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Legislative violence
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Legislative violence broadly refers to any violent clashes between members of a legislature, often physically inside the legislature and triggered by divisive issues and tight votes. Such clashes have occurred in many countries across time, and notable incidents still regularly occur.
Although the sight of brawling politicians is incongruous with a legislature's stately image, its occupants, like in any other workplace, are still prone to stress and anger. The confrontational nature of politics and the high stakes often add to the simmering tensions.[1]
- 1 Ancient Rome
- 2 Bolivia
- 3 Canada
- 4 Estonia
- 5 European Parliament
- 6 India
- 7 Japan
- 8 Mexico
- 9 Nigeria
- 10 South Africa
- 11 South Korea
- 12 Peru
- 13 Taiwan
- 14 Ukraine
- 15 United Kingdom
- 16 United States
- 17 Venezuela
- 18 See also
- 19 References
- 20 External links
Ancient Rome[edit]
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Roman general and dictator Julius Caesar was famously assassinated by a group of senators on the Ides of March, 44 BC during a meeting of the Roman Senate. The senators, led by Cassius and Brutus and calling themselves Liberatores, had conspired in secret to kill Caesar and considered various ways to do so. Ultimately, they decided to kill him during a meeting of the senate, since only senators would be allowed in the meeting and Caesar would be alone. The senators drafted a fake petition requesting that Caesar hand over power to senate; Caesar called a meeting of the senate to read it. When Caesar met the senators at the Theatre of Pompey, they stabbed him repeatedly with daggers concealed under their togas, killing him. Caesar's assassination led to a civil war for control of the republic, ending ultimately with the rise of Caesar Augustus and the founding of the Roman Empire.
- 27 October 2007
In 2007 a fight broke out in the lower chamber of the national legislature of Bolivia, the Chamber of Deputies. The fight erupted during a debate over whether or not to try four judges on corruption charges.[2]
- 5 December 2012
NDP House Leader Nathan Cullen attempted to delay the passing of a Conservative budget bill, leading to a threatening confrontation between Conservative Government House Leader Peter van Loan and NDP leader Tom Mulcair, described in the media as a "near-brawl".[3]
- 18 May 2016
Before a vote in the House of Commons Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "manhandled" Conservative Party Opposition Whip Gord Brown and inadvertently elbowed NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau.[4]
- 5 February 1929
During a session of the Riigikogu, the Farmers' Assemblies accused Minister of Education and Welfare Leopold Johanson of Socialist Workers' Party of accepting bribes. Artur Tupits of the Farmers' Assemblies then slapped Johanson in the face twice, until the two were separated. Disturbances continued on the next day. Tupits was then arrested for two months. His name inspired a new expression for a brawl in Estonian (tupitsat tegema, similar to the earlier expression tuupi tegema).[5]
European Parliament[edit]
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In 1988 when Pope John Paul II addressed the European Parliament, Ian Paisley, then an MEP, denounced him as the Antichrist and was subjected to booing by fellow MEPs who also threw objects at him; Otto von Habsburg was among those who helped physically eject him from the room.
Tamil Nadu[edit]
In January 1988, there was a riot in the Tamil Nadu state legislative assembly over a vote of majority for Janaki Ramachandran, who was serving as Chief Minister following the death in December 1987 of her husband MGR. The ADMK party had split, with most MLAs supporting her and some supporting Jayalalithaa's bid to become Chief Minister instead. The Congress party with its 60 MLAs was able to play "kingmaker".[6] While the Congress-led Central Government in New Delhi ordered them to vote against Janaki, some Congress MLAs chose to resign instead, allowing the Janaki government to survive the majority vote. A riot ensued in the legislature, with members clubbing each other with microphone stands and footwear, which was finally ended by riot police who stormed the legislature and beat up everybody with their batons.[6] The Janaki faction was however dismissed by the Central Government under Article 356 of the Indian Constitution, having survived just 24 days in office. The state was placed under President's rule for a year, until the next scheduled state assembly elections in January 1989.
On 26 March 1989, a riot broke out in the state legislative assembly in Tamil Nadu between members of the ruling DMK party and the now-unified opposition ADMK party over the reading of the state budget.[7] In the melee, Durai Murugan tried to disrobe Jayalalithaa,[8] Karunanidhi had his sunglasses broken,[8] and the budget was torn up by angry rioters.[9]
Uttar Pradesh[edit]
- 22 October 1997
Riots broke out in the state legislative assembly in Uttar Pradesh with MLAs using microphones, chairs as weapons.[10]
- 10 November 2009
A member of the legislative assembly has been assaulted on 10 November 2009 in the state assembly. One of the members 'who can't speak Marathi' took the oath in Hindi, one of the official languages of India. This was objected to by a right wing party Maharashtra Navanirmana Samithi, that wants Marathi to be the official language in the state. Four members of the Maharashtra Navaniramana Samithi were immediately suspended for 4 years.[11]
- 17 September 2015
A brawl broke out in Japan's parliament on 17 September after the upper house approved legislation for the controversial security bills that would allow the country to send troops to fight abroad for the first time since the Second World War. Members of the opposition tried to grab the microphone and stop Masahisa Sato, acting chairman of the upper house special committee, from carrying out the vote in parliament.[12]
- 1 December 2006
Hours before the scheduled Oath of Office ceremony for Felipe Calderón in the Legislative Palace, the legislature erupted in a brawl. It was the latest installment of the string of fistfights that rattled the Mexican legislature. The incident was broadcast on live television. In spite of such events the ceremony took place. Calderón entered the Congress chamber through a back door directly onto the podium, and in a quick ceremony took the Oath of Office amid jeers. Then, after singing the national anthem which silenced the opposition for a while, he took a quick exit rather than deliver his inaugural address to Congress (the traditional follow-up to the oath taking).[13][14]
- 22 June 2010
A fight broke out in the National Assembly of Nigeria after a group of members were suspended for accusing the speaker of corruption.[15]
South Africa[edit]
- 17 May 2016
Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters party became engaged in a brawl with security guards after attempting to prevent President Jacob Zuma from addressing the parliament.[16]
South Korea[edit]
There have been several events of legislative violence in South Korea. However the politicians who were involved in the violence often don't receive criminal penalties under the civil laws.[17][18]
- 2 March 1998
During a vote to approve Kim Jong-pil as Prime Minister, Grand National Party legislators submitted blank ballots to demonstrate their disapproval. A fight broke out after supporters of the ruling coalition of Kim Dae-jung demanded that the vote be declared void.[19]
- 12 March 2004
During a National Assembly vote on the motion to impeach President Roh Moo-hyun, supporters of the President openly clashed with opposition MPs for 20 minutes in an effort to stop the vote (which was in favor of impeachment) from being finalized.[20]
- 22 July 2009
A brawl broke out as The National Assembly passed three bills that is set to reform the media industry. Opposition MPs blocked the Speaker from entering the room to pass the bills while both sides clashed. The bills were eventually passed by the Deputy Speaker.[21][22]
- 8 December 2010
A brawl broke out as the Grand National Party forcefully passed the year 2011 budget bill in advance without the presence of the opposition parties.[23][24]
- 22 November 2011
A brawl broke out as The National Assembly ratified the country's Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. The Opposition lawmakers tear gases in the parliament. The ruling Grand National Party (GNP) managed to force it through without the kind of brawl that many were expecting.[25][26]
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The Congress of the Republic of Peru has been in many violence acts through the years.
- 1988
When Peru had a bicameral legislature, member of congress Rómulo León (APRA) tried to grab and punch his colleague Fernando Olivera (FIM) because Olivera was accusing him of having secret bank accounts in a Swiss bank. He was suspended 120 days from Congress.
- August 1998
After Alberto Fujimori dissolved Congress and approved a unicameral legislature, Congressman Javier Diez Canseco decided to finish a heated discussion with a fujimorist congressman with a punch in the jaw. He was suspended 120 days from the legislature for the violent act.
- 26 July 2000
On the oath day, Congressmen threw coins to their colleague Roger Cáceres because they were accusing him of being a turncoat for moving to the government party Peru 2000. His son Roger Cáceres Pérez (also a Congressman) insulted the coin throwers.
- August 2006
Congresswomen Nancy Obregón and Elsa Malpartida did not approve the Free Trade Agreement with the United States. For that reason, they tried to escape punching and kicking the Congress security. They were suspended 120 days from the legislature for the violent acts.
- May 2011
Congressman Víctor Andrés García Belaúnde accused his colleague Luis Wilson of having members of his family working for a national hospital with high salaries. Luis Wilson started to defy García Belaúnde's accusations, then he went to his desk and started insulting and tried to fight with him, but his colleague's prevented it.
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The Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is probably the most notable modern example of legislative violence. In the history of the Legislative Yuan, numerous violent acts have occurred during parliamentary sessions. It is popularly referred to locally as "Legislator Brawling" (立委群毆). In 1995, the Legislative Yuan was presented with the Ig Nobel Prize Peace Award, for "demonstrating that politicians gain more by punching, kicking and gouging each other than by waging war against other nations." Listed below are the most current brawlings in the Legislative Yuan of Taiwan.
- 23 March 2004
A serious scuffle broke out between the ruling and opposition party members after an argument over vote recounts from the presidential election.[27]
- 7 May 2004
Legislators Zhu Xingyu and William Lai got into a brawl over legislative procedures. TV stations showed Zhu grabbing Lai and trying to wrestle him onto a desk. He then tried to headbutt his colleague before jabbing him in the stomach. The brawl resulted in having a traffic policeman called into the chamber to test Zhu's alcohol level, after he was accused of being drunk. The tests showed no sign of alcohol influence.[28]
- 26 October 2004
During a debate on a military hardware purchase ordinance, the opposition and ruling party engaged in a food fight after a disagreement broke out.[29]
- 30 May 2006
Amid a proposal about creating direct transport links with People's Republic of China, DPP deputy Wang Shu-hui snatched the written proposal and shoved it into her mouth. Opposition members failed to get her to cough it up by pulling her hair. She later spat the proposal out and tore it up. This is the third time that the DPP's actions have stopped a vote over this issue.
During the incident another DPP member, Zhuang Hezi, spat at an opposition member.[30]
- 8 May 2007
Two dozen members overwhelmed the Speaker's podium, which became a free-for-all between the ruling (DPP) and opposition (KMT) parties with punches and sprayed water, requiring at least one hospitalization. The fight was over an alleged delay of the annual budget.[31]
- 27 April 2010
A debate on extending Russia's lease of the naval base in the Black Sea in exchange for cheaper oil descended into a mass brawl, involving smoke bombs, eggs and general fighting among members. The Speaker had to be escorted from the chamber, covered by umbrellas.[32]
- 24 May 2012
Violent scuffles broke out in the Ukrainian parliament on 24 May 2012 during a debate over a bill which would allow the official use of Russian language in certain parts of the country.[33]
- 14 August 2014
Two parliament members, Oleh Lyashko and Oleksandr Shevchenko, got into an argument on the floor. Shevchenko accused Lyashko, who had built an image as a combative opponent of pro-Russian separatists, of never having visited the separatist eastern region. The argument eventually led to Shevchenko punching Lyashko in the face.[34]
United Kingdom[edit]
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In the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, the government and the opposition are separated by red lines drawn on the carpet. The red lines in front of the two sets of benches are two sword-lengths apart[35] (or a little more than two sword-lengths apart[36]); a Member is traditionally not allowed to cross the line during debates, supposedly because the Member might then be able to attack an individual on the opposite side. These procedures were made because the Members were allowed to carry weapons into the House in its founding days.[1]
- 1972
During a dispute over the conduct of British soldiers on Bloody Sunday, Independent Socialist MP Bernadette Devlin punched the Conservative Party Home Secretary Reginald Maudling. Her aggression was in response to the comments made by Maudling, who was maintaining that the British Army had fired at Bloody Sunday protesters in self-defence, contrary to the testimonies of civilian eyewitnesses (including Devlin herself). She argued that she was being denied the right to speak. Her actions resulted in her being banned from the House of Commons for six months.
- 1976
In the aftermath of a rancorous debate with Labour MPs over the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Bill, Conservative Michael Heseltine was enraged by a group who began singing The Red Flag. He seized the chamber's ceremonial mace and brandished it over his head, but was restrained by Jim Prior, and after his departure legislative action was suspended for the day.[37]
United States[edit]
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- February 15, 1798
Federalist Congressman Roger Griswold of Connecticut attacked Vermont Representative Matthew Lyon with a hickory walking stick in the chambers of the United States House of Representatives. Griswold struck Lyon repeatedly about the head, shoulders and arms, while Lyon attempted to shield himself from the blows. Lyon then turned and ran to the fireplace, took up a pair of metal tongs, and having armed himself thus returned to the engagement. Griswold then tripped Lyon and struck him in the face while he lay on the ground, at which point the two were separated. After a break of several minutes, however, Lyon unexpectedly pursued Griswold again with the tongs, and the brawl was re-ignited.
The two men had a prior history of conflict. On January 30 of that year, Griswold had publicly insulted Lyon by calling him a coward, and Lyon had retaliated by spitting in Griswold's face. As a result of Lyon's actions in that case, he became the first Congressman to have charges filed against him with that body's ethics committee, although he escaped censure through a vote in the House.
- December 4, 1837
John Wilson, the speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives and president of the Arkansas Real Estate Bank, stabbed Representative J. J. Anthony to death during a legislative dispute on the floor of the chamber.[38] Anthony had suggested that bounties for the killing of wolves be administered by the president of the state bank, a responsibility comically beneath an official of Wilson's stature. Incensed, he drew a bowie knife and attacked Anthony, who was unable to defend himself despite drawing a knife of his own. Although Wilson was expelled from his office, he was later acquitted of murder.[39][40]
- May 22, 1856
Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina famously assaulted Charles Sumner of Massachusetts for a previous speech of his, saying his uncle Andrew Butler took "a mistress who, though ugly to others, is always lovely to him; though polluted in the sight of the world, is chaste in his sight—I mean, the harlot, Slavery."[41] After having consulted with fellow South Carolina Congressman Laurence Keitt on the situation, Brooks and Keitt decided that Sumner had the social status of a "drunkard" and was thus unworthy of the traditional challenge to a duel. Brooks (accompanied by Keitt), approached and confronted Sumner as he sat writing at his desk in the almost empty Senate chamber. As Sumner began to stand up, Brooks began beating Sumner severely on the head with a thick gutta-percha cane with a gold head before he could reach his feet. Sumner was knocked down and trapped under the heavy desk (which was bolted to the floor), but Brooks continued to bash Sumner until he ripped the desk from the floor. By this time, Sumner was blinded by his own blood, and he staggered up the aisle and collapsed, lapsing into unconsciousness. Brooks continued to beat the motionless Sumner until he broke his cane, then quietly left the chamber. Several other senators attempted to help Sumner, but were blocked by Keitt, who had jumped into the aisle, brandishing a pistol and shouting, "Let them be!"[42] Keitt was censured for his actions and resigned in protest, but was overwhelmingly re-elected to his seat by his South Carolina constituency within a month.[43] For several decades following, Senators often carried walking canes and even revolvers in the Senate Chamber, fearing a similar assault.[citation needed]
- February 5, 1858
Congressman Laurence Keitt of South Carolina was involved in another incident of legislative violence less than two years later, starting a massive brawl on the House floor during a tense late-night debate. Keitt became offended when Pennsylvania Congressman (and later Speaker of the House) Galusha A. Grow stepped over to the Democrat side of the House chamber while delivering an anti-slavery speech. Keitt dismissively interrupted Grow's speech to demand he sit down, calling him a "black Republican puppy". Grow indignantly responded by telling Keitt that "No negro-driver shall crack his whip over me." Keitt became enraged and went for Grow's throat, shouting that he would "choke him for that". A large brawl involving approximately 50 representatives erupted on the House floor, ending only when a missed punch from Rep. Cadwallader Washburn of Wisconsin upended the hairpiece of Rep. William Barksdale of Mississippi. The embarrassed Barksdale accidentally replaced the wig backwards, causing both sides to erupt in spontaneous laughter.[44][45][46] Keitt would later die of wounds following the Battle of Cold Harbor while fighting for the Confederacy.[43]
- April 5, 1860
During an anti-slavery speech by Illinois Republican Owen Lovejoy on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on April 5, 1860, Lovejoy condemned the Democratic Party for its racist views and steadfast support of slavery. As Lovejoy gave his speech condemning the evils of slavery, several of the Democrats present in the audience, such as Roger Atkinson Pryor, grew irate and incensed over Lovejoy's anti-slavery remarks and threatened him with physical harm, brandishing pistols and canes, with several Republicans rushing to Lovejoy's defense.[47]
- February 24, 1887
The Indiana General Assembly experienced a massive brawl between Democrats and Republicans in the Indiana Senate and Indiana House of Representatives. The event began as an attempt by Democratic Governor Isaac P. Gray to be elected to the United States Senate and his own party's attempt to thwart him. Gray was a former Republican who had been elected Governor by popular vote but was scorned as a turncoat by his new party, who maneuvered desperately (and unsuccessfully) to try to prevent his eligibility for the Senate seat. When Gray went over the head of the Democrats in arranging a midterm election for a new Lieutenant Governor, Republican Robert S. Robertson was elected with a majority of the popular vote, a situation the Democrats refused to accept despite a ruling from the Indiana Supreme Court. The matter came to a head when Robertson attempted to enter the Senate chamber to be sworn in and take his seat presiding over the session; he was attacked, beaten, and thrown bodily from the chamber by the Democrats, who then locked the chamber door, beginning four hours of intermittent mass brawling that spread throughout the Indiana Statehouse. The fight ended only after Republicans and Democrats began brandishing pistols and threatening to kill each other and the Governor was forced to deploy the Indianapolis Police Department to restore order. Subsequently, the Republican controlled House of Representatives refused to communicate with the Democratic Senate, ending the legislative session and leading to calls for United States Senators to be elected by popular vote.
- February 20, 1902
During a debate on a bill dealing with the Philippine Islands, Senator Benjamin Tillman of South Carolina accused Senator John L. McLaurin of South Carolina of "treachery" for siding with the Republicans in support of Philippine Annexation, and alleged that McLaurin had been granted control of government patronage in South Carolina. Upon receiving word of this statement, McLaurin entered the Senate Chamber and denounced Tillman, upon which Tillman attacked him. During the fight, other senators were hit by the punches. As a result, the Senate went into closed session to debate the matter. Both senators apologized to the Senate, but almost came to blows immediately thereafter. On February 28, the Senate voted 54 to 12, with 22 abstentions, to Censure both Tillman and McLaurin. McLaurin did not seek reelection, while Tillman served in the Senate until 1918.
- June 7, 2007
During the final day of the 2007 regular session of the Alabama State Senate Republican Sen. Charles Bishop of Jasper punched Democratic Sen. Lowell Barron of Fyffe in the head after the latter allegedly called the former a "son of a bitch". The two were then pulled apart by bystanders in the room.[48]
- June 15, 2011
During a vote of California budget state Assemblymen Warren Furutani and Don Wagner broke out in a fight over a comment Wagner made that Furutani deemed offensive.[49]
- April 30, 2013
During a session of the National Assembly members of the government and opposition got into a fight. The origin of the discussion had to do with the rejection by National Assembly president Diosdado Cabello to give members of the opposition a right to speak. [50]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b "When politicians attack...", BBC News, March 23, 2004
- ^ "Fights in Bolivian parliament". BBC News. 28 October 2008.
- ^ The Chronicle Herald. 5 December 2012 http://thechronicleherald.ca/canada/221502-near-brawl-erupts-in-house-of-commons. Missing or empty
- ^ National Post. 18 May 2016 http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/trudeau-accused-of-manhandling-mp-as-tempers-flare-in-house-of-commons. Missing or empty
- ^ "Kähmlus Riigikogus" - "XX sajandi kroonika - I osa 1900-1940" (2002), lk. 319.
- ^ a b Both riots
- ^ Report
- ^ a b 14th anniversary retrospective
- ^ "ADMK members tearing the budget report to be read by the ruling party"
- ^ "Indian Government Ousts State Leaders". 1997-10-22.
- ^ "MNS lawmakers turn into lawbreakers in Assembly". The Times Of India. 10 November 2009.
- ^ Japan: Brawl erupts in parliament over approval of controversial security bills [Video]
- ^ "Mexican Congress in brawl before inauguration". CNN. 1 December 2006.
- ^ "Mexican lawmakers brawl in Congress before Felipe Calderon takes oath of office". USA Today. 1 December 2006.
- ^ "Corruption row sparks fight in Nigerian parliament". Reuters. 22 June 2010.
- ^ "Brawl erupts in South African parliament as opposition party ejected". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ `국회는 폭력 특권지대`…일부만 형사처벌 2010-12-08 Yonhap News
- ^ http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/society/2010/12/08/0702000000AKR20101208206300004.HTML
- ^ Kim, Y. (2011) The Politics of Coalition in South Korea. Taylor & Francis, p. 55.
- ^ "South Korean president impeached", BBC News, March 12, 2004
- ^ "S Korean politicians in mass brawl". BBC News. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ Evan Ramstad, SungHa Park (22 July 2009). "Media Reform Bills Ignite Brawl in South Korean Parliament". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ GNP rams through W309tr budget 2010-12-08
- ^ South Korean parliament descends into mass brawl
- ^ Don't shed a tear
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- ^ "Taiwan leader denies vote-rigging", BBC News, March 23, 2004
- ^ "Taiwan politicians brawl over procedure", BBC News, May 7, 2004
- ^ "Taiwanese MPs hold a food fight", BBC News, October 26, 2004
- ^ "Taiwan deputy halts vote by chomping China proposal", Reuters, May 30, 2006
- ^ Taiwanese MPs in parliament brawl, BBC News, May 8, 2007
- ^ "Fighting breaks out in Ukraine's parliament". The Guardian. London. 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Brawl erupts in Ukraine parliament over Russian language bill". The Daily Telegraph. London. 24 May 2012.
- ^ "Nationalist gets punched in Ukrainian parliament". Yahoo! News. Associated Press. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ "Foreign News: Off the Carpet". Time Magazine. 10 June 1935. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "Foreign News: Renovated Bottle". Time Magazine. 6 November 1950. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "Mace - Commons", BBC News, published December 22, 2005, accessed June 25, 2007.
- ^ Lindsey, William D.Religion and Public Life in the Southern Crossroads: Showdown States Rowman Altamira, 2005, pp.11
- ^ Williams, Joshua.Washington Arcadia Publishing, 2014, pp.14
- ^ accessdate = February 19, 2015
- ^ Senate Historical Office. "The Caning of Senator Charles Sumner". Historical Minutes. The United States Senate. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ^ Donald, David Herbert Charles Sumner and the Coming Civil War New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1960, pp.293-96
- ^ a b KEITT, Laurence Massillon, (1824 - 1864)
- ^ Allan L. Damon (December 1975). "Filibuster". American Heritage Magazine. 27 (1).
- ^ http://www.americanheritage.com/content/filibuster
- ^ Congressional Globe. 35th Cong., 1st sess. 8 February 1858. 603.
- ^ Lovejoy, Owen; Moore, William Frederick; Moore, Jane Ann; Simon, Paul (2004). "Debate on Slavery, Conducted under Hostile Conditions in Congress, April 5, 1860". His Brother's Blood: Speeches and Writings, 1838–64. Illinois: University of Illinois Press. pp. 191–200. ISBN 0-252-02919-4. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ^ "Republican Punches Democrat in Alabama Senate Chamber". Fox News. 8 June 2007.
- ^ "Capitol Alert: Fight breaks out in Assembly during budget debate - sacbee.com". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ "Venezuela MPs in punch-up over disputed election". BBC. May 1, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
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ADA, MI -- A Grand Rapids man enjoyed success in his first ever golf tournament at the Grand Rapids City Championship at Egypt Valley Country Club Saturday.
Tim Wolford, 40, a welder and fabricator by trade, scored a hole-in-one on The Valley course No. 12, hitting his 7-iron 163 yards.
"It went right up over the pin about four feet past and back-spun right into the hole," Wolford said. "It was my first one ever."
Wolford said he celebrated with playing partners Joe Burress and Marvin French after the shot.
"We exchanged a few high-fives but I wanted to keep it a little low-key, there were still guys around us finishing up," he said.
The rest of the round proved challenging for Wolford after he texted some friends the good news.
"I started getting texts from my friends and things pretty much fell apart after that," he said. "It was hard to concentrate after that."
Wolford finished with an 86, missing the cut by five strokes.
The leaders
Eastern Michigan University golfer Brett White led the field with a 67 while Sam Weatherhead sits in second place with a 68.
Weatherhead, who works at Egypt Valley, said his familiarity with the course certainly helped his play.
"I know that course pretty well and I'll try to use that to my advantage (Sunday)," Weatherhead said. "I hit the ball pretty well today and I putted on those greens pretty well. I shot 68 with 8 birdies and four bogeys and two chip-ins."
Jared Vosler and Michael Zoerhoff tied at 69 while Ben Rabourn and Mark Schoenborn tied at 70 to round out the top six.
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The Mechanical Universe
|The Mechanical Universe
|Created by
|Dr. David Goodstein
|Dr. David Goodstein
|Narrated by
|Aaron Fletcher
|Country of origin
|United States
|Original language(s)
|No. of seasons
|No. of episodes
|Pasadena, California
|Original network
|Original release
|1985 – 1986
|External links
The Mechanical Universe... And Beyond, is a 52-part telecourse filmed at the California Institute of Technology, and produced by Caltech and INTELECOM Intelligent Telecommunications (a non-profit consortium of California community colleges). The series introduces university level physics, covering topics from Copernicus to quantum mechanics.
Produced starting in 1985, the videos make heavy use of historical dramatizations and visual aids to explain physics concepts. The latter were state of the art at the time, incorporating almost 8 hours of computer animation created by computer graphics pioneer Jim Blinn. Each episode opens and closes with a "phantom" lecture by Caltech professor David Goodstein.[further explanation needed] After more than a quarter century, the series is still often used as a supplemental teaching aid, for its clear explanation of fundamental concepts such as special relativity.[1]
The Mechanical Universe lectures are actual freshman physics lectures from Physics 1a and 1b courses at the California Institute of Technology. The room seen in the videos is the Bridge lecture hall.
The series can be purchased, or viewed by streaming from the Annenberg website, or can be viewed on other video streaming sites such as YouTube and Google Video.
List of episodes[edit]
The first 26 episodes are titled The Mechanical Universe on the show itself.[2] The last 26, episodes 27 through 52. are titled The Mechanical Universe ...and Beyond.[3]
The Mechanical Universe[edit]
|Directed by
|Written by
|Peter F. Buffa
|Jack Arnold
|Brief overview of the material in the first 26 episodes.
|"The Law of Falling Bodies"
|Peter F. Buffa
|Peter F. Buffa
|How falling bodies behave and an introduction to the derivative.
|Mark Rothschild
|Pamela Kleibrink
|Review of the mathematical function the derivative.
|Peter F. Buffa
|Albert Abrams
|How Galileo used the law of inertia to answer questions about the stars.
|Peter F. Buffa
|Deane Rink
|Vectors not only have a magnitude but also a direction.
|"Newton's Laws"
|Mark Rothschild
|Ronald J. Casden
|Newton's first, second and third laws.
|Mark Rothschild
|Seth Hill & Tom M. Apostol
|Integration and differentiation are the inverse of each other.
|"The Apple and the Moon"
|Peter F. Buffa
|Don Bane
|An apple falls and the moon orbits the earth because of gravity.
|"Moving in Circles"
|Mark Rothschild
|Deane Rink
|Uniform circular motion has both constant velocity and constant acceleration.
|"Fundamental Forces"
|Mark Rothschild
|Don Bane
|Gravity, electromagnetism, and the strong and weak nuclear forces.
|"Gravity, Electricity, Magnetism"
|Peter F. Buffa
|Don Bane
|How electricity and magnetism relate to the speed of light.
|"The Millikan Experiment"
|Mark Rothschild
|Albert Abrams
|Millikan's demonstration to accurately measure the charge of an electron.
|"Conservation of Energy"
|Mark Rothschild
|Seth Hill
|Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.
|"Potential Energy"
|Mark Rothschild
|Don Bane
|Systems that are stable are at their lowest potential energy.
|"Conservation of Momentum"
|Peter Robinson
|Jack George Arnold
|Momentum is conserved when two or more bodies interact.
|"Harmonic Motion"
|Mark Rothschild
|Ronald J. Casden
|Disturbing stable systems will produce simple harmonic motion.
|Peter F. Buffa
|Ronald J. Casden
|Resonance is produced when the frequency of a disturbing force comes close to the natural harmonic frequency of a system.
|Peter F. Buffa
|Ronald J. Casden
|Waves are a series of disturbances that propagate through solids, liquids and gases.
|"Angular Momentum"
|Peter F. Buffa
|Jack George Arnold & David L. Goodstein
|Objects traveling in circles have angular momentum.
|"Torques and Gyroscopes"
|Mark Rothschild
|Jack George Arnold & David L. Goodstein
|A force acting on a spinning object can cause it to precess.
|"Kepler's Three Laws"
|Peter F. Buffa
|Seth Hill
|Kepler discovered the orbits of the planets are ellipses.
|"The Kepler Problem"
|Peter F. Buffa
|Seth Hill
|Newton used Kepler's laws to create his own laws of planetary motion.
|"Energy and Eccentricity"
|Peter F. Buffa
|Seth Hill
|The conservation of energy and angular momentum help determine how eccentric an orbit will be.
|"Navigating in Space"
|Peter F. Buffa
|Don Bane
|The laws that describe planetary motion are used to navigate in space.
|"Kepler to Einstein"
|Peter F. Buffa
|Don Bane & David L. Goodstein & Jack George Arnold
|Einstein used Newton's and Kepler's laws to work on his theory of relativity.
|"Harmony of the Spheres"
|Peter F. Buffa
|David L. Goodstein & Jack George Arnold
|Harmonizing music to the orbits of the planets.
The Mechanical Universe ...and Beyond[edit]
27. Beyond the Mechanical Universe
The world of electricity and magnetism, and 20th-century discoveries of relativity and quantum mechanics.
28. Static Electricity
Eighteenth-century "electricians" knew how to spark the interest of an audience with the principles of static electricity.
29. The Electric Field
Faraday's vision of lines of constant force in space laid the foundation for the modern force field theory.
30. Capacitance and Potential
Franklin proposes a successful theory of the Leyden jar and invents the parallel plate capacitor.
31. Voltage, Energy, and Force
When is electricity dangerous or benign, spectacular or useful?
32. The Electric Battery
Volta invents the electric battery using the chemical properties of different metals.
33. Electric Circuits
The work of Wheatstone, Ohm, and Kirchhoff leads to the design and analysis of how current flows.
34. Magnetism
Gilbert discovered that the earth behaves like a giant magnet. Modern scientists have learned even more.
35. The Magnetic Field
The law of Biot and Savart, the force between electric currents, and Ampère's law.
36. Vector Fields and Hydrodynamics
Force fields have definite properties of their own suitable for scientific study.
37. Electromagnetic Induction
The discovery of electromagnetic induction in 1831 creates an important technological breakthrough in the generation of electric power.
38. Alternating Currents
Electromagnetic induction makes it easy to generate alternating current while transformers make it practical to distribute it over long distances.
39. Maxwell's Equations
Maxwell discovers that displacement current produces electromagnetic waves or light.
40. Optics
Many properties of light are properties of waves, including reflection, refraction, and diffraction.
41. The Michelson–Morley experiment
In 1887, an exquisitely designed measurement of the Earth's motion through the ether results in the most brilliant failure in scientific history.
42. The Lorentz Transformation
If the speed of light is to be the same for all observers, then the length of a meter stick, or the rate of a ticking clock, depends on who measures it.
43. Velocity and Time
Einstein is motivated to perfect the central ideas of physics, resulting in a new understanding of the meaning of space and time.
44. Energy, Momentum, and Mass
The new meaning of space and time make it necessary to formulate a new mechanics.
45. Temperature and the Gas Law
Hot discoveries about the behavior of gases make the connection between temperature and heat.
46. The Engine of Nature
The Carnot engine, part one, beginning with simple steam engines.
47. Entropy
The Carnot engine, part two, with profound implications for the behavior of matter and the flow of time through the universe.
48. Low Temperatures
With the quest for low temperatures came the discovery that all elements can exist in each of the basic states of matter.
49. The Atom
A history of the atom, from the ancient Greeks to the early 20th century, and a new challenge for the world of physics.
50. Particles and Waves
Evidence that light can sometimes act like a particle leads to quantum mechanics, the new physics.
51. Atoms to Quarks
Electron waves attracted to the nucleus of an atom help account for the periodic table of the elements and ultimately lead to the search for quarks.
52. The Quantum Mechanical Universe
A last look at where we've been and a peek into the future.
Annenberg/CPB provided the funding for the production of The Mechanical Universe.[4] The show was one of the first twelve projects funded by the initial $90 million pledge the Annenberg Foundation gave to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in the early 1980s.[5]
Funding to broadcast the show came from the following.
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
- National Science Foundation
- United States Department of Energy
- The Kavli Foundation
- George D. Smith Fund
- Volkswagen of America
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- Viewers Like You
- ^ Stephen R. Ellis; Mary K. Kaiser; Arthur C. Grunwald (1991). Pictorial Communication in Virtual and Real Environments. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-7484-0008-9.
- ^ "Introduction". The Mechanical Universe. Season 1. Episode 1. PBS.
- ^ "Resource: The Mechanical Universe...and Beyond". Annenberg Media. 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ "The Mechanical Universe". California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "About the Foundation - A Strong History of Grantmaking". The Annenberg Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
Further reading[edit]
- R.P. Olenick, T.M. Apostol, and D.L. Goodstein (1986). The Mechanical Universe: Introduction to Mechanics and Heat (Cambridge University Press).
- R.P. Olenick, T.M. Apostol, and D.L. Goodstein (1986). Beyond the Mechanical Universe: From Electricity to Modern Physics (Cambridge University Press). ISBN 0-521-30430-X


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All For Youby Lori Foster Susan Mallery Bella Andre Gena Showalter
Four unforgettable stories from the biggest names in romance... Falling in love isn't on Fayrene Hopkins's schedule for at least four years, but from her very first kiss with charming Ryan Patterson, she's already Halfway There. In Susan Mallery's Fool's Gold, some plans are made to be broken.... In Lori Foster's Buckhorn Ever After, the last thing Nadine Moest wants is to be the latest notch on gorgeous ranger Shohn Hudson's bedpost. But Shohn is determined to win her trust-and her heart. Kenna Starr will do anything to overcome her bad-girl past in Gena Showalter's The One You Want. Dane Michaelson is exactly the kind of guy she needs to avoid, but he's used to getting what he wants, and he wants her. Noah Bryant and Colbie Michaels are meant to be-at least, that's what he thinks when they keep serendipitously meeting. Now he just has to convince her they're destined for each other, in Bella Andre's One Perfect Night.
Game for Anythingby Bella Andre
He's the Super Bowl hero men idolize and women lust after...the bad-boy quarterback with a dangerous edge. But behind his devil-may-care grin, Ty Calhoun hides a desire that only one woman can ever fulfill -- and a memory he can't shake: high school graduation night...and mind-blowing sex with the untouchable girl of his dreams. He would trade every trophy to feel the heat of her sensual, uninhibited lust once more. And he may get that chance...because she's just been hired by the San Francisco Outlaws' new owner to make over Ty's less-than-angelic reputation. The country's top image consultant, Julie Spencer is a total pro at cleaning up the messes of the rich and famous. Even working with the man who took her virginity and broke her heart ten years ago can't rattle her. Until he touches her again. One caress -- and one very hot kiss -- is all it takes to spark the same knee-quaking electricity, and soon they're mixing business and extreme pleasure. But knowing the danger this bad boy poses to her heart, Julie is determined to keep her distance. But Ty has a game plan of his own. The more he misbehaves, the more Julie will have to keep tabs on him -- and the more he can give his dream girl some very real thrills, by showing her just how fun it is to be bad. This time around, he's game for anything...especially winning her heart.
Game for Seductionby Bella Andre
The daughter of a powerful sports agent, Melissa McKnight has harbored lust-filled fantasies for Dominic DiMarco ever since she was an awkward teenager, when the San Francisco Outlaws' gorgeous wide receiver became her father's superstar client. Now Melissa's a beautiful, tenacious associate in her father's firm, and being around to-die-for hard-bodies is all in a day's work...until tangling with Dominic at a photo shoot blindsides her with passion. Dominic has built a flawless career by being in control -- on and off the field. And despite his intense desire for Melissa, he's not about to seduce his agent's daughter -- until Melissa stages a power play to break free from her domineering father and winds up at an edgy bar on the wrong side of town. Dominic thinks he's rescuing the innocent Melissa he met years ago...but one night of sizzling passion reveals a woman with no limits -- including a penchant for hot sex in public places. If anyone's breaking all the rules of seduction, it's sexy, irresistible Melissa. But Dominic has a secret from years ago -- one that could ruin his sterling reputation and take Melissa along with him. Will his bad-boy past bind them closer together? Or will they crash and burn?
Hot as Sinby Bella Andre
THEY'RE LIVING LIFE TO THE EXTREME...AND BURNING UP THE COLD MOUNTAIN NIGHTSOnly total desperation could reunite Dianna Kelley with Sam MacKenzie, the irresistible bad boy she walked out on ten years ago. But the fearless firefighter with the awesome wilderness skills is the only one who can take her where she needs to go. It's a gamble--tracking down her endangered sister while keeping Sam and their undeniable attraction at arm's length. Not easy when they're trekking into a remote corner of the Rockies, where she's got to trust her former lover with her life. Despite their past, Sam never could refuse a damsel in distress, especially one who has haunted his dreams for years. He'll help find her sister and get Dianna out of his system once and for all. But soon it's hard to tell whether the greatest threat is from the rushing rapids, the deadly enemy on their trail, or the passion that's sending them straight into the line of fire....From the Paperback edition.
Never Too Hotby Bella Andre
A TOUCH IGNITES. A FIRE BURNS. AND THE HEAT HAS JUST BEGUN. Deep in the cool green mountains of the Adirondacks, wounded firefighter Connor MacKenzie has come to rebuild the 100-year-old MacKenzie family cabin--and to be alone. A horrific blaze has left him scarred inside and out and certain of two things: He'll get back on his Hot Shot crew no matter what it takes, and any woman who ventures too close will not stay long.Ginger Sinclair has been burned by a different kind of fire. Having just escaped from a bad marriage, she's retreated to the safety of the lakeside vacation town in upstate New York to start a new life. She's done with men, with relationships, with the danger of desires that can rage out of control--until she unexpectedly encounters Connor MacKenzie. As a hot summer on the lake grows ever hotter, they find themselves sharing a cabin and a romance that will swiftly engulf them both. From the Paperback edition.
Red Hot Reunionby Bella Andre
The last time Jason saw Emma Holden, she crushed his heart. As college students, they were opposites in every way except for their thrilling, unpredictable passion. But deep down Emma was very proper, and in their senior year she blindsided Jason by dumping him for a wealthy jock and a dull, safe life. Now it's ten years later, and if living well is the best revenge, Jason has done so in spades--he's a hunky celebrity chef with a hit TV show and all the women he wants. But he's interested in only one woman--Emma. And at their college reunion, he cooks up a wicked payback for her betrayal: teasing her with desperate desire, taunting her with the best sex of her life, just to see her fall. Yet Emma has an agenda of her own, and teasing and temptation are just what she's hungry for. The "good girl" is now a daring, sensual woman eager to raise the sexual stakes, and she's hot for the most wildly erotic adventures he can dish out. Now who's turning the tables on whom?
Take Meby Bella Andre
An appetite for sensual pleasures must never be denied... Lily Ellis has curves -- soft, beautiful curves. The kind of voluptuous body she fears Travis Carson, the man she's always loved from afar, would never crave. But Lily is about to be proven wrong. Her adventure begins when the demure San Francisco interior decorator agrees to model a plus-size dress for her fashion designer sister. Watching this sensual beauty move down the runway, Travis can't believe it's the same Lily he's always known -- and always rejected. In a whirlwind of electric attraction, Lily is soon moaning Travis's name in his bed, not just in her wild fantasies. But Lily is all too aware that she's nothing like his past lovers. Determined to beat Travis at his own game by guarding her true feelings, Lily partners with him on a business deal that takes them all the way to Italy. In the seductive warmth of the Tuscan sun, Lily plays a game of desire with the hot-blooded Travis. Will she be burned by an all-consuming ecstasy or will Travis open his heart to the sexy, exciting, and lasting love she has to offer?
Tempt Me, Taste Me, Touch Meby Bella Andre
California wine country is a world of sensual delights -- the tantalizing kiss of sunlight . . . the luscious decadence of gourmet cuisine . . . the slow burn of wine that warms from within . . . and sinfully sexy men. For three women hungering for more, it's a destination for pleasuring both body and soul. . . . TEMPT ME Carrie can't explain why she turned down a marriage proposal from Mr. Perfect. But a chance encounter with a rugged winemaker who works the earth unleashes something wild in her. His raw, hungry power has her intoxicated with desire -- and she knows it's useless to resist. . . . TASTE ME After voluptuous Rose is left by her boyfriend for a thinner woman, she's in for a sensual shock when she falls for a chef who can't get enough of her luscious curves. One taste of his lovemaking will never be enough. . . . TOUCH ME Vanessa is used to loving and leaving her men. And the man she wants now is an intense artist who has her modeling nude amid the Napa vineyards. But this time, he's the one playing hard to get -- and their heated game of "look but don't touch" will soon have Vanessa begging for release. . . . Where there's wine and women, there's bound to be seduction.
Wild Heatby Bella Andre
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER He's a hotshot firefighter addicted to risk. She's the sultry beauty he never saw coming. Maya Jackson doesn't sleep with strangers. Until the night grief sent her to the nearest bar and into the arms of the most explosive lover she's ever had. Six months later, the dedicated arson investigator is coming face-to-face with him again. Gorgeous, grinning Logan Cain. Her biggest mistake. Now her number one suspect in a string of deadly wildfires. Risking his life on a daily basis is what gets Logan up in the morning. As the leader of the elite Tahoe Pines Hotshot Crew, he won't back down from a blaze--or from beautiful, lethal Maya Jackson. She may have seduced him with her tears and her passion, but it'll be a cold day in hell before Logan lets down his guard again. But when Maya's life is threatened, his natural-born-hero instincts kick in, and Logan vows to protect the woman sworn to bring him down. And as desire reignites, nothing--not the killer fire nor the killer hot on their trail--can douse the flames....From the Paperback edition.
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4 for the Futureby Poul Anderson Henry Kuttner Groff Conklin Theodore Sturgeon Eric Frank Russell
This is a collection of four science fiction stories including: Enough Rope by Poul Anderson; The Claustrophile by Theodore Sturgeon; The Children's Hour by Henry Kuttner, and Plus X by Eric Frank Russell.
The Dark Worldby Henry Kuttner
Henry Kuttner's Sword and Sorcery classic returns to print at last! World War II veteran Edward Bond's recuperation from a disastrous fighter plane crash takes a distinct turn for the weird when he encounters a giant wolf, a red witch, and the undeniable power of the need-fire, a portal to a world of magic and swordplay at once terribly new and hauntingly familiar. In the Dark World, Bond opposes the machinations of the dread lord Ganelon and his terrible retinue of werewolves, wizards, and witches, but all is not as it seems in this shadowy mirror of the real world, and Bond discovers that a part of him feels more at home here than he ever has on Earth.
The Dark Worldby Henry Kuttner
In the Dark World Bond opposes the machinations of the dread lord Ganelon and his terrible retinue of werewolves, wizards, and witches, but all is not as it seems in this shadowy mirror of the real world, and Bond discovers that a part of him feels more at home here than he ever has on Earth.
Don't Look Now and Two Othersby Henry Kuttner
Included in this volume are three of Henry Kuttner's classic science fiction tales: "Don't Look Now" (originally published in Startling Stories, March, 1948), in which invisible Martians secretly control the Earth . . . or do they? "Gallegher Plus" (originally published in Astounding Science Fiction, November 1943), in which an inventor's genius only comes out when he's drunk . . . but what happens when he can't remember what his inventions are for? Plus "Juke-Box" (originally published in Clash By Night in 1947), in which an alien juke-box makes a man's life a little too pleasurable!
Dr. Cyclopsby Henry Kuttner Edmond Hamilton Bryce Walton
This book includes three science fiction stories. In Dr. Cyclops by Henry Kuttner, a brilliant scientist learns how to reduce Lilliputian size and finds the perfect guinea pigs when three colleagues try to discover his secrets. In Too Late for Eternity by Bryce Walton, a man fears growing old and being replaced, in a female-dominated society where women never age. In The Harpers of Titan by Edmond Hamilton, Captain Future and his Futuremen face a hideous peril as Simon Wright, the Living Brain, is implanted in a human body.
The Ego Machineby Henry Kuttner
When a slightly mad robot, drunk on AC, wants you to join an experiment in optimum ecology--don't do it! After all, who wants to argue like Disraeli or live like Ivan the Terrible?
The Eyes of Tharby Henry Kuttner
She spoke in a tongue dead a thousand years, and she had no memory of the man she faced. Yet he had held her tightly but a few short years before, had sworn eternal vengeance--when she died in his arms from an assassin's wounds.
Furyby Henry Kuttner
Beneath the roiling seas and deadly atmosphere of Venus are the Keeps--fully enclosed cities and within those cities live descendants of the survivors who first harbored atomic energy to propel the spaceships that took them to Venus. In massive superstructures built beneath the Venusian seas, a complex feudal society devoted simply to decadence has evolved. Presiding over that society are Immortals--genetic throwbacks to the mutant atomic survivors. While the society is stable, the stability will only lead to its destruction, and the harsh environment outside the Keeps is malevolent and encroaching. Born into all of this is Sam Harker, son of an Immortal, the object of his father's disdain and whose mother perishes in childbirth. Sam is subjected to treatments which stunt his growth and leave him hairless, and he is exiled from the society of the Immortals and set on the tumultuous path of a rebel's life, one inspired by hatred and a desire for vengeance on the society that exiled him in the first place and made him an outcast. Sam's search for revenge and his great abilities make him more powerful than the more decadent residents of Keeps, even more powerful perhaps than the Immortals. Sam seeks mass appeal as a politician in a campaign that assaults society itself. It is not until everything is destroyed--that is, in the aftermath of destruction--that the reclamation of human destiny is even a remote possibility.
The Secret of Kralitzby Henry Kuttner
A story of the shocking revelation that came to the twenty-first Baron Kralitz.
Well of the Worldsby Henry Kuttner
Wen the curiously exotic millionairess Klai Ford started telling him about ghosts in a uranium mine, Sawyer knew he'd better be ready for anything in his investigations.But he didn't count on being drawn into a passage between dimensions and tossed adrift in a world of islands floating in the sky, where strange brutelike creatures were attacking the cities in a vast struggle for power.Lost in this new world, Sawyer realized that the key to everything lay in the mysterious Well of the Worlds - and that the future of the universe lay in its secret.
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Reflections from Tracee Ellis Ross, Tina Fey, Ruby Rose, and more.By Julie Ma
Reflections from Tracee Ellis Ross, Tina Fey, Ruby Rose, and more.By Julie Ma
A party for Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis.By Jada Yuan
Bloody well done.By E. Alex Jung
The Bold and the Lyrical.By Sean Fitz-Gerald
The essentials, from Salma Hayek, Chloë Sevigny, Fred Armisen, and more.By Katie Van Syckle and Charley Lanyon
At the premier of #Horror.By Katie Van Syckle
They're rubber and you're glue!By E. Alex Jung
Grotesquely duplicitous characters try to teach us a loving story about fathers and sons.By Bilge Ebiri
Along with Anna Wintour, Diane Kruger, and Tyson Beckford.By Stephanie Eckardt
Along with Miranda Kerr, Gabourey Sidibe, and Mischa Barton.By Stephanie Eckardt
Some men fix their midlife crises by having sex with Salma Hayek.By Greg Cwik
Ride the waves.By Kathleen Hou
Along with Jane Fonda, St. Vincent, Natalie Portman, and more.By Erica Schwiegershausen
"Cinema undermines women's intelligence," she said at a Cannes panel this weekend.By Erica Schwiegershausen
"Dis-guuusting!"By Jada Yuan
This has to be one of the most surreal movies of the year.By Kyle Buchanan
"My routine changes, it depends on how my skin wakes up. I don't do it like a machine."By Kathleen Hou
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Two years ago, Billie Joe Armstrong was driving into Manhattan when he came across a throng of protesters. Outraged by a Missouri grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer for the killing of Michael Brown, they filled the streets and backed up traffic for miles. Armstrong was inspired. "I got out of my car and marched with the people," he says. "It was a trip to see people rebel against the old order."
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In looking ahead to this weekend's UFC 160 fight card, we revisit that one special moment in the career of each main card fighter that best defines him as a mixed martial artist.
The moments chosen for these combatants all meet certain criteria. One, they represent a time of transition for the fighters, either marking an accomplishment, disappointment or career move. Two, they are memorable. Three, they altered the manner in which fans and media perceived the fighters.
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HONOLULU - A lost northern fur seal that showed up on a Hawaii beach thousands of miles from home is flying to California.
A FedEx flight to Oakland carrying the seal took off from Honolulu on Thursday afternoon.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration spokeswoman Wendee Goo said a veterinarian and staff member are accompanying the animal to make sure it's OK.
The young female seal was emaciated, underweight and weak when people found it on Oahu's North Shore on Tuesday.
The Marine Mammal Center will pick it up from the Oakland airport and take care of it until it's ready to return to the wild.
Found snakes given to state ag officials
HONOLULU - Two dead snakes have been turned over to Hawaii Department of Agriculture officials.
The state said a dead, 6-foot-long boa constrictor was found on a central Oahu farm Tuesday by harvesting workers.
On Wednesday, a guest at a Waikiki hotel visiting from Washington state found a dead, 6-inch-long garter snake in a carry-on bag and turned the carcass over to the front desk. The state said the snake appeared to have been long dead and dried.
Snakes have no natural predators in Hawaii and pose a serious threat to the fragile island environment. Snakes can prey on native birds and eggs.
Illegal animals can be turned in under the state's amnesty program.
Two women can wed inmates, says judge
HONOLULU - A federal judge has ordered that two Hawaii women be allowed to marry their incarcerated fiances.
The American Civil Liberties Union announced Thursday that Judge Susan Oki Mollway granted their motion for a preliminary injunction. The order said the women are being harmed by being denied their right to marry.
The ACLU filed the lawsuit on behalf of the women, who want to marry men incarcerated at Saguaro Correctional Facility, a privately run prison in Arizona housing Hawaii inmates under a contract with the state.
The Hawaii attorney general's office said in a statement the state will send a letter to the affected inmates on Friday advising them of the court order.
Marine Corps fighter jet lands at Midway
HONOLULU - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said a Marine Corps fighter jet made an emergency landing at Midway Atoll en route from Honolulu to Japan.
The agency, which manages a national wildlife refuge at the remote Pacific island, said the F/A-18 jet landed Thursday as a precaution after having a mechanical problem.
The plane and its escort landed safely at the atoll's Henderson Airfield. The jets were going to Iwakuni, Japan, after participating in Rim of the Pacific military exercises in Hawaii.


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Susan Benton, a critic of the proposal to redevelop the former Colonial Golf and Country Club, registered Thursday to join the crowded race for Harahan City Council. She became the ninth candidate for the five seats, with the qualifying period for the Nov. 4 ballot closing Friday.
Benton will run against a political figure she tried to boot from office, Mayor Vinny Mosca, who signed up for the council race earlier. She helped lead a failed effort to recall Mosca, over his advocacy to resubdivide and rezone the Colonial property for development of a commercial strip.
A member of the anti-development group, Save Harahan, Benton introduced herself at the Sept. 4 meeting of the Planning and Zoning Board as a real estate agent and appraiser. She spoke against the development: "The only thing we have here is our sleepy country atmosphere."
Also in the council race are incumbents Tim Baudier and Dana Huete, who qualified Wednesday; Craig Johnston, who ran unsuccessfully in a 2012 special election; Pat McDaniel, a former interim council member; Planning and Zoning Board member Carrie Wheeler; and newcomers A.J. Boudreaux and Michael Maxwell.
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There is a great little book available called The Scoutmaster Minute, Your handbook for inspiring moments by Ron Wendel.
Monthly Archives: June 2009
I will never apologize for…
To Keep myself Physically Fit
Now I don't know what has happened to boys.. and you before you think I am going to rant about video games and MTV.. stop. But I wonder when we stopped being physically fit.
Words To Live By
These 12 little words… they can make a difference in your life.
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In business numbers are everything.. in Scouting… well not so much, but when it comes to impact… I guess a number can demonstrate that you are in fact making a small impact and spreading the word, helping others to deliver the promise of Scouting.
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Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
At what point are meat balls not enough?
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When designing a new house, it's only right to consult everyone who will live there, even the kids.
As Mount Pleasant begins designing its new Town Hall, it's taking a similar approach.
A new online service debuted last week that will help the town and its architects receive ideas and comments from the more than 70,000 people who call Mount Pleasant home.
The site, www.engagetompsc.com, is not meant to replace public workshops and meetings, which still will be scheduled as the building's design takes shape in the coming year.
Instead, it's meant to give more people an easier opportunity to speak up and describe what they want.
As Town Councilwoman and mayoral candidate Linda Page says, "It's a building for the people, and the people have to be intimately engaged in the process."
The special website is asking the right, open-ended questions:
What would make the new Town Hall a 21st-century facility?
How should the town showcase its history and promote its arts?
How can it be made more efficient and stand the test of time?
There also are less inspirational but still important questions about parking, landscaping and other possible uses on the site.
The Town Hall project is not a blank slate. Some big decisions already have been made, and it's unclear whether all this input will second guess, or even undo, any of them.
The town has committed to leveling its current complex of three buildings (mostly built for other uses) and rebuilding at the 100 Ann Edwards Lane site. The budget is set at $22 million, and the town has hired Stubbs Muldrow Herin Architects, Inc. to design the new complex.
The architects have been talking with town officials about how much space they need, nd whose department should be located next to what. But the conceptual designs, what the building will look like, won't start emerging until later in the year.
The town already has taken these steps because of the obvious need to upgrade the offices for its 500-plus employees.
Mount Pleasant has become the fourth largest municipality in the state, but its current town hall is a series of modest, single-story buildings, two of which originally were built as a school and an engineer's office.
The newest section, built in 2000 for the police department, is already out-of-date, though at least water didn't pour in through its roof during the last heavy rain (that happened in the planning department).
The property covers almost 11 acres and has many nice trees. Should the building be urban and have an impressive presence on Houston Northcut Boulevard, or should its charm be hidden, much like the Automated Trading Desk campus on Ewall Street, about a mile away?
And the stylistic question also will predictably reverberate as residents weigh in on how much its architecture should reflect existing Lowcountry buildings or, in the website's words, "Don't worry about it! Be creative and innovative!"
The website is costing the town about $14,400. Its resulting input will hopefully do more than provide political cover for town officials (officials who already are weary of comments along the lines of "I didn't know about that" when "that" was subject to several public workshops and meetings).
The website and the resulting input ultimately could lead to a better building, a better town.
Hopefully, the resulting Mount Pleasant Town Hall will be a work of architecture that the town's future generations seek to preserve, rehabilitate and restore rather than to raze and start anew.
Town Administrator Eric DeMoura describes what's at the stake by saying, "We get one shot at this."
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The 90s culture is having a moment right now — what with revivals of Furby and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and talks of TGIF-favorite Boy Meets World coming back for a spin-off.
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Communication, in plain terms is the basis of all relationship. Be it personal or professional, you cannot do without a healthy and effective communication. When it comes to business, communication becomes even more important. This is the pillar on which professional relationships are built. If you want the maximum profits out of your venture, it is essential that you have a healthy rapport with your clients, partners and employees (if any). And how do you build a good rapport? Through effective communication of course!
What is Effective Communication?
It is said that one of the most important qualities that a businessman must have is communication skills. If you cannot put your message across to the intended audience, you cannot become a successful entrepreneur. Even if you have an independent business where you are not answerable to your boss, you need to have good communication skills in order to churn out the maximum profits from your venture. However, it is not just about talking or writing.
True that these are the two biggest means of communication, but an effective one will spill over to wider areas than that. It will include gestures, body language, confidence and most importantly, the ability to pass on relevant information. Good communication also consists of listening skills. A good businessman will have to be a good listener. For instance in a conference or a business meeting, if you don't listen to what the others have to say, it is unlikely that you will understand the proceedings. If you falter here it will have a direct impact on your speech. You won't be able to deliver a coherent and cogent talk unless you know what you are talking about! So, effective communication, especially in the field of business, is a complete package comprising all these elements.
What is the Role of Good Communicator?
Good communication skills are of paramount importance these days. Even a glimpse at the job advertisements will tell you how crucial it is to be a good communicator. A businessman who is endowed with this skill will find it easier to:
*manage his company more efficiently
*keep his tasks organized and arranged well
*deal with partners and clients and build good rapports with them
*have a healthy relationship with his employees, if he is the boss of the business concern.
It is important to remember that communication also depends on the way in which you carry yourself. If you are not confident and lack a strong personality, this will show when you talk or give a presentation. Thus, a good communicator also has to be confident of his/her abilities. His words and the way of putting them across should be such that it stimulates the desired response from the intended audience. If you are of the opinion that a good communicator needs a sound command over the language, it is not entirely true. Of course, language and its correct usage have a big role to play but it's not the be-all and end all of communication.
So, if you are planning to join a business venture or on the verge of starting your own, you will do well to hone your communication skills so that you can be a part of a thriving and successful enterprise!
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Great points Dennis.
I think a lot of people forget every so often that listening is a key factor in communication. Too many times people are ready to pounce into the conversation with a rebuttal of sorts without listening or hearing the person out.
I work with global clients on these issues daily. Thanks for a good look at the importance of business communication Dennis. Sincerely, Nancy Kaye
i think communicationss…is a competition age of specialisation and even an age of tensionss…itss an efective communication…..kritika vidhate
Having spent many years working alongside senior executives at large companies, as well as owners of small businesses, I totally agree communication skills are what sets the excellent managers apart. The good news is that it's not that difficult to turn yourself from an OK communicator to an excellent one, you just need to identify your weaknesses and consciously put effort into improving those areas. A coach or a trusted member of your existing team will be able to help you.
Communication is the life blood of any organization. communication is most important to inform about Marketing, Corporate Communication, Consumer Behavior, Customer Relation.
i am impressed after reading the thoughts which is written haere and my doubts also become clear.
I am using some of this information in my research paper.
Would you be able to help me cite this, please.
When your sub-ordinates give the feedback or response of your communication so that is called effective communication
many people don't take communication in serious manner as a good communicator how who would you address that matter
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What's in a name: Edinboro
Where is it?
The borough of Edinboro is in central Washington Township in southern Erie County.
What's the story?
Edinboro didn't start out as the home of the Fighting Scots.
In fact, when settler William Culbertson came to the region, it was still known as Conneauttee Valley (from a Native American term meaning "land of the living snowflake"). It was renamed Washington in 1834 in honor of the Revolutionary War hero and first U.S. president.
But finally Edinboro, which was incorporated in 1840, was named in honor of Edinburgh, Scotland. Reasons for the name change vary from the Culbertson family's Scottish roots to the area's similarity to the Scottish countryside.
Maybe both played a part.
Why the borough's name was condensed to "Edinboro" is still not clear.
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Eugenie Bouchard has already shown she can compete atthe biggest tennis tournaments in the world.Fellow Canadian Milos Raonic believes she has a legitimate chance to go even further at Wimbledon.Bouchard, who made it to the semifinals of both the Australian Open and French Open this season, enters the grass court tournament as the women's No. 13 seed. When asked about her chances of winning her first Grand Slam, Raonic said the title could be hers if she steps up her game."She can," said Raonic, a contender in his own right for the men's title, when asked if Bouchard can win at Wimbledon. "There's a lot of vulnerability in women's tennis, that's the main thing. It's up to her to step up. Serena (Williams) is a heavy favourite, but there is vulnerability."Bouchard showed vulnerability when she was beaten 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 by No. 75-ranked Vania King in s'Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, last week in her only pre-Wimbledon grass-court match, 11 days after her French Open semifinal."I'm not concerned at all," her coach Nick Saviano said about the loss. "She had played a lot of tournaments and her knees were bothering her. She didn't play for almost six days, didn't pick up a racket after the French."Bouchard, from Westmount, Que., had an uptempo practice Saturday with former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka on Court 18, site of the 2010 John Isner versus Nicolas Mahut marathon match that went over 11 hours."I've been practising really well, working on my game on grass, definitely stepping in a bit more, going to the net a bit more," Bouchard said.Raonic, the men's No. 8 seed from Thornhill, Ont., also enters Wimbledon off a loss. He was beaten 6-4, 6-4 by big-hitting German Peter Gojowicz in Halle, Germany, two weeks ago."That match did not happen," Raonic joked about his poor play seven days after losing to Novak Djokovic in the French Open quarter-finals. "I didn't have the right approach, didn't have the right understanding of what to do."He had tough practice sessions with Wimbledon top seed Djokovic on Friday and Davis Cup teammate Vasek Pospisil, the men's No. 31 seed from Vancouver, on Saturday."I don't feel I'm far off," Raonic said about his form before his opening-round match Tuesday against No. 86-ranked Matthew Ebden of Australia. "I just know I'm going to have to compete like hell."Bouchard faces Daniela Hantuchova in her opener on Tuesday. The 31-year-old, No. 35-ranked Slovak, playing her 14th Wimbledon, has ranked as high as No. 5 (2003) but exited Wimbledon in the first round the past two years."It's a tough match," Bouchard said. "We've never played. She's capable of playing at a high level. You never know with a player like that if she can go up to her previous high level or be where she is now."Bouchard broke through at Wimbledon a year ago when a last-minute withdrawal put her on Centre Court. She responded by outplaying No. 12 seed Ana Ivanovic 6-3, 6-3."Genie loves a big stage," Saviano said. "She loves the Grand Slams. It was really kind of cute when we were first pulling up to the French Open this year. I was talking and she went 'quiet, quiet, there's the French, there's the courts.' She was all excited just to see the event. There's a youthful exuberance and excitement about it. She has a fundamental love for the sport."Raonic got a taste of that Saturday practising on Court 12, one of the pristine grass tournament courts."There's a certain joy playing on the main courts (unlike the practice courts)," he said, "probably because of the exclusivity. You can only practice on them once a day for an hour if you're a seed. If you're not, you get much less. There's an aura about it that's pretty amazing."Since Indian Wells, California, in March, when he wore an arm sleeve to protect a heat rash, Raonic has usually covered his right arm despite that no longer being necessary.When asked about Wimbledon, "to sleeve or not to sleeve, that is the question?" he smiled and said: "I'll wear a sleeve. I will not make a Shakespeare statement out of a sleeve."Raonic did play without a sleeve for two matches at the Boodles event in Stoke Park near London last week."It was an exhibition," he explained. "I have a comfort with it."
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> Since the -- option is not mentioned in man login, I tried to google,
The "--" option is a somewhat standard part of option processing that
says "I'm finished with options", the rest of the command line are
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A pair of grad school admission questions. Recomendation request, now? How are my psyc GRE scores?
Two parter to grad school admission. [more inside]
Help me relearn how to learn!
I have just started my PhD, full time on teaching/research fellowship, in the same field I did my masters and bachelors degrees. This is my first semester, and I am expected to take the qualifying exams in January. Problem is, I seem to have forgotten a lot. I have been out of school for five years since my masters, and, studying for the quals, even topics that I have covered before, nothing seems to 'stick' to memory. [more inside]
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Fessing Up to Facebook: Recent Trends in the Use of Social Network Websites for Insurance Litigation
Pamela D. Pengelley
Cozen O'Connor
March 3, 2009
For professional "fact-gatherers" such as lawyers, insurance adjusters, claims handlers and private investigators, the vast wealth of information that people volunteer on Facebook can be a goldmine or a smoking gun, depending on your perspective. The personal information contained in a Facebook profile may be highly relevant to matters at issue in litigation; when dealing with claims, particularly in the personal injury context, the information contained on a Facebook page can make or break a case. It is therefore crucial that insurance professionals stay informed of new developments in this emerging area of law. This article summarizes the approach currently adopted by Canadian courts, including the February 2009 Ontario decision of Justice Brown, Leduc v. Roman.
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mouth, pharynx (throat), esophagus, stomach, intestines, (small and large), liver, gallbladder, pancreas
urinary or excretory
kidneys, ureters (tubes from the kidneys to the urinary bladder), urinary bladder, urethra (tube from the bladder to the outside of the body)
nose, pharynx, larynx (voice box), trachea (windpipe), bronchial tubes, lungs (where the exchange of gases takes place)
Female: ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus (womb), vagina, mammary glands. Males: testes, and associated tubes, urethra, penis, prostate gland
thyroid gland (in the neck), pituitary gland (at the base of the brain), sex glands (ovaries and testes), adrenal glands, pancreas (islets of Langerhans), parathyroid glands
heart, blood vessels, (arteries, veins, and capillaries), lymphatic vessels and nodes, spleen, thymus gland
skin and sense organs
skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, and sebaceous (oil) glands; eye, ear, nose, and tongue
pleural cavity
space surrounding each lung. A double-folded membrane, or pleura, lines the pleural cavity. If the pleura becomes infllamed (as in pleuritis or pleurisy), the pleural cavity can fill with fluid.
centrally located area outside of and between the lungs. It contains the heart, aorta, trachea, esophagus, thymus gland, bronchial tubes, and many lumph nodes
stomach, small and large intestines, spleen, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder. The diaphragm (a muscular wall) divides the abdominal and thoracic cavities
the double folded mambrane surrounding the abdominal cavity. The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs situated behing (retroperitoneal area) the abdominal cavity on either side of the backbone
portions of the small and large intestines, rectum, urinary bladder, urethra, and ureters; uterus and vagina in the female
inguinal region
lower right and left region near the groin (inguin/o= groin), which is the area where the legs join the trunk of the body. This region, on right and left, is also known as the iliac region because it is near the ilium, which is the upper portion of the hip bone
right upper quadrant-contains the liver (right lobe), gallbladder, part of the pancreas, parts of the small and large intestines
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The "wonderful" FSU had a concept "stachanovism" derived from a name of a guy named Stachanov who allegedly produced some 14 times more than other workers. Yes, it was fiction. In reality, the whole thing was doctored, there was manipulation with data, there were invisible hands, etc.
There is a good Polish film by Andrzej Wajda (Man of Marble - Gold Palm at Cannes) about a short, very short period of "stachanovism" in Poland. The Poles got rid of this nonsense, which the Soviets tried to impose, very, very, very fast.
American "Ozism" is equally ugly and dangerous.