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Bayes Neutral Zone Classifiers With Applications to Nonparametric Unsupervised Settings
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Neutral zone classifiers allow for a region of neutrality when there is inadequate information to assign a predicted class with suitable confidence. A neutral zone classifier is defined by classification regions that trade off the cost of an incorrect classification against the cost of remaining neutral. In this paper, we derive a Bayes neutral zone classifier and demonstrate that it outperforms previous neutral zone classifiers with respect to the expected cost of misclassifications and also with respect to computational complexity. We apply the neutral zone classifier to a microbial community profiling application in which no training data are available, thereby illustrating how it can be extended to unsupervised settings. This article has supplementary material online.
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- Title
- Bayes Neutral Zone Classifiers With Applications to Nonparametric Unsupervised Settings
- Journal
Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics
Volume 18, Issue 1 , pp 39-52
- Cover Date
- 2013-03-01
- 10.1007/s13253-012-0116-8
- Print ISSN
- 1085-7117
- Online ISSN
- 1537-2693
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- Bayesian
- Microbial community profiling
- Nonparametric mixture model
- Unlabeled data
- Neutral zone classifiers
- Authors
- Scott Benecke (1)
- Daniel R. Jeske (1)
- Paul Reugger (2)
- James Borneman (2)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Department of Statistics, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
- 2. Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA


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David Moyes felt his Manchester United side did not deserve to lose 2-1 at Stoke, but admitted the players only have themselves to blame for not taking their chances.
After Charlie Adam's deflected free-kick had given the home side the lead, Robin van Persie restored parity early in the second half at the Britannia Stadium, and it looked like only one side would go onto to claim all three points.
However, Adam's thunderbolt just five minutes later was enough to earn Stoke their first league win over United since Boxing Day 1984, a result Moyes felt was not entirely deserved.
"I don't know what we have to do to win. We played well today," Moyes said.
"We lost to a wicked deflection from a free-kick and a worldy of a strike.
"The amount of opportunities and chances we created, we should have won the game.
"We only have ourselves to blame for not taking those chances, but I thought it was a good performance."
United's rhythm was disrupted on several occasions, as Jonny Evans and Phil Jones both had to leave the field with injuries, causing a mass reshuffle of the formation.
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Makoto Yoshida is a founder and president of Global Education Resources.
His doctoral dissertation on lesson study in Japan, presented to the University
of Chicago, helped introduce lesson study to the U.S. Yoshida coined the
term lesson study by translating the original Japanese term
jugyokenkyu in this dissertation research. He is considered
one of the foremost researchers and educators of lesson study in the U.S.,
and his work is cited heavily in Stigler and Hiebert's book, The Teaching
Gap (1999) (Chapter 7, Beyond Reform: Japan's Approach to the Improvement
of Classroom Teaching). In addition, Yoshida coauthored a book entitled
Lesson Study: A Japanese Approach to Improving Mathematics Teaching
and Learning, (2004) based on this dissertation research on lesson
study in Japan with Clea Fernandez of Teachers College, Colombia University.
He also co-edited a book entitled Building
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to lesson study for teachers with Patsy Wang-Iverson. In addition, Akihiko
Takahashi (DePaul University) and Yoshida's paper on lesson study, entitled
Ideas for Establishing Lesson-Study Communities, was published
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English translation of a series of Japanese
elementary school mathematics textbooks to support lesson study in
the United States.
Born in Hiroshima, Japan, Makoto came to the U.S. to study at Lewis and
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Bill Jackson, co-founder of GER, is the Mathematics Coach at School No. 2 in Paterson, NJ, which pioneered lesson study in the United States. He has conducted lesson study since 1999 with U.S. and Japanese teachers and taught many research lessons. Bill has been instrumental in introducing lesson study in the U.S. and continues to actively promote it by speaking at national and regional conferences on lesson study and mathematics teaching and learning, teaching public research lessons.
Bill went to Japan on The Fulbright Memorial Teacher Program to study
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of American educators to represent the United States at the U.S./Japan
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CANADA'S grizzly bears have an image problem. They grow up to eight feet tall and more than 1,000 pounds, have large teeth, and their scientific name - Ursus arctos horribilis - doesn't help.
But intimidating as they are, grizzlies are on the run - from humans. Scientists say grizzly-bear populations are threatened throughout the southern Canadian Rocky Mountains and even inside Banff National Park, Canada's most famous.
Under pressure from hunting, oil drilling, logging, and resort developments, grizzly populations are declining mainly because their habitat is being chopped down, paved over, or otherwise disrupted by human activities. Biologists say the process of disrupting bear living space with ``an overwhelming human presence'' is so advanced it may eliminate grizzlies from the southern Canadian Rockies - and even one of the grizzlies' last strongholds - the national parks.
``The situation is dire,'' says Michael Gibeau, a Banff park biologist and warden who is studying grizzly populations. ``These bears need `core' refuges - areas where they won't constantly run into people. Banff is supposed to be one of those. But I think within the next five to 10 years, we'll seal the fate of grizzlies in the park.''
Part of the problem is that grizzlies require lots of room to roam. A male grizzly needs up to 1,000 square kilometers (385 square miles) of running room to find the food it needs. But as oil and gas exploration pushes into the last mountainous wild areas of Alberta and British Columbia, grizzlies are caught between invading industry outside the parks and hordes of people inside them. This is particularly true of four adjacent Canadian national parks - Banff, Jasper, Yoho, and Kootenay.
``There is growing human pressure inside the national parks at the very time that pressure is increasing outside the parks,'' says Dr. Stephen Herrero, a University of Calgary biologist and grizzly expert. ``Here in Alberta and in British Columbia, even critical wildlife areas are being squeezed for every dollar they can provide.''
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Ole Miss bolsters roster with pair of signees
The Ole Miss women's tennis team bolstered its future with the signing of Arianne Hartono of the Netherlands and Sweden's Caroline Kallberg, coach Mark Beyers announced Monday. (May 6, 2014, Page 6)
Lady Rebels returning to tourney for sixth straight year
The Ole Miss women's tennis team earned its sixth consecutive and 17th overall NCAA Championship bid and will travel to Los Angeles for the first and second rounds. The Rebels will face Texas Tech in the first round on May 9 at noon. (April 30, 2014, Page 8)
Rebel women eliminated with 4-2 loss to USC
The Ole Miss women's tennis team lost the doubles point but battled in singles before South Carolina finished off a 4-2 win Thursday in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament at the Green Tennis Center. (April 18, 2014, Page 6A)
Lady Rebels blank Mizzou in SEC finale
The No. 29 ranked Ole Miss women's tennis team bounced back from a tough heartbreaking loss at No. 10 Texas A&M on Friday to shut out Missouri 4-0 Sunday at the Green Tennis Center. (April 14, 2014, Page 8)
Ole Miss tops MSU
The No. 26-ranked Ole Miss women's tennis team secured its 25th straight win against arch-rival Mississippi State Sunday, winning four singles to top the Bulldogs 4-2 at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre. (March 31, 2014, Page 8)
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Article IV, California Constitution
California Constitution |
Preamble |
Articles |
- 1 Section 1
- 2 Section 1.5
- 3 Section 2
- 4 Section 3
- 5 Section 4
- 6 Section 4.5
- 7 Section 5
- 8 Section 6
- 9 Section 7
- 10 Section 7.5
- 11 Section 8
- 12 Section 8.5
- 13 Section 9
- 14 Section 10
- 15 Section 11
- 16 Section 12
- 17 Section 12.5
- 18 Section 13
- 19 Section 14
- 20 Section 15
- 21 Section 16
- 22 Section 17
- 23 Section 18
- 24 Section 19
- 25 Section 20
- 26 Section 21
- 27 Section 22
- 28 Section 28
- 29 Amendments
- 30 See also
- 31 External links
- 32 Additional reading
- 33 References
Section 1
Text of Section 1:
The legislative power of this State is vested in the California Legislature which consists of the Senate and Assembly, but the people reserve to themselves the powers of initiative and referendum.[1] |
Section 1.5
Text of Section 1.5:
The people find and declare that the Founding Fathers established a system of representative government based upon free, fair, and competitive elections. The increased concentration of political power in the hands of incumbent representatives has made our electoral system less free, less competitive, and less representative. The ability of legislators to serve unlimited number of terms, to establish their own retirement system, and to pay for staff and support services at state expense contribute heavily to the extremely high number of incumbents who are re-elected. These unfair incumbent advantages discourage qualified candidates from seeking public office and create a class of career politicians, instead of the citizen representatives envisioned by the Founding Fathers. These career politicians become representatives of the bureaucracy, rather than of the people whom they are elected to represent. To restore a free and democratic system of fair elections, and to encourage qualified candidates to seek public office, the people find and declare that the powers of incumbency must be limited. Retirement benefits must be restricted, state-financed incumbent staff and support services limited, and limitations placed upon the number of terms which may be served.[1] |
Section 1.5 was added to the constitution via California Proposition 140 (1990)
Section 2
Text of Section 2:
(a) (1) The Senate has a membership of 40 Senators elected for 4-year terms, 20 to begin every 2 years.
(b) Election of members of the Assembly shall be on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years unless otherwise prescribed by the Legislature. Senators shall be elected at the same time and places as members of the Assembly. (c) A person is ineligible to be a member of the Legislature unless the person is an elector and has been a resident of the legislative district for one year, and a citizen of the United States and a resident of California for 3 years, immediately preceding the election, and service of the full term of office to which the person is seeking to be elected would not exceed the maximum years of service permitted by subdivision (a) of this section. (d) When a vacancy occurs in the Legislature the Governor immediately shall call an election to fill the vacancy.[1] |
Section 3
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(a) The Legislature shall convene in regular session at noon on the first Monday in December of each even-numbered year and each house shall immediately organize. Each session of the Legislature shall adjourn sine die by operation of the Constitution at midnight on November 30 of the following even-numbered year. (b) On extraordinary occasions the Governor by proclamation may cause the Legislature to assemble in special session. When so assembled it has power to legislate only on subjects specified in the proclamation but may provide for expenses and other matters incidental to the session.[1] |
Section 4
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(a) To eliminate any appearance of a conflict with the proper discharge of his or her duties and responsibilities, no Member of the Legislature may knowingly receive any salary, wages, commissions, or other similar earned income from a lobbyist or lobbying firm, as defined by the Political Reform Act of 1974, or from a person who, during the previous 12 months, has been under a contract with the Legislature. The Legislature shall enact laws that define earned income. However, earned income does not include any community property interest in the income of a spouse. Any Member who knowingly receives any salary, wages, commissions, or other similar earned income from a lobbyist employer, as defined by the Political Reform Act of 1974, may not, for a period of one year following its receipt, vote upon or make, participate in making, or in any way attempt to use his or her official position to influence an action or decision before the Legislature, other than an action or decision involving a bill described in subdivision (c) of Section 12 of this article, which he or she knows, or has reason to know, would have a direct and significant financial impact on the lobbyist employer and would not impact the public generally or a significant segment of the public in a similar manner. As used in this subdivision, "public generally" includes an industry, trade, or profession. (b) Travel and living expenses for Members of the Legislature in connection with their official duties shall be prescribed by statute passed by rollcall vote entered in the journal, two-thirds of the membership of each house concurring. A Member may not receive travel and living expenses during the times that the Legislature is in recess for more than three calendar days, unless the Member is traveling to or from, or is in attendance at, any meeting of a committee of which he or she is a member, or a meeting, conference, or other legislative function or responsibility as authorized by the rules of the house of which he or she is a member, which is held at a location at least 20 miles from his or her place of residence. (c) The Legislature may not provide retirement benefits based on any portion of a monthly salary in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) paid to any Member of the Legislature unless the Member receives the greater amount while serving as a Member in the Legislature. The Legislature may, prior to their retirement, limit the retirement benefits payable to Members of the Legislature who serve during or after the term commencing in 1967. When computing the retirement allowance of a Member who serves in the Legislature during the term commencing in 1967 or later, allowance may be made for increases in cost of living if so provided by statute, but only with respect to increases in the cost of living occurring after retirement of the Member. However, the Legislature may provide that no Member shall be deprived of a cost of living adjustment based on a monthly salary of five hundred dollars ($500) which has accrued prior to the commencement of the 1967 Regular Session of the Legislature.[1] |
Section 4.5
Text of Section 4.5:
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution or existing law, a person elected to or serving in the Legislature on or after November 1, 1990, shall participate in the Federal Social Security (Retirement, Disability, Health Insurance) Program and the State shall pay only the employer's share of the contribution necessary to such participation. No other pension or retirement benefit shall accrue as a result of service in the Legislature, such service not being intended as a career occupation. This Section shall not be construed to abrogate or diminish any vested pension or retirement benefit which may have accrued under an existing law to a person holding or having held office in the Legislature, but upon adoption of this Act no further entitlement to nor vesting in any existing program shall accrue to any such person, other than Social Security to the extent herein provided.[1] |
Section 4.5 was added to the constitution via California Proposition 140 (1990)
Failed amendments:
Section 5
Text of Section 5:
(a) Each house shall judge the qualifications and elections of its Members and, by rollcall vote entered in the journal, two thirds of the membership concurring, may expel a Member. (b) No Member of the Legislature may accept any honorarium. The Legislature shall enact laws that implement this subdivision. (c) The Legislature shall enact laws that ban or strictly limit the acceptance of a gift by a Member of the Legislature from any source if the acceptance of the gift might create a conflict of interest. (d) No Member of the Legislature may knowingly accept any compensation for appearing, agreeing to appear, or taking any other action on behalf of another person before any state government board or agency. If a Member knowingly accepts any compensation for appearing, agreeing to appear, or taking any other action on behalf of another person before any local government board or agency, the Member may not, for a period of one year following the acceptance of the compensation, vote upon or make, participate in making, or in any way attempt to use his or her official position to influence an action or decision before the Legislature, other than an action or decision involving a bill described in subdivision (c) of Section 12 of this article, which he or she knows, or has reason to know, would have a direct and significant financial impact on that person and would not impact the public generally or a significant segment of the public in a similar manner. As used in this subdivision, "public generally" includes an industry, trade, or profession. However, a Member may engage in activities involving a board or agency which are strictly on his or her own behalf, appear in the capacity of an attorney before any court or the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, or act as an advocate without compensation or make an inquiry for information on behalf of a person before a board or agency. This subdivision does not prohibit any action of a partnership or firm of which the Member is a member if the Member does not share directly or indirectly in the fee, less any expenses attributable to that fee, resulting from that action. (e) The Legislature shall enact laws that prohibit a Member of the Legislature whose term of office commences on or after December 3, 1990, from lobbying, for compensation, as governed by the Political Reform Act of 1974, before the Legislature for 12 months after leaving office. (f) The Legislature shall enact new laws, and strengthen the enforcement of existing laws, prohibiting Members of the Legislature from engaging in activities or having interests which conflict with the proper discharge of their duties and responsibilities. However, the people reserve to themselves the power to implement this requirement pursuant to Article II.[1] |
Proposed amendment that was approved:
Proposed amendments that were defeated:
Section 6
Text of Section 6:
For the purpose of choosing members of the Legislature, the State shall be divided into 40 Senatorial and 80 Assembly districts to be called Senatorial and Assembly Districts. Each Senatorial district shall choose one Senator and each Assembly district shall choose one member of the Assembly.[1] |
Section 7
Text of Section 7:
(a) Each house shall choose its officers and adopt rules for its proceedings. A majority of the membership constitutes a quorum, but a smaller number may recess from day to day and compel the attendance of absent members. (b) Each house shall keep and publish a journal of its proceedings. The rollcall vote of the members on a question shall be taken and entered in the journal at the request of 3 members present. (c)
(d) Neither house without the consent of the other may recess for more than 10 days or to any other place.[1] |
Section 7.5
Text of Section 7.5:
In the fiscal year immediately following the adoption of this Act, the total aggregate expenditures of the Legislature for the compensation of members and employees of, and the operating expenses and equipment for, the Legislature may not exceed an amount equal to nine hundred fifty thousand dollars ($950,000) per member for that fiscal year or 80 percent of the amount of money expended for those purposes in the preceding fiscal year, whichever is less. For each fiscal year thereafter, the total aggregate expenditures may not exceed an amount equal to that expended for those purposes in the preceding fiscal year, adjusted and compounded by an amount equal to the percentage increase in the appropriations limit for the State established pursuant to Article XIIIB.[1] |
Section 7.5 was added to the constitution via California Proposition 140 (1990)
Section 8
Text of Section 8:
(a) At regular sessions no bill other than the budget bill may be heard or acted on by committee or either house until the 31st day after the bill is introduced unless the house dispenses with this requirement by rollcall vote entered in the journal, three fourths of the membership concurring. (b) The Legislature may make no law except by statute and may enact no statute except by bill. No bill may be passed unless it is read by title on 3 days in each house except that the house may dispense with this requirement by rollcall vote entered in the journal, two thirds of the membership concurring. No bill may be passed until the bill with amendments has been printed and distributed to the members. No bill may be passed unless, by rollcall vote entered in the journal, a majority of the membership of each house concurs. (c)
(d) Urgency statutes are those necessary for immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety. A statement of facts constituting the necessity shall be set forth in one section of the bill. In each house the section and the bill shall be passed separately, each by rollcall vote entered in the journal, two thirds of the membership concurring. An urgency statute may not create or abolish any office or change the salary, term, or duties of any office, or grant any franchise or special privilege, or create any vested right or interest.[1] |
Section 8.5
Text of Section 8.5:
An act amending an initiative statute, an act providing for the issuance of bonds, or a constitutional amendment proposed by the Legislature and submitted to the voters for approval shall not do either of the following:
Section 9
Text of Section 9:
A statute shall embrace but one subject, which shall be expressed in its title. If a statute embraces a subject not expressed in its title, only the part not expressed is void. A statute may not be amended by reference to its title. A section of a statute may not be amended unless the section is re-enacted as amended.[1] |
Section 10
Text of Section 10:
(a) Each bill passed by the Legislature shall be presented to the Governor. It becomes a statute if it is signed by the Governor. The Governor may veto it by returning it with any objections to the house of origin, which shall enter the objections in the journal and proceed to reconsider it. If each house then passes the bill by rollcall vote entered in the journal, two-thirds of the membership concurring, it becomes a statute. (b)
(c) Any bill introduced during the first year of the biennium of the legislative session that has not been passed by the house of origin by January 31 of the second calendar year of the biennium may no longer be acted on by the house. No bill may be passed by either house on or after September 1 of an even-numbered year except statutes calling elections, statutes providing for tax levies or appropriations for the usual current expenses of the State, and urgency statutes, and bills passed after being vetoed by the Governor. (d) The Legislature may not present any bill to the Governor after November 15 of the second calendar year of the biennium of the legislative session. (e) The Governor may reduce or eliminate one or more items of appropriation while approving other portions of a bill. The Governor shall append to the bill a statement of the items reduced or eliminated with the reasons for the action. The Governor shall transmit to the house originating the bill a copy of the statement and reasons. Items reduced or eliminated shall be separately reconsidered and may be passed over the Governor's veto in the same manner as bills. (f)
Section 11
Text of Section 11:
The Legislature or either house may by resolution provide for the selection of committees necessary for the conduct of its business, including committees to ascertain facts and make recommendations to the Legislature on a subject within the scope of legislative control.[1] |
Section 12
Text of Section 12:
(a) Within the first 10 days of each calendar year, the Governor shall submit to the Legislature, with an explanatory message, a budget for the ensuing fiscal year containing itemized statements for recommended state expenditures and estimated state revenues. If recommended expenditures exceed estimated revenues, the Governor shall recommend the sources from which the additional revenues should be provided. (b) The Governor and the Governor-elect may require a state agency, officer, or employee to furnish whatever information is deemed necessary to prepare the budget. (c)
(d) No bill except the budget bill may contain more than one item of appropriation, and that for one certain, expressed purpose. Appropriations from the General Fund of the State, except appropriations for the public schools and appropriations in the budget bill and in other bills providing for appropriations related to the budget bill, are void unless passed in each house by rollcall vote entered in the journal, two-thirds of the membership concurring. (e)
(f) The Legislature may control the submission, approval, and enforcement of budgets and the filing of claims for all state agencies. (g) For the 2004–05 fiscal year, or any subsequent fiscal year, the Legislature may not send to the Governor for consideration, nor may the Governor sign into law, a budget bill that would appropriate from the General Fund, for that fiscal year, a total amount that, when combined with all appropriations from the General Fund for that fiscal year made as of the date of the budget bill's passage, and the amount of any General Fund moneys transferred to the Budget Stabilization Account for that fiscal year pursuant to Section 20 of Article XVI, exceeds General Fund revenues for that fiscal year estimated as of the date of the budget bill's passage. That estimate of General Fund revenues shall be set forth in the budget bill passed by the Legislature. (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of this Constitution, including subdivision (c) of this section, Section 4 of this article, and Sections 4 and 8 of Article III, in any year in which the budget bill is not passed by the Legislature by midnight on June 15, there shall be no appropriation from the current budget or future budget to pay any salary or reimbursement for travel or living expenses for Members of the Legislature during any regular or special session for the period from midnight on June 15 until the day that the budget bill is presented to the Governor. No salary or reimbursement for travel or living expenses forfeited pursuant to this subdivision shall be paid retroactively.[1] |
- Proposition 61 (1986)
- Proposition 165 (1992)
- Proposition 56 (2004)
- Proposition 76 (2005)
- Proposition 1A (2009)
- Proposition 31, Two-Year State Budget Cycle (2012)
Section 12.5
Text of Section 12.5:
Within 10 days following the submission of a budget pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 12, following the proposed adjustments to the Governor's Budget required by subdivision (e) of Section 13308 of the Government Code or a successor statute, and following the enactment of the budget bill, or as soon as feasible thereafter, the Director of Finance shall submit to the Legislature both of the following:
Section 13
Text of Section 13:
A member of the Legislature may not, during the term for which the member is elected, hold any office or employment under the State other than an elective office.[1] |
Section 14
Text of Section 14:
A member of the Legislature is not subject to civil process during a session of the Legislature or for 5 days before and after a session.[1] |
Section 15
Text of Section 15:
A person who seeks to influence the vote or action of a member of the Legislature in the member's legislative capacity by bribery, promise of reward, intimidation, or other dishonest means, or a member of the Legislature so influenced, is guilty of a felony.[1] |
Section 16
Text of Section 16:
(a) All laws of a general nature have uniform operation. (b) A local or special statute is invalid in any case if a general statute can be made applicable.[1] |
Section 17
Text of Section 17:
The Legislature has no power to grant, or to authorize a city, county, or other public body to grant, extra compensation or extra allowance to a public officer, public employee, or contractor after service has been rendered or a contract has been entered into and performed in whole or in part, or to authorize the payment of a claim against the State or a city, county, or other public body under an agreement made without authority of law.[1] |
Failed amendment:
Section 18
Text of Section 18:
(a) The Assembly has the sole power of impeachment. Impeachments shall be tried by the Senate. A person may not be convicted unless, by rollcall vote entered in the journal, two thirds of the membership of the Senate concurs. (b) State officers elected on a statewide basis, members of the State Board of Equalization, and judges of state courts are subject to impeachment for misconduct in office. Judgment may extend only to removal from office and disqualification to hold any office under the State, but the person convicted or acquitted remains subject to criminal punishment according to law.[1] |
Section 19
Text of Section 19:
(a) The Legislature has no power to authorize lotteries and shall prohibit the sale of lottery tickets in the State. (b) The Legislature may provide for the regulation of horse races and horse race meetings and wagering on the results. (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) the Legislature by statute may authorize cities and counties to provide for bingo games, but only for charitable purposes. (d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), there is authorized the establishment of a California State Lottery. (e) The Legislature has no power to authorize, and shall prohibit casinos of the type currently operating in Nevada and New Jersey. (f) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (e), and any other provision of state law, the Governor is authorized to negotiate and conclude compacts, subject to ratification by the Legislature, for the operation of slot machines and for the conduct of lottery games and banking and percentage card games by federally recognized Indian tribes on Indian lands in California in accordance with federal law. Accordingly, slot machines, lottery games, and banking and percentage card games are hereby permitted to be conducted and operated on tribal lands subject to those compacts. (f) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the Legislature may authorize private, nonprofit, eligible organizations, as defined by the Legislature, to conduct raffles as a funding mechanism to provide support for their own or another private, nonprofit, eligible organization's beneficial and charitable works, provided that (1) at least 90 percent of the gross receipts from the raffle go directly to beneficial or charitable purposes in California, and (2) any person who receives compensation in connection with the operation of a raffle is an employee of the private nonprofit organization that is conducting the raffle. The Legislature, two-thirds of the membership of each house concurring, may amend the percentage of gross receipts required by this subdivision to be dedicated to beneficial or charitable purposes by means of a statute that is signed by the Governor.[1] |
Note: Section 19 has two paragraphs (f) because on March 7, 2000, two ballot propositions were simultaneously approved, each of which added a new paragraph (f) to Section 19. The first paragraph (f) as it appears in the text of the constitution is there as a result of Proposition 1A and the second paragraph (f) is there as a result of Proposition 17.
Section 20
Text of Section 20:
(a) The Legislature may provide for division of the State into fish and game districts and may protect fish and game in districts or parts of districts. (b) There is a Fish and Game Commission of 5 members appointed by the Governor and approved by the Senate, a majority of the membership concurring, for 6-year terms and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Appointment to fill a vacancy is for the unexpired portion of the term. The Legislature may delegate to the commission such powers relating to the protection and propagation of fish and game as the Legislature sees fit. A member of the commission may be removed by concurrent resolution adopted by each house, a majority of the membership concurring.[1] |
Section 21
Text of Section 21:
To meet the needs resulting from war-caused or enemy-caused disaster in California, the Legislature may provide for:
Section 22
Text of Section 22:
It is the right of the people to hold their legislators accountable. To assist the people in exercising this right, at the convening of each regular session of the Legislature, the President pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the Assembly, and the minority leader of each house shall report to their house the goals and objectives of that house during that session and, at the close of each regular session, the progress made toward meeting those goals and objectives.[1] |
Section 28
Text of Section 28:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, no bill shall take effect as an urgency statute if it authorizes or contains an appropriation for either (1) the alteration or modification of the color, detail, design, structure or fixtures of the historically restored areas of the first, second, and third floors and the exterior of the west wing of the State Capitol from that existing upon the completion of the project of restoration or rehabilitation of the building conducted pursuant to Section 9124 of the Government Code as such section read upon the effective date of this section, or (2) the purchase of furniture of different design to replace that restored, replicated, or designed to conform to the historic period of the historically restored areas specified above, including the legislators' chairs and desks in the Senate and Assembly Chambers. (b) No expenditures shall be made in payment for any of the purposes described in subdivision (a) of this section unless funds are appropriated expressly for such purposes. (c) This section shall not apply to appropriations or expenditures for ordinary repair and maintenance of the State Capitol building, fixtures and furniture.[1] |
- Proposition 3 (June 1980) added the original text of Section 28.
- Proposition 7 (1911)
- Proposition 3 (June 1980)
- Proposition 140 (1990)
- Proposition 219 (1998)
- Proposition 1A (2000)
- Proposition 17 (2000)
- Proposition 58 (2004)
- Proposition 28 (2012)
- Proposition 14 (1982)
- Proposition 39 (1984)
- Proposition 61 (1986)
- Proposition 119 (1990)
- Proposition 131 (1990)
- Proposition 158 (1992)
- Proposition 159 (1982)
- Proposition 165 (1992)
- Proposition 33 (2000)
- Proposition 56 (2004)
- Proposition 68 (2004)
- Proposition 70 (2004)
- Proposition 76 (2005)
- Proposition 93 (2008)
- Proposition 1C (2009)
- Proposition 31 (2012)
See also
- State constitution
- Constitutional article
- Constitutional amendment
- Constitutional revision
- Constitutional convention
- Amendments
External links
- California Constitution
- California Secretary of State, "1849 California Constitution from the California State Archives"
- California Secretary of State, "1878–1879 Constitutional Convention Working Papers"
- The California Constitution Wiki, a wiki project to re-design the state's constitution
Additional reading
- Joseph R. Grodin, Calvin R. Massey, and Richard B. Cunningham (1993), The California State Constitution: A Reference Guide, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press.
- Treadwell, Edward (1902). The Constitution of the State of California, San Francisco, California: Bancroft-Whitney.
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This is a jigsaw puzzle game on the animal pictures.
This game is very simple and fun, sound and images combined to improve the children's cognitive skills and intelligence are very helpful, of course, for adults, is a fun casual games.
1. Supports the coordination between sound and image
2. Supports from the image library to choose their own images
3. Supports the ease of set up the game for children of different ages can set different levels
4. Includes more than 10 pictures
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Have you ever gotten so depressed that you cut? That you hurt yourself? I'm just wondering. If you have, or if you do. I'm trying so hard not to go back to it. Buit it's really hard with everything...
Yes, I have...a couple months ago, I cut this horrid cross (for whatever reason) on my inner forearm...and all these people asked about it, and it didn't really look like they believed my stupid lies. Somehow I'm feeling the urge to start again, and I do have easy access to razors and all that. I know how hard it is not to do it. Even now I'm fighting it. I hope you (we?) find some measure of self-control...
"Je frissonne de peur quand tu me dit 'mon ange'... et cependent je sens ma bouche aller vers toi." ~ Baudelaire
Yeah, I used to be a cutter too. Very dangerous one
I even got to the hospital once cuz I cut too deep...
Trust me, you dont want to fall into this addiction
Talk, express yourselves, cry, yell , whatever ! But do not cut yourself !!!
If you need any help though, you can always ask me some advice
I'll do what I can to help ya out!
But seriously... why do you think my name is Red Rebel if not cuz of all the blood I lost from cutting...anywayz
~ Gotta be RR ! ~
Awhile back, I was very depressed, and my friend talked about how cutting made her feel. I got desperate and decided to try it, but my razor was too dull! I tried my sister's, and hers was to dull also. I ended up using a grapefruit knife. I only cut once, and my parents found out about it. I haven't done it since, because I'm afriad of it. I tend to just dig my nails into my skin and leave bruises.
"Life's not a song
Life isn't Bliss
Life is just this: It's Living"
Yes, I used to cut. I don't anymore though. It took long months to get over it all, but now I think I'm safe to say I don't. I cut quite badly, and it was only with some serious help from a friend, who got me up and running, then I was able to finally believe that I could get better. I don't think you can get better without wanting to, and without believing you can. You have to believe.
When you find yourself begging to cut, do something else instead! If you can, go for a walk/run, cook, create something, anything to get your mind and/or body active. If it's late at night and you're stuck in your room, unable to sleep (or other such likely scenarious, whcih is when I used to cut most) then write/draw/journal something, scream into your pillow, count sheep.. just don't let yourself give in. You're tougher and stronger than the need to cut is, and you CAN beat it. Good luck, both/all of you.
"People who take you at face value will always be your true friends. Truth + laughter = good friendships."
--milly the fairy
i hate to say it but i am a cutter i had stop for a while but it is an addiction i have to cut just to know i am still breathing. i want you to know you can get over it you can stop cutting you just need support or someone to be there for you. you need someone to talk to and i have been where you are. i have seen many things so if you need help or someone to talk to i am here for you.
Lust Is When You Love What You See. Love Is When You Lust For What's Inside
yea I just deal better with physical pain rather than emotional pain most people are afraid of it though I try to cut in places I know the scars won't been seen very much cause I forget about it in the summer time when it gets hot and people ask to many questions and after a while no one beleives the cat did it. I haven't done it in a while although I have been wanting to alot the past week, but I've been trying not to be that person anymore(sometimes I wonder if I'm denying who I am).
Two of my friends used to cut. They didn't really know each other, so this wasn't a copy-cat thing. One cut long slashes down her forarm, and carved things into her thigh. The other would whittle away at her wrist with whatever metal object she could get her hands on. I can't get the serious cutter to spot, but I'm blacking mailing the whittler into stopping. Hey, the ends justify the means. Every day I check her wrists.
Anyways, I asked both of them why they do it. The answers are pretty much the same. Bored, depressed, or wanting attention. I think using your will power and keeping yourself busy will help stop the urges to cut. And try to be around people! Don't spend to much time alone, or talk yourself into depression.


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We may scoff and laugh at the suggestion that the rapture will occur this Saturday, but there are signs of late that I simply cannot ignore. Are they onto something? Check out these seven signs of the forthcoming Rapture and decide for yourself. Donald Trump is not running for President Old news now, but Dumb […]
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Making funeral arrangements…for myself.
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Gender parties
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It's time for the city of Albany to ban dogs
As a longtime resident, citizen, and neighbor, I can no longer stay silent about an issue that is a very real threat to our economy, health, and public safety. All three are being jeopardized by a trend of young urbanites acquiring and housinganimals that are known to be unclean, loud, and potentially dangerous. I'm talking, […]
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Goodwill opens new locations and career center in the Valley
Valley residents will have three new places to shop this month when one of the oldest and largest nonprofit agencies in Arizona opens stores across the Valley.
Two new Goodwill locations will open in Phoenix and Peoria - including one with a Career Center. A third has already reopened after the completion of a remodeling project.
Goodwill, which doubles as a donation center and a retail store, puts people to work by providing job training and employment services to people with "vocational disadvantages and disabilities that can include mental and emotional barriers, physical disabilities, welfare dependency, illiteracy and age."
Visitors are encouraged to shop for discounted items including clothing, housewares, and antiques. Shoppers can also donate used clothing or unwanted items to be resold.
The Phoenix Goodwill near 19th Avenue and Baseline Road will open at 9 a.m. on March 30, 2012. Job seekers will have access to computers, printers, telephones, fax machines, and the Internet at a special career center.
The first 150 shoppers, meanwhile, will receive a $5 gift card good on their next purchase at any Goodwill location.
In addition, people who make donations will receive $5 off their purchase during the grand opening weekend at the same location.
This Friday, another Goodwill will open at 83rd Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Road, in Peoria.
Goodwill will not accept donations at that location.
Shoppers are encouraged to make donations at the remodeled Union Hills Donation Center at Union Hills and 7th Street in Phoenix.
People who would like to donate items can also visit www.donate.goodwillaz.org to schedule a home pick-up.


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- Pre-Professional Programs
- Research Opportunities
- Internships Opportunities
- Research Honors
- FINS Information
The minimum requirement for admission to most schools of medicine is ninety (90) semester hours of academic courses, although completion of the curriculum leading to a baccalaureate degree is encouraged. Courses in general and organic chemistry, biology, physics, and English are required but concentration in the sciences is not essential. Medicine is concerned with a variety of social and community problems and a broad cultural background is considered desirable. Pre-medical studies for each student should be planned in keeping with individual interests. Development of an efficient method of study and habit of reasoning is more important than the selection of subjects. Requirements may be met with the programs leading to baccalaureate degrees in natural sciences, social sciences, or humanities. Students interested in becoming physicians, veterinarians, or dentists should contact Dr. Tucker as early as possible for specific advice on preparatory programs, required courses and examinations, and application procedures for professional schools.
All courses needed to complete the pre-pharmacy requirements for pharmacy school are readily available at The University of Virginia's College at Wise. Pre-pharmacy requirements vary from one pharmacy school to another and it is not possible to list a single set of courses that will satisfy the pre-pharmacy requirements for all programs. Students should consult the requirements for all pharmacy programs of interest and plan a course of study appropriate for the schools chosen. Most programs will require a minimum of three years of study to complete the pre-pharmacy requirements. Students are advised that admission to pharmacy school is a competitive process. Listed below is a core curriculum that is required by many schools. Many pharmacy schools require courses in addition to the core.
- BIO 1010 Principles of Biology(3)
- BIO 1011 Principles of Biology Laboratory (1)
- BIO 1020 Introduction to Biological Diversity (3)
- BIO 1021 Introduction to Biological Diversity Laboratory (1)
- CHM 1010 College Chemistry I (3)
- CHM 1011 College Chemistry I Laboratory (1)
- CHM 1020 College Chemistry II (3)
- CHM 1021 College Chemistry II Laboratory (1)
- CHM 3010 Organic Chemistry I (3)
- CHM 3011 Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (3)
- CHM 3020 Organic Chemistry II (3)
- CHM 3021 Organic Chemistry II Laboratory (3)
- COM 1000 Public Speaking (3)
- ECO 2050 Microeconomic Principles (3)
- ENG 1010 Composition I (3)
- ENG 1020 Composition II (3)
- MTH 1180 Elementary Probability and Statistics (3)
- MTH 2040 Calculus I (4)
- MTH 208 Elementary Probability and Statistics (4)
- PHY 1010 Introduction to Physics I (4)
- PHY 2010 General Physics Laboratory I (1)
- PHY 1020 Introduction to Physics II (4)
- PHY 2020 General Physics Laboratory II (1)
- Electives not to include natural sciences, business, or physical education (12)
TOTAL = 69 semester hours
Most physical therapy programs are post-graduate and require a bachelor's degree for admission. No specific undergraduate major is required. Listed below are courses needed for admission to many programs. Students should contact the American Physical Therapy Association (www.APTA.org) for schools with accredited physical therapy programs and a list of specific courses required for admission to those programs. Students should consult Dr. Woodard about the schools to which they plan to apply for specific requirements, and be advised that admission to physical therapy programs is highly competitive.
- BIO 1010 Principles of Biology(3)
- BIO 1011 Principles of Biology Laboratory (1)
- BIO 1020 Introduction to Biological Diversity (3)
- BIO 1021 Introduction to Biological Diversity Laboratory (1)
- BIO 2310 Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology I (4)
- BIO 2320 Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology II (4)
- BIO 3120 Animal Physiology (5) and
- BIO 3230 Anatomy (5), or
- CHM 1010 College Chemistry I (3)
- CHM 1011 College Chemistry I Laboratory (1)
- CHM 1020 College Chemistry II (3)
- CHM 1021 College Chemistry II Laboratory (1)
- ENG 1010 Composition I (3)
- ENG 1020 Composition II (3)
- MTH 1110/1210 Pre-calculus I/II (4-6)
- MTH 1180 Elementary Probability and Statistics (3)
- MTH 2040 Calculus I (4)
- PHY 1010 Introduction to Physics I (4)
- PHY 2010 General Physics Laboratory I (1)
- PHY 1020 Introduction to Physics II (4)
- PHY 2020 General Physics Laboratory II (1)
- PSY 1100 Introduction to Psychology (3)
- Physical Education activity course(s) (2)
- Humanities Electives (6)
- Psychology Electives (3)
- Social Science Electives (6)
- General Electives† (29-30)
† Students are encouraged to select general electives from the following categories: computer science, embryology, histology, human anatomy, kinesiology, physiology, foreign languages, and courses in physical education which deal with and analytical approach to human movement or motor learning.
TOTAL = 98-105 semester hours
Our faculty are engaged in research that depends upon the participation of students and we actively encourage students at all academic levels to become involved. Studies during the past decade show that students with undergraduate research experience are more likely to be accepted by and do well in graduate and professional schools across the nation. The opportunities for such research experience are much greater at UVa-Wise because of our faculty to student ratio. We believe it is one of our greatest assets.
We have members of the department working on slime molds, tropical plant extracts, transcription factors, reptiles and amphibians, molluscs, environmental geochemistry of mining, and more. We use both traditional and modern techniques to answer questions and have state-of-the-art equipment at our disposal. Please contact us as early as possible in your UVa-Wise career so that you may choose a project that works on questions of interest to you.
Much of our research occurs in the summers and students interested in working with us during this time can apply for a Fellowship In the Natural Sciences (FINS). The FINS program is both highly competitive and rewarding, allowing students to work with individual faculty throughout the summer. Information about the program and an application are available here or you may contact Brenda Whitaker in the Natural Sciences office.
Experience in your field of study is a very important part of your undergraduate training in the sciences. Most students realize that getting into a graduate or professional program requires experience and most jobs require it. But experience is often confusing and elusive (i.e., how can you obtain experience when you need experience to get your first position?). Internships are the answer. An internship is a formal, preprofessional fieldwork experience in an area in which you have gained some theoretical competence, usually through coursework in your academic major or concentration.
Internships are available throughout the world in almost any field imaginable. You can find internship opportunities just by intelligently surfing the web and we encourage you to do this early and often. Many students at UVa-Wise find very rewarding internships on their own through such measures. This page is designed simply to let you know that internships are an important part of your undergraduate experience - you should use them to find out what you do not like as well as what you do. The following is a list meant to get you started in your search by showing you a few possibilities and letting you see what some of our students have found in the past.
Brief List of Internship Opportunities in the Sciences
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
The Student Conservation Association
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
National Museum of Natural History
Environmental Careers Organization
The Biology Program at The University of Virginia's College at Wise is pleased to award graduation with honors to students who distinguish themselves in research. To earn honors, students must submit a contract for research in biology and fulfill all requirements of the contract to the satisfaction of the Biology Program at The University of Virginia's College at Wise. Additional information about this program and an official contract may be obtained from Brenda Whitaker in the Natural Sciences office.
Although research topics are limited solely by your imagination, we do have individual research interests. If any of the following areas of interest sound exciting, feel free to contact that person to discuss ideas. Alternatively, if you have your own ideas for a research project, please contact us to discuss possible experimental designs.
Kevin G. Jones | Associate Professor of Biology | ||
Molecular biology, ecology, and systematics of slime molds and fungi; phylogeny of the genus Sempervivum | |||
Robin L. Woodard | Associate Professor of Biology | ||
Signal transduction and the regulation of transcription in eukaryotic cells |
Undergraduate Research Experiences at the University of Virginia's College at Wise
The University of Virginia's College at Wise Fellowship in the Natural Sciences (FINS) provides research opportunities to students during their college careers. Students gain practical experience in modern scientific research techniques by pursuing answers to contemporary questions under the direction of a member of the natural sciences faculty. Faculty sponsors serve as mentors, role models, and advisors. Individual projects support the goals of a research program that is of high scientific merit yet are appropriate for undergraduate research. Successful applicants are encouraged to submit a proposal for graduation "With Research Honors" in the respective field of study.
FINS Research Fellows will:
- receive a $3,000 student stipend for the ten (10) week period;
- spend approximately forty (40) hours per week on their research or diabetes projects during the period of their fellowship;
- present the findings of their research during a FINS Symposium
Successful student applicants will:
- have completed at least one year of undergraduate science coursework;
- be students in good standing at The University of Virginia's College at Wise;
- be highly motivated to participate in ongoing research projects and demonstrate the potential for success in scientific research and related experiences; and
- have demonstrated a high degree of academic achievement.
To apply, submit the following materials to the Science Center Office
- completed FINS application form (available in Science Center office or click for the Application Form)
- statement describing your academic background, scientific interests, suitability for field or laboratory experiences, and past research experiences
- statement explaining how the chosen fellowship experience will help you pursue your career goals
- one official copy of your academic transcript
- two letters of recommendation from professors who can assess your scientific and intellectual abilities, previous training and experience, and potential for a career in research (at least one must be from a non-sponsoring professor)
- a research proposal (maximum five pages for project description)
Send application materials to:
FINS Program
c/o Brenda Whitaker
Department of Natural Sciences
University of Virginia's College at Wise
Wise, VA 24293


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