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Icy conditions before Thanksgiving resulted in numerous car accidents throughout the county, including one involving a Carrollton Police officer.
Officer Andy Sisenstein was responding to a call of a stranded motorist in General Butler State Resort Park Nov. 22, when he lost control of his 2010 Ford Explorer police vehicle on the park road.
Carroll County High School's FFA chapter placed third in the state at the recent horsemanship competition held at Murray State University. Team members were Lacie Jamerson, Mallary Bickers, Kassandra Hickey and Amber Schissler.
The horsemanship competition is one of the newer events sponsored by FFA. "This is the third year of the event," Jamerson said. "I have been able to compete all three years."
Carroll County Fiscal Court voted to change its health insurance provider to Humana at the Nov. 25, meeting.
Fiscal Court had contracted with Bluegrass Family Health last year. County employees had a number of complaints and issues with the provider this year.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. — After fighting crowds of early Christmas shoppers on Black Friday, and before charging up your credit cards on Cyber Monday, Agriculture Commissioner James Comer asks that you don't forget to buy local on the fifth annual Small Business Saturday on Nov. 29.
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New Jersey voters would probably pass a law allowing gay marriage in a referendum, Governor Chris Christie said today.
"The polls that I've seen show that if this goes to the ballot, I lose," the Republican governor, who opposes same-sex marriage, told about 400 people at a town-hall meeting in Denville. "How much more magnanimous could I be?"
Christie, 49, has said he would veto a law permitting gay nuptials, arguing that voters should decide the issue and that he would abide by the results. The first-term governor said he would direct Republican lawmakers to support a bill that would create a November referendum. Democrats said gay marriage is a civil right that shouldn't be subject to a popular vote. The Senate president said today there won't be a referendum.
The governor drew criticism from Democrats, including U.S. Representative John Lewis of Georgia, for saying to reporters on Jan. 24 that civil-rights backers of the 1960s would have been happy with a referendum "rather than fighting and dying in the streets of the South." He apologized for those comments in a Jan. 30 radio appearance.
Christie said he wouldn't apologize for using the term "numbnuts" to describe critics, including Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, a gay Democrat representing Trenton, who compared the governor to segregationists because of his civil-rights comments.
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Court rulings or legislation led to the change in the District of Columbia and the six states where it's already legal -- including neighboring New York. Voters have rejected legalization in all 31 referendums on the question, according to Freedom to Marry, a New York-based national advocacy organization.
Washington's Senate yesterday passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, and Governor Christine Gregoire, a Democrat, has said she'll sign it. In New Jersey, backers of a measure to allow the practice say they are trying to gather votes to pass it out of the Assembly even as they expect it to clear a committee today.
"There is no question" the Judiciary Committee will approve it, setting up a vote in the full chamber, Assemblyman John McKeon, a Democratic member of the panel and a bill sponsor, said in a telephone interview yesterday.
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Democrats have about 34 Assembly votes of the 41 needed to pass the measure and "are picking up more every minute," said Gusciora, a co-sponsor.
The bill needs 21 Senate votes to move to Christie's desk. Senate Democrats have scheduled a Feb. 13 vote by the chamber and have the votes to pass the measure, Derek Roseman, a spokesman for Senate President Stephen Sweeney, said in an e- mail.
Sweeney, in a statement today, said Christie and some of his colleagues could learn from Washington, where four Republican senators yesterday voted for gay marriage.
"When the Senate votes on this issue on Feb. 13, it will be a very simple choice; you either support marriage equality, or you don't," Sweeney said. "There is no third option."
Republicans have "thus far walked in lockstep with his direction," said McKeon, of West Orange, referring to Christie.
"The governor needs to release members to vote their conscience," Gusciora said in a telephone interview yesterday.
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Democrats, who control the Senate and Assembly, have made same-sex marriage a 2012 priority. Two years ago, they failed to pass a bill permitting the practice and supported by then- Governor Jon Corzine, a Democrat.
Corzine enacted a measure in 2006 to allow civil unions, after the state's high court ordered lawmakers to extend marital rights to same-sex couples. The law is being challenged in court by Lambda Legal, a national advocacy group that says unions don't provide marriage's benefits and protections.
McKeon said Democrats are proceeding, even though they know Christie will veto it.
"If a majority of the Legislature votes for it, that might in some way impact the Supreme Court when they look at this issue," he said. "This is not a religious issue, it's a matter of civil rights. It's the right thing to do."
Madison Galluccio, the 15-year-old daughter of Jon and Michael Galluccio, tearfully urged lawmakers today to allow her parents, who wed in another state, to have the benefits of marriage in their North Haledon home.
"I want to be able to have the same rights as you," Madison Galluccio said at the Judiciary Committee meeting.
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The Galluccios were lead plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against New Jersey for not allowing gay couples to jointly adopt children. Though the state in 1997 became the first in the nation to allow the practice, it has failed to lead in the matter of marriage, said Jon Galluccio.
Public support for gay marriage in New Jersey reached a high of 52 percent in a poll by Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut, that was released Jan. 19.
"If a majority of people want it, prove it," Christie said. "Let them vote on it. They'll get in the privacy of the voting booth and make their choice."
A constitutional amendment, which Christie is proposing, would need to be approved by three-fifths of the Legislature to appear on the November ballot, and would then require support from a simple majority of voters for passage. Republicans account for two-fifths of the Legislature.
"All they need is to get one-fifth," Christie said of Democrats. "This is the bargain of a lifetime."
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I suppose the reinstallation was on local machine, not remote machine, correct?
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Try and error:
- your wireless router doesn't forward ping and SSH to your local machine (other ip-address of your local machine?)
- maybe your internet service provider gave you a new IP address (dhcp?) (due to your reinstallation, your router was also unplugged?).
- try to check the traces (errors) on your wireless router (most routers can trace incoming messages).
- if you're sure that router forward external requests, you should see the errors in /var/log/messages ('$> tail -f /var/log/messages')
To be sure the firewall is disabled: '$> service iptables stop' (but don't forget to re-enable it again '$> service iptables start' !!!)
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It sounds like either the port-forwarding on your router is not properly configured, or you are not using the right IP address from the remote client to get to it, or when connecting via SSH, you or not using the redirected port number (if any) that is defined in your router config. To get your internet ip address, try this site to get the IP address assigned to you by your ISP.
E.g., from the remote client, you should be doing something like:
ssh -p 2222 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
where 2222 is the redirected port that your router uses to forward external SSH requests internally to port 22 on your private SSH server and xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the internet IP address that your ISP assigns to you.
Also, I don't know if anyone else has mentioned it, but you should also check out /var/log/secure for failed SSH login attempts.
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Solved. The bug was the router had the wrong rule.
Thanks all for the assistance.


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In Development By Scott Beggs on February 26, 2013 | Comments (20)If there's any proof that fate has a sense of humor, it'll come when Boondock Saints 3 starts rolling its cameras. The first film was a sleeper hit that was so perfect in its ridiculousness and bloodshed that it was impossible for it not to earn a dedicated audience. When a sequel didn't come, but a lawsuit against Franchise Pictures did, director Troy Duffy became something of a legend. His low budget feature had scored big with video sales, but Duffy was also used as an example of what not to do when finding Hollywood success in the documentary Overnight where he acts like a complete jackwagon to his close friends and business associates. The noise calling for a sequel was deafening, but Duffy was unable to make it happen until ten years later. Unfortunately, Boondock 2: All Saints Day was the terrible kind of ridiculous, and it alienated all but the most hardcore of fans. Still, it also did pretty damned well in video sales. Now that almost no one is calling for a third entry, star Norman Reedus says it might happen. In an interview with IFC, the actor said, "I'm meeting with Sean [Patrick Flanery] and Troy [Duffy] tonight. I just landed a couple hours ago and tonight I'm going over to Troy's house with Sean. It's definitely in the works. Look for it. It's gonna be crazy."
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Movie News By Rob Hunter on September 14, 2012 | Comments (4)Some of you out there are fans of Troy Duffy's The Boondock Saints. Don't worry, we're not naming names here. But if you fall into that group you'll be happy to hear a third film just may be heading your way in the near future. The first one didn't blow up right away, but it eventually found itself a pretty healthy cult following. (And it even found a spot in our list of the 14 Most Mundane Movie Murder Weapons, so that's something at least.) The movie follows the blood-spattered, bullet-strewn, revenge-fueled adventures of fraternal twins Connor and Murphy MacManus (Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus). It's not a great movie, but it has its charms thanks mostly to the two leads and the support of Willem Dafoe in a fairly goofy role as the detective on their trail. It was followed a decade later by the even less kindly received sequel, All Saints Day, that saw the brothers return to Boston to dispense more Christ-approved justice. It's unclear if any of you will admit to being fans of that one.
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The checkout line at Borders bookstore in the Atlas Park mall had doubled back on itself Monday afternoon.
The shelves and display tables still looked well-stocked, but the store was in the fourth day of its going out of business sale.
The book chain was ordered liquidated last week by a U.S. bankruptcy judge in Manhattan after creditors rejected a $215 million bid by the Phoenix-based Najafi Cos. to keep it going. All remaining 399 stores are expected to be lost, as well as 11,000 jobs.
The chain went into bankruptcy in February, and despite much publicity the Cooper Avenue store appeared to be doing business as usual on Thursday.
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"I used to come here a lot when it opened, but not as much recently," he said.
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talladega 499. congrats JJ!
once again you were in the center of 2 wrecks on a restrictor plate track. clearly the least talented champion in nascar history. great race and almost a great finish. hendrick clearly has this season wrapped up.
stewart is still an ass, gordon still catches every break possible, and kurt busch will NEVER find an ounce of good luck. wow. stewart says mcmurray "lucked into his cup ride". great to see jeff gordons car pelted with trash and debris once again. although i dont condone it, it doesnt mean i cant laugh. |
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Restrictor plate racing sucks. That is all.
MATT KENSETH – No. 17 DeWalt Ford Fusion (Finished 13th) – YOU BROUGHT IT HOME IN ONE PIECE. "Yeah, everytime you get to go home with the car in one piece is good, but this is probably the least important since we'll be running COT cars next time. It was just a hard day. We weren't very fast. We had the grille knocked out, I guess, and everytime I got in any clean air we were just really slow. I could only run if I was in a big pack of cars, so it was a frustrating day. It was real disappointing at the end to see how some of the fans were acting. It's disappointing to have your $150,000 race car being pelted by full beer cans at the end of the race, but, other than that, we did finish and we finished halfway decent." |
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Re: talladega 499. congrats JJ!
jr. says that after today, gordon is getting no more congratulations from him, and for this i am glad. i think it sucks for him to feel compelled to go up and congratulate the guy who passed his dead dads cherished race win record on what woulda been his dead dads 56th birthday.
we all know dale jr is a good guy, and hendrick fans are generally the biggest dale jr haters out there. i hope jr. stops being such a gentleman to these pricks who will put anyone into the wall. (other than a car they own, or a driver/owner they drive for) |
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I felt sick to my stomach to watch what happened Sunday. Not because people threw things, but because an old school hero had one of his records broken by a metrosexual thing who will never be 1/4 of the man Dale Sr was.
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Re: talladega 499. congrats JJ!
Let me add to my post above by saying that though I believe #3 would have congratulated the man who broke his records - whoever it was (and in this case Gordon) - he would have more than likely punched him in the mouth or poked his eyes out before shaking his hand. :boxing:
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Image display like Xp thumbnails on a webpage
I know so little about Java that I am not even sure how to describe what I would like to do.
When you are opening a folder with images in Windows Xp, you get a filmstrip of thumbnails at the bottom and you can scroll and click the thumbs to get a full or scaled image in the upper area.
I would love to be able to do that for a webpage. Is there a way?
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The incident occurred about 1 p.m. Tuesday as the man smashed the windows
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LOS ANGELES — The Force wasn't with a man who smashed the windows of an LAPD patrol car with a metal rod on Hollywood Boulevard as Darth Vader looked on.
He was apprehended by police as a man in a Superman costume stood in the background.
Just another day on Hollywood Boulevard.
The incident occurred about 1 p.m. Tuesday as the man smashed the windows — except for the windshields — of the cruiser near Highland Avenue, said Los Angeles Police Officer Bruce Borihanh.
Raw video shot by a KTLA photographer working in the area showed someone dressed as Darth Vader holding a light saber and pointing at passersby as the man smashed the windows of a patrol car behind him.
It showed some people staring as they walked past the car.
The oblivious Vader stopped and looked as the man pulled a laptop from the car and took it to a kiosk, where he proceeded to open it.
Then the super-villain suspect walked away from the scene. Perhaps the Force was too strong?
The video later showed the man on the ground surrounded by police with someone in a Superman costume standing nearby.
The suspect was arrested without incident, Borihanh said.
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Transparency in funding government initiatives? Interesting. Now, what was that about fees on medical device makers?
How about lowering the tax rate by 10% across the board, then taking the gain that comes from increased revenues and using it to fund military spending...hmm...wasn't that what Bush did?
I'm by no means a Democrat. Nor, by far, do I have contempt for people who want to keep the money that they've earned.
I do, however, have contempt for people who don't practice what they preach. To preach fiscal responsibility while turning record surpluses into record deficits is contemptible. To preach smaller government even as you expand government by more than any other administration in decades is contemptible. Back to the topic at hand: to start multiple wars and then pretend that they don't need to be budgeted for is contemptible.
Regarding Republican logic vis a vis taxes, I point you to Exhibit 1: George W Bush. In times of annual surplus (despite crushing total debt) we needed to have a tax cut. In times of recession, we needed to have a tax cut. No situation faced by this country required any other medicine. Tax cuts during a time of war?!? WTF? How is the war supposed to be paid for?
No, I'm not being disingenuous, I'm merely extrapolating stated Republican policy: cutting taxes increases federal revenues, no matter the situation, whether times of plenty, recession, or war.
[As an aside, it's funny is that I never hear Republicans talking about cutting *payroll* taxes, just income tax, capital gains tax, estate tax, etc. Interesting, eh?]
A war tax would increase support for the wars? Just like re-instituting the draft would, I guess.
I agree that we should have put a special war tax in place from the moment we invaded Afghanistan, and added another levy when the Iraq war started. But I'm not going to pretend it's because it would have increased support for the war, or that it will do so now. Instead, it seems like a good way to make Americans generally face the actual costs of occupying other countries and "making America safe."
That's why it'd be best to do it as some sort of national sales tax. Show it right on every receipt: "5.00% - Iraq/Afgh Surcharge."
A shared feeling of sacrifice can work to bring people together and build support, but not forever. If we'd been paying the "Iraq/Afgh Surcharge" since October 2001 (tripled or quadrupled in March 2003), I think the "What the hell are we doing over there?" numbers would be higher than they are now. Or the poll question wouldn't exist, because we'd be out.
Sure, it doesn't seem like the best idea to have the conduct of our wars be determined by the tax-influenced whims of the American populace, but the current system has been both a waste and a failure. There are times when war might be the least-bad option, but when facing that option we should also face the actual costs. I can't believe we would've had such a hard-on for war in 2003 if we knew the cost of fighting was a nationwide sales tax "until the war ends."
that's an incredibly disingenuous statement heimdall, considering taxes have never even approached zero. But it highlights accurately the absolute contempt democrats have for people who want to keep the money they've earned.
"Why is opposition to raising taxes so hard to imagine?"
That's not hard to imagine at all. To listen to today's Republicans, one could come to the conclusion that by decreasing taxes to zero the national revenues would expand to infinity. Tax cuts are good for what ails ya, no matter what that might be...
No, "it is impossible to imagine under what *logic* they could oppose this bill." [emphasis mine]
You can't start a war (or multiple wars) and expect it to be free. Logically, it must be paid for. The only way for the government to pay for war is to do so with governmental revenues, or with debt which will need to be repaid (plus interest) from governmental revenues. Governmental revenues tend to come from taxes.
Republicans have shown themselves unable to cut spending when in power. Indeed, they ramped spending spending up like the proverbial drunken sailors, so "cut spending" would seem like a rather hypocritical suggestion.
How are we to pay for our wars if we don't recognize the cost of them? How are we to pay for them if we don't increase taxes?
good move by democrats. they're scrounging every corner of society for places they can raise taxes. as well as agitating endlessly about how only the insane could ever oppose tax increases. I suppose the hope is here that even if they fail it will make the republicans look bad.
"If they are serious about deficit reduction, and serious about pursuing the war in Afghanistan, it is impossible to imagine under what logic they could oppose this bill."
Why is opposition to raising taxes so hard to imagine?
On the other hand, the administration could simply emulate the last administration's ethical approach to funding wars with a similar approach to funding health care: simply declare it "off budget" in order to generate popular support. If it's good for the goose...
Where do we get this quaint notion that American citizens have to finance this or any other war? All through history wars were fought in a self-financing fashion. To this end I propose that we immediately confiscate the Afgani poppy crop and use the proceeds to refill the treasury. When we are done with that, we can invade Iran and take their plutonium and oil. Otherwise it is like being the backyard bully who beats up other kids so that he can give them money.
Obey is right, and I'd be happy to pay a war tax, but I suspect the proposal is probably as cynical as the response will be. It's easy for a legislator to propose something that won't pass to demonstrate their personal rectitude without having an actual tax named after you. Republicans have been doing it for years.
Rep. Obey says the tax would range between 1 to 5% of income, based on your level of income.
The tax would end when the war ends, which is a handy incentive for policymakers to not treat the war as something to be maintained for show indefinitely.
Considering the Greatest Generation had to grow vegetables in their backyard and contend with monthly rations of meat and cheese during World War II, I think we can handle a 3% tax if the war in Afghanistan is *truly* necessary for our national security.
If the benefit of fighting in Afghanistan is worth less to you than 3% of your income, it's not really right to send soldiers off to die there, is it?
Republicans have a golden opportunity here to show some integrity.
If they're willing to go against their anti-tax dogma for the sake of accomplishing something (as Reagan did multiple times during his two terms), that'll be an excellent first step towards being considered a responsible opposition party.
Don't forget that while President Obama's approval ratings have indeed sunk to about 50%, the Republican party remains mired below 35%. The reason for that it that while the Republicans are very good at coming up with any reason (no matter how far fetched) to oppose President Obama, they won't gain ground unless they prove that they are negotiating in good faith with the Obama Administration to get things done. President Obama doesn't lose politically when he passes something like the stimulus with near-unanimous Republican opposition because a large proportion of the population believes that the Republicans have made no attempt to compromise or be reasonable.
If Republicans want to use the vote as an opportunity to contrast the "necessary" tax to fund the war ("Something the government should be doing") with the "unnecessary" (in their view) taxes that will be used to fund healthcare reform and combat global warming, that's fine. As long as they vote for the war tax. It's an intellectually untenable position to argue that it's patriotic to fight a war using Chinese money.
"The proposal presents Republicans with a defining choice...
...it is impossible to imagine under what logic they could oppose this bill."
This depends upon how the "war tax" is structured.
Should the rich pay more due to the fact that the financial instablity caused by 9/11 and possible future attacks would hurt them more? Did not LBJ institute a 10% surtax on income taxes to help pay for the Vietman war? Of course, that was during a period when the economy was showing signs of overheating. Would not a tax increase now stifle the economy?
PBS's Bill Moyers did a program last week on the decisions that LBJ faced. Lots of actual tapes of phone calls from LBJ to other politicians. "LBJ's Road to War"
I haven't heard the calls to re-instate the draft as I did under Bush 43.
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BOGOTA, May 8 (Reuters) - Colombia's cultivation of coca leaf used to
manufacture cocaine decreased 9 percent last year, a preliminary United
Nations study has found, according to a security source familiar with the
figures. The United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime, which conducts a
yearly satellite study with Colombian officials, last year reported 86,000
hectares (212,500 acres) of coca leaf cultivation in Colombia for 2005.
"The preliminary measure with the satellite system by the United Nations
established a reduction of 9 percent in the area cultivated up to Dec. 31,
2006," said the source, who asked not to be identified because official
figures are programmed to be released in June. A spokesman for the U.N
drugs office in Colombia would not comment on the figures. Colombia
remains the world's top producer of cocaine despite more than $4 billion
in U.S. funding for coca leaf eradication and military and
counter-narcotics aid to fight leftist rebels and drug traffickers.
President Alvaro Uribe credits U.S. aid with helping slash violence in
Colombia and reducing coca leaf in areas once awash with the crop, which
has helped stoke the fighting between guerrillas and illegal right-wing
paramilitaries. But some U.S. Democrats in Congress are questioning the
success of so-called Plan Colombia and are reviewing whether future aid to
the Andean country should focus less on military financing and more on
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August 22, 2013
Press Release: Five Belhaven University Students Participate in a Summer Ministry Tour to Northeastern US Correctional Facilities
In spring 2013, five students from Belhaven University were among thirty students from across the United States chosen by Shining Light Ministries to be a part of a select performing arts ministry team for their summer Impact Tour. Shining Light's mission is to expand perspective and impact lives by taking a high-quality performing arts production to people in correctional facilities. This year's itinerary included Rikers Island in New York City, Riverside Women's Correctional Facility in Philadelphia, Maine State Prison and 6 other youth and adult facilities throughout the Northeastern US. The three-week tour had a dual purpose of bringing hope through Jesus Christ to residents in these facilities and expanding the student participants' perspective of the world, themselves, and God.
Shining Light received excellent audience responses at all the facilities. Comments from inmates such as, "Your coming here meant a lot to us; it meant hope, strength and encouragement," "It's comforting to know I'm not by myself, and to know that other people are praying and thinking about us…God makes sure we know He remembers us," "…you'll never truly realize what a difference it makes to us…," are an indication of the impact Shining Light events had among the 1,500+ people seen in audiences. Facility staffs are also affected through these events. After the performance for nearly 300 women at Philadelphia's Riverside Correctional Facility, Warden Terence Clark stated, "I find it amazing that we have kids of that age to actually come inside and be willing to help another person. It's very inspiring…"
Equally importantly is how the college students who prepare and present these programs are impacted. As they meet and sometimes shake hands with inmates in maximum security prisons or youth in juvenile facilities, they discover the humanity of every person there. Here are some participants' responses to this unique opportunity to visit a part of our society that is often ignored or forgotten:
"(I've learned) we're all people, it doesn't matter what side we're on… I've been completely transformed by the people I've been able to meet in these facilities."
"I came into this experience thinking that I was gonna do the population of inmates a favor, or do God a favor by gracing people with my talent, and quickly God humbled me… Literally every day God opened my eyes to new things, about me, about my relationship with Him and about His grace."
Recent Belhaven graduate Roddy Merritt '13 commented, "As a lead singer, this has been training for a future in music… It has redirected my focus in how I use my music and who my music reaches." Dance major Melody Stowe '16, found that the experience reinforced her career goals, "I've known for a while that I want to use dance to minister, or go into dance therapy. This Tour affirmed that." Another participant, Stephanie Morales, had long desired to be a part of Belhaven's dance program but doubted her ability to measure up to Belhaven's high standards. With a new confidence gained on the tour, in July she applied to Belhaven and was accepted as a dance major.
Shining Light Ministries began in 1996 and has done presentations in 54 correctional facilities in 23 states. In the past, students were only recruited from schools in Pennsylvania. This was the first tour done with students recruited nationally, with participants from 15 colleges and universities in 9 states. The need for performing arts mission opportunities to enable students to put their skills to use in ministry has Shining Light planning more tours of this kind in the future and seeking opportunities to work more closely with colleges with performing arts program.
Students participating from Belhaven University included:
Roddy Merritt '13 Music Ministries & Biblical Studies
Stephanie Morales '16 Dance
Justin Nipper '16 Music Ministries
Melody Stowe '16 Dance
Travis White Biblical Studies '15
Colleges and universities with participants in the 2013 Northeastern Impact Tour:
Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas
Anderson University, Anderson, Indiana
Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California
Belhaven University, Jackson, Mississippi
Capital University, Columbus, Ohio
Clarion University, Clarion, Pennsylvania
Eastern University, St. Davids, Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Hinds Community College, Rankin, Mississippi
Houghton College, Houghton, New York
The Julliard School, New York City, New York
Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pennsylvania
Messiah College, Grantham, Pennsylvania
North Park University, Chicago, Illinois
Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, Florida
Facilities visited:
Long Creek Youth Development Center, South Portland, Maine
Maine State Prison, Warren, Maine
Mountain View Youth Development Center, Charleston, Maine
Charleston Correctional Facility, Charleston, Maine
Sununu Youth Services Center, Manchester, New Hampshire
Metropolitan Youth Services, Dorchester, Massachusetts
George Motcham Detention Center, Rikers Island, New York
Robert N. Davoren Center, Rikers Island, New York
Riverside Correctional Facility, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Glen Mills School, Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
Approximate number of inmates/facility residents seen: 1,535
Average Community Service Hours volunteered by participants: 180
Total Community Service Hours: 7,280
Cost per Student: $7,485
Each Student's Financial Responsibility: $750 plus travel expenses to and from the tour start & finish
Primary Sources of Funding for the Ministry: Individual and Corporate Contributors, Grants
All Participants Received "President's Volunteer Service Awards" for their community service, including awards, certificates of service, and congratulatory letters from President Obama.
More information is available at www.shining-light.com, the Shining Light Facebook site (www.fb.com/SLministries) OR contact Jeffrey Bohn, Executive Director at 717-926-4138.
Shining Light Ministries
1600 North State Route 934
Annville, Pennsylvania 17003
1) Jocelyn Zhu, a BU senior violin student (5th year), has been awarded an apprentice position—–a paid student leader position at the Orchestra program of The Masterworks Festival in Indiana.
2) Jocelyn Zhu was a finalist in the College/Post-College Concerto Competition at Masterworks Festival performing the Prokofiev Violin Concerto magnificently. Jocelyn shared "finalist status" with other top college/graduate students from many of the best schools in the nation including the New England Conservatory of Music) . There was no string student selected as a winner from this year's competition. Jocelyn represented Belhaven wonderfully.
3) Shellie Brown, a BU Music graduate, Spring 2012) and Jocelyn Zhu were accepted by audition to the prestigious Aspen Summer Music Festival in CO this summer.
Congratulations to these fine violinists and their professor, Mr. Song Xie.
Belhaven University's Music Department awarded several students with Music Awards at the 2013 Best of Belhaven II Concert on April 15, 2013 at the Center for the Arts Concert Hall.
Dr. Stephen Sachs, Professor of Piano and Music Department Chair, said, "Best of Belhaven II highlights the finest work of our student musicians each semester, with a smorgasbord of musical treats–everything from piano works, instrumental pieces and solo songs to chamber music, musical theatre, and new compositions."
The awards are as follows:
Exemplary Accompanist Music Award: Maggie McLinden and Kaitlin Rowan
Maggie McLinden is from Colorado Springs, CO and is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Music with an emphasis in Piano Performance. Maggie is scheduled to give her senior recital in the early fall. After she graduates, she hopes to pursue graduate school for piano performance.
Kaitlin Rowan from Owings, MD and is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Music with an emphasis in Collaborative Piano and Piano Pedagogy. Kaitlin is entering her senior year and served as Belhaven's Community Outreach Coordinator from 2011 to 2013. In the fall, she will be a resident assistant.
Exemplary Composition Music Award: Libby Roberts
Libby Roberts, a senior, is from Ballston Spa, NY and is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Music with an emphasis in Composition. This past spring semester she gave her junior piano recital. While piano is her primary instrument, her compositions incorporate a wide range of instruments and styles.
Exemplary Instrumental Music Award: Michael Adkins, saxophone
Michael Adkins is a senior and is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Music with an emphasis in Composition. Before he studied at Belhaven, Michael lived in New York City working as a saxophonist and composer. In 2005, he released his debut album, Infotation , with his original compositions which would be followed by a second album, Rotator, featuring the legendary Paul Motian on drums alongside, Russ Lossing on piano and John Hebert on bass.
Exemplary Keyboard Music Award: Maggie McLinden (see bio above)
Exemplary String Music Award: Jocelyn Zhu
Jocelyn Zhu, a senior, is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Music with an emphasis in Violin Performance. Jocelyn, a contract violinist for the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, has received many awards and honors. In 2011, she was awarded First Prize Winner in the American Protégé Music Talent Competition held in New York City which gave her the opportunity to perform in Weill Recital Hall located in Carnegie Hall. In addition, she was the winner of the 2008 Mississippi State MTNA Junior Strings Competition. In 2009, she was the winner of the 2009 CICAS Summer Music Festival Concerto Competition in Arkansas.
Exemplary Vocal Music Award: John Mathieu, bass-baritone
John Mathieu from Brewton, AL graduated this past spring semester in 2013 with a Bachelor of Music with an emphasis in Vocal Performance. John has performed in many Belhaven concerts including leading roles in the Music Department's opera productions. In March 2012, he was awarded first place in the junior men's classical category at the National Association of the Teachers of Singing Competition (NATS). John plans to continue to take private lessons at Belhaven this coming year while exploring graduate school options.
Most Improved Musician Award: Cierra Lee, soprano and Tianna Rogers, piano
Cierra Lee, a junior, is from Grove City, OH and is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Music with an emphasis in Musical Theatre. She has been featured in many Belhaven performances with most recently being Belhaven's Choral and Vocal Arts performance of Jazz Vibrations. Cierra is currently working on her junior recital and hopes to present it this fall.
Tianna Rogers is from Richardson, TX and is scheduled to complete her Bachelor of Arts in Music with an emphasis in Collaborative Piano and Piano Pedagogy this coming Spring 2014. After she graduates, Tianna hopes to continue onto graduate school for Piano Pedagogy.
Music Service Award: Amanda Hester
Amanda Hester is from Meridian, MS and graduated in the spring of 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in Arts Administration. Amanda has served the Music Department in various capacities since her freshman year. She is currently working full-time with Employee Benefit Services, an insurance administrative services company, located in Jackson and volunteering with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. She is also doing some work for another non-profit arts organization – the Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers.
Spiritual Leadership Music Award: Grace Anna Randall and Kaitlin Rowan
Grace Anna Randall, a junior, is from Sharpsburg, GA and is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Music with an emphasis in Vocal Performance. Grace Anna has performed in many Belhaven productions. She is a work study for the Music Department and clearly displays her love for Christ to those around her.
Belhaven University's Annual 2013 Honors Convocation on April 9, 2013 at the Center for the Arts Concert Hall awarded some of the highest academic honors to the year's top performing students. Many academic awards were presented to students who not only achieved scholastic success, but also showed character, service and spiritual growth. The Music Department presented two awards to the following recipients.
Music Excellence Award: Kaitlin Rowan (see bio above)
Kingdom Transformation Music Award: Rodderick Merritt
Rodderick Merritt is from Laurel, MS and is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Music with an emphasis in Music Ministries at Belhaven University. Rodderick has been most directly involved in kingdom transformation as the lead singer of the band SOMETHINGPOSITIVE. He stated, "We are just a group of simple guys and simple musicians changed by the truth…We seek to challenge traditions and a new generation of people who are both Christians and non-Christians."
Shining Lights
"Do Hard Things" was our theme on our Great Lakes Tour a few years ago. I don't think I realized how deeply we plunged into that challenge n early a year ago with a new step for Shining Light. Our goal was to offer this unique experience to students from across the US who wanted to serve in the challenging places we visit. We seek to impact our audiences, but perhaps even more importantly, we want these dynamic students from all corners of the United States to apply new and deeper understandings of our world, God and themselves in their lives and communities in the future.
We recruited at 14 colleges in 8 states, and 2 conferences. We spoke to approximately 1,000 students in 40 classes, chapels, and department meetings. From this we assembled a team of 31 outstanding students from 15 colleges and universities. We also found some new leadership to assist in creating our production.
Our "cast & crew" for our upcoming tour includes theater and dance majors from Juilliard in New York City, a screen writing major from Los Angeles, a spoken word artist from south Chicago, a Christian rock band from Mississippi, and many other very talented, engaging students.
They are a very select group who has been willing to put aside the comforts of home and an opportunity to recharge their bank account over the summer to go to places where nobody wants to go to share Jesus. Many have their own powerful stories of overcoming difficulties or losses in their lives.
The first challenge was saying "yes" in spite of 3 weeks away from a summer job, the costs of travel to and from the tour, and responsibility to raise part of the costs on top of their regular college expenses. They are finding God provides a way, but they have to take the first, sometimes very big, step. One girl in California got creative and raised over $2,000 to cover her flights and SL contribution. A theater major from Florida hesitantly pursued participation in spite of great family financial difficulties. His church was so excited that he had found a way to use his performing arts skills for ministry, they offered to cover all his costs! We, too, were stretched last fall when we saw the high costs of doing this and the limited income we could receive from college students. We had to make a 'big ask' of long-time supporters and they have been steping up to make this possible with very generous contributions.
Our Impact Tour begins on June 7 with a week of preparation and team building at the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine. Our first full program is at Maine State Prison on Fathers Day followed by youth facilities throughout New England, 2 days at Rikers Island, and Shining Light's first visit to the large women's correctional facility in Philadelphia.
Your prayers are greatly appreciated as this group of 40+ people challenges themselves and each other to do some rather "hard things" to expand God's Kingdom. Bringing all this talent and energy together, and effectively teaching in one week what we learned to do over 16 years is going to challenge every single person on our team.
We are also seeking some additional financial assistance to make this happen. If you would like to help these hard-working students bring real hope and encouragement to over 1,000 people in the facilities we will visit in June, contributions can be done online at http://shining-light.com/how-you-can-contribute/ or mailed to Shining Light Ministries 1600 N St Rte 934 Annville, PA 17003.
Thank you for your support!
In His Service,
P.S. On Saturday June 29 we will offer our final presentation at Glen Mills School at 6 pm. This presentation is open to the public. More information, including directions to Glen Mills, will be posted soon on our website.
Lots of Music Department faculty and student news, events (just) since January 1, 2013:
Paxton Girtmon, Director of Bands/Composer, just had several works published for different instrumental ensembles by Duma Music (Woodbridge, NJ)and Wehr's Music House (Winter Park, FL) including
· Adagio for Glass Harmonica K.356-Mozart, for Woodwind Quartet
· Symphony 7, Allegretto, Movement 2-Beethoven, for Woodwind Quartet
· Fugue in G Minor KV 401-Mozart, for Woodwind Quartet
· The Entertainer-Scott Joplin, for Woodwind Ensemble
Sylvia Hong, pianist, played a solo recital in Phoenix, Arizona January 19.
Sylvia and her duo-piano partner and husband Michael Rector are finalists in the National Federation of Music Clubs Ellis Duo-Piano Competition and will compete for the top cash prize of $10,000 at Belhaven on April 6th.
Andrew Sauerwein, composer, attended the premiere of his new work, Sakharoviana (for violin, piano, and mixed percussion), in Oak Ridge, TN, in January of this year (the work was commissioned by percussionist Scott Eddlemon and the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association for a concert honoring Russian physicist Andrei Sakharov).
Andy's organ chorale prelude on "O Sacred Head" will be presented by Belhaven student organist Joshua Nichols (who commissioned the piece for his senior recital) at the next conference of the Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers (CFAMC), March 1-2 at Mississippi College.
Belhaven Opera Arts presented its fifth production, The Pied Piper of Hamlin by Seymour Barab, to five audiences of local school children, local families and public audiences January 18-19, 2013. Chris Shelt, voice, directed the cast of 6 voice students and 12 dancers from Belhaven' Department of Dance. The dancers performed as the dreaded infestation of rats in Hamelin and then later appeared in different garb as the town's children.
Stephen Sachs, pianist, was featured soloist performing Mozart's Concerto in C Minor, K. 491 with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra to a full house at Belhaven for the Mozart by Candlelight Concert February 2.
The Belhaven Piano Trio: Song Xie, violinist + Stephen Sachs, pianist and Bennett Randman of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra reprised their fall semester Belhaven Preston Music Series Concert at Tougaloo College January 23.
Three Belhaven student pianists, junior Tianna Rogers and freshmen Rachael McCartney and Heather Plyler competed in the Mississippi Music Teachers Association spring competitions last Saturday at Belhaven. Heather Plyler placed 2nd and Rachael McCartney placed 3rd, both in the freshmen/sophomore division.
Belhaven alum (2012) violinist Shellie Brown represented MS in the Music Teachers National Association String Young Artist Competition in the Southeast Regional in North Carolina in January.
Belhaven senior violinist Jocelyn Zhu was also chosen to represent MS in the Music Teachers National Association in the Southeast Regional String Senior Division competition in January. Jocelyn Zhu was a Semi-Finalist in the Schmidbauer International Strings Competition held in Texas in January.
Tuesday, February 19, 7:30pm, Concert Hall
Come enjoy a musical feast including songs of Mozart,
Brahms, Strauss, Debussy, and Duparc. Mrs. Everitt, BU
adjunct voice instructor for 10 years at Belhaven, has
performed several recitals for very appreciative Belhaven
audiences. Savor the marvelous piano accompaniments
of Colman Pearce, of Dublin, Ireland. Maestro Pearce was
conductor of the Mississippi Symphony for 13 years and
often returns to Jackson for collaborative performances.
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