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BRITISH universities like students who pay big fees. They are less happy to deliver the corresponding service. The hefty fees paid by foreign and postgraduate students are siphoned off to subsidise research and the unprofitable teaching of British undergraduates.
That creates a gap, and into it is marching a private company, BPP, which is already the country's largest provider of professional training. BPP already looks a bit like a private university: it teaches some 20,000 students in 32 centres in Britain, in subjects such as accounting and law.
But other bits aren't like a British university at all: there's no sign of state planning; the staff are better paid, the buildings smarter, technology swisher, morale higher. Administration is leanly businesslike; there's no money spent on research—just a lot of high-quality teaching.
"They have a much more focused view in producing something that their client is after. Universities are not responding to customer demand in the same way," says a senior partner at one of the five big British law firms that is contracting its training exclusively to BPP from 2006.
Until recently, BPP did not award degrees: that is the privilege of officially recognised universities. Now things are changing, chiefly in the booming business of legal training. From September, it will be offering a postgraduate law degree, including the courses needed to become a solicitor. It won't, technically, be a degree from BPP: the firm is renting that right for an undisclosed sum from the University of Central Lancashire, which is "validating" the course.
That's an odd deal. To get round regulation, the stronger party seeks endorsement from the weaker one. The Lancastrian courses, at £3,000, are only a third the price of the BPP ones. Whereas BPP's law teaching is one of only five outfits rated "excellent" by the Law Society, the solicitor's self-regulating body, Lancashire's is in the average category of "very good" (anything less than "good" is disastrous).
Carl Lygo, chief executive of the BPP law school, says that these hybrid products, combining an academic and a professional qualification, are the fastest-growing bit of the company's business. In 2008, once new rules governing teaching-only universities are in place, he expects BPP to apply for university status. In the meantime, active discussions with other impoverished vice-chancellors are under way. "If the market's there, we'll teach it, so long as it's white-collar," he says.
So what happens now? In America, for-profit universities such as Phoenix have already made inroads into the higher-education business. So one might think that British universities might be a bit worried, as an aggressive competitor chomps up their customers. Not so: the vice-chancellor of one London university whose postgraduate law courses are seen as a prime competitive target by BPP has never heard of the company. A senior manager at another law school was shocked to hear that BPP charged more than its competitors, and paid its staff better. "We take a holistic approach," he says, brushing aside the idea that BPP might be taking the best staff and most ambitious students.
Other established outfits are savvier. The College of Law, the country's biggest law school, has a tight customer focus too. It has persuaded the Law Society to approve tailor-made courses for the three big law firms that it serves exclusively. BPP says if the idea works, it will copy it. But a lawyer who has studied at both outfits says BPP is better: "They know that the main thing is to get you through the exams," she says. "The other places tell you all this stuff you don't need to know."


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Four. So hectic, so filled with murder, so many lulz had.
how many players did you beat the new super mario bros game with game with? I beat it with 3.
ROLF I got exicuted the most and it was hard as trying to beat sa magicarp at lv100!
thats my 136978594th death thanks mick your so helpful I could kiss you! ps:I didnt kiss mick
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Me and A buddy played the Bowser Boss fight like ten times before we beat it. Good times though. Lots of laughs and near deaths. And high fiving at the end.
Likewise, but when you're playing with shitty team mates, it's just a terrible handicap. Especially when said players are hot-headed and get you caught up in their feuds. Anything that's meant to kill your teamwork that easily shouldn't exist in a 4 players-on-one-screen game IMO, lol.
I think they could of just made Koopa shells that hit you when thrown/stomped by someone else just make you trip or fall, like how Mario long jumps into a wall and stumbles in Mario 64, not kill you/kill your power up. This can still knock you off cliffs, but it'd be a lot more manageable and inspire less hatred between everyone. =P
Then again, I am nitpicking. That'd be nice, but it's not like friendly fire koopa shells break the game in multiplayer.
Well, my friend was determined to win. We even sat back and devised a strategy. Since it was his first time playing, Id just carry him through the whole stage and if I missed a jump I could throw him on a ledge and he could resurrect me.


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Well that was a close run thing, england made hard work of that. Our seam attack looks a bit inexperienced without Anderson, Broad or Sidebottom. I think we may struggle a bit in the one day matches.
I think that's what I will have to do, to learn to love this tacky bastardisation of a beautiful game
It does have it's own subtlties as it goes. It requires a very different bowling style. In many ways it's more a bowlers game in terms of technique. Batting generally consists of hoofing it.
Yes, the fact that bowlers have adapted well to it makes it worth a look. If it was just a game of 'who can hit the most boundaries without chipping the ball to a fielder?' it would not even be related to cricket.
Do you reckon after T20 has become the norm, people will be attempting slow bouncers in test matches?
And to be fair their score of 157 certianly represents and improvement on some of their recent efforts.
OK, I get your point here, and I must admit, I found the highlkights pretty exciting. still not 'proper cricket', but...
And surely an hour of highlights of a T20 are more representative of the game than an hour of highlights for a Test, so you must have a better feel of the T20 than the Tests after that? Any game with Morgan batting is worth a watch..
I used to hate 20/20. It's allright now - as noted above, the bowling has changed it. It's no longer all graceless slog.
Perhaps not. Dot balls and (near) maidens are crucial in T20. The batsmen are under immense pressure to get boundaries and get lots of them. Clever bowlers can keep them guessing and get them to mistime. I think Yardy is a very interesting T20 bowler. He would be a total disaster in the long form, but his pace and line variations, combined with his ability to keep the ball low, really throttle the batsmen. That Tait - his action really does make Johnson look polished by comparison.
I've never quite grasped this, because while I understand that the batters are 'defending' their wicket, if they don't score any runs they don't win, so surely they also need to 'attack'
Any game, depends on the pitch, one of the Zim T20 semi finals was won by 1 wicket (after 18.3 overs) chasing a target of 71 after the side batting first made 70 off 19.2 overs..
I'm all for it - much as 5-a-side football or 7s rugby ask different questions of the participants, they're still a subsidiary of the longer game.
In proper cricket, you win by bowling the other team out twice. If you don't manage that, you don't win. Runs scored only become important if you manage it.
Fine -the bowling challenge is predominantly to stifle scoring, not predominantly to take wickets, but they're just different challenges. Taking wickets is also a good way of applying pressure in Twenty20, the England/Oz game should be a clear indicator of that.
Even if an 11-a-side game took a full working day? My post was more to illustrate that other sports recognise that short-form versions have particular benefit, even if they don't fully mirror the full-blown sport.
Hence defence. In proper cricket, the batting challenge is predominantly to not give your wicket away, hence defence.
It doesn't, though. It takes just the right amount of time to ensure the game is exciting and interesting. Just like a test match.
So say no team scores any runs, but the opening team takes 20 wickets then the other team fail to bowl them out in the final innings - doesn't that just result in a draw? Can you win without scoring any runs?
The point of Test cricket is that you have to react to match conditions. Stifling scoring rates to apply pressure, to defend a low score, whilst waiting for a new ball, to tempt a batsman, etc etc are all part of it. It's these bits that Twenty20 emphasise, and it omits other parts. Much like 7s rugby has no scrum worth the name, and has only a subset of the skillset and subtlety of the full-blown game. The idea that every batting session is Boycottesque is simply not correct - not that you're using that precise argument, but that seems to be the gist.
No, I wasn't saying anything about the manner of the batting. Merely pointing out that ultimately the test game is about taking wickets to win. It's what distinguishes it from the short game, where you do not have to take wickets to win. This has totally nerfed the value of the attack bowler in the short game (albeit that they have found other niches instead). It, literally, just isn't cricket. The reason I am apparently so petty about this is because this is what I enjoy about cricket, this overwhelming importance of bowling a team out and importance of the strategic value of time in this equation. By reverting to a short form, you are essentially removing the thing I love most. To me, it becomes dull and insipid, just a succession of slogs.
For time, think of resources. Wickets and overs are important, and it's the on-the-fly calculation of how to manage them (think Bevan etc) that is of interest. It's not happy-clappy, smack-every-ball. It's make damn sure you hit the bad ones, and plan your innings to attack the weaker bowlers (or bowlers you find easier to play). As above, it's just different challenges, and if you view cricket as solely being about the challenge of preserving your wicket regardless, you have a very different interpretation of cricket to me.
? Test Cricket is primarily about runs. If you have more runs, you generally win - with the exception of team losing on runs, holding out for a draw. Yesterday I saw Australia almost win by taking 10 wickets. Not quite sure where that fits into your analysis. Wickets are crucial for breaking up momentum in T20.


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Apple refurbs: iPods
Apple's online store is currently offering a wide variety of refurbished iPod models from the iPod shuffle to the first generation iPod touch. One gigabyte (up to 240 songs) iPod shuffles are available starting at $39 and come in purple, silver, green, and blue. Two gigabyte (up to 500 songs) models are also available for $59 and come in the same colors as the first as well as current-generation blue, pink, and green. Previous-generation 8GB iPod nanos are priced at $99 and hold up to 2,000 songs. Current-generation 16GB iPod nanos in yellow, pink, green, purple and orange are priced at $169 and can hold up to 4,000 songs. First-generation iPod touch models come in three storage capacities: 8GB (up to 1,750 songs) for $179, 16GB (up to 3,500 songs) for $219, and 32GB (up to 7,000 songs) for $299.


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The Bachelor's Jason and Molly Mesnick's Baby Shower
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The images were taken at six-hour intervals on December 11, 1990, at a range of between 2 and 2.7 million kilometers (1.2 to 1.7 million miles). Galileo's closest approach (960 kilometers, or 597 miles, above the Earth's surface) to the Earth was on December 8, 1990, 3 days before these pictures were taken. Each of these images is a color composite, made up using images taken through red, green, and violet filters.
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Elton Gallegly
Elton Gallegly | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 24th district |
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 |
Preceded by | Brad Sherman |
Succeeded by | Lois Capps |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 23rd district |
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 |
Preceded by | Anthony C. Beilenson |
Succeeded by | Lois Capps |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 21st district |
In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 |
Preceded by | Bobbi Fiedler |
Succeeded by | Bill Thomas |
Mayor of Simi Valley | |
In office 1980–1986 |
Preceded by | None (Position Created) |
Succeeded by | Greg Stratton |
Personal details | |
Born | Huntington Park, California, U.S. |
March 7, 1944
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Janice Shrader |
Residence | Simi Valley, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Politician |
Religion | Non-denominational Protestantism |
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Elton William Gallegly (born March 7, 1944) was a U.S. Representative, last serving California's 24th congressional district, and previously the 23rd and 21st, serving in Congress from 1987 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. Gallegly announced on January 5, 2012, that he would not be seeking re-election.[1]
Early life, education, and pre-congressional career[edit]
Born in Huntington Park, California on March 7, 1944, Gallegly graduated from high school and attended California State University, Los Angeles but did not graduate. He worked as a real estate broker before entering politics. Gallegly is a former member of the Simi Valley, California City Council. He became Simi Valley's first elected mayor in 1982, a position that he held before the House.
U.S. House of Representatives[edit]
In 1986, incumbent Republican U.S. Congresswoman Bobbi Fiedler decided to retire to run for the U.S. Senate. Gallegy won the primary with 50% of the vote.[2] In the general election, he won with 68% of the vote.[3] He won re-election in 1988 with 69% and in 1990 with 58%. In 1992, he defeated Democrat activist Anita Perez Ferguson 54%-41%.[4] Since then, he won re-election with at least 58% of the vote, except in 2000. That year, he defeated Democrat Michael Case 54%-41%.[5]
- 2006
On March 10, 2006, Gallegly announced his intent to retire from the House of Representatives after the 2006 mid-term elections, citing health concerns. He had already filed nomination papers to seek another term, however, and attempted to have his name removed from the Republican primary ballot. California election law, though, makes it clear that a candidate's name can only be withdrawn in the case of their death and, as a result, that Gallegly's name would have to remain on the ballot. The following week, after learning that he could not have his name removed from the ballot and that no new challengers would be allowed to enter the race, Gallegly changed his mind and decided to seek what he said would be his final term. He won re-election with 62% of the vote.[6]
- 2008
Gallegly won re-election with 58% of the vote.[7]
- 2010
Gallegly won re-election with 60% of the vote.[8][9]
The top 5 groups or industries that have contributed cash to Representative Gallegly's 2009/2010 campaign are: (1) Retirees: $39,484 (2) Real Estate: $35,578 (3) Lawyers/Law Firms: $29,374 (4) Pharmaceuticals: $22,500, and (5) Crop Production/Processing $20,179.[10]
Representative Gallegly's most recent activism has been focused on the issue of animal rights. Gallegly himself wrote a bill, enacted in 1999, which made it a federal crime to sell videos of dogfights and other depictions of animal violence.[11][12] However, on April 20, 2010, the Supreme Court of the United States, in an 8-1 ruling written by Chief Justice John Roberts, overturned Gallegly's law on the ground that the law violated the First Amendment right to freedom of speech, and created a "criminal prohibition of alarming breadth."[11]
In his defense, Representative Gallegly argued that the bill he wrote contained "exceptions for religious, political, scientific, educational, journalistic, and artistic expression [that] may have provided too many loopholes within the legislation.[12] Bob Stevens was convicted of committing animal cruelty as defined by the law, but claimed that his rights to free speech and artistic expression protected him against prosecution."[12] Representative Gallegly objected to Stevens' defense, claiming that the videos "promote violence and, as such, are not protected by the Constitution.".[13]
In 2011, Gallegly voted for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.[14]
Committee assignments[edit]
- Committee on Foreign Affairs (Vice Chair)
- Committee on the Judiciary
Personal life[edit]
Gallegly is married to the former Janice Shrader, and has four children. Gallegly is of partial Swiss descent.[16]
A gallery has been named for him at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.[17][18]
Countrywide financial loan[edit]
In January 2012, it was reported that Gallegly received so-called "VIP" or "Friends of Angelo" loans from troubled mortgage lender Countrywide Financial, in which loans were granted at lower rates than were available to the public. Gallegly and names of other legislators were forwarded to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which begun an investigation into the issue. Gallegly denied knowing that he was part of Countrywide Financial's special loan program.[19]
See also[edit]
- ^ "Rep. Elton Gallegly to retire". Ventura County Star. January 7, 2012.
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=429188
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=50885
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=27537
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=294
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=201485
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=334922
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=488357
- ^ Meet Tim | About
- ^ Elton Gallegly: Campaign Finance/Money - Industries - Congressman 2010 | OpenSecrets
- ^ a b Barnes, Robert (April 21, 2010). "Supreme Court overturns anti-animal cruelty law in First Amendment case". The Washington Post.
- ^ a b c Animal cruelty leads to crimes against humans (Rep. Elton Gallegly) - The Hill's Congress Blog
- ^ Representative Elton Gallegly. "Animal Cruelty Leads to Crimes Against Humans." The Hill. )
- ^ http://www.ibtimes.com/ndaa-bill-how-did-your-congress-member-vote-384362
- ^ Preston, Julia (January 7, 2011). "Surprise Choice for Immigration Panel". The New York Times. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ^ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/reps/gallegly.htm
- ^ Michele Willer-Alfred (26 January 2013). "Exhibit for Elton Gallegly at Reagan Library shows relationship with president". Ventura County star. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ "Elton Gallegly Gallery Dedication Ceremony and Reception — 2/26/13". Reagan Foundation. Youtube. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Leibovich, Mark (2012-01-14). "Countrywide 'V.I.P.' Loans Linked to 2 Congressmen". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
External links[edit]
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Profile at SourceWatch
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Preceded by Bobbi Fiedler |
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Preceded by Anthony C. Beilenson |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 23rd congressional district 1993–2003 |
Succeeded by Lois Capps |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 24th congressional district 2003–2013 |
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Redistricting Roundup: Flurry of activity moves total completed maps beyond two-thirds
January 27, 2012
Edited by Geoff Pallay
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As the filing deadlines for the 2012 elections get closer and closer, the redistricting process is becoming more and more frenetic across the country.
In the last two weeks, redistricting maps have been approved, thrown out by court, and introduced at a rapid rate across the country. The most intensive and controversial events have occurred in Florida, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas.
- Florida: The Florida State Senate has succeeded in getting largely bi-partisan approval for its State Senate and US House redistricting plans. The plans passed on January 17 by a 34-6 margin. Opponents argue that the maps gained support by protecting incumbents and, thus, violate the new redistricting amendments. However, redistricting committee chair and incoming Senate President Don Gaetz (R) defended the plans as the product of bi-partisan cooperation. Gaetz also argued that opponents plans would have weakened minority influence districts. The map is expected to favor Republicans--the GOP could theoretically hold 21/27 seats after the 2012 elections. A legal challenge is expected. However, some Republican districts were softened in order to accommodate the state's demographic changes. As predicted, Allen West will be among those weakened. The plans now proceed to the House, where a committee vote is expected today and a floor vote is expected next week. These votes will also address House redistricting.
- An interactive version of the congressional map can be found here.
- Missouri: On January 17, the Missouri Supreme Court overturned the state's Senate redistricting maps. The court found that the Senate plan unconstitutionally divided counties. The court also addressed two lawsuits concerning Missouri's new congressional districts, ordering a lower court to review the maps for compactness -- the lower court had initially rejected the lawsuits without considering the question. After these successes for redistricting opponents, a lawsuit was filed against the new state House plans with the Supreme Court. The court declined to hear the case and directed plaintiffs to filed the case in state circuit court. A new 10-member redistricting committee, composed of residents, will be appointed by the Governor to redraw the Senate maps. It is unclear if the revision process will be completed in time for the February 28 candidate filing deadline.
- New York: After a number of delays, the Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment (LATFOR) released proposed Senate and Assembly maps yesterday. Gov. Cuomo has long stated he would veto any lines not drawn by an independent process, but on Thursday, prior to the release of the maps, he was unclear about his course of action after the plans were released, saying he wants to see how the process plays out. After the lines were unveiled, however, a spokesman for the governor said that at first glance the districts were unacceptable and likely to be vetoed. The Senate plan includes the addition of a 63rd seat in a Republican dominated area upstate which would result in the division of Albany, a Democratic stronghold, for the first time. Additionally, the map merges four Senate districts based in Queens into two, all four of which are represented by Democrats, including Michael Gianaris, Chair of the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee. The Assembly's plan would create three Asian-majority districts and merge two upstate Republican districts into one. LATFOR will be holding nine public hearings on the plans beginning Monday and going through February 16.
- Pennsylvania: After hearing arguments on January 23, the state Supreme Court threw out the new legislative maps just two days later by a vote of 4-3. Calling the redistricting approach "contrary to law," the court ruled current district lines would stay in place until the Legislative Reapportionment Commission could devise a plan that was legal. With the signature filing deadline for state legislative candidates quickly approaching on February 14, the 2012 elections could take place in districts that were drawn in 2001. The court did not immediately specify its problems with the maps - it is expected to render its full opinion soon. Democrats had argued that the new map unnecessarily split counties and municipalities.
- Texas: The US Supreme Court ruled last Friday that the interim maps that had been put in place by a San Antonio federal court could not stand, sending the maps back to the lower court for redrawing. The Supreme Court said that redistricting is primarily a legislative responsibility and that the San Antonio court didn't give enough credence to the maps drawn by the Texas legislature. The ruling ordered the San Antonio court to use the legislative maps as a starting point for redrawing the boundaries. Texas officials saw this as a big win, although the ruling means 2012 election dates are again in jeopardy. Meanwhile, a three-judge federal panel in DC court continued hearings this week on whether the state's legislatively-drawn maps violate the Voting Rights Act. Testimony wrapped up yesterday and closing arguments are scheduled for Tuesday. Back in Texas the San Antonio court is holding a status conference today regarding their plans moving forward for drawing new maps and accommodating the election schedule.
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Approximately a week after it got underway, the trial for the remaining Alaska redistricting lawsuit drew to a close on January 17. A final decision in the case is expected to be issued by the Fairbanks Superior court by February 6. However, observers believe that the case will ultimately be decided by the Alaska Supreme Court.
State senator Jack Crumbly (D) and a group of residents from eastern Arkansas sued the three-member Board of Apportionment on Monday. The suit was filed in federal court. The lawsuit alleges that the new boundaries dilute the black vote in Crumbly's district, as the number of voting-age blacks was lowered from 58 percent to 53 percent. The maps were defended by Board of Apportionment members Governor Mike Beebe (D) and Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D). Crumbly is slated to face fellow Democrat Keith Ingram in the May primary.
The final congressional and state legislative maps were approved and sent to the Department of Justice on January 17, 2012. The final vote was 3-2, with chairwoman Colleen Mathis voting in the affirmative alongside the two Democratic chairpersons. The vote was essentially a formality, as maps had been tentatively approved weeks earlier.
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"I would also note that redistricting across the country has helped those freshman members and others in tough seats who will now have better seats. So I think we're in pretty strong shape for the year ahead."[1] |
Earlier today, the State Supreme Court upheld the state Senate maps drawn by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. The high court ruled that even if a referendum to toss the Senate maps qualifies for the ballot, the new commission-drawn map should be used in the 2012 election this November. The decision is a setback in the GOP's attempts to prevent the Democratic Party from gaining a 2/3 majority in the State Senate.
Court-appointed special master Nathaniel Persily submitted a draft report and plan for new districts to the state Supreme Court on January 13, and his final proposal January 19. It has three districts with 714,819 people and two with 714,820. Additionally, the new map keeps Bridgeport in the 4th District and New Britain in the 5th.
Persily's plan resembles the map submitted by Democrats, making only minor changes to the existing map. According to Persily, the plan moves only 28,975 people from current districts, splits one fewer town than the current congressional plan and includes more compact districts.
House Minority Leader Lawrence Cafero (R) noted Persily's plan is essentially the Democratic plan, but said it is unlikely that Republicans would appeal the decision. State Republican Party Chairman Jerry Labriola, meanwhile, had harsher words, calling the plan a "perpetuation of gerrymandering." Objections to the plan can be filed with the court until February 1. The court will hold oral arguments on February 6 and submit its final plan to the Secretary of State on February 15.
On January 13, the Hawaii Redistricting Commission asked the Hawaii Supreme Court to reconsider its overturned redistricting plans. The commission argues that the representation provided by Deputy Attorney General Russell Suzuki was inadequate. The commission had sought private counsel, but the Attorney General refused to either procure or pay for other attorneys. Notably, Governor Neil Abercrombie (D) sided with the plaintiffs despite being named a defendant in the case. The AG's office has since defended Suzuki's legal representation.
In other news, it was revealed that the invalidated maps cost Hawaii taxpayers around $600,000. Also, some have speculated that adjusted redistricting data may not be available in time to make revisions to the map. Hawaii's signature filing deadline is June 5 and the primary is scheduled for August 11.
In a 4-1 decision on January 18, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled the new legislative map unconstitutional. The justices said they could not declare a map constitutional that split 12 of the state's 44 counties, more than was necessary to meet federal one-person, one-vote standards. The case was brought by Twin Falls County back in November. Secretary of State Ben Ysursa (R) said he would reconvene the redistricting commission as soon as possible, with hopes of finishing the job in less than a month. Court officials said the decision rendered all other pending redistricting lawsuits moot.
In a move that has pitted Republican officials against one another, House Speaker Lawerence Denney (R) and GOP party Chair Norm Semanko said they wanted to replace the members they appointed to the commission, Dolores Crow and Randy Hansen respectively, before it reconvened. Despite an opinion from the Idaho Attorney General's office stating such an action would be illegal, Denney and Semanko fired their appointees on January 23 and appointed new members in their place.
Crow and Hansen refused to resign and Ysursa said they could not be forced off the panel as such a move would be go against the point of having an independent commission. In turn, Denny and Semanko sued Ysursa, arguing they do have such authority and Ysursa was illegally blocking their demands by refusing to declare two vacancies on the commission. The state Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal, saying Denny and Semanko failed to properly make their case.
Thus, when the commission reconvened yesterday, Crow and Hansen continued to serve.
Fallout from the court's decision on the map continues to ripple through the legislative process - with the filing period for state legislative candidates scheduled to begin February 27, the legislature is considering a bill to move the current primary date from May 15 to August. Gov. Butch Otter (R) said he is against the move, primarily over concerns that it would result in a lower voter turnout.
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Total States with Lawsuits filed: | 34 See full list here | ||
Total States where courts have altered/changed the final map: 13 | |||
Maps submitted for vote: 114 out of 142 (80.3%)** | AK (2), AL (1), AR (3), AZ (3), CA (3), CO (3), DE (2), GA (3), HI (3), IA (3), ID (3), IL (3), IN (3), KY (3), LA (3), MA (3), ME (1), MD (1), MI (3), MN (3), MO (3), MS (3), NC (3), NE (2), NJ (3), NM (3), NV (3), OH (3), OK (3), OR (3), PA (3), SC (3), SD (2), TN (3), TX (3), UT (3), VA (3), WA (3), WI (3), WV (3) | ||
States that have completed Congressional Maps | 35 (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, HI, ID, IL, IA, IA, LA, MA, ME, MD, MI, MS, MO, NE, NJ, NM,NV, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI, ) | ||
States that have completed State Legislative Maps | 35 (AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, GA, HI, ID, IL, IA, IA, KY, LA, MA, MI, MO, NE, NJ, NC, ND, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI) | ||
**With 50 states, there are 142 possible maps. 50 State Senate, 49 State House (No House in Nebraska), and 43 Congressional (7 states have 1 seat) |
On Monday, January 23, two draft congressional maps surfaced in Kansas. The competing plans agree on placing all of Lawrence in District 2 but disagree about whether to place Manhattan in the 1st. A committee vote could come on the maps as early as next week. Legislative maps are still being considered.
On January 20, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear (D) signed the state's legislative redistricting maps. Each chamber drew its own maps, guided by the majority party (Republican in the Senate and Democratic in the House). The Governor criticized Senate Republicans for drawing partisan maps, but did not chasten the House's plan. The votes in both chambers were marked by anger from minority party legislators. The chambers remain at an impasse on congressional maps.
On January 26, House Republicans filed suit against the Democrats' chamber map. The GOP lawmakers argue that the plan unnecessarily divides counties. The approved plan splits four more counties than the Republican alternative.
The signature filing deadline for congressional and state legislative candidates is January 31. However, the congressional deadline is expected to be moved to February 7 in order to create time for a compromise map.
Last Friday, the group opposing Maryland's new congressional districts filed a notice of appeal, seeking to take their case to the United States Supreme Court. Attorney Jason Torchinsky said the appeal focuses on the state law counting prisoners in their home districts, rather than where they are imprisoned. They will not be appealing other arguments in the case, including the charge that the map was gerrymandered and purposely diluted the black vote. Instead they will argue that all states should count population in the same manner for congressional reapportionment.
Meanwhile, a case filed against the new congressional districts by Frederick County Commissioner Paul Smith was rejected on procedural grounds on January 10. He has a similar lawsuit pending in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court. In both cases Smith argues the plan fails to create contiguous and compact voting areas. Under the approved map, Frederick County is divided into two congressional districts - something that has not happened in some 200 years.
Michigan's congressional and legislative redistricting maps were approved on January 24 by the US Department of Justice. The decision does not directly affect the NAACP and Legislative Black Caucus' lawsuit against the House of Representatives maps.
New Hampshire
The proposed Republican Leadership Plan for new House districts was approved by the House last Wednesday by a vote of 205-68. Democrats offered an alternative plan, but it was defeated 261-70. Democrats argued that the Republican plan is unconstitutional because more than 50 towns that qualify for their own representative are not allotted one. The bill now goes to the Senate.
New Mexico
Judge James Hall adopted a new New Mexico State Senate map on January 16, 2012. Two Democratic incumbents will be paired together and two incumbent Republicans. The bipartisan plan combines Republicans Rod Adair and William Burt into one district. Democratic incumbents Gerald Ortiz y Pino and Eric Griego would also be in one district. However, Griego has already declared as a candidate for a U.S. House seat
Meanwhile, a group of Democrats and minority voters challenged the court-drawn state house map. The State Supreme Court will hold a hearing on February 7, 2012 to hear the suit.
North Carolina
On January 20, the three-judge panel hearing the congressional redistricting challenge refused to delay the North Carolina primary. The plaintiffs -- including state Democrats, the NAACP, and advocacy groups -- argue that the new map constitutes racial gerrymandering and contains too many split counties. In addition, they argue that the new precincts will create long lines and confuse voters. However, the judge found that delaying the primary would not help resolve these concerns, but noted that the decision shouldn't be interpreted as a rejection of the plaintiffs' arguments.
- The panel's decision can be found here.
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted (R) is calling for revisions to the state's redistricting process. He urged the newly formed Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission to take up the issue. Husted acknowledged that no system is perfect, but said reforms could help restore voter confidence.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court concurred with a state district court in throwing out Senator Jim Wilson's redistricting challenge. Wilson also attempted an initiative campaign against the maps, but was unsuccessful.
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Over the last two weeks, maps have emerged and made their way to the Governor's desk in Tennessee. |
Utah lawmakers from both chambers unanimously approved revisions to the state's recently approved state legislative redistricting maps. The revisions address errors discovered by several county clerks. The bills now move to the opposite chamber for concurrence and then to the Governor's desk for his signature.
On Tuesday, January 25, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell (R) signed the state's new congressional redistricting plan. The plan passed the Senate 20-19 and passed the House 74-21. The plan is the same as the plan rejected in 2011 by the then-Democratic State Senate. Democrats rejected the plan, in part, because it did not create a second majority-minority district.
A lawsuit is still pending against the plan in state district court. The plan challenges the authority of the legislature to pass a redistricting plan after 2011 -- the state constitutional deadline. On January 25, the district court allowed the case to move forward. Given the details of the case, the decision effectively grants the plaintiff's central argument. However, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R) is asking the Virginia Supreme Court to settle the matter. The maps must still face the 60-day DOJ approval process before taking effect. The signature filing deadline for congressional candidates is March 29 for those seeking election in 2012.
West Virginia
On Friday, January 20, the US Supreme Court stayed a lower court's ruling requiring West Virginia lawmakers to redraw the state's congressional redistricting map. The order suggests that the court would be sympathetic to the state's defense in a full appeal. The order also allows the state to move forward with the new maps for the 2012 elections. Prior to the ruling, several alternative plans had been considered in the state legislature.
In a memo issued January 13, the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board said they are unable to strictly follow the law in setting new legislative boundaries, and that some voters are not in the districts legislators intended them to be. An analysis of 19 counties by legislative technology workers found over 4,000 voters in the wrong municipality, with at least 1,000 that will probably have to be moved to a different Assembly district. The memo warns that the situation could have occurred in most or even all counties.
The problem stems from a procedural reversal of the redistricting process. Normally, local officials draw their maps first, with legislative lines drawn afterward. During this cycle, Republicans, who were in the middle of recall elections that threatened their majority in the Senate, changed the law to allow them to draw legislative lines first. This meant they were drawing new lines without fully accurate information.
On January 19, the state agreed to turn over documents regarding the errors and identify someone who could be deposed over the matter. Initially, the state had refused to relinquish the files. The case is scheduled to be heard in February.
On January 19, Wyoming's Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee approved a legislative redistricting plan. Although the maps may still be revised, they currently pair two Republican lawmakers in both chambers. The plans will be considered by the full legislature in the legislative session beginning in February.
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The top U.S. military appeals court has struck down the sexual assault conviction of an airman from Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina, raising questions about the prosecution's use of a "human lie detector."
The "human lie detector" was an Air Force Office of Special Investigations special agent, who testified that he could discern deceit in the defendant, former Airman First Class Michael L. Knapp II.
"Early on in the interview, the accused would not make eye contact with me when we were talking about the sexual intercourse portion," the special agent testified, court records show. "That is indicating to me that there is some form of deception going on."
At another point, the special agent explained that "whenever the accused would speak about the actual incident, while he was looking away the accused would actually get large red sun blotches" on his face.
Knapp was convicted in a 2010 court martial. He admitted having sexual intercourse with a female airman, but said it was consensual. The prosecution said the female was substantially incapacitated, after having drunk three beers and several shots of liquor over the course of several hours.
In the Jan. 15 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces characterized the special agent's testimony as impermissible, and concluded it prejudiced Knapp's case. Knapp's appellate attorney, Air Force Capt. Isaac C. Kennan, had argued that the special agent's asserted expertise improperly usurped the court martial panel's responsibility for determining credibility, and the appellate court agreed.
The special agent, the court concluded "went too far by declaring that he had been trained to divine a suspect's credibility from his physical reactions to the questioning."
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Whhhoa….Hey fellow LSOSers, today's strip is up!
Anyhoo, I now have more questions than answers. -
i appreciate the plot here kory, but plz let's go back to our main characters. :) and it's kinda getting confusing here……anyhow thanks!
I think this is really part of the same story. Note the reference to making people forget children.
Some more flavours to avoid?
Of course, when the reference was made about PEOPLE protecting Flimm, nothing was said about them being HUMAN.
I have some flavours for you:
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Ratberry Ripple -
Val-de-riii? Val-de-rah? Val-de-ha-ha-ha-hah!
The Happy Wanderer. -
"I feel a calm before the storm." A couple days ago, I wondered what Slynderfell was feeling anxious about, since everything was (seemingly) going well. But recall that the Mushpits said that they had narrowed their search for Flimm, and believed that he was quite near, even if they couldn't yet pinpoint his location. Could it be that ol' Slyn can sense that they're closing in, and that very soon the volcano is going to blow?
Looks like Kreelit could be his son, on second look…
Almond Brothers Whipping Cream?
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Oh, he will be getting back to the main characters soon enough. Right now, this is quite savory. Now we have found Flimm's location.
Ha, ha, I Can't Believe it's not Ben & Jerry's That's funny.
Of course, I"m not to young to not miss the Allman Brothers Band reference either.
Glad today's strip finally uploaded. It was worth it though, the quality of the picture is noticeably better now.
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-------- Original Message -------- Japan to Continue Demand That U.S. Apply Its Cattle Standards Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's farm minister, Yoshiyuki Kamei, said his Japan is considering dropping its requirement for testing of cattle Japan has banned U.S. beef imports since December, after mad cow The U.S. has rejected Japan's demand that all cattle be tested, arguing Kamei on Tuesday said Japan's agricultural and health ministries would No decision has been made on whether Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Scientists have said humans who eat certain parts of animals infected http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000101&sid=aKEtJYEg7uAE&refer=japan > The U.S. has rejected Japan's demand that all cattle be tested, just because the test cannot reliably detect TSE in very young cattle, TSS To contact the editor responsible for this story: Last Updated: September 9, 2004 22:55 EDT ######### http://mailhost-alt.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/warc/bse-l.html ########## From: Terry S. Singeltary Sr. [email@example.com] Greetings FDA, snip... PLUS, if the USA continues to flagrantly ignore the _documented_ science to date about the known TSEs in the USA (let alone the undocumented TSEs in cattle), it is my opinion, every other Country that is dealing with BSE/TSE should boycott the USA and demand that the SSC reclassify the USA BSE GBR II risk assessment to BSE/TSE GBR III 'IMMEDIATELY'. for the SSC to _flounder_ any longer on this issue, should also be regarded with great suspicion as well. NOT to leave out the OIE and it's terribly flawed system of disease surveillance. the OIE should make a move on CWD in the USA, and make a risk assessment on this as a threat to human health. the OIE should also change the mathematical formula for testing of disease. this (in my opinion and others) is terribly flawed as well. to think that a sample survey of 400 or so cattle in a population of 100 million, to think this will find anything, especially after seeing how many TSE tests it took Italy and other Countries to find 1 case of BSE (1 million rapid TSE test in less than 2 years, to find 102 BSE cases), should be proof enough to make drastic changes of this system. the OIE criteria for BSE Country classification and it's interpretation is very problematic. a text that is suppose to give guidelines, but is not understandable, cannot be considered satisfactory. the OIE told me 2 years ago that they were concerned with CWD, but said any changes might take years. well, two years have come and gone, and no change in relations with CWD as a human health risk. if we wait for politics and science to finally make this connection, we very well may die before any decisions Terry S. Singeltary Sr. P.O. BOX 42 Bacliff, TEXAS USA


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Anyone else doing this?
whats the start like in terms of congestion and people starting in the correct place?
I know its not a fast course but no chip timing
The start has been altered slightly this year in that you do one and three quarters of the track before hitting the tarmac, should give the field some time to spread out?
The biggest hill is Whirley Lane at around mile 10, make sure you leave some in the tank for it.
less than a week to go and my First Macclesfield Half Marathon...!!
These Hills are starting to worry me!
If i can get round in 2 hrs 10 i will be very very happy.
Hi Andrew,
I have just spotted that you have added a message for this year's race but on an old Forum Thread, one for the 2009 race.
I honestly think you will get more responses if you were to start a 'new' thread for the 2012 race.
This is the link:http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/forum/newthread.asp?EN=68146&title=Macclesfield+Half%2DMarathon&URN=6&sp=&v=2
I will be at this year's race again taking photos which can be downloaded for free. I have a banner promoting the race on my website.
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I believe they have the armistice ready for the Germans now and I [g]uess we will know in a day or two whether the war will la[s]t any longer than this week or not do hope it is over. Well Guy Dady and Jim pulling and hauling corn Ben plowing and Tom drilling wheat I have almost made Judy a dress. Judy and Sadie went to Jim Douglasses and got me some white wash then they helped unload corn so you see every body is busy. Got a letter from [B]illie this morning was written Friday night & Sat. morning still bound for somewhere had passed through Richmond Va so he was'ent going to Norfolk said it was getting pretty cold up there -- he was expecting to have to cook Sat. Had a card from Wade yesterday and I guess he was all right -- it was written Sunday Just said he was enjoying himself in Nashville that day. I had been afraid he had the "flu". Guy I am anxious to hear from you again for from a letter I saw in the paper -- I believe your Division went back in battle on Oct 8th -- if you did do hope you come out without a scratch but surely they wouldn't put you in when you could'ent walk good hope your foot is better by this time -- if not get
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Thursday morning just sun up -- Sadie not up yet rest all busy -- d[ri]ll not working right so are working on it and plowing -- Judy has churned one churn and I have washed dishes &c. Lutie just now called said she was writing to you this morning so guess you will get 2 letters anyway. Don't know whether the bo[y]s are going to get along well enough to get to start to school next week or not -- if they do well have to stop along a few days at a time. Uncle Jim is one [horse] less old Mand got in the crib Monday and eat her months share of meal and died that night done like old [girlee] I reckon. Uncle Jim says he won'[t] have her to [_____]. Well Guy I would like to know what I expect you all know over there this morning -- hope you are celebrating the war over. If it is I know there will be rejoicing Hope you are well and all right, write when you can. Best wishes from all your [_____] [_____] all right. Good bye and "Good luck" Mama
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The thinking here is that Morley Safer has an inside source on the New York auction scene, who's also cooperating with the Feds. Stay tuned....
....Taking a tip from Waterworld, the new success standard for a work of art is not what it sells for, but what it costs to make.
On the cutting edge here: phrenological wonder Jerry Saltz, who drools in Time Out over Mariko Mori's million-dollar installation at the Venice Biennale.
Topping that, "The New Work of Jeff Koons, Year 6" is supposedly pushing the $5-million mark and counting. Of course, it's no accident that both artists work with Cecil B. Deitch, the duke of deduction.
....Synergy: Basque separatist demonstrations heating up just in time for the opening of the Guggenheim Bilbao....
There was a lot of grumbling at the Shanghai Museum's opening for "Masterpieces from the Guggenheim." The cliché centerpiece, Chagall's violinist, had Shanghai sophisticates feeling like provincial water buffalo, in the Goog's eyes.... Meanwhile the Shanghai's director, Dr. Ma, flew to Los Angeles for emergency heart surgery.
"It's all one song." -- Neil Young, responding to audience song requests, on his new live CD Year of the Horse.
....Here's an esthetic conundrum -- why won't New Yorkers vote for Ruth Messinger? Visceral answer: because she's ugly.
Now this reporter is no great beauty, but then again, I'm not running for mayor. And Rudy Giuliani, who looks as if his teeth were inserted last week, is definitely pasty-faced and ghoulish, but not, as Spike Lee would say, "mugly."
Ruth Messinger is.
Lest we be branded sexist, remember that Messinger's spin doctors spent most of the spring inserting one frilled-up image piece in the New York Times after another.
Nothing worked.
There are lots of ugly New Yorkers who could tell Messenger, "If you are ugly, get ugly.
Mix it up, Ruthie; put ol' Rudy in a hammerlock and pound. Be a ruthless messinger. What's to lose?
....Let's see, Douglas Cramer, producer of The Love Boat and Dynasty, lowers the taste of millions and then gets rewarded by being elected chairman of the acquisitions committee of the board of trustees of the Museum of Modern Art.
....Mingling grief with dishonesty, Interview editor Ingrid Sischy told the New York Times that Gianni Versace would visit Philip Taaffe's studio "at 2 a.m., after a party" to gawk at the Taaffster's work. No mention of Taaffe's displeasure that Versace ripped off Phil's paintings for his designs.
....Imitating Artforum, Granta, etc., the Review of Art, the magazine with no pictures, just added lengthy author bios to its dull dribblings, to wit:
Crapola Critica is currently an adjunct professor of simulacra at Dorkheim University in Marginalia, Slovenia.
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A Spectroscopic Source with Improved Analytical Properties and Remote Sampling Capability
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A direct current capillary arc operating in argon at atmospheric pressure has been combined with a device which produces fine particles directly from the surface of a solid metal sample. The aerosol generator is a simple device in which the sample acts as the cathode of a dc arc discharge. Rapid movement of the cathode spot produces uniform sampling over a well-defined area. A flowing gas stream transports the aerosol particles to the capillary arc discharge. Reproducibility and analytical curves are shown for ten elements in low alloy, stainless, and tool steel samples, for total analytical times of 10 sec.
James L. Jones, Ralph L. Dahlquist, and Robert E. Hoyt, "A Spectroscopic Source with Improved Analytical Properties and Remote Sampling Capability," Appl. Spectrosc. 25, 628-635 (1971)
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Van Nostrands Scientific Encyclopedia Sixth Edition 1983 Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, Inc. New York, NY. Editor--Douglas M. Considine, P.E.Authors Unknown Fluid Dynamics, Covette Flow Fig. 1 p. 1231..
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The Gale Encyclopedia of Science 1996 Gale Research Detroit, MI Advisory Board Member--David Campbell Head--Dept of Physics V. of Illinois Author Unknown Bernoulli's Principle p. 455..
A free movement, lift mechanism employing a spinning disc utilizing Bernoulli's Theorem and the derivative Coanda and Couette effects augmented by centrifugal force. Lift control is provided by variation in rotational velocity of the disc, by variation in the width of a Couette space and by variation in the amount of air entering the Couette space. Strategically placed vanes provide stabilizing control.
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1. An airlift mechanism consisting of a spinning disc oriented in an approximately horizontal plane, having a flat undersurface and a convex top surface upon which is inscribed a seriesof circular steps concentric about a vertical shaft, said disc being firmly attached at its center of rotation to said shaft which extends downward through a sealed bearing in a flat plate, the top surface of said plate being oriented parallel to theundersurface of said disc thereby forming a gap between; said shaft is rotated by a motor mounted below said plate.
2. A mechanism as in claim 1, wherein said shaft and said disc are provided with means to be moved vertically relative to said plate thereby changing the width of said gap.
3. A mechanism as in claim 1, wherein said plate is pierced with a multiplicity of vertical openings connecting ambient atmospheric air below said plate to said gap above, said openings being provided with means to control their cross-sectionalsize.
Vertical lift mechanisms in use today are of the limited horizontal and vertical movement types, such as cranes, derricks and fork-lifts or of the free movement types such as helicopters and assorted VTOL aircraft. These latter types aregenerally noisy, windy, hard to maintain, difficult to control and not very efficient.
This invention is intended to overcome all of the above listed limitations of both types of vertical lift mechanisms. The operator may ride with it or control it remotely with electric cables or electro-magnetic signals.
Other inventors have attempted to solve these problems with no known commercial success. U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,599,902 3,630,470 3,664,611 3,785,592 and 5,240,204 all approached the problem by generating an air stream by means of propellers orengine exhaust. This stream was then directed at airfoils of various configurations. All of these inventions required numerous complicated parts. Apparently they did not become commercial because they failed to meet enough of their objectives tooffset the minimal lift achieved. U.S. Pat. No. 4,202,518 used a spinning disc to provide lift. Again, however, numerous complicated features were required, most of which subtracted from lift rather than adding to lift. This invention is not knownto have become commercial.
It is the object of this invention to be incorporated into the body of a vehicle to provide the lift and translation necessary to transport cargo and people several thousand feet vertically and several miles horizontally.
It is a further object to provide this transport quietly and with a minimum of disturbance to surrounding activities.
It is another object to provide close control of this movement to allow operations in confined areas.
It is an additional object to provide a mechanism of extreme simplicity, with a minimum of moving parts allowing ease in design, manufacture and maintenance at low cost.
These objectives are further explained in the accompanying description and drawings.
FIG. 1 Vertical section of complete invention
FIG. 2 Top view of invention with protective mesh removed
FIG. 3 Vertical sections of evolution of disc
3c Preferred embodiment of disc with Coanda steps
3d and 3e Evolution to flat disc
3d and 3a Evolution to airfoil disc
10 Disc
12 Top surface of disc
14 Under surface of disc
16 Roof of cab
18 Top surface of roof
20 Under surface of roof
22 Coanda steps on top surface of disc
24 Couette space between disc and roof
26 Drive shaft
28 Drive shaft tunnel
30 Motor
32 Adjustable motor mounts
34 Thrust bearings in motor
36 Drive shaft journal type bearings
38 Vertical anti-rotation vanes
40 Horizontal anti-tilt vanes
42 Mesh protective housing
44 Control panel
46 Air ports to Couette space
48 Seat
50 Floor of cab
52 Skid
54 Retractable wheels
This invention consists of four operational surfaces arranged one above the other with each having variable air pressure on it under individual control of the operator. The top two surfaces are a top surface 12 and an under surface 14 of arotating disc 10. The bottom two surfaces are a top surface 18 and an under surface 20 of a non-rotating plate serving as a cab roof 16. Said disc 10 is attached securely at its center of rotation to a vertical drive shaft 26 extending upward anddownward through two journal type bearing 36. Said drive shaft 26 is rotated by means of a motor 30 mounted on vertically adjustable mounts 32 attached to the underside of cab floor 50. Said motor 30 is equipped with thrust bearings 34. Said driveshaft 26 is encased in a non-rotating tunnel 28.
Control equipment includes vertical anti-rotation vanes 38 and horizontal anti-tilt vanes 40 attached to said top surface 18 of said cab roof 16 around its periphery. Said vanes 38 and 40 and said motor mounts 32 are adjustable by mechanic,electric, hydraulic or pneumatic means selected and installed during manufacture. Additional control is provided by air ports 46 which connect ambient atmospheric air to Couette space 24. A control panel 44 is mounted to cab floor 50.
Auxiliary equipment consists of a mesh protective housing 42 attached to said top surface 18 of said cab roof 16 around its periphery. A seat 48 sits on said cab floor 50. Skid 52 is attached below said cab Floor 50 and is provided withretractable wheels 54.
The preferred embodiment of said disc 10 containing intermediate size Coanda steps 22 is depicted in FIG. 3c. The number, size and texture of Coanda steps 22 will be determined empirically prior to manufacture. FIGS. 3a, 3b, 3d and 3e show thekinship of the preferred embodiment to a flat disc and to an airfoil disc.
Item: Prior to start-up motor 30 is raised by means of adjustable mounts 32, thereby raising drive shaft 26 and disc 10. Journal type bearings 36 allow this upward movement. This action produces a large gap in Couette space 24. At this timepressures on surfaces 12, 14, 18 and 20 are at ambient atmospheric pressure and no resultant lift is produced.
Item: As motor 30 is powered-up and disc 10 begins to spin the air pressures on surfaces 12 and 14 of disc 10 begin to decrease in the amounts as predicted by Bernoulli's Theorem and the concept of inversion. The pressures on surfaces 18 and 20of roof 16 remain at ambient atmospheric pressure and no resultant lift is produced.
Item: When disc 10 is rotating at top speed the air molecules close to surfaces 12 and 14 of disc 10 will begin to move as per Bernoulli entrainment. This air will be thrown out horizontally due to centrifugal force. This lateral movement ofair across Coanda steps 22 will produce a partial vacuum in each of the steps 22. In addition, centrifugal force will eject air outward from each of the Coanda steps 22. This combination will produce significant vacuum in each of the steps 22. At thisstage of the operation there is an imbalance in the pressures on surfaces 12 and 14 of disc 10 providing an upward lift.
Item: As motor 30 is lowered by means of adjustable mounts 32 disc 10 will lower toward cab roof 16. This decreases the gap in Couette space 24 with the result that the air in the gap will act as predicted by the Couette effect. The air willthen be thrown outward by centrifugal force producing a partial vacuum in the gap. At some point the air pressures on surface 14 of disc 10 and surface 18 of roof 16 will tend to equalize. This will cancel the negative lift on surface 14 of disc 10thereby providing some additional resultant lift. The final lift will be the difference between ambient atmospheric pressure on surface 20 of roof 16 minus pressure on surface 12 of disc 10.
Item: Lift can be varied three ways: changing the speed of rotation of disc 10, changing the width of the gap in Couette space 24 or introducing air into Couette space 24 by means of air ports 46.
Item: The air shed laterally off surface 12 of disc 10 will impinge on vertical vanes 38 which can be adjusted to cause the vehicle to rotate in a desired direction.
Item: The air shed laterally off surface 12 of disc 10 will impinge on horizontal vanes 40 which can be adjusted to cause the vehicle to tilt in a desired direction. This will provide lateral translation.
The body of the vehicle in this invention can have any of several configurations. One would be an enclosed cab as depicted in FIGS. 1 and 2. This would be suitable for lifting and transporting people and loose or weather vulnerable cargo. Another would be merely an open cage from which cargo slings or hooks are suspended. The operator can either ride in the vehicle or control remotely by means of electric cables or electromagnetic signals selected and installed at the time ofmanufacture.
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Kourtney, Kim, or Khloe: Who Looks Hottest in the New KUWTK Season 9 Promo?
From new mom Kim Kardashian to momager Kris Jenner, every lady of the family looks smokin' hot in a new promo photo for Season 9 of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. Yet another newly released image focuses solely on Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe — and we must say, each sister is absolutely killing it in her respective look.
Opting for her trademark sweet and feminine style, eldest sister Kourtney dons a graphic black-and-white top with a waist-cinching bow. Keeping the rest of her look streamlined and sophisticated, Kourt pairs the blouse with trim black pants, chic white heels, and slightly tousled hair.
Kim Kardashian continues to show off her post-baby body in a curve-hugging dress by Nina Ricci with a sexy cut-out at the waist. While Kim undoubtedly looks amazing, it's not the first time we've seen her in this dress. As a matter of fact, the 33-year-old donned the frock at the Dream For Future Africa gala in October, just days after getting engaged.
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Web time sheets should be opened/started by each employee no later than the first day of each pay period. Time must be entered and approved by the second work day after the end of each payroll period. Individual supervisors and/or department heads will determine the frequency of time entry (daily, weekly, etc) for their group of employees. Please review the approved Employee Time Entry Guidelines at www.gonzaga.edu/payroll.
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Pregnancy with pulmonary hypertension is considered to be associated with increased maternal and neonatal mortality. We retrospectively reviewed all parturients with pulmonary hypertension who registered at our hospital between 1999 and December 2008. We collected information about patient characteristics, including maternal age, gravida and para, pulmonary hypertension category, New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class, pulmonary artery pressure, mode of delivery and type of anesthesia, use of anticoagulation and advanced therapy (nitric oxide, prostacyclin analogus, bosentan or sildenafil). The overall maternal mortality was 16.7% in puerperium, and there were four fetal/neonatal deaths (13%). Logistic regression could not identify any factors, including modes of anesthesia, mode of delivery, and categories and severity of pulmonary hypertension, that were significant predictors of mortality. Maternal mortality in parturients with pulmonary hypertension is high and women with pulmonary hypertension who become pregnant warrant a multidisciplinary approach. |
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2 Your want too much of her/his timeThis seems to be a natural fallout of a close platonic relationship. Wanting too much of your friend's time, spending too much time in that person's company, calling too often are all danger signs that can spiral out of control. Stop short of too much neediness.
3 You fantasize about sexThe essence of a platonic relationship is its non sexual character. Compromise that and you land in trouble. Be watchful of your flights of fantasy with your platonic friend. This has the potential to be gets habitual and create unwarranted attachment. Check it.
4 Don't talk sex with each otherThis is far more dangerous than daydreaming actually. You could lead the person on. Yes, your friend is somebody you could talk to about anything in the world, family issues, work, politics, relationships etc. Truth is anything but too intimate stuff. Be mindful of what you say. Filter your thoughts. Too graphic sexual details can be damaging to a platonic friendship. Never discuss your sexual intimacy with another person.
5 Stop short of discussing your 'best buddy' with the worldThis is a slippery terrain. You know that person's your best buddy. But the world has different bars for judging what this 'best buddy' tag implies as perceptions wary. Worse, if you happen to have common friends. Your friendship is a personal matter. Leave it that way.
6 Platonic friendship vs romantic friendRemember, passionate love has no place there. Your love may be chaste - pure love and unconditional support. It takes very little time for this get out of hand. Romantic love could also be pure and full of support. The essence of success in platonic relationships is to know where to draw the lines.


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