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Supernatural Friday: What Scares You?
What scares you? What is your Boogyman? Does something live beneath your bed or within your closet? Is some specter haunting your dreams, turning them into nightmares? We all have something that scares us, whether supernatural or from another world. Some scary movies we just can't watch. Some books freak us out more than anything else. What frightens you? Leave a comment, plus an email if you do nort have a Blogger profile showing your email, and I will pick a winner Monday morning, October 3rd, of a giveaway of the download of the short Lovecraftian horror story, "Dark Eyes," inlcuded in the print version of my collection of short horror stories, Spectre Nightmares and Visitations.
I'm sharing one of the stories from the book, teasing you with "What Happens in Chester, Vanishes." You'll need to purchase the book itself to read the rest of the stories included in it.
Many things scare us. But the most fearful things are those that infect our nightmares and visitations. Monsters from the closet or from another planet. Ghosts that haunt more than a house. Werewolves are not the only shapeshifters to beware of. Children can be taken from more than the human kind of monsters. Even normal things can be the start of a heart-pounding terror. Prepare to step beyond the door into Spectre Nightmares and Visitations.
Just tell yourself that they're only stories.
Enjoy the story:
What Happens in Chester, Vanishes
Okay, that's weird.
The people that had just been walking and driving their cars in Chester Village Green a few minutes ago had vanished. The beautiful Chester Library and the other buildings stood there silent and empty of life.
Of all the strange things that happened in my life, this one beat them all.
My cell phone! Of course.
I took it out and tried to make a call to my mother in Powathan. It didn't work. And I charged it up fully last night. Now it lay in my hand like a broken toy. Whatever infected Chester had done something to it, too. Upset, I stuck it back in her purse.
The silence felt so . . . unnerving. Nothing moved. Nothing made a sound. Not even a breeze. Nothing, except the noise my car made, loud in the unnatural stillness.
I felt pain from my arms and my hands. With a quick glance, I saw I was gripping the steering wheel so tight that the veins on the top of them popped up. Shoot, my skin gleamed ghost white. Another quick glance in the rearview mirror and I saw how pale my face was, too.
I decided to park the car. So many spaces to choose from, which one should I choose? A giggle rose up hysterically as I drew my car into one and turned the engine off. I couldn't stop it.
"Oh, God, oh God, oh God," I began to giggle, tears in my eyes.
The giggling passed, I let go of the steering wheel and just sat there staring out through the car window and unsure what to do next.
Do I get out? Was it safe to do so? Maybe I was asleep and this was all a nightmare.
No, I remembered waking up this morning and having a cup of coffee and some yogurt. I pinched myself just to be sure.
Guess this is not a dream, Marisa.
"What happened here?" I said, letting the sound of my own voice give me comfort. "Is everyone else gone in the rest of Chester? Does that include the rest of Richmond, or even Virginia itself? Is everyone on vacation, or something?"
Like someone would answer me.
It looked like I wouldn't have to worry about being late for work at the library today. Most likely my supervisor didn't make it to work today either. Apparently, no patrons neither.
Taking a deep breath, I got out of the car, leaving it unlock if I needed to get back in, and walked slowly up to the front glass doors. I found the doors opened easily and entered.
Okay, does that appear good or not? Why are you even entering the building, you idiot?
I swept my gaze around and found an empty circulation desk, a couple of books on it, one flipped open, along with another one lying under the scanner the library used to check books out. Another glance to my left caught other books lying on the floors or on tables, as if whoever had them had just dropped them, leaving them there like unwanted children. The silence bothered me. I began to imagine that the books were watching at me from their bookcases. Like they were saying, 'How dare you being the only human here?"
Nothing more for me here, I bolted out of the place and ignoring my car, ran down Center Street to Route 10. Same thing there, too. Chester had become a large-economy size version of one of those collectible heirloom villages sold in gift shops, only minus the people, animals and vehicles.
As I looked straight across the street at the Chester Fire Department, I saw that the bay doors stood wide open, bereft of the fire engines. All the buildings suddenly became ominous, like they waited to pounce on any unwary fools.
Fools like me.
I made for the nearby shopping center. It was foolish of me to even have checked it out. Nothing there like everywhere else, not even breeze-tossed scraps of papers flittering across the empty parking lot.
Deciding to be prudent, I headed back to where my car was parked. But like everything else in the madness it had vanished.
Maybe aliens came and took everyone away, like that episode in Twilight Zone.
Yeah, if it were that simple an explanation.
I trudged like a drunken sailor back up Center Street to Route 10.
I prayed. Whatever happened to Chester, please take me too. Being alone the rest of my life like this is something I don't want to do.
I looked up at the cloud-filled sky above. "Look, I admit that I prayed last night before turning in that I'd like to be alone, with no one to bother me and all, but I was in a blue funk after a day of full of crazy patrons and a smart-mouthed supervisor." I began to cry. "I would love to hear Mrs. Tilt right now yelling at me in her usual nasty way. At least it would be another human being."
Wait. Was that a sound?
It came again. It came from Route 10. Like someone talking.
I ran on shaky legs and hoped that meant there another human besides me was in this god forsaken place. I dropped to my knees on the street when I found nothing but an empty street. I didn't even notice the pain from my scraped knees. My mind had snapped at that moment.
I yelled, "Stop it, please stop it! If you're going to torture me, then just go ahead and kill me right now."
I saw it then. Large and bright yellow, its siren screamed in protest as it barreled toward me. Instead of excitement, I found I didn't care that this might mean I wasn't alone anymore.
I jumped up and opened my arms, welcoming my death. Within a second it slammed into me. Pain lanced through me, as the bones in my body smashed, flesh tore and my brain splattered within my skull.
"I didn't see her until too late," cried the young firefighter. "Suddenly there she was, like a ghost appearing out of thin air. The woman stood there like a deer caught in our headlights. The worse part is I swear she held her arms open like a woman welcoming her lover back." Tears welled up in his blue eyes and streamed down his cheeks. He looked up from his kneeling position by the body at the chief who had been with him in the engine. They had been returning to the station. "I'll remember hitting her for the rest of my life."
Chief Thomas frowned as he realized the silence all around them. "Hey, where's everyone else?"
The other frowned, confused. "What?" He got to his feet and looked around. There was only him and Chief Thomas and the fire engine. No vehicles, no people gawking at the accident. Even the station was quiet like a tomb. The broken body of the woman had vanished, her smeared blood that had painted the cement gone. "Oh God, what's going on?"
Childish laughter filled the silence. Looking up, both men saw a gigantic child's face peering down at them. Another larger face of a woman appeared next to the child's.
"Dinner time, dear," said the woman's face. "Then you can come back and play with your town. And please flush that nasty bloody body down the toilet, then wash your hands. Didn't Daddy tell you not to kill your playthings, or he won't get you any more toys from another dimension?"
Find it as an eBook at Genre Connections Unlike the print version, one story in not included in the eBook version. Find "Dark Eyes" HERE.
In trade paperback for only $7.50 at Genre Connections-Print and at AMAZON.
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Would you have these gnomes on your lawn, especially as they're attacking and eating your flamingo ornament, too?
Love Ghost Stories?: Try Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle
My new nonfiction ghost book release, Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, and Other Haunted Locations, published by Schiffer Publishing, is perfect for that Halloween read. It can be gotten at Schiffer Publishing, AMAZON, Barnes and Noble (also can be found in their bookstores and ordered through them if not available there), Walmart , Waterstones , Books A Million and at IndieBound.Org (check here for the nearest indie bookstore near you) . Plus many other online places and brick and motor bookstores, gift shops, and museum shops.
It's a trade paperback that has 192 pages with 121 color images. ISBN: 9780764337468
Take a step back into ghostly history as you tour Williamsburg, Yorktown, and Jamestown in the Historic Triangle. Visit Jamestown Island where Captain John Smith and the first English colonists settled. Stroll around Yorktown and follow the same footsteps of Thomas Jefferson and George Washington as they walked along Duke of Gloucester Street. Hear odd noises and see apparitions at the Peyton Randolph House, Cornwallis's Cave, Wells's Corner, Sherwood Forest, the Rosewell Plantation, and many, many other places. Be prepared to get to know the ghosts of this Historic Triangle and its surrounding areas. They're dying for you to read their stories.
Be prepared to take a journey into Pamela K. Kinney's fantastic dreams of horror, science fiction and fantasy, plus the ghosts and legends of nonfiction ghost books, Haunted Richmond, Virginia, Haunted Virginia: Legends, Myths and True Tales, and Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, and Other Haunted Locations.
From the chapter on "Creepy Crawford Road" (this does not include my experiences or the photos--buy the book to read whole chapter plus view the pictures)
"Searchers after horror haunt strange, far places."
H. P, Lovecraft
Crawford Road is in York County, though it also is in Newport News, too. Strangely enough, the spelling is different, depending on what area you live in.
There are assorted legends surrounding the bridge that crosses over Crawford Road. One of them talks that African Americans were hanged at the location. This particular legend goes on to say that an African American woman in a white dress has been seen standing on top of the bridge, right at the edge. Then, right before witnesses' eyes, she falls from it and vanishes just before making contact with the pavement. At other times, she halts in mid-air and begins to swing back and forth, as if hanging by a rope.
There are a couple of stories to explain some of these hauntings. One suggests that a young black bride fled her wedding and hanged herself from the bridge to escape an undesired fate of being married to a man she did not care for. Other suggested folklore mentions that she was hanged there because of her color. There is a story that a few black men were hanged from the bridge by the KKK for a Klan statement. I can tell you there is plenty of KKK graffiti scribbled on the bridge and on the road as you drive up to the bridge. Though I suspect that these are more the work of teenagers thinking it is funny, than as a KKK statement. African Americans' ghosts have been sighted. There have been reports of Civil War soldiers seen, too. Besides sightings, there are disembodied voices heard and strange knocking noises heard by some witnesses.
However, the strangest stories are those about people's vehicles that stop running as they approach the bridge. In many of these tales, those in the car have to get out and push past the "haunted" bridge. Not all cars need to be pushed, though. Some say that their car shifts into neutral and will roll some distance. Afterwards, the drivers get out and discover what looks like handprints all over the paint. Sometimes though, the motor refuses to start and the driver has to call a tow truck to come get them and their vehicle. Would you like to have a disabled car by the bridge at night, waiting until a tow truck finally comes? I wouldn't.
But these are not the only weird tales about this very area, or the bridge itself. A friend of mine had been told by a coworker that years ago a man had his car "carjacked" by a killer who forced him to take money from his cash flow teller somewhere in Newport News and then have him drive at gunpoint to the remote area of Crawford Road. Once they got there, the killer murdered the poor man and dumped his body at the bridge. Does his specter now haunt the bridge, too?
More bizarre stories center on a building off in the woods nearby. Before you come to the bridge, there's a fenced-off road that actually heads back into a clearing. An abandoned building with no doors stands in the clearing. Suddenly, red eyes may appear in one of the open doorways and watch you. When you draw closer to the building, the red eyes vanish. An eerie feeling of something watching has overtaken those who do enter the place. There are claims of some film that caught a shadow moving along the walls (always in the shape of a tall male creeping along). But I have never found any evidence of any such film, even on YouTube. There have also been reports of people feeling like they have had their feet stepped on, voices whispering, and something touching the middle of their backs. Both during the daytime and at night when my husband and I were there, I never attempted to find this building. I couldn't be sure that I wouldn't be trespassing.
Other scary tales tell of a strange black truck that appears and begins to give chase. It looks like it's about to catch up with the back of the vehicle it is pursuing when it disappears. Someone emailed me to tell me his scary experience with a truck that happened on March 14, 2010. He has asked to remain anonymous.
He had been driving with someone else along Crawford Road and said they never ran into any other vehicle. Just as they drove beneath the bridge it seemed that out of nowhere a truck appeared right behind them with his high beams on. The truck began to flash its head lights. Suddenly, the headlights went off. The truck had vanished. Though scared, they turned around and headed back where they had come from, but never found the truck.
Another creepy tale concerns a couple of young men who drove down the road one night. They had just gone beneath the bridge when it sounded like they had run over something on the cement. They pulled over to the side of the road and went back to check to see if they had indeed run over some poor animal or something else. They found nothing. So they climbed back into the car and proceeded away from the bridge. That's when things got freaky. The windows fogged up, and the next thing they saw were handprints making their way up the windows from the outside. When the handprints reached the top of the windshield, they heard a loud thud from the roof of the car, as if something was trying to get in through the roof. The thudding noise stopped and then they heard a smearing noise and the back window looked like someone had fallen off the top of the car and slid down the window. Another bump resounded on the top of the trunk and then they heard the sound again hit the road behind them. Scared, they turned off the motor, got out and checked to see what it could have been. Once again, of course, there was nothing. Could this be a residue reenactment of the murder victim that my friend learned about?
Was that enough of an experience for them to not drive down Crawford Road at night? No. They had been driving around a few years later, listening to a CD they had burnt, and turned onto Crawford Road. Everything was fine until they reached the bridge. When they slipped under it, a high-pitched squealing issued from the track they were listening to on the CD. The noise lasted for about ten seconds until they drove well away from the bridge. What freaked them out was the CD had been fine all—until they approached the bridge. Later on, they also discovered that the noise had been forever imprinted on that particular track.
More legends that concern the haunted area are that something appears out of nowhere in front of a moving car and drivers served to avoid it. They stop the vehicle and get out, but find nothing. Of course, a deer can quickly leap out of the wood and bolt across the road to disappear into the brush on the other side, or even an owl or a bat could fly across the road. That story might be easily explained away . . . except when you are there at night, the creepiness of the area makes you doubt the logical reasons.
There have been paranormal groups that have investigated this area. They have gotten EVPs and photographs, too. Have any ever figured out the truth? Not as far as I have seen.
Another person who commented on my blog had said that she had lived in Newport News for a couple of years before moving back to Southampton County. Her boyfriend and she had visited Crawford Road, aka Crybaby Bridge, a few times. In one photograph they had taken, they noticed later a smoky figure of what looked to be a woman in a long dress. They also once caught sight of headlights from some vehicle. The headlights dissipated.
Another witness had gone there one time with her husband to check out if the stories were true. She did get some orbs in her pictures. Nothing else though happened.
Patty Ceran went there during April 2008 with her husband, Dean. They drove under the bridge and kept going. After driving a few minutes and the road not coming out anywhere she told Dean to turn around so they could go back the way the other way. After crossing underneath the overpass again, she made him stop so she could take some pictures. In her first photo, she got a bright white light. She was in front of the bridge and standing beside the car and there was no one else on the road either way. She wondered where the light came from.
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Labels: American Revolution, apparitions, Civil War, colonial, ghosts, history, legends, myths, pamela k. kinney, paranormal, Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle
Join Me at Monster Fest in Chesapeake, Virginia This Upcoming Saturday
Catch me at Monster Fest 2011 on Saturday, October 1st 9AM to 5PM. The address is Chesapeake Central Library 298 Cedar Road Chesapeake, VA 23322 For directions call the library: (757) 410-7120. http://www.monsterfestva.com/
Definitely, I'll be selling and signing my books (both as myself and under my pseudonym, Sapphire Phelan) at my table there, plus doing two panels, too.
Labels: convention, horror, Monster Fest, pamela k. kinney
Supernatural Friday: Ghosts
Fall is here and with autumn and October only a week away, that means Halloween will soon be here. With Halloween for many people comes the thought of ghosts. Though with reality shows like Ghost Hunters and paranormal groups popping up more and more everyday, phantoms are thought of the rest of the year too.
What are spirits? Where did the words come from?
In traditional belief, a ghost is the soul of a deceased person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestations, to the living. Descriptions of the apparition of ghosts vary widely: The mode of manifestation in photos or seen by the living's eyes can range from an invisible presence, shadow people, translucent or wispy shapes, and orbs, to realistic, life-like visions—solids. The deliberate attempt to contact the spirit of a deceased person is known as a séance. Paranormal investigators use equipment to find proof of paranormal activity and to make contact with phantoms.
The belief in manifestations of the spirits of the dead is widespread, dating back to animism or ancestor worship in pre-literate cultures. Certain religious practices—funeral rites, exorcisms, and some practices of spiritualism and ritual magic—are specifically designed to appease the spirits of the dead. Ghosts are generally described as solitary essences that haunt particular locations, objects, or people they were associated with in life, though stories of phantom armies, ghost trains, phantom ships, and even ghost animals have also been recounted.
The English word ghost continues Old English gást, from a hypothetical Common Germanic *gaistaz. It is common to West Germanic, but lacking in North and East Germanic.The pre-Germanic form was *ghoisdo-s, apparently from a root denoting "fury, anger" reflected in Old Norse geisa "to rage." The Germanic word is recorded as masculine only, but likely continues a neuter s-stem. The original meaning of the Germanic word would have been an animating principle of the mind, in particular capable of excitation and fury. In Germanic paganism, "Germanic Mercury," and the later Odin, was at the same time the conductor of the dead and the "lord of fury" leading the Wild Hunt.
Besides denoting the human spirit or soul, both of the living and the deceased, the Old English word is used as a synonym of Latin spiritus, also meaning of "breath, blast" from the 9th century attestations. It also denoted any good or evil spirit, like angels and demons. The Anglo-Saxon gospel refers to the demonic possession of Matthew 12:43 as se unclæna gast. Also from the Old English period, the word might also meant the spirit of God: the "Holy Ghost."
The synonym spook is a Dutch loanword, akin to Low German spôk. It entered the English language via the United States in the 19th century. Alternative modern words included spectre (from Latin spectrum), the Scottish wraith (of obscure origin), phantom (via French ultimately from Greek phantasma, compare fantasy) and apparition. The term shade in classical mythology translates Greek σκιά, or Latin umbra- in reference to the notion of spirits in the Greek underworld. And "haint" is a synonym for ghost used in regional English of the southern United States, and the "haint tale" is a common feature of southern oral and literary tradition. As for poltergeist, that is the term for a German word, literally a "noisy ghost," for a spirit said to manifest itself by invisibly moving and influencing objects.
Wraith is a Scottish dialectal word for "ghost, spectre, and apparition." It came to be used in Scottish Romanticist literature, and acquired the more general or figurative sense of "portent, omen." In 18th- to 19th-century Scottish literature, it was also applied to aquatic spirits.
A revenant is a deceased person returning from the dead to haunt the living, either as a disembodied ghost or alternatively as an animated ("undead") corpse. Also related is the concept of a fetch, the visible ghost or spirit of a person yet alive.
Another widespread belief concerning ghosts is that they are composed of a misty, airy, or subtle material. Early beliefs were that ghosts were the person within the person (the person's spirit), most noticeable in ancient cultures as a person's breath, which upon exhaling in colder climates appears visibly as a white mist. This belief may have also fostered the metaphorical meaning of "breath" in certain languages, such as the Latin spiritus and the Greek pneuma, which by analogy became extended to mean the soul. In the Bible, God is depicted as animating Adam with a breath.
In many tales, ghosts were often thought to be deceased people looking for vengeance, or imprisoned on earth for bad things they did during life. The appearance of a ghost has often been regarded as an omen or portent of death. Seeing one's own ghostly double or "fetch" is a related omen of death.
White ladies were reported to appear in many rural areas, and supposed to have died tragically or suffered trauma in life. White Lady legends are found around the world. Common to many of them is the theme of losing or being betrayed by a husband or fiancé. They are often associated with an individual family line, as a harbinger of death. When one of these ghosts is seen it indicates that someone in the family is going to die, similar to a banshee.
The stories of ghost ships have existed since the 18th century. The most notable of these is the Flying Dutchman.
Ghosts can also be angels and demons. In some paranormal circles it is believe that demons are non-human, while other spirits who did terrible things (like murder) but human and passed on without benefit of being forgiven, are not.
Whatever we call them, apparitions are among us, unseen and sometimes seen. Are they proof that there is existence beyond death, or something else? Who or what they may be, they do add to the flavor of autumn, and most of all, Halloween.
Labels: apparitions, autumn, fall, ghosts, haints, Halloween, hauntings, pamela k. kinney, specters, wraiths
Today's Weird Wednesday photo is one I took at Henricus Historical Park. This goat did a peekaboo at me.
Join Me & Fellow Authors at Tailgate Party/Book Signing October 15th in Keswick, Virginia
Ahhhh, the smell of the earth with new fallen leaves, spiced pumpkin bread and warmed apple cider in the air, a crispness not found any other time of the year…
So it must be Fall Tailgate season, and what would a tailgate party be without a booksigning to go along with it? A group of lovely writers are plotting something a bit different. Come and enjoy the fall scenery, have a cuppa, enjoy antiquing at the BEST antique shop ever, and come talk books, publishing, and maybe buy a book, from one of a host of lovely Virginia writers!
It all happens October 15th, from 10 AM to 2 PM (hoping for a cool, crisp CLEAR day.) We are being hosted by A&W Collectables and Antiques located at 3714 Richmond Rd, Keswick, Virginia. It should be a lot of fun! All of the writers are just the warmest, most approachable group of fine folks you'd ever care to meet, so come on out and enjoy the day with us!
Featured Author Bios:
Anita Clenney grew up an avid reader, devouring Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books before moving on to mysteries and romance. After working as a secretary, a Realtor, teacher's assistant, booking agent for Aztec Fire Dancers, and a brief stint in a pickle factory (picture Lucy and Ethel--lasted half a day)…she realized she'd missed the fork in the road that led to her destiny.
Now she spends her days writing mysteries and paranormal romantic suspense about Secret Warriors, Ancient Evil and Destined Love. Anita's last novel Awaken the Highland Warrior reached the #1 slot at Amazon for best Time Travel, #1 for Fantasy and Futuristic Romance, and #23 for ALL Romance and #12 for ALL Fantasy and Futuristic.
Anita lives in suburban Virginia, outside Washington DC, with her husband and two kids. You can learn more about her writing at www.anitaclenney.com
Nancy Naigle writes love stories from the crossroad...of small town and suspense.
Living on the cutting edge of technology in her day job in the banking industry for many years, Nancy spends each night creating make-believe small town worlds filled with hope, heart, and suspense. She hopes readers will accept her invitation to visit Adams Grove and will grow to care about the residents as much as she does.
SWEET TEA AND SECRETS was released earlier this year.
Aside from writing Nancy enjoys treasure-hunting in antique shoppes, and getting crafty no matter what the medium from painting and digitizing embroidery designs, to weaving pine needle baskets.
A Virginia native, she and her husband of 16 years moved inland to quiet Southampton County. They live on a working goat farm with their two labs and more kids (the four-legged kind) than they keep count of, where they are living out their own small town love story.
Nancy's second book in the Adams Grove series, Out of Focus, will be out in November.
Nancy is the "International Thriller Writers Debut Author" for 2011/2012. For more details visit, www.NancyNaigle.com
Leah St.James's passion for the written word began with a love of reading. As a child, she spent most of her free time tucked away in a quiet corner with a mystery or suspense novel in hand, devouring the pages until her eyes burned with fatigue. Eventually that joy of reading turned to writing, first simple poetry, then newsletters and articles, and finally, as a mother of a growing family, to fiction.
Her love of a good romance goes way back too, and some element of a love story finds its way into most of her stories. Over the years, though, that focus has shifted from simple romance to an exploration of the deepest of human emotions—love and hate, bravery and cowardice, joy and despair—and how we, as human beings, relate to each other. Her greatest hope is to touch her readers' hearts, to give them something to ponder and question, and to express the redeeming power of love.
Married with two grown sons, Leah is a native of the beautiful Central Jersey Shore but now enjoys the peace and quiet of Virginia's Hampton Roads.
Visit Leah at www.leahstjames.com
Pamela K. Kinney is a published author of horror, science fiction, fantasy, and poetry, along with nonfiction ghost books published by Schiffer Publishing. Her first two ghost books were nominated for the Library of Virginia Award. Her third one, Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle, was just released July 2011.
Under the pseudonym, Sapphire Phelan, she writes erotic and sweet paranormal/fantasy/science fiction romance. One of these, Being Familiar With a Witch, is a Prism Awards 2010 winner and a EPIC awards finalist 2010—and it's an eBook, too! The sequel was released June 2011.
She admits she can always be found at her desk and on her computer, writing. And yes, the house, husband, and even the cats sometimes suffer for it!
Find out more about her at: http://fantasticdreams.50megs.com/ and at http://www.sapphirephelan.com/ for Sapphire Phelan.
Born and raised in the San Joaquin Valley of California,
Barbara Stremikis began kindergarten the year her sister left for college. With no nearby neighbors, she spent her time pursuing interests in writing, music, and the creative arts. She taught elementary school in the San Francisco Bay Area, Career Development with the Hawaii JOBS program, and Psych 101 in Indianapolis. Her academic accomplishments include a Master's Degree in Music and a Ph.D. in Psychology. She began a novel, about a San Franciso psychologist, while waiting for her committee to approve her dissertation. Barbara and her husband live in Virginia with their two rescue dogs, a Siberian husky and a black Lab mix. You can visit Barbara at: www.barbarastremikis.com
Grace Greene writes fiction with romance, suspense, inspiration, and always with a strong heroine at its heart. Vivid settings and quirky secondary characters round out the stories and there's a happily-ever-after-ending—most of the time.
Grace is also an artist and photographer. She is drawn to houses and landscapes that ooze character and is fascinated by history and human nature. When she's writing, all of these interests show up on the page.
BEACH RENTAL is her debut release. Her next novel, KINCAID'S HOPE, is scheduled for release in January 2012. In KINCAID'S HOPE, Beth Kincaid finds that swearing off the Kincaid temper and creating the perfect life free from untidy emotionalism has its own dangers and can even get you killed.
A Virginia native, Grace lives in central Virginia. Stay current with Grace's releases and appearances at www.GraceGreeneAuthor.com
Sofie Couch, a native of Keswick, is raising a "para normal young adults" and writing in the same genre!
Her latest release, ANGELS UNAWARES, is the first in a three book young adult paranormal series. She was a Linda Howard Award of Excellence Finalist for her novel, CYBER BRIDE, written under her real name, Annette Couch-Jareb.
While her ventures have often taken her far and wide, she has always found herself drawn to return to her home in Keswick. There, in addition to homeschooling her "para normal young adults", she tends to a flock of chickens, gardens, (with enthusiasm, if not great success,) and visits the muses with a Great Pyrenees mountain dog at her feet, who has a good heart and bad hips. She often takes weekend breaks from the fictive characters in her head to socialize with lovely, non-fictive people at her family's, local antique shop, A&W Collectables and Antiques.
Sofie blogs away at www.sofiecouch.blogspot.com and her latest book trailer can be found on www.youtube.com under "Sofie Couch". (That's SoFie – with an "f".)
Mary Montague Sikes, Author and Artist
From her first visit to the Caribbean, award-winning author Mary Montague Sikes has been enchanted with the islands. Her love of the tropics inspired her to set her first novel, Hearts Across Forever, in Jamaica. Her latest novel, Jungle Jeopardy, is a sequel to Secrets by the Sea and features adventures among the lost ruins of the Maya in Central America.
Because of Sikes' fascination with exotic destinations, her publisher, Oak Tree Books, created "The Passenger to Paradise" series for her books. Sikes plans future novels set in the Bahamas, Costa Rica, Sint Maarten, and Guadeloupe. All will feature unusual and sometimes dangerous adventures she actually experienced on trips to these islands.
Her next book, A Rainbow for Christmas, is a young adult novel that tells the story of the wagon train journey of a young woman traveling with her young niece across the plains from St. Louis to Denver.
A Fredericksburg, Virginia native, Sikes is a graduate of the University of Mary Washington with a Bachelor's degree in psychology. Following her love of art, she studied painting and sculpture at the College of William and Mary and earned a MFA in painting from Virginia Commonwealth University. Her art is now on view at Petersburg Regional Art Center in Petersburg, at Prince George Art and Frame in Williamsburg, at Tides Inn in Irvington, and at Glen Allen Cultural Art Center in Glen Allen.
A freelance writer and photographer as well as book author, Sikes presents programs for art, writing, and civic organizations. For the past 12 years, she has taught art at West Point Elementary School. For more information on Sikes, her books and art, please visit http://marymontaguesikes.blogspot.com.
Supernatural Friday: There Be Vampires in Virginia!
I write fiction, but I also write nonfiction ghost books. My third one is Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, and Other Haunted Locations. My books have more than ghosts or ghostly myths and legends, as Virginia is also rich in tales about werewolves, Sasquatch, UFOs, and much more. There are even vampire stories. For my first book, Haunted Richmond, Virginia, I discovered a vampire in Richmond. He even has a Facebook Page .
On October 2, 1925 the railroad dug the Church Hill railroad tunnel. After three o'clock in the afternoon, a worker, Campbell heard a brick fall, then another and another, then a terrible crackling noise sounded along the tunnel roof and he dashed for safety. The roof crashed down behind him. The combined sounds of earth, bricks, timber, and the screams of trapped men were loud and horrifying. Lights in the tunnel flickered and went out, and crew members and laborers rushed for the exits. Some made out of the western entrance, which was only a few hundred yards away, but the others scrambled for the eastern one, nearly a mile away. Engineer Mason became trapped in the cab. Fireman B. F. Mosby managed to crawl underneath ten flat cars and escaped the tunnel, only to die that night from burns he received from the steam of the locomotive. It is said it is undetermined how many actually perished in the tunnel. Today, one of the two sealed entrances is at the end of the former Richmond Cold Storage, now being rebuilt into apartments.
Besides the ghost stories connected to this horrible tragedy, is the legend of the Richmond Vampire that has the vampire as some strange creature that had dug its way out of the Church Hill train tunnel cave-in and was found over a victim, his mouth covered in blood. He had jagged teeth, plus decomposing skin hanging off his arms and legs. The creature took off and ran all then way to Hollywood Cemetery, followed by pursuers, where he hid in a crypt marked W.W. Poole. This is obviously an urban legend, with a basis in fact. The creature was in reality a fireman, Benjamin F. Mosby, burned almost beyond recognition. He had been rushed to Grace Hospital, dying 24 hours later. An interesting offshoot from this was the saying that going to Hollywood meant you were dying.
Not the only vampire connected with Virginia, when I wrote Haunted Virginia: Legends,Myths and True Tales I found Poole to be not the only vampire in Virginia. I discovered stories of bodies resurrected from their graves by grave robbers in Northern Virginia; one of them had two ridges around the wrist of each arm—speculation said vampire. Another story concerned Sir Thomas Lunsford had been accused of being a child eater back in England. Of course, when he came to the New Country, he lived a quiet life until his death in Port Royal. The last vampire I believed was real—as a serial killer. A European named Rupp moved to Big Stone Gap in the 1890s. It was determined he was killing and eating those who had disappeared by finding body parts in his cabin. He was never caught, but is said to haunt the area.
Whether real or made up, vampires stalk Virginia. Besides the cardinal as a state bird and dogwood as state flower and tree, maybe we need a state vampire? Don't you think the Richmond Vampire would make a great candidate?
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Supernatural Friday: Ghostly Stories of Rosewell Plantation in Gloucester, Virginia
Writing my nonfiction ghost books enables me not only to visit many great historical museums and attractions, but to learn about their ghost stories. Below is an excerpt from the Rosewell Plantation chapter of my new release,Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, and Other Haunted Locations . I am only telling other people's experiences or the ghostly legends for this excerpt. If you want to learn happened to me, you'll need to get book for yourself.
Many of the supernatural accounts of Rosewell were not as romantic. Music (like from a harpsichord) is heard playing, guests are seen descending down invisible stairs, boys with lanterns stand where doorways once were, and a woman in a red cloak rushes into a rose garden. Also reported are drops in temperature by a good fifteen degrees or more and strange noises. Some of the phenomena are sounds that seem like slaves coming in from the fields. One young woman reported hearing strange noises on the back trails and came back to the plantation quickly. Later she tried to say that maybe it had been animals.
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There are stories that tell of a young woman observed walking down the front steps every night, only to vanish. One of the eeriest tales is of a couple who found their exit blocked by a car with 1930s plates. They also saw a pale woman peering through the back window.
For one witness, Patty Ceran and her family, nothing out of the ordinary happened when they visited Rosewell, except for some noises coming from the basement when they peered into it. They never could explain the sounds.
Another encounter happened to a young woman and some of her friends at the ruins late one night. They didn't trespass on the property, but stayed on the gravel road that led up to the gates. They left the place in a panic when they heard voices and what they thought sounded like horses trotting down the drive.
Someone else had taken her kids to the place to learn about history. Her eldest child walked back into the woods to go find where the old ice cellar had been. The girl hung around the back of the cellar when she heard the sound of horses and gravel "churning." Her mother, her siblings, and she were the only people there that day . . . at least, the only "living" visitors!
Back in the late 1970s, three teenagers drove in a truck to Rosewell one night to check the place out because of the ghost stories. They parked in front of the mansion, maybe about a hundred feet or so from the front steps. The night was pitch black, with no moon. As their eyes adjusted to the darkness, they noticed two red lights in front of them. They thought that maybe they were the taillights of a car parked in front of them, but that had to be impossible as they were alone there. Finally two of the three decided that it had to be a car and that obviously they weren't alone. Someone else had parked there too, and they just missed it driving up.
Then the lights began to levitate. Astonished, they asked each other if what they were seeing actually was happening. They asked the third person, but he never answered them. They began to wonder if someone was fooling with them. After all, how could a light climb as high as a tree limb? They thought maybe it could be a boat on the York River since the river was in that general direction behind Rosewell Mansion. But the river was too far away from the mansion. Besides, the vegetation and forest would obscure the view. More lights appeared and they darted around the tree limbs in front of the mansion stairs. They enjoyed it, when all of sudden their friend, who hadn't said a word, started the pickup truck and threw it into reverse. He drove through a cornfield, with the other two bouncing around in the bed of the truck.
To this day, the third friend claims he saw nothing, but the others know better. He saw something more than lights that they saw that night. What it was, he won't say.
Another witness told of hearing someone going up and down the steps. Yet, she saw no one! Another person who lives in Gloucester mentioned visiting Rosewell one time at night. He and his friends like to go out there to do a bit of paranormal investigating. There were four of them at the time; two guys and two girls, all with their own flashlights. The guys went in the cellar first and then the girls walked in after them. All the flashlights dimmed, and one of the other guys freaked out, saying he saw a guy standing on each side of them. The witness admitted that it felt as if they were being escorted. He has never gone back after that time. He also mentioned that if you go over by the ice hole and look at the mansion, it looks like a man is sitting on one of the ledges.
There have been other paranormal investigators at Rosewell, mainly at night. I watched one group's video, but to me, except for one orb, the rest looked like rain drops.
Those who work at the place do offer some explanations that debunk some of the ghost stories. Such as the evidence that rats were found living in the walls when the ruins were excavated. And of the one couple that claimed story an old car blocked the drive, a worker said someone living in the area had parked it there.
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Ohio pastor helped rob Sunday school teacher, police say
Police say a gun-wielding Ohio pastor and two family members robbed a Sunday school teacher at their church.The Blade newspaper reports St. Paul's AME pastor Anthony Morris, along with his wife, Zelda Morris, and 19-year-old daughter Kamali Morris have been charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon.Police say 39-year-old Nickema Turner, of Maumee, was in her class teaching over the weekend when the teen grabbed her by the hair. They say Zelda Morris punched Turner in her face and the pastor then threw Turner to the ground. Police say Zelda Morris dumped out Turner's purse and took items including a stun gun and cellphone. The pastor allegedly held a gun on Turner.No attorneys are listed in court records.Turner was treated at the scene.
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Police say a gun-wielding Ohio pastor and two family members robbed a Sunday school teacher at their church.
The Blade newspaper reports St. Paul's AME pastor Anthony Morris, along with his wife, Zelda Morris, and 19-year-old daughter Kamali Morris have been charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon.
Police say 39-year-old Nickema Turner, of Maumee, was in her class teaching over the weekend when the teen grabbed her by the hair.
They say Zelda Morris punched Turner in her face and the pastor then threw Turner to the ground.
Police say Zelda Morris dumped out Turner's purse and took items including a stun gun and cellphone. The pastor allegedly held a gun on Turner.
No attorneys are listed in court records.
Turner was treated at the scene.

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The members of the Uniformed Firefighters Association today ratified a labor agreement with the city for 2008-2010. The vote was 7,043 (96.7 percent) in favor to 242 (3.3 percent) opposed.
With the ratification of this agreement, two contract matters were resolved: 1) the re-opener clause for the 2004-2006 contract cycle; 2) and a wage agreement for the 2008-2010 contract cycle.
Steve Cassidy UFA President said, "The Executive Board is gratified at the mandate the membership has shown in approving this contract."
The nearly two-month long UFA ratification process for this agreement began on October 15. In order to gain passage it needed four stages of approval, including a vote by the Executive Board, then battalion delegates, firehouse delegates and finally the full UFA membership. The membership ratification was conducted by the American Arbitration Association.


In this day and age where layoffs are frequent and job offers nearly non-existent, many people are taking their economic life in their hands and starting their own business. The leap can be inspiring and definitely freeing. Clients replace bosses, and the mandatory Monday morning meeting becomes a guilt-free trip to watch your daughter graduate Kindergarten because, well, you can. You're the boss. You own a business!
But what kind of company to start?
One of the easiest, least expensive, and amazing business opportunities to invest in is school cleaning. School cleaning is virtually recession proof because, and we all know this from experience, no kid wants to learn in dirty digs. This type of business is easy to start, easy to learn, and always in demand.
If becoming one less nervous rat in the race, or at least owning your own race, appeals to you, then starting your own school cleaning business might just be the answer you've been looking for.


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Yeaterday, of at the SHRM Annual Conference and Exposition, Beyond (The Career Network) unveiled its new brand, platform and vision for the future of talent acquisition which is based on nearly 20 years of feedback and ongoing innovation. Nexxt, as it's been re-named, is being rolled out as a full-service recruiting platform for companies and agencies that can provide a targeted method of sourcing the best people from a broader talent pool.
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I live in south Louisiana and let me just say that one perception about our lifestyle here is pretty damn true: we have lots and lots and lots of live music. Most anywhere, and at most any time, one can find a band or a solo artist jamming out or singing on a street corner. There are musicians who cart their instruments around town as they head from gig to gig, while the piano players and vocalists often just "show up" at venues around town and sit in with the band. Everyone, seemingly, seems to know each other because, more than likely, they've played together before.
Since it's so prevalent, I would say that at least 1 or 2 nights per week, Mr. S and I are listening to live music at either a festival, in a bar, or just by happenstance as we meander around town.
Now, as it just so happens, this past Saturday evening we were out and about and decided to check out a hidden local venue (aka "a neighborhood bar") we had never visited. Small'ish with about 12 barstools; crock pot of homemade tortilla soup on a side table (for all to enjoy) ; cheap drinks; 60 or so patrons. We, being strangers, were immediately assessed as we walked through the door but, as we were relatively harmless looking, were allowed to enter.
There was a band playing (blues, classic rock, cajun and zydeco classics) on the small stage and, as we settled in, multiple people came over to say "hi;" the owners (the husband and wife each made individual visits to our table), the bartender, and several bar flys, regulars, patrons all paid us a visit.
Now, as it just so happened, I was wearing a t-shirt from last year's ERE Conference (2016 – held in New Orleans); logo on the back is a Mardi Gras mask and, emblazoned on the front is "ERE Media" and, more prominently "TALENT ADVISOR." OK – we who work in HR and Recruiting understand this but, let's be real, the average Joe has no concept what any of this "Talent Advisor" gibberish means.
First time, I must admit, anyone has ever mistaken me for a music impresario or an A&R rep.
Anyway, as the night wore on and we chatted with our new friend, I mentioned to him that I was the head of HR for a local casino ("we're hiring!") and, I thought, convinced him I wasn't there to sign the band to a record deal.
But then, at the break, the bass player came over to say "hello" and gave me his card……….
It's OK. I'm with the band.


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Q: Is there a way to initiate UNIX screen with keyboard commands? Is there a way to begin a screen session with keyboard commands?
For instance I want to start screen, split the window horizontally, and then switch to the bottom window with one command. Currently I can only start screen and then running the keyboard commands:
Split vertically: Ctrl+a then S.
Switch screen: Ctrl+a then n.
Is there a way I can do this with one line when starting a new screen session? Or a work around to simulate pressing keyboard commands once screen is started?

A: You could put the following lines into .screenrc:
split
focus
screen

Or even:
bind U eval split focus screen

Also, see this answer.

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Campbell's Soup Cans Its Anti-GMO Labeling Position, Reveals GMOs in Its Products and Supports Labeling
As the war against food transparency wages on, consumers concerned about genetically modified ingredients can breathe a sigh of—or, rather, slurp a sip of—relief. That's because the Campbell's Soup Co., says it has had a change of heart over the issue that divides Americans seeking greater transparency in the food system and the corporate food industry opposed to GMO labeling.
Last Friday, the Campbell Soup Co., which had long opposed mandatory labeling of GMOs, now says that it "will advocate for federal legislation that would require all foods and beverages regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to be clearly and simply labeled for GMOs."
Campbell's CEO Denise Morrison wrote a letter to the company's employees, and posted it on the Campbell's website, saying that the move was a combination of responding to its customers demand for GMO transparency, as well as issues surrounding GMO labeling laws passed in several states.
"Printing a clear and simple statement on the label is the best solution for consumers and for Campbell," Morrison wrote.
Campbell's says it will add GMO labeling to its packaging even if the government does not yet require labeling. But Campbell's move to label GMOs doesn't mean it's eschewing genetically modified ingredients in its products—at least not yet. It provided a mock-up image of a can of Spaghetti-Os that read: "Partially produced with genetic engineering."
In a statement from Environmental Working Group's senior vice president of government affairs, Scott Faber said:
"We applaud Campbell's for supporting national, mandatory GMO labeling and we look forward to working with Campbell's and other food leaders to craft a national GMO labeling solution. Consumers simply want the right to know what's in their food and how it's grown — just like consumers in 64 other nations."
While a growing number of food brands have acquired the Non-GMO Project's third-party verification on foods that do not contain genetically modified ingredients, proponents of GMO labeling say it's still not enough—consumers shouldn't have to guess when it comes to what's in their food.
"Nine out of ten American consumers want the right to know, and want a GMO disclosure on the food package," said Faber. "They want to make their own choices. Campbell's should be applauded for trusting consumers to do their homework and make the choices that reflect their values."
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"I'm much more trusting and more able to enjoy life. But also I don't get depressed. I used to get terribly depressed. I fought with depression all my life, and after analysis, that stopped. It made an enormous difference to my professional life. I'm much more able to move on. I just feel great. I'm still a little anxious, but I'm more able to hold it and deal with it."
The couch has played a part in analytic treatment since its earliest days, with patients lying down, faced away from the analyst.
The idea behind it is that, in order to encourage free association – saying whatever comes into your mind during an analytic session, without censorship – it is easier to be in this reclining position, and not facing your analyst.
You might find some similarity in the way it can be easier to share your feelings with a friend or relative when not looking straight at them, say when you are sitting next to them in the car.
Although some people find that lying down helps them to get into a space conducive to the analytic process, others find it more helpful to sit in a chair. This is something you can discuss with your psychoanalyst.


I really like scrapbooking and paper projects that are fun, fast, not expensive and beautiful.
This got me thinking of different ways to make a project from only one sheet of paper. The idea is to create a project that can be made using only one sheet of paper and all the embellishments added to it will be only a suggestion and not a must.
The first project is a cute mini album titled Love Letters.
1. Cut three 4" by 8" rectangles. Fold them in half to create squares.
2. Adhere two of the rectangles back to back only near the edges of the paper, leaving a pocket.
3. Adhere the third rectangle on the outside, wrapping the other rectangles. Put the adhesive only on three sides of each square, leaving pockets facing sideways.
4. From the strip of paper remaining cut three tags: 4" by 2" and a quarter, 4" by 3" and a quarter and 4" by 3" and a quarter.
5. From the remaining piece of paper create a diagonal pocket on the last page of the mini album, by adhering a triangle to the bottom left corner of the page. Make sure to put the adhesive on the two straight edges of the triangle.
Make a mini album filled with loving words to someone you love!
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Staying in New Canaan?
News // Town Government
Dec. 7, 2018 Updated: June 25, 2019 4:19 a.m.
Zoning rules in New Canaan may not allow for a second guest cottage. New Canaan Town Hall. — Contributed photo
New Canaan officials are looking into how nearby communities handle short-term rentals such as Airbnb as the town ponders whether new zoning rules are needed in New Canaan to deal with the growing lodging alternative.
Zoning staff and Krista Neilson, a Planning and Zoning Commission alternate who is investigating the issue for the P&Z, are expected to contact officials in other towns as well as the town's land-use attorney for information.
Data received so far often involves large cities so it's not really comparable to New Canaan.
"It will be interesting to know what they have in place," member William Redman said.
During a verbal report at the Nov. 27 meeting, Neilson said she recently found 17 short-term rental listings in New Canaan on the Internet, most of them on Airbnb, but stressed the numbers aren't static.
Eight were for the rental of an entire house or condo, five for the use of a guest cottage, and four involved part of a house.
Neilson said while this represents less than 1% of the housing stock in a town with about 7.500 housing units, neighbors are impacted by short-term rentals. Issues include parking, noise, uncertainty about having strangers in the vicinity, and liability issues such as fire code compliance and insurance protection.
Some communities find positive benefits from short-term rentals, including increased tourism, higher tax receipts, and providing an alternative to hotels for families and short-term work assignments, she said.
Members said they worry more about rentals of entire homes than situations where the owner may live on-site. Neilson said it can be hard to determine whether an owner is able to watch over short-term rental occupants.
"Someone has to be responsible," said commissioner Laszlo Papp, adding this happens best when an owner is present.
There were questions about whether restrictions could be placed on how many total nights a home could be rented, either consecutively or over the course of a year.
Members, however, indicated the town shouldn't try to discourage traditional long-term rentals, such as when people rent their house for a year due to corporate transfers or long-term travel plans.
Neilson said the town basically has five options on what to do: take no action, ban all short-term rentals, create new regulations to cover short-term rentals, classify them as rooming houses, or alter the definition of rooming houses to better deal with short-term rentals.
Based on current zoning regulations, rooming houses are only allowed in certain non-residential zones and must be owner occupied.
Members were told by staff that the office does get some complaints about short-term rentals.
Commissioner Dick Ward said his concern is "with high turnover" involving "someone new every day — different cars, different people."
Commissioner John Kriz said property owners doing frequent short-term rentals are essentially running a business in a residential zone. He worries about the potential for a major problem.
"All you need is one emergency call," he said.
Chairman John Goodwin said in-town lodging options can be limited when people have visitors so people must stay at out-of-town hotels.
Goodwin said Neilson probably shouldn't focus too much on the downtown area when considering possible regulations because it might make sense to encourage short-term lodging in that part of town.
Commissioner John Flinn said he'd be interested in knowing more about who is using short-term rentals in town.
"It's prudent for us to address it. It's becoming more prevalent," he said.
The P&Z is likely to hold a public hearing on the issue in the future as it moves closer to possibly taking action.
"We're beginning the process of doing regulations on this," Goodwin said at the meeting.


Laporte was founded in Calgary, Alberta in 2011 by a hardworking and highly sought after fabricator with a dream and remarkable talent. He has a deep love of his craft, and a passion for producing beautiful, quality work without compromise.
Shayne Laporte comes with 15+ years of hands-on experience, and is recognized as one of the most highly skilled fabricators in the city. All projects are overseen by our owner from beginning to end.
In a time where many stone facilities have been switching operations to fully digital, CNC fabrication to accommodate volume and reduce labour costs, Laporte insists that all of our staff are thoroughly skilled in hand-fabrication.
Why? Because we believe that where a machinery's capabilities end, hand fabrication has no limits except for the material being worked with. Equipped with laser guided cutting technology and edge profiling machinery, we have the equipment, in addition to knowledge and skill, to take your project to the next level.
This enables us to be among the top facilities in Calgary for highly custom fabrication, from mitered and pitched edge profiling to laminations, pillars and more.
Laporte's focus is not high volume and as such, we are able to work closely with our clients in a more personalized and intimate setting. You will not feel like a part of an assembly line, or another "number".
We value each and every one of our clients and strive to treat them like members of our family. To us, your business is never "just business". We take personal pride in what we do.
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Covanta, GIG enter partnership to develop EFW projects
Covanta Holdings Corp. and the U.K.-based Green Investment Group Ltd., a subsidiary of Macquarie Group Ltd., have entered into a partnership to develop, fund and own energy-from-waste (EFW) projects in the U.K. and Ireland.
Pinnacle Renewable Energy files for IPO in Canada
On Dec. 15, Canadian pellet producer Pinnacle Renewable Energy filed a preliminary prospectus with securities regulatory authorities in Canada for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) of common shares.
EPA qualifies distiller sorghum oil as advanced biofuel feedstock
The U.S. EPA has released a notice of proposed rulemaking related to fuel pathways using distiller sorghum oil as feedstock for biofuel production. A 30-day comment period on the proposal is set to close Jan. 26.
Air France initiative promotes development of aviation biofuel
At the World Efficiency Fair, Air France presented an Engagement for Green Growth that aims to promote the emergence of sustainable aviation biofuel industries, in economically viable conditions that fully integrate circular economy principles.
Biofuel projects named as semi-finalists in Ontario competition
The Ontario Centres of Excellence have announced 20 semi-finalists for Ontario's Solutions 2030 Challenge, which calls on innovators to propose solutions to help the province's industry reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution.
EPH Group enters the biomass business in Italy
EPH (Energetický a průmyslový holding a.s.) recently completed the acquisition of the biomass power plants owned by Biomasse Italia and Biomasse Crotone from Bioenergie and Api Nòva Energia. The plants have a combined capacity of 73 MW.
Demonstration project in Norway to feature hydofaction technology
Silva Green Fuels AS has announced plans to build a demonstration plant in Tofte, Norway, that will produce second-generation advanced biofuel from forest feedstocks. Danish-Canadian company Steeper Energy will deliver the technology.
DOE announces plan to modernize department
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced its intent to modernize the agency's organizational structure to advance its policy goals consistent with its statutory requirements.
UW studies say petite poplars are the future of biofuels
A University of Washington team is trying to make poplar a viable biofuel feedstock by testing the production of younger poplar trees that could be harvested more frequently—after only two or three years—instead of the usual 10- to 20-year cycle.
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Q: How do I optimize memory usage in my insertion sort of strings? emphasized textThe task is to write an insertion sort with string comparison function. I have done this and my code is working on the small cases. However, it fails to perform successfully in the online problem checker quitting with "Memmory Limit" verdict. What are your recommendations to optimize memory usage?
UPD I have figured out that I do the wrong thing. I should sort an array of pointers to the strings rather than strings themselves to avoid copying like this:
arr[j + 1] = arr[j];

However, due to my little knowledge of pointers I fail to understand how to do it correctly. What are your suggestions?
I have already done the following:

*

*use C-style strings of the fixed (255 chars) size which is given in the statement

*sort an array of pointers to these strings

*pass string to the comparison function less by pointer.

Here is my source code:
#include <cstdio>

const int kMaxStringSize = 200;

bool less(char **s1, char **s2) {
  int i = 0;
  while ((*s1)[i] == (*s2)[i]) {
    if ((*s1)[i] == '\0' || (*s2)[i] == '\0') {
      break;
    }
    i++;
  }
  if ((*s1)[i] != '\0') {
    if ((*s1)[i] < (*s2)[i]) {
      return true;
    } else {
      return false;
    }
  } else {
    if ((*s2)[i] != '\0') {
      return true;
    } else {
      return false;
    }
  }
}

int main() {
  int n;
  std::scanf("%d\n", &n);
  char **arr;
  arr = new char*[n];
  for (int i = 0; i  < n; i++) {
    char *temp = new char[kMaxStringSize];
    fgets(temp, 256, stdin);
    arr[i] = temp;
  }

  for (int i = 1; i < n; ++i) {
        int j = i - 1;
        char *temp = arr[i];
        for ( ; (j >= 0) && less(&temp, &arr[j]); --j) {
            arr[j + 1] = arr[j];
        }
        arr[j + 1] = temp;
    }

  for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
    printf("%s", arr[i]);
  }
  for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
    delete[] arr[i];
  }
  delete []arr;
  return 0;
}

A: Each string is using the maximum space available, however maybe only needing a few characters.
  char temp[257] = '\0'; // bigger than given to fgets
  for (int i = 0; i  < n; i++) {
     fgets(temp, 256, stdin);
     char * t = new char[ strlen( temp ) + 1];
     strcpy( t, temp );
     arr[i] = t;
  }


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import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
import { findFixtureStateControl } from '../../fixtureState';
import { FixtureContext } from '../FixtureContext';
import { getDefaultSelectValue, UseSelectArgs } from './shared';

export function useCreateFixtureState<Option extends string>(
  selectName: string,
  args: UseSelectArgs<Option>
) {
  const { setFixtureState } = React.useContext(FixtureContext);
  const defaultValue = getDefaultSelectValue(args);
  useEffect(() => {
    // The fixture state for this select is (re)created in two situations:
    // 1. Initially: No corresponding fixture state select is found
    // 2: Default value change: Current value is reset to new default value
    setFixtureState(prevFs => {
      const fsControl = findFixtureStateControl(prevFs, selectName);
      if (
        fsControl &&
        fsControl.type === 'select' &&
        fsControl.defaultValue === defaultValue
      )
        return prevFs;

      return {
        ...prevFs,
        controls: {
          ...prevFs.controls,
          [selectName]: {
            type: 'select',
            options: args.options,
            defaultValue,
            currentValue: defaultValue,
          },
        },
      };
    });
  }, [args.options, defaultValue, selectName, setFixtureState]);
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Poltava is a very lively city with the population of over 300 000 people.Walking along the city, you will be amazed by its gorgeous architecture and its well-preserved architectural monuments.No man will remain indifferent to seeing so many beautiful ladies strolling the streets well-dressed and wearing high-hills. Even they are so gorgeous, it is rather easy to approach a Ukrainian woman and start a conversation.Poltava women will answer your questions with a smile and you will see how intelligent and interesting opponents they are.You can try going on romantic tours or the so-called 'socials'.
However, never choose street as a place for socializing since it is not considered the best place for doing so in the mentality of Ukrainian women.Poltava girl will feel awkward answering something to the total stranger in the street, so choose the places correctly.


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Introduction & Top Questions
Technological developments
Classification of instruments
History and evolution
Automatic instruments
Electric and electronic instruments
How long have musical instruments existed?
Only in Europe did the keyboard develop—for reasons that are not clear. The principle of the keyboard has been used successfully to control bells (the carillon), plucked and struck stringed instruments (the piano and harpsichord), and wind instruments (the organ, the accordion, and the harmonium).
Of all instruments, the organ showed the most remarkable development from the early Middle Ages to the 17th century. Originally, sound was admitted to the pipes by withdrawing sliders or depressing levers. Both of these methods were clumsy: they gave way to a reduction in the size of the levers, which eventually could be depressed by the fingers, while the larger pipes were controlled by pedals. A further development was to separate the various rows of pipes, so that each row could be brought into action or suppressed by means of a draw stop. Once a manageable keyboard had been produced, it could be applied to the portable organ, carried by the player, which was already in use by the 12th century. Scientific experiments with the monochord, a stretched string that could be divided into various lengths by means of a metal tangent, were followed by the construction of an instrument with a whole range of strings and a keyboard similar to that of the organ—the clavichord. A similar adaptation of the plucking of stringed instruments led to the harpsichord, the ingenious mechanism of which had been perfected by the 16th century. It is curious that a similar method was not applied to the dulcimer, which was struck with hammers, until the early 18th century, when the Italian maker Bartolomeo Cristofori constructed the first pianoforte, so-called because, unlike the harpsichord, it could vary the tone from soft (piano) to loud (forte). (See also keyboard instrument.)
In Europe the practice of constructing instruments in families continued from the 17th century onward. English composers wrote for the tenor hautbois, the intermediate oboe d'amore, and the bass, or baritone, oboe. The clarinet (the name means "little trumpet") emerged at the end of the 17th century and, like the oboe, developed into a family extending to a contrabass clarinet in the 19th century and later a subcontrabass. It established itself only gradually in the orchestra in the course of the 18th century.
Trumpets and horns were used in most areas of Eurasia for ceremonial and military purposes. They remained relatively unchanged until the early 19th century, when valves were added to European instruments. This modification also led to the creation of new types. A pioneer in the field was the Belgian instrument maker Antoine-Joseph Sax, who in 1845 built a family of valved instruments called saxhorns, using the bugle as the basis for his invention. Similar instruments were widely adopted in military and brass bands, but only the bass, under the name bass tuba, became a normal member of the orchestra. Sax also invented the saxophone, a single-reed instrument like the clarinet but with a conical tube. This, too, was made in various sizes, which came to be used both in military bands and in jazz ensembles. The saxophone never became a normal member of the symphony orchestra, but the alto and the tenor have been used by art-music composers, largely as solo instruments, and occasionally a complete quartet of four different sizes has appeared in an orchestral work. (See also wind instrument.)
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The variety of musical ensembles used throughout the world is vast and beyond description, but the following principles apply nearly everywhere. Outdoor music, which is often ceremonial, most frequently involves the use of loud wind instruments and drums. Indoor music, which is more often intended for passive listening, emphasizes such quieter instruments as bowed and plucked strings and flutes.
The establishment of orchestras, as opposed to chamber groups, in the early 17th century led to a slight revision of these principles in Europe. The orchestra's sound is founded on a large ensemble of bowed strings, but it adds the previously outdoor instruments (wind and percussion) for colour and climax. As concert halls increased in size and popularity, so too did the sound-volume requirements of so-called indoor instruments. One result was that the violin family was favoured at the expense of the quieter viols. The latter, along with other instruments whose tone was too weak for orchestral music, gradually dropped out of use until the 20th century, when earlier styles of music and their associated instruments experienced a revival in popularity.
Water power, clockwork, steam, and electricity have all been used at various times to power musical instruments, enabling them to produce sound automatically. Examples include church bells, automatic organs, musical clocks, automatic pianos and harpsichords, music boxes, calliopes, and even automatic orchestras. Most of the impetus behind this phenomenon ceased with the development of the phonograph and other recording devices of the 20th century.


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September 29, 2019 September 29, 2019 by Jaime Rebanal
'Lucy in the Sky' TIFF Review: Noah Hawley's Directorial Debut Falls Short of the Diamonds
3 Stars, Film Festivals, Jaime's Reviews
2019, brian c. brown, colman domingo, dan stevens, drama, ellen burstyn, elliott diguiseppi, jeffrey donovan, jon hamm, natalie portman, nick offerman, noah hawley, pearl amanda dickson, science fiction, tiff, tig notaro, zazie beetz
Picture yourself in a boat on a river with tangerine trees and marmalade skies, somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly, Natalie Portman arrives with kaleidoscope eyes. Television legend Noah Hawley of Fargo and Legion promises as much with his feature film directorial debut, but even the thought of a film about a woman's journey to outer space and back sounds too good to be true after fittingly being named for a Beatles song. Yet as Lucy rises up to the sky, you're wondering where all the diamonds are, for Lucy in the Sky doesn't shine as much as you'd want something that sounds like a jewel to do so. It isn't a bad movie per se, but given the sort of potential that this could have been considering the talent involved, Lucy in the Sky should have been a diamond – but it just never quite gets to that level.
October 18, 2018 January 13, 2019 by Jaime Rebanal
The Death and Life of John F. Donovan is a Compelling but Endearing Mess: TIFF Review
amara karan, ben schnetzer, chris zylka, drama, emily hampshire, jacob tierney, jacob tremblay, jared keeso, kathy bates, kit harington, michael gambon, natalie portman, sarah gadon, susan sarandon, thandie newton, tiff, xavier dolan
I've never been the biggest fan of Xavier Dolan and I outright hated his last film, so upon hearing that The Death and Life of John F. Donovan was already opening to bad reviews from other peers at TIFF, I thought I already knew what I was set to expect. Yet instead I came out thinking that as messy as it may have been, this also happens to be one of Dolan's best films. Surprisingly, it was rather easy for me to have made such a statement because it seems to be a perfect summary of what I find Dolan himself to be – and it's also set to divide people all the more. But because of what a story like this can say about where Xavier Dolan comes from, I think it's also fitting enough to say that there's a lot of heart to be recognized in a story like this, and for the most part – it also happens to be in the right place. Which is more than I know I can say about many of Dolan's other films, because I'm also looking forward to seeing another English-language effort by him now.
February 26, 2018 by Jaime Rebanal
Annihilation – Review
2018, alex garland, gina rodriguez, horror, james vandermeer, jennifer jason leigh, natalie portman, oscar isaac, science fiction, tessa thompson, tuva novotny
Annihilation is a strange product, the sort that would be expected from Alex Garland after Ex Machina – but maybe for the very best at the same time. I've admittedly never always been sold in on Alex Garland, so it was one among many reasons that I was unsure as to how Annihilation would have turned out for me, although what I still find fitting enough to say about it is that it's a commendable effort. Nevertheless I think it's only fitting that the experience that Annihilation is set to provide will be discomforting for the senses from start to finish, even if I'm not exactly sure I would say that everything about it works. Nonetheless I feel bad for those who won't be able to witness it on the big screen as per their own wishes, but alas the experience it is set to provide is one not to be easily forgotten.
Black Swan – Review
2010, andres heinz, barbara hershey, darren aronofsky, drama, horror, john mclaughlin, mark heyman, mila kunis, mystery, natalie portman, thriller, vincent cassel, winona ryder
✯½
I've soured on Darren Aronofsky heavily over the years: I remember when I first saw Requiem for a Dream and initially I thought that it was an emotionally draining experience and now it only ever manages to ring me as exploitative of its own characters' misery at the hands of an agreeable message. But this was not something I found to be exclusive towards said film, because Black Swan, which may very well be his worst film yet, only manages to rub me in the wrong way for similar reasons. But for the many shortcomings of Requiem for a Dream, it never felt condescending in the way that Black Swan was, among many reasons it has only ever managed to leave such a bitter taste in my mouth. It seems so insistent that perfection leads to equally perfect art, and it's a product so explicitly mechanical its own message only falls down upon itself and the one thought that came to my mind after finishing up read: "this is why I hate Darren Aronofsky."
July 27, 2017 by Jaime Rebanal
Song to Song – Review
2017, drama, michael fassbender, natalie portman, romance, rooney mara, ryan gosling, terrence malick
I feel almost at a point where I've reached "peak Malick" in which I don't enjoy his recent output as much as I know some of his most dedicated fans do. I've already found myself struggling to connect with To the Wonder and perhaps my own personal feelings about this style got in the way with my own experience of Knight of Cups, but I feel like it has become so difficult to even immerse with Malick anymore. These were among many fears that I had with Song to Song, being another film that takes upon this fractured narrative, but to my own surprise (and eventual delight), I found myself liking this style once again. Regardless of my feelings about how Malick has found himself playing out for me, I've always been able to appreciate him as a distinctive experimenter and Song to Song not only signifies my growing respect for his work, but it's also the first of his I've found myself able to say I liked since The Tree of Life. Continue reading →
May 5, 2017 May 5, 2017 by Jaime Rebanal
Heat – Review
1995, action, al pacino, amy brenneman, ashley judd, crime, diane venora, drama, jon voight, michael mann, mykelti williamson, natalie portman, robert de niro, ted levine, thriller, tom sizemore, val kilmer, wes studi
There are two sides to the battle as portrayed in Michael Mann's epic crime drama Heat that grants it the title of being one of the best films of its own time. Putting Al Pacino and Robert De Niro together for once after their share from The Godfather: Part II, what we have now is a different crime saga, but one within the streets of Los Angeles. Under the hands of any other filmmaker, Heat could almost have found itself falling in the same category as just about any other cops-and-robbers tale, but there's a great sense of humility present in the way that Michael Mann is telling his own story that ultimately has made his work one of the defining works of its era. Michael Mann's Heat doesn't simply carry its own weight through a sense of the action, its strength lies inside the morality at play.
January 25, 2017 March 3, 2017 by Jaime Rebanal
Jackie – Review
2016, billy crudup, biography, drama, greta gerwig, history, john hurt, natalie portman, noah oppenheim, pablo larraín, peter sarsgaard
Pablo Larraín's latest film, a biopic about Jacqueline Kennedy from the days after JFK's death, is one of the year's most frustrating films, one in the sense it feels far too much like an obscured portrait of its own subject. On one hand there's a technically impressive feat that's allowing itself to shine all the way through but somehow it seems that Pablo Larraín's handling of the subject is just so alienating where it should be intriguing. My assumption was that if it were the point to get a grasp on what Jacqueline Kennedy was like after JFK's death, it was one among many factors to why Jackie never finds itself working as well as it should. Rather instead, it just feels so empty and never moves out of the single spot it remains within.


Three terminal monolithic linear voltage regulators appeared almost 20 years ago, and were almost immediately successful for a variety of reasons. In particular, there were relatively few engineers capable of designing a good linear voltage regulator. The new devices were also easy to use, and inexpensive. In currently popular parlance they were "expert systems," containing a good deal of their designer's knowledge in silicon form. Because of these advantages, the regulators quickly eclipsed discrete and earlier monolithic building blocks and dominated the market.