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Nearest Motels to Fort Polk, Louisiana
How to Plan a Route 66 Trip
Angela Brown, Leaf Group Updated October 31, 2017
Planning a Route 66 vacation requires more research than many other road trips. (Photo: route 66 image by Stefan Balk from Fotolia.com )
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Completed in 1938, Route 66, which once served as the main corridor taking drivers from Chicago to Los Angeles, sparks excitement and a feeling of freedom in many travelers who love the open road. The route reminds some of their parents or grandparents, and for others it taps into a deep feeling of nostalgia for times long gone. Exploring Route 66 takes more research and dedication than many other road trips require – partially because it's more than 2,200 miles long, but also because there's so much to experience. Attractions range from mom-and-pop diners to kitschy roadside museums and shops to the majestic, untamed landscapes that define the American West.
Length of Journey
Choose a start point and end point. You can drive the entire route from Chicago to Los Angeles, or you can select a segment – such as St. Louis, Missouri, to Amarillo, Texas, or Oklahoma City to Albuquerque, New Mexico, and explore it thoroughly. Driving the complete route takes about 37 hours, which you can spread out over four or five days, or longer, depending on how many stops you'd like to make and how in-depth you'd like your trip to be. A good overview map of Route 66 is available at theroadwanderer.net.
Reserve accommodations. You certainly can spend the night at big-chain hotels, but half the fun of a Route 66 road trip is staying at quirky, old-school motels off the highway. In Lebanon, Missouri, check out Munger Moss Motel, which offers Route 66 theme rooms and won the 2006 Route 66 Preservation Foundation Business of the Year Award. Other unique lodgings include the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, Arizona, where you can stay in a concrete replica of an American Indian wigwam; and El Rancho Hotel in Gallup, New Mexico, which served as a temporary home for many Western movie stars, including John Wayne, Errol Flynn, Gregory Peck and Humphrey Bogart.
Select attractions to visit. The Internet's oldest website dedicated to Route 66, historic66.com, offers turn-by-turn descriptions of the route and its restaurants, shops, museums and recreation opportunities. Well-known attractions include the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) in Chicago, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton and Mojave National Preserve in Nipton, California. Don't overlook smaller sights, however, such as Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-In in Seligman, Arizona; the California ghost towns of Belleville and Calico; and the five-mile stretch of Route 66-era motels, restaurants and curiosity shops in Tucumcari, New Mexico.
Decide whether you'll take any side trips. Although there's plenty to see and do on Route 66, you might want to veer off a bit to visit certain attractions. These include Grand Canyon National Park, approximately 80 miles northeast of Route 66; country-music boom town Branson, Missouri, 50 miles south of Springfield; and the Hoover Dam, approximately 96 miles northwest of Route 66 on the Arizona-Nevada border.
Legends of America: Route 66 History
Munger Moss Motel
Route 66 Motels: Arizona Motels
Roadside America: Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-In
Legends of America: Route 66 Ghost Towns
Tumcumcari-Quay County Chamber of Commerce
Angela Brown has been a book editor since 1997. She has written for various websites, as well as National Public Radio, Pacifica Radio and more than 20 fiction anthologies. Brown earned a Bachelor of Arts in theater and English from the University of Wisconsin.
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package org.slc.sli.common.ldap;

import org.apache.commons.lang.builder.ToStringBuilder;
import org.apache.commons.lang.builder.ToStringStyle;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
import org.springframework.dao.EmptyResultDataAccessException;
import org.springframework.dao.IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException;
import org.springframework.ldap.NameAlreadyBoundException;
import org.springframework.ldap.NamingException;
import org.springframework.ldap.core.DirContextAdapter;
import org.springframework.ldap.core.DistinguishedName;
import org.springframework.ldap.core.LdapTemplate;
import org.springframework.ldap.filter.AndFilter;
import org.springframework.ldap.filter.EqualsFilter;
import org.springframework.ldap.filter.OrFilter;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

import javax.naming.Name;
import javax.naming.directory.BasicAttribute;
import javax.naming.directory.DirContext;
import javax.naming.directory.ModificationItem;
import javax.naming.directory.SearchControls;
import java.util.*;

/**
 * implementation of LdapService interface for basic CRUD and search operations on LDAP directory
 *
 * @author dliu
 *
 */

@Component
public class LdapServiceImpl implements LdapService {
    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LdapServiceImpl.class);

    public static final String OBJECTCLASS = "objectclass";
    @Autowired
    private LdapTemplate ldapTemplate;

    @Value("${sli.simple-idp.userSearchAttribute}")
    private String userSearchAttribute;

    @Value("${sli.simple-idp.userObjectClass}")
    private String userObjectClass;

    @Value("${sli.simple-idp.groupSearchAttribute}")
    private String groupSearchAttribute;

    @Value("${sli.simple-idp.groupObjectClass}")
    private String groupObjectClass;

    private static final String USER_ID_NUMBER = "500";
    private static final String GROUP_ID_NUMBER = "113";
    private static final String LOGIN_SHELL = "/sbin/nologin";

    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
    @Override
    public User getUser(String realm, String uid) {
        AndFilter filter = new AndFilter();
        filter.and(new EqualsFilter(OBJECTCLASS, userObjectClass)).and(new EqualsFilter(userSearchAttribute, uid));
        DistinguishedName dn = new DistinguishedName("ou=" + realm);
        User user;
        try {
            List userList = ldapTemplate.search(dn, filter.toString(), SearchControls.SUBTREE_SCOPE, new String[] {
                    "*", CREATE_TIMESTAMP, MODIFY_TIMESTAMP }, new UserContextMapper());
            if (userList == null || userList.size() == 0) {
                throw new EmptyResultDataAccessException(1);
            } else if (userList.size() > 1) {
                throw new IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException("User must be unique", 1);
            }
            user = (User) userList.get(0);
            user.setUid(uid);
            user.setGroups(getGroupNames(getUserGroups(realm, uid)));
        } catch (EmptyResultDataAccessException e) {
            return null;
        }
        return user;
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    @Override
    public Collection<Group> getUserGroups(String realm, String uid) {
        DistinguishedName dn = new DistinguishedName("ou=" + realm);
        AndFilter filter = new AndFilter();
        filter.and(new EqualsFilter(OBJECTCLASS, groupObjectClass)).and(new EqualsFilter(groupSearchAttribute, uid));
        List<Group> groups = ldapTemplate.search(dn, filter.toString(), new GroupContextMapper());
        return groups;
    }

    @Override
    public void removeUser(String realm, String uid) {
        Collection<Group> groups = getUserGroups(realm, uid);
        User oldUser = getUser(realm, uid);
        if (oldUser != null) {
            ldapTemplate.unbind(buildUserDN(realm, oldUser.getCn()));
        }

        if (groups != null && groups.size() > 0) {
            for (Group group : groups) {
                removeUserFromGroup(realm, group, oldUser);
            }
        }
    }

    @Override
    public String createUser(String realm, User user) throws NameAlreadyBoundException {
        user.setCn(user.getUid());
        ldapTemplate.bind(createUserContext(realm, user));
        List<String> groupNames = user.getGroups();
        if (groupNames != null && groupNames.size() > 0) {
            for (String groupName : groupNames) {
                Group group = getGroup(realm, groupName);
                addUserToGroup(realm, group, user);
            }
        }
        return user.getUid();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean updateUser(String realm, User user) {
        User oldUser = getUser(realm, user.getUid());
        if (oldUser == null) {
            return false;
        }
        Collection<Group> oldGroups = getUserGroups(realm, user.getUid());
        DirContextAdapter context = (DirContextAdapter) ldapTemplate.lookupContext(buildUserDN(realm, oldUser.getCn()));
        boolean isCreate = false;
        mapUserToContext(context, user, isCreate);
        ldapTemplate.modifyAttributes(context);
        Collection<String> newGroupNames = user.getGroups();
        Collection<String> oldGroupNames = getGroupNames(oldGroups);

        if (oldGroups != null && oldGroups.size() > 0) {
            for (Group oldGroup : oldGroups) {
                if (!newGroupNames.contains(oldGroup.getGroupName())) {
                    removeUserFromGroup(realm, oldGroup, user);
                }
            }
        }

        if (newGroupNames != null && newGroupNames.size() > 0) {
            for (String newGroupName : newGroupNames) {
                if (!oldGroupNames.contains(newGroupName)) {
                    Group newGroup = getGroup(realm, newGroupName);
                    addUserToGroup(realm, newGroup, user);
                }
            }
        }
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public Collection<User> findUsersByGroups(String realm, final Collection<String> allowedGroupNames,
                                              final Collection<String> disallowedGroupNames, String tenant, Collection<String> edorgs) {

        Collection<String> allowed = allowedGroupNames;
        Collection<String> disallowed = disallowedGroupNames;

        if (allowed == null) {
            allowed = new LinkedList<String>();
        }
        if (disallowed == null) {
            disallowed = new LinkedList<String>();
        }

        Set<String> allowedUsers = new HashSet<String>();

        Map<String, List<String>> uidToGroupsMap = new HashMap<String, List<String>>();
        for (String groupName : allowed) {
            Group group = getGroup(realm, groupName);
            if (group != null) {
                List<String> memberUids = group.getMemberUids();

                if (memberUids != null && memberUids.size() > 0) {
                    for (String memberUid : memberUids) {
                        if (uidToGroupsMap.containsKey(memberUid)) {
                            uidToGroupsMap.get(memberUid).add(groupName);
                        } else {
                            List<String> uidGroupNames = new ArrayList<String>();
                            uidGroupNames.add(groupName);
                            uidToGroupsMap.put(memberUid, uidGroupNames);
                        }
                        allowedUsers.add(memberUid);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        for (String groupName : disallowed) {
            Group group = getGroup(realm, groupName);
            if (group != null) {
                allowedUsers.removeAll(group.getMemberUids());
            }
        }

        AndFilter filter = new AndFilter();
        filter.and(new EqualsFilter(OBJECTCLASS, userObjectClass));
        OrFilter orFilter = new OrFilter();
        for (String uid : allowedUsers) {
            orFilter.or(new EqualsFilter(userSearchAttribute, uid));
        }
        filter.and(orFilter);
        DistinguishedName dn = new DistinguishedName("ou=" + realm);
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        Collection<User> users = (ldapTemplate.search(dn, filter.toString(), SearchControls.SUBTREE_SCOPE,
              new String[] { "*", CREATE_TIMESTAMP, MODIFY_TIMESTAMP }, new UserContextMapper()));
        for (User user : users) {
            user.setGroups(uidToGroupsMap.get(user.getUid()));
        }

        if (tenant != null) {
            users = filterByTenant(users, tenant);
        }

        if (edorgs != null) {
            users = filterByEdorgs(users, edorgs);
        }

        return users;
    }

    @Override
    public Collection<User> findUsersByGroups(String realm, Collection<String> groupNames) {
        return findUsersByGroups(realm, groupNames, null, null, null);
    }

    @Override
    public Collection<User> findUsersByGroups(String realm, Collection<String> groupNames, String tenant) {
        return findUsersByGroups(realm, groupNames, null, tenant, null);
    }

    @Override
    public Collection<User> findUsersByAttributes(String realm, Collection<String> attributes) {
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public Group getGroup(String realm, String groupName) {
        DistinguishedName dn = new DistinguishedName("ou=" + realm);
        AndFilter filter = new AndFilter();
        filter.and(new EqualsFilter(OBJECTCLASS, groupObjectClass)).and(new EqualsFilter("cn", groupName));
        try {
            return (Group) ldapTemplate.searchForObject(dn, filter.toString(), new GroupContextMapper());
        } catch (EmptyResultDataAccessException e) {
            return null;
        }
    }

    @Override
    public Collection<User> findUsersByGroups(String realm, Collection<String> groupNames, String tenant,
                                              Collection<String> edorgs) {
        return findUsersByGroups(realm, groupNames, null, tenant, edorgs);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean addUserToGroup(String realm, Group group, User user) {
        return toggleUserInGroup(realm, group, user, DirContext.ADD_ATTRIBUTE);
    }

    private boolean toggleUserInGroup(String realm, Group group, User user, int op) {
        BasicAttribute member = new BasicAttribute("memberUid", user.getUid());
        ModificationItem[] modGroups = new ModificationItem[] {
              new ModificationItem(op, member) };

        Name groupName = buildGroupDN(realm, group.getGroupName());

        try {
            ldapTemplate.modifyAttributes(groupName, modGroups);
        } catch (NamingException e) {
            return false;
        }

        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean removeUserFromGroup(String realm, Group group, User user) {
        return toggleUserInGroup(realm, group, user, DirContext.REMOVE_ATTRIBUTE);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean updateGroup(String realm, Group group) {
        DirContextAdapter context = (DirContextAdapter) ldapTemplate.lookupContext(buildGroupDN(realm,
              group.getGroupName()));
        mapGroupToContext(context, group);
        ldapTemplate.modifyAttributes(context);
        return true;
    }

    private Collection<User> filterByTenant(Collection<User> users, String tenant) {
        if (tenant == null || users == null) {
            return users;
        }

        List<User> filteredUsers = new ArrayList<User>();
        for (User user : users) {
            if (tenant.equals(user.getTenant())) {
                filteredUsers.add(user);
            }
        }
        return filteredUsers;
    }

    private Collection<User> filterByEdorgs(Collection<User> users, Collection<String> edorgs) {
        if (edorgs == null || edorgs.size() == 0 || users == null) {
            return users;
        }
        Collection<User> filteredUsers = new ArrayList<User>();
        for (User user : users) {
            if (edorgs.contains(user.getEdorg())) {
                filteredUsers.add(user);
            }
        }
        return filteredUsers;
    }

    private DirContextAdapter createUserContext(String realm, User user) {
        DirContextAdapter context = new DirContextAdapter(buildUserDN(realm, user));
        boolean isCreate = true;
        mapUserToContext(context, user, isCreate);
        context.setAttributeValue("cn", user.getCn());
        return context;
    }

    private DistinguishedName buildUserDN(String realm, User user) {
        return buildUserDN(realm, user.getCn());
    }

    private DistinguishedName buildUserDN(String realm, String cn) {
        return new DistinguishedName("cn=" + cn + ",ou=people,ou=" + realm);
    }

    private DistinguishedName buildGroupDN(String realm, String groupName) {
        return new DistinguishedName("cn=" + groupName + ",ou=groups,ou=" + realm);
    }

    /**
     * This method is used for both create and update operations.  For updates, we do not want certain attributes overridden which could bork the LDAP server.
     * @param context
     * @param user
     * @param isCreate boolean to identify if the context is for a create or update.
     */

    private void mapUserToContext(DirContextAdapter context, User user, final boolean isCreate) {

        LOG.debug("Before mapUserToContext: " + Boolean.toString(isCreate) + ToStringBuilder.reflectionToString(context, ToStringStyle.MULTI_LINE_STYLE));

        // TAF 2014-04-01 : Commented out for updates.  Why override the ObjectClasses that are returned from LDAP?  Should respect what hte LDAP server returns for updates.
        if (isCreate) {
            LOG.debug("mapUserToContext (create) -- set OBJECTCLASS array.");
            context.setAttributeValues(OBJECTCLASS, new String[]{"inetOrgPerson", "posixAccount", "top"});
        }

        context.setAttributeValue("givenName", user.getGivenName());

        String surName = user.getSn();

        context.setAttributeValue("sn", surName == null ? " " : surName);
        context.setAttributeValue("uid", user.getUid());
        context.setAttributeValue("uidNumber", USER_ID_NUMBER);
        context.setAttributeValue("gidNumber", GROUP_ID_NUMBER);
        context.setAttributeValue("loginShell", LOGIN_SHELL);
        context.setAttributeValue("mail", user.getEmail());
        context.setAttributeValue("homeDirectory", user.getHomeDir());

        if (user.getStatus() != null && user.getStatus().getStatusString() != null) {
            context.setAttributeValue("destinationindicator", user.getStatus().getStatusString());
        }
        String description = "";
        if (user.getTenant() != null) {
            description += "tenant=" + user.getTenant();
        }
        if (user.getEdorg() != null) {
            description += ",edOrg=" + user.getEdorg();
        }
        if (!"".equals(description)) {
            context.setAttributeValue("description", "tenant=" + user.getTenant() + "," + "edOrg=" + user.getEdorg());
        }
        if (user.getVendor() != null) {
            context.setAttributeValue("o", user.getVendor());
        }

        LOG.debug("After mapUserToContext:  " + ToStringBuilder.reflectionToString(context, ToStringStyle.MULTI_LINE_STYLE));

    }

    private void mapGroupToContext(DirContextAdapter context, Group group) {
        context.setAttributeValues("memberUid", group.getMemberUids().toArray());
    }

    private List<String> getGroupNames(Collection<Group> groups) {
        List<String> groupNames = new ArrayList<String>();
        if (groups != null) {
            for (Group group : groups) {
                groupNames.add(group.getGroupName());
            }
        }
        return groupNames;
    }

    @Override
    public void setLdapTemplate(LdapTemplate ldapTemplate) {
        this.ldapTemplate = ldapTemplate;
    }
}

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I just read an article discussing whether truncated RSS feeds are good or bad. I'm currently using truncated feeds (of course this post may be short enough to not get truncated), but if any of you have an opinion on the matter, I'd love to hear it.
I prefer full feeds, as I try to do all of my reading right in my RSS reader (Google Reader). Having to jump directly to the site breaks my flow. Unless you're serving up ads for revenue, there's probably no reason to truncate the feed. That gives someone the choice of reading it in their reader or on your site.
Reading my own feed in my reader alerted me to something interesting, though. If you rely heavily on CSS classes within your post body then things will degrade in an RSS reader, since the stylesheet is unavailable. I've taken to using style= instead of class= within body text (where necessary) to workaround this.
I prefer full feeds (and use them on my site). I can only see three downsides to providing full feeds.
1) Loss of advertising revenue, if your site had ads and your feed didn't.
2) Bandwidth, which usually isn't that different between post excerpts and full posts.
3) A loss of involvement with the rest of the site. Most likely, the people who are subscribed to your feed probably don't need to navigate around the rest of the blog much (since they're up to date with previous posts).


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Samuel Girard (Ferland-et-Boilleau, 26 juni 1996) is een Canadees voormalig shorttracker.

Biografie
Samuel Girard werd geboren in de Franstalige provincie Quebec in Canada, waar shorttrack populairder is dan in andere delen van Canada. Tijdens de wereldkampioenschappen shorttrack 2016 won hij zilver op de 1000 meter achter landgenoot Charles Hamelin en zilver in de 5000 meter aflossing. Tijdens de wereldkampioenschappen van 2017 won hij zilver op de 1500 meter en werd hij derde in het totaalklassement. In 2018 kwam daar een zilveren aflossingsmedaille bij voor thuispubliek in Montreal. Tijdens zijn laatste WK, dat van 2019, behaalde Girard nog eens zilver op de 1500 meter.

Girard vertegenwoordigde Canada op de Olympische Winterspelen van 2018. Tijdens dit toernooi haalde hij op elke afstand de finale, won hij goud op de 1000 meter en brons met de aflossingsploeg.

In de zomer van 2019 nam Girard op 22-jarige leeftijd plotseling al afscheid van de shorttracksport. Girard zei hier zelf over, "het is een weloverwogen beslissing. Ik verlaat mijn sport tevreden met wat ik heb bereikt."

Externe link
 Profiel op de Canadese schaatswebsite speedskating.ca

Canadees shorttracker
Canadees olympisch kampioen

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Category: Africa
April 7, 2017 fredslibrary Africa
The Mission Song
Title: The Mission Song
Author: John le Carré
Le Carré, John (2006). The Mission Song. New York: Little, Brown and Co.
PR6062.E33 M57 2006
Intelligence officers–Fiction.
World politics–Fiction.
Review by Michiko Kakutani[1]
The hero of John le Carré's clunky new novel, Bruno Salvador, a k a Salvo, seems at first glance like a perfect candidate to become another one of the author's perfect spies. Like so many earlier le Carré characters, he's an outsider by birth: his father was an Irish Catholic missionary, his mother a Congolese village woman. His job in London as a top-flight interpreter (proficient in English, French, Swahili and many lesser-known African languages) has amplified two qualities shared by many of the author's heroes: a longing to be "all things to all men" and an "inextinguishable need to belong."
When British intelligence, one of his part-time employers, outsources Salvo to a mysterious group known as the Syndicate, he suddenly finds himself working not in some boring backroom filled with other interpreters, but on a top-secret mission that he's told is "good for the country, good for Congo, good for Africa."
This chance to play at being a secret agent thrills the young man. He will have a chance to do great things: to help the country where he was born, as well as the country he now calls home, while playing an Important Role in History. At the same time, his excellent adventure will also help him impress the new love of his life, Hannah, who just happens to be from Congo, too.
Unfortunately for the reader, Mr. le Carré renders Salvo's story with none of the nuance or chiaroscuro that distinguished his Cold War Smiley novels. Instead, his detestation of the West's neocolonial ambitions has led him, as it did in his 2004 novel, Absolute Friends,[2] to write a high-minded but highly simplistic, black-and-white thriller, pitting some very good guys (i.e., Salvo and Hannah) against some very bad guys (in this case, a consortium of British politicians and multinational corporations, intent on mounting a coup in Congo to rob that long-suffering country of its mineral wealth).
The book's epigraph, from Conrad's Heart of Darkness, bluntly lays out the story's moral: "The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much."
Although Mr. le Carré has inhaled enough research to give the reader some vivid glimpses of Congo, his descriptions of Salvo's childhood in this beautiful, troubled country feel oddly synthetic, as if his hero had been plucked from a Fielding or Defoe novel and summarily parachuted into 20th-century Africa. Salvo's move to London and his social ascent there feel equally canned. As for his sudden recruitment by the Syndicate, it has all the plausibility of a contrived plot point in a cheesy straight-to-video movie.
From that point on, the narrative devolves into a static talkfest consisting largely of Salvo's efforts, as an interpreter, to figure out just what the Syndicate is planning. He and the Syndicate leaders fly to a little island in the North Sea, where a conference has been convened with a Congolese leader named Mwangaza, who is supposed to represent a unification movement called the Middle Path.
Also present are three powerful warlords, who are supposed to be persuaded to put aside their differences and back the Syndicate's plans: the ailing Dieudonné, who has ties to Rwanda; the suavely cosmopolitan Haj, the wealthy heir to a trading fortune, who "could instantly raise a miltia of 500 strong through his links with local headmen"; and the fearsome Franco, "an old-style Bembe warrior" who is a leader of the frightening Mai Mai militia. (We are talking, Salvo observes, "random, feckless murder, rape galore and a full range of atrocities under the influence of everything from leading-edge witchcraft to a gallon or two of Primus beer laced with palm wine.")
Mr. le Carré gives us a tedious blow-by-blow account of what each of the conference participants has to say about the Syndicate's proposal, and shows us, step by step, how Salvo figures out the Syndicate's real motives. None of this is terribly suspenseful, since it's pretty clear from the start what the nefarious Syndicate is really up to. And unlike many of the author's earlier characters, who were torn between conflicting loyalties (to individuals, to countries, to assorted ideals and causes), Salvo has nothing to debate: on one side, there is the evil Syndicate; on the other side, there is Truth, Justice and the welfare of the country where he and Hannah grew up.
And so, the only remaining question becomes, How will Salvo try to thwart the Syndicate's plans? To whom will he turn for help? Because this part of the novel pivots around Salvo's rather shocking naïveté—his ability to continue to believe that two people he has long respected could not possibly be part of something wicked, despite heaps of evidence to the contrary—the reader is forced to feel irritation and pity for a character who could be so gullible: two emotions not exactly conducive to the making of a gripping thriller or a terribly engaging novel.
[1] Michiko Kakutani, "A Translator Searching for Words of His Own," New York Times (September 26, 2006), downloaded April 7, 2017. A version of this review appears in print on , on Page E1 of the New York edition with the headline: "A Translator Searching For Words Of His Own."
[2] Le Carré, John (2004). Absolute Friends. London: Hodder & Stoughton

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Planet X Incoming...
Alaska was hit 25 (3.5+) earthquakes 7-27-17
(most severe was 6.9). About 3/4 in one locale!
#Fatima #chastisements #rosary
Here are the latest meteorite sightings (videos) within the last week or so. Planet X is kicking in debris which eventually will get worse. The Sodomites will be buried by 70 pound firey meteorites which will fall from the sky like hail
Meteor shower created by bizarre comet, Unlike anything else in our solar system
A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky. Next month we will see one of the best Perseid meteor showers in years. There's a very strange comet flying through our solar neighborhood that is like nothing astronomers have ever seen in a another comet.
And this had led some to speculate that maybe it's not from around here but came to our solar neighborhood by chance from a completely different solar system far way.
It's called Comet 69P/Machholz, and it's the most-likely suspect responsible for the annual meteor shower happening this week. If that's the case, then right now Earth is flying through this alien comet's tail, which consists of dust and debris the comet has shed in its path around the sun. As these comet guts get swept up by Earth's gravity, they fall toward us, burning up in the atmosphere on their way down in the form of what we call shooting stars — or a meteor shower. This week's show of falling stars is called the Delta Aquarid meteor shower.
The shower takes place from July 12 through August 23, but the best time to catch a glimpse — when the most meteors are streaking across the sky — will be early Wednesday morning, after moon-set and before sunrise centered around 2 a.m. (for all time zones), according to EarthSky. The Delta Aquarid meteor shower is not as spectacular as next month's Perseid meteor shower, but it's still worth checking out. You'll need to have dark skies, far from city lights. At peak viewing time you should see between 10 to 20 meteors an hour.
Bright, slow meteor flies over Central Texas
Over two dozen witnesses reported a bright, slow moving fireball over central Texas last night slightly after 9:00 PM local time. Most reports were clustered around Austin and San Antonio. An analysis of the witness reports estimates that the fireball was traveling from the south to the north just west of San Antonio.
If you witnessed this fireball report, please fill out an official fireball report.
Meteor captured shooting across the sky in Stoke-on-Trent, England
Martin Kessel captured the object as it flew over Weston Coyney in the early hours of Thursday morning. A Potteries star-gazer captured the moment a meteor lit up the skies across North Staffordshire.
Martin Kessel captured the object as it flew over Weston Coyney in the early hours of Thursday morning.
The former Newcastle-under-Lyme High School pupil has a camera set up to monitor the skies over Stoke-on-Trent - in the hope of capturing activity in the atmosphere and beyond.
And Martin was in luck, posting the video on his Youtube channel, where he described it as 'large, very bright meteor or fireball' which passed over at 2.02am.
After capturing the incredible footage over the south of the city Martin, whose videos of meteors in North Staffordshire date back to 2009, speculated that it could have been a 'bit of space debris' on his Facebook page.
The footage comes after NASA announced the discovery of an earth-like planet - maybe they should consider relocating to the Potteries to monitor the skies.
You can view more of Martin's space activity shot in the Potteries on his YouTube channel.
Meteor Madness: Space fireball lights up night sky in Wisconsin
Fire in the Sky News | 'Fireball' seen from 11 states!
4 fireballs on July 22-23 // Cuatro bólidos la noche del 22-23 de julio
July 22nd: Meteorite caught on camera, biggest one I've ever personally seen
July 21st: Local residents claim meteorite fumes sickened 200
July 26th Grenada: Fragment from Comet 169P/NEAT hits the atmosphere
For Real Time Meteorite activity:
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/
http://tradcatknight.blogspot.com/2014/11/meteor-asteroid-risk.html
http://tradcatknight.blogspot.com/2015/06/why-has-nasa-announced-that-meteor-is.html
http://tradcatknight.blogspot.com/2015/06/planet-x-kicking-in-meteorites.html


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College student group with anti-LGBT positions alleges religious discrimination at UNH Regulation College
A Christian scholar team trying to get formal recognition by the UNH Franklin Pierce Faculty of Regulation is threatening lawful motion right after alleging the school's student governing body unsuccessful to act on its nomination.
The Cost-free Exercise Coalition is looking for to type its inaugural chapter at UNH's legislation school in Harmony. Its mission is to "equip spiritual college students in their absolutely free exercising of religion," in accordance to paperwork submitted with the faculty. Board customers of the group pledge to uphold "Judeo-Christian" religious traditions and beliefs, as very well as oppose gay marriage, abortion and transgender folks.
"Too normally, students hide their spiritual beliefs in the closet," the group claims on its site. "It is becoming ever extra counter-cultural to specific them, and classrooms and cohorts have develop into considerably less and considerably less tolerant of this kind of beliefs."
After submitting an application in November, the group's users allege the school's Pupil Bar Affiliation has unnecessarily delayed its official recognition and that a proposed school advisor for the team withdrew his assistance following facing strain.
Earlier this month, the Initially Liberty Institute, a Texas-based authorized group that advocates for spiritual freedom and is symbolizing the Free of charge Exercise Coalition, despatched a letter to the college threatening lawful motion if the College student Bar Affiliation did not act quickly and approve the pending recognition.
"Rarely, if at any time, has a pupil group been extra aptly named or, as the steps of your students and college make apparent, necessary at UNH Law," Jeremy Dys, an lawyer for 1st Liberty, wrote in a letter to the faculty.
A spokesperson for UNH denied any allegations of discrimination, and stated that the application is being reviewed "under the similar protocol and regular as applied to other student teams." The college observed that college students just lately finished last examinations, and are now on semester crack.
As an approved pupil team, the Free Exercising Coalition would be envisioned to get a $200 stipend for each semester from the general public university, as well as the capacity to request further cash for occasions.
The coalition is the 2nd spiritual group to recently look for acceptance at UNH Law. In October, the University student Bar Association permitted a ask for to variety a local chapter of the Christian Legal Culture immediately after obtaining assistance from the university system's authorized counsel, in accordance to assembly minutes.
Some college students expressed concern about the Christian Lawful Society's doctrine of opposing exact same-intercourse relationship as conflicting with the legislation school's said positions on range, fairness and inclusion. The application from the Cost-free Physical exercise Coalition is also drawing opposition from some students.
"You basically have to signal a statement of religion that encourages homophobia and transphobia" to be a board member of the coalition, explained Taylor Largmann, president of the campus's chapter of the Lambda university student group, which advocates for LGBTQ students. "That does not mirror UNH Law's values. At the very least, I would hope not."
The legislation college at the moment acknowledges a lot more than two dozen student teams, together with the Women's Legislation Pupil Association teams for Black, Hispanic and Asian pupils and teams that organize recreational outings. A pictures club lately applied for membership.
The College student Bar Association's guidelines for club recognition require any proposed affiliation to post a mission assertion, a record of board officers, a summary of proposed actions, and a college advisor. The Scholar Bar Affiliation is supposed to take a vast majority vote on new purposes at the "next normal meeting" right after acquiring them, in accordance to affiliation policies shared with NHPR.
Following the No cost Training Coalition submitted its application, the school advisor for the coalition withdrew his name, Very first Liberty alleged, which means their current application does not surface finish. In a assertion to NHPR, 1st Liberty blamed "the university's discriminatory conduct" for the withdrawal of the faculty advisor. In its letter threatening authorized motion, the institute is asking a UNH Law School dean to be appointed as interim advisor, as nicely as obligatory education for the pupil bar customers.
The advocacy team said it will acquire legal action if these demands, as well as the official recognition of the coalition, are not satisfied by January 2. The Totally free Work out Coalition has introduced a fundraising initiative to guidance its attempts on campus. To day, they have raised $210 from two donations.
In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court docket sided with a California law university that rejected an application for recognition from the Christian Authorized Modern society. That situation hinged on a point out law that essential all college student corporations to permit any university student to take part and become an officer in a club. Hastings University of Regulation argued that for the reason that some learners could not swear to uphold certain beliefs of the modern society, it would violate the "all-comers" policy for university student groups.
The Cost-free Workout Coalition's software at UNH states that the group is an "open member" firm for spiritual learners and allies.
Andrew Ladenheim, a second yr pupil at UNH Regulation and president of the Secular College student Alliance, an atheist team with chapters throughout the state, reported he expects the coalition to ultimately be acknowledged by the college. He additional that he believes the faculty is fearful of engaging in litigation on the problem.
Ladenheim claimed inconsistent steerage from faculty directors was to blame for the controversy about whether or not to approve the No cost Exercising Coalition's software.
"When individuals comprehend the faculty is not truly friendly, not actually supportive to DEI, and that the school is not welcoming, not truly supportive of religious people and beliefs, no a single is heading to want to come listed here," he explained.
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There's nothing quite like seeing all your worldly possessions stuffed into a truck and you waving goodbye as it pulls onto the road headed to your new home. Naturally, a small part of you wonders if you'll ever see your "life" again and, if so, what shape it'll be in.
All of your material belongings are certainly worth more than 60 cents a pound. For that reason, long-distance movers also offer what's called "full-value protection" The coverage is based on your valuation of the contents being transported. The cost is based on about 1 percent of the valuation, so if you decide all of your belongings being shipped are worth $50,000, you would pay about $500 for full-value protection.
Full-value protection allows the moving company two options if any articles are lost, destroyed or damaged during the move. This is also called "full replacement value." The moving company, not the consumer, decides how amends will be made for the property.
You can ask the moving companies from which you are getting bids if they offer other valuation options. If your moving company is covering your belongings, it is not insurance. Moving companies are not allowed to sell insurance. Instead, you are paying for stated liability, in other words, you are setting the limits for your moving company's liability if your belongings are damaged, lost or destroyed.
You can also ask if the moving company offers lump sum value, also called assessed value. The coverage is basically the same except the consumer sets the amount by value instead of weight. This is better if you have a lot of small, high-value items that don't weigh much.
With valuation coverage, movers are not responsible for items in boxes they did not pack. Unless the box shows significant damage, you are not likely to be covered for damage to anything inside the box. You are also not covered for "natural disasters," such as fire, hurricane, tornado, windstorm, hail, etc. Also, if items are damaged while in storage that is not controlled by the moving company, you are not covered.
You more than likely have some insurance coverage through your homeowner's policy. The extent of that coverage, however, is not likely to be worth much. Most homeowner policies cover your belongings when they are in the house, not on the road in a semi truck.
There are also insurance companies that offer what's called "relocation insurance." These policies are similar to lump sum and declared value coverage that the moving company may offer. Some people prefer to have the belongings insured by a third party or the moving company they are using does not offer this type of valuation coverage.


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The Skewer (2 x series for BBC Radio 4 in 2020) won Gold at the New York Radio Festival in 2020, Gold at the 2020 Audio Production Awards (Best Comedy Producer), Bronze (Best Sound Design) at same, Silver at the 2020 Podcast Awards, and a picked up a nomination in the Chortle Awards ('Radio Comedy')
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Series 1 and 2 continue to top Audible's download chart.
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Two Part Documentary for Absolute Radio
A commercial tie-in with e-One, for the cinema release of 'Stan and Ollie', comedian Jo Brand tells the story of the double act.
Features interviews with Steve Coogan, John C Reilly, director Jon C Baird, Trevor & Simon, Steve Punt, Mel Hudson, Jon Culshaw and comedy writers Jason Hazeley and
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Giggle in a Gallery
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We worked with Global to write and produce a live event at Bafta in front of 200 industry bigwigs as part of Advertising Week Europe.
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Second UA Baseball Player Enters Transfer Portal
Kim Rankin
Kim Rankin Published: June 10, 2021
Picture of Will Patota, via https://twitter.com/wpatota
Alabama baseball outfielder Will Patota has entered the transfer portal on Thursday according to BamaOnline's Charlie Potter.
Patota, a junior, transferred to Alabama from Southern State Community College this year. During his one season at UA, he had a .179 BA, one HR, and seven RBI's. He played in 22 games and started in four for the Tide.
During Alabama's SEC Championship run, he had one at-bat against Tennessee on 5/28, which was a strikeout. He did not have an appearance in Alabama's short NCAA Tournament run.
Patota is the second UA baseball player to enter the transfer portal, joining outfielder TJ Reeves. Both announced their transfers this week.
Alabama'a baseball team was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament during the Ruston Regional on Sunday after two losses to NC State and Louisiana Tech.
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Q: Finding largest sub-matrix on basis of frequency I have a matrix $A[N][M]$ with characters in it. I want to find out the largest sub-matrix such that the frequency of all characters in it are even and at most one character occurs odd number of times.
Eg -
$$ A=
        \begin{matrix}
        b & c & a & d & c \\
        a & b & c & d & e \\
        a & f & h & f & a \\
        \end{matrix}
$$
$a:4,b:2,c:3,d:2;e:1,f:2,h:1$
I have to decrease no of odd frequency characters or make their frequency even.
I thought about calculating prefix sum of frequency of each character for every cell. And then eliminate that row or column which makes frequency of a character odd.
So I removed $h$ first and then $e$ so as to make it even i.e $0$ times. Finally I got this :
$$ A=
        \begin{matrix}
        b & c & a & d  \\
        a & b & c & d \\
        \end{matrix}
$$
But this isn't optimal at all. Is there a systematic and efficient way to do this ?

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This week I have been at the CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment show in San Francisco. I've not seen anything revolutionary, just evolutionary. Take a look at my Flickr Stream for photos from the event. There are a few new handsets like the HTC Touch and Tilt, as well as some cool LG phones with touch screens more akin to the iPhone than the Treo... No iPhones though!


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American Crime Story: New season set to cover Monica Lewinsky sex scandal
AMERICAN CRIME STORY looks set to screen the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal that came to light back in 1998.
By Lauren Meechan Lauren Meechan
PUBLISHED: 01:02, Thu, Jan 19, 2017 | UPDATED: 07:58, Thu, Jan 19, 2017
Show-runner, Ryan Murphy, has obtained rights to Jeffrey Toobin's book A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President and is looking to turn it into a future season, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
It is believed that producers are already meeting with actresses to portray Lewinsky and her colleague Linda Tripp, who secretly recorded the former's conversations about her affair with President Bill Clinton.
The White House intern claimed to have had intimate relations with Clinton between November 1995 and March 1997.
No doubt the season will explore all sides to the scandal and its repercussions, which resulted in the impeachment of President Clinton and his subsequent acquittal.
A new season of American Crime Story will focus on the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal
American Crime Story season 3 will focus on murder of Gianni Versace
Gianni Versace murder to be subject of American Crime Story series
Monica Lewinsky meeting President Bill Clinton at a White House function in 1988
The news comes as the first instalment of the FX true crime anthology series that centred around the O.J Simpson murder case proved a hit amongst viewers.
The People v. O.J Simpson, received critical acclaim and picked up many awards including nine Emmys and two recent Golden Globes.
Stars including Cuba Gooding Jr, John Travolta and Sarah Paulson featured in the show, which was also based on a Toobin book The Run of His Life: The People V. O.J. Simpson.
It has also recently been revealed that season two of the crime drama series will revolve around the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and will be shot at the same time as season three.
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A further season will focus on the murder of Gianni Versace, pictured here with sister Donatella
The third season will feature the infamous murder of legendary fashion designer Gianni Versace in 1997.
According to Deadline.com, the 10-part series will examine the events that resulted in the designer's death at the hands of serial killer Andre Cunnan.
The show will be based on the book Vulgar Favours by Maureen Orth, which chronicles the manhunt after Versace's death.
Murphy is certainly keeping himself busy as he is about to debut his new television series Feud and is working on a seventh season of American Horror Story.
American Crime Story is set to return next year.
TV round-up: American Crime Story, Vinyl and Manic Depressive: 10 Years On
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The People V O.J Simpson: Creators address rumours of a second season
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Benefit Cosmetics is a long-time favorite for many of us. One of the first "fancy" beauty products I ever purchased at a department store was Benetint, and it still holds a special place in my heart. Since then, I've started using more of their offerings, including their Goof Proof Eyebrow Pencil and their Watt's Up Highlighter. Though the brand isn't exactly hard to come by, as they're already sold on their own website as well as at Ulta and Sephora, they're now making it even easier to get their products, as they're adding their offerings to their Nordstrom website on June 26.
The main thing about the addition of Benefit Cosmetics to the Nordstrom website is that they'll be adding their skin care to what's available, rather than just cosmetics, as Popsugar reports. While you can get Benefit's cosmetics at Ulta and Sephora, their skin care is harder to come by, and you typically have to go straight to their website to get it. This means you can peruse the Nordstrom website and snag some skin care along with a few other items you may have your eye on. Shoes, a new bag? Sure, why not!
As for their skin care line, they have two different serums, a toning lotion, a brightening eye cream, and more. It will all be available on the Nordstrom website come June 26.


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Android P Features We Love: Gesture Navigation, Adaptive Battery And More
John Diente, Tech Times 14 May 2018, 07:05 am
Google kicked off the week with the 2018 I/O keynote and the release of the second developer preview of select smartphones compatible with Android P.
The first Android P version, released in March, was an alpha preview with minimal features baked in. The latest preview takes it up a notch by increasing the number of supported smartphones and adding some of the new stuff shown during the keynote presentation.
Disclosure Before Installation
Before anyone can install the latest beta firmware, it is important to know that this is the second out of four to five more developer previews for the OS. Due to the unstable nature of the software, it should be downloaded by individuals who know what is in store for them.
Furthermore, the beta is only compatible with a limited number of smartphones from different manufacturers, such as the Google Pixel/XL, Google Pixel 2/XL, Vivo X21/UD, Sony Xperia XZ2, Essential PH-1, Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S, Nokia 7 Plus, and the Oppo R15 Pro.
Where To Download And Notable Features
Interested users who own any of the supported handsets can check the official Android P Developer page. To help make the software even better, users should submit feedback regularly.
Now that most users have taken the time to try out the latest software beta, here are some of the great features in Android P that users reportedly love.
Gesture Navigation
When Apple dropped the physical home button from the iPhone X, it delivered a new gesture system that users quickly adapted to. Manufacturers such as Xiaomi and OnePlus followed suit and implemented their own gesture control system.
For the longest time, Google's operating system relied on physical or virtual buttons, but it will soon include gesture-based navigation. Android P will allow its users to have a similar experience with that of the iOS-based device along with a little extra.
Once enabled, it replaces the buttons below the screen with a gesture icon. A single tap takes users back to the Home screen, while a long-press opens Google Assistant. A short swipe right opens the previous app, but dragging left or right flips through recent apps. A long swipe up toggles the app drawer, and a short one pulls up the recent apps.
Adaptive Battery
Google wants to showcase some of the advancements it made with machine-learning in Android P. One of its features is programmed to get to know the user to control battery consumption. Based on the usage patterns of the user, the system identifies frequently used applications.
The system will enforce restrictions on rarely used apps to conserve battery life. The OS will automatically adjust if usage patterns change in the future.
Google acknowledges that there are smartphone users who are addicted to their device, it might mean more business for the company, but it understands that wellness comes first. Android P will track and analyze the user's activities. Users will be able to track their smartphone usage so they can make the necessary adjustments.
Details such as how many times the device was unlocked, frequently used apps or functions, and hours spent looking at the screen will be available.
Do Not Disturb Improvements
With Android P, Google wants to give users more control over their smartphones. The software expands the customization options available to users when the phone is in Do Not Disturb mode. Users will be able to change the settings to allow important calls to go through and to display certain notifications.
Another feature called Shush allows owners to automatically activate Do Not Disturb mode by putting their phone face-down.
Google is expected to release the next Android P preview on June, and more improvements will be available by then.
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Councillor Richard Robinson at the junction of Maws Lane with Hardy Street in Kimberley.
A Kimberley councillor is launching a campaign to get a zebra crossing at a busy junction in Kimberley.
Richard Robinson has been bombarded with complaints and concerns about Nine Corners, and says something must be done to make the road safer.
"So many people try and cross the road either to get to playgroups or Scouts at Kettlebrook Lodge, Holy Trinity Church and of course to then cross back and walk up to Hardy Street and experience many difficulties.
"People have asked about a zebra crossing in the area because of the amount of people who try to get from one end of Kimberley to another and it's a nightmare.
"A lot of people have contacted me about this and it's a problem that's not going to go away.
"Something needs to be done so I am going to launch a major campaign in January to improve it," he said.
Coun Robinson said residents contacted him with concerns about it eight years ago, but he said the problem is now even worse due to the increase in housing.
"Because of the increased housing in Hardy Street it has exacerbated the situation.
The councillor plans to send 200 letters out to nearby residents in the new year.
"I am going to write to everybody in that area who it affects, get peoples support and launch a petition for the county coucil to get this sorted," he said.
Nine Corners is where the bottom of Hardy Street meets Main Street.
A resident who lives in Dorchester Road who did not want to be named said: "I cross it two or three times a day and it's very difficult. Traffic comes at a very high speed around the bend.
The chair person of the Kimberley Parent and Toddler Group said she felt like she was taking her life into her own hands when she crossed the road.
Ros Broker, chair of the group at Kettlebrook Lodge, said: "It definitely needs something there.
"Theres the two playgroups and the church opposite and it's a really big road to get across.
"The amount of times I have stood there waiting with my children, I felt like I could have dug a tunnel.
But Ms Broker said she was unsure about what safety measures could be implemented.
"We need something but I don't know what. I'm not sure where you would put a zebra crossing.
Toddler group manager Sue Joy said children had to cross the road daily and it was 'terrible'.
"It's a blind corner. You can't actually see the cars coming at all.
"Parents always say the road is dangerous.
"You have to either go towards Kimberley to cross or walk up towards the caravans because the road is too wide inbetween to get across.
"With children you wouldn't get across the road in the middle.
"I'm not sure where a crossing would work though.
"Perhaps opposite the caravan park or further up round the bend towards Kimberley?
"I don't think it wouldn't be safe to have it anywhere else," added Ms Joy.
Kimberley's parish priest Barbara Holbrook said it was only a matter of time before somebody was seriously hurt.
Revd Holbrook said there were between seven and eight 'shunts and bumps' at the junction last year alone and in one accident a car had to have its roof cut off.
"It's a very wide piece of road that is very poorly defined so it's very hard to cross safely.
"People are crossing all the time to get to the bus stop aand the Scouts and so on and cars come around the corner really fast because thyey don't realise how tight it is.
"As far as I know nobody has been seriously hurt as of yet but it's only a matter of time," she said.


Reays Coaches Ltd are to showcase two new coaches, uniquely liveried to commemorate 100 years since the end of World War I. The new coaches are based in West Cumbria and run daily commuter routes to and from Sellafield.
Managing Director of Reays Coaches, Chris Reay said: "It is important that we remember those whose lives that were affected irrevocably, and those that were lost, not only in the first world war, but in every instance of conflict since. As Remembrance Sunday approaches, the initiative is a gesture of appreciation to honour anyone who has fought for our country.
"Supporting Remembrance Sunday is important to Reays, we have a number of employees, friends and family members who are ex-service men and women as well as those who are still serving the armed forces. Every year we support Remembrance Sunday with poppies displayed on our service buses and with this year, being the 100-year anniversary, we wanted to further show our respect and gratitude to our fallen heroes.
"On Sunday 11th November our two coaches will be offering complimentary travel to both Workington and Whitehaven Town Councils to those who do not wish, or may struggle to follow the processions organised by both councils to the United Reformed Church in Whitehaven and St John's Church in Workington respectively. It is important to us to make it as easy as possible for people to attend events on this especially important weekend.


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An Essential for Positive Discipline:
The ability to control impulse is the base of will and character.
Children need a clear definition of acceptable and unacceptable
conduct. They feel more secure when they know the borders
of permissible action.
Dr. Haim Ginott
Right now I am steeped in the writing of my next book, Hope and Healing: Peaceful Parenting in an Uncertain World, which is scheduled to come out in September. For the next few issues I'll be sending you excerpts and adaptations from Peaceful Parents, Peaceful Kids on key parenting issues. This week's excerpt is on following through, an area of positive discipline many parents find immensely challenging.
Peaceful parenting rests on a balance of sticking to our standards and limits and knowing when to compromise. When we compromise too much and don't follow through on what we say, our children get mixed messages. One good rule of thumb is this: Compromise when you feel it's the best thing to do, not when your children have worn you down. Choose areas to compromise that you're comfortable with. Clothing choices, certain food choices, when to do homework, how clean your child's room is, can be areas of flexibility. Core issues like speaking to you respectfully, coming when you call, listening to what you say, and physical fighting with siblings are areas where it's more important to have clear standards that you stick by consistently. Children quickly learn what's negotiable and what's not.
The examples below illustrate the importance of being clear when you expect your child to listen, and following through on what you say. I hope you find it helpful.
Naomi Drew
author, Peaceful Parents, Peaceful Kids
Following Through on What We Say
Consistency in following through creates solid ground and sends a clear message to our children: I am the parent, and I expect you to listen. When we crumble, the ground beneath our children's feet becomes shaky, fault lines develop, and power struggles result. Take a look at this scenario to see what I mean.
Sandra and five-year old Amy had a lunch date with Sandra's friend Clarissa and her six-year old daughter, Sophie. Although Amy behaved well throughout most of lunch, when dessert-time came along things began to change. Sandra told Amy she could have a small ice cream sundae if she would promise to eat it carefully and not get any on her new white shirt. Amy quickly gave her promise, but when the sundae was delivered, she abandoned her spoon and began dipping her index finger into the chocolate syrup. "No, fingers, Amy. Use your spoon." Sandra cautioned, "If you don't eat carefully, I'm going to take the ice cream away." But as soon as Sandra turned around, Amy quietly dipped her finger back into the chocolate syrup, which started to drip down her hand.
A few moment later when Sandra caught sight of chocolate syrup dripping down her daughter's wrist, and her finger right back in the sundae, she was livid. Not wanting to provoke Amy, she stuffed down her feelings and tried tried to ignore what was happening. She prayed Amy would stop by herself, but Amy didn't. Finally Sandra turned to her with a mixture of fury and trepidation and said, "OK, Amy, that's it. No more ice cream."
"Don't take my ice cream away," squealed Amy in a loud voice. "I'll use my spoon, see," she added, picking it up.
Not wanting to cause a scene, Sandra reluctantly relented again. "Alright, Amy, one more chance," she said. But before long, as Sandra drifted back into relaxed conversation with Clarissa, Amy stuck her finger right back into the ice cream.
"Amy, didn't I say I was going to take that ice cream away if you didn't use your spoon. Do you want me to do that?" said Sandra, wanting to shout, but letting the words hiss out of her instead, like steam from a radiator.
"OK,OK, I'll use my spoon. Do you have to be so mean!" responded Amy.
"You'd better," barked Sandra as she turned back to Clarissa one more time, attempting to pick up her lost thread of conversation.
Fully in control now, Amy used her spoon for about two minutes, but as she and her friend Sophie giggled, she very subtly put her spoon back on the table and very lightly put her finger back into the sundae. Chocolate fingerprints appeared all over her new white blouse.
When Sandra looked up and saw this she finally lost her cool. "That's it, Amy, I'm taking the ice cream away. Give me that bowl!" she yelled reaching toward it. At that, Amy grabbed the bowl tightly and held onto with both hands.
"Please let me keep my ice cream!" wailed Amy. "I'll be good, I promise!" So, Sandra, not wanting to prompt any more of a scene, gave in against her better judgment, allowing Amy to keep the ice cream, despite her continued threats and warnings.
By caving in, Sandra enabled Amy to win the battle - for the moment. But in the long run, Amy actually lost. Here's why: By relinquishing her parental authority, Sandra guarantees future power struggles with Amy. And someday, this may lead to out of control behavior on Amy's part. Amy could end up crossing boundaries as an adolescent that might have serious repercussions in her life.
The message Amy gets each time Sandra ignores her own threats is that if she persists in her defiance, she will eventually wear her mother down. Thus Amy's manipulative behavior is reinforced. By allowing Amy to ignore what she says, and by ignoring her own admonitions herself, Sandra is setting herself up to relive the above scenario over and over again. By the time Amy is fifteen, Sandra will have very little power, if any, over Amy's behavior - and that's a scary prospect. Hard as it is to say no to our kids and follow through, it is absolutely essential that we do so when the situation warrants. Ultimately, standing by our convictions about the limits of acceptable behavior, we help our children become responsible, respectful people.
Now let's see how the above scenario may have turned out had Sandra handled it differently. Imagine for a moment that Sandra has gained some insight into what it takes to become a peaceful parent and raise peaceful kids. She's clear on what her standards are and has made her standards clear to her children. Sandra also has become more comfortable setting limits and following through on what she says. Aside from this, Sandra has begun having family meetings where she and her children have set Guidelines for a Peaceful Family. In fact, by now Sandra's family is regularly expressing their growing commitment to peacemaking. Imagine that in the face of all these changes, Amy who has always been strong-willed, is now starting to become less resistant, more cooperative. Sandra still occasionally questions her ability to set limits for Amy, but her confidence in doing so is growing. What's helped is her positive goal statement: I trust what I need to do to manage my children's behavior. Let's see how the scenario plays itself out now.
Amy: Mommy, I'd like a chocolate sundae for dessert.
Sandra: " know how much you'd enjoy that but you're wearing your new white shirt. Maybe vanilla would be a better choice.
Amy: " promise to be careful, Mommy.
Sandra: OK, but I expect you to be extra careful because chocolate stains.
Amy begins eating her ice cream with a spoon but before long dips her finger into it, testing her limits.
Sandra responds immediately with a balance of firmness and gentleness. She turns her body to face Amy, looks directly into her eyes and clearly says: "Amy, the ice cream must be eaten with a spoon." Amy once again begins eating with her spoon but then tries dipping her finger back into the ice cream, all the while watching for her mother's reaction.
Sandra gives her a warning this time. Once again she looks directly at Amy and says firmly but calmly, "Amy, I'm going to take the ice cream away if you put your fingers back in it again."
Amy, wanting to see if Sandra will actually follow through on what she said, tries one more time eat the ice cream with her finger. This time, Sandra quietly lifts the bowl off the table and signals for the waitress to take it away. Amy bursts into tears and wails, "I want my ice cream back!"
"Sorry, Amy, you didn't listen.
"But I'll use my spoon. I promise."
Sandra: (lowering her voice, and looking directly at Amy with conviction) Sorry, Amy. You can't have the ice cream anymore.
Amy: (getting louder) But I wasn't finished. There's still half a bowl left!
Sandra: (Calmly, firmly, maintaining a tone of evenness and conviction) Sorry, Amy, you can't have it back. You didn't listen, and we're not discussing it anymore." At this point Sandra turns her back to Amy and decides to let her wail a little. She makes sure to completely ignore her as she does.
Amy continues to cry and complain, but soon Sandra looks directly into Amy's eyes and firmly says, "That's enough. If this goes on much longer I'm taking you to the car." At that point, Sandra turns away from Amy and continues her conversation, ignoring any further protestations. She is fully prepared to carry Amy out to the car and let her cry there if necessary. Amy finally calms down, realizing that her mom means what she says.
In time Amy will start giving up whining, begging, crying, cajoling, and any other kind of manipulative fussing because they're not getting her what she wants. She is learning that Mom follows through, and the next time Mom tells her to do something, she will listen a little faster.
If Your Child Ignores What You Say
If this happens, first make her aware in a firm but non-punative way that she is doing something wrong. Avoid put-downs, labels, or derogatory statements. Just state the facts firmly, clearly and respectfully as Sandra did in the second scenario: "The ice cream is supposed to be eaten with a spoon, not your fingers."
If your child continues to misbehave, give a warning and state what the consequences of her action will be if it happens again: "I'm going to take the ice cream away if you put your fingers back in it again."
At this point, if your child chooses to ignore what you have said, then it is crucial for you to follow through. If you say you're going to take away the ice cream, then do it the first time your child sticks her fingers back into the ice cream after your warning. No second chances now. If you keep giving second chances, you will encourage manipulation and will give your child the message that if she whines and fusses enough, you'll back off. Not a good thing for her, an even worse thing for you.
Also, be brief. Don't let your child pull you into long protracted dialogues. Say what you need to say, listen to what she has to say, discuss it briefly, and then stop. If your child continues nagging after that, make a simple statement like, "That's it. The discussion is over," and then ignore her. If she really starts getting on your nerves, send her to her room when possible, or walk away. Engaging in long verbal volleys only increases power struggles and encourages your child to carry on more.
How are you at following through? Are there any issues you have trouble doing this with? Observe yourself. Then write about what you notice. Reflect on what you might want to do differently.
Books you can read to your children that help with positive discipline, all available on Amazon:
Crary, Elizabeth. Children's Problem Solving Series. Seattle: Parenting Press, 1996. Each book in this series helps children find solutions to common problems:
I Can't Wait
Mommy Don't Go
I Want to Play
My Name Is Not Dummy
(Grades K-3)
Crary, Elizabeth. Dealing with Feelings Series. Seattle: Parenting Press, 1994. Each book in this series helps children discover acceptable, creative ways to express their feelings:
I'm Mad
I'm Frustrated
I'm Furious
I'm Scared
Danziger, Paula. Everyone Else's Parents Said Yes. NY: Delacort Press, 1989.
Matthew uses practical jokes to get revenge for things he finds unfair. (Grades 2-5)
Peaceful Parenting Coaching
Peaceful Parenting Coaching enables parents to work individually, as couples, or with their children on practical strategies that create greater harmony, less conflict. Sessions can be done by phone or in person. Crisis coaching is also available.
To schedule a complimentary Peaceful Parenting coaching session by phone, e-mail Naomi Drew at win47win@aol.com or call 609-844-1138.
Naomi Drew is the author of three books, all available through Amazon.com:
Peaceful Parents, Peaceful Kids (Kensington Publishers)
Learning the Skills of Peacemaking (Jalmar Press)
The Peaceful Classroom in Action (Jalmar Press)
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Love and Peace to All of You.


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Roald "Mike" Rasmus
October 25, 1914 — May 4, 2006
Roald "Mike" Rasmus, 91, Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, May 4, 2006, in Moorhead HealthCare Center, Moorhead.
Roald Wallace Rasmus, better known as Mike, son of Joe and Emma (Olson) Rasmus, was born in Fertile, MN, on October 25, 1914. He graduated from Fertile High School in 1932.
He spent two years in the Civilian Conservation Corps in Brimson, MN, followed by service in the US Army from 1942 to 1946. Mike was stationed at Camp Stoneman, Pittsburg, CA.
On December 29, 1942, Mike married Adelaine Ness of Maplebay, MN. They moved to Moorhead in 1947. Mike was co-owner of Arnberg & Rasmus Locker Plant, Moorhead until he retired in 1977.
Mike is survived by his wife, Addie, Moorhead; a son, Mitch (Georgia), Mound, MN; and daughter Kristi (Randy) Morsch, Moorhead, MN; five grandchildren: Joe (Colleen), Kari, Ike (Jill), Pete, Eda, and two great-grandchildren: Zaida and Cooper; two sisters, Ruth Harvey, Concord, CA and Ida Makela, Lenexa, KS; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Ralph and Ray.
A memorial service will be held at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Moorhead, on Sunday, May 21, 2006 at 2 PM. Inurnment will take place in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN.
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History making: How TJC wind ensemble became the first junior college to take the stage at TMEA
Tyler Junior College's band director Jeremy Strickland waited two years for his wind ensemble to fulfill a history-making achievement.
Strickland, who is in his seventh year as TJC's director, applied four times before his band was invited to play at the Texas Music Educators Association's convention.
The venue at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio played host to about 30,000 attendees once a year in February – the nation's largest music conference of its kind.
The convention, founded in 1920, typically invites a few select university groups to perform. But last month, fifty-five TJC wind ensemble students
became the first-ever junior college representatives to take the TMEA stage.
TJC band director Jeremy Strickland. 📷 CBS-19
"The typical stigma around junior college band programs is that we're not good enough. We wanted to be the first group to help change that," Strickland said.
Strickland said he submitted a recording of the band in the spring of 2020. When he received news the band made a place at the convention, TJC – like Tyler and the state of Texas – were in a COVID-19 lockdown.
When the band finally performed for TMEA in 2022, only five of the original band members remained.
Meanwhile, TJC band's reputation skyrocketed. "Over the last two years, the recruiting has just shot through the roof," Strickland said. "As the band got better here, it attracted a better player. So it's just this ever-growing awesome thing."
Strickland said he had two goals getting into TMEA. "I wanted to make sure that we set the standard – just go and push – but I also wanted other junior colleges like Navarro and Kilgore to have that opportunity."
TJC Wind Ensemble drum majors Bree Williams, left and Emily Dean, right. 📷 courtesy Bree Williams and Emily Dean
Emily Dean, a music major from Bullard, Texas who plays percussion, participated in the ups and downs of the band's last three years. "It's been very much quite the ride,' Dean said. "There was so much growth that happened for all of us as individuals and especially as an ensemble and as a program."
A drum major, Dean witnessed her instructors face multiple challenges, including COVID-related obstacles. Her respect and admiration grew.
"I just got to see behind the scenes constantly the ways that they were figuring out, How are we going to make wind ensemble happen? How are we going to give them the experience they deserve despite these historic circumstance? They have fought for us and never backed down to give us the best opportunities possible," Dean said.
Dean mentioned a group of band directors and instructors who have made a positive impression, including Strickland, Eddie Airheart, Danny Chapa, Tom McGowan, Heather Mensch Gjergji Gaqi and guest composer George "Buddy" Strickland, Jeremy Strickland's father.
Dean is especially proud of the groundbreaking invitation and performance at TMEA." I am proud of the way that we have challenged the status quo…doing something that's never been done before," she said.
Jett Schnackenberg, tenor sax player. 📷 courtesy Jett Schnackenberg
Jet Schnackenberg is a student from Mansfield, Texas. He is currently the only music major who plays tenor saxophone.
Schnackenberg is proud of the opportunities TJC has provided him and his bandmates. "Most of us don't even study music and we can accomplish something like going TMEA. Being accepted in something like that is so huge," he said.
Schnackenberg also is pleased with the quality of his music instructors. "The instructors here…are really good people who have doctorate degrees…like Dr. Gaqi and people who are really nice and connected with the students here," Schnackenberg said.
Olivia Lester, flautist. 📷 courtesy Olivia Lester
Olivia Lester is a student from Carrollton, Texas who plays the flute. She seeks a general studies degree with plans to study occupational therapy.
For Lester, TJC's band leadership contrasted to her high school band experience. "Mr. Strickland does a very good job of focusing on the enjoyment of the students whereas in high school, it's focused on the competition," she said.
Lester said Strickland and her other music instructors emphasize feeling good about a stage performance rather than worrying about the audience's opinion.
"In high school it's typically either you're having fun or you're good. And here, we're good while having fun," Lester said.
Drum major Bree Williams is a music education major from Mineola, Texas, who plays the flute.
Williams felt the support of the entire school behind her as she prepared for the TMEA performance. "We went and talked to the board of trustees like the other day. [The support] just pushed me to work even harder," she said.
Williams knows her musical performances can matter after her time at TJC. "Whenever we do transfer, we are competing for scholarship money and trying to get into schools which sometimes very few people get in."
Nonetheless, Williams said she has found time to both work hard and have fun. "We all know what we need to get things done … but we also just have fun, like during rehearsals, we'll just laugh at different things. It's just amazing," she said.
Fifty-five members of the wind ensemble performed for a crowd of about 1,500 amid multiple ovations and cheers at TMEA on Feb. 11. 📷 Kristi Kuczkowski
The TJC Wind Ensemble took the stage for the first time for about 1,500 people on Feb. 11 at the Lila Cockrell Theater at TMEA. They premiered "On Shores of Endless Seas," commissioned by composer Kevin Day.
"[There was] wild applause and multiple standing ovations at the end," Strickland said.
"We couldn't stop smiling on the stage together."
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Archaeological data on the long history of interaction between indigenous people and fish have rarely been applied to conservation management. When joined with ethnohistoric records, archaeology provides an alternative conceptual view of the potential for sustainable harvests and can suggest possible social mechanisms for managing human behavior. Review of the ~10,000 -year-long fish bone record from two sub-regions of the Pacific Northwest shows remarkable stability in fisheries. As major changes in the ecological and social system occurred over this lengthy period, persistence in the fishery is not due simply to a lack of perturbation, but rather indicates resilience in the ecological-human system. Moreover, given the widely documented record for human overuse of animal resources in pre-industrial contexts around the world, it is important to consider the factors responsible. Of several factors possibly contributing to fisheries resilience, low human population size and harvesting pressure, habitat enhancement, and suppression of competing predators, are not shown to be important. Prey biology may contribute. Flexible resource use, including human use of a range of local resources, many of which are linked in a food web with salmon, likely contributed to resilience. Most important were the beliefs and social institutions (including ownership, regulation, rituals, and monitoring) that placed restraints on fish use as a common pool resource. In contrast, only a small fraction of our modern society relies economically on or has direct interaction with fish, which limits our concern and willingness to fundamentally change behaviors that contribute to habitat degradation and loss, the main challenges facing fish populations today. Recovery efforts may benefit substantially from investing more resources into establishing links between community groups and actual fish populations, which would create a sense of proprietorship, one of the keys to resilience in the indigenous fishery.


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