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Lia Thomas Teammate: Situation is 'Unfair' and NCAA is 'Discriminating Against Cisgender Women'; Locker Room Discomfort
Photo Courtesy: Winslow Townson/Sports Illustrated
by Dan D'Addona — Swimming World Managing Editor
A Penn teammate of Lia Thomas has spoken out about the fairness of transgender swimming, specifically Thomas.
The swimmer spoke to News Nation on the condition of anonymity and her on-air interview had her likeness and voice changed to keep that anonymity since Penn and the Ivy League have kept their athletes from speaking about the controversy surrounding Lia Thomas.
Thomas formerly competed as a member of Penn's men's squad for three years, before transitioning to a woman during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the beginning of the 2021-22 season, Thomas started to compete for the Penn women's team, having met the NCAA's transgender-participation condition of one year of hormone-suppressant therapy. That requirement, which was based on outdated science, has since been changed. The NCAA initially indicated it would follow USA Swimming guidelines for transgender inclusion, but when the governing body for the sport in the United States announced stringent parameters, the NCAA balked.
A number of parents of Penn swimmers have spoken out about this issue, as well as former and a few current swimmers. But few teammates have gone on the record and the most comprehensive has been this News Nation interview.
Thomas' teammate reiterated, and the article did as well, that she supports Lia Thomas' transition, but feels that her competing in women's swimming is "unfair."
"The first word that comes to my mind is insane," the swimmer told NewsNation. "I feel like it's something that's so basic that people have just somehow managed to twist and make (it) way more complicated than it should have ever been.
"It is not like people are discriminating against Lia and not allowing her to swim. She identified as a woman and competed on the men's team. That was the choice she was making. Then to compete with the women's team. That is something that cisgender women are not choosing. There are categories for a reason. They make sense and ensure fairness. … The NCAA has not said anything, and by not saying anything, they are discriminating against cisgender women."
Watch the full interview here
Another issue that was broached in the interview was the locker room situation with Thomas, who although she has transitioned to being female hormonally and identified as a woman, still has male body parts, according to the report.
"It is definitely uncomfortable and has been expressed to our coach and members of the athletic department that people are uncomfortable with it," the teammate said. "We were basically told to, 'suck it up.'"
Lia Thomas has the top seed at the women's NCAA Championships in the 500 freestyle and 200 freestyle.
"I think we're going to look at the people who are making these decisions and were in charge and kind of laugh at them," she said. "And then just ask, 'What were you doing? You had the power to change that and you chose not to. You're kind of a coward for that.'"
Hans Witolla
I do not believe that Lia Thomas has done this to gain an advantage over cis-gendered women, however having grown up as a biological male, she does have an advantage. The advantage is huge, greater than if she had been using anabolic steroids her whole life. The people who run sport have a responsibility to make a proper decision here. Many have suggested a separate competitive category. This might be frowned upon by many, but in our changing world it might be the only fair solution moving forward. Make no mistake, without a fair solution women's sport as we have known it, will be threatened forever more.
Reply to Hans Witolla
Maybe still just 2 categories – Womens/girls and open. The open category allows any gender. The women/girls category is limited to females that have met more strict criterion that takes into account any advantages that might be due to people who've developed to adults as males.
Reply to Gregg
What about the FACT that Lea is not and NEVER will be a woman.
Reply to Craig Simpson
Right, Craig
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Terry Thomas
Lia thomas has had gender confirmation surgery .
This is easily discoverd by looking at her bathing costume or doing a quick Google search.
However this whole comment section sounds more like a lynching than a discussion so what do you care!
It's already like this. The men's category has always been open, it's just basically impossible for women to qualify.
Or maybe 3 categories, Men's, Women's and everything else. It doesn't matter when you transitioned, there is always SOME degree of advantage for transitioned males. I, like all SANE people, know there is an advantage in all of these cases, and why should the women have to look at his pecker in the locker room? Like it or not, HE IS A MAN.
Reply to Mike
You are 100% correct but don't let the truth get in the way of a good narrative. Sorry to offend you Lia, but you are a cheat, you know it, & should be ashamed as should the imbeciles who sanctioned this corruption!
Reply to Kevin
Yes Kevin. How he can look in the mirror daily and know what he is Stealing from the teams young women?
Dave Wooten
The men's category is open. There. Done. Problem solved. Lia can go there.
Moonsweeper
Reply to Dave Wooten
Could not win in the men's category…….this is akin to doping plain and simple. Not a biological woman and never will be……yes by all means live your truth but when you infringe on the truth of the biological women who compete you diminish their truth.
How about the people who run society and participate in social media would stop redefining women as "cisgender" just so men can be excluded in the definition of "woman" ? Please help us safeguard our identity. Our safe spaces depend on this.
David K
Reply to Shirley
Centuries old definition of "woman" depends on your biology
To call a man a "woman" is moronic
They have separate divisions and events for diabled folks…everyone thinks that is Great! Dont hear anyone complaining about THAT do you? Just saying.
Reply to Kat
This is a great point that I had not thought about. We have para Olympics too!
Of course this guy is doing it to have an unfair advantage. Why would he want to compete at all knowing women feel this way. Get out of women's sports!
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Reply to Carlos
he was lousy as a male swimmer. His heart and lungs are larger, along with everything else, giving him an advantage.
Connie Austin
Spot on . Fair is fair. We hear nothing about trans men competing against men. There's a reason for that. Women's bodies can't compete against men. Trans women who have mens bodies should not compete against women. It's not fair & never will be fair.
Nomish
Biden and the radical Democrats caused this sham. I can't wait for them to get destroyed in November and then Lia's performances will be stripped from all women's events. I love Lia – but what NCAA enablers have done for women in this scenario is pathetic. NCAA decision makers – you have created an abominable situation!
I swam against someone just like him 18 years ago. That guy couldn't cut it in his region so he dropped down to mine. I was the number 1 seed that year until that guy dropped down to mine. He cheated his way to a trophy and kicked me out
jon gotti
Reply to Sam
so basically he beat you and was better regardless lmao…holds no water, he couldnt cut it in his region so he went to yours and crushed you.
SAllen
Reply to jon gotti
I bet Lia could place 1st in the special Olympics too. Go get em tiger. wooo, gosh you're the greatest. Hey Lia, there's a 5 yr old girl that takes the other kindergartners snacks away, will you take her snacks away from her, please please. Lia crushed that kid, wow.
You're darn right it's insane. The NCAA has no courage at all, I bet they're worried about a lawsuit that they might lose and cost them some serious dough. Thomas is selfish, self centered and doesn't care about his female competitors. This whole situation is the craziest thing I ever remember about the great sport of swimming. I could not care less if Thomas wants to be a woman, but swimming against them is so wrong it's just plain unbelievable. He's a man wearing a woman's swim suit.
Reply to Billy
No she isn't, she's a woman competing against other woman.
Reply to Sierra
No. Women's identity is not yours to give away.
Sierra,Lia is a biological male who experienced puberty as a MALE. She has the bone and muscle, and physical strength of a MAN. If she wants to take female hormones and block the testosterone her testicles are pouring out, fine ; but that doesn't make her a woman, and it's not fair for her to compete against biological women.
Dutch Casey
Reply to Linda
Straight logic.
You are the definition of insanity!!
Reply to Steve
To Sierra,
Science doesn't lie and you can argue that until you're blue in the face. Doctors, scientists as well as Caitlyn Jenner (Woman Of The Year I might add) have stepped out and said that this is unfair and that changes need to be made to make it more inclusive. Do your own research and stop taking everything at face value. This is an issue for Women's rights everywhere.
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She "identifies" as a woman. Doesn't mean that she is a woman.
Reply to Carl
My niece is going through a terrible identity crisis right now…you hit it on the nail with this one statement. Thankyou
I identify as a Mexican, but that doesn't make me one.
Puffchinsky
Sick n irrational
Leynir
Lia is a transwoman, not a woman.
Nobody can change their chromosomes.
And yes, I'm allowed to say that – I'm trans myself (ftm).
William Klinke
Reply to Leynir
Lia is a MAN QUACKS LIKE A DUCK IT'S A DUCK,COMMON SENSE
Amen!!
When you call Thomas a woman you have already lost your argument
No, it's a man claiming to be a woman so they can compete against women because they couldn't really compete against the other men.
Reply to Robert
That's right , couldn't compete with the men, so chicken out and called his self a women and is gutless
Thomas is still intact
No he is a male wanting to be a female. He will never be a biological female…EVER.
Johnny Vargas
You are completely dilusional….. Biologically speaking He is a man, a dude an Hombre…no in-between. And swimming like in most sports is a Body against body competition. Real Woman are more than a dude with suppressed testosterone.
Hoffmann hoffmann
Look at his shoulders if u think thats a women ur really confused
No, IT is a man with mental problems!!
Nope. He's a man pretending to be a woman.
no, hes not. He still has his male parts which makes him a man
He was born as a man and grew up as a man. Physically is a man. One year of suppresive hormon therapy definitely does not change that.
Mentally, he feels to be woman, wants to be seen as a women. Fine with me. But, if he were a real woman, she would feel with his colleague women, see the disadvantage she is creating for them and would not compete. Just swim for fun, or join male category is my verdict. Or do another sport where physical elements do not play a major role : e.g. chess?
Ya look at the shoulders on him. Hes a man and hes gonna win everytime its crap
Reply to Hoffmann hoffmann
Look at the ding-a-ling on HIM. It's a man, baby!
cheesi
Kinda rubbish when people say science says she's a man. Yes, there is undoubtedly an unfair advantage, she should not have been allowed to compete in these circumstances – I fully agree with that. But plainly, the current science, agree with it or not, does not agree that she should be called a man. Things, as they tend to be, are rather more complicated than this or that.
Reply to cheesi
Wrong. It's not complicated all. What he have in between legs?? Frank and beans! Frank and beans!
Landie Winans
Political driven science. Theories vs fact. A physical body is a vehicle for the spirit to cross the ocean of life.
Thompson received a male vehicle. His team mates received female vehicles . There are factual not theorized differences.
Those who look to solve their internal problems externally ultimately create more chaos in their journey.
They create suffering by seeking belief system s on the outside rather than truth within.
Suffering comes from seeing real in the unreal, truth in non-truth, permanence in the impermanent and the self in the ego.
Life is short let go of false narratives and seek truth.
Absolutely ridiculous. It's a sideshow at best and it does do harm to women's sports. "Suck it up". Whoever said that should never be allowed to coach again. You never put a woman in an uncomfortable position we have been taught that forever but it appears as far as Lia is concerned all rules go out the window. I hope the NCAA does celebrate the real women at championships. If Lia cared about the sport the only right thing to do is bow out now.
Reply to Leo
Agreed. She does little for the fight trans people are fighting for.
What mother or father will let their female child (= daughter!) take part in swimming in the future if this continues?
Reply to R N
True its just gonna end up a pool full of trans kids cuz no sane person would want their kid in there putting their everything into something theyll never win. Itll just be trans swim. I feel so sorry for these girls
All the cis women should boycott the meet. Let Lia swim by "her" self. It's a fake competition as it stands.
Letting her compete as a woman is just so wrong. My heart breaks for the girls that have worked so hard to be where they are on psych sheets and be pushed out of the A final It is wrong,we all know it is wrong. Lia knows it is wrong or at least should
Reply to Lori
My granddaughter is 9 looking forward to jr.olympics if she is swimming against boys she doesn't have a chance. Does anyone think this is the only way she could win, because he wasn't on boys side
Ajl
Reply to Kathy
I fully expect him to say "just kidding" after his career is over and decide he's not transgender after all.
Off topic…What's interesting, at 9 she would probably beat most boys. The difference usually starts around jr high
Well, Thomas was ranked 462 against men, what do you think?
Reply to Chuck
To me that says it all.
It's a joke
NYTony
Actually before puberty, she should be able to hold her own against boys of the same age. Once puberty kicks in . . . Well that's why were in this situation…
Reply to NYTony
She is a huge monster that should compete against men. There should be a weight and length test and no gender specific to the sport.
W.G.
Reply to Dutch Casey
Greater lung capacity, more oxygen pumped per beat of a larger heart, 20% greater oxygen delivery by a male cardiovascular system vs. female, more bone density with more muscle attachment points on longer bones, more fast-twitch muscle fibers, different angles at the hips for more efficient flutter kicks…
There's more differences than weight and length. This is WHY there is segregation of the sexes in the sport, and WHY it needs to be upheld.
Isn't swimming about personal best times. Clearly Lia just wants to win She could still be swimming as the biological male which she is and swim for best times.
She claims that she wants to swim as her authentic self, wait a year and be whoever you want. What bothers me is her inconsideration for the female swimmers
Knowing you were ranked in the mid 500, as a man, you should be proud of your accomplishments as a "female"…not!
Slyme48
These swimmers are young ladies. That's something Lia Thomas will never be. As ladies they should not be exposed to the body parts of this biological mutation.
Wait a minute. Lia has male "body parts?"
S(he) still has junk?
That's a MAN, baby!
Yep. Checked my college anatomy book just to make sure and you're spot on, my friend.
Was it's namo
More likely he's a homo.
Reply to ByeBye
That doesn't doesn't contribute anything to the conversation, How old are you?
Women have been subjugated by men throughout history and it took decades for them to be free of that. Now, men are subjugating women again through the most insane policies imaginable.
While I support trans people in living their lives, they cannot change their biology and, in the case of trans women cannot expect to be accepted as biological women in sport.
I was a sprinter in the 1980's and at 17 years old was faster than Evelyn Ashford. If I had transitioned then, I would have made a fortune.
Reply to Lee
This is your administration in the White House that started this garbage!! The 1% screams the loudest
You seem a bit angry at trans people. Maybe you're a bit conflicted about your own sexuality.
It just hasn't hit running yet. Wait till there is a Trans Jamaican. We will be witnessing a true super hero speed then in the women's division.
The trick is to transition right before competions you see. It's like legal steroids in the woke society
Em Em
The madness has hit track & field.
There were two boys who claimed to be women in Connecticut who were winning a lot of competitions.
There's also "CeCe" Telfer who was in the 300s in his track and field event but is #1 as a "woman."
You do not support trans people.
You do not support biological humans. We do not want to live in your head, so we are wrong? What's mind-boggling to me is that trans people like you have no respect for their own bodies and nature, and criticize people who embrace biological reality. I suspect you will not be able to wrap your head around that concept–although a lot of trans people can.
I think it's appalling that Leah Thomas Should've even been considered other women swimming team! Look at her stature next to the other cisgender Women on the swimming team. It is a grossly unfair that this hormonal woman who still has male body parts should even be considered for the swimming meets that she has been in and will continue to be in. As I said it is appalling
Reply to Dana
He's not even "hormonally female". He just suppresses his testosterone and possibly takes some artificial estrogen or something. His levels of testosterone are still roughly 5x higher than any female, and the estrogen does almost nothing after puberty.
Every time I see a photo, the shoulders and entire body frame….and everything else screams man. Growing your hair long, putting on some lipstick, women's clothing and making the declaration, "I am a woman" doesn't make you one. I can go out on my deck, jump up on the railing, start chirping, flapping my "wings" and take the leap… It didn't make me a bird and I did not fly to the trees….I just landed flat on the ground with one broken "wing" . Now, what do you think the ER doctor will say when I tell them but "I am a bird"… What's wrong with this story????
Reply to Sue
Dumb analogy, but we get it. The Jolly Green Giant wanted to put on his mom's heels, and woke society is too afraid to tell him he can't.
10 bucks says she stays male after the swimin
Why not just have a transgender category? Wil can't really feel good about his unfair advantage; he's gotta know there will be a asterisk after his name. History will not look kindly on him. He surely knows this but still chooses to be selfish. PA swimmers need to bring a lawsuit against him, their school, and the NCAA.
Reply to Ajl
A trans category would solve it all. Or two categories – trans women and trans men.
Getting attention isn't something Trans are use to. Of course he is taking advantage and being coached at 21 to do so. However, this is not the stand most Trans would like to see. Does them a bigger injustice to earning equality.
I'm guessing you haven't been paying attention to transgender activist demands. Their demands go way beyond allowing men to self-identify into sports. Transgender activists want unfettered access for all men to all women's safe, sex-segregated spaces.
Look at Lia Thomas being allowed to use the women's locker room and then expand that to men being allowed into women's hospital rooms, prison cells, rape crisis centers, nursing home rooms.
That's what transgender activists want and it appears are going to get because even the extremely powerful and prestigious Ivy League bow down to them.
Reply to Em Em
#cottonceiling is a place to see how even Lesbian dating spaces are not safe from abuse from "transwomen" demanding total "inclusion."
My daughter told me her lesbian friend, terrified, are forced to sleep with transwomen, who threatened to "cancel" them (make them lose their jobs, tell others their bosses, unis etc they are transphobic) if dont sleep with them. (Cruellest bullying ever).
already happened even in uk where self ID is illegal, men self ID after arrest, put in female jail, terrorize attack women. women young girls attacked in toilets. 1 in 5 women scared to go out but mums in uproar when schools put in unisex loos and pubery started girls so scared to use loos stayed off school. its reducing us to 3rd world
Why don't the "real" women pretest this and refuse to swim? If you want change you have to unite. Enough with being politically correct and stand up for what is right. Thompson should have to continue swimming with the men because that is what he is. Imagine Lebron James suddenly identifying as a woman. Is he allowed to then compete in the WNBA? Who is making these ridiculous decisions? Stand up for your rights as a woman and stop this nonsense.
Reply to Bren
Yes- in this insane asylum that is our world., all Lebron would have to do is say he's now a woman and he would instantly be admitted to the WNBA. Right this very moment a male rapist or child killer need only say "I identify as a woman" when arrested and without any question at all he will instantly be put in with the female population. The women have no say in the matter and are forced to share their living spaces with them.
Reply to Sbs
The latter of your comment is why JK Rowling was put on blast when the Scottish government said they would be trying anyone who identified as female as female. ?????? Let's endanger female prisoners as well.
Huh? This doesn't make sense
I think many of us are just scared. I have my own unfairness going on at school and most people just don't wanna get involved. The woke mobs are absolutely terrifying. It's difficult to try and reach out to others, you never know where they stand… It's very Orwellian.
The woke mobs in universities these days remind me of the Chinese Cultural Revolution when students became absolute terrorists destroying the lives of their teachers and relatives.
Look at this brave girl – her identity is disguised even though she's simply standing up for women's swimming and for women's safety, privacy and dignity in their own locker room.
Lebron is a woman!
Because the "real" women have been working their tails off for years to be the best that they can, and if they don't swim now, they never will-soon they will be in the make a living world, with no or less time to devote to sports.
Why would someone like Lebron want to switch to a far less lucrative division. This makes absolutely 0 logical sense. There is very little money in women's sports.
Yes, and it makes logical sense that "Lia" would switch to competition with women, as he was getting absolutely nowhere competing with men. He can still be a woman without that, that's where the illogic comes in.
Because the Ivy League has threatened these women.
U Penn told its female swimmers to seek mental health counseling.
And these girls will be penalized in terms of ability to get jobs/ further educations because they will be branded "transphobic" simply for standing up for themselves and the sport they love.
Here in uk a very well known lobbying charity receives millions from taxpayers & 1000 schools unis gov dept police forces etc, lobbies for transpeople, once stood for gays & lesbians but says doesn't stand for gays or lesbians now unless they agree its ok for transwomen with male bits, to be lesbians etc. so contradicts what gays lesbian & straight people believe – that we are 2 sexes male & female, attraction being to male or female (or both with bi). Activists say anyone who disagrees is to be called a transphobe so people are scared, only the general public & govmt can change things cos individuals are hounded, cancelled. This is why these young ladies have kept quiet, through oppression.
So anyway cis women are not discriminated against by trans women
Sierra it's obvious you support unfairness. As a woman this is criminal. Trans people should have their own category.
Liar Thomas
Reply to Common sense
Two categories is enough. Maybe we just have to call them XX and XY.
Unfortunately Lia is built like a man that he still is. This whole transgender thing is becoming a joke. It has gotten totally out of hand in terms of sports and should not exist.
Obviously you do not understand anatomy and biology.
100$ you're either a high school kid or a trans identifying man.
There is no such thing as a trans woman. Thomas is a man. Period.
That depends on your definition of discrimination. And being labeled "cis" for having biological female anatomy–why is this even needed if not to discriminate?
NosuchthingasTrans
You are clearly a moron.
Lia is taking advantage of the term, transgender. No matter how badly he wants to be female, he is a male. From birth to the present, he has been male with every advantage a male has over a female, in regard to sports of any kind.
He knows it and he should be ashamed to participate on a women's swim team.
Brett Barns
Why doesn't Lia Thomas swim in the open mens competition
Reply to Brett Barns
Because Lia can't win against male swimmers which she has proven. And now swimming against females she's at the top spot. I feel so bad for the other swimmers who have lived there whole lives for swimming and now have no chance at winning.
I can't bring myself to even use female pronouns for Lia. As you said, he couldn't cut it competing on the men's team but smoking all the women on the women's team. So very unfair.
Put him back in a league with men were he belongs and those erase those records, this should not be allowed
David Hutchinson
It's too late. Lia already has male musculature and still physically is perceived as a man with a female face. Lia is not only taller but bulkier. If Lia was muscular from birth that would be a different issue. Lia made the change after puberty and should be asterisked. Lia is a physically modified human.
Reply to David Hutchinson
That is not a female face. Strong male facial features with a bit of lipstick and makeup.
Aj fra
With a swim cap on that person looks like any male competitive swimmer.
Men's and women's divisions we're made for a reason. As long as Lia helps Penn win individual and relay races, they could care less.
I am very proud of all the men here sticking up for women's swimming. I understand the comradarie between men and women in swimming, but truly love the understanding of the difference.
DJ Ambrose
Reply to Swimmer1977
You're more than welcome. True athletes stick together, regardless of our genders.
SHELBY REEL
She can't possibly feel good and legit when winning on the women's team. She went from bottom of the pack on the men's team to the top on the women's. In her most private moments, she has to accept her "wins" are unfair and hallow. To not see this would make her a narcissist and a cheater. Too bad all the women she competes against cant walk away and refuse to compete. It is unfortunate that in being politically correct, we discriminate against biological women. Political correctness has gone too far.
Reply to SHELBY REEL
Political correctness has gone so far has to have perfectly sane people buy into the lie of feminine pronoun usage when referring to a man. You can't argue he is a male while calling him a she
If someone actually falls into the crazy choice of your pronouns/identifiers, I question their sanity. Try emailing the White House….they actually ask you what pronouns / identifiers you want them to use. This is true lunacy! I am not buying into it and never will.
I love when sites ask me to self-identify. I always put that I identify as a badminton racket, just because I know that, by their own parameters, they can't ignore it/me.
You are so right – using female pronouns on a male allows men who claim to be women to say that not letting them swim with women is discriminating against "women."
Yes, very clever. Machiavellian even.
Ann B
Exactly. HE is a narcissist and a cheater.
Cleverly an "inclusion teaching" lobbying charity replaced word "sex" with "gender identity" in literature it sends out. Imagine if you change these words, how all laws safeguarding women are changed. Uk law states sex is protected characteristic (male, female) & to provide separate single sex toilets, shelters, prisons, changing rooms & sports for male & female for privacy, dignity & safety & in case of sports, for a level playing field & fairness, to protect womens & girls sports.
men in womens spaces is clearly wrong. what disturbs me most is the displaying of male bits in female locker room. id change in loo, or quit, as would some religious minorities where females are forbidden to go in mixed sex spaces if partially or undressed.
Only 0.008% people have a grc in uk that's a minute number of people who are "allowed to live as a woman" but "arent a woman" as the law states, havent actually become that sex.
People without a grc are legally the sex they were born as. So people play sport using biology science commonsence.
Interesting to see what archaeologists think when examining skeletons in 1000 yrs.
If you are consider the impact on swimming longer than next week, the shared locker room issue is going to a big problem. Lots of meets where 17 year olds change with 10 & unders, and very few parents are going to be okay with their young kids changing with physically mature members of the opposite sex. It's also going to have an impact on participation in high school swimming because most people are very much not okay with male and female high school students changing in the same locker room and showering together.
Reply to Veritas
Great point.
My locker rooms when I was swimming competitively in high school and college were one large open space. No one cared about nudity because we were all women.
Same with the locker room at the public pool I swim at now, which is also full of naked children.
If men, no matter if they identified as women or not, came into my public pool locker room, the women would take their children and get out, and probably not use the pool again.
We are so frightened of the nonsensical word "transphobia" that we ignore the elephant in the room – that people can't change sex and that bad actors will take advantage of laws that allow transgenders to do whatever they want even if it destroys women's lives.
This is just the start. If this is allowed to continue all records in womens sports will be held by males who transitioned to female. Women will lose scholarships, sponsors and be lucky to make it to the podium.
I identify as the richest person in the world. It's my right to identify this way but it doesnt make it true.
People are born gay. Just like you are. Just come out now. You will feel better
I agree with the cisgender women. Lia has a right to transition but to allow her, with a biological man's body, to compete as a woman is just plain unfair. If this continues to be allowed it will mean the end of Women's Sports and as such will kill the hopes and dreams of many young girls and women. Is this really what we want for our daughters, sisters and women we love. Enough.
Woody myers
I think any one that wants to change their sex is up to them. But as for a male he should not be allowed to compete with the birth given females. Because he can switch back any time he wants to. Only way he should ever be able to compete with females is if he has a complete sexual surgery then and only then could he compete. Most of these transgender wouldn't go thru with it totally. This is not fair being a male and doing what he is doing. These female swimmers should just not enter any event he does. He is going to win anyways so protest and let him swim by himself. Because he has beaten the female swimmers so bad he had to wait till they caught up with him. And no way in hell should he be able to compete in the Olympics in 2024.
Acez
And by complaining anonymously you are sucking it up.
No one is going to take you seriously unless you put a name to the complaint so people can support you.
Your swimming career is already over, biological ladies, if you let this continue, so might as well take real action.
Reply to Acez
Do you live in the US? Because in the US even a hint of you being "transphobic" i.e., sane, will ruin your life.
What an insane thing that's happening. Young women are being forced to compete against men, then gaslit into believing they are bigots and hateful people for speaking out against this insanity. Incredibly disrespectful, there will be backlash against trans people the more they keep pushing. It's one thing to demand respect and decency from people, it's another to demand that your feelings be allowed to define their reality.
Sex change operations and permanently disfiguring medical procedures are being performed on children who are too young to legally consent to sex or drive a car.
Let's talk about the old stick of "If you don't include trans kids, they'll kill themselves".
Well doesn't that just reek of the old line an abusive boyfriend trotted out when you just about had enough of them: "If you break up with me, I'll just go ahead and kill myself".
Let's speak plainly, so much of these policies are implemented and justified with this one liner of emotional blackmail "Better let little boys use the girls locker room or they might kill themselves!" "Better let young teens have sex change operations or they might kill themselves" "You better accept your transgender child, you can have a living daughter or a dead son, remember if you don't they'll kill themselves!"
But, like the abusive boyfriend threatening suicide, what if we just said "Ok, I don't want that, but I'm still breaking up with you." "Ok, we don't want that, but we also won't allow you to use the girls locker room." "Ok, we don't want that, but we still won't allow you to participate in womans sports."
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playing pretend doesnt mean you are
MarMar
She is following the rules set up by the NCAA like all the other women, so good on her. Personal attacks on her are pretty lame and don't really resolve anything as there is just going to be another transgender swimmer or someone else who is just physically unique in some way. Transgender people are never going away just like gay and lesbian people are never going away, and rightfully so in my mind. Trying to legislate people out of existence has historically not been looked at very kindly by future generations.
As far as rules and regulations go there is always room for adjustment and better equality and equity. Maybe look at transition times and tanner stages in combination with hormones levels and maintained stability at those levels over the course of time.
Reply to MarMar
"Trying to legislate people out of existence has historically not been looked at very kindly by future generations."
I wasn't aware that Lia, or any other trans women, would magically cease to exist if not allowed to compete against females.
You are absolutely correct. You cannot legislate someone with XX chromosomes to have XY chromosomes, or vice versa. I fully support the transgender community, as well as transgender rights, but until science finds a way to change a persons chromosomes, they should have to compete with those who have the same chromosomes as them.
JJMOCK.
What concerns me the most is the University tells the Female athletes to suck it up with them feeling uncomfortable with Lia's "male" private parts exposed in the locker room. Neither the University or Lia has any respect for the female athletes. Its this how "she" wanted to win by cheating the other athletes out of a fair competition? The fact that Lia has no issues with any of this shows that she really does not care about Women but only herself.
I have no issues if Lia wants to identify as a women, whatever. However her competing against women born as women is unfair. When she was identifying as male she was not ranked well at all, now she's a top swimmer as female. I mean look at her build and I'm not trying to be mean here but she is built like a man. You can't go back and change that. She has a HUGE advantage in the women's category. I do think perhaps a 3rd category might be beneficial to all.
The Women on the team can stop this when they stop cowering to the cancel culture and boycott as many events as it takes; so who are the cowards??!!
Reply to Daniel Brown
Beyond swimming, what's scary is that Penn is an Ivy League school. Look at institutions, from the Supreme Court, to those who hold the highest, most powerful positions in government. We are facing a future where those in positions to decide things like whether or not the nation goes to war will be made by people who were once too cowardly to publicly say things like a biological male should not be allowed to compete against biological females.
Beth Watkins
Most if not all the young woman on the swim team with him or on scholarship, if they refuse to compete or share the locker room they would be kicked off the team. There goes there scholarship. These girls love swimming and using their abilities to get a college education.
Transgender wanna be woman have no place in girls locker room 100 % females let your voices be heard speak up against the people that are telling you to
" Suck it up " continue your fight as Woman
No, no, no.. seeing a woman voluntarily refer to herself as "cisgender" makes me want to scream.
And I'm a dude.
Reply to John
I felt that too
Maybe just have 4 categories now, make, female, paraplegic, and transgender.
CommonSense
I Agree. He Still can swim with the men BECAUSE HE WAS Born A Male…. He can Identify As Whatever He Wants BUT He's A Male.
Three groups Men's Women's and other and other would never have an audience
The rest of the competitors should boycott all events she participates in.
To take it one step further, the fans who don't agree with the NCAA should also boycott. Competition is all about a level playing field.
Why would lia compete at all on the mens team, (for 3 years!) if she felt totally convinced she is a woman. Mentally and emotionally that would not sit right, Or make sense with a person who really believes they are the opposite sex. I dont think allowing this person to Compete in womens sport is fair. It compares to athletes using steriods and other drugs to enhance their performance and have an edge on everyone else…which of course is illegal. If my daughter was a swimmer I would try to teach her to be kind to this person as a human being but competitive sports are a whole other subject. It is also still Lias choice to do the fair and right thing for so called team mates. The street goes both ways.
This boy can identify as a woman all HE wants. He's not gonna be one. If this were reversed and a woman identifying as a man was a threat to men in a sport, I can guarantee this would be a different situation. NCAA wants to let HIM swim with girls then let him swim exhibition. No records will be affected, no points made, no medals given.
The fact that this person has to disguise her identity to voice an opinion is as alarming as the rest of the situation. Shameful behavior from the NCAA, Penn and the Ivy league.
Reply to Rich
What kind of crazy world do we live in when a woman has to disguise herself to speak honestly about what she and her teammates are going through because the most prestigious universities in the US are putting one man's feelings over the entirety of women's swimming.
And also letting him expose himself and get an eyeful of her and her teammates' bodies in the WOMEN's locker room.
When is it safe to say, a biological man is a man, and a biological woman is a woman? Have we not learned enough from the UFC? When we watched a man legally beat the F@#* out of a woman? This woke society we live in where all is fair. F you society. Wake up yourselves. Look at 'Lia.' That is no woman by far! It's a gay dude with a feminine face, and a body that 80% most men don't have. It's a joke everytime I see pics of this 6ft monster freak surrounded by actual women. I'd love to be on that board and get canceled for speaking my mind. Allowing this sh!t to happen, is the end of our gd country.
Lia is not gay, he dates women and has intact male genitalia. But he's allowed to use the women's locker room.
Wouldn't that make him a lesbian? I can't keep track of this stuff anymore.
Categories should be based on biological sex not "gender". Lia has the body of a biological male..women can not compete fairly against a biological male. Stop the insanity and attack on biological women!
Who cares
A man is a man and a woman is a woman. It is that simple. There should be no argument here. This world is crumbling all around and you people supporting this are to blame too.
How about change gender competitions to cromosome competitions? One can compete as their make of cromosomes either as a XX or XY.
All anyone needs to do to fully understand this entire situation is to go on YouTube and search, "men vs. women, sports", where competitions between biological males and females are highlighted. Unlike what's represented by those advocating transgender inclusion, that, as far as athletics are concerned, biological males and females are very close, they will see videos of things like a lone male soccer player score again and again against an entire female team, or the Swiss national women's soccer team being soundly beaten by a team of 14 YO boys. Allowing Thomas to compete is patently unfair and wrong.
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William Rosa
I believe that Lia Thomad shouldn't be allowed to compete with cysgender women not because she transgendered but because her male advantage is still present in her. She should accept these differences and be honest with herself and the cysgender women In all swimming teams and withdraw from competing against them. The NCAA must address this situation immediately before it gets totally out of control.
G Groom
How is it anything other than doping for Lia Thomas to use drugs to qualify to compete?
Yar
If Lia identifies as a to woman, then why hasn't the CHEATER had his male parts removed? He is pretending to be a woman and when his swimming career is over he will decide to identify as a man again. POS selfish A hol&. Shane on the regulators of this sport. Politics!!
ridiculous!! that lia doesn't recognize the unfairness is, I guess her issue, but to make a true impact, she should've continued to compete on the men's swim team and see how she does.
the ncaa is totally wrong on this issue, not just in this sport but all other sports as well. its just a slap in the face to women who have fought for their recognition and rights for decades!!
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BBC Radio Merseyside Spencer Leigh Billy Knisley Merseybeats
BBC Radio have been really fantastic and supported us throughout. There have been live performances, discussions and storytelling. Huge thanks go out to all the BBC stations that have supported our music and adventures so far.
To date we have had the opportunity to perform live on radio stations up and down the country including a special performance for BBC Tickets with BBC Radio Lancashire, BBC Radio Merseyside, BBC Radio Derby, BBC Radio Wiltshire, BBC Radio Cumbria, BBC Radio Lincolnshire, BBC Radio Norwich, BBC Radio Surrey, BBC Radio Stoke, BBC Radio Leeds, BBC Coventry & Warwickshire. We're not finished with you yet and hope to make a few more appearances.
We have also had support from independent Radio Stations and our music is played regularly, a few that have showed ongoing support are: All Good Radio, Under The Radar (Surrey) WA12 Radio with Mer & Miki, Woking Radio and Mighty Southport Radio.
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Do you miss the 1980's? Is Barb your favorite character on Stranger Things? No matter how you answer, check out this video by First Aid Kit from their upcoming album, 'Ruins', for the song Fireworks.


Home Mainstream How Seriously Can We Take Bitcoin Gaming?
How Seriously Can We Take Bitcoin Gaming?
The gaming industry is perhaps one of the most rapidly evolving and changing industries there is in 2017. With talk of virtual reality on the rise as Sony passes the 1 million sales mark for the PS VR device, and mobile gaming, courtesy of quick play games such as Clash of Clans or Angry Birds changing the very nature of the way in which we game on the move, we could yet see another huge development if the world of gaming starts to be easily paid for by Bitcoin.
If you haven't heard of Bitcoin, then you must have been shielded from the news for a while, as the world's first cryptocurrency has gone from being something of a novelty to a game-changing currency and investment option that avoids the complications of slow transactions, complex government control, and has been made so secure that it is now perceived as a legitimate way to keep money secure in turbulent times – even more so than buying gold.
Until now, though, one slight issue with Bitcoin had been ease of spending, but that is rapidly changing thanks in large part to the world of gaming.
Back in 2014, Microsoft started to accept Bitcoin payments for Xbox games and Windows apps, giving the currency its first chance to seriously be accepted in the mainstream world of gaming, but this isn't all that has happened to make gaming a welcoming arena for Bitcoin.
Perhaps the niche where Bitcoin has had its biggest impact is bitcoin gambling on sites such as Crypto-Games, which has risen in popularity thanks to its ability to give gamers the chance to win twice over; gamers can not only win their prizes, but can also see the value of that win increase exponentially should the value of Bitcoin continue to rise. While this may sound far-fetched, there are a fair few stories like this one that prove that the value of Bitcoin can make people very rich indeed.
As well as the chance to win twice over, the fact that Bitcoin transactions can be carried out very quickly and incurring far lower overheads compared to a regular online transaction means that the casinos can offer better odds to consumers, resulting in bigger and better bonuses and welcome offers, as well as ongoing VIP specials.
Where Might Bitcoin Take Gamers?
While all of these developments have been intriguing, the question that always needs to be asked is what is in it for you if you're involved in the world of gaming. After all, Bitcoin's involvement in this world is only going to be seriously interesting if it becomes personally relevant to you.
Well, with Bitcoin allowing brands to operate at lower costs for reasons we've already outlined, the ability to use Bitcoin on platforms like Steam, the Apple app store, and even in gaming shops would allow gamers the chance to continue to enjoy their current games but at potentially far lower costs. Should this happen, then this development in the world of gaming could be viewed as far more important and exciting than any changes in augmented or virtual reality technology as it will keep money in consumers' pockets, where it belongs!


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Enfield is a suburb in Adelaide, Australia. The suburb is about a 10-minute drive north from Adelaide city centre. The suburb is bordered by Gepps Cross to the north, Blair Athol to the west, Clearview to the east, and Prospect, Sefton Park and Broadview to the south.

History
Enfield was established as a village in 1843 by George Hickox as group of 44 quarter-acre blocks. Hickox named the village after his birthplace in Middlesex, United Kingdom. The name "Enfield" is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word enedfeld meaning "duck field".

Heritage listings
Two houses and one church in Enfield are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.
Pine Forest in Gurney Terrace, was built in the 1850s by colonist Charles French Folland Snr.
Barton Vale in Walker Court was the first "grand home" built by pastoralist Edmund Bowman, who arrived in the colony in 1839. The house was originally part of a farm, and was occupied by the Bowman family until 1922. After being acquired by the Salvation Army, it was became Barton Vale Girls' Home. Taken over by the state government in 1947, it was renamed Vaughan House Training School for Girls, named after Adelaide social reformer Dorothy Vaughan (1881–1974), and used as a government-run reformatory ("home for wayward girls") and known as Vaughan House until 1979. From then until 1993 it was renamed the South Australian Youth Remand and Assessment Centre. Singer-songwriter Ruby Hunter was placed in this home after having an argument with her foster brother in the family in which she had been previously placed.
St. Clement's Anglican Church on Main North Road had its Foundation Stone laid on the 27th July 1858 but the Church was not opened for worship until 1867. The church was designed by James William Cole in the Gothic Style on land donated by William Bartley. In 1878 the boundaries of the parish extended 'from Prospect Village, north of North Adelaide to within 12½ miles of Gawler, including the districts of Enfield, Salisbury and Virginia'. It become known as the "Little Church on the Hill" and it was a landmark for ships coming into port. For many years the Emblem of the City of Enfield depicted St. Clement's Church in the top right hand corner. In 1969 urgent repairs were needed to maintain the old building. Advice from independent sources, including the National Trust, agreed that major restorations needed to be carried out to preserve the old church. Services are still conducted at the church each Sunday.

Government
Enfield is governed by the City of Port Adelaide Enfield council (seated at Port Adelaide) at the local government level. The council has one of its main offices located in the Enfield Public Library, the site of the seat of the former City of Enfield, which amalgamated with the City of Port Adelaide in 1996.

At state government level, Enfield is contained in the state electoral district of Enfield.

The Enfield electorate was first created in 1956-1970 and then later re-established as a part of the 1998 electorate redistributions. Another redistribution in 2003 resulted in the alteration of the southern border.

Education
Enfield has two public schools, Enfield High School and Enfield Primary School. Enfield High (now merged with Roma Mitchell Secondary College) is located on Grand Junction Road. Enfield Primary is located nearby.

St Gabriel's School in Whittington Street is a Catholic primary school with enrolments from Reception to Year 7. It is the parish school of the Good Shepherd Church in Clearview.

Shopping
Enfield has a small shopping centre located near the library, which includes Enfield Post Office. The southern end of Enfield is well serviced by Northpark Shopping Centre, Regency Plaza and Sefton Plaza, located in the neighbouring suburbs of Prospect and Sefton Park.

Transport
Several bus routes travel from Adelaide CBD to various destinations in the northern suburbs via Main North Road, on Enfield's western boundary. Circle Line route 300 services Regency Road on the southern boundary of Enfield and links the suburb with various destinations, such as Arndale Shopping Centre and Norwood. Bus routes 237 and 361 travel along Grand Junction Road on the northern boundary of Enfield to Port Adelaide, Valley View and Tea Tree Plaza.

See also
List of Adelaide suburbs
City of Enfield

References

External links
City of Port Adelaide Enfield
Northpark Shopping Centre

Suburbs of Adelaide

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If you are looking for the most luxurious palace in China, then the Forbidden City is the place. Of all the palatial structures from the old days, the Forbidden City is the largest. Since its construction during the Ming Dynasty, in 1420, the Chinese have preserved this imperial palace to perfection.
On display on the walls and inside the grand halls are the unique traditional Chinese architecture which makes this place one of the world's five most important palaces.
In the past, it was customary to regard the emperor as Heavens son. Following this belief, the emperor was given the supreme power of Heaven. As a link between the earth and the heavenly Purple Palace, the residence of the emperor was built in the northern direction. This was towards the North Star which was considered to be the Celestial Emperor's residence.
The name Forbidden City comes from the fact that it was strictly forbidden for a commoner to step foot in a place which was believed to have celestial roots.
The initial name of the city was the 'Purple Forbidden City' but it has become more popular as the 'Former Palace' within China.
In comparison to the Louvre in France, the Forbidden City covers an area which is three times more. There are 980 buildings with more than 8,728 rooms and over 90 palace quarters on the 7,750,000 square feet (720,000 square meters) surface area which the city covers.
A frequent saying is that the emperor is the only man who will live to ten thousand years. In respect of this saying, a popular myth is that the number of rooms in the city are 9,999.5 since it cannot be more than the age limit set for the emperor.
There are three unique sectors in the Forbidden City. It includes the Inner Court, the Outer Court, and the defenses such as the walls and moat.
The collection of medieval wooden structures in the Forbidden City is not only well-preserved but is the largest in the world.
In a bid to bring about good fortune and prosperity, the most significant halls have their roof ridges ornamented with animal statues such as lions, phoenixes, and dragons, which are considered auspicious in nature.
In the Chinese culture, the number nine holds a significant meaning. It translates to eternity and supremacy. Each gate in the Forbidden City, with the exception of the Donghua Gate, or 'East Glory' Gate, are adorned with gilded door-studs in an array of nine-by-nine.
Picture: The symmetrical arrangement of important gates and halls in the Forbidden City.
On the north-south central axis of old Beijing, all the halls and gates with importance in the Forbidden City were built in symmetry with the Palace residence of the emperor at the center. This arrangement was to clearly indicate that the emperor had received the supreme power as a heavenly gift.
The exhibition of old wooden structures in the Forbidden City is the largest in the world and also the only one which remains in excellent condition.
All the buildings have wooden columns and beams which were constructed with wood from the southwest China jungles. The Phoebe Zhennan wood is a precious wood and is one of the woods which were used.
The construction of the buildings of the great palace was done 'harmoniously.' The carpenters of the Forbidden City consider the use of nails as an inharmonious activity. Thus, they opted for tenon and mortise joints which interlock to achieve the building design.
Red and yellow: the main Forbidden City colors.
Red and yellow are the dominant colors used in the construction of the Forbidden City. Red depicts happiness and good fortune in the Chinese culture. This color was chosen for use on most of the doors, walls, windows, and pillars.
Another common name of the Forbidden City is the Palace Museum. The collection of historical Chinese artifacts in this museum are the best available in the world. It also ranks among the best museums in the world with the collections going far back thousands of years in the history of China. Considering it is among the best in the world, it is no surprise it occupies the number one spot on the top 10 museums list in China.
There are a lot of buildings and old treasures on display for visitors as they take a tour of the area. Historic relics, gardens, jade, and courtyards which hold a significant value to China and the world are all on display.
The Treasures Gallery in Ningshou Gong, the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.
As long as it is not on a weekday or holiday, you can visit between late March to early June and late August to late November.
What makes it a great place to visit anytime you are on holidays in China?
It remains the main attraction for tourists in China. A lot of tourists, both local and foreign, still find the Forbidden City a great destination due to its beauty and its significance in the Chinese culture. On an annual basis, there are up to 14 million visitors to the palace museum alone. This is more than the number that visits any part of The Great Wall of China.
During your visit to the museum, entry is only through the Meridian Gate, Wumen. The Divine Prowess, Shenwumen, and East Prosperity Gate, Donghuamen, serve as the exits. The itinerary of the museum is unidirectional in the south-to-north direction.
We can help bring the Forbidden City to life with so many historical facts. There is a lot of history in the Forbidden City. Learning this history to its fullest will only be possible with a professional guide. They can also be very helpful if you want to avoid the large crowds that troop in for a visit. We offer you private guide and tour all-inclusive service. Your Beijing tour is easy and interesting with UME Travel. See those tour for ideas to Beijing. We also invite you to explore other cities in China. All tour can be customized for your preferance so feel free to contact our travel consultant now!


40 teams competed for the coveted title of Kelly Cup Champion this weekend. The 92nd annual bonspiel started on Thursday and wrapped up yesterday afternoon. It was team Burkitt that eventually won. Devin Burkitt, Dustin Wozny, Doug Dalziel and Gerry Richard are the proud new owners of the very stylish Kelly Cup rings after winning the Final on Sunday afternoon. The PG Golf and Curling Club was also host to the Ladies Bonspiel again this year, making for a very busy weekend with draws starting as early as 7 am and some running until well past midnight.


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The phony allure of term limits
March 18, 2015 Column
Democratic Rep. John Martin of Eagle Lake. BDN photo by Troy R. Bennett.
Give credit to John Martin. The guy certainly has a delicious sense of irony. Martin wants to kill Maine's term limit law.
In 1993, largely in response to the increasingly tiresome and corrupt influence of Martin and his political machine — a Martin aide had just become the centerpiece to a conspiracy to steal two legislative elections — the people of Maine passed a term limits law.
Proponents made rather familiar arguments. Career politicians are bad. No one should remain in government for decades. Institutional public servants block up-and-coming, fresh faces with new ideas and new energy.
These rather populist ideas made sense to many Mainers, particularly since it was during a particularly cynical period, when trust and faith in government were at an all time low and would soon lead to the national conservative political wave of 1994.
The law limits members of the Maine Legislature to serving no more than four consecutive terms in office. You will notice I said consecutive, because the term limit prohibitions are not lifetime limitations.
Indeed, Maine's term limit law is easy to make a mockery of, something that lawmakers like Martin himself have continually done. Frequently you will see a legislator who simply does not know when to hang up the cleats bounce between the state House and state Senate, or simply wait out a term and then return.
If you have a perverse sense of humor, it can actually be amusing to watch all the machinations some of these people will go through to not only avoid the intent of the law, but actually gain more power for themselves. In more than one area of the state, there is a group of two or three public servants who have come to a sort of informal agreement among themselves regarding who runs for what office when.
Martin, a Democrat from Eagle Lake, originally served in the Maine Legislature from 1964-1996, serving as a powerful but controversial speaker of the Maine House of Representatives from 1975 to 1994.
In 1996, Martin lost a write-in campaign to Republican Duane Belanger, whom he then defeated in 1998 to yet again return to the Legislature. After that election, he chose to move up to serve in the Maine Senate, where he sat from 2000-2008.
Troy Jackson tried to get elected in Martin's House district when he moved up, running first as a Republican, losing to Democrat Marc Michaud. He took on Michaud again in 2002 as an independent and won, later converting into a Democrat. He served in the Maine House of Representatives from 2002–2008.
In 2008, Martin was termed out of the Senate. A wink and a nod later, and John Martin ran for Troy Jackson's seat, and Jackson ran for Martin's seat. Sen. Martin became Rep. Martin (again) and Rep. Jackson became Sen. Jackson.
These two are not the only ones with such convenient arrangements. This ridiculous game of revolving chairs occurs across party lines, geographic districts, and partisan ideologies.
But the idea of term limits is not just a bad one because of a clumsy, ineffective mechanism to accomplish "limits." It is also bad for a number of other reasons.
The first, and most obvious, is that term limits throw out great people along with bad people. For every corrupt kleptocrat bent on personal power and nefarious designs on public policy that a limit theoretically gets rid of, you are also throwing out heroic, altruistic, constituent-minded public servants.
You might say, of course, that there are a lot more of the bad than the good. That may be true, but consider my second point: getting rid of one bad person rarely replaces them with a good person.
Quite the contrary, term limits allow the promotion of new bad people, without either a tradition or mindfulness of service. On the national level, Sen. Ted Kennedy, prior to his death, was frequently held up as an example of why we needed term limits. An obnoxious windbag enriching himself on money, fame and power. What could be worse?
Elizabeth Warren. That's what.
Then, of course, you have the logistical problems of term limits. First, they give more power to the governor, bureaucrats and lobbyists, who have the money, time and perspective to drive policy, as they have professionalized public service. Additionally, experienced figures, like John Martin, can make use of their deep knowledge of history and rules (and the lack of any other such experience on the other side) to essentially run a shadow speakership.
Term limits are a classic example of something that sounds like a great idea that everyone wants to support that is in fact an unmitigated disaster. So, ironic as it may be that Martin is carrying this torch, I'm with him on this one.
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Colorado gyms say new COVID restrictions aren't "survivable"
by Mr. Leadville | Nov 23, 2020 | Leadville News
After meeting with officials of the governor's office this week, representatives of Colorado's gym and fitness industry say they are grateful that the state wants to help them survive new Level Red COVID-19 restrictions that further limit their operations, but they warn the new restrictions are unsustainable for their businesses long-term.
On Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis announced that new restrictions for Level Red "Severe Risk" counties — including all eight counties in the Denver metro area — will go into effect on Friday. Gyms will be restricted to 10% of maximum occupancy, down from the 25% restrictions previously in effect.
Later that day, members of the Colorado Fitness Coalition met with representatives of the governor's COVID-19 response team. The coalition was created in September to advocate for the industry in response to the pandemic.
"It's a partnership that we're committed to, the CFC and the governor and his team," said Cory Brightwell, a member of the coalition's advisory board and chief executive officer of Chuze Fitness, which has seven Colorado locations. "They have allowed us to stay open. Even though it's at 10%, which is not really a survivable number for us, we appreciate that they're at least listening and following the data and the science behind the fact that there has been little to zero spread of this virus inside of health club facilities. We're disappointed at the 10%, but we also understand that Colorado is at an inflection point of really needing to slow the virus and slow the spread."
Brightwell said the coalition will be working with state health officials to find ways to expand the occupancy restrictions beyond 10% by collaborating to formulate "additional safety protocols and certifications" governing safe operating procedures.
"We're definitely not going to see anything change for at least 30 days, from what we're hearing, but they are open to the conversation and exploring options," Brightwell said. "It would need to be additional safety protocols, additional certifications and additional measures to show that we truly are doubling down on the additional safety protocols we've already been enforcing.
"We're really hunkering down and doing what we can to survive, knowing the conversation is still happening as to how do we come out of this and how can we potentially get the 10% adjusted to allow us to be at a more survivable capacity level at Level Red," Brightwell said.
Coalition members also are hopeful that when the Colorado legislature meets in special session to provide financial relief for restaurants and other small businesses, gym and studio operators will be included.
"The state is clear that 10% is not sustainable for our businesses, no matter if you're a small player or Colorado Athletic Clubs," said JoAnna Masloski, another member of the coalition's advisory board and chief operating officer for the Colorado Athletic Clubs' seven Front Range facilities. "One of the things we talked to the governor's team about is economic recovery and being involved in the bills that come up that give an opportunity for some of our businesses to stay in business. No matter how big or small you are as a club, this 10% isn't sustainable. The state recognizes that, they told us that, and they are working to get us involved in an economic package that can help our clubs."
Masloski noted that the state expanded its COVID-19 dial this week so that the new restrictions could be imposed without resorting to a full stay-at-home order that could have closed gyms entirely.
"They recognize this is a little something we can give you, just so you can try to get by," Masloski said. "We are so appreciative of how open Gov. Polis and his team and the health department have been to listen to what we have to say. They're not experts in all the industries. We want to be that expert for our industry for them, and they've been really willing to listen.
"We are going to keep working together to hopefully stay open and provide more amenities and services to the state," Masloski says.
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With fantastic weather all year round, Dubai is a sporting dream. From activities in the water to land sports, there's no end to what's on offer.
For many people one of the biggest selling points when it comes to this corner of the Emirates is golf. An abundance of courses are on offer, and since 1989 the city has hosted the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, which established its reputation as the world's premier desert golf destination, and one of the world's premier golf destinations in general. Among the choice addresses are Al Badia, Arabian Ranches, and the ultra-scenic Dubai Creek, which sits in the middle of the city but surrounded by an ancient waterway.
From the sedate to something far more demanding, few people could hope to sustain running in the kind of temperatures Dubai experiences – aside from competitors in the Dubai Marathon, of course. Held each January, 2008's edition broke records as the richest long distance running race in history, and since then the event has only gotten bigger and more prestigious. Meanwhile, this is also home to international tennis tournaments (Dubai Duty Free Championships), and Indian Premier League cricket.
Less professional, and more accessible to the average visitor; a trio of unbeatable activities make for undoubted highlights. Skydive Dubai allows you to freefall through the air before calmly parachuting back to Earth whilst enjoying unparalleled views over the city and wider region. Or perhaps you'd prefer to cool off at the Middle East's only indoor snowsport centre, Ski Dubai, which is themed on an Alpine village and boasts runs to suit a variety of ability levels. And this is before we come to iFLY Dubai, the first double vertical wind tunnel on the face of the Earth, allowing you to experience what it would be like to fly like a bird.
Outside the city proper there's one truly unique offering that's bound to feature high on adventurous travellers' priority list. The sand dunes don't just surround Dubai, they provide a playground for those looking to explore awe-inspiring landscapes. Take a 4x4 ride out into the desert and understand what off-roading really feels like, or head out on a multi-day expedition where you'll sleep in tented accommodation, spend evenings sat by campfires under a blanket of stars, and learn a little of what life is like for nomadic desert people across the globe.
Far from your average trek, thanks to the strong culture of this region, it will be unlike anything you'll find elsewhere in the world, and proves that, as a destination, you'll struggle to beat the adventure and wonder that comes with a stay in Dubai.


This is an unofficial and experimental build of lineage-16.0.
I will upload subsequent variants later on.
For future updates download links will be available at post 2.
This build has been tested and boots on Honor 7x.
USB mtp mode has to be changed manually from dev settings.
Bugs may vary from device to device.
Built using phhusson's build script.
Can you guys provide logs to check the issue?
Hey @avirk is volte with jio sim working???
Haven't tested VoLTE yet. Should work, if it worked for you in los-15.1 treble build.
How should I provide logs when it's not booting.
By using adb... you can take logs as it's booting.
It stucks in the bootloader so adb isn't working.


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Metal Gear: Tactical Espionage Action remake coming soon for PS5?
By Gaming Hearts Collection September 24, 2020 October 1, 2020
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As far as big rumors within the gaming world is concerned there have been rumors floating around about Konami doing something big with the Metal Gear Solid series. Recently, there has been a claim from a YouTube gaming channel called RedGamingTech that Konami plans on remaking the original Metal Gear Solid from '98. As many people know the original Metal Gear Solid title that appeared on the PS1 during the late 90's was considered to be one of the greatest games of the 32-bit era. Also, the Metal Gear Solid game from '98 was considered to be one best installment within the entire series and earned over $51 million shortly after its release. Metal Gear Solid is considered to be legendary as a action-adventure stealth game and received universal praise following its release. There were minor issues that people had with the game includes frame rate issues along with a somewhat complicated storyline.
However, if the rumors of a remake for the '98 Metal Gear Solid game are true this is Konami's chance to fix the issues that existed in the original version of the game. Also, as far as Metal Gear Solid receiving an in-depth remake is concerned opposed to simply being remastered it will be interesting to see what Konami plans on doing in terms of gameplay. According to RedGamingTech the Metal Gear Solid remake is supposed appear on the PS5 along with PC quite possibly next year. The same source also claimed that Konami plans on remastering Metal Gear Solid 2,3 and 4 in high definition with the release dates of those games being unknown as well. Hopefully, Konami reveals more information about the claims made by RedGamingTech if they are indeed true. The idea of seeing classic Metal Gear Solid games on PS5 is one that would appeal to long time fans of the series. A series of old Metal Gear Solid games would also be one of the many big attractions for the PS5 if they were re-released sometime between 2021-2022.
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Recipe from "Against All Grain" by Danielle Walker.
Place all the ingredients, except the oil, in a blender. Blend on low for 10 seconds, the on high for 30 seconds. The batter should be very smooth. (I used my smoothie maker and just blended for 30 seconds).
Let the batter sit for 5 minutes to thicken.
Place the oil in a shallow skillet or a griddle over media, heat.
Spoon , spoonfuls of batter onto hot pan.
Watch the pancakes closely and carefully flip them once bubbles rise to the surface after about 1 minute.
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Home » Gear & Gadgets » Go deep for bull 'gills
Go deep for bull 'gills
// June 16, 2021
By Mike Gnatkowski
The absolute best time to catch bluegills and sunfish is happening right now. Panfish flock to the shallows to spawn in June, and anglers take advantage of this movement for great action. The panfish converge on locations where the fine gravel bottom provides suitable spawning habitat. "When" depends on the body of water, its clarity, and depth.
Panfish bedding in the shallows are easy to spot. With polarized glasses, the saucer-shaped beds and the attending bluegills and sunfish stick out like a sore thumb. The attending males are aggressive, and before long they get picked off and end up going home in a cooler. The key to making consistent catches of big bluegills and pumpkinseed sunfish, however, is to find spawning fish other anglers can't or don't see.
Before COVID, we made a bi-annual to Rice Lake in Ontario. Rice Lake is recognized as the Bluegill Capital of the World. People come from all over the Midwest to partake in the lake's incredible panfish fishing. We typically went right around the Memorial Weekend and usually our timing was perfect. The big bull 'gills were just going on the beds. One cold spring the bluegills were not in the shallows. The water temperature was 70 degrees in the shallow bays, but we could not find the bluegills.
Friend Larry Clontz and his son, Chris, happened to try in 15 feet of water right out in front of the resort and located the mother lode of bluegills. Other anglers at the resort had no idea why we were fishing 200 yards from shore.
Not all panfish spawn at the same time and not all panfish spawn in the shallows. Some of the biggest specimens spawn in deeper water.
In clear lakes, panfish may spawn in as much as 20 feet of water. Decades ago friend Fred Hook took me on Union Lake in Oakland County. Union Lake is extremely clear and deep. It has a two-story fishery. Its reputation as a trout fishery is fairly well known, but the deep-water bluegill fishery isn't. We caught lots of fish that day angling in 15 to 20 feet of water using a split shot, an Aberdeen hook, and half of a night crawler. No one else knew what we were doing.
I just shake my head when I see anglers anchored casting into the shoreline when they are sitting on top of where the best fish are. The shallows are the first to warm and attract the early spawners and anglers. The biggest of those fish quickly get plucked off the beds leaving nothing but small ones. Not all the fish spawn at the same time. Panfish spawning in deeper water may spawn up to a month later totally unbekonwnst to most anglers. Bluegills may spawn as early as mid-May or as late as July depending on the lake. Generally the fish spawn later in clear, deep colder lakes the farther north you go. "Deep" is a relative term. It could be eight or 10 feet in some southern Michigan lakes and 20 feet or more in others.
Finding bluegills and sunfish bedding in deep water can be relatively easy if the lake is clear. Using polarized sunglasses on a sunny day and with the light at just the right angle beds will stick out like a sore thumb. Look for beds along weed lines and gently sloping contours where you find the right substrate. If you've fished the lake before, the 'gills will be bedding in the same area; it's mainly about timing then.
If it's a new lake, using new side-scanning electronics can be a godsend and a huge time saver. Satellite imaging can help pinpoint lighter sandy area on the screen, too. Also look for openings in emerging weedbeds that might indicate hard-bottomed areas and potential spawning areas. Deep water doesn't have to be far from shore either. Wind and waves scour break walls and expose prime bedding substrate. Marinas with slips where large boats dock can be potential areas to prospect, too.
Because you're going to be fishing for panfish deeper than you normally would, two tactics seem to work best: slip bobbers and drop-shotting. Generally, you can't use a fixed bobber or float set deeper than the length of your rod so slip-bobbers are the ticket when targeting deep water. Long, slender floats are easy for gills to pull under. Many times all you'll see is the float move sideways. If the fish are active, you can catch plenty with an ice-fishing teardrop or 1⁄64 or 1⁄32 ounce jig adorned with scent-enhanced plastic. The great thing about modern plastic besides the smell is the fact they can imitate worms, insects, leeches, and a host of other creepy crawlers.
If it's windy or the panfish are unusually finicky, drop-shotting can be slick. A finesse tactic used by bass anglers, drop-shotting presents live bait or artificial bait right in the face of bedding, deep-water panfish. You can seductively quiver and twitch the bait in front of them. Usually it's more than they can stand. If there's a breeze you can set up a drift and slowly drag the bait across the beds. A wriggling leech is guaranteed to entice some of the biggest bulls. Specialized drop-shot hooks make rigging easy and prevent line twist.
Once you find bluegills on deep beds you won't have to go far to stay on them all summer. Look for 69-degree water temperature and cover in the form of deep weeds or contours, and the catching should continue.
Finally, remember that practicing catch and release is important with bluegills, too. Natural resources departments in some states even are implementing size limits and lower bags to protect big 'gills. Keep a few for a meal, but leave the larger specimens to spawn and help keep panfish populations from stunting out.
Tags: Bluegill, Michigan, Panfish, sunfish
For big bass, pickerel in the Poconos, it's Shohola in PA's Pike County
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At 1,137 acres, this is my trophy lake in the Poconos. It's a long way up there, a long way


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Santana, R.C.; Perez, D.; Dobson, J.; Panagides, N.; Raven, R.J.; Nouwens, A.; Jones, A.; King, G.F.; Fry, B.G. Venom Profiling of a Population of the Theraphosid Spider Phlogius crassipes Reveals Continuous Ontogenetic Changes from Juveniles through Adulthood. Toxins 2017, 9, 116.
Santana RC, Perez D, Dobson J, Panagides N, Raven RJ, Nouwens A, Jones A, King GF, Fry BG. Venom Profiling of a Population of the Theraphosid Spider Phlogius crassipes Reveals Continuous Ontogenetic Changes from Juveniles through Adulthood. Toxins. 2017; 9(4):116.
Santana, Renan C.; Perez, David; Dobson, James; Panagides, Nadya; Raven, Robert J.; Nouwens, Amanda; Jones, Alun; King, Glenn F.; Fry, Bryan G. 2017. "Venom Profiling of a Population of the Theraphosid Spider Phlogius crassipes Reveals Continuous Ontogenetic Changes from Juveniles through Adulthood." Toxins 9, no. 4: 116.


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Vũ Hồng Khanh (1898 – 14 November 1993) born Vũ Văn Giảng, was a Vietnamese revolutionary of the Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng faction.

Vũ Hồng Khanh left Vietnam for Yunnan during the French colonial crackdown of 1930 and enrolled in a Kuomintang military school in Kunming. He graduated and was granted a commission in the Nationalist Chinese Twentieth Army Corps, where he rose quickly to the rank of brigadier general. In 1941 he took on the role of head of a school training Vietnamese, Burmese and Thai recruits. He became the vice-president of the "Government of National Unity," March to October 1946. After Mao declared a communist state in Beijing in 1949 the exiled Vietnamese nationalists in China formed the Liên Minh, supporting Cường Để and opposing both the French and the communists. Following the fall of Guangzhou to the communists the headquarters of the exiles moved to Hainan island, and Vũ Hồng Khanh became the leader of the part of the organisation which was to operate within Vietnam.

Khanh retired to his home village of làng Thổ Tang, modern Vĩnh Tường District, where he died at the age of 95.

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'Financial sanctions against Russia could lead to a banking crisis in the West and even a military war', warned Harold James, a professor in history and international affairs at Princeton University, renowned from his studies "The Creation and Destruction of Value, The Globalization Cycle and "Making the European Monetary System.
In this article for Project Syndicate he stated that even a financial war could hurt the West's highly complex and interconnected financial system much more than it would hurt Russia's relatively isolated financial market'. He referred to Lehman's bankruptcy in 2008 that sparked the U.S. financial crisis to see how banking integration creates vulnerability. And Lehman is small compared with the German and French banks that are heavily exposed to Russia. In the meantime, the major financial players in the U.S. have already been advised about the nasty consequences of further new sanctions.
'A Russian asset freeze could be catastrophic for European and global markets. With that in mind, Wladimir Putin believes the West can't possibly be serious about igniting a financial war', James writes. He also referred to Russia's natural resources (largest oil- and gas producer), Russia's nuclear arsenal as well as Russia's capabilities in cyber war making it a very serious opponent.
Also should kept in mind that Putin considers the financial "neutron bomb", which the U.S. has developed since 2008, as a serious threat bringing almost any nation to its knees without firing one shot. Or: 'The United States is centrally planning the entire global monetary system to bring under its hegemony'. Under this regime, it becomes feasible to ban Russian banks and other Russian state entities with a combined debt of $714 billion on their balance sheets from access to other markets. But this would be very unrealistic and could have serious consequences.
Under Section 311 of the Patriot Act each bank, in principle, can be earmarked as a whitewash bank accused of money-laundering and/or underwriting terrorist activities and declared 'radio active'. For any bank, such a stamp implies the end of operations, even if such a bank has no activities in the U.S. In this regard, the U.S. does not need any support from any country and thus acting as a super sovereign. A contagious bank is left alone as no other bank in the world opts to do business with such a bank knowing that it will be declared contagious as well by this regulation. It is no surprise that this very regulation has already caused a new trend resulting in a retreat from the dollar circuit. Various trade- and currency arrangements have been closed already whilst a new BRIC's IMF seems to be in the making.
Once Russian banks are put on the 'black page', a response from Putin may be anticipated one way or the other. According to James, this could even lead to a serious blow to Wall Street. Though Russia doesn't possess the power of its Soviet empire, this new situation is pushing Putin to revitalize Russia's ties with its former socialist republics as well as with China.
Russia may not be as strong as it was, at the same time it is not as weak as it seems. A Russian asset freeze could have a devastating effect on European as well as world markets. Even chancellor George Osborne must have been let into the secrets of U.S. sanction plans. Reason why he issued last week's alert in Washington, warning City bankers to prepare for a sanctions fall-out. But this also counts for the banking in countries like Germany, France and Austria with a huge exposure to Russia's financial system.
James also noticed the risk of an "asymmetric" riposte by the Kremlin as Russia's cyber-warfare experts are among the best. A cyber shutdown on U.S. utilities (electricity, telephone, water systems) or the hacking of air traffic and defence systems can cause a cascade of misery. It is not a coincidence that U.S. defence secretary Leon Panetta already warned of a cyber Pearl Harbor in 2012. In a cyber war today, the U.S. would be the loosing party according to James. He also referred to the fact that sanctions are as old as time. So are salutary lessons. Pericles tried to cow the city state of Megara in 432 BC by cutting off trade access to markets of the Athenian Empire. He set off the Peloponnesian Wars, bringing Sparta's well organised infantry crashing down on Athens, leaving Greece's economy in shatters at the mercy of Persia.
One could wonder what Western interference in Ukraine has brought about so far other than a severe confrontation with Moscow. Keeping in mind that Ukraine as Russia's cradle will never join the EU neither NATO – as was intended – without Russia's consent. Further on, it is undeniable that Wladimir Putin understands how to play chess by suggesting during his last tv happening that the current problems can only be solved through a political compromise or, in other words: there will be no peace without Russia. In the meantime, he left the burden of Ukraine's economic recovery in the hands of the West. A starting sum of $17 billion was mentioned already but will this be all and what happens in case a civil war starts? For such reasons, wouldn't a reflection on the current situation be a more obvious option than sable rattling, which will hurt us all?
It is amazing that those facts have hardly caught the public opinion. According to Princeton's analyses the majority of the American public actually have little influence over the policies the U.S. government adopts. However, Americans do enjoy many features central to democratic governance such as elections, freedom of speech and association. But if policy making is dominated by powerful business organizations and a small number of affluent people, then America's claims to being a democratic society are seriously threatened. James concluded that the U.S. is an oligarchy indicating that economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy. This group also finances the presidential elections making the new president their prey.
One has to realize that the results of such studies also catches the Kremlin's interest where the primus inter pares start from the same premises. In this context, one could give Putin the benefit of the doubt in that he finds himself in the case of Ukraine much better supported by his subjects thanks to his last tv appearance.
It is for this reason that Kremlin spokesman Dimitry Peskov on Russia I tv (source: AFP) could openly declare that Russia had deployed troops along its total border (including Ukraine) and that new sanctions and/or NATO militairy reinforcements were absolutely unacceptable. It looks like the waiting is now for the first shot, in other words: the same old song.
Talking about shooting, the question is what will the result be other than Putin seeking cover from his formed 'allied' republics and the support of China once getting involved in a range of uncontrollable consequences. In lieu of testing Russia's weak spots after the fall of the Sovjet Empire (which feels like a humiliation), it would have been smarter had the West offered a new Marshall Plan to Russia, which was refused by Stalin after World War II. With the risk of a second rebuff, the Russian population nonetheless would have been enthousiastic about such a proposition. See even now how Western brands and products are the preferred.
However, since many signals indicate a contradictory development, we as citizens of Europe and America without any influence on the current developments should by mo means allow that a provoked escalation c.q. confrontation with Russia would bring us in war with the Russians, causing an economic backlash much worse since Lehman's fall. Therefore, on the brink of a (civil) war I - hopefully supported by many - make an urgent call to our most important policy makers to stop playing with fire!