Israeli government advisers threaten walkout

Walkout Disrupts Senate Quorum; Broyles' Impeachment Threatened

Members Boycott Senate Discussion Involving Petition By SANDY COYNER Thresher Associate Editor Firs t the bumbleplums picketed the Senate meeting. Then the Senate bumbled itself into a sudden and f rus t ra t ing defeat as one of its members stalked out and destroyed the fragi le quorum. During the course of its remarkable meeting, the Senate also heard a motion to impeach SA President Bill Bro...

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Emerging diseases threaten conservation.

severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) appeared suddenly, sending shockwaves throughout public health systems and economies worldwide. By July 2003, 8,439 cases had been reported worldwide, with 812 deaths; the economic impacts were estimated to be $50–$100 billion (U.S.) (Newcomb 2003). Although public attention was focused on this explosive pandemic, more than 30 such diseases new to medici...

Walkout in PHEMTs: Origin and Relation to Device Structure

Parameter walkout of more than 250 power Al0.24Ga0.76As/In0.25Ga0.75As/GaAs double-recessed PHEMTs with different layout geometry and epitaxial structure has been experimentally measured and simulated. The relation between DC, small-signal and large-signal behavior has been recognized. The essential parameters of walkout were defined; their geometry and structural dependence have been derived. ...