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The Nations Are Here: El SalvadorJuly 23 2012 at 6:00 pm 5 Comments
As Christians, our mission is to make disciples of all nations. We're blessed to live in an area where approximately 30% of our residents were born in another country; so in a very real sense, the nations are right here on our doorstep. This is something we should celebrate and an opportunity we should seize in order to show Christ's love, pursue relationships and share the gospel.
To that end, we will be highlighting a different cultural group in our county every few months, so we can learn more about them and pray for our interactions with them.
This past Sunday, we highlighted the Salvadorans in our culture, many of whom attend our own church. We asked a member in our church, Oscar Pinto, to share a little about his culture:
After the service we passed out cards with simple prayer points to remind us all to pray for Salvadorans (more are available at the Welcome Center if you missed them). We can pray that:
- more would come to know Christ
- Salvadorans would experience freedom from fear through the gospel
- those seeking employment would find steady work to provide for their families
- Salvadorans would experience unity and overcome differences rooted in El Salvador's civil war
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Just brilliant. I am very grateful for Mr.Pinto speaking. Absolute blessing, I've lived in this area all of my life. El Salvador is here in Montgomery county!
Thanking God for uniting the church, and valuing each other, as we seek to make disciples of all nations.
Just wanted to say thank you for the series "the Nations are here" which will feature the (sometimes forgotten) diversity of CLC's members along with prayer points.
Continuing to pray for our pastors and our church.By Johnnilyn Kutten on 07/23/2012
I especially liked what Oscar said about how whenever a convert is made that is an immigrant here, a missionary is also made because so many internationals have extended family and friends in their original country that they regularly visit. So the Word is spread "to the ends of the earth."
Love living in a county that has become a crossroads of the world. Love belonging to a church that actually reflects that!By Jeannie Shenk on 07/25/2012
That's well said, Jeannie. Oscar's words built my faith for sure.By Don Nalle on 07/25/2012
Thank you.
I am Salvadoran, I live in San Salvador, my best friend told me about his prayers for the gospel to our country, with tears in my eyes, I say that I thank you very much.
Knowing Jesus Christ has been the best in my life has been so wonderful, I hope more and more people share his love, we need.
I would like to go to your church ... I hope God allows me
Gracias Dios, por tu infita misericordia
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It finally happened!!! my prayers have been answered!!!
After almost 2 years, Red Baron, our seemingly invincible beta fish went belly-up. Most of you out there are aware of my NO-pet policy so two years with a fish has been like an eternity.
Who can remember to feed a fish--or clean out a bowl? Definitely not me. And apparently not my kids either. Whenever they whine to me about how they NEED a dog or a cat...i can now just remind them how they "loved" poor Red Baron into the neighborhood pet cemetery with their neglect.
I'm such a good mom...

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No Slate today so I think I'll jump in with what little I've seen
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-t25-nebraska-stoppingthomas - How Pelini and the "whiny-little-girls" are not worried about DT. After what the running game did against UCF, I wouldn't be worried either. Good thing the Cats know they did poorly, as is seen by the next article:
http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2010-10-03/cats_hope_to_restart_running_game - Thank God the O-line was embarassed. Now maybe they'll come out and pound the snot out of NU.
From ESPN's Ubben another version of basically what is above - http://espn.go.com/blog/big12/post/_/id/18594/communication-key-to-stopping-thomas. I keep forgetting that last year DT actually did quite well against NU's D (19 for 99) and we all know he and the line are better than last year. Here's hoping DT can do 30 for 200 this year!
Article from the Mercury about the team's mood - http://themercury.com/k-statesports/article.aspx?articleId=9b10e79693e647d49e0c45b8b72d12bb Best quote from the article "K-State coach Bill Snyder said it's because the Wildcats' four wins haven't been runaways that has maybe allowed his team to keep its confidence level at a reasonable level to this point." I do like how the Cats have started the season. But for the pre-season polls, I like to think that KSU would be ranked now. No name-teams on the wall, but three quality teams feels pretty good.
Finally, an article from the Star - http://www.kansascity.com/2010/10/04/2276624/huskers-to-make-final-conference.html.


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Last year DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart made a running tandem that we know today as "Double Trouble". D-Will was the speedster and J-Stew was the Bruiser also known as "Smash and Dash" but because of the Tennessee Cry Babies it became what it is today. Double Trouble and the Carolina Panthers offensive line is now the backbone of our team. John Fox has always tried to establish the run first theme and once we lost Stephen Davis things weren't the same. Foster became the starter but didn't really show any "talent". He was the teams leading rusher until last week. Williams broke that record in only three years. Stewart is probably going to past the same mark if not next year then the year after. The running game is strong and looks like it's not going to slow down anytime soon. But out of curiosity I wanted to compare the 2008 Double Trouble to this years tandem.
Last year DeAngelo Williams ran the ball 273 times for 1515 yards and 18 TDs. That's a 5.6 yard average and 94.7 yards a game job. We couldn't of been happier. he got into shape during the summer before and was now able to run the distance without getting tired. So after another summer of working out and having the same blockers you couldn't be happier as a fan right. Well I was curios on what he is on pace to do this year and here it is. This year D-Will is averaging 88.4 YPG and 4.8 yards a carry. So that averages to 1414.6 yards for the season . That's less but then i will also say that this years schedule is a first place schedule so it is way harder than last years. So he is still the one of the two guys we want to keep happy.
When we drafted Jonathan Stewart i was excited. I actually remember jumping off of my couch when it happened. I watched him in college and was really impressed on what he had done. Here was a guy that could break tackles with ease. Last year on his first carry I believe from 50 yards out for a TD. The next thing you know he is putting people on their backs with stiff arms (Rhonde Barber) and becoming the 2nd part of the 1-2 punch. He averaged 52.3 YPG on 184 carries. That makes a 4.5 yards per carry average. This year he is averaging 4.9 YPC and 51.4 YPG. If he stays on that pace then he will end the season with 822.6 yards on the season. Again less than last year but then again same thing with the tougher schedule.
Now don't get me wrong I am not putting Double Trouble down. I remember that last year the second half of the season hell broke out and Double Trouble ran over everything that got in their way. I believe that both of them will surpass a 1,000 on the season with ease and I believe that they will have the same if not more amount of TDs to go along with it. They will break more records and make Defensive Coordinators flinch at the thought of them. I mean who wouldn't want to get out of the way of these two when they are running at you. Yes you can try and tackle them but one thing I think I forgot to say is that they are both breaking tackles with ease and they are proving it hard to bring them down. Stewart dragged five Cardinal players before he was taken down last Sunday. Not to mention his first TD was straight up the middle and he broke tackles while spinning into the end zone. I say keep to the run and have Delhomme throw 15 times a game and let the other team stop the unstoppable.


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Appendix I
Import, Export, and Transfer Restrictions
I.1 Introduction and Scope
Materials being transferred (i.e., imported, exported, or transferred) from one location or person to another may be subject to regulatory restrictions or permit requirements. United States (U.S.), state, and foreign government agencies restrict and permit the movement of certain biological materials across borders to prevent threats to public health, agriculture, environment, and national security.
This appendix provides an outline of U.S.-based regulatory restrictions, permits, and lists related to the transfer (i.e., import, export, or transfer) of biological and related materials. This outline provides LBNL personnel with a starting point for determining whether such materials are potentially regulated by U.S. agencies, and whether there are restrictions or permits applicable to transfer of the material or equipment. Contact the LBNL Biosafety Office for additional advice.
This appendix does not provide comprehensive information about restricted materials, or transfer or shipping requirements. Additional LBNL policy information may be found in the following documents:
- Web links and references to external agencies provided in this appendix
- Appendix H of this manual for transportation and shipping requirements
- The Berkeley Lab Export Control Manual for general LBNL export control requirements
The supervisor, work lead, person transferring the biological material, person requesting transfer of the biological material, and permit holder all have LBNL or legal responsibilities for complying with transfer requirements, obtaining any required permits, and following the conditions of the permit. Regulatory requirements, permits, and permit conditions related to the transfer of biological materials should also be included in the Biosafety Work Authorization. The LBNL Biosafety Office and Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) will review the researcher's assessment and documentation of transfer requirements during the work authorization review process.
I.2 Importing or Transfer into the U.S. and California
There may be restrictions or permits required for the transfer of biological material between collaborators, or for importing material into the U.S. from foreign countries or in some cases into California or the San Francisco Bay Area.
Shipments and persons entering the U.S. are processed by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which is a branch of the Department of Homeland Security. The CBP checks materials transported by travelers and shipments for proper import permits, packaging, and labeling. This check may include opening and inspecting the package. Noted concerns may be reported to other U.S. agencies. In addition, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) do not allow the import of certain materials that may be infested with invasive species identified as pests by the state. CDFA also has border protection stations that inspect vehicles for commodities that may be infested with pests. The person importing the material (the "importer") should therefore:
- Obtain an import permit from the appropriate government organization prior to shipment, if required.
- Package and label the material according to permit and shipping requirements.
- Consider including a courtesy letter (e.g., a letter that describes the contents in detail and any hazards, concerns, permit requirements, or lack thereof) with the shipment.
USDA-APHIS label for shipping soil samples under a soil permit. Source: LBNL Environment, Health, and Safety (EH&S).
Prior to shipment of the material, the person importing the material (the "importer") should contact the appropriate government organization to determine its transfer requirements. The importer is legally responsible for ensuring that personnel package, label, and ship regulated material from the foreign country according to the regulating agency's requirements and shipping regulations. Shipping labels are often also issued to the importer with the permit. The importer must send the labels and one or more copies of the permit to the shipper. The permit and labels inform CBP and other agencies of the package contents.
I.2.1 CDC and APHIS Select Agent and Toxin Restrictions
Select agents and toxins are specific pathogenic agents and toxins that pose a severe threat to human, animal, and plant health because of their potential for use as biological weapons. They are therefore regulated by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (HHS-CDC) and the , USDA-APHIS. See Section 22.214.171.124 of this manual for additional information, and Appendix B, Sections B.2 and B.3, for a list of select agents and toxins. Consult the most recent online list at http://www.selectagents.gov/.
Only facilities registered with and individuals approved by CDC or APHIS are allowed to possess, have access to, or transfer the specific agents and strains or toxins for which they are approved. These activities must be conducted in accordance with the LBNL Biosafety, Security, and Incident Response Plan for Select Agents. Transfers of select agents or toxins must be conducted with approval and involvement of the LBNL EH&S Biosafety Office.
I.2.2 APHIS Agricultural Permits
The USDA-APHIS defends America's animal and plant resources from agricultural pests and diseases by regulating materials, organisms, or agents that may harm domestic or native animals or plants, or natural resources. These materials, organisms, or agents may cause harm directly (e.g., predator or pathogen) or indirectly (e.g., vector). Generally, APHIS requires a permit or another document issued to an individual to import, export, or store regulated materials from or to locations outside the continental U.S. or between U.S. states.
Section 3.3.3 of this manual provides an overview of APHIS agency branches along with categories and examples of regulated materials, organisms, and agents. The following sections provide additional agency details, requirements, and Web links for more information.
I.2.2.1 APHIS Plant Health Permits
The Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) branch of APHIS safeguards agriculture and natural resources from the risks associated with the entry, establishment, or spread of animal and plant pests and noxious weeds to ensure an abundant, high-quality, and varied food supply. PPQ provides the following resources:
- PPQ Permits Web page: Provides permit applications for soil, plant pests, plants, plant products, weeds, etc.
- The PPQ Soil Circular: Defines what is and is not soil, and provides information about soil treatments and permits. Soil is a mixture of inorganic and organic materials, when the organic materials are unidentifiable plant and/or animal parts. This mixture can support biological activity and therefore carry and introduce harmful pests or diseases from one location to another.
- The PPQ Plant Pest Program: Provides a list of select insects, mollusks, nematodes, plant diseases, or noxious weeds that are considered pests.
- The PPQ Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Program: Provides lists of National Pests of Concern and State Pests of Concern.
- A list of fungal plant pathogens for each U.S. state is currently being developed by PPQ to help expedite the permit process for obtaining research isolates. The list will be based on the Widely Prevalent Fungi of the United States Web site.
Appendix B, Section B.4, of this manual also provides lists of bacterial, fungal, and viral plant pathogens that may be regulated by USDA.
I.2.2.2 APHIS Animal Health Permits
The Veterinary Services (VS) branch of APHIS protects and improves the health, quality, and marketability of our nation's animals, animal products, and veterinary biologics by preventing, controlling, and/or eliminating animal diseases, and monitoring and promoting animal health and productivity. VS provides the following information on permits, types of materials, and diseases:
- VS animal health permits for importing controlled material, organisms, vectors, animal products, cell cultures and their products, live animals, semen, and embryos.
- Center for Import Export (NCIE) in APHIS VS regulates the import, export, and interstate movement of all animals and animal products (e.g., tissues, blood, and semen), including those that are genetically engineered.
- Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) in APHIS VS regulates and requires veterinary biologics permits for veterinary biologics. Examples of veterinary biologics include vaccines, antibodies, diagnostic kits, and certain immunomodulators, including those developed using genetically engineered organisms.
- Animal health disease information.
- Animal diseases by animal species.
I.2.2.3 APHIS Genetically Engineered Organisms Permits
APHIS uses the term biotechnology to mean the use of recombinant DNA technology, or genetic engineering (GE) to modify living organisms. APHIS regulates certain GE organisms that may pose a risk to plant or animal health. In addition, APHIS participates in programs that use biotechnology to identify and control plant and animal pests. Below is a list of the regulatory agency branches and requirements for genetically engineered organisms and facilities.
- Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) in APHIS uses permits, notifications, and petitions to regulate the importation, interstate movement, or environmental release of certain GE organisms including plants, insects, or microbes that may be plant pests. When transgenic Drosophila developed for research need to be moved, BRS requires a Drosophila Courtesy Permit Application or an APHIS 2000 Form to confirm they are not plant pests and therefore do not need to be regulated.
- See NCIE and CVB in Section I.2.2.2 above.
I.2.3 CDC Agents or Vectors of Human Disease Permits
CDC requires a U.S. Public Health Service permit to import an etiologic agent, or material containing an etiologic agent, host, or vector of human disease. A permit is also required for interstate transfer if the original CDC import permit was issued on the condition that any subsequent transfer of the material would require a permit. According to the CDC Etiologic Agent Import Permit Program, the materials listed below require a permit.
- Etiologic agents. Etiologic agents that are microorganisms, infectious agents, and toxins that cause disease in humans (e.g., bacteria, bacterial toxins, viruses, fungi, rickettsiae, protozoans, and parasites) require a CDC permit. Etiologic agents also include naturally occurring, bioengineered, or synthesized components of an etiologic agent when the component causes human disease. Examples of etiologic agents are listed in Appendix B, Sections B.2 and B.3.
- Biological materials. Biological materials that are known or suspected of containing an etiologic agent also require a CDC permit. Examples include unsterilized specimens of human and animal matter (e.g., tissue, blood, body discharges, fluids, excretions or similar material) known or suspected of containing an etiologic agent.
- Hosts and Vectors
- Animals. Any animal known or suspected of being infected with an organism capable of causing disease that is transmissible to humans may require a CDC permit. See the CDC animal importation Web site for more information.
- Bats. All live bats require an import permit from the CDC and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services.
- Arthropods. Any living insect or other arthropod that is known or suspected of containing an etiologic agent requires a CDC permit.
- Snails. Snail species capable of transmitting a human pathogen require a CDC permit.
I.2.4 Food and Drug Administration Import Program
With the exception of most meat and poultry, all food, drugs, biologics, cosmetics, medical devices, and electronic products that emit radiation are subject to examination by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) when they are being imported or offered for import into the U.S. Most meat and poultry products are regulated by USDA. FDA requires various notifications or approvals prior to importing. See the FDA Import Program Web site for more information.
I.2.5 Fish and Wildlife Service Permits
The import, export, or re-export of a wildlife or plant specimen may be regulated by a conservation law or treaty (e.g., Endangered Species Act) that is implemented by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS). These laws are part of domestic and international conservation efforts to protect wildlife and plants subject to international trade. Wildlife is any living or dead wild animal, its parts, and products made from the animal. Wildlife not only includes mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish, but also invertebrates such as insects, crustaceans, arthropods, mollusks, and coelenterates. The FWS Permits Web site should be used to determine whether a wildlife or plant specimen requires a permit and how to obtain a permit. Table I-1 provides examples of wildlife or plant specimens that may require a permit to export or import.
Table I-1
Wildlife or Plant Specimens That May Require an FWS Permit
Source: adapted from the UNH Shipment of Biological Materials Manual, University of New Hampshire, March 30, 2007.
I.3 Exporting or Transfer from the U.S.
Controls for exporting from LBNL are outlined in the Berkeley Lab Export Control Manual. These export controls are designed to protect items and information that are important to the U.S. The controls are based on government rules and regulations that govern the transfer of the following items to non-U.S. entities or individuals, regardless of where or how the transfer takes place:
- Goods (systems, components, equipment, or materials)
- Technologies (technical data, information, or assistance)
- Software/codes (commercial or custom)
The Berkeley Lab Export Control Manual should be consulted for general export control requirements. This section of the Biosafety Manual only outlines U.S.-based regulatory restrictions and lists related to the export of biological materials.
Depending on the nature of the biological material, there may be restrictions or U.S. export permits required for the transfer of material to foreign countries. The country to which the material is being transferred may also require an import permit. If the material requires an export permit, the permit must be obtained from the appropriate government agency prior to transfer or shipment.
When leaving the U.S., travelers may be questioned or packages may be opened and inspected by any inspection service provided by other countries. The person exporting the material should therefore:
- Obtain an export permit from the appropriate government organization prior to shipment, if required.
- Package and label the material according to permit and shipping requirements.
- Consider including a courtesy letter (e.g., a letter that describes the contents in detail and any hazards, concerns, permit requirements or lack thereof) with the shipment.
Several agencies and export control lists outlined in the next sections are involved in controlling exports of biological agents that may be used as biological weapons. Since LBNL is not a Department of Energy (DOE) Defense Programs laboratory, the export controls of most relevance at LBNL are those administered by the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, under the Commerce Control List (see Section I.3.1).
I.3.1 Commerce Control List
The Department of Commerce controls the export of all goods, technologies, and software not regulated by another government agency. Because LBNL is not a DOE Defense Programs laboratory, the most relevant export controls are those administered by the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), which maintains the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) Database. An important component of EAR is the Commerce Control List (CCL), a section of the regulations that lists specific goods, technologies, and software, the countries to which those items may or may not be exported, and any special restrictions or exceptions that may apply.
A permit may be required from the Commerce Department when exporting biological agents such as human, animal, and plant pathogens or toxins; genetic elements and genetically modified organisms; and products that might be used for culturing large amounts of agents. See Table I-2 for an example list of biological agents on the CCL. Consult the most recent online list in CCL Supplement No. 1 to Part 774 Category 1. Consult the BIS export controls Web site and Berkeley Lab Export Control Manual for additional information.
Table I-2
Commerce Control List of Biological Agents
Human Pathogens and Toxins
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Table I-2
Commerce Control List of Biological Agents
Animal Pathogens and Toxins
Viruses (continued)
Plant Pathogens
Table I-2
Commerce Control List of Biological Agents*
Genetic Elements and Genetically Modified Organisms
Source: adapted from CCL Supplement No. 1 to Part 774 Category 1, pages 59 to 66 (April 20, 2010); and UNH Shipment of Biological Materials Manual (March 30, 2007).
I.3.2 U.S. Munitions List
It is unlikely that agents and substances on this munitions list would be used or exported from LBNL, but this section is provided so that personnel can understand what is covered by this list. The U.S. Department of State controls the export of "defense articles and defense services" under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Items in this category to be export controlled are placed on the U.S. Munitions List (USML), a section of ITAR (Part 121) maintained by the U.S. State Department in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Defense.
The USML contains many categories of articles, including Category XIV (Toxicological Agents, Including Chemical Agents, Biological Agents, and Associated Equipment). Section (b) of this USML category states that biological materials include "Biological agents and biologically derived substances specifically developed, configured, adapted, or modified for the purpose of increasing their capability to produce casualties in humans or livestock, degrade equipment, or damage crops." Such agents and substances are not typically used at LBNL, but the export of any item on the USML requires an export license issued by the U.S. State Department. Exports of all other products not covered by the USML are subject to the export jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Commerce, BIS, as discussed in Section I.3.1.
I.3.3 Biological Weapons Convention Lists
The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction, commonly known as the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), has been in force since 1975. The BWC is the first multilateral disarmament treaty banning an entire category of weapons. It effectively prohibits the development, production, acquisition, transfer, retention, stockpiling, and use of biological and toxin weapons. The BWC is also a key element in the international community's efforts to address the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The U.S. and other countries participating in the Australia Group (AG) are States Parties to the BWC. The AG is an informal forum of countries that, through the harmonization of export controls, seeks to ensure that exports do not contribute to the development of chemical or biological weapons.
The AG maintains the following Common Control Lists of equipment and agents that require export control:
- Chemical weapons precursors
- Dual-use chemical manufacturing facilities and equipment and related technology and software
- Dual-use biological equipment and related technology and software
- Biological agents
- Plant pathogens
- Animal pathogens
U.S. export permits or licenses are not directly regulated by the AG nor covered by the BWC lists, since the BWC lists are related to international treaty and are not derived from U.S. regulations. It appears to the author of this LBNL Biosafety Manual section that the Department of Commerce BIS and U.S. Department of State are the U.S. agencies that have primary responsibility for enforcing U.S. exports related to the BWC. Sections I.3.1 and I.3.2 above should therefore be used to determine U.S. regulatory requirements related to the BWC lists.
The "Core List" of agents on the AG Common Control List appears to be the same or very similar to the agents on the BIS CCL presented above in Table I-2. Therefore, the Core List of agents on the BWC list is not relisted in this Biosafety Manual. However, the AG Common Control Lists also include a few additional agents that are not on the Core List. These additional agents are listed in Table I-3. It is not clear to the author of this Biosafety Manual section how or if these additional agents are regulated for U.S. export control.
Table I-3
BWC Agents Not On the Commerce Control List
Plant Pathogens –
Human Pathogens – Warning List 1
Source: The AG Common Control List of biological agents (October 2009) and plant pathogens (April 2005).
Table Footnotes:
- Biological agents are controlled when they are an isolated live culture of a pathogen agent, a preparation of a toxin that has been isolated or extracted from any source, or material including living material that has been deliberately inoculated or contaminated with the agent. Isolated live cultures of a pathogen agent include live cultures in dormant form or in dried preparations, whether the agent is natural, enhanced, or modified. An agent is covered by this list except when it is in the form of a vaccine. A vaccine is a medicinal product in a pharmaceutical formulation licensed by, or having marketing or clinical trial authorization from, the regulatory authorities of either the country of manufacture or of use, which is intended to stimulate a protective immunological response in humans or animals in order to prevent disease in those to whom or to which it is administered.
- AG recognizes that this organism is ubiquitous. However, since it has been acquired in the past as part of biological warfare programs, it is worthy of special caution.
I.4 References
- Berkeley Lab Export Control Manual
- Commerce Control List, Supplement No. 1 to Part 774 Category 1
- DOE Guidelines on Export Control and Nonproliferation, July 1999
- UNH Shipment of Biological Materials Manual, University of New Hampshire, updated March 30, 2007
- Web sites and Wikipedia articles of referenced government agencies and topics, accessed April 2010


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Capone gets possessive with THE LAST EXORCISM director Daniel Stamm!!!
Hey everyone. Capone in Chicago here.
First off, I'm going to say this right at the top so there's no confusion: this interview with the director of THE LAST EXORCISM is loaded with spoilers throughout. These spoilers shed a great deal of light on the film, in particular, the film's highly divisive ending, so I thought it was important to include here. Okay, consider yourself warned. Second, I fucking love THE LAST EXORCISM. It's just the right amounts of Southern Gothic, creepy, and batshit crazy (the ending is divisive for a very good reason).
Two years ago I saw the first feature from German-born Daniel Stamm, called A NECESSARY DEATH and it kind of shook me up, primarily because it took me about three-quarters of the film to realize this really powerful documentary in which a film crew follows a young man in the days leading up to his committing suicide wasn't a real documentary. I'm gullible, so sue me. And while THE LAST EXORCISM also takes the form of a faux documentary, I knew going into the Comic-Con screening that what I was watching wasn't real, which made it no less terrifying at times.
There's such a great attention to detail, from the simple home decorations of young Miss Nell Sweetzer to the tricks that preacher Cotton Marcus uses to simulate an exorcism. In many ways, Stamm has taken the limitations of a one-camera doc style and turned them into advantages. What is going on just outside the ring of light from the camera's spotlight. It's a great little movie that doesn't answer every question, and leaves lot of room for discussion and interpretation. What a concept. I spoke with Stamm just before we went before a room filled mostly with AICN readers to introduce THE LAST EXORCISM, and even those in the audience who disapproved of the ending, still liked everything leading up to it. It's a fun and nerve-wracking movie that I've loved both times I saw it. Enjoy this interview with director Daniel Stamm…
Capone: When you make a film with the word "exorcism" in the title, you're calling forth some classic iconography. At what point did you decide, "Okay, we are going to embrace these things that have been used before and we are going to stay as far away from these other things as we possibly can?"
Daniel Stamm: Well, we knew that in the writing that when you make an exorcism movie, the first thing you do is you watch THE EXORCIST and then you make sure that you don't do any of the stuff in there, because you can be sure that people remember THE EXORCIST, because they were traumatized by it. So you have to make sure to avoid all of that stuff, which is a real challenge, because you have to be original without using any of the old iconography, so that was already in the writing that we avoided. And the other thing was THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE, which people remember because it wasn't that long ago.
Capone: Only about five years ago or so, yeah.
DS: And Jennifer Carpenter was great in that.
Capone: It's a really good movie. So you are really up some memorable touchstones.
DS: Well, the important thing is that you don't go against them; you kind of have to tell your own story with your own characters and just avoid the stuff that has worked that you have seen work, and avoid the temptation of going the same route. Do you get the feeling that it was very EXORCIST-y, because that's, of course, what everyone says that has only seen the trailer. They are like "Oh, they are remaking THE EXORCIST."
Capone: Not particularly, no. It has a completely different vibe than any of the other films I've seen. What I think solidified it for me was that I could tell that your actress, Ashley Bell, appeared to be doing her contortions and voices. No special effects. They were all her, right?
DS: Right.
Capone: And I got a sense of that when I watched it the first time. And you left it open until close to the end to decide "Is she possessed or is insane?" That's the difference. You leave that possibility open until the end, and by then it's too late.
DS: We almost don't know which genre we are in while we watch the movie; only the last scene kind of decides it.
Capone: But you also are, right from the offset, making a movie about a con artist too. So who's conning who? That's what I liked about it actually was that it is a little bit of a mystery, on top of everything else, and then when you see it a second time, it's a very different movie.
DS: That was always important to me, the mystery. To me it's a psychological thriller that's based on this question "Is she possessed or is she crazy?" So you are looking for completely different things than you would in THE EXORCIST, where it's very clear that it is about God and the Devil and the eternal battle. You don't know that in our film until the very end. It's a possibility, but we never stated it.
Capone: What is it about making it a young girl or a young woman that everyone who makes exorcism films seems drawn to?
DS: Fragility, innocence, and that you need to protect these girls. In our society, young women and girls are the individuals that have to be protected, and so if they are suddenly faced with a power as big as the Devil, you are really helpless, which is great for our protagonist, because he's up against someone who he doesn't even believe in. How far from being able to actually do something against the Devil are you if you don't even believe in him. So this girl is really out there to be rescued, and I hope that the audience feels the same way, like "We have to help this girl somehow." If it's a guy and he can kind of battle for himself, that's a different thing, but a young girl… I think that's why possession movies go back to young girls, because it's about innocent, purity, fragility…
Capone: It feels like more of a violation.
DS: Right. That's a good word, "violation." Possession is a metaphor for so much stuff, because something is inside of you that shouldn't be there. It's a metaphor for disease. It's almost a metaphor for rape. There's all of this stuff going on that's just wrong and has to be rectified somehow. That's a great basis for drama.
Capone: Tell me about the search for Nell, because that had to be painstaking.
DS: [laughs] When I was coming in with Strike [Entertainment], Eric Newman, one of the producers, said, "The hardest thing is going to be to find Cotton, because this movie hinges on Cotton. The hard thing is going to be Cotton." I was sitting there and I was like "Cotton is going to be easy, Nell is going to be difficult."
Capone: I think it all hinges on her.
DS: The whole movie is based on the question of whether she is possessed or crazy, so you focus in on her and you really inspect her throughout the movie and you go like "What is she giving away?" "What vibe is she giving off?" I was convinced that Nell was going to be tough, and then sure enough Ashley Bell was the second girl that walked in.
DS: That's just "Stop casting right there."
Capone: Did you really stop?
DS: We didn't see a single other girl after her, because she blew me away. I saw her on tape first and I was like "We have to get her," and she had this Southern accent. She was doing this Southern accent, and I was just blown away. I thought that was her real accent, and then I wasn't sure about the accents, like "Maybe she can talk without the accent." Then I met her and she didn't have an accent at all, and she was so amazing and we did an exorcism for the audition, and she was just going up the walls. It got scary in the room and I know I had Nell.
Then Cotton was exactly that Strike predicted too. It took weeks and hundreds of people came in. With him it was actually funny, because I asked him to improvise a sermon for the audition, and he did his sermon and it was eight minutes long or something like he had really written it at home and thought it out. It was all perfect, but way too long, so I said "Can we do that in half the time" just to see how he would improvise and go with the punches. And what he would do is he didn't actually change any of the words, he just talked twice as fast. I was sitting there and there was this energy coming from him that I thought "I have no idea what you were saying, because you were talking way to fast for my little brain to process everything you are saying, but I want to stand up and cheer." That's the energy and that's where this whole banana bread scene came from. That's exactly born out of that moment that I was like "You could tell me anything right now and I would believe it." Then I showed him and two other people, my number two and my number three choice to the producers and they were all sitting around a table watching the three videos and one of the producers had gone to get a pitcher of water and a glass and then Patrick [Fabian] on--our Cotton--and was talking or in the middle of his speech, he froze mid-air while pouring water into his glass and stayed like that for two minutes, didn't move. I knew I had my guy at that moment. If someone can make someone stop in their tracks like that, then that's pretty special, but it took much longer than Nell.
Capone: I actually recognized that actor. I didn't recognize any of the other actors immediately, I had to look them up, but that guy I recognized only from one thing. He has a recurring character on "Big Love." Let's talk about the documentary aspect. What is it that that style adds to this story that just telling it like a standard-issue feature would not?
DS: A lot. What it does I think is it takes away the fourth wall, so the audience doesn't have the usual protection words like movie artifice, but they have a representative--the guy that's holding the camera in the actual movie, so they are very aware that even though they might just be seeing the frame, there is 360 degrees around them that could have things lurking in the shadows waiting to attack them. I think it goes back to vulnerability again. You are much more vulnerable, more fragile, and in a normal movie I think the audience can count on you showing them everything you want them to see. You have different angles, you cut them together and you will see everything. In this, you don't and I think it's great. The fragility is emphasized by the unsteadiness of the camera. Always there is some one breathing behind the camera; it's much more personal, and I thought it did magic for this movie.
Capone: And your lighting is limited in a lot of ways too, which is important for a scary movie.
DS: And it has to be done so well. Our cinematographer had to work with practicals, because we never knew where we would light, so there was never any movie light on set. It was all practicals, and you had to strategically place the lamps in the house and all of that, and I wanted to keep the whole crew as small as possible to get that intimate feeling. I didn't want 25 people staring at the girl when she did her exorcism. So most of the time it was really just my cinematographer, one guy for lighting, and that was the entire team. So that's another thing about that style that's amazing.
Capone: Yeah. How early in the process did Eli [Roth] get involved?
DS: Way before I was involved.
Capone: So this came to you with him already attached?
DS: The way it happened was that Eric Newman, from Strike had developed the script with the two guys that had done MAIL ORDER WIFE [Huck Botko and Andrew Gurland], and they were supposed to direct it, but the did THE VIRGINITY HIT instead. Did you see it at Comic-Con?
Capone: No. I did see the sign though. It's opening pretty soon, I think.
DS: They were actually shooting that while we were shooting THE LAST EXORCISM, so they had committed to that and had to do that, so Strike was looking for a new director for THE LAST EXORCISM. And the way they got it financed is that Eric showed it to Eli, Eli loved the script and the same day that Eli said "I'm on board," Studio Canal said "We are financing it completely," whereas before that they had for years tried to get financing and could never get it financed and Eli's name just kind of got all of the financing.
Capone: Was it still in the documentary style the way it was written?
DS: All the time.
Capone: So did they come to you because you had done that so successfully before?
DS: Right. They had seen a writer that I had studied with at AFI and worked with at the time and he heard that they were looking for a director and he had seen A NECESSARY DEATH, which had just won AFI Fest, so he gave them a copy and they said "We want exactly that style" and that's how that came to be.
Capone: That's a great sort of fortuitous thing that that's the style they were looking for.
DS: I was really lucky. Right place at the right time.
Capone: Between when you made it and now that there have been quite a few of these "found-footage" films released. Were you concerned about getting lumped in with the rest of them in the eyes of the movie going public? I should say for the record, I happen to like most of those movies.
DS: Sure, the funny thing is that people will always go "Oh, it's another BLAIR WITCH," but BLAIR WITCH wasn't the first fake documentary. In the early '70s, there was PUNISHMENT PARK and other amazing stuff. It's just that's how far back people can think, but I think they will just have to get over that, and it's such a strong style that I hope there are more movies like that and it's going to perceiver and establish itself as a style rather than being a gimmick, because the movies are so different. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, which I actually loved, is a completely different movie, but it's a brilliant exercise in timing and rhythm and expectation, but it's completely different from THE LAST EXORCISM, because we are much more character and actor based. And CLOVERFIELD was completely different again from BLAIR WITCH and these movies are so different, so for people to always go like "It's one of those…" I think those are people who either haven't seen the other ones or didn't understand how different they actually are.
Capone: Plus, in LAST EXORCISM, it's supposed to be a legitimate film crew following Cotton around. It's not one of the cast members just grabbing a video camera like PARANORMAL ACTIVITY or like CLOVERFIELD, it's a legitimate film crew.
DS: Which was great for our kind of build up, because we always said that we wanted the beginning of the documentary very static and very rigid, so that when they lose control we feel that in the camera work, that suddenly things don't go according to their plan anymore, but someone else is calling the shots, and I think that worked really well as a progression.
Capone: In terms of producing, what did Eli do for you along the way while the film was actually being made?
DS: Not only would the film never have gotten made without him and his name, but he was very involved in the script-writing process. It's different dealing with a producer who is also a director and a writer, because they know what you are dealing with, and they know how to help, and he did do that a lot. During the actual shoot he wasn't there, because he was on the INGLORIOUS BASTERDS press tour in Europe, but he saw all of the dailies, they were always uploaded at night, and then he would call and give me notes on the dailies, but loved everything and was really excited for the stuff.
What he understood is that he, because he could have come to set towards the end of the shoot and he said, "Let me not disturb the chemistry that's going on there," which is true, especially with a set that was so intimate. Now if Eli Roth, as the celebrity that he is, would have marched in there, it would have destroyed the entire thing. He was there for one reshoot day that we did in L.A., and then he was really involved in post and with the edit.
Capone: Tell me about shooting in the south, because I think people associate that with a little bit more folklore and superstition. What did you get just from being there?
DS: We shot where Katrina had flooded everything, near New Orleans and we shot on a plantation where you could still see the water marks six feet high on the wall, and this plantation--because it was real and wasn't a set we built--had that smell and it had those sounds and all of that stuff. And that gives the actors something to work with, because they react to it, and it's nothing they have to generate, so they can concentrate on different stuff. The creepiness that they react to and the sweat with the heat, because we had no air conditioning in the house… I can't tell the Fahrenheit, but it was almost torture, and we didn't have any makeup department or anything.
Capone: What month were you there?
DS: July.
[Both Laugh]
DS: It wasn't fun.
Capone: That's the worst!
DS: You walk out of the hotel, and it's like this wall that just hits you. And it's icky and strange for the first couple of days and the insects and then this alligator walked on set. All of that stuff, so that's something you get in the south, and just people down there, because it is much more rooted in religion and in superstition there, just the stories you hear even talking while you are on your break having lunch, and someone walks over and tells you stories. It's about that texture to it that's very beautiful.
Capone: There's a lot of humor in the film that I wasn't expecting, especially in the beginning with Cotton. Was that okay with you? Did you want to deliberately lighten the mood?
DS: Oh yeah. That's a secret weapon that I've discovered, because what it does is not only does this style anyway allow you to do exposition and get it off the table really quickly, because you have interviews and you can talk about this and that, but humor allows the audience to identify with a character who is a prankster and who has spent decades exploiting people's beliefs, which people in the audience I think are very sensitive towards that and humor kind of loosens that up some how. And the humor, you will notice completely stops halfway through the film. I didn't want to interweave anything, but really kind of use it in the beginning to get people onto his side, and then fade out the humor and bring in the creepy.
Capone: Did you ever give any thought to who found this footage? Or who put this film together?
DS: I like the question. I don't know if I have an answer, necessarily, but I like that people wonder about that, so they are like "Wait a minute, so did the Devil put it together?"
[Both Laugh]
Capone: I wasn't thinking that.
DS: What were you thinking?
Capone: I don't know. I'm kind of wondering did one of the people that we see at the end of the film…
DS: Actually cut it together quite professionally?
Capone: Yeah, just wanted to see what was on the camera.
DS: I have to think, because of course we had those discussions, and there were different opinions on that and I have a feeling that because there have been so many fake documentaries, the one thing they all share is that they have to establish why they keep filming when shit goes down, and they have to establish how the footage actually made it into the editing room. Both of these moments are always clumsy, because people know it's just an excuse and an alibi, so why not just not touch on it? Do people still really need it after all of these years? Maybe they do and maybe they don't, we will find out.
Capone: What do you have lined up next? I read somewhere that you might have something.
DS: Did it say what though?
Capone: You gave a synopsis of some sort.
DS: That must have been something else. I just signed something--like the deal is being negotiated right now which is super exciting and I would love to tell you. I can probably tell you tomorrow. There's a big name producing it, and I'm the biggest fan of the man, who is also a writer and producer, but I can't tell you who.
Capone: I'll give you my card and you can email me tomorrow.
DS: I will.
Capone: Please do. I do have some questions I want to ask after the audience has seen it, questions about the ending…
DS: What did you think about the ending? Tell me really quick, because people either hate it or they love it.
Capone: It's so out there, and I was so not expecting it to go to that place that I started to rethink a lot of what came before it and started to wonder if Pastor Manley had been manipulating things to get that demon out to a place where they could do that ceremony or something. I think anytime anyone can surprise me in a horror film, I love it. So even if it's so far out there--it almost doesn't make sense--I don't care I'm all for it.
DS: But at the same time, it's such a standard situation for a horror film, that's why I found it original, because it's not an original scene in of itself, but because the path there is such a different path, I found it original when I read it. I was like "That makes sense."
Capone: And I heard you had an ending that was completely different and not nearly as satisfying originally.
DS: Exactly. It just didn't work and then we reshot… This was always the ending, but the setup for the ending was a different one. But I have been ordered by Lionsgate not to talk about the original ending, because they are afraid that then that's all that's going to be talked about. "What was the original ending?" I'll just say, "I can't talk about it."
Capone: Okay, that's fine. All right. I think they're ready for us. Shall we go?
DS: Absolutely.
-- Capone
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Aug. 23, 2010, 11:47 a.m. CST
Seems quite interesting...
by LordPorkington
If it pops up on Netflix Instant Play or something, then I'll check it out. Nice interview Capone!
Aug. 23, 2010, 11:48 a.m. CST
by Partyslammer
This flick has the potential to be decent, but exorcism movies in general all seem to have the bad luck of living up to and falling into the same cliches as The Exorcist. <p> And one big red flag also is the quote about thinking "Paranormal Activity" was worth a shit. That was crap. Seriously.
Aug. 23, 2010, 11:48 a.m. CST
It was actually good.
by thesinofthesky
Seriously- It didn't suck.
Aug. 23, 2010, 11:50 a.m. CST
I had to kill THE LAST EXORCISM because it made a mistake...
by DickJones
..."is you watch THE EXORCIST and then you make sure that you don't do any of the stuff in there, because you can be sure that people remember THE EXORCIST, because they were traumatized by it." I would think making any horror movie that would be the goal. Maybe I'm just a sick bastard.
Aug. 23, 2010, 12:06 p.m. CST
So at the end I would hope that a demon pulls
by UltraTron
her skin off of itself like a used condom-rips open a dimensional porthole and ushers in Hellboy's army. That's what I wanted from paranormal activity but apparently that enept demon had the lofty goal of just killing 2 people. Seems like alot of effort. Maybe he was able to eat their souls afterwards and that was the point
Aug. 23, 2010, 12:08 p.m. CST
And the shilling starts *sigh*
by RETURN_of_FETT
If this movie is so great....why does it look like puss-spewing monkey ass in every trailer I've seen? Sorry but little girl contortionists in nightgowns AREN'T SCARY!
Aug. 23, 2010, 12:10 p.m. CST
"leaves lot of room for discussion and interpretation"
by RETURN_of_FETT
Translation: DOESN'T MAKE ANY FUCKING SENSE!
Aug. 23, 2010, 12:40 p.m. CST
So this the LAST Exorcism...
by dingleberryjerry
like Final Destination (the 3-D one) was the last of THAT series. Ummm, so we should expect "The Last Exorcism 2: This Time We Are Sure this is the Last One...For Real. Unless it does really well, then not. Maybe." Coming next October!!!
Aug. 23, 2010, 1:19 p.m. CST
Ask him about the "dead space."
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Aug. 23, 2010, 1:23 p.m. CST
Trailer looks
by SQUIDDLY
Boring so i will pass on cinema view....pending reviews
Aug. 23, 2010, 1:46 p.m. CST
Damn you to hell
by DianaPrince
I had written this movie off as looking like total shit in the trailer.... but this interview actually had my curiousity peaked....
Aug. 23, 2010, 1:47 p.m. CST
Anyone see the ads for this taken from Chatroullette footage?
by DianaPrince
Its actually pretty clever if its real... worth checking out.
Aug. 23, 2010, 1:50 p.m. CST
by DianaPrince
Aug. 23, 2010, 2:24 p.m. CST
I saw this at the LA premiere
by Roketopunch
and I enjoyed the hell out of it. It was well balanced with creepiness with a fitting ambiance and humor. Good stuff. 8/10 for me.
Aug. 23, 2010, 2:24 p.m. CST
I saw this at the LA premiere
by Roketopunch
and I enjoyed the hell out of it. It was well balanced with creepiness with a fitting ambiance and humor. Good stuff. 8/10 for me.
Aug. 23, 2010, 2:41 p.m. CST
Possessed by the demon of the bright red font.
by Neck_Lucas
The power of normal black 12pt helvetica compels you.
Aug. 24, 2010, 2:43 a.m. CST
So, the ending....
by Mike_D
she was actually posessed then? Do we get to see the demon err what?
Aug. 24, 2010, 10:04 a.m. CST
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I noticed in a thread recently someone said that the Cardinals have 9 off days in the next 9 weeks. This would lead to the Cardinals being able to use their 5th starter less than everyone else using theirs. I figured it would be a good time to check out which starters could/should start which games.
Obviously, you want your best to start as many as possible. Right after the All-Star Break with a completely fresh bullpen, i would choose to start Carpenter since he usually pitches shorter than Wainwright, thus allowing the bullpen to use their plenty rested arms. My rotation down the stretch (minus any trades that may or may not occur) would be:
Wellemeyer/Thompson/Boggs/Mortenson/etc. (whomever they decide to keep/put in the rotation)
Carpenter would pitch on the following dates vs. the following clubs:
7/17 v. ARIZ, 7/22 @ HOU, 7/27 v. LAD, 8/1 v. HOU, 8/7 @ PITT, 8/12 v. CIN, 8/17 @ LAD, 8/22 @ SD, 8/27 v. HOU, 9/1 v. MIL, 9/6 @ PIT, 9/11 v. ATL, 9/16 v. FLA, 9/21 @ HOU, 9/26 @ COL, and 10/1 @ CIN.
That's 16 more games for Carpenter.
4 against HOU, 2 against LAD, CIN and PITT, 1 each against ARIZ, COL, FLA, ATL, MIL, and SD.
9 of his final 16 games would be against the division. He would also then be set to pitch any time after 10/5, thus starting a playoff series should we make it.
Wainwright would pitch on the following dates vs. the following clubs:
7/18 v. ARIZ, 7/23 @ WASH, 7/28 v. LAD, 8/2 v. HOU, 8/8 @ PITT, 8/14 v. SD, 8/19 @LAD, 8/25 v. HOU, 8/30 v. WASH, 9/4 @ PITT, 9/9 @ MIL, 9/14, v. FLA, 9/19 v. CHC, 9/25 @ COL, 9/29 @ CIN, and 10/4 v. MIL.
That's 16 more games for Waino.
2 against HOU, LAD, MIL, WASH, PITT, and 1 each against CHC, COL, CIN, ARIZ, SD, and FLA.
8 of his final 16 games would be against the division. Hopefully, we would have the division wrapped up before his 10/4 start, so that he could get extra rest and be ready for game two of the playoffs. If not, then he'd be ready by the 9th at the latest, by game 3 or 4 of the first round.
Pineiro would pitch on the following dates vs. the following clubs:
7/19 v. ARIZ, 7/24 @ PHI, 7/29 v. LAD, 8/4 @ NYM, 8/9 @ PITT, 8/15 v. SD, 8/20 @ SD, 8/26 v. HOU, 9/2 v. MIL, 9/7 @ MIL, 9/12 v. ATL, 9/18 v. CHC, 9/23 @ HOU, and 9/30 @ CIN.
That's 14 more games for Pineiro.
2 against MIL, SD, and HOU. 1 each against ARIZ, PHI, LAD, NYM, PITT, ATL, CHC, and CIN.
7 of his final 14 games would be against the division. He would then be set to pitch any time on or after 10/5. If there is a one game playoff, he would probably be the guy to go on the 5th. If not, he's ready for game 2 of the first round.
Lohse would pitch on the following dates vs. the following clubs:
7/20 @ HOU, 7/25 @ PHI, 7/30 v. LAD, 8/5 @ NYM, 8/10 v. CIN, 8/16 v. SD, 8/21 @ SD, 8/28 v. WASH, 9/3 v. MIL, 9/8 @ MIL, 9/13 v. ATL, 9/20 v. CHC, 9/27 @ COL, and 10/2 v. MIL.
That's 14 more games for Lohse.
3 against MIL. 2 against SD. 1 each against WASH, HOU, PHI, LAD, NYM, CIN, ATL, CHC, and COL.
6 of his final 14 games would be against the division. He would be set to pitch any time after 10/7. If we need a 4th pitcher in the first round, he's our man and he'd be ready.
That leaves one man to go. 5th pitcher/combo would only have 11 chances to pitch down the stretch, on the following dates vs. the following clubs:
7/21 @ HOU, 7/26 @ PHI, 7/31 v. HOU, 8/11 v. CIN, 8/18 @ LAD, 8/23 @SD, 8/29 v. WASH, 9/5 @ PITT, 9/15 v. FLA, 9/22 @ HOU, and 10/3 v. MIL.
That's 3 against HOU and 1 each against PHI, CIN, LAD, SD, WASH, PITT, FLA, and MIL.
6 of those 11 games would be against the division. Those 11 games, in my opinion, should be started by whomever TLR believes has the best chance of winning the game that day. This should especially be the case because of the lack of consistency in days off between starts.
Endnote: Obviously, I was a little late in getting this up, as we have already won the series against the D'Backs to start the "second half" of the season. Those first three games sized up about how I thought they would go. I think getting 46 starts from the big 3 (Carp, Waino, and Pineiro) down the stretch would be absolutely HUGE for this ballclub and could definitely land them in the crapshoot known as the postseason.


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---- — Back in the 1970s when I first moved to the Hoosier State, pavement sprint car racing was sanctioned through USAC, with plenty of racing on tracks in central Indiana. Since then, times have changed.
Racing fans can still remember the Thursday Night Thunder programs on ESPN that showcased pavement sprint car racing to a national television audience.
Two years ago, USAC dropped paved ovals from the schedule for the sprint car division, opting instead to run all the races on dirt tracks.
The staple for pavement sprint car racing has been and remains the annual Pay Less Little 500 at Anderson Speedway, the richest pavement in the world.
The newly formed United States Speed Association stepped forward and sanctioned several races in 2012 at Anderson Speedway and continued again this year with sponsorship from the United Auto Workers Union.
During their annual banquet last Saturday, the tentative 2014 schedule was released with four sprint car races on the schedule, including the Glen Niebel Classic on April 13, the Pay Less Little 500 on May 24 and an Oct. 4 date at Anderson Speedway and a visit to Angola Speedway on July 26.
Series champion Aaron Pierce put things in perspective when he accepted the hardware for the championship.
Pierce, who has never lost a USSA race at Anderson Speedway except for the Little 500, commented that he's fortunate his favorite track is close to home.
"This whole series is really good," he said of the efforts of Mel and Don Kenyon, Eric Bunn and Norm Shields and Rick Dawson, owner of Anderson Speedway, to keep pavement sprint car racing alive.
"Keep it going," Pierce implored. "If we don't have a place to race, there won't be any pavement racing left."
The USSA sprint cars need to return to such Indiana tracks as Winchester and Salem Speedways and Lucas Oil Raceway. The tracks in Toledo, Ohio, and Berlin, Michigan, would also be good locations for sprint cars on pavement.
In Florida, a track has committed to running the sprint cars on pavement once a month and to encourage teams from the Sunshine State to make the trek to Anderson for the Little 500.
Officials with the UAW indicated their desire to continue their commitment to ensuring the roaring and lightning fast sprint cars will continue to compete on paved ovals. I, for one, hope this effort is successful.
At the USSA banquet, Spencer Bayston was honored as the Mel Kenyon Midget Series champion based on his dominating season in which he recorded 10 victories.
Bayston, 15, is a driver to keep an eye on in the future. He is competing in a midget series on dirt and is attracting attention from car owners connected to open wheel racing.
Alexandria's Clayton Gaines was named rookie of the year in the midget series, and Florida driver Garrett Green won the honor in sprint cars.
Dawson received the Jimmy Nell award from USSA for his selfless contribution to motorsports.
"This is a surprise," Dawson said in accepting the award. "This means a lot to me. It's truly an honor."
In other racing news
Chase Elliott captured the All American 400 at Nashville Speedway USA last weekend. Elliott in recent years has won the Winchester 400, Snowball Derby and World Crown 300. The son of former NASCAR champion Bill Elliott is putting together an impressive resume as he climbs the stock car racing ladder.


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According to multiple sources, the long time Defensive Line coach of the Tennessee Titans, Jim Washburn has been in talks with the Eagles about a position on the coaching staff. It seems unclear if it's to coach the defensive line or the defense. He's widely regarded as one of the best assistant coaches in the league. Discuss!!
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Hyattsville police said it happened on Monday around 6 p.m. near Baltimore Avenue and Decatur Street. Police say the man was walking on the tracks while the train was approaching. The train's conductor sounded a horn, but the man did not move and was struck
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I received this camera as a gift from a friend a few years ago as an upgrade to my D40. The camera is great, with very few flaws, and only a handful of features I wish it included. Something that aggravates me and I consider a flaw is when using Auto-ISO and Flash together. It seems as if the camera meters for a non-flash picture in terms of ISO, and then fires flash so pictures are always using Hi-1 when they could be perfectly exposed with much lower ISOs. This may be a design flaw or might have been on purpose, but regardless, it irritates me. Also, the camera does not have an AF-motor, so some older Nikon lenses will not be able to autofocus. Audio quality during video is horrendous, and the video itself has very intense jelly-cam effect; the result of it being a first generation HDSLR. Lastly, I would do anything for a larger viewfinder; it is literally microscopic. All in all, it was a great beginners camera with easy to access controls (especially using the custom menu option).
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I'm a huge fan of Zara and their runway inspired pieces. You can channel your inner Carine Roitfeld for under £200 in the store.
If I had £5,000 to spend on a Balmain jacket I would, but I don't which is why I appreciate Zara so much.
Balmain is again a huge inspiration for Zara.
We can expect puffy sleeves inspired by Dolce & Gabbana.
Sharp shoulders à la Balmain.
Wool wrap coats inspired by Stella McCartney.
Like it or not over-the-knee boots are coming to the high-street. We saw these in Stella McCartney's, Rodarte's, Halston's and Roberto Cavalli's Fall 2009 shows.
Remember the advice Natalie Massenet from Net-A-Porter gave me, which was to wear these boots with an oversized sweater or blazer making sure the tops of the boots are not seen. You don't want to end up looking like Julia Roberts in "Pretty Woman".
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Albany -- Most high school seniors graduate this week, and military recruiters say many are checking on the military for their future.
Monroe High Senior Alexandria Parks talks with her Air Force recruiter, making sure her status report is ready. Parks graduates high school this week, and has already enlisted. "The Air Force is what I've leaned towards most, because they care about education and quality of life," Parks said.
Air Force Recruiter Sgt. Lewis McCoy says Parks is one of many graduates he is meeting with, during a very busy week. "I really have. Yesterday I had an office full of students all day long. I didn't get out of my office till 11:30 last night," McCoy said.
McCoy says many South Georgia high school seniors are coming into military recruiting offices this week. "A lot of young people I guess they have not made plans. They are scrambling toward the end of the year, trying to figure out what they want to do. They are coming to the Air Force office to see what kind of opportunities we have for them."
Parks proudly shows off her ROTC class picture, and admits she has wanted to join the military since she was a little girl. Parks says the war in Iraq did not make her change that dream. "It wasn't a hard decision. It's something that irregardless [sic] of if there is a war or not, you want to do it. That drive, that will, that passion, that desire to want to do it overrides there being a war at all."
McCoy said "I'm really surprised at how many parents are supportive of their kids coming in. But I'm not really surprised at the number of young people coming out."
McCoy says most South Georgia students he meets with are very patriotic, and looking for a career that can help them with their education. And he says he is meeting a lot of them now.
Parks hopes to pursue a college degree in forensic science while she serves in the Air Force. Her reporting date is July 10th.
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This happened two or three nights ago. I haven't uninstalled anything. Windows Media Player used to play my avi files but now it will only play the sound and not the video.
I can use DivX but for some reason that will only play video that are like 20 minutes long but when I try to play a file that's about 40-45 minutes long, the run time says its playing but no sound or video will play.
So I seriously need help with at least one of these please.
Oh nevermind. I have just uninstalled and reinstalled divx codec and my video is working on WMP again. But if you could help me with that DivX problem of mine, I'd be really grateful anyway. =]
This is not like a definitive solution, but you can try this for diagnostics.
Download VirtualDub, and open the file with it. If you get a warning about corrupt avi header, and it takes a while to scan or reindex, then file length is incorrect (aka the header reports a file size inconsistent with what it actually is - usually indicates the file has been truncated/chopped at some point). If you get a VBR (variable bitrate) audio warning, don't worry - VirtualDub doesn't work well with VBR, but this is irrelevant to your problem as you're not doing any editing or encoding. Then just drag the time bar all the way to the right (or at least as far as it can get). Can it play beyond whereever it went black before? Or is it black? Do you get any error message at the bottom (like frames not decodable or something like that)?
The point of trying this is to see if the video is decodable from start to finish (aka no corruption in the middle), and that the size is consistent.
I wish I could help!
Same problem too. I downloaded AC3 filter for sound but i have no picture.
What does it mean when you are trying to play movies on the windows media player 11 and the message codec aquired? also about a week ago my videos on my myspace page went blank and there is a little square in the top left hand corner. Im not sure if all the videos on my computer no longer play or what the problem could be but the only thing i can watch now is you tube. HELP
i have a cobya mp3 player and i downloaded the videos from avi vixy but it does not have any sound when i play it in mp3 player only some of them play
Try VLC Playyer that works and untick audio when u install so u can use VlC for movies and Windowsmedia player for Music :)
GO TO http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html. PICK WHERE IT SAYS "A HANDFUL OF FIXES HERE" I HAD WMP 11 AND IT SHOOTS U OVER TO MICROSOFT FIX IT PAGE. SCROLL THROUGH TH LIST AND IT AUTOMATICALLY FIXES THE PLAYER. HOPE IT HELPS.
I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM!! I dont know what is going on. I have sound but no movie displays.
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GO TO http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html. PICK WHERE IT SAYS "A HANDFUL OF FIXES HERE" I HAD WMP 11 AND IT SHOOTS U OVER TO MICROSOFT FIX IT PAGE. SCROLL THROUGH TH LIST AND IT AUTOMATICALLY FIXES THE PLAYER. HOPE IT HELPS.
my Media player but with no picture. I installed the Media player Codecs and K Lite Codec pack. Im going to try the Divx. I will let you know if this works. My dad reisntalled XP and I was orginally getting Video Decoder errors, now just ni picture.
i need help.
my windows media player is playing it has sounds but i dnt see the picture.
i need help
I have the same problem too! Please help! I filmed parts of my science final and I have to edit them and put them together but the videos won't show. Just the sound plays? Its due in a week! Please help
what i did was install was type in divx fee download go to the site download it and because of the codecs that came with the download it fixed my WMP hope this helps
i am stupid and i need help my wmp play sound but there is not picture.please help to a stupid man . thanks


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Prior to the year 2000 I had the impression that boat charters were of two distinct varieties: 1. Crewed luxury megayachts that only the uber wealthy could afford, or 2. Single-hulled sailboats for experienced yachtsmen qualified to plot a course using only the stars and a compass and who crossed the Atlantic at least once. I qualified in neither category, but now after two charter trips to the British Virgin Islands (B.V.I.)—the first in 2000 onboard a crewed sailing catamaran with two other couples and the second in 2012 on a power cat courtesy of The Moorings—I'm convinced that just about anyone not only can, but should charter.
Downtown Annapolis' City Dock becomes a boating enthusiast's paradise from October 3-14 for the 42nd U.S. Powerboat Show, the 44th U.S. Sailboat Show, and—new this year—the 1st Annapolis Brokerage Show. The U.S. Powerboat Show—which has been moved up to the first weekend of October to alleviate past weather and other logistical issues—continues its long tradition of presenting the best new boats from major manufacturers around the world at City Dock and Harbor of Annapolis. The Brokerage Show will feature a large selection of pre- owned brokerage boats of all shapes and sizes on display in Mary's Cove, just inside the bridge on Spa Creek. Both the U.S. Powerboat Show and the Brokerage Show may be accessed with a single price of admission.


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Scan can speed chest pain diagnosis in ER, study finds
A CT scan of the heart can quickly detect whether there are fatty blockages or pockets of rock-hard calcium in the arteries of the heart—clues that coronary artery disease may be the cause of the chest pain, according to research reported in the Feb. 27 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
"The new 64-slice CT scanners give us amazing pictures of the heart," said James A. Goldstein, MD, FACC, Director of Research and Education in the Division of Cardiology at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI. "With this very simple outpatient scan, you can rapidly determine whether the arteries are normal or abnormal—and if they're abnormal, whether the disease is mild, moderate, or severe."
Those who get a clean bill of health can safely go home from the hospital without further testing. "As a physician, it's tremendously satisfying to tell an anxious patient, within about 30 minutes, that their heart and arteries are normal," Dr. Goldstein said.
Six million people in the U.S. annually seek ER treatment for chest pain. At least half have inconclusive early test results. Of these, about 65% are eventually found not to have suffered a heart attack—but not before racking up diagnostic costs totaling $10 billion to $12 billion annually. Even low-risk patients with no history of heart disease can spend 18 to 24 hours in the emergency room as doctors repeat the ECG and blood tests.
To assess whether a CT scan of the heart could make the evaluation of chest pain more efficient and less costly, researchers recruited 197 patients with heart attack-like chest pain but no history of heart disease. In all patients, the results of the ECG and the blood tests that detect heart damage were normal, both initially and after being repeated four hours later. Researchers then randomly assigned half of the patients to have a CT scan of the heart and the other half to a standard diagnostic plan, which included additional rounds of ECG and blood testing, plus a nuclear scan of the heart.
Patients with a clearly normal CTs or nuclear scans were allowed to go home immediately, and those with a clearly abnormal scan were sent to the cardiac catheterization laboratory for further, invasive testing. In the CT group, patients with uncertain test results—either because the images were not clear or because there was only a moderate amount of disease in the coronary arteries—also had a nuclear scan to help determine whether invasive testing would be needed.
CT alone was able to determine that heart disease was the cause of chest pain or reliably rule out that possibility in 75% of patients. The remaining 25% had a nuclear scan in addition to CT. The cost and the time it took to reach a diagnosis were significantly lower in the CT group. Costs averaged $1,586 for patients who had a CT scan, as compared to $1,872 for patients who had a standard diagnostic evaluation (p<0.001). Similarly, the time it took to make a diagnosis averaged 3.4 hours with CT, as compared to 15 hours with the standard diagnostic approach (p<0.001).
"CT angiography has produced very impressive images of the coronary arteries without the need for catheterization, but where, when and how to use this information is uncertain," said Anthony N. DeMaria, MD, Editor-in-Chief of JACC. "These data demonstrate a potential application of CT angiography for the rapid assessment of chest pain in the emergency room. However, it must be acknowledged that the patient population was limited, confined to low risk individuals based upon initial evaluation, and that the primary benefit was in detecting abnormalities sooner and more inexpensively, but not more accurately. The effect of the earlier diagnosis upon outcome also remains to be determined."
A large randomized controlled trial will put CT to a demanding test. Dubbed CT-STAT, the Coronary Computed Tomography for Systematic Triage of Acute Chest Pain Patients to Treatment trial will involve 750 low-risk patients evaluated for heart attack-like chest pain at 15 hospitals across the United States. Patient recruitment will begin soon.
CT does have limitations, Dr. Goldstein said. For example, if a patient is already known to have coronary artery disease, CT is less helpful. That's because it can't determine whether a moderate blockage is substantial enough to interfere with blood flow to the heart, thereby causing chest pain. In addition, it often fails to produce clear images in very obese patients—although this barrier may fall as manufacturers work on new imaging methods.
Another concern is radiation exposure, noted Pim J. de Feyter, M.D., Ph.D., University Hospital Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in an accompanying editorial in the Feb. 27 issue of JACC. This is particularly true for patients with moderate arterial narrowings or unclear CT images. They receive one dose of radiation during CT scanning, a second dose of radiation during follow-up nuclear scanning, and in some cases, a third dose during cardiac catheterization.
"If multislice CT does not give a definitive diagnosis, alternative diagnostic strategies that avoid radiation exposure … should be investigated," Dr. de Feyter said.
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Brisbane, Australia – West Indies demonstrated why they are the kings of Twenty20 cricket as they put on a spectacular show against Australia at the Gabba on Wednesday night.
The Windies blasted 191-6 off their 20 overs on a superb batting surface, and then restricted the home side to 164-8 off 20 overs in the one-off T20 International.
The World T20 champions recorded their first victory of the tour and in doing so also won their first match in Australia for 16 years. The last win was in the Test match at the WACA Ground in Perth back in February 1997.
Johnson Charles gave the innings a rollicking start with 57 off 35 balls – to follow up the century he made in the fifth ODI on Sunday. He added 88 with Darren Bravo (32) while allrounders Kieron Pollard (26 off 17 balls), Andre Russell – 23 not out off 11 balls, and Darren Sammy – 20 off seven balls provided an injection of power in the second half of the innings.
Pollard returned with the ball to take 3-30 – the best figures of his T20 International career – while Sunil Narine again proved too good for the Aussies with figures of 4-0-19-2. The magnificent allround performance earned Pollard the Man-of-the-Match award.
"We knew we had to come here and try to salvage something from the tour so the commitment was always there and the fight was there as well. We played as a team and came away with an excellent result," said the 25-year-old Pollard.
"We went about doing what we needed to do. It is the shortest format of the game so you always expect it to be exciting, and we brought that excitement and entertainment with us tonight and put on a display for the crowd who came out to watch us."
Pollard was one of the leading players in the West Indies team which won the ICC World T20 Championship in Sri Lanka last year. In recent matches he has hit top form – with an unbeaten century in the fourth ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground followed by 45 in the fifth ODI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He said Wednesday's performance was needed after they endured a tough series in the 50-over format.
"It was good to get a win in the version of the game where we are the champions of the world. We lost the One-Dayers but everyone was still upbeat. We didn't let the defeats get us down too much…we just knew we had to rebound and look to be dominant in tonight's game. It was a matter of keeping our heads up and going out and 'representing' for West Indies cricket," Pollard said.
"This match was good for me as I was able to do the job with bat and ball. No matter what job I'm called on to perform for the team I'm always up for it," he said, adding: "I was pleased with my bowling. I have not been doing a lot of bowling recently, so I just tried to show what I can do…just do what the team needed at that particular point and time."
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Yerba Mate Royale is a dietary supplement created by nutritional supplement manufacturer Wisdom Natural Brands. The product is an instant tea so dieters simply have to mix the tea in water and consume. This means the product is in powder form requiring the dieter measure the correct amount. There is room for error as the dieter could add too much tea per serving and thus take too much of the supplement at one time. There are quite a few reviews for Yerba Mate Royale on Amazon.com where the product is sold and most are positive.
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Yerba Mate Royale is an alternative tea designed to increase energy without the need for stimulants or fat burners. Yerba mate has been used in traditional medicine for thousands of years. What we encountered in our research was there are no clinical trials or scientific research proving the supplement causes an increase in energy, resulting in weight loss. We did find several studies unrelated to weight loss.
Considering the supplement is in powder form, dieters have the ability to take Yerba Mate Royale practically anywhere. Although the packaging is compact, the price tag is rather hefty, all things considering. Yerba Mate Royale retails online for approximately $35. This is low, but when you consider similar brands retail at $2 to $3, the supplement is rather overpriced. We believe the budget-conscience dieter will bit buy into an unproven dietary supplement exceeding the cost of similar products.
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Bill Michonski has had a shoe fetish for most of his life.
"I took them apart when I was a kid," Michonski said on Wednesday at the annual Active Older Adult Day at the .
Now Michonski puts shoes back together and tweaks them for clients as a certified pedorthist – a physical therapist who specializes in feet and making sure shoes fit a person's feet. He showed off his array of orthotics and custom-made shoes at a table set up by Olympic Physical Therapy & Foot Orthotics in the gymnasium.
Michonski was busy answering questions and evaluating feet at the Older Adult Day. He also talked over lunch about "Putting Your Feet First."
"Most people don't wear the right size shoes," he said. "Especially women, who often sacrifice comfort for style."
If your feet hurt, he said, you're simply not very comfortable. Start with your feet and you will enjoy life much better, he said.
Olympic Physical Therapy, a prime sponsor of the Adult Day, was just one of a host of vendors and health services at the YMCA event. Guests could learn about the Rhode Island Mood and Memory Institute, in Barrington, the Barrington Home Instead Senior Care, and other nursing and assisted living centers or services.
They could get blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol, and hearing screenings, have their posture assessed, and chat with a pharmacist. They could get a massage or a Reiki treatment and learn about home safety equipment. They could collect signatures at each table and qualify for prizes.
Edna Kurtzman, the Bayside YMCA's active older adult coordinator, said the 'Y' has been offering this day for about 10 years. It seems to draw more older adults each year who really appreciate and take advantage of the free advice and information.


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Fall 2014 Semester MBTA pass
Fall 2014 student semester pass
The 11% discount makes a difference!
The deadline of the student semester pass is Friday, August 29, 2014. There are no exceptions and postmarks.
The semester pass offers unlimited rides for FOUR months from October 1, 2014 – January 31, 2015!
Pay at the TranSComm office by Check (Trustees of Boston University), Money order or credit card (Visa & Mastercard only).
Absolutely NO CASH!
Please click here for Fall 2014 application, fill it out and send it back to our office at 710 Albany st with the payment.