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Alien Registration- Fullerton, Roy S. (Monticello, Aroostook County)
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Post Citizen United: The Lack of Political Accountability and Rise of Voter Suppression in a Time of Newly Defined Corruption
In 2010, our definition of democracy in America was drastically changed by the Supreme Court case Citizens United v. FEC. The Court ruled that under the First Amendment, corporations have the right to free speech. The decision removed the final ban on corporations, which prohibited corporate money used for direct advocacy. The consequences of this have been tremendous. The decision has allowed for the creation and rise of Super PACs and political active nonprofits. As a result, Super PACs and nonprofits now act as “shadow campaigns”. Outside groups have the ability to engage in voter suppression tactics without politically hurting the candidate. Unlike political candidates, there are no direct ramifications for an outside organization to get caught engaging in voter suppression. They are not held accountable by anyone. The ability to take political action that is independent from the government or campaigns allows for a new form of corruption. Corruption is no longer a coordinated act between corporate money and a candidate, but rather political actions that take place outside the public sphere. Political actions that take place in the private sphere are outside the realm of political accountability. The people stand powerless against private outside organizations
Directory of aerospace safety specialized information sources
Directory aids safety specialists in locating information sources and individual experts in engineering-related fields. Lists 170 organizations and approximately 300 individuals who can provide safety-related technical information in form of documentation, data, and consulting expertise. Information on hazard and failure cause identification, accident analysis, and materials characteristics are covered
Structure and clumping in the fast wind of NGC6543
Far-UV spectroscopy from the FUSE satellite is analysed to uniquely probe
spatial structure and clumping in the fast wind of the central star of the
H-rich planetary nebula NGC6543 (HD164963). Time-series data of the unsaturated
PV 1118, 1128 resonance line P Cygni profiles provide a very sensitive
diagnostic of variable wind conditions in the outflow. We report on the
discovery of episodic and recurrent optical depth enhancements in the PV
absorption troughs, with some evidence for a 0.17-day modulation time-scale.
SEI line-synthesis modelling is used to derive physical properties, including
the optical depth evolution of individual `events'. The characteristics of
these features are essentially identical to the `discrete absorption
components' (DACs) commonly seen in the UV lines of massive OB stars. We have
also employed the unified model atmosphere code CMFGEN to explore spectroscopic
signatures of clumping, and report in particular on the clear sensitivity of
the PV lines to the clump volume filling factor. The results presented here
have implications for the downward revision of mass-loss rates in PN central
stars. We conclude that the temporal structures seen in the PV lines of NGC6543
likely have a physical origin that is similar to that operating in massive,
luminous stars, and may be related to near-surface perturbations caused by
stellar pulsation and/or magnetic fields.Comment: 11 pages, 11 figures. Accepted for publication in MNRA
Temperature dependent nucleation and propagation of domain walls in a sub-100 nm perpendicularly magnetized Co/Ni multilayer
We present a study of the temperature dependence of the switching fields in
Co/Ni-based perpendicularly magnetized spin-valves. While magnetization
reversal of all-perpendicular Co/Ni spin valves at ambient temperatures is
typically marked by a single sharp step change in resistance, low temperature
measurements can reveal a series of resistance steps, consistent with
non-uniform magnetization configurations. We propose a model that consists of
domain nucleation, propagation and annihilation to explain the temperature
dependence of the switching fields. Interestingly, low temperature (<30 K) step
changes in resistance that we associate with domain nucleation, have a bimodal
switching field and resistance step distribution, attributable to two competing
nucleation pathways.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
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