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__label__wiki	0.615893	0.615893	Multimedia Releases About Us > Newsroom > Media Resources Health Journalism 2014 National Jewish Health welcomes the Association of Health Care Journalists to Denver for its annual meeting, Health Journalism 2014. As a co-host of the event, National Jewish Health has several faculty speaking on panel discussions, a booth in the exhibit hall and is leading a tour of its campus for three dozen journalists. Click here for more information on National Jewish Health, resources and story ideas. National Jewish Health is the leading respiratory hospital in the nation. National Jewish Health is known worldwide for treatment of patients with respiratory, cardiac, immune and related disorders, and for groundbreaking medical research. Founded in 1899 as a nonprofit hospital, National Jewish Health remains the only facility in the world dedicated exclusively to these disorders. To remain a leader in the treatment of respiratory, cardiac and immune diseases, our focus is to: Develop and provide innovative clinical programs for treating and rehabilitating patients of all ages and for preventing disease. Discover knowledge to enhance prevention, treatment and cures, through an integrated program of basic and clinical research. Educate scientists, physicians, healthcare professionals, and the public. Find a physician, researcher or clinician here. To find a scientist by research specialty, visit our Faculty by Area of Research directory. Nationally recognized experts are available for interview at National Jewish Health. We have many other faculty members, from bench scientists to clinicians, who can speak on almost any aspect of respiratory, immune, cardiac and gastrointestinal disease as well as lung cancer and basic immunology. To arrange an interview with any National Jewish Health expert, contact our Media Relations team. At National Jewish Health we realize that we must prove ourselves again and again, every day, with every patient. We also realize we must constantly innovate to look for better ways to care for our patients and to make new discoveries. Learn more about our focus on Personalized Medicine and read the 2012 Annual Report. Facts and Financials National Jewish Health is known worldwide for specializing in lung, heart, and immune diseases. Learn about our notable achievements. Read a financial overview of revenue and expenditures and download documents, such as IRS Form 990. In the Newsroom, you can find National Jewish Health press releases, newsletters, annual reports and media contacts. Learn more. Sign Up for e-Newsletters Enter your email address to receive health tips, recent research findings and news about National Jewish Health.	cc/2022-05/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line4
__label__cc	0.729652	0.270348	2006~Toy Industry Association Electronic Entertainment Toy of the Year It's not only consumers who love 20Q - the toy industry has given it their top honor as well. The T.O.T.Y. Awards are designed to salute the creativity, success and playful spirit of the toy industry by honoring the best toys developed by the international toy industry for North American consumers. 20Q was recognized in 2006 as the toy that best merged high-technology with creativity and imagination. Visit T.O.T.Y. Website 2004~Canadian Toy Testing Council - Energizer Toy of the Year The Toy Testing Council's Toy of the year award has been granted to toys that are tested by children in everyday settings, to assess design, function, durability, and play value. The Council encourages parents to select toys that will guide and enhance a child's development and ability; their job is to test toys to help parents make good toy purchases. 20Q is up to the challenge! Visit C.T.T.C. Website 2005~Oppenheim Platinum Toy Award The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio was founded in 1989 as the only independent consumer review of children's media and toys in the United States. Highest ratings are given for toys which exhibit both educational and play value, are safe, age appropriate, and most of all - fun! 20Q was pleased to be awarded their highest honor. Visit Oppenheim Website 2005~Great American Toy Test Fabulous 14 List 20Q Big Screen was singled out for inclusion on this list of the most fabulous toys available for kids. Rumor has it that parents are having just as much fun with 20Q. 2005~20Q Challenge - Dr. Toy's 100 Best Childrens Products Dr. Toy knows her toys... Her prescription for fun? Play 20Q Challenge either by yourself or as a group. Dr. Stevanne Auerbach is the Director of the Institute for Childhood Resources, in San Francisco, CA, founded in 1975. She produced the syndicated column, Dr. Toy, for King Features for five years. Her on-line magazine, Dr. Toy's Guide, presents awards for the best educational, developmentally appropriate toys and children's products. Visit Dr. Toy Website 2005~U.K. Toy Retailers Association - Special Recognition Award 20Q is being recognized worldwide for its perfect blend of technology and pure enjoyment. The U.K. Toy Retailers Award is high praise indeed. British fans are discovering that 20Q is the perfect accompaniment to afternoon tea! Visit U.K.T.R.A. Website 2004~Time Magazine Gadget of the Week Who doesn't love a great gadget? Our game continues to amaze those who are sure they have something it won't possibly guess! - Time Magazine featured 20Q as their “Gadget of the Week” in 2004. Visit Time Website 2004~Amazing Toy Award Baby Zone chose 20Q as one of their favorite toys for the 5 - 10 year old crowd. To be chosen, the toy must be innovative and it must challenge children's growing curiosity about the world. 20Q is ready, willing, and able! Visit Babyzone Website 2005~IEEE Spectrum Editors Pick for Toy of the Year In the words of the Spectrum editor: “For marrying cunning technology with great entertainment value at a low price, the 20Q s this year's Editor's Pick.” Need we say more? Visit IEEE Spectrum Website 2004~Good Housekeeping Savvy Consumer Product Test 20Q passed this test with flying colors! According to The Good Housekeeping product testers: “The “20 questions” game meets the 21st century. Through a series of yes-or-no questions, 20Q seems to read your mind (it uses artificial intelligence). We had a hard time stumping it!” Visit Savvy Consumer Website 2006~Cannes' Cyber Lion - International Advertising Festival 20Q and Darth Vader teamed up to win gold at Cannes' 53rd International Advertising Festival. The extremely popular online viral ad campaign, which adopts the 20Q.net technology to let Vader , was one of 22,000 ads at this year's festival. Licensed by Burger King Corporation, the Sith Sense advertisement took gold in the Cyber Lions category. If it doesn't say 20Q, how can it read your mind?	cc/2022-05/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line6
__label__cc	0.706215	0.293785	Boston Intellectual Property Law Attorney Serving Patent Litigation Law Firms At the law office of Robert Plotkin, P.C., our Boston intellectual property lawyer works closely with patent litigation law firms nationwide. Our firm specializes in assisting litigation firms in litigating patent infringement cases, particularly those involving software patents. We do not litigate directly or represent clients in other fields of law. As a result, when we work with you, we will bring all of our focused expertise to bear on your case without competing with you or stealing the limelight. This includes retaining qualified subject-matter experts to provide expert reports and testimony. Our goal is to make you shine for your client by helping you succeed. According to Steven K. Gold, M.D., serial entrepreneur and professor of entrepreneurship practice at Babson College, “When it comes to intellectual property strategy and patent prosecution for computer-related technologies, Robert is the best of the best. He is incredibly smart and experienced, highly responsive to his clients, and competitively priced.” For more, see our client successes. Providing Specialized Knowledge to Law Firms and Attorneys If your client has been sued for infringing a patent, we will: Identify weaknesses in the patent’s validity by reviewing the file history and prior art Determine any strengths and weaknesses of potential non-infringement positions Help develop design-arounds in your clients’ products to avoid future infringement Uncover patents that can form the basis for counterclaims If someone is infringing a patent of your client, we will: Advise on the strongest infringement positions to pursue Identify weaknesses in the patent that could be attacked and suggest defensive strategies Anticipate how the defendant might design around the patent, and suggest offensive strategies in response Analyze the defendant’s patent portfolio to identify threats Search for patents owned by third parties that could be acquired for offensive or defensive purposes An Attorney Who Understands the Intricacies of Patent Law The law office of Robert Plotkin, P.C., is uniquely qualified to represent you in lawsuits involving software patents. The firm has been recognized as a “Go-To Law Firm for Leading Technology Companies” by American Lawyer Media. Attorney Robert Plotkin: Holds a degree in computer science and engineering from MIT Has almost two decades of experience as a practicing patent lawyer representing clients in computer-related patent cases Has obtained hundreds of computer-related patents for clients including, HP, 3Com, Compuware, and MModal. 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Robert takes the time to understand our business and our technology in depth. - Juergen Fritsch, Chief Scientist, MModal We've had only positive experience since Robert Plotkin was engaged to handle our patent applications. - Rick Rice, Director, Marketing Development, Plant Health Care, Inc Robert Plotkin, P.C. 1500 District Ave Burlington Law Office Map From his offices in Burlington, Massachusetts, Robert Plotkin, P.C. provides legal services to clients in and around Boston, including the communities of Boston, Concord, Burlington, Cambridge, Framingham, Marlborough, Norwood, Quincy, Springfield, Waltham, Worcester, Middlesex County, Suffolk County, Norfolk County, Hampden County, Worcester County and Essex County. Mr. Plotkin represents clients nationwide and internationally, including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Seattle. © 2014 - 2016 by Robert Plotkin, P.C. All rights reserved. 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__label__wiki	0.856671	0.856671	Counting Crows: Rearranged, revealing, riveting What's the surest way to shut up a doubting critic? Play your heart out on stage. Two Fridays ago, in my Pop Life column, I wondered if the endlessly touring, slow-to-record Counting Crows were out of gas. It has been four years, I pointed out, since the band issued a proper new album, biding its time instead with cash cows like a retrospective and a recently released live disc. That's enough to make any fan wonder if the group that a dozen years ago emerged as a new torchbearer for classic American rock - the sort handed down by the Band, Springsteen, Grateful Dead and the like - was now on a fast-track to irrelevance. Could it be that the Crows' fragile, prickly, lovably insecure vocalist-songwriter Adam Duritz has lost his inspiration, or just run out of meaningful things to say? The necessary response to that question remains unheard. Earlier this month, when the band's tour with subpar partner the Goo Goo Dolls stopped in Las Vegas, Duritz reportedly told the crowd that the recording of a double-album, tentatively titled "Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings," was well underway. In fact, the first half (the presumably raucous and electric "Nights" portion) was done; the Crows intend to cut the acoustic "Mornings" comedown this fall. Yet rather than use this summer outing as a chance to test out completed material - and flesh out the gone-mad approach of "Saturday Nights" as a means to palpably feel its sunrise hangover - Duritz and his six steady collaborators aren't touching the new stuff. It's hard not to be disheartened by that. Last Thursday, the night before the Crows headlined Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, I watched Radiohead bravely unveil eight fresh tracks before throngs of die-hards eager for more. That the Crows weren't willing to treat longtime devotees to even one new morsel suggests they have no faith in their fans' attention spans. Which becomes a bewildering thought when you sit through 90 riveting and revealing minutes from the band at Verizon - and realize that most of that time they've done nothing but challenge true believers with emotionally wracked, radical rearrangements of beloved songs. Take this night's slower, aching rendition of "Rain King," an epic version that momentarily drifted into another song ("Raining in Baltimore") and several passages of soulful lyric repetition à la Van Morrison in the early '70s. Or consider the warmth the players brought to the Dead's "Friend of the Devil," gently enveloping Duritz's barely restrained passion in that tune's sheriff-on-my-trail bridge. And notice just how much Duritz threw himself into all of his well-worn gems, overdramatizing elliptical storytelling for heightened effect, tossing his barefoot and alarmingly hefty frame across the stage like a spastic drunk achieving transcendent clarity while teetering on the brink of a mental abyss. I've seen the Crows four times since "Hard Candy" arrived in 2002, and not once were they so instinctive and free musically, nor was Duritz so overcome, compelling and intent on profoundly reshaping some of his best work (though I hear the group's Wiltern gigs in December 2003 were also something to behold). What's more, he's rarely been so heartwarming and open. ""What else is this show if not about what's happening to me right now?" he joked, but for once such self-deprecation didn't steer toward pity. This was therapeutic. Often he shared so much about the meanings of songs that the unexpectedly intimate performance felt like a counseling session, especially when Duritz related lengthy tales about a former flame he left emotionally bruised (making "Black and Blue" more poignant) and the car crash (not his own) and hospital recovery that led to "A Long December." The latter tune was conveyed so movingly, its author so withdrawn into his memory yet still inviting visitors - "If you've listened to this song a thousand times," he told sympathizers, "then it's pretty much about you, too" - that it stands as the highlight of all the Crows concerts I've witnessed. But the entire set - which ran past sound curfew, leading Duritz to announce before an encore of "Holiday in Spain" that "we're gonna pay an enormous fine for this" - set me straight on a number of counts. Primarily that Duritz isn't anywhere near being washed up. Frustration over being deprived new songs was balanced out here by the confidence the band applied to the old songs. And the new life that dreads-mopped Duritz breathed into "Anna Begins" and "Mrs. Potter's Lullaby" and a thoroughly unhinged take on "A Murder of One" render any notion of a permanent dry spell inconceivable. He just takes forever to formulate fresh ideas, that's all. Source: Orange County Register Author: BEN WENER	cc/2022-05/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line17
__label__cc	0.623825	0.376175	HVR never profitable, parent company says Humber Valley Resort Corp. on Newfoundland's west coast will begin selling off its assets to pay creditors after falling into bankruptcy, its parent company said this week. The failed high-end resort near Pasadena had been publicly struggling for months with its finances, after laying off 40 workers in August, but its parent company, British-based Newfound NV, said the resort's troubles began the day it opened. "Newfound is the biggest fiscal creditor of Humber Valley resort corporation," said Newfound NV CEO Jayne McGivern. "We are owed over $46 million because Newfound has been propping up the resort since it began. Newfound has never made a dollar's profit out of Humber Valley Resort Corporation." The destination resort and golf course sold luxury chalets to foreign customers, offering charter flights from Europe to nearby Deer Lake airport. McGivern told CBC News the resort lost close to $1 million a year on just the flights alone. She said by the time Newfound NV took over the resort, it was too late. "We arrived here in July and we came to the conclusion by September that A, Humber Valley resort corporation was not viable and B, was unlikely to return the monies we've invested in it." The company had filed for bankruptcy protection in September in efforts to save the resort. However, last week Newfound NV sent a letter, signed by McGivern, to chalet owners advising them that the company would not reapply for bankruptcy protection. The company had been attempting to restructure itself through Newfoundland Supreme Court-granted protection. In the letter, McGivern said the company can no longer wait for answers from the Newfoundland and Labrador government for assistance on issues such as arranging flights from the United Kingdom to help the company's European clientele. McGivern told chalet owners that, after weeks of talks with government, she informed officials on Nov. 24 that last Friday was "our absolute deadline" for a reply. "This was, sadly, not forthcoming," she wrote. Not only did the overseas flights send the resort into the red, the clubhouse, golf course and restaurant never made any money either, according to McGivern. The resort owes thousands to contractors and building supply companies, on top of the $46 million it owes Newfound NV. Web article based on radio interview on CBC 16th Dec 08 at Tuesday, December 16, 2008 Labels: humber valley resort, newfound NV, newfoundland nadinebc said... That is sad. It was a beautiful spot. Thu Dec 18, 04:08:00 pm It is sad...What a shame...There is such potential there if the place is run properly... Before Newfound closes the door on the place let some one run it for a short time and I bet there would be a profit. I would be more than happy to step in and do it for free ...yes for free, to make it work...and I bet I could... The facilities are there...Great places...what are you going to do shut it down, sell it off for peanuts...Think about it...Give the right person a chance....It will work..... Those are my thoughts and I hope some one from Newfound reads this note. Take care all Hey Bob - make contact ... talk to us! http://www.crazyaboutnewfoundland.ca/contact/ Humber Valley Resort chalet owners take important ... Western Star review of Wanderlust article One of ... What if Newfound NV want HVR back? Government did not want resort to go bankrupt Goodbye Newfound NV HVRC to file for bankruptcy Last call for creditors to Humber Valley Resort	cc/2022-05/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line24
__label__cc	0.675751	0.324249	Boat Rental Rules In Lake Havasu, Arizona Your Blog » Boat Rental Rules In Lake Havasu, Arizona Previous: 10 Of The Best Activity And Adventure Holidays Next: Kimberley Garner Posts Instagram Snap In Towel The yacht also had a surprise that became the greatest element of Costa Rica for me. I knew from my communications with the owner that a 21-year-old sailor named Álvaro Álvarez would be letting me onto the boat. I did not know that he'd speak no English and he'd be my roommate the whole time, sleeping on a pad on the floor of the upstairs helm. Confusion turned to delight as I came to rely on him for his funny observations of the area's intense wealth, for the way he'd shout out Dime!" (Tell me!") whenever I'd get in touch with out his name. He told me about his life in the coastal city of Puntarenas, where he has a new wife and a 6-month-old son he adores. I told him why I was in Costa Rica, and he was eager to guide me as a Visite site kind of reporter's assistant. We advocate 1st time boat purchasers actually take into account size when getting their 1st boat smaller, less complicated to handle visite site boats permit them to understand as they go. Bigger boats can be much more challenging to manage and can lead to unneeded aggravation for the novice boater and his or her household.Almost 200,000 men and women were evacuated from the US town on Sunday amid warnings America's tallest dam could send a "30ft wall of water" gushing from the lake. Situated among vibrant rice paddies in the shadows of dramatic limestone mountains, the striking Jurassic Mountain Resort & Fishing Park possesses 10 of the world's largest carp.Goal: Are you a casual fisherman hunting for something to take out on the lake behind your cottage? Or are you a tournament angler seeking a boat that will give you that edge in the subsequent competitors? What you plan to do with your boat will go a lengthy way in narrowing your search so you are not left with 1 fruitless visit after one more.If you adored this article and you also would like to receive more info concerning visite site nicely visit the site. Not exactly rounding the Horn, but he appeared satisfied with the answer. An instructional tour of Ruby, our 65ft floating residence for the subsequent four nights, followed. How to top up the diesel with water, how to grease the shaft and how not to sink the boat by leaving open the heavy steel lid that makes it possible for access to a fouled propeller. Turn the engine on with that not secured, and she'll fill up and sink in about 30 seconds," Matt explained. No time for a chorus of Abide with Me then.This 100-year-old renovated farmhouse delivers a taste of the rural good life, just minutes from downtown Seattle and a handful of blocks from the centre of the historic, trendy Ballard neighbourhood. Every single space has a private bath and amenities such as handmade soap and hand-ironed sheets. The breakfast is a source of pride for the friendly owners, Doug and Lori, who source many of the components from the garden, which includes their personal eggs, as nicely as the regional farmers' market.The largest of Italy's fresh-water lakes, Lake Garda is situated in northeast Italy. Tourists traveling right here will discover a lot of excursions and activities to keep them entertained year-round—everything from visiting hilly wine regions to exploring 14th-century castles. The towns and communities surrounding Lake Garda provide straightforward day trips from Venice, simply accessible by automobile or train. Main sights incorporate the towns of Sirmione (which attracts most Lake Garda guests thanks to its historic Rocca Scaligiera castle) and Riva del Garda (for the Varone waterfalls situated nearby), as properly as the region's hills, which offer you quite a few hiking trails for adventurous walkers.You can pay as considerably as £60 for a child's car seat for a week if it is supplied by a rental business. Your own seat might fit your nipper far better and be in better situation. You can take it with you free of charge on some airlines such as British Airways and Virgin. With easyJet, you can verify in a child's vehicle seat for cost-free if you are travelling with an infant below two.For sheer sonic scale, Amnesia's (Carrertera Ibiza, San Rafael, ) deafening, crisp sound technique remains one particular of the ideal. Among its very best nights are Cocoon (€51, Mondays, midnight-6am), with grinding techno and La Troya (€45, Sundays midnight-6am) which has risqué, gender-bending performances.Pets are not all that welcome about here. Just take a appear on Craigslist rentals and you will notice that a large portion of available rentals will not let pets. The circumstance is so bad, that somebody had to create a rental site (charge based) that lists pet friendly rentals, only.But Les Voiles will take spot right here as scheduled this week, just as the other important regattas in the leeward islands of the Caribbean have managed to sustain their slots on the calendar in the aftermath of one of the most destructive hurricane seasons on record.Karystos is the main resort of southern Evia, and its neoclassical waterfront is mainly frequented by Greeks. The Aegea Hotel, just out of town, gives wonderful views in a tranquil place. A swimming pool, and even some see-saws and swings, will hold the kids satisfied. Babis, the owner, knows the region effectively and can advise on lots of locations to discover.	cc/2022-05/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line25
__label__cc	0.717874	0.282126	By sheena October 22nd, 2008 @ 11:30 PM Uncategorized The weekend is fast approaching and you may find yourself short of ideas for things to make and do. If you want to do the former, whip up a batch of toffee apples for distribution next weekend in order to prevent your gaff from being toilet papered/having dog shit posted through your letterbox (depending on which side of the Liffey you lay your head). If you’re more into the idea of finding something worthwhile to do, consider the following: Why not start the long weekend early by getting your mitts on tickets to see Vampire Weekend at the Ambassador tomorrow night and relive the summer with their irritatingly catchy but lyrically sublime selection of clever tunes. If you still have some fight left in you after this, drop into FibberMagees across the road for a late drink. There’s a great Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers tribute band on at 11pm that I’ve had the pleasure of seeing in action before and I can’t recommend them highly enough. Dublin Electronic Arts Festival (DEAF Ireland) also kicks off tomorrow night encompassing everything from visual art to theatre to film to music. Hightlights over the weekend include SweeTalk in the Sugar Club (Thursday @ 7.30), where €5 will get you an insightful look into the worlds of Dublin’s most infamous street artist, Maser, and hip-hop legend Steinski. On Friday, lo-fi kings M83 supported by Dublin band, Channel One play Vicar Street. Saturday sees a Norwegian invasion at Whelans with the arrival of In The Country and Susanna of Susanna and the Magical Orchestra. After this, get down to Andrews Lane Theatre to dance your socks off to tunes spun by JohnnyMoy and Arveene. The closing party on the bank holiday Sunday is a 3 venue extravaganza incorporating Whelans, Upstairs at Whelans and The Village, with €35 gaining you access all areas and with performances from Laurent Garnier, Fuck Buttons, Chequerboard and Model 500 to name but a few, you’d be mad to miss it. On Saturday night The Sugar Club plays host to the fantastic Erin McKeown, whose last visit to Ireland a few years ago saw her play to a sellout crowd at The Village. Her razor-sharp, tongue-in-cheek lyrics set to folksy country music is both infectiously catchy and clever at once. Check out the clip below for a sampler. Happy Bank Holiday! watch?v=Qde0K0ZbGj4	cc/2022-05/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line29
__label__cc	0.583937	0.416063	Fire in the Earth System Bowman, DMJS and Balch, JK and Artaxo, P and Bond, WJ and Carlson, JM and Cochrane, MA and D'Antonio, CM and DeFries, RS and Doyle, JC and Harrison, SP and Johnston, F and Keeley, JE and Krawchuk, MA and Kull, MA and Marston, JB and Moritz, MA and Prentice, IC and Roos, CI and Scott, AC and Swetnam, TW and van der Werf, GR and Pyne, SJ, Fire in the Earth System, Science, 324, (5926) pp. 481-484. ISSN 0036-8075 (2009) [Refereed Article] Restricted - Request a copy © 2009 American Association for the Advancement of Science. DOI: doi:10.1126/science.1163886 Fire is a worldwide phenomenon that appears in the geological record soon after the appearance of terrestrial plants. Fire influences global ecosystem patterns and processes, including vegetation distribution and structure, the carbon cycle, and climate. Although humans and fire have always coexisted, our capacity to manage fire remains imperfect and may become more difficult in the future as climate change alters fire regimes. This risk is difficult to assess, however, because fires are still poorly represented in global models. Here, we discuss some of the most important issues involved in developing a better understanding of the role of fire in the Earth system. Ecological applications Other environmental management Other environmental management not elsewhere classified Bowman, DMJS (Professor David Bowman) Johnston, F (Professor Fay Johnston) 30 View Download Statistics	cc/2022-05/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line30
__label__wiki	0.624408	0.624408	« Charles Camosy versus Julian Savulescu on the Ethics of Abortion Technology is outrunning science » The Ban on Doping, Not Armstrong, Is the Problem with Cycling: Armstrong Is a Scapegoat for Cycling’s Hypocrisy Published October 22, 2012 \| By Julian Savulescu The International Cycling Union has stripped Lance Armstrong of his 7 Tour de France wins . UCI president Pat McQuaid said: “Lance Armstrong has no place in cycling. He deserves to be forgotten.” The UCI is acting in response to a “Reasoned Decision” by USADA , which claims Armstrong presided over “the most sophisticated, professionalised and successful doping programme that sport has ever seen”. The decision includes the findings that: “He was not just a part of the doping culture on his team, he enforced and re-enforced it.” And the conclusion that, with their disposal of Armstrong: “So ends one of the most sordid chapters in sporting history.” Public condemnation has been swift, and harsh: “Lance Armstrong has made it hard for anyone to trust cycling” (British Cycling boss Dave Brailsford) . “LANCE Armstrong is a creep. A liar, cheat and a bully. So awful is Armstrong, you are right to question whether all his work for cancer patients is not just calculated camouflage to protect his abuse of drugs, his competitors, teammates and supporters. He is not just part of the drug regime that saturated cycling when he was at his peak, but he has been that culture’s bodyguard. Its enforcer. And he remains so today, arrogantly dismissing the US Anti-Doping Agency findings by telling the world through Twitter that he was “unaffected” by the release of the 1000-page investigation findings. No one in sport has lived a bigger lie.” It is hard in the face of the evidence presented to imagine that Armstrong rode clean. Nevertheless, he has become a scapegoat for endemic problems in cycling and sport that go far beyond the purview of any one rider, however successful and charasmatic. For example, despite USADA’s own evidence (para 24) showing that many of the riders on his teams had already been part of consistent doping programmes (many of the other names relating to those doping infringements are blacked out of the report), Armstrong has been personally blamed, for the choices of those in his team: “ It was not enough that his teammates give maximum effort on the bike, he also required that they adhere to the doping program outlined for them or be replaced. Armstrong’s use of drugs was extensive, and the doping program on his team, designed in large part to benefit Armstrong, was massive and pervasive.” In fact, the only rider known to have turned down doping on team US Postal did not leave for another team, he left cycling altogether. When he asked his teammate about doping he said, “You’ll have to make your own decision”. He took this to mean that all professional cycling would require doping (rather than just the US Postal team): Furthermore, despite the USADA’s own evidence suggesting that Armstrong doped in response to being unable to keep up with other doped teams, and that US Postal was compared in its doping methods to the practice of other Spanish teams, he has been blamed for the pervasive doping culture in cycling: “the era in professional cycling which he dominated as the patron of the pelaton was the dirtiest ever” Finally, he has been accused of warping not only cycling, but sport as a whole: ‘Armstrong is a cheating b*****d and that’s all there is to it,’ said Thompson, the Olympic decathlon gold medallist of 1980 and 1984. ‘It’s a terrible situation for anyone who cares about sport in its purest sense. It’s been warped and damaged by a cheat.’ Olympic gold medallist and USA cycling coach Jamie Staff believes Lance Armstrong has been made a scapegoat over drug-taking in the sport, which was endemic for a generation. But he claims the sport is now cleaner. Certainly in cycling at least there is clear evidence of a history of doping. Of 21 podium finishers in the Tour de France for the period 1999-2005, 20 have been directly linked to doping. For the longer period 1996-2010, it is 36 out of 45. But it is not so clear that this culture has now disappeared. Frank Schleck, who came 3rd in the Tour de France GC in 2011 was unable to complete the race 2012 having been accused of doping after a positive diuretics test. In September of this year, AG2R La Mondiale team member Steve Houanard was banned for the use of EPO after he failed an out of competition test. This is by no means an exhaustive list. Nor will the testing catch all the drugs cheats. Armstrong never failed any of over 200 tests, and doubts have been cast on those that USADA has raised in its evidence. The 2001 EPO finding has been called ‘borderline’ by the head of the lab that found it . Though testing has improved, Armstrong was last accused of doping in 2009, yet EPO tests have been in place since 2000. There is no particular reason to think they are more effective now than in 2009, though they have had to modify them to catch new kinds of EPO. There is no test for autologous blood transfusions- though in 2011 they thought they would be able to get one for 2012 olympics. One would expect that without doping, performance times would significantly reduce. Moller calculates that EPO use confers a 16% advantage. However, average speeds have not consistently dropped. The Vuelta average speed in 2012 was higher than 1999, 2004, and 2009- all when Armstrong was the “patron of the pelaton”. It was also higher then than in 2006, and in 2008 when Contador won the race after his implication in the Operacion Puerto scandal and before his doping conviction for Clenbuterol. The Tour de France winner’s average speed in 2012 was faster than Lance Armstrong’s 2000 win and than the infamous 2007 Tour which was marred by a string of doping scandals. It has been raised on this blog that hill times in 2012 were slower than before. However, not only is this not evidence of no doping, since many of the benefits are in consistency and recovery rather than pure speed (see for example Mercier’s experiences in training where he could keep up for 2 days, but not for a full week of training ). In addition, a number of the Tour’s fastest climbers, Contador and the Schlecks (one Schleck throughout the race and the other part way through) were missing from 2012. Froome, a major climbing contender was deliberately slowing to wait for Wiggins. Without them, the major GC contenders did not have to push up the hills in the same way that they would have had to in previous years. Individuals previously doping but now claiming to be riding clean have also not suffered apparent loss in form. Contador, won Vuelta 2012, his first major tour back. Vinokourov, banned in 2007 for blood doping (when he was only caught because he used someone else’s blood), won the Olympic Road Race in 2012, now aged 39. It is a fact that it is nearly impossible to detect autologous blood doping. The cyclists who get caught use blood contaminated with steroids during training phase or someone else’s blood (Vinokourov). Doping will never be eradicated from cycling. It may be reduced but the problem will remain. I have repeatedly argued that the solution is to relax the rigid controls on doping. That is the only effective way to reduce cheating. Armstrong is a scapegoat – not for one generation, but for cycling. One wonders whether he will now turn on cycling itself and the UCI, pointing his finger at the all those who were involved. It is no wonder that now there are calls for an amnesty. I suggested that a while ago when there were the allegations against Armstrong. But now it is too late. Why should Armstrong suffer to be burned at the stake like a Salem witch when everyone else goes free? We shouldn’t be surprised if Armstrong goes ballistic, spilling the beans on a whole system that at best turned a blind eye to the doping it knew was going on. The only good thing that can come from this whole affair is some honesty and open-mindedness. The only rational approach is to relax the absolute ban on doping in sport. Permit Doping So We Can Monitor It, Room for Debate, New York Times Posts on Sports from Julian Savulescu and other blog writers Drugs in Sport resources, Practical Ethics Posted in Enhancement, Julian Savulescu's Posts, Sports, Uncategorized 11 Responses to The Ban on Doping, Not Armstrong, Is the Problem with Cycling: Armstrong Is a Scapegoat for Cycling’s Hypocrisy Bennett Foddy says: The best point in here is that if Armstrong is as guilty as they claim, and he was tested over 200 times, that drug testing is a broken, unfair and farcical policy. I would also add that taking a hard line on Armstrong, who won 7 in a row, means that essentially the result of the race is erased from history for 7 years. What about the other winners in the three years before Armstrong’s domination? Riis admitted doping. Ullrich was found guilty of doping. Pantani was never caught but died of acute cocaine poisoning. That’s a full decade that has to be struck off the books. This is completely unprecedented in any sport – in the NHL and in the MLB they sometimes have had 1-year lockouts. There were the boycotted Olympics. But no sport has ever had its results suspended for a decade, and it’s hard to imagine how any sport could survive that. Clearly a doping amnesty would make more sense. But the UCI has backed itself into a corner. If they give an amnesty now, it looks like favouritism for Armstrong rather than a fair policy decision. This just makes me sick. This is such a travesty. Lance is no more guilty of doping than the rest of the cycling community. If he beat any tests then so did many, many others. Why just him? Was he too popular, doing too much good with Livestrong? Anyone who goes after a terminal disease and beats it, tries to help others do the same is doomed. He obviously wasn’t playing by THEIR rules and that is his undoing. Did not think they would try to totally destroy him though. They are not just out for his livelihood, now they want his life too. Stress is a killer. He beat cancer twice, optimism and determination were his weapons. They know that. It isn’t over yet. John Toohey says: The stripping of Armstrongs 7 Tour titles and life time ban by the UCI on the findings of USADA’s investigations surely is one of the most bizzare and perplexing episodes in sport of all time, the public is being told by these bodies that this one man – given that he is portrayed as the mastermind, organiser, enforcer and pure beneficiary of this incredible Houdini like performance over the best part of a decade. Firstly, the undisputed evidence we have is that Armstrong passed over 200 random tests over this timeframe, performed by members of people who now state categorically he is guilty through other means of deception, ie, the auto – logous blood transfusion, something the USADA would have the general public believe is the equivalent of BGL test at the local mall, when in fact it is an extremely intricate procedure, that is time consuming in all aspects to be effective. Furthermore, he was responsible for enforcing his whole team to partake in this subtufuge. One would have to ask how it would at all be possible to facilitate this scheme without inspectors having the least bit of evidence or knowledge of its existence. Secondly. it is Armstrong who has become the pariah, and only through the testimony of others, no science or evidence collected in any form of due process,no one else has been announced as being banned, riders, doctors, medical assistants, teams, team bosses… no one, just Mr Armstrong , who as of today, due to his professional bodies and unfortnunately the media will now become the greatest drug cheat in sport off all time, at the moment the way he is being treated makes the East Germans of 1970’s an 80’s look like a group of amature placebo taking super athletes. Finally,for now, to the WADA, USADA and the UCI, not one iota of explanation of how you could be responsible for not being able to “vindicate” this man’s transgressions for year upon year, is there, or should there not be an investigation into your own inability into discovering this massive perpertration of cheating in your own sport, or, will it be Lance Armstrong did this and we, as a professional governing body of his sport are immune from any responsibility as to how it happened for so long, so blatantly right under our noses. David Sloan says: I agree that the piling on of Armstrong has been pretty extreme and unfair. I think part of the reason for that is because Armstrong is the only cyclist that most people can name. Whether or not doping should be legal, or “controlled”, is a tough call. I have deep concerns about the concept of “something is bad, stupid, and illegal until a critical mass want to do it, and then it should be regulated”, which, in my opinion, get’s applied way too often. But with cycling, it may make sense. Malcolm Gladwell recently argued on a podcast on Grantland.com that, because cycling is only partly about human performance and partly about mechanical performance (in that better bikes make faster times), that doping could be considered part of the mechanical performance, that there might be a point where doping could be considered a part of that mechanical performance. Now, there’s obviously a limit to that, since there are definitely performance enhancing drugs that should be banned under all circumstances, but I think there is room for reasonable allowance, as long as every team had equal access to the same drugs. Prediksi Bola says: Generally I do not learn post on blogs, but I would like to say that this write-up very pressured me to try and do it! Your writing style has been surprised me. Thank you, quite nice post. In response to some of the above comments: 1) Had Lance faced up to the fact that he has been caught out, co-operated with the USADA, and given a confession, he would have retained at least five of his TdF titles thanks to a statute of limitations. The USADA was only able to override the statute of limitations because LA refused to admit his offences. 2) LA is not the only one to face sanction – all other cyclists that have been caught have been stripped of the title involved, and those that have confessed in full to doping have in some cases had titles stripped for which they had not been previously caught. The evidence against LA covers all of his TdF victories, so there is no conceivable reason not to strip him of those titles. 3) The evidence: so many negative tests? Ask all the guys who have been caught how easy it is to beat the tests. LA had the advice of the best doping doctor available on how to beat the tests, and he followed that advice meticulously. Micro-dosing, knowing the doping officials wouldn’t show up between 10pm and 6am; a quick transfusion of saline to lower haematocrit back in the days before EPO was detectable; hiding from the officials and taking a whereabouts strike rather than a positive if they knew they were still hot… As for evidence collected by “due process”, is collecting witness testimony, cross-corroborating this testimony with numerous other witnesses and verifying this testimony through supporting documentary evidence of travel, payments and financial records not considered due process? Is providing witnesses with reduced sanctions in return for testimony not standard practice? Have there not been countless criminal trials carried by proof similarly free of “hard evidence”? When doping controls are by all accounts so patently easy to beat, what value can there be in a history of negatives? If this easy-to-beat standard is the only one you’ll accept, then you are essentially accepting a dirty sport. 4) Allowing doping is not as straight-forward as it is made out to be. If allowed, it becomes and arms-race of who can develop the best product, who can use it best, who is willing to push the boundaries of safety the furthest… so then, you say, it must be regulated… but then what’s the difference between regulating the sport as it is and regulating to a different standard? Why would the different standard be easier to enforce than the current standard? As far as calling doping “mechanical performance”, that is complete rubbish – a mechanical performance advantage in bicycle technology or aerodynamics is small, the technology is obvious from visual observation, can be copied easily and relatively cheaply, and would apply equally to each competitor using it. This is not so with doping – drugs affect each athlete to differing degrees: for example, LA gained a large benefit from EPO and blood doping (as did Tyler Hamilton) because his natural peak haematocrit was relatively low. Other athletes have a naturally high haematocrit and therefore can only benefit a smaller amount. Doping doesn’t level the playing field, it moves the goalposts, makes them smaller and much more expensive to reach. Lastly, though somewhat tangential to the thread, Lance is by almost all accounts a monumental a$$hole and a shameless bully. I don’t recall a single person involved in cycling saying they like him. In fact, if you read Tyler Hamilton’s account there is a gentle almost-but-not-quite-implication (no doubt to avoid legal complications) in his account of his post-USPS days that Lance may have arranged the sabotage of Hamilton’s doctor’s blood store, thus eliminating in one fell swoop several of his main contenders for the tour… there is no outright accusation (and I wouldn’t rule out coincidence myself), but it was extremely “fortuitous”, being at a time when Hamilton and Ulrich were both looking better than ever. Bottom line is that Lance could have chosen to contribute to cleaning up cycling. He could have said “I had no choice if I wanted to win” and he’d have been right and he’d have got a lot of sympathy; he could have made a massive impact on doping at every level and saved many kids the hard choice of cheating or abandoning their dreams, but instead he chose to label the guys who worked their bums off to win him his tours as bitter, jealous liars. As far as I’m concerned he has earned his vilification and more… to Matt 10/23/12, 12:32 PM Thank you for your informed reply, especially the details you have specified in your 3rd point, the problem is,and i due apologize for my ignorance, is that none of these substantive points have been shared with the public through the mass media, when it is explained as to how it was possible for him to do this, the actual processes, the meticulous considerations in assuring there was due process involved it is more reasonable to understand the findings.Again I appreciate your time to set the record straight for me. With Sincerity and thanks John McGowan says: I tried to post a comment yesterday and am wondering what happened to it. It contained a couple of links relevant to the discussion so am presuming that those may have got in the way of it being posted. In particular I wanted to call into question the idea that performances haven’t suffered in the face of a more stringent anti-doping regime in cycling. Taking just a few examples like this doesn’t account for other potentially confounding factors (race terrain, weather) and I think renders such comparisons less useful. There is quite a lot of material out there (the Science of Sport website is good though definitely coming from an anti-doping perspective). I know you’ve written the importance of considering the effectiveness of anti-doping procedures in the past and it is obviously a vital part of any case being made for a more relaxed regime. The second link I included was to a recent piece looking at some of your ideas on a different doping climate. While I don’t really concur with your opinion I do think that your paper with Bennet Foddy a few years back about the WADA code does draw out some very useful areas for consideration (what constitutes a level playing field, the safety problems raised by a prohibitive regime etc). For myself I can’t really get with sport where a legitimate route to success is for young athletes to push the limits of pharmaceutical assistance. That of course doesn’t mean that a regime focused on prohiubition and restriction is problem free. To just say that we don’t like something so ban it is a bit Peter Hitchens and I think it would be useful if WADA could take a more nuanced position than that. Looking at the comments and the question of Lance Armstrong. He is a fascinating figure and I think it’s correct to say that he has provoked very strong negative reactions. I’m rather in agreement with Matt (above) that these are not exactly to do with doping (or I’m afraid a desire to stop him doing good!) but rather to do with his behaviour in the face of accusations. He has clearly been foolishly dishonest and extremely aggressive towards any doubters. These have combined to undermined his rather heroic public brand and I think it’s unsurprising that he has provoked far greater ire than other dopers in the past. Hand says: Doping in cycling hs been present since the beginnings of the Tour of France. Over the years the direct and indirect deaths due to doping have been both exploited and hidden, depending on who was involved. To use Armstrong as a whipping boy is an example of what happens when people who have never competed at the world level make rules for those who do. If you look at who Armstrong competed against during his career, most have been implicated in doping, hence he was still competing on an even playing field. The only reasonable solution to the problem is to allow blood and EPO doping and nothing else. These two forms of enhancement have not been shown to have adverse effects later in life. I think there are many who would dispute the “level playing field” argument. Pharmaceuticals affect individuals in different ways. (e.g. those with naturally lower red blood cell concentrations would improve a great deal more with EPO). This leads to a contest of training, fitness, biological potential, potential to improve with drugs and access to medical support and supplies. In the case of Armstrong and others over the last few years what they have done is clearly outside the rules as they were set. In terms of LA being a whipping boy I’ve argued (see the hyperlink on my name at the top of this comment) that there are a good mayny other reasons to condemn him that are tangential to doping. I think the author and Bennett Foddy have argued (interestingly) that there is a good case to frame the rules differently and make something like cycling about a contest of pharmaceutical or genetic innovation too. Think Formula 1 but with the body as the car. There is a something to be said for this for this though myself I would worry that, in practical terms, safety would be more compromised than it is already and also that inequalities would result. But hey it isn’t like safety under current codes (where rules are routinely violated and secrecy can contribute to risk) is necessarily great. There are definitely arguments to be balanced. Also sport is already affected by many inequalities. I’d suggest that legalised doping would exacerbate those though. A. L. A. says: The Salem “witches” were hanged (and one pressed to death), not burned. Burning witches was a phenomenon of continental Europe, not England nor its colonies.	cc/2022-05/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line35
__label__cc	0.710778	0.289222	The Proclamation on Socialism by Pope John Paul II by Lady Master Nada "I give you my love, for all else I have already given away."—Lady Master Nada "And this loss of the memory of the masters—of our voice, of our teaching, of our pleading, of the healings that have been bestowed—this loss of memory is a penetration of astral microbes between the memory and the mental body, a division of the alpha spiral, a split in consciousness. The fallen ones know that to destroy the memory is to destroy the identity."—Nada, December 10, 1975 " . . . Go forth in my name and slay the beast of socialism! Its stench covers the vast landed areas of the earth. Its pollution is everywhere. It threatens the very fiber of this nation. How is it aided? It is aided by the sugar entity that makes people helpless as vegetables. And the sugar entity says through them, 'Take care of me. Take care of us. We demand it.' —Lord Maitreya, January 1, 1986 "A socialist is someone who is very good at spending other people's money."—Margaret Thatcher "O disc of Light from heaven’s height Descend with all your perfection! Make my aura bright with freedom’s Light And the Masters’ love and protection!" " . . . Thus, my beloved hearts of Light, let there be transmutation, let there be the challenge of the lie, and let there be the bringing up of children who do not seek in socialism a way to dodge karmic responsibility and the responsibility of the internalization of the Word. See how the lie of socialism has already affected the Church and its doctrine in the West. See how that false dependancy upon one son of God has abnegated the entire necessity for each individual to work out his own salvation. "I tell you, it is the diabolical doctrines that continue to be upheld and espoused by the Church of Rome and by the protesting movements that have opened the door to a political philosophy of socialism. And whereas at one time there was a horror against socialism by those within the Church, they have moved in a subtle rebellion closer and closer to the ideologies of Marx, until in this very hour there is the proclaiming of the virtues of the system of socialism by the Pope himself [John Paul II], who therefore reveals himself as no true friend of the christed ones or of this Messenger. "Therefore you may understand, beloved ones, why we have positioned the true Vicar of Christ outside of the entire established churches of the planet, that you might receive freely our Word uncontaminated, uncircumscribed, unlimited, unproscripted by anyone else's human opinion, whatever that may be. (Applause) "In the name of the Karmic Board I reveal to you that there has been a repression and supression of truth on the part of those in Rome for many centuries and the full knowledge of the Light of Christ in the individual has been withheld. It is not a question of total ignorance, but of politics. And therefore, an envy goes forth as never before as, at inner levels, the false hierarchy of Jesus Christ moves against the body of his servants who know that they are sons of God, that they will be resurrected with him fully, who know that they will ascend. Blessed hearts—it is this very presence of this band united in love that has the world force to turn back the entire momentum of this single lie that has perverted every other area of human understanding. "Now, beloved ones, the proclammation on socialism by the Pope himself [John Paul II] stands to affect ninety-three million faithful hearts. And what about Catholicism in America, as representatives of that movement move against the defense of this nation? And now the Pope himself engages in an attack against capitalism and the free enterprise system. It is an economic denial of the path of Christhood made in the name of Jesus Christ and in the name of the Holy Sea. "Can you imagine what confusion and what betrayal of the people of Poland and every nation that is enslaved under the world communism by this mouthpiece that spouts the ignorance of a consciousness not aligned with the very source where it should be? These things burden the hearts of the Lords of Karma, I tell you. And our comfort is derived that here is yet the spark of love and freedom that can correct all of this, roll it back and light a world. "And I tell you, the legions of Light who are in our service are determined to work through you and assist you as never before because you are willing to stand against every movement of the power elite entrenched in church and state worldwide. "A house divided against itself cannot stand. And therefore I predict that as you make the call and huddle close to the flame of comfort of the love of the Maha Chohan, as you allow no wedges to enter this body but seal your tryst and pact of love, and as one body worldwide, give the call for the exposure of the Roman Catholic Church, that you will see . . ." " . . . Beloved ones, in the midst of the crumbling of the old order and the rumblings and the division in the Church of Rome, do you recognize that if the one who wears the vestments of Peter in this hour understood this grand equation, he would not find it necessary to partake of bread and wine with the representatives of Marxism and of the Communist Party, and the bishops and cardinals of the Church would not find it necessary to engage in their flirtations with World Communism." " . . . always the salvation of a living heart is Love. Now, that love is not necessarily a love that is given, but a love that is already within—a love whereby the child moving toward Sonship and Godship can resist temptation because of a greater love! " . . . The love that must be instilled, beginning with yourself, is a love so tangible for God in the person of one another, for God in the person of his saints, his angels, the masters, nature and the simplicity of life itself that in the presence of such love the abrogation of the laws of God is altogether unthinkable—a love so full of the penetration of Law itself, the love of the Law as a witness unto truth, the love of the Lawgiver as the one who defends the highest interests of his children . . . "One must love oneself not only as the handiwork of God but as one's own handiwork. And if you do not love what you see or what you have made of yourself, you know that Love is the power to consume all that is unreal. " . . . people prefer to love themselves as human beings, and therefore in an attempt to love that human self one finds that the human self—because it cannot be perfected (it must be surrendered to the greater life)—is not necessarily worthy of love—for the soul retains the memory of the perfect image of Self who is Christ the Lord, and this alone as worthy of that unconditional love which cannot be fully accorded to the unpredictable, whimsical human self. "And this, beloved, is the root of the dilemma of human love, as well as the love/hate patterns which sometimes plague human relationships. "And thus one's moorings must be altered. One must penetrate to the core of Life, to the origin of all things, to the descent of the soul from God, to the realization that the compelling force of being is one's divinity! " . . . and all of this is nothing more than a human momentum multiplied by the mass consciousness, multiplied by the media, which has a way of reinforcing everyone's belief in their own humanness and denying anyone's possible hope in their own Christhood. It is as though the entire world were in a deep sleep, accepting this hypnotic spell that has been cast upon it." Nada, Lord of the Purple and Gold Ray Lords of the Seven Rays II 1986, pp. 215-7 Desire to Escape Pain—Root Cause of the Undoing of the Psyche "The true path of Love, beloved, is one that does bring the greatest challenges; for pain on the path of Love is many times unbearable. And those who have not chosen to bear the pain of Love [—whether of divine love or human love in all of its ramifications—have therefore sidestepped the Path, taken other byways, strayed from the straight and narrow that leads to the fount of bliss that is the true mystery of Christ's love. "I come to set you back on course that you might begin at the beginning and remember your vows before the altar of the Great Central Sun, shared between twin flames. You vowed to go forth and forevermore to be one. But when the Path became painful you sometimes accepted lesser loves as comfort, as salve for the wounded ego . . . . "Do you understand, beloved, that the greatest lesson your soul can learn is that Love is the All, Love is the Goal? And to stop a moment and know just how great is the Love of your Father-Mother God for you[—is it not the right thing to do]? Most have come to the place of insensitivity to that Love or a sense that they are not worthy of it. And by an absence of self-worth they tune it out. This is another form of non-listening. It is the tuning out of those things that are so precious and so beautiful, because one deems oneself unclean, unready. The Mother who loves you, the Father who loves you will embrace you as you are and give you that [Divine] Love to wash you clean . . . "Blessed ones, no matter how painful is the course of Love, its pursuit will fulfill the whole law of being and bring you back to that point of wholeness and the divine memory of God. Do not fear to experience pain. Allow yourself to experience it, to neutralize it perhaps with the exercise of the sacred fire breath, but not to escape pain. This, beloved, must surely be the root cause of all compromise of self and hence the undoing of the psyche as the psyche becomes surrounded with its own psychology of human ups and downs far, far afield from centeredness in God." Fear Not to Experience the Pain of Love— Nada’s Ovoid of Love Will Bring Out, for Transmutation, Pain We Have Stored in Our Soul and Our Unconscious] "I, Nada, come then with an ovoid of Love and I place it around you at a very safe distance . . . You see, beloved, the nearer the ovoid of Love comes to your being, the more it will bring out the memory of the pain of Love's separation or the crossing of the line and the misuse of Divine Love or human love. It will also bring to you a certain intensity of the Love of God to cause your soul to say [within her]self, 'This Love is so great I cannot contain it, I cannot sustain it.' And what in a moment may be bliss may become the pain, as one poet has said, of too much love, of too much loving. "Blessed ones, when you feel the pain of the closing-in of this ovoid of Love, it shall be for you the pain of the memory of having left off from your First Love [and even from] your first estate. And [with] each passing year of drifting farther from the point of Love's origin, that pain, beloved, is stored in the psyche and in the unconscious. Pretend there were nothing else stored there. [And consider why] the pain of Love's absence, the pain of losing Love is most severe and [that it] does possibly include an explanation for all other goings astray, compromise of the Law, self-dishonesty. "[Indeed,] the covering-up of that which is most painful may result in many compensations. Beloved, the purpose of this experiment is that you might endure the pain for the moments of this dictation and say to yourself afterwards, 'Why, that pain allowed the dissolution of some of the records of the separation from Love, from Father, from Mother.' "The pain in experiencing [the loss of Love, divine or human,] is a part of a process that is known as an accelerated transmutation, whereby if you truly desire to overcome all things and to do so quickly, as Lanello has suggested is the necessity of the hour and indeed it is, you will discover that you can bear the pain [of this accelerated transmutation] for the resolution that follows. This is why I have said, fear not the pain[—whether the pain that comes on the path of Love as you reap love's sowings or the pain that comes from the karma of non-loving]." Accelerating the Quality of Your Heart The Love That Will Heal "Unable to adequately express the overwhelming love she felt for God, Catherine of Genoa simply said, 'If one drop of that love which my heart feels . . . were to fall into Hell, Hell itself would altogether turn into eternal life.' "Isn’t this the love we all seek? The love that will heal. The love that with one single drop will transform someone's world. Just think what we could do if we had that kind of love! But in order to have that kind of love, we need to open our hearts—all the way. "And as we know, it is not always easy to do that. Because of the wounds of the past, we close up when loving gets too painful. We sometimes have to contact deep levels of hurt in order to resolve the painful record and move on. Nada’s Way of Love "Lady Master Nada has given us important insights on why it can be hard to get beyond the pain. She says: 'The true path of Love is one that does bring the greatest challenges; for pain on the path of Love is many times unbearable.' She says this pain sometimes goes back to our original separation from our twin flame—the soul who is our divine counterpart, our 'other half.' In 1989 Nada said : " . . . Do not fear to experience pain. Allow yourself to experience it, to neutralize it perhaps with the exercise of the sacred fire breath, but not to escape it. "The sacred fire breath Nada is referring to is Djwal Kul’s breathing exercise, which he gives in The Human Aura book and which is printed as decree 40.09. "If we open to these past experiences, with the help of the Masters we can let go of them and move on. And what a shout of hallelujah we may give when we realize that we can get past these burdens and negative experiences. Of course, there are times when your spiritual work must be accompanied by work with a trained psychologist who can help you sort out the issues and complications that may have resulted from these experiences. "Nevertheless, if we trust in God we can make tremendous progress through these teachings of the Masters." Elizabeth C. Prophet " . . . I will stand in the end of the age before the Cosmic Council and I will speak of Europe. And I will speak of the British Isles. I will speak of Scandinavia. I will speak of Spain and Portugal and Eastern Europe. And I will say, 'I have gone forth. I have delivered the Word. " 'I have stood by every Lightbearer. I, Nada, vow to you, I have given them the opportunity of the flame of Love. If they have not come, if they have not answered the call, nothing more can be done. I have used the Light you have given me, Alpha and Omega. I have opened the door to all.' "May all enter and know the Lord as the manifestation of the Goddess of Liberty herself." " . . . Let charity abound but let not the Vicar of Christ promote World Socialism * as the leveling of wealth and as the means to the ascent of the soul! It is good and necessary to feed the poor and clothe the naked, to do all these things but not to do so by mandatory state socialism. This is a betrayal of the true teaching of Jesus Christ and the parable of the talents. Let each one multiply his light and substance and share it with all. Let freedom in the economy and freedom in government and freedom within the Church prevail, as each individual is accountable to his God." * The pope on socialism. Pope John Paul II, who has been described by some as the first socialist pope, has repeatedly criticized capitalism and promoted the benefits of planned economies, the rights of the laborer and the priority of labor over capital. In “Laborem Exercens,” his 1981 encyclical on the role of work in shaping the person, he condemned both capitalism and Marxist socialism, suggesting that the model for economic development is a socialist middle ground. He wrote of the distribution of wealth and poverty among the nations and the need for “a leveling out and a search for ways to ensure just development for all.” In an article, “The Vision of a Socialist Pope,” in the June 20, 1983 issue of Newsweek, Kenneth Woodward explains that the pope believes there are democratic forms of socialism “that can liberate workers yet incarnate the values of Christ.” He writes: “For the pope it is the human person who gives value to the work, and it is his dignity as a laborer that economic systems ought to serve.” Woodward points out that John Paul has almost reversed the tradition of his papal predecessors who condemned socialism as atheistic. In 1984 Pope John Paul II denounced unrestrained capitalism in his tour of Canada. He stated that the prosperous nations of the north are responsible for the material and political suppression of the suffering south. However, on May 2, 1991, one week after Hilarion’s dictation, the pope partially endorsed the market economy when he issued his encyclical “Centesimus Annus.” In the encyclical he addressed the economic changes in the countries of Eastern Europe where Communist regimes had collapsed. He acknowledged the value of the free market system but stressed that it must be oriented toward the common good. "And when you come into that stillness and you begin to meditate upon God you will first be moved and stirred by the regular beat of God's heart. In that beat is the pattern of the release of energy for a cosmos, a rose, a seed, a soul. It is the regular advancing rhythm of energy spiraling from a fiery core to the circumference of its inherent design. " . . . The letters in the word service stand for Sacred Energy, the Ray of Victory In the Consciousness of each Energy spiral. " . . . Thus to go within to declare the sacred name I AM THAT I AM, thence to burst forth from the cocoon of Being, to translate all that is within to the without—this is the calling of lightbearers. And each time you go without the momentum is greater, and thus the arrow of the soul (the aura thereof) that is shot into the air has a greater diameter and a greater circumference, a greater opportunity for overcoming and becoming God. Thus is Life self-transcending." "This age is and must become one of magna-struction—a great universal constructivism wherein all men are united against all that which is not Love and together hold high the banner of all that is genuine cooperative love reaching between heaven and earth!" " . . . So then let the children of the light invoke the intensity of the ten thousand suns of the God of Gold and let the decimal system of the divine standard prevail and let the power of the ten be the power of the test of each man’s source of supply, each man’s ability to overcome the adversities of his own human karma upon which the supply and demand of his life depends." "The all-consuming fire of the Godhead is love. And so you will understand that perfect love is the manifestation of the judgment that does not allow hate and hate-creation to trample upon oneself. Therefore when you come to an understanding of the philosophy and psychology of love you will realize that [in] love for God—being so great where you stand—you do not allow anti-love to cross the threshold of your temple. Only love may enter here and all else must submit therefore to its living flame of which I am the bearer." "Long, long ago souls of light stepped forth from that City* to descend into these octaves. Blessed ones, these were volunteers. Many of them came to Earth and they remain in the annals of Earth's history the great lights, the innovators, those who have opened a door that none other could open. For they did carry in their causal bodies a dispensation of the Lord God to deliver to a people not merely an intellectual idea or a plan for human improvement but a molecule of light which when delivered through the individual to certain hearts would initiate and expand a new culture, an age, an awareness of government. The most fundamental of these dispensations, beloved, is that of freedom itself. Time there was, after the descent of souls of Earth to the darkest depths, that none knew or perceived the meaning of freedom nor had a desire for it. "Blessed hearts, in some quarters of the Earth today there are those who would rather be told what to do, as cattle, than to have to think of how and what to do each day. They have become conditioned almost as computers to being tied to a vast mind that is the anti-Mind, fully content then to be daily filled by that mind to perform functionally their duties and responsibilities. They fear the cutting of that umbilical cord whereby they might be responsible for their own life and well-being, direction, self-determination. "Thus, beloved, I speak in fundamental terms. Sanat Kumara, the great bearer of the light of freedom, and his sons—most notably Saint Germain—have come to teach a people to understand that freedom is a treasure and a gift that can be lost. Realize then that as the memory of freedom was once lost in the Earth so it can be lost again especially through the philosophies of the fallen angels who sit in the seats of notoriety and authority in the universities, in the governments and in the economies, distorting the true knowledge of freedom. "Freedom then is powerful as a flaming flame that cannot be quenched, fragile as a feather that should escape from an angel wing in flight. Blessed hearts, it is the love of freedom—the love of the ministration of freedom, the love to teach freedom and all its applications in all fields—that has sparked once again creative intelligence in the Earth. "This has come to be renewed again and again by these souls of light who came forth from this ancient City of Light and therefore were heard to say, 'We seek no continuing city here.' (Heb. 13:14) For they remembered, beloved; they remembered their City of Light and desired only to be pilgrims to deliver from their hearts an ampule of oil vouchsafed to them by Sanat Kumara and the Father/Mother sponsor of this City. To deliver it then, to break it open within the secret chamber of the heart of those chosen was their mission. "And so there have been others to whom the oil has been given and who have passed it on again and again until a whole world has been filled with the knowledge of the Lord. But many among them, beloved, took from the originators the oil. And they said, 'We will take this knowledge but use it to our own devices. Now that we have the knowledge we need not the oil or the messenger who came bearing the oil.' "And therefore the knowledge was kept. And yet by the very absence of the holy oil it became a materialistic knowledge without the fire of the Spirit. It was misused for purposes of humanism--for the perpetuation, modification and engineering of humanity and all civilization until it was no more. And thus, beloved, there was the rejection of the Guru/chela relationship. Every son of Sanat Kumara did preach his name, his love and the great Hierarchy of Light. Thus deliberately they [the interlopers] said, 'We have no need to give obeisance to a chain of command of beings of light. We will do what we will.' "Therefore the few retained the Lamp of Knowledge; and the rest took with them the fragments which were a sufficiency. For so powerful is the vastness of the knowledge of Sanat Kumara that even crumbs from the Master's table should endure and sustain civilizations for thousands of years. People have made the simple statement that today there is a science without the true religion or the true communion with God that is necessary to be responsible for the uses of that science. You can see, beloved, that a little bit of religion and a few hours or less a week set aside for worship have naught to do with a path whereby the heart does burn by virtue of its oneness with this Hierarchical Chain of Light that passes through the heart of Sanat Kumara and unto the Great Central Sun, with all of the Great White Brotherhood serving this Earth coming under the canopy of this one, this Ancient of Days. "Blessed ones, the sponsorship therefore of America by Saint Germain was the sponsorship of Sanat Kumara and with him that of Surya of the God-Star (star Sirius). That sponsorship was that this land (and if all of North America should so elect) should be then a Master/disciple nation. Into the midst of this nation Saint Germain was sent as the most likely one to whom the reincarnated twelve tribes should respond, they themselves being a part of those who had forgot. It is a long history, beloved. And we who are of the Lords of Karma and of the seven rays are, you might say, somewhat sentimental as we look upon your faces and we look into the hearts of Keepers of the Flame worldwide and we see those who are awakened once again with a fervor of mission and the realization of what is to be done in this hour. " . . . Let one and all be sealed now according to the inner vow to Saint Germain made and taken and to be fulfilled. With what measure ye mete, it shall be meted unto you. We the legions of the sixth ray stand with all who stand with Saint Germain. I AM Nada—truly of the heart of Love's discipline and I do impart the ruby ray path in the name of the Ancient of Days; amen." *The City of White Light, Shamballa, in the heart of the star Venus; 144,000 volunteers came in two main teams, one under Sanat Kumara, Regent of Venus, and a later one under Mighty Victory. "As one of your popular poets once said: 'All your strength is in your union, all your danger is in discord.' The Great White Brotherhood therefore issues through me today as an absolute fiat that: We of the Universal Brotherhood have determined by the Holy Light of God That Does Not, Cannot, Fail to see all the downtrodden areas of the Earth blessed with the real abundance of the great ascended masters as a natural and spiritual outpouring! In real Union hemispheral solidarity will fuse to become worldwide Oneness! " . . . As the Ascended Ones Daily Serve So May All Do who are presently unascended—this too IS the Will of God and it is also His Love! Remember, I AM the Practicality of God Made Manifest Which Gives to All That Needs Both Love and Substance as the Father's Hands in Action—All Ways! “A Purging Love—Let the Long Night of the Persecution of the Woman and Her Children Be Done!”—Lady Master Nada, February 18, 1991	cc/2022-05/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line37
__label__cc	0.60694	0.39306	registered players PGNs ranking – group a (sax) ranking – group b (barczay) ranking – group c móra ferenc elementary school ranking – group A ranking – group B former winners Welcome to the website of Zalakaros Chess Festival! We are proud to say that is has been the 35th occasion when we can organize our Chess Festival. It has become one of the most important chess-event of Hungary which is highly appreciated in the whole Europe by now. The tournament has developed together with the settlement itself. The Granit Thermal Spa, which by now has reached great fame in Europe, was opened in 1965 basically defines the image of the former large village. The settlement received city status in 1997. The site and the atmosphere of the tournament is so excellent from the very beginning that it grown international after the first two events and is still continuously growing and developing. During the first decades, the venue of the tournament had solely been the gymnasium of the Mora Ferenc Primary School. Fortunately in the recent years the Hotel Karos Spa joined as another spot of the event and now assures ideal home for the main group. It has been the third year when the Hungarian Chess Federation has provided the usually 150-200 players Chess Festival with a significant financial support. Thus, together with the support of Zalakaros City the prize fund has grown to European level that attracted the participation of not less than 32 International Grandmasters in 2015. The year of 2016 is another milestone in our history since it has been the first time when the number of registered participants has exceeded 200 players. A surprisingly lot of players have registered from India which is the ancient homeland of the game of chess. According to the vast number of participants besides the usual A and B groups we will a third group (C) this year. The rank of the event is increased by the fact that in its frame we hold the Hungarian Open Championship of Men and also the Hungarian Junior Championship (U20). Lead by the main patron of the tournament Mr.Ferenc Novák, Mayor of Zalakaros City the Board of the City Council assures every possible help for the preparation we need for a high level organization. So on behalf of the Organizers I can recommend for all of you regardless of age, gender or rating points that at the end of May come to Zalakaros, this friendly little town of spa which is full of flowers ! IM Tamás Horváth H-1055 Budapest, Falk Miksa Street 10. Mobile: +36205399209; Phone.: +3614732360 Phone./Fax: +3613116616	cc/2022-05/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line40
__label__cc	0.724316	0.275684	Chitra Gupta Road, New Delhi - 110055 DAV CMC DAV Movement Present Office Bearers Message of The President DAV Anthem DAV NETWORK DAV Schools DAV Colleges DAV Aided Schools DAV UNIVERSITY DAV Centre for Academic Excellence Publication Division DAV VIDEOS Dada Vaswani Message for Children Dada Vaswani Message for DAV Organisation DAV Mukhyamantri DAV University Jalandhar DAV Archive Communication Module (School) Communication Module (Higher Education) vehicle management provident fund DAV intellectual hub DAV united Reconciliation of Schools The DAV CMC will reopen from 24.01.2022 with 50% strength as per orders of Government of NCT Delhi. The roster of employees who will attend the office will be prepared by the Section Incharges. DAV CMC Events 06/03/2020 - To - 06/03/2020 Interaction with Vice-President, Sh Venkaiah Naidu DAV United Festival – 2019-20 Induction Programme of Heads of DAV Schools Independence Day Celebrations at DAVCMC DAVCMC Contributes to CMs Relief Fund for Cyclone FANI Annual General Meeting of DAV National Sports Felicitation Ceremony of Newly Appointed MPs President’s Message on 14.04.2020 My Brothers and Sisters, I feel humbled by the massive response given by all of you to my appeal dated 29.03.20. To help the Nation fight the dreaded Covid-19, you have donated liberally and straight from the heart. I am sure that every paisa donated from your hard earned money and given from the heart, will go a long way in fighting this pandemic. न वज़न अहम्, न रक़बा, न आधा, न सवाया; दिया जब दिल से तो सारा जहान दिया गया । Even our Prime Minister, Shri Narender Modi ji has appreciated the gesture and the spirit of DAV and the Arya Samaj. A screenshot of his tweet is reproduced. I also appreciate the efforts of many schools who, along with holding on line classes, are also serving the needy. Many schools and Colleges have made arrangements to provide food etc to the needy. Many teachers have stitched masks at home and given them to the Local Administration for onward distribution. To all those, I can say that you have inculcated in you the true DAV & Arya Samaj Spirit. Today, on seeing the organisation that bears his name, Maharishi Dayanand ji would feel happy and proud that his teachings have borne fruit. He would be happy that every teacher of this dynamic Organisation is not only helping the Nation in its battle against Corona Virus, but is also busy teaching “Manavta” by becoming role models themselves. I thank and salute you all. I am sure that this extension of the Lockdown - 2 till 3rd of May, will not hamper your spirit. You will carry on the Online classes and motivate your students & their parents to stay gainfully busy while they stay fit and healthy in their homes. Counselling sessions should be started to ensure Physical & Mental health of the youth. I understand that it is tough. But when going gets tough, the tough get going. I am confident that the broad and strong shoulders of the DAV staff can bear any load. Once again, please follow all the safety precautions as given by the Government. I will pray for you. घर पर रहें, सुरक्षित रहें, स्वस्थ रहें, और व्यस्त रहें । Yours, in prayer, Punam Suri DAV College Managing Committee, and Arya Pradeshik Pratinidhi Sabha Daily Milap, New Delhi While the entire human race has got together to fight the deadly Virus which is running unabated attacking lacs of people and killing thousands, the news about the role of some misguided, fanatics is shocking. Their extremely wrong and deplorable behaviour of flouting the Lockdown rules and then, above all, pelting stones and spitting at the Doctors and other health workers, is absolutely intolerable. These medical and para-medical workers are our first and ONLY line of defence in our battle against COVID 19. They are our heros and Saviours. So, let us all pray to the Almighty to give wisdom to these misguided souls and guide their “Budhi” in the right direction. I am deeply touched by the immediate and over whelming response to my appeal which I made two days ago. I have received numerous calls and mails supporting this move. Money is pouring into the DAV College Managing Committee Relief Fund Account. Many have given more than their one days salary. The Alumni of DAV have specially risen to answer this appeal. The money so collected will be transferred to the PM CARES FUND immediately. Under the dynamic leadership of our Honourable PM, Shri Narinder Modi ji, India seems to be fighting the battle in the correct way, and will, soon, see the end of Corona Virus. Let us strengthen the hands of our PM by following his advice of staying indoors, maintaining Social distancing, and ensuring good personal hygiene. I am great-full to the teachers who have shifted to the on line teaching methods. Many videos have been prepared by our teachers and new skills have been shown by them. I request the Directors to please search for talent amongst these teachers. I would like to start an Incubator for Principals of DAV. The talented ones and the ones with a spark can be trained to give them a better chance of becoming DAV Principals of tomorrow. I heard a story on TV yesterday that Vidur asked Yodhishtar. If the entire jungle was to burn, then which animals will survive ? Yodhishtar replied that the strong animals, like Lions, Tigers, Elephants, etc will all perish. Animals that can run very fast, like deer, rabbits, etc will also die. Only the animals that stay in their burrows will survive. So please stay at home, stay healthy, and stay gainfully employed. Let us all pray to the Almighty to keep us united and give us the strength to tide over this crises. Take care ! I will be praying for you. Dear Elders, Brothers & Sisters, Sitting with my iPad, I could not resist thanking you for all the measures that you have taken to break the growth chain of human enemy no1, Corona Virus. I also must thank you for the quick adaptation and the transition to “On Line Teaching” methods and the “Work from Home” concept. The Directors, ROs, AROs, Principals, the teaching & non teaching staff have proven to the world that DAV is conscientious of the requirements of the society and as always, has a positive response to meet any challenges. For the last 133 years, DAV has served humanity whenever any National or Natural calamity has demanded. While thanking you, I feel humbled at the thought that I too serve this great Nation along with you. पड़ा रहने दे किसी कोने में, ए माली, काँटा ही सही, मिला तो हूँ गुलिस्ताँ में । While the Schools are busy with their “On Line Teaching” methods, I feel we should keep in mind that our child is as afraid as the adults are, for the fear of the unknown. It is for the first time that independent Bharat has faced a three-week long curfew, hence the Schools, God Willing, will reopen on the 15th April 2020. Such a long time to be cooped up in a small house, can tell on the psyche of a child. It is very difficult for him to understand why he cannot go out to meet his friends nor can his friends come to him. He may become restless and become a problem at home. The most important thing is to keep the children gainfully employed, in touch with their studies, and yet feel relaxed. So it becomes our job, not only to start on line learning classes but also to help the parents in better child management. You should open a dialogue with the parents (maybe through WhatsApp or e-mail) to explain to them to use this time for closer family bonding. May be a parent can start a hobby with his child. Creating something together with his parent can make a child feel loved and wanted in the house. The parents may notice some behavioural changes - Some tantrums, some aggression, some unnatural behaviour. Some may even turn towards the unmentionable side of Internet. The most important thing is to keep the children gainfully employed, in touch with their studies, and yet feel relaxed. So it becomes our job, not only to start on line learning classes but also to help the parents in better child management. You should open a dialogue with the parents (maybe through WhatsApp or e-mail) to explain to them to use this time for closer family bonding. May be a parent can start a hobby with his child. Creating something together with his parent can make a child feel loved and wanted in the house. I know I am demanding a lot from you. But in these demanding times, a lot can be demanded; and as we all know, that in DAV, reward for good work, is more work. I m putting weight on the shoulders that I know can carry. So let us stay indoors, stay healthy, and stay safe. Remember, the future of this great country is today in your classrooms. Look after yourself so that the future of my Country remains safe & secure. May God Bless you! I will be praying for you. President’s Message on 24th March 2020. Corona Virus seems to be spreading at a fast pace, with more than 3,00,000 confirmed cases in the world. Practically every nation has gone into a Lock-down state. I think that this the first time that the entire human race, regardless of religion, language, colour, or nationality, have declared war against its common enemy - Corona Virus. Since time immemorial, a human being which is just a small organism, using the power of his brain, tried to control and rule over all other forms of life. And in his struggle for power, he played havoc with Nature. This epidemic has proven to us that when faced with the wrath of Nature, a micro-organism, like Corona Virus, is sufficient to paralyse, maim, and strangulate the entire human race. Let this be lesson to us, though a very expensive one, that all humanity must live with Nature and not at the expense of it. We, the disciples of Maharishi Dayanand ji, understand that we have to live as per the teachings of the Vedas, respecting all forms of life, and maintaining the balance of Nature. “Oh Lord, the Creator & Protector, Let the Celestial Shining region bestow peace upon us; Let the mid-space (outer space) bestow peace; Let there be peace on Earth; Let the waters be peaceful; Let the medicines & medicinal plants be peace giving; Let all Vegetation be peace giving; Let the Sages & Intellectuals be peace loving; Let all Divine Knowledge be peace giving; Let there be peace in peacefulness; Let peace & harmony be bestowed upon me and all of us.” DAV, always ready to face the National calamities, declared all its 920 Institutions closed in 23 states of the country, till 31st March 2020 in an endeavour to break the Corona Virus growth chain. Realising the responsibility of the future of its students, a system of “On-line Teaching” programmes have been started. The DAV Head Office has already started “Work from Home” concept. It will be our endeavour to keep the functioning as trouble free as possible. All this is achieved, and so quickly, because of the zeal & the efforts of the Office Bearers, Directors, R.O.s & A.R.O.s, Principals, teachers and the entire staff of DAV. I appeal to all to take all preventive measures, and to please cooperate with the dictates of the Government, stay indoors, stay healthy and stay gainfully employed. Don’t be careless, be careful and yet remain care free. Pray and KEEP SMILING ! DAVCMC DAV College Managing Committee Chitra Gupta Road E-Mail Id: info@davcmc.net.in Website: www.davcmc.net.in STATUTORY AUDIT FY 2020-21 ONLINE COMMUNICATION (HIGHER EDUCATION) ONLINE COMMUNICATION (SCHOOL) CHECK E-MAIL BUDGET AND SALARY Copyright © 2018 - All Rights Reserved - DAV College Managing Committee, Chitra Gupta Road, New Delhi - 110055.	cc/2022-05/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line44
__label__cc	0.698859	0.301141	(Studio Carrum Ccohortis) Next Saga Entry >> (The Idiots Guide To Circumcision) They're Not Imaginary Afterall Between January 2111 and August 2121 George and Neal set out on a quest to discover as many creatures generally thought to be imaginary as possible. Over their 10 year hunt they proved the existence of unicorns, pixies, trolls, harpies, thunderbirds, centaurs, Nessie, yeti and sasquatch (but not bigfoot), Gary Busey, chimera, phoenix, and sqrt -1. Over the course of 10 years Neal tried lots of different ways of attracting the elusive unicorn. The big question isn't why he tried out this costume, but why he didn't stop wearing it after we found a unicorn. Tags: 2111(2) 2121(3) celebrities(69) mythological critters(7) neal's fashion sense(21) Names Mentioned: gary busey(1) People, Places, Companies, Products, and Things mentioned that you may recognize from your reality: gary busey(1) 2111 - (1 Other Entry) 2121 - (2 Other Entries) Not Conspiracy Theories - There are conspiracy theories, and then there's the truth. And here it is, at long last. There was no UFO crash at Roswell. It wasn't a weather balloo... celebrities - (68 Other Entries) Clint Ain't Wacko! - In August 2012, Clint Eastwood was thought to have embarrassed himself at the Republican National Convention by pretending to argue with an invisible ... The 3 Stooges: The Origin - In 1933, Columbia's "3 Nice Regular Guys" premiered, starring Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and George Jaros. The three produced 25 eight-to-twelve minute ... Neal and Out - The Fall and Rise of a Modern Legend - In 2022 Neal was having a mid-life crisis and had decided to head to Vegas to gamble his life savings away. George joined him thinking it would be a g... Sinatra Sluggers - In 1970, Neal and George went back in time to punch Frank Sinatra in the gut. Not because we had anything against Frank Sinatra per se, but rather bec... Bob Ross: The Origin - In 1968 George and Neal trained a kitten to paint. That kitten in turn trained Bob Ross to paint. Bob Ross in turn taught countless of people to paint... mythological critters - (6 Other Entries) Godzilla - In 1954, Neal and George worked in Japan assisting scientists with all sorts of experiments. (The boys secretly volunteered because they enjoyed drink... Hollow Earth - On and off for 35,000 years George and Neal worked on hollowing out the Earth. The dirt we hauled out was used to make the moon. The interior of the E... Beating Unicorns is Totally Tasteless - In 1991, Neal organized a protest against brutality toward unicorns called Beating Unicorns is Totally Tasteless, or B.U.T.T. Decades later, George in... We're Not Bigfoot - George and Neal are both virile, macho men - so much so that if they did not shave for two days, hair would grow all over their body, making them look... Nealotards - For six years, from 2021 to 2027 Neal tried very hard to get the world to pick up male-leotards as the latest fashion trend (he called them Nealotards... KISS - George and Neal were once part of the rock band KISS, but left the band in 1974 because they didn't think makeup of a raccoon and chimp respectively w... Jerry Falwell's 65th Birthday Party - Riding the success of their 1992 appearance in Under Siege, George and Neal opened a cake delivery business called "Under Siege 2: Dark (Chocolate) Te... Ice Cream Sandwich: The Origin - In 1931, Neal made the mistake of ordering 10,000 loaves of chocolate wafers. (Okay, it wasn't a mistake - he just liked chocolate. It was a weak mome... Documentaries - Throughout the years George and Neal have helped create several famous documentaries, including Gheorghe Marinescu's "The walking troubles of organic ... Happy Apocalypse Eve! - On December 20, 2012 George and Neal discovered that the world was not in fact ending, according to previous beliefs based on the Mayan calendar. Rath... Sciuridaetopia Invades - In 2014 the United States was overrun by a large number of giant squirrels. Apparently our neighbor, Sciuridaetopia had been conducting top secret gen... CCH3W6	cc/2022-05/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line50
__label__cc	0.72485	0.27515	0 registered (), 0 Guests and 75 Spiders online. There are bright pinpricks shining in that dark wasteland, to be sure... but only if your kid is lucky enough to encounter stubborn old goats with tenure who still know that there is a RIGHT way to do higher ed... and then there's the administrator's way...or is nearly 100% autodidactic and not that concerned about interaction with classmates as peers... if unlucky, though, they will be surrounded by the same mediocre and kinda slow classmates and instructional hand-holding that they've spent high school with. WHY BOTHER? HK, I think you may be seeing things a bit too darkly IMO (I totally get that this is driven by frustration and I sympathize). There's still a big middle ground between a poorly-run college run by bean counting administrators and whatever the top is. Also, I fear that you may be giving more credit to the Ivy League than is due to it. A lot of top-tier admits are there because they were prepped. Why should they suddenly transform from being Achievement machines into lifelong learners just because they entered the magical gates of College X? You were really excited about a local undergrad college not too long ago. What happened? Edit Reason: OMG! Here we are in Paris and we can't go out due to a crazy heat wave! Yes. To be clear, it's not that we're looking at ONLY test-score ranges to pick 'match' institutions for DD. It's a factor, though. Particularly so in second tier private institutions, which presumably draw high in SES, and therefore ought to represent "optimized" standardized test scores for the students. I do know that public colleges often don't. Anything that places DD in the 95th (plus) percentile of those ranges has got some red flags to begin with, though. What changed? Well, DD's internship experience changed things, as did recent (and brutally frank) conversations with friends who are STEM faculty at a variety of institutions in that lower tier-- some of which were originally on DD's interest lists. They are being told that they need to lower standards to keep retention high... to shut up and do what they are told... and in the end, converted to adjunct teaching and untenured teaching corps anyway. The internship. Well, this is pretty high-level in theory-- highly selective (15-25% success rate), and a feeder for the INTEL and Google SciFair competitions. DD does love the academic environment, but even she is aware and articulating that it is insufficiently stimulating/rigorous for what she needs as a next step. This is a huge problem out of the blue for us. We never anticipated that one of the state's two flagship Unis would not be suitable for DD in terms of challenge. But it is clear that this is the case. Certainly the other regional school we were thinking about won't be, in light of this. That is in complete agreement with our conversations with friends who are faculty at both institutions, by the way. The problem is that we're seeing that SAT scores at some of the other institutions also look to be in the same range, in spite of those places being 'private' and nominally more rigorous/selective. DD is a good 200 points over that in each section of her SAT's, which were probably not that great relative to her capability. I'm not just saying that, either-- she just isn't a super-tester the way that I am. Reed is pretty much the only institution in the region which doesn't look like a "low safety" for her. She's not a Reedie, even if we could afford it-- or were willing to pay for it. The other problem which is emerging from DD's improving metacognition and self-awareness is that her underlying interests are going to wind up pulling her away from areas where challenge and peer groups would be something like a good fit (math, theoretical physics, etc.). In other words, she's discovering that probably her interest in math has been driven by the fact that this is the sole area in which she has ever been able to learn at a pace/level that feels okay to her. I know that there are still schools that are in between the two extremes. I just have no idea how to find those that we don't already know about when all we have to go on are useless ranking systems that pander to the heinous aspects of the failing/failed portions of things. We need a nice independently owned restaurant that takes food seriously-- the trouble is that they get drowned out in the cacophony of advertising from the fast food places, and the hype of the high-prestige ones. I'm also working against my DH here, who-- coming from an industry perspective-- sees MIT as vastly superior to Harvey-Mudd because of the branding associated. I don't, but opinions vary locally, let's just say. I think he's been hitting the Kool Aid, myself. #162688 - 07/22/13 09:06 AM Re: Ivy League Admissions. [Re: Val] Originally Posted By: Val On the other side of the coin, there are as whole lot of parents and students who are mildly fixated to rabidly obsessed with IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS!! for many wrong reasons (status, the Mecca-like quality these places have in some people's imaginations, the (generally incorrect) assumption of future connections, etc). For money managers, the future connections are valuable: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/09/business/09fund.html Quantifying the Role of School Ties in Investing By DAVID LEONHARDT A new study circulating through hedge funds and university campuses points to the powerful role that old-school ties play in the world of investing. Mutual fund managers invest more money in companies that are run by people with whom they went to college or graduate school than in companies where they have no such connections, the study found. The investments involving school ties, on average, also do significantly better than other investments. The authors of the study offer two possible explanations — one benign and one decidedly not. Fund managers may simply know more about their old classmates, including which ones are likely to make good executives. The alternate explanation is that those executives may be passing along inside information to the fund managers. The researchers do not take a position about which explanation is more likely. “Everything we have is consistent with both explanations,” said Andrea Frazzini, an assistant professor at the University of Chicago and one of the study’s three authors. But he added, “We have no evidence of wrongdoing by any of these fund managers.” Brand name is less correlated than I thought it would be with average salary as measured by PayScale. Here is some salary data in $K for a few schools: http://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report-2013/full-list-of-schools school starting_salary mid_career_salary Princeton 58 137 Harvey Mudd 67 135 MIT 68 118 Lehigh 57 118 Harvard 51 111 Yale 49 105 Thanks, Bostonian-- I'll definitely have to share that with DH. His assertion is that "nobody outside of a few narrow fields has ever even HEARD of HM." I mean, Boston is lovely for cultural reasons, but no question that HM is closer to us and logistically a thousand times easier to visit or to attend. “We have no evidence of wrongdoing by any of these fund managers.” Well, I guess the date gives this one away. Now I understand how it might have been possible for someone to have meant such a statement in a perfectly serious, non-humorous way. It was before 2008. (Sorry-- veering off topic, I know.) I'm just thinking that "evidence of wrong-doing" is often clearest in a hindsight, big-picture kind of way. intparent HK, I am not sure if I said this earlier (I think I did), but Harvey Mudd is where my daughter is headed. I personally think the fit is better for her than MIT would be -- with some focus still on the humanities, a little bit smaller school, but plenty of smart kids there. She did run into a couple of students from THINK at accepted student days at Mudd -- they are accepting a pretty bright crew of kids, I think. Another thing she liked about Mudd was the strong presence of women on the faculty and in the student body. She did plenty of "male heavy" activities in high school - Robotics, Quiz Bowl, engineering camp - so she is used to that environment. But she liked the idea of a tech college where about half the population are women. She also really liked a couple of the women physics professors she met there (something one could barely find, as there are so few, at U of Chicago...). She figured Mudd gave her all these things -- strong physics program with a great track record of PhD program acceptance, opportunity to still pursue her humanities interests (particularly visual arts), the benefit of the Claremont consortium for social and other course opportunities, a pool of other smart kids (with the bonus of some humanities-smart kids at Pomona), a Quiz Bowl team and a fencing club, more women in her classes and as professors/mentors, and the opportunity to set fires for fun. Do not underestimate the power of the last item... She went to accepted student stays at Swarthmore and U of Chicago, and has spent a lot of time at Carleton (we live nearby). And in the end after those visits she decided on Mudd, and she is solid on her decision and is very confident it is right for her. My pocketbook is not as happy -- but we can do it. And it is the right fit for her. You gotta tune out the "prestige" voices (your H needs to do that, I think, but it is very hard for some people). Your D is going to shine ANYPLACE. So do your best to find places that feel good to her so she has a happy and fulfilling four years. It may not be Mudd if she isn't sure about the STEM path. But setting aside that "branding" criteria can really help clear the path. I will also say that top colleges are looking for students who aren't all about the branding. I am sure one reason my D had great success in admissions is because that was the last thing on her mind. I think her "Why College X" essays were well considered and devoid of any gushing about the general reputation of College X (except when she compared some of them favorably to THINK). Edited by intparent (07/22/13 09:27 AM) I'm with your DH on this one. Granted, my initial emotional response to "Harvey Mudd" is that of a bald middle aged man covered with dirt. Granted, a midcareer salary of $135K per year also makes me think "Meh", so my emotional reactions may not represent that of the average person or have any actual connection to reality. This is mostly because I came of age during the first $125K associate attorney era and it was all anyone was talking about for a couple of years. intparent, DD's interests are such that she'd probably have a great time finding mentors at Scripps, I think. We also still have friends in the area from DH's childhood down there. She also likes the look of Mills. I'm just not so keen on living as a single mom in the East Bay. We have friends in the Chicago and Twin Cities areas, as well-- having lived in that part of the world. In fact, DD was born not far from Northfield. Another very good school there that few people seem to have heard of is Macalester. There are universities that go all-out to attract talent: http://www.businessinsider.com/alabama-football-facility-pictures-2013-7 . "To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle." - George Orwell So... one of D's friends from the online Cogito chat forum run by CTY (who happens to be from our city as well, but that is how they initially met) is a PG girl who picked Scripps. She just finished her freshman year. D had coffee with her when we went to Mudd's accepted student days. The gist of their conversation was that while her friend likes Scripps and got good merit money, she feels underchallenged there. She is triple majoring, and making the best of it. But she told D she wishes she had gone to a harder college. My D was also accepted at Macalester. She got some decent merit money there, and it is a fine school. Again -- your D is going to be a superstar in the pool there, though. That is the problem with the merit money schools... My D1 is not PG, and she took the merit money from her LAC and had a great experience. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa, has a good job she loves, and made a lot of friends. But she was not looking for top intellectual company. So while we had some schools like that on D2's list (in case she... changed her mind? More like in case I got hit by a truck and could not pay her tuition -- as I have said to her, if the truck kills me you are all set becaues of life insurance -- but if I just can't work, then you need a financial backup school!). But her heart was never in attending one of those schools...	cc/2022-05/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line51
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__label__cc	0.558714	0.441286	MoaCube Cinders on Steam! Oct 29, 2020 by TeeGee Bonfire update 0.9.35 is out! Bonfire version 0.9.35 just went live on Steam servers! It’s a pretty large patch focused on balance adjustments after Blood Bonds introduced a new hero and game mechanics, causing some power creep. It makes late-game more varied and tactically interesting, but it also includes several smaller additions and tweaks to make the game easier to grasp for new players. The full list of changes (along with some dev notes) is pretty extensive and can be found on Steam. Hope you like it! Sep 28, 2020 by TeeGee Bonfire Blood Bonds Update The first major content patch for Bonfire is out! Blood Bonds introduces a new playable hero, additional character customisation mechanics based on relationships, as well as a significant amount of other tweaks and fixes! Full patch notes are available on the Steam page. Aug 26, 2020 by TeeGee Cinders out on Xbox, PS4 and Switch! Cinders just went live on Xbox and PS4, which means it’s now available on all the “big” home consoles for all your fairytale trope-breaking needs! Get Cinders on: Switch \| Playstation 4 \| Xbox One The PC version launched in 2012, and if someone back then told me that in 8 years we’ll be still working on it and I’ll get to see it on my Switch or PS4 dashboard, I’d be like Pshhhh! Expect news on Solstice to follow soon! Cinders is coming to home consoles! Hitting the desk in frustration until things start working (a.k.a. the porting & certification process) is finally over and Cinders is coming to the “big” consoles later this month! The game launches August 25th for the PS4 and 26th for XBOX ONE & Microsoft Store at the price of $19.99. Solstice may or may not follow soon! Mar 26, 2020 by TeeGee Bonfire is out in Steam Early Access! After nine years (yes, nine!) from the first game jam prototype to the current version, Bonfire is out and available for purchase on Steam! Of course all owners of the earlier versions are eligible to a free Steam key, so please check your inboxes. If you didn’t get one, just send an email to tom@moacube.com. It’s been a long road, but also the most fun I’ve had developing a game since Magi thirteen years ago. Bonfire went through so many iterations, became very personal along the way, and I’m really proud of it. I hope you’re going to love it too and — as always — thank you for your continued patience and support. Have fun! Bonfire is a bite-sized tactical RPG about journey and failure. Hildie’s world has collapsed. She and her group of heroic misfits journey through a desolate world that’s well past saving. Her quest to destroy the Faceless Overlord of the Mournfolk may be hopeless, but she’s kinda into lost causes. Bonfire is a procedurally generated, deeply tactical RPG with a rapid turn-based battle system and heroes who care a little too much. A game of plans that go sideways, crazy builds that somehow work, quick gameplay sessions, and a delightfully gloomy story that binds it all together. RAPID TACTICS Bonfire is all about complex strategy emerging from simple rules. The rapid turn-based battle system drops menu navigation in favor of contextual abilities and tactical item use. Each click is a move, each move is significant, and each encounter is a puzzle to solve. The gloomy world of Bonfire is procedurally generated. You’ll travel to really depressing-sounding places, expand your arsenal of tactical options, meet a cast of rather odd survivors, and struggle to survive yourself. The game is designed for endless play, but its story actually goes somewhere. And yes — there’s even an ending. Making your own builds and party comps is where it’s at! Bonfire classes are designed around subtle synergies to work in any possible combination. As your pool of available heroes, abilities and items increases, you’ll be able to experiment with more and more interesting setups that don’t fall under common RPG archetypes. Bonfire is difficult. The challenge, however, doesn’t come from spiteful RNG coin tosses. While you often have to make the best of a situation, success depends on your setup and tactical flexibility. Each decision is final, and each mistake may be fatal, but runs are bite-sized enough to allow for quick adjustments. SHOWERS OF BLOOD & COINS This honestly should be at the top of this list… Mar 9, 2020 by TeeGee Bonfire launches on March 26th! Yes. Finally! The gloomiest of tactical roguelikes is about to hit Steam! Feel free to add it to your wishlist and check the lengthy free demo that’s available right now! Bonfire is a tactical roguelite about journey, failure, and heroes who care a little too much. Bonfire is a procedurally generated, deeply tactical RPG with a rapid battle system and heroes who care a little too much. A game of plans that go sideways, crazy builds that somehow work, quick gameplay sessions, and a cute-sad story that binds it all together. Jan 28, 2020 by TeeGee Bonfire Demo is now out on Steam! After literal eons since the last public build, a free preview version of Bonfire launches on Steam and we’re absolutely-not-anxious about finally being able to show you what we’ve been working on these past few years! The demo is pretty sizeable, amounting to nearly 10% of the game’s current content. It’s also worth adding that save files are compatible with the upcoming release version, so you’ll be able to pick up right where you left off once it launches later this year. Have fun! And if you’ve got any feedback, feel free to drop by the game’s community board on Steam. You can now wishlist Bonfire on Steam! Bonfire, our cute-sad tactical roguelite about journey, failure, and heroes who care a little too much, finally has a Steam store page! Feel free to wishlist it – it really helps with the algos! Looking back at its history, it’s hard to believe we’re nearing the end of this journey! It started as a silly game jam proof of concept and went through being a hobby project during Solstice development, to a publicly available alpha, to a completely-reworked and fully fledged tactical RPG. It’s the longest any of our games have been in development and along the way it became quite personal. Bonfire is nearly complete at this point and is heading for Steam Early Access in the near future. Of course we’re going to hand out free Steam keys to all previous alpha owners. We’ll also try to make the game playable for them before the official launch. Feb 14, 2019 by TeeGee Cinders is now available on Nintendo Switch Our little fractured fairy tale is now playable on that cool new console that clickety-clicks. We have some feelings about this. Warm, fuzzy feelings. Check it out on Nintendo eShop and Happy Valentine’s Day! <3 Feb 5, 2019 by TeeGee Cinders is coming to Switch on V-day! As promised, Cinders is coming to devices. The coolest one first! We’re teaming up with Crunching Koalas for this one and are absolutely ecstatic pretty cool with launching on a console by a company that shaped our childhood. No big deal. The game comes out on Valentine’s Day and that’s great — Cinders is a perfect date. Unless she ditches you for the belt-positive Captain of the Guard. ‘Cause, you know, choices. « Go back in time Catch Moa on: Win & Mac Win & Mac + Steam Windows & Mac (free) In Development: ArcMagi Moacube Archives MoaCube site designed by Ixolite	cc/2022-05/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line68
__label__wiki	0.906875	0.906875	足球名人堂成员克劳德·汉弗莱 (Claude Humphrey) 逝世 77 添加者 i898 在十二月 5, 2021 汉弗莱, 他还与费城老鹰队一起进入了超级碗, 星期五晚上在他的家乡孟菲斯意外去世, 田纳西州, 根据名人堂, which was informed of his death by his daughter. No cause was given. Humphrey was the No. 3 overall pick by the Falcons out of Tennessee State in 1968 and went on to play 11 years with the team, earning the last of six Pro Bowl appearances as a member of the famed “Grits Blitz” defense in 1977. He moved to the Eagles in 1979 and served as a designated pass rusher on the 1980 team that reached the Super Bowl. 单击此处获取更多体育报道 . Humphrey retired after the 1981 季节, before sacks became an official stat, but he was credited with 130 sacks over 13 季节 (he missed the entire 1975 season recovering from a knee injury). Humphrey was inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014. “The entire Pro Football Hall of Fame family mourns the passing of Claude Humphrey,” Hall of Fame President Jim Porter said. “Known as a hard worker and a reliable teammate, Humphrey was always willing to help the team out wherever needed and knew success was achieved collectively. His humble spirit guided him on and off the field.” The Hall of Fame flag outside the museum in Canton, 俄亥俄, will be flown at half-staff in Humphrey’s honor, Porter added. Humphrey played on losing teams during much of his career in Atlanta, which likely contributed to the 33-year wait before he was finally selected for the Hall of Fame. The Falcons honored Humphrey in 2008 by placing him in their Ring of Honor. He also is a member of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. “We are saddened by the passing of Claude Humphrey and send our prayers out for his family and friends in this difficult time,” Falcons owner Arthur Blank said in a statement. “Claude made an indelible impression on so many from Memphis to the Falcons and across the NFL with his leadership and tenacious approach on the field. His Falcons legacy was cemented as a forever memory with induction into our Ring of Honor and he will be greatly missed.” Humphrey was drafted by the Falcons after leading Tennessee State to a 35-3-1 record from 1965-67. He put up hall-worthy numbers in Atlanta, terrorizing opposing quarterbacks as a dynamic edge rusher. Humphrey had double-figure sacks nine times in his career, along with two interceptions, a fumble recovery for a touchdown and two safeties. The NFL defensive rookie of the year in 1968, he earned first-team All-Pro honors five times. 在 1977, Humphrey was a key player on a defense that allowed just 129 points — the NFL’s fewest ever in a 14-game season. But the team struggled offensively and finished just 7-7, missing the playoffs. “He was a great athlete,” said longtime Falcons linebacker Greg Brezina, who joined the team the same year as Humphrey. “One of the best things about him was his winning attitude. He was a team player and, 当然, he’s probably one of the best defensive ends that there was out there. It’s just a shame he played so long with a team that didn’t win much. He didn’t get the recognition.” 汉弗莱, who was just the second Falcons players after Deion Sanders to be elected to the Hall of Fame, insisted that he had even more sacks than he was given credit for. “Before they started keeping records of sacks, 人, I was getting sacks left and right,” 他说. “The thing about me, I didn’t care so much about getting the sack. A sack was just a tackle back then. Tackling the quarterback or tackling the ball carrier on a running play was all the same.” Humphrey temporarily retired after four games in 1978 — missing his only chance at the playoffs with the Falcons. He returned the next season with the Eagles and finally reached the Super Bowl in the 1980 季节, when he had 14 1/2 麻袋. The favored Eagles lost to the Raiders 27-10, but Humphrey got his long-awaited chance to play in the biggest game after so many losing seasons in Atlanta. “It was the most exciting thing that could have ever happened to me,” he said in a 2014 面试. “I went to Philadelphia to try to get on a winning team and experience what I experienced in college at Tennessee State. We were (HBCU) national champions two years in a row.” The Falcons had only two winning seasons before Humphrey stepped away ahead of their first playoff appearance. “在亚特兰大, I never got used to losing,” Humphrey said. “It made me play harder. I used to say to myself: '好, if we lose the game, the guy who lined up in front of me won’t have anything to be excited about. When he looks at the film, he’s not going to like what he sees of himself. I’m going to go out there and try to wear him down.’ That was the only thing that kept me motivated.” Humphrey was a finalist for the Hall of Fame in 2003, 2005 和 2006, but he failed to get in each time. He finally was elected as a senior candidate in February 2014. “I’m not glad that it took so long,” he said before the induction ceremony, “but I’m glad I got in when I can smell the flowers.” Claude, 死, 法默, 足球, 大厅, 汉弗莱 North Dakota’s longest-serving attorney general dies at 68 i898 3 小时前 Wayne Stenehjem, North Dakota's longest-serving attorney general, 已经死了 "unexpectedly" 在年龄 68, according to a news release from the Attorney General's Office. "It is with the utmost sadness that the Office o... Washington trooper who defied state vaccine mandate and told gov to ‘kiss my a–‘ dies from COVID-19 WASHINGTON TROOPER SIGNS OUT FOR LAST TIME, TELLS INSLEE HE CAN 'KISS MY A--' (Elaine Thompson-Pool/Getty Images) Former Trooper Robert LaMay, 51, who served 22 years with the State Patrol and retir... Ex-Giants kicker makes bold statement on Aaron Rodgers’ Hall of Fame qualifications Lawrence Tynes, who added to Packers and the 49ers’ miseries during his career as Giants kicker, tweeted Monday that Rodgers’ Hall of Fame resume isn’t exactly standing up strong. 单击此处获取更多体育报道 ... Gene Clines, part of 1st MLB all-minority lineup, 死于 75 Clines’ wife, Joanne, told the Pirates that Clines died at his home in Bradenton, 佛罗里达, site of the team’s longtime spring training home. 没有给出死亡原因. 单击此处获取更多体育报道 . 上 ... 巴里·邦德, Roger Clemens Hall of Fame candidacy receives support from legendary catcher Hall of Fame catcher Ivan Rodriguez said he believes both players should get in regardless of their associations with performance-enhancing drugs. 单击此处获取更多体育报道 . Ivan Rodriguez of th... Clay Travis torches Baseball Hall of Fame Voters for denying Bonds, Clemens, Schilling: ‘Completely wrong’ DAVID ORTIZ ELECTED INTO BASEBALL HALL OF FAME; BARRY BONDS, ROGER CLEMENS DENIED CLAY TRAVIS: If you look at Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, even before the official start of the steroid era in baseball, those guys w... 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(纽约警察局) David Ortiz, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds to be close calls for Hall of Fame David Ortiz knows a thing or two about clutch swings late in the game. But he might put this one away in his first at-bat. 单击此处获取更多体育报道 . Bonds, Clemens and Ortiz appear to be the only pla... 这次作为主角, 警长说中士. 这次作为主角, 45, 正在沿着周围的一条服务道路进行重载的下班摩托车护送 8900 正在沿着周围的一条服务道路进行重载的下班摩托车护送 1 上午, 正在沿着周围的一条服务道路进行重载的下班摩托车护送.	cc/2022-05/en_middle_0057.json.gz/line71

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