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2190.What administrative actions are NOT initial determinations?
The following are examples of administrative actions, but they are not initial determinations:
Determination of misuse of payments by a representative payee;
Method of recovering an overpayment (e.g., by withholding part of a regular monthly payment, netting against an underpayment, etc.);
Note: The amount to be withheld is an initial determination. (See §2189 (Y).)
Compromise settlement for an overpayment;
Representative's fees (i.e., a finding as to the amount an attorney or other representative may charge for representing a claimant before SSA);
Eligibility for and the amount of an emergency advance payment;
Eligibility for presumptive disability or presumptive blindness payments;
Timing and frequency of payment;
Termination of eligibility after 12 months in a row of suspension;
Finding that a prior determination may not be re-opened or revised under the rules of administrative finality;
Finding that the expedited appeals process does not apply;
Finding that good cause for extending the appeals period does not exist;
Findings based on income estimates for a future period (Any changes of income estimates are handled as redeterminations.);
Reduction, suspension, or termination of the federally administered State supplementary payment;
Denial of a request to be made a representative payee;
Disqualifying or suspending a person from acting as a representative in connection with a proceeding before SSA;
Determining whether (and the amount of) travel expenses incurred are reimbursable in connection with a proceeding before SSA;
Denying a request to re-adjudicate a claim and apply an Acquiescence Ruling; and
Actions to pay, adjust or terminate provisional benefits related to an Expedited Reinstatement (EXR) request.
See §2003.
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The Maryborough Flour Mill was the most northerly flour mill in Australia when it was built in 1890, for the Maryborough Milling Company. In 1919, the Dominion Flour Milling Company who now owned the mill bought the remaining relic of Aldershot smelting works, the chimney. After having it dropped the recoverable bricks were used to build the smoke stack, the remaining bricks were then used to build the fence. The Co-operative Milling Association bought the mill on 1 March 1938 and the mill ceased operation in 1977.


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BUENA PARK — Bob Torribio teaches history at Newport Harbor High. But in this his first season as the Sailors' boys' basketball coach, he is interested in rewriting his program's recent history.
Coming off four straight losing seasons, Torribio's Sailors forged a 4-0 start, the program's best since the 2005-06 season.
But that run came to and end in a 78-63 loss to Villa Park in the championship game of the Coyote Classic on Saturday at Buena Park High.
Now, Torribio is hoping recent history does not repeat itself.
Last season, Newport Harbor opened with three wins to reach the final of the Coyote Classic. A loss to Tesoro in the title game began a skid in which the Tars dropped 15 of their next 16 games on their way to a 6-17 record.
Torribio said his team lacked sufficient commitment to keep its winning streak alive.
"That's a good team," Torribio said of the Spartans (6-3), who have won six straight. "You come out flat and with a lack of energy against a good team and they are going to bury you. I think we learned that tonight. It's a good lesson for the future for us."
The lesson plan was simple for the Spartans, who held Newport to just one field goal in the first 4:35, during which time they seized a 12-2 lead. Villa Park expanded its cushion to 21-8, before settling for a 24-13 first-quarter bulge from which Newport could not recover.
The Sailors, who missed nine of their 14 first-quarter field-goal attempts, appeared listless at both ends.
"Last night's game [a frenetically paced 70-50 semifinal win against Buena Park that featured 56 combined turnovers] took a lot of energy," Torribio said. "We were hoping that in a championship game like this, we would be able to respond. But it looked like we weren't interested in the first quarter, and they just took it to us."
Villa Park made at least half of its field-goal tries in every quarter to finish 34 for 62 (54.8%). The Spartans first and only first-half turnover occurred in the final two minutes of the second quarter and their second was committed in the final seconds of the third period.
Newport Harbor was outscored only 36-35 after halftime, and earned praise from its coach for continuing to sprint uphill.
But in the end, Villa Park junior Lamont Tyler, a 6-foot-10 center, and junior Luke Selway proved too efficient inside. Tyler made 11 of his first 13 shots on his way to 22 points and nine rebounds. His teammates penetrated to draw defenders, before dropping the ball off to Tyler, who stood nearly flat-footed while swishing most of his inside deliveries.
Tyler, who added nine rebounds, was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
The 6-3 Selway, an all-tournament selection, attacked the rim for most of his 20 points.
Junior guard Nic Sargeant paced the Sailors with 21 points, while senior Brian Robbs had 14 points and five rebounds.
Kevin Rakestraw, Newport's 7-foot senior center, had 12 rebounds, seven points and three blocked shots. He was the Sailors' lone representative on the all-tournament team.
Senior Robbie Rettig had nine points, while senior Zach Wade added seven points off the bench for the Sailors.
"We tried to attack in the second half," Torribio said. "We did some really good things in the second half. It just took us a little while to respond."
Newport, which had beaten its first four foes by an average of 18.5 points, will get a chance to respond Wednesday when it faces Roosevelt of Los Angeles in a the Cardinal Classic at Cantwell Sacred Heart of Mary High in Montebello.
Coyote Classic
Championship Game
Villa Park 78, Newport Harbor 63
Newport 13 – 15 – 17 – 18 -- 63
NH – Sargeant 21, Robbs 14, Rettig 9, Rakestraw 7, Wade 7, Davis 3, O'Neil 2.
3-pt. goals – Sargeant 2, Rettig 2, Robbs 1, Rakestraw 1.
Fouled out – None.
Technicals – None.
VP – Tyler 22, Selway 20, Olsen 14, Hershfield 9, Askins 5, Williams 4, Arcinas 2, Bergholtz 2.
3-pt. goals – Hershfield 3, Olsen 2, Askins 1.
Fouled out – None.
Technicals – None.
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The sequel to Rockstar's sinister action game about a man who wakes up in a living nightmare where he is being stalked for sport and must sneak through the shadows and kill by whatever means he can devise in order to fight his way out. The sequel picks up with a new lead character, new gangs, a new storyline with gruesome twists and turns, and much more.
Our guide to brutalization is here.
Manhunt 2 brings all the fun of a killing spree to the comfort of your living room. Read More »
Don't let the "downgrade" from AO fool you -- this isn't going to be one for the kids. Read More »
Will a last-minute appeal save Manhunt 2 from being put down? Read More »
We get a chance to try out Rockstar's next installment of stealthy (and of course, sanguine) survival horror. Read More »
Rockstar's upcoming stealth/horror sequel won't get a big red "18" sticker after all. Read More »
Release Region: United States
Release Date: October 29, 2007
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: TBA 2007
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Also available on: PC, Wii, PlayStation Portable
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DENVER, CO. (CNN, April 19.,2014)- The FBI questioned passengers from a Delta Airlines flight from Detroit to Denver on Friday after a potential security threat.
"The majority of the Delta Flight 1500 passengers have been allowed to claim their luggage and continue with their travel plans," FBI spokesman Dave S. Joly said.
The screening that included police officers with the K9 unit delayed their arrival at the terminal by about four hours.
"Why did it take so long? What was the real holdup here? What were they really looking for?" asked Jace Booher, according to CNN affiliate KDVR.
A law enforcement official told CNN that a bomb threat found written on a note prompted the security screening after the plane landed at Denver International Airport.
The 737 aircraft, which was carrying 151 passengers and six crew members, landed safely at 4:40 p.m. MT as scheduled, said Russell Cason, a spokesman for Delta.
The plane was taken to a remote location at the airport for the screening.


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Florida: Silence Is Death Highlights Link Between Churches and Rise in Local African-American HIV Rates
The 2009 documentary Silence Is Death: Unheard Voices was commissioned by Palm Beach County in response to a report showing the disproportionate toll HIV/AIDS is having on Florida's black residents. Made on a $5,000 budget, the film examines homophobia and the role of the black church in the epidemic. It was produced by Lorenzo Robertson, an outreach coordinator with the Florida Department of Health.
Black men who have sex with men are especially at risk, and their life experiences are captured in the documentary. "I was raised in the church where they said if you were gay you were going to hell," recalled "Abdul," who feared he would lose his loved ones and sense of community by coming out.
According to Robertson, state officials understand they must engage black churches if they are to successfully tackle HIV/AIDS. But gay black men also must assume responsibility for their health, he said. "You can't make sure anyone else is protected, but you can protect yourself," he said.
The film, which premiered in 2010, will be screened Feb. 12 at the Wolfsonian Museum at Florida International University. Tickets are free but an RSVP is required. For more information, telephone 305-751-7283 or visit http://tinyurl.com/DefendingOurIdentities.


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Anyone else get bored and do "naked" pally runs? Used to solo lower level instances with my pally tank with just her shield, 1h, jewelry, and boots. It was even funnier tanking for a group that way.
"My sword is up here."
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"Real, live bigot" David Horowitz on "liberal bigots"
In response to PBS's April 26 FRONTLINE® report The Jesus Factor [1] -- which, according to PBS, focused on "[h]ow George W. Bush became a born-again Christian -- and the impact that decision has had on his political career" -- FrontPageMag.com [2] editor-in-chief David Horowitz, in a May 3 article [3] (titled "Guided by God, or Guided by his Gonads?"), wrote that The Jesus Factor was a "not-so-subtle election year effort to scare the PBS audience into believing that the President is a religious fanatic, hostage to faith-driven and (therefore) mindless evangelicals." Horowitz concluded:
Liberals do have a big problem with decent, law-abiding American Christians, and their problem -- judging from "The Jesus Factor" -- is evidently their religious faith. ... God help liberal bigots who have no faith but themselves and whose prejudice and hatred is reserved for those who defend them.
According to various polls, liberals do have faith and do believe in God. According to a March CBS News/New York Times poll, 32 percent of Democrats said that religion is "extremely important" in their lives; 35 percent of Democrats believed it was "very important"; and only 9 percent of all respondents said religion was "not at all important" in their daily life. According to a 2004 poll [4] conducted by The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press [5], 15 years ago, 36 percent of African Americans described themselves as born-again or evangelical Protestants; today, 50 percent of African Americans, the vast majority of whom vote Democrat, described themselves as such. According to the same poll, 81 percent of all respondents said that prayer is an important part of their daily lives; and 87 percent agreed with the statement "I never doubt the existence of God."
David Horowitz is the author of books such as Hating Whitey and Other Progressive Causes (1999) and How to Beat the Democrats and Other Subversive Ideas (2002). In an August 30, 1999, Time magazine article, Time's Jack E. White described [6] Horowitz as a "prominent right-wing ideologue" and a "real, live bigot." Regarding Horowitz's August 16, 1999, Salon.com article [7], White wrote, "Like all good propaganda, Horowitz's piece, titled 'Guns don't kill black people, other blacks do,' started plausibly, with a critique of the N.A.A.C.P.'s lawsuit against gun manufacturers. ... But that pointed query was merely a launching point for Horowitz's real message: a blanket assault on the alleged moral failures of African Americans so strident and accusatory that it made the antiblack rantings of Dinesh D'Souza seem like models of fair-minded social analysis. ... Horowitz's slander wouldn't matter much if he spoke only for himself. But for the past three decades, Horowitz, 60, has been a conduit through which extreme political ideas gain access to the mainstream."
Horowitz sponsors the Wednesday Morning Club, a lunch forum for media and business executives to discuss conservative ideas, which hosts speakers such as House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, Vice President Dick Cheney, Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA), and Weekly Standard editor William Kristol.
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Will it split a 10 spd chain?
Refreshingly free of slick marketing and unnecessary machismo, the BBB Microfold XLL Folding Tool is a multi tool capable of tackling most roadside eventualities, without taking up half the saddlebag.
Its sturdy rubberised body is a nice touch, offering greater comfort when giving stubborn fasteners the heave-ho and saves weight in the bargain. However, extending this refinement to the chain tool would've elevated it from good to great.
Many of the 'pocket toolbox' genres can feel as if you're literally lugging the workshop around but this tips the scales at a modest 128g and slips unobtrusively into all but the most bijoux of wedge packs. Strangely reminiscent of two mating animals, secreted beneath the dominant chain tool and composite tyre levers sits a thin wrench sporting 3.2,3.3,3.5, 8, 9 &10mm cut outs. This lacks the outright convenience of ring spanners but sorts out wayward cantilevers, brake pads, mudguard bolts and similar accessories well enough. Sliding the top sections off reveals an equally comprehensive second deck.
Here you'll find the usual suspects; 2, 2.5, 3, 4,5 and 6mm Allen keys complete with a magnetic 8mm converter cap for crank bolts, Phillips, flat and torx drivers too. All bits are made from super tough, heat- treated chrome vanadium steel, topped off in a classy nickel-plated finish Ours became the default weapon of choice for impromptu fettling, engaging snugly with corresponding fasteners, while resisting surprising amounts of lateral force - cranks being a case in point.
Superior ergonomics mean the chain splitter is much nicer to use than the penknife variety, making short work of 7,8, 9 and even singlespeed types. For all these virtues, personally I'd still be inclined to carry a standalone model, accompanied by ball ended Allen wrenches on tour, or when bedding in new drivetrain components.
Compact, well made multi-tool that will cope with most roadside eventualities
If you're thinking of buying this product using a cashback deal why not use the road.cc Top Cashback page and get some top cashback while helping to support your favourite independent cycling website
road.cc test report
Make and model: BBB Microfold XLL Folding Tool
Size tested: n/a
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
BBB are laughably low key about things but in essence we have a modestly priced, yet nicely made 20 function multi-tool for most road/trailside applications.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
*High-end micro folding tool in a flat lightweight design.
*Rubber coated aluminum case that protects the tool and prevents scratches on other bike parts.
*20 functions includes:
*Hex keys: 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8mm.
*T25 torx.
*PH1 and PH2 Philips screwdrivers.
*Flat screwdriver.
*Chain rivet tool.
*Tire levers.
*Box wrench 8, 9 and 10mm.
*Spoke wrench 3.2, 3.3 and 3.5.
Generally nice to use.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
Generally speaking the Microfold XXL performs without fuss or fanfare. Tool length and rigidity generally tackle most jobs expidently enough, although old fashioned quill stems with deeply recessed allen bolts called its bluff.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
Cofort and tool quality.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
Escapee 8mm crank bolt cap.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes.
Would you consider buying the product? Quite possibly.
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes.
About the tester
Age: 38 Height: 1m 81 Weight: 70 kilos
I usually ride: Rough Stuff Tourer Based around 4130 Univega mtb Frameset My best bike is: 1955 Holdsworth Road Path and several others including cross & traditional road
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: cyclo cross, commuting, touring, fixed/singlespeed, mtb,
Shaun Audane is a freelance writer/product tester with over twenty-eight years riding experience, the last twelve (120,000 miles) spent putting bikes and kit through their paces for a variety of publications. Previous generations of his family worked at manufacturing's sharp end, thus Shaun can weld, has a sound understanding of frame building practice and a preference for steel or titanium framesets.
Citing Richard Ballantine and an Au pair as his earliest cycling influences, he is presently writing a cycling book with particular focus upon women, families and disabled audiences (Having been a registered care manager and coached children at Herne Hill Velodrome in earlier careers)


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When an individual succombs to the pressure of fear, anger, and/or insanity and begins taking out people or groups of people with cunning tactical ninja like efficiency.
Margaret went on a ninja rampage after missing a deadline at work as she stealthfully cut off every driver within a 2 mile radius down i-5 before catching up to her boss and ran him into the ditch.
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text: Hallo Im new with ISPconfig, pretty much fresh install(last stable version),emailing is working, but seems that email autorespondner won't work. i made a mailbox enabled autoresponder but i can't get autorespond. What to check and how to troubleshoot ? Mail log says that email is succesfully transfered to inbox. Raiko


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Toyota Motor Corp.'s first loss in a sudden acceleration case, in an Oklahoma courtroom this week, could embolden attorneys nationwide who are looking to bring hundreds of similar cases.
Worse for the Japanese automaker, the verdict centered on the company's electronics, which have been a focus for plaintiffs seeking to prove safety defects in the company's cars.
Toyota on Friday confirmed that it had reached a confidential settlement in the lawsuit, which involved the fatal 2007 crash of a Camry. The settlement came hours after a jury assessed $3 million in compensatory damages but before the panel could levy a punitive award.
The verdict could provide a road map for attorneys seeking to hold the automaker liable for injuries and deaths.
Toyota has denied any safety defects in its cars, arguing that many incidents of unintended acceleration stemmed from drivers who stepped on the gas instead of the brake. But plaintiffs in the Oklahoma case successfully argued that Toyota's electronic throttle system was flawed, causing the car to speed out of control.
The 2005 Camry crashed into an embankment, severely injuring the driver, 76-year-old Jean Bookout, and killing her passenger, Barbara Schwarz.
By striking a quick settlement, the company likely sought to avoid bad publicity and damage to its reputation, said Jill Wieber Lens, a product liability expert at Baylor University Law School in Waco, Texas.
The Oklahoma defeat could increase pressure on the automaker to come up with a mass settlement to curtail its risk, product liability experts said, particularly if more court losses follow.
Corporations do exhaustive financial and strategic analysis before making such decisions.
"At some point," said Lens, "Toyota will want to evaluate whether a mass settlement is a better option than continuing to litigate the individual claims."
Toyota declined to discuss details of the case or what it means for its legal strategy.
"While we strongly disagree with the verdict, we are satisfied that the parties reached a mutually acceptable agreement to settle this case," said Toyota spokeswoman Carly Schaffner.
Already, attorneys around the country are examining the case to help prepare for their own lawsuits against Toyota.
In particular, attorneys are studying the evidence presented by Michael Barr, a software expert who combed through the Toyota source code in the Camry's throttle system. He testified that multiple problems with the software controlling Toyota's throttle system could have caused the Camry to accelerate out of control in the 2007 crash.
"Toyota vehicles with software-controlled throttles remain a danger to the public," Barr told The Times after the verdict.
Although Toyota has won three prior jury verdicts — most recently a case in Los Angeles this month — none alleged the software defect that was in Barr's testimony.
Similar testimony is likely to appear in many of the coming trials involving Toyota, said Don Slavik, an attorney handling a handful of cases against the automaker.
"We're seeing a multitude of problems that come about as a result of faulty software," Slavik said, noting that some cars were already moving when they accelerated, while others took off from a standstill. "All our experts say that this is a result of bad code."
The next test of the electronics glitch theory will come Nov. 5 in U.S District Court in Santa Ana. Attorneys for the heirs of Ida Starr St. John plan to argue that defective software caused her Camry to accelerate and crash into the side of a Georgia schoolhouse. (St. John later died of other causes.)
That argument may be harder to win. Federal court requires a unanimous verdict. In the Oklahoma case, the verdict was split with at least nine jurors, the minimum required for a decision, voting for the plaintiffs.
Toyota has been struggling to move beyond the sudden acceleration issue for years. It has recalled millions of vehicles to fix issues with gas pedals and floor mats that it said could cause sudden acceleration.
The automaker also settled the most high-profile cases, including a $10-million deal reached in 2010 with the survivors of a California Highway Patrol officer and three family members who were killed in a runaway Lexus ES outside San Diego.
Late last year, the company agreed to pay $1.6 billion to settle a class-action case brought by thousands of Toyota owners who contended that the sudden acceleration problem damaged the value of their vehicles.
At the same time, Toyota has executed a sweeping campaign to assure the public that its vehicles are sound. It pointed to a NASA study that found no flaws in the vehicles' electronics and built its marketing message around Toyota's reputation for building dependable cars.
"We remain committed to providing our customers with safe and reliable vehicles," Schaffner said.
When the Oklahoma City trial opened nearly three weeks ago, plaintiff attorney Jere L. Beasley was concerned that the jury would be favorably disposed to Toyota.
But after the jury's verdict, the automaker quickly moved to settle, even though the state caps its punitive damages to 100% of the compensatory award. That would have put Toyota's maximum liability at $6 million.
Beasley said the jurors had intended to levy a heavier penalty.
"When the judge told them there was a cap, they were shocked," Beasley said. "Ten of the 12 said they wanted to punish Toyota."


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by George Zamora
SOCORRO, N.M., May 3, 2004 -- "FOR ALL YOU DO . . ." Six New Mexico Tech students recently were honored as this year's recipients of the prestigious New Mexico Tech Student Appreciation Awards, in recognition of their demonstrated service and leadership at the university. Student Appreciation Award recipients are chosen each year on the basis of their "demonstrated service to fellow students and community, generosity of spirit, and performance above and beyond the call of duty," according to the award criteria. Pictured from left to right at the recent awards banquet are: senior George Schmaltz; Tech President Daniel H. López (who presented the awards); freshman Sydney Ryan; junior Manuel Schroeder; junior Leo Rodriguez; and senior Erik County. (Not pictured is Student Appreciation Award recipient Ashley Hendricks.)


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Scuderia Ferrari Store Exclusive
Simple but with a strong impact, this leather keyring with a linear shape accentuates the Ferrari Shield in enameled metal.
The design of this leather keyring is centered on the Ferrari Shield in enameled metal, applied to the center of the front It features fine details: the edges are lacquered in contrasting colors and the large visible seam stands out. The leather keyring dedicated to Scuderia Ferrari enthusiasts is presented in an exclusive red gift box, which also features the Scuderia Ferrari logo engraved on the back.
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15' RoG Micro-Cruiser
JF Bedard
Skill Level to Build:
medium to advanced
An expedition micro that will accommodate 2 adults for a week-end or a single-hander for up to 5 days. Ability to take on some weather and deliver solid performance while doing so. For the crew: forgiving and predictable but fast & fun....


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The winner of last weeks challenge, chosen at random, is:
Our Top Three has been chosen by me, Pauline and you certainly didn't make it easy for me, there were so many great entries again last week:
Our new challenge for you this week is - PUNCH IT OUT - a nice easy one for you, we all love our punches and dies, so just make sure you use at least one punch or die on your card. Please take a moment to have a look at the rules in the side bar, there are not many, but it might be a good idea to check things out.
Make sure you pop over to the Whoopsi Daisy Digi Shop and take a look at the gorgeous new sheets that have been added. There are lots with coloured and non coloured images, perfect for when you want to take some time and colour your image and also for those quick cards that you need to make in a hurry.
We have TEAM A providing the inspiration for you this week and I'm sure you will agree their fabulous projects are absolutely beautiful again this week:


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Two Techies Get Organizational ScholarshipsSOCORRO, N.M. October 24, 2011– Two New Mexico Tech undergraduates studying mechanical engineering recently won scholarships from the International Test and Evaluation Association.
|Chris White and Willie Desir are the 2011 winners of the scholarships from the International Test and Evaluation Association. From left are Dr. Andrei Zagrai, White, Dr. John Meason of EMRTC, Desir and Dr. Keith Miller.
Each scholarship is $2,000 for the 2011-12 school year. The award also covers travel expenses and registration to attend the International Test and Evaluation Association Modeling and Simulation Workshop in El Paso, Texas, on January 12, 2012.
The funds for the annual scholarships are donated by the White Sands chapter of the international organization. Meason said one of the common threads among EMRTC, Playas Training and Research Center and other divisions at Tech is training and evaluation, making a logical connection between the university and the professional group.
The International Test and Evaluation Association, or ITEA, is a non-profit education organization, dedicated to the study of technical, programmatic, and acquisition information among the test and evaluation community. ITEA members work with industry, government, and academic organizations that develop policies and techniques used to assess weapon and non-weapon systems and products.
Mechanical Engineering Department chair Dr. Warren Ostergren said White and Desir are among the best students in the department and very deserving of the award and the recognition.
White was a key member of the Junior-Senior Design Clinic team that sent an experiment into space last May. Now a senior, he is one of the key team members this year as the team works to attract NASA funding and enhance its experiment for another launch.
Ostergren said White has set himself apart in research by working with Dr. Andrei Zagrai in his lab.
"He's a rock, in terms of his performance," Ostergren said. "You can always count on him in scholarly work and support activities."
Desir is a transfer student who has quickly made an impression on her research and academic advisors. Dr. Keith Miller nominated her for the award based on the energy she brings to her design team and as a recognition of her potential as a new Tech student.
A native of New York City, Desir earned an associate's degree at Prince George's College in borough of Queens. She sought the counsel of a professor at Prince George's, who suggested that New Mexico Tech would fit her goal of attending a quality university to study engineering.
"I am impressed with this young lady," associate professor Dr. Keith Miller said. "She came here on a wing and a prayer. She has a lot of gumption to come out West on her own and start in at Tech."
Ostergren said Desir is a dynamic and outgoing student who is a benefit to the Mechanical Engineering Department.
"We are grateful to ITEA for their support of our academic program and mission," Ostergren said. "We have many worthy young scholars who are worthy of scholarships and these two students certainly are among the best Tech has to offer."
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Leveling a Finished Panorama
Sometimes you'll do a lot of manual touchup on a panorama that you think is finished, and then realize that it's not level. Oops!
Fortunately, it is easy to level the panorama even after doing manual touchup. Though the following instructions are good for leveling a panorama before stitching too.
Proceed as follows using PTGui. (A similar sequence should work with other GUI front-ends)
- Create a new project consisting of just one image: your unlevel but otherwise finished panorama.
- Set lens parameters to be equirectangular, hfov=360, a/b/c=0. (hfov=360 might not be possible if you use a version of the pano12 library that is restricted to below 160 degrees - see Tools->Options->Panorama Tools->'Features...' MaxFFOV parameter)
(Alternatively, you can load an existing project consisting of many photos, the principle is the same)
- Set output pano to be equirectangular, hfov=360, vfov=180, "Set optimum size".
- Level the horizon using one of these approaches:
- Define several sets of vertical control points, then optimize pitch and roll. Or...
- Define several sets of horizontal control points on the actual horizon, then optimize pitch and roll. Or...
- Graphically level the pano using the Panorama Editor window in mode Edit Entire Panorama, using right-mouse drag to rotate until the horizon's high or low spot is centered, then left-mouse drag that spot up and down until the wave flattens out. Be sure to wait long enough for the window to repaint between changes. (PTGui only) Or...
- Use 'Numerical Transform' from the Edit menu in Panorama Editor to apply roll or pitch incrementally until the panorama is level. (PTGui only) Or...
- Use the 'Set Center Point' button in Panorama Editor to set center point to the highest or lowest point of the horizon curve - repeat if necessary. (PTGui only)
- Push button Create Panorama!
Here are some pictures illustrating this process (using an artificially un-leveled pano ;-)
Vertical control points and optimizer settings:
The leveled pano:


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Training course "Introduction to parallel computing" @ JSC
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- 15.Oct.2014 13:00
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- 15.Oct.2014 17:00
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- JSC, Jülich
This course will present the most fundamental concepts, methods, and technologies of high-performance computing systems and the necessary parallel programming associated with it. After introducing the basic terminology and vocabulary, an overview about parallel computer architectures is given introducing shared memory, distributed memory, and hybrid computer systems including latest trends like many-core CPUs and hardware acceleration via GPUs. Next, the basics of parallel programming are explained including an introduction to message-passing and multi-threaded programming with the industry standards MPI and OpenMP. Finally, it describes the very basics of debugging, performance analysis, and optimization of parallel programs. The presentation closes with a summary of issues and open research topics of high-performance computing for the next decade namely heterogeneity, reliability, power consumption, and extreme concurrency.
This tutorial addresses managers, system administrators, and application programmers new to the field of high-performance computing (HPC) and interested in an introduction HPC systems and parallel programming. Basic knowledge in a sequential programming language like C, C++ or Fortran is helpful to better understand the examples presented in the 2nd half of the talk ("Introduction to parallel programming").


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SOCORRO, N.M., March 14, 2003 -- New Mexico Tech has been listed among the best values among national universities in a new college guide published this month by U.S. News & World Report.
The state-funded research university in Socorro received special mentions in the 2003 issue of Paying for College in the guidebook's categories of "Least Debt," "Lowest Tuition (In State)," and "Lowest Tuition (Out of State)."
About half of New Mexico Tech's 2001 graduating class graduated from the university debt-free, the annual guidebook noted in one of its charts.
The cost of tuition and required fees and the combined cost of room and board at New Mexico Tech for the 2002-2003 academic year also was listed as $2,911 for in-state students and $9,122 for out-of-state students.
U.S. News & World Report's special issue of Paying for College 2003 currently is on sale at bookstores and newsstands.


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The "other" gang of server makers is growing. These are the server makers that have been quietly gaining momentum due to the industrywide cloud movement -- building everything from traditional big iron servers, commodity x86 hyperscale servers and even high-density low-power microservers.
According to research firm Gartner, their worldwide server shipments grew 52 percent between second-quarter 2009 and first-quarter 2013, from 25 percent to 38 percent. On the revenue side, they grew 100 percent between and second-quarter 2009 and first-quarter 2103, from 11 percent to 22 percent. By comparison, the number of IBM servers shipped in the same time period fell by about one-quarter. HP lost 20 percent server revenue market share, with 25 percent of the server revenue pie in first-quarter 2013 vs. 31 percent in second-quarter 2009.
Here is a list of single-digit "other" server makers based on research firm IDC's 2012 breakdown of top-branded server vendors and their worldwide server shipment shares.
Also, read the rest of CRN's special report on the server market shakeup, available exclusively on the CRN Tech News App for tablet.


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Gingrich faces tough questions at black church
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich faced tough questions Saturday about his past statements on race and class, making a rare appearance by a Republican primary candidate before a black church an audience unlikely to vote in South Carolina's Jan. 21 contest.
Standing behind the lectern at Jones Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, Gingrich was peppered with questions about his assertion that poor children lack work ethic and his criticism of President Barack Obama as a "food-stamp president."
Gingrich may get credit for spending nearly an hour in front of a largely unsupportive crowd. But the event is unlikely to help him win many votes in South Carolina's primary, a contest Gingrich himself has said will be make-or-break for his campaign.
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Blacks made up just 2 percent of those who voted in South Carolina's 2008 Republican primary, according to exit polls.
While the give and take between Gingrich and more than 50 people in the audience was largely respectful, some in the crowd had sharp questions for the former House Speaker. Many centered on Gingrich's remark last month that poor children as young as nine should work at least part time cleaning their schools in order to learn about work.
Gingrich said his comments were misconstrued.
"What I was saying was, in the poorest neighborhoods, if we can find a way to help young people earn some money, we might actually be able to keep the dropout rate down and give people an incentive to come to school," he said.
The explanation little satisfied some in the crowd, including a woman who said Gingrich's words came across "so negatively, like we're not doing everything for our young people."
Gingrich was also asked if he stood by his assertion that Obama is a "food stamp president", a line the Georgia Republican uses often during stump speeches. He responded with a simple, "Yes."
Gingrich is grasping for campaign life in South Carolina after disappointing fourth place finishes in Iowa and New Hampshire. Success for Gingrich in the South's first primary will depend largely on his ability to draw support from the state's conservative and evangelical voters.
That made Saturday's appearance at a black church all the more head-scratching, particularly because it was Gingrich's only public appearance of the day in South Carolina.
But Gingrich spokesman R.C. Hammond said the appearance was a good use of the candidate's time.
"If you're going to lead America, you have to be willing to lead all of America," he said.
The often-combative Gingrich did try to strike a conciliatory tone at times, promising "a very serious outreach to Democrats" in Washington if he were elected president. And he said the forum was appropriately being held around the holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.
"This would be what he would have liked," Gingrich said of the late civil rights leader.
Following the question and answer session, church members prayed over Gingrich and his wife, Callista. The couple then joined the crowd in the church basement for dinner.


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Rock guitar hero Jeff Beck remembers falling in love for the first time.
"I'd only ever seen Spanish-style or jazz guitars, and then I saw a Stratocaster," said Beck, 69, of his schoolboy crush. "I was fascinated by the shape, the double cutaways; it was all too cool. It had all these pickups and knobs and controls — it embodied all the excitement of modern living.
"A few years later I saw one in London hanging in a window, and the guy let me try it on," said the former member of the Yardbirds. "It fit me like it was made for me. That was it — we were married. I thought 'This is it,' and I never forgot it."
Virtually all musicians have a similar story surrounding their first high-quality instrument, and for many guitarists, that tender memory revolves around the Stratocaster.
The Strat, which was created by electric guitar innovator Leo Fender in his Fullerton workshop, turns 60 this year.
"I don't think there was ever one soloist or instrumentalist that didn't at some point have their sights set on a Strat, including me and everybody I knew," said ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons, whose solo on "La Grange" was played on one. "The Strat is really the global cornerstone, the reference point of the perception of the contemporary electric guitar."
Buddy Holly became the first major rock star to adopt the Strat as his career took off in the mid-1950s. It features prominently on the cover of his 1957 debut album, "The 'Chirping' Crickets," inspiring legions of followers to covet his guitar.
Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson, Dick Dale, Pete Townshend and Ron Wood are among players closely associated with Stratocasters.
"It came out perfected, and ever since then we've been trying to copy it, improve it, enhance it," said Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, who admires Strats even though he usually plays Fender Telecasters, the Strat's older sibling. "Most things get better over time, but not in this case. Leo did it all in one fell swoop, which is amazing."
The Strat's main rival for supremacy among rock guitar players is Gibson's Les Paul, named for, although not designed by, another celebrated technology experimenter. It was introduced by Gibson in 1952, in response to Leo Fender's success with the Telecaster, which debuted in 1951.
Clarence "Leo" Fender was born and raised in Orange County. He was a quintessential tinkerer whose mission through most of his 81 years sprouted from an innate drive to make a good thing better.
Guitars had been played for hundreds of years, but in the early 20th century, the rise of large-band ensembles playing popular music for dancing relegated the acoustic guitar to a supporting role. Various people experimented with amplifying guitars in the electric age so they could compete against louder instruments such as trumpets, trombones and saxophones.
But amplified acoustic instruments could get only so loud before the signal started feeding back, creating a distorted sound. The goal was to create an instrument without an open sound chamber that created feedback.
Fender came up with his company's first functional electric guitar in 1950, the single-pickup Esquire, a predecessor of the two-pickup Telecaster.
Despite the odd appearance, the new invention's versatility, reliability and affordability compared with other designs found quick acceptance among blues and country musicians of the early '50s. Ike Turner, whose band the Rhythm Kings recorded "Rocket '88'" in 1951, often cited as the first rock 'n' roll recording, was an early adopter of Fender electric guitars.
Fender looked for the next step beyond his Telecaster and soon developed the Stratocaster, a three-pickup guitar, creating more sonic possibilities. It was curvier, with cutaway sections on both sides of the guitar's neck that allowed players better access to the upper parts of the fret board, the body further contoured to more closely fit against a player's torso.
The Strat eventually went into the Museum of Modern Art in New York for its elegant design. Its look was a key part of what drew Bonnie Raitt, one of the first women to be recognized as a master of the electric guitar, to the Strat.
"How you feel in the guitar is probably as important as how it sounds," Raitt said. "For portability, sexiness and the way it feels on your body, nothing beats a Strat. When you strap on a Stratocaster, you feel just like your heroes. I don't think you can separate how it makes you feel from the memory of other people playing it."
Indeed, influential musicians who used Stratocasters early on played a key role in the model's growth in popularity in the 1960s and beyond.
"What kind of guitar you're most attracted to is a reflection of what kind of music you grew up with," said John Mayer. "I'm a Strat guy. ... When I see Clapton play a Strat, it's like a kid putting his hands on a Spalding basketball when he sees Michael Jordan spinning the ball. It's how you approach that place you dream of getting to."
Fender's genius stroke was creating a quality instrument that could be mass-produced and still be affordable. For that he's often lauded as the Thomas Edison and Henry Ford of the musical instrument world.
New Stratocasters manufactured at Fender's Corona plant retail for about $1,300 and up. Cheaper versions manufactured in Mexico and Asia start around $500. Vintage models from the 1950s and early 1960s fetch tens of thousands of dollars at auctions. The Guitar Center paid close to $1 million for Clapton's celebrated "Blackie" Strat a few years ago.
Larry Thomas, Fender's chief executive since 2010 and former head of the Guitar Center chain of retail stores, has seen that principle in action from two sides of the business.
"The whole thing is about aspiration and inspiration," said Thomas. "People would come into Guitar Center to buy an instrument because they were in awe of some guy who was their idol. When you sold a Strat, people wanted to sound like Stevie Ray Vaughan, or they wanted to sound like Eric Clapton."
The same is true for those at the top of the guitar-food chain.
"The first time I saw one," Clapton said, "was in the Jerry Lee Lewis footage from [the 1958 film] 'High School Confidential!' His bass player was playing a Fender Jazz bass or a Tele bass, and I'd never seen anything like a solid-body guitar before. That was it for me. It was the perfect design. It looked like a spaceship. I loved that about it — it was new and exciting and science fiction.
U2 guitarist the Edge, whose given name is Dave Evans, recalled that, "The first guitar I ever bought was a Strat — it was my first decent instrument ever. When we got our record deal, the first thing I did was go out and buy another Strat.
"The black one, that's the one I recorded a lot of our big important songs with: 'Pride in the Name of Love,' 'Where the Streets Have No Name' — major U2 songs," Evans said. "With the Strat, you get this plank of wood with a neck stuck into it. Yet it just sings — it's an incredibly inspiring instrument."
The Band's lead guitarist Robertson said there were "many, many times" in that group's career when the Stratocaster contributed significantly to songs he was writing. The Canadian musician first became enamored of the Stratocaster when he saw Buddy Holly play one in Toronto on Sept. 14, 1957.
"I hung around after the show because I wanted to know how he got that sound," said Robertson, a 14-year-old aspiring guitarist at the time. "So I waited until everyone was loading out, and I went around back and asked him, 'Mr. Holly, how do you get that sound: Is it the guitar? Is it the amplifier?'"
"And he said, 'So, you're a guitar player? OK, I'll tell you.' And I thought here I am, Buddy Holly is about to give me the secret. And he said, 'You see that Fender Twin [amplifier]? It's got two speakers in it. One of them quit — and I never fixed it.'"
Robertson and most of the rest of the musicians who later became known as the Band backed Bob Dylan in 1965 and 1966 when he famously "went electric," to the chagrin of folk music purists.
"When Bob Dylan strapped on one in the mid-sixties (yes, it was a Stratocaster that was supposedly booed so lustily at Newport) or when Jimi [Hendrix] played the Star Spangled Banner on one at Woodstock, well… that settled that," Bruce Springsteen wrote in politely yet expansively declining to be interviewed about the Strat when the guitar turned 50 in 2004.
"However! There are two kinds of people in the world. Those that play Stratocasters and those that play Telecasters….and the twain rarely meet," Springsteen wrote, identifying himself as a Tele player "til he dies."
Not veteran blues musician Buddy Guy. Playing anything other than a Stratocaster, he said, "is like putting on a glove that's too small, then putting one on that you've been wearing for five years . . . [I]f you see me change from a Strat, it means I done broke a string."
Jeff Beck can relate.
"Nothing's been invented that's better than the Stratocaster," he said. "Fender has kept asking me, 'What could we do to make you a better guitar?' I always tell them, 'Give me a 1954 Strat in the box, and I'll be happy. You had it right from the start.'"
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Kenny Chesney look-a-like kicked out of concert, refunded
According to security at the LP Field concert, other fans thought they were seeing Chesney in the crowd and that created a disturbance.
Nathan Blankenship lives in Bellevue and works as a school teacher. He told Nashville's News 2 he was looking forward to Saturday's show.
He said, "I decided I wanted to get on the floor and enjoy it so I dropped about $200 on a single ticket."
According to Blankenship, he has been several Chesney concerts, including two in Nashville in recent years, and is often told he looks like the country superstar.Actual Kenny Chesney
Look-a-like Dude
"Here or there somebody asked to take a picture to make their friends or family think they were with Kenny or whatever, that's fine. I don't mind," he said, adding, "I can't help with the way I look."
Saturday night, Blankenship said a security officer approached and asked to see his ticket.
"Next thing I know he grabs my ticket. He says, 'Here, can I have your ticket?' I said here, here's my ticket and I just thought he was going to lead me back to my seat, which I would have been fine with, but he grabs me by the arm and starts pulling me up the walkway to the very top," Blankenship recalled.
He continued, "He just said that [I was] purposely trying to impersonate a celebrity so we're kicking you out."
Nashville's News 2 obtained pictures of Blankenship being escorted out of the stadium. The photos show crowds of people around him.
"I think the way they handled it made it seem worse, like they were really escorting Kenny Chesney through the crowd," he said.
Blankenship claims he wasn't trying to impersonate Chesney.
He said, "Is it because I wear the hat? I see a million of these hats here. I've worn baseball caps before and people still want to have pictures made but it's never caused a problem. I can't believe they think I'm actually him. Why would Mr. Chesney be in the crowd when Tim McGraw is singing?"
Blankenship says he has another question gnawing at him.
"I would like to know what it meant when the security said 'this is coming straight from the top.' That's what I'm curious about. Who's the top?" he asked.
A high-ranking LP Field executive told Nashville's News 2 Sunday night that Metro police were tipped off about Blankenship before the concert.
Apparently country music stars saw him in crowds at previous concerts and thought he was a disruption.
Monday, after learning what happened to Blankenship, Kate McMahon, vice president of marketing for the Messina Group, Chesney's label, said they planned to reach out to Blankenship to resolve the matter.
"We never want our fans to leave disappointed and we are reaching out to him to make this situation right," she said.
McMahon said no one in Chesney's management or promoter camp was aware Blankenship was escorted from the show until after Nashville's News 2 report.
After speaking with Sony, Blankenship released the following statement to Nashville's News 2 Monday night, saying the company has offered to refund his $200 concert ticket.
"I would like to thank my family, friends and the many well wishers who have supported me in the past 24 hours, which has probably been the most hectic day of my life. I heard from Sony Music and the concert promoters, and they have told they will be refunding the money I paid for my ticket to the concert. In addition, Sony has said they will be sending me several CD's, which I appreciate. I would like to clear up one possible misconception. I am not now, nor have I ever been a Kenny Chesney impersonator and contrary to several reports, I do not sign autographs, pretend to be him for financial gain, or follow him around from concert to concert. In fact, Saturday night was the first Kenny Chesney concert I have attended in four years. As I was being escorted out I was clearly stating, "I am not Kenny Chesney." I have never wanted to be famous and after all this attention from the press, I am glad I chose to be a teacher. I am sure that when school starts back in August and the students ask about my summer break, I will have quite a story to tell. In closing, let me say that I will continue to be a Kenny Chesney fan, and because of this press it is unfortunate that I may never get to attend one of his concerts again, however, the next concert I do attend will be one where the artist does not look similar to me."
Valid excuse to post this video, tbh. Grace Potter is amazing.


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Third-Gen TPI Cars Are Cheap! Our $1,500 '91 Formula Proves It, But First We'll Show You How to Overcome TPI Troubleshooting Nightmares
It's the TPS, dude! This is our third F-body project car in the past 5 or 6 years, and we hear that tip from the local help nearly every time there is an undiagnosed problem. In reality, the TPS hasn't failed on any of our cars. It's the computer, dude! The ECM has barfed at least once on every one of our TPI cars, and when you go down the diagnosis flowchart, what's usually at the end is a little dialog bubble smugly stating "Faulty ECM." Bummer. That's a $100 headache.
But the car has potential, and in the following months were going to build this sucker to try and redeem ourselves for that red Formula we ruined a few years back, and to make it simpler than the black '91 Camaro we did with a blown 383. We'll also keep this one smog legal. Sound easy? Not in California. We've found from past experience that these cars have to be nitrous-oriented if you want to go fast and not spend a fortune in the name of compliance.
So treat this as an introduction to another third gen that we are going to make fast. Look for day-to-day stuff and little details at CarCraft.com and look in the magazine for the big fun. If we can do it, there's no excuse for you.
Day One: The Trouble Begins
The car is a 150,000-mile '91 Firebird Formula that Freiburger picked up for $1,500. It has the original Tuned Port 5.7L that uses a speed-density EFI system rather than the mass airflow sensor used on pre-'90 cars. A quick check of the Service Parts Identification label located on the inside of the console door below the hatch on the driver side revealed the four RPO (Regular Production Order) codes we were interested in: B2L, MD8, GU5, and G80. The B2L indicates this car has the 5.7L (350) V-8 instead of the 5.0 (305). The MD8 is the 4L60 overdrive automatic. The GU5 means the car has the 3.23:1 ratio in the 10-bolt, and the G80 is the code for limited-slip. Other cool RPOs to look for: G92=performance axle, GU6=3.42:1 differential, N10=dual exhaust, and F41=heavy-duty suspension package.
It's actually a lot of car for the price. The only problem was that it barely ran.
Day Two: Budget Code Scanning
We've found that with each TPI car we bring home, we're destined to spend $1,000 on stuff just to get it running right. We saw bad credit looming when the Firebird would hunt in Neutral and stall completely in gear. So we started the diagnosis. The first thing to do on these cars is to check for engine codes. The best way is to use a scanner like the Actron CP9145 Super AutoScanner. It relays the ECM signals in real time and can read and store codes. Jeff Smith had one lying around, but this is Car Craft so we decided to use the field-service technique by jamming a piece of wire between the two upper right terminals on the ALDL (Assembly Line Data Link) under the dash. The engine light flashed the number 12 three times then gave us a code 32 which indicated a faulty EGR solenoid (according to the factory service manual we had left over from the '91 Camaro days). It made sense to us, so we pulled the plenum off the engine to get to the EGR after using a test light to probe the connector harness for power. The EGR was clogged with carbon and stuck open so we replaced it.
Day Three: Tune-up Time
With the EGR problem solved, we moved to the basic tune-up with plugs, fuel filter, distributor cap, and rotor. The No. 5 and 7 plugs were actually easier to reach from underneath the car. We changed them on the lift, where we also changed the fuel filter (it's on the floorpan under the driver-side rear seat) and a broken transmission mount. We also installed new U-joints and a rear transmission seal. Done.
Day Four: Stranded
We got a two-day pass to get the car smogged and reregistered (which really meant we were going drag racing) then made a few blasts near the shop and headed for the freeway. We made it about 15 miles before the car began to lose power. Uh oh. We shifted down and increased the revs but we knew we were in trouble and looked for a place to stall. We found a closed off-ramp and pulled to the side just as the car died. It would crank but not run. Fortunately, California has a state-funded fleet of tow trucks that roam the freeways looking for chicks in white Firebirds with high-heels and flat tires. They stopped for us and dragged the 'Bird off the road.
Day Five: Rich. but in a bad way
Back at the shop we checked the timing to make sure that the chain hadn't fragged or the distributor gear hadn't given up. To check the timing on these cars you must first disconnect the EST (electronic spark timing). It does what the vacuum advance and centrifugal weights do in a regular distributor, but it uses math in the ECM to make the timing adjustments. The base timing checked out at 6 degrees and seemed to be OK. Fresh tune-up, good timing, and the motor wasn't blown up. The only thing left was fuel.
The cool thing about Tuned Port cars is the fuel rail is pretty easy to diagnose. The fuel is pumped from an in-tank electric through a fuel-pressure regulator that bleeds to a return line to control pressure. There is a port on the passenger side where a fuel-pressure tester can be added directly to the system. Our pressure-gauge needle was buried past 50 psi. Oops.
Day Six: Swap The Regulator
The fuel regulator diaphragm had been eaten through and wouldn't hold vacuum, so the pressure was going sky high and causing a rich condition. It was supposed to be from 34-47 psi max. After the fix, we drove it for some gas and idled around the deserted warehouse district near the shop. The car powerslides great. Donuts are easy too.
Day Seven: Why Bother?
Finally, we were ready to have fun and install our pile of mods, including SLP's headers, after-cat, and some other TPI goodies. So we got to the shop and fired up the car, but then the idle became rough and the engine stalled. Bummer. No engine light, and no codes in the computer. At this point we began to hallucinate and checked the TPS. Smith had delivered the scanner, so we plugged it in to the ALDL and took some readings. With the key on and the throttle closed the TPS read less than 2.5 volts, so it wasn't jammed open. With the engine off, we slowly floored the throttle and watched the TPS reading progress to 5 volts at WOT. Rats. TPS was fine.
Day Eight: No Trigger Finger
With a fresh brain we went through the diagnosis. Fuel pressure? Check. Codes showing on the scan tool? Nope. TPS working? Check. RPM indicated while cranking? Ruh-roh! Neither the tach nor the scanner was giving us an RPM reading while the engine cranked. That meant one of two things: The distributor module was toast or the ECM wasn't functioning properly. Actually, they are both related. The ignition module sends a reference pulse to the ECM while the engine is cranking and to the coils to throw some sparks. We pulled the No. 1 plug and grounded it then cranked the engine. Big blue sparks. We also pulled the four-wire connector off the distributor and touched the purple and white (rpm reference) wire with a test light connected to 12-volts. The scanner didn't read rpm. We were close to the problem. The last thing to do was check continuity to the ECM from the purple and white wire to the distributor. We peeled open the harness by the A/C accumulator (that's where the EST is, remember?) and spiked a continuity tester there. The wire was good from the ECM to the distributor. Our flow chart ended with the statement, "Faulty ECM."
Day Nine: Tire Smoke
The new computer cost us 100 bones plus another $75 for the core. We plugged it in and the car fired right up and ran smoothly so we went out for some test laps. It's good, but the gas gauge is still broken, the radio doesn't work, and a lot of that worthless '91 GM water-based paint flaked off the hood and roof when Freiburger washed it. That just means there's more work to come. Stay tuned! END
|'91 Firebird Formula
|Distributor cap
|Spark plugs
|EGR valve
|Fuel filter
|Fuel pressure regulator
|Heater hose
|Intake plenum gaskets
|Transmission seal
|Transmission mount
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Kathleen Sebelius (pronounced /sɨˈbiːliəs/; née Gilligan, born May 15, 1948) is an American politician currently serving as the 21st Secretary of Health and Human Services. She was the second female Governor of Kansas from 2003 to 2009, the Democratic respondent to the 2008 State of the Union address, and chair-emerita of the Democratic Governors Association.
Sebelius was born Kathleen Gilligan and reared in Roman Catholic family in Cincinnati, Ohio. She attended the Summit Country Day School in Cincinnati and graduated from Trinity Washington University in Washington, D.C. with a B.A. in political science. She later earned a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Kansas. She moved to Kansas in 1974, where she served for eight years as a representative in the Kansas Legislature and eight years as Insurance Commissioner before being elected governor.
Sebelius is the daughter of former Democratic Ohio Governor John J. Gilligan, and thus they became the first father/daughter governor pair in the United States after her election. Following passage of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, she pointed out another father-daughter connection: her father had been in the House of Representatives when Medicare was originally passed in 1965.


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It was a who's who of young talent at last night's Teen Choice Awards...and the red carpet didn't disappoint with fresh new looks! Check out what they wore, then cast your vote for your favorite...
Rachel Bilson was predictably adorable in a Little White Dress by Chloé. She offset the ruffles and frills with a pair of fierce spike-studded booties.
Also falling squarely in the "positively precious" category was Nina Dobrev, who looked flirty and feminine in this perfect summer dress by D&G. Is it me, or does this look remind you of the one Leighton Meester wore to the Teen Choice Awards back in 2009?
Blake Lively went for the season's hottest color--orange!--in a leather dress by Gucci. She also accessorized in an of-the-moment way, adding animal print Christian Louboutin pumps (we've seen tons of leopard with orange this summer!). Lorraine Schwartz statement earrings complete the look.
Speaking of smart accessory choices, I love that Selena Gomez turned up the glamour factor on her Erin Fetherston dress by adding a bright pink clutch and purple-accented strappy sandals. She's also showing just enough skin to look sexy but not age-inappropriate.
Her BFF Taylor Swift also went with a LWD, like Rachel Bilson, but hers was by Rafael Cennamo--and unfortunately didn't have much wow factor. The Marilyn Monroe factor was chic, but her accessory choices felt a little flat.
Rounding out the teen queen trifecta was Demi Lovato, who also did the citrus brights thing in a yellow lace dress by BCBG. Call me crazy, but I think the "mullet dress" hemline is totally working here!
Zoe Saldana was shining like a true star in a strapless metallic number by Lanvin. She finished off the gold-copper-bronze colorblock thing with a pair of hot heels by Alexander McQueen.
So, gals...let's dish! Whose look were you absolutely loving? Who didn't wow you quite as much? (I'm torn between my favorites, Nina Dobrev and Zoe Saldana!)...cast your vote for best dressed now, then discuss!
Who was best dressed at the Teen Choice Awards?
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LONDON — Lithuania's veterans helped them to their first win in Olympic competition this morning as Darius Songaila and Linas Kleiza combined for 23 points in a 72-53 win over Nigeria.
Rimantas Kaukenas added 10 points and Sarunas Jasikevicius nine points and nine assists for Lithuania, which built a 19-point lead before halftime only to see Nigeria close to within seven points, 34-27, by halftime. But they resumed the basketball clinic after halftime, outplaying Nigeria on both ends of the floor throughout second half.
Al-Farouq Aminu and Ike Diogu had double-doubles for Nigeria. Aminu had 12 points and 11 rebounds; Diogu finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds. But Nigeria made just one of their 16 attempts from beyond the 3-point line and shot just 24 percent (16-for-66) for overall.
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My bike is still in Punta Arenas. In order to get it shipped home I have to provide a list of everything in the box it is being shipped in. I sent the packing list to Mark at ALE twice but somehow he never got it. I'm betting it is a spam filter issue.
Borealis was very generous and sent me a demo bike to use while I wait for my bike to get back from Chile. I still had my old Moonlander at home so I rode it to the store this morning, and rode the Borealis home tonight. The Borealis is so much nicer in every way. However, the handling/steering of the Borealis vs the Moonlander is probably the biggest thing I notice. The Borealis just feels like it should and the Moonlander just has a funky feeling to the way it steers.
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Ugly Until the End
In the first game of the Jimmy V Classic, No. 20 Davidson defeated West Virginia 68-65 at the Madison Square Garden. All the publicity leading up to this game was on Stephen Curry and his ability to score. He did score 27 points but it took 27 shots to get there. Davidsons' whole team played poorly, to put it nicely, and this game was West Virginia's to win – but they did not.
Let me paint you a picture of the ugliness that was this game. Both teams shot 26% from three and 59% from the foul line. West Virginia shot 33% from the floor, while Davidson shot 43%. Ugliness all over.
Curry shoot 9 for 27, matching Texas' A.J. Abrams for the most shots in a single game – I am not sure if that stat is true, but that is a lot of freakin' shots.
And with all that mess, what puts Curry in a class by himself is that he is the most clutch player I have seen in my life time. West Virginia throw many different players at Curry, sometimes matching him up with forwards six inches taller and that seemed to make him rush.
Curry missed shots he usually makes and forced passes when there were easier options. Curry did finish with 10 assists, but he had did have eight turnovers. Still Curry finished the game scoring 13 of Davidson's last 14 points, hitting his last three shots.
The injured Mountaineers were lacking guards and the offense struggles. But West Virginia did have two bright spots who each finished with double-doubles. 6'9″ freshmen Devin Ebanks had 13 points and 17 rebounds and was always around the rim. De'Sean Butler, a 6'7″ junior forward, scored 24 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and had to create the majority of his offense.
Davidson's Andrew Lovedale and Ben Allison held the game close until Curry took over, scoring 15 and 10 respectively.
Dynamic Duo
Every Batman needs a Robin – except when Batman is Christian Bale, then all he needs is Alfred and Morgan Freeman.
For the No. 8 Texas Longhorns two things had to happen against the No. 16 Villinova Wildcats: First, Texas' "Caped Crusader" A.J. Abrams, needed scoring support and it would help if it was a post player to force defenses to sag into the lane. Second, someone had to step out and play point guard, not "lead guard", but a pass-first point guard.
Texas did beat 'Nova 67 – 58 and both problems were taken care of.
First off, Damion James broke out the "Boy Wonder" cape and stepped up with 16 points and six rebounds, which was solid. His efficiency is what was really impressive. James shoot 7 for 11 from the floor and 2 for 3 from behind the arc and lead the Longhorns frontcourt in a physical battle against 'Nova's frountcourt lead by Dante Cunningham.
Secondly, in last nights game, Justin Mason only scored three points. But that is not really important. What is important? Six assists and zero turnovers. Mason is a confident ball handler who does not hesitate to move the ball. Ultimately, having Mason on the ball allows Abrams to run off picks and get to open areas for good looks.
'Nova's Cunningham continues to improve this season and for much of Tuesday night's game, he was the best player on the court. Like James, he made it look easy. Cunningham shot 9 for 14 and was 5 for 7 for the charity stripe for 23 points. He also had 12 rebounds and 3 blocks.
For Texas, this game was proof that Texas is very good. Having already beaten UCLA , and now Villinova, and losing a close game to Notre Dame, we may not have seen the best of the Longhorns yet. The defense is ready, the offense will get there. Then watch-out.
Shortly after the game at the Madison Square Garden, Villanova coach Jay Wright had the NYPD issue a restraining order that will not allow ESPN's Dick Vitale to speak about how good looking he is or how well he dresses for more than a combined 5.7 minutes a game.
Seriously, it was a bit awkward – Sean McDonough was uncomfortable.
Quick Hits
– In the match-up of teams from major conferences who will be playing in the NIT come March, A.D Vassallo scored 23 points shooting 4 for 6 from distance in Virginia Tech's 66-67 lose to the balanced attack of Georgia.
-Following back-to-back loses to Oklahoma and Duke, The Purdue Boilermakers played the second game of the "Lick Our Wounds" tour by going to Ball State and winning 68-39 before they Davidson at home on Dec. 20th. Purdue will not play a road until Jan. 6th when they head to Penn State to start conference play.
-The four teams of Iowa played last night to gain the crown of the Corn Palace State. In the first game, Iowa beat out a less talented Northern Iowa team 65-46 lead by Jake Kelly's 19 points and Jeff Peterson's 18.
– Second game showcased Iowa State's Lucca Staiger shooting 7 for 8 from distance, scoring 21 points in the first. He then made one more basket and finished with 24 points. Drake came back from 13 down to win 66-63. The Bulldogs made 17 out of 25 free throws and the Cyclones only shot six.
– And now for the "write-in candidate for Player of the Year" portion of the show – North Dakota State's Ben Woodside is sitting fifth in the country averaging 7.2 assists a game. Woodside is also averaging 21 points a game and 53% from beyond the arc.


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Gun-control opponents, take heart: "Piers Morgan Live" is about to get its barrel cleaned by CNN.
The 9 p.m. interview show hosted by the British-born Morgan — an outspoken and controversial champion of gun control — will be canceled as soon as next month, the host told the New York Times in an interview published Sunday.
"Piers Morgan Live" has sunk to some of its lowest-ever ratings recently, just as CNN boss Jeff Zucker is under relentless pressure to turn around the struggling cable news network. CNN is often a distant No. 3 behind Fox News Channel and MSNBC.
"CNN confirms that 'Piers Morgan Live' is ending," the network said in a statement. "The date of the final program is still to be determined."
Morgan did not respond to a request for comment, nor did his manager. He took over the 9 p.m. weeknight period for CNN in 2011, succeeding Larry King.
Morgan's views often put him under attack. His unyielding opinions on gun control irritated many viewers, while more recentlly he was sharply criticized by transgender actviists after an awkward interview with author Janet Mock.
On Thursday night, "Piers Morgan" gathered just 364,000 total viewers, according to Nielsen. That was easily beaten by Fox News' "The Kelly File" (1.9 million) and MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow Show" (925,000).
What do you think of Morgan and his show?


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Bias has numerous meanings. It literally means diagonal or slant.
Bias is a DC voltage level added to an AC signal which is to be amplified. This is done to put the AC signal within the amplifying transistor's linear operating area.
Bias is also a name for a high-frequency sine wave added to an audio signal as part of the process of magnetic tape recording; it eliminates distortion that would otherwise be caused by magnetic hysteresis.
Bias means flaws in the collection, analysis or interpretation of research data that lead to incorrect conclusions.[1]
A bias is sometimes defined as a violation of a normative standard. For example, the fact that people will be less likely to trade an object they already have for another one—regardless of which object they initially possess—violates the normative standard that preference for an object should not be swayed by what is already possessed.
Studies of biases in psychology have shown that many principles assumed in economics are incorrect (Kahneman 2003) by illustrating that the notion of a free rational agent is idealistic.
- It is not always the most well-credentialed and experienced individual, who will correctly interpret confusing results or data. The confusion likely results from inadequate or faulty initial assumptions, and the learning and experience behind the credentials make it hard for the "expert" to question those assumptions. [2]
In works describing a potentially controversial topic, bias refers to the tendency of an author who holds a particular viewpoint to express that viewpoint (whether intentionally or subconsciously) in his work. This typically goes against the ideal of compendiums which are meant to be neutral, such as encyclopedias. For example, if an article on abortion is written by someone who supports it, it will likely be biased towards that viewpoint, and vice versa.
- ... far too much historical scholarship consists of contorting the evidence to fit ideological models. The worst examples of such contortions are the Nazi and Communist histories of the early- and mid-twentieth century. [1]


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Rascal Flatts Schedule 2012 Cruise Date
Once upon a time cruise ships were a destination for country stars with more grey in their hair than styling wax. Not any longer. Add Rascal Flatts to the list of contemporary artists with a cruise ship date in 2012.
The trio will reportedly play a show aboard the Norwegian Spirit, which sails out of New Orleans, La. for Cozumel, Costa Maya, Mexico and Belize City, Belize on Feb. 26. Tickets for the show will be available to passengers for $50 or $150. The more expensive ticket also comes with access to a private cocktail reception and a photo with the band.
According to Norwegian Cruise Lines, rooms are still available for the cruise, starting at $549 per person.
In October, Blake Shelton will also be hosting a Norwegian cruise with confirmed appearances from Trace Adkins, Justin Moore, Lee Brice and many more.
Rascal Flatts are finished touring until January, when they are scheduled to perform in Charleston, W.V. The band is releasing an album of new music in April.