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Saturday 30, Nov 2013
Arbitration Case Of Rodriguez Closed
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Arbitration Case Of Rodriguez Closed
The arbitration hearing of Alexander Emmanuel "Alex" Rodriguez, nicknamed "A-Rod," ended on Thursday without the American baseball third baseman for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball testifying.
The baseball player has been fighting the suspension of 211 games imposed on him by Major League Baseball. Alex Rodriguez publicly blasted Bud Selig, the MLB commissioner, and MLB last week. A-Rod was suspended by the MLB for his alleged involvement with the now-shuttered Biogenesis anti-aging clinic in South Florida that provided banned performance enhancing drugs. In the same case, Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun received a suspension of 65 games for his dealing with the clinic while 12 other players were given 50-game suspensions.
The case was closed after twelve days of testimony. The fate of Rodriguez for the next season is now in the hands of arbitrator Fredric Horowitz. The three-time former Most Valuable Player and his lawyers signaled their lack of faith in the proceedings by vowing to release all of the evidence and preparing to take the case into federal court. The baseball star stormed out of the hearing and his lawyers remarked that A-Rod would longer participate unless Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig agrees to testify. Lead attorney Joe Tacopina said we're not going to participate in a process that's obviously a fait accompli and not a fair process and we are absolutely shutting down at this point. The attorneys of Rodriguez are upset that the MLB commissioner was not ordered by the arbitrator to testify in the hearing and Tacopina said the next phase of the case is a move to federal court regardless how Horowitz rules.
It was reported that Alex Rodriguez made an abrupt exit ad slammed a table in anger following Horowitz's ruling and kicked a briefcase before leaving the room. He later released a statement to explain his action and blasted Selig and Horowitz. A-Rod said he is disgusted with this abusive process, designed to ensure that the player fails and added he had sat through 10 days of testimony by felons and liars, sitting quietly through every minute, trying to respect the league and the process. He also remarked this morning, after Bud Selig refused to come in and testify about his rationale for the unprecedented and totally baseless punishment he hit me with, the arbitrator selected by MLB and the Players Association refused to order Selig to come in and face him. Alex Rodriguez went on to add that the absurdity and injustice just became too much and he walked out and will not participate any further in this farce.
In a statement replying to Alex's statement, the MLB said Major League Baseball and the Players Association have had a contractual grievance process for more than 40 years to address disputes between the two parties. It was added that this negotiated process has served players and clubs well and despite Rodriguez being upset with one of the arbitration panel's rulings today, Major League Baseball remains committed to this process and to a fair resolution of the pending dispute.
In another development, Alex Rodriguez made an unscheduled radio appearance on WFAN radio and denied to host Mike Francesa that he ever used performance enhancing drugs.
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Thursday 28, Nov 2013
'Incentives' For Doping Testimony Suggested By UCI President
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Incentives' For Doping Testimony Suggested By UCI President
The World Anti-Doping Agency and the world governing body of cycling will be working together for investigating the dark doping past of cycling. This was after the possibility of leniency for Lance Armstrong was raised with new UCI President Brian Cookson saying that there should be "incentives" for some people to testify.
The agreement, which was announced by both UCI and WADA, saw the World Anti-Doping Agency taking positive steps in one of the key behind-the-scenes discussions at its World Conference on Doping in Sport. In a joint statement, the bodies said they have agreed on the broad terms under which the UCI will conduct a commission of inquiry into the historical doping problems in cycling.
Brian Cookson revealed that the banned American cyclist Armstrong would be invited to testify. This agreement followed a private meeting between WADA President Johan Fahey and Cookson at the conference in Johannesburg. The UCI and WADA remarked the Presidents have further agreed that their respective colleagues would co-operate to finalize the detailed terms and conditions of the inquiry to ensure that the procedures and ultimate outcomes would be in line with the fundamental rules and principles of the World Anti-Doping Code. The UCI President said the commission would likely start work in early 2014 and he wanted to finish the inquiry within a period of 12 months.
Cookson added that the UCI had no power to reduce the lifetime imposed on Lance Armstrong in return for the banned cyclist to tell what all he knows, but the newly-elected UCI head did conceded that there has to be some form of incentive for some witnesses. Cookson remarked he would not oppose what the United States Anti-Doping Agency wanted to do with Armstrong but he would be very surprised if it was anything like what Lance Armstrong seems to be saying, that he should be treated exactly the same as those who have previously given evidence. However, Cookson may find it hard to find relief for Armstrong as International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said he opposed any lessening and would be very uncomfortable with it.
In another development, Lance Armstrong has reached a settlement with Nebraska-based Acceptance Insurance, an insurance company that was seeking $3m in performance bonuses it paid him from 1999 to 2001. The Insurance Company wanted the cyclist to detail his doping back to 1995 including who all were aware of his drug use and who delivered banned performance enhancing drugs, what amounts of drugs were used, and who administered them. This means that the disgraced cyclist will not need to show up for a deposition in Austin. Betsy Andreu, a key witness against Armstrong and the wife of the former Armstrong team-mate Frankie Andreu, expressed her frustration that Lance Armstrong avoided the deposition. She remarked this settlement gets him out of doing what he fears the most, which is going under oath, and he has never answered the questions in depth, he's always skirted. The cyclist still faces a $12m lawsuit from the Dallas-based SCA Promotions Company and a federal whistle-blower lawsuit over his team's previous sponsorship with the US Postal Service.
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Tuesday 26, Nov 2013
Armstrong Agrees Deal With Acceptance Insurance
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Armstrong Agrees Deal With Acceptance Insurance
Lance Armstrong has reached a settlement with Nebraska-based insurance company a day before the disgraced cyclist was scheduled to give sworn testimony about his use of performance enhancing drugs.
Nebraska-based Acceptance Insurance was seeking $3m in performance bonuses it paid to Lance Armstrong from 1999 to 2001. It sued the banned cyclist, a winner of seven consecutive Tour de France titles, earlier this year after he admitted on Oprah Winfrey talk show that he doped during his illustrious career.
Mark Kincaid, Acceptance's attorney, and Armstrong's lawyer, Tim Herman, declined to disclose details of the settlement but both said the case was resolved to the mutual satisfaction of the parties. This would mean that Armstrong would not be required to show up for a deposition in Austin. The cyclist is yet to offer sworn testimony though he has publicly acknowledged that he made use of banned performance enhancing drugs and techniques such as blood doping, testosterone, cortisone, human growth hormone, and EPO.
Recently, Armstrong said the former International Cycling Union president Hein Verbruggen helped him cover up doping at the 1999 Tour de France. This charge was vehemently denied by Verbruggen who dismissed it as a "ridiculous story".
Verbruggen may now be called before an independent commission investigating the doping past of cycling after Armstrong directly implicated him in a cover-up of his test for corticosteroids. It was alleged by the cyclist that the former UCI head told him and his team to "come up with something." However, Verbruggen remarked the world governing body of cycling never protected Armstrong. Verbruggen added that he had nothing to hide and was more than happy to be investigated. He also added that the story of Lance Armstrong is illogical because it was not a positive/anti-doping offence, in the opinion of the competent authority. Verbruggen also remarked that authority was not the UCI, but the French Ministry and added that after allegations a year back of a large-scale complicity at the UCI over doping by Lance Armstrong and his team, we are now back to a cortisone-case from 1999 that wasn't even from the UCI.
In a statement, the UCI suggested the former UCI President may be invited to appear before the commission being set up by its new president, Brian Cookson. The statement read that the UCI's Independent Commission of Inquiry is in the process of being set up and we are in advanced discussions with stakeholders on its terms of reference to allow full investigation of any allegations relating to doping and wrongdoing at the UCI. The statement also disclosed that the commission will invite individuals to provide evidence and we would urge all those involved to come forward and help the commission in its work in the best interests of the sport of cycling.
Meanwhile, the International Olympic Committee has remarked that it would await the outcome of the inquiry by the world governing body of cycling before it decides on whether to take any action over Armstrong's allegations. An IOC statement read that it is hard to give any credibility to the claims of a cyclist who appears to have misled the world for decades.
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Sunday 24, Nov 2013
Anti-Doping Policy's Criticism Unfair, Says ITF
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Anti-Doping Policy's Criticism Unfair, Says ITF
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has labeled recent criticisms of anti-doping programs of tennis by Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic as unfair. The world governing body of tennis said it is confident that its anti-doping programs are working effectively.
ITF's anti-doping manager Stuart Miller remarked he thinks tennis is doing a good job in the programs it has and we've had two fairly high-profile cases recently with Marin Cilic and Viktor Troicki and let's not forget both of those cases resulted in violations for the athletes concerned. Speaking at the World Conference on Doping in Sport, Miller said to him that shows that the program is successful in catching the people it is supposed to be catching so he doesn't think it's necessarily fair criticism.
Miller added that anti-doping programs of tennis includes in-competition and out-of-competition testing, with both urine and bloods samples taken and the recent introduction of the athlete's biological passport, another tool in the fight against doping. He also remarked the game of tennis has also been increasing proportion of out-of-competition testing.
Recently, Serbia's world number two Novak Djokovic said he had lost all trust in tennis' anti-doping program after a ban of 12 months was imposed on his compatriot Troicki for failing to provide a blood sample at the Monte Carlo Masters in April after he complained of feeling unwell. The now-banned player said he believed he could be excused from the test if he provided a reason to the International Tennis Federation.
Djokovic, the 17-times grand slam winner, said he feels like he used to get tested more and said he believes he was tested 25 times in 2003, 2004 and he thinks it's been clearly going down this season. However, Miller remarked there had been no real change in the number of times the ITF had tested the Swiss and added we have got the exact number of tests on Roger Federer and our information does not match what he says and added the number of tests completed have remained remarkably constant as far as we are concerned.
Miller also added that isn't to say that there aren't other organizations that were testing him to some extent previously and now doing so less and we just don't know about those figures, but as far as we are concerned the number of tests remains pretty constant for 10 years or so. The ITF's anti-doping manager said he is confident the tennis anti-doping program is using all the tools available to it to maximize its efficiency but we must remember, you also need a deterrent effect and prevention effect and education as well.
Meanwhile, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president John Fahey has remarked that he doesn't think Novak Djokovic has the faintest idea what his organization does. Fahey dismissed the comments of the former world No. 1 that he had lost faith in the system and said the six-time grand slam winner's comments are unhelpful and it was up to the sport to do more to fight against doping.
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Friday 22, Nov 2013
Russian Doping Lab Suspended By WADA
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Russian Doping Lab Suspended By WADA
The World Anti-Doping Agency has provisionally suspended the Moscow Anti-Doping Center. The drug-testing lab faces a suspension of six months unless it dramatically improves the reliability of its results by December 1.
This announcement by WADA comes just three months before the start of the Sochi Games. The World Anti-Doping Agency said in a statement that the suspension will be enacted unless the Moscow Anti-Doping Center demonstrates by December 1 that is preparing a quality management program for increasing confidence in its operations. The statement also disclosed that the center should demonstrate that the improved program has been drafted, finalized, implemented, and embedded by April 1 of 2014. This decision was taken after it was heard by WADA panel that there were serious concerns about the accuracy and reliability of testing results.
The anti-doping agency also recommended to the IOC that testing should be monitored throughout the Winter Olympics in Moscow or a satellite facility in Sochi. WADA chairman John Fahey made this decision after recommendations were made to him by its disciplinary committee. Before the decision was announced, disciplinary committee chairman and former WADA president Dick Pound remarked our expert laboratory group finally came to the conclusion that they ought to suspend the laboratory because it was not sufficiently reliable. It is rumored that there have been reports that the laboratory's director Grigory Rodchenkov was once arrested in connection with the supply of banned substances.
The Moscow Laboratory can appeal the decision before the Court of Arbitration for Sport within 21 days of the WADA notification.
WADA said it strongly suggests to the International Olympic Committee to consider appropriate action to ensure the complete integrity of all analysis at the laboratory both in Moscow and the satellite facility at the Sochi Games. Meanwhile, the IOC has lent its support to the Russian center and said it is confident that all the necessary measures will be taken and the Sochi lab will be fully functioning during the Games. An IOC statement added the integrity of the Games-time testing program will remain unaffected by these developments, indeed it will be strengthened.
In August this year, the Moscow lab handled drug tests for the world track and field championships and was expected to do the same for the Moscow lab handled drug tests for the world track and field championships. In case the Moscow lab have its WADA accreditation revoked, the Sochi facility would likely not be able to operate and the local organizers under the host city agreement would have to borne the cost of transferring samples to another lab.
In Winter Olympics history, Sochi will be the most drug-tested games. There would be a total of 2,453 tests before and during the games, including 1,269 pre-competition tests, according to new IOC President Thomas Bach who added the International Olympic Committee will spend $1 million on pre-competition testing for Sochi and many millions on testing throughout the event.
A few months back, the Rio de Janeiro lab was stripped of its WADA accreditation ahead of next year's football World Cup and samples will be flown to world governing body FIFA's headquarters in Switzerland during the tournament.
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Wednesday 20, Nov 2013
World's Fastest Woman Threatens To Go On Strike
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World's Fastest Woman Threatens To Go On Strike
The reputation of Jamaican athletics suffered another blow when the world's fastest woman, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, threatened to go on strike. If that was not all, Herb Elliott, the head of the island's Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), indicated he would resign after a report in the Wall Street Journal that questioned his academic qualifications.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, said she is thinking of pulling out of international competition. The Jamaican track and field sprinter, who won gold in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m at this year's World Championships in Moscow, remarked the Athletics Administrative Authority of Jamaica is not doing enough to defend athletes from "hurtful" accusations and does not offer sufficient for up-and-coming runners. She said you listen to accusations about Jamaica's athletes and there is no one to get up, take the mic and say that whatever being said is a lie. The athlete added they are just sitting back enjoying the benefits and fruits of our labor but when it's time to actually doing their jobs they are not doing it. She went on to remark if it comes down to not competing to make sure that things are up to scratch when it comes to facilities and different things in Jamaica then she would and we believe that we deserve not to have our names tarnished.
Fraser-Pryce insisted that the criticism of athletes from the country was unfair. She said there is no one in Jamaica looking to dope up intentionally to run fast and added what's happening is that athletes are not checking the supplements that they use and no one is intentionally cheating.
Incoming World Anti-Doping Agency boss Sir Craig Reedie Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's boycott threat is "welcome" if it helps clean up Jamaican athletics.
Meanwhile, Elliott is under huge pressure after the Wall Street Journal reported that it had been unable to verify whether he earned a master's degree in chemistry from Columbia University and a medical degree and a PhD in biochemistry from Université Libre de Bruxelles. He remarked it is likely he will resign. Elliott told Jamaica's Gleaner newspaper all he is trying to say is that he doesn't want JADCO to be brought into disrepute because of him and so he is thinking that, in the best interest of Jamaica, perhaps he should speak to the prime minister. He added that he is only an individual, and JADCO is more important than any individual or any board. Elliott added and, therefore, if resignation will take the heat off JADCO, as JADCO has very important work to do, then forget it.
The JADCO head said in the interest of JADCO and Jamaica, he would resign and he doesn't know if he would do it right away, because he doesn't want anybody to feel that he did anything wrong and, therefore, that is why he is resigning. Elliott, however, went on to admit that he had not been able to locate all of his papers to verify his various qualifications after his wife died three years ago and added he doesn't know where all the papers are and he doesn't even know where all the bank books are.
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Monday 18, Nov 2013
WADA Doubles Ban For First Offence To 4 Years
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Wada doubles ban for first offence to 4 years
The World Anti-Doping Agency has passed a rule that will keep drug cheats out of at least one Olympics. This was after WADA doubled the ban for a first offence from two years to four.
The anti-doping agency also passed a rule under which athletes will be offered possible immunity from punishment in return for "substantial†information on doping. This rule is expected to provide an incentive to cyclists to testify in a planned inquiry into their sport's drug-stained past. The principle will apply only to current cyclists, not banned cyclists including American rider Lance Armstrong. After an extensive investigation by the United States Anti-Doping Agency, Armstrong was banned for life in 2012 and stripped of his seven Tour de France titles. The cyclist was implicated and punished despite never failing a doping test.
Outgoing World Anti-Doping Agency President John Fahey said if you can bring about a greater good with the cooperation you give, then there ought to be some encouragement for you. He added it would be judged on a case-by-case basis and dealt with in the most conscientious way. Fahey added we are now equipped to go forward in the best possible way with a set of rules and it's a good day for sport, for athletes and for our future. He also added that he firmly believes that the revised code will put the interest of clean athletes as the number one priority. Fahey also remarked we must turn those words, those intentions, into action. Fahey told delegates in Johannesburg that the executive committee unanimously endorsed and agreed to approve the code and the standards.
Under the new updates, WADA will have strengthened powers of punishing athlete support personnel, the trainers, coaches, and officials that assist in doping. In the past coaches and officials were not subject to the same anti-doping rules as athletes.
WADA also elected IOC Vice-President Craig Reedie of Britain as the next President to take over on January 1 while Makhenkesi Stofile of South Africa will be the new Vice-President.
The incoming WADA president said he certainly hopes that the higher sanctions become a much more regular fact of life. IOC President Thomas Bach said the new measures are an excellent step forward and the IOC welcomes any improvement in the fight against doping and it is a much-improved code but it alone is not enough.
The anti-doping agency also extended the period of statute of limitations from eight to 10 years, which will allow statute of limitations will be extended from eight to 10 years. The code will take effect on January 1, 2015, in time for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. This code will ensure that athletes found guilty of intentional doping miss the next games.
A post-conference declaration urged for extra resources for the World Anti-Doping Agency, co-funded by the Olympic movement and governments, and for more anti-doping legislation to be adopted by governments. The declaration said governments of countries without a national anti-doping organization are encouraged to establish one or join a regional anti-doping organization.
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Saturday 16, Nov 2013
Kenya To Investigate Doping Allegations
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Kenya to investigate doping allegations
The Kenyan government is all set to announce details of a new committee for investigating allegations of doping by some of the country's top athletes. Concerns about doping in Jamaica and Kenya are expected to be hot topics discussed at the World Conference on Doping in Sport that starts on November 12.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has putting pressure on the Kenyan government to perform an internal investigation following the suspension of 17 athletes for drugs since January 2012. A few weeks back, Rodney Swigelaar, director of WADA's Africa office, admitted WADA was very frustrated by the slow progress.
Swigelaar said it's more than a year now since we went there in October and even longer since the rumors started to spread and added we have not been informed that this task team is in place. Swigelaar added WADA's responsibility to ensure these matters are dealt with and said the first move would be to report the country for non-compliance of the WADA code, if Kenya failed to carry out a proper probe. He went on to say that we are still hoping that the Kenyans will stay true to their word, implement the investigation and tell the world whatever they were able to uncover. The director of WADA's Africa office also remarked if their athletes are clean and there's no problem, then that's fine and then if there is a problem, let's see how we can work together.
However, Hussein Wario, Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Art and Culture, claimed that they had been taking quick steps to meet WADA's criteria. He added that forming such a committee is not an easy undertaking and added we needed time to identify people to seat in the committee and as well make sure they are the right people.
The most high-profile athlete from the country to test positive is Mathew Kisorio, long-distance runner who competes in road running and cross country running competitions, who was placed fourth at the 2011 International Association of Athletics Federations World Cross Country Championships in Punta UmbrÃa, Spain. The Kenya captain to the 2011 World Cross Country Championships in Punta Umbria was banned for two years after steroids were found in his system at last year's National Championships. A former African junior champion in the 5,000m and 10,000m, Kisorio claimed that doping was widespread in the country. The athlete provided a long and detailed description of his regime of blood doping and anabolic steroids. Kisorio blamed medical staff behind the system and claimed that many fellow Kenyans were using illegal performance enhancing drugs and procedures.
David Okeyo, Secretary General of Athletics Kenya, responding to allegations by the athlete, said the confession by Kisorio was to portray a negative picture of Kenyan athletes and we refuse to buy that negativity and pay tribute to our athletes who have done us proud.
Isaiah Kiplagat, President of Athletics Kenya, denied that the country has a huge problem and said he can assure everyone that the Government commission will start its work soon. He added that all top athletes of the country were tested before London [2012] and then again before the World Championships in Moscow this year.
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Thursday 14, Nov 2013
Canadian Cyclist Admits Doping
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Canadian cyclist admits doping
Canada's top cycling star, Ryder Hesjedal, has admitted to mistakes after he was accused of using banned drugs by former Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen. It was claimed by Rasmussen in his new book Yellow Fever that he taught Hesjedal how to take EPO.
According to the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, Hesjedal would not face any penalties because the offence occurred outside the limitation period. It however remarked that is disappointed that Hesjedal waited more than a decade to publicly disclose his past involvement in doping and added his conduct has deprived many clean Canadian athletes from the opportunity to shine in the sport of cycling.
Rasmussen, in his newly released autobiography, disclosed that he taught Hesjedal and two other Canadian mountain bikers, Seamus McGrath and Chris Sheppard, how to use erythropoietin when they stayed at his house for two weeks in August of 2003. The Danish cyclist claims that all achieved great results after they left his place.
A champion rider who switched from mountain bike racing to road racing after the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Hesjedal finished second at the 2003 world mountain biking championships. He was on the verge of winning gold at the 2004 Olympics in Athens had he not suffered a punctured tire in the mountain biking category, claims Rasmussen. Hesjedal won the Giro d'Italia in 2012 and won the Lionel Conacher Award as The Canadian Press male athlete of the year for the achievement.
The 32-year-old Victoria native Hesjedal said he accepts responsibility for those mistakes and remarked he will always be sorry. He went on to add that he was open and honest about his past when contacted by anti-doping authorities more than a year ago. Hesjedal's management team said the cyclist would not speak to the media as an investigation is ongoing.
After his public admission, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) confirmed that they interviewed the cyclist earlier this year as part of an investigation into doping in Canadian cycling.
Hesjedal won't be punished as the World Anti-Doping Code has an eight-year statute of limitations, the CCES said. It added that the Center does not disclose information as it gathers intelligence about what is going on in the sport community. According to a statement by USADA, Travis Tygart, CEO of the USADA, said that in the past discipline and sanctions have been announced where there is actionable evidence of doping within the statute of limitations. Tygart added athletes like him and others, who have voluntarily come in, taken accountability for their actions and have been fully truthful, are essential to securing a brighter future for the sport of cycling.
Jonathan Vaughters, a former professional racing cyclist and general manager and CEO of Slipstream Sports, said Ryder was completely open and honest and transparent with USADA and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, so we've known about this for a while. Vaughters added he is satisfied that the Canada's top cycling star is clean and has been clean for years.
The national body that organizes and promotes cycling in Canada, Cycling Canada, issued a statement that it was shocked and saddened to learn that Ryder Hesjedal was involved in doping over a decade ago.
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Tuesday 12, Nov 2013
Athletes Accused Me Of Doping, Says Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
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Jamaican track and field sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has remarked that the majority of comments by athletes toward her after she won three gold medals at the World Track and Field Championships were negative. The sprinters said some athletes believe she made use of performance enhancing drugs this season.
Fraser-Pryce ascended to prominence in the 2008 Olympic Games when she at the age of 21 years old became the first Caribbean woman to win 100 m gold at the Olympics. She then went on to defend her 100m title and became the third woman to win two consecutive 100m events at the Olympics. Like countryman Usain Bolt, Fraser-Pryce swept 100-meter, 200-meter and 4×100-meter relay gold medals at the recent World Championships in Moscow. The colorful Fraser-Pryce with half her long hair dyed pink beat three-time champion Felix in the 200m final. She won the 100 in 10.71 seconds to beat the second-place finisher by .22 of a second and won the 200 in 22.17 seconds, beating the second-place finisher by .15 of a second.
Fraser-Pryce added she has not done anything that nobody else has ever done before, apart from winning three gold medals, but it was just hard work and the times were not ridiculous; it was just very good execution.
In 2011, the Jamaican sprinter served a suspension of six months for testing positive for Oxycodone though she claimed it was because of a medication she took for a toothache. A banned narcotic, Oxycodone is not considered a performance enhancing drug or a masking agent.
In the 2009 IAAF World Championships, she won the 100m gold medal to become only the second female sprinter after Gail Devers to hold both World and Olympic 100 m titles simultaneously. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce became the first female sprinter to win gold medals in the 100 m, 200 m and 4×100 m in a single world championship in 2013. Fraser-Pryce s ranked fourth on the list of the fastest 100 m female sprinters of all time, with a personal best of 10.70 seconds.
The sprinter, who trained with Asafa Powell, took the 100 m Jamaican title in the 2009 Berlin World Championships and won with a world-leading time of 10.88 s. At the same championship, she ran the second leg on the Jamaican 4x 100 m relay team while competing against Chandra Sturrup of the Bahamas, Anne Mollinger of Germany, and Kelly-Ann Baptiste of Trinidad and Tobago to help the Jamaican team eventually claimed the gold medal. In 2010, Fraser-Pryce won the Golden Cleats Award for female Athlete of the Year and then she won the Golden Cleats Award for female Athlete of the Year for the second time for her outstanding accomplishments in the 2012 London Olympic Games. The fastest women on earth, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, competed with Jessica Ennis of Britain for the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award where she lost the award. On 22 February 2010, the sprinter from Jamaica was named as the first UNICEF National Goodwill Ambassador for Jamaica.
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Day 114 – April 23, 2012
On a cold and rainy day, practice was cancelled, leaving me to run country roads by myself. . .and loved every minute of the good run!
Total – 6 road miles
Day 115 – April 24, 2012
The practice schedule was a little messed up today when we needed to borrow a track across town. We enjoyed a 3.5 mile warmup through a beautiful part of town: tree-lined streets, stately homes, and manicured yards. After that, I was needed to time both sprinters and distance people. So for me, it was a short but sweet run.
Total – 3.5 road miles
Day 116 – April 25, 2012
What a wonderful way to start the day: in Horton's truck and heading to the mark the Promise Land course. Fun, good running, beautiful scenery, and contributing to the ultrarunning community. Good stuff.
Total – 6 trail miles
Day 117 – April 26, 2012
The kids ran hard yesterday at a track meet. So today, it was Runner's Choice. I took a group up on the trails at Chandlers Mountain, where we explored some trails in the direction opposite what we normally run. Things look a lot different! But what a great time!
Total – 5 trail miles
Day 118 – April 27, 2012
Off to the woods with my trekking poles in hand. Didn't even trip myself once! I think I'm getting the hang of it. Trying to hike/run like I will be doing this summer for 14 days straight (32-46 miles a day.) I think me and my poles will become best friends.
Total – 15.5 trail miles
Day 119 – April 28, 2012
Will someone please kick me ext time I have a chance to run some miles at Promise Land with sweepers Sophie Speidel and Jennifer Nichols. I knew it wouldn't be very long since I needed to go coach at a track meet. But had I run in the morning, I would not have had to figure out when to run later on when it was cold and driving rain. Stupid!
Total – 6 road miles
Day 120 – April 29, 2012
Unlike yesterday, it was crystal clear, sun shining, and about 70 degrees. I decided to put some tunes in my ears and get in some more miles. I normally don't listen to music while running but it was perfect for a couple hours. With a variety of music, it kept me moving, thinking, and praying. I was very pleased with the pace, feeling strong.
Total – 15.6 miles
Year-to-date – 768 miles


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Top moments and photos from X Games Aspen 2016
X Games Aspen comes to a close
Women's Snowboard SuperPipe wrapped up four days of action and music here at X Games Aspen 2016 in Buttermilk, Colorado. Youth and powder dominated much of the weekend, which saw athletic highs and lows, triumph and loss, but above all, good times had by all. See you again next year.
Gus Kenworthy wins double silver
Gus Kenworthy was the only competitor at X Games -- ski or snowboard -- to compete in both Slopestyle and SuperPipe. He had never medaled at an X Games before. This year he took home silver in both events. "It feels so amazing. This is my fifth year competing in slopestyle at the X Games," he said. "Every year that I have competed, I have felt like I had a run that could land me on the podium, but I have struggled to put it down, whether I've fallen or made mistakes. My third run today was as clean as I could have done it, and to get on the podium and to get another silver medal feels so good."
Jossi Wells wins Men's Ski Slopestyle
In the 10 years that New Zealand's Jossi Wells has competed at X Games he has stood on four podiums, for Slopestyle and SuperPipe, but had never won a gold ... until today. Wells' mother and wife were on hand to witness the momentous occasion.
Little Bow Wow
The announcers of the Men's Ski Slopestyle broadcast made sure to let the audience know that eventual gold medalist Jossi Wells was the only married competitor in the field. Not as much was made about him being the only competitor with a dog waiting in attendance at the bottom of the course, but perhaps they should have.
Chloe Kim wins Women's Snowboard SuperPipe
Chloe Kim's record as the youngest gold medalist in X Games winter event history was shattered when 13-year-old Kelly Sildaru won Women's Ski Slopestyle on Friday. Kim gained another first on Sunday when she defended her 2015 gold in Women's Snowboard SuperPipe and became the first athlete in the 45-event history of X Games to win two gold medals before turning 16.
Women's Snowboard SuperPipe
Much has been made of the "rivalry" between (friends) Chloe Kim and longtime SuperPipe dominator Kelly Clark, as well as the general skill level of Kim herself. And while it's true that Kim is the only competitor in the field to have a solid 1080 tail grab, Arielle Gold, pictured here, is the only woman throwing Michalchuks in the pipe, and she was rewarded with a silver medal for her efforts.
Men's Ski Slopestyle
X Games Aspen 2014 Ski Slopestyle silver medalist McRae Williams, pictured here, was hoping to become the first skier ever to throw back-to-back triples in a contest. Unfortunately, Alex Bellemare, who dropped in the beginning of the field, decided to claim the feat first.
Men's Ski Slopestyle
The storm that hit Aspen, Colorado, on Saturday night continued into Sunday, making conditions especially challenging in the Men's Ski Slopestyle event. The bottom three jumps in the course were barely visible in the snow and flat light, leading to heartbreak for more than one competitor. Britain's James Woods killed it in the rail section, but finished just one spot off the podium in the end.
Men's Snowboarder X
Despite the fact that Nitro Circus' Trevor Jacob, seen here in black, has less than a week on snow this year, and was riding on a hurt ankle, he managed to get into the finals, where he was hoping to dedicate a win to a recently fallen friend. Unfortunately, he got edged out in a corner and came across the finish in fifth place, while Jarryd Hughes took the gold.
Jacobellis wins 10th Snowboarder X gold
The final race between Lindsey Jacobellis and 2014 Sochi Olympic Snowboard Cross gold medalist Eva Samkova came down to a literal photo finish. Here Jacobellis sits at the bottom of the course asking if she won while the judges review the tape to determine the winner.
Saturday at X Games Aspen
It was a game of beat the clock Saturday at X Games Aspen -- an impending snowstorm threatened to move in all day. The snow arrived at the same time as the crowds flocked to see Men's Snowboard SuperPipe and stayed long after the crowds had gone home.
McMorris wins Men's Snowboard Slopestyle
Mark McMorris has had a banner year. Not only did he win both the Snowboarder and TransWorld Magazines' coveted "Rider of the Year" crowns, he also successfully defended his X Games Snowboard Slopestyle champion status. His win Saturday brings his gold-medal total to four.
Men's Snowboard Slopestyle
Seb Toutant handily won the Snowboard Slopestyle in his rookie appearance at X Games Aspen in 2011, but has had difficulty making the podium in Aspen since. That changed Friday, when he put down a solid run that only Mark McMorris could top. Newcomer Mons Risland, who turned 19 just two days ago, came in at a solid third place.
Men's Skier X
Skier X made a comeback at X Games Aspen on Saturday after a four-year hiatus. Racers put down solid times, despite the arrival of a snowstorm that eventually shut down Men's Snowboard SuperPipe later on in the evening.
Matt Ladley wins Men's SnowboardSuperPipe
By the time Run 2 of the Men's Snowboard SuperPipe Finals came around, so much snow was falling in the pipe that competitors couldn't even get enough speed to get into it. Sport organizers decided to call the competition and let the first-run scores stand, giving Matt Ladley his first-ever X Games gold.
Men's Snowboard SuperPipe
Though everyone likes to see a heated competition go down -- and despite the fact that SuperPipe stars such as Ayumu Hirano, Danny Davis and Iouri Podladtchikov didn't get to rebate their first runs -- no one can argue that the podium finishers didn't put down legitimately exciting runs.
Ski Big Air
The last event of Saturday night, Ski Big Air, ran in blizzard conditions. The competition was as exciting as ever, despite the fact that most of the competitors couldn't generate enough speed to hit the jump during the second half of it. In the end, Fabian Bosch landed in the gold-medal position, while Colorado's Bobby Brown, pictured here, and Elias Ambhl took silver and bronze, respectively.
Kelsey Serwa wins W's Skier X
"Last time I competed I broke my back, smashed my face, and took home the GOLD," Kelsey Swerwa posted on Instagram before taking gold in Women's Skier X on Saturday. "It was totally worth it but this time I'm planning to land on my feet." Serwa, who famously crashed at the finish line while taking gold in Skier X five years ago, was in full command this time around.
Friday at X Games Aspen
Heading into the return of Snowmobile Freestyle at X Games Aspen 2016, all eyes were on 2014 gold medalist Colten Moore. Due to technical difficulties, Moore remained off the podium, but stalwart competitor Joe Parsons managed to come out swinging and stuck his landings throughout the competition. His signature backflip, the Parsby flip, in which he dismounts and remounts his saddle landing backward, sealed the deal for his gold-medal win on Friday at X.
O'Brien wins W's Snowboard Slopestyle gold
"It's been 10 years," said a tearful Spencer O'Brien, who has been competing in Women's Snowboard Slopestyle at X Games since 2007 but hadn't won a gold in the event until her switch backside 720 landed her at the top of the podium Friday afternoon. "Ever since I was a little girl, this was all I wanted. I'm so honored to be a part of women's snowboarding."
Sildaru wins W's Ski Slopestyle
Thirteen-year-old Kelly Sildaru, a pint-siz freeskier from Estonia, made history on Friday when she topped the podium in Women's Ski Slopestyle, becoming the youngest athlete ever to win a gold medal at a Winter X Games. The video of her run immediately went viral, with fans from all over the world offering congratulations in multiple languages on Facebook.
Snowboard Big Air
Yuki Kadono readies to drop in to the Snowboard Big Air jump on Friday night at X Games Aspen. Kadono had board issues and missed most of the final trying to fix them. He managed to get back up to the top of the jump before the contest ended, however, and landed a trick that secured him the bronze medal.
Snowmobile Freestyle Final
Willie Elam brought journeyman's approach to his eighth X Games event appearance. A former SnoCross racer and accomplished backcountry rider, Elam refocused his training exclusively on freestyle this year. He tied his best-ever X Games finish of fifth place in Friday's Snowmobile Freestyle Final.
Parrot wins Snowboard Big Air
Former Big Air champion Max Parrot is the only rider in Snowboard Big Air to have successfully landed a quad, and the buzz Friday was all about whether or not he would try to become the first one to land one in competition. Parrot was on fire during practice. Conditions weren't right during the final to throw the new trick, but he still rode away with the gold.
Women's Snowboard Slopestyle
Rumor from Women's Snowboard Slopestyle practice had it that Jamie Anderson was landing double cork 900s; and if she was able to put one down in the Final it would raise the bar for women's snowboarding forever. Nerves got the better of her on the first two runs of the final, however. She didn't throw the double on her third run, either, but she managed to put enough tricks together to land in silver-medal position anyway.
Snowmobile Freestyle practice
Snowmobile Freestyle veteran Heath Frisby might be more comfortable in a Best Trick setting (he was the first to land a Snowmobile Frontflip several years ago at XG), but Frisby showed a relaxed, more consistent side of his riding on Friday at X Games Aspen 2016. In between some of the most clicked KOD backflips, Frisby threw out classic moves, such as this Indy air, proving to the crowd that classic style mixed with insane maneuvers is a recipe for success. Frisby finished with the silver medal.
Thursday at X Games Aspen
All of the action of X Games Aspen 2016 kicked off Thursday, starting with the Special Olympics Unified Snowboarding Dual Slalom race, leading into Snowmobile SnoCross and Snowmobile SnoCross Adaptive, and finishing off with Men's Ski SuperPipe.
Men's Ski SuperPipe
All eyes were on Gus Kenworthy in the Men's Ski SuperPipe final after he landed five doubles in what he claimed was one of the best X Games contest runs of his life. He sat in first place until X Games Aspen 2014 SuperPipe silver medalist Kevin Rolland, pictured here, dropped in for the last place of the night.
Rolland wins
Kevin Rolland's score came in one point higher than Kenworthy's, giving him the gold and bumping Kenworthy into silver medal position.
Special Olympics Unified Snowboarding Dual Slalom
The Special Olympics Unified Snowboarding Dual Slalom event pairs 10 Special Olympians with 10 X Games stars and combines their times in a dual-slalom race to determine a winner. Daina Shilts and Hannah Teter, pictured here, took bronze in the feel-good event that kicked off the action of X Games Aspen 2016 on Thursday morning.
Snowmobile SnoCross nine-peat
Tucker Hibbert won his ninth consecutive SnoCross gold on Thursday, tying BMX Vert star Jamie Bestwick's record for most consecutive gold medals at X Games.
Snowmobile SnoCross runners up
Racers such as Marcus Johansson, pictured here, gave it their best, but surrendered to the most dominant SnoCross racer in X Games history in the end.
Women's Ski Slopestyle practice
At X Games Aspen 2013, when the focus was on Kaya Turski's quest for a four-peat in Women's Ski Slopestyle, Tiril Sjstad Christiansen, then 17, scored gold as a rookie and became the youngest female Ski champ in XG history. Then she tore her left ACL in Dec. 2013 and missed the 2014 Olympics and X Games in both 2014 and 2015. In Feb. 2015, she returned to competition and has made the podium in all six events she has entered.
Men's Snowboarder X practice
Returning to X Games for the first time since 2012, two-time FIS World Snowboard Champion Alex "Chumpy" Pullin is hungry for an elusive Boarder X podium. Another winter transplant from snowless Australia, Pullin is gunning for his first final after five consecutive finishes just outside the top 10.
Men's Ski Slopestyle practice
Defending bronze medalist Alex Bellemare, known for his rail skills, perfects his airs in Men's Ski Slopestyle practice as he aims for a repeat podium in Sunday's Final.
Snowmobile SnoCross Adaptive
Mike Schultz is a three-sport X Games athlete with the most Adaptive gold medals in XG history. On Thursday at X Games Aspen, he beat the competition field in SnoCross Adaptive by over a minute, and now has seven XG gold medals between Moto X Racing Adaptive and SnoCross Adaptive.
X Games Aspen warm up
Athletes arrived since Tuesday testing the courses and getting ready for the competition, which and runs through Sunday, Jan. 31. Two-time Mono Skier X silver medalist Brandon Adam had to unfortunately withdraw from competition on Wednesday after injuring his left shoulder in practice. The rest of the Mono X field will race on Saturday morning at 11 a.m. PT.
Race to the finish
Four Adaptive events will be contested this week on Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, Colorado: SnoCross Adaptive, Mono Skier X, Snowboarder X Adaptive and Skier X Adaptive. SnoCross kicks off the Adaptive events on Thursday, followed by Mono Skier X and Skier X on Saturday, finishing up with Snowboarder X on Friday.
Men's Ski Slope practice
All freestyle ski and snowboard competitions this year will be held as Finals-only competitions -- meaning there will be no Elimination rounds. Norway's Oystein Brten, pictured here, didn't make the Final last year. This year, he's coming in with a second-place Dew Tour win under his belt, ready to make his first podium at X.
Snowmobile Freestyle is back
Nineteen competitions in three sports will be contested at XG Aspen 2016, including Monster Energy Snowmobile Freestyle. On Wednesday afternoon, defending gold medalist, Colten Moore, who won the event the last time it was held in 2014, practiced hard for another win.
Word on the street
Ten-time X Games Slopestyle medalist Jamie Anderson is rumored to have landed a double cork in practice Wednesday. Veteran competitors such as Cheryl Maas (pictured), who incidentally was the first woman to land a 900 in competition, are going to have to bring their A-game if they want to top the podium ahead of Anderson when the Final goes down Saturday morning.


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Saturday was the day we picked to go shopping for our first real family Christmas tree. And boy did we pick the perfect day! Not only were we Christmas tree shopping, but I wanted to get some pictures of the family for our Christmas card, and I got some really cute ones! It was such a beautiful , sunny and warm day. We walked all over the farm until we thought we had found the perfect tree. I had a blue spruce in mind, but we ended up with an 8 1/2 foot white pine tree. And, it was a beauty! It just spoke to us and said "pick me, pick Me!"
My dad went with us because he has a truck, and I was afraid it would scratch the top of my car. I think he enjoyed it as much as we did. We brought the tree home, and boy was it a challenge! We had bought a tree stand a while back at the mission for $5. Well, we found out why it was there! The tree almost fell over 3-4 times, and every time that happened, the ornaments fell off. Turns out, it was missing some of the bolts to keep it tightly in the stand. At one point I was standing there just holding it up while my dad and my husband were in the garage searching for something to use. Finally my dad ran home and got something and brought it back to us. I also brought home some various pine branches to try to use for decorating. They let us have those for free.
If you have never been to Mt. Zion Nursery, you should go! It was beautiful. Lots of trees to choose from, and the people were very nice and helpful. I believe the cut trees were $7 per foot. They were serving coffee, hot chocolate and cookies. And they had a little ornament making station for kids to make ornaments. Gavin made one that was a slice of a tree trunk. So cute!
In the end we got the tree to stand up, and boy does it take a lot of watering. The only thing I would warn about a white pine is that the needles are long and we did have a difficult time getting the ornaments to stay on, especially my heavy Lenox ones. Therefore we didn't put quite as many ornaments on the tree. And the next day, the tree kind of has little gaps in it that weren't there when we bought it. This is because the ornaments are weighing it down. But it is still beautiful, and maybe all real trees have flimsy limbs. I am just used to a fake tree I think. Here are some pictures of our day at Mt. Zion and our tree after we got it all decorated.
Warning- I finally made the attempt to learn how to make a bow. I told you last week I didn't have the slightest idea. But I had bought some red ribbon because I wanted to put a bow on top of the tree. I found a video on you tube that I used to help me make my bow. It is very far from perfect, trust me! But I did my best for the first bow I have ever attempted. And I am OK with how it turned out. It is a little whimsy and imperfect, but I think it looks cute!
There are olive green, blue, pink, purple, and red ornaments, along with my cream colored Lennox ornaments I have been collecting for years, and a few candy canes. There are also a few angels here and there that my mom always gives us every year. We have another smaller tree in the family room too. My husband moans and groans about having two trees, but I like them both! I'll show you the other one in another post.


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There's a small hole in my heart where my daily dose of the Dick Van Dyke show used to be. Every month, Netflix rotates what they offer, adding new movies and TV shows and removing ones that have been available for long periods of time. Being a fervent list-maker, I check periodically at my queue to see what will be soon departing and make note of it. Dick Van Dyke was removed from Netflix on November 1st, and I successfully watched every episode, viewing the last one on October 30th. No more guessing if Rob will fall over the ottoman or sidestep it. No more flashbacks into army life. No more one-liners and jokes about finding a husband. No more beautiful, graceful Laura to model my life after.
I'm not bitter. Lots of people are upset about the frequent changing of titles on Netflix. Others are omplaining about them doubling their prices. This would be a big deal if it were expensive in the first place, but seriously folks, c'mon. If you want to get DVD's in the mail as well as streaming movies it now costs you $16/month. That's less than the price of one dinner for two. Do you realize how many movies and TV shows you can watch in a month? Just based on watching Sesame Street everyday it's like paying 50 cents an episode. Compared to what we paid when we had Dish Network, and I feel like a thief.
Such a silly thing to be upset about. I have over 215 items in my queue waiting to be watched. You won't hear me complaining about paying $8/month for streaming films. And though I'll miss Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore, I'm enjoying being entertained by John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam. Long live Monty Python's Flying Circus!


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But a mass extinction event and several ice ages later, a new threat — money — emerged this week to capture one of 20 known skeletons of the apex carnivore, which, like its more famous cousin, stood on two legs and had a pair of tiny arms.
On Thursday, a wealthy collector spent $6.1 million to buy the only known skeleton of a Gorgosaurus that's available for private ownership, according to Sotheby's, the auction house that brokered the deal. The sale has resurrected a long-simmering feud in the paleontology community, which for years has decried the increasing commercialization of the field, including the sale of fossils to private buyers.
Gregory Erickson, a professor of paleobiology at Florida State University, told the BBC he fears a multimillion-dollar sale like the one on Thursday "sends a message that it's just any other commodity that you can buy for money and not for scientific good."
Scientists discover 'the holy grail of dinosaurs' in Africa
The Gorgosaurus lived in the late Cretaceous Period, predating the T. rex for about 10 million years, Sotheby's said in its listing of the skeleton. While smaller, it was "much faster and fiercer" than the T. rex, which scientists believe was more of a scavenger because its teeth were better suited for cracking bones.
The one that sold Thursday died around 77 million years ago in the Judith River area in what's now Chouteau County, Mont. It remained there until it was excavated in 2018 on private property, Sotheby's said. Had it been found on federal land or north of the Canadian border, the skeleton would have been publicly owned, available for scientific study and public viewing, the New York Times reported.
"I'm totally disgusted, distressed and disappointed because of the far-reaching damage the loss of these specimens will have for science," Thomas Carr, a vertebrate paleontologist at Carthage College who studies tyrannosauroids like Gorgosaurus, told the Times. "This is a disaster."
It's a debate that's been raging for decades. Sotheby's first auctioned off a fossilized dinosaur skeleton in 1997 when it sold a T. rex nicknamed Sue to the Chicago-based Field Museum for about $8.4 million. The fossil got its nickname from Sue Hendrickson, the commercial excavator who discovered it in 1990 in South Dakota.
Discoveries shed new light on the day the dinosaurs died
In 1998, John Hoganson, paleontologist emeritus of the North Dakota Geological Survey, foreshadowed a tension that would only grow over the next 24 years between scientists like himself, who want to keep fossils in the public domain for scientific study, and those involved in " a thriving international market for fossils and the resulting collecting and selling of fossils by profiteers," according to CNN.
More than a decade later, the business of private prospecting was booming, according to a 2009 Smithsonian Magazine article titled "The Dinosaur Fossil Wars." Spurred by finds like Sue, amateur excavators swamped the American West and Great Plains in what they increasingly saw as a modern-day gold rush. Their eagerness to capitalize on everything from a five-inch shark tooth to a once-in-a-lifetime score like a full dinosaur skeleton has put them in conflict with scientists and the federal government.
"In terms of digging for fossils, there are a lot more people" than there used to be, Matthew Carrano, curator of dinosauria at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, told Smithsonian Magazine. "Twenty years ago, if you ran into a private or commercial fossil prospector in the field, it was one person or a couple of people. Now, you go to good fossil locations in, say, Wyoming, and you find quarrying operations with maybe 20 people working, and doing a professional job of excavating fossils."
Five years later, researchers warned that the tension had grown and would continue to do so, posing "the greatest challenge to paleontology of the 21st century." In a 2014 paper, the researchers said that new discoveries had led to a new "Golden Age" in the field that paleontologists could use to inspire people about their work and science generally. But the researchers warned that those scientists needed to do a better job of conveying the value of fossils to the general public.
The perception that "it's okay to sell and buy fossils" has become "deeply entrenched," according to the 2014 article in Palaeontologia Electronica.
"The vast majority of the general population are unaware that the commercialization of fossils is even a problem," the researchers wrote.
Erickson, the paleobiology professor, told the BBC that the public's fascination will continue. Multimillion-dollar sales are the result of a society gripped by "dinomania," fueled at least in part by cultural touchstones like the Jurassic Park franchise.
But, Erickson added, it goes deeper than that. Dinosaurs — T. rex, Stegosaurus, Brontosaurus, Pterodactyl — are some of the first creatures that inspire awe and excitement in children. The frenzy around their fossils, and even a chance to own one, is a way to tap into that wonder again.
"Right from childhood people are enamored of dinosaurs," Erickson told the BBC, "so I can see why people buy dinosaur fossils."


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David Cronenberg has explained that financial considerations scuppered planned sequels to Eastern Promises and The Fly.
"It's pretty much dead," the Canadian director told Digital Spy about the current state of Eastern Promises 2, which was slated to begin shooting in October and feature Viggo Mortensen reprising his Oscar-nominated role as the shady Nikolai.
"I think it was money," stated the auteur on the reason behind the movie's cancellation, "and I think it's just the general reaction to what's been happening economically, in terms of economics around the world and in particular in the film business.
"Focus Features will not let go of it," Cronenberg said about the prospect of another studio making it. "They don't want to make it, but they don't want to give it to somebody else to make it. It's not very good, and it's frustrating all around.
"I do think there are other places - independent producers would happily have taken the Steven Knight script, which was really good, and produced it separately from Focus even with them having distribution."
Cronenberg - whose latest movie Cosmopolis starred Robert Pattinson - also clarified the status of reports that he had written a follow-up to The Fly.
His acclaimed 1986 horror remake starring Jeff Goldblum already receives an official sequel with Eric Stoltz in 1989, but Cronenberg's plans to continue the story were thwarted for familiar reasons.
"Oh, that too is not happening, also because of budget constraints and other things," he admitted. "I think maybe the script that I wrote was a little too radical for Fox, and they felt it really needed to be a very low-budget film at that point.
"However, what was in it that attracted them could not be done low-budget. So I think that was the problem."
> Read Digital Spy's full interview with David Cronenberg
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West Coast trail
I would like to hike the west coast trail for 7 days. I have done quiet a lot of day hikes and several multi day/overnight hikes over the past few years in Europe and Canada. I am open tom dates May/June/July/august and don't mind starting In either Pacina Bay or Gordon river. The trail requires a reservation before going which tends to fill up fast so some prior planning would be required. Anybody interested just let me know. I'm currently located in Alberta, Canada and would be driving to the IslandReply
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Phantasy Star Online 2 has had a long to journey to reach players in the West, but that wait is finally coming to a close. Announced at E3 2019 as coming to the Xbox One, the beta will finally kick off on February 7th for Xbox Insiders. Here are the details:
The wait is finally over! The Closed Beta Test for one of Japan's biggest online RPGs, Phantasy Star Online 2 (PSO2), starts Friday, February 7th at 5 PM (PST). Participants will retain their progress and have a chance to obtain special in-game rewards. Sign up now through the Xbox Insider Hub!
Closed Beta Test Schedule
- Starts: Friday, February 7th, 5 PM (PST)
- Ends: Saturday, February 8th, 11:59 PM (PST)
- Official Website: Opens Friday, February 7th, 10 AM (PST)
Pre-Load: Players will be able to install the game in advance starting Monday, February 3rd.
Download it once: You can update the existing client for the upcoming Open Beta Test and Launch without having to redownload the game.
You can find the full details via the Xbox main site here : PSO2 Beta Details and Features
Our Take
YES! We've been waiting for this one since it was announced and we'll certainly be jumping in for the beta. Plan on playing? Let us know!


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COPA-DATA has been offering its HMI/SCADA software in this environment for many years and continues to bring new innovative concepts for improved overview, safety and ergonomics in power plant and substation monitoring. The in-house designed drivers guarantee adherence to international standards such as IEC 61850 Edition 2, IEC 61400-25, IEC 60870 and DNP3. COPA-DATA and JS automation will introduce new highlights on the subject of Automated Engineering and the newest Command Sequencer zenon module for configuring complex command sequences even without PLC programming.
Command Sequencer
The Command Sequencer is a new zenon module that can be used to configure, test and execute command sequences. The command sequences for the automation of substations are configured in an editor with excellent usability. The individual commands also known as steps, are simply lined up together graphically. Testing is possible in a simulated environment and the engineer can make changes directly. PLC programming is not necessary.
Complex command sequences can be configured with the Command Sequencer: parallel branches for simultaneous use of switching commands, alternative branches for transitions or changing two-stage into one-stage commands to avoid unwanted stops.
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Automated engineering with zenon
Integration in an existing configuration tool is carried out quickly by zenon, thanks to the extensive API (Application Programming Interface). As a result, project planning is simplified as zenon adjusts itself to the known configuration environment of the HMI. The wizards in the zenon Energy Edition for the IEC 61850-based SSD and SCD import also offer increased automated engineering.
The SCD import (System Configuration Description) reads the SCD file and creates communication configuration using the displayed data model of a substation therein. The report control blocks can be assigned to the various hosts per drag&drop. The variables can be imported using the linked dataset information. As a result, a complete driver configuration with variable lists is created in no time, establishing direct communication with an SCD template to the devices.
The SSD Import Wizard (System Specification Description) in zenon automatically creates a precise, functioning single-line diagram from an SSD file. The generated graphic including the linked variables can be configured at anytime later in the zenon Editor.
HMI talks GOOSE
GOOSE messages (Generic Object Oriented Substation Events) distribute status information within IEC 61850 environments. Connected devices receive this information use it to complete specific tasks. HMI applications using zenon can listen in corresponding status messages via GOOSE. Using GOOSE supervision, zenon monitors time intervals between sent messages and checks if they are complete.
The HMI becomes the monitoring application for GOOSE communication. If necessary, zenon can go a step further. If, for example, a device that communicates via GOOSE were to malfunction, the zenon HMI would step in and manually transmit entered values to the remaining devices. This GOOSE substitution means that tasks continue until the faulty device is replaced. Apart from the GOOSE protocol, zenon includes a further 300 communication protocols as standard.
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Christian No More: A Guest Post by Jeffrey Mark
Over the past few years, I've been reading spiritual memoirs, specifically de-conversion stories about how and why people left their faith behind and stories about people who changed faiths. One of these books was Christian No More: A Personal Journey of Leaving Christianity and How You Can Leave Too by Jeffrey Mark. This book is more than a memoir; while it does contain Mark's story, it is also much, much more. You can read the table of contents and some of the content of the book on Jeff's Amazon blog.
Here's the book description:
This book is for everyone: Atheists will find excellent arguments to help them defend their positions; Agnostics will appreciate the clarification it brings; Christians who are struggling will find this book a great help in breaking free from their shackles as they learn exactly why there's no possible way Christianity is true and why they don't have to worry ever again.
The Bible says that the world's languages began with the Tower of Babel. Today we know better. But how could the Bible contain stories that aren't true? Author Jeffrey Mark was a devout Christian throughout his life until, during his early 30s, he began studying the Bible more seriously than he ever had. And that's when he made the disturbing realization that so many stories were simply untrue. For him, this realization started with the Tower of Babel. That in turn launched a series of events that eventually led him to abandon his long-held beliefs. Letting go of his beliefs resulted in pain, anger, and distrust towards everyone around him. But slowly he was able to rebuild his life and come to terms with the realities of the world and ultimately find happiness. If you've ever questioned your beliefs, Jeff's story will inspire you. Travel with him through his journey as he explores the deeper truths behind the Bible while discovering science, logic and reason, and ultimately revealing Christianity for what it really is. This is a book that every Christian must read!Â
Below the fold is a guest post by author Jeffrey Mark.
My name is Jeffrey Mark, and I'm the author of a book called Christian No More. I wanted to share with all of you a bit about my book and why I wrote it.
I grew up a devout Christian. Although we weren't a hardcore, hellfire & brimstone type family, we went to church every week, which was enough for me to grow up believing without a doubt that God and Jesus are real. My faith was so strong that when I heard people say things like, "It's okay to sometimes doubt,†I knew that never applied to me, because I had no doubt whatsoever. And that was my feeling right up into my 20s.
But in my late 20s, there were things that started bothering me. The Bible had many stories in the Old Testament that I knew couldn't be real. For instance, we knew languages didn't all originate with the Tower of Babel. And we knew that the world was far, far older than the Bible tells us. This prompted me to start reading the Bible in more detail, to seek out the full truth. With these heavy-duty studies, I found many things that didn't sit right; and so I did what made sense: I knew the stories and verses had to be true, but at the same I knew they couldn't be real; so in my mind, I adjusted them until they made sense and worked. I called this adjustment "interpretationâ€. But over the course of about three years, these interpretations became weaker and weaker. They weren't holding up to scrutiny. And over time I finally realized the stories simply weren't true.
That, of course, created a major problem in my mind. How could there be stories in the Bible that weren't real?
Determine, I continued my studies, but this time I included studies outside of the Bible. I explored as much science as I could. And over time I found I believed less and less of what Christianity teaches us, until that fateful day when I realized I was forced to decide whether I even believed Jesus existed. And that was the defining moment: After about five years of struggling, I realized he wasn't real. And that, by definition, was the moment I was no longer a Christian.
But the journey was incredibly painful and difficult. I felt a huge amount of anger at the church for terrorizing me with threats of Hell. And I had an enormous feeling of emptiness. And that's when I resolved to write a book. As a professional writer, I decided to cover many topics: Why the Bible simply cannot be real; what the Church is doing to people (especially children) with threats of Hell; what the Bible really says about things like Hell (very little, in fact). And I also decided to spend a good amount of time explaining how science really works, and why it's not about faith but rather solid data, tests, and the scientific method. And I spent a lengthy chapter dismantling the Bible itself, going deep into the verses, and exploring what is and isn't in the Bible and why what's there is based totally in myth, having been heavily influenced by other myths of ancient times–myths that Christians today reject.
It all came together well, and the book has been very well received. David Mills, author of Atheist Universe found the book fascinating and said it's sure to become "iconic†in the freethought community. Guy P. Harrison, author of 50 Reasons People Give For Believing in a God, called the book an "intellectual broadside†to Christianity. I'm constantly getting emails from people of all different faiths saying how much they like the book. It has helped some people walk away from Christianity, and atheists are especially enjoying it, because it lets them go into the mind of a (former) Christian and see what makes such a mind tick — and, more importantly, how to help people walk away from the faith.
For me personally, writing this book has been a major re-awakening. I now call myself a Skeptic, a word that in the past I considered a negative term. When I was a Christian, I felt "skeptic†meant somebody who continuously doubts everything, no matter how clear, and argues to no end, and refuses to see what's obvious. But now I realize it's a positive thing: I don't just eat everything up without proof. And for many things, the proof is there. Other times, it's not. And now skepticism has become a guiding principle in my life; it's actually a useful skill, or talent, if you will. For example, when coworkers get an idea into their heads about the way a project should go, I approach ideas with healthy skepticism. Is this reworking of a project really going to work, or is it simply something that somebody dreamed up with no real evidence that it will work? Since becoming a skeptic, it's as if my life is finally complete. I don't latch onto ideas mindlessly; instead, I'm open-minded and I listen, but reject ideas that make no sense, and only embrace ideas that are clearly real. And now, after Christianity, my life is complete.


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Piers Morgan represents everything that is wrong with the established global white patriarchy. He complains about not understanding Lemonade, Beyoncé's new visual album that took the world by storm. He complains that she is a "born again black woman" and he even goes as far to say that she is capitalizing on black women's grief. Shut the fuck up Piers Morgan!
It's not the fact that it's Beyoncé he's talking about in his Daily Mail article and Twitter rants that have me feeling a certain kind of way. He thinks just because he met her so many years ago he knows her. I mean come on dude, you're not even a fan. My issue is with this blatant mockery of the black woman and his disrespectful analysis of what Lemonade, truly means. From saying that he doesn't care for the singer's new "political, race-fueled tone," to asking on Twitter, "Am I even allowed to listen to @Beyonce's new album given my white skin colour?" Piers Morgan is an idiot. He is also a propagandist. His article further paints the black woman as angry, sorry and freeloading. His sarcastic and demeaning approach communicates that we are such and should be treated as such.
He answers his own fucking question by pointing out the color of his skin. It's not for you boo. You are not a black woman and therefore not only do you not understand what she's saying, you cannot offer any valid commentary on it. Please stop offering commentary on it.
Piers is that good ole boy who likes things the way that they are. He doesn't like to see people change and grow and show forth who their true selves. Along with the fact that Lemonade is for black women, Beyoncé's music caters to women in general. Morgan knows that but he insists on giving his two cents on a subject that doesn't concern him. Piers it doesn't concern you! It just makes you look like even more of an ass. Matt "Bae" McGorry (How to Get Away with Murder and Orange is the New Black) said it best during his call out of the journalist on social media,
"… If you're critiquing her way of speaking about her experiences as a black woman (something you and I will never experience) you are essentially colluding with the status quo (which is the silencing and discrimination of black women)."
People who have no idea nor are willing to get an idea about sensitive social issues hold no weight with me. Piers is a white middle aged man who has fame, money and a platform. That disqualifies him from commenting on anything related to me, a black woman in my thirties, who grew up poor. But the fact that he feels his "having something to say" matters when it comes to Lemonade just shows his privilege.
The truly insulting thing about Piers initial criticism of Lemonade is that he thinks he is offering some kind of insight. Or perhaps that he's giving us something to reflect upon in the midst of the excitement surrounding the visual album. But his thoughts on the matter could not be further from the truth. They are essentially null and void.
His crass tone is demeaning and condescending. How dare you be upset that Beyonce is not catering to what you proclaimed to be her audience, "a multi-cultural, age, gender and religion irrelevant demographic?" How dare you try to blast her because what she says makes you uncomfortable?
My question in the midst of all this is why does he have such an issue with Beyonce's blackness? In his article, he points out all the ways in which she has forsaken all others for the cause of the black individual. He says that Formation is "understandably" an attack on police in America and that her singing the song at the Super Bowl this year, "Stepped up the police-hating theme with a tribute to the militant activist group, Black Panthers." His propaganda is one of the oldest tools in the white privilege box of tricks. Make people think black folks are dangerous so that they can have reason to kill us without recourse.
It infuriates me that he makes it a point to mention that her homage to the Black Panther Party during the halftime show glorifies,
"A group who would protect black Americans from police brutality, became infamous for their own brutality, especially against police, and widespread criminal and murderous membership within their ranks."
This man is out of his fucking mind. If that is how he describes an entity that fought for the rights of black folks and provided free lunch for kids in the inner cities, I definitely want to hear how he describes the KKK.
Piers Morgan is a privileged misogynist who doesn't know the first thing about minorities. More than that, he doesn't care. He is old and set in his ways. This man made it his mission to tear down every aspect of Lemonade (from the messages to the images of the mothers of fallen black men) and for what reason? To stir controversy? To have something to say?
Men like him perpetuate the issues that keep us divided. He has used his influence to wish for a Beyoncé of yesteryear instead of adding to the global conversation about race. But then again, what do you expect from someone who believes their superiority grants them the right to say whatever the hell they want and us common folks just have to deal with it?


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Broad Street Pop Up Garden Returns This Weekend
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Pop-Up Garden on Broad Street is coming back this weekend.
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is trying to cut through all this snow with a return of its super-successful Pop Up Garden. From Friday, February 14th through Sunday, February 16th, the garden will be open from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
There will be heated tents to make the weather bearable and Yards Brewing Company beers will pour. And check out the bright trees from Brian Hoffman Design.
The return of the pop-up garden is part of PHS's Flower Bomb events. All part of the run-up towards the Philadelphia Flower Show.


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New law requires Oklahoma massage therapists to have state license
The state is taking steps to stop illegal massage businesses.
The massage industry in Oklahoma is changing -- all therapists must have a state license from the Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology & Barbering.
"We have a lot of practices here in Oklahoma that aren't' exactly massage therapy," said Deana Rook with Global Touch Massage.
Rook has years of experience and a solid business. But the new requirements have sent her back to school.
"I'm happy that we're on the way to making things on the up and up, so we can help detour some of the really bad things that are going on," Rook said.
About 2,000 licenses have already been issued.
A newly formed board can also address concerns and complaints about licensed professionals. The license costs $50. Those working without one could face a fine and misdemeanor charges.
"I would ask that if anyone is working on you, I want to see their licensing on the wall, with their picture," said Gwen Wright with N-Touch Therapeutic Massage.
Wright said it's about time Oklahoma caught up with the rest of the nation, but more needs to be done to protect consumers.
"I think they should have had a benchmark that you need to have certain credited hours, pass the national board exam before you can pass the licensing," Wright said.


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The interesting muscle group present in your legs is calf muscle group.
There are two types of calf muscles in your legs: they are inner calf muscles and outer calf muscles. These calf muscles will be located below the knees.
Many of you neglect to perform calf muscle exercises. These exercises are essential to make the muscle group present in your leg fit.
The fully developed calves are eye-catching and you can see the separation between your inner and outer muscles.
You use calf muscle to perform various activities in your daily life such as walking, jogging etc. You need to push them a little bit harder when you work them out.
That means you have to make your calf muscle harder so that it will grow in such a way that it will adapt new levels of work.
The calf muscle exercises that are necessary to build strong calf muscles:
- Standing calf muscle raises
- Seated calf muscle raises
- Squats
- skipping
- Leg press machine
These are explained as follows:
Standing calf muscle raises:
- In this calf muscle exercise, you have to choose a flat base to stand.
- Stand straight on your foot. Now slowly start raising your foot and you should come in such a position that you have to stand only on the balls of your foot.
- You should stay in that position for some time and slowly come to the original position of standing.
- You should do this exercise for about 5 to 10 times in the starting stage and later on you can go up to 15 to 20 times.
Seated calf muscle raises:
- This calf muscle exercise is similar in the range of motion to the standing calf muscle raises.
- In this exercise, you have to bend your knees by sitting.
- Now start rotating the balls of your feet on the platform by lifting your heels as high as you can and you have to squeeze the calf muscle to a two-count during contraction.
- Now slowly come to the original position and perform the same motion for 10 to 15 times.
- Squats are the essential calf workouts to make it strong.
- These squats will be effective when you perform them with some extra weight.
- You should perform 10 to 15 squats with extra weight to get calf muscle stronger.
- Generally you will be performing skipping for weight loss. But, this is one of the best exercises for calf muscle.
- Your calf muscle will become pretty sore if you skip for more than 20 minutes.
- This exercise forces your leg to stay on your toe.
Leg press machine:
- This leg press machine is mainly used to develop quadriceps and other areas of the leg.
- You can pump your calf muscle if you make a subtle shift in the position.
- You have to start with low weight and depending on your calf muscle capacity, you have to increase the weight.
These are the necessary calf muscle exercises that help you to build strong calf muscle.


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Beauty Enhancement
No cosmetic surgery is complete without the final touch up. That is where we experience yet another art, that of the beautician. Whether it is a final touch up to the looks or camouflaging a scar, the beautician comes in the scene. Sometimes certain minor defects especially in border line cases of scar revision where plastic surgery may not yield reasonable success, camouflaging the scar may be the only alternative. Some superficial peels are occasionally needed, where beautician can serve the purpose.
There is a beautician who provides these ancillary services. Ms.Gouri Bose of Shakamvari Body and Beauty Clinic , one of the most successful wings of SHAKAMVARI " house in Kolkata provides this service. Shakamvari's journey started in 1981 to reinforce the concept of beauty.
The strength of the clinic is the honesty, dedication and expertise of Gouri Bose , the key person of the organisation. Her trained team are always at their best to attend the clients with utmost care. Gouri Bose has a diploma of an aesthetician from Shahanaz Hussain's Woman's World ( New Delhi ) in 1981. She secured diploma of aesthetician from International Therapy Council, London in 1991. She was first lady in West Bengal West Bengal to get a National Trade Certificate from National Council Of Vocational Training, Govt. Of India in 1994.
Gouri Bose is associated with fashion shows like Wella Hair Fashion Show at Hyatt Regency and Women Achiever's Show conducted jointly by Taj Bengal and Siana NC at Taj Bengal Hotel. She is covered by different TV channels, newspapers and magazines recently Reuters covered the same in BBC Channel. Gouri Bose conducts a beauty training school since 1983 and thousands of students from different corners of India , Bangladesh , and Mauritius are now successfully handling their profession. For two years Gouri Bose conducted Hair and Skin Care Course for Govt. of West Bengal from SHAKAMVARI, from where many students are absorbed as teacher in Government Industrial Training Institute. Ms.Gouri Bose is a member of expert committee for Beautician Training under Technical Education, Govt. of West Bengal.
Some services provided by SHAKAMVARI
- Fairness Treatment ( for All Skin Types)
- Superficial Wrinkle Treatment
- Skin Rejuvenation.
- Correction of Pigmentation Blemishes
- Ultra Modern Oxygen
- Ayurvedic Range
- Aromatherapy
- Thermoharb with electrotherapy
- Ozonised Ultrasonic Treatment
- Galvanic Stimulation
- Cosmetic Camouflage
- Corrective Make Up
Other Services
- Bridal Make Up
- Party Make Up
- Stage Make Up
- Day Make Up
- Pedicure
- Manicure
- Hair Fashions


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