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Every morning, you go to your closet and spend an hour deciding what to wear. Will you rock a classy look today with a blouse, wide belt and pencil skirt, or will you slip into something hobo chic? The Elly top from Rip Curl will be the obvious choice if you want to feel free and comfortable while keeping your look oh-so-stylish. This cotton gauze top features smocking at the cuffs and bottom hem for a snug fit, ties with tassel ends and a keyhole opening at the collar, and tonal embroidered floral accents. Save your classic skirt for a more swank-ified occasion — today it's all about being young, wild and free.
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The mushrooms were feeling the "fierce urgency of now" as spring began to warm the FHSU campus.
While this isn't exactly what I'd call a macro Gigapan, I have been trying to experiment with smaller fields of view. This one worked extremely well with autofocus rather than fixed focus enabled. The detail is really pretty remarkable thanks to the full 12x zoom of the Canon S5 IS.

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- International Diabetes Federation Consensus on Prevention [2]
- Prevention-related articles in Diabetes Voice [3]
- National Diabetes Education Program [4] (United States)
- National Institute for Health and Welfare's DPS Diabetes Prevention Study [5] (Finland)
- Let's Beat Diabetes Programme [6] (New Zealand) - provides a great example of local government action. The programme was created by the Counties Manukau District Health Board.
- National Diabetes Information Clearing House [7] (United States) – US Government programme.
- Diabetes Prevention and Management Initiative [8] (Australia) – a programme created by the Government of Victoria.
- American Diabetes Association Diabetes Prevention [9]
- University of Pittsburgh Diabetes Institute's Diabetes Prevention Support Center [10]
- Diabetes UK Measure Up campaign [11] (UK) - an excellent example of how diabetes organizations are working to address the global epidemic of type 2 diabetes and helping people at risk to take action.
- United Kingdom National Health Services' Change4Life campaign [12] (UK) - an excellent prevention campaign which also has very good resources for children.
- Diabetes Australia NSW Type 2 Diabetes Prevention campaign [13] (Australia)
- National Diabetes Education Program's "Small Steps, Big Rewards, Prevent Type 2 Diabetes" Campaign [14] (US)


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We've heard a lot about the standard dietary recommendations for anyone concerned about heart disease and its accompanying risk markers (high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and high blood sugar). Eat less cholesterol, drink less alcohol, and watch your fats. But have we been missing an essential piece of the preventative health puzzle?
Brenda Watson, CNC, is back on TV discussing the important puzzle pieces we need to fit into our diets (and cut down on in our diets) to help us prevent heart disease and manage heart disease risk markers now.
You can watch Brenda featured in this American Health Journal special by clicking on the video below.
Brenda synthesizes her decades of expertise as a nutritional consultant, health clinic founder, New York Times bestselling author, and national health educator into this key heart health segment. This kind of information is life changing for those battling obesity, heart disease risk factors, diabetes or blood sugar problems, and bodily inflammation.
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Enter the new year, and it's time for the BWAM annual member meeting and party! We're excited about welcoming Meredith Printz of the Missoula Community Foundation to share with us plans for the Norman Maclean Trail connecting Missoula's forested back yard to the Seeley Lake area. Please come and bring your friends — cyclists, hikers, walkers, runners — to learn more about this great recreational trail: Friday, January 25, 6-8 pm, Downtown Dance Collective, 121 W. Main. For information about the trail talk, see the article below by our new volunteer, Saara Snow. Registration is required, please register by 5:00 pm on Wednesday, 1/23/2013.
Other annual meeting business includes an overview of BWAM's activities and advocacy the past year, including some exciting developments on the Missoula-Lolo Trail and Grant Creek Trail, and an update on our new statewide advocacy group, Bike Walk Montana. Board members Ginny Sullivan and Jean Belangie-Nye are up for re-election, and one vacancy exists due to original member Jim Sayer having completed two three-year terms, the maximum allowed under BWAM By-Laws. He will be missed! Board nominations and applications are encouraged. Send inquiries or suggestions to Robin.
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IBM Certified Administrator for SOA Solutions - WebSphere Process Server V7.0
Job Role Description / Target Audience
Note: This certification will be withdrawn on 11/30/2015.
This intermediate level certification is intended for system administrators that perform the installation, configuration and day-to-day tasks associated with ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of the WebSphere Process Server runtime environment. This includes product installation, configuration and deployment of business processes and adapters, connecting to back-end resources and basic troubleshooting. These individuals tune the WebSphere Process Server runtime environment with respect to resource utilization, scaling, clustering and load balancing as appropriate. These individuals also have a good grasp on fundamentals of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and are able to articulate business and technical values of SOA, identify the barriers to adopting SOA in their organization, can participate in crafting and enforcing SOA governance and help bridge the gap between business and technical teams.
This system administrator is generally self-sufficient, and is able to perform most of the tasks involved in the role with limited assistance from peers, product documentation and vendor support services.
To attain the IBM Certified Administrator for SOA Solutions - WebSphere Process Server V7.0 certification, candidates must possess the skills outlined under Recommended Prerequisites below and pass 3 tests. To prepare for this test, based on the job role and test objectives, click the links to the tests below, and refer to the Test preparation tab.
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Test C2180-377:
- Java Enterprise Edition 5 knowledge
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- basic Web application architecture and deployments
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- server clustering and failover techniques
- network or operating system administration and problem determination skills
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- General knowledge of Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (JEE) and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
- General administration knowledge of WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
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Executive Order: Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, February 2013
Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity
President Barack Obama ordered on February 12, 2013 that the U.S. government work with "owners and operators of critical infrastructure" to share information about cyber threats and attacks and to implement common cybersecurity standards. A year later, on February 12, 2014, the National Institute for Standards and Technology issued the framework for improving cybersecurity.
Excerpt from the executive order:
Sec. 4. Cybersecurity Information Sharing. (a) It is the policy of the United States Government to increase the volume, timeliness, and quality of cyber threat information shared with U.S. private sector entities so that these entities may better protect and defend themselves against cyber threats. Within 120 days of the date of this order, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security (the "Secretary"), and the Director of National Intelligence shall each issue instructions consistent with their authorities and with the requirements of section 12(c) of this order to ensure the timely production of unclassified reports of cyber threats to the U.S. homeland that identify a specific targeted entity. The instructions shall address the need to protect intelligence and law enforcement sources, methods, operations, and investigations.
(b) The Secretary and the Attorney General, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall establish a process that rapidly disseminates the reports produced pursuant to section 4(a) of this order to the targeted entity. Such process shall also, consistent with the need to protect national security information, include the dissemination of classified reports to critical infrastructure entities authorized to receive them. The Secretary and the Attorney General, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall establish a system for tracking the production, dissemination, and disposition of these reports.
(c) To assist the owners and operators of critical infrastructure in protecting their systems from unauthorized access, exploitation, or harm, the Secretary, consistent with 6 U.S.C. 143 and in collaboration with the Secretary of Defense, shall, within 120 days of the date of this order, establish procedures to expand the Enhanced Cybersecurity Services program to all critical infrastructure sectors. This voluntary information sharing program will provide classified cyber threat and technical information from the Government to eligible critical infrastructure companies or commercial service providers that offer security services to critical infrastructure.
(d) The Secretary, as the Executive Agent for the Classified National Security Information Program created under Executive Order 13549 of August 18, 2010 (Classified National Security Information Program for State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Entities), shall expedite the processing of security clearances to appropriate personnel employed by critical infrastructure owners and operators, prioritizing the critical infrastructure identified in section 9 of this order.
(e) In order to maximize the utility of cyber threat information sharing with the private sector, the Secretary shall expand the use of programs that bring private sector subject-matter experts into Federal service on a temporary basis. These subject matter experts should provide advice regarding the content, structure, and types of information most useful to critical infrastructure owners and operators in reducing and mitigating cyber risks.
Sec. 5. Privacy and Civil Liberties Protections. (a) Agencies shall coordinate their activities under this order with their senior agency officials for privacy and civil liberties and ensure that privacy and civil liberties protections are incorporated into such activities. Such protections shall be based upon the Fair Information Practice Principles and other privacy and civil liberties policies, principles, and frameworks as they apply to each agency's activities.
(b) The Chief Privacy Officer and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall assess the privacy and civil liberties risks of the functions and programs undertaken by DHS as called for in this order and shall recommend to the Secretary ways to minimize or mitigate such risks, in a publicly available report, to be released within 1 year of the date of this order. Senior agency privacy and civil liberties officials for other agencies engaged in activities under this order shall conduct assessments of their agency activities and provide those assessments to DHS for consideration and inclusion in the report. The report shall be reviewed on an annual basis and revised as necessary. The report may contain a classified annex if necessary. Assessments shall include evaluation of activities against the Fair Information Practice Principles and other applicable privacy and civil liberties policies, principles, and frameworks. Agencies shall consider the assessments and recommendations of the report in implementing privacy and civil liberties protections for agency activities.
(c) In producing the report required under subsection (b) of this section, the Chief Privacy Officer and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of DHS shall consult with the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board and coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
(d) Information submitted voluntarily in accordance with 6 U.S.C. 133 by private entities under this order shall be protected from disclosure to the fullest extent permitted by law."
Executive Summary from NIST's framework:
The national and economic security of the United States depends on the reliable functioning of critical infrastructure. Cybersecurity threats exploit the increased complexity and connectivity of critical infrastructure systems , placing the Nation's security, economy, and public safety and health at risk. Similar to financial and reputational risk, cyber security risk affects a company's bottom line. It can drive up costs and impact revenue. It can harm an organization's ability to innovate and to gain and maintain customers.
To better address these risks, the Presid ent issued Executive Order 13636 , "Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity ," on February 12, 2013, which established that "[i]t is the Policy of the United States to enhance the security and resilience of the Nation's critical infrastructure and to maintain a cyber environment that encourages efficiency, innovation, and economic prosperity while promoting safety, security, business confidentiality, privacy, and civil liberties." In enacting this policy, the Executive Order calls for the development of a voluntary risk- based Cybersecurity Framework–a set of industry standards and best practices to help organizations manage cybersecurity risks. The resulting Framework, created through collaboration between government and the private sector, uses a co mmon language to address and manage cyber security risk in a cost effective way based on business needs without placing additional regulatory requirements on businesses.
The Framework focuses on using business drivers to guide cybersecurity activities and considering cyber security risks as part of the organization's risk management processes. The Framework consists of three parts: the Framework Core, the Framework Profile, and the Framework Implementation Tiers. The Frame work Core is a set of cybersecurity activities , outcomes, and informative references that are common across critical infrastructure sectors, providing the detailed guidance for developing individual organizational Profiles. Through use of the Profiles, the Framework will help the organization align its cybersecurity activities with its business requirements, risk tolerances, and resources. The Tiers provide a mechanism for organizations to view and understand the characteristics of their approach to managing cybersecurity risk.
The Executive Order also requires that the Framework include a methodology to protect individual privacy and civil liberties when critical infrastructure organizations conduct cybersecurity activities. While processes and existing needs will differ, the Framework can assist organizations in incorporating privacy and civil liberties as part of a comprehensive cybersecurity program. The Framework enables organizations–regardless of size, degree of cyber security risk, or cybersecurity sophistication–to apply the principles and best practices of risk management to improving the security and resilience of critical infrastructure. The Framework provides organization and structure to today's multiple approaches to cybersecurity by assembling standards, guidelines, and pra ctices that are working effectively in industry today. Moreover, because it references globally recognized standards for cybersecurity, the Framework can also be used by organizations located outside the United States and can serve as a model for international cooperation on strengthening critical infrastructure cybersecurity.
The Framework is not a one-size-fits-all approach to managing cyber security risk for critical infrastructure. Organizations will continue to have unique risks–different threats, different vulnerabilities, different risk tolerances–and how they implement the practices in the Framework will vary. Organizations can determine activities that are important to critical service delivery and can prioritize investmen ts to maximize the impact of each dollar spent. Ultimately, the Framework is aimed at reducing and better managing cybersecurity risks. The Framework is a living document and will continue to be updated and improved as industry provides feedback on implementation. As the Framework is put into practice, lessons learned will be integrated into future versions . This will ensure it is meeting the needs of critical infrastructure owners and operators in a dynamic and challenging environment of new threats, risks, and solutions.
Use of this voluntary Framework is the next step to improve the cybersecurity of our Nation's cri tical infrastructure–providing guidance for individual organizations, while increasing the cybersecurity posture of the Nation's critical infrastructure as a whole.


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Located in Unterrath, Sheraton Düsseldorf Airport Hotel is within a few miles (5 km) of sights such as ISS Dome and Messe Duesseldorf. This 198-room, 4.5-star hotel has a fitness center along with a rooftop terrace and a 24-hour business center. It's near the airport and also near Museum Kunstpalast and Congress Centre Duesseldorf.
In addition to a restaurant onsite, there is also a lobby lounge where you can enjoy a drink. Satisfy your hunger from the comfort of your room with 24-hour room service. For your convenience, a buffet breakfast is available for a fee.
All of Sheraton Düsseldorf Airport Hotel's 198 soundproofed rooms provide minibars, coffee makers, and free newspapers. Guests can expect WiFi, wired Internet, and LCD TVs with cable channels and pay movies. Bathrooms have hair dryers and free toiletries. Other standard amenities include free bottled water, safes, and phones.
Property features
At Sheraton Düsseldorf Airport Hotel, guests have access to a fitness center, a rooftop terrace, and free WiFi in public areas. If you drive, self parking is EUR 24.50 per night, and there's also limo/town car service. Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk can assist with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and luggage storage. Other amenities at this luxury hotel include 17 meeting rooms, conference space, and a 24-hour business center.
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Onsite dining
- Fitness center
- Rooftop terrace
Sheraton Düsseldorf Airport Hotel
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Hotel Amenities
Business guests can use the 24-hour business center to conduct seminars in 17 modern conference and meeting rooms equipped with audio-visual facilities. Energetic guests can work out in the gym for free. The hotel newsstand sells daily newspapers and travelers can utilize complimentary wireless Internet in the lobby for planning their travels.
The hotel's multilingual staff can deal with guests' queries and provide translation services. Guests can make use of the hotel laundry service and worn-out guests can enjoy quiet meals in their rooms with the 24-hour room service. The contemporary bar area is a sociable setting for sundowners and nightcaps.
Sheraton Düsseldorf Airport Hotel is a smoke-free property.
- Concierge services
- Fitness facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Meeting rooms 17
- Conference space
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour front desk
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Laundry facilities
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Wedding services
- Newspapers in lobby (surcharge)
- Free WiFi
- Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Luggage storage
- Total number of rooms - 198
- Number of floors - 1
- Rooftop terrace
- Restaurant
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Smoke-free property
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Elevator/lift
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Garden
- Snack bar/deli
- Year Built 1989
- 24-hour business center
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Television in common areas
Family Friendly Amenities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Soundproofed rooms
- Snack bar/deli
- Laundry facilities
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( EUR 19 per 24-hour period ), Wired internet access ( EUR 19 per 24-hour period )
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Wired high-speed internet ( EUR 19 per day )
Self parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
Sheraton Düsseldorf Airport Hotel offers 198 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. LCD televisions come with cable channels and pay movies. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
In-room wired and wireless high-speed Internet access is available for a surcharge. Business-friendly amenities include desks, complimentary newspapers, and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.
- Pay movies
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Room service (24 hours)
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free newspaper
- Phone
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Soundproofed rooms
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Cable TV service
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
Where to Eat
On Chocks Bar and Lounge - Modern lobby bar serving coffee and snacks.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 30 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 15 per pet, per night
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: EUR 25 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: EUR 19 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
- Fee for in-room high-speed Internet (wired): EUR 19 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
- Fee for high-speed Internet (wired) in public areas: EUR 19 per day (rates may vary)
- Self parking fee: EUR 24.50 per night
- Pet fee: EUR 15 per pet, per night
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 30 per night
Hotel Name
- Dusseldorf Airport Hotel
- Dusseldorf Airport Hotel Sheraton
- Dusseldorf Airport Sheraton
- Dusseldorf Airport Sheraton Hotel
- Hotel Sheraton Dusseldorf Airport
- Sheraton Dusseldorf
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Sleep and Fly
Book a stay in a "Sleep and Fly" rate category and receive the following:
- Early bird breakfast (served until 5 AM)
- Reduced charge for buffet breakfast (after 5 AM)
- Complimentary minibar
The Sleep and Fly offer is only bookable in combination with holiday/leisure travel documents which must be presented on arrival (departure at Dusseldorf airport and return). Booking without the necessary documents will cause the daily rate to be charged instead.
National Rating
Hotelstars Union assigns an official star rating for properties in Germany. This property is rated 4 star Superior and is displayed on this page as 4.5 stars.


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Family: Lycaenidae, Gossamer-wing Butterflies view all from this family
Description The Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus), also called the great blue hairstreak, is a common North American butterfly. The larvae (Caterpillars) feed on mistletoe (Phoradendron) species.
Dimensions 1 1/4-1 1/2" (32-38 mm).
Habitat Forests & woodlands, Freshwater swamps, marshes & bogs, Meadows & fields.
Range Florida, Mid-Atlantic, California, Rocky Mountains, Texas, Plains, Great Lakes, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest.


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Much of Safed's history, tradition and customs are bound up in the tomb of Rabbi Pinhas Ben Yair, which has been mentioned in travelers' accounts since the seventeenth century.
Rabbi Pinhas was the son-in-law of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, second-century CE sage, rebel against Rome and the traditional author of the seminal kabalistic work, the Zohar.
Prayer requests hang in plastic bags from a large fig tree at the tomb, which is located near the main entrance of the newer part of Safed's cemetery.


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Enough light for cabomba?
So I currently have a single t5 bulb above my tank, however I have a Kessil a150 Amazon Sun on the way. The cabomba I currently have in my tank are very sad. They developed roots and rooted in the substrate, but they don't really grow. Will the Kessil light be enough to rectify this so that they begin to grow? I have a 36 gal bow front show tank so it's about 21' tall and I'm wondering where I should put the light for best lighting and growth. I'm keeping the t5 bulb because I know one kessil won't light my whole tank, but will it look weird if one half of my tank has shimmers from the kessil led and the other doesn't?
The cabomba is the sad bunch of plants in the back corner :(70 Gal Planted Rio Negro Angelfish Biotope with:
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Speaking Event: Brazil - The Left Power in a Capitalist State
How has a country comparable in size to the United States performed under the leadership of the Workers' Party? Join Sestilio Testa and Sharat G. Lin, both of whom have recently returned from Brazil.
* Capitalist development in the periphery
* An immigrant nation: the true melting pot
* The legacy of military rule
* A BRIC country: size matters
* Energy self-sufficiency
* Reducing inequality in the face of neoliberalism: the unfinished task
* The politics of compromise and vote banks
* The Workers Party in a capitalist state
Sharat G. Lin is a research fellow at the San José Peace and Justice Center. He writes on global political economy, labor migration, the Middle East and South Asia, and public health. He has also traveled widely in Latin America to connect with popular movements and understand how the region has fared in resisting U.S. domination and the neoliberal agenda.
Sestilio Testa, having lived in Brazil for many years, has become a keen historian, political observer, and activist on the Americas through a long process of self-education. Disillusioned with much of the Left, in recent years he has focused his energies on understanding and supporting alternative people's movements in Brazil, the Philippines, and the U.S., looking for avenues for more radical action.
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Professor, Department of Microbiology
Director of Informatics, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Director, Molecular and Genetic Bioinformatics Facility, Center for AIDS Research
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University of Maryland
BS Microbiology
University of Texas Medical Branch
PhD Microbiology
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Virology
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Genetic & Translational Med
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Center for AIDS Research
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Civitan International Research Center
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Comp Arthritis, MSK, Bone & Autoimmunity Ctr
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Biochemistry and Structural Biology
Cell, Molecular, & Developmental Biology
Cellular and Molecular Biology Program
Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics
Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics
Integrative Genetics Graduate Program
Medical Scientist Training Program
Biographical Sketch
Elliot Lefkowitz (b. 1955) received his B.S. degree in Microbiology at the University of Maryland-College Park in 1977. He received his PhD in Microbiology from the University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston in 1983 where he studied the regulation of interferon-gamma activity. He continued his training as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he participated in research projects involving the cloning of interferon-inducible genes and the molecular biology and evolution of vaccinia and vesicular stomatitis viruses. Dr. Lefkowitz came to UAB in 1987, and in 1991 became director of the UAB AIDS Center Biological Computing Resource Facility that is now part of the institution-wide Biomedical Informatics Component (BMI) of the UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science. In these positions, he oversees a team of Bioinformaticians and Systems Analysts who work and collaborate with UAB investigators to provide them with the broad range of tools and expertise necessary to support all of their informatics needs. These efforts have resulted in the establishment of informatics-related research collaborations across many of the Divisions, Departments, and Schools at UAB. His responsibilities extend to the development of UAB's overall informatics programs, including oversight and support of activities related to informatics research, service, and teaching. Dr. Lefkowitz and the staff of BMI work to assist UAB investigators with obtaining access to the data they need to support their own research; providing expertise in the management and analysis of that data; and especially to assist the research community in deriving biological knowledge and meaning from the available data. His educational activities include the organization and participation in courses covering various aspects of informatics education; organization of seminars and workshops targeted to specific informatics problems; providing informatics training opportunities to students, fellows, and staff from across campus; and supporting the integration of informatics training opportunities into campus NIH training (T) and development (K) award programs. In addition, he also helps coordinate and teach introductory and advanced virology, emphasizing molecular virology and virus evolution.
Dr. Lefkowitz has joint academic appointments in the UAB Departments of Genetics, Mechanical Engineering (School of Engineering), and Computer and Information Sciences (College of Arts and Sciences). He also serves as Chair of the Virus Data Subcommittee of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). In this role he provides support to the ICTV for handling of viral taxonomy proposals; communicating the results of ICTV deliberations to the scientific community; and interacting with various international agencies such as the NIH National Center for Biotechnology Information to incorporate the official, ICTV virus taxonomy into their own taxonomic databases.
Society Memberships
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American Society for Microbiology
American Society for Virology
International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses
Data Secretary
Research/Clinical Interest
Microbial Genomics and Evolution; Bioinformatics, and Clinical Informatics
My research interests are directed at contributing to the understanding of microbial genomics and evolution by developing and utilizing computational tools and bioinformatics techniques to mine sequence and other data for significant patterns characteristic of function and/or evolution. This work has included the development of new algorithms for the detection of viral regulatory motifs; tools for the identification of viral genes; the development and utilization of High Performance and Grid Computing tools for bioinformatics analysis; and the development and use of tools for analyzing patterns of viral evolution. I have also been involved in the development of databases, web applications, and analysis tools for the sequencing and annotation of several complete bacterial and viral genomes. This includes development of the Viral Bioinformatics Resource Center, one of the original NIH-sponsored Bioinformatics Resource Centers (BRCs) for Biodefense and Emerging or Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases. My work includes research on the genomics and evolutionary history of large DNA viruses as well as several different RNA virus species including Human papillomavirus, Hepatitis C virus and Dengue virus. Ongoing research projects in my group are focused on the analysis of, and the development of tools to support the analysis of the genomics and evolution of the large DNA viruses in the family Poxviridae. Poxviruses are highly successful pathogens, known to infect a variety of hosts. The family Poxviridae includes variola virus, the causative agent of smallpox, which has been eradicated as a public health threat but could potentially reemerge as a bioterrorist threat. The risk scenario includes other animal poxviruses as well as genetically engineered or synthetically derived poxviruses. Past research on orthologous viral gene sets has defined some of the evolutionary relationships between members of the Poxviridae family. But it has not been clear how variation between family members arose in the past—an important issue in understanding how these viruses may vary and possibly produce future threats. Therefore the goal of our research has been to better understand the viral genotypic-phenotypic relationships that result in wide differences in host range and pathogenicity, as well as the evolutionary mechanisms involved in genome variation. Our work has included a comprehensive analysis of all proteins encoded by viruses of the family Poxviridae, to assess the evolutionary history of genes likely acquired through horizontal gene transfer. This effort has allowed us to predict and date the patterns of host gene acquisition throughout the evolutionary history of this virus family, and helps us to better understand the molecular mechanisms of survival and pathogenesis employed by viruses of this family at different stages of their evolution.
Selected Publications
Hatcher, EL., Wang, C., and Lefkowitz, EJ. (2015) Genome Variability and Gene Content in Chordopoxviruses: Dependence on Microsatellites. Viruses. 7(4), 2126-2146.
Adams MJ, Lefkowitz EJ, King AM, Bamford DH, Breitbart M, Davison AJ, Ghabrial SA, Gorbalenya AE, Knowles NJ, Krell P, Lavigne R, Prangishvili D, Sanfaçon H, Siddell SG, Simmonds P, Carstens EB. (2015). Ratification vote on taxonomic proposals to the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2015). Arch Virol. 160(7): 1837-1850.
Adams MJ, Hendrickson RC, Dempsey DM, and Lefkowitz EJ. (2015). Tracking the changes in virus taxonomy. Arch Virol. Feb 25.
Stoll ML, Kumar R, Morrow CD, Lefkowitz EJ, Cui X, Genin A, Cron RQ, Elson CO. (2014). Altered microbiota associated with abnormal humoral immune responses to commensal organisms in enthesitis-related arthritis. Arthritis Research and Therapy. Vol. 16:486.
Hatcher EL., Hendrickson RC, and Lefkowitz EJ. (2014). Identification of Nucleotide-Level Changes Impacting Gene Content and Genome Evolution in Orthopoxviruses. J Virology. December vol. 88. 13651-13668.
Muzny CA, Sunesara IR, Griswold ME, Kumar R, Lefkowitz EJ, Mena LA, Schwebke JR, Martin DH, and Swiatlo E. (2014). Association between BVAB1 and High Nugent Scores among Women with Bacterial Vaginosis. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. Sep 16. S0732-8893(14)00370-8.
Kumar R, Eipers P, Little RB, Crowley M, Crossman DK, Lefkowitz EJ, and Morrow CD. (2014). Getting Started with Microbiome Analysis: Sample Acquisition to Bioinformatics. Current Protocols in Human Genetics, Volume 82, Unit 18.8.
Adams MJ, Lefkowitz EJ, King AM, Carstens EB. (2014). Ratification vote on taxonomic proposals to the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2014). Arch Virol. 2014 Jun 7.
Stoll ML, Kumar R, Morrow C, and Lefkowitz E. (2014): Dysbiosis of the enteric microbiota in pediatric spondyloarthritis. Arthritis Rheumatol. Mar;66 Suppl 11:S228-9. doi: 10.1002/art.38601.
Muzny CA, Sunesara IR, Kumar R, Mena LA, Griswold ME, Martin DH, Lefkowitz EJ, Schwebke JR, and Swiatlo E. (2013). Characterization of the Vaginal Microbiota among Sexual Risk Behavior Groups of Women with Bacterial Vaginosis. PLoS One, Nov 13;8(11):e80254.
Esteban DJ, Upton C, Bartow-McKenney C, Buller RM, Chen NG, Schriewer J, Lefkowitz EJ, Wang C. (2013). Expression of a non-coding RNA in ectromelia virus is required for normal plaque formation. Virus Genes. Sep 28.
Lazrak A, Fu L, Bali V, Bartoszewski R, Rab A, Havasi V, Keiles S, Kappes J, Kumar R, Lefkowitz E, Sorscher EJ, Matalon S, Collawn JF, Bebok Z. (2013). The silent codon change I507-ATC->ATT contributes to the severity of the ΔF508 CFTR channel dysfunction. FASEB J. 27: 4630-4645.
Hendrickson R.C., Wang C., Hatcher E.L., Lefkowitz E.J. (2010) Orthopoxvirus Genome Evolution: The Role of Gene Loss. Viruses. 2(9):1933-1967.
J. Rodney Brister, Yiming Bao, Carla Kuiken, Philippe Le Mercier, Elliot Lefkowitz, Raphael Leplae, Ramana Madupu, Ruchi Newman, Richard Scheuermann, Donald Seto, Susmita Shrivastava, Qiandong Zeng, William Klimke and Tatiana Tatusova (2010). Editorial: Towards Viral Genome Annotation Standards, Report from the 2010 NCBI Annotation Workshop. Viruses. 2(10):2258-2268.
Coggins, W. C, Lefkowitz, E. J. Sullender, W.M. 1998. Genetic variability among group A and group B Respiratory Syncytial viruses in a childrens hospital. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 36:3552.
Schmidt DJ, Pickett BE, Camacho D, Comach G, Xhaja K, Lennon NJ, Rizzolo K, de Bosch N, Becerra A, Nogueira ML, Mondini A, da Silva EV, Vasconcelos PF, Muñoz-Jordán JL, Santiago GA, Ocazionez R, Gehrke L, Lefkowitz EJ, Birren BW, Henn MR, Bosch I. (2011) A phylogenetic analysis using full-length viral genomes of South American dengue serotype 3 in consecutive Venezuelan outbreaks reveals novel NS5 mutation. Infect Genet Evol.
Banerjee S, Sullender WM, Choudekar A, John C, Tyagi V, Fowler K, Lefkowitz EJ, Broor S. (2011) Detection and genetic diversity of human metapneumovirus in hospitalized children with acute respiratory infections in India. J Med Virol. 83:1799-1810.
Lefkowitz, E.J., A.K. Pattnaik, and L.A. Ball. 1990. Complementation of a vesicular stomatitis virus glycoprotein G mutant with wild-type protein expressed from either a bovine papilloma virus or a vaccinia virus vector system. Virology 178, 373-383.
White, Gregory; Pickett, Brett; Lefkowitz, Elliot; Ottendorfer, Christy; Johnson, Amelia; Stark, Lillian; Unnasch, Thomas. (2011) Phylogenetic Analysis of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Isolates from Florida. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 5:709-17.
Pickett, BE, Striker, R. Lefkowitz EJ. (2010) Evidence for Separation of HCV Subtype 1a into Two Distinct Clades. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. June 2010.
Pickett BE, Lefkowitz EJ (2009). Recombination in West Nile Virus: Minimal Contribution to Genomic Diversity. Virus Journal. 6:165.
Odom MR, Curtis Hendrickson R, Lefkowitz EJ (2009). Poxvirus protein evolution: Family wide assessment of possible horizontal gene transfer events. Virus Res. 2009 Sep;144(1-2):233-49. Epub 2009 May 21.
Rubins KH, Hensley LE, Bell GW, Wang C, Lefkowitz EJ, Brown PO, Relman DA. 2008. Comparative analysis of viral gene expression programs during poxvirus infection: a transcriptional map of the vaccinia and monkeypox genomes. PLoS ONE. 2008 Jul 9;3(7):e2628.
Assarsson E, Greenbaum JA, Sundström M, Schaffer L, Hammond JA, Pasquetto V, Oseroff C, Hendrickson RC, Lefkowitz EJ, Tscharke DC, Sidney J, Grey HM, Head SR, Peters B, Sette A. 2008. Kinetic analysis of a complete poxvirus transcriptome reveals an immediate-early class of genes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Feb 12;105(6):2140-5.
Moutaftsi M, Bui HH, Peters B, Sidney J, Salek-Ardakani S, Oseroff C, Pasquetto V, Crotty S, Croft M, Lefkowitz EJ, Grey H, Sette A. Vaccinia virus-specific CD4+ T cell responses target a set of antigens largely distinct from those targeted by CD8+ T cell responses. J Immunol. 2007 Jun 1;178(11):6814-20.
Minkah N, Hwang Y, Perry K, Van Duyne GD, Hendrickson R, Lefkowitz EJ, Hannenhalli S, Bushman FD. Variola virus topoisomerase: DNA cleavage specificity and distribution of sites in Poxvirus genomes. Virology. 2007 Aug 15;365(1):60-9. Epub 2007 Apr 25.
Greene JM, Collins F, Lefkowitz EJ, Roos D, Scheuermann RH, Sobral B, Stevens R, White O, Di Francesco V. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases bioinformatics resource centers: new assets for pathogen informatics. Infect Immun. 2007 Jul;75(7):3212-9. Epub 2007 Apr 9
Parveen S, Sullender WM, Fowler K, Lefkowitz EJ, Kapoor SK, Broor S.Genetic variability in the G protein gene of group A and B respiratory syncytial viruses from India. J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Sep;44(9):3055-64.
Lefkowitz EJ, Wang C, Upton C. Poxviruses: past, present and future. Virus Res. 2006 Apr;117(1):105-18. Epub 2006 Feb 24.
Li G, Chen N, Roper RL, Feng Z, Hunter A, Danila M, Lefkowitz EJ, Buller RM, Upton C. 2005. Complete coding sequences of the rabbitpox virus genome.
J Gen Virol. 86:2969-77.
Wang C, Lefkowitz EJ. Genomic multiple sequence alignments: refinement using a genetic algorithm. BMC Bioinformatics. 2005 Aug 8;6:200.
Wang C, Lefkowitz EJ. SS-Wrapper: a package of wrapper applications for similarity searches on Linux clusters. BMC Bioinformatics. 2004 Oct 28;5(1):171
Minion FC, Lefkowitz EJ, Madsen ML, Cleary BJ, Swartzell SM, Mahairas GG. The genome sequence of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae strain 232, the agent of swine mycoplasmosis. J Bacteriol. 2004 Nov;186(21):7123-33.
Chen N, Danila MI, Feng Z, Buller RM, Wang C, Han X, Lefkowitz EJ, Upton C. The genomic sequence of ectromelia virus, the causative agent of mousepox. Virology. 2003 Dec 5;317(1):165-86.
Xiaoying Hou, Michal Mrug, Bradley K. Yoder, Elliot J. Lefkowitz, Gabriel Kremmidiotis, Peter DEustachio, David R. Beier, and Lisa M. Guay-Woodford. 2002. Cystin, a novel cilia-associated protein, is disrupted in the cpk mouse model of polycystic kidney disease. Journal of Clinical Investigation 109:533-540.
Hoskins,J.A., Alborn,W. Jr., Arnold,J., Blaszczak,L., Burgett,S., DeHoff,B.S., Estrem,S., Fritz,L., Fu,D.-J., Fuller,W., Geringer,C., Gilmour,R., Glass,J.S., Khoja,H., Kraft,A., LaGace,R., LeBlanc,D.J., Lee,L.N., Lefkowitz,E.J., Lu,J., Matsushima,P., McAhren,S., McHenney,M., McLeaster,K., Mundy,C., Nicas,T.I., Norris,F.H., OGara,M., Peery,R., Robertson,G.T., Rockey,P., Sun,P.-M., Winkler,M.E., Yang,Y., Young-Bellido,M., Zhao,G., Zook,C., Baltz,R.H., Jaskunas,S.Richard, Rosteck,P.R. Jr., Skatrud,P.L. and Glass,J.I. 2001. The Genome of the Bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae strain R6. Journal of Bacteriology. 183:5709-5717.
Glass, J. I., Lefkowitz, E. J., Glass, J. S., Heiner, C.R., Chen, E.Y., and Cassell, G.H. 2000. The complete genome sequence of the mucosal pathogen Ureaplasma urealyticum. Nature 407:757-762.
Chen, L., Puri, R., Lefkowitz, E.J., and Kakar, S.S. 2000. Identification of the Human Pituitary Tumor Transforming Gene (hPTTG) Family: Molecular Structure, Expression, and Chromosomal Location. Gene, 248:41-50.
Zou, N., Lin, B.Y., Duan, F., Lee, K.-Y., Jin, G., Guan, R., Yao, G., Lefkowitz, E.J., Broker, T.R., and Chow, L.T.. 2000. The Hinge of the Human Papillomavirus Type 11 E2 Protein Contains Major Determinants for Nuclear Localization and Nuclear Matrix Association. J. Virology, 74:3761-70.
Virus taxonomy: classification and nomenclature of viruses: Ninth Report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. (2012) Ed: King, A.M.Q., Adams, M.J., Carstens, E.B. and Lefkowitz, E.J. San Diego: Elsevier.
Buller, R.M., Arif, B.M., Black, D.N., Dumbell K.R., Esposito, J.J., Lefkowitz, E.J., McFadden, G., Moss, B., Mercer, A.A., Moyer, R.W., Skinner, M,A. and Tripathy, D.N. 2005. Poxviridae. In Virus Taxonomy, The VIIIth Report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses, Claude Fauquet, M.A. Mayo, J. Maniloff, U. Desselberger, L.A. Ball, (eds.) Academic Press.
Jones, W.T., Lefkowitz, E.J., 2000. A Lite Bioinformatics Specialization: A Strategy for Initiating Computer Science/Bioinformatics Collaboration. SigBio Newsletter, 20:20-21.
Frank J. Lebeda, Murray Wolinsky, and Elliot J. Lefkowitz. 2003. Information Resources and Database Development for Defense against Biological Weapons. In Biological Weapons Defense; Principles and Mechanisms of Infectious Disease, Luther Lindler, (ed.) Human Press.
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"Hard Power: The New Politics of National Security" is the topic of
a lecture scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, in 16 Robertson Hall.
The talk will be delivered by Michael O'Hanlon, visiting lecturer at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and a senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution, and Kurt Campbell, director of the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
O'Hanlon is an expert on security issues facing the United States, Asia and the Middle East. He was a defense and foreign policy analyst for the Congressional Budget Office from 1989 to 1994. O'Hanlon earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Princeton in 1982 and a Ph.D. from the Wilson School in 1991.
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Doc shredding event?
Original post made by resident, Professorville, on Jul 17, 2013
While driving down Alma today, as I passed either E. Meadow or Charleston (I forget which), there was a sign announcing a document shredding event with an arrow pointing in the direction of El Camino. I didn't catch the details, and there's nothing on the city's Zero Waste website about a shredding event this week. The closest one they show is Aug. 24 in Sunnyvale. Does anyone have the details (where/when) about the current event?
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Try 25 Churchill street. I think they are shredding pretty much constantly these days.
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D. Parker - Thank you for this humorous pause.


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Deeplinks Blog posts about PATRIOT Act
Nick Turse: "If you're reading this on the Internet, the FBI may be spying on you at this very moment.
Under provisions of the USA Patriot Act, the Department of Justice has been collecting e-mail and IP (a computer's unique numeric identifier) addresses, without a warrant, using trap-and-trace surveillance devices ("pen-traps"). Now, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Justice's principle investigative arm, may be monitoring the web-surfing habits of Internet users -- also without a search warrant -- that is, spying on you with no probable cause whatsoever."
For more on this, see the recent media release on EFF's FOIA request and the subsequent Slashdot discussion.
On Friday President Bush signed into law the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA; PDF), launching several flawed "security" schemes that EFF has long opposed. The media has focused on turf wars between the intelligence and defense communities, but the real story is how IRTPA trades basic rights for the illusion of security. For instance:
~ Section 1016 - a.k.a. "TIA II" ~
A clause authorizing the creation of a massive "Information Sharing Environment" (ISE) to link "all appropriate Federal, State, local, and tribal entities, and the private sector."
Last week brought an extraordinary victory for privacy and civil liberties: a federal district court struck down a key power under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) and the USA PATRIOT Act. Specifically, US District Court Judge Victor Marrero ruled that "National Security Letters" (NSLs) violate the Constitution.
The letters, issued directly by the Department of Justice (DoJ) without any court oversight, can be used to demand sensitive communications records about citizens even if they are not suspected of any crime. When an Internet Service Provider (ISP) receives an NSL, it is forbidden from ever revealing its existence to anyone. Judge Marrero barred the DoJ from issuing any further NSLs and found the gag provision to be an illegal prior restraint on protected speech.
It looks like death was just the beginning for the never-introduced "Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003," otherwise known as "PATRIOT II." As the Associated Press, LA Times, and Washington Post reported last week, lawmakers are circulating draft legislation that breathes new life into some of the most threatening provisions in PATRIOT II.
Deep in the darkest heart of your servers, there live files known as logs. They contain all manner of intensely revealing information about people who use your systems. Web server logs might show which URLs somebody has visited, for how long, and what they wrote on an anonymous message board. Email server logs can even contain information about who is sending email to whom.
The truly scary thing is that many Online Service Providers (OSPs) don't realize they're collecting all this personal data in their logs. Or, if they do know, they have no policy in place to protect the privacy of the people whose online activities they've routinely been logging.
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Fantech Dual Point Bath Exhaust Kit with Fluorescent Lights (PB 270F-2). Replaces PB 230F-2.
Do bathrooms fans have to sound like a wind tunnel to get the job done? The truth is, noisy bathroom exhaust fans lose much of their effectiveness, simply because people don't want to use them. So, odor, moisture, mold and mildew build up. Even the most elegant bathrooms become unattractive, and may suffer long-term damage.
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This kit requires 4" and 6" ducting. I did not realize this so I had to make an extra trip to the hardware store. The duct connection to the fan motor could be a little longer to make a more secure connection.
Comments about Fantech PB270F-2 Premium Bath Fan Kit with Dual Grilles and Fluorescent Lights - 270 CFM:
Was a very easy install. Very good air movement and quiet. Lighting was perfect over the tub, not too bright for white bathtub.
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Comments about Fantech PB270F-2 Premium Bath Fan Kit with Dual Grilles and Fluorescent Lights - 270 CFM:
Item being used in a larger master bathroom. Relatively easy to install, just takes more time than a single piece fan assembly. So far pleased. Quiet unit, and can barely tell it is running. The bathroom isn't finished yet, so the verdict is still out on how well it turns the air over. Did a great job of removing the paint fumes, so the outlook is positive.
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So ... Chicago made a mess of its benefit program which has helped to drive the city to the brink of insolvency. Emanuel has found a solution to the problem of retiree health insurance, though ...
... Rahm Emanuel, who decided that the city was through with paying for healthcare benefits on behalf of about 30,000 retired government workers.
Once the phaseout is complete, reported the Chicago Tribune, those retired workers would have to pay for their own health insurance or get subsidies under the [Obamacare.] The city-subsidized coverage is particularly important to retired workers who aren't yet eligible for Medicare, as opposed to those 65 or older who use the subsidies for Medicare supplemental insurance.
The 30,000 retired workers will either pay for their health insurance individually, says the city, or they can move their healthcare over to Obamacare and receive a federal government subsidy along the way, in addition to paying an out of pocket premium. The proposal will save Chicago $109 million next year.
How convenient that Obamacare is there to take up the slack, and "forgive" Chicago for one of its poor fiscal choices.


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2008 New IV PC screenshots and recommended requirements revealed
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UPDATE: The following information has been removed from the Games for Windows website and replaced with "Coming soon." The exact reason for the removal is unknown.
The Games for Windows website now has a section up for Grand Theft Auto IV, which includes the already seen screenshots of the PC version and a couple new ones shown below, a short description of the game, the ESRB rating, and the game's recommended PC requirements:
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So the SW story was supposed to be from these two's point of view? Hmm. If so, we'd have no gripping hands or holsters from any other figures. Oh, well. You can make a decision between the two, or list your fave of each.
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Communiversity 2006 set for April 29
Posted April 20, 2006; 11:49 p.m.
The Communiversity celebration, which annually brings the town and
University together for a day of performances, food, games and more, is
planned for noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 29.
Scheduled to take place rain or shine on Nassau and Witherspoon streets and the campus, the event is sponsored by students at the University and the Arts Council of Princeton. Merchants, nonprofit organizations, musicians, performing and visual artists, food vendors and 60 University student organizations and performing groups will turn the area into a colorful fairground with events for students and families alike.
Numerous student and community groups will perform on four stages, and the streets of Princeton and the front of campus will be filled with vendors, information booths, art exhibits and food stands. Besides traditional favorites, this year's Communiversity features a return to an emphasis on the arts, including an increased number of artists and crafters.
Campus Communiversity activities will feature: more than a dozen performing groups on a stage near Stanhope Hall, including Triangle Club, Naacho, BodyHype, TapCats and Sympoh; a variety of sports games and demonstrations by Princeton's student athletes and cheerleaders on Cannon Green; performances by the University's a cappella groups in the East Pyne arch; and displays of artworks at 185 Nassau St.
Tours of the campus by the student-led Orange Key guide service will leave from in front of Nassau Hall throughout the festival. There will be interactive story-telling by the Middle Earth Theater as well as other activities sponsored by the Cotsen Children's Library on the Firestone Library lawn.
The University's International Center will continue its tradition of participation with an elaborate flag procession lead by Chinese lion dancers beginning at 2 p.m. on the Nassau Street stage and ending on campus. Each flag will represent a Princeton student's home country. This year as the culmination of a month of programming for the International Festival, Communiversity will sponsor a "Global Village," featuring foods, information booths, performances and artworks from around the world.
The chapel will join the Communiversity celebrations with a children's organ program at 2 p.m. and a tour of the facility at 2:30 p.m. Guest organist Kevin O'Malia will present the children's program, intended to introduce the mechanics and sounds as well as a brief history of the chapel organ. The tour will focus on highlights of the chapel, its history and stained glass windows.
For more information, contact the Arts Council at 924-8777 or the University's Office of Community and Regional Affairs at 258-5144.


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Conflict Attorney Fees
I read Adam Patton's letter in the January 1 News with a great deal of interest. Mr. Patton apparently believes the fees that are being provided pursuant to state law to private conflict counsel are far too generous and that assistant state attorneys, such as himself, should be compensated accordingly.
As a private attorney who accepts flat-fee conflict appointments, I would be happy to advise that these generous payments from the JAC are not pure profit. Law offices have a great deal of overhead, including office rental, phone/Internet/utility bills, computer and office supply bills, Westlaw/Lexis legal research bills, payments for office staff/associate salaries, payments for employee benefits such as health insurance and 401(k)s, and, of course, tax payments to the various levels of government, and I could continue to go on at length.
So while some may believe the fellow at the counsel table across from them is pocketing $2,500 to their meager $65, I can assure them that's not the case, and the other fellow may actually be looking at the assistant state attorneys, with their freedom from responsibility for the above-noted expenses, with as much or more envy than they may have for him.
Gregg R. Brennan
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Once again the Board of Governors reminds us why the public places the ethics and integrity of the legal profession beneath that of used car and snake oil salesmen. Rather than inject intellectual honesty into judging scientific medical testimony, the board obfuscates an important issue with irrelevant and meaningless boilerplated arguments attempting to assure medical malpractice remains nothing more than a legalized redistribution of wealth.
The idea that independent peer review of medical experts would "chill" testimony is laughable. Physicians daily are subject to peer review, a proven method to ensure delivery of evidence-based medicine. The only testimony "chilled" will be that of experts routinely retained and paid well to lie and testify far beyond the purpose of aiding a jury to understand complex medical issues. Federal law currently establishes the right of medical societies to demand ethical standards for expert testimony in order for those experts to retain membership in those societies. That same law allows those societies to sanction experts should their testimony breach those guidelines. The process is proven.
The belief that judges routinely retain the right to exclude testimony is absurd, regardless of the written rules of evidence. Indeed, it is precisely the abject failure of the legal system to control lying experts in the quest to redistribute wealth that has led to the call by many for better review and control over expert testimony. This outrageous problem prompted Judge Robert Andrews to opine, "It's gotten as bad as it can get," referring to hired guns. The judge also refused to allow the testimony of an expert "who wouldn't know the truth if it lept (sic) up and bit him. . . ." A subsequent lawsuit by the expert against the judge claiming a violation of First Amendment rights and defamation, among others, was dismissed. You cannot make this stuff up, folks.
In my district, the single expert on causation for a plaintiff was unable to provide even a scintilla of evidence to support his opinion — no medical text, no treatise, no published case study, not even the testimony of another expert. In a stroke of genius, the trial judge disallowed the testimony. Not content to watch a brain-damaged baby case slip through the cracks and possibly with it millions of dollars, the Second DCA reversed, arguing as long as the expert is qualified under the Florida Statutes, that expert's testimony is, well, his opinion and he is entitled to it.
No doubt should those same judges find themselves hospitalized with a witch doctor frolicking and chanting beside their bed, they might rightly ponder the competence of their health providers. But, as long as that doctor has a medical degree and is qualified, it is his opinion how best to treat the judges, witch doctor or not. Such is the bar placed on expert testimony in the Second DCA and, sadly, most everywhere else in this state. Thankfully, the judges need not worry they might find themselves in such a precarious situation — you see, peer review of physicians prevents this sort of thing.
But not in the legal world, where experts with the proper credentials may opine to practically whatever they wish regardless of its absurdity, and thus that testimony becomes a question of fact for six jurors who most assuredly know nothing about medicine thanks to voir dire. Oh, if we wish to discuss constitutionality, whatever happened to the right to a trial by a jury of one's peers? We seemed to have misplaced that somewhere during our quest for the legalized redistribution of wealth, along with every other common sense rational means of reeling in lying experts at the state level.
The legal profession is the only major profession regulated solely by itself. No other profession enjoys this "privilege." Ultimately, every issue involving a lawyer at the state level is finally resolved by each state's supreme court made up of, well, other lawyers. Our profession is quick to demand others regulate themselves, "lest we do it for you." Pot, meet kettle.
Where have all the honest attorneys gone? How can lawyers genuinely think we know how to regulate medical testimony when many who argue so vehemently against a common sense solution know nothing about evidence-based medicine, which is the standard for medical practice and testimony?
This is not a plaintiff versus defendant issue — not even a lawyer versus doctor issue. It is a right versus wrong issue where far too many on the wrong side care nothing about truth, honesty, and integrity, but about preserving a system where physicians are judged not by the standard with which they are required to practice, but a standard where liars mock truth and justice, are rewarded handsomely for it, and help preserve the public's disdain for the legal profession. If hired guns practiced medicine to the same (lack of) standard they often testify, they would commit malpractice daily.
With the board's recommendations, I am left to ponder whether judging physicians' practices though an intellectually dishonest and morally corrupt means is truly that bad. Or, possibly considering whether being forced to send money yearly to an integrated state bar in order to practice law might be far worse, when that bar makes it clear they have no intention of supporting a much-needed overhaul of the morally corrupt and ethically challenged, not to mention intellectually dishonest, method we currently have for judging expert testimony in medical malpractice cases.
Robert William Patton
[Revised: 02-04-2017]


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Vote for your favorite soap actor, actress and couples in the TVSource Magazine Pulse Poll for the week of August 26, 2013.
It's time for TVSource's weekly interactive Pulse Poll. Each week, fans vote for their favorite actor, actress, couple from their favorite soaps! The stars and couples that receive the most votes will be revealed the following week.
Which stars and couples from All My Children, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, One Life to Live and The Young and the Restless will you cast your vote for?
Leave your comments below and show your support for your favorites, feedback on your soap, storylines and/or characters! The best comments will be highlighted in the results!
Polls close Monday at 11:00PM/EST | Last Week's Results
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- NEW VOTING PROCEDURE *8/16/13*: We have added back the list of names/characters for the actors and actresses available for voting. Once you select the name of one actor and one actress from the drop down list, write in the name of your favorite couple using one of the examples listed.
- WHY THE CHANGE?: A couple of reasons:
- We wanted to increase the competition among the fans and allow the opportunity for other actors to be represented each week. It's easy to cast a vote for all of your favorites, but when you can only select one, it makes your vote mean more.
- This officially merges the couple selections and fan's choice. Now, EVERY couple is a write in. You can choose one that's together on-screen, might be together on-screen or those you hope will be together on-screen. It's up to you.
- This reduces the amount of time we have to spend sorting through ballots (meaning results will go up earlier).
- Another benefit? It will hopefully reduce the amount of votes we have to discard for people who can't follow the rules and try to automate multiple votes per day.
- WHAT HASN'T CHANGED?: You are still able to cast TWO ballots per day Friday – Monday, though we are considering increasing that number.
- WHAT ELSE?: Yeah, we still toss out votes using only couple/shipper names (ex: Villy, Quiz).
- AND ONE MORE THING: We will be looking for dedicated fans to help us track the results and ensure that our weekly statistics are accurate. More details will be revealed…
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Luceplan was founded in 1978 by Italian architects Riccardo Sarfatti, Sandra Severi, and Paolo Rizzatto to custom design lighting fixtures for the commercial and industrial sectors in Europe. But with designs that also appealed to the residential market, Luceplan has created products with this market in mind since 1981. Merging new design and technological solutions with enduring style, quality, function, and efficiency, Luceplan products are extremely popular in Europe and have been available in the U.S. since 1978.
Paolo Rizzatto was born in 1941 in Milan. He took his degree in Architecture in I965 at the Milan Polytechnic. He works as a freelancer in the field of architecture, design and interior design and continues to develop his experience as interior lighting designer. In 1978, Paolo Rizzatto founded Luceplan together with Riccardo Sarfatti. He has designed for Arteluce, Artemide, Luceplan, Alias, Cassina, Nemo, Molteni, Knoll, Kartell, Philips, Montina, Thonet and Guzzini.View other products by Paolo Rizzatto


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Students who are eligibleAll full and part time students who are included in the official College full-time equivalent (FTE) calculation with a valid Rhode Island College ID are eligible.
Students Who Are Not Eligible
- High school students in the Early Enrollment program
- Students enrolled in CEU workshops
- Students who are attending seminars, advanced placement programs, workshops or any other non-credit courses
- Students attending Henry Barnard School
Rhode Island College Employees Who Are Eligible
- Full time faculty, staff and adjunct faculty with a valid Rhode Island College ID are eligible.
People at the College Who Are Not Eligible
- part-time staff
- those in a college affiliated program
- alumni
- a family member of a RIC employee
- a grant program employee
Other personnel at the college may not be eligible. If there is a question as to eligibility, the final determination will be made by the College Administration.


text: You'll enjoy shopping for twenty-first century bargains at St. Augustine Premium Outlets. Then, unlock the time capsule of America's oldest city and discover 500 years of St. Augustine's history. Wander through historic houses and beautiful gardens at the Dow Museum of Historic Houses, discover the colorful history of one of Florida's first hotels at the Ximenez-Fatio House Museum.


text: All local retail chains have finished their resets, and each has a big 4x4' empty pegboard o' nuthin' where OTC will eventually go. Glen Burnie Toys R Us on the other hand had a big pegboard o' old Star Wars figs. Instead of OTC, they put out the General's wave today. All (Crix, Lando & Han) there as of 3:30 this PM. Happy hunting!


text: Migration Info During winter, Red-eyed Vireos are most numerous in the northern Amazon basin where they feed primarily on fruits. As the time of migration approaches, they begin to consume more insects. Whether or not a bird crosses the Gulf may be diet-related. Birds with substantial fat reserves are more likely to attempt a crossing; individuals lacking adequate reserves tend to orient northwestward and follow the coast. This species seldom stays for more than a day along the U.S. Gulf coast; most individuals continue their migration at first nightfall. This may be an adaptation that allows Red-eyed Vireos to avoid the intense competition for foraging habitat that is in such short supply in this area. This is one of the more common "eastern" species to appear as a vagrant along the California coast in late May and early June.


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This is our series of blogs on the squares of Savannah. This is part 2. If you'd like to start from the beginning, click here. The second square created was Percival Square after Lord Percival, the man credited with the naming of Georgia. If you're familiar with Savannah, you know that there is no square named Percival in Savannah and you're thinking I should have my blogging permit revoked. First, there's no such thing as a blogging permit and secondly, the square was renamed thirty years later after royal governor James Wright. Before the renaming in 1739, the square became the burial area of Chief Tomochichi. Tomochichi was instrumental in assisting James Oglethorpe in establishing Savannah. His negotiation and mediation skills would prove invaluable to English-Native American relations. He and Oglethorpe became lifelong friends and when he died, Oglethorpe honored him in the square.
Approximately 150 years later, Tomochichi's importance in the eyes of Savannahians had waned and his pyramid of stones was removed. The square would now by a tribute to William Washington Gordon (grandfather of Juliet Gordon-Low, founder of the girl scouts), interestingly the only native of Savannah to receive such an honor. Gordon was a well-respected politician and businessman serving as Savannah's mayor and later its representative to the state Senate. In business, he served as the president of a railroad. Ironically, a year after his death, his company would desecrate a sacred Native American site.
The apathy toward Native Americans did not go unnoticed, most notably by Gordon's own widow and daughter-in-law. The two women were outraged at the treatment of Tomochichi's memory and vowed to make amends. They asked for granite from the Stone Mountain Monument Company, who offered it to them at no charge. The ladies refused to accept it for free. The company sent her a bill for an absurdly low amount--some say fifty cents--due on "Judgment Day". Gordon's widow paid the amount promptly, saying she would be occupied with her own affairs on that day. The monument was erected in 1899 and still stands there today.


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Lectures explore intersection of arts and technology, Nov. 16
Posted November 11, 2004; 04:13 p.m.
Faculty and staff members from across the University have organized a series of lectures on the interaction of technology and the arts. The series, called /@rts ("slash arts"), begins with a talk by video and installation artists Jennifer and Kevin McCoy at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, in the Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
The /@rts series is being organized by faculty and staff in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Office of Information Technology, the Council for the Humanities, the Program in Visual Arts, the University Art Museum and the departments of computer science and music. Invited speakers will include visual artists, computer scientists, sociologists, composers, musicians and other performers and scholars, who will discuss topics ranging from new media to traditional forms and practices in the arts and humanities.
"Speakers will explore topics such as how cultural icons are reshaped by technology, how digital and mass media affect artists and culture, and how technology is, in turn, impacted by art, creating new technologies which then continue the cycle of reshaping culture," according to the organizers.
The idea for the lecture series grew out of the recent strategic planning workshops held by the engineering school at which faculty and staff members emphasized the already strong ties between academic programs in engineering and the arts and humanities. "We are organizing this lecture series to increase the dialogue among the many disciplines, both technological and not, that make up the fabric of our University's intellectual life," said dean of engineering Maria Klawe.
Further information on upcoming speakers is available online .
Contact: Lauren Robinson-Brown (609) 258-3601