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The annual Teacher's Reception is a happy memory for those who were fortunate enough to attend. Held in the attractive new Yelm school auditorium, the beauty of the stage was accented by three lovely floral pieces, gifts of the Yelm Garden Club.
Greeting the guests were Mr. Florine Bradly, Mrs. David Day, and Mrs. H.E. Wolf, who pinned the name and a dainty boutonnière upon each honor guest. Mrs. William Merz and Mrs. Art Justmen preside at the refreshment table. Mrs. J.S. Miller was the mistress of ceremonies and presented Miss Mary Lou O'Bryan, director of music who announced three numbers by the High School Band which were very well received. Mrs. Miller then presented Mayor E.K. Fristoe, who welcomed the teachers for the people of the community and stressed cooperation between the home and the school. Rev. And Mrs. Magnus Udd were then presented in the pleasing vocal duet with an accordion compliment. Rev. Udd and Rev. George Huber each gave most pleasing addresses of welcome and urged the teachers to take part in the church and community life.
O.L. Montgomery, superintendent of School District No. 400, with his usual charm introduced the school principals, J.M. Johnson, of McKenna, Harry Southworth, Yelm grade school, and Frank Bower of the high school, who in turn introduced their teachers. All present were glad to welcome back the former teachers and to extend greetings to the new ones.
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AbbVie Halts Phase 3 Trial of Rova-T Small-Cell Lung Cancer Therapy
By AbbVie | December 6, 2018
AbbVie, a research-based global biopharmaceutical company, announced Wednesday a decision to stop enrollment for the TAHOE trial, a Phase 3 study evaluating Rovalpituzumab Tesirine (Rova-T) as a second-line therapy for advanced small-cell lung cancer (SCLC).
An Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) recommended stopping enrollment in TAHOE due to shorter overall survival in the Rova-T arm compared with the topotecan control arm.
For patients currently on treatment with Rova-T in TAHOE, the IDMC recommended that investigators and patients make individual decisions as to whether or not to continue treatment based on patient level response. The recommendation from the IDMC to halt enrollment applies only to the TAHOE study and does not impact other Rova-T clinical studies.
"Patients are our first priority and we are deeply grateful to the patients and physicians who participated in this trial," said Michael Severino, M.D., executive vice president, research and development and chief scientific officer, AbbVie. "We remain committed to discovering and developing transformative therapies for people living with cancer."
(Source: AbbVie)

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I Buy Way Too Many Records Dot Com: Century Palm - Valley Cyan 7"
Century Palm - Valley Cyan 7"
Valley Cyan is the second Century Palm 7" that I received for review (the first was reviewed yesterday, in case you missed it). As with their debut, there is a definite new wave lean to these songs, with even more liberal use of synth this time around.
The title track "Valley Cyan" has a steady groove fueled by ringing out guitar strumming and sitar-like accompaniment from the synthesizer. It's pretty catchy and just as good as either song on the band's first 7". Though I will say it has a heavier lean towards the new wave sounds of the 1980's than anything else the band has released so far.
I'll admit, I'm not sure what to make of the B-side "Accept." It sort of sounds like the kind of song that would be playing in the background of an early John Hughes teen movie while the main hero contemplates their sadness at the low point of their story arc. It's slow and for reasons I can't explain, the vocals take a severe turn from the lighter side to full on, baritone Leonard Cohen style brooding. It's my least favorite thing I've heard from the band so far, but it's also something of an outlier, so I couldn't say if this is the sort of thing we'll hear more of in the future.
Regardless, three pretty strong songs out of four over the course of two 7"s is a pretty solid start for a new band. Digging around online a bit, it looks like the band has more records in the works. I'm looking forward to hearing what comes next.
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The Bingers - Gonna Get You 7"


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My little family has been recovering from four days of vacation a day of rest, then Giant's Opening Day at the beautiful AT&T Park.
The Crew gets ready to board the "party" bus at 11am in the morning. Yes, in the morning!
And this is what happens after you spend an hour on the party bus!
Then you spend a glorious day enjoying the baseball and the people!
After a few days off from writing, I have taken stock of a few things. I don't have a ton of readers. Mostly my family and friends and a few strangers that find me through who knows where. I have no stats installed so no way to really figure out how many people visit my little world on the internet. So often, I forget that maybe some people don't want constant pictures of themselves or want me talking about things that only matter to me and my world. I started to think that maybe I need to change the way I write and what I post.
Then, through twitter I encountered writing and lives of people who share so much. People who are beyond consolable about the grief that has entered their lives through the loss of a child. I have thought of nothing but this family, and then these parents and finally this woman and what she and her family have endured over the years. The anger, passion and grief shared is unknown to me. I am blessed to have my family and my life. Writers share and I share. On such a different level, believe me, I know, but I will continue to share and write.
Then The Bloggess (nsfmmomil***) wrote about her outrage on the poor girl trying to go to her senior prom with her girlfriend. It wasn't about the court case or being gay. It was about WHAT THE PARENTS SANCTIONED and HOW THE SCHOOL ALLOWED SUCH PAIN AND NONSENSE TO OCCUR. Like The Bloggess (nsfmmomil***), I was dumbstruck and so very sad.
I hope to continue to "meet" the others out there who share their stories of humor, of grief and of triumph.
good things and joy in the lives of your children and your good life. So, keep it up!
You are such a good writer and getting better. One has to write for themselves and their own personal satisfaction. Writing an honest view of what you feel especially about your blogging is a wonderful thing, kind of a disclaimer in a way. And, you are kind of a voice "crying in the wilderness." I read about the plights that you referenced that I would not have, had it not been for you. Thank you. There are those who will vicariously blog through you and that is no small thing. God bless you and God bless "Merica."


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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Trump's migrant detention centers 'concentration camps' and his administration 'fascist,' igniting a fierce debate online
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused President Donald Trump of running "concentration camps" to detain migrants and said his administration is "authoritarian and fascist" on Monday.
"'Never Again' means something … the fact that concentration camps are now an institutionalized practice in the home of the free is extraordinarily disturbing," the lawmaker said during an Instagram Live discussion.
Ocasio-Cortez's remarks ignited a fierce debate over whether it's ethical to invoke World War II concentration camps in criticizing the US's immigrant detention program.
"'Never Again' is the phrase that Jews all over the world use to make sure that the extermination between 1939 and 1945 never happens again," the Fox anchor Bill Hemmer said on Tuesday. "How in the world is that acceptable?"
But some Jews and descendants of Holocaust survivors defended Ocasio-Cortez's argument, emphasizing the distinction between concentration camps used for internment and the death camps used for the extermination millions of Jews and others during the Holocaust.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doubled down on her argument that President Donald Trump is running "concentration camps" to detain migrants and that his administration is "authoritarian and fascist" on Tuesday.
"Never again means something … the fact that concentration camps are now an institutionalized practice in the home of the free is extraordinarily disturbing," the lawmaker said during an Instagram Live discussion on Monday night, adding that the Trump presidency is "fascist."
She went on, "I don't use those words lightly. I don't use those words to just throw bombs. I use that word because that is what an administration that creates concentration camps is."
Ocasio-Cortez referenced reports that the Trump administration is planning on detaining hundreds of migrant children at Oklahoma's Fort Sill military base, which was used to intern Japanese-Americans during World War II.
The Obama administration expanded the practice of immigrant-family detention and used Fort Sill to detain migrants during a surge in border crossings in 2014. Oklahoma Republicans were opposed to holding migrants at Fort Sill at the time.
"Fort Sill is not designed for this purpose, and turning the facility into a longer-term solution for housing these minors is extremely concerning," Republican Rep. Markwayne Mullin said in 2014.
'Never Again'?
Ocasio-Cortez's remarks sparked significant criticism from many, including some pundits and Republican lawmakers, who said it was wrong to compare the US government's immigrant detention to Nazi Germany's genocide.
"'Never Again' is the phrase that Jews all over the world use to make sure that the extermination between 1939 and 1945 never happens again, and she's using concentration camps to describe what's happening on the southern border," the Fox anchor Bill Hemmer said on Tuesday. "How in the world is that acceptable? Does she not owe every Jew on this planet an apology?"
Read more: The Trump administration will detain hundreds of migrant children at a military base that was once used as a Japanese internment camp
But Ocasio-Cortez stood by her comments on Tuesday, accusing "shrieking Republicans" of not knowing the difference between concentration camps used for internment and death camps used for genocide.
"Concentration camps are not the same as death camps. This is an important distinction. One of the biggest lessons from that dark history is that it didn't happen overnight. It emerged out of slow, increasingly concerning steps that acclimated the public to inhumane treatment," she wrote, linking to a recent Esquire piece that cited historians defining the migrant shelters as concentration camps, or facilities for "mass detention of civilians without trial."
The US-Mexico border in November 2018.
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The progressive congresswoman later exchanged barbs with Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, who accused the New York Democrat of demeaning Holocaust victims.
Read more: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had a surprisingly muted response to Biden's conduct with women and girls: 'Not necessarily about right or wrong'
"Please @AOC do us all a favor and spend just a few minutes learning some actual history. 6 million Jews were exterminated in the Holocaust," Cheney wrote. "You demean their memory and disgrace yourself with comments like this."
Ocasio-Cortez hit back, "Hey Rep. Cheney, since you're so eager to 'educate me,' I'm curious: What do YOU call building mass camps of people being detained without a trial? How would you dress up DHS's mass separation of thousands children at the border from their parents?"
Cheney replied, "Happy to educate you," and recommended she read Holocaust survivor testimonies and the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel.
A fierce debate over Ocasio-Cortez's comments
A Twitter debate over the merits of Ocasio-Cortez's argument continued on Tuesday.
Some rejected her argument as disrespectful toward Jews and a misreading of history.
".@AOC No no no. The detention centers were bad enough under Obama, and they have gotten monumentally worse under Trump. It's a stain on our soul," the national-security lawyer Bradley P. Moss wrote in a tweet he later deleted. "But these are not the concentration camps. These are not gas chambers. Don't disrespect Jews, Catholics and gypsies like that."
Others defended the US government's practice of detaining migrants, including children.
"Who knew that 'never again' means we shouldn't temporarily hold illegal migrants at the border before, by and large, releasing them into the country, often never to be seen again?" Rich Lowry, the editor of the conservative National Review, wrote.
Meanwhile others, including some Jews and descendants of Holocaust survivors, defended Ocasio-Cortez's argument, emphasizing the distinction between concentration camps and the death camps used to exterminate millions of Jews and others during the Holocaust.
My grandpa's entire family was murdered in the Holocaust. I'm 100% comfortable with @AOC and anyone else referring to the current situation as concentration camps. The Holocaust didn't come out of nowhere—it was a slow build, like now. People who understand history know this. https://t.co/agIBjPMNLz
— marisa kabas (@MarisaKabas) June 18, 2019
My father was in Bergen Belsen for 3 years. Not all were extermination camps like Auschwitz. Not all had ovens or gas chambers. Some were built to keep jews together and away from the general population, and people died from disease, abuse, etc. I am fine with this description. https://t.co/U6clv9QLUc
— ???????? Jon B. "Globalist" Wolfsthal (@JBWolfsthal) June 18, 2019
Ok, Internet. Time to learn the difference between concentration camps and death ("extermination") camps.
Germany started with concentration camps in 1933.
Death camps started in 1941.
Never again is now. https://t.co/W3rbM5asVc
— Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg (@TheRaDR) June 14, 2019
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New 'Crimson Peak' Images: Tom Hiddleston Isn't The Only Eye Candy In The Film
By eelyajekiM | @ | January 5th, 2015 at 2:49 pm
Crimson Peak from director Guillermo del Toro is easily one of my most anticipated movies of 2015. We saw a sneak peek of the film during the Legendary Panel at Comic-Con last year, but that was so long ago, the footage is almost forgotten. While we wait for a trailer to appear, Empire has released a couple of images before the film's Halloween season release.
Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, and Charlie Hunnam star in the film that puts a gothic twist on love and temptation. While Hiddleston may have eye-catching appeal, there is something else in the images that is more incredible and striking to look at than the actor. Hit the jump to check them out.
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Mia Wasikowska In Talks For Departed Emma Stone Role In Guillermo del Toro's 'Crimson Peak'
By The Movie God | @ | June 6th, 2013 at 9:00 pm
Emma Stone was the first to be cast in Guillermo del Toro's next project after Pacific Rim, titled Crimson Peak. Unfortunately the actress was forced to depart the movie due to scheduling conflicts.
Now comes word of the actress that may replace her. It's being reported that Alice in Wonderland and Stoker star Mia Wasikowska has entered into talks to replace Stone, so long as her reps can make sure that her schedule won't also cause problems.
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'Pacific Rim' Star Charlie Hunnam In Early Talks For Guillermo Del Toro's 'Crimson Peak'
By The Movie God | @ | January 22nd, 2013 at 1:00 pm
Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam must have enjoyed his experience making Pacific Rim with director Guillermo del Toro, because he has now entered into early negotiations to join del Toro's next project, Crimson Peak.
If a deal is worked out, Hunnam would join Emma Stone, who is also currently in negotiations for the movie.
Tags: Charlie Hunnam, Crimson Peak, Emma Stone, Guillermo del Toro, Lucinda Coxon, Matthew Robbins
Emma Stone In Talks To Join Guillermo Del Toro Haunted House Flick 'Crimson Peak'
By The Movie God | @ | January 16th, 2013 at 12:30 pm
Guillermo del Toro's next project, Crimson Peak, may have found its first star.
It's being reported that Gangster Squad and The Amazing Spider-Man star Emma Stone has entered into early negotiations to star in the movie. No deal is official yet, but sources indicate that the actress is expected to sign on when the details are worked out.
Tags: Crimson Peak, Emma Stone, Guillermo del Toro, Legendary Pictures, Lucinda Coxon, Matthew Robbins
Guillermo Del Toro Set To Return To Ghost Stories With 'Crimson Peak'
By The Movie God | @ | December 4th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
We hear about Guillermo del Toro's "next" project fairly often, more times than not proving to not be his next project at all.
Still, it's being reported that the visionary director has set up his next movie with Legendary Pictures, the same studio behind his massive upcoming monsters versus robots flick, Pacific Rim.
The movie is titled Crimson Peak, and will bring the director back to something he's quite familiar with: ghosts.
Tags: Crimson Peak, Guillermo del Toro, Legendary Pictures, Lucinda Coxon, Matthew Robbins


BVWire News attended the ASA Advanced Business Valuation Conference in Houston, which had a great turnout. Everyone was happy to be in Houston to support the city that had been hit by Hurricane Harvey.
During an awards luncheon, Tony Aaron was designated a Fellow (FASA). He is formerly with Ernst & Young and is now on the faculty at the USC Leventhal School of Accounting. Among other award recipients, Bill Johnston (Empire Valuation Consultants LLC) received the Jerry F. Larkin Award for outstanding volunteer service, particularly with the ASA's Rising Stars efforts and the new CEIV credentialing program.
Full coverage of the conference will be in the December issue of Business Valuation Update.
Congratulations are in order to the conference planning committee for an excellent event: conference chair Bruce Johnson (Monroe, Park & Johnson Inc.), Rosanne Aumiller (Grant Thornton), Jaclyn Burket (SKY Valuation), Jay E. Fishman (Financial Research Associates), George Hawkins (Banister Financial Inc.), and Kevin Janke (Wipfli).


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Schools face massive teacher shortages
Teaching was a stressful job before COVID turned all of our lives upside down. Now it's even more stressful.
"For a really long time, the to do list in education has been growing more and more demanding over time. And as soon as COVID hit, that entire to-do list was kind of like thrown into the waste basket," said Rebecca Rogers, a content creator and former teacher.
In January, the National Education Association, the country's largest union, polled over 3,000 of its members.
Over half, 55%, said they were more than likely to leave or retire from teaching earlier than expected due to the pandemic. That's almost double the number from 2 years ago.
"'Here are all these new things we need you to do instead.' And then as soon as school came back, instead of picking and choosing the most necessary items on each to do list, they're like 'okay, here's both to–do lists, both of which were already pretty unmanageable for one person, have fun!'" said Rogers.
Teacher burnout from the pandemic goes hand in hand with the teacher shortages.
But the shortage is not new. The NEA has been tracking the trend for the last two decades.
"The reality is that not only have we had an educator shortage for a while, but the pandemic, just like everything else, worsened it. We have educators who are under more stress with less resources. More is being asked of them than ever before," said Becky Pringle, the president of the National Education Association.
Nicole Lawson is the chief human resources officer at Atlanta Public Schools.
"They are expressing the need to alleviate the burnout. And the burnout comes with the amount of planning it takes to plan for this new way of teaching. Teachers are experiencing double loads so if there's a shortage that means they're taking on additional students. Compound that with planning, it feels like you can't do enough," said Lawson.
According to a Rand survey, teachers are nearly three times more likely to report symptoms of depression than other adults.
For Rebeca Rogers, leaving the classroom came down to being overworked while the administration consistently asked her to do more.
"It was so demeaning on my mental health. During online learning I was doing 18 hours a day trying to make these animated content videos for kids and it didn't matter how much extra I was doing it was almost like expected, and no matter what I did it wasn't enough, but my mental health just couldn't take it. When I left there were 3000 vacancies in the county," said Rogers.
But it's not just that teachers are leaving the classroom. Districts are also struggling because there aren't enough students who are even pursuing the career.
"We have been extremely concerned that we have seen the decline in the number of our college students who are choosing to go into the profession. And then the number of our new educators who are going into the profession leaving the profession in those first 5 years. So this is something we've been following and working to address through policy and funding and training and just encouraging people to go into teaching," said Pringle.
Unfilled job openings lead to more work and stress for those who are still in the schools.
According to the NEA, caseloads for counselors and social workers have grown dramatically, just like the demands on teachers.
And that has a direct link to students. Many need more support due to the pandemic.
"They have to take care of themselves first so they can take care of their students. And like so many adults in the system right now they are struggling to find those additional resources and finding the time to do it. If our teachers are not doing well then our students aren't going to do well," said Pringle.
The NEA says the bottom line is clear teachers are not OK. Burnout and shortages are the biggest problems that need attention.
He said, "we are working together with educators all over the country and with mental health experts to provide educators with places to go and resources to support their colleagues and their schools and the entire community so that we can all heal together and help each other to do just that," said Pringle.
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FAREWELL: Anthony Crolla former WBA lightweight World champion takes to the ring for the final time official on-site £60 full ticket, 2nd November 2019, Manchester Arena, Manchester.
Anthony Crolla edged to a points win as he ended his 13-year professional career with a hard fought victory over Frank Urquiaga at Manchester Arena.
The Mancunian fighter enjoyed a raucous ring walk on his much publicised farewell but had to grind out a win.
A volume of punches from his Spanish rival caught the eye midway through the lightweight bout but neither threatened victory inside the 10 rounds.
Crolla, 32, did enough for a 95-95 98-92 97-93 majority decision.
"Getting the win was the main thing but now I know my time's up," he told BBC Radio 5 Live.
"I wasn't nervous coming into the arena but it did get to me a bit when I came out here - knowing it was for the last time.
"Hopefully I've left a bit of a legacy. And I'll be back in the gym training the youngsters and hopefully some of the champions of the future."
Fight off, on and gritty
Ringside rumours swirled hours before the fight that Urquiaga might have been forced out of the bout for refusing to remove strapping on his arm.
When he did appear, he walked into a cacophony of Manchester noise.
Around 9,000 had turned out to bid a fighting farewell to one of the city's sons and after a thrilling Crolla ring walk, songs of his beloved Manchester United rang out through round one.
Urquiaga fizzed a solid right hand around the guard late in the opening three minutes and another in round two, pointing to a desire to ruin the evening and thrust his own career to new levels.
The Barcelona based fighter threw punches in bunches but only had one stoppage win among his 13 triumphs coming into the bout, leading some to think Crolla could afford to let his hands go in the face of limited power coming at him.
By the fifth though, Urquiaga had landed more than enough punches to merit respect, with Crolla walking on to an uppercut and appearing briefly frozen.
As tunes from Manchester bands blasted out between rounds, an air of concern was apparent in the arena.
Crolla, his guard high, marched forward but was thrust into the ropes by a heavy shot in the sixth before landing a smart left hook of his own late on.
He tried to work the body of the away fighter a tactic that has proved fruitful throughout his career but never found a way to rock the underdog, who had visibly reddened under his right eye by the 10th and final round.
In the last round of his career Crolla fired off sharp left hands in a bid to fashion an opening but, in truth, a stoppage never looked likely.
He lapped the ring, arm raised, to acclaim moments before a verdict which sees him end a roller coaster career with 35 wins, seven defeats and three draws.
A journey, the end
Crolla had already served hard years in the ring by the time he was badly injured when apprehending burglars at a neighbour's home in 2014.
The incident forced him to amend his training as a result of the broken ankle he suffered. His bravery briefly cost him a World title shot but with an enhanced profile by virtue of his neighbourly act, he claimed his first global honours by stopping Darleys Perez at this very arena 11 months later.
He managed to rekindle a taste of the Manchester buzz that had surrounded one of his own heroes, Ricky Hatton, for fight fans not just in the city but throughout British boxing.
But he now joins a list of homegrown fighting personalities to call time in recent years such as Carl Froch, Tony Bellew, James DeGale and George Groves.
The list of names now capable of frequently filling out arenas feels shorter, and a need for emerging talents to grasp opportunities is apparent.
Crolla, as has been said all week, squeezed the most out of his talent. As it has other fighters, a naturally humble, salt of the earth character served to enhance his likability.
Those who paid to follow him know only too well of the ups and downs. Thankfully, in this most punishing of businesses, his career ends on his terms and with health in tact.
Crolla, undoubtedly, will grace the ring again in corners or through satisfying his desire to train champions of his own.
His fighting days are done though. What a journey it has been.
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Anthony Crolla (born 16 November 1986) is a British boxer who has fought in the super featherweight and lightweight divisions. He is the current WBA lightweight champion. He won the English super featherweight title in October 2010 with a victory over Andy Morris and the British lightweight title in February 2011 with a win against John Watson.
Early Professional Career
Crolla made his professional debut on 14 October 2006 when he scored a points win over Abdul Rashid at the MEN Arena in Manchester. Five more fights throughout the rest of the year and into 2007 resulted in five more victories giving Crolla an unbeaten record of 6–0 at the end of his first full year as a professional. Crolla begun 2008 with a win in Germany on 19 January beating Tomasz Kwiecien and followed this up with another victory on 14 March, travelling to the Old Trafford Stadium to beat journeyman Steve Gethin. On 5 April however, in his third fight of the year so far, Crolla lost his unbeaten record to Syrian Youssef Al Hamidi at the Bolton Arena, losing on points over 8 rounds. Two fights in September resulted in Crolla returning to winning ways against Robin Deakin on the 6th and then travelling to the York Hall in Bethnal Green on the 26th to meet Al Hamidi once more and to gain a revenge win over six rounds. Crolla finished 2008 with further victories over Carl Allen in October and Jon Baguley in December finishing the year with a record of 12–1.
Fights With Sykes, Brodie And Morris
Crolla begun 2009 on 14 March with a repeat victory over former opponent Carl Allen and then on 29 May took part in his most significant bout to date, a British title eliminator at the Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke. The fight resulted in a second career defeat for Crolla as he lost a ten round points decision to Gary Sykes. On 25 September he returned to the ring and scored another victory over an opponent he had already met, Jon Baguley and then on 27 November met and defeated the former World champion Michael Brodie who had returned to the ring following a long lay off. He continued his winning run in 2010 with victories over Jason Nesbitt, Sid Razak and Chris Riley before on 2 October challenging Andy Morris for the English super featherweight title. The fight at the De Vere Whites hotel in Bolton resulted in a 7th round stoppage for Crolla and a first career title.
British Lightweight Champion
Crolla stepped up a weight division when on 12 February 2011 he challenged John Watson for the vacant British lightweight title. Described as an "early contender for fight of the year" Crolla won the fight in the 9th round after scoring a 9th round knockout. Describing his move up a weight division after the fight Crolla said "I knew I'd be strong enough at lightweight, but I didn't know I'd be that strong. I'm in with strong kids in the gym all the time and they say my strength is underrated. But even I couldn't believe how strong I was." On 21 April 2012 Crolla lost his British Lightweight Title to 28-year-old Liverpudlian Derry Matthews at the Oldham Sports Centre. Matthews knocked Crolla down in the 3rd round, and the fight was eventually stopped with 4 seconds remaining in the 6th round.
In September 2012 Crolla entered the Prize Fighter tournament beating Stephen Jennings in the quarter finals in what many felt was the best display of the night. Crolla reached the semi-final stage, losing a very close points decision that could have gone either way to Gary Sykes.
Fight With Kieran Farrell
Kieran Farrell was at the time a young up and coming prospect that had beaten the 14 opponents put before him. His new promoter Dave Coldwell fancied his fighters chances against Crolla, feeling he may be on the slide. Crolla beat Farrell; just after the final bell Farrell collapsed and was rushed to hospital. He had suffered a brain injury during the contest and will no longer be able to box.
Matthews 'The Rematch'
The rematch took place and the fight ended in what was as clear a draw as you could expect. The fight started with Crolla being very cautious and allowing Matthews to score without much reply. The middle rounds were closer and Crolla took the later rounds.
WBO Inter-Continental Lightweight Title
On 30 June 2013, Crolla beat former WBA light-welterweight World champion Gavin Rees with a majority decision at the Bolton Arena.
World Title Cancellation
Crolla was scheduled to fight Richar Abril of Cuba for the WBA World lightweight title in January 2015.
This fight was cancelled after Crolla suffered a broken ankle and a fractured skull during a burglary. Crolla confronted two burglars who were raiding a neighbour's house. Crolla was able to catch one of the intruders, but was then attacked by the other with a lump of concrete.
Crolla was crowned World champion when he defeated WBA lightweight champion Darleys Perez with a fifth round stoppage. The stoppage came after a body shot crumpled Perez to the canvas. This was a rematch after their first fight ended in a controversial draw in July 2015.
Crolla vs Barroso
Crolla made his first defence of his WBA lightweight title against mandatory challenger Ismael Barroso at the Manchester Arena on 7 May. Barroso displayed his punch power in a chilling knockout win over Kevin Mitchell in December 2015. Crolla finished the fight with a body shot, retaining the WBA lightweight title. Crolla was behind on all three judges scorecards (56–58, 55–59 twice).
Crolla vs Linares
On 15 June it was announced on Sky Sports that a deal had been made for Crolla to fight WBC 'Diamond' champion Jorge Linares (40–3. 27 KOs) on 24 September at the Manchester Arena. Crolla's WBA World lightweight title will also be at stake as well as the Ring Magazine World championship. Crolla, who was named Ring Magazine's Most Inspirational fighter of 2015, said it would be 'a dream come true' if he can beat Linares and claim the Ring Magazine title. In front of the hometown crowd, Crolla was rocked in round 6 following a right hook as the fight went the distance. The judges scored the fight 115-114, 117-111 and 115-113 in favour of Linares. This was Crolla's first loss in 10 fights and regarded by many a close contest filled with action throughout. An immediate rematch was discussed post fight.
Crolla vs Linares II
Reports in early December suggested a rematch could possibly take place in Manchester on 25 March 2017. The winner of the rematch would then be ordered to fight the winner of the Dejan Zlaticanin vs Mikey Garcia, due to take place January, which was won by Garcia, in a unification fight. All three titles would be at stake in the rematch, with Eddie Hearn due to make an announcement in 2017. An official announcement was made on 4 January 2017, for the fight take place at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, a city which Linares said was open to returning to. The WBA, WBC Diamond and Ring magazine World lightweight titles would be at stake. The fight would be televised live on Sky Sports in the UK and on 24 January, Showtime announced they would cover the fight in the United States. Both fighters weighed in at 134.4 pounds.
On fight night, in front of 13,000 fans, Crolla was dropped in the seventh round by a left uppercut, and went the distance to lose by wider margins (119-109 on all three scorecards) than the first fight. Crolla started off well hitting to body, but Linares quickly capitalised and started connected well to the body and landing combinations of uppercuts. Linares put in a more solid and dominant performance than their first encounter. At the end of round 11, Crolla's trainer Joe Gallagher came into the ring and walked towards referee Howard John Foster, possibly to stop the fight. After Crolla pleaded with him, Gallagher allowed him to go the distance. With the win, Linares retained the WBA, The Ring and WBC Diamond lightweight titles.
In the post-fight interview, he thanked his promoter Oscar De Le Hoya for making the trip and watching him ringside and said his next move would be a big pay day in Las Vegas against WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia. Crolla apologized to the live attendance, admitted he lost to the better man and said he would be back to rebuild, "Manchester, I am so sorry I couldn't do it for you. Your support means so much to me. He caught me but before that I thought I could get to him. I got beaten by the better man - no excuses. I am 30 years old, I am going to rest, but I believe I can go again." Both fighters embraced at the final bell and showed respect. Crolla meditated around moving up to super lightweight. This was the first time Crolla had lost consecutive fights and losing to the same opponent twice after his losses to Gary Sykes in 2009 and 2012.
Comeback Trail
Crolla vs Burns
On 7 July 2017, STV news reported there was talks between Crolla and Ricky Burns (41-6-1, 14 KOs) about a potential all-British fight towards the end of 2017. Talks suggested a fight would likely take place in Manchester or Glasgow at light welterweight. A provisional date of 14 October 2017 was being considered. Both boxers tweeted a day earlier confirming their interest in the fight. Burns told Sky Sports, he agreed to the fight straight away when he first heard about the speculations. He said, both he and Crolla were in the same position, coming off losses. At the time, Burn's compatriot Josh Taylor had been calling him out for an all Scottish showdown. Crolla admitted the fight would be a 'make or break' fight for both of them and could steer the defeated boxer into retirement, whereas the winner could line himself up for another potential World title fight. On 7 August 2017, it was confirmed by Eddie Hearn that a deal had been reached between Crolla and Burns for a fight to take place at lightweight on 7 October, live on Sky Sports. Manchester Arena was confirmed as the venue, marking it the first time Burns would fight in Manchester. Hearn spoke to Sky Sports about the fight, "What a fight between two great warriors. Both Anthony and Ricky are in similar places in the careers and they know that this absolute must win. Knowing these two like I do this is going to be a fight until the finishing bell with neither taking a backward step. It's an all-British super fight between two great World champions." Crolla won the fight via 12 round unanimous decision. In the end, the three judges' scored the fight 116-113, 117-112, 116-114. Sky pundits at ringside had either Crolla winning or a draw, however non believed Burns had done enough to warrant a win. Crolla was the busier fighter throwing much more than Burns and focused a lot of his body shots. Burns made Crolla miss a lot with his movement and looked to land cleaner and accurate punches. Both fighters embraced in the end, as they had shown mutual respect for one another in the build up. In the post fight, Crolla said, "I thought I definitely did enough. He just kept coming, he gave me a very tough fight, but I thought my quality shots won it." Burns felt he did enough to win the fight saying, "Although it was close, I thought I did enough, thought I landed the cleaner shots. In my eyes, I thought I just edged it." Crolla also said he would be willing to travel to Glasgow for a rematch.
On 19 March 2018, Hearn announced that Crolla would fight on 31 March at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on the undercard of the heavyweight unification fight between Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker on Sky Sports Box Office. His opponent was announced as Mexican boxer Edson Ramirez, who was on an 18-fight win streak. The fight went the 10 round distance with Crolla doing just enough to win the rounds. The final judges' scorecards were 100-91, 100-90 and 98-92 in favour of Crolla. Ramirez focused on the body attack and was given 2 warnings from the referee for landing body shots that he felt were low. Crolla was cut over his right eye in the round 3.
Crolla vs Yordan
In August 2018, according to trainer Joe Gallagher, Vasyl Lomachenko was interested in a possible fight with Crolla in the UK. On 17 September, it was reported that Crolla would return to the Manchester Arena on 10 November on the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tony Bellew undercard. Indonesian boxer Daud Yordan was considered a possible opponent. Yordan, a former two time IBO World champion, had a record of 38 wins, 26 by KO and 3 losses. On 24 September, the fight was confirmed by Hearn and was likely to be a final eliminator for the WBA lightweight title, at the time, held by Lomachenko. Crolla defeated Yordan via a 12 round unanimous decision to earn a title shot against Lomachenko. Crolla outworked and out boxed Yordan throughout most of the fight. Coming forward, Crolla was also being hit, but managed to tie Yordan up and land body shots. From rounds 9 through 12, Yordan was the busier fighter, and he was able to land more shots in that part of the fight than he had earlier. Crolla began to tire, but looked to have a good enough lead to take the decision. The three judges scored the fight 116-112, 116-112 and 116-112 for Crolla. Speaking on the fight, Crolla stated it was 'a very mature boxing performance' as he knew it would 'be a very hard 12 rounds.' Crolla said he'd love to fight Lomachenko in Manchester, but he 'wouldn't be disrespectful' to call out Lomachenko.
On 30 November, the WBA confirmed that Crolla would be next in line to fight the winner of Vasyl Lomachenko's unification fight against José Pedraza on 8 December 2018.
Career From 2019–Present
Crolla vs Lomachenko
In December 2018, after Lomachenko successfully unified at lightweight, Top Rank president Todd duBoef announced Lomachenko would return to the ring on 12 April 2019 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles headlining Friday night Top Rank Boxing on ESPN. With Richard Commey and Isa Chaniev set to fight for the vacant IBF lightweight title, it was highly likely that the winner would fight Lomachenko in what would be Lomachenko's second unification fight. Top Rank intended to finalize the deal with promoter Lou DiBella, which would see Commey vs. Chaniev take place on 2 February 2019 at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas. By the end of January 2019, purse bids for Lomachenko vs Crolla were pushed back two days to 6 February 2019 with the minimum bid being $150,000.
Commey defeated Chaniev to become the new IBF lightweight champion, however picked up a hand injury during the fight. His promoter Lou DiBella advised Top Rank, Commey would be out of training for a minimum of two months. This prompted Top Rank to start searching for a new opponent for Lomachenko. On 20 February it was announced that Lomachenko would defend his WBA (Super), WBO and The Ring titles against Crolla at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on 12 April 2019. The bout, including the full undercard would be streamed live and exclusive on ESPN+, to mark the one year anniversary of the streaming service. The fight was made official a week later with ticket information. The bout would mark Crolla's first time fighting in USA, having only fought once previously outside of his native UK. It was reported that Lomachenlo would earn $1.2 million, but guaranteed closer to $3.2 million. Crolla, who was a heavy 100-1 underdog, had an official purse of $300,000 for the fight, however guaranteed more due to UK TV rights.
In front of 10,101 in attendance, Lomachenko stopped Crolla in the first minute of round 4. The initial two rounds were paced and methodical as Lomachenko visibly started to out punch Crolla during round 2. In round 3, Lomachenko became overwhelmingly dominant while forcing Crolla to spend a majority of his time against the ropes. With 11 seconds left in the round, Lomachenko's combination was interrupted by referee Jack Reiss. At first glance Lomachenko, and even the crowd, thought it looked as if Reiss had stopped the fight, causing Lomachenko to celebrate by jumping on the corner ropes. However, Reiss immediately corrected the misunderstanding and forced out commissioners who had climbed into the ring, and resumed the fight after a 10 second count for Crolla — although with 1 second left, the round effectively ended immediately. Between rounds 3 and 4, Reiss explained he'd not actually waved off the fight, and instead called a technical knockdown he was seen immediately pointing and saying "down". He explained he was accounting for the ropes' aid to Crolla's ability to stand, since if the ropes had been absent Crolla would've been down and it is against the rules for a fighter to have any outside support in standing throughout the entire duration of the fight, thus justifying his rarely used but sanctioned technical knockdown. Because of this Crolla continued on into round 4 where after briefly trying to rally back he was knocked down in second 52 by a right hook to the temple. Crolla fell to the canvas face first, unable to break his fall. After what looked to be a 3 to 4 second count by Reiss, the fight was waved off, giving Lomachenko the win and retaining his sanctioned belts. Crolla was unable to participate in the post fight interviews, but did not decide to immediately go to hospital. According to CompuBox Stats, Lomachenko landed 72 of 249 shots (29%), and Crolla landed only 12 of his 96 thrown (13%), this included 7 power shots, compared to Lomachenko's 58 power shots. After the fight, Crolla said, "I don't want to go out like that but the end is near." He stated he would regroup with his team, and hope for a farewell bout in Manchester to finish his career.
Crolla vs Frank Urquiaga
The New Moston fighter has announced he will take to the ring for the final time at the Manchester Arena on November 2. Co headlining the bill at the 21,000 capacity arena will be Irish sensation Katie Taylor who is stepping up to super-lightweight to fight Greece's WBO title holder Christina Linardatou after unifying the women's lightweight division. Crolla beat his opponent who trains in Barcelona, Spain, but is from Peru, Frank's record is : 13-2-1.
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Beautiful things, thoughts, and stories from my life.
Yesterday, I had an appointment for a facial and massage. It was a special: $89 for a 45 minute facial and a 45 minute massage. The massage came first.
When I got there, I was fit to be tied-- I have been feeling like this for a few months now; incredibly "boxed in" and like I'm at a dead-end in life. There is so much that I'm feeling, and it's entirely valid, but I don't feel that it's valid, or better, perceived to be valid. Maybe it's how I think people would perceive what I'm going through. Maybe it's that I cannot even fathom that I'm feeling like this. Why would I feel like this, I have everything I've ever wanted, right? Ugh. I'll go into this a bit later. Back to the massage.
Her name was Fay. I haven't had a massage in months, maybe a year? Fay was kind, yet I immediately felt my defenses go up that screamed "leave me alone". Before she left me to get undressed, she asked if there were any specific areas I wanted to work on. I told her that my hips, and lower back have been painful lately, and that I've been stressed, and I just "need this". (Again, I'm trying to make my feelings valid. Why am I doing that?) . She said "You came to the right place". and left me so I could get settled.
About 5 minutes into it, with my face in the face pillow, I started to silently cry. To have someone paying attention to me, focusing on me, instead of me desperately trying to pull information or conversation or feelings or thoughts from someone else. It just felt good. Very good. As I started to cry, she said that she was also doing reiki on me. That made perfect sense. I have had reiki, but only by someone still training in it, and it was a very different experience then. This time, I felt like my soul was being healed or something. I told her I was crying (releasing), and that it made sense she was doing reiki. She was amazing. Not even half way through, I felt like an entirely different person. Calm. Peaceful. Serene. What we need tends to come into our lives. The Universe brings it to us, puts us in the right path at the right time. The Universe gave me bonus reiki when I thought I was just going to get a massage.
She explained to me her beliefs, which are identical to my own: that we are here to learn something, and if we don't learn whatever lessons we are supposed to learn, we will have to come back again and again. She also explained the chakras to me, and said that two were blocked, one being the root chakra, where the pain I have been feeling is. The other was my throat chakra, which makes sense too: there is a lot I want to say, even to myself, for which I cannot find the words. I feel lost, like an aimless balloon floating through the sky untethered, while at the same time, I feel TOO tethered, like there is no wiggle room, there is no way to do what I want to do. I told her I have been feeling like I'm in a cement box, and energy cannot get in nor out. I used to be great with Law of Attraction and going with the flow and understanding energy, thoughts, feelings, letting go, focusing, etc. Now I feel like I'm stuck in a cement box.
She reminded me that if I say/think I feel like this way, if I believe I feel this way, if I believe that I have no options, no voice, no movement, that that is what the Universe will give me. I say "reminded" because I KNOW THIS. I just needed to be reminded. Now, if I could just get back to actually believing this, I'll be good, but it's hard. Very hard.
I am newly married, 9 months ago tomorrow, as a matter of fact. I have two amazingly gifted, beautiful bonus kids. Since I've been in their lives, I have tried extremely hard to build something. Anything. I feel like I'm making no headway, as if I'm building a bridge on sand, and every piece I add just sinks the ones before it and I have to start over. I just want to be let in. I just want them to want me to be a part of their lives. Instead I feel temporary, or that they see me as temporary, and even unnecessary. My husband feels that we are a family. I feel this way at times, too, but it's waning. They are teens-- did I mention that? Yes, I know, I know, that explains it, pure and simple, one word: teens. But for a woman who has always wanted kids, and has longed for their love, has longed for a family her entire life, it's painful to say the least.
A major issue that does not help is when I try to talk to my husband, about this or many other things, he chalks up my words and mood as hormones. It seems to be the catch-all phrase, and has been for a few months. On the flip-side, I know my tone doesn't help, but when I'm always met with the same response, it's hard to not have a tone.
Those chakras, my blocked chakras: The Root Chakra (trust) and the Throat Chakra (communication). This was an eye-opener. I need to somehow convey to my husband that what I am saying and feeling is real, at least it is for me. It may not be real to him, but it's my reality, and not just hormones. I think that catch-all phrase is the cement box I have found myself in. Sometimes I feel as if I've found myself in a cliche, 1950s scenario of not being heard or understood.
Another trust and communication issue I have is with myself. I am not currently working, but looking for a new job. I'm an "office-worker", a basic whatever who manages offices, manages schedules, manages executives. But I have such dreams and longing for something of my own. I know exactly what that something is. I'd be good at it. A big chunk of my professional and personal background is the exact experience needed for this. I just need to save up the money to get it started. I can't do that without working. In the meantime, I'm trying to find something. And, at the same time, trying to help my husband start his own thing. Once he's off the ground and running, maybe I can do the same for me. Just like a woman: taking care of others first. Is that good or bad? I don't know anymore. I need to remember a very important piece of advice that I have given other women countless times--- I need to put my own oxygen mask on first before assisting others.
I have one more appointment with the massage therapist. She's moving back to the Philippines next month, and I want another session. Maybe even two. Maybe she can recommend another reiki practitioner to me. Fingers crossed.
I'll be back to post updates on everything: the next reiki session, the breakthrough I intend to have in communicating with my husband, and with the teens (not holding my breath on that one), my dream business, and many other items which all seem to be on the front burner these days.
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Endhiran 2 Girl Is Now Singer ?
2.0 girl Amy Jackson has a surprise treat for all of her fans. After shining in acting, the beauty queen is now to make her debut singing album.
As per the latest update, rapper-singer Raftaar and songwriter Manj Musik will accompany her in this journey. This is going to have all delightful elements like dancing and singing and much more.
We wish Amy Jackson a grand success for her upcoming music video.


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Q: Enable access-based enumeration adminshare on Windows 2012 I can't find this option for adminshare on windows 2012 ( I can enable on folder) . I don't want to change file and folder structure so please help me to enable this function.

A: Built-In Administrative Shares, as the name already implies, are dedicated for administrative purposes only. Your customers should be NEVER accessing the data via that kind of method. This is wrong on many levels, one of them being the fact that the shares are only available for the users belonging to Administrators (unless you mess up with values under HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\DefaultSecurity) and I do not see why would you want to have all users accessing the shares to have administrative permissions on the server itself.
Therefore, this is the limitation and the option to configure ABE settings for these shares is not presented in Server Manager, nor these shares have any configurable options in registry.
If you want to make this work in your current structure, just share the whole drive (E:\) (which is still not considered a good practice, but it is much better than using administrative shares) as a regular share (e.g E), so the users could access everything via **\\server\E** (\\server\E\HR, \\server\E\GA etc.).
The best approach, still, would be to have separate shared folders (or at least one) in the root of the drive.

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Andy Frasco - Finding Balance with Psychedelics and other Substances as a Touring Musician 0
In today's episode, Joe sits down with Andy Frasco, a touring rock musician with the band, Andy Frasco and the UN. In the show, they cover what is it like to be a touring rock musician with drugs so available and how to live more healthfully in the space.
Andy Frasco is a talented, touring music artist a part of the band, Andy Frasco and the UN, as well as a podcast show host. Andy uses psychedelics to help cope with the anxiety that the rock star lifestyle brings.
Psychedelics open us up to the possibility that everything we know is wrong. Finding truth and clarity for some people is hard, and people resort to alcohol and other harmful behaviors to suppress the painful reality we live in.
Cocaine and uppers only keep a rock star up for so long. It keeps you awake for the partying, but it suppresses all the stresses of the lifestyle. Psychedelics and meditation can help with the balance needed in a stressful, lifestyle of traveling and fame.
Joe attended a bunch of his live shows and was able to catch up with Andy in his hotel room while he was in town
Life is tough for a traveling entertainer, so the healthier they are, the better they are to perform for their audience
Andy Frasco's World Saving Podcast
Microdosing is typically 6 weeks on, two weeks off, dosing every 3 days
1/10-3/10ths of a gram (of mushrooms) is the typical microdose
Once you feel it, it's more of a macro-dose
Paul Stamets has made mushrooms popular
Mushroom Evolution
Mushrooms did not leave a mark on bone structure, so it's hard to tell if they actually made a difference in human evolution
Drugs have been around for a long time, and people in the past have definitely used them
There are studies of mushrooms helping to grow nerve cells and brain neurons back
We are only 50-100 years in on science
"(Psychedelics) open you up to the possibility that everything you know is wrong." -Terence McKenna
Joe says he's been to a therapist a bunch of times, and he says he has enjoyed it
Joe's main form of therapy has been Breathwork
His most intense experiences have been just as powerful as his Ayahuasca experience
Andy says he is open about taking psychedelics, he takes mushrooms, he doesn't really use cocaine
He says he feels more anxious when he isn't taking them than when he is
He says he gets really anxious on weed now as he gets older
Psychedelics show us a lot of truths
"We are all trying to figure out life, it's hard. Psychedelics help us create a better relationship with our mind." - Andy
Andy says he has been anxious his whole life
He has had very scary panic attacks
He became addicted to sex as a crutch for his anxiety
He woke up one day, and sex didn't give him the thrill anymore
Andy started in the music industry because rock stars get the chicks
Teen years are just about being super insecure about everything
Shame is a huge influence on our relationships with other people
"The majority of effects from drug use for people are good." - a quote from Carl Hart, a Psychology Professor who studies drug use
Andy's first psychedelic experience was an 8th of mushrooms at 18 years old
Rock Star Lifestyle
Andy says he used to be really into coke because he just had to stay up for the shows
But he says he doesn't take anything anymore that feels like speed
He was coping his exhaustion with drugs and alcohol
"When you're in a band you're the party for one day of the year in that city." - Andy
Life for a rock star can't just be the 2 hour show, the trick is figuring out how to be mindful for the other 14 hours of the day after the party
The lifestyle is really hard, its very common to use drugs, sex and alcohol to suppress it
Humans were not designed for this
Andy has begun using transcendental meditation to help with this lifestyle
He also mentions having his first DMT experience recently
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About Andy Frasco
Andy Frasco, a Los Angeles, CA native singer, songwriter, band maestro, entrepreneur, party starter and everyday hustler, tours with his band, "The U.N." The music has elements of Soul, Funk, Rock and Roots and the shows have been described as orchestrated chaos, an overall great time. Frasco average 200+ dates a year, touring the country dozens of times, creating a loyal following everywhere he goes.
Kyle and Joe - Q&A: The Many Uses of Psychedelics 0
In this episode, Kyle and Joe sit down to cover questions from listeners of the show. They discuss topics that include psychedelic use for exorcisms, cluster headaches, athletic performance, processing grief and more.
There are a few examples where psychedelics are used to increase athletic performance. Psychedelics can also be used to help realign those who are using sports as a form of distraction from internalized issues.
When eliminating variables for psilocybin consistency in mushrooms for therapeutic use, freeze drying helps. But there are so many variables in mushrooms versus synthesized psilocybin.
When addressing the sustainability of the Toad, according to the data, there isn't a real difference between 5-MEO-DMT from a toad and synthesized 5-MEO-DMT
Kratom Warning
Joe brings up an issue that was brought up to him by a physician from the Wholeness Center, Dr. Craig Heacock, out of Fort Collins, CO
Dr. Heacock warns about Kratom
It is safer than opioids, but it can be physically addictive and getting off of it can be horrible
Kratom withdrawal closely imitates opioid withdrawal
The receptor site activity is the same as opioid pills
Using Psychedelics for an Exorcism
Kyle thinks of shamanic uses for plant medicines, and with the idea of purging and spiritual emergence, working in non-ordinary states can exacerbate these states and maybe help with this kind of work
Joe and Kyle go into writings from Stan Grof, explaining the physical appearance of those going through LSD psychotherapy or breathwork, and how it assimilates to an 'exorcism' of releasing the bad
The purging during a psychedelic experience may feel evil, or alien
Joe and Kyle say, do not perform an exorcism, leave it to the trained people
Treating Cluster Headaches with Psychedelics
Cluster Busters is an organization for the research on cluster headaches
LSD works for some as well as oxygen treatments work for others
We know a lot more about migraines than cluster headaches
The migraine is where neurons in the brain start misfiring and create a firing storm
How can Psilocybin Mushrooms be Standardized in Production for Therapeutic Use?
Joe says the practical solution is to have a really large amount of psilocybe cubensis, all blended up, and then split in even doses
There are potency differences between species, strains, etc
There are so many variances with mushrooms versus synthetic psilocybin
Freeze drying also promotes close to 0% loss of psilocybin when drying mushrooms
Psychedelics and Athletic Performance
There may be psychological blocks that are getting in the way of a person reaching the peak performance of their genome
It could be trauma, or psychological blocks
Athletic performance could be a distraction from what you're really here to do
Athletes have a lot of dysfunctional behavior
Psychedelics may show us our bad behavior and help us align
Kyle says he had this passion to snowboard and dedicate his life to snowboarding, and then he received a message in journeywork that told him snowboarding is simply a hobby and he needs to focus his life on other things
"Sports are a great way to cover up our emotions" - Joe
Kyle mentions tow other episodes that cover similar topics
Ben Eddy
Shane Lemaster
How to get the Ball Rolling on Psychedelic Liberty
Joe says he's been incubating a Psychedelic Club in Phoenix
Clubs are great for harm reduction
Is There a Humane or Conservative Way to Harvest the Toad Without Disrupting its Habitat?
Joe says yes, roadkill, pick them up off the road
If you touch a living one, there is a chance you'll be doing harm
Even touching the toad can transmit harmful fungus to them
According to the data, there isn't a real difference between 5-MEO-DMT from a toad and synthesized 5-MEO-DMT
How Psychedelics Might help with Processing Grief
Kyle says when he thinks about grief, he thinks about trauma
Psychedelics may be really beneficial when treating trauma
Kyle says he loves breathwork, because it creates the container to process things and even just simply cry
Kyle recommends a really great book on grieving, The Smell of Rain on Dust: Grief and Praise by Martin Prechtel
Our culture does not contain grief very well
A lot of people internalize it instead of breaking down and letting it go
Kyle's interest in exploring non-ordinary states of consciousness began when he was 16-years-old when he suffered a traumatic snowboarding accident. Waking up after having a near-death experience changed Kyle's life. Since then, Kyle has earned his B.A. in Transpersonal Psychology, where he studied the healing potential of non-ordinary states of consciousness by exploring shamanism, plant medicine, Holotropic Breathwork, and the roots/benefits of psychedelic psychotherapy. Kyle has co-taught two college-level courses. One of the courses Kyle created as a capstone project, "Stanislav Grof's Psychology of Extraordinary Experiences," and the other one which he co-created, "The History of Psychedelics."
Kyle completed his M.S. in clinical mental health counseling with an emphasis in somatic psychology. Kyle's clinical background in mental health consists of working with at-risk teenagers in crisis and with individuals experiencing an early-episode of psychosis. Kyle also facilitates Transpersonal Breathwork workshops.
Joe studied philosophy in New Hampshire, where he earned his B.A.. After stumbling upon the work of Stanislav Grof during his undergraduate years, Joe began participating in Holotropic Breathwork workshops in Vermont in 2003. Joe helped facilitate Holotropic and Transpersonal Breathwork workshops while he spent his time in New England. He is now working in the software industry as well as hosting a few podcasts. Joe now coordinates Dreamshadow Transpersonal Breathwork workshops, in Breckenridge, Colorado.
Jac Harrison - DMT Inspired Music: How DMT Mimics The Near-Death Experience 0
In this episode, Kyle sits down with Jac Harrison, a grammy nominated music producer. Kyle and Jac talk about music as therapy, how DMT mimics the near death experience, and how Jac produces music based on frequencies of mystical experiences.
Jac shares his story about his near death experience, and how DMT has been a therapeutic option for him to cope with his crippling anxiety and PTSD.
Jac is a music producer, who uses frequencies from mystical experiences to produce music. His music helps people with addiction, sleep issues, anxiety, and more.
Music is not an FDA approved medicine, but if there is music that tricks your mind into thinking you have taken a medicine, then it should be an option for those suffering.
About Jac
In 2008, Jac was newly married with a baby on the way
He needed a new job, and accepted one with Whole Foods Magazine
Around 2011, the owner of the company became ill, and gave his company to his daughter, who was awful
Jac said that he knew something had to change
He started his music career, went under a lot of stress, and went through a divorce
Everything started to go okay with his music career, money was pouring in
His first album was Musicians Collection Project
He had a ton of anxiety after the divorce, and had high blood pressure
He took some cold medicine, on top of his blood pressure medicine, totally forgot about it, then decided to have a glass of wine with a friend
The next thing he knew, he was in an ambulance getting his chest pounded on
They told him he was in and out all night, and practically died
After this near death experience, he felt amazing!
But the feeling of greatness only lasted about 3 weeks, and then his anxiety came back, and it was crippling
A Synchronistic Event
Jac says he doesn't believe in magic or witchcraft or any woo woo
For his 39th birthday, he was working a trade show
He ran around his hotel in Las Vegas, screaming that he felt he was going to die
He didn't know how, but he could feel it
Everyone thought he was crazy
Moments later, was the shooting right outside of his hotel
It was the Las Vegas shooting
He does believe in coincidence
He had this overwhelming feeling that something bad was going to happen, it was his intuition
Understanding the Experience
After trying to figure out what this all meant, he took a 2000mg bar of chocolate to blast off, trying to relive his near death experience
He said, there was a lot of frequency, and as a musician, he felt like he could mimic it
His first album, and first song on the album, Relief, was about his experience when he died
His music is found at MindToyBox
Each song he did after that, catalogs the DMT experience he had
"An old projector TV, I had one for a while, it was great. The light came on and told me I needed to change the bulb. I changed the bulb and saw in a new and clear way forever. That's what DMT is like." - Jac
Kyle says that when he attended COSM for the DMT Spirit Molecule release party, Rick Strassman was there and said that the idea that DMT comes out of the pineal gland is just a hypothesis, and people took it and ran with it as truth
Frequency for Healing
After he smoked DMT, he heard this humming, and so he started humming and recording it as a frequency for the album
He took opium, and then figured out the frequency that substance performs at
He wrote music, based on the mathematical equation on how opium works and releases
He says it has helped others detox off of opium
Jac cant take mushrooms because he is allergic, so he takes DMT
Jac worked with a man who had gone through a ton of trauma, he had gone through combat
He kept reliving his combat trauma when he would try to go asleep
He smoked DMT, and really relived the experience, and was able to let go of it after that
"Your mind is a bitch." - Jac
"If you can lock onto a memory, and dissociate it with something, and re-associate it with something else, Every time you can go back to that memory,you can relive it in a way that it's tolerable, and get over it." - Jac
Jac says without this, he would not be able to function, and he would be institutionalized
Jac's music is Alex Grey's form of art creation
It is made to go with journeywork experiences
It is supposed to mimic taking a pill, so you don't need to take the actual pill
It is supposed to guide people when taking different psychedelics
His tracks match the frequency of specific psychedelics
Malta Hypogeum
The Malta Hypogeum, the oracle chamber, is a cave with naturally occurring frequencies
Raymond Reif is an underestimated person in history
He beat cancer using frequencies in the 30's and 40's
"If we're not going to someone to get drugs for something that we need drugs for, and solving our problems using plant based medicines, music therapy, and frequencies, we are much better off." - Jac
Jac came across psychedelics when trying to treat crippling anxiety
Kyle is the first person he has told this NDE story to
Alzheimers is not a neurological problem, it's a perception problem
Psychedelic medicine should be used for research to treat cognitive health problems, PTSD, alzheimers, etc
"If the earth gives us something for our body, we should be able to take that at the same time we are able to take modern medicine." - Jac
Jac says that he started doing this type of work as more of an Atheist, and after the psychedelic experiences, he says he has become more spiritual
Jac says that his intuition and discernment came after his near death experience
Kyle says that this happens after mystical experiences, we become more in tune with what is going on around us
"I believe that we have something in us, that is triggered, when we have a fear of death." - Jac
Jac recommends Relief as the first track for listeners
He extends himself to people who are heavily anxious, have severe PTSD, or depressed, to come to him, and he will make music for them
He said that this is not medicine, but if there is music that tricks your mind into thinking you have taken a medicine, then it should be an option for those suffering
About Jac Harrison
Having spent most of his adolescent life medicated to treat ADD/ADHD, Jac developed a dependency on the medications and could not function without them. When he stopped using them, his anxiety was so bad that he was diagnosed with PTSD in 2009; so he took his love for music with his understanding of mathematics and developed music to help himself get off all the medication. Mind Toy Box is the result of his work.
Kyle Buller and Joe Moore - Exploring Psychedelic Integration and Coaching 0
In this episode, Kyle and Joe sit down to explore psychedelic integration. They cover different frameworks, resources and benefits of integration and coaching services.
Integration is commonly confused as post-session only, but it includes pre-session, self care, and really begins at the point you decide to engage in self-work.
It is important to remember the GPA framework when determining where you are at in the integration process, G - grounding, P - processing, A - action.
Psychedelics Today offers many resources to assist with the integration process; Navigating Psychedelics Online Course (and Live Course), Coaching and Integration Calls, and books, Trip Journal and Integration Workbook.
Kyle will be attending the ACISTE Conference this November
He is speaking and doing a breakout session with Michelle Hobart
Kyle is going to present on using technology for support with spiritual emergence
Kyle and Joe will not be offering any major workshops until spring.
They will be attending a conference in Exeter UK - Psychedelics and Philosophy
Kyle says his near death experience shows up in his life everyday
Integration is not only post session, it is also pre-session
Integration, at its root means bringing parts together into wholeness
Joe says you don't need support to do integration, although it is helpful
Kyle's analogy of a psychedelic experience as a big hallway with a lot of doors, and a ton of magical stuff, even scary monsters, are coming through the doors and wandering through the halls
The goal is to realize and say "this is a part of me" and learn to be okay with all of the stuff in the hall
Self care works until it doesn't, and that is when integration comes in
Kyle uses a framework and asks, what is your GPA?
G - grounding, post session, how are we getting re-connected to ourselves?
P - processing, once energy feels stable and centered, how can we process the material? It could mean journaling, therapy, body or somatic work, breathwork, yoga, etc.
A - action, moving it forward, breaking the leanings down into goals of things to work on
Kyle says that these things do not need to be done in order necessarily, but its a good framework to check in after an experience and see where you're at
Joe reminds listeners of 'pre-hab', that preparation can make a world of a difference and weigh a lot more than post work in a lot of cases
"Life is integration, call your mom, pay your rent." - Joe
Joe mentions the quote that "the opposite of addiction is connection"
Climate change can bring up a lot of existential dread, the connection piece, and other topics can be addressed with psychedelic integration
The Psychedelics Today, Navigating Psychedelics Course is a great way to learn more about integration
We offer two books, the Trip Journal and the Integration Workbook
We also offer Psychedelic Integration coaching calls and services
You don't need an integration coach all the time, but for someone to just be there helps
If you have a retreat planned, integration and coaching can really help mitigate the risks
Integration within the psychedelic community is somewhat understood
Kyle says he gets tons of emails asking for medicine sessions
Psychedelic Integration and coaching services do not include medicine or guiding or providing of medicine, its simply pre and post session guidance
Psychedelics Today does not suggest underground or illegal psychedelic sessions/therapy and makes a significant effort to be ignorant of underground work, there are legal options to choose from