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Performs a mysqldump and gzip-compresses the output file with a timestamp in the resulting dump file. Inspect the file for integrity or fun with this command afterward, if you desire:
zcat mysqldump-2009-06-12-07.41.01.tgz | less
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I've been auto-generating some complex GnuPlots; with multiplots the first plot of each group needs to be a 'plot' whereas the others need to be 'replots' to allow overplotting/autoscaling/etc to work properly. This is used to replace only the first instance of 'replot'. Show Sample Output
command | my_irc
Pipe whatever you want to this function, it will, if everything goes well, be redirected to a channel or a user on an IRC server.
Please note that :
- I am not responsible of flood excesses you might provoke.
- that function does not reply to PINGs from the server. That's the reason why I first write in a temporary file. Indeed, I don't want to wait for inputs while being connected to the server. However, according to the configuration of the server and the length of your file, you may timeout before finishing.
- Concerning the server, the variable content must be on the form "irc.server.org 6667" (or any other port). If you want to make some tests, you can also create a fake IRC server on "localhost 55555" by using
netcat -l -p 55555
- Concerning the target, you can choose a channel (beginning with a '#' like "#chan") or a user (like "user")
- The other variables have obvious names.
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Nice reading in the morning on the way to work, but sadly the .tar.gz for the whole issue 66 is not on phrack's website yet. So use wget to download.
Very simple and useful, you need to change the word "directory" for your directory
This expression looks for groups inside of a GroupOfNames class element, that is itself inside one (or many) Organizational Unit (ou) nodes in the ldap tree. Give you a quick dump of all the groups the user belongs to. Handy for displaying on a webpage. Show Sample Output
These are the parameters to ldapsearch (from ldap-utils in Ubuntu), for searching for the record for Joe Blogg's user. sAMAccountName is the LDAP field that ActiveDirectory uses to store the user name. 'DOMAIN\Joe.Bloggs' where "DOMAIN" is the the active directory domain. Othewise you could use "CN=Joe.Bloggs,DC=example,DC=com" instead of "DOMAIN\Joe.Bloggs" Show Sample Output
Place in .bashrc and invoke like this: "mecp /path/to/file", and it will copy the specified file(s) back to the desktop of the host you're ssh'ing in from. To easily upload a file from the host you're ssh'ing in from use this: ucp (){ scp ${SSH_CLIENT%% *}:Desktop/upload/* .; }
An other way to run it ( playing a random file ending with avi, flv or mpeg ) from a specified dir and a specified type of extension :
making MOVIE array with a glob :
MOVIE=( /PATH/TO/MY/FAVORITE/MOVIES/*.{avi,flv,mpeg} )
playing the random file from a random key from the array
mplayer ${MOVIE[ RANDOM % ( ${#i[@]} + 1 ) ]]}
I use only globs and a bash array.
I use GNU bash, version 3.2.48
Useful for use in other scripts for renaming, testing for extensions, etc. Show Sample Output
I did not know this, i'd like to share...
Leave it to a proprietary software vendor to turn a cheap and easy parlor trick into a selling point. "Hey guys, why don't we turn our _collection of multiple files_ into a *collection of multiple files*!!" Extract the ^above with this:
cat pics.tar.gz.??? | tar xzv
^extract on any Unix - no need to install junkware!
(If you must make proprietary software, at least make it do something *new*)
if [ -e windows ]; then use 7-Zip
This shell snippet reads a single keypress from stdin and stores it in the $KEY variable. You do NOT have to press the enter key! The key is NOT echoed to stdout! This is useful for implementing simple text menus in scripts and similar things.
This command use vnc to connect to another computer and emulate an dual-screen enviroment.
Example of use:
x2vnc -west 192.168.0.100:0
After this, if vnc server needs an password, will be prompt in the shell.
p.s.: sorry my english
Possible use, to filter something in stderr: (/usr/bin/$COMMAND $PARAM 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3 | grep -v $uninteresting_error ) 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3
ncdu is a text-mode ncurses-based disk usage analyzer. Useful for when you want to see where all your space is going. For a single flat directory it isn't more elaborate than an du|sort or some such thing, but this analyzes all directories below the one you specify so space consumed by files inside subdirectories is taken into account. This way you get the full picture. Features: file deletion, file size or size on disk and refresh as contents change. Homepage: http://dev.yorhel.nl/ncdu Show Sample Output
^Hexadecimal Ten minus Octal Ten is Eight(in Decimal).
echo "$(( 0xaf )) = $(( 0257 ))"
^Hexadecimal AF and Octal 257 are both Decimal 175.
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Here the pattern is '*.jar', you could pass in any pattern. Another, maybe nicer way to do this is http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/1921/summarise-the-size-of-all-files-matching-a-simple-regex You could replace sed with tr Show Sample Output
commandlinefu.com is the place to record those command-line gems that you return to again and again. That way others can gain from your CLI wisdom and you from theirs too. All commands can be commented on, discussed and voted up or down.
Which processes are listening on a specific port (e.g. port 80)
indexsmithy 1
Find all dot files and directories
yooreck 2
dd with progress bar
oernii2 9
Open a file explorer on a split screen inside your vim session
miguelcnf 5
Skip over .svn directories when using the
arcege 6
unrar all part1 files in a directory
webdestroya 1
list files recursively by size
ysangkok 1
Convert seconds to [DD:][HH:]MM:SS
pdxdoughnut 3
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At Relli's Sports Bar in DeWitt, it is the good food and low prices that draw customers, but owner John Coscarelli says those low prices could be changing in the near future.
"We're looking at raising our prices in about a month," said Coscarelli, who has owned the restaurant since 1996.
Coscarelli says he is looking at raising prices around ten percent to pay for gas fees that shipping companies have been charging him.
According to Coscarelli, the high price of diesel fuel is forcing companies to pass on the extra costs to restaurant owners and it has been affecting his profits.
"Some companies are doing $5 to $10 per delivery so that comes right off the bottom line," said Coscarelli. "You get ten to 15 deliveries a week, so you are looking at anywhere from $75 to $150 dollars a week."
To make for those losses, Coscarelli says he has cut down staff hours as much as possible. Now, he is looking at his last resort by raising prices.
"If you pass on to your customers, you could lose your customers," said Coscarelli. "You are always worried about how much you can pass on and how much you absorb."
Hiking up food prices is something Paul Guerrazzi knows all too well.
With gas fees and the rising cost of food, in general, Guerrazzi has already had to pass the costs onto his customers.
"We have tried to minimize as best we could to try and not scare people away with large increases, but we have had to raise prices to survive," said Guerrazzi, co-owner of Guerrazzi's in Lansing.
It is a tough situation for businesses where customer base means everything.
John Coscarelli says the gas fees were added to his bill several months ago and shipping companies say they will continue indefinitely.

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The Tale of The Tallest Man On Earth and a Moog Synthesizer, New European Dates Announced for WinterPosted by katie on April 26th, 2013
The Tallest Man On Earth and synthesizers? You betcha. Kristian recently stopped by Asheville's Moog Music factory for a new session. Supplied with an array of Moog equipment, Kristian and tourmates Strand of Oaks take on "There's No Leaving Now" in a completely new way. Watch above.
The fun doesn't stop with the session. You wanted more tour dates and now you're going to get them. Kristian has added a handful of European shows to his tour. You'll find the full list below.
11/21/13 Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
11/22/13 Aarhus, Denmark – Voxhall
11/23/13 Weissenhaeuser Strand, Germany – Rolling Stone Weekender
11/25/13 Tilburg, Netherlands – O13
11/26/13 Den Haag, Netherlands – Paard van Troje
11/27/13 Fribourg, Switzerland – Fri-Son
11/29/13 Barcelona, Spain – Fri-Son
11/30/13 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain – Kursaal
12/01/13 Madrid, Spain – Teatro Fernando Fernan Gomez
12/04/13 Segrate (Milano), Italy – Cicolo Magnolia
12/05/13 Vienna, Austria – Stadthalle
For a full list of tour dates, head HERE.


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Efficacy and Safety of TBS-2 Testosterone Gel in Women With Acquired Female Orgasmic Disorder
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01607658
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : May 30, 2012
Last Update Posted : October 12, 2017
- Study Details
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- Results Submitted
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- How to Read a Study Record
|Condition or disease
|Female Orgasmic Disorder
|Drug: Placebo Drug: Low dose TBS-2 Drug: Medium dose TBS-2 Drug: High dose TBS-2
|Phase 2
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|253 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Double (Participant, Investigator)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Placebo-Controlled, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Dose-Finding Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of TBS-2 Intranasal Testosterone Gel in Women With Acquired Female Orgasmic Disorder
|Study Start Date :
|May 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|May 2014
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|May 2014
|Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Drug: Placebo
placebo intranasal gel administered prn, 2-8 hours before a planned sexual event
Experimental: Experimental 1
Low dose testosterone intranasal gel administered prn
Drug: Low dose TBS-2
Low dose testosterone intranasal gel administered prn 2-8 hrs before a planned sexual event
Experimental: Experimental 2
Medium dose testosterone intranasal gel administered prn
Drug: Medium dose TBS-2
Medium dose testosterone intranasal gel administered prn 2-8 hrs before a planned sexual event
Experimental: Experimental 3
High dose testosterone intranasal gel administered prn
Drug: High dose TBS-2
High dose testosterone intranasal gel administered prn 2-8 hrs before a planned sexual event
- change in the occurrence of orgasm over an 84 day period compared to baseline [ Time Frame: 84 days ]
- change in sexual event satisfaction over an 84 day period compared to baseline [ Time Frame: 84 day period ]
- change in distress due to female orgasmic disorder over an 84 day period compared to baseline [ Time Frame: 84 day period ]
- Change in global sexual function over an 84 day period compared to baseline [ Time Frame: 84 day period ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
Subjects who meet the following criteria may be included in the study:
At Visit 1:≤
- Be a generally healthy female aged 18 years and older, inclusive, who has no physical impediment to sexual function
- Have a diagnosis of acquired female orgasmic disorder defined as absence of orgasm during the past 6 months and according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV (DSM-IV) criteria. Subtype should be generalized and not due to etiological factors that would be unlikely to be related to hormone function (eg, depression, relationship discord, alcoholism, surgery, injury). Hypoactive sexual desire disorder as a co-morbid disorder is allowed only if it began after the female orgasmic disorder diagnosis;
- Have a score of >15 with a score of ≥2 for question #15 on the FSDS DAO at Screening Visit;
- Be a sexually active, hetero- or homosexual woman in a steady relationship for at least 6 months and agree to have at least 4 sexual events over 28-day period of time. The subject's partner should not have any untreated sexual dysfunctions;
- Be on a reliable birth control method (ie, stable systemic hormonal contraception for the whole duration of the study and 30 days after study completion [for at least 3 months prior to study], IUD, barrier method) or not engaging in heterosexual intercourse. Birth control method used by subject at screening is not to be changed during the course of the study;
- Have a normal ENT examination;
- Have a body mass index ≤35;
- Have a clinically acceptable pelvic examination and Pap smear as read by a licensed laboratory facility (no evidence of malignancy) within the 2 years prior to Randomization;
- Have a clinically acceptable mammogram;
- Be able to complete a web-based questionnaire within 24 hours of each sexual event;
- Be able to read English and provide written informed consent; and
At Visit 2:
- Have at least 4 sexual events and an absence of orgasm during the 28 day Screening/Baseline Period as determined by MONASH WHP FSSQ.
Exclusion Criteria
Subjects who meet any of the following criteria will not be eligible to participate in the study:
- Have a known history of hypersensitivity to testosterone or any component of the study drug;
- Have a history of any clinically relevant psychiatric disorder that could impact sexual functioning, contribute to increased risk for patient safety, or significantly compromise participation in the study (eg, bipolar disorders, psychotic disorders, severe anxiety, eating disorders, borderline personality disorder, untreated Major Depressive Disorder);
- Have a score of ≥14 on the Beck Depression Inventory II at Screening Visit. Subjects with a score of ≥14 and ≤19 at Screening may be eligible to participate in the study if a specialist (psychologist or psychiatrist) concludes that the subject is not clinically depressed;
- Have other concurrent female sexual dysfunction disorders as defined by DSM-IV criteria, eg, Sexual Aversion Disorder, Substance-Induced sexual dysfunction, dyspareunia (not caused by inadequate foreplay stimulation or alleviated by lubricants), vaginismus, Gender Identity Disorder, paraphilia, or sexual dysfunction due to a general medical condition;
- Be experiencing relational discord;
- Have a history of dementia or other neurodegenerative diseases, organic brain disease, stroke, transient ischemic attacks, brain surgery, significant brain trauma, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, peripheral neuropathy, and epilepsy (febrile seizures limited to childhood do not exclude patients);
- Be currently receiving treatment with selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and/or medications that interfere with the metabolism of testosterone (eg, anastrozole, clomiphene, testolactone, ketoconazole, spironolactone, histamine 2 [H2 receptor blockers, etc.]);
- Have a history of, or current evidence of, abuse of alcohol or any drug substance, licit or illicit, or be a regular drinker of more than 3 units of alcohol daily (1 unit = 300 mL beer, 1 glass wine, 1 measure spirit);
- Have a history of cancer other than nonmelanotic skin cancer;
- Have a history of deep venous thrombosis or coagulation disorders;
- Have a significant medical condition (eg, hepatic, renal cardiovascular, endocrine including diabetes mellitus). Subjects with treated hypertension, treated hyperlipidemia, or treated thyroid disease will not be excluded provided they have been on stable therapy for at least 3 months;
- Had any major surgical procedure within the past 6 months including hysterectomy, hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo oophorectomy, or vaginal incontinence surgery
- Are receiving treatment with systemic glucocorticosteroids, sex steroid hormones such as androgens (eg, dehydroepiandrosterone [DHEA]) or gestagens (eg, anabolic steroids) and using any post menopausal hormone therapy;
- Have a history of severe or multiple drug allergies, severe adverse drug reaction or drug-related leucopenia;
- Have a history of nasal disorders (eg, atrophic rhinitis, polyposis, abuse of nasal decongestants, clinically relevant nasal septum deviation, recurrent epistaxis), sinus disease or nasal surgery and/or seasonal or perennial allergic rhinitis in the active phase;
- Be using any form of chronic intranasal medication delivery, specifically nasal corticosteroids or decongestants;
- Have a diagnosis of sleep apnea and be using a continuous positive airway pressure/automatic positive airway device;
- Have a history of diagnosed hirsutism, alopecia or clinically significant acne;
- Have a history of diagnosed polycystic ovarian syndrome;
- Have pelvic inflammatory disease, chronic urinary tract, vaginal, or cervical infections, interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, or significant symptomatic vaginal atrophy;
- Are currently pregnant, by history or positive serum pregnancy test at Screening Visit or have been pregnant within the 12 months prior to Screening Visit;
- Is breast feeding or have breast fed within the 6 months prior to Screening Visit;
- Are positive for hepatitis B-surface antigen, hepatitis C, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV);
- Have abnormal thyroid stimulating hormone level;
- For pre-menopausal women, have SHBG value <18 86 nmol/L; For post-menopausal women, have SHBG value >160 nmol/L
- Have any medical or psychiatric condition, physical examination finding, or laboratory result which, in the opinion of the principal investigator, would put the subject at additional medical risk or make her unlikely to be able to comply with study requirements; or
- Have received any drug as part of a research study within 30 days prior to the Screening Visit.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01607658
Show 53 Study Locations
|Study Director:
|Natalia Tkachenko, MD
|Trimel Pharmaceuticals Corporation
|Responsible Party:
|Acerus Pharmaceuticals Corporation
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01607658 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|May 30, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|October 12, 2017
|Last Verified:
|October 2017
Keywords provided by Acerus Pharmaceuticals Corporation:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological
Pathologic Processes
Mental Disorders
Testosterone enanthate
Testosterone undecanoate
Testosterone 17 beta-cypionate
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Antineoplastic Agents
Anabolic Agents


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Hannah Anderson: Social Media 'Just Helps Me Grieve'
(NEW YORK) -- After Hannah Anderson's kidnapping ordeal ended and she learned her captor, a trusted family friend, had killed her mother and 8-year-old brother, the teen said she fielded questions on social media because "it just helps me grieve."
The 16-year-old spoke exclusively to NBC's Today in her first interview since FBI agents killed her captor, James DiMaggio, 40, and rescued her from the Idaho wilderness on Aug. 10.
While her father appealed for privacy in the days after her kidnapping, Anderson used an account on social media site ask.fm, which she later disabled, to answer questions about typical teenage topics, such as her nails and favorite singer. But she also fielded some tough questions about the circumstances of her kidnapping.
Authorities have said DiMaggio may have had an infatuation with Anderson, and she wrote that she had been uncomfortable around him in the past but had not said anything because he was a family friend.
"He said it was more like a family crush, like he had feelings, as in he wanted nothing bad to happen to me," she wrote.
Anderson said she uses social media to keep in contact with her friends.
"I connect to them through Facebook, and Instagram is -- it just helps me grieve, like, post pictures and to show how I'm feeling. And I'm a teenager," she said. "I'm going to go on it."
During the interview with Today, Anderson also clarified the communication she had with DiMaggio on the day authorities said he killed her mother, Christina Anderson, 44, and brother, Ethan Anderson, 8, before setting his house on fire and kidnapping the teen.
Anderson said she was at cheerleading camp at Sweetwater High School and needed a ride home from the man she and her brother knew as "Uncle Jim."
"And he didn't know the address or what -- like, where I was," she said, explaining the volume of text messages. "So I had to tell him the address and tell him that I was gonna be in the gym and not in front of the school."
Anderson did not talk specifically about what she endured during the six days DiMaggio held her captive, but said she wanted to thank the horseback riders who spotted the pair in the Idaho wilderness and tipped off authorities.
"I'd like to say thank you, because without them, I probably wouldn't be here right now," Anderson said.
As FBI agents raided DiMaggio's camp, he fired at them, prompting authorities to shoot and kill him, San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore said.
Authorities have declined to reveal a motive.
DiMaggio was such a close friend to the Anderson family that he bypassed his sister and instead named Anderson's paternal grandmother as the beneficiary of his life insurance policy.
The suspect's family said it would like paternity tests to determine whether DiMaggio is the father of the Anderson children.
Andrew Spanswick, a spokesman for DiMaggio's family, said they are not contesting the $112,000 left to Bernice Anderson. However, he did tell ABC News' San Diego affiliate KGTV they are hoping to get a DNA sample from Hannah and "anything they can get" from her brother Ethan, whose body was charred beyond recognition in a house fire.
"There are rumors Jim was the children's real father. The parents didn't marry until 2002. We think it's strange he left them so much money with no explanation," Spanswick said.
Anderson stepped out for the first time since her rescue last week to attend a fundraiser to benefit her recovery and to pay for the funerals of her mother and brother.
A public memorial service for Christina and Ethan Anderson is scheduled for this Saturday at the Guardian Angel Roman Catholic Church in Santee, Calif.
During the interview, Anderson got choked up talking about her family.
"He had a really big heart," she said of her brother.
Anderson remembered her mom as "strong-hearted and very tough."
"She knew how to handle things," Anderson said.
Copyright 2013 ABC News Radio


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Mary Morris
Mary Morris, 72, of Borger, passed away, Monday, March 12, 2012.Mary Francis (Matthews) Morris was born April 1, 1939 in Gainesville, TX to William and James Frances (Honeycutt) Matthews. She was a beautician and owned DonMar Style Salon. "Miss Mary" also worked part time for Brown Funeral Directors.She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Donald Morris; two sisters, Grace and Thelma; and one brother, James. Survivors include three sons, Ricky Trammell and wife Sherill of Fritch, TX, Thomas Trammell of Borger, TX and ex-wife Laurie Albin of Stinnett, TX and Daniel Morris of Amarillo, TX; three daughters, Evonne Mitcham and husband Johnny of Woodville, TX, Marion Jones of Borger, TX and Donna Hunt of Livingston, TX; thirteen grandchildren; several great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.Cremation was entrusted to Brown Funeral Directors. Memorial services will be held at 10:00AM, Saturday, March 17, 2012 at Brown Chapel Of The Fountains in Borger, TX with Bruce Ridling officiating.Send personal condolences to www.brownfuneraldirectors.net.


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Switch to Forum Live View Hymns As Therapy
|10 years ago :: Feb 13, 2008 - 2:23PM #11
I had never heard of a certified music therapist, 'til about a year ago. A young man I knew through work told me he was getting a degree from FSU in music therapy. Until that time, I didn't know it was a 'certified' career. per say.
I have always viewed music as a form of healing.
I think what each of you do is WONDERFUL! There has to be no better feeling than enjoying yor job, and gettting home at the end of the day and feeling satisfied.
God bless each of you for your work. I love music and gospel is one of my favorites.
How wonderful that you use your God given talent to help others. I tried years ago to teach myself how to play guitar, and apparently I lack the coordination for the task.
Thought ya'll may be interested in this website...[FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]http://www.preciouslordtakemyhand.com[/COLOR][/FONT]
God bless each of you.
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|10 years ago :: Feb 15, 2008 - 4:04PM #12
My father passed away from Alzheimer's just this past December. One thing he always responded to was hymnals. We could start singing and he would join in. He hardly spoke or new anyone, but would sing those old songs. If it wasn't therapy for him, it was for us. It always made us feel like a part of him was still there and we were communicating in some way.
Please keep up what you are doing. It is a labor of love that has far reaching affects.
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|10 years ago :: Mar 07, 2008 - 5:58PM #13
I can say assuredly that as a choral musician, what I do is both a ministry TO me and a ministry FOR me. The choir prays twice, as the old saying goes.
When it is a ministry to me, it is therapeutic spiritually. When it is working as a ministry for me, to others, I hope and pray that it is therapeutic spiritually for them as well.
There are certain movements of works that, without exception, I cannot sing, or even listen to a recording of, without weeping in profound adoration and joy. Brahm's German Requiem, Rutter's Gloria, and "O Nata Lux" from Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna come to mind.
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|10 years ago :: Mar 24, 2008 - 10:20PM #14
Music Therapy
When I was a child, my older brothers had a guitar and I loved the music. I wanted to play also, but my brothers would not let me touch the guitar.
As an adult I still had a love for guitar music. One Saturday during a Charismatic Day of Renewal, I spoke with the man that was playing the guitar, leading the group in praising in song. Told him I loved guitar music, but as a child, my brothers would not let me touch the guitar. He placed his hand on my shoulder and said, "I give you permission to play the guitar."
When I got home, I told my husband what the man had said to me. My husband said he didn't know I liked guitar music and if I wanted one, we would go and get one. That same week we went to a music store, where they had a guitar room. There were all kinds of guitars, I had no idea which one I wanted, just knew it had to be a 12 string, which is what the man that "gave me permission to play the guitar," was playing.
We were walking around the room looking, when a young man with shoulder length hair walked in. He took one guitar off the wall and strummed it, then hung it back up. He tried another, then walked out of the guitar room. My husband followed him out and spoke with him about me wanting a 12 string. He came back in took one off the wall, strummed it, then tried another, and said, "this is a good one, but don't pay them what they are asking for it, offer them less." Then he walked out.
My husband spoke to the salesman and asked the price, which was quite high. My husband told him the price was too high. He then asked what we were willing to pay for it. My husband quoted a price. He said he'd have to speak to the manager and left the room. He came back and said the manager wanted to know if we would add twenty dollars to the offer. My husband told him, yes if he would also include a guitar case. He indicated they had some used ones and we could have one of those. He brought one out which had the Christian symbol IXOYE. I knew immediately it was the right one.
On the way home my husband asked me if I knew who had picked my guitar. I told him, the young man with the shoulder length hair. He said yes, but it was your angel. I was stunned---how did he know that.
We had also purchased a beginners book on playing guitar, which I read and began learning the basic chords. Then I signed up for a beginning guitar class at the college near by.
I took one semester of Beginning Guitar, and shortly after I finished, was when I had "my calling" for Juvenile Detention Ministry. My instructor told me, for what I was going to use the guitar, one semester was sufficient.
I am not a musician, just know the basic chords to play and lead the youths in Juvenile Hall in singing a couple of songs during ministry. They are songs the youths can easily learn: "Father I Adore You, I Love You Lord, Tell the People I Love Them, Change My Heart O God, In His Time," and several others, but their favorite is --- "Amazing Grace."
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|10 years ago :: Mar 26, 2008 - 4:01PM #15
Apishapa - Thank you for sharing your story. It touched me today. I only have one critique. That is that you say, "I am not a musician". This is not true. You ARE a musician. So am I. Welcome to the family of musicians.
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|10 years ago :: Mar 27, 2008 - 11:50AM #16
Thank you, but as I mentioned earlier, I just know the basic chords, and my left fingers aren't that strong, even though I have exercised them, so I just use three fingers. But I do try and "make a joyful noise unto the Lord!"
Forgot to mention, the guitar music is therapeutic for the youths. It seems to calm them and they are more open to the word of God.
Occasionally a youth will tell me that they play guitar, so I ask the officers will allow him to be the music ministry for the service. If they allow the youth to play the guitar, he will play some of the music and lead us in Praise songs, which makes it more meaningful for the rest of the group.
Praise God!
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|10 years ago :: Jul 02, 2008 - 11:08AM #17
***************************** This is a great Bnet group for Christian fellowship and this link has many songs of interest to Christians there!
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|11 years ago :: Nov 24, 2007 - 12:42PM #18
I think what your doing is beautifal and GOD bless you for that. I don't know if I use music for therapy, But I do believe that most of the music I hear in church is very beautiful. I'm catholic and I grew up old school catholic were all of the women in church would sing and most of the men wouldn't. I recently found my way back to the church and try to sing along with most of the hymmes, and that seems to make me feel good. We have a new priest in our parish and when we pray the our father we sing it and I think thats great. sometimes I wonder if the priest is doing that just to get the men to sing along.
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|7 years ago :: Aug 24, 2011 - 4:50PM #19
I know longer consider myself a Christian but one of the things I miss most from the church is worship. I love to worship God thru music and still listen to many of my old CHristian rock cds etc. I feel so close to God when I am praising Him. One of the neatest moments of my life was at a Joyce Meyer convention when thousands of women began singing Amazing Grace accapelo. Amazing moment.
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Received an e-mail saying I'm in along with some open house details .
Received an e-mail saying I'm in along with some open house details .
Just got my financial aid. 1/3 grant, 1/3 federal loan, 1/3 I gotta find a private lender....there goes my excitement about getting into such a big name school...40K in loans per year!!!!
Was expecting more since both me (individually) and my parent are considered low-income and my FAFSA Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) was 0.
Starts to make the UC schools look much more appealing because even if UCLA were to give NO aid, it would still be less than 40K.
Just got emailed my login for SPIRE, so I checked my financial aid tab but it's showing nothing awarded yet. Anyone get anything different?
Thanks to everyone who responded to my question yesterday about the Michigan and UNC student portal financial aid info. Michigan actually emailed me this morning offering me fellowship/scholarship aid, so the website's loan-only offer was definitely just driven by what I submitted on my FAFSA. Looks like I'll be going to Michigan's open house after all (and foregoing USC's event - too bad they're on the same day!).
Has anyone else not yet hear from UNC? Normally I would have given up by now, but the grad school contacted me with a question last week which made me think they had my app, but now, no word. As far as I can tell they don't have an online system that tells you about admittance. Thanks!!
Has anyone gotten an offer from UNC on a financial aid award yet?
I got an email yesterday morning from UNC regarding financial aid. They had the financial aid package on one of their websites I had to log into. In the end, mine was disappointing, entirely loans. I hope yours is better. I'll paste the steps below in case they've posted it but haven't sent the email yet.
Before viewing your award:
Please click here. (http://studentaid.unc.edu/forms/)
Click the appropriate Aid Year.
Under the "Publications" group, find and click
Information About Your Financial Aid Award.
Read the important information there about your financial aid award.
After reading the above important information, follow the steps below to view your award.
Step 1:Visit the webpage My.UNC.edu and Sign In.
Step 2:Signing into My.UNC.edu requires a University of North Carolina ONYEN identification and password. If you have not already created your UNC ONYEN, visit onyen.unc.edu and follow the instructions to "Create an ONYEN". Note that all emails to you from the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid will be sent to your official UNC ONYEN email address. It is your responsibility to monitor this email address.
Step 3:From your MyUNC homepage, navigate to the ConnectCarolina Student Center using the provided link you see.
Step 4:Once within your personal Student Center, locate the section entitled "Finances." This section will include a sub-category for Financial Aid. Please select "View Financial Aid" and choose the appropriate Aid Year.
Good news about UNC aid - I just got clarification from the department that, like Michigan, the info online right now is based solely on FAFSA and does not include any merit-based aid from the department. Hope is still alive!
So I don't have super high hopes at this point about UCLA since it seems like several acceptances went out on Tuesday. I am just wondering if anyone has gotten any new information since the first wave? Acceptances/Rejections?
Waiting is terrible!
Thanks everybody
Maryland just sent out acceptance letters!
Woohoo! In at my top two choices - Rutgers and Penn! Was really nervous about Rutgers after other people got their acceptances two days ago - just got mine today.
Also in at UNC (loans only), NYU, and Maryland.
Looking forward to the open houses!
Rejected. I expected that anyway
Keep forgetting to post my acceptance/rejection info.
Maryland College Park
Texas A&M
UNC Chapel Hill
(not really surprised by either of those though)
Waiting on:
Anyone heard from Michigan about Scholarship info and/or gotten their acceptance letter in the mail yet?
Does anyone know the Rutgers deadline for accepting/declining admission? In addition, is there a deposit fee?
Also just got into U Maryland! The last school from which I was waiting to hear.
For those who just recieved U of M college park acceptances: Did the acceptance come through the email directly or was it on the website?
Has anyone received Michigan's admissions/aid info in the mail yet? I need to figure out whether I'm going to Michigan's open house soon (it's on a bad weekend for me) as plane tickets from Providence to Detroit aren't cheap!
I received an email from Michigan this morning notifying me about a scholarship offer (I was the one who mentioned this above). I haven't received anything in the mail though. Maybe you can call on Monday and ask if they've sent out notifications by email ahead of all the mailings or just in advance of some mailings? I'm flying from the west coast and the ticket prices to Detroit are pretty outrageous from here too. I'm actually waiting a few days hoping prices will come down before I buy my tickets, because it doesn't look like they can really go up much higher....
Thank you jh123 and kwhole01!
Wolverine Access lists a merit award (yay!) but no other financial aid (loans/grants)...is anyone else's Wolverine Access like this? In the documents section, it says they've received my fafsa, which I turned in way before February 15, so I don't think that's the issue.


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I have a friend who is pregnant and having a hard time with it. She's been married less than a year, but wasn't really preventing- occasionally taking bc pills. She talks a lot about being depressed, everything she's going to miss out on because of the baby, being scared of accidentally hurting the baby, things like that. She says she doesn't want it, but her husband does. She works very few and unsteady hours, so the baby will mostly be home with her during the day. I'm worried about her and don't know how to help. She has talked to her ob about feeling suicidal and they gave her some antidepressants and I think she's taking them, but wont agree to counseling. I'm worried about her and increasingly worried about her baby. She has a history of being dramatic, and I don't know if this is part of wanting attention and making people notice her and worry? But then I was thinking, what if it is that bad or worse and the baby is in some kind of danger. Maybe not that she's hurt the baby but neglect or not bond with him or her. I don't know how to ask if she has thoughts of harming the baby. WWYD?
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No advice other than I was always taught that people don't talk about suicide and depression for attention. If she's talking about it than there is a problem.
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Also maybe you can volunteer now to take the baby for 1 afternoon or evening per week that way she will know she has some adult time to look forward to after the baby gets here.
Also did she say she might accidentally hurt the baby like cuz baby is so tiny she might hurt it's arm or something when she is caring for it like changing its clothes or something -that is a normal fear I think
Or did she mean it like she might lose it and harm the baby?!
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If she is talking to her doctor about it too, then that is good. Is she talking to her husband about her thoughts?
I would make sure to give her that hotline number and make sure to tell her that counseling is SUCH a good thing. And then pray for her. Beyond that, I'm not sure what you can do.
I had my first our first year of marriage (though I was so siked about it)... maybe you can tell her that because it happened so soon in their marriage that they are not going to have this HUGE change to get used to in their marriage and life because it's not like they've had 2-6 years of JUST them and then had this baby. I was shocked to see how different it was between me and my dh vs. my siblings and their spouses who waited to get pregnant (there are perks to both way, but maybe just talk up her way since she's having so much trouble).
Tell her that because she is having the baby now, that'll leave more time in their later years to experience all this fun stuff vs. waiting till they are 40 to have their baby (I'm sure there are perks to both, but again... point out positive of what she's doing). My 4th baby will be out of the house when I'm 44... I think it's fun I'll still be young enough to do things I've always wanted to do.
Tell her that many women are worried they will have post-partum depression before their first baby. In the back of my mind, I was worried I would get it. I asked my mom, grandma, sisters if they experienced it and they said no and that helped (some say it can be genetic).
Remind her it's okay not to be excited about having a baby. Not every woman feels that (my sisterinlaw and aunt did not at all... they both turned into these amazing mothers though. They always joked before kids and said they were not maternal at all and would probably eat their young). I think there is a movie called "Waitress" with that storyline (the woman hates that she's pregnant) and it's just great at the end, when she has the baby and it's totally different than what she thought.
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She is very late 30's and is still going out about every night. She "couldn't afford maternity insurance", but has been on two carribean vacations, and a few others in the us this year. . She has never really worked a full time job that I know of.
As far as harming the baby, she has just said it on the context of being afraid of accidentally harming the baby, like dropping him or her. Not that she thinks she'll snap. That's just my worry for her.
A couple of her friends have had pp depression, myself included, and talk to her about it. I had some fertility problems and had wanted a baby for years and still had horrible anxiety and depression, so I can only only imagine how she must feel with the extra conflict of not wanting the baby.
I just want to be able to do something to help her. I know this is a huge step for her as far as having to do some (late) growing up. I think she could be a really good mom and happy with her baby if she could get past the panic and resentment.
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And to the pp about being serious about suicide.. Yes when you put it that way I totally agree. When I was thinking of it in terms of her being a bit of a hypochondriac I was thinking maybe attention, but this is definitely something to be taken seriously. Glad you helped me rethink that.
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I'll be attending our session in New Orleans, looking forward to it! And of course have a little chat :)
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It felt like the weekend started early for me since Jody worked from home on Friday. I even managed to sneak out of the house by myself that day for about 45 minutes! What did I do with my precious freetime you ask? Get a haircut? A manicure? Go for a coffee? No, none of these things. My 45 minutes of glorious freetime was spent at the bank filing an "Affadavit of Unauthorized/Improper Debit Card or ATM card activity" because someone used my debit card to buy themself a nice little something from Bed, Bath and Beyond – a $205 nice little something. Grrrr. 😦 I have no idea how the perp got my card number. I thought it could've been from the recent Internet purchases I've made, but the woman at the bank said it's much more likely that someone swiped the number when I used the card at a store recently. Bugger! The money will be put back into my account and I'll be issued a new debit card, and hopefully that will be the end of it, though she advised me to keep an eye on my account for the next few days too. I hope the person who did it gets caught and/or doesn't get ahold of anyone else's number, but my guess they will probably keep at it.
Saturday was a cleaning day for me. Changed sheets on the beds, vacuumed the mattresses (I saw an episode of Oprah about cleaning where they recommended it to suck out the dust mites and dust mite excrement – yucky!), vacuumed the upstairs and did laundry. I also listed two office chairs and a computer monitor we don't use on Freecycle, went to a used bookstore to see if they would buy any of the 22 old computer books of Jody's that he no longer needs (no, they won't – so I Freecycled those too), stopped at Vitamin Cottage to pick up some groceries, and made Kentucky Fried (Baked) Tofu, tater tots and salad for dinner. Mmmmm. I hadn't made that tofu recipe in a while. Jody and I watched an episode of Dead Like Me after Ava went to bed. All in all, it was a very productive day.
On Sunday, I sold our Arm's Reach co-sleeper for $70. Yay! I decided to sell it since it was not getting any use and just taking up space. Ava slept in it for about 4 months when she was a baby, but, although we set it up again when Julian was born, I haven't even tried putting him in it. He sleeps with us and that's been working really well.
We captured one of Julian's first laughs on video which you can see in the post below. 🙂
I also did some more grocery shopping, this time at Safeway, and listed more things on Freecycle (old computer books, kitchen utensils we don't use, some old laundry detergent I found in the garage). I made a new (to me) recipe for dinner – "No-Chicken Sour Cream Enchilada Casserole" made with Quorn (yummy – thanks for including it in the CC cookbook, Julie!). The recipe makes enough so you have one casserole for dinner and one to put in the freezer. Nice!
Carrie (my sis) picked up Ava in the evening to take her to a Super Bowl party at some friends' house. They have a couple kids around Ava's age who Ava has played with before. She had a blast with them and entertained everyone at the party with her "silly dance." (We'll have to get that on video next.) Anyway, it gave me and Jody a little peace and quiet at home, which was nice.
That about covers it. We're finally supposed to be getting some warmer temps around here this week. Hopefully most of the snow that we've had around since ooooh December(!) will finally melt! 🙂


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The purpose of the meeting is to adopt the 2014 Budget for the county and set the 2013 ad valorem property tax rate. See the September 12 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald for more information.


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The results of our poll:-
Keep him - 31.4%
Replace him - 63.1%
Still not sure - 5.5%
We thank you all for your votes.PARDEW - SHOULD HE STAY OR GO? THE HAWTHORNS
What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters?
Away fans are housed on one side of the Smethwick End, where the normal allocation is 3,000 seats. This means that this stand is shared with home supporters. For cup games, the whole of this stand can be allocated to away supporters, raising this figure to 5,200. The facilities and the view of the pitch in the Smethwick End are okay, although the leg room is a little cramped. I have been to the Hawthorns on a number of occasions and have always found it to be a fairly friendly place. The only thing against it, in terms of a day out is the lack of nearby pub for away fans, meaning that most elect to drink inside the ground instead. Considering that the concourse at the back of the Smethwick End is pretty small in comparison to its overall capacity, then it can have uncomfortable feel, especially when there is a capacity away support. Strangely I noticed that fans were not allowed to bring in take away food from the nearby McDonalds. Food available on the concourse includes; Cheeseburgers (£3.70), Burgers (£3.50), Chicken Balti Pies (£2.90), Chicken & Mushroom Pies (£2.90), Cheese & Onion Pies (£2.90), Steak & Kidney Pies (£2.90), Sausage Rolls (£2.90) and Pasties (£2.90).
Look out for the West Brom Mascot called 'Baggie Bird', who does a good job of entertaining the away fans before the game. This even involves going in goal and challenging players to take a shot!
Greg Whitaker adds; 'I've been to the Hawthorns twice as an away fan and had a similar problem on both occasions. There is a huge metal gate, outside the stadium, next to the away fan section. On my first visit, this was closed before the game, meaning we had to walk in a big loop through a load of residential streets to get round to the other side of the gate. On my most recent visit, the gate was closed after the game. There are no signs to give you directions and, with it being an evening game, I ended up wandering deserted streets in the dark trying to find my way back to Rolfe Street station'.
Where To Eat And Drink?
The main pub for away fans is 'The Vine' which is about a 15-20 minute walk from the ground. From Junction 1 of the M5 turn left towards West Bromwich town centre (opposite direction to the ground). Take the first left into Roebuck Street. The Vine is down on the left. You can also street park in this area and then walk to the ground. This pub also offers Indian food and has an indoor tandoori barbeque (from 1pm on Saturdays), plus has a beer garden with children's play area. Barbara Osborne a visiting Newcastle United fan adds; 'The Vine from the outside looked like any small corner boozer, but inside it was quite large and it was fairly easy to get served. It had a good mix of home and away fans.' Martin Parnham a visiting West Ham supporter informs me; 'If going by train to the Hawthorns and intending to visit the Vine pub, then it is quicker to get off at Smethwick Galton Bridge station, from which the pub is a ten minute walk; On coming out of the station turn left. You will reach a roundabout at which you turn left onto Telford Way (A4168). At the next roundabout turn left again into Kenrick Way. Cross over to the other side of the road via the pedestrian crossing and you will see in front of you a pedestrian/cycle path. Follow this path which goes under the M5 and on exiting the underpass, the pub is 50 yards up on the right'.
Dave Wilson recommends; 'The Park Hotel which is just off junction one of the M5 and a 10 minute walk to the ground. You can park on their car park for £5 and away fans are always welcome. There are plenty of families who meet in here before games and it is a very safe environment. There is also plenty of street parking in and around the area of the hotel if you don't want to pay the £5.'
Sean Mowat a visiting Sheffield United supporter adds; 'As you pass the ground on the right on the main Birmingham Road. Carry on about another half a mile and there is a pub on the right set back off the road called the Royal Oak. We've been in the last two times we've visited WBA. The beer is okay and they also serve Asian food (try the chicken kebabs!). It had a friendly atmosphere'. It also has the added benefit of showing televised football.
If travelling by Metro or train from Birmingham Snow Hill and you like your real ale, then it may be a good idea to stop off on the way to the Hawthorns at the Jewellery Quarter station. Within a 10 minute walk of the station are at least three pubs serving decent real ale. These are the Rose Villa Tavern, Red Lion and Lord Clifden. The Red Lion and Lord Clifden are both listed in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide, whilst the Brown Lion has recently opened and is effectively the brewery tap for the local Two Towers Brewery. See the Google map below for their locations (this will require you to use the arrows to move the map down and then to the to show the Jewellery Quarter and pubs).
Alcohol is also available within the ground, albeit in plastic bottles/cans, in the form of Carlsberg (£3.70), Tetleys (£3.70) and Strongbow (£3.60), plus Red and White wine, Smirnoff Ice, and various Spirit Minatures (all at £3.80). How To Get There By Car And Where To Park
The Hawthorns is located on the A41 (Birmingham-West Bromwich Road). If approaching from outside the area the ground is about half a mile from Junction 1 of the M5. On leaving the M5 take the A41 towards Birmingham, the ground is on your right. Beware though of speed cameras on this stretch of the A41. Street parking or alternatively there are a few private matchday car parks at some local industrial units near the ground, or at Hawthorns station which costs £4.
By Train/Metro
The Hawthorns has its own railway and metro station which are about a five minute walk from the ground. It can be reached from Birmingham New Street, by first taking a train to Smethwick Galton Bridge and changing there for the Hawthorns. Total journey time is around 20-25 minutes. Alternatively the Hawthorns is also served by direct trains from Birmingham Moor Street and Birmingham Snow Hill. The metro line runs from Birmingham Snow Hill. Remember if travelling by train then you can normally save on the cost of fares by booking in advance. Visit the thetrainline website to see how much you can save.NEWCASTLE UNITED FC 2012/13 Newcastle United Fixtures PREMIERSHIP NEWCASTLE 0 SUNDERLAND 3Krul (57' Elliot), Debuchy, S Taylor, Yanga-Mbiwa, Gutierrez, Marveaux, Tiote, Cabaye (62' Ben Arfa), Gouffran (46' Shola Ameobi), Sissoko, Cisse Subs:Anita, Perch, Haidara, Campbell NEWCASTLE 1 FULHAM 0 (Cisse)Krul, Simpson (81' Campbell), Yanga-Mbiwa, S Taylor, Santon (17' Anita), Marveaux, Cabaye, Sissoko, Gutierrez, Cisse, Gouffran (69' Shola Ameobi).Subs: Elliot, Williamson, Bigirimana, Obertan MAN CITY 4 NEWCASTLE 0Elliot, Simpson, S Taylor, Yanga-Mbiwa, Gutierrez, Anita, Cabaye (74' Bigirimana), Obertan (45' Perch), Sissoko, Gouffran (63' Gosling), Cisse. Subs: Harper, Marveaux, Good, Campbell WIGAN 2 NEWCASTLE 1 (Santon)Elliot, Debuchy (13' Haidara, 27' Perch), S Taylor, Yanga-Mbiwa, Santon, Marveaux, Tiote, Gutierrez, Gouffran (67' Shola Ameobi), Sissoko, Cisse Subs: Harper, Anita, Gosling, Obertan. 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NEWCASTLE 1 MAN CITY 3 (Ba)Krul, Simpson (82' Ferguson), Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Perch, Tiote (74' Marveaux), Anita, Gutierrez, Cisse (79' Shola Ameobi), Ba. Subs: Elliot, Bigirimana, Sammy Ameobi, Tavernier FULHAM 2 NEWCASTLE 1 (Ben Arfa)Krul, Simpson, Coloccini, Williamson, Santon, Gutierrez, Tiote (86' Bigirimana), Anita (86' Marveaux), Ben Arfa (70' Shola Ameobi), Cisse, Ba. Subs: Harper, Perch, Ferguson, Tavernier NEWCASTLE 3 WIGAN 0 (Ba 2 - 1 pen, Bigirimana)Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon (49' Ferguson), Marveaux, Tiote (46' Bigirimana) Anita, Gutierrez (75' Sammy Ameobi), Ba, Cisse Subs: Harper, Shola Ameobi, Ranger, Tavernier STOKE 2 NEWCASTLE 1 (Cisse)Krul, Simpson, Coloccini, Williamson, Santon, Anita (87' Sammy Ameobi), Perch, Tiote, Gutierrez, Ba, Cisse (87' Ranger).Subs: Elliot, Bigirimana, Marveaux, Ferguson, Tavernier SOUTHAMPTON 2 NEWCASTLE 0Krul, Simpson, S Taylor (90+1' Perch), Williamson, Santon, Anita (66' Marveaux), Tiote, Gutierrez, Ferguson (46' Sammy Ameobi), Ba, Cisse.Subs: Harper, Bigirimana, Ranger, Tavernier NEWCASTLE 1 SWANSEA 2 (Ba)Krul, Simpson (74' Bigirimana), S Taylor, Williamson, Santon, Ben Arfa, Anita, Tiote, Ferguson (46' Shola Ameobi), Sammy Ameobi (79' Marveaux), Ba. Subs: Elliot, Amalfitano, Tavernier,Abeid NEWCASTLE 0 WEST HAM 1Krul, Simpson (79' Obertan), Steven Taylor, Williamson, Santon, Ben Arfa, Cabaye, Gutierrez (24' Anita), Ferguson, Cisse (45+5' Shola Ameobi), Ba Subs:Elliot, Amalfitano, Bigirimana, Marveaux. LIVERPOOL 1 NEWCASTLE 1 (Cabaye)Krul, Anita, S Taylor, Coloccini, Santon, Perch (26' Simpson), Cabaye (68' Ferguson), Gutierrez, Ben Arfa, Cisse, Ba (49' Sammy Ameobi).Subs: Harper, Williamson, Shola Ameobi, Obertan. NEWCASTLE 2 WEST BROM 1 (Ba, Cisse)Krul, Simpson (61 Cisse), Coloccini, Williamson, Santon, Ben Arfa, Cabaye, Perch, Gutierrez, Ba (72 Sammy Ameobi), Shola Ameobi (61 Obertan). Subs: Harper, Anita, Steven Taylor, Ferguson. SUNDERLAND 1 NEWCASTLE UTD 1 (Cabaye)Krul,Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini (79' S Taylor) Santon, Gutierrez, Cabaye, Tiote, Ben Arfa (83' Obertan), Ba, Shola Ameobi (38' Perch).Subs: Harper, Anita, Cisse, Ferguson NEWCASTLE UTD 0 MAN UTD 3Harper, Santon, Perch, Williamson, Ferguson (63' Anita), Ben Arfa, Tiote (80' Bigirimana), Cabaye, Gutierrez, Cisse (63' Shola Ameobi), Ba Subs: Alnwick, Simpson, Obertan, Sammy Ameobi READING 2 NEWCASTLE 2 (Ba 2)Harper, Perch, Williamson, Steven Taylor (Tavernier 56), Santon, Ben Arfa, Tiote, Bigirimana (Ferguson 70), Gutierrez, Cisse (Shola Ameobi 69), Ba.Subs not used: Elliot, Anita, Obertan, Sammy Ameobi. NEWCASTLE 1 NORWICH 0 (Ba)Harper, Perch, Williamson, Steven Taylor, Santon, Ben Arfa (Shola 85mins), Anita (Tiote 76 mins), Cabaye, Jonas, Cisse (Obertan 70 mins), BaSubs unused: Elliot, Tavernier, Bigirimana, Sammy Ameobi EVERTON 2 NEWCASTLE 2 (Ba 2)Harper; Perch, Williamson, Taylor, Santon; Anita, Cabaye (Bigirimana 93), Gutierrez; Marveaux (Ba 46), Ben Arfa; Cissé (Shola Ameobi 80). Substitutes not used Elliot (g), Gosling, Obertan, Tavernier. NEWCASTLE 1 ASTON VILLA 1 (Ben Arfa)Krul, Simpson (Bigirimana 38), Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Santon, Ben Arfa, Cabaye, Anita, Gutierrez (Marveaux 86), Ba (Obertan 86), CisseSubs not used: Harper, Williamson, Gosling, Amalfitano CHELSEA 2 NEWCASTLE 0Krul, Simpson (Ryan Taylor 64), Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Santon (Marveaux 74), Ben Arfa, Anita, Cabaye (Perch 77), Gutierrez, Ba, CisseSubs not used: Harper, Williamson, Gosling, Obertan NEWCASTLE 2 SPURS 1 (Ba, Ben Arfa pen)Krul; Simpson, S Taylor, Perch, Santon; Ben Arfa, Cabaye (Anita, 71), Tiote, Gutierrez; Cisse, Ba (Obertan, 85). Subs not used: Harper; R Taylor, Williamson, Gosling, Amalfitano FA CUP BRIGHTON 2 NEWCASTLE 0 Elliot, Tavernier, Perch (46' Dummett), Williamson, Santon, Anita, Abeid (46' Ranger), Bigirimana, Obertan (71' Marveaux), Shola Ameobi, Sammy Ameobi Subs: Krul, Amalfitano, Ferguson, Campbell EUROPA LEAGUE NEWCASTLE UTD 1 BENFICA 1 (Cisse)Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Yanga-Mbiwa, Haidara (67' Marveaux), Anita (63' Ben Arfa), Bigirimana (45' Shola Ameobi), Cabaye, Gutierrez, Sissoko, Cisse Subs: Elliot, Perch, Gosling, Campbell BENFICA 3 NEWCASTLE 1 (Cisse)Krul, Simpson (83' Gosling), S Taylor, Yanga-Mbiwa, Santon, Perch (62' Anita), Cabaye, Gutierrez, Sissoko, Marveaux (80' Shola Ameobi), Cisse Subs: Elliot, Williamson, Obertan, Campbell NEWCASTLE 1 ANZHI MAKHACHKALA 0 (Cisse)Elliot, Santon, S Taylor, Yanga-Mbiwa, Haidara, Tiote, Sissoko, Cabaye (37' Gutierrez), Anita (71' Campbell), Marveaux, Cisse. Subs: Harper, Perch, Bigirimana, Shola Ameobi, Obertan ANZHI MAKHACHKALA 0 NEWCASTLE 0Elliot, Simpson, Yanga-Mbiwa, Perch, Haidara, Cabaye (84' Tiote), Anita (75' S Taylor), Ben Arfa (64' Shola Ameobi), Marveaux, Obertan, Sissoko Subs: Alnwick, Santon, Bigirimana, Campbell METALIST KHARKIV 0 NEWCASTLE 1 (Shola Ameobi pen)Krul, Simpson, Yanga-Mbiwa, Coloccini, Haidara, Sissoko, Anita (76' Perch), Cabaye (87' Bigirimana), Marveaux, Shola Ameobi, Cisse (75' Gutierrez).Subs: Elliot, Gosling, Obertan, S Taylor NEWCASTLE 0 METALIST KHARKIV 0Krul, Yanga-Mbiwa, S Taylor, Coloccini, Santon, Obertan (62' Marveaux), Tiote (79' Shola Ameobi), Cabaye, Gutierrez, Sissoko, Cisse. Subs: Elliot, Simpson, Anita, Perch, Haidara. BORDEAUX 2 NEWCASTLE 0Elliot, Tavernier, Williamson (74' Coloccini), Perch, Ferguson, Abeid, Bigirimana, Ranger, Marveaux, Sammy Ameobi (46' Anita) Shola Ameobi (80' Cisse)Subs: Krul, Simpson, Romain Amalfitano, Campbell NEWCASTLE 1 MARITIMO 1Krul, Simpson, S Taylor, Coloccini, Santon, Marveaux, Bigirimana, Anita, Sammy Ameobi (76' Abeid), Ben Arfa (40' Ba), Cisse (50' Amalfitano)Subs: Elliot, Williamson, Ferguson, Tavernier'. CLUB BRUGGE 2 NEWCASTLE 2 (Anita, Shola Ameobi)Krul, Anita, Williamson (58' Steven Taylor), Coloccini, Tavernier, Tiote, Sammy Ameobi (83' Amalfitano), Marveaux, Bigirimana (72' Cabaye), Obertan, Shola Ameobi Sub: Elliot, Santon, Cisse, Shane Ferguson NEWCASTLE 1 CLUB BRUGGE 0 (Obertan)Harper, Perch, Santon, Steven Taylor, Ferguson 80 (Cabaye), Obertan, Tiote, Bigirimana, Anita 46' (Shola Ameobi), Sammy Ameobi 73' (Coloccini), CisseSubs: Krul, Ben Arfa, Ba, Campbell NEWCASTLE 3 BORDEAUX 0 (Shola Ameobi, Henrique og), Cisse)Elliot (Harper, 46 ); Simpson, Williamson, Perch, Ferguson; Anita, Tiote (Gosling, 71), Cabaye (Bigirimana, 61); Cisse, Shola Ameobi, Obertan. Subs: Santon, Arfa, Ba, Sammy Ameobi. MARITIMO 0 NEWCASTLE 0Elliot, Santon, Williamson, Perch, S Taylor, Gosling, Amalfitano (Ferguson 76), Bigirimana, Obertan (Marveaux 80), Vuckic (Sami Ameobi 53), Shola Ameobi. Subs (not used): Harper (gk), Tavernier, Abeid, Campbell NEWCASTLE 1 ATROMITOS 0 (Vuckic)Krul, Simpson, Coloccini, Williamson, Ryan Taylor (11 Vuckic), Obertan, Bigirimana, Perch (59 Tavernier), Marveaux (91 Amalfitano), Gosling, Ba. Subs: Harper, Cabaye, Cisse, Campbell. ATROMITOS 1 NEWCASTLE 1 (R Taylor)Harper; Tavernier, Williamson, Perch, R Taylor; Bigirimana, Anita; Obertan, Gosling (Amalfitano, 64), Marveaux (Gutierrez, 71); Cisse (Campbell, 77). Subs not used: Krul, Santon, Cabaye, S Taylor. LEAGUE CUP MAN UTD 2 NEWCASTLE 1 (Cisse)Elliot, Coloccini (Ferguson 61), Williamson, Perch, Tavernier, Gosling, Marveaux, Tioté (Bigirimana 71), Obertan, Vuckic (Cisse 81), Shola Ameobi. Subs not used: Harper, Anita, Amalfitano, Sammy Ameobi. PRE-SEASON CARDIFF CITY 4 NEWCASTLE 1 (Shola Ameobi pen)Krul, Simpson, Coloccini (Williamson 46), Steven Taylor (Gosling 63), Santon, Obertan (Campbell 83), Tiote (Amalfitano 71) , Gutiérrez, Marveaux (Vuckic 46), R Taylor (Perch 28), Shola Ameobi. HARTLEPOOL 1 NEWCASTLE 5 (Shola Ameobi, Marveaux 2, Obertan, Vuckic)Harper (Alnwick 82), Simpson (Good 72), Tavernier, Williamson, S.Taylor (Vuckic 46), Perch (R.Taylor 72), Gosling, Amalfitano (Santon 80), Marveaux (Obertan 78), Sh.Ameobi (Ben Arfa 46), Bigirimana (Abeid 59). DEN HAAG 0 NEWCASTLE 0Krul; S Taylor (Gosling 65), R Taylor (Perch 71), Coloccini, Santon (Simpson 80); Obertan (Bigirimana 71), Tiote (Ameobi 71), Vuckic (Williamson 65), Gutierrez; Ba (Amalfitano 82), Cisse BRAGA 1 NEWCASTLE 2 (Ba, R Taylor)Harper; Simpson, Tavernier, Coloccini, R.Taylor; Sammy Ameobi (Obertan 88), Tiote (Cabaye 70), Gutierrez, Marveaux; Cisse, Ba (Vuckic 85). OLYMPIACOS 1 NEWCASTLE 1 (S Taylor)Krul, Perch, Williamson, S.Taylor (Dummett 46), Santon, Obertan (Sammy Ameobi 72), Bigirimana, Gosling (Abeid 36), Amalfitano, Vuckic, Shola Ameobi (Cisse 72). FENERBAHCE 1 NEWCASTLE 1 (Abeid)Elliot, Simpson (Santon 68), Tavernier, Coloccini, R Taylor, Tiote (Bigirimana 59), Gosling (Abeid 73), Obertan (Shola Ameobi 75), Marveuax (Gutierrez 59), Vuckic (Sammy Ameobi 46), Ba (Cisse 68). MONACO 0 NEWCASTLE 1 (Ba)Harper, Santon (Ryan Taylor 57), Simpson, Williamson (Perch 46), Gutierrez, Amalfitano (Obertan 62), Abeid (Tavernier 46), Bigirimana (Tiote 62), Sammy Ameobi (Vuckic 46), Shola Ameobi (Gosling 62), Ba (Marveaux 78) CHEMNITZER 1 NEWCASTLE 0Elliot; Tavernier (Simpson, 70), Williamson, Perch, R Taylor (Santon, 70); Obertan (Gutierrez, 77), Abeid (Bigirimana, 70), Gosling, Amalfitano; Vuckic (Shola Ameobi, 70), Sammy Ameobi (Ba, 77). Sub not used: Harper.
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For the first time in more than two decades, the Rose Queen will be crowned under the auspices of new organizers, who are bringing a few changes to the Roselle pageant that's a 54-year tradition for high school girls seeking scholarship money and the chance to serve as a fixture at events promoting the village.
Prime among the changes this year is a new name. A three-member volunteer committee has added the word "scholarship" to the program's official title. The 2013 Rose Queen Scholarship Pageant is Friday, March 15, at Lake Park High School West Campus.
If you goWhat: Rose Queen Scholarship Pageant
When: 7 p.m. Friday, March 15
Where: Lake Park High School West Campus, 500 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Tickets: $3
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"We thought it was important that the community knew, and that the girls knew, that this wasn't a beauty pageant per se, or something that they see on reality TV, but was actually an opportunity for a scholarship for their education," said Amy Reuter, a pageant committee member.
The Rose Queen receives a $2,000 scholarship, while the first runner-up and second-runner-up win $1,000 and $500, respectively. Another scholarship awards $500 to the contestant with the highest cumulative grade-point average.
The 2012 pageant was the last for Linda McDermott and Teri Hodgdon, a longtime team that stepped down after organizing the event for 25 years. Reuter, her daughter and former Rose Queen Kelly Baker, and Pam Mitchell shadowed the pair last year and took over the committee this year.
Among the changes this year is an earlier date for the pageant, formerly held in May, to accommodate students competing in sports playoffs or studying for final exams. That change came in response to feedback the committee received from last year's seven contestants.
Reuter says the new date allows the Rose Queen to participate in more events spotlighting Roselle, including those with the chamber of commerce.
The winner will appear in the annual Rose Parade and Taste of Roselle, assist with lighting the community Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving, and hold the title of guest of honor at the Rose Queen Tea at the Roselle Public Library in the spring.
All nine contestants this year are students at Lake Park High School, from sophomores to seniors: Kelly Figley, Miranda Hagen, Hansini Krishna, Amanda Marks, Cassandra Metz and Angelina Rose of Roselle; and Margaret Fuchs, Alanna Gerardi and Delaney Thompson of Bloomingdale.
And all of them are active volunteers in food pantries, area churches or elementary schools, Reuter says.
"They're all doing volunteer work in addition to some pretty strenuous educational interests and classwork," the Roselle woman said. "It's very diverse. I think it's going to be a nail biter to the very end."
The emphasis on education and community involvement extends to a pre-pageant interview with five judges, one of five scoring categories weighted evenly. The others are sportswear, talent, formal wear and an onstage Q-and-A.
Students must complete an application two months before the pageant detailing their college and career choices, as well as their hobbies and volunteer work. The judges then interview the students based on their applications.
For the first time, a family member or friend will escort the contestants during the evening wear potion of the pageant. The students must write a brief essay to be read by the masters of ceremonies explaining why they chose their escort.
"We just thought not only to give the girls a boost and have them have somebody out there onstage with them during that time, but also to share another little piece of themselves," Reuter says.
She praised the skills her daughter, Kelly Reuter at the time, developed by competing twice in the pageant, finishing runner-up in 2004 and winning the Rose Queen title in 2005.
"She's earned interview skills and stage presence and speaking to a variety of audiences," Reuter said. "I can only hope that the other girls who are involved can do the same and be as successful as Kelly has been."
The pageant begins at 7 p.m. Friday at Lake Park High School West Campus, 500 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. Tickets are $3.


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Thanks for some of the feedback on the video. For those who liked it the first time around and for those who have yet to see it, here it is again. Note:I'm a Jets' fan since the days of the Titans and have stuck with them till this day. I did this song/video to show the transition from the 60's till 2012. It's not a Rah! Rah! rap video! If that's what you're expecting! Skip it! If you want to feel as a Jets' fan has for over 40 years, give it a try. It's meaning is that the team has turned a corner and is now headed in the right direction. The last few years of Jets' football have been very refreshing and entertaining. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CINjuUFPTA
Didn't this song doom the Jets to an 8-8 reacord last year?


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shut down nearly 13 percent of the public schools in the city as a contract with the Gates Foundation to open 60 new charters waits in the wings.You wouldn't be mistaken for thinking that education activists in Chicago were fighting a defensive fight. The district plans to
Meanwhile, youth violence continues, with 13 children age 18 or younger being killed by gun violence so far in 2013, a state of affairs that advocates argue will only get worse if the school closings go forward.
But the fight isn't only defensive. Students, teachers and parents are also behind a movement that is pushing for things they want from education, as well as trying to stop the measures - like the closures - that they oppose.
Groups like More Than a Score and Students Against High Stakes Standardized Test are fighting for less testing and more playing through sit-ins and play-ins to protest standardized testing.
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is one of More Than a Score's supporters and has said that it wholeheartedly supports the fight against non-state standardized tests, a position that Jen Johnson, a history teacher at Lincoln Park High School and a member of the Caucus of Rank and File Educators (CORE) steering committee, says is part of the CTU's larger goal of social justice unionism.
"It's fairly safe to say that school closings are more than a bread-and-butter battle," and so are issues of over-testing, said Johnson.
Testing Hits a Nerve
Chicago is not the first city to have a not-so-subterranean rumble against testing. That mantle goes to Seattle, where one high school's boycott of the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test in January opened the door to letters of solidarity from around the country and a growing consensus that students may be over-tested.
Johnson attributes the rising anger at testing to the "rapid escalation of the use of testing. It has been strong-armed into schools across the country," and how it is "being used to blame all the stakeholders."
The first recorded instance of standardized testing in Europe came about as students left farms and factories for schools during the Industrial Revolution, but George W. Bush's No Child Left Behind (NCLB) program still stands as one of the key catalysts that brought testing into classrooms all around the United States.
Under NCLB, states were required to develop math and reading standards and test children in grades 3 through 8. NCLB also requires schools to "disaggregate" the testing data, a process PBS describes as "designed to close the so-called 'achievement gap' between highly proficient students and under-served, less proficient students by eliminating distortions and variations masked by school-wide averages."
But in her experience, says Johnson, the testing regime only perpetuates inequalities.
She paints a picture of teachers put in underfunded classrooms, like those in Chicago without air conditioners or enough books to go around, administering tests to students who may not have had enough to eat that morning, or may be facing homelessness, as nearly 3,000 CPS students are.
Research on standardized testing and inequality has found testing reinforces inequality. Paul Thomas of Furman University has been vocal about tests as a reflection of socioeconomic conditions and says that the emphasis on testing legitimizes this inequality of opportunity.
Other studies, such as that from Jo Boaler of Stanford University, have found that standardized testing judges language learners and students from minority ethnic and cultural groups particularly harshly.
Rather than receiving the counseling and learning that vulnerable students need, says Johnson, they are given stressful tests, for which teachers in turn face harsh judgment when results are not satisfactory.
Not the First Time Testing an Issue of Contention
One of the key issues that Chicago teachers went to strike over was the possible introduction of a "value-added" teacher evaluation system that would have used students' standardized test scores as 40 percent of a teacher's yearly evaluation and fired educators who didn't improve their test scores a certain amount.
The Chicago Teachers Union claimed at the time that 30 percent of teachers in the district could face losing their jobs if the testing evaluations went through, and a group of researchers from around the country signed an open letter against the evaluation system.
Meanwhile, the focus on testing shone a light on the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, where Mayor Rahm Emanuel sends his children and where the school's director has come out publicly against the use of standardized testing in evaluating teachers.
"Measuring outcomes through standardized testing and referring to those results as the evidence of learning and the bottom line is, in my opinion, misguided and, unfortunately, continues to be advocated under a new name and supported by the current [Obama] administration," David Magill, the Lab School's director, wrote.
The battle against testing hasn't only taken off in Seattle and Chicago, but also in Texas and Portland, Oregon.
CTU President Karen Lewis, speaking at a a meeting in Chicago on the fight against standardized testing with Jesse Hagopian, a teacher from the school that first began boycotting a standardized test, said that both she and Hagopian were seeing the same trends in their school districts.
"We were listening to the same stories," said Lewis, "about how gentrification was pushing school closings in black neighborhoods. You tend to think that it's only happening to you. We are experiencing the injustice, and then finding out there is a play book; they have a playbook."
The Fight Goes On
In the resignation letter of a teacher recently published by The Washington Post, Gerald J. Conti, a social studies teacher at Westhill High School in Syracuse, New York, writes:
"Data driven" education seeks only conformity, standardization, testing and a zombie-like adherence to the shallow and generic Common Core, along with a lockstep of oversimplified so-called Essential Learnings. Creativity, academic freedom, teacher autonomy, experimentation and innovation are being stifled in a misguided effort to fix what is not broken in our system of public education and particularly not at Westhill.
Speaking to Truthout only days after it was announced that the Seattle teachers boycotting standardized tests won't be punished, Johnson said she sees the fight against standardized testing and school closings as no less than a fight for the future standard of living of working people.
"There is a much larger issue of complete divestment from these communities," said Johnson. "Our stance is that we are protecting public education as well as community stability and working-class families."


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COAL CO, OK-Over a month after severe storms ripped through the state of Oklahoma, FEMA agreed to provide assistance to 16 counties that were hit the hardest. Some of those counties are right here in Texoma.
May's severe weather caused about $40 million in damages across the state. In Coal county, the storms heavily damaged 26 homes and uprooted dozens of trees. Officials and a resident tell us how the FEMA money will help them recover.
May 20th, 2013 Mike Linton and his family rushed into the cellar just minutes before a possible tornado touched down in the community of Lehigh. After the storm passed, Linton saw his roof was ripped off and his trailer rolled over more than ten feet from where it was standing.
"It's pretty amazing to see what wind can do really and the travel trailer, it pretty much demolished it," he said.
Linton said despite the beating his home took in the storm, he's just glad no one was hurt.
"I'm thankful everybody's in the storm shelter really, nobody got hurt. It's a house, it can be replaced, cars can be replaced but family can't be replaced so we're pretty fortunate," he said.
Crews are still cleaning up the damage over a month after the storm and the roof of several homes are still covered in tarp.
Coal County Emergency JManager, Aaron Blue, said they have been busy cleaning up and doing repairs since May's storm. He said 26 homes, including Linton's, were heavily damaged.
"We still have lots of trees and debris from just the tornado damage in the Lehigh area and then we have lots of straight line wind damages in the Coalgate area and south of Lehigh also," he said. "I'm gonna estimate that we've exceeded the $75,000 mark in our cleanup all over Coal county."
But help from the government is on the way.
Governor Mary Fallin announced Monday that FEMA has approved assistance for the 16 counties hit the hardest by recent severe weather and tornadoes, and that includes Coal. Blue said this funding will help them rebuild.
"It's great, you know, our guys were out working hard all night long in the 20th and all day long on the 21st and 22nd trying to take care of roads," he said.
"It's good to know that we're actually gonna get some help in this area. There's a lot of people that can use it," said Linton.
Blue said FEMA will determine how much funding Coal county will receive after they survey the damage in two weeks.
Other counties in our area also listed to receive federal aid are Atoka and Pushmataha counties.


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Casimir "Charlie" Carpin
Casimir "Charlie" Carpin, 84, of Bennetts Valley Highway, Weedville, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at DRMC after a lengthy illness.He was born March 4, 1928 in Weedville, son of the late Salvatore "Sam" and Manuello "Minnie" (Dilullo) Carpin. On Nov. 25, 1950 he married Aileen M. Cameroni, who survives.He lived all his life in Bennetts Valley and was a graduate of Bennetts Valley schools and the DuBois Business College. He served in the U.S. Navy.He was employed as a drafter and designer of homes and a building material salesman with Corbet Cabinet & Burke Bros. of St. Marys.He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church of Force, where he was very active as a lector, Eucharistic Minister, a member of the Pastoral Council, and a building committee and acolyte. He was also active in many local board of director committees, including St. Joseph Terrace, Bennetts Valley Senior Center, Bennetts Valley Ambulance, Bennetts Valley Labor Day, Force Clinic, Bennetts Valley Water and Sewage, and the diabetic board of DRMC. He was a member of the Bennetts Valley Legion Post 978 and served as member of the burial detail. He was also a member of the Bennetts Valley Lion Club, where he served as president several times, among other offices.In addition to his wife, Aileen M. (Cameroni) Carpin of Weedville, he is survived by three children, Roseann (Duane) Liptak of Weedville, Charlene (David) Liptak of Weedville, and Tracey (John) Phillips of Weedville; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by seven brothers, Pasquale, Thomas, Samuel, Ralph, Dr. Germanus Carpin and two brothers in infancy, Joseph and Frank; and two sisters, Angeline Cherico and Speranza Crocco. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.A Mass of Christian Burial for Casimir "Charlie" Carpin will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 2 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Force with Father Thomas Tyler as celebrant.Military honors will be accorded by the Bennetts Valley Legion Post 978 Burial Detail.Interment will be in St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery, Force. Visitation will be at the Ralph M. Geer Funeral Home in Penfield on Friday, March 1 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and on Saturday, March 2 from 8:30-9:30 a.m.


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From what I have been told, though most Greek parishes (I assume this includes the broader "Greek churches" as opposed to "Slavic churches", not just the Greeks themselves) use a reformed version of the Sabaite Typikon which is mostly abbreviated for practicality: for example, it eliminates the Vigil rank of feasts so that all feasts and Sundays are commemorated with just Vespers and Matins, changes the order of Matins, and (I'm guessing) gets rid of the single orarion for deacons. But I've also learned that this is only true of parishes. Greek monasteries, meanwhile, use the original, predating the mid-19th century reforms. Is this the product of specific rulings by the churches involved, or is it merely custom? Could a monastery decide to use the "Violakis Typicon", or conversely, a parish priest to use the Sabaite (over his congregation's protests)?
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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - People in Topeka's Oakland neighborhood want City Council members to go back to the drawing board in deciding new district boundaries...
At a work session Tuesday night, the Redistricting Commission recommended a map known as "Plan B." They also presented an alternative map. Both change mainly the edges of districts to achieve as nearly equal population as possible, as is required by law.
However, several Oakland residents asked the council to reject both proposals because both split their neighborhood between districts two and three.
Councilman John Alcala, who currently represents district two, asked staff to look into options for keeping Oakland together.
The council is scheduled to vote on the new district map next week.


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Cisco continued its networking dominance this year with a big win in the Enterprise Networking Infrastructure category. Cisco won two of three subcategories by significant scores, ceding only the financial satisfaction subcategory to Hewlett-Packard by a slim margin, and won the overall Channel Champ award by nearly three full points. Cisco won this category last year as well, followed by Juniper and HP-although all three vendors boosted their overall scores.
For Cisco, the win is a validation for the refocused and restructured company, which spent much of 2012 rallying around the core businesses that made Cisco the networking leader. While competition and pricing pressure have increased in recent years, Cisco has kept its enterprise routers and switches at the top of the hill.


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Thursday, May 24, 2012
The Food Allergy Center is currently enrolling peanut allergic children ages 7–21 years in an oral immunotherapy study (OIT). The Food Allergy Center is also gearing up for an OIT study funded by the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease (part of the NIH) looking at older adolescents and adults (age 16 years and up) with milk and peanut allergies. Recruitment should begin in the winter 2012. The research will focus on how the T cell arm of the immune system is changed by OIT and which changes are best associated with clinical protection. We hope that studying these cells will help researchers understand and improve immunotherapy.
What is next for oral immunotherapy?
With the above studies paving the way, the Food Allergy Center is also determined to conduct a new, multi-food study in collaboration with Stanford University in the not-too-distant future. The hope is that multi-food allergic individuals would receive increasing amounts of different allergens sequentially, enabling researchers to examine how immune system responses to one food during OIT may impact the tolerance to another. We are currently seeking foundation and private support for this work.
The world-class infrastructure for clinical research at Mass General and the expertise of our team has also led to our anticipated participation in a number of multi-center trials for new approaches to treating food allergies, including a new anti-IgE drug and a trans-cutaneous allergen delivery device, among others.
Researchers within the Food Allergy Center are also actively pursuing additional innovative approaches including the use of specific adjuvants (immune-boosting additives used with vaccines) that may help the immune system overcome an allergic reaction. Although, not yet applied to the treatment of food allergy, some adjuvants have already shown promise when used to treat environmental allergies, which are similar in mechanism to allergies to foods.
In addition to researching new therapies, scientists are investigating the use of newer diagnostic tests that will more accurately identify those who are truly allergic to a food and those who are at the most risk for accidental reactions without doing as many time-consuming food challenges.
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July 24, 2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,PLAINTIFF,v.ELIODORO GUZMAN ARREGUIN,DEFENDANT.
WHEREAS, on February 24, 2012, the Court entered a Preliminary Order of Forfeiture, pursuant to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 1028(b)(5), based upon the plea agreement entered into between plaintiff and defendant Eliodoro Guzman Arreguin forfeiting to the United States the following property:
a) One Smith Corona Typewriter;
b) One FujiFilm Digital Camera;
c) One Sony Digital Camera;
d) One Nokia cell phone;
e) Two Samsung Galaxy cell phones;
f) One Attache thumbdrive 2G,
g) One black wallet with contents, and
h) Card making supplies.
AND WHEREAS, beginning on March 13, 2012, for at least 30 consecutive days, the United States published notice of the Court's Order of Forfeiture on the official internet government forfeiture site www.forfeiture.gov. Said published notice advised all third parties of their right to petition the Court within sixty (60) days from the first day of publication of the notice for a hearing to adjudicate the validity of their alleged legal interest in the forfeited property;
AND WHEREAS, the Court has been advised that no third party has filed a claim to the subject property and the time for any person or entity to file a claim has expired.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED and ADJUDGED: 1. A Final Order of Forfeiture shall be entered forfeiting to the United States of America all right, title, and interest in the above-listed property pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1028(b)(5), to be disposed of according to law, including all right, title, and interest of Eliodoro Guzman Arreguin.
2. All right, title, and interest in the above-listed property shall vest solely in the name of the United States of America.
3. The Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection shall maintain custody of and control over the subject property ...
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Spring Break provides folks a chance to get away, but not for the Neuqua Valley and Streamwood boys volleyball teams.
The two schools met for an Upstate Eight Conference crossover match on Tuesday night in Naperville, the Wildcats earning the win 25-15, 25-22.
Each coach took the opportunity to use the contest to learn more about their roster.
Neuqua coach Erich Mendoza utilized different lineups in each game.
After watching his regular starters take the first game, Mendoza inserted players such as Aaron Lauth, Adam Zimmerman, Austin Neace Michael Hickey and Matt Siebach to help the Wildcats (2-0) hold off the Sabres (3-3) in the second game.
"In Game 2 we told the guys that this was their opportunity and to go make something of it," Mendoza said. "We wanted to see what they were capable of doing. There is only so much you can do in practice when it comes to simulating game situations, I think you could see some of the guys were nervous, but I really liked what I saw."
Streamwood coach Lisa Vazzana said she is still trying to identify which players are going to play where on a regular basis.
Vazzana liked what she saw from defensive specialist Danny Nevarez, who led the Sabres with 5 digs. Outside hitters Lester Dela Cruz and Phil Lewy each had 3 kills while setter Prmio Vyas had 2 aces and 4 assists.
"In that second game we started to put some things together as we started working around their big hitters," Vazzana said. "We had more momentum -- we were more aggressive. We were trying to outsmart Neuqua and it was working in our favor, but (Neuqua) made enough plays to win."
At times the match felt like an early-season affair as it featured its fair share of errors and miscues on both sides.
Mendoza said the Wildcats will need to be sharp as they prepare to make their debut in the one of the state's top tournaments -- the Wheaton Warrenville South Tiger Classic beginning for the Wildcats on Thursday night with matches against Sandburg and Evanston.
"This is our first year to be in that tournament and the boys are excited," Mendoza said. "It is a great measuring stick as the teams that are in that tournament are always competing for the state championship on a yearly basis."
Local schools such as Downers Grove South, Naperville Central, Naperville North, Lake Park, Waubonsie Valley join the host Tigers along with elite programs such as Buffalo Grove, Glenbrook North, New Trier and Barrington. Pool play for the 24-team event is Wednesday and Thursday with medal rounds set for Saturday.