You may have noticed that there are some older altar servers who wear a gold colored cincture (rope or belt). These servers have the title of liturgical coordinators. Their preparation for this role includes up to ten hours of theology training.
A major focus in this training is the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ and how this mystery is celebrated in our liturgies. What do we mean by the Paschal Mystery? The Paschal Mystery is Christ's saving life, death and resurrection. In our sacraments and liturgy Christ continues to be present with us today through the Spirit. Our witness to the faith is the life that we live — in our love for one another, as our Lord taught us through word and action. The liturgical coordinators are very much aware of this and serve our parish with an understanding of this basic truth.
We celebrate the mysteries over a period of a year. These servers are taught how the liturgical year is arranged and what the church documents dictate, i.e. which feasts are major and which are minor. They learn how to find the readings in the Lectionary (book containing the readings) and to mark the Sacramentary (book containing the prayers). They study every one of the eucharistic prayers and compare their similarities and differences. This gives these coordinators a sense of ownership as they pray along with the presider in their silent understanding.
Another major focus of this theology training is that "we pray as we believe and we believe as we pray." To emphasize this fact, several prayers from the celebration of the sacraments are examined. The Gloria and creeds are also studied and their contents are examined. They learn that the Gloria, the creeds and the sacramental prayers all express what we believe.
Prior to the start of the liturgy, the coordinators make sure that each assigned altar server has a unique responsibility. Once everything is in its proper place, they direct the altar servers to line up for the procession. While the servers are in line, the liturgical coordinators check that each server understands his or her responsibilities. During the liturgy they direct and assist the servers.
Padre Serra Parish is very grateful that we have 16 dedicated liturgical coordinators who know how to mentor and care for all the altar servers.
It reminds me of a story one of our well-loved parishioners tells about when he and his wife first arrived at Padre Serra. She asked him how they would ever get to know people and be part of this new community into which they had moved. His answer was something like this: "That's easy. Whatever activity or event we go to, we just stay after and help clean up." They did that, and, sure enough, their experience was exactly as he'd predicted. They got to know more and more people, good people, who came to love and value them and they felt themselves more and more deeply drawn into the life of the parish and its people.
It is taking me a little longer to learn this lesson but I can say that in some cases where I'd rather not, but it seemed the only right thing to do, when I pitched in and helped with post-party or post-meeting cleanup, it has proved to be a way of connecting to other people and I walk away with a sense of peace.
I have a long way to go. This willingness to be of service comes from a radical sense of the value of the person we try to help, indeed, from an awareness of their having been made in God's image and likeness. Saints see that value readily, even in the most wretched (St. Teresa of Calcutta comes to mind). For me, I have to make an effort of will sometimes, and ask for God's help to see it in the people I encounter at home, or at work, or in the news.
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has similarly been tested in every way, yet without sin. So let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and to find grace for timely help.
Thanks be to God. Let's pray for one another.
Sacristan ministry is coordinated by Deacon Neil Kingsley.
Sacristans ensure that all the materials needed to celebrate liturgy are ready and in place for each celebration.
We have partnered with VC Foster Kids' Faith in Motion program, our parish invites you to consider the following ways to support and care for children in the foster care system from birth to transitioning young adults and their families.
Eucharistic Ministers serve the Body and Blood of Jesus to the community at liturgy. Coordinated by Wendy Grasso, this ministry is open to additional volunteers.
This new sacred space will be light and airy, surrounded by art, and serve as a place of solace and hope for patients, families, visitors and staff to reflect, pray and heal.
Donors are invited now to invest in the future of health care in Camarillo and to become part of the next generation of this great community hospital.
Provides a variety of human services to seniors, aged 60+, supports their independence and dignity, while protecting their quality of life through friendly volunteer visits, in-home needs assessment, on-going case management and transportation assistance to medical and other appointments.
Our Young Adult group will be diving into the Gospel. All Young Adults (18 to 29ish) are welcome to join!
Our warmest welcome to all who celebrate with us.
Go to Join to complete a parish registration form or confirm your household information.
Let's call each other by name.
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To order a Padre Serra name badge, call or stop by the parish office or email parish@padreserra.org. They are $10.
Please print your covenant read through then prayerfully, thoughtfully make your covenant with God and our parish.
Bring the covenant to the altar this weekend before or after mass.
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The dream is to have 20 to 30 names on file and call on 2-3 at any one time. If you are an architect, engineer, electrician, plumber, contractor, painter, landscape professional, roofer, locksmith, builder, inspector, know about sound systems, video systems, concrete, HVAC, lighting and the like, please call (805) 482·6417 x 323.


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BASIC AGREEMENT RATIFIED
Steve Hulett / August 26, 2015
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The IA locals that comprise the bargaining unit for the Basic Agreement, have spoken.
Members of 13 Hollywood locals of the IATSE have ratified a new film and TV contract. The deal with management's AMPTP, which was reached in April, provides for 3% pay raises in each year of the three-year contract, as well as what the union is calling "major improvements" for members working in new media.
Covering some 43,000 workers, the new pact also calls for employer contributions to the union's pension plan to increase by 18 cents per hour worked in each year of the contract. Pensioners who retired prior to Aug. 1, 2009, will also receive two extra pension checks on or about November 1 of each year of the contract so long as the Motion Picture Industry Pension Plan remains on sound financial footing.
For the first time, employers will also make contributions to the union's Entertainment and Exhibition Industries Training Trust Fund, which provides safety training for motion picture workers covered by the contract.
"The new contract represents significant gains and continued security for the welfare and livelihood of the members it covers," said IATSE International President Matthew D. Loeb. …
TAG ain't in the bargaining unit referenced above.
The Animation Guild was kicked out of the Big Room 32 years ago and ever since has bargained its own contracts separately. (This was because of two animation industry strikes over three years. The second one, which occurred in 1982, was long and not pretty. For some reason, the AMPTP was annoyed, and decided it didn't want us at the party anymore.)
The vote on TAG's Collective Bargaining Agreement ends tomorrow, and we'll report on the results Thursday.
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So your child wants to become a philosophy major. Many questions are probably going through your mind, such as: what kind of education will my child receive? How well do philosophy majors perform on standardized tests? What types of skills will my child learn to set them up for a career, and most importantly, what careers will even be available to him or her? The Association of American Colleges and Universities published a study that reveals the majority of employers look for skills and qualities one learns through a philosophical education. We have also quickly sketched specific careers philosophy majors can pursue, listed below. (This list is certainly not complete; opportunities for philosophy majors are much more vast and wide-ranging.)
Careers and jobs that philosophy majors can do!
Teaching. Philosophy majors develop oral and written communication skills as well as a solid understanding of learning itself, an awareness characteristic of highly effective teachers. Philosophy majors are not destined to teach solely on subjects of philosophy, but acquire the skills necessary to teach an array of topics including, but not limited to: high school education, English, Social Science, Political Science, and Law.
Executive-level administration and management. Many Fortune 500 CEOs have degrees in liberal arts majors like philosophy because these majors develop your interpersonal communication and organization.
Law. Many lawyers got their undergraduate training in philosophy because the skills involved in reading and thinking clearly and arguing effectively apply to brief-writing as well as litigation techniques. Courses such as Language and Logic, Introduction to Ethics, Business Ethics and Biomedical Ethics will be especially helpful for you. Philosophy and Law are closely intertwined fields, something that Boston College especially recognizes.
Ethics and social & political philosophy. Nonprofit organizations and governmental organizations hire philosophy majors for their experience developing policies to protect and represent the environment, the arts, education, health, the sciences and culture. The Red Cross, the World Health Organization, Greenpeace, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Science Foundation are just a few examples.
Computer programming. Software creation, ontological engineering, axiomatizing, language development and systems engineering are among the computer-related careers enjoyed by philosophy majors. Cycorp is one of many software companies that routinely hires philosophy majors! Cycorp does programming in a way that uses common-sense logic. Their system is called Cyc® technology, and it is rooted in the logical thinking that philosophy classes in logic and argumentation study: semantic information retrieval, consistency-checking of structured information, deductive integration of databases, and natural language interfaces that relate to how people express themselves in an everyday sense.
Technical writing. This is one of the biggest growth areas for majors in philosophy, philosophy of science, and ethics. Technical writers can demand starting salaries averaging $37,000 in today's market.
Creative writing. Philosophy and logic/argumentation can prepare you for a career as a novelist nonfiction writer or a poet.
Public relations and journalism. PR and journalism both require a careful use of language, something philosophy majors learn quickly. MSNBC host, Rachel Maddow dedicates her skills in journalism to learning history, philosophy, and the importance of the liberal arts.
Editing and publishing. These fields require a strong facility with language, combined with the communication skills philosophy majors develop. This article, written by the Director at Pennsylvania State University Press, attests to the success philosophy majors may achieve in copyediting, editorial, and publishing careers.
Mediation. Philosophy majors' skills at communicating and analyzing all sides of issues make them ideal mediators (for example, mediators are used in divorce cases, or to settle disputes between unions and corporations).
Philosophical counseling/philosophical practice. Did you know that not all counselors and therapists study psychology? The American Philosophical Practitioners Association (APPA) trains and certifies philosophy majors to do work similar to psychiatry and psychoanalysis, and is now beginning to build and accredit graduate programs in philosophical practice. The City College of New York has approved the establishment of an MA Program in Applied Philosophy, whose graduates will also be APPA-Certified. Similar initiatives are underway internationally. The APPA's Web site is http://www.appa.edu/.
Aesthetics. Philosophy prepares you to be an archivist, curator, or museum manager. The philosophy major's appreciation for aesthetic taste, as well as organizational skills, means you have the right balance for a career in these art management fields!
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something better than DOS for BIOS flashing?
Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 8:28 pm Post subject: something better than DOS for BIOS flashing?
Don't remember how I made a LiveUSB DOS, for flashing bios. But it's horrible, the thingy is highly unpredictable, files show uncompleted and irrespective of upper or lower case.
w00t?? Then you're not sure whether to write FLASHTHIS EXE or flashthis.exe, or FLASHTHIS.EXE. For something as delicate as flashing the BIOS I'd've expect something more consistent and less error prone.
I found out typing in lower case is ok.
Another HUGE gripe is the lack of auto-complete!!! cmon this is not summerian clay writing anymore!! Even m$$ terminal has tab auto-complete.
So here goes my question is there DOS version more modern with auto-complete and some other stuff for BIOS flashing?


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When Will The Coronavirus Peak In Iowa And Illinois?
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We all want to know one thing, when will this coronavirus pandemic come to an end? Unfortunately, just like any virus or disease, we will have to continue to worry about the coronavirus until we find a vaccine that prevents people from getting this virus.
So the real question we want to know the answer to is, when will this peak and begin its decline? A widely cited model offers some predictions. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation's COVID-19 projections have recently been cited in White House briefings. This model takes into account how the pandemic is playing out in several countries around the world and in each state in the U.S. They incorporate the current trend line of deaths in U.S. states and the estimated impact of social distancing measures. This helps them to predict when each state may reach peak daily deaths and hospital usage.
According to NPR, a lot of uncertainty comes with modeling what could happen in the future. The national model has a massive gap between its low and high estimates for peak daily deaths, which range from 1,300 and 7,700. But individual states have large gaps too. For example, the model estimates Iowa's daily deaths could range between 3 to 74 at its peak, and Illinois' daily deaths could range between 20 and 348.
So what are the peak dates for Iowa and Illinois? The peak date for Illinois comes 2 weeks before Iowa. Illinois will see it's peak date on April 12th with a projected 91 deaths in one day. Iowa won't see its peak date until April 26th with 19 projected deaths in one day.
Click here for The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation's Projections for Illinois
Click here for The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation's Projections for Iowa
Below is a map created by NPR with the exact data from The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation's COVID-19 projections.
Source: The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
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Хенрик Штефан Штрайтман, (, также писал фамилию как Ștraitman; 1873, Пятра-Нямц — 1949) — румынский политик (сенатор от Буковины), переводчик и журналист, а также учёный-физик. Сменил свои политические взгляды: от социализма в молодости перешёл в крайне правый лагерь (с 1932 г. — член национал-цэрэнистской партии). Нередко участвовал в полемике по общественно важным вопросам, был известен своей эрудицией, издавал ряд короткоживущих периодических изданий. Сотрудничал с весьма широким спектром румынских политиков, в том числе с откровенными антисемитами, несмотря на своё еврейское происхождение.

Биография
Родился в городе Пятра-Нямц в еврейской семье. Позднее обратился в румынское православие, однако к 1941 году вновь стал практикующим иудеем. Как и большинство евреев в Румынии до 1920 года не имел права на румынское гражданство. Получил частное образование на немецком и французском языках у видного наставника, польского эмигранта графа Журавского, который распространял среди своих учеников в Румынии дарвинизм.

В старших классах школы увлекается социализмом, с 1889 году публикуется в журнале «Școala Nouă» («Новая школа» по таким вопросам, как социология, естественные науки и филология, участвовал в литературоведческой дискуссии по различиям между натурализмом и реализмом, натурализмом и «порнографией».

Позднее учился за рубежом в Гёттингенском, Цюрихском, Берлинском университете имени Гумбольдта и Штутгартском университете. Из-за рубежа продолжал посылать свои статьи в «Școala Nouă» до его закрытия в мае 1890 года. В Германии сдружился с рядом видных румынских социалистов. Получил степень доктора физической химии и лиценциата философии.

В 1890-е годы сотрудничает с социалистическим журналом «Munca» («Труд»), одна из сотрудниц которого — Рашель Вермонт — стала его женой. Вместе они опубликовали труд Макса Нордау «Дегенерация», а годом спустя — «Женщину» Августа Бебеля.

В годы Первой мировой войны перестаёт публиковаться. К её окончанию становится владельцем библиотеки и арт-салона, участвует в профсоюзном движении. В то же время, под впечатлениями от Октябрьской революции в России, его политические взгляды сдвигаются в сторону антикоммунизма. Не вступая в национально-либеральную партию, он всячески её поддерживает. К моменту выборов 1920 года вступает в Народную партию А. Авереску, где сотрудничает с поэтом-националистом О. Гогой. Был выдвинут в депутаты от еврейского округа, однако проиграл выборы. В 1922 году избран сенатором от Буковины (переизбран в 1926 году).

С 1920-х годах сближается с радикальными модернистами. В июле 1923 года представлял евреев Румынии на конгрессе национальных меньшинств, однако подвергся остракизму со стороны других евреев. В парламенте подвергался антисемитским нападкам со стороны Национально-христианской лиги обороны (Валериу Поп). Был среди дипломатов, укреплявших связи со Второй польской республикой. После падения правительства Авереску в 1927 году Штрайтман, сохранивший связи с национал-либералами, продолжал активную дипломатическую деятельность.

Потеряв место в парламенте, активно сотрудничает с крайне правыми, прежде всего с О. Гогой, который отпускает ему публичные комплименты. В 1931 году выступил на выборах как кандидат от Народной партии. После основания Национал-цэрэнистской партии Штрайтман переходит в неё. В то же время, он на выборах продвигает интересы Национал-христианской партии, близкой к фашистской «Железной гвардии». Парадоксальным образом при этом он сохраняет отношения и с левыми активистами, с которыми сотрудничал ранее.

Коллаборационизм

С приходом к власти «национально-легионерского правительства» Штрайтман был включён в списки «еврейских писателей». После поражения легионерского путча новое правительство не отказалось от антисемитской политики, ответственным за осуществление которой стал Раду Лекка, комиссар по еврейским делам. При нём было основано Центральное еврейское управление, которое гитлеровцы (союзники румынского режима) рассматривали как аналог своих юденратов. ЦЕУ осуществляло меры по привлечению евреев к принудительным работам.

Имея связи среди румынских политиков всего политического спектра, включая Ветурию Гогу, друга диктатора Антонеску, Штрайтман был назначен в состав ЦЕУ. Как писал израильский исследователь Бела Ваго, Штрайтману также протежировал специальный немецкий посланник Густав Рихтер.

Штрайтман был в основном декоративной фигурой ЦЕУ, членом которого он был в феврале-декабре 1942 года, оставив административную работу в руках заместителя, медика Нандора Джингольда. В одной из публикаций Штрайтман обосновывал коллаборационизм тем, что текущий момент требовал от евреев действовать «нашими головами, а не нервами и хребтом». Это вызвало возмущение еврейских активистов, многие из которых встали на путь открытой критики антисемитских законов (что до поры до времени было возможно в Румынии, в отличие от ряда других стран-союзников Гитлера). Один из критиков Штрайтмана, А. Л. Зиссу, был в результате помещён в концлагерь Тыргу-Жиу.

К заслугам Штрайтмана и ЦЕУ в целом следует отнести то, что никто из его деятелей не содействовал ни акциям по депортации румынских евреев в лагеря уничтожения или к местам их казней в Транснистрии.

После войны ряд деятелей ЦЕУ, в том числе Джингольд и Исэчану, были осуждены на пожизненные сроки, однако Штрайтман избежал какого-либо наказания и активно соучаствовал в программе переселения румынских евреев в Палестину. После прихода к власти коммунистов в 1947 году новая власть предпочла игнорировать его.

Примечания

Литература
  H. St. Streitman, «Legăturile româno-polone după 1863» , in Societatea de Mâine, Nr. 25-26/1926, p. 461—463 (digitized by the Babeș-Bolyai University Transsylvanica Online Library )
  «Cuvântarea dlui Dr. Valeriu Pop rostită la 7 Iulie 1926 în Adunarea Deputaților» , in Înfrățirea Românească, Nr. 19-20/1926, p. 1-5 (digitized by Transsylvanica)
 Lucreția Angheluță, Salomeea Rotaru, Liana Miclescu, Marilena Apostolescu, Marina Vazaca, Bibliografia românească modernă (1831—1918). Vol. IV: R-Z, Editura științifică și enciclopedică, Bucharest, 1996. ISBN 973-27-0501-9
  Matei Cazacu, «La disparition des Juifs de Roumanie» , in Matériaux pour l'Histoire de Notre Temps, Vol. 71, Nr. 71, 2003, p. 49-61 (republished by Persée Scientific Journals)
 Paul Cernat, Avangarda românească și complexul periferiei: primul val, Cartea Românească, Bucharest, 2007. ISBN 978-973-23-1911-6
 Șerban Cioculescu, Ovidiu Papadima, Alexandru Piru (eds.), Istoria literaturii române. III: Epoca marilor clasici, Editura Academiei, Bucharest, 1973
 Dennis Deletant, Hitler's Forgotten Ally: Ion Antonescu and His Regime, Romania, 1940—1944, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2006. ISBN 1-4039-9341-6
  Victor Durnea, "Primii pași ai Societății Scriitorilor Români (II). Problema 'actului de naționalitate' ", in Transilvania, Nr. 12/2005, p. 23-29
 Elisabetha Mănescu, Dr. M. Gaster: viața și opera sa, Rotativa, Bucharest, 1940
  Florin-Răzvan Mihai, «Dinamica electorală a candidaților minoritari din Bucovina la alegerile generale din România interbelică», in Vasile Ciobanu, Sorin Radu (eds.), Partide politice și minorități naționale din România în secolul XX, Vol. V, TechnoMedia, Sibiu, p. 77-102. ISBN 978-973-739-261-9
 Tudor Opriș, Istoria debutului literar al scriitorilor români în timpul școlii (1820—2000), Aramis Print, Bucharest, 2002. ISBN 973-8294-72-X
 S. Podoleanu, 60 scriitori români de origină evreească, Vol. II, Bibliografia, Bucharest, [1935].
  Nicolae Scurtu, «Mareșalul Alexandru Averescu și scriitorii (1)» , in Lumea Militară, Nr. 1/2006, p. 57-59
 Bela Vago, «The Ambiguity of Collaborationism: The Center of the Jews in Romania (1942—1944)», in Michael Marrus (ed.), The Nazi Holocaust: Historical Articles on the Destruction of European Jews. 6: The Victims of the Holocaust, Volume 2, Meckler Publishing Corporation, Westport & London, 1989, p. 696—718. ISBN 0-88736-261-3

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Политики Румынии
Журналисты Румынии
Родившиеся в 1873 году
Умершие в 1949 году
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Television has been altering the way people live for thirty years. It influences nearly every aspect of modern life: how people use leisure time, how news is reported, how information is learned, and how people think and feel. Children are particularly susceptible to the effects of television because their minds are growing, developing, and learning much faster than those of adults. Whereas television could be used as an educational tool for children, more often simple, entertaining cartoons with little or no educational value are shown. Social scientists, teachers, and parents are troubled by the kinds of television programs children choose to watch. These groups of people are concerned about the media's impact on young children. They are worried about the effects of televised violence on society as well as commercials for sugar-coated food. Most importantly, however, they feel television is one factor that causes declining math and reading scores among schoolchildren. Because of the excessive time spent watching TV, children are spending less time reading and thinking independently. Indeed, youngsters are watching a lot of television - an average of nearly four hours a day and about 25 hours a week, according to an A. C. Neilsen Co. survey. The set stays on 53 hours a week in homes with pre-schoolers as opposed to 43 hours weekly in the average U.S. household. Upon entering kindergarten at age 5, an American child already has spent more hours viewing television than he or she would spend earning a college degree. By the child's eighteenth birthday, more time has been spent watching television than on any other single activity except sleep. The high-school graduate will have attended school for 11,000 hours, but he or she will have sat for almost twice that many hours in front of the set, exposed to an estimated 35,000 commercials and 18,000 murders.
What is the most essential thing that social scientists, teachers, and parents are concerned about?
They spend less time reading and thinking.
They become violent.
Television causes declining math and reading scores.
Television has been changing the way people live for thirty years.
American children spent more hours viewing television than studying.
Why is television more than just a spare time activity for children?
Their minds are growing, developing and learning. TV influences children's attitudes.
Television puts their dental health at risk.
Exposure to excessive violence.
Young children don't distinguish between commercials and programs.
They have limited attention spans, low tolerance for frustration, and a lack of creative imagination.
How many hours a week is the TV set on in the standard U.S. household?
Thirty-five hundred years ago, an incredible explosion blew apart an island and completely destroyed a civilization called Atlantis. Where was Atlantis? What kind of people lived there? Why and how was it destroyed? No one knows the answers to these questions, but there have been hundreds of guesses and theories. The Greek philosopher Plato (approximately 427 to 347 B.C.) is the primary source for the legend of Atlantis. His description of the "lost continent" still excites the modern mind. Plato's Atlantis was a kind of paradise - a vast island larger than Libya and Asia put together - with magnificent mountain ranges, green plains that were full of every variety of animal, and luxuriant gardens where the fruit was fair and wondrous and in infinite abundance. The earth was rich with precious metals, especially the one prized most highly by the ancients, orichalcum, an alloy of copper, perhaps brass. The capital of Atlantis was beautifully constructed in white, black, and red stone. The city was carefully planned - in five zones built in perfect concentric circles. Each circular zone was built inside a larger one. Plato says that the capital's canals and its nearby port were full of vessels and merchants coming from all parts, who, from their numbers, kept up a multitudinous sound of human voices, and din and clatter of all sorts night and day. The city was full of life, activity, and culture.
Plato lived _____.
3,500 years ago
roughly between the years 427 to 347 B.C.
23 centuries ago
in Africa
on a lost continent
In accordance with Plato, how large was Atlantis?
as large as a continent
larger than Libya and Asia put together
as large as a vast island
The fruit on Atlantis was _______.
orichalcum
rich with special metals
fair and wondrous and in endless abundance
a kind of paradise
The need for a surgical operation, especially an emergency operation, almost always comes as a severe shock to the patient and his family. Despite modern advances, most people still have an irrational fear of hospitals and anaesthetics. Patients do not often believe they really need surgery - cutting into a part of the body as opposed to treatment with drugs. In the early years of this century, there was little specialisation in surgery. A good surgeon was capable of performing almost every operation that had been devised up to that time. Today the situation is different. Operations are now being carried out that were even dreamed of fifty years ago. The heart can be safely opened and its valves repaired. Clogged blood vessels can be cleaned out, and broken ones mended or replaced. A lung, the whole stomach, or even part of the brain can be removed and still permit the patient to live a comfortable and satisfactory life. However, not every surgeon wants to or is qualified to carry out every type of modern operation.
Many people are afraid of being operated on ______.
unless it is an emergency operation
in spite of improvements in modern surgery
because they are afraid of the surgeries
because they don't believe modem surgery
because they are afraid of anaesthetics
Surgeons in the early years of this century, compared with contemporary ones, ______.
were more trusted by their patients
were younger than today's surgeons
had less to learn about surgery
had more to learn about surgery
were obliged to specialize more than their predecessors
Open heart surgery has been probable ______.
since the invention of valves
since the beginning of this century
only in the last fifty years
since the invention of clogged blood vessels
The unfavourable effects of cigarette smoking on the heart have frequently been described, but the exact source for these effects has not been clarified. Some investigators believe nicotine to be the culprit, and there has been some experimental work in animals indicating that large doses of nicotine in conjunction with cholesterol feeding and vitamin D could produce a disease of the arteries resembling that seen in humans. An alternative explanation has been offered by other scientists who have pointed to the possible role of carbon monoxide being inhaled with cigarette smoke.
It is emphasized in the passage that nicotine ______.
is considered by some to be one of the reasons why smoking has an adverse effect on the heart
is the only harmful factor in relation to smoking
affects animals more seriously than humans
has been established as more dangerous than carbon monoxide for smokers
has an adverse effect only upon the arteries
In accordance with the passage, studies into the adverse effects of smoking _______.
have ruled out any relationship between smoking and cholesterol levels in humans
have not been able to establish for certain whether or not carbon monoxide could be a factor
have so far not raised any controversial opinions
have shown that vitamin D reduces nicotine in the body
indicate that nicotine and carbon monoxide may be only minor factors
The main concern of the passage is to _______.
describe certain experiments on animals relating to the effects of carbon monoxide
emphasize the role nicotine and vitamin D play in heart diseases
demonstrate that the adverse effects of smoking on the heart are still under debate
compare the effects on the heart of nicotine and carbon monoxide
give an account of the research work concerning animal disease
Agriculture remains the most fundamental area to development, here it seems the most intractable problems of resistance to change exist. One may argue that scientific training in agriculture by itself is unlikely to have any marked impact on agricultural output. Any attempt at vocational training in agriculture presupposes that a meaningful structure of incentive exists for the individual farmer to increase his output, improve his techniques and expand his range of activities. Without such incentives and opportunities, agricultural education can have little impact.
The writer is of the opinion that improvements in the field of agriculture ______.
cannot be achieved through vocational training
can easily be realized
have already led to good results
are absolutely vital for productivity
have largely been confined to technology
We can infer from the passage that the agricultural community _______.
tends to disregard the problems of the individual farmer
is eager for more vocational training
is fully aware of the long-term benefits of scientific training
has already begun to benefit from the improved techniques
is not the one that welcomes change
The writer concludes that vocational training in agriculture _____.
will be an effective way of eliminating resistance to change in society
will provide farmers with a wide range of opportunities
will be fertile unless it's backed up with various incentives
is regarded as a priority for social development
as often been underestimated by various authorities
Some decades ago there was hardly such a subject as the economics of education. Today it is one of the most quickly growing branches of economics. Together with health economics, it makes up the core of human resources, a field of inquiry which in the last few years has been silently revolutionizing such traditional subjects as growth economics, labour economics, international trade, and public finance; consequently, the economics of education with its concept of human investment has rapidly transformed large areas of orthodox economics.
The writer implies that the term the economics of education _____.
has only come into use in very recent years
has for decades been under discussion among economists
is of little significance in orthodox economics
has only been accepted in educational circles
is gradually disappearing from economic writings
In accordance with the passage, the economics of education ______.
is not connected in any way with investment in man
relates to a very narrow sphere of human activity
has had no impact whatever or other areas of orthodox economics
has today come into the forefront of economic thinking
is one of the earliest branches of general economics
The writer suggests that the earlier branches of economics ______.
have grown steadily in impotence
have been substantially modified through the introduction of the economy of human resources
have been virtually unaffected by health economics or the economy of human resources
gave great importance to the idea of human investment
constituted the essence of the economics of human resources
Tigers grow to lengths of ten feet or more and can be bigger than the largest lion. They have huge strengths. They clutch their prey to them holding on with their claws and depend on the crushing bite of their powerful jaws to end the struggle. They swim very well and can often be seen splashing about in water on very hot days since they apparently suffer from the heat. When the air is chilly, however, they avoid wet or damp vegetation. They can climb but do not approach the leopard's ability in this. They can negotiate treacherous rocky areas but generally prefer to stay on level ground. They are not as well equipped with senses as one might expect. They apparently depend on their hearing while hunting. Their eyesight is not particularly good, and they seem unable to spot their prey until it moves.
It is implied in the passage that tigers ______.
rely on their huge claws alone to catch and kill their prey
are the most skilful climbers of all wild animals
are sensitive to significant variations in temperature
closely resemble lions as regards size, speed and strength
rely heavily upon their eyesight in locating and catching prey
As is pointed out in the passage, a flat terrain _______.
is usually the favoured habitat of the tiger
rather than rocky cliffs gives tigers better opportunities for hiding
provides camouflage for leopards
is usually wet, so tigers prefer higher levels
usually has thicker vegetation which shelters more prey
From the passage, we infer that contrary to what is generally thought, ______.
once a prey starts to move a tiger can rarely catch it
hearing is the least developed sense of the tiger
the leopards hunting ability is far behind that of the tiger
rocky areas are invariably avoided by all wild animals
the tiger's senses are not particularly well developed
Scientists have long sought ways to define and measure human intelligence. And while theories of intelligence have grown more sophisticated since the 1800s when some believed mental abilities were determined by the size of a person's head, researchers still do not agree about certain fundamental principles of human thought. They, therefore, continue to debate such basic questions as to whether heredity or the environment is more important in forming intelligence.
As we infer from the passage, the age-old controversy about whether intelligence depends upon heredity or the environment _____.
is now being ignored as it is seen to be fruitless
was finally reached in area 1800
has only recently become a subject for serious research
does not seem to have ceased yet
was more sophisticated in the 19th century than it is today
In accordance with the passage, in the early nineteenth century, some people held the view that a person's mental capacity ______.
could never be changed
depended on the head size
was purely hereditary
was completely shaped by the environment
fundamental to his character
One may infer from the passage that a full understanding of the nature and the capacity of human intelligence ______.
can only be achieved by exceptionally sophisticated minds
has finally been achieved by modern scientists
is sure to be realized within the next few years
is not likely to be achieved in the near future
will emerge through theoretical rather than environmental structures


The new 2020 Ford Explorer is one of the hottest topics to talk about when it comes to a new car on the future market. Ford Explorer is a sport car that Ford can keep since 1990. It is like their long tradition to present the car. It is no surprise that their hard work brings the car to be one of the most popular cars on the road. They do not release the car on the global market, but people start talking about it. We have some rumors on its design and engine.
There are some improvements available on the newest 2020 Ford Explorer. It is less bulky and lighter than the previous model. This offer is more complete with the brand new lightings and grille for its modifications. Speaking of the whole structure, it comes with aluminum accent for its doors, guiding tire, and dashboard. The weight is 4980 pounds. It is the heaviest, yet the quickest car to travel. Many experts predict that it can go with 15-spoke steering wheels, egg-crate grille, and chrome mirror hats. The body is going to get some changes. It is possible for the company to offer different entrance doors.
For the cabin part of the 2020 Ford Explorer, the company completes it with padded leather seats along with leather covered dashboard, as well as 10-inch of electronic gauge set. We believe that they have a big concern on how to offer a higher level of comfort combines with the latest technology features to attract more buyers.
The main highlight of the 2020 Ford Explorer is the engine. It goes with the new-engineered program, named CD6. It helps the car to walk on any terrains without decreasing its ability. It is going to use the same drive train and the six-speed to all-wheel drive setup.
In addition, the car may have a similar engine from the previous model. It means there is an opportunity to use the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 engine. However, the company should improve the output. It should have better performance than the previous model. It is able to make 400 HP.
The biggest question about the 2020 Ford Explorer is that when the company is going to release it. We predict the debut of the car is ready at any time in 2019. When it comes to the pricing, we think the base model should not be more than $50,000.


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A LIGHT socket which can be used under water without short-circuiting is shown in the picture above, in the hands of Helena Brinton, Hollywood model. Miss Brinton doesn't seem to be shocked. We don't know about the socket.


We are working with an established award winning firm of accountants who seek a qualified ACA/ACCA Senior Manager to join their team and run the accounts/tax side of the business over viewing work and monitoring and mentor staff.
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Спасо-Преображенська церква (скорочена назва: Преображенська церква) — чинна церква, пам'ятка архітектури національного значення (Охоронний №1601/1), у місті Шумськ на Тернопільщині. Нині церква перебуває у спільному користуванні УПЦ та Шумського благочиння Тернопільської єпархії ПЦУ.

Історія

Шумський монастир ЧСВВ був заснований волинським хорунжим Данилом Єло-Малинським 1637 року. На власність обителі передавалася православна церква з XIV століття. Будівлі монастиря суттєво постраждали під час буремних подій Хмельниччини.

Монастир ЧСВВ, попри заповіт Данила Єло-Малинського, не відновлювався. Натомість, 1676 року, перейшов до оо. Францисканів. 1715 року стараннями Данилового онука Станіслава Єло-Малинського комплекс реконструйовано. Храм поновно висвячено 1741 року як костел Непорочного Зачаття Діви Марії.
Наприкінці XVIII століття дзвіниця ансамблю набула барокового вигляду.

1832 року францисканський монастир російськими властями закритий, храм перейшов на парафіяльний статус під зверхністю Московського патріархату. Наново висвячений 1837 року. До парафії були приписані села Васьківці, Кути й Гутисько.

З 25 грудня 1991 року церква знаходиться у посіданні УПЦ. З 1996 року церквою спільно користувалися громади УПЦ і УАПЦ.

У даний час церква є центром Шумського благочиння УПЦ та Шумського благочиння Тернопільської єпархії УПЦ КП. Настоятелем зі сторони УПЦ є протоієрей Михайло Костюк, а з боку ПЦУ — ієрей Іван Кравець, з 6-го листопада 2013 року протоієрей Миколай Бабій

Архітектура

Церква мурована оборонного типу, складається з нави та полігональної апсиди. Від півдня прибудовано об'єм каплиці, стіни якої підтримують контрфорси.

нава має хрестове парусне склепінчате перекриття із розетками на шелигах. Вівтар — зімкнутим склепінням. Ребра склепінь наголошені легким профілюванням.

Нартекс відривається до нави потрійною аркадою, над якою влаштовано емпору. Вхід отримав архівольтне обрамлення, із замком і пілястрами з вертикальною розкріповкою.

Під вівтарем Покрова Божої Матері розташована крипта.

В екстер'єрі будівля вивершена невеличкою банькою на глухому підбаннику (восьмерик на четверику).

На просторовій осі церкви розташована двоярусна дзвіниця у стилі бароко, через долішній об'єм якої влаштовано прохід на храмову територію.

Прихильниками ПЦУ (а не УПЦ)знищено історичну огорожу біля церкви. Реаціій зі сторони влади не було.

Примітки

Література
 Історія міст і сіл Української РСР. Тернопільська область. — К.: Головна редакція УРЕ АН УРСР, 1973;
 Державний реєстр національного культурного надбання (пам'ятки містобудування і архітектури України) // Пам'ятки України. 1999. № 2-3;
  Tadeusz Jerzy Stecki. Wołyń pod względem statystycznym, historycznym і archeologicznym. T. 2. — Lwów, 1871;
  Danilewicz K. Kościoły rzymsko-katolickie w Szumsku // Życie krzemienieckie. 1938. T. 7. № 17;
  Grzegorz Rąkowski. Wołyń. Przewodnik po Ukrainie Zachodniej. Cz. I. — Pruszków, 2005. — S. 393. ISBN 8389188325, 9788389188328
  Памятники градостроительства и архитектуры Украинской ССР. Т. 4. — Киев, 1986. — С. 90—91.

Ресурси мережі

 Шумщина у складі Великого Князівства Литовського на www.irp.tneu.edu.ua (регіональний інформаційний портал «Тернопільщина»)
 Шумщина в XVIII — XIX століттях на www.irp.tneu.edu.ua (регіональний інформаційний портал «Тернопільщина»)
 Костел Францисканців. Шумськ

Церкви Шумська
Василіяни
Костели і монастирі францисканців
Шумськ
Пам'ятки архітектури Тернопільської області


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Sunday, August 23, 7:30
Auto De Fe Live!
Auto Da Fe play songs from the upcoming LP 'Emit Time' and sprinkle in some reworked Chinese classical pieces for good measure. Pan-global instrumentation includes yang qin, guzheng, tambur, bouzouki, tablas, wood marimba, balalaika, handmade electric zithers, Gothic harp, Chinese banjo, Tibetan temple cymbals and bells as well as traditional guitar, bass, trumpet, and drums.
Auto Da Fe was formed out of Amps For Christ practices by Tara Tavi, Martin Kvisvic, and Joel Connell. The CD "The Spectre" was released in May, 2006 on Secret Eye Recordings. A comp track was on "False Object Sensors", put out by Vermiform Records in 2001. Leandra Gil is on percussion. Erin Barnes occasionally plays hurdy gurdy, cello and frame drums.
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From allmusic:
Martin Kvisvic and Tara Tavi of Amps for Christ teamed up in Auto Da Fe to mess up with the geopolitics of our planet. Using a brilliantly mismatched arsenal of traditional instruments, the two of them shatter cultural and political frontiers. Through the course of the 18 tracks on The Spectre, the listener is treated to guzheng (a Chinese zither), Tibetan cymbals, tambur, balalaika (a Russian lute), bouzouki, and various bowed instruments, in addition to gothic harp, tablas (performed by guest musicians), and more conventional (i.e., Western) instruments. The songs -- all original, it seems, but there are no songwriting credits -- mimic folk styles to add to the cultural confusion. For instance, "Past Times" sounds very much like an old English song, except that Tavi's voice is backed by guzheng. Following a similar logic, "Ne'er Do Will" could be a skip-rope rhyme, "Huar Weishenme" could be a Jewish lament, and "The Spectre" might be a frantic Eastern European instrumental tune. But the instrumentation always sends such issues out the window. What is left is this duo's unbridled creativity, their knowledgeable disregard toward tradition, and Tara Tavi's voice, at times charming, haunting, or scary ("Undun"). Several guests contribute to the sound palette, including members of Man Is the Bastard. The overall attitude is definitely that of the underground folk scene, but ignores its improvisational/jam aspect; The Spectre is thoroughly composed and focuses on catchy -- if unpredictably arranged -- tunes. A find to treasure and one of the truly surprising albums of 2006.


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In September of 2017, David Reznick Foundation met with the Posse Foundation at their District of Columbia office. This program is a national one where they utilize a special system in order to select college seniors and pair them with a university. The students who are first nominated by their high schools then go through a separate nominating process with the Posse program. The majority of these students mostly have been overlooked by top tier colleges or universities and the Posse's goal is to make them into the leaders of tomorrow. These 57 colleges and universities award the selected Posse students a 4 year scholarship to achieve their dreams.
"The Posse model works for both students and college campuses and is rooted in the belief that a small, diverse group of talented students—a Posse—carefully selected and trained, can serve as a catalyst for increased individual and community development. " Posse recruits Scholars in 10 cities with incredible stories and when they become alumni, they become leaders. Here are some of the most notable achievements and there are so many more.
Shirley Collado - was a member of the very first Posse at Vanderbilt University. She is now the first president of Ithaca College with Latina heritage.
Erica Spatz - cardiologist and professor at Yale whose work examines disparities across the healthcare system.
Koby Altman - Middlebury College graduate -- General Manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Second youngest manager ever!
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David Reznick's legacy, was to be able to mentor young adults those that had a passion. Teach them to become leaders. And, the Posse Foundation gives these scholars that opportunity. David Reznick Foundation awarded the Posse Foundation a five year grant to help support their assessment process and their pre-collegiate training. We are so proud to be able to contribute to this program.
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Dan Kneen's family have given the Tyco BMW team their 'full backing' to continue racing at the 2018 Isle of Man TT races after the Manx racer's tragic crash on Wednesday evening.
Kneen lost his life in an incident at Churchtown on the opening lap of Wednesday's Superbike, Superstock and Supersport session.
Tyco BMW team boss Philip Neill described the whole team as 'numb' following the news.
"We are all numb at the minute if I'm truly honest," he said in a team statement. "Dan had settled in superbly well here at Tyco BMW, as his previous results have shown, and having set his best-ever lap time around the TT circuit just last night, he proved his credentials as a potential winner this year.
In an emotional statement, Kneen's father Richard has given his blessing for the Tyco team to continue racing this week with Michael Dunlop, stating the 'show will go on'.
"Thank you for all your support at this sad time," he said. "Dan lived for his racing and wild horses wouldn't have torn him away from it. I was happy for him, he was in his element and loving it. My thoughts are for Leanne, my other son, Ryan, and our whole family.


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Jack Harrison lifts lid on Leeds United's key pre-match switch after impressive hat-trick at West Ham
Declan Rice pays ultimate compliment to Leeds United despite 'opportunity missed' for West Ham in Premier League thriller
England v Scotland: Gordon Bulloch backs Stuart Hogg to follow on Lions path
ONE OF former Scotland captain Gordon Bulloch's biggest regrets is never being part of a side that defeated England.
Saturday, 11th March 2017, 6:00 am
Former Leeds Tykes player, Gordon Bulloch.
In fairness, it should not cause any great chagrin for the former Leeds Tykes hooker who represented his country on 75 occasions between 1997 and 2005.
After all, it was 1983 the last time a Scotland side actually won at Twickenham where the old rivals meet again this evening with the Triple Crown and Calcutta Cup at stake.
None of the current team were even born then.
Furthermore, they won only once at Murrayfield between victories in 1990 and, just months after his international retirement, their next in 2006 so plenty of his fellow countrymen have suffered similar frustrations.
Indeed, Scotland have not prospered against the Auld Enemy since a 15-9 success in Edinburgh in 2008 but the former Glasgow star feels there is a chance that could soon change.
Although the hosts are defending Six Nations champions, on course for successive grand slams and will draw level with New Zealand's world record of 18 successive Test wins with another victory tonight, Bulloch is enthused by his country's wins over Ireland and Wales in this tournament.
"England are very strong up front; if they secure plenty of ball and slow down the ruck like they can, Scotland will find it difficult," he told The Yorkshire Post.
"But Scotland have done well so far this year and, importantly, started to score tries, taking chances when they are on offer and from deep, too.
"That has got us to a stage where we can compete in these sorts of games; you need to score 20 points to have a chance of winning a Test match and we have the ability to do that."
That is illustrated by the number of players being talked of as potential British Lions ahead of this summer's tour to New Zealand, not least sublime full-back Stuart Hogg.
Bulloch represented the Lions in 2001 and 2005 and said: "It's about time. There's been a generation that's seen very little recognition by the Lions and fairly so; they've not been good enough. But, hopefully, we'll see seven or eight on this tour and get two or three in the Test team.
"That will be important for Scotland; it means they won't have an issue playing the best team in the world and players will be able to see they're equals. In times gone by, a lack of Test Lions has led to Scotland gaining an inferiority complex but this time around we should see people like Hogg, the Gray brothers, Finn Russell…"
With those players in such fine form, Bulloch believes Scotland's wretched run against England can potentially end.
The 41-year-old conceded: "It is one of the biggest regrets I have – not winning at Twickenham or Murrayfield against England. But I played in an era when they had Wilkinson, Johnson, Back, Dallaglio… the list goes on.
"I was injured in 2000 when we did win and, realistically, we should have won in '99, too, when we took the Championship.
"We played all the rugby and just let England off the hook with a couple of missed kicks.
"For such a long time, Scotland have been the poor relation of British rugby. But this could be the start of a bright new era and, hopefully, that can change."
On his season at Headingley in 2005-06, that ended in relegation, Bulloch recalled: "It was an experience.
"They'd won the Powergen Cup the year before and expectancy levels were high.
"We'd signed Justin Marshall, too, but got off to a bad start, losing our first two games in London at Saracens after losing v Irish in the double-header at – Twickenham.
"We never got going."
West Ham United 2 Leeds United 3 - Graham Smyth's player ratings as Whites overcome injuries to edge Irons thriller
Where Leeds United are tipped to finish in 21/22 EPL table compared to Newcastle United, Burnley, and Everton
Leeds United transfer rumours: Whites agree £6m fee for 'pitbull', Real Madrid consider Everton swoop
Marcelo Bielsa makes Patrick Bamford injury admission amid praise for Leeds United squad


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My configuration:
resolvers mydns
    nameserver dns1 ug1.firstlink.com:367

and in listener
server-template server1 1 ug1.firstlink.com:367 check resolvers mydns init-addr none

Please let me know how to configure properly that haproxy should disable dns resolution and thanks for the response.

A: Generally speaking you would want the DNS name of your service ("service.example.com") to resolve to the HAProxy server's listener address. Then you would call your backend servers something else ("webserver1.example.com"), even though you may still configure them to listen specifically for requests to "service.example.com". They will know the client requested the correct name through the contents of the Host header field in the request, even though the actual machines have a different name.
If you want a resolvers definition in HAProxy, it should only contain the address of one or more DNS servers you want to query; not the backend servers whose names you want to look up.

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GRAND BLANC TWP. — Join us for a day down on the farm! The Women in Agriculture Farm Development Center is hosting their first Harvest Gathering on Oct. 26 from 10 a.m.-4pm.
Learn about their work, stewardship, composting with worms and celebrate diverse communities to build a vibrant and resilient food system. Tours and demonstrations on the Women's Farm will be available. See vermicomposting (composting with worms) up close and personal and hear how the process involves the Ascension Genesys Hospital food waste diversion program.
Enjoy fresh produce and taste samples from the Flint Mobile Food Truck, Edible Flint, and many more vendors!
The Women in Agriculture Farm Development Center is a 3-acre farm located on the Ascension Genesys Campus and serves as a demonstration farm for women beginning to farm and is home to one incubator farmer.
The Women in Agriculture Farm Development Center supports women who are beginning a farming business, provides resources to become economically independent farm business owners, and helps to reduce barriers in starting a successful farm business.
The Farm is located near the greenhouse (west end of Ascension Genesys Hospital parking lot D) on 3181 Pollock Rd in Grand Blanc. — G.G.


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Luca Bestetti (né en 1964), peintre italien ;
 Pietro Bestetti (1898-1936), coureur cycliste italien.

Voir aussi
 Bestetti Edizioni d'arte, maison d'édition italienne.


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Activists want Niagara Falls visitor center removed from the State Park
Despite Niagara Falls State Park's plan to spend nearly $30 million to rebuild its visitors center, activists want that structure removed from the parkscape altogether and relocated across the street or elsewhere. The placement of the structure makes it difficult for pedestrians entering the park from getting to Prospect Point without entering the building.
Urban designers have long wanted roadways, parking lots, and building structures removed from the park to make the visitor experience more authentic, more beautiful, more eco-centric, and less commercial. The removal of the visitor center, located less than 200 feet from the precipice of the Falls, has been a major objective of their activism.
Some activists insist that a state-of-the-art new welcome center could be constructed in the One Niagara Center, the former Occidental Chemical headquarters that now functions as a tourism welcome center, located immediately across the street from the park. That nine-story structure would be able to accommodate an observation deck with 360-degree views of the Niagara Gorge.
Others argue that the visitor center should be located at another regional state park that would compliment the evolution of the Niagara region as a destination. A visitor center at Old Fort Niagara could function as a history museum, they suggest. Similarly, a visitor center at the Whirlpool State Park could function as a geology or natural history museum.
"Visitor centers have never been a priority for the local business community," explains one Niagara Falls entrepreneur. "We need high-quality cultural attractions and entertainment venues."
"I'd rather see that $30 million invested in an expansion of the Niagara Aquarium or the Gorge Discovery Center," he adds. "The areas of the State Park closest to the Falls should be as natural an experience as possible."
Several petitions are being circulated to stop the reconstruction of the visitor center.
Old Fort Niagara State Park does not have a visitor center but is well programmed with historic Revolution-era reenactments.
The One Niagara Center is a tourism welcome center located across the street from the New York State Park. Six of the building's nine floors are undeveloped. Developers say that the site's parking lot could function as a 'Grand Central Terminal' for tour buses.
Sorry, who actually goes to the American side of the falls? 90 % of visitors to the area do so on the Canadian side.
Ron Buchner says:
Maybe removing that prospect point eyesore 1/8 finished bridge to nowhere should be the first priority.


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Sexes
Sexism on Wikipedia Is Not the Work of 'a Single Misguided Editor'
It's a widespread problem.
By Amanda Filipacchi
In the last few days I've had two op-eds published by The New York Times describing a discovery I'd made on Wikipedia early last week. I noticed that American female novelists were being dragged out of the main category "American Novelists" and plopped into the subcategory "American Women Novelists." I looked back in the "history" of these women's pages, and saw they used to appear in the main category "American Novelists," but they had recently been switched to the smaller female subcategory. Male novelists were allowed to remain in the main category, no matter how obscure they were. At first I assumed the sexist thinking of whoever did this went along the lines of, "All men novelists are worthy to be taken seriously, even small ones. But only the most famous and revered female novelists are worthy to remain in the big category." As I investigated further, I realized this didn't seem to be the case, because I was finding some extremely famous female novelists in the "American Women Novelists" category, who had been actively transferred from the "American Novelists" category to the smaller, less prominent, female subcategory.
In my op-ed, I listed 17 of the most famous women that this had been done to: Harper Lee, Anne Rice, Amy Tan, Donna Tartt, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ayn Rand, Ann Beattie, Djuna Barnes, Emily Barton, Jennifer Belle, Aimee Bender, Amy Bloom, Judy Blume, Alice Adams, Louisa May Alcott, V. C. Andrews, and Mary Higgins Clark. And I noticed the same thing had been done to me and hundreds of others.
As I wrote in my first op-ed:
People who go to Wikipedia to get ideas for whom to hire, or honor, or read, and look at that list of "American Novelists" for inspiration, might not even notice that the first page of it includes far more men than women. They might simply use that list without thinking twice about it. It's probably small, easily fixable things like this that make it harder and slower for women to gain equality in the literary world.
I wrote two op-eds on this topic because after the uproar the first one created when it was published online Wednesday night, The New York Times asked me to write a follow-up describing recent developments for the Sunday print edition (where my first op-ed had been scheduled to appear). The story was picked up online, appearing on sites from The Atlantic Wire to Forbes to Salon to Jezebel to Think Progress. It appeared in The Guardian and The Independent newspapers and The Week in the UK, plus news sites and publications in Italy, France, Canada, Brazil and more.
A Feminist Critique of Hooking Up
On social media, a debate has been raging over the accuracy of my pieces. At least one writer has been widely retweeted and quoted on Twitter as having "debunked" my original op-ed (claiming, incorrectly, that Donna Tartt and Amy Tan had never been removed from the "American Novelists" category). This has helped contribute to the misperception— which has been repeated on Wikipedia "Talk" pages—that this re-categorization of women novelists was the work of a single editor.
This so quickly became the "conventional wisdom" that James Gleick's latest post for The New York Review of Books repeated it, and Salon's Andrew Leonard wrote yesterday:
In the furor that erupted on Wikipedia in response to Filipacchi's article, it was quickly determined that the bad behavior she noticed appeared to be the work of a single misguided Wikipedia editor. One could argue that, if true, this made the Times' headline "Wikipedia's Sexism Toward Female Novelists" unfair and inaccurate. All of Wikipedia was being tarred by the unthinking stupidity of one bad editor.
This is not true. The "sub-categorization" (or what some are calling the "ghettoization") of the 17 well-known women I listed in my original op-ed was performed by at least seven different editors. The people spreading this false information are not doing any favors to Wikipedia. Another reason to stop this rumor is that it is not fair to dump all the blame on one poor Wikipedia editor who—even though it's true he did go on a bit of a spree in early April—was far, far from the only one. Plus, he did women a huge favor by inadvertently making this Wikipedia problem more visible. Who knows how many more years this would have continued if it hadn't been for his energetic work of accidentally exposing the sexist category rules that had already been implemented and followed by many others? If anyone wants to check the facts I've stated, here they are, chronologically. They include the editors' anonymous usernames:
1) Wiki editor: Magellan Maestro
-13 September, 2012 (Revision as of 14:44): Amy Tan removed from "American novelists" and put into subcategory "American novelists of Asian descent")
-23 March 2013 (Revision as of 23:33): She was added to "American women novelists" by IP address: 72.200.175.219
2) Wiki editor: Orlady
18 October 2012 (Revision as of 21:26): Donna Tartt. In addition, to being switched from "American Novelists" to "American Women Novelists" she was also switched on the same day from "Writers from Mississippi" to "Women writers from Mississippi"
3) Wiki editor: RL0919
-2 Jan 2013: did it to Ayn Rand
4) Wiki editor: And we drown
-3 February 2013: (Revision as of 18:54): did it to Anne Rice
5) Wiki editor: BizarreLoveTriangle
-21 February 2013: (Revision as of 21:16): did it to Harper Lee
6) Wiki editor: Midnightdreary
-24 March 2013: did it to Harriet Beecher Stowe
7) Wiki editor: Johnpacklambert:
-1 April: did it to Alice Adams. And then he did it to the others on my list. As you can see, among the women in my list he didn't even begin to do it to any of them until the six above editors had done it first.
In the last few days, some Wiki editors worked on fixing the problem, bringing women back into the main "American Novelists" category. But then other editors would come along and take them back out. The editor who went on his spree in early April (username Johnpacklambert) did something particularly interesting and annoying after I'd been put back in the "American Novelists" category. He took me out of it again and put me in a new category he had just created: "American Humor Novelists." He also added three men to it, probably to make it look ok. Another editor then came along and undid what he had done. In my first Op-Ed, I'd mentioned it was too bad there wasn't a subcategory called "American Men Novelists." Soon after, that category was created. According to a Wikipedia article entitled "List of Wikipedia Controversies," "When the 'American men novelists' category was first created, its only entries were Orson Scott Card and P. D. Cacek (who is female)." The last time I looked, it seems that several Wiki editors are trying to make sure women have been put back in the main category, and they've been reverting the changes of editors who try to take them out.
The debate I ignited is about whether Wikipedia is sexist or not toward women novelists. Since my original article appeared, certain Wikipedia editors have successfully distracted people from this larger debate by pushing the false idea of a "single rogue editor," and creating the impression—now being widely repeated and reported—this is some small, isolated problem. They've done this by spreading rumors that are demonstrably wrong, as can be proven by anyone willing to investigate the history buried in the Wikipedia pages of "American Women Novelists."


I think it's definitely possible, but I wonder what the mental gymnastics to do so will accomplish, given that hooks have been a part of "official" React for barely two weeks, and that stateful components are all over the place in production code. I've pondered this question myself, and I think about that thing that Kent C. Dodds said about "You should feel that pain caused by a problem before you reach for a third-party dependency that solves it.", and that hooks are similar. They certainly reduce a lot of code, but learning about how "vanilla" state was handled with class components, Redux, etc will contextualize how great hooks are, and precisely how much effort they can save us.


So I was watching Fox News this evening and was about sick when I heard "AirBnB has launched their free homes project to help people displaced from the hurricane" and then the host saying, "It's great Private Industry is getting involved". So let me get this straight, we open up OUR house at OUR expense to help people and AirBnB takes the credit? Uh, no! My thought, If ABB wants the PR, they should pay us fair market rates for our properties. THEN, and ONLY THEN, can they say they are helping. They aren't out one penny for this but expect us to supply a room, supplies, cleanings, laundry...and they are doing something? BS!
I hear you on this, but where does one even go to find this free home project? Is there really even such a thing or is this just a marketing ploy?
The lowest setting I see on homes is $10 a night on my own property.
Having had a look at the link, Im not entirely sure that Airbnb is at fault, the page clearly states that Hosts are opening up their homes for free, offers a link for Hosts to register their space for the emergency. So no Host is going to be out pocket if they dont want to help.
I havent gone past the home screen, but I would guess that Airbnb will not be charging booking fee.
Welcome to the age of recreational outrage. It really doesn't matter what you do to move the needle, just know that if you do it - good, bad, well-intentioned, conservative, liberal, whatever - it will be seized upon as a source of offense.
Here we have a host getting all pissy - and it's not at all established that this host, the OP, is even providing housing to hurricane victims pro bono - that Airbnb gets some credit for the actions of its hosts.
1) Giving free rooms to people displaced by natural disasters is *supposed* to be an act of altrusim, not a way for you to "get credit". **bleep**.
2) ANY positive advertising that Airbnb gets is good for EVERY host. Increased profile means more visits means more bookings means more money. So please, please, for the love of Darwin, *bleep*, OP.
Another myopic Millenial suffering from deep entitlementia. Makes me want to gouge my own eyes out.
Well, if you're referring to me as a entitled millenial, your are way off base. 52 years old and running a BUSINESS, not a charity. My point was that its BS that ABB is taking credit for this when actually it is the hosts who should get the kudos because they are being altruistic, not ABB in the least! I'll stick to my conservative values, after all, I DID build that. I sure don't see hotels giving free rooms out! Read all the comments here, you are definitely the minority on this issue! *bleep*.
The problem was FOX, not airbnb. You are watching an ENTERTAINMENT CHANNEL. Fox is not a real news channel so they get away with reporting fiction.
Says the guy who referenced HuffPo. That's funny!
Seriously dude, dial it back. If you don't want to help people with your business asset, that's fine. But you sound like a chump coming on here complaining about something you saw on Fox News.
If you really understood business, you would realize that AirBnB is certainly spending money on this initiative. But because you think they aren't out "on penny," you have no clue how businesses run. Wanna try setting up a nationwide initiative like this without spending one penny?
But again, if you don't want to be involved, then don't be involved. Keep your "conservative values" to yourself.
Oh, and by the way, I even partially agree with you. I think Airbnb should reimburse for 25%-50% of our usual rate. But that's the extent of my sympathy for your screed. You could have approached this constructively with suggestions rather than an indignant rant.
Not only good PR at the hosts' expense, but opportunistically riding on a huge natural disaster in which many are suffering.


Smart Meters – The saga continues – Could 4m have to be replaced?
I have covered this matter quite a number of times on this blog site as the rollout of smart meters has been little more than a farce from day one.
There's nothing particularly new in the Mail story to those of us who have been tracking this saga but it does highlight the utter mess that has potentially been created by industry standard smart meters not being installed from the start of the programme. And that's putting to one side whether they are needed at all I might add.
The way the energy market is set up we all need to be swapping our suppliers each year to ensure we are getting the best deal but with some smart (or is that unsmart) meters swapping suppliers may be far from simple.
Persoannly I'm sticking with the old meters for now until this crazy situation is fully resolved.
* I don't recall ever linking one of my blog postings to the Mail before and I do so with more than a few reservations as a progressive politician of the left. Suffice to say I decided that the information in the article outweighed my many political concerns about this newspaper.