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[UPDATE] June 16th - Sentinel - Champaign leaves match
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StarryNight
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 		[UPDATE] June 16th - Sentinel - Champaign leaves match
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Champaign Leaves Match in Tears
By ALWHIN COPI

Controversial PCAG competitor Myra Champaign left her debut match in tears after eking out a victory from rival Mikhail Terpening in a close riddles match. Protesters bought out a block of tickets from the holiday exhibition match, and jeered the 14-year-old athlete during her rounds.

Myra started out strong in the first bout of the match, but lost her focus and began to cry after the protesters began chanting and booing. There was a brief scuffle with police as some of the protesters were removed from their seats.

Four people, including Jonas Sawgrass of the anti-drug group Alliance for Clean Players, were arrested for refusing to leave the match peacefully upon request. Another nine were ejected from the audience and left gracefully.

Officials allowed a short break for Champaign to recover her composure. During that period, she scored the points that allowed her to win the game; but in the last round, fresh protests began, though no additional ejections were made. Terpening pressed his advantage, pushing the game to nearly a tie. Champaign broke down again in the last minutes of the match, leaving the stage in tears as soon as the bell rang.

Champaign's father, Klaus Lowrie, expressed anger over the treatment of his daughter in her first match. "I don't care how you stand on drugs and neural enhancement, the fact is that Myra is just a child. Other young players have been treated with care and respect, and Myra deserves the same."

Robert Zhi-Hui, Chairman of the PCAG, was outraged that any citizen could treat an athlete with such profound disrespect. "We at the PCAG acknowledge that there was some controversy surrounding Myra and the circumstances around her entry," he said. "We have considered this issue very carefully, and have weighed in with our final decision. We absolutely expect this decision to be honoured. We will support Myra with the same depth and intensity as we would any one of our legitimate players. ... Myra is as much a legitimate player as is Serena Duncan or Ryan Cahill."

No comments were available from the Alliance for Clean Players.


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Park Vandals Caught

A group of teenagers who have been damaging trees in numerous city parks have been identified and apprehended, police say. "These kids were really out on a lark and didn't understand how much damage they were doing," said police detective Jermaine Horn. "Their parents assure us they will make sure nothing like this happens again."


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drizjr
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 		Just for reference, the above is a follow up story to this one appearing in 'The Sentinel' in March.

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 		Re: [UPDATE] June 16th - Sentinel - Champaign leaves match
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"We will support Myra with the same depth and intensity as we would any one of our legitimate players. ... Myra is as much a legitimate player as is Serena Duncan or Ryan Cahill."


What an odd comment to make! They sound as though they have to differentiate between legitimate players and Myra for some reason. Then they say, "but of course, she's one too". Really clumsy thing to say - not good with words, these Perplexians!

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 		Re: [UPDATE] June 16th - Sentinel - Champaign leaves match
Violet wrote:
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"We will support Myra with the same depth and intensity as we would any one of our legitimate players. ... Myra is as much a legitimate player as is Serena Duncan or Ryan Cahill."


What an odd comment to make! They sound as though they have to differentiate between legitimate players and Myra for some reason. Then they say, "but of course, she's one too". Really clumsy thing to say - not good with words, these Perplexians!


moaning about the standard of english used by perplexians???? --- well i think they do well for transdimensional aliens

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Violet
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 		Re: [UPDATE] June 16th - Sentinel - Champaign leaves match
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moaning about the standard of english used by perplexians???? --- well i think they do well for transdimensional aliens

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I hope you're kidding, we're relying on them to provide us with puzzles. how will we ever know what's intentional if they aren't consistent? Wink

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 		Re: [UPDATE] June 16th - Sentinel - Champaign leaves match
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Park Vandals Caught

A group of teenagers who have been damaging trees in numerous city parks have been identified and apprehended, police say. "These kids were really out on a lark and didn't understand how much damage they were doing," said police detective Jermaine Horn. "Their parents assure us they will make sure nothing like this happens again."


Does this mean they're getting off without punishment?

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 		Re: [UPDATE] June 16th - Sentinel - Champaign leaves match
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Park Vandals Caught

A group of teenagers who have been damaging trees in numerous city parks have been identified and apprehended, police say. "These kids were really out on a lark and didn't understand how much damage they were doing," said police detective Jermaine Horn. "Their parents assure us they will make sure nothing like this happens again."


Does this mean they're getting off without punishment?


I didn't know that Perplex City had a Labour Government. Laughing
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 		well, what would the kids be charged with? vandalism of some sort, one assumes. but it's more juvenile delinquency .. of some sort. trees, i dont think, are private property. and it depends on what they were doing to them. spray painting them red? carving their initials in em? not exactly a capital offence. Not enough details (what's new), so I choose to assume the kids were being dumb kids and were turned in to their parents.
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 		Nobody's mentioned this but, though it may be unadvisable, it'd be very unlikely for police on earth to spend any time trying to catch a gang who were damaging trees. nor would it be considered "serious" by the police...

so there's obviously a touch more environmental conscience in Perplex City- which throws an interesting light on the redevelopment stories we've had before.
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