The sound was inconceivably deep and broad and earnest,
as if the whole earth, like a living creature, had at last found a voice
and were calling to her sister planets. It seemed to me that
if all the thunder I ever heard were condensed into one roar
it would not equal this rock roar at the birth of a mountain talus.

John Muir, from The Earthquake
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Ears Wide Open

The Quarterly Bulletin of the Acoustic Ecology Institute

Number 8
November 2007

CONTENTS

»	Introduction
»	Institute Update
»	Recent Science Findings
»	Soundbytes
»	Listening on the Web
»	Join Acoustic Ecology Institute

Hello again to the core supporters of the Acoustic Ecology Institute. I hope that this quarterly "distilled version" of the AEI website is helping you stay connected to our work, and to your interest in our sounding world. The links to the left will take you to four other pages, each of which features recent highlights of our work.

Click on over to Institute Update to hear about what's been going on here lately, then check out Recent Science Findings or Soundbytes for news from around the world, or Listening on the Web for links to interesting sound-related sites. Of course, by following the links at the top of the page, you can dive into the full (and rather sprawling) AEI website.

Here in the foothills of the southern Rockies, we've just moved through that tenuous period during which the evening voices disappear. Several frosty nights have silenced the crickets, chased the night birds south, and brought the wintry stillness into our canyon. The songs of the stars seem to come though a little clearer, now.....

I always enjoy hearing from you, with your questions, comments, suggestions, or just friendly hellos!

Until next time,

Jim Cummings
AEI Founder

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