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The Lady Statesmen scored the first five points of the game and had a 24-point lead late in the first half. As the game progressed in the second half, North Alabama chipped a way at the lead. With 1.5 seconds left in the game, UNA's Jennifer Towne nailed a 3-pointer to give the Lady Lions an unbelievable 59-58 victory in Gulf South Conference women's basketball action. North Alabama improved to 12-2 with a 4-0 mark in the GSC, while DSU fell to 7-4 with a 2-1 mark in the conference.
"We didn't play real well in the second 20 minutes," Lady Statesmen head coach David Midlick said. "We told them to be aggressive and not to play any differently. Subconsciously, it looks like we did. Defensively, we went for some steals and we probably shouldn't have and didn't block out quite as well. We just weren't as aggressive on offense. We have no one to blame but us for that situation in the end."
The Lady Statesmen dominated the first half as they passed the ball around and hit 15-of-24 shots from the field, including 5-of-11 shots from 3-point land. Rhandi Ball did a great job of leading the Lady Statesmen in the first 20 minutes as she made 5-of-6 shots in the half for 11 points and recorded four assists. Chelsey Rhodes, Brooke Rhodes and Seneca Walton hit some big shots to help increase DSU's lead. Walton hit two free throws with 47 seconds left in the first half to put DSU up 38-14. Towne was able to hit a 3-pointer with 22 seconds left in the half to cut the Lady Statesmen's advantage to 38-17 going into the lockerroom at halftime.
The Lady Lions came out in the second half and battled the Lady Statesmen hard. North Alabama went on a 23-11 run to cut the Lady Statesmen lead to 49-40 with 5:22 remaining in the game. Delta State caught a break with 5:02 left in the game as UNA's Nichelle Filmore fouled DSU's Chelsey Rhodes, sending her to the free throw line. Rhodes made both of her shots to push the Lady Statesmen's back to 11 points at 51-40. DSU's Brittany Roberts hit a key jump shot to put the Lady Statesmen up 53-40, but UNA's Lauren Faris drained a 3-pointer to make the score 53-43. The Lady Lions kept chipping away as Sarah Bailey hit a lay-up and was fouled, sending her to the free throw line. She made her free shot, and North Alabama trimmed DSU's lead down to 53-46.
The Lady Statesmen answered right back as Chelsey hit a 3-pointer with 1:54 remaining on the clock to push the lead up to 56-46.
The Lady Lions continued to battle back. Trailing 56-49 with less than a minutes left, Towne went to the free throw line due to a technical foul called on DSU. Towne made both of her foul shots to pull UNA to within five points 56-51. With 9.2 seconds remaining in the game, the Lady Lions hit another big shot as Abby Andrews drained a 3-pointer to cut DSU's lead to 58-56.
The stage was set for Towne to hit her game-winning 3-point field goal in the end. The Lady Lions, who shot just 34.8 percent (8-of-23) from the floor in the first half, shot 51.6 percent (16-of-31) in the second half. The Lady Statesmen had a mere 30.4 percent (7-of-23) field goal shooting mark in the second half.
"They got physical with us in the second half," Midlick said. "They rode us a little bit up the floor. We need to do a better job of responding. We told them at halftime that they are about to challenge us, and it's about to get physical. We need to learn from it, and we need to learn how to finish."
For the game, DSU was 22-of-47 (46.8 percent) from the floor, while North Alabama was 24-of-54 (44.4 percent). North Alabama also outrebounded DSU 23-20, while DSU had 20 turnovers to UNA's 23.
Chelsey Rhodes led the Lady Statesmen with 14 points including four 3-pointers, followed by Ball with 12 points, six assists and three steals, Walton with 12 points and five rebounds and Brooke Rhodes with 10 points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots.
Bailey was North Alabama's leading scorer with 11 points, followed by Fillmore with 10 points, Mekena Randle with nine points and Towne and Corinne White with eight points each.
DSU will return to action on Thursday when the team travels to Rome, Ga. to play Shorter University in another GSC contest at 6 p.m.

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For a brand long known for its high quality and plain vanilla design, Toyota sent shock waves through the industry when it first displayed the all-new Avalon.When compared to the latest-generation Camry midsize sedan, the 2013 Avalon full-size sedan looks like it came from another company entirely.But the 2013 Avalon is precisely what Toyota's top executive, President Akio Toyoda, the grandson of the company's founder, had in mind when he promised to pump new passion into the brand.
The 2013 Avalon is visually striking, with the sort of cutting-edge styling you might expect from the latest Ford or Hyundai, or even Mercedes-Benz.The new design clearly gives the new Toyota a much more expensive look and feel.
The overall look of the 2013 Toyota Avalon is more muscular and refined than the old, lumpen box, with a coupe-like roofline that is somewhat reminiscent of the striking Audi A7.The interior, meanwhile, boasts an almost luxury-class level of refinement, with upgraded leather that is now being hand-stitched to deliver a visual sense of craftsmanship.The large touchscreen adapts the latest version of Toyota's EnTune infotainment system and the LCD screen atop the center stack replaces most traditional knobs and buttons.The rest migrate to a capacitive system that can be operated with barely a touch.
The redesigned 2013 Avalon is available with two distinct powertrain options, the most popular of which is likely to be the 3.5-liter, 90-degree, DOHC, six-cylinder engine with Variable Valve Timing with Intelligence that produces 268 horsepower at 6200 rpm and 248 pound-feet of torque.The 3.5-liter V6 delivers surprisingly good fuel economy considering the size of the new Avalon sedan and the power it pumps out.We found it smooth and powerful.Toyota says the Avalon with the 3.5-liter V6 can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 6.7 seconds, which is quite quick.
Those who want to maximize mileage will be drawn to the Avalon hybrid models, which use the latest iteration of the Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive and are expected to get up to 40 miles per gallon.That's impressive for a full-size sedan, and all the more impressive considering the minimal sacrifice in performance.The 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid is estimated to launch from 0 to 60 mph in around 8 seconds, which is average acceleration performance.The 2013 Avalon is the first full-size Toyota sedan to offer a hybrid gas-electric powertrain.
The 2013 Toyota Avalon is produced at Toyota's plant in Georgetown, Kentucky.The new Toyota sedan is, in fact, the most American car the Japanese maker has ever offered, the design work being handled by Toyota's advanced styling studio in Southern California, while the primary engineering work was done in suburban Detroit.
Avalon Limited ($39,650) upgrades further with premium perforated leather heated and cooled front seats, 10-way power driver's seat, eight-way power front-passenger seat, heated rear seats, three-zone climate control, 7-inch high-resolution touch-screen audio, with navigation, Entune and JBL, JBL Premium HDD audio, color HVAC screen, Safety Connect, rain-sensing wipers, rear sunshade, HID headlamps, LED Daytime Running Lights, puddle lamps, ambient lighting, auto-dimming outside mirrors.
Avalon Hybrid XLE Premium ($35,555), Avalon Hybrid XLE Touring ($37,250), and Avalon Limited ($41,400) are similarly equipped.(All prices are Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Prices and do not include $795 destination charge.)
The optional Technology Package ($1,750) for Avalon Limited and Hybrid models adds Dynamic Radar Cruise Control, automatic high beams, and Pre-Collision System.
Safety features standard on all Avalon models include Toyota's Star Safety System, 10 airbags, whiplash-lessening seats, three-point seatbelts, LATCH child-seat anchors, child-protector door locks, anti-theft system with alarm and engine immobilizer.Optional safety features include Safety Connect, Pre-Collision System, Blind Spot Monitor with Rear Cross Traffic Alert.
Nowhere is the new look more obvious than up front, where the Avalon's new face bears more than a subtle similarity to the latest-generation Ford Fusion, itself strongly influenced by ultra-luxury sports car maker Aston Martin.That Ford/Aston trapezoid grille is framed, at top by wraparound Quadrabeam projector headlamps, below by distinctive new foglamps.
This is the fourth generation of the Avalon.The soft, almost flabby look of the outgoing model (pre-2013) has been replaced by a tautly sculpted body, character lines stretching through the hood and from just behind the front wheels to the tips of the taillights.Toyota designers worked in half-windows at the back of the sloping roof to give rear seat passengers and even broader view of the world passing by.That underscores the way Toyota has attempted to make form and function equal partners in the new Avalon.
And there's little excuse for rear seat passengers not to stretch out and relax.
Front and back, the 2013 Toyota Avalon is a far more lavishly outfitted sedan than the model it replaces.With one notable exception, Toyota has largely abandoned the cheap plastic panels that have drawn criticism in other recent models, including the latest generation of the Camry.
We're tempted to describe the layout from the pilot's perspective as almost cockpit-like.Toyota designers and engineers have worked well together to bring all that the driver might need to see or touch into just the right position, including that large touchscreen used for the EnTune infotainment system.As you'd expect, it is the anchor of basic systems like navigation, audio and Bluetooth calling.It also allows ready access to smartphone-based apps such as Pandora, Bing, iHeartRadio, and services like fuel pricing, stock reports, traffic and weather data.Meanwhile, a second, capacitive-touch screen operating the climate control system.But you don't have to mess with all that.The navigation system is optional and can be avoided altogether.If you don't opt for navigation, the screen remains, for operating the radio and other features.Nighttime or daytime, the screen delivers a big, crisp image of what's behind you whenever you shift into Reverse.
The Avalon adopts the sort of elegant and subtle ambient lighting cues we've until recently expected only on mid to upper-range luxury vehicles.And that carefully stitched leather further adds to upscale feel.We think Toyota could have done a better job with the wood trim, however, which looks too much like plastic.
Cargo capacity is good: 16 cubic feet of trunk space, 14.4 cubic feet for Avalon Hybrid models.Folding down the back seats provides more cargo space and room for longer items.
Toyota took significant steps to firm things up.Among them: more braces and welds to increase chassis rigidity.A rigid chassis is a key element both for sharp handling response and a smooth ride.This allowed more precise tuning of the suspension.Suspension changes include new stabilizer bars and new spring rates.Toyota used MacPherson struts up front and a multi-link suspension in the rear.Shedding about 100 pounds of mass also helped.
Body roll (lean) has been largely kept under control.Meanwhile, there's virtually no torque steer on this front-driver, even under the most aggressive launches.Torque steer is the tendency of the front wheels to turn under hard acceleration, felt as a tug on the steering wheel; stand on the accelerator, and the new Avalon takes off in a straight line.
The electric power-assisted steering system errs towards a little too much boost, though it tightens up, if artificially, in Sport mode.One disappointment was the decision not to allow the driver to further stiffen the suspension when shifting into Sport mode on the Touring and Limited grades.The electronic system only modifies throttle, steering and gear shifts to improve overall responsiveness.We'd have liked to add still more tautness to the suspension, as well.But kudos for adding Dynamic Rev Management, which is particularly useful with paddle-shift-equipped models (Touring and Limited editions).
At 268 horsepower, the 3.5-liter V6 provides more than adequate, if not neck-snapping, power.It's mated to a 6-speed automatic.That's a couple gears short of other full-size offerings but we doubt many will notice considering that shifts are almost completely transparent and there's little sense of hunting even aggressive driving.
At an EPA-estimated 21/31 mpg City/Highway, or 25 mpg Combined, the 2013 Toyota Avalon provides a significant improvement for what you might have imagined getting from a full-side sedan just a few years ago.Regular 87-octane gasoline is recommended, no Premium fuel required here.
Even more impressive is the first-ever Avalon Hybrid, rated at 40 mpg City, 39 mpg Highway and 40 mpg Combined.Those are numbers you might have longed for with a subcompact when the last-generation Avalon hit market.
The Avalon Hybrid package teams a four-cylinder engine with a pair of electric motors using essentially the same Toyota Synergy Hybrid drive found in the latest version of the Camry.It's about a second-and-a-half slower than the V6 Avalon from 0-60 mph but it still delivers enough power to feel confident passing or getting onto a freeway.
Avalon Hybrid's 2.5-liter inline-4, for the technically minded, uses the fuel-saving Atkinson Cycle and itself develops 156 horsepower and 156 pound-feet of torque.The electric motor brings that up to an even 200 hp.Toyota claims the Avalon can operate on battery power alone.But this is no plug-in.You'll be lucky to get a full mile if the battery is fully charged.While the Avalon Hybrid can technically operate in electric mode at speeds up to 25 mph, that's rare.It'll usually fire the four-cylinder engine up well before then, especially if you've got a heavy throttle foot.A neat trick with the Hybrid is the ability to maintain climate control even when the gas engine is shut off.
Paul Eisenstein filed this NewCarTestDrive.com report after his test drive of the Avalon in Detroit.


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When interior designers land in Chicago, chances are that they immediately make a beeline to Jayson Home & Garden. Opened in 1997 by Jay Goltz and Caroline Scheeler, the eclectic shop is the city's preeminent design destination, a place to score vintage and antique finds from suzani throws to French sconces to Asian cabinets. The company also produces its own line of upholstered furnishings and case goods, masterfully updating classic shapes for pieces that fit in both traditional and modern settings.


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She was born on October 16, 1935, to Victor B. and Frances (Pettey) McClure on a farm next door to Interstate Baptist Church. The church played a major role in her upbringing. She graduated Shaw High School in 1954 as Salutatorian and married Bobby McCarty on May 5, 1954.
She was a chief clerk at the Federal Compress for 20 years and had also worked at F&I Machine Works, Jay's Department Store and was former owner of the Quaint Shop.
She was a member of Yale Street Baptist where she had taught the Adult Sunday School Class for many years.
Frances was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister. She will be greatly missed.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Franklin McClure and a sister Mary Lou Reed.
Visitation began at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 4, 2012, until the 11 a.m. funeral service at Cleveland Funeral Home. Burial followed in the North Cleveland Cemetery. Rev. John Chouccoli and Rev. Thomas Bruce will officiate the service.
Pallbearers were Mason Dean, Nick Jennings, Thomas Bennett, Scott Dean, Sam Compston and Scottie Harrison, Pat George and Charles Weeks. Honorary pallbearers were Larson Ingram and Ethan Hopkins.
Frances is survived by husband of 58 years, Bobby H. McCarty of Wiggins; four daughters, Vicki M. (Samuel) Compston of Wiggins, Dianne M White of Greenville, Bobbie "Boba" M. (Scott) Dean of Boyle and Michelle Hopkins of Merigold; sister, Alice Weeks of Shaw; brother, Victor McClure of Southaven; five grandchildren, Sheri Ingram, Nick Jennings, Mason (Rachel) Dean, Emily Compston and Thomas Bennett; and five great-grandchildren, Shelby Bracken, McKarlee Ingram, Larson Ingram, Ethan Hopkins and Raegan Dean. She also leaves a host of nieces and nephews.
Online guest register may be viewed and signed at www.clevelandfuneralhome.net.


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I have been watching that little graph that shows the highs and lows of activity on one or our chapters' social media sites. It can be both fun and frustrating to watch it ebb and flow like financial indicators. The marketing voice inside me is always asking what makes the best post to get the sharing and conversation going? I know for our chapter, it seems to be popular topics with a little touch of controversy that excites the crowds. Discussions about river restoration methods, OHV access, and angler etiquette are almost guaranteed to make that little arrow move up.
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Diamond of Dreams: Taking the Field for The University of Kansas Hospital, Royals Charities' on-field gala, took place on Thursday, June 26, at Kauffman Stadium.
The annual event featured appearances from current and former Royals, a fabulous menu from local restaurants, an exclusive silent auction in the Royals' bullpen, live music from the Michael Beers Band, and a spectacular fireworks show. Thanks to you, we raised $140,000 for Royals Charities and The University of Kansas Neonatal Medical Home and Neonatal Intensive Care.
Proceeds from Diamond of Dreams will benefit Royals Charities and The University of Kansas Hospital's Neonatal Medical Home. The Neonatal Medical Home offers family-centered, long-term primary care dedicated exclusively to premature babies and those born with complex medical conditions. This unique, all-inclusive care is provided in an outpatient clinic located at the hospital.
A highly specialized, multidisciplinary team uses a proactive approach to provide compassionate care and coordinated services to these patients - from birth through age 5 - and their families. Neonatal Medical Home services and advice are available to families 24 hours a day. Diamond of Dreams proceeds will support patients and families, innovative programs, equipment and education in the Neonatal Medical Home, as well as for Neonatal Intensive Care.


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We use our close links with the industry's many trade associations to identify possible committee member, but they are always happy to hear from potential volunteers. If you are willing to give up your time to help direct the business, please contact us we'll advise you about what to do next.
We are governed by a strong industry-led, non-executive Board, headed by a part time Chairman and Deputy Chairman, who are appointed by the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills.
As well as the Chairman and Deputy Chairman, there are 14 employer members, two members representing employees, two members representing Further and Higher Education, and one client member. Board members are appointed for up to five years and can serve for a maximum of two terms of office, or ten years.
The main function of the Board is setting our strategy, deciding how to raise the income we need to give employers involved in training financial and other support, and deciding how best to invest these resources.
The Board is advised by a number of industry-led Committees. The Board and its Committees meet regularly to ensure adequate consultation between industry representatives and staff.
The Audit Committee is responsible for ensuring that CITB is properly accountable, that its control systems operate effectively and that its risks are properly managed. Made up of representatives from the sector with financial and audit backgrounds, it takes its responsibilities to ensure that resources are properly deployed extremely seriously.
The main functions of the Finance Committee are
The Remuneration Committee determines general policy on remuneration and individual packages for the Chief Executive and Directors.
It reports each year to the Board, setting out the policy on Executive remuneration, including the level of remuneration, pension provision, contracts of service and compensation commitments on early termination.
Information about the members of the Remuneration Committee, as well as the remuneration of senior executives is published each year in the Annual Report and Accounts
The Training Committee is made up of representatives from across the construction sector, mainly nominated by employers. It is responsible for allocating financial support given by the Board to training priorities and for ensuring that these deliver the training needs and standards required by the sector as well as contributing to the achievement of our Strategic Objectives.
To achieve this, it recommends annual training development, training implementation, careers and training promotion programmes and their associated budgets. It also recommends to the Board qualifications and schemes for recording the achievement of training.
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Directs the strategy of CITB as a Certification Body for the Nationally Accredited Certification Schemes (ACS) for Individual Gas Fitting Operatives and Individual Oil Technicians, to make sure they are competent to carry out work safely, in accordance with the requirements of BS EN ISO/IEC 17024: 2012, as accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKCAS)
Develops and maintains a 'gold standard' apprenticeship scheme for construction.
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Visitation will be held Friday, March 22, 2013, at Redmon Funeral Home Chapel in Greenville from 1-6 p.m. with a wake from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and from 10-11 a.m. Saturday prior to the service at Ray Brooks School in Benoit.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 2013, at Ray Brooks School in Benoit. Burial will follow in Delta Memorial Gardens in Greenville. Rev. Dr. Carolyn Gordon will officiate the service.
He is survived by his wife, Geraldine Jones of Stringtown; children, Laetitia G. Harris of Greenville and Dana Jones and Willie Jones Jr., both of Atlanta, Ga.; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Moses Jones of Greenville, Wendell Jones of Kansas City, Mo., A.D. Jones of Chicago, Ill., and Audie Jones of Valdosta, Ga.; sisters, Deloris Johnson of Cleveland and Catherin Jones of Stringtown; and a host of aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends.
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Harvest season always adds stress for both drivers and farmers, which is why it is a good idea to be extra cautious on the roads this time of year.
Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Tony Dunn described the stress that drivers face while on the road with farm machinery.
"I think the main reason for the stress is the trucks. They get the harvest from the fields, and they are travelling on the same roads as everyone else. It makes it even more stressful when harvest trucks are not properly covered and debris begins hitting the windows."
People also tend to drive at faster speeds on long, winding country roads, which is an issue if near farm machinery.
"Some of these drivers exceed the speed limit because they're in a time crunch," said Dunn. "They start driving reckless and they cause issues. They aren't the only ones out on the road. People have to realize that these (farmers) are making a living and doing their job.
Justin Ferguson, the northwest regional manager for the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, believes it will be a good year for corn, rice and soybeans but encourages all drivers to be extra careful during the season.
"Most farmers are anticipating a good yield, not a record breaker, but everyone seems to be pretty positive so far just from looking at the crops at this point," said Ferguson. "We'll have to keep our eye out for rain, which could change things. Rain is always factor, which is very dangerous for rice crop. But overall it looks like a positive crop."
"At harvest you'll see combines on the roads, which are slow-moving at 25 miles per hour and have the orange triangle to indicate that," said Ferguson. "Motorists need to keep in mind that if you're going 60 miles per hour and approaching a machine that's going 20, it can be very dangerous.
"As for the farmers," said Ferguson, "this is their make it or break it time to make their living so we want to encourage everybody to be as safe as possible."


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What is Medicaid?
v Medicaid is a type of health insurance for low-income families, children, and people who are elderly or have a disability. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (TxHHSC) runs the Medicaid program in Texas.
v In most cases, Medicaid pays for doctors' services, laboratory and X-ray charges, medicines, nursing facility and hospital services, family planning, eyeglasses, hearing aids, ambulance, podiatry, chiropractic, maternity, nurse midwife, and other health care services. Medicaid covers more services for children.
v Medicaid pays for most services, but not for everything. Medicaid pays for regular medical checkups for children. Medicaid also covers children's dental care.
v Your Medicaid ID card gives limited information about services that you can get. It also shows when children are due for routine medical and dental services. Look for the toll free numbers to call if you have questions
v People who are elderly or have a disability who need help with daily activities may be able to receive services in their homes. The state also offers some non-Medicaid community care services.
How does Medicaid work?
v TxHHSC issues a Medicaid ID card each month. The card needs to be shown each time you visit the doctor or get a prescription filled.
v Medicaid payments are made directly to service providers, such as the doctor, hospital, pharmacy, or lab. Medicaid will not pay you directly for health care visits.
v Not all medical providers accept Medicaid. Make sure to ask if a doctor takes Medicaid before your appointment.
v If a medical provider accepts Medicaid, the medical provider cannot bill you for the covered services.
Eligibility for Medicaid:
v Medicaid is available to qualifying Texans of all ages and abilities. There are separate programs for families and children and for people who are elderly or have a disability. In general, you must:
Ø Be a Texas resident.
Ø Be able to demonstrate that you are a citizen of the United States or a non-citizen in certain recognized categories.
Ø Meet certain resource and income limits, which vary by eligibility group.
v Three groups of people automatically receive Medicaid:
Ø Families who receive TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, cash assistance which is sometimes called welfare),
Ø Individuals who receive Refugee Cash Assistance, and
Ø Individuals who receive SSI (Supplemental Security Income benefits issued by the Social Security Administration and are available to people who are elderly, blind, or have a disability) .
vMany children in families with below poverty income may be eligible to receive Medicaid, including:
Ø Teenagers under age 19, and
Ø Children in single-parent or two-parent families can get Medicaid.
v Other people who may qualify for Medicaid depending on their income and resources include:
Ø Pregnant women;
Ø Youths aging out of foster care; and
Ø Many nursing home residents.
v Medicaid Savings Programs for Medicare Recipients:
Ø Medicaid covers out-of-pocket expenses for certain low income Medicare recipients by paying Medicare premiums, deductibles, and co-insurance costs.
Ø If eligible, Medicaid will directly pay Medicare premiums, deductibles, and/or co-insurance costs.
v Special Issues for Medicaid applicants and recipients:
Ø Parents who apply for Medicaid only for their children, do not have to give the parents' Social Security number nor information about the parents' immigration status.
Ø There are no time limits for children to get Medicaid.
Ø There are no parental work requirements for children to receive Medicaid.
vIncome, Resources, and Medicaid:
Ø You are required to provide financial information for everyone in your household.
ØTHHSC will look at your financial resources as well as your income.
Ø The value of a family's first car is not counted for Medicaid eligibility
Ø If the family owns more than one car, each extra car can be worth up to $4,650, without affecting Medicaid eligibility.
Ø If you own the home where you live, the homestead is not counted as a resource for the purposes of Medicaid eligibility.
v You are responsible for reporting - within 10 days - to TxHHSC any changes in your situation, including:
Ø Income,
Ø Resources,
Ø Your job,
Ø Address, and/or
Ø Who lives in your household.
vMedicaid and TANF
ØUnlike TANF, there are no time limits in Medicaid eligibility.
Ø If a family reaches their TANF time limit, the family does not automatically lose Medicaid.
Ø There is transitional Medicaid if a family's earned income goes too high to continue to receive TANF. It is possible a family may still get Medicaid for 12 more months.
Ø Family income limits are much higher for Medicaid than for TANF.
To Apply for Medicaid:
v Visit your local Medicaid office. You may call 2-1-1 for help locating the office closest to you.
v If you have questions, you can call the toll-free Medicaid Hotline at 1-800-252-8263 between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
vTo get an application for MEDICAID or CHIP, call 1-877-KIDS-NOW or go to http://www.chipmedicaid.org on the internet.
v Parents new to Medicaid must attend orientation to learn how to use Medicaid properly and all children must receive check-ups and immunizations as described by the Texas Health Steps program. The orientation may be provided over the telephone.
v Once you are qualified for Medicaid, be sure to reapply/recertify on time to prevent loss of your Medicaid.
v Medicaid Managed Care
Ø In most counties in Texas, you will have to enroll in "managed care." Once you are determined to be eligible for Medicaid, you will receive a packet in the mail regarding managed care. It will describe your options.
Ø In managed care, each patient has a "primary care provider" (PCP). Your PCP should provide basic health care for you, and refer you to specialists if needed. You get to choose your PCP from the list in your packet.
Ø You will only be able to see specialist who enroll with the managed care program that you pick.
Ø If you already have doctors that you like, pick a managed care program where those doctors are enrolled.
v If you have difficulties in the Medicaid application process and TxHHSC does not help you to resolve them, you may contact your local legal services provider for assistance in the process.
You Have Rights When Applying For and Receiving Medicaid:
v TxHHSC must give you a written decision on each application for Medicaid within 45 days of the submission of the application, or within 90 days if the application is based on a disability.
v If your application for Medicaid is considered "incomplete" by TxHHSC, you have the right to receive WRITTEN NOTICE of:
Ø What information is missing, and
Ø The date by which you must provide the missing information (at least 10 days).
v You have the right to receive written notice about why the Medicaid application was denied, or benefits were reduced or terminated
Ø The written decision must give a written description of why the benefits are being denied, decreased, or stopped.
Ø On the notice of denial, reduction, or termination of benefits, there must be instructions on how to request an appeal of the decision.
v You have the right to challenge the denial or termination of Medicaid benefits.
v To appeal the denial or termination of Medicaid benefits, you need to request a Fair Hearing
ØA Fair Hearing is a meeting conducted by a regional hearing officer with any applicant or client who disagrees with an agency decision.
Ø TxHHSC accepts requests for Fair Hearings by mail, fax, and phone (dial 2-1-1).
Ø The Fair Hearing is to decide if the decision follows agency policy and rules.
v Deadlines to request a Fair Hearing:
Ø You must request a fair hearing by filing your appeal within 90 days of the letter denying your Medicaid application
Ø If your Medicaid is being reduced or terminated, you may request the continuation of your Medicaid while you wait for a decision on your appeal. To request the continuation of your Medicaid pending the outcome of your appeal, you MUST file your request for Fair Hearing within 10 days of the letter that notifies you of the reduction or termination of your Medicaid. You may still request a Fair Hearing for 90 days after the date of the letter reducing or terminating your Medicaid.
v You should receive WRITTEN NOTICE of when and where the hearing will be held.
vAt the Fair Hearing:
ØYou will have a chance to explain why the decision is wrong.
ØThe case worker gets to explain why the decision is correct.
ØYou can question the case worker and witnesses.
ØYou should bring your own witnesses with you, if you have any.
ØIf your appeal involves a medical issue, you should take a letter from your doctor with you to the hearing.
ØThe hearing officer (judge) can question you and witnesses.
Ø You have the right to an interpreter during the hearing.
v You have the right to a legal representative to assist you in your appeal.
ØYou can have a legal representative present during the fair hearing.
ØYour legal representative does not have to be an attorney.
ØYou may contact your local legal aid organization to request free legal representation at the Fair Hearings.
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Good morning ladies,
Well had a nice Friday night as I got to have some more of my yummy pizza for dinner, a scoop of Peanut Butter ice cream for dessert while I had my man Hunter and then Stargate:SG:1 on the TV...can't get any better than that!!!! Then we checked some more disks and off to get ready for bed. Watched WOF and then rolled over and I fell asleep but had some weird dreams and kept waking up and not for pit stops, only had one of those, but just one of those restless nights. Buddy stepped on my leg this morning as I was stretching and OMG my legs cramped in the back while Buddy is walking on the top....not the best wake up for the a.m. to say the least LOL
Plus after dinner I came to the end of my chapter for my book and got my workout folder out and started picking out candidates for my January workouts.
My normal Saturday with getting my light dusting done, towels in Lucy, bathrooms cleaned and then I did the rags too as had towels from out trip out to the store and cleaning out Buddy's house (he gets water all over it....and himself...as he gets excited when he hears the bus come home....plus he got sick Christmas morning (too much excitement Christmas eve, treats, toys, pizza crust, ice cream etc....)
I folded up the towels and then cut the ends off the hair towel ones as they were a mess and we still have enough towel for our hair. We need new towels but for now these and our current bath ones will suffice. Only us using them.
Then I went into my desk drawer and grabbed my workout files (it shouldn't surprise you I have them organized for Total Body workouts, lower body, upper body, etc) LOL Started clearing out my workout folders as so many I can't do any longer. Then I had a bunch out and re-filed those in their appropriate folders.
So now have to figure out what I am doing for January....fun stuff!
Still have the rest of the drawer to clean out, plus my stand up and then will tackle the file cabinets with no more business stuff...hubby wants to help with that. Well I want it done so we shall see if he gets off his butt and helps or like always I do it myself.
Also still have to start on clearing off my hard drive, go through favorites again on the computer, go through mail program files too and do some deleting.
So lots to keep my busy this coming week and thereafter LOL
We had a yummy dinner with our last slice of frittata and since it was so light we had a very small slice of our cheesecake I made and it was delicious. Plain one this year no cherries. A very small piece so will get 4 more servings for 8 out of the pie...pretty good! We watched the White House Down movie and it was very good, reminded us of the original Die Hard plot (or a variation I should say) but kept our interest.
Had a pretty good night's sleep, just a bit tired this a.m.
Well it's Sunday Sunday Sunday and looking forward to my 'me day' since I didn't get to do any catch up on my boards Saturday like I thought will hopefully get to it today.
As is the norm on a Sunday...Lucy is taking care of the sheets, clean ones are on the bed, CBS Sunday show is taping, and my bathroom is full of cherry blossom product. Plus got the steam machine filled as will steam, then use my new face mask I got myself for my birthday and yes I did test it on my arm underside and no reaction at all, so that is good.
Buddy is chomping at the bit for his pancake, so off to breakfast and then a game of Tag Team Barbelly or maybe a Double Ball game as Buddy discovered he liked that one too
Then his take out time and I will be off to shower, creaming, spritizing, steaming, face masking, more creaming and comics....and then decide what's next LOL Maybe even start a new run with Bookworm.
Well off to get some sustenance....have a wonderful Sunday,
Me too, Earl, we need the Charmed ones to do a lost and found spell LOL
Happy Sunday!Sue, thanks for the great start today! Glad Buddy has had his pancake already. The boys have had their biscuits and breakfast, and I gave Rex a dose of earwash as he has been shaking his head more lately. He's not fond of it, but it comes with bribes of biscuits so he tolerates it once I catch him.Candice, what a sweet pic of Eliana standing! Their lives will take a new twist with her up and more mobile. Always fun! I could never tolerate an inversion table with my reflux I suspect. I don't even like to lie flat because of it. I hope today is a better day for you! We are icy and cold at 26' right now, and cloudy.Carolyn, I'm glad that you are feeling better. Sorry you got a bug. It amazed me that you had pecans flying onto your porch from the high winds! I don't think you've ever mentioned that one before. Are you set for warm hats? Rose, what a wonderful pic of Brice on Christmas Eve! DD was an "everything in the mouth" kid, too. DH used to shower twice a day when he worked one job. He hated being sweaty all day. Yes, the congregation is mostly elderly, so this is hard on everyone. It was a beautiful service, though.Ginger, how's life?I ended up at work for 5 hours yesterday. I went in early to unlock only to find Dboss already back from the graveside service. Guess they sped things up since it was in the 20's with a light wind! It really blew holes in my day, but it was so good to see some folk that I only see at these things since I don't attend there. I'm taking a vacation day tomorrow, which will be nice! I'm starting to be ready to put the Christmas stuff away for another year, but still enjoy the tree and lights. Such a dilemma! LOL! Maybe tomorrow. DD now is debating the NY party, and we've been invited to a church friends home for a game and snack night with everyone bringing their favorites. This is mostly the same group who camp in summer together, so it will be fun. DH has to work NY day, up at 4:15am, so he isn't planning a long night up anywhere. We're pretty quiet most NY's anyway. I need to get up and moving. Have a great day everyone!
Hi ladies,
For some stupid reason my post has to be approved, so when they get around to it...my catch up post will be here...
Go figure..
Good afternoon my friends,Larry preached at a small, country church today that has not had evening services for a few years. AND, really weird, the only elderly gentleman there, whom we presumed was a deacon, told Larry he would have to do all the praying as they don't pray during services! Huh? Never heard that one before! And they were not the least bit nice or even courteous, for that matter. They had cake and coffee after services and insisted Larry and I get served first but then no one sat with us!! We did walk around and chat with folks after we ate our cake but chatting might be exaggerating a bit much as it was like pulling teach to get anyone to actually talk! I pray the Lord does not send us there!!We came home and took a nap and have been chillin' the rest of the afternoon.
Becky, I hate when the boys are invited to parties. However, Autumn's boyfriend is having a few friends over Tuesday night and he has invited Jake and Ashton. He really seems to be a nice boy and his parents will chaperone so I'm comfortable letting them go. Larry doesn't have to work but he won't stay up to see the new year in. I think in all the years we have been married, he has not been up more than 3 or 4 times until midnight and that was when we first married. How was your lunch with your old friend? I'll bet y'all talked for hours to catch up.Sue, thanks so much for starting us off with those beautiful graphics. I loves the snowy cabin. It seems Christmasy without any decorations at all. How did you like the new face mask? Did you ever use the face mask that was thin and was like skin when you pulled it off. I used that kind when my kids were small and they loved them. I'd always treat them to a facial when I gave myself one and the girls loved it. Lori told me she has looked for that kind of mask for years but I don't think they make them anymore. Hope your 'me' day is great. Check your email. I'm having problems 'sending' with my incredimail account on my computer. If you don't get an email let me know and I'll send another one with my iPhone or tablet.Candice, have your been a good girl and are taking it easy? You sure did a lot of work for someone who is suppose to be relaxing and laying around! But, I know how hard it is to not be able to clean! I love the picture of Eliana standing and helping her mom! I'll bet she is a big help! LOL I can see her pulling the dish towels out of the drawer while DDIL is putting them in!Carolyn, how did the pecan picking go? A week before Thanksgiving, a church Larry preached at gave Larry a large brown grocery bag filled with cracked pecans and a quart sized bag of peeled pecans! We ate most of those that were peeled but I did use some to put in brownies and in a carrot cake. Larry sat and peeled the others, peeling three and eating two! LOL Hope you and all your girls are feeling well.Ginger, waving and sending hugs your way.
Lori has invited all of us to her house for shrimp gumbo and baked sweet potatoes on new years eve. Sounds wonderful to me. I'd imagine Larry, Kristi and I will be the only ones going, though, as the boys are planning to go to the party and Kelsey is having a wiener roast at her house, with Adam as chaperone!The boys are already hungry and I have no idea what I'm going to fix them. Ash said he wants something with gravy! LOLGOD bless,Rose
Brice before church this morning! Notice his mouth. He is doing this weird thing with his tongue. I think he will cut a tooth soon! So cute!
Time for me to do some catch up again....
Candice, glad you had a nice Christmas too, but sorry to hear about the increased pain. Oh Candice, I so hope this eventually will get back to normal for you as you have the other pain issues to deal with and don't need more...lots of HUGS, healing vibes and prayers coming your way.
Yes, J is sprouting like a weed...but not to surprising as he mom and dad are tall.
Carolyn, so glad to hear you and Lyn are back to normal. Sorry about the lower intestinal distress for you, Carolyn. Wow that's strange that 6 people got sick. Wow how strange no males got sick...a mystery for sure. I am hoping to post pics soon Carolyn. Maybe even later today, we shall see. Yes we had a lovely holiday and our trip was fantastic too.
HUGS on the surgery Carolyn, and I am with you not a fan of it either but like yourself would want it over and done with. Glad to hear your weather is nice and God bless Lyn on getting all the laundry done too. Hope you got your pecans picked without a lot of pain too Carolyn. Sure hope you heard back form the clinic on your blood tests! Oh no sorry about the extremely early wake up call.
Oh Rose, so sorry to hear you haven't felt well and also Larry and Kristi too, I see. Methinks your body is telling you, hey Rose, I need more sleep and rest each and every day. You have been burning the candle at both ends lately. OMG Rose, they change clothes that many times. I'd be showing them how to use the machine and they would be doing their own stuff.
As you can see from my post today, my Saturday went quite well, bit busy but nothing strenuous.
Don't blame you Rose, I'd want to take the ornaments down myself too.
Yes, Rose, I was a very happy camper for Christmas as I got the things I wanted and needed most of the year....hubby said I shouldn't have bought underwear, socks, slippers and jeans, but I said well I needed them and even though we kept saying we'd get them we never did and kind of embarrassing when your underwear elastic is falling off on the floor LOL
As for the other gifts from my 3 friends, yes I am very blessed.
Yeah we were never impressed with WM's prices on foods. We are with Winco....just hoping they didn't go up too. But I did hear on the radio that the food prices will be going up, bread, meat, cereals...anything to do with grains!
I don't blame you better you save gas and go someplace that has what you want.
Oh yes I am sure she did have a great Christmas as she went to her other grandma's...I just wish my friend saw her more...but I agree she is a cutie pie and come March, if memory serves me she will have herself a little brother.
Doesn't surprise me Brice wasn't interested in the gifts...give him another 3 to 4 months and he will be into everything LOL
LOL well of course, it will go into his mouth, to him it's the way to find out all about it...but love the picture you painted.
LOL oh Candice I had to read Chuck your "sketty sauce" comment as I can't count the number of times we get into our kiddy voices and call it that....wow you know me too darn well...scary...but I love it!
Oh Candice you definitely overdid it, and I so hope you are alright...HUGS
I love the pic of Eliana helping her mom and your snowman is great...I love it.
Becky, yes, Buddy loves his pancake....we break it in half and then into little pieces and put it in 2 dishes for him......and he eats it up in record time...then looks for his other dish LOL and then I get out his drool rag to clean it up. I see you give Rex and Ryan their Sunday treat too. Ah poor Rex...and did get a chuckle over chasing him. We are lucky, we take out the ear bottle (I do Buddy's once a month now as his are doing fine, I up it if he is having issues) but he will lay down and after I do the one side, he gets up and rolls over to the other side. It's so cute, he does the same when we clip his nails too.
Brr Becky I am shivering just thinking of your temps, but then it's warm compared to the -40 my friend in Minnesota is experiencing.
Sorry about the change in your work day, Becky. I will have our stuff up the rest of this week, comes down next Saturday. Quiet for us on NYE...dinner, a movie and bed. And since we no longer watch the Dick Clark Rockin NYE....so we will watch a taped show and then roll over. Sounds like a number of nice options for you on NYE.
Well I am off to answer mail and then to play with some pics and some games.
Back... Had a wonderful lunch with my friend. Sweet little family friendly restaurant and bar specializing in microbrews. Had a small salad, half sandwich and tea, and was stuffed! We talked almost four and a half hours, and could still be yaking but needed to get home. I needed to get dinner in the oven, a ham roast, so dinner will be late. I picked up the ham yesterday after three friends had talked about the good buy,and pile of leftovers. Now we can pick off it for the next few days, then split pea with ham soup, ham quiche, and whatever else I dream up.
Have a good night everyone! Stay warm and safe.


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The console displays the following confirmation screen.
Figure 2.1.4: Reviewing Job Flow Configuration
2.2 - Waiting for the Job Flow to Start
Figure 2.2.1: Waiting for JobFlow to Start
You will now be returned to the main Elastic MapReduce screen and you should see the job flow you just created in the grid. After the job flow you created has transitioned to waiting click on it and you should get the bottom pane to show its details like this:
Figure 2.2.2: Job Flow is Ready
2.3 - SSH to the Master Instance
You now need to SSH to the master instance. On the Elastic MapReduce console, note the value for Master Public DNS Name. This is the instance you will SSH to.
If the Master Public DNS Name is blank then most likely the Job Flow is still in the STARTING state. Wait for the job flow to transition to WAITING and then click on the job flow to update the detail pane. The Master Public DNS Name field should now be populated.
If you are using the ssh command, to SSH into the master node, use
the following command. You should replace and
$ ssh -o "ServerAliveInterval 10" -i hadoop@
For information about using PuTTY go to http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonEC2/gsg/2007-01-19/putty.html and follow the instructions under "SSH with PuTTY"
Section 3 - Accessing Pig when in Interactive Mode
3.1 - Starting an Interactive Pig Session
You should now be at the SSH prompt on the master instance. To start using Pig interactively, launch the Pig Grunt shell by typing:
$ pig
Having run pig should see the Grunt prompt:
3.2 Using the Filesystems
You're going to start by looking at the different file systems you can talk to using Pig. Pig supports the commands "pwd", "cd", "ls" and "cp" for interacting with file systems. So, start by looking at where you currently are:
grunt> pwd hdfs://domU-12-31-39-00-48-A3.compute-1.internal:9000user/hadoop
You can look at directories and files there. You can also cd into Amazon S3 buckets:
grunt> cd hdfs:/// grunt> ls hdfs://domU-12-31-39-00-48-A3.compute-1.internal:9000/mnt
You see that you are now at the root of the hdfs file system. You can look at directories and files there. You can also cd into Amazon S3 buckets:
grunt> cd s3://elasticmapreduce/samples/pig-apache/input/ grunt> ls s3://elasticmapreduce/samples/pig-apache/input/access_log_18803772 s3://elasticmapreduce/samples/pig-apache/input/access_log_2 8803772 s3://elasticmapreduce/samples/pig-apache/input/access_log_3 8803772 s3://elasticmapreduce/samples/pig-apache/input/access_log_4 8803772
3.4 - The Piggybank
You are now ready to start processing the data. To help with this, you are going to use an add-on library to Pig called the Piggybank. People contribute user defined functions to this open source library. The functions are written in Java but can be called by Pig scripts to do special types of processing. As part of supporting Pig, Amazon has added a lot of functions to the Piggybank to help with String and Datetime processing.
As part of setting up Pig, Elastic MapReduce copies down the Piggybank onto the local hard disk. To set it up for use type:
grunt> register file:/home/hadoop/lib/pig/piggybank.jar
This command loads the jar. You also need to DEFINE aliases for any of the classes you want to use. The class you use in this tutorial is EXTRACT, which you can define using an alias:
grunt> DEFINE EXTRACT org.apache.pig.piggybank.evaluation.string.EXTRACT;
3.5 - Loading and Illustrating the Data
You are going to use an internal Pig function that loads each line of the source file as a tuple with a single element, TextLoader:
grunt> RAW_LOGS = LOAD 's3://elasticmapreduce/samples/pig-apache/input/access_log_1' USING TextLoader as (line:chararray);
Use the ILLUSTRATE command to make Pig process a few lines of the input data and display results:
grunt> illustrate RAW_LOGS; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | RAW_LOGS | line: chararray | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 188.8.131.52 - - [21/Jul/2009:13:14:17 -0700] "GET /rss.pl HTTP/1.1" 200 35942 "-" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0; Trident/4.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.21022; InfoPath.2; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30618; OfficeLiveConnector.1.3; OfficeLivePatch.1.3; MSOffice 12)" | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is a little hard to read because of the wrapping. What you should see is that Pig is loading the line into a tuple with just a single element --- the line itself. You now need to split the line into fields. To do this, use the EXTRACT Piggybank function, which applies a regular expression to the input and extracts the matched groups as elements of a tuple. The regular expression is a little tricky because the Apache log defines a couple of fields with quotes. What you get is:
'^(\S+) (\S+) (\S+) \[([\w:/]+\s[+\-]\d{4})\] "(.+?)" (\S+) (\S+) "([^"]*)" "([^"]*)"'
Unfortunately, you can't use this as is because in Pig strings all backslashes must be escaped with a backslash. Adding this change, you get:
'^(\\S+) (\\S+) (\\S+) \\[([\\w:/]+\\s[+\\-]\\d{4})\\] "(.+?)" (\\S+) (\\S+) "([^"]*)" "([^"]*)"'
Using this expression within a Pig FOREACH statement to generate a new bag, you get:
grunt> LOGS_BASE = FOREACH RAW_LOGS GENERATE FLATTEN( EXTRACT(line, '^(\\S+) (\\S+) (\\S+) \\[([\\w:/]+\\s[+\\-]\\d{4})\\] "(.+?)" (\\S+) (\\S+) "([^"]*)" "([^"]*)"') ) as ( remoteAddr: chararray, remoteLogname: chararray, user: chararray, time: chararray, request: chararray, status: int, bytes_string: chararray, referrer: chararray, browser: chararray );
Now illustrating this and looking at the LOGS_BASE portion:
grunt> illustrate LOGS_BASE; ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | LOGS_BASE | remoteAddr: chararray | remoteLogname: chararray | user: chararray | time: chararray | request: chararray | status: int | bytes_string: chararray | referrer: chararray | browser: chararray | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | 188.8.131.52 | - | - | 21/Jul/2009:18:04:54 -0700 | GET /gwidgets/alexa.xml HTTP/1.1 | 200 | 2969 | - | FeedFetcher-Google; (+http://www.google.com/feedfetcher.html) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
You can see that you have split the input into a tuple.
3.4 - Writing a Query
The query you will write determines the top 50 search terms used to refer to our website, http://example.com. Thus, you should look at the referrer element in the tuple. The first thing you do is create a bag containing tuples with just this element:
grunt> REFERRER_ONLY = FOREACH LOGS_BASE GENERATE referrer;
You want to see what types of things are in this bag. ILLUSTRATE is not good enough --- you want to see more tuples of data. So, you use the DUMP command instead. The DUMP command outputs the complete contents of a bag to the screen. There is usually too much data to display so you have to add a LIMIT instruction:
grunt> TEMP = LIMIT REFERRER_ONLY 10; grunt> DUMP TEMP; 2009-08-04 05:52:31,794 [main] INFO org.apache.pig.backend.local.executionengine.LocalPigLauncher - Successfully stored result in: "file:/tmp/temp1295722813/tmp-2054682351" 2009-08-04 05:52:31,794 [main] INFO org.apache.pig.backend.local.executionengine.LocalPigLauncher - Records written : 10 2009-08-04 05:52:31,794 [main] INFO org.apache.pig.backend.local.executionengine.LocalPigLauncher - Bytes written : 0 2009-08-04 05:52:31,794 [main] INFO org.apache.pig.backend.local.executionengine.LocalPigLauncher - 100% complete! 2009-08-04 05:52:31,794 [main] INFO org.apache.pig.backend.local.executionengine.LocalPigLauncher - Success!! (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (http://example.org/) (http://example.org/) (-) (-) (-)
You get a few log messages as the command runs, then the output. You will notice a lot of dash (-) values in the requests that don't have referrers. You also note the http://example.org/ which is just our site referring to itself. So let's dive down on the search engines and use FILTER to include only those referrers that have 'bing' or 'google' in them.
grunt> FILTERED = FILTER REFERRER_ONLY BY referrer matches '.*bing.*' OR referrer matches '.*google.*'; grunt> TEMP = LIMIT FILTERED 10; grunt> DUMP TEMP; (http://www.bing.com/search?q=value) (http://www.bing.com/search?q=login) (http://www.bing.com/search?q=value) (http://www.bing.com/search?q=value) (http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=examples+of+Me.com+websites&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8) (http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=examples+of+Me.com+websites&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8) (http://www.bing.com/search?q=graduation) (http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&newwindow=1&q=domestic+flight+from+checking+procedure+heathrow+&meta=) (http://www.bing.com/search?q=biking) (http://www.bing.com/search?q=walla)
You see that both search engines signify the query terms in the query string using a key of "q" and then separating them with "+". To extract these, the first step is to use our EXTRACT function to grab everything from the "q=" up to the end of a string or an ampersand (&). You then FILTER out any string that does not match our regular expression. Together you get:
grunt> SEARCH_TERMS = FOREACH FILTERED GENERATE FLATTEN(EXTRACT(referrer, '.*[&\\?]q=([^&]+).*')) as terms:chararray; grunt> SEARCH_TERMS_FILTERED = FILTER SEARCH_TERMS BY NOT $0 IS NULL; grunt> DUMP SEARCH_TERMS_FILTERED;
Finally, you want to count the search terms. To do this, you use GROUP and COUNT, sort by count.
grunt> SEARCH_TERMS_COUNT = FOREACH (GROUP SEARCH_TERMS_FILTERED BY $0) GENERATE $0, COUNT($1) as num; grunt> SEARCH_TERMS_COUNT_SORTED = ORDER SEARCH_TERMS_COUNT BY num DESC; grunt> DUMP SEARCH_TERMS_COUNT_SORTED;
3.5 - Storing the Data
Now that you have the computation for the data you need to save it to disk. To do that, you use the STORE command to store the data:
grunt> STORE SEARCH_TERMS_COUNT_SORTED into 'hdfs:///home/hadoop/output/run0';
When you type STORE, Pig blocks everything to run the query. Once it completes, you can see the output using CAT:
grunt> CAT hdfs:///home/hadoop/output/run0
Section 4: Parameterizing the Script and Uploading it to Amazon S3
4.1 - Converting to Using Parameters
The next step is to add parameters for INPUT and OUTPUT to the script. This will allow you to set the input and output locations of the script while executing it in batch mode.
Change the load and store instructions to use variables $INPUT and $OUTPUT:
grunt> RAW_LOGS = LOAD '$INPUT' USING TextLoader as (line:chararray);
grunt> STORE SEARCH_TERMS_COUNT_SORTED into '$OUTPUT';
To supply values for the parameters when running in batch mode use the '-p' option.
$ pig -p INPUT=s3://elasticmapreduce/samples/pig-apache/input/access_log_1 -p OUTPUT=hdfs:///home/hadoop/output/run1 s3://mybucket/scripts/myscript.pig
Here is the complete pig script.
register file:/home/hadoop/lib/pig/piggybank.jar DEFINE EXTRACT org.apache.pig.piggybank.evaluation.string.EXTRACT; RAW_LOGS = LOAD '$INPUT' USING TextLoader as (line:chararray); LOGS_BASE = foreach RAW_LOGS generate FLATTEN ( EXTRACT (line, '^(\\S+) (\\S+) (\\S+) \\[([\\w:/]+\\s[+\\-]\\d{4})\\] "(.+?)" (\\S+) (\\S+) "([^"]*)" "([^"]*)"') ) as ( remoteAddr:chararray, remoteLogname:chararray, user:chararray, time:chararray, request:chararray, status:int, bytes_string:chararray, referrer:chararray, browser:chararray ) ; REFERRER_ONLY = FOREACH LOGS_BASE GENERATE referrer; FILTERED = FILTER REFERRER_ONLY BY referrer matches '.*bing.*' OR referrer matches '.*google.*'; SEARCH_TERMS = FOREACH FILTERED GENERATE FLATTEN(EXTRACT(referrer, '.*[&\\?]q=([^&]+).*')) as terms:chararray; SEARCH_TERMS_FILTERED = FILTER SEARCH_TERMS BY NOT $0 IS NULL; SEARCH_TERMS_COUNT = FOREACH (GROUP SEARCH_TERMS_FILTERED BY $0) GENERATE $0, COUNT($1) as num; SEARCH_TERMS_COUNT_SORTED = ORDER SEARCH_TERMS_COUNT BY num DESC; STORE SEARCH_TERMS_COUNT_SORTED into '$OUTPUT';
4.2 - Save to file and Run from the Command Line
Lets quit out of Grunt and save this text to a file. At the grunt shell type
grunt> quit
To save the grunt script as a file on the box you can from the shell do the following
$ cat > /home/hadoop/tutorial.pig <
Or if you are familiar with vim or nano you use them to create the file. You could also save the file on your desktop and then scp the file across to the master node.
You can now test that the script runs by invoking pig on it from the command line on the script, setting values for the input and output parameters using the '-p' option, as follows:
$ pig -p INPUT=s3://elasticmapreduce/samples/pig-apache/input/access_log_1 -p OUTPUT=hdfs:///home/hadoop/output/run2 file:///home/hadoop/tutorial.pig
This will now run the script, and when it finishes the output should be in 'hdfs:///home/hadoop/output/run2'.
4.3 - Upload to Amazon S3
In order to upload the script to Amazon S3 you need to have an Amazon S3 bucket. If you don't have a bucket then as long as you choose a unique name the tool will create the bucket for you. For more information about the limitations on bucket names see http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonS3/2006-03-01/index.html?UsingBucket.html.
The file can be uploaded using the "hadoop dfs" command, which despite its name can be used for interacting with any filesystem:
$ hadoop dfs -copyFromLocal /home/hadoop/tutorial.pig s3://my.bucket.name/pig/scripts/tutorial.pig
4.4 Terminating the Interactive Job Flow
You are now finished with your interactive job flow, and so need to terminate it. Return to the Elastic MapReduce tab in the Console, then click the job flow, and then click the "Terminate" button.
Then click "OK" to terminate the cluster.
Section 5: Running Script through Console on all the data
You are now up to the final step: running the script on the full set of data through the console. To do this we go to the AWS Console and click "Create New Job Flow" as before, and again select "Pig Program" as the type, after typing a name Press "Continue" This takes you once more to the Pig Details screen:
Figure 5.1: Starting a Batch Mode Pig Session
Enter the following:
Script Location | The exact same place you uploaded the script to in 4.4. e.g. s3://my.bucket.name/pig/scripts/tutorial.pig |
Input Location | s3://elasticmapreduce/samples/pig-apache/input |
Output Location | A location in your bucket that you want the output to go to. e.g. s3://my.bucket.name/pig/output/run0 |
Extra args | leave blank |
Elastic MapReduce automatically sets the INPUT and OUTPUT parameters specified above when calling your script. Continue with the defaults through the next step and click the Create Job Flow to launch your job flow.
Your job flow will now launch the cluster, automatically run your script, and then when it completes shut down the cluster. This process should take about 15 minutes. When it is done your output will be in the Amazon S3 bucket you specified. A good, free tool for downloading this data is the Amazon S3 Organizer Firefox plug-in, which you can download from http://www.s3fox.net.


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I think the issue is more the KU sats will reach the end of their useful life. Without a replacement KU bird, you can't really do much. I think they'd have to be ordering a KU bird pretty quickly to make 5 years no?
D15 will have a Ku payload. http://www.spacenews...-directv15.html
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It's the very short season when Pierre Herme let's you partake of his glorious FETISH ISPAHAN Collection! Pendant 4 semaines, le répertoire de la Maison est placé sous le signe de la rose. (During 4 weeks, the house collection will be available of the sign of the ROSE).
In fact as of yesterday - 02/26/2008 to 03/23/2008
Fetish Ispahan Macarons, original watercolor, 10" x 12"
I arrive in Paris on March 17th and had planned to spend every waking moment sitting in Angelinas sipping hot chocolate. Change of plans! I will have 6 days to immerse myself in all kinds of Ispahanian Fetisherie. These include the Surprise Ispahan wrapped up like a taffy candy, the Emotion Ispahan which comes in a little glass, the Sensation Ispahan, the Tarte Ispahan, the Cheese-Cake Ispahan (!?) and of course the macaron Ispahan.
You can take a look by visiting the site..
Let the drooling begin!
These rose petals already have a drop of glycerine on them, so don't drool on them.
This real rose petal looks like it's about to take off!
I don't recall seeing the St. Honore Ispahan before. Did I mention Pierre Herme's Ispahans are a subtle alliance of la crème à la rose, la framboise (raspberry) and a hint of litchi, though I've never actually detected the litchi...
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The random sample was collected Sept. 19, but Andrew & Williamson officials didn't hear about it until mid-day Sept. 27, Munger said.
This marks the first time Andrew & Williamson has issued a recall, Munger said. He said the Michigan office of the FDA conducted the test at a distributor who had purchased the grape tomatoes from a firm that had bought them from Andrew & Williamson.
"The Michigan office notified the California Department of Health and they contacted us," Munger said, adding that the FDA had not provided any details about what the nest step of their investigation might be.
"I think they are pretty confident that we are taking care of the situation because of our quick response. There is only the one farm that grows the organic grape tomatoes for us," Munger said.


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Look at the VPL. More pics: Kellan Lutz: Shirtless in Saint-Tropez! | Kellan Lutz, Sharni Vinson, Shirtless : Just Jared
Look at the VPL. More pics: Kellan Lutz: Shirtless in Saint-Tropez! | Kellan Lutz, Sharni Vinson, Shirtless : Just Jared
Damn, he lost that amazing six pack, or they're really bad shots.
Still looks great to me. Oh and whaddya know, he's bulging again .
^^ Now there's the HOT Kellan Lutz I fell in love with, not the rough looking guy from the beach pics.
Six pack or not, he's still a walking wet dream.
Looks like he stepped straight out of Tom Of Finland drawing.
I'd just love to tag team his ass with my hubby!
So what he is still sexy as hell! His body is still fine!
He's playing Tarzan. That'll be really interesting .
If only he had an average butt not even bubble, he would be perfect unfortunately his ass is way beyond flat
this guy is so hot the onlyt thing I dont really like is his hair
In a loincloth?! Hot. I love you Kellan.
It's animated Tarzan isn't it? As in he's doing a voice. Hopefully I am wrong.
Personally I think he's a contender to play He-Man if they ever get round to re-making it.
His back looks weird in the third pic...but in the other three? Sensational!
maybe they will do it like Beowulf- animated/real.... (if it HAS to be animated- better than the alternative)
BTW his GF looks borderline anorexic. Surely Kellan's not properly satisfied by an ironing board =S.
I want to see his dick
gorgeous in that mandy moore movie but the movie was sooooooo awful
Found some gifs of the arm-wrestling scene from Breaking Dawn Part 2.
VPL Of Kellan lutz fully hard - http://photos.90210-media.org/albums.../beach0034.jpg
It's a Shadow.
VERY hot thread
He should be in Magic Mike 2.
He should have starred in magic mike 1! lol. i love this man
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Grrrrrrrr, eat your hearts out
I'd love to see him try!!!!
Im so in love with him.
Any pics of his bare ass?
I love the Kellan on vacation in almost see through board shorts they are unlined and you can see the length and lines of his junk...
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IKR!!!! I wish he'd do a full fledged nude scene.
^ I have a feeling he will one day. Kellan is an exhibitionist by nature . It will be hot .
unfortunately- Hollywood's not an exhibitionist- where men are concerned
that's basically what I meant- unlikely to see his dick...I never get worked up over butt- nice to see, but I'm not going out of my way!
I belive Kellan will show Mr. Happy. Are there any pics of his bare ass?
^^ I would die if ass pics surfaced.
If I'm honest, I don't feel like I need to see his junk because there are so many bulging pics out there that little's left to the imagination. If it were hard and throbbing and erect, that would be a different story. But flaccid? Meh .
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anyone got any new pics/videos??
anyone got any new pics/videos??
Kell brook...
thanks for the links
My apologies if this one has already been shared....
cool video
Vanes Matirosyan (left) and Erislandy Lara (right)
Don't know his name..
Jon Jones...
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I hope you get this message.Comments welcome.
1660's pretty hot- at least some dick....
Guys weigh-in - NAKED!
3 minutes of video with about 30 naked guys!!!!!!
Love it!! if only all boxers did this
This one's old but it's one of my favorites: Jason "Mayhem" Miller
While he's not "classically beautiful" I've always found him hot for some odd reason. Here's some random weigh in pics of him
Video for last pic:
Towel dance just after 5 mins:
Check out 4 mins...I want to destroy oscar de la hoya's jacket......
Great pictures and videos Jack, dam coats and towels too many people around, i remember the days when it was a few people, not everyone and their family
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Just the breifs
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nice bum!!
Pac/Marquez 4
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I spent the last four days observing a training program for Ekjut's newest participatory meeting cycle. This cycle addresses malnutrition among newborns and infants in the surrounding rural communities and encourages mothers to put aside special food to supplement their child's nutrition. Dr. Nirmala Nair, Ekjut's* co-founder, told me this action is sometimes misunderstood by other family members who believe the mother is hoarding food for herself.** This hit me like a truck. These women never stop fighting.
In these rural communities, many women are married well before the age of 18 and give birth within a year. Prenatal care is minimal and often low-quality. Frequently, there are delays in seeking care and arranging transport to local health centers, which may not even be equipped to address problems. Consequently, women may be referred to another hospital, causing additional delays and increasing risk.***
Those who cannot afford hospital care give birth in their village often at the hands of an untrained service provider lacking sterilized instruments. If the mother and child survive that trauma – in Jharkhand, maternal and infant mortality rates are some of the worst in the country (World Bank, Jharkhand 2007) – then they have to battle to feed themselves and their children so they can stave off undernutrition and disease. (World Bank, Jharkhand 2007). Most women repeat this cycle two, three, four times, because contraceptive use is estimated around 25 percent in Jharkhand (World Bank, Jharkhand 2007). This means women spend almost their entire reproductive life fighting to live. Exhausted yet?
As I mentioned in my first post, my work here is focused on family planning. The benefits are multifold. Contraceptives give women the ability to delay motherhood, avoid unintended pregnancies and often unsafe abortions and control the spacing of their children. Not only do each one of these factors play a role in a mother and child's chance for survival, but family planning can contribute to reducing poverty and hunger and promote gender equality. Family planning also fosters social and economic development within the family, community and country levels, and can even address environmental issues (Guttmacher, 2008).
Internationally, family planning is a salient health issue. For instance, this past July, the London Summit on Family Planning secured $4.6 billion in financial commitments to reduce the unmet need for family planning services, including nearly $2 billion from developing countries alone. Never before has this issue been so widely supported.
For many countries, simple access to contraceptives is enough. However, in the rural, marginalized communities, such as those in which I work, merely handing someone a pill is insufficient. This top down, centralized approach ignores the most important issue: the women. Often, their voices are silenced by multiple attitudes and systems, which treat them as second-class citizens, too ignorant to understand and solve problems facing their own communities. My work in India has made it crystal-clear that these women do have a deep understanding of the root causes of suffering in their communities. They can articulate their understanding quite elegantly, if only we took a moment to stand back and listen – in effect to become their students.
As far as I am concerned, family planning and the choice to control reproductive health is a woman's right. In order to make an informed choice, women's education and empowerment should be a priority, coupled with regular and predictable service delivery and access to contraceptives.
There is growing evidence that community participation can be a cost-effective tool to address these issues by empowering communities and improving health outcomes. Participatory learning and action (PLA) models employ strategies of participation, mobilization and empowerment—separate but closely related concepts that build on one another. Guided by local facilitators nominated by the community, individuals come together to actively engage in decisions that affect both their own health and the health of their communities. Consequently, individuals and communities gain control over their own health decisions, while enhancing self-confidence and leadership skills.
During my time in India, it is my hope to utilize this method to address family planning and the unmet need for contraceptives in these marginalized communities. However, while I bring specific skills from my public health training and experience to this effort, the chances of effective change in communities are at their highest when the knowledge and strategies are applied in a collaborative manner, which supports and encourages the ideas and assets of the community.
* Ekjut is an Indian-run NGO that focuses on reducing infant and maternal mortality through participatory learning and action cycle. They are advising me on my Fulbright program. For more information please visit their website at: www.ekjutindia.org.
** As with all stories, the context is critically important. The communities here are traditionally communitarian: everything that the family has is shared between its members. As mothers are learning about the special nutritional needs of their children, seniors remain wedded to status quo. To compound matters, deforestation, droughts and the frequent failing of crops have changed the situation, thus increasing the tension between family members. Participatory methods that build a commonality of understanding between generations can be a solid platform to address these issues.
*** The Indian Government has attempted to address these issues by implementing the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). While progress has been made, there still are difficulties in reaching the most marginalized of communities.


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Four Virginia Rush Players Ranked Amongst Top 150
The IMG Academy Top 150 Rankings update for boys 2014 graduating class was released and four Virginia Rush USSDA players are amongst the 150. Making the top 150 are Sebastian Joly (108), Andrew Ott (126), Joseph Haney (135), and J.R. Hughes (140). Congratulations to all of our players selected. To see all current player rankings visit www.topdrawersoccer.com.