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James Gandolfini, the burly actor best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of a conflicted New Jersey mob boss in the groundbreaking TV series "The Sopranos," died on Wednesday while vacationing in Rome, HBO said.
Gandolfini, 51, died of a possible heart attack, HBO spokeswoman Mara Mikialian told Reuters.
Since "The Sopranos" ended its six-season run in June 2007, Gandolfini has appeared in a number of big-screen roles, including "Zero Dark Thirty," a film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, and the comedy "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone."
At the time of his death, Gandolfini had been working on an upcoming HBO series titled "Criminal Justice." HBO declined to elaborate on the series other than to say that it was in development and that Gandolfini was a part of it.
"We're all in shock and feeling immeasurable sadness at the loss of a beloved member of our family," the network said in a statement. "He was a special man, a great talent, but more importantly, a gentle and loving person who treated everyone, no matter their title or position, with equal respect."
Gandolfini broke ground with his signature portrait of Tony Soprano, the head of a fictional New Jersey mob family, in "The Sopranos."
As Tony Soprano, Gandolfini created a gangster different from any previously seen in American television or film. He was capable of killing enemies with his own hands but was prone to panic attacks. He loved his wife, Carmela, played by Edie Falco, and was a doting father, but he carried on a string of extramarital affairs.
He regularly saw a therapist, portrayed by Lorraine Bracco, to work out his anxiety problems and issues with his mother.
By the start of the show's final season, Gandolfini suggested he was ready to move on to more gentle roles once his TV mobster days were over.
"I'm too tired to be a tough guy or any of that stuff anymore," he said. "We pretty much used all that up in this show."
Critical Acclaim
The program, which earned Gandolfini three Emmy Awards as best lead actor in a drama series, was considered by many critics at the time the finest drama to have aired on U.S. television.
The series was a major factor in establishing HBO, a pay-cable network once focused on presentations of feature films, as a powerhouse of original dramatic television and in shifting the kind of sophisticated storytelling once reserved for the big screen to TV.
The show won the Emmy as best drama series in 2004 and again in 2007 after its final season. The series concluded with a final episode that strongly suggested Tony was about to be murdered before abruptly ending mid-scene, cutting from a shot of Gandolfini's face to a blank screen.
His role also paved the way for a parade of popular prime-time shows built around profoundly flawed characters and anti-heroes, from "Dexter" and "Breaking Bad" to "Mad Men" and "Nurse Jackie."
David Chase, creator of "The Sopranos," paid tribute to his former star in a statement remembering him as "a genius" and "one of the greatest actors of this or any time."
"A great deal of that genius resided in those sad eyes. I remember telling him many times, 'You don't get it. You're like Mozart.' There would be silence at the other end of the phone," Chase recounted.
A New Jersey native, Gandolfini preceded his career as a performer by working as a truck driver, bouncer and nightclub manager in New York City before he went to an acting class with a friend and got hooked.
"I'd also never been around actors before," he told Time magazine, "and I said to myself, 'These people are nuts; this is kind of interesting.'"
Gandolfini began his career in theater in New York, making his Broadway debut in a 1992 revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire." Born in Westwood, New Jersey, Gandolfini was raised in a working-class, Italian-American family by a father who was a bricklayer and high school custodian and a mother who worked in a school cafeteria.
In an interview on the television program "Inside the Actors Studio," he said his parents spoke Italian in the home when they did not want the children to understand them.
"So they didn't teach it to my sisters or myself," he said. Gandolfini had a son, Michael, with his first wife, Marcy Wudarski, whom he divorced in 2002. In 2008, he married model Deborah Lin, who gave birth to a daughter, Liliana, in 2012.


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When your main seed investor becomes the CEO of AOL, it does have its fringe benefits. Today, AOL announced its acquisition of two local startups: Patch and Going. AOL's new CEO Tim Armstrong is a seed investor in Patch, which offers hyperlocal news for small towns and communities. In a note he sent out today to employees, which we've obtained from AOL, he notes that he recused himself from the acquisition negotiations and that instead of profiting from the deal he asked to get his initial seed investment back in AOL stock when it goes public. Going is a local event and entertainment listing site based in Boston which raised a $5 million Series A in 2007. Both acquisitions were in the single-digit millions.
Below is Armstrong's email to employees, discussing the reason for the acquisitions, which is to ramp up AOL's local presence (one of five main strategies he is pursuing:
AOLers –
Our strategy to win in the five areas we've discussed starts with innovation and passion. Of the five areas, Local remains the largest white space and offers us an ability to improve the lives of many consumers. It's a space that's prime for innovation and an area where we already have strength with a local network that reaches more than 54 million UVs a month and a valuable brand in mapping services, MapQuest.
Our vision isn't just about optimizing what we have – it's about overhauling how we approach this space, drawing on our legacy of connecting communities and our long history of organization through DMOZ. It's about taking one of the most disaggregated experiences on the Web today and making it truly quick and easy for consumers to find the local information they need.
Today, we're announcing two acquisitions that will enable us to better serve audiences by providing experiences that are highly focused on users' own neighborhoods – Patch and Going.
Patch.com was built to provide local towns with a robust and interactive platform to publish news and information, with full-time journalists for each town covering government affairs, education issues, and community events. One of the AOLers in our All Hands meeting on May 29 asked what our plan is to help towns, like his, where the local newspaper has gone out of business. Patch is an acquisition that may eventually help that town. Under the leadership of co-founder and CEO Jon Brod, Patch has been able to launch five initial town sites since February and has just announced four additional communities. Moreover, Patch has already received over 230 user requests for "Patches" spanning 39 states and 12 countries.
The second acquisition is a small company located in Boston – Going. Going has developed a local events platform to discover and share information about things to do in a number of leading cities across the country. Under the leadership of CEO Evan Schumacher, Going has launched sites in 30 cities – including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami – and provides users with RSVP tools and advertisers with self-service event advertising.
On a personal note, I was an early investor in Patch and committed significant dollars to the vision of improving local communities with deeper online information, accountability through journalism, and a platform for communicating. In discussing our local strategy, AOL and Time Warner looked at Patch as a possible acquisition and I recused myself from that process. At the Time Warner negotiated acquisition price, I was in a position to earn a return on my investment in Patch. However, I have decided to forgo any profit from my seed investment in Patch and I have asked to receive just my seed capital in AOL shares once we separate from Time Warner.
Overall, I believe both Patch and Going will add strength and talent to our local efforts and give us an ability to have a unique and defendable local offering that helps people improve their lives. I'm excited that we've reached the stage where we can begin implementing in our five key strategy areas, and with today's announcements we're off to a great start in Local.
Please join me in welcoming the employees of Patch and Going to AOL and the future of AOL Local. –TA

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{diy} paper lantern hot air balloons
36 comments:
- little macaroon. said...
Good job! These look fantastic - just the thing for the boring old globes I have in all our bedrooms!!!
- November 21, 2011 at 2:18 AM
- Unknown said...
wow wow wow!
i love this!
great idea.
i am going to do some FOR SURE - November 21, 2011 at 2:45 AM
- emilyclare said...
What a wonderful, whimsical idea! They really brighten the room :)
- November 21, 2011 at 4:09 AM
- Amy said...
okay, those are awesome!!!!! I love this idea! beautiful.
- November 21, 2011 at 7:12 AM
- Mary said...
ooooh! they are so adorable!
great job!
:) - November 21, 2011 at 8:48 AM
- Jen said...
Fabulous! SO cute:)
- November 21, 2011 at 9:06 AM
- Kristina @ ReMadeSimple said...
beautiful job-I love your kid's room too-so bright and cheerful ;)
- November 21, 2011 at 9:10 AM
- Jodi Ann said...
that is the cutest DIY!
- November 21, 2011 at 9:10 AM
- Gen said...
I LOVE your idea! Thanks for sharing. Cheers,
firstname.lastname@example.com - November 21, 2011 at 9:48 AM
- nicole said...
i love this! and i pinned it!
- November 21, 2011 at 12:33 PM
- Jami said...
those are seriously amazing!!!
- November 21, 2011 at 12:57 PM
- Laura said...
just found your blog & subscribed:). can't wait to keep reading....
- November 21, 2011 at 2:38 PM
- Rachel~Wildflower Photography Studio and Wildflower Creative said...
joye....i'm totally in love with these...so freakin awesome! lovely job friend!! hugs!
- November 21, 2011 at 3:21 PM
- Malia said...
These are so lovely and whimsical. What a beautiful job you did. So glad I found you from life made lovely monday. Love your blog and the story of you and your little ones. Thanks for sharing! aloha, malia
p.s. i have to say i am amazed at what you accomplish with young children! i have four too... - November 21, 2011 at 4:32 PM
- Unknown said...
These are fantastic!
- November 21, 2011 at 4:58 PM
- Heather @ Life Made Lovely said...
these are amazing joye!
i love, love, love them!!
going on my to do list right this minute. - November 21, 2011 at 9:43 PM
- Unknown said...
oh goodness! the lovely factor of these is through the roof!! nice job joye!
- November 21, 2011 at 11:01 PM
- Sarah @ Hallway Happenings said...
Ok, ok, ok, be still my beating heart. That is the best thing I have seen. Be warned, I will steal this idea (the best form of flattery). Sarah x
- November 21, 2011 at 11:49 PM
- Breeann said...
Those are adorable!! Love them :)
- November 23, 2011 at 3:26 AM
Those are so cute!!! Way cuter than mine! Mine are the rough draft! Love the colors!
- November 26, 2011 at 10:30 PM
- Unknown said...
I love these. You are so talented
- November 27, 2011 at 11:04 AM
- Ly said...
I love theses. I don't think I'm told old to make these and put them in my room right? hahaha
http://www.lyzhang.com - November 28, 2011 at 1:07 PM
- Lanna said...
no joke, when I've thought about what I want our future (hopefully) daughters room to look like, everything I see in these pictures is pretty much it! Painted tress, fabric leaves and birds, fabric rings and hot air balloons! How funny! Looks amazing!
- November 30, 2011 at 7:34 AM
- mel m. m. mccarthy said...
These are so wonderful! What a clever idea. I've got to get some paper lanterns ASAP. :-D
- January 13, 2012 at 12:08 PM
Just found your blog thru Pinterest. :•) Your hot air balloons are sweeett! I am picturing these at a Baby Shower with a vintage theme and muted colors. Would be sooo precious done up with some vintage baby fabrics and baby animal passengers! Thanks & Happy Trails!!
- January 15, 2012 at 6:06 PM
- Unknown said...
Can I be like you someday? Seriously, these are the cutest hot air balloons I have seen yet, and a good tutorial as well. My 4 year old daughter loves hot air baloons, and when I mentioned making some for her bedroom, well lets just say she was excited. She asks me everyday when I am going to make them. I found you through Pinterest, and I am now your newest follower!!
- January 19, 2012 at 5:23 PM
- christa jean said...
I was just complaining in my last blog post how I wanted a hot air balloon mobile for my two little boys' room just like one I saw in a baby boutique!
I came up with a fun idea with papers (check it here: http://transforme-cc.blogspot.com/2012/02/diy-hot-air-balloon-mobile.html), but when I came across your blog (via pinterest), I thought, "Gee, now my project looks silly!" Hahaha.
Love the vintage feel of your blog, I can see your heart and love for God all over it!
~ christa jean - February 16, 2012 at 11:20 PM
- jonahliza said...
this is so awesome! thanks for the lovely diy. i cant wait to make a couple for some garden parties im throwin this summer.
- April 8, 2012 at 1:06 AM
- Julie Smith-Belton said...
Love your hot air balloons - you inspired us! http://ludopolice.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/friday-night-art-hot-air-balloons/
- May 25, 2012 at 12:39 PM
- warhammer space marine said...
That was an awesome idea. Hot air balloons inside your room gives a new look that others can be jealous.
- July 8, 2012 at 4:19 AM
Love! Could you tell me what color wall paint this is?
- July 9, 2012 at 3:04 PM
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- the blonde potato said...
so cute! I'm wondering if you would share the paint color of the room? It looks so cheery and I'm trying to decide on a color for my girls' room right now... Thanks for the tute, I'm not a perfectionist either. You can email me at courtneyelaine at gmail dot com.
- April 10, 2013 at 3:59 PM
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- Colette (Coco) said...
I love this idea! You're a genius!
- May 13, 2013 at 4:08 PM
- Bride Bubble said...
These are fantastic. These would be perfect for a wedding!
- October 24, 2013 at 12:16 PM


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Too many ankle injuries have claimed the game for many pro and amateur players, enough for us at Sneaker Report to wonder how so many players
RELATED: The 25 Best Basketball Shoe of the Past 5 Years
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No. 10 – Jordan CP3.VI
Key Features: Hyperfuse Build, Podulon
This upgrade the popular CP3.V boasts improved traction with all of the added benefits of foam cushioning and a secure forefoot fit. We rated it as the best performance basketball shoe to come out of 2012, so if you're looking for a low cut performer, this might be a great option for you.
No. 9 – Jordan Melo M9
Key Features: Forefoot and heel Zoom Air, full length herringbone outsole
Solid rubber outsoles cement the most well rounded shoe of Melo's signatures series so far with Jordan.
No. 8 – Nike KD V
Key Features: Hyperfuse Build, Air Max, Zoom Air
The latest signature from Kevin Durant got a whole lot taller. Coming from the success of the KD IV, designer Leo Chang decided to embrace Durant's spirit of teamwork and build a shoe that could be worn by every player on the court. The KDV offers ample support with a snug fit and a well-equipped outsole for a safe, fast option.
No. 7 – adidas Crazy Light 2.0
Key Features: Welded Sprintweb on a non marking rubber outsole
Stability is provided from adidas' own Sprintweb and Sprintframe construction, providing stability and speed for a shoe that is sure to lock down those ankles.
No. 6 – Air Jordan XX8
Key Features: Zoom Air
This upper is surprisingly supportive despite how minimal the appearance. The carbon fiber heel counter paired with the Flight Plate the right amount of torsional support creates the perfect amount of support.
No. 5 – Under Armour Spine Bionic BB
Key Features: Micro G Foam, TPU heel counter
Building off of the UA Spine technology, this basketball shoe is made to cushion and rebound your heel-strike energy for optimum performance. The mesh tongue works with the Micro G sockliner to mold to your foot for a responsive, cushioned ride with the added support from a TPU heel counter.
No. 4 – Nike Hyperdunk 2012
Key Features: Lunarlon cushioning, Flywire support
This all-around favorite offers responsive cushioning thanks to the Lunarlon technology, a supportive Flywire enhanced fit, and a collar that is made for fast moves and quick cuts with an articulated heel collar and a full inner sleeve for proper ventilation. Take it from the pros and go with the NBA's most popular shoe.
No. 3 – Ektio Breakaway
Key Features: Ektio ankle support technology
From a brand that's sole purpose is to ensure safety on the basketball court, you can trust the Ektio Breakaway is looking out for those weak ankles. By simulating a natural feel by lowering the midsole so that it's closer to the ground while protecting ankles with anti-rollover bumpers.
No. 2 – Under Armour Charge BB
Key Features: Large midfoot TPU shank, Micro G cushioning
The two-piece upper is more flexible than it looks. Under Armour designers focused on articulating the shape of the ankle to provide a lockdown fit without restricting movement. With a low, full-length Micro G foam and a large TPU midfoot shank, the foot is protected from twisting or rolling. A dramatic look for ballers everywhere.
No. 1 – Nike LeBron X
Key Features: Hyperfuse upper
The collar on the Nike LeBron X may be a surprise at first. The asymmetrical fit goes lower in the back and higher in the front, allowing the ankle to flex yet remain supportive. The full inner sleeve scores major points for comfort via a snug fit with proper ventilation, putting the LeBron X at the top of our list of most supportive basketball shoes.
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Canon launches two versatile lenses for impressive everyday use
United Kingdom / Republic of Ireland, 1 September 2009: Canon today strengthens its EF-S series of lenses with the launch of two powerful standard kit lenses for EOS EF-S camera owners: the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS and the EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM. Both lenses match the style and performance of Canon's new APS-C sensor camera – the Canon EOS 7D.
The high performance standard zoom lens
The high-quality EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM is equivalent to a 24-136mm focal length lens (5.6x standard zoom). Designed for EOS EF-S mount bodies, the lens covers wide angle and portrait focal ranges. It also offers a 4-stop Image Stabilizer as well as a close focusing distance of just 0.35m throughout the zoom range.
Versatile super zoom lens
The EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS is a powerful all-in-one lens for EOS EF-S mount bodies. It features a 4-stop Image Stabilizer and a 7.5x super zoom range (approx. 29-216mm equivalent focal length). The lens covers a wide range of focal lengths with a 0.45m minimum focusing distance. A general-purpose zoom, it is ideal for photographers looking to make the step up from a standard kit lens.
Easy-to-use impressive image quality
Both lenses offer great low-light performance due to the inclusion of a
4-stop Image Stabilizer that automatically detects panning and tripods, responding accordingly to help photographers take steady shots in any situation.
The addition of ultra low dispersion (UD) lenses and aspherical lens elements - as well as lens coatings optimised to combat ghosting and flare -
ensure high quality throughout.
Both products also include a circular aperture for beautiful background blur (bokeh).
Both lenses feature Canon's improved exterior lens design that offers an improved high-grade look and feel compared with previous EF-S lenses.
Offering a wide range of focal lengths both EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS and the EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM are ideal all purpose lenses, suitable for the photographer looking for a walk around lens or those with many lenses who on occasion wish to travel lighter.
Pricing & Availability
The EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS is available from early October 2009 priced at £529.99 / €619.99 RRP inc. VAT.
The EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM is available from mid October 2009 priced at £849.99 / €989.99 RRP inc. VAT
Back to the Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens review.


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The world (of Coke and Pepsi) is not enough in emerging markets...
With global volume growth driven by developing nations, where consumer spending power continues to grow, Euromonitor International beverage analyst Jonas Feliciano noted the shift in these areas from unpackaged beverages such as water, lemonade and fresh juices to packaged drinks.
But proliferating local brands and familiar flavors (in local markets) was a trend that global manufacturers could not ignore, Feliciano said, noting their need to tap sub-brands and compete with local players.
"In the past, choosing megabrands like Coca-Cola or Pepsi meant joining a global culture," Feliciano said. "But, manufacturers are learning that today's consumers are starting to make choices based on regional taste instead of just global identity."
Master Kong's iced tea
Mass appeal was still valuable and profitable for large companies, Feliciano explained, but new strategies were also winning out that targeted specific individuals or groups, with gender-specific launches or offerings to reflect specific popular cultures or lifestyles.
"Consumers in China, for instance, are now able to choose from, not only Coke and Pepsi, but Hangzhou Wahaha's Future Cola, Master Kong's Iced Tea or Jiaduobao, a canned RTD herbal tea that sold almost 1.4bn liters in 2012 compared to 2.5bn for Coca-Cola," Feliciano said.
In the US Dr Pepper's 'exclusionary market strategy' for Dr Pepper 10 – with gun-metal macho man imagery and edgy 'it's not for women' tagline – fed into the concept of 'drink as identity', the analyst noted.
This approach had also fed Dr Pepper's most recent advertising campaign, Feliciano said: "The 2013 launch of '/1' or 'one of one' centers on the concept that 'each one is unique', and spotlights both celebrity and everyday people for their individuality."
Coca-Cola enters Russian kvass
Whether one considered kvass-based drinks in Eastern Europe, guarana carbonates in Latin America or lemon-lime drinks in India, Feliciano said that big beverage players had realized the potential of beverages that were similar to unpacked varieties that epitomized local culture.
"The Coca-Cola Company, in particular, realized the potential in 2008, when examining the company's performance in Russia," the analyst said.
Local rival Ochakovo MPBK ZAO quickly stole market share from Coca-Cola with Kvas Ochakovo – a packaged kvass popular with many Russians, he explained; kvass is a fermented soft drink made from rye bread.
"In response, Coca-Cola developed Kruzhka I Bochka, their own take on kvass. Though still nascent, the product grew every year and reached almost 40m liters sold in 2012," Feliciano said.
On its website, Coca-Cola Russia describes the drink as a "traditional Russian kvass with a unique taste and aroma of golden brown rye bread".
"Add this to the 1bn liter performance of their flagship Coca-Cola brand, and the company remains entrenched as the leader of carbonate sales in Russia," Feliciano said.


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Who are you?
Posted: May 7th, 2010 | Author: Nathan | Filed under: newsAccording to Google Analytics…
- You spend an average of 3 minutes on NoiseJockey.net. This suggests you actually listen to the sounds. :-)
- 60% of you are directed here from other sites; of that, over 20% of you are arriving from DesigningSound.org.( I thank everyone who runs sites in this increasingly vibrant sound recording/design community who read and support Noise Jockey! You rock!)
- 60% of you use MacOS, and 35% of you use some flavor of Windows. I'm gonna assume the 2% of you who visit Noise Jockey on the iPod, iPhone, or iPad are lamenting Apple's refusal to support Flash.
- 42% of you use Firefox, 36% of you use Safari, and and less than 7% of you use Internet Explorer. There's a word for that: Progress.
- Almost half of you use laptops to view this site, but at least a quarter of you have big-ass monitors, too.
- Noise Jockey's visitors are quite international. A hearty "merci beaucoup" goes out to the 10% of you that parlez Français, possibly visiting from SoundDesigners.org. (A personal thanks to Benoit is appropriate here, and apologies for not having taken French since middle school!)
- You made post that you found most annoying also the most-viewed/heard. (Thanks to David Hobby at Strobist.com for the pick-up).
- You commented the most on the first video I released. More to come…
Numbers only tell so much. How many of you are female vs. male? How many of you are professionals vs. hobbyists? What else do you do for fun? That's what's most meaningful, and the statistics above only paint part of the picture.
If you want to share more, do so in the comments below. But more importantly, visit each other's sites and blogs. Join an online sound community. (Some of my favorite blogs and communities are listed in the "Aural Linkage" sidebar.) Record something and start your own blog!
Or, at the very least, just listen. To where you are, every day. Your life will be richer for it.
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MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James scored 20 points in 29 minutes, Rashard Lewis added 19 on a huge night for the Miami bench and the Heat tied the franchise record for home wins in a season, topping the Boston Celtics 109-101 on Friday night.
Dwyane Wade, back after missing six games with bone bruises around his right kneecap, scored 11 in 34 minutes for Miami, which won its 35th home game to tie the standard set in 2004-05.
The Heat erased an early 13-point deficit with a 41-point second quarter, shooting 16 for 19 in the period. Miami also made 12 3-pointers to push its season total to 686, another team record.
Jeff Green scored 25 for Boston, which played without Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett. The Celtics' bench was outscored 52-14.


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L. Geison, a history professor who was well known for his teaching and research on the history of medicine, was found dead in his home in Princeton Monday. He was 58 and died of an enlarged heart.
Professor Geison, a professor in the history department and the Program in History of Science, came to Princeton as an assistant professor in 1970.
Born in Savanna, Ill., he was a star basketball player and class valedictorian in high school. He won a scholarship to Beloit College in Beloit, Wis., where he was introduced to the history and philosophy of science. He went on to earn a doctorate in Yale University's Department of the History of Science and Medicine in 1970 and then joined the Princeton faculty.
Professor Geison was an especially popular and rigorous teacher at Princeton, noted Robert Tignor, the incoming chairman of the history department. His course, "Disease and Doctors in the Modern West," attracted many students each year for more than two decades, and was high on the list of non-science courses taken by Princeton pre-medical students. Professor Geison was scheduled to teach the course again in the fall semester.
"He was, above all, a passionate teacher of the history of science," said his colleague, Professor Angela N. H. Creager. "His devotion to his graduate students was legendary. He had a special ability to bring the best out of his students, in part because he knew how to give praise as well as criticism. Possessed of a keen editorial eye, Gerry was an astute reader of the works-in-progress of his students and colleagues. Always approachable and down to earth, he drew students to see science and medicine as human enterprises."
Professor Geison wrote two books, "The Private Science of Louis Pasteur" (1995) and "Michael Foster and the Cambridge School of Physiology: The Scientific Enterprise in Late Victorian Society" (1978), and edited four more. In addition, he wrote about 40 scholarly essays and book reviews and contributed 20 articles to the Dictionary of Scientific Biography.
His biography of Pasteur was viewed as an outstanding work of scholarship which penetrated the secrecy that had surrounded much of the legendary scientist's laboratory work. Professor Geison used Pasteur's laboratory notebooks and published papers to described some of the most famous episodes in the history of science - including their darker sides, such as the human risks entailed in Pasteur's haste to develop the rabies vaccine. A reviewer wrote in the "New England Journal of Medicine" that the book "requires us to reevaluate our heroes and consider the complexities of science instead of merely clinging to comforting and heroic myths."
At Princeton, Professor Geison served as director of the Program in History of Science from 1980 to 1986 and was the program's director of graduate studies for many years. He was associate dean of the college from 1977 to 1979, master of the Graduate College from 1982 to 1985, and secretary of the Committee on the Course of Study from 1977 to 1979.
He received many honors and invitations to lecture on his work. The American Association for the History of Medicine awarded its 1996 William H. Welch Medal to Professor Geison's book on Pasteur. He was a visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study, a visiting historical scholar at the National Library of Medicine and a visiting senior Wellcome fellow at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine in London. He received a Howard Foundation fellowship in 1979-80.
Early in his academic career, Professor Geison was a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University and a research fellow at the University of Minnesota Medical School.
Professor Geison was a member of the editorial board of the "Journal of the History of Medicine" (1996), a contributing editor of "Osiris" (1984-1991), and advisory editor of "Isis" (1979-82). He was a member of the History of Science Society and served on several society committees. He also served as a referee and consultant for the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the American Physiological Society, and the university presses of California, Cambridge, Harvard, Notre Dame, Oxford and Princeton.
He is survived by two sons, Christopher and Andrew, both of San Francisco, Calif.; and five siblings: Carmen Kellogg of Rockford, Ill.; Roger Geison of Savannah, Ill.; Rita Huizenga of Moline, Ill.; Stan Geison of Bloomington, Ill.; and Lt. Col. Gordon Geison of Sterling, Va.
Plans for a memorial service have not been finalized.
Contact: Marilyn Marks (609) 258-3601


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Safe Haven Meal Prep
- Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023
- Time: 9:30am–11:30am
- Location: Carpenter Hall
Join Rock Springers in preparing a meal for the Safe Haven day program. The group spends 1-2 hours preparing lunch to be served to the approximately 200 guests of Safe Haven. The food is prepared at Rock Spring by the group and then volunteers take the food to First Christian Church in Falls Church where it is distributed.
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PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Martin spotted together for the first time as they jet back to LA after iHeart Radio Festival in Las Vegas
Although their relationship was only revealed last month, it was recently reported that Chris Martin has fallen in love with Jennifer Lawrence.
And the romance is definitely heating up, as these first pictures of the new couple together since they started dating show.
Chris, 37 and 24-year-old Jennifer were spotted stepping off a private jet together in Van Nuys in Los Angeles on Saturday, looking very much like a couple who have been together for some time.
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Their first time: Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Martin were spotted together for the first time in LA on Saturday
Close encounter: The Coldplay frontman was seen here walking inconspicuously behind Jennifer at the iHeartRadio Music Festival on Saturday
The casually dressed couple seemed perfectly at ease with each other, indicating this is definitely not just a fling.
Jennifer was clad in a grey vest minidress, which showed off her long toned legs and a checked shirt tied around her waist. She tried to go incognito with a beanie and sunglasses but there was no hiding her identity.
Meanwhile Chris was also dressed down in jeans and a blue T-shirt, along with his signature newsboy cap. He carried a brown satchel slung over one shoulder.
The pair were spotted chatting to the crew and some pals as they left the plane and walked over to a waiting car.
Travelling in style: The couple were seen stepping off a private jet
High spirits: The stars looked happy as the stepped off their luxury plane
Jet setters: The couple have only been dating for a few short months but already travelling together
Keeping it casual: Jennifer and Chris dressed down for their flight
This is the first time the father of two and his Hunger Games star girlfriend have been seen together since their romance was reported in April.
Jennifer and Chris' relationship was revealed in August but they first sparked rumours they were dating after they were spotted in deep conversation at the after-party for Coldplay's Royal Albert Hall gig in London on July 1.
They reportedly spent the following weeks texting each other.
Chris - who has daughter, Apple, 10, and son, Moses, eight, with Gwyneth Paltrow - is reportedly so smitten with Jennifer that he has been writing songs for her.
Hipster: Jennifer opted to wear a pair of dark shades which she teamed with a beanie hat
Fashionista: The actress was clad in a grey vest minidress, which showed off her long toned legs
Pleasure to meet you: The star took the time to talk and shake hands with the airport staff
Chris has been churning out the material while spiriting Jennifer away on cosy getaways for two, Us Weekly previously reported.
'He writes her songs and loves taking her to private romantic spots,' a source told the publication. 'Chris is sweeping Jen off her feet. That's his thing.'
It's certainly having a swaying effect on Jennifer, who saw Coldplay's concert in the UK in June and was reportedly mesmerised by Martin.
'Jen was blown away at his London show. His music is absolutely part of the attraction,' the source told Us Weekly, adding: 'The better she gets to know him, the more she likes him.'
Although things are getting serious, the couple have gone to great lengths to avoid being pictured together until now.
Time to go: Jennifer left her private jet and made her way to a nearby taxi
Travelling light: Jennifer didn't appear to have many suitcases with her as she stepped off of the flight
Places to go: The couple appeared to be in a hurry when they stepped off of the plane
Say cheese: Jennifer couldn't seem to stop smiling in the company of Chris
Last week Lawrence was seen leaving a concert by Coldplay at Los Angeles' Ace Hotel through a back exit while holding a black leather handbag over her face.
And once her efforts to go undercover via her handbag proved futile, Jennifer covered her highly recognisable face with her hands as she waited in a car.
As she was driven away, the star took things a step further, by pulling her hair over her face.
Eyewitnesses told Us Weekly that rocker Chris essentially serenaded Jennifer for the entirety of the show earlier that evening.
'Just before the show was supposed to start, Jennifer Lawrence walked toward the stage, surrounded by a couple girlfriends, trying to find their seat,' a source told US.
Moving fast: Jennifer and Chris' high-profile relationship was first revealed back in August
When it all started: Rumours first surfaced about Chris and Jennifer after they were spotted in deep conversation at the after-party for Coldplay's Royal Albert Hall gig in London on July 1
Then it was history: After they met in London, the couple reportedly spent the following weeks texting each other
Smitten kittens: According to reports, Chris loves writing Jennifer songs and taking her to private romantic spots
Once Chris hit the stage he immediately scanned the crowd before spotting Lawrence up on a balcony seat, the insider claimed.
Adding: 'He pointed and said "Aha! I see you!" and then smiled and waved. He kept looking up in the direction during the show and smiling, pointing, singing to her.'
The singer performed many of his standards, including his latest song for Hunger Games: Catching Fire titled Atlas.
Another source told the publication that Martin's estranged wife Gwyneth Paltrow is positive about the new romance: 'Her take is, "Hey, he could do worse." She just wants him to be happy.'
Was that from Chris? the actress was seen holding a pink rose, which was no doubt a gift from her boyfriend
Such a charmer: Jennifer knew how to put a smile on the face of this gentleman
Better together: The couple looked happy as they strolled along with each other at the airport
Meanwhile, the Hunger Games star recently added fuel to the relationship rumours after stepping out in Malibu near Martin's beach house.
Lawrence reportedly visited the Coldplay singer's family home in the iconic and very upmarket neighbourhood earlier this month.
Chris has also already begun bringing the Hunger Games superstar out to meet his friends.
A source told E! News that the two were spotted having dinner with the rocker's pals at the Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood.
'It doesn't seem like it's a new relationship. They seem super affectionate and at ease with each other,' the source said.
They added: 'They seem very comfortable in each other's company - and happy! She is very gregarious and confident ... They seem super cute together.'
Getting close: Chris has reportedly already started introducing the Hunger Games superstar to his friends
Making the effort: Jennifer has reportedly travelled to visit the Coldplay singer at his family home in Malibu
Spotted: The pair were also seen on a date at the Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood, where they enjoyed dinner together
Both Jennifer and Chris became newly single this year after ending long-term relationships and this is the first reported post-split romance for both.
The Coldplay frontman made headlines in March when he and Gwyneth announced their divorce - which they termed 'consciously uncoupling' - after a decade and two children together.
Meanwhile, Lawrence called it quits with long time love Nicholas Hoult, whom she also starred with in the film X-Men: First Class.
On top of taking the busy Lawrence out to meet his mates, Martin is reportedly trying to woo the gorgeous blonde in all kinds of romantic ways.
'He writes her songs and loves taking her to private romantic spots,' said the source. 'Chris is sweeping Jen off her feet. That's his thing.'
Tight lipped: Jennifer and Chris are both famously private when it comes to their personal life
Moving on: Jennifer is the first woman Chris has seriously dated since splitting from his wife Gwyneth Paltrow
Case of the ex: Before dating Chris, Jennifer was with her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Hoult for three years
Step-mother-to-be? If their romance gets serious, Jennifer will be taking on Chris's two children Apple and Moses
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Strategies for smart specialisation (RIS3) can serve as powerful instrument to help tackle social challenges and promote innovation, investment and competitiveness based on socio-economic and territorial specificities. However, a draft opinion adopted at the meeting of the SEDEC Commission –the CoR's Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture – on 31 January points out that the current regulatory framework is inadequate and constrains cooperation between European regions.
The opinion prepared by Mikel Irujo Amezaga (ES/EA), Head of Navarra Delegation in Brussels, is also calling for more precision in the definition of the RIS3 concept and harmonised focus for monitoring and evaluation. It identifies substantial barriers that hinder interregional cooperation: these include lack of resources or administrative capacity, vagueness about objectives, asymmetric levels of political competence and the absence of a financial framework. Consequently it recommends a reform of the current regulatory framework to develop synergies between financial instruments and regional policies, as well as to advance towards harmonization in the design, drafting, implementation, monitoring and follow-up of strategies. It's also calling for appropriate ad hoc financing instruments to foster interregional cooperation.
"Regions are appropriate location for addressing innovative ecosystems, forging the necessary links between EU policies, industry, research centres, higher education institutions and citizens. Interregional cooperation, based on priorities identified in the RIS3, enables the creation of value chains throughout the EU and can prevent duplication in investment", said rapporteur Irujo, whose opinion will be discussed at the CoR plenary session on 22–23 March.
MEP Lambert van Nistelrooij (NL/EPP) echoed the call for reform, stating that smart specialisation strategies can be seen in two ways: not only as a smart approach to find opportunities in a given city or region but also in connection with other partners in Europe. "Interregional cooperation is crucial and smart specialisation strategies should become a model for the implementation of future cohesion policy", he emphasized.
In Tuesday's meeting, SEDEC members also had a preliminary discussion on two other opinions. With the lead of Katrin Budde (DE/PES), the SEDEC Commission wants to contribute to the review of European Commission's Bioeconomy Action Plan expected in 2017. Meanwhile, an opinion to be drafted by Marcelle Hendrickx (NL/ALDE) aims to create a more attractive environment for social innovation. Both opinions are set to be adopted at the next meeting of the SEDEC Commission on 31 March.


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in astronomy, any of a class of cosmic objects that emit radiation at X-ray wavelength. Because the Earth's atmosphere absorbs X rays very efficiently, X-ray telescopes and detectors must be carried high above it by spacecraft to observe objects that produce such electromagnetic radiation. Advances in instrumentation and improved observational techniques have led to the discovery of an increasing number of X-ray sources. By the late 20th century, thousands of these objects had been detected throughout the universe. The Sun was the first celestial object determined to give off X rays; rocket-borne radiation counters measured X-ray emissions from its corona (outer atmosphere) in 1949. The Sun, however, is an intrinsically weak X-ray source, and it is prominent only because it is so close to the Earth. The unambiguous detection of X rays from other more distant ordinary stars was achieved 30 years later by the orbiting HEAO 2 satellite known as the Einstein Observatory. It detected more than 150 ordinary stars by the X-radiation from their coronas. The stars observed cover almost the entire range of star-typesmain sequence, red giants, and white dwarfs. Most stars emit only an extremely small fraction of their energy in the form of X rays. Young, massive stars are the most powerful X-ray emitters. They usually occur in nebulas, and their hot coronal gases can expand to make a nebula itself a detectable X-ray source. A more powerful type of X-ray source is a supernova remnant, the gaseous shell ejected during the violent explosion of a dying star. The first to be observed was the Crab Nebula, the remnant of a supernova explosion whose radiation reached the Earth in AD 1054. It is, however, a very atypical remnant because its X rays are synchrotron radiation produced by high-speed electrons from a central pulsar (q.v.). The X-radiation from most other supernova remnants emanates instead from hot gas. The gases ejected by a supernova explosion are relatively cool, but as they sweep outward at a speed of several thousand kilometres per second they accumulate interstellar gas. The strong shock wave heats this gas to a temperature high enough for X-ray emissionnamely, about 10,000,000 K. The most powerful X-ray sources in the Milky Way Galaxy are certain binary stars. These so-called X-ray binaries have an X-ray output 1,000 times as great as the Sun's output at all wavelengths. X-ray binaries account for most of the sources discovered during the initial years of X-ray astronomy, including Scorpius X-1 (q.v.). A typical X-ray binary source consists of a close double star system in which one member is a very compact object. This object may be a neutron star that contains approximately the mass of two Suns condensed into a sphere only about 20 km (12 mi) across, or alternatively an even more compact black hole, a collapsed star whose gravity is so strong that not even light can escape from it. As gas from the companion star falls toward the compact star, the latter swirls round into an accretion disk. Viscous processes in the disk convert the orbital energy of the gas into heat, and when sufficiently high temperatures are attained large amounts of X rays are emitted. There are several types of X-ray binaries. In an X-ray pulsar, the gas is channeled to the poles of a neutron star and the radiation is given off as pulses in very regular periods. In objects known as bursters, a neutron star's magnetic field suspends the gas until the accumulated weight crushes the field temporarily and the falling gas emits a sudden burst of X rays. A transient occurs in stellar pairs in which the orbit is elongated and gas is only transferred occasionally (i.e., when the component stars are closest together). Astronomers generally classify the compact object in an X-ray binary as a neutron star unless its calculated mass exceeds three solar masses. In such cases, they identify the object as a black hole. Two very strong black hole candidates are Cygnus X-1 (six solar masses) and LMC X-3 (10 solar masses). Nearby galaxies (e.g., the Andromeda Galaxy) are detected by the emission from constituent X-ray binaries. They are relatively weak sources compared to active galaxies, which fall into various categories such as radio galaxies, Seyfert galaxies, and quasars. These galactic types are all characterized by violent activity at their cores, usually explained as arising from an accretion disk of hot gases that surrounds a central black hole having a mass of about 1,000,000,000 Suns. The X-ray energy of these galaxies is highly variable. The quasar OX 169, for example, has been observed to vary substantially in X-ray output in less than two hours, implying that the region producing this radiation is less than two light-hours across (i.e., smaller than the solar system). Other powerful extragalactic X-ray sources are galaxy clusters. The X rays from a cluster do not come from its member galaxies but rather from a pool of hot gas between them, which is kept within the cluster by the galaxies' combined gravitational pull. The gas is typically at a temperature of 100,000,000 K, and it may have originated as hot gas ejected by numerous supernovas. Finally, there is a diffuse background of X-radiation emanating from great distances and from all directions. Although it was discovered in 1962, its nature is still unclear. Such X-radiation could come from very tenuous gas that pervades the entire universe. Currently, however, most astronomers favour the idea that the background consists mainly of X rays from numerous quasars too remote to be observed individually.
Meaning of X-RAY SOURCE in English
Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012


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What is biodiversity?
Read also our summary of the Global Biodiversity Outlook 2 of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Biodiversity is a contraction of biological diversity. It reflects the number, variety and variability of living organisms and how these change from one location to another and over time. Biodiversity includes diversity within species (genetic diversity), between species (species diversity), and between ecosystems (ecosystem diversity).
Biodiversity is important in all ecosystems, not only in those that are "natural" such as national parks or natural preserves, but also in those that are managed by humans, such as farms and plantations, and even urban parks. Biodiversity is the basis of the multiple benefits provided by ecosystems to humans.
Biodiversity is difficult to quantify precisely even with the tools and data sources that are available. But precise answers are seldom needed to sufficiently understand biodiversity, how it is changing, and the causes and consequences of such change.
Various ecological indicators, such as the number of species in a given area, are used to measure different aspects of biodiversity. They form a critical component of monitoring, assessment, and decision-making and are designed to communicate information quickly and easily to policy-makers. However, no single indicator captures all the dimensions of biodiversity. More...
Linkages among Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services & Human Well-being
Measuring Biodiversity: More than Species Richness
Ecological Indicators & Biodiversity
Criteria for Effective Ecological Indicators
Where is biodiversity?
Life, and thus biodiversity, is essentially everywhere on Earth's surface and in every drop of its bodies of water. This is seldom appreciated because most organisms are small or invisible to the naked eye, and many are rare, short-lived or hidden.
Documenting biodiversity is difficult. The best known dimension of biodiversity is the classification of animals and plants into species, which mainly focuses on animals observable to the naked eye, temperate ecosystems, and aspects that are used by people. Only 1.7-2 million of the 5 to 30 million species that are thought to exist on Earth have been identified so far. More complete inventories are badly needed to correct for this deficiency.
* While available data is often insufficient to provide an accurate picture of the extent and distribution of all components of biodiversity, they allow useful approximations. For instance, useful species distribution data is available for some areas, such as the temperate regions of North America, Europe and Asia, for instance for some birds and mammals. Indicators can be used to build on these inventories. Biomes are ecological communities of organisms associated with particular climatic and geographic conditions, such as deserts, grasslands, and tropical rainforests. Studying them can provide a broad picture of the various different ecological functions within a community and of its biological diversity.
Earth can also be divided into eight biogeographic realms which share a broadly similar biological evolutionary history. Between realms there is a marked difference in species composition.
* Based on present knowledge of how biodiversity changes over time, rough estimates can be made of the rates at which species become extinct. The history of life is characterized by considerable change. Fossils allow to estimate the extinction rate of species that were abundant and large enough to have left a fossil trace. Current rates of extinction are discussed in Question 3.
The dynamics of changes in natural systems and of human responses are quite different. This is due to the fact that it takes some time for changes in an ecosystem to become apparent, that feedbacks between socioeconomic and ecological systems are complex, and that it is difficult to predict thresholds at which sudden or rapid changes will occur.
Crossing a threshold may cause rapid substantial changes in biodiversity and in the benefits the ecosystem can provide to humans. This has been observed in open aquatic ecosystems when a temperature threshold was crossed or when resources were overexploited. For example, an increased nutrient input can cause the shift of coral dominated reefs to an algal dominated ecosystem, which is less diverse and productive from a biological point of view. Invasive species can also act as triggers for dramatic changes in ecosystem structure. For example, the introduction of a carnivorous jellyfish-like animal in the Black Sea caused the loss of 26 major fisheries species and has contributed to the subsequent growth of the oxygen-deprived "dead" zone.
What is the link between biodiversity and ecosystem services?
Ecosystem services are the benefits obtained by people from ecosystems. These include:
- provisioning services such as food, clean water, timber, fiber, and genetic resources;
- regulating services such as the regulation of climate, floods, disease, water quality, and pollination;
- cultural services such as recreational, aesthetic, and spiritual benefits;
- supporting services such as soil formation, and nutrient cycling.
Biodiversity plays an important role in the way ecosystems function and in the services they provide. Species composition matters as much or more than species richness when it comes to ecosystem services, since the functioning of an ecosystem, and thus its ability to provide services to humans, is strongly influenced by the ecological characteristics of the most abundant species, not by the number of species.
The local loss of an essential species can disrupt ecosystem services for a long time. Changes in the interactions between species can also lead to negative impacts on ecosystem processes.
Table: Ecological Surprises Caused by Complex Interactions
On land, biodiversity affects key ecosystem processes such as the production of living matter, nutrient and water cycling, and soil formation and retention. All of these govern and ensure supporting services that are necessary for the production of all other ecosystem services. Differences between regions in terms of ecosystem processes are driven mostly by differences in climate, in resource availability, and in other external factors, and not by differences in species richness. Though losses of biodiversity may have only small impacts on an ecosystem in the short term, they may reduce its capacity to adjust to changing environments in the future.
Biodiversity also affects regulating services that regulate ecosystem processes, climate, floods, disease, and water quality:
- The preservation of the number, types, and relative abundance of resident species can enhance resistance of a wide range of natural and semi-natural ecosystems against invasive species.
- There have been worldwide declines in the diversity of pollinating insects that are essential for the reproduction of many plants.
- Biodiversity, in particular the diversity of plant forms and the distribution of landscape patches, influences climate at local, regional, and global scales. Thus changes in land use and land cover that affect biodiversity can in turn affect climate. Some components of biodiversity affect carbon sequestration and thus are important in fighting climate change.
- The ecosystem's ability to control pests is strongly dependent on biodiversity and benefits food security, rural households, and national incomes of many countries.
- The microbes living in the sea contribute to pollution control by removing toxic substances from the environment, but how species diversity influences this removal is not well understood.


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Easy Batman Cookies
With the latest Batman movie due to hit shelves on December fourth, I foresee many movie nights across the country . Why not add Batman cookies to your snack spread? They're super simple to make and chances are you already own the perfect cutter.
You can use almost any tulip shape or my personal favorite, this Wilton tombstone Just trim the corners, and you're ready to rock and roll.
I decorated both versions for funsies. To make these cookies you will need:
- Black piping and flood icing
- White flood icing
- Fleshtone icing {piping and flood or 20-second icing}
Begin by spreading a thin layer or white flood icing on the cookie in the area where the eyes will be and let dry.
Next, outline Batman's mask as demonstrated below.
Fill the outline with black flood icing. You can also use blue or gray if you're not keen on black icing.
Let the mask dry completely then fill the face with flesh tone icing.
Finish up by using a #1.5 tip to add facial details and clean up any rough edges. I like to give my Batman an "I mean business" expression. There's no smiling on my watch!
If you're feeling brave, you may try a few of your favorite characters. I neglected to take a good picture when I made these, but you get the idea.
You might also want yo use a smooshed flower or web cutter to create the comic fight words {onomatopoeia}. This post will help with writing the words.
I hope everyone has a safe and exciting weekend. Happy baking!


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An appeals courts' decision to strike down Virginia's same-sex marriage ban adds to the growing list of decrees on a hot-button issue that will likely end up being decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, is the second federal appellate court to overturn gay marriage bans, after the Denver circuit, and is the first to affect the South, a region where the rising tide of rulings favoring marriage equality is testing concepts of states' rights and traditional, conservative moral values that have long held sway.
"I am proud that the Commonwealth of Virginia is leading on one of the most important civil rights issues of our day," said Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, who had refused to defend the state ban when he took office in January. "We are fighting for the right of loving, committed couples to enter the bonds of marriage."
Virginians voted 57 percent to 43 percent in 2006 to amend their constitution to ban gay marriage and state law prohibits recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states, which the court said infringes on its citizens' fundamental right to marry.
The court itself also highlighted the debate that pits moral values and the idea of equality against states' rights, recognizing that same-sex marriage "makes some people deeply uncomfortable," but argued in its ruling Monday that those concerns are "not legitimate bases for denying same-sex couples due process and equal protection of the laws."
"Civil marriage is one of the cornerstones of our way of life. It allows individuals to celebrate and publicly declare their intentions to form lifelong partnerships, which provide unparalleled intimacy, companionship, emotional support, and security," Judge Henry F. Floyd wrote. "Denying same-sex couples this choice prohibits them from participating fully in our society, which is precisely the type of segregation that the Fourteenth Amendment cannot countenance."
The 2-1 ruling applies throughout the circuit that also includes West Virginia, Maryland, and the Carolinas, where the attorneys general split Monday on what they'll do next.
North Carolina's top lawman, Roy Cooper, quickly announced that he will stop defending his state's ban, but a spokesman said South Carolina's attorney general, Alan Wilson, sees no need to change course.
Maryland already allows same-sex marriages. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, for his part, said he's reviewing the decision and won't comment until it's final.
The ruling came as Colorado's attorney general, John Suthers, asked his state Supreme Court on Monday to stop county clerks from issuing licenses to gay and lesbian couples.
Colorado's gay marriage ban, passed by voters in 2006, is still the law although recent rulings in federal and state court have found it to be unconstitutional. Those rulings have been put on hold during appeals. Suthers argues the state needs to have a consistent practice on gay marriage licenses until the issue is ultimately settled.
Defenders of gay marriage bans are likely to ask for a stay pending their next appeal; otherwise, licenses could be issued to Virginia's same-sex couples in 21 days. And once it becomes final, the decision will apply to the entire circuit, American Civil Liberties Union lawyer James Esseks said.
Gay marriage proponents have won more than 20 legal decisions around the country since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act last year. Most are still under appeal. More than 70 cases have been filed in all 31 states that prohibit same-sex marriage. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia allow such marriages.
The U.S. Supreme Court could have at least five appellate decisions to consider if it takes up gay marriage again in its next term, beginning in October.
The 6th Circuit in Cincinnati will hear arguments Aug. 6 for Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee. The 7th Circuit in Chicago is set for arguments on Aug. 26, and the 9th Circuit in San Francisco for Sept. 8. The 10th Circuit in Denver overturned Utah's ban in June.
The Virginia lawsuit was filed by Timothy Bostic and Tony London of Norfolk, who were denied a marriage license, and Carol Schall and Mary Townley of Chesterfield County. The women were married in California and wanted their marriage recognized in the state where they are raising a 16-year-old daughter.
"Marriage is one of the most fundamental rights — if not the most fundamental right — of all Americans," said plaintiffs' attorney David Boies. "This court has affirmed that our plaintiffs — and all gay and lesbian Virginians — no longer have to live as second-class citizens who are harmed and demeaned every day."
Herring said the decision evoked the notion from a 2003 landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in which Justice Anthony Kennedy noted the framers of the U.S. Constitution "knew times can blind us to certain truths and later generations can see that laws once thought necessary and proper in fact serve only to oppress."
The decision by U.S. District Judge Arenda Wright Allen that Virginia's ban violates the U.S. Constitution's equal protection and due-process guarantees was challenged by two circuit court clerks whose duties include issuing marriage licenses. They were supported by Alliance Defending Freedom, a public interest law firm based in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The group said it may ask for a full circuit rehearing, or appeal directly to the Supreme Court.
"Every child deserves a mom and a dad, and the people of Virginia confirmed that at the ballot box when they approved a constitutional amendment that affirmed marriage as a man-woman union," ADF Senior Counsel Byron Babione said.
The decision falls in line with the changing climate in the 4th Circuit, which had a reputation as one of the nation's most conservative courts. That has changed in the past five years.
Most of the 14 active judges are Democratic appointees, including five named by President Barack Obama. Floyd was initially appointed as a federal judge in South Carolina by George W. Bush, and then nominated for the appellate court by Obama. Roger Gregory, who joined Floyd in the majority, was a recess appointment of Bill Clinton, re-nominated by Bush in 2001. Paul V. Niemayer, who wrote the dissent, was appointed by George H. W. Bush.


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Erma Ransdell Trainor
June 6, 1925 ~ October 18, 2011
Erma Ransdell Trainor, 86 who was a resident of Life Care Center in Farmington, NM, was released from the bonds of Alzheimer's disease to once again be with her Heavenly Father, on October 18, 2011.
Erma was privileged to be born to Wilford A. and Theresa Lewis Frost on June 6, 1925 in Monticello, UT.
Erma worked hard to raise her two boys; she built and operated the Lariat Restaurant in Monticello for one year until a natural gas leak blew it up in 1957.
Erma lived through the explosion of her restaurant, being the most seriously injured to survive. This natural gas leak claimed 15 lives and injured many others.
Erma then moved to Farmington, NM to recover, later becoming one of the first lady car sales persons in New Mexico at Ford Corners.
In 1963, she rebuilt the Lariat on the same spot and operated this restaurant until it sold in 1967. She was a participating member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Erma and son Howard Ransdell developed a grape vineyard in Montezuma Canyon, UT. Erma loved Montezuma for the beautiful, spiritual nature of the canyon and the people that live there.
Erma loved making people happy through her cooking skills, or selling Mary Kay cosmetics. If there was a smile on her friend's face, Erma was always a part of it.
Erma is survived by her devoted husband Lee Trainor of Missouri, son Howard (Lyla) Ransdell of Fruitland, NM and Montezuma Canyon, UT; granddaughter Alexandra McNett and great-grand children Kramer and Calvin of Coeur d'Alene, ID, brother Harold (Erline) Frost of Monticello, UT and many nieces and nephews.
Erma is preceded in death by her parents, first husband Harold Ransdell; son Curtis Ransdell (who was killed in Vietnam in 1966); brother Wendell Frost; sister Rae Randall Kiser and sister Lucy White.
A celebration of Erma's life will be held at a later date, when family and friends can gather in Montezuma Canyon, UT.
Brewer and Larkin of Farmington are following Erma's wishes to be cremated.
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Special date for Vinum-2020. National Langhe, Roero and Monferrato wine Fair.
The meeting point is in Risorgimento Square n. 2, Alba, in front of the Tourist office, at the scheduled times (see the form at the bottom of the page).
The guided tours start with the minimum number of participants: the guides are led in Italian by an archaeologist and the foreign visitors receive written translations in English. The reservation is mandatory by the previous day: in order to book, use the form at the bottom of this page or send an sms with the same information to +39 3397349949 or +39 3426433395.
In order to book use the form at the bottom of this page or send an sms with the same information to +39 3397349949 or +39 3426433395.
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Participants are asked to gather at the meeting point (Risorgimento Square n.2 – in front of the Tourist office) for registration 15 minutes before the starting time.
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- INDIVIDUAL TICKETS (with reservation): full price: €10 adult; reduced price: €8 helpers of disabled; free admission for under 10 years old and disabled people.
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The visit is led by an archaeologist in English or French.
The tour lasts 1h 45 minutes
The itinerary will vary according to the day selected. The journey foresees to reach 3 of the 32 the archaeological and monumental sites of the city and it ends in the museum that houses the fossils of the Mastodont of Verduno and the Whale of Alba. At the end free visit to the 23 rooms of the "Eusebio" museum.
With the patronage of the Italian Minister of Culture
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The maximum height of a fence is seven feet. The maximum height of a retaining wall is three feet. Maximum combination of a fence and retaining wall is seven feet total but the wall may not exceed three feet. If these criteria are met, then the fence and retaining wall may be placed within the required setbacks. Generally, fences and retaining walls that meet these criteria do not require planning approval and permits are not needed.
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Rethinking Franz Liszt
Read my review published today in the Style section of the Washington Post:
Charles T. Downey, Pianists Andre Watts and Evgeny Kissin offer Liszt recitals
Washington Post, March 8, 2011
Evgeny Kissin, piano (WPAS, Kennedy Center Concert Hall)Franz Liszt's music may be easy to dismiss, but it is as infrequently heard as it is widely misunderstood. The cliches are notorious: the trashy virtuoso, the sex-idol rock star (played appropriately by Roger Daltry in Ken Russell's manic biopic, "Lisztomania") and the repentant abbe. The 200th anniversary of the Hungarian composer's birth this year offers a chance to rediscover this arch-Romantic, one of the most prolific composers of the 19th century. Perhaps it is even time to reconsider the assertion of scholar Alan Walker that Liszt was, in the words of Bela Bartok, "the true father of modern music." Whether that title will lead you to love or hate Liszt more is a matter of personal taste.
Kissin Plays Liszt
Live recordings, 1987-2003
(release on April 4)
Two all-Liszt recitals over the weekend, by pianists Andre Watts and Evgeny Kissin, offered food for thought. Stepping in to replace Nelson Freire on Sunday, Watts played the more rounded Liszt program of the two in his long-overdue debut at Baltimore's Shriver Hall. The highlight was a set of five pieces on the edge of atonality from Liszt's last years, including the "Bagatelle sans tonalite," which ends on a loud fully diminished seventh chord. In these sometimes bizarre works, many of which evoke the despair of the composer's old age (the wandering harmonies of "Nuages gris"), Liszt flirted with the extreme chromaticism ("En Reve"), augmented chords and whole-tone scales ("La lugubre gondola") that would provide paths out of tonality for later composers. [Continue reading]
André Watts, piano (Shriver Hall)
Music by Franz Liszt
RCA will reportedly release a compilation of Liszt pieces played by Evgeny Kissin, recorded live, next month.
- Tim Smith, The one and only Evgeny Kissin (Baltimore Sun, March 7)
- ---, Andre Watts at Shriver Hall (Baltimore Sun, March 7)
- Thomas Huizenga, Evgeny Kissin Rocks the House: Or How I Learned to Love Liszt (Deceptive Cadence, March 7)
- David Weininger, Pianist Kissin plays up to the many challenges of Liszt (Boston Globe, March 5)
- John von Rhein, Pianist Evgeny Kissin's Liszt recital a superb fusion of virtuosity, poetry (Chicago Tribune, February 28)
- Michael Cameron, No surprises but plenty of fire and artistry in Kissin's exhilarating Liszt (Chicago Classical Review, February 28)
- Michael Church, Evgeny Kissin, Barbican (The Independent, February 18)
- George Hall, Evgeny Kissin (The Guardian, February 15)
- Richard Fairman, Evgeny Kissin, Barbican, London (Financial Times, February 15)
- Ivan Hewett, Evgeny Kissin, Barbican (The Telegraph, February 14)
- Stephen Hough, The hot Liszt (The Guardian, December 27)


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In Portland and across the nation, developers have become increasingly interested in having their projects meet sustainability goals and achieve green building certification levels (such as LEED).
As a result, the Development Services has seen a growing desire to use innovative building products or construction practices that support these goals.
Development Services encourages the use of sustainable technologies that promote positive impacts to the earth's natural systems, but in some cases these technologies are so new that they are difficult to evaluate against building code requirements.
Development Services has established the Alternative Technology Advisory Committee, made up of experts in sustainable technologies and emerging construction techniques, to help the bureau evaluate new technologies.
An applicant wishing to use an emerging, sustainable technology may submit an application to the Committee along with any available test data, case studies, or relevant information that shows how the technology can meet the building code. The Committee will review the submitted information and make a recommendation to the applicant that can be included as part of a building code appeal.


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Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems
What is PBES?
PBES are structural components of a bridge that are built offsite, or near-site of a bridge and include features that reduce the onsite construction time and the mobility impact time that occurs when building new bridges or rehabilitating or replacing existing bridges relative to conventional construction methods.
How Does It Work?
How Does PBES Impact ABC?
Use of PBES is one strategy that can meet the objectives to Accelerate Bridge Construction while providing additional benefits beyond those with only reducing on-site construction time:
- Connection Details for PBES
- Framework for Decision-Making
- Manual on Use of Self-Propelled Modular Transporters to Remove and Replace Bridges
- Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems Cost Study: Accelerated Bridge Construction Success Stories
- Public Roads: To ABC or Not?
- 1987 FHWA Precast Concrete Deck Panels Memo


text: In this romantic comedy, The Right Kind of Wrong, Leo Palamino is a failed-writer-turned-dishwasher made famous for his many flaws and shortcomings in a blog called "Why You Suck," a huge Internet success written by his ex-wife. Then Leo meets Colette, the girl of his dreams... on the day she is marrying the perfect man. And so, the ultimate underdog story begins as Leo, a fearless dreamer, risks all to show Colette and the whole wide world all that is right with a man famous for being wrong.


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Insert a table
For a basic table, click Insert > Table and move the cursor over the grid until you highlight the number of columns and rows you want.
For a larger table, or to customize a table, select Insert > Table > Insert Table.
If you already have text separated by tabs, you can quickly convert it to a table. Select Insert > Table, and then select Convert Text to Table.
To draw your own table, select Insert > Table > Draw Table.


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Citizens Inspector General Bruce Meeks said Wednesday he has launched an investigation into the way the state-run insurer handles employees who leave the agency to go to work for companies that receive contracts.
Citizens CEO Barry Gilway and board chairman Chris Gardner asked Meeks on Monday to conduct an independent investigation in the wake of a report by the Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times on the recent exodus of executives who have left the state-run insurance company to work for vendors. Meeks reports to the governor and Cabinet.
"Chairman Chris Garner and CEO Barry Gilway have requested that I conduct a review of issues related to Citizens' post-employment policies and requirements,,'' Meeks told the Herald/Times. "I have informed them of my agreement to undertake this charge, and am in the process of project preparation and planning."
State law prohibits employees who are responsible for a contract from leaving a state agency to work for a company that holds that contract. Citizens applies the law only to senior executives and members of the board of directors, and says there is no ethical breach when an employee with oversight of a company contract takes a job at that company but handles other matters.
The Herald/Times found that in recent years at least three senior executives at Citizens who were in charge of multimillion-dollar contracts awarded to private companies went to work months later for those companies.
Dan Krassner, director of the non-profit government watchdog institute Integrity Florida, also on Monday called for Meeks to investigate the ethics practices at Citizens, but he also urged the inspector general to investigate whether the contracts cited in the Herald/Times story "provided the best deals for the public."
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/06/02/4154141/inspector-general-is-asked-to.html#storylink=cpy


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"The Still Small Voice," Ensign, May 1976, 22
The Still Small Voice
We welcome the four new members of the First Quorum of the Seventy and assure them of our love, our complete sustaining and acceptance of their appointments, and shall do our best to be cooperative with them in their work.
I read you an experience of Elijah which I find in 1 Kings, the nineteenth chapter.
"And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake:
"And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
"And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?" (1 Kgs. 19:11–13.)
When Elijah knew that he was in communication with the Lord, he told him of his great trouble and why he was hiding in the cave. He then received instruction as to just what to do.
Twenty-seven hundred years later we have had restored to us the means by which we can hear the voice of the Lord. As Elijah discovered, it will not be in the whirlwind, or in thunder, or in lightning, or in any spectacular display. It will come, as to Elijah, in a "still small voice."
I do not pretend to list all of the ways in which the Lord may choose to speak to his chosen prophet. We could name personal appearances, voices out of a cloud, and of course the one just mentioned.
But to the member of the Church intent on keeping the commandments, needing personal guidance in his daily affairs, pleading for the life of his wife or his child who is desperately ill, the Lord has indicated many times that the answer will come by the "still small voice." How may I, then, know how to receive and what to expect?
First, the Lord will speak by his Spirit, which is the Holy Ghost. In speaking to the Twelve in 1829 the Lord said, referring to the words he had given:
"For it is my voice which speaketh them unto you; for they are given by my Spirit unto you." (D&C 18:35.)
Later, in 1832, he instructed the elders, "I who speak even by the voice of my Spirit. …" (D&C 75:1.)
It is important that we learn to understand when the Lord speaks to us through his Spirit, for it is certain he will do this to the righteous and deserving.
Secondly, it will come into the mind of the recipient. For example, the prophet Enos was praying to the Lord and described his experience thus:
"And while I was thus struggling in the spirit, behold, the voice of the Lord came into my mind again, saying …" (Enos 1:10.)
What he told Enos is not my immediate concern, but the means used to tell him is here illustrated. The word of the Lord comes into the mind.
Thirdly, let us now listen to the Lord's instruction to Oliver Cowdery, who wanted to translate and was told he might do it.
"Yea, behold, I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart."
And then further to declare its true power, if we should have that happen:
"Now, behold, this is the spirit of revelation; behold, this is the spirit by which Moses brought the children of Israel through the Red Sea on dry ground." (D&C 8:2–3.)
Here then we have added to what Enos said: mind and heart—not the heart that beats but the heart which means "feeling."
Oliver Cowdery tried but failed and was told:
"Behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind; then you must ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your bosom shall burn within you; therefore, you shall feel that it is right.
"But if it be not right you shall have no such feelings, but you shall have a stupor of thought that shall cause you to forget the thing which is wrong; therefore, you cannot write that which is sacred save it be given you from me." (D&C 9:8–9.)
And I might say you might not think it, too, in the same manner.
Causing the bosom to burn is another way of saying that feeling is a big part of the process of revelation.
Fourthly, in the terrible rebuke given by Nephi to his brothers concerning their murderous intentions, he said:
"Ye are swift to do iniquity but slow to remember the Lord your God. Ye have seen an angel, and he spake unto you; yea, ye have heard his voice from time to time; and he hath spoken unto you in a still small voice, but ye were past feeling, that ye could not feel his words; wherefore, he has spoken unto you like unto the voice of thunder, which did cause the earth to shake as if it were to divide asunder." (1 Ne. 17:45.)
I repeat: "He hath spoken unto you in a still small voice, but ye were past feeling, that ye could not feel his words." (Italics added.) Why did he not say, "Ye are past hearing that ye could not hear his words?" Because the assurance comes through feeling.
If I am to receive revelation from the Lord, I must be in harmony with him by keeping his commandments. Then as needed, according to his wisdom, his word will come into my mind through my thoughts, accompanied by a feeling in the region of my bosom. It is a feeling which cannot be described, but the nearest word we have is "burn" or "burning." Accompanying this always is a feeling of peace, a further witness that what one heard is right. Once one recognizes this burning, this feeling, this peace, one need never be drawn astray in his daily life or in the guidance he may receive. He may also know that if this revelation is in harmony with the revealed principles, that it is right, and if in disharmony, it is not from the Lord. The Lord does not contradict himself. It is vital to everybody to know that no one will ever receive revelation that is contrary to the word given to the living prophet. The application of this principle will prevent many of the frustrations experienced in daily life.
Most of us here have had this experience many times, but there is a great host of our children who have not and who need to be led to understand.
When do we teach this principle? When we become alert to situations which point the need for its application. On an occasion when a small boy got angry at a playmate, he came into the house stating that he would never play with that boy again and would not ever let him into the house. The mother—a wise woman—stopped what she was doing, not later, but that very moment, and said: "Son, we need to go into the bedroom and kneel down and talk to Heavenly Father." There she explained that the boy needed to learn how to forgive and told him he should pray about it. She prayed first and then helped him to start. When they came from the bedroom, the boy looked up at the mother and said: "I guess I'll play with him again. I think he can come here." You might say, answer to prayer. Yes, but it was also the beginning of that boy's hearing the voice of the Lord, and that's important.
There are many times as our youth grow when they will need to seek the Spirit to know how to act or what to do. When do all parents start to teach them? How? Home evenings? Yes, but far more important, when the need is on them, at the moment they need it. Then they understand that, if righteous, the voice of the Lord comes into their minds with a certain feeling in the breast, accompanied by a peace. They are receiving the word of the Lord to them.
By this means the Prophet Joseph Smith received revelation, as have those who succeeded him as presidents of the Church. And by this means the Church keeps in harmony with the Lord's will through President Spencer W. Kimball. By this means we may eventually find our way into eternal life, and I pray we may understand. I bear witness of its truth and of the fact that President Spencer W. Kimball is a prophet, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.


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Thanks for the reply. Nice idea i guess. Looks like my n800 will be on ebay before the day is out then!