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Chrono Trigger (Japanese: クロノ・トリガー Hepburn: Kurono Torigā) is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995. Chrono Trigger's development team included three designers that Square dubbed the "Dream Team": Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of Square's Final Fantasy series; Yuji Horii, a freelance designer and creator of Enix's popular Dragon Quest series; and Akira Toriyama, a freelance manga artist famed for his work with Dragon Quest and Dragon Ball. Kazuhiko Aoki produced the game, Masato Kato wrote most of the plot, while composer Yasunori Mitsuda scored most of the game before falling ill and deferring the remaining tracks to Final Fantasy series composer Nobuo Uematsu. The game's story follows a group of adventurers who travel through time to prevent a global catastrophe.
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Amy and Rob exchanged vows in a unique Toronto wedding venue, Enoch Turner Schoolhouse.
This couple loves the outdoors and their springtime wedding is in alignment with that love, where nature is coming alive and everything is fresh and blossoming.
Amy's Nona (Italian for grandmother) have always shared a very special bond. She was Amy's caregiver when her parents were working and she remembers spending countless hours in her garden among vegetables and flowers. She can remember the simpler times when she would watch Nona cook, sew and hang the laundry on a long outdoor line.
Being influenced by Nonna's strength and spirit Amy had her wedding dress lining was made from her grandmother's original wedding dress.
Amy and Rob met each other through mutual friends.
Rob, whose hometown is Vancouver decided to stay in Toronto a little longer than anticipated, and, as they say, the rest is history!
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New Florida head coach Dan Mullen looks like he can dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge with the best of them.
In video posted to the Gators' Instagram account, it appears that as part of some outreach he's doing with UF students, the 45-year-old coach jumped into a game of dodgeball at the on-campus gym and looked pretty good against some much younger competition.
h/t to CBS Sports' Adam Silverstein for posting video of the Instagram story:
Bold strategy Dan, we'll see if it pays off. No word if Mullen will now incorporate throwing wrenches at spring football practice but really the only thing left for Florida to do now is add the Las Vegas University Learning Annex to the future schedule and we'll be all set.


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Leominster: Round Two
Last week, volunteers from the WeLoveU Foundation kicked-off July by beautifying Leominster's Fournier Park. Now, they're back, but this time to carry out a street cleanup near city hall. It was on Sunday, July 8, 2018, that about 25 volunteers gathered together for this community service.
Leominster City Hall supports the group's effort by providing them with trash bags and gloves. The volunteers began cleaning on West Street and made their way east towards Central Street and Lancaster Street. Central Street and Lancaster Street are more residential areas versus West Street which is more commercialized.
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The volunteers branched out into both residential streets. While doing so, they had a chance to meet those who live along those roads. The participants received many thankful remarks from the local residents.
Their bright smiles and blue shirts caught the eyes of all who passed by. Car honks were heard throughout the cleanup along with residents encouraging and acknowledging the volunteer's care and conscientious attitudes. For one mile, and in the hot summer weather, volunteers picked up garbage, dead branches, and debris. In the end, a total of about 50 pounds of waste was gathered.
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"It feels good when you do something for the community and even to be of some help in the world. Even to work as a team felt good. I feel like through this cleanup we are able to encourage the community and show love to them, especially with what is happening in this world now," a new volunteer of the organization said.
The cleanup started and concluded with cheering and laughter from the volunteers. The WeLoveU Foundation strives to share love through community service and create a safe and clean environment for all. The volunteers are looking forward to more community services, eager to serve their neighbors and raise awareness of the importance of having a Clean World.


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When you're teaching a large, multigenerational group, it's almost impossible to tailor the learning experience to suit every learner – or is it? A blended learning model can help personalize subject matter for time, learning techniques and even personal preference, but it requires big changes to the way you think about training. Some of the success stories can help you create a foundation upon which to get started – er, blended.
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With blended learning, you nix the notion of all in-class or all-virtual training. Instead, you gather bits and pieces of different methods to create a fully customizable module. Perhaps you ask learners to watch a video at home and then create a class-time presentation. Maybe an e-course is used in conjunction with a pop quiz or role playing. The main benefit is that blended learning allows instructors to see and analyze user participation and understanding, ideal for assessment purposes.
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How can you be sure your learners are grasping the materials if you have no way to measure their understanding? Blended learning is the ideal method for quizzes, discussion, role playing and feedback. Allowing your learner autonomy in the way he navigates he material and assessing his understanding afterward means you help your users learn in the most effective method for them, which may or may not be the same among your learners.
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When Ticketmaster noticed that their customer service left a lot to be desired, they switched to a blended learning model that combined self-paced custom eLearning with real-world practice that could be observed and assessed for on-the-spot feedback.
Similarly, computer giant CDW found itself lacking when it came to a unified user experience. They made the switch to a synchronous learning platform to allow both in-office and satellite workers the same blended learning resources and tools. Those e-tools were then combined with hands-on experience where learners could practice their skills and become better employees.
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- Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 9, Issue 2, 1 Mar 1960, p. 222 - 222
The Ecology of the Medical Student
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This book reports the proceedings of the Fifth A.A.M.C. Teaching Institute held in Atlantic City, N. J. in October, 1957. These Institutes have been supported by grants from the Commonwealth Fund and the Public Health Service and the first three were concerned with basic medical sciences. Their value cannot be in doubt, for several medical schools have revised their curricula in the light of the topics discussed. But there are many factors other than those listed in the curriculum that bear upon the education of a doctor. The main topic of the Fourth Institute was the selection of medical students and that of the Fifth is the environment of the school with particular reference to the environmental factors which affect the development of professional attitudes and human and social values. The participants were representatives from 99 medical schools; 86 in the United States, 11 in Canada, 1 in Puerto Rico, and 1 in Britain.


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The WSET, the largest global provider of wine and spirits qualification, announced it will launch the WSET Level 3 Award in spirits next year, with aspiring students able to enrol from 1 August 2019. This will run alongside the WSET's original Level 3 Award in wines.
The WSET Level 2 Award in Wines and Spirits, and the WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines and Spirits have also undergone thorough review, resulting in new qualifications exclusively focusing on wines which will be rolled next year.
The new, wine-centric courses will be accompanied by "an enhanced, updated specification and learning materials," according to the institution.
WSET chief executive, Ian Harris, said: "WSET has provided best-in-class education and qualifications to drinks professionals and enthusiasts for 49 years. We continually work to ensure that our qualifications remain current and job-relevant, equipping students with the skills and expertise they need.
"Extensive consultation with key industry stakeholders indicated a clear demand for specialist product education in the categories of wine, spirits and sake; our newly updated suite of qualifications directly addresses this demand, completing the separation of our products into three distinct subject-matter streams."
The WSET is considered an important stepping stone for many entering the drinks industry, with past corporate partners including wine merchants Berry Bros & Rudd and Oddbins, UK bartending school Shaker, cruise-liner Cunard, and Big Four retailer Sainsbury's. In the last academic year, more than 85,000 candidates sat a WSET exam at any level in over 70 countries, in 19 languages worldwide.
Currently, the Level 2, 3, and Diploma courses incorporate a small section towards the end of their programmes dedicated to spirits education, while wine appreciation makes up the vast majority of the curriculum for all three.
With a new, higher qualification for whiskey, gin and Asian spirits like Baiju, the WSET hopes candidates will be able to choose the course that's most relevant to them, wherever they are in the world.
The new qualification, with course material designed by the WSET's product development manager on its spirits arm Nicholas King, is open to anyone who has completed the WSET's spirits-focused level 2 award, and designed to "complement the global growth in spirits and the industry's demand for advanced level, brand neutral knowledge."
The new Level 3 will also include a broader spectrum of world spirits than has been covered in the past, including Asian spirits such as Baijiu, Soju and Shochu.
As with other WSET Level 3 qualifications, the exam will include both a blind tasting exam and a written paper comprising multiple-choice and short written answer questions.
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Unlike in previous years, the WSET Level 2 Award in Wines will focus exclusively on wine knowledge, stripping away the small section devoted to spirits at the end of the curriculum.
Candidates who are interested in the spirits section are encouraged to enrol in either the WSET's Level 1 or 2 spirits programmes.
Similar to the Level 2 Award, the WSET's Diploma level will now focus exclusively on wine, replacing the current course which also includes a small discussion of distilled products to instead include a more in-depth coverage of the global wine industry.
The course will also move on more quickly to a section dedicated to Wines of the World, which will enable educators to go into greater depth on New World wines.
The new course will also use "new digital learning materials and dedicated educator resources," according to a spokesperson.
Karen Douglas, director of global education, said: "The new Diploma in wines has been designed as a market-leading qualification that will set a new global standard for wine education, building on the success of the current Level 4 Diploma in Wines and Spirits.
"The programme will improve the student experience throughout the study and exam cycle, providing them with expert-level product knowledge whilst enabling the development of professional skills key to success in the global wine business."
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This is Capt Mike Groshon with your Lake Okeechobee fishing report.
It is always good to have customers come back to fish with us. I had the pleasure to fish with Oscar Roan and Blair. They have been out with us several times in the past and it is time to help a Retired NFL Player Florida Fishing Lake Okeechobee to catch the fish of his dreams. Oscar Roan was a Cleveland Brown.
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Thursday 23rd July 2015
This week we were incredibly lucky as we got to photograph our very first surprise proposal!
Rob got in touch with us a few months ago to tell us about his plans and we were so excited.
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The past five years have seen an enormous expansion in the digital experience (DX) technology landscape. Last year alone saw a 39% uptick to nearly 5,500 DX solutions over 2016, according to the Marketing Technology Landscape. That's an explosion from only 350 solutions in 2013. Unfortunately, this "flood" of new DX solutions has resulted in many disconnected applications across companies' DX ecosystems that has increased rather than simplified digital complexity. The result is that companies end up with poorly integrated DX tools that make it difficult to provide the digital experiences their customers expect.
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Gagaku, the "elegant music" played in the Japanese imperial court for more than twelve hundred years, appears to be something of an ancient misnomer. Oh, it's definitely elegant, but one American gagaku expert and ethnomusicologist tells a more nuanced story. When the musical style now termed gagaku was brought to Japan from China in the 7th and 8th centuries (it also has roots in Korea and India), it seems it was known by the Chinese name yen-yueh, or court banquet music -- in Japanese, engaku. Ya-yueh or gagaku was Chinese sacred ceremonial music, never introduced into Japan -- because the Japanese already had their own sacred music. But somehow the name stuck, probably because of a preference for the grand connotations of the spiritual, though it's still too early to rule out sloppy penmanship. So that's what gagaku isn't. What it is is a form of classical music performed by ensembles of strings, wind, and percussion instruments, including ryuteki (bamboo flute), sho (mouth organ), hichiriki (double-reed pipe), koto (zither) and biwa (lute). It also contains elements of dance and voice performance. Both minimalist and mystical, it can be so slow that the listener may have difficulty perceiving a rhythm -- making the music more about density of sound than harmony or tempo, and thus strikingly contemporary-sounding.
Music from Japan, an organization whose mission is to introduce American audiences to both original and traditional (you got it) Japanese music, turns thirty this year, and is bringing Reigakusha, Japan's leading court music ensemble, to UC Berkeley's Hertz Hall for the occasion. The eighteen-member group will play ancient as well as original (reigaku) works written especially for the ancient instruments of the extensive Shoso-in collection at the Todai-ji monastery temple in Nara. Three West Coast premieres will be featured: Irihi no raku by Keiko Fujiie, The Trees: Echoes from the Past by Kazuo Kikkawa, and Sorokodatsu, reconstructed by Sukeyasu Shiba, Reigakusha's music director. The concert is at 3 p.m., but ticketholders should get there early for the free 1 p.m. Sightlines lecture and demonstration with Toshiro Kido and ensemble members, Shoso-in Treasures: Reconstructing Musical Instruments.
Tickets are $28, available at Cal Performances Ticket Office at Zellerbach Hall, at 510-642-9988, CalPerfs.berkeley.edu, or at the door. Contact Cal Performances for discount and other ticket information. Hertz Hall is on the UC Berkeley campus, near the intersection of Bancroft and College avenues. -- Nora Sohnen
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What is The Secret in the Wings ? It's certainly not that its creator and director Mary Zimmerman plays by the rules, judging by her thrilling staging last year of The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci. Zimmerman returns to the Berkeley Rep stage this season with the West Coast premiere of a concoction of European fairy tales -- the best-known of which is Beauty and the Beast -- spun together into a dark reverie. The Secret reveals itself Tuesdays through Sundays through Oct. 17 in the Roda Theatre. Info: BerkeleyRep.org -- Stefanie Kalem
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My baby, when you hear them bells go ding-a-ling/All join 'round and sweetly you must sing/When the birds sound too and the chorus will all join in/There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight. Celebrate the changing times at the turn of the 20th century with this and other hits of the day in Tintypes , a patriotic musical revue. Actors portraying five characters -- Anna Held (aka Mrs. Florenz Ziegfeld), Emma Goldman, Teddy Roosevelt, an African-American domestic worker, and a Chaplinesque Russian immigrant -- trill out "America the Beautiful," "My Baby," and others at Alameda's Altarena Playhouse starting this Friday night at 8 p.m. Altarena.org, 510-523-1553. -- Stefanie Kalem
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All quiet in the homeland. A peaceful Saturday evening. All of a sudden havoc breaks out at 449-B 23rd St. in downtown Oakland: sine-wave squalls, Dan Rather singing lead for AC/DC, programmed drums, disembodied samples of forgotten comics. Better call an Orange Alert . It's Evolution Control Committee, Restiform Bodies, and Blevin Blectum making angry noises at 21 Grand (9 p.m.). Dispatch art squads immediately. Have them bring $7, or whatever they can afford. But don't tell Tom Ridge. -- Kelly Vance
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AUGUST 30 UPDATE: Global Road is understood to have laid off 40 staffers from the Los Angeles office and five from London, amounting to approximately one-third of the workforce.
Screen further understands that management has arranged two months of transitional health insurance cover for those being laid off. Under the lenders' plan, staff will not receive severance, which has sparked talk of possible legal action by employees.
AUGUST 28 UPDATE: Global Road has begun lay-offs in its Los Angeles office in a move that sources said will slash the workforce by roughly half, with the majority of pink slips going to staffers in the domestic theatrical production and distribution division.
According to people with knowledge of the situation approximately 60 employees will lose their jobs as will a further five from the London office led by president of international sales Rodolphe Buet, where lay-offs also got underway on Tuesday (August 28).
Approximately 120 people worked for the company before the lay-offs began, and it is understood an unspecified number of staffers in the international distribution and TV divisions are being affected.
In all cases, Screen understands there will be no severance, which observers said could trigger legal action under California's Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act.
The legislation requires companies that employ more than 75 people full- or part-time to give affected employees at least 60 days' notice in advance of a "mass layoff" (defined as the lay-off of 50 or more employees in a 30-day period), where those staffers have been employed for at least six of the 12 months preceding the notice date.
EARLIER REPORT: Beleaguered Global Road has begun to implement lay-offs at its London office, as a round of lay-offs in the Los Angeles office is expected to commence today.
It remained unclear at time of writing how many staff from the UK office led by president of international Rodolphe Buet have received notice.
Screen understands employees are not receiving severance under instructions from the company's consortium of lenders led by Bank Of America, who as Screen first reported last week, have taken control of Global Road's domestic theatrical feature production and distribution division.
Donald Tang (pictured), whose Tang Media Partners launched Global Road in October 2017 after merging Open Road and IM Global, has struggled to raise money at the venture, which is saddled with high executive overheads – the company's entire staff is understood to number approximately 120.
Global Road's US releases have disappointed. Hotel Artemis and Show Dogs underwhelmed at the box office this year, and last weekend's release of family adventure A.X.L. debuted in tenth place on a paltry $2.8m in 1,750 theatres.
While the domestic theatrical feature unit is being most heavily impacted by Global Road's travails, it is understood the international sales and the TV division remain viable businesses.
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Arkham Horror: New Encounters, First Playtest
Cookiemonger and I ran a test of the new encounters last night, and everything went about as well as could be expected. I have only the Downtown neighborhood encounters left to write, but we avoided them for most part. Of the encounters we saw, only one at the Newspaper really took me by surprise. It's easily enough fixed, though. Some of them will still require some tweaking, of course.
I think one of thing I mentioned before, which I think was really reinforced in this playtest, is how unimportant location encounters really are. You visit a location for its "special" encounter (Arkham Asylum, St. Mary's Hospital, Science Building, etc), you go to pick up Clue tokens, or you go there to close a gate. That's pretty much it.
With only two players, it might seem like there's plenty enough to keep us busy, and location encounters still aren't that big a deal. That was true of last night's game, but I think it's balanced by encounters written to have a "bigger impact." If there isn't enough work to go around, the investigators won't just twiddle their thumbs.
Every Unstable location threatens to open a new gate. Nearly every Stable location threatens to increase the terror level. Searching for Clue tokens when there are none on the board is a risky business. The only "safe" way to avoid encounters is to park yourself in the streets and avoid monsters and encounters alike. It's your choice.
Yig was our Ancient One, and he awoke in just about ten rounds. There were several monster surges (a couple from "Strange Sightings!"), but bagging a Cultist sped things up, as did our draw of "Murder in the Museum," which added two doom tokens. The terror level increased twice (out of three; once from Outskirts, twice from encounters).
I played as Zoey Samaras, and CM played as Carolyn Fern. Our first Mythos card was "Escape from Arkham Asylum!"which turned out to be quite fortuitous, as it gave me three of the monster trophies I needed for Zoey's Personal Story in my first turn. I drew the Scales of Thoth (original printing). I've never gotten them before. So. Broken.
Hilarity ensued. My Skill added one to my Fight, and Zoey's Personal Story adds to her Fight. With the Scales of Thoth newly in my possession, I confronted a ghost. My investigator power treats Physical immunity as resistance, and so I used my knife and cross. Ten Combat minus a three modifier, equals seven dice. I stabbed a ghost.
Needless to say, Yig didn't put up much of a fight. CM and I both completed our Personal Stories in relatively short order, we didn't take too many hits and even though I was Cursed the first two rounds of our fight, we beat him with a good three to four rounds left in the Final Battle. It was pretty much a Curb-stomp Battle.
It's going to take several more playtests before we know if these encounters are really balanced toward what a player should reasonably expect, but I have a good feeling about them so far. The real test will be bringing five or more players to the table and seeing how quickly things spiral out of control. *cue evil laughter*


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From the award-winning, bestselling author of Hold Still and We Are Okay.
Colby and Bev have a long-standing pact: graduate, hit the road with Bev's band, and then spend the year wandering around Europe. But moments after the tour kicks off, Bev makes a shocking announcement: she's abandoning their plans - and Colby - to start college in the fall.
But the show must go on and The Disenchantments weave through the Pacific Northwest, playing in small towns and dingy venues, while roadie- Colby struggles to deal with Bev's already-growing distance and the most important question of all: what's next?
Morris Award–finalist Nina LaCour draws together the beauty and influences of music and art to brilliantly capture a group of friends on the brink of the rest of their lives.
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Nina LaCour (www.ninalacour.com) is the author of the award-winning Hold Still and widely acclaimed The Disenchantments. Formerly a bookseller and high school English teacher, she now writes and parents full time. A San Francisco Bay Area native, Nina lives with her family in Oakland, California.
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Implementing optimal thinning strategiesAuthor(s): Kurt H. Riitters; J. Douglas Brodie
Date: 1984
Source: Forest Sci., Vol. 30(1): 82-85
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DescriptionOptimal thinning regimes for achieving several management objectives were derived from two stand-growth simulators by dynamic programming. Residual mean tree volumes were then plotted against stand density management diagrams. The results supported the use of density management diagrams for comparing, checking, and implementing the results of optimization analyses.
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Beyond Interiors offers designs that look ready to be lived in
Photo by: Rick Valenzuela
The showroom of Beyond Interiors groups its home-furnishing collections into homelike rooms and arrangements that suggest how they might look in your own home. Australian-born owner and manager Bronwyn Blue says it's all about "trying to keep the space light and bright, using colours that are really of the earth and the sky."
NEW storefronts in Phnom Penh are often created from pre-existing structures but respond to nothing more than necessity. Beyond Interiors is a display of what can happen when a designer absorbs an existing structure with a fresh and contemporary vision.
"The main crux of the design was about bringing the garden into the showroom," says owner and designer Bronwyn Blue.
Landscaper Bill Grant created a tropical frame around the building, and glass walls and mirrors not only bring the garden into the showroom but also help create Blue's vision of freshness and lightness. The colours in the showroom also display these themes.
"It's all about freshness," she says, "trying to keep the space light and bright, using colours that are really of the earth and the sky." Although the showroom has many contemporary themes and ideas, "the building was inspired by original architectural shapes that are seen all around Cambodia".
And indeed the sea of glossy green pagoda tiles covering an interior wall does present Cambodian elements in a contemporary and inventive way.
If there's only one vase in a room, then that's all you need. It's beautiful the way it is.
Shapes found in the original house can be seen repeated throughout the showroom, Blue notes. The wide arches, for example, above the plate-glass windows are in theme with the original ornate archway to one of the several spaces.
The showrooms themselves have been created to emulate different rooms in a house, Blue explains, "as your bedroom might be, as your living room might be. So people don't have to visualise 'how would this work in my house?'"
The collections
"It's not just a table or a chair, it's a lifestyle concept. It's for people who know what they want in their head, but perhaps they can't find it in a magazine or can't really express it." Beyond Interiors is a showroom of collections.
"If you're someone who likes things just a little bit more simple, then you might go for the Classic Collection which is just straight lines, beautiful wood, simple shapes but very elegant. And then if you're into something a little bit more designer, you might go for the Scandinavian Collection.
"All of the collections include living, bedroom and dining ... so you have the dining table, dining chairs, bookshelf, coffee table, sofa, bed, bedside table; that's a home setting."
Blue travelled Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Cambodia to develop her collections, which she says evolved out of the fundamental needs for timeliness of delivery, and high-quality products and raw materials.
There are five collections in all, but the showroom also features individual pieces that stand alone and that could be integrated into any of the collections.
In choosing showroom merchandise, "it was really about trying to use materials that we knew were reliable, materials that we knew had been treated for ageing, for heat, for air conditioning. So the products themselves are durable and can live in different climates."
All of the furniture in the showroom can be flat-packed to make shipping easy, giving people an option to have quality furnishings here that they that they can take with them when they leave. "It's not about offering more chairs and more tables, but a different level of quality that I don't believe has been previously available here."
Running throughout the collections is a consciousness of the tropical climate of Southeast Asia. The chairs, for example, are designed to allow for better airflow.
Some of the collections were inspired by a trip Blue took to Bali where she was captivated by the chic simplicity of Balinese styling. "If there's only one vase in a room, then that's all you need. It's beautiful the way it is."
Looking ahead to design trends for the coming year, Blue sees things as being natural and organic but chic, simple and elegant, a continuation of the lightness and freshness displayed so brilliantly in her showroom.
The principles
Fine wood is a central theme throughout the showroom.
Having worked in the furniture trade for several years, Blue has seen her share of old wood turned into benches, tables and chairs.
"You need to give people the security of knowing that your sources are coming from certified government-commissioned forests or plantations. If you have a social conscience today, it's just something that you are aware of," she said.
"There are issues here that need to be addressed and there are loads of different ways of addressing them. So it could be by being a business that is more conscious in the way it sources products, or it could be by being a customer that buys their products in a more conscientious way."


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The restaurant is a roadside palapa with three or four small metal tables set at angles away from the patio where the owner's wife does the cooking. Seated one has a view of the highway, a two-lane asphalt strip stretching along the desert towards the grim, gray mountains one has just crossed. A dusty taste lingers in the air, accented by teases of wood smoke from the patio.
The owner's eight-year-old daughter brings tortillas. Unlike many children from isolated villages she is not shy. She walks and smiles as though wanting to ridicule the odd appearance of Americans on the way to the peninsula's southern beaches. I ask for salsa and she cocks her head, then shrugs. Her brother, perhaps five, emerges from the patio. A lollypop stem protrudes from one corner of his mouth. "Hola, hijo," I greet him. His shrug duplicates that of his sister. He extracts the lollypop, peers at it as though examining a crime scene through a magnifying glass, then returns it to his mouth and sidles back towards the patio.
His mother's slightly off-key accompaniment to a ranchero ballad is interrupted by a curse, then a burst of laughter. A minute later she sashays towards us, steaming plates of huevos rancheros in either hand. A large dog follows her, perhaps a German shepherd-collie mix; he stations himself a few meters away from us, head erect and slightly cocked. The nine-year-old returns, flipping long black hair away from her cheek with a jerk of her head, and distributes knives and forks and two clay containers of salsa in front of us. I thank her and she shrugs, then impishly tells me, "pica"—"it bites." I tell her I like it that way and she swishes her skirt as she returns to the patio.
The eggs are delicious, the refried beans spicy and topped with melted cheese. The dog watches us eat, more a guard than a beggar, and the boy returns, munching what appears to be a slice of jicama. Their mother choruses a more romantic ranchero ballad and emerges to ask, "Todo bien?" Everything fine? We assure her that it is and she grins, her puffy cheeks exhibiting the same impish amusement that I'd seen on her daughter's face. As we pay and rise to leave the dog escorts us to our van and the girl ducks past her mother, waves and in lilting English calls, "So long! Come you back again!"


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hey, hey - psst!
I wanna let you in on a little secret...
This scarcity model that the arts world operates on?
Not only is it not sustainable and false, its just plain stupid. How many of you out there in the art world have bought into the idea that there isn't enough money, space, opportunities (whatever, you fill in the blank) to go around?
Hmmm, that's kind of an old fashioned idea.
If we, as artists, want to be successful, we really have to start thinking more strategically and working to ensure our own collective success. The more artwork that is out in the world, the more of a chance that someone will see it, be moved by it, and want more of it.
It is also important that we all stop devaluing our own work. Don't offer your services, your skills, for anything less than what they are worth. It artwork (and I am talking about visual, performing, literary - all the arts) is perceived as having a low value, how will it ever be perceived as having a higher value than it is currently assigned?
As artists (particularly in America) we underwrite the countries culture. Art can't solve all the problems, but it can provide insight and understanding, it can act as a catalyst to greater things and it enriches our collective soul in a way nothing else can. It has value.
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Been trying to make my garage a better place for working on stuff.
To that end i have replaced the two incandescent bulbs with 6 led shop lights, built a work table, and welded up a metals storage rack.
I've also been sorting all the stuff out there, reorganizing the stuff i need/want, and purging stuff I've been holding onto out of habit. It is amazing the space you can make tossing stuff you've owned for 15 years with a plan to do something with it "someday"


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Is everyone full from Thanksgiving? Who is not wearing pants today? Hands up *ooh ooh oooh* yep, me too!
Today I am extra excited though, because I finally thought it was the perfect time for my new Linea Pelle purse.
The green is perfect for me, goes with my gold/green/yellow depending on the day, eyes. I also wanted to send a big thank you to my friend Val Stachurski for holding the contest that led me to my new friend – such a doll and her blog is fantastic.
Linea Pelle is worn by the who's who in Hollywood, and now Toronto!
Ha! Ok, well, at least in Hollywood. But I love it to pieces, and I'm sure we'll make many memories together.
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Scrapping four-hour A&E target 'could be detrimental' to patients – hospital boss
PUBLISHED: 18:15 18 March 2019 | UPDATED: 18:20 18 March 2019
Controversial plans to abandon the four hour waiting time target at A&E could be detrimental to patients, the boss of Ipswich and Colchester hospitals is warning.
Chief executive Nick Hulme said he does not support a proposal by NHS England to potentially drop its flagship guarantee that patients will be seen in a four hour window.
He feels four hours is a long time to wait anyway, and warned of potential "chaos" if the move is rolled out – with the potential of treatment delays and crowded departments.
"I know it's a bit controversial, but I don't support this plan. I welcome the consultation (into whether it should go ahead)," he said. "I personally think scrapping the four hour target could be detrimental for patients.
"For me, it is the only measure we have got – it's a measure of how the whole system works together.
"Four hours is a long time to wait anyway. I used to work at an A&E department before they brought the standard in and it was chaos. "People were waiting for hours and hours."
What is the NHS consulting on?
NHS bosses are running pilots this year to see if scrapping the four hour A&E target would benefit patients.
A new measure of time is being tested at certain hospitals, aimed at ending hidden long waits and providing a more accurate view of hospital performance.
If they are successful, they want to roll changes out in 2020.
Pilots across England will see trusts record how long every patient spends in A&E, not just whether their discharge or admission time breaches the target.
It is not clear yet when and where these pilots will take place.
To meet current targets, 95% all patients must be seen within four hours.
However, NHS chiefs believe these new proposals – developed by some of the country's leading clinicians – will help to improve care.
"This could prevent tens of thousands of unnecessary hospital admissions each year by improving upon the current four hour 'cliff edge' target," a spokesman said.
"Around a fifth of all emergency admissions from A&E happen in the final 10 minutes before the deadline, suggesting that hospitals are being driven to focus on the target, rather than what is the best approach for each patient."
How are things going at Ipswich and Colchester's A&E departments?
Mr Hulme oversaw last summer's merger of Ipswich and Colchester hospitals into the new East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
In February, the merged trust failed to hit national targets again – 90.2% of patients were seen within the four-hour time frame.
The situation was similar at West Suffolk Hospital, which saw 88% of patients in this time.
Mr Hulme said there has been a rapid turnaround at Colchester, which has gone from one of the worst-performing A&Es to the best in the country.
However, he admitted Ipswich was struggling – partly because of problems with physical capacity, which is why they are looking to expand at the Heath Road site.
Patient flow is also an issue, he said, and the hospital has a higher percentage of sicker patients.
Changes are currently being rolled out in the department to solve some of these challenges.
Nevertheless, he stands by his view on the four hour target – adding that it is an opportunity to see where all the pressure points are, and how to relieve them.
West Suffolk Hospital bosses 'would welcome being part of local review'
Those in charge at the Bury St Edmunds based trust feel it is important for the NHS to consider wider measures to improve the A&E experience for patients.
"The four hour A&E target has transformed emergency medicine, and has been particularly helpful in supporting patient flow, however, it was introduced a number of years ago and it's important for the NHS to consider wider metrics that will help NHS trusts improve patient care," a spokesman said.
"We would welcome being part of a local review if our outstanding trust is considered an appropriate site to participate in a 'pilot area', to help shape new standards that benefit both patients and our staff.
"Meeting the four hour A&E standard is important to us, and we know it's important to our community too.
"Despite us seeing and caring for more people, we are generally performing much better than last winter thanks to better preparation and planning, and to the incredible efforts of our staff.
"They continue to pull out all the stops to provide high quality care to people, every day, and we remain above the national performance average as a result at 88% for February 2019."
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This study assessed the co-digestion of macro and microalgal biomass towards the improvement of hydrogen production. The red macroalgal biomass (Gelidium amansii) and green mixed microalgal biomass was mixed in a ratio of 8:2, with an initial substrate concentration of 10 g/L, and various amount of inoculum addition range from 3 to 15% (v/v) was evaluated to assess the feasible substrate to inoculum ratio for the effective co-digestion of the algal biomass. The results showed that the co-digestion with 6% inoculum addition provided the peak hydrogen yield of 45 mL/g dry biomass added with a high hydrogen content of 24% in the gas phase. The other tested conditions showed moderate hydrogen content in the range of 17–22%, respectively. These results suggest that anaerobic co-digestion of macro and microalgal biomass, with appropriate initial biomass loading (6%) is essential for enhanced hydrogen production.
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Hannu Karjalainen at Finnish Film Days
Finnish visual artist and musician Hannu Karjalainen is bringing his video installation Towards An Architect and a live audiovisual performance Nightfall to Finnish Film Days festival in collaboration with Let it Be! art agency. The video work portrays a fictional architect, who is being covered in Le Corbusier paints in different colours - experiencing the response of the people forced to live in the structures he has created. Nightfall is based on 16mm film footage of a woman walking in a park at night, shot by the artist himself. The viewer is transported on a dreamlike voyage through haptic micro landscapes and live soundtracks performed by electric guitar, virtual and electronic instruments.
Karjalainen's videos, installations and films have been shown internationally in museums, galleries and festivals since 2003. He has held solo exhibitions in Helsinki, Oslo, Zürich and Berlin among others and was awarded the Young Artist of the Year prize in 2009 in Finland.
You can find more information of Karjalainen on www.hannukarjalainen.com
Towards An Architect can be seen at Toldi Cinema from the 5th to the 9th of February between 16.00-20.00.
Nightfall can be seen at Toldi Cinema the 9th of February between 19.00-20.00.


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Goken America is an engineering & technology services company that works collaboratively to make a notable difference for its clients, team members, and our communities. We understand that to achieve real change, our associates must be empowered. They must have the tools to explore and build, and the passion to share empathy and understanding.
The key to Goken's singular business model is the company's relentless drive to be more than a technical services company. This means that Goken leaders must place uncommon trust and value in the teams and the talent who facilitate the organization's fearless approach to problem-solving and client engagement.
To uncover the root causes of workforce issues, faltering production cycles, and other challenges, empowered Goken associates take the time to immerse themselves in client cultural underpinnings.
Then, Goken adds competitive value with a multi-dimensional approach that requires more than merely adding human capital. Instead, striking the perfect balance between a customer's wants and needs, Goken infuses change techniques with technology; skills training with organizational development; and staffing projects with managed services.
Rather than a blueprint of static deliverables, Goken is a nimble provider of engineering and technology solutions that, because they are sustainable and repeatable, accelerate product development and deliver clients the advantage of time. Time to get ahead of the competition. Time to focus on business development. Time to innovate and shape trends.
To be a global company that empowers people to affect change wherever change is needed.
By building trust, we foster greatness in our people, excellence in our clients, and impact in our communities.
Our values have been the same since day one: Commitment, Integrity, Creativity.
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About Me
Hi my name is Susan Henry.
Thanks for stopping by my website!
I fell in love with photography when I was in the 8th grade during a vacation to Florida I continued developing my skills through high school and then went to the Art institute of Houston for professional training.
I opened Susan Henry Photography in March of 1996 as a full time photography studio.
I have felt so blessed to be able to create wonderful memories for my clients for the last 20+ years! Indeed, some of my clients have gone from babies to college students! And I have loved every minute of those years!
I always felt that capturing memories was one of the most important things I could have ever chosen as a career. A portrait of your loved ones will never lose its value, instead it will continue to become more valuable to you with every passing year!
I always say I love my job" and am truly blessed to be able to do what I love every day.
And now, I am really excited to be offering photography classes!
I love to teach and inspire people to be more creative so teaching photography is making me so happy. I teach people to use whatever camera they have. Be that an expensive DLSR or a cell phone camera I can teach you how to take amazing pictures. The classes are fun and hands on and will have you taking better photos after the first class! All ages from 16+ and any skill level are welcome.
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I hope you enjoy looking around the site and when you are ready to have your own memories captured just contact me.


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The phrase 'college isn't for everyone' no longer seems applicable. Employers want certified, college-trained individuals for their work staff. If you're not qualified you likely won't even make it past the resume scan. Still, there are plenty of career options in Utah, and no one college is the best fit for everyone. Here are a few of Utah's best.
Brigham Young University is undisputedly one of the top schools in the state of Utah, and has receive recognition from outside sources such as US News and World Report's list of top schools. The college features not only astoundingly lush and attractive aesthetics, but more importantly top-of-the-line education programs such as nursing and psychology. Additionally, this Utah school is well known for its important research and wide array of available doctoral degree options. The school is, however, privately owned, and therefore more selective than others in attendance. It is funded by a religious organization, and school standards/rules adhere to their beliefs and teachings.
The University of Utah is yet another prestigious college located near the rocky mountains of Utah. The public school system allows those with diverse ideas and opinions to congregate and discuss matters of importance, creating a constantly challenging environment which is appealing. In addition to this, the university possesses nursing and medical programs that run through their very own medical school, plus law and pharmacy schools. The education structure is based in the middle of Utah's capital, and thus enjoys all of the bustle and excitement of the big city as well.
Utah Valley has only recently been reorganized as a university rather that college, but the educational programs available there are second to none. Of particular emphasis are the nursing and engineering programs, for which this school has been greatly lauded for their professionalism and reputation. Additionally, because the foundations of the college were much smaller than other large institutions, there is an added sense of student-to-teacher interaction which other schools can miss. The campus is constantly growing, with an astounding size of over 10,000 undergraduates enrolled, but cheap tuition and open admission make this a tempting place for many Utah citizens looking for higher education. If you're looking for a quality college with both diverse offerings and solid career placement, this may be the place for you.
AmeriTech College specializes in health care education in the medical, dental, fitness, and nursing fields.
The greatest shift in customer behavior is underway. People are revolting against stagnate companies and abandoning traditional media in droves. FUSION 360 is the Utah advertising agency for this digital revolution. Our model offers something entirely new in the Utah ad agency business.


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You can use the Tell Others feature to send an email containing a link to a particular object within the Server. A Tell Others link can be sent to one or more uPerform users.
The email message you send is customizable and contains a link to the item of interest to provide quick and easy access.
- Click the Projects button on the navigation bar of the Management Center.
- Click on the project name.
- Navigate to the folder or content you want to tell others about.
- Go to the document cover page in the Server workspace.
The document cover page for uPerform content is located within the Translations area of the binder.
- Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the action button.
- Click Tell Others on the left menu.
- Complete the following information:
Enter one or more recipient email addresses.
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President Trump's first pick for national security adviser, the hotheaded Michael Flynn, got pushed out last week before he could do much damage. His second choice, retired Vice Adm. Robert Harward, turned down the job, wary of the chaos of the Trump White House.
His third, Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, who accepted the job on Monday, is an enlightened choice. If Mr. Trump empowers him and defers to his judgment, General McMaster could be an important moderating force in an administration packed with radicals and amateurs.
There are reasons to be hopeful. Unlike Mr. Trump, General McMaster is a student of history. He earned a reputation as one of the military's most gifted scholars and strategists. While earning a doctorate in military history at the University of North Carolina in the 1990s, he wrote a meticulously researched thesis taking military leaders to task for failing to challenge the doomed Vietnam War strategy under Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and President Lyndon Johnson. This work, published as "Dereliction of Duty," lays out the consequences of abetting misguided presidents with ill-conceived policies.
In the messy history of the Iraq war, General McMaster emerged as one of the best American commanders. The key to his success was simple, yet revolutionary at the time: He insisted that his soldiers treat Iraqis with dignity and deference. He made keeping civilians safe and working to resolve local conflicts priorities over killing and detaining as many suspected insurgents as possible. "Every time you treat an Iraqi disrespectfully, you are working for the enemy," he warned his troops.
More recently, General McMaster has spoken of the threat of terrorism with nuance and restraint, careful not to brand all Muslims as a menace. That outlook is a welcome counterpoint to the hysteria that led the Trump administration to halt refugee resettlement and ban travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations.
The White House said Mr. Trump has given General McMaster "full authority" to assemble his own team. It's not clear, however, if General McMaster will be effective in a role that, in the best of cases, demands sharp political instincts, a president willing to absorb unpleasant news and the ability to build consensus among national security leaders. Having spent little time in Washington, General McMaster will have a steep learning curve on the basics.
To spare him from interference, Mr. Trump should remove Steve Bannon, his chief strategist, from the National Security Council, which General McMaster will lead. Mr. Bannon was appointed to the Principals Committee of the council last month, while the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the director of national intelligence were taken off as regular members. Undoing this move would be a first step to forming a coherent national security team.
While national security advisers generally do not need Senate confirmation, because General McMaster is a three-star general on active duty, the president must seek Senate approval to reassign him. This presents a valuable opportunity for lawmakers to question General McMaster about his worldview and his plans as he takes on the biggest challenge of his professional career.


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Archive for the 'MySQL' Category
MySQL – First Impressions
September 28, 2013 56 comments
In my new job as the CTO of Livedrive, I have the pleasure of working with both Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL. We have a rather nice real estate with tens of petabytes online which keeps us entertained with scale challenges.
Having spent some time with MySQL lately, and being an old SQL Server user, I thought it might be interesting to share some of my early experiences. The good, the bad and the ugly.


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The Walsinghammers youth group offers engaging opportunities for the youth of our parish to encounter God and our neighbor. Whether on retreat or in thoughtful conversation; whether at a pro-life rally or a service event, Walsinghammers seek to Love Christ, Pursue Truth, and Lead a Virtuous Life.
Walsinghammers is open to members and friends of the parish between the ages of 12-17 years old. Meetings are held on the first Sunday of the month from 1-3pm, with events scheduled throughout the month.
To join, simply fill out the registration information on this web page, and we'll see you at the next meeting!
For more information on this and other Walsinghammer events, check your Flocknote app and sign in to the member section here.


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F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has said he would welcome the return of the French Grand Prix to the Formula 1 calendar.
We reported earlier this month that Magny Cours – the circuit that had hosted the race between 1991 and 2006 – was increasing its efforts to return to the calendar in time for the 2012 season, and had improved grandstand seating, pit lane and paddock facilities.
The venue was set up in a deal between former FISA President Jean-Marie Balestre and then-French President Mitterand, but the venue's remote rural location was never a hit with drivers or fans. Ecclestone was neither a fan of the venue, and has lately been pushing for a Grand Prix hosted on a Paris street circuit.
Ecclestone also owns the Paul Ricard circuit, near Marseille, which he describes as "probably one of the best in the world".
Speaking with French newspaper L'Equipe, he added: "But we still don't have a place for a race. You know the problem.
And it would seem that Bernie doesn't want to shoulder the responsibility of being a French Grand Prix promoter, on top of his role of Turkish Grand Prix promoter, which he recently acquired when he took over the rights to Istanbul's Grand Prix circuit.
"The [French] grand prix has a future, but where is the promoter? I really thought the project near Paris would happen," he added.
But Bernie is still very much open to someone else shouldering the responsibility of getting the event up and running, with France hosting the very first 'Grand Prix' in 1906.
"I am ready to sign a contract as soon as possible, the very moment someone comes to me and says 'I have the money and a circuit'," he said. "I would be happy to have a race in France."
[Original image via The Cahier Archive]
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Analysis Of A Love Affair Essay, Research Paper
Analysis of a Love Affair
Marriage, for all it's intent and purposes is a beautiful institution. A marriage between two people is a commitment that should be based on love, honesty, trust, and fidelity. But, what happens to a marriage if these basic fundamentals are flawed due to circumstance, can it still survive? Is there ever a good reason to deceive the person you love and are married to even if it's for his or her own good? In marriage, people will lie for many reasons. People will lie to avoid arguments over minute issues; some may lie to prove a point. And, there are times when a person may lie in order to protect the person they love.
In the tale "New Year's Day", you will find Lizzie Hazeldean, a woman who lied for three reasons. Lizzie lied for the sake of love. Lizzie lied to protect her husband's honor of caring and providing for his wife, and she lied due to the commitment she felt to Charles and their marriage on a whole.
Lizzie Hazeldean loved her husband Charles very deeply. So deep that in order to protect and comfort him in his final days on earth due to heart damage; she must create a world based on deception. Lizzie must lie to everyone in order to fortify her clever tale. At home from the hotel fire she lies to her parlor maid Susan. When out socializing, she lies to a young and naive Hubert Wesson upon their meeting at a social event and of course, she lies to her husband Charles. These lies are told in attempts to shield Charles from the reality of the truth. However, with every dishonest word that she utters Lizzie, in fact, is honoring Charles. Honoring his intention to care and provide for his wife. But, due to his damaged heart he can no longer honor his intended vow. Lizzie is quite aware of her husband's fears. So in attempts to relax his fears and to comfort him in his final days, Lizzie continues the illusion of "high society" and economic independence.
With the constant urging from Charles, Lizzie kept up appearances by continuing to make herself beautiful and appealing, accepting invitations to Mrs. Struther's to hear performances by the latest tenor and in Charlie's words "be amid all the youth, good looks and gaiety of New York". So, Lizzie wears the elegant black velvet evening gown and further continues to live her "socialite" status. Although, Lizzie would have preferred to stay away, she went to appease and honor Charles.
Lizzie's commitment to Charles is endless, for as she states on page 293, "He took me out of misery into blessedness". "He put me up above them all, and he put me beside himself." With this in mind, how can she fail him now? Lizzie goes to great lengths to eradicate any air of financial difficulty. When questioned by Charles as to how she keeps their home so lovely, especially her bedroom with its fresh pillows and satin coverlet, Lizzie lies and tells him the money comes from her rich Portuguese stepmother. Lizzie hides the fact from Charles that she is struggling to pay the household bills along with the expenses incurred due to his failing health, at times, borrowing sums of money and even forgoing payment altogether.
However, the burden does become too heavy for Lizzie to bear on her own. When faced with this reality, Lizzie devises a dishonest and deplorable plan. A plan, which on the surface appears to be self-serving, but upon closer evaluation one can realize that Lizzie, with her limited resources, has no other option than to risk everything and begin an affair with a man of independent means.
Money means nothing to Lizzie; she'd rather have more time with Charles. But in her desperate situation, with no money and having no other means of financial support, she had to do something. With this knowledge at hand, Lizzie could not select any type of man to assist her in her circumstance. The man Lizzie would favor would have to be a man of independence, prominence, and a man who would be the least suspected regarding such a shameful and repugnant matter.
That man would be Henry Prest. A man well known for his wealth and distinction. Henry was handsome, single, and could have any woman he chose. Most importantly, he would not be questioned in regards to having an affair with a married woman.
In Lizzie's era, women often married successful, prominent men, men with a sense of class, honor, and prestige. An affair was viewed by society as something that men did. Women, on the other hand, were expected to appear genteel and accept whatever negative circumstances beset their marriage and carry on. It was unheard of for a woman to dishonor herself in such a manner. The risk of an affair for lizzie was enormous. Not only did she chance the mark of an adulteress, but she is also married to a "Hazeldean;" A name synonymous with respect and class. Charles, having previously made a name for himself practicing law, was well accepted in the high societal circles. Rumors suggesting his wife of having an affair would bring shame upon the family's good name.
Lizzie, in contrast, was a "Winter." A family name of insignificant means and scandal involving Lizzie's father the bishop and money stolen from the church. Lizzie surely did not wish to dishonor herself and Charles and lose the affluence and prestige that accompanied the Hazeldean name, nor does she care to shame Henry. But what else could she do? Allow her husband who has been her savior to suffer in his final days with the knowledge that because of his damaged heart, he could no longer care for his wife? That his beloved wife would find herself hungry and penniless, for she has no other means or skills to speak of, in order to provide for herself? No. Therefore, Lizzie without afterthought came to a conclusion and a resolution was made.
Charles Hazeldean went to his final resting-place peacefully with the knowledge that he had honored his duty to his wife. Henry Prest sustained his reputation as a distinguished, eligible bachelor, and Lizzie maintained her status with high society and as a widow of a Hazeldean, and with her love, honor, commitment, and a touch of womanly wisdom did all that she could to uphold her husband's honor.


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As of Wednesday morning, Harrison Self's segway was returned to him, along with the other items that were stolen from his apartment.
A good Samaritan and FOX34 viewer, Derek Dunn, realized he had bought the swiped segway after viewing the exclusive story online. He says he bought it for $1000 on Facebook Marketplace on Sunday.
"I'm glad I'm the one that bought it. And somebody that was honest to return it. Because that hardly ever happens, even the detective this morning said 'this doesn't happen'," Dunn said.
According to Self, the person who broke into his apartment, found a way to open a window from the outside, and confessed to the crime late Tuesday night.
A TV and Apple TV were also stolen from a next door neighbor by the same person; those items have been returned as well.
No charges have been filed.
Harrison Self is a junior at Texas Tech University.
He suffers from a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy called "Emory Dreifuss", which makes it difficult to get around.
Harrison is well-known on campus for riding his segway.
"That's how people know me, before they get to know me. It's just a cool, unique thing, " Self said.
"They want to be very independent. A lot of our students with mobility issues are that way. They want to be very independent, they want to get around. I know students use segways feel like it's a much more mobile system," Managing Director of Student Disability Services at Texas Tech University, Larry Phillippe said.
Like many other Tech students, he came back to Lubbock the weekend before the spring semester started.
Nothing seemed off, until he took a look inside his apartment.
"Stuff's everywhere, all the cupboards are open... everything's kinda moved around. I go to the front door and that's where I keep my segway, that's how I get around and it's not there," Self described his less-than welcome arrival home. "I go upstairs and both the rooms up there are busted open. It just was a disaster. Worst case scenario, honestly, coming back," he added.
Self says he double and triple checked the locks before he headed home to Dallas for winter break.
"Some of the windows were broken, none of the windows were open, so they somehow got in through the electric lock, " he said.
A TV mounted to the wall and paintball gear were also taken from the off-campus apartment.
"Everything that was taken is really replaceable, but to me, the segway isn't just because I use that thing every single day," Self said.
For now, Self says he will be able to manage.
"I have no hard feelings towards them, you know, I forgive them. But you know, this obviously isn't right. I hope something can be resolved from this," he said.
If you know anything about the missing segway, you are asked to call Lubbock police.


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Product DetailsDom Pérignon's chefs de caves have long extolled the virtues of serving champagne in larger-bowled glasses, which allow the bubbles to develop slowly and release aromas more evenly.
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05 July, 2019
According to the article published by Financial Times, Svaneti is the most intact place in the world. The author Neil Buckley writes about the French photographer's experience in Georgia. Julien Pebrel admits that
He characterizes Georgia as a mixture of "natural beauty, relics of the pre-1991 era when the country was part of the Soviet Union and of its economic difficulties in the early post-Soviet years."
Georgia tries to be independent after being under the influence of the Persian, Ottoman and Russian empires. Georgian-Russian relation remains unstable and tough to this day. Although 1.2 million Russians visited last year, the Kremlin cut off flights to Georgia again in June after protests against a speech by a Moscow MP in the Tbilisi parliament.
Enguri River is 213 kilometers long, originates in northeastern Svaneti near the region of Racha and plays an important role in providing hydroelectric power to the area
In response to the ban and the possible threats to the Georgian tourism industry, Georgian activists together with businessmen and international society have launched the campaign 'Spend Your Summer in Georgia'. The campaign aims at popularizing Georgia as a travel destination to tackle the possible difficulties due to the decreased number of incoming Russian tourists. Besides, Russian tourists have encouraged their Georgian friends by saying that they will find other ways to reach Georgia.
"Despite his misgivings about the impact of tourism in Svaneti, Pebrel says Georgia offers much to travelers: "It's the most welcoming country that I have visited."
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