As a member of Valley Surgical Specialists, each and every physician and staff member is dedicated to your health and well being, from your initial visit and consultation to post-operative recovery and beyond. When you're part of VSS, you're part of our family.
We invite you to learn more about our physicians, specialty areas and resources for new patients. Once you do, we are confident you'll understand why Valley Surgical Specialists continues to set the bar for delivering caring, compassionate and successful patient care.
Board Certified in both General Surgery and Complex General Surgical Oncology, Dr. Ambe is the most-recent addition to the VSS team. After earning his medical degree from the University of Louisville Medical School, Dr. Ambe completed his General Surgery Residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He also spent two years at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland as a Surgical Oncology Research Fellow and attended the Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute during which time he completed his Fellowship in Complex General Surgical Oncology.
Dr. Ambe's clinical interests and specialties include melanomas, sarcomas as well as esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, small bowel and colo-rectal malignancies.
A fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Cunningham is Board Certified in General Surgery. After receiving both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from San Jose State University, Dr. Cunningham attended medical school at the St. Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. Following graduation, he received his surgical training at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Education Program in Fresno. He then completed a Surgical Critical Care Fellowship. Served on the faculty as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery for five years.
Dr. Gardikas completed her undergraduate work at the University of California, San Diego and later received her medical degree from the St. Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1987. She then received her general surgical training from Valley Medical Center, UCSF Fresno. Dr. Gardikas is Board-Certified in General Surgery and is also a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Within the scope of general and videoscopic surgery, her main interests are diseases of the breast and treatment of varicose veins.
Dr. Gumina has earned her Bachelor's degree in genetics from the University of California, Davis and attended the Loyola University – Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago. She completed her surgical training at University Medical Center – UCSF Fresno and was the Chief Resident General Surgery from 1995-1996.
Dr. Gumina is board certified and joined Valley Surgical Associates in 1996. Her special interests include breast surgery, thyroid/parathyroid procedures and the treatment of venous diseases. Dr. Gumina performs venous laser procedures as well as sclerotherapy and surface spider vein laser treatments.
Certified by the America Board of Surgery, Dr. Jonathan Holmes joined Valley Surgical Specialists in 2013. After completing his undergraduate work at Duke University, Dr. Holmes attended The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Following graduation, he attended St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown, Ohio, where he was its Chief Resident for two years.
As one of Valley Surgical Specialists's on-staff Surgical Hospitalists, Dr. Holmes specializes in general, robotic and colorectal surgery, and plays an integral role in providing around-the-clock continuity of care for all of Valley Surgical Specialists' patients.
Raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Dr. Lee attended the University of British Columbia where he completed a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology before receiving his medical degree at U.B.C. In 1999, Dr. Lee completed his general surgical residency at UCSF - Fresno and has completed additional training in advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons-Canada and the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Lee is Board Certified in General Surgery in both Canada and the United States.
As one of the founders and now the senior member of Valley Surgical Specialists, I have had the privilege and honor of working with the many gifted colleagues on this page. Over the years, they have allowed me to focus primarily on gallbladder and hernia surgeries. I have learned as my focus has narrowed, one can work with more efficiency and facility. The whole joy of the concept of VSS is that we are specialists among ourselves. With over 30 years in practice, I can be true to the principle that surgical care should be based on what I would prefer for members of my own family. Surgical decisions can expeditious and compassionate when that is your standard of care. One must always be a physician first, a surgeon second.


High quality, nutritious lamb is a perfect protein source with all of the beneficial nutrients that this rich meat has to offer. The highly palatable 95% lamb recipe is great for dogs with common sensitivities. With added farm-raised chickpeas, spinach and apples, this recipe makes a wholesome well-balanced meal for your dog.


Would you go into a shop if there was a load of junk cluttering up the window?
What if the 'speshul offer' sign was spelled wrong?
Or what if there was nothing on display that looked remotely like something you wanted to buy?
And the shop owners would only have themselves to blame.
Customers need to be enticed in, they need to know exactly what delights are available inside, and they need to know they are dealing with professionals.
Yet for some reason, all that obvious stuff often gets forgotten with websites.
Online, the home page is your shop window. It's how you tempt in passing trade, and how you reassure buyers that you mean business.
And the words you choose to put on there are absolutely crucial. Which is why you don't want to have the web copy equivalent of whopping great smears across the glass.
Spelling mistakes and apostrophe catastrophes are bad enough, but even if it's all grammatically correct, you can still be turning customers away.
And the quickest way to do this is by not calling a spade a spade. By calling it 'a fully portable soil displacement utility' instead.
Customers are not shopping for 'innovative holistic solutions', so if you put that on your home page, you've lost them.
Instead, describe your things the same way your customers describe things. Nobody ever types 'bespoke visioning package' into Google when they want something, so why describe your business like that?
Don't tell customers you've got a productivity tool. Don't tell them it's an integrated portfolio of services. And definitely don't tell them it's state-of-the-art technology.
Just tell them what it actually is.
If it's as good as you say it is, that's all they need to know.
Jon Ryder of FullStopNewParagraph is a freelance copywriter who has spent the last 12 years crafting words for a living.
He has worked for the public, private and third sectors, both online and on paper. His clients include the NHS, government, and design agencies, as well as individuals who don't have a big business to promote, but do have something important to say.
Today is the first of his guest posts for Mission Imbloggable.
I couldnt agree more - great point about calling a spade a spade!
Why do so many businesses spew out marketing waffle that just confuses or turns off prospective customers. Its lazy marketing. Your prospects need to know what the benefits of your product or service are - in simple plain English.
One of my clients was talking to 3 Web suppliers but doesnt understand what they are talking about. Criminal. Ive now given her Art Division's details to go and talk some sense.


One of my most favorite things about fall is getting my boots back out. It's simple, but it brings me great joy. I love the bootie trend that is everywhere now. It doesn't force you to tuck your pants into knee boots and deal with the bunchy fabric (I HATE bunchy knee jeans, drives me bananas). You can just cutely cuff your pants and go! My go-to source for shoes nowadays is online, specifically heels.com. I was going to peruse different sites but this is a one stop shop. I found so many lovelies there. Which is your favorite?


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HOWARD KEEL: THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION WITH ANTHONY STUART LLOYD
28 MARCH | 9.15PM
After successes on Broadway and in the West End premiere of Oklahoma!, Howard Keel became the Errol Flynn and Clark Gable of the "golden age" Hollywood movie musicals. The 6'4" brawny bass-baritone had MGM's loveliest leading ladies swooning helplessly, in what were some of the finest film musical ever produced.
Keel's star continued to shine as 'Clayton Farlow' in the hit TV soap Dallas and introduced him to a new generation of fans, which led to sell-out concerts, TV guest appearances and chart topping albums.
Whilst not a tribute or imitation show, Howard Keel: The Centennial Celebration takes you on a fascinating journey spotlighting an eclectic mix of pop ballads and musical theatre songs associated with the great man. Capturing the spirit and essence of this Hollywood legend is the acclaimed West End and international opera bass-baritone, Anthony Stuart Lloyd, dubbed as the man with the "Rolls-Royce Voice".
Through Judy Keel and the Keel estate, Anthony has had exclusive access to Keel's original sheet music from his TV and recording sessions. A bonus for the show will see Anthony team up with Howard Keel's keyboard player Paul Crew, who accompanied Keel on his UK tours and who Anthony has worked with many times in the West End.
Should you wish to enjoy dinner or a light bite to eat before or after your show, Brasserie Zédel is located just across the foyer from Crazy Coqs. To book a table, please call 020 7734 4888 or visit us online at www.brasseriezedel.com/reservations.
JASON CARR: WE KISS IN A SHADOW
BATTLE OF THE WEST END
'ROUND MIDNIGHT: THE JO HARROP TRIO
CATHERINE LIMA: THE ALLURE OF MISS LEE
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Pence won't say if he agrees with Trump on 'both sides'
by: CNN Wire
Vice President Mike Pence avoided directly answering a reporter's question about whether he thought, like President Donald Trump, that there were "very fine people on both sides" who participated in the Charlottesville, Virginia, protests over the weekend that resulted in the death of one woman.
"What happened in Charlottesville was a tragedy, and the President has been clear on this tragedy and so have I. I spoke at length about this heartbreaking situation on Sunday night in Colombia, and I stand with the President," he said during a joint statement with the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet.
The reporter also asked if Pence believed that Confederate statues should be removed, another point that President Donald Trump defended on Tuesday as he addressed reporters. The vice president did not answer that portion of the question.
Pence went on to say that he was sending prayers to the family of the woman, Heather Heyer, who died after a white supremacist plowed his car into a crowd that was protesting a neo-Nazi gathering in Charlottesville.
The vice president was vocal on Twitter on Tuesday as he met with Argentina's President Mauricio Macri, but he did not address the comments the President made during a news conference that same day.
Pence has been traveling throughout Central and South America, meeting with various leaders to put pressure on Venezuela, since Sunday. During the joint statement with Chile's Bachelet, Pence pressed other countries to cut ties with North Korea.
"It is our hope that Chile, Brazil, Mexico and Peru will join us in breaking all diplomatic and commercial ties with North Korea. And as that isolation — economically and diplomatically — continues, the hope for a peaceable solution and a nuclear-free Korean peninsula, we believe, becomes more attainable," Pence said.
The vice president's office announced that he would be ending his trip early and returning to the US on Thursday. His spokesman Marc Lotter told CNN, "He's cutting the trip short to do Camp David with the President and the national security team." The meeting is scheduled to take place on Friday.
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This year, at least six states are trying to restrict transgender kids from getting gender reassignment treatments
State lawmakers can't stop fighting about the rights of their transgender citizens: Their access to bathrooms. The sports they can play in school. Whether businesses can turn them away because of their gender identity.
But they've never weighed restrictions to transgender healthcare that are this extreme.
Senate chaplain opens second day of impeachment trial with pointed prayer: 'Patriots reside on both sides of the aisle'
The Senate's chaplain began Wednesday's proceedings in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with a prayer urging senators to "remember that patriots reside on both sides of the aisle," a pointed prayer that came hours after Chief Justice John Roberts scolded Democrats and Republicans for their bellicose tone on the trial's first full day.
"Sovereign God, author of liberty, we gather in this historic chamber for the solemn responsibility of these impeachment proceedings. Give wisdom to the distinguished Chief Justice John Roberts as he presides. Lord, you are all powerful and know our thoughts before we form them," Chaplain Barry Black said in his prayer before the proceedings.
DC attorney general sues Trump's inaugural committee for 'abusing nonprofit' funds
The attorney general for Washington, DC, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday alleging President Donald Trump's inaugural committee abused non-profit funds by overpaying for event space at the President's Washington hotel for events around his 2017 inauguration.
DC Attorney General Karl Racine filed the suit against the 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee, the Trump Organization and the Trump International Hotel in Washington in DC Superior Court. He accused the inaugural committee of coordinating with the Trump family to "grossly overpay" for event space at the Trump International Hotel.


On the 6th of December we celebrate the tradition of St. Nicolas or Santa in many countries. We put our shoes in front of our front doors and wait for them to be filled with presents and sweets the next day.
This sculpted stool is for you to put out in fromt of your second life home. It is wonderfully decorated with a candle, sweets (candy cane), stars, gift parcels, the traditional pine branch, two wonderful textured christmas ornaments and not to forget the most important thing – the "stocking".
This stocking is filled with a golden star and a pine branch and still there is penty of room to be filled by Santa.
Don't forget to put yours out in the night before the 6th of December! Guide Santa to your stocking by turning the candle on (by touch) and see the sign that he was there when the candle is turned off (by touch).
Oh, and make sure to be brave!


My name is Tony Mancia. I'm the owner and one of the artists of Stygian Gallery in Atlanta, GA. I have a strong passion for tattooing & artistry. I spend the majority of my time at Stygian Gallery, but travel the world for conventions and guest spots as often as my schedule permits. We positioned Stygian Gallery in the heart of the city to make it easier for clients who travel in to get tattooed.
I specialize in black and grey inspired realism. To get a better idea of the style of work I take on, check out my portfolio and recent art.
Due to the nature of my tattoos, I typically take on larger scale work. I have a set day rate for each session and when traveling that rate may vary depending on the country I'm visiting.
My booking form is always open for new projects and clients. Unfortunately I am unable to take on ever request that comes through, but I do my best to take on as much as possible. My booking process helps keep my schedule in rotation to ensure projects are started and completed in a timely manner. This also allows my work schedule to stay efficient, and benefits those clients with large-scale pieces.
I will not show a drawing before your appointment. Please understand that I cannot cater to one specific client; I devote all of my time to tattooing and art. The more information I have and communication before our project the better. My studio manager handles all of my booking and schedule. He is always happy to talk with you about your tattoo.
I love and appreciate all my clients for giving me the opportunity to tattoo them. Remember, I want to create art. If you limit me and don't allow me freedom for what I am doing, the overall tattoo will suffer.
My name is Oscar Zornosa. A South Floridian by origin, I've moved around over the years and eventually settled just outside of Atlanta. I've been tattooing for nine years and I love traveling for guest spots and tattoo conventions.
I believe in the phrase, "A picture is worth a thousand words." Because of this, I truly care about the meaning behind a client's idea. No matter how random or calculated the concept, I care about the motivation for the tattoo. I understand that not every concept I am asked to work with is going to hold the deepest meanings. But I believe that the tattoo experience and the tattoo itself can still be meaningful to the client.
When tattooing, I try not to limit myself to one particular style. I find it challenging and exciting to work in many different styles throughout the week. That said, my favorite styles are surrealism, black and grey realism, and geometric infused designs.
When you inquire about a tattoo, please include information regarding the desired size, location, and a description of the subject matter. Don't hold back on anything- the more information you submit the better! This helps me get all of the information I need ahead of time so I can approach our consultation head on.
I will not show a drawing before your appointment. I prefer to have my consultations over the phone before my appointments start for the day. This allows me to give my full attention to both you and the client I will be tattooing without disrupting my workflow.
Thank you for taking the time to read this- it is always a huge honor to me to be considered as the artist working with you on your tattoo.
My name is Desiree Mancia, and I co-own Stygian Gallery with Tony and have been tattooing full-time for the past 2 years. I love tattooing in different styles and enjoy the variety of pieces that I get to do. From flowers to skull, big or small – every piece is unique! I put 100% into every design and love to create a piece that is fitting specifically for you.
After you submit a request through the booking form, I will have a look at your ideas and reach out to you so we can go over ideas in more detail. It usually takes me a couple of days to call but I will. I'm so excited to hear from you and can't wait to see what we come up with together!
My name is Caleb Morgan and I am one of the tattooers at Stygian Gallery in Atlanta, GA. Art has always been a huge part of my life and I have been tattooing for over six years. I attended the Rhode Island School of Design as well as Cleveland Institute of Art. I've also worked in the medical field before ultimately finding my calling as a tattooer. Recently, I relocated from Fort Meyers, Florida where I owned a shop with my wife.
First, I want to sincerely thank you for your interest in my work. The work I create is very important to me and I work very hard every day to challenge myself to progress to the next level. When I am not traveling I am based out of Tony Mancia's Stygian Gallery in Atlanta, GA. No matter what city I'm in, I am by appointment only and I typically stay booked out about three months. I specialize in black and grey realism, however I am open to other styles as well- New School Color pieces and portraits always grab my attention.
I love to travel, and I try to attend as many conventions as I possibly can in the United States and Europe. You can view my upcoming convention schedule here. After I receive your information from the studio manager, we will have a phone consultation to further discuss and develop your ideas. The more information I receive from you, the better. It's better to reach out to us with too much information and allow me to edit it down with you so we can come up with the best possible design for your tattoo. I charge $180/hour and I have a four hour minimum session. I'm looking forward to hearing your ideas and working with you on your project!
Born and raised in Atlanta, Blayne has been drawing and creating since she was very small. She started tattooing in 2012. Since then, she has been tattooing everywhere from right here in Georgia, to Melbourne, Australia. She hopes to travel to every part of the world with tattooing, and hopefully collect tattoos while she does this.
Some of her biggest influences are Salvador Dali, Adrian Lee, and Shepard Fairey. Her go to when she paints is watercolors or markers, although she occasionally use acrylics and oils. She likes doing tattoos that are super colorful or tattoos that are all black. Her other hobbies include astrology, tarot reading, and cuddling her chihuahua.


Issue resolved on my end today without any changes. Unsure of issue and or fix but thank goodness. Hoping to find out why this issue occurred. Thanks.
I had this problem last week too. It started to work fine at the start of this week but this problem came back last night and still have an issue now cannot get a Teredo ip address I've got the Optus Cable sagemcom gateway and router.
What are we going to do to fix this Optus?
Hey guys, I just wanted to jump in and confirm if anyone is still experiencing the issue?
The majority of impacted customers have reported that things have returned back to normal.
If you do need a hand, please let us know.
You're also connected to Optus Cable broadband? What sort of hardware configuration do you have? Are you using our Netgear Cg3000, or the dual modem setup (Netgear CM500V + Sagecom F@st 3864AC)?
Sorry to Necro an old post but me and my roommate are having this issue in Victoria, Australia right now. All devices on our network can access the internet but we cannot sign in to our XBL profiles on our Xbox One's. The issue started about 430pm today, the 27th of June.
I spoke with tech support and they said it's Microsoft's issue. Microsoft said it's not their issue, especially considering I can sign in to my profile on my 4G hotspot (Telstra).
I am using the Netgear CG3000v2 modem/router combo.
That's not a problem @Retribution002, we'll see if we can help out.
What sort of error are you receiving when attempting to login i.e. ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT?
Are you able to sign into your Xbox Live account → here?
If you have no luck with the above, you could also try flushing your DNS cache or factory resetting your modem. Let us know how you go.
The issue seems to have resolved itself overnight and I was able to get online. I was receiving a network connection error 0x87DD0017 I believe. Directly after receiving this error I could load YouTube and watch videos so I was definitely online. My detailed network stats page said I had a 30mbps connection with 0 packet loss and approximately a 200ms ping.
I had previously done hard resets on my modem and Xbox and when that didn't work I did a factory reset on the modem, connected via cable and tried again, with the same result.
I waswas a to sign into my XBL account on the PC and my mobile while connected to the Optus cable internet, just not on my Xbox, where it really mattered.
Ah, very odd Well I'm glad its sorted itself out.
Shout out if you need us, happy to help.


Legendary Tower of Power bassist tells FBPO all about his musical upbringing, history of TOP and his signature "machine gun" bass technique!
Bass legend Francis Rocco Prestia is best known for his decades-long association with the iconic West Coast funk/R&B band Tower of Power.
RP: I started playing guitar when I was young. I took guitar lessons, but I was the kind of guitar player that, you know, your mother would say, "It's time to practice," and of course I didn't want to. I actually joined the band as a guitar player. There was a guy, Terry Saunders, that would come in and show us all the latest stuff, like Paul Revere & the Raiders, the Animals and stuff like that. Terry took a look at us individually and collectively. He listened to me play guitar and he said, "Hmm… You guys need a bass!" We all kind of looked at each other and said, "What's a bass?" [Laughs]. We were pretty clueless, you know. That's how I started playing bass. I went down and got a bass and that was that.
FBPO: I think you said the band, not a band. You're not talking about Tower of Power already, are you?
RP: Yeah. I joined this band when I was 14.
FBPO: Wow! Who were your influences once you became a bass player?
RP: I came up with sounds. Back then, it was more like the Philadelphia sound, the Motown sound, James Brown, Muscle Shoals, Chicago… you know, all that. Every city seemed to have its own sound. I came up that way. I didn't really know who the players were till much later. Obviously, it turned out to be James Jamerson, Duck Dunn, Chuck Rainey, Jerry Jemmott… you know, all those guys.
FBPO: If you were that young, you couldn't have done too much before Tower of Power. Is that the first thing you've ever done professionally, musically?
FBPO: How did the band form?
RP: Well, "Mimi" was the leader, Emilio (Castillo). Actually, in the early, early days, his brother was the leader. His brother played drums. Then that changed and Mimi became the leader. Basically, it evolved when we got hip to soul music. We really got hip to soul music! We started adding horns and it just progressed. It was the kind of music we wanted to play and, to accomplish that, we needed horn players.
FBPO: This was in the Oakland area, right?
RP: It started in Fremont, which is a little town – well, it was little at that time – north of San Jose, between San Jose and Oakland.
FBPO: You mentioned a lot of the other sounds – Philly, Motown, Muscle Shoals. How would you say growing up in northern California influenced you musically?
RP: Well, the Bay Area, especially back in that day, was really the mecca of music. I mean Bill Graham and the Fillmore and everything that was coming out of San Francisco. Santana and just a ton of bands. Sly Stone, who was also a big influence.
FBPO: You're talking about the mid-to-late '60s, the whole Haight-Ashbury scene, Jefferson Airplane – with Jack Casady, of course – the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Summer of Love and all that stuff.
FBPO: You grew up right in the middle of all that?
RP: Well, not in the middle of it, but I was in that area, yeah.
FBPO: Well, that's close enough. Quite an environment to grow up in!
RP: Yeah, it was a great place to be.
FBPO: How do you account for Tower of Power's longevity? What's the secret to maintaining such a strong following for so many years? Not a lot of bands can do that, even some of the really good ones. What's your secret?
RP: I don't know if it's a secret. I think it's just the music. We all enjoy playing music together. We still have four originals.
FBPO: Were you neighborhood friends, or school friends, or what?
RP: Well, Emilio and I went to school together, from junior high on. He was a grade in front of me. He was in 8th and I was in 7th, or something like that. We weren't really friends, but we shared a class. When I became a freshman, that's when I joined the band, the summer going into my freshman year. And then we went to high school together. Mic Gillette went to a different school, but in the same area. Skip (Mesquite) was from Hayward, which is the next town over. It was all pretty localized at that time.
FBPO: How about Doc (Stephen Kupka)? Was he one of the original guys too?
RP: Well, Doc came on around late '67 or '68. We changed the name to Tower of Power in '68.
FBPO: What were you called before that?
RP: Well, we had a few names [Laughs]. We started as Extension 5, and then we were the Gotham City Crime Fighters. Then we were the Black Orpheus, then the Motowns and then we were Tower of Power.
FBPO: I like Tower of Power best.
FBPO: Where did your nickname "Rocco" come from? What does it mean?
RP: It's not a nickname. That's my name: Francis Rocco Prestia.
FBPO: I always assumed it was a nickname.
FBPO: What about Geezer Butler? You think that's his real name, too?
FBPO: Rocco, how is your health these days? When I saw you at NAMM a few months ago, you looked great!
RP: I'm doing all right. I'm going through some things right now. I've got some kidney issues and I might be looking at another transplant. But I'm feeling pretty good. I'm still waking up. I'm still able to do the gig, you know!
FBPO: Well, thank goodness for that! I'm glad to see you pretty well back in the thick of things. What all is keeping you busy these days?
RP: Well the world is keeping me pretty damn busy! [Laughs] We're a working band, that's what we do, so we're on the road quite a bit.
FBPO: What else would you like to do that you haven't already accomplished.
RP: Oh gosh! I'd like to shoot 75 on the golf course! [Laughs] I'd like to do another solo album.
FBPO: That would be great! I remember Everybody On the Bus, back in the late '90s. Do you write a lot of music?
RP: No, I'm not a prolific writer. I'm more of an idea guy. I do better with collaboration.
FBPO: What else do you have in the works?
RP: Well, the band's working on a new album.
FBPO: What can you tell me about it?
RP: We've played about 10-12 tracks, the basics. We're going to try to get up to around 20, 25, something like that and then pick from those. It's just in the beginning stages, so I wouldn't expect anything to get released until after the first of next year.
FBPO: How will the new album compare with the previous Tower of Power releases?
RP: Well, the last one we did, Great American Soulbook, was a compilation of soul tunes that we redid. This is going to be an all-original album, so we're getting back to our old selves! There's more input from everybody, writing-wise, more variation in the writing. It's pretty exciting.
FBPO: Who's in the current band?
RP: Well, we've got Larry Braggs singing, Emilio, Tom Politzer on tenor sax, Doc, Sal Cracchiolo and Adolfo Acosta on trumpets, Jerry Cortez on guitar, Roger Smith on keyboards, (David) Garibaldi on drums and me.
FBPO: Let's talk a little bit about your style. You're known for those machine gun 16th notes and your ghosting, your muting and all of those things. How did all of that come about?
RP: I don't know how it came about. It's just the way I play. I never gave it a lot of thought. I didn't realize that it was anything special till we started recording and, as years went by, people started responding to it. It wasn't a thought out thing like, "I'm trying to do this" or "I'm trying to do that." It's just the way I play.
FBPO: And we love it! Not just the bass players, but musicians and music fans, as well.
RP: Oh boy, that's a good question. I probably would have ended up joining the military! [Laughs] I have absolutely no clue. Probably an outlaw!


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Dark, antagonistic, anachronistic action score
Music composed by
JONATHAN ELIAS
THE CITY OF PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC
TIM DAVIES
NATHANIEL MORGAN
VINCENZO LORUSSO
JIM FLAMBERG
STEVEN GALLOWAY
KATRINA SCHILLER
VARESE SARABANDE
VSD-6806
Album cover copyright (c) 2007 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation; review copyright (c) 2007 James Southall
The much-derided Pathfinder is about the Viking encounters with Native Americans, specifically a boy who was left behind by the Norsemen and raised by the natives - but then the warriors come back, and they want blood! The last major Viking-themed film to come from Hollywood was The 13th Warrior, which didn't exactly set the box office on fire either, and it's disappointing that such a vastly important part of the planet's history is not better-represented on film - there's scope for a real epic to be made here, and let's hope somebody does it before long.
Occasional film composer Jonathan Elias started his career as a synthesist recording on a few John Barry scores in the late 1970s and early 80s, before doing a few films by himself (most famously Children of the Corn), producing some pop records and writing his popular work "The Prayer Cycle". A few people were delighted to see him back in the game with a high-profile film, and it was certainly interesting to see what he might come up with.
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus were employed, and there's some good-sounding music played by them here, but sadly a lot of it is drowned out by the incessant percussion which overwhelms everything. I guess there's reason enough for it to be there, but all detail which may be present in the underlying music is lost when the drums are being whacked. Melody is not the focus here, it's rhythm and atmosphere, and it is only when the percussion shuts up for a bit that this music can truly be appreciated.
A gorgeous female vocal solo at the end of "Vikings Attack" rises like a phoenix from the flames, a beautiful highlight of the score; when the action music takes on a more heroic tone ("First Kill" being the prime example) it can also be impressive, in a cheesy kind of way, but it never stays bright for long. These moments are reasonable enough, but sadly it becomes increasingly hard to make any kind of connection to the action music, given how unrelentingly bleak - almost animalistic - it is for lengthy periods. With so little in the way of warmth coming from anywhere (as demanded, I'm sure, by the film) I can't see many listeners making it through all 62 minutes, despite there being a few genuinely impressive moments along the way.
I guess in a way there's a fair amount to admire here - Elias sicks to his guns with convinction, not wavering from the obvious central mission - and, tempting though it is to launch into my usual refrain about how much better it might be if only the album were shorter, I suspect that isn't actually the case here. The composer is obviously trying carefully to create a certain sound, and perhaps it's just too effective to be able to be transplanted onto a CD for a listening experience that lots of people will enjoy - shades of Apocalypto, maybe. The resulting CD is a very hard one to put a finger on - on the one hand, it's extremely loud and aggressive, meaning it might appeal to those who enjoy more challenging music; but on the other, some of the percussion is very much of the Hans Zimmer era, meaning those who enjoy more challenging music might start spitting with disgust. A tough call.
Opening Credits (1:28)
The Discovery (2:02)
Remembering (2:28)
Sanctuary (1:54)
Haunted (3:03)
Starfire (1:39)
Vikings Attack (3:12)
The Aftermath (1:44)
Ghosts FightBegins (2:48)
First Kill (3:47)
Eye for an Eye (1:55)
Cave Surprise (2:01)
Healing Ceremony (2:44)
Moving On (2:32)
Quick Kills (4:55)
Cave Maze (3:34)
The Last Stand (2:18)
Pathfinders (sic) Destiny (2:36)
Ice Lake (2:00)
Vikings (sic) Ascent (1:19)
Mountainside Battle (4:16)
Gunnars (sic) Fury (2:12)
Prophecy Fulfilled (5:39)


I previously wrote about my petition in the Salazar-Limon case here: Police shootings, "reaching for waistbands," summary judgment, and the right to a jury trial.
Today the Supreme Court declined to take the case. Justice Sotomayor, in an opinion joined by Justice Ginsburg, agreed with my position that Ricardo Salazar-Limon was entitled to a trial after being shot in the back while unarmed even though the officer claimed Salazar-Limon reached for his waistband. Justice Alito, joined by Justice Thomas, wrote separately to emphasize their view that the Supreme Court was correct not to take the case on. All the opinions are here. Here is an article in the Atlantic about the decision.
1. Justice Sotomayor, in footnote 2, highlighted the "waistband" issue. That is, even when a person is unarmed when shot, police frequently say the person reached for the "waistband." Justice Sotomayor emphasizes that this raises a credibility question for the jury to resolve at trial (not for a judge at summary judgment).
2. Justice Alito's opinion, while emphasizing that the Court was correct not to review the case, does not go so far as to say that the lower courts were actually correct in denying Salazar-Limon a trial. Indeed, Justice Alito stated that he agreed with Justice Sotomayor that "we have no way of determining what actually happened in Houston on the night when Salazar-Limon was shot."
Salazar-Limon was entitled to a trial where a jury would decide what actually happened, and he will not get it. But perhaps people in similar situations in the future will have their day in court.
If you are jailed but haven't been convicted of a crime, do you have greater constitutional protections against mistreatment than a convict does?
In 2012, I filed a Petition for Certiorari in the Supreme Court regarding a tragic case where a man who had been jailed for missing a court date on a misdemeanor driving offense didn't receive medical care and died while in custody. The question involved whether the standard of care he was entitled to as a pretrial detainee (under the 14th Amendment's due process clause) was any greater than that of a convicted criminal (under the 8th Amendment's cruel-and-unusual punishment clause). SCOTUSblog featured the petition as a "Petition of the day," but the Supreme Court ultimately declined review. In 2015, however, the Court issued Kingsley v. Hendrickson, in which it stated (in the context of claims for excessive force) that the nature of the claims under these Amendments do indeed differ.
Excerpts of the petition are below.
Can a court consider extrinsic evidence of a contract's "date of execution" when that date appears on the contract? And can the U.S. Supreme Court even consider such questions of state law?
In 2012, I drafted a cert petition to the Supreme Court on behalf of Daewoo Electronics of America, Inc., which had not been paid $5 million for DVD players that another company was going to sell to retailers. The underlying question involved state law regarding contracts—in particular, whether extrinsic evidence regarding the contract's "date of execution" could be considered. The Third Circuit ruled against Daewoo, which sought Supreme Court review. Typically, the Supreme Court reviews only questions of federal law, but there is an exception.
In rare cases, a federal court's view of state law on a basic and recurring issue is so plainly wrong that this Court's review is warranted. This is such a case, as the court below held that determination of a contract's "date of execution" could not be informed by extrinsic evidence of when the agreement was actually executed. This approach conflicts with longstanding contract principles that have guided this Court and courts of all types for more than a century. The phrase "date of execution of the contract" means the date that the contract "was in fact made, executed, and delivered," including "at a date subsequent to that stated on its face." Columbia v. Camden Iron Works, 181 U.S. 453, 461 (1901). The court below was plainly wrong to hold that such evidence is precluded. Certiorari should be granted.
Excerpts of the full petition appear below.
When the Supreme Court interprets a Congressional statute, that precedent has "special force" in light of later Congressional action in that field.
In 2014, I filed a Supreme Court amicus brief on behalf of various U.S. Senators and Representatives—including Barbara Boxer, Ed Markey, John Dingell, John Conyers, and Maxine Waters—who were involved in legislation regarding securities laws (e.g., laws regulating stocks, bonds, etc.). The case was Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., No. 13-317. At issue was whether a 1988 Supreme Court case regarding the securities laws—Basic, Inc. v. Levinson—should be overturned.
Basic established something called the "fraud-on-the-market theory," which made it easier for investors to bring suit under the 1934 Securities and Exchange Act to recover damages for a company's misrepresentations that affected the stock price. Investors have to show they relied on the misrepresentation when deciding to buy or sell the stock, and the "fraud-on-the-market theory" authorized a presumption that the market itself reflects the misrepresentation, such that the investor automatically relied on it when buying or selling the stock.
A class of investors (including Erica P. John Fund, Inc.) brought such a lawsuit against Halliburton, alleging its misrepresentations wrongly inflated its stock price and, once corrected, caused the stock to drop, which in turn caused the investors to lose money. In the Supreme Court, Halliburton argued that Basic should be overruled. Part of Halliburton's argument was that Congress had effectively overruled it already through securities' reform legislation passed in 1995 (the PSLRA), because that law was silent regarding the "fraud-on-the-market theory." Some Senators and Representatives agreed and filed a brief to that effect. The investors disagreed, and so did numerous other Senators and Representatives involved in passing the law. Their view was that Congress understood Basic was established law and that they were legislating over that established backdrop. I filed an amicus brief on their behalf to make that point to the Supreme Court. My essential argument was that Supreme Court decisions interpreting Congressional statutes—such as the 1988 Basic decision did with regard to the 1934 Securities and Exchange Act—are entitled to special force when Congress acquiesces in the decision (even silently) when legislating further in that field.
In the end, the Supreme Court did not overrule Basic. The fraud-on-the-market theory remained intact. The Court's decision is here.
The text of the amicus brief is below. Co-counsel on the brief was Barry Weprin of NYC-based Milberg LLP, which specializes in investor suits. The full list of Amici (the various Senators and Representatives) is at the end of the brief.
Multi-million-dollar-fraud sentencing: How can you seek a reasonable sentence when the sentencing range will be driven by the high loss amount?
Your client has been convicted of a financial crime, and the high loss amounts—perhaps in the tens of millions of dollars—are driving the possible sentencing range to an extreme. How do you argue for a reasonable sentence?
I recently posted about a successful Sixth Circuit appeal in a $70 million credit-union collapse. After remand back to the sentencing judge, I filed this Sentencing Memorandum, contending that the fraud Guidelines under §2B1.1 are too severely influenced by the loss amount. Excerpts of that memorandum appear below, including (i) statistics from the U.S. Sentencing Commission regarding the average sentences imposed relative to the Guideline range, and (ii) a detailed chart compiled at the Federal Defender website showing sentences imposed for many of the most-famous financial crimes in the country—many of those sentences were below the Guidelines range. In this case, the initial sentence of 18 years was reduced to 10 after the successful appeal.
I recently posted about a successful appeal involving consecutive versus concurrent sentencing in a white-collar criminal case. The Sixth Circuit panel was Judges Clay, Rogers, and Ludington. Judge Rogers was particularly active, asking tough (but fair) questions of both sides. There was not always much room for me to respond, and I think this oral argument illustrates how to attempt to stick to your main points while conceding what you should concede when a judge is really pushing you. The panel ultimately ruled for my client in this opinion.
The funniest moment occurs at 22:50. The government lawyer was contending that there was no confusion about whether the sentencing judge misspoke and meant to say "concurrent" instead of "consecutive" and then the lawyer misspoke and mixed up those very terms.
Consecutive versus concurrent sentencing in federal court--and a reversal by an appellate court where the distinction wasn't clear.
In the aftermath of a $70 million collapse of a credit union near Cleveland, Ohio, I appealed the sentence of a man who had entered a guilty plea regarding the receipt of fraudulent loans. At issue was whether the judge's imposition of "consecutive" sentences (i.e., sentences stacked on top of each other, as opposed to running "concurrently") was proper--or even intended in the first place. This turned a 10-year sentence into an 18-year sentence. The appeal took place in 2013. I filed this opening brief, the government filed this opposition, and I filed this reply. This is the audio of the oral argument in the Sixth Circuit. The Sixth Circuit agreed that the sentence was procedurally unreasonable, and it remanded back to the district judge for a new sentencing proceeding. United States v. Nikolovski, No. 12-3679. I then filed this sentencing memorandum, and my client's sentence was then reduced from 18 years to 10 years.
What follows are excerpts of my opening brief to the Sixth Circuit regarding principles of concurrent versus consecutive sentencing in federal court.
The circuit split on Coram Nobis: Is it available to someone who was wrongfully convicted, served the sentence, and is not under any civil disabilities arising from the conviction?
When new facts in a second lawsuit overcome the defense of res judicata (claim preclusion).
We are now a decade into the Twombly/Iqbal world, yet confusion and contradictions about the basic pleading standards for all civil cases in the nation remain. This is especially true because it is not clear whether the Supreme Court overruled its 2002 Swierkiewicz decision, which unanimously set forth and applied the familiar pleading standards under Rule 8. See, e.g., Franks v. Vill. of Bolivar, No. 11-701, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 133740, at *10 n.2 (N.D. Ohio Nov. 18, 2011) ("The lower courts in this circuit have grappled with whether the holding of Swierkiewicz remains good law in light of Twombly and Iqbal"); Jianjun Xie v. Oakland Unified Sch. Dist., No. 12-2950, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29898, at *11 n.3 (N.D. Cal. March 5, 2013) ("The effect of Twombly and Iqbal on Swierkiewicz is complex and controversial . . . .").
The title of this post is the Question Presented in a Petition for Certiorari I filed in 2014 in D'Ambrosio v. Marino, No. 14-393. The petition explains the development of the pleading standards and contends that, while Twombly is good law, Iqbal should be overruled as contrary to Rule 8. This approach is based largely on Luke Meier's article, Why Twombly Is Good Law (But Poorly Drafted) and Iqbal Will Be Overturned, 87 Ind. L.J. 709 (2012).
An excerpt of the Petition is below. My co-counsel and I represented Joe D'Ambrosio, a former death-row inmate who was freed after prosecutors withheld Brady evidence. We brought a section 1983 suit against the County Prosecutors Office, but the lower courts rejected our claims based on Iqbal, before we were allowed to conduct further discovery. Here is the full Petition, the Opposition of the County, Opposition of the City, and our Reply.


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types of physical barriers (surface and water column) and relevant automated environmental monitoring services.
Ogoori offers traceable plastic raw material collected from the ocean with a guarantee of origin and story. Ogoori coordinates a regenerative value chain, where we receive the ownerless marine waste from beach cleaner partners, manage research and development with research institutions, and through our industrial
partners, the industrial process turning it to plastic granulate. This will be offered to the market in a subscription model named Material as a Service (MaaS).
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Peter Shkumatov described six ways to overcome the oil collapse
17 April 2020, 11:58Economy
Instead of increasing the demand for fuel in every way, officials on the contrary sharply limit it, compensating the losses with fines and charges.
Very clearly and in a detailed way a social activist Peter Shkumatov explained the flawed logic of the Russian authorities in this situation:
"So, guys, there is such a booze now that there were practically no free reservoirs left for oil in European countries, so the oil traders use tankers for the storage, and the freight prices of these tankers have increased in some cases by seven times".
At the coast of Europe, near the largest fuel terminals, 30 tankers are anchored at the moment. These tankers cannot be unloaded due to the full tanks on the shore, Reuters notes. On board there are a million tons of jet fuel, gasoline and other petroleum products.
The terminal capacities of JSC Petersburg Oil Terminal (PNT) are almost fully loaded. On April 13, all 37 tanks were almost full.
What happens in the current situation in the country of a healthy person:
1. Excise taxes on gasoline are temporarily canceled, the price temporarily drops to 15 rubles per liter in retail;
2. It is announced that a personal car is the safest mode of transport during a pandemic (and this is true);
3. The work of public transport and the metro stops, as the main nursery of the coronavirus;
4. Large-scale subsidies for passenger taxis are announced so that they can transport those who cannot use public transport (with strict control over the disinfection of the passenger compartment);
5. Everyone is recommended to live outside the cities, if possible in the country, to go round-trip by personal transport or subsidized taxi;
6. Parking fees and penalties for minor traffic violations are temporarily canceled.
As a result, the demand for fuel is growing sharply, people are pouring it into cans and tanks for the future, the oil industry is operating normally, and collapse does not occur.
What happens in the "smoker country":
1. Digital Ausweis (passes);
2. A fine of 5000 from each camera for traveling in a personal car;
3. The complete destruction of a passenger taxi due to the need to verify a digital Ausweis;
4. Parking is still paid at 380 rubles per hour;
5. Car sharing is prohibited;
6. Fines come as usual ... "


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Ferring made a development agreement with Alrise Biosystems
11.04.2017 | By GMP news | Drug Development, Ferring
Ferring Pharmaceuticals and Alrise Biosystems announced today that the companies have entered into a development agreement with exclusive option rights for Ferring to leverage Alrise's ImSus Technology Platform for the development of an injectable, controlled-release formulation of a peptide therapeutic.
Under the terms of the agreement, Alrise will conduct feasibility and scale-up studies with Ferring. Upon completion of the development work, Ferring will have the right to exercise its option and enter into a definitive agreement with Alrise to further develop and manufacture the formulation.
"Ferring aims to harness innovative technology platforms, such as Alrise's microparticle-technology platform, in order to provide new, controlled-release formulations of peptides and proteins for our patients," said Alan S. Harris, Senior Vice President, R&D Executive Office, Ferring Pharmaceuticals. "Controlled, long-duration release treatments can maximise efficiency, help improve compliance to treatment, and make life simpler for our patients."
"Alrise is committed to delivering solutions that enhance the performance of drug products in development," said Volker Rindler, Head of Business Development and Co-Founder, Alrise Biosystems. "Together with Ferring we aim to develop a new depot formulation that, once injected, releases the drug in a controlled way and thereby ensures an effective drug level over several months."
Ferring recently announced a number of agreements aimed at developing new formulations of peptide-based therapeutics through novel technology platforms.
SOURCE: business wire


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Growing Up Black In Alabama
Our teller for this episode grew up in Alabama during the civil rights movement. Mrs. Dorothy Wright shares stories about her family, what it was like growing up during segregation in the south, and her opinion on racism today.
About the Teller
Mrs. Dorothy Wright, who goes by the name "Do Wright", is the widow of a Vietnam Veteran. She has 4 children, 2 grandchildren, and 9 siblings. She was born and raised in Lanett, Alabama during the 1940s. Mrs. Do Wright attended Stillman College and Temple University but later moved to Chicago where she worked for over 30 years at the U.S Post Office. Twenty of those years, she worked as a supervisor.Â
She tells stories of her father, Abraham Stiggers, and also passes down stories he had shared with her.
Her mother and her role growing up
What she knew of her ancestors
Story at the Dentist Office
How she was treated by a white dentist
Issues with racism today
Comparing R. Kelly to Elvis Presley marrying a teenage girl
Here are some additional clips from the interview with Mrs. Dorothy Wright that were not included in our original podcast.
"Make sure their kids have a father and mother figure that are good role models but believe reading books is the best education".
– Dorothy Wright
One Story of the Great Migration


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Пітермен () — переписна місцевість (CDP) в США, в окрузі Монро штату Алабама. Населення — 89 осіб (2010).

Географія
Пітермен розташований за координатами  (31.583669, -87.263042).  За даними Бюро перепису населення США в 2010 році переписна місцевість мала площу 1,09 км², уся площа — суходіл.

Демографія
Згідно з переписом 2010 року, у переписній місцевості мешкало 89 осіб у 44 домогосподарствах у складі 25 родин. Густота населення становила 81 особа/км².  Було 61 помешкання (56/км²).

Расовий склад населення:

До двох чи більше рас належало 3,4 %. Частка іспаномовних становила 0,0 % від усіх жителів.

За віковим діапазоном населення розподілялося таким чином: 20,2 % — особи молодші 18 років, 56,2 % — особи у віці 18—64 років, 23,6 % — особи у віці 65 років та старші. Медіана віку мешканця становила 49,5 року. На 100 осіб жіночої статі у переписній місцевості припадало 89,4 чоловіків;  на 100 жінок у віці від 18 років та старших — 86,8 чоловіків також старших 18 років.

Цивільне працевлаштоване населення становило 37 осіб. Основні галузі зайнятості: роздрібна торгівля — 51,4 %, виробництво — 16,2 %, освіта, охорона здоров'я та соціальна допомога — 16,2 %.

Джерела

Посилання
 Пітермен на сайті «Open-Public-Records» — актуальні дані про освіту, зайнятість, злочинність
 Пітермен на сайті «City-Data.com» — актуальні дані про доходи та нерухомість

Переписні місцевості Алабами
Населені пункти округу Монро (Алабама)

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Then Saul fell at once full length on the ground, filled with fear because of the words of Samuel. And there was no strength in him, for he had eaten nothing all day and all night. And the woman came to Saul, and when she saw that he was terrified, she said to him, "Behold, your servant has obeyed you. I have taken my life in my hand and have listened to what you have said to me. Now therefore, you also obey your servant. Let me set a morsel of bread before you; and eat, that you may have strength when you go on your way." He refused and said, "I will not eat." But his servants, together with the woman, urged him, and he listened to their words. So he arose from the earth and sat on the bed. Now the woman had a fattened calf in the house, and she quickly killed it, and she took flour and kneaded it and baked unleavened bread of it, and she put it before Saul and his servants, and they ate. Then they rose and went away that night.
Now when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made a raid against the Negeb and against Ziklag. They had overcome Ziklag and burned it with fire and taken captive the women and all who were in it, both small and great. They killed no one, but carried them off and went their way. And when David and his men came to the city, they found it burned with fire, and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive. Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until they had no more strength to weep. David's two wives also had been taken captive, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel. And David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because all the people were bitter in soul, each for his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.
And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, "Bring me the ephod." So Abiathar brought the ephod to David. And David inquired of the Lord, "Shall I pursue after this band? Shall I overtake them?" He answered him, "Pursue, for you shall surely overtake and shall surely rescue." So David set out, and the six hundred men who were with him, and they came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed. But David pursued, he and four hundred men. Two hundred stayed behind, who were too exhausted to cross the brook Besor.
They found an Egyptian in the open country and brought him to David. And they gave him bread and he ate. They gave him water to drink, and they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. And when he had eaten, his spirit revived, for he had not eaten bread or drunk water for three days and three nights. And David said to him, "To whom do you belong? And where are you from?" He said, "I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite, and my master left me behind because I fell sick three days ago.


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Георг Йозеф Йохан Непомуценус Раймунд Лео Франц фон Валдщайн-Вартенберг (; * 11 април 1768; † 26 април 1825 е бохемски благородник, граф на Валдщайн, господар на Вартенберг.

Произход
Той е големият син (от девет деца) на граф Георг Кристиан фон Валдщайн-Вартенберг (1743 – 1743) и съпругата му графиня Анна Мария Елизабет Йохана Михаела Януария Улфелт-Гилаус (1747 – 1791), дъщеря на австрийския държавен и имперски дворцов канцлер граф Антон Корфиц Улфелдт (1699 – 1769) и принцеса Мария Елизабет фон Лобковиц (1726 – 1786). По-малкият му брат е Емануел Йохан Баптист Йозеф Леодегар (* 2 октомври 1773; † 11 февруари 1829).

Баща му Георг Кристиан става през 1765 г. господар на Лайтомишл. Градът става прочут по-късно като роден град на чешкия композитор Бедржих Сметана (1824 – 1884).

Линията фон Валдщайн-Вартенберг измира през 1901 г. с пра-правнукът му Георг Йохан (* 19 ноември 1875; † 24 април 1901, Индия).

Фамилия
Георг Йозеф Йохан се жени на 19 април 1792 г. в Айзенщат за графиня Мария Франциска фон Хоенфелд (* 6 октомври 1771; † 27 юни 1831), дъщеря на граф Ото Франц де Паула фон Хоенфелд (1731 – 1776) и фрайин Мария Анна Франциска фон Щайн-Жетинген (1741 – 1801). Те имат един син:
 Антон Георг Кристиан фон Валдщайн-Вартенберг (* 11 юли 1793; † 13 март 1848), женен на 19 април 1817 г. в Литомишъл, Бохемия, за графиня Мария Кайетана фон Фюнфкирхен (* 27 януари 1795; † 1 февруари 1852)

Галерия

Литература
 Constantin von Wurzbach: Waldstein, die Grafen, Genealogie. In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich. 52. Theil. Kaiserlich-königliche Hof-und Staatsdruckerei, Wien 1885, S. 208 – 210
 Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg, Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.). 5:183

Източници

Външни препратки
 Grafen von Waldstein, geneall.net
 Vartemberk, hrady.cz

Валдщайн
Графове
Чехи
Родени през 1768 година
Починали през 1825 година


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Feb. 4, 2002 / 6:32 PM
Long-delayed probe to study solar flares
By IRENE BROWN, UPI Science News
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A long-delayed science mission to track and image the birth of solar flares is scheduled to be launched Tuesday -- more than 18 months behind schedule and as the sun's 11-year activity peak begins to wane.
"We were aiming for the peak of solar activity in mid-2000, so we have been lucky solar activity has continued to stay high," said Robert Lin, a University of California Berkeley physics professor and principal investigator of NASA's High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager.
"We still think we will image around 1,000 solar flares, though whatever we see will be new and interesting," he said.
HESSI is designed to spend two to three years capturing pictures and data of high-energy X-ray and gamma-ray emissions during solar flares. The radiation emanates from electrons and ions whipping around during the flare. Scientists expect HESSI to capture image sequences showing -- for the first time -- explicit details about what is happening to the most energetic particles when flares erupt from the surface of the sun.
The spacecraft has one instrument -- an imaging spectrometer -- that will construct flare images from patterns of light and shadows produced by high-energy radiation as it passes through the instrument.
Scientists hope to learn more about conditions that trigger flares, where they form and how they generate such enormous power. In addition to gaining better understanding for forecasting potentially dangerous flares that affect Earth and Earth-orbiting satellites, the studies are an opportunity for scientists to learn how to interpret similar high-energy processes elsewhere in the universe.
"The sun is a perfect natural laboratory for exploring plasmas and high-energy processes," said John Brown, a HESSI investigator at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Scotland's University of Glasgow.
"The universe is teeming with accelerated particles from explosive events such as supernovae," said Brown. "The sun gives us a nearby test bed to study these particles."
If HESSI weathers the space environment as well as it has shouldered its launch delays, scientists will be relieved. The satellite was severely damaged in March 2000 during a botched vibration test that delivered more than 10 times the forces HESSI was designed to withstand. The satellite's graphite hull was damaged and two of its four solar arrays cracked.
Additional delays last year were due to problems with the spacecraft's launch vehicle. The 645-pound craft is air-launched from a Pegasus booster that is carried into the skies by a specially modified L-1011 jet. The Pegasus, which carries the HESSI satellite, will be dropped from beneath the plane's wing at an altitude of about 39,000 feet. The rocket ignites to hurl HESSI into its targeted orbit 373 miles above Earth. Launch is scheduled to take place between 3:21 and 5:21 p.m. EST over the Atlantic Ocean.
Science News // 17 hours ago
Study suggests dolphins in Brazil are training humans to fish
Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Bottlenose dolphins that have herded mullet for fishermen in southeastern Brazil for more than a century are now helping scientists unlock the deeper mystery behind the collaboration between animals and humans.
Comet, full moons, Mars: February brings must-see astronomy
February's fickle weather can pose a challenge to stargazers. But when the night sky is devoid of clouds, it will offer the opportunity to witness several eye-grabbing astronomical events.
Science News // 1 day ago
Parasites, pesticides, climate change linked to loss of honey bee colonies
Jan. 30 (UPI) -- About 43% of honey bee colonies were lost in the span of one year, according to a new study that considered multiple factors that put a crucial part of the ecosystem at risk.
Science News // 5 days ago
NASA discovers gamma-ray eclipses in special 'spider' star systems
Jan. 26 (UPI) -- NASA made a first-of-its-kind discovery with its Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, spotting the first gamma-ray eclipses from a special type of star system.
New artificial intelligence program may speed development of gene therapy
A new artificial intelligence program is poised to enable the simple production of zinc fingers, customizable proteins that can guide DNA repair by directing enzymes to cut faulty segments out of a person's DNA code.
New asteroid expected to make very close pass to Earth this evening
Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Earth is set for a very close shave with a small asteroid Thursday just five days after it was discovered by an amateur astronomer in Crimea, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
SpaceX launches 56 more Starlink satellites in heaviest payload yet
Jan. 26 (UPI) -- SpaceX on Thursday morning launched 56 new Starlink Internet satellites into low Earth orbit on a reused Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Rocket Lab satellite mission blasts off successfully in first launch from U.S. soil
Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Rocket Lab's launch vehicle successfully delivered three radio commercial satellites into orbit around the earth, 24 hours after its original scheduled launch was aborted due to bad weather.
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NASA, DARPA partner for nuclear space rocket test
Jan. 24 (UPI) -- NASA is partnering with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to demonstrate the use of a nuclear thermal rocket engine in space, the two agencies announced in a statement Tuesday.
SpaceX's Starship clears latest hurdle in quest to return to moon
Jan. 24 (UPI) -- The maiden mission of SpaceX's Starship into orbit could come as soon as March following a successful dry launch run, bringing Elon Musk's dream of viable interplanetary travel a step closer.