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There are a wide range of materials that you can opt to utilize for house splashbacks today. Whether you are redesigning your kitchen area or constructing a customized home from the ground up, you wish to pick the best material for your splashback. The splashback in a kitchen area serves the functional purpose of protecting your walls from staining, splashing and more while you are preparing meals and snacks, doing dishes and more.
However, it likewise is a large and extremely noticeable feature in the kitchen, so it should be attractive in style. Using the best material can boost your cooking area design while the incorrect material might diminish your design efforts. Those who have actually compared the options readily available are overwhelming deciding to use glass splashbacks in their kitchen area décor. With a closer take a look at exactly what glass can provide to you, you will discover that it provides a variety of essential benefits.
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Among the most important features to consider for any splashback material is its resilience. A splashback may be exposed to water, food spills and splatters, dings from small home appliances and other kitchen products bumping into them and more. Some products, such as metal plating or ceramic tiles, might damage or chip. They might even become stained when specific substances are left on them for too long.
The glass that is used with splashbacks, nevertheless, is developed to be extremely long lasting so that it will not shatter, crack or break. It likewise will not stain. In fact, this is a material that is developed to look just as excellent on the day that it was installed as it does many years down the road.
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Another essential benefit related to glass as a product for your cooking area splashback is that it is simple to clean. Through the typical use of your kitchen area, a splashback will certainly end up being filthy. Some products that you might utilize with your splash need special cleansing methods.
Enduroshield is an alternative that will greatly benefit the time spent cleansing in the kitchen area. Enduroshield is an ultra-thin transparent covering that entirely adheres to the glass surface and supplies protection that will push back both water and oil based stains. Enduroshield is a long-term application that gets rid of the need for severe cleaning products.
For example, tile will need special cleaning products and periodic grout cleaning and scrubbing. On the other hand, glass can be cleaned with a normal household glass cleaner and paper towels. There is no need to scrub or pay an expert to clean your splashback occasionally when you have a glass splashback set up in your house.
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She grew up on a farm in Madison, Virginia and was drawn to Asheville the first time she stepped downtown. Emma graduated from UNC Asheville with an Interdisciplinary Studies degree in Mass Communication, New Media, and Music.
As a student, Emma chaired the Senior Class Board and joined Alpha Xi Delta women's fraternity. Additionally, she interned for the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), Center for Diversity Education, and Interdisciplinary Department. Following graduation, Emma worked for COPLAC as a communications coordinator before accepting the opportunity to serve her alma mater in 2017.
Get to Know Me
Choose a movie title for the story of your life?
All Dogs Go to Heaven
What Asheville meal could you eat for the rest of your life?
Zambra's house-made gnocchi with three graces chevre, butternut squash, sage oil and poppy seeds (mmmmm).
Where would you love to max-out your credit card?
How will you spend your time after retirement?
Rescuing all the senior pups I have the capacity to care for.
Where would we find you during the Zombie Apocalypse?
UNC Asheville! With that many liberal arts minds - we can take down the Zombies.

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To the Worshipful Mr. FOHN SNOW,
Bailiff of STOCKBRIDGE. SIR, | Ccording to my Promise when I took
my Leave of you, I send you all the
Pamphlets and Papers which have been Printed since the Diffolution of the last Parliament; among these you will find your Hum. ble Servant no small Man, but spoken of more than once in Print: You will find I take up whole Pages in the Examiner, and that there is a little Pamphlet written wholly upon me, and directed to me. As you are the MagiArate of the Town wherein, of all Places in the World, it concerns me moft to appear a different Man, from the Person whom thele Writers represent me; I address my Vindication to you, and at the same time to the whole Borough. In the firft Place I must recommend to your Perusal a printed Paper, which was publith'd in French on one side, and Englise on the other, and given Gratis in the open Streets: A Country Gentleman of my Acquaintance, who was going into Wales the next Day, receiv'd one of them from a Boy diAtributing them in Cheaphide, and made me a Present of it. I will trouble you only with the Englife.
A most Humble Address or Memorial presented
to Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, by the Deputy of the Magistrates of Dunkirk to Her Majesty. May it please your moft Excellent Majesty, THE Sieur Tuggbe, Deputy of the Magi
1 strates of Dunkirk to your Majesty, to implore your Clemency in relation to the in« tended Demolition of the Fortifications and
Port of the said Town, had entertain's Hopes 6 that by the most humble Representations he • had presum'd to make, touching the extreme I Misery to which the said Demolition will reo duce Eighteen Thousand Families that make
up that City, your Majesty's Mercy might have • been moved, and that according to his most re
fpe&tful Request, he might have obtain'd the i Preservation at leaft of the Mole or Dikes of " that Port. But he was as it were Thunder. • struck by the Denunciation which my Lord
Viscount Bolingbroke made to him, that your * Majesty did not think fit to make any Alteration o in the dreadful Sentence you have pronounc'd « against that Town, and that'tis your Majesty's « Pleasure that Sentence should be executed in( its full Extent. Tho' stunn'd by this Blow, o the Sieur Tuggbe yet presumes co approach I once more your Majesty's awful Throne, be
ing thereto encouraged by the Benefit your Ma.
jetty's Clemency pours down on all the Na. • tions of the Earth, and with trembling to o represent to your Majesty, that he does not • demand that the Works that may serve either for the Attack or Defence of Dunkirk be preserved,
either on the Landfide, or towards the Sea.
The unfortunate Inhabitants of Dunkirk are no o longer concern'd for those magnificent Works, 6 that strike Terror on all the Beholders. The • Magistrates only beg the Preservation of the • Mole and Dikes that form and keep up the Har« bour, thereby to preserve to their People only o their neceffary Subsistence, by enabling them • to carry on their Herring Fishing,and some other
small Trade along the Coast.
"Your Majesty endued with Native Clemency ! and Chriftian Charity, of which all Nations ' feel the benign Influence, desires not to return
· Evil for Evil; nor does your Majesty admit it .6 in your Resolutions any farther than it is in
. dispensably necessary according to Political 6 Views, and agreeable to the Welfare of your Gown Subjects. The Sieur Tuggbe will pressume to observe to your Majesty that the Pre
servation of the Harbour of Dunkirk, in the ( naked Condition it has been Represented, will s neither be inconsistent either with the Politi(cal Views of Great Britain, or the Welfare ** and Good of the British Subjects, but rather « Beneficial to both.
Dunkirk has had the Misfortune to become o the Object of Great Britain's Indignation, either
by the Sea Armaments the King made there,and ' which during the late Wars may have disturb'd • the Tranquility of your Majelty's Kingdoms, s and retarded the Execution of your Majesty's • Projects, or by the Privateering of its inhabi
tants, which has often annoy'd and molested • the Trade of your Majesty's Subje&s. But in the 6 Condition to which your Petitioner begs its • Harbour to be reduc'd, that is, diverted of all its Works and Fortifications, and its Mole and Dikes only preserv'd, it will never be able, ! whatever War (which God avert ) may hap"pen for the future, either to form any Obstacle + to your Majesty's Projects, or to disturb the 'r Trade of your Majetty's Subjects, fince in o such a Condition it will be an open Town, s both on the Land and Sea. fide, abandon'd to
the first Invader, defenceless for whom soever • shall possess it, and which any Enemy may ené ter by Sea and by Land, in order to burn both o the Ships that might be fitting out there, and
even the Town and Harbour. Thus in such ca Condition Dunkirk ncither will nor even i can be opposite either to your Majesty's Politi' scal Views, or to the Welfare of your Maje. * Ay's Subje&ts.
i The Preservation of the Harbour of Dun. * kirk without Works and Fortifications, may
in fine be equally useful, and become even
abfolutely necessary, both for your Majesty's « Political Views, and the Good of your Sub• jeets.
's Your Majesty's Political Views, chiefly in « Times of Peace, center all in the Increase of * the Commerce of your Majesty's Subje&s, e and at the same time the Welfare and Interest
of your Subjects lie in the Improvement of their s Trade. Therefore by proving that the Pre
fervation of the Harbour of Dunkirk will be not only advantageous, but also necessary for o the Commerce ofihe Subjces of Great Britain, * your Peticioner hopes he shall prove all that's o concaind in his Second Propofition.
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been poking the beast lately, or feeding/molesting so to speak. Last two weekends have seen some drinking, and last night was a full moon hash. So totally want a drink tonight. right now I'm fine, but I'm like, ooh what am I going to do tonight? Full Moon Hash is a bike hash we do bout once a year on a full moon, that happens on the weekend and we go on a bike hash saturday night with lights instead of sunday afternoon. It's a blast. Had a great time last night.
The more I drink, the more I'll want to drink. I know this. I accept it. I also accept that the farther down the rabbit hole I fall the harder it is to climb out.
It's never gonna go away is it? Nope, just gotta ignore it when it comes.
Oh don't worry, I'm doing good. New job is still good, 3 wks in, home life is great, everything's fine, it's just that I and my old favorite friend's path we stride are forever fused it seems. we may put distance between us but we're always parallel to the other and it's inevitable we'll intersect again someday.


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To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 24 January 1799
From Timothy Pickering
Philadelphia Jany 24. 1799.
I have been so much occupied since the receipt of your letter desiring a copy of one you wrote last year, that I have not had time to search for the original: as soon as I can I will do it, & if found, forward a copy.1
Your letter of the 15th covering one for Mr Murray & one for Lafayette I will take care of, and forward those two to their destination in a few days, when I shall write to Mr Murray.2
I take the liberty of inclosing my late report on French affairs: as soon as a correct copy shall be published in a pamphlet, I will do myself the honor to inclose one, together with Mr Gerry's budget. I learn from Massachusetts that he is doing mischief—as I expected.3 I am with great respect Sir your most obt servt
Timothy Pickering
ALS, NNMM; William A. Smith Collection, property of Metropolitan Museum of Art, on deposit at New York Public Library.
1. See GW to Pickering, 4 January.
2. GW wrote from Mount Vernon on 15 Jan.: "Dear Sir, You would oblige me by forwarding the enclosed letters to their respective Addresses, by such opportunities as you may think safest & best; and if you should hear of their miscarriage (by Capture of the Vessel) that you would be so good as to inform me thereof. I am—Dear Sir Your Affecte and Obedt Hble Servant Go: Washington" (ALS, Vi). GW wrote to both Lafayette and William Vans Murray on Christmas Day.
3. On 21 Jan. 1799 President John Adams forwarded to the Congress the "Report of the Secretary of State on the transactions relating to the United States and France, since the last communication to Congress on that subject." The report covering the period from the spring to the fall of 1798 concentrates on Talleyrand's efforts "to exculpate" himself "from the charge of corruption" and "to detach Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry from his colleagues, and to inveigle him into a separate negotiation" (ASP, Foreign Relations, description begins Walter Lowrie et al., eds. American State Papers. Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States. 38 vols. Washington, D.C., Gales and Seaton, 1832–61. description ends 2:229–38). On 2 Feb. Pickering wrote GW: "In my report, I had noticed . . . Mr Gerry's conduct, as wrong in principle,
and in many particulars very reprehensible: but these (contrary to my wishes) were omitted. . . . For your own eye, I have inserted in the copy of my report now inclosed, the passages referred to, as I had written them."


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Professional Residential Cleaning Services from Selclene Southeast – Chislehurst, Southeast London – Oven Cleaning for Beginners
Selclene Southeast are here to assist you with all your domestic cleaning jobs in Chislehurst, Southeast London, we have some great deals at the moment for any house cleaning service you require. If you hate cleaning or simply don't have time in your busy week to fit it all in, we are here to help. Get in touch with our friendly staff and we can discuss any cleaning requirements you have. In the meantime please keep reading and we can help you with or oven cleaning tips to make your life easier
Oven cleaning is rarely the top of anyone's priorities. No kitchen is complete without an oven. Whether your kitchen is the size of a shop, or the size of a wardrobe – the kitchen is the place where great meals are made, laughs and wine are shared. The kitchen is there for preparing meals for one, cake baking, a family dinner for the table, or rummaging through the cupboards in the middle of the night when you're peckish.
With so much of our time spent eating, we should equally spend some of our attention on oven cleaning. With a such heavily used appliance, we tend to become unaware of the true state inside. No one does deep oven cleaning after every use, but after a while you may suddenly realise you're in need of one! We've cleaned hundreds of ovens and have plenty of oven cleaning tips! For this article we're concentrating on the simplest and most eco of oven cleaning products – baking soda and vinegar.
Low-fuss Overnight Oven Cleaning
What you need to start:
- One dirty oven
- Large bowl
- Rubber Gloves
- Spatula
- Baking soda
- Water
- White vinegar
Essential oven cleaning prep: remove all racks, wire shelves, trays, thermometers, and pots and pans. Set aside on the counter or on the stove top for the time being.
Stage one – giving the oven a good pasting
Begin cleaning oven with baking soda. In a large bowl, mix about 1 cup baking soda, to a few tablespoons of water. Make a mixture that is not too dry, and not too wet. You want a perfect consistency to spread, like toothpaste.
Spread your baking soda/water mixture to the complete inside of your oven. Use gloves for all oven cleaning, even with baking soda, to ensure the paste reaches every inch and corner of the inside of your oven, but doesn't end up under your nails. For thick and grimy areas, coat the inside with an extra thick baking soda mixture for extra oven cleaning power. Don't forget the interior of the door area, the top lip of the oven and sides, that sadly neglected glass door… really get inside your oven to ensure the deepest clean.
Leave this baking soda/water paste in your oven overnight. The longer the better to be honest, and apply extra to any bare patches as they become apparent.
While stage one of the oven clean progresses, you can use this time to cleaning oven racks. Scrub down your wire racks and shelves with a kitchen brush and that baking soda/water paste again. This way sparkling clean wire racks will go back into your clean oven once it is all ready.
Stage Two – getting visible results from oven cleaning
Once you have waited overnight for the baking soda to work, you can use a damp dish cloth to wipe off the dry baking soda residue. If you have dried and stuck-on paste, you can use a non-metal spatula to reach and clean those hard places and get to the visible results part of oven cleaning.
When you have scraped the inside of your oven clean, (don't forget about cleaning oven door glass!) use a spray bottle filled with white vinegar. Cleaning oven with vinegar spray on the inside means that any residue of baking soda will react with the vinegar, lifting any final stains and making it easier to wipe down the rest of the vinegar & baking soda mixture.
Replace the scrubbed and shining wire racks, and you're done!
Oven cleaning does not need to be a mission, nor do you have to do all the back-breaking work to get the inside all shiny and new. With Selclene Southeast, we are here to help even the toughest jobs, and show you easy ways around them. Maybe we could take care of the oven cleaning for you in Chislehurst, Southeast London. Give us a call today on 020 8698 6953 and we will be happy to discuss your requirements and provide you with a quote. If you would prefer to email us then please send your message to: email@example.com


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WaterMiners focuses on the recirculation of mining impacted waters with high concentrations of substances (coal dusts) in the coal mining industry, as well as the appropriate and efficient (re-)use of mining impacted waters for mining purposes as well as drinking water and service water in the project region Hon Gai in Vietnam.
The core of the project is the development of a spatial material flow management for mine water treatment and reuse in connection to the related energy consumption, use of additives and the generation of sludges in water treatment. In addition to technical concepts, the WaterMiner project looks at environmental impacts and benefits as well as economic efficiency from an operational and social point of view.
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Traditional Chocolate Crinkle Cookies get a healthy gluten and sugar free makeover!
Typical chocolate crinkle cookies are chocolate cookie dough coated in powdered sugar and then baked forming a crackle appearance. Making these gluten and sugar free has been no easy task, but the cookie you see here is tasty and pretty close in resemblance of a traditional cookie. Something to remember about baking sugar free is that the texture to baking with refined sugar is and will always be different. Comparing a typical sugar cookie with a sugar made cookie is like comparing apples to oranges. When you can get past the fact that some things may never look the same as traditional and can embrace the healthier version of a cookie gluten and sugar free you will love these cookies!
Making a sugar-free powdered sugar was something I had never tried before either. I used my friend Adrienne's recipe from Whole New Mom (linked below) and it worked very well, BUT it can NOT be coated in the powdered sugar like you would in a regular crinkle recipe and then baked. I've tried it and the result is a glossy look, not white at all. The powdered sugar free substitute just dissolves into the cookie. Follow the directions I've given you below and you will have this look above.
My children were my taste testers for these cookies and all 3 loved them! I froze the rest for Christmas to make cookie trays to bring to neighbors and my parents house on Christmas Eve.
Notes on Substitutions:
- 1 packet of powdered stevia is equal to about 1/2 teaspoon.
- 3 droppers half full of liquid stevia is equal to about 3/4 of a teaspoon.
- You could try subbing the butter for coconut oil but the texture will be much drier.
- You could try a gluten free flour blend from King Arthur or Bob's Red Mill, but I made my own and it is in the notes below. Only use one cup for the recipe and you will have left over flour for another time.
- If you choose not to use erythritol you could substitute baking stevia possibly, but I haven't tried baking with that. You could also try subbing coconut sugar. If you make any adaptions please come back and share them and the results, thanks!
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Gluten & Sugar Free Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
- 2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
- 1/4 cup butter
- 6 packets powdered stevia
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup powdered erythritol
- 3 droppers vanilla liquid stevia
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup gluten free flour blend* See note
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup sugar free powdered sugar
- In a microwavable bowl or in a sauce pan on the stove, melt the chocolate and butter.
- Once melted stir in the powdered stevia and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a stand mixer add eggs, erythritol, stevia and vanilla extract. Blend until creamed together.
- In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, xanthum and salt.
- Gradually pour into the wet ingredients while blending on low speed.
- Pour in the chocolate mixture until combined.
- Using a small cookie scoop, pack batter into scoop.
- Make 20 rounded scoops and set onto a parchment lined baking sheet, 2 inches apart.
- Bake 14-15 minutes.
- Once out of the oven sprinkle powdered sugar over the top of each.
Recipe Notes
*I used my own gluten free flour blend which includes 2 cups of brown rice flour, 2/3 cup potato starch, 1/3 cup tapioca starch.
Other Christmas Recipes you might like:
- Toffee Crunch Bark (Gluten & Nut Free)
- No Bake Sugar Free Chocolate PB Oat cookies ( Dairy & Nut Free options)
- No Bake Sugar-Free Chocolate PB Truffles (Nut Free Option)
- No Bake Honey Peanut Butter Balls
- Crock Pot Peppermint Fudge (Dairy Free)
- Sugarless Sugar Cookies
- 3 Ingredient Chocolate Bark (Nut, Soy & dairy free)


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Clare Measures has been Head of Year 5 at Dulwich College (Singapore) for the last four years and will be Deputy Head of Junior School from next academic year. In this article, she tells us a little more about what it feels like to float in space, how she knows the sign language for Yellow Submarine and the reason she hiked up Mount Kenya.
Where else in the world have you lived?
I grew up in the UK and was lucky to live in Cornwall by the sea, Scotland in the snow, Cambridge and London. I loved teaching in Nairobi, Kenya, and in Bangkok, Thailand before four years here in Singapore.
Tell us about your family.
My parents live in Lincolnshire and my father reminds everyone of Homer Simpson. He was in the RAF and was on the first plane to the Falklands War. My sister lives near them with her family. My husband Nick is a writer and the editor of a monthly travel magazine and we have twin boys, Hector and Noah who are in Year 3.
What's your favourite weekend activity in Singapore?
Doing something with my family. I like going to concerts and visiting art galleries and museums when they have new exhibitions on. Our go-to place is the ArtScience Museum and I have seen everything there from Pixar animations to Nobel Prize winners. My ideal weekend would involve a lie-in, an adventure and a glass of bubbles.
Did you always want to be a teacher?
No, I dreamed of being an astronaut. I went to Space Academy in America when I was 18 for three weeks and underwent simple training and several 'missions'. To simulate weightlessness, you go underwater in a giant tank and try to mend satellites, you experience g-force in a centrifuge and then complete assignments from Mission Control or onboard the shuttle whilst carrying out EVAs (extra-vehicular activities). After my first degree, I worked in a deaf school as a Teaching Assistant and by the end of my first day, I knew I wanted to be a teacher.
What is your favourite book and who is your favourite author?
I loved a book called the 'Good Soldier Svejk' by Jaroslav Hasek, a dark comedy about an incompetent soldier who ends up imprisoned by his own troops. However, I also adored 'The Time Traveller's Wife' which made me cry, a lot. 'Wonder' by R.J. Palacio is my favourite at the moment - again I cried buckets, in front of my class! It is such an important book that I think every child should read it.
Tell us about a hidden talent or a top secret that no-one would know about you.
Oh! I used to be quite fluent in British Sign Language after working in the Deaf School, I can sign a mean 'Yellow Submarine'! Also, I marched across Holland just before I left school (I received a medal and lost five toenails!), I climbed Mount Kenya (5199m) to try and get my photo in OK! Magazine and I can move my ears without touching them.
Which five people would you invite to a dinner party, dead or alive?
Banksy - a street artist, David Bowie, Victoria Beckham, my Grandad and Christa McAuliffe - a teacher who was going to teach from the Challenger Space Shuttle.
What does a typical day at the College look like for you?
Busy and no two days are the same. My day is a rollercoaster of learning, meetings, a duty, fun, reminding children to tuck in, plug in and 'aim high', smiling, preparing, marking and an occasional handstand. Most days, I go to bed grateful for working with such enthusiastic children and an inspiring year team of passionate teachers. A typical day is awesome.
Do you have a motto or saying that really resonates with you?
Maya Angelou said, "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." In short - your actions are more important than words.
Do you have a most memorable teacher moment?
So many. Every class I have had has been memorable and I keep their scrapbooks in my cupboard. You can't beat being called 'mum' accidentally or those lightbulb moments when a student 'gets it'. But, my most embarrassing moment was when I was teacher training and my wraparound skirt fell to the floor - thank goodness I was wearing tights! One of my most memorable moments was arranging a science week for Year 4 children that involved a few CSI techniques to solve the crime. I arranged for the Thai police to 'arrest' the Headteacher, they got quite carried away, handcuffed him and led him off the campus!
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James Priest and Sarah Mercier shone again and repeated their race victories from the series opener 3 weeks ago but while a resurgent Andrew van Kints pushed Priest all the way in the 4 mile event Mercier was a clear third overall in the 130+ field and had an easier ride on her way to a women's win.
With maximum points from the opening two events both winners are in strong positions to claim their respective Men's and Women's FNB XC Series titles. In fourth place overall Chris Gillman picked up good points and with several athletes missing this event looks likely to challenge for the overall podium.
Last year van Kints was in the striped vest of Cheltenham for his first race on Guernsey soil and there was something poignant that for his last race on local soil he donned a Guernsey vest – near identical bar the colour of the stripes – the former RAF man will move from his post as a pilot at Specsavers and take a new role based in the Antarctic. Phil Nicolle's image captures him (209) alongside Will Bodkin (216, 5th), Mercier (117) and Priest (62).
Louise Perrio was somewhat down on her best but still placed second woman albeit nearly two and a half minutes behind the category winner. Emily Bookless was a further 2 minutes behind in third.
Under 15 athlete Gian-Luca Robilliard was first across the line in the supporting 3 mile event from fellow age-groupers Jack Le Tissier and Ryan Moroney.
14-year old Summer Woodhead was a runaway winner of the 2 Mile event from Rupert Wilson and Tilly Beddow.
Race Images – Phil Nicolle – https://www.facebook.com/philfuzznic/media_set?set=a.10155843120628015&type=3
Keenan Butcher – https://www.facebook.com/keenan.butcher/photos_albums?lst=1659072949%3A638784702%3A1541918005
Rob Elliott – https://www.facebook.com/rob.elliott.906/media_set?set=a.10218051970640365&type=3
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A big thank you to all the volunteers who ensured this event went ahead.
Course Setup and Takedown :- Danny Blake, Tom Nichols, George Nichols, James Priest, Michael Way, Mel Nicolle, Phil NIchols, Carl Holden , Ray Scholes, Mikey Ingrouille, Nick Marley.
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Celltrion said that it has recorded sales of 289.1 billion won ($249 million) in the third quarter, up 25.1 percent from a year earlier. The company also registered 103.1 billion won in operating profit, a hefty increase of 40.1 percent.
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"Our company has shown growth throughout its product portfolio, such as the EU launch of Remsima SC after receiving approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and market expansion of Truxima, which the company is planning to launch in the U.S.," the company said. "Turnover also increased thanks to robust sales of chemical drugs from Celltrion Pharmaceutical and the Ajovy contract manufacturing organization (CMO) contract with Teva, a multinational pharmaceutical company."
The market shares of Celltrion's primary products, such as Remsima, Truxima, and Herzuma, are stably expanding in Europe, the company said, adding that it plans to complete the approval process of more than one biosimilar product annually until 2030.
Aside from the commercially available Remsima, Truxima and Herzuma, the company is developing an Avastin biosimilar CT-P16 for colorectal cancer, Humira biosimilar CT-P17 for autoimmune diseases, Xolair biosimilar CT-P39 for allergic asthma and chronic urticarial, Celltrion said in a press release.
The company also noted that it is developing cell lines and started processes for more than 15 subsequent biosimilar candidates.
"In the third quarter, both sales and operating profit increased, aided by the early launch of Remsima SC following the EMA approval and supply growth accompanying our plan to launch Truxima in the U.S.," a company official said.
The global market share of Celltrion products continues to rise, and the company will be able to secure a top-tier portfolio as it plans to receive approval for one or more biosimilars annually until 2030 based on the company's clinical competitiveness, the official added.
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Last week's surrender by opposition forces of their remaining foothold in the old city of Homs once again focused attention on the devastation wrought by three years of conflict on Syria. Pictures of the damage inflicted on the old city are reminiscent of World War II, and with each passing day it becomes more difficult to divine an end point for the stalemated conflict.
We should not read too much into what the opposition withdrawal from Homs means for the wider Syrian conflict. In a protracted conflict such as this, each side attempts to maximise the significance of its tactical victories and to downplay the successes of the other. The opposition lost control of Homs a long time ago so the evacuation was simply the coup de grace and allowed the evacuation of several hundred fighters back into rebel ranks. Still, Homs was considered by some as the cradle of the revolution and its loss by the opposition has handed a significant symbolic victory to the regime ahead of the 3 June elections. The Syrian Government was quick to allow residents back into the devastated old city as a sign that the government was back in control.
The opposition attempted to take the gloss off the regime's reassertion of control over Homs by staging a spectacular demolition of a government controlled hotel in Aleppo; the film of the explosion was quickly distributed to compete with the images of its fighters leaving Homs on buses. Given that the hotel had allegedly been heavily damaged in a similar attack in February this year, the tactical significance of last week's attack is minimal. Initial opposition claims that it was a Syrian military headquarters have been downgraded to claims that it was sleeping quarters for soldiers or a base for snipers as the days passed. This attack was for the cameras more than for tactical advantage. The narrative vs counter-narrative battle is in many ways just as important as the battlefield operations, particularly when the Syrian Opposition Coalition is in Washington trying to convince the US to trust it with advanced weaponry.
Perhaps the most interesting outcome of the Homs evacuation was the role played by Iran and Russia in securing the deal, something acknowledged by the UN. Iran had a vested interest, given reports that part of the agreement allowed for the release of Iranian (and Hizbullah) fighters held by the opposition forces. Claims of Russian involvement once again show how deft Moscow has been in dealing with the Syrian issue compared to the West. Mind you, its task is relatively easy compared to that of the West: Moscow has a single client to deal with and a domestic population that appears supportive of Russia's increasingly bearish foreign policy.
There has been some talk of Homs simply being the latest in a series of localised ceasefires that may build some kind of momentum for more and allow a breathing space for meaningful negotiations. On the face of it, this makes sense as a way of stopping the fighting without either side having to concede defeat. But such an arrangement only ever favours the regime and normally comes after the government has battered the local residents and fighters into submission. The opposition realises this, and is aware of the risk that they could be 'defeated in detail' if localised truces were to become more widespread. It would allow the Syrian Government to concentrate its forces in far fewer areas. Once again, the opposition only has itself to blame for this predicament. The Assad regime has maintained a unity that has eluded the opposition, and without centralised control of truce arrangements, government forces are able to exploit local conditions to establish agreements that suit their purposes.
Homs is unlikely to presage a broader move towards negotiated ceasefires. It has however provided the Assad regime with a symbolic victory, and will undoubtedly be featured heavily in Syrian media during the 3 June election as an example of a return to normalcy. In reality, however, normalcy is very much a distant memory.


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2015: Water, water everywhere
This spring/summer will be remembered as the season of water.
Of course, we are seeing high water everywhere as moderate flooding affects the Illinois and Mississippi rivers at the Riverbend. The east end has diverted traffic and water is creeping seemingly everywhere. Even the Argosy Casino has built ramps so casino-goers can keep their toes dry.
And many of us a reminded daily as to just how high the river reached in 1993 as we drive by Ardent Mills.
We're also struggling through the resolution of water main breaks just up the hill on East Broadway. The road there is closed now as workers patch up the street after those breaks that go as far back as April.
One problem led to another. Water mains failed at Lincoln-Douglas Square and Alby south of East Broadway. Water then washed out soil supporting the lines, causing pipes to shift and leaving a chasm under East Broadway from Piasa up to Alby.
Later the city discovered there were sinkholes under the street.
But we're nearing the end. We're grateful for all the hard work put in by crews as we get ever closer to the conclusion of the project.
Kudos for some of our neighbors
A shout-out today for a couple of people in the community:
Here's a kudo to the Alton Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau for its initial work in setting up the Oct. 17 re-enactment program in Alton that will commemorate the Lincoln-Douglas debate and life of the 16th president. Thank you, CVB president Brett Stawar. Working with local historical societies and this newspaper, Stawar is helping to put together a noteworthy. So, save the date.
Kudos also to Liz Parker, a Godfrey lawyer, who was inaugurated as the president of the Alton-Godfrey Rotary Monday night. It's rare for the club to have a woman as president, and we wish her well. She will lead efforts locally to support Rotary International's goal of eliminating polio worldwide. Parker becomes president as we mourn the recent death of the first woman president of the club — Sharon Johnson Ph.d. (2005-06). Jeannine Kelly (2006-07) was the only other to lead the club.
Finally, kudos to Alton Mayor Brant Walker and Alton Main Street Executive Director Sara McGibany for working together to find a solution that will allow Main Street, despite a reduction in funding, to remain a viable force in the community.


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Swansea City legend Alan Curtis learned he was losing his coveted first team coaching job by text message.
Curtis is expected to meet Swans chairman Huw Jenkins today to discuss his future role with the club after new boss Paul Clement decided he wanted his own backroom staff.
Jenkins is said to have told Curtis the news by text message on Wednesday morning - just hours after the caretaker manager had guided the Swans to a vital 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace.
The text is said to have informed Curtis he did not need to report for duty at the training ground and his position would be discussed in the coming days.
The Swans' decision to ditch Curtis from a role he loved has caused outrage amongst many supporters. The reports of him learning of his fate in such a manner may well increase that anger.
Curtis, 62, has given three decades of magnificent service to the Swans in a variety of roles, including distinguished player, youth-team coach, first-team coach, assistant manager and caretaker manager.
It was in that caretaker capacity that he inspired the Swans to a much-needed three points at Selhurst Park.
New boss Clement confirmed he had not personally spoken to Curtis since the aftermath of the win at Palace, leaving discussions in the hands of Jenkins.
"Alan is respected by everyone at the club, it's down to him to discuss it with the chairman, but he will be stepping aside from first-team coaching duties on the field. I hope he stays, and that role will be discussed," said Clement.
It remains unclear what new role Curtis will be offered by Jenkins, but that should become more clear after their talks on Friday.


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Former Towie star Georgina Cleverley smells of money and breaks The Wag Code by rubbing her wealth in people's faces
WELCOME to week two of The Secret Wag — the woman with the hottest gossip on the Premier League's biggest stars.
Her revelations have been the talk of football dressing rooms — and the Wags — since we unleashed her first column last Sunday. Today the Secret Wag brings further unmissable gossip. Her identity is strictly confidential.
'SOME people detest the term "Wag". It doesn't bother me. That is what I am.
And when I first became one I was looking forward to new friendships — women who would all get together, meet for lunch and go shopping. That's generally been the case, we help each other out and give each other advice.
We are in a unique position, have each other's backs. We are a tight-knit group. We hate it when women don't stick by The Wag Code — you don't take another woman's man. EVER!
We all love Millie Savage so it was tricky when John Stones first brought his new girlfriend Olivia Naylor to an England game.
If any girl breaks up a relationship between a player and another Wag they will not be welcomed at the games. It just isn't going to happen.
You've got to have your head screwed on as a Wag too. We know that we are lucky, we are not skint, we can buy what we want and we own a fair bit of designer gear. But we try not to be flash.
There are a couple who don't play by the rules. One is Georgina Cleverley. She's an ex-Towie star whose husband Tom plays for Watford.
She flaunts her wealth — posh holidays, restaurants, yachts. She rubs it in your face. If you look at her Instagram you'll see what I mean.
Other Wags have a sense of understanding that other people don't necessarily have that wealth so they don't flaunt it. We don't want to seem stuck up. We are all, pretty much, from working-class families.
But Georgina smells of money. She would smell like Harrods if you sniffed her!
I hate it when the players move up the ranks and the Wags change. I've seen it when they get into the England squad too. They think they're more important than those who aren't in the squad.
The gossip in the WhatsApp groups after one player got a new mega-money deal was that his other half let it go to her head and started hiring staff.
Something Coleen Rooney never did. At one point she even hired two nannies . . . one for each kid, plus a chef and live-in security to help her out at their house.
I was even told they had a night nanny for the latest baby so they wouldn't get disturbed at all during the night.
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"31% of families in #Hawaii don't earn enough money to cover basic needs including housing, food, transportation, child care, and taxes without government or outside help. The people of Hawai'i and millions more across the country can't keep up with the skyrocketing cost of living – even when they work multiple jobs and have more than one wage-earner.
Washington, DC—Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) today spoke on the House floor in remembrance of the 76th Anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor.
Video of Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's Speech is Available Here
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard said:
"As part of the first ever @OfficeofHawaiianAffairs Native Hawaiian Congressional Fellowship class, Katie worked to raise awareness in Congress around Native Hawaiian issues, helped to build bipartisan support behind my bill to combat invasive species & much more. Learn more about this excellent opportunity for Native Hawaiian leaders here https://www.oha.org/DCinternships" - TG
"#Hawaii leads the country in clean energy innovation and usage. Today, 15% of our state's power comes from solar and wind. Now, we're pioneering research into clean energy technologies to harness energy from ocean waves. We must continue to invest in green technologies that will transform our existing energy infrastructure. That's why I've introduced HR 3671, the #OFFAct, to build off Hawai'i's 100% clean energy goal by creating a pathway for the United States to move off of fossil fuels toward becoming a 100% clean energy economy by 2035." - TG
"In Hawai'i, caring for and respecting our planet not only improves our own health and environment, it also strengthens our communities. We are fortunate to have a home where innovative projects to achieve these goals thrive because of the love and support from the community. Organizations like Kona Pacific and The Kohala Center have used federal funds to bring healthy foods into schools in #Hawaii, encourage our communities to buy local, and support sustainable agriculture across Hawai'i.


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Even with all the positives of a digital school it has some downsides. With everyone finding their place in the world, with this comes posts that people wish wouldn't have been posted. These post consist of cyber bullying one another's, sexts, and straight out dumb posts. Even if the post are only directed at one person, they can affect a whole group.
I think the Internet is filled with negative tweets and posts about one another. And because the internet is evolving I think it's only gonna get worse.
"But life at a digital high school isn't all easy A's and smooth sailing. Technology has a dark side as well"


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Jim Ackerman founded Ackerman Asset Management, LLC (AAM) in 2005, as a natural progression of an investment industry career that began in 1996. Prior to founding AAM, Jim's work focused on Institutional Equity Research and Private Client Portfolio Management while at: 1) Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc., 2) Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co, 3) Punk, Ziegel, & Co., and 4) Citigroup Smith Barney. He ranked #2 out of 26 Research Analysts at Legg Mason and received multiple promotions to the most senior levels of Equity Research. Jim's work history also includes eight years in hospital administration at NYU Medical Center and healthcare management consulting.
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City of Sierra Madre Reduces CalPERS Pension Obligations by 42%
CalPERS pension obligations have increased dramatically for local governments in California in recent years. The rapid growth in unfunded pension liabilities has caused many local governments to increase taxes or slash services which are vital to communities. Sierra Madre has chosen a more responsible path to managing its pension obligations, by reducing government spending, while protecting core municipal services.
Sierra Madre used a large one-time payment to CalPERS which resulted in $7 million in savings. When combined with the establishment of an investment fund aimed at the stabilization of pension obligations, Sierra Madre was able to reduce its overall pension payment and liability by more than 40%. These are the foundation of the City's prudent financial management strategy referred to as Pension Stabilization.
"In Sierra Madre, unlike many other municipalities, we focused on solving the pension crisis without asking tax payers for additional funding." Explained City Manager Gabe Engeland at the Tuesday July 24th City Council Meeting. "Instead, we reduced spending, while protecting services, and addressed our pension obligations through a mix of additional payments and changes to our investment strategy."
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China's foreign scientist recruitment strategy under fire from German physicist
China's programme for recruiting foreign scientists has come under scrutiny, sparked by a German physicist who claimed funds due to him were diverted and fraud committed.
According to a report in the journal Science, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in 2011 theoretical physicist Ulf Leonhardt received an offer from the Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research (COER) at South China Normal University (SCNU).
It invited him to spend three months a year there, during which it would pay him a monthly salary of 133,333 Yuan (£13.6k), three times greater than at his tenured position at the University of St Andrews in the UK.
To supplement his COER salary, he applied to two government programmes designed to attract foreign talent with the assistance of his new colleagues – the Recruitment Program of Foreign Experts and the Guangdong Province Leading Talent award.
After just one summer in his position, he bailed out of the contract, claiming a significant portion of the funds due to him and his partner, who had also been offered a job at the centre, were being siphoned off for other uses.
He hired lawyers to investigate. Among things they discovered were incorrectly translated agreements and covert purchases of equipment at COER.
"The fraud they committed was so brazen," Leonhardt told the journal Science.
COER representatives deny Leonhardt's claim.
Some other scholars recruited in the same way and spoken to by the publication shared Leonhardt's misgivings, while there were also others who had a much more positive experience.
– See more at: http://www.recruiter.co.uk/news/2014/11/chinas-foreign-scientist-recruitment-strategy-under-fire-from-german-physicist/#sthash.c0SzYSzg.dpuf
To see the original report, click here.
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2 thoughts on "Trump's Full Faith and Confidence"
morey says:
The reality TV pimp is as useless as any other caricature of leftover 18th Century royalty.
Babalú says:
"Is Trump About to Trigger a Cabinet 'Suicide Pact'?" (NY Magazine 10/6/17) http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/10/is-trump-about-to-trigger-a-cabinet-suicide-pact.html
"Earlier this week, John Hudson reported that the firing of Tillerson would trigger the exodus of two other Trump cabinet officials. Hudson's source, he wrote, "expressed confidence in Tillerson's status due to a so-called 'suicide pact' forged between Defense Secretary James Mattis, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and Tillerson, whereby all three cabinet secretaries vow to leave in the event that the president makes moves against one of them."
There are plenty of reasons for skepticism that this suicide pact would actually hold."
Flashback: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly reacts to President Trump referring to North Korea as 'a band of criminals' during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 19, 2017 http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/trump-s-un-speech-in-expressions-john-kelly-looks-embarrassed-netanyahu-happy/story-udddSaJM0n7HcPWuNc4tAI.html (note time on watch
Meanwhile in a parallel universe: the President of the United States is concerned about 'unfunny' late-night TV hosts and says they should give Republicans 'Equal Time'. http://people.com/politics/donald-trump-late-night-hosts-unfunny-republicans-equal-time/


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GUYS HELP, I CANT INSTALL ANY ANTIVIRUS [Closed]
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Posted 25 May 2014 - 12:45 AM
Yes I have tried and it comes a error (in screenshot). Also i am extremely sorry for the late replies, actually the thing is I'm having exams , they get over on June 31:P
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Posted 25 May 2014 - 08:10 AM
Hope your exams go well!!
Ok thanks for letting me know about ComboFix. That is odd. Let's try a different tool....
Please download Farbar Recovery Scan Tool and save it to your Desktop.
Note: You need to run the version compatibale with your system. If you are not sure which version applies to your system download both of them and try to run them. Only one of them will run on your system, that will be the right version.
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Posted 25 May 2014 - 08:55 AM
Thank you,but they are still going on . Here are the logs you requested.
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Posted 26 May 2014 - 07:55 AM
Please go to: VirusTotal
On the page you'll find a "Choose File" button.
Click on the Choose File button.
In the Choose File to Upload window which opens, copy and paste this into the File Name box.
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Posted 28 May 2014 - 04:06 PM
Still need help?
Posted 28 May 2014 - 08:51 PM
Yes,definitely,Here you go:
Edited by igotmacroed, 28 May 2014 - 11:23 PM.
Posted 29 May 2014 - 05:36 PM
Download CKScanner by askey127 from Here & save it to your Desktop.
- Right-click and Run as Administrator CKScanner.exe then click Search For Files
- When the cursor hourglass disappears, click Save List To File
- A message box will verify the file saved
- Double-click the CKFiles.txt icon on your desktop then copy/paste the contents in your next reply
Posted 31 May 2014 - 07:24 AM
Here you go.. Also I uploaded a screenshot of another problem,see if you can try and help. Also I am unable to install 5 important security updates from windows(out of 47),no matter how many times I try.
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Posted 31 May 2014 - 11:13 AM
CKScanner seems to have detected unauthorized software on your system. Besides being unauthorized, it's the number one way of infecting your system as all cracked/keygen software is infected. This forum, as well as all the other malware removal forums, do not support the use of unauthorized software except for their removal. If I were to continue helping you with unauthorized software installed, it could be construed in the eyes of the law as aiding and abetting a crime.
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Posted 03 June 2014 - 02:25 AM
yes. The only reason they are there was because the normal set-ups were not installing so I tried those(they also didn't work). Can you guide me in detail on how to remove all of them(the ones you require me to remove) completely?
Posted 03 June 2014 - 07:45 AM
help im not able to delete many things.
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Are you able to remove them via Control Panel?
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Full disclosure: I don't like Valentine's Day.
Let's be honest: If you have a holiday where couples are almost obligated to show their feelings for each other, there's going to be a lot of that going on for the sake of it.
Sadly, the commercialism goes hand-in-hand with society's misguided view of love. Perhaps this is an outsider's perspective to the state of modern-day "courting," but I've noticed that society is more in love with the idea of being in love than they are understanding of what love really is.
When anyone says "love" these days, the only thing that comes to mind is romance. If I tell a friend that I love them, we're instantly mistaken for a couple, and because it's not socially acceptable to be "in love" with anyone or anything platonically, this has led to some overly long explanations involving even my sister, best friend, and other associations that I genuinely can say that I love… but not in "that way."
How sad is it that, as a society, we almost always have to explain what kind of love we feel towards someone in order to avoid awkward and rather un-Christianly assumptions? Back in the day, it was quite common to see people hugging, kissing each other on the cheek, crying on one another's shoulders, or just sharing a quiet moment without the assumption being tacked on that said people were romantically or sexually involved. Perhaps nowhere are these false assumptions more prevalent than in geek culture.
As I laid out in an earlier article in regards to the problems that shipping presents in geek culture, I frequently encounter shippers who will go to the ends of the earth to justify their fetish involving fictional characters.
I am an artist and, unfortunately, artists often involve themselves in sites that don't always have any consideration for the Christian worldview. If you aren't drawing every male character kissing on every male character, you're likely white noise, regardless of your talent. If you want to favorite a bit of fan art, you had better dig around in the artist's gallery first because the odds are that they will be uploading some shiptastic stuff that will leave you pouring buckets of bleach into your eye sockets and praying for amnesia before the end of the year. The targets of such "fanfare" are often video games, popular anime, or popular TV shows. As I don't watch much mainstream anime or television, I most often encounter this issue in video games I enjoy.
Two recent games have fallen under heavy attack in this regard because both games have, at their core, brotherly love. These games are Tales of Zestiria and, the more recent release, Final Fantasy XV.
In Final Fantasy XV, the centerpiece of the plot is the relationship between Prince Noctis, his body-guard, his advisor, and his best friend, Prompto. The four travel the world together, cry together, and sleep under the stars or in slummy hotels all within trusting proximity to one another. They live, eat, breathe, and consume vast amounts of Phoenix Downs together.
While it's very clear that Noct has eyes only for his betrothed, fans have climbed over themselves to find some way to justify Prompto's secret "crush" on his best friend. In the anime short released prior to the game's debut, detailing Prompto's backstory, he is seen loosing weight in an attempt to get closer to Noct. Reasonable folk will also point out that he does this while sniffing a perfume-laced letter from a lady and that he wants to lose weight so he can be a better friend to Noct… But logic burns sometimes.
In short, Prompto has no official reason to suffer beside Noct. He's not a bodyguard, nor does he have any practical skills beyond snapping a few selfies at the worst possible moments.
The reality of it is that Prompto was the "fat kid" in school. He was socially awkward and had no friends. He tripped over himself and really didn't know how to communicate with anyone. Noct showed him compassion and, rather than laugh at him after a rough fall, offered a hand to help him up. The prince's kindness moved Prompto to better himself so he could return the favor one day.
Prompto doubts his place among Noctis' posse, as he's just some kid that decided to tag along. Noct, however, relies on Prompto because he is his way of feeling normal. Both the other party members refer to Noct in a more formal manner, and while they do care for the prince beyond his station, there is a clear difference in the way they treat him from the way Prompto treats him. Prompto never refers to Noct as "highness" or "your grace." He never addresses him as "my prince." To Prompto, Noct is and will always be, "my friend." For Noct, just knowing that someone sees beyond his station and calls him friend is worth more than his royal lineage could ever offer.
In Tales of Zestiria, we meet the two characters Sorey and Mikleo. Through the course of the game, it's revealed that both are orphans and were taken in by the same man who raised them side by side as brothers. They share a bond that's unique from any of the other characters in the game and the title "Peas in a Pod" is applied to Mikleo in regards to his relationship with Sorey. This, combined with the fact that the producer and script-writer of the game have stated that they didn't want romance to be a heavy focus and that Sorey was written as an innocent, pure character, has shippers all over the net proclaiming that there exists a romance between the two male leads of the game.
In reality, Sorey does have a fleeting, curious crush on a female character that he meets towards the beginning of the game, but his interest never goes far beyond curiosity and a regard for her as a strong individual. Overall, Sorey is written to be chaste, likely to further reflect how pure and innocent he is in comparison to the dark and festering world that he must save.
Sorey's openness and affection for Mikleo, however, by far overshadows his interactions with any other characters in the game. They grew up side by side, sharing the wound of having no actual blood parents. Sorey was a human taken in by a society of seraphs and found his place at Mikleo's side. There was no one else in his village that was around his age so he shared his life, adventures, dreams, and interests with the young man that he knew as a brother. It makes perfect sense that he feels the most comfortable around the one person with whom he has shared his life, even after he's torn away from his homeland by the call of his fate. Sorey leaves a comfortable, safe life and enters into a world of chaos that is as strange to him as he is to it. The one element in his life that remains constant is his friendship with Mikleo, and its in that friendship that he finds his home and his comfort.
Someone without an understanding of the nature of love could take these developments as romantic situations. Our society has almost made extinct the kinship between two people that exceeds romance. As a whole, relationships have been sexualized at every level and any show of affection to anyone (…or anything) has been likened to romance and sexuality. I have even been told that if you love someone more than you could love a spouse, you've married the wrong person. However, as a Bible-believing Christian, I take Christ at His word.
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. -1 John 4:8
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends. – John 15:13
Nowhere does Jesus say "The greatest of love is the kind of love that goes on in the bedroom" or "If you love someone, you totally must be in love with them." Nowhere. While the Bible does discuss the relationships that, by God's own design, make up the components of a marriage, Jesus Himself had very little to say about romance. It's understood that marriage reflects Christ's relationship with the Church and that relationship is reflected in the union of a man and a woman in an intimate fashion. Yes, this is love, and it's a love that takes two separate people and makes them into one whole.
However, when Christ defined what the greatest of love's manifestations was, He said specifically that it was one's willingness to give their very life for their friends. Christ then went on to affirm this through His actions by laying His life down for the sins of the entire world. He took our punishment upon Himself and endured the pain of death in the worst form that humanity has ever conceived. Jesus not once found Himself romantically inclined towards anyone–but does that mean that He did not know love?
God is love. If the world rejects God, rejects His design for love, romance, and sexuality itself, how can we trust what it says love is? To the Christian, taking God at His own word: God is love. To the world that has rejected God: Love is love. (…Like Blue is blue?)
Personally, there are people in my life who mean more to me than a husband ever could. I have friends that I love in a way that goes beyond the love I hold for even members of my own family. There are folks that I would gladly step in front of a bus for. I hug them, cry on their shoulders, I fall asleep easy around them, and trust them with my secrets. If I walk around without them, it's as if I am missing my own shadow. In essence, we're peas in a pod. Many times we are mistaken for romantic couples because we express our feelings out loud. We're so comfortable around each other that almost nothing is taboo. We can burp and no one bats an eye, we can wear our pj's without feeling weird, and we can discuss anything without hesitation.
What games like Tales of Zestiria and Final Fantasy XV show is that there exists a bond that goes beyond the confines of romance and sexuality. This love between friends is a love that can never be cheapened by something as common as romance. These bonds are biblical, spoken of often in both the Old and New Testament, and held up in reverence by Jesus Himself because it's something that God Himself experienced from the very beginning. Keep in mind that Jesus died for all. He wasn't "into us" that way; He loved us and demonstrated a love that was more powerful than romance could ever be.
Yes, romance is a fantastic thing and a part of the human experience that is beautiful. However, unlike friendship and kinship, one does not need to be in a romantic situation to feel whole. You can feel complete as a person without ever having fallen in love. Many of the disciples died single. Millions have lived happy lives and died single, but can the same be said of anyone who died without knowing what friendship is?
To akin every love to romance not only cheapens romance when it does occur, but it also spits on the most powerful of human emotions. It takes something as complicated as love and smashes it into nothing more than a primitive impulse that even animals feel. We are not animals; we were made in the very image of God. Our God lived love, He orchestrated it, He died for it, and in glory He rose to deliver a promise that we will one day live in a world consumed by it.
None of this is to cheapen, put down, or attack romantic love at all. When a man and a woman complete one another in marriage, it is a beautiful thing. Through that relationship comes new life. The very first blessing God ever gave was to be fruitful and multiply. When God created Adam, He acknowledged that it was not good for man to be alone–so he made woman. From day one, God began orchestrating romance and intimacy, but He never intended for every heartfelt emotion to lead to them. Romance is a beautiful thing–but only within the context of God's design. When romance or intimacy is applied to anything outside of what they were intended for, it becomes harmful to mind, body, and soul. Romance and intimacy are like a fire. If kept inside the fireplace of a home, it can offer warmth and light for the entire household. If that fire is taken out of the fireplace, however, it may provide light and warmth, for a time, but it will quickly consume the home and everyone in it.
So those of you who see Valentine's Day as the day before Half-Price Chocolate Day, don't be afraid to use the occasion to reach out to the people that you love. There's a friend out there that's seen you cry when you won't even shed a tear in front of your own father. There's that bro that took the fall for you when he totally didn't do anything wrong. There's your sister from another mister that showed up at work on a bad day with a cup of coffee, just because. If someone starts to snicker and ship you with your friends–whatever. Know that they likely don't understand love the way it was meant to be perceived, and take the opportunity to change their perspective.
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