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    [The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the internet and the subsequent flowering of genealogical research. This obsession with roots will be felt especially keenly by foundlings, who often have no way of exploring their family histories.] I notice that genealogical sites now have warnings on them saying people should be ready for little surprises, ... They're not all going to find themselves descended from King Henry VIII or Richard Cur de Lion or Wellington. This is rather strange because it was pretty taken for granted a few generations ago that families had all kinds of little moments where things had gone not according to the book. It was just one of those things. You tried to accommodate it. There was no social welfare. You just had to sort it out within villages, the families, the parish. Children went to the workhouse, but people knew about it. Nowadays, there's a kind of surprise that these cases were so commonplace.

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There has been a transformation - you can feel it among the players - but I can hold my hand read more

There has been a transformation - you can feel it among the players - but I can hold my hand up and say that is not down to me coaching on the field. You'd be better off asking Michael Foley and Richard Graham about that because they have been in charge, not me.

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I'm a strong believer in commitment to a place.

I'm a strong believer in commitment to a place.

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The investigation is advancing on both tracks,

The investigation is advancing on both tracks,

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From our experience, most of the folks that we work with are all staying here for the holidays. They're definitely read more

From our experience, most of the folks that we work with are all staying here for the holidays. They're definitely staying for fear of not getting back in.

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It's like, that man's playing his heart out, and we have to do the same thing. Younger guys see that read more

It's like, that man's playing his heart out, and we have to do the same thing. Younger guys see that and understand how they have to play the game.

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It looked like it was going to slip away, but it wasn't going to happen. We weren't about to let read more

It looked like it was going to slip away, but it wasn't going to happen. We weren't about to let it slip away.

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This is a good opportunity to see how I can compete against NBA players. If I'm able to do so, read more

This is a good opportunity to see how I can compete against NBA players. If I'm able to do so, that will assist my decision, but otherwise, I will be coming back to a great situation. We have a great team and I would love to be a part of it. I had a lot of fun this year.

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Overwhelmingly, they're male, and overwhelmingly, they're white. But they cross the societal spectrum.

Overwhelmingly, they're male, and overwhelmingly, they're white. But they cross the societal spectrum.

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A simple rule in dealing with those who are hard to get along with is to remember that this person read more

A simple rule in dealing with those who are hard to get along with is to remember that this person is striving to assert his superiority; and you must deal with him from that point of view

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