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A pregnant wife, two young children and selling a house - not,
you would think, an ideal background to undertaking a part time
Open University course. However this is exactly what Graeme
Humphrey, Operations Director at Codify did. In November 2006
Graeme started a six month part time project management course.
He explains, "It's not quite as bad as it sounds, we weren't
planning to move house when I started the course but life doesn't
go on hold and the time was right to sell so that was what we had
to do. Because I had committed to doing the course I just made sure
that I stayed focussed and continued to study and meet my self
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Graeme carried out extensive research into the available courses
before deciding which one was right for him. "As Operations
Director at Codify project management is an essential part of my
role. I knew that I wanted to study something that would benefit me
at work so it was a case of looking around and determining which
course met my requirements. The Open University project management
course was the best choice for me as it is a part time self study
He adds, "That's not to say it's an easy option though - I had
to commit to undertaking 15 hours of study per week. That's a lot
to take on when you already have a busy full time job and a young
Prior to enrolling on the Open University project management
course Graeme thought long and hard about the commitment he was
intending to make. "I had to be sure that I would be able to meet
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pay for the course, this gave me added impetus to make sure that I
was committed to completing it too!"
Having made the decision to start the course Graeme put
strategies in place to ensure that he would achieve his goal. "50%
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completed during the course and the remaining 50% was an exam. I
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sure that I stuck to it."
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crucial in ensuring that he completed the course. "For me it was
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needed to have covered and by when but also to have regular time
off from studying. Throughout the six month course I always made
sure that I had two days a week when I didn't have to hit the
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studying at the end of the working day."
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The U.S. forest products industry is vitally important to our nation's economy, employing about 900,000 people - many in small, rural communities. It ranks among the top 10 manufacturers in 45 states and represents four percent of U.S. manufacturing GDP.
PPRC members discussed the carbon neutrality of biomass and manufacturing byproducts. The carbon neutrality of biomass harvested from sustainably managed forests has been recognized repeatedly by agencies and institutions around the world. Forest products industry manufacturers use biomass residuals to power their facilities, reducing fossil fuel use and providing significant carbon reduction benefits to the environment. The PPRC urges policymakers to formally recognize the industry's use of biomass for energy as carbon neutral.
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On Assignment in Jeju – Part 3
The bulk of the two weeks I spent on Jeju was taken up by location scouting. In my research of the myths surrounding the Lady Seolmundae, I had come across about a half-dozen island landmarks that were either too archaic or too obscure to find decent reference imagery for, and I wanted to try to track down some of those spots.
I started off with the easiest location on my list — 용연 (Dragon Stream), a cliff-lined estuary that jags into the coast on the edge of Jeju City.
In the myths, Seolmundae Halmang travels to and fro across the island, boasting to anyone who will listen that she is taller than any lake or river was deep. The first spot she tried out was 용연. She burst out laughing when the water barely covered her toes.
From 용연 I headed westward along the coast toward Aewol (애월). The real goal of the day was to locate and photograph an obscure landmark I had found in one or two localized Seolmundae stories. Near Gwakji village (곽지리) on the north-west coast there was supposed to be a trio of rocks, set in a perfect triangle, known as 세솥밭이. According to the stories, Seolmundae Halmang built a fire in the middle and used the rocks as a sort of tripod to set her cooking pot on.
How do you know about this place? He demanded. Why are you looking for it? He lamented the spot wasn't more famous, or else more people would come to stay at his inn. Then he jumped on his scooter and beckoned for me to follow him on my motorbike. After 10 minutes of crumbling dirt trails and hairpin bends, we ended up here:
This was it! The gentleman parked his bike and led the way confidently through the surrounding farm plots, finally coming out at a low plateau between the hills. Turns out, the landmarks I was looking for lay on his own land. In fact his own grandfather was buried in the midst of these three hills!
This trip to Jeju was more successful than I possibly could have hoped for, but even in a trip full of highlights, this was a memorable find. It all seemed so obvious — these three identical hills in a perfect triangle. Here it is on Google Maps:
The hills were smaller than expected, but they so perfectly fit the narrative, I could almost visualize Seolmundae Halmang looming over us with a giant pot of stew.
I took pictures there until the sun started to dip low in the sky, then started heading back to Jeju City. In all my previous stays on Jeju I had tended to linger on the eastern half of the island, so it was good to be able to focus on the western half this time around.
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My question is with regards to date of publications and the tenure track process.
I will be starting a tenure track position this fall and I recently submitted a few papers for publication and I used the address of my new institution on the papers.
For my position I get re-examined at the end of year 2 and they decide whether to keep me on and let me continue on with the tenure track process.
I have heard, in general, that one is examined for what one does while at the institution and not what one did before arriving. My question is, if this is the case, how would one decide the cut-off date. Would it be by submission date, publication date or acceptance date of papers or would they just look at the address I used on the papers?
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I am in Rome training to become a priest.
No I'm not. It's simple really. I've been busy. It seems the older I get the more computers either bother me or excite me. Depending on the day. Lately they've been more of a bother. Oh well. That's no excuse for me not to get on my blogging soap box. I miss blogging.
Here's the latest:
I have a bigger heart for the local church than I've ever had. You should go check out Stop Dating The Church by Joshua Harris. His perspective on why being a part of local church is very insightful. It's got me fired up.
I love God and the people He has put in my life. The church I work and serve in is called Grace Church. Our little slogan is: "A heart for God and People..." I want more of that.
I'm reading a handful of great books at the moment. Ranging from authors such as John Piper, The Puritans, Dave Ramsey, John MacArthur, and Randy Alcorn.... Randy's new fiction work, Deadline is hard to put down. I haven't read a good novel in a while.
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Over the next four days, I am going to showing you the cards for my September card kit. This month we will be working with Babycakes paper. There will be one baby card in the mix, but I am hoping that I will be able to show you many uses with this cheery paper!
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I'm headed to the doctor today.
My blood pressure has been elevated lately.
I'm not surprised with everything that has been going on.
High blood pressure runs in my family.
My daddy has it.
My oldest brother has it.
My other brother has heart disease.
I've had borderline high blood pressure for about seven years.
So when I noticed it creeping up,
and staying up
panic set in.
I'm also 30 lbs heavier than I was last year at this time.
I know that is a factor also.
Isn't high blood pressure associated with PCOS?
Yes it is. But it can be managed with weight control, low sodium diet & exercise.
How does all of this factor into us trying to conceive?
HUGE FACTOR! She can't prescribe hbp medication while I'm trying to conceive. Well that's not entirely true. There are two medications that she could prescribe. I had a bad reaction to one and she refuses to prescribe the other because the side effects are horrible.
What if I get pregnant?
In her words, "That would be wonderful"! But I'm setting myself up for a hard pregnancy if I don't get myself together right now.
Can pregnant women take blood pressure medication?
Since my hbp is still borderline, she wants me to lose the 30 lbs that I have gained and an additional 20 lbs. Eat a low sodium and low cholesterol diet. And get my fat lazy ass back in the gym at least five times a week.
Oh well, I guess I'll find out what my PCP has to say about all of this.
She's not happy with the blood pressure or the weight gain. As long as I'm trying to conceive her hands are tied. It's up to me to handle my blood pressure. I have a follow up appt in 12 weeks. She said there has to be significant changes in my weight & blood pressure at that appointment. Otherwise, we will need to speak about how healthy it is to continue trying to conceive.
That was all the motivation that I needed, time to get serious again and get back into fighting shape.


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Every Thursday, a group of students comes together to discuss the Christian faith. This is Christian Club: a place for students who share the same religious beliefs to come together and speak about religion and other aspects of their beliefs. "Christian Club likes to focus on forging bonds betwee...


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To answer this question we must first understand what the Bible defines as sin. In the original Greek text of the New Testament the word that is translated "sin" is "hamartano." It means to miss the mark so as not to share in the prize, to err. Sin means that God's holy standard, or mark, has been missed. That is sin.
In God's Word the specific "marks" that He has set for our lives relationally and sexually are clearly defined. For instance, relationally the Bible says we are to love others the same way that Jesus loves us. How does Jesus love us? Unconditionally. His love is not dependent upon what we do. It is full of grace. Self-less. He doesn't love us to fulfill His own needs. His love is eternal. It never ends—it is never depleted. When we look at Jesus' love we realize that it is nothing like ours. It is not based on what we do for Him. It is not selfish, manipulative, or proud. He is not looking to fill a need within Himself by loving us.
When I entered into same-sex relationships it was all about me. It met my needs. It made me feel good. It satisfied me. I thought that was love, but today I know that is not love. At least it is not the same kind of love the Bible speaks of. My relationships were all about meeting my own needs. That may meet the world's standard of love, but it is not biblical love.
To love as Jesus loved is impossible unless we first receive His love. We have to be right with God relationally before we can ever hope to have healthy loving relationships with others. Deuteronomy 6:4-5 and Mark 12:30-31 are two biblical passages that instruct us on how to establish those relationships. First we are to, "love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our mind, and with all our strength." Jesus said that this is the first and greatest commandment. Then we will be able to do the second, which is to "love your neighbor as yourself." Without His love in our hearts all our relationships will miss the mark.
Sexually, His standard is also clearly defined. The Bible teaches that sex is reserved for marriage, and God's definition of marriage is between one man and one woman. (Genesis 2:24, Matthew 19:5, Mark 10:7, Ephesians 5:31.) So the sexual aspect of homosexuality is definitely not within God's standard; therefore it, along with any other sexual behavior that occurs outside the bonds of biblical marriage, is sin. So the answer to our question, "Is homosexuality a sin" is yes, homosexuality is a sin. It is not the only sin, but it is clearly outside God's standard.
The good news is that every sinner can know true love, and that is really what we desire. The portrayal of God as hating sinners (especially homosexuals) is a lie. After all, Jesus died for sinners. He understands our weakness and has made it possible for us to break the bonds of sin through a relationship with Him. That is the power of the love of God, and that is the love we all long to know. The truth is, sinful choices no matter how politically correct, will never truly fulfill our desire to know love. Love does not exist outside of God's standard. God is love (1 John 4:8).
To learn more about what the Bible says about homosexuality read, WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY.
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You may remember that a couple of weeks ago I posted a photo of my cat that I mentioned was the result of a class I've been taking on dramatic natural lighting. Well, this week's assignment had to do with shooting portraits in the mid-day sun... a rather frightening prospect for anyone who's ever seen the horrendous raccoon eyes that can result from this setup. My go-to spot for outdoor portraits is open, dapple-free shade, where the light is even and eyes are un-squinted, but this class is all about pushing the envelope. For these portraits, we were to use reflectors to fill the shadows and make for nice, even lighting. This sweet girl was my model, and though she's little, she's fast... with a heavy camera and a huge piece of foam core (the cheapest reflector out there!), I hardly kept up at all. This week's favorite is the one where I finally got her standing still for a split-second (though you can tell she's plotting her next move!)...
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3. The Bride of God/
I decided to take Gabriel to heart. Apparently my bad attitude was only hurting me. I was the one, not God, who had to admit defeat. There was no turning back. It was clear that the entire spirit cosmos was becoming affected by God's new invention, Time.
Just as I was contemplating these grave matters, a wise little spirit drifted towards me. "Hello! Cheer up." said Sophie. "How silly you are to think in terms of defeat or winning. We are not in a contest with beginnings and endings. You of all spirits should know better than that. Even your new problem, this time factor, is not as linear as it appears."
A flash of lightening, suddenly illuminated the darkness of my attitude, and in it I saw an opening that I could float through. "Thank you, Sophie!" said I. "I think that has been my problem with time! I never liked what I thought was its shape, so long and narrow, like those serpents God made to terrify the woman, but with a beginning and no end in sight."
"Remember last week," Sophie replied, "when the Queen was born and Gabriel told you that she would mark the beginning of the end of time? Well, the Queen's birth also marked the conception of the Bride who plays with time in a magnificent way to show you and the cosmos how fluid time can be."
I never felt stupid before all this happened to me, but now I find myself continually at a loss to comprehend even the simplest concepts. "Bride of who?" I asked shamefully.
Patiently and sympathetically Sophie replied, "The Bride of God!"
Flying back into a tirade, I screamed, "God cannot have a Bride!!!!!"
After patiently waiting for my frequency to slow down Sophie said, "When that infant queen grows to become a young woman, Gabriel will ask her if she is willing to be the Mother of God's Son who will actually be God incarnate." Sophie went on, "She agrees, of course and the moment she agrees, Her conception of the Son of God, also marks the birth of His Bride."
"The Bride of God's Son is not one person, nor even all women, but the Bride is also known as The Church, which is a vast unity of humanity joined by and for God in heart and mind and spirit. You see, it it the spirits within those human bodies that you disdain so much that voluntarily come together, imitate God's Son and form His Bride! Isn't that absolutely wonderful!" With that I could see Sophie's frequency rev up in yellows and pinks. She went on.
"You see, God wanted a Bride who is like Him and loves as He does, just for this reason. We angels could never become His Bride. God made humankind--- to make Himself a Bride! The Bride is One like the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are One, and the Bride is perfect. To make you happiest of all, the Bride's perception of time is not linear! She takes certain major events and creates one holy year that is perpetually current. For Her, what had happened once is always happening. She lives through time and place and outside of it too...because She is spiritual, even though She is made up of humans, and if you were smart, you would try living in and out of time too!"
With this tidbit, my mind was spinning faster than an asteroid. "Sophie, are you making this up? You really have a very vivid imagination, and I love you for it, but you must learn the difference between reality and fantasy."
I love to hear Sophie laugh. To me Sophie's laugh has the sound of bubbles bursting out of the clear blue sea, bunches and bunches of happy bubbles. When her amusement subsided she said, "Our God is the Author and Creator of reality. If something is real and true, it is because God made it. if something is false or imaginary or even fantasy, it is because Reality has been skewed. God's story, His-story, about the Queen and the Bride and the re-creation is absolutely true!"
Sophie was beautiful. When she spoke the entire universe smiled. "Come, let's fly down to The Planet and let me show you what the Bride is doing now!"
And off we went through the beautiful darkness of the sky on our journey to earth, two angelic spirits careening past the galaxies.
The Church is known as the Bride of Christ, God incarnate. In the Bible, Revelation to John, it tells of the marriage of Christ to His Bride.
"7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God."
Excerpt From: James, King. "The Holy Bible - King James Version." iBooks.
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Even though we see a Church that is factious, Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant, sometimes warring on itself throughout history, God looks at the Spirit within and sees One Holy Catholic (I.e. Universal) and Apostolic Church made up of the true and righteous who successfully emulate Jesus Christ, and who form the One Bride that is the wife and will be dressed in radiant white at the glorious marriage at the end of Time....as we now know it.


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Water soluble pieces were developed & molded using redissolvable Methyl Cellulose Pulp.
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Berkeley Lab announces first transistor with a working 1-nanometer gate
October 11, 2016
The first transistor with a working 1-nanometer (nm) gate* has been created by a team led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) scientists. Until now, a transistor gate size less than 5 nanometers has been considered impossible because of quantum tunneling effects. (One nanometer is the diameter of a glucose molecule.)
The breakthrough was achieved by creating a 2D (flat) semiconductor field-effect transistor using molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) instead of silicon and a 1D single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) as a gate electrode, instead of various metals. (SWCNTs are hollow cylindrical tubes with diameters as small as 1 nanometer.)
The MoS2 advantage
Compared with MoS2, electrons flowing through silicon are lighter and encounter less resistance . But with a gate length below 5 nanometers in length, a quantum mechanical phenomenon called tunneling kicks in, and the gate barrier is no longer able to keep the electrons from barging through from the source to the drain terminals, so the transistor cannot be turned off.
Electrons flowing through MoS2 are heavier, so their flow can be controlled with smaller gate lengths. MoS2 can also be scaled down to atomically thin sheets, about 0.65 nanometers thick, with a a larger band gap and lower dielectric constant, a measure reflecting the ability of a material to store energy in an electric field (similar to a capacitor). These properties help improve the control of the flow of current inside the transistor when the gate length is reduced to 1 nanometer.
"We made the smallest transistor reported to date," said faculty scientist Ali Javey at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and lead principal investigator of the Electronic Materials program in Berkeley Lab's Materials Science Division. "The gate length is considered a defining dimension of the transistor. We demonstrated a 1-nanometer-gate transistor, showing that with the choice of proper materials, there is a lot more room to shrink our electronics."
The development could be key to keeping alive Intel co-founder Gordon Moore's prediction that the density of transistors on integrated circuits would double every two years, enabling the increased performance of our laptops, mobile phones, televisions, and other electronics.
"The semiconductor industry has long assumed that any gate below 5 nanometers wouldn't work, so anything below that was not even considered," said study lead author Sujay Desai, a graduate student in Javey's lab. "This research shows that sub-5-nanometer gates should not be discounted. Industry has been squeezing every last bit of capability out of silicon. By changing the material from silicon to MoS2, we can make a transistor with a gate that is just 1 nanometer in length, and operate it like a switch."
Continuing Moore's law
"This work demonstrated the shortest transistor ever," said Javey, who is also a UC Berkeley professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences. "However, it's a proof of concept. We have not yet packed these transistors onto a chip, and we haven't done this billions of times over. We also have not developed self-aligned fabrication schemes for reducing parasitic resistances in the device. But this work is important to show that we are no longer limited to a 5-nanometer gate for our transistors. Moore's Law can continue a while longer by proper engineering of the semiconductor material and device architecture."
The findings appeared in the Oct. 7 issue of the journal Science. Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas, Stanford University, and the University of California, Berkeley, were also involved. The work at Berkeley Lab was primarily funded by the Department of Energy's Basic Energy Sciences program.
According to an earlier article in CTimes on Sept. 30, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSMC) said the company is working toward a 1-nanometer manufacturing process, starting with a "5 nanometers process technology, while putting about 300 to 400 R&D personnel in developing more advanced 3-nanometer process." However, TSMC spokesperson Elizabeth Sun told KurzweilAI that "no further information regarding any technology either under development or in path-finding stage will be disclosed to the public at this point."
* Gate length is the length of the gate portion of the transistor, not to be confused with "node," which was initially a measure of "half pitch" (half of the distance between features of a transistor), but the number itself has lost the exact meaning it once held. Gate length was 26nm for the 22nm node from Intel and 20 nanometers for the more recent 14nm node from Intel. — S. Natarajan et al., "A 14nm logic technology featuring 2nd-generation FinFET, air-gapped interconnects, self-aligned double patterning and a 0.0588 µm2 SRAM cell size," 2014 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2014, pp. 3.7.1-3.7.3. doi: 10.1109/IEDM.2014.7046976
Abstract of MoS2 transistors with 1-nanometer gate lengths
Scaling of silicon (Si) transistors is predicted to fail below 5-nanometer (nm) gate lengths because of severe short channel effects. As an alternative to Si, certain layered semiconductors are attractive for their atomically uniform thickness down to a monolayer, lower dielectric constants, larger band gaps, and heavier carrier effective mass. Here, we demonstrate molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) transistors with a 1-nm physical gate length using a single-walled carbon nanotube as the gate electrode. These ultrashort devices exhibit excellent switching characteristics with near ideal subthreshold swing of ~65 millivolts per decade and an On/Off current ratio of ~106. Simulations show an effective channel length of ~3.9 nm in the Off state and ~1 nm in the On state.
- Sujay B. Desai, Surabhi R. Madhvapathy, Angada B. Sachid, Juan Pablo Llinas, Qingxiao Wang, Geun Ho Ahn, Gregory Pitner, Moon J. Kim, Jeffrey Bokor, Chenming Hu, H.-S. Philip Wong, Ali Javey. MoS2 transistors with 1-nanometer gate lengths. Science 2016 DOI: 10.1126/science.aah4698
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Wacom Intuos and Windows 7
Wacom Intuos and Windows 7
Having taken the plunge and bought a new whizzy Windows 7 computer I am having real problems getting it to recognise my Wacom Intuos tablet.
The tablet is old but works perfectly well and I really dont want to buy another one if I can help it.
So far I have done all sorts to get the serial port to connect to a USB such that the tablet appears as a device as per attachment.
However, no matter how many times I install the driver from Wacom, the computer continually tells me that the driver cannot be found. I have tried reviewing the security settings of the folder the tablet is installed to, reverting back to windows Vista drivers etc. all to no avail.
Any suggestions would be really appreciated.
I also have an old scanner with a USB connection that no driver is available for Windows 7 for - are there any work arounds that I might use that might get this to connect to Windows 7?
|My System Specs
|08 Jul 2010
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 - OEM Service Pack 1
Please post your complete system specs and we can help you more that way.
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|08 Jul 2010
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Uninstall all drivers for your tablet. Disconnecting all cords and make sure it disappears from your device manager. Then install these drivers: Wacom Hardware Driver Detail followed by a restart then plug the tablet in and let windows install the drivers. Report back with your findings.
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|08 Jul 2010
There are more than a few Intuos models and as stevepressman has posted please fill out your specs a bit more completely including the full model on your Intuos since there are Windows 7 drivers in both 32 and 64 bit, my Wacom Bamboo Fun works splendidly with Windows 7 64 Ultimate.
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|09 Jul 2010
Windows 7 (64bit)
I had similar problems with my wacom tablet. My mistake was not checking the driver version carefully. Follow the advise above and make sure you have the correct driver, it should work brilliantly. One thing that I did note, if the screen is not operating in it's native resolution, that did throw up a few issues.
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|12 Jul 2010
thanks for your replies
I am a bit new to this but I think the system specs are:
Windows 7 Home Premium
AMD Phenom II x4 945 processor 3.00 Ghz
64 bit operating system
The USB to serial connector is a Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COM3)
The tablet is a Wacom Intuous GD 0608 R
Davidxtux - I tried the approach you suggested but have only got back to the same point - the device comes up as per my original post but the driver cannot be found.
I also did a work around in the registry editor based on a work around to get the system to pick up the device as per this link
Windows7 and Intuos Wacom serial tablet - no driver support?
thanks for all your help
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|13 Jul 2010
Windows 7 64bit
I have had my Intuos3 working since I got my new Studio1558 laptop and managed to update the driver successfully. I get partial mouse and pen action; what does not work (and would not install) is the software for programming. I contacted Wacom and they said there is no upgrade to the software, even for purchase, for W7. They said buy a new tablet. Well my tablet is still "perfectly" functional. I'm stubborn enough not to spend another $350 just to get new software, but I'm not happy that I can't program the mouse or tablet buttons. Please tell me I don't have to eat crow and buy a new tablet.
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|13 Jul 2010
I read this on another technical forum where the OP there was having the same issues as the OP posting here, this was their solution:
1. Add the following to the registry:
view source
2.Create a file called tablet.dat containing the below and place it in your system32 folder:
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01PrefsFileVersion 4
02DriverOn1Off0 1
03DriverLanguage 0
04LeftHandedMouse 0
05FunkyButtonMode 0
06NoStartWarnings 0
07HowManyTablets 1
08TabletType 0
09TabletModel 203
10CommPort COM2
11TabletOn1Off0 1
12TabletPhysicallyOn 1
13TabletFlags 0
14HowManyTransducers 0
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|18 Jul 2010
Dear All
Thanks for all your helpful advice - I have tried adding the code above etc. My USB to serial converter appears as COM3 so i have edited line 10 of teh code to say COM3. However still to no avail.
I have also manually found a microsoft driver on the system which now gives an error message the device cannot start (code 10). Probably not helpful but at least it makes a change to have a different error!
Any other hints would be much appreciated. Otherwise I will be starting a thread soon about how to revert back to windows XP!
|My System Specs
|24 Nov 2013
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
I noticed that the Prolific USB-to-serial common port IS showing ! mark which means that the driver for Prolific USB-to-serial common port IS NOT WORKING properly, so the tablet will not transfer it's serial signal through it.
You should better check the driver for Prolific USB-to-serial common port.
Maybe the device manager also show that USB serial port in "port(COM & LPT)" or Universal Serial Bus Controller IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.
So, first of all, you must fix the driver for Prolific USB-to-serial common port.
for GD 0608 R, get the driver WacomTablet_612-5.exe.
Shut down PC and hook GD 0608 R with DC power supply up to Prolific USB-to-serial common port .
Now, after power up PC again, right click to change the property of the driver's compatibility to "Windows2000" and run it as Administrator so that the "serial driver" will be installed for your GD 0608 R.
Then reboot your PC again, and try to use tablet pen so that you will find the tablet IS NOW ACTIVE but there is no "WACOM Tablet property"
As for installing "WACOM Tablet property" to adjust pen force, you should re-install the driver with the property of "Windows Vista" compatibility, and reboot PC again.
After the final reboot of your PC, the "WACOM Tablet property" is now available.
You can now use GD 0608 R in Windows 7 64bit through Prolific USB-to-serial common port.
Hope this helps you and other people.
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Lee Marvin
Lee Marvin
Marvin in 1971
|February 19, 1924
New York City, U.S.
|August 29, 1987 (aged 63)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
|Resting place
|Arlington National Cemetery
|Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
|Manumit School
St. Leo College Preparatory School
|Years active
Betty Ebeling
(m. 1951; div. 1967)
Pamela Feeley (m. 1970)
|Michelle Triola (1965–1970)
|Military career
|United States
|United States Marine Corps
|Private first class
|24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division
|World War II
|Purple Heart Medal
Lee Marvin (February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987) was an American film and television actor.[1]
Known for his distinctive voice and premature white hair, Marvin initially appeared in supporting roles, mostly villains, soldiers, and other hardboiled characters. A prominent television role was that of Detective Lieutenant Frank Ballinger in the NBC crime series M Squad (1957–1960).
One of Marvin's most notable film projects was Cat Ballou (1965), a comedy Western in which he played dual roles. For portraying both gunfighter Kid Shelleen and criminal Tim Strawn, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, along with a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, an NBR Award, and the Silver Bear for Best Actor.
- 1 Early life
- 2 Military service
- 3 Acting career
- 4 Personal life
- 5 Death
- 6 Filmography
- 7 Television appearances
- 8 See also
- 9 References
- 10 External links
Early life[edit]
Marvin was born in New York City. He was the son of Lamont Waltman Marvin, an advertising executive and later the head of the New York and New England Apple Institute, and Courtenay Washington (née Davidge), a fashion and beauty writer/editor.[2]
As with his elder brother, Robert, he was named in honor of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, who was his first cousin, four times removed.[citation needed] His father was a direct descendant of Matthew Marvin Sr., who emigrated from Great Bentley, Essex, England, in 1635, and helped found Hartford, Connecticut.[2]
Marvin studied violin when he was young.[3] As a teenager, Marvin "spent weekends and spare time hunting deer, puma, wild turkey, and bobwhite in the wilds of the then-uncharted Everglades".[4]
He attended Manumit School, a Christian socialist boarding school in Pawling, New York, during the late 1930s, and later attended St. Leo College Preparatory School, a Catholic school in St. Leo, Florida, after being expelled from several other schools for bad behavior.[5]
Military service[edit]
World War II[edit]
Marvin left school at 18 to enlist in the United States Marine Corps Reserve on August 12, 1942. He served with the 4th Marine Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II.[6] While serving as a member of "I" Company, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division, he was wounded in action on June 18, 1944, during the assault on Mount Tapochau in the Battle of Saipan, during which most of his company were casualties.[7] He was hit by machine gun fire, which severed his sciatic nerve,[8] and then was hit again in the foot by a sniper.[9] After over a year of medical treatment in naval hospitals, Marvin was given a medical discharge with the rank of private first class (he had been a corporal years earlier but had been demoted after causing trouble)[9] in 1945 Philadelphia.[10]
Marvin's military awards include: the Purple Heart Medal, the Presidential Unit Citation, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal, Combat Action Ribbon.
Acting career[edit]
Early acting career[edit]
After the war, while working as a plumber's assistant at a local community theatre in upstate New York, Marvin was asked to replace an actor who had fallen ill during rehearsals. He caught the acting bug and got a job with the company at $7 a week. He moved to Greenwich Village and used the GI Bill to study at the American Theatre Wing.[11][12]
He appeared on stage in a production of Uniform of Flesh, an adaptation of Billy Budd (1949).[13] It was done at the Experimental Theatre, where a few months later Marvin also appeared in The Nineteenth Hole of Europe (1949).[14]
Marvin began appearing on television shows like Escape, The Big Story, and Treasury Men in Action.
He made it to Broadway with a small role in a production of Uniform of Flesh, now called Billy Budd in February 1951.[15]
Marvin's film debut was in You're in the Navy Now (1951), directed by Henry Hathaway, a film which also marked the debuts of Charles Bronson and Jack Warden. This required some filming in Hollywood. Marvin decided to stay there.[11]
He had a similar small part in Teresa (1951) directed by Fred Zinnemann. As a decorated combat veteran, Marvin was a natural in war dramas, where he frequently assisted the director and other actors in realistically portraying infantry movement, arranging costumes, and the use of firearms.
He guest starred on episodes of Fireside Theatre, Suspense and Rebound. Hathaway used him again on Diplomatic Courier (1952) and he could be seen in Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1952), directed by Edmund Goulding, We're Not Married! (1952), also for Goulding, The Duel at Silver Creek (1952) directed by Don Siegel, and Hangman's Knot (1952), directed by Roy Huggins.
He guest starred on Biff Baker, U.S.A. and Dragnet, and had a decent role in a feature with Eight Iron Men (1952), a war film produced by Stanley Kramer (Marvin's role had been played on Broadway by Burt Lancaster).[16]
He was a sergeant in Seminole (1953), a Western directed by Budd Boetticher, and was a corporal in The Glory Brigade (1953), a Korean War film.
Marvin guest starred in The Doctor, The Revlon Mirror Theater , Suspense again and The Motorola Television Hour.
He was now in much demand for Westerns: The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953) with Randolph Scott, and Gun Fury (1953) with Rock Hudson.
The Big Heat and The Wild One[edit]
Marvin received much acclaim for his portrayal as villains in two films: The Big Heat (1953) where he played Gloria Grahame's vicious boyfriend, directed by Fritz Lang; and The Wild One (1953) opposite Marlon Brando (Marvin's gang in the film was called "The Beetles"), produced by Kramer.[17]
He continued in TV shows such as The Plymouth Playhouse and The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse. He had support roles in Gorilla at Large (1954) and had a notable small role as smart-aleck sailor Meatball in The Caine Mutiny (1954), produced by Kramer.[11]
Marvin was in The Raid (1954), Center Stage, Medic and TV Reader's Digest.[18]
He had an excellent part as Hector, the small-town hood in Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) with Spencer Tracy.[19] Also in 1955, he played a conflicted, brutal bank-robber in Violent Saturday. A latter-day critic wrote of the character, "Marvin brings a multi-faceted complexity to the role and gives a great example of the early promise that launched his long and successful career."[20]
Marvin played Robert Mitchum's friend in Not as a Stranger (1955), a medical drama produced by Kramer. He had good support roles in A Life in the Balance (1955) (he was third billed), and Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) and appeared on TV in Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre and Studio One in Hollywood.
Marvin was in I Died a Thousand Times (1955) with Jack Palance, Shack Out on 101 (1955), Kraft Theatre, and Front Row Center.
Marvin was the villain in 7 Men from Now (1956) with Randolph Scott directed by Boetticher. He was second billed to Palance in Attack (1956) directed by Robert Aldrich.
Marvin had good roles in Pillars of the Sky (1956) with Jeff Chandler, The Rack (1956) with Paul Newman, Raintree County (1956) and The Missouri Traveler (1958). He also guest starred on Climax! (several times), Studio 57, The United States Steel Hour and Schlitz Playhouse.
M Squad[edit]
Marvin finally got to be a leading man in 100 episodes as Chicago cop Frank Ballinger in the successful 1957–1960 television series M Squad. One critic described the show as "a hyped-up, violent Dragnet ... with a hard-as-nails Marvin" playing a tough police lieutenant. Marvin received the role after guest-starring in a memorable Dragnet episode as a serial killer.[21]
When the series ended Marvin appeared on Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, Sunday Showcase, The Barbara Stanwyck Show, The Americans, Wagon Train, Checkmate, General Electric Theater, Alcoa Premiere, The Investigators, Route 66 (he was injured during a fight scene[22]), Ben Casey, Bonanza, The Untouchables (several times), The Virginian, The Twilight Zone ("The Grave", "Steel") and The Dick Powell Theatre.[23]
Early 1960s[edit]
Marvin returned to features with a prominent role in The Comancheros (1961) starring John Wayne. He played in two more films with Wayne, both directed by John Ford: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and Donovan's Reef (1963). As the vicious Liberty Valance, Marvin played his first title role and held his own with two of the screen's biggest stars (Wayne and James Stewart).[24]
In 1962 Marvin appeared as Martin Kalig on the TV western The Virginian in the episode titled "It Tolls for Thee." He continued to guest star on shows like Combat!, Dr. Kildare and The Great Adventure. He did The Case Against Paul Ryker for Kraft Suspense Theatre.
For director Don Siegel, Marvin appeared in The Killers (1964) playing an efficient professional assassin alongside Clu Gulager. The Killers was also the first film in which Marvin received top billing.[25]
He guest starred on Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre.
Cat Ballou and stardom[edit]
Marvin finally became a star for his comic role in the offbeat Western Cat Ballou starring Jane Fonda. This was a surprise hit and Marvin won the 1965 Academy Award for Best Actor. He also won the 1965 Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 15th Berlin International Film Festival.[26]
Playing alongside Vivien Leigh and Simone Signoret, Marvin won the 1966 National Board of Review Award for male actors for his role in Ship of Fools (1965) directed by Kramer.[N 1][30]
Marvin next performed in the hit Western The Professionals (1966), in which he played the leader of a small band of skilled mercenaries (Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, and Woody Strode) rescuing a kidnap victim (Claudia Cardinale) shortly after the Mexican Revolution.
He followed that film with the hugely successful World War II epic The Dirty Dozen (1967) in which top-billed Marvin again portrayed an intrepid commander of a colorful group (future stars John Cassavetes, Charles Bronson, Telly Savalas, Jim Brown, and Donald Sutherland) performing an almost impossible mission. Robert Aldrich directed.
In the wake of these two films and after having received an Oscar, Marvin was a huge star, given enormous control over his next film Point Blank. In Point Blank, an influential film for director John Boorman, he portrayed a hard-nosed criminal bent on revenge. Marvin, who had selected Boorman himself for the director's slot, had a central role in the film's development, plot line, and staging.[23]
In 1968, Marvin also appeared in another Boorman film, the critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful World War II character study Hell in the Pacific, also starring famed Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune. John Boorman recounted his work with Lee Marvin on these two films and Marvin's influence on his career in the 1998 documentary Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman. Paul Ryker, which Marvin shot for TV in 1963 was released theatrically as Sergeant Ryker.[31]
Marvin was originally cast as Pike Bishop (later played by William Holden) in The Wild Bunch (1969), but fell out with director Sam Peckinpah and pulled out to star in the Western musical Paint Your Wagon (1969), in which he was top-billed over a singing Clint Eastwood. Despite his limited singing ability, he had a hit song with "Wand'rin' Star". By this time, he was getting paid a million dollars per film, $200,000 less than top star Paul Newman was making at the time, yet he was ambivalent about the film business, even with its financial rewards:[3]
You spend the first forty years of your life trying to get in this business, and the next forty years trying to get out. And then when you're making the bread, who needs it?
Marvin had a much greater variety of roles in the 1970s, with fewer 'bad-guy' roles than in earlier years. His 1970s films included Monte Walsh (1970), a Western with Palance and Jeanne Moreau; the violent Prime Cut (1972) with Gene Hackman; Pocket Money (1972) with Paul Newman, for Stuart Rosenberg; Emperor of the North (1973) opposite Ernest Borgnine for Aldrich; as Hickey in The Iceman Cometh (1973) with Fredric March and Robert Ryan, for John Frankenheimer; The Spikes Gang (1974) with Noah Beery Jr. for Richard Fleischer; The Klansman (1974) with Richard Burton; Shout at the Devil (1976), a World War One adventure with Roger Moore, directed by Peter Hunt; The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday (1976), a comic Western with Oliver Reed; and Avalanche Express (1978), a Cold War thriller with Robert Shaw who died during production. None of these films were big box office hits.[32][33]
Marvin was offered the role of Quint in Jaws (1975) but declined, stating "What would I tell my fishing friends who'd see me come off a hero against a dummy shark?".[34]
Marvin's last big role was in Samuel Fuller's The Big Red One (1980), a war film based on Fuller's own war experiences.
His remaining films were Death Hunt (1981), a Canadian action film with Charles Bronson, directed by Hunt; Gorky Park (1983) with William Hurt; and Dog Day (1984), shot in France.[23]
For TV he did The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (1985; a sequel with Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, and Richard Jaeckel picking up where they had left off despite being 18 years older).
His final appearance was in The Delta Force (1986) with Chuck Norris, playing a role turned down by Charles Bronson.[35][36]
Personal life[edit]
Marvin was a Democrat who opposed the Vietnam War. He publicly endorsed John F. Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election.[25]
Marriages, children and partners[edit]
Marvin married Betty Ebeling in February 1951 and together they had four children, son Christopher Lamont (1952–2013),[37] and three daughters: Courtenay Lee (b. 1954), Cynthia Louise (b. 1956), and Claudia Leslie (1958–2012).[38][39] Married 16 years, they divorced in 1967.
Marvin reunited with his high school sweetheart, Pamela Feeley, following his divorce. They married in October 1970. She had four children with three previous marriages, they had no children together and remained married until his death in 1987.[40]
Community property case[edit]
- See also Marvin v. Marvin
In 1971, Marvin was sued by Michelle Triola, his live-in girlfriend from 1965 to 1970, who legally changed her surname to "Marvin".[3] Although the couple never married, she sought financial compensation similar to that available to spouses under California's alimony and community property laws. Triola claimed Marvin made her pregnant three times and paid for two abortions, while one pregnancy ended in miscarriage.[41] She claimed the second abortion left her unable to bear children.[41] The result was the landmark "palimony" case, Marvin v. Marvin, 18 Cal. 3d 660 (1976).[42]
In 1979, Marvin was ordered to pay $104,000 to Triola for "rehabilitation purposes", but the court denied her community property claim for one-half of the $3.6 million which Marvin had earned during their six years of cohabitation – distinguishing nonmarital relationship contracts from marriage, with community property rights only attaching to the latter by operation of law. Rights equivalent to community property only apply in nonmarital relationship contracts when the parties expressly, whether orally or in writing, contract for such rights to operate between them. In August 1981, the California Court of Appeal found that no such contract existed between them and nullified the award she had received.[43][44] Michelle Triola died of lung cancer on October 30, 2009, having been with actor Dick Van Dyke since 1976.[45]
Later there was controversy after Marvin characterized the trial as a "circus", saying "everyone was lying, even I lied". There were official comments about possibly charging Marvin with perjury, but no charges were filed.[46]
This case was used as fodder for a mock debate skit on Saturday Night Live called "Point Counterpoint",[47] and on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as a skit with Carson as Adam, and Betty White as Eve.[48]
In December 1986, Marvin was hospitalized for more than two weeks because of a condition related to coccidioidomycosis. He went into respiratory distress and was administered steroids to help his breathing. He had major intestinal ruptures as a result, and underwent a colectomy. Marvin died of a heart attack on August 29, 1987, aged 63.[49] His body was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.[50][51]
Television appearances[edit]
Marvin's appearances on television included Suspense (1 episode, 1950), Rebound, M Squad, Climax!, Biff Baker, U.S.A., Dragnet, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Ford Show Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford, General Electric Theater, The Americans, The Investigators, The Barbara Stanwyck Show, Route 66, The Untouchables, Checkmate, The Dick Powell Show, Combat!, The Twilight Zone, Kraft Suspense Theatre, Dr. Kildare, Wagon Train, Bonanza, Perry Mason (The Case of the Angry Astronaut), The Virginian and The Muppet Show.
See also[edit]
- The Sons of Lee Marvin, a tongue-in-cheek secret society dedicated to Marvin
- Welcome to Night Vale, which features Lee Marvin as an integral piece of its mythology and supporting cast.
- ^ The film proved to be Leigh's last film and her anguished portrayal of a desperate older woman was punctuated by her real-life "battle with demons".[27] Leigh's performance was tinged by paranoia and resulted in outbursts that marred her relationship with other actors, although both Simone Signoret and Marvin were sympathetic and understanding.[28] In one unusual instance, she hit Marvin so hard with a spiked shoe, it marked his face.[29]
- ^ Obituary Variety, September 2, 1987.
- ^ a b "Lee Marvin's ancestors", freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com; retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ a b c Ebert, Roger. "An interview with Lee Marvin." Chicago Sun-Times for Esquire, October 1970.
- ^ "Elk Hunting with Lee Marvin."[permanent dead link] Gun World, May 1964; retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ Zec 1980, pp. 20–25.
- ^ Wise and Rehill 1999, p. 43.
- ^ Zec 1980, p. 38.
- ^ Rafael, George (February 15, 2007). "The real thing: Marvin and Point Blank". The First Post. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ a b "Hollywood Veterans in Arlington National Cemetery: Lee Marvin". Comet Over Hollywood.
- ^ "Captain Kangaroo Court", Snopes, May 24, 2009; retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ^ a b c Hanging Tough with Lee Marvin Wilson, Jane. Los Angeles Times (1923–1995); Los Angeles, Calif. [Los Angeles, Calif]27 Aug 1967: m37.
- ^ Epstein 2013, p. 67.
- ^ Experimental Theatre Stages Sea Drama Made From One of Herman Melville's Minor Novels By BROOKS ATKINSON. New York Times (1923-Current file); New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y]31 Jan 1949: 15.
- ^ AT THE THEATRE: Vivian Connell's 'The Nineteenth Hole of Europe' Put on By the Experimental Theatre By BROOKS ATKINSON. New York Times 28 Mar 1949: 16.
- ^ 'BILLY BUDD' MAKES ITS DEBUT TONIGHT: Coxe-Chapman Play Based on Melville Novel Will Arrive at the Biltmore Theatre "New York Times 10 Feb 1951: 22.
- ^ FILMLAND BRIEFS Los Angeles Times 14 Feb 1952: A10.
- ^ David Brian to 'Reform' as Safecracker; More Three-D Work on Foot Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 31 Jan 1953: 9.
- ^ Lee Marvin---an Extra Something Alpert, Don. Los Angeles Times (1923–1995); Los Angeles, Calif. [Los Angeles, Calif]06 Feb 1966: m4.
- ^ Epstein 2013, pp. 95–96.
- ^ "Film Noir of the Week: Violent Saturday (1955)". www.noiroftheweek.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ Epstein 2013, p. 79.
- ^ Lee Marvin Is Injured New York Times (1923-Current file); New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y]16 Aug 1961: 63.
- ^ a b c Lee Marvin, Menacing Gunman of Films, Dies: [Home Edition] Baker, Bob; Morrison, Patt. Los Angeles Times 30 Aug 1987: 1.
- ^ Epstein 2013, p. 124.
- ^ a b Epstein 2013, p. 135.
- ^ "Berlinale 1965: Prize Winners". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved: October 11, 2013.
- ^ Bean 2013, p. 155.
- ^ David 1995, p. 46.
- ^ Walker 1987, p. 281.
- ^ Lee Marvin: Who Needs a Million? Hopper, Hedda. Los Angeles Times11 July 1965: A7.
- ^ ' I'm Mean. Tough as Nails. All Those Words.' By ROGER EBERT. New York Times 15 Dec 1968: D25.
- ^ Lee Marvin: Still reaching for the stars: Lee Marvin likes tough odds Dangaard, Colin. Chicago Tribune 4 June 1978: e22.
- ^ Lee Marvin Cometh to O'Neillr's 'Iceman' Leith, Henrietta. Los Angeles Times 7 July 1973: b9.
- ^ Zec 1980, p. 217.
- ^ Epstein 2013, p. 202.
- ^ MARVIN, NORRIS TO COSTAR IN 'THE DELTA FORCE' Boston Globe (3 Sep 1985: 27.
- ^ "Obituary: Christopher Marvin The Santa Barbara Independent".
- ^ Epstein 2013, p. 256.
- ^ "Obituary: Claudia Leslie Marvin". All-States Cremation. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ Marvin 1997, p. 12.
- ^ a b Woo, Elaine. "Michelle Triola Marvin dies at 75; her legal fight with ex-lover Lee Marvin added 'palimony' to the language", Los Angeles Times, October 31, 2009. Retrieved: October 11, 2013.
- ^ "18 C3d 660: Marvin v. Marvin (1976)." online.ceb.com. Retrieved: October 11, 2013.
- ^ Laskin, Jerry. "California 'Palimony' Law; An Overview." Goldman & Kagon Law Corporation. Retrieved: October 11, 2013.
- ^ "Unmarried Cohabitant's Right to Support and Property". The People's Law Library. 7 January 2001. Archived from the original on 22 September 2006. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ " 'Palimony' figure Michelle Triola Marvin dies", Associated Press, October 30, 2009.
- ^ "Lee Marvin". Jango Radio.
- ^ "Point Counterpoint: Lee Marvin & Michelle Triola". Archived 2012-01-16 at the Wayback Machine NBC, March 17, 1979. Retrieved: October 11, 2013.
- ^ "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." on YouTube Carson Entertainment Group, February 9, 1979, retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ Hevesi, Dennis. "Lee Marvin, Movie Tough Guy, Dies", The New York Times, August 31, 1987; retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ "Lee Marvin to be buried at Arlington". UPI. 18 September 1987. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ Associated Press (8 October 1987). "Lee Marvin Is Buried With Military Honors". LA Times. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- Bean, Kendra. Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Running Press, 2013. ISBN 978-0-76245-099-2.
- David, Catherine. Simone Signoret. New York: Overlook Press, 1995. ISBN 978-0-87951-581-2.
- Epstein, Dwayne. Lee Marvin: Point Blank. Tucson, Arizona: Schaffner Press, Inc., 2013. ISBN 978-1-93618-240-4.
- Marvin, Pamela. Lee: A Romance. London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1997. ISBN 978-0-571-19028-7.
- Walker, Alexander. Vivien: The Life of Vivien Leigh. New York: Grove Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8021-3259-6.
- Wise, James E. and Anne Collier Rehill. Stars in the Corps: Movie Actors in the United States Marines. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1999. ISBN 978-1-55750-949-9.
- Zec, Donald. Marvin: The Story of Lee Marvin. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980. ISBN 0-312-51780-7.
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Paso Robles wine country in California's central coast continues to impress
I have visited Paso Robles in California's central coast on numerous occasions over the past decade or so, and each time I leave more impressed with the region, its producers and its wines.
Paso produces many excellent bottlings in a range of price points, but what strikes me most about this physically attractive region is its diversity.
Rarely, in this country or others, will you find more different grape varietals cultivated or more styles of wines made than you will find in Paso Robles.
It's a characteristic of the region that is simultaneously impressive and frustrating. It's impressive for the sheer numbers of grapes being grown and vinified in the Paso AVA, and it's frustrating because it's a region that's tough to get a handle on.
When I first visited and tasted in Paso, it seemed there was a pretty clear distinction. The western part of the area, closer to the Pacific and therefore cooler, grew more grapes originating in France's Rhone Valley — Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre and others — and produced wines based more on finesse and structure and less on power.
The eastern sections of the Paso AVA, meantime, were much hotter and home to Bordeaux grape varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot along with plenty of Zinfandel — old vine and not-so-old-vine. The east side wines were more powerful, higher in alcohol and fuller-bodied.
The trouble is, while that assessment still holds true in a larger sense, when you put the vines, wines and producers under the microscope, Paso is more complex. With more than 200 wineries and some 32,00 acres under vine, how can it not be?
I will leave the dissection of the Paso Robles AVA to brighter wine minds and keener wine pallets than mine and instead focus on a few of my favorite producers, their story of passion and commitment to Paso Robles and some of the delightful wines they create.
I've mentioned Tablas Creek, one of my favorite wine producers the world over, several times in the past. Tablas Creek was founded jointly by the Perrin family of the famed Chateau Beaucastel in France's Rhone Valley and the Haas family, which imports their wines and many others.
They produce wines from Rhone Valley grape varieties from vines they brought over from France and propagated themselves. They are some of the best expressions of these grapes perhaps outside the Rhone and I would encourage you to seek them out — red, white and rose.
While on the subject of favorites, let me also send a little love in the direction of long-time Paso Robles producer, J. Lohr. J. Lohr (the J. standing for Jerry) is the consummate family business. All three of Jerry Lohr's children are working with him at the winery and have been for more than a decade.
Aside from an portfolio of well-made, fairly priced wines, J. Lohr is also at the forefront of sustainability in Paso Robles with the largest solar array of any winery in the U.S. As for a particular bottle, I would recommend checking out the J. Lohr Gesture Grenache Rose. At for less than $20 retail, this is a terrific dry rose, much like the great roses of Bandol and Tavel in southern France.
On the higher end of the spectrum, may I suggest the J. Lohr Cuvee Pom — a red wine blend crafted in the style of the Grand Crus wines of Pomerol in the Right Bank of Bordeaux. Made primarily with Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the wines of the right bank have always featured elegance and grace, though Lohr's Pom is no shrinking violet, able to stand up to the best steak off the grill, yet graceful enough to dance a flamenco with a Spanish paella.
A third shout-out goes to another perennially popular producer in Paso, Justin, founded by Justin Baldwin, an investment banker whose dream was to bring world-class Bordeaux-style blends to California's central coast.
The realization of that dream is Isosceles, the winery's signature Cabernet-based red wine and long one of the finest wine expressions, red or white, out of not just Paso Robles, but the entirety of California's central coast.
Big, bold, but balanced, the Isosceles is a delicious wine, brimming with dark red fruit with hints of cedar and chocolate. I also tasted the Justin Sauvignon Blanc, which was a pleasant and nice expression of that type of wine. The Sauvignon Blanc served as the appetizer, and the Isosceles as the entree. Believe me, we did not go hungry that night.
Next time, I'll be back with more information on the wines and vines of Paso Robles, including some thoughts on producers and wines I'd not encountered before. Spoiler alert, they were quite good.
Dave Eckert is the producer and host of "Culinary Travels With Dave Eckert," which aired on PBS-TV and Wealth TV for 12 seasons.


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You may have seen via the BBC that David Willetts has announced a Government ambition to create more universities. The text of his speech is here, and the critical paragraphs are these ones:
Globalisation is still at its early stages when it comes to Higher Education. The next round of new institutions may well link existing British universities with international partners. The surge in international investment in science and technology would make this a key part of the mission of a new foundation. It might be that today's institutions propose a new campus or a new international partnership. Or it might be new providers wanting to enter with different models. Today I can announce therefore that the Coalition is inviting proposals for a new type of university with a focus on science and technology and on postgraduates. Local economic partnerships, universities, businesses and international partners can come together to put forward proposals for new institutions.
There will be no additional Government funding. This time we will be looking to private finance and perhaps sponsorship from some of the businesses that are keen to recruit more British graduates. For example, we will not be diverting funding from support for undergraduate students. It is an opportunity to seize the new freedoms which we proposed in our White Paper last year. We already have a lot of interest and we want to move this to the next level. As proposals are developed we will be able to identify any specific obstacles that need to be removed including by legislation where necessary. A major city might wish to offer a site as Mayor Bloomberg has just done so successfully with his competition for a new graduate school in New York. We will be discussing with the interested organisations how best to carry this initiative forward. I am confident that with ingenuity we can grow our research base and our universities even when times are tough.
As the Minister himself acknowledges, there have been a lot of these new university initiatives in the past - although he namechecks only the older ones up to and including the polytechnics. Some of the more recent efforts have been less than successful. One thinks of the last Government's New University Challenge, which petered out for lack of funding, or the Mayor of London's plan for an Olympic Park university, which never even got that far. Clearly, though, the Minister's reference to 'interested organisations' must refer to specific parties so he must expect responses to the invitation when it is published. I'll make three points about this.
Firstly, I don't believe that major research universities anywhere in the world are sustained without a great deal of Government funding. If funds are not to be diverted from support for Undergraduate students, these new institutions must be a threat to the existing research institutions who stand to see Research Council or HEFCE R funds diverted. Sure enough the Russell Group has already responded less than warmly to the idea.
Secondly, as I've said previously here and here, the private sector just doesn't seem to be very interested in the White Paper's original vision of competition in the FT undergraduate market. The Minister may talk about the new freedoms in the White Paper but I can't really see any connection between a White Paper that said nothing about either research or postgraduates and a new initiative apparently to be devoted to both.
Thirdly, if legislation is really going to be necessary for the partnership the Minister has in mind, the scope to get these new institutions up and running within this Parliament must be limited.
There was one other item in the Minister's speech relating to our top-ranked universities. I'll try to blog on that shortly. The rest was mostly science-policy stuff which I will leave to others more expert.