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With all this talk about filtering and lane splitting in the US...what would it take?
By that I mean, what would it take to make it legal, and more importantly, accepted? We all seem to know the biggest problem with it in the US is other drivers' perception of filtering/splitting to be "cutting in line" or skipping ahead.
So what would it take? Adding elements to driver's ed? A massive PSA campaign? Why hasn't the AMA ever tackled this issue in force? Isn't the AMA supposed to speak for motorcyclists? I'd join if they were making a bold effort to allow lane splitting everywhere. A lot of people complaining about it -- but is anyone actively trying to change it?
It iz legal now in the golden (shower) state! :clap http://www.chp.ca.gov/programs/lanesplitguide.html
Sum peeps over on BARF worked together with the pig gubment to come up with sum guidelines 'n shit.
The rest of y'all in them other states should do the same. (1st bone up on the Hurt report.)
I just do it anyway if things are at a standstil. Most people don't seem to give a **** even cops.
Here is a couple threads with pics form my helmet camera of me filtering houston freeways (always under 20mph).
Gets a little tight at times, and riding those domes that devide the lanes can suck.
You need a trial in one area to pilot it. Fight to only get the accident stats considered after at the earliest, the first year. IE once car drivers are used to it and once the motorcyclists themselves have started to learn where the limits are in this particular aspect of motorcycling. If it's only a month's trial, you'll get a massive spike in accidents, the car drivers will bitch about how bikes are coming out of nowhere and flying by at 100mph and the naysayers will smugly gloat, "this is why it's banned, you're playing with people's lives here, repeal this lunacy".
Motorcyclists need to start doing it regularly, in large numbers; the single biggest thing to train car drivers to it (which is the main thing) is to get used "being filtered past". No one is going to flash their lights or get into a fight at the lights when 100 motorcyclists come past them on their commute. If it's just one lone rider, the psychos will take umbrage at your refusal to waste your life sat in traffic, irrespective of what the law may say on the matter.
The police need to loosen up about what they prosecute you for. By all means keep the traffic laws (other than filtering itself) the same, but turn a blind eye to things like bikes riding over 'no passing' lines in order to filter more safely, provided they are doing so in a way that doesn't harm anyone else.
If enough people start filtering, the journey times come down. Motorcycling as a serious form of transport, as opposed to a recreation, gains recognition. More people commute by bike, rather than just ride at the weekend and accordingly, the average standard of riders' abilities increase. Congestion is eased, not only for those filtering, but for the cagers who are now sharing the road with few cars and parking is no longer quite such a ball-ache, as several bikes can park in one bay. It will also get new blood into motorcycling; plenty of people learn to ride for purely practical reasons of cheap and fast commuting in big cities in Europe, only to find they get bitten by the biking bug and start riding for fun. The 'serious' use of bikes mean that the public perception of us as thrill seeking maniacs and Hell's Angels declines, which benefits us all. Even the thrill seeking maniacs and Hell's Angels. :wink:
It would take one or more legislators in each state to actually give a hoot about what motorcyclists want/need, and sponsor a bill, and then back it through committee, full legislature, etc.
For them, it does not serve enough of their constituents to even bother.
Oh yes..... We need one more thing for non-motorcyclists to hate our guts for! I can see it now in Michigan..... Cell ph cameras a flashing while this biker thinks he/she has the right to pass 100 patient cagers waiting in line. Most of us are smarter than that.... we just take another road that is parallel to the jammed up one:deal. We also have the "let me throw my door open, and step out to see what is wrong" syndrome here.KA-BAM............
With almost 10% of riders on this very forum stating in a poll that they are against it... I am afraid the unity just is not there to ever make this a reality.
I will simply continue to do is as needed for safety and when there is stopped traffic. I don't need it to be legal. It is the right thing to do and that is enough for me. :D
One of the cities in AUS just legalized sharing. (I forget which one) We need studies from their experiences to show its not a dangerous thing to do. If we're lucky, it'll show that its actually better for traffic in a few ways.
AFA getting sharing accepted: massive PR campaign from ABATE and the AMA as well as a concerted effort from local groups pestering their representatives in the state govt.
IOW I don't see it happening any time soon because both the AMA and ABATE are both too concerned with anti-helmet laws and could care less about using MCs as transportation.
However, when I get back full-time, I do plan to make a go of it in MI. Go to the state house and all to present the case. Use the CA info, Hurt report, the assorted euro studies, and when the people ask me if it's safe, I'll cut them off with the helmet law nonsense. I'll even thow in attracting MC tourists who want to try it out and see how great it is.
legislation in 49 different states
^^^ This ^^^
WA & OR are at least looking into it. :D
Texas has tried the past three legislative sessions and none of those bills made it to a full vote. Last time it made it through the House, but died in Senate Committee. This sessions that started last week, unfortunately I do not think any of the Representatives have submitted a bill. If that is the case then it will be at least 2 more years before another chance arises. (Texas legislature meets only every other year.)
The USA doesn't have enough motorcyclists. Even in California we are in the extreme minority, I bet there are more licensed roach coaches than motorcycles here.
22 million cars and 800,000 motorcycles, I can't imagine the stats for other states. Until there are 50 motorcycles at every intersection forcing the issue it's not going to happen for the rest of you.
Agree with pretty much everything already posted. Only thing I can think of is a well recognized state Senator who is a big motorcycle enthusiast and recognizes the benefits of filtering puts it forth. They may have the push to put something across in their state. One can only hope.
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Maybe he can be like oj. Lewis might find that white suit.
please don't go
Actually saw that coming. That's why he's been pushing his rehab to get back for the playoffs.
GOOD RIDDENCE!!This over-rated linebacker thought to be the best linebacker ever could"nt shine MR.DICK BUTKIS shoes on his worst days.Why does the media always glorifies losers all the time?Players like Irvin,Taylor,druggies,etc,and now this Lewis,thug.All he can do is put on his stupid war dance that resembles a crane dancing during mating season.I am so glad he is finally getting his ugly mug offf TV.
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I took a break from a Finger Lakes wine tasting tour to visit Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion, stepping into a reliquary of a gilded age, discovering a woman whose love of flowers may have saved her life.
In 1857, Mary Clark, daughter of then-Governor Myron Clark married Frederick Ferris Thompson, co-founder of what would become Citibank. In 1863, While living at the Thompson family home in New York, they purchased a 20-acre farmstead amid the hills overlooking Canandaigua Lake in the heart of what is now New York wine country, where she had been born and raised. They called it Sonnenberg, and they summered here, enlarging it to fifty acres with an adjacent 200-acre working farm. In 1887 they completed the two year construction of their dream home.
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They surrounded it with an entertainment center, bowling alley, nine hole golf course, a Roman bath and tennis courts. Frederick pursued his love of photography, documenting those years between its completion and his death in 1899. Alone, Mary turned to her gardens, creating a world to suit her tastes. She traveled widely, making nine trips to Europe and the Orient, bringing back furniture, decorations, artwork and ideas to add to her self-created world. She had the house wired for electricity and installed a one-person elevator, the first in this part of the state.
She hired Engineer/Landscaper James Hanrahan and with imported crews and designers created nine gardens, each of a different design, to surround the house. She had built a twelve-foot-high, foot-thick wall to contain her deer herd, and housed her collection of 891 jays parrots, peacocks and pheasants in her aviary, free to fly in the two massive flight cages.
She entertained the likes of Thomas Edison, a close family friend, Union generals and the New York financial community here until her death in 1923.
She left no children, no heirs. The estate was willed to a nephew, who sold it to the Veteran's Administration in the face of crushing taxes in 1932. A hospital was built on the farm property, the mansion was converted to nurse's quarters, the outbuildings and flight cages razed, the pools and baths filled in, and most of the gardens sodded over. What remained suffered from benign neglect and went fallow. In 1972, congress signed the grounds and mansion back over to private hands, and the Sonnenber Gardens, a non-profit institution, began the restoration.
I enter the grounds through what remains of the greenhouse complex that once sheltered the fruits, vegetables and flowers that the Thompson's would ship back to their New York home every week–now converted to a restaurant–and pass on the trolley tour that seems out of place for so tranquil a setting.
Map in hand, I stroll throughout the Japanese Garden, with it's lily pond, bridge-covered streams, waterfalls and serene pools, past the tea-house changing room–replicated from larger one she saw in Kyoto–and the statue of Buddha that caused such a sensation when it was transported through the streets of Canandaigua on it's arrival here. Today, it is serving as a backdrop for a wedding photographer, which seems so apropos.
Further on, I find it hard to imagine the American Victorians frolicking in the Roman Baths, which have still not been completely restored, but they did, whiling away those hot summer pre-air conditioning afternoons. The imagination reels at what might have gone on here. Engineer James Hanrahan did such a good job on the maze-guarded Sub Rosa or Secret Garden that I cannot find it, and stroll through the Rose, Pansy, Moonlight and Rock Gardens, all in bloom, the air rendolent with their aromas.
I step out from a tree-shaded path to the centerpiece of the grounds: the ornate Italian Garden, laid out like a huge planted carpet at the west side of the three story, forty room mansion. It is sectioned into four quadrants, each a carpet of perennials designed in a fleur-de-lis pattern under the guardianship of Hercules slaying the Hydra. Planted on an axis with the huge one story high library doors, the Thompson's own second story quarters, and the west-facing rooms of favored guests, the gardens pay homage to the medieval designers of renaissance Italy, where much of modern garden design has its roots.
It is impossible to just walk through the gardens, created by in those halcyon days of an America on the brink of a new century, without stopping, sitting, and admiring the delicacy and aura those long dead designers created. The blending of garden to fountain to field, the trellised walkways, gargoyles and friezes, the three lever wrought iron gazebo, and of course the house itself all seem to meld together, each complimenting the other so effortlessly. It all seems so natural, and it was almost destroyed
What is now the library had been turned into four bedrooms and a hallway by the veteran's Adminstration. When the rooms were taken down, they found that the mouldings and arches had been built around, rather than gutted, and the library remains much the same today as it did in 1923. The hard part had been removing the VA paint from the hand-tooled leather wallpaper, though. In general, it was well cared for. "I like it. It looks lived in" said a woman ahead of me.
I enter the waiting area and stroll through the Great Room, with its floor-through ceiling and much of Mary's original furniture. And it does. Designed by architect Francis Allen in the Queen Anne style, with the common rooms on the ground floor, guest suites-each with it's own balcony–on the second, and and children's rooms on the third.
It is not too hard to imagine a Victorian candle-lighted soiree, the tinkle of fine crystal, the swish of crinoline, the murmur of muted voices blending with the music of a string quartet from the musician's balcony of above the moosehead-graced walk-in fireplace, here on the site of what had once been a Seneca Indian village.
The library has been completely restored, and although we can't enter, it looks just as it did then, book lined walls surrounding the period furniture, ready for a quiet evening and a good read. As does the dining room, the table laid with crystal, bone china and silver, candlabra reflecting on the sliding glass doors that open onto the trellised breakfast bower, with its Roman sarcaphogus.
I am drawn to the Trophy Room, where I expect to find the stuffed raging bears and trophy mounts of world-wide hunts; instead, I find that it was Mary's own trophies that she saved here, a cornucopia of her world travels: her hand carved ebony writing desk, her collection of jades, porcelains, fans and objets D'art. The desk is here, but she bequeathed all else to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York State Museum.
She kept no diaries, wrote no journals, and most of the original furniture is long gone. The restoration has been completed using donated period pieces and re-creations based on Frederick's photographs. The Thompson's own bedroom with its–as was the Victorian custom–separate bathrooms, overlooks the garden and the south lawn. From their balcony, we can see Canandaigua lake in the sun-suffused distance, the soft rolling hills of Western New York, where the landscape is dotted with the red barns and white silos of small family farms, probably the only part of the state where a traveler can still see these vestiges of another era. What is here, open to the public as it was in her lifetime, is what she created out of her love art, beauty, and of course, flowers. It was a love that probably saved her life.
En route home while on a trip to Europe, she heard of a Tulip bulb display in Holland. Not to miss that, she canceled he scheduled voyage, and the Titanic sailed without her.#WDJ


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The causes of itching in the groin and thigh
Itching and discomfort in the groin and inner thigh consists of a condition known as jock itch feature. The medical term for jock itch, jock itch. Results jock itch because of a fungal skin infection. The fungus T. rubrum usually played in warm and humid areas of the body like the groin, thighs, buttocks and genitals. This is not to be harmful or very serious condition, but can cause significant discomfort for the individual, there is intense itching in pruritus and scratching of the area is worse because it can cause more infections. The symptoms appear in people who sweat excessively, the worse and those who are overweight themselves.
Irritation and cracks around the inner thigh and groin, may also occur due to friction between clothing and skin of this area. Continue rubbing the skin can cause redness, itching and sensitivity. In the case of jock itch is already present, such as constant friction can worsen symptoms. For complaints both jock itch and rub the skin, proper hygiene of the area has developed very important. The skin is also kept dry at all times to accumulate, so do not sweat and dirt.
Treatments for itching
People affected with jock itch should avoid wearing underwear and clothes that are too narrow. The humidity and moisture provide an ideal environment for bacteria, and as such it is advisable to wear cotton clothing because it absorbs sweat. Jock itch is a contagious infection, and avoid sharing personal items such as clothing and towels with others. Clothes should be washed regularly with warm water after use. If possible, change your underwear twice a day. The infections can also worsen by eating foods such as carbohydrates, sugars and processed products. Improve your immune system by eating lots of fresh foods like fruits and vegetables. Maintaining good hygiene in cleaning the affected areas with antibacterial soap. Dry the groin and inner thighs thoroughly before using the clothes. Make sure the area dry and not very hard in the process of friction could worsen the situation. You can also add some tea tree oil or apple cider vinegar, the affected areas after drying. This will help reduce irritation and to contain the infection. Make a paste of garlic and honey can be used in the affected areas either. Immersion in a bath of salt water is very effective in alleviating an infection. Among the symptoms are severe, you should consult a physician.


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I have a WR250R and my brother has the CRF250L.
I have ridden his bike on several occasions and I really like the torque of the motor down low. Makes the bike very controllable at low speed. I was surprised that the bike did not feel as heavy as it is so I think the weight must be centered a bit lower than say the WRR.
However, the suspension is just not on par with the WRR. Apparently the CRF only uses a spring in one of the forks as a cost savings measure. With only one spring you are limited to how far you can go with setting sag before you have to go to a two spring setup especially if you are a big guy.
One thing he has struggled with on that bike is head shake when ever he hits 60 to 65 MPH. He has been through the whole front end and looks like a dynamic balance has allowed him to delay the head shake to 70 MPH which is probably just fine. IMHO if there was a decent suspension package on that bike this would not be a concern. I have also seen this same issue when riding behind another CRF when we were slabbing it between trails. The rider could not really go much more than 60 before the front end really began the death shake.
In the end I think the CRF is a great starter bike and is very forgiving to learn on. But if you are already and experienced rider I think you may be disappointed by the suspension and will be looking to upgrade it fairly quickly.
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Votes cast by electors who are out of their electorate but still within their state or territory on election day. These votes may be cast at any polling place in the state or territory. An absent vote is a type of declaration vote.
In a House of Representatives election, a candidate must gain more than half the formal votes to be elected. This is known as an absolute majority. Often this involves the distribution of preferences.
The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918. This is the legislation governing the Commonwealth electoral process. See CEA.
An augmented Electoral Commission is established for each state or territory in which a redistribution is occurring. The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 requires that the augmented Electoral Commission consists of the following people:
The augmented Electoral Commission considers any objections to the Redistribution Committee's proposed redistribution and makes the final determination about the boundaries and names of electoral divisions for a state or territory. The augmented Electoral Commission is supported by a small secretariat of staff from the Australian Electoral Commission.
The final report of the augmented Electoral Commission is tabled in Parliament.
The Commonwealth agency responsible for providing Australians with an independent electoral service and enhancing their understanding of, and participation in, the electoral process.
The AEC's manager in each state and the Northern Territory. An AEO for the ACT is only appointed for each election period. The AEO is the returning officer for the Senate election in their state or territory.
A method of secret voting, normally in a written form.
The sealed container into which an elector places a completed ballot paper.
A paper that shows the names of the candidates who are standing for election and on which voters mark their vote.
An election held to fill a single vacancy in the House of Representatives. Between federal elections, vacancies result from death, resignation, absence without leave, expulsion, disqualification or ineligibility of a member. If a Senator retires or dies, no by-election is held (see: casual vacancy).
A person standing for election to the Senate or House of Representatives.
If a Senator retires or dies, the casual vacancy is filled by a person chosen by the joint sitting of the Houses of Parliament of that State until the expiration of the term. The person chosen must be of the same political party as the predecessor.
The official electoral roll used on election day to mark off electors' names. The list contains the names and addresses of all eligible electors for that division for the particular electoral event. Polling officials place a mark against an elector's name when the elector is issued with ballot papers at a polling place to indicate that the elector has voted.
A term used while counting votes to describe a seat where the results are tight. On election night, this is where the two candidate preferred (TCP) result is between 47% and 53% and more than 5% of the vote has been counted. After election night and until counting is completed, this is where the TCP result is between 49.5% and 50.5% and more than 5% of the vote has been counted.
The legislation governing the Commonwealth electoral process. See CEA.
If you are 18 years and over and an Australian citizen you are required by law to enrol.
Australian citizens 18 years and over are required by law to vote in federal elections.
The set of basic rules by which a country or state is governed. In Australia's case it is a document written in the 1890s which sets out the structure of Australian federal politics. The Constitution can only be amended through a constitutional referendum.
A proposal to alter the Constitution is put to the vote. At a referendum the proposed alteration must be approved by a double majority: a national majority of electors in the states and territories; and a majority of electors in a majority of states.
A candidate, elector or the AEC may dispute the validity of an election by a petition to the High Court which sits as the Court of Disputed Returns.
Any vote where, instead of the elector being marked off the certified list on election day, the vote is sealed in an envelope signed by the voter. Absent, early votes made outside the voter's electorate (pre-poll declaration), provisional and postal votes are all types of declaration votes.
A formal statement of the result of an election.
Government on behalf of the people by their elected representatives.
The process used to determine the winning candidate when no candidate wins an absolute majority of first preference votes.
Australia is divided into voting areas, which are known as divisions or electorates. One member is elected from each division to the House of Representatives. Divisions are geographical areas containing approximately equal numbers of voters as defined for federal electoral purposes.
There is a divisional office in each of the 150 House of Representatives electoral divisions. The Divisional Returning Officer (DRO) and staff at this office are responsible for the enrolment of voters, conducting the election in that division and providing information sessions to schools and community groups.
The division finder is an alphabetical listing of all localities within a state or territory. It is used to determine which division any address within a state or territory belongs.
The AEC officer responsible for maintaining the roll and conducting the election in each division. The DRO is the returning officer for the House of Representatives election in their division.
A ballot paper marked 1, 2, 3, 4 straight down (or up) a ballot paper.
To alter the Constitution, a majority of all formal votes cast in a referendum, as well as a majority of votes in a majority of states must be gained to authorise the change to the Constitution.
The choosing of representatives by the voters.
The election results code is a short code allocated to each registered political party. It is primarily for internal use but is also used in some AEC publications, including election results, to assist with brevity.
The officer who performs the functions of the Chief Executive Officer of the AEC.
The list of people who are entitled to vote in an election or referendum. Also referred to as the roll.
A house to house survey conducted by the Australian Electoral Commission in each division to check that electors are correctly enrolled.
Australia is divided into voting areas, which are known as divisions or electorates. One member is elected from each division to the House of Representatives. Divisions are geographical areas containing approximately equal numbers of voters as defined for federal electoral purposes.
There is a divisional office in each of the 150 House of Representatives electoral divisions. The Divisional Returning Officer (DRO) and staff at this office are responsible for the enrolment of voters, conducting the election in that division and providing information sessions to schools and community groups.
All those people entitled to vote at an election.
To give a person the right to vote.
You cannot vote at an election unless your name is on the electoral roll. Australian citizens 18 years of age and over (with a few exceptions) must enrol to vote.
Application form to enrol to vote or to change your address in Federal and State/Territory elections. Enrolment forms are available at all post offices, postal agencies, AEC offices and on our Home Page.
The enrolment rate (known as the participation rate until December 2014) is calculated by dividing the number of electors on the electoral roll by the estimated eligible population.
These are ballot papers which show no further valid preference for any candidate and must, therefore, be set aside from the count.
A term used after counting has been completed to describe a seat where the winning candidate received between 56–60% of the vote.
Refers to a general election of the House of Representatives and the election of the Senate.
The unification of Australian Colonies which formed the Australian nation on 1 January 1901.
A voting system in which the candidate with the most votes is elected whether or not that person has more than half the votes counted. This system is still used in many countries such as UK, USA, NZ, Canada. It is also used in some local shire or council elections in Australia.
A vote cast in an election or a referendum that has been marked according to the rules for that election and can be counted towards the result. A ballot paper not marked correctly is called informal.
The right to vote.
The check and recount of ballot papers (that were counted in polling places on election night) after polling day by AEC staff.
This scheme was introduced for the 1984 federal election and has two main parts: public funding of election campaigns and disclosure of certain financial details by candidates, political parties and other persons and groups who submit returns to the AEC. It helps to manage public funding and disclosure provisions in accordance with the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.
An election for all the seats in the House of Representatives.
An elector who is registered to have postal ballot papers sent to him or her automatically. Electors from certain categories who have difficulty getting to a polling place on polling day can register as a GPV.
The drawing of electoral boundaries in a way which gives one political party an unfair advantage in elections.
The political party or coalition of parties which has won a majority of the seats in the House of Representatives forms the government. The Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition are always Members of the House of Representatives.
A GVT sets out the order in which a Senate group wants its preferences distributed. GVTs are registered with the AEC after the draw for positions on the Senate ballot paper. If a voter chooses to put the number '1' in one of the boxes above-the-line on a Senate ballot paper, the preferences will be distributed according to the group's GVT.
Held every three years to elect half the Senators for a State. Unlike State Senators, Territory Senators face re-election at every general election of the House of Representatives.
At Federation, the House of Representatives was formed as the People's House and is the House in which the government is formed. Each division elects one Member of the House of Representatives under a preferential voting system. The numbers of Members are in proportion to the number of people in each state or territory, except that at least 5 Members must be chosen in each original state. The House of Representatives currently has 150 Members.
Cards handed out to voters by party workers at polling places on election day showing how a party or candidate would like voters to fill in their ballot papers.
You do not have to follow these cards. How you choose to vote is up to you.
A term used to describe a parliament in which no political party or coalition of parties has a majority in the House of Representatives. The term is becoming more applicable to modern parliaments, as minor parties and independent candidates are increasingly holding the balance of power in minority governments.
Candidates for, or members of parliament, who do not belong to a political party.
A ballot paper is generally considered informal if it is not filled out correctly in accordance with the Act and the instructions on the ballot paper. It cannot therefore be included in the scrutiny/count.
A person who is in Australia and because the person does not reside in any subdivision, is not entitled to be enrolled for any subdivision.
A term used to describe an electoral system where different electorates have large differences in the number of voters in them.
A term used after counting has been completed to describe a seat where the winning candidate received less than 56% of the vote.
Any person elected to parliament, but more commonly used for those elected to the House of Representatives.
A team of polling officials who bring the polling to the elector. Teams visit some hospitals and nursing homes, prisons, remand centres and remote locations to enable electors to vote.
Candidates must be nominated before they can be elected to the Senate or House of Representatives. Qualifications for nomination are set out in the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and the Constitution. Nominations can be made once the writ for an election has been issued and before the time and date specified as the close of nominations. For each nomination a financial deposit must be lodged.
A survey conducted by private organisations between and before elections to get an idea of how people would vote if an election were held.
The major party, or coalition of parties in parliament which has the next highest number of votes.
A vote recorded by an elector on election day at a polling place within the division for which they are enrolled. This is the simplest way to vote and the method used by the majority of electors.
An elector who is going overseas for three years or less can apply to be an overseas elector within 3 months before leaving Australia or within 1 year after the day on which the they ceased to reside in Australia.
The political assembly in which elected representatives talk about and vote upon proposed laws.
The word 'parliament' comes from 15th century English, and from a French word meaning 'talking place'.
A system of government where the people exercise their political power by electing representatives to parliament to make laws. Australia is a parliamentary democracy.
The participation rate (known as the enrolment rate from December 2014) is calculated by dividing the number of electors on the electoral roll by the estimated eligible population.
The policies or plans that the candidates and parties say they will carry out if elected.
An issue put before the electorate which does not affect the Constitution. The result of the plebiscite vote may, or may not, bind the government according to the enabling legislation.
Political parties registered with the AEC:
Another word for an election.
Polling places are set up in each division to take the votes of the local people. At the 1996 election there were 7 865 ordinary polling places.
Electors who, for various reasons, cannot attend a polling place in the state or territory for which they are enrolled on election day can apply in writing for a postal vote. They will then be sent their ballot papers, which must be posted back before the close of polling.
A system of voting in which the voter completes the ballot paper by putting the number '1' in the box beside their first choice candidate, the number '2' beside their second choice and so on until every box is numbered consecutively.
A vote, recorded by a voter eligible to do so, at a divisional office or pre-poll voting centre in the lead up to polling day. Certain pre-poll voting centres also open on polling day for the casting of interstate votes only.
Pre-poll votes made by an elector within their own division (pre-poll ordinary) are counted with ordinary votes on polling night.
The choice by a political party of its candidates for an election.
The term that describes a group of electoral systems used to elect candidates in multi-member electorates. In such systems parties, groups and independent candidates are elected to the parliament in proportion to their support in the electorate.
A vote cast where:
Provisional votes are not entered into the count until evidence of identity has been provided and a check of entitlement has been completed. Provisional voters need to provide evidence of identity either at the polling place or by close of business on the first Friday after election day.
To be elected to the Senate, a candidate needs to gain a quota or proportion of the first preference votes. The quota is determined by dividing the total number of formal ballot papers in the state or territory by one more than the number of senators to be elected and adding one to the result and disregarding any remainder.
The calculation used to determine the number of parliamentary representatives to which a state or territory is entitled (i.e. the number of divisions).
The current and projected average divisional enrolment for the state or territory.
When ballot papers for the Senate or House of Representatives are returned to the Divisional Returning Officer from all polling places for that division. A fresh scrutiny is conducted to re-check the counting done on election night.
A second or further count of votes in an election.
The redrawing of electoral boundaries to ensure that there are approximately the same number of electors in each division in the state or territory.
A Redistribution Committee is appointed for the state or territory in which a redistribution has commenced.
The Redistribution Committee consists of the Electoral Commissioner, the Australian Electoral Officer (AEO) for that state or territory (except for the ACT where the senior Divisional Returning Officer for the territory is a member), the Surveyor-General and the Auditor-General for that state or territory.
The Redistribution Committee is supported by a small secretariat of staff from the Australian Electoral Commission.
The Australian Constitution can only be altered with the approval of a national majority of electors in States and Territories and a majority of electors in a majority of States.
A person elected to parliament to represent the people of a division (House of Representatives) or State (Senate).
The list of voters eligible to vote at an election.
To stand as a candidate in an election.
A term used after counting has been completed to describe a seat where the winning candidate received more than 60% of the vote.
A person appointed by a candidate to observe the voting and counting of the votes. Candidates can appoint scrutineers for each polling place. Scrutineers have the right to be present when the ballot boxes are sealed and opened and when the votes are sorted and counted so that they may check any possible irregularities, but they may not touch any ballot papers.
The counting of votes which leads to the election result.
Another term for an electorate or division – used because the candidate elected then has a seat in parliament.
A vote made in secret – first introduced in Victoria in 1856. Sometimes called the 'Australian ballot'.
The Senate was formed as the States' House or house of review. The states are represented equally in the Senate regardless of the size of their populations and each Senator represents the whole state or territory. There are 76 senators; 12 from each state and two from each territory, elected under a proportional representation system.
An election of Senators for a state or territory.
A person elected by the voters of a State or Territory to represent them in the Senate.
An elector who has applied to have their address not appear on the roll for reasons of personal safety or safety of their family members.
The right to vote at elections i.e. all Australian citizens 18 or over have suffrage.
Votes gained by a Senate candidate which are surplus to the quota required for election.
The difference between the performance of a candidate or party at one election in comparison to another.
An elector who does not have a steady pattern of voting for the same party.
In a Senate election a candidate's surplus is transferred at a fraction of its value to the next available candidate.
The percentage of people who voted in the election, calculated by dividing the sum of formal and informal votes by the final enrolment figure. The final enrolment figure is the total number of people who are entitled to vote in an election.
These figures show where preferences have been distributed to the likely final two candidates in a House of Representatives election. In most cases, but not all, these will be from the two major sides of politics – the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal and National Parties Coalition.
These figures indicate results where preferences have been distributed to the two major sides of politics – the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal and National Parties Coalition. In most cases the TCP and TPP are the same because the final two candidates are from the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal and National Parties Coalition. In a division held by an independent or a minor party, the counts will differ.
A web based election results system that provides election information and results in a user-friendly format.
The formal act of an elector in an election to choose the candidate the elector most wants to be the representative for that division. Australia has a secret vote, and enforces compulsory voting.
A small compartment or cubicle at the polling place where people fill in their voting papers in secret at elections.
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Dead Space is a great game, but it is not a FPS!
Top 5 best first-person shooter (FPS) games for iPhone and iPad
Breaking down the best, most must-have first-person shooter (FPS) games to blast and brawl your way through on iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
First person shooters, affectionally initialized as FPS, are some of the most popular games on any platform and iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad are no exception. While control was, and remains and issue -- glass multitouch doesn't provide the same options as a PC keyboard or dedicated gamepad -- the graphics, animation, ambiance, music, and intimacy of iOS makes for an incredibly exhilarating experience. From World Wars to space hulks, soldiers to monsters to the walking dead, hand-to-knife combat to blasters, ballistics, and beam weapons there are a plethora of choices available to the hardcore FPS gamer. Here are some of our favorites.
Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation
The latest in a series of games so good you can scarcely believe they're on your phone, Modern Combat 3 has 13 missions, excellent gameplay, and a truly immersive experience. While an iPhone can never replace a full-on PC, Xbox 360, or Playstation 3 console shooter with all the bells, buttons, and whistles, the gap is definitely closing. And this one you can carry around in your pocket. Universal app - works on both iPhone and iPad.
- $6.99 - App Store link
Dead Space
If you couldn't guess from the title it's a space survival/horror shooter with absolutely gorgeous graphics and even better sound and atmosphere. The mood is just perfect and transitions from casual, almost monotonous getting-to-know-the-controls early missions to OMFG-what's-eating-my-face action with heart-stopping abruptness. Dead Space isn't on rails; you walk where you want to walk, blast what you want to blast. You do have a guidance mechanism to show you the way, however, which minimizes the frustration of truly open environments.
- $6.99 - iPhone App Store link
- $9.99 - iPad App Store link
N.O.V.A was the closest thing to getting HALO on the iPhone and iPad, and N.O.V.A 2 takes all that was great about the original and shoots it into orbit and ads even better graphics, creatures, vehicles, maps, and game play. The visual are simply stunning, the controls about as good as you can expect from multitouch, and the action frenetic. Career mode, multiplayer, leader boards -- hawt.
- $6.99 - iPhone App Store link
- $6.99 - iPad App Store
From the mind of the legendary John Carmack and the labs of ID Software, RAGE HD is a post-apolocalyptic world-scorcher of an FPS. On the down side, it's on rails so you can't move about freely. On the plus side, it's got gruesomely gorgeous graphics, Game Center support, crazy extras like Mirror Mode, and is a great way to raise some hell and work out some aggression on your iPhone or iPad. Universal app -- works on both iPhone and iPad
- $1.99 - App Store link
Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies
It's CoD, it's zombies, what more really needs be said? Following up on the original Call of Duty: Zombies, this all new, all better sequel pits you and up to three of your friends against the walking dead with an all new interface, in-game chat, and more achievements than you can toss a grenade at. Also includes a top-down arcade bonus. Universal app -- works on both iPhone and iPad
- $6.99 App Store link
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So there you have them, our top 5 best FPS games for iPhone and iPad. Be sure to check out our other Top 5 picks, our Picks of the Week, and iPhone App and Games Forum for more recommendations, and if we missed any of your favorites leave them in the comments below!
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Top 5 best first-person shooter (FPS) games for iPhone and iPad
Indeed, it isn't an FPS and does t really belong on this list, despite being the best game on it (and being perhaps the best 'console-style' game that isn't a port on iOS).
Awesome Collection!
i know im going to be that guy but really, if you have played battlefield 3 on pc multiplayer you laugh at these collections. You just dont take this seriously.
Your mom never told you "Don't be that guy"?
Eliminate Pro hands down the best FPS in the App Store. What CoD is to consoles, Eliminate Pro is to iOS.
HA! Well played. I never got into FPS on consoles. They bore me after awhile and I never finish them. However, they're perfect for me on my iPhone/iPad because I can do them in quick bursts. If YOU don't take them seriously, that's fine. Move along. Nothing to see here.
I got COD Zombies. It's a blast. I definitely need N.O.V.A 2 and Modern Combat 3. POWER TO THE PLAYAZ!!! LOL!!!
I also own Call of Duty Zombies. It is fun, but if you want a NOVA Game or a Modern Combat game, get the new and improved ones. NOVA 3 is the newest NOVA game (I own it. It is epic.) and Modern Combat 4 is also great. Call of Duty Strike Team is my personal favorite FPS though. :D
Agreed, Doom is an awesome FPS on the iphone.
MC 3 fo shizzle.
Hackers ruin it sometimes, but it's the closest we'll get to MW3/BF3 on a portable device. It's a shame gameloft dropped March of Heroes, that looked pretty good and ran on unreal engine if IIRC.
Cute is all you had to say? that had made it the worst message ever on this website.. cute?? who says that about Angry Birds?It is only the Best game ever made for Apps!
Battleship. Monopoly. You name it, the classics, they're sure to have it.
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The Junin virus genome comprises two single stranded RNA molecules, each encoding two different genes in an ambisense orientation. The two segments are termed 'short (S)' and 'long (L)' due to their respective lengths. The short segment (around 3400 nucleotides in length) encodes the nucleocapsid protein and the glycoprotein precursor (GPC). The GPC is subsequently cleaved to form two viral glycoproteins, GP1 and GP2 which ultimately form the T-shaped glycoprotein spike which extends from the viral envelope. The long segment (around 7200 nucleotides in length) encodes the viral polymerase and a zinc binding protein.
Since the discovery of the Junin virus in 1958, the geographical distribution of the pathogen, although still confined to Argentina, has risen. At the time of discovery, Junin virus was confined to an area of around 15,000 km². At the beginning of 2000, the distribution had risen to around 150,000km². The natural hosts of Junin virus are rodents, particularly Mus musculus, Calomys spp. and Akodon azarae. Direct rodent to human transmission only transpires when contact is made with excrement of an infected rodent. This commonly occurs via ingestion of contaminated food or water, inhalation of particles within urine or via direct contact of broken skin with rodent excrement.


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John Hotchkis: A very undesirable characteristic in any car that's driven on the street or around a road course is a chassis that understeers or oversteers more turning in one direction than the other. The best way to get a car to turn left and right equally is by making sure weight on the tires is as equal as possible. Electronic scales are great tuning tools because they enable adjusting crossweights. If you were to take the corner weight at one side of a car, add it to the weight at its diagonally opposite corner of the car, then divide that total by the total weight of the car, you'd get the crossweight percentage. Ideally, the percentage should be as close to 50 percent as you can get it. This ensures that each corner of the car sees equal loads in corners and eliminates weight jacking so you don't have more weight on the tires when turning in one direction versus the other.
Adjustment Methods
Matt Jones: One of the great perks of an aftermarket coilover system is the ease in which it can be adjusted. When it comes to setting corner weights, this can easily be accomplished by lowering or raising the spring perch on the shock body. Ride height and corner weight adjustment on cars with OE-style coil springs is a bit more difficult. In these types of applications, you can actually rotate the spring in the lower spring pocket and install stop bolts to keep it in place. Some circle track parts suppliers even offer threaded adjusters to make wedge adjustments easy. Typically, these methods will not be as simple as a coilover for ease of access, but the adjustment methods are the same.
Doug Norrdin: When setting the corner weights and crossweights of a car, aftermarket coilover systems greatly simplify the process. However, adjusting corner weights aren't that difficult with factory-style coil springs, either. Any coil spring can be clocked, or rotated within the spring pocket to change the weight at that corner. Likewise, spacers can be wedged between the spring and the control arm or frame. Leaf springs are tough to tune, since the only way to adjust the corner weight with them is to change the shackle length. Unfortunately, that's not always a great idea. Generally, if you raise the right rear corner of a car, it will increase weight on the right rear and the left front corners of the car. Conversely, raising the left rear corner of a car will increase weight on the left rear and right front. Lowering one corner of a car has the opposite effect and reduces weight over that corner and its diagonally opposite corner. In most scenarios, it's best to balance out a car by moving around the mass within the car first before corner weighting. As a last resort, you can use the endlinks of a sway bar to preload and weight jack the chassis.
John Hotchkis: Increasing the ride height at one corner of the car has the effect of putting more weight on that corner. Conversely, lowering one corner of a car reduces weight at that corner. Adjusting corner weights without the luxury of aftermarket coilovers can be time consuming, but it can be done. You can shim springs or even trim the coils slightly to get the corner weight you want. Some aftermarket control arms have provisions for shims of various thicknesses in the spring buckets. Oftentimes, we'll just work on optimizing corner weights on the front. If we can get the front where we want them, it's usually good enough and the car will handle great on the track.


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Ahh.. I found a site:
How long does the Audrey take to boot from total-off to ready-for-input
(ie shell, etc.)? There's a touch-screen, right? How much is the
touch-screen used? I'm particularly interested in its touch screen &
seemingly fast boot time (it is supposed to be a 'Net appliance after
all). Based on that, I'll try to figure if it's worth $90. heh
On Sat, 6 Oct 2001, Geoffrey Herteg wrote:
> Foo,
> I've got one, but there's a slight problem with putting Linux on it. The Audrey, while an x86-based box, doesn't have a BIOS. It's running QNX with a simple QNX-centric bootloader that initializes the hardware to run QNX. While I'm not certain what needs to be done to get Linux bootstrapped on this thing, I've heard from a friend who has an internal contact at 3Com that this thing was engineered to specifically avoid hacking ala iOpener.
> The cool part is you can get a QNX command line and xmms to run on it. One of my projects is to make it the living room's MP3 player, complete with menuing system that works w/ the jog dial... Just can't seem to find specs on things yet. Hmmm...
> begin Foo Lim quotation:
> > Has anyone ever hacked an Audrey to put Linux on it? How long does it
> > take to boot? I'd like to get some more details.
> >
> > http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/prodlist.jsp?tab=cat&pathtype=support&cat=122&selcat=Internet+Appliances&family=571
> >
> > I found a place that's selling it for $90.
> >
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Bad for us consumers but much better for pharma investors, price increase goes straight to bottom line.
Pure speculation. Big investors sell 10000 stocks in the pre-market and push that down. Stupid and desperate investors start selling …
This guy is really cynic. Unfortunately I am a stockholder.
Who is this guy Jefferies? Go back in history and see how may times they were right!
This is a BIG JOKE!
What to do when speculators are in control?????
There is only few words to summarize what we think about these rating agencies: They are Ridiculous. Hopefully one day …


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Cambridge, Mass. — March 26, 2003 — Employees may believe that moving from job to job helps prevent placement in narrow career pigeon holes, but an MIT Sloan School professor's study of the film industry — where the word "typecasting" was born — finds that the practice can actually offer real advantages. Niche players, it turned out, often do better than generalists in the labor market.
"If you read People magazine or Entertainment Weekly, typecasting is presented in a generally pejorative way," said Prof. Ezra Zuckerman, who teaches strategic management at Sloan. "It's seen as a barrier to the full expression of an actor's skills. But in reality, typecasting is a boon for the vast majority of those who make a go of it in Hollywood."
The overwhelming majority of acting aspirants never get their names on the big screen in any kind of role, Zuckerman said. But of those who do, being cast in a certain type or role helps them to maintain their precarious foothold in the industry.
"Typecasting provides a route into the industry by conferring the minimum level of recognition necessary to continue to obtain work, even if this recognition involves the adoption of a generic identity," the study said. "The advantages of typecasting consist largely in the foothold that it provides to aspiring actors by giving them a viable, if generic, identity to assume. The main drawback is that the identification with a particular character often prevents typecast actors from being considered for other roles."
While some actors have been able to break out of initial character identities — Robin Williams and Jim Carrey, for example — others, such as Sylvester Stallone, have proved far less able to expand beyond their original character molds. And if stars with such big names and box office revenues find it hard to break the typecast, the burden is even greater on entry-level actors. Indeed, Zuckerman found that fewer than one third of the actors who actually get a film credit for a role will find any further film work over the next three years.
Zuckerman said his research carries labor market implications beyond Hollywood and the film industry. "There's a tendency in the media and among academics to look at what's called the boundary-less career replacing the old image of the organization man moving up the hierarchy," he said. "And it's true that there can be greater opportunity for the individual to craft something unique and get more variety in their careers by moving from engagement to engagement. But what is underemphasized is that hiring tends to be very category — and skill-specific." And job applicants unable to demonstrate that they have the skills to fill such categories can have a hard time.
Ironically, Zuckerman said, young workers and others may have a greater chance to take on new jobs and functions within a particular organization than within the labor market at large. That's because an individual employer may be more willing to take a chance on a worker who has already proven her ability to do a job well than on an unknown. In other words, the bit part can lead to a better part within an organization. "A great example of this is GE's practice of moving managers across industries-something that is very hard to do on the outside," he said.
"People have a preconception that the overall market provides greater opportunities (for workers) than organizations. Our paper suggests that this isn't necessarily the case," said Zuckerman.
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This document describes the functionality that the new releases of
NetView Distribution Manager/MVS and Software Profile Management
Facility will provide.
The installation and customization of SystemView Managed System
Services/400 is described with some scenarios covering software
distribution using SystemView Managed System Services/400 with NetView
For large NetView DM installations this document includes a
description of a multiple TCP environment that can help address some
operational aspects of trying to manage large distribution networks.
A scenario is also shown using NetView DM/MVS and SPMF R2.
This document is written for technical personnel. New users for the
SystemView SystemView Managed System Services/400, experienced users
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Table of contents
Chapter 1. Introduction 1.0
Chapter 2. New Functions in NVDM/MVS Release 5 and SPMF Release 2 2.0
Chapter 3. Software Distribution for NVDM/2 Using SPMF 3.0
Chapter 4. SystemView Managed System Services/400 4.0
Chapter 5. NetView Distribution Manager/MVS with Managed System Services/400 5.0
Chapter 6. NVDM/MVS: Multiple TCP Environments 6.0
Appendix A. VTAM Major Node Definitions A.0
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Joe Theismann Shills For Dan Snyder And Redskins Facts Site
As the two-minute warning approached in the first half of the Washington's preseason opener against the Patriots, Kenny Albert casually asked the Joe Theismann muppet with Dan Snyder's hand up its ass what it thought about the name controversy. Strap in, kids, Theismann has done a lot of research on this. »