Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science
  • The Great Unmapped Areas of the Earth's Surface Awaiting the Explorer and Geographer, by J. Scott Keltie
  • The Compass in Modern Navigation, by G. W. Littlehales
  1. How to claim a part, and "how it all works" here To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are "up for grabs." Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you would like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
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  3. Is there a deadline? We ask that you submit your recorded sections within 1-2 months of placing your claim. Please note that to be fair to the readers who have completed their sections in a timely way, if you haven't submitted your recording(s) after two months, your sections will automatically be re-opened for other readers to claim, unless you post in this thread to request an extension. Extensions will be granted at the discretion of the Book Coordinator. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it'll go back to the pool. There's no shame in this; we're all volunteers and things happen.Please do not sign up for more sections than you can complete within the two month deadline.
  4. Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): https://archive.org/details/nationalgeograph81897nati (also linked pages in the MW)
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    No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
    Make sure you add this to the beginning of your recording:
    START of recording (Intro)
    • "Section [number] of The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. 08, September 1897. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
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      "End of Section ##"
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      "End of The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. 08, September 1897."

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    Save files as
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    ngm08_08_##_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. ngm08_08_01_128kb.mp3)
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Post by BettyB »

May I claim 3 and 4.

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Post by Rapunzelina »

Welcome to the September issue, BettyB! Thank you for giving us a start!
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Post by Availle »

cool - can I do the compass please? :D
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Post by Rapunzelina »

Hi, Ava!! Yes, please!! :D
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Post by BettyB »

When I follow your link to the text I have no option to enlarge it. I am able to locate my sections in the book itself without the link.

Just thought you might want to check it out and see if the same thing happens for you.

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Post by Rapunzelina »

Following the links in the Magic Window, when I use the buttons for zoom in/zoom out (the + / - magnifying glasses above) I can enlarge the text. Or, using the "one-page view" button below, I bring it to one page to enlarge it further.
I don't know why our experience is different; I'm using Mozilla Firefox.

But if you've found a work-around, all is fine!
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Post by Availle »

Here is section 9 at 19:16.

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ngm08_09_05_128kb.mp3

Two things:
- I didn't really know what to do with the final mention of the proceedings at the very end since they have nothing to do with the compass paper. I included them for now, mostly because cutting is easier than appending. Just let me know, no big deal.
- Umm... I think the filenames should start with ngm08_09_... September and all... :oops:
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Post by Rapunzelina »

Hi, ladies! Thank you for your patience! I needed a couple of days off.

The recordings are PL OK! Thank you, Betty and Ava! :9:

You're right about the filename, it's just that the previous issue contains July and August together, so it skips a number. I am thinking of naming the July-August files with "7-8" in the filename, and having "9", in this, but I'll get to it at cataloguing time, so for now, all is OK.

Regarding that last paragraph about the proceedings, let's keep it! I intentionally didn't leave instruction about it. I had decided to go with whatever the reader came up with :mrgreen:
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Post by BettyB »

I’ll take Section 2.
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BettyB wrote: August 25th, 2018, 10:39 am I’ll take Section 2.
Betty
Well, let's make it the "girls edition" then. I'll read section 1. ;-)
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Post by Rapunzelina »

Thank you, ladies!!!
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Post by Rapunzelina »

Hi Betty! Thank you for a very well read section! PL OK!
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