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As England's greatest composer of the Baroque, Henry Purcell was dubbed the "Orpheus Britannicus" for his ability to combine pungent English counterpoint with expressive, flexible, and dramatic word settings. While he did write instrumental music, the vast majority of his output was in the vocal/choral realm. His only opera, Dido and Aeneas, divulged his sheer mastery in the handling of the work's vast expressive canvas, which included lively dance numbers, passionate arias and rollicking choruses. Purcell also wrote much incidental music for stage productions, including that for Dryden's King Arthur. His church music includes many anthems, devotional songs, and other sacred works, but few items for Anglican services.
Purcell was born in 1659 to Henry Purcell, master of choristers at Westminster Abbey, and his wife Elizabeth. When he was five, his father died, forcing his mother to resettle the family of six children into a more modest house and lifestyle. In about 1668, Purcell became a chorister in the Chapel Royal, studying under chorus master Henry Cooke. He also took keyboard lessons from Christopher Gibbons, son of the composer Orlando Gibbons, and it is likely that he studied with John Blow and Matthew Locke. In 1673, Purcell was appointed assistant to John Hingeston, the royal instrument keeper.
On September 10, 1677, Purcell was given the Court position of composer-in-ordinary for the violins. It is believed that many of his church works date from this time. Purcell, a great keyboard virtuoso by his late teens, received a second important post in 1679, this one succeeding Blow as organist at Westminster Abbey, a position he would retain all his life. That same year saw the publication of five of the young composer's songs in John Playford's Choice Ayres and Songs to Sing to the Theorbo-lute or Bass-viol. Around the same time, he began writing anthems with string accompaniment, completing over a dozen before 1685, and welcome songs. Purcell was appointed one of three organists at the Chapel Royal in the summer of 1682, his most prestigious post yet.
Purcell composed his first ode for St. Cecilia's Day in 1683. The following month, upon Hingeston's death, he was named royal instrument keeper while retaining his other posts. The composer remained quite prolific in the middle part of the decade, primarily producing music for royal occasions. In 1685 the new King, James II, introduced many changes at Court, one of which was to make Purcell the Court harpsichordist and Blow the Court composer. Near the end of 1687, Queen Mary's pregnancy was announced and Purcell was commissioned to compose an anthem for Psalm 128, Blessed are they that fear the Lord. Many other of his anthems appeared in 1688, as did one of his more famous ones for church use, O sing unto the Lord.
With the ascension of William and Mary to the throne on April 11, 1689, Purcell retained his post as royal instrument keeper, and he, along with Blow and Alexander Damazene, shared the duties of Court composers. With his royal duties reduced, he was able to pursue other opportunities, including teaching and writing for other organizations.
One of Purcell's greatest successes came in 1689 with the production of Dido and Aeneas. He then collaborated with John Dryden on King Arthur in 1691, and also composed the music for The Fairy-Queen (1692), based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream both productions also scoring triumphs. In the final year of his life Purcell remained exceedingly busy, writing much for the stage, including The Indian Queen, left incomplete at his death on November 21, 1695.
Purcell died in 1695 at his home in Dean's Yard, Westminster, at the height of his career. He was believed to be 35 or 36 years old at the time. The cause of his death is unclear: one theory is that he caught a chill after returning home late from the theatre one night to find that his wife had locked him out. Another is that he succumbed to tuberculosis.
Purcell is buried adjacent to the organ in Westminster Abbey. The music that he had earlier composed for Queen Mary's funeral was performed during his as well. Purcell was universally mourned as 'a very great master of music.' Following his death, the officials at Westminster paid him great respect by unanimously voting that he be buried with no expense in the north aisle of the Abbey. His epitaph reads: "Here lyes Henry Purcell Esq., who left this life and is gone to that blessed place where only his harmony can be exceeded."
Henry Purcell fathered six children by his wife Frances, four of whom died in infancy. His wife, as well as his son Edward (1689–1740) and daughter Frances, survived him. Frances the elder passed away in 1706, having published a number of her husband's works, including the now famous collection calledOrpheus Britannicus, in two volumes, printed in 1698 and 1702, respectively. Edward was appointed organist of St Clement Eastcheap, London, in 1711 and was succeeded by his son Edward Henry Purcell (d. 1765). Both men were buried in St Clement's near the organ gallery.
~ Robert Cummings, All Music Guide.


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Putting It Together
Let's nail these bad boys together and solve a straightforward problem. The problem is to read lines from
stdin, sort them, and write the sorted result to
stdout. The complete program is:
import std.stdio; import std.array; import std.algorithm; void main() { stdin.byLine(KeepTerminator.yes) // 1 map!(a => a.idup). // 2 array. // 3 sort. // 4 copy( // 5 stdout.lockingTextWriter()); // 6 }
- This creates an
InputRangethat reads from
stdinline by line, keeping the line terminator at the end of the line.
- In order to read lines fast,
ByLinereuses the same character buffer. In order to create an array of lines, we'll need to copy the lines returned by
ByLine. The
mapfunction (from
std.algorithm) handles that nicely, calling a lambda that maps each input line to a copy of that line.
- The lines need to be coalesced into an array of lines, which is what
std.array.arraydoes. An array is a
RandomAccessRange, which is needed by the sort algorithm.
- What could be simpler than this call to the sort algorithm?
copy()is the algorithm we wrote about earlier. It copies its first argument, an
InputRange, to its second argument, an
- The
lockingTextWriterlocks the output stream, which is
stdout, writes its input (which is an
InputRangeof lines of text) to that stream.
This code does an excellent job of meeting out criteria for components. The flow of control follows a logical progression from top to bottom, with no loops or conditional statements. It's easy to reason about (and hence, much more likely to be correct). The individual components are independent of each other, and each is reusable, and replaceable with others.
Features Needed for Components
Quite a few features of D come together to make this work:
- Exception handling for errors rather than error codes. This design removes all the error-handling code from the use of the components, while fully supporting error detection. Maybe there is a clean way to do this with error codes, but I haven't thought of one.
- Generic functions. Since ranges are concepts, not types, the straightforward way to write algorithms is as function templates that can adapt themselves to the final range types.
- Template constraints. In order to stave off the user-hostile problem of inscrutable error messages, template constraints prevent algorithms from instantiating unless the range arguments match the corresponding range concepts.
- UFCS (Uniform Function Call Syntax). This enables a natural left-to-right order of composition and evaluation of ranges and algorithms. At the same time, it allows algorithms to be implemented outside any particular type or family of types, fostering better modularity.
- Language recognition of
foreachloops. While not strictly required, this makes for convenient and robust iteration over
- Ranges are concepts, not types. Ranges can be implemented as value or reference types, whichever is more appropriate for the specific case. It is not necessary to use virtual functions or other specific interface types.
- Inlining, customization, and optimization. The compiler is fully empowered by the language to inline, customize, and optimize a generic implementation into one customized by the particular types involved. This is necessary in order to match the performance of hand-built, custom code.
- Specialization. Although not shown in the examples, the implementor of the components can add specialized versions based on inquiring about the argument types at compile time.
- Type Deduction. D is a statically typed language, but the file sorting program doesn't explicitly mention any types. The compiler can deduce the required types from the arguments.
- Tuples. The example that computes both the sums and squares in a single pass relies on tuples to produce its return value(s). Being able to combine multiple operations into a single pass over the data is an important optimization.
I've suffered the frustration of non-reusable code for a long time. One solution to the problem is component programming. A successful component design is a combination of convention with some careful language support.
Many advanced features of D come together to enable development of generic components that can snap together in a simple, robust manner. While writing the components is slightly more work than the traditional method of custom loops, the ease of use of those components, and their reusability, more than balance the ledger towards the profit side.
D's component design builds on the earlier successes of the UNIX "files and filters" model, followed by C's file stream interface, followed by C++'s iterators and algorithms. While this capability is relatively new in D, early indications are that it is a robust and extremely promising design. An awful lot of code can be refactored into ranges and algorithms, and hence, can be easily made into reusable software components.
Further Thoughts
Clearly, this discussion invites comparison to how this is or may be done in other languages. It's beyond the scope of this article to do a thorough survey of this, and even if I tried, it's easy to miss best practices in a language one is not thoroughly used to programming in. The best I can do is discuss the rationale for certain design choices for D, and to speculate how D would have fared for component-based programming for other choices.
For example, the classic functional-language approach to component programming is to use a list as the main connection between components. The list is an example of a D forward range. A forward range is a very bad fit for a variety of important algorithms, such as quicksort, binary search, median, and nth element. These need random access. High performance code also can mandate very specific data layouts to maximize memory throughput. The D range concept allows appropriate data structures to be used, rather than trying to make lists fit everything.
Other languages implement parameterized containers and algorithms (such as higher-order functions) by using indirection (usually virtual functions). This constrains the options for data layout (again, data layout can be performance critical), and presumes the existence of a "sufficiently smart optimizer" that can unwind the indirections to generate code specialized to the instantiation types. Without that, one winds up with inefficient components that invite programmers to not use them.
he D approach is to use so-called "heterogeneous" generics, where generating specialized code upon instantiation is relatively straightforward. Furthermore, this specialized code instantiation is composable components can be layered on top of each other without concern about performance.
There is also the issue of manageability. Does a component design rely on incidental scaffolding, tricks, exploits, and cautions? Is there a lot of boilerplate code surrounding the meat? At the very least, the use of the components should be straightforward enough that a relative newcomer to the language can get it to work, and get it to generate quality results. I've had enough of code that looks simple and elegant in a tutorial, only to find out it doesn't perform well, and that "experts don't write code that way," and I'm sure you have, too.
Finally, I should note that there's an enormous amount of history behind component programming and a large body of work written about software component programming, as well as a smorgasbord of ideas about what components should be. These include many good ideas not discussed here.
My thanks to Andrei Alexandrescu, who came up with many of the ideas and examples here. Additional thanks to David Held, Bartosz Milewski, Eric Niebler, and Brad Roberts for their most helpful comments on improving this article.
Walter Bright is the original designer of the D language and a blogger for Dr. Dobb's.

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March 11, 2009
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The UCSB Athletics Ticket Office staff will be in Anaheim for the men's and women's Big West Tournament.
Fans who have ticket inquiries are asked to call (805) 893-UCSB, or show up in Anaheim to meet with a UCSB Ticket Office representative.
The UCSB ticket staff will be available at the Anabella Hotel in Anaheim for fans to pick up their tickets, to answer questions and for more information. The Anabella Hotel is located next to the Anaheim Convention Center at 1030 W. Katella Ave.
The top-seeded women's basketball team will take on Cal Poly, the third seed, in the title game on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Student tickets are $8 and can be purchased at the Anaheim Convention Center Box Office beginning one hour prior to the game. Look for the window labeled UCSB Students and please have your UCSB student identification with you.
For more information on the Big West Tournament, please visit the tournament site here.


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According to A.M. Yealey, salt and fur agents traveled the Ohio River and crossed at Rising Sun, Indiana via Meeks' Ferry from about 1816 to 1840.
Called Carlton when a post office was established in 1879, the little river town was renamed three months later to Rabbit Hash when no one was getting their mail. Carrollton, Carroll County, Kentucky was the source of confusion. The name of Rabbit Hash supposedly originated after a flood drove all of the rabbits to higher ground and the only thing to eat was rabbit hash.
The most famous building in town is the Rabbit Hash General Store, a well-known destination for those who tour small town Americana. The Rabbit Hash Historic District was added to the National Register in 2003.


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The hatchet fish, a great marvel of creation, lives at depths of around 1,000 m (3,280 ft). Its large eyes, which face upwards, enable it to see in the dark and hunt their prey, which passes overhead. However, these creatures also have to be invisible to threats that might arise from above. Their superior bodily structure, which is flat and silver colored, protects them from this danger by allowing them to camouflage themselves easily in the dark.
But how are they protected against potential threats coming from below, for those fish living at even greater depths are, thanks to their own large eyes, just as predatory. This problem is solved by a superb method of deception, thanks to special cells located in its stomach: photophores. These extraordinary cells, which produce a biological light by combining two chemical substances to initiate the necessary reaction, imitate the changing color of the light filtering down from above and emit light of exactly the same color. As a result, predators below cannot see the hatchet fish's shadow as it passes over them.
You may never have heard of this fish or what it looks like or how it lives. So how does knowledge of its magnificent features benefit you? Had Allah so willed, He could have created this fish without all of its attributes or willed to not create any of the countless attributes necessary for its survival.
The details that His creatures display for human beings may transform them from discontented and restless individuals chasing after worldly interests into happy and contented people with faith and hope in the Hereafter. It is enough to see His blessings in everything and to consider His absolute existence for this to happen. Every beauty and detail belong to Allah, Who constantly bestows them upon us:
And in your creation and all the creatures He has spread about, there are Signs for people with certainty. (Surat al-Jathiyyah, 4)2016-08-22 01:50:04


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Women's Volleyball Seeded Third in Skyline Preseason Poll
Lawrenceville, N.J. – The Farmingdale State women's volleyball team has been seeded third in the Skyline Conference Preseason Poll, which was released today by the conference office.
As a newcomer to the Skyline Conference last season, Sage was a
bit of an unknown to the other conference teams. The Gators, who
went 9-0 en route to the Skyline championship and dropped just one
set in 11 matches against conference foes last season, will not
sneak up on anyone this season. Sage has been selected as the
Skyline Conference preseason favorite in women's volleyball
as selected by the league's head coaches.
The Gators lost three seniors from last season's Skyline championship team, including all-conference libero Shannon Young, but a number of key players return to lead the team in its quest of a second straight NCAA tournament bid. Senior setter Kaitlin Olmstead, who drives the Sage offense, led the conference with 10.38 assists per game last season. Junior outside hitter Krista Provost (2.96 kills, 3.74 digs) also returns as one of the conference's top players. Sophomore Nicole Corbett (1.06 blocks), one of the top middle hitters in the conference as a freshman last season, should figure prominently as well. All three players were All-Skyline first-team selections last year.
Polytechnic University was picked seventh in the preseason poll last season, but finished second in the regular-season thanks to the outstanding play of outside hitter Meredith Shipman (4.82 kills, 3.69 digs). Shipman, who hit .376 as a freshman last season, was selected as both the Skyline Conference's Player and Rookie of the Year. An influx of new players around Shipman should put the Blue Jays in position to challenge Sage for the conference title.
Farmingdale State, picked third in the preseason poll, has been one of the Skyline Conference's top teams each of the last two years. The Rams will be young this season, but have the talent to compete with the top teams in the conference. Cathryn McLean (4.09 kills, 3.87 digs) was a first team All-Skyline selection last season.
Mount Saint Mary was the only team to win a set against Sage last season. The Blue Knights welcome back a pair of all-conference players in senior outside hitter Amanda Carfora and junior setter Katie Toole.
Place, Team, Points
1. Sage (7) 79
2. Polytechnic (2) 72
3. Farmingdale State (1) 68
4. Mount Saint Mary 57
5. Mount Saint Vincent 45
6. Old Westbury 42
7. St. Joseph's-L.I. 31
8. Bard 28
9. Purchase 18
10. Maritime 10
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Derbies (pronounced darbies). These are not horse races; they are soccer matches between two teams from the same locale — Manchester United vs. Manchester City; Arsenal vs. Tottenham (the North London derby); Celtic vs. Rangers (the Glasgow derby); Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid; Inter Milan vs. A.C. Milan, and so forth. Beyond the college level, we haven't really had this sort of thing in U.S. sports since the days of the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants, who produced the most famous baseball game of all time in their 1951 "derby."
Instead we have "rivalries," and precious few that endure with the same intensity decade after decade, regardless of the fortunes of the teams. But the rivalries played out in derbies can be found anywhere there is European football. Years ago I was in Salzburg and people were buzzing about the "North Tirolian derby" between Salzburg and Innsbrook.
Derbies don't usually produce attractive football. The intensity of the occasion means that the tackles fly in faster than normal, so that players get less time on the ball, which a key ingredient of creative soccer. And when something creative happens, the opposition in a derby is more likely than normal to put a stop to it with a "professional foul." Derbies also disproportionately result in players being expelled, so that they often end up 11 against 10, or even 10 against 9. Apart from a "white hot" atmosphere, then, derbies don't offer that much to anyone except for the supporters of the two teams involved.
Which brings me to tomorrow, when my team, Everton, faces Liverpool. This is arguably the purest of the British derbies. The Glasgow derby is tainted by a nasty sectarian angle (Catholic vs. Protestant). The Manchester derby suffered until recently because "City" was not competitive with "United." The North London derby loses a tiny bit of its luster because there are so many other London rivalries. But Everton vs. Liverpool is magic (again if you ignore the small matter of the dearth, more often than not, of creative play). Fifteen years ago these two clubs, just a twenty minute walk across Stanley Park from one another, were the two best sides in England and among the top five of Europe. Since then, we've come down in the world but have always remained competitive in the derby. Last year, we were essentially Liverpool's equal all year. And despite the fact that they have beefed up their squad with yet more expensive stars, while we were unable to bring in any new faces, we're ahead of them in the very early going this season.
But, as the cliche goes, you can throw away the "form" once they kick-off the derby. And for 90 minutes tomorrow, I'll experience as intense a sports-viewing experience as I'm likely to again until January 31, 2004, when we play the next Derby.
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SALISBURY, NC (WBTV) - Investigators with the Rowan County Sheriff's Office and FBI continue their investigation into the disappearance of a missing teenage girl from Salisbury.
Deputies say 15-year-old Erica Parsons was reported missing on July 30 to the Sheriff's Office.
She was reportedly last seen on November 19, 2011 at a home along the 200-block of Miller Chapel Road, in Salisbury, when she was 13-years-old.
On Tuesday WBTV asked investigators several questions, including if they were looking at reports of unidentified bodies that had been found within the last two years, and if both of Erica's birth parents had been interviewed.
The reply was simply "we are looking at all possibilities."
Also on Tuesday, WBTV investigated the claim made by Erica's adoptive parents that Erica had been home schooled while she lived with them. On a state web site there is indeed a listing for a registered home school named "Parson's Christian School," with the administrator listed as Casey Parsons.
On Monday, a week after authorities notified the media about Erica, a detective with the National Center For Missing and Exploited Children spoke to WBTV.
"It's just an unusual case that we don't often see. The delay in the reporting is something that we don't see very often like this so we're very concerned about this child's welfare," said Robert G. Lowery Jr.
Casey and Sandy Parsons, Erica's adoptive parents, sat down with WBTV's Coleen Harry on Thursday morning, nearly a week after she was reported missing. The Parsons made a plea for Erica to get in touch with them.
When asked if she believes Erica is okay, Casey Parsons said "yes I believe she's okay. I think she's scared to call home and say I'm alright. I think they're telling her she's going to get in trouble."
James Parsons told investigators that his parents said Erica went to stay with other family members, when he asked where she was. He contacted police about Erica last week after recently moving out of his parents' home.
The Parson say they believe their son filed the missing person's report to get even with them. Casey Parsons says she threw her son out the house because he allegedly hit her.
Deputies say Erica's adoptive parents initially talked with investigators, but became "increasingly uncooperative." The FBI joined in the search for Erica on Wednesday. The Rowan County Sheriff's Office says investigators are also working the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
On Thursday morning, the Parsons told WBTV they wanted to get their side of the story out, saying the last week and half has been very difficult.
"It's hard," Casey Parsons told WBTV. "It's a nightmare – worst thing you can think of."
Casey and Sandy Parsons say they didn't do anything wrong. They say when Erica went for a three-week Christmas visit with her paternal grandmother – they believed she would be fine.
They say when Erica called two months later to say she was wasn't coming back - they accepted it.
WBTV also spoke with Erica's biological mother, Carolyn Parsons. Carolyn is a relative of Sandy and Casey Parsons.
"This is my kid. Imagine if it was you. How would you feel? I feel like I'm in somebody's nightmare and they will not wake up and let me out," she said.
The Parsons' attorney, Carlyle Sherrill, told WBTV that his clients were contacted by Erica's birth mother in 2011. She introduced the family to a relative who lived in the Asheville area.
Sherrill says the Parsons let Erica visit her grandmother three times and after the third visit Erica never came back home.
"In February 2012, they received a phone call from her and she let them know in no uncertain terms she didn't want to come back," Sherrill told WBTV. "This is a rebellious teenager who seemed to be safe, seemed to be where she wants to be."
Sherrill says the couple didn't report Erica missing because they thought she just decided not to come back.
Erica's biological mother disputes Sherill's claim arguing that both of Erica's grandmothers have been dead for at least five years. WBTV contacted Asheville Police for comment.
"We have been in communication with the folks in Rowan County and the authorities there have not instructed us or asked us to do anything with regards to this case," said Sgt. Dave Romick with APD.
The Parsons say when Erica's brother, James, went to investigators and said something was wrong, detectives showed up at their house.
"[Police said] we had killed Erica and buried her in our backyard," Casey Parsons said. "We told them 'Go do what you want to the house. Look. Go dig the yard up. Erica is not in this yard. Erica is fine. She's with Nan - she's with her grandmother'."
Investigators say they have not found Erica. So police say the investigation is continuing and the Department of Social Services is now involved.
The Parsons say social workers took their two youngest children.
"We had done nothing wrong to these kids or Erica. Nothing," Casey Parsons said. "Even the social worker wrote on the paper we had nothing, there was nothing wrong with us to put our kids in danger."
"She was teenager. She was with her grandparent – completely safe, having fun, and just loving her life," Casey Parsons said. "She loves Nan. I met Nan. I talked to Nan. Nan is a very good lady."
Police and Erica's birth mother say Nan - Erica's paternal grandmother - is dead.
The Parsons say they cooperated with police. The sheriff's office says detectives checked out the information the Parsons gave them – police say the information didn't pan out.
The couple say they then called an attorney because they started to feel like investigators suspected they had hurt Erica.
Erica is believed to be just over four-feet tall and is known to be small for her age. She had brown hair and brown eyes with fair skin.
If you have information about Erica Lynn Parsons, you are asked to call the Rowan County Sheriff's Office at 704-216-8700.
Copyright 2013 WBTV. All rights reserved.


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Disturbances of thinking, feeling, perception, and behavior constitute the formal domain of the mental health professions. By defining psychiatry's arena of responsibility in this manner, our vocabulary emphasizes psychopathology. We tend to assume that the problems brought to our attention are manifestations of an underlying disorder. We routinely interchange the adjectives mental, emotional, and psychiatric to modify disorder, disturbance, illness, or disease to explain our interventions. In this way, psychiatrists treat illness just as medical and surgical colleagues do.
Psychiatry needs these terms to help early-career psychiatrists make their transitions from basic medical education to the domain of psychiatry. As psychiatrists, we gather experience in outpatient settings and our understanding of the nature and sources of psychopathology changes. We become more aware of the process of personal, highly individualized development. This not only helps us clarify what may be pathological and why it is, but it also enables us to realize that other domains are invaluable to our work. As we come to understand motivation; interpersonal relationships; sexuality; adaptations to life changes; religious, cultural, and economic forces; ethical/moral standards; existential issues; etc, our discrete illness model becomes less compelling.
What is psychotherapy?
Psychotherapy is a rubric—an umbrella under which a vast array of differing interventions exist. Its diverse forms are supported by different ideologies and vocabularies. No one brand of psychotherapy is applicable to everything that ails humans. A professional's preferred form of psychotherapy often generates passion, identity, and affiliation patterns.
The central idea of psychotherapy is the desire to understand what led to the patient's current predicament and past predicaments. The goal is to take the mystery away to better position ourselves to remove or attenuate the patient's symptoms.
Psychotherapy is a purposeful, professional, intimate, conversational process that focuses on the patient's subjective, interpersonal, developmental, and biological life in order to benefit the patient. Psychotherapy has rules for its conduct, concepts about its processes, and ethical obligations. Psychotherapy rests on a core assumption: emotional growth and symptom relief can occur through relationships. Ultimately, this assumption requires faith. Many people indirectly express their faith by participating in psychotherapy or by showing disappointment when they receive an intervention without psychotherapy. Not every person who seeks psychiatric help believes in the core assumption, however. Disbelievers (and some believers) may want something else at a particular time—for example, hospitalization, medication, agreement with their position in a conflict, or to be found competent to continue administering their affairs.
The basic tool of psychotherapy. A refined quality of listening is our basic tool. Refined listening rests on our pleasure in and appreciation of the patient's narrative. We strive to comprehend what is being said, noting the style of the narrative and wondering about what is not being said. We seek to understand the emotional tone of the patient's words by observing the postural and facial expressions that accompany the narrative. We listen in an effort to recognize the patient's meanings, to create a bond with the patient, and to derive our separate meanings from the narrative.
The therapeutic alliance. The patient is always evaluating us. In the early sessions, we are auditioning to be the patient's therapist. Only if we pass our audition, does the therapeutic alliance begin. Later in therapy, the patient's new negative evaluation of us can lead to an abrupt cessation of our work together. Nonetheless, our refined listening creates a therapeutic alliance. The therapeutic alliance is the culturally approved bond that enables further revelation and a deepening trust.
The therapeutic alliance constantly evolves in distinctive ways. The continuing conversation within the therapeutic alliance, the patient's changing life circumstances, and the evolution of the therapist's skills, knowledge, perspective, and style all contribute to the uniqueness of psychotherapy.
While doctor-patient interactions are by nature one of a kind, they are not chaotically idiosyncratic. They are unique only within an ethical framework shaped by 5000 years of professional tradition. The rules for professional behavior are subtly incorporated within the therapist and the patient. Patients have expectations about how therapists are supposed to behave and what they can and cannot do to relieve suffering. These rules are referred to as boundaries. Clinicians are expected to continue to learn throughout their careers about patterns of suffering and their means of relief. The major reason psychotherapists can be helpful is their commitment to understand the sources of their patients' suffering.
Listening. The obvious object of our listening is the patient's narrative. We listen to what occurs between us during the session and, in the subsequent session, we listen to the patient's thoughts that occurred between our meetings. We also listen to our own feelings, thoughts, and memories that arise during and after the session with our patient.
Some of the patient's thoughts and reactions to us during and between sessions is transference. Because of the psychoanalytic origin of the term, transference is often erroneously assumed to not exist in other forms of therapy. Transference is a human rather than an ideological experience. Transference originates in unconscious processes that mysteriously link us with the patient's past through his or her thoughts, feelings, and perceptions of us. It sometimes surfaces during a session, but most of its manifestations arise between sessions. Transferences reside in the patient's privacy and tend to be kept from the therapist.
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(Note: This press release was issued simultaneously by Priests for Life and by the US Bishops' Secretariat for Prolife Activities.)
Priests for Life announced today that instead of mounting a separate campaign calling attention to the Catholic Church's services for women and others harmed by abortion, it will coordinate efforts with an already existing Project Rachel campaign. Project Rachel is the name given to most Church post-abortion services. Both campaigns utilize billboard, as well as electronic and print advertising.
Meeting April 16 in Baltimore with Cardinal William H. Keeler, Chairman of the bishops' Committee for Pro-Life Activities, Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, said that he is aware of the post-abortion ministry of many dioceses, and wants Priests for Life to be an added resource and encouragement for programs already in use. "There is no need to initiate separate campaigns with the same end, offering the same services," he said. He added that "Priests for Life will continue to work in harmony with the goals of the bishops, both nationally and at a diocesan level."
The national headquarters of Priests for Life is in Staten Island, New York.
Cardinal Keeler said he was "very pleased with this decision," and expressed his gratitude and that of the Pro-Life Committee to Father Pavone and those who work with him. He also called attention to the "enormous success of the Church's outreach to those harmed by abortion," in its Project Rachel campaign initially conducted in Baltimore/Washington D.C./Arlington early last year. "This program reached so many," said Cardinal Keeler, "that the local dioceses will sponsor a modified campaign again this spring, " and other dioceses have already conducted or are preparing similar efforts.
Cardinal Keeler said he "looks forward to working more closely with Priests for Life" in the future.


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LAS VEGAS, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Britney Spears debuted her new show as part of a two-year-long Las Vegas residency before a crowd of about 7,000 people at Planet Hollywood's The Axis theater.
The 90-minute show features 23 songs from the pop diva's repertoire, opening with the will.i.am-produced hit, "Work Bitch," MTV reported Saturday.
Spears worked her way through seven costume changes and three wigs during the act, which opened Friday and is scheduled to be repeated another 97 times over the course of two years at The Axis.
The show, "Britney: Piece of Me," includes Cirque du Soleil-like acrobatics, a giant projection of will.i.am singing along to "Scream and Shout," and a massive tree, upon which Spears is perched during "Toxic," USA Today reported.
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Brothers Osborne Got Into A Little Twitter Tiff With Calvin Harris
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Brothers Osborne just won another ACM Award for 2018 Vocal Duo Of The Year. They're a highly coveted country music duo and their humor is almost as great as their songs. Especially when it comes to their Twitter account.
They tweeted out on April 14th the lyrics to a little parody tune to Toby Keith's "Should've Been a Cowboy" name dropping popular EDM DJ Calvin Harris. Well, Harris happened to see the tweet and responded.
To the tune of "Should've Been a Cowboy":— Brothers Osborne (@brothersosborne) April 15, 2018
🎶I shoulda been a DJ
Wouldn't have to play guitar
I act like I'm workin
But I really do is hit the space bar
Steeling millennial hearts
Just like Calvin Harris
Playin pre programmed songs
Yeah I shoulda been a DJ🎶
April 15, 2018
How I made Slide pic.twitter.com/dwu1NgVwFL— Calvin Harris (@CalvinHarris) March 19, 2017
Brothers Osborne were quick to offer up their apologies and respect after Harris proved them how much work goes into being a DJ.
Words were eaten. Touché @CalvinHarris. #respect #weshouldvebeencowboys https://t.co/9vwWf9zNTP— Brothers Osborne (@brothersosborne) April 15, 2018
Although Harris never responded again, we're thinking all is still ok in whatever kind of relationship these artists have. Congratulations to Brothers Osborne on their 2018 ACM win!


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CINCINNATI, Ohio (Oct. 24, 2009) - Despite back-to-back record setting days the ETSU women's tennis team fell just short of Sunday's final after head coach Steve Brooks' squad dropped three matches to in-state rival Vanderbilt Saturday afternoon at the 2009 ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships in Cincinnati, Ohio.
"This week we made good strides against some quality competition," said Brooks. "Anytime you lose its disappointing, however I'm proud of the girls in how they competed and gave great effort.To have two teams only points away from making the semifinals is something special"
In doubles action the ETSU team of sophomores Paula Jaime (Madrid, Spain), and Karina Kedzo (Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela), fell to the Commodore squad of Hannah Blatt and Catherine Newman in a close 9-8 quarterfinal contest. In fact the Lady Buc duo had one match point in the tiebreaker, but unfortunately for ETSU Vanderbilt would not go down.
"Paula and Karina played well this weekend," Brooks said. "Karina played through some sickness today, but kept batting. I hate that we couldn't close out the match after match point, but give Vandy credit. They're a great ranked program and got the job done when they had to."
Also in doubles action the ETSU duo of senior Yevgenyia Stupak (Kyiv, Ukraine), and junior Kelly Holtzhausen (Johannesburg, South Africa), fell to the No. 3 seeded Vanderbilt team of Chelsea Preeg and Jackie Wu in the second doubles tiebreaker, 9-8.
In singles action Stupak fell to No. 46-ranked - No. 9 seeded - Catherine Newman of Vandy in long three set Round of 16 match inside the Cincinnati Fitness and Athletic Club.
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JOHNSTOWN -- One more day.
That was a repeated chant from the crowd of hundreds who gathered at Johnson's Corner on Monday for Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan's final Colorado campaign stop of 2012.
After selecting some of the restaurant's famous cinnamon buns and greeting patrons, Ryan took the stage with his wife and three children and reminded the crowd of the failures, as he views them, of the Obama presidency.
"When we win, we can turn this back around and get us back on the right path," he said.
Many in the crowd outside of the restaurant had already cast their vote for the Romney/Ryan ticket, but on the last day before Election Day, Denver resident Jeremy Johnson said it's not over until it's over.
"This is the final push; you've got to give it all you've got," he said.
Others, having voted, were confident and said they came out to the rally for another reason.
"I'm here to see our future vice president," said Dave Huntley of Mead.
Marathon Days
As the countdown to Election Day turned from days to hours, both the Romney/Ryan and Obama/Biden campaigns were out in full force. After a late Sunday night rally in Aurora, Obama had campaign stops in Wisconsin, Ohio and Iowa on Monday before heading home to Chicago.
Romney also campaigned in three states on Monday, and Ryan departed from the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport for Iowa, Ohio and finally Wisconsin.
Campaign volunteers on both sides have also gone into overdrive leading up to Election Day. Emilee Leach, a volunteer in the Loveland Organizing for America field office, said the job isn't over until polls close.
"It's been incredibly hectic but it's also been wonderful to see how many volunteers came out to put in extra hours," she said.
On Monday, the Obama campaign continued to place door hangers on houses to let voters know their closest polling place. That work will continue Tuesday, Leach said, along with knocking on doors to make sure that everyone has a ride to get to the polls.
"We're mainly just focusing on getting people out to vote at this point," she said.
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Speaking at Monday's Johnstown rally, Brian Davidson, a candidate for the University of Colorado Board of Regents, said he knows the importance of every single vote. He ran for the same position in 2006 and lost by less than one percentage point.
"Let's push all on until the polls close tomorrow," Davidson said. "Let's give Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan the key to the White House."
Colorado Romney/Ryan campaign staff bid Ryan farewell at the airport on Monday afternoon, as did several onlookers who hope that the next time they see him, it will be as vice-president-elect.
"I'm excited for Romney to win," Fort Collins resident Tamara Jones said. "I'm excited for real change. If Obama wins I'm going to cry. If Romney wins I'll still cry but for a different reason."
On Wednesday it will all be over, and for some, that can't come soon enough.
"I'm very tired of all the political ads," Pam Johnson of Windsor said.
Leach said the Loveland Organizing for America field office staff plans to watch election night coverage together and -- hopefully -- celebrate.
"The polls close at 7 p.m. and that is when it will be over and we can all sit back and enjoy the fruits of our efforts," she said.
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PORT EVERGLADES, Fla., March 9 (UPI) -- A cruise ship has arrived in Florida with more than 100 passengers stricken with what was believed to be the norovirus, the ship's operators said.
Royal Caribbean International said in a written statement the Vision of the Seas docked Friday at Port Everglades after listing 105 passengers and three crew members suffering from an unspecified and unpleasant stomach bug.
"When Vision of the Seas arrived to Port Everglades, we conducted an extensive and thorough sanitizing onboard the ship and within the cruise terminal to help prevent any illness from affecting the subsequent sailing," the statement said.
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The aim of this lecture is to explore the diversity of interpretative models of the role of women in the Iron Age communities of Central European Hallstatt Cultural Complex. Major source of information related to the Iron Age women come from grave inventories: costume elements and grave goods. Using that data we can try to answer few basic questions related to inclusion of women in different social and religious status categories as well as how their gender relates to that affiliation. Based on few examples we will also explore how gender, age and status are reflected in grave assemblages on level of material culture as well as on the level of symbolic representation. We will also look for manifestations of gender-specific patterns of mobility in the mortuary record and explore problems related to sex/gender issues in interpretation of burial evidence from the Early Iron Age.
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September 18. 2013 9:44PM
Weare police lieutenant nets $28k payout on retiring
By NANCY BEAN FOSTER
Union Leader Correspondent
— Weare police Lt. James Carney, who was on paid administrative leave before he retired July 1, received a lump sum of more than $28,000 when he left the job and is collecting a monthly retirement check as well.
In March, Carney, who came under scrutiny many times over his law enforcement career in Weare, was placed on paid administrative leave in March. Though the town refused to say why Carney was suspended, Tony Soltani, his attorney, said that a letter to Carney from the town laid out the accusations.
In the letter, selectmen alleged that Carney was accused of having an intimate relationship with an employee, transporting alcohol in a police vehicle, failing to enforce the department's sexual harassment policy, coercing employees, getting into physical altercations with police and civilians, and sharing confidential personnel records.
Soltani argued that Carney was a whistle blower whose complaints against members of the department went unheeded by selectmen. But before an investigation into the accusations against Carney could be completed, the second-in-command announced his retirement, effectively ending a 20-year career in law enforcement.
According to Marty Karlon of the New Hampshire Retirement System, Carney collected more than $28,000 upon his departure from Weare police, including $4,816 in unused vacation days, $23,513 in unused sick days and $345 for a bonus day for a total of $28,674. Carney had accrued 15 sick days and 73 vacation days before retiring.
Carney is also receiving $6,527 a month in retirement benefits, for a total of $78,324 per year.
Former Police Chief Gregory Begin, who also retired earlier this year, received no lump-sum payout when he left the department, said Karlon. However, his monthly retirement income is $5,100 or $61,200 per year.
Begin served 31 years in law enforcement and was the first police chief to be elected instead of appointed in Weare. He was in his third elected term when he opted to retire.
In March, voters decided to return the role of police chief to an appointed position. A search is on to find a new chief.
In recent years, the Weare Police Department has been plagued with lawsuits and staff turnover. Most recently, two police officers shot and killed a Manchester man during an Aug. 14 drug sting. The state police and the Attorney General's Office are still investigating to determine whether the use of deadly force was justified.
The Attorney General's Office said the names of the two Weare police officers who fired their weapons and struck Alex Cora DeJesus, 35, will not be released until a preliminary finding has been made. The two officers have been placed on paid administrative leave pending the results of the investigation.
The department has been without a chief since Begin. Arthur Walker, a retired Keene police chief, has been serving as the town's interim police administrator since until the position is filled.
Phone calls to Walker about the shooting have not been returned.


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sparksTuesday, July 05, 2011
Happy Fourth.
Happy Fifth.
The kids and I traveled to Florida to spend the week with my parents. My sisters, niece and nephew and dog traveled, too.
"Treasures" pulled out of the garbage and photographed by Libby. (A cake topper that was used on all of our birthday cakes over the years. )
A new spark in their lives.
We totally dig that.
Happy July!
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The ups and downs of time passing....I hope your parents' new home is in a location where you and your sisters may visit often. As for the treasures, they hold such a dear place in our hearts. I'm thinking I may have to make a photo collage of some of the ones that I took from my grandmother's home after she passed away.ReplyDelete
*Hugs!* Sorry you are going through this.ReplyDelete
That is so hard, but I love your mom's attitude. Blessings.ReplyDelete
I wish your parents well on their new adventure.ReplyDelete
So glad you could all be together for the beginning of the transition. I sure hope Libby "saved" that cake topper!! thinking of you...ReplyDelete
Such a bittersweet experience. That cake topper is precious. Cheers to new adventures.ReplyDelete
change is good. xo.ReplyDelete
God bless them...they sound wonderful!ReplyDelete
wishing you all the very best. change is hard, but the new can be wonderful. xoReplyDelete
What a tender post. I'm certainly not looking forward to the time when my parents need to sell the home I grew up in. So many memories are attached, but I understand the need for our parents to move on too. Now you're off to make new memories with your parents in a new place ... could be great fun!ReplyDelete
oh my...it sounds very very bittersweet...your mom is right though- her next big adventure is waiting for her! and the real memories are always inside of us.ReplyDelete
What memories you must have uncovered...I am sure it was good and hard all at once. Hope your mom and dad are resettled again aoon. I am sure you and your sisters gave them much love and support.ReplyDelete


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Owner: Wes Walker
Location: Waterford, ON
Vehicle: 1998 VW Golf
Car Club Affiliation: Street Outlawz
What will be your next performance modification/upgrade?
Tearing down the motor for a rebuild, shrick cams and upgraded internals
"All Show', "All Go" or Both, Why?
At first it was all show until I came across another car with the bigger motor. Swapped that into this car and upgrade from a 4-bolt setup to 5-bolt with disc brakes all around. I love the sound that the car produces and it is decently quick but with the look of the car and the amount of officer attention it attracts there isn't really anywhere to make the speed useful other than at the open track events and show's
Any Shout Outs?
Friends and family... My grandpa for getting the car Itch started all those years ago. The Street Outlawz and those who have helped with the car over the years.


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Guy P. Harrison sent me this:
22 Messages From Creationists To People Who Believe In Evolution
Here are my answers.
- Of course.
- No.
- Almost completely.
- No.
- Rotation of the earth.
- They don't.
- What about them?
- Deriving meaning is up to the individual.
- No: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiogenesis
- That's pithy and dumb.
- Who embraces it?
- Wrong.
- Sure, but tangentially.
- Because it's been observed.
- I don't think that word means what you think it means.
- Genetic variability.
- See #8.
- Fossilization is rare.
- Yes.
- Easily.
- It wasn't a star, but don't have enough data.
- If Americans come from Europeans, why are there still Europeans?
You're welcome, creationists!


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In their final scrimmage before next week's Carolina Challenge Cup in Charleston, the Houston Dynamo defeated the Dynamo Academy U-18s, presented by Statoil, 11-0 on Tuesday afternoon at the Houston Amateur Sports Park. Dynamo forward Will Bruin led all goal scorers with five on the day.
The Dynamo U-18s, who are riding a four-game winning streak and sit in second place in their division, nearly got on the board first in Tuesday's scrimmage. Midfielder Jorge Contreras got the ball on the left side of the penalty box and crossed it into the middle of the area. Jose Rodriguez ran on to the ball and struck it well, but the ball hit off the near post and trickled out for a goal kick.
The Dynamo got on the board in the 14th minute after Franck Songo's cross from the touchline deflected off midfielder Dener Dos Santos and past goalkeeper Leopoldo Castillo.
Fort Bend Bush senior Bryan Salazar nearly leveled the match in the 31st minute, but his header from a Carlos Ibarra corner kick fell wide of the net.
Castillo was was forced into action often for the Academy in the first half, including saves on long-range strikes from Kofi Sarkodie and Songo'o.
The Dynamo doubled their lead in the 39th minute when Sarkodie found Ricardo Clark in the penalty box. Clark turned a defender before firing the ball under the crossbar to put the first team ahead 2-0.
Dynamo forward Cam Weaver added a third for Houston before halftime, heading home a cross from Je-Vaughn Watson in the 41st minute.
Dominic Kinnear made five substitutions at halftime and the fresh legs proved too much for the young opposition.
Bruin scored less than a minute into the half to make the score 4-0 and followed that up with his second goal minutes later to increase the lead to 5-0.
In the 58th minute, Warren Creavalle and Bruin combined for a give-and-go that freed Creavalle down the right sideline. The defender beat his man to the end line and sent in a cross that was handled by Academy defender Christian Gonzalez. The referee pointed to the spot and rookie striker Jason Johnson converted the penalty kick to increase the first team's lead.
In the 71st minute, Alex Dixon used his speed to beat a pair of Academy midfielders before placing the ball past second-half goalkeeper Josh Blair. Minutes later, Adam Moffat beat a defender to the ball in the Academy's box and fired a rocket under the crossbar for the game's eighth goal.
Bruin, who recently returned from training camp with the U.S. men's national team, scored three goals over the final 15 minutes to cap off the scrimmage.
The Dynamo will resume training at HASP this week before heading to Charleston for their final preseason matches. Houston will take on the Chicago Fire, Vancouver Whitecaps and Charleston Battery in the tournament. All matches will be streamed at www.uslnation.com.
The Dynamo Academy will look to take over first place this weekend when they head to Austin to take on Lonestar SC.
Houston Dynamo vs. Dynamo Academy U-18
February 12, 2013 – Houston Amateur Sports Park
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Graphics are sweet, gameplay is both fun and addictive, and the game is free until the day is over. As well as having the opportunity to battle through multiple levels, Fly Johnny Fly also sports a shop where coins can be spent. These coins are earned by collecting them in each level, much like what's implemented in other indie games. Stars are used to unlock said upgrades, but you'll need the right amount of coins to purchase them.
Just be careful not to rip too many limbs off or your score will suffer. More features are on the way in future updates, so this is definitely a title worth your time investment. You can download Fly Johnny Fly from the Windows Phone store for free - available for both Windows Phone 7 and 8. The deal is only covering today (August 28th) so act quickly.


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Accurately simulating precipitation characteristics in complex terrain is a notorious problem in global climate models. Increasing model resolution, which also increases topographic resolution, seems to be one of the easiest ways to improve model hydrometeorology. Higher resolution is relatively easy to implement, but computationally costly to run. The number of grid cells increases exponentially and the number of time steps increases roughly linearly with increasing resolution, which requires more computer time and data storage, transfer, and processing. Improved representation of meteorological and hydrologic processes in complex terrain would be expected with higher resolution; however this hypothesis remains to be rigorously tested at practical regional model resolutions.
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Careers Slideshow: Business School Truths for the Career-Minded CIO
CIOs are considered a critical part of an organization's overall business structure. Technology, after all, serves the goals of marketing, sales, etc. -- not the other way around. So how do you go from being the designated "top tech guru" to being a well-rounded business leader? Many CIOs turn to their local university's business school for guidance. Maybe you went to business school so long ago that you forgot about the "time-tested givens" that were taught there. Or, perhaps you never went to business school at all and simply do not have the time to schedule it around your current demands. Either way, you are in luck: Author Michael W. Preis (with Matthew Frederick) has come out with the recent book, "101 Things I Learned in Business School" (Grand Central Publishing/now available). Preis covers the entire range of topics that make for the stuff of a Wharton-styled education -- managerial style, finance, marketing, organizational structure and more. The result is a work that you can read during a couple hours on a train, and turn into action afterward for the indefinite future. Read on for our 10 favorite proven "truths" as revealed in the book:


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MEDWAY - The town, looking to maximize its profits, asked the school committee for approval to sell advertising space at Hanlon Field, the primary field for school sports.
Selectman Glenn Trindade, while asking the School Committee to hand over the operation and maintenance of the field to the town, also asked the School Committee to allow the town to sell ad space at the football field.
Board members listened to the proposal, and while no negative opinions were expressed, the board took no action but is expected to at a future meeting.
Turf is currently being replaced at the field and two new artificial turf fields are being constructed at and adjacent to the high school.
The $4.2 million project includes a rectangular, synthetic turf field on an existing softball and practice field at Medway High School. Another field will be built at recently purchased town property on Adams Street, north of the school.
An agreement has been signed to hand over the management of the other two fields to the town.
"We have what is a real premier facility," Trindade said, adding that the town will not only bring in revenue by renting the fields to outside groups, but also by selling ad space.
The Evaluation of the Parks, Field and Recreational Areas Committee (EPFRAC) and the Parks Department has been looking at "every way possible to maximize revenue," he said.
And with an estimated $400,000 expected to be left over in contingency funds, Trindade said the town's intention is to "make it as premier a facility as possible," complete with additional restrooms and other facilities.
School Committee member Richard Eustis said it makes sense for the town to take over the operations of the fields.
"The town is better equipped to manage real property than an educational system," he said.
However, he asked Trindade to make sure the school teams have "unobstructed priority" to Hanlon Field and that the advertisements be "consistent with an academic campus."
Trindade agreed, and said the town would choose the proper advertisements to be placed at the field.
He added that the revenue from the ads would support maintenance and upgrades at the fields.
"We don't want it to look awful," he said. "We want it to look great and be a successful facility."
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Angelina Pedro
July 12, 1921 - February 20, 2013
Angelina Pedro was a loving
mother and served God with all of her heart. Angie is preceded in
death by husband, Napolean Gonsalves, and survived by four children, 13 grandchildren, and 12 great-grand children. Service will be held Feb. 27 at Cherokee Memorial Park, Lodi, 11am.


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Sunday, July 8, 2012
Uncle Charlie Becomes Crixus
In the two weeks since I lasted posted about the Uncle Charlie mask, I have been tweaking the pattern and adding bits and bobs. I felt that the forehead piece lay too flat, and so redesigned it to stand up more.
I realized that the center seam between the eyes--while helping the skull look--was unnecessary and if I eliminated it I could add a row of spikes there. I changed the leather pattern enough so that I needed to remake the prototype from scratch. And I gave the leather a nice rusty iron coloring.
Even though the mask was done (
except for the straps
), and I liked it, I didn't have a clear idea what it was. It wasn't until I spent a couple of days studying it that I realized that it was both protective and scary.
It dawned on me that it resembled nothing so much as a gladiator's mask, and so thus was born
, the steampunk gladiator. After all, no one would take
Uncle Charlie the Gladiator
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$12 flights aim to boost Lebanon airport trafficBy MEGHAN PIERCE
Union Leader Correspondent
December 27. 2012 11:30PM
LEBANON - Cape Air is offering $12 flights each way to Boston and New York until the end of the year to boost passengers and ensure the Lebanon City Airport garners $1 million in improvement funding.
"The phones are ringing off the hook, as you'd expect with $12 to Manhattan," airport manager Rick Dyment said.
The airport was on track to enplane more than 10,000 passengers by the end of 2012, when Hurricane Sandy stopped all flight to New York for eight consecutive days, said Andrew Bonney, Cape Air vice president of planning.
At under 10,000 passengers per year, the airport qualifies for $150,000 in funding from the Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program.
Topping 10,000 means it would qualify for $1 million the airport can use for runaway paving and other safety improvements.
When Cape Air signed on as the city airport's service carrier in 2008, it made a commitment to increase the number of passengers flying out of the airport, Bonney said.
Since then, passenger ridership at the airport has increased 10 percent annually, and this year was higher than it has been in more than 10 years, he said.
Hurricane Sandy put a temporary stop to that growth, Bonney said.
Last week, the airport was on track to miss the 10,000 threshold by 41 passengers, he said.
Cape Air announced Wednesday it was offering $12 trips each way to Boston and White Plains, N.Y., and increased flights to both - 44 percent more flights to Boston and 72 percent more flights into New York for the remaining five days of the month.
That's $24 round trip.
Typically, the cost for a round-trip flight before taxes to Boston is $65 and $120 to New York.
Despite Cape Air having to cancel flights on Thursday because of the snowstorm, the numbers are looking good since Cape Air added extra flights for the last week of the year, he said.
Lebanon City Airport provides one-stop airline service to 72 domestic destinations and 29 international destinations. Cape Air provides daily flights from the Lebanon Airport to Boston Logan International Airport or to Westchester County White Plains Airport with complimentary limo service to Manhattan.
One of the Lebanon City Council goals was to start service from Lebanon City Airport to New York, Bonney said.
Since LaGuardia and JFK are so congested, Cape Air began service in 2010 to the Westchester County Airport and offers the limo service as part of the trip. And because passengers are flying in and out of small airports, there is no security check, Bonney said.
Reservations for travel between Lebanon and Boston or New York can be made by calling: 866-227-3247 or 800-CAPE-AIR or by booking online at capeair.com.


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Feed Me sprung into the public eye with an 12" signed to Deadmau5's label Mau5trap, making him the first external artist to feature on the imprint. With releases 'The Spell' and 'Raw Chicken', the hard-hitting electro combined with his trademark wide grin caught the eyes and ears
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full of pop tracks with his remixes; namely Muse, Wale & Lady Gaga, Timbaland, Nero, Chase & Status and Gorillaz. Set to release his first EP on his very own label 'Big Mouth' and lining up this year with a flurry of support slots with Deadmau5, the sharp-teethed monster is coming of age, and looking to make a bignoise in 2011.


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WASHINGTON — The death of a third Washington resident has been linked to the Nov. 17 tornado.
Charles Koonce, 84, who was injured in the tornado, died Thursday. Steve Neubauer, 51, died on the day of the storm and Rosamund Allison, 82, died Nov. 29.
"This is another terrible reminder of what happened to our great city on Nov. 17 and that there's still a long battle to be fought," Washington Mayor Gary Manier said Sunday. "My heart goes out to Mr. Koonce's family."
Koonce and his wife Cathern lived in Washington for all 58 years of their married life and at 1904 English Oak the past three years.
Their home was destroyed by the EF-4 tornado. It was one of more than 1,000 Washington residences severely damaged or destroyed by the twister.
Tina Murray, their daughter, who lives nearby at 1910 Cobblestone, was in her parents' home the morning of Nov. 17.
"We saw the tornado coming. I put a blanket over my father (who was in a lift chair) and yelled, 'Hang on," she said Sunday.
Winds blew daughter and father about 25 feet from the living room into the kitchen.
Charles Koonce, who was in ill health before the tornado, suffered a broken leg and collarbone.
His wife had cuts and embedded glass and had to be rescued from debris.
Both were taken to UnityPoint Health-Proctor in Peoria in an SUV.
Before the ride, Charles Koonce was placed on an interior door found in the rubble and carried across the street from his home to a garage that was still intact.
He made the trip to the hospital on a mattress discovered in the debris.
Cathern Koonce was released from Proctor after spending a day and is now living with David and Tina Murray.
Charles Koonce remained hospitalized until Dec. 4, when he was transferred to ManorCare at Riverview nursing home in East Peoria, where he died.
Tina Murray, a nurse, said she suffered cuts and bruises while protecting her father. Her home was damaged by the tornado, but has remained livable.
Charles Koonce served in the U.S. Army from 1948 to 1951 as a photographer.
His honorable discharge papers were found in Lemont, about 125 miles from Washington.
His niece Amber Morgan of Creve Coeur saw the papers on the Found Items from the Washington Illinois and Diamond Illinois Facebook page and got them back in his hands.
Charles and Cathern Koonce saw each other Jan. 1, a day before he died. Jan. 1 is Cathern Koonce's birthday. She received flowers and a signed birthday card from her husband.
Funeral services for Charles Koonce will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Deiters Funeral Home and Crematory in Washington.
Colton Murray, Charles and Cathern Koonce's grandson and David and Tina Murray's son, works at the funeral home and is headed to the Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Wheeling to study to be a mortician.
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OAKLAND — An 8-year-old girl was shot in the leg during a drive-by shooting in East Oakland on Monday afternoon, another innocent victim in spate of gun violence this month that also targeted two police officers, police said.
"We are completely out of control," said Councilman Noel Gallo, who visited the 65th Avenue neighborhood where the girl was shot shortly after the 2:25 p.m. incident. "I have asked our city attorney what it will take to declare a state of emergency."
"We just need to take some serious action," he added.
The girl was standing with some other people in front of a relative's home in the 2200 block of 65th Avenue near Avenal Avenue when a car drove by and at least two occupants opened fire, police said.
No one on the street returned fire, police said.
Police did not release the girl's name. Several people outside the house, which was hit by at least three bullets, declined to comment. The girl was taken to a hospital and is expected to fully recover, said Lt. Michael Poirier. No one else was injured, he said.
The shooting was likely gang-related, police said.
The girl's shooting comes after two police officers were shot in separate incidents last week while investigating crimes, and a spate of shootings over the weekend that wounded four people — including a man who unknowingly drove into a gunbattle at about 1:55 p.m. on the 9800 block of International Boulevard.
Gallo said he sent an email to the city attorney's office Monday afternoon to request that a state of emergency be called in the city, and he is waiting to hear back. City leaders earlier this month denied a similar request to declare a state of emergency, saying the city was already getting the same level of help from outside police agencies that the declaration would trigger.
The call came after a brutally violent weekend that saw 15 people shot over the course of 60 hours, four of them fatally.
Police Chief Howard Jordan, who has previously said two warring gangs are largely responsible for the surge in violence crime, is expected to discuss the officer shootings at a news conference at police headquarters Tuesday morning.
One officer was shot in the leg at about 5:45 p.m. Friday while chasing a man with a gun at East 12 Street and 47th Avenue. Police arrested Nathan Cook, 30, of Oakland, on suspicion of attempted murder of a police officer. He remains jailed.
Another officer was shot in the arm at about 6:20 p.m. Jan. 21 while sitting in a car in the 1700 block of Seminary Avenue. The undercover detective was in the neighborhood investigating a homicide. Police later arrested two suspected gang members on parole and detained three other people in connection with the shooting. Their names have not been released. Both officers are expected to fully recover.
Several other people were wounded in separate shootings Saturday, including the man who drove into the gunbattle.
Three other people were shot in the 9600 block of Birch Street. No arrests were made.
All the victims are expected to live.
"Everybody is retaliating against everybody else," Gallo said, "and (we) are just in the middle of it."
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By Kim Albee
Why would people do business with you rather than anyone else? Do you know your ideal customer profile? Can you talk directly to them, and create an appeal that motivates your leads into action? Understanding the answers to these questions can make the difference in a campaign that engages and produces results versus the bland all-things-to-all-people same-ness that pervades B2B marketing.
Personality sells. But don't take my word for it, it's been proven. And your content needs to motivate your audience to act. To do that, you can't be all things to all people – you've got to have a position, a sacred cow, something that you stand for no matter what.
Let's take a look at some examples: Fox News, started in 1996 is now the #1 news show on cable TV. Studies have revealed that sixty-eight percent of their news contains personal opinions. They understand their audience and they provide news with a viewpoint that resonates with their viewers.
To carve out your niche, and a loyal following, you cannot sound the same as your competitors. Stay away from what everyone else is doing, and don't be afraid to ruffle some feathers. When you know your ideal customer profile, and know them intimately, you can take a stand, talk directly to them, and not worry about pleasing everyone. You will be rewarded. When you try to be all things to all people, you end up pleasing nobody, and creating very little loyalty.
What might be suprising is that conflict is a universal human need, and without it we lose interest. If you can boldly and unapologetically put forth your ideas – you will be seen as a real leader. Do not shrink away from that, rather leverage it to create a brand personality that permeates loyalty in your target audience.
"Our preference for bias – for ideas that we are comfortable with – is one reason for the success of many blogs and websites: People with similar viewpoints want to read ramblings by people with other similar viewpoints. Don't rock our mental boats; just give us more of whatwe already believe so that we can continue to feel good about our viewpoints, and give us something to rally behind and someone to cheer for," writes Vicki Kunkel in her book, Instant Appeal: The 8 Primal Factors That Create Blockbuster Success.
Take it to heart when putting together your marketing content, and the voice for your organization. In the same book by Vicki Kunkel, she writes, "Several independent social science research studies clearly concluded that we run to the brand we know as a mental shortcut. [and in the case of Fox News] We would rather have the news of the day "interpreted" through an organization that shares our own views. We don't have to think then; we can just nod our heads in agreement."
To find out more about the 8 Primal Factors and start considering how you can leverage them, go read Vicki Kunkel's book.


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METAIRIE — Patrick Morton's desire to play football at John Curtis Christian dates to the third grade.
That's about the time his father introduced him to the prep powerhouse, the beginning of a journey, which later transformed him from a skinny kid walking the school hallways, idolizing his high school heroes, to his senior season that ended this month with the school's first national championship.
"All the classes before us, we looked up to," Morton said. "They showed us what we need to do to be a champion."
After accomplishing so much — 25 state championships in its 50 years of existence as the "Little School That Could And Does" — the 2012 edition found a way to accomplish even more by successfully defending its Class 2A title, posting its 13th perfect season and finishing with a No. 1 ranking in the final USA Today, PrepNation, MaxPreps, Rivals and Fox Sports national polls.
Outside of the state, John Curtis is no longer a hidden gem because it plays in a smaller classification.
The school was on holiday break when the announcements were made this week, but there's surely a pizza party in the works.
"All of the guys who have ever played at Curtis are sharing in the victory; the same as the players and the coaches are because we're all a part of it," said former Patriots quarterback Danny Wimprine, a four-time state champion (1996-99). "The ghosts of Curtis' past are still living through those guys today."
Even in Louisiana, where for the past four years, the state has sent the most talent per capita to the NFL, how can one school be so successful?
What's the secret?
If there is a secret to John Curtis' uncharted success, it's the coaching staff. J.T. Curtis, the only head coach the school has known, has 520 wins, second all-time nationally. His older brother, Leon, has been a part of the coaching staff since 1971 and Mike Robertson since 1976. Most of the staff is former players, many of whom played college football before returning to the River Ridge campus. They excel at teaching the same philosophies and pushing themselves as hard as they push players, always ready to learn the latest coaching techniques.
Maybe it's the system. They prepare for District 9-2A opponents previously defeated 64-0 as if the Patriots were on the losing end. No player, regardless of talent, regardless of grade level, is featured. Running backs have a better chance of rushing five times than 25, allowing teammates an opportunity to perform on Friday nights much earlier in their careers than their peers at other schools. That's why when a reporter received season statistics for 2006 Parade All-American candidate Joe McKnight, they called back, asking a second time.
You got 'em. Rushing yards: 709. Receiving yards: 735.
That's it?
J.T. Curtis told him to look at a more important statistic: Yards per carry/catch (15.7 rushing, 30.6 receiving). McKnight made the national all-star team. He now plays for the New York Jets.
He shared the backfield with three teammates. Also, if the Patriots were up big in a game, McKnight spent the rest of the game cheering on the underclassmen.
Perhaps it's the players. Guys like Morton. He once dreaded early week practices, sessions that some say are more intense than many of their regular-season games. As a senior, he embraced them, eager to push — no, extend, himself in order to reach his full potential.
Linebacker Duke Riley, who has 15 scholarship offers, hopes his final choice will push him as hard as his high school program. J.T. Curtis expects as many as 12 seniors to earn some kind of football scholarship. Others will earn academic scholarships.
Maybe it's their ability remind themselves that reaching the Mercedes-Benz Superdome the second week of December is still an annual honor, not an assumed invitation.
"That's probably the most difficult thing that we have to overcome," said J.T. Curtis, son of the late Rev. J.T. Curtis Sr., the school's founder. "Parents and friends of program, alumni; they just assume this is going to happen. And that's not the case. You have to earn your way."
Other teams talk about being a family. They are. And the family that plays together wins together.
"I know everything about everybody on this football team, everything about all the coaches," Riley said. "I've stayed at all the coaches' houses. If I ever need anything, the coaches are there for me. Always there to talk to. All the coaches, all the players, we're always trying to bring each other up and stay positive."
Numbers reveal plenty
The Class of 2013 earned two. They did it this fall by becoming the highest-scoring team in school history, outscoring opponents 677-60. This included a 33-3 rout against Tampa Plant, the defending state champion in Florida's biggest classification.
This season, John Curtis' offense scored every 5.8 plays. Its top four rushers averaged more than 10 yards per carry. Morton threw 19 touchdowns and just two interceptions. Receiver Malachi Dupre (36 catches, 816 yards) caught a TD every 2.4 receptions. He finished with 15 touchdowns.
The first team defense allowed just three TDs. The entire defense posted seven shutouts in 14 games. No opponent scored more than one TD against the defense. Nine players earned spots on the Class 2A state team.
"It's been everything and more," Morton said. "The school just makes you feel part of the family."
A winning one.