I am 28 years old. I have found a psychiatrist close to home whom I genuinely like. I trust her- not an easy feeling to come by for me. She has assessed me over the course of many visits. Up to this point I have tried more drugs in my forays to the hospital than I can keep track of. I am settled groggily on an antidepressant, an antipsychotic and an excessive amount of anti-anxiety medication. I am addicted to the latter two and feel hopeless about ever purging them from my bloated body and blackish mind. This kind and gifted woman has assured me that we will find the right medications and that I won't have to go back to the hospital in order to do it. I remember her words from my passenger seat in the car and hold onto hope for the first time since I lost my mind.
At my next visit, I ask my husband to come in to the office with me. I want him to write down the new medications I will be taking and the plan that will be put in place for the various titrations. As we all sit and talk this over I realize that besides the obvious, I have no idea what is truly wrong with me. I don't know what she writes in her notes- my file is getting fat already.
I ask her what her scribbles say, what my diagnoses are. She is taken aback, having thought that I would have known. I do not know that I have Major Depressive Disorder with brief psychotic features and suicidal tendencies, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder with Agoraphobic tendencies, Acute Stress Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Severe Dissociative Disorder, Depersonalization Disorder and Adjustment Disorder. Most of these labels, these curses, are not something I am familiar with. I knew I was depressed and nervous, but now I see my new life, after falling apart, as a massive ball of string that will never be unraveled and then re-skeined. I feel hopeless and overwhelmed, yet there is a peace that comes with knowing that my label is not "crazy". There are words for and order to my issues and I know that together we will pull at this mound of fibers until it loosens some. In this lifetime, perhaps I will see the end to the task, or at least learn to weave my own patterns, make my own fabric with which to adorn myself.
With every diagnosis comes a prognosis, for better or for worse. With any one of these psychiatric disorders, the prognosis can be near to full recovery. Truly, these disorders are not a sentence. With a lot of work, one can begin to arrive back in the world, be it within a year or many years. For some, all hope is lost and these disorders become disease and the future is grim, indeed.
Now I take medication for depression, which is well controlled, as well as the anti-anxiety meds, simply because I cannot get off of them. My body is severely addicted to this drug. This summer I plan to implement the help of a natural-path to finally get this drug out of my system without debilitating withdrawals. I am very hopeful.
For me, it was important to understand what I was up against. My doctor warned me that people can get obsessed with their diagnoses and create a further vacuum into the abyss that these disorders can create in conjunction with a hyper-vigilant mind. I took this to heart and waited until I was more steady before I looked up the meanings of my disorders.
I guess I wish to carry that warning through to anyone who might be reading this as they are just beginning their journey with medications and doctors. Find someone you trust and let them do their job. Keep yourself informed about your meds and treatment, but don't over do it. Words are powerful and what we say to ourselves is taken literally by our brains. Educate yourself, but don't buy into your lot as hopeless. I am extremely functional now and have been for many years. You can be too.
Cairn,We have only met a couple of times. I am a friend of Roger's through the VSO. At first when I started reading your blogs, I found myself thinking, this is really personal, heavy stuff, and wondered why anyone would want to share it on FB no less. As I have continued to read them I want you to know how much I appreciate your strength and honesty. Your willingness to share your struggles with all of us is quite amazing! There are so many people, having gone through what you have shared with us, would have simply become helpless victims. I admire you for your strength and support you in your quest to overcome. Leading up to my cancer surgery there is a prayer I would pray many times of the day, and with your permission I would like to share it with you. "Thy Name is my healing oh my God, the remembrance of Thee is my Remedy, the nearness of Thee is my Hope and my love for Thee is my companion. Thy mercy to me is my healing and my succor, both in this world and in the world to come. Thou, verily, art the All Bountiful, The All Knowing, The All Wise." Jay B.
Oh Dear God- yes, you of all people would understand what it feels like to poison your way out of illness. So weird.
I am glad you picked up on the message of this post. There is hope- always. Change and growth can be at hand-always. I hope so very much that overall I am getting hat across no matter how difficult the story is.
I would say that by April, i will begin the journey with the meds. Every year so far I have had to do something in the spring that takes a lot of energy and time in order to adjust or exchange or unload a med. I can do this!
Thank you for reading and supporting. i know it's hard.


You have escaped to England! I am grateful. Yet how is the weather there?
I am dead. Drowned, they say. The public is free from the effect of my ranting. Your Uncle lives, and I am cloistered.
This cloud that has taken us will never lift. Matins, vespers-All of our days written in chalk so they can be easily erased.
I have not forgiven you for murdering my father. But I forgive you for attempting to murder the intruding Uncle. Can we speak? Have we a common language?
Leaving Denmark, your prison, taking all but not taking me. I commend you for it.
There was no other way. Our paths are tangled. So that if a tapestry were to be made of them, it would be all tuft and no point.
I return these gifts to you: the poison, the arrow, and flight. You gave me aught, you will say.
You used, you will say, the back of your blade in cutting me down. There was no arrow. Yet I find one in my path.
Godspeed it back to you, that it may absorb the poisons in the light.
Then the sun may shine on you once more, away from all I am and all I represent.
Yet I have reason to fear your memory.
As for our love, I have suspended all belief.
I have heard much of your excavations.
England is a grave place. But yes, I survive. The ghost of your madness haunts me. You chose it over love. There are too many ambiguities in that phrase. "Over"-on top of-you played the strumpet to love and left me without a partner. Did Love pay you well?
I did not doubt you would bend to my will. All hell has broken loose in my heart. And yet to imagine you, prostitute before the Lord-it is too meek a picture, even for you. I'd paint you bolder.
Let me know what rules you, and I will rule it out.
I ask for form only. When will your form be free? But perhaps you already have the habits of a nun.
Suspended all belief, have you? Madness grows where love is not. Watch out for weeds!
There is something touching in your acceptance of the arrow.
The air is wounded. We cannot help but partake in it. The breath you catch is not far from the breath I catch. You are, as it were, just on the other side of the hill.
From now on, it is all slipping and sliding, catching a branch along the way.
We fall, but we fall separately.
You have not forgiven you say. I hurt you by accident. Yet your hurt was deliberate. In the very throes of love you cast it all away. Honor above all. What honor is there in that? Honor serves. It does not govern. If Honor were King, it would be an Uncle not a father. Love is the father. And you have deceived him, given him your empty vow.
So here's to you and your Uncle.
But dare I drink from such a cup?
I do, I do, I do do battle. I am married with the fray. Remain constant, and you will move me.
You worry yourself over nothing.
And if I stay or move, it is not to move you, who move yourself to nothing.
As from us all semblance of relationship is gone, as we fall separately, we fall apart.
And in falling apart, we prove ourselves in love again.
So take this token from the slope of my affections: he who falls the farthest, out of love may regain his stature.
And I am far gone.
Stature, or Statuary? I am confused. You build on nothing.
As for me, I am free of it. I will have nothing to do with nothing.
My heart lends me credence in this. The air is thin on the heights you claim.
You journey like an arrow, the point of which is lost on me. For I am as far above you as the hawk the sparrow. For me the air is thinner yet; I can scarcely breathe in this vacuum.
Do not think to kill what is already dead, or raise to new heights what has already risen from the funeral pyre.
Out of love for my dead father, your father is dead.
Both of us have lost a father. Mine to poison, yours to love. And I do think love itself a kind of poison, on the lips of one so far away. Mine to poison, yours to love. Have we not in that a common bond?
With this needle to stitch a seam what need is there to seek another point?
Don't talk to me of love, but of compassion, and I will believe you.
there is none other more effective than pity.
All the more pity, that it is what you crave. Take this, then.
The greater the pity. With that correspondence is indeed at an end. For what corresponds with what, when all is united in one word?
Have we no other paths to take than the flight of all sense?-into the sphere of words, from which there is no escape?
Kill my Uncle, and Honor, and come join me here.


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Wednesday. Still hot. Not as blazing as yesterday where even breathing made me sweat. But still definitely summer. Lots more good stuff with the business of illustration. Today we talked about copyright, rights, negotiation and the tail end of marketing your business. The wonderful Chris Payne spoke briefly about the impending orphan art bill--and then delved into big issues illustration and the visual world is confronting. He is an impassioned man with great talent and a good brain. He has done a lot for the business through his talent and spirit. A true inspiration.
First develop the drawing. Transfer the drawing to the board (opaque projector) with a hard pencil to get basic lines. Then use a burnt umber prisma color to lay in the tones. Lay in a fleshtone in acrylic over all (Chris uses acrylic gesso in place of white to give it texture. Dry it until its really dry (Chris uses a hair drier until the paint is no longer cool. Lay in a burnt umber/brown watercolor wash on in the face area. Allow that to dry again. Using water and a paint brush, pick up the highlights out of the watercolor. Allow to dry. Then lay on a very thin oil wash (Chris used a neutralized purple) over the entire surface of the image.Pick out more detail with a kneaded eraser. Let dry. Chris then sprayed a retouchers spray lacquer over the image. Dry again. Then develop the drawing with peach/flesh etc. prisma color. They he begins to work in the shadows in acrylic, building the image from there. The acrylic kind of mooshes and smoothes the prismas. Its a cool process--that Chris handles very quickly and deftly to wonderful results.
Need to get the Graphic Artists Guild Handbook, and The Legal Guide for the Visual Artist. I have a pretty good seat of the pants knowledge of all this stuff, but having some books making it real would be good.
Image is of Edgar Alan Poe finished today. Doesnt look like it, but the bird/raven was the hardest part of the piece.


seeing who is online always interested in a good conversation. Music: broadway, classical, pop/rock and r&b. TV and Movies: the office,snl, will and grace, Seinfeld,alf.
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BLAYNEY BLADES
Northern Standard Thursday 12th March 2015 p.35
Blayney Blades Celebrate 20 Years and International Women's Day
By Michael Fisher
The spirit of the late Sr Celine McArdle was very much present as the Blayney Blades women's group in Castleblayney celebrated their twentieth anniversary and International Women's Day with a special event at the Íontas Centre. No doubt she was smiling down on the assembled group of around sixty women, particularly when the Arts Minister, Heather Humphreys T.D., announced that funding to allow the continuation of the various courses and services had been secured. Olive Bolger, Co-ordinator at the centre, said she imagined Sr Celine, who had a love of nature and died in 2013 aged, appeared every now and then in the form of a robin. Or even perhaps a squirrel, as a poem written by Sr Celine and read by her friend Nan Duffy reminded the audience:-
THE SQUIRREL By Sr Celine McArdle (1988)
Today I saw a squirrel, a-skip from tree to tree,
Red nimble little body, tail bushy as could be.
He nibbled here; he nibbled there, and then sat upon his rump,
To examine his collection, then scamper a tree stump.
He hid behind the swelling, upon the oldest tree.
And somehow as I looked at him, he reminded me of me!
A-scurrying through the branches of each day's busy tree.
Picking up the husks and shells of dreams that used to be,
Dreams of stored up treasure, thirty years from when
I gave my all in '59 – what happened to it then??
Or is there wealth I cannot see, stored up by God above
The fruit of all my scurrying, transformed by His faithful love?
Today, just like the squirrel, I sit upon my rump
And gather up the nourishment I'll be needing in the slump.
When days are dark and dreary and my soul's as dry as dust,
When nothing seems to touch my heart, and my knees won't bend with rust.
Then may I find the store house, in some crevice of life's tree,
And know again the certainty of God's love for squirrels and me.
Minister for the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys T.D., said there was no better place to mark International Women's Day than at Blayney Blades. This day is all about empowerment and positive action and this year's theme is 'make it happen', she said.
The Minister said she had taken part in a Fine Gael event last week to acknowledge women who 'make it happen' in their local area. She went on: "We all know inspirational women in our own walks of life. I have no doubt that you could all easily name a woman who has inspired you, who has encouraged and supported you to become who you are today. This room is full of inspirational women. Women who are making it happen for other women in Castleblayney".
She said the Blades had been making it happen for the last two decades. Since the group was set up in 1995, it had been empowering, encouraging and enabling women and their families in the Castleblayney area, so that they could realise their full potential and play an active role in this community.
The Minister described the range of services provided by Blayney Blades as very impressive; from education and training, counselling, support initiatives for young people and targeted programmes for new communities in this area. "I take my hat off to you", she said.
Referring to the difficulties over grant aid in previous years, which made it difficult at times to keep the group going, she said she was very pleased to announce that concerns relating to the funding for the National Collective of Community Based Women's Networks, of which Blayney Blades is a member, had been addressed.
Funding will now be provided by the Department of Justice, safeguarding the future of Blayney Blades and the Dochas Drop-in Centre for Women in Monaghan, and fifteen other projects across the country. The Minister said she had huge respect and appreciation for the work of the NCCWN, particularly the support the network provided to disadvantaged women, so she was very glad that the funding issue had been resolved.
She told the group that the work of Blayney Blades and NCCWN could be summed up in one word: empowerment. A big word, but it could also be a series of small things. A helping hand; a word of encouragement; or a nudge in the right direction. She said that step by step, week upon week and year after year, the Blades had been empowering women and helping them to make a difference in their own lives and in other people's lives since 1995. You have been making this a better community, she added.
The Minister said her mother Emily had been a great inspiration for her. On the family farm at Drum there was no job a woman could not do. She had taught me from an early age how to drive a tractor and to milk the cows, she said.
She also spoke about the very important influence that two women had on her during her formative years. Both were teachers at St Aidan's comprehensive school in Cootehill. One was Geraldine O'Brien, her economics teacher, who encouraged students to stand up for what they believed in. The other was Joan Hannon, who taught English and debating. She encouraged students to get out there and make their point known. Both women had sown the seeds for her to enter politics, she said.
Referring to the overall picture, Minister Humphreys said women had made great strides in Irish public life over the last two years. She herself was proud to be one four women sitting around the Cabinet table. Women occupied the roles of Tanaiste, Garda Commissioner, Chief Justice, Arrorney General, Minister for Justice, Education Minister and…of course….Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht! But we still have barriers to break down, she said.
"You will be aware that next year, we will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of this republic. I am leading the Government's plans for Ireland 2016 – which will commemorate the 1916 Rising – the event which led to the foundation of this State. I want the role of women in the Rising to be fully recognised.
The Proclamation was a visionary document which specifically mentioned the men AND women of Ireland, at a time when women didn't even have the vote. Women like Constance Markievicz were complete trail blazers. I want us to recognise these women, to remember the bravery of Cumann na mBan, but also to ask ourselves how, in the following 100 years, women were forced into the background. In some cases, they were written out of history", she said.
She went on: "We now have a situation where we have to introduce gender quotas to increase the number of women in politics. I hope you will join me as we remember the men AND women who brought about the foundation of this State. After all, a true Republic is a country that values all of its citizens equally". The Minister concluded by wishing everyone involved in the group all the very best for the next twenty years.
Afterwards in a question and answer session, the Minister spoke about the need for the gender quota and said it was very important that women should be at the decision-making table in government. She believed women needed to get involved in politics and she urged some of them to come forward so they could highlight what needed to be changed.
Last year the Blayney Blades along with other women's community development groups began a campaign to have funding for their projects ring-fenced. Following the announcement by the Minister, they said they were delighted that the campaign had been successful. It would now give the NCCWN long-term core funding, thus offering continuity to projects. The Blades thanked all those who had supported their campaign and the local representatives who had supported them. They said it was very heartening and affirming to have the work of the NCCWN and Blayney Blades acknowledged and valued.
In her speech, Chairperson Noeline O'Neill said the occasion was tinged with sadness as Sr Celine McArdle was not present to celebrate with them. The Sister of Mercy had the foresight and vision to bring us to where we are today, she said. In the early days of the Blayney Blades, she remembered someone asking them if their group made razor blades! They had grown and developed over the years and she outlined the various stages achieved since the first meeting at the Parish Centre in Castleblayney on January 16th 2005. She outlined some of the courses hey had successfully run and now in 2015 they were about to embark on a new journey. She thanked the staff including the four support workers for their dedication despite the uncertainty over funding last year.
Co-ordinator Olive Bolger, a long-serving member of the group, said Sr Celine's vision and dream for the group had at first seemed impossible to realise. They had made a trip to see some other centres in Cavan and Tipperary and then received a small bit of funding to initiate the project. She referred to the establishment of a community crèche, the first in the county, which had been set up in a house at Henry Street in Castleblayney. Then they realised other services were needed such as a homework club for older children. She explained how the concept of the Íontas Centre had emerged from its original plan as a small resource centre and how it had been established while Sr Celine was still in good health.
Olive then called on Rose Laverty from Dundalk to light candles in memory of Sr Celione and two former members of the Board of Management who had died, Carmel Redmond and Olivia Rice McCarron.
Development Worker Lorraine Cunningham said the past few months had been very trying because of the uncertainty over finance. She thanked the 43 TDs and Ministers who had attended their lobby at Leinster House a few months ago and had helped to save their funding. She praised Olive Bolger for dedicating her life to making the support group function effectively. The Blades had a very supportive Board of Management and unlike statutory agencies, the work they carried out did not stop at 5pm. She presented Olive with a piece of jewellery in recognition of her long service.
The guest speaker was a St Louis nun based in Dublin, Sr Catherine Brennan. She is a former teacher, who has run courses mainly for women's groups in Inniskeen, Dundalk, Castleblayney and Dublin. She spoke about the inner journey people must make to understand themselves and the explore their potential. In changing ourselves, change happens all around us, she told the audience.
Following her talk, the Blayney Blades presented Sr Catherine with their award for Woman of the Year 2015. The citation said that Catherine was no stranger to Blayney Blades and had been one of the first tutors to work with the group. She trained in Ireland and England in Adult Education. She delivered the NUI Maynooth Certificate Course in Counselling, which some of our members received. Catherine delivered Personal Development courses, Ennegram, Myers Briggs and Parenting Programmes. Catherine was much more than a tutor. She became a great friend and supporter to all Blades and participants from all over the county and beyond. Catherine has a great love for the environment and encourages us all to become aware of the necessity to protect it. We have all benefitted from her expertise.
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Q: Why is moodle not available? I configured moodle but I'm getting an error message:

Fatal error: $CFG->dataroot is not configured properly, directory does not exist or is not accessible! Exiting.

My moodle directory is in var/www/html/moodle and in my moodle/config.php is $CFG->dataroot  = '/var/moodledata';
Still nothing works when I try to start moodle. What can be done about it?

A: I think the moodledata folder does not have write permission. provide 0777 permission to the folder then it should be accessible.

A: You should first create that directory and give access to the user that run the web server to this directory.
on centos/redhat:
chown apache.apache /var/moodledata

Note that on centos/redhat there is a good chance that SELINUX is blocking the web server process to access /var/moodledata directory.
The easy way to check it is to disable it (temporarily) by typing:
setenforce 0
service httpd restart

Then if in this way it works - set it to allow access to this directory and the re-enable it in this way:
setenforce 1

if you want to disable selinux completely, then edit /etc/selinux/config and set this line:
SELINUX=disabled

on debian/ubuntu the ownership should be like this:
chown www-data.www-data /var/moodledata

A: Moodle does need to create and delete files within its working folder. If the folder owner is Apache, then you actually only need 700 permissions and can ignore the group. Otherwise you have to set 770 permissions to all directories in moodledata and 660 to all files in moodledata folder.
The critical thing is to make sure that the moodledata folder is NOT in any web accessible area (http root). If your http root is /var/www/html, then make it /var/moodledata.

A: Check the config.php file and check the $CFG->dataroot variable. it should have the absolute path to your Moodle data.
If dataroot is configured properly and moodle data exists then, run the below-mentioned command using command line.
chown -R www-data:www-data yourmoodledataname

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Home » Debbie Macomber » Denim and Diamonds
Denim and diamonds, p.13
"You're talking in riddles," she said.
Once more he started pacing, running his fingers through his hair. "Tell me what's wrong. Please. I want to know—I need to know."
"It's my heart," she whispered.
He nodded slowly. "I figured that's what it had to be. Dr. Faraday's specialty was the first thing I noticed when I saw you walk into his office."
"You saw me walk into his office?"
His gaze skirted away from hers. "I followed you to Rock Springs." He continued before she could react. "I'm not proud of that, Letty. Lonny convinced me that you and I needed to talk. After last night, we were both hurting so badly…and I guess I wasn't the best company this morning. Lonny and I went back to the ranch and found your note. From there, we went to Joy's place and she said you'd just left and were heading into town. I drove there and couldn't find you anywhere. That was when I realized you'd probably driven to Rock Springs. If you were meeting a man, I wanted to find out who it was. I had no idea what I'd do—probably nothing—but I had to know."
"So…so you followed me."
He nodded. "And after you walked back to the truck, I went into the office—where I caught sight of the good doctor…and his mustache."
She sighed, shaking her head.
"Letty, you have every reason in the world to be angry. All I can do is apologize."
"No." She met his eyes. "I wanted to tell you. I've kept this secret to myself for so long and there was no one…no one I could tell, and I needed—"
"Letty…please, what's wrong with your heart?"
"The doctors discovered a small hole when I was pregnant with Cricket."
"What are they going to do?"
His face tightened. "When?"
"Dr. Faraday's already scheduled it. I couldn't afford it….When you saw my first welfare check I wanted to die. I knew what you thought and there wasn't any way to tell you how much I hate being a recipient of…charity."
Chase shut his eyes. "Letty, I failed you—you needed me and I failed you."
"Chase, I'm not going to blame you for that. I've failed you, too."
"I've been so blind, so stupid."
"I've suffered my share of the same afflictions," she said wryly.
"This time I can change things," he said, taking her by the shoulders.
"Letty." His fingers were gentle, his eyes tender. "We're getting married."
"Married," Letty said, repeating the word for the twentieth time in the past hour. Chase sat her down, poured her a cup of coffee and brought it to the kitchen table. Only a few days earlier, he'd thought nothing of watching her do a multitude of chores. Now he was treating her as if she were an invalid. If Letty hadn't been so amused by his change in attitude, she would have found his behavior annoying.
"I'm not arguing with you, Letty Ellison. We're getting married."
"Honestly, Chase, you're being just a little dramatic, don't you think?" She loved him for it, but that didn't alter the facts.
"No!" His face was tormented with guilt. "Why didn't I listen to you? You tried to tell me, and I was so pigheaded, so blind." He knelt in front of her and took both her hands in his, eyes dark and filled with emotion. "You aren't in any condition to fight me on this, Letty, so just do as I ask and don't argue."
"I'm in excellent shape." Chase could be so stubborn, there were times she found it impossible to reason with him. Despite all that, she felt a deep, abiding love for this man. Yet there were a multitude of doubts they hadn't faced or answered.
Chase hadn't said he loved her or even that he cared. But then, Chase always had been a man of few words. When he'd proposed the first time, he'd told her, simply and profoundly, how much he loved her and wanted to build a life with her. That had been the sweetest, most romantic thing she'd ever heard. Letty had supposed that what he'd said that night was going to be all the poetry Chase would ever give her.
"You're scheduled for heart surgery!"
"I'm not on my deathbed yet!"
He went pale at her joke. "Letty, don't even say that."
"What? That I could die? It's been known to happen. But I hope it won't with me. I'm otherwise healthy, and besides, I'm too stubborn to die in a hospital. I'd prefer to do it in my own bed with my grandchildren gathered around me, fighting over who'll get my many jewels." She said this with a hint of dark drama, loving the way Chase's eyes flared with outrage.
In response, he shook his head. "It's not a joking matter."
"I'm going to get excellent care, so don't worry, okay?"
"I'll feel better once I talk to Dr. Faraday myself. But when I do, I'm telling you right now, Letty Ellison, it'll be as your husband."
Letty rolled her eyes. She couldn't believe they were having this discussion. Yet Chase seemed so adamant, so certain that marrying now was the right thing to do. Letty loved him more than ever, but she wasn't nearly as convinced of the need to link their lives through marriage while the surgery still loomed before her. Afterward would be soon enough.
Her reaction seemed to frustrate Chase. "All right, if my words can't persuade you, then perhaps this will." With that he wove his fingers into her hair and brought his lips to hers. The kiss was filled with such tenderness that Letty was left trembling in its aftermath.
Chase appeared equally shaken. His eyes held hers for the longest moment, then he kissed her again. And again—
"Well, isn't this peachy?"
Lonny's harsh tone broke them apart.
"Lonny." Chase's voice sounded odd. He cast a glance at the kitchen clock.
" 'I won't be long,' " Lonny mimicked, clearly agitated. "It's been four hours, man! Four minutes with that…that woman is more than any guy could endure."
"Where's Cricket?" Letty asked, instantly alarmed.
"With her." He turned to Chase, frowning. "Did you know all women stick together, even the little ones? I told Cricket to come with me, and she ran behind Joy and hid. I couldn't believe my eyes—my own niece!"
Letty sprang to her feet. "I'm going to call Joy and find out where Cricket is."
"How'd you get back here?" Chase asked his friend.
"Walked."
Letty paused in the doorway, anxious to hear more of her brother's reply.
"But it's almost twenty miles into town," she said.
"You're telling me?" Lonny moaned and slumped into a chair. The first thing he did was remove his left boot, getting it off his swollen foot with some difficulty. He released a long sigh as it fell to the floor. Next he flexed his toes.
"She kicked me out! What do you think happened? Do I look like I'd stroll home for the exercise?" His narrowed eyes accused both Letty and Chase. "I don't suppose you gave me another thought after you dropped me off, did you? Oh, no. You two were so interested in playing kissy face that you conveniently forgot about me."
"We're sorry, Lonny," Letty said contritely.
Lonny's gaze shifted from Letty to Chase and back again. "I guess there's no need to ask if you patched things up—that much is obvious." By this time, the second dust-caked boot had hit the floor. Lonny peeled off his socks. "Darn it, I've got blisters on my blisters, thanks to the two of you."
"We're getting married," Chase announced without preamble, his look challenging Letty to defy him.
Lonny's head shot up. "What?"
"Letty and I are getting married," Chase repeated. "And the sooner the better."
Lonny's eyes grew suspicious, and when he spoke his voice was almost a whisper. "You're pregnant ag
ain, aren't you?"
Letty burst out laughing. "I wish it were that simple."
"She's got a defective heart," Chase said, omitting the details and not giving Letty the opportunity to explain more fully. "She has to have an operation—major surgery from the sound of it."
"Your heart?" Shocked, Lonny stared at her. "Is that why you fainted that day?"
"Partially."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"I couldn't. Not until I had everything sorted out with the government, and the surgery was scheduled. You would've worried yourself into a tizzy, and I didn't want to dump my problems on top of all your other responsibilities."
"But…" He frowned, apparently displeased with her response. "I could've helped…or at least been more sympathetic. When I think about the way you've cleaned up around here…You had no business working so hard, planting a garden and doing everything else you have. I wish you'd said something, Letty. I feel like a jerk."
"I didn't tell anyone, Lonny. Please understand."
He wiped the back of his hand over his mouth. "I hope you never keep anything like this from me again."
"Believe me, there were a thousand times I wanted to tell you and couldn't."
"I'm going to arrange for the wedding as soon as possible," Chase cut in. "You don't have any objections, do you, Lonny?" His voice was demanding and inflexible.
"Objections? Me? No,…not in the least."
"Honestly, Chase," Letty said, patting her brother's shoulder. "This whole conversation is becoming monotonous, don't you think? I haven't agreed to this yet."
"Call Joy and find out where Cricket is," he told her.
Letty moved to the phone and quickly dialed Joy's number. Her friend answered on the second ring. "Joy, it's Letty. Cricket's with you, right?"
"Yes, of course. I wouldn't let that brother of yours take her, and frankly, she wouldn't have gone with him, anyway. I'm sorry, Letty. I really am. You're my friend and I adore Cricket, but your brother is one of the most—" She stopped abruptly. "I…I don't think it's necessary to say anything else. Lonny's your brother—you know him better than anyone."
In some ways Letty felt she didn't know Lonny at all. "Joy, whatever happened, I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault. By the way, did Chase ever catch up with you? I didn't think to mention until after he'd gone that you'd said something about a doctor's appointment."
"Yes, he found me. That's the reason it's taken me so long to get back to you. I'm home now, but Chase and I have been talking for the past hour or so. I didn't mean to leave Cricket with you all this time."
"Cricket's been great, so don't worry about that. We had a great time—at least, we did until your brother decided to visit." She paused, and Letty heard regret in her voice when she spoke again. "I don't know what it is with the two of us. I seem to bring out the worst in Lonny—I know he does in me."
Letty wished she knew what it was, too. Discussing this situation over the phone made her a little uncomfortable. She needed to see Joy, read her expression and her body language. "I'll leave now to pick up Cricket."
"Don't bother," Joy said. "I was going out on an errand and I'll be happy to drop her off."
"You're sure that isn't a problem?"
"Positive." Joy hesitated again. "Lonny got home all right, didn't he? I mean it is a long walk. When I told him to leave, I didn't mean for him to hike the whole way back. I forgot he didn't have the truck. By the time I realized it, he'd already started down the sidewalk and he ignored me when I called him."
"Yes, he's home, no worse for wear."
"I'll see you in a little while, then," Joy murmured. She sounded guilty, and Letty suspected she was bringing Cricket home hoping she'd get a chance to apologize. Unfortunately, in Lonny's mood, that would be nearly impossible.
Letty replaced the phone, but not before Lonny shouted from the kitchen, "What do you mean, 'no worse for wear'? I've got blisters that would've brought a lesser man to his knees."
"What did you want me to tell her? That you'd dragged yourself in here barely able to move?"
"Letty, I don't think you should raise your voice. It can't be good for your heart." Chase draped his arm around Letty's shoulders, led her back to the table and eased her onto a chair.
"I'm not an invalid!" she shouted, immediately sorry for her outburst. Chase flinched as if she'd attacked him, and in a way she had.
"Please, Letty, we have a lot to discuss. I want the details for this wedding ironed out before I leave." He knelt in front of her again, and she wondered if he expected her to keel over at any moment.
She sighed. Nothing she'd said seemed to have reached Chase.
"I'm taking a bath," Lonny announced. He stuffed his socks inside his boots and picked them up as he limped out of the kitchen.
"Chase, listen to me," Letty pleaded, her hands framing his worried face. "There's no reason for us to marry now. Once the surgery's over and I'm back on my feet, we can discuss it, if you still feel the same."
"Are you turning me down a second time, Letty?"
"Oh, Chase, you know that isn't it. I told you the other night how much I love you. If my feelings for you didn't change in all the years we were apart, they won't in the next few months."
"Letty, you're not thinking clearly."
"It's my heart that's defective, not my brain."
"I'll arrange for the license right away," he continued as if she hadn't spoken. "If you want a church wedding with all the trimmings, we'll arrange for that later."
"Why not bring Pastor Downey to the hospital, and he can administer the last rites while he's there," she returned flippantly.
"Don't say that!"
"If I agree to this, I'll be married in the church—the first time."
"You're not thinking."
"Chase, you're the one who's diving into the deep end here—not me. Give me one solid reason why we should get married now."
"Concern for Cricket ought to be enough."
"What's my daughter got to do with this?"
"She loves me and I love her." His mouth turned up in a smile. "I never guessed I could love her as much as I do. In the beginning, every time I saw her it was like someone had stuck a knife in my heart. One day," he lowered his gaze to the floor, "I realized that nothing I did was going to keep me from loving that little girl. She's so much a part of you, and I couldn't care about you the way I do and not love her."
Hearing him talk about his feelings for Cricket lifted Letty's sagging spirits. It was the closest he'd come to admitting he loved her.
"More than that, Letty, if something did happen to you, I'd be a better parent than Lonny. Don't you agree?"
Chase was arguably more of a natural, and he had greater patience; to that extent she did agree. "But," she began, "I don't—"
"I know," he said, raising his hand. "You're thinking that you don't have to marry me to make me Cricket's legal guardian, and you're right. But I want you to consider Lonny's pride in all this. If you give me responsibility for Cricket, what's that going to say to your brother? He's your only living relative, and he'd be hurt if he felt you didn't trust him to properly raise your child."
"But nothing's going to happen!" Letty blurted out, knowing she couldn't be completely sure of that.
"But what if the worst does happen? If you leave things as they are now, Lonny might have to deal with a grief-stricken five-year-old child. He'd never be able to cope, Letty."
She knew he was right; Lonny would be overwhelmed.
"This situation is much too importan
t to leave everything to fate," he said, closing his argument. "You've got Cricket's future to consider."
"This surgery is a fairly standard procedure." The doctor had told her so himself. Complicated, yes, but not uncommon.
"Yes, but as you said before, things can always go wrong. No matter how slight that chance is, we need to be prepared," Chase murmured.
Letty didn't know what to think. She'd asked Chase to come up with one good argument and he'd outdone himself. In fact, his preoccupation with morbid possibilities struck her as a bit much, considering that he wouldn't let her make even a slight joke about it. However, she understood what he was doing—and why. There were other areas Chase hadn't stopped to consider, though. If they were married, he'd become liable for the cost of her medical care.
"Chase, this surgery isn't cheap. Dr. Faraday said I could be in the hospital as long as two weeks. The hospital bill alone will run into five figures, and that doesn't include the doctor's fee, convalescent care or the pharmaceutical bills, which will add up to much, much more."
"As my wife, you'll be covered by my health insurance policy."
He said this with such confidence that Letty almost believed him. She desperately wanted to, but she was pretty sure that wouldn't be the case. "In all likelihood, your insurance company would deny the claim since my condition is preexisting."
"I can find that out easily enough. I'll phone my broker and have him check my policy right now." He left and returned five minutes later. "It's just as I thought. As my wife, you'd automatically be included for all benefits, no matter when we found out about your heart condition."
It sounded too good to be true. "Chase,…I don't know."
"I'm through with listening to all the reasons we can't get married. The fact is, you've rejected one proposal from me, and we both suffered because of it. I won't let you do it a second time. Now will or won't you marry me?"
"You're sure about the insurance?"
"Positive." He crouched in front of her and took both her hands in his. "You're going to marry me, Letty. No more arguments, no more ifs, ands or buts." He grinned at her. "So we're getting married?"
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Ion Hagiu (n. 29 noiembrie 1926, Zăbala, județul Covasna – d. august 1996) a fost un cântăreț român de muzică folk care a apărut pe albumul "Cenaclul Flacăra în concert" alături de Adrian Păunescu, Nicu Alifantis, Mircea Vintilă, Mircea Baniciu, Vasile Șeicaru, Arpad Domokos, Ștefan Hrușcă, Alexandru Zărnescu, Mihail Stan, Grupul 2½,Ducu Bertzi, Mihaela Giurgiu, Gil Ioniță, George Nicolescu, Grupul Ecoul, Cătălin Condurache, Mihaela Popescu, Constantin Dragomir. Ion Hagiu era de profesie învățător. Melodia care l-a făcut celebru este Căciula.

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Although once the province of the elite, in later epochs mon were democratized and were adopted by a wide swath of the Japanese population: mon appear on formal kimono as well as on country textiles, especially on indigo dyed items used for the bridal trousseau such as yogi (sleeping kimono), furoshiki (wrapping cloths) and the like. I'm not sure what was the purpose for this small collection of contemporary paper cuts, however they are beautifully decorative and I have a huge stash of them that I bought in a big lot in Japan. This set of ten are available on my site.


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Токийский симфонический оркестр (, ) — японский симфонический оркестр. Основан в 1946 г., настоящее название получил в 1951 г. Сокращённо именуется  в отличие от Токийского столичного симфонического оркестра, именуемого .

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 Масаси Уэда (1945—1964)
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 Джонатан Нотт (с 2014 г.)

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Anaheim, Calif., December 1, 2019 – Arizona may have a talented freshman class, but it sure doesn't hurt to have some savvy veterans.
Three of those rookies are starters, but it was seniors Dylan Smith and Chase Jeter who shepherded the youngsters at the right times Sunday as the Wildcats scored a 73-66 victory over Wake Forest to claim the Wooden Legacy title at the Anaheim Arena.
"This accomplishment, we will carry it with us all year long," Arizona coach Sean Miller said. "In particular, I am really proud of Chase Jeter and Dylan Smith. Our younger guys get a lot of notoriety and rightfully so, because they have been some great additions.
"If Dylan Smith and Chase Jeter didn't play the way they played tonight, I don't know if we would have left here as champions."
Even Wake Forest coach Danny Manning said the focal point of his defense would be on freshmen Nico Mannion, Josh Green and Zeke Nnaji.
The Demon Deacons then got a rude awakening from seniors Smith, Jeter and even grad transfer Max Hazzard.
"In our eyes, the big three were Nnaji, Green and Mannion," Manning said. "I thought we did a decent job on them. Now Jeter and Smith, those were the guys we wanted to make shots, and tonight, they made shots."
Smith, a starting guard, scored a team-high 20 points, making 6 of 9 shots from the field, including going 4-for-6 on 3-pointers. Jeter made 7 of 10 shots and scored 17 with nine rebounds. Hazzard hit two 3-pointers and scored all eight of his points in the first half as Arizona took a 39-33 lead into the break.
Mannion, the tournament MVP, had nine points and seven assists. Nnaji had five points and eight rebounds. Josh Green had eight points and 12 rebounds.
"I would say we are really resilient," Mannion said. "When everyone just buys in to the team game lot of good things can happen."
Arizona (9-0) is off to its best start since the 2014-15 season, when the Wildcats reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament. Wake Forest fell to 5-3.
Arizona twice led by 15 in the second half, but Wake Forest pulled to within four in the final minute despite shooting only 31 percent in the last 20 minutes.
"I thought we showed some grit," Manning said. "We started rebounding the ball better in the second half as well. We weren't really turning the ball over.
"We had some chances; we had a 10-0 run and a (17-6) run. It wasn't enough to get us over the hump."
Once again, the Demon Deacons were led by 7-foot reserve center Olivier Sarr, who had 21 points and 13 rebounds. He has started two of the eight games for Wake Forest, but has been at his best off the bench.
"I think he's more comfortable coming off the bench for whatever reason," Manning said. "When I was a player and I came in off the bench, I enjoyed seeing the flow of the game."
Guard Brandon Childress added 19 points for Wake Forest but made only 4 of 18 shots.
The flow swayed Arizona's way after they erased a 19-16 deficit with a 10-0 run capped by Jeter's shot in the lane. The Wildcats never trailed again.
"Being able to come here and win it, it's confidence and it's important," Miller said. "The other part is we played an ACC team tonight and deservedly so, that conference gets a lot of respect."
Penn 95, Long Beach State 79 – AJ Brodeur, the Quakers' leading scorer, didn't need to fill up the hoop to take control. The senior forward did score 11 points but also had nine assists, five rebounds, four steals and three blocks as Penn bounced back from a semifinal loss to Arizona.
Jordan Dingle scored 21 to lead Penn (5-3) and Max Martz came off the bench to score 17, making five 3-pointers, or one more than he had made in the season's first seven games. Devon Goodman added 16 points and seven assists.
"It's been a great tournament for us," Penn coach Steve Donahue said. "We had three seniors, and as you saw three freshmen, that have really stepped up and helped us well. These are experiences that help us in so many ways."
Penn set a tournament record with 36 3-point tries after tying the record of 35 in the previous game. The Quakers also had 27 assists, one shy of the event record.
Guard Chance Hunter scored 21 of his game-high 24 points in the first half for the Beach (3-6), which fell behind by as many as 21 points in the second half. Guard Colin Slater added 18, forward Josh Morgan had 15 and seven rebounds and guard Michael Carter III finished with 12 points and eight rebounds.
"If you told me when the week started that we were going to have a Big East win (over Providence) and play the way we did, I'd take it," Long Beach coach Dan Monson said. "These three games we seem to be more comfortable knowing where guys are at."
UCF 77, Charleston 56 – UCF took charge from the start and again relied on its depth in the wire-to-wire victory.
Center Collin Smith led the way with 19 points, nine rebounds, five assists, a steal and a block for the Knights (5-2), who won their final two games of the tournament. Dre Fuller Jr. added 13 points, Brandon Mahan had 12 and Frank Bertz 10 for UCF, which scored 29 points off the bench and committed only five turnovers.
"This was one of our most complete efforts," UCF coach Johnny Dawkins said. "We beat a very good Charleston team; they've played well in this tournament and played us well at our place. It was going to take an effort like this to be successful and our guys really stepped up.
"Collin has a really good basketball IQ and it starts there. He really does think the game out well and plays at his own pace. He rarely gets sped up and he is one of the best finishers I've ever coached."
Guard Grant Riller again led the way for Charleston (4-4) with 17 points but he was the only Cougar to finish in double figures.
UCF held an 11-point halftime lead and led by as many as 23 points in the second half.
"I'm very disappointed that we couldn't play a little bit better," Charleston coach Earl Grant said. "Give Central Florida some credit. They have a big guy (Smith) that really dominated the game. They got the ball down to him and it was hard to slow him down."
Providence 80, Pepperdine 77 – After calling his team "fractured" after two defeats, Providence coach Ed Cooley saw his team buckle down and hold off the Waves down the stretch.
"It's just confidence," Cooley said. "You know when you lose a couple in a row,; we lost a home game, lose a game basically at the buzzer, then you kind of feel down and get punched in the mouth by a great Charleston team, your confidence can be shaken.
"We didn't practice yesterday . . . Sometimes less is more when you are dealing with young minds that are fragile and not feeling confident about themselves. . . . This morning, I felt like a psychologist."
Center Nate Watson and guard A.J. Reeves each scored 15 points for the Friars (5-4), who built a 14-point lead in the second half only to see the advantage dwindle to two points on four separate occasions.
Guard Alpha Diallo added 13 points, nine rebounds, six assists and two steals for Providence and guard David Duke added 10 points.
Guard Colbey Ross scored 25 of his 29 points in the second half. The 25-point outburst in one half was one short of the tournament record held by James Harden of Arizona State.
Kessler Edwards had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Jan Zidek added 16 points for the Waves (3-6), who were playing without starting forward Kameron Edwards, who was sidelined with a broken nose he suffered in Friday's game.
"What I've learned over the years in coaching when coaches say 'Oh, we lost five games in overtime, we were doing really well and one of our guys went down.' You weren't good enough, that's what that means," Pepperdine coach Lorenzo Romar said. "So far, we have not been good enough. We have been competitive, but not good enough."


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Great neighborhood haunt nestled away in an otherwise non-descript strip mall; quaint (if not a bit tight), romantic Italian resto with a down-home feel. Decently-priced, with nice portions, with what are, in this diner's opinion, the best gnocchis in Montreal.
Owing to the size and the overflowing clientele patronizing on any typical weekend night, reservations are definitely a MUST...but worth it! Despite the somewhat cramped dimensions and the busy crowds, service is always prompt. All-in-all, Riccardos is the next best thing to eating at home (if your mom's Italian, that is!).
We were very pleased with our experience at Riccardo's. The service was courteous and friendly. The food was delicious and presentation was nice. Although the restaurant was almost full, we were able to have conversations with ease, I believe they had a noise issue since they renovated but I believe that issue has been resolved. Great experience!
WOW...WOW...AND WOW!!! Has soon as we got in the restaurant, we felt like we were invited for supper by a member of our own family. The appetizer was incredible (italian sausage + marinated eggplant and rosted red peppers, enough for 2). The main dishes (gnocchi with rosée sauce and Mama's pizza were very tasty). Very nice choice of wine by the glass (2 size for a lot of them 7&9 onces)at very reasonnable price. Great ambiance, a definite MUST for italian food lovers!!
Was there a few times before. Seemed delightful. This time, wine spilt by waiter on pouring. Main course brought before hors d'oeuvre. Main courses taken away. When main courses arrived again, looked as though they had been kept warm.
Pizza was limp and tasteless.
Delicious! THe gnocchi is homemade and TO DIE FOR. The lasagna is also homemade and absolutely fabulous. Reasonable prices, friendly service and excellent food. What more can you ask for?
Excellent food and service, a go to place any day of the week!
A family owned restaurant who treats their clients with impeccable care.
Already planning to return in 2 weeks.
OMG Wow! Loved the homemade gnocchi here! It was so fresh! And the people who run the family restaurant are so nice, I will go back for sure!!!!
just had my daughter Bianca's bridal shower on July 10th in the afternoon with 48 guests and let me tell you i was not disapointed. the service was excellent and the food was very good, the ambiance is cozy and warm. they let us set up the tables and decorate the way we wanted with no hassle. they made the day be stress free. the best part was that i felt they were taking care of me. there were no hidden costs, everything was detailed and up front. it was perfect. i would recommend this resto to everyone.
they also make the best gnocchi with a rose sauce in the west island. the dough is not pasty and chewy, but light and fluffy that melts in your mouth. the portions are very generous.
Keep up the good work, marco and sandra, Riccardo would without a doubt, be proud of you.
Upon entering the small, family run restaurant the ambience right away makes you feel at home. The seem to made up primarily of regulars that have been eating at this establishment for many years. The tables are situated quite close together giving making it seem as though you are attending a big Italian dinner.
Though nothing spectacular the food was quite good as the pasta was properly cooked and the sauce had good flavour. The only miss of the night came in the form of the veal milanese which was tough and dry. It took a while to be seated but once we were the wait staff was curteous and made sure that we were properly attended to.
Overall, it was nice evening out, with no real complaints but with so many other places to try in Montreal, it is unlikely that I will be going back.
Ate here for the first time on Valentine's day, and the restaurant didn't enforce any over-priced set menus. The service was friendly, and the food was fantastic. A little slice of Italian heaven in the west island.


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Breidenstein (mundartlich Brärestäh) ist eine ehemals selbstständige Stadt im Hessischen Hinterland und heute ein Stadtteil der Stadt Biedenkopf im mittelhessischen Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf. Breidenstein liegt am Unterlauf der Perf, die südlich des Ortes zum Perfstausee gestaut wird.

Geographie

Geographische Lage
Der Ort liegt nördlich von Breidenbach, südwestlich von Wallau/Lahn und südöstlich von Niederlaasphe und Amalienhütte am Rande des Hessischen Hinterlandes an der Grenze zum westfälischen Landesteil Nordrhein-Westfalens und dem Wittgensteiner Land und am Unterlauf der Perf. Am südlichen Ortsrand beginnt der 1993 angelegte Perfstausee, der sich bis an den Rand der Gemarkung zieht. Die Ortslage liegt auf einer weit vorspringenden, an der Perf schroff abfallenden Nase des Entenbergs, am nordwestlichen Rand des Gladenbacher Berglands.

Der historische Ortskern befindet sich im Bereich entlang der Schloßstraße. Im Lauf der Zeit weitete sich Breidenstein in Richtung Westen aus, die Straße Auf der Pforte / Brückenstraße verbindet die Neubaugebiete mit dem historischen Teil und dient zudem als einzige Verbindung zwischen den Teilen dies- und jenseits der Scheldetalbahn, durch deren Trasse der Ort zerschnitten wird.

Breidenstein selbst ist über die Bundesstraße 253, die bei Wallau von der Bundesstraße 62 nach Süden abzweigt, mit den umliegenden Orten verbunden und liegt etwa 304 m über NN. Die Gemarkung ist 844 Hektar groß (davon 34 ha Wald) und zurzeit gibt es um die 1300 Einwohner verteilt auf rund 180 Häuser.

Siedlungen und Wüstungen
Auf der Gemarkung von Breidenstein liegen die Wüstung Melsbach und der Hof Roßbach, die beide einst eigene Gemeinden bildeten.

Geologie
Da der Ort zu den Ausläufern des Rheinischen Schiefergebirges zählt, ist der Schiefer "Wissenbacher Stufe" die vorherrschende Gesteinsformation. Durch die niedrigen Ertragsmesszahlen unter 30 und die Höhenlage, gehört Breidenstein zu den "von der Natur benachteiligten Gebieten", wie alle Gemeinden im Naturraum "Breidenbacher Grund". Unter diesen schwierigen Bedingungen hat die Landwirtschaft immer mehr an Bedeutung verloren, heute ist sie fast vollständig aus dem Ortsbild verschwunden.

Klima
Klimatisch liegt Breidenstein wie der gesamte Breidenbacher Grund im Grenzbereich der beiden Klimaräume Nordwest- und Südwestdeutschland, die sich im Bereich Mittelhessen trennen. Das heißt, es gibt sowohl maritime als auch festländische Einflüsse. Das Klima wird daher durch verhältnismäßig kühlere Sommer, aber auch nicht-alpine Wintertemperaturen gekennzeichnet, wobei Niederschläge von durchschnittlich ca. 900 mm ganzjährig fallen.

Geschichte
Erstmals urkundlich erwähnt wurde der Ort im Jahr 1277. Im Jahre 1395 errichteten die Herren von Breidenbach zu Breidenstein eine Burg auf dem Haubenberg, von der heute nur noch Grundmauern zu sehen sind. Infolgedessen bekamen die Gebrüder Gerlach und Johann von Breidenbach am 8. Januar 1398 vom römisch-deutschen König Wenzel in Frankfurt am Main das Recht, zu ihrer "Feste Preitenstein uff der Lone gelegen" (oberhalb der Lahn) ein "Städtlein" zu bauen, es wurden also die Stadtrechte verliehen. Die ersten Siedler, die sich am Südhang des Haubenberges, unterhalb der Burg niederließen, kamen wohl aus dem südwestlich gelegenen, durch Abwanderung nach Breidenstein inzwischen wüst gefallenen Ort Melsbach.

Von 1712 bis 1714 wurde das heutige Schloss Breidenstein erbaut. Der langgestreckte Bau mit Fachwerkobergeschoss und zwei Zwerchgiebeln hat innen eine schwere Balustertreppe und außen mittelalterliche Befestigungsanlagen von 1394 und ist bis heute in Privatbesitz derer von Breidenbach zu Breidenstein. 1802 bekam Breidenstein Marktrechte, der Breidensteiner Markt konnte sich allerdings nicht gegen die älteren und größeren Märkte in Biedenkopf und Laasphe durchsetzen. Ähnlich verhielt es sich mit den Stadtrechten: zwischen den aufstrebenden Städten Biedenkopf und Laasphe und dem alten Verwaltungsmittelpunkt Breidenbach konnte sich Breidenstein nie wirklich entwickeln.

Die Statistisch-topographisch-historische Beschreibung des Großherzogthums Hessen berichtet 1830 über Breidenstein:
1936 wurde dem eher dörflich geprägten Breidenstein schließlich das Stadtrecht aberkannt. Folgend ordnete der Landrat des Landkreises Biedenkopf an, die Ortseingangsschilder mit der Aufschrift "Stadt Breidenstein" zu entfernen. Trotz zweimaliger Aufforderung kam der Bürgermeister dieser nicht nach. Daraufhin ließ der Landrat die Schilder durch Polizeibeamte entfernen. Bereits am 30. September 1953 verfügte der Regierungspräsident in Wiesbaden, das die 1398 von König Wenzel verliehenen Stadtrechte in der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus nicht rechtswirksam aberkannt worden waren. Die Wiederverleihung der Stadtrechte wurde am 4. September 1954, unter großer Beteiligung der Bevölkerung, festlich begangen. Den Höhepunkt dieses Festes bildete eine Feierstunde im Hof des Schlosses der Freiherren von Breidenbach zu Breidenstein an auch Vertreter der hessischen Landesregierung, des Landkreises Biedenkopf und die Bürgermeister der benachbarten Gemeinden teilnahmen. Verbunden mit der Wiederverleihung der Stadtrechte, erhielt Breidenstein auch die offizielle Genehmigung zum Führen eines Stadtwappens und einer Stadtflagge (siehe Abschnitt "Wappen").

Zum 1. Juli 1974 wurde die Stadt Biedenkopf im Zuge der Gebietsreform in Hessen mit der Stadt Breidenstein, der Gemeinde Wallau (Lahn) und dem Ortsteil Katzenbach der Gemeinde Buchenau (Lahn) durch Landesgesetz zur erweiterten Stadt Biedenkopf zusammengeschlossen, nachdem andere Pläne der Breidensteiner Gemeindevertreter zur Beibehaltung der Stadtrechte und Bildung einer erweiterten Stadt Breidenstein mit den Gemeinden Wallau (Lahn), Weifenbach und Wiesenbach gescheitert waren. Für alle ehemals eigenständigen Gemeinden von Biedenkopf wurde je ein Ortsbezirk mit Ortsbeirat und Ortsvorsteher nach der Hessischen Gemeindeordnung gebildet.

1998 wurde das 600-jährige Jubiläum der Verleihung der Stadtrechte mit einem mehrtägigen Fest groß gefeiert. Für 2027 ist ebenfalls ein großes Fest geplant: diesmal zum 750-jährigen Jubiläum der Ersterwähnung Breidensteins.

Territorial- und Verwaltungsgeschichte im Überblick

Die folgende Liste zeigt die Territorien, in denen Breidenstein lag, bzw. die Verwaltungseinheiten, denen es unterstand:

 vor 1567: Heiliges Römisches Reich, Landgrafschaft Hessen, Amt Blankenstein
 ab 1567: Heiliges Römisches Reich, Landgrafschaft Hessen-Marburg, Amt Blankenstein
 1604–1648: strittig zwischen Hessen-Kassel und Hessen-Darmstadt (Hessenkrieg)
 ab 1604: Heiliges Römisches Reich, Landgrafschaft Hessen-Kassel, Amt Blankenstein
 ab 1627: Heiliges Römisches Reich, Landgrafschaft Hessen-Darmstadt, Oberfürstentum Hessen, Amt Blankenstein
 ab 1806: Großherzogtum Hessen, Amt Blankenstein
 ab 1815: Großherzogtum Hessen, Amt Blankenstein
 ab 1821: Großherzogtum Hessen, Provinz Oberhessen, Landratsbezirk Battenberg
 ab 1832: Großherzogtum Hessen, Provinz Oberhessen, Kreis Biedenkopf
 ab 1848: Großherzogtum Hessen, Regierungsbezirk Biedenkopf
 ab 1852: Großherzogtum Hessen, Provinz Oberhessen, Kreis Biedenkopf
 ab 1867: Königreich Preußen, Provinz Hessen-Nassau, Regierungsbezirk Wiesbaden, Kreis Biedenkopf (übergangsweise Hinterlandkreis)
 ab 1871: Deutsches Reich, Königreich Preußen, Provinz Hessen-Nassau, Regierungsbezirk Wiesbaden, Kreis Biedenkopf
 ab 1918: Deutsches Reich, Freistaat Preußen, Provinz Hessen-Nassau, Regierungsbezirk Wiesbaden, Kreis Biedenkopf
 ab 1932: Deutsches Reich, Freistaat Preußen, Provinz Hessen-Nassau, Regierungsbezirk Wiesbaden, Kreis Dillenburg
 ab 1933: Deutsches Reich, Freistaat Preußen, Provinz Hessen-Nassau, Regierungsbezirk Wiesbaden, Kreis Biedenkopf
 ab 1944: Deutsches Reich, Freistaat Preußen, Provinz Nassau, Landkreis Biedenkopf
 ab 1945: Amerikanische Besatzungszone, Groß-Hessen, Regierungsbezirk Wiesbaden, Landkreis Biedenkopf
 ab 1949: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Land Hessen (seit 1946), Regierungsbezirk Wiesbaden, Landkreis Biedenkopf
 ab 1968: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Land Hessen, Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Landkreis Biedenkopf
 ab 1974: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Land Hessen, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf
 ab 1981: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Land Hessen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf

Bevölkerung

Einwohnerstruktur 2011
Nach den Erhebungen des Zensus 2011 lebten am Stichtag dem 9. Mai 2011 in Breidenstein 1341 Einwohner. Darunter waren 69 (5,1 %) Ausländer. Nach dem Lebensalter waren 267 Einwohner unter 18 Jahren, 555 zwischen 18 und 49, 261 zwischen 50 und 64 und 258 Einwohner waren älter. Die Einwohner lebten in 531 Haushalten. Davon waren 144 Singlehaushalte, 141 Paare ohne Kinder und 198 Paare mit Kindern, sowie 36 Alleinerziehende und 12 Wohngemeinschaften. In 114 Haushalten lebten ausschließlich Senioren und in 351 Haushaltungen lebten keine Senioren.

Einwohnerentwicklung

Historische Religionszugehörigkeit

Erwerbstätigkeit

Politik

Ortsbeirat
Breidenstein verfügt als Ortsbezirk über einen Ortsbeirat, bestehend aus fünf Mitgliedern, dessen Vorsitzender ein Ortsvorsteher ist.

Wappen
Am 5. Juni 1954 genehmigte der Hessische Minister des Innern das Wappen mit folgender Beschreibung:

Flagge

Am 23. Dezember 1954 genehmigte der Hessische Minister des Innern die Flagge mit folgender Beschreibung:

Kultur und Sehenswürdigkeiten

Bauwerke

An Sehenswürdigkeiten gibt es das Schloss Breidenstein, die säkularisierte Kapelle, den Perfstausee sowie einen historischen Brunnen ("Komp" genannt).

Regelmäßige Veranstaltungen
Alljährlich findet in Breidenstein die traditionelle Zeltkirmes statt, die von der Burschenschaft "Schmidt 1910" Stadt Breidenstein veranstaltet wird.

Vereine
In Breidenstein gibt es für die Sportler zwei Rasenplätze in einer Größe von 68 × 105 Meter mit Umkleidehaus. Seit dem Jahr 1915 gibt es den TSV 1915 Breidenstein, der seit dem Aufstieg 2013 in der Kreisliga A Biedenkopf spielt. Heimspielstätte ist das Hammerstadion (Naturrasen). Es gibt einen Männerchor (MGV Eintracht 1869 Breidenstein) und einen Frauenchor (Frauenchor 1981 Breidenstein e. V.). Die Rockband Silent Seven stammt aus dem Ort.

Kirchengemeinden
Der Ort verfügt über eine evangelisch-lutherische Kirchengemeinde sowie über eine Freie evangelische Gemeinde.

Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur

Industrie und Gewerbe
Südwestlich, entlang der Bundesstraße 253, schließt an den Ort das Gewerbegebiet "Auf dem Goldberg" an, wo einige mittelständische Unternehmen angesiedelt sind. Angedacht ist eine Erweiterung dieses Gebietes in Richtung Elsbachtal, möglicherweise auch ein Interkommunales Gewerbegebiet mit Breidenbach entlang der Scheldetalbahn bis zur Boxbachstraße mit einem kleinen Güterbahnhof (siehe auch Abschnitt "Zukunft" im Artikel "Scheldetalbahn").

Verkehr
Um den vom Orkan Kyrill verursachten Windbruch leichter abtransportieren zu können, wurden die Bahngleise auf dem letzten verbliebenen Teilstück der zum Jahr 2002 stillgelegten Scheldetalbahn wieder für die Industrie geöffnet. In Höhe des oberen Endes des Perfstausees; nahe dem Abzweig der Kreisstraße 108 nach Wiesenbach wurde eine Holzverladestelle eingerichtet. Von dort wird das Holz in großen Mengen per Güterzug – ab Wallau auf der Oberen Lahntalbahn – zu verarbeitenden Sägewerken transportiert.

Durch den Ort führt die Bundesstraße 253.

Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel

Heute ist der Ort durch folgende Buslinien über die beiden Haltestellen Schlossstraße und Perfstausee an das ÖPNV-Netz des RMV angebunden:

 491: Dillenburg–Niedereisenhausen–Biedenkopf (und zurück)
 X41: Dillenburg–Eschenburg–Biedenkopf (und zurück) (Expressbus)
 MR-51: Biedenkopf–Niedereisenhausen–Friedensdorf–Biedenkopf
 MR-52: Biedenkopf–Friedensdorf–Niedereisenhausen-Biedenkopf
An der Scheldetalbahn lag auch der Haltepunkt Breidenstein (Kr. Biedenkopf), der zur Steigerung der Attraktivität der Strecke erst 1955 eröffnet wurde, obwohl die Strecke schon seit ihrer Eröffnung 1911 durch den Ort führte. Seit der Einstellung des Personenverkehrs im Mai 1987 wird der Haltepunkt nicht mehr bedient, zuletzt hielten zwei Züge pro Tag und Richtung. Das Wartehäuschen wurde 1990 abgebaut und der Bahnsteig ist mittlerweile bewachsen.

Öffentliche Einrichtungen

Im Ort gibt es eine Grundschule ("Endenbergschule", seit 1967; ersetzte Schule an der Hauptstraße), eine Kindertagesstätte der evangelischen Kirchengemeinde (seit 1987, zuvor im Bürgerhaus untergebracht) und eine Freiwillige Feuerwehr (seit 1928; die zweitgrößte der Stadt Biedenkopf). "Im Endebergsfeld" existiert ein Ferienhausgebiet mit rund 40 Häusern. Am 10. September 1972 wurde am Endenberg eine Freizeithalle mit einem 135 m² großen Saal eingeweiht. Zuvor bestand schon das Bürgerhaus mit Bücherei und einem ebenso großen Saal, an der "unteren Haide", gegenüber des Feuerwehrhauses, aus dem Jahr 1960. Außerdem existiert in diesem Bereich eine evangelische Kirche aus dem Jahr 1959 mit einem markanten separat stehenden Glockenturm.

Persönlichkeiten
 Carl Breidenbach zu Breidenstein (1789–1847), hessischer General und Politiker
 Helmut Spengler (* 1931), Theologe und Vikar in Breidenstein
 Sibylle Bamberger (* 1968), Autorin und Journalistin, geboren und aufgewachsen in Breidenstein

Literatur

Weblinks

 Internetauftritt von Breidenstein
 Stadtteil Breidenstein In: Webauftritt der Stadt Biedenkopf.

Einzelnachweise

Stadtteil von Biedenkopf
Ehemalige Gemeinde (Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf)
Patrimonialgericht (Oberhessen, Provinz Hessen-Darmstadt)
Stadtrechtsverleihung 1398
Stadtrechtsverleihung 1953
Gemeindeauflösung 1974
Ort im Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf


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Another problem that comes with job rotation is that it doesn't check the amount of time that has been wasted in training those who are not worth it and those who don't really deserve to be within the system as well. Once picked the wrong kind of people for job rotation, it creates a danger of misuse of information of other departments as well as their data. If someone has been volunteering for it willingly, the company will have to give them the opportunity. Anyone who has been denied of that would speak bad about the organization and eventually lose all interest. It is hard therefore to find people who are deserving of this.
The final disadvantage that comes with job rotation is that there are no results towards the end. People end up learning after being shifted to a new department. It doesn't help them in any way get better and obviously, that doesn't help you either.
Finally, here are some of the popular misconceptions people have regarding job rotation. Keep reading to find out what they are!
One of the biggest misconceptions regarding job rotation is that it is quite easy to design. Effective designing happens to be the most difficult and vague aspects of job rotation programs nowadays.
The sequence of rotation, as well as frequency, must be based on the evaluation of the specialist as well as the other job factors which include the muscle groups that are used, postures, forces and repetition. The skills and training requirements must not be left out.
Even though it is true that job rotations are a hard sell in today's world, the benefits of doing job rotation may exceed the costs at times. The employees, as well as managers, are going to accept the program which is provided and fully understand all the benefits that come with job rotation. This includes the upper management as well. They are also fully committed towards that.
This brings the post to an end. If you have liked reading the article and found some benefit from it, please do let us know in the comment box below. Always remember that job rotation is tough, needs a lot of understanding but comes with plenty of benefits.
It also has its cons like everything else. If you have some questions regarding the article, do let us know as well. On that note, good luck.


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WestJet reports May load factor of 79.0 per cent
Airline flies a record 1.6 million guests in the month, up 5 per cent
CALGARY, June 4, 2014 /CNW/ - WestJet today announced May 2014 traffic results with a load factor of 79.0 per cent. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs), or traffic, increased 4.8 per cent year-over-year, and capacity, measured in available seat miles (ASMs), grew 4.1 per cent over the same period. The airline flew 1.6 million guests in May, a year-over-year increase of 5.1 per cent or more than 77,000 additional guests.
"We are very pleased with our continued strong year over year traffic growth as a record number of guests in May chose to fly with WestJet," said WestJet President and CEO Gregg Saretsky. "I want to thank all of our 10,000 WestJetters for their continued efforts in providing the friendly caring service that was central to WestJet's recent ranking as one of the most highly valued brands in Canada according to Interbrand Canada's 2014 Best Canadian Brands report."
May 2014 traffic results
May 2014 May 2013 Change
Load factor 79.0% 78.5% 0.5 pts
ASMs (billions) 2.005 1.926 4.1%
RPMs (billions) 1.584 1.512 4.8%
Year-to-date 2014 Year-to-date 2013 Change
Load factor 82.2% 82.9% (0.7 pts)
ASMs (billions) 10.675 9.972 7.0%
In May, WestJet launched its app for iPhone with Passbook support, available for free download from the App Store. WestJet guests can now book new flights, add existing reservations, check in for upcoming flights and get flight status information while also enjoying extras like seamless Passbook integration, exclusively available for iPhone users.
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