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Trains from Livorno/Pisa or from Milan/Genova stop at the La Spezia central rail station. There you will find regional trains leaving every hour which take you to Vernazza in very few minutes. (more trains info )
Proceed westbound from Exit A15 towards Lerici-Port, continue on Via Carducci, turn left onto Viale Italy, Viale Amendola continues.
At the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Viale Nazario Sauro then turn right on Via Fabio Filzi . Slight left at Via Coderone, continue on Via delle Cinque Terre/SP370 continues to follow the SP370.
At the roundabout take the 1st exit on SP51, turn left to stay on SP51, turn left onto SP61.
Turn Location Sero Alta/SP61 right, turn hard right in San Bernardino/SP61, turn slightly left into Via Ettore Vernazza/SP61. Slight left in any way Gavino where just before the square, you will find the Pirate of 5 Terre.

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…cuz frankLy it's a waste of my time to do it and your time to hear it. But my dad came up to me yesterday, concerned that some peopLe on Twitter didn't get it, my mocking jab at the of dated raciaL humor of my youth, my mocking jab at peopLe who spend too much energy sniffing out something that offends them instead of figuring out why that something is so damn offensive.
ALready, I'm getting bored. Look – I don't like spending time to expLain or dissect why a joke was supposed to or intended to be funny. IT KILLS THE PARTY.
But then again, I'm not doing this for you. Or for the peopLe who misunderstood or didn't "get it."
I'm doing this for my dad.
For some reason, him hearing about peopLe accusing me of hate crimes on Twitter bothers him. ::shrugs:: I guess he's uncomfortabLe with the idea of totaL strangers giving his 2nd fLavorite daughter a pubLic verbaL beat down. (Where has he BEEN aLL of 2009?!!)
Dude, for me — if there're 50,000 peopLe foLLowing your business on Twitter, there're bound to be a few who don't get every singLe joke you crack.
So yesterday I twittered out: Dammit, kid. Learn some proper Engrish. Yer making us yeLLards look bad. And here is the video. (PeopLe who experience heart paLpitations from sites such as Cute OverLoad may have to refrain from watching this.)
Now I couLd've taken the easy route when posting up this video link on Twitter. I couLd've said "OMG, SO CUTE WATCH THIS" — but that wouLd've been too easy foLks. And lazy.
NOW WHY IN MY MIND MY COMMENT WAS FUNNY: (Aw, geez, this is painfuL for me.) Okay. ObviousLy the kid's some kind of wunderkind genius at the ukeLeLe. ObviousLy. And obviousLy what makes the video so cute/hirarious is that the kid doesn't know the lyrics. Heck, he probabLy can hardLy string a few coherent sentences together at this stage of the game. AND YET HE'S TOTALLY SINGING FROM THE HEART. IN KEY. ON THE UKELELE.
BasicaLLy, my comment was so friggin ridicurous in its accusation that THAT was the thrust of why it was funny.
RACIAL/CULTURAL UNDERTONES: Most anyone who grew up as an American-EngLish speaking kid, 2nd, 3rd, 4th generation East Asian American in the 80s and 90s wiLL understand the humor behind BEING ASHAMED OF YOUR OWN PEOPLE. Most notabLy what us f*cked up, 2nd generation YeLLards caLLed "FOB"s. (OfficiaLLy they've beey categorized as "immigrants.") They didn't dress "right" or spoke "Engrish" as opposed to "EngLish" — so to aLL of us maL-adjusted East Asian Americans growing up in mostLy non-Asian American schooLs, they were an embarrassment.
What was embarrassing? Their inabiLity to grasp the EngLish language — and, when you're 14, dammit, who cares if they've bareLy been in this country for 2 weeks — and their prediLection for not dressing up like aLL the other Americanized sheep in the haLLways — cuz in middLe schooL, who cares if they've yet to watch what peopLe are wearing on My So-CaLLed Life or 90210 — and their tendency to hang out with either the other FOBs or worse, FOBs who specificiaLLy spoke their language. 2nd gens wiLL understand the cringe that haunted their accusatory thoughts: Why do they aLL have to stick together???!
I mean, American kids grow up on a diet of insecurities once they hit middLe schooL. So imagine the added seLf-fLageLLation, the irrationaL compLexes some non-White kids experienced in majority White schooLs. It happens!
Lucky for us, the current generation of YeLLow peopLe in pubLic schooLs are a lot more accepting of FOBs/immigrants and are even taking pride in the word "FOB" or describing something as "fobby." Or poking fun at "Engrish" — because dammit, it no longer hoLds them down or makes them feeL unnecessariLy ashamed.
AND IF YOU STILL DON'T GET IT, let me shorthand it for you and advise for you to check out FUPenguin, Engrish.com and this cLassic Dave ChappeLLe skit on a fictionaL character named CLayton Bigsby: a bLind, BLack man who was raised by Whites in the Deep South to become a White supremacist leader.
Now don't you worry you're pretty littLe heads about this kiLL-joy of a bLog post. There shaLL be a KICKASS AWESOME VLOG upLoaded by the end of the day that was put together by one of mah fLavorite interns.
If you thought it was phenomenaL last week, WAIT TIL YOU SEE VLOG #2: THE BDAY BASH. You literaLLy feeL the love and excitement permeating between every cut, every image, every beat of the backing track.
TiL then, toodLes, poodLes and LUGAW IS LAW.
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According to a recent report on CNN.com, the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan had an added bit of bad news yesterday.
Gov. Rick Snyder announced on Wednesday that the number of cases of Legionnaires' disease has spiked in Genesee County since Flint switched its water supply from the Great Lakes to the Flint River, two years ago.
Dr. Marc Edwards, a researcher from Virginia Tech who studied the drinking water in Flint and found the disturbingly high levels of lead, has said it will be very difficult, if not next to impossible to create a concrete link between the contaminated water supply and the rise in Legionnaire's disease.
Despite that fact, he has been quoted as saying, "What's clear is that there's an association, which means that the increase of the Legionnaires increased pretty dramatically. And there's a strong likelihood that it's related to the water supply. We'll never know for sure, but we did find very high levels in the time period when they were on the Flint River water."
It's a tricky situation. In order for the rise in the disease to be pinpointed on Flint's consumption of Flint River water, the type of Legionnaires' disease found in someone's body would have to match the same type in the water supply, which can prove to be difficult to do.
According to CNN, Edwards said this might be the first case of Legionnaires' connected to lack of corrosion control.
How did it all start? It's a sad story of trying to save dollars. In 2014, Flint, a city of about 100,000 people began sourcing its water from the Flint River in an effort to save the city money. Flint had previously sourced its water from Lake Huron, buying it from the city of Detroit. The Michigan state government chose to switch the supply source to the Flint River in a short-sighted effort to save money for the economically depressed area.
What wasn't known was that the Flint River water needed to be treated with different chemicals than the Lake Huron water. In switching the treatment, the chemicals used proceeded to erode the city's pipes, causing them to leach intolerable levels of lead into the water supply.
The crisis escalated and on January 5 of this year, Gov. Snyder declared a state of emergency for Genesee County in connection with the water crisis.
Local police and the National Guard have been called in to deliver bottled water to Flint residents, door-to-door. The new announcement of the rise in Legionnaire's Disease in the area is just another brick in the wall of a growing emergency.
So what does this mean for residents? Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia, resulting in lung inflammation caused by a bacterium known as legionella. You can't contract the disease from another person, but most people get it from inhaling the bacteria in the air.
Smokers and people with compromised immune systems are particularly good targets for this illness.
On a further note, according to the Mayo Clinic, the legionella bacterium also causes Pontiac fever, a milder illness resembling the flu. Separately or together, the two illnesses are sometimes called legionellosis.
People suffering from Pontiac fever can usually get better on their own, but untreated Legionnaires' disease can actually be fatal.
Symptoms of Legionnaires' Disease typically begin with:
- Headache
- Muscle pain
- Chills
- Fever that may be 104 F (40 C) or higher
According to the Mayo Clinic, by the second or third day, sufferers will develop other signs and symptoms that can include:
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- Shortness of breath
- Chest pain
- Gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
- Confusion or other mental changes
If you think you have contracted Legionnaires' Disease, seek out a doctor and medical treatment via antibiotics immediately.
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The museum of classicism, Minsk (The house of Vankovich)
In the center of Minsk, almost opposite each other, on the opposite sides of the river Svisloch, two almost identical wooden houses are situated. Both were constructed in 19th century. Both have a great historical value nowadays. They are - the house - museum of the artist Valentij Vankovich and the House - museum of the First congress of RSDWP (Russian Social-democratic Working Party).
Almost in the center of modern Minsk the modest private residence held out. Experts consider it to be the pearl of the architecture of the beginning of 19th century: as repeatedly researches confirmed, this house is constructed in strict conformity with the canons of classicism, according to the proportions of "golden section". Sometimes citizens of Minsk even don't notice it because of the heap of modern stone buildings. But if suddenly they appear in front of a blue facade with snow-white columns, they are amazed with the harmony of the building.
The house was constructed at the end of 18th century and belonged to the brother of the artist Valentij Vankovich well-known far outside Belarus. V.Vankovich's talent was pointed to since his childhood, during his education in the Polotsk Jesuit College and the Vilna University. Being the best pupil, he was sent to the Petersburg Imperial academy of arts to perfect himself. There he was noted: his works got gold and silver medals of the academy. Because of the lack of money the artist could not continue his study abroad, as it was usual at that time, and returned to Minsk. Here he became famous for the portraits of his contemporaries, most famous of which is the portrait of the poet Adam Mitskevich.
In the House of Vankovich the life of the beginning of 19th century is recreated: the furniture of the typical estate of a landowner, with studies, drawing rooms, portrait galleries. The house - museum is the branch of the National art museum. Now only the main house of the estate is built up. According to the plan of restoration, two wings and the fence of all plot of the estate will be restored.
Valentij Vankovich lived a short life. When Valentij was 42 he died in Paris where he visited his friend A. Mitskevich. The artist left the enormous gallery of excellent romantic portraits. Only small part of them was kept in the museums and private collections of England, France, Italy, Poland, Lithuania, Russia and not a single on the native land.
On March, 14, 1898 in the house of the railway worker Peter Rumjantsev, that stood on the river Svisloch, not far from the main city highway - the street Zaharjevskaja (nowadays it is the Skorina Avenue), an event, long years considered fatal for 1/6 part of the Earth and even for a world community, took place. Here the creation of the Russian social-democratic working party (afterwards - the CPSU), having changed the destiny of mankind, was proclaimed.
However, Bolsheviks themselves did not recognize the First congress of the Party for a long time. The matter is that it occurred in the absence of the young leader Uljanov (Lenin), (he was in deportation at that time), and basically collected the social-democrats of pro-Western orientation. Lately it was announced, that the congress had only symbolical value; it set the beginning of the numeration of congresses and announced the name of the party. Neither the rules, nor the program of a new communist party were accepted. Purposes also remained obscure. The Congress was conducted silently, secretly, in the eye of the police, under the guise of the name-day party of Olga Mihajlovna Rumjantseva.
Nevertheless by the 25-anniversary of the congress that small house was transformed into a museum. During the war the house was completely destroyed, but, after the release, it was built up in the first place. Now its exposition is interesting not only for the fans of the history of communistic movement, but also as the museum of the life of the end of 19th - the beginning of 20th century.
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Vastavam web: Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today accused the Congress of running the country through courts based on "half-baked, false and sponsored litigations", alleging that it used the death of judge B H Loya as a political tool to settle scores.His remarks came in the backdrop of Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu rejecting a notice by seven opposition parties led by Congress to impeach Chief Justice of India Dipak Mishra.He said the Congress' use of litigation was "directly proportionate" to the repeated reversals it was facing in elections.
"Under the patronage of the Congress, even the death of judge Loya, who died of a heart attack some four years ago, was used as a political tool to settle scores both inside and outside court," the minister alleged.Continuing his attack, Prasad said though badly conceived, Aadhaar was the Congress' baby. "We improved it through a legal framework, but they challenged it in the court…one of their leaders is also examining Aadhaar in the Parliamentary panel," he said.


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Ran Jia's Berlin debut with all Schubert sonatas in the prestigious chamber hall of the Berlin Philharmonie on four evenings in March 2017 raised high critical acclaim, praising her "high sound culture" (Berliner Morgenpost). The Tagesspiegel called her "the challenger" in comparison to the Schubert series of local hero Daniel Barenboim, which was taking place a little later in the city.
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The Berlin Debut in March 2017
Berlin, 11th November 2016 – Berlin will see an unusual debut of a young pianist, Ran Jia. She will present all Schubert sonatas in a cycle in the Chamber Music Hall of the prestigous Philharmonie within 10 days in March 2017. Concerts on March 3, 9, 16 and 19. Tickets available here.
New Schubert Recording in 2017
Two years after her first album of Schubert Sonatas, which was acclaimed by a Choc-award, Ran Jia will release a new recording at Sony Classical in spring 2017. Read more
Ran Jia in the French Elle magazine
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Ran Jia speaking about Schubert
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Fully renovated 174 m² house on a 2,505 m² plot with a swimming pool for sale in Ciutadella de Menorca.
This house, measuring 174m², is located in Ciutadella de Menorca, an area to the west of the island, a short walk to the old town and its fabulous white beaches.
The main house has a built size of 136m² and in it we find the living-dining area with a fireplace and air conditioning, a kitchen-diner, a 40m² utility and a 30m² terrace. There are 3 double bedrooms of which 1 has a private bathroom, dressing room and air-conditioning. Two additional bathrooms complete the house.
The property has been completely renovated with interior solid wood carpentry, propane central-heating, a well and cistern. Outside we find a spacious garden area with a swimming pool, barbecue area and a lovely pond surrounded by fruit trees. The property offers various annex buildings including a stable and various storage rooms.
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Update: How Eating Disorders Evolved Online
Last fall, we ventured into a dark corner of the Internet where people bond over unhealthy behavior, trading tips on starving themselves. This is where sufferers of anorexia and bulimia share so-called "thinspiration" photos, framing eating disorders not as an illness, but as a lifestyle. This pro-eating disorder community has morphed and grown with the Internet, traveling from websites to Tumblrs to Pinterest. Joanna Kay, a 26-year-old who says she's "grown up" with these sites, tells us what they're like — and what makes them so hard to quit.
We're re-airing this episode with an update from Joanna, who has since gotten married and started blogging under her real name at Middle Ground Musings. She's now in grad school training to become a mental health counselor. At the same time, she says, she has relapsed, and returned to intensive outpatient treatment program. Listen to the full episode for more.
"I lost my voice for 12 years to this illness, and this is really the first time I'm actually getting to revive my voice and to talk back to my eating disorder, in a way."
— Joanna Kay
In the months since we first aired this show, we've heard from many of you that it changed the way you think about your life and the Internet.
If you need help in real life, there are people out there. Here are some resources we've collected (and let us know if you have more suggestions):
- National Eating Disorder Association. You can call them at1–800–931–2237 or chat with them online.
- National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders.
- Sharon Hodgson's recovery site, We Bite Back.
- 7 Cups offers trained active listeners who you can speak with anonymously.
- If you are in a crisis, there are trained volunteers waiting to counsel you at www.imalive.org.
If you have an experience you'd like to share — whether it's about eating disorders or another online community we should know about or that you'd like to hear about on our podcast — please do get in touch.Joanna and her new husband, Matt, on their wedding day. (Carol Macdonald)
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How To Simplify Your Living Expenses
Here's the thing: I'm a New Yorker. And in New York, it is amazingly difficult NOT to spend a lot of money, just on the basics! As a student of Harv Eker, I am trying to limit my expenses to 50% of my after-tax income, and I have to tell you, that is really hard to do. Harv isn't the only one to suggest this either: almost every money-management guru gives the same advice. Simplify your expenses.
The fact is, if you want to become financially free, you must do two things: increase your passive income and decrease your expenses. Once your passive income is equal to or greater than your expenses, you are financially free. The concept is simple enough -- and in other articles I address creating passive income (the easiest and fastest way to do this would be by renting your rooms). But how do you simplify your expenses? Especially when you look around and you don't see a way HOW? Here are a variety of ways you can still live a decent life and be a bit more frugal at the same time.Food & Toiletries
If you really wanted to be extreme about it, you could cut entertainment out altogether. But that's not really practical, so here are some ideas.
I have a change jar. Every time I pay for something, I always use bills and get the change. I put the change in the jar. You wouldn't believe how much money you can save! This money could be entertainment money, allowance for the kids, put it in a savings account or saved for emergencies. This change jar has saved my butt many times over the years, and is a great way to have "found" money at the end of the month.
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For seven years Holocaust specialist Paul Weiser has been invited to Glendale Community College to talk all things Holocaust. Weiser was once again welcomed by the Gauchos for his annual Holocaust presentation on Sept. 27 at 11:30 a.m. at the GCC Student Union. Students and faculty gathered in room SU-140D and SU-140E for what would be an insightful look into arguably the darkest time in world history.
Weiser began his presentation in 1933. He made it clear to his audience that although the killing did not start till 1942, that there was a process leading up to the eventual genocide of Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals, handicapped, and other minority groups affected during this time.
"When you talk about the Holocaust, you sort of just jump in, but so much preceded it that it doesn't really give credit to the history." said Weiser.
Weiser described how during 1933 there were only 500,000 Jews living in Germany which was by far the least amount of jews in one place in all of Europe. He mentioned that even though the Jews in Germany were obviously Jewish, that they were too assimilated into the German way of living that they considered themselves as much German as someone who wasn't Jewish.
He even stated that 12,000 Jews gave their lives in the German military during World War I.
The belief that they were just as much German as anyone else is what would eventually be their downfall as 1942 neared.
Weiser described that the first law against Jews was in 1933 which is known as the Law for the Reestablishment of the Civil Service. The law stated that if you were not Aryan, you could not work. However, the Nazi party did not mention what being an Aryan was so the very next the day the law was wiped out.
Once the Nazis had an idea of what an Aryan was, Weiser mentioned a couple of failed propaganda attempts that included competitions in Germany for most Aryan looking baby and soldier so they can be on posters. Once the baby and soldier were both chosen and stapled all across Germany, the Nazis found out they were both Jewish.
That went to show just how unprepared the Nazis were to label Jews as non-Aryan.
Just as Weiser was beginning to get to the meat of the Holocaust, 1 p.m. came around and it was time for him to cut his presentation short.
Although he was not able to get in depth about Hitler's rise to power, or the actual killing that went on in the concentration camps, Weiser was able to inform the audience with what led up to the Holocaust. Something that many teachers or professors do not get into.
"We're having genocide every day and I believe that if we are not aware of the past, then things can creep up on us once again," said Psychology professor Dr. Deborah Van Marche.
Afterwards, students made sure to thank Weiser and even made sure to tell him to back next year.
"I joked in the beginning that until I get it right I'll keep coming back," said Weiser.


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Between 04 June and 20 July this year major improvement work, jointly funded by Mid Sussex District Council (MSDC) and Places for People Leisure (PfPL), will take place to the Triangle Leisure pool.
PfPL's Contract Manager Tom Carter said "The improvements reflect what our customers have been telling us they want to see at the centre. The leisure pool has always been a popular activity and we are excited to be able to deliver these works to show our ongoing commitment in providing great local leisure facilities for Mid Sussex."
The improvement works will include the full refurbishment of the flumes along with renovation works to the flume tower and steelwork. The slides will be repainted and resealed and a new traffic light system will be installed to help improve safety further.
The works will also include the removal of the falling rapids slide to create space for a new slide which will be introduced later in the year. The beach area will also be transformed, replacing the pirate ship with some exciting new interactive water play features for children of all ages.
During this period of work the leisure pool and lido will remain closed to the public. However, the works are taking place at this time to ensure the improved Leisue Pool is open for use during the busy Summer months.
Tom continued "We would like to apologise for the inconvenience the closure will cause. There is obviously no ideal time to undertake such extensive improvement works but we believe District residents will be very pleased with the final results".
To keep disruption to a minimum the fitness pool is expected to operate as normal during the works, as long as safe to do so.
Gary Marsh, Cabinet Member for Service Delivery at MSDC added "We are proud to continue to invest in our three Leisure Centres and this refurbishment work at the Triangle will ensure the Leisure Pool there is upgraded and can continue to be enjoyed by the residents of Mid Sussex for years to come"
During these works alternative pools are available at The Dophin Leisure Centre and the Kings Centre.
To keep up to date with the improvement works please visit the Triangle website or view the PfPL or MSDC Facebook pages.


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Ohio State student Harley Skorpenske walked out to the CVS parking lot on Thursday morning to see a stranger placing a note on her car.
After quickly making eye contact with Skorpenske and exchanging a friendly smile, the stranger shuffled away as she approached her car. At first, Skorpenske said she assumed the note was a club invitation or a coupon, but was surprised with the content of the note, which stated: "You should be ashamed!! When you take a handicap spot an actual disabled person suffers. You were not raised as you should have been."
Skorpenske, a third-year in evolution, ecology, and organismal biology, was diagnosed with lupus in 2012, which means her immune system consistently attacks her healthy tissues, organs and joints.
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes the body's autoantibodies to attack and destroy healthy tissue. The symptoms of the disease fluctuate, which can lead to an individual experiencing periods of "flares" and "remissions," according to the Lupus Foundation of America's website.
For the past four years, Skorpenske said her body has been consumed by rashes and constant pain. During her sophomore year, lupus ate away at the nerve that connects her ear to her brain, causing her permanent hearing damage.
Because of all of the damage caused by lupus, Skorpenske said she regularly visits seven doctors and a physical therapist and takes 16 pills each day. She also has to self-administer a shot of chemo every week.
But Skorpenske said the note from the stranger did not ruin her day.
"It's just as simple as getting stuck in traffic or it's raining," she said.
While the note didn't make her upset, it did anger Corinna Skorpenske, Harley's mother.
"She actually has a disability, and I just wanted the person to understand that," Corinna Skorpenske said. "That's why she had a handicap parking sticker; it wasn't just somebody who was borrowing someone else's car and parked there."
According to the Lupus Foundation of America, there are at least 1.5 million people in the United States who are diagnosed with lupus.
Lupus is a considered an "invisible illness," a term that's commonly used in the medical world to describe those who suffer from chronic diseases and appear to be healthy when they actually aren't.
But Harley Skorpenske is not the only student on campus who suffers from an invisible illness.
"There are currently 1,850 students registered as having disabilities in the Office of Student Life Disability Services. Of that number, 88 percent have hidden or invisible disabilities that include, but are not limited to learning, attention deficit disorders, medical and mental health conditions," said Lois Harris, the director of the Office of Student Life Disability Services, in an email.
Harley Skorpenske said the parking lot incident is something that's common in the invisible illness community.
"I think it's really difficult to conceptualize that somebody can have such a severe disability that they can't walk that distance," she said. "I try to be understanding of people that don't have someone in their life with an invisible disability. I really want to protect what she (the stranger in CVS parking lot) did because I think what she did had great intentions. I applaud her for advocating for the people that have wheelchairs or crutches that also need those spots."
But Corinna Skorpenske said she wished she could have confronted the bystander and talked to her. After finding words to describe her anger, Corinna Skorpenske channeled that anger into a post on Facebook.
"I decided to use this opportunity to make it a positive rather than a negative," Corinna Skorpenske said.
In a post titled "To the person who left this on my daughter's car," Corinna Skorpenske said her daughter had been diagnosed with lupus when she was 16 years old, and explained the struggles her daughter has endured. She also shared her daughter's collegiate journey with lupus, starting chemotherapy her freshman year, beginning to lose her hearing her sophomore year and having her lung collapse three times during her junior year, causing her to take time off from school.
The message was posted online on April 9 and had more than 184,000 shares as of Wednesday night. Both Harley and Corinne Skorpenske's Facebook walls have been filled with support from the invisible illness community and from those who appreciated a mother standing up for her daughter.
Harley Skorpenske said she is proud of her mother for using social media to share her message.
"I think parents are really protective and she had the chance to put something really mean and equally attacking on Facebook," Harley Skorpenske said. "I think she was able to make it an opportunity to teach someone something they didn't know."
Corinna Skorpenske said she is just as proud of her daughter and how she has attempted to raise awareness for her disease.
"She's very passionate about bringing awareness to these ghost diseases," Corinna Skorpenske said. "I kind of think that if she has this disability, then there's no excuse for any of us."


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"Mom, when are we going to start packing for college?" Not that my daughter hasn't already started. In some ways I think she began five years ago, but she started in earnest about the time she turned in her matriculation forms. She has assembled a packing list so impressive she probably could publish it in one of those "off to college" guides. But, because you're my friends, I'm offering it to you for free: Sarah's College Packing List.
Since the items are shaded to indicate what she needs to buy now versus what she can or needs to buy once arriving at college, the project is well-delineated. The two of us can break it into manageable pieces and more important, we can have fun doing it together — I'm looking forward to spending time with my daughter before she leaves home, helping her get ready to launch this next phase of her life.
It's so different from when my son left for college last year. He didn't care about the lists I offered him. Wasn't interested for me to help him prepare by purchasing sheets, towels and other basics for his dorm room. He mainly seemed concerned about backing up the (hopefully legal) files on his various hard drives and determining how to transport his electronics cross-country. Since he was going to college in an urban area, he figured he could buy everything he needed after arrival — all that was required was access to Mom and Dad's credit card.
Different approaches, both of them valid. I eventually insisted that my son allow me to purchase at least some sheets and towels, as I needed to do it for my own process of letting him go. He understood and relented. He also let his father and me accompany him to the East Coast, but I saw his dorm room only that weekend and no more the entire year. This was hard for me, but it was what he wanted. I've seen him a lot this summer, and that's been a real treat.
But with my girl, I get to go shopping! We start next week, I think. She's in control of the list. Thanks to Facebook, video chat and goodness knows what other wonders of modern technology, she already has more information about her room, its layout, her roommate (of course), and all kinds of stuff my generation could only have guessed at prior to arriving on campus. All I know is that her energy level for college in general, and for shopping in particular, is high — I just hope I can keep up.


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Posted by Avinash Naik
I want a VBA code by which I can get one values in particular cells or rows by entering in other cells or rows.
(I don't want excel formula)
For E.g. If I enter "1" in cell A1 in B2 it must be attomatically enter "Apple"
if I enter "2" in A2 in B2 it must come "Orange"
in A3 "1" again in B3 "Apple".
But it must be a VBA code not an excel formula [=if(a1=1,"Apple",if(a1=2,"Orange","Else"))]
Hi Avinash
If you need complex solution (list of compared data in separate sheet), you can use code described below.
You can use Worksheet_Change function over the input range sheet, like code below:
"Code List" is prepared in separate list "Data_Source", but also can be used array inside of code.
As you can see from code, only data in range "range_Input" (C2:C10) will be evaluated.
See sample (VBA code - ALT+F11):
But maybe simple macro like this, could be enough.
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Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
If Target.Column <> Columns("A").Column Then Exit Sub
Dim v As String
Select Case Target.Value
Case 1
v = "Apple"
Case 2
v = "Orange"
End Select
Target.Offset(, 1).Value = v
End Sub


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My son was abandoned by his father when he was a baby . His father never looked back and never attempted to have contact with his only son. No child support etc so again I enjoy...
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New York _ Colorado's official travel party for the NIT was expected to arrive in chilly New York Sunday night. The charter wasn't scheduled to leave until 6 p.m.
Starting point guard Nate Tomlinson, who separated his shoulder in the first NIT game and hasn't played since, is still listed as questionable.
"Hopefully by Tuesday Nate will be ready," CU coach Tad Boyle said prior to leaving for New York. "We are going to need his ball handling. He handles pressure really well."


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Michelle Keegan 'vomits in the street' after 'boozy night' in Magaluf with Mark Wright for her birthday
New pictures appear to show the actress looking a little worse for wear during her birthday celebrations last month
MICHELLE Keegan has been pictured being "sick in the street" following a boozy night out, according to pictures published by Now Magazine.
The former Coronation Street star had allegedly been drinking with her husband Mark Wright and her pals in Magaluf when the sneaky shots were taken during her belated birthday celebrations.
The publication claims 30-year-old Michelle was "really drunk" after the night of partying, which ended with her "vomiting in the street".
An eyewitness claimed: "Michelle was out of it. She walked into me and tried to apologise, she was clearly very drunk.
"Mark was carrying her down the strip but he had to let her go to get a taxi. Next thing she's being sick and falling down the wall."
Just hours before the pictures were taken Michelle posted an adorable picture of herself with Mark.
It's not surprising Michelle let her hair down, as she's just completed a gruelling few months of filming for the next series of Our Girl.
After taking on the role of Lance Corporal Georgie Lane in the hit BBC series last year, Michelle has spent large stretches of time abroad.
And it may soon be all change again for the successful pair, after Mark's dream of breaking America came true.
The Sun exclusively revealed the former Towie star had landed himself a full time presenting role of US TV show Extra.
The job will see Mark, 30, move to Los Angeles for a year initially to host the show every night, seven times a week.
Mark said: "I feel so honoured to be given a job on such a massive show in America, interviewing the biggest stars in the world, and working alongside Mario Lopez who I watched and loved growing up.
"Lisa G, the boss at EXTRA, didn't know me before meeting her. I asked for a meeting, and she believed in me from seeing my showreel.
"She gave me a chance by allowing me to interview Mariah Carey and from that she has now given me this amazing opportunity to work on the show full time. It's all a bit surreal.
"The UK will always be my home, but right now America is the path that has opened up for me, and I have to follow that."
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A disturbing story in the Green Bay , Wisconsin area that happened over the weekend. A horse owner discovered her horse was abused and possibly molested by someone who broke into the barn. The barn is located on the far east side of town off Highway 29.
Jackie Miller keeps her quarterhorse Gringo there, which is also a boarding facility for horses. Friday night it was the barn owner who saw a man run off, leaving Gringo in his stall.
They later made the gruesome discovery and called authorities right away.
"Definitely one of those things you see it all over Facebook in the horse world, people share it all the time, they're like 'Oh my gosh he's out, or my horse was molested,' and you see it all over Facebook, but you don't really think it's going to happen to you," said Miller.
After getting the alert from the barn owner where she keeps her horse, Miller came in as quick as she could to check on Gringo.
"It was probably 9:30 at night and we were getting ready for bed and so we threw on our barn clothes quickly and we came out here and I gave him a 360 check," said Miller.
That's when she saw it. Miller said, "I noticed that his rectum was bleeding, and then right as I said that the barn owner ran inside and called the police."
The Brown County Sheriff's Office confirms it's investigating this case of animal abuse but they have not identified a suspect.
The owner of the barn, Jerry Maske said he has since improved his security.
"The best thing was I put in motion detectors and everything that beep in my house so I know when someone is here when I know people aren't supposed to be here," said Maske
Miller said she has put a lock on Gringo's stall and recommends other horse owners do the same.
"I would definitely start taking the extra precautions before it happens, like if you have to lock your horse's stall at night and if that's not an option, maybe the barn can lock itself somehow, maybe they can have a security alarm system or something to have a key code where you have to type it in," said Miller.
Miller said her horse is recovering.
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Syliri & Bruce - Title & Cover
Official title will be: Dar Tania II: Set's Dream
Because this continues the time thread of Dar Tania's life and features many familiar and new characters from that story. Though I have mentally thought of this as "Syliri & Bruce" for years, I have to admit that reading Christopher Tolkein's "Beren and Luthien" made me consider a less romantic title.
Over the weekend, I had a good review of book cover art with the illustrator. I'm so excited for this next project. My test readers/editors are starting to kick me feedback and everything is coming together for an early August release! I do not know this author, but think Ylgolth might look like this.
So, let's talk bad guys - the Slaadi.
Syliri & Bruce - August 2017!
I have no idea who this artist is, but Syliri would love to see herself like this. Syliri & Bruce picks up 5 years after Dar Tania. On Dar's orders, the medusa Syliri and ranger Bruce (they met and had a thing in Dar Tania) begin exploring the territory considered by the dragons to be part of Morbatten.


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The Liberal-National coalition's superannuation policy strikes a double blow to the retirement plans of low and middle-income earners including nurses and midwives.
Tony Abbott will delay for two years a Labor government measure to increase the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) from 9% to 12%.
He will also abolish the Low Income Superannuation Contribution (LISC) – in effect, raising taxes on the superannuation of people earning less than $37,000 per year.
Under current law, supported by Labor and the Greens, the SG rate will increase gradually, with initial increments of 0.25 percentage points on 1 July 2013 and on 1 July 2014. Further increments of 0.5 percentage points will apply annually up to 2019-20, when the SG rate will sit at 12%.
Labor says the increase from 9% to 12% means around an extra $127,000 in superannuation for today's 30-year-old, earning average full time wages, who retires at 67.
If the Coalition wins the September 7 election, the increase to 9.25% for the 2013/2014 year will remain but there will be no further increase until 2016 at the earliest.
Earlier this year, the Coalition had pledged to increase the SG to 12% by 2019, in line with Labor policy. Their policy backflip left many superannuation experts wondering whether the Coalition could be trusted to eventually increase the guarantee to 12%.
Lynn Ralph, chairman of BT Funds Management, which manages more than $60 billion of superannuation money for clients, said the proposed two-year delay gave everyone in the industry "a nervous feeling that we will never get that 12% which, I thought, everyone in a bipartisan sense had agreed to."
Chief executive officer of the Financial Services Council, John Brogden – a former Liberal leader in New South Wales – called Mr Abbott's policy to "defer" 12%, "a bitter disappointment and a blow to the retirement savings of Australians."
Labor's LISC provides a tax rebate of up to $500 for people earning less than $37,000 per year, meaning they effectively pay no tax on their concessional super contributions.
"The LISC was brought in to correct an injustice for low-income earners, who used to pay as much if not more tax on their super contributions than on their wage income," NSWNMA General Secretary Brett Holmes said. "It is highly unfair for Mr Abbott to target this group for budget savings."
Trish Power, publisher of the consumer advice website SuperGuide, and author of several books on superannuation, called the Coalition's decision to scrap the LISC "unwise and unfair".
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Study of Tourists' Rights in Iran with Emphasis on Urban Tourist Rights
Ahmad PourAhmad, Mohammad Shabanifard, Ali Hosseini and Omid Soltanipour
DOI : 10.3844/jssp.2010.340.349
Journal of Social Sciences
Volume 6, Issue 3
Pages 340-349
Problem statement: Achieving stability in a tourism system which includes tourism supply and demand needs wise legal supports in urban tourism industry. In case of presence of proportional legal supports, urban tourism system can help prevent from confusion in city system as an effective means for balanced and sustainable development of the city. Approach: This article aimed at recognition, study and evaluation of urban tourism indexs and legal supports for tourists in Iran. Results: In Juridical book, a right of non-Muslims, in one way, has been classified into three groups: Zemmi, Moahed and Mostaman. In Iran, for different reasons such as regional unity and tourism treaties, the idea of granting more liberties to them has developed. Conclusion: These ignoring variables, do pose Iran's tourism industry rules and regulations in an appropriate position and this has caused our country, which is among the highly potential tourism countries for competition in the international arena, gains little income from this economic activity.
© 2010 Ahmad PourAhmad, Mohammad Shabanifard, Ali Hosseini and Omid Soltanipour. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.


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Research papers in the category Beliefs and Values.
December 3, 2013
The Fair Admissions Campaign, of which Ekklesia is a member, has published groundbreaking research into the extent of religious and socio-economic selection in state-funded English secondary schools, and its effect on social and ethnic inclusion...
November 25, 2013
It is clear that Christians hold a spectrum of views on sexuality and marriage. However, the popular idea that there are two warring blocks that may be labelled 'traditionalists' and 'revisionists' is simplistic and can be misleading as well as...
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March 20, 2013
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How many tourists visit Maine?
13.5 million in 3 months
More and more tourists come to visit Maine. Believe it or not, the Maine Office of Tourism reports that from June to September of 2010, an estimated 9.5 million people made an overnight visit in the state, and 13.5 million people made day visits. This means that more than 60 million people make day visits in Maine during a year. This is definitely an ascending trend. The lighthouses, the lobster, the moose, the museums and the outdoor activities attract more and more tourists.


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The Weed eater is commonly known locally as a string trimmer from the fact that it uses a string to operate. Different models are available, sold by different vendors. Mostly, the engines comprise of three types, these are:
- Battery powered engines
- Gasoline
- Electric engines
These machines are not heavy and they make work done through high-speed spinning filament-like strings which are tight enough to trim excessive vegetation around the garden or compound. Normally serves like a hand lawnmower.
Be it flowers, grasses or a fine fence of lovely grown vegetation. The strings are replaceable upon aging instead of hard task of sharpening metal blade as it would be with the pruning sheers
As gasoline based weed eater would be a bit environmental unfriendly, those that use direct and alternative currents are best to be used in residential homes and gardens. They are more efficient in term of cleanliness and sound pollution.
Various parts of a weed eater
We are going to consider the following parts: the engine, clutch drive shaft and the trimmer and a little of tips on how to operate the machine.
The Engine
Strongest and high power weed eater will have two engines that are powered by gasoline which consists a blend of gas and oil that during combustion, propels them.
There is a cord connected to the starter such that when pulled with a regulated effort, it starts off the engine. This happens when the magnets on the flywheel trigger an ignition coil that in return will communicate an electrified current to the plug.
The plug then produces sparks in every circumnavigation of the flywheel, as this happens, the fuel in the combustion chamber is burnt producing energy that propels the crankshaft.
For the battery and electric powered engines, it is the electric current generated that turns the flywheel to drive the crankshaft. It is easier to turn on these models by just switching on the power button.
The only limitation that accompanies the electric powered engine is that in the case of a blackout, there is nothing much that can be done rather than to stop the work until the power is back.
Clutch and Drive Shaft
The clutch at the center is conjoined with the engine crankshaft and a drive shaft that is prolonged via the machine's shaft all the way to the head of the trimmer.
The wins on the clutch bulge towards the drive shaft when the engine is started, and start rotating the trimmer head at a very high speed. And this movement at an accelerated top speed is what gives the edges of the strings momentum to cut the weeds and grass.
Trimmer Head
In the drive shaft is a spindle that has a trimmer head which is that part of the machine that holds the springs that are responsible cutting the weeds. There is a spool which the springs go round it and a cup-shaped part that has holes through which the strings protrudes.
These springs can always be replaced with new ones though some machines are designed in a manner that they would replace the old one by themselves by just hitting the cap against the ground. Otherwise, manually one will have to remove the spool and the cap and as well replace the whole head.
It is important to note that for the first time users, the operation may look a bit complicated but machines are always accompanied by a user manual written in a language that is easy to understand. And very straight forward instructions. There is also additional information on the trimmer head that tells the size of the string needed for the particular model.
Tips on how to operate the weed eater
As earlier noted this string trimmer is a popular garden tool that is hand used to clear weeds from the garden, hedges, and sidewalks. There is a long shaft with a handle that ranges in size and a support grip in the middle.
Whether powered by current or gasoline, they are both easier to use as highlighted with steps by steps below:
Identify the area to be trimmed
Just like any other work or chores first identify the scope or area need to be trimmed, as work planned is already half done.
Hold the Weed Eater into a position
There are arrows on the trimmer's shaft that shows how it is supposed to be handled. Hold it with a firm grip and then turn on the switch. Otherwise, for the gasoline one, you will be required to pull the cord to start it.
Start Working
It works by moving it horizontally from side to side parallel to your body making an imaginary right angle between the body and the trimmer. This is for safety reasons though it can be moved back and forth with one exercising extra care.
The head is maintained at a distance of three inches above the ground to avoid stripping too much material, taking note of the direction of the arrows.
Otherwise, it will end up throwing weeds towards you. Bending it a little to the left would be of great help. In the case of heavy growth of grass or weed, it is advisable to work on that particular area repeatedly instead of overfeeding the trimmer.
Speed Regulation
As it is to all machines, the speed can be regulated by using the speed control that is on the handle after you have powered the machine on. Always have a stock of strings from the store just in case one will be required to replace.
Storage, Precaution, Inspection, and Maintenance
Storage of the Trimmer
When the work is satisfactorily completed, always turn off the weed eater in case it is a direct or alternative current user. For the gasoline one, it is advisable to empty the fuel tank for safety measures.
Do a thorough inspection of the area you are working for stones and objects that could cause injuries when got into conduct with the trimmer. This might also result into sparks that could cause fire
Turn the machine off when someone is approaching and while working as a team, maintain a distance of 50 feet away from your partner or colleagues
Inspection and Maintenance
Carry out a routine inspection of all safety features, clean, adjust and replace the parts according to the instructions given. If any repair is needed, drain the fuel and disconnect both the trimmer and spark plug
Extra tips
Avoid rocky and hard surfaces as they may destroy the string. Always wear protective gears while working with trimmers.
It is important for a training to be offered by a knowledgeable user, preferably from the company or vendor.
Always remember to have a weed whacker's field kit that will have; first aid kit, tool kit and probably a communication device if working alone or far from home.
When hand carrying, keep the hot muffler away from your body and turn the trimmer off if the distance is long. While traversing short distances use the shoulder strap to balance
There are various models of weed eaters available in the market and despite the make or origin, they all work in a similar manner. And with them are manuals that contain all the information that is necessary to operate and use. But with the tips and guides, we have provided, it will be easier for a first time user.


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Parkinson's Disease is a progressive disease that affects the central nervous system and the ability to coordinate movement in the body. Since Parkinson's Disease affects all areas of the brain, symptoms can vary in individuals and progression can be either mild, moderate or aggressive. Parkinson's Disease typically affects one's ability to walk with slower/smaller/more stiff movements (bradykinesia) and difficulty with starting or stopping walking. In addition, movements tend to have tremors that mostly occur in the hands. Muscles can become rigid, leading to loss of motion and poor posture. Some movement patterns observed in patients with Parkinson's Disease are;
- Festinating gait – short, rapid steps that are not productive and can precipitate a fall
- Freezing gait – becoming stuck without an apparent cause, but can me more common at flooring changes or other threshold locations like doorways.
- Shuffled gait – like festinating gait but at a more controlled pace.
Speech can also be affected with Parkinson's Disease becoming soft and slow due to reduced amplitude of the mouth, tongue and throat muscles. In addition, eating and drinking can become challenging due to difficulty with swallowing. Symptoms may also include difficulty with writing, becoming illegible (shaking) or small (micrography).
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Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
Section A
Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.
One of the major producers of athletic footwear, with 20xx sales of over $10 billion, is a company called Nike, with corporate headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. Forbes magazine identified Nike's president, Philip Knight, as the 53rd-richest man in the world in 20xx. But Nike has not always been a large multimillion-dollar organization. In fact, Knight started the company by selling shoes from the back of his car at track meets.
In the late 1950s Philip Knight was a middle-distance runner on the University of Oregon track team, coached by Bill Bowerman. One of the top track coaches in the U.S., Bowerman was also known for experimenting with the design of running shoes in an attempt to make them lighter and more shock-absorbent. After attending Oregon, Knight moved on to do graduate work at Stanford University; his MBA thesis was on marketing athletic shoes. Once he received his degree, Knight traveled to Japan to contact the Onitsuka Tiger Company, a manufacturer of athletic shoes. Knight convinced the company's officials of the potential for its product in the U.S. In 1963 he received his first shipment of Tiger shoes, 200 pairs in total.
In 1964, Knight and Bowerman contributed $500 each to from Blue Ribbon Sports, the predecessor of Nike. In the first few years, Knight distributed shoes out of his car at local track meets. The first employees hired by Knight were former college athletes. The company did not have the money to hire "experts", and there was no established athletic footwear industry in North America from which to recruit those knowledgeable in the field. In its early years the organization operated in an unconventional manner that characterized its innovative and entrepreneurial approach to the industry. Communication was informal; people discussed ideas and issues in the hallways, on a run, or over a beer. There was little task differentiation. There were no job descriptions, rigid reporting systems, or detailed rules and regulations. The team spirit and shared values of the athletes on Bowerman's teams carried over and provided the basis for the collegial style of management that characterized the early years of Nikes.
47. While serving as a track coach, Bowerman tried to design running shoes that were lighter and more shock-absorbent.
48. During his visit to Japan, Knight convinced the officials of the Onitsuka Tiger Company that its product would have potentials in the U.S.
49. Blue Ribbon Sports as unable to hire experts due to the absence of established athletic footwear in North America.
50. In the early years of Nike, communication within the company was usually carried out informally.
51. What qualities of Bowerman's teams formed the basis of Nike's early management style?
The team spirit and shared valves of the athlets.
Passage one
questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage
sustainable development is applied to just about eberything from energy to clean water and economic growth,and as a result it has become difficult to question either the basic assumptions behind it or the way the concept is put to use.this is especially true in agriculture,where sustainable development is often taken as the sole measure of progress without a proper appreciation of histrorcal and cultural perspectives.
To start with,it is important to remember that the nature of agriculture has changed markedly throughout history,and will continue to do so .medieval agriculture in northern Europe fed,clothed and shelered a predominantly rural society with a much lower population density than it is today.it had minimal effect on biodiversity,and any pollution it caused was typically localized.in termsof energy use and the nutrients captured in the product it was relatively inefficient.
Contrast this with farming since the start of the industrial revolution.competion from overseas led farmers to specialize and increase yields.throughout this period food became cheaper,safe and more reliable.however,these changes have alsoled to habitat loss and to diminishing biodiversity.
What'smore,demand for animal products in developing countrics is growing so fast that meeting it will require an extra 300 million tons of grain a year by 20xx.yet the growth of cities and in dustry is reducing the amount of water available for agriculture in many regions.
All this means that agriculture in the 21st century will have to be very different from how it was in the 20th.this will require radical thinking.for example,we need to move away from the idea that traditional practices are inevitably more sustainable than new ones.we also need to abandon the notion that agriculture can be "zero impact". The key will be to abandon the rather simple and static measures of sustainability,which centre on the need to maintain production without increasing damage.instead we need a more dynamic interpretation,one that looks at the pros and cons of all the various way land is used.there are many different ways to measure agricultural performance besides food yield:energy use, environmental costs,water purity,carbon footprint and biodiversity. It is clear, for example,that the carbon of transporting tomatoes from spain to the UK
Is less than that of producing them in the UK with additional heating and lighting.but we do not know whether lower carbon footprints will always be better for biodiversity.
What is crucial is recognizing that sustainable agriculture is not just about sustainable food production.
A) By its productivity C) By its impact on the environmet
B) By its sustainability D) By its contribution to economic growth
53. Specialisation and the effort to incease yields have esulted in________.
A) Localised pollution C) competition from overseas
B) the shrinking of farmland D) the decrease of biodiversity
54.What does the author think of traditional farming practices?
A)They have remained the same over the centuries
B)They have not kept pace with population growth
C)They are not necessarily sustainable
D)They are environmentally friendly
55.What will agriculture be like in the 21st century
A) It will go through radical changes
B) It will supply more animal products
C) It will abandon traditional farming practices
D) It will cause zero damage to the environment
56 What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?
A) To remind people of the need of sustainable development
B) To suggest ways of ensuring sustainable food production
C) To adance new criteria for measuring farming progress
D) To urge people to rethink what sustainable agriculture is
Passage Two
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage
The percentage of immigrants(including those unlawfully present) in the United states has been creeping upward for years. At 12.6 percent, it is now higher than at any point ince the mid1920s
We are not about to go back to the days when Congress openly worried about inferior races polluing America's bloodstream. But once again we are wondering whether we have too many of the wrong sort fo necomers.Their loudest citecs argue that the new wave of immigrants cannot,and indeed do not want to, fit in as previous generations did.
We now know that these racist views were wrong.In time, Italians, Romanians and members of other so-called inferior races became exemplary Americans and contributed greatly, in ways too numerous to detail , to the building of this magnificent nation. There is no reason why these new immigrants should not have the same success.
Although children of Mexican immigrants do better, in terms of educational and professional attainment, than thir parents UCLA sociologist Edward Telles has found that the gains don't continme. Indeed, the fouth generation is marginally worse off than the third James Jackson,of the University of Michigan,has foud a simila rend among black Caribbean immigrants,Tells fears that Mexican-Americans may be fated to follow in the footsteps of American blacks-that largeparts of the community may become mired in a seemingly state of poverty and Underachievement . Like African-Americans, Mexican-americans are increasingly relegated to (降入)segregated, substandyrd schools, and their dropout rate is the highest for any group in the country.
We have learned much about the foolish idea of excluding people on the presumption of the ethnic/racial inferiority. But what we have not yet learned is how to make the process of Americanization work for all. I am not talking about requiring people to learn English or to adopt American ways; those things happen pretty much on their own, but as arguments about immigration hear up the campaign trail, we also ought to ask some broader question about assimilation, about ho wto ensure that people , once outsiders , don't fovever remain marginalized within these shores.
That is a much larger question than what should happen with undocumented workers, or how best to secure the border, and it is one that affects not only newcomers but groups that have been here for generations. It will have more impact on our future than where we decide to set the admissions bar for the lasest ware of would-be Americans. And it would be nice if we finally got the answer right.


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