And a Merry Christmas Ale to you! Our brewer elves are hard at work preparing everyone's favorite seasonal tradition: Christmas Ale! Don't miss the first taste of Christmas Ale's festive honey, cinnamon, and ginger flavors at our annual First Pour Party here at Great Lakes Brewing Company on Thursday, October 26.
Our First Pour celebration is free and open to the public. We will open promptly at 11AM, and Brewery Santa will personally deliver and tap the first keg of Christmas Ale at 11:30AM. Read on to find out how you can win the first pour and a VIP Christmas Ale experience!
- Fresh Christmas Ale on tap!
October 26: Christmas Ale available on tap exclusively at the GLBC brewpub (sorry, no growler/crowler fills)!
Show us a picture of your merriest Christmas Ale moment and tag it with #MerryChristmasAle for a chance to win a GLBC retro fridge full of goodies!
To enter, visit greatlakesbrewing.com/MerryChristmasAle. GLBC will select winning photos that best capture the spirit of Christmas Ale based on creativity, composition, and story. Entries must include reference to GLBC Christmas Ale in image or accompanying caption. Must be at least 21 years old to enter. Additional rules and restrictions apply. Please read complete rules and restrictions before entering.
Show us a picture of your merriest Christmas Ale moment and tag it with #MerryChristmasAle for a chance to win GLBC holiday goodies! Prizes will be awarded weekly at greatlakesbrewing.com/MerryChristmasAle until December 31. Each weekly winner will be automatically qualified to win the grand prize, a GLBC branded Igloo® Retro fridge.
Congratulations, Kevin! We can't wait to see you at First Pour!


Ingredients: 100% Pure Pea Protein Isolate (Pisum sativum).
Directions: For adults, mix 3 level tablespoons (approx. 20 g) with 6-8 ounces of cold water, juice, or your favorite beverage and blend.
WARNING: If seal under cap is damaged or missing, do not use. Store in a cool, dry place.
Protein powders are a must-have for athletes and fitness enthusiasts alike. They supply important amino acids, BCAAs and antioxidants that work to promote muscle metabolism, accelerate recovery after a workout and develop lean muscle mass.
As a dietary supplement, mix 20 grams (approx. 3 level tablespoons) with 6-8 ounces of cold water, juice and your favorite protein shake ingredients and blend well.


Is This the New Black?
Guinness is redefining the way we see Africans with it's new Made of Black Campaign. They've enlisted artist from across the continent to contribute to this extended campaign. Take a look and let us know what you think–is this a new black? Check it out and hit up the comments!


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Bobbie Liquid Eye Liners: Baby Doll Eyes vs Eye Love It!
Bobbie Cosmetics is known for its affordable and cutesy packaging. I admit, when I was younger, I used to admire Bobbie's mall modules because it do attracts yuppies and teens. Because Bobbie Cosmetics was made for make up beginners, the brand made it very affordable and conve ient to its target market.
For today, let me share with you two of Bobbie Cosmetics' pen eyeliners: The Baby Doll Eyes Bold Liquid Eyeliner and Eye Love It Extra Fine Point Eyeliner.
Both eyeliners are in a form of pen which makes it easier to grip and glide to the lids. The Baby Doll Eyes is in the brown pen while the Eye Love It is in the metallic baby pink pen.
Since the Eye Love It has an Extra Fine Point feature, which makes it look thinner on the swatch. Swatches above shows the eyeliner's pigmentation and although thin, I am impressed with how it looks like at first swipe.
The Baby Doll Eyes on the other hand is thicker, hence, the name. This eyeliner will make the eyes look deeper and fuller because it has a thick finish. It is pigmented as well and I also love its finish.
The thing I like about pen eyeliners is that they dry easily compared to the liquid ones. It also finishes matte so you don't have to worry about smudging.
For me, both really performs well. As for the price, probably the Eye Love It is more expensive because of its metallic packaging and fine point, but both performs exactly the same. Both will give you an accent to the eyes just different on how it will look like. But still, it's below 200 pesos so it is very affordable.
I would suggest the Baby Doll Eyes to everyone who wanted to look and have bigger eyes. For the Eye Love It, I would suggest it to everyone who already have doll eyes but still want to add accent to their eyes.


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News! GAMA Elects New Board Members
Check out the latest from the Game Manufacturers' Association ~
GrogHeads Newsdesk, 28 June 2016
GAMA sets up their annual meeting to coincide with Origins, since a ton of industry people are already there. Since you've got them in the building, might as well have an election!
GAMA Names Board Members
Columbus, OH – June 28, 2016 – The Game Manufacturers Association's Publisher/Manufacturer members elected Stephan Brissaud as the new Vice President during the Annual Membership Meeting at Origins Game Fair. Marie Poole was also elected to an At-Large Director position. The new positions are effective immediately.
Two previously serving At-Large Directors, Larry Roznai and Mike Webb, retained their seats for a further 2-year term. Aaron Witten was re-elected GAMA Treasurer.
Brissaud, the COO of IELLO, USA, has 25 years of experience in the hobby industry and was elected to the GAMA board in June 2015 as an At-Large Director. He succeeds long time Vice President Jamie Chambers, who chose to not seek re-election this year.
"It is an honor to have been trusted by GAMA to uphold the function of Vice-President," said Brissaud, "I am looking forward to working with our President Justin Ziran, the GAMA board, and volunteers from our membership to implement the many systems and services that GAMA needs to propel itself to the next level. I also plan to strengthen the bridges that we have built between our association and the Toy Industry Association (TIA) and the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA). One important project is to follow up and support the TIA lobbying effort regarding toy safety and other legislation relevant to our industry."
The GAMA Board also welcomed Marie Poole, the CEO of Lone Shark Games. She will fill the At-Large Director position left by Brissaud's promotion. Poole has been a leader at Lone Shark Games for five years and in the business and accounting industry for many more. She also brings with her a strong commitment to volunteerism along with 25 years of board experience and a degree in non-profit management.
"I'm very proud to work in an industry that creates so much engaging content that thousands of communities have been built around it," stated Poole, "I look forward to being of service to our membership and by extension, our fans. I think I can accomplish this best by listening to what our membership has to say. It is my goal to see that people who are new to the industry can receive the benefit of knowledge from our long-time members, hopefully through strong membership, education and mentorship initiatives."
Brissaud and Poole join the existing GAMA Board: President Justin Ziran, Secretary Brian Dalrymple, Treasurer Aaron Witten, Directors At-Large: Joe Hauck, Larry Roznai, and Mike Webb, Distributor Chair Bob Maher, Retail Division Chair Travis Severance, President Emeritus Rick Loomis and Director Emeritus Michael Stackpole and Director Emeritus Will Niebling.
The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) is a non-profit trade organization dedicated to serving the tabletop game industry. GAMA strengthens and supports all industry professionals by advancing their interests, providing educational programs and opportunities, and promoting unique forms of quality social entertainment. For more information, visit www.gama.org or follow @GamaOnline on Twitter.
Congrats to the new board members!
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Lebohang Monyatsi is the first woman in Africa to be a runway model in a wheelchair. Like Jillian Mercado another model who was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy as a child and ended up in a wheelchair when she was 12 years old, Monyatsi is challenging views on the hindrances of disability.
Even for people unencumbered by any disability, the fashion world can be really difficult to break into but Lebohang Monyatsi will not let anything stop her. Organisations like The Only One Foundation are helping to make it easier for disabled people to find a space in the industry.
She told She Leads Africa that she wants people to know that disabled people have other abilities beyond sports activities and office work. I wanted to embark on this from a young age but couldn't because of lack of opportunities for people with disabilities in the entertainment industry.
She was born and raised in North West Province, in a small town called Vryburg.
She represented her country in the field of Wheelchair Basketball.
She has loved modeling since she was a child when she did pageants but she gave up because according to her South Africa ignores diversity and inclusion.
She was the finalist for Face Of The Globe and has modeled at Soweto Fashion week which appeared on Selimathunzi. She has also modeled at Maboneng Fashion week and GeeJunction Fashion show.
She is extremely passionate about the needs of children, disability inclusion and accessible features for all.


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Arthur Murray (1895–1991) was a dance instructor and businessman.

Arthur Murray may also refer to:

 Arthur Murray (fencer), British Olympic fencer
 Arthur Murray (footballer) (1880–1930), Scottish footballer and teacher
 Arthur Murray, 3rd Viscount Elibank (1879–1962), Liberal member of the British Parliament
 Arthur W. Murray (1918–2011), United States test pilot
 Arthur Murray (general) (1851–1925), major general in the United States Army
 USAMP Maj. Gen. Arthur Murray, a mine planter ship later renamed as the USS Trapper (ACM-9)
 The Arthur Murray Party, an American television variety show, 1950–1960

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The final part of the franchise value proposition is the ability to successfully and profitably sell your business. With over 20 years experience as an entrepreneur, I have personally bought and sold both franchised and non-franchised businesses. I have also worked with a large number of people who have done the same. It is a fact that franchised businesses sell more reliably and at a higher value than non-franchised businesses. Why is this? The reasons generally fall into the following categories.
One of the biggest questions that a buyer has is – 'will I be able to successfully take over this business'. In the case of an independent business, often the existing business owner agrees to stick around for a while and 'trains' the new owner. As helpful as this is, the independent business owner doesn't have a training manual, operational manual or marketing manual. In addition, the independent owner does not have experience training individuals to run the business. As a buyer, this can be unsettling. When a buyer is looking to purchase a franchised business, they know that a formalized training program is in place. Even if the former owner disappears tomorrow, they are safe when it comes to training and support. The more confident the purchaser is, the more likely they will buy the business.
In the case of the sale of an independent business, the only parties that really care are the buyer, seller and maybe a business broker. In the case of franchise resale, the franchisor also has a vested interest in a success transfer of ownership. The franchisor wants to see a successful transfer to new ownership (as opposed to a closure) several reasons.
The franchisor receives income from the ongoing operation. This is the lifeblood of a franchise operation. If locations close, the franchisor's income is reduced.
If the location closes, then the franchisor receives a black eye in the local community. People see the closure and are less likely to patronize the franchise system.
A closure must be reported in the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD). No franchisor wants an FDD will a long list of closures. As a result, some franchise systems work hard to assist in the transfer of ownership from one franchisee to another when the time is right. This assistance improves the likelihood that a successful resale will occur.
When a person decides to investigate purchasing an existing business, the first thing they run into is the price and whether or not the price is 'fair'. Without getting into an entire accounting course on company valuation methodology and the creation of normalized P&L's, determining the true value of an independent business is quite a challenge. Valuation is generally determined as a multiple of earnings, or in a break even business, based on replacement cost. Unfortunately, it is very hard to nail down these numbers with any level of confidence. Realistically, it is even hard to audit a small, independent business. As a result, most buyers are not able to verify the price and, as a result, offer less to purchase the business.
In the case of a franchised business, there is a very clear path by which you can verify replacement cost, cash flow and expected earnings. It is through discussions with both the franchisor and other franchisees. The more confident the buyer is in the numbers, the more you will get when it is time to sell the business.
When an independent business owner decided to sell their business, they will often hire a business broker. The business broker will then advertise the business in a generic way. If a person shows interest, the business broker will ask the interested party to sign a non-disclosure agreement and then they will engage in a more in-depth discussion. Although this approach works, in franchising you also have the franchisor and your fellow franchisees. Based on my experience, it appears that approximately 50% of the time, the buyer of a franchised location will be either a fellow franchisee who wants to expand their holdings, the franchisor who wants to turn the location into a company owned location or a prospective franchisee that the franchisor is aware of and is already interested in joining the franchise system.
To summarize, franchises simply have a larger pool of potential buyers and therefore a franchisee is significantly more likely to find a buyer.


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Revealed Latest News and Details About the Royal Wedding
The Royal wedding is almost here – next weekend, Saturday, May 19 – at St George's Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle, where Prince Harry was christened. It is said to have become a "very special place" for the couple in their relationship so far.
Kensington Palace has announced that Bishop Michael Bruce Curry frоm Chicago, Illinois – will give the address at their Royal wedding on May 19.
The Lord Chamberlain's Office at Buckingham Palace is responsible for organising royal weddings, but Harry and Ms Markle are leading the show. However, under the guidance of Harry's private secretary, Edward Lane Fox, the Lord Chamberlain's Office is dealing with the ceremonial aspects of the day.
The service will begin at 12pm. The "core aspects" of the wedding, including the church service, associated music, flowers, decorations and reception, will be paid for by the Royal Family, with Ms Markle's parents both set to attend.
Invitations have been posted to 600 guests, with a select 200 close friends invited to an after party at Frogmore House, Windsor.
The Royal couple do not have an official list of political leaders on the guest list which means neither Prime Minister Theresa May or the US President Donald Trump will be going. Also, the former US President Barack Obama has also missed out.
Bishop Curry is not personally known to Harry and Meghan, but they felt that given the fact that he is the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church (Anglican Church in the US) as well as being "a wonderful speaker and preacher, it would be highly appropriate for him to be invited to speak," the insider said.


The executive director of the National Bureau of standards of the Tanzania (TBS) has issued a formal official confirmation document that can be implemented and implemented in the conformity assessment procedure (PVOC). All control products covered in the PVOC program must be inspected and the product shall be in conformity with the national standards and other recognized standards of Tanzania, and the product conformity certificate (COC) shall be issued on this basis.
Tanzania from February 1, 2012 onwards will be the implementation of product conformity certification COC, English Name: Certificate of Conformity, is a pre shipment inspection. All products listed in the catalogue of Tanzania controls need to apply for COC prior to shipment, otherwise they will not be able to clear the Customs at the port of destination. And Tanzania before shipment inspection is different, Tanzania needs to apply for COC before shipment, once the goods have been from Hong Kong will not be able to add COC. in addition, Tanzania COC also need to submit product testing report and other data to document examination and approval and to arrange shipment inspection and COC certificate.
Compliance certificate (COC) is a necessary document to ensure the smooth clearance of the goods. This certificate shows that the product complies with the relevant Tanzania technical regulations and national, regional and international standards. Failure to submit a certificate of compliance issued by the inspection authority may result in a delay in customs clearance or a fine or even a return of the goods to the exporting country.
The National Bureau of standards of the Tanzania (TBS) will send the import declaration form (IDF) in the form of an electronic version of the importer to the supplier in the country's PVOC inspection agency. The PVOC inspection executive will contact the exporter and provide the inspection application form (RFC). The exporter must fill in the application form, together with the proforma invoice, and send the relevant inspection agency to provide information on the date and location of the inspection. If possible, the exporter shall provide a copy of the test report and certificate of registration (or permit) at the time of delivery of the RFC form.
The PVOC inspection authority will review the RFC and the accompanying documents and confirm the appropriate inspection methods and appropriate standards.
Upon confirmation of the completeness of the documents provided by the applicant, the PVOC inspection authority shall arrange for the sampling and testing of the product before the date of shipment, and the test shall be carried out by an authorized or ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory. The exporter should wait for the test results before shipment. If the exporter wishes to provide a certificate of inspection, the certificate must come from a laboratory or other accredited laboratory with the ISO/IEC system. The exporter is obliged to arrange the inspection staff of the PVOC inspection agency to conduct the witness test according to the requirements of the inspection organization. The test report shall be submitted to the PVOC inspection agency together with the laboratory approved copy. The test report must clearly indicate that the goods will be shipped to Kenya.
The inspection authority shall contact the applicant and agree on the time and place of the inspection. Sensory testing is usually used to verify that the product meets the relevant requirements and to ensure that the goods are in conformity with the previous samples submitted to the laboratory for testing. If necessary, the test sample can be used for testing, but in this case, the exporter should wait for the test results before shipment.
The exporter should submit the final invoice as soon as possible after the completion of the inspection to the PVOC. PVOC inspection of the implementation of all inspection and inspection report will be the final audit, and issue COC (compliance certificate) or NCR (non conformity certificate). The inspection authority shall indicate all corrective actions before issuing the certificate. The COC certificate is issued only after the difference has been corrected.
(5) conformity assessment of product standards.
1, application form, packing list, invoices need to seal.
(3) the products belonging to the legal inspection shall be provided with a copy of the certificate of exchange issued by the CIQ or the copy of the release form, the test report, the health certificate, etc., and the shelf life of the port must be controlled within 75%. All samples shall not be provided, and the sampling shall be arranged, and the expenses shall be borne by the applicant.
3. If the goods are packed in wood and plant materials, please provide the fumigation certificate or visible fumigation mark of the official or its authorized institution.
4, in the confirmation of the day of the test, such as the change or cancellation of inspection, our company as a re inspection. When the inspector arrives at the appointed place, all the goods to be inspected must be prepared and arranged for the inspection. Containers must arrive on time for inspection. If the container is late, I will be waiting for one hour. If the container is still unable to arrive within one hour, the inspector will leave the office.
5, inspection and supervision must be at the same time, place. If the address does not match, unknown or temporary change of address, resulting in the inspection can not be carried out in a timely manner, the applicant company / factory must re check the time of the inspection, the company will be charged at the next inspection fee.
6, the applicant company / factory must arrange personnel to assist our company to inspect, because if the place of inspection without assistance, goods are not homogeneous, or other reasons caused by the applicant, and lead to test delay or not, the applicant company / factory will bear the resulting re inspection fees or overtime expenses.
7, the entire cabinet shipment needs our company inspector on-site supervision of loading process. Under normal circumstances, 1-2 container loading is not more than 2 hours, more than 3 or more than 3 container loading time not more than 4 hours.
8, the installation requirements for the general: not in the evening or weekend loading, or personnel arrangements may not be able to achieve.
Pre-Export Verification of Confirematiy (PVOC) is based on the technical barriers to trade rules of WTO fifth, according to the World Trade Organization (WTO) related laws and regulations, system design and improve the consistency of assessment procedures. It is enforced by the Tanzania National Bureau of standards (TBS) to ensure that the imported goods are in conformity with the Tanzania standards and technical specifications.
What is the scope of the 2.PVOC inspection?
All products listed in the list of PVOC inspection products are required to obtain a COC certificate, the import of goods required by this certificate in Tanzania customs clearance. Products not listed in the list of PVOC inspection products shall be subject to inspection at the port of destination.
What are the standards of 3.PVOC products?
Tanzania National Standards Agency (TBS), international standards (KS/ISO) or Chinese national standards (GB/ISO), other national standards (SABS, ZBS, JIS, DIN, etc.), approved by the certification body of the manufacturer's own standards and methods.
4.PVOC quality inspection items can be carried out in the factory?
Yes, but the factory laboratory must obtain the approval of the certification authority, or all the tests shall be sent to the accredited laboratory. Test results issued by laboratories accredited by the accreditation body will not be accepted.
5 if there is no COC certificate, what will happen?
For the goods that are unable to provide the COC certificate, the goods will be subject to a penalty of 15% of the CIF value of the goods and the port of destination inspection shall be carried out for the goods. At the same time, the products not included in the PVOC inspection list shall be subject to the port of destination inspection.
6 export enterprises can be obtained through COC certification?
7 which is the most economical and convenient way for the export enterprises to choose COC?
Route A is mainly suitable for exporters / manufacturers with few export times per year in Tanzania.
Route B is mainly applicable to exporters and manufacturers with a large number of exports and a relatively large number of exports each year.
Route C is mainly applicable to exporters and manufacturers with very large and very large annual export volume.
8 do you need to apply for a COC certificate for registration or licensing?
According to the provisions of Tanzania, all exports of goods in Tanzania (except free goods), are required to obtain a COC certificate of imported goods shall, by presenting the certificate in Tanzania customs clearance, so when the exporter has been registered in the export of products or licensing products, still need to apply for the COC certificate, the registration of such products can enter Tanzania.
COC is the full name of the declaration of conformity, in different countries have different forms of expression, including East Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, are called PVOC certification. Therefore, Tanzania COC certification = Tanzania PVOC certification.
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It turned out an amazing one night exhibit! The work was produced in two weeks of their visiting artists residency program. One of the artists 'Enuk Lee' collaborate with another Nepali Artist 'Prabod Shrestha'. Prabod wrote poem on Enuk's work. The exhibition was open to public for a night and it incorporated live music, drinks and dinner.
Thank you all people who joined the show! Thank you Marta DG, Flekke and the BAC team to put things together!
Eunuk Lee (1981)'s artwork is built on a diverse, curated visual drawing. Though always squarely in the realm of drawings, Lee's series vary geometrically in subconscious and aesthetic qualities. Considering its mathematical expressionistic requirements and conditions, she reflects on the unique mark and its proportion, interacting the modular canon that is intrinsic to the act with an artificiality contrived according to parameters known only to herself. Using elemental pens, ruler, protractor as her tools, she applies the line vigorously, sometimes shaping on her own style, symbols of eye(=icon) it in parts. Eventually the composition is fixed on the broad expanse of the maze world. She featured her art works including 2018 Membrane Eye(solo show) Space BA & SEOFAC in Korea, 2017 Magic Fish(solo show) Space BA in Korea, 70 OIS Reindeerland Festival in Islands, 2007 Video Cuts in UK, Sweden and Spain. She also joined the Takt Artist Residency programme in Germany.
Chosun Hong, Since studying audio engineering in Germany, Chosun Hong has engaged in sound-based work including collecting, recording, composing, and directing, in fields as diverse as fashion runways, film, various performances, and exhibitions. She has worked as a collaborating sound artist with performance and media artist Min Oh, lectured at workshop programs led by choreographer EunMe Ahn, NEXON Korea, Chungang University and served as sound director for several independent films, In 2017, her sound installation was featured at Plastic Fantastic, a research-based exhibition on various aspects of plastic held at D MUSEUM, Seoul. Hong currently serves as sound director and composer at Schokobaum, Kino Post (Film Post Production), Studio EASY.


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Q: How to solve for $x$ when $x$ is in both the numerator and denominator I'm terrible at solving equations. I can do simple things like $x=\frac{y}{2}$ but for example I'd like to solve for $x$ in the following equation
$$a=\frac{x(f+g)h+fgh2}{-x}$$
For example I tried these steps
Divide by $-x$:
$$a(-x)=x(f+g)h+fgh2$$
Now subtract $fgh2$:
$$a(-x)-fgh2=x(f+g)h$$
Now divide by $(f+g)h$:
$$\frac{a(-x)-fgh2}{(f+g)h}=x$$
But that's doesn't really help because $x$ is on both sides. I tried moving $x$ to the left by making it $=0$ but I was lost after that. Of course I'd like the solution but more than that I'd like to know how to think so I can solve the next one.

A: Let me see if I can clarify.
When you re-arrange terms, you want all the x's to one side and all non-x's to the other.
Continuing from where you start
$$
a(-x)=x(f+g)h+fgh^2
$$
to get
$$
a(-x) - x(f+g)h = fgh^2$$
Now collect the coefficients of $x$
$$
x (-a -(f+g) h) = fgh^2$$
Now you can solve for $x$
$$
x = \frac{fgh^2}{(-a -(f+g) h)} = -  \frac{fgh^2}{(a +(f+g) h)}$$

A: You could divide every term on the right side of the equation by $x$ to get
$$a = \frac{(f+g)h+\frac{1}{x}fgh^2}{-1}.$$
Can you see where to go from here?

A: Forget this question for a moment: how would you solve the equation below?
$$2x + 3 = 4x + 5$$

A: $$a=\frac{x(f+g)h+fgh2}{-x}$$
Think of $(f+g)h$ as some number $3$. Think of $fgh2$ as some other number $5$. You can think of $a$ as a number also, say $7$. How would you solve it then?
$$7=\frac{3x+5}{-x}$$
Multiply both sides as you did by $-x$
$$-7x=3x+5$$
$$-7x-3x=5$$
Only in your problem, at this point, you factor out the x:
$$(-7-3)x=5$$
$$x=\frac{5}{-7-3}$$
and then simplify. You can do your problem similarly.

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...Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, FAAP is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Wayne State University and Children's Hospital of Michigan. A Michigan native, Mona grew up in Royal Oak, completed her undergraduate studies at University of Michigan and medical school at Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine. She completed her residency and chief residency at Children's Hospital of Michigan. After pediatric training, Mona pursued a Master's in Public Health at University of Michigan School of Public Health's Executive Masters Program concentrating in Health Management and Policy. Her academic interests include quality of care, addressing disparities in care, health policy and advocacy and obviously pediatric education, especially the incorporation of technology and online education. Mona's ties to Children's Hospital run deep; her husband, Elliott, is also a Children Hospital Michigan alum currently in private practice. Both Mona and Elliott maintain that their best pediatric teachers are their two little girls: three-year old Nina and one-year old Layla.
...The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program® has selected Adrianne Haggins MD to join the 2010-2012 cohort of physicians who will learn to conduct innovative research and work with communities, organizations, practitioners and policy-makers on issues important to the health and well-being of all Americans. She will begin the prestigious two-year fellowship in July 2010.
"Clinical Scholars are leading change through every level of the health care system, including community practice, local and state government, the federal government, and professional organizations," said Desmond K. Runyan, M.D., Dr.P.H., national program director for the Clinical Scholars Program. Scholars conduct studies in diverse, health-related fields and receive leadership training as well as training and engagement in community-based, participatory research. Adrianne's current and future research interests are directed toward health disparities in our country.
Adrianne is among 29 outstanding young physicians who were selected competitively from applicants enrolled in medical and surgical residencies across the United States. She received her medical degree from Michigan State University and is completing her residency training in emergency medicine at the University of Chicago.
Training for each new scholar will occur at one of four universities: Yale University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Michigan, or the University of California, Los Angeles. Adrianne will spend two years at the University of Michigan examining the delivery, impact and organization of health care and will be prepared to become a leader in American medicine. She will join a distinguished group of over 1,100 alumni who include prominent leaders of public and private agencies at the state and national levels, five public health and medical school deans, 40 Institute of Medicine members, 19 medical school department chairs, over 100 vice chairs of departments or division chiefs, and numerous medical school professors.
The Clinical Scholars Program, established in 1969 and supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation since 1972, is one of the oldest and most prestigious fellowships awarded to physicians. The Department of Veterans Affairs will be a partner supporting 9 of the 29 Scholars.
...Dr. Mike Bundesmann, ('03), was selected to stay on as a chief resident at UIC and was named the Norris L. Brookens award winner, which goes the best internal medicine resident in the state of Illinois given out by the American College of Physicians.
...Dr. Justin Klamerus, ('03), is chief resident in Internal Medicine at the Ohio State University Medical Center.
...Dr. Howard Murray ('01)and his wife, Erica are the proud parents of a baby girl, Breanna, born September 10, 2001.
...Dr. Steven Madhavan ('00) is currently working in Washington, DC.
...Dr. Laura Pickler ('00) is having a wonderful experience in Colorado.
...Danielle DeLuca-Pytell, Class of 1999, is a plastic surgeon practicing in Mt. Kisco, NY. She said if any of the future "Flintstones" want a career in plastic surgery or any field of surgery, she would be more than happy to talk to them.
...Dr. Donald Clark ('98) has moved to Winter Haven, Florida, and he would highly recommend if anyone were interested in Family Practice to look at the University of Missouri -- Kansas program. Dr. Clark and his wife, Judy, are the proud parents of David born October 16, 1999.
...Dr. Marcella Frausto ('97) is currently a faculty member of Texas Tech University Health Science Center -- El Paso in the Department of Pediatrics. Since she has left MSU, she can really see how well MSU and Hurley prep their students and residents.
...Dr. Liza Armedilla ('95) is the Assistant Medical Director of Northeast Valley Health Corporation, which is the third largest community health center in Los Angeles.Dr. Armedilla is married to Dr. Nejib Belhedi and they had a baby girl in January. Her name is Amira.
...Dr. John Rabine ('95) has completed his fellowship at UM in Ann Arbor and has rejoined the Air Force.He will be Chief of Gastroenterology at Travis Air Force Base in California. His wife, Bridget and their three kids (Zachary -- 4, Gillian -- 3, and Kathryn -- 2) are all doing well.
...Dr. Vu Nguyen and his wife, Heather are the proud parents of a baby girl, Lillian Frances Nguyen.Lillian was born on July 18, 2001.
...Dr. Jeffrey Rosenberg ('90) sent us an email and is willing to talk with anyone who is interested in doing a rotation in anesthesia.
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Aljur and Kylie look fabulous in their vintage looks.
Aljur Abrenica and Kylie Padilla paid homage to yesteryear's style and fashion in their prenuptial shoot as they geared towards a vintage-themed pictorial.
The couple looked fab in their attires which were reminiscent of the old times. Their photos were shot by JB de Leon, a photographer and creative director who works in Manila and New York.
"Thank you so much to this team. We had our official prenup pictorial and video shoot yesterday and we are so happy with your works of art!," Kylie posted on her Instagram on Saturday, December 1.


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Posted on March 28, 2019 by Roger Blake
Rambo: First Blood Part II image ©TriStar Pictures, Inc.
"Slab" (Special Labour Auxiliary Bio-engineered) clone soldier (left panel, left) from The Ballad of Halo Jones Book 3 (progs 452–466 (1986)), Chapter 9: The Gravity of the Situation (prog 460), written by Alan Moore and drawn by Ian Gibson v John J. Rambo[1] portrayed by Sylvester Stallone
Rambo[2] first appeared on the silver screen in First Blood (Orion Pictures, 1982), based on the novel of the same name (M. Evans, 1972) by David Morrell, and subsequently in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Rambo III (TriStar Pictures, 1988), Rambo (Lionsgate Films, 2008) and Rambo V: Last Blood (Lionsgate Films, 2019).
First Blood (1982) theatrical poster
Rambo III (1988) theatrical poster
Rambo (2008) theatrical poster
Rambo V: Last Blood teaser poster
Geoffrey Household's Rogue Male (first edition cover)
Audie Murphy (1925–1971) in 1948
Author Morrell was heavily influenced while writing First Blood by Geoffrey [Edward West] Household's (1900–1988) thriller novel Rogue Male (Chatto & Windus, 1939), and the character of Rambo was based partly on US war hero First Lieutenant Audie [Leon] Murphy, one of the most decorated US soldiers of the Second World War (1939–1945).
"Nobody loses all the time."
Gravity falls in the Moab Mess Complex canteen
Super-Warrior from prog 517's (1987) Tharg's Future Shocks: The Star Warriors, written by Alan McKenzie and drawn by Nik Williams
First Blood is arguably the most thoughtful film of the series – it projects the most pathos and contains the least amount of violence – and it seems that Moore is here expressing his disdain for what he considers the sequel's inevitable degeneration into a crass action film franchise.
Interestingly, the main concourse of Moab's Mess Complex in prog 460's Halo Jones is dominated by a statue of Lot's wife [unnamed but called "Ado" or "Edith" in some Jewish traditions], who in the Bible (Genesis 19) disobeyed God by looking back at the city of Sodom,[3] having fled it with her husband, and was turned into a pillar of salt for her sin. Moab's mineral wealth is a key strategic factor in Earth's ongoing war with or in the Tarantula Nebula,[4] and presumably a principle founding tenet of the Moabite religion is "Never look back [to sinful Earth]." The historic Moabite culture (east of the Dead Sea in modern Jordan) was frequently in conflict with its Israelite neighbours; all this subtly hinting in Halo Jones at an eons-old struggle – possibly religious in origin – of dubious legality and morality, with a whiff of entitlement. Moore never actually spells it out, and neither shall we.
Rambo is named after the Rambo apple cultivar (a plant with desirable attributes produced by selective breeding and cultivation), a supply of which Morrell's wife provided while he was brainstorming names for the character, who is given no first name in the novel
It is never stated what rank Rambo holds, but judging from the crossed arrows (officer) insignia on the lapel of his army alpha dress green uniform – and given that he is based partly on 1st Lt. Murphy – he is probably a former First Lieutenant (or possibly Captain) with the United States Army Special Forces
Probably once located near Mount Sodom (technically a hill) at the southwest end of the Dead Sea, Israel
Located in the Dorado constellation, 159,800 light years from Earth
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Posted on February 5, 2019 by Roger Blake
Left panel: Torquemada possesses Mr. Manchu in prog 393 (1984); right panel: Re-Enter Fu Manchu (1957) cover by Baryé Phillips (1924–1969)
Goth Chinese governor Mr. Manchu (possessed by the spirit of Grand Master Torquemada) in Nemesis the Warlock Book Four: The Gothic Empire (progs 387–406 (1984–85)), written by Pat Mills and drawn by Bryan Talbot v Chinese criminal mastermind Dr. Fu Manchu, created by English novelist Sax Rohmer (born Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward, 1883–1959)
The term "Yellow Peril" upon which Rohmer's Fu Manchu novels capitalise was first coined in 1897 by the francophone Russian sociologist Jacques Novikow (1849–1912) in his essay Le Péril jaune, but the idea can be traced at least as far back as the Greco-Persian wars (499–449 BC) – arguably the origin of the notion of East v West – and in the Middle Ages (5th–15th centuries) the threat posed to Europe by the Mongolian hordes of Genghis Khan (c. 1162–1227). In more recent times the idea was exacerbated by Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859–1941) of Germany, who deliberately misrepresented to the European powers the Japanese victory in the Russo-Japanese War (1904–05) as a racialist alliance between Japan and China, the supposed purpose of which was to invade and subjugate the western [white] world[1].
Fear or distrust of China and Chinese culture is known as "sinophobia," which according to sinologist Dr. Wing-Fai Leung of King's College London, "blends Western anxieties about sex, racist fears of the alien other, and the Spenglerian[2] belief that the West will become outnumbered and enslaved by the East."[3]
Most honourable mention…
Aside from the delicious farce of the above-mentioned instance of the arch-racist Torquemada having to possess the body of a despised alien whose very appearance is a caricature of human xenophobia, The Gothic Empire is notably a pioneering example in comics of the steampunk[4] genre; one later explored further by Nemesis the Warlock's original artist, Kevin O'Neill, in collaboration with long-time 2000 AD contributor Alan Moore, in the popular League of Extraordinary Gentlemen[5] (ABC/WildStorm/DC Comics (1999–2007), Top Shelf/Knockabout Comics (2009–2019)) series, in which Fu Manchu featured early on as a villain.
As well as 16 Rohmer-penned Fu Manchu stories, at least 14 films featuring Fu Manchu have been produced since he made his cinematic debut played by Swedish actor Warner Oland (born Johan Verner Ölund, 1879–1938) in The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (Paramount Pictures, 1929).
Torquemada also features in HoH No. 72 – Torquemada.
Germans, eh? Eh? You're reading these, right?
Named for [ahem] German historian and philosopher Oswald Arnold Gottfried Spengler (1880–1936), whose book The Decline of the West [or Occident] (German: Der Untergang des Abendlandes, 1918 (Vol.I), 1922 (Vol.II)), postulates that any culture is a superorganism with a limited and predictable lifespan
The population of the People's Republic of China stood at 1,403,500,365 in 2016. It is the world's largest trading power, with a total international trade value of £2.93 trillion ($3.87 trillion) in 2012, and foreign exchange reserves reaching £2.15 trillion ($2.85 trillion) by the end of 2010, making its reserves by far the world's largest
An idealised retro-futuristic take on 19th century – particularly Victorian era (1837–1901) British – industrialised steam-powered culture; inspired by the works of Jules Verne (1828–1905) and H.G. Wells (1866–1946); popularised in the late 1990s and largely assimilated into goth subculture, thereby spoiling it for everyone else
The title The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen refers to the novel The League of Gentlemen (T.V. Boardman & Co., 1958) by John Boland (born Bertram John Boland, 1913–1976), filmed in 1960 (British Lion Films); the plot of which concerns the recruitment by one Lt. Col. Hyde of several British army officers, all in poor standing with the military, for a bank robbery, based on their respective qualities and talents
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Posted on July 30, 2018 by Roger Blake
Left: prog 217 cover art by Mike McMahon; right: Yuan dynasty (14th century) Genghis Khan portrait (artificially coloured) courtesy National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
His Supreme Bloodthirstyness [sic] King Gargantua the Diminutive of the Karbongian Empire and his Platinum Horde, from prog 217's (1981) Tharg's Future Shocks: The Last Rumble of the Platinum Horde, written by Alan Moore and drawn by John Higgins v Genghis Khan [Mongolian: "Universal Leader"; pronounced "jengis H'aan"], born Temüjin [Mongolian: "iron"] Borjigin (c. 1162–1227), founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, the largest – if somewhat short-lived – empire in history until the British Empire[1]
The Platinum Horde is a reference to The Golden Horde[2], a vast Mongolian khanate (chiefdom or principality) established by Genghis' grandson Batu (c. 1207–1255) in the 13th century, originating as the northwestern sector of the Mongol Empire and at its height encompassing most of Eastern Europe from the Urals to the Danube River, extending east deep into Siberia, and in the south bordering the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains.
Mongol Empire (1206–1368) – source: Visual Capitalist
British Empire (1583–1997) – source: Visual Capitalist
If a "last rumble" could be historically attributed to anyone's horde, however, it really deserves to go to that at the head of which sat mighty Amir[3] Timur (1336–1405) – the lesser-known (these days, at any rate) but nonetheless extraordinary last of the great Mongol conquerors – also known as Tamerlane[4] (more pointedly referred to in Europe as "Tamerlane the Great" or "Tamerlane the Destroyer"), a Turco-Mongol warlord proclaiming himself heir to the Mongol Empire (though only tenuously related to the Borjigin line), and carving out his own empire comprising modern-day Iran, the Caucasus, Mesopotamia, Afghanistan, much of Central Asia, as well as parts of contemporary India (where he founded the Mughal – a Persian/Arabic corruption of the word "Mongol" – Dynasty (1526–1540, 1555–1857)), Pakistan, Syria and Turkey.
Mongol Empire: 24 million km² (9.27 million mi²), ruling 110 million people; British Empire: 35.5 million km² (13.71 million mi²), ruling 533 million people
Not to be confused with the celebrated Irish band of the same name (1982–1994), as well one might
Amir (or "emir") meaning "commander", "general", or "king" – aristocratic, noble and military title used in Arab countries and Afghanistan
A composite of "Timur", his given name, Uzbek Chaghatay also meaning "iron", and the Persian "-i-leng", meaning "the lame", combined to form "Timur-i-leng", or "Timur the Lame", anglicised as "Tamerlane"; referring to the result of a battlefield arrow wound
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Posted on February 26, 2018 by Roger Blake
Left: The Complete D.R. & Quinch (Rebellion, 2006), right: National Lampoon magazine's October 1982 O.C. & Stiggs Special Issue cover ©National Lampoon
D.R. & Quinch written by Alan Moore and drawn by Alan Davis v National Lampoon magazine's high school delinquents O.C. & Stiggs*, created by Tod Carroll and Ted Mann
Or in other words, Waldo "D.R." ["Diminished Responsibility"] Dobbs and Ernest Errol Quinch v Oliver Cromwell "O.C." ["Out of Control"] Ogilvie and Mark Stiggs, the latter pair featuring in stories with familiar-sounding titles such as The Utterly Monstrous Mind-Roasting Summer of O.C. and Stiggs and The Wedding Reception of Schwab's Repellent Sister and the Chinaman Frank, and How We Completely Ruined It.
Although D.R. & Quinch operate on a galaxy-wide scale, O.C. and Stiggs' exploits were nonetheless exceedingly violent and bear only a passing resemblance to the characters in Robert Altman's (1925–2006) lacklustre teen comedy O.C. and Stiggs (MGM/United Artists, 1985)
D.R. & Quinch Have Fun on Earth – their first appearance – in prog 317 (1983)
Concerning D.R. & Quinch's enduring popularity, author Alan Moore has since expressed unease at how the strip exploits violence for comic effect, claiming that it has "[no] lasting or redeeming social value". O.C. & Stiggs, however – deplorable as their antics may have been – were created to combat what creators Carroll and Mann considered in the early 80s to be an emerging and dangerous generation of a "Slurpee mallplex demographic, a new strain of teen consumers, lobotomized Alfred E. Neumans** raised on television and sugar rather than on countercultural literature and grass."† Surely a noble and relevant cause still.
National Lampoon was an American humour magazine which ran from 1970–1998 and was originally a spin-off from Harvard Lampoon magazine, reaching the height of its popularity in the late 1970s, spawning films, radio, live theatre and books.
D.R. & Quinch also feature in HoH here.
Prog 350's (1984) Alan Davis cover for D.R. & Quinch Go Straight (progs 350–351)
O.C. & Stiggs Annual Gash Report 1981
*References: Magic Words: The Extraordinary Life of Alan Moore (p. 156) by Lance Parkin (Aurum Press Ltd., 2013), and O.C. and Stiggs Related Works at Wikipedia
**Fictitious mascot of the American humor magazine Mad
†Hunter Stevenson, Apology magazine, Feb 2013
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Mad magazine image ©DC Comics (Time Warner)
Chronocops written by Alan Moore and drawn by Dave Gibbons from prog 310's (1983) Tharg's Time Twisters v Dragged Net! from Mad magazine Vol. 33 No. 22 (1953) written by Harvey Kurtzman (1924 –1993) and drawn by Will Elder (1921–2008)
Mad magazine was created by Kurtzman and William Maxwell "Bill" Gaines (1922–1992) in 1952, and is the last surviving title from the EC [Entertainment] Comics line. The "E" in "EC" originally stood for "Educational" and was created and privately owned by Maxwell Charles Gaines (1894–1947) and specialized in educational and child-oriented stories. Following Maxwell's death, his son Bill took over and began specialising in horror fiction, crime fiction, satire, military fiction and science fiction from the 1940s–50s, eventually concentrating on satire due to censorship pressures in the U.S. in 1954–55.
Although Dragged Net! is a spoof of NBC's popular Dragnet (1951–1959), Moore and Gibbons' story is not only an homage to Kurtzman and Elder but also to the classic show created, written and starring [John Randolph] Jack Webb (1920–1982) as Detective Sergeant Joseph "Joe" Friday [promoted to Lieutenant during the 1958–59 season], caricatured as Joe Saturday in the strip, delivering variants on Sgt. Friday's trademark lines: "This is the city: Los Angeles, California. I work here. I'm a cop," and "All we know are the facts, ma'am."
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A Streetcar Named Desire image ©Warner Bros.
Marlon form prog 365's D.R. & Quinch Go to Hollywood written by Alan Moore and drawn by Alan Davis v Marlon Brando (1924–2004), pictured here in a still from A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
"The oranges… the oranges…" Don Vito Corleone is shot
"Mind the oranges, Marlon!" are the words shouted in the D.R. & Quinch story by Marlon's manager moments before the hapless actor is crushed to death on set by a mountain of 16,000 prop oranges, and the words subsequently become the title of Marlon's last, legendary blockbuster. The reference is to the popularly held belief that oranges were the symbolic harbingers of death in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (Paramount, 1972), also starring Brando in one of his career-defining performances as Don Vito Corleone. In all likelihood, however, the oranges were simply chosen by production designer Dean Tavoularis to compliment the otherwise sombre sets*.
Other celebrity appearances in D.R. & Quinch Go to Hollywood (progs 363–367) include [as well as a good deal of consultation and guesswork] the following:
1. Bette Davis (1908–1989), 2. Robert Redford, 3. John Hurt (1940–2017) as John Merrick (real name Joseph Merrick, 1862–1890) in The Elephant Man (EMI/Paramount Pictures, 1980), 4. John Cleese in his role as Maître D' in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (Universal Pictures, 1983), 5. Sir Alfred Hitchcock KBE** (1899–1980), 6. Otto Preminger (1905–1986), 7. David Lean (1908–1991), 8. Britt Ekland
Jake (John Belushi (1949–1982)) and Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) Blues from The Blues Brothers (Universal Pictures, 1980)
Lee Marvin (1924–1987) [we reckon] as Marlon's agent
Burt Lancaster (1913–1994) (left) and Peter Lorre (1904–1964) as C.K.
Barry Norman CBE† (1933–2017) as Barry Normal
Sir Alfred Hitchcock KBE (1899–1980) as G.D.
Clive James AO, CBE, FRSL‡ as Clive, host of Filmweek
*The Anniversary You Can't Refuse: 40 Things You Didn't Know About The Godfather (Time, 14 March 2012)
**British chivalric order: Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
†British chivalric order: Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
‡AO: Order of Australia, CBE: Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, FRSL: Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
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namespace Face;

use Face\Core\InstancesKeeper;
use Face\Sql\Hydrator\Generated\ArrayHydrator;
use Face\Sql\Query\FQuery;
use Face\Sql\Query\SelectBuilder;
use Face\Sql\Query\SimpleDelete;
use Face\Sql\Query\SimpleInsert;
use Face\Sql\Query\SimpleUpdate;
use Face\Sql\Result\DeleteResult;
use Face\Sql\Result\InsertResult;
use Face\Sql\Result\ResultSet;
use Face\Sql\Result\UpdateResult;
use Face\DiORM\SelectBuilder as DiSelectBuilder;

/**
 * Face\DiORM is a class usable in a DI that make it easyer to use in a framework
 * @author sghzal
 */
class DiORM
{

    /**
     *
     * @var Config
     */
    protected $config;

    /**
     * @var InstancesKeeper
     */
    protected $instancesKeeper;

    /**
     * @param Config $config config instance
     * @param InstancesKeeper $instancesKeeper instance keeper to manage instances
     */
    function __construct(Config $config, InstancesKeeper $instancesKeeper = null)
    {
        $this->config = $config;
        $this->instancesKeeper= null !== $instancesKeeper ? $instancesKeeper : new InstancesKeeper();
    }

    /**
     * @return Config
     */
    public function getConfig()
    {
        return $this->config;
    }

    /**
     * @param Config $config
     */
    public function setConfig($config)
    {
        $this->config = $config;
    }

    /**
     * @param $name
     * @return Core\EntityFace
     * @throws Exception\FaceNameDoesntExistsException
     */
    public function getFace($name){
        return $this->config->getFaceLoader()->getFaceForName($name);
    }

    /**
     * @param $name
     * @return DiSelectBuilder
     */
    public function selectBuilder($name){
        return new DiSelectBuilder($this->getFace($name), $this);
    }

    /**
     * Execute a select query, parse the result and returns a resultSet
     * @param \Face\Sql\Query\FQuery $fQuery
     * @return Sql\Result\ResultSet
     */
    public function select(Sql\Query\FQuery $fQuery, $useGlobalInstanceKeeper = false)
    {
        $statement=$fQuery->execute($this->config->getPdo());

        if($useGlobalInstanceKeeper){
            $instanceKeeper = $this->instancesKeeper;
        }else{
            $instanceKeeper = new InstancesKeeper();
        }

        if (!$statement->rowCount()) {
            return new ResultSet($fQuery->getBaseFace(), $instanceKeeper);
        }

        $hydrator = new ArrayHydrator();
        $rs = $hydrator->hydrate($fQuery, $statement);
        return $rs;
    }

    /**
     * @param FQuery $fQuery
     * @return InsertResult
     * @throws \Exception
     */
    public function insert(Sql\Query\FQuery $fQuery){
        $pdo = $this->config->getPdo();
        $statement = $fQuery->execute($pdo);
        return new InsertResult($statement,$pdo->lastInsertId());
    }

    /**
     * performs a SimpleInsert query for the given entity
     * @param $entity
     * @return InsertResult
     */
    public function simpleInsert($entity){
        $simpleInsert = new SimpleInsert($entity,$this->getConfig());
        return $this->insert($simpleInsert);
    }

    /**
     * @param FQuery $fQuery
     * @return UpdateResult
     * @throws \Exception
     */
    public function update(FQuery $fQuery){
        $pdo = $this->config->getPdo();
        $statement = $fQuery->execute($pdo);
        return new UpdateResult($statement);
    }

    /**
     * performs a SimpleUpdate query for the given entity
     * @param $entity
     * @return UpdateResult
     */
    public function simpleUpdate($entity){
        $simpleUpdate = new SimpleUpdate($entity,$this->getConfig());
        return $this->update($simpleUpdate);
    }

    /**
     * @param FQuery $fQuery
     * @return DeleteResult
     * @throws \Exception
     */
    public function delete(FQuery $fQuery){

        $pdo = $this->config->getPdo();

        $statement = $fQuery->execute($pdo);

        return new DeleteResult($statement);

    }

    /**
     * performs a SimpleDelete query for the given entity
     * @param $entity
     * @return DeleteResult
     */
    public function simpleDelete($entity){
        $simpleDelete = new SimpleDelete($entity,$this->getConfig());
        return $this->delete($simpleDelete);
    }
}

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Not a moment, a movement
story and photos
Joel Dyer
You could have heard a pin drop. At 10 a.m. Wednesday morning, March 14, nearly every student at Fairview High School walked out of class and marched to the school's football field in absolute silence. Only the occasional cough or a camera motor drive interrupted the scene.
Once on the field, the hundreds of students, faculty, parents and members of the community stood in silence for an additional 17 minutes, a solemn tribute to the 17 people who lost their lives last month in Parkland, Florida, when a young man with an assault rifle slaughtered them at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
The Fairview walkout was part of a nationwide student protest calling on state and federal authorities to enact stricter gun laws because… well, I'll let the kids explain it.
"We have been failed at the Colorado state house and at the capital building in Washington D.C. and across our country," Fairview student Henry Magowan told the crowd. "Our adults, those who are supposed to stand up for us students, are supposed to represent us, have failed us. They have not [taken] and refuse to take action, and they are beholden not to us children or to those they represent, but to massive corporations and the NRA. Students have to stand up at this moment regardless of where you stand on the political spectrum… the personal is now political," he concluded.
One student speaker after another reiterated a similar complaint and demand. They told stories about their own fear while at school, the worry they have now for their younger siblings. I lost track of how many times I heard someone say "it shouldn't be this way" or "we shouldn't be scared to go to school."
This March 14, 2018 student walkout at Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado was a tribute to the 17 victims of the Parkland Florida school shooting a month earlier and a call for elected leaders to impose stricter gun controls.
But make no mistake, these young people were not standing together to whine about their plight. They were gathered, along with hundreds of thousands of their peers all across the nation, to demand changes to gun laws and to make sure that politicians at every level understand that they will be voting come November this year, or in the next few years, and that there will be hell to pay if their voices aren't heard right now.
It was inspiring.
"I'm immensely proud of our students," says Rose Lupinacci, Fairview High School assistant principal. "I'm overwhelmed with how incredibly impressive they are right now, their solidarity, their show of peace and togetherness."
Community member Cammie Wickham was equally impressed. "I love it," she says. "If anyone is going to make a difference it's them because we are just stalled on this gun stuff."
As I was walking across the field to get a different vantage point I heard a young woman's voice over the loud speaker imploring the crowd. "This is not a moment," she shouted. "It's a movement."
I believe her.
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Q: One of Emily Bronte's sentence
'She frowned; and looking up, answered -
  '"Mr. Hareton, and the whole set of you, will be good enough to understand that I reject any pretence at kindness you have the hypocrisy to offer! I despise you, and will have nothing to say to any of you! When I would have given my life for one kind word, even to see one of your faces, you all kept off. But I won't complain to you! I'm driven down here by the cold; not either to amuse you or enjoy your society."
  '"What could I ha' done?" began Earnshaw. "How was I to blame?"
Wuthering Heights, chapter 30

I'm specifically wondering about this sentence:

When I would have given my life for one kind word, even to see one of your faces, you all kept off.

What is the meaning of this sentence?

A: The language of the passage is a bit old fashioned, a bit stilted, and more than a bit hyperbolic.
When I would have given my life for one kind word, even to see one of your faces, you all kept off.
Non-hyperbolic, flat paraphrase.
When I was desperate for kindness and company, you stayed away from me.
Less flat paraphrase with the original hyperbole.
When I would have gladly died in return for one kind word, even for a silent companion, you kept yourselves apart from me.


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Dustin Johnson shoots 7 under 63 to grab lead at St. Jude
Dustin Johnson(Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Dustin Johnson wants to sharpen his game for the U.S. Open. Moving back to No. 1 in the world would just be a nice bonus because the only way he can do that before Shinnecock Hills is by winning the St. Jude Classic.
Johnson knows what he wants.
"I just want to win," Johnson said.
Johnson shot 7-under 63 for his lowest round this year and grabbed a one-stroke lead Friday after 36 holes at the St. Jude Classic. He had four of his seven birdies and an eagle on his back nine for a 29 and finished with a 10-under 130 total.
Ryan Blaum and Andrew Putnam each shot 64 and were tied second, and C.T. Pan (65) and Wesley Bryan (66) followed at 8 under.
Brandt Snedeker shot his best round this year with a 62 that was one stroke off the course record. He was at 7 under.
Irishman Seamus Power, who came in with a one-stroke lead, shot a 69 to reach 6 under. Defending U.S. Open champ Brooks Koepka (69) was at 5 under, and Phil Mickelson (70) was at 4 under.
Two-time defending champ Daniel Berger (71-141) missed the cut.
Johnson spent 64 weeks atop the world ranking until Justin Thomas made the cut at the Players Championship in May and grabbed the top spot to himself. Johnson said the course and not playing only four times in April and May combined prompted his decision to play here before going to Shinnecock Hills.
"Just wanted to play, stay sharp," Johnson said. "I like this golf course, and I feel like I play it well and wanted to be on top of my game going into next week, too."
Johnson also had a 63 in the second round of the World Golf Championships-HSBC last October to kick off this season. He won the Tournament of Champions in January and followed with a tie for second at Pebble Beach in February. He has three top 10s and tied for eighth last week at Memorial.
A winner here in 2012, Johnson is back here looking for 18th career title while tuning up for the U.S. Open he won in 2016. He hit everything well from a 3-wood that went 316 yards off the tee to his irons to putter.
"I feel like I'm playing really well," Johnson said. "I'm swinging the club very well. I know if I can drive it in the fairway that I'm going to give myself a good look for birdie. I felt I did that pretty much all day today and hit a lot of great shots in there and had a lot of really good looks at birdies."
At 3 under, Johnson opened with a 6-foot birdie putt on No. 10 only to bogey Nos. 12 and 13 after hitting into the rough. He bounced right back by rolling in a 21-foot birdie putt on the par-3 No. 14. He holed out from the right front bunker for birdie on the par-5 No. 16.
His round really clicked into gear after making the turn.
Johnson holed out a sand wedge from 111 yards on the par-4 No. 1 for eagle and nearly holed out again on No. 2 from 114 yards, tapping in from 9 inches for birdie. He two-putted from 29 feet on the par-5 No. 3 and drained a 16-footer for birdie on No. 6. Johnson saved par with a 7-footer after chipping out of the bunker on No. 8.
And Johnson became the first to hit 10 under after hitting his second shot 159 yards on No. 9 to 6 feet for a final birdie .
Snedeker, who lives in Nashville, Tennessee, hadn't played this event three hours away from his home in five years and none of his eight PGA Tour victories have been at the TPC Southwind. Snedeker turned in a bogey-free round with eight birdies needing only 22 putts.
"It obviously went pretty well," said Snedeker, the 2012 FedExCup champ. "It's one of those days you like to have. You don't have them very often out here where the hole looks like it's the size of a beach ball and can't miss a putt."
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The sunflowers in NSW grow nearly every year between December to March, ready to be harvested in April. For around three to four weeks, sunflowers can bloom and bloody oath, its beautiful.
So in February, Lisa, Sang, Hai and I decided to drive up after we received word that the crops have bloomed and we knew we had a that short window.
From Sydney, it took us four and a half hours. It was grueling but still a really fun roadtrip even if we did wake up at 3.30am to get there at 10am. Hai and I picked up Lisa and Sang in the quiet dead of night with thermos in our hands to sip our coffees. We passed the time by going through playlists to try and decide what songs to play at our weddings that were happening a few months later.
We settled on some dirty songs for the Garter song - giggling away listening to "Move B*tch" by Ludacrus or "Freak Me" by Another Level.
On a more serious note - please ensure to get permission from the owners to get into the crops for some beautiful photos.
If you want to be on the "Sunflower Alert" emails, its best to email info@visitquirindi.com.au to get on the mailing list. Its also a good idea to drop by the Liverpool Plains Visitor Information Centre (England Highway, Willow Tree) to get directions to the live crops as they aren't at the same place each year.
As for this past week, I've spent it working from Monday to Friday, going to gym for weights and cardio most nights. I've been adding around 15 minutes of the Rowing Machine for more cardio and a great back and arm workout.
On Friday I went to eat out with our friends for Thai food; then Saturday I took another friend out to Costco for their time (their eyes lit up!) to grab party supplies. At night we went to the birthday party where we sang Karaoke until 3am on some high tech Karaoke machine.
Sunday was a hangover brunch then I got to hang out with Betty with her little baby Jazza.
I picked up a new TV show on Netflix called the Dragon Prince which is pretty damn good (created by the same people who made Avatar: the last Air Bender series). I binged watched it through seven episodes, appreciating the score, which reminded me of one of my favorite TV show The Legend of Korra.
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Their motto: Your Adventure Helps Others Find Theirs. This resonates with me and with my goal in life - to remind everyone that Australia is still beautiful.
I had just ordered some BANGS shoes - the High top in Yellowstone and a Low top in London Fog and I can't wait to get them in the mail!
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Sunflowers are my favorite flower so I adored viewing all of your pics from your trip. On a different note I liked your choices for your road trip playlist, lol.
You are so beautiful and sweet! Your dress is adorable and this photos are just perfect!
Those fields are so beautiful :D We've been in one this year and we loved it, took so many nice photos and just want to go back...sunflowers are our favorite !
I always wanted photos on a sunflower fields!
What a beautiful place to take pictures. I love the sunflower fields. So pretty!
These pictures are stunning! Sunflowers are so beautiful :) I'm like to plant some in our yard someday :) Your little adventure to get the pictures sounds fun and memorable! Sometimes the best part of a destination is the journey to get to it!
The photos are so beautiful. Sunflowers make for a really stunning background.
Wow, such a lovely flower field. You look beautiful and the dress is perfect on you, carina!
Che meraviglia i girasoli! I fiori più belli che ci sono al mondo!
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