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TORRINGTON — Three recent overdose deaths in the city may be linked to a batch of heroin laced with a veterinary drug that causes cardiac problems.
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someone wrote on Nov 13, 2013 2:01 AM:
" someone just saved the city of torrington a ton of time and effort. hopefully there will be one, just even one kid who says hey heroin is pretty bad stuff let me not do that. "
ratsmik wrote on Nov 13, 2013 9:39 AM:
" But they never learn --------------and don't listen,
Dope kills. "
Dope kills. "
This Guy wrote on Nov 13, 2013 10:45 AM:
" They buy some junk in a plastic bag from some toothless scumbag off the street, go home, cook it up, and then inject it into their blood stream. Yeah, I guess it sounds like a good idea that's likely to end well... "
Reality wrote on Nov 13, 2013 10:54 AM:
" Torrington, Heroin Land. "
Below me wrote on Nov 13, 2013 9:23 PM:
" So where do you get the heroin that's good for you ? "
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This July 4th treat is fun, festive, and full of summer fruit.
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Carbs: 16.1g | Fat: 8.3g | Fiber: 1g | Protein: 5.7g | Calories: 191.7
This amazing ice cream cookie sandwich has no dairy and no added sugar. It contains just two simple, healthy ingredients that combine to make a delicious frozen treat.
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Carbs: 57.1g | Fat: 4.2g | Fiber: 7.4g | Protein: 7.6g | Calories: 285.1


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On July 20, 1969, Buzz Aldrin was 'out of town' when the world united and rejoiced in a way never seen before or since. He and Neil Armstrong were on the moon
Space-nerd-kids love Commander Chris Hadfield. But so does everybody else, presumably for his everyman charisma, but also because he is accessible by design
'You have now shown once again the pathway to the stars,' Eugene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon said in a tribute to Armstrong
There's a rare 'blue moon' on Friday, a fitting wink on the day of a private service for Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon
Neil Armstrong's first words from the moon were heard all over Earth, but was the walk on the moon one small step for man, or a man?
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My protest marching skills are a bit rusty, having last been put to use in 1968 on behalf of Eugene McCarthy and his thwarted bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. But on a bitter afternoon in Boston recently, I sloshed through a few inches of slushy snow with more than 900 supporters of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), a grassroots farmworkers' organization based in Florida. We tramped from Boston's Copley Square to a Stop & Shop supermarket a couple of miles away. With a brass band, clever signage, and rousing warm-up speeches by Frances Moore Lappé, author of Diet for a Small Planet, Josh Viertel, president of Slow Food USA, and Lucas Benetiz, of the CIW, it was a friendly, festive event whose purpose could not have been more serious.
Without the additional penny, laborers earn the same amount for a 32-pound bucket today as they did 30 years ago. They receive no benefits of any kind, have no sick leave, and are not paid extra for overtime.
Sixty members of the CIW had traveled by bus from Florida, sleeping on church floors and bathing at homeless shelters along the way, to make a simple request. They want Stop & Shop, a northeastern chain of supermarkets owned by the international conglomerate Ahold, to pay them one penny more per pound for the tomatoes they pick. Less than chump change to the $40-billion-a-year Ahold, a penny per pound is the difference between making $50 and $80 during a 10-hour workday for a typical tomato picker—$5 an hour versus a barely minimum wage of $8 an hour. Without the additional penny, laborers earn the same amount for a 32-pound bucket today as they did 30 years ago. They receive no benefits of any kind, have no sick leave, and are not paid extra for overtime. Most earn less than $12,000 a year. On the day we marched to that Stop & Shop, fresh slicing tomatoes were on sale for $1.99 a pound. Paying one penny more per pound for an out-of-season luxury that no one really needs seems a modest sacrifice.
After nearly two decades, the effort to improve working conditions in the tomato fields of Florida has reached a crucial milestone. Last November, the CIW reached a watershed agreement with the huge farms that grow and pack most of the field-raised fresh tomatoes Americans eat at this time of year. Called the Fair Food principles, the terms of the agreement include a strict code of conduct, a complaint resolution system, a health and safety program, and an educational process.
Importantly, the growers agreed to pass a penny-per-pound increase along to workers if—and this was a crucial "if"—their customers would accept it. Large restaurant franchises such as McDonald's, Burger King, and Yum! Brands (which owns Taco Bell) came aboard, as did Bon Appetit Management Company, Compass, Aramark, and other industrial food-service companies. But with the notable exception of Whole Foods Market, not a single supermarket chain has offered to participate. As one member of the coalition told me, "We have built a conduit for a fair wage, but the supermarkets have to fill it."
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Very excited to once again be playing keys with Emily Palen and her genre-defying group, KnightressM1, this Saturday at El Rio in San Francisco. An added bonus for me is that I will be sharing the stage with fellow Debora Iyall Group alumni (?) Robert Tucker on drums! Show starts at 9 PM, $7 gets you in the door. Also on the bill: Swoop Unit and Stymie and The Pimp Jones Luv Orchestra
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KnightressM1 at El Rio this Saturday, August 2Posted: July 29, 2014 in Light Phases, music
Tags: El Rio, Emily Palen, live music, nightlife, performance, San Francisco
The Mindful Pessimist: Counting My Miseries (and how it could be worse)Posted: July 24, 2014 in Dark Phase, Light Phases, motherhood, music, Random Writings
Tags: blessings, life, middle age, mindful, misery, negativity, pessimism, philosophy
I have never been good at counting my blessings; I'm far too negative for that. Those chipper, upbeat people on my Facebook feed (how did I even get these friends?) are constantly posting positive, life-affirming sayings, and it takes a great deal of will power on my part to not refute each and every one as oversimplifying, sugar coating or self-aggrandizing the true nature of our existence. Luckily I was taught not to say anything if I have nothing nice to say and so I remain, to most people, very quiet.
However, I sometimes feel the need to take a life inventory of sorts, just to remind myself how none of this makes any sense, but here I am and no matter what, it could always be worse.
Here then, in my most positively pessimistic perspective, is my list of miseries and how it could be worse:
1.) I make music that absolutely no one wants to hear. It's my passion, my heart and soul, but apparently my heart and soul is lacking, boring, potentially dated and out of tune (do not tell me it's because I'm a downer , not while The Cure and Morrissey are still touring).
It could be worse. I could be loaded with talent and still just as obscure and nowhere, like many of my truly gifted friends.
2.) My house is an absolute pig-sty having just spent the last week and a half enjoying a visit from a friend and her children and making little effort to contain the chaos.
It could be worse. I could have high expectations of my housekeeping abilities and spend the next week stressed out while working towards a presentable home. Instead I will take this opportunity to continue to enjoy the summer and host many more social engagements, knowing I won't have to clean up much afterwards to maintain status quo. All the while I will not worry that my friends are secretly judging my messy home and deciding my best efforts are not good enough; I made no effort. Perfect!
There is the added bonus of boosting my friends' confidence in their own housekeeping standards. Once they leave my place they will have a bright new perspective on how nice their homes truly are. I am a good friend!
3.) I'm turning 46 in a few weeks. How did that even happen? I was 27 just a minute ago and now here I am starting the 4 year countdown to 50. What have I even done with my life? Do I really need to go any further with the physical aging process? Because I know how it ends and I don't like it. And . . .and . . .reading glasses!
It could be worse. I could still be living with the youthful optimism that it will all work out without any effort on my part. That was a big lesson I learned only in the past 6 or 7 years: if there is such a thing as fate, you have to get her number and harass her regularly to get her to work for you. Or you can just do the work yourself (easier).
Also gone is the underlying anxiety of where my life might take me because I finally know: it's taken me right here, a messy home with a couple of kids who, I hope, are enjoying summer break with their mom, a woman who isn't stressing over things that don't matter that much.
Without being too optimistic, I'd like to say I am okay with where I am right now (although being at Comic Con this weekend would be good too). There's still some road ahead with potential twists and turns, but I think I'm better at navigating it than I was in my youth. Or not.
I certainly don't see myself embracing the bright side of things anytime soon, so I'll stick with counting my miseries and my life long philosophy. . .
Next show for Shot in the Dark, July 12thPosted: June 18, 2014 in Light Phases, music, Pop Culture
Tags: indie, live music, punk, rock, Shot in the Dark, The Dicks of Hazzard, The Truants
A Movie, Some Music . . .Posted: May 26, 2014 in music, Pop Culture, Somewhere in between phases
Tags: film critic, indie, movie, music, San Francisco
I spent Saturday afternoon at The Opera Plaza Cinema watching Only Lovers Left Alive, exactly where I had wanted to see the movie when I first heard about it. While the film does have a very 90's feel – Jarmusch, vampires, Tilda Swinton, a soundtrack of moody, heavy guitar, it did not allow me to time warp back to 1995 as I had hoped: Indie Movie Time Machine. You can travel back in time, but only while the movie is playing. No, I didn't get that experience. Instead I felt anchored to my present reality, one in which I'm rather busy with my family and new music and the slightest attempt at starting my own business. It's nice to be so connected to my current life, but I do enjoy getting lost in a good movie and I'm afraid this one just wasn't powerful enough to make that happen.
When it was over, my fellow film goers agreed it was visually beautiful, but slow-paced, with moments of dry humor. It seemed to me that seventy percent of the main characters' dialogue consisted of historical and scientific facts, a constant reminder of the ages and information the vampires had witnessed and absorbed in their long lives.
"Do you think it was written that way out of sarcasm or irony?" asked one of the women in our group. "I mean they were such snobs. Was he making a point about snobbery?" I'll go with that. Perhaps the point is that the thinking-man's vampire will become turgid, not with blood but knowledge that, while impressive, can become just as much a crutch as violence or melodrama when used so extensively. Or perhaps I'm the real snob here. . . But then, Tom Hiddleston.
Meanwhile, back in my everyday life, I'm excited to be part of KnightressM1's upcoming show at the Milk Bar in San Francisco on June 5th. Violinist/vocalist Emily Palen is the creative force behind KnightressM1, and she is one of those rare people with a direct connection to the music god(dess). I first saw and heard Emily at The Red Devil Lounge with the band, Dolorata and she has since gone on to play and record with many groups in the Bay Area as well as the Foo Fighters. The music I'm helping her bring to the stage is more electronica influenced than the music she regularly performs with her power trio. It's beautiful and compelling and I was immediately drawn to it. It's also subtly complex and nuanced. It is definitely challenging me in regards to knowledge of my gear, Ableton Live, as well as my musicianship.
Here's a song we will be performing on June 5th. Enjoy!
Mango Leaves – Beautiful music for your listening pleasurePosted: January 17, 2014 in Light Phases, music
Tags: acoustic music, Karina Denike, Lily Taylor, live music, live performance, original
I do not have a direct line to the music god(dess), but I am lucky enough to be acquainted with some who do. Karina Denike and Lily Taylor are two exceptionally talented people who create amazing music and perform it effortlessly. While they are both strong solo performers, together they create something absolutely magical.
My personal footnote – Karina Denike is an excellent vocal teacher who coached me through all the recording sessions of my solo CD. Lily Taylor does amazing things with a keyboard, a loop pedal and effects pedals and inspired me to experiment with a similar set up that eventually lead to my own solo performance set. Guitarist, James Frazier, is also an audio engineer and helped me out a great deal on the final production of my solo CD.
Shot in the Dark at 50 MasonPosted: December 24, 2013 in Light Phases, music
Tags: alternative, dance, electro, live music, original, pop, punk, rock, Shot in the Dark, synth
We had a fun little show at 50 Mason Social House on Friday, Dec 20th. Here's a clip of "Say Anything", written by Pauli Gray.
We'll be back there in March, so stay tuned!
Upcoming Show – Shot in the DarkPosted: December 15, 2013 in Light Phases, music
Tags: electro pop, indie, live music, San Francisco, Shot in the Dark, show


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STAR Program Information
Contact Information: Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
STAR Program
324 N Washington,
P.O. Box 1210
Phone: (800) 522-6170
Fax: (580) 924-0880
Website: Website
Email: Email
STAR Program Information
Online Application
Words From Chief:
Several years ago, the Choctaw Nation began the STAR Program with the goal of motivating our Choctaw Students to reach their educational goals. After just two years, it is evident that this program is having a positive impact. Since the inception of the program in 2007, the STAR Program has grown tremendously, originally starting in the ten and one half county service area of southeastern Oklahoma, it now has students participating in 560 school sites across the state. Because of the unprecedented popularity of this program, we have decided to offer the benefits of the STAR Program to all eligible Choctaw students attending an accredited school anywhere in the world. I am convinced that this program will continue to encourage the academic success of Choctaws by providing students an incentive to strive for the highest possible level of achievement. This has been an exciting addition to the education services that the Choctaw Nation offers the youth of our tribe.
- Any student, 2nd-12th grade, attending an accredited school anywhere nationwide
- Each Student must have an application on file with the Choctaw Nation S.T.A.R program. (one time application unless there is a change of personal information, example: address change or school change)
- Students must be tribal members of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; verified by S.T.A.R Staff and documented prior to award
Incentive Rewards Recognition each Semester (twice per academic year)
All A's*: $25 Wal-Mart Gift Card All A's & B's: $10 Wal-Mart Gift Card Perfect Attendance: $25 Wal-Mart Gift Card All Above Students will also receive a Certificate of Recognition
Jones Academy
Jones Academy
Jones Academy Academic Program
Brad Spears, Director
Phone: (888) 767-2518
About Jones Academy
Jones Academy is a Native American residential learning center for elementary and secondary school age children. The facility is located in southeast Oklahoma and houses 190 co-ed students grades 1 through 12.
Established in 1891 by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, the school is located on a 540 acre campus five miles northeast of Hartshorne, OK. Initially, the facility was an all boys school. In 1955, Jones Academy became a coed school after Wheelock Academy, a boarding school for girls, closed. In April of 1985, the Choctaw Nation contracted the boarding school operation from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. In 1988, Jones Academy became a tribally controlled school. The students lived on campus but attended public school in Hartshorne.
A dream became reality in 2008, when the Choctaw Nation dedicated their newly constructed elementary facility on campus. In 2012, the elementary school became a BIE (Bureau of Indian Education) elementary school under the authority of the Choctaw Nation. This state-of-the-art facility educates students in grades 1 through 6. Junior High and High school students are bussed to the Hartshorne Public School in Hartshorne. An alternative school also operates on campus. In the past, the school has enrolled students from 29 different tribes. Students come from parts of Oklahoma, Texas, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, South Dakota, and several other states. Each student is a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe.
The physical layout of the campus includes two dormitory buildings, each divided into elementary and secondary wings. Serving the dormitories are the cafeteria/dining facility, a gymnasium with basketball court and weight room, a library/learning center with an underground storm shelter, and a counseling center. The campus also includes a museum and agricultural buildings for the award winning swine program that students participate in.
For more information on this and other services from Jones Academy, please visit the school's website at: www.jonesacademy.org
School of Choctaw Language
Chahta Anumpa Aiikhvna
School of Choctaw Language James Parrish Ext. 2250
Phone: (800) 522-6170
For more information please click here.
The Chahta Anumpa Aiikhvna was established to promote and preserve the language, history and culture of the Choctaw people. The School currently employs thirty one people. At the present time, there are eighteen Language instructors. These Language instructors have developed Choctaw Language Curriculum I, II, & III which is taught to the public schools and colleges. The Choctaw Language classes are taught through the distance learning OneNet system to 31 public schools, five colleges and carry a foreign language credit. The Choctaw Language is also taught through the distance learning to 14 Head Start Centers. Language classes are also taught in the communities throughout the Choctaw Nation 10 1/2 counties and there are a few taught outside of the Nation. The AVAcaster System takes the Choctaw Language into the world of the Internet. Current enrollment for the School of Choctaw Language is approximately 1,500.
The School of Choctaw Language has developed and published a definer, a history book, a social history book, five children's books, a Choctaw Christmas CD, and two traditional hymns CDs. Choctaw Nation
Interlocal Cooperative Ken Keeling, Superintendent The Interlocal Cooperative is currently located at the Kiamichi Vo-Tech Center in Durant and serves approximately sixty five alternative students in grades 9-12 yearly. A great number of these students have a Certificate Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB card). Morning and afternoon sessions are taught by three teachers. The Interlocal Cooperative is engaged in a collaborative effort in early childhood with the Head Start Program. GED is also taught through the distance learning OneNet program.
Choctaw Nation Head Start
Choctaw Nation Head Start
Rebecca Hawkins
Phone: (800) 522-6170 Ext. 2591
Head Start 2013 FINAL Annual Report
Head Start Newsletter
Mission Statement
We hold ourselves accountable to work in collaboration with our families and communities to provide a quality program, committed to the wellness of the entire family.
See a child as they are meant to be.
The services provided by this program are very comprehensive. Five major component areas serve the needs of the children enrolled and their families: Education/Literacy, Health, Parent Involvement, Family Services and Nutrition.
Head Start is directed primarily toward economically disadvantaged families having children ages three to five years old. All nationalities are served, with preference given to Nativen American families.
Head Start is funded to serve enrolled children in 14 centers operating within the Choctaw Nation service area:
- Antlers
- Atoka
- Bennington
- Bethel
- Broken Bow
- Coalgate
- Durant
- Hugo
- McAlester
- Potea
- Stigler
The Head Start program now operates five days a week, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at five of the centers:
- Broken Bow
- Durant
- Hugo
- McAlester
- Wilburton
- Idabel
- Wright City
- Antlers
Career Development Program
Career Development Program
Ken English, Ed.D.
Phone: 866-933-2260
For more information please click here to visit our website.
Mail completed applications to:
Choctaw Nation
Career Development Program
P.O. Box 1210
Durant, OK 74702
Let us help you find the career for you!
Vision for Success
Within today's global economy, finding and keeping a job requires higher skill levels than ever before. Employers want workers with documented skills based on "real world" experience.
The Choctaw Nation's vision for the development of the Career Development Program is to create a pipeline to quality career and technology training as well as career services for the Choctaw people.
Requirements for Eligibility
Interested participant must be a registered member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
What services are available?
- Career Guidance Services
- Assessment Testing
- Academic Remediation
- Financial Assistance for Quality Training
- "Career Readiness Certificate"
Career Guidance and Counseling Services
The Career Development Center offers a variety of services to facilitate student development in the academic, career, and personal/social areas. Services include assessment, academic advisement, career information and planning, college and/or technical school, financial aid and scholarships, job readiness assistance and personal and professional growth workshops.
Our staff includes certified, licensed or qualified professional career counselors.
Assessment Testing
The abilities to learn, communicate and solve problems are essential assets for any worker, regardless of career choice. The Career Development Program offers the following assessment testing/certifications that measure skills which employers believe are critical to job success:
- WorkKeys
- KeyTrain
- Discover
- "Career Readiness Certificate"
Academic Remediation
The Career Development Program is committed to supporting and strengthening the academic skills and offers a variety of learning assistance programs designed to develop and improve skills necessary for success in college-level or technical courses.
Alternate modes of instruction, such as one-on-one tutorials, computer-assisted instruction, small groups and individualized instruction are used to address the needs of the students seeking assistance.
Financial Assistance for Quality Training
- Assistance with FAFSA Applications
- Funding available for those who qualify
Career Readiness Certificate
Career Readiness Certificates are portable credentials that show an individual has certain fundamentals needed in the workplace.
Educational Talent Search
Educational Talent Search
Linda Powers, Director
P O Drawer 1210
Durant, OK 74702-1210
1-800-522-6170, Ext. 2711
Fax: (580) 920-1821
Students, especially those who may become the first in their families to go into higher education, need to start planning early for college with the help of the Educational Talent Search program. Students as early as the 6th grade will be provided with educational information and encouragement as they begin to prepare for college.
The program identifies and serves 600 students attending specific target area middle schools and high schools who are in grades 6 - 12 (ages 11-27), who meet the eligibility guidelines (first generation and/or economically disadvantaged) established by the U. S. Department of Education, and who have been identified as having the potential to succeed in college. Students are encouraged to have high expectations, to stay in school, to study hard, and to take the right courses to get ready for college. Services may also include academic counseling, college and financial aid information, ACT preparation, college campus visits, and career exploration. The program encourages students to graduate from high school and enroll in a college of their choice.
For more information regarding the target schools or other specific eligibility criteria, please contact the Educational Talent Search office at the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma complex 800-522-6170, Ext. 2711. For an application, call the ETS office at the same number or visit with your school counselor.
Higher Education and Grant Program
Higher Education and Grant Program
Lela Rodriguez, Director
Phone: (800) 522-6170 Ext. 2305
Fax: 580.924.1267
Frequently Asked Questions Page
2014-2015 Applications are available now!
Click here to view the cover letter.
Save this document to begin your application.
Save this document begin your financial needs analysis.
*To complete digitally, download files to your computer, fill out the form, then "save as" with your name at the end of the file. Once complete, submit the saved versions of both files along with all other documents to the email below.
Applications can be completed via Adobe reader. A free download can be found here.
Please email forms, along with scanned copies of all required materials to email@example.com
What is the benefit: Scholarship of up to $1,000 per semester (fall and spring), or grant of up to $800 per semester (fall and spring) to any accredited college or university.
Who is eligible: Any member of the Choctaw Nation actively pursuing a higher education degree. No minimum blood quantum or restriction on location. Students affiliated with more than one tribe may receive assistance from only one tribe.
The applicant must be attending an accredited college or university and working towards a minimum of an associate's degree. (Vo-Techs, Certificates or correspondence courses are excluded from this program. See Choctaw Career Development for assistance in these areas)
How to apply
Step 1: Complete your FAFSA here
Step 2: Gather the following items - These MUST be submitted together: - Application posted above
- Copy of high school or previous college transcript
- Copy of upcoming class schedule
- Copy of CDIB and tribal membership cards (New applicants only)
Step 3: Send all documents to Choctaw Nation via email or mail
Step 4: Have your school submit a Financial Needs Analysis found above *Includes FAFSA info – complete FAFSA first
That's it!
*One application required per year. If application is submitted in fall, only class schedule and grades are needed for spring to continue funding
Responsibilities of recipient
Applications and supporting documents will be accepted from June 1 to October 1 for Fall funding and until March 1 for spring funding. THESE DEADLINES APPLY BOTH FIRST-TIME AND RENEWAL APPLICANTS.
Applications without these supporting documents will be returned to student for completion. Late applications will also be returned to be completed for the following semester. It will be the student's responsibility to submit all required documents and to verify receipt of the Financial Need's Analysis by the Choctaw Higher Education Program.
- Students earning less than the required GPA or earning less than 12 hours will be placed on probation for one semester. At that time, students will be required to bring up their GPA and earn the required number of hours to remain on the program. If these requirements are not met, the student will be placed on suspension from the program. * Students earning less than 12 hours and a GPA below 1.0 will be automatically suspended at the end of that semester.
- Students who withdraw from school officially, or unofficially, will be suspended unless there is a reasonable explanation presented in writing.
Disbursement breakdown
Grant – These amounts will vary from year to year based upon the number of hours, financial need and classification for the previous semester. Must maintain 2.0 GPA or higher to continue funding
- Part-time - $400.00 per semester
- Freshman - $500.00 per semester
- Sophomore - $600.00 per semester
- Junior - $700.00 per semester
- Senior - $800.00 per semester
Scholarship – These amounts are based upon the accumulative grade point average. Must maintain 2.5 GPA or higher to continue funding.
- Part-time - 2.50 $500.00 per semester
- 2.50 - 2.99 $600.00 per semester
- 3.00 - 3.49 $800.00 per semester
- 3.5 - 4.00 $1,000.00 per semester
Complete transcripts will be required for first time applicants. Funds will be determined based on overall performance.
*Full Time Students are those enrolled in 12 or more hours. Part Time Students are those enrolled in at least 6 hours but less than 12 hours.
General program information
The Choctaw Nation contracted the Higher Education Program on March 1, 1984, from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. This program will expend funds appropriated by Congress for the education of eligible Choctaws by providing financial assistance to attend an institution of higher learning, such as Junior Colleges and Universities. In 1998, the Choctaw Nation contributed funds to start a scholarship program. Students will be assisted based on academics, rather than financial need. This program will ensure more Choctaw students the opportunity to receive educational assistance.
The Choctaw Nation will work to ensure that the specific needs of each Choctaw student is individually considered in order to prevent unnecessary withdrawals from higher education institutions.
Higher Education's Helpful Links
Needing to find a college? Check out the Online College Database.
Adult Education Program
Adult Education Program
Neal Hawkins, Director
Phone: (580) 924-8280 or (800) 522-6170
Kathy Springfield, Administrative Assistant
800-522-6170 Ext. 2122
This program provides GED classes for adult Native Americans who did not finish high school.
We offer classes to help students acquire the needed skills to earn their GED Diploma. Many Native Americans have received the GED diploma and gone on to better jobs, higher wages, or to continue their education.
The Choctaw Nation Adult Education program has qualified instructors to help prepare you to take the GED test. Classes are conducted within the 10 1/2 counties of the Choctaw Nation. Our GED instructors teach Writing, Grammar and Mathematics skills to provide each student with the skills to earn their GED diploma. Class sessions take approximately 3 months to complete.
There are no costs for the classes; books and class supplies are provided for each student.
Eligibility requirements
- Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB)
- Government/State identification (driver's license, passports, etc. .)
- Must be 16 years of age or older, restrictions apply to persons under 18 years of age
Distance Learning GED classes
Distance Learning Classes are now available in Atoka, Coalgate, Talihina, Bethel, Smithville and Wright City.
An experienced GED teacher will instruct you using the Distance Learning Technology. Distance Learning allows students and the teacher to see and hear each other on large monitors. Students will be able to interact with the teacher as they help you prepare to take the GED test.
Books, supplies and testing fees are provided. In addition, a $10.00 per day transportation stipend is paid at the conclusion of the classes. The stipend is based on student attendance and participation; the class will meet three days each week for approximately nine weeks.
GED Tests
The GED test consists of the following five tests:
- Language Arts, Writing, Reading and Grammar
- Mathematics
- Science
- Social Studies
Beginning in January 2014 the GED test has become a computer based test. All testing will be given on a computer at an official GED testing center. Fore more information about eh new test please contact our office. Accommodations are available.
How Do I Apply?
Contact the Adult Education Department for an Application Packet or print and complete the application packet online. You must include a copy of your CDIB or Membership card, social security card, and a state issued picture ID.
Mail entire application and documents to:
Choctaw Nation Adult Education Department
P.O. Box 1210
Durant, OK 74702.
For Native Americans living outside the Choctaw Nation boundaries, please contact our office to learn how we can help you.
Useful Links pertaining to Adult Education
Johnson O-Malley Program
Johnson O'Malley Program
Rebecca Clapp, Director
Phone: 800-522-6170
- Program Application
- Minutes Form (example)
- Parent Committee Claim Approval Form
- Parent Committee Election Certificate
On October l, l984, the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Muskogee Area Office, contracted the Johnson O'Malley Program.
As the prime contractor of the Johnson O'Malley Program in the l0-l/2 county service area of the Choctaw Nation, it is the responsibility of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma to administer JOM funds for the operation of supplemental programs for the education of eligible Indian students. The JOM Program currently is serving in excess of 8,640 students in approximately 68 schools.
According to Sec. 273.l2 of the Federal Register and Public Law 99-228, eligible students are Indian students, from age 3 through grade l2, except those who are enrolled in Bureau or sectarian operated schools, who is a member of a tribe or a descendant of a member of a tribe which is eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States through the Bureau of Indian Affairs to Indians because of their status as Indians.
Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act
Patty Mink, Director, Ext. 2209
Shanna Douglas, Asst. Director, Ext. 2394
Phone: (800) 522-6170
The Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) prepares youth and unskilled adults for entry into the labor force and provides job training to those economically disadvantaged individuals and other individuals facing serious barriers to employment, who are in special need of such training to obtain productive employment. Time on the program is limited in accordance with the guidelines. The service delivery area compromises the 10.5 counties within the Choctaw Nation boundaries.
- Tribal Membership or CDIB Card
- Social Security Card
- Household Income
- Residence Verification
- Education Background
*If Applicable:
- Selective Service
- Doctor's Report (If Disabled)
- Veteran Status
Program Contacts · Intake Clerk – All incoming applications and documentation are processed by the intake clerk.
- Stephanie Bond, WIOA Intake Ext. 2326
· CRT – Classroom Training – Participants could qualify for tuition assistance or a stipend. For additional information regarding tuition assistance or stipend please contact the CRT Coordinator.
- Ginger Crawford, CRT Coordinator: All Counties Ext. 2462
· OJT – On-the-Job Training – Profit Organizations who carry Worker's Injury Insurance could qualify to receive 50% of wages reimbursed for participant.
- Lena Johnson, Workforce Specialist: Bryan County: Ext. 2208
- Tiffany Kirkes, Workforce Specialist: Choctaw, McCurtain, & Pushmataha County: Ext. 2203
- Jennifer Markham, Workforce Specialist: Atoka, Coal, Pittsburg, Haskell, Leflore, Latimer, & Hughes: Ext. 2693
WE – Work Experience – Non-Profit Organizations could qualify to receive 100% reimbursement for participants wages.
- Lena Johnson, Workforce Specialist: Bryan County: Ext. 2208
- Tiffany Kirkes, Workforce Specialist: Choctaw, McCurtain, & Pushmataha County: Ext. 2203
- Jennifer Markham, Workforce Specialist: Atoka, Coal, Pittsburg, Haskell, Leflore, Latimer, & Hughes County: Ext. 2693
Programs are based on funding availability and are subject to change without prior notice. October 28, 2014
Child Care Assistance
Child Care Assistance Program
Marilyn Williams, Director
Phone: (580) 924-8280
For more information please click here.
Vocational Development Program
Vocational Development Program
Rita Workman, Director
Phone: (580) 924-8280 or (800) 522-6170
Becky Bradley, Administrative Assistant
Vocational Development Program Application
This program offers financial assistance for Adult Vocational Training for up to a maximum of 24 month.
Be at least 1/4 Native American and have a CDIB showing the degree of Native American blood.
Be a high school graduate or have completed a GED course.
Live within the boundaries of the Choctaw Nation.
Plan to attend an accredited college, institution, or vo-tech.
To apply, you will need to fill out the Vocational Development Application
Higher Education Laptop Program
Higher Education Laptop Program
All laptops have been claimed for this school year. If you submitted a qualifying application in time to be considered, check your email for an award letter and tracking number.
Choctaw College Connect
Choctaw College Connect
A link to your future
Date: November 1, 2014
Time: Noon - 5 p.m.
Location: Choctaw Nation Event Center, Durant, Okla.
Summary: Choctaw College Connect (CCC) is a higher education recruitment event designed to connect Choctaw students to institutions of higher education. These will consist of undergraduate programs only - no grad schools. The event will be hosted from 12 noon through 5 p.m. on November 1, at the Choctaw Nation Event Center located in Durant, Okla. Over 60 institutions will be invited to present their unique opportunities to Choctaw students. Two parents/guardians will be invited to attend along with each student. Transportation to the event will be provided via the Choctaw Nation. Buses will be providing transportation within the 10.5-county service area of the Choctaw Nation. They will depart at a time and location to be determined soon, and will return that evening. Lunch and dinner will be provided during the event at no cost to guest.
Who: Enrolled members of the Choctaw Nation looking to pursue a post-secondary education.
Students Register Here
For questions concerning the event, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Recruiters and college representatives, this is an invitation-only event. If your organization was selected, a registration invitation was sent to a selected representative.
Bus Schedule
Making A Difference
Making A Difference Program
Paula Harp, Senior Director
Lori Wells, Director
(800) 522-6170 Ext. 4105
Making A Difference Online Application
Our Goal: To assist our students with academic information to promote education and/or career path beyond high school, thereby ensuring that our students become successful adults and leaders.
Requirements for eligibility:
Students must be tribal members of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and verified by the Making A Difference staff.
Each student must have a parent permission form on file with the Choctaw Nation Making A Difference program. (one time application)
Any student, 9th-12th grade, attending an accredited high school within the 10 1/2 county service area of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
What services are available?
- ACT Reimbursement
- ACT Workshop
- College Prep Study guides
- School Visits
- Parent-Teacher Conferences
- College Fair
Notification of event dates
Grade level folder with Choctaw Nation Education Program information which includes:
- Higher Education
- Career Development
- CAB (Choctaw Asset Building)
- Talent Search-if available
- Summer Youth work program
- YAB-Youth Advisory Board
- Chahta Foundation
- Oklahoma's Promise Application
- Adult Tribal Membership application (16 and up)
- Higher Education
Amanda Spencer - Admin. Asst./Counselor
Amanda Gentry - Counselor
Padyn Hobgood - Counselor
MAD Email
529 N. 16th Ave.
P.O. Box 1210
Durant, OK 74702
Suggested Links:
OK Promise
FAFSA Tutorial
- ACT Reimbursement
Student School and Activity Fund
Student School and Activity Fund
Jason Campbell, Director
P.O. Box 1210
Durant, OK 74702
Phone: (800) 522-6170 Ext. 2463 or Ext. 2175
Student School and Activity Fund
Due to the high volume of requests, all phone lines may be in use and you may leave a voicemail for an application.
If you leave a voice mail, be sure to leave your name, complete mailing address, and number of applications needed.
You may also Email for an application be sure to include mailing address and number of applications required.


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VanDeWeghe named VP, basketball operations
MAR 20, 2013 2:59p ET
In his new role, VanDeWeghe will be involved in a broad range of basketball matters, including the development of playing rules and interpretations; game analaytics; disciplinary matters; and policies and procedures relating to the operation of NBA games.
He will also serve as a key interface between the league and the teams, drawing upon his years of experience as a general manager and coach. VanDeWeghe will report to Jackson.
"Kiki has a lifetime of basketball experience, including an NBA career spanning more than three decades as a player, coach, and general manager, which provides him with a tremendous amount of insight into our game," Jackson said. "We're looking forward to drawing upon his expertise on a wide range of matters involving our game."
For the past two years, VanDeWeghe has been a contributor to FOX Sports West as a writer and analyst covering the Los Angeles Clippers. Previously, he was the general manager, and for one season the interim head coach, of the New Jersey Nets from 2007 to 2010. Before joining the Nets, he was a broadcast analyst for two years with ESPN.
Prior to his time with ESPN, VanDeWeghe was the general manager of the Denver Nuggets from 2001 to 2006.
VanDeWeghe's NBA playing career spanned 13 years, with the Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks, and Clippers, during which he averaged 19.7 points with a 52.5 percent field goal average, 87.2 percent free-throw average, made two All-Star appearances, and helped his teams to the postseason 12 times.


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Future let's it rip in his latest track, "Blood, Sweat, Tears." Frustrated with the lack of acknowledgement he feels there is for his work, he goes on a walk in what looks to be the outskirts of LA to vent. Starting in the middle of the night he dangerously walks along the middle of the road, finally finding himself by a load of electricity pylons come sunrise – with a few outfit changes in between, of course. Produced by Drake's mate Boi-1da, the track has been taken off his sophomore album, Honest, which was released towards the end of April this year. If you want to appreciate the blood, sweat and tears that Future gave up for the album, you can cop it now from all good musical retailers.
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13600 SW 17th Court
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13600 SW 17th Court , Ocala, FL, US, 34473
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»Easy Street Family Fun Center
The whole family will have fun at this amusement center that includes go-karts, bumper boats, a miniature golf course, a large arcade, a giant indoor playground, and a snack bar.
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Enjoy picnic tables, volleyball courts, hiking and walking trails, basketball courts, tennis courts, a children's playground, and a picnic pavilion while at this great relaxing park.
»Discovery Center
Discovery Center features hands-on workshops for children (2-16yrs) and a Summer Adventure Camp for kids (8-12yrs). Workshops for adults are also available.
»Petting Zoo Ocala
Best Hay Farm Petting Zoo offers a variety of kid-friendly farm animals for viewing, petting, and feeding. A stroll through the barn gives visitors an opportunity to meet alpacas, llamas, goats and a few of other barnyard friends. Some highlights of the zoo include: goats, pigs, horses, sheep, ducks, donkeys, emus, and peacocks just to name a few. Come and meet all of their four-legged, furry and feathered friends. Pony rides are available, as well as a picnic area.
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A nine acre family water park that features eight flumes rides, a 450,000 gallon wave pool, volleyball courts, a children's play area, picnic facilities, and many more exciting attractions for the whole family to enjoy.
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This public library offers a huge collection of fiction and nonfiction books, as well as magazines and reference books, plus offers an array of programs for both adults and children.
»Uncle Donald's Farm
Set into the rolling hills of central Florida on 50 beautiful acres, this informative, interactive, and entertaining farm with delight kids of all ages and features a petting area, old-fashioned hay rides, pony rides, and a Wildlife Rehabilitation Center that features over 20 species of native wildlife.
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Lake Holathlikaha makes this state park a popular place for fishing, swimming, and canoeing. The area is also a haven for many plants and animals, including threatened and endangered species.
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Situated north of Orlando in Ocala and encompassing over 350,000 acres, the Ocala National Forest offers you a chance to explore and enjoy Florida naturally. This is the country's southernmost forest and includes over 600 rivers, springs and lakes. Highlights of the park include four separate recreation areas (Alexander Springs, Juniper Springs, Silver Glen Springs and Salt Springs) featuring sparkling natural springs with year round water temperatures of 72-degrees Fahrenheit, plus numerous historical and breathtaking regions to explore. Activities in the park consist of camping, boating, hiking, biking, horseback-riding, fishing, birding, wildlife-viewing and many 4-wheel trails for ATVs and Jeeps. The Ocala National Forest offers visitors a chance to get back to nature. - Diane Dilov-Schultheis
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It'll be years before we ever see a revision to the base game, if we ever do, but I've played this game a ton and I had some thoughts I wanted to share on where I think it could be streamlined and improved a bit. I love BSG and I think it's downright excellent as-is, but there are a couple of mechanics I see as needlessly more elaborate than it has to be to accomplish the goal of the mechanic.
To start, I think the airlock and executions would/will be a core mechanic in any revision, the same way ports made it into Game of Thrones by default. They're just too much fun and thematic. I am a little concerned that the undermine the hidden-traitor aspect, because they make it possible to discover identity too definitively, but with a little refinement I can't see having a Battlestar Galactica game where you can't throw someone out the airlock. Roslin's special power should probably involve doing that, incidentally.
Now for some probably more contentious suggestions...
Skills and Skill Checks
"Okay, it's twelve points, red, green and blue."
"How many points?"
"What colors again?"
"Did we put destiny in yet?"
"Should I help?"
I think you could shave 30 minutes off the playtime by streamlining skill checks a bit. What I would do is drop the skill cards entirely from the mechanic. Instead, we use a completely binary "Help" or "Hurt" cards (Success or Failure, Support or Sabotage, etc). Even one sabotage card causes the fail result on the check (or maybe cancels out two support cards, creating an incentive to include as many humans as possible). Only the character who initiated the skill check (by drawing a crisis, or whatever) and characters who have the right color can toss in. So a Politics skill check has Boomer, Roslin and Zarek tossing in their support/sabotage. This makes it a Resistance-style team. The destiny deck still exists; one card is placed in, and maybe 1 out of 5 or 1 out of 10 destiny cards are the sabotage variety. After each skill check, you discard you unused vote card and it's all shuffled up. There are ways to play around with this- Baltar's "Delusional Intuition" could mean he can always contribute to skill checks, and Chief Tyrol could "Become Union Leader" and be able to do both Support and Politics checks. I would say the rule of thumb to shoot for is at least half the characters can contribute to any given skill check, with overlap. Otherwise the lone Cylon pilot might have to get really good at blaming the destiny deck. Some skill checks could be simple referendums, involving all the players- as in the case of getting someone in or out of the brig, for example, or voting for President.
This has some other benefits. It reduces action paralysis and confusion to new players by eliminating the dual-use of skill cards. It gives Cylons more power (they can guarantee a failure) but more information to the humans. I've actually tested this out a bit, and my group of mostly casual gamers liked the mechanic. It was all more straightforward and less fiddly, with more tension over betrayal and sabotage. Yes, this is just a rip-off of Resistance, but what's wrong with that? You do lose the "oh man, we failed by so little!" but that rarely proves interesting in actual play; the skill check minigame distracts from what it's really all about: tension.
Skill cards would still exist, as powers people can play. I would condense this down to four types- Military, Political, Pilot, Support- and make it so every character just draws five (or however many for balance) cards of their type on their turn. They don't have numbers, just the power. As much as the dual-use for these cards is a nice little resource management minigame, I don't feel it adds much to the game and it is actually a little distracting from the meat of the skill check- which is the tension over possible subversion by the Cylon players. Every time someone starts their turn, they have to go "oh give me X, Y and Z" cards from whoever is unlucky enough to be the card bank that game, and distinguishing characters with different draws provides such marginal individuality to them it doesn't seem worthwhile. They already have a once-per-game, a special ability, and a drawback.
Cylon characters might get their own skill deck of powers they can use, once revealed. Meaning we have five kinds of cards - Politics, Military, Pilot, Support, Cylon- which is a nice, intuitive spread.
Some of this is designed to smooth over the administrative tasks of gameplay. It might be nitpicking, but wherever you can reduce that sort of thing, the better, in my opinion. I've played the game enough I've grown to dread skill checks coming up time and time again, and hope for the nice binary "choose X or Y" cards, mostly because of these administrative roadblocks you have to do for each and every skill check.
Pilot Characters
Everyone in my group hates being a pilot. No one wants to be the pilot. They feel like you spend half the time in sickbay, and the other half just cleaning up the space area like some kind of janitor. This is probably because Pilots are more card-dependent just for basic utility than the other character types. What I would do is have, in the space areas of the board, spaces that work like any other activated locations. "Escort Civilian Fleet", "Fly CAP", "Scout Deep Space", "Attack Cylon Fleet", etc. You move your character token there. This provides a set of default actions all pilots always have available to them. Some of the deleted Tactics cards (like Launch Scout) can be made a built-in mechanic this way.
The CAG role should likewise be core.
The Cylon Fleet from Exodus is too much fun not to be core; we always use it.The pursuit track is better than random Cylon attack cards. Move the Cylon overlay to the separate Cylon board. In addition, remembering what each crisis card cylon activation icon does is a pain, so here's another change: Those icons are matched to something that is on the Cylon board, and activates that location. (The Basestar Bridge would probably have to be changed, but that's the worst part of the Cylon Fleet anyway) This way the crisis cards act like a cylon player in-absentia, there's no looking up in the rules what each icon means (yes, eventually I got it memorized, but still) and it's all more straightforward. If a given location can't be activated, move the pursuit track forward. Easy as cake.
That freed up board space can be used to include the combat table on the back of the manual, right on the board for reference.
Cylon Leaders
I feel like the Cylon Leader mechanic should be less tied to the show. What I mean by that is, in the base game we can have an Cylon Adama or Cylon Roslin, but we can't have a Human Cavil. Each character should start as one of the four human types- Support, Political, Military, Pilot- and the Cylon Leader option just converts them to a character who starts as a revealed Cylon and therefore draws Cylon cards. This is more an aesthetic preference on my part; I liked in the base game any of the characters could be a cylon or a human. Cylon Leaders could be employed in the base game to replace the god-awful Sympathizer mechanics no one likes. With perhaps some refinement (from Daybreak, say) of the Divided Loyalty which is still a little too "swingy."
The Board
Add Space Area Locations for the pilots. Move the Cylon stuff entirely to a second board. Maybe drill down the space areas to just four. I'd also love it if Colonial One got to be its own board on the side, so if it blows up you can flip it over. Add the Airlock to Galactica. What would be kind of neat is if there were was an "unused" location, that starts off as the museum and does nothing, and with various cards the humans could dedicate that space to a particular use- Joe's Bar, Dogsville, assault raptor suicide squadron, etc.
A Civilian Fleet overlay, where you can go to, say, Cloud 9, might be fun too. They could all be small boards that get flipped if the matching civilian ship is destroyed.
The Destination Deck and Game Pacing
I love the destination deck, but it has one major problem- the variable distance. A distance 1 jump can radically lengthen the game time. This is a vital tool of cylon admirals, but it can stretch out a game far longer than planned for. Many of my game nights are weekday afternoons and can't go on later than we plan. A Cylon Admiral can horrifically drag out the game with even one lucky destination draw. An unlucky destination draw can horribly drag out the game even with a human admiral.
So...why not just say, "You Need X Jumps." Say, four jumps- make the fourth, humans win. Tune based on difficulty, game balance, and desired length. Cylons could still perhaps sometimes sabotage the jump track, extending the game a little bit, balanced out by humans being able to accelerate jump progress at risk, shortening the game a little bit- hopefully it all comes out even. As a minor point, when I introduce new players, I think it'd be easier to say "We need four jumps" rather than "We need to reach distance 8 and then make one more jump, with units of distance being abstracted..."
The destination deck can stay, but instead of varying distance, it has varying costs to the human players. Cylon Admirals select the worst destination, Human Admirals the best. It's still unpredictable, it's still engaging, but it doesn't have this all-important influence over the pacing of the game.
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Very Good Recipes of Mango from Just As Delish
There are 7 Mango recipes on the blog Just As Delish. (1267 on all the blogs)
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Green Mango with Fish Sauce By Just As Delish 09/12/14 06:14 Preparation: 5 min An explosion in your mouth with spicy, sweet, salty and sourish mango snack Being a fruit fiend, I would feel strange if I don't get my daily dose of fruits. Though I can't quite remember how I got through a whole … Continue reading → Add to my recipe book
Oat Flatbread Fish Tacos with Mango Salsa By Just As Delish 06/27/14 04:00 Preparation: 15 min - Cooking: 10 min Refreshing Fish Tacos with Mango Salsa on Gluten Free Oat Flatbread As a Pinterest addict, getting lost in the world of beautiful photos of recipes and DIY crafts happens pretty often. If I don't set a time frame for my … Continue reading → Add to my recipe book
Mango Chia Dessert By Just As Delish 01/14/13 08:23 As I was about to make the Mango Sago Dessert, a light bulb went off.. one of my AHA moments. Don't you love AHA moments? There are times when my creative juice is way low or brain just freezes over. … Continue reading → Add to my recipe book
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Thai Mango Salad By Just As Delish 03/30/12 06:00 When I was young, we had a mango tree (with 3 other fruit trees) in our first house with huge land space. After we moved to a house with only enough space for 1 tree, which my mama chose to … Continue reading → Add to my recipe book
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A range of licenses for the copying of music into physical audio and audio visual products.
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