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"One has only to look at the situation in so many theatres in the world at the moment, Middle East and the Ukraine in particular, where we don't seem to have any protocols we can invoke that might bring the warring parties to the table so that a Peacefire can be negotiated. We don't seem to have the instruments for reconciliation. And things are so drastically fallen apart that we don't know where to look to find those instruments." - octogenarian Father Bill Uren The word "Peacefire" might have been a misspeak but in the context of the thought of...

North Carolina State Senior Owen Lloyd posted the fastest time in the men's 1650 yard Freestyle, earning him the ACC Title, an automatic entry to the National Championships, and a new best time. Moments later, an announcement was made that Lloyd had been disqualified for "interference with another swimmer." The rule(s) at play from the NCAA rulebook: - Rule 2, Section 5, Article 1a: "Any competitor who interferes with another swimmer during a race shall be disqualified from that race, subject to the discretion of the referee..." - Rule 2, Section 5, Article 1b: "A swimmer who changes lanes during...