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Naturally, civilizations are built on rules and societies all benefit from enforcing and following them. We all expect people to follow the law like we do, as that creates a mutual trust in one another and is the foundation of the modern world. Which is why we also expect people to be sufficiently punished when they break those rules, and the justice system is designed just for that. However, nothing is without faults, and at this point, all the countries in the world have to face the problem of occasional mismanagement of the justice system and some mistakes in prison...

It's -40C (-40F) here this morning. I'm dreaming of sun. And warmth... Not me, but you get the picture. So to speak . . . Add one brother and it's pretty close. Eight years old. In my children's day, that meant that they were allowed to dress themselves. And bathe without three younger siblings in the tub. In my day, it meant that I was now old enough to drive the tractor. Pulling the baler. My day had come! My first lessons were a confused jumble of clutch, steering wheel, gas pedal and 'Don't do that!'. But I soon had...

Travel has looked quite different since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2020, international travel has reduced significantly and many people have cancelled or postponed trips indefinitely until herd immunity and mass inoculation via vaccination occurs. If you have taken a flight, it probably wasn’t for pleasure and the whole experience has changed. That being said there’s no time like the present to prepare for your next excursion and make sure your luggage is on point so the second you get the go-ahead you can hop on a plane with no fear. Sounds great, doesn’t it? We’ve put together...

Something the cat dragged in by Patricia Highsmith Patricia Highsmith / Lo que trajo el gato A few seconds of pondering silence in the Scrabble game was interrupted by a rustle of plastic at the cat door: Portland Bill was coming in again. Nobody paid any atten­tion. Michael and Gladys Herbert were ahead, Gladys doing a bit better than her husband. The Herberts played Scrabble often and were quite sharp at it. Colonel Edward Phelps-a neighbor and a good friend—was limping along, and his American niece Phyllis, aged nineteen, had been doing well but had lost interest in the last...

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