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3d Printer - part 9
You might think I've completely forgotten about my 3d printer, but rest assured it is still receiving attention.
My main complain so far with the machine is that some of its prints were not very square. Often successive layers that should be on top of each other, ended up on a diagonal, getting more and more off axis. I didn't have much luck tracking down why this was happening, but I suspect it is a quirk of either the microcontroller not being powerful enough, or the firmware (Teacup) having a subtle bug.
So I decided to redo the electronics. I ordered a parallel port breakout board off ebay for a few dollars, same as I'd used on my CNC machine. This arrived and was duly installed:
These aren't designed to drive 3d printers so a little fiddling was required to make it work. X, Y, and Z on the machine matched up with the respective outputs on the board. The extruder was hooked up to the A axis, and the limit switches plugged straight in.
That just left the heater on/off output flag for the heater, and the same signal for the fan. I wired these up to the B axis step and direction pins, and wired up a mosfet for the fan so I had speed control.
The tricky part was getting everything set up in LinuxCNC. This was a bit harder as LinuxCNC is, strangely enough, designed for CNC machines. So a little bit of adaptation was required to...
- Get a linear axis for the extruder. I set this up as the U axis.
- Attach the fan to something. I set it up as a spindle so that an M3 S255 command would turn the fan on to 100%, while M3 S127 would give 50% power, and so forth.
- Attach the heater to something. Since I wanted complete control over the heater with no risk of a firmware bug causing the heater to get stuck on, melting the fairly expensive hot end, I originally made the heater as a separate standalone control board, with its own readout and temperature control knob. All it requires is a TTL signal to turn it on or off. So that was easily hooked up to the "coolant mist" signal in LinuxCNC.
With the hardware hooked up, limits entered, homing values corrected, and steps per mm calibrated, I now had a mostly functioning machine.
Next step is to convert the output of Slic3r into something LinuxCNC would understand. This involved:
- Changing the extruder axis to U. This can be done in the Slic3r ini file.
- Changing the fan on/off codes to spindle commands. Easily done with a sed script.
- Removing the M82 "absolute coordinates" M code.
- Changing the heat codes to coolant codes.
All up my shell script looks like:
#!/bin/sh # # REPLACEMENTS # fan => spindle # temp => coolant # M104 Sxxx => M7 ; set extruder temp => turn mist coolant on (M8 = flood coolant) # M104 S0 => M9 ; turn off temperature => turn all coolant off # M106 Sxxx => M3 Sxxx; fan on to Sxxx (0-255) => start spindle clockwise # M107 => M5; fan off => turn off spindle # M109 Sxxx => M3 Sxxx ; set extruder temp and wait => start spindle # # REMOVALS # M82 ; use absolute distances for extrusion cat $1 | sed s/'M104 S0'/M9/ | sed s/M104/M7/ | sed s/M106/M3/ | sed s/M107/M5/ | sed s/M109/M3/ | grep -v ^M82
.. which handles the quirks of converting Slic3r into LinuxCNC GCODE.
How does it work? Well, it is fast. It is too fast in fact; the poor upgraded extruder motor just can't shove enough molten plastic out the nozzle fast enough! So I have to run it at 50% speed, or print less plastic each layer. Printing less plastic each layer means printing smaller layers, which gives better quality, so that has been a nice benefit, as now I can print t higher quality, significantly faster than before.
And has it fixed the problems from before?
Old is on the left, new is on the right. So yes, it has.
So by using LinuxCNC I get:
- Proper homing
- A handy slider to control the speed of the print, in real time
- A neat graphical display of the print out
- Variable speed fan control
- Much faster printing
- Smoother printing, with proper acceleration; no longer does it slam into each new movement like Teacup did
The rubber bands that clamped the filament against the extruder wheel perished over the summer, so I replaced them with a couple of old printer springs and a cable tie. Hey, it works!
As for what I'm printing above, they are servo mount mechanisms for my model railway:
Monday May 14 2018, 6:54pm Anil (from India) says...
Superb...A true DIY machine.. With love from India..
Friday Sep 19 2014, 3:17pm Jeni (from Fph4u93BB) says...
I'll have two print some invaders. I just blraey finished repairing my heated print bed, and it'd on it's first-second trial run. We'll
see how it goes. As for the makerbot extruder, we have become mortal enemies. I ended up buying some components from another company and
they worked like a charm. The design has a lot of flaws in it. The one that comes to first to mind is the thermal barrier. This is the
thing that keeps the extremely hot barrel and nozzle from melting the device it's attached to. Makerbot supplies one made out of teflon
(PTFE), and teflon is a very soft material. What happened to me (on two teflon barriers) is the barrel wasn't screwed in tight enough
(because it's so soft, you don't want to screw it in too tight, or you damage it) and hot plastic got in there and made it impossible to
use. The barrier I used is PEEK, it's tougher. It worked beautifully the first time. The alternative option I used was just so much
smoother that I've nearly sworn off makerbot alltogether.
Saturday Jul 19 2014, 7:03pm Jamie (from Nelson) says...
Just came across this site and had a nice binge on the archives. Good job on the CNC and printer! What's shipping like to NZ from ebay? I
never considered doing that.


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MENA Newswire: Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) is establishing an office in Dubai this year, as part of its strategic efforts to achieve the Japanese government's goal of welcoming 60 million international visitors by 2030. It is JNTO's first office to open in the Middle East, and will be a focal point for the organization's promotional efforts in showcasing Japan as a preferred travel destination for residents in the region.
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(Editor's Note: Click here to watch or read Professor John J. Mearsheimer's – Professor of Political Science and co-director of the Program on International Security Policy, University of Chicago – lecture at the Palestine Center, entitled: "The Future of Palestine: Righteous Jews vs. the New Afrikaners".)
By Uri Avnery – Israel
I admire Prof. John Mearsheimer. His rigorous logic. His lucid presentation. His rare moral courage.
I was very honored to host him and his colleague, Prof. Stephen Walt, in Tel Aviv, after their book about the Israel lobby in the US provoked a furor.
And I don't agree with his conclusions.
A few days ago, Prof. Mearsheimer delivered an impressive lecture in Washington DC. He presented a profound analysis of the chances of Israel surviving in the long term. Every Israeli who is concerned about the future of his state should grapple with this analysis.
The professor himself sums up his conclusions as follows:
"Contrary to the wishes of the Obama administration and most Americans – to include many American Jews – Israel is not going to allow the Palestinians to have a viable state of their own in Gaza and the West Bank. Regrettably, the two-state solution is now a fantasy. Instead, those territories will be incorporated into a "Greater Israel," which will be an apartheid state bearing a marked resemblance to white-ruled South Africa. Nevertheless, a Jewish apartheid state is not politically viable over the long term. In the end, it will become a democratic bi-national state, whose politics will be dominated by its Palestinian citizens. In other words, it will cease being a Jewish state, which will mean the end of the Zionist dream."
Why does the professor believe that the two-state solution has become a fantasy? Because, in his opinion, most Israelis are not ready to make the "sacrifices" necessary for its implementation. The 480 thousand settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem have immense power. Many of them will offer armed resistance to any solution. Binyamin Netanyahu is not prepared to accept a Palestinian state. The Israeli public has shifted sharply to the right. No effective pro-peace party exists in Israel now. No leader of stature, who would be able to remove the settlers, can be seen. And most importantly: "Zionism's core beliefs are deeply hostile to the very notion of a Palestinian state."
No salvation will come from Barack Obama. The immensely powerful pro-Israel lobby will crush any attempt of his to exert pressure on Israel. Obama has already capitulated to Netanyahu, and he will continue to do so in the future.
The professor does not hide his opinion that the two-state solution is by far the best. But he believes that it is "dead". Greater Israel, ruling over all the territory between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, already exists. It is an apartheid state that will steadily become more consolidated and more brutal – until its collapse.
This is a frightening prognosis. It is also very logical. If current developments continue in a straight line, this is exactly what will happen.
But I do not believe in straight lines. There are very few straight lines in nature, and there are no straight lines in the life of nations and states.
In the 86 years of my life, innumerable unforeseen things have happened, and innumerable expected things have not come about. The fate of nations is governed by unexpected factors. They are shaped by human beings, who are by nature unpredictable creatures.
Who foresaw in 1928 that Adolf Hitler would come to power in Germany? Who in 1941 foresaw that the Red Army would stop the invincible Wehrmacht? Who in 1939 foresaw the Holocaust? Who in 1945 foresaw the creation of the State of Israel? Who in 1989 foresaw the collapse of the Soviet Union? Who foresaw, the day before it happened, the fall of the Berlin wall? Who foresaw the Khomeini revolution? Who foresaw the election of a black US president?
Of course, one cannot build plans on the unexpected. But it should be taken into account. It is irrational to discount the irrational.
I do not accept the professor's judgment that "most Israelis are opposed to making the sacrifices that would be necessary to create a viable Palestinian state." As an Israeli living and fighting in Israel, I am convinced that the great majority of Israelis are ready to accept the necessary conditions, which are well-know to all: a Palestinian state with its capital in East Jerusalem, the 1967 borders with minimal land swaps, a mutually acceptable solution for the refugee problem.
The real problem is that most Israelis do not believe that peace is possible. Dozens of years of propaganda have convinced them that "we have no partner for peace". Events on the ground (as seen through Israeli eyes) have confirmed this view. If this perception is dissolved, everything is possible.
In this, President Obama could play a big role. I believe that this is his real mission: to prove that it is possible. That there is a partner out there. That there is a guarantee for the security of Israel. And – yes – that the alternative is frightening.
Can the settlements be removed? Will there ever be an Israeli government that will have the guts to do so? Where is the leader who will undertake this Herculean task?
The professor is right that "there is nobody with that kind of standing in Israeli politics today." And that "there is no sizable pro-peace party or movement."
Yet history shows that exceptional leaders often appear when they are needed. I have seen in my own lifetime a failed and generally detested politician called Winston Churchill become a national hero. And a reactionary general called Charles de Gaulle liberate Algeria. And a grey communist apparatchik called Mikhail Gorbachev dismantle a huge empire without a drop of blood being shed. And the election of a guy called Barack Obama.
I have also seen a brutal general called Ariel Sharon, the father of the settlements, destroying a series of settlements. His intentions may be debatable, but the facts cannot be disputed: he challenged the settlers' movement – which Prof. Mearsheimer describes in all its fearful menace – and won easily. In face of the total opposition of the settlers and their allies, he evacuated some twenty settlements in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Not a single military unit mutinied. Not a single person was killed or seriously injured.
Sure, there is a quantitative and qualitative difference between Sharon's "separation" and that task in front of us. But it is a big mistake to view the "settlers" as a monolithic structure. They are split into several different sectors – the inhabitants of the East Jerusalem neighborhoods do not resemble the West Bank settlers, the buyers of cheap apartments in Ariel and Ma'aleh-Adumim do not resemble the zealots of Yitzhar and Tapuach, the Orthodox in Modi'in-Illit and Immanuel do not resemble the "Youth of the Hills".
If a peace agreement is achieved, it will be necessary to approach the evacuation job with determination, but also with finesse. For the inhabitants of the East Jerusalem neighborhoods, a solution will be found in the framework of the agreement about Jerusalem. A large number of settlers near the Green Line will remain where they are in the framework of a fair exchange of territory. Another large part will return home, if they know that apartments are ready and waiting for them in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. For some of them there may be a possibility to find an accommodation with the Palestinian government. In the end, the hard core of Messianic settlers will not give up easily. They may use arms. But a strong leader will stand the test, if the great majority of the Israeli public support the peace agreement.
The two-state solution is not the best solution. It is the only solution.
The alternative is not a democratic, secular bi-national state, because such a state will not come into being. Neither people wants it.
As the professor rightly maintains, in the absence of peace, Israel will rule from the sea to the river. The present situation will go on and become worse: the sovereign State of Israel holding on to the occupied territories.
Except for a tiny group of dreamers, who can be gathered in a medium-sized room, there are no Israelis who dream of living in a bi-national state, in which the Arabs constitute the majority. If such a state came into being, Israeli Jews would just emigrate. But it is much more plausible that the reverse would happen: the Palestinians would emigrate long before that.
Ethnic cleansing does not have to take the form of a dramatic expulsion, as in 1948. It can take place quietly, in a creeping process, when more and more Palestinians simply give up. That is the great dream of the settlers and their partners: to make life for the Palestinians so miserable that they take their families and leave.
Either way, life in this country will turn into hell. Not for one year, but for dozens of years. Both sides will be violent. The idea of Palestinian "non-violent resistance" is a pipe-dream. The professor's hope that in the putative bi-national state, the Palestinians would not treat the Jews as the Jews are treating them now has been disproved by the Jews themselves – the persecution they have suffered throughout the ages has not inoculated them against becoming persecutors themselves.
There is a gap in the professor's analysis: he does not explain how the violent Israeli apartheid state will "develop" into an ideal bi-national state. In his opinion, this will come about "eventually", after "some years". How many"? And how?
OK, there will be pressures. World public opinion will turn against Israel. The Jews in the Diaspora will distance themselves. But how will all this bring about a bi-national state?
Any comparison with South Africa is unsound. There is no real similarity between the situation that prevailed there and the situation that exists – or will exist in the future – here. Except for some methods of persecution, all the circumstances, in all fields, are vastly different.
(To mention just one: the apartheid regime was finally brought down not by international pressure, but by the massive and crippling strikes of the black work force. In this country, the occupation authorities do everything to prevent Palestinians from coming to work in Israel.)
In the end, it is a matter of logic: if international pressure does not succeed in convincing the Israelis to accept the two-state solution, which does no harm to their national identity, how will it compel them to give up everything they have – their state, their identity, their culture, their economy, all they have built in a huge endeavor of 120 years?
Is it not much more plausible to assume that long before their state collapses under all the pressures, Israelis would embrace the two-state solution?
I completely agree with the professor: the main obstacle to peace is psychological. What is needed is a profound change of perceptions, before the Israeli public can be brought to recognize reality and accept peace, with all it entails.
That is the main task facing the Israeli peace camp: to change the basic perceptions of the public. I am certain that this is possible. We have already traveled a long road from the days of "There are no Palestinians!" and "Jerusalem united for all eternity!". Professor Mearsheimer's analysis may well contribute to this process.
An apartheid state or a bi-national state? Neither. But the free State of Palestine side by side with the free State of Israel, in the common homeland.
– Uri Avnery is an Israeli journalist and writer. He contributed this article to PalestineChronicle.com.


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Cherokee Chief Flowering Dogwood*
Cornus florida 'Cherokee Chief'
* This is a "special order" plant - contact store for details
Height: 30 feet
Spread: 35 feet
Hardiness Zone: 5b
A highly desirable ornamental tree which is absolutely blanketed in rosy red flowers that fade to white in the centers in spring, attractive tiered habit as well; a pictuesque tree that requires rich, well-drained acidic soil and adequate moisture
Ornamental Features
Cherokee Chief Flowering Dogwood features showy clusters of rose flowers with white centers held atop the branches in mid spring. It has attractive yellow-variegated forest green foliage which emerges burgundy in spring. The pointy leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding brick red in the fall. It produces red berries from early to late fall. The warty gray bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.
Landscape Attributes
Cherokee Chief Flowering Dogwood is a multi-stemmed deciduous tree with a stunning habit of growth which features almost oriental horizontally-tiered branches. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.
This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and usually looks its best without pruning, although it will tolerate pruning. It is a good choice for attracting birds to your yard. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;
- Insects
- Disease
Cherokee Chief Flowering Dogwood is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Accent
Planting & Growing
Cherokee Chief Flowering Dogwood will grow to be about 30 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 35 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 4 feet from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.
This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. You may want to keep it away from hot, dry locations that receive direct afternoon sun or which get reflected sunlight, such as against the south side of a white wall. It requires an evenly moist well-drained soil for optimal growth, but will die in standing water. It is very fussy about its soil conditions and must have rich, acidic soils to ensure success, and is subject to chlorosis (yellowing) of the foliage in alkaline soils. It is quite intolerant of urban pollution, therefore inner city or urban streetside plantings are best avoided, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selection of a native North American species.
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Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the U.S. judicial system.
Recent Controversies
2010 Decision in Citizens United
In a landmark 5-4 decision announced on January 21, 2010, the Supreme Court's so-called "conservative bloc" overturned a century of established election law after it ruled that corporations could spend as much as they wanted to sway voters in federal elections. The five justices ruled that corporations have the same free speech rights as individuals and therefore the government cannot stop corporations from spending to elect their favorite candidates. The ruling was the result of the case Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission [1] For more information about this case and the reaction, please see our special page on corporate "rights"
Politics and the Supreme Court
In November 2004, The Hill reported on "a sophisticated, multipronged plan," being developed by Senate Republicans, "to confirm President Bush's expected nomination to replace ailing Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist." The plan was described as similar to a 2003 plan "drafted by Manuel Miranda, who was Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's (R-Tenn.) senior aide on judicial strategy." The 2004 plan is headed by Bill Wichterman, who oversees coalition outreach and judicial confirmation planning for Frist. [1]
The plan reportedly includes "pre-emptive" press releases, issued "as soon as Bush nominated a justice," to "deflect liberal efforts to define the nominee." Senate Republicans "would speak publicly to counter expected negative coverage by newspapers such as The New York Times and The Washington Post." Non-governmental conservative groups and business groups are integral to the plan: [2]
- Organizations such as Coalition for a Fair Judiciary would handle grassroots work while The Federalist Society would provide substantive arguments for use in Senate and media debates. The business community would be expected to fund the communications campaign.
Liberal groups were also reported to be readying for the nomination. A wide coalition, "led by People for the American Way and the Alliance for Justice are preparing a multimillion-dollar effort to publicize the record of whomever Bush taps for the high court," according to The Hill. [3]
Who Currently Serves on the Court and What Is Their Background
Supreme Court Justices [4]
- Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: Nominated by President George W. Bush as Associate Justice. As a solicitor general in the Reagan administration, Alito played a pivotal role in devising legal strategy to erode abortion rights set out under Roe v. Wade; In a 1985 legal memo to the Reagan administration, he described two pending Supreme Court cases as: "opportunity to advance the goals of overruling Roe v. Wade and, in the meantime, of mitigating its effects." [[5]]. Furthermore, Alito has referred to Roe as legal precedent but refuses to call it "settled law." [[6]]. He publicly spoke out against televising Supreme Court proceedings. [[7]]. Alito has been an open and active member of the Federalist Society. [[8]]. The Federalist Society effectively mobilized to aid in Justice Alito's confirmation on the bench as well. [[9]]. Justice Alito has expressed a desire to extend the power of the President beyond that of current constitutional grant of power. He advocated this theory of a unitary executive while on the federal appeals bench for the Third Circuit. [[10]]. "The Constitution "makes the president the head of the executive branch, but it does more than that," Judge Alito said in a speech to the Federalist Society at Washington's Mayflower Hotel. "The president has not just some executive powers, but the executive power -- the whole thing." [[11]].
- Breyer, Stephen [12][13]: Nominated by President William Jefferson Clinton as Justice, August 3, 1994. He tends to vote with the liberal-leaning justices including Ruth Bader Ginsburg. [[14]]; Breyer describes his interpretation of the Constitution as flexible and adaptive. He recently wrote a book titled: "Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution." [[15]]. In the Supreme Court's decision striking down schools' ability to use race in the consideration of assigning students, Justice Breyer stated: "It is not often in the law that so few have so quickly changed so much." [[16]]
- Ginsburg, Ruth Bader [17]: Nominated by President William Jefferson Clinton as Associate Justice; took oath of office August 10, 1993. As a director of the ACLU, Ginsburg brought several cases before the Court that helped to establish constitutional protections against sex discrimination. [[18]]. As a champion of women's rights, Justice Ginsburg vehemently read her dissent from the bench in the Lilly Ledbetter case against Goodyear Tire; [[19]]. She has publicly endorsed a woman's right to choose abortion and has suggested that an equal rights amendment be added to the Constitution for symbolic value. [[20]]. She has stated: "This {abortion} is something central to a woman's life, to her dignity. It's a decision that she must make for herself. And when government controls that decision for her, she's being treated as less than a fully adult human responsible for her own choices." [[21]].
- Kennedy, Anthony McLeod [22][23]: Nominated by President Ronald Reagan as Associate Justice; took oath of office February 18, 1988. In Citizens United v. FEC, Kennedy wrote the majority opinion striking down a portion of the McCain-Feingold campaign reform Act and ruled that the government may not ban political spending in by corporations in political campaigns. [[24]]. With 4 strong conservative justices and 4 strong liberal justices, Justice Kennedy is often the tie-breaking vote in many decisions. In a majority of ties, Kennedy has aligned himself with the conservative bloc of the Court since the appointment of Justice Roberts. [[25]].
- Roberts, John G. Jr.: Nominated by President George W. Bush as Chief Justice. At the age of 50, Justice Roberts was the youngest Chief Justice sworn in since John Marshall. His relatively young age suggest that he has the potential to influence the Court for many years. [[26]]. While on the bench, Roberts has sided with right-wing ideology: "In every major case since he became the nation's seventeenth Chief Justice, Roberts has sided with the prosecution over the defendant, the state over the condemned, the executive branch over the legislative, and the corporate defendant over the individual plaintiff." [[27]]. Embracing so-called "conservatism," Chief Justice Roberts continues to serve the interests of the "contemporary Republican Party." [[28]]. More important, Chief Justice Roberts has been a longtime member of the conservative Federalist Society. [[29]]. He once served on the steering committee of the Washington Chapter of the Federalist Society. [[30]]. During his confirmation hearing, Roberts claimed he had no memory of becoming a member of the Federalist Society. [[31]].
- Scalia, Antonin: Nominated by President Ronald Reagan; took oath of office September 25, 1986. [[32]]. Justice Scalia has stated that "Roe v. Wade was decided wrongly and should be overturned." [[33]]. In Lawrence v. Texas, a highly controversial case regarding a Texas anti-sodomy law criminalizing intimate conduct between two people of the same sex, Scalia was one of two dissenting justices seeking to uphold the Texas statute. [[34]].
- Sotomayor, Sonia: Nominated by President Barack Obama; took oath of office August 8 as the first Latina justice on the Court. [[35]]; She caused controversy when her confirmation hearing led to the discovery of a speech made as an appeals court judge. She stated that: "the ethnicity and sex of a judge may and will make a difference in our judging." [[36]]
- Stevens, John Paul [37][38]: Nominated by President Gerald R. Ford as Associate Justice, December 1, 1975; confirmed by the U.S. Senate December 17, 1975, and took oath of office December 19, 1975.
- Thomas, Clarence [39][40]: Nominated by President George H.W. Bush as Associate Justice; took oath of office October 23, 1991. "Aligning himself with the court's conservative majority, Thomas has supported decisions that scaled back affirmative action, allowed use of some public money to send students to parochial schools and restricted the creation of election districts intended to elevate minorities." [[41]]. Although Justice Thomas voted with the majority to narrowly uphold the Voting Rights Act of 1965, he stated in a dissent in this case that he would strike down the entire Voting Rights Act as unconstitutional. [[42]].
Former Supreme Court Justices
- O'Connor, Sandra Day: Nominated by President Ronald Reagan as Associate Justice, July 7, 1981; confirmed by the U. S. Senate September 22, 1981, and took oath of office on September 25, 1981. O'Connor was the first female on "the high court". On July 1, 2005, O'Connor announced in a letter to President Bush that she would retire "effective upon the nomination and confirmation of my successor." Replaced by Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
- Rehnquist, William H.: Nominated by President Richard M. Nixon as Associate Justice, October 21, 1971, and was sworn in on January 7, 1972. Rehnquist was nominated Chief Justice of the United States by President Ronald Reagan on June 17, 1986, and was sworn in on September 26, 1986. Replaced by John G. Roberts, Jr.
Basic Information on the Constitution's Advice and Consent Process
"The Supreme Court consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and such number of Associate Justices as may be fixed by Congress. The number of Associate Justices is currently fixed at eight (28 U. S. C. §1). Power to nominate the Justices is vested in the President of the United States, and appointments are made with the advice and consent of the Senate. Article III, §1, of the Constitution further provides that '[t]he Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.'"[43]
Contact Information
One First Street, NE,
Washington, DC 20543
Phone: 202-479-3211
External links
- Bush Supreme Court Candidates in the Wikipedia.
- Supreme Court Justices Government Web Site: Biographies of Current Justices.
- Recent Supreme Court Rulings.
- Home of the USSC+ Database of U.S. Supreme Court Opinions, 20,378 Opinions Dating from 1885, 2,800-Term Subject Index.
- The (Lewis) Powell Memo is an important read for understanding both decisions of the 1970s and 80s that dramatically expanded the power of corporations (like First National bank of Boston v. Bellotti) and the success of the conservative/corporate movement of the past three decades.
- Teaching about the United States Supreme Court
- Teaching about Landmark Dissents in United States Supreme Court Cases
Notable Articles & Commentary
- Adam Liptak, "At 89, Stevens Contemplates Law, and How to Leave It,", The New York Times, April 3, 2010.
- Charlie Savage, "Obama Weighs Supreme Court Nominees, and Each Potential Battle,", The New York Times, April 16, 2010.
- Adam Liptak, "Steven's Retirement Ends an Era, for Court and Nation,", The New York Times, April 9, 2010.
- SUSAN ESTRICH, EDUARDO M. PEÑALVER, JEFFREY L. FISHER, CLIFF SLOAN, DEBORAH N. PEARLSTEIN and JOSEPH THAI, "Memories of Justice John Paul Stevens From His Former Clerks," The New York Times, April 9, 2010.
- Times Topic, "U.S. Supreme Court 2009-2010 Term," The New York Times,
- Robin Toner and Neil A. Lewis, "Lobbying Starts as Groups Foresee Supreme Court Vacancy," The New York Times, June 8, 2003. "Interest groups on the left and the right are beginning full-scale political campaigns -- including fund-raising, advertising and major research -- to prepare for what many expect to be a Supreme Court vacancy in the next several weeks.... While none of the justices have said they plan to retire, any decision would traditionally be announced at the end of the court's term in late June.... Both conservatives and liberals say the time is right for a change in at least one and perhaps two seats, given the age of several justices and the general recognition that this is President Bush's last chance to name a justice before the presidential campaign begins in earnest."
- Op-Ed: "Justice Kennedy Speaks Out," The New York Times, August 12, 2003: "We hope that both the members of Congress and the Bush administration were paying attention last weekend when Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, a tough-on-crime Reagan appointee, decried harsh and inflexible sentencing policies. Justice Kennedy was speaking for legal experts from across the political spectrum when he said the current rules misspent America's criminal justice resources by locking up people for irrationally long amounts of time."
- Linda Greenhouse, "Supreme Court's Docket Includes 48 New Cases," New York Times, October 6, 2003: "Because the first Monday in October coincides with Yom Kippur, the court will issue orders but will not begin hearing arguments until Tuesday. When all nine justices take the bench then, the public will be treated to the rare sight of a court entering its 10th term without turnover, the longest stretch of Supreme Court stability since the 12-year interval from 1811 to 1823."
- Op-Ed: "The Supreme Court Returns," New York Times, October 6, 2003.
- Joan Biskupic, "Major cases up for review by Supreme Court," USA TODAY, October 6, 2003.
- Gina Holland, "Supreme Court Intervenes in Kidnap Case," Associated Press (Yahoo!), December 1, 2003: "The Supreme Court said Monday it would decide if federal agents can sneak into foreign countries to arrest suspected criminals and bring them to America for trial, a case that tests the reach of the government's terrorism-fighting powers. .. The Bush administration said covert kidnappings of suspects overseas are rare, but the government needs that authority."
- Op-Ed "Church, State and Education," New York Times, December 2, 2003.
- "Supreme Court issues wake-up call," National Catholic Reporter, July 16, 2004.
- Alexander Bolton, "Getting Ready for Court Fight," The Hill, December 1, 2004.
- Christopher Lee, "Hill Veterans Light the Way for Nominee: 'Sherpas' Akin to Personal Coaches", Washington Post, September 9, 2005.
- Robert Barnes, "A Renewed Call to Televise High Court," Washington Post, February 12, 2007.
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Matt Wood was just an all American guy with an ambitious hairdresser. She submitted a video to Cosmopolitan Magazine, and next thing he knew -- Matt Wood was named Cosmopolitan's Bachelor of the Year (2006).
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Matt Wood: I figured, what's the harm in it [?]... the chances that I would get picked are so slim to none, and she was having a blast, so I said go for it. [Matt was chosen to represent Colorado and was flown to New York for the finals.]
Nissen: And then, Mr. Colorado … you win! Could you believe it?
Wood: Oh it was unreal. I literally had to look down at my shirt and said, "Oh Colorado, that guy sounds familiar." And people were shaking my hand and pulling me forward to give my acceptance speech. All the cameras were flashing and I said, "I'm just Matt." Nissen: And the media keeps calling!
Wood: There are so many doors, I can hardly name them all ... national commercials, auditions for CSI, Days of Our Lives ... across the board, doors have opened. I got a call from Survivor. I got a call from The Bachelor ... all these calls have come in.
Nissen: But there is a side to Matt Wood that goes far deeper than a stunning physique. Matt is a born again believer. Raised in a Christian home, he accepted Christ as a child and never looked back.
Wood: It comes down to Jesus. He is my Lord, Savior, and life. When you experience Jesus as life, your whole life changes because the air you breathe is Him! My life is Christ, and when I live it's Christ speaking, it's Christ walking, it's Christ living, and I think that's what these people have seen.
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Wood: No, absolutely not.
Nissen: So, you don't care?
Wood: Yeah, pretty much. I don't fight my battles anymore. When you give your life to Christ you give Him everything -- including defending yourself. There have been things that have come up in the media right after I won that questioned my character. So yeah, I got attacked for sure, but I don't fight those battles. No bandwagon, I'm for Jesus. If that's a bandwagon than I'm on the bandwagon. Nissen: The bottom line is much of Cosmopolitan's content is not in line with someone with Christian character. In our lives, we are bombarded with things that we consider not Christian and not in our Christian character. But it's about Christ and when He opens the door, you can't say no. And He may take you into some tough places -- places where you are really going to be challenged.
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Matt is very passionate about a few things -- acting and modeling … and kids! So when Matt won a $15,000 bachelor pad makeover, he asked for cash instead to do something special. Matt bought film and editing equipment, teamed up with some Christian friends with film and acting backgrounds, and established a summer camp for kids interested in the arts. Matt's message is clear.
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Welcome to the Creationism vs Science page! To your right, you will see an image of a 3.5 million year old skull excavated from Kenya in 1999. This one is named Kenyanthropus platyops, and it is being proposed as another possible distant ancestor of mankind. Its features are somewhat different than those of "Lucy", also known as Australopithecus afarensis (discovered in Ethiopia in 1974), with smaller teeth and a flatter face. It is also possible that it is related to the australopithecus family, and that its initial classification as a separate genus may have been premature.
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