I felt spent and discouraged. On my desk was the usual pile. There were a half-dozen phone messages, one from a disgruntled parent whom I would need to soothe. Beside that stack lay a heap of receipts from Saturday's event that needed to be organized, categorized, and justified. And off to the side waited the reference books and notes for this week's youth message.
The pile was no larger than any other week, but somehow that day it seemed impossible to face. I felt as if I'd been running this race forever, and running it in hip-deep mud. Then I realized I had not had a real day off in more than two months.
I know I need rest for the sake of my family and my health, but so many things fight against it. There are so many hurting people, so many expectations, so much to be done.
I found out that I was not the only pastor who struggled with this.


Once rarely seen, Fort Collins residents report an increasing number of bobcat sightings.
Mountain lion sightings have been the talk of Fort Collins this summer, though Colorado Parks and Wildlife doesn't have proof that residents are actually seeing the predator that generally roams the foothills.
But Bob Ewing has video evidence of another predator roaming a Fort Collins neighborhood. Ewing recently recorded stunning footage of a bold bobcat that casually strolled through his backyard, which abuts the city-owned Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural on the southwest edge of the city.
This week's viewing of the bobcat wasn't the first time residents of the Harmony Ridge subdivision have seen bobcats. Ewing said there are two, presumably a male and female, that started showing up in yards about a year ago.
Neighbor Jim Schmid, who like Ewing is an avid outdoorsman, said he enjoys the bobcats and other wildlife, including deer, foxes, coyotes and rattlesnakes, that make the neighborhood their home. He agreed with Ewing that the healthy-looking bobcat couple is unusually nonchalant around people.
Chatter on the neighborhood's Nextdoor site includes comments from residents who enjoy the bobcats but are concerned about their pets.
Bobcats will take small pets and small livestock, but bobcat attacks on humans are virtually unheard of.
Schmid said he hasn't heard of the bobcats taking any pets but does know of several pets bitten by rattlesnakes in the neighborhood in recent years.
Mountain lions are rarely spotted in and around Fort Collins. But the same goes for bobcats, until recently.
Ewing has a theory on that.
If it's true that bobcats are filling some of the void left by reduced populations of foxes and coyotes, maybe resident in other parts of the city who believe they are seeing mountain lions are actually seeing bobcats.
There is a large difference between bobcats and mountain lions: Bobcats weigh between 15 and 30 pounds, stand around 20 inches high, range from 2 to 4 feet long, have a bobbed tail (from which they get their name) and have tufted ears. Mountain lions are 4 to 5 feet long, weigh 100 to 175 pounds, have a long tail and have rounded ears.
Schmid is certain about one thing when it comes to urban wildlife.
Should you report a sighting?
If you see a bobcat that's injured or causing a problem, report it to Colorado Parks and Wildlife's Northeast Region Office, 303-291-7227.
If you think you saw a mountain lion in an urban or unsafe area, report the sighting to CPW (not Larimer Humane Society). Reporting sightings helps CPW determine an animal's whereabouts and what, if anything, to do about it.


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Summary : Witness the spectacular fire dances of the Baining tribe, where men don huge symbolic masks and leap over flames to the hypnotic beat of a bamboo band. Snorkel or dive among dazzling tropical fish and colorful corals—these waters are some of the most biodiverse in the world. Step ashore on the legendary Trobriand Islands, dubbed "The Islands of Love," and witness the islanders' unique dances and uninhibited friendliness. Enjoy numerous nature walks and Zodiac cruises which reveal stunning scenery, pristine beaches, and luxuriant tropical landscapes.
Board your independent flight to Brisbane. Lose a day crossing the International Date Line.
Arrive in Brisbane and board your flight to Port Moresby. Enjoy an afternoon at leisure, with dinner and overnight at Airways Hotel.
Today join a tour of Port Moresby, visiting the National Museum and Art Center. You may also view, and purchase, high-quality carvings and handicrafts at a local shop. This afternoon, embark the Caledonian Sky.
Be on deck as the ship traces the coast of Papua New Guinea, to observe the peaks of the dramatic Stanley Owens Range that soar to 13,000 feet. This afternoon visit the island of Bonarua, where a local choir welcomes you ashore. Observe fishing and weaving demonstrations, and stroll through the enchanting village, sampling local delicacies made from sweet potatoes, taro, and yams. Birders venture into the thicket to search for island endemics. The warm inviting waters of the Coral Sea offer a perfect introduction to the undersea wonders on your first snorkel or dive excursion of many to come.
Today visit Fergusson Island, the largest island of the group, notable for its hot springs, bubbling mud pools, spouting geysers, and extinct volcanoes. Spend the afternoon snorkeling or diving.
This morning, visit with the traditional Trobriand islanders of Kuyawa and view energetic, time-honored dances that celebrate fishing and the seasonal yam harvest. Learn about the history of the Kula Ring, a circular pattern of ceremonial trade relationships that binds the islands of Milne Bay and eastern Papua New Guinea together in a long-established network of friendship. These islanders are also renowned for the exquisite quality of their ebony wood carvings, often decorated with mother-of-pearl shell inlays. Enjoy a walk among the villages of Kuyawa before returning to the ship for lunch.
In the afternoon, anchor at a nearby island. Snorkel or dive amid kaleidoscopic coral reefs populated by parrotfish, neon damsels, and other brilliantly-hued species. Join naturalists on a walk around the island in search of flying foxes (fruit bats), sulphur-crested cockatoos, and helmeted friarbirds.
Discover the dramatic beauty of the rarely-visited Tufi Fjords. Though similar in appearance to Nordic fjords, these fjords were formed by ancient volcanic eruptions. Soak up spectacular views of the sheer basalt cliffs draped with lush vegetation on a Zodiac cruise, then step ashore to meet with friendly locals. Learn about their way of life, and watch the village elders perform a traditional sing-sing wearing elaborate feather head-dresses. This afternoon, snorkel or dive along the fringing reef where you will find technicolor coral fans, plump barrel sponges, and stacked hard corals, populated by schools of barracudas, parrotfish, and triggerfish.
Today, visit the picturesque village of Lababia, gateway to one of the most important conservation areas in Papua New Guinea, the Kamiali Wildlife Management Area. Meet with locals, who welcome you with traditional songs, and learn about projects to develop a self-sustaining cycle of environmental conservation. In the afternoon, explore some of the region's most pristine marine areas, where you may spy giant tridacna clams, vibrant anemones, and shoals of fish darting between coral branches.
The people of Tami Island are renowned for their elaborated carved bowls, religious figures, and ceremonial masks. Meet with villagers and perhaps take a ride in a hand-carved outrigger canoe. The large, protected lagoon is perfect for underwater exploration where you may find such specialties as the flamboyant Spanish dancer nudibranch and curious clownfish.
Madang is famed for its beautiful waterfront setting, perched on a fertile peninsula, backdropped by steep mountains and surrounded by a number of picturesque islands. Visit the colorful market where you will have opportunity to peruse a large selection of artifacts from the Sepik region. This area is also famed for exceptional water clarity and numerous World War II wrecks that sit in relatively shallow offshore waters.
Kopar is situated on the mouth of the Sepik River, a 700-mile-long river whose tribes are famous for their traditional carvings linked to spiritual beliefs. Depending on tides, you may have the opportunity to visit the village, where a women's chorus welcomes you ashore. The 300 residents of this typical Lower Sepik village subsist on fish and sago, cultivated in nearby swamp.
Alim Island is a small, uninhabited island that is home to a large colony of red-footed boobies. Observe the birds nesting in the mangrove trees, and search for black and brown noddies, white and black-naped terns, and other tropical seabirds. Sea turtles have also been known to lay their eggs on the sandy beach.
Completely encircled by an oblong reef, few passenger vessels are able to visit this small group of islands. Land on a sandy beach and meet the 350 inhabitants of charming Tingwon, and enjoy their hospitality, local delicacies, and dances. After your visit, snorkel or dive along the islets' surrounding reef.
Six cone-shaped volcanoes, some of which are still active, ring Rabaul's dramatic flooded-caldera harbor. Visit the bubbling hot springs and take in magnificent views from Observatory Ridge. And, learn about the island's WWII history—Rabaul was a Japanese stronghold under Admiral Yamamoto. Tonight attend an astonishing performance of the Baining tribe's fire dance. Tribe members in huge, magnificently crafted masks, leap and dance over crackling, red-hot coals in a centuries-old ritual to honor the local deity-spirits.
Disembark this morning and board your flight to Cairns. Check in to the Shangri-La Cairns for dinner and overnight. Board your independent flight on Sunday, arriving in the USA the same day.
Optional Scuba Diving: Limited to 16 Advance Open Water (AOW) certified scuba divers. You must complete two open water dives within the 12 months prior to the trip's departure.
Arrival and departure transfers on group dates; shipboard accommodations; snorkeling; $80 gear certificate; all meals onboard ship; most beverages onboard ship (soft drinks, beer, and wine with lunch and dinner); gratuities; limited emergency medical and evacuation coverage*. Subject to change without notice.
Members of ExpeditionTrips receive a $1,000 per person air credit. Airfare must be booked through ExpeditionTrips. Offer based on availability, subject to change, and is not combinable with any other promotion. Other terms may apply.
Groups of 8 or more save 10% off cruise fare. Offer based on availability, subject to change or be discontinued at any time, and may not be combinable with other promotions.
Shared cabins may be available in select cabin categories. Please inquire.
Arrival and departure transfers on group dates; shipboard accommodations; snorkeling; $80 gear certificate; all meals onboard ship; most beverages onboard ship (soft drinks, beer, and wine with lunch and dinner); gratuities. Subject to change without notice.
$500 per person. Limited to 16 Advance Open Water (AOW) certified scuba divers. You must complete two open water dives within the 12 months prior to the trip's departure.


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equivalent of kittens frolicking with ducklings but lyrically, the two-piece strike a vulnerable chord, with songs touching on lost love and social insecurities.
Rolling Stone have summed up Hobbs and Owen's project in, perhaps the most accurate way, "if all your childhood stuffed animals got together and started a band, it might sound like The Boy Least Likely To". One thing the legendary music magazine didn't mention was that these beloved toys would be Krusty the Clown brand items, underneath the cute fuzzy fur and bright colours, you'll find sharp points, serrated blades and the use of harmful substances. Across 17 songs, you've got a deep well of melancholic pop songs to draw from – 'A Balloon on a Broken on a String', would happily appear on a kids' TV show but Owen's dejected words are a lonesome juxtaposition "I know I look shiny and bouncy but I'm all empty inside/and I worry that if I was to just burst suddenly that nobody would even notice me". A slight country refrain weaves throughout 'I See Spiders When I Close My Eyes' that has Owen professing he has "nothing to worry about/so I worry aboutmnothing" but in the same breath the singer announces, "I can't sleep/'cause I see spiders when I close my eyes", which is pretty terrifying. Propelled by jaunty rhythms, like a hoedown, 'I Box Up All The Butterflies',recalls the tale of Owen pulling apart delicate insects. 'Climbing Out of Love' has more of a dancey backbone; synths and acoustic guitars combine for an upbeat skip through sorrow and rejection "nothing is as lonely as climbing out of love" chimes Owen, via an anthemic chorus and uplifting digital burbles. There's a quintessential Englishness that ripples through the album and this is typified by new single 'One Of These Days', " we should be sitting on a beach somewhere/sipping champagne through a curly straw/but maybe we'll have to settle for a weekend on the Norfolk Broads".
Playful but with an air of darkness The Boy Least Likely To's greatest hits package is pop trojan horse, sweet and tasty on the outside but sour and embittered on the inside.


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Cracks seen on newly constructed UGX 25bn Moroto market, officials worried
Moroto Municipal officials have postponed the date for receiving the newly built market because of unexplained cracks especially on the second floor.
The government redeveloped Moroto main market under the Markets and Agriculture Trade Improvement program (MATIP) with co-funding from the Arab Bank of Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) at Shillings 25billion.
Government handed over the construction works to Ambitious Construction Company Limited in 2018 that was expected to complete the project in 2020.
However, the work dragged until 2021. On Friday, a team of Moroto municipal officials took the State Minister for local government, Victoria Rusoke Busingye to inspect the market before they receive it from the contractor.
However, the team was surprised to discover several cracks. Ismail Mohamed, the mayor of Moroto Municipality questioned why the contractor had not rectified the cracks and instead covered them with timber.
"This is unfortunate, these cracks show poor workmanship and we blame the ministry of local government, which has been supervising and they never advised the contractor over these cracks," he said.
Mohamed noted that they would only receive the market when the contractor rectifies anomalies. "During our site visit, we told the contractor to put pavers around the parking yard, which they have not done.
"We told them to separate the stores for tomatoes dealers, which they have not done even the water tank in the market is being affected by our roads and we told them to change but they have not done," he said.
Betty Nakiru, one of the municipal councilor, said receiving the market from the contractor with all the defects is like digging a grave for the people of Moroto. "We don't want to experience a scenario like in other places where buildings have buried people. Work on this if not we will not receive the market," She said.
Moses Korobe, a local trader, said that they have never entered the new market since the construction started. He, however, said that they have been hearing people talking about the cracks inside the market.
Victoria Rusoke Busingye the state minister for local government refused to speak to the media and warned journalists not to produce any story related to the discovery of cracks in the market.
"Please media don't produce any story until we call you and give you a briefing. We are not here to make comments but to inspect the building," she said. Officials from Ambitious Construction Company limited also declined to speak to journalists.
Tags: MATIPMoroto DistrictMoroto Main Market
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Hadlow Tourist Guide
Hadlow lies on the A26 between Tonbridge and Mereworth in the Vale of Kent, the Medway valley.
The old name for the settlement is Haeselholte, a Saxon word which is found in the Textus Roffensis and then Haslow in the Domesday Book. Later in the Middle Ages it became Hadloe now Hadlow. The Romans are believed to have settled here as coins and pottery have been found in the village.
In 1018 the village was granted to Queen Eddeva the consort of Edward the Confessor. After 1066 the land was given to Richard de Clare, who in turn granted it to the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem in 1166 who were based at nearby West Peckham. The Knights held the land until Henry VIII dissolved the order and the Monasteries in 1536.
The Fane family bought the land from Henry VII and built Hadlow Place. They in turn sold it to the May family in 1647. The most famous family member was Walter Barton May, an industrialist from the late 1800s who created Hadlow 'Castle', a late Victorian Gothic home, with a tower now known as Hadlow Tower or May's Folly . It is said that the tower, 170ft tall, was built to allow May to view the Channel, however the Channel cannot be seen from here.
The area has been one of the centres of the hop growing industry, and in 1858 the river Medway overflowed at Hadlow, and 30 hop pickers were drowned when their cart fell off the bridge into the flood water. The hops were turned into beer in the village, as the remains of the old brewery shows.
The main village street is brick-paved and there are several old houses and two Tudor inns. There are plenty of attractive 18th century brick and Kentish weatherboard houses and shops in the village. Church Street is a very attractive, leading off from the High Street. The church is a much restored medieval village building. The foot of the tower is Saxon, the rest of it Norman. The church celebrated 1000 years in 1975, although it was rebuilt in the 12th century, with its tower dating from 1568. The main door of the church has the date 1636 on it.
Today Hadlow has 100 listed buildings and monuments. The High Street is brick paved and passes by several attractive old buildings, including the Old Bakery and two Tudor inns. The conversion of The Maltings into luxury apartments and penthouses has retained the old kilns with their white cowls. The heart of the village is now a conservation area.
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"Telemarketing is Evil" Horror by Thomas White
September 10, 2021 by S.P. Staff in stories and tagged dark, demonic, fantasy, narrative, stories, story, tale
Rory J. Ribert, Sales Manager of Dial-N-Smile Inc., looked out on the empty sales rep cubicles that could be seen in a wide angle from his corner office. The late afternoon shift would begin in about an hour. Though an atheist, he said a prayer of thanks for the blissful peace created by this lovely absence of jabbering telemarketers.
Sliding open the low-slung console behind him, concealing a monitor linked to cameras hidden above the sales floor, Rory could watch the staff jerking and bobbing about like hyperactive monkeys during their marketing calls. This system also allowed him to monitor their conversations ensuring that they were sticking to business not chatting with their lovers – or drug dealers.
Rory was supposed to be updating profit-loss spread sheets but today he was feeling like a low-performing slacker himself, preferring to just stare at his computer, too morose to even waste his time fiddling around on social media. Frustrated, he considered the absurdity of his current workplace situation. John Jeffy, the owner, had invested big money in all this high-tech gear, yet with salaries and other miscellaneous overhead the company was barely breaking even. Moreover, the quality of the available telemarketer had hit rock bottom: ex-whores, drunks, crack addicts. It was a sad day when management had to listen into routine sales calls, not for quality, but for criminal activity.
Not that it mattered: as any blind fool could see this so-called "business" was in steady decline. When he had come into the telemarketing profession ten years ago there were actually a few hiring standards. His first company had even had an HR rep that screened applicants for bad references – or an unsavory past. Now it fell upon him, the irritated, unwilling Rory J. Ribert, to go through the motions of "vetting" the dregs of society and other barbarians who flooded Dial-N-Smile with their resumes. Nevertheless, Rory never screened any applicant for a criminal record. Results were all that counted. It was a don't ask, don't tell policy – even if they were ax murderers, he did not want to know.
Indeed, he often suspected that John Jeffy considered a felonious past a valuable skill for a successful telemarketer – something about the mercenary, unrestrained style of a criminal made such a person especially effective in the telemarketing business.
The office intercom buzzed. Jane Chowders, the foyer receptionist – who doubled as the accountant – spoke in her usual whiny, quasi- nasty voice. "Rory your 2pm applicant appointment, the one referred by Mr. Jeffy, is here."
Last night he had had to fire an employee for failing to meet his sales quotas so today, as much as he hated it, he had to interview again. Jeffy had promised to network among his old industry contacts for an applicant with some sales experience. Good thing too, as the earlier 1:45 appointment had been a disaster. Rory had shown the applicant – completely unsuitable as a salesman – the door after a two-minute interview.
The portly Jeffy himself, much to Rory's surprise, waddled into the office with the 2pm appointment – a spectacled, very pale, slender man in his fifties. Protruding from his dirty collar, a scrawny neck from which bulged a massive Adam's apple like a grotesque pink tumor. Lost in this cheap baggy polyester suit, the applicant, almost skeletal with a gaunt, cadaverous face, appeared to be timid, shy, and reclusive – the very qualities an aggressive sales firm was not looking for. He also reeked powerfully of mothballs and stale smoke as if he had been living in a closet or cheap room. This odor alone would drive away other reps before Dial -N-Smile's drooling, sadistic floor monitors did. These words instantly came to Rory's mind: Do not hire this loser.
Immediately the weirdo excused himself to use the men's room. Winking at Rory, Jeffy then cracked a smug smile and said cheerfully, "I know what you're thinking. What rubbish bin did I drag that dog's breath out of?"
"Good question John. You're becoming a mind reader in your old age," replied Rory, "Who – what – is he – and why is he here?"
"His name is Simon Sorter and he is going to be our new top biller – believe it or not," smirked Mr. Jeffy, like a naughty boy with a secret.
"I rather not believe it," scowled Rory, shaking his head. (Hell's bell's was the old fool losing his marbles?).
"Trust me," assured Jeffy, his fragile face beaming softly like a prematurely aging child, "I used to work with Simon and the guy has some amazing talents."
"From his looks and smell, hygiene and high fashion are not among his best skills", noted Rory.
Mr. Jeffy opened his mouth to say something but Simon Sorter reappeared wiping his hands on his frayed trousers.
"I was just telling Rory here about our glory days when we did Fortune 500 account management together," lied Mr. Jeffy.
Simon Sorter cocked his head sidewise as if he were a puppet on a broken string. Rory, wincing, saw a nasty, crooked scar running the length of the odd man's head and neck.
Then without a word, Simon marched to an empty work station, logged on to the system, slipped a Dial-N-Smile magazine product list from his shabby jacket, and began to call the phone numbers randomly generated by the computer. He did not use a script – nor did he smile.
Mr. Jeffy nudged Rory and said, "Watch this and be amazed. Simon is going to take our sales numbers through the roof and save our bottom line."
Immediately, the death-warmed-over pallor of Simon's face flushed bright red like a giant drop of blood. From one call to the next, his voice changed drastically – depending on which magazine he was hustling. During the next hour a flabbergasted Rory, with a grinning Mr. Jeffy by his side, watched in awe as Simon Sorter's Multiple Personality Disorder became an incredible marketing tool.
When selling the magazine Retirement World, he became "Pappy Smith", his voice aged and frail. Marketing Big Wheels, the timid, anemic-looking Simon Sorter seemed to sprout into a fearsome psycho Hell's Angel-type – code-named "Rod Piston" – his sales spiel threatening and gruff. These performances were followed by others just as remarkable: Gun News made Simon into "Tommy Guns" who wowed his customers with his Southern drawl and defense of the Right to Bear Arms; Computer Time transformed this normally mumbling clod into a very articulate, brisk personality – "Simon Server" – tossing off techno-babble with the greatest of ease. In fact, in front of Rory's eyes Simon Sorter must have assumed – and shed – at least twenty different personalities, voices, and names.
His sales tally sheet boggled Rory's mind; the disheveled eccentric had exceeded the firm's top rep's billings by 50%.
"Now pal. you know why we used to call him Morphing Man", happily purred Mr. Jeffy.
"Yeah, I must admit that it is damn incredible. How did he get like that?"
Mr. Jeffy motioned Rory away from Simon's workstation and spoke in a hushed tone. "You saw that scar? He was in a horrible accident when he was about forty. Split his head and neck open. A few years later, he started having multiple personalities. Underwent treatment but later got into sales with me. Sometimes, it takes a weird person to do good marketing."
"Yeah, maybe being a bit nuts is ok – but not a psycho……"
From Simon's workstation came a fresh confusion of voices as he plowed anew into the computer-generated customer list. Mr. Jeffy asked Rory to wait in the office. A few minutes later Jeffy and Simon Sorter, both stone-faced, entered, closed the door, and stared at Rory without speaking. Cold sweat trickled down his nose. The atmosphere was funereal, and he felt like the corpse on display. Or considering Simon's zombie-like gaze, maybe it was more the dead inspecting the living….
A deep unearthly voice suddenly boomed from Simon's throat. "You Rory Ribert are no longer required as sales manager of Dial-N-Smile.!" Rory literally jumped from his seat: so this was it, he was being fired – dead meat. Jeffy, the sorry bastard, had some gall, replacing Rory with a cruddy weirdo who smelled like he slept in a used clothes bin at the Salvation Army.
"Well, don't forget that my contract gives me a severance package. So I don't give a damn about this hole in the wall!" laughed Rory wildly, suddenly relieved at the thought of never having to interview any more useless applicants like his earlier appointment: a little mumbling man, with a weak, shifting gaze, referred by the unemployment office jobs bank for a telemarketing position requiring at least fair communication skills.
"That is something we need to talk about," coldly replied Jeffy, peeping out of the shadows.
"Better not try to screw me you cheap bastard," yelled Rory, "otherwise I'll be seeing you in court."
He then bolted for the door, but Simon, showing amazing strength and quickness, grabbed his shoulder. Again, Simon's voice changed, this time into a very good imitation of Mr. Jeffy singsong cheerfulness. "Looks like we'll have to part ways partner…"
From the same pocket that had contained the magazine product list, Simon whipped out a knife-cum-paper opener: the "Mr. Jeffy voice" again, but this time slurred and vicious. "The good news is I can save you from going to court and paying a lawyer. The bad news is that you won't be 'seeing' – or calling – anybody any more. You are useless phone time now Rory, wasted cubicle space, dead air…" As if somebody had pulled a plug in Simon's brain, the John Jeffy persona abruptly stopped. His face now seemed to be undergoing serial plastic surgery at the speed of light. Simon Sorter's features morphed into every twisted, ghastly facial appearance and expression known to humanity: gnashing feral teeth, wild, yellow eyes, a snarling, pulpy mouth, black, rotting gums, squirming scars. Then a museum of interactive, evil masks: his face melted into Hitler's, Stalin's, Saddam Hussein's, Ted Bundy's, Pol Pot's. Still powerfully griping Rory's arm, Simon Sorter raised the knife-cum-paper opener to the ex- sales manager's quivering throat.
Thomas White has a triple identity: speculative fiction writer, poet, and essayist. His poems, fiction, and essays have appeared in online and print literary journals and magazines in Australia, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. He is also a Wiley-Blackwell Journal author who has contributed essays to various nonliterary journals on topics ranging from atheism, the meaning of Evil, Elon Musk, Plato, The Matrix, and reality as a computer simulation. In addition, he has presented three of his essays to the West Chester University Poetry Conference (West Chester, Pennsylvania), as well as read his poetry on Australian radio.
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Les Agittes ou Les Agites sont un col de montagne des Préalpes vaudoises situé à  d'altitude sur la commune de Corbeyrier dans le canton de Vaud en Suisse.

Géographie

Ce col relie la vallée du Rhône à l'ouest à la vallée de la Sarine à l'est (affluent de l'Aar, bassin du Rhin). La route des Agites et la route militaire de l'Hongrin sont une alternative à la route principale 11 passant par la vallée des Ormonts pour relier le Chablais vaudois et la région des Mosses. À l'ouest la route débute à Yvorne puis passe par Corbeyrier et Luan avant de franchir le tunnel de la Sarse. Le col se situe entre la Tour d'Aï au sud-est et la rivière de l'Eau Froide au nord. La route passe sur le flanc sud du lac de l'Hongrin pour rejoindre à La Lécherette la route du col des Mosses, pratiquement en son sommet. Alors que la route des Agites sur le versant sud-ouest est pentue, la route sur le versant nord-est, dont la route militaire de l'Hongrin, présente une pente très faible.

Histoire

L'accès au col des Agites sur le versant sud-ouest a été fortifié durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Le principal barrage antichar, défendu par plusieurs fortins d'infanterie, se trouvait à Corbeyrier. La route des Agites était minée, donc prête à la destruction, en aval du tunnel de la Sarse jusqu'en 1994, et plusieurs fortins sous roc la prenaient sous leurs feux.

Accès

Le tunnel des Agites, entre Corbeyrier et le col, est à une voie et sans éclairage, mais avec des puits de lumières donnant sur la paroi rocheuse. Durant les week-ends et jours fériés de 7h à 19h, un horaire de passage est défini. La montée direction Lécherette est autorisée durant le premier quart d'une heure (00 à 15) et la descente direction Corbeyrier durant le troisième quart d'une heure (30 à 45).

La route militaire de l'Hongrin sur le versant est du col traverse la place de tirs du « Petit Hongrin » de l'Armée suisse, elle est par conséquent fermée du lundi au vendredi sous réserve des avis de tir. En revanche, l'accès y est autorisé les week-ends et certaines semaines d'été.

La route est fermée à la circulation de Luan à La Lécherette du  novembre au .

Tunnel de la Sarse
Entre Luan et le col, sur le versant sud-est, la route des Agites actuelle passe par le tunnel de la Sarse, plus souvent nommé tunnel des Agites. Cet ouvrage, d'une longueur de , a été construit entre 1938 et 1940 par l'entreprise André Crausaz à Aigle avec la participation du Service des A.F. du canton de Vaud et sur l'initiative de Bernard Pelfini, syndic de Corbeyrier. Une plaque posée à l'entrée aval du tunnel par le Sydincat de la route des Agites, regroupant les propriétaires d'alpages, mentionne ces faits.

Références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Liste des cols des Alpes
 Liste des cols de Suisse
 Position de barrage de Corbeyrier

Liens externes
 Route de l'Hongrin, aigle-leysin-lesmosses.ch
 Informations sur les avis de tirs avec munitions de combat sur la Place de tirs du Petit Hongrin, DDPS
 22.22 Place de tir du Petit Hongrin, Plan sectoriel militaire 2001 - Canton de Vaud, p.171, DDPS

Col des Alpes suisses
Col des Alpes bernoises
Col dans le canton de Vaud
Fortification du Réduit national suisse

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University of Michigan students rallying at Schembechler statue to protest sexual misconduct culture
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University Of Michigan Creates Office To Handle Sexual Misconduct, Bias
The University of Michigan, rocked by scandals involving a senior official and a longtime doctor, is creating a new office dedicated to investigating sexual misconduct claims on campus, providing support to victims, and offering education.
University of Michigan president, regents will announce changes to sexual misconduct policies
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Universities face few consequences once scandals subside and victims are paid
Universities rarely face long-term, quantifiable consequences when they fail to protect their students from sexual abuse. "I don't know that there have really been major consequences" for universities following scandals, said Lansing-based attorney Karen Truszkowski, who specializes in suing universities nationwide over Title IX sexual misconduct violations. The sex abuse scandals involve doctors who can no longer harm students. Penn State paid Sandusky victims $118 million, lost lucrative postseason football bowl eligibility for a season, forfeited scholarships and paid a $60 million fine to the NCAA. It's like, did you not learn anything from what happened at MSU or (Ohio State University)?
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University of Michigan mandating COVID vaccinations for all student athletes, athletic staff
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Should Bo Schembechler statue come down? Artist stays neutral, says it's 'public property'
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Timeline of the Dr. Robert Anderson sexual abuse scandal at the University of Michigan
The ongoing scandal has gained national attention with claims that legendary UM football coach Bo Schembechler may have been aware of Anderson's abuse and failed to report it. A fight for the legendary Michigan football coach's legacyHere is a timeline detailing Anderson's career — where and when he worked, as well as key dates in the sexual abuse investigation. AG Nessel would investigate University of Michigan doctor's sexual abuse only if school cooperatesJuly 2020: The first female survivor of Anderson publicly comes forward. May 2021: WilmerHale releases its report on Anderson, which reveals that UM officials knew of alleged sexual abuse by Anderson and could have brought his abuse to an end. A deeper look into report on University of Michigan doctor's sexual abuse
Did Bo know? A fight for the legendary Michigan football coach's legacy
"My heart and my mind both tell me no," said Patrick "Tony" Leoni, who played football at Michigan from 1976 to 1979. They both claim that Schembechler told them he'd look into it — but they never heard anything after that. The Michigan football coach wanted someone from the FBI office to speak to his teams during preseason camp about illegal sports gambling. Vaughn was one of the first former football players to come forward publicly as a victim of Anderson. To this day, Vaughn says, he thinks of Bo Schembechler as a "man who personally did harm to me, but personally gave me tools that I carry into my life.
Attorney: Dr. Anderson survivors included University of Michigan basketball players
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More ex-Michigan football players, coaches come to Bo's defense
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Jim Brandstatter defends Bo Schembechler amid claims he knew about U-M doctor's abuse
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Each audition will take about five minutes, and roles are available for about 15 actors.
This summer's Shakespeare in the Grove production will be from June 20-24.
Tidewater Community College's Theatre Department will hold open auditions for "Othello," this summer's Shakespeare in the Grove production.
Auditions will be April 21 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Black Box Theatre in the Academic Building on the Chesapeake Campus, 1428 Cedar Road.
Each audition will take about five minutes, and roles are available for about 15 actors. Actors should have a two-minute, memorized monologue prepared.
Rehearsals will begin April 30 and will run Monday – Thursday from 7-10 p.m.
The production will be from June 20-24.
To request an audition, email Trey Clarkson, director, at clarksoe@chsvb.org.
To express an interest in a technical position, contact Matthew Gorris at 757-822-7041 or mgorris@tcc.edu.


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Q: Getting Undefined index on PHP foreach each I have a chunk of PHP code that is giving me an Undefined index message.
$order = explode(',', $ass_icon_order);

foreach($order as $function){
    $function = (isset($function) ? $function : null);
    if($function != ''){
        $css .= '.ass-sortable-li.li-'.$function.' a:hover, .ass-sortable-li.li-'.$function.'.active a { background:'.$colors[$function].' }';
        ?>
        <li id="<?php echo $function; ?>" rel="<?php echo $function; ?>" class="ass-sortable-li li-<?php echo $function; ?>">
            <?php echo ''; ?>

    <?php
        $count_networks++;
    }
}

When I run a print_r($order) I get this array:
Array
(
    [0] => twitter
    [1] => facebook
    [2] => googleplus
    [3] => delicious
    [4] => stumbleupon
    [5] => pinterest
    [6] => linkedin
    [7] => youtube
    [8] => fblike
    [9] => fbshare
    [10] => fbtalk
    [11] => twitter_followers
    [12] => twitter_following
    [13] => twitter_tweets
    [14] => twitter_shares
    [15] => google_shares
    [16] => google_followers
    [17] => linkedin_shares
    [18] => linkedin_followers
    [19] => delicious_shares
    [20] => delicious_followers
    [21] => youtube_subscribers
    [22] => youtube_views
    [23] => dribbble
    [24] => soundcloud_followers
    [25] => soundcloud_plays
    [26] => instagram
    [27] => mailchimp
    [28] => foursquare
)

When I run print_r($colors) I get:
Array
(
    [fblike] => #3b5998
    [fbshare] => #3b5998
    [fbtalk] => #3b5998
    [twitter_followers] => #4ec2dc
    [twitter_following] => #4ec2dc
    [twitter_tweets] => #4ec2dc
    [twitter_shares] => #4ec2dc
    [google_shares] => #2d2d2d
    [google_followers] => #2d2d2d
    [linkedin_shares] => #006da7
    [linkedin_followers] => #006da7
    [delicious_shares] => #3271cb
    [delicious_followers] => #3271cb
    [stumbleupon] => #eb4924
    [youtube_subscribers] => #df1f1C
    [youtube_views] => #df1f1C
    [dribbble] => #f175a8
    [soundcloud_followers] => #ff4c00
    [soundcloud_plays] => #ff4c00
    [instagram] => #3b6a91
    [mailchimp] => #2C9AB7
    [foursquare] => #0732a2
    [pinterest] => #d01d15
)

I seem to be getting the notice from this section of code:
$css .= $colors[$function];

I have played around with adding isset, however I don't think I am doing the check correctly.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks

A: You have to change this:
(Because NULL and empty string is not the same)
$function = (isset($function) ? $function : null);

to this:
$function = (isset($function) ? $function : "");
                                          //^^ See here

Also you have to change your if statement to this, so you check if the key exists in the array:
if($function != '' && in_array($function, array_flip($colors))) {
                    //^^^^^^^^ Check if '$function' exists in the array as key


Jim McPherson has a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Concordia University and a Bachelors of Journalism from Carleton University. He is a former councillor known for his hard work and standing up for all citizens in the Municipality of Meaford. Jim has worked in both the private and the public sector, with experience in land development, fund-raising, health care and retail. He and his wife Karen have two boys – Jeffrey and Edmund. He currently enjoys working as a school bus driver.
Jim McPherson has a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Concordia University and a Bachelors Degree in Journalism from Carleton University.
He is a former councillor (2006-2010) known for his hard work and standing up for all citizens in the Municipality of Meaford.
Jim has worked in both the private and the public sector, with experience in land development, fund-raising, health care and retail.
He and his wife Karen have two boys – Jeffrey and Edmund.
He currently enjoys working as a school bus driver with Martin's Transit on route 766 in Meaford.
And don't let the photo fool you, Jim is a Montreal Canadians fan.
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