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Home List of Titles Optimization of circular plate separators with cross flow for removal of oil droplets and solid particles
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- Optimization of circular plate separators with cross flow for removal of oil droplets and solid particles
- Author(s)
- Ngu, Hei; Wong, Kien Kuok; Law, Puong Ling
- Abstract
- A circular gravity-phase separator using coalescing medium with cross flow was developed to remove oil and suspended solids from wastewaters. Coalescence medium in the form of inclined plates promotes rising of oil droplets through coalescence and settling of solid particles through coagulation. It exhibits 22.67% higher removal of total suspended solids (TSS) compared to separators without coalescing medium. Moreover, it removed more than 70% of oil compared to conventional American Petroleum Institute separators, which exhibit an average of 33% oil removal. The flowrate required to attain an effluent oil concentration of 10 mg/L (Qo10) at different influent oil concentrations (Cio) can be represented by Qo10 × 10−5 = −0.0012Cio + 0.352. The flowrate required to attain an effluent TSS concentration of 50 mg/L (Qss50) at different influent TSS concentrations (Ciss) can be represented by Qss50 × 10−5 = 1.0 × 106 Ciss −2.9576. The smallest removable solid particle size was 4.87 µm.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Sarawak Campus. School of Engineering, Computing and Science
- Source
- Water Environment Research, Vol. 84, no. 4 (Apr 2012), pp. 299-304
- Publication year
- 2012
- FOR Code(s)
- 03 Chemical Sciences; 06 Biological Sciences; 09 Engineering
- Keyword(s)
- Circular separator; Coalescence plates; Cross flow; Oil-water-solid separation
- Publisher
- Water Environment Federation
- 1061-4303
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2012 Water Environment Federation.
- Peer reviewed


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- House Agriculture Committee mark-up tackles Commodity Title, nutrition programs
- FSA offices, food stamp funding
- House Agriculture Committee tackles Commodity Title and nutrition programs in the early session of Wednesday's farm bill mark-up.
- Among amendments considered by the committee were those addressing dairy and sugar programs, FSA office closings and food stamp funding cuts.
Update: Following a marathon mark-up, shortly before midnight on Wednesday the House Agriculture Committee passed its version of the farm bill on a 35-11 vote.
The House Agriculture Committee tackled the Commodity Title and nutrition programs in the early session of Wednesday's farm bill mark-up. Among amendments to the legislation considered by the committee were those addressing dairy and sugar programs, FSA office closings and food stamp funding cuts.
The House bill -- formally titled the Federal Agriculture Reform
and Risk Management (FARMM) Act -- would reduce spending by $35 billion over 10 years.
"In general, the bill provides deficit reduction and reform," said Oklahoma Rep. Frank Lucas, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee. "It is a tough farm bill, but a fair one. We face huge deficits and the heavy burden of debt. We needed to go deeper in finding savings and we needed to do it in a more balanced way. At the end of the day, the FARRM Act will contribute more than $35 billion to deficit reduction with $14 billion coming from the farm safety net, $6 billion coming from conservation programs, and $16 billion from nutrition reforms."
Lucas also spoke on the bill's elimination of direct payments. "In the past, I have defended direct payments because they are an effective and trade-compliant way to help producers manage price, production, and cost risk. The direct payment has been a lifeline for a lot of farmers.
"But there simply are no sacred cows. If it cost money, it was on the table for cuts. Ultimately, we decided to repeal direct payments because the size of the cuts we are making made it impossible to keep them. In fact, beyond the marketing loan program, we repealed all current farm programs now in place, which saves taxpayers over $14 billion."
While unhappy with proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or food stamps, Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson, ranking member, fretted about the tight timeframe for passing a new farm bill. The current farm bill expires in late September.
Alluding to the reluctance of Republican House leadership to schedule floor time for the farm bill, Peterson warned that if they fail "to bring up this farm bill before the (August) recess, they will jeopardize one of the economic bright spots of our nation's fragile economy.
"Farmers need the certainty of a five year farm bill. We cannot wait for the mess that will occur during the lame duck and get drug into that whole mess. Frankly, I think an extension of current farm policy potentially creates more problems than it solves. I am hopeful the House leadership gets this right and brings the bill to the floor shortly after we move it out of this committee, so we can ultimately finish the bill in September.
"Let's hope we don't get drug into this partisanship that pervades the rest of this place."
Following opening statements, Amendment 85 was introduced by Virginia Rep. Bob Goodlatte and Georgia Rep. David Scott. The amendment "would remove 'Dairy Producer Margin Protection and Dairy Market Stabilization Programs' and replace it with a new 'Dairy Producer Margin Insurance Program.'"
Goodlatte said the amendment "is consistent with 80 percent of the underlying legislation but does not include the controversial supply management piece. Our amendment offers a compromise that incorporates the two-tier premium structure in both (FARMM) and the Senate-passed (farm) bill while eliminating the stabilization program, which is a complex government intervention."
Lucas, who opposed the amendment (as did Peterson), said "While the last several years have been good for many, if not most commodity groups, let's be honest: dairy has had one of the worst, most volatile periods in their history."
The dairy-related amendment failed on a 29-17 vote.
Amendment 23, also offered by Goodlatte, targeted the federal sugar program. The amendment "would repeal the Feedstock Flexibility Program, repeal unnecessary trade restrictions, eliminate higher price support levels, reform domestic supply restrictions to provide more flexibility to USDA, and provide flexibility to USDA in administering sugar policies. According to Congressional Budget Office, the amendment would save taxpayers $72 million over ten years."
Goodlatte said FARRM "dramatically reforms nearly every Title I program. However, one commodity stands out for a total lack of reform: sugar. In fact, unlike any Title I program, the sugar program was not even debated during the committee's hearings on the reauthorization of the farm bill. … The sugar program needs to be reformed for many reasons. Studies have shown the sugar program increases food costs. Economists at Iowa State University have estimated that food price increases resulting from the current sugar program have cost consumers up to $3.5 billion a year. … Further, the sugar program constitutes an almost unbelievable government intrusion into private business decisions. Under the market allotment system, the federal government tells every sugar company the exact amount of sugar it can legally sell down to the pound. … It is a pure command and control regime."
Peterson "strongly" opposed the amendment as it would make the sugar program "completely unworkable. … Every other country in the world has support for a sugar program, including Mexico, Brazil, including all (those) that produce sugar. It isn't realistic to unilaterally disarm when everybody else is doing this."
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Here, in the arms of the Breed's formidable leader, Gabrielle will confront an extraordinary destiny of danger, seduction, and the darkest pleasures of all. . . .
No stranger to loss, Tegan knows Elise's pain. He knows fury, but when he slays his enemies it is with ice in his veins. He is perfect in his self-control, until Elise seeks his aid in her personal war. An unholy alliance is forged—a bond that will link them by blood and vow—and plunge them into a tempest of danger, desire, and the darkest passions of the heart. . . .
A warrior trained in bullets and blades, Renata cannot be bested by any man—vampire or mortal. But her most powerful weapon is her extraordinary psychic ability—a gift both rare and deadly. Now a stranger threatens her hard-won independence—a golden-haired vampire who lures her into a realm of darkness…and pleasure beyond imagining.
A combat-loving adrenaline junkie, Nikolai dispenses his own justice to enemies of the Breed—and his latest quarry is a ruthless assassin. One woman stands in his way: the seductive, cool-as-ice bodyguard, Renata. But Renata's powers are put to the test when a loved one, a child, is threatened and she's forced to turn to Niko for help. As the two join forces, as desire fans the flames of a deeper hunger, Renata's life is under siege by a man who offers the exquisite pleasure of a blood bond—and a passion that could save or doom them both forever.…
Something inhuman is stalking the frigid Alaskan wilds, leaving unspeakable carnage in its wake. For bush pilot Alexandra Maguire, the killings stir memories of a horrific event she witnessed as a child and evoke in her the inexplicable sense of otherness she has long felt within herself but never fully understood . . . until a darkly seductive stranger with secrets of his own enters her world.
Sent from Boston on a mission to investigate the savage attacks and stop the slaughter, vampire warrior Kade has his own reasons for returning to the frigid, forbidding place of his birth. Haunted by a secret shame, Kade soon realizes the stunning truth of the threat he faces–a threat that will jeopardize the fragile bond he has formed with the courageous, determined young woman who arouses his deepest passions and most primal hungers. But in bringing Alex into his world of blood and darkness, Kade must confront both his own personal demons and the even greater evil that could destroy all he holds dear.
At the center of the Order's quest is Sterling Chase, once a morally rigid enforcer of Breed law, now a warrior fallen from grace, whose biggest battle is the one he wages against his own savage nature. With addiction beckoning him toward eternal darkness, Chase's path to redemption has never seemed more out of reach. But when his eyes meet those of Tavia Fairchild, a beautiful witness who identifies him at the scene of a mission gone terribly wrong, Chase finds himself drawn to the woman—and convinced she is something much more than she seems.
Pulled into a vortex of intrigue and danger she can neither resist nor understand, Tavia is uncertain whom to trust. And while everything sane and logical warns her against getting close to Chase, she cannot deny that the handsome, deeply haunted male stirs something primal and ravenous within her. But even as she surrenders to her cravings, nothing can prepare her for the shattering truth of who—and what—she truly is.
As the Order's enemy mobilizes for the battle of the ages, Dragos and his Minions unleashing a hell on Earth like nothing ever seen before, Chase and Tavia are thrust into the heart of the violence. With time running out and the streets running red with the blood of innocent lives, both Breed and human, together Chase and Tavia must find a way to defeat Dragos once and for all—or die trying.


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My city council members and city manager, who is a certified public accountant, do not need the advice of a part-time consultant. They have access to a fine attorney representing the city and a manager. They don't need a fly-by consultant who cannot be held accountable for anything said or done on his good or bad advice. Not needed. That money should be used on city needs. The same applies to the other consultants.
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Areas in downtown Honolulu, Kakaako, and Punchbowl were in a frenzy as authorities searched for Teddy Munet.
The manhunt was in full force, with propellers, on wheels, and by foot.
"We are bringing quite a significant amount of resources of the Honolulu Police Department to bear on this case," said Major Richard Robinson with the Honolulu Police Department.
They were searching for 29-year-old Teddy Munet, who police said was dangerous and possibly armed. There were several different sightings that led investigators around the Honolulu metropolitan area, and to capture him off Waimanu Street.
Earlier in the morning investigators chased a lead by a woman at Punchbowl who said she saw a strange man in the bushes in front of her apartment.
"I saw him right by that green tree. First I looked and then he like looked away, and then I looked again and thought that was really weird and that's when he just totally crouched down to the ground and I thought, 'Oh my God, I got to call the police,'" said Nina Thompson.
We showed her a picture of Munet and she was shocked.
"Yeah, I think that was the man. Oh, I just got chicken skin and it was really weird because I didn't want to make eye contact with him," said Thompson.
She said she can't believe she was so close to who she thinks was the murder suspect. Then more information led the search to Kakaako Waterfront Park, tourists were getting stopped and those who didn't know what was going on just watched in awe.
"I saw all these cops coming one at a time, keep on coming. I saw helicopters flying in the air and people looking in the bushes," said Dennis Deleon.
"I approached my coworkers and they said earlier they saw him out there out by waterfront in the field, black sweater, with head down," said Jonathon Townsley.
Another sighting after the park was at a Wal-Mart where police surrounded the store in quick pursuit of the hunted man.
Witnesses help authorities in Munet manhunt
Areas in downtown Honolulu, Kakaako, and Punchbowl were in a frenzy as authorities searched for Teddy Munet.
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Pennsyvania State Police ad Honesdale have charged George Rober Doll with theft, recieveing stolen property and theft by failure to makke required disposition of funds recieved. Doll was working as a superintendent Henkles and McCoy, Inc. on the 300 pipeline project from Uniondale, Susquenhanna County through Wayne and Pike counties. Doll is alleged to have sold 61 steel plates that measured 8 feet by 20 feet by 1 inch steel road plates from teh project as his own to a scrap dealer. The plates are valued at $296,887. Doll was released on $50,000 unsecured bail.


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There were a lot of angry, concerned people who gathered at the meeting of the Pike County Commissioners on June 6. At issue was the recent approval by the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC) to allow the Tennessee Pipeline Company (TPC) to construct a 6.5-mile loop around Milford in order to avoid the Delaware Water Gap National Recreational Area (DWGNRA), a nearly 70,000-acre expanse along the Delaware River that is operated by the National Park Service (NPS).
Coming under a singularly vitriolic attack was John Donahue, the superintendent of the park, who allegedly has opposed TPC laying an additional 36-inch pipe by using an existing right-of-way through the park that now carries a 24-inch pipe. Because of this opposition, it has been claimed that TPC has decided to avoid the problem by bypassing it with the 6.5-mile loop and seeking approval from FERC to do so.
However, Donahue says this is not accurate. "There was never a Tennessee Pipeline Company proposal to use the existing pipeline right-of-way to lay another pipe," Donahue said. "FERC and the company both state that it is not feasible to do that. No one in the National Park Service can permit it. My superiors cannot permit it. The Department of the Interior cannot permit it. No one is allowed to issue a permit to lay a new gas or oil pipeline except Congress. They know that. I don't know why people insist on misdirecting the public."
"John Donahue is not a friend of Pike County," said Rich Caridi, the chairman of the commissioners.
"We should do what we can to have him removed from his position," said commissioner Matthew Osterberg.
Families, businesses and municipalities that are located around the loop area attended the meeting to bemoan the project and to explore any actions they could take at this late date to stop it. The project is expected to move ahead on June 27.
We haven't much time," said, Caridi, who is leading the charge against the pipeline loop.
"Once FERC approves a project, only official interveners can attempt to get a new hearing," said Bernie Kozykowski, a local architect who has been active in support of the commissioners.
Also attending was a representative of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, as well as municipal representatives from Milford Township, Westfall Township and Shohola Township and a phalanx of residents whose properties will be affected by the project.
"The Delaware Riverkeeper is one of those interveners who is able to appeal to FERC," Kozykowski said. It was announced that the Riverkeeper will circulate a petition to open a new hearing. Other petitions are expected to be circulated.
"Donahue says that the park, which is part of the National Park Service system, is to serve the people of the nation and not a particular company," said commissioner Karl Wagner.
"Aren't we, the people of Pike County, part of the American people?" Caridi said.
Caridi and the commissioners urged those attending the meeting to write to a list of elected representatives and other key officials.
"Senator Casey, Senator Toomey and Representative Marino have not taken a position on this," Caridi said.
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Getting a cancer diagnosis and going through treatment can be an overwhelming and stressful process, especially if you don't have a strong support group.
But a group of women are helping to advocate for those battling cancer here in Hawaii.
Four woman: Rae, Jocelyn, Debbie and Janet, are cancer patient navigators at the Queen's Medical Center.
"I consider us to be the GPS of cancer care ," said Jocelyn Nishioka, a cancer patient navigator coordinator. "We basically guide our patients through different treatments, but the different services available to them."
Everyone who walks through the cancer center doors has the option of having a navigator.
The caretakers coordinate the patients, doctors, visits and exams, help with insurance coverage, mediate with oncologists and provide support service like translation.
Before the cancer patient navigator program started at Queen's in 2006, patients were forced to deal with the financial, medical and social challenges of battling cancer on their own.
"When you do get diagnosed with cancer, there's many things to think about," added Nishioka. "I think having a guidance of a patient navigator, having a friendly voice to kind of guide you along the way."
The advocates help 900 cancer patients a year, for free.
Navigators also make sure patients have transportation to and from their appointments, especially if they have to fly to Oahu for specialty care.
One third of the patients the navigators help are from the neighbor islands.
Some of the patients are at Queen's every day for treatment, and those navigators line up everything from lodging to transportation to make the process seemless.
"When they come in they are all anxious, or they are all worried," explained Janet Yoshikawa, a cancer patient navigator. "So what I kind of do is relax and when they relax they open up."
"We see a lot of patients who are homeless or who don't have family here and they are on the mainland," said Nishioka. "So we provide the support that some of other patients are lucky to have."
This close knit group says in the end it's the patients' strength in the face of their illness that keeps them going every day.
"It really touches my heart. For me having that appreciation from that patient when they come up to you that oh "Jocelyn wit out you I probably would not have made it this far through my treatment it brings joy to my heart to be apart of that patients journey,'" Nishioka concluded.


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ok come guys
were is sakura
*appers from nowhere*
oh i wanna see the that trainning
*grabs seat*
i`ll just going 2 sit here and watch it
me to
eats popcorn
Originally Posted by Sasuke Uchiha
me to
eats popcorn
*take the popcorn from him and started 2 eat it
ok anbu kakashi
steals popcorn back
now i finish popcorn
shadow clone jutsu (10 clone)
thats just nasty
(hops off tree limb and walk over to team 7)
alright lets begin
Originally Posted by Sasuke Uchiha
steals popcorn back and licks it
sasuke:u cant eat it now
~.~ u r so mean ..ok then
*use time/space jutsu {vanish from ur sight and appers after while}*
ok i have ice cream now.. and i want share it *stick out tongue*..
ok guys can u start the fight please
mind if i join you
(Finds a tree limb and sat down)
this oughta be cool
two sasukes!!!!!!!!! (blushes)
okay im ready to train i guess
ok lest start remember what kakashi tellus work as a team
wat r u guys up 2
*looks at team 7*
they're training and we're watching
who wanna be replace kakashi for now on so we can train
start the fight
ummmmmmmmmmmmm; dont i usually just run and hide or is this the shippuuden group??
Ok Start naruto
Ok. Start Naruto and sakura let me show u the uchiha power
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During the past year, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration filed 39 requests that miners allegedly suspended or fired for expressing concerns about safety be reinstated. That was a one-year record, according to the agency – far higher than the 26-per-year average for the past three years.
It is not unusual in the wake of fatal accidents for miners to complain they knew working conditions were unsafe but were afraid to say anything until after a co-worker was killed. Yet federal law prohibits retaliation against a miner for filing a health or safety complaint – or for refusing to work under unsafe conditions.
During the past few years, after terrible tragedies at coal mines in West Virginia, MSHA and other federal authorities have taken a more hard-line approach to safety. Some coal company employees have been charged with criminal offenses for their attempts to cover up unsafe working conditions.
When MSHA can prove miners who complain about safety or health concerns have been retaliated against, action beyond demanding their reinstatement should be taken. If it is established beyond reasonable doubt disciplinary steps were taken to discourage miners from acting to keep themselves and co-workers safe, companies involved should be penalized severely.
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"PADD" is an acronym for Personal Access Display Device, a hand-held computer interface, used as early as the 22nd century and well into the 24th century.
PADDs were used by such space-faring organizations as Starfleet, the Andorian Imperial Guard, Bajoran Militia, Cardassian Union, Klingon Empire, Romulan Star Empire, and Vulcan High Command. They were common to cultures even as distant as the Delta Quadrant.
General Specifications Edit
Consisting of a large touchscreen display and minimalistic manual interface or control panel (generally only one or two buttons), the typical PADD is used for a variety of functions including logging manifests, compiling duty rosters or diagnostic reports, entering personal data, and/or accessing library computer systems using the LCARS Interface.
Varying in size, shape and specification, PADDs are often distinguished by the species of their manufacturer or user. United Earth and Federation Starfleet PADDs were generally flat and rectangular in shape, while Klingon and Cardassian PADDs were often more angular.
Starfleet Edit
Standard issue during the 22nd century, PADDs utilized by Starfleet were rectangular in shape, dominated by a large display screen taking up much of the surface area of the device. Small buttons were located just below the screen, most often grouped in two, at the lower right-hand side of the interface. Varying control button arrangements were also in use. (ENT: "Vox Sola", "Dead Stop")
These PADDs were often used to display schematics, or subspace transmissions and were capable of wireless computer networking as well as playing movies, recording logs and audio playback. (ENT: "Breaking the Ice", "Dawn", "Twilight")
At some point between 2144 and 2154, Arik Soong was able to open all the locks in the San Francisco prison he was being held at using just a PADD. After this incident, he was only allowed to use paper when sketching and writing his ideas. (ENT: "Borderland")
While under the effects of trellium-D in 2154, T'Pol shattered a PADD on Captain Archer's desk. (ENT: "Damage")
One of the most often used devices employed by personnel serving in Starfleet, PADDs were common aboard Federation starships, space stations, and planetary facilities during the 23rd and 24th centuries.
First appearing as late as 2266 aboard such starship types as the Constitution-class vessel, PADDs of the 2260s were large, wedge-shaped devices, operated almost exclusively through the use of a stylus. These data PADDs were often carried by yeomen aboard starships, but appeared in other locations including Starfleet's Starbase 11. (TOS: "The Man Trap", "The Menagerie, Part I", "The Menagerie, Part II"; DS9: "Trials and Tribble-ations")
By 2364, PADDs had taken on a smaller profile and, while some models would include one, the stylus was replaced by simple, touch-sensitive controls, generally located beneath a small, square-shaped display screen. Generally small and light-weight, the PADDs of the 2360s and 2370s were basically rectangular in shape, but varied in size, proportion, and even color – ranging from gray and muted blue colors, to red. Some PADDs, like the one used by Dr. Lewis Zimmerman aboard Jupiter Station in 2376, were translucent. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint"; DS9: "Emissary"; VOY: "Caretaker", "Life Line", et al.) When struck with enough force, the screen of a PADD could be shattered resulting in shards sharp enough to cut Human skin. (DS9: "Statistical Probabilities")
While the common function of these Federation PADDs was most often straight forward data entry or data retrieval, some PADDs were capable of more artistic tasks. Some PADDs, often larger in size than most of their counterparts, were used to draw up schematics or to create composite images or artwork. PADDs were also capable of predictive text functions, allowing users to enter a small amount of data to achieve full words or even sentences. In addition, a stylus could be used for text entry. PADDs could also order a site-to-site transport. (DS9: "Babel", "The House of Quark", "The Muse", "Image in the Sand", VOY: "Renaissance Man")
Andorian Imperial GuardEdit
Roughly the same size as their Earth Starfleet counterparts, PADDs used by officers in the service of the Andorian Imperial Guard were rectangular in shape, highlighted by several square-shaped pieces at the sides and top which itself was rounded.
Unlike the Starfleet version, no obvious buttons or control panels were visible on the device, suggesting that the large, center-mounted display screen was touch-sensitive. (ENT: "United")
Bajoran MilitiaEdit
In use during the 24th century aboard Bajoran spacecraft and stations (including New Bajor and starbase Deep Space 9), Bajoran PADDs were small, roughly oval-shaped devices, nearly the same size as (though slimmer than) the small Federation PADD variant.
Capable of the same general function as their alien counterparts, Bajoran PADDs could be used to download information from primary computer sources, including text documents as large as novels. They were also able to display information in Bajoran as well as other languages. (DS9: "Emissary", "The Jem'Hadar", "Shadows and Symbols")
Cardassian UnionEdit
Used by both civilians and military personnel, the typical PADD used throughout the Cardassian Union could be found aboard Galor-class warships and on Cardassia Prime itself.
Consisting of a brown and gold-colored unit, the Cardassian PADD was angular and irregularly shaped, featuring an oval-shaped display screen and a number of trapezoidal and irregularly shaped buttons.
The Cardassian PADD was capable of a variety of functions, from displaying visual recordings to operating door mechanisms. (TNG: "Chain of Command, Part II"; DS9: "Emissary", "Second Skin")
Ferengi AllianceEdit
A mainstay in business dealings involving Ferengi in and outside of the Ferengi Alliance, Ferengi PADDs were often elongated-hexagonally-shaped units. Muted gold in color, these PADDs featured a number of button controls and a hexagon-shaped viewscreen often displaying the familiar circular Ferengi interface layout.
Capable of cataloging inventory, inputting vouchers, or drawing up business plans, Ferengi PADDs were most often geared toward business and profit. Chief amongst their capabilities was currency transfer, allowing transactions to take place with simple thumb print verification. These PADDs were utilized by Ferengi Commerce Authority liquidators and could be found at the Tower of Commerce on Ferenginar, as well as aboard Ferengi vessels like Nunk's Marauder and at Quark's on Deep Space 9. (TNG: "Firstborn"; DS9: "The Wire", "Family Business", "The Begotten", "Profit and Lace"; VOY: "Inside Man")
Other Ferengi PADD variants included a flat, black and green device with an angular display screen. This PADD variant could be used to view auction catalogs. (DS9: "In the Cards")
Klingon EmpireEdit
At least two models of data PADDs were used by warriors in the service of the Klingon Defense Force during the 24th century.
Both harshly angular compared to their Federation counterparts, Klingon PADDs came in hand-held and larger, landscape-style varieties. Both displaying information in Klingonese, these PADDs could be found in the chambers of the Klingon High Council on Qo'noS as well as aboard Klingon vessels such as the IKS Rotarran.
The smaller model was dark green in color and featured several button controls running up the center of the device to a rectangular-shaped display screen capable of recorded-video playback. The larger model was brown and was held horizontally with a handle attached to the left of an angular, touch screen display. (DS9: "The House of Quark", "Blaze of Glory", "Soldiers of the Empire", "Tacking Into the Wind")
An example of PADDs appearing as distant as the Delta Quadrant, similar devices were utilized by the slavers of the planet Quarra in 2377.
Golden-brown in color, these PADDs were roughly the same size as their Alpha/Beta Quadrant counterparts, but featured circular display screens with several button controls below. Among their functions, they were used to display missing persons reports. (VOY: "Workforce", "Workforce, Part II")
In service as early as the 22nd century, Vulcan PADDs came in a variety of builds and sizes, from angular to oval-shaped devices.
These PADDs were used by Vulcans stationed on distant planets, including Vulcans serving in the Interspecies Medical Exchange on Dekendi III. (ENT: "Stigma")
Appendices Edit
References Edit
Background information Edit
The PADDs seen from TNG onwards were conceived and designed by Rick Sternbach, who has submitted the first version of the design in January 1987. He has also designed the vast majority of the variations following his first version. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 3, pp. 68-71)
Not long after their debut in TNG, PADD-like devices became a real-life technology with the introduction of the PDA's made by Palm and Apple Newton. Since then devices with touch-sensitive displays and user input systems which reconfigure themselves depending on the task at hand have become common, the most notable one being Apple's iPad, sharing a similar sounding device name.
Unlike their real world counterparts, most PADDs on TNG, DS9 and VOY were nonfunctional, rarely even incorporating lighted display screens, but rather printed "okudagrams". Lighted PADDs did eventually make their way to screens for Star Trek: Insurrection, with custom and store-bought devices like the Cabin Light Box, being used through Star Trek: First Contact and into Enterprise.
According to frequent background performer Guy Vardaman, TNG extras often referred to the PADD props they carried down corridors as "hall passes".
External links Edit
- PADD at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Galleries: Alien Communicators and Computers at Ex Astris Scientia
- LCARS PADD: A Nokia 770 look for the 24th century at Synthesize.us
- The Star Trek PADD app at the ITunes Storede:PADD


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So, my son seems to have a bad habit. At least I don't enjoy it. When I nurse him down for sleep, especially at night, he starts eating, then popping off, then rooting, latching, eating, popping off--over and over. His "eating" only lasts for 4-5 sucks. I can't figure out how to curb this little habit of his. It seems to be a comfort thing. Not very comfortable for mommy. If he does it for more than a few "cycles" I get pretty sore. And I have trouble trying to stop it, because it's usually RIGHT before he gives in to sleep. Last night I just got up and walked out of the room (I told him, "Oh, you must be done."). But then he started fussing, of course, and the whole thing started over.
I'm not interested in stopping the nursing to sleep necessarily, although once he puts himself to sleep I'll be fine with it (mostly). He doesn't take a paci. We don't cry it out in our house. I tried to break the suction with my finger when he popped off last night, and I keep missing his mouth! He turns his head, taking my nipple with him, then when I'm stretched to the max, he pops off. No wonder I'm sore today.
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On this day (Sept. 23) in 1889, American intellectual, journalist and author Walter Lippmann was born into the second-generation German-Jewish family of Jacob and Daisy Baum Lippmann in New York City.
As the only child in his upper-middle-class family, the precocious Lippmann was given opportunities for education and travel not available to most young boys. In 1906 – at age 17 – Lippmann entered Harvard, where he studied under well-respected philosophers George Santayana and William James.
At Harvard, Lippmann studied philosophy, foreign languages (becoming fluent in German and French) and theoretical socialism.
He graduated in three years with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Phi Beta Kappa key. Soon thereafter, he entered into what became a 60-plus-year career as a newspaper columnist and author.
In 1913, Willard Straight founded the New Republic and hired Lippmann, along with influential journalist Herbert David Croly and writer Walter Weyl to be co-editors and writers for his initially socialist-leaning weekly news magazine. Under the editorship of these three talented journalists, the New Republic soon became one of the most influential, widely read progressive periodicals in America.
In Lippmann's lifelong crusade to promote what he called "liberal democracy," he contributed numerous thoughtful and often provocative articles to a wide variety of news and literary magazines and published 26 books, many of which dealt with his views on political philosophy.
His first book ("A Preface to Politics," 1913) gained for the then-somewhat brash, young writer a reputation as a mild socialist/Marxist – a reputation he somewhat lost with his 1914 anti-Marxist publication "Drift and Mastery."
Interestingly, in his 1937 publication "The Good Society," the now mature Lippmann repudiated socialism entirely.
His other noteworthy books include "Public Opinion" (1922) – in which he mildly chastised the American public for its ignorance of public affairs – and "United States Foreign Policy: Shield of the Republic" (1943) – in which he vehemently opposed a return to the isolationism of the 1930s.
Although his books were widely read and influential, Lippmann is best remembered as a confidant and adviser to at least two U.S. presidents (Theodore Roosevelt and, especially, Woodrow Wilson) and as a newspaper columnist. As an informal adviser to the D.C. political elite, Lippmann served as an assistant to Secretary of War Newton Baker and to Wilson's close adviser Col. Edward M. House during World War I.
He is given credit for being one of the authors of President Wilson's famous Fourteen Points speech. More famously, however, Lippmann is remembered for his popular, influential Herald Tribune column, "Today and Tomorrow" (1931-1967). In these columns – syndicated in more than 200 newspapers – Lippmann often was articulately critical of many of the domestic and foreign policies of Washington officials regardless of the political party in power.
For example, he generally supported Roosevelt, a Republican, and Wilson, a Democrat, was mildly anti-FDR and the Democrats in the 1930s, voted for Republicans Alf Landon (1936) and Thomas Dewey (1940), and was vehemently anti-Lyndon Johnson for his Vietnam intervention.
A careful analysis of Lippmann's vast writings reveal that he was an idealistic political radical in his earlier publications, but slowly evolved politically into a conservative who became profoundly distrustful of "popular democracy."
The major criticism of Lippmann's writings seems to be that he was too "Eurocentric," that he somewhat neglected the obvious growing importance of the "emerging" continents of Africa, Asia and South America.
Despite his inconsistencies and often unpopular stances on public issues, Lippmann, upon his death in New York City on Dec. 14, 1974, was eulogized as the most influential, most widely read, and most profound and articulate political thinker of the 20th century.
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Home List of Titles A spectroscopic measurement of galaxy formation time-scales with the Redshift One LDSS3 Emission line Survey
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- Title
- A spectroscopic measurement of galaxy formation time-scales with the Redshift One LDSS3 Emission line Survey
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- Gilbank, David G.; Bower, Richard G.; Glazebrook, Karl; Balogh, Michael L.; Baldry, I. K.; Davies, G. T.; Hau, G. K. T.; Li, I. H.; McCarthy, P.; Sawicki, M.
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- We present measurements of the specific star-formation rate (SSFR)-stellar mass relation for star-forming galaxies. Our deep spectroscopic samples are based on the Redshift One LDSS3 Emission line Survey, ROLES, and European Southern Observatory, ESO, public spectroscopy at z=1, and on the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) at z=0.1. These datasets cover an equally deep mass range of 8.5<~log(M*/Msun)<~11 at both epochs. We find that the SSFR--mass relation evolves in a way which is remarkably independent of stellar mass, as we previously found for the star-formation rate density (SFRD)--mass relation. At higher masses, such as those probed by previous surveys, the evolution in SSFR--mass is almost independent of stellar mass. At higher masses (log(M*/Msun)>10) the shapes of the cumulative cosmic SFRDs are very similar at both z=0.1 and z=1.0, both showing 70% of the total SFRD above a mass of log(M*/Msun)>10. Mass functions are constructed for star-forming galaxies and found to evolve by only <35% between z=1 and z=0.1 over the whole mass range. The evolution is such that the mass function decreases with increasing cosmic time, confirming that galaxies are leaving the star-forming sequence/blue cloud. The observational results are extended to z~2 by adding two recent Lyman break galaxy samples, and data at these three epochs (z=0.1, 1, 2) are compared with the GALFORM semi-analytic model of galaxy formation. GALFORM predicts an overall SFR density (SFRD) as a function of stellar mass in reasonable agreement with the observations. The star formation timescales inferred from 1/SSFR also give reasonable overall agreement, with the agreement becoming worse at the lowest and highest masses. The models do not reproduce the SSFR upturn seen in our data at low masses, where the effects of extinction and active galactic nuclei feedback should be minimal and the comparison should be most robust.
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- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies. Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing
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- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 414, no. 1 (Jun 2011), pp. 304-320
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- 2011
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- Dwarf galaxies; Galaxy evolution; Star formation
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This is my 3rd baby and my most difficult one that I've nursed. As I looked at a couple other sites that I was directed to from here I am now thinking that the lactation person at the hospital misdirected me a little. From about 3 weeks my DD nursed through the fast flow and then quit. I was told she was probably an efficient nurser and I probably had a strong letdown, which probably did have some truth, but I think that also hurt me.
At this point she is 7 months and waking up every 1-1/2 - 2 hours at night. I know we shouldn't worry about time, but she literally is nursing 5 minutes and then quits (pretty much when the fast flow is complete). I'm tired. I have a 7-year-old and a 4-year-old and am going all day. She did sleep long stretches from weeks 4-9 (7:00PM - 3:00AM) and then just quit. It has gotten progressively worse and now we're at this point. She also distracts pretty easy, but nothing has helped with that, not even a dark room! Oh, and she's not eating solids because she refuses them.
I am determined to finish this until she is at least a year, but nights like tonight I'm just tired and want to cry and give up. I know I maybe need to contact an LC, but am looking for any tips, BTDT experiences, etc.
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Move Over China, Iran May Have Been Source of Latest Cyberattacks on the U.S.
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It appears Iran may have reverse engineered U.S.-made malware and turn it back on the U.S. and its ally
When it comes to cyberaggression against the U.S., the
typical culprit is China
. But growing evidence suggests that a recent round of malware cyberattacks on the U.S. and its Middle Eastern ally Saudi Arabia may have been the work of Iran. Further, the evidence hints that the Iranians may have cleverly turned malware that the U.S. used on it in cybersabotage attempts back on the attackers.
I. Def. Secretary Implies Iran is Behind New Malware Attacks
The attacks in question revolved around a piece of malware
dubbed Shamoon or Disttrack
by security researchers. This particular malware -- which resembles the sophisticated Flame package the U.S.
used to spy on Iran
and, allegedly,
to attack its oil industry
hit the Saudi Arabian Oil Comp. (Aramco)
, the world's largest oil producer and privately held company.
Security consultants
quoted by
The New York Times
acknowledge that there has been no formal announcement from Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta that the attacks originated in Iran, but they say the evidence points to Tehran. One unnamed consultant is quoted as saying, "What the Iranians want to do now is make it clear they can disrupt our economy, just as we are disrupting theirs. And they are quite serious about it."
In a recent speech Sec. Panetta did seem to implicate Iran in a roundabout way, stating, "Iran... [has] undertaken a concerted effort to use cyberspace to its advantage."
DoD Secretary Leon Panetta implied that Iran was behind the latest cyberattacks.
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James A. Lewis, a senior fellow at the
Center for Strategic and International Studies
, comments in an
analysis post
, "His speech laid the dots alongside each other without connecting them. Iran has discovered a new way to harass much sooner than expected, and the United States is ill-prepared to deal with it."
In addition to causing maintenance headaches for Aramco, the malware attack also lashed out at top U.S. financial institutions, creating difficulties -- in some cases -- for customers accessing accounts. Experts say this is possibly the first time Iran has used malware against its foes; Iran's past cyberwar efforts have focused on crude brute-force methods, such as distributed denial of service (DDoS) strikes.
II. Iran -- More Feisty Than Expected
The attacks show that Iran is proving a more savvy foe technologically than the U.S. anticipated. Much like Iran's
clever spoofing effort
down a U.S. spy drone in early Dec. 2011
, the new attacks show Iran's so-called Passive Defense Organization (PDO) indeed acting in a reactionary manner as its name implies.
In both cases, the U.S. appears to have initiated the first strike, but Iran proved savvy enough to offer a substantial response. That's a big victory for Gholamreza Jalali, a veteran of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, who now leads Irans PDO,
who vowed to
"to fight [Iran's] enemies" in "cyberspace and Internet warfare".
Iran has vowed to defend itself against U.S. cyberagression.
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For the U.S. it represents the entrance into a shadowy and uncertain world in which the playing field is somewhat leveled between the strong and the weak in terms of traditional military. Long outlined by science fiction visionaries like William Gibson, this war is quite different from conventional warfare in that its most powerful weapons may be used without the general public ever knowing.
III. U.S. Sees Its Own Weapons Turned Against it
U.S. Department of Defense
officials reportedly disagreed recently on whether we should announced our cyber-weapons as a deterrent, similar to how America flaunts its nuclear arsenal. However, the prevailing sentiment is that cyberweapons are best kept secret, as there's no tactical gain to mentioning them. Comments one defense official speaking to
The NYT
, "The countries who need to know we have [cyber-weapons] already know."
Sec. Panetta in his comments suggests that the U.S. needs to up its counter-offensive capabilities in cyberspace to protect itself and its allies. He opines, "We won't succeed in preventing a cyber attack through improved defenses alone. If we detect an imminent threat of attack that will cause significant, physical destruction in the United States or kill American citizens, we need to have the option to take action against those who would attack us to defend this nation when directed by the president. For these kinds of scenarios, the department has developed that capability to conduct effective operations to counter threats to our national interests in cyberspace."
Some have said that
increased cooperating between the government and private sector firms
(e.g. in this case, the bank industry) in order to protect the market. But such efforts bring thorny issues of
privacy and market meddling
The idea of pre-emptive cyberstrikes is also controversial. That appears to be what the U.S. did against Iran, and it's now apparent that there may have been some reprecussions, when the foe proved less weak and susceptible than expected. The U.S. did
set back Tehran's economy and nuclear ambitions
. But now, as they say, the worm has turned, and it's seeing its own weapons reverse-engineered and turned back at it and its allies.
The U.S. has seen its own cyber-weapons turned against it. [Image Source: TechTear]
Of course such a phenomena isn't unique to the cyber realm, it's important to remember -- after all the U.S. funneled conventional weapons to Saddam Hussein and the Taliban only to see the weapons later turned against it in the hands of terrorists, insurgents, and hostile regimes.
The New York Times
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"What would I do? I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders." -- Michael Dell, after being asked what to do with Apple Computer in 1997
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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/69497
- Title
- Drifting apart: the divergent development paths of Argentina and Australia
- Author(s)
- Esposto, Alexis; Tohme, Fernando
- Abstract
- This work reignites the important debate about the relationship of the economy and our central institutions - the state, public service, the rule of law - and their dynamic interaction. It raises the question: do nations prosper with good economies that provide the basis for strong institutions or, conversely, do strong institutions lead to good economies? This is a conundrum for both economists and policy makers alike. The book looks at Australia since Federation in 1901 and considers the reform policies of Prime Ministers Curtin, Menzies, Whitlam, Hawke and Keating. The book also follows Argentina from independence in 1816 to the governments of Juan Peron, 'Isabelita' Peron, dictator Videla and democratically elected presidents Alfonsin, Menem and Kirchner. The authors' work analyzes, with intellectual finesse, the complex relationships that Argentina and Australia have had with the United States and the United Kingdom, and how these relationships have influenced the economic and institutional development of both. This work strengthens the notion that Argentina and Australia, different as they are, have much in common, and experience similar challenges and opportunities.
- Publication type
- Book
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology.
- Publication year
- 2009
- FOR Code(s)
- 140199 Economic Theory not elsewhere classified
- Keyword(s)
- Argentina; Australia; Economics; Institutions; Policy making; Politics; Socioeconomics
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- VDM Verlag
- 9783639191899
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Guide to Lawyer Discipline
This pamphlet explains how the VSB deals with complaints about lawyers.
The purpose of the VSB disciplinary system is to determine whether a lawyer has violated a legal ethics rule and, if so, to impose appropriate discipline on the lawyer.
The Virginia State Bar is genuinely concerned with your complaint. It will receive our full attention and be resolved as quickly as possible. We appreciate your concerns and value your assistance in the regulation and discipline of Virginia lawyers.
While VSB staff investigate and evaluate complaints, volunteer lawyers and members of the public decide whether a complaint that has been investigated merits disciplinary action.
The Disciplinary Process
The disciplinary process consists of four stages. Many complaints are resolved before going through all the stages.
Stage 1: Preliminary Investigation
We have assigned your complaint to a VSB attorney, called bar counsel, for investigation. The bar counsel will send your complaint to the lawyer you complained about and request a written response. Most lawyers respond to bar complaints.
If we receive a response from the lawyer, we will send it to you for comment. Your input will help the bar counsel analyze the merits of the complaint.
We try to complete the preliminary investigation in about 75 days after the bar counsel receives your complaint file. However, the preliminary investigation of your complaint may take longer, depending on our office's caseload and the complexity of your complaint. Also, sometimes lawyers ask for more time to respond to a complaint.
When we finish our preliminary investigation, we will notify you that:
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- your complaint has been referred for a more detailed investigation.
If your complaint is dismissed, the bar counsel will explain to you, in writing, the reasons for the dismissal.
Stage 2: More Investigation
The bar counsel investigating your complaint may decide that the VSB should gather more information about your complaint. If so, we will refer the complaint to a district committee made up of lawyers and nonlawyers. We will also assign an investigator to interview people and examine documents relating to the complaint. The investigator will write a report for the bar counsel.
After we notify you that your complaint is in Stage 2, the investigator may not contact you for several months because he or she is investigating other complaints received before yours. Please be patient. We track all complaints, and we will thoroughly investigate your complaint. We will contact you when we need to get information from you or when we have news to tell you about how the complaint is progressing.
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The bar counsel reviews the investigator's report and makes a recommendation to a subcommittee of two lawyers and one layperson. The subcommittee will dismiss the complaint if it decides the investigation did not produce sufficient evidence to prove that the lawyer violated a legal ethics rule.
If the subcommittee decides that the evidence could not prove misconduct, the subcommittee will dismiss the complaint. You will receive a written explanation of why your complaint was dismissed.
Sometimes the subcommittee will impose a low level of discipline on the lawyer without a hearing. This is discipline that is recorded on the lawyer's permanent VSB record.
Stage 4: Evidentiary Hearing
If the district committee decides that the lawyer's conduct should result in a hearing, the district committee will schedule an evidentiary hearing. You have a right to attend the hearing, and you may need to testify under oath. The bar counsel handling the case will present evidence and legal argument.
After hearing evidence from the VSB and the lawyer, the district committee will decide if the lawyer violated an ethics rule. If the district committee decides that the lawyer violated an ethics rule, it will impose discipline, which will be recorded on the lawyer's permanent VSB record.
In cases of serious misconduct, the district committee can send the case to a higher body, the Disciplinary Board. Only the Disciplinary Board can suspend the lawyer's license for up to 5 years or revoke the attorney's licence to practice law.
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When a lawyer is disciplined, the VSB records the discipline imposed on the lawyer's permanent record. The main levels of discipline are:
- The lawyer can receive a PRIVATE REPRIMAND or ADMONITION for less serious rule violations;
- The lawyer can receive a PUBLIC REPRIMAND for more serious rule violations;
- The lawyer's license can be SUSPENDED for up to five years, during which time the lawyer cannot practice law; or
- The lawyer's license can be REVOKED.
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Must I wait until after the VSB takes action before I file a civil action?
No. Most civil actions must be filed within a certain amount of time, or you will lose your rights to proceed. If you are thinking of taking any civil action on your original case, or against the lawyer, you should consult an attorney in private practice as soon as possible.
When should I give the VSB copies of the paperwork relating to my case?
If you have not already done so, you should give us copies of all documents that directly relate to your complaint against the lawyer.
What are my duties as a complainant?
- Tell us if your address or telephone numbers change. We may need to interview you, and you may need to testify at a hearing.
- When you write or call us, please tell us the VSB Docket Number assigned to your complaint.
- Respect the confidentiality of the disciplinary system, discussed in more detail below.
- BE PATIENT. If we are unable to address your complaint as quickly as you would like, it is because we are handling other complaints. We consider EACH COMPLAINT important and worthy of our full attention.
How can I find out what is going on with my complaint?
The VSB will notify you, in writing, about significant developments. If you have questions, please send them, in writing, to the bar counsel assigned to your complaint.
Do I need a lawyer in the VSB complaint process?
Generally, a complainant does not need a lawyer to pursue a complaint against a lawyer. The bar counsel does not represent you in the complaint process and is not authorized to give you legal advice.
Under the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia, the complaint process is confidential unless the lawyer receives public discipline (admonition, public reprimand, suspension or revocation) or a matter is scheduled on the public hearing docket maintained by the Clerk of the Disciplinary System.
The confidentiality requirement means that the VSB cannot and will not discuss your complaint with anyone except you, the lawyer about whom you complain, people who might have information about your complaint, and other persons within the disciplinary system.
Please note that the confidentiality of the complaint process will not protect you from being sued by a lawyer who believes he or she has been wrongly accused in a bar complaint. If you are worried about being sued, you should consult a lawyer. VSB staff cannot advise you about your potential liability or a lawsuit.
The following diagram briefly explains how a complaint is processed.
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Richmond, Virginia 23219-3565
Telephone: (804) 775-0500
TDD/Voice Line (Hearing impaired): (804) 775-0502
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We lead the league in 3pt attempted and made.
We are now #3 in the Power Rankings.For all the justifiable awe their 3-point barrages generate -- how Mike D'Antoni must wish he could have brought just one of those shooters with him to L.A. -- perhaps we should be even more impressed with the fact mighty Miami has averaged a mere 88 points in two L's to the Knicks.
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Are the Knicks for real?
Omar Shaik16. November 2012 19:03
While it's still early in the NBA season, the New York Knicks have looked very impressive so far. Their performance is even more impressive when you factor in the devastating impact of Hurricane Sandy on the NYC metropolitan area, prompting the cancellation of the Knicks' season opener against the Brooklyn Nets. Indeed, when the Knicks finally got on the court and blew out the Miami Heat, I wondered whether their energetic, feisty performance was a cathartic release of the city's frustration stemming from the hurricane. New Yorkers were in misery, and the Knicks were determined to give them something to celebrate.
As the Knicks continued to blow out 2011 playoff teams, my original hypothesis became increasingly less likely. No, the Knicks aren't simply playing hard for the beleaguered Sandy victims; they simply are very good. They are dominating on both ends, coming in first in Points Scored per 100 possessions and second in Points Allowed per 100 possessions through six games. They were the first team in the last 25 years to start 5-0 with double-digit victories. After narrowly defeating the Spurs on the road in a tough, playoff-like atmosphere, their average margin of victory is now 13.67 points, which is the best differential in the NBA. They are winning by the largest average margin in the NBA despite having played one of the toughest schedules. Their SRS (Simple Rating System), which incorporates both schedule strength and margin of victory, is an incredibly high 15.13, albeit only through six games. For comparison, the best full season SRS in NBA history belongs to the famous 72-win '96 Bulls, at 11.80.
Does this mean the Knicks are better than the '96 Bulls? Not even close in all likelihood, but it provides a good indication of just how shockingly dominant they've been in this young season. I say shockingly because it has been my conviction that any team built around Carmelo Anthony, because of his over-commitment to offense and under-commitment to defense, will always have an upper limit on its potential success. This conviction has served me well for the last 9 years, as Anthony's teams have alternated between mild success and unmitigated disaster.
This year could finally buck this trend. New York brought in multiple reputed defenders that could fit seamlessly into Coach Mike Woodson's defensive system, which was already one of the best defenses in the NBA last year. NBA teams primarily pay for points per game, so players who carry tremendous defensive value can often be signed for bargain-bin prices. Ronnie Brewer holds opposing players to a 36.1% FG%, according to Synergy Sports Technology, yet he's only costing the Knicks $1 million this season. To put Brewer's defense into context, note that All-NBA defender LeBron James is allowing players to shoot 31.3% against him.
Despite fielding one of the best defenses in the NBA last year, the Knicks parted with some of their worst defenders, such as Mike Bibby, Toney Douglas, and Bill Walker. They replaced them with better defenders in Brewer, Kidd, and Pablo Prigioni. Although Prigioni is new to the NBA, he has held opposing players to a 41% FG% so far, the same as Jason Kidd. The defensive emphasis from Coach Woodson has also influenced notoriously lazy defenders such as Carmelo, Felton, and J.R. Smith to buy in, at least so far. Indeed, Felton is holding opposing players to an even lower FG% than Brewer, at 30.9%, while Carmelo is holding players to a commendable 39%. Even JR Smith has been active defensively, as opposing players shoot 43% against him.
This defensive solidarity will be tested when Amare Stoudemire returns to action. Last year, the Knicks were significantly better with Carmelo, without Amare (+6.3 differential), than when they played together (-1.8 differential). Amare has suffered from major leg injuries throughout his career, which has sapped his lateral mobility, negatively affecting his defense. It could be a challenge for New York to maintain its league-leading defense with Amare playing extensive minutes. In addition, because some Knicks players are on the wrong side of 35, durability could become a concern, and their defensive tenacity could wane as the season moves along. It is also possible that the players' interest in exerting energy defensively could decline, too. This was a factor in their game against Orlando on Tuesday night, in which Carmelo repeatedly left shooters open and lost his player on back-cuts. This prompted Coach Woodson to call Carmelo over to scold him for these lapses, so it is uncertain whether Carmelo will actually play this level of defense for a whole year.
Even though the Knicks' defense was built by the GM to last, the offense remains unproven. Many players are scoring more accurately than they ever have. Jason Kidd shot 36% from the field over the last 2 seasons, and is somehow currently shooting 59%. This will not continue. Likewise, Ronnie Brewer is shooting 47% from 3, even though he has always struggled with his jump shot in the past. Ultimately, an offense that features Carmelo (Career FG% = 45.6%), Felton (41.2%), and J.R. Smith (42.8%) taking 50 shots a game is not likely to maintain its current top-7 FG% of 56%. In fact, last year the Knicks shot 44% as a team (18th in the NBA) with many of the same key players, so time will tell if things come back to Earth in New York.


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The Walsh County Sheriff's Department tells the Grand Forks Herald Boothman was driving with his girlfriend and her daughter from Warroad to Grand Forks Sunday when he allegedly forced them to stand outside at an Interstate 29 exit near Grafton. The wind chill was as cold as 30 degrees below zero. Sheriff Lauren Wild says the woman and girl were not injured by the cold.
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