"...Which leads to the next item - the office Christmas function," the Boss says to the assembled masses of the IT department.
"The office function or the building function?" one of the helldesk geeks asks.
"Just the office," the Boss says. "The director and I have been talking and he's keen that we all do something together as a team building and morale boosting exercise."
"PAINTBALL!" the PFY cries excitedly.
"Uh, no, I think I'd like to do something else," another of the helldesk geeks sniffs, knowing all too well the harsh sting of the PFY's paintballs, stored - as they tend to be - in the PFY's freezer overnight.
"Yeah, no, I think we want something that's aimed to unite us rather than divide us," the Boss concurs. "Something which we can look back on in a few years and smile at"
Were one blessed with the power of ESP at this point I'm fairly sure the PFY's thoughts would be something like a cross between an Arnie movie and Platoon - complete with Rolling Stones soundtrack - judging by the dreamy expression on his face.
"I think we'll skip the paintball idea," the Director interjects. "How about we do something that everyone would find fun?"
"But everyone loves paintball," the PFY says, apparently oblivious to the fact that half the IT staff have regressed into a semi-vegetative state at memories of past paintball encounters with him.
"Like I say, something everyone will find fun" the Director snaps.
"What about abseiling?" the Boss suggests.
"Uh, well, we're really looking for an activity we can do in the building - so everyone can be involved but we're still close at hand in case there's any systems upsets."
"We could abseil off the building," the PFY suggests.
Judging by their expressions alone the thought of the PFY standing above them - possibly holding a 19" CRT monitor - as they clamber down five stories hasn't struck a chord with the assembled IT staff.
"No, too dangerous," the Director says. "And not something that everyone can get involved in all at once."
"What about..." the Boss' PA starts.
"Well some friends of mine did a 'great race' thing at their work. They all got into teams of four and had to complete various challenges to find the treasures hidden in the building."
"Hmm, interesting - show of hands?" the Boss says.
. . . One all-but-unanimous vote later . . .
"So it's decided then, we'll set up a 'race' on Friday afternoon for various treasures hidden around the building, ending up back here at 4pm for nibbles and drinks!" the Boss burbles.
. . . Friday, 7am, in a mostly darkened building . . .
"Treasure number one, back of the fire hose reel, northern stairwell, second floor" the PFY says to me, not looking up from his view of the Boss and Director on the CCTV monitor.
"Got it," I say, scratching away furiously on a piece of paper.
"Treasure 22, inside the CD storage bin on the Boss' PA's desk," the PFY says finally.
"Don't you feel a little... bad, cheating like this?" I ask him.
"What, you mean after none of the staff wanted be on a team with us?" the PFY asks.
"No, me neither," I chuckle.
. . . That afternoon, one early treasure-gathering mission later . . .
"Righto, off you go!" the Boss cries, handing out the clue envelopes to us all.
. . . Five minutes later, in Mission Control . . .
"How's it going?" I ask the PFY, leaning back to check out his monitor.
"One team's just found treasure one gone," he replies.
"Treasure 19, found to be gone."
"And that's treasure 22 not found," the PFY says. "Show time!"
"Well," the PFY blusters from his pile of treasure, in response to the incredulous questions from the staff. "It was pretty simple really - the clues led us straight to everything."
"But there were four separate treasure paths!" the Boss gasps.
"And there were two key problem-solving people on our team," the PFY says. "We were bound to think outside the box and discover the other paths."
"Well, er, congratulations," the Director mumbles, not wanting to be a bad sport about it and ruin the Christmas morale.
"But to show we're fair and that Christmas parties should be fun for everyone," the PFY adds. "We've decided that everyone should choose a present from the pile."
"I... well, that's very generous of you!" the Boss says, as people make grabs at the treasure pile.
"Not at all!" the PFY replies. "Christmas should be fun for everyone. And with that in mind..."
Now THIS is a Christmas party!


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Q: How to select a subset of points from a universal to minimize the distance from outside to inside? Here is the detailed problem.
I have a set of N points in K-dimension space, called U, and I want select M points of them, called S. For each point p in U, we define the distance from p to S as
$$ d(p, S) = \min_{{p_i} \in S} {d(p, p_i) } $$
the target is finding a set S to get
$$ \min_{S} { \max_i {d(p_i, S)}} $$
I believe it's a NP-hard problem (though I fail to prove) and hope to find an approximate algorithm.

A: That's the Metric $k$-center problem.

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While accreditation and certification are complementary and proceed according to the same methodology, they do not have the same objectives nor the same purpose. It is therefore important to distinguish between them.
Accreditation and certification: what are we talking about exactly ?
Accreditation concerns a certificate issued by a third party to a conformity assessment body (CAB). It constitutes formal recognition of the CAB's competence for conducting specific conformity assessment activities.
Certification refers to a certificate delivered by a third party relating to products, processes, systems or persons.
Accreditation and certification, therefore, do not operate at the same level. While the latter is delivered by inspection bodies that are commonly called certification bodies, the former is the remit of accreditation bodies, whose mission is to inspect the inspection bodies. Accreditation and certification therefore constitute two distinct links in the conformity assessment chain.
Accreditation only concerns the companies that carry out inspection services, when they wish to have their technical competences in this regard formally recognised. It is therefore aimed at test and calibration laboratories, verification bodies, proficiency testing providers, producers of reference materials, biomedical laboratories, and inspection, certification or qualification bodies.
Accreditation does not apply to products, persons or facilities.
By contrast, certification is used to establish, with regard to specific requirements, the conformity of products and services (organic agriculture, "Label Rouge" quality assurance, NF, PEFC mark, etc.), management systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, etc.), or persons (auditors, property diagnosticians, etc.). All companies are therefore liable to call upon certification services.
Let us consider an example to illustrate the complementarity of accreditation and certification. This is, moreover, why accreditation requires the involvement of both quality assessors and technical experts.
The management system of a laboratory may be certified according to standard ISO 9001, but this certification only guarantees that this system is continuously improved. Accreditation, for its part, is aimed at recognising not only that the candidate is well-organised but also that it exercises its activity according to an ethical code and best practices that are internationally accepted.
This is, moreover, why accreditation requires the involvement of both quality assessors and experts in their particular technical field.
Accreditation is only valid for a specific field of competence. Hence, an inspection body that is recognised as competent for inspecting lifting machinery will not necessarily be so for pressure devices. It may however apply for the global certification of its quality assurance system.
Accreditation therefore goes further by providing not only recognition of the conformity of the management system, but also recognition of the competence of the personnel - the men and women - of the site concerned. By contributing to the continuous improvement of inspections and the quality of the products and services released to the market, it underpins confidence.


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They were led out by Mandy Cosgrave (9) who beat Sharon Mooney(11) by 3 and 2, she was followed by Helen O'Flaherty(11) who recorded a 2-hole win over Chris Greally(12), next on the tee was Katie Coleman (14) who beat Marie Hannon Healy (13) by 2 and 1, the penultimate match of Fiona Caulfield (15) against Olive Costello (13) and bottom match of Margaret Harkin(15) with Sheila Stratford (14) were both declared as halves when called-in.
They made the long journey to Knightsbrook Hotel & Golf Resort to participate in the All-Ireland Deciders where they met Munster Champions East Cork in the All-Ireland Quarter Final and were led out again by Mandy Cosgrave who lost out to Deirdre O'Mahony by 5 and 3, next on the tee was Helen O'Flaherty who had a bad day against Mairead Ni Mhurchu when losing out by 6 and 4 she was followed by Katie Coleman who halved her match against Deirdre Ryan, the penultimate match of Fiona Caulfield was a resounding 8 and 6 win for Tara McCarthy and the bottom match of Margaret Harkin was recorded as a halve against Sel O'Leary.
The Ladies of Galway Bay Golf Club won the Connacht Final of the Intermediate Cup of the ILGU Interclub Championship at Donegal Golf Club on Saturday 21st August 2010, when they beat Ballinasloe Golf Club by 4 matches to 1 match.
They made the long journey to Donabate Golf Club to compete in the All-Ireland deciders when they were drawn against Moate Golf Club in the quarter-final. First on the tee was Helen O'Flaherty (17)who won her match 5 and 4 against Pearse Corbett (16), she was followed by Orla Shields (18) who had a convincing 6 and 4 win over Sinead Healy (19), next up was Aoife Killeen (19) who had a similar result against Veronica McCormack (20), the next two matches of Deirdre Toohey (19) against Mary Egan (21) and Sheila Reilly (19) against Eileen White (22) were called-in.
They met Kilcoole Golf Club in the All-Ireland semi-final the following morning and were led again by Helen O'Flaherty (17) who lost her match to Loretto McDermott (17) by 3 and 1, she was followed by Orla Shields (18) who lost out to Angela Maher (18) by 4 and 3, next up was Aoife Killeen (19) who had a comfortable 4 and 2 win over Joan Donnelly (19), the penultimate match of Sheila Reilly (19) against Pauline Doyle (20) was halved, the bottom match Deirdre Toohey (19) also went to the Wicklow club when Karen Hordfall (20) recorded a 5 and 4 win and their passage to the All-Ireland Final.
The Ladies of Galway Bay Golf Club won Connaught Final of the AA Insurance Intermediate Cup and made their way to Royal Tara Golf Club in 2009 to compete in the National deciders, where they beat Mid-Leinster Champions Enniscorthy Golf Club in the All-Ireland Semi-Final and won their match by 3½-matches to 1½-matches. First on the tee was Fiona O'Driscoll (16) who had a convincing 8 and 6 win over Annette Cullen (16), she was followed by Helen O'Flaherty (19) who lost to Stellah Sinnott (17) by 5 and 4, next up was Orla Shields (20) who won her match by 3 and 2 over Josephine O'Connor (17), the penultimate match of Aoife Killeen (20) was halved against Michelle Brown (17), in the bottom match Fiona Caulfield (20) beat Marie Dunphy (22) by 2 and 1.
They met Ulster Champions Edenmore Golf Club in the All-Ireland Final when they lost out by 3 matches to 2 matches, they were led again by Fiona O'Driscoll (16) who won her match against Colleen Hanna (18) by 2 and 1, she was followed by Helen O'Flaherty (19) who lost by 4 and 3 to Zoe Allen (18), next up was Orla Shields (20) who had a comfortable 4 and 2 win over Cherry Logan (19), the penultimate match of Aoife Killeen (20) against Stephanie Watson (21) went 2 and 1 to the Northern club, it was all down to the bottom match of Fiona Caulfield (20) against Louise Gaw (21) which could not have been any closer when Louise lost out on the 18th-hole.
The Ladies of Galway Bay Golf Club were runners-up in the All-Ireland Challenge Cup at Athlone Golf Club on the 30th September 2007 they beat Gracehill Golf Club by 4 matches to 1 match in the Semi-Final and met The K Club in the All-Ireland decider.
Galway Bay Golf & Country Club won the All-IrelandPierce Purcell Shield at Royal Portrush in 1999. The team was John Donoghue, Stuart Elwood, Brendan Collins, Pete Melville, James Giles, Vinny Byrne, Padraig Moran, Tom Corcoran, Ken Beatty, Liam McCallion, Gareth Caufield, Roger Derham, Matt Molloy, Roy Ramberg, Tom Joyce, Billy Keady and they were captained by Michael Forde.


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Federal Agents Find 'Most Sophisticated Tunnel in U.S. History'
By John and Ken Staff Aug 7, 2020
Photo: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Federal agents say they've found "the most sophisticated tunnel in US history."
"This appears to be the most sophisticated tunnel in U.S. history, and certainly the most sophisticated I've seen in my career," said Carl E. Landrum, acting chief patrol agent with the Border Patrol's Yuma Sector.
More than 1,300-feet long - and equipped with ventilation, water lines, electricity, and a rail system - the extensively reinforced tunnel was discovered while investigating a sinkhole on the US-Mexico border near Yuma, Arizona last month.
"What makes this one unique is that the terrain in Yuma is very hard... the sand is very loose, and most of them end up caving," said Angel Ortiz, assistant special agent in charge for Homeland Security Investigations in Yuma. "So the fact that the material was very well built and it had ventilation, it had water, it had a rail system with walls, roof, floor, electrical, makes this one a very unique type of tunnel."
The New York Post reports the 3-by-4-foot tunnel stretched from San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico, but didn't have a surface opening in the US - suggesting that the tunnel wasn't yet complete.
"A specialized camera was deployed 25 feet underground to investigate the gap revealing the cross-border tunnel," ICE said.
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The Turanic Raider Lord-class Attack Carrier Rancor has the dubious distinction of being the first heavy capital ship to be destroyed in the Homeworld War. The Rancor and her fleet had been ordered by the Imperial Frontier fleet to intercept and destroy any ship attempting to leave the Kharak System. After easily destroying the unarmed research vessel Khar Selim, the Rancor found herself badly outmatched by the immensely powerful Mothership and was eventually destroyed.
On paper, the Lord-class Attack Carrier is a powerful and inspired design. While small for a Carrier—less than half the size of an Empress-class Carrier—it is relatively maneuverable and well armored, and carries an ion beam cannon as its main weapon. This gives it an offensive punch unmatched by any other Carrier design currently in production. Unfortunately, in operation these attributes detract from one another, making the Lord the least effective vessel in Turanic operation. While the ion beam is devastating against single targets, it is relatively useless against corvettes and strike craft, and it also robs the Lord's point defense turrets of power in the heat of battle. The higher speed and maneuverability of the Lord is useful when bringing the main gun to bear or entering combat, but it is nearly impossible for Raider pilots to take off or land via the Lord's relatively narrow launch bay while the Carrier is making violent combat maneuvers. The Lord's small size makes it easier to deploy, but at the cost of having a smaller and less effective construction bay than that of a standard Carrier, and this undermines much of the purpose of fielding a Carrier in the first place.
The Lord-class Attack Carrier could be a potent offensive unit if deployed in large attack groups, but this seems to be utterly against Turanic Raider tactical doctrines, which always seem to place the Carrier at the rear of any battle. As it is, a vessel from the Lord line of Carriers will remain a dangerous foe when cornered, but a second-rate ship when on the attack.


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Q: Using TouchesMoved to draw a shape I am trying to draw an arrow using my finger on the screen. the idea was that by touching the screen I set the initial coordinates of my arrow, and as I dragged on the screen the arrow would extend and follow my finger. the height and width of the arrow will be the same, its the size of the arrow that matters. The arrow will be longer as I drag it away from the starting point. I tried dong it with something like this:
- (void)touchesMoved:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event
{
    UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(CGSizeMake(1536, 2048));

    UITouch *touch = [touches anyObject];
    CGPoint p1 = [touch locationInView:self.view];

    CGSize size;
    size.width = 50;
    size.height = 400;

    CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();

    [self drawArrowWithContext:context atPoint:p1 withSize:size lineWidth:4 arrowHeight:20 andColor:[UIColor whiteColor]];

    // converts your context into a UIImage
    UIImage *image = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();

    // Adds that image into an imageView and sticks it on the screen.
    UIImageView *imageView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:image];
    [self.view addSubview:imageView];
}

and
- (void) drawArrowWithContext:(CGContextRef)context atPoint:(CGPoint)startPoint withSize: (CGSize)size lineWidth:(float)width arrowHeight:(float)aheight andColor:(UIColor *)color
{
    float width_wing = (size.width - width) / 2;
    float main = size.height-aheight;

    CGContextSetFillColorWithColor(context, [color CGColor]);
    CGContextSetStrokeColorWithColor(context, [color CGColor]);

    CGPoint rectangle_points[] = {
        CGPointMake(startPoint.x + width_wing, startPoint.y + 0.0),
        CGPointMake(startPoint.x + width_wing, startPoint.y + main),
        CGPointMake(startPoint.x + 0.0, startPoint.y + main), // left point
        CGPointMake(startPoint.x + size.width / 2, startPoint.y + size.height),

        CGPointMake(startPoint.x + size.width, startPoint.y + main), // right point

        CGPointMake(startPoint.x + size.width-width_wing, startPoint.y + main),

        CGPointMake(startPoint.x + size.width-width_wing, startPoint.y + 0.0),
        CGPointMake(startPoint.x + width_wing, startPoint.y + 0.0),
    };

    CGContextAddLines(context, rectangle_points, 8);

    CGContextFillPath(context);
}

The arrow does appear on the screen if I run the code from the touches moved in a normal IBOutlet, but that was not the idea. I haven't managed to get this code to work yet, but I think that even if it worked, it would cause a crash, since I am deleting and redrawing the shape each time. Is this the right approach? What should I do?

A: Basically, there are some different options.

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*Stick to the UIImageView approach and stop recreating the image view all the time. Keep a reference to that UIImageView in the class detecting the touch events and just replace the image if something changed. Might be worth the extra effort for off-screen-drawing if you need the image for something else.

*Implement the arrow drawing dynamically in an extra view.

The second one I will describe here briefly:
The class detecting the event needs a member variable/property, ArrowView *arrowView and something to remember the start point, CGPoint startPoint maybe.
ArrowView needs properties for the arrow parameters, CGPoint arrowStart, CGSize arrowSize.
In the touch event handler, do
- (void)touchesBegan:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event {

    UITouch *touch = [touches anyObject];
    CGPoint position = [touch locationInView:self.view];

    [self.startPoint startFrom:position];
}

- (void)touchesMoved:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event {

    UITouch *touch = [touches anyObject];
    CGPoint next = [touch locationInView:self.view];

    CGSize size;
    size.width = next.x - self.startPoint.x;
    size.height = next.y - self.startPoint.y;

    self.arrowView.arrowPoint = self.startPoint;
    self.arrowView.arrowSize = size;

    [self.arrowView setNeedsDisplay];
}

In ArrowView:
- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect {
    [super drawRect:rect];

    CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
    // Now do the drawing stuff here using that context!
    // self.arrowSize / self.arrowPoint do contain your drawing parameters.
    ...
}

I hope that gives you an idea.
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A: Yo can try to use UIPanGestureRecognizer to follow your finger and draw above of it.


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Gamers will be watching to see if their favorites win.
The biggest night in gaming, The Game Awards, is happening 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. Many games are up for the prestigious awards, and some new ones are going to be announced alongside them.
There is some tough competition in some of the categories while others have a clearer winner. But which ones will take home an award? Here are some predictions.
The biggest award of the show is the prestigious Game of the Year award. This award goes to only the best of the best of the year in gaming.
This award probably has the toughest competition out of all of them with no clear winner, yet there is most definitely a clear loser.
Up against these competitors, "Celeste" really does not stand a chance, but it is nice to see it nominated. The two most likely winners are either "Red Dead Redemption 2" or "God of War," even though "Marvel's Spider-Man" has such a large cult following.
This award goes to the best game that has seen support from the developers throughout the years, a steady stream of new content and a game that has changed for the better.
The game that seems like it will definitely win is "Fortnite" because that is all you here about today. In a perfect world, it would go to "No Man's Sky" or "Overwatch," but that is highly unlikely.
This award goes to the game and game studio that has shown outstanding creative vision and innovation in their games. This category is filled with very story heavy single-player experiences this year.
If it goes to the most unique of them, it will most likely be "A Way Out." However, "Red Dead Redemption 2" is a tough contender.
This category doesn't need much explanation. These are the best stories in video games to come out this year.
Although "Red Dead Redemption 2" has an amazing story, this award will probably go to either "Detroit: Become Human" or "Life is Strange 2: Episode 1" because the players can actually control the outcomes of those games.
These are the prettiest games of the year. This award tends to go to indie games, but this year may be different.
Although both "Red Dead" and "Odyssey" are gorgeous, this award will probably be given to "Octopath Traveler" because of its unique and beautiful graphics.
These games are filled with action. Lots of bullets will fly when playing these gems.
These games are single-player treasures beloved by many.
This has some of the toughest competition, but either "Red Dead Redemption 2," "God of War" or "Marvel's Spider-Man" will win.
Those are the bigger categories of The Game Awards. You can watch it on various platforms, including YouTube and Twitch. Tune in to see how many of these predictions were correct.


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Spent a glorious couple of days over the August bank holiday with my newly purchased M Roadster driving around the Brecon Beacons. Stayed overnight at the Llanerch Vineyards (my wife had seen it in some reality TV show - four in a bed???) and can really recommend with loads of safe parking.
On the bank Holiday Monday - Aug 26th we spotted another M Roadster! Same colour as ours ( estoril blue) but I think it was an s50 version. Two blokes on board. I did wave and hoot but don't think they spotted us. Was it anyone on here?
The Brecon Beacons are a fantastic driving venue. Can be a bit snarled up with bikers at the weekends but great roads and views.


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Novella Review: Free Four: Tobias Tells The Story
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I was so excited when I found out that there's a short story on Divergent with Four's perspective. I thought it was going to be hard to find an ebook of it but I was wrong. I found it as soon as I searched.
This short story is Four's point of view in one of the scenes that happened in Divergent.
Free Four: Tobias Tells the Divergent Story
#1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth retells a pivotal Divergent scene (chapter 13) from Tobias's point of view. This thirteen-page scene reveals unknown facts and fascinating details about Four's character, his past, his own initiation, and his thoughts about new Dauntless initiate Tris Prior.
I read the reviews of other fans and they were happy with which scene Roth chose to write Four's story on. There were a lot of scenes I would have loved to get inside his head with, but the knife scene was a great choice. It's where he admitted to himself that he likes Tris and wanted to protect her, and it's what stopped him from walking out on Dauntless and become factionless.
I really liked hearing his reasons, his motivation for doing that to Tris. He told her that in Divergent when she got mad at him for taunting her, but it wasn't clear to me back then. After reading this, it became clear that what he did was out of love.
The downside is that this story was too short. I would love to read more about Four's thoughts, his choices, his feelings for Tris. I'm still intrigued why he likes Tris so much, I could just assume it was love at first sight but still, I want to know.
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1. They view their work as more than just a job.
2. They're willing to do hard things to get results.
3. They don't excuse failures but see them as opportunities to learn.
4. They don't let past failures keep them from trying new things.
5. They deliberately set daily goals.
1. They "work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men" (Colossians 3:23ESV).
2. They deny their selfish desires even when it's hard (Luke 9:23).
3. They don't excuse sins but learn from them (2 Corinthians 7:9-10).
4. They don't let past failures hold them back (Philippians 3:13-14).
5. Their consuming goal is knowing Christ (Philippians 3:7-11).
Highlighting the first characteristic, let's make efforts today to think of Jesus as our boss. Whether changing diapers or working in the marketplace, do your best for Him!
This week 1-Minute Bible Love Notes will be addressing each of the other characteristics in a brief devotion.
1. How does a Colossians 3:23 attitude change our perspective? Colossians 3:23: Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ (ESV).
2. How does a Luke 9:23-25 attitude change our purpose?
Luke 9:23-25: Then [Jesus] said to them all: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. 25 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self?
3. How does a 2 Corinthians 7:9-10 attitude free us?
2 Corinthians 7:9-10: yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. 10 Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
4. How does a Philippians 3:13 attitude affect our view of past failures?
5. How does a Philippians 3:14 goal change all other goals?
Philippians 3:14: ... I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Even the insignificant tasks of life become significant when we're doing them for the Lord. Even if our boss, our children and our spouse don't appreciate us, our lives are meaningful if we are seeking to please the Lord.
Read "Who's #1" for insights on this question.
Read "Use 'Em, Don't Excuse 'Em" for insights on this question.
Read "Anti-Christian Extremist" for insights on this question.
Read "Goal Setters" for insights on this question.


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Francisco Javier Flores Killed in Collision on 91 Freeway [Anaheim, CA]
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32-Year-Old Man Pronounced Dead, 4 Others Injured in Traffic Accident on 91 Freeway
ANAHEIM, CA (August 26, 2022) – Francisco Javier Flores was pronounced dead after a rollover collision that happened on Sunday night.
The incident took place on the eastbound 91 Freeway just before 6:00 p.m. involving a black pickup truck and a white Toyota Corolla.
According to initial reports, high speeds were a contributing factor in the accident.
Furthermore, the pickup truck sustained heavy damages on its front end while the Corolla received damages to its side. The Corolla had one adult and three children occupants at the time of the collision.
As a result, Javier Flores died at the scene and four others were injured. The cause of the crash was not yet determined by the authorities.
Also, motorists traveling toward Imperial Highway are advised to encounter traffic delays. Further investigations are still ongoing.
No words can mend the broken hearts and sorrow felt during this delicate moment. Deepest condolences and sympathies are with the family and friends of Francisco Javier Flores.
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Rear Adm. Christopher "Scotty" Gray, is a native of Virginia Beach, Virginia. He is a 1988 graduate of the University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations. He briefly served as an investment banker before receiving his commission in June 1989 through the Aviation Officer Candidate Program. He was subsequently designated an E-2C Naval Flight Officer in June 1990.
At sea, Gray served in operational assignments with Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadrons (VAW) 126, 125, and 113 and as flag aide to Commander, 2nd Fleet/Striking Fleet Atlantic. He served as commanding officer of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW 124) before reporting as the operations officer aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) where he conducted back to back deployments to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Gray has logged more than 500 carrier-arrested landings and 2,800 flight hours in tactical aircraft.
His shore duty assignments include a tour with the Royal Australian Air Force as part of the Personnel Exchange Program, E-2C/ C-2A Aviation Training Systems Assistant Program Manager, military legislative assistant to the Chairman, House Appropriations Military Construction Subcommittee, legislative affairs officer to U.S. Central Command, plans director at Navy Warfare Development Command, commanding officer of Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, chief of staff, at. Navy Region Southeast, commanding officer, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, executive assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment, and chief of staff for Navy Installations Command.
Gray's personal awards include the Legion of Merit (four awards), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), Air Medal with Combat "V", Strike Flight Air Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards), Navy Achievement Medal (six awards.


Drawing of Hermissenda nervous system from T. P. Jerussi and D. L. Alkon. Ocular and extraocular responses of identifiable neurons in pedal ganglia of Hermissenda crassicornis. J.Neurophysiol. 46 (3):659-671, 1981.
The nervous system of Hermissenda consists of a paired Cerebropleural ganglion (CPG)and a pair of Pedal Ganglia (PG). There is also a Buccal ganglion, not shown in figure.
P1 (nerve 1) extends from the posterior pedal ganglion. It innervates the anterior body wall and foot. Backfills show hundreds of cell bodies distributed over entire pedal ganglion, several cell in ipsilateral pleural ganglion, and a small number of cells in ipsilateral cerebral ganglion and contralateral pedal ganglion (Richards and Farley, 1987).
P2 (nerve 2)extends from the lateral pedal ganglion and innervates the anterior portion of the body. Backfills showed clusters of cell bodies particularly on ventral surface of the ipsilateral pedal ganglion (MN4 cells) and ipsilateral pleural ganglion. Also MN3 and MN4 were filled. Two unidentified neurons and a cluster of 4-5 smaller neurons were filled in the contralateral pleural ganglion (Richards and Farley, 1987).
P3 (nerve 3) extends from the anterior pedal ganglion.
nerve4 extends from the posterior pleural ganglion.
From J.Farley and K. Blackwell (2008), Scholarpedia, 3(7):4090 (http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Hermissenda): Identified Neurons from Sensory to Motor. A - Type A photoreceptor, B - Type B photoreceptor, HC - Hair Cell, SE shows coupled S and E optic ganglion cells. Interconnections between photoreceptors and hair cells are ommitted from this diagram. Lines projecting across midline indicate contralateral projections. Unconnected lines imply monosynaptic connections not yet identified.
from: Crow T, Tian LM (2003) Interneuronal projections to identified cilia-activating pedal neurons in Hermissenda. J Neurophysiol 89:2420.
T. P. Jerussi and D. L. Alkon. Ocular and extraocular responses of identifiable neurons in pedal ganglia of Hermissenda crassicornis. J.Neurophysiol. 46 (3):659-671, 1981 Pubmed ID: 7299440.
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ACTING Police Commissioner Stephen Williams yesterday confirmed an investigation has been launched into the incident involving disorderly conduct by Minister of the People and Social Development Dr Glenn Ramadharsingh while on board a domestic flight from Tobago to Trinidad on Sunday.
Caribbean Airlines flight attendant Ronelle Laidlow, 25, has filed a police report at the Piarco police sub-station as well as gave a statement to Airports Authority security concerning Ramadharsingh's behaviour on board flight BW 1519.
Laidlow said Ramadharsingh appeared intoxicated on board the plane and his hand touched her breast when he reached for her identification badge which was pinned to her blouse.
Laidlow also claims Ramadharsingh threatened to have her fired.
Ramadharsingh yesterday apologised for his behaviour saying it was the effects of "severe fatigue" and not intoxication.
He, however, denied any physical contact with Laidlow and threats of dismissal.
Contacted yesterday, Williams confirmed an investigation has been launched into the incident.
"I can tell you yes, an investigation has been launched into the matter," Williams said when contacted by the Express.
Sources have told the Express Laidlow has indicated her intention not to further pursue the matter.
Williams said if a victim in a "minor" complaint signals their intention to not pursue a report the matter will not be continued.
This has not been relayed as yet.
"So far we have started a basic investigation. We have interviewed the victim.
"An investigation starts with the victim, the person who is the virtual complainant, it starts with that person and if that person has signalled that 'I don't want any further police action', then no further police action will result'," Williams said.
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Q: Powershell-script: Read Contacts from excel file, and create Mailboxes for them on Microsoft Exchange I tried things out and not with much success.
I don't want to know the whole solution for this problem, but where should I start (or maybe there already exist a solution)?
Should I better convert the excel file to CSV or XML?
Or maybe should I put some C# in it ?
Here are some more details:

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*Attributes that should be readed and then filled in the mailbox: Name, Lastname, Display Name, Alias, e-mail(genrated from name and lastname).

*Checkbox must be unchecked: "Automatically update e-mail adresses based on e-mail adressess policy"

*Generate e-mails from the names with addtional domain (example: Name: Dennis, Lastname: Ritchie, e-mail:Dennis.Ritchie@testdomain.com).

A: CSV is certainly the easiest. You can then use
Import-CSV foo.csv

to read the file. Provided you used the appropriate column header names in the first row you can use them directly:
Import-CSV foo.csv | ForEach-Object { $_.Lastname; $_.'Display Name', <# etc. #> }

Enable-Mailbox seems to be the command to create Exchange mailboxes.

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$Database = "xDB"
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    $LastName = $_."LastName"
    $Alias = $_."Alias"

    $UserPrincipalName = $Alias # +xdomain.com"
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This editorial appeared in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
If someone battling suicidal thoughts is willing to ask for help, the phone line where counselors can be reached 24 hours a day should be as easy to remember and as speedy to dial as 911. Instead, the nation's suicide hotline number is 10 digits — 800-273-TALK — which heightens the risk of a misdial or a search for the number.
That puts up a hurdle at the absolute worst time possible between someone in crisis and potentially lifesaving assistance.
Mental health advocates for years have been pushing for a three-digit suicide hotline number. That change has not yet been enacted, but important progress was made as 2019 came to a close.
In 2020, both Congress and the Federal Communications Commission need to finish this critical work so that 988 becomes the new number as soon as possible.
There's an urgency to making the change. Suicide is one of the nation's leading causes of death, particularly among young people. Veterans and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities are also at higher risk. In 2017, more than 47,000 Americans took their own lives, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. That's more than twice the number of homicide victims.
The total suicide rate increased 31% from 2001 to 2017, according to federal health officials. In 2001, it stood at 10.7 per 100,000 Americans. In 2017, it was 14 per 100,000.
Changing the hotline number isn't the only course of action needed, but it is a particularly sensible step. The current hotline, which is also available by texting HOME to 741741, is already a trusted resource. In 2018, counselors at a network of 163 federally funded crisis centers answered over 2.2 million calls, according to the FCC. Simplifying the number could help connect even more people who need help.
The FCC merits praise for recently moving a three-digit number closer to reality. In August, the agency sent a report to Congress recommending the change. In December, the FCC announced it has started the formal process of designating 988 as the new number.
It's not clear how long it will take for this to happen. But the agency's notice of proposed rule-making involves requiring telecommunications companies to make the required network changes within 18 months. As part of the process, the agency will seek input on whether a longer time frame is needed to make the switch or whether it can be done faster.
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HK G11
The past year has seen considerable media attention paid to the revolutionary Heckler & Koch G11/Advanced Combat Rifle (ACR) submitted to the US military for testing at Fort Benning. However, little information has been published concerning the development of the HK G11 Rifle or the other new members of the "Family of Caseless Weapons."
Research and development began on the G11 caseless ammunition rifle almost twenty-five years ago. Final troop and technical tests by the West German Army started in 1988. Evaluated directly against the famous G3 rifle used since 1959 by West German Forces, the early G11 prototypes were little more than laboratory test weapons.
The first version of the G11 used a single 50-round magazine. The capacity and length of the magazine was reduced to 45 rounds in later models. The G11 had a non-detachable (1:1x) optical sight fitted within the carrying handle of the weapon. The sighting system was devised for realistic combat ranges up to 300 meters and used a simple "ring" reticle for fast and simple target engagement. Back-up iron sights were absent, as the designers were confident of the robust design and construction of the optics.
Throughout 1988 and 1989 the West German Army ran fifteen of these rifles through a gruelling series of tests, firing over 40,000 rounds of ammunition. Troops from infantry, armored, parachute, and reconnaissance units evaluated the G11 as a replacement for the G3 rifle while technicians at the German Ordnance Center at Aachen performed tests on both the weapon and the ammunition. Rifles were tested for accuracy, endurance, reliability, and safety. The rifles were fired after being frozen, baked, immersed in salt water, and buried in mud baths to determine their resistance to the most extreme environmental conditions imaginable. Ammunition was subjected to heat, solvents, moisture, and impact to ensure that it was robust enough for military use. In fact, the testing of the ammunition was taken to such extremes, a full box of cartridges was dropped from an aircraft in flight.
During almost two full years of both technical and troop tests a number of modifications were made both to the ammunition and the weapon. The result of this series of tests was the "G11 K2", or second configuration of the G11 Rifle. The K2 incorporates several additional features absent from the earlier"Troop Testing" G11 prototype. The G11 K2 includes improvements in the mechanical function and the exterior ergonomic design of the rifle, all based on the input from the German troop tests. Most importantly, the handguard and center part of the receiver were redesigned to allow a total of three 45-round magazines to be carried side by side on the rifle. This would mean for a total weight of less than ten pounds (about the same weight of an empty MI Garand rifle!), a soldier can carry 135 rounds already loaded in magazines right on the rifle. The center magazine presents rounds to the mechanism during firing and is easily and quickly exchanged with the two outside magazines during reloading.
Although the G11 sight could not be removed, the optical sight and carrying handle of the new G11 K2 can be quickly detached and remounted. A number of specialized sights, such as night vision devices, can also be easily mounted. Emergency iron sights are molded into the protective rubber caps of the optical sight, and a universal implement attachment point in the front of the handguard allows for a bayonet, bipod, or laser aimer to be attached.
During German Army testing of the G11 K2 in the Fall of 1989, new draftees achieved an average of 50% more hits using the G11 over the results with the G3 rifle. The unorthodox shape and operating procedures of the G11 K2 were leared more quickly and easily by the new recruits.
What is the future of the G11 in the new German Army? In early 1990 the Army issued its official conclusions on the comprehensive testing program, stating that the rifle had met all of the requirements of the technical and troop evaluation centers and was ready to be fielded. However, the actual Permit for Fielding, which must be approved by the German parliament before the rifle and ammunition can be produced, has been temporarily delayed at this time by the incredible events in Germany, Eastern Europe, and the Soviet Union. The new unified German Army will be the largest single Armed Force in Europe, comprised of some 400,000 combat troops from both the West and East German Armies. Neither Army presently has available a modern assault rifle that can match the superior and revolutionary capabilities of HK's G11 K2 rifle. A recent test of the G11 K2 rifle against the East German AK-74 showed clearly that even the newer Soviet-designed rifle is no match for the technology inherent in the G11 rifle, even in prototype form.
Here in the US, the third prototype of the G11, the HK-ACR (Advanced Combat Rifle) recently completed a year's worth of testing at Fort Benning, Georgia. As one of four candidates chosen to participate in a field experiment, the HK-ACR was by far the most revolutionary candidate. The HK-ACR is operationally identical to the G11 but utilizes a different optical sight designed for the target exposures that range from 25 to 600 meters. With the exception of this sight itself, the G11 and HK-ACR rifles are more or less identical. Some confusion does occur however, when discussing the caliber of these two weapons. The round of caseless ammunition fired in each weapon is identical. The bullet launched is also the same. Only the description of its caliber and dimensions is different.
The G11 is chambered to fire a 4.73x33mm caseless round, whereas the HK-ACR fires 4.92x34mm caseless rounds. In Germany, the caliber of the bore diameter is measured from land to land. In the United States, caliber is measured from groove to groove. The length of the cartridge of the G11 and HK-ACR is 33mm long, though in the United States the length of the chamber, not the cartridge case, is used to describe the round.
U.S. Army testing of the HK-ACR and three other industry concepts was concluded in late August 1990 at Fort Benning, Georgia. While the official results are not yet available, the performance of the HK candidate system was outstanding. There were no major parts failures experienced on any of the fifteen test weapons during the entire test period. A total of forty-six Army and Air Force shooters, both men and women, spent three weeks firing each of the four candidate weapons. The Heckler & Koch ACR was regularly praised for its semi-automatic accuracy, both for zeroing and long range (300-600m) target engagements and its ease of use.
Field stripping and maintenance times for the unique HK system was markedly less than the other candidates in the hands of the test personnel. This is due both to the fact that the unique caseless propellent leaves almost no fouling behind after firing, and that only five parts are removed by the operator during field stripping (compared to ten with the M16 rifle). The HK rifle also received high marks for reliability, ease of handling, minimal recoil in semi-automatic mode, and its high capacity (45 round) magazine. As one might expect, the troops enjoyed not having to "police" any brass after the conclusion of range firing.
What of the fate of the HK-ACR in the United States? Well, contrary to the articles and reports that appeared in various magazines and such, the recently completed ACR Field Experiment was not intended to select a replacement for the presently fielded M16A2. This "experiment" was just that, a test of the latest weapon and ammunition technologies that might increase the soldier's ability to hit more targets on the modern battlefield while under combat stress. The most promising technologies could then be incorporated into the specifications for the U.S. military's replacement for the M16A2, slated to be issued no earlier than 1995. So, while the HK-ACR rifle may not be issued in the exact form that it was tested at Fort Benning, it is quite possible that some of the features of the rifle, or possibly its caseless ammunition, could be included in the individual weapon that our troops will carry into the 21st century.
Also under development at HK is a Light Support Weapon (LSW). Firing the same caseless round as the G11 rifle, the LSW is designed to replace the squad's automatic rifle and/or light machine guns. This weapon will have a maximum effective range of 800 meters. The weapon fires from a linkless 300-round box magazine in the weapon's buttstock that contains no springs or feeding components. Fully loaded with 300 rounds, the caseless LSW will weigh less than the current M249 squad automatic weapon (SAW) empty.
To complete the family of caseless weapons, a pistol-sized weapon is being developed as a replacement for the handguns and submachine guns. Designed to increase the users hit probability, this Personal Defense Weapon (PDW)would fire a slightly shorter caseless cartridge from a 20 or 40 round box magazine in fully automatic or burst fire modes.
As you might expect, ammunition maker Dynamit Nobel is working on large caliber applications for its caseless technology and iscurrently developing a caseless 25mm cannon round for the "Bushmaster" cannon, the main armament of the U.S. Army's Bradley fighting vehicle. Together, Dynamit Nobel and Heckler & Koch have succeeded in making the first caseless ammunition weapon system, something that eluded engineers and designers from both the Soviet Union and the United States during the past 30 years. What effect this breakthrough technology will have on small arms devlopment in the closing years of the 20th century is still unknown. But that caseless ammuniton is a viable system can not be denied.


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Louise Bourrat est une cheffe cuisinière franco-portugaise installée à Lisbonne à la tête du restaurant Boubou's.

Elle est la gagnante de la saison 13 de Top Chef, diffusée sur M6 et RTL TVI en 2022.

Biographie
Louise Bourrat naît en 1994 ou 1995 (elle a 27 ans au moment du concours Top Chef) d'une mère portugaise et d'un père lyonnais, issus d'un milieu modeste. Elle grandit en région lyonnaise et s'intéresse à la cuisine dès l'enfance avant que cela se transforme en passion à l'adolescence. Après son lycée, Louise Bourrat fait un BTS hôtellerie restauration et des stages dans des restaurants étoilés : à L'Hostellerie de l'Abbaye de la Celle (un des restaurants étoilés du groupe Alain Ducasse) puis au Chalet de la Forêt, restaurant doublement étoilé de Pascal Devalkeneer à Bruxelles.

Louise Bourrat part ensuite à Londres rejoindre son frère Alexis Bourrat au Bar Boulud (un des restaurants du Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park) où, pendant deux ans, elle progresse, devenant cheffe de partie senior. Après avoir travaillé quelques mois dans un restaurant de Tom Sellers à Chelsea, elle part à Santiago-du-Chili, où elle est cheffe pour la première fois dans le restaurant d'inspiration française El Francés del Barrio pour lequel elle participe au projet d'ouverture. Elle passe ensuite par la Colombie et le Nicaragua.

En 2018, Louise Bourrat revient en Europe et rejoint son frère qui ouvre avec son épouse un restaurant à Lisbonne, le Boubou's, où Louise finit par prendre la tête de la cuisine. Là, sur un modèle de brasserie de luxe, ils proposent une cuisine fusion, qualifiée de « irrévérencieuse et féminine ». Le restaurant se caractérise également par la mise en valeur des « produits un peu paysans et mal-aimés », une attention à la réduction des déchets et une brigade fortement féminisée.

Participation à Top Chef
En 2020, Louise Bourrat s'inscrit au casting de Top Chef et n'est rappelée qu'en 2021. Elle est également poussée par Michel Sarran, qui vient dîner dans son restaurant.

Elle intègre en début de concours la brigade d'Hélène Darroze dans laquelle elle reste durant toute la compétition. Elle noue une relation particulière avec la chef. Au fil des semaines, elle remporte l'épreuve de cuisson au brasero de Francis Mallmann, celle du « dessert  de la ruche » de Michaël Bartocetti, l'épreuve du mono-produit d'Anne-Sophie Pic, l'épreuve des coquillages de Dominique Crenn, l'épreuve de dessert de Mauro Colagreco et l'épreuve du guide rouge au cours de laquelle son plat est retenu par quatre inspecteurs du Guide Michelin, ce qui la qualifie pour la demi-finale.

Qualifiée en finale elle y affronte le candidat belge Arnaud Delvenne et remporte la victoire avec 56,19% des votes des convives du menu de finale.

Notes et références

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Review of The Faithful Departed: The Collapse of Boston's Catholic Culture by Philip Lawler
Mar 10, 2008 Brian Kelly
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In 1985 the US bishops received a confidential report on sexual abuse by clerics, warning them that there was "simply too much at stake for the Church" for the hierarchy to ignore the issue. (From the Introduction to The Faithful Departed )
Perhaps no one but the one-time editor of Boston's Archdiocesan paper could have written this disturbing book. Certainly, no one else could have written it with such intimate and comprehensive objectivity. It took a local Catholic writer, who lived through the worst of the sordid events that are recounted in these 258 pages, to present the painful history honestly and without attenuation. By the way, Philip Lawler didn't last long as editor of the Boston Pilot . He explains in the second part of this book how Cardinal Law had hired him in 1986 with the impulsive marching orders to promote an "aggressive" Catholic front in dealing with public affairs. About a year later, he was forced to resign after he stirred up too much controversy, not, as he had first thought, for his editorial in defense of Humanae Vitae , but for his searing article opposing "gay rights" legislation. The official reason given for his ousting was "editorial conflict." This book is the product of the labor of a courageous Catholic writer who refused to resign from his vocation as an active member of the Church Militant.
The Faithful Departed is a hard book to read. I do not mean in its prose but in its content. The book is not for the curious. In fact, considering the toxic depravity of the sexual offenses that are recounted, the author nobly maintained a high degree of propriety without sanitizing the foulness of the crimes. It was not written to exploit the clergy's sex-abuse crisis in any way; it was written in order to give explanations as to the causes for the worst internal crisis in the history of the Church in America; it was written to provide correctives for the future; it was written for the sake of the victims; it was written for the sake of reparation to our offended God; and it was written to give readers hope in the strength of the Mystical Body, hope that good will triumph in a time when the scandal seems to have taken away all hope. It is a prudently written, serious analysis of the collapse of all that contributed to a once-vibrant Catholic culture in the Boson diocese and the causes thereof.
The clerical sex-abuse scandal that engulfed what once was a Catholic city, and is still undermining the Church throughout the United States, was not the fruit of one perverse generation, which just happened to have had a percentage of its bad apples infiltrate Catholic seminaries and religious orders. What Lawler demonstrates so convincingly is that the corruption of so many of the clergy is directly related to so many bishops opting to be successful administrators, public relations players, and damage control manipulators, rather than spiritual fathers animated by zeal for souls. A bishop in the United States, prior to the sexual abuse scandal becoming public, held great prestige in his community. He was invited to a variety of gala events, charitable fund raising banquets, and political socials. He often was awarded honorary degrees from secular universities, which were nothing more than a form of bribery to stay on the wide road and not venture beyond the humanist pale. It was easy to become a hireling if one was not one at the start; it was easy to become more and more ambitious.
In his Introduction Lawler makes an important distinction about the Church that must always be kept in mind by Catholics:
In everyday English usage, Catholics make this distinction – often without noticing it – by referring to the Church as "she" or as "it." "She" is the spotless Bride of Christ; "it" is the administrative machinery. "She" is the community of believers at prayer. "It" is the jumbled collection of buildings and budgets. "She" is a living body of faith. "It" is a deadening bureaucracy. For most practical purposes this distinction may be useful (and attentive readers will notice that I use it throughout this book), but it must be handled with care.
The author cogently points out that, although there are two sides to the Church (namely, the organism and the organization), as the Body of Christ the Church is one; and in its human side, it will never heal unless there is an accounting of the bishops. The human side can be wounded and fail, but it will be reformed because it can never be destroyed, not even under the reign of antichrist. The divine side, the holy Bride of Christ, can never fail; it is spotless. Hence, the pronoun "she" is used when reference is made to the Church as Bride of Christ, formed of the blood and water that issued from His opened side on the cross. Nevertheless, as Lawler explains, when "she" is wounded by her members Christ is wounded and the whole Body suffers.
For Lawler, there are three scandals that make up the abuse crisis. The first, and most damaging for all the victims, was the abuse of children and teens, almost always boys, by priests and brothers. The vast majority of the cases involved teenage abuse, ephebophilia, in distinction with pedophilia, which is the even sicker abuse of children. It was astounding to read some of the testimony Lawler presents wherein some bishops claimed ignorance as to the criminal nature of the former immoral act. The second scandal, which our author amply demonstrates is still unattended to, is the problem of homosexual priests and brothers. (He does not mention sexually disoriented sisters, but that is another crisis that certainly has affected some of the more liberal orders of nuns.) Lawler devotes a number of pages in his book to prove how ardently the collective USCCB and individual bishops avoid any question that raises the subject of accountability in purging the seminarians of those with homosexual proclivities. Nor do the bishops address the problem of sexually disoriented priests who promote, defend, or live the "gay" lifestyle. This scandal, so directly related to the first, has also left the Church still severely wounded.
The complicity of so many of the bishops, their tolerance of the abusing priests, their condonations (even with promotions in some cases) of known offenders, their cover-ups, their self-protecting, cowardly insularism, their lack of indignation and outrage, and their inability to take personal responsibility for their sins of indifference to the gravity of the crime, or, finally, their own personal malfeasance leaves our author with no alternative but to expose the guilty. This, I believe, is one of the major contributions of this important book. It is, what Lawler calls, the third scandal, and it is a wound still festering. Quoting Saint Augustine, the author puts the problem of episcopal dissimulation very succinctly: "God does not need my lie." In other words, enough of the evasions and blaming others. If, O shepherd, you were guilty of abuse of your sacred trust, either personally or in consort with others, confess your crime and resign. That resignation, the author insists, should not be a quiet "dash-2" (see chapter eighteen) resignation, but a public one with a public apology and confession.
In the early chapters this book provides an excellent survey of the history of the Church in Boston, its slow beginnings, its suffering from persecution, and its burst of growth due to Catholic immigration at the turn of the twentieth century. Lawler traces the causes for the "Collapse" of Catholic culture in Boston back to the days when Catholics ceased being second-class citizens, and to when from being a minority they became a majority, and to when their Church was thriving and powerful. Looking for causes, he sees the original sin in an attitude of clerical complacency that was more concerned with creating professionals and maintaining the Church's good reputation than in making saints and cleaning house.
The Irish did have a knack for politics and seeing strength in their numbers they naturally entered the field. In the early nineteen hundreds Irishmen still remembered the days of the great statesman of Ireland, Daniel O'Connell, whose life was legend. Lawler makes note that from 1910 until today, from the election of John F. Fitzgerald, JFK's grandfather, Boston has never had a mayor who was not a baptized Catholic. The way our author captures the personality of Boston's favorite politician, James Michael Curley, is delightful history.
The bishops and one Archbishop of Boston prior to 1907 were humble men, good spiritual leaders who had suffered for the Faith. Lawler draws the line in 1907 with the nomination of Bishop O'Connell to head the Church of Boston. O'Connell was officious and authoritarian; having been dean of the North American College in Rome, he had Romanita, and he was very ambitious. He would soon become Curley's nemesis. O'Connell did not just rule the Church in Boston, Lawler insists, he ruled Boston. With O'Connell began the demise of genuine apostolic leadership in Boston. Nepotism was certainly nothing new in the Church, but it was new in Boston. O'Connell gave his nephew, Father James O'Connell, the office of Vicar General and with that nephew came the diocese' first scandal. And it was a huge one, considering the times. With that scandal, Lawler notes, the policies of episcopal tolerance, cover-up, betrayal, and evasion were launched – policies whose consequences are chronicled in these had-to-be-written pages.
Our author demonstrates an amazing ability not only to communicate necessary information but to sum up the most relevant headlines in recap mode and provide insightful analysis. He does this masterfully as he charts the progressive decline of Catholic moral values in the Boston area over the last five decades. Before zero hour 2001, at any point in this steady fall from grace, any of the past four archbishops of Boston could have stopped the decline and rallied the troops. Instead each of these archbishops added to the demise, each one dropping the Catholic standard down lower than his predecessor in order to preserve their "privileged status."
Lawler:
In the 1950s, an Archbishop of Boston discouraged a priest from his energetic public preaching of a defined Catholic dogma, because some people found that dogma offensive. A decade later the same archbishop- now a cardinal- announced that Catholic legislators should feel free to vote in favor of legislation that violated the precepts of the Church. In 1974 his successor encouraged Catholic parents not to send their children to parochial schools. And in 1993 yet another Boston archbishop instructed the faithful that they should not pray outside abortion clinics. In each of these remarkable cases, the Archbishop of Boston obviously thought that he was serving the cause of community peace. But just as obviously, he was yielding ground, and encouraging the Catholic faithful to yield as well.
From Richard Cushing's surrender to "Catholic" politicians, giving them his permission to vote in favor of state funding for artificial birth control to Bernard Law's telling pro-lifers not to demonstrate in front of abortion clinics and his giving Holy Communion to pro-abortion Senator Ted Kennedy, the once-Catholic faithful of Boston have now fallen so low as to vote into office pro-abortion "Catholic" politicians in every election, not excluding those who openly campaigned to legalize same-sex "marriages. "The collapse of Catholic influence," Lawler notes, "was most painfully evident in 2004, when Massachusetts became the only state in the Union to give homosexual partnerships the full legal status of marriages. To be sure, the decision in favor of same-sex marriage was made by the state's highest court; but it took effect only after a legislature dominated by self-described Catholics acquiesced in the decision."
Zero hour 2001 was when Superior Court Judge Constance Sweeney ordered the courts to open the files relating to convicted felon, Father Geoghan, to the Boston Globe . The following year Lawler marks as a "watershed year" in the humiliation of the Boston archdiocese, because it was in 2002, that an impatient Judge Sweeney, tired of the delay tactics of the chancery in its reluctance to hand over incriminating documents, ordered more files on convicted priests to be opened to the media. With these additional files now in public domain, the Boston media went into blitzkrieg mode, subjecting the people of Massachusetts to a relentless barrage of abuse stories involving Catholic priests, frocked or defrocked. This daily coverage of so many sickening cases had as its final goal the indictment of Cardinal Law for aiding and abetting criminal child molesters. When it was revealed that the cardinal had moved priests around from one parish to another, whom he knew were sexual deviants, his days were numbered. Had he not resigned, he probably would have been the first bishop prosecuted – not for any personal offense of his own – but for complicity in protecting those who had broken not only their sacred trust but the law. A good portion of The Faithful Departed deals with the specific case of Cardinal Law, whom Phil Lawler knew well.
Unsavory as it is, this brief review provides just a taste of what the reader will encounter in this sad but riveting history of the last century in the life of the Boston archdiocese. If, like me, you've wondered how a diocese, so visibly Catholic as Boston appeared to be, could have fallen so low – now you have an answer. I would go further than Philip Lawler and add that had Archbishop Cushing supported Father Feeney in his defense of the foundational doctrine of the Faith, extra Ecclesiam nulla salus (no salvation outside the Church, there never would have been such a collapse of clerical and religious discipline nor, therefore, would there have been a collapse of Catholic culture. I would go so far as to say that even the Kennedys would not have risen to the political heights they did had Cushing early on wielded his spiritual sword against them. Lawler highlights a political strategy conference that the Kennedys held at their compound as early as 1964. This was incredible. All I could think of was the second Psalm: "The kings of the earth stood up, and the princes met together, against the Lord, and against his Christ" (vs. 2). Robert was running for the Senate in New York. Abortion was not yet a political issue in 1964, but it was looming on the horizon. That issue was the reason for the conference. Invited were a host of liberal "theologians" including Charles Curran and Robert Drinan. Why liberals? Well, as Lawler explains, they were looking for arguments that would justify taking a pro-abortion position later on. They settled on a "personally opposed, but . . . " platform.
As to the Church's collapse, Father Feeney did prophesy it – not to the sordid extent that has occurred, but to the extent that he did foresee the emptying of seminaries and religious houses, and the end of Catholic missions to foreign lands. With the collapse of doctrine came the collapse of morals.
I was very impressed with the way our author brought his book to a close. He ended on an inspiring call to hope and trust in God, the Holy Spirit, who will not abandon His Church. And I appreciated very much the example Mr. Lawler gave us of St. Peter Canisius. I did not know that when this great Jesuit reformer, the "second apostle to Germany," entered Vienna only 10% of the once-Catholic city still had the Faith. With this 10% he re-converted the whole city, transforming it into one of the most exemplary Catholic cities of Christendom. St. Peter Canisius believed and hoped that if he did the work, God would provide the increase.
Lawler concludes with a comment on a quote from then Cardinal Ratzinger: "Christians today should not delude themselves, he [Ratzinger] reasoned; in Europe today they are a minority in a society that has lost contact with its Christian heritage. And yet, he continued, 'The future of a society often depends upon creative minorities.'"
Every priest and bishop should read this book. Every serious Catholic should read it. It is provocative. It is medicinal. Let us all keep in mind the wise counsel of the great bishop and doctor, Saint Augustine: "God does not need my lie."
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