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Previous studies of split-ticket voting have demonstrated that partisan ambivalence—countervailing affective cross-pressure that decreases preference stability—is positively related to an individual's likelihood of casting a split ballot. While these findings are intuitive, recent methodological work regarding the measurement of ambivalence hints that indifference—i.e. the complete absence of affective political attachments—should produce a stronger positive effect on split-ticket voting than ambivalence. If partisan considerations are not central to the self-image of indifferent voters—who have little cognitive or emotional attachments from which they draw politically-relevant information—then they should be very likely to cast split ballots given that their nominal partisan attachments are only tentatively related to electoral choice. Drawing upon this distinction, I disaggregate indifferent individuals (i.e. those voters who are neither positively nor negatively oriented towards the parties) from ambivalent ones (i.e. those voters who possess mixed or conflicting affective attachments to both parties) and demonstrate that indifference has a greater positive effect on an individual's propensity to engage in split-ticketing. I then show how the prevailing interval-level operationalization of ambivalence underestimates the true effect of indifference on split-ticketing.
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- Title
- The Role of Indifference in Split-Ticket Voting
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Political Behavior
Volume 37, Issue 1 , pp 67-86
- Cover Date
- 2015-03-01
- 10.1007/s11109-013-9266-9
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- Spit-ticket voting
- Indifference
- Ambivalence
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Locale | Staten Island and Manhattan, New York City |
Waterway | Upper New York Bay |
Transit type | Passenger ferry |
Operator | New York City Department of Transportation |
Began operation | 1817 |
System length | 5.2 mi (8.4 km) |
No. of lines | 1 |
No. of vessels | 8 |
No. of terminals | 2 |
Daily ridership | 75,000 |
Locale | Staten Island and Manhattan, New York City |
Waterway | Upper New York Bay |
Transit type | Passenger ferry |
Operator | New York City Department of Transportation |
Began operation | 1817 |
System length | 5.2 mi (8.4 km) |
No. of lines | 1 |
No. of vessels | 8 |
No. of terminals | 2 |
Daily ridership | 75,000 |
The Staten Island Ferry is a passenger ferry service operated by the New York City Department of Transportation that runs between the boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island.
The ferry departs Manhattan from the Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal at South Ferry, at the southernmost tip of Manhattan near Battery Park. On Staten Island, the ferry arrives and departs from the St. George Ferry Terminal on Richmond Terrace, near Richmond County's Borough Hall and Supreme Court. Service is provided 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and is punctual 96% of the time. The Staten Island Ferry has been a municipal service since 1905, and currently carries over 21 million passengers annually on the 5.2-mile (8.4 km) run.[1] The 5 miles (8.0 km) journey takes about 25 minutes each way in good weather.[1]
The ferry is free of charge, though riders must disembark at each terminal and reenter through the terminal building for a round trip to comply with Coast Guard regulations regarding vessel capacity and the placeholding optical turnstiles at both terminals.[2] For most of the 20th century, the ferry was famed as the biggest bargain in New York City. It charged the same one-nickel fare as the New York City Subway but the ferry fare remained a nickel when the subway fare increased to 10 cents in 1948. In 1970 then-Mayor John V. Lindsay proposed that the fare be raised to 25 cents, pointing out that the cost for each ride was 50 cents, or ten times what the fare brought in. On August 4, 1975, the nickel fare ended and the charge became 25 cents for a round trip, the quarter being collected in one direction only. The round trip increased to 50 cents in 1990, but the fare was eliminated altogether in 1997.[1]
While the ferries no longer transport motor vehicles, they do transport bicycles. There are two bicycle entrances to the ferry from either borough. The bike entrance is always on the first floor so bicyclists can enter the ferry from the ground without needing to enter the building. The ground entrance is also reserved exclusively for bike-riders (everyone else must use the 2nd floor entrance). Cyclists must dismount and walk their bicycles to the waiting area and onto the boat and bicycles must be stored in the designated bicycle storage area on each boat. Cyclists are subject to screening upon arrival at the ferry terminals.[3] Bicycles may also be taken on the lowest deck of the ferry without charge. In the past, ferries were equipped for vehicle transport, at a charge of $3 per automobile; however, vehicles have not been allowed on the ferry since the September 11 attacks.[1]
There is commuter parking at the St. George ferry terminal, connecting to several buses and the Staten Island Railway. On the Manhattan side, the new Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal, dedicated in 2005, has convenient access to subways, buses, taxis and bicycle routes. The ferry ride is a favorite of tourists to New York as it provides excellent views of the Lower Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty. The ferry runs 24/7, with service continuing overnight after most day peak traffic has ceased. The ferry is a popular place to go on Saturday nights, as beer and snacks are served.[4]
On February 7, 2005, a completely renovated and modernized terminal, designed by architect Frederic Schwartz, was dedicated, along with the new two-acre Peter Minuit Plaza in Battery Park.[5] The terminal was designed to accommodate over 100,000 tourists and commuters on a daily basis (for transportation open 24 hours a day), and the new design establishes the terminal as a major integrated transportation hub, connecting it with the New York City Subway's new South Ferry station complex, with access to the subway, buses, and taxis.[5] Additionally, through the Terminal and Minuit Plaza, access to bicycle lanes and even other water transport options are also available.[6]
A "gateway to the city," set against the backdrop of Manhattan's greatest buildings on one side and the river on the other, the design was created to imbue the terminal "with a strong sense of civic presence."[5] In his remarks at the terminal's February 7, 2005, dedication, Mayor Michael Bloomberg stated that "You can walk into this spectacular terminal day or night and feel like you're part of the city ... (the terminal) is a continuation of what you feel on the ferry ... in a sense you are suspended over the water."[5] Described as "an elegant addition to [the] city's architecture," the transit hub was described by a Newsday editor as so beautiful that it had become a tourist attraction in its own right, with "the panorama of lower Manhattan from the top of the escalators, the vast windows framing the Statue of Liberty, the upstairs deck with views of the harbor ... [are] reasons to take shelter here for a little longer than the ferry schedule makes strictly necessary."[7]
In the 18th century, ferry service between Staten Island and the city of New York (then occupying only the southern tip of Manhattan) was conducted by private individuals with "periaugers", shallow-draft, two-masted sailboats used for local traffic in New York harbor. In the early 19th century, Vice President (and former New York governor) Daniel D. Tompkins secured a charter for the Richmond Turnpike Company, as part of his efforts to develop the village of Tompkinsville; though intended to build a highway across Staten Island, the company also received the right to run a ferry to New York. The Richmond Turnpike Company is the direct ancestor of the current municipal ferry.
In 1817, the Richmond Turnpike Company began to run the first motorized ferry between New York and Staten Island, the steam-powered Nautilus. It was commanded by Captain John De Forest, the brother-in-law of a young entrepreneur, Cornelius Vanderbilt. In 1838, Vanderbilt, who had grown wealthy in the steamboat business in New York waters, bought control of the company. Except for a brief period in the 1850s, he would remain the dominant figure in the ferry until the Civil War, when he sold it to the Staten Island Railway, led by his brother Jacob; subsequently, three of the Staten Island ferries were requisitioned by the United States Army for service in the war, but none were ever returned to New York Harbor.
During the 1850s, Staten Island developed rapidly, and the ferry accordingly grew in importance. But the poor condition of the boats became a source of chronic complaint, as did the limited schedule. The opening of the Staten Island Railway in 1860 increased traffic further and newer boats were acquired, named after the towns of Richmond County which covered the whole of Staten Island. One of these ferries, the Westfield, came to grief when its boiler exploded while sitting in its slip at South Ferry at about 1:30 in the afternoon of July 30, 1871. Within days of the disaster, some 85 were identified as dead and hundreds injured, and several more were added to the death toll in the weeks following. Jacob Vanderbilt, president of the Staten Island Railway, was arrested for murder, though he escaped conviction. The engineer of Westfield was a black man, which aroused openly racist commentary in New York's newspapers, though Vanderbilt stoutly defended his employee. Victims were never compensated for damages.[8]
The competing ferry services that were all finally controlled by Vanderbilt were sold to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and operated by the Staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad (SIRT, predecessor to the Staten Island Railway) in 1884.
On June 14, 1901, the SIRT ferry Northfield was leaving the ferry port at Whitehall when it was struck by a Jersey Central Ferry and sank immediately. There were two full deck crews aboard Northfield and their swift actions ensured that out of 995 passengers aboard, only five ended up missing, presumed drowned. This accident, though minor in comparison to the Westfield Disaster, was seized upon by the City of New York as a justification to seize control of the SIRT ferries, Staten Island now being officially part of New York City, as the Borough of Richmond. Ferry service was assumed by the city's Department of Docks and Ferries in 1905. Five new ferries, one named for each of the new boroughs, were commissioned.
Today the Staten Island Ferry annually carries over 19 million passengers on a 5.2-mile (8.4-km) run that takes approximately 25 minutes each way. Service is provided 24 hours a day, every day. Each day approximately five boats transport about 75,000 passengers during 104 boat trips. Over 33,000 trips are made annually.
During rush hours, ferries usually run every 15- and 20-minute intervals, decreasing to 30 minutes during the mid-days and evenings. During very late or early morning hours (the midnight hours) a ferry is provided once every 60 minutes. During the weekends ferries run every 30 and 60 minutes. In November 2006, additional ferries running every 30 minutes were provided during the weekend morning hours - the most significant change in the ferry schedule for about three decades. The ferries will run at least every 30 minutes 24/7 by May 1, 2015.[9]
There are eight ferry boats in four classes currently in service:
The three steamboats, completed in 1950 and 1951 at Bethlehem Steel Company's Staten Island yard, were named Pvt. Joseph F. Merrell, Cornelius G. Kolff and Verrazzano, the last-named an unusual spelling, with a double 'z' for the Florentine navigator explorer Giovanni de Verrazano. The trio shared a length of 269 feet, gross tonnage of 2,285, capacity for 106 passengers and a vehicle deck for cars, vans and small trucks. Out-of-service New York ferries have not always ended their careers as ferries. The SS Cornelius Kolff and the SS Private Joseph Merrell, temporarily housed prison inmates for 15 years at Rikers Island. Both vessels were scrapped in 2004. The SS Mary Murray also ended its life as a floating wreck within view of the New Jersey Turnpike.[12] It was partially broken up for scrap in 2008. The MV Governor Herbert H. Lehman, sold at auction by the city in 2008, is currently undergoing renovations at Steelways Shipyard in Newburgh, New York.
There have been some incidents during the Staten Island Ferry's lifetime:
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The honey bee sculpture that graces the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis is bee-u-tiful.
It's the work of nationally renowned artist Donna Billick, based in Davis. Indeed, the bee sculpture is so unique, so creative and so detailed that you can almost hear it buzz.
You'll get a close-up look at the bee at the grand opening celebration on Saturday, Sept. 11. The time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The place: Bee Biology Road on the west end of campus. The event will include speakers, honey tasting, children's activities, and tours of the half-acre bee friendly garden.
The Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, planted last fall, is designed to be a year-around food source for bees and other pollinators; a teaching resource and field research site; and an educational experience for visitors. "It promises to become a campus destination," said entomology professor Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and former chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology.
Kudos to Haagen-Dazs for its generous gift.
Kudos to the winning design team from Sausalito: Ann F. Baker, landscape architect; Jessica Brainard, interpretive planned; Chika Kurotaki, exhibit designer and Donald Sibbett, landscape architect.
And kudos to the construction team that put it all together: Cagwin and Dorward Landscape Contractors.
A very welcome addition to the haven is the colorful art created by the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program, founded and directed by entomology professor-artist Diane Ullman and artist Donna Billick.
The ceramic art tiles on the bee "pedestal" are the work of undergraduate students and community residents involved in the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program.
Donors making gifts or pledges of $1000 or more will have their names placed on ceramic art tiles--and on the website of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. Pledges can be paid over five years, according to Jan Kingsbury, director of major gifts, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.The deadline to contact her in order to have these tiles in place before the Sept. 11 opening is July 20. "We are just about to finish the art work for this set of tiles," Kingsbury said. (She can be reached at (530) 304-4327 or email@example.com.) Donors, however, can make contributions year-around to the haven or to the honey bee research program.
Indeed, the declining bee population is troubling. Colony collapse disorder (CCD) continues to wreak global havoc. This winter was the worst ever, the nation's apiculturists agree.
Meanwhile, plans are shaping up for the grand celebration of the haven. Those planning to "bee" there on Sept. 11 should contact Nancy Dullum of the UC Davis Department of Entomology at email@example.com and insert "honey bee haven" in the subject line. The body of the text should indicate the number of visitors.
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Art Friendly, Bee Friendly, People Friendly
The half-acre garden, the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven planted last fall at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at the University of California, Davis, is not only bee friendly but it will be art friendly.
UC Davis entomologist-artist Diane Ullman and artist Donna Billick, who founded the Art-Science Fusion Program and teach classes on campus, are gearing up for spectacular additions to the haven.
At the entrance to the garden will be a two-column sculpture of decorated bee boxes; the first column depicting activity within the hive, and the second column depicting activity outside the hive.
Outside the hive? Think workers gathering nectar, pollen, propolis and water.
A hexagonal block beneath a sturdy almond tree in the garden will hold a giant bee sculpture--yes, let's put the beleagured honey bee on a pedestal! Ceramic art panels will adorn the sides. Billick is creating the giant bee sculpture. The Ullman-Billick classes are providing the rest of the art in the garden.
Bee friendly, art friendly, people friendly.
The haven will be a year-around food source for bees and other pollinators and an educational experience for visitors, who can learn the plight of the honey bee and the importance of having bees in our gardens. Plus, visitors will glean ideas on what to plant in their own gardens to attract pollinators.
The public celebration is in its early planning stages, but the date is set and all systems are green:
Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010.
View of the garden
Donna Billick
Diane Ullman
Guarding the Turf
If you look closely at the colorful ceramic sign at the Harry H.Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility on Bee Biology Road, University of California, Davis, you'll see an entrance to a bee hive.
Entrance? Right. There's a hole in the skep, which tunnels to a hive in back of the sign.
And if you look really closely at the entrance, you'll see guard bees guarding their turf. They don't like home invasions or unwelcome visitors. When bees from other colonies try to sneak in to rob the honey stores, the guards chase them out.
The sign? It's the work of Davis artist Donna Billick, who co-teaches art-and-science classes at UC Davis with entomologist-artist Diane Ullman, a professor in the Department of Entomology.
Look for their students' "bee art" next spring at the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, a half-acre bee friendly garden planted this fall next to the Laidlaw facility. A public opening is set for June 19.
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The Face of Darwin
Look closely at Charles Darwin's ceramic face.
You'll see selections from his secret notebooks and images of organisms that most influenced his scientific studies.
His beard is peppered with moths. You'll also find barnacles, iguanas, finches, orchids and other creatures on his face.
It is, says Diane Ullman, "a profound learning experience in and of itself."
The ceramic mosaic, appropriately titled "The Face of Darwin," will be among the art work displayed June 3-July 3 in the Buehler Alumni and Visitors' Center at UC Davis.
The background of "The Face": Ullman, an entomologist-artist, taught a freshman seminar with fellow artist Donna Billick to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birthday. Ullman and Billick co-founded the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program and serve as the co-directors. The seminar was part of the Art/Science Fusion Program.
The Buehler art exhibit features more than 50 student photographs from Terry Nathan's class, "Photography: Bridging Art and Science," also part of the Art/Science Fusion Program. The photographs, Nathan said, explore the conceptual connections between art and science and the role of art and science on the UC Davis campus.
A public reception takes place from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 4.
"The Face of Darwin" is both hauntingly beautiful and a vividly detailed study of the science that engulfed the evolutionary biologist. The eyes plead his passion, begging for knowledge, understanding and realization.
It is, indeed, as Ullman said, "a profound learning experience in and of itself."
The Face of Darwin
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An evening with two CG masters
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Escape Alumni Summer Party: An evening with recruiters!
Last Thursday evening we hosted a recruitment event in honour of our Alumni from the last two years. The night was dedicated to celebrating their work in VFX so far, as well as a networking opportunity with recruiters from the leading VFX facilities in London. We were joined by Framestore, MPC, The Mill, Jellyfish Pictures, Milk VFX, Molinare, Rushes and ILM (Industrial Light and Magic).
At Escape, we've been teaching visual effects for over 11 years. Our students have gone on to work on some of the biggest films ever made, the coolest TV shows, and the best adverts to have been created, all over the globe. And yet, it still amazes me what the VFX community gets up to in its spare time!
VFX legend ILM open new studio in London
For some of you with your ear to the ground, this won't be news. It's been rumoured for some time now that Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) were considering an expansion into the UK, and now we can rejoice in knowing the rumours have been confirmed. Yes – ILM are in the process of setting up a new facility in central London and will be looking to hire UK based talent too.
Our new online classroom
With a new year fast approaching, there's never been a better time to think about your career prospects and embark in something new. For those of you looking to step up the ranks as a VFX ninja, 2014 could be the year to make it happen.
Marvel's 'S.H.I.E.L.D' - Did you see it?
Upon one of our recent trips to the West End, 2D and 3D students visiting our friends over at Realise Studios and Glassworks London spotted this intriguing sign outside of Sci Fi Mecca 'Forbidden Planet'. Unbeknownst of what it meant, we naturally visited the suggested website, and of course Twitter, to find out the back story of exactly what had happened outside of Forbidden Planet on September 24th.
Softimage Creatives - London user group meeting this Wednesday
Calling all Softimage (XSI) fans out there - get yourself down to the next user group event tomorrow night. With an awesome line up of speakers it's another great opportunity to catch up with your fellow animation Softimage users and a chance to check out some of the Softimage projects from over the last year.
Sean Danischevsky is the guest speaker at our next open day
Considering a career in VFX? If you're still undecided, then come along to our next open day on Wednesday 18th September. This is where we discuss the VFX industry and your career prospects as a skilled VFX artists. Next Wednesday we'll be joined by Sean Danischevsky, a VFX Supervisor who has worked at many of the top VFX companies including Framestore and Method Studios.
Design in a Digital Age
We do love a good VFX event, and this one is for all you London dwelling VFX aficionados. As 'Talking Point' are set to host an industry panel discussion, about the relationship between VFX & Art departments, next week, September 18th.
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I'm A White Man Who Loves Black Women
I'm really glad there is an active group for Black women who like White guys. The group for White guys who like Black women only has maybe four stories and about thirty members.I like Black women. I find the dark hair and chocolate colored skin absolutely beautiful, and most of the Black women I've met are so much more confident than the White women I know. Almost every White woman I know is male dependent. She needs her man to do this, that, and the other thing. African American women are much more independent. They are more than capable of going and getting things done themselves without complaining, and don't need their boyfriend or husband to be right there all the time.
Beautiful, confident, and independent. What more could a man want in a woman?
I'm a mixed white and Hispanic guy in his 20's and I have to say that I'm most attracted to ebony/black women more than any other ethnicity, I have no idea when I started to notice them in public more, but when I did I was like "wow", in many ways I find them more attractive than other women. But, then I was never one to be shy about dating outside my ethnicity anyway.
I honestly love white men and I don't know what attracts me but I love them. I'm very confident but I'm terrified to approach a white man.
I am a black woman, and it is good to hear positive comments about us!
I think black women are sexier than white women. I would love to find a black woman to love.
You are spot on correct about white women being dependant upon a man. I love black women because of their sexy dark skin and their personalities shout confidence and to me, nothing is more sexy than confidence
That's beautiful! I'm a black woman currently dating a white man. He's amazing. I wasn't looking for a man outside of my race or to even be in a relationship at all. It happened naturally. I think one common misconception may be that African American women aren't interested in Caucasian men. That's simply not true. Some hinderances may just be stereotypes, lack of communication in showing clear interest or just fear. Interracial relationships are beautiful :)
The value of black women is lost on or taken for granted by many types of men. So thank you for your kind words. Although your comments are positive creepydude, they are a true becuase a lot of negative things that happen in the lives of black woman where self reliance is our only course in life. Do not mistake the fact that we also want to be pampered and supported by the man in our life. In fact we may need it more because of the fact that we carry so many others on our metaphorical backs and so often don't get the reassurance that other types of women enjoy.
I always thought I was the only white guy in America who loves Black women. I know a few black women that are absolutely gorgeous and I have interest in her. We do flirt but not sure if that's because we're friends or we're friends and she wouldn't mind possibly taking it a step further. I may just have to find out. Personally, I'd like to see more white guys with black women. There are hot women in all races. Love knows no color.
Thanks, CreepyDude. As an African-American woman, I found your post very uplifting.
I agree with thatonecreepydude that black women are very attractive and I find them to be the most beautiful women.
As a woman in the military I've met all types of people but I love it most when I've met a white guy and dated. I was always complimented that my looks were exotic as all black women are! We do tend to be strong and independent, sometimes because we had to be and there's nothing wrong with that. I'm a recently divorced single mother of two boys and happily independent and self sufficient. No alimony, child support nothing. I do have joint custody that we share but I'm proud that I can do it all. And yes the ex hub is white.

Thank you so much for sharing. It's great to hear other reason why white men appreciate and love black women!!! Now where are all the single, sane white men in N. California!? LOL
Awww, thank you. Who knew that being a gal with her head on straight, anti drama, a good job, that cooks and cleans and maintains herself could have such a hard time finding someone. But it my being selective and searching for a man based on my preference makes me picky, oh well. I really wish there were better sites or more sites that catered to WM4BW :)
i just like white boys hair......alot it's so soft and i can run my fingers through it
I am a beautiful light skinned black female that is often thought to be hispanic, All races of men

flirt with me, I like good looking, well built, well paid, God fearing men,, color does not matter to me

treatment does. It's nice to be appreciated as a good person, with personality, and not thought of as

a color, so thanks for the nice comment on your awakening!
I am a good woman. No kids, never been married, white men flirt all the time, but they do not approach me. They compliment me, but still, nothing. I have been in Oklahoma for 5 years on March 7....I love my white, Native and Latino men....I am here! We can have so much together...white women are going to black men...but a white man and a black woman, we are both bringing something to the table! it is a true match made in heaven!
You really nailed it on the head Creepy dude...and you said it wonderfully... more white guys need to know this !!
Yes, we are the strongest people on the planet!
finally a white male who understands and respects us! thats great!


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Research Output for Zohreh Keshavarz
Note: The 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 publications have not been audited.
Jump to: Publications | Grants and Consultancies | HDR completions
2009 Institute for Frontier Materials
Barnett, M.R., Stanford, N., Cizek, P., Beer, A., Xuebin, Z. and Keshavarz, Z. (2009) Deformation mechanisms in mg alloys and the challenge of extending room-temperature Plasticity, JOM: The journal of the minerals, metals and materials society (TMS), vol. 61, no. 8, pp. 19-24, Springer, New York, N.Y. [C1]
ERA journal ID: 4030 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-70449564739
Citation counts: Scopus - 25
DRO entry for this publication2008 Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation
Barnett, Matthew, Keshavarz, Zohreh, Beer, Aiden and Ma, Xiang (2008) Non-Schmid behaviour during secondary twinning in a polycrystalline magnesium alloy, Acta materialia, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 5-15, Pergamon, Oxford, England [C1]
ERA journal ID: 4742 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-36249029905
Citation counts: Scopus - 128
DRO entry for this publicationBarnett, M. R., Arhatari, B.*, Stanford, N., Beer, A. G., Keshavarz, Z. and Ma, X. (2008) Some issues relating to the ductility of wrought magnesium alloys, in Pekguleryuz, Mihriban O.; Neelameggham, Neale R.; Beals, Randy S. and Nyberg, Eric A (eds), TMS 2008: Linking Science and Technology for Global Solutions : TMS 2008 Annual Meeting and Exhibition, pp. 85-88, Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, Warrendale, Pa. [E1]
DRO entry for this publication2006 Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation
Barnett, Matthew, Keshavarz, Zohreh and Ma, Xiang (2006) A semianalytical Sachs model for the flow stress of a magnesium alloy, Metallurgical and materials transactions A, vol. 37, no. 7, pp. 2283-2293, Springer Boston, Boston, Mass. [C1]
ERA journal ID: 4729 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-33746050742
Citation counts: Scopus - 53, Thomson - 46
DRO entry for this publicationKeshavarz, Zohreh and Barnett, Matthew (2006) EBSD analysis of deformation modes in Mg-3A1-1Zn, Scripta materialia, vol. 55, no. 10, pp. 915-918, Pergamon, Tarrytown, N.Y. [C1]
ERA journal ID: 4837 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-33748329514
Citation counts: Scopus - 100, Thomson - 92
DRO entry for this publicationKeshavarz, Z. and Barnett, M. R. (2006) Slip during tension testing of Mg-3A1-1Zn sheet, in Kainer, Karl U. (eds), Magnesium : proceedings of the 7th International Conference Magnesium Alloys and their Applications, pp. 588-593, Wiley-VCH Verlag, Berlin, Germany [E2.1]
DRO entry for this publication2005 School of Engineering
Barnett, Matthew, Keshavarz, Zohreh and Nave, Mark (2005) Microstructural features of rolled mg-3Al-1Zn, Metallurgical and materials transactions A, vol. 36A, no. 7, pp. 1697-1704, ASM International, Materials Park, Oh. [C1]
ERA journal ID: 4729 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-23644458560
Citation counts: Scopus - 35
DRO entry for this publicationKeshavarz, Zohreh and Barnett, Matthew (2005) Observation of deformation modes in Mg-3Al-1Zn, Materials forum, vol. 29, pp. 382-386, Institute of Materials Engineering Australasia, North Melbourne, Vic. [C1]
ERA journal ID: Not matching ERA journal list
Citation counts: Scopus - 4
DRO entry for this publicationKeshavarz, Zoreh and Barnett, Matthew (2005) In-situ investigation of twinning behaviour in Mg-3Al-1Zn, in Neelameggham, N. R.; Kaplan, H. I. and Powell, B. R. (eds), Magnesium technology 2005 : proceedings of the symposium, pp. 171-175, TMS, Warrendale, Pa. [E1]
DRO entry for this publication2004 School of Engineering
Barnett, Matthew, Keshavarz, Zohreh, Beer, Aiden and Atwell, Dale (2004) Influence of grain size on the compressive deformation of wrought Mg-3A1-1Zn, Acta Materialia, vol. 52, no. 17, pp. 5093-5103, Elsevier Science, Tarrytown, NY ; Oxford, England [C1]
ERA journal ID: 4742 – Scopus EID: 2-s2.0-4644370586
Citation counts: Scopus - 529
DRO entry for this publication
Grants and Consultancies
All years
Research Income - Other Funding Sources
Keshavarz, Z and Hodgson, P. Lightweight Vehicle Structures 3-102 from High Strength Metals - CECAP Research Project, DEST Grant - CRC for Advanced Automotive Technology [X]
- 2013: $195,930
- 2012: $0
Higher Degree by Research Completions supervised by Zohreh Keshavarz
No completions found or audited.
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- * Not a member of Deakin University at time of output.
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Longtime Hartford Courant reporter Bill Leukhardt lives in Danbury, the town adjacent to Newtown, CT. So on December 14, when it became clear that something was amiss at a school there, his editors gave him the address on the scanner asked him to look into it.
"No one said Sandy Hook school—I had no idea," said Leukhardt (who, full disclosure, was my first internship editor and remains a dear friend). "When I got there, I realized, this is where Lauren teaches." Lauren was Leukhardt's stepdaughter, Lauren Rousseau, 30, who died alongside five colleagues and 20 students at Sandy Hook Elementary School when Adam Lanza went on a shooting rampage there. Leukhardt told his story at the prompting of Dart Center executive director Bruce Shapiro on Monday, part of a daylong series of conversations, "Sandy Hook and Beyond." The symposium was co-organized at Columbia's Journalism School by its Dart and Tow Centers.
At first, Leukardt continued, there was a rumor that a custodian had shot himself in the foot, and he remembered hoping that Lauren, a substitute teacher, wasn't too traumatized by the incident. "Within a half an hour or so, it was clear that this was not the story." He left, concerned about covering an event that could involve a relative. It wasn't until 1am that he and Lauren's mom officially learned that she was among the dead.
Leukhardt found himself sought out by reporters, a complete reversal of the usual order wherein he wielded the notebook. His takeaway from being source rather than journalist was similar to that of many other panelists who spoke throughout the day—from Newtown First Selectwoman Pat Llodra to longtime CT State Police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance. It was this: "Kindness is what really resonates with families in crisis," he said. "There might be worse times than this, but I can't imagine what they might be … If someone says, 'I'd rather not talk with you,' don't pester them."
It's a lesson that speakers also extended to residents in Boston and in Watertown, MA, in the wake of the fatal Boston Marathon bombings and the subsequent manhunt for the suspects. The raw events formed a subtext for the day's discussion, and the final panel included Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen.
Of the media back in Newtown, Lt. Vance said, "Every single one of them treated this horrific tragedy with respect and dignity." Journalists left this positive impression even while descending on the hamlet of Sandy Hook in such numbers that, Llodra said, businesses disrupted by the gridlock have yet to recover four months later. Llodra became the de facto spokeswoman for the town, and Vance became the keeper of updates about the shooting. He said that he told reporters not to trust information about the scene that didn't have his signature attached and to await his his regular press conferences at the designated location. Each victim's family was also assigned a police officer, partly to keep a member of law enforcement between them and the media.
Of course, staying within assigned areas goes against a journalist's DNA; we know that the best stories come from wandering afield, talking to everyone, and trying to piece events into a narrative.
"We're not going to get all the truth that way; we're just going to get the official statements," said Jacqueline Smith, managing editor of the Danbury News-Times, where Lauren's mother works. The paper, she said, must "keep informing, keep pushing and prodding—the investigative part of the story as well as the human part." But it's one thing to be a lone reporter or a familiar local news outlet, and quite another to form a gantlet of news cameras opposite a church like the one I witnessed at Lauren's funeral.
While some panelists said reporters should respect people's grief, others noted that showing compassion and having reporting access aren't mutually exclusive. Courant journalist Matthew Kauffman (another friend) said that he was recently asked if all those journalists really needed to be in Newtown in the aftermath of the shootings. "I imagined the scene at the firehouse immediately afterward, with these terrified parents," Kauffman said. "All of that must have been scary and traumatic. But nobody would say, 'Do we really need that many cops on the scene there? Could you put the helicopters away?'" He continued, "I make sort of a modest proposal that in a tragedy like this, the media has a role to play as well … Journalists, to some extent, should be seen as first responders as well."


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On this day in 1857, Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky was born in Izhevskoye, a village in Ryasan Province in Russia. One of eighteen children of a forestry worker, he suffered a bout of scarlet fever at the age of 10, which cost him his hearing. At 14, due in part to his disability, he dropped out of school. But fortunately, Tsiolkovsky was a prodigious autodidact. As a teen, he moved to Moscow for several years and educated himself by reading voraciously in the city's libraries, devouring both scientific texts and the novels of 19th century Sci-Fi pioneer Jules Verne.
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After the fall of the Russian monarchy and the rise of the Soviet Union, officials recognized the potential importance of Tsiolovsky's work. They made him a member of the then-new Soviet Academy of Science in 1919, and in 1921 gave him a government pension that allowed him to quit teaching and devote himself entirely to writing and research. He didn't disappoint them, producing more than 500 scientific papers and the 1926 treatise "Plan of Space Exploration," detailing his vision of colonizing the solar system; and the 1929 book "Space Rocket Trains," which described how multi-stage rockets could achieve escape velocity and propel a vehicle into Earth orbit. His 1932 book "Cosmic Philosophy," completed three years before his death at age 78, argued that human colonization of space was a necessity for the species' ultimate survival. "Earth is the cradle of humanity," he wrote. "But mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever." Today, Russians consider him the father of space travel, and his vision still inspires new generations of engineers and cosmonauts to explore the heavens.
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Apple adds wireless printing to iPhone, iPad. You can already do this with third-party apps, but even so, it's yet another sign of the zeitgeist migration away from PCs and to mobile devices.


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Aloha, I am new here and hoping the group can help me out. You may think I am somewhat crazy and you may be right about that. I wonder about myself often.
Mystery Boat: I am seeking any information about a boat I saw back in the early 1980's in a dry moorage in Seattle. It was on a trailer. I can only describe it the best that I can and then hope what I say here tips someone off as to what the make of this boat is. I have searched the internet for two days looking at images, etc using all kinds of keywords such as
drop keel
shoal keel
swing keel
24 sailboat with bowsprit
1800 lbs ballast shoal draft
outboard compartment
Here is what I can tell you the boat had:
swing keel
shoal draft
outboard compartment
full rudder
had a keel that looked like a full keel and the swing keel then came down from there. Looked to draw about 2.5-3'
good sized space below with head room of about 5.10-6'
Green hull
perhaps 24' or less
teak interior with enclosed marine head
the owner told me it was designed to cruise bluewater.
The asking price used at the time was $12,000 and in good condition.
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text: On Friday 15 November 2002 08:32 pm, Billy O'Connor wrote: > Forwarded from lfs-support: > > I compiled and installed xinetd on my new LFS system. When xinetd > script > executes this command, it said daemon not found: > > daemon xinetd -stayalive -reuse -pidfile /var/run/xinetd.pid > xinetd: daemon: command not found > RETVAL=127 > > Did I forget to install some programs, or "daemon" is part of the > kernel? > > Try 'loadproc /usr/sbin/xinetd' instead of the daemon line. Check out > the bootscripts at: > http://beyond.us.linuxfromscratch.org/view/cvs/server/xinetd.html > > Billy The daemon command is supplied by the init scripts at boottime. LFS doesn't provide this particular function, but should provide an equivalent. (I think it's called startproc, check the other bootscripts and it should shed some light) Also, IIRC, the BLFS book has a startup script for xinetd in xinetd's relevent section, and it works beautifully. Matt -- Unsubscribe: send email to listar at linuxfromscratch.org and put 'unsubscribe blfs-support' in the subject header of the message