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Singing the World AwakeDec 01, 2014 03:05AM ● By TOM KENYON
Article adapted from the film, Song of the New Earth
When I was a youngster, I clearly remember reading a book, The Boy Who Sang to the World, although I later learned it doesn't exist. I read it in some other realm of consciousness and that's what I became.
I sang to the world, sun, moon, stars and all life. I sang in church and choirs and later took up guitar and piano. One day, a visitor to our house said, "You're going to heal many people in this world with that voice."
When I attended the University of North Carolina, I discovered that neurophysiology could be used as a language to explain mystical experiences. The whole time I was engaged in scientific training, I was also going deeper into the mysticism of the East, the yoga of India, Taoism of China, Egyptian alchemy and Tibetan Buddhism. I was practicing every meditation from every tradition, sometimes for five hours a day. Without realizing it, I was changing my neurophysiology.
Brain research shows that when we experience pure sound without language, the right side of the brain lights up like a Christmas tree. I'd worked in brain research for about 13 years when, while meditating, I received new information about brain geometry that I recognized as the geometry of consciousness in its relationship to sound and emotion.
Music and sound are the language and architecture of the cosmos.
I understood that if I taught this to others, I would observe rapid change and improvement in brain function and creativity, which took place when I conducted beta testing at three sites. One day, I was in California doing a workshop when these sounds just came through me. That's what spawned my current sound work.
I become like a tuning fork to the information that is coming to me. In shamanism, this is called being the hollow reed. I step out of the way. In terms of brain frequencies, I go into an alpha state, in which I can attend to what I need to do vocally, but for that moment surrender my voice to the energy.
When I work shamanically with drums, animal spirits come through my voice, as do beings from other traditions. I feel like a doorway, or a chauffeur looking in the back seat to see who I'm driving. I live in two diametrically opposed worlds. I'm logical in how I look at things and am fascinated by brain neurology. Then there's this other side that's off the charts.
I never know when the whales are going to appear. As I operate in an altered state, I can see humpbacks psychically approaching until one of them enters my energy field. Subjectively, I become as large as a whale, at the same time I'm aware of my physical body. I have dual realities, and then the whale sounds emanate through me.
In a visionary experience on my 40th birthday, the question arose, "Will you sing the song of the new Earth?" I believe that we're not going to survive much longer as a species if we don't change how we are living, and that's what my work is about. Many people are having spiritual emergences, yet we don't, as a culture, have a place to harness its potential. What I do with groups is a type of sound healing, working collectively with the energy of a large gathering. Each person responds in ways unique to them, breathing into some inner emotion and making a sound that matches how it feels inside.
Sound opens consciousness. If consciousness is higher, life on Earth will change.
Something happens with people that attend these events. It's about the transformation and beauty of being able to step into the unknown to commune with a knowledge and intelligence that'll sing through my voice. Together, we'll see what will come forward.
A major message I've received is that if we are to survive, we must raise the feminine out of the ashes created by millennia of cultural traditions and have the male and female meet together, not one above the other, but in equality, and with that union, create a new world.
The boy who sang to the world has grown up to sing a space that allows people to create their hopes and dreams into existence.
Psychologist and musician Tom Kenyon is trained in Ericksonian medical hypnosis and whole brain learning. His 25 years of practicing psychotherapy led to the formation of Acoustic Brain Research to scientifically study neuropsychology and psychoacoustics. He teaches Tibetan Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Egyptian high alchemy and esoteric Christianity. He has authored Brain States, many CDs and the new documentary about his journey, Song of the New Earth(SongOfTheNewEarth.com).


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A common spice found in most pantry's, nutmeg is used for recipes both savory and sweet. These are some of our favorite recipes that use nutmeg!
What is nutmeg?
Nutmeg is a spice made by grinding the seed of a nutmeg tree into a fine powder. It's very fragrant and has a slightly sweet and warm taste.
As far as what it's used for, you can add it to soups, sauces and baked goods. The options are really endless!
You can put it in spicy soups, a meat gravy, ribs, stews and even potato dishes.
Are nutmeg and cinnamon the same?
While they both have similar properties in warmth and fragrance, they are actually two very different spices. Ground cinnamon is very, very fine, where ground nutmeg generally has larger granules.
They are often used together in man dishes, however. They are both commonly found in many fall dishes, and pair well with flavors like pumpkin and apple.
Sweet Recipes That Use Nutmeg:
- Caramel Apple Bites with Brie
- Best Zucchini Bread
- Southern Peach Pie Recipe
- Gingerbread Fudge
- Cherry Dumpling Casserole
- Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice
- Quick Apple Cake with Salted Caramel
- Starbucks Pumpkin Bread +VIDEO
- Eggnog Cookies
- Banana Nut Muffins
Savory Recipes:
- Homemade Poultry Seasoning
- Creamed Spinach
- Instant Pot Panera Broccoli Cheddar Soup
- Maple Brussel Sprouts and Butternut Squash
- Spiced Pork Tenderloin with Cranberry Relish
- Steakhouse Steak Rub + VIDEO
- Cranberry Glazed Tri-Tip Roast
- Cheese Torte
- Butternut Squash Soup
- Ham and Cheese Egg Souffle
- Honey Glazed Carrots
- Crispy Parmesan Chicken

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text: Kingston High School senior Rian Baker is the 2016 recipient of the KSQ-BBL Architecture-Construction-Engineering Scholarship. KSQ representatives presented Rian with his $2,000 scholarship at an awards assembly this week and were pleased to see Rian also receive other scholarships at the event to further support him in his pursuit of a Mechanical Engineering degree. Rian is an exceptional student, community volunteer and also restores cars in his free time. "This experience, along with other projects, instilled in me a great appreciation for how things work and how they are designed," he wrote in his scholarship statement. Congratulations and best wishes, Rian!


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The Drawing Project is a unique arts programming organization connecting and growing community through the act of drawing.
The Drawing Project is dedicated to creating an environment in which participants will experiment, take risks, learn, discover, explore–be immersed in the creative process, connect with one's own hand and their ability to observe and simply draw. We aim to collaborate, encourage and engage diverse local and global perspectives on contemporary drawing through projects like Urban Roving Drawers BikeDrawBike, Silverwood Park's Field Day and Drawing with Mittens, Burnet Gallery Beyond the Artist Talks, Endless Drawing and Hydrolectricity with Aaron Marx at the Guthrie Theater, Imagining New: North Minneapolis's Lincoln Park, and St. Paul Public Library programming Walking the Line – Drawing for Creative Aging. The Drawing Project was chosen as a 2014 finalist for the St. Paul Knights Art Challenge as one of the 69 out of 800 applications who applied, received the St. Paul Knights Art Challenge grant in 2015 and will conclude St. Paul Knights Art Challenge work in 2017.
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A program designed to foster a lifelong love of science.
Located on UNC's campus, the Morehead Afterschool Program (MAP) is a high quality program that fuels the natural inclination of K-5 children to explore and discover the world around them.
We've incorporated elements of Morehead's successful summer camps with components of the best afterschool programs. We explore different topics and themes – all relating to discovery, invention and imagination. We offer age-appropriate programming developed around monthly themes relating to exciting science topics, including astronomy, chemistry, physics, and robotics. And of course, we create a warm, nurturing environment where your child can make friends and have fun!
The Afterschool Program is not currently being offered for the 2021/22 school year. Please check back for updates.
Registration Fee: $75.00*
Monthly Tuition: $320.00
*This fee may vary and will be based on when your student is enrolled.
Payment: The full-year tuition may be paid upfront or month-to-month via automatic payments charged on the first day of each month.
Discounts: 30% on all fees for a third child within the same household
MAP currently serves children from seven schools:
- Northside Elementary
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MAP follows the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School's calendar, and does not operate when school is not in session. For 2019-2020, the program runs from August 27, 2019 to June 12, 2020.
- 3:15–4:00 p.m. | Arrival at Morehead and outside activity, weather permitting
- 4:00–4:15 p.m. | Snack
- 4:15–5:00 p.m. | Science Activity
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We maintain a 10:1 ratio of children to staff.
MAP is designed and directed by experienced science educators and staffed by UNC science, education and related majors who are dedicated to sharing science with children. We also take advantage of our location on the UNC campus by engaging with world-class UNC faculty, touring campus labs and visiting UNC's cultural resources.


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The U-Haul Company of California is pleased to announce that Oakdale Food & Liquor has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Oakdale community.
Oakdale Food & Liquor at 238 N. Yosemite Ave. will offer U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment, moving supplies and in-store pick-up for boxes.
Oakdale Food & Liquor partners Surjit Singh and Harjinder Bassi are proud to team with the industry leader in do-it-yourself moving and self-storage to better meet the demands of Stanislaus County.
U-Haul and Oakdale Food & Liquor are striving to benefit the environment through sustainability initiatives. Truck sharing is a core U-Haul sustainability business practice that allows individuals to access a fleet of trucks that is larger than what they could access on an individual basis.
Every U-Haul truck placed in a community helps keep 19 personally owned large-capacity vehicles, pickups, SUVs and vans off the road. Fewer vehicles means less traffic congestion, less pollution, less fuel burned and cleaner air.
The arrival of U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 is revolutionizing the moving industry through its more convenient, more secure way to pick up and return a truck. U-Haul live verification technology allows rental transactions to be carried out entirely on a smartphone at any hour — day or night. There are no membership fees. Simply visit uhaul.com to create an online account.
Normal business hours are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day. Reserve U-Haul products at this dealer location by calling (209) 848-8476 or visiting https://www.uhaul.com/Locations/Truck-Rentals-near-Oakdale-CA-95361/005529/.


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Slashing Towards Utopia: 'When Is Enough Enough?'
Over at Protein Wisdom [where the REAL Cool Ladies and Gents hang-out], LBascom asks a damn good question:
Proggs think long term only as a general goal; Utopia. Their planning focuses on the advancement toward their goal, but the process is the true reward; consolidation of power and establishing moral superiority.
Think about it, what agenda have the left ever considered achieved? A hundred years after suffrage, women's rights are still a cause. Minimum wage is never high enough, and taxes are always too low. Illegal aliens became undocumented immigrants a generation ago, now they unabashedly demand open borders. Abortion was to be rare. The EPA declares back yard ponds navigable waterways. The more that is government subsidized, the greater the need. When is enough enough?
His answer: 'Never'.
'When is enough enough?'???
Only when those pesky Humans, with their lack of perfection, of 'Enlightenment', are wiped-out totally — think about that.
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Palms and Pockets
by Paul Diaz
by Paul Diaz
Chapter 3: New World
The following Saturday, Anne was having breakfast with her parents. Colleen and Gerard Rivera noticed big changes in their daughter lately, gone was the foul mood she would have every time they would transfer to a new city.
Their living room was full of boxes because the things they had at their previous home has just arrived yesterday. "Honey are you sure they gave you a days off today? You just have been at work for two weeks and I don't think your boss would like the idea of you having asking for a day off immediately" Colleen said.
"I didn't even have to ask for it, my boss told me to take a day off" Gerard told her. "Did you get fired dad?" Anne asked and her father laughed. "What happened? Why did he let you have a day off? Did you do something wrong?" Colleen asked.
"Relax both of you. I didn't ask for a day off because I gave myself one" Gerard said and the two ladies looked at him surprised. "What are you trying to say? Its not time to make jokes I tell you" Colleen said as she raised her two eyebrows. "Well you see I didn't tell you two about this. I wanted it to be a surprise. All the sacrifices we had to go through has finally paid off" Gerard told them.
The two ladies were silent and simply looking at him. "The company transferred me here because they saw me fit to take over one of their branches. Yesterday the manager of the local branch has retired and I will be officially taking over starting Monday, but yes unofficially I am already the manager" the middle aged man told them.
"Are you saying we don't have to transfer to another city anymore?" Anne asked. "No more dear unless you want to" her father replied. "I like it here" the young lady said and Colleen almost in tears hugged her husband. "Are you saying I don't need to work anymore?" she whispered. "Yes dear but its up to you" Gerard replied as they both looked at their daughter who was all smiles.
"I think I will keep my job, I know we are better off now but the extra income might come in handy. We owe her so much" she whispered. "Yes I know so that is why I think she will love the gifts I got her" Gerard said as he stood up and walked towards the living room.
"Anne how come I don't see you using our computer?" Gerard asked. "Well dad because you keep hogging it" his daughter replied as she and her mother laughed. "Well you could have just told me if you needed to use it. Like for chatting and whatever teenagers do nowadays online" her father said.
"Its okay dad, I know your work has to come first and I really didn't have friends" Anne replied. "I heard from your mother that you do" Gerard said as he finally got hold of two small boxes and walked towards the dining table. "Yes dad and his name is John, he is a good guy" Anne said.
Gerard stood right behind her daughter as his wife was surprised to see what he had for her. "This John I want to meet him. Send him a text message and call him over" Gerard told her and Anne laughed. "With what dad? My imaginary phone?" she said and her father placed the first box on the table. "With this of course, and now you can also chat with him" he said as he lay the other box on the right side of the table.
Anne could not believe it, on her left side there was a brand new mobile phone and on her right was a brand new laptop. "This are for me?" she asked. Gerard stooped down and kissed her daughter on the forehead. "Its long overdue, sorry it took a long time" he whispered. Anne stood up and hugged her father and then her mother.
She sat back down and her parents noticed Anne so happy and confused to which box to open first. A few seconds later she chose to open the phone but the smile on her face turned into a frown. "Whats wrong dear?" Colleen asked. "Don't you like it? I can have it changed" Gerard said.
"I like it so much dad, the problem is I don't know his number" Anne said and then grinned at her parents. The three of them enjoyed a laugh but suddenly the doorbell rang. Colleen stood up to check who it was as Anne and her father opened the second box. "Anne, your friend is here to see you!!!" Colleen yelled.
The young lady quickly stood up and ran towards the door. She was almost near the door and could clearly see the young man smiling at her. Anne's left knee buckled and she lost her balance. Her body was falling forward, she could hear her mother screaming as she moved her hands forward. With her eyes closed Anne fell but she the floor didn't feel as hard as she expected it to be.
Anne felt two strong arms embracing her, she slowly opened her eyes and saw John's face close hers. "Are you okay?" he asked. The young man was kneeling on the floor and he caught her just in time. The two slowly stood up and Anne could not believe what just happened. "You caught me" she said softly. "Of course, just as I have promised" replied as the two smiled at each other.
"So is this John?" Gerard asked as he approach the three. "Uhmm mom and dad this is my friend John" Anne said and her father stood beside her mother. "Good morning maam and sir, sorry if I was too early and I am sorry maam if I pushed you. Everything happened so fast and all I could think of was catching her" John said as Anne began to laugh.
Colleen patted the young man's shoulder and smiled at him. "Don't worry about it dear, whats important is you caught her" she said. "Why are you laughing Anne? That's being rude" Gerard said. "Because he talks too much" the young woman said as John bowed and scratched his head.
"Why are you here?" Anne asked as her parents shook their head with her question. "I came to check on you and maybe ask you if you wanted to go watch a movie or go to the mall" John softly replied. Anne looked back at the living room and saw the boxes, "I'd really love to but as you can see we have to fix our things because they just arrived yesterday" she said.
"Oh I see, maybe some other time then" the young man told her. "No, why not now? Me and your mother can manage" Gerard said and the young woman was elated. "Are you sure?" she asked. "Yes dear, go get a bath first. I'm sure John can wait" Colleen said and John nodded his head.
"Can you wait a few minutes?" Anne asked. "Of course, take your time" John replied. The young woman immediately turned around as was about to run towards the stairs. "Don't run!" the young man shouted and Anne immediately froze and turned around to look at him. John was so embarrassed for even Anne's parents were looking at him. "Oh…don't run please" he softly said and Anne smiled and slowly walked towards the stairs.
Colleen and Gerard were not mad, instead they were happy to see that someone else was concerned for their daughter. "You know girls do take a long time so are those arms strong enough to carry some boxes?" Gerard asked. "As long as those boxes contain cotton" John replied and Anne's parents laughed. "I already like you John, come on help me move some stuff" the older man said and two proceeded to the living room.
An hour later the living room was clear of boxes, John sat on the couch staring at a picture frame in his hands. "That was me when I was six" Anne said. "You looked so happy in this picture" John told her. "I actually was, and then we started moving and moving. It's a different world each time we move" she told him.
"Well this is a new world now, I promise its different from the past cities you have lived in. I just don't know if it will be as happy as this place you were in this picture though" John said. "We'll see. Ready to go?" she asked. John stood up and was surprised to see her so vibrant.
Anne was wearing a pink collared shirt, jeans and pink sneakers. Aside from the scar on her face, she was really pretty. "Is there something wrong?" she asked. "Oh no, come lets go" he replied. "By the way my dad is going to take us to the mall. Will that be alright?" Anne asked. John would have wanted for them to walk but he remembered her condition so he immediately agreed.
Twenty minutes later they were at the mall's entrance. John noticed Anne bowing her head as they entered so he reminded her that he was with him. Ever since she started limping Anne has never visited the mall or any other crowded places. She faced forward and took a deep breath and walked closely beside her friend.
Something was different and she didn't know if it was because of John. As she looked around there were so many people but only a few do stare at her and this made her happy. "So what would you like to do?" John asked. "Hmmm lets just walk around and window shop" Anne told him.
It wasn't the items on the store windows that Anne wanted to see. It was the reaction of other people around who saw her. Some would still give her a look but gone were whispering and the simple tugging of companions to give a look to. School was a confined place so she was easily noticed but this was the real world where everyone was too busy minding their own business. Yes there were still a few but it was bearable.
Anne now knew the stupidity of what she had done. She had enclosed herself inside a shell for years because of the pain and fear of what people might think of her. If not for the man beside her she would have still been inside that shell so she was so thankful that he came to her life.
A few minutes later Anne noticed that they were heading towards a bench. "Im tired, lets rest a bit" he told her. The young woman sat down and looked oddly at John. "You are already tired?" she asked. "Nope, but your hips are aching" he replied. Anne was surprised for he was right, her hips were starting to ache but she could not believe how he knew.
"How did you know?" she asked. "We have been walking home together for almost two weeks so I somehow know. Well I actually timed it since I don't know how I am supposed to measure distance. Twenty minutes and your hips begin to ache and now I am talking too much again" he explained.
Anne laughed for a few seconds but she felt something different inside her stomach. Her body twitched and she began to giggle automatically, she leaned her head on John's shoulder for a second but immediately sat up straight. She felt embarrassed so she looked away and still didn't understand what was happening. Whatever it was she wasn't bothered for it felt good.
After the rest the two proceeded to the movie house, John bought the tickets and Anne laughed at him for he returned with two odd looking glasses. "Red and green lenses?" she asked. "Oh you have not tried watching a 3D movie?" John asked and the young woman gently shook her head. "Oh good then, you are going to love this movie. They say this movie had already beaten Titanic. Im glad they are still showing it. Come on its about to start" John said.
The movie started and it was John's turn to laugh for Anne was trying to reach out her hand. "Put your hand down, its just a movie" he whispered. "It seems so real" she uttered. John had his attention divided the whole movie because he kept looking at Anne. He could see much the young woman was enjoying and he knew this was her first time inside a movie house.
After the movie they were again walking around the mall and Anne could not stop talking about how good the movie was. John started to limp like her which made Anne stop and look at him. "Why are you limping?" she asked. "Because you are talking too much and that's my role. So I decided to take your role too and limp" he explained and they both laughed.
They were both starving so they grabbed lunch at a fast food joint. They had burger and fries and John was amazed on how Anne would keep talking about the story. Anne took a napkin and wiped John's upper lip but still kept on talking. "I knew he was going to choose to be permanent blue guy" she said.
The young man looked at Anne so she paused. "Is there something wrong?" she asked. "Nope, I like the part where he tamed the big flying thing" he said as he intentionally left catsup on his lip. Anne again wiped it off, "Yeah me too, well it was the only way he could have gotten the respect of the other blue people" she said. John liked what was happening so he repeated it and again Anne would instinctively wipe it off.
A few rounds around the mall after lunch and the two decided to call it a day. It was a long way back to their houses but Anne decided that they walk the whole way back. After a few stops to rest John noticed that Anne made a bad decision.
He knelt down on one knee and patted his back. "I still can manage" she told him. "I know you can but Anne its not a bad thing if you depend on me sometimes. That's what friends are for" he told her. Anne was hesitant but her hips were really aching. She got on John's back and wrapped her arms around him.
John stood up and held on to Anne's thighs that were on his sides. "Am I heavy?" she asked. "Nope, you can relax and just lean on me" he said. Anne rested her head on his shoulder, she noticed lots of people staring at them but all were smiling. Instead of being ashamed she smiled back at the people and the more she hugged John.
"Hey John, why do you think the guy chose to be a blue guy?" she asked. "Hmmm because he liked the place and he loved the blue girl I guess" he replied. "Love…have you ever been in love?" she asked. "Hmmm…I don't think so, but I do like someone" John told her.
"He chose to be a blue guy because he was happier that way, right?" Anne again asked. "I guess so" he answered. "Yeah because in his world he feels useless because of his disability but in that world he could do so many things" Anne added but John didn't bother to answer.
"Hey John" Anne whispered. "Yes Anne?" he replied. "I like your world much better" she softly whispered. "Its not mine…its ours from now on. Okay?" he answered. Anne smiled and leaned her head against his and closed her eyes.
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I've been incredibly active these past few weeks painting and drawing and posting works for sale on Saatchi's online gallery as well as on the Daily Paintworks website of which I am a new member.
Speaking of being a new member of an art group… I've also joined the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico (PAPNM) and have been joining them on outdoor painting excursions in the wilds of the state! It has been exhilarating to meet other painters who love being outdoors and getting to see new places in New Mexico I might not have discovered on my own. Here is the Plein Air Painters of New Mexico Website.
And on a random note, today I caught up with a dear friend on Skype and sketched her as we chatted. Isn't she beautiful?
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Younis Khan gone as the last real hope for his side.
Sri Lanka grabbed the vital wicket of Younis Khan as they pushed for victory in the second Test against Pakistan in Dubai on Saturday.
Paceman Suranga Lakmal had Younis caught behind for 77 in the 11th over of the day but Pakistan reached 189-4 at lunch on the fourth day at Dubai stadium as they inched towards making their opponents bat again.
With his side needing a further 34 runs to avoid an innings defeat, skipper Misbah-ul Haq was unbeaten at the break after a gritty 74, with Asad Shafiq not out 18.
Sri Lanka have never defeated Pakistan by an innings in the 44 previous Tests between the two nations. The first Test in the three-match series ended in a draw in Abu Dhabi last week.
Pakistan resumed on 132-3 and needed Younis and Misbah to dig deep but Younis tried to drive a slightly wide delivery from Lakmal, managing only to edge it to wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene, who held his eighth catch of the match.
Younis batted for 235 minutes and hit five boundaries, adding 129 runs for the third wicket with his skipper.
Misbah, who took 38 balls to add to his overnight score of 53, has so far hit seven boundaries and a six during his resolute knock.
Shafiq, who hit a hundred in Dubai against South Africa in October last year, had some anxious moments but survived to reach lunch.
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'Illegal immigration is to immigration what shoplifting is to shopping' - Link
There is video discussion at the link.
Simply put, we need to have immigration rules. For them to mean anything, we need to ensure that the rules are respected and to ensure that, they need to be enforced.
The alternative is the situation that we have now. There is no fear of breaking immigration law. There is little fear of being caught and even if they are caught, there are many examples of people being set free to continue living (and working) here illegally.
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The ball-tampering incident: full coverage
Full coverage of the ball-tampering incident and its aftermath during Australia tour of South Africa 2017-18
Video - No talk of cultural issues when Australia won the Ashes - Ponting
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News - Sanctions will restore cricket's 'battered' image - Morgan
News - ACA calls for reduction of 'disproportionate' sanctions for ball-tampering
News - I feel like it's all my fault and it's killing me - Candice Warner
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News - Warner 'resigned' to the fact he may never play for Australia again
News - Paine redefines Australia and captaincy
Comment - Osman Samiuddin: What's with the sanctimony, Mr Waugh
Video - The sandpaper storm that rocked Australian cricket
News - Mailey to Murray Mints: Seven ball-tampering confessions from the past
News - Six before Paine: Surprise captains
Video - There's been a steady decline - Former coach John Buchanan
News analysis - Daniel Brettig: Sutherland flies home into mounting chaos
Video - I'm not resigning - Sutherland
News - Lehmann steps down as Australia coach
Video - Lehmann's long history of confrontations
Video - 'Saying goodbye to the players the toughest thing I've ever had to do' - Lehmann
News - I hope I can earn forgiveness in time - Smith
Video - Smith breaks down as he says sorry
Reactions - DEVASTATING! - Michael Clarke on Smith's press conference
News - I've given up my spot for free - Bancroft
Video - I'll regret this for the rest of my life - Bancroft
News - Warner apologises for 'stain on the game'
Video - Warner touches down to chaotic scenes
News - Somerset pull Bancroft deal after ball-tampering outcry
News Analysis - Mark Nicholas: This is another wake-up call for cricket
News - Australian Cricketers' Association questions severity of CA's sanctions
News - 'Team culture is to blame' - Mickey Arthur on Smith, Warner, Bancroft
Video - Butcher: Didn't for a minute expect one-year bans
News - 'Warner's not a bad person' - Williamson
News - Williamson announced Sunrisers captain
News - 'A reality check for every team in the world' - Amla
News - Humbled Lehmann looks to New Zealand culture
News - The six words that put Lehmann in the clear
Interview - Sutherland: Sanctions for 'damage to game', not tampering
News - Warner, Smith banned for one year, Bancroft nine months
News - CA says sandpaper was used to tamper, not sticky tape
Video - Chappell: 'Don't see Smith captaining Australia again'
Video - Manjrekar: 'Zero tolerance for cheating in sport'
Video - Bal: CA's decision a reaction to public outrage
Video - What does sandpaper do to a ball?
Video - Smith mobbed by media as he departs for Australia
News - Warner and Smith axed from IPL 2018
News - Warner steps down as Sunrisers Hyderabad captain
Video - Brettig: Struggle to see Warner play for Australia again
Podcast - Kimber and Zaltzman on ball-tampering
News - Lehmann is one of the good guys - Allan Border
News Analysis - Brettig: Lehmann at heart of cultural contradiction
News - Smith, Warner and Bancroft to leave South Africa
Video - 'We are contemplating significant sanctions' - Sutherland
News - 'Teams have been waiting for Australia to stuff up,' says Bayliss
News - 'I would hope this never happens under my watch' - Gibson
News - Warner and CA headed for Pietersen-ECB parting
News - Matt Renshaw added to Australia's Test squad
News - FICA chief calls for 'honour code' among players
News - Smith, Warner, Lehmann in sights as Sutherland flies to South Africa
News - Smith steps down as Rajasthan Royals captain
News analysis - Coverdale: Why is Australia so outraged at Steven Smith's team?
Comment - Sambit Bal: This is Australia's moment of truth
News - Smith, Warner could face life ban from CA
Video - Du Plessis: 'Ball shining v ball tampering? One is much more serious'
Video - Voges: We will see changes to Australia's hierarchy
News - Australia must forge new identity - Paine
Video - 'Reality of the situation has sunk in for Australia' - Paine
News - Broad pours scorn on Australian double-standards
Video - Brettig: Lehmann's position close to untenable
News - Steven Smith banned for one Test, Bancroft given three demerit points
News - Steven Smith and Warner stood down as captain and vice-captain
News - Australian government calls for Smith to be removed
Video - A very sad day for Australian cricket - Sutherland
News analysis - Brettig: Australia's 'line' becomes their noose
News analysis - Moonda: South Africa back on the moral high ground
Video - Voges: Australia's reputation comes in question now
Video - The leadership group knew about the tampering - Smith
News - Desperation drove Australia to cheat, says Smith
Video - 'Panicked once I was sighted on the screen' - Bancroft
News - Bancroft, Smith admit to ball tampering
Reactions - Tell me this is a bad dream - Michael Clarke
News - Cameron Bancroft at centre of alleged ball-tampering row


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Whether you are just starting out on your personal fitness program or already deep in a fitness routine that works for you, you can always learn a little more about how to get fit and stay that way. Novelty is a big asset in fitness; finding new exercises and tricks can keep you from getting bored. Here are a few ideas for you to consider:
Exercising with your dog can be a great motivator. Having to take your dog out can increase the frequency of your workouts as well as your enjoyment. Some health clubs even offer classes or activities that can be done with your pet, such as "doggy yoga"!
The trapezius muscles are easily one of the most neglected body parts when it comes to exercise. To exercise them, simply hold a dumb bell in each hand, and lift your shoulders. Then lower them slowly. The trapezius muscles are an important part of upper body and back strength.
Taking advantage of seasonal sports can make fitness much more entertaining and rewarding. If you're in a region that receives a lot of snow on the winter, try your hand at skiing. During the summer, go for a long swim every day. Seasonal sports give you something to look forward to, making exercising more fun.
Ideally, your workouts should follow the same order every time: first, work with dumbbells, which works smaller muscles. Next, switch to barbells. Finally, move to the free-weight machines. You will have progressively engaged all the muscle groups in your body and are therefore more likely to see results in all sizes of muscles.
Always use your fingers to check out the quality of the pads on a bench before choosing which one to spend time working out on. If you are feeling the wood through the padding when you sit, choose another machine. Working out on a machine with insufficient padding can lead to bruising because it is failing to provide adequate support during your workout.
Running hills is great exercise, but can sometimes be cumbersome. You can make it a little easier. While running up the hill, focus your eyes on the top of the hill and keep your head up. This will make it easier to breathe by opening up your airways.
Getting an excellent fit for your shoes can have real fitness benefits. Try to buy workout shoes during the evening because this is when your feet are a little larger. There should be a half an inch of room between your big toe and your shoe. Make sure that you have room to slightly wiggle your toes in the shoe.
Hopefully these tips have given you some fresh fitness ideas to chew on. Looking out for your personal fitness is a process that goes on forever. Far from being a bad thing, this means you can always be a little more fit! Take the ideas from this article that you think will work for you and enjoy your regime more than ever.…


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How to Choose a Child Care Provider: 6 Tips from a Pediatrician
A new C.S. Mott poll reflects the challenges parents face in finding child care or preschool. Here's how to make the search easier and more effective.
For parents of many newborns, choosing child care can be a daunting task.
Beyond costs and logistics, there's a lot families must factor into the decision.
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"It's a tough challenge," says Andrew Hashikawa, M.D., an assistant professor of pediatric emergency medicine at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. "And it's more than a 'drop-off' location: Child care is an opportunity for children to develop, grow, learn and be ready for kindergarten."
The latest C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health focused on these issues, identifying what matters most to parents selecting child care. The survey involved 2,051 parents with children ages 1 to 5 who attend a day care or preschool.
Building security, staff training and availability of educational and active play were among the top priorities.
Still, of those polled, nearly two-thirds cite difficulty finding child care with the characteristics they want. Only half are confident they could tell if a facility or provider is safe and healthy.
Hashikawa, who sits on the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Early Childhood and focuses on early childhood education, offers his advice:
Tips for finding child care
Start early: Some families might not begin their search until a baby is born. That's often too late: "As soon as you're thinking about having a baby, you need to start the process," Hashikawa says. "A lot of the good child care centers have waitlists." That head start allows parents enough time to arrange visits and research a variety of options.
Check credentials: Although regulations and compliance vary by state, a licensed provider offers peace of mind that background checks and educational training are verified. "It really gives that stamp of approval," says Hashikawa. He suggests parents visit Child Care Aware for advice — and, to compare researched and rated options in Michigan, Great Start to Quality.
SEE ALSO: Kid with a Chronic Illness? 5 Tips for Parent-Teacher Teamwork
Make a surprise visit: An impromptu drop-in shows what the facility is like on a given day. Notes Hashikawa: "Look around to see how providers engage children — are they interacting and allowing them to play with toys, or are they sitting in front of a television?" Check, too, for cleanliness and a low adult-to-child ratio (1:4 for infants and 1:10 for older kids).
Study the curriculum: Brains of babies and young children develop rapidly from birth to age 5. "Health and nutrition and learning and stimulation are really important during that time," Hashikawa says. Ask about educational toys, open play, lesson plans and activities, outdoor space and mealtime structure. Accredited facilities should have these details readily available.
Know the vaccine policy: Although inoculations can be a contentious issue, most child care centers "are very pro-vaccine," Hashikawa says. "It helps protect staff, it helps prevent kids from getting sick more often and it protects vulnerable infants." Forty-one percent of Mott poll respondents would avoid care providers that allow unvaccinated children to attend.
Stress safety: More than half of those surveyed say a gun on the premises would be a deal breaker. That's unlikely in a child care center or preschool, but it's possible at an unlicensed at-home provider. Notes Hashikawa: "Parents should ask: Are there weapons on the premises? Are they locked up? Who else is coming and going?" Research crime rates of the area, too.


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It's almost a blessing that the ending of Armando Galarraga's perfect game went kablooey. If it hadn't, then it would've been just another statistic. But now it will forever be a cornucopia of allegories about human frailty, coping with loss, all kinds of things. Can you imagine how many sermon illustration are going to come from this game? If Galarraga had a nickel for every one of them, he'd say, "Screw the perfect game, just give me all of those nickels!"
We can learn a lot of lessons from the game, and we can learn a lot of lessons from reactions to the game.
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Yes, it was a cosmically bad call. It gets worse every time I see the replay. By the time they show it in a season-recap show in October, the batter will be falling into the dugout and knocking himself unconscious on the way to first, and he'll still be called safe.
And it happened at the worst possible time. If it had happened on the first out, or the tenth out, or the twentieth out, nobody would've said another word about it. But it happened on the 27th out–the ultimate out of the ultimate pitching achievement. So an umpire's judgment call on a bang-bang play–something that happens thousands of times a season–was magnified to historic proportions. (Which just goes to show: you can make all the mistakes you want, as long as you time them right.)
Naturally, the historic nature of this boner demands a historically hysterical reaction. Leaving aside the demands that Jim Joyce and/or Bud Selig should shave their heads, change their names, and move to an offshore oil rig in the Baltic sea, the first and loudest reaction has been a call for baseball to start using instant replay. Only slightly less berserk were demands that the baseball commissioner overrule the umpire's call and award the perfect game to Galarraga.
I'm sure this grand tizzy will subside after a while, but I can't help but see these reactions as symptoms of a problem that doesn't have anything to do with baseball. It's an ever more commonly held belief that we can make everything right if only we choose to. In every aspect of life–law, economics, and apparently sports–a lot of people think that perfect justice can be imposed on any situation from above.
As a conservative, I think that that's a wonderful ideal, but ideals often go bad when they run up against real life. Think abot it for a second, and you realize that no one would want anything to do with the can of worms that would be opened if the commissioner of baseball overruled an umpire a couple or three days after the fact. If he can do that, why can't he go back in time and overrule all the bad calls that have ever been made, and change all the record books accordingly?
And as for instant replay, there's a contingent of sports fans who think that instant replay is the answer to all our problems, and they're using this emotional incident to apply leverage for their case. But the best argument against that was made by Fred Schwarz on The Corner:
What if last night's game had ended a little differently, with the runner being called out on a close play, and the Tigers had poured out onto the field and mobbed Galarraga, and then two minutes later the review guy had said, "Wait, he was safe." Does anyone want to see that?
And the best response to all of this ruckus came from Dr. Saturday:
But do-overs are for children. Adults put rules and systems in place to deal with potential mistakes as consistently as possible, and live with the results; if they can't live with the results, they change the system. But even the best systems will ultimately operate at the discretion of the people who oversee it, who sometimes reveal themselves to be too old, or nearsighted, or temperamental, or just out of position. Selectively second-guessing certain calls, when there are legitimate complaints in practically every game in every sport, is inevitably a Pandora's box you'll be lucky to get closed again.


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- What we learned: Today, we worked on our African Region Maps.
- Classwork: We copied down vocabulary notes and the split into our map groups.
- Homework: None, as long as you are caught up.
- If you missed class: Go to Google Classroom and make a copy of the Africa Vocabulary Notes. Then use the slides to fill in the definition. Fill out the Absence Check-in Form. See Mr. Kaltwasser when you return.


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The Catholic Church encourages all believers to have a special relationship with Mary, Mother of God, the first disciple. Today, spend time in prayer with Mary — in the Rosary, a Marian prayer, the Magnificat, or just alongside her in contemplation.
Alyssa Duet, a BIS sister in Florida with a passion for photography, shared this reflection on her relationship with the Blessed Mother:
"Whenever life seems to be stressful or overwhelming, I know I can always turn to my spiritual mother, Mary, and she will protect me by placing me under her loving mantle. I have come to also have an even closer relationship with Jesus through Our Lady's guidance. When I feel lost or confused, I know I can always turn to praying the mysteries of the Rosary. It is only through Mary, and the Catholic Church, that I come have come to better understand God's love for me and place my trust in the ever-almighty Creator. I try to echo the trusting words proclaimed by the Immaculate Mary: "Let it be done to me according to your word." I am forever grateful for Mary's influence on my life and for her motherly care she has given me all my life. Through Mary, I find fulfillment in knowing Jesus Christ and finding my purpose for which I was created."
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by Gabrielle Madewell, Contributing Writer
McKendree University's men's and women's water polo programs have turned 1 as of this 2017-2018 school year. The person responsible for making the program's first year successful is Colleen Lischwe, head women's water polo coach and assistant men's water polo coach.
Like many Universities nation-wide, McKendree heavily prides itself on having very successful and well known athletic teams in the Midwest region. While the school has a variety of different teams offered, a total of 34 men's and women's teams, this school year marks the one year anniversary of a unique addition to the athletic department: Men and Women's Water Polo.
Most U.S. water polo teams in the United States are located in California. To put that into perspective, out of the 510 registered USA Water Polo club teams, Missouri has 5 club teams, and Illinois has 10 club teams, mostly located in the Chicago area. McKendree University has the only varsity water polo program in the entire state of Illinois.
While water polo is a rarity in the Midwest, that doesn't mean the region doesn't develop great players and coaches. Colleen Lischwe, McKendree's interim head women's water polo coach and assistant men's water polo coach, has been playing and coaching water polo for over a decade. She has coached high school teams, club programs within the St. Louis area, and Olympic Development Program (ODP) camps for the Midwest Zone.
Lischwe began playing water polo the summer before her freshman year of high school on a dare from a close friend. "His club team hosted a 'take your friend to practice' day and he brought me as a joke." She was the only girl there and ended up doing pretty well matched up against the male players. She said that her and her teammates had a bet going on who was going to be in the starting lineup come their first season, and she made it.
Lischwe has won numerous awards for both playing and coaching. Some of her awards include Missouri State Female Water Polo Player of the Year from 2005 to 2007, Missouri Water Polo 2007 All-State Team Recognition, and 2017 CWPA Midwest Division Coach of the Year for McKendree University, making her the only female to ever be recognized on an all-state team in Missouri.
After being a highly appreciated and recognized player in high school, she began meeting college coaches from her experiences playing ODP and going to camps around the country. In college, she played DI water polo for Marist College, a private liberal arts school, located in New York. "I ultimately ended up at Marist because it gave me the opportunity to play DI polo right away and get just what I needed in the classroom" she said.
Lischwe played for Marist her freshman and sophomore years of college until ultimately she decided that while the school provided her with a great opportunity for water polo, she was left unsatisfied with the education she was receiving. "I finished up at SLU and I spent three years there, did an extra lap."
In college, Lischwe received her degree in Environmental Science and Sociology. Upon graduation, Lischwe started working at an animal hospital. Since she thoroughly enjoyed her experience working at the animal hospital, she didn't feel it was necessary to try and jump into other career opportunities, so instead, she started volunteering with the company Fair Shares.
Fair Shares is a local company, connecting farmers with one another in the St. Louis area. The company is dedicated to helping farmers receive a fair market price for what they've grown as well as connecting growers with other local businesses to improve the variety and quality of local products in St. Louis. "Because I liked it so much, I worked really hard volunteering until they offered me a full time job, so it kind of just fell into my lap."
Even though she has moved on to a new career, Lischwe still dedicates the free time she has on weekends and days off from her new full time job of coaching college athletes to help volunteer at Fair Shares. "I've always had an interest in sustainable environment and food and I think that it's really important that what I put into my body is good for me and good for the environment."
Lischwe said working with different farmers has shaped her idea of what it means to work hard "One of my favorite stories from a farmer is there was a period during the summer of a huge drought and he was working literally around the clock to keep his crop watered so it wouldn't dry out so he was setting sprinklers in the field and laying down where the sprinklers started and sleeping in the field and he knew to wake up and move the sprinkler when it hit him. I think that sums up what I think is the most important part about doing something you love and you're passionate about. It shows you that hard work is worth it and it pays off."
Whether she was working towards earning her degree in college or working a fulltime job, Lischwe never took a break from coaching. "In some fashion, whether it's my full time job or a hobby, I do plan to coach as long as possible," she said. Helping start the first girls program in the St. Louis area is something Lischwe will always look back on as one of her greatest achievements.
Lischwe recognizes that water polo in the midwest is very new and accordingly has set growing its popularity as her goal. "Having grown up playing with both men and women, I know what it's like to be a high schooler and not have a women's team to participate on." she said. Through recruiting college level athletes from the coasts, she sees an opportunity to bring that west coast style of play and popularity of the sport out to the midwest, "especially for women. We're lucky to have a women's varsity team so close by."
As for her coaching style, Lischwe said she has learned how different athletes have different learning styles. For her, being yelled at by a coach was the most beneficial way for her learn a new play, but she recognizes that that's not how every athlete learns effectively. "As a coach, my relationships with athletes are so important and each athlete I coach teaches me something new about the sport and how I play or instruct. The way I see it, coaches are some of the most influential people in the lives of young athletes."
As for her presence in the McKendree's athletic department, Lischwe was originally hired on as a graduate assistant and an assistant coach for both Men's and Women's teams. She said, "I came into this atmosphere working with one specific coach that I knew very well and planned on coaching with and learning with a lot from. Unfortunately he's no longer with this program, which is okay, because now I have the opportunity to work with an amazingly knowledgeable coach who is now the head coach for the men's team."
This meant that last season Lischwe, originally hired on as just the assistant coach, was having to form practice plans, recruit for future seasons, run practices, schedule games, and travel for tournaments completely alone. "It was probably the worst part of this job. I never knew how much went into this collegiate coaching, but I came out of it alive and learned a lot" she said.
Victoria Jones, a sophomore on the women's water polo team said, "She's a great coach, especially with being put in the position she was put in last year." While both the men's and women's teams recognize the hard work Colleen put in last year, practices this season seems to be going a lot smoother, according to Jones.
Overall, having coaches like Lischwe will without a doubt benefit the water polo community in the Midwest area. "My athletes have taught me to loosen up, joke around, and when it's time, to work hard. Right now, I am coaching athletes from age 7 to age 22 on a weekly basis and not a day goes by that they don't make me laugh."


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Never one to break with tradition…..there's a side story with regard to my enthusiasm for Susan Macneal's writing.
The first of the Maggie Hope spy mysteries, Mr. Churchill's Secretary, (which I highly recommend) is fiction but based in fact. The author was fortunate enough to have had several interviews with Churchill's private secretary before her death. The book is about a 'typist' who was relegated to a menial job because of her gender. She was actually educated in mathematics and cryptology and could easily have fitted in with MI-Five (British CIA) but for her being a woman.
I was so taken by Winston Churchill's pets having the run of the war offices….and how Susan wove this little fact (with many others) into her story so deftly. At the time I was looking for lighter material to round out my collection of short plays for the classroom. An idea came to me of Mr. Churchill noodling away in front of his easel and Nelson, his cat talking to the audience; telling them something about the times that they lived in, an anecdote or two about the Prime Minister and of course, listening patiently to Mr. Churchill's comments about the world at large.
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"My email marketing template's better than yours," says the first one. I'm gonna knock it outta the park." The second email marketer says, "Are you frackin kidding me? No way is that POS graphic of yours going to produce a respectable open rate. And that subject line..? Fuggedaboutit." "Oh yeah?" says the first...Read More
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I have been doing a week of South American cinema building up to the release in UK cinemas today of the Argentinian epic La flor (2018), so I am finishing the week off with a review of a recent Chilean film (albeit with financing from around the continent, including Argentina). I saw this film at last year's London Film Festival, and it featured high in my favourite films of 2018. It was given a UK cinematic release in 2019 and I got to see it again, and still very much liked it.
There's a sense in which this film reminded me of the previous year's Estiu 1993 (Summer 1993, 2017), being a Spanish language film about young women set in the 1990s in a verdant forest setting at the edge of civilisation, but beyond that I should probably accept they are doing quite different things. For a start, the protagonists of this film are largely older (there's one young girl, Clara, who I interpreted as the director's surrogate) but this mostly focuses on Sofia (Demian Hernández) and her relationship with various boys (and her dad) in the small commune they live in just outside Santiago. It never feels so much driven by a plot as by a need to represent all the different people within the community, and with great economy show how they feel about one another, and it's Sofia and Lucas (Antar Machado) who become the film's focus — though never to the exclusion of others.
That may all make it less immediately accessible than Summer 1993, but it's somehow even more beautiful and poetic in the way that it conjures an era, never heavy-handed in the way it layers on these meanings — there aren't even any on-screen titles suggesting when it's set, given away just by the absence of electronics, the older models of car, some of the clothes (though the fashion wasn't emphasised), the toys, and the music choices (a piece of music by Mazzy Star — in a particularly beautifully-shot scene in a bathtub — suddenly took me back 25 years, and I suppose that was precisely the point). It's about a time in history when Chile was emerging from a period of dictatorship, but it's also about the director's childhood, and it's about growing through that turbulence and into yourself as a person. Also, there's also rarely a scene without a dog in it, who become almost as important to the community as some of the adults (at least to the kids, who have pretty conflicted feelings about their parents).
Director/Writer Dominga Sotomayor; Cinematographer Inti Briones; Starring Demian Hernández, Antar Machado; Length 110 minutes.
Seen at Vue West End, London, Sunday 14 October 2018 (and most recently at ICA, London, Saturday 1 June 2019).


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COLUMBIA, S.C. — What if President Trump was set to make a grand speech to black students, but no one was allowed to come?
That was the question raised by several protestors who walked the streets of Columbia, S.C., on Friday afternoon, as they geared up to push back against Trump's speech at historically black Benedict College. Several usual suspects were part of the anti-Trump line up: staffers from rival Democratic campaigns, angered residents and volunteers passing out impeachment merchandise (an impeachment shirt was on sale for $15).
Yet one anticipated group was noticeably missing: Benedict College students.
Benedict alumni Shawn Torres told Yahoo News that current students were instructed to "remain in place or leave campus" during Trump's speech, essentially sequestering themselves in dormitories.
"A lot of them are opposed to this but have been silenced," said Torres, who added that only a handful of students from the college were invited, and the rest of the attendees were recruited from non-black colleges around the state.
The resulting scene outside the speech, which included an eclectic mix of student protesters, Tom Steyer volunteers, and some Trump supporters, highlighted, if nothing else, the challenge Trump faces in winning substantial support among black voters.
Benedict's students, though under restrictions during the speech, found creative workarounds. Some stuck their heads out of their dorm room windows and played hip-hop music in what appeared to be an act of unity with the protestors gathered outside of campus gates. Even such a small showing of support gave new life to the hundred or so anti-Trump protestors, most of whom were bused in by entrepreneur and presidential candidate Tom Steyer, according to the volunteers.
"Free the guys! Free the girls!" chanted the protestors outside the dormitory windows. "They definitely got a voice too," said 40-year-old Jermaine Evans, an African-American Steyer volunteer.
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This is a handwoven cotton bookmark. This bookmark has been woven on a Scandinavian band loom, using organic cotton threads.
One end of the bookmark is finished with a piece of reindeer leather. The other end has a fringe finish.
The bookmark measures approximately:
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I weave many styles and types of narrow bands on different types of inkle and Sami band looms. Often I have small samples left over that are just too pretty to discard. A bookmark is a good way to recycle and to reduce waste. I make these bookmarks in a generous length, so that they should fit a hardcover book.
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National Western Stock Show 'more fun than work' for equine veterinarian
Caring for the health of horses at the National Western Stock Show is the job of a team of veterinarians based in Littleton.
They go to every rodeo and horse show to inspect animals from across the country.
Although it sounds like a big job, the owner of Littleton Equine Medical Center says it's work his team enjoys.
"I think as a whole our country still has a great love affair with the horse and the west," Dr. Kelly Tisher said. "And that lifestyle – I don't think it's ever going away."
Their primary focus is on the horse shows and rodeos.
"On the horse show side we stay busy once in a while as people are trying to make their horses perform the best they can, or buying and selling horses – the occasional sick horses," Tisher said. "Just like in people, there are different colds and flu-type viruses that can be passed amongst horses."
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Did Your FX Algorithms Learn the Lessons from the CHF Storm?
This is a copy of an article written by Nicolas Vitale, director of Alpha Novae, for Finance Magnates and originally appearing here part I and part II.
The storm created by the removal of the CHF peg floor by the SNB on the 15th of January changed the industry. Did your Fx algorithms learn the lesson?
Everyone agrees, that in the FX industry, there was a before and an after the 15th of January 2015. Following a surprise move from the SNB, the CHF crashed in a few minutes and provoked some irreversible damage among both sell and buy-side actors.
Some of these impacts were obvious and direct, such as the direct financial loss hitting major sell-side and buy side players. Some other came right after such as the Prime Broker credit lines tightening.
The reasons for this disaster are numerous and I will not detail them all. A lot of people already gave their point of view on this, but it's worth noticing that they seem to have a common root. Contrary to equities, FX was supposed to be relatively safe from crashes, more particularly the flash crash ones. For example, if I quote one of the conclusion of the BIS report on High-frequency trading in the foreign exchange market:
" […]the different nature, structure and size of the FX market may make a flash crash-type event less likely in FX than in equities."
Liquidity was never meant to be a problem on major currency pairs. This provoked over-leverage across the board, especially on the supposed "safe" pegs having very low volatility.
Thinking that forex was safer, when it comes to flash crashes, than equities was definitely a mistake. Indeed, during the famous May 6 2010 flash crash, the fall was of "only" 9% on US indices. This is quite pale in comparison with the 40% drop on the EURCHF!
But let's focus here on the important consequences and take-aways from this event in relation of your FX algorithms.
Beware of "run away" algorithms
To me, if there is only one important thing to remember from this event – it is the potential danger of the basic "run away" algorithms. What do we call a basic "run away" algorithm? In case of X, Y, Z reasons (here especially volatility, daily variation, lack of liquidity, …), do everything you can to flat your exposition and stop trading. Flat all and unplug! No smart hedging involved here.
Many have built such a logic to protect their account, but during a flash crash, such as the one of the 15th of January, it makes everything worse…
Acting in the middle of a panicking crowd with a basic reflex can maybe save you in a real life situation… But following the crowd rarely works in trading. And it is easy to understand why.
Look at the below diagram showing the available EURCHF price during the event. First stage, prices are crashing and liquidity dries out. Second stage liquidity is totally gone or so, with a spread up to 5000 pips! Someone quote at 0.5, hence a crash of 60%. Liquidity providers review the situation. Third stage liquidity comes back and a more reasonable pricing too. Prices revert and close most of the gap to finally stabilise around 1.05.
EURCHF volatility and liquidity during the crash
This 3 stages scenario is reproduced by most flash crashes and it actually became their signature. Prices revert to a reasonable level once operators take time to think about the real life underlying. So do act either very early on stage 1, or on stage 3. But, above all, do not act like too much traders in the end of stage 1, or even worse, during phase 2.
If you do not already look at liquidity in addition the basic prices, you should really start doing it as it will help you to analyse where you are in the 3 stages. And this can now be done even at the retail level… So no excuse here. In this case you however just have to hope that your broker will not force you out at the worst time…
This common flash crash scenario is the reason why the SEC asked the US stock exchanges to implement circuit-breakers. When an exaggerated movement happens, for example a movement of 10% or more in a 5 minutes windows, the market will be frozen the time it takes for traders to analyze the situation and to propose a more reasonable pricing. While such circuit-breakers can be "easy" to implement and very efficient on a centralised markets such as the US equities, it is of course difficult to implement on (spot) Forex which is an OTC market. Your broker will however likely have such a system that should protect you, or them… In theory.
So without mandatory or documented circuit-breakers to protect you at the source, make sure you at least implement one which will require a human trader analysis before taking any serious action such as a catastrophic flat all in the middle of the storm!
Spike Filtering
Many trading systems have incorrectly interpreted the CHF event, especially the important price gaps perceived either during the crash, or later, once trading activity resumed after a more or less long period of closed markets.
For example, when the data feeds were reactivated, the first quotations were significantly different from the last ones known by the systems. The event looked like a perfect price "spike", i.e. a technical glitch with a non tradable price, which trading systems are taught to ignore.
Indeed, most trading systems incorporate some sort of "anti-spike" filter whose job is to protect the integrity of the data feed which is at the source of the trading decisions. A spike not filtered would quite often trigger orders at a non tradable price.
As you can guess, the trouble added by these anti-spike filters on top of the general panic, did not help.
An anti-spike system is much more difficult to design than how it seems… Let's say you just filter based on a maximum percentage of variation of the rate, which we will call Y. If Y is too low, you will lose all volatile and fast movements, such as the flash crashes, the news such as NFP, etc. This can be dramatic. And if your Y is too high, you will potentially not filter the spikes… The very goal of such a filter.
You will probably end up moving up and down Y as the market evolves, and you will always experience issues. So the one price variation solution is not good enough.
To improve it, you may want to look at different and non-correlated data feeds. The good news is that with forex we have plenty of such feeds – interbank ones, different ECNs, futures quoted on exchanges, etc.
In addition to the price feed, it could also be useful to add liquidity to the logic of your filter. Indeed, price gaps with high volatility associated to market liquidity drying up, will unlikely be a technical glitch to be filtered out.
But firstly, check if you (and your data provider) are using an anti-spike filter. And if you are using one, review how it works!
But in any case, make sure that you at least have a documented and understandable way of manually disabling it, in order to quickly manually restart the algorithms if need be.
Exception Handling
To generalize a bit from the spike filtering issue, the whole exception handling logic (spike, rejects, markets interruption, spread explosion, etc) from algos has been put heavily under pressure. Developers and traders will have to review this together. We have witnessed that traders often push this on to the developers as it is generally perceived as technical issues handling.
But on this particular day, we had proof that the market could really behave like a bugged one…
Liquidity Fragmentation
This is not about the handling of the event itself, but about one of its consequences. The liquidity environment and credit access have really changed since the SNB event. Some established prime brokers or liquidity providers have stopped or reduced their business while the risk appetite has dramatically been reduced.
It entailed an explosion of smaller market players acting as PoP or liquidity providers. So in case you are in the liquidity aggregation business, the cost of connectivity investment is increasing in order to connect to more players and to manage the growing complexity of the market. Time to review the "build vs buy" decision you have made about connectivity management.
Be Passive!
With appetite for risk being restrained across the liquidity providers, the liquidity has diminished and logically the spreads have increased on many pairs. This makes it more expensive to trade "aggressively", i.e. by crossing the spread with market orders.
The consequence is that it has become increasingly interesting to trade "passively" in order to save (or earn depending on how you see things) on the spread cost factor, by getting executed, at least for a portion of the order, inside the bid/ask spread.
Whether you develop yourselves, your execution algorithms or use third-party or banks ones (see my previous article on this topic, "Why Buy-Side Should Take Control of FX Algorithms"), think about your execution tactics, and ask yourself if adding some passivity in your algorithms could help.
Stay Away from Pegs or Heavily Controlled Currencies
Finally, this is not really about algorithmic trading, but it is particularly important for algo traders as many have been naturally inclined to make this mistake.
Only if you really (I mean really) know what you are doing here, and the risks associated with it, stay away from pegged or heavily controlled currencies. "Easy" money always comes with greater and unpredictable risk. It's probably not worth it. And if the CHF crisis was not enough to make you change your mind, think again about what we witnessed lately on the Chinese yuan pairs!


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Pilocarpine (Into the eye)
Pilocarpine (pye-loe-KAR-peen)
Controls pressure inside the eye.
Brand Name(s):
Isopto Carpine, Pilopine-HSThere may be other brand names for this medicine.
When This Medicine Should Not Be Used:This medicine is not right for everyone. Do not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to pilocarpine.
How to Use This Medicine:
Ointment, Drop
- Use as directed. This medicine should be used only in your eyes.
- Wash your hands with soap and water before and after using this medicine.
- Shake the eye drops well just before each use.
- Lie down or tilt your head back. With your index finger, pull down the lower lid of your eye to form a pocket.
- To use the eye drops: Hold the dropper close to your eye with the other hand. Drop the correct number of drops into the pocket made between your lower lid and eyeball. Gently close your eyes. Place your index finger over the inner corner of your eye for 1 minute. Do not rinse or wipe the dropper or allow it to touch anything, including your eye. Put the cap on the bottle right away. Keep the bottle upright when you are not using it.
- To use the ointment: Hold the tip of the tube close to your eye with the other hand. Avoid touching the tip of the tube to your eye or finger. Squeeze a ribbon of ointment into the pocket between your lower lid and eyeball. Close your eyes for 1 to 2 minutes. Wipe the tip with a clean tissue and close the tube tightly. Keep the tube tightly closed when you are not using it.
- If you still have some gel on your eyelashes when you wake up in the morning, just wash it off with warm water.
- If you also use eye drops of another medicine, use the drops first. Then wait at least 5 minutes before you apply the gel.
- Missed dose: Take a dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, wait until then and take a regular dose. Do not take extra medicine to make up for a missed dose.
- Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
Drugs and Foods to Avoid:
Ask your doctor or pharmacist before using any other medicine, including over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products.
Warnings While Using This Medicine:
- Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have asthma or problems with your retina.
- This medicine will cause your pupils to become smaller. This is normal.
- This medicine may make you have trouble seeing at night or in dim light. Do not drive or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you.
- Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.
Possible Side Effects While Using This Medicine:
Call your doctor right away if you notice any of these side effects:
- Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing
- Severe eye irritation
- Severe nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
- Sweating
If you notice these less serious side effects, talk with your doctor:
- Mild stinging, burning, redness, or watering in your eyes
- Blurred vision
- Headache
If you notice other side effects that you think are caused by this medicine, tell your doctor
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088
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Green Lentil Dal with Rice
Try this simple and delicious dish at your next get-together with friends and family for a successful evening!
This is a very easy dish to make when short on preparation time! The cumin, garlic, and onions smell amazing when sautéing and will have everyone salivating with anticipation. It's also full of nutrition with the high amounts of protein in the lentils, the essential fatty acids in the olive oil, and the inflammation reducing properties of the turmeric and other spices. Be prepared to eat healthy and enjoy it!
Green lentil dal with rice is a favorite of everyone who tries it. That's what makes this is my go-to recipe whenever I have guests or need to bring a dish to pass. Enjoy!
Green Lentil Dal with Rice
- 1 cup brown rice
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 teaspoons cumin seeds
- 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 cups lentils
- 4 cups not-chicken broth
- 4 cups water
- 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
Prepare the brown rice according to the directions on the package. Once it's cooked, set it aside. Or prepare the rest of the recipe near the end of its cooking time.
Heat your oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the cumin and red pepper flakes and sauté for 1 minute. Add the onion, garlic, and salt and sauté for 1 minute more.
Add the lentils, not-chicken bouillon broth, water, and turmeric. Mix it well and cover, reduce the heat to medium-low, and let it simmer for about 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Once it's finished, you can add the prepared brown rice to the saucepan and mix it up well, or you can plate up the rice and serve the lentil dal on top. Either way, you and your guests will be sure to enjoy the flavor in this dish!
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