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Anthropology, Folklore, History, Monsters, Mythology
Beauty is Only Skin Deep: Fear and Loathing on Valentine's Day
Date: February 14, 2014Author: EsoterX 1 Comment
Everybody wants somebody to love.
Ah, love is in the air! Amidst the brisk commercial trade in chocolate, roses, heart-shaped cards, teddy bears, and jewelry that signifies Valentine's Day has once again creeped up on us, those of you who have found Mr. or Mrs. Right (or at least "Right Now") have cause to celebrate your good fortune. For those unfortunates who are facing the grim prospect of a decidedly loveless day, be of good cheer, since it is never truly over until last call. But while you make that last minute search for a true love or attractive playmate, beware, for in love there be monsters. No, seriously. You can't swing a bat without hitting a mythological caveat about creatures that superficially appear as beautiful and seductive, thereby luring you away to your doom, and only once you've been trapped, show you their true monstrous natures. Come to think of it, a lot of people would call that marriage, but rest assured there are far more terrible fates that may await the unwary soul out there. The Moroccan Aisa Qandisa, Norwegian Huldra, Salvadoran Sihuanaba, Dakotan Deer Woman, and the North Indian and Pakistani Churel are but a sampling of the fearsome speed daters that can be found in virtually every culture that enforce the platitude that beauty is only skin deep, and ugly goes clear to the bone.
The Arabic-speaking people of Northern Morocco believe in a jenniya called 'Aisa Qandisa. She appears as a grown-up woman with a beautiful face, but she has also been seen with the legs of a goat or an ass, or with the legs of a woman and the body of a she-goat with long pendant breasts. She is very libidinous and tries to seduce handsome young men. I was told of a man in Tangier who once in the middle of the night met her in the street, although he took her for a woman. She said to him, "O man, O man, come!" He did not answer but proceeded to his room in another street, shut the door, went to bed, and extinguished the light. When he put his hand on the pillow he, to his amazement, touched the breast of a woman. Now he understood that the individual he had met was a jenniya and that it was she who was in his bed. He got a fright, rushed up from his bed and out from the room, and went to his parents' house, where he knocked at the door. His mother and brother came out, and when he told them his adventure they accompanied him to his room; but they found nobody there. On the next day he spoke about it to an old man, who said that 'Aisa Qandisa every night at a certain hour appears in the shape of a woman in the place where he met her, trying to induce men to go with her; and that he who does so will be maddened by her (Westermarck, 1920, p121).
The lesson of course is that you are not so charming that the ladies will be throwing themselves at you in the street, and if they do there is probably an ulterior and no doubt supernatural motive. Scholars have tenuously posited that there may be a connection to the ancient pan-Babylonian idea of the "sacred prostitute", which would be qadistu in Akkadian (and various Semetic language use related terms meaning anything from "holy one" to "harlot"), passing along through the Phoenicians to Carthaginian colonies, and from there to Morocco, where with the emergence of Islam, downgraded the Qandisa to one of the many frightening Djinn (effectively a set of morally ambiguous Islamic spirits that can be good or evil). This is an excellent example of the nearly ubiquitous mythological theme that horny monsters exist that can appear as ravishingly beautiful women or stunningly handsome men, but hide some spectacularly hideous indicator of an underlying monstrosity. The ever-popular cloven-hooves are associated with the true form of the Qandisa. This is not necessarily a deal breaker for a lot of guys, but please, think of the children. The tradition is carried on with the Norwegian Huldra and her hidden cow's tail.
The huldra also is an inhabitant of the heights. She is a witch who takes the form of a lovely woman, and meeting humans in the woods she lures them to follow her. Her dwelling is in the mountains, which she opens with a magic word. Inside is a gorgeous palace, filled with immense riches, and having dining-rooms containing splendidly decorated tables laden with all the food a Norwegian enjoys most, served on golden dishes. He who eats of these things is thenceforth in the power of the huldra. Occasionally he wins free; but never afterwards is he as he was. In the country the folks speak of idiots and madmen as being "mountain-taken," believing that these are victims of the huldra's wiles. If, however, the involuntary guest refuses to partake of the magic dishes in the mountain passes, he sees before his eyes the dishes of exquisite food turning to pine cones and slabs of earth, while the huldra loses her fascination, and can no longer hide from him the cow's tail by which she is to be known, nor can she keep him prisoner any longer. Without knowing how, he finds himself back in the woods on the mountain-side; and he cannot discover the entrance to the fairy palace (Jungman, 1905, p77-78).
At least the Huldra serves you a nice Norwegian meal on her finest dishes. Hope you like gravlak ("buried salmon") and rakfisk ("fermented trout"). In some variations of the paranormal temptress oeuvre, the lady is a straight up shapeshifting animal, which again is not necessarily a turn off depending on how you swing, but invariably true colors are shown and odds are there won't be a second date, interspecies relations being a tough sell to the parents. Such is the case with Ojibewa, Dakotan, and Pacific Northwest Native American folklore surrounding the Deer Woman.
A man went hunting and shot two deer. He carefully cut up the meat and caused his horse to carry it; and now, when the sun was low, he was coming home. He sat down to rest on the edge of a cliff when a woman approached, walking along the cliff. She arrived and stood beside the man, but he sat without speaking. So at last she sat down by him and said, "Don't you recognize me? Why are you so quiet?" And she also settled down, and let her feet hang over the bank. But the man was sad in his heart. "How does it happen that this girl, usually so well guarded that it is impossible to get near her, is out in these wild parts by herself? Stealthily he looked at her from the corner of his eye and saw that she wore many rings on her fingers, several on each finger; then he glanced at the shadow she cast, and it was not a woman's outline, but a deer's, with the long ears in constant motion. So he thought, "Ah! This is no woman. This is one of those things which they say can trick and mislead men. All right! But try and fool me!" he thought as he quietly felt for his gun. The deer knew it at once, and sprang up and ran like something hurled forth, and disappeared in the woods; and its form was that of a deer. It entered the wood causing the leaves to rustle, and almost at once, it looked out at him and called, "I give those rings to you!" So the man looked where the deer-woman had sat, and there, shaped like rings, lay a pile of tendrils from the grape-vine (Deloria, 1932, p165-166).
In El Salvador lurks La Sihuanaba, often characterized as a beautiful woman cursed to wander the earth as a horrific monster (often depicted with a horses' head), temporarily hiding her equine features in order to tempt young and stupid men to follow her into the jungle, whereupon she reveals her actual visage. Luckily, her end goal appears to be pranking rather than murdering or getting lucky, so in the grand scheme of things, no harm no foul.
A Salvadoran legend about a woman with long and tangled hair covering her face, slim body and long nails, with enormous breasts that hung up almost touching the ground, she appears in the roads, rivers and ravines especially to single and drunken men wandering late at night. Originally called "Sihuehuet" (beautiful woman), she had a romance with the son of god Tlaloc, the god "Lucero de la Mañana" (Bright Star); and ended pregnant, betraying the sun god. Sihuehuet was a bad mother, she left her son to satisfy her lover. When Tlaloc discovered what was happening, cursed Sihuehuet calling her "Sihuanaba" (ugly woman). From that moment, she would be beautiful at first sight, but when men approach to her she would become a horrifying woman. According to some villagers, Sihuanaba has been seen at night near the rivers of our country, washing clothes and always looking for her son "Cipitío", which was granted the eternal youth by the god Tlaloc as suffering. According to the legend, every wandering man is a potential victim for Sihuanaba, however, she usually pursues conceited and seducer men. Sihuanaba appears to them in any water tank late at night, taking a shower or comb herself. Some mention that Sihuanaba shows herself as a young beautiful woman to captivate her victims but once she have gained his confidence, she transforms herself into an ugly and grotesque woman, giving their victims the scare of their lives and making them running while she was keeps laughing large loud and beating her breasts in the stones of rivers, all this in the darkness of night (Juarez, 2014).
North Indian and Pakistani legends mention the Churel, and much like the Huldra, the temptation of a beautiful lady inviting you back to her place for a lovely home-cooked meal often proves to be too much. Only two problems with this relationship (1) her feet are on backwards (always look at the feet) which means you'll be spending extraordinary amounts of money on custom shoes, and (2) she's undead.
Still more perilous is the churel. In origin the name seems to have denoted the ghosts of some low caste people, whose spirits are always especially malignant, and whose bodies — like those of suicides in England in former times — are buried face downward to hinder the easy escape of the evil spirit. The modern acceptance of the churel, however, is that it is the ghost of a woman who dies while pregnant or in child-birth or before the period of ceremonial impurity has elapsed. Such a ghost may appear beautiful, but it can be recognized by the fact that its feet are turned round. She is apt to captivate handsome young men and take them to her abode, where, if they eat the food she offers, they fall under her power and will not be dismissed until they are grey-haired old men. All sorts of spells are adopted to prevent the ghost of a dead woman from becoming a churel and to avert the spirits which threaten evil to children and to mothers (Werner, McCulloch, & Gray, 1916, p248-249).
So team, let's be careful out there this Valentine's Day. You may be lonely today, but that beats a lifetime as a love slave to a half-goat. Unless, of course, you're into that sort of thing. Go in with your eyes open, watch the feet, and keep Alberto Moravia's warning in mind that "love is a glass which makes even a monster appear fascinating."
Deloria, Ella Cara. Dakota Texts. New York: G. E. Stechert & co., agents, 1932.
Jungman, Beatrix. Norway. London: A. & C. Black, 1905.
Westermarck, Edward, 1862-1939. The Belief In Spirits In Morocco. Åbo: Åbo Akademi, 1920.
Juarez, Mauricio. "Stories and Legends of El Salvador". http://www.elsalvadordestinos.com/ Retrieved on 2/14/2014.
Werner, Alice, 1859-1935, J. A. 1868-1950 MacCulloch, George Foot Moore, and Louis H. 1875-1955 Gray. The Mythology of All Races … Boston: Marshall Jones Company, 1916
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In 1957, there was a brief, though significant, UFO sighting that would go on to be one of the best documented in the realm of those witnessed in the European continent. The case would also go on to be investigated by the French police, the gendarmes, the maritime police from Toulon and also some scientific consultants from both Paris and Lyon, and then eventually also examined by the Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire, the DST, which is the French equivalent of the American FBI. During the investigations, soil samples, photographs and analyses of the area in which the sighting took place was carried out, though there was never a large amount of press coverage. Instead information on the sighting was kept to the pages of both unpublished and published findings by investigators and those with a keen interest in the matter.
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The credibility of this sighting is on part due to the witnesses, who were well known in the area of Vins-sur-caramy and were known to be honest and reliable people who would not be known as ones who would concoct a story for any gains. It is also noted that during the investigation, those who talked with the witnesses, all deemed them to be people of good faith. The local officials of the area, including the mayor of Vins, also all vouched for the character of all three of them.
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It was three o clock in the afternoon when Mrs. Garcin and Mrs. Rami were walking down the Departmental Road 24, which is close to the Castle Vins-sur-caramy, about one kilometer east of the village. Suddenly, both women heard a terrifying noise and turned quickly to see where it was coming from. As they did so they were confronted by an incredible sight and one to which neither of them had ever seen before.
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As this was going on, Louis Bogolio, who was a municipal council member in Vins, was working on a hillside about three hundred feet from where the women were encountering the craft. On hearing the same thundering sound and thinking that there may have been a car crash in the area, he quickly began to make his way in the direction to help, but as he arrived at the scene he quickly noticed the large metallic craft that was by now hovering again. As he got closer to it, the craft began to rise again and in one motion it did another leap-like movement of about two hundred metres. It landed close to another road sign and that one then began to vibrate in reaction to the craft antennae's vibrations and again there was the loud thundering sound. The craft then rose into the air and flew away from the area, disappearing over the horizon.
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Though this brief encounter was witnessed by people of such good character, there is little other information on it and it did not gain much media or international attention. It is however a fascinating case of a UFO sighting, and one, which due to the evidence surrounding it, is one of great significance in the study of such phenomena.

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The lighthouse played a role in several Israel films, such as Late Summer Blues, and appeared on an Israeli stamp issued 26 November 2009.

History
The lighthouse was built by the British authorities in 1934–1935 to help ships approaching the shore pass local sandbars safely. The company performing the construction was a French company, assisted by Arab locals.

During its construction, a tell was found, and was named Tell Qudadi. The tell was excavated in 1936–1938 and remains of two Assyrian fortresses from the 8th century BCE were discovered.

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Matadero in Madrid was a former slaughterhouse and now one of the most important cultural spaces of the city was once again where the L.E.V. festival took place. It was the second time the L.E.V. – which stands for "Laboratório de Electrónica Visual" (Visual Electronics Lab) – came to the Spanish capital after its edition in Gijon, where it has its roots and was first celebrated thirteen years ago. Due to COVID restrictions, there were no live acts on-sight which made this year's events different, in Gijon as well as Madrid, where I participated for the first time in general. What I found was a very different atmosphere from the one my colleague experienced last year. It was a real virtual festival.
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Above the Archivo was the entrance to Planet L.E.V., a virtual landscape created by the Children of Matadero. Here, with VR glasses, the audience could explore the works of different artists like in a virtual gallery. With the remote control, we could walk through and thereby slowly discover the area or just pick concrete places on the map to directly go there. The technology made it possible to climb the mountains, walk through grass and into various installations. The scenery reminded me of a mixture of northern landscapes, icy nature and vast deserts.
Among the works exhibited in this virtual world was Spin by visual artist Lucas Gutiérrez and composer Robert Lippok. An audio-visual installation of two vertical rings hovering and slowly turning above the ground. A meditation space where sounds of nature and civilisation meet, and chaos, silence, wildness, peace, evolution and disaster are in constant motion. The artistic collective MSHR/Birch Cooper and Brenna Murphy presented the Concentric Core Reflector, a sculpture where synthetic forms reflect organic systems. The audience was able to enter the work that reminded of a building and discover it from the inside.
On the third out of four days, in Planet L.E.V., I saw a live set by music producers Sinjin Hawke and Zora Jones. After entering the live area by pointing the remote control on a small pyramid, I found myself in what reminded me of a huge public viewing area. Around me, there was no sunlight, only a soft glow at the horizon. In front of me, on the wall, I could see abstract figures moving in an interactive experimental performance.
Outside the buildings was the Ciudad Aumentada, a virtual world made accessible with the help of different apps. Among other things, we could see a sculpture created by local artist Claudia Maté. Not only in the Matadero area but also in three other places all over the city we could see its variations. On the walls of the buildings, on-sight were paintings of small creatures which came to life on the smartphone displays when the cameras were directed at them. In the Taller, another building on the premise and part of Vortex was a 3D cinema in which the seats were arranged in the two-meter distance to each other and on which we could move around to see what was happening in every direction.
I was fascinated by the VR film Black Bag by Chinese director Qing Shao who used a hand-painted art style, to create a twelve-minute intense, high-quality thriller. I found myself in the scenery, caught in a dream, a money heist, a shaft that I was trying to escape being put in the position of the protagonist. It was not the only time that I felt a bit nauseous. The all over the experience of L.E.V. Matadero 2020 was impressive and contemporary. Although the lack of live acts and the small amount of audience created a very not-festival-like and individualised atmosphere, it made it also possible to appreciate the artists' works in a very profound way.
Words by Maren Häußermann
Website https://levfestival.com/20/
(Pictures courtesy of L.E.V. Matadero)
Tags: Audiovisual, Digital, Digital Communities, Festival, L.E.V., Madrid, Maren Häußermann, Sound Art
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When buying newly built homes, working with a Realtor is vital to ensure all the details of the transaction are dealt with properly. In law, the duty of a builder's agent is to look after the builder's interests, whereas a Realtor will be strictly in your corner. There will be points you'll need to clarify with the builder, and Realtors are professionals who will ask the right questions.
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Hindering return to JCPOA intention behind Fakhrizadeh assassination
The assassination of prominent Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was first and foremost intended to prevent a return to the JCPOA (the 2015 nuclear deal) by the Biden administration, says a professor of political science and history at the university of Cornell.
"The assassination was deliberately intended to hinder a return to the JCPOA," Matthew Anthony Evangelista believes.
The American professor also siad, "The assassination clearly weakens any advocates of improving relations with the United States and returning to compliance with the JCPOA."
On November 27, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a prominent Iranian expert specialized in nuclear technology, was assassinated in a brutal terrorist attack in the Abe-Sard region of Damavand County, located about 40 kilometers northeast of Tehran.
Iran has stated that Israel is directly responsible for the assasination of the scientist. The New York Times also quoted three U.S. officials, including two intelligence officials, as stating that Israel was behind the attack.
Even so, considering the enormous U.S. military budget and the disproportionate role of military instruments in U.S. foreign policy, it would still be difficult to imagine a greatly reduced role for the United States in the region or one that depends more on diplomacy than force, including under a new presidential administration.Professor Evangelista also says, "President-elect Biden claims to want to return to the JCPOA, but conditions have changed so much that it won't be easy to do so. One factor is Iran's understandable lack of trust."
The following is the entire text of the interview conducted by the Tehran Times:
"Q: Do you think the incoming Biden administration would make a fundamental shift in U.S. foreign policy? For example, can Biden neglect the benefits of arms deals with Saudi Arabia?
A: As a candidate, Biden criticized the Trump administration's cozy relationship with Saudi Arabia and support for its devastating war in Yemen. He claimed to be appalled by Trump's unconditional support for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, even as evidence of bin Salman's direct role in the grisly murder of Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi mounted. I would be surprised, however, if we see any fundamental changes in the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia. Even if Trump's approach to arms sales was brazenly transactional, it was not so different from past policies: Saudi Arabia has been a major recipient of U.S. weapons, and the lobbyists who support those sales will remain active during the Biden administration. Moreover, Saudi Arabia is still considered important for its ability to affect world oil prices and for its apparent willingness not to threaten Israel. A lot depends on the new administration's attitude toward Iran. If it remains hostile, then the logic of the "enemy of my enemy is my friend" will keep U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia reasonably friendly.
Q: How can Iran trust the U.S again while the Trump administration ditched the nuclear deal unilaterally? What is the guarantee that the incoming administration won't behave like Trump's?
A: President-elect Biden claims to want to return to the JCPOA, but conditions have changed so much that it won't be easy to do so. One factor is Iran's understandable lack of trust. If the U.S. can pull out of the agreement once, how could it be trusted not to do so again? Removing sanctions and restoring trade relations—if those are Iran's conditions for reviving the agreement—will not be a straightforward process. We have seen how difficult it was already when the JCPOA was in effect during the Obama administration. The provisions of the original agreement entailed a gradual easing of sanctions over many years, depending on Iran's adherence to the agreement. If Iran requires an immediate lifting of sanctions as a precondition of restoring the JCPOA, it won't happen. By the same token, if the United States requires that Iran return to the status quo ante and reverse the process of nuclear enrichment before the Biden administration will return to the JCPOA that would also be unlikely.
As an ex-Sovietologist, when I think about what could really make an impact on the new administration, it would be something like what Mikhail Gorbachev did in order to erase the "enemy image" of the Soviet Union that was so entrenched in the United States: liberalizing domestic reforms (perestroika and glasnost') and meaningful unilateral measures of restraint in foreign policy ("new thinking").
Q: How has Israel been able to affect U.S. foreign policies for decades? While the U.S. blindly supports Israeli violation of Palestinian rights, there remains no doubt that Washington follows "Israel First" in its foreign policy. Please explain.
A: I agree that the United States has continued to support Israel even as the Israeli authorities have become increasingly repressive in its approach to the Palestinians. Ironically it is easier and more acceptable for Israeli Jews to criticize the Israeli government than it is for U.S. politicians or public figures. One interesting development is that younger Americans, including Jewish-Americans, are more likely to be critical of Israel's policies and supportive of Palestinian rights than their representatives in Congress. Overall Jewish opinion in the United States is less blindly pro-Israel and anti-Palestinian than the U.S. government's policy.
Q: How do you measure the assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist? Can it prompt Iran to pull out of the JCPOA completely?
A: It seems that the assassination was deliberately intended to hinder a return to the JCPOA. Whether it succeeds or not depends on Iran's reaction. If we can speak of "hawks" and "doves" in the Iranian context (and I am not an expert on Iranian politics), the assassination clearly weakens any advocates of improving relations with the United States and returning to compliance with the JCPOA. The doves risk a great deal by pushing for rapprochement with no guarantee that the U.S. side will reciprocate. That is why I point to the example of Gorbachev: he pursued a risky course, but it paid off with an end to the Cold War and the nuclear arms race and at least a temporary decrease in the risk of a major war.
Q: How do you assess the U.S and Israel's record in waging wars, especially in West Asia?
A: My own opinion is that neither the United States nor Israel gains from their highly militarized approach to relations in the Middle East (West Asia). But, again, as long as they can blame Iran for the region's instability, they will be reluctant to change their own policies. Iran also appears to consider that its security benefits from trying to control the situation in neighboring countries.
If regional powers in the Middle East (West Asia) could all limit their military activities to their own territory, perhaps the United States would have less excuse to intervene. Even so, given the enormous U.S. military budget and the disproportionate role of military instruments in U.S. foreign policy, it would still be hard to imagine a greatly reduced role for the United States in the region or one that relies more on diplomacy than force, including under a new presidential administration."
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Although this build seems to install Standard for each SKU, even if it is labeled Enterprise or Web, it actually installs those SKU's as evident in the EULA and Help and Support Center.
You can get the right banners if you want, but you need to modify the ISO, it is purely a cosmetic change.
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QuestCon is over, so is the visit to the parents, and Halloween is past as well. Now I'm sitting back at home and revving up my writing brain. Before I completely say goodbye to the fun times, I thought I would send you guys a few pics of my awesome time.
Halloween was spent fighting a cold and taking care of 3 sick kids, so we didn't get any great pics of that, but we did have a blast with all of our other events. Now, it's back to reality.
The weekend is over and I'm still on Cloud 9. QuestCon in Mobile, Alabama was only my second convention ever and the wave of elation has yet to end. What was so awesome? Well, I'll narrow it down to my top 3 for you guys.
I LOVED seeing everyone in character. So many great outfits stopped by, and each person totally represented their cosplay complete with attitude. Strike a pose and rock it!!!
Dude you were awesome in…." Screw trying to be cool. I WANT A PICTURE!!!! I did totally get these snapshots though, AND I got to actually participate in a panel with DAN WELLS!!!!
Okay, so what can beat celebrities?
And the Winner Is…: Spending time with Friends, Family, and Fans, and Making New Ones.
Helping me man my booth, were three of the coolest people ever, friend and author Carrie Dalby and the Purple Pixie herself, Sylvia Lee. Hubby and the kids were there and Saturday, I even got to see some of my other homeschool babies. Matthew Atchley (celebrity artist) and his wife returned to Mobile and it was SO great to hang out with them again. I also got a chance to meet some young readers and even heard back the next day how much they were loving the story!!! That's really what it's all about. I love taking my readers on an adventure they enjoy.
oops, can't say. Hee hee!!
Catch you guys again soon! Oh, if you want a chance to grab your own copy of Legendary Lex: An ODD Beginning, click here for more info.
Last weekend was the big pre-release for Legendary Lex: An ODD Beginning. Unfortunately, a hurricane decided to sweep through and cut my party time short. We still had a good turnout considering the weather and it was a great practice run for upcoming QuestCon October 20-22.
I've been super busy prepping everything, but I want to take a few seconds and bask in the excitement. Yes, Lex is finally going to be released to the world. This is HUGE for me. But, I'm still a regular person and a fan, and QuestCon has some pretty awesome guests in their line-up.
Sherrilyn Kenyon. Okay, let me say this one more time so it really sinks in. Sherrilyn fricking Kenyon is going to be at QuestCon!!! I've only recently been introduced to her books, but I've become totally obsessed with her story. (And I say story because all of her books seem to intertwine in some way so far.) Her Chronicles of Nick are an awesome read for almost any age, and her Dark Hunter series is sensational for adults. (Well, adults who like the paranormal romance genre.) Needless to say, I will be trying not to fangirl out at her booth. I do, however, have 2 books ready for her autograph. Hee hee.
Okay, I just realized this list could go on and on because Jodelle Ferland, Jason Douglas, and part of the cast of RWBY will also be there. It's enough to send me into giggle-fits.
It's going to be tough remaining professional next weekend. Wait! What am I saying???
I'm going to be partying it up behind my table with my own crew and sneaking off for quick peeks at my fave guests. I'll be wearing funky fun clothes and my Dragicorn houseshoes and having a blast! Professional doesn't mean boring or BORED! I'll still be there for my fans and giving out info to those who have no clue who I am because, let's face it, I'm still a total newcomer to the author's table.
I'll be sure to let you guys know how it all goes and I hope to see some of you there!!


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In addition to the above improvements in health, patients also often have an improved outlook and better self image, which sometimes helps them to come off of antidepressant medications if they are on them. There are also improvements in risks for cardiovascular disease, certain cancers as well as improvements in life-limiting health conditions which have been mentioned earlier.


Single MicroTCA Carrier Hub (MCH) and flexible Power Module options. Full integration is also available.
The VT814 is a compact, cost-effective MTCA.4 chassis supporting a single MCH and redundant power. It supports six MTCA.4 AMCs plus RTMs in a compact 2U form factor. Backplane connectivity supports up to PCIe Gen x8 to each AMC.
The VT814 supports a single MCH and redundant Power Modules. There are no active components on the backplane and the unit has dual redundant FRU information and Carrier Locators.
The backplane design equalises clock delays across the AMC slots, minimizing the requirement for skew correction in high-energy physics applications.
The compact design and PCIe Gen3 x8 support mean the VT814 is well suited to deployed applications with high connectivity requirements.


This Rustic Four Wolves Rustic Wooden Plaque features the beautiful artwork of a gray wolves. This wallhanging plaque is the perfect way to decorate your home or cabin. Due to the unique manufacturing process, natural imperfections will occur and sizes are approximate due to differences in each piece of wood.
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Q: What is the true circuit behind an opamp? So, first year EE student, and I just learned about op-amps. I understand the ideal model, and know how to analyze them, and understand the idea behind them/the circuit that we were shown that is inside them. Except, that's not the real circuit, it has a dependent source. My question is, what is actually inside an op-amp? If we were to replace the dependent source with real sources, what would we see? (I guess this is also more of a question about 'What are dependent sources, really?'). I have searched everywhere, and I always find the same answer 'Dependent sources are useful tools to model a circuit'. But what are they really?

A: "Dependent sources are useful tools to model a circuit'. But what are they really?"
Regarding "dependent sources": We discriminate between four different controllable (dependent) sources:
Voltage-controlled voltage source (VCVS), Current-controlled voltage source (CCVS), Voltage-controlled current source (VCCS) and current-controlled current source (CCCS).
Examples:

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*Transistors (bipolar and FET): VCCS

*Operational amplifier: VCVS

*Operational transconductance amplifier (OTA): VCCS

*Current conveyor (second generation, CCII): CCCS.
In reality, all dependent sources are non-ideal (finite input and output impedances, frequency-dependent). That means: Real dependent sources can be modelled using ideal dependent sources in conjunction with "parasitic" elements (resistors, capacitors)

A: Here is a $35 kit you can make, which ends up being the equivalent of a 741 op-amp using discrete 13 2N3904 and 7 2N3906 transistors.  It has eight binding posts representing the eight pins of the device.

Here is a link to the datasheet, which includes the schematic for the kit (shown below) and a BOM.

Compare that to a "real" 741 out of the TI datasheet:

They are virtually the same, even down to the resistor values.
There is also an 11 page "Principles of Operation" which goes into quite a bit of detail on how it works.  And finally, they have a Wiki.

A: Other answers have suggested looking at the implementation of real op-amps like a 741, but from a perspective of learning how they work, the best way to start is with a simplified system.  The core of an op-amp is long-tailed pair.  This can be built and operated or analysed in isolation to the rest of an op-amp, and provides the basic fundamentals of what an op-amp is.  Looking at the 741 schematic, note that the transistor pairs (Q1,Q3) and (Q2,Q4) are substituting for the single transistors Q1 and Q2 in the diagram on wikipedia.   The resistors in the wikipedia circuit are subsituted with transistors to allow the behaviour of that core amplifier to be optimized.  The rest of the 741 circuitry is basically designed to improve on the response of this amplifier (removing offsets, increasing gain, improving frequency response, etc), and isn't strictly necessary to do the basic job.

A: Search for 'LM709 schematic', or 'LM 741 schematic'. Those were some of the first opamps available and have reasonably simple schematics. Modern opamps are based on similar principles, but generally have more complex circuits (because transistors are much cheaper now, and performance requirements keep increasing).

A: On the web sites of chip manufacturers you may find extensive documentation on most IC's, including the opamps that you actually use in your electronics lab. Such documentation often include the schematic diagram. Especially for opamp chips.


5 October 2018 — Open plan studies are placing too much emphasis on collaboration and not focusing enough on the real cause of worker inefficiency, noise, according to the latest data from Unispace.
The study by the global workplace experts shows that firms are erroneously introducing open plan working environments believing that they will enhance staff productivity. In fact, Unispace's research shows that many companies are overestimating the amount of time that they need to spend in meetings and "collaborating" while underestimating the time for tasks requiring concentration.
Sam Sahni, Regional Principal Strategy for EMEA at Unispace, said: "I would challenge the premise of the thinking that open plan workplace solutions are introduced to increase workplace collaboration. For some organisations that may be the case, however the origination of open plan solutions is rooted in the effort to rein in real estate costs. An open plan layout is the most efficient space planning solution when calculating real estate densities (desks/sq. ft.).
According to Unispace data, workers in professional services firms spent most of their time in a typical working day in activities that required focus and concentration (66%), with those in the US spending higher amount time concentrating (75%). Those in banking and finance spent 60% of their time concentrating. Technology sector workers spent the least amount of time focusing (55%).
The level of collaboration across the most popular professions was relatively static averaging only a quarter of the working day – 21% in professional services, 28% in technology roles and 25% in technology. In all three of these professional sectors, more than two thirds of the working day was devoted to tasks requiring concentration and less than 10% of time for "socialising". Workers in technology spent slightly more time "learning" within the workplace – on average 8% of their day compared to just 5% in professional services sector.
In terms of ranking the top five inefficiencies in the workplace, all three professional disciplines rated noise in the top two problems with a lack of quiet areas also cited. In both professional services and the technology professions they also rated privacy as being a third key concern in the workplace.
Address the causes of noise in the new design solutions. People walking past desks, people interrupting, phones ringing, noisy individuals etc are sources of noise. How does the design of workplace limit some of these?
Spent effort training people for space. Behaviours and protocols are very important.
Serendipitous interaction is important, But too much of it and you have gone backwards.
Solutions should vary by organisation, sector, geography, user appetite and business objectives. Spaces provide mental constructs within which employees operate. Just because it worked for someone else, doesn't guarantee it will work for your organisation.
At Unispace, we challenge the conventions of the way we work, learn and live by delivering transformational interiors. Our seamless methodology ThinkCreateMake brings together workplace strategy (think), design (create) and delivery (make) to produce market leading environments in a unique holistic offering that has disrupted traditional, staid design and construction industry methods worldwide.
Our unique, integrated approach has delivered more than 3,000 projects in 108 cities in just seven years. With clear, measurable results that don't compromise on design integrity or build quality, coupled with strong global client partnerships, we have grown to become a business of 500+ people and 49 studios across the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific regions. Visit unispace.com for more information.


Why should personal styling just be for those who live near or in a big city?
Several times each year Anna takes her business on the road to style clients in Regional Queensland. The dates of Anna's next regional tour are yet to be confirmed but if you're interested in finding out more, follow the Anna Mabin Styling Facebook page and stay tuned for more details.
If you are interested to have your town included in the next regional tour, drop Anna a note through the Contact page or give her a call to discuss.
All of the packages listed on the Men's Styling page and Women's Styling page are available to regional clients. The most popular package with regional clients is the Image Refresh - go through your wardrobe with Anna while she is in town, and then you can either shop together locally or at a later date when you're next in Brisbane.
If you're not sure whether a styling session is for you, you might find it useful to browse the Testimonials page to see what other clients got out of their session.
If you'd like to book, or if you're interested to discuss which package would be right for you, give Anna a call (or leave your details via the Contact page and she will call you) to talk through what you'd like to get out of your session.
We're excited to be coming your way soon and we look forward to seeing you.
"Thank you Anna for helping to run such a successful competition with us. We can't wait for the next time we can work with you!"
If you're an Australian fashion label and would like Anna to take your brand on tour, she'd love to hear from you.
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Mitchell is new chairman of The Shelter
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Dr Maryam Abdool-Richards is on the newly-elected executive management committee of The Shelter for Battered Women and Children. -
Colin Mitchell, managing director of Signwave Caribbean, is the new chairman of The Shelter for Battered Women and Children.
A new executive management committee for The Shelter was elected on November 25, said a media release.
Mitchell thanked his predecessor and team for their efforts and affirmed his mission to continue pursuing a secure life for the shelter's residents.
"I'm honoured to volunteer and serve as chairman and wish to thank my predecessor Scott Hamilton and the executive management committee for their dedicated service and for completing our newly-refurbished safe house and learning centre," he said in the release.
"Our first order of business is finalising the increase in our government subvention of only $7,500 per month.
'"Undoubtedly, our primary focus has been and will continue to be the holistic healing and preparation for a safe, financially secure life for our residents."
With the exponential increase in gender-based violence locally and regionally, Mitchell also underscored the importance of supporting counselling programmes and outreach initiatives. He also pledged his support for the UN/EU spotlight initiative, commemorating the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (November 25-December 10) particularly, violence against women and girls (VAWG) around the world, the release said.
The newly-elected committee includes Sherron Harford, vice chairman; Stacey-Ann Paty, honorary secretary; Sean Medina, honorary treasurer; Dr Maryam Abdool-Richards, Alana Beaubrun, Dr Maria Gomes, Nicole Jordan-Coombs and Shireen Pollard.
Established in 1987 as a safe haven for victims of domestic abuse, the shelter offers temporary housing as well as a range of treatment and prevention services to women and children.
For more info visit: www.trinidadshelter.comFacebook -The Shelter-a Safe Haven for Victims of Domestic Violence, Instagram Trinidadshelter, admin@trinidadshelter,
"Mitchell is new chairman of The Shelter"
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Just like every trip is unique in its own way, charter bus and minibus rental pricing varies due to particular circumstances. Your quote will differ each time depending on when you're traveling, the kind of bus you rent, the distance of your trip, the occasion, and more.
When you book your bus: Charter bus prices are seasonal and increase during peak seasons between April and June due to high demand. During major events like the National Cherry Blossom Festival or the Taste of DC, demand also increases and can alter your quote.
The distance of your trip: The way you're charged is built around the distance and duration of your trip. Local trips, which need to meet a minimum requirement of five hours, are typically charged by the hour, while longer trips are charged per day or per mile. The longer your trip spans, the more expensive your quote.
Your group's size: There are a variety of different buses that can accommodate groups of any size. However, the bigger your group, the larger the bus you'll need and the higher your quote will be. While a full-sized charter bus and minibus differ in price by only a few hundred dollars, you can save money by choosing a minibus that fits your group.
Other travel expenses: When planning your trip, make sure you consider additional costs you may find along the way, such as tolls or any parking permits you may need. If your trip lasts several days, you are expected to provide lodging for your driver. Be sure to book a room in a hotel with a 3-star rating or above to ensure your driver rests well for the day ahead.
A local non-profit is planning a rally in the heart of downtown Washington, D.C. and will need to transport a group of 110 protesters from their headquarters in Bethesda. The rally starts at 10am and carries on throughout the day. The groups plans to arrive at 9am to prepare and to head back around 7pm.
Because of their large group and their need for storing signs and other materials, they decide to rent two full-sized charter buses for the extra space. They will be charged for an entire day per bus, and they will also need to cover parking fees for their buses during the event, which is $55 per motorcoach.
The non-profit receives a quote of $3,300, and with the addition of parking, their total comes to $3,410.
Reston High School's senior class is taking their senior field trip to explore the nation's capital. They plan to take their group of 86 seniors and six chaperones for a three-day trip. They will need enough room for luggage and other carry-ons.
For a total of 92 passengers, their reservation specialist books them two 56-passenger charter buses at a daily rate. On top of paying for three days, they are required to book lodging with a 3-star rating or more for their driver.
With a quote of $2,800 and $218 at a 4-star hotel for two nights, the high school ends up paying $3,018 in total.
Clarke Solutions LLC, located in Alexandria, is going to a trade show at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. They decide to send a team of 12 sales people to represent their start-up. They plan to leave at 8am and arrive back to their office at 3pm.
They are charged an hourly rate for an 18-passenger minibus, the perfect option for a small group that needs space to store presentation materials and still ride in comfort. They request for their bus to have a PA system and TV screens so they can practice their pitches while on the road. For a total of 7 hours, the company receives a quote of $1,050.
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SNL Season 34 debut, with host Michael Phelps and Tina Fey as Sarah Palin
Having an athlete host a live televised sketch comedy show is a bit of a hit-or-miss, win-or-lose proposition. If the star athlete already has shown a knack for comedy in his or her previous TV commercial endorsements (see: last year's SNL debut host LeBron James, or Peyton Manning), then you can expect the athlete to cross the finish line with easy laughs. However, if the athlete swims like a fish out of water, then you're about to endure the hype machine of swimmer Michael Phelps doggy paddle its way through 90 minutes of your 34th season debut of Saturday Night Live.
Not that Phelps was horrible. But there's nothing he did that's worth even talking about, is there?
Especially, particularly, definitely when Tina Fey provided all the buzz in the "cold open" as Republican VP wannabe Sarah Palin, appearing alongside longtime comedy friend Amy Poehler (about to give birth any day now, it seems) as Hillary Clinton for a joint statement. SNL head honcho Lorne Michaels said earlier in the week he was going after Fey to play Palin, since so many people had pointed out their similiar looks in the past couple of weeks of hubbub and hullaballoo, and they even gave Poehler a line to mock Palin for "her Tina Fey glasses." Fey had the voice pretty spot-on. The point of the sketch, though, as with most SNL political sketches, was to point out the wrongness of certain policies. Fey as Palin exclaimed, "I can see Russia from my house!" and noted, "Anyone can president." To which Poehler as Clinton was left to mock and mock and mock some more, how everyone wrote off the experienced female presidential candidate and has more than warmed to this rookie from Alaska. (Sorry, Casey Wilson, we know you could've made a good Palin, too). Anyhow. Video!
The Phelps monologue had Poehler playing his mom, only to have his actual mom on TV, again. This is supposed to make us go, awwww, funny and cute. William Shatner was there to hawk Priceline from the audience, and for reasons unexplained, that Guy guy from the Food Network was sitting next to him.
Jason Sudeikis hosted Quiz Bowl, which had Sudeikis wondering which students are dumber, public schoolers or home schoolers. The home-schooled trio were a nod to cult-like Christian/Mormons, we were led to believe, with Kristen Wiig stealing most of the scenery wandering in and out of the screen as the crazy, pointing mom. This would not be the first or last time Wiig's role was to do this sort of thing.
The "Jar Glove" informercial took on the task of needling infomercials that make it seem like the easiest of tasks -- in this case, opening a jar -- must seem so impossible. Certainly you've seen the actual TV ads boasting how difficult it is to boil water and make pasta.
There was a horrible pep talk for a horrible swim team that wanted to show off Will Forte's "Fancy Pants" dance. Moving on. A company dinner with the boss was meant to show us how ugly and awkward the boss's kids are (played by Wiig and Wigged-Phelps, in a wig, get it?). Anyhow. Moving on.
Weekend Update brought out Forte as Alaska Pete to make more fun at Palin's expense. Fred Armisen's "political comedian" Nicholas Fein blathered on about nothing, as usual. And Andy Samberg played "Cathy" from the cartoon strip, "Cathy." Ack!
Kenan Thompson livened up the proceedings as Charles Barkley hosting "The Charles Barkley Show" pay off his gambling debts to the Wynn casino. Darrell Hammond played famed gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi, I guess so we could get a subtle joke about child labor (the TV crew are kids!). Phelps played himself.
Ever wonder about that T-Mobile "Fave Five" ad that ends with the dad telling his daughter that she shouldn't have such hot friends? This sketch wonders what actually would happen next. Sudeikis and Wiig battle it out. Simple and clever.
This week's SNL Digital Short falls under the weird files. Space Olympics? Music video? Um, ok. Is that laser cat reference I see?
It's the final half-hour, which means anything can happen, and we get our first real chance to showcase newcomer Bobby Moynihan. Moynihan plays the rather flamboyant waiter at an UNO's, waiting on Phelps and Poehler. "Do you smell the pepper?" he keeps asking, in what appears to be an impersonation of Fabrice Fabrice, of all people. (Note to self: Ask new SNL scribe and Nick Kroll pal John Mulaney if this is intentional or not) Yay, Bobby! This is a vote of confidence for him. First show, first showcase sketch. We await the video! UPDATED: The video is here.
After the second Lil Wayne song, which indeed is "Lollipop," we get the final sketch, which is a fake ad for the very real "The Michael Phelps Diet." Which of course is supposed to be funny because it's true. They needed to bring in Jared from Subway to sell it with the line, "This diet sucks a footlong."
No actual Obama tonight, though. Sorry, kids. Thanks for playing. See you next Saturday night!
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Cheap Insurance For Cars In Uk – Revealed: The nine cheapest cars to insure for new young drivers, with Peugeot 107 and Citroen C1 topping the list
The cost of car insurance for young drivers is notoriously high, with 17-24 year olds often paying upwards of a thousand pounds a year for the privilege of being on the road.
Car make and model can make a significant difference in how many forks young drivers use each year.
So instead of looking for a car and then dealing with the huge cost of getting behind the wheel, it might be worth buying insurance first.
According to Marmalade, an insurer for young drivers, drivers who choose the Peugeot 107 will pay significantly less for insurance compared to other models.
The Peugeot 107 has been named the cheapest car to insure for new drivers in the UK.
It found the lowest premium for a 17-year-old with this car was just £740, which is almost half the price some young drivers would pay for their vehicle.
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Young drivers can also keep insurance costs down by installing a black box that reduces the chances of 17-24 year olds having an accident in their first six months on the road by 73 percent.
Crispin Moger, CEO of Marmalade, said: "Insurance costs can be significant for new drivers, so we always encourage them to consider how much it will cost before purchasing their vehicle."
"They may feel they got a bargain on their car, but if the insurance costs are high – for example, it lacks modern safety features – it can be a false economy."
Marmalade has announced the nine cheapest cars for insurance premiums to help young drivers decide which car will save them the most money.
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The Peugeot 107 tops the list of cars with low insurance premium. It costs an average of £1,114 for a 12-month policy for those aged 17-24, but prices can be as low as £740 for a 17-year-old.
The compact car is perfect for new drivers, and despite its small size, the five-door makes it surprisingly practical.
The Citroën C1 can achieve 109mpg and with tax of just £110 a year, running costs are very reasonable for this first smart car.
Drivers can choose between a one-liter engine or more than 1.2 liters, and the light steering makes it easy to navigate city streets and park in tight spaces.
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Insurance for the first non-French car on the list costs just £1,182 a year, but from the age of 17 it can be as cheap as £736.
The average cost of insurance for Fiat 500 drivers is £1,281 but can be as high as £747.
The Ford Ka has been a popular choice for young drivers since it first appeared in 1996, and since it's been on the market for 24 years, it's older than many young drivers who own a vehicle today.
Rounding out the top five is another design icon: the Fiat 500. The Italian car was Marmelade's best-selling car of 2019, combining style with practicality.
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Packed with smart technology and surprisingly spacious, the Vauxhall Corsa is winning favor with the next generation of drivers.
German cars are renowned for their quality, and for those who just want to insure one, policies for a 17-year-old are available for as little as £569.
Although the Polo has been on the market for more than 40 years, the compact car remains an excellent choice for those looking for a spacious, reliable and affordable first car.
Young drivers: The average cost of insurance for 17-24 year olds with a Renault Clio is £1,362
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Another popular French model on the list, the fourth generation Clio is considered the best ever.
The smart car has reasonable running costs and newer models include the latest features such as electronic stability control, anti-lock brakes and emergency brake assist.
The UK's best-selling car of all time, the Fiesta is safe, cheap to run and fantastic to drive. Available in three or five doors, it costs an average of £1,398 to insure young drivers.
Drivers can also choose between Powershift or Ecoboost engines, or from sportier models to economical entry-level 1.0 units.
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Marmalade calculated average insurance prices for drivers aged 17 to 24, based on the average cost of insurance premiums for new drivers from January to December 2019. The lowest premium was based on the cost of a 17-year-old who bought Black insurance Box between October 1, 2019 and October 15. January 2020.
According to a separate study by Go Compare, the cost of learning to drive, including driving lessons, tests and temporary licences, reached £647.
However, once a new driver passes their tests, with the average cost of a first car being £3,562, first year insurance premium £1,737 and first year road tax £125, this cost increases greatly. – a total of £6,071.
The high price makes many young people rely on family members to help them learn to drive or buy their first bike.
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But it's not all bad news, with the average insurance premium for 17-year-old drivers falling by 48.8 per cent from £3,392 to £1,737 since 2012.
It found that the lowest average annual premium for drivers aged 17 to 24 looking to insure a Range Rover valued at between £3,400 and £3,600 was £2,736.
However, the lowest average annual premium for new drivers insuring a Peugeot 108 of similar value was £802, a saving of £1,934 over a year.
Lee Griffin, founder and CEO of Go Compare, said: "Car insurance for new drivers is still expensive compared to those with a longer record of safe driving. Statistics show that the types of damage and costs for drivers recently qualified are more expensive to insurers, so premiums are higher.
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However, there are some simple steps teen drivers can take to try to keep their premiums as low as possible while staying on the right side of the law.
"Choosing the right car, preferably one that's not too old and has a smaller engine to begin with, can make a significant difference to the price of car insurance and ultimately the total cost of hitting the road."
MaruBlue conducted an online survey of 1,000 randomly selected UK adults with children aged 17-24 who are learning to drive or are learning to drive for Go Compare in January 2020.
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Whether you're a new or first-time driver, car insurance will undoubtedly be one of the biggest costs you'll face on the road. Of course, finding one of the cheapest cars to insure will go a long way in saving you those precious pounds. All cars for sale in the UK are assigned to an insurance group which helps show how high your premium can be.
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There's a reason why metal roofing in Springfield, MA has rapidly been becoming more popular: it's because it's the most environmentally friendly and sustainable roofing material you can use. With a greater focus than ever on sustainability in the world of construction, it only makes sense that more builders and homeowners are preferring to work with materials that can be recycled and reused.
Most metal roofing features at least 25 percent recycled material, and at the end of its useful life it is fully recyclable for other purposes. It also weighs significantly less than asphalt shingle roofing, and having lighter structural materials can help save on building costs while reducing the overall environmental footprint of a project.
Compare this to asphalt shingle roofing, which features a combination of fiberglass, oil impregnated paper and fiberglass—it takes hundreds of gallons of crude oil to make an asphalt shingle roof, and that roof will need to be replaced every 12 to 20 years (depending on the pitch of the roof), much more frequently than a metal roof. Plus, some estimates indicate there are approximately 20 billion pounds of asphalt shingles dumped into landfills each year. The shingles can be recycled, but the material does contain some carcinogenic compounds that are considered toxic to the environment, and the creation of the materials themselves relies on the use of fossil fuels.
What makes metal roofing the choice of the future?
Durability: You can expect a metal roof will last several times longer than a regular roof. Metal roofs have an average lifespan of 30 to 50-plus years, because they can be repainted rather than needing to be replaced when they start to wear out aesthetically. Compare this to the average of 12 to 20 years for an asphalt shingle roof. Metal roofing is also perfectly capable of standing up to decades of exposure to the elements and to extreme weather, including high winds, hailstorms, wildfires and heavy snow and rain.
Weight: Metal roofing is 50 percent lighter on average than asphalt shingle roofs, and 75 percent lighter than other types of common roofing materials, including slate, concrete tile and fiber cement shakes. You do not have to worry about a metal roof being too heavy for certain types of structures.
Value: A metal roof will cost you significantly more at the outset than what a standard asphalt shingle roof does, but it will also increase the resale value of your home much more, provide you with greater savings on your energy bills and last you much longer in general, all of which add some financial benefits to using metal roofing for your home.
These are just a few of the many factors you should consider when deciding whether or not metal roofs in Springfield, MA are right for you. Reach out to the team at R & H Roofing, LLP to learn more.


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Here I Am Alive è un singolo della band statunitense Yellowcard, pubblicato il 31 luglio 2012 come seconda canzone (nonché unico singolo ufficiale) tratta dall'album del 2012 Southern Air.

Storia
La canzone nasce quando Neal Avron, il produttore storico degli Yellowcard, consiglia alla band di scrivere una canzone con un tempo tra i 120 e i 130 bpm, come la maggior parte di quelle che si ascoltano in radio. Il testo della canzone è stato scritto da Ryan Key in collaborazione con l'amico Patrick Stump dei Fall Out Boy, il quale doveva inizialmente anche figurare come guest vocalist. Per problemi burocratici con la sua etichetta, tuttavia, la sua voce non è potuta essere utilizzata, e dunque la band ha chiesto a Tay Jardine, cantante dei We Are the In Crowd, di apparire come seconda voce.

Il singolo viene pubblicato ufficialmente il 31 luglio, anche se il giorno prima sul sito di MTV si può ascoltare la canzone in anteprima. Il 14 agosto, data di uscita dell'album Southern Air, viene anche diffuso in Internet il video ufficiale della canzone, in cui compare anche Tay. La canzone, nella sua veste acustica, è presente nella compilation Another Hopeless Summer 2013.

Testo
Il testo della canzone è un invito a non perdersi d'animo quando si è in un momento difficile o si è spesso criticati, perché prima o poi chi critica smetterà di interessarsi a te, e tu potrai dire di essere ancora presente e in piene forze a loro dispetto. Il testo risente delle molteplici esperienze vissute dalla band nel corso della sua decennale carriera, e nelle strofe presenta Ryan Key che parla in prima persona, dicendo che se potesse scrivere una lettera a sé stesso quando era un bambino e quando era all'apice della fama, racconterebbe di quanto questa può accecare una persona e di quanto sia difficile cadere in basso, soprattutto se molte delle persone che credevi ti fossero vicine ti voltano le spalle oppure cercano di cambiarti per farti diventare quello che loro vogliono che tu sia. Alla lunga però queste persone smetteranno di perseguitarti, e tu, nonostante i molti errori compiuti e le scelte sbagliate, potrai in ogni caso affermare con orgoglio di essere ancora presente e con la testa in alto. Il batterista Longineu Parsons ha parlato così del testo: "è una canzone che dice di restare sempre a testa alta, ed anche se finisci al tappeto puoi sempre rialzarti. Puoi scegliere tu come vivere la tua vita. Puoi scegliere tu se essere felice o meno."

Video musicale
Il video è stato diretto dal famoso regista Robby Starbuck, che aveva già diretto quello di Always Summer e quello per la versione acustica di With You Around. Si apre con le immagini di due bambini amici fra di loro (e che rappresentano il corrispettivo di Ryan e Tay da piccoli) che camminano su un marciapiede; incontrano un gruppo di 4 ragazzi press'appoco della loro età (gli altri membri della band), si incrociano, e c'è un attimo in cui i due gruppi si fermano a guardarsi, come se sentissero una specie di attrazione preannunciatrice del futuro; poco dopo i due amici sono seduti sullo stesso marciapiede, con in mano un quadernetto sul quale stanno scrivendo qualcosa. Allo stesso tempo il video intercala delle sequenze della band che suona la canzone live assieme a Tay Jardine, ed altre con protagonisti Ryan e Tay attuali: Ryan passa a prendere Tay e insieme si recano presso un bar che (come si legge sulla scritta al neon) vende "sogni" per la modica cifra di 99 centesimi di dollaro. Ryan e Tay ordinano, e il barista porta loro da firmare un foglio che recita "I understand and acknowledge that dreams may become reality" (Riconosco e accetto che i sogni possono diventare realtà). I due firmano, e il barista indica loro la stanza da raggiungere per arrivare ai propri sogni. Nella stanza si trova al centro un divano su cui si siedono; inseriscono il gettone dato loro dal barista e accendono un macchinario che fa apparire su uno schermo (o nelle loro menti) le immagini dei due ragazzi di inizio video seduti sul marciapiede, ma stavolta con Ryan e Tay dietro di loro. I due li raggiungono e li portano con loro nella stanza dei sogni, e successivamente a casa di Ryan, dove il cantante inserisce una videocassetta nel videoregistratore, e sullo schermo di un vecchio televisore RCA appaiono delle immagini di un live degli Yellowcard. Ryan spiega al suo corrispettivo da bambino che quello che vede è sé stesso di lì a qualche anno, e poco dopo alla porta si presenta il resto della band (all'età attuale), che Ryan presenta ai due bambini. Nelle immagini della band che suona la canzone ora si vedono anche i piccoli Ryan e Tay che fanno crowd surfing e cantano sul palco assieme alla band. Il video si chiude con le immagini dei due bambini, che si ritrovano sul divano della stanza dei sogni, dove si smaterializzano per ritornare probabilmente al passato.

Critica
La canzone ha ricevuto generalmente delle critiche molto positive, così come il resto dell'album. Jason Tate di AbsolutePunk ha indicato Here I Am Alive come una delle sue canzoni preferite su Southern Air. Lo stile della canzone è stato paragonato al sound degli All Time Low (band peraltro molto amica degli Yellowcard). Alcuni critici hanno commentato che si tratta della canzone più radio-friendly che gli Yellowcard abbiano scritto dai tempi di Ocean Avenue, potenzialmente in grado di bissarne il successo, anche se alcuni sottolineano come la voce di Tay si senta troppo poco nel complesso (appare sullo sfondo nel ritornello e nell'ultima parte della canzone). La canzone è risultata 87ª tra le migliori 100 canzoni del 2012 sulla radio 987FM di Singapore.

Formazione
 Ryan Key - voce e chitarra elettrica
 Sean Mackin - violino
 Longineu Parsons III - batteria
 Ryan Mendez - chitarra elettrica
 Josh Portman - basso
 Tay Jardine - Seconda voce

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2016 Domaine Forey Pere Et Fils Morey St. DenisPinot Noir from France
"The village offering from Morey Saint Denis is sourced from grapes in "Clos Solon" and and "Les Crais". The vines were planted in 1966 and another section in 1986. Under most ...
"The village offering from Morey Saint Denis is sourced from grapes in "Clos Solon" and and "Les Crais". The vines were planted in 1966 and another section in 1986. Under most circumstances, Forey does not rack his wines during elevage, permitting the wines to rest on the fine lies until they are racked when ready for bottling.
This small but outstanding domaine was created in 1840 by the great-grandfather of Régis Forey, the current proprietaire. One of the first estates to grace our portfolio (in 1982), we began our work with this gem in the village of Vosne Romanée when Jean Forey, the father of Régis, was the reigning vigneron. We had been introduced to Monsieur Forey by Claudette Amiot, wife of Bernard Amiot, our very first grower contact in the Cote de Nuits. We have been working with the Forey domaine ever since our initial visit when we purchased the wines from the 1980 vintage for export to the USA. The 1987 vintage marked the entry of Régis into the domaine on a full-time basis and he became fully responsible for all aspects of production and winemaking with the 1989 vintage. In contrast to the wines of his father, who produced seductive wines of finesse and delicacy, Régis expresses a more masculine personality as his wines show exceptional concentration and depth.
The Forey domaine now exploits about 10 hectares of vineyards; 5 as proprietaire and 5 through the systems of fermage and metayage. The primary family holdings are in Nuits Saint Georges, Vosne-Romanée and Flagey-Echezeaux. With the recent additions, the domaine extends its reach into the villages of Vougeot and Morey Saint Denis, as well.
A manual harvest is followed by a 3 to 4 day cold maceration. The cuvaison usually continues for three to four weeks. During that time Forey does a pigeage the extent of which depends on the underlying structure of the vintage. The malolactic fermentation occurs in barrel. There is now only one racking done during the period of elevage. The wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered after spending 16 to 20 months in small oak barrels and demi-muids (used primarily for the village and simple Bourgogne appellations) with 20% to 50% new oak used depending on the structure and the character of the vintage as well as the amount produced of each individual cuvée." -Importer
Sub-Region Morey St Denis
Varietal(s) Pinot Noir
Taste ripe cherry, plum, strawberry, raspberry and mushroom
Nose barnyard, cherry, plum, game and tomato