Taal

Legenda bij de vertaling van Georges Perecs La Disparition.

Het boek La Disparition van Georges Perec is zo rijk van inhoud, zo rijk van symboliek dat ik tijdens de vertaling ervan meermalen uitriep dat ik over al die informatie en al die extra lagen een boek vol zou kunnen schrijven. 

Waarom niet de daad bij het woord gevoegd? Zo ben ik mijn ‘gevonden voorwerpen’ gaan verzamelen en dit e-book (woordspeling!) is het resultaat. Op deze manier hoop ik de rijkdom uit het boek van Perec, waar ik zelf veel plezier aan heb mogen beleven over te dragen aan de lezer. Ik heb getracht om de belangrijkste vindplaatsen, literaire pastiches, symbolische verwijzingen, verdubbelingen in betekenis, hervertellingen, actualiteiten van toen, stijlfiguren, contraintes binnen contraintes en andere vormkwesties op een rij te zetten. 

In deze publicatie heb ik de belangrijkste vindplaatsen onder het kopje ‘gevonden voorwerpen’ achter elkaar opgenomen, per hoofdstuk geordend en in volgorde zoals de lezer ze tegenkomt als hij van voor naar achteren ’t Manco leest. 

Per hoofdstuk is steeds links het paginanummer opgenomen dat overeenkomt met de paginanummering van ’t Manco. Zodoende kan de lezer het desbetreffende fragment makkelijker terugvinden in de vertaling. Het cursieve citaat waar elk ‘gevonden voorwerp’ mee begint is uit ’t Manco afkomstig, daarna volgt de analyse en interpretatie van dat stukje tekst.

Taal’s Heritage Town in Batangas Province was one of the few symbolic preserved towns of the country that represents the vibrant past of colonization in its progressive contemporary setting. The spur was the heritage conservation dilemma in the Philippine heritage structures, which played a vital role in historical studies of the past, the lack of Conservation Management Plan (CMP).
The CMP will serve as the important guiding standardize document for theprotection of the identified cultural values of the historical structure initially resembling to Escuela Pia in Taal, that already marked the place and Taaleños’ identity. Moreover, it may lead as a reference tool for other significant places in Taal Heritage Town. The importance of the CMP is to elaborate more the preserved momentousknowledge and significance for the awareness of the current and future generations.
In order to protect theassessed significance, that exemplifies – the place itself, its fabric, setting, use, associations, meanings, records, related places and related objects –thestrategized policies will be put into action.The author will strengthen the Escuela Pia’s authenticity of thefabric and will disseminate public awareness of its historical importance to the community through its prevailingdiverse use. The voice of Taal community and stakeholders will lead to a decision of the necessary and proper redevelopment for the conservation and potential impacts in consideration to the – safety and security; authenticity and noteworthy – of the heritage structure.

Keywords: Heritage Conservation, Taal Heritage Town, Conservation Management Plan, Escuela Pia, Assessment, Cultural Significance, Safety and Authenticity

The objectives of the study focuses on the status of the embroidery business in four areas of business management namely; organization, production, marketing, and financial management to identify the related problems and propose measures that will enhance business operations. The researcher utilized the descriptive correlation method of research in determining the status and its related problems. The data used were gathered from the 100 registered embroidery business operators in Taal, Batangas (Buted et al., 2014). The results of the study revealed that all (100%) embroidery operators in Taal are organized as single proprietorship; 97% of them existed for more than 5 years, 88% offered a combination of made-to-order, ready-made, and rented products, 55% of the operators used local materials and supplies. In marketing their products, 89% of the operators rely on word-of-mouth advertising. The embroidery operators in Taal obtained their initial capital from their personal savings of which 71% of the operators started with more than P50,000 capital investment while 29% started their business with less than P50,000. As to related problems encountered in each of the four areas of business management, obtaining business permits and licenses ranks first among the problems in organization which is attributed to the individualistic form of organization. The related problems in production, marketing, and financial management springs solely from the types of product offerings and services rendered by the operators, considering the unique and customer-fit order based production techniques employed by the operators. Stiff competition due to variety of product offerings and services coupled with seasonality of sales, resulted to related problems in financial management especially in collecting open accounts from customers. However, all of these related problems can be addressed and minimized by adopting measures that will enhance business operations.

Despite the hazards, the population within active volcanic areas has been increasing. Urbanization in these areas result to changes in land cover and increase of communities at risk. Thus, an accurate understanding of land cover in volcanic areas is necessary. Satellite remote sensing and geographic information systems have been used for land cover mapping for resources and land use planning. However, there are not so much studies concentrating on volcanic areas, especially in the developing countries. High quality reference data also contribute to better classification. This study seeks to map the land cover of Taal volcanic area in Batangas province, Philippines. It is one of the Twelve Decade Volcanoes of the world having a reputation for being dangerous and worthy of study, and where the tourism industry has been progressing. LANDSAT 8 Operational Land Imager/Thermal Infrared Sensor 2016 satellite image and ground truth photos were utilized for the analysis. The International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme system was used to categorize the land cover types. The Maximum Likelihood Classification algorithm was facilitated for the classification and accuracies were also calculated. The percentage of land cover classes will be presented, focusing on the urban or built up areas and its proximity to the hazard zones of the volcano.

At the noon of January 12, 2020, Taal Volcano that has been virtually silent for over forty-three years has once again erupted which started as a phreatic eruption. In a matter of hours, by 18:30 UTC +8, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has upgraded the situation from Alert level 1 since March 2019 to Alert Level 4 as volcano as released steam and ash plumes that reached to over 3 kilometers high in the atmosphere and enveloping a large area of the island of Luzon in the Philippines with its plumes and spreading ashfall as far as 80 kilometers north of its location. Over 173 barangays (villages) around the 14-kilometer was forced evacuated due to signs of unrest even after the phreato-magmatic eruption took place a day later from its initial eruption. For over 2 weeks since the eruption, the alert level remained at level 4 as the government prepares for still a possible major eruption within hours to days as sensors still suggest that an impending eruption will still take place.
Since 2013 during the Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda, PH) crisis, Schadow1 Expeditions has been active on mapping missions during major occurrence of hazardous events in the country. This is to supply responders with a navigation map that assists them on their missions to ensure a flawless delivery of humanitarian missions. Primarily mapping blocked roads and evacuation centers through the help of mapping volunteers, this allowed responders to have a birds-eye view of the situation allowing effective routing to and from evacuation sites and danger zones.

Infographics is one of the recently utilized information, education and communication material in disasters. As there have been an increasing number of sudden volcanic eruptions and their hazardous impacts on people, this research aims to explore infographics as an awareness tool for mitigation of sudden volcanic eruptions. Comparison of pre-and post-test show the significant improvement of scores of test-takers after reading the infographics on the science of sudden eruptions, statistics of events, risks and mitigation practices.

Ik richt me in dit schrijven expliciet op taal als een middel voor intermenselijke communicatie. Het begrip ‘communicatie’ is al bijna zo breed als het begrip taal zelf, maar wat bedoelen we eigenlijk met communicatie? Komen we dichterbij een kern als we teruggaan in de geschiedenis? Of wordt communicatie in een historisch dan wel mythologisch verband al net zo verwarrend als de taal die communicatie mogelijk maakt?

In dit essay, dat de vorm aanneemt van een lexicon/lemma (een beschouwing op één specifiek begrip), gebruik ik een klassieke Bijbelse mythe om die breed ingezette term onder een kritisch voetlicht te plaatsen.

At the noon of January 12, 2020, Taal Volcano that has been virtually silent for over forty-three years has once again erupted which started as a phreatic eruption. In a matter of hours, by 18:30 UTC +8, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has upgraded the situation from Alert level 1 since March 2019 to Alert Level 4 as volcano as released steam and ash plumes that reached to over 3 kilometers high in the atmosphere and enveloping a large area of the island of Luzon in the Philippines with its plumes and spreading ashfall as far as 80 kilometers north of its location. Over 173 barangays (villages) around the 14-kilometer was forced evacuated due to signs of unrest even after the phreato-magmatic eruption took place a day later from its initial eruption. For over 2 weeks since the eruption, the alert level remained at level 4 as the government prepares for still a possible major eruption within hours to days as sensors still suggest that an impending eruption will still take place. Since 2013 during the Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda, PH) crisis, Schadow1 Expeditions has been active on mapping missions during major occurrence of hazardous events in the country. This is to supply responders with a navigation map that assists them on their missions to ensure a flawless delivery of humanitarian missions. Primarily mapping blocked roads and evacuation centers through the help of mapping volunteers, this allowed responders to have a birds-eye view of the situation allowing effective routing to and from evacuation sites and danger zones.