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Tunja to Sopó
14 January 2017
The ride out of Tunja was tough at first, climbing up and over the mountains. Juan Manuel had warned us that the first half of the ride would be rolling hills after a long 7km climb out of town. Lenin and I were tired, and Churro was heavy, but I felt there was too much traffic for him to be running at the beginning, and we had a long ride ahead of us still.
We let Churro run when the hills are more difficult to climb, but since he's still a puppy and his bones are still growing we are trying not to let him run too much. Over the past few days, I think Churro has come to appreciate his ride and all the extra work that Lenin and I are doing to pull him along. He is usually restless in the morning, so when there's not much traffic and we are going slowly up a hill, he runs. And he is usually very good about staying on the right side of the road, keeping our bikes between him and the travel lane. Only when we encounter other animals do we need to worry about him, because then his fear of the other dog or cow or goat on the grass makes him forget that there are cars on the pavement. We quickly learned to corral him into his trailer when we see an animal ahead, and he has quickly learned to feel comfortable going into the trailer when we ask him. It has become his safe zone, where he feels untouchable to the other animals.
Lenin wanted Churro to run as we left Tunja, but I thought he should be in the trailer until we got further outside of town. We had been switching bikes every 10 kilometers to share the duty of pulling the trailer, but since Lenin was pulling the trailer at the time, he felt that I wasn't considering him when I asked for Churro to take a ride. We argued about this until Lenin agreed to put Churro in his trailer, and then we rode separately without speaking to one another for the next 20 kilometers. The down side to traveling with someone for so long is the arguments that get blown out of proportion over stupid disagreements. The benefit to traveling by bicycle is that pedaling helps to burn off anger, and it's hard to stay angry when you're outside, on a bicycle, exploring a beautiful country.
We eventually stopped and calmed down at a park commemorating the battle where Simon Bolivar won independence for Colombia from Spain. The road between Tunja and Bogotá is nicely paved, with wide shoulders and very little debris or bumps, making for an enjoyable ride. We made several stops for snacks, and while sharing some treats on the side of the road, Lenin found someone's wallet complete with their personal documents. He packed that into the trailer to try to contact the person when we had internet access.
We had to pedal over 100 kilometers just to get to the road to Sopó, and it was dark when we reached it. We made one last stop for food at that junction, and then rode the last 5 kilometers into Sopó, which is a playground for rich people who live and work in Bogotá. It is also the home of Alpina, one of the two major dairy manufacturers in Colombia. Lenin used to come here every weekend to go paragliding, and we had a place to stay with his friends who owned one of the paragliding companies.
Tunja and Villa de Leyva
9-13 January 2017
We stayed several days in Tunja. The first day, after lunch, we drove up to Edna'a uncle's finca in Combita, where the family there was making pizza. The climate here is on the cold side, and rainy, so after dinner we all went into the sauna and played Cranium while drinking beer.
On the second day, Lenin called Juan Manuel, and he took us on a bicycle tour of Tunja, which basically consisted of pointing out all of the nine churches in the city. He knew people on every street, and Lenin started calling him "Alcalde", or mayor. Before going to his mom's house for coffee and sandwiches, Juan Manuel took us to Nairo Quintana's apartment building. He lives in Tunja, and is very receptive to visitors. However, when we asked the security guard if we could meet him, he told us that Nairo was in Bogotá for a social event.
We made plans to meet again the next morning to ride to Villa de Leyva, the second most touristy city in Colombia after Cartagena. The first ten kilometers was up, but the rest of the ride was downhill or flat, and the climate grew much warmer and drier in a short distance. We arrived before noon in the small town, where the main square and streets were made up of old cobblestones. This region is rich in paleontology and archaeological findings, including prehistoric fossils and indigenous ruins, and there are many museums, restaurants, shops and cafes in a relatively small area. Juan Manuel had to work that day, so he took a bus back to Tunja. Lenin and I ate lunch and walked around the town. Down one of the streets off the main square, I found the best gelato I've had since arriving in Colombia. Good ice cream is increibly hard to find, although there are many ice cream shops. Nearly all of them offer the same two brands of mediocre quality ice cream. Needless to say, the gelato in Villa de Leyva made me very happy.
We ended up finding a host on WarmShowers at the last minute, where we stayed two nights. There were two other travelers staying there, and we all shared a room. One girl was from France, but living in Bogotá, and the other was from Bogotá. The next day we all walked to the paleontology museum, but it was closed, so we ended up hiking up a nearby mountain instead. The family hosting us was incredibly generous with their space, as every room in the house contained multiple beds, including the kitchen, and it was unclear how many people actually lived there, or whether people had their own bed or just slept in whichever one was vacant at the time. We shared dinner and breakfast with everyone, with the girls from Bogotá cooking dinner and Lenin and I cooking breakfast. Churro made friends with their dog, Dakota, and he did not want to leave when it was time for us to go. We rode back to Tunja the second morning for one more night at Edna's house before continuing south.
Moniquira to Tunja
8 January 2017
On the way out of Moniquira, we slowly made our way uphill for about an hour before we came across the finca that the tourist policeman had recommend to us the night before. We only had to go about 65 km to get to our friend's house in Tunja, but there was a lot of climbing, and Churro in his trailer slowed us down considerably.
We finally started to descend a steep mountain when it began raining. The rain was cold and hard, and the on the way down we passed a magnificent waterfall. Shortly after this, and the only place for miles where one could pull over, was a house that happened to have an amazing view of the cascade. Lenin and I were not the only ones stopping here, as there was another couple on a motorcycle who had also come in to stay dry. The family inside seemed accustomed to frequent visitors, and they made coffee for all of us while Lenin and I changed into dry clothes. Lenin asked them why they don't have a restaurant or some business there, with the perfect view of the waterfall, but the woman answered that there are too many thieves from Bogotá on the road. After waiting for about an hour, the rain let up enough for us to venture back outside. We continued on to a small town called Arcabuco, where we stopped for lunch. We got inside just a moment before the rain recommenced, this time for longer and harder than the first time.
The rest of the ride to Tunja was uneventful, until we reached Combita, just 15 kilometers from our destination. The home where Nairo Quintana grew up is on our route, and it has become somewhat of a shrine to the superstar athlete. Nairo's parents run a small tienda out of the house, selling mugs, shirts, souvenirs, coffee and other snacks. I had been anticipating arriving at this place all day, and it seemed to take forever to get there. The road was hilly, and weather was pretty horrible for cycling, and nobody seemed to know anything about distances or how long it would take to bike somewhere. Seriously, every time we asked someone how far the house was, they severely underestimated either the distance or the time it would take. Anyway, it was dark by the time we arrived at Nairo's house in Combita, and all I wanted to do was rest inside and recharge. We had already wasted a lot of time waiting for rain to stop, and Lenin wanted to get on the road quickly to get to Tunja.
After a quick tinto (black coffee) and brief conversation with Nairo's mom, we got back on our bikes. It was dark and cold, and from there it was all downhill, so we were going fast with not much pedaling, making me even colder. My front light died almost instantly, so I couldn't see the cracks in the road. Within the first few kilometers after leaving Nairo's house, I got a flat tire. I felt like giving up and hitchhiking right then, but we sat on the side of the road in the dark, fixing the flat with frozen fingers. From there, the descent was steeper and the pavement grittier and less consistent.
When we arrived in Tunja, Edna was still driving back home from out of town, so we sat at a cafe to pass the time. Two guys came up to us and bought us coffee, actually! They had seen us in Moniquira that morning and wanted to talk to us about our trip. One of them, Juan Manuel, was an enthusiastic cyclist who wanted to show us around the city, so he and Lenin exchanged phone numbers. When we finally met Edna and walked to her house, it was a relief to have a nice place to rest for a few days.
La Paz to Moniquira
7 January 2017
We left La Paz after breakfast, cycling a grueling distance on a hilly, unpaved carretera before arriving in Velez for lunch. From there, it was almost all downhill on pavement to Barbosa. In between Velez and Barbosa we were passing many signs for bocadillos, a paste made from the guava fruit. We were in the region where bocadillos come from, so we stopped at one of the places where they were making them. The man outside was in the middle of painting the building, but he went in and emerged with a fresh package of bocadillo, which he gave us for free.
Shortly after this, the shifter cable on the bike Lenin was riding snapped, and he was forced to ride in the hardest gear. We were climbing uphill at the time, so we stopped and sat on the side of the road, eating bocadillo while trying to see if we could fix the shifter. Sitting down again in surrender, it began to rain. Fortunately, we only had to walk a short distance to the top of the hill before we could coast down all the way to Barbosa and find a bike shop.
It was Sunday afternoon of a holiday weekend in Colombia, but we eventually found a bike shop that was open and able to replace the shifter cable. I was amazed at how inexpensive it was, and I bought new brake pads to hang onto for when the existing ones inevitably wear out. One guy at the shop told us that we had just missed Nairo Quintana, world champion Colombian cyclist, who was in town for a mountain bike race. A girl at the shop was very excited to meet someone to try to practice her English, and she asked me to talk in her Snapchat video before leaving.
When we finally got back on the road, we only had a short distance to travel to the next town, Moniquira, in the department of Boyocá. It got dark as we rolled into town, and it started to rain. I wanted to seek shelter from the increasingly heavy rain before my shoes got too wet, so we pulled aside and under the cover of a fruit market. The fruit man gave us some mandarins, and we sat and talked with him and his family for over an hour, trying to decide where to sleep, waiting out the rain, and hoping that maybe one of them would offer us a place to spend the night. The problem was that it was a holiday, and that town specifically had a special celebration that night where everyone sprays foam at each other. People were in town from all over, visiting family, taking up all the space that would normally be vacant. The rain wasn't letting up, so we ventured out to ride across town to a church to ask if we could stay there.
We arrived, cold and wet, to the church, where we asked a boy if we could speak with the priest. The boy came back several minutes later, saying the priest was busy. His family was in town so we couldn't stay there, but he gave us directions to another church in town, where we would meet the head of tourist police. The other church was only two blocks from the market where we had been passing time earlier. We waited for over an hour under an awning in the doorway of this church before Lenin finally found the tourist policeman. Every place in town was booked solid for the holiday, except for this one finca that the policeman estimated to be about ten minutes out of town by bicycle. Instead, Lenin talked him into letting us sleep inside a community building around the corner, which the policeman thought was too dirty. He obligingly unlocked the building for us, and we made ourselves comfortable on the floor of an empty room for the night.
Spontaneous initiation to an indefinite bike tour around Colombia
6 January 2017
Our decision to leave Medellín was very last minute, based on the fact that Lenin's brother, Seled, was driving to get his family in La Paz, Santander, and he had just enough space in his car for me, Lenin, Churro, and our bikes. We folded down a back seat in his hatchback and stuffed in our bicycles, along with the trailer and all of our belongings, and joined Seled for the 8-9 hour drive. Within the first two hours we discovered that Churro gets car sick. While sitting on Lenin's lap in the front passenger seat, he started to vomit. There wasn't quite enough time to pull over, so he puked out the window, plastering the side of the car with half-digested dog food.
It was very late when we arrived in La Paz, so we stayed in a hotel that night. The next morning, we took Churro on a test ride in the trailer from the town to one of Seled's in-law's houses, about 10 kilometers away. He hated it, and we had to zip the screen on to keep him from jumping out.
From the house, we got into the back of a pickup truck with Seled and his family and rode up to a giant hole in the ground, about 80 meters in diameter and 300 meters deep. Instead of riding back with the rest of the family, Lenin and I took Churro on a hike from the hole to where we were supposed to find a clear blue swimming hole. After a nice long hike in the wrong direction and back, we eventually made it to a river with a waterfall, but it got too difficult to walk along the river, and it was growing dark, so we turned back before we made it to the swimming hole. It was a long walk back into town, and we took turns carrying Churro the last few kilometers. Hopefully, he would still be worn out enough to relax in his trailer the next day.
Cartagena is the exact opposite of Bogota in terms of climate. At sea level and on the Caribbean, the temperature never dipped below 80F. During the day it is too hot to want to go outside at all, so most people do what they need to do in the morning or after the sun is lower in the sky. The people of Cartagena have darker skin and seem to get much of their heritage from Africa as opposed to Spain. They identify more with the rest of the Caribbean than they do with Colombia. The touristy part of the city is quite small and has a very old and charming air about it. Streets are narrow and the architecture is lovely, with luscious vegetation overflowing from balconies above and thick vines twisting upwards from street level. It reminded us of the French Quarter in New Orleans.
After walking around with our heavy bags during the hottest part of the day for a few hours, we concluded that Cartagena is much more expensive and more difficult to find a hostel than Bogotá. We eventually settled on bunk beds in a rather dirty hostel for 35,000 pesos each (about $11 per night). The next night we found a nicer hostel with a private room just outside of el centro histórico in an area called Getsemani. The city has a really interesting history, and we should have learned from our time in Bogota and taken a bike tour or walking tour the first day, but just walking around we got a sense of the historical significance of the place. Streets have names like "La Guerra" (the war) and "Calle Del la Bomba" (street of the bomb). And then there is the Castillo, which was the only fort built by any of the Spanish colonies that was under siege but never seized. We didn't get to visit it before leaving, so we will have to go back some day.
The hostel where we stayed for our second night organizes a shuttle bus to Playa Blanca, a popular beach on Isla Barū. Advertised as one of the most beautiful and serene beaches where you can get away from all the people, I was skeptical when I saw how many tour buses and boats have trips out there daily. We arrived around 10am on a Wednesday and were immediately bombarded by locals trying to sell us…everything. The most annoying were the men selling oysters, or some type of shellfish. They would walk around with a bucket full of them, carrying one in their hand that they would shove in front of us (mostly in front of Dallas), so we would have to turn not to walk into it. I wondered how many other armpits those shellfish had visited. Our plan was to rent hammocks to spend the night on the island, but we ended up renting a cabaña instead for 50,000 pesos. That was half the money we brought with us, so we had to be very careful to budget for the rest of our time there. After all the daytime tourists get back on their boats or buses, the beach really did get more relaxed and peaceful. We weren't constantly turning down people hawking their various food and drinks, and we could walk the beach until sunset.
Being a Caribbean city, fish is the most popular dish here. Dallas and I always share a plate, which is more than enough to keep us full. The fish is usually reddish and comes fried whole on a plate with rice, patacone (smashed and fried plantain patty) and sometimes salad. The proper way to eat it is with your fingers, and everything but the bones are edible (sometimes even the bones can be consumed). We had this fish for lunch and dinner on Playa Blanca and had just enough cash left over for some fruit and water for breakfast the next day.
When we arrived back at the hostel, it was time to go to meet our AirBnB host. We chose Miguel because he had good reviews and he promised to show visitors the way locals live in Cartagena. It was Christmas Eve, and we thought it would be nice to spend a few nights with some local people as opposed to being surrounded by other orphaned tourists. Miguel delivered on his promise, and we had a wonderful experience with him and his other guests in his neighborhood of Los Almendros, about a 20 minute cab ride from the centro historico. He was home to greet us and offered us cold water and small bottles of beer called Costeñitas. It's so hot on the coast that some people prefer to drink beer in small bottles so they have time to finish it before it gets warm. Then they just get a fresh one from the fridge more frequently.
Once settled in, Miguel introduced us to his neighbor who was stirring something in a huge pot over an open fire in the park across the street. Other neighbors were helping – one brought over some grated coconut and milk while another man poured an entire (small) bottle of Aguardiente (distilled sugar cane drink that tastes like licorice) into the pot. Antonio, the man who was in charge of making the Natilla, which is some kind of corn-based pudding or custard, gave us a taste of it from the big spoon. It tasted like corn porridge, but he still had to add the coconut, cinnamon, and more panela (sugar). We also got to talk to his other neighbors who appeared to spend their time hanging out at the tienda on the corner, running up a tab. We were each treated to three or four Costeñitas by the time we retreated to Miguel's house to plan dinner.
Miguel drove us to the supermarket along with Michelle and Tyler, two other American guests who had arrived just after us from Panama on their way to Ecuador. We each prepared a dish to share with everyone else for our Christmas Eve dinner. Miguel made pork, mashed potatoes and plantains, Michelle and Tyler made pasta with mushrooms and broccoli and garlic bread, and Dallas and I made apple & mountain berry pie. Two other AirBnB guests, a Russian/Canadian girl and a German girl who now lives in Portugal, also joined us for dinner. Dallas and I cherished our local experience in Cartagena so much, we extended our stay with Miguel from two nights to four. We highly recommend staying with him or someone like him if you visit Cartagena. Any place can be enjoyed more fully when you get away from the other tourists and make real connections with the locals.
Closing our PeopleForBikes Season and Looking Ahead
While we've taken a hiatus from writing to our NomadicCycling blog, we have been busy traveling, writing and posting to social media for PeopleForBikes. In case you didn't follow our blogs for PeopleForBikes, you can find most of them at the following links (there were two that didn't make the cut to get published):
- May – Seasoned riders learn new tricks
- June – Bike trail development makes better communities
- July – What's in North Dakota?
- August – A visit to a velodrome
- October – Confessions of a traveling duo
We had the experience of a lifetime traveling around the country in the name of bicycle advocacy, and we feel honored to have been able to work on making a difference in the political climate for cycling in the United States. There were definitely some places that were discouraging, but the majority of people we talked to were supportive of bicycling and wanted to see more bike infrastructure in their cities. While living out of a car for six and a half months was definitely stressful on our relationship, we would do it again in a heartbeat if offered the opportunity.
The best part about our short job was getting to network and meet so many people in the bicycling world. Not only did we get to make some awesome new friends, but we were able to visit old friends and family all over the country that we hadn't seen in months, or years. We visited over 70 bike shops, mostly on the eastern half of the US, and really felt that we were able to connect with some of them to improve cycling conditions for them locally.
The second best part about the job is that we got new mountain bikes from Giant/Liv, and we got to take them to some of the best trails in each of the states that we drove through! We didn't get to do quite as much riding as we wanted to, but we did get to go to places that we never would have otherwise. Now that we've surrendered our car, we're not sure we'll get to use the mountain bikes that much, sadly.
Since our contract ended at the end of October, Dallas and I are taking some time off to relax and make up for all the long days we spent on the road with no down time. I'm trying to focus on the remainder of the cyclocross season, and we're both hoping to go somewhere warm (South America?) for the winter. In the meantime, Dallas is in Portland and I am in Providence until further notice! Also, follow us on instagram for photos! (I'm too lazy to include any in this post right now)
Trying to be good travelers
What happened on Dallas's last day of riding before he reached San Francisco remains a mystery for now, as I have given him ample time to update us and cannot wait any longer to update our readers on where we are and what we're doing now! Not that it's very exciting. We have paused our bicycle touring again to spend time with family in the bay area and to figure out our next move. We have been considering a variety of options, which I wasn't going to reveal until we made a final decision, but maybe writing it all out and sharing the possibilities with everyone will help us come to a conclusion in a more timely manner. So, here they are:
Option 1: Go sailing!
We have been fortunate enough to meet up with David, a sailor who owns a hand built 40 foot catamaran sailboat and is looking for crew for some segments of his sail around the world. He is very much like us in that he has been traveling and working random jobs wherever he stops, literally going wherever the wind blows him. We started talking to him via e-mail after the website, findacrew.net, matched our profiles. He was in Alaska for the summer, but never made it far enough north to see us while we were in Skagway. We finally caught up to him in San Francisco where he is anchored while working on replacing the hatches, and we had the chance to go sailing with him around San Francisco Bay last week. I have to admit that sailing across the ocean would be my number one choice, since I started my journey two years ago with the hopes of combining bicycling and sailing, and still I have yet to actually sail anywhere. However, the boat is a work in progress, and David has not done an ocean crossing yet. I have no doubt that he is taking all the appropriate safety precautions and am confident in his sailing ability as a captain, but we are still not ready to trust our lives to a small sailboat that is untested on such a long journey. If David decides to head south first, to San Diego, before going west, we do want to join him. Hopefully we will know more about his plans by the end of November.
Option 2: Bike South
We can always hop back on our bikes, but it's going to get a lot colder before it starts getting warmer. It only makes sense to go south. We could bike to San Diego, and potentially crew on a sailboat from there, or keep biking south. There are a completely different set of risks associated with this plan, but we would get to work on our Spanish. Dallas was hoping to have saved up some more money before getting into South America, since it may be hard to find legitimate work outside of the US. If we do go this route, we could spend the next year or two bicycling around South America.
Option 3: Work seasonally in Durango, CO
Out friends, Anna and Brendan, from Sockeye, live in Durango, Colorado. We really enjoyed getting to know them while we were all living in Skagway, and we even got to witness their wedding in July! They have extended an offer for us to live with them for the winter season. Durango Mountain Resort is hiring people for the ski and snowboard season, and it would be a good way for us to earn some extra income before leaving the country. It would also be cold, and would delay our departure from the US for a little bit longer. Although, we would get to be a little closer to friends and family for a little bit longer.
Option 4: House sit and work odd jobs through the holiday season, and then bike south or sail across the Pacific.
Thanksgiving is approaching quickly, and it would be nice to stay close and accessible to family throughout the holidays (and so I can attend my cousin's wedding). While we're already in the country, we may as well stay a little bit longer so we can afford to visit with family. House-sitting is a great way to stay somewhere, rent-free, and lots of people need house-sitters during the holidays (including our friends in Durango).
We recently discovered a very cool website that connects homeowners to trustworthy house-sitters while they are away for extended vacations or business trips. The website is called trustedhousesitters.com and we have just started exploring the possibilities of living in beautiful homes in all parts of the world, watching over the house and sometimes caring for pets and plants while the owners are away. There are several websites like this, but trustedhousesitters.com seems like the best so far. Membership is required in order to apply for house-sitting jobs, and there are ways for previous homeowners, employers, or others to leave references on the house-sitter's character and caretaking abilities. There's even a section for a police check, so you can show that you have no criminal record. We see the site as a great tool for helping us find places to stay without the commitment of a lease or the cost of rent, while also providing homeowners or pet owners a piece of mind, knowing their home will be in good hands. If we do land a gig through this site, I will update our readers with a more detailed review.
We have been entertaining all of these options, and are open to other wild and crazy suggestions that people may throw our way. Don't hesitate to comment on this section! It may not affect our decision, but it's good to hear what y'all think. While in the bay area, Dallas and I have been lucky enough to stay with his sister, Sherilyn, and her family, his friend, Linus, and his family, and his step-mom, Sandra. We are working temporary jobs until we move on to the next locale!
"A good traveler has no plans and is not intent on arriving." – Lao Tzu


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A weekend of contemporary African literature and thought, in partnership with the Royal African Society
Africa Writes, the exciting summer festival of contemporary literature and thought from Africa and the diaspora, returns to the British Library. Expect an exciting programme of book launches, panel conversation, readings, performance and workshops which showcases the best in new writing from the continent and the diaspora.
There are a number of ticket options available, please see below for more information.
For health reasons, Warsan Shire, who was scheduled to appear on 1 July, is unable to join us at the festival. The event has been rescheduled to Monday 21 January 2019 and existing ticket holders have been contacted.
See the full programme here (PDF).

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The student-athlete experience at Loras College
A little over half the students at Loras are student-athletes, taking part in one or more of the nineteen varsity sports that are offered here. Obviously this is a common identity on our campus, but what does it really mean to be a student-athlete?
"People love to throw around ideals and maxims about mental toughness, the ideal teammate, being a leader, personal introspection, dedication, sacrifice, and others when they talk about teams and competition at any level, in any setting," said Austin Kuchenbecker, senior volleyball player. "Until a person has lived through experiences that test those ideals, though, I do not think it's possible to appreciate why so many can talk about them, and so few can cite moments that correlate."
It's no surprise that student-athletes here have a unique college experience. Juggling practice, games, classes, job(s), and other extra-curricular activities is no small feat. Time management is often cited as one of the most important lessons learned by the student-athlete.
"My time management skills have been the most impacted," senior pitcher Patrick Costello said. "I have learned that I can actually get stuff done in a half hour time period and still be efficient in my duties. In talking to athletes who have graduated in the past, they have attributed their easy transition to grad school or the work force in part to the successes of time management from their respective sports."
Proper time management for student-athletes is crucial, because there's so much that goes into a sport even outside normal practice time. There's physical therapy, lifting, open gym, traveling to games, team service projects, recruiting next year's class, mandatory and non-mandatory team bonding … the list goes on and on. In order to fit all of these things into your already-packed schedule, time management is key.
But being in a sport isn't just about fitting it into your schedule – if that were the case, why would anyone want to be a student-athlete? The real reason we have so many student athletes is because they love their sports. The team atmosphere is one of the best experiences that they encounter in college.
"I have been a four-year member of the women's golf team," senior golfer Jeanie Kasper said, "which has allowed me so many opportunities to improve my golf skills, meet new people, and have some fun along the way. While there were broken bones and conference tournaments played in torrential rain, there were also many van rides filled with karaoke, movie nights, hikes, and campus-wide games of hide-and- seek. Every experience, whether good or bad, has provided a memory I wouldn't trade for anything."
Kasper's words are echoed in senior Taylor Brooks' reflections on the student-athlete experience during her time at Loras. Both Kasper and Brooks are seniors who have been student-athletes for a few years now.
"As a senior collegiate athlete who is fast approaching retirement, I'm just now understanding how big of an impact being a student athlete is," said Brooks, a member of the basketball team. "If I hadn't played basketball here at Loras, I wouldn't have met my best friends, become part of a second family, nor developed my leadership skills and work ethic – two things I'm excited to use beyond college. I'm grateful for the opportunity to be a student athlete during my time in college!"
The opportunity to compete in college is obviously a privilege, and our athletes certainly don't take it for granted. Dedicated athletes need to make many sacrifices, and the successful ones are those who follow through with those sacrifices. Adequate sleep, proper nutrition, good decisions on weekends, going the extra mile in practice, and devotion to the sport are generally associated with the upper echelon of athletes at Loras. Their hard work certainly pays dividends in their seasons, and brings about a unique sense of fulfillment that can't be found anywhere else.
"I feel that being a college athlete, especially at the Division III level, has initiated more personal growth than any other activity, organization, or experience I have ever been a part of," said Kuchenbecker. "Being a student athlete tests your mental, physical, and emotional capacities in ways you never dreamed. But that isn't to say that's a bad thing."


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Chilli Sin Carne
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- Serves: 4
- Preparation: 15
- Cooking: 30
- Ready: 45
A hearty chilli from popular London brasserie Joe Allen – great served with tortilla chips or guacamole or both!
For the sauce
- 600 g white onions, skin on
- 13 g red chilli
- 15 g garlic, peeled and chopped
- 600 g tinned chopped tomatoes
- 600 g roasted red peppers (fresh or tinned)
- 80 g tomato puree
- 5 g chilli powder
- 7 g ground coriander
- 7 g ground cumin
- 2 bay leaves
- 8 g fresh chopped thyme
- 8 g dried oregano
- 6 g ground white pepper
- 6 g salt
For the chilli
- 250 g carrots, diced
- 250 g tinned cannelini beans, drained
- 250 g tinned black turtle beans, drained
- 250 g tinned borlotti beans, drained (you can substitute chickpeas or any other bean of your choice)
- a little oil
To make the sauce
Roast off the onions in their skins in an oven until softened. Peel off the skin.
Roast off the garlic and red chili together until softened.
Add the onions, garlic and red chilies with the remaining sauce ingredients.
Purée in a food processor.
Put into a pot bring to the boil and reduce to a simmer until spices are cooked out.
To make the chilli
Cook the carrots in a little oil. Add the beans.
Add some of the reduced sauce and bring to a simmer. Do not cook too much as you do not want the beans to break up. (You can always add a little more sauce if needed.)
Check the seasoning and it's ready to serve.
Great with tortilla chips or guacamole. Or both!
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Recipe courtesy of Joe Allen
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MSCHE Staff Attend CHEA Annual Conference and USDE Meeting in D.C.
A contingent of staff and senior leadership from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education attended the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) 2020 Annual Conference and CHEA International Quality Group (CIQG) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., from Jan. 27 to 29, 2020.
Headlining the conference was Diane Auer Jones, Principal Deputy Undersecretary for the U.S. Department of Education (USDE), who spoke about the new federal regulations effective July 1, 2020. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, who was also slated to attend, addressed the attendees instead with a video message.
Attending on behalf of the Commission was Senior Vice President for Accreditation Relations Dr. Christy L. Faison; Lead Vice President Dr. Ellie Fogarty; Senior Director for Regulatory Affairs Ms. Mary Beth Kait; Director for Research and Analytics Development Mr. Douglas MacDonald; Vice President for Policy and Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Amy Moseder; President-Elect Dr. Heather F. Perfetti; Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff Dr. Stephen Pugliese; and President Dr. Elizabeth H. Sibolski.
Sessions throughout the conference touched on topics such as the relationship between accreditors and state systems, student participation in the accrediting process, and quality in higher education as it expands beyond institutional and country borders.
Secretary DeVos returned to Washington to support a closed-door meeting titled Reconnecting the Triad, which included all of the staff analysts from the United States Department of Education as well as Assistant Secretary Robert King. Dr. Sibolski and Dr. Perfetti were among the invited accreditors, representatives from state education departments, and others.
The presentation included such issues as state authorization, borrower defense to repayment, and faith-based entities. Dr. Perfetti served as a panelist for the discussion Improving Communications in Challenging Times: School Closures, and shared her experience working with the Department as well as state agencies during times of institutional closures.
Additional conversations during the day centered on better ways to identify and monitor the financial situations of institutions in order to provide an early warning to meet the needs of potentially impacted students before institutions reached a crisis situation.
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What Do People Want?
Maybe it's because I'm a fan of classic films and history, but I really enjoy these old guidance films from the post World War II era. This particular trip back in time takes a look at selling, which makes it even more relevant, seeing as how Dan Pink believes that we're now all salespeople - persuading, influencing, and moving others (a notion which I definitely agree with).
Like it or not, we?re *all* in sales now...and most of us don?t like it. We think of sales as sleazy, cheesy, and slimy. But that view is outdated. It?s more about the conditions in which sales has long taken place rather than about the nature of sales itself. Selling has a bad rap because most of what we know about it arose in a world of information asymmetry ? where the seller always had more information than the buyer and therefore could rip the buyer off. But today, information asymmetry is giving way to something at least close to information parity. That?s changed the game in ways we?ve scarcely recognized. We now live in a world not just of ?buyer beware? ? but also of ?seller beware.
What I find particularly interesting is his emphasis on how the internet, and the resulting explosion in information availability, has completely changed the sales equation, as it has done in almost every other area of our lives. This is truly a terrible time to be alive for any business, government, or individual that used to benefit from hiding information or taking advantage of other peoples' ignorance. I hope to write in greater depth about this in future, as it's a fascinating area of social study.
In the meantime, this particular training film from 1948 takes an interesting route in examining real human needs - indicating that people buy products for six reasons: comfort, economy, safety, durability, appearance and performance. We then learn that if we can determine which of these six reasons a prospective customer is interested in, we'll be more likely to make a sale.
If the dark side of capitalism is about taking advantage of others, creating false needs and flogging useless products, then I think its humanitarian face is that which innovates and creates ideas, skills and products that truly helps others. As I've mentioned before, the information revolution creates an environment that is far more likely to give rise to the latter. Only then will we be helping others and, as this video emphasises, giving people what they want.
Keep an eye out for the "performance in a cigarette" segment at around the 12:40 mark. Some classic ignorance there, but it makes you wonder whether people 60 years in the future will possibly look at our lifestyles and think of how ignorant we were - using our brain cancer causing smartphones or drinking heart-damaging "energy drinks".
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Holt's Walking School Bus program seeks volunteers
HOLT – Holt's Walking School Bus and Safe Routes to School, needs help.
Wanted are parents and grandparents who want stay active by escorting school kids each morning on a stroll to school.
The hope is everybody takes a walk to improve their fitness.
The WSB program is also seeking individuals who are interested in working as a group to expand and promote the WSB program throughout Delhi Township.
Walking School Bus's spring session will be offered at all five Holt elementary schools — Dimondale, Elliott, Horizon, Wilcox and Sycamore — and Hope and Washington Woods Middle Schools.
The WSB session begins April 13 for traditional calendar schools and April 20 for balanced calendar schools and continues to the end of the school year.
Each school has its own WSB coordinator and is working to create programs that work for the needs of their school.
Typically volunteers are needed 8-8:30 a.m. to help students travel safely to school.
Students can earn small prizes and entry into drawings for bigger prizes at the end of the school year such as bikes, iPods and Kindles.
Walking School Bus aims at keeping kids healthy and reducing traffic congestion around the schools.
But is also provides connections with older adults, teaching pedestrian and bicycle safety and fosters a sense of independence in children.
The Michigan Fitness Foundation and the Michigan Department of Transportation awards a $5,000 grant to continue operations through 2015/16 school year.
Holt was one the first school district in the state of Michigan to have a district-wide program.
The mini-grant helps fund school coordinators, Corner Captains, small incentives, equipment, and signs that will provide the necessary tools to carry out this program.
— David Hornak and Jen Miller for Holt Community Schools
How to volunteer
•Contact Jen Miller, District Walking School Bus Coordinator, at email@example.com.
•Typically volunteers are needed 8-8:30 a.m. to help students travel safely to school. Wilcox Elementary School is also seeking individuals to help with an after school version of WSB.


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The immigration laws contain a provision, INA § 245(k), which can be quite helpful to foreign nationals who have filed certain employment-based adjustment of status applications.* What § 245(k) does, in essence, is forgive certain violations of status, but only for a period of up to 180 days. The violations include failure to maintain a lawful status (e.g., overstay the period of admission); engaging in unauthorized employment; or otherwise violating the terms and conditions of admission.
The new USCIS guidance confirms that the 180-day period begins to accrue from the foreign national's last lawful admission into the United States, and does not include violations that occurred before then. For example, let's say that an H-1B nonimmigrant took a short-term "moonlighting" job, not realizing that he needed an additional H-1B approval to do so. He worked in that job for 180 days, left the United States for a few weeks, and returned to resume employment with his H-1B employer, but not the moonlighting employer. When he later files his application for adjustment of status, those 180 days of unauthorized employment in the moonlighting job will not count against him because the new admission wiped the slate clean.
On the other hand, the agency pointed out that if a foreign national enters the United States using an advance parole document, he is not, according to the law, "admitted," since a "parole" is not an "admission." Hence, the return on a parole does not stop the 180-day clock from running. And, backing away from an earlier interpretation of the law, the USCIS now says that the filing of an adjustment of status application also does not stop the clock from running. Under its new guidance, the agency says that the submission of an adjustment application does not excuse unauthorized employment that continues after the date of filing.
The USCIS also explains in its recent guidance that each day a foreign national engages in unauthorized employment must be counted against the 180-day limit, whether that employment be full-time or part-time. It provided this example: If a person worked without authorization for four hours a day from Monday through Friday throughout the month of April, all 30 days for that month will be counted as unauthorized employment, even though the person did not work on weekends.


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"peaceful quiet of a beautiful Ozark mountain morning"
The peaceful quiet of a beautiful Ozark mountain morning is interrupted by the sound of thundering hoof beats as horses gallop through the woods. The wranglers whoop and holler as they push the stock down to the day pen. The last pony is urged into the corral, the gate is pulled shut and another day at H.C.R. has begun. Horseshoe Canyon Ranch is a place everyone, young or old, can enjoy. You'll travel back in time to fresh air, leather, and livestock. Here at Horseshoe, we don't want you to pardon our dust. You're going to be charmed by it. Our spurs have a job to do. Our hats are not accessories. This is not a theme park version of Ranch hospitality. You'll forge new friendships with hard working, friendly people and experience the West (with a dash of Southern charm!) Your lodgings are comfortable rustic log cabins with wide porches, rocking chairs, and views that encourage "settin". You can cozy up to the fire to warm up or cool off in the outdoor pool in the summer. For those tired muscles you can soak in the hot tub. You won't go hungry here either, with plenty of good "down home" cooking. You will delight in the freedom of doing a little bit of everything or nothing at all! Your family will join ours at one of the country's favorite family owned and operated dude ranches. You will experience outdoor activities like horseback riding, rock climbing and one of the best zip lines in the country. Whatever you do (or don't do!) during your visit, you're sure to leave happier for having experienced the magic of Horseshoe Canyon Dude Ranch – once the Ranch shares her secrets with you, you'll be forever changed.
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The entertainment industry's efforts to develop safety protocols for restarting production is predictably becoming a brawl among the major studios and Hollywood unions that has delayed the presentation of the industry's back-to-work plan to state and local officials. As Variety has reported, jumpstarting production amid the coronavirus pandemic will be complicated and expensive.
The industry task force that was assembled last month to address the safety issues has generated a 30-page draft of a white paper that is designed to convince governmental officials to give Hollywood the greenlight to resume production. A copy of that draft is believed to have made its way to California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office, which spurred his announcement on Wednesday that the state plans to issue guidelines for resuming TV and film production on May 25.
But the white paper is not complete and has not been signed off by all of the participants in the task force, which has spurred anger and finger-pointing among union and studio officials and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the labor negotiating body for the major studios.
Some on the white paper task force had hoped to be able to get the draft to officials by the early part of this week, but amid the grumbling about the fact that the draft has been widely circulated — and first reported by Indiewire — a final version is not expected for at least another week if not longer.
A source at one of the major guilds told Variety that though they had been reviewing the guidelines, they were not involved in the drafting of that plan. Another union source said IATSE has hired its own experts, and will create more craft-specific procedures also likely to be released next week.
And a SAG-AFTRA spokesperson said, "SAG-AFTRA has not yet signed on to any specific set of procedures for reopening."
"We are completing a set of initial protocols with input from our expert epidemiologists, industrial sanitation specialists, member leaders, and staff, and are working in collaboration with our fellow guilds and unions, and the industry," the spokesperson added. "Our draft report will soon be presented to our member-led Blue Ribbon Commission on Safety and Executive Committee for review, modification and adoption."
Whether each union will release its own separate plan, causing further confusion, remains to be seen. What's clear now is that the industry is not speaking with one voice on the billion-dollar question of getting back to work.
The leak has stirred big-time tension with IATSE and the DGA. SAG-AFTRA is also scrutinizing the proposals in light of the challenges posed for performers, as outlined in detail in the draft. The entire process has been complicated by the fact that the AMPTP has been juggling near-simultaneous master contract discussions with the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA for the past few weeks. In light of the pandemic, the AMPTP is also poised for what are sure to be difficult labor talks with IATSE on coronavirus-related safety concerns and the need to at least temporarily shrink the size of traditional Hollywood film and TV productions to comply with social distancing mandates.
The unions have a lot at stake in those decisions. Job classifications and staffing requirements are tightly controlled by the master contract agreements that each union hammers out in three-year cycles in negotiations with the AMPTP. The tension is unavoidable given that industry leaders want to bring production back as soon as possible, while union officials have every incentive to protect as many jobs as possible.
The task force white paper draft does not address the issue of shrinking crew sizes to minimize the number of people on set — a change that other plans have taken as a given. Nor does it address how the inevitably high cost of conducting extensive testing, cleaning and safety monitoring will be covered, and who will pay for it. Nonetheless, the process of putting the guidelines together has been slowed by the fact that so many constituencies demand a say.
Netflix, meanwhile, is said to have developed its own document for high-level production guidelines that have been presented to a number of film commissions in recent days. That is seen as another potential complication to the entertainment industry presenting a united front on how to get cameras rolling safely again, particularly in Hollywood's home state. Ted Sarandos, Netflix's chief content officer, was the only major entertainment industry employer represented at Newsom's virtual industry round table conference on Wednesday. Netflix is not formally a member of the AMPTP but has been in consultation with the white paper task force.
Sources close to the situation emphasize that the white paper is designed to be a blueprint for governmental bodies evaluating the safety concerns around production. Individual entertainment companies and unions are also devising their own specific guidelines at the same time. That is vital because so safety and health decisions will inevitably have to be tailored on a case-by-case basis depending on the nature and location of production.
But the white paper is an important document because it represents the commitments that Hollywood studios are making to authorities regarding COVID-19 testing rules, social distancing measures and cleaning and sanitizing procedures. Knowledgeable sources stressed that there was dismay among members of the task force at the wide circulation of the draft because there'd been a stated focus from the start to get all major stakeholders behind a uniform plan.
The task force was assembled last month after a request from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office. For Hollywood, the key audience for the white paper is Newsom and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, which has broad power to dictate when production can resume.
The task force of around 50 participants was put together by the Industry-Wide Labor-Management Safety Committee, a long-established entity that deals with safety and training concerns related to production. The committee, which holds monthly meetings, includes by safety, physical production and labor relations executives from the major studios and union reps from SAG-AFTRA, DGA and IATSE.
In the eyes of some studio executives, the reset of production necessitated by the pandemic lockdown is a natural moment to take a hard look at Hollywood's production protocols. There's a feeling among many senior executives that crew sizes are too big and that technology can enable crews to do more with less.
Unions, on the other hand, are looking to ensure the safety of their members. And they want to guard against employers taking advantage of the social and economic chaos to slash jobs.
The white paper draft paints a picture of a working environment with dramatic changes necessitated by the coronavirus outbreak. The new rules for TV and film production on soundstages and on location will likely include a designated COVID-19 safety monitor present at all times and some form of daily health check-in. All participants in a production will have to be tested via nasal swab for COVID-19 two to three days before filming is to begin.
Daily temperature checks and glove usage are not recommended. The report states: "The logistics/operational aspects of temperature screening are complex, and the benefits are unlikely to be worth the effort."
All participants in a production, including animal trainers, should complete COVID-19 safety training before production begins.
The work day will be interrupted for regular cleaning and wipe-downs of sets and equipment. Meal service will be done on a staggered basis to avoid having big groups of people eating together. Buffet lines for craft services will give way to cast and crew members picking up individually wrapped meals or portions.
The white paper also recommends keeping the brakes on the production of certain types of unscripted shows and docu-series until the COVID-19 threat has eased. "Defer shooting of certain live shows and competition shows where crews must follow contestants around uncontrolled areas and interact with the public," the draft states.
The draft suggests that creatives will be encourage to minimize the use of actors under the age of 18 and minimize the need for sex scenes, fight scenes and other close-contact sequences. Before any intimate or fight scenes are shot, actors and stunt performers involved should be again tested for COVID-19 48 hours before filming begins.
Sources stresssed that the white paper, a copy of which has been obtained by Variety, is still in draft form and that major elements are subject to revision.
Among other notable recommendations in the preliminary report:
** Productions that require extensive travel should consider charter flights rather than commercial.
** For long shoots, producers should consider renting apartments rather than putting casts and crews up in hotels to minimize interaction with the public.
** The use of paper should be minimized as much as possible, meaning that scripts, call sheets and other paperwork should be handled electronically as much as possible.
** The use of petty cash is discouraged.
** The staffers congregating around the video village area should be limited to the director, the DP and a script supervisor as much as possible.
** Makeup kits should be designated for individual cast members.
** Actors should be encouraged to do their own hair and makeup as much as possible.
** When shooting outdoors, productions need to have adequate tents or other covered spaces so that cast and crew can stay six feet apart if they need to shelter quickly for rain or other conditions.


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Cindy is an author and paranormal enthusiast who has published numerous books and articles on the subject of true unexplained phenomena.
The Dream
Mary Jarvis* does not claim to possess psychic abilities of any kind. Nevertheless, in the fall of 2018, she had a dream that she believes not only predicted events yet to come, but probably saved the life of her only son.
When Mary shared her story with me via social media, she recalled that on two consecutive nights in the early part of November, she experienced realistic dreams that were more akin to waking visions than sleeping images. The scenes that played out in her mind's eye on those nights were something she would never forget.
In the dreams, she was a passenger in a bus loaded with people she had never seen before. She didn't know why she was there or where they were headed. Still, everyone seemed to be having a good time as the vehicle made its way down a long stretch of highway.
As she rode along, taking in the scenery, Mary could see through the windows that the weather was taking an ominous turn. The skies were darkening and the road appeared to be wet with snow. Although the conditions didn't seem to worry any of her fellow travelers, she couldn't help but feel uneasy as the bus began to slide, ever so slightly, on the icy pavement.
At some point, the mood onboard took a drastic turn as the massive coach continued to shift off course. As the gravity of the situation became clear, the people who had been chatting and laughing without a care in the world suddenly grew silent.
In the moments that followed, Mary watched in horror as the bus careened off the highway. The last thing she remembered hearing before being jarred from sleep were the screams of the passengers as they realized that they were about to crash.
Even as she woke up safe and sound in her room, Mary knew that something terrible was either going to happen or already had. Although she was aware that she had been dreaming, she sensed with all of her being that not only were the events depicted real, but that she had somehow experienced them firsthand.
The fact that she had the exact same dream the next night helped to solidify this belief. Since she had never ridden on a passenger bus in her life, and had no intention of ever doing so, she couldn't figure out what had prompted the dream. Before long, she would have her answer.
Putting Two and Two Together
Mary's son Jack was living in Alabama at the time. Though they didn't see each other often, they spoke on the phone several times a week. Over the years, she and her firstborn child had weathered many a storm together and were exceptionally close as a result. It would be on an otherwise mundane Tuesday afternoon that she received a call from him that would shake her to the core of her being.
It was around three o'clock when the phone rang. Seeing that the incoming call was from her son, Mary eagerly picked up. They talked for several minutes about nothing in particular before Jack told her that he had to go, he was packing for a trip to Tunica, Mississippi where he was going to indulge in a bit of nightlife and gambling.
Mary, knowing that Jack's driver's license had been suspended, asked him how he planned to get there. His response left her speechless. He told her that he was taking a charter bus that would be leaving the following day.
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Gripping the receiver tightly with both hands, Mary was deadly serious as she informed her son that he was not to get on that bus under any circumstances. She even offered to drive up from Florida and chauffeur him to Mississippi if it meant keeping him from boarding the tour bus.
Knowing nothing of the dreams, Jack scoffed at the notion. He explained that since he had already purchased a ticket, it would be pointless for her to travel all the way from Florida when he could easily ride the bus.
Even though she knew that he wouldn't understand, Mary shared the details of the recurrent dream with her eternally skeptical son. After hearing her out, he still refused to give an inch. Frustrated that he couldn't see what was so clear to her, she wept as she pleaded with him to reconsider.
After much back and forth, and his mother's assurances that she would reimburse him for any money he would lose by canceling, he promised her that he would put the trip on hold for the time being.
Mary recalled being on pins and needles for the remainder of the day. Although she wanted to trust him, she was fearful that Jack was simply placating her and would make the journey, after all, thinking that she would never know the difference. That night, she tossed and turned as visions of the bus crash played over and over again in her mind. Having done all that she could, she prayed that her son would keep his word.
The following day was relatively uneventful—that is, until Mary turned on the late news. It was then that she learned that a charter bus from Alabama had been involved in a fatal accident while making its way to Tunica, Mississippi. Upon hearing this, she made a beeline for the phone and dialed Jack's number.
Her heart pounded out of her chest as the line went unanswered on the other end. In a panic, she tried his cellphone, which went straight to voicemail. She felt the life drain out of her as she made the realization that the bus that crashed had probably been carrying her son. All she could do at that point was to hope against hope that he had survived.
A Time to Give Thanks
As a forlorn Mary sat in a darkened room, the television still tuned into the news, the phone rang. When she answered, the voice on the other end was the sweetest sound she had ever heard. It was Jack calling to say that he was sorry he had missed her attempts to reach him; he had been taking a nap.
True to his word, he had canceled his plans and stayed home that day. Both he and his mother would later learn that two people were killed and forty-four injured in the accident. The cause of the crash was determined to have been a freak snowstorm that had descended upon the area, resulting in dangerously icy roadways.
A week later, Mary traveled to Alabama to spend Thanksgiving with Jack and two of his sisters. As she sat at the table in the company of her grown children and their families, she pondered the bizarre events that had allowed them to be together on this very special occasion.
Thoroughly convinced that she had been given a glimpse into the future for the sole purpose of keeping Jack from harm, she had every reason in the world to be thankful.
*Name has been altered in order to protect the privacy of the individuals involved.
This content is accurate and true to the best of the author's knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional.


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By: Gavincia Clarke
(CHARLESTOWN NEVIS)-On Saturday, April 26, 2015 a Candlelight Vigil Ceremony was held to commemorate the life of Everette Llewellyn Hanley, a former employee at the Bank of Nevis Ltd, who was gunned down at his residence in Hamilton Estate, on Friday, April 19, 2015. Persons gathered at the Credit Union Building, on Chapel Street in Charlestown, and walked to the Bank of Nevis Ltd where a brief ceremony was held.
The ceremony started with the Invocation by Pastor Davidson Morton. This was followed by a passage of scripture read by Mr. Denrick Liburd.
Chairperson of the event, Mr. Jervan Swanston, gave the opening remarks. He told those in attendance that the deceased had encountered an unfortunate situation and as a result of that met his untimely demise. He also noted that in times like these, there are usually more questions than answers but he is hopeful that everyone, especially the family members of Hanley, would find comfort in this time of sorrow and grief.
Mr. Everette Martin, who currently serves as Manager of the Bank of Nevis Ltd, also gave some remarks. He stated that the BON will miss the services of Mr. Hanley tremendously, due to the wealth of experience and professionalism, he brought to the institution. Mr. Martin said he was familiar with the deceased since he was a child noting that his first experience with his namesake was at the age of twelve when Mr. Hanley was employed at Barclays Bank. He continued, "When I was twelve years old, an adult sent me to Barclays Bank to conduct a transaction and I met Mr. Hanley and he told me adamantly, that the person who sent me knew for a fact that I would not be able to do that transaction so from that point I was cognizant that he was extremely professional".
He also indicated that they worked very closely at the BON and before departing work on a daily basis, they would normally inform each other about their departure, but on that Friday it did not happen. Mr. Martin said that he was not present at the Bank when Hanley made his exit and because of that, he was not afforded the chance of saying goodbye. In closing, Mr. Martin expressed his heartfelt condolences to the family of Mr. Hanley and urged everyone to be extremely careful and cautious noting that the occurrence could have happened to anyone of us.
Mrs. Jessica Lewis, also spoke at the ceremony. She indicated that Hanley was a schoolmate of hers, whom she dialogued with very often. Mrs. Lewis stated, that one of the things they spoke about was the areas in which they were residents of and how secured those areas were. She stated that when she told him that her place of residence was Bath Village; he was a bit concerned noting that it was a crime infested area. Mrs. Lewis said that when she heard the devastating news about Mr. Hanley, she was instantly reminded that nowhere is safe providing criminals minds are made up to carry out evil deeds. In conclusion, she said that she was optimistic, that her friend would rest in eternal peace and that the family would find solace in the almighty God.
Organizer of the event, Ms. Rodney Elliott, also spoke briefly. She indicated that she knew Mr. Hanley for a very longtime but a number of years had passed without seeing or being in contact with him. She stated that one day, whilst conducting business at the Bank of Nevis she saw him and asked him if he was familiar with her face and he looked at her in a very strange manner and said, "I am not too sure tell me who you are". Ms. Elliott noted that when she told him who she was they hugged each other tightly and from that day onwards, they remained connected. Rodney said that she was saddened by the passing of her friend, but there is a God that sits above all of us and he sees and knows everything.
Mr. Jason Cranston, who is known to be a close companion of the deceased, gave some brief remarks. He told the gathering that Everette was one of his closest friends, whom he had great respect and admiration for. Mr. Cranston commented on Mr. Hanley's humility, stating that he was very down to earth and it was virtually impossible to ignore how humble he was. He indicated to those assembled, that every Friday they would meet up at a particular shop with some other friends for fun and enjoyment. In closing, he stated that Mr. Hanley will be missed by all who knew him and the memories they shared will be cherished forever.
Junior Minister to the Nevis Island Administration, Hon. Troy Liburd, Dr. Glenville Liburd, Carl Lewis and Mr. Mackie Tross also gave brief remarks.
The event concluded with a Prayer done by Mr. Hastings Daniel.


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Kyauktan Yele Pagoda (Floating Temple)
Attraction Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar Published on: 13-11-2015
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Why Kyauktan Yele Pagoda (Floating Temple) is special ?
The Kyaik Khauk Pagoda was built on a hillock named Hlaing Pote Kone on the road from Thanlyin to Kyauktan.It is Mon-style stupa similar to Shwedagon Pagoda. The pagoda was built by the Mon King Cula Thirimasoka of Thaton in the Buddhist Era 241. Kyaik Khauk Pagoda had been successively repaired and renovated by 18 kings who reigned Myanmar.
Yele Pagoda at Kyauktan means the Pagoda in mid-stream on a laterite reef. The Pagoda is also known as Kyaik Mhaw Won Pagoda. The pagoda was built by King Zeyasana, the seventh king of the Pada Dynasty in the third century BC. The height of the original pagoda was only 11ft. The only way to get into the pagoda is by the boat. Foreigners are required to sit at a "larger boat" which differs from the smaller ones that the locals take due to "security purposes".
Source: http://www.myanmars.net/
What to explore at Kyauktan Yele Pagoda (Floating Temple)?
Kyauktan Yele Paya is distinguishing from other Buddhism pagodas for it was built on a isle in the middle of a river. To visit the pagoda, tourists need to take ferry; along the way tourists can enjoy the Thanlyin Bridge, colony-style Thanlyin Town, pretty idyllic scenery and Myanmar-style thatched cottages.
Buddhism disciples set free the captive fish here, which is the feature of the pagoda. Visitors can feed the fish and if with abundant time, you can also take a rest in the nearby restaurant to taste Myanmar snacks and enjoy the peaceful scenery.
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How to get to Kyauktan Yele Pagoda (Floating Temple)?
To go to Kyauktan, you can take the pickups from the area just beside Yuzana Plaza. Walk to the lane between Yuzana Plaza and a tea shop which starts with "Shwe". Walk straight until you see a row of big buses and minivans. This is the bus stop. The seats at the back cost 1,000ks while the seats in front cost 1500ks.
After alighting at a junction at Kyauktan market, walk towards the river and towards an area where the big tour buses are parked. There, you can purchase the ferry ticket, which costs 5,000ks for a return journey.
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- Nice pagoda in the river
- Peaceful Buddhist Pagoda
- A beautiful buddhist place you must visit
- Very Holy and Unique
- Water tower at Thanlyin or Syrium
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The Joshua Hayday Helping Hand Trust ("JHHHT") has been set up in memory of Joshua Hayday in order to help support families with children with life-limiting conditions.
Caring for Joshua presented many challenges. Through the projects we support and the initiatives we work on, we hope to help families facing similar challenges. We identify specific areas where we feel additional support for families is really needed, such as transport and equipment not provided by the NHS.How we help
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The GSMA Mobile World Congress is the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry, with the 2017 event attracting more than 108,000 visitors. Here are 5 key takeaways for mobile messaging from Mobile World Conference 2017. 1. Growth in the Enterprise Messaging Market Enterprise messaging is driving the future of communication between businesses and their … Read more
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Rising operating costs, managing guest expectations and unforeseen incidents. Do all of these sound familiar? These are just a few of the many challenges that hospitality businesses face. But there are ways to solve these on-going problems. Whilst SMS messaging has been around for decades, hotels are only now adopting text messaging to communicate with … Read more
We know mobile messaging has been on the rise and Portio Research* states that more than 7 trillion mobile messages are sent every year. Yes, that's trillion! The need for enterprise grade messaging solutions is also growing. Companies want to accelerate their business growth through mobile apps, improve productivity and create flexible ways to reach … Read more
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Schools are busy places. There's always new staff, new students, and never any time to practice a school evacuation plan. It's not just schools though; the cost of running a practice drill for any organisation is only outweighed by the cost of poorly executing an emergency response. Mobile messaging is the best way to deliver … Read more
Communication across the customer service industry is vital to success. Today we look at a hotel and how Soprano GAMMA messaging workflows can give your teams an unfair advantage. Teams are an essential part of any organisation. Effective communication enhances the performance of teams, improves workplace relationships and minimize risks. Our mobile messaging solution for … Read more
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100 GE Product Portfolios Begin to Fill Out, Explosive Growth Predicted For 2016
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – December 07, 2015 – A recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center IT industries, revealed the Ethernet Switch – Data Center market surged to $2.6B, setting an all-time record in 3Q15, with the bulk of the increase driven by sales of 40 GE switches. However, in 2016, we predict explosive growth for 100 GE, sales to well-exceed half a billion dollars.
"The quarter was highlighted by Arista achieving the number two rank in revenue for the first time along with strong growth from most vendors and the filling out of next generation 100 GE switch platforms," said Alan Weckel, Vice President at Dell'Oro Group. "Looking forward to the last quarter of 2015 and early 2016, we expect to see a very strong ramp in 100 GE as customers like Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft begin widespread deployments," stated Weckel.
The Quarterly Ethernet Switch – Data Center Report also indicates there is a significant difference in market share and rank across geographical regions with Cisco, Arista, and Juniper being the top three vendors in North America, but Cisco, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Huawei being the top three vendors in China in the third quarter 2015.
The Dell'Oro Group Ethernet Switch – Data Center Quarterly Report offers a detailed view of the market, including Ethernet switches for: server access; server aggregation; data center core; and campus core. Software is also addressed separately. The report contains in-depth market and vendor-level information on manufacturers' revenue, ports shipped and average selling prices for both Modular and Fixed, and Fixed Managed and Unmanaged Ethernet Switches (1000, 10, 25, 40, 50, and 100 Gbps), plus regional breakouts and Fibre Channel over Ethernet. To purchase this report, please contact Matt Dear at +1.650.622.9400 x223 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Dell'Oro Group is a market research firm that specializes in strategic competitive analysis in the telecommunications, networks, and data center IT markets. Our firm provides in-depth quantitative data and qualitative analysis to facilitate critical, fact-based business decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.delloro.com.


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— -- New details have emerged about former star prep student Owen Labrie's life in a New Hampshire county jail – and he has filed a request for a new trial following his sexual assault conviction last August.
A motion requesting a new trial filed Tuesday takes issue with Labrie's original defense team, including his high-powered former attorney Jay Carney, claiming that not enough was done at trial in the 2015 rape case.
Court documents state Labrie was denied his right to effective assistance of counsel.
Carney, who is best known for representing mob boss Whitey Bulger, and his team failed to challenge Labrie's felony charge of luring a minor for the purposes of sex by computer, a 28-page memorandum in support of the motion for a new trial states. Carney has not responded to ABC News' request for comment.
Labrie was found guilty in August of a felony charge of using a computer to lure an underage female schoolmate at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, into a sexual encounter. He was also convicted of three misdemeanor sexual assault charges and one misdemeanor charge of child endangerment and sentenced to one year in jail.
Meanwhile, new details of Labrie's life behind bars have emerged. The once Harvard-bound Labrie is currently assigned to solitary confinement for his own safety and is only able to leave his jail cell for one hour per day.
While his close family and friends visit regularly, he has been passing the time by reading and writing, his new defense lawyer, Jaye Rancourt, told ABC News.
"That's mostly what he does, is sit in his cell and read books," Rancourt said.
Labrie had been out on bail following his conviction pending an appeal, but that bail was revoked last month after a judge found that he had violated his court-ordered curfew. He will remain in jail until the request for a new trial is decided. He could possibly serve his entire 12-month sentence before the decision is made.
The memorandum filed Tuesday also claims that the defense failed to obtain information from Labrie's accuser's Facebook, which "may have been used to challenge [the accuser's] credibility" regarding the allegations made against the now 20-year-old.
In addition, the memorandum argues that Labrie's lawyers failed to ensure the jury received proper instructions, claiming that if they had, they would have not convicted him of the felony computer charge.
"Attorneys make mistakes, and when they rise to the level of creating a constitutionally deficient performance at the trial, then the remedy is ineffective assistance of counsel and a new trial," Rancourt told ABC News.
Rancourt previously filed an appeal on Labrie's behalf, but filed a motion to stay the pending appeal today "pending litigation of the issue of ineffective assistance of counsel in the trial court."
Dan Abrams, ABC News' Chief Legal Affairs Anchor, said that in order to win an ineffective assistance of counsel argument, the lawyer typically would have had to commit errors such as being drunk or not showing up to court.
"You can't win saying, 'I wish my lawyer would have made other strategic choices,'" Abrams said.
After graduation from St. Paul's, one of the country's most prestigious prep schools, Labrie had intended to attend Harvard University. But the Ivy League school rescinded its offer after he was accused of sexual assault.


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For those of you that know me, it will not surprise you to hear that I am an indie game fanatic. For me, there is nothing better than an obscure, unique, and slightly demented indie title to sate my thirst for true art. That is one of the reasons why I picked up the incredible cult hit Cuphead this week for the Nintendo Switch. There are few games that can claim to hold onto old art forms and still make them appealing to modern audiences, and Cuphead achieves this in a big way. Toting a 1930s cartoon aesthetic, this game allows you to take control of Cuphead and his little brother, Mugman, as they try and dupe the Devil by working for him. Really! As cutesy as this game is, the storyline is surprisingly dark, even getting to the point where the porcelain pair are hunting down the Devil's debtors and collecting their soul contracts. Yikes. But don't worry, the Devil does end up getting his due, that is as long as you can beat the game.
It would be easy to say that this game is for children due to the animation, but the challenge presented by it is far more daunting than most titles on the market. Cuphead is a very hard game, and each new boss presents a distinct combat pattern that must be mastered in order to collect their contracts. This means dying, a lot. As much as platforming purists would love to play each level through the regular game mode, the available allure of switching to "simple mode" is right there in front of the player, taunting them to take the easy way out. Too bad life doesn't have one of those modes, right?
Over the last few months, a debate has been raging over the internet concerning the difficulty in games and the accessibility that they allow to all players. The discussion centers around another very hard game called Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. The combat within the game is brutally difficult to negotiate and proved to be too much for many players to handle. Having played the game myself, I can tell you that everything said about the difficulty of the game is true, and for many players, the worst part is that there is no easy mode. So, in order for players to be able to witness the entire story, they must "get gud" at the game and beat it through perseverance and skill.
I'm not going to weigh in on this debate as much as I am going to use it to teach a very valuable life lesson. The hardest video games in the world cannot hold a candle to living an actual life. Think about it for a second. If life were a video game it would be the longest, most stressful and rewarding game ever made. Each new year could be considered a new level, and it would progressively introduce new mechanics and variables that the player would need to navigate. On top of that, everything would be unpredictable, as time simply move forward and all events are interconnected in this massive world. The most difficult part of it is that you only get one life to live, and if you squander it or play too rough and lose it, that's all you get. It doesn't sound like a very easy game, does it?
Unfortunately, there is no easy mode for life. It would be nice, but the fact remains that we will go through hard times in this life; it is inevitable. In fact, Jesus himself states that we will go through times of trouble.
John 16:32-33 says this: 32 "A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me. 33 "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
When this is said, Jesus is with his disciples in the Upper Room right before he is betrayed and turned over to the authorities. It is a somber time in which our Savior is about to undergo more pain and anguish than anyone before him. In light of all this, he gives comfort to his disciples by washing their feet and praying for them. He wants them to know that the road ahead will not be easy, but it will be possible to traverse with his help.
Even if you are a believer, you will go through hard times in this life. The question is this, how are handling those hardships? Are you going into them solo with guns a 'blazing, thinking that you can take care of them with your power, or are you patiently taking these troubles to the Lord and listening for His leading? In my experience, difficult games are easier to complete after I watch a guide or see someone who is more skilled than I am complete it. This is not cheating, this is learning, and I believe that it is essential to winning this race of life.
You may be going through some hardships yourself, and you might be tempted to take the easy way out. Trust me, there is no easy mode for life, and the best thing to do is crack open a Bible and learn how to "get gud" instead of trying to do it yourself. I will leave you with one last passage of Scripture that ties all of this together quite nicely.
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.
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To provide renters & employers comprehensive assistance
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You can now solve the hard block-of butter and cheese problem by handily grating the butter stick into more manageable shavings with a few simple twists using this Butter Cheese Mill!
It can grate hard 4 oz butter and cheese stick into spreadable shavings cleanly and simply with a few twists; shredded butter spreads/melts more easily. Perfect for warm bread, toast, biscuits, noodles and hot veggies like baked potatoes and corn on the cob. The cylinder also serves as the storage compartment for the butter so after you finish using it, simply snap the cap back over the grating disk and place it back in your fridge until you are ready to use it again.
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Wednesday, August 14th 2019
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$12/ Members
Drinks Included, Must be 21+
Cool off on a hot summer night at Garden Party!
Enjoy a refreshing beverage from Chaddsford Winery, Hochstadter's Slow & Low Whiskey, and our newest sponsor, Dock Street Brewery! All drinks are included with admission!
Don't forget to head over to one of our craft tables to create a mini mosaic and/or color a sun-catcher!
After you're done creating art, be sure to try out our new "tile bingo" game! We'll also have a DJ from BridgeSet Sound, here to spin tunes from their vinyl record collection and provide a chill vibe for the evening.
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