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GOP as 'Party of Yes' Says No to Jerry Brown's Tax Proposal
After years of being labeled the "Party of No" by majority Democrats, California Republican leaders stood under rainy skies Thursday outside the Capitol to dub themselves the "Party of Yes."
By Kevin Yamamura and David Siders, McClatchy Newspapers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After years of being labeled the "Party of No" by majority Democrats, California Republican leaders stood under rainy skies Thursday outside the Capitol to dub themselves the "Party of Yes."
The newly christened party kicked off its campaign by asking for a "no" vote on California Gov. Jerry Brown's tax hike.
California Republican Party leaders organized the news conference to launch a statewide whistle-stop tour just as Brown finished collecting signatures for his $9 billion tax initiative.
"Jerry Brown is turning in his signatures as we speak to make that (top tax rate) the highest rate in the country," said California Republican Party Chairman Tom Del Beccaro. "We think that's the wrong way to go."
Standing next to a "Party of Yes" banner proclaiming "yes" on jobs, solutions and tax relief, they said the governor's plan would drive businesses and residents out of the state. They promoted their own budget proposal, which relies on deep cuts and one-time revenue maneuvers but does not raise taxes.
Del Beccaro wouldn't say how much he expected the cash-strapped party to spend against the governor's measure.
"I'm not concerned about the cost," he said. "We're using alternative media. We're out there with volunteers. We're the party of volunteers, and we're going to continue to pursue that."
Some of those volunteers included about a dozen tea party patriots who showed up in support of the GOP campaign launch.
Patrick Wagner, a 60-year-old Grass Valley retired surgeon wearing a red tea party shirt, said he and his wife, Terry, wanted to speak out for "fiscal responsibility and getting our economic freedom back."
"The whole notion of taxing to try to find a way to correct the budget, it just doesn't work," he said. "We can't tax our way out of this kind of a horrifying position."
Brown, speaking to a business group in San Jose, confirmed that he had collected enough signatures to place the tax measure on November's ballot.
"We should have them all," the Democratic governor said.
Constrained by a short timeline, Brown and his supporters raced to collect more than 800,000 valid voter signatures by early this month, relying on robotic telephone calls, mailers and payment of as much as $3 each for signatures gathered on the street.
Brown had no comment about the Republican effort, except to say it wasn't news.
In his speech to business leaders, Brown suggested he will propose additional spending cuts in his May budget revision. His tax proposal, he said, is "reasonable."
"Vote for the tax," Brown said. "Suck it in."
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When the St. Luke was so near its journey's end that people were packing up, and the
word Nantucket was frequent in the scraps of talk the twins heard, they woke up from
the unworried condition of mind Mr. Twist's kindness and the dreamy monotony of the
days had produced in them, and began to consider their prospects with more attention.
This attention soon resulted in anxiety. Anna-Rose showed hers by being irritable.
Anna-Felicitas didn't show hers at all.
It was all very well, so long as they were far away from America and never quite sure
that a submarine mightn't settle their future for them once and for all, to feel big, vague,
heroic things about a new life and a new world and they two Twinklers going to conquer
it; but when the new world was really upon them, and the new life, with all the
multitudinous details that would have to be tackled, going to begin in a few hours, their
hearts became uneasy and sank within them. England hadn't liked them. Suppose
America didn't like them either? Uncle Arthur hadn't liked them. Suppose Uncle Arthur's
friends didn't like them either? Their hearts sank to, and remained in, their boots.
Round Anna-Rose's waist, safely concealed beneath her skirt from what Anna-Felicitas
called the predatory instincts of their fellow-passengers, was a chamois-leather bag
containing their passports, a letter to the bank where their £200 was, a letter to those
friends of Uncle Arthur's who were to be tried first, a letter to those other friends of his
who were to be the second line of defence supposing the first one failed, and ten
pounds in two £5 notes.
Uncle Arthur, grievously grumbling, and having previously used in bed most of those
vulgar words that made Aunt Alice so miserable, had given Anna-Rose one of the £5
notes for the extra expenses of the journey till, in New York, she should be able to draw
on the £200, though what expenses there could be for a couple of girls whose passage
was paid Uncle Arthur was damned, he alleged, if he knew; and Aunt Alice had secretly
added the other. This was all Anna-Rose's ready money, and it would have to be
changed into dollars before reaching New York so as to be ready for emergencies on
arrival. She judged from the growing restlessness of the passengers that it would soon
be time to go and change it. How many dollars ought she to get?
Mr. Twist was absent, packing his things. She ought to have asked him long ago, but
they seemed so suddenly to have reached the end of their journey. Only yesterday
there was the same old limitless sea everywhere, the same old feeling that they were
never going to arrive. Now the waves had all gone, and one could actually see land.
The New World. The place all their happiness or unhappiness would depend on.
She laid hold of Anna-Felicitas, who was walking about just as if she had never been
prostrate on a deck-chair in her life, and was going to say something appropriate and

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At 9:25 the lights went down, the crowd roared, and in the climax of The Righteous Bothers' Unchained Melody, the five-piece band came out. The night began with the popular single Purple Yellow Red And Blue, accompanied by a light and laser show that successfully set the mood and got everybody in the room dancing frantically. "All I wanna do is live in ecstasy, I know what's best for me," blared the 3,000 sweaty souls, who for the next two hours sang and bounced in unison, making the large New York City venue tremble.
With eight studio albums and three EPs released, their set was a nice mix of flawlessly performed old and new songs. Even though the band's live renditions stay true to the recorded versions of their songs, the combination of longer guitar solos, punching base lines and powerful drums, gave them the kind of energy and resonation that can only be achieved live.
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Even though the band waited a couple of songs before they addressed the audience, they too seemed to be enjoying the evening. Both frontman John Gourley and bassist Zach Carothers eventually showed their gratitude by saying things like "This is fucking crazy!" and "Thank you guys for coming out tonight, it means a lot to us!" which almost caused an attendee or two to pass out in their frenzy.
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So many people today want to rescue instead of shop for a dog - I think that is a fantastic trend.
But what many people don't realize is that the pups on our page are safe - they have already been "pulled" from the kill shelter and are in loving foster homes. (That's how we are able to tell you so much about their personalities.)
Foster homes offer a bridge between the horrific conditions of a kill shelter and a new loving forever home. Without foster homes, we would have nowhere to put the dogs we rescue.
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Monty Don's Gardening at Longmeadow (BBC, £25) is an extended version in book form of those charming, informative segments of Gardener's World where he sets to work at home. Organised by months and then into separate sections (Nettles, Quinces, Eremus), and excellently illustrated by Marsha Arnold, the book is absolutely likeable — like the man himself — Monty Don really shares his garden with you. Only criticism: where's that lovely dog? Perhaps the BBC couldn't afford the appearance fees.
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The Florida Gator baseball team struck early and often against Mississippi State, putting up 6 runs in the first two innings en route to an 11-1 win in game one of the Gainesville Super Regional. Florida now has a chance to make the College World Series with a win Saturday at McKethan Stadium.
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Trainer Barclay Tagg will attempt to saddle consecutive winnera of the Mrs. Revere Stakes (gr. IIT) when he sends out multiple graded stakes winner My Princess Jess in the 1 1/16-mile turf event Nov. 8 at Churchill Downs.
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2. Clear Pond (KY), 117, E. T. Baird
3. Acoma (KY), 117, Julien R. Leparoux
4. Seemingly (KY), 117, Calvin H. Borel
5. Scolara (FL), 117, Kent J. Desormeaux
6. Absolutely Cindy (KY), 117, Larry Melancon
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8. Raw Silk (KY), 121, Shaun Bridgmohan
9. Dark Sky (KY), 117, Jamie Theriot
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Situated in Knoxville, this hotel is within 9 mi (15 km) of Ramsey House Plantation, Knoxville Zoological Gardens, and Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum. Knoxville Center and Chillhowe Park are also within 9 mi (15 km).
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In addition to an indoor pool, Best Western Plus Strawberry Inn & Suites provides a spa tub and a fitness center. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This hotel offers access to a 24-hour business center and a meeting room. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Event facilities measure 360 square feet (32 square meters). This business-friendly hotel also offers a picnic area, coffee/tea in a common area, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
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John Hickenlooper, Colorado's "Democratic" Governor, is Eating Out of ALEC's Hand
This morning I came across this:
ALEC Plans Massive Environmental Attack for 2014
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has a big year ahead of them, as they attempt to dismantle a slew of environmental protections from state to state. More specifically, the corporate front group is hoping to pass dirty energy friendly legislation to ease the rules for electric utilities.
From state to state, ALEC is drafting legislation that would cut renewable energy, increase dependence on coal and dismantle energy efficiency standards.
And then I remembered reading about this a few days ago:
[Colorado's "Democratic"] Governor Hickenlooper has chosen Glenn Vaad, a former state representative from Weld County, as the newest of the three-member Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC). Mr. Vaad is no friend of clean energy for Colorado—his voting record allied primarily with the fossil fuel industry at the expense of Colorado's clean energy economy. Mr. Vaad is also a former high-ranking member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a powerful corporate lobbying group whose members include Koch Industries and others pushing state legislatures to turn back the clock on adoption of renewable energy in Colorado and elsewhere.
If a so-called Democratic governor is appointing "former high-ranking" members of ALEC to state boards — any board — we're doomed. Seriously. It illustrates the fact that this isn't about Republicans versus Democrats anymore — they're all being corrupted — it's about the corporatocracy and the monied class against the rest of us.
Republicans Kick a Million+ Lazy Ass Americans Off Their Unemployment Insurance
Got that? Earlier this month, Republicans refused to extend unemployment insurance to more than a million Americans because they're lazy a++holes and if we coddle them they'll just keep on keepin' on sucking the tit of the American taxpayer.
Dear god of the universe: If only we really did have a liberal media here in the U.S., they'd be screaming about this: <—- <—-:
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And if we had Democrats here in the U.S. who made some serious noise, who had guts and a willingness to stand up to the corporatocarcy (thank you Justice Roberts and your ruling on Citizens United), We the People might stand a chance…
The Phil Robertson Thing Isn't About Freedom of Speech
From the Tea Party News Network:
Sanity? Yeah. Right. It'd say this is more about making us more insane if anything. A&E had a teachable moment here:
Teabaggers claim this is all about free speech and that silencing Phil Robertson goes against the First Amendment of the Constitution. Problem is, as is so often the case, they've apparently never read the one itty bitty sentence that comprises that amendment; they're misinterpreting something that's really, really clear and simple:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Translation: The First Amendment is about our government — as in Congress (hello, see above) — not passing any laws "abridging the freedom of speech." It isn't about being able to say whatever the hell you want or to yell "fire" in a movie theater.
Stupid is the new cool.
A Poll About "Obamacare" Finally Asks the Right Question
The official name of "Obamacare" is the Affordable Care Act or ACA. That said, it's about time a pollster asked this question:
29 percent of the public supports Obamacare compared with 22 percent who support ACA. Forty-six percent oppose Obamacare and 37 percent oppose ACA. So putting Obama in the name raises the positives and the negatives. Gender and partisanship are responsible for the differences. Men, independents and Republicans are more negative on Obamacare than ACA. Young people, Democrats, nonwhites and women are more positive on Obamacare.
The Today Show Stoops to a New New Low
OMG. Now they're really insulting our intelligence:
NBC's "Today" is turning to newborns for a programming stunt this week. Dubbed #BornTODAY, the stunt features correspondents and camera crews in maternity wards across the country tuning in as babies are being born, in some cases live, on-air.
I think "BoredTODAY" would be a better title.
America's "Humanitarian" History — What a Bunch of Crap
Last night Barack Obama told us to watch the videos of people dying in Syria after being gassed by President Assad and he said if the United States doesn't lead in the area of humanitarianism — as it supposedly always has — who will.
What a bunch of crap.
Show me another country who's launched significant
humanitarian military actions roughly every 40 months over the last 40 years starting in 1964 with the invasion of Vietnam, veterans of which we're still caring for and victims of which are still suffering from birth defects from our use of the chemical weapon, Agent Orange.
I'm listening to a "liberal" radio talk show and the people who are calling in are astonished to learn that the United States isn't the beacon on the big high hill they've been led to believe. I mean, they're as bad as this guy.
Beyond what we did in Vietnam, below is the reality. Oh, and how about we start wars every couple centuries instead of every 40 months for god's sake:
- 1965-1973: Cambodia. We dropped more bombs on the tiny country than had been used in all of World War II.
- 1965: Dominican Republic. President Johnson sent 22,000 troops to prevent communists from taking over.
- 1983: Grenada. In the comically named Operation Urgent Fury, we invaded the tiny island nation to stop the commies.
- 1986: Libya. After two Americans are among those killed in a terrorist bombing of a disco in Germany, President Reagan ordered the bombing of facilities controlled by Muammar Gaddafi.
- 1989: Panama. In Operation Just Cause, we invaded the country and deposed its leader, Manuel Noriega.
- 1991: Kuwait/Iraq. Operation Desert Storm.
- 1992-1995: Somalia. Operation Restore Hope. Didn't end well.
- 1994: Haiti. President Clinton sent 20,000 troops to restore the government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
- 1995: Bosnia. US and NATO forces intervene in the civil war with a large bombing campaign.
- 1999: Kosovo. We bomb the Serbians to help the Kosovars.
- 2001: Afghanistan. Still going!
- 2003: Iraq.
- 2011: Libya.
- 2013: Syria
- More…
George W. Bush Honored for "Improving the Human Condition" Tonight in Denver
What's up is down, what's down is up:
The decision by the University of Denver to honor former President George W. Bush at a DU fundraiser has been controversial for months. Now, with Bush scheduled to speak at downtown Denver event this evening, a group of concerned students and alumni, among others, are planning a protest and press conference in advance of the get-together, with one organizer expressing fears that the money collected will be used to promote an agenda that flies in the face of the university's values.
Here's a letter the DU faculty wrote to the Chancellor.
This event is happening just down the road as I post this.
Talk about rewriting history: George W. Bush is being honored as having improved the human condition? Really? Estimates range from 109,032 to 1,033,000 dead in the Iraq war he lied us into.


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Education Minister Hekia Parata says it is up to her top bureaucrat to decide whether more heads should roll over the Novopay debacle.
The Education Ministry's Deputy Secretary Anne Jackson announced her resignation yesterday in the wake of the ministerial inquiry into the school payroll system.
A second senior staff member's actions are still being investigated.
Ms Parata would not give an indication today whether there would be another resignation, saying employment matters were entirely up to Acting Secretary for Education Peter Hughes.
"Those are matters and processes and decisions that he is in charge of," she told Radio New Zealand.
"He will advise me of those matters when he feels that is appropriate to do."
Ms Parata said the comprehensive ministerial inquiry had made it clear where the responsibilities lay over eight years.
"It also made it very clear that information represented to me and to ministers was not accurate or reliable at certainly very critical points."
NZEI national secretary Paul Goulter said Ms Parata had not asked the right questions about Novopay.
He told Radio New Zealand it would take more than one resignation to restore teachers' trust in the Ministry of Education and called for her and other ministers to resign.
But Ms Parata took exception to the suggestion she did not ask the right questions.
"I can say absolutely that I did ask the appropriate questions at every juncture," she said.
"The report makes it clear that the answers and assurances that we were given were either overly optimistic or inaccurate or misrepresented, and if you're making decisions relying on the information you're given and the information is wrong, then the decisions are going to accordingly also be affected by that."
Ms Jackson yesterday said the report had identified shortcomings in areas for which she was responsible as deputy secretary of schooling until July 2012.
"As a result, I have decided to tender my resignation. I hope my resignation will help the ministry put the Novopay issues behind it. I am truly sorry for the extra pressure and stress put on teachers, staff and pay administrators during its introduction."
Ms Jackson said the decision to resign was hers alone, and there was no pressure put on her.
Her resignation follows that of former Secretary for Education Lesley Longstone as a result of a poor working relationship with Ms Parata.


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So 6 months ago when enough money came around i decided it was finally time to get a WRX. I was pretty impatient and went with the first one i checked out. The car had 59k on it and was owned by a 30 year old guy in downtown Chicago. When i picked up the car it ran fine didn't have any symptoms or any mechanical problems. It had a Lightened Flywheel and Stage 2 clutch by exedy, Turboxs BOV, Silencer Delete, and some unknown brand MBC(actually holds boost very well).
I quickly brought the car back to stock, the clutch was to much for me. It shuddered like crazy so i got the oem clutch and fly at about 61k, Put on the stock bpv even earlier, put back the air silencer and then about a month ago i replaced all the stock boost solenoid hosing. So now the car is 100% stock althought i feel like shes not to happy.
List of symptoms im worried about
- Boost leak somwhere, vac sits at 15-16. full boost never comes on at the same time
- 2nd gear takes awhile too engage if doing WOT pulls(longer than other gears)
- 1-2nd shift feels sluggish hard to land smooth
- 2nd gear whine from 1900rpm-3000rpm
- I get a loud humming noise throughout the car if im in 3rd 4th and 5th. It requires you to be at certain rpms in certain gears for it to happen. 4th gear is the loudest but only does is up to 3000rpm. The throttle has to be slightly in(coasting throttle) for it to come on in any gear.
- If the AC is on the car acts differently. If sitting in netural and rev to 4000rpm the rpms go up slightly slower and come back down to idle very quick compared to with the ac off. I get a sort of whine noise as well with the ac on with small revs.
- The car likes to bog down if trying to let the clutch out quick in 1st/not launching at all just a quicker grab. ( feels like a symptom of the boost leak)
- if coasting at 2000rpms in 1st and i floor the gas the car bucks a bit to where i can feel it as it builds boost.
In conclusion the car still pulls nice and hard, idle seems fine but these noises and such are just to much to hear everyday and not be concerned. Im just worried she was beat pretty bad before i got her, or these are just symptoms of rexes getting old. Sorry for being soooo long im just very concerned as this is my new and only car for a long time. Any input would be great!
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Tens of thousands of demonstrators across Spain continued sit-ins and other protests against the established political parties yesterday, defying a ban against such protests and ahead of regional and municipal elections.
About 28,000 people, most of them young, spent Friday night in Puerta del Sol, a square in downtown Madrid, police said. The demonstrators stayed even as the protest ban went into effect at midnight under rules that bring an official end to campaigning before the election in 13 of Spain's 17 regions and more than 8000 municipalities.
Fuelling their anger is a perceived failure by politicians to alleviate the hardships of a struggling population. Spain's unemployment rate is 21 per cent.
As well as economic complaints, protesters are demanding an improved judiciary, the end of political corruption, and an overhaul of the electoral structure – notably by ending the system in which candidates are selected internally by the parties before an election rather than chosen directly by voters.
The protests, which started on May 15, have spread gradually across the country. Spaniards based overseas have also held protests in front of their embassies to show their support for an alternative campaign that has almost eclipsed that of the established parties.
Although some protest groups have called for people to vote for smaller and alternative parties, or to cast a blank ballot, there were concerns the demonstrations could lead to a decline in voter turnout. In elections four years ago, 63 per cent of eligible voters cast ballots.
Yesterday's election was expected to result in a countrywide sweep by the People's Party, the main centre-right opposition, at the expense of the governing Socialist Party, whose popularity has plummeted because of the economic crisis. Opinion polls suggested the Socialists could lose in areas where it has been in power since Spain's return to democracy in the late 1970s.
Whatever the outcome, Prime Minister
As the campaign ban came into force at midnight, many protesters in Madrid stuck tape across their mouths to signal they would continue the demonstration, even if ordered to be silent. "The voice of the people can never be illegal," read some banners, while others argued, "We are not against the system but the system is against us."
Still, the government suggested it would not order the police to use force to break up the protests, especially given that the demonstrations had not generated any violence. Interior Minister Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba said "the police are there to solve problems and not create new ones".
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SCREAM QUEEN OF THE WEEK-OCT. 22nd-26th-JULIE STRAIN
At 6'1″ tall, Written in Blood's final Scream Queen of the Week, Julie Strain could kick your ass and not bat an eye about it. This woman is of such Amazonian proportions that the great fantasy artist Luis Royo said to himself "I will paint her as the warrior that she's always been!" and he did…
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She has also been immortalized by Olivia Berardinis…
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Miss Strain was born February 18th, 1962 in Concord, California. According to that mystical soothsayer of all things wise and wonderful, Wikipedia, the early years of her life were wiped from her memory after a case of retrograde amnesia when a fall from a horse left her with a severe head injury. She graduated from Diablo Valley College in Contra Costa County, California with an extensive athletic background. She made her way to Las Vegas and eventually Hollywood and the rest, as they say, is history. Julie is a former Penthouse Pet of the Month for June, 1991 and Penthouse Pet of the Year for 1993 and has come to be known as the "Queen of the B-Movies". She has appeared in over 100 films; including Repossessed, Witchcraft IV: The Virgin Heart, The Unnamable 2: The Statement of Randolph Carter, Fit To Kill, Sorceress, Beverly Hills Cop III, Ride with the Devil, Heavy Metal 2000 and Heavy Metal F.A.K.K..
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Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 937196, 17 pages
A Fault Prognosis Strategy Based on Time-Delayed Digraph Model and Principal Component Analysis
1College of Automation Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China
2School of Computer Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
3Department of Control Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
Received 30 August 2012; Accepted 15 November 2012
Academic Editor: Huaguang Zhang
Copyright © 2012 Ningyun Lu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Because of the interlinking of process equipments in process industry, event information may propagate through the plant and affect a lot of downstream process variables. Specifying the causality and estimating the time delays among process variables are critically important for data-driven fault prognosis. They are not only helpful to find the root cause when a plant-wide disturbance occurs, but to reveal the evolution of an abnormal event propagating through the plant. This paper concerns with the information flow directionality and time-delay estimation problems in process industry and presents an information synchronization technique to assist fault prognosis. Time-delayed mutual information (TDMI) is used for both causality analysis and time-delay estimation. To represent causality structure of high-dimensional process variables, a time-delayed signed digraph (TD-SDG) model is developed. Then, a general fault prognosis strategy is developed based on the TD-SDG model and principle component analysis (PCA). The proposed method is applied to an air separation unit and has achieved satisfying results in predicting the frequently occurred "nitrogen-block" fault.


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Lobos Head to Vegas With Championship Goals
May 22, 2012
Mountain West Tournament Notes
Lobo Baseball - Mountain West Conference Tournament at Earl E. Wilson Stadium
When: Thursday 8:00 p.m. (MT), Friday TBD, Saturday TBD, Sunday TBD (if necessary)
Who: UNLV Rebels, San Diego State Aztecs, TCU Horned Frogs
GoLobos.com: Gametracker, recap and stats
Radio: ESPN 101.7 The Team will be covering each of UNM's games. Voice of the Lobos, Scott Galetti, will be providing the play-by-play.
TV: The Mtn. is broadcasting every game of the tournament, and Saturday's games will be simulcast on CBS SportsNetwork.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- UNM heads to Las Vegas, Nev., in search of its second straight Mountain West Tournament championship and third straight NCAA appearance. The Lobos earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament and a share of the conference title when they defeated Air Force 11-5 on Saturday, May 19. TCU, who shared the championship with UNM, is the No. 2 seed, San Diego State is the No. 3 seed, and host school UNLV is seeded fourth. The Lobos entered last season's conference tournament as the No. 6 seed, lowest in the tournament, and proceded to win four games in as many days to earn a berth in the NCAA regionals. This year UNM hopes to repeat the result but to do so from a position of strength. This is the first time since the 2000 season that the Lobos enter the tournament as the No. 1 seed. The Lobos dominated the MW at the plate. They led the league in 13 individual categories and also 13 team categories.
• Regular season co-champs ... The Lobos clinched a share of their first regu- lar-season championship since 2000 with Saturday's 11-5 win over Air Force. It also gave them 33 wins on the season, and they have now won at least 30 games in four of the past five seasons. It is their best stretch since they won at least 31 games every year between 1977 and 1980. One more win will tie them for the ninth-most wins in a single season in program history.
• Scouting the Mountain West ... The Lobos finished tied with TCU atop the MW regular-season standings but claimed the No. 1 seed in the tournament on tie-breakers. San Diego State finished third in the conference with a 12-12 record, six games behind UNM and TCU. Fourth-seeded and tournament host UNLV finished conference play with a 7-17 record. But as the Lobos proved last year, no team should be taken lightly and everybody has a chance. Each team in the tournament beat every other team at least once this season.
• Scouting UNLV ... The Rebels are coming off a three-game sweep of Sacramento State to end their regular season. They are a strong offensive team with seven regulars hitting over .300. Junior outfielder Brandon Bayardi, the team's main power threat, leads the way with a .365 average. Freshman pitcher Erick Fedde posted a 2.63 ERA, a 6-4 record, and 66 strikeouts to lead the Rebel pitching staff. He was the winning pitcher in the Lobos' last defeat, a 7-4 setback at UNLV on May 11. The Lobos finished with a 5-1 record against the Rebels this season.
• Scouting TCU ... The Horned Frogs, coming off a series win over San Diego St., are led by their pitching staff. Freshman Preston Morrison is coming off a one-hit shutout of the Aztecs. He is 9-0 on the season and has a stellar 1.55 ERA. Fellow starters Andrew Mitchell and Stefan Crich- ton are no slouches either, posting 2.97 and 3.47 ERAs, respectively. Mitchell led the conference with 90 strikeouts. Reliever Kevin Allen recorded a 1.23 ERA and five saves in 25 appearances. Offensively TCU is led by senior outfielder Jason Coats and junior catcher Josh Elander. Coats hit .326 with six home runs and 45 RBIs, while Elander contributed with a .319 average, seven home runs and 34 RBIs. UNM went 3-3 against the Horned Frogs.
• Scouting San Diego State ... The Aztecs are solid both offensively and on the mound. Tim Zier led the team in the batter's box with a .318 average, while Chris Wilson provided the most power with nine home runs and 33 RBIs. Closer Justin Hepner is the team's best pitcher. In 20 appearances, including three starts, he posted a 2.86 ERA, a 4-2 record, seven saves, and 47 strikeouts in 50 1/3 innings. Freshman Michael Cederoth led the team with 59 punchouts. The Lobos posted a 5-1 record against the Aztecs.
• We really are New Mexico ... The 2012 New Mexico baseball team has 13 players from the state of New Mexico. It is no secret coach Ray Birmingham wants to take local kids all the way to Omaha. Ever since he got to UNM, he has been a big advocate of recruiting the best local talent New Mexico has to offer.
• UNM top 40 in attendance ... The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association released its 14th weekly attendance report of the season and the New Mexico Lobos have come in at No. 38 following their home series against Air Force.
• National leaders ... As of May 21, DJ Peterson leads the nation in total bases (162), while Mitchell Garver leads all catchers in the NCAA in hits (95), runs (64), RBIs (57) and total bases (156).
• Watch out for Peterson and Garver ... Sophomore DJ Peterson has been named to USA Baseball's mid-season watch list for the Golden Spikes Award, given annually to the best amateur baseball player in the nation. He is also a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Award, also given to the nation's top player. Junior catcher Mitchell Garver has been named to the Johnny Bench Award Watch List. The award is given annually to the nation's top collegiate catcher based on athletic ability, sportsmanship, team leadership and character.
• Historic season ... The Lobos had one of their best seasons ever in conference play. Their 18-6 record marks the second-best winning percentage in conference play, behind only 1953's 10-2 team. The six conference losses for UNM is also the fewest by the Lobos since 1979 (11-5).
• Padilla wins POW ... Freshman and Albuquerque-native Ryan Padilla was named Mountain West Player of the Week on May 21. He hit .588 (10-17) over the week with five runs scored and 10 RBIs, including his first career grand slam in Thursday's 22-4 win over Air Force. This is the 12th time this season a Lobo has been honored, which extends the new school record. The previous best was nine in 2000.
• Career appearances leaders ... Senior Rudy Jaramillo made his 62nd career appearance on the mound against Air Force on Saturday, May 19. That ties him for fifth all-time at UNM. Fellow senior Gera Sanchez is also closing in on a top-five position. He made his 60th appearance on Saturday
• Climbing the rankings ... UNM has improved its RPI and is now sitting at No. 62. Also, Perfect Game has the Lobos ranked 48th in their latest poll. The Lobos are playing some of their hottest ball of the season at the exact right time. They have won six-in-a-row and 16 of their past 20. They are also receiving votes in the NCBWA weekly poll.
• Wins for Birmingham ... UNM head coach Ray Birmingham recorded his 975th career win Saturday, May 12, when the Lobos defeated UNLV 10-7. The Lobos have clinched a winning record this season, and it is the 21st time in the past 22 years that Birmingham has guided a team to a winning record.
• Late-inning mastery ... The Lobos have yet to lose a game this season when they have taken a lead into the seventh inning, posting a perfect 27-0 record. They have been particularly dominant in the seventh inning, outscoring opponents 61-20 in that frame.
• Two-strike hitting ... Sixteen of the Lobos' 39 home runs this season have come with two strikes: DJ Peterson (eight of his 14 total), Mitchell Garver (2/10), John Pustay (2/3), Josh Melendez' (1/3), Alex Real (1/2), and Alex Allbritton (1/1) have all hit a two-strike home run this season.
• Career years ... Five UNM players are currently experiencing career-highs in batting averages in 2012: DJ Peterson (.422), Mitchell Garver (.394), Ben Woodchick (.333), Kyle Stiner (.298), and Trey Porras (.315). Also, three UNM pitchers have career-low ERAs this season: Gera Sanchez (2.42), Austin House (3.20), and Alexis Gar- za (4.72).
• Pitching as a team ... As of May 21 the Lobos' team ERA stands at 4.57, which would be the lowest team ERA UNM has had since producing a 4.13 mark in 1977. The staff has also struck out 423 batters, which is the second-most in program history behind only 469 Ks in 1968. Gera Sanchez and Austin House are leading the way with 83 and 79 Ks respectively, and 11 pitchers on the staff have at least 17 Ks.
• Situational hitting ... The Lobos are hitting an astonishing .673 (113-168) with a runner on third and less than two outs. They are also hitting .423 (30-71) with the bases loaded, and .351 (248-706) with two outs.
• Follow my lead ... The Lobos have had their leadoff man reach in 202 of the 484 innings they've played so far this season. That is an on-base percentage of .417.
• Conference leaders ... Following their game against NMSU, the Lobos lead the Mountain West in 13 individual offensive categories, with sophomore first baseman DJ Peterson leading the way in six: batting average, slugging percentage, on base percentage, home runs, RBI, and total bases. Junior Mitchell Garver leads the conference in doubles, hits, at bats, and total plate appearances. Josh Melendez leads in runs scored, triples, steals and steal attempts. As a team they lead the league in 13 categories: batting average, on base percentage, slugging percentage, runs, hits, runs batted in, triples, home runs, total bases, sacrifice flies, stolen bases, steal attempts, and they have the fewest strikeouts. Their pitching staff leads the conference in both total strikeouts and batters struck out looking and is tied with TCU for allowing the fewest triples. Austin House leads the league in innings pitched and is tied for first in batters struck out looking.


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Voicing objections
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Unformatted text preview: Alexander Hyatt Physics Lab 124-021 February 21, 2007 Abstract This experiment demonstrates the relationship between force, mass and acceleration. The lab was set up so that a glider was set on an air track, and a constant force would push the glider along the track. The first experiment involved an air track raised at different heights only on one side. The higher the track was raised, the greater the acceleration of the glider. The other experiments, differentiated only by differing glider masses, both used the air track at a level position, and used a hanging mass to pull the glider along the track. The acceleration was found experimentally. For the first experiment, the obtained data was used to find an experimental value for g, and then the % error was found for the difference between the experimental and actual values of g. The same was done for the other experiments except with respect to m1 instead of g. Experiment Table 1 Data Table Exercise 1 D (cm) =100 H (cm) sin(theta ) a (m/s^2) 1.29 0.0129 0.132 2.59 0.0259 0.263 3.89 0.0389 0.384 5.18 0.0518 0.516 Calculated G 9.8148 Percent Error 0.05% Table 1 deals with the data used to find the experimental value for gravity, or g. In this exercise, the air track was raised up a certain height, and then the acceleration was recorded at each height. Also, the angle of the incline was found by take arcsin of the Height (H) divided by the Distance (D). The g value was found by making a graph and making a line whos slope is: a/sin(theta). The experimental g value was found to be 9.8148m/s^2, while the actual value is 9.81m/s^2. The percent error between the two values is a negligible .05%. Alexander Hyatt Physics Lab 124-021 February 21, 2007 Table 2 Data Table Exercise 2 m1= .3308 m2 1/m2 a g/a 0.070 14.286 1.661 5.906 0.090 11.111 2.035 4.821 0.110 9.091 2.395 4.096 0.130 7.692 2.669 3.676 0.150 6.667 3.013 3.256 0.170 5.882 3.295 2.977 0.190 5.263 3.416 2.872 0.210 4.762 3.621 2.709 Calculated m1 0.3393 Percent Difference 2.54% Calculated y- intercept 1.043 Percent Difference 4.21% Table 2 is the data collected from exercise 2. Table 2 is the data collected from exercise 2....
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Mr. and Mrs. Dana Williams announce the engagement of their daughter, Keisha Williams, to Chad Carter, son of Frank and Kathleen Carter.
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After a week that imploded I am now most definitely ON HOLIDAY!!! For a whole fortnight!!!! Woo hoo!!!
And this post will do without too many words, as it'd be dangerous after a couple of glasses of Cava accompanying a lunch with my girl friends, but it would be remiss for me not to share what I wore. ….this outfit will become the spirit of Christmas 2013…
Oh it's perfection! This is yet another Charlotte skirt from the talented By Hand girls. It shouts loud tropical party to me, & the peplum is the icing on the cake….Made from the fabric I bought with my Mum in Truro which she overtly detested (she is into muted colours. This almost made her vomit hahaha).
I will make sure to take this skirt with me when I visit over Christmas! ( She expects nothing less of me). I actually managed to eek this skirt out of one metre (it's true) of fabric by cutting the peplum & waistband in two pieces. The wild fabric design masks it & it was a gamble worth taking. The fabric has some stretch to it, perfect for the figure hugging Charlotte skirt…
The top is also unblogged – a batwing jersey top from the December Burda mag. It is to me a match made in heaven. I love it. And it got me thinking. You see I am already very conscious that these next few weeks are my time to get out there for some parties & I have five party outfits, & guess what? They are nearly all from the By Hand London catalogue!
There is this skirt. I have also worn my first Charlotte skirt out for a christmas meal.
I would also consider my leopard print Charlotte skirt totally suitable for getting down (note the irony. ) Then there is my quintessential party dress, my Elisalex.
And I have two more yet to show you. One of which is yet another By Hand creation. Conclusive proof that these girls love to party, am I right? See what I am saying?
In the meantime, you have been watching some sponatneous shots of me, my outrageous Charlotte skirt & what happens when it comes into contact with some groovy tunes & my ankle boots…& Cava…
Let the pictures do the talking!
Time for some fun, I hope you're all feeling it too. What a relief to finish work …time for family & friends & parties!!
I have yet to reply to the lovely comments from my last post (a week ago …where did it go…oh yes, implosion) but a big thank you to everyone who was kind enough to say how much you also love the Spearmint coat...I will have more head space & time now that the last work week before I broke up is over.
But until then, happy weekend everyone. Enjoy!!


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An important part of buying a new car is purchasing insurance for theft recovery and it can cover everything to collision as well. Add-ons to your policy should be determined by what is most crucial to you, but considering car theft insurance is important, as it covers the entire car if it is stolen, as well as most things taken from inside the car.
The Deductible
When you are deciding whether or not to take out insurance for theft recovery, make sure you review your policy's deductible. The deductible is the amount of money you will pay before the insurance company covers any cost. The deductible is only applicable one time so once you pay that amount, the insurance company is liable for any future claim in full. When choosing your stolen car insurance policy, you have to make a decision: either pay higher monthly payments and have a low deductible. Or if you'd rather have lower monthly payments, you'll have to have a bigger deductible.
Links to Home Insurance
If your car was stolen out of or broken into while in your garage, you may want to contact your home insurance company to see if they will cover any of the claim. Also be aware that some personal items taken from a car may not be covered under your car theft insurance, but may be covered under your home insurance policy. The auto insurance company could claim those items should not be in the car-things like a laptop, shoes or electronics that are not essential to operating the vehicle.
Your Rights
Finally be aware that it is illegal for any car dealer to force you to include car theft insurance in your policy. If your credit rating is low, it will help you get the car, but it is not mandatory. Whatever you choose in the way of insurance for theft recovery, just make sure you explore all of your options and know what is covered and what is not, in the event you need to make a claim.


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Training Troubles: Too "Snippy" with Treats
I've been working on basic obedience with Stella (using marker words and treats). The problem is she gets so excited over her treats that she snaps at them with no regard to my fingers. I know it's not intentional, but she's bitten pretty hard a few times while trying to grab the treats. How do I encourage her to go easy and have a softer mouth?
Edited to Add: Not sure if this matters, but she eats really fast too... all the time. I can feed Sweet Pea first (and at half the amount) and Stella still finishes well before Sweet Pea is done.
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Some of it can be controlled with how you hold the food. Place it in your hand close to your thumb and cover it with your thumb to trap it there. When you want, you can roll your thumb back to allow access to the food. Your hand can be open except your thumb do the dog can't bite anything.
This video shows teaching impulse control which can help too. I don't do this too much as I want the dog pushing into my hand for the food.
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Thank you David! I really appreciate the response. Especially the video link. :)
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I should say that I struggled with this for a long time until I watched the ME videos and paid attention (I'm horrible about cherry picking videos, skipping the lecture and getting to the demonstrations).
I typically got nipped on the cuticles regularly and would wear thin gloves to help LOL
I know better now ;)
You and me both!
I've got good news. I've tried both the thumb trick and the stuff in that video already. LOL!
She appears to be getting the idea with impulse control when the treats are on the ground. Now I'm wondering if an "easy" command/correction might work with the other as well.
Ideally I'd love for her to have the coordination to catch treats midair like my Cocker does. We'll have to work on that. LOL
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