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Gerrymandering in America
McGann Anthony J.; Smith Charles Anthony; Latner Michael; Keena Alex
Cambridge University Press
2016
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This book considers the political and constitutional consequences of Vieth v. Jubelirer (2004), where the Supreme Court held that partisan gerrymandering challenges could no longer be adjudicated by the courts. Through a rigorous scientific analysis of US House district maps, the authors argue that partisan bias increased dramatically in the 2010 redistricting round after the Vieth decision, both at the national and state level. From a constitutional perspective, unrestrained partisan gerrymandering poses a critical threat to a central pillar of American democracy, popular sovereignty. State legislatures now effectively determine the political composition of the US House. The book answers the Court's challenge to find a new standard for gerrymandering that is both constitutionally grounded and legally manageable. It argues that the scientifically rigorous partisan symmetry measure is an appropriate legal standard for partisan gerrymandering, as it logically implies the constitutional right to individual equality and can be practically applied.
Gerrymandering in America
Anthony J. McGann; Charles Anthony Smith; Michael Latner; Alex Keena
Cambridge University Press
2016
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This book considers the political and constitutional consequences of Vieth v. Jubelirer (2004), where the Supreme Court held that partisan gerrymandering challenges could no longer be adjudicated by the courts. Through a rigorous scientific analysis of US House district maps, the authors argue that partisan bias increased dramatically in the 2010 redistricting round after the Vieth decision, both at the national and state level. From a constitutional perspective, unrestrained partisan gerrymandering poses a critical threat to a central pillar of American democracy, popular sovereignty. State legislatures now effectively determine the political composition of the US House. The book answers the Court's challenge to find a new standard for gerrymandering that is both constitutionally grounded and legally manageable. It argues that the scientifically rigorous partisan symmetry measure is an appropriate legal standard for partisan gerrymandering, as it logically implies the constitutional right to individual equality and can be practically applied.
Lonely Planet South America
Isabel Albiston; Bárbara Bianchi; Alex Egerton; Bailey Freeman; Victoria Gill; Anthony Ham; Trent Holden; Mark Johanson; Brendan Sainsbury; Carinya Sharples; Paul Smith; Wendy Yanagihara
Lonely Planet Global Limited
2025
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Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to South America.Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from spotting giant tortoises, marine iguanas, and more on the Galapagos' Isla Isabela, to visiting the sublime Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, and exploring the charming coastal town of Cartagena with its pastel-toned balconies and buzzing street food stalls.Build a trip to remember with Lonely Planet's South America travel guide:Our classic guidebook format provides you with the most comprehensive level of information for planning multi-week tripsUpdated with an all new structure and design so you can navigate South America and connect experiences together with easeCreate your perfect trip with exciting itineraries for extended journeys combined with suggested day trips, walking tours, and activities to match your passionsGet fresh takes on must-visit sights and expert local recommendations on when to go, eating, drinking, nightlife, shopping, accommodation, adventure activities, festivals, and moreEssential information toolkit containing tips on arriving; transport; making the most of your time and money; LGBTIQ+ travel advice; useful words and phrases; accessibility; and responsible travelConnect with South American culture through stories that delve deep into local life, history, and traditions Inspiring full-colour travel photography and mapsCovers: Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Ecuador; French Guiana; Guyana; Paraguay; Peru; Suriname; Uruguay; VenezuelaCreate a trip that's uniquely yours and get to the heart of this extraordinary part of the world with Lonely Planet's South America.
Lonely Planet South America
Regis St Louis; Isabel Albiston; Robert Balkovich; Celeste Brash; Jade Bremner; Cathy Brown; Gregor Clark; Alex Egerton; Michael Grosberg; Anthony Ham; Mark Johanson; Anna Kaminski; Brian Kluepfel; Tom Masters; Carolyn McCarthy; MaSovaida Morgan; Anja Mutic; Kevin Raub; Brendan Sainsbury; Adam Skolnick; Paul Smith; Andy Symington; Phillip Tang; Luke Waterson; Wendy Yanagihara
Lonely Planet Global Limited
2022
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Lonely Planet’s South America is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Walk Patagonian glaciers, dance the night away in Rio de Janeiro and explore Incan ruins; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of South America and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet’s South America Travel Guide: Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020’s COVID-19 outbreak NEW top experiences feature - a visually inspiring collection of [destination’s] best experiences and where to have them What's NEW feature taps into cultural trends and helps you find fresh ideas and cool new areas Improved planning tools for family travelers - where to go, how to save money, plus fun stuff just for kids Color maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, politics Over 168 maps Covers Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela and moreThe Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet’s South America, our most comprehensive guide to South America, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' – New York Times'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' – Fairfax Media (Australia)
Alex is an 18 year old woman who has inherited a 100 square mile ranch from her deceased parents. She must make life and death decisions on a daily basis.
SHE'S RUNNING OUT OF TIME Alex Prévost - kidnapped, beaten, suspended from the ceiling of an abandoned warehouse in a wooden cage - is in no position to bargain. Her abductor's only desire is to watch her die. HE WANTS ONLY ONE THINGApart from a shaky police report, Commandant Camille Verhœven has nothing to go on: no suspect, no leads. If he is to find Alex, he will have to get inside her head. ESCAPE IS JUST THE BEGINNING Resourceful, tough, beautiful, always two steps ahead - Alex will keep Verhœven guessing till the bitter end. And before long, saving her life will be the least of his worries.
Five year old Alex and his imaginary friend Joe play with a new Tonka dump truck. His father ends his extra-marital affair with Alex's mother because he now has a son with his wife. He steps out of the back door, says to Alex, "Try your best to be your best," and leaves his life. At age thirteen Alex is smitten and falls deeply in love. Abused and neglected, he allows his alcoholic mother to die. He feels free, but cannot be rid of her. He loathes and blames his half brother for everything. His life unfolds in a trail of angst and chaos. Your hope will be kindled and dashed along with Alex whose actions will entertain, intrigue, sadden and thrill you. This mystery thriller is a must-read that'll sweep you in and carry you to an end that both relieves and satisfies.
First came love, then came marriage-then a bunch of ghosts showed up.Now Alex, a soon-to-be father, is wondering how the hell this happened. Well, he knows how that happened. He just doesn't get why his home has become a Mecca for the dead.When Janda's magic is amplified during pregnancy, Sleepy Hollow becomes the center for all things ghostly and keeps Alex and the other shifters busy directing spiritual traffic jams.But some entities team up with the horseman, who is assembling a new army to exact his revenge against Alex and Janda. That leaves Alex with a dilemma-try to protect his family with the aid of his fellow shifters and likely lose the battle, or seek the only weapons known to be effective in fighting the dead.Unfortunately for him, those weapons belong to the dark prince of the underworld.Whatever the price, Alex will pay it to save his loved ones and Sleepy Hollow.Alex struggles to protect his family and lands himself back in the underworld-and he just escaped it not long ago. Janda won't be happy when she finds out what he's done.---------------------------------------------------------------This is a fated-mate shifter story suitable for contemporary romantasy fans 18+. The Sleepy Hollow Hunter series is perfect for fans who enjoy immersive stories with lots of magic, alpha protectors, adventures in the Underworld, good vs. evil, and sacrifices that wrench your heart. It features witches, ghosts, vampires, demons, and several enticing shifters.
"Alex" is the long awaited sequel to "Master." It is the continuing story of Lila and Alex. Alex is a vampire from 15th century Spain, who is a bit of a sociopath with a chip on his shoulder. He saves Lila--a slave girl, from a lynching in 1861. A girl he's been obsessed with for more years than he'd like to admit. He is a man who has fallen in love for the first time and has to learn to adapt to the Americas, African American women, and love in general. He is now in L.A., struggling to make things right after a horrendous betrayal and is forced to do something he swore he'd never do again. If you desire romance and humor with your crosses and garlic, get ready for "Alex."
This story of an initiation begins with the white middle-class, teen-age narrator meeting charismatic, black, ageless Alex, who speaks in enigmas and conundrums and lives as a vagrant in San Francisco's Beat Generation bohemia. Convinced that Alex possesses the key to superior awareness, the boy seeks his guidance. "Come with me, kid. I'll take care of you," Alex replies. Accepting this fatherly invitation, intent on learning from Alex, the boy drops out. The hardships of hunger, tobacco, and cheap wine soon make themselves felt. Having become a stranger to his former self, he experiences ecstatic revelation: "So this is what Alex is all about! Ecstasy!" Perfect awareness cannot be retained. The boy seeks in vain to reconnect. Despairing, he repeatedly leaves Alex; but discontent with a life become meaningless irresistibly draws him back, until increasing signs of Alex's mental alienation overwhelm him, and he finally abandons Alex, haunted by a sense of loss.
A bereaved father. A quickening madness. Whenever he's alone, Ian sees his murdered son.Are these aching visions real? Has the boy found a way back, to pass on some vital clue to his father? Or has Ian's sorrow bloomed into psychosis?As the visions intensify, assaulting him in every corner of his life, the pressure mounts. Driven to his breaking point, Ian's final choices may avenge his son - or snap his final ties to reality.Kindle readers have launched Alex to the Kindle Suspense and Horror bestseller lists half a dozen times, from July of 2012 to December of 2016. If you're looking for a novel that seizes you on the first page and drags you relentlessly to the finish, you'll be glad you joined them. Read Alex tonight.
Alex - Synopsis May 1850. Kilmarnock, in the Rideau Valley; Constable Ian Campbell and a farmer, Sam McDermott wake Doctor Alexander MacTavish. They have brought a patient; a boy found in McDermott's barn. Believing him to be a fox Sam had shot him. Alex tends the boy but the effort leaves him exhausted. The boy refuses to speak. Alex picks a name for him, Peter. The boy ignores the name. One morning aware of his own exhaustion Alex tells the boy that he can leave. Peter screams at him. Alex crumples to the floor. He awakes, his room clean and Peter polishing his boots. In June three men arrive from New York City: Karl Radek and his two servants Franz and Ferdinand Leuger . Radek explains that the boy, Josef Benes, belongs to Radek's employer Baron Von Kraunitz whom he robbed while in Kingston. Alex will not surrender the boy without the court's approval. Frustrated Radek leaves. Alex says nothing about Radek to Peter, instead asking him to become his son. In July Ian Paisley appears, a spy sent by RadekAlex and Peter travel to Kilmarnock Hill the home of his niece Maureen and her husband Doctor George McKay. He announces that Peter is now his son. The decision infuriates Maureen. She slaps Alex and orders him out of the house. Only after Alex is gone does George tell her that Alex has cancer. Alex tries to flee to Perth to find refuge for the boy with Judge Strachan. He collapses. The Mckays and Constable Campbell find Peter and Alex in an abandoned cabin and bring him back to Kilmarnock Hill.In New York the Baron dies from an overdose of opium. Radek is informed by the baron's attorney that he is no longer overseer and is ordered to produce Josef. Radek sends the Leuger twins and Paisley to silence the boy. Paisley leads the doctor away from the house. Disgusted with the Leugers and Radek he lets the doctor go and flees. The Leuger twins break in. Alex kills Ferdinand but is killed by Franz. Maureen tries to stop him but is so terrified she drops the pistol Alex has given her. Franz tells Maureen that they call Peter, the Pig. Peter mouths one word, go. Maureen flees as far as the stairway. Franz seizes Peter's throat. Maureen, unnoticed returns, takes the pistol and fires.After Alex's funeral Peter reveals his past. Sold by his father, to Radek, to be used in the baron's bed and as Radek's spy. He escapes in Kingston and wanders north. After three days exhausted and too afraid to ask for help he staggers into McDermott's barn. The judge asks why he is telling them this, Peter replies Alex was his friend. That night, believing he will be sent away Peter packs. Maureen unpacks his things and tells him that he will stay. The McKays, Constable Campbell and Judge Strachan travel to New York. There they find an ally, Katrina sister of the Leuger brothers. They also find Radek away . When Radek returns he is met by Katrina who serves him coffee. As he sips it Judge Strachan enters and shoots him. After putting Katrina on a boat to California, the McKays, the Constable and the Judge drop Radek's body off in a swamp. The journey home begins. Maureen curls up against George and sleeps.
Defying her father, Alexandra (Alex) Guilford, begins a perilous journey through Texas to rescue her missing sister.She expects to encounter danger and deception before her mission is accomplished. What she doesn't anticipate is finding love.If Noah Greene is caught, he will hang.Under such dire circumstance can Alex and Noah's love prevail? Or are the obstacles just too great?
