1. Minimize Phantom Loads The term “phantom load” refers to the energy that an appliance or electronic device consumes when it is not actually turned on. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)‚ “In the average home‚ 75 percent of the electricity used to power home electronics is consumed while the products are turned off.” A report from the University of California Berkeley says that phantom loads account for about 6 percent of all national residential electricity consumption. You can
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Schubert‚ one of the earliest 19th Century composers‚ was very much so‚ a programmatic composer. In a short lifespan of 31 years‚ Franz Peter Schubert composed 600 lieder‚ (plural for ‘lied’‚ the German word for ‘song’‚ pronounced ‘leed’); 9 symphonies; operas; liturgical music; a large amount of chamber music‚ including 15 string quartets; copious piano duets and 22 solo piano sonatas. Schubert was an Austrian composer born in Vienna on 31st January 1797 and died there on 19 November 1828. Schubert grew
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of the novel ‘boo’ is described as a “malevolent phantom”. Boo is never seen outside the house. ”phantom” shows us that harper lee wants to hint that boo haunts his house like a ghost would. The fact that “phantom” is used and ghost isn’t means that the reader is meant to think that boo is evil. This is backed up by the word “malevolent” showing that boo wishes to harm others something only a “phantom” would do. This idea of Boo being a “phantom” is further enforced by the fact “ a negro would not
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Listening Journal 2 Title: Piano Concerto in G major‚ K. 453‚ I — 1784 C.E. Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Information: Lived from 1756-1791 C.E. German nationality Genre: Symphony Performing Forces: Solo piano with orchestra (pairs of woodwinds‚ horns‚ and strings) Timbre: Form: First-movement concerto form‚ with orchestral and solo expositions‚ then development‚ recapitulation‚ and coda Comments: I was impressed by the various piano sections‚ which display incredible moments of
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like dominoes. Ramachandran believes the limbic system is where laughter initiates‚ to be exact; the hypothalamus‚ the mammillary bodies‚ and cingulate gyrus in the limbic system. The limbic participates in producing many emotions. In the book‚ Phantoms in the Brain‚ the chapter titled “The Woman Who Died of Laughter”‚ Ramachandran gives a story about a man named Willy. Willy’s mother died of unknown causes‚ and the chapter opens with Willy attending his mother ’s funeral. In a situation like this
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functional tonality. Opera originated in Italy in the late sixteen century among a group of Florentine musicians and poets with aristocratic ties. Orfeo [1607]‚ an Opera by great composer Claudio Monteverdi (1567 – 1643) united drama‚ dance‚ elaborate stage mechanisms‚ and painted scenery with music. As the thirty-year war slowed down‚ it allowed Opera to be spread from Italy to rest of the Europe. Three composers those were responsible to make the Baroque music reach its climax after 1715 were – in
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and performers used more elaborate musical ornamentation; made changes in musical notation‚ and developed new instrumental playing techniques. Baroque music expanded the size‚ range and complexity of instrumental performance‚ and also established opera as a musical genre. Many musical terms and concepts from this era are still in use today. Contents [hide] 1 History of the Name 2 Styles and forms 2.1 The baroque suite 2.1.1 Allemande 2.1.2 Courante 2.1.3 Sarabande 2.1.4 Gigue 2
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E for Epic “Voilà! In view‚ a humble vaudevillian veteran‚ cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage‚ no mere veneer of vanity‚ is a vestige of the vox populi‚ now vacant‚ vanished. However‚ this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation‚ stands vivified and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin van-guarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta‚ held as
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the way that it goes and nobody knows‚ while everyday my confusion grows." --New Order‚ Bizarre Love Triangle‚ from Substance‚ 1987 Most people who have watched a soap opera can recognize that the love triangle is a crucial element to the plot. In fact‚ the original radio broadcasted soap operas seemed to consist almost entirely of love triangles. The love triangle‚ for plot purposes‚ seems to be a popular technique employed to change the dynamic‚ add dimension‚ and generally spice
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love above all. His name is Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior. Neymar is best known his clinical finishing‚ electrifying dribbling ability and charm. He is the reason why I recently purchased my orange and black Nike HyperVenom Phantom FG soccer cleats. The Nike HyperVenom Phantom FG soccer cleats series was first unveiled on May 27th‚ 2013. It is classified as an agility boot and was designed for perfect dribbling and ball control. Neymar and Mario Balotelli presented it at the 2013 Fédération Internationale
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