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2015 Oscars Fashion, As Seen on Instagram
The Oscars are as much a watershed moment for fashion as they are for film. People will be discussing the gowns and tuxes for weeks to come: What do they say about spring style? What trends have they ushered in and out? Why hasn't Matthew McConaughey shaved since last year's Oscars, and why hasn't that made him less hot?Oscars fashion can be found outside of posed red carpet shots, too. Thanks to celebrities' Instagrams, anyone can look behind the scenes to see how the stars prefer to primp. Below, we rounded up our favorite shots from Oscar-night Instagram, and the style lessons we learned from them. What's happening: Singer John Legend and rapper Common are relaxing in an elevator-esque space after wrapping their final "Glory" rehearsal. What it taught us: Sweatshirts can have details as cool as a Lady Gaga gown. We love Common's accent zippers, and John Legend's asymmetrical zipper.What's happening: Country singer Tim McGraw is prepping for the Oscars by putting the man in manicure. (Caption: "The things you do for the #Oscars…")What it taught us: Manicures are for everyone.What's happening: Singer Rita Ora is getting ready for her performance while her dog, Cher the Bear, snoozes on her lap.What it taught us: Drugstore makeup was always legit, but now it's Oscars legit. According to Rita's caption, she's prepping with a Rimmel eyeshadow stick.What's happening: Singer John Legend is back, and he's turning wife and model Chrissie Tiegen's belt into … an eye belt. What it taught us: You don't have to use your accessories for just one purpose! And if an eye-belt is a little too avant-garde for you, start by wearing a scarf as a headband.What's happening: Sara Keirsten Quin, of pop duo Tegan and Sara, is starting off Oscars day in a Bruce Springsteen shirt. (It says "BRUCE" and then, in smaller letters, "The Boss.")What it taught us: Never underestimate Bruce Springsteen iconography. Honestly, she could have walked the red carpet in this if she had thrown on Chrissie Tiegen's belt over it.What's happening: Idris Elba is getting ready for the Oscars by wrapping his arm all the way around his head.What it taught us: It is possible for a man to pull off a chunky ring. The key? No jewel, just intricate metalwork. It also helps to be Idris Elba.What's happening: Jennifer Lopez is snapping a selfie with Meryl Streep. (They sat next to each other during the ceremony, and co-starred in this gif.)What it taught us: Meryl Streep is not too old or fancy for selfies. Making fun of selfie-takers for being vain or gluing rhinestones to their selfie sticks—it's all officially over.Read more about movie-star style:A Brief History of Richard Linklater's Best-Dressed CharactersStyle Rules Officially Do Not Apply to Tilda SwintonRead More


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April 19, 2006
Green Roofs are Gaining Acceptance in U.S. Cities, Says Survey
The area of U.S. roofs covered by vegetation has increased more than 80 percent in the past year, according to Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC), a trade association. So-called green roofs are rooftop gardens that reduce storm water runoff; insulate against heat and sound; increase energy savings; and improve air quality. They also reduce the urban heat island effect, which is caused by dark urban roofs, pavement, and other infrastructure absorbing the sun's heat. The GRHC recently completed its first survey of its members to gauge the growth of green roofs, finding that in 2005, green roofs covered at least 2.5 million square feet of roof space in North America, up from 1.3 million square feet in 2004. Cities that incorporate the largest area of green roofs in 2005 include Chicago, Illinois; Washington, D.C.; and Suitland, Maryland. Toronto may catch up to these other cities quickly, since the city council recently passed a policy that requires green roofs to be incorporated into city buildings and provides financial incentives for green roofs. GRHC is currently gearing up for its annual conference, to be held May 11th and 12th in Boston, Massachusetts. See the GRHC press release (PDF 196 KB), survey report (PDF 220 KB), and conference Web page, and the City of Toronto's Green Roof Strategy. Download Adobe Reader.
Green roofs are not the only way cities are working to combat the urban heat island effect, which causes urban and suburban temperatures to be 2 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than nearby rural areas. So-called "cool roofs," which absorb less heat than standard roofs, can reduce the urban heat island effect and lower the cooling needs for buildings. While cool roofs are typically thought of as white, recent research has developed darker roofs that absorb less energy than traditional dark roofs. On April 12th, the California Energy Commission (CEC) awarded more than $1.2 million to DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory for a three-year project to develop, deploy, and validate cool roof technologies. See the CEC press release.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is also doing its part through its Urban Heat Island Initiative, which has instituted pilot projects and strategies for combating the urban heat island effect. According to the EPA, urban heat islands increase peak energy demand, air conditioning costs, air pollution levels, and heat-related illness and mortality. As part of the initiative, the EPA has launched a new online database that tracks state and local initiatives to reduce heat islands. See the database and the EPA Heat Island Web site.


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Army Energy Initiatives Task Force Announces Selection of Multiple Award Task Order Contracts to Wind Contractors
September 23, 2013
The U.S. Army's Energy Initiatives Task Force (EITF) recently announced the selection of 17 Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOCs) to qualified wind technology contractors. Contractors will compete for future wind energy task orders issued under the MATOC by the Army or Department of Defense (DoD).
Robi Robichaud, senior engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and project lead of federal wind activities for the Department of Energy's Wind Powering America initiative, says this step will have a positive impact on the future development of renewable energy on Army lands.
"The Army EITF task order approach to developing large-scale commercial wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal projects on Army lands represents a positive and innovative step forward for the Army in achieving its 1-gigawatt renewable energy goal by 2025," Robichaud said. "There are significant opportunities for cost-effective commercial wind projects on Army lands, and pre-selecting the contractors should positively impact the contracting process for the Army, resulting in more rapid development and deployment of wind projects."
According to the Army's press release, "The MATOC will be used to procure reliable, locally generated, renewable and alternative energy for DoD installations through power purchase agreements (PPAs)."
Robichaud said the PPA approach will benefit the government and DoD, allowing them to develop key resources with minimal risk.
"The PPA approach keeps the government investment to a minimum while enabling commercial contractors and developers to do what they do best: develop successful, cost-effective wind projects. The enhanced energy security and operating resilience for DoD bases is an added plus," Robichaud said. "NREL looks forward to continuing to support the Army EITF and the DoD in meeting its renewable energy goals."
The MATOCs for this project are a result of DoD agencies seeking Request for Quotations/Request for Proposals from contractors/vendors for future wind energy task orders. For more information, see the Army EITF.


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First set is outstanding! Great Curtain opener right into an early Cavern. Reba is tight, really good tonight. The only possible complaint is that it sounds like Fish cuts Trey off at the highest part of his solo. Just an opinion. Uncle Pen was great. Ice has really come along. Page really digs in. Almost sounds like a Mission Impossible tease. A rare Eliza is nice. Llama is absolutely ripping! Mound has also come a long way. Just a little loose in the middle section, otherwise great. ATR was pretty tight. A good Bouncing flows right into a creepy Bowie intro. Kind of a Spooky jam tease in the middle, or some other song, I can't tell. Trey rips the end of this one great. And a shushing of the crowd for a Memories closer. Again great first set!
Second set starts off with a solid Wilson. Fish does a little swing tease before the end. My Sweet One is tight. Stash is great. Magilla is another nice rare one to break up the set. Sounds like Trey is playing a little of his Oh Kee Pa part over top of it? Maze is great but, the only downfall for me is that Page is on piano tonight instead of the organ. YEM is good but a little loose at times. Not sure if I've heard it before but, Mike has an envelope filter now. Good, funny, vocal jam. Horse is good. Silent still is not all there. The timing is a little off. Chalkdust rips as usual except, Mike is kind of missing from the mix. Full on Cold as Ice into a pretty good Terrapin with intros from Fish, and an unexpected HYHU outro? Second show in a row with no Cold as Ice outro. Harry is a little loose too. I think they put so much energy in tonight that they were getting tired. Golgi is a great closer to a fine show.
"We only have time for one more." Trey says as they launch into a raunchy BBFCFM. Fishman says "Look at that beautiful chandelier." before the solo count off. Awesome!
Really, really good show tonight! Don't know if it's because they were close to home or what but, please listen to this show!


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EL JEBEL - When the Vectra Bank branch in the El Jebel area of Basalt was robbed March 2, the incident occurred at 10:40 a.m. on a Friday when a lone suspect wearing a dark face mask and dark glasses handed the teller a note demanding money from the drawer.
At approximately 10:20 a.m. Friday, the same bank was struck by an unknown male who again was wearing a dark face mask and dark glasses, and handed the very teller from the March 1 incident another note with the same demand.
No weapons were produced or threatened by the robber on either occasion, according to police.
And, like the March 1 heist, the suspect got away on foot, police said.
"I'm really amazed that this happened again," said Basalt Sgt. Stu Curry, who could not say how much cash the robber took off with Friday. "Getting hit again, at the same bank, on a Friday, it just seems unbelievable."
Curry said he did not know if the robber in the March 1 caper was the same as Friday's hit.
"Vectra Bank was the first bank robbed in the history of Basalt, and It seems unbelievable that the same person would hit the same bank again," he said. "But it's certainly possible this is the same person."
Police have bank video surveillance from both incidents, Curry noted.
"It's difficult to know for sure," he said. "We don't have the face" in the video evidence.
This time, however, police have more physical evidence from the suspect.
Curry said the man discarded his face mask, hat and a hoodie sweatshirt near the creek that runs near the defunct seafood restaurant by the bank, which is located at 218 E. Valley Road, next to the UPS Store.
"It looks like he tried to throw the mask and hat in the creek, but it didn't make it," noted Curry, adding that he's hopeful DNA evidence can be gleaned from the items.
Curry said police have other evidence as well, but declined to provide specifics as to not compromise the investigation. He also noted that a vice president of Vectra happened to be at the El Jebel branch when the robbery occurred. He said he did not know if any customers were also inside the bank, which was temporarily closed after the robbery.
Basalt police are asking anyone with information about the robbery or robber to call the department at 970-927-4316. Calls can also be made to Crime Stoppers at 970-945-0101.
The FBI is assisting Basalt Police Department with the investigation.
Curry said that since the March 1 robbery, police have been "really diligent" on staying in touch with the bank and its neighboring businesses and consistently asking them if they have seen suspicious looking-people in the immediate area.


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Fort Totten Little Theater announces their summer musical THE PAJAMA GAME! The performances will return to their home at the Ft Totten Historical Site on July 6th through July 28th. Final auditions will be held on Saturday, May 4th at Lake Region State College in the Chautauqua Room from 10am – 1pm. All are invited and encouraged to audition! Please bring a song that displays your range and personality to sing with accompaniment. You may be asked to read from the script as well.
The Pajama Game is a fun-loving Broadway Musical of 1954, written by Richard Bissel and George Abbott, music by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler, about the workings of a pajama factory and its employees' persistent efforts to earn a raise in wages of 7 and ½ cents! The conflict between the union and management drives the plot while love blossoms right in the middle. Many colorful characters and familiar songs make this a delightful musical to see! It will leave you laughing and humming! (It was most recently revived on Broadway in 2006, starring Harry Connick Jr. and Kelly O'Hara.) Some of the better known songs are "Hey There", "Steam Heat" and "Hernando's Hideaway".
Fort Totten Little Theater's musical will be directed by an alum, Misti Koop. Misti played Annie in "Annie Get Your Gun," in 2007. She returns to direct and perform this summer. Misti has been a frequent performer at Frost Fire Summer Theater, Crimson Creek Players in Grand Forks, University of ND (where she earned a masters in Theatre Arts) and more recently touring and working in and out of New York City and Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Her favorite recent credits include a disciple in the National Tour of "Jesus Christ Superstar," a Musician/Actor, Circus Ring Mistress, for Norwegian Cruise Lines, and a 2012 Burning Hills Singer in "The Medora Musical." She is excited to revisit "The Fort" for a fun-filled musical summer! Please join Misti, Stef Keller as music director, Miki Noltimier as choreographer, and several others including the FTLT board of directors.
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Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) is episodes of rapid heart rate that start in a part of the heart above the ventricles. "Paroxysmal" means from time to time.
PSVT; Supraventricular tachycardia
Normally, the chambers of the heart (atria and ventricles) contract in a coordinated manner.
The rapid heart rate from PSVT may start with events that occur in areas of the heart above the lower chambers (ventricles).
PSVT can develop when doses of the heart medicine, digitalis, are too high. It can also occur with a condition known as Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, which is most often seen in young people and infants.
The following increase your risk for PSVT:
Symptoms most often start and stop suddenly. They can last for a few minutes or several hours. Symptoms may include:
Other symptoms that can occur with this condition:
A physical exam during a PSVT episode will show a rapid heart rate. It may also show forceful pulses in the neck.
The heart rate may be over 100, and even more than 250 beats per minute (bpm). In children, the heart rate tends to be very high. There may be signs of poor blood circulation such as light-headedness. Between episodes of PSVT, the heart rate is normal (60 to 100 bpm).
An ECG during symptoms shows PSVT. An electrophysiology study (EPS) may be needed for an accurate diagnosis and to find the best treatment.
Because PSVT comes and goes, to diagnose it patients may need to wear a 24-hour Holter monitor. For longer periods of time, another tape of the rhythm recording device may be used.
PSVT that occurs only once in a while may not need treatment if you don't have symptoms or other heart problems.
You can try the following techniques to interrupt a fast heartbeat during an episode of PSVT:
You should avoid smoking, caffeine, alcohol, and illicit drugs.
Emergency treatment to slow the heartbeat back to normal may include:
Long-term treatment for people who have repeat episodes of PSVT, or who also have heart disease, may include:
PSVT is generally not life threatening. If other heart disorders are present, it can lead to congestive heart failure or angina.
Call your health care provider if:
It is especially important to call if you also have other heart problems.
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Zimetbaum P. Cardiac arrhythmia with supraventricular origin. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 64.
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About the Book
"Eye-opening, thought-provoking, and enlightening."
—USA Today
"An indispensable guide to the business logic of the networked era."
—Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody
"A stimulating exercise in thinking really, really big."
—San Jose Mercury News
What Would Google Do? is an indispensable manual for survival and success in today's internet-driven marketplace. By "reverse engineering the fastest growing company in the history of the world," author Jeff Jarvis, proprietor of Buzzmachine.com, one of the Web's most widely respected media blogs, offers indispensible strategies for solving the toughest new problems facing businesses today. With a new afterword from the author, What Would Google Do? is the business book that every leader or potential leader in every industry must read.
A bold and vital book that asks and answers the most urgent question of today: What Would Google Do?
In a book that's one part prophecy, one part thought experiment, one part manifesto, and one part survival manual, internet impresario and blogging pioneer Jeff Jarvis reverse-engineers Google—the fastest-growing company in history—to discover forty clear and straightforward rules to manage and live by. At the same time, he illuminates the new worldview of the internet generation: how it challenges and destroys, but also opens up vast new opportunities. His findings are counterintuitive, imaginative, practical, and above all visionary, giving readers a glimpse of how everyone and everything—from corporations to governments, nations to individuals—must evolve in the Google era.
Along the way, he looks under the hood of a car designed by its drivers, ponders a worldwide university where the students design their curriculum, envisions an airline fueled by a social network, imagines the open-source restaurant, and examines a series of industries and institutions that will soon benefit from this book's central question.
The result is an astonishing, mind-opening book that, in the end, is not about Google. It's about you.
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SNOWMASS VILLAGE - The Town Council on Dec. 17 unanimously voted against a resolution that would have allowed the Roaring Fork Mountain Club to lease parking passes in the upper numbered lots.
The Roaring Fork Mountain Club, which formerly operated out of the Silvertree Hotel and offered valet parking there, initially presented an application on Dec. 3 to continue its business at Timberline Condominiums. That application included a request for 30 permits in the upper numbered lots, normally sold to individuals, for its guests' vehicles and four spaces in lot 13 to be set aside for valet parking.
The applicants twice modified their request after receiving feedback from council and having the officials give them a continuance. Last week, the club offered to only utilize four spaces in lot 13 for valet parking and shuttle cars down to the Snowmass Chapel lot. Council members Fred Kucker and Jason Haber still saw problems with the plan: Kucker with the flow of traffic in lot 13 and Haber with the multiple trips that would be made by the vehicles.
The club offered another new proposal Dec. 17, this time requesting either 15 employee passes or 15 transferrable gold passes, which are sold every year to no more than 100 individuals, and offering to move the valet operation to the back of the lot where there is more space.
"When we left off our last discussion and followed on Fred's considerations ... we left off in an area in which there was no valet and all the cars were stopping at the chapel lot and the valet was going back and forth to the Timberline," said Councilman Chris Jacobson.
"I was surprised that we were going back this way," he added later. "Frankly I think we got a little fuzzier rather than more specific."
Mountain Club co-creator Jim Light said that he didn't think the members would be receptive to parking in the chapel and shuttling up, which was the only alternative Kucker would be responsive to.
However, Haber had concerns with that plan.
"Presently the chapel has an approval to have a building and a use there and a certain amount of parking," he said. "Can we document somewhere that there is additional capacity ... to allow use by another use?"
Butler suggested letting the club try one alternative for the season and evaluate its success.
"One of the reasons why this village has worked for years and years and years ... is we've learned how to work together across the aisle," Butler said. "What I'm hearing tonight is there are people on our council who want analysis and a lot of analysis and a lot of analysis. ... Why is it we can't take a little tiny piece of risk for this season?"
In the end, the council voted unanimously in opposition to the resolution as presented.
The officials also approved a resolution expressly denying the request at the end of the meeting. Mayor Bill Boineau had suggested another alternative, but he said he saw problems with the resolution.
"I think that this, my direction I was trying to go, would alleviate a lot of those issues," he said. "I think this resolution sets us up for trouble."


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11. Directory of Australian postgraduate research in computer science
How helpful of them! This is so cool.
10. More about diagrams in Linux
xfig is a great clipart diagramming editor the "wysiwyg" component does not look too good when zoomed out. for example, a polygon created does not look like a "polygon" but just jagged lines. But when zoomed in the polygon can be seen. The rendering to postscript was also exceptionally good with anti-aliasing. what are you guys using to edit *.fig files? will compilation with xaw3d widgets fix this or the xaw3d libraries are just eyecandy? the screenshots from the xfig.org site looks nicely rendered but i thinked they zoomed it enough not to show all the ugly aliasing and poor rendering
xfig is good for quick and dirty diagrams but if i want to have good looking pictures with subscripts and formulas I use GNU pic/ dpic with m4 macros. the circuit_macros package from ctan.org is one of the best schematic drawing packages out there. The output looks like text-book quality schematics!
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9. An anthology of teacher stories
This anthology seeks submissions including fiction from teachers ("all levels, full and part time, pre- or post-service") on the theme of "things lost and found in our classrooms and in our lives today."
This anthology is connected with Plymouth State College.
For more info, see the URL http://www.potatohill.com/contest.html#6
E-Mail from [email protected]
8. Kendra's valedictorian!
7. Cyclic task support
6. Notes for future cyclic tasks support
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5. ZOE email client
Slicing and dicing your e-mail. I want an Emacs interface to this, and I want it to deal with more than just my e-mail.
Ideas I can steal:
- keyword search - people - files - links
4. Test notes again for dates
3. CS161 Final Exam Schedule
2. Test notes again
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Hotels in New York
Grand Hyatt New York109 East 42nd Street, New York 4.0 out of 5.0
This luxury New York hotel boasts a prime location on the city's East Side adjacent to Grand Central Station. Times Square, Broadway theaters, Central Park, ...
A lot of space for the rate and steps away from Grand Central Station!!
New York Hilton Midtown1335 Avenue Of The Americas, New York 4.0 out of 5.0
Centrally located in midtown Manhattan, this New York hotel is within walking distance of Times Square, Fifth Avenue shopping, the Broadway Theater District, ...
Great room! Pay extra for a higher floor it's worth it! Robert at the registration desk was great!!
The Roosevelt Hotel, New York City45 E 45th Street, New York 4.0 out of 5.0
Located at the corner of East 45th Street and Madison Avenue, the Roosevelt Hotel, New York City, provides ready access to shopping, as well as Broadway theaters, ...
Everyone was very kind. Close to where we needed to be. Elevators were slow, hot and crowded.
Hotel Pennsylvania401 7th Ave, New York 2.5 out of 5.0
This New York City hotel located on Seventh Avenue at 33rd Street is across from Madison Square Garden and Penn Station.
100 years Needs major maintenance Charge $5 for piece at baggage room
Wellington Hotel871 Seventh Ave, New York 3.0 out of 5.0
This hotel is within easy walking distance of New York's celebrated Theater District. Central Park, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Times Square, several museums, ...
Hotel location is a major plus. 5 mins walk to central Park & 10 mins walk to times square. However rooms are small and bathrooms are very small. Shower is unbelievably small spout & you got to keep playing with hot & cold knobs to get the right warm/hot water. But hotel is clean. Housekeeping staff ...
Manhattan NYC-an Affinia hotel371 7th Ave, New York 4.0 out of 5.0
Manhattan NYC-an Affinia hotel is located in the city's bustling Midtown. Madison Square Garden and Penn Station are across the street, and Times Square - the ...
Check in was smooth, the rooms were nice and exactly what the pictures depicted. Our only complaint is that Wi-Fi was not included.
Salisbury Hotel123 W 57th St, New York 3.0 out of 5.0
The budget-friendly Salisbury Hotel hotel offers a prime Midtown location just 2 blocks from Central Park and within walking distance of Times Square and Broadway ...
a clean, well-located hotel with friendly staff and good breakfast option
The Belvedere Hotel319 W 48th St, New York 3.5 out of 5.0
This New York hotel is in the center of all the action, located in the cluster of Broadway theaters. The center of Times Square is 2 blocks away, and Rockefeller ...
Just liked it. If I am in New York I will stay there again.
Row NYC700 8th Avenue, New York 4.0 out of 5.0
This Theater District hotel is at the corner of West 45th Street and Eighth Avenue, 1 block west of Times Square and 6 blocks west of Rockefeller Center.
I go to the city often and this has been where ive stayed at the last couple times. Very clean room and walking distance to everything.
Hotel Edison228 W 47th St, New York 3.0 out of 5.0
Located in the heart of New York, this hotel is within a 5-minute walk of Palace Theatre and Broadway. Times Square and Ed Sullivan Theater are also within 10 ...
Hotel was secure, rooms were small but perfect if you just need someplace to sleep at night
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Visit the Big Apple for Your Next Vacation
New York city guide
"The city that never sleeps," New York lives up to its nickname with exciting diversions 24/7. Whether you're ready to experience the thrill of a Broadway show or you want to step into the shoes of the many immigrants who began their lives in New York with a visit to Ellis Island, the Big Apple offers both opportunities and countless more.
The USA's largest city, New York is made up of five distinct boroughs: Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. Each district has a unique personality and features all its own, but most visitors gravitate toward Manhattan: despite being just 12 miles long and three miles wide, this central district offers plenty of action for all age groups.
Exploring other areas couldn't be easier, either; just hop on board a bus or subway line. Overall, NYC has the advantage of being seriously walkable, but also boasts a reliable and well-organized public transit system. No matter where you stay when you're in town, there's a good chance you won't be too far from the action.
Things to see and do
Get a bird's-eye-view of NYC
The vertical power of this city is nearly overwhelming. Only like New York embodies the golden era of skyscrapers, and eight of them became the tallest in the world at different times over the course of the 20th century. Get a bird's-eye view of New York with an elevator ride up the Empire State Building, or try less-crowded but equally impressive Top of the Rock. This observation points extends over the 67th, 69th and 70th floors of the Rockefeller Center, from which you'll find fantastic views of Manhattan, Central Park and the Empire State Building.
Eat your way from Chinatown to Little Italy
When it comes to dining in New York, you really are spoilt for choice. Little Italy and Chinatown are packed with authentic eateries, while popular all-American diners like Stardust serve classics like Brooklyn Bagel, burgers, crispy wings and nachos. Finding the best bagel in New York could easily become the ultimate quest during your time in the city; take a look here to find some of the potential nominees.
If celebrity-spotting is at the top of your menu, check out Serendipity 3 on East 60th Street. Legendary for its "Frrrozen Hot Chocolate" dessert, this hotspot is always bustling and often sprinkled with some famous faces.
The stars of Broadway
Mesmerized by the bright lights of Broadway? Make sure to book theater tickets in advance and if you're not too picky about the production, you might even score seats near the stage at discount prices. Just ask the box office staff if the show has a daily ticket lottery system in place. From Wicked to Phantom of the Opera to Chicago, you could be watching one of the biggest shows on the planet when you're in town.
Where to stay
If you're itching to stay in the heart of the city, look no further than Manhattan's Uptown. Its northernmost clime is home to the Guggenheim Museum and the Met, Greenwich Village, Central Park and a revitalized, culture-drenched Harlem.
It goes without saying that NYC's most exclusive hotels are in Midtown: the New York Marriott Marquis (right on Times Square), The Peninsula New York (Fifth Avenue), Doubletree Guest Suites (Times Square) and the Carlyle (Madison Avenue). The famous lights of Broadway are only a cab or subway ride away, and affordable Midtown stays are also available: take a look at our Budget Big Apple guide for all the Manhattan tips you need.
A city within a city, Manhattan's lower precinct is made up of world-famous areas such as Chinatown, Little Italy, Wall Street and the resurrected World Trade Center. Soho's fashionistas, Tribeca's celebrities, and the East Village's culinary delights also make downtown truly cosmopolitan.
Close enough to the Manhattan buzz, but with a laid-back feel, Brooklyn is a borough where you can experience echoes of New York from days gone by, while enjoying the hippest crowds, trends and venues. Here you'll find hotels to suit a wide range of budgets and tastes. Just across the East River from Manhattan, the New York Marriott at Brooklyn Bridge is a gateway to both Manhattan and the heart of Brooklyn. Close to McCarren Park, the uber-cool King and Grove Williamsburg is the first full-service lifestyle hotel in Brooklyn. On Dean Street, The Missing Lantern offers the kind of affordable rooms that make Brooklyn a prime option for those traveling on a budget.
Cities near New York
- Bronx (9.42 mi)
- Flushing (8.61 mi)
- Long Island City (2.26 mi)
- Jamaica (11.97 mi)
- Hoboken (2.45 mi)
- Yonkers (14.42 mi)
- Astoria (3.86 mi)
- New City (27.63 mi)
- Westbury (21.59 mi)
- Clifton (11.59 mi)
- Long Beach (21.19 mi)
- Brooklyn (8.42 mi)
- Union City (2.51 mi)
- Teaneck (9.32 mi)
- Englewood (9.36 mi)
- Bayside (11.16 mi)
- Paterson (14.27 mi)
- Hackensack (9.69 mi)
- Hempstead (19.42 mi)
- Bayonne (9.03 mi)
New York Neighborhoods
- Broadway - Times Square (0.19 mi)
- Midtown East - Grand Central (0.8 mi)
- Central Park (2.09 mi)
- Midtown West (0.66 mi)
- SoHo - Tribeca (2.63 mi)
- Chelsea (1.43 mi)
- Madison Square Garden (0.52 mi)
- Upper West Side (2.51 mi)
- East Village - Lower East Side (2.63 mi)
- Wall Street - Financial District (3.61 mi)
- Upper East Side (2.38 mi)
- Union Square (1.48 mi)
- Harlem (4.77 mi)
Top Points of Interests in New York
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Central Park
- Empire State Building
- Broadway
- Times Square
- Rockefeller Center
- Chrysler Building
- Grand Central Terminal
- Macy's
- New York University
- New York Stock Exchange
- Columbia University
- Madison Square Garden
- Brooklyn College
- One World Trade Center
- Carnegie Hall
- Yankee Stadium
- Radio City Music Hall
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- St. John's University
Hotels by Airports near New York
- John F. Kennedy Intl. Airport
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Is Limbo In or Out?
Purgatory Revisited
What Did Jesus Mean?
Puzzling Passage in a September Reading
Q: The teaching about limbo has me
perplexed because it casts into
doubt whether babies who die before
being baptized can be saved. Are they sent
to limbo? Are aborted babies doubly punished?
About 40 years ago during a novena at
our parish, a missionary preached that
God is a loving and forgiving God. The
priest urged us to ask God to love and
forgive us. Why then should so many souls
be sent to limbo?
A: On April 20, 2007, the 30-member International Theological
Commission (ITC) published,
with Pope Benedict XVI's permission, a
41-page document entitled The Hope
of Salvation for Infants Who Die Without
Being Baptized. This is the result of a
study begun in 2004 by the ITC, whose
members are appointed by the pope
and work with the Congregation for
the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF). This
ITC text is available at the CDF section
of www.vatican.va.
This document says that the traditional
concept of limbo as a place
where unbaptized infants spend eternity
but without communion with God
seems to reflect "an unduly restrictive
view of salvation.
"Our conclusion is that the many
factors that we have considered...give
serious theological and liturgical
grounds for hope that unbaptized
infants who die will be saved and enjoy
the beatific vision." The text adds, "We
emphasize that these are reasons for
prayerful hope, rather than grounds
for sure knowledge."
This is not as authoritative a teaching
as a papal document, but the Catechism
of the Catholic Church never
mentions limbo. It teaches: "As regards
children who have died without Baptism,
the Church can only entrust them
to the mercy of God, as she does in
her funeral rites for them" (#1261).
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope
Benedict XVI but then prefect of the
Congregation for the Doctrine of the
Faith, stated in 1984: "Limbo was never
a defined truth of faith. Personally—and here I am speaking more as a theologian
and not as prefect of the
Congregation—I would abandon it
since it was only a theological hypothesis.
It formed part of a secondary thesis
in support of a truth which is
absolutely of first significance for faith,
namely, the importance of Baptism"
(The Ratzinger Report, p. 147).
In the 11th century, St. Anselm of
Canterbury described theology as "faith
seeking understanding." The ITC's document
described above is an example
of such faith.
Many Catholics long ago came to
the same conclusion about limbo as
the ITC. Apparently, the mission
preacher whom you remember did.
Over the years, Father Norman Perry,
O.F.M., the previous author of the "Ask" column, and I have reflected this
view in our "Ask" replies.
Some people have thought that
limbo was necessary for unbaptized
infants because of Jesus' teaching,
"Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can
see the kingdom of God without being
born from above" (John 3:3).
The concept of limbo arose in regard
to children who die without being baptized,
but the same reasoning was
applied to adults who lived after Jesus
but who died without Baptism. If that
were the case, the best that the majority
of adults who have ever lived could
hope for would be limbo.
In section four of the Declaration on
the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions, the bishops at Vatican
II taught, "Together with the
prophets and that same apostle [Paul],
the Church awaits the day, known to
God alone, when all peoples will call on
God with one voice and 'serve him
shoulder to shoulder' (Zephaniah 3:9;
see also Isaiah 66:23; Psalms 65:4 and
Romans 11:11-32)."
The sacrament of Baptism remains
very important, but having received it
does not guarantee that someone will
necessarily be saved. Likewise, not having
received it does not mean that a
person cannot be saved. That is up to
God alone.
Purgatory Revisited
Q: In your January 2007 answer to a
question about purgatory, you wrote: "Every sin has a life of its own, even
after it has been confessed and forgiven.
A lie that I tell on Tuesday and confess on
Saturday does not vanish. Its evil effects
continue until people are no longer interested
in repeating it. Believing otherwise is
Well, I guess that I must be naďve or
stupid. Are you saying that a sin is still a sin
after it is confessed? Just what happens in
Confession and what does it accomplish?
Why would I have to go to purgatory for
sins already confessed?
A: Yes, people need to confess their
sins and have them forgiven.
Such a sin, however, can continue to do
damage. Part of our repentance is trying
to minimize that damage. If I am
truly sorry for a lie that I told, I should
later tell the truth to at least one person
to whom I told the lie. That person
may or may not pass on this new information
because lies are often more
spicy than the truth.
In the case of theft, a person must be
willing to return what was stolen to its
rightful owner before that sin can be
forgiven. A person cannot be truly sorry
for a sin whose evil effects he or she will
not try to mitigate.
Perhaps an example outside Confession
can help here. Three Duke University
lacrosse players were accused
in March 2006 of raping a woman at a
party. It later turned out that the accusation
was false. On June 15, 2007, District
Attorney Michael Nifong admitted
that he had withheld evidence from
the players' defense attorneys, had lied
to the court and state bar investigators,
and had made inflammatory comments
about the players. Three days
later he was disbarred in North Carolina.
Nifong tried to repair the damage
that his action caused. Did he repair it
fully? No, because it was impossible to
do so. Everyone who heard the false
allegation will not necessarily hear the
truth—or believe it. That's one example
that "Every sin has a life of its own."
In one sense, humanity's "original
sin" is believing that our actions have
only the consequences that we want
them to have. Adam and Eve mistakenly
believed that. They expected to
become like God by disobeying one
What does sacramental Confession
accomplish? It offers forgiveness and
helps us for the future. In Confession,
Jesus urges us to live more consistently
as people made in God's image. Absolution
also gives us strength to repair
the damage our sins have caused.
Your question is neither naďve nor
stupid. You simply seek understanding.
Please keep asking whatever questions
your growing faith may require.
Q: On the September 29th feast of
Archangels Michael, Gabriel and
Raphael, the Gospel is John 1:47-51. Jesus says
there that Nathanael is without guile. When the
future apostle confesses Jesus as the Son of
God, Jesus answers, "Do you believe because
I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You
will see greater things than this." I don't understand
what "than this" means here.
A: In the New Jerome Biblical Commentary,
Pheme Perkins writes
about verses 48 and 49, "A satisfactory
parallel for the reaction produced by
Jesus' saying about 'sitting under a fig
tree' has not been found. The best suggestion
is that it may be related to a
later tradition that the rabbis studied
the law 'under a fig tree' (Midrash
Rabbah Ecclesiastes 5:11)."
Regarding the "greater things than
this" verse, she continues, "Some think
that the 'greater things' point forward
to the signs that show the disciples
Jesus' glory (e.g., 2:11)." The water
turned into wine at the wedding feast
of Cana is the first of Jesus' seven
"signs" (miracles) in the Gospel of
Q: In the Gospel for Monday of the 25th week in Ordinary Time (Luke
8:16-18), Jesus describes a light on a lampstand and then goes on
to talk about secret things coming to light. I don't see the connection
between those verses and the next one: "Take care, then, how
you hear. To anyone who has, more will be given, and from the one
who has not, even what he seems to have will be taken away."
A: In the New Jerome Biblical Commentary, Father Robert Karris,
O.F.M., explains verse 18 this way: "Hearing without understanding
the word, especially the understanding that originates in the effort
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PITTSBURG -- As Pittsburg's new professional baseball team makes itself at home, some East Contra Costa residents are making sure its more nomadic players feel that hospitality long after the final pitch.
About a dozen families have stepped up to the plate to serve as host families this summer for the Pittsburg Mettle, a time-honored tradition in minor league and independent league baseball, where players earn meager salaries, often far from home, while dreaming of a shot at the majors. Half of the Mettle's 22-player roster has come from out of the area to play ball in Pittsburg.
"It's been a really great experience thus far. It feels like (outfielder Tim Battle) is part of the family," said Christian Knight, of Oakley.
He and his wife, Gail, found out about the search for hosts when their 6-year-old son Brayden was participating in a tournament at Pittsburg City Park.
"It's great that it gives Brayden someone to look up to and admire," Knight said.
The family did a double play of sorts when it also put up pitcher Cameron Dullnig. But it later convinced Christian's mom, Lynnda Mori, to have him stay with her so that they have more space.
Now, the family and both ballplayers make it a habit of eating lunch together before the games. They sat around the kitchen island at Mori's home last week, laughing and sharing stories between bites of pesto tortellini and chicken.
The players are good with Brayden and give him "knuckles" before they go to bat, Christian Knight said. Battle also presented him with a bat signed by the team, and the Mettle tandem has been going to his baseball games.
"Brayden's been playing better lately too, so the other parents are like, 'I guess we have to become host families too,'" said Gail Knight.
Host families are valuable because the aspiring players don't earn lofty contracts, as most are teenagers or in their early 20s. It's a custom for the leagues, and helps make them successful, said Cris Franklin, one of the Mettle's co-founders. The Mettle is part of the four-team independent Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs, playing its home games at City Park.
Having more host families would allow the ballclub to attract more players from farther away, Franklin said.
Many ballplayers have to cut corners to make ends meet. Battle, 28, said he slept on an inflatable mattress in the locker room in the United League in east Texas last year, as staying at a motel can be pricey. Teammate Dullnig, 25, said postgame meals consisted of trips to McDonalds.
"To have a home-cooked meal and a place to stay, it's one less thing to worry about," Battle said.
Families must provide each player with their own room and access to a laundry room and kitchen. It's preferred, but not a requirement, that they have their own bathroom.
Toni Torres, of Oakley, was a bit apprehensive when she read the team was looking for host families, given past experiences with roommates.
But, after reading about it on Facebook, she reasoned that this is different because they're affiliated with a team.
"It's a lot like dating. You worry about if it's going to be a good fit," said Monica Leite, of Pittsburg. Her partner, Victor Souza, was worried about having a stranger in the house.
"It turned out to be a really good match, and (infielder Nash Hutter) is good with my young daughter," Leite said.
Though they don't get paid, hosts say the program offers perks, including season tickets to the team's 42 home games and discounts on merchandise.
"I'm thoroughly enjoying it," said Denny Seelinger, of Pittsburg. "I've always gone to minor league games in San Jose and Stockton, so it's great to have it less than a mile from my house."
Seelinger, a retired teacher, calls his guest Colby Guerny a "model roommate," adding that Guerny is young enough to be his son. The two talk about life, schooling and the previous night's game, he said.
"I'll stay away from that if he didn't have a good game," he said.
The players often form lifelong bonds with their host families, Franklin said. One example the Mettle points to on the team website is San Francisco Giants slugger Pablo Sandoval, who stays in touch with the Musgrave family of San Jose, his host family when he played in the minor leagues after coming from Venezuela.
Franklin says her husband Wayne, the team's manager and a former major leaguer, lived with a host family when he played with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. When you mention them to him, his face lights up, she said.
"If you mention the (words) 'host family' to a player, they will go on and on about their host family experiences," she said. "Host families can make a big difference in the player's day-to-day performance and confidence."
Torres said a tough part was that the first player they hosted was no longer with the team after the first three weeks.
"It was really sad, and I can't help but think how we'll feel when this is over in 90 days. I mean, he plays with my son all the time. They become part of your household," she said.
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Save Texas Schools expects thousands of students, teachers, parents, school administrators and community activists to gather at the Capitol on Saturday as part of its larger, annual rally in Austin.
Meanwhile, a group of lawmakers from both parties in the state House were discussing the possibility of restoring as much as nearly $1 billion to public education without exceeding spending limits in the current Texas budget.


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Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank is refuting accusations which seemed to indicate she is double-dipping into the county's coffers for travel expenses, saying those claims were politically motivated and more importantly — untrue.
"It is never my desire to play out disagreements in the media," Frank said today in a news conference in front of the Courthouse. "However, because Commissioner (Chuck) Fritts has challenged my very honesty, I cannot be silent."
With about 50 residents watching the conference, Frank said the travel supplement that Fritts talked about at a recent county Operations Committee was a pay supplement that was instituted during former County Executive David Bolling's term in office in 1988. It has been received by county executives and mayors since then.
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WTAP news first heard of the incident through telephone calls from Pleasants County residents.
But some callers told us, before we heard it from police and the schools, that students from St. Marys Elementary and high school, Belmont Elementary and Pleasants County Middle School, were transported to nearby churches, where parents could pick them up.
"I got a phone call from one of our friends," said resident Jennifer Boley. at the Dewey Avenue Church of Christ to pick up one of her sons, "who told us there was a bomb threat and they evacuated all three schools."
Late in the morning, as remaining students returned to classes, Assistant Superintendent Donna Barksdale issued a statement saying, "There were reported allegations of a bomb threat to pleasants county schools which the board takes seriously. law enforcement has been notified and is working with school officials to investigate."
This follows by nearly a month a threat, also reportedly from social media, against St. Marys High School, which resulted in a lockdown at the school. That incident came two days before the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut.
Another statement, issued by the Pleasants County Sheriff's Department, said that sweeps of the schools by the sheriff and other law enforcement agencies turned up no evidence of explosives. We were not able to ask whether a connection with last month's threat is being investigated.
"Whoever it is, they should be sent to a place like, going to jail," said high school student Devon Boley, "because I don't think it's right to risk innocent lives."
Besides the sheriff's department, the St. Marys Police Department, the West Virginia State Police, fire departments from St. Marys and Belmont, and Parkersburg's explosive ordinance canine unit were involved in the sweep.
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Donna Barksdale, Assistant Superintendent on behalf of Michael Wells, Superintendent released this statement:
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PARKERSBURG — A Pennsylvania film company will soon begin production on a zombie movie throughout Parkersburg. "Pro Wrestlers vs....
With the remarks that are being made on here, its no wonder there is so much violence today. Such good examples for the young ones to follow. If you have children, I wonder how proud they are of what comes out of you're mouths? These arn't openions, they are just nasty remarks. If Parkersburg has a bad reputation, its from the remarks you people make. Too bad something good can't happen here to bring out intelligent beings!!
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'Good old American violence', an alcoholic has-been 'wrestler' and a pack of hookers arrive in town and we roll out the red carpet. Go figure.
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Oh how safe it is to make a comment about a public official who has nothing to do with this movie deal. What happened to the good old days when a man who had something to say to another said it to that person directly to him????
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Should be able to find plenty of zombies around Parkersburg.
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I think he landed the lead Zombie role in the film.
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Your doctor has suggested you have a BRAVO pH monitoring study as part of the evaluation at National Jewish Health. This study measures the amount of esophageal reflux you have. Gastroesophageal reflux is the backward flow or reflux of food or fluid from the stomach into the esophagus. The esophagus is the tube that transports food from your mouth into your stomach. A BRAVO pH monitoring study will help identify if you have increased amounts of reflux and if it is causing your symptoms.
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SAN FRANCISCO (WOMENSENEWS)--In mid-May, Elizabeth Kristen and Mali Kigasari, together for 12 years, set a new wedding date for June 16, the first slot available at San Francisco City Hall.
They grabbed their first opportunity immediately after the California Supreme Court ruled that lesbians and gays have the same constitutional rights as heterosexuals to marry whom they choose. California has now joined Massachusetts in permitting same-sex marriage.
In its scope and forceful wording, the marriage ruling is a landmark rights victory for the entire lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, said Kate Kendell, executive director of the San Francisco-based National Center for Lesbian Rights.
It was especially sweet for lesbians, who are more likely than gay men to marry or enter into registered domestic partnerships when possible and to have children.
"Given the security legal marriage provides to a family--especially when children are a part of that family--this victory will have a real and immediate effect on a significant number of lesbian-headed households," said Kendell, a lawyer with three children.
Marriage Rights Are Cornerstone
The lesbian rights agenda ranges from fertility issues to death benefits to immigration, as well as the right to serve in the military. A recent report issued by the Washington-based Servicemembers' Legal Defense Network indicated that in fiscal 2006, women made up 17 percent of the Army but 35 percent of discharges under the "don't ask" law. One year later, women were 15 percent of Army members, yet discharges of women increased to 45 percent of the total.
Kendell argued that the right to legally marry is a cornerstone in the push for full acceptance and equality.
"Every issue that affects the lives of the entire lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community and of course, lesbians in particular, in the country--child custody, adoption, employment, hate crimes, family formation and protection, health care--will all be positively impacted by this ruling."
More than 40 states restrict marriage to a man and a woman, including 26 with constitutional amendments, and Kristen and Kigasari's marriage will not be recognized in those states.
Same-sex couples are likely to trek to California to marry, but most will not be able to take their certificates back home and expect to receive the thousands of rights and benefits that marriage affords to heterosexual couples, such as filing joint income taxes. That's likely to require further legal challenges, said Jennifer C. Pizer of New-York based Lambda Legal and co-counsel for the plaintiffs in the case.
"California has been ahead of much of the country legally and socially in terms of gay and lesbian equality," Pizer added. "That's why this victory happened here now. I believe that eventually gay and lesbian couples will have equal rights throughout the country. The question is not if that will happen but how long it will take, and I suspect it will take quite a while."
Diane Sabin, a San Francisco chiropractor, and her partner, writer Jewelle Gomez, were among 14 plaintiff couples in the Supreme Court case. "I'd like to feel like I'm a full participant in the culture," Sabin told Women's eNews. "I've certainly had the responsibilities but I haven't had the right."
Victory Not Secured
But a battle to secure the victory comes next.
Those opposing the ruling are trying to block implementation until November, when they hope to bring a constitutional ballot amendment before voters that would echo state laws defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he will not support the amendment drive.
"The court has shown an outrageous lack of respect for the expressed will of a majority of California voters," said Jennifer Monk, a lawyer with Advocates for Faith and Freedom in Murrieta, Calif. "I think this decision is going to wake up California voters and make them realize how important this issue is, that they have to go back and speak up again." The Alliance Defense Fund, based in Scotsdale, Ariz., has joined the fight against the ruling.
Grouped under the coalition ProtectMarriage.com, opponents say they have gathered more than 1.1 million signatures--more than the almost 700,000 needed--to place the amendment on the ballot.
Both sides pledge to spend as much as $20 million in what promises to be a potent election issue for the state's more than 20 million eligible voters.
In another legal advance for lesbians, a federal appeals court in California reinstated in May a challenge to the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy requiring lesbians and gays to conceal their sexual orientation. The challenge is brought by a decorated female soldier who was discharged after her lesbian relationship reached Air Force attention, according to press reports.
Landmark Achievement
Kristen, a 41-year-old lawyer, and Kigasari, a 49-year-old paralegal, were among more than 4,000 lesbian and gay couples who married in San Francisco in 2004 and received the rewards and privileges of legal union in California. It was short-lived. Within months the city-sanctioned marriages were annulled under state law defining marriage as between a man and a woman.
"The feeling is so different when you're married," said Kristen. "The rights and responsibilities of course are important to us, but I really felt emotionally different being married to my partner. Marriage has a special meaning in our culture."
The ruling follows a steady expansion of domestic partnership rights in California since the 1980s and 1990s, when a lesbian might have been barred from a partner's hospital deathbed because she was not considered kin.
In 2000, though, Californians passed Proposition 22, which limited marriage to heterosexual couples but was not added to the state constitution.
In its 4-3 decision, the state Supreme Court struck that down along with a 1977 law, drawing on its 1948 ruling against interracial marriage bans.
Supreme courts in Connecticut and Iowa are considering same-sex marriage cases.
Kendell does not expect California's example to trigger an immediate ripple effect. After November, her immediate focus will turn to establishing and expanding domestic partnership rights rather than same-sex marriage rights in more socially conservative regions.
Increasingly, lesbians' concerns cluster around family law: questions of parental rights and duties, child custody and discrimination by medical providers including fertility doctors, said Lambda Legal's Pizer.
"There's been a shift for lesbians and gay men where a lot more people believe we should be free to have a family if we want to, and many people do want to," she said. "It was something inconceivable 50 years ago and difficult for people to imagine even 25 years ago."
That shift coincides with advances in reproductive medicine that open more options--as well as potential legal and social barriers--for same-sex couples who wish to have children.
Lesbians may look for models in nations such as the Netherlands--the first to open the way to same-sex marriages--but the most informed lessons, Pizer said, may be found in the U.S. women's and civil rights movements.
"The powerful reactionary religious groups in this country are a challenge, as they have been for women's equality and reproductive autonomy," she said. "The exact same dynamic that made it difficult to maintain a thriving feminist movement are at work in exactly the same way. . . for queer people."
Lorraine Orlandi is a freelance journalist based in California who has written about women's rights in the United States and Latin America.
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Our government and food industry both encourage more "personal responsibility" when it comes to battling the obesity epidemic and its associated diseases. They say people should exercise more self-control, make better choices, avoid overeating and reduce their intake of sugar-sweetened drinks and processed food. We are led to believe that there is no good food or bad food — that it's all just a matter of balance.