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Lawmakers send governor bill to expand seizure of guns from persons judged dangerous -- State lawmakers on Thursday sent the governor a bill that would significantly expand a law that allows certain people to petition to the courts to confiscate guns from persons deemed to be dangerous. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/30/16
People skills, political savvy propel 'Jewish kid from the Bronx' toward top California post -- Bauman, 57, a trained trauma nurse who went on to work in hospital administration and health care consulting before settling into politics, now wants to parlay his relationship skills into a big promotion: He's the favorite to become the next chair of the California Democratic Party. Christopher Cadelago in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 6/30/16
National Democrats hope to connect Republican in heavily Latino district to Donald Trump -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is forging ahead with efforts to link Rep. David Valadao (R-Hanford) with Donald Trump's rhetoric, despite the congressman's announcement last week that he won't back the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Sarah D. Wire in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/30/16
Trailhead Fire expands as breezes spark concern over spot fires -- The wildfire burning in the rugged mountains between Georgetown and Foresthill is slowly spreading as crews attempt to extinguish the hard-to-reach blaze that so far has blackened more than 1,000 acres of forestland. Bill Lindelof in the Sacramento Bee Joseph Serna in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/30/16
Behind shrinking middle-class jobs: A surge in outsourcing -- Globalization and the offshoring of U.S. manufacturing jobs to China and other cheap-labor countries are commonly blamed for driving down the wages and living standards of ordinary American workers, but there is another, less-known factor behind the shrinking middle class: domestic outsourcing. Don Lee in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/30/16
Nation's oldest park ranger beaten, robbed in her Richmond home -- The nation's oldest park ranger was beaten in her Richmond home by a man who broke in and robbed her of a special commemorative coin given to her by President Barack Obama. Kevin Schultz in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 6/30/16
Study sounds alarm over rise of clinics offering stem cell therapies -- Hundreds of clinics are marketing stem cell therapies directly to consumers in the United States, despite lacking federal approval and in many cases even a shred of scientific evidence that their treatments work, according to a UC Davis study published Thursday. Erin Allday in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 6/30/16
Fox: The Tough Politics of Tax Reform -- In Greek mythology, Sisyphus' task of pushing a boulder uphill only to see it roll back down every time may be a metaphor for changing California's tax system. Joel Fox Fox & Hounds -- 6/30/16
California Policy & Politics This Morning
First audit in 20 years finds a lot wrong with the agency that regulates your utilities -- Major reforms may be coming to the California Public Utilities Commission, but the agency still has plenty of room for improvement, auditors said Wednesday. Jeff McDonald in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/30/16
Ballot measure threatens bullet train, Delta tunnels -- The "No Blank Checks Initiative," bankrolled with $4.5 million from Stockton farmer and businessman Dean Cortopassi, would require a public vote on any state project in which $2 billion or more in revenue bonds would be issued. And since both the bullet train and twin-tunnels projects would most likely require that kind of financing, voters could ultimately get a chance to decide their fate. Paul Rogers in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 6/30/16
PG&E kept faulty pipeline records, witness says -- A Pacific Gas and Electric Co. engineer testified Wednesday that the company relied on records that it knew were faulty when it spiked pressure on its gas pipelines, including the line that later exploded in San Bruno. Bob Egelko in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 6/30/16
Rep. Valadao has change of heart on Donald Trump as GOP nominee -- Rep. David Valadao, who represents a heavily Hispanic swath of the central San Joaquin Valley, has had a change of heart over his initial support of Donald Trump as the Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee. Razi Syed in the Fresno Bee -- 6/30/16
Drug use up in prisons with intensive programs -- Drug use behind bars appears to have increased since California started using drug-sniffing dogs and machinery to try to stop smuggling at state prisons, where overdose deaths are nearly five times the national rate, records show. It's unclear exactly why things haven't gone as officials projected. Don Thompson Associated Press -- 6/30/16
Skelton: Big fish in small pond: No room for bass in Gov. Jerry Brown's delta tunnel plan -- "Summertime, and the livin' is easy. Fish are jumpin' and the cotton…." Hold it there. Cotton growers don't like those fish jumpin'. Neither do hardly any other growers in the thirsty San Joaquin Valley. Not bass, anyway, jumpin' in the bucolic California Delta. They want `em dead. George Skelton in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/30/16
California military and VA projects stung in Congress' Zika fight -- California military and veterans' facilities are hostage to the congressional partisanship that's hung up emergency Zika funding. Michael Doyle in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 6/30/16
Voters will consider a new use for bag fees on November ballot -- California voters in November will not only decide whether to uphold the state's plastic bag ban, but will also whether to redirect fees on paper and reusable bags to environmental projects. Jazmine Ulloa in the Los Angeles Times$ Ben Adler Capital Public Radio -- 6/30/16
As rents rise, nonprofits struggle to stay in the Bay Area -- The East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy was hit with a sad irony along with a 30 percent rent increase last year after the building in which it rented office space changed hands: The affordability crisis and displacement that had affected so many of the low-wage workers EBASE works with was now affecting the nonprofit itself. Annie Sciacca in the East Bay Times -- 6/30/16
Clinton aims at glass ceiling, but barriers remain for California's women in politics -- As Hillary Clinton makes headlines as the first female presumptive presidential nominee for a major party, there's an interesting contrast in local politics. Among the 15 Los Angeles City Council members representing nearly 4 million residents, Nury Martinez is the only woman. Mary Plummer KPCC -- 6/30/16
Taxes, Fees, Rates, Tolls
Chargers stadium faces higher vote hurdle -- The state Supreme Court late Wednesday temporarily blocked a March lower court ruling that said tax increases like the Chargers stadium initiative need approval from a simple majority instead of two-thirds of voters. David Garrick in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 6/30/16
L.A.'s chief bureaucrat takes a moral stance on homelessness -- While guiding Los Angeles on its painful budget recovery, City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana often had to be the naysayer. He told the city no to hiring, he told the unions no to raises and he told the voters no to fixing sidewalks and streets without new taxes. Doug Smith in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/30/16
San Diego First To Hit Solar Power Cap In California -- San Diego on Wednesday became the first city in California to reach the cap on the amount of electricity utilities have to buy back from customers. And the new rules come with extra costs for consumers. Steve Walsh KPBS -- 6/30/16
Economy, Employers, Jobs, Unions, Pensions
Anaheim bans all short-term rentals in the city -- After a five-and-half hour special meeting Wednesday, the Anaheim City Council voted to ban the operation of short-term rentals. The owners of the 363 permitted short-term rentals will have 18 months to stop operating. Joseph Pimentel in the Orange County Register -- 6/30/16
Los Angeles manufacturing job loss hampers state recovery, report says -- Los Angeles has hemorrhaged manufacturing jobs since 2007, casting a pall over the state's economic recovery, according to a forecast released Tuesday by Chapman University. Natalie Kitroeff in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/30/16
Brown signs gambling agreement for Amador tribe -- Gov. Jerry Brown has boosted the casino development efforts of a tiny Amador County tribe by signing an updated gambling agreement for a casino proposed near the town of Ione. Peter Hecht in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 6/30/16
Watchdog: Water fight may leave some Orange County customers with bigger bills -- The latest skirmish in the water wars asks the cryptic question: When is water not really water? The answer, it seems, is when words in an 83-year-old law – a law conceived long before the notion that recycled sewage was anything but disgusting – essentially negate its existence. Teri Sforza in the Orange County Register -- 6/30/16
Fresno Unified refuses to disclose potential legal fees in Harris construction case -- Fresno taxpayers could be paying even more for Fresno Unified School District's legal battle over a no-bid construction contract – but the district won't disclose how much. Mackenzie Mays in the Fresno Bee -- 6/30/16
Lawmakers Want To Make Rape Survivor's Letter Required Reading -- Millions have read it. Now Reps. Susan Davis and Juan Vargas, both San Diego Democrats, want to ensure future generations also read the letter written by a woman who was raped by a Stanford University student in 2015. The letter went viral this year because of its raw account of what unfolded after the attack. Megan Burks KPBS -- 6/30/16
California Virtual Academies: Bill targeting for-profit operator K12 Inc. clears first committee vote -- A bill that would ban online charter schools from hiring for-profit firms to provide instructional services cleared the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday on a party-line 6-2 vote after a divisive debate about the role private companies should play in public education. Jessica Calefati in the East Bay Times -- 6/30/16
Bill extending teacher probation dies in committee -- The latest legislative effort to extend the probationary period for teachers faltered Wednesday in the Senate Education Committee when the bill's author failed to find the votes to move the bill forward. John Fensterwald EdSource -- 6/30/16
Obama administration has forgiven $171 million owed by former Corinthian students -- The U.S. Department of Education has agreed to forgive $171 million of debt owed by former students of the bankrupt for-profit school Corinthian Colleges Inc., most of them in California. Melody Petersen in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/30/16
Livermore school hit with 2nd lawsuit stemming from molestations -- A second lawsuit has been filed against a Livermore school that employed a security guard who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two students and is now serving a six-year prison term. John King in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 6/30/16
After gun control sit-in, California House Democrats bring 'day of action' home to constituents -- Watching the Democrats' sit-in on the House floor last week filled Mandy Pifer with pride — and the conviction that Congress will act on tougher gun violence laws. Sarah D. Wire and Christine Mai-Duc in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/30/16
Immigration / Border
California Congressional Republicans Urge Blocking Obamacare for Undocumented Immigrants -- Several California congressional Republicans want the Obama administration to block the state's request to sell health insurance to undocumented immigrants on the state's exchange. Lisa Aliferis KQED -- 6/30/16
San Francisco supervisors OK toughest Styrofoam ban in US -- On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors unanimously passed legislation by Supervisor London Breed that bans the product in food packaging such as meat trays, packing peanuts, ice chests, dock floats and mooring buoys. Emily Green and Lizzie Johnson in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 6/30/16
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Exonerated man thanks San Diego lawyers, students -- During the 23 years behind bars, William Richards maintained his innocence. He was convicted in 1993 of killing his wife, Pamela, in their Hesperia home and sentenced to 25 years to life. For years San Diego-based California Innocence Project lawyers and California Western School of Law students worked to exonerate him. David Hernandez in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 6/30/16
U.S. Atty. Gen. Loretta Lynch talks technology, transparency during LAPD visit -- U.S. Atty. Gen. Loretta Lynch ended her latest nationwide tour with a stop at the Los Angeles Police Department on Wednesday, looking at how police use technology to prevent crimes and interact with residents. Kate Mather in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/30/16
LA settles lawsuit for $1.8M over LAPD detainment in North Hollywood -- The Los Angeles City Council agreed Wednesday to pay $1.8 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a mentally ill man who was allegedly left brain-damaged after being apprehended by police in North Hollywood. Dakota Smith in the Los Angeles Daily News$ -- 6/30/16
Student who suffered brain damage in pep rally attack while wearing a chicken costume is awarded $10.5 million -- A San Joaquin Valley school district agreed Wednesday to pay $10.5 million to a former student who suffered brain damage during a pep rally, when he was attacked and beaten while wearing the costume of a chicken -- the mascot of a rival football team. Matt Hamilton in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/30/16
Richmond: Violent home robbery claims park ranger's prized memento -- Police are asking for the public's help after a brutal break-in robbed a 94-year-old woman of one of her most prized possessions. Around midnight Monday, Richmond resident Betty Soskin woke up to hear an intruder in her bedroom, Richmond police Lt. Felix Tan said in a statement Wednesday evening. George Kelly in the East Bay Times -- 6/30/16
Fact-checking Donald Trump's claim that China 'will enter' the Trans-Pacific Partnership 'at a later date' -- Trump's revised claim about China and TPP is still problematic, but just shy of a total whopper. Michelle Ye Hee Lee in the Washington Post$ -- 6/30/16
Trump fundraising emails overseas prompt complaints here and abroad -- Sir Roger Gale was puzzled when a string of emails from Donald Trump's presidential campaign landed in his inbox. As a Briton and a member of Parliament, Gale is barred by U.S. law from giving Trump money, much less voting for him. Sean Sullivan and Max Bearak in the Washington Post$ -- 6/30/16
Critics: Trump trade plan won't save jobs -- Some of Donald Trump's biggest applause lines come when he's threatening to scrap free-trade agreements or block Chinese goods from U.S. markets. But American global economic relationships are now so complicated — and deeply intertwined — that many economists insist his goal of saving manufacturing by shutting open markets will backfire. Adam Behsudi and Doug Palmer Politico -- 6/30/16
Clinton's lead over Trump grows in Fox News poll -- Hillary Clinton opened up a 6-point lead over Donald Trump in the latest Fox News poll released Wednesday evening, continuing a string of recent surveys showing the presumptive Democratic nominee out in front of her Republican rival. Nick Gass Politico -- 6/30/16
Wednesday Updates
New Shasta Dam water release plan includes no cutbacks to farmers – for now -- After weeks of uncertainty and pressure from members of Congress, federal officials on Wednesday announced a plan for managing water releases from California's largest reservoir this summer in a manner that will not involve cutbacks in farm water deliveries – at least if all goes as hoped. Ryan Sabalow and Michael Doyle in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 6/29/16
California lawmakers punt once again on teacher tenure -- Opposed by both the state's powerful teachers unions and the education overhaul groups they are frequently at odds with – a sight so unusual it was noted by committee members – a bill to change how California schools retain and fire teachers fell short in its first legislative vote Wednesday. Alexei Koseff in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 6/29/16
Teen details police sex abuse scandal: 'Hurry up and turn 18' -- The sexually exploited teenager at the center of a Bay Area police scandal said she told investigators that four officers had sex with her when she was 16 and 17 years old, including an Oakland cop she considered her "boyfriend" and a Contra Costa County sheriff's deputy who would pick her up and drive her to a rural road near the Caldecott Tunnel. Demian Bulwa in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 6/29/16
California House Republicans ask President Obama to halt benefits for immigrants in the U.S. illegally -- Nine California Republican House members are asking the Obama administration to reject California's application to extend benefits under the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to those in the country illegally. Sarah D. Wire in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/29/16
Airbnb's legal argument: Don't hold us accountable for the actions of our hosts -- When Congress created the Communications Decency Act 20 years ago, it was meant to help make the web economy possible by shielding Internet companies from the actions of their users. Tracey Lien in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/29/16
LA City Council backs $1.2 billion bond for homeless housing -- Seeking to stem the rise of homelessness in the nation's second largest city, the Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to put a bond measure on the November ballot that's expected to raise about $1.2 billion to build housing, The City Council voted 14-0 to put the bond measure to voters. Dakota Smith in the Los Angeles Daily News$ -- 6/29/16
Assembly resolution asks Gov. Jerry Brown for a homeless state of emergency -- Lawmakers from Los Angeles and San Francisco took the unusual step Wednesday of introducing a resolution asking Gov. Jerry Brown to decl are a statewide emergency to help California's homeless population. Jazmine Ulla in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/29/16
California utilities commission still has room to improve, state auditors say -- Major reforms may be coming to the California Public Utilities Commission, but the agency still has plenty of room for improvement, auditors said Wednesday. Jeff McDonald in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/29/16
Mayor, Business Groups Line Up to Fight San Francisco Tech Tax Proposal -- Mayor Ed Lee, at least one of his political allies on the Board of Supervisors, the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and a group that represents the city's tech sector are fighting a new proposal to tax the technology industry. Ted Goldberg KQED -- 6/29/16
Homeless Blanket Project 'Undercover' Extends Long Past Super Bowl City -- Super Bowl City's a thing of the past, but San Francisco has been clearing streets of homeless encampments since the week-long event began. Yet, despite the city's continuous efforts to push the homeless out of sight, they're still there. Creo Noveno KQED -- 6/29/16
Solution to San Francisco's homeless problem starts with supportive housing -- Could San Francisco increase its stock of supportive housing by enough units to get all of the neediest homeless people off its streets in just two years? Kevin Fagan in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 6/29/16
Billionaire Tom Steyer won't decide whether to run for governor until after November -- As he attended a Capitol rally Wednesday with the head of the United Farm Workers and later gave a speech to the Harry S. Truman Democratic Club, billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer looked very much like a candidate running for office. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ David Siders in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 6/29/16
Decker: In Hollywood, Hillary Clinton looks to the future and brushes aside the past -- For Hillary Clinton, the driving imperative of the presidential campaign is to focus voters on the future, the candidacy of Donald Trump and her myriad policy plans -- and away from the controversies of the past. Cathleen Decker in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/29/16
Google finds nightmarish 'potentially devastating' Symantec and Norton flaws -- Security flaws called by Google "as bad as it gets" that left users of Symantec computer-security products including Norton AntiVirus and 360 vulnerable to "devastating consequences" has been fixed, Symantec said Wednesday. The flaws would have allowed infection of computers via the simple sending of an email, according to Google "project zero" team member Tavis Ormandy, a British hacker. Ethan Baron in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 6/29/16
LAPD officer was unjustified in killing a man who zapped his partner with a Taser, panel finds -- The rookie Los Angeles police officer screamed, her body shaking, as the 38-year-old man zapped a Taser against her thigh. Kate Mather in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/29/16
Poorly performing L.A. sheriff's deputies are not weeded out in their first year, report says -- New sheriff's deputies who perform poorly on the job during their first year are not being weeded out, leaving them to potentially cause problems years down the road in life-or-death situations, according to a report by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's inspector general. Cindy Chang in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/29/16
Tenant activists lose fight against Hollywood building's conversion into a hotel -- A Hollywood apartment building is on its way to becoming a hotel after Los Angeles lawmakers rejected the arguments of tenant activists who warned that it would worsen the city's housing crisis. Emily Alpert Reyes in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/29/16
Many San Diego Hospitals Don't Restrict Drug Industry Payments To Doctors -- Doctors have accepted free meals, gifts, travel expenses and other payments from the drug and medical device industry for years. But because of concerns those payments might influence treatment decisions, the Affordable Care Act requires public disclosure. Cheryl Clark inewscource.com -- 6/29/16
California Drug Price Transparency Bill Clears Key Health Committee -- A measure that would compel pharmaceutical companies to disclose and justify drug price increases overcame a show of skepticism by Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday afternoon, passing the Assembly Health Committee 12-4 on a party-line vote. Pauline Bartolone KQED -- 6/29/16
Fox: No Budget Cuts? There May Be a Reason -- Governor Jerry Brown did not find one spending item to cut when he approved the state budget. This is a rare occurrence. In fact, you have to go way back to 1982 to find a governor who did not veto a single item in the budget. Joel Fox Fox & Hounds -- 6/29/16
Plagiarized Lessons and Deceptive Tactics: A Look Inside the Trump Institute -- Yet there was an even more fundamental deceit to the business, unreported until now: Extensive portions of the materials that students received after forking over their seminar fees, supposedly containing Mr. Trump's special wisdom, had been plagiarized from an obscure real estate manual published a decade earlier. Jonathan Martin in the New York Times$ -- 6/29/16


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The organizers of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, said this week they do not plan to test the human sewage-laden waterways that will be home to aquatic events for viruses that athletes fear could make them sick. NewsHour's Megan Thompson reports. Continue reading
It's 3:45 a.m. as I write this. More than half of Americans surveyed this spring report very good or good sleep quality. Not me. Depending on when you ask, I'd probably fall into the 36 percent who rate their sleep … Continue reading
By studying the habits of three hunter-gatherer groups who live much the way humans have for thousands of years, a team of scientists is challenging conventional wisdom about how much sleep we need. Hari Sreenivasan goes to UCLA to learn more about getting enough rest and to do something he's never done on assignment before: falling asleep while on the job. Continue reading
"The privacy issues are profound," said Pam Dixon, executive director of the World Privacy Forum, an advocacy group. "If people are being asked to wear a biometric electronic device, or use a mobile app or work within a wellness program, that data can be used in ways that may be very, very surprising to people." Continue reading
The World Health Organization is recommending anyone infected with HIV begin treatment as soon as possible after diagnosis, making an additional nine million people eligible for treatment. Continue reading
Since 2012, an innovative project in Louisville, Kentucky, has been collecting data on hundreds of the city's asthmatics by attaching GPS trackers to their inhalers to help residents better manage their asthma, monitor air pollution and shape future public health policies. NewsHour's Christopher Booker reports. Continue reading
The price of Darapim, a 62-year-old medical treatment used by AIDS patients, has increased by more than 5,000 percent after being acquired by pharmaceutical company Turing Pharmaceuticals for $55 million on August 10. Continue reading
Most people will experience at least one wrong or delayed diagnosis over their lifetime, a report predicts, calling diagnostic errors a blind spot in modern medicine that sometimes causes devastating consequences. Continue reading
The number of these serious California cases was 83 percent higher than the previous record number reported in the state in 2005, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading
"Suffering the Silence" is aimed at enabling those with chronic illness to discuss their illness publicly and on their own terms. Continue reading

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Murphy's Law
Journal Sentinel's Bias Against FeingoldJun 21st, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
The coverage of Russ Feingold suggests they've truly become a Republican newspaper.
The Bizarre War Against John ChisholmJun 14th, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
What's more peculiar, his opponent, or the complicated plot to defeat him?
The World According to Janel BrandtjenJun 10th, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
Republican lawmaker is angry about crime in the city. Here's how she could help.
Does Anyone Oppose Bus Rapid Transit?Jun 7th, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
The idea is very unsexy, yet has gained amazingly wide support.
GOP Goal Less Access for Democratic VotersJun 2nd, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
But you have to sift through media coverage of trial testimony for the story.
How to Destroy a Transit SystemMay 24th, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
County board's free bus ride program triggers huge deficits that could overwhelm system.
Why Urban School Chiefs FailMay 19th, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
The lessons of former MPS superintendent Gregory Thornton's firing in Baltimore.
How CEOs Leave Workers BehindMay 17th, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
CEOs Rich Meeusen and Tim Sullivan get rich while workers get nothing.
The Report That Walker KilledMay 16th, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
Its warning: Ending civil service means less qualified will serve. Why didn't legislators see it?
The Plot Thickens In John DoeMay 12th, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
Did State Supreme Court try to sabotage appeal of its Doe ruling to US Supreme Court?
Is Sheriff Clarke the Black Trump?May 10th, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
And a possible running mate? Atlantic Mag charts the rising star of Milwaukee's sheriff.
Murphy's Law
The Generosity of Donald BaumgartnerMay 5th, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
The manufacturing CEO shares the wealth with those who made him rich: his employees.


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Right-of-Way Pesticide Test Review 04-10-14
University of Florida/ IFAS Duval County Extension
Thursday, April 10, 2014 from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM (EDT)
Event Details
8:30 am - 11:30 am
Optional Right-of-Way exam from 11:45 am - 2:00 pm
This class is a review of the right-of-way manual and professionals should come having already studied the material.
This exam is required for right-of-ways. General Standards must also be taken to receive license and can be done that day.
Study materials can be purchased at the IFAS Bookstore – 800-2226-1764 or www.ifasbooks.com
Study Material
Right-of Way Pest Control Training Manual $15
Applying Pesticides Correctly (SM 1) $20.00
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UF/IFAS - Duval County Extension Office
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Aug 13, 1991
|Filing date
|Jan 10, 1991
|Priority date
|Jan 10, 1991
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Roger Burns, Donald T. Szopinski
|Original Assignee
|Briggs & Stratton Corporation
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (8), Referenced by (17), Classifications (11), Legal Events (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This invention relates to internal combustion engines, and more particularly to balancing systems for such engines.
Balancing systems for internal combustion engines are used to balance the reciprocating forces due to piston movement and the rotational forces due to crankshaft and crank pin rotation. Many systems are known for counterbalancing these reciprocal and rotational forces. Typical balancing systems use one or more additional balancing shafts, with each additional shaft having a gear that meshingly engages a gear on another shaft, on the crankshaft, or on a shaft attached to the crankcase. Counterbalance weights rotate with the rotation of the additional shaft to balance the reciprocating and rotational forces.
The use of additional shafts, gears and counterweights in such prior art devices increases the cost of the balancing system by fifty per cent or more, and therefore increases the cost of the entire engine.
Many prior art balancing systems use one or more counterbalance weights which rotate at a speed other than the speed of the crankshaft. For example, such counterbalance weights may rotate at camshaft speed, which is typically one-half that of the crankshaft rotation speed. Since the balancing system is designed to balance the crankshaft rotational forces, a counterbalance weight that rotates at any speed other than crankshaft speed typically does not optimally balance the crankshaft rotational forces.
A balancing system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed for counterbalancing the forces due to piston reciprocation and due to crankshaft rotation. In a preferred embodiment, the counterbalancing means includes a drive gear disposed on and attached to the crankshaft that rotates with the crankshaft. The drive gear meshingly engages a driven gear that is disposed on the camshaft, but is freely and independently rotatable from the camshaft. A single counterbalance weight is preferably integral with the driven gear and rotates with the driven gear so that the counterbalance weight is also independently rotatable from the camshaft. A frictionreducing member such as a material containing Teflon or a metal alloy bushing is attached to the driven gear and substantially encircles the camshaft to provide a low friction surface.
The counterbalance weight may substantially encircle a portion of the camshaft and rotates about the camshaft, although independently of camshaft rotation. In another embodiment, the counterbalance weight rotates about a camshaft boss that extends from the crankcase side wall and that accepts one end of the camshaft. The counterbalance weight is preferably crescent-shaped.
The balancing system operates in the following manner. A timing gear affixed to the crankshaft meshes with a cam gear on the camshaft. Rotation of the crankshaft rotates the timing gear as well as the drive gear, which is preferably formed integral with the timing gear. Since the driven gear meshingly engages the drive gear and is freely rotatable with respect to the camshaft, the rotation of the drive gear also rotates the driven gear at crankshaft speed. The counterbalance weight attached to the driven gear also rotates at crankshaft speed and rotates independently from the camshaft. However, both the driven gear and the counterbalance weight rotate in the opposite direction from the drive gear and the timing gear. The rotation of the counterbalance weight at the same speed and in the opposite direction from the crankshaft results in effective balancing of the vibrational forces.
The balancing system according to the present invention requires a minimum number of parts since extra gears are minimized and additional shafts are eliminated. Thus, the present balancing system results in a substantial savings in parts and assembly costs over prior art balancing systems.
Another feature and advantage of the present invention is that it may be used with both horizontal shaft and vertical shaft engines without major modifications to the balancing system.
These and other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments and the drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a side view, shown in partial section, of an engine incorporating the balancing system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a top view of a first embodiment of the balancing system according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 depicts a cross-sectional view of the counterbalance weight of FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 is a top view of a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 depicts a third embodiment of the present invention in which the counterbalance weight rotates about the camshaft boss, but is not spaced from the camshaft boss as in the embodiments depicted in FIGS. 2-4.
FIG. 1 is a side view shown in partial section of an internal combustion engine incorporating the balancing system according to the present invention. Although a single cylinder, horizontal shaft engine is depicted and described in connection with FIG. 1 and the other drawings, the invention may be used with multi-cylinder engines and with vertical shaft engines.
In FIG. 1, piston connecting rod 10 is connected to a crank pin 12 which in turn is affixed to the crankshaft 14. The entire balancing system is disposed in an engine crankcase 16 having a plurality of side walls, including a lower side wall 18 (FIGS. 2-5).
In FIG. 1, counterweights 20 and 22 attached to crankshaft 14 partially balance the reciprocating forces of the piston and the rotational forces of crank pin 12. Also attached to crankshaft 14 is a drive gear 24 having teeth 26 on its periphery which engage teeth 28 on the periphery of a driven gear 30. Drive gear 24 is affixed to crankshaft 14 and rotates therewith. One method of affixing the drive gear to the crankshaft is by means of a pin 32 attached to crankshaft 14 which engages a keyway 34 in drive gear 24.
Driven gear 30 is disposed on camshaft 36, but is freely and independently rotatable from camshaft 36. Camshaft 36 also has cams 38 and 40 that may be used to control the opening and closing of the piston's intake and exhaust valves.
A friction-reducing member 42 is affixed to the inner surface of driven gear 30 to reduce the friction between the driven gear and camshaft 36. Member 42 may be made from a variety of materials including compositions of Teflon and bronze, or from metal alloys that include copper or aluminum. One suitable bearing for member 42 is a bearing sold by Garlock under the trademark DU. However, any friction-reducing member may be used, although it is preferable to use one which does not require lubrication.
A counterbalance weight 44 is attached to driven gear 30 and is preferably formed integral therewith. Counterbalance weight 44 is preferably crescent-shaped, whose radius is substantially similar to the radius of driven gear 30. Although other shapes may be used for counterbalance weight 44, the crescent shape is particularly desirable since it at most tends a 18020 arc.
The thickness of counterbalance weight 44 is dependent upon the desired mass of the weight. Although the optimal mass of the weight should be empirically determined, it has been found that for a single cylinder engine having a three inch bore by a two and three-quarter inch stroke, where the drive and the driven gear both have diameters of two and one-half inches, the counterbalance weight preferably has a mass of about three hundred fifty-five grams.
Several key advantages of the present invention are apparent from FIGS. 1 and 2 as well as the other figures. First, no additional shafts are required for the balancing system according to the present invention. Only the crankshaft and the camshaft are necessary. This results in a savings in parts and assembly costs of up to 50 per cent when compared with prior art balancing systems.
A second key advantage of the present invention is that driven gear 30 rotates at the same speed as drive gear 24 and also of crankshaft 14. This advantage is due to the fact that driven gear 30 is independently rotatable from camshaft 36. In typical balancing systems wherein the counterbalance weight is either geared to or attached to the camshaft, the counterbalance weight must rotate at the same speed as the camshaft, which is typically one-half the speed of the crankshaft.
Yet a third advantage of the present invention is that the counterbalance weight and driven gear 30 rotate in the opposite direction from crankshaft 14 and drive gear 24. In short, counterbalance weight 44 rotates at the same speed and in the opposite direction from crankshaft 14, and thus achieves a more effective balancing of the vibrational forces than achieved by prior art balancing systems.
Another key advantage of the present invention is that the present balancing system may be used in existing engine crankcases without significantly enlarging or otherwise modifying the engine housing. Several prior art balancing systems require that the crankshaft be extended to accommodate the balancing system, thereby further increasing the cost and complexity of the engine.
The balancing system according to the present invention may be used on engines having a wide variety of applications, including commercial engines, generators and pumps, as well as on leaf blowers, lawnmowers, snowblowers and the like.
FIG. 2 is a top view of the counterbalancing system depicted in FIG. 1. In FIG. 2, timing gear 46 affixed to crankshaft 14 engages a cam gear 48 affixed to camshaft 36. Timing gear 46 rotates with crankshaft 14, and cam gear 48 rotates with camshaft 36. Timing gear 46 is in meshing engagement with cam gear 48, causing cam gear 48 and thus camshaft 36 to rotate with crankshaft 14. The diameters of timing gear 46 and cam gear 48 are chosen such that cam gear 48 and thus camshaft 36 rotate at one-half the speed of crankshaft 14.
As shown in FIG. 2, crankshaft 14 is disposed within a crankshaft boss 50 that is attached to and extends from crankcase side wall 18. Crankshaft boss 50 also retains drive gear 24 and timing gear 46 in their proper positions. Similarly, a second crankshaft boss 52 is attached to and extends from crankcase side wall 54. Seals 56 and 58 prevent oil from leaking out of the crankcase to the environment.
Camshaft 36 may also be retained and disposed in a plurality of bosses. Specifically, camshaft boss 60 is attached to and extends from crankcase side wall 18. Boss 60 is designed to accept a first end 62 of camshaft 36. Similarly, a camshaft boss 64 is attached to and extends from crankcase side wall 54. Boss 64 is designed to accept a second end 66 of camshaft 36 that is disposed and rotatable in the boss. In the embodiments depicted in FIGS. 2-4, counterweight 44 rotates about camshaft boss 60 but is spaced apart from boss 60 by a space 68.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of driven gear 30 and counterbalance weight 44 where gear 30 and weight 44 are integrally formed. In FIG. 3, driven gear 30 having teeth 28 is integral with counterbalance weight 44. Driven gear 30 has attached thereto a friction-reducing member 42 as discussed above. Driven gear 30 and weight 44 are preferably integrally-formed to reduce manufacturing costs. If gear 30 and weight 44 are not integral, they may be connected by a pin and slot arrangement as is well known in the art.
FIG. 4 depicts a second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4, as in all of the figures, components having corresponding functions have been given the same numerical designations.
The embodiments depicted in FIGS. 4 and 5 are preferred in vertical-shaft engines since oil from the crankcase is available to lubricate ball bearing assemblies 70 and 72. Ball-bearing assembly 70 is disposed in lower crankcase side wall 18, whereas ball-bearing assembly 72 is disposed in upper crankcase side wall 54. Both ball-bearing assemblies substantially surround crankshaft 14 and provide a friction-reducing surface that engages the crankshaft. Either or both of ball-bearing assemblies 70 and 72 may be eliminated or replaced by another friction-reducing member such as that used for member 42.
Assuming that lower ball-bearing assembly 70 is used, a spacer 74 should also be used to retain the relative positions of drive gear 24 and timing gear 46. Spacer 74 preferably encircles crankshaft 14 and is disposed between side wall 18 and drive gear 24.
In the embodiment depicted in FIG. 4, counterbalance weight 44 is spaced apart from camshaft boss 60 by a space 68. The balancing system in FIG. 4, as in all the figures, operates in substantially the same manner as discussed above in connection with FIGS. 1 and 2.
FIG. 5 depicts a third embodiment of the present invention. The primary difference between the embodiment depicted in FIG. 5 and that depicted in FIG. 4 is that in FIG. 5, counterweight 44 is not spaced apart from boss 60 as in FIGS. 2-4. In all the embodiments, however, counterbalance weight 44 rotates about camshaft boss 60. Of course, counterbalance weight 44 could just as easily rotate about camshaft 36.
Although particular preferred embodiments have been shown and described, other alternate embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art and are within the intended scope of the present invention. Therefore, the invention is to be limited only by the following claims.
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|Jan 15, 2004
|Bonde Kevin G.
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|Jan 22, 2004
|Rotter Terrence M.
|Panel type air filter element with integral baffle
|Jun 1, 2005
|Apr 24, 2008
|Michael Neitz
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"Guzman faces multiple federal drug trafficking indictments in the U.S. and is on the Drug Enforcement Administration's most-wanted list. His drug empire stretches throughout North America and reaches as far away as Europe and Australia. His cartel has been heavily involved in the bloody drug war that has torn through parts of Mexico for the last several years."
Carrie spoke to a law enforcement source who said that Guzman was captured at a resort.
"The discovery of a complex of tunnels under various residences helped authorities nab Guzman," she says, whose source says "no shots were fired in the capture."
The New York Times reports:
"Few details were available on Saturday morning, but a picture of Mr. Guzmán, who appeared to be handcuffed and with a few cuts to his face and torso, circulated among law enforcement officials. So hidden was he that there was uncertainty what he looked like, but American officials believe they have the right man. Mexican marines captured him in the Pacific beach resort area of Mazatlan. … In the past year, several of his top associates had been detained and crime analysts who follow the drug world had speculated his days were increasingly numbered."
In a 2012 story in the Times, Guzman was described as "the world's most powerful drug trafficker."
The Times wrote:
"Guzmán's organization is responsible for as much as half of the illegal narcotics imported into the United States from Mexico each year; he may well be the most-wanted criminal in this post-Bin Laden world."
It's not the first time that authorities had gotten close to Guzman. In 2012, NPR's Melisa Goh reported that the Mexican Navy had had to backtrack after announcing that the drug kingpin's son, Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar, had been captured, only to realize later they had gotten the wrong man.
The Drug Enforcement Agency and FBI have "high confidence" that they got Guzman this time though, Carrie says.
"To give you a sense of El Chapo's reach and longevity, he has been charged in eight different U.S. districts," she says, adding that there's no word on possible extradition.
Later, Guzman was taken to the capital, Mexico City, where he was paraded in front of the media at a navy hangar, before boarded a helicopter surrounded by armed troops. AP quotes Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam as saying Guzman was taken directly to prison.
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Retail sales unexpectedly dropped in May as weak consumer confidence translated into poor demand in shops.
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Other data out today also signalled ongoing sluggishness in the Australian economy. Housing approvals in May, for instance, fell 7.9 per cent for the month, compared with a 0.7 per cent drop expected by economists. Approvals to build new homes are down more than 14 per cent compared with a year earlier.
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In New South Wales sales fell 1.2 per cent while in Victoria they fell 1.1 per cent. Sales fell 0.6 per cent in the Australian Capital Territory and were unchanged in Queensland, the ABS said. WA bucked the trend, rising 0.8 per cent for the month.
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Game consoles breath free in China at last
08 January 2014 [15:38] -
China has lifted its longtime ban on video game consoles, opening a lucrative new market for manufacturers including Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft.
The State Council said in a statement that it will now allow consoles to be manufactured in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, an experimental testing ground for economic reform.
China had implemented a blanket restriction on the manufacture and sale of consoles and games in 2000, denying gaming companies access to the world's most populous nation. Chinese officials had cited worries over violent content and the potential for moral decay in explaining the ban.
Nintendo shares jumped more than 10% in Tokyo, while Microsoft added 1%. Sony (SNE), which had unveiled a new streaming game service in Las Vegas, was flat in New York trading on Tuesday.
With the ban in place, Chinese gamers keen to try consoles were forced to rely the black market to find the latest hardware. Controversial game titles -- which are still frequently banned by the government -- were also available from underground suppliers.
Yet the restrictions did little to slow the proliferation of PC, online and mobile gaming in China, all of which flourished in the absence of console-based entertainment.
It's not yet clear whether manufacturers will embrace the Shanghai experiment.
While most video game consoles are already manufactured by contractors based in China, the new rule requires units sold domestically in China to be built in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone. The requirement could force manufacturers to shift supply chains and open new facilities in order to sell in China.
There is also no guarantee the rule change will stick. The State Council described the repeal as "temporary" and regulators will need to approve foreign products.
Still, the rule change suggests the government is moving forward with reforms in Shanghai.
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The city's free trade zone -- 29 square kilometers in area -- is an experiment in promoting trade, expanding foreign investment access and liberalizing the financial sector, all of which are tightly controlled and regulated now by the government.
China's general framework for the area includes expanded foreign access in industries that previously placed heavy restrictions on outside companies, including banking.
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And yet, I can't figure out that choice for myself and I really have been a bad blogger. I'm not apologizing to you as a reader (if you're even out there), I'm just trying to figure out what I'm doing here.
As you know, I have a book coming out in the fall. I'm teaching and lecturing more. I'm showing and selling more work. I love all of this! I really do. So, it makes sense that my blog would complement those activities. But, then it starts to feel like a marketing tool rather than a personal journal. So, I'm seeking a balance.
How about some images of an in progress work? I always enjoy writing about my process and readers seem to enjoy it too.
I love the Tactile Architecture special exhibit at Quilt Festival in Houston every year. I love architecture and I think it's a never-ending well of inspiration for design. I've had the pleasure of being included in the exhibit a few times and I'd like to enter again this year. So, I set out to create something to fit the theme and size requirements.
I began with some brown, gray and black fabrics. I'm having a moment with neutrals this year. I added an orange mono-printed square... which looked awful.
I adjusted the proportions of the fabrics, cut the black to suggest a tree line, added a pop of red and swapped the orange mess for an off white fabric.
Crop lines?
No, but those lines could become a fence. Off white fabric gets folded into a house shape.
Brown bush on the side of the house? Hmmm. Looks like a pile of mulch. Or a pile of something else.
Pop of color with a blue door?
Would more "mulch" improve the design?
Definitely not. How about adding a branch? (You can see the bits of handwriting I've added to the brown section?)
Two branches suggesting my beloved arch over the top of the composition?
This is the first stage in my process. I've settled on the fabric foundation (and added just a tiny bit of surface design with the handwriting). Some of the fabrics are fused to each other at this point. The next step is to make sure every piece is the shape I want and ready to fuse to batting.
Then I add more surface design. Then hand stitching. Then machine stitching.
Actually, I created a video about this quilt and another follow-on quilt. You can watch it here.
So, should I keep blogging? More personal stuff? More process stuff? Just whatever comes to mind?


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