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Do science and religion rule each other out?
The Green Bible is an English version of the New Revised Standard Version Bible with a focus on environmental issues and teachings. Image courtesy of the publisher, HarperOne.
Miller: No, I certainly don't think they do. I think the whole tradition of Western science is that science and religion are not mutually exclusive. There are many people in the scientific community, in the United States and around the world, who hold strong religious points of view and do not see their points of view conflicting with working in science or even with the philosophy of science.
Can science prove or disprove the existence of a higher being?
Miller: No, it can't. The existence of a supreme being simply is not a scientific question. A supreme being stands outside of nature. Science is a naturalistic process and can only answer questions about what is inside nature. Beyond that it's a matter of personal belief.
How is it possible to believe in the evolution of a complex world and God?
Miller: That's an interesting question. God, for those of us who believe in Him, is the Creator and the Master of the universe. As C. S. Lewis once said, "[God] likes matter. He invented it." [Mere Christianity, Harper, 2001] It seems to me that an all-powerful Creator, who is behind both the material of the universe and the laws that govern the interactions of that material, would be able to accomplish any goal He wanted to in terms of the process, the architecture, or the ultimate fruition of the universe.
Now, what I don't find useful to speculate about are the exact physical, chemical, or biological processes that could be attributed to God, or identified as God working His magic in the world. I think both Western religious tradition and scripture itself tell us that God is very subtle and He can use many ways to accomplish His ends.
If a supreme being put evolution into motion, do humans then have a moral responsibility for the care of the planet?
Miller: Oh, that's a very good question. I think the answer to that is certainly "Yes." Let's talk about it biologically first. We are the brightest things on the block. We have become the single, most common, large mammal on Earth. We might take that for granted today, but 500 years ago that was not true. We were not the single, most common, large mammal. That means, in terms of ecological impact, that our species is unique. We have the possibility to do more good, to do more damage, or to cause more extinctions than any other organism on this planet. So we have to use our responsibility wisely.
From a religious point of view, there is an entire movement within Christian theology, known as the Christian Ecology Movement. It takes very seriously the Biblical admonition that we should be stewards of the Earth. We are Earth's guardians. The Bible is filled with parables about the wise steward and the foolish steward. The care of Earth, in particular, is an area in which both the religious and scientific sentiments coincide.
In your book,_ Finding Darwin's God, _you write, "in nature, elusive and unexplored, we will find the Creator at work." How is your view different from that of creationists or proponents of intelligent design, who argue against evolution?
Miller: I think the biggest difference, and the most direct way to pinpoint that difference, is to say that creationists inevitably look for God in what science has not yet explained or in what they claim science cannot explain. Most scientists who are religious look for God in what science does understand and has explained. So the way in which my view is different from the creationists or intelligent design proponents is that I find knowledge a compelling reason to believe in God. They find ignorance a compelling reason to believe in God.
You also write in the same book, "There is a deeper problem caused by the opponents of evolution, a problem for religion." Please explain.
Miller: When religion places itself in conflict with science, that is, when religion says that we have to reject scientific explanations for religious reasons, it basically means that every time science advances in understanding, religion contracts. If you define religion as being the things that science cannot explain, every time the realm of science expands—and every year we understand a little more about life, the world around us, and the cosmos—those areas become smaller. I think ultimately the rejection of mainstream science, and the rejection of evolution by the creationist movement, is a mistake for religion because it essentially argues that religion is disapproved by the mechanisms and tools of science. That's a profound theological mistake.
Why does evolution remain a dangerous idea for some of the American public?
Miller: I think evolution remains a dangerous idea for two reasons:
Many people in the religious community continue to believe that evolution cannot be reconciled with religion. That is just not true. Most people understand that, but not everyone.
Evolution concerns something very fundamental. Evolution is controversial for the same reason that you can start a fight by going into a bar and saying something about somebody's mother. It concerns where we're from, what our status is as human beings, and how we relate to the rest of life on the Earth. That will always make it a controversial idea, not just in the U.S. but also in many countries around the world.
How should science respond to this public fear of evolution?
Miller: Science can respond in three ways:
The first is by answering the objections that are frequently raised against evolution. The charge that evolution is not good science—that there are no transitional forms, that the mechanism of evolution doesn't work, and other similar charges—can easily be answered from scientific literature.
The second is by emphasizing the fact that scientific ideas are different from religious ideas and therefore that science in general, and evolution in particular, does not present an obligatory threat to religion.
The last way to respond is simply by doing good science. Evolutionary biology is fundamentally a useful theory. It's a theory whose application and practice in the laboratory every single day yields useful scientific results. The American people are a people of practical results and consequences. When something works, when something is practical, when something earns money, it gets respect in American society, and evolution can do all of those things.
In some regions of the U.S., educators are being encouraged, sometimes forced, by their institution to teach "alternative" ideas to evolution. What is your response to this development?
Miller: Disappointment. If the ideas being offered were genuinely scientific alternatives, if they were ideas that had significant support within the scientific community or substantial experimental evidence, it might be interesting to include them in the science classroom.
Unfortunately, the "alternatives" actually being offered are not scientific at all. The insertion of an idea such as young-earth creationism, which requires a rejection of astronomy, physics, and chemistry as well as biology, into the scientific curriculum makes about as much sense as teaching witchcraft in medical school. The other alternative often proposed, so-called "intelligent" design, doesn't even rise to the level of being a scientific hypothesis. It has no explanatory power and approaches scientific problems by nothing more than an appeal to the "designer." Since such appeals are not testable, they don't amount to science and can only mislead students as to the nature of science and scientific evidence.
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Blondie was created by my father, Chic Young, in 1930. Blondie began her cartoon life in the same flighty, pretty-girl flapper image of my father's earlier strips (some of which, in his own words, were better not remembered!).
For historical purposes, they were: The Affairs of Jane, Beautiful Bab, and Dumb Dora (appropriately subtitled, She's Not So Dumb As She Looks). Anyway, Blondie Boopadoop was a gorgeous flapper who had a ton of boyfriends...one of whom was Dagwood Bumstead. Dagwood, in those days, was the bumbling, playboy son of billionaire railroad tycoon J. Bolling Bumstead. In his town, J. Bolling not only owned all of the property on his side of the track, but also all the property on the other side of the track....plus 3,000 more miles of the track!
Dagwood wasn't exactly a successful playboy. For instance, his polo pony would stop and eat grass in the middle of the field during a chukker. And once, when he became lost in his own mansion, he experienced the humiliation of having to join a sightseeing tour to get back to the living room.
All of a sudden, the Great Depression was upon us. With families facing disaster, farms being foreclosed, tenants being dispossessed, and nothing on the horizon but despair...this comic strip about a flighty blonde and her boyfriend's millions was not so funny anymore. The Blondie magic began to evaporate as more and more newspapers dropped the comic strip. Blondie was headed for ignominious doom and extinction.
Then, a miracle happened! Blondie and Dagwood fell in love. Really in love. More than any comic characters before them. They made plans to get married which, at the time, was a bold departure in comics.
So, in true storybook fashion, love conquered all obstacles. After a tumultuous engagement that included a 28-day, 7-hour, 8-minute, 22-second hunger strike, these two unlikely misfits tied the matrimonial knot in the memorable comic strip wedding scene of Feb. 17, 1933.
Dagwood, of course, was immediately disinherited by his parents for marrying "that gold digger blonde." When J. Bolling wrote him out of his will, Dagwood and Blondie had to go out into the world and hack it like the rest of us.
Settling down to a modest lifestyle with children and a dog, they became concerned with real life: making ends meet, raising a family, eating and sleeping. And, these four same topics are still the primary ingredients of the strip to this very day.
Blondie and Dagwood's teenage son. He resembles Dagwood somewhat in appearance, but seems to be more level-headed and stable. He is a star athlete on the high school football and basketball teams.
Beautiful wife of Dagwood Bumstead. Her good looks serve as validation for Dagwood to operate without all his oars in the water. She is warm, gentle, sweet, loving...and her heart belongs solely to Dagwood. She owns and operates her own business: "Blondie's Catering Service." Her own brand of unique logic can solve problems that might confound the most brilliant scholar.
Blondie and Dagwood's teenage daughter. She has her mother's good looks. She is an "A" student and a member of the high school varsity cheerleading squad. Cookie is a typical teenager in all respects...especially when it comes to boys.
Frumpy wife of Julius Dithers. When riled, Cora is apt to refer to her husband as a short, fat, sawed-off, tin-can Napoleon. She exerts control over her husband in every conceivable way, but primarily by verbal fusillade and the unmitigated violence of her ever-present umbrella. She loves Blondie to pieces and would do anything for her.
Surely, the greatest victim of circumstance the world has ever known. He loves food, sleep, baths...and most of all, his wife and children. His chronic problems are: running into the mailman and getting to work on time. He is not above defending a principle or his family with brute force. He is famous for his super-duper sandwiches.
Daisy, the family dog, is ever-faithful (except at bath time) and, although she never "speaks," her expressions say it all.
The neighborhood boy who fulfills the child-role character in the comic strip. He is Dagwood's little pal, as well as his nemesis.
Dagwood's best friend and next-door neighbor. He finds himself often caught, inexplicably, in the web of Bumstead-inspired plans which have gone astray. He and Dagwood are tuned to the same frequency.
Founder of the J. C. Dithers Construction Company and Dagwood's irascible boss. A tyrannical dictator who is constantly abusing his employees, both verbally and physically.
He has ice water in his veins and is certain that the most important quantum in life is
"the God Almighty dollar bill!" He is lord and master of all he surveys, with one notable exception...his wife! Deep down inside of him, he claims to have a heart that beats and bleeds for all humanity.
Owner of Lou's diner where Dagwood eats his many lunchtime meals. He's covered in tattoos, always has a toothpick in his mouth and his diner isn't exactly a five-star restaurant.
Neither rain nor sleet, nor being knocked down by Dagwood's hasty morning exits will ever keep this mailman from his appointed rounds.
Blondie's best friend, next-door neighbor and business partner. She is an attractive brunette who enjoys doing anything and everything with Blondie. She and Blondie are able to commiserate together over the zany schemes of their husbands.
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McInnis' water writings mirror works published years ago by Justice Hobbs
Portions of essays on water submitted for publication by gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis are identical or nearly identical to work published years earlier by now-State Supreme Court Justice Gregory Hobbs.
A side-by-side comparison of McInnis' work for the Hasan Foundation and an essay by Hobbs on Green Mountain Reservoir finds numerous examples of sentences, and even whole paragraphs, that are identical.
"There are definite similarities," Hobbs said in a statement released through the court after he reviewed examples provided by The Denver Post. "I would expect there would be some attribution."
In a memo accompanying the work when it was turned in to the Hasan Foundation for publication, McInnis wrote that it was all original work and in its final form.
McInnis refused to comment for this story. His campaign's spokesman, Sean Duffy, acknowledged the similarities between the work of Hobbs and McInnis, and blamed a researcher who worked with McInnis on the articles.
Rolly Fischer, an engineer who worked at the Colorado River Water Conservation District, Duffy said, was the one who handled the portions that used Hobbs' work without attribution.


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This image is 78.33 Mega Pixels in size, all I can say is, try zooming in. The photo is taken using fifteen exposures on a Canon 550D.
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UPDATE – 25th July 2012 – USE OF THIS PHOTO
Various people within the University of Dundee have contacted me enquiring about use of this photograph. I've had at least three people contact now so I thought I'd make things clear here. I'm more than happy for this photo to be used within all publications that support the University of Dundee, whether this be publications for possible applicants, as a picture in the Magdalen magazine, in research publications, any thing at all. I'm more than happy for it to be used by all and anyone at the University. I'd appreciate a credit, something along the lines of "Photo by former student Andy Barratt" however I recognise that design style may be hindered and so if no credit is given, I don't mind. I have a career because of Dundee Uni and this is such a tiny thing in return :)


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NASA satellite data capture a big climate effect on tiny ocean life
Phytoplankton are the base of the marine food chain, providing food for little sea animals called zooplankton, which in turn feed fish and other creatures. Any change in phytoplankton numbers alters the ocean food chain.
Image: SeaWiFS: El Nino and La Nina on a Globe: By monitoring the color of reflected light via satellite, scientists can determine how successfully plant life is photosynthesizing (or using the sun's energy). A measurement of photosynthesis is essentially a measurement of successful growth, and growth means successful use of ambient carbon. Until now, scientists have only had a continuous record of photosynthesis on land. But following three years of continual data collected by the SeaWiFS instrument, NASA has gathered the first record of photosynthetic productivity in the oceans. Credit: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio
The computer model showed that during El Niño periods, warm waters from the Western Pacific Ocean spread out over much of the ocean basin as upwelling weakens in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Upwelling brings cool, nutrient-rich water from the deep ocean up to the surface. When the upwelling is weakened, there are less phytoplankton, making food more scarce for zooplankton that eat the ocean plants.
During La Niña conditions as in 1998, the opposite effect occurs as the easterly trade winds pick up and upwelling intensifies bringing nutrients like iron to the surface waters, which increases phytoplankton growth. Sometimes, the growth can take place quickly, developing into what scientists call phytoplankton "blooms."
In a study published in the January 2005 issue of Geophysical Research Letters, Wendy Wang and colleagues at the University of Maryland Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, College Park, Md., found that changes in phytoplankton amounts due to El Niño and La Niña not only affect the food chain, but also influence Earth's climate.
As phytoplankton flourish during La Niña years, a large amount of carbon is used to build their cells during photosynthesis. The plants get carbon from carbon dioxide in surface waters. In the atmosphere, carbon dioxide is an important greenhouse gas. When marine organisms die, they carry carbon in their cells to the deep ocean. Surprisingly, this study found that this transfer of carbon to the deep ocean increased by a factor of eight due to the large phytoplankton blooms that can occur during a La Niña. At the same time, the effects of El Niños can reduce phytoplankton numbers, and decrease the impacts of this "biological carbon pump."
Using a computer model and NASA's Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) satellite, Wang examined marine biological changes associated with El Niño and La Niña, and found the mechanisms responsible for such phytoplankton blooms. SeaWiFS measures the amount of light coming out of the ocean at different wavelengths on the spectrum, and can determine the strength of the greenness coming from the tiny plants' cells.
When the El Niño of 1997-1998 became a La Niña beginning in mid-1998, SeaWiFS imagery showed extremely dark greenness along the equator. "[At that time SeaWifs showed] chlorophyll concentrations increasing by more than 500 percent, a level not previously observed," said Wang. The study found that because most microscopic animals called zooplankton died off during the El Niño there were less around to eat phytoplankton. That led to large phytoplankton blooms.
Besides influencing the marine food web, phytoplankton also help regulate the Earth's climate by accounting for about half of the carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas, absorbed annually from the atmosphere by plants.
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I Turned My Dad Into A Triathlete (Or Was It The Other Way Around?)
On Father's Day, a triathlete reflects on how in her family, the apple hasn't fallen far from the tree.
by Jessica Wozinsky
"Gary, you can't wear those around the neighborhood!" my mom shouted to my dad. It was a Sunday morning and he was walking in the door of my parents' house in Queens, New York with a dozen bagels and the newspaper in his hands—and wearing head-to-toe Spandex. You see, a few months before, I had turned my 58-year-old father into a triathlete.
Signing up for an Olympic-distance triathlon was a big deal for my dad, considering that prior to this the only sport he regularly participated in during his adult life was bowling. The idea occurred to me though, as I watched him slowly get healthier. He got braces in his early fifties and had to give up his bedtime snack of gummy worms and Sour Patch Kids for fear that they'd get stuck in the metal brackets. He also had to cut all his meals into tiny bites, which made him eat more slowly.
It was small changes like these that made his beer belly shrink over time and inspired him to dig out his old Schwinn from the garage. He started riding it around our neighborhood and even began swimming laps at our local pool. I knew that if I could just get him into running, he'd consider training for a race with me. So when Christmas came around, I stuffed his stocking with running tights and a moisture-wicking T-shirt. He put on the skin-tight pants after breakfast but instead of actually going for a run, he jumped around our house pretending to be Michael Flatley from Riverdance.
Within a few weeks my father called to tell me that the tights had inspired him to venture out for a run/walk to the park. I prodded him a bit more and assured him that he was fit enough to start training with me. Miraculously, he agreed to sign up for an Olympic-distance race consisting of a .9-mile swim, 25-mile bike ride and 6.2-mile run.
We trained with Team in Training to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, which I had done on my own twice before. As excited as I was that he'd be sharing this experience with me, I also worried that maybe he wouldn't exactly fit in with the majority of 20- and 30-somethings that make up the bulk of the group. His free time was quickly taken up with after-work swim sessions, evening runs in Central Park, and Saturday morning bike rides. As race day approached, I realized my fears were unfounded. My father's contact list was filled with the numbers of our teammates, he was hosting a celebratory barbecue after the race, and at the pre-race expo, I even found him manning the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's table. Besides the social aspect, he was running without walking breaks, developed a better swim technique than I had, and had invested in a shiny new road bike.
On race morning my father and I exchanged a quick wetsuit-clad hug before he jumped into the rushing Hudson River with the rest of the 55 to 59-year-olds while I waited another half hour. On the bike portion, I caught a glimpse of him while I was going one way and he the other on an out-and-back. He was too focused to notice me, but I screamed his name as I passed. Waiting at the finish, I watched him pick up the pace and sprint to the end like the true triathlete he'd become.
My father continued his healthy habits but didn't sign up for another race until two summers later, when I convinced him to do another with me. This time, we took on a much hillier course and raced during a torrential downpour. When I could barely see in front of me because the rain was coming down so hard, I worried about what I had gotten my father into just a few weeks before his 60th birthday. But then I started to realize that in a way, it was the other way around: He's the one that got me into this sport. He's the one who taught me to love the outdoors, the person who bought me my first pair of goggles so he and I could check out the snails at the bottom of Lake George, our family vacation spot, and who patiently taught me how to ride a two-wheeler. Most of all, he and my mom provided rock-solid support that gave me the courage to do things like sign up for a triathlon when I didn't think I had an athletic bone in my body.
I was still nervously waiting for him, when he came charging through the finishing shoot. As the crowd cheered, he pumped his fist into the air with a look of pure satisfaction on his face.
After all he's given me, it's the least I could've given him in return.
Jessica Wozinsky has completed over 14 triathlons, including IRONMAN Lake Placid. She's currently working on getting her dad to tackle the next distance up. Follow her on Twitter @jessicawozinsky


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Polo Drive, Gulf Stream, Florida. A hidden gem in the heart of South Florida's fabled Gold Coast, Gulf Stream is a quiet oceanfront hamlet prized for its exceptional quality of life and Old Florida character. Established as an exclusive winter resort in the 1920's, Gulf Stream is served by a winding stretch of Ocean Boulevard which is canopied with Australian pine trees and has been designated a Historic Scenic Highway. Centrally located between Palm Beach and Boca Raton, Gulf Stream sits just north of Delray Beach, known for its charming historic downtown district offering a vibrant array of shopping, dining, and entertainment. Palm Beach International Airport is only about a half-hour's drive.
A timeless presence, this new island-inspired estate is beautifully sited on a substantial corner property, served by a double-entry formal motor court plus a secondary drive to the discreet side-entry two-bay garage. Lush foliage, privacy walls, and fencing seclude the south-facing outdoor entertainment space where the large lap pool wraps around the columned dining verandah and lounge terrace.
In a light, airy living environment grounded by wide-plank hardwood floors, the spacious floor-plan totals 5,546+/- square feet including five bedrooms, five and a-half baths, an elevator, abundant custom-fitted storage, and laundry rooms on both levels. The well-engineered concrete construction incorporates piling reinforcements and a concrete roof. All windows and exterior doors are fitted with impact-rated low-E glass. Amenities include Lutron lighting, a built-in audio-visual system with ultra-HD 4k video capability, and a generator hook-up to the 500-gallon liquid propane tank.
First Floor: Framed between Doric columns and coach lanterns, handsome double doors enter the two-story foyer which showcases the sweeping staircase and has a powder room adjacent. Right ahead, views of the pool and lush back garden open through French doors that brighten the living room, anchored by a sleek-lined gas fireplace. Opening through a wide entryway, the chef's kitchen also leads out by the pool and is custom designed with crisp white cabinetry, quartz counters, glass-tile backsplashes, Blanco sinks and fixtures, and a large island/bar. High-end appliances include the professional-style Wolf gas range with oven, Sub-Zero refrigerator/freezer and wine cooler, Bosch dishwasher, and Sharp microwave. Also off the kitchen is the octagonal dining room with built-in display shelves. Off the foyer, a private vestibule enters the master suite's sitting room which is also ideal for an office or fitness studio. Set off by a tongue-and-groove-paneled tray ceiling, the airy master bedroom has two sets of sunlight French doors that open to the poolside terrace and lawns. A custom-fitted wardrobe room is next to the suite's luxe marble-and-quartz bath featuring a soaking tub, glassed shower, and two separate water closets.
Second Floor: Opening off the loft-style upper gallery, the tray-ceilinged family/media room is outfitted with a surround-sound system and opens to a sun deck taking in a tree-top view of the waterway. Four bedrooms with en-suite baths are privately arranged on each side, and two open to the water-view deck.
- Year built: 2018
- Type: Single-Family Residential
- Status: Available
- Location: Enclave , Gulf Stream
- Living Sq. Ft.: 4,593 sqft
- Total Sq. Ft.: 5,546 sqft
- Beds: 5
- Baths: 5.1
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WEDNESDAY, April 20, 2011 (HealthDay News) -- Many people with autism also have epilepsy that doesn't respond to treatment, a new study suggests.
Researchers looked at the medical records of 127 children and adults aged 3 to 49 with autism who had had one or more seizures. The patients had been referred to the NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center in New York City over a 20-year period because they had also been diagnosed with epilepsy or it was suspected they might have epilepsy, said study lead author Dr. Orrin Devinsky.
About 34 percent of the patients were found to have treatment-resistant epilepsy, meaning their seizures continued despite medications. A few also underwent surgery -- vagus nerve stimulation, in which an electrical device is implanted to stimulate a nerve that runs near the carotid artery of the neck.
Another 28 percent were seizure-free after treatment.
For the other 39 percent of patients, researchers didn't have enough information to determine if their seizures were treatment-resistant or not.
"This highlights that epilepsy is common in autism, and in a large percentage of cases, the epilepsy is treatment-resistant," said Devinksy, a professor of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry at NYU Langone School of Medicine and director of the NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center.
"Epilepsy is a bad disorder. Recurrent seizures can injure the brain, can cause structural damage to the brain and can be deadly over time," he added.
The findings are published in the May issue of the journal Epilepsia.
The researchers found other differences between those who had treatment-resistant epilepsy and others with autism who'd experienced seizures.
Overall, the average age of the first seizure was 8, according to the study. But the medical records suggest that patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy tended to have their seizures start earlier in childhood (about age 6) than those whose epilepsy responded to treatment (about age 11).
Autistic children with epilepsy also tended to be more impaired than those without epilepsy. About 54 percent of those with treatment-resistant epilepsy had motor skills delays, compared to 35 percent of those with treatable epilepsy. Also, those with treatment-resistant epilepsy had more language delays (72 percent versus 65 percent), and were somewhat more likely to experience development regression, the study suggested.
Autism experts have long known that many people with autism also suffer from epilepsy, said Clara Lajonchere, vice president of clinical programs for Autism Speaks. Prior research suggests about 30 percent of people with autism also have epilepsy, while new research suggests the prevalence may even be higher.
A study published in the April 15 issue of the Journal of Child Neurology found that 39 percent of those with autism who'd donated brain tissue had epilepsy. "There seems to be increased mortality in people with autism and epilepsy as compared to those with autism alone," said Lajonchere, senior author of that study.
People with autism are more likely than those in the general population to experience "sudden, unexplained death," she said, adding that some of those deaths are likely from seizures.
It's not fully understood why seizures can be deadly, Devinksy said, but it's believed that seizures can interfere with breathing, brain function and heart rhythms.
Both experts agree that much more needs to be learned about epilepsy and autism, including possibly screening children diagnosed with autism for epilepsy.
"They are already dealing with cognitive, social and emotional problems," Devinksy said. "And now you add to it epilepsy. It adds to the overall problem of autism."
More information
The U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has more on autism.


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Vote for the novel with an environmental or nature theme that affected you the most – by adding a comment below. Some ideas to get you started:
Sick Puppy by Carl Hiaasen (or any Hiaasen book)
The Appeal by John Grisham (ditto)
Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver
The Postman by David Brin
State of Fear by Michael Crichton
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
The Day After Tomorrow by Whitley Strieber
The Talking Earth by Jean Craighead George
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What's more damaging to your BMW - An accident? Or the wrong insurance?
Unfortunately, after an accident repair, you might not get all your BMW back. Some car insurers insist repairers use non-genuine parts. More worryingly, as an alternative, some source used parts from a wrecking yard while others source Genuine BMW Parts only as a last resort.
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This section explains the policy attributes that govern account lockout.
A Directory Server account refers loosely to a user's entry and to the permissions that user has to perform operations on the directory. Each account is associated with a bind DN and a user password. When an intruder appears to be trying to crack a password, you want Directory Server to lock the account. The lock prevents the intruder from using the account to bind. The lock also prevents the intruder from being able to continue the attack.
As administrator, you can also manually render inactive an account or the accounts of all users who share a role. See Manually Locking Accounts for instructions. Yet, a key part of your password policy is specifying under what circumstances Directory Server locks an account without your intervention.
First of all, you must specify that Directory Server can use pwdLockout(5dsat) to automatically lock accounts when too many failed binds occur. Directory Server keeps track of consecutive failed attempts to bind to an account. You use pwdMaxFailure(5dsat) to specify how many consecutive failures are allowed before Directory Server locks the account.
Directory Server locks accounts strictly according to password policy. The operation is purely mechanical. Accounts can lock not because an intruder is mounting an attack against the account, but because the user typed the password incorrectly. Thus, you can use pwdFailureCountInterval(5dsat) to specify how long Directory Server should wait between tries before cleaning out the records of failed attempts. You use pwdLockoutDuration(5dsat) to specify how long lockout should last before Directory Server automatically unlocks the account. The administrator does not have to intervene to unlock accounts of users who make legitimate mistakes with no malicious intent.
If your user data is replicated across a replication topology, lockout attributes are replicated along with other entry data. The pwdIsLockoutPrioritized(5dsat) attribute's default setting is TRUE, so updates for lockout attributes are replicated with a higher priority. A user is thus limited to making pwdMaxFailure consecutive failed attempts to bind to any single replica before being locked out, and probably fewer attempts at other replicas before being locked out. For details about how to make sure that a user gets exactly pwdMaxFailure attempts before being locked out across an entire replicated topology, see Preventing Authentication by Using Global Account Lockout in Oracle Fusion Middleware Deployment Planning Guide for Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition.


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RUSA calls for webinar and online course proposals
For Immediate Release
Fri, 07/25/2014
Marianne Braverman
Marketing and Programs Manager
CHICAGO — E-books, library programming and outreach, marketing and leading a book group are just some of the topics sought by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) for 2015 online continuing education webinars and online courses.
Proposals may be submitted using the webinar proposal form or online course form. Proposals must be submitted by Sept. 1, 2014 for presentation October 2014 through August 2015. Online Courses and Webinars submitted during this open call period will be reviewed and approved by Sept. 15, 2014. Review RUSA's current online learning offerings, including webinars and courses.
Presenters for accepted proposals will receive compensation for their time and will also receive training on RUSA's online presentation and course software. Questions can be sent to Andrea Hill, RUSA web manager, at firstname.lastname@example.com.@ala.org
Successful proposals will:
- show plans for presentations that are 60-75 minutes in length;
- identify clear learning outcomes for the session;
- show how the presentation addresses a topic either of interest to RUSA members, or represents an area of RUSA's expertise that benefits other types of librarians.
The following potential webinar topics are of great value and interest, though RUSA welcomes submissions presenting on other topics, as well:
· acquisitions evaluation: tips and best practices
· book annotations: best practices – what makes a good one?
· building fundraising and resource development collections
· census data: best practices using it for genealogical searches
· community partnerships: tips for creating and maintaining them
· copyright in the digital age
· corporate records: how to find them
· digital collections: best practices for building them
· disaster planning for your library
· display ideas for your library
· fundraising and resource development for your library
· helping your patrons with technology
· information literacy programs
· job searching and related resources
· leadership skills development
· leading a book group
· legal resources for librarians
· library spaces and assessing future needs
· local history: tips for building collections
· marketing your library: best and innovative practices
· new and emerging technologies
· public library programming for adults
· public health resources
· reference fundamentals
· resources to help local businesses succeed
· sharing resources after a disaster
· social media and marketing your library
· standards and guidelines
· tips and tutorials for relevant tech tools
· volunteer training best practices
RUSA online CE offerings are an opportunity for librarians to infuse their year with professional development they can conveniently—and affordably—pursue from the comfort of their home or office. Webinars will take place October 2014 through August 2015 and will cover topics relevant to a broad range of librarians, library staff and library advocates
The Reference and User Services Association, a division of the American Library Association, represents librarians and library staff in the fields of reference, specialized reference, collection development, readers' advisory and resource sharing. RUSA is the foremost organization of reference and information professionals who make the connections between people and the information sources, services, and collection materials they need. Learn more about the association at www.ala.org/rusa.


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Keyholder Specialist (Part Time) - Metroplex
Plymouth Meeting, PA
In 1969, Don and Doris Fisher opened the first Gap store on Ocean Avenue in San Francisco. They wanted to make it easier to find a great pair of jeans, and they did. Their denim and records store was a hit, and today we're the world's most iconic American brand.
We're represented in more than 1400 stores in over 40 countries, and online. Our unique aesthetic is optimistic cool, elevated American style. We believe in staying true to our heritage while creating what's next.
Don and Doris Fisher always wanted to "do more than sell clothes," and today we're leaders in employee volunteering and social impact.
If you're full of ideas, if you want to work with phenomenal people, and if you think we should leave the world better than we found it, we'd love to meet you.
As the Specialist, you are responsible to support the management team to perform functional tasks as assigned; guiding work while supporting a positive store environment. Specialists will act as a mentor and role model to other associates to support service behaviors and the execution of tasks in specific areas of expertise. You contribute to a high performing team and consistently deliver a best-in-class customer experience. This role will be focused on connecting with employees and customers to ultimately assist in achieving store performance goals; including meeting the sales budget, building market share, as well as other Company-wide defined goals. As an important part of the Sales Associate team, you will reinforce performance expectations by role modeling behaviors and communicating how to achieve the Brand Vision and achieve or exceed the goals / strategies of the store.
Drives Results
Collaboration & Influencing
Trust & Honesty
Customer Impact
Guides processes and completes work based on management direction for functional areas within the store
Ensures the consistency of operational processes and execution
Assists the management team to achieve performance goals and execute standard operating procedures
Contributes to the creation of an effortless service culture, delivering best in class, on-brand experiences, exceeding customer expectations, building loyalty and ultimately increasing market share to drive our profitable top line growth
Upholds the commitments to the company's processes, values and Code of Business Conduct
Supports the store management to ensure work tasks are completed in a timely and efficient manner
Executes initiatives designed to drive customer satisfaction and business efficiencies
Provides support in execution of marketing and visual presentation to promote sales
Reads communications and interacts with store management to be knowledgeable of all current initiatives, priorities and business metrics
Serve as a Brand Ambassador to achieve priorities in store, with customer as the primary focus
Mentor and train individuals; provides on the job training to associates sharing a higher level of knowledge of product and processes
Takes action based upon direction from Leader on Duty and collaborates effectively with employees
Build expertise in assigned specialized functional area
Guide work activities during the day, inclusive of before and after normal store operating hours when a manager may not be present
Support Leader on Duty activities during non-peak hours, by exception
May support completion of work processes before or after the store closes
May open or close the store
Drives Results – demonstrated ability to personally achieve and support others to drive results
Collaboration & Influencing – responds to employees and customers to provide assistance; helping where a need is identified
Trust & Honesty – Acts in line with values and guiding principles
Customer Impact – Has responded to customers with a sense of urgency and utilized a basic understanding of customer behaviors to identify when a customer may need additional assistance
Demonstrated interest and initiative to develop skills and improve capabilities
Team-oriented, approachable, respectful and is looked up to as a role model of the brand
High School Diploma or equivalent experience preferred
1-2 years of retail experience preferred with a minimum of 6 months Gap Inc. experience
Key holder experience preferred
Ability to maneuver around sales floor, stock room, work with and around cleaning chemicals, and lift/carry up to 30lbs.
Ability to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the business, including holiday, evening, overnight and weekend shifts
This job profile intends to describe the general nature and level of work. It is not intended to include all duties and responsibilities.
Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy, 30% off at Outlet and 25% off at Athleta.
One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.*
Employees can take up to five "on the clock" hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.*
Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee's base pay.*
Employee stock purchase plan.*
Employees receive medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
Employees can apply for tuition reimbursement.*
Family care programs.
Commuter benefits.
Pet Discount Program.
For eligible employees
Gap Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. In 2016, Gap Inc. was named one of the Best Places to Work by the Human Rights Campaign for the thirteenth consecutive year and was the sole winner of the Catalyst award for equality in the workplace in 2016.
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Display States in SolidWorks14 Mar, 2011 By: Scott Slovik
Solid Thinking Tutorial: What are display states, and how can you use them with parts and assemblies?
Editor's note: This tutorial courtesy of SolidWorks.
Experienced SolidWorks users know that configurations are a key component of the software. A few years back, SolidWorks added functionality called display states to help users improve efficiency and better manage their designs.
The main difference between a display state and a configuration is that a display state only controls changes in graphical information, whereas a configuration can control dimensional changes and the suppression state of features and parts. Display states can add or remove appearances on faces, features, bodies, or entire parts. This can be very useful by highlighting important faces for special manufacturing operations, or documenting post-manufacturing operations like painting or powder coating. Display states can hide or show multiple bodies or parts within assemblies, and you can change the display mode of those bodies or parts. (Display mode is the option of shaded with edges, shaded, HLR, HLV, or wireframe.) Additionally, you can control the transparency of any specific feature, body, or part model you select.
It's important to note that every new part or assembly in SolidWorks starts with a single display state called Display State-1. By default, SolidWorks will link display states to the configuration you're active in, which means Display State-1 is linked to the Default configuration. If you add another configuration, SolidWorks automatically adds a new display state linked to your new configuration. In the Configuration Manager tab, SolidWorks gives you an option to unlink display states from configurations. This allows any configuration you create to use any display state in that file. This option to link display states is not permanent; it can be turned on or off at any time.
Why Are Display States Important?
In addition to simply displaying your 3D models in different ways, display states can help you improve performance and create 2D drawings faster. Since display states still load the feature history information into your system RAM, changing the graphical display will help reduce the load on your graphics card. This is especially important if you work with large assemblies and use an entry-level or midrange graphics card in your laptop or workstation. (I like to hide all my toolbox hardware in large assemblies using a display state.) In 2D drawings, it can take time to create just the right views, which show only the parts that are necessary in each view. By using display states when creating the 3D assembly, you will have easy access to change the 2D view to show just the parts you intended. Simply select the display state from the Drawing View property manager, as shown below.
Create a Display State
You can create a new display state several ways. If you want to add a new display state, simply go to the Configuration Manager tab, then to RMB in the Display States section, and pick Add Display State. (As a general rule of thumb, you should always add a new display state first, before you make any graphical changes — otherwise you will have just modified your active display state.)
The second method for creating a display state is my favorite. I use the Isolate command in assemblies quite often to focus my effort on only the parts I want to see. (It's the quickest way to hide everything I'm not working on.) In the Isolate toolbar that pops up, you get an option to save the current view as a new display state (see the image below). Once you exit out of the Isolate command, all the hidden parts will come back.
But if you remembered to save the isolated view as a display state, you can see it listed in the Configuration Manager, or activate it from a RMB on the double arrows at the top of the Feature Manager tree.
A third method to add a display state is a new enhancement in SolidWorks 2011. You now have the ability to save your Assembly Visualization view as a display state. The Assembly Visualization tab in the Feature Manager design tree allows you to list all of the components in an assembly, and sort them by file name, quantity, or any custom property you have in the file.
When you click on the color bar in the Assembly Visualization tree, SolidWorks will automatically assign colors to your parts. You can add, delete, or change the assigned colors, and even group identical parts, all from an RMB click by the color bar. This is very useful to graphically sort parts by weight, cost, owner, revision, PDM workflow state, etc.
The last method to create a display state is to simply RMB on an existing display state, regardless of whether it's active or not, and copy it. Unfortunately, SolidWorks doesn't list a paste option from an RMB, but you can always use the standard Microsoft Windows Ctrl + V shortcut to paste, then make your changes. If you want to rename a display state, RMB-click on its name and choose Properties.
One Last Tip
If you want to hide or show parts, but do not want to go back to each display state and modify, here a quick trick. Just like with configurations, simply select the parts you want to change, then go to the Edit menu and choose Hide or Show in Specified Display States.
This will save you a great deal of time if you have many display states that need to be updated!


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As Gold's Gym International (GGI) celebrates its 40th year in the fitness industry, the company is changing. For some, that change is a sign of maturity, but for others, it's a sign of big business moving into the family style company that they knew — and bringing with it unwelcome changes.
GGI has been moving away from a license-based company for several years, but this year it's implementing a new franchise agreement that replaces the $1,000 flat franchise fee with a royalty-based fee that charges franchisees 5 percent of their revenue (3 percent for royalty and 2 percent for a promotion fund). The initial franchisee fee has risen from $20,000 to $25,000.
For Keith Albright, senior vice president of franchising at GGI, that change is just good business because it allows the company to invest more in franchisee support, including geo-mapping technology to help in location planning and gym design, and software for training purposes. In March, the company added five regional field managers to provide increased support.
Two licensees contacted for this story declined to comment because they were in the midst of deciding whether to continue with GGI. However, Jerry McCall, who is a franchisee with multiple locations and the president of the Gold's Gym Franchisee Association, said that the fees are "pretty tremendous." McCall expressed concern about whether the added support and services GGI promised would justify the bump in fees.
However, the bump doesn't have to come all at once. Current licensees and franchisees have the option to sign a legacy agreement. Two hundred seventy-five franchisees are eligible for the legacy agreement this year, Albright said.
"We thought it would be tough to take a franchisee who has been paying a flat fee and say that next week you'd have to pay a royalty — that's too tough for someone who has helped us build the brand," Albright said.
The legacy franchise agreement requires franchisees to pay $1,000 per month with a 5 percent increase each year for a period of five to 10 years, depending on the length of the contract signed by the franchisee. The increase is the same whether they sign up for five or 10 years.
"It gives them an opportunity to slowly ease into paying that percentage royalty," Albright said. "When that agreement expires, we would expect them to sign the franchise agreement in place at that time."
The dozen licensees still in the Gold's system had until June 30 to decide whether or not to convert to the legacy franchise agreement. Licensees who did not opt into the legacy conversion program last month will face another decision at the end of their current licensing agreement term. At that time, they can renew under GGI's "then current form" of franchising agreement or exit the Gold's Gym system, Albright said.
GGI has lost "a few" individuals due to the new franchise agreement, but Albright wouldn't say how many. He did say that he understood the concern on the part of some long-time franchisees and licensees.
"Historically, a franchisee with GGI was a fitness person who grew up in the gym," Albright said. "In the last few years as more capital comes into the industry and more big players come in, we are seeing a different prospect come to us. It's about business."
Today, the potential franchisee often has deeper pockets and may be debating between purchasing a Gold's Gym, a McDonald's or a Krispy Kreme. Royalty-based fees are more common in the franchising business (although not necessarily in the fitness business) because that system is predicated on the idea that someone who does more business will use more franchise services and, therefore, should be paying more, said Lane Fisher, partner at FisherZucker LLC, a law firm that deals with franchise agreements in the fitness industry. Typical royalty-based fees run 5 percent to 7 percent of net or gross sales, he said. So today's potential franchisee, who may be looking at several industries, often won't flinch at the royalty-based fees.
"The industry has changed," said Albright. "There's lots of big players. We feel an obligation to provide the franchisee with tools to succeed. The royalty-based fee gives us the muscle to give them those tools. So now we are more a traditional type franchise model."
Fisher said that the changes at Gold's Gym, recent changes in agreements at other fitness franchises and the entrance of franchisees with deeper pockets show a maturing of the industry. Ultimately, having big players in a market is a plus for the existing players because it makes the existing clubs more valuable and enhances exit strategies, he said.
"The bigger players might be a candidate to buy the disgruntled franchisee's location," Fisher said.
However, licensee and franchisee concerns extend beyond the new form of franchisee payment, said McCall, who won't be affected by the new franchise agreement for several years because he resigned the old agreement prior to the new one taking effect. In particular, some franchisees are concerned the new agreement will essentially turn them into GGI employees.
"Back when we were licensees, they didn't give us much, we didn't pay as much and they didn't restrict us much," McCall said. "Over time, they've become more expensive and more restrictive. That's the transition we're going through at this time. As franchisees, we are more and more losing who we are as business owners."
The fear of losing their independence stems from the type of licensee that GGI looked for in the early years.
"The model that I created at the beginning was based on wanting to find a certain spirit among the franchisees — an entrepreneurial spirit," said Paul Grymkowski, former head of licensing at GGI and currently co-owner of 365 Fitness, licensed co-ed fitness facilities with cardio and strength equipment plus express 30-minute workouts. "So they'd be truly independently operating in a way that would be most conducive for their market."
That independence was important at the time because Grymkowski didn't know what the future held for gyms 35 years ago. He needed independent operators who could survive in a lean or highly competitive market, he said.
"After you give them years of operating independently and then you come back to them with a very structured franchise model, you are going to have resistance," Grymkowski said. "It will be interesting to see how this works out because of the type of people who are in the program."
Adding to the fear is that the new fee structure also changes some of the reporting requirements. Now, franchisees must report gross revenue data, numbers that didn't matter with a flat fee arrangement. Additional data gives the franchiser more information to work with, such as determining under-performing clubs or clubs where sales or labor widely differs from others in the area. With that information, the franchiser can suggest remedial measures to help the franchisee, Fisher said.
The new agreement also includes a right to refusal clause, which Fisher said often exists to prevent franchisees from "fireselling" their business. The franchiser can opt in and retake the unit and keep the value of the unit up, fix the property and then sell it, he said. The right of approval that is also included is typical of most franchise agreements, he added. Grymkowski agreed, saying that a franchiser must have the ability to approve of anyone using the club's name.
McCall also expressed concern that anything a club owner invented or implemented at his or her club would be considered property of GGI, but Fisher said that that clause is typical in most franchise agreements.
"In the gym business, if you roll something out, you have to believe you are going to lose your rights to it unless you make a separate deal," Fisher said. If one franchisee offers a certain program that becomes successful and the franchisee down the street sees this, that second franchisee will want to be able to offer it, too, he said.
"It breeds dissension among the franchisees," Fisher said. "Franchising breeds uniformity. The franchiser has the right to make sure the units and unit offerings are uniform. Those things are designed to maximize good will and brand identity."
Concerns about the changing franchise agreement may have helped GGI in April when it posted one of its best months yet for franchising. Whether existing gym owners were renewing before the agreement changed or not, GGI signed a record 22 new franchise agreements that month: 60 percent from existing Gold's Gym owners who were expanding their operations and 40 percent from new investors. That bodes well for GGI's plans. By 2010, the company plans to have 1,000 facilities. Corporate stores will comprise 15-20 percent of that, international stores will be one-third of that number and the rest will be domestic franchises, Albright said. Currently, GGI has about 620 locations in 42 states and 26 countries — 39 corporate-owned locations, about 100 international locations, almost 500 franchised locations and about 12 licensees.
Whether the company hits those goals with many of its current licensees and franchisees intact may depend upon how the company communicates with its gym owners at the GGI convention this month in Las Vegas. Albright said the issue would be discussed openly at the meeting. He said that once gym owners understand the details, he expected the majority of them to stay on board with GGI.


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(CNN) -- Usain Bolt broke his own world record in the 200 meters as he completed the sprint double at the World Championships in Berlin in sensational style.
Bolt crosses the line in the 200m final in a world record 19.19 seconds.
The remarkable Jamaican took gold in 19.19 seconds, shaving just over a tenth of a second off the mark he set in winning the 200m at last year's Beijing Olympics.
Bolt also smashed his own 100m world record with a 9.58 seconds clocking in claiming gold in the shorter sprint on the second day of the championships.
Bolt, who celebrates his 23rd birthday on Friday, made a fine start and was well clear of the field coming around the bend, clearly pushing to the line as he eyed his old mark of 19.30 seconds. CNN speaks to the men who make Bolt's shoes. »
Alonso Edward of Panama claimed a fine silver in 19.81 seconds with Wallace Spearmon of the United States taking the bronze in 19.85 seconds.
Bolt will bid to emulate his triple gold medal tally from Beijing in the sprint relay for Jamaica in the penultimate day of the championships on Saturday.
Earlier, Jamaica's gold rush in Berlin continued with victory for Melaine Walker in the women's 400m hurdles.
Olympic champion Walker ran the second fastest time in history of 52.42 seconds to relegate Lashinda Demus of the United States to the silver medal position while Trinidad and Tobago's Josanne Lucas took bronze.
Bolt's victory later on Thursday was Jamaica's fifth gold at the global championships.
He had looked fatigued in the qualifying heats of the 200 and admitted after his victory that the record was unexpected after missing nearly a month of training following a car crash in Jamaica earlier this year.
"I can definitely say I didn't expect that because I was a little bit tired," he told track-side reporters.
"Maybe next time I should just run the 200m or the 100m alone. My form was going backwards. I wasn't running upright. It wasn't a good race but it was a fast one."
Bolt has been the undoubted star attraction of the championships, but other fine performances included an easy qualification for the 5000m final by Ethiopian Kenenise Bekele.
He won his heat as he bids to complete the 5000-10,000 double.
Ryan Braithwaite gave Barbados their first ever medal at the world championships as he took the 110 meters hurdles title while Croatia's Blanka Vlasic succcessfully defended the women's high jump title.
The 25-year-old jumped 2.04m to beat Anna Chicherova of Russia and home favorite Ariane Friedrich who took the minor medals with 2.02m clearances.
The final gold of the day went to Trey Hardee of the United States in the men's decathlon ahead of Cuban Leonel Suarez and Aleksandr Pogorelov of Russia.
The sixth day of competition in the German capital began against the backdrop of a gender row centering on South African Caster Semenya.
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A museum quality gold filigree pendant centered with a shell cameo effiging the Pope Leo XIII with his coat of arms surmonted by the symbols of the papacy, The crossed keys symbolise the keys of Simon Peter. The keys are gold and silver to represent the power of loosing and binding. The triple crown (the tiara) represents the pope's three functions as "supreme pastor", "supreme teacher" and "supreme priest". The gold cross on a monde (globe) surmounting the tiara symbolizes the sovereignty of Jesus. Papal regalia and insignia are the official items of attire and decoration proper to the Pope in his capacity as the head of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State. Pope Leo XIII (2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903), born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci to an Italian comital family, reigned from 20 February 1878 to his death in 1903. On the bottom of the pendant is wrote PON MAX A V that stays for Pontifex Maximus Anno 5 (5th year of reign 1882). On the back there are the two mirrored C's that stands for the Castellani firm maker's mark.
Castellani was the Italian jeweler initiating the archaeological revival movement in the mid-nineteenth century. Castellani's founder, Fortunato Pio Castellani, opened up shop in Rome in 1814. In 1826, he met his lifelong friend and collaborator Michaelango Caetani at a lecture where Castellani was speaking about how to recreate the look of ancient gold. According to jewellery historians, Caetani "gave Fortunato Pio the idea to imitate and seek inspiration from Ancient jewellers." Caetani was a Dante scholar, a historian, a talented woodworker and an artist familiar with jewellery manufacturing techniques. He was also a darling of Roman high society. Though Caetani was never formally employed by the firm, his creativity and connections helped the Castellanis to prosper. By the early 1830's, Fortunato Pio had begun making archaeological style jewellery. In 1836, when the Etruscan Regolini-Galassi tombs were opened, papal authorities invited him to study the jewellery there. In the 1840's and 50's, he and his sons, Alessandro and Augusto, were also given access to the huge collection of antiquities acquired by the director of the papal savings bank, Marchese Fiolanni Pietro Campana. While now dispersed, the Campana collection was then complete and at the Castellanis' fingertips. They realized that the ancients created their designs by adding detail to the metal rather than carving, punching, cutting and otherwise deforming the metal to create an effect. They were able to recreate the look and feel of these Ancient pieces using granulation, wirework and other old-style gold working techniques. Such techniques had been lost for centuries until the brothers discovered a remote area of the Appenines where the ancient techniques for jewelry making were still being practiced. The firm is also known for incorporating ancient, medieval, and modern intaglios and cameos, as well as Egyptian scarabs and micro-mosaics into their pieces. According to jewellery historians, the firm was the first to place micro-mosaics, often with Early Christian, Byzantine, and Egyptian designs, in archaeological style frames. In the 1860's, Castellani vaulted into fame as popular fascination with archaeological finds grew. Exiled from Rome due to his political views in 1860, Alessandro (the older Castellani brother) busied himself with marketing the firm's jewellery abroad. First setting up shop on the Champs Elysées in Paris, he lectured widely on Ancient jewellery and socialized with Parisian high society, even gaining a presence with Napoleon III, to whom he presented a collection of Castellani jewellery. Alessandro also organized the firm's first displays at international exhibitions: Florence (1861) and London (1862). In 1862, he left Paris after having an affair with, and impregnating, a married woman. He moved to London and, shortly thereafter, to Naples, where he set up his own jewellery workshop. The firm's designs continued to be wildly popular. At the 1867 international exhibition in Paris, "nearly all" of the jewellers featured Archaeological-style jewels in their showcases. The firm's success peaked in the 1870's. In the 1880's, the Rome location was handed over to Augusto's son, Alfredo. Until his death in 1914, Augusto busied himself with, among other things, attempting to "document the progression of Italian goldsmiths art from pre-historical times to the present." He suggested eight time periods: primitive, Tyrrhenian, Etruscan, Sicilian, Roman, medieval, Renaissance, and modern. Though his categories are not accepted as exhaustive today, it was one of the first modern attempts to divide the history of jewellery design into eras. In 1930, Castellani closed its doors when Alfredo, the last in the line of Castellani jewellers, died.


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|Banana Pudding made with chopped Moon Pies and a decadent filling of cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla pudding.
Moon Pie Banana PuddingMoon Pie Banana Pudding. No I haven't lost my mind! Nor have I thrown my Homemade Custard Banana Pudding to the wayside either... but, let me just back up here for a second.
New Year's Eve passed recently with a dropping of a giant illuminated one in Mobile, Alabama, and with Mardi Gras upon us, pretty soon they will be flying off of floats all over the Gulf Coast region. The rest of you around the country are probably thinking "what the heck is she talkin' about?" Why, yes - MoonPies! They are a well-loved southern icon, that's for sure.
Later, when Mitchell returned to the bakery, he noticed some of the workers had created a snack by dipping graham crackers into marshmallow, and then laying them out in the sun to harden. He married those two ideas together, added another cookie, dipped them in chocolate, tested samples, and the MoonPie brand was born! Paired up with a 10-ounce RC Cola for only ten cents, it quickly became the south's working man's lunch, and even inspired a country song "Give Me an RC and a MoonPie" in the 50s.
So anyway, for awhile now, I've been eyeballing Paula Deen's Not Yo Mama's Banana Pudding because I liked her idea of combining whipped cream, sweetened condensed milk, and cream cheese with instant banana pudding. I mean that's jazzing it up for sure, if you're not gonna go to the trouble of making a homemade custard. And then I saw Southern Living's Over the Moon Banana Pudding from way back in 2003, so I took part of the concepts from both, changed things up a little bit, and married the two together. The result was a delicious, over-the-top, and extremely rich banana pudding, perfect for a potluck, church supper, as a funeral food dessert, and fits right in our Sunday Suppers series.
Now. On to this decadently rich marriage of MoonPies and Banana Pudding.
For this recipe, I used the Double Decker Chocolate MoonPies, but the regular MoonPies would work also. If you can't find MoonPies in your area, you can order them online.
You start by mixing a block of softened cream cheese with a can of sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated!) and stir until blended. In a separate bowl, whisk the pudding mix with the milk until blended, then combine the two. Put about a cup into the bottom of a bowl. Take 3 of the MoonPies and cut them up. Mine were a bit crumbly, but don't worry about that. We're gonna save those crumbles for the garnish. Put the crumbles in a zipper storage bag and set aside.
Throw a layer of the MoonPies on top of the pudding in the bowl and add a layer of 3 sliced bananas on top of that.
Pour half of the remaining pudding on top of that and repeat the layers with the MoonPies and the remaining bananas. Top with whipped cream or Cool Whip, cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
Just before serving, sprinkle the reserved crumbs all over the top, and if desired, garnish with a few extra MoonPie wedges.
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Recipe: Moon Pie Banana Pudding©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 20 min | Yield: About 12 servings
For the Filling:
For the Banana Pudding:
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened at room temperature
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
- 2 cups milk
- 1 (5.1 ounce) box instant vanilla pudding
- 6 Original or Double-Decker MoonPies, cut into squares or wedges
- 6 bananas, sliced
- 1 (8 ounce) Cool Whip, thawed or equal amount of whipped cream
For the filling, cream the cream cheese until smooth; add the sweetened condensed milk and stir until blended. In a separate bowl, whisk the pudding mix with the milk until blended. Combine the two and mix well.
To assemble the banana pudding, cut three of the MoonPies in half and then into three slices, for a total of 6 pieces, reserving any crumbles and storing them until needed for garnish. In the bottom of a 2-quart bowl, add about 1 cup of the pudding mixture, the 3 chopped MoonPies and slice three of the bananas on top. Repeat layers with about half of the remaining pudding mixture, 3 more chopped MoonPies, 3 more sliced bananas, and top with all of the remaining pudding mixture. Spread the pudding across the top, add the whipped cream or Cool Whip on top, and carefully spread it evenly on top. Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
Scatter the MoonPie crumbs all over the top as a garnish, and add extra wedges of MoonPie, if desired.
Cook's Note: This dessert is delicious but extremely rich, so serve in small portions.
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