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Single sign-on with Citadel and Microsoft Active Directory
Citadel has the ability to authenticate users against an external LDAP server. Two schemas are supported: the standard RFC 2307 POSIX compliant schema, and the completely non-standard Microsoft Active Directory schema. This knowledge base article covers the latter, which should work with any Active Directory server from Windows 2000 onward. We will be demonstrating it using Windows Server 2003.
Installing Active Directory
This is not intended to be an exhaustive tutorial on Active Directory, but it is included in order to point out what information you will need in order to connect Citadel to your directory. As always, a new directory domain is created by running the DCPROMO tool on your Windows server.
After the directory is installed, go to the "Active Directory Users and Computers" administration screen.
In the above screenshots you have created a domain called example.com. This means that your Base DN will be:
Creating the query user
Although not strictly necessary, it is a good idea to create an account that Citadel will use for the purpose of performing directory queries. Again, from the "Active Directory Users and Computers" screen, perform the operation to create a new user:
You have created a user called "queries". This means that your Bind DN will be:
But don't take our word for it – ask the DSQUERY tool, which will tell you the exact DN for your query user:
You will probably want to put this user in the "Domain Guests" group, since it will only be used to perform LDAP queries.
Configuring Citadel
Now it is time to install Citadel and configure it to authenticate against your directory. If you are using Easy Install, please ensure that the OpenLDAP development libraries are installed (for example, "yum install openldap-devel" on RedHat/CentOS/Fedora) before you run the Easy Install script.
When you run the Citadel setup program, you must answer these prompts accurately:
*** Citadel setup program *** <System Administrator> Enter the name of the system administrator (which is probably you). When an account is created with this name, it will automatically be given administrator-level access. This is currently set to: Enter new value or press return to leave unchanged: Administrator
Important Note
Configuring the System Administrator (aide) for Citadel with the setup has some caveats! The name of the user depends on what your directory server contains:
- If Full Name of the user is set to Edward Xavier Ample, use that Full Name as System Admnistrator name.
- If First Name is Edward and Last Name is Ample, use both, as in "Edward Ample".
- If and only if you did not set the above fields for any reason, then and only then use User Logon Name, such as example for the System Administrator name!
Again, if you only use the "User Logon Name" or "Login" while you have a complete name entered in other fields, your account will be able to log in, but you will not be an aide and you will not see the Administration menu.
<Administrator Password> Enter a password for the system administrator. When setup completes it will attempt to create the administrator user and set the password specified here. This is currently set to: Enter new value or press return to leave unchanged: pass!word
This isn't strictly required but it does make sense for your AD administrator and your Citadel administrator to be one and the same.
<Citadel User ID> Citadel needs to run under its own user ID. This would typically be called "citadel", but if you are running Citadel as a public BBS, you might also call it "bbs" or "guest". The server will run under this user ID. Please specify that user ID here. You may specify either a user name or a numeric UID. This is currently set to: citadel Enter new value or press return to leave unchanged:
Don't try to do anything fancy here. Citadel still runs as its own user ID on the host system.
<Server IP address> Specify the IP address on which your server will run. If you leave this blank, or if you specify 0.0.0.0, Citadel will listen on all addresses. You can usually skip this unless you are running multiple instances of Citadel on the same computer. This is currently set to: Enter new value or press return to leave unchanged: <Server port number> Specify the TCP port number on which your server will run. Normally, this will be port 504, which is the official port assigned by the IANA for Citadel servers. You will only need to specify a different port number if you run multiple instances of Citadel on the same computer and there is something else already using port 504. This is currently set to: 504 Enter new value or press return to leave unchanged:
Again, nothing special here.
<Authentication mode> Specify which authentication mode you wish to use. 0. Self contained authentication 1. Host system integrated authentication 2. External LDAP - RFC 2307 compliant directory 3. External LDAP - nonstandard MS Active Directory For help: http://www.citadel.org/doku.php/faq:installation:authmodes ANSWER "0" UNLESS YOU COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THIS OPTION. This is currently set to: 0 Enter new value or press return to leave unchanged: 3
Select option 3 for Active Directory. Do not attempt to use the standard RFC2307 mode LDAP unless you know for sure that your schema is POSIX compliant. You're on your own if you want to try this.
<LDAP host> Please enter the host name or IP address of your LDAP server. This is currently set to: Enter new value or press return to leave unchanged: 10.250.250.142 <LDAP port number> Please enter the port number of the LDAP service (usually 389). This is currently set to: 0 Enter new value or press return to leave unchanged: 389
Enter the IP address or host name of your domain controller. The port number will almost always be 389.
<LDAP base DN> Please enter the Base DN to search for authentication (for example: dc=example,dc=com) This is currently set to: Enter new value or press return to leave unchanged: dc=example,dc=com <LDAP bind DN> Please enter the DN of an account to use for binding to the LDAP server for performing queries. The account does not require any other privileges. If your LDAP server allows anonymous queries, you can. leave this blank. This is currently set to: Enter new value or press return to leave unchanged: cn=queries,cn=Users,dc=example,dc=com <LDAP bind password> If you entered a Bind DN in the previous question, you must now enter the password associated with that account. Otherwise, you can leave this blank. This is currently set to: Enter new value or press return to leave unchanged: 00!!xxx1
Enter the Base DN and Bind DN that you determined earlier. The Bind Password is the password for the query user you set up.
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The idea of turning your skin cells into brain cells may sound like mad science, but in fact many of the body's cells retain a latent ability to transform into other types of cells, so long as they receive the right kinds of biological coaxing. Skins cells have proven to be particularly malleable in this way. In the past year, researchers have learned how to convert skin cells into heart cells, blood cells and liver cells. This is the first time, however, that functioning neurons have been created in this way.
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Brian Rubash is different from many entrepreneurs.
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Rubash, one of the newest tenants at the Janesville Innovation Center, is getting guidance from a team of four mentors associated with MERLIN Mentors, a Madison-based group of about 100 volunteers who use their skills, experience and enthusiasm to mentor emerging entrepreneurs.
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Rock County 5.0 will pay to expand the consulting services of Mathews and his employer, Economic Growth Advisors, to any entrepreneurs or small businesses in Rock County.
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One option is MERLIN. While the free service is technically open to anyone, the group tends to focus on the Madison and Dane County areas.
Rubash and Kaderabek travel to Madison monthly to meet with their respective mentors.
"I went into this as a lone entrepreneur with the understanding that I needed people to bounce ideas off of," Rubash said. "I'm open to hearing where I've gone wrong, and my mentors keep me honest and on track."
In addition to MERLIN, Kaderabek tapped the expertise of several innovation center board members. He asked distribution questions of one, finance questions of another and was pointed in the right direction by a third for market research help.
That's an example, Mathews said, of a local entrepreneur getting local help. To reach more entrepreneurs, the pool of potential mentors must be identified and expanded, he said.
Rubash agrees.
"What's always bothered me about Janesville is that we have a lot of successful businesses here, but the mentors seem to be hidden," Rubash said. "I wouldn't even know who to approach in Janesville, whether it's for capital or just advice."
With a lengthy career in e-commerce and digital strategies, Rubash recognizes his skill set might not be a prevailing skill set in Janesville.
Still, he said, there's no reason Janesville can't become known as a tech sector if entrepreneurs can get the help they need.
"Why not build a tech company in Janesville?" he said. "I've been here since 2004, and I'm happy here.
"I want to build the business here, hire here and get investment here."
Lori Huntoon opened HydroGeoLOGIC, an environmental consulting firm, at the center in December.
She, too, believes the area has all kinds of potential.
"There's so much great energy in Rock County," the geologist said, noting that she will probably apply to the MERLIN program because many of its mentors likely would be better versed in her particular line of work.
"For Rock County, I really want it all for entrepreneurs: MERLIN, the resources of the center's board and a solid pool of local mentors. In fact, I would hope that I can someday be a MERLIN Mentor in Rock County."
Huntoon is already involved in an informal mentorship of sorts. When she moved into the innovation center in December, she learned that friend Irais Valenzuela was bringing her young company to the center.
While they're both running different businesses—Valenzuela's IV Quest is an employment services firm—the two women meet weekly to keep each other on task.
"Informally, we hold each other accountable," Huntoon said. "It's easy to say, 'What I need to do is …' or 'What I should do is …,'
"We gently prod each other to make sure you did what you said you should do."
The two have taken the concept beyond the walls of the innovation center. Now a group of about six sole entrepreneurs meets every three weeks to discuss issues unique to very small businesses.
"We've all gone to these seminars for small businesses, and most of the small businesses have about 100 employees," Huntoon said. "Very little of what's said there pertains to us."
That's an example that local entrepreneurs hunger for advice and networking, officials said.
"It's my view that we should certainly determine what kinds of skill sets mentors in Rock County could bring to the table," said John Beckord, president of Forward Janesville. "We could then make them available for some very specific situations such as inventory control, product pricing, hiring and firing or other issues."
Mathews said local officials would work to identify mentors and put together a program that could involve several options that best meet the needs of entrepreneurs.
"You've got the nascent start here in Rock County to do a lot of this," said Allen Dines of UW-Madison's office of corporate relations and one of the founders of MERLIN Mentors. "You might not think you have a supply of mentors, but you'll never know unless you try."
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The White Sox made the Johnny Damon sweepstakes a bit more interesting Friday, rescinding their offer to the free-agent outfielder.
"It became clear to us in our recent negotiations that the money that we were offering was not going to be good enough for Johnny at this time," White Sox general manager Kenny Williams said to ESPNChicago.com. "At this particular point, we feel it's necessary to withdraw our offer."
The Web site, citing Major League sources, reported that the offer was for one year and $6 million, but Williams said the withdrawal doesn't mean the club isn't still looking to work something out with Damon …
Gonzales @ the Tribune sounds as things are done:
… A big roadblock, however, was gauging Damon's value to the Sox versus that of Detroit, which has a more urgent need for a left-handed top-of-the-lineup hitter. The Sox also were negotiating against the Tigers' reported one-year, $7 million offer.
Nevertheless, "Johnny isn't about getting the last dollar and remained very interested in playing for the White Sox," Williams said. "I think there were other factors."
Despite pulling out of the Damon sweepstakes, Williams likes the construction of his team and will continue to monitor the market for left-handed hitters.
Does the name of these "other factors" start from B and ends in s?
Cowley too:
The game of chicken has all but come to an end. White Sox general manager Ken Williams said on Friday that while the club was still giving free agent Johnny Damon until Sunday morning to take the last offer they had put on the table for the outfielder, any further negotiations have died. …
Kenny says:
"If circumstances change in the next 24 hours I certainly will be willing to revisit it. Jermaine Dye cashed in big time for something like this, taking less money to win a championship, and maybe Johnny wants to do the same. It's the nature of the beast, but this has gone on long enough. We have a have a pretty good club as is. Would Johnny Damon add to it? He's proven that. He was icing on the cake as far as we're concerned."
Asked if the White Sox would get back into the running for Damon at some point, Williams said: "As you can see by the way that we kept going after this situation, we are very much interested in the player. All I can say is that I reiterate at this time that this offer for now is off the table." Major league sources said that the White Sox would gladly get back into the negotiations for Damon if they saw more reality in signing the outfielder


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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon called in the National Guard to Ferguson, Mo., early Monday after another night of violent protests.
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Forgiving as you want to be forgiven
Throughout my life, I have had many opportunities to forgive people. My indispensable go-to approach in these situations is to follow Jesus' example on the cross when he magnanimously said, "Forgive them, for they know not what they do."
I have found that this stance is enormously helpful whenever I am the brunt of someone's inconceivable and hurtful actions. Forgiving in this way can be relatively easy to do since it clearly doesn't condone wrongful action -- it still holds a place for the other person to do better. And I have found that using this simple and genuine way to let go of the situation lessens the impact on my own life as well.
Even though I can readily forgive others, I still find it very hard to forgive myself. Some say I am carte blanche forgiven because Jesus died on the cross, but he also commanded one woman (caught in adultery) that she "Go and sin no more." Even so, if I've done something wrong, regretted it, and reformed my behavior in such a way to no longer do it, I wonder why I still have a hard time forgiving myself?
What if I am still feeling the effects of a sin, mistake, or stupid decision I made long ago? The phrase in the Lord's Prayer, "Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors," has held a clue for me. Am I forgiving in the way that I want to be forgiven? Well, yes, partly.
I'd like to be forgiven on the basis that I must not have known what I was doing; that is certainly better than no forgiveness at all. It makes sense that if I had known how to be better, I would have been better. But if I really think about it, I want more than that.
I want to be forgiven to the extent that my erroneous actions have absolutely no lasting negative effect -- on myself or on others. So how do I forgive others in a way that revises, expunges, erases, and nullifies any hint of wrongdoing? If that's what I want to receive, then I believe that's what I must do.
And here is where my new thinking kicks in, which I'm trying to grow into. Ponder this: Jesus said that the Kingdom of Heaven is not some far off, exalted, power-washed place, but it is, in his words, "at hand." Jesus also says God's Kingdom is within us.
If that is the case, it follows that no matter what you or someone else did that needs to be forgiven, it never even happened in the Kingdom of Heaven.
I am convinced that in the Kingdom of Heaven, we are all innocent, upright, unfettered and free, with a clean slate in every breath. I'm trying to own the fact that this is true from God's perspective right now, regardless of whether we think we deserve it.
I'm trying to see, acknowledge, and embrace this special reality as the only truth about others, since that's what I hope for in return. If we are living out from this Kingdom of Omnipotent Good within ourselves, we no longer fear sin or are mesmerized into doing its bidding.
I believe that if we can perceive and uphold that Kingdom as present and supreme -- even though it is excruciatingly difficult to do so -- we will be blessed. If God's mercy is ever-present, it is clear to me that no bad effect can remain from any error that has been rooted out, corrected, and forgiven to its very core.
As a Christian Science practitioner, I might say that I have been having "resurrection thoughts" lately, because taking this approach to forgiveness has been bringing me new life. The Kingdom of Heaven is a new world to reside in right now, and I've just begun this exciting and transformational adventure!
Polly Castor is a Christian Science practitioner at First Church of Christ, Scientist, 260 Main St., Ridgefield. She can be reached at 203-572-5515 or email@example.com.


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No broker-dealer conference is complete without its "big" announcement; that came early for more than 3,000 LPL advisors gathered in San Diego Monday morning for the start of a three-day conference with the announcement of sweeping technological changes designed to ease electronic communications.
The firm's annual gathering was the first for chief information officer Victor Fetter (left), eight months on the job, and Fetter's biography was part of the hoopla in the announcement buildup by LPL's leadership. That is because Fetter assumed the CIO job after leaving Dell, with a view toward bringing a higher level of sophistication to the financial services industry, which is not known as a tech innovator.
The financial services outsider told the gathering that he spent his relatively short time in office visiting more than 50 offices finding out what advisors thought might make their lives easier and announced a variety of changes to make communications more visually dynamic, simpler and perhaps above all, more mobile.
"We've made over 300 changes in core platform," Fetter told LPL advisors, and promised another 300 changes were already in motion. These tech fixes, suggested by advisors, cover the gamut from an improved CRM to enhanced reporting—items as mundane as changing a client's residence online for trading authority.
But beyond the small fixes, Fetter announced a suite of broad changes and brought along six members of his team to demonstrate them, referring to them mostly by first name in the informal chat.
"What is your dream for technology at LPL? A paperless office? Integrated workflow?" Fetter asked. "Would you like to have a complete picture of your client's financial life?"
The Charlotte-based tech exec painted a picture of advisors handling the gamut of professional needs from their mobile at their lake house, and introduced team members to provide details.
Fitz unveiled a mobile application that allows advisors to review client accounts with a simple graphical and dynamic view of holdings.
Crystal's efforts were directed at reducing the cycle time between the advisor and home office, particularly in facilitating e- signatures. The tech team member said that 80% of documents are now eligible for e-signature and to date, more than 70,000 documents have been signed that way, furthering the firm's paperless goals.
Larry displayed his work on the firm's enhanced imaging system, which makes it easier to upload documents and make deposits. The firm sees some $15 million in customer deposits daily, which no longer need the long haul to the bank but can be entered, photographed and deposited via mobile device.
Christopher exhibited his work on the firm's new trading system: Until now, if an advisor wanted to sell a stock and redeploy it to two different securities for 100 clients, the process would have taken days. With a few clicks, it would take just minutes under the new system. Jason showed how changes to the trading platform would enable automatic purchases if, say, a stock fell in price by a preset percentage.
Finally, Jean showed how a redesigned account view gives a clear picture to clients, one that is "easy on the eyes," while facilitating the firm's going paperless.
Fetter promised the firm's tech journey was "just beginning" and assured advisors that the firm was already working to expand mobile content, extend social functionality, improve e-mail and search and overhaul portfolio management and analytics.
"This is just a handful of the things we're working on to deliver to you," Fetter concluded, bidding advisors to continue to share their ideas with him and his team. "In talking with many of you, we've heard your stories about the exciting possibilities."


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The challenge: Iron Cupcake:Earth. The theme: Chocolate with a Twist. Admittedly, something like peppermint would be more suited to the holiday season, but I've been wanting to try bacon cupcakes for a while, and I figured this was the perfect chance!
[recipe here]
I've seen bacon cupcakes at a few places around the internet, and I was definitely wary at first. But after reading how much people loved them, I went and tried the Mo's Chocolate Bacon bar and was immediately hooked on the salty, smoky flavors in the bacon alongside the rich and bitter chocolate.
For the frosting, I wanted something complementary to both flavors, so I went for a caramel Swiss meringue buttercream. It was sooo good just by itself that if it weren't for the POUND of butter in it, I would have just eaten the frosting by the spoonful;) (OK, OK, I did... but only a little!)
I cooked the bacon in the micro until it was crispy, then chopped it up very fine. I think next time I might use even more bacon (I used 1/2 pound uncooked).
The batter was very smooth and shiny, since the butter in the recipe is melted with the chocolate and there is not too much flour.
I used a #20 disher at first, but it was making way too many cupcakes, so I put a little more in each one. Next time I will use a #16 disher.
A. and I have been playing a "Hide the Pleepleus" game. I'm hiding him on my blog. ;)
The cupcakes are moist inside, but not dense. They get a bit of a crust on top, as you can see. These are the cupcakes that I added an extra tablespoon-ish batter to:
And here are a few cupcakes that came from the #20 disher with no extra batter:
Here are the finished products! I had to put some red sugar sprinkles on them after this to distract from the mostly-fugly piping job. I don't seem to be getting any better at piping, even after watching videos and such. I guess I just need to practice some more... :) Anyone have some tips for me??
Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes with Caramel Buttercream
Recipe for cupakes adapted from chockylit's chocolate cupcakes, and recipe for frosting from Martha Stewart's caramel buttercream.
Cupcakes: Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes (yields around 24)
200 grams of dark chocolate, chopped
3 sticks butter (340 g), at room temperature
2-1/4 cups sugar (250 g)
8 eggs
1-1/4 cup flour (165 g)
1/4 cup cocoa powder, unsweetened (23 g)
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
pinch of salt
1/2 pound uncooked bacon
- Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit.
- Cook the bacon until crispy. (I like to do this in the microwave for maximum crispiness, but you could also use a skillet.) Chop the bacon into very small pieces and set aside.
- Place chocolate and butter in a metal bowl (you can use the bowl of a standing mixer) and put the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir until everything is melted.
- Remove the bowl from the water and stir in the sugar. Let the mixture cool for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt; set aside.
- When the chocolate mixture is cool, beat with an electric mixer or your stand mixer for 3 minutes. The mixture will get just a tad thicker.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating for 30 seconds between each one. After two or three eggs, the mixture will start to get thicker and shinier.
- Once all the eggs are incorporated, add the dry ingredients. Mix on a low speed until the dry ingredients are just incorporated.
- Add the bacon and fold it in with a spatula.
- Scoop the batter into cupcake cups until 1/2 to 2/3 full. (I used my #20 disher, but it was actually a little small, so I added another tablespoon to each. Next time I will go for the #16 disher.)
- Bake at 350° Fahrenheit for 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cool for a few minutes in the pan before removing to a cooling rack.
Frosting: Caramel Swiss Meringue Buttercream
1 1/4 cups sugar (250 g), separated in half (1/2 c + 2 Tbsp per half, or 125 g)
1/4 cup water
1/3 cup heavy cream
6 large egg whites (I use powdered egg whites plus water)
Pinch of salt
1 pound (4 sticks) unsalted butter, softened and cut into tablespoon-sized pieces
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Make the caramel: Place half of the sugar and the water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is clear. Let the syrup come to a boil, washing down the sides with a wet pastry brush if necessary to prevent crystals from forming.
Boil the syrup, swirling occasionally, until it changes color to dark amber (~340° on a candy thermometer).
- Immediately remove from the heat (the sugar will burn if it gets to 350°). Carefully add the cream, standing away from the pan since the mixture will bubble a lot. Stir the caramel until smooth and transfer to a heatproof bowl to cool. (I actually put the bowl into an ice bath, stirring occasionally, to help it cool faster.)
- While the caramel cools, place the rest of the sugar, the egg whites and the salt in the metal bowl of a standing mixer. Place the bowl over a pan of boiling water. Whisk continuously until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture reaches 140° Fahrenheit.
- Fit the standing mixer with the whisk attachment and put the bowl in place. Beat the mixture on medium-high speed until it is stiff.
- Reduce the mixer speed to medium-low and begin adding the butter, a tablespoon or two at a time (it really needs to be room temperature/soft before doing this). Beat until the butter is no longer visible, and add in more, until it is all added. At some point it will look curdled and broken, but just keep on beating and beating until it gets smooth again. This could take a few minutes.
- Switch to the paddle attachment and add the caramel and vanilla extract. Beat on low until combined and smooth, 3 to 5 minutes.
- At this point you can frost your cupcakes, or you can refrigerate the buttercream for up to 2 days. When you want to use it, take it out of the fridge and bring to room temperature, about an hour. Rebeat in a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
I took these cupcakes to my uncle's 60th birthday party, and they went over very well! I highly recommend them, and I wish I could eat one every day ;)
Below are the prizes for the Iron Cupcake:Earth winner!
Etsy Prize Pack, consisting of:
* a prize from BETTY TURBO
* cupcake earrings from LOTS OF SPRINKLES
* a prize from Cakespy
Plus, there are also cupcake pincushions up for grabs, complements of Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Bakery and Cupcakery Supply.
And, as always, the Iron Cupcake corporate prize providers are:
HEAD CHEFS by FIESTA PRODUCTS, HELLO CUPCAKE by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson, JESSIE STEELE APRONS, CUPCAKE COURIER, and
TASTE OF HOME books. Iron Cupcake:Earth is also sponsored by 1-800-Flowers.
Good luck to all of the other bakers... but please vote for ME ;) You can vote starting on Monday, Dec. 29th at No One Puts Cupcake in a Corner!


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|Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang's Remarks on February 15, 2018
Q: According to reports, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the so-called "Arunachal Pradesh" on February 15. What is your comment?
A: China's position on the China-India boundary question is consistent and clear-cut. The Chinese government has never recognized the so-called "Arunachal Pradesh" and is firmly opposed to the Indian leader's visit to the disputed area. We will lodge stern representations with the Indian side. China and India have reached important consensus on properly managing disputes. The two sides are working to resolve the territorial disputes through negotiation and consultation. The Chinese side urges the Indian side to honor its commitment and abide by the relevant consensus, refrain from taking any action that may complicate the boundary question, cherish the hard-won momentum of improvement in bilateral relations and create enabling conditions for the boundary talks and the development of bilateral relations.


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Butler thrilled with hometown All-Star support
Butler thrilled with hometown All-Star support
Butler was the only player representing the Royals, who hosted the Midsummer Classic on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium. He was given an uproarious ovation when introduced before the game and received standing ovations for each of his two plate appearances.
Butler went 0-for-2 in the American League's 8-0 loss to the National League, but he said after the game that he's never felt as beloved as he did over the last two days.
"I definitely feel like I get great support every night at the ballpark whenever we're here. That was something special," Butler said. "That was beyond anything you can expect. I was very grateful for everything the fans did for me the past couple days."
But aside from his role as a hometown hero, Butler's name will forever be attached to the 83rd All-Star Game because of what happened Monday night at the State Farm Home Run Derby. The Kansas City fans in attendance rained boos down upon Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano, who bypassed Butler with his selections for the AL Derby squad.
Despite the fans' reactions, Butler said there are no ill feelings toward Cano.
"I talked to him a little bit during BP," Butler said. "I was just letting him know that I love him as a player, there's nothing changed, I love him as a person. I've gotten to grow to know Robinson over the years playing, and he's the best second baseman in the game, in my opinion. That's what needs to get noticed. Fans here are very passionate."
Much to the chagrin of those passionate Kansas City fans, Butler didn't get to perform Monday, and a day later, AL manager Ron Washington wasn't about to fall to the same fate as Cano did.
Butler pinch-hit for David Ortiz in the bottom of the seventh inning, hitting a ball hard but right at Mets third baseman David Wright, who made the play to retire Butler. He came up again in the bottom of the ninth and stood at the plate for a pair of wild throws by Joel Hanrahan, which allowed Elvis Andrus to scoot around the bases. Andrus was at third with one gone in the ninth, and Butler had an opportunity to spoil the shutout, but Hanrahan struck him out.
Regardless of the result, Butler was all smiles. He was thrilled to play his first All-Star Game in his home ballpark.
"It's pretty priceless," Butler said. "There's so many players that play their whole career and don't get to play in their home ballpark for one. For me having it be my first one, it's like a dream come true. The fans have been great, and they've always been great to me. It's all I've ever known, and I couldn't be more happy to be a Kansas City Royal."
Butler finally earned his All-Star recognition this season, his sixth as a solid hitter for the Royals. Between 2009 and 2011, Butler missed just 10 games and has appeared in all but one of the team's games this season. Since the start of the '09 campaign, Butler has batted .301 with 71 home runs, 318 RBIs and 153 doubles. He's been the model of consistent production for a franchise desperately seeking just that.
Butler's seventh-inning at-bat was the first at-bat by a Royal in an All-Star Game in Kansas City since John Mayberry grounded out against Tom Seaver in the eighth inning in 1973. The Royals had three players in that game.
Despite not having any of his Royals teammates to share the moment with, Butler said he still had fun with his AL teammates, making new friendships and rekindling old ones. Though, he added, the busy schedule kept him from playing host.
"Mostly, everybody's been getting pulled in a lot of different directions," Butler said. "It was good to make a few new friends and reconnect with a bunch of guys I've played with in the past. It was great."


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BROOKLYN >> For Brad Keselowski, any victory at his home state's track is special.
Even if it's only in qualifying.
Keselowski won the pole Friday for this weekend's NASCAR Cup Series race, putting himself in good position to try for an elusive victory at Michigan International Speedway. Keselowski is winless in 16 career Cup races at Michigan. He does have eight top-10 finishes.
'I'm not really known as a great qualifier, so maybe over time I've probably put a little less stock in qualifying,' Keselowski said. 'But I can tell you that when I saw that we were going to win the pole those last few seconds of qualifying, it put chills down my body. It's a great feeling. It's a special track for me to have any kind of success at.'
Keselowski's pole was his 14th on the Cup Series and first at Michigan. It was his second this year.
Joey Logano was second, giving Team Penske a 1-2 showing in qualifying for Sunday's race. Kevin Harvick - another Ford driver - was third.
Keselowski took the pole with a lap of 35.451 seconds (203.097 mph) in his No. 2 Ford. Logano was close behind at 35.457.
'Missed it by seven thousandths,' Logano said. 'So close. But we've got to be proud of the effort that we put in as a team.'
Keselowski, who is from Rochester Hills, won at Michigan on the Nationwide Series but has never done so at the Cup level.
'Any success you have at your home track is right there with having success in the biggest races of the year,' Keselowski said.
Other noteworthy developments at MIS:
Harvick talked a bit more about his comments from earlier in the week about Dale Earnhardt Jr. Harvick suggested on SiriusXM that NASCAR's growth has fallen short of its potential because Earnhardt - the most popular driver - hasn't been successful enough. Earnhardt described some of the comments as 'hurtful' on Thursday.
'It wasn't anything personal. He had his opinion the week before on driver salaries and driver ages and those things, and I don't know that anybody in the garage agreed with those either,' Harvick said. 'There's definitely opinions on a lot of things. There's nothing personal, and I didn't take anything that he said the week before personally either.'
Earnhardt said last weekend at Watkins Glen that there's been 'a major shift in how much drivers are getting paid.' He said newcomers are making a fifth to a 10th of what veterans had been getting.
Earnhardt said Friday he'd like to have a conversation with Harvick.
'I would certainly like to clear it up, but just probably between ourselves,' Earnhardt said.
Kasey Kahne, who is being replaced next year by Hendrick Motorsports in the No. 5 Chevrolet, said the vibe was good within the team Friday.
'It was the first time I had seen my guys since the news,' he said.
Kahne said he still wants to be in the Cup Series.
'I really think that I can come up with something good and come up with something that will be fun to be a part of and also try to work hard to make that team better than it's ever been and myself better than I've been,' Kahne said. 'I still have that mindset and I really hope that something works out to where I can be in a strong car next year and enjoy racing in this series.'


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Calm For Now, But More Active For the Weekend
Our forecast for the next several days is a tale of two fronts. The first passing by the area comes through tonight, but is mostly impacting areas farther north into central Missouri. And aside from a few clouds getting kicked up overnight for NWAR and some breeze this evening, you'll probably hardly even notice it.
However later on this week, we're expecting the stronger and more impactful of the two fronts to make its way into the area just in time for the weekend.
But before we focus on all that doom and gloom, let's talk about what we've got in store for the more immediate future. So for Wednesday, it looks like we'll see clouds linger overnight and into the morning hours for spots around Fayetteville and Rogers. Meanwhile, the River Valley should stay pretty clear with everyone basking under mostly sunny skies with highs in the low to mid 80s.
Thursday and Friday continues a similar trend with temps on the increase as well, topping off in the mid to upper 80s.
But it's Saturday that looks to bring us our next round of active weather with a front moving through just in time for the 6 PM kickoff of the Razorback game against Texas A&M. Expect scattered thunderstorms with heavy rain (upwards of .25" to a full inch) being the biggest impact along with gusty winds and small hail. Some of the storm activity may last through Sunday morning as well.
So brace yourselves for that and in the meantime, enjoy the fair weather we've got coming our way through Friday!


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San Joaquin County officials this week proposed abandoning a plan to build a reservoir in the rolling hills east of Stockton, a project that was touted for years as being critical to the region's future water supply.
San Joaquin County officials this week proposed abandoning a plan to build a reservoir in the rolling hills east of Stockton, a project that was touted for years as being critical to the region's future water supply.
Among other reasons to scuttle the plan, officials said groundwater levels beneath the county have stabilized and, on average, are no longer declining - a significant finding close to 80 years after experts first discovered there was a problem. The loss of groundwater has been considered one of the county's most pressing natural resource concerns.
But $700 million worth of new local water-supply projects have come online in recent decades, pulling water from rivers and streams rather than from underground. Demand has also fallen, with cities and farms using nearly 30 percent less water than they did before.
Those factors combined have allowed groundwater levels to bottom out in a sort of fragile "equilibrium," that has persisted since the 1980s, engineering consultant Bob Wagner told local water leaders this week.
While smaller projects to take river water and store it underground may be warranted, he said a new $500 million to $600 million reservoir is likely unnecessary.
"It's good news," said Stockton water attorney Dante Nomellini. "It's correct there has been quite a bit done to bring water into the community since we first started working on this, and I expected it to be helpful."
Wagner's analysis will have to be carefully reviewed, Nomellini added. At a meeting earlier this week, some water managers expressed skepticism.
"It's just kind of a new idea and we'll have to think about it some more," Kevin Kauffman, a consultant for the Stockton East Water District, said afterward. "If it's true, then that's great. But reaching a new equilibrium doesn't necessarily mean you've solved the problem."
Researchers first identified local groundwater as declining in the 1930s. A study in 2001 concluded that the county was pumping groundwater out faster than it could be replenished naturally by rain. The difference was about 150,000 acre-feet of water a year, or enough water to fill New Hogan Lake in about two years.
The proposed reservoir at Duck Creek, discussed for at least a decade, was advertised as the solution.
Water would have been taken from the Mokelumne River during wet years and stored in the reservoir, either to be used by cities or farms or to be put underground for future use.
Things have changed, Wagner said.
Besides the emergence of water from other sources, Wagner said there were practical hurdles to building the Duck Creek reservoir.
A conservation easement protecting fairy shrimp and tiger salamanders is a legal hurdle. Technical studies over the past couple of years also revealed that poor soils might make the reservoir prone to leaking.
Finally, the reservoir is not expected to create as much new water supply as originally expected, making it less cost-effective. About $14 million in permitting and legal costs would be required before a single shovel hit the ground, Wagner said.
"You'd need to spend a significant amount of money now in order to be in a position to spend lots more money and not necessarily get a lot out of it," he said at a meeting on Wednesday.
Officials stressed that groundwater is still a concern. Even if groundwater levels have stabilized, they remain historically low. More water from rivers would be needed if officials decide they want to actually replenish the groundwater.
But future regulations could restrict how much river water is available. A six-year drought could cause the groundwater to once again plummet.
Brandon Nakagawa, the county's water resources coordinator, said that instead of building the large reservoir, the county might consider a more "surgical" approach, including groundwater recharge projects that would help portions of the east county where groundwater levels are the lowest.
It has taken decades for San Joaquin to stabilize its groundwater. Nakagawa cautioned that a drought or new regulations could upset that. "Once you find that balance, you could still lose it very easily," he said.
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