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Applications to the PhD Program in Health Care Ethics should be completed by December 1 to receive full consideration for admission and funding, though applications for the fall semester may be reviewed until July 1. The board makes final admissions decisions in February. Admissions notifications are distributed in February/March via e-mail and postal mail. The application processes for the JD/PhD program, the MD/PhD program and the MA/PhD program are described below.
To apply to the Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Health Care Ethics you will need to complete the Graduate Education online application. You will be asked to provide the following information:
Applications to the JD/PhD program may be made by individuals prior to or during the first year of law school. Individuals seeking admission to the JD/PhD Health Care Ethics Dual Degree Program should do the following:
Each applicant to Saint Louis University School of Medicine receives a summary of the MD/PhD Program and a preliminary application. All completed applications received by December 15th are evaluated by the MD/PhD Program Steering Committee for the quality and breadth of students' undergraduate training, including their science/math GPA and MCAT scores. Although the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and advanced coursework are not required, GREs are recommended for the PhD in Health Care Ethics and many applications are strengthened by such information if available. All applicants must have completed at least one year of bench-level research, during which they should have demonstrated their intellectual involvement by writing honors theses, abstracts for scientific meetings, and/or peer-reviewed publications. Three letters of recommendation are solicited from individuals identified by the applicants. These individuals are asked to provide a candid assessment of an applicant's research aptitude, integrity, interpersonal skills, and commitment to completing dual-degree training.
The Steering Committee invites selected applicants to Saint Louis University School of Medicine for on-site interviews at institutional expense, usually in groups of 4-5 students whose visits are scheduled December through February. These 3-day visits are designed to acquaint applicants with the intellectual and physical environment of the University, particularly the available research opportunities and potential mentors in their areas of interest. Applicants meet privately with current trainees and with at least three potential mentors of their choice, as well as with the Associate Dean of Admissions for their MD interview if not completed previously. In addition, applicants are required to make brief presentations of their previous research experience(s) to the members of the Program Steering Committee. These informal presentations may last up to 30 minutes, including time allowed for questions by the faculty, and must be made without audiovisual support except for the chalkboard provided.
Interviewees are subsequently ranked by the Steering Committee both for their perceived competence and the likelihood of their individual success in the University's training environment. Most successful applicants are admitted with offers of full tuition remission plus annual stipends for the duration of their MD/PhD training, the continuation of which are contingent upon their academic performance and progress toward PhD research objectives as stated below. The Steering Committee may also invite applicants to join the MD/PhD Program as non-funded trainees, due either to uncertainty about their aptitude or to insufficient resources to guarantee their training. Such non-funded trainees receive the same intellectual and social support provided to funded trainees in the MD/PhD Program. Most significantly, non-funded trainees receive preferential consideration for funding if academically qualified when such positions become available. The University also holds MD tuition costs for non-funded MD/PhD students to the level paid by their entering medical school class, to reduce the impact of inflation on completing MD training after finishing their PhD degree.
Members of the Year 1 and Year 2 MD classes who are in good academic standing and who meet the other requirements identified above may apply to the MD/PhD Program. Such applicants are rapidly screened and may be considered for acceptance at any time during the year.
Students accepted into the MD/PhD program who wish to enter the PhD Program in Health Care Ethics must have completed a graduate level foundations of ethics course and applied ethics course. Students may satisfy this requirement as a directed reading course during the summer between the first and second years of medical school. Applicants to the health care ethics program must provide a sample of writing in health care ethics that demonstrates the ability to do doctoral level coursework in the field.
The MA/PhD is a collaboration between Saint Louis University and the Aquinas Institute of Theology (AIT).
Applicants seek admission to the MA/PhD program by applying simultaneously to the MA program in Theology at AIT and to the PhD program in Health Care Ethics at Saint Louis University. Applicants should complete the appropriate application for each program and communicate with the CHCE program coordinator to indicate his or her interest in the dual degree program. Application information for the MA in Theology at AI can be found here. Applicants may be admitted to the dual degree program with an unconditional admission to the MA program at AIT and a conditional admission to the PhD program in Health Care Ethics. AIT will determine whether to recommend admission to the MA program, and Graduate Education at SLU evaluates whether applicants may be conditionally admitted to the PhD program in Health Care Ethics. These applications will be reviewed using the same criteria that are used for review of all applications to the PhD program in Health Care Ethics. The conditions for full admission to the PhD program will include:


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In his Commencement address to the Class of 2009, Blair Kamin (H) '09, the Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic of The Chicago Tribune, urged every North Central College graduate to "Be a Builder." After poking a little fun at himself (referencing the old TV show "Bob the Builder"), Kamin commented: "When I say, 'Be a Builder,' I am talking aspirationally, not vocationally. You can leave your legacy on anything from the visible public landscape to the private landscape of our emotions. You can build a friendship. Or a network of friends. A community. A business. A church, a synagogue or a mosque. Or, at the highest level, you can construct the very contours of our common experience."
I thought about this eloquent, tightly constructed speech (which I urge you to view online) — and its central metaphor—during the memorial service in Koten Chapel just one week later for Professor of English Emeritus and former Dean of Faculty Richard M. Eastman, truly one of the giants in the history of North Central College. Kamin's "builder" is not just about bricks and mortar. He's a critic of what is, in search of what could be. He is, as Kamin noted concerning his fellow honorees at North Central's Commencement, a "builder of culture."
I suspect that Dick Eastman would have been uncomfortable with use of the word builder to describe his life and legacy. He was so many things … a teacher, scholar, writer, composer, musician, protean intellectual, academic leader, visionary and role model. But Kamin's definition of builder applies to him like few others I have known.
Dick was a modest man. But in an oral history in 1992 for the North Central Archives, prodded by the interviewer, Howard Mueller '58, his former student and professor of religious studies, he acknowledged: "I think my major accomplishment was to bring the College into a new way of being." Just right.
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For the generations of North Central alumni who think of Professor Eastman as one of the all-time great teachers, this perspective should be added: As much as any trustee or president in the years since World War II, both as a colleague and an administrator, Richard M. Eastman was the architect of the North Central College we celebrate today—from the curriculum … to faculty governance … to tenure regulations … to professional terms for faculty … to a campus climate of intellectual rigor, civility and openness to diverse ideas, cultures and backgrounds.
And in more than a quarter century of vigorous activity following his retirement from North Central, Dick continued to be a builder—writing, composing, witnessing for us all to the end of his life the "five great powers of a true liberal arts education" that he identified in a speech to the graduating class of North Central College in 1981: openness to a complete life (including its leisure), an understanding of the past which shapes us, a grasp of the current social issues we must help to solve, flexibility in life commitment, and the ability to recognize excellence wherever we look or act.
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This issue of the North Central Now highlights the College's culture of inquiry. I think of that culture as a reflection of the "new way of being" that Dick Eastman had such an important role in building. Elsewhere in this magazine, you will read of other great builders of the campus who died this spring, notably Life Trustees Elmer Dagenais, Larry Gregory and Honorary Trustee Hugo Koranda. As we reflect on their legacies, Blair Kamin's parting words to the graduates are both an apt summation and a challenge to us all: "We don't just build for ourselves. We build, as the beloved buildings of your campus remind you, for those who follow. Consider that your blueprint for living."
Harold R. Wilde
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text: Senate approves Education Jobs Bill The U.S. Senate voted 61-39 today, August 5, to approve legislation that will save 138,000 educators' jobs nationwide and more than 2,000 in Massachusetts. Two Republicans – though not Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown – crossed party lines to vote in favor of the final bill. Brown also voted against moving the bill to the floor on Wednesday, when 61 votes were finally mustered to end a threatened Republican filibuster. Senator John Kerry, who has been a leader on this issue in the Senate, voted in favor. After Wednesday's critical vote in the Senate, Governor Deval Patrick said that when the bill is finally enacted, "I can tell you that my first choice will be to support public schools and to get as many teachers back in the classroom as possible, doing what they do best." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she is calling House members back from recess next week to give the bill final approval in the House. Previous versions have already been passed by the House and swift approval is expected. "We want to thank all of the members who contacted Senator Brown in the hopes of persuading him to switch his vote on behalf of students and educators in Massachusetts," said MTA President Paul Toner. "We also want to thank Senator Kerry for his leadership in the Senate and all of our House members for their steadfast support." He also thanked MTA member John Lynch, a Brockton teacher who joined him in Washington, D.C., to lobby for the bill. The bill contains $10 billion to save educators' jobs and $16.2 billion for the Federal Medicaid Assistance Program. Combined, they will bring $655 million to Massachusetts this year, $204 million of which is targeted to restore educator jobs.Maine Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins were the two who crossed party lines to vote in favor of cloture. Brown had said in the past he would oppose the measures if they would add to the deficit. After the Congressional Budget Office confirmed that the bills will actually reduce the budget deficit by $1.4 billion over the next decade because they were coupled with closing certain corporate tax loopholes and cuts elsewhere in the federal budget, Brown nonetheless voted no.


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Strasburg's encore
I hate Cleveland.
I do. The city, the sports teams and the atmosphere. It is weird, a little dumpy and just plain weird.
Progressive Field isn;t bad, but still its weird. Nonetheless I along with my brother Zach, and good friends Eric and Andrew ventured up to the 'mistake on the lake' for a Sunday game between the Indians and Nationals.
Now something really has to be happening to get me to go to Cleveland for this irrelevant ballgame. A 21 year old pitcher named Stephen Strasburg made me do it!
We were excited to see the baseball world turn their heads on to Cleveland to see if Strasburg could provide and encore performance to last Tuesday's 14 strikeout spectacle against the Pirates. Going only 5.1 innings, walking five and striking out eight wasn't exactly the powerful performance we were hoping for but shoot any team's fans would take an outing like that from their starting pitcher.
Strasburg started out the game masterfully. These numbers were common on the speed gun.
We counted a grand number of seven times where Strasburg hit 100 up on the board. Whew, blew all 32,976 of us in attendance away. The crowd was very into catching a glimpse of the pitching prodigy.
There hasn't been a crowd this big to watch a young pitcher since Henry Rowengartner made his debut with the Cubs. The Indians even went as fas as selling Strasburg gear inside the park's souvineer stands.
However, not all Clevelnaders took kindly to the rookie. Now Andrew, Zach and myself were cheering for the Nationals and Strasburg, the other in our group was not. Eric is not that big into baseball but knows how to have a good time at the ballpark. When Strasburg first walked out of the dugout he began an "Overated" chant. He also was ragging on Strasburg the entire day hoping to see the Indians light him up. He wasn't alone. While there were many Nats fans in the park, many made the trip from the DC-Virginia area, most people were quick to boo Strasburg. There were three seperate occasions where boos were thrown down from the Progessive Field rafters. Twice he requested the mound be looked at forcing groundscrew to touch up his footing area and he was booed loudly as we was taken out of the game in the fifth inninng.
There were many memories made this game with a majority occuring before the game actually started. Seeing Strasburg warm up was a novelty in itself but on top of that we saw and met many cool people.
Number 25 there is Stetson Allie. Former pitcher of St. Edwards High School in Cleveland. Why do I care about Stetson Allie you ask. Well he just so happened to be the second round pick of the Pirates in last week's draft. His high school team was being honored pre-game for winning the Ohio State Championship. I'm tol he is a hard throwing righty but has control issues, a younger Strasburg perhaps? I hope the Pirates offer him a lucrative deal and he signs. I shouted a "Let's Go Bucs!" to him and he seemed a little creeeped out.
The national spotlight was still on Strasburg for start number two and ESPN was well represented. Field reporter Pedro Gomez wa son the field pre game trying to avoid our obnoxious calls to him. After he was filming he posed for pictures with all four of us. We were the original spotters, after our pics a throng came down to the field level forcing Pedro to retreat to the dugout. So thanks Mr. Gomez, I hope we made your trip to Cleveland fun as well.
You may be able to tell that I am wearing a San Diego State shirt. It was in honor of Strasburg who went to school there. The only guy in the park to notice it and give me kudos on it was Pete from clevelandfrowns.com. He was a nice guy and was great to have a ten minute conversation with. If you are a Cleveland fan it is a cool blog site to check out.
Andrew also took part in honoring the past in noteable fashion. Rocking the Expos hat he was very vintage in showing he was a die-hard fan of the Nationals franchise (even though he lives and breathes the Yankees.) He also bit the bullet and purchased a Strasburg T-shirt.
While I was pretty much happy all day this pair of pictures really brought a smile to my face.
And they said Lastings wasn't loved in Washington. This guy is keeping the funk alive rocking his Milledge jersey.
And if that isn't a sight for sore eyes in Cleveland I do not know what is. Peeking out on the railing is indeed an Andrew McCutchen jersey and Pirates hat. Just beautiful. I never like to wear an obscure team clothing item to the park when that team isn't playing but that guy obviously doesn't follow my rules and I'm frankly okay with it. It was refreshing.
I say farewell on that note. The Pirates lost 4-3 today. My freind Erin was keeping me up to date with all that was happening via text. We were swept by the Tigers as Octavio Dotel gave up a three run home run to Miguel Cabrera. Despite that frustration I will be back at my home, PNC Park on Tuesday as the Bucs host the White Sox. Even though teh Pirates struggle through it, I love interleague play!
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Stephen Strasburg is just on a roll and continues to amaze baseball fans across the country. His stuff is just unbelieveable. 100 MPH? Really?! Great pictures and thanks for sharing! P.S. High five for wearing a SDSU shirt!🙂
Sorry the pilgrimage to "The Jake" (can't call it Progressive) was not up to par. It is actually one of my favorite ballparks because of the concourse where you walk into the stadium, then usually walk down into the seating bowl to your seat…And do not get me started on the awesome Leftfield seats and the drum beats.
But it is about the game, and was hoping Sir Starsburg was going to lay a big turkey egg, but he left me with egg on my face instead. I know the 90 mph curveball is making more than a few MLB Umpire quake knowing if the catcher misses that pitch, they will have a broken little piggie on their foot.
But Strasburg lived up to the hype, the pressure and gave the fans what they needed to see in Cleveland…excitement. Well, at least for one game.
Rays Renegade
that is wonderful that you guys made the trip to watch Stratburg! and I noticed your shirt on the first pic and the soccer shirt and the Expo's hat. Very cool! I am looking forward to the Nats coming to Dodger Stadium
So I guess you don't like Cleveland…Huh? LOL. I'm still not going to let that affect me planning a road trip there. Pretty funny though. Now that Strasburg had trouble with the mound…everyone is complaining about the Cleveland mound…namely the Mets in town for a series. Great job by you guys and Gomez on the pic!!
He had a great game in front of Mr President and his team the ChiSox. 32 Ks already! He's on a roll my goodness and definitely putting the Nat's on the map. Impressive indeed!
Now the rest of the nation knows what we in S.D. have known for several years now! Stephen pitched against our neighborhood's teams several times when he was an "above average" pitcher, but watching this young man develop into a SUPERB pitcher has been an experience I wouldn't trade. I've traveled out of state a couple of times to see him pitch over the last couple of years, but still have yet to see him live in the Major Leagues! Every start he has had I watched on Extra Innings live or TiVo, but they've all been Eastern time zone games, so I can't wait until he makes a start out here on the West Coast again. I absolutely love that you wore the Aztecs shirt!
As far as having to buy a Strasburg T-shirt…it was like my brother told me when I bought MINE at the Reds game earlier this month: "You HAD to go there." (Then last Saturday, while I was at the White Sox game, I bought ANOTHER one…"Welcome to the Show". I'm wearing that one NEXT Saturday when I watch Double-S mow down the Mets.)
Think I said once I saw Strasburg make his pro start (for Harrisburg) back in April at Altoona. There's guys in Altoona who CAN play; it's only that the Pirates' front office/ownership is a travesty. I think you'll agree with me on THAT one…lol
Anyway, great pictures.


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I took my first dose of Valcyte (900mg) today at 11:46. A couple hours later I began to feel the side effects of it-some nausea, wooziness at times, increased fatigue. Tonight I feel an increase in muscle aches and increased fatigue.
Prior to bedtime I'll take my second 900mg dose. Following Dr. Montoya's protocol, I'll stay at the 1800mg dosing for 21 days and then reduce the dose to 900mg for the rest of the six months.
I did a lot of thinking about this and a lot of research. It feels like one of those things that I have to try. I don't know what the outcome will be. Even though every doctor I have seen so far has said to go on Valcyte there has been various reasons why I've delayed starting it. It's a good thing I didn't start until getting out of that moldy place though.
Today we went for a walk on a trail about 10 minutes from here. Because we moved it's much more accessible. We walked very, very slowly for about 15 minutes. I used to go running there for years. It was nice to be back. While walking on the trail I kept trying visualizing what my body used to feel like when it was healthy. I was grateful for being able to go out at all. It was difficult but worth it.
We're getting into more meaty subjects in my self help class which is nice. I was a little worried.
My cognitive functioning may decline for a bit while on Valcyte.
I pray this works. I have a feeling it's going to be a roller coaster.


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We're losing this game.
Kemba Walker too stronk.
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Carmelo Anthony attributes the New York Knicks' early deficits during their slump to being unsure of themselves on the offensive end of the floor, causing miscommunication that is leading to errors.
They'll look to get on the same page and end a two-game slide Tuesday night against the Charlotte Bobcats, who are looking to avoid a 17th consecutive road loss.
The Knicks (1-2) trailed by 10 after one quarter before their comeback bid fell short in an 82-81 loss to Chicago on Thursday, then fell behind by 21 after the first 12 minutes in Sunday's 109-100 home loss to Minnesota.
Anthony scored 22 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to help New York pull within two points of the Timberwolves with less than five minutes remaining, but he has shot 35.6 percent while committing nine turnovers over the last two contests.
"I think we're out there second-guessing ourselves, and when you do that you're going to make mistakes," Anthony said. "You see the difference when we're out there just playing and having fun (late in the game). We're going with our gut, going with our instinct. It's night and day.
"It's frustrating, but we can correct that."
The Knicks are averaging 17.7 turnovers, and coach Mike Woodson was concerned with the lack of energy at the start of the last contest.
"You just can't come out on your home court and dig a hole," he said.
Anthony, though, doesn't believe the Knicks are far from where they want to be.
"We've just got to figure it out," Anthony said. "There's no need to panic. It's three games into the season."
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We're losing this game.
Kemba Walker too stronk.
Starting line up will be
Amare will play, Kenyon will sit.
Sorry for the lame thread, i totally forgot about it
We should win by double digits, no more excuses, just win and win big.
OMG Ray left Walker wide open...
Walker already beasting.
Shump and Chandler got enough of this BS.
We're playing 1 on 1 basketball, no ball movement what so ever, no assists, SMH
Felton has to be traded.
Oh no, say it ain't so, Tyson to the locker room, thats not a good sign.
Bobcats getting into the paint for free.
Prigioni is the best Knicks PG, but this should of been known.


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Mrs. Nieto was born May 30, 1943, in Taft to Martin and Tomasa (Martinez) Garcia. She was formerly employed with San Patricio Community Action Agency for 24 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Martin and Tomasa Garcia; husband, Cayetano G. Nieto; and a brother, Raymond Garcia.
Survivors include daughters, Nilda Nieto, Linda Nieto and Anna Maria (Carlos) Gomez, all of Taft; brothers, Martin M. (Frances) Garcia of Killeen and John J. (Nellie) Garcia of Saginaw; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation was held Thursday, Aug. 28, from 5 to 9 p.m. and Friday, Aug. 29, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Resthaven Funeral Home Chapel, Sinton.
A chapel service was conducted Saturday, Aug. 30, at 10 a.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Ramiro Rubio officiating. Burial followed in Taft Memorial Park Cemetery, Taft.
Pallbearers were Jonathan Acosta, Jared Acosta, Ramon Martinez, Carlos J. Gomez Jr., Steven Longoria Jr., Gabriel N. Garcia, Johnny Joe Acosta II, Austin Longoria and Jordan Anthony Martinez.
Honorary pallbearers were Jonyka Lynn Acosta, Gabriella Garcia, Kiralynna Garcia, Carmen Elizabeth Gomez, Audrina I. Longoria and Carly Gomez.
Arrangements and care were entrusted to Resthaven Funeral Home, Sinton.


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My DS just hit 8months. We co-sleep and he still nurses a few times a night. My question is when did you move your baby into thier own room & out of your bed?
I have a week off work in November & I was thinking about doing it then, but both Hubby & I kinda like having him with us, its just the sleep disruption is starting to wear on us.
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DURANT, Okla. — Second baseman Scott Hancock's first home run of the season, a three-run shot, capped a five-run Southeastern Oklahoma sixth and the Savage Storm went on to a 15-7 victory over Easter New Mexico University on Saturday, completing a sweep of their four-game Lone Star Conference baseball series.
The Savage Storm (8-3, 5-3 LSC), which beat ENMU 3-1 and 6-2 on Friday, took Saturday's first game 7-6, rallying from a 5-0 second-inning deficit.
Southeastern pounded out 28 hits and ENMU (7-7, 3-5) had 25 in Saturday's twin bill. The Greyhounds have now dropped five in a row.
ENMU opened a 6-3 lead in the second game, getting a two-run double from Seth Clabaugh in a three-run third and then adding single runs in the fourth and fifth. Southeatsern then chased ENMU starter Russ Campbell (1-1) in a four-run fifth which gave the Savage Storm a 7-6 lead.
The hosts all but put the game out of reach in the sixth, getting a two-run double from designated hitter Mike McCollum before Hancock made it 12-6 with his blast to left field off ENMU's Doug McIntyre.
The Hounds got a run back in the eighth inning, but the Savage Storm countered with three in the bottom half, helped by two Hounds errors.
All 19 players who batted in the game hit safely, including 10 for ENMU. Jeremy Johnson, Young, Freddy Carmona and Ethan Wagner each had two hits for the Hounds.
Blake Worthan (1-1), Southeastern's third pitcher, worked the final 4 2/3 innings for the Savage Storm, allowing one run on four hits.
The Hounds got a bases-loaded sacrifice fly from Clabaugh in the first inning of the opener, then chased starter Andrew Taber with four runs on five hits in the second. Wagner hit a one-out homer, his first, to make it 2-0 before Johnson added an RBI single, Young whacked a run-scoirng triple and Carmona singled to drive in Young.
Southeastern countered with three runs in the bottom of the inning, then tied the score on first baseman Trey Wingo's two-run single in the third. The Savage Storm took the lead when Hancock hit into a bases-loaded fielder's choice in the fifth and another run scored on the play on shortstop Garrett Cook's throwing error.
Johnson, who went 3-for-4 in the game, singled home another run in the sixth, but reliever Matt Hinds got Chris Eaton on strikes with the bases loaded to preserve the lead. He then retired the side in order in the seventh for his third save of the second and second in the series.
Cook went 2-for-4 for the Hounds, while Wingo finished 3-for-3 with three RBIs and designated hitter Josh Rorex added 3-for-4 for the Savage Storm.


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Concert Hall, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts
Andrew Lloyd Webber, the prolific composer of such Broadway hits as "Phantom of the Opera," "Cats" and "Evita," has worked with some of the most innovative and talented musical theatre artists of our time. This concert celebrates Webber's creative genius and highlights work from his contemporaries and collaborators, including Elton John ("Aida"), Bjorn Ulvaeus ("Mamma Mia!" and "Chess"), Stephen Schwartz ("Wicked" and "Godspell"), Alan Menken ("Little Mermaid") and many others. This Broadway musical celebration features advanced musical theatre students from JMU's School of Theatre and Dance.
For tickets, check http://www.jmu.edu/jmuarts/ or call (540) 568-7000.
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- Oct 20: Children's Harvest Festival
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Courtesy photo Kathie Fink brings her handbell sounds to First United Methodist Church in Portales Friday night.
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Kathie Fink will present "Christmas Treasures: Revisited", a solo
handbell concert at 7 p.m. on Friday at First United Methodist Church
in Portales.
Fink and her accompanist, Linda Maloney, toured in Germany and
Finland in December 2008. They presented Fink's new concert program
"Christmas Treasures" in two German churches and in military chapels in
Ansbach, Stuttgart, Kaiserslautern, Wiesbaden, and Vilseck. The
highlight of the tour was performing for wounded soldiers and their
families at the USO Warrior Center at Landstuhl Army Medical Center.
Fink began ringing handbells with her family when she was nine years
old, taking transcontinental tours of the United States during the
summer, and ringing on holiday television shows during the Christmas
season. She is a founding member of Sonos Handbell Ensemble in the San
Francisco Bay Area.
An offering will be taken for the performers and a reception will follow the concert.
Fast facts
What: Christmas Treasures: Revisited solo handbell concert
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Where: First United Methodist Church in Portales.
Information: www.kathiefink.com


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The specific CPU architecture addressed throughout this article is the Intel x86 series (and its competition from AMD and Cyrix). My apologies to interested readers running other Linux systems, and I would be happy to hear of your experience if you are running Linux sound drivers on systems such as LinuxPPC and 64-bit machines.
Drivers for many soundcards and audio chipsets are included with the regular Linux kernel sources. More cards and more features are supported by the driver packages from ALSA and 4Front (OSS/Linux). These three are the main sources of Linux soundcard drivers. A few other independently maintained drivers are listed on the Linux Music and Sound Applications site, and a very few manufacturers offer native Linux drivers of their own making.
If you're lucky your soundcard was detected automatically by your distribution's hardware probe, and if you're even luckier the distribution will install and configure the correct driver for you. In many cases, your card may be correctly identified, but the configuration routine may prompt you for more information, so be sure to keep the card's documentation handy.
If you plan to use the kernel sound driver, read the documentation
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/sound, or run one of the
kernel configuration scripts (
[config|menuconfig|xconfig]') and study the selections and help
files in the sound configuration section. Kernel developer Alan Cox
sporadically maintains Linux
Sound System, an information page that includes a listing of cards
and chipsets supported by the kernel modules; unfortunately, it is out
of date and does not include information for the sound system in
kernels beyond the 2.2.x series. More information about using the
kernel modules is occasionally available on the linux.dev.sound newsgroup.
|Figure 1: Configuring the kernel sound system with xconfig
Most modern Linux distributions include sound configuration utilities for managing the kernel sound modules. Red Hat's sndconfig is a typical sound system utility, detecting PnP (Plug and Play) and PCI cards or presenting a list of supported cards if no card is detected. The user acknowledges or makes the proper selection, sndconfig responds by prompting for any special information, the user completes the configuration, and the utility plays a short soundfile to verify a successful installation. Similar sound configuration tools are found in the SuSE and Mandrake distributions. Check your distribution's documentation for the name of your sound system configuration utility, then run it to see if your card or chipset is listed.
|Figure 2: Red Hat's sndconfig detects my SB Live
The ALSA project maintains a well-organized soundcard matrix with listings by vendor, product name, and chipset. The recommended ALSA driver is also indicated. If your card is listed in the matrix, you may want to try the ALSA driver. The ALSA project has many virtues, including a very active community of users and developers. The drivers are free and open source, and a wide variety of cards and chipsets are supported. Drivers, libraries, and utilities must be compiled and installed locally (which may require root privileges). Installation and configuration can be tricky at times, although I had no problems with the recent drivers for my SBLive Value and my SB PCI128. As it nears the 1.0 release ALSA is a fast-moving target, but I must emphasize that the user community is very active and helpful. If you have trouble with your ALSA setup, someone on the users mailing list should be able to lend a helping hand.
4Front Technologies maintains a list of soundcards and chipsets supported by the company's commercially available OSS/Linux drivers. Check that list to see if your card is included; if it is, you can try OSS/Linux by downloading 4Front's limited-time demo package. The drivers are binary-only (sorry, no source code here); you install them by using 4Front's excellent soundconf utility, a straightforward text-based program that lets you easily install and uninstall the drivers, enable and disable card capabilities, and manage complex multiple card setups.
|Figure 3: Selecting a soundcard with OSS/Linux soundconf
Very few companies supply native Linux drivers for their soundcards, but the notable exception is Creative Labs. They have generously released the source code for their popular SBLive under the GPL, and development of a native driver has been steady and fruitful. Please see the Creative Open Source page for more information regarding the current availability and development status of the SBLive driver.
Aureal also ventured into the native Linux driver development world, supplying users with mixed binary/source drivers for their popular Vortex chipsets. Alas, Aureal no longer exists, though independent work on the drivers continues at the Linux Aureal Driver site on SourceForge.
The Zefiro ZA2 is a somewhat dated ISA digital audio card with some nice features, including the company's support for Linux driver developers. Peter Wahl has written a driver and control panel for the ZA2 available from his ZA2 Driver for Linux page. Peter has also written an alpha ZA2 driver for ALSA, but the current version is compatible only with the API for the ALSA 0.5.x release series.
If your card is supported by one or another of the preceding sources, you should have little or no difficulty with the installation and configuration procedures. Things may become more difficult if your situation falls into one of these scenarios:
You want to replace an existing card with a new one.
In this case, if you're lucky you can simply take out the old card, put in the new one, reboot and let your distribution's hardware probe detect the change in your system. However, your luck will depend on how well you do your initial homework, so check for Linux support before you purchase the new board (or any new hardware for a Linux system).
You have a card you want to install, but you have no documentation for it.
This can usually be resolved by searching for a tech support section on the manufacturer's site. You may be able to order a new set of docs, or you might find an online manual. Failing either of those solutions, use Google or Deja search engines to find other people who own the same card and ask for assistance. Although it's unlikely to contain Linux-specific information, the card's documentation may contain everything you need to know in order to identify the correct Linux driver for your card. Many audio chipsets appear on a variety of differently named cards, and you should know the names of the audio chipset and the card itself. That information should be found in your card's documentation; if it isn't (or if you have no documentation), you must search the card for any product identification and to find what chipsets are used.
You have a card installed but your present kernel has no sound support and you need to recompile it with the sound system enabled.
This scenario presents no real difficulty. Simply enable sound support during the kernel configuration and specify the correct driver module for your soundcard (if you want to use the kernel sound modules; make no selection if you intend to use the ALSA driver). Complete the kernel configuration and compiling process, reboot, then configure the sound system as needed.
You can't get the performance you desire from the current driver and want to try another one.
|The Linux Soundcard Driver
This is potentially the trickiest scenario to manage. Each of the
available driver packages maintains a different presence in your
system startup and filesystem. If your existing driver is modular you
can simply remove it from
/lib/modules/linux-version/sound; however, if the driver is
hardcoded into the kernel you will to recompile the kernel for modular
sound support. You must have a kernel set up for modular sound if you
want to use the ALSA drivers (just don't select any specific driver
when configuring the kernel). The 4Front package installation routine
can be directed to uninstall any kernel sound modules (but not ALSA
modules) before installing OSS/Linux; a reboot is not required.
You have a laptop/notebook, it has a soundchip, and you don't know much more than that.
Take a look at the Linux On Laptops and Sound Card Support for Linux with Laptops sites. Both indicate Linux sound support for specific laptops and chipsets; driver recommendations and configuration instructions can also be found on those pages. I was pleasantly surprised to see how many laptops and notebooks will work with Linux, but the surprise is mixed. Indeed, many laptops can be configured for Linux sound; unfortunately it can be a difficult and frustrating task. Nevertheless, Linux laptop sound support has seen great improvement in the last few years, and the recommended web sites keep up with the evolving status of Linux laptop and notebook audio support.
If you've searched the documentation and databases for the kernel modules, ALSA, and OSS/Linux, then you've almost exhausted the possible sources for Linux audio drivers. A few other independently maintained drivers are listed on the Linux sound apps pages; failing all other possibilities, write to your soundcard's manufacturer, politely inquiring whether they have any plans for supporting Linux, or if they would be willing to provide Linux driver developers with the necessary specifications.
When all else fails, buy a different soundcard. Do some homework, research the resources I've already mentioned, then purchase a card known to work under Linux, with an easily available driver. You still might want to write to the manufacturer of your original card, adding (politely) that the lack of a Linux driver prompted your decision to purchase a different card.
If you are planning for the simplest use of your sound hardware (CD audio, MP3 playback, streaming audio, etc.) and your card is supported, and you just don't want to work very hard at the system setup (or spend any money on it), you should try the driver modules supplied with the kernel. Most modern Linux distributions provide kernels prepared for dynamically adding and deleting precompiled modules. Some include autodetection routines that will automatically configure the sound system with the correct drivers at startup, while other distributions require root privileges to select, configure, and install the needed modules after the initial installation.
If your needs tend towards sophisticated desktop sound (high-end games, digital audio/video editing) or the professional side (multi-channel hard disk recording) you should consider either ALSA or OSS/Linux. Linux is slowly gathering support for digital audio cards suitable for professional audio applications. Specifications for these boards include multichannel digital record and playback, sampling rates exceeding 48 kHz, and advanced synchronization options. They are definitely not soundcards: they do not support an on-board synthesizer, MIDI I/O is not provided, and in some cases external ADC/DAC hardware is required. Linux-friendly professional-grade digital audio cards include the RME Hammerfall (and its relations) and the MIDIman Delta series; a driver for the Hammerfall is available from ALSA, drivers for the Delta cards are available from both ALSA and 4Front.
If you look at the layout of your computer's motherboard you will notice connection traces running between the expansion card slots and the CPU. These connections form a path for data transfer between the CPU and your peripherals; that pathway is known as a bus. Buses come in different kinds and capabilities, and you may need to know something about your system's bus in order to match your soundcard with the correct driver.
Linux support for Industry Standard Interface (ISA) bus soundcards dates from Hannu Savolainen's original kernel driver (written in 1992) for the original 8-bit SoundBlaster. The ISA bus is not generally regarded as sufficiently fast enough for any but the most basic sound services, but if that's what you have then you'll be happy to note that the kernel modules, ALSA, and OSS/Linux all support soundcards made for the now outdated bus.
Some Linux distributions detect so-called ISA "Plug and Play" (PnP) soundcards during the installation process. If yours did not, or if you're adding a PnP soundcard to your system, you must run the PnP tools pnpdump and isapnp to create and run a PnP configuration file for your soundcard (see the respective man pages for more information regarding the PnP utilities). PnP card detection may also be enabled in the kernel configuration, but the reader should be aware that some cards are more "Plug and Pray" than "Plug and Play", and that you may still need to run the PnP tools to correctly configure your card. Some PnP soundcards are supported by the kernel modules, but you'll find much wider support from the ALSA and OSS/Linux packages.
The Peripherals Component Interconnect (PCI) bus is considered fast enough for serious audio work, and PCI soundcards are currently the norm in modern desktop computers. PCI allows efficient two-way communication with the host CPU, so PCI soundcards are most easily probed and detected by the kernel and OSS/Linux setup utilities. As with the PnP cards, some PCI audio chipsets have driver modules included with the kernel sources, but again a much wider selection is available from ALSA and OSS/Linux. If you are compiling your own kernel you must be sure to enable PCI support in the section for IDE/ATA/ATAPI block devices.
The Linux kernel configuration help for the USB support option offers this definition of the new bus:
The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a specification for a serial bus subsystem which offers higher speeds and more features than the traditional PC serial port. The bus supplies power to peripherals and allows for hot swapping. Up to 127 USB peripherals can be connected to a single USB port in a tree structure. The USB port is the root of the tree, the peripherals are the leaves and the inner nodes are special USB devices called hubs.
Few audio devices have yet appeared for the USB interface, but at least one USB audio device (the Swissonic Studio D) is reported to work with a recent Linux kernel running on a Toshiba Satellite 2105CDS laptop. The Linux USB Project lists a variety of USB audio devices running under Linux, including digital speakers, a minidisc recorder (the Sony MZ-R70PC), and a 20-bit digital audio output device (the StereoLink 1200). USB audio is not included in the regular kernel sound configuration: you must configure the kernel for both general USB support and USB audio.
Yes, the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) has a bus. PCMCIA card slots are primarily found on laptop and notebook computers, but soundcard support is sparse under Linux. As of March 9 2001 David Hinds listed no soundcards in his list of "officially" supported PCMCIA cards. Werner Heuser's list of "unofficially" supported cards includes only five soundcards, and only one is verified as working (under the kernel modules, I assume). However, one exceptional PCMCIA audio card is available with an independently maintained Linux driver: the Communication Automation Corporation's Bullet3 is a rather remarkable card that includes a Texas Instrument TMS320C32 DSP and a Crystal Semiconductor CS4231A multimedia codec. A free and unsupported Linux driver is available from CAC's ftp site.
|The Linux Soundcard Driver
The standard RS232 serial port is found on most desktop computers, including most laptops. It is not generally regarded as an option for audio interfacing, but it has found some application as an alternative external MIDI port. The KEY MIDIator MS-124W MIDI interface is known to run with Linux: drivers are available from George Hansper's MIDI Axis, John Stone's MIDI on UNIX page, and Dave Topper's MIDIator hack page.
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The Injury Bug Begins To Nibble
The timetable for closer Brad Lidge to return may have just been pushed back. After multiple off-season surgeries on both his knee and elbow, Lidge is still experiencing pain in the elbow, although no structural damage has been found. As a result, he was given a cortisone shot. His doctor reports that the elbow inflammation is unrelated to the surgery.
While the team and Lidge are downplaying the seriousness of this issue, a cortisone shot is not a good sign. The fact that the pain is "unrelated" to the surgery could mean that this is a new issue; either that or they are just not giving us all of the facts. In addition, the frequency of injuries that Lidge seems to suffer from does not inspire confidence. Here is a quick review of Lidge's injury history.
– Lidge missed parts of his first four professional seasons with a variety of injuries, including a torn rotator cuff, right shoulder tendinitis and a broken forearm that almost ended his career.
– 2002: strained intercostal muscle near the rib cage
– December 2003: arthroscopic surgery on his left knee
– June – July 2005: shut down with elbow issues
– May 2007: bone bruise on his right femur near his knee
– June – July 2007: left oblique strain
– October 2007: surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right knee
– February 2008: tore the meniscus in the same knee he just had surgery on during his first pitch off a mound in Spring Training.
– June 2009: sprained right knee and a sore elbow (his flexor pronator tendon).
– January 2010: surgery on both the elbow and the right knee again.
– March 2010: the elbow is still an issue and Lidge gets a cortisone injection.
Based on the evidence, are we to conclude that Lidge is made of glass? Fans grumbled when he came to Philly because of the injury history, but all was quickly forgotten when 2008 turned into the Perfect Season for him. 2009 was a disaster for Lidge and now, 2010 is not looking good either. Let the grumbling begin…
Another key Phillies pitcher has recently joined the injury parade; starter Joe Blanton strained his left oblique muscle while throwing in the bullpen on Wednesday. He has been placed on the 15-day DL, which puts his earliest return around April 20-28. This type of issue tends to drag on and take a while to heal, which is not good news for the Phillies.
Although, this is good news for Kyle Kendrick who will probably join the rotation now. And that leaves one bullpen spot open as well. Pitchers B.J. Rosenberg and Michael Stutes will travel north to Philly tomorrow for the last two exhibition games and it is likely that one of them may make the team now.
In other recent pitching disasters, Roy Halladay faced his former team for the first time yesterday. The Blue Jays, knowing their old teammate well, took advantage and nailed Halladay for 4 runs in the first inning including a 2-run homer. Halladay recovered and finished off the next two innings without incident. So maybe not quite a disaster….just another Spring Training game so no one really cares ;o)
The Phillies will face the Pirates today and then return to Philly tomorrow for the last few games before Opening Day on Monday in D.C.
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Ugh…When you said Lidge was made of glass, I had one thought: Carl Pavano. We used to use that expression for him all the time. Hope Lidge fares better.
It's amazing how quickly the naysayers come out at the slightest sign of trouble. At least this is happening early in the season. I think that even with these injuries, it's still the Phils' division to lose.
for me the longer Lidge stays on the DL the better, I dont think he'll ever be close to his 08 performance….
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It was only a matter of time before the injury bug made it's way from Flushing, down the turnpike. Welcome to my world. : )


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Freedom New Mexico: Alisa Boswell Clovis firefighters prepare to hose down the remains of a grass fire along New Mexico Highway 202 Tuesday afternoon. Portales Fire Department Battalion Chief Shannon Lee said the cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
Staff and wire reports
Firefighters were expecting to be up most of the night watching the remnants of a fire that broke out Tuesday along a median on U.S. Highway 70 near Blackwater Draw Museum and quickly spread east for five miles behind 50 mph winds.
The fire was reported about 2 p.m. and estimated only 50 percent contained by 7 p.m. but a most of the flame spreading was stopped, according to Portales Battalion Chief Shannon Lee. He said units would be working on containment throughout the night.
At one point the blaze threatened a nearby dairy farm, a communication tower, the Eastern New Mexico University Greyhound Stadium and the Blackwater Draw Museum.
No structures were damaged and there were no injuries.
"Due to high wind speed, it was able to jump the lanes of the highway and continue on," said Lee.
Portales firefighters were the first to arrive on the scene with units from Clovis, Arch, Floyd, Texico and the New Mexico State Forestry Division arriving shortly after.
An Idaho-based Engine Strike Team brought to the area by the State Forestry Division because of tinder dry conditions was also on the scene.
"Having resources like the Idaho strike team and the team made up of other New Mexico-based fire departments available, we're able to provide additional firefighters and equipment to supplement the outstanding work local, county and state firefighters have been doing," said New Mexico State Forester Tony Delfin.
Lee said the fire lost momentum when it reached a charred area from a fire about a month ago.
He said early estimates were the fire scorched 2,200 to 2,500 acres and was human-caused, but the exact cause is still under investigation.
"It will probably be unable to be determined due to high wind speeds," Lee said.
According to the New Mexico State Forestry Division, since Jan. 1, there have been more than 500 wildfires in New Mexico that have burned an estimated 557,000 acres.
Nearly 71,000 acres where charred in an April 17 fire that ignited with a tire blowout near Melrose. The blaze quickly spread across Curry and Roosevelt counties, forcing residents to abandon homes.
Local officials are still trying to put a price tag on the damage caused by the April fire.


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For Immediate Release
April 29, 2013
ISBE visits Marion to recognize Honor Roll schools in Southern Illinois
Annual list recognizes improving and high-performing schools from across the state
MARION — State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. Koch recognized 16 schools in Southern Illinois today (Monday, April 29) for being named to the 2012 Illinois Honor Roll. The schools celebrated during a school assembly at Jefferson Elementary School in Marion represented 12 districts from Alexander, Franklin, Johnson, Massac, Pulaski, Union, Wabash, Wayne and Williamson counties.
"With hard work and dedication, these Southern Illinois schools are posting great results," said Superintendent Koch. "I hope that educators, staff, families and communities here will take time to celebrate their achievements as we all work to ensure that every student is prepared to succeed in college and career."
The 2012 Illinois Honor Roll lists 624 schools from nearly 4,000 public schools in Illinois. The Honor Roll is divided into three categories – Spotlight Schools, Academic Excellence and Academic Improvement. Each award has unique criteria that best reflect the diverse circumstances of Illinois schools.
- Spotlight Schools – Recognizes 105 high-poverty, high-performing schools that are beating the odds by overcoming the achievement gap.
- Academic Excellence Awards – 454 schools have sustained high performance over at least three years.
- Academic Improvement Awards – 81 schools are showing substantial improvement.
Ewing-Northern Grade School in Franklin County, Johnsonville Elementary School in Wayne County and Cypress Elementary School in Johnson County are three of only 15 schools from across the state that earned both Spotlight Schools and Academic Excellence awards this year.
Illinois State Board of Education Members Melinda A. LaBarre, a former teacher, principal and school board member and Andrea S. Brown, a former teacher, district superintendent and regional superintendent, joined Superintendent Koch in recognizing the following schools Monday:
|Allendale CCSD 17
|Allendale Elementary School
|Cairo USD 1
|Cairo Jr./Sr. High School
|Century CUSD 100
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|Cypress SD 64
|Cypress Elementary School
|Spotlight and Excellence
|Ewing-Northern CCSD 115
|Ewing-Northern Elementary School
|Spotlight and Excellence
|Frankfort CUSD 168
|Frankfort Community High School
|Central Jr. High School
|Johnston City CUSD 1
|Lincoln Elementary School
|Marion CUSD 2
|Jefferson Elementary School
|Massac UD 1
|Jefferson Elementary School
|Franklin Elementary School
|New Hope CCSD 6
|New Hope Elementary School
|North Wayne CUSD 200
|Cisne Middle School
|Mount Erie Elementary School
|Johnsonville Elementary School
|Spotlight and Excellence
|Shawnee CUSD 84
|Shawnee Elementary School – South
The 2012 Honor Roll roster contains elementary, middle and high schools, including charter schools, and represents 293 public school districts statewide. Downstate schools represent 39 percent of the Honor Roll schools, suburban schools represent 49 percent and Chicago schools make up the final 12 percent this year. The schools earned a total of 640 awards in the three categories.
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Just got back from my visit down in Queens with my mother; she is doing much better.
My sister, with whom my mother lives in the winter, is really not a cook, so when I go down I try to make everyone's favorite. My niece wanted pasta fagioli, my nephew wanted homemade chicken soup and my sister wanted pulled pork. My mother got hers when my cousin stopped by with a box of Reinwald's Bakery crumb cake and rice pudding. Do you see where my bad eating habits come from?
On January 14, we had a new member of the family; my oldest brother's son and wife had a baby girl—Catherine Jane Marie Laffin—seven pounds, three ounces, 21 inches long.
I have to thank my husband Tommy Hennessy, the Town of Cochecton tax collector deputy, for stepping up to the plate and sitting at the town hall so I could go down to see my mother and go to a funeral for a special person—Big Bill Phelan, my best friend's uncle. Big Bill was an ironworker for the Twin Towers. He was the man who put the antenna on top. If you go to New York City looking for a post card, you are sure to find that picture of him on top of the antenna. We're all very proud to say that the photo is going into the museum at the World Trade Center.
Just a reminder of some important days for the citizens of Cochecton, mark your calendar:
Cochecton Youth Commission meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the old town hall.
Democrats meet the third Monday of the month. Their next meeting will be March 18 at 7 p.m., and the Republicans meet on the first Monday at 8 p.m. at the old town hall. Come out and support your party.
The Cochecton Town Board meets the third Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the new town hall. The planning board meets on the last Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the new town hall and the zoning board meets when needed with an advertisement posted in local news papers.
Cochecton Ambulance meets on the third Thursday of the month and the Lake Huntington Fire Company meets every Monday at the new firehouse on County Route 116. The Town does have a website, and Supervisor Gary Maas encourages everyone to check it out at www.townofcochectonny.org [2]. If you want tax information go to www.taxlookup.net [3], and the entire tax roll is on the town website.
Please keep Charlie and Daisy Smith in your prayers; they are not feeling too well, but they are hoping to turn the corner and be out dancing in the spring.
Have a nice week and you can email me at email@example.com [4] or call 845/252-3568, if you have any news.


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What is in this article?:
- Seven reasons Extension is needed today
- Increasing dialogue, empowerment
Longstanding appreciation for dialogue, forging partnerships and empowering people uniquely equips Extension for the challenges of the 21st century.
Excuse the hyperbole, but I originally titled this "Seven Reasons Why Extension Will Survive and Thrive (and Possibly Even Save the Planet) in the 21st century.
I admit that would have been a tad too rhetorically overblown, but there is a ring of truth to it. Despite these looming budget cuts, despite all this talk of Extension having passed its prime, I still believe that we not only will survive in the 21st century but also carve out lasting presence that not only will enrich millions more lives but also help make the world a safer, greener, happier place.
Here are seven reasons why:
1. We are sustainers:
Sustainability is taking on new meaning.
Many of the nation's governors are using it to underscore in these lean fiscal times why Americans must become good stewards in all facets of their lives.
One example: Tightening budgetary restraints on the U.S. healthcare system are prompting more Americans to adopt lifestyle practices that safeguard against chronic disease.
Meanwhile, farmers are gearing up to feed a projected 9 billion people by mid-century with less cropland and water and in the midst of spiking fuel and fertilizer costs, even as they are being called upon to develop safer, greener production systems that emphasize organic- and locally-grown foods.
Even with online sources literally available at their fingertips, people can't solve these problems entirely on their own.
Extension is uniquely equipped to help people adopt sustainable practices in all facets of their lives.
2. We are catalysts:
One Alabama cattle producer underscored recently the invaluable role Cooperative Extension educators serve as catalysts — in this case, helping him install a GPS device to reap substantial costs savings.
"It's gotten me started a little sooner than I would have," the farmer wryly observed, admitting that it likely would have been years before he had discovered and installed the device on his own.
Through the Internet, farmers are as readily exposed to new ideas and ways of thinking as the rest of us, but they still need catalysts — trained experts who can see the larger picture and who can point to cost-effective solutions they otherwise would not have considered because of times constraints, professional pre-occupations or other factors.
What applies to farmers applies to all of us.
3. We are an agency of empowerment:
As New York Times columnist Roger Cohen soberly observed recently, the 2008 stock market downturn followed more recently by severe federal and state budgetary cutbacks have left all Americans in a "different mental place."


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text: Can y'all clear this up for me? The infant teacher at dd's day care (who is a retired nurse) said that when starting a new food that you should feed lo nothing but that for a few days before trying another new food. I thought that that you could add new foods to her repetoire - she could start something new, continue eating the things she likes in addition to it, and if she had a reaction then the most likely culprit was the new food. This started because I sent her with peaches to mix with her oatmeal for breakfast (which she likes), and peas to try for the first time for lunch.


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12 Celebrities Who Shouldn't Reproduce
Jersey Shore star Snooki gave birth to her first child last August, delivering a healthy baby boy, Lorenzo Dominic LaValle with her fiancee, Jionni LaValle, at her side.
Many people likened her pregnancy announcement early in 2012 to the coming Apocalypse and as an affirmation of the sinced debunked December 21, 2012 Mayan calendar 'end of the world' prophecy.
And after the birth of her first (and hopefully only) child, Twitter was abuzz with comments like, "Breaking: Snooki releases the name of her son, just so the media can stop calling him 'The abomination'" (The Fake CNN) and "Damn Neil Armstrong passes away and Snooki has a baby.. one giant leap backwards for mankind" (Incarcerated Bob).
Snooki's well-documented partying ways lead many to believe that she's unfit to be a mother, but we'll just have to wait and see how that plays out. So far it's been all about her losing her baby weight.
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Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have conceived since this list was originally published. Anyone know of any end of the world prophecies slated to occur in 2013?


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#358521 - tokawase (03/02/2013) [-]
So I got my first pentakill in LoL today, playing as Mordekaiser, because spell vamp+q+e+r=gg.
We lost because we surrendered when their Nexus blew up, so it counted as a Defeat for us :/
I might upload it to Youtube if I figure out how to.
We lost because we surrendered when their Nexus blew up, so it counted as a Defeat for us :/
I might upload it to Youtube if I figure out how to.
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#358540 to #358521 - mindsculptorjace (03/02/2013) [-]
The closest I've ever gotten to a penta was before I even hit 30(i think), it was either a triple or a quadra as fiora, I was alone in enemy jungle, bush between red buff and mid. They all show up and naturally, I started to think I'm fucked. but despite being exhausted(this was before it reduced damage) and not even starting with full hp, I somehow not only survived, but killed them all in the process. It remains my greatest LoL moment in memory.
#358546 to #358540 - tokawase (03/02/2013) [-]
I did something similar with Ashe. I was casually walking along the wall of their blue with my Lux WHEN SUDDENLY Veigar comes in and 2 hits her, I kill him and the two people who were behind easily. Then a fourth champ comes from mid lane and decides to 1v1, but thanks to the magical power of the Bloodthirster, I drop him. Quadra kill, holy shit where's Jarvan? I see him and start attacking, I get him to 100 health but suddenly he kills me with the biggest burst you would ever see on that fucker and he walks away all casual-like. I was pissed.
But 5 minutes after that, we got in a teamfight and I get another quadra and I kill their Ashe 0.0000000000000000000000001 seconds too late.
Two missed pentas in one game fml. This was 2 weeks ago.
But 5 minutes after that, we got in a teamfight and I get another quadra and I kill their Ashe 0.0000000000000000000000001 seconds too late.
Two missed pentas in one game fml. This was 2 weeks ago.
#358542 to #358540 - mindsculptorjace (03/02/2013) [-]
TL;DR got a 1v4 quadra as fiora. it was hella pro.
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#358550 to #358547 - mindsculptorjace (03/02/2013) [-]
Yeah, it's a shame I can't play her anymore. Whenever I do, unless I'm against a tanky top, I wreck shit, but my team gets raped.
#358551 to #358550 - tokawase (03/02/2013) [-]
Randoms always suck >:l
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#358533 to #358531 - tokawase (03/02/2013) [-]
brhuebrhuebrhuebrhuebrhuebrhuebrhuebrhuebrhue jajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajaja
morde es # uno in world
morde es # uno in world
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#358538 to #358537 - tokawase (03/02/2013) [-]
Fun as hell though
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#358549 to #358545 - tokawase (03/02/2013) [-]
That's fucking scary
That's fucking scary
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#358557 to #358554 - tokawase (03/02/2013) [-]
Alright, I'll add you tonight... WHENEVER THIS FUCKING PATCH IS DONE
#358524 to #358521 - kyrozor (03/02/2013) [-]
How did you even manage to surrender as that happens?
#358529 to #358524 - tokawase (03/02/2013) [-]
When the Nexus is half health, bring up the vote and vote for it quickly, if you time it right, the losing team's nexus' will explode and then the camera will go to yours and your nexus will blow up. But apparently, if you do this it'll count as a defeat :l
#358541 to #358529 - kyrozor (03/02/2013) [-]
...But why
#358548 to #358541 - tokawase (03/02/2013) [-]
Because seeing two exploding crystals is hella fun


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My almost 4 month old is now sleeping through the night pretty much every night (except when teething pain wakes her up), and has been pretty consistently for at least three weeks now.
Everyone keeps telling me my supply will adjust to O's new sleep schedule, but every morning I wake up having soaked through 4 nursing pads on each side and with boobs feeling like they're about to burst. I'm a one sided feeder due to OS issues, so I feed her one one side and then have to pump a little off the other just because it's way too uncomfortable to deal with until my first at-work pumping.
I've already had mastitis once, and do not want that to happen again, so I'm concerned about dealing with engorgment every single day.
Any of the OS mamas have trouble adjusting to baby sleeping through the night? Did your supply EVER adjust? How long did it take?


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Weekday Liturgies
Mass on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at noon.
And Mass on FIRST Fridays of each month during the academic year. Liturgy of the Word with Communion is celebrated on the other Fridays of each month.
McDonough Chapel of the Mother of Mercy is open for private prayer and meditation Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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McDonough Chapel, honoring Mary under the title of the Mother of Mercy, is named to recognize the gift of Jim and Jacque McDonough. The Chapel, dedicated by Bishop John Gorman in October, 2000, seats 220. The octagonal shape of the building symbolizes the ancient Christian tradition of the "8th day of creation," the day of Christ's resurrection.
The art within the Chapel follows two main themes. The first is that of wings, found in several sculpted pieces. The bronze cast tabernacle was inspired by the Genesis 1 passage, "and the spirit hovered over the waters." Unique to the Chicago area, the tabernacle is suspended from the ceiling and is in the shape of a winged creature hovering over the world that also conjures the words of the Jesuit poet Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-89): "The Holy Ghost over the bent world broods, with warm breast and with ah! bright wings."
The second main art theme is the Celtic knot. Although pre-dating Christianity, the Celtic knot was adopted by Irish Christians to reflect the belief that God is without a beginning or an end. This symbol is found in both the stained glass and the sculpted pieces.
A Marian collection of two-dimensional artwork is comprised of multi-cultural images of the Blessed Mother that rotate within the Chapel interior according to liturgical season.
The exterior entrance to the building is lined with bricks that compose the Mercy Heritage Walk, naming all Sisters of Mercy who have worked at the current Chicago campus, as well as the five founders and early presidents of the institution.
Architect: Newman Architecture
Liturgical Design Consultant: Mark Joseph Costello, Capuchin
Sculptor: Russell Baron
Stained Glass: Kenneth von Roenn, Jr.
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Emergency!: The Final Rescues DVD
Courageous paramedics Roy DeSoto (Kevin Tighe) and John Gage (Randolph Mantooth) take the pulse-pounding action from Los Angeles to San Francisco and Seattle. Golden Globe nominee Julie London is on board as the heroic nurse Dixie McCall. Here are the explosive final adventures!
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Big Emergency fan back in the 70's. This final rescues DVD was very disappointing. It is to long for one thing, and it seems to not have any direction, just action scenes plugged in to fill in time. I know it is suppost to be more of a move then an episode, but for me, it missed the target altogether.


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Indians ticket design
I'm working on a longer posting that I'll put up in a bit, but these two topics aren't related, thus separate threads.
I got a bunch of Indians box office tickets in the mail today. As a full season ticket holder, I was given the opportunity to buy tickets before the general public, so I purchased a bunch for opening day and the Red Sox and Yankees series.
Check out the design:
I like it. I wish the PNC Park box office would take a cue from the Indians and feature their ballpark in the background. Instead, there's usually some generic background.
Also, I keep checking the mail everyday waiting for my season tickets to arrive. I'm getting antsy. I have three clubs that have yet to send me my season tickets! I believe the Phillies already sent them to their season ticket holders.
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Wont a yankee's or red sox series be really crowded?
cool tickets
THey are nice box office tickets. I completely appreciate ticket art (and having a physical ticket as opposed to the e-ticket print outs). There is nothing better though than the Season Ticket/Plan Ticket print outs as that art usually is much cleaner. I always try and find one at a game I'm at because I'm a ticket nerd.
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I agree also, some folks seem to think he is the second coming of Pistol when all I intended when posting this was he is on the decline of his career, he is a natural PG, and he would be a servicable backup to finish the season out with if we can make the proper roster moves to attain him AT THE RIGHT PRICE. Wade will probably try to get him also but who would Miami get rid of? Chalmers was named their starter the other day I thought (or was it Arroyo being named over Chalmers?). They still do have House (who can all of a sudden make his rushed 3 point heave) even though he is more of a 2 in a 1s body.
I think there are 27 days remaining until the deadline and Donnie has played his hand masterfully so far. I'm excited to see how it plays out and if we can sure up this team for a stretch run.


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Report challenges single-payer savings
MONTPELIER An independent report presented to lawmakers Thursday has found that the savings estimated by the Shumlin administration for its proposed single-payer health care plan may have been overstated.
As his administration works to fix the troubled Vermont Health Connect website that launched Oct. 1, Gov. Peter Shumlin and his health care team are working behind the scenes to craft a universal, near single-payer system for the state that he hopes to launch in 2017.
But the administrations early projections of cost savings, part of a report completed earlier this year for the administration by the University of Massachusetts, may be overstated, according to Avalere Health LLC, a Washington, D.C., firm. Avalere was commissioned by Vermont Partners for Health Care Reform, a collection of health and business organizations.
Avalere reviewed the UMass report, which has projected the need for $1.6 billion in revenue beginning in 2017 to fund Green Mountain Care, Shumlins proposed universal health care system.
The analysis, presented by two of the Avalere reports authors Thursday to the Joint Health Care Oversight Committee, found areas of concern in the assumptions being used by the University of Massachusetts and the administration, though.
The Shumlin administration, based on the UMass report, used projections that may not hold up, according to Avalere, which it said could bring the revenue needed to $2.2 billion.
What we found were a couple of assumptions that were valid at this point, but if you kind of start looking at them and pulling them apart a little bit you start to stop and question things a little bit, said Eric Hammelman, who presented the report alongside his colleague Bob Atlas, a vice president with the firm.
The administration projects an average payment to providers for services under the future Green Mountain Care to be, on average, 105 percent of Medicare rates. Currently doctors are paid at about 122 percent of Medicare, Hammelman said, who despite offering critiques Thursday said he was very impressed with the UMass study.
Under Green Mountain Care, average payment to providers is more likely to be 103 percent relative to Medicare, according to Avalere.
That much of a reduction could discourage doctors from practicing in the state, Atlas said.
From our discussion with physicians, we do believe that theres a risk that they will see Vermont as a challenging environment to continue to practice, he said.
Meanwhile, the administration is relying on significant administrative savings under Green Mountain Care to bring down overall health care spending in Vermont. But Avalere found the administration may be projecting too rosy a scenario in terms of available savings.
The administration assumes the overall administrative costs for delivering health care insurance in Vermont will be about 12 percent in 2017. It believes Green Mountain Care would lower that to 7 percent.
The Avalere report, however, found that the states largest insurance carrier, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont, is already delivering insurance at an administrative cost below the projected 7 percent under the proposed health care plan.
The average in the state has already dropped to about 6.7 percent, Atlas said. What we worry about is the assumption that the savings from the administrative costs will not necessarily be there, relative especially to Blue Cross of Vermont, which has already dropped to below a 5 percent administrative cost.
Avalere also raised concerns that providers would still need to process insurance for out-of-state patients receiving care in Vermont and patients whose employers continue to provide them insurance. That could eat into administrative savings.
Additionally, many already cash-strapped hospitals could also see a significant reduction in payment for health care services provided, according to Avalere.
All of those factors could raise the price tag significantly over what the administration has projected.
You could be looked at upwards of $450 million in increase, Atlas said.
Robin Lunge, the administrations director of health care reform, said the administration does not agree with Avaleres methodology in determining provider payment rates or the calculation of administrative savings. For instance, she said the administration believes the current payment to providers, on average, is 107 percent, much closer to the 105 percent it has projected under Green Mountain Care.
I think there will be debates about the most appropriate methodology, and we welcome having that discussion, she said.
Lunge said the Avalere report, if correct, still shows that the state can deliver health care to more Vermonters for less than the current delivery system.
Even using their numbers, quite frankly, it shows that we can move to Green Mountain Care, cover all Vermonters with a better benefit on average than people have today, for the same or lower costs. So, quite frankly, I think the Avalere report, even with their assumptions, confirms that basic premise, she told reporters after Avalere presented its report.
Lunge said the Shumlin administration will continue working with providers and others to set up Green Mountain Care.
I think we need further discussion around the details so that we can come to a consensus number, she said.
Vermont Partners for Health Care Reform includes Fletcher Allen Health Care, the Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, the Vermont Medical Society, the Vermont Business Roundtable, the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, the Vermont Assembly of Home Health and Hospice Agencies, and Blue Cross Blue Shield.
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Son, Friend Arrested in Bronx Body Parts Case
By Tamer El-Ghobashy and Pervaiz Shallwani
UPDATED | A Bronx man and his friend were arrested and charged with dismembering his mother and leaving her body parts in bags in four locations, the police said.
Neither man was charged with murder in the case. During hours of questioning, both men allegedly confessed to helping dispose of the woman's body early Tuesday but the men accused each other of killing her, a law enforcement official said.
The son, 23-year-old Bashid McLean, said a friend committed the crime and that he only helped dispose of his mother's body under threat of violence, according to the official.
The second man, William Harris, 26, allegedly said he assisted McLean in dismembering the body but denied killing Tonya Byrd, 45.
McLean and Harris were both charged with hindering prosecution and unlawful dissection of a human body, police said. Harris was additionally charged with criminal possession of stolen property and unlawful possession of marijuana, police said. According to the official, Byrd's cell phone was found in Harris' possession and was considered stolen.
Both men were awaiting arraignment and could not be reached for comment.
The body parts were discovered around 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday when a 58-year-old man and his son walked their dog on East 158th St. in the Morrisania area, the official said. The man later told police that his dog called attention to a black plastic bag, which he took to a garden outside of his building. On opening the bag, the official said, the man discovered two human hands and a shoulder.
Minutes later, after the man sent his son to call 911, the dog noticed a suitcase near 775 Eagle Ave. Inside, the man found a torso dressed in a bra, the official said. The head was missing, and the official said the torso was wrapped in a shower curtain.
Investigators arrived on the scene with cadaver-sniffing dogs and found another black plastic bag containing a leg and a foot outside 725 Eagle Ave.
A fourth bag, with a leg and a head inside, was found outside 786 Cauldwell Ave., the official said.
Shortly after the body parts were found, McLean had reported his mother missing to police, officials said. He allegedly said he last saw her on Monday morning when her boyfriend came to take her to her job as a home health attendant, the official said. Investigators became suspicious of the account when they saw apparent blood stains and cleaning supplies in the apartment along with an "overwhelming" odor of bleach, the official said.
In addition, they found a blade for an electric saw, and the shower curtain was missing from the bathroom, the official said.
Investigators discovered that Byrd had asked her employer for Monday off from work to take her other son, a 6-year-old, to a doctor's appointment, the official said.
Video surveillance from the building where Byrd and McLean share an apartment showed a man resembling McLean and another man exiting the elevator in the lobby with several bags resembling suitcases, the official said.
During questioning, McLean said Harris had arrived at the apartment on Monday morning, when the two planned to go to Brooklyn to enroll in a GED program, the official said. McLean told investigators he briefly left the apartment to retrieve a book bag and returned to find his mother dead, the official said. He allegedly said that Harris told him he stabbed Byrd because she was lecturing him about selling marijuana, according to the official.
McLean said he only helped Harris dispose of the body because Harris threatened to kill him and his young brother, the official said.
Harris told investigators that McLean confessed to killing his mother as the pair took the subway to Brooklyn on Monday morning, the official said. He said he agreed to help McLean dispose of the body, and the two visited a Bronx hardware to buy supplies. The official said the saw believed to have been used in the crime was found inside an apartment belonging to Harris' girlfriend.