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Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure?" 1914 translation by H. Rackham "But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful. Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure?" To keep reading, please log in to your account, create a free account, or simply fill out the form below.WASHINGTON — Peach and Blossom, a pair of fluffy, white American turkeys, were “pardoned” Monday by President Joe Biden as he participated in the White House’s most offbeat tradition for the final time. Any worries about the fowls’ collective fate were relieved late in the morning when Biden, in a tongue-in-cheek ceremony on a sun-drenched South Lawn before what he estimated was a crowd of 2,500 onlookers, used his office’s clemency powers to keep the birds off some American family’s Thanksgiving dinner table. Biden joked that they all had shown up “looking for a pardon.” But the pardoner in chief soon got down to business, noting that Peach had lived by a motto of “keep calm and gobble on.” Blossom’s guiding creed, the president said, was “no fowl play.” (Author’s note: What may read like a misspelling is anything but, in keeping with the spirit of the not-so-serious and rather surreal ceremony.) “Based upon your temperament and for being productive members of society, I hereby pardon Peach and Blossom,” said Biden, who will leave office on Jan. 20. With those words, the lame-duck president kept alive a longtime tradition, easily the strangest thing the White House occupant does all year. Biden used the event to continue saying goodbye to the country, telling the audience that being president had been “the honor of my life” and that he would be “forever grateful” for holding the country’s top office. But it was Peach, perched on a table with fall foliage and a “Happy Thanksgiving” banner, who stole the show. As Biden, in his signature aviator sunglasses, spoke from behind his familiar blue lectern with the seal of his office, the 41-pound Peach gobbled throughout the address but was more entertaining than disruptive. The unique sound prompted chuckles from Biden, who quipped at one point: “Peach is making a last-minute plea here.” Peach and Blossom, who weighed in at 40 pounds, came into the world on July 18 when they hatched on a Northfield, Minn., farm owned by John Zimmerman, chairman of the National Turkey Federation. The birds are slated to spend their remaining days at Farmamerica, an agricultural center in Waseca, Minn., where visitors can interact with and learn more about agriculture. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who was Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, was on hand Monday on the South Lawn. His attendance prompted Biden to say that while Blossom opposed “’fowl’ play,” he preferred “Minnesota nice,” referring to a stereotype about the politeness of state residents. (Harris, who has been out of public view in Hawaii for nearly a week since losing the election to former President Donald Trump, is slated to depart for her California home later Monday.) While Biden did not directly mention the Harris-Walz campaign’s loss to Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance, he did try giving the audience of invited supporters a brief pep talk. “We keep going,” he said. “We keep the faith.” Some lightheartedness before the holiday The yearly event allows official Washington to poke fun at the Office of the President’s clemency powers. A president and his staff typically spend a few weeks writing jokes that allow the chief executive to be self-deprecating, while also delivering quips about his West Wing aides, political allies and foes, as well as a favorite bipartisan target: the press corps. Just like the event itself, the birds’ names are meant to be more than a little tongue-in-cheek. Previous monikers have included Peanut Butter, Jelly, Wishbone, Drumstick, Tater, Tot, Abe, Honest, Cheese, Mac, Popcorn, Caramel — and last year’s lucky recipients, Liberty and Bell. Unlike grey-brown wild turkeys (scientific name: meleagris gallopavo) who have life expectancies of nearly a decade, white-featured domesticated turkeys (or meleagris gallopavo domesticus) hatch in the spring and are in stores in time for Thanksgiving. They have a life expectancy of between one and two years, according to the National Turkey Federation. The presidential connection to turkeys dates back to as early as 1873, when Ulysses S. Grant received a turkey from Rhode Island “Poultry King” Horace Vose. Other presidents have received winged gifts from chambers of commerce, fan clubs and turkey farmers from across the country. Turkeys arrived at the White House occasionally throughout the 1920s in crates lavishly decorated and modeled like the White House and a battleship. In 1921, a turkey arrived “wearing an aviation helmet and goggles and clad in a black and gold sweater held on by a pink bow,” according to the White House Historical Association. The first poultry industry presentation of a turkey took place in 1947 when Harry Truman was president. The following year, Truman accepted two birds in December, saying they would “come in handy” for Christmas dinner. There were several instances of turkey reprieves in the 1970s, but it wasn’t until the presidency of George H.W. Bush that the pardoning practice became an annual tradition. A few days before Biden delivered the typically corny joke set, his top spokesperson told reporters that Americans would celebrate the uniquely American holiday with more cash in their wallets. “For the second year in a row, the average cost of a Thanksgiving meal is falling and many grocery chains are offering deals for the holiday,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Nov. 21. “According to the American Farm Bureau, the average price of the typical Thanksgiving dinner fell 5 percent, with turkey prices down 6 percent.” Voters, however, cited still-high prices as one of their top concerns throughout the recent campaign cycle.

NoneMANCHESTER UNITED have ditched the role of sporting director after their failed Dan Ashworth experiment. Sir Jim Ratcliffe axed Ashworth following Saturday’s 3-2 home loss to Nottingham Forest . Advertisement 2 Dan Ashworth is being linked with a move to Arsenal Credit: PA 2 Head of Sport Sir David Brailsford, CEO Omar Berrada and techinal director Jason Wilcox will now fill Ashworth's boots Ashworth, now a target for Prem rivals Arsenal , was United’s first ever sporting director. But he is gone after just five months — with the post consigned to history . Red Devils part-owner Ratcliffe decided that his Ineos right-hand man Sir Dave Brailsford , United chief exec Omar Berrada and technical director Jason Wilcox will share the responsibilities of the position. Ashworth, 53, was forced out of Old Trafford after losing a power battle with ex-City executive Berrada. Advertisement READ MORE ON MAN UTD WORTH A LOOK Axed Utd chief Ashworth's four-man shortlist to replace Ten Hag 'revealed' The pair had a huge fall-out over how the club should move forward in a bid to get back to the top of English football . But Ashworth, who worked at Newcastle, Brighton, West Brom and the FA , could be offered a swift return. Arsenal are assessing options to replace Edu as sporting director at the Emirates and Ashworth’s unexpected availability has caught their eye. Ashworth has a close relationship with Gunners managing director Richard Garlick, who is leading the search to land a new sporting director. Advertisement Most read in Football ANY EXCUSE Ex-Rangers star blasts Philippe Clement for excuses before Spurs & Celtic games MARK MY WORDS I scored hat-trick vs Celtic 10 years ago - now I'm ready to haunt them again RIGHT ENGEL Celtic star Arne Engels' 'reckless' tackle gets no-nonsense verdict from ex-ref FINAL WHISTLE Scandal-hit Prem ref David Coote SACKED after white powder video & Klopp rant FOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS Inside Man Utd chaos amid Ashworth departure THE blame game has another victim as things go from bad to worse at Old Trafford. Manchester United’s first sporting director, Dan Ashworth, arrived in the summer and is gone before Christmas. SunSport exclusively revealed last month that there was trouble at mill. That the new senior management team were already blaming each other for the mess the club were in. Chief executive Omar Berrada and Ashworth were trying to wash their hands of it all, claiming they had arrived too late after serving their gardening leave. New part owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe said making decisions was all down to them. Meanwhile, Jason Wilcox thought it was all a mess under previous boss Erik ten Hag but was part of the team that encouraged him to stay after every other candidate ran for cover. There is word Ashworth did not favour appointing his successor and new head coach Ruben Amorim, preferring an English manager with more experience in our game. Perhaps that was why ex-England gaffer Gareth Southgate’s name was always mentioned after they worked together at the FA. Either way, Saturday’s showing against Nottingham Forest, after their second-half capitulation at Arsenal a few days previously, proved too much. The pair worked together at West Brom for three years. Garlick was legal director at The Hawthorns and worked under Ashworth before replacing him as the club’s sporting director when he left to join the FA in 2013. Man Utd cult hero Nani announces retirement with emotional video after tragic death of his father Everton are also monitoring Ashworth as they wait for The Friedkin Group to complete a takeover. Advertisement The club’s prospective new owners are in the process of conducting a structural review , which will lead to new appointments including a chief executive and technical director. SunSport can reveal Ashworth’s axe will also open the door to further cuts at United . Ashworth fought against too many cutbacks despite Ratcliffe wanting more . In total, 250 staff have been made redundant. Advertisement But that is not the end as Carrington is set to be targeted again — with the academy and women’s footballing section likely to be streamlined.Crowds flocked to a new Home Bargains store today, Saturday, queueing outside before it had even opened. The new store in Breightmet launched at 8am, boasting a cafe, a bakery and a much-increased footprint. It has seen the discount giant expand from a smaller store that shared the building with Morrisons. The people of Bolton came out in their droves to see the new shop. When The Bolton News arrived at 10am, the car park was already mostly full and there were plenty of people inside the shop. Store manager Brandon Hill (Image: Newsquest) Store manager, Brandon Hill, said the reaction had been great from the public so far today - with queues running the length of the shop before it had even opened. He said: "It is Saturday, people do want a bit of a lie in, but we had a queue all the way down the front of the shop when we opened at 8am. Read more: Date set for store reopening 'twice the original size' with cafe, bakery and new jobs Read more: New cafe announced as 'work progresses' as new plans lodged for former supermarket Read more: Date finally set for clothing giant's grand opening in town centre "There were people with trolleys, you can't argue with that. People have been absolutely loving it, everyone's buzzing. "We offer a variety of stock, like the Christmas lines in, but we even carry the essentials. You can do a full week of shopping, we've got it all now." Home Bargains (Image: Newsquest) The new cafe offers hot drinks, paninis, cakes, donuts and more. Brandon added: "We have been preparing this for a few months now. We strategised behind the scenes, planning where things are going to go, how many staff we need, and then in the last week we filled it. "Everything has built to today. It is a decent size, we have got the cafe which especially for the local community, it's a way for us to give back. "Regular customers can come in, do their shop, have a brew and a barm, it makes it more of a shopping experience. "There are not many bakeries in this area but we have that, this is the newest and one of the largest ones you'll see." The cafe (Image: Newsquest) Customer Duncan Stone came from Radcliffe with his wife to see the new shop. He said: "It is a good set up, I like it. We are moving to Darcy Lever, my wife is going to be in here every day!" He added that he thought the cafe would "pull people in", adding that the £1 hot drinks are a "very fair price". This comes after the Breightmet Morrisons store closed last year , which enabled Home Bargains to take over the whole building. The supermarket giant said it did not believe the store's performance to be "sustainable".

Tyrese Hunter tossed in a game-high 26 points to lead Memphis to a 99-97 upset victory over No. 2 UConn on Monday in the first round of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii. Hunter, who played at Iowa State and Texas before transferring to Memphis, made eight field goals with 7-of-10 3-point shooting. The Tigers (5-0) connected on 12 of their 22 3-point attempts in the win. UConn's Hassan Diarra made a free throw to cut the Memphis lead to 99-97 with 2.2 seconds left. He intentionally missed the second free throw and collected the loose ball, but his desperation shot was off the mark. It was 92-92 when UConn's Liam McNeeley was called for an offensive foul with 40.3 seconds left. UConn coach Dan Hurley received a technical for arguing the foul call, and PJ Carter made all four free throws to give the Tigers a four-point lead. Memphis, which squandered a 13-point lead with four minutes to play in regulation, received 22 points from PJ Haggerty, 19 from Colby Rogers and 14 from Dain Dainja. Memphis will play the winner of Monday night's game between Colorado and Michigan State in Tuesday's semifinals. UConn will face the loser of that contest. Tarris Reed Jr. had a team-high 22 points and a game-high 11 rebounds for UConn (4-1) before he fouled out with 3:18 to play. He made 10 of his 13 field goal attempts. Alex Karaban added 19 points for the Huskies. Jaylin Stewart scored a career-high 16 points, Diarra had 12 and McNeeley added 10. UConn trailed 82-79 after Diarra made two free throws with 24.2 seconds to play in regulation. The Huskies then forced a turnover and tied the game on a 3-pointer by Solo Ball with 1.2 on the clock. Although Memphis shot 56.5 percent from the field (13 for 23) and 50 percent from 3-point territory (5 for 10) in the first half, the game was tied 40-40 after 20 minutes. Neither team led by more than six points in the half. UConn received 29 points from its bench in the first half. Reed scored 15 of those points and Stewart supplied the other 14. --Field Level Media

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Department of Homeland Security agent who the FBI says conspired with another agent to sell an illicit drug known as “bath salts” pleaded not guilty to a drug distribution conspiracy charge Friday in federal court. A grand jury in Salt Lake City brought the criminal charge against Special Agent David Cole of the Homeland Security Investigations unit earlier this week. The indictment alleges that Cole abused his position as a federal law enforcement agent to obtain and sell drugs for profit. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Cole took drugs that had been seized as evidence, telling colleagues he was using them for legitimate investigations, and instead sold them to a confidential informant who resold the drugs for profit on the streets of Utah, according to the indictment. The informant, who has a lengthy criminal history, had been recruited by federal agents to work for them upon his release from prison. But in addition to conducting controlled buys from suspected drug dealers as directed by investigators, the informant said he was compelled by Cole and another agent to also engage in illegal sales. The investigation began after the informant’s defense attorney contacted the U.S. Attorney in Utah in October to report that agents had required him to engage in potentially illegal acts dating from last spring to early December. Details of drug sales offered by the informant were confirmed through surveillance and other sources, the FBI said. Cole and the second agent — identified in court documents only as “Person A” — profited up to $300,000 from the illegal scheme, according to an FBI affidavit filed in the case. FBI spokesperson Sandra Barker said Friday that “Person A” had not been arrested or charged, but the investigation was ongoing. Cole, 50, of South Jordan, Utah, entered the courtroom Friday handcuffed and hunched over, wearing a white and gray, striped jumpsuit. U.S. Magistrate Judge Dustin Pead accepted Cole's not guilty plea and scheduled a trial for the week of Feb. 24. Federal officials say Cole’s indictment sends a message that officers who break the law and undermine the public’s trust in law enforcement will be prosecuted. “A drug dealer who carries a badge is still a drug dealer — and one who has violated an oath to uphold the law and protect the public,” said Nicole Argentieri, head of the U.S. Justice Department’s Criminal Division. "No one is above the law.” Special Agent Shohini Sinha, who leads the FBI's Salt Lake City field office, said Cole’s alleged actions helped fuel an already devastating drug crisis . Ingestion of synthetic bath salts, also known as Alpha-PVP or cathinone, can lead to bizarre behavior such as paranoia and extreme strength, according to authorities who say it’s similar to methamphetamine, cocaine or ecstasy. They are unrelated to actual bathing products. Cole’s attorney, Alexander Ramos, has declined to directly address the criminal allegations but said his client has a strong reputation within the federal law enforcement community. Ramos did not immediately respond Friday to emails seeking comment on the not guilty plea. The Homeland Security Investigations department where Cole worked conducts federal criminal investigations into the illegal movement of people, goods, money, weapons, drugs and sensitive technology into, out of and across the U.S. Cole and the second agent had their credentials suspended but have not been fired, according to court documents.