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Exeter Hospital's 'serial infector' sentenced to 39 yearsBy KATHRYN MARCHOCKI
New Hampshire Union Leader
December 01. 2013 8:31PM
CONCORD - U.S. District Court Judge Joseph LaPlante sentenced former Exeter Hospital medical technician David M. Kwiatkowski to 39 years in federal prison Monday after hearing hours of emotional and painful accounts from about 20 former patients who were infected with the potentially deadly hepatitis C virus through his drug-swapping scheme.
Kwiatkowski, 34, apologized to victims about the suffering he caused, saying he never intended to cause harm but that his actions were motivated by his drug and alcohol addiction.
The government sought a 40-year term. Public defenders asked for a 30-year term.
In sentencing Kwiatkowski, LaPlante explained why he decided to impose a sentence one year less than what the government sought.
"The question is begged here why 39 years as opposed to 40? While the law doesn't view it as purposeful or knowing conduct, just viewing it as reckless conduct for a crime of addiction just doesn't do it justice," LaPlante explained.
"There is a component to your conduct that goes beyond recklessness," LaPlante told Kwiatkowski.
"There is a component of cruelty or sadistic or hostility or something about it," the judge added.
LaPlante told Kwiatkowski he could view his imposing one year less than the 40-year maximum the government sought as "a token."
"People do have a capacity for mercy. This isn't any generous helping of that. It's just a token ... It's important for me to recognize and remember as you'd spend the next 39 years of your life in prison, I hope you remember the one year you didn't get and remember and try to develop that capacity in yourself. I don't wish you death in prison, but to call this just a reckless act or the crime of a drug-addicted person would not be accurate and it would not be just," LaPlante said.
Kwiatkowski's victims called him a "sociopath," a "coward," a "monster" and "evil" for forever ruining their lives and the lives of their families.
Eight victims and their families traveled 1,700 miles from Kansas to address Kwiatkowski and ask the court to impose the harshest sentence possible.
"Only an evil monster would do this to anyone, let alone to so many ... You have made sick people sicker due to your selfish want of drugs ... Because of your evil cowardice ... you denied my husband time to ... hold his dying daughter," one woman said.
Kwiatkowski apologized to the more than 100 victims and their families who packed the courtroom.
"I agree with you. I do belong in prison and I'm truly sorry for what I've done," he said, reading from a prepared statement as he stood and turned to face his victims.
"I know it's no excuse for what I have done, I never hurt anyone intentionally," Kwiatkowski added.
LaPlante said the harsh sentence is appropriate for the crime - which has the highest number of victims reported in a drug-diversion case.
Previous story follows:
Former Exeter Hospital medical technician David M. Kwiatkowski was sentenced today to spend 39 years in federal prison, with his victims telling a federal judge of the physical and emotional torment they endured after contracting hepatitis C from the man prosecutors say touched off a "national public health crisis."
Kwiatkowski, 34, infected at least 45 patients with the potentially fatal blood-borne disease when he worked as a medical technician in at least eight different states between 2003 and 2012. Of these, 32 were patients at Exeter Hospital who became infected with the same hepatitis C strain linked to Kwiatkowski. Six were infected while being treated at a Kansas medical center — one of whom died.
Linda Ficken and her husband were among eight residents of Hayes, Kansas, who travelled 1,700 miles to tell a federal judge to give Kwiatkowski the maximum sentence.
"You have given us a potential death sentence," Ficken told the more than 100 victims, family and media who packed the courtroom this morning.
Ficken contracted hepatitis C while undergoing a procedure a Hayes Medical Center in Kansas.
Kwiatkowski, 34, infected at least 45 patients with the potentially fatal blood-borne disease when he worked as a medical technician in at least eight different states between 2003 and 2012. Of these, 32 were patients at Exeter Hospital who became infected with the same hepatitis C strain linked to Kwiatkowski. Six were infected while being treated at a Kansas medical center — one of whom died.
Kwiatkowski pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Concord on Aug. 14 to eight counts each of tampering with a consumer product and obtaining controlled substances by fraud in connection with seven of the New Hampshire cases and the fatal Kansas case.
Kwiatkowski agreed to serve a minimum 30 years in federal prison under the plea agreement. But the government sought a 40-year sentence for the man it calls a "serial infector" whose chronic alcohol and narcotic abuse began while in high school in Michigan and continued right up until his July 19, 2012, arrest. He was drinking about a fifth of vodka a day while a staff employee at Exeter Hospital, court records say.
U.S. Attorney John P. Kacavas of New Hampshire acknowledged the higher term exceeds recommended guidelines, but is warranted given Kwiatkowski's actions resulted in one victim's death and inflicted widespread damage and infection — the full extent of which may never be known, the government claims.
The government argued Kwiatkowski deserved the longer sentence because he learned he had hepatitis C in 2010, yet continued swapping off tainted syringes, knowing the risk of infection this posed. Kwiatkowski worked mainly as a traveling medical technician at hospitals in Maryland, Arizona, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Georgia and New Hampshire.
By his own admission, Kwiatkowski exposed more than 100 people to the virus by injecting himself with syringes filled with the painkiller fentayl intended for patients, filling the used syringes with saline, then setting them back on the tray for patient use. Kwiatkowski's syringe-swapping scam was discovered in May 2012.
Defense attorneys Jonathan R. Saxe and Bjorn Lange said a 30-year sentence is consistent with comparable cases. They also noted Kwiatkowski accepted responsibility and indicated he would plead guilty not long after his arrest — saving victims from having to prepare for trial and the government the costs of a trial.
The defense also argued Kwiatkowski's addictive behavior was fairly well documented during his career, yet resulted in little, if any, treatment.
"The scope and severity of the damage wrought by Kwiatkowski's conduct warrants significant punishment, but the court should take into account the pernicious and escalating effects of the untreated addictive illness which he has suffered since he was a teenager in Michigan," they wrote.


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FORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) — A pregnant Army soldier struggled violently against handcuffs on her wrists and suffered blows to the head before she died from a lack of oxygen, likely caused by someone keeping her in a chokehold, a Georgia medical examiner said Tuesday.
Sgt. Deirdre Aguigui was found dead on July 17, 2011, at her apartment on Fort Stewart. The military charged her husband, Pvt. Isaac Aguigui, with murder in April and conducted a two-day hearing to determine if there's enough evidence to try him in court-martial.
A military autopsy on the 24-year-old woman was unable to determine a cause of death. But investigators got a second opinion from Dr. James Downs, a Savannah-based medical examiner for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation who agreed to look at the case earlier this year.
Using records and photos from the previous autopsy, Downs noted Deirdre Aguigui had a large, deep bruise above her left ear and more bruising on the inside of her lips and left cheek. Both wrists had raw scrapes and bruises that appeared to match a pair of handcuffs found on the couple's bed.
Downs said he concluded the woman was choked or suffocated by essentially ruling out other possible causes of death. Her heart appeared healthy, she showed no signs of allergic reaction and lab tests found no traces of poisons in her blood.
"If you put everything together, I think you would reasonably end up where I am, which is asphyxiation," said Downs, adding he could understand why military doctors hesitated to reach a similar conclusion. "I certainly can see somebody being not willing to make that call and leave it undetermined."
A single, small scrape was the only mark found on the woman's neck. Lt. Cmdr Lisa Rivera, the military doctor who performed the autopsy, said it was likely caused by somebody putting pressure on it. But she said that easily could have been the paramedic who inserted a tube in the woman's throat.
Rivera said she stood by her conclusion that the medical evidence failed to point to asphyxiation or any other single cause of death.
"There were other possibilities," Rivera said, though she didn't name any. "Everyone in the office was in agreement it could not be narrowed down any further."
When Isaac Aguigui's Article 32 hearing, similar to a civilian grand jury, opened Monday, Army investigators testified he received more than $500,000 in life insurance and benefit payments after his wife died. Witnesses testified the couple had been fighting and considering divorce because of Aguigui's infidelity and drug use. An old girlfriend confirmed he sent her a text message hours before his wife died that said: "We'll have plenty of money. All I need is your body whenever I want it."
Civilian prosecutors in neighboring Long County say Aguigui used some of the money to buy guns and bomb components for an anti-government militia group he formed by recruiting other disgruntled soldiers. He and two other soldiers face the death penalty on civilian murder charges in the December 2011 slayings of former Army Pvt. Michael Roark and his 17-year-old girlfriend, Tiffany York. They were found shot in the woods of rural Long County near Fort Stewart just two days after Roark was discharged from the Army.
Military prosecutors made no mention of any militia connections. They said Aguigui killed his wife for money after tiring of his turbulent marriage. They asked the hearing's presiding officer, Maj. John McLaughlin, to recommend that Aguigui face a trial by court-martial on charges of premeditated murder, which would allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty. He didn't say how soon he will decide.
"As the accused's resentment for his wife grew into hatred, he realized Sgt. Aguigui was worth more to him dead than she was alive," Army prosecutor Maj. Jaclyn Grieser said in her closing argument.
Aguigui's defense attorneys argued the case against him contained no conclusive evidence that anybody killed his wife.
"All we have is a possibility — one man's theory," said Capt. Scott Noto, an Army defense lawyer.
Aguigui's attorneys suggested the wounds on his wife's wrists and other injuries came from them having rough but consensual sex. Chief Warrant Officer Justin Kapinus, an Army criminal investigator, testified Monday that police found the handcuffs on Aguigui's bed along with an array of sex toys and leg restraints. He said Aguigui told investigators his wife liked being restrained with handcuffs and they had sex a few hours before he found her dead on a couch. Kapinus said he suspects the bedroom scene was staged because it looked "too excessive."
Downs said it was possible the bruises could have come from rough sex. But he said the wrist wounds seemed to indicate somebody violently struggling against handcuffs as opposed to willingly wearing them.

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World Books Night 2012: Denver author Bud Bilanich one of thousands giving out free books
Bud Bilanich is crazy for books. He has a library of 5,000, and about 1,000 on his Kindle.
The Denver-based author and career coach was one of an estimated 25,000 volunteers across the United States who gave away free paperback books on World Book Night, being celebrated on today (Monday, April 23).
On the 16th Street Mall, he gave away copies of "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak because it's one of his favorite books.
"It's about someone learning to read," he said. "It also deals with the Holocaust. Her step-family is hiding a Jewish family in the basement. It's a great book."
A man from Sri Lanka, wandering over from an event at the Convention Center, snapped up one of the copies.
"His biggest concern was not being able to fit it into his suitcase," said Bilanich.
The goal of World Book Night is to ignite a passion for reading in adults, and for Bilanich, that passion started as a kid, when he read all the Hardy Boys books and then raced through the Nancy Drew mysteries.
"I always have a book going," he said.
He reads about two to three books a week. His current favorite is the novel "So Much Pretty" by Cara Hoffman. "It's set in rural New York, and has a Columbine-type event in it," he said.
Bilanich writes books of his own, career-advice books that include "Climbing the Corporate Ladder" and "Success Tweets for Creating Positive Personal Impact."
On April 25, Administrative Professionals Day, he is giving away free PDF copies of "Success Tweets for Administrative Professionals" to anyone who emails him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Then he's heading off for vacation to Monterey, Calif., where he'll visit the the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas.
"Grapes of Wrath," he said, "is my all-time favorite book, followed by "To Kill A Mockingbird."


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I have been waiting for some time for a scan of Comenius' Lexicon Latino-Latinum to come online at google.
I knew we were getting close, as the title appeared a few months back, a sign that the text is on its way into cyberspace.
It has arrived, and Laura Gibbs has set up a wiki to transcribe it, so that we can have a searchable dictionary.
A few latin teachers and others have now joined the effort to get this dictionary online in a searchable form, it is a very important project, as no student level dictionary such as this exists.
Here is Laura's post:
A quick update about the Latin-Latin Lexicon of Comenius - the wiki system
is working! Several people have already transcribed some pages, and so far
it looks like the wiki will meet our needs really well. You can see how it
is proceeding if you look here:
It's easy to just transcribe a page - it doesn't take a lot of time to do
that, and each page is full of curious and fun things! Alternatively, you
can help proofread the pages people have already transcribed, or you might
want to be the person who goes through and adds the bold and italic
formatting to the transcribed pages. Any kind of contribution people want to
make would be very welcome! If I were to do this on my own (which is also
fine - this is the kind of project that suits my "inner geek" perfectly), it
would probably take me about 2 years... which would be okay - but wouldn't
it be cool if we could finish this in time for back-to-school in Fall
2009...???! If we can get a few people contributing to the project on a
regular basis, that is a very do-able goal.
Just as an example of the serendipitous items you will find in the
dictionary, I was delighted by this gloss of a proverb which showed up in my
page for today:
Adest, de quo loquimur] Lupus in fabula, Ter. Etiamsi lupi meminisses.
I LOVE IT. This is a dictionary that goes far beyond a word list, but
instead provides many "cultural keys" to the use of Latin idioms along with
sayings and proverbs, as you can see from this entry. After all, you might
not realize what the proverb lupus in fabula, "the wolf in the narration"
(English: "speak of the devil") means without a context, but Comenius
provides a great gloss: "the person we are talking about has shown up."
Plus, in addition to the Terence citation, Comenius gives this variation:
"Etiamsi lupi meminisses." I Googled that, just to see what I could find,
and it led me a collection of proverbs in Spanish and Latin published in
Madrid in 1792, digitized at Google Books (http://tinyurl.com/7euxfu). Any
of you folks who are weave Spanish materials into your Latin teaching will
like this book very much I suspect.
Anyway, THANKS to the folks on this list who are among those pioneering
people who transcribed pages this weekend, and I hope some other people
might be intrigued to give it a try - even just to see how a wiki project
like this works. I am someone who uses wikis both for collaboration (as
here), and also as a sole-author method of publishing content very quickly
and efficiently online (it's way faster than creating a website from
scratch). There is an ad-free version of PBWiki available at no cost to
educators - you can find out more about that here:
http://pbwiki.com/academic.wiki if you want to have a wiki for a project of
your own.
I figure New Year's Resolutions are a great occasion for starting wikis and


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Writing for Reality—The New Mexico Screenwriter's Speaker Series returns with a Saturday morning seminar titled "Writing Commercial Documentaries Now." Discover your own inner March of the Penguins with noted documentary filmmaker Craig Coffman. Since 1997, Coffman has produced over 60 hours of documentary programs as a supervising producer, writer, editor or director for The History Channel, Discovery, Food Network, Fine Living, TLC and others. Coffman's seminar will center on what kind of writing is going on in the projects now airing on and sought by cable networks. The event will take place at Rio Grande Studios (6608 Gulton NE), from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22. Admission is $15, which includes refreshments and handouts. Full-time student and teacher rate is $10. For more information on the Screenwriter's Speaker Series, log on to www.nmscreenwriters.com.
Film Preview
Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant-Garde Film 1894-1941
Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant-Garde Film represents an epic collaboration between the Anthology Film Archive and Deutsches Filmmuseum. Curated by Bruce Posner and produced by film historian David Shepard, Unseen Cinema compiles more than 150 short works from the formative days of film. Beginning before the turn of the 20th century and stretching to the start of World War II, this collection of little-seen works represents not merely some of the earliest cinematic efforts, but some of the most groundbreaking.
Film Review
North Country
Rough rural drama looks for the good in human beings
Following foursquare in the footsteps of Norma Rae, Silkwood and Erin Brockovich, North Country introduces us to real-life female crusader Josey Aimes (well, in real life, her name was Lois Jensen, but I guess that's a minor point). Directed by New Zealander Niki Caro (Whale Rider) and starring Oscar babe Charlize Theron (Monster), North Country is a dirt-streaked David and Goliath tale about the first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit ever filed in America.
Festival Preview
TromaDance New Mexico 2005
For the second year in a row, Albuquerque's only cult/alternative/trash video store, Burning Paradise, has teamed up with the maniacs at Troma Entertainment to bring TromaDance New Mexico to Albuquerque.
Idiot Box
Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Aliens
"Invasion" on ABC
In this season's troika of "aliens and oceans" TV shows, ABC's "Invasion" seems to be pulling ahead of CBS' "Threshold" and NBC's "Surface." "Threshold" has pushed past its "finding a UFO at the bottom of the ocean" pilot, but hasn't gotten any better for it. "Surface," meanwhile, remains mired in its E.T.-as-Jaws premise. "Invasion," on the other hand, has succeeded, thanks to some atmospheric writing and some solid casting.
Week in Sloth
The Week in Sloth
"Smallville" (KWBQ-19 7 p.m.) After all the ribbing poor Aquaman has taken on HBO's "Entourage" this season, I don't think I can watch "Smallville"'s take on the character without chuckling. ... Of course, since it's on WB, you know he's gonna be hunky.
"The Apprentice" (KOB-4 8 p.m.) Tonight, "each team designs a float to promote a new science fiction adventure film." ... Yeah, these kids are gonna storm the business world with their prom committee-like skills.


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Victoria Real Estate Market Inventory Edges Up, Sales Still Constrained
May 1, 2017 - "The numbers we saw in April are a further indication that the market is gradually moving towards a more balanced state compared to the record setting pace of 2016." says 2017 Board President Ara Balabanian.
A total of 885 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this April, 31.2 per cent fewer than the 1,286 properties sold in April last year. The ten year average for sales in April is 772 properties.
"We are starting to see hints of a more traditional spring market. Local agricultural production has been delayed due to the late spring, and so has the local real estate market," adds President Balabanian, "More sellers listed their homes for sale over the month of April compared to the month previous."
There were 1,690 active listings for sale on the Victoria Real Estate Board Multiple Listing Service® at the end of April 2017, an increase of 8.6 per cent compared to the month of March, but 34.8 per cent fewer than the 2,594 active listings for sale at the end of April 2016.
"Inventory is still low, which means that buyers may encounter multiple offer situations in some of the high demand areas - there is still more demand than supply," adds President Balabanian.
The Multiple Listing Service® Home Price Index benchmark value for a single family home in the Victoria Core in April 2016 was $684,900. The benchmark value for the same home in April 2017 has increased by 17.6 per cent to $805,100.
About the Victoria Real Estate Board - Founded in 1921, the Victoria Real Estate Board is a key player in the development of standards and innovative programs to enhance the professionalism of REALTORS®. The Victoria Real Estate Board represents 1,360 local Realtors. If you are thinking about buying or selling a home, connect with your local Realtor for detailed information on the Victoria and area housing market.
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The curve of expectations with regards to schoolwork stereotypically set by someone of asian decent that makes everyone else look bad with relation to effort, commitment, and final product.
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Converse as much as you can – RadarFarms is piloting Google Friend Connect!November 8, 2009 at 1:09 am | Posted in Farm News | Leave a comment
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We hope that some of our visitors noticed fancy rectangles at the left sidebar of our radars:
Those rectangles are Google Conversation Element. This element, powered by Google Friend Connect, lets our visitors post comments restricted to just our site or participate in a global conversation based on a topic of interest.
Wikipedia provides us with some insights on this innovative social product by Google:
Google Friend Connect is an online service by Google that allows users on the internet to connect with their friends on different websites.
Google Friend Connect is an Open Social application offered by Google that started in May 2008. Google Friend Connect main focus is to simplify the connection between social and non-social websites and standardize the handling and presentation of social applications and content..
..In May 2009, Google introduced a new feature called "Comment Translation" in Friend Connect. With this feature, comments left in any native language except English can be easily translated to English.
We created the Google Friend Connect/Conversation Element radar, which covers different aspects of using the product.
There is also an excellent Video Guide by Google walking you through the social service.
For now, we piloted Conversation Element for the Around World, Sports and Members radars only, however, eventually we will roll out them across the whole site.
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Subject: Counterfeit Official Checks
Date: June 10, 2013
Description: OneWest Bank, FSB
Counterfeit Official Checks: OneWest Bank, FSB
To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks and Federal Savings Associations; All State Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (Districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsels; and All Examining Personnel
The above-named bank has reported that counterfeit official checks using a correct routing number of 322271106 are being presented for payment nationwide in connection with various Internet scams targeting law offices.
The counterfeit checks resemble the authentic items but may be identified by the following: Counterfeit items have a left-to-right sweeping color change pattern from light lime green to blue and then to pastel burgundy. The checks contain a pale blue border, and the words "Account Number:" read as "Account number."
Counterfeit items presented to date are made payable in varying amounts from $1,000 to $288,000. Recipients of the counterfeit items are generally presenting two checks, which contain sequential serial numbers.
For additional information and guidance and to verify the authenticity of OneWest Bank's official checks, please contact the Client Care Center by mail at 888 E. Walnut Street, Pasadena, CA 91101, by telephone at (877) 741-9378, or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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New SIU president defends leaving Ohio university
ST. LOUIS -- The Southern Illinois University system's new president acknowledged Tuesday he may have caused hurt feelings by taking that job just seven months into his role heading an Ohio university, though he insisted he was wooed for the position at the Illinois school where he once worked.
Randy Dunn, the former Illinois schools chief who since last year has been Youngstown State University's president, said he never actively applied for the SIU job but was courted at least twice by an outside consulting firm hired to assist with the nationwide search. SIU's assurance that Dunn's name -- and that of any other finalist -- would be kept secret sealed his decision to be a candidate, he said.
Dunn was introduced Monday as SIU's new president -- a career opportunity touted as once-in-a-lifetime by Dunn, who during nine years employed by SIU had been an associate professor at that school's Carbondale campus before being hired in 2004 as Illinois' state education superintendent. He left that post in 2006 to become president of Murray (Ky.) State University, then went to Youngstown State.
Monday's announcement drew some condemnation in Youngstown. Ohio state Rep. Bob Hagan, a Youngstown Democrat, on Tuesday labeled Dunn a "serial jobseeker" whose departure from the Ohio school "certainly calls into question some of his character."
Dunn called such reaction "reflexive" and perhaps expected.
"I fully understand the (Youngstown State's sense of) betrayal and the feeling they've been kind of left hanging," Dunn told The Associated Press by telephone. But "even in Youngstown, I think there was an understanding we weren't going to be retiring (in that Ohio city), that we would be returning to Illinois at some point. So this is coming home. As you talk to folks, they get it."
By contract with Youngstown State, Dunn has given that school 180 days' notice that he's leaving, making his resignation effective Aug. 16. His SIU deal that will pay him $430,000 each of its four years -- his annual base salary at Youngstown State was $375,000 -- calls for him to start no later than Aug. 17.
Glenn Poshard, a former five-term congressman and one-time Illinois gubernatorial candidate, announced last year that he planned to retire as SIU's president at the end of this June. That means SIU could have a leadership gap to fill if Poshard, whose contract actually expires next year, doesn't agree to stay on until Dunn's arrival.
A message left Tuesday with Poshard's office wasn't immediately returned.
Youngstown State's board chairman, Sudershan Garg, said that governing panel "recognizes that the position at Southern Illinois is a unique opportunity" for Dunn and his wife, enabling them to return to Illinois. Garg wished Dunn well, crediting him with performing "exceptionally" during Dunn's brief stay at Youngstown.
Dunn said an SIU-hired consulting firm first approached him last fall about succeeding Poshard, testing Dunn's interest after telling him unspecified people had nominated him. Dunn said he declined, noting he had just settled into the Youngstown State presidency. The consultants called him again around last Christmas, with Dunn agreeing to be vetted for the SIU job after being assured his candidacy would remain confidential, he said.
SIU kept that promise, never introducing any of the finalists to the university's constituency groups, including the Carbondale campus' Faculty Association union. That nearly 600-member bargaining group's president, Rachel Stocking, said Tuesday that "I don't think that kind of secrecy is appropriate in this kind of decision."
"You don't even get a chance to know who the candidates are or what their relations to the campus is going to be like in any way, and suddenly you get this announcement?" said Stocking, an associate history professor. "The search process isn't very confidence inspiring in the way the faculty is treated. But I wouldn't want to hold that against him."


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On Saturday, Aug. 24 at noon, the pianos will be unveiled as a public art and performance happening. Anyone may step up and play the instruments, which will be in place through October.
The pianos have been painted by artists Russell Christian, Dan Fenelon, Mikel Frank, Marie Glynn, Susan C. Harris, and The Students of Greek Life at Seton Hall University.
The piano locations are:
Sloan Street Gazebo (Sloan and 1st Streets)
Irvington Avenue (and West Fairview Avenue)
Spiotta Park (South Orange Ave & Village Plaza)
Meadowland Park – Duck Pond (North Ridgewood Ave and Mead Street)
Seton Hall University (University Green)


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Cabin Fever: Unrated Director's Cut (US - BD)
Gabe has a little itchy spot behind the spot where his ear used to be...
Five college friends take a trip to a rented cabin in the woods for the usual college sex and drug romp. Unfortunately, the friends are visited by a desperate and frightened drifter, who appears to have been infected with some kind of terrible skin disease. The eventually chase the drifter into the woods (on fire), but not until he's already vomited blood all over their now broken truck. Trapped with no cell phone service among creepy, white trash locals, the friends begin turning against each other when signs of the tramp's disease begin to appear on their otherwise blemish free skin.
Cabin Fever isn't a great movie, but it's a very good first film, and is a solid sampling of Eli Roth's future talent, of which I think he has plenty. I don't get the popular disdain aimed towards Roth in the geek community. His growth from film to film is exponential, and I'd hazard to say similar to geek favourites Terry Gilliam and Peter Jackson. Hostel II isn't quite comparable to genuine classics like Brazil or Braindead (even if it's a vastly underrated modern horror flick), but I can really see the guy taking things to a more serious level in the future, given the correct opportunities, and probably more of a separation from Quinten Tarantino, who has definitely helped his career, but is starting to define it at this point. Detractors should probably at least admit that Roth has a real directorial voice, even if it's one they don't like.
Again, at the very least, Cabin Fever is a novel take on the post- Scream generation throw-back horror flick, and it was a front runner of the whole early '00s '70s horror revival' thing. Roth's film looks mostly modern, excepting scenes that feature obvious visual homage (the Texas Chainsaw Massacre shot being an obvious example), but his tone and subject matter is often agreeably outmoded, specifically pertaining to the filler, the misplaced comedy, and the often detestable characters. The humour rubs a lot of modern viewers, those 'out of the know' the wrong way, and I can't really blame them, but it does fill out a type. I'd actually argue that the more modern dialogue based comedy falls flatter than any of the oddball touches. Maybe most important to its long term survival, and its place in the grime-caked early double oughts, Cabin Fever is a quintessentially American horror film, and honors other quintessentially American horror films. Hostel saw Roth exacting the feel of Asian horror, and Hostel II featured a particularly European flavour, but Cabin Fever screams Americana, and though mostly thematically separated, recalls other grotesque explorations of Americana like David Lynch's Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks.
It's clear that Roth had a few specific images in mind for the film (the 'fingering' scene, the bowling alley story, the leg shaving scene and the bizarre, kitchen sink final act), and built his script around them. This is not out of form for the '70s exploitation Roth occasionally quotes, but doesn't make for a very tight standalone, modern motion picture. Cabin Fever isn't the most memorable film overall, but there are memorable parts in the stew, and the episodic strangeness definitely feeds the film's straight horror elements. And unlike many recent horror/comedy hybrids Cabin Fever's horror elements are genuinely frightening. Perhaps it's just my predisposition to fearing disease, and the idea of own body turning against me, but the 'high concept' idea of a microscopic killer is much more indelible and bone-chilling than abstractly motivated killers. I love Rob Zombie's Firefly family, Alexandre Aja's hefty mutant killers, and Mick Taylor of Wolf Creek, but they don't frighten me personally outside of a shock level.
This Blu-ray isn't just a catalogue release for Lionsgate. The studio is using the first high definition release as a good excuse to finally put out Roth's director's cut, which fans have been apparently clamoring for seven years now. The longer cut isn't any kind of revelation, and there's almost no additional gore or sex, but the film 'breathes' better, and builds a better sense of dread. It makes for a slightly more 'artistic' experience, but the exploitation is far from lost.
Cabin Fever is a surprisingly ideal candidate for a Blu-ray upgrade thanks to its use of Super 35 film, and this transfer will make fans very happy overall. Colours are the big plus, and they're all very bright and reasonably clean. The blood is especially bright, which some viewers might find silly, but is pretty cool from a colour separation standpoint. The DVD definitely features browner blood that blends into its surroundings a little more 'realistically'. Other reds stick out as well, even though the autumn pallet features plenty of warm hues, and the bulk of the pallet is pretty natural. Details are much sharper than the DVD, especially in wide angle views of the forest, which are now much more consistent with the close-up shots. The detail levels aren't as consistent as more expensive films on the format, and there's some muddying during the darkest scenes, but there's very little edge-enhancement. The print does have a large share of grain and snow, and the blacks are occasionally infiltrated by the surrounding warm hues, but overall this is a good upgrade, director's cut status aside.
Cabin Fever features some killer, hyper-active and occasional abstract effects that, along with an aggressive string score, makes the film sound more budgetary endowed than it was. This DTS-HD 5.1 track is pretty similar to the DVD release, but all those commentary tracks and extras clearly had an effect on the overall compression, and the Blu-ray has big advantages in the realms of volume, LFE punch, and overall channel separation. The incidental noise isn't as layered or realistic as some bigger releases, but there are some subtle elements of the forest setting that make their way into the back channels. The creepy, grotesque sounds that represent the gorier moments on the track, and the dialogue both manage to creep out in front of the aforementioned aggressive music, which regularly impresses with its warmth and realism. There are times I could swear the sting quartet was sitting right behind me.
The extras begin on the right foot with an all new audio commentary featuring director Roth and actors Rider Strong, Jordon Ladd, Cerina Vincent and Joey Kern, recorded just for the director's cut release. Missing from this release are the other five commentaries, which is silly, but due to time constraints I'm not going to complain. If memory serves correctly this new track fills out a lot of the same big talking points as those old tracks, but works better as a retrospective piece. There's definitely too much blank space for an Eli Roth commentary track, but the stories and tone is memorable and sweet. Highlights include Roth's story of meeting Peter Jackson and his Lord of the Rings crew, a few good comparisons between Cabin Fever and There Will Be Blood, tales of Roth's father's post- Cabin Fever psychology career, and samples of the local love of Boy Meets World.
A retrospective doc would be preferable, but 'Beneath the Skin' (29:00, SD) is a pretty fun bit of making-of featurette. The featurette has an endearing and intimate tone, and covers the bulk of inspiration, homage, scripting, casting, cinematography, production design, settings, music, special effects, direction, stunts, dog stunts, car stunts, and release. This is followed by five of Roth's The Rotten Fruit animated shorts, two of which were not available on the DVD release. Unfortunately the two new episodes have some pretty big sound problems. ' Cabin Fever: The Family Version' (1:10, SD) is a good gag that points out how impossible it would be to make the film child friendly, and 'Pancakes' (1:45, SD) sees the kid who played Dennis rocking out to 'Gay Bar' with his gnarly kung-fu skills. Things end with a slide show (2:30, HD) and trailers.
I've gone back and forth on my opinion of Cabin Fever for years now, but as a debut picture it really does work to introduce a modern voice to the film landscape. The growth from here to Hostel II is incredible, and I hope Roth takes the Peter Jackson route and goes with something surprising for his next release. Fans should be very happy with this Blu-ray release, which doesn't only look and sound great, but features the long lost director's cut version of the film, which is a marked improvement on the familiar theatrical release. Most will want to hang onto that original DVD release too, though, because none of those commentary tracks are available here.
Reviewer Note: Huge thanks to Troy Anderson at Andersonvision.com for the screencaps, which have been resized for the page.
Review by Gabriel Powers
prozacnation Member Join Date: October 2009 Location: United States Posts: 84
loved this movie, never saw the directors cut,
but i won't double dip
but i won't double dip
horrorfan25 Member Join Date: November 2007 Location: United States Posts: 1,080
Never seen "Cabin Fever", heard mixed things about. I will rent the Blu-ray. I've heard it's suppose to be scary, dramatic, and funny. Sounds interesting.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 16th February 2010
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 English
Subtitles: English SDH and Spanish
Extras: Director and Cast Commentary, Five Rotten Fruit Shorts, Beneath the Skin: The Making of Cabin Fever, Family Friendly Version, Pancakes!, Trailer, Behind the Scenes Photos
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Eli Roth
Cast: Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd, Hal Courtney, Charee Cuthrell, James DeBello
Genre: Comedy and Horror
Length: 98 minutes
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A Whittier High School alumnus, John Arroyo, is reported to be one of those injured during Wednesday's shooting at Fort Hood in Texas according to a longtime friend.
The friend, who is also in the Army and stationed in Hawaii but wished to be unnamed, said he was notified by mutual friends.
Arroyo, a lieutenant, was shot in the neck, according to the friend.
"He might lose his voice box," he said. "John is alert and responsive and knows what happened to him."
Others who knew Arroyo also took to social media to offer well wishes.
Army officials said Thursday that Spc. Ivan Lopez may have had a "verbal altercation" with another soldier or soldiers immediately before shooting and killing three people and wounding 16 others.
Army officials said there was no indication that Lopez targeted specific soldiers.
Lopez, a 34-year-old truck driver, seemed to have a clean record that showed no ties to extremist groups. But the Army secretary promised that investigators would keep all avenues open in their inquiry of the soldier whose rampage ended only after he fired a final bullet into his own head.
Arroyo, whose been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, was among three being treated at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, Texas.
When he realized it was true, "my heart just dropped," Arroyo's friend said.
He called Arroyo's family, some of whom still live in Whittier, for any updates.
— The Associated Press contributed to this story


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Click HERE to join the GimpTalk chat!
This opens directly in your browser using the mibbit client.
If you don't see any people on, click the button named "Idlers" on the top right.
Even if people don't talk to you right away, say Hi and hang around - many are online in the chat all day and might not notice you for a while.
Please try to use the same nickname as you use on GT!
The GIMPtalk chat channel is a place to discuss and get to know your fellow GIMP:ers in a more interactive and fast way. This IRC channel has recently relocated onto the GIMPnet network (irc.gimp.org), and is called #gimptalk (if you visited the chat earlier, on Dalnet, you need to change your bookmarks). If you already know IRC, that's all you need to know.
If you do not want to -- or cannot -- use the web-based mibbit chat from the huge link above, you can also use a stand-alone IRC client. These tend to be faster and have more features.
Look at the end of this post for a host of IRC clients you can try.
Some useful IRC commands
IRC is the mother of all chat programs, and there are plenty of powerful options available to you. All are accessed with commands beginning with /. Many clients have nice buttons to do these things for you without writing any commands too. here is a list of commands you can use:
Remember also that to find us, you MUST go to the GIMPnet server network. If you go to any other network and join the channel, you will either end up in another #gimptalk channel if it exists and happen to have that name, or you will create a new, empty channel named #gimptalk with only you in it. So make sure you log onto GIMPnet, nothing else. If the link above didn't work for you, once you are connected to GIMPnet (irc.gimp.org) with any client, give the command
/join #gimptalkto enter chat.
- /join #channelName - join an IRC channel (example. /join #gimptalk, not needed if you click the link above)
- /list - lists all channels on the gimpnet network. #gimptalk is one of those. Also the official gimp irc channels are on this network, but don't disturb the devs unless you really have reason (it can be fun to just listen in though).
- /me -- refer to yourself. So if I would write /me grins, others see *Griatch grins*.
- /away MyReason - sets you to away and allows you to give a reason for why. People doing /whois on you will see this message.
- /whois NickName - gives info on another user in the channel. This is also how you check messages set with /away.
- /msg NickName - open a private chat with a user (often you can do this from a button too) .
- /help - get a list of all irc commands.
The Bots
There is a bot in chat called "GIMPtalk-bot" (there is also another called "Jester"). This looks like a normal user but is actually a program that manages channel operations and some fun stuff for us. Whereas normal IRC commands always start with a /, you talk to the bot and gives it commands by starting your line with @.
Good bot commands to know are:
- /msg GIMPtalk-bot - talk in private to the bot (needed when giving passwords, also good for not spamming the common channel).
- @seen NickName - gives the last time a person with the nick NickName was active in the chat.
- @register MyNick MyPassword - register your nick with the bot, so you can be the only one to use it. (You have to talk privately to the bot).
- @identify MyNick MyPassword - log in on the bot, if you had already registered (have to talk privately to the bot).
- @list - lists all modules available to the bot.
- @list ModuleName - list commands in a module (example: @list Games).
- @help CommandName - get help on a command.
- @help ModuleName CommandName - get help on a command in a specific module.
- @praise NickName - hand out a random praise to NickName.
- @insult NickName - hand out a random insult to NickName.
- @roulette - play a round of russian roulette. Be careful though, if you are unlucky you will be killed ...
IRC with Firefox web browser (any operating system?)
If you use Firefox, you can download the extension Chatzilla from the official firefox extension pages (tools->Add-ons->Get Extensions in Firefox). Once it's installed, open the extension options and choose a nick in preferences menu (if you have a membership on GIMPtalk,we recommend using the same nick in IRC, for easier recognition). Next write /server irc.gimp.net, then /join #gimptalk.
The Firefox Chatzilla IRC client (Linux version)
IRC with Opera web browser (any operating system?)
The Opera browser has an in-built IRC client from the start. Just click the link and you should be good to go.
Windows stand-alone IRC clients
Internet Explorer has no separate IRC client whatsoever, as far as I have discerned. Why this is, I don't know -- probably MS want to single out one of their own products instead, as usual. Anyway, if you're still using IE, you should ditch that and get Firefox anyway... If you really, really want don't want to do that (because your uncle is Bill Gates and you'll loose your inheritance if you don't use IE), you need to get a stand-alone IRC program. Read on.
The most popular stand-alone IRC client under Windows is mIRC, and I really don't understand why, because it not only costs money, it's also so ugly there's no end to it. It works, but I think you'll find it ugly and unattractive.
The mIRC IRC client. Yes -- it really looks like this.
Rather, I would recommend Xchat (this exists for Linux too). In xchat, all you need to do is set your nick, find "GIMPnet" in the network list, connect to it and then write /join #GIMP to get into the chat channel. Simple as pie.
The Xchat IRC client (Linux version, Windows works the same).
Tarkenfire did a great and easy tutorial on how to install the free stand-along IRC client Trillian:
You can find the step-by step tutorial on Trillian here..
There is a long list of Windows clients found here.
Post below if you find any other good programs to use under Windows.
Linux stand-alone IRC clients
If you use Linux, you'll almost certainly have a stand-alone IRC chat program like xIRC or kSIRC included already, even if you for some reason don't like Chatzilla. Xchat (see Windows clients) also exists for Linux.
kSIRC, Linux only
Mac stand-alone IRC clients
I can't help you with Mac programs, but I bet it's similar there. There is a list of clients here though. Check it out and let me know if they're any good.
X-chat Aqua, MacOSX
HINTS from the thread, in case you have trouble connecting
repsa-jih said:
- Check your firewall settings
- Try ports 6667, 6666, 6668, 6669 (in that order)
This is an experiment to see if there is an interest in this kind of chat. You're welcome to drop by! Also, if you like to keep the channel alive and populated, try to bump this thread now and then, so other people see it and can join in.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 26th Sep 2006 23:14 UTC
Quad-core processors are only the beginning of what a revitalized Intel has to offer, the company's top executives said here Sept. 26. The chip maker will deliver in November its first quad-core processors - chips that incorporate four processors each - for both desktops and servers, said CEO Paul Otellini here, in an opening keynote speech at the Intel Developer Forum. The quad-core chips themselves will offer up to 70 percent greater performance in desktops and 50 percent in servers.
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LOS ANGELES – High winds lashed parts of the Southland today and strong surf pounded the coast on what is expected to be a mostly sunny day with slightly warmer temperatures.
A wind advisory in Los Angeles County was in effect until noon in the San Gabriel and Santa Monica mountains and the Santa Clarita Valley.
In the San Gabriels, National Weather Service meteorologists forecast north winds of between 20 and 35 miles per hour, gusting to 50 or even 60 mph, with the strongest winds expected through the Interstate 5 corridor, according to an NWS advisory.
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As a warming trend gets under way, temperatures will be a few degrees higher today than yesterday. The National Weather Service forecast highs today of 51 on Mount Wilson; 56 in Palmdale and Lancaster; 58 in Newport Beach; 59 in Anaheim and Saugus; 61 in Avalon; 62 in Pasadena, San Gabriel, Burbank, Woodland Hills, Long Beach and at LAX; and 64 in downtown L.A.
Wednesday's highs will be variously higher — by 5 degrees in Downtown L.A. but 10 in Woodland Hills. A slight retreat will start Saturday.


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Rare McLaren F1 sells for Rs 30 crore+
It might be quite a few crores off the sale price of Sir Stirling Moss's old Ferrari 250 GTO, but this McLaren F1 is still ruddy expensive.
It's just sold for over Rs 30 crore, making it the most expensive 'modern supercar' ever sold.
Of course, Sir Stirling's old Ferrari is actually the most expensive car ever sold, changing hands for Rs 190 crore earlier this year. But of course, that car is older than time itself, made even before the advent of the George Foreman grill. *shudders
No, this shiny grey McLaren still ranks as one of the most desirable supercars of the modern era, packing enough firepower even today to remind those young pups what proper, naturally-aspirated horsepower tastes like; remember what happened when Hammond put it up against the Bugatti Veyron? Some humble pie was eaten that day.
Tom Hartley Jr is the gentleman responsible for the record sale, refusing to specify exactly how much it went for, saying only that it was 'in excess of Rs 30 crore'. That's quite a jump from the Rs 21.9 crore a McLaren F1 sold for just four years ago at auction.
Says Tom: 'When you compare it to the Bugatti Veyron you appreciate the Veyron's technology, but the F1 is much rarer and for its time, was so advanced.'
Indeed. The F1 boasted a 6.1-litre BMW V12 engine developing 627bhp, propelling its centrally mounted driver from 0-100kph in just 3.2 seconds and - where legal, naturally - onto a top speed of 390kph.
Of course, the new buyer will join a very elite group of McLaren F1 owners, two of which have graced TopGear's shoddy little studio with their presence: step forward Rowan Atkinson and Jay Leno.
A worthy investment, correct? Or would you rather buy a Renault Duster and spend the remaining money on cheese and onion crisps? While you're deliberating, have a look at shiny orange pictures of the McLaren F1's successor: the McLaren P1.


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I'm always HIGHLY annoyed by the "how they lost the weight" stories that show celebrity new moms practically naked on magazine covers, looking like they didn't just haul a human in their bellies for nine months and then chuck it through their loins. The inference always seems to be, "Take note you fat, sloppy mothers in your mom jeans, beat up sneakers and baby food-stained sweatshirts: real moms look hot after giving birth, and they do it effortlessly." Which of course makes me want to squirt the celebrities and the dumb editors who push those stories with breast milk from my stretch-marked boobs.
I say these things because the internet was abuzz this week with a most scintillating piece of journalism—an Us Weekly cover story of Mariah Carey in hot pants, stilettos and a half shirt, with a headline screaming in neon yellow, "30 Lbs in 3 Months: I Got My Body Back!" The mom of twins had nary a stretch mark, and looked about as thin as she did back when her song, "Dream Lover" was a hit. Of course, the story wouldn't be complete without a super sad-looking "before" picture of Mariah pregnant with twins—as if carrying two babies in her stomach and enough milk in her breasts to feed them was just downright slovenly of her. For kicks and giggles, they added, "Mariah's easy day-by-day plan that you can do, too"—you know, so you can look like a hot MILF, too. Oh—and don't forget to go out there and get on that Jenny Craig (Mariah is a spokeswoman. Surprise!)
And hot on the heels of the Mariah story was news that a very pregnant Jessica Simpson inked a $3 million deal with Weight Watchers to hit the treadmill as soon as she gets off the maternity ward. That would be the same Jessica Simpson who spent the last few years fighting back against Hollywood for making fun of her curves and even created a short-lived show, The Price of Beauty, to show that the definition of beauty is different all across the world and shouldn't be dictated by a couple of movie producers and gossip magazine editors. Now that Jessica's crossing over to the dark side, surely there will be a magazine cover about how she's lost all the weight and never felt better, followed by a book detailing her step-by-step guide to losing the mommy weight.
Raise a church finger and give an "amen" if you're tired of post-pregnant celebrity moms/diet company spokeswomen and the gossip wags that stalk follow them doing those tired "before and after" pregnancy weight stories. Really, they do nothing more than work overtime to convince new moms they suck because they carried a human in their stomachs for nine months and couldn't lose the baby weight before the first post-pregnancy check-up. Like, how many moms are pressuring themselves to eat unhealthy and strain their bodies with unreasonable workouts so they can be "hot" like the Hollywood moms plastering the magazine rack at the grocery store check-out? And how many husbands/significant others think this massive and quick baby weight loss is normal and appropriate and are giving the side-eye to the mothers of their newborns for not keeping up with the likes of Mariah?
Here's a reality check for your mom booty: Most celebrities stay fit and thin because their jobs demand it and they want to stay off the National Inquirer's weekly "Celebrity Cellulite: Whose Flabby Ass Is This?" cover stories. We mere mortals often aren't privy and have no access to the tricks and help celebrities employ to keep themselves slim and beautiful, even after they have babies. There are nannies and personal trainers and chefs and nutritionists and liposuction and plastic surgery, too.
I promise you, with all the things moms juggle when a new baby is added into the mix, the last thing we need is the TV, magazines, newspapers and blogs screaming at us to look "effortlessly hot" two seconds after we drop our precious loads. Or a celebrity blog or book finger-wagging at regular moms who don't have nannies damn near wet nursing their children while some dude pulls them out of bed for exercise and shoves health shakes and gourmet meals in their faces after Dr. Make It All Right puts his knife skills to work on their stretch-marked bellies and saggy boobs.
Here's my thing: I may not be a size two and I may still be carrying the residuals of my last pregnancy on my body here and there (yeah, I know I had my last baby nine years ago… so what's your point?!) but dammit, I look good.
And so do you, and you and you, too. Kiss your pouch, touch those stretch marks, admire those not-so-perky-anymore breasts and those wide birthing hips and thick thighs and thank God for each of these things. After all, together, they worked a miracle—gave you the power to create, produce and sustain the most precious gift of all: human life.
Now somebody put that on the cover of a magazine.
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Allstate Sugar Bowl to Release Manning Award Watch List Via Social Media park
The Manning Award and the Allstate Sugar Bowl will be using social media to release the preseason Watch List for the annual quarterback honor. Watch List selections for the 2010-11 Manning Award will be released one at a time for the next 30-plus days on the official Facebook and Twitter pages of the Allstate Sugar Bowl, the sponsor of the award which honors the top collegiate quarterback in the nation. Ten finalists will be selected in late-November and the winner will be announced after the bowls in January and will be honored at a ceremony in New Orleans.
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The members of the Watch List will be released in a completely random order beginning Tuesday, July 13.
The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in 2004 to honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that takes into consideration the candidates' bowl performances.
The preseason Watch List recognizes some of the top quarterbacks in the nation based on previous collegiate performance, however, every quarterback in the nation remains eligible for the honor. Additional quarterbacks may be added to the Watch List after the start of the season. The list of 10 finalists will be released on Monday, Nov. 29. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, Jan. 19.
The Manning Award will be recognizing its seventh winner this year. USC's Matt Leinart was the inaugural winner of the award in 2005, followed by Texas' Vince Young in 2006. Both went on to be top 10 NFL draft picks. In 2007, LSU's JaMarcus Russell earned the award and was the NFL's No. 1 draft pick. Boston College's Matt Ryan claimed the award in 2008 and was drafted No. 3, quickly becoming the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons. In 2009, Florida star Tim Tebow earned the honor – he also went on to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft. Last year's winner was Texas signal-caller Colt McCoy, the winningest quarterback in college football history. McCoy was picked by the Cleveland Browns in the 2010 NFL Draft.


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Reviewed by Charles H. (age 9)
I think this is a good book because I like football, and this is a football story. I liked the part where Tom intercepted the ball and made a touchdown. My favorite part is when the coach tells Boots he cannot be a quarterback for the Apollo's. He's telling Boots that he is the wrong size to be a quarterback. I also liked the part when Tom left a letter on the table telling his parents and Boots that he would be back soon. I like writing letters and when he left that letter, it made me think about writing letters to someone, too.
I recommend this book to people that like football. If you like sports like football, this is the story for you. There's a lot of cool stuff.


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meet the team
Kevin Lang
Charlotte, NC
Myers Park High School
Grade: Senior
Swimming, basketball, skiing, backpacking
Varsity swim team, Boy Scouts, Math team
National Honor Society, MathCounts, USAMO, ARML, 2008 US Physics Team
I am a senior at Myers Park HS in Charlotte, North Carolina. I live here with my family including my twin brother, my little sister, the dog we rescued from Hurricane Katrina, a hyperactive cat, and a geriatric 13 year old goldfish.
I have always excelled in math and science at school. I began competing in math contests in the sixth grade. Like most of the physics students in this competition, I have done well in MathCounts, ARML and USAMO.
My first physics class was in my sophomore year. Before that, I would not have been able to tell you a single concept or equation related to physics. In the past three years however, physics has really clicked with me. Last year was the first time I competed in any physics competition, and I was thrilled when I found out I made the team. I had a great time at the camp, and I really enjoyed studying physics with some really bright students from all over the country.
Outside of school, I dedicate much of my time to competitive swimming. Three years ago I joined a year round swim team and also compete at the varsity level at school. I enjoy playing basketball in my free time. I am a Boy Scout and I earned my Eagle Scout rank last October. I've backpacked 90 miles at Philmont (google it), hiked into the Grand Canyon, and sailed the British Virgin Islands. In addition to this, I lifeguard when I can, and I plan on being an assistant swim coach this summer.
I am looking forward to Physics camp, and I hope that it will just as fun this year as it was last year. I would like to acknowledge my physics teacher, Ms. Lauren Brown. She is enthusiastic and passionate about teaching physics. She encouraged me from day one that the US Physics Team was a reachable goal.
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University of Rochester Center for Biodefense Immune Modeling
|The goal of University of Rochester's Center for Biodefense Immune Modeling (CBIM) is to develop comprehensive, quantitative models of the within host immune response to influenza A infection and vaccination, conduct lab experiments to validate models, and create computational tools to explore model perturbations in silico. Funded since 2005 by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) (HHSN272201000055C), the Center is comprised of seven laboratories, mathematical modeling, statistical, bioinformatics, and data management cores, and hosts periodic workshops and symposia on computational immunology. The CBIM represents a multidisciplinary collaboration of human and mouse immunologists, virologists, mathematical modelers, engineers, computer scientists, statisticians and data managers.
2015 Summer School & Symposium
|Tools & Resources
|Selected Publications
Datasets for mathematical modeling produced by CBIM labs
Miao H, Sangster MY, Livingstone AM, Hilchey S, Zhang L, Topham DJ, Mosmann TR, Holden-Wiltse J, Perelson AS, Wu H, Zand M. Modeling the dynamics and migratory pathways of virus-specific antibody-secreting cell populations in primary influenza infection. PLOS ONE. 2014;9(8):e104781 PMC4149352
Canini L, Conway JM, Perelson AS, Carrat F. Impact of different oseltamivir regimes on treating influenza A virus infection and resistance emergence: insights from a modeling study. PLoS Comp Biol. 2014;10(4):e1003568. PMC3990489
Henn AD, Wu S, Qiu X, Ruda M, Stover M, Yang H, Liu Z, Welle SL, Holden-Wiltse J, Wu H, Zand MS. High-resolution temporal response patterns to influenza vaccine reveal a distinct human plasma cell gene signature. Sci Rep. Jul 31 2013;3:2327. PMC3728595
De Boer RJ, Perelson AS. Antigen-stimulated CD4 T cell expansion can be limited by their grazing of peptide-MHC complexes. J Immunol. Jun 1 2013;190(11):5454-5458.PMC3661195
Wu S, Wu H. More Powerful Significant Testing for Time Course Gene Expression Data Using Functional Principal Component Analysis Approaches. BMC Bioinformatics 2013;14(1):6. PMC3617096
Pawelek KA, Huynh GT, Quinlivan M, Cullinane A, Rong L, Perelson AS. Modeling within-host dynamics of influenza virus infection including immune responses. PloS Comput Biol. 2012;8(6):e1002588. PMC3386161
DEDiscover is a software tool for developing, exploring, and applying differential equation models for infectious diseases.
D-NetWeaver is a software tool for constructing gene expression dynamic networks from time course experiments.
IMC Portal features news and resources relevant to investigators interested in immune response modeling for infectious disease research.
BLIS is a Web-based Data Management System for Immunologic Research.


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When the Rev. Robert Rien, flanked by the staff of St. Ignatius of Antioch Parish, showed up at the Bank of America branch in Antioch, Calif., in 2009 to close out the church's account—all of $135,000—the only thing on his mind was the plight of two dozen families in his flock struggling with their mortgages against the $2.3 trillion behemoth.
"We know it wasn't much," he said of the parish's savings. "But it sent a message and it started a movement."
Creating a movement was hardly on the minds of the parish council members who approved the divestment. They simply wanted to see the parish's cash assets invested locally to help their middle-class city of 102,000 residents, Father Rien said. But word of the divestment spread quickly. Following the parish's lead, religious congregations have withdrawn about $40 million nationwide from the country's largest banks, said Tim Lillienthal, lead organizer with the PICO National Network, the largest faith-based organizing group in the United States.
"We're trying to get the banks to listen to us to try to keep people in their homes," Lillienthal said. The campaign to boost bank accountability has gained wider awareness across the country as hundreds of faith-based and grass-roots organizations began working alongside the Occupy Wall Street movement. The groups have succeeded in calling attention to executive compensation, secrecy in financial dealings and the banks' lobbying efforts to water down rules governing financial reform under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act passed in 2010.
One of the longest-running efforts to focus on banking accountability has operated with much less public attention. Several faith-based coalitions that promote socially responsible investment have challenged corporate decision-making through shareholder resolutions and public statements calling for transparency in financial dealings and justice for bank customers.
Seamus Finn, an Oblate priest who is a member of the board of directors of the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility, said all the tactics are meant to get the attention of corporate officials about questionable business practices. Father Finn, who planned to present resolutions during the annual meetings at JP Morgan Chase and the investment firm of Goldman Sachs in May, said the massive bank lobbying effort to minimize the impact of Dodd-Frank on trading and investment practices is high on the list of concerns being raised with corporate C.E.O.'s.
Citigroup officials and shareholders meeting in Dallas on April 17 were confronted with those questions by Susan Mika, a Benedictine sister who is executive director of the Socially Responsible Investment Coali-tion based in San Antoni, Tex. Sister Mika charged that the company was "spending enormous amounts of money to stall the rulemaking process" under Dodd-Frank. The questions helped Citigroup's shareholders issue a vote of no confidence to the bank's executive compensation plan.
Sister Mika said she told Citigroup officials, "We've engaged you [for] many years and we're not going away."


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PIA Hails NCOIL Approval of Model Law on Certificates of Insurance
Point Clear, Ala. – The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) is hailing the passage of a model law governing certificates of insurance by the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL). On November 18, NCOIL unanimously approved the model that states can use to help eliminate demands for improper certificates of insurance. PIA advocated for passage of the model and played an integral role in guiding it to approval by the state legislators.
"This is a great achievement for PIA and NCOIL," said PIA National President Andrew C. Harris. "We are very pleased with this outcome and we appreciate all the hard work the legislators and interested parties put into these models. We believe this certificates model, combined with a binder model, will alleviate some of the confusion we have been seeing in the marketplace concerning certificates for decades."
Harris testified, urging legislators to act because agents are increasingly being asked to add information to certificates of insurance that may not match the underlying policy terms. Some lenders had expressed concern that the model would make it impossible for them to rely on certificates as adequate evidence of coverage. In order to address these concerns, NCOIL passed a model binder law making it clear that the binder is the proper document for lenders to use as evidence of commercial property coverage, not a certificate.
PIA plans to continue our work with carriers and lenders to craft a special ACORD binder for commercial lending transactions that can be used as evidence of coverage until a policy is available. This concept will essentially merge the ACORD 75 binder and the ACORD 28 certificate, giving lenders a document they can rely upon as evidence of coverage and that also contains some basic coverage information.
Input by Harris was instrumental in brokering a compromise among insurers, lenders and legislators, which led to the successful passage of the model certificates law. Harris is the owner of an independent insurance agency, the vice chairman of a de novo bank in New Jersey and previously served for five years as president of an insurance company. He drew upon this expertise when he addressed the legislators during their deliberations on this issue over the past two years.
"This model is an excellent product that reflects many months of extensive examination by the legislators," said David M. Eppstein, Esq., assistant vice president of regulatory affairs and a staff attorney for PIA National. "In the end, their work paid off with a model that will make it clear that certificates of insurance can not conflict with the insurance policy itself, and that it's illegal to demand that an agent improperly change or add to a certificate."
"We congratulate the legislators and staff of NCOIL for this achievement," Eppstein said. "The legislators identified a problem in the marketplace, deliberated the best way to solve it and then acted in a timely manner. This shows the strength of state regulation and how well state legislators can react to improve market conditions."
NCOIL is an organization of state legislators whose main area of public policy interest is insurance legislation and regulation. Most legislators active in NCOIL either chair or are members of the committees responsible for insurance legislation in their respective state houses across the country.
Founded in 1931, PIA is a national trade association that represents member insurance agents and their employees who sell and service all kinds of insurance, but specialize in coverage of automobiles, homes and businesses. PIA members are Local Agents Serving Main Street America SM. PIA's web address is www.pianet.com.


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Just bought my ticket but ill be flying solo. Im gonna get there around 1-130. 8059144755 is my # if u wanna meet up
The onsale today was a complete failure. It's almost as if they werent selling orchestra or loge. All I could get was shitty terrace and lawn, so will have to hope something good becomes available
I actually really like Dead Inside but everyone has their own opinion. I don't really care what they play as long as they avoid The 2nd Law, if they just sound good than I know it'll be an awesome show.
hahah $12 pbrs goodness that's expensive. It'll be cool to finally get a sample of DCFC, Walk the Moon, and Big Data live
Also just excited to see Awolnation, Cold War Kids, and Panic! at the Disco live again, and Muse is the #1 see for obvious reasons
Alright cool. I will let u know what type of seating I end up with.
Oh hell yeah, no doubt about it. What about you?
True. They'll probably be even more fun this time around. Hopefully I'll catch them at one of those radio shows. That Palladium show will be awesome too
I don't know why but Awolnation just is appealing to listen to. This album has some really good songs. I like how it opens with Run, and Hollow Moon is really catchy, and Windows is also catchy. Some of the songs are weak like Fat Face and I Am.
But yeah it's a pretty average album that'll I'll continue to enjoy
What can I say? It's the oddest sound Muse has ever created. Glad you enjoyed it, I thought it was funny myself


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U.S. company Carts Blanche LLC is promoting its VendaCarts mobile automated trailers as an alternative food and beverage delivery system in the aftermath of disasters nationwide, as well as an appealing business for veterans.
VendaCarts can be equipped with up to nine built-in vending machines, along with ATMs, digital signage boards, microwaves and change machines, along with coin-op games. Once on location, both sides of the trailer raise, creating awnings that expose the machines. The trailer design allows daily business activities to be accomplished by one person.
Facilitating disaster relief efforts, VendaCarts can be rapidly deployed and relocated, transporting food and beverages to disaster survivors and workforces at remote locations, explained Cartes Blanche chief executive Annette Nolan.
The VendaCarts business model also speeds the delivery of vendible food, with nine self-serve lines serving up to 250 people within 30 minutes.
VendaCarts operate in the recovery phase by delivering short- and long-term foodservice to people in disaster areas and at reconstruction and building sites.
The company is also promoting VendaCarts as a self-employment opportunity for veterans for their ease of use, flexible hours, mobility and wide-ranging applications, among other benefits.


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As the fall premiere of "Star Wars Rebels" grows ever closer, we're getting more familiar with the characters created to bring us into this new era of the space saga. On the bad guy side, images of the Inquisitor has been available for a long time, but now we're getting our first look at his right-hand man, Agent Kallus, the so-called "Rebel hunter." And the actor selected to voice him, David Oyelowo.
Oyelowo's acting career is red-hot right now. In the last couple of years, he's appeared in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," "Lincoln," "Lee Daniels' The Butler" and has upcoming roles in Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar" and will play Martin Luther King Jr. in "Selma." Now he's voicing the evil agent of the Empire, working for the Imperial Security Bureau. The way "Rebels" executive producer Dave Filoni describes it, it's a little like the FBI and a little like the military police.
One of the most striking things about Kallus is his impressive facial hair, two imposing sideburns that sweep down the side of his face.
"We definitely wanted to capture that '70s feeling that was so strong in 'A New Hope,'" says Filoni. "Art director Kilian Plunkett and I looked at a lot of reference to try and make that influence fit into 'Rebels.' At one point we had [Rebel pilot] Zeb in bell bottoms."
Unlike some of the more outlandish "Star Wars" looks, Kallus' mutton chops are easy to grow for potential cosplay opportunities.
"I'm hoping to see some people sporting that look at Comic-Con next year," Filoni adds.
Getting an actor of Oyelowo's stature for the series was something of a coup for the "Rebels" creative team. He may not yet be a household name, but fans have bandied his name about as perfect casting for iconic characters such as James Bond and Doctor Who.
"We actually had David read for several different parts," Filoni said. "We knew we wanted to use him, but weren't quite sure where."
According to Oyelowo, the role in "Star Wars" is what it takes to elicit shrieks of joy from his children when it comes to his work.
"I wish I had that when I was going off to film a scene in 'The Butler' or something in 'Lincoln,'" Oyelowo says in the video. "But no. 'Star Wars Rebels' gets the big scream."
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