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MarcoPolo-R near earth asteroid sample return mission
- Maria Antonietta BarucciAffiliated withParis Observatory, LESIA Email author
- , A. F. ChengAffiliated withApplied Physics Laboratory, John Hopkins University
- , P. MichelAffiliated withCNRS, Côte d'Azur Observatory, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
- , L. A. M. BennerAffiliated withJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
- , R. P. BinzelAffiliated withMassachussetts Institute of Technology
- , P. A. BlandAffiliated withImperial College
- , H. BöhnhardtAffiliated withMax Planck Institute for Solar System Research
- , J. R. BrucatoAffiliated withOsservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, INAF
- , A. Campo BagatinAffiliated withUniversidad de Alicante
- and 17 more
- , P. CerroniAffiliated withInstituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, INAF
- , E. DottoAffiliated withOsservatorio di Roma, INAF
- , A. FitzsimmonsAffiliated withQueen's University Belfast
- , I. A. FranchiAffiliated withPSSRI – The Open University
- , S. F. GreenAffiliated withPSSRI – The Open University
- , L.-M. LaraAffiliated withInstituto de Astrofisca de Andalucia, CSIC
- , J. LicandroAffiliated withInstituto di Astrofisica de Canarias & Dep. de Astrofisica, Universidad de La Laguna
- , B. MartyAffiliated withCentre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques
- , K. MuinonenAffiliated withUniversity of HelsinkiFGI
- , A. NathuesAffiliated withMax Planck Institute for Solar System Research
- , J. OberstAffiliated withDLR
- , A. S. RivkinAffiliated withApplied Physics Laboratory, John Hopkins University
- , F. RobertAffiliated withMuseum National d'Histoire Naturelle
- , R. SaladinoAffiliated withUniversità di Tuscia
- , J. M. Trigo-RodriguezAffiliated withInstitut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya, CSIC
- , S. UlamecAffiliated withDLR RB – MC
- , M. ZolenskyAffiliated withJohnson Space Center, NASA
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MarcoPolo-R is a sample return mission to a primitive Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) proposed in collaboration with NASA. It will rendezvous with a primitive NEA, scientifically characterize it at multiple scales, and return a unique sample to Earth unaltered by the atmospheric entry process or terrestrial weathering. MarcoPolo-R will return bulk samples (up to 2 kg) from an organic-rich binary asteroid to Earth for laboratory analyses, allowing us to: explore the origin of planetary materials and initial stages of habitable planet formation; identify and characterize the organics and volatiles in a primitive asteroid; understand the unique geomorphology, dynamics and evolution of a binary NEA. This project is based on the previous Marco Polo mission study, which was selected for the Assessment Phase of the first round of Cosmic Vision. Its scientific rationale was highly ranked by ESA committees and it was not selected only because the estimated cost was higher than the allotted amount for an M class mission. The cost of MarcoPolo-R will be reduced to within the ESA medium mission budget by collaboration with APL (John Hopkins University) and JPL in the NASA program for coordination with ESA's Cosmic Vision Call. The baseline target is a binary asteroid (175706) 1996 FG3, which offers a very efficient operational and technical mission profile. A binary target also provides enhanced science return. The choice of this target will allow new investigations to be performed more easily than at a single object, and also enables investigations of the fascinating geology and geophysics of asteroids that are impossible at a single object. Several launch windows have been identified in the time-span 2020–2024. A number of other possible primitive single targets of high scientific interest have been identified covering a wide range of possible launch dates. The baseline mission scenario of MarcoPolo-R to 1996 FG3 is as follows: a single primary spacecraft provided by ESA, carrying the Earth Re-entry Capsule, sample acquisition and transfer system provided by NASA, will be launched by a Soyuz-Fregat rocket from Kourou into GTO and using two space segment stages. Two similar missions with two launch windows, in 2021 and 2022 and for both sample return in 2029 (with mission duration of 7 and 8 years), have been defined. Earlier or later launches, in 2020 or 2024, also offer good opportunities. All manoeuvres are carried out by a chemical propulsion system. MarcoPolo-R takes advantage of three industrial studies completed as part of the previous Marco Polo mission (see ESA/SRE (2009)3, Marco Polo Yellow Book) and of the expertise of the consortium led by Dr. A.F. Cheng (PI of the NASA NEAR Shoemaker mission) of the JHU-APL, including JPL, NASA ARC, NASA LaRC, and MIT.
KeywordsAstrobiology Near-Earth Asteroid Origin Primitive material Sample return mission Re-entry capsule
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- Title
- MarcoPolo-R near earth asteroid sample return mission
- Journal
Experimental Astronomy
Volume 33, Issue 2-3 , pp 645-684
- Cover Date
- 2012-04
- 10.1007/s10686-011-9231-8
- Print ISSN
- 0922-6435
- Online ISSN
- 1572-9508
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- Astrobiology
- Near-Earth Asteroid
- Origin
- Primitive material
- Sample return mission
- Re-entry capsule
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- Maria Antonietta Barucci (1)
- A. F. Cheng (2)
- P. Michel (3)
- L. A. M. Benner (4)
- R. P. Binzel (5)
- P. A. Bland (6)
- H. Böhnhardt (7)
- J. R. Brucato (8)
- A. Campo Bagatin (9)
- P. Cerroni (10)
- E. Dotto (11)
- A. Fitzsimmons (12)
- I. A. Franchi (13)
- S. F. Green (13)
- L.-M. Lara (14)
- J. Licandro (15)
- B. Marty (16)
- K. Muinonen (17) (18)
- A. Nathues (7)
- J. Oberst (19)
- A. S. Rivkin (2)
- F. Robert (20)
- R. Saladino (21)
- J. M. Trigo-Rodriguez (22)
- S. Ulamec (23)
- M. Zolensky (24)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Paris Observatory, LESIA, 5, Place J. Janssen, 92195, Meudon Principal Cedex, France
- 2. Applied Physics Laboratory, John Hopkins University, Laurel, MD, USA
- 3. CNRS, Côte d'Azur Observatory, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
- 4. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
- 5. Massachussetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- 6. Imperial College, London, UK
- 7. Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany
- 8. Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, INAF, Firenze, Italy
- 9. Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
- 10. Instituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, INAF, Rome, Italy
- 11. Osservatorio di Roma, INAF, Monte Porzio Catone, Italy
- 12. Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
- 13. PSSRI – The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
- 14. Instituto de Astrofisca de Andalucia, CSIC, Granada, Spain
- 15. Instituto di Astrofisica de Canarias & Dep. de Astrofisica, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
- 16. Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques, CNRS, Nancy, France
- 17. University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- 18. FGI, Helsinki, Finland
- 19. DLR, Berlin, Germany
- 20. Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
- 21. Università di Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
- 22. Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya, CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
- 23. DLR RB – MC, Cologne, Germany
- 24. Johnson Space Center, NASA, Houston, TX, USA


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Skip to comments.Left Shocked by Court Developments
Posted on 03/27/2012 1:13:49 PM PDT by Kaslin
RUSH: Grab sound bite two before we get to sound bites 23 and 24. This is last night. We'll do a little timeline here involving Jeff Toobin. Last night on Charlie Rose, CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin -- who, by the way, for those of you old enough to remember, is the son of former NBC News reporter Marlene Sanders. He wrote a big book after the O.J. trial, and he's been at CNN for quite a while. And Charlie Rose said, Jeffrey Toobin, "How big a deal is this Obamacare case at the Supreme Court?"
TOOBIN: Epic! Awesome! Enormous! Huge!
ROSE: (guffawing)
TOOBIN: This is the biggest case involving the power of the federal government since the New Deal. And if this law is struck down, the federal government is gonna look very different the next day. And lots of plans and lots existing programs are in jeopardy. So, I mean, as big as you think this case is, it's actually bigger.
RUSH: Last night, Jeffrey Toobin accurately describes the size and scope of Obamacare. Today, it's Politico "breaking news," but we've got sound bites from CNN. Toobin, quote: "This law looks like it's going to be struck down. I'm telling you, all of the predictions including mine that the justices would not have a problem with this law were wrong... [I]f I had to bet today, Wolf, I would bet that this court is going to strike down the individual mandate." Tom Goldstein, attorney and cofounder, center-left SCOTUS blog: "The individual mandate is in trouble, significant trouble." Los Angeles Times' Noam Levey: "Tuesday's arguments may signal trouble for the mandate, widely seen as a cornerstone of the law's program for achieving universal health care coverage for the first time in the nation's history."
Politico breaking news: "The conservative justices and potential swing vote Anthony Kennedy raised concerns Tuesday that forcing Americans to buy health insurance would open the door to other intrusive requirements from the federal government..." What was so hard to predict about this? This goes right to my point. What's so hard to predict that this thing is unconstitutional? It is unconstitutional. And a Civics 101 student in junior high, after having the Constitution explained to them, would know this. And here come these legal experts: "There's no way that justices are gonna strike this down! There ain't no way," and then after one day of oral arguments, these same experts (probably just as qualified as the economic experts at the Associated Press) say: My God, these justices, they don't like the individual mandate! We're in big trouble.
Here's Jeff Toobin. He's on CNN this afternoon. The coanchor, Ashleigh Banfield, said, "Tell me everything, Jeff. What happened today?"
TOOBIN: This was a train wreck for the Obama administration. This law looks like it's gonna be struck down. Justice Kennedy, the swing vote, was enormously skeptical. Every comment Kennedy made -- uh, at least that I heard -- was skeptical of the law. The wild card in this argument was, uh, Chief Justice Roberts. Chief Justice Roberts actually asked a lot of hard questions. Roberts seemed like a much more likely vote to uphold the law than Kennedy was.
RUSH: See, he had to find something positive after saying today "was a train wreck for the Obama administration." And again he said, "I'm telling you, all of the predictions including mine that the justices would not have a problem with this law were wrong... this court is going to strike down the individual mandate." Wolf Blitzer then weighed in...
BLITZER: This is really huge! Uh, uh, uh, what you're saying -- and you're an authority on the US Supreme Court. You've written the major book on the current Supreme Court -- uh, The Nine. So you fully understand. But just because a justice is asking tough questions, let's say of the government lawyer -- Mr. Verrilli in this case -- that doesn't necessarily mean that that justice is gonna come down on the other side. Isn't that right?
TOOBIN: It's true, but it's not very true, Wolf. Yes, it is true that sometimes we're surprised by the justices' votes after hearing their comments at oral argument. Most of the time -- and it's not all the time, but most of the time -- the questions that the justices ask at oral argument are very good predictors of how they're gonna vote.
RUSH: So the left is in panic! Wolf Blitzer is in panic, looking for a life preserver from Jeff Toobin, who didn't give him one. And they're shocked! This is what's funny. They are shocked. We aren't. Well, we might be because we're surprised that the Constitution is actually being adhered to here, or appears to be.
RUSH: Ladies and gentlemen, I want you to temper your expectations on this. This is just oral argument, and we're nowhere near the vote on this thing and we really don't know how this is gonna go. All we have right now is palpable fear on the left. ... This fascinates me, all of this shock and surprise on the left. The media, court watchers, leftist legal beagles. They are in a state of shock, a legitimate state of shock, folks. They really believed this was gonna sail through. And we have to always keep in mind how relatively young most of these people are, and thus how they've been educated. They didn't get Constitution 101 like I did. They have been taught that the Constitution's a flawed document that needs to be changed whenever it can be.
And this represents the greatest opportunity to do that that they have all ever had. The very fact that Obamacare became law against the objection of a majority of the American people -- and the way it became law, basically under cover of darkness with every legislative trick under the sun being tried -- didn't matter. It didn't matter that it might be illegal. It didn't matter that it might be unconstitutional, because that's precisely what this was about: Making it constitutional by virtue of changing the Constitution and using this law to do it. Then all of a sudden the oral arguments come up today, and the four conservative justices and the so-called swing vote, Anthony Kennedy, all have problems with the mandate.
And they're literally shocked, A, that everybody doesn't have the same worldview of this that they do; and, B, that there is any objection to it at all. Remember for these people the government is the end. It's the be-all, end-all. Government is the final authority. Government is where everything important happens and every important decision happens for everybody. But it didn't go that way today in the case of oral arguments and so now they're scratching their heads and they're genuinely surprised. Jeffrey Toobin is genuinely surprised. The CNN legal guy predicted this would sail through, and they probably were looking at this court's actions on campaign finance law, McCain-Feingold. "Well, if that sailed through, this will."
So where we are with this is the left now blogging incessantly their fears and their hopes at the same time. There is a left-wing blog called SCOTUSblog, Supreme Court of the United States. And this is a very relevant post on that blog: "Towards the end of the argument the most important question was Justice Kennedys. After pressing the government with great questions, Kennedy raised the possibility that the plaintiffs [i.e., the government] were right that the mandate was a unique effort to force people into commerce to subsidize health insurance, but the insurance market may be unique enough to justify that unusual treatment."
So they take all of Kennedy's questioning here, which indicated to Toobin: This thing's dead, this thing is a "train wreck." One question by Kennedy at the end is now given them hope that he might see this as so unique that he would vote for the mandate. A reporter at the Huffing and Puffington Post is saying that it's, quote, "almost entirely unequivocal that a majority of the court thinks Obamacare is unconstitutional." They are scared to death. Lyle Denniston used to be the court reporter for the Baltimore Sun. He posts this:
"If Justice Anthony M. Kennedy can locate a limiting principle in the federal governments defense of the new individual health insurance mandate, or can think of one on his own, the mandate may well survive. If he does, he may take Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and a majority along with him," and therefore give us a huge winning majority. "But if [Kennedy] does not, the mandate is gone. That is where Tuesdays argument wound up -- with Kennedy, after first displaying a very deep skepticism, leaving the impression that he might yet be the mandates savior." A lot of these blogs are being critical of the solicitor general, the government's lawyer, Mr. "Virility."
One blog is saying: "I can't believe how poorly prepared this guy was on the mandate! I can't believe they sent him up there and he had no idea how to answer these very obvious questions on the mandate." So apparently the government's lawyer didn't do a good job. The left can't believe he wasn't prepared any better. Well, how do you defend the indefensible? What is this guy gonna say? When that burial analogy comes up, he's dead. When the broccoli analogy comes up, he's dead. If you're up arguing before the Supreme Court that the government has the right to require us to buy health insurance, then why not burial insurance? Why not broccoli?
This guy had no answer for that other than a bunch of gobbledygook. And all of his supporters watching this know what a poor job he did, and so now they're worried, and they've just go on a little carrot. Anthony Kennedy gave 'em a little carrot dangling there at the far end of the mine. It's right down there next to the canary. He might find a way. This situation is so unique and we're talking about health care, so maybe this could be okay. That's what they're desperately hoping. But their instincts tell them that it was a "train wreck" today. And I must tell you, I still find it... I don't know, I guess I shouldn't, 'cause I know how they were educated (which was poorly). I'm still struck by the fact that they're surprised, that they're shocked.
What world do they live in?
This could not have been the first day in their lives that they've heard these objections to the mandate. But what if it is? What if they live in such a close-knit circle and they hang around only with each other? What if it actually was the first time they've heard these objections? That can't be! These objections, these arguments, against the mandate have been made throughout the media everywhere. So I guess they just locked in on the idea that it doesn't have a prayer of losing. But like so much of liberalism, and like so many liberals, they live in their cloistered world of the faculty lounge. They sit around and they talk theory all day. They don't understand dynamism. Everything is static to them.
And then they get confronted with reality one day and it's like a cold shower or a slap upside the head and they are bewildered. And it still amazes me that people who are reputed to be so intelligent and so smart can be so surprised when they hear arguments -- logical arguments -- that make it obvious this is unconstitutional. But, again, I fall back on something we must never forget, and that is: This is not about health care and it's not about the mandate per se. It's about changing the Constitution. Not piecemeal with this one. This is huge. If you have it codified as the law of the land that the government can make you buy something? Then, my friends, the Constitution has finally been defeated -- and that's what they can taste. In fact, it's in their grasp, but it's a little slippery and they can't hold onto it.
But it's right there.
Right there.
RUSH: Wolf Blitzer was in hysterics moment ago on CNN. He had the congressional correspondent Kate Bolduan on. They had this exchange. We already heard Toobin. Blitzer is beside himself with what happened today on oral arguments.
BLITZER: Kate, you were inside the courtroom! The solicitor general, uh, Donald Verrilli, uh, was he sort of stumbling? Did he not have the right answers? Uh, did he seem unprepared and overly nervous in responding to the conservative justices' tough questioning?
BOLDUAN: It's hard to get into his mind. But I can say, if you compare it to yesterday, he did appear to stumble more; almost seem apologetic for some of the answers that he was giving.
RUSH: Yeah. Yeah. So now it's time to dump on "Virility" here, the government lawyer. Blitzer: "[W]as he sort of stumbling? Did he not have the right answers? Did he seen unprepared...?" Wolf, you go defend this law up there and see how you do. There isn't anybody who can! Obama's not even trying to defend it. Pelosi's only defense is, "What do you mean 'unconstitutional'? Don't be silly!" Nobody can defend this. Nobody. It isn't constitutional.
I pray that I am wrong... but I swear that I can see the end of our Republic in our time... and that pains me worse than death. Maybe I shouldn't care as much as I do or love my Republic as much as I do or base my life on our Freedoms and Liberty as much as I do... but I am a GOD fearing Patriot and I know no other way.
It's possible that Obama shot himself in the foot if Sotomayer is too radical. Radical leftists don't handle disagreeing opinions well.
She might just as easily wind up pissing off Kennedy enough that he votes against anything she promotes.
THIS IS NOT TOO FAR FETCHED. IF THE GOV'T ARGUMENT IS, "We can make young people buy health insurance so that they are not an economic strain when they get older and in poor health", it is not far fetched to imagine the Gov't forcing people to buy broccoli and other "health foods" so that they will not be an economic drain when they are older and in poor health.
And if the lib argues "That's ridiculous!", tell him about Kennesaw, Georgia, where they did indeed mandate firearms ownership.
Kelso and Lawrence v. Texas both make me shiver. I enjoyed reading this, but I am not totally optimistic. It could very easily go against us.
However, the one thing, the major thing that I keep coming back to, is that Obama has seriously offended the Justices of the Supreme Court on more than one occasion — and judges have long memories.
And remember, the Supremes — like congress — is a co-equal branch of the government. Even the Liberal justices are probably a bit irritated about the disregard Obama has showne for the rule of law.
I just hope I am not clinging to straws.
Beware commies squealing in harmony.
That would certainly explain all the fake noise coming out of the Archdiocese of NY about it: It's all been theater.
I like the way you see the macro view, zooming out to show us the real consequences. As you say, next they will insist on universal housing, college, vehicles and nutrition dictated by Big Brother.
This got me thinking... if the fedguv is overseeing all health care expenditures, won't it have to use actuaries just like private insurers do? They would need to approve/refuse treatments and coverage just as Big Insurance does now.
Consider this: do I have to pay identical premiums of an alcoholic, an openly gay young man, or an extreme motocross high jumper, or a street gangster, or a chain smoker, a 500 pound man, a martial arts cage fighter? All of these are demonstrably more dangerous and promise large medical bills.
I'm a boring white collar man who stays in shape and drinks a few beers now and then. Do I pay exactly the same as they do? When the government is the only insurer left in the game (that IS their stated goal) will they offer custom-packaged coverage tiers?
Will the lone insurer (gov) penalize or fee individuals based on their behavior? If not, why not? Boring folks like me will be getting ripped off big time. This pandoras box will bring forth a monster, with even uglier monsters in its' wake.
How much protection do the justices have?
I would suggest that Kennedy and maybe the rest of them should have a little Secret Service protection for the next couple months.
The suspect is awful.I sure hope that they can see the subversion of our constitution that this bill contains and reject the whole thing.
yeah, I remember that, it was Bush41. Personally I love Broccoli any which way
You make an excellent point. While I don't know that that is necessarily true, I don't think it is that far fetched.
We attorneys know all too well that in complicated issues you ALWAYS give the Court something it can throw away because you want to win on the issue that means the most to you. Any attorney can tell you that they do that all the time.
As I type this, I wonder if you might not be on to something.
It is too and no one has ever challenged it.Welfare and all of the other social programs IMHO are too.The constitution does not allow the federal government the power it has taken over the years.That power is supposed to be left to the states and the people.
At times it seems the wheels of justice grind slowly, and your advise is the best advise, to sit and wait.... and don't get the judge mad at you.
Fascinating. Really appreciate the link. While I have followed the issue (Obamacare), I gladly concede that this aspect has never occurred to me. However, since you (and some other) may have pointed it out, I find it not only plausible but "could very well be". Like I said in another post, we attorneys ALWAYS (in complex issues) give the Judge/Court something to throw away. We always have an issue (maybe two) we don't mind losing just so we can keep our core issue.
For you that have considered this as a possibility. Good call. I think the real smoking gun here is the Obama Admin backing off the "this is a tax" issue to let the Court pitch it.
In short .... hmmmmmm.
"...but I'll vote for the Republican candidate in November regardless - because the alternative is our nation's destruction."
I hope that everyone reads your paragraph very carefully. This is a high-stakes game. Yesterday's "open mike" slip-up is just a tiny, tiny peek behind the curtain.
Yes, I remember that was the talk of the town back then. The bigger problem was that the officer who gave the ticket did not allow a full explanation of the situation at the scene.
I hope its right that its not going well for ObamaCare.
We will know more in June when they release their decision.
June right?
It isn't going well when the Court breaks out in laughter
at the Government's (Obama's lawyer's) argument.
If, though, the questions they ask cannot be answered or are answered very poorly, surely that means something.
"Why not broccoli?"
It's good for you. It's business. Go buy enough for B a day. What's different about that?
Well, yer honor, broccoli is green and an insurance policy is in the red....what...do I look like a grocer?
Judge Judy on TV right now-just called the Plaintiff she had terrible taste in men, she needed to get a life and then yelled at her and called her a nutjob.
Then Judge Judy ruled in her favor...
ya never know...
Mrs CT Hillbilly (in bed with a cold and forced to watch TV alone with my germs...sigh...)
Anyone who thought she would recuse herself is fooling themselves. She is a leftists and they are above conflicts of interest. Even if she went to dinner with Sebellius last night and recieved her orders, she still wouldn't see that as a conflict of interest.
forcing people to engage in commerce is not regulating it
Anyone else find it amusing that the anti-capitalist will be upset if they can't force all Americans (exclding their voting block) to buy healthcare.
Control freak commie progs!
I'm not depending upon Romney to appoint conservatives - but at least we might get a moderate or 2 instead of outright radicals like Kagan and Sotomayor. Anyhow, there are other issues besides the courts, like foreign policy. On that score I'm certain that Romney will be a lot better than this appeasing, bowing, America-hater. Still, Romney's not my first choice (2nd to last, only ahead of the irrelevant Ron Paul). Actually, he'll also be my 2nd to last choice in the General Election.
Obama delenda est.
This is a GREAT exchange ...
MR. CARVIN: No, no, no. I was — they create this strawman that says: Look, the only alternative to doing it the way we've done it, if we condition access to health care on buying health insurance, the only way you can enforce that is making sick people not get care. I'm saying no, no.
There's a perfectly legitimate way they could enforce their alternative, i.e., requiring you to buy health insurance when you access health care, which is the same penalty structure that's in the Act.
There is no moral dilemma between having people have insurance and denying them emergency service. Congress has made a perfectly legitimate value judgment that they want to make sure that people get emergency care. Since the founding, whenever Congress has imposed that public responsibility on private actors, it has subsidized it from the Federal Treasury. It has not conscripted a subset of the citizenry and made them subsidize the actors who are being hurt, which is what they're doing here.
They're making young, healthy people subsidize insurance premiums for the cost that the nondiscrimination provisions have put on insurance premiums and insurance companies.
JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR: So the -
MR. CARVIN: And that is the fundamental problem here.
JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR: So the — I — I want to understand the choices you're saying Congress has. Congress can tax everybody and set up a public health care system.
MR. CARVIN: Yes.
JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR: That would be okay?
MR. CARVIN: Yes. Tax power is -
JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR: Okay.
MR. CARVIN: I would accept that.
JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR: Congress can — are you taking the same position as your colleague, Congress can't say we're going to set up a public health system, but you can get a tax credit if you have private health insurance because you won't access the public system. Are you taking the same position as your colleague?
MR. CARVIN: There may have been some confusion in your prior colloquy. I fully agree with my brother Clement that a direct tax would be unconstitutional. I don't think he means to suggest, nor do I, that a tax credit that incentivizes you to buy insurance creates a problem. Congress incentivizes all kinds of activities. If they gave us a tax credit for buying insurance, then it would be our choice whether or not that makes economic sense, even though -
JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR: So how is this different than this Act, which says if a taxpayer fails to meet the requirement of having minimum coverage, then they are responsible for paying the shared responsibility payment?
MR. CARVIN: The difference is that the taxpayer is not given a choice ...
Yes; if you generally fit the catagory of the FSA (Free $hit Army), then you'll be rewarded. If not, too bad for you.
Boring folks like me will be getting ripped off big time. This pandoras box will bring forth a monster, with even uglier monsters in its wake.
Boring folks like you (and me, and most conservatives) have been, are, and will continue to be ripped off - big time...and it'll get worse with time, until enough of us go Galt. The monster you speak of is a collapsing system, brought about by penalizing hard work, honesty and thrift. It happened to Rome, it'll happen to us. It'll just happen faster if this abomination is allowed to stand and/or if Obama gets a 2nd term.
Obama delenda est.
Thanks for your insight and participation at Free Republic.
Thanks!! I have dome to really enjoy it here. =) Really like the people.
A very telling fact that bodes ill here is Kagen did not recuse. That makes one think it's dog and pony show from the beginning.
We have had decades of the Supremes ignoring major parts of the Constitution and forcing the term "the People" into the Commerce clause. When did we pass an Amendment authorizing a 2nd Prohibition?
Ask a liberal: If the government can force you to buy health insurance, can the government force you to buy a firearm?
And he'll reply, "No, of course not, that would be silly and unproductive -- like you, because you're right-wing scum, whereas I am an enlightened and bien-pensant human being."
But your point is well-taken, that the mandate is a reinvention of the French Grand Gabelle, the Salt Tax, the most hated tax in human history excepting perhaps the Turkish "Toll of Boys" (their levy of Christian children for service as janissaries, and for constant pressure to convert to Islam).
French taxpayers were forced to buy salt from the King at various onerous rates around the country, under a royal monopoly. Exact same idea as Obamacare.
And I have been fascinated by the suggestion that the "individual mandate" is a throw away. As I've said, it just didn't occur to me. What I can't quite get around is why did they not include a severability clause? Of course, the Court may still not throw the whole thing out but only the mandate, but not having that clause does make that a bit more problematic.
Nice insight all who saw this as a possible throw away.
Mitt Romney. Another Romneybot argument.
That is the real blackmail the Left counted on to bring the Supreme Court along when they passed Obamacare. Too many applecarts would be upset, and that is the argument that will swing "rusty gate" Kennedy, Kennedy of Lawrence vs. Texas, swinging their way again.
As long as we have a Supreme Court, we have a government of men, not a government of laws -- that is the damage John Marshall did.
Left-wing law isn't lawyering, it's conspiracy.
Remember the public bitch-slapping Obozo gave the Court during the SOTU address two years ago?
"Ask a liberal: If the government can force you to buy health insurance, can the government force you to buy a firearm?"
Oddly enough, liberals have brought this up as a justification for the ObamaCare mandate. President George Washington signed the Militia Act of 1792, which required able-bodied male citizens to buy a musket or firelock, etc.
The problem with this argument (for them) is that Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution says that Congress shall have the power to:
"To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;"
So this is an express power given to Congress that does not rely on stretching out the interstate commerce clause to infinity.
RIghtwardHo, Thank you for your input. I have two serious, yet humorous, questions. Based on the assertion that Obamacare is constitutional, can a legislated and signed law compel ALL federal justices to wear orange jumpsuits, or better, striped tunics, like prisonors wear?
Second, why not legislate a law that all able bodied and minded adults HAVE to purchase a handgun?
If Congress exempts federal workers, which it has, if members of SCOTUS shall have their own healthcare, which it will, then o'bamacare is DOA.
IIRC, there is not a "severability (?)" clause written into the bill that would protect individual parts of the bill if the mandate is found unconstitutional.
If any part is found unconstitutional, I believe its dead.
"I believe that if the opinion doesnt go her way that she will try to fiddle with the final text in order to achieve her end."
And Kagan has a history of "fiddling with texts" going back to the partial birth abortion ban case.
Not according to Rush, but I hope it's so.
If the individual mandate stands America is over.
I'll move at least my money elsewhere.
Reason - this court has in it's hands the biggest hot-potato in US history, and they don't want to be burned by destroying it entirely.
I think we'll see only the individual mandate given the ax - letting the whole of the rest of it stand, 'for further clarification.'
Me too, but there is a good chance. Here's some links via Bing:
I've had a judge try to teach the opposing side what arguments they should use. They ignored him and continued to misargue the case. They blew it over and over and over again. The judge in his ruling pointed this out to them and then ruled against me.
Im a boring white collar man who stays in shape and drinks a few beers now and then. Do I pay exactly the same as they do?
See: Maine individual market rates.
The health insurance market destroyed by Guaranteed Issue and Community Rating is now just coming back.
Do you think the Founders planned that just one man, Kennedy and his "swing" vote, should decide the fate of 300 million?
According to this article, they forgot to include it. I think those 3,000 pages were put together with an eye towards quantity, not quality.
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Board told premium subsidies unaffected by ruling
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexicans will continue to qualify for subsidies if they buy medical insurance from a government online marketplace, a state insurance exchange official said Friday.
Conflicting federal court rulings have raised questions about the availability of subsidies when enrollment opens later this year.
New Mexico is considered a state-based exchange by federal health officials despite using a federally operated online system to enroll individuals, New Mexico Health Connections CEO Martin [auth] Hickey told fellow members of the exchange board.
New Mexico uses a state-run computer portal for enrolling small businesses and a contractor has been working since last year to upgrade the system to prepare it to handle enrolling individuals.
Hickey's comments came before the board voted overwhelmingly to continue using the federal online system for individuals for another year. Board members said they weren't confident the state-run computer system would be ready to operate trouble-free when the next open enrollment period starts in November.
Two federal appeals courts issued rulings this week about subsidies under the federal health care law. One decided that subsidies are available only in states running their own exchange. About three dozen states rely on the federal online system.
Another court came to the opposite conclusion, upholding subsidies nationwide.
It could be a year or more before further appeals resolve the subsidy question, and New Mexico shouldn't be affected at least during that period, the board was told.
Board Vice Chairman Jason Sandel cautioned that it's premature to predict what the final effect would be on in the state.
About 78 percent of New Mexicans with exchange health plans qualified for subsidies, according to the federal government. Individuals were left with an average monthly premium of $120 after tax credits averaging $214.
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Cast: Kinky Kerry, Goldie McHole, Isobella, Porno Dan, Angel Long, Angelica Sin, Others
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Genre: Pro-Am
Porno Dan went to England, and all we got was this lousy T-shirt, er, porn title. With performances and camerawork that don't stack up well even against the low expectations of amateur fare, there's not much to recommend here.
Thank goodness for lanky Angel Long, who takes charge in the only true porno-caliber performance here. The naughty cockney rims Dan for a good long while before jumping on him for a reverse cowgirl anal shag. Angelica Sin is also an actual pro, and her lesbo scene with Goldie McHole (or "Kayla" as they keep refering to her in the video) is decent enough.
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Black Hole is one of those products that if you have never tried it you are completely missing out. This stuff gives dark paint a deep inky look and smooth feel. Top it with Liquid Natty's Blue or EX-P and you have an amazing combo. And did I mention you can put this stuff on in direct sunlight?
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American Art Pops Up in Billboards and Bus Shelters
Monday, August 04, 2014
A collaboration is intended to make masterpieces as ubiquitous as advertisements.
Creator of NYC's Build It Back Says, 'Everybody's Mad'
Sunday, July 27, 2014
The city's former director of housing recovery operations acknowledges that the Sandy rebuilding program was unsatisfactory, but says the solution has to begin in Washington.
HUD Takes Whack at NYC's Build it Back
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Feds paint dismal picture of Sandy rebuilding program – or at least as it was when they visited in March.
De Blasio Removes Firm Overseeing Sandy Rebuilding Program
Friday, July 18, 2014
Homeowners complained that the first repair job did not get underway until March, nine months after the firm received its contract.
For this Staten Islander, Density Is Answer to Sandy's Wrath
Thursday, July 17, 2014
The president of a borough known for its love of sprawl says (slightly) taller buildings are worth it, in the wake of Sandy's wrath.
Panel Cuts Down Cuomo's Request for Tappan Zee Money
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Environmentalists argued bridge project items didn't qualify for financing from state fund.
1,500 Buildings Caught Between the Next Flood and a Hard Place
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Flood-proofing older apartment buildings in the wake of Sandy could cost almost as much as the buildings are worth.
Feds Say Some Sandy Aid Money is Flowing Too Freely
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Many homeowners are still waiting for much-needed Sandy aid, but federal inspectors say New York and New Jersey have failed to stop duplicate payouts to others.
New Atlantic Yards Deal Jump Starts Affordable Housing
Friday, June 27, 2014
New Yorkers have heard this one before: There's a new deal for Atlantic Yards.
If a Tree Dies in the City, Will Anyone Notice?
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
New York City has almost finished planting a million trees. Now the question is, how many will survive?
These Homes Took a Licking and Kept on Costing Taxpayers
Monday, June 23, 2014
The flood insurance system keeps putting money into repairing properties that are at risk for flooding again - more than $1 billion has gone to repair damaged homes and businesses.
How Did New York Get So Much Sandy Money?
Thursday, June 19, 2014
The damage estimates were similar, but now the last chunk of federal dollars has left Jersey short. And officials in the Garden State don't understand how the federal formula worked against them.
$1B for Keeping NY Region High and Dry
Friday, May 30, 2014
An international competition for the best ideas to prevent the next flood gets funding.
Sandy Repair Program Designed to Protect Homeowners Frustrates at Least One
Friday, May 30, 2014
A homeowner frustrated with shoddy work complained, but under the Build It Back Program, she's not supposed to talk to the work crews.
A City Rich in Parks with Patches of Orange and Red
Thursday, May 29, 2014
It's areas of Staten Island, southeastern Queens and southern Brooklyn that are lacking parks.
Summer Is Construction Season in the Rockaways
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Welcome to the new beach season in the Rockaways. But beware the backhoes.
Leveling the Playing Field Between Rich and Poor Parks
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Neighborhood green spaces need more money. Should the city take it from better-funded parks?
Seaport City Pits Odds of Flooding Against Odds of Ever Being Built
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Europeans may build levees higher, but doing so comes at a cost.
Flood-Resistant Neighborhood Would Be 80 Years in the Making
Thursday, May 22, 2014
A new neighborhood built on landfill in the East River would withstand a "100-year flood." But is that enough?
Extreme Rains Come More Frequently in Northeast: Report
Tuesday, May 06, 2014
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That part is the new Brick Separator which LEGO includes in most bigger sets: It's not part of the construction itself, but is a tool to allow you to easily disassemble constructions. You can compare it with the older version in this question on how to separate 1x2 plates.
As well as the new colours (two new shades each of blue, purple and green), there are actually quite a few new parts in the friends sets. I think this is the complete list, but it's possible I missed one or two. (Let me know of any corrections. It's a big list!) Accessories (44) Friends Accessories Cupcake Holder Friends Accessories Cutlery Fork Friends ...
My son had the exact same problem with this set at Christmas. In step 1, you put the red joiner on the axle. In step 2, there is a smaller axle that gets put in the other end. The only clue is that each step shows what parts are needed, so you can see that there is a little axle there that needs to be incorporated.
Lego Friends are essentially the same as minifigs when it comes to building things like houses. The main difference is the colour palette. If you don't mind that your Friends live in houses that use primary colours instead of pastels, you can just buy any regular Lego house (the Creator line has many) and put Friends in there. Previous houses from the ...
You can find downloadable copies of LEGO instructions for any set (there might be a few exceptions but not for standard retail sets) at the LEGO web site: https://wwwsecure.us.lego.com/en-us/service/buildinginstructions
Pure eucalyptus oil works excellent, won't damage your minifigs, (and it smells good too!). You can get it in small bottles at health-food stores, pharmacies, and Asian stores. You don't need much, so a small bottle can last you a long time. Just pour a little of the oil on a piece of cotton or soft towel, and rub over the printed area you want to remove. ...
I underestimated just how many new parts were produced for the Friends line when I tasked myself with finding out. Excluding the stickers and Mini-Dolls there are a huge number of new piece, the majority of which are either utensils, accessories or pets. New parts Friends Accessories Cupcake Holder Friends Accessories Cutlery Fork Friends Accessories ...
It is mentioned in the previous answer that the feet are slightly oblong. I snapped a few photos to illustrate how this impacts the level of compatibility between the two figure types. A standard minifigure will easily be able to 'stand' within a 1 x 2 space. In most cases, this applies to a 'Friend' as well, unless the 1 x 2 space is recessed. The ...
The best way is to obtain loose bricks and make up your own houses!
This bag is from 3315 - Olivia's House. The instructions for this set can be found here on the LEGO Customer Service Site.
Remember the BPA scare? It's all but a crime to release a product that even thinks about having BPA. But I did the search anyway, and no, there is not any in this or any other LEGO product I can find to date. LEGO is pretty good about nontoxic products, drinking use intended or no. I mean, they're made for kids. Good question though.
My LEGO Friends minifigs are just fine. Their hair doesn't come off that easy. Perhaps there is some difference in the mould and you ended up with some loose ones? It happends to regular minifigs too where the hair/helmet fits very loose or very tight. You could put a little bit of tacky-glue (blu-tack) inside the hair pieces to keep them on while still ...
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Jolicloud 1.0 Released for Windows and Bootable USB
Cloud-based open source netbook OS gets a 1.0 release.
Cloud-based netbook OS Jolicloud 1.0 was released yesterday, allowing users to install the OS alongside Windows or as a standalone OS via USB key. The project was started by Netvibes founder Tariq Krim.
Jolicloud is based on Ubuntu, but is designed with netbooks in mind. This means that many of the programs deployed within Jolicloud are actually Web apps. It's possible to store files locally, but cloud backup is offered as well.
The user interface for Jolicloud 1.0 was built on HTML5 it features a customizable launcher and a social stream, which features community updates, app recommendations and active software updates. The OS also comes preloaded with Gmail, Skype, Twitter and Firefox.
Thanks to cloud support, applications can be modified and the application launcher can be managed from any HTML5-capable browser. Local and cloud-based files are also managed via the same file system.
Currently, Jolicloud is compatible with netbooks from all major manufacturers. For a full compatibility list, visit wiki.jolicloud.com/netbook-compatibility. Jolicloud is available now at http://www.jolicloud.com/download#jolicloud-express.
windows only netbooksHave you not heard of/tried Ubuntu Netbook Edition?
"or as a standalone OS"Antti, the article states that you can install "... as a standalone OS via USB key" hence Windows is not required. The point of the Windows based installation is to be easier to install it, and test run it before doing a clean install. And before you make a claim why Linux is so hard to install compared to Windows, know that those people that can't install Linux from scratch are the same people that can't do a clean install of Windows, finding their lost drivers CDs, setting up firewall, anti-virus, anti-spyware, setting up printers.
My point is that: For those people that have not done a clean install of a Windows OS and are not a tech guy for their friends' Windows based PCs have no business in criticizing Linux.
compressed install?If it's meant for Netbooks, does it support BTRFS with COMPRESSion? Because, you know, that would make sense on netbooks with 4GB< disks. The sparse screenshots and descriptions don't tell.
Once again - OEMSo there we are again. Linux computer but "alongside" Windows. It means that OEM-Windows win again. When we will get a real Linux netbook/notebook installed only with Linux? Perhaps never? So please stop talking about "32% Linux on netbook marketshare". That statement make me really angry.
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Canonical Joins Document Foundation Advisory Board
The upcoming release of LibreOffice will be available as a snap package
SUSE Joins the Microsoft Test Drive Program
Customers can take a free test drive of SLES for HPC on the Azure Cloud
SiFive Launches a Line of Open Source Chips
San Francisco-based chip company announces their first fully open source chip platform.
Fedora 24 Released
The whole distro gets rebuilt on glibc 2.3
Canonical Announces Cross-Distro Support for Snaps
Ubuntu Vendor tries to solve app packaging and distribution problem across distributions.
ownCloud Forked
Founder of ownCloud launches the Nextcloud project.
HP Enterprise Unveils a Futuristic Computer
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CoreOS Announces Distributed Storage System
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Video: Geico Skytypers cruise over Lake Michigan before Milwaukee Air & Water Show
I had never truly appreciated Milwaukee's lakefront until I sailed over it at 1,200 feet aboard the Geico Skytyper SNJ2 -- an aircraft used in the 1940s to train World War II soldiers for single seat Mustang fighters.
The ride lent itself to an up-close-and-personal view of the city. The pilot flew with the cockpit open at 135 mph. And while the aircraft welcomed its share of jostles, shakes and full-body thrusts while cruising over Lake Michgian, the unforgettable airborn performance stirred up ample excitement for the fleet's debut at the Milwaukee Air & Water Show this weekend. »Read Full Blog Post
UWM rock expert, Harley historian dies at 67
Sarah Terez Rosenblum has been overwhelmed by memories of her father, musician and poet Martin Jack Rosenblum, after he passed away in his sleep overnight Friday at age 67.
But through more than a dozen albums, 20 books of poetry, three decades of teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the creation of two school programs — not to mention a significant role at Harley-Davidson Motor Co. as its official historian — one story stands out. »Read Full Article
Local 'Jeopardy!' champ returns for 9th appearance. Who is Michael Falk?
Because I am not as smart as West Allis "Jeopardy!" champion Michael Falk I could not figure out a way to introduce today's column in the form of a question.
Falk was on the show eight times in 2006 and won $310,000; $60,000 during his original run and $250,000 for winning a tournament of champions. His tax form was 55 pages that year. »Read Full Article
First Stage's 'Midnight Cry' travels from slavery to freedom
Just after intermission in playwright James DeVita's "A Midnight Cry," the minister (Mark Corkins) hiding a terrified Lida Anderson (Malkia Stampley) tells her that "you need to act like you been living free your whole life."
A runaway on the Underground Railroad who has spent her first 17 years in slavery, a confused Lida asks just how she's supposed to pull that off. Corkins' dumbfounded minister — white, established and born free — can't even imagine himself into a place where Lida's question is possible. »Read Full Article
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Here is a graph I am trying to develop:
I have row and column coordinate variables, also three quatitative variables (rectheat = to fill the rectangle heatmap,circlesize = size of circles, circlefill = fill color heatmap). NA should be missing represented by a different color (for example gray color).
The following is data:
set.seed (1234)
rectheat = sample(c(rnorm (10, 5,1), NA, NA), 7*14, replace = T)
dataf <- data.frame (rowv = rep (1:7, 14), columnv = rep(1:14, each = 7),
rectheat, circlesize = rectheat*1.5,
circlefill = rectheat*10 )
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ggplot(dataf, aes(y = factor(rowv),x = factor(columnv))) +
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geom_point(aes(colour = circlefill, size =circlesize)) + theme_bw()
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A RUBBISH fire has kept Wantirna South residents locked inside their homes as dozens of CFA and MFB crews battled the large blaze.
The fire erupted when two piles of mattresses caught alight at the Knox Recycling Centre at 4.30pm.
CFA operations officer Mark Kennedy said 20 trucks and 65 firefighters were still at the scene battling the blaze.
"There were two large piles of general waste on fire as well as a small spot fire on the grass adjacent to the centre," Mr Kennedy said.
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Enabling Journals to Better Connect with Scientific Authors in a Digital World
REDMOND, Wash. — May 30, 2008 — At the annual meeting of the Society for Scholarly Publishing in Boston, Microsoft announced the wide availability of the Beta 1 release of the Article Authoring Add-in for Microsoft Word 2007. In addition to enabling Word users to open and save documents using the National Library of Medicine's XML Journal Publishing format, used for the authoring of scientific articles, the Beta 1 release adds support for the NCBI Book format, used for authoring book chapters for digital books.
Enabling Journals to Better Connect with Authors in a Digital World
A key value of the Article Authoring add-in is in enabling editors at scientific and technical journals to create article templates, tailored for their individual journals' requirements. These templates will assist authors in writing articles with greater consistency in relation to the structure of the articles, better reflecting the content requirements of the journals, and in expressing semantic information which is key for the search and consumption of articles in digital form.
"The Add-In is a very positive development that will help scholars to write and tag their articles in the industry-standard NLM XML DTD, and will help publishers to process these articles in their editorial and production departments. We are pleased to be working with Microsoft on testing and refining this important tool that will benefit scholars and scholarly publishers alike", said Ahmed Hindawi, CEO of Hindawi Publishing Corporation.
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The Article Authoring add-in enables authors to express a greater variety of semantic information, and metadata, as part of writing articles. This semantic information, captured in the XML format and preserved based on the extensibility in the Open XML standard, will prove valuable in improving the results from search queries and for the long term archival of scientific information.
In addition to preserving information that is native to Microsoft Word, the Beta 1 release of the Article Authoring add-in also preserves Math information from controls, such as Design Science's MathType, when saving Word documents to the NLM XML format. Paul Topping, President and CEO of Design Science, Inc., stated that "We were happy to work with Microsoft to add support for Equation Editor and MathType equations to the Article Authoring add-in. Since at least 85% of the articles containing math submitted to scientific journals have equations in those formats, this support is critical."
The Open XML standard, with its capabilities to support custom-schemas, enables the Word add-in to support the entire set of rich information encoded by the NLM format. The add-in also provides easy access to the metadata in the NLM format, both by journal editors and by authors, directly from within the Word user interface. The broad availability of the Beta 1 release provides a way for the different communities, such as authors, journals, digital archives, and software vendors, to evaluate the technology and provide feedback, guiding further development of the add-in towards its initial release in the second half of 2008.
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Prosciutto, Peach & Basil Pizza with Balsamic Reduction
You may recall from a few posts back my rant on the gloriousness of pizza. I love pizza. You love pizza. WE ALL LOVE PIZZA. You wanna know how I can say that everyone loves pizza? Because there are literally celebratory events that revolve around it, aka mo'fucking pizza parties! Pizza parties were pretty much my favorite part of school. Sure, getting an education was cool and all, but I would have liked my education a lot more if it was smothered in melted cheese and pepperoni. But really, lets think about this- we don't have parties for any other type of food. You don't see teachers congratulating their classes with god damn spaghetti parties. (Although, if I'm being honest, young chubby Blair would have been more than okay with a spaghetti party too.) Point is- pizza is great.
And don't get me wrong, I love good old-fashioned pizzas like cheese, pepperoni, sausage- the classics. A pepperoni pizza is like a really cute, nice guy that you stay at home and watch Netflix with. Easy, comforting, and never disappoints. But sometimes you need more, and Netflix guy just isn't gonna cut it. Sometimes you need a guy dressed in a tux with Ryan Gosling's body to wine and dine the shit out of you. This pizza is that guy. This pizza is Ryan Gosling's abs.
Simply put, this isn't your everyday pizza- it's a special pizza. This doughy masterpiece incorporates one of my favorite flavor combinations: prosciutto, peach, and balsamic. If you're not familiar with prosciutto, its basically fancy bacon that people eat when they want to be on their high horse. Okay, it's a little more than that- it's thinly sliced, dry-cured Italian ham. It's delicious, and also succeeds in making you better and more cultured than everyone else when you eat it. The saltiness of it paired when the juiciness of the peaches and sweetness of the balsamic reduction is a classic combination, and one that works perfectly on pizza.
The homemade crust of this pizza is perfectly crisp, baked to a golden brown on a pizza stone. The crust is layered with slices of prosciutto, ricotta, and fresh mozzarella, giving it that classic ooey-gooey cheesiness that makes pizza oh so comforting. The pizza is topped with sliced yellow peaches and fresh basil that makes it incredibly aromatic. Lastly, the pie is drizzled with a balsamic-honey reduction that provides a sweet tanginess to contrast the other flavors.
This pizza is savory, sweet and all-around scrumptious- the perfect recipe for when you're go-to pepperoni pizza just isn't cutting it.
Prosciutto, Peach & Basil Pizza with Balsamic Reduction
SERVINGS: 1 12" pizza PREP TIME: 15 mins COOK TIME: 15 minutes DIFFICULTY: Easy
- 12" pizza dough, homemade or store bought*
- 3 oz. prosciutto
- 5 oz. fresh mozzarella, sliced
- 1/2 cup ricotta
- 1 large yellow peach, sliced
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/3 cup fresh basil, chopped
- 1 egg, beaten
* Here is a link to my favorite pizza dough recipe http://www.carlsbadcravings.com/perfect-homemade-pizza-crust/
- Preheat your oven to 475 degrees, with your pizza stone or baking sheet inside. Allow to heat for 15-30 minutes.
- While the pizza stone is warming, heat balsamic vinegar and honey in a small saucepan on medium for 12-13 minutes, stirring often, until the vinegar has thickened to a syrup. Set aside.
- On a floured surface, roll out your pizza dough to a 12" circle. Crimp the edges up by hand to form a crust.
- Place the dough on hot pizza stone. Layer slices of prosciutto over the dough, reserving two slices for topping. Next, dollop ricotta on top of prosciutto and arrange the mozzarella slices on top of ricotta. Scatter the peach slices over the mozzarella, and sprinkle half of the basil on top of peaches. Brush the edges of crust with egg.
- Bake at 475 for 12-15 minutes, until crust is golden and cheese is melted. Tear the reserved prosciutto and scatter in onto of baked pizza. Top with remaining basil, drizzle with balsamic reduction, slice and serve!
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Politics Rove to Reichert's Rescue?
Over the weekend, the New York Times offered two very interesting stories that, when combined with this story in today's P-I about an upcoming Karl Rove-Dave Reichert fundraiser, paint a picture of a very worried Reichert re-election campaign.
First, the two New York Times stories. On Saturday, the Times reported that Karl Rove is "struggling to steer the [Republican] party to victory this fall," largely because Republicans in Congress are increasingly losing faith in his political judgment.
Outside the White House, as Mr. Bush's popularity has waned, and as questions have arisen among Republicans about the White House's political acumen, the party's candidates are going their own way in this difficult election season far more than they have in any other campaign Mr. Rove has overseen.
Some are disregarding Mr. Rove's advice, despite his reputation as the nation's premier strategist. They are criticizing Mr. Bush or his policies. They are avoiding public events with the president and Mr. Rove.
Also in that story, the Times reports that Rove and other Bush advisors…
…have determined that control of Congress is likely to be settled in as few as six states and have decided to focus most of the party's resources there… Those states will likely include Connecticut, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington, though officials said the battle lines could shift in coming weeks.
When people talk about "control of Congress" this year, they're mainly talking about the House of Representatives, because it's the House, and not the Senate, that's most likely to flip into Democratic hands this November. And what's the big House race here in Washington? Darcy Burner vs. Dave Reichert in the eastside's 8th Congressional District.
Why are Rove and others so concerned? If the Democrats take the House, Bush's term is essentially over; he'll be dead in the water, agenda-wise, for the next two years, and will likely have to deal with a series of Congressional investigations into… well, take your pick: Iraq WMD intelligence, Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, Plame-gate, etc. And as the Times reported on Monday, political analysts and party strategists now agree that…
…Republicans enter the fall campaign with their control of the House in serious jeopardy.
So what is Rove doing about it? As the P-I reports this morning, he's on his way to Washington to campaign and fund-raise next week for Reichert.
But here's the big question: Why would Reichert agree to this? Why isn't he in the group of Republican lawmakers, mentioned in the Times story above, who are "going their own way," "disregarding Mr. Rove's advice," "criticizing Mr. Bush," and "avoiding public events with the president and Mr. Rove"?
Reichert has already had a visit from Bush this year, and has introduced Dick Cheney and Laura Bush at local fund-raisers. Each time, the Burner campaign has used the events to cast Reichert as too chummy with the unpopular Bush administration to be trusted with another terma strategy that's working quite well for Democrats in House and Senate races around the country. The Burner campaign has also said it gets big fundraising bumps of its own each time an unpopular Republican appears in town to help Reichert. (And Burner's impressive fund-raising, as anyone following this race knows, is one of the main reasons she's seen as so viable in the first place.)
So if you're Reichert, why hang out with Rove? Why give Burner such an easy messaging and fund-raising opportunity? Why make yourself one of the few Republican Congressmen who aren't "going their own way"?
My guess: Reichert is worried, and Rove & Co. are promising him something too good to pass up (most likely money and get-out-the-vote help). In Reichert's calculation, the political benefit in turning on Bush and Rove must be less than the financial and get-out-the-vote benefits of sticking with them.
It's an interesting gamble, and one that leaves Burner with yet another opportunity to hammer away at her main campaign theme:
Reichert = Bush (and Rove) = Wrong Direction
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Equilibrium Evaporation and the Convective Boundary Layer
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A theory is developed for surface energy exchanges in well-mixed, partlyopen systems, embracing fully open and fully closed systems as limits.Conservation equations for entropy and water vapour are converted intoan exact rate equation for the potential saturation deficit D in a well-mixed, partly open region. The main contributions to changes in D arise from (1) the flux of D at the surface, dependent on a conductance gq that is a weighted sum of the bulk aerodynamic and surface conductances; and (2) the 'exchange' flux of D with the external environment by entrainment or advection, dependent on a conductance ge that is identifiable with the entrainment velocity when the partly open region is a growing convective boundary layer (CBL). The system is fully open when ge/gq → ∞, and fully closed when ge/gq → 0. The equations determine the steady state surface energy balance (SEB) in a partly open system, the associated steady-state deficit, and the settling time scale needed to reach the steady state. The general result for the steady-state SEB corresponds to the equations of conventional combination theory for the SEB of a vegetated surface, with the surface-layer deficit replaced by the external deficit and with gq replaced by the series sum (gq -1 + ge -1)-1. In the fully open limit D is entirely externally prescribed, while in the fully closed limit, D is internally determined and the SEB approaches thermodynamic equilibrium energy partition. In the case of the CBL, the conductances gq and ge are themselves functions of D through short-term feedbacks, induced by entrainment in the case of ge and by both physiological and aerodynamic (thermal stability) processes in the case of gq. The effects of these feedbacks are evaluated. It is found that a steady-state CBL is physically achievable only over surfaces with at least moderate moisture availability; that entrainment has a significant accelerating effect on equilibration; that the settling time scale is well approximated by h/(gq + ge), where h is the CBL depth; and that this scale is short enough to allow a steady state to evolve within a semi-diurnal time scale only when h is around 500 m or less.
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Volume 96, Issue 1-2 , pp 107-142
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- 2000-08
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- 0006-8314
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- 1573-1472
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- Kluwer Academic Publishers
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- Equilibrium evaporation
- Equilibrium energy partition
- Convective boundary layer
- Combination equation
- Penman–Monteith equation
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George THOMSON 1860–1939
Painter and teacher. Born 2 April 1860 at Towie, Aberdeenshire. Began as an architect in Glasgow. Entered the R.A. Schools 1882 and exhibited at the R.A. 1886–1934. Member of the N.E.A.C. 1891. Art critic to the Pall Mall Gazette and the Westminster Gazette. Lecturer in Perspective at the Slade School 1895–1914; Head of the Art Department at Bedford College, London University, from 1899 until his retirement in 1914, when he went to live at Samer, Pas-de-Calais. Carried out research in the techniques of the Old Masters. A retrospective exhibition was held at Colnaghi's 1927. Died 22 March 1939 at Boulogne, France.
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