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United States v. Martin

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94 U.S. 400

APPEAL from the Court of Claims.

This was a petition filed by Martin against the United States. The court below found the following facts:--

1. In the year 1866 or 1867 the claimant was employed by the foreman of the steam-heating and gas works at the Naval Academy, at Annapolis, to work for the defendants at $2.50 a day, with the understanding that during the season of steaming, which was from the 1st of October to the 1st of June, his time of labor was to be twelve hours a day. During the seasons of steam-heating he was fireman at the steam-boilers, and at other times he was employed in assisting in repairing pipes, digging, and shovelling, or in ordinary labor and work.

2. In July, 1868, upon the passage of the act constituting eight hours as a day's work for all laborers employed on behalf of the government, called the 'Eight-Hour Law,' 15 Stat. 77, the claimant and other laborers at said academy spoke about that law to the foreman, who put on an additional man in the gas-works (where the claimant was not employed), and reduced the time of labor of the men in said gas-works to eight hours a day. Soon afterward, the men told him they would rather have half a dollar a day additional than to have the eight hours' work. Admiral Porter, then superintendent of the academy, was informed of what the men said, and he told the foreman that he would not give more pay, and that if any one would not work the full hours, he would put some one in his place. The claimant was present and heard this conversation. Nothing more was said or done in the matter, and the claimant went on with his work, laboring the number of hours per day as before, according to the original understanding.

3. From the 25th of June, 1868, when the eight-hour law passed, to the 19th of May, 1869, when the President's proclamation in relation to said act was issued, 16 Stat. 1127, the claimant worked two hundred and thirty-one calendar days, twelve hours each day, and ninety-seven calendar days, eight hours each day. From said 19th of May, 1869, to the time of his final discharge, Oct. 15, 1872, he worked seven hundred and fifty-two and a half c lendar days, twelve hours each day, and four hundred and thirty nine and a half calendar days, eight hours each day.

4. For all of said labor the claimant was paid at the rate of $2.50 per calendar day, except that, for reasons which do not appear in evidence, he was paid at the rate of $2.25 per day for seventy-four days of twelve hours each, in March, April, and May, 1870, and for twenty-six days of eight hours each, in June, 1870. Payments at said rates were made to him at the end of each month during his time of service, and were received by him without protest or objection.

5. While the claimant was so employed, the pay of ordinary laborers at the academy was $1.75 a day; and the firemen were paid $2.50 a day, because the time was longer and the work harder. The wages of firemen in the works of the gas company, a private corporation, at Annapolis, has since the war been $2 a day of twelve hours' labor, and they had more work to do than the claimant had while similarly employed by the defendants.

6. In the year 1873, the claimant made a formal application, in writing, to the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, for arrears of pay, claimed as due him under the second section of the act of May 18, 1872, 17 Stat. 134, between the 25th of June, 1868, and the 19th of May, 1869, on account of his said employment. The auditor thereupon stated the account, and allowed the claimant $205.63, which was admitted by the Second Comptroller; and that amount was paid to the claimant, who receipted for the same, in writing, in full of the account.

The court below dismissed the petition, but, on a subsequent day of the term, made an order vacating the judgment, and directing, for the purpose of an appeal, a pro forma judgment to be entered in favor of the claimant in the sum of $1,019.49.

The United States thereupon appealed.

Mr. Assistant Attorney-General Smith for the United States.

Mr. Charles E. Hovey, contra.

MR. JUSTICE HUNT delivered the opinion of the court.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).


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Meet Khaled Ali: President Against Odds

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Supporters of Khaled Ali gather during a conference to express their support. Poster translates: "Yes! Khaled Ali for president of Egypt. Yes! Yes! Khaled Ali." (Photo: Mohamed Elmeshad)

By: Lina Attalah

Published Friday, March 2, 2012

In one of the marches through Cairo’s bustling downtown streets, the energetic Khaled Ali emerged amidst the protesting crowd with one of his piercing chants. “A kilo of lentils costs nine pounds. A meter of land in Madinaty costs half a pound.” The crowd repeats and the chant resonates.

Madinaty is one of the private real estate development projects on the outskirts of Cairo, who’s dubious land acquisition is contested in Egyptian courts today. With his chant, Ali reminds people of the lingering face of Egypt’s social injustice.

This week, 40 year-old Ali, a lawyer with a track record of defending the poor and challenging the former ruling regime through the houses of the law, announced his intention to run for president. Elections are slated for May 23 and 24.

Ali is not known to the majority of Egyptians. And for the few who know him, his decision to run is often met with surprise. His profile doesn’t beat those of star contestants in the presidential race, such as Amre Moussa, once Hosni Mubarak’s foreign minister and then head of the Arab League, Ahmad Shafiq, a closer associate of Mubarak and the last prime minister he appointed before he was ousted, or Sheikh Hazem Abu Ismail, an Islamist scholar and lawyer, or Abdel Moneim Abouel Fottouh, a Muslim Brotherhood defector, or Selim al-Awa, an Islamic thinker, deemed controversial at times.

But for his campaigners and the ones conceiving his candidacy, Ali is injected in the race as “more than just a person, but an idea.”

So says Sally Sami, a young human rights activist. She is at the forefront of Ali’s presidential campaign. Moving around the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate on Monday with sprawling enthusiasm as Ali was announcing his candidacy, Sami has a jovial face throughout the evening. It has been a while since she wore that face.

“I felt that at some point last year, we lost that momentum and that revolutionary discourse around which people took to the streets on January 25,” she says, tracing the emotional history of the revolutionaries in the second half of 2011.

“I felt that our language has become increasingly defeatist, albeit revolutionary. At the beginning, we would go to the street knowing that we can die, we can be beaten up, or we can be arrested. But we had hope. But after Mohamed Mahmoud, it seemed to me that we’re only taking to the streets to die. For a moment, it seemed we would just rather die and destroy those who destroyed us, that our battle is in front of bullets alone and not over ideas.”

Last November, at least 45 people died as police and protesters clashed in Mohamed Mahmoud street, once a lively crossing between the campuses of the American University in Cairo, leading to Tahrir Square. After a few days of fighting, the battle calmed. And then, rose again, days later, in the parallel street of Sheikh Rihan. And then again battles occurred, in the parallel street of Mansour. Every time, more young men and women fell on the front lines of the rowdy street battles. They were immortalized by the revolutionaries, whose wrath only accumulates. But for many of them, martyrdom should not become the revolution’s fetish. “Enough death,” many of them have realized.

With this mindset, Ali’s presidential campaign is becoming a process of rebirth, one which many revolutionaries are engaging in a quest to reinvigorate their fervor.

“The [presidential] election is a tool for us. We can either embrace it and impose a revolutionary logic to it, or ignore it and lose,” Sami says. And even though the race has some figures considered progressive by revolutionaries, such as Abouel Fottouh, Sami says they come from the past and carry a baggage. “Khaled Ali is about the future.”

Many of Ali’s supporters see him as the man to fill the gap of Mohamed ElBaradei, former head of the UN nuclear watchdog who arrived in Cairo in 2009 with an undefined yet hopeful call for change. “There is no return, Baradei,” rightly chanted his welcoming supporters at the airport two years ago. But after withdrawing from the presidential race last January, many revolutionaries were left to wonder who to cast their ballots for.

“The people want a president from Tahrir,” chant Ali’s supporters resolutely on Monday evening.

“I can’t deny I was scared [of running for president] at the beginning,” Ali says, addressing them. “I am a candidate from one of Egypt’s villages,” he adds before quickly being interrupted by the crowd.

The crowd then chants, “A humble farmer, a president from Tahrir.”

“Yet I decided to pursue the race as a young man, inclined to support the poor, against military rule and with the rights of our martyrs. I am not afraid, so long as I have the support of all those who dream of freedom, justice, and dignity,” he says. This could easily sound like a populist address, but one that has the depth of Ali’s staunch legal battles defending the poor.

But while he says he is not afraid, many remain cynical of his candidacy. “The democratic and revolutionary movement has hit an impasse after ElBaradei’s withdrawal and it’s an important and active movement,” says Samer Soliman, professor of political science at the American University in Cairo, adding, “I am not sure Khaled [Ali] will play this role. The presidential candidate has a certain profile that needs to be kept in mind, such as going through an electoral race like that of the parliamentary elections.”

For Soliman, much like actual supporters of Ali, the latter’s success resides in his ability to “line up revolutionary blocs around him to transcend the protest nature of the revolutionary movement.”

“We will have to wait and see. You never know, we might be surprised,” Soliman reckons at the end, remembering Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula, who failed in three presidential races before he won in 2002.

And besides engaging the revolutionary movement with a political battle as opposed to a street battle, many see in Ali’s candidacy a shift away from identity politics. Much like the parliamentary elections race, the secular-Islamist dichotomy is predominant in the presidential elections race.

Ali’s program, instead, deploys this kind of language: “Organizing the authority of social justice in the Egyptian revolution” and “redrawing the relation between the private, public, and cooperative sectors of the economy.”

While many, even in the revolutionary bloc, remain cynical of Ali’s candidacy, his own supporters are reaping hope by the day. “I see more possibilities for Khaled [Ali] every day. It is about a process of reviving the revolution: Believing you’re in control of your own destiny.”

Lina Attalah is the managing editor of Egypt Independent

Egypt, president, elections, revolution, Tahrir Square, Egyptian Journalist Syndicate

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Saturday, June 6, 2009

The Connexus of Assholish Rhetoric.

Oh noes! A critique of something you've posted or an argument that you have a partisan / ideological commitment to oppose! Don't panic. This handy blogging guide will provide you with a myriad of rhetorical devices to get around this cyber-threat to your ego.
  • Put your words in their mouth. Don't bother with elitist concepts like actual reductio analysis. That takes effort and consideration to accurately and honestly summarize the logical implications of a position or argument. Besides, the more absurd or outrageous the dishonest misrepresentation of your critic's position, the better. Phrases like "So what you're saying is..." and "In other words..." are quite handy, especially if you follow them with something completely different than what your critic has actually said. You can never go wrong by betting on your audience's ignorance or lazy unwillingness to verify your claim. Bonus points awarded for accusing others of "dishonesty" when they point out the strawman slaying that's occurring.

  • Look! Over there! Something that they haven't condemned! You'd be surprised how many bloggers (by virtue of their lack-of-post-or-response) support Genghis Khan. Absence of proof is proof of absence, and a vacuum begs the assignment of attributes of convenience. The sillier you can make the accusation, the more of a conundrum it will present to your critic: Will they deny it, and divert discussion away from the topic to whether or not the accusation you've made is accurate, or will they let it stand without refutation, presenting you with a "didn't deny it" prize to parade around in the future? Either way, you win!

  • Isn't there something that someone else belonging to some nebulous entity that you invent out of whole cloth (hey, they all look alike, don't they?) has posted in the past that you can misrepresent/cite out of context to hold your critic accountable for? No one will ever even notice that you're no longer addressing the the point they raised!

  • There's no better time to resurrect past blogging grievances than now. It doesn't matter if your critic was involved or not. Why not let your contempt for your audience's intellect show by tossing that bright, shiny object with the expectation that they'll chase it away from the topic or critique at hand?.

  • Phrases like "Oh my lord", "good lord", and "good fucking god" are your friends. Combined with ALL CAPS and ellipses... after... each... word, they are devastatingly effective argument winners and indicative of a superior intellect.

  • Misrepresent sarcasm, mockery, or snark for actual position. No one's ever going to bother to check the original context, especially in the face of repeated assertion. If your critic objects, simply duplicate the misrepresentation in response... You'll always be one up on them!

  • If asked for specific citations or actual data, don't ever, ever comply! Data, page numbers, and proper quotation attribution are your enemy. Instead, accuse the person making the request of being a liar or dishonest. Burden-of-proof-shift FTW! Primary school children may not even catch on to what you're doing!

  • Wrap your position with an authority that overwhelmingly disagrees with it, then attack those that object to your position as being at odds with that authority. This might seem at face value to be problematic, but remember, strong, intelligent individuals bend authorities like science, jurisprudence and political studies to their will rather than submit to their "alleged" expertise.

  • If all else fails, try to shift discussion away from what your critic is saying to whether or not they can say it.

Repeat combinations of the above as often as possible. Distractions repeated are distractions with traction!

EDIT: I really ought to have done this sooner, but big blogging thanks to Canadian Cynic for the attention and the traffic.

Mike said...

Yep.. that's about right...very well captured Audrey...

Patrick Ross said...

Heh. Mike, you worthless sack of cowardly garbage.

Still licking your wounds over that last ass-kicking I gave you? Or are you pouting because I won't tolerate you lying about me anymore?

Do yourself a favour and fuck off. Or you can be a defendant in a libel suit right now. Seriously. Try me, you worthless motherfucker.

What I find more amusing is the Audrey II guide to debate:

1. Be as intentionally dishonest as humanly possible. Put your words in their mouth.

2. Refuse to acknowledge the implications of your own arguments. For example, if you argue that someone who criticizes a judge's verdict in a sexual assault case hates western justice, refuse to acknowledge that your argument is itself a strawman argument, and refuse to admit that it demands that a judge's decision be treated as above reproach under any circumstances, even in circumstances in which the standard of evidence presented in a case is deemed to be supportive enough of the accused's guilt to merit mention of the accused's probable guilt in the written verdict.

3. Insist on a double-standard. If one of your ideological compatriots applies extremely dubious reasoning in order to slander a blogging rival, refuse, under any circumstances, to denounce it. Instead, cry a river when someone applies that standard to you -- even as you prove yourself too stupid to understand what's actually going on.

4. Assume a character of extreme arrogance, regardless of whether or not the merits of your argument warrant it or not.

5. Reduce the topic of argument as much as possible, and do everything you can to confine it to ideologically-defined boundaries -- are there are numerous ways to resolve conflicts between Parliamentary democracy and demands that governments be selected according to the results of an election? Damn. That simply won't do. Insist that there aren't -- no matter what.

6. Whenever possible, lie. (It's OK when we do it, right Mike?)

7. When you still lose, spend two weeks away from the blogosphere licking your wounds and crying about it.

Yep. That's all Audrey. No question.

Audrey II said...

Gotta love it when some can't help resist the impulse to continue to illustrate the above proposition, even in response to it. It's almost as though there are a handful of people out there that can't help themselves / don't know any better.

"Too stupid to understand what's going on", indeed.

Zorpheous said...

I think you struck a nerve Audrey

Patrick Ross said...

That's right, Audrey. Keep talking.

Keep moping about that outlandish losing streak you have going.

Because that really bothers me. Right.

CC said...

There's so much crunchy, wingnutty goodness that can be added to the list above, so let's get started.

* In order to maintain the fiction that you have actual readers and that they support you, invent a sock puppet. Give it a suitably racist name, like "mahmood," and have it fawningly agree with everything you say, no matter how mind-numbingly inane. Which leads us smoothly into ...

* In a display of hilarious irony, accuse your detractors of having sock puppets. Bonus points if you invent an appropriate name for said puppets like, oh, the Sycophantic Temple of Consolidated Groupthink. Use this fabricated name over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over until it has long since used up whatever minimal entertainment value it might have had. But have your sock puppet think it's hysterically funny each and every time.

* Leave comment after comment after comment after comment after comment, telling everyone how little you care about what they think and how it doesn't bother you at all. If they call you on this logical inconsistency, leave another comment.

* Be unfunny. Seriously, be as unfunny as it is humanly possible to be so that, while others are demonstrating their urbane and sophisticated wit, your comebacks rarely rise above the level of, "Oh, yeah, well you suck and your momma!" Mistake vulgar brevity for wit.

* Threaten people. When someone nails you with a wickedly funny zinger and gives you the bloggy towel-snap of the ages in front of the reading audience, don't try to respond in kind because that would take, you know, creativity and humour.

Instead, threaten them with, oh, legal action, completely ignoring that someone referring to you as a sophomoric, mullet-headed douchebag and loser is not legally actionable. But don't stop there. Make it clear that, if people don't stop picking on you, you're willing to trace them to their home and beat their children to death with a tire iron. That should shut them up.

If they don't have kids, threaten to kill their pets.

* Most of all (and I repeat myself), be unfunny. Totally, utterly, cripplingly, mind-numbingly, thigh-suckingly unfunny. Because funny takes work and you have better things to do.

Sparky said...

Act all big and macho--"Look at the ass-kicking I gave you" 'cause that's always worked on these here intertoobs

Audrey II said...

Y'all are just too stupid to realize that you've had your asses kicked or to understand the difference between the repeated references to ass-kicking/you losing and the kind of tuff-guy, chest-thumping bluster you might hear at elementary school playgrounds.

CC said...

Let me toss in one more:

* You are an authority. On everything. It doesn't matter if the topic is politics, philosophy, economics, biological evolution, metaphysical epistemology or the history and cultural relativism of rap music in 20th-century America, you are totally capable of crushing every intellectual opponent underfoot using the irresistible force of your undergraduate courses in sociology.

There is nothing you don't know. Nothing.

M@ said...

You guys forgot one -- declare some sort of "victory" every third comment or so. Do not attempt to define what you mean by "victory" -- and take every response to your assertion as further proof of its correctness.

Dr.Dawg said...

A couple more, not necessarily directed at any one wingnut:

* If their position hovers between two extremes, and they have beaten back accusations of supporting one of them, attack them for not supporting the other one. [I believe this is called "the fallacy of the false dilemma."] So, OK, you don't support censorship of everything and everyone, so therefore you support unfettered speech for Nazis and other hate-mongers. What, you don't? Goalpost-shifter! Hypocrite!

* Refuse to engage when the other person raises a valid question or point too difficult to deal with. A good example of this could be found at Teh Burning Pussy's place the other day. Seems Frank Klees wants to abolish Sn.13 of the Human Rights Act, but he seems to have gotten the Ontario and federal acts confused. Big City Lib pointed this out, couldn't get traction, tried again. Pussy: "Still fishing? Give it up."

* Any dissident voice in our splendid echo-chamber is to be called a "troll," without exception. FO and leave us to our circle-jerk, leftards.

* Don't use direct ad hominem: the audience is getting smarter. Use indirect ad hominem instead. "I see you have CC on your blogroll, and he said something anti-Semitic." This places the interloper in an impossible position: either he'll veer off course to defend his comrade-in-arms against a slur, or ignore this gambit, which you must immediately follow up with, "So you don't oppose anti-Semitism?"

* Always quote your opponents out of context. Within the confines of a combox, they will never be able to restore it.

* If you have been drubbed, call them names. "Poopy-head" and variants thereof will be admired by your fellows, and they will regard this ploy with applause.

* If all else fails, and the trolls continue to make valid points and raise challenging questions, delete their comments. Or just ban them outright.

Sorry I couldn't make this funnier, but we aren't really talking about something amusing, are we?

CC said...

You won't find a better evisceration than this

Gene Rayburn said...

Has anyone told Patrick Ross that you can't file a libel suit in Canada unless you have first sent a libel notice and the request for retraction has been refused? Let me give you an example:

Patrick Ross had sex with a dog on my front lawn last night.

Im not taking that back until I get a libel notice.

So there Twatsy!

Dr.Dawg said...
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Dr.Dawg said...

Aw, the poor dog!

CC: Yup. Usenet and wingnut comboxes condensed into a black hole from which no light can escape.

deBeauxOs said...

Brilliant, Audrey II

Zorpheous said...

are guys still snapping towels at Paddy-boys nads? Jebus! This is painful to watch,... But I'm still watching.

Southern Quebec said...

Zorpheous: it's not a big target -- takes a while.

Don't forget patriotism! If you don't agree with them YOU.HATE.CANADA.

Audrey II said...

Thanks to everyone for your comments, additions, and links! Keep the good stuff coming!

I'd especially like to thank the Iraqi Information Minister for his multiple replies to this post. It's good to know that years after the invasion, he's still declaring his victories by fiat, trumpeting the all the times he's "laid down the party" on others, issuing hollow and empty threats, and engaging in other blissfully self-unaware nonsense. Oh, al-Sahhaf... what would we do without the humour you provide?

the rev. paperboy said...

tried post earlier by it got eated by the intertoobz...
I really really have to stop reading this stuff at work, because seeing a grown man in his 40 and grey in his beard having an uncontrollable fit of the giggles is really undermining my professional gravitas. Please, please tell me that post number two is actually a clever sock-puppet job by PSA or someone, because if that is Patsy, he really has lost it. The projection is stupefying.

Dr.Dawg said...

More breath-stopping irony, this time from far-right "Binky" (be sure to follow the links):

KEvron said...

* get your sister to fight your battles for you.

Mike said...

Jesus, Patrick must be lonely...he just can't stop over at my place even though I simply stopped responding to him a few days ago.

He's like a little boy who took a shit in the pool and then declares he's the fastest swimmer because no one else is in the water with him...

CC said...

POSTSCRIPT: The fact that Twatsy hasn't been back here since June 6 proves conclusively that I KICKED HIS SORRY ASS AND HE'S TOO SCARED TO TAKE ME ON!!!!!

That's the way it works, right, Twats? I'm pretty sure somebody told me that's the way it works.

Twatsy said...

cpmonitor said...

One more (courtesy of Andy Schlafly):
Scour your opponent's writing for the slightest bit of bad grammar, or a misspelled word. Highlight this error gleefully, claiming something like, 'Because you can't spell "inconsequential" you have lost all credibility and thus your arguement is null and void. Godspeed."

(For extra irony, make sure to include a spelling error in your own reply)

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Saturday, May 01, 1999

XU recruits must contribute immediately

The Cincinnati Enquirer

        In years past, Xavier might have been more inclined to recruit a basketball player unable to contribute right away but with potential to develop.

        That's no longer possible, Skip Prosser said.

        “We don't have time to wait,” said the Xavier coach. “Maybe you can do that with a big guy.

        “But we're trying to compete with the top teams in our league and we're trying to compete with our neighbors (the University of Cincinnati), who are going to be one of the top teams in the country, so we don't have the luxury of on-the-job training. Guys are going xto have to step in and play.”

        The Musketeers completed their recruiting last week with the signing of 6-foot-9 junior college center Marcus Mason.

        As he did a year ago, Prosser talked about each member of this class as having the potential to play in his rookie season.

        Xavier got major contributions from freshmen Kevin Frey, Lloyd Price and Aaron Turner. It will again need new guys to play as XU tries to replace veteran starters Gary Lumpkin, Lenny Brown and James Posey.

        “Even though we lost three excellent players, there's probably overall more experience returning,” Prosser said. “Having said that, I obviously have no problem starting freshmen or a first-year player. If one of these guys steps up and grabs it, that's fine, too.”

        Mason (Santa Monica College) will battle for the center spot with Reggie Butler, Obi Harris and maybe Turner. Incoming freshman David West (Hargrave Military Academy) will challenge for time at power forward with Turner and Frey.

        The inside game will again be a big question mark.

        Xavier got spoiled in

        1996-97 when Torraye Braggs arrived from San Jose (Calif.) City College, stepped in as the starting center and anchored that spot for two years. He was tough, physical and smart.

        Replacing him has not been easy.

        “That would be your goal, to get somebody every year like that,” Prosser said. “I think guys like Torraye Braggs and Pete Mickeal (at Cincinnati) are more the exception than the rule.

        “We didn't know Torraye was going to be like that when we signed him. He got off the plane with a basketball in his hand and wanted to get right to the gym. Two years later, he had a degree, two NCAA Tournament appearances and was drafted by the NBA.”

        Newcomer Lionel Chalmers (Albany, N.Y.) will start out backing up Maurice McAfee at point guard, while freshman David Young (New Castle, Pa.) competes for playing time at shooting guard with Alvin Brown, Darnell Williams and possibly Lloyd Price.

        Price, Williams and Brandon McIntosh (Roger Bacon) will play on the wing, at shooting guard and small forward. Frey also could play small forward.

        “I think it's a group that's very athletic, it's a group with good speed and quickness,” Prosser said. “I can't wait until we start practicing, just to put them all in the mix and find out who plays the hardest, who's the most hard-nosed and skilled. And we're looking forward to getting faster and being able to deliver more pressure offensively or defensively.”

        Prosser on his newcomers:

        • Chalmers and Young: “We got two guys who can play the way we like to play. They're athletic, they can score, and they're gym rats. They love to play.”

        • West: “Right now he's more of a post, but we think he has the skill level to step out on the perimeter and (also) be effective at the front of press.”

        • Mason: “Marcus can run a little bit. He's got big shoulders and he can get even bigger and stronger. He's another guy who loves to play.”

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If this applies to you, you may develop one contingency plan that meets all regulatory requirements. EPA recommends that the plan be based on the NRT’s Integrated Contingency Plan Guidance (One Plan). When modifications are made to non-RCRA provisions in an integrated contingency plan, the changes do not trigger the need for a RCRA permit modification.

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The Hon. Greg Hunt MP

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The Hon. Greg Hunt MP

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The Hon. Steve Dickson MP

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Feral pigs targeted to save endangered turtles

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19 February 2014

Feral pigs will be targeted under a joint State and Federal Government initiative to aid marine turtle recovery and continue the war on pests.

The Australian and Queensland Governments will jointly invest up to $7 million to help reduce the threat to marine turtle nests from feral pigs and protect Queensland’s iconic turtle populations both now and into the future.

The Australian Government will match the Queensland Government’s investment of $3.5 million over the next four years.

The Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area is home to three endangered turtle species. Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt said this program will help protect turtle eggs, hatchlings and habitat along the Queensland coast.

“Feral pig predation of turtle nests is one of the main threats facing marine turtle populations in Queensland. They prey on the eggs of our olive ridley, flatback, loggerhead, green and hawksbill turtles. Finding a way to stop this destruction of turtle nests is an important priority for both our Governments,” Minister Hunt said.

“In some areas along the coast up to 90% of turtle nests are lost to predation by feral pigs.

“Of greatest concern, and a priority for the Australian Government, is the protection of turtle populations nesting on the west coast of Cape York Peninsula.

“Turtle populations at most risk in these areas are the western Cape York populations of the olive ridley turtle, listed as ‘Endangered’ and the flatback turtle, which is currently listed as ‘Vulnerable’.

"We'll work with local indigenous communities to help stop the damage from feral pigs and protect our turtle populations "

Queensland National Parks Minister Steve Dickson said lax pest management from the former Labor State and Federal Governments had resulted in national parks being overrun with feral animals.

“It is estimated there are up to 23.5 million feral pigs in Australia. They are one of the great challenges in managing national parks in Queensland due to the large amount of damage they cause to our ecosystems and wildlife,” Minister Dickson said.

“This program will also benefit other animals and birds that are preyed on by feral pigs.

“We’ll be identifying key nesting sites on the east and west coast that are priority areas for control efforts, and develop annual implementation plans and monitoring programs.

“We’ll also work with key landholders, including land trusts, natural resource management groups and other organisations to enhance existing feral pig control programs.”

Both Governments are committed to working together to protect Queensland’s unique and iconic marine environment.

In addition to working with the Queensland Government to protect turtle nest sites from feral pigs, the Federal Government is providing $5 million for dugong and turtle protection through the Reef 2050 Plan and Reef Trust.

Other initiatives include a comprehensive strategic assessment of the Great Barrier Reef, a commitment to improving water quality, $40 million to establish a Reef Trust and continued protection under national environment laws.

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Photo: Lake sturgeon

Once abundant in North America's Great Lakes and upper Mississippi River, lake sturgeon populations have plummeted. These freshwater monsters, the continent's largest fish, are extremely long-lived. Scientists determined that a six-and-a-half-foot (two-meter) specimen caught in Canada in 1953 was 152 years old.

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The lake sturgeon, with its sleek shape and rows of bony plates on its sides, looks a bit like an armored torpedo. These freshwater giants have greenish-grey coloring and a pointed snout with two pairs of whiskerlike tactile organs that dangle near its mouth. These organs, called barbels, help it to locate bottom-dwelling prey, such as snails, clams, insect larvae, and fish eggs.

Lake sturgeons can be huge, topping six feet (two meters) long and weighing nearly 200 pounds (90 kilograms). They are also extremely long-lived. Males may live some 55 years, and females can reach 150.

Despite their name, lake sturgeons are also found in rivers, but they avoid salt water. These fish were once a major part of North America's Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, and Mississippi River ecosystems and occurred from Canada to Alabama. But intense fishing has exacted a heavy toll on their populations.

These fish were once killed as a nuisance bycatch because they damaged fishing gear. When their meat and eggs became prized, commercial fishermen targeted them. Between 1879 and 1900, the Great Lakes commercial sturgeon fishery brought in an average of 4 million pounds (1.8 metric tons) per year.

Such unsustainable catch rates were coupled with environmental challenges such as pollution and the construction of dams and other flood control measures. Sturgeons, which return each spring to spawn in the streams and rivers in which they were born, found tributaries blocked and spawning shoals destroyed by silt from agriculture and lumbering.

The 20th century saw drastic drops in sturgeon catches, increased regulations, and the closure of viable fisheries. Currently 19 of the 20 states within the fish's original U.S. range list it as either threatened or endangered.

In recent years, however, the great fish has made something of a comeback. Strong efforts at righting environmental wrongs in the Great Lakes have improved conditions, and concentrated efforts to protect the fish have turned sturgeon into a spotlight species.

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(September 10th 2012) Swedish hardcore band Refused have announced that they will play their final US reunion show on November 5th, 2012 at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles, concluding a series of hugely successful performances in an intimate club environment where Refused is best appreciated. Pre-sale for the LA show will be available Wednesday, September 12th at 12 NOON and will and will include limited edition bundles ( VIP, ticket + limited edition t-shirt with show date) with all fees and proceeds going to SSE (Syrentha Savio Endowment)/ Shirts for a Cure (">>) and can be purchased by going to (href="">>).

Playing their first show since their break-up in the late 90's in April of this year, the band has completed a masslively successful, sold-out headlining run this summer that reached pinnacle points at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the FYF Fest in September and landed the band on numerous 'not to miss lists ' which the New York Times described as "sweaty, full-tilt punk impact coupled with smart precision, exactly why Refused fans had hoped for a reunion." Refused made their "brilliant, long overdue (" debut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on July 18th and will play their final festival show on Saturday November 3rd at Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX.

Originally released in 1998, The Shape of Punk to Come has become one of the most influential albums in decades, fusing punk, metal, hardcore, techo, jazz, emo, and hip-hop into a meld of intricate, politically charged punk that has graced 'best of' lists since its release. Refused's most critically acclaimed and final album exploded on the scene with the jaw-dropping hardcore anthem "New Noise," which helped change the game forever by influencing a range of genres to this day.

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In early December 2010, I carefully planned to capture a "close" encounter between the slender old Moon and the Basilica of Superga, perched high on a hill just outside of Turin, Italy. As the waning crescent Moon (a day and a half before the new phase) was rising from the eastern horizon, I positioned myself to get the shot shown above. Because the picture was taken in morning twilight, with the Moon only four degrees above the horizon, the non-illuminated portion of the lunar disk is just barely visible due to earthshine. When the Moon is higher in the sky, earthshine is easier to detect. Note that the Moon Illusion effect can occur whether the Moon is full or in the crescent phase. Photo taken on December 4, 2010 at 7:10 a.m.

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Wyatt, D. and Briner, Rob B. (2010) Ethnic diversity and the workforce. The Psychologist 23 (1), p. 53. ISSN 0952-8229.

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Nayar, K Nagappan and Mahadevan, S (1980) Technology of mussel farming. CMFRI Bulletin, 29 . pp. 27-29.

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A review of the mussel seed collection in the various countries of the world shows that the dependence is on natural seed stock. The rope culture technique for farming mussels appears to be universal although in countries like France and Philippines other systems are followed to grow mussels in the tidal flats. Progress of' rope culture' technique adopted in India is given.

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‘Synthetic Geographies' was a series of site-specific installations that were commissioned as part of the project Der Black Atlantic' at the Haus Der Kulturen Der Welt, Berlin. Der Black Atlantic was an exhibition and German language publication exploring notions of diasporic exchange generated from Professor Paul Gilroy's book The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double-Consciousness, 1992, in relation to developing pan-European black presences. ‘Synthetic Geographies' was based on research into the historical location of the Haus Der Kulturen Der Welt in the Tiergarten as part of the greater cityscape of Berlin and as a metaphor for interrogating the broader theme of imperial expansion, using the Berlin Conference of 1885 as a pivotal moment. The resultant mixed-media installation employed multi-screen video projection and tent manufacturing material to echo the original use of the site dating from 1745 as the ‘Zeltenplatz' or ‘place of the marquees'. One installation of the series was developed in collaboration with Professor Tina Campt, author of Other Germans: Black Germans and the Politics of Race, Gender and Memory in the Third Reich (Michigan 2005) and the Berlin based historian Nicola Laure al-Samarai. This was thematically based on the oral histories of three Afro-Germans who lived through the Third Reich. An English language version of this piece subsequently toured to the John Hope Franklin Center, Duke University, Durham NC, (November/December 2005) and was a key element of the conference ‘Gendering Diaspora and Race-ing the Transnational', at Duke University in November 2005. Der Black Atlantic was accompanied by a publication [ISBN 3-9808851-5-1], to which Piper contributed a series of eleven artists' pages exploring the digital animation/photo sequence Go West Young Man, together with a set of nine double-page visual collages, which explored Black Atlantic exchange, transformation and retention through cultural and narrative artefacts.

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In the service of power: the global political economy of citizenship and human rights

Evans, Tony and Ayers, Alison J. (2006) In the service of power: the global political economy of citizenship and human rights. Citizenship Studies, 10, (3), 289-308. (doi:10.1080/13621020600772081).

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This article investigates how the idea of universal human rights has been co-opted by the prevailing (neo)liberal consensus in support of processes associated with capitalist globalization. So-called “civil and political” rights form the core of (neo)liberal values upon which free market, laissez-faire economics are based, but the idealism of the dichotomy of first and second generation rights is profoundly ideological. Through an examination of the idea of the international citizen, it is argued that the attempt to introduce a duty to promote the widest possible social good falls far short of an obligation to respond to claims for alternative conceptions of “economic and social” rights; far less alternative models of social affairs. Drawing on empirical evidence from Africa, the article contends that the dominance of (neo)liberal rights is integral to the emerging (neo)liberal constitution of the global order effected in the name of “human rights”, “democratization”, “citizenship”, “good governance” and “civil society”. Never in the recent past have the founding principles of universal rights been so instrumentalized in the service of power, to such an extent that … in the opening years of the twentieth-century, we can speak of a veritable apogee of hegemony and an unprecedented crystallization of the hatreds that it arouses. (Bessis, 2003)Rather than being essentially a product of modernity, as I have suggested, human rights are now seen as our principal hope for protection from modernity … As with all successful normative institutions, rights come to be seen as the answer to the very social problems of which they are, in fact, a primary symptom. (Hopgood, 2000)

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Motivated by questions of approximate modeling and identification, we consider various classes of linear time-varying bounded-input-bounded output (BIBO) stable fading memory systems and the characterizations are proved. These include fading memory systems in general, almost periodic systems, and asymptotically periodic systems. We also show that the norm and strong convergence coincide for BIBO stable causal fading memory systems

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Nine Alexandria Police Department recruits graduated on Monday, December 19 from the 125th session of the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy’s Basic Law Enforcement School.  The graduation ceremony was held at the George Mason University Concert Hall in Fairfax, Virginia.
The recruits will be state certified in basic law enforcement after completing a four month field training program. The new officers are Amanda M. Deptula, Brian T. Harlow, Michael E. Joyce, Anthony LaRusso, Erick J. Nygren, Michael C. Parent, Kristine A. Rzewnicki, Chase R. Sylvester, and Yesli I. Vega.

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Last month's OncoLink poll asked "Do you feel that it is important to have your school-aged daughter vaccinated against HPV?" The results of our unscientific poll found 85% of the respondents said yes. However, wanting the vaccine and getting it are two different things. There is the issue of availability, as many doctor's offices are not carrying the vaccine yet. The manufacturer did start shipping the vaccine in 2006, and the hope is that it will be more widely available in 2007, so keep asking!

The issue of cost must also be considered. The series of 3 injections, given over the course of a year, will cost about $120 per shot, not including administration or office visit fees. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has recommended that insurance companies cover the costs, but this can take some time to occur. Contact your insurance company to see if they are or will be covering the vaccine. The ACIP also voted to recommend that the HPV vaccine be included in the federal Vaccine for Children (VFC) entitlement program, which covers vaccine costs for children and teens without insurance and for some children and teens who are underinsured.

The currently available vaccine, Gardasil (Merck), covers HPV strains 16 and 18 (cancer-causing strains), as well as 11 and 6 (responsible for genital warts). Glaxo Smith Kline ( GSK ) has produced Ceravix, an HPV vaccine for which they plan to file for FDA approval in April 2007. This vaccine covers strains 16, 18, 45 and 31 (cancer-causing strains). GSK is currently launching a clinical trial to compare the two vaccines. The primary objective is to compare the immune responses to HPV 16 and 18 in women ages 18-26, secondarily they will examine immune responses in women ages 27-35 and 36-45. GSK 's vaccine uses a different formulation (called AS04), which was found in a study to result in stronger and longer-lasting immunity. The study results will not be available for another 1-2 years.

Some other news in the world of gynecologic cancers includes two new legislative pieces. The Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act, also known as Johanna's Law, was signed into law by President Bush in January. The bill will provide $16.5 million for Health and Human Services to use for a national campaign to increase awareness and knowledge of gynecological cancers among both the public and health care providers. This would be achieved through the distribution of written materials and the use of public service announcements encouraging women to talk with their healthcare providers about gynecologic cancers.

In the state of New Jersey, Senate Bill 544 was introduced. This bill would require health insurers to cover cervical cancer screenings (Pap smears) and any confirmatory tests, as well as HPV testing. To read more about the bill or to email your New Jersey legislator in support of the bill, visit the New Jersey Legislature website.

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Tickets will be $80 per person, or $150 per couple.
This dinner will feature produce both “wild” and “local”, with the assistance of our dear pal, Alan Powell. Alan is working with area farmers through his nonprofit startup, “Nashville Grown”, to bring us
the season’s freshest produce. In addition, Alan is a master forager, and will head out the week of the event to procure a variety of items that will also be featured within the four-course meal that we’ll be serving that night.

In addition, the meal will also include a bonus welcome-appetizer and beverage created by Shalene, as well as wine pairings, courtesy of Will Motley at Woodland Wine Merchant in East Nashville, for all four courses. This is an event worth checking out, whether you’re Vegan or not, any foodie who is a fan of the whole farm-to-table concept will surely appreciate this one. Please visit the reservation page of this website to
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Bears free agency: Good and bad

Here's the third part of our look at some of Chicago's best and worst free-agent acquisitions over the past five years. Feel free to add some of your own in the comments section:

Good: Martellus Bennett

Position: Tight end

Contract: Four years, $20.4 million, $9.215 million guaranteed

Years of service with Bears: 2013-present

Recap: The Bears set out last year in free agency to find a dynamic middle-of-the-field threat and landed the affable Bennett, who quickly fit in with quarterback Jay Cutler, receiver Brandon Marshall and the other offensive players. Bennett also established a relationship with head coach Marc Trestman, who played catch with the tight end almost every day after practice. Bennett set career highs last season in receptions (65) and receiving yardage (759). Bennett also tied a career high in receiving touchdowns (five). Bennett ranked eighth among tight ends in receptions, tied for ninth in yards and tied for 12th in TDs. He is now one of eight tight ends in the league to gain more than 1,000 receiving yards (1,385) and catch 10 TD passes over the last two years. Bennett's 65 catches ranked second in franchise history for a tight end, behind Hall of Famer Mike Ditka (75 catches in 1964).

"I feel like I'm the most attractive person on anybody's offense, no matter what team I'm on," Bennett said. "When you look this good, how could you not want to be around? I'm the GQ of football. I just want to have a better season. I just want to be the best possible Martellus. I'm excited about the future and the things that I'm doing here."

Bad: Chilo Rachal

Position: Left guard

Contract: One year, $700,000

Years of service with Bears: 2012

Recap: Rachal supplanted Chris Spencer as the starter after the second game of the 2012 season and started in eight consecutive contests before a horrid outing at San Francisco cost him his job. With Jay Cutler out due to a concussion, backup Jason Campbell started at quarterback and took a beating during a 32-7 loss. Campbell absorbed six sacks. Soon after, former offensive coordinator Mike Tice announced he was benching Rachal and fellow offensive lineman Gabe Carimi during a team meeting. Rachal didn't take the demotion well and ended up leaving Halas Hall after meeting with former coach Lovie Smith. Rachal was expected to attend a team meeting the next day but missed it. The club felt that Rachal handled the demotion unprofessionally but expressed concerned about his mental state. Eventually, the Bears put Rachal on the reserve/left team list, making him ineligible to play for the rest of the season, which was interesting considering Lance Louis was lost for the year in the team's next game against the Minnesota Vikings. Rachal never played another down for the Chicago Bears. The Arizona Cardinals signed Rachal last April to a one-year deal worth $715,000, but the team released him at the end of training camp. Rachal hasn't played a regular-season snap since the fiasco at San Francisco on Nov. 19, 2012.


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Brandon Marshall may miss Pro Bowl

Chicago Bears receiver Brandon Marshall needs to undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his hip, according to an NFL source, who called the upcoming surgery "nothing," before adding it could put the Pro Bowler out of action "probably two weeks."

Given the timeframe for recovery, the source indicated it's doubtful Marshall will play in the Jan. 27 Pro Bowl, but that hasn't yet been decided.

Marshall plans to have the surgery late Monday or Tuesday morning, but it's unknown which hip he'll have repaired. The receiver has undergone at least one arthroscopic procedure on each of his hips over the course of his career.

A four-time Pro Bowl receiver, Marshall caught a Bears single-season record 118 passes for 1,508 yards, both career highs, in addition to being named Saturday to the Associated Press All-Pro team.

Marshall underwent a right hip procedure in 2010, and the previous offseason he had surgery on his left hip. Marshall also underwent surgery in March 2009 as a member of the Denver Broncos to repair a hip injury that slowed him throughout most of his 2008 campaign. After undergoing that surgery, Marshall finished 2009 with his third consecutive 100-catch season, gaining 1,120 yards receiving in addition to catching a then career-high 10 touchdowns.

Despite hip surgery prior to the start of the 2010 season, Marshall caught 86 passes for 1,014 yards and followed that up in 2011 with 81 catches for 1,214 yards and six TDs.


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Middlebrooks fuels Pads

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Cardinals walk off thanks to error

Jason Heyward started off the bottom of the 9th with a game-tying homer and Matt Carpenter scored the winning run on a throwing error as the Cardinals earned their 4th straight win with a 4-3 victory over the D-backs.

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Back and forth we go. San Diego retakes the lead after Upton's ball rolls just out of Aybar's reach, scoring Amarista.

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Texas-Pan American 92, Eureka 64

EDINBURG, Texas -- Justin Leathers scored 14 points, leading four players in double figures, to help Texas-Pan American beat Eureka 92-64 on Thursday night.

Jesus Delgado scored 13, and Aaron Urbanus had 11 points and seven assists for the Broncos (3-7). Brandon Provost had 12 points and nine rebounds.

Texas Pan-American led 49-39 at halftime and outrebounded the Red Devils 46-25. The Broncos shot 56 percent from the field, while Eureka shot 44 percent.

Mark Lessen led Eureka with 17 points and eight rebounds. D. T. Thornton had 13 points and Jordan Fehr had 11.

Eureka (3-5) plays in the NAIA. The game was the first meeting between the two teams.


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Turnovers doom Rutgers on special day

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- What is more surprising -- an October snowstorm in New Jersey, or a Rutgers football victory over West Virginia?

On second thought, don't bother. The weather delivered on Saturday, but the Scarlet Knights did not.

On a day when the Northeast got socked with a rare blast of pre-Halloween snow, Rutgers failed in its bid to beat the Mountaineers for the first time since 1994, blowing a 10-point halftime lead and ultimately falling 41-31.

"It is inexcusable," said Rutgers coach Greg Schiano, who was even more despondent than he normally is after a loss.

Rutgers did not lack for inspiration Saturday, that's for sure. Just prior to kickoff, Eric LeGrand -- the Scarlet Knights defensive tackle who suffered a spinal cord injury during a game against Army last Oct. 16 -- led his former teammates out of the tunnel.

It was LeGrand's first time on the field since a violent collision while covering a kickoff left him paralyzed from the neck down, and the sight of him on his motorized wheelchair brought the few thousand fans who braved the elements to their feet, chanting "52!" -- LeGrand's uniform number.

"That was great to have him out there, and I think he enjoyed that," said defensive tackle Scott Vallone, one of LeGrand's former roommates, who was at LeGrand's right-hand side when entering the stadium. "But if you talk to him now, I'm sure he looks just like me -- low tone of voice and all that. I mean, he's still a part of this team."

LeGrand watched helplessly from the press box as the Scarlet Knights turned the ball over three times in the second half -- all three turnovers the responsibility of freshman quarterback Gary Nova.

Nova threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first half, which, coupled with two TD runs by Jawan Jamison, helped stake Rutgers to a 31-21 halftime lead. But after intermission, Nova threw two interceptions.

And his most critical mistake was his fumble with the Scarlet Knights trailing 34-31 and 6:05 remaining in the fourth quarter. Three players later, West Virginia salted the game away with a 20-yard touchdown connection from Geno Smith to Tavon Austin.

Nova was not hit on the play that he fumbled. He simply coughed up the ball.

"I saw him moving around -- you better have two hands on the football when you are in the pocket," said Schiano. "That can't be, it is inexcusable. We drill that."

"The ball slipped out of my hands," Nova said. "I've gotta have two hands on that ball. It slipped out. Simple as that."

On Rutgers' previous offensive possession, still leading 31-28, the Scarlet Knights lined up for a 28-yard field goal with just over 11 minutes remaining. Schiano called a fake, and the play looked promising at the start. But the pass by holder Patrick Kivlehan was broken up in the end zone.

The Mountaineers subsequently marched 89 yards for what proved to be the game-winning score.

"I thought we were going to hit it," said Schiano. "We hit it in practice all week. I thought we were going to hit it."

Rutgers (5-3, 2-2 Big East) has suffered two devastating defeats in a row. Last week, it played very poorly and lost a nail-biter, 16-14, at Louisville. On Saturday the team performed better, but blew a golden opportunity to break a string of 16 defeats in a row versus West Virginia.

And this could be the schools' last meeting, at least for a while, with West Virginia's impending move to the Big 12.

The Scarlet Knights, after a 2-0 start in the Big East for only the second time in school history, are suddenly reeling heading into another home game versus South Florida next Saturday.

With Nova having thrown seven interceptions in the past three games, and Schiano's penchant for making quarterback changes, you have to wonder if sophomore Chas Dodd -- the starter at the beginning of the year, who was demoted four weeks ago -- might get another crack.

"Gotta make those plays," said Nova. "I don't use that excuse that I'm a freshman.

"My confidence isn't gonna drop. But it just kills the momentum."

Vallone was more worried about the bigger picture. "There comes a point where we gotta start learning how to win these games and we gotta start learning how to grow up as a program and start winning," Vallone said. "Because it stinks to be in this position -- to be up 10 at halftime and blow it like that."

"Credit goes to West Virginia," said Schiano. "They found a way to get it done. We didn't. We will eventually -- it has been a long road. We will get it. There are good people downstairs in that room -- hurting people, good people. We will go back to work. We will get better.

"We're 2-2 in this league right now. Anything can happen."

Very true. But the best thing that happened to Rutgers on this day occurred before the opening kickoff.


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Type of Document Dissertation
Author Lu, Yiping
Author's Email Address ylu5@lsu.edu
URN etd-08222007-143725
Title Effect of Hole Configurations on Film Cooling from Cylindrical Inclined Holes for the Application to Gas Turbine Blades
Degree Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Department Engineering Science (Interdepartmental Program)
Advisory Committee
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Srinath V. Ekkad Committee Chair
Keith A. Gonthier Committee Member
Mark G. Davidson Committee Member
Yitshak M. Ram Committee Member
Dana Browne Dean's Representative
  • Film Cooling
  • Heat Transfer
  • Trench
  • Crater
Date of Defense 2007-06-13
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Film cooling is one of the cooling systems investigated for the application to gas turbine blades. Gas turbines use film cooling in addition to turbulated internal cooling to protect the blades outer surface from hot gases. The present study concentrates on the experimental and numerical investigation of film cooling performance for a row of cylindrical holes in a modern turbine blade. The adiabatic film effectiveness and the heat transfer coefficient are determined experimentally on a flat plate downstream of a row of inclined different geometries hole exit by using a single test transient IR thermography technique. The focus of this investigation is to investigate advanced cooling hole geometries on film cooling heat transfer and cooling effectiveness over flat and turbine airfoil surfaces.

Four test designs, crescent and converging slot, trench and cratered hole exits, are tested. Variations of these configurations are tested under two different test rigs. Results show that both the crescent and slot exits reduce the jet momentum at exit and also provide significantly higher film effectiveness with some increases in heat transfer coefficients. The trench where in the jets come in and spread evenly into a slot before exiting. An optimum trench depth exists at 0.75D as shallower and deeper trenches show worse performance. The cratered holes increase film effectiveness over the baseline case by about 50%. However, they do not provide significant lateral spreading as seen for trenched holes.

Meanwhile, film cooling predictions are used to understand the mechanisms of the jets that exit these trenched holes and crater holes. The present work employs RSM (Reynolds stress transport model) for simulation of turbulent flows in film cooling and the simulation was run using FLUENT computer code. Comparisons are made with experimental data for the film effectiveness distributions. Results show that the film cooling jet exiting the trenched hole is more two-dimensional than the typical cylindrical holes and crater holes. Detailed flow structure visualization shows that the trench design counteracts the detrimental vorticity of the round hole flow, allowing it to remain attached to the surface.

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Language Variation and Innovation in Teesside English

Llamas, Mari Carmen (2001) Language Variation and Innovation in Teesside English. PhD thesis, University of Leeds.

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This thesis presents a study of socially-conditioned phonological variation in a hitherto unresearched urban variety of British English. The variety in question is that of Teesside, on the North East coast of England. A corpus of conversational and word-list data has been collected through the use of an innovative method of data elicitation designed and systematically trialled in the present study for a large-scale project on linguistic variation in Britain. The method combines the elicitation of comparable data on lexical variation with the collection of samples of informal speech on which phonological and, to some extent, grammatical analyses can be undertaken. The data for the present study are taken from a socially homogeneous group of 32 speakers who are divided by gender and grouped into four emically-defmed age cohorts to test for both generational differences suggestive of change in progress in the variety, and fine-grained age differentiations between young speakers. Consonantal variables are investigated and external, speaker-based factors are examined in relation to the levelling out of localised forms and the diffusion of innovatory forms into the variety. Furthermore, the study is an investigation of the interdependence of language and identity. Analyses of speakers’ perceptions of language variation, community identity and cohort identity within the community identity are combined with correlational analyses of the linguistic variables. A language ideology framework is invoked to interpret the linguistic trends uncovered. Findings reveal that the adoption or increased use of forms associated with varieties further south or further north of the locality in question does not appear to affect the local orientation of the speaker.

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ETSU Softball prepares for Panther Invitational
Georgia Tech (4-1)
ETSU (2-3)
2/15/2014 | Atlanta, Ga. | Attendance: 153
Georgia Tech8109018191
Win: Kanani Cabrales (1-1) 4.056622
Loss: WOLFF (0-2) 3.01112411
Kanani Cabrales (GT) 424000
WOLFF (ETSU) 411100
BAIRD (ETSU) 311401
CARTER (ETSU) 201000

Friday, February 14, 2014

ATLANTA (Feb. 14, 2014) – After opening the season at the Music City Classic in Nashville, Tenn., last week, the ETSU softball team will continue non-conference play this weekend as it travels to Atlanta to take part in the Panther Invitational at Georgia State.

ETSU will take on Georgia Tech and Bowling Green Saturday, Feb. 15 before facing off against Indiana and Georgia State Sunday, Feb. 16.

The Buccaneers (2-2) will enter the Panther Invitational coming off a 6-2 win over Detroit in which four players enjoyed multi-hit games, including a 4-for-4 performance by freshman Kelsey Chernak (Ooltewah, Tenn.).

Through the first weekend of play, Chernak is pacing ETSU at the plate, batting .700 with seven hits and two doubles. She is one of five ETSU players with at least two RBI.

Senior Jackie Baird (Ooltewah, Tenn.) slugged a pair of home runs in the team’s opening weekend, batting .273 with three RBI in the squad’s four games. Meanwhile, junior Alex Everett (Soddy Daisy, Tenn.) drove in a team-high four RBI in the tournament.

In the Bucs’ two wins, the team scored a combined 14 runs, while allowing just four runs. ETSU also suffered narrow 3-2 setbacks to Tennessee State and Butler.

On the mound for ETSU, Taylor Carter (Brazil, Ind.), Whitney Leon (Dandridge, Tenn.), and Katie Wolff (LaGrange, Texas) have combined to post a 1.93 ERA.

Carter has pitched a team-best 15 and two-thirds innings, striking out eight while allowing just a single walk. The Brazil, Ind., native also batted .375 with a pair of RBI in ETSU’s opening four games.

GEORGIA TECH – Saturday, Feb. 15 at 1:15 p.m. EST – Shirley Clements Mewborn Field (at Georgia Tech) – DIRECTIONSPARKING MAPLIVE STATS

First-year head coach Shelly Hoerner inherits a Georgia Tech team which returns eight starters from last season’s squad that finished 25-30. Prior to accepting the Georgia Tech job, Hoerner found success as a head coach at Valdosta State, Barry University, and College of Charleston, compiling an overall record of 458-326 over 14 seasons.

Georgia Tech played Missouri State three times last weekend, going 2-1.

Key returners for the Yellow Jackets (2-1) include reigning Atlantic Sun Player of the Year Ashley Thomas, and All-ACC First Team selection Alysha Rudnik. Last season, Thomas led the Yellow Jackets with a .417 batting average, 75 hits, and 57 runs scored. Meanwhile, Rudnik drove in 49 runs, while hitting .399.

The Yellow Jackets are looking to fill the void left by All-American pitcher Hope Rush. In her senior season at Georgia Tech, Rush belted a team-best 17 home runs and 52 RBI, batting .303, and going 13-15 atop the Yellow Jackets pitching rotation.

Last season, Georgia Tech posted a 13-10 record at home.

ETSU and Georgia Tech have only faced off once in the program’s histories, with the Yellow Jackets notching an 11-2 win in Marietta, Ga., March 3, 2006.

BOWLING GREEN – Saturday, Feb. 15 at 3:45 p.m. – Shirley Clements Mewborn Field – LIVE STATS

The Falcons (0-4), who finished fourth in the MAC’s East Division last season, were swept in their opening weekend of play in 2014, suffering setbacks to Cleveland State, Robert Morris, Bucknell, and Canisius.

Last season, the Falcons posted a 27-24 record, including a 13-14 record in road/neutral-site games.

Bowling Green graduated one of its leading batters, Katie Berger, who hit .364 with 37 runs and 23 RBI last season; however, the team returns Katie Yoho. Last season, Yoho hit eight home runs while driving in a team-best 29 runs.

The Falcons also return pitcher Jamie Kertes, who started a team-high 26 games on the mound in 2013, going 11-4 with a 2.19 while throwing for 108 strikeouts and just 39 walks.

In ETSU’s two meetings with Bowling Green, the Bucs have gone 2-2. Last season, the teams split games in non-conference play.

INDIANA – Sunday, Feb. 16 at 12:15 p.m. – Robert E. Heck Softball Complex (at Georgia State) – DIRECTIONSLIVE STATS

Indiana returns seven starters from last season’s squad that went 19-35, including 13-26 in road/neutral-site games.

The Hoosiers (1-4) began their 2014 campaign with a win over Bradley, before losing four consecutive games to Portland State, Standford, San Jose State, and Cal Poly, respectively.

This season, Indiana will be looking to replace the offensive firepower of 2013 Second Team All-B1G selection Amanda Wagner, who batted .423 with 16 doubles, 25 RBI, and a .654 slugging percentage.

The Hoosiers welcome back their entire pitching staff, including Meaghan Murphy, who went 12-16 in 2013, with a 3.03 ERA, 117 strikeouts, and 37 walks.

Sunday's meeting will be the first ever match-up between ETSU and Indiana.

GEORGIA STATE – Sunday, Feb. 16 at 2:30 p.m. – Robert E. Heck Softball Complex – LIVE STATS

Georgia State will open its 2014 campaign by hosting the Panther Invitational. Last season, the Panthers were 20-7 at home.

The Panthers return six starters from last season’s 36-19 squad, including NFCA All-Region First Team selection Kaitlyn Medlam. Last season, Medlam tossed the program’s third ever perfect game, striking out five batters in an 8-0 win over Georgia Southern.

Another key returner for Georgia State will be outfielder Jessica Clifton, who batted .331 with 31 runs and 31 RBI in 2013.

ETSU is 0-3 all-time versus Georgia State. The teams’ last meeting came Feb. 11, 2012 in which Georgia State picked up the win.