And there's this loud thumping on the door after about 45 minutes in all this, and people were shouting in Korean.

Derry City have moved up to second in the Premier Division thanks to a thumping 5 0 derby win over Finn Harps.

Indeed, the second conclusion to be drawn from the US government shutdown is the virtual disappearance of American triumphalism. Chest thumping exceptionalism has given way to a more sober patriotism, in which ordinary citizens recognize the long term trends eroding the promise of equal opportunity, particularly the shortcomings that beset the country s health care, education, and infrastructure systems.