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Giorgia Monti, Greenpeace Italy oceans campaigner
Italy is one of the biggest markets for canned tuna in Europe, with more than 140.000 tons sold every year. The reality is that few consumers actually know what species of tuna they buy for their meal every day. In recent weeks, Greenpeace volunteers have been working in 70 cities throughout Italy checking the labels on more than 2000 tins of the most popular brands sold in 170 retail locations. The results were made public last week in a Greenpeace Italy report "The secrets of tuna: what is hidden in a tin?" What our volunteers found was not surprising, but also very troubling. Only half of the tins we found actually give the common tuna name on the can, even fewer the scientific name, only 7% of the surveyed products reveal the area from which the fish was sourced, and only 3% the fishing method used to catch the fish.
One has to wonder why the tuna industry does not give this information to consumers? What do they have to hide?
Since the beginning of Greenpeace's campaign to change the Italian tuna industry's sourcing policies in 2010 with the launch of the tuna ranking "la Classifica Rompiscatole" (breaking cans) small steps have been taken by the main tuna brands sold here in Italy. So far there is not a 100% sustainable tinned tuna option on the shelves here even though big steps have been taken abroad by major tuna companies as in the UK market. What are Italian companies waiting for?
Few companies have developed policies related to sustainable seafood procurement and none has committed to sell only responsibly-caught tuna. So far only the Italian brand AsdoMar offers sustainably-sourced pole and line caught skipjack tuna in 50% of its products.
Most of the industry uses purse seine fishing with FADs (Fish aggregation devices) to catch the tuna it uses in tins. FAD use is highly destructive, as nets set on FADs scoop up juvenile tuna, together with sharks, rays and other sea life in their vicinity. Most tuna sold on the Italian market is yellowfin, a tuna species in crisis and among the most threatened by FAD fishing. If we keep using this fishing method we risk damaging tuna populations and the futures of those dependent on them for food and jobs. Some tuna brands still use longline fishing to catch tuna. In the Pacific, approximately 35% of the long-line catch consists of non-target species such as oceanic sharks and turtles.
Greenpeace's ship Esperanza has been at sea for weeks now, confronting destructive fishing operations and confiscating decommissioned FADs in the Pacific Commons, an area Greenpeace is campaigning to be set aside as a fully-protected marine reserve.
We know that the tuna industry has many secrets, like the footage we uncovered a few weeks ago showing the wasteful and reckless ocean destruction that FAD fishing inherently causes.
Leaders need to show the way
Riomare, owned by global tuna leader Bolton, is the brand with the biggest market share, over 38% of the Italian tuna market, and with poor product labelling. The only information given to consumers by Riomare is the common name of the tinned tuna (in 77% of products surveyed), but no fishing area or methods listed: all left secret. As Bolton committed to use sustainable fishing methods by 2012 in only 45% of their tins, it is clear that they want consumers to be unaware that half of their products could still contain unsustainable tuna. Mareblu, owned by MWB (Marine World Brands), the same company as UK tuna giant John West, also does not specify the fishing methods. They want to hide their double standards: they committed 100% sustainable tuna in the UK, but still use destructive fishing methods, like purse-seining with FADs, to fill in their Mareblu tins in Italy. The Spanish brands MareAperto STAR, owned by Jealsa Rianxeira, e Nostromo, owned by Calvo, are among the worst, almost no information is on their tins. What are they hiding?
Our oceans can't wait any longer for real change. Italian companies have a huge stake in the global tuna industry as more than half of the tuna sold on the Italian market is produced directly in factories in Italy and they have strong buying power, purchasing whole frozen tuna or loins directly from fishing companies, and not tuna tins from other producers. We're working here in Italy to get companies to adopt clear policies committing to use only tuna caught in most sustainable ways, such as as pole and line and FAD free purse seine fishing. We are sure that when they will do so they will be happy to tell consumers what is in their tins- with nothing left to hide.
Consumers in Italy can follow the campaign and tell what they think about the tuna industry with the poll "Dì la tua!" (tell me yours)
Giorgia Monti is an oceans campaigner based in Greenpeace Italy's Rome office.
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Greenpeace should go one step further and stop eating and having killed fish and other animals at all. The point is not so much how they are killed bu...
Greenpeace should go one step further and stop eating and having killed fish and other animals at all. The point is not so much how they are killed but that they are killed at all!
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Contrarily, I feel that it IS about the methods. Catching and eating fish is practically as old and mankind. Historically it is a reasonable and healt...
Contrarily, I feel that it IS about the methods. Catching and eating fish is practically as old and mankind. Historically it is a reasonable and healthy source of protein and as such - it is unreasonable to ask people to completely eliminate them from their diet.
Safe, regulated, and conservative methods is absolutely the point. 7 million tons of by-catch annually is unnecessary and moreover appalling. If we want to have our fish, and (occasionally) eat them too, we ought to work for it. Dropping a net and taking what comes to you isn't enough. Segregate young and viable from the aging (if there were any big yellowfin left it would be easy to tell the difference), take only what is necessary (which I'm aware is a malleable number), and leave an excess number for sustainability.
That's my recommendation to fisheries.
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Creating an OSGi bundle
Newcomers to OSGi may like a simple guide to developing a bundle. Peter Kriens has provided an extensive tutorial (December 2008: currently offline pending an overhaul) which is a must for anyone serious about learning OSGi. However, it has a long introduction and assumes you are happy to run Eclipse. So I thought I would provide a trival example that people could get going using only a Java SDK and their favourite text editor.
Here are instructions to create and run a trivial bundle, hopefully in about 10 minutes.
1. Download an OSGi framework (I used Equinox v3.2.1).
2. Paste the following code into the file org/foo/example/Example.java:
package org.foo.example; import org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator; import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext; public class Example implements BundleActivator { public void start(BundleContext bc) { System.out.println("Hello world"); } public void stop(BundleContext bc) { System.out.println("Goodbye world"); } }
3. Compile the code:
> javac -cp org.eclipse.osgi_3.2.1.R32x_v20060919.jar org/foo/example/Example.java
4. Paste the following bundle manifest into the file MANIFEST.MF:
Manifest-Version: 1.0 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.foo.example.Example Bundle-Version: 1 Bundle-Activator: org.foo.example.Example Import-Package: org.osgi.framework;version="1.3.0"Make sure you have a carriage return and/or newline character at the end of the last line as this is required (see manifest specification in the JAR specification).
5. Package the manifest and code into a bundle:
> jar cvfm example.jar MANIFEST.MF org
Note that the order of the flags is important - the f and m options need to appear in the same order as the jar file and manifest file parameters.
6. Run the resultant bundle example.jar interactively using the Equinox console, e.g.:
> java -jar org.eclipse.osgi_3.2.1.R32x_v20060919.jar -console osgi> install file:///osgi/blog/example/example.jar Bundle id is 6 osgi> start 6 Hello world osgi> stop 6 Goodbye world osgi> close
(close exits the framework).
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Steele's spending spree angers donors
Republican National Chairman Michael Steele is spending twice as much as his recent predecessors on private planes and paying more for limousines, catering and flowers – expenses that are infuriating the party's major donors who say Republicans need every penny they can get for the fight to win back Congress.
Most recently, donors grumbled when Steele hired renowned chef Wolfgang Puck's local crew to cater the RNC's Christmas party inside the trendy Newseum on Pennsylvania Avenue, and then moved its annual winter meeting from Washington to Hawaii.
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For some major GOP donors, both decisions were symbolic of the kind of wasteful spending habits they claim has become endemic to his tenure at the RNC. When Ken Mehlman served as the committee chairman during the critical 2006 midterm elections, the holiday party was held in a headquarters conference room and Chic-fil-A was the caterer.
A POLITICO analysis of expenses found that compared with 2005, the last comparable year preceding a midterm election, the committee's payments for charter flights doubled; the number of sedan contractors tripled, and meal expenses jumped from $306,000 to $599,000.
"Michael Steele is an imperial chairman," said one longtime Republican fundraiser. "He flies in private aircraft. He drives in private cars. He has private consultants that are paid ridiculous retainers. He fancies himself a presidential candidate and wants all of the trappings and gets them by using other people's money."
Louis M. Pope, who chairs the RNC's Budget Committee, defends Steele's expenses, arguing that a bump in costs is unavoidable for a party that lacks control of any of the levers of government. "Michael Steele does travel more, but he's in far more demand. He's a huge part of the fundraising apparatus," said Pope. "Nobody is living it up at the RNC. There are a number of upscale events, but those are all profitable."
But disclosure reports document the exodus of prominent donors who have decided to shift their giving to other party committees. In 2005, the RNC raised $46 million from donors who gave more than $250 and $55 million from small donors. In 2009, Steele's RNC brought in just $24 million — nearly half as much — from big donors and $58 million from small donors.
When Steele took over the chairmanship last winter, he inherited a $23 million surplus. Since then, the former Maryland lieutenant governor has raised $10 million less than the party collected in 2005 and has spent $10 million more. By the end of 2009, the committee's surplus had shrunk to $8.4 million, according to campaign finance reports.
Just last week, RNC officials touted a January fundraising haul of more than $10 million. But after hosting the sun-filled winter meeting in Hawaii, paying for the holiday party and taking care of other bills, the committee spent almost all of it. Consequently, the RNC added only $1 million to the committee's $8.4 million in cash, the reports show.
Pope acknowledged the falloff but said some of it was caused by frustration and exhaustion after the 2008 election and that things are turning around. "Major donor events were up in the latter part of the year, once the party learned to raise money better without a president," and Obama's agenda rallied the base, he said.


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Bernhard Langer birdied the final hole for a 6-under 65 and a share of the first-round lead with Bobby Clampett and Olin Browne in the Champions Tour's Toshiba Classic.
Langer, the 2008 winner, holed an 8-iron from 143 yards for an eagle on the par-4 sixth hole in his bogey-free round at Newport Beach Country Club.
The course record at the 50-year-old Newport Beach Country Club is 60, set by Tom Purtzer in 2004 and tied by Nick Price in 2011.
"I played solidly all round," Langer said. "The only trouble I had was 17, but I got it up and down from a bunker to save par."
Clampett birdied three of the last four holes and finished with eight birdies and two bogeys. He holed a 30-foot birdie chip in the sixth hole.
Browne also birdied the par-5 18th, and had just 27 putts.
"I don't think I had but one chip the whole day," Browne said. "I basically hit every green."
Loren Roberts, Tom Kite, Steve Pate, Bill Glasson and David Eger were a stroke back.
Fred Couples, the 2010 winner, had a 67.
Defending champion Nick Price shot a 70. He opened with a career-best 60 last year.
Heavy rain is expected Saturday and Sunday.
"Everyone knows it's going to be cold and wet," Browne said. "Every shot you made was one less you have to try and make up in bad conditions the next couple days."
Langer, who now lives in Florida, isn't looking forward to the weekend weather.
"I used to be a good bad-weather golfer," Langer said. "When guys were complaining about the weather, I was grinding it out. I certainly don't like playing in the rain now."
Clampett is happy to just be playing. After spending many years working in the broadcast booth, he has been able to get sponsor exemptions for tournaments.
"For me, it was 15 years that I was away from the game," Clampett said. "I was really looking forward to turning 50 because my passion for the game is back. I wanted to play."


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The Foothills Park & Recreation District may soon be offering a gun-safety course, taking the organization in a direction unseen since it closed a skeet-shooting range decades ago.
The classes, if approved, likely would not be held in any of the district's buildings and would be taught by a contracted instructor.
The Jeffco school board is seeking public input on $500 million in facilities proposals that include closing Leawood Elementary School and combining it with Colorow Elementary in a new building.
In schools across the district, many sixth-grade programs would be moved to the middle-school level, and articulation areas for a number of schools would change.
Most of the proposals could not be implemented without additional funding from voters.
Jefferson County school board member Laura Boggs will not be removed from any board committees, but the board's censure of her conduct will stand.
During a study session last Thursday, board member Paula Noonan withdrew her proposal to remove Boggs from committees that she serves on.
Radon, a carcinogenic radioactive gas, constantly accumulates in basements in South Jeffco and around the state. In January, National Radon Action Month, residents are encouraged to have their homes tested for elevated levels of the naturally occurring gas.
Though radon, a breakdown product of decaying uranium, is found in soil samples throughout the country, its presence in a given home is unpredictable, the Environmental Protection Agency states. The gas enters through a structure's foundation and accumulates, especially in homes with inadequate ventilation.
Dr. Jennifer Tremblay grew up on an Illinois farm, knowing from age 7 that she wanted to become a veterinarian.
So when she established Littleton Paws, South Jeffco's newest veterinary clinic and her first private venture, she had a pretty good idea about what she wanted in the building's design.
Legislation that would increase domestic mining of rare earth metals will be among U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman first proposed bills in the new congressional session, a reaction to China's reduction in exports planned for 2011.
The metals, a group of 17 chemical elements, are used commercially in applications ranging from military weapons to hybrid car batteries.
A South Jeffco doctor is among the few physicians to begin offering a controversial diet program in which patients consume only 500 calories a day and give themselves hormone injections in hopes of losing up to a pound a day.
Dr. Julie Gelman, who recently opened a medical-spa clinic in the Swedish Southwest Healthpark, provides a monitoring service to patients on the hCG diet, a protocol established in the 1950s that has seen a dramatic resurgence over the past few years.
It would take more than $500 million to upgrade schools, close some schools, build new ones and move students around to get the most effective use out of Jefferson County School District buildings, district staff told the school board last Thursday night.
The proposed five-year program, called the Preliminary Facilities Master Plan, could not be implemented without additional funding from voters. The district is facing a $26 million budget deficit and has no money to upgrade buildings.
Achieving physical fitness is likely the most common new year's resolution, and Foothills Parks & Recreation is holding two weeks of free classes in response to the annual surge in exercise.
During Fitness Frenzy, which lasts through Jan. 15, participants can join classes ranging from spinning to water aerobics.
"The Fitness Frenzy gives them a primer, a taste of specific things," said Foothills executive director Ron Hopp. "Because of that, they come back and sign up."
Quitting smoking is one of the most popular new year's resolutions, and the Jefferson County public health department usually sees a spike in demand for help shortly after New Year's Day.
And though the county has its own tobacco prevention initiative, it does not offer a formal smoking-cessation program. Instead, the department refers residents to other resources, namely the Colorado Quit Line and the Jefferson Center for Mental Health.
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Analysis Finds Top 10% of Earners Account for 23% of Compensation
For most CEOs at big companies, pay is rising moderately and awards are increasingly tied to future financial performance. But that doesn't apply to everybody.
The Wall Street Journal's annual compensation survey found that, for all the debate around high CEO pay, the biggest rewards go to a relative handful of executives at the very top, and that their pay doesn't necessarily correlate to their company's size or results.


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Whether you produce tracks in a professional studio or are an aspiring musician working from your bedroom, in this course students will learn to operate and navigate DAW software with ease by creating original beats and synth based music. Regardless of where producers stand in their career, most agree that the tools/skills mastered through this type of program equip learners with the most essential foundational skills needed to excel in the pro audio world. In a nutshell, when you walk into a studio you will be able to walk the walk and talk the talk of an experienced producer or engineer. Aside from the technical experience gained by learning to engineer and produce beats, this genre of music making lends itself to collaboration. Most top songs featuring beat making have a wide variety of musicians, vocalists, and engineers involved throughout the process as opposed to rock music which typically has a small number of people involved throughout the process. Because of the collaborative nature of beat making, students and music professionals alike will get the unique opportunity to work with a wide variety of music professionals.
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This beer-braised chicken with Sriracha is my Asian take on a French classic, coq à la bière. In Alsace, chicken and onions gets braised in a nutty brown ale until meltingly tender; I decided to apply the same cooking methods for this dish. Adding Sriracha hot sauce, hoisin sauce, and sesame oil enhances the mild sweetness and nuttiness of the braising liquid. This is perfect hearty dish for cold winter nights!
One of the first dinners I made in my first Park Slope apartment two years ago was this beer-braised chicken. It was November, and unseasonably frigid weather and cold gusts of wind outside made I crave something meaty, hearty, and comforting. Spiciness was a bonus.
Inspired both by coq à la bière and a Martin Yan recipe for beer-braised duck, I wanted to make a braised chicken with brown ale and Sriracha. I needed a robust sort of beer to withstand the Sriracha that will go in my sauce, so I stopped in Biercraft on 5th Ave., a little wonderland of craft beers. The guy behind the counter recommended Avery Brewing Co.'s Ellie's Brown Ale, which has a lot of nuttiness, sweetness, and chocolate malt character. And, he added, it won't become bitter when boiled down like some other brown ales. Turns out, it's also great for sipping while you prepare the chicken.
The suggested amounts of Sriracha will result in a mildy spicy dish, which I like because the other flavors don't get overwhelmed. And the method to making this is similar to that for my other braised chicken dishes like Chicken Adobo and Vietnamese Chicken Curry: searing until the skin is crisp and golden, then braising until very tender. It's an easy way to get your kitchen (and maybe even your entire apartment) nice and toasty, even as temperatures drop and winds howl outside.
Beer-Braised Chicken with Sriracha
Serves 4
- 2 pounds chicken thighs or drumsticks with skin
- 2 tablespoons peanut or vegetable oil
- 2 scallions, white and green parts separated and thinly sliced
- 8 cremini mushrooms, stems discarded and caps quartered
- 1/2 teaspoon white sesame seeds
- 1 cup dark brown ale (preferably a nutty one with a good amount of sweetness)
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
- 2 to 3 teaspoons Sriracha
- 1/2 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon sugar sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- With a paper towel, pat the excess moisture from the chicken on all sides (otherwise, watch out for splattering oil when you sear the meat.)
- In a Dutch oven, pot, or large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Working in batches, sear the chicken skin-side down until the skin is light golden brown, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
- Mix together the ingredients for the sauce. Return the chicken to the pot and pour the sauce over the chicken. Add the scallion whites and mushrooms. Bring the liquid to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low and allow everything to simmer uncovered for 20 to 25 minutes, until the chicken is very tender and the sauce is slightly thickened.
- Carefully transfer everything to a large serving dish and sprinkle the sesame seeds and scallion greens on top. Serve hot with rice or vegetables on the side.
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Six-speed automatic with LS engine conversion kits
Many of Muscle Rods' popular LS swap kits are now available for the new 6L80 and 6L90 six-speed automatic transmissions. The mount kit includes powder coated engine mounts, frame brackets, transmission crossmember, polyurethane bushings, transmission mount, and all hardware. The kits are available for; '55-57 Chevy, '67-81 F-body, '68-74 X-body, '64-77 A-body, '78-88 G-body, '58-72 and '91-96 Impala, and '65-98 GM Truck. Muscle Rods also offers the oil pan and several sets of headers in both mid-length and long-tube, with primaries from 1 3\4- to 2-inch to match to your horsepower level. All gaskets and hardware is included.
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Manley Performance Platinum Series pistons
Manley LS pistons are manufactured in-house from 2618 forgings, incorporate an offset wrist pin design and have sufficient crown thickness to handle high horsepower. All shelf stock parts are skirt coated. Upgraded wrist pins are available and Total Seal rings are used exclusively. Manley has a massive selection of shelf stock parts for all the popular LS bore and stroke combinations and has added more part numbers to satisfy the enthusiasts wanting bores upwards of 4.185-inch, which is achievable with LSX and Dart LS Next blocks.
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TCI Bolt-Together Torque Converters for GM 6L80E transmissions
TCI Bolt-Together Torque Converters for GM 6L80E Transmissions are purpose-built to improve launch and overall performance. They can be completely disassembled and serviced; removing the billet front provides access to the entire lock-up assembly, turbine, stator and bearings. These bolt-together converters feature a triple-disc lock-up assembly, which can easily be disassembled for servicing. They also include high-speed, load-rated Torrington bearings. A deep-groove ball bearing on the turbine spline reduces friction and increases the high-speed stability of converter components, and also provides input shaft support. The precision-ground billet impeller hub and billet front are CNC-machined to reduce ballooning, while the billet turbine hub, billet lockup piston and billet clutch hub are pre-hardened to improve strength. Easy stator changes and modifications can also be made when the unit is unbolted. By purchasing additional pump assemblies and stators, stall changes can be performed without machining the converter open. Each converter also includes woven carbon friction material designed specifically for GM constant slip applications. As with all TCI torque converters, these feature proprietary HDT, which enables cooler operating temperatures and more efficient drivetrain operation. Each TCI converter is built to exact specifications and is triple tested during assembly.
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Revolutionary EFI system
Known for its innovative carburetors and fuel systems, Quick Fuel Technology is introducing QFI; a bolt-on throttle body electronic fuel injection system capable of supporting 500 horsepower. What makes QFI so unique; it combines the superior fuel atomization aspects of a carburetor with the precise fuel control of EFI. The patent pending 8-hole annular discharge sleeves inject fuel into a venturi where air speed is at its peak, and pressure is at its lowest, atomizing the fuel far better than any traditional injector nozzle can do. This results in a much more homogeneous fuel/air mixture that burns faster and more complete, producing more power and better response. QFI not only has superior fuel delivery, it is packed with features like an on-board ignition driver (no spark box necessary), and full timing control with an integral two-step rev control. The QFI system has versatile programming solutions including self-learning capability, hand-held controller or laptop tuning if desired. Quick Fuel's QFI is designed for 4150 and 4500 style flange intake manifolds, and fuel delivery is provided by 62 lb/hr injectors. It is compatible with power adders such as nitrous oxide, superchargers and turbochargers, and with minor modifications, can be used with E85 fuel. OEM sensors are used for easy replacement if necessary. QFI is available in two finishes—QFT's exclusive Black Diamond black satin finish or polished aluminum. The QFI system is available as a Base Kit or Master Kit that includes an in-line fuel pump and fittings.
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That is one of the most difficult questions to answer in galactic astrophysics. Of the fundamental properties that determine the state of a star (mass, composition and age, primarily), we can directly and accurately measure many stars' masses and then estimate the mass of a single star of the same spectral types. Similarly, stars directly reveal their compositions to us through their spectra. Many significant and interesting questions remain in studying the masses and compositions of stars, yet one can say that those subjects are well enough understood to know what the important questions are?
It is time to bring together astronomers from the around the world to discuss the current state of the problem of estimating ages of individual stars and of populations, where the advances are now being made, and what the near future offers.
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On Labor Day 2012 and every day, one of my top priorities is to help those looking for work get the training they need for good-paying jobs.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug 6 (Reuters) - U.S. novelist Elmore Leonard,
known for gritty crime dramas including "Get Shorty," has been
hospitalized in the Detroit area after suffering a stroke last
week, the author's longtime researcher said Tuesday.
The 87-year-old crime writer, who is also known for film
adaptations of his works "Out of Sight" and "3:10 to Yuma,"
suffered a stroke on July 29, researcher Gregg Sutter.
Sutter said Leonard's condition has steadily improved over
the past week. He declined to identify the hospital where
Leonard, who lives in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills, is
being treated.
Leonard, famous for his gritty cowboys, hardened crooks and
laconic cops, won the National Book Foundation's Medal for
Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
The ad man-turned-writer has published nearly four-dozen
novels, the first of which "The Bounty Hunters" in 1953.
He told Reuters in an interview last year that the award had
given him renewed motivation to write.
"I don't have any reason to quit," Leonard said. "I still
enjoy writing."
Leonard also serves as an executive producer on FX's
Emmy-winning TV crime drama "Justified," which is based on his
novels "Pronto," "Riding the Rap" and a short story "Fire in the
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Just when the Blue Dogs thought it couldn't get any worse, it did.
Two years after the 2010 midterm elections decimated their ranks, the coalition of conservative Democrats is poised to get pummeled again in November — moving the Blue Dogs dangerously close to extinction.
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Of the 24 remaining Blue Dogs, five are not seeking reelection. More than a half-dozen others are facing treacherous contests in which their reelection hopes are in jeopardy.
It's a rough time to occupy the right wing of the Democratic Party.
"It's a tough environment out there," said former Alabama Rep. Bud Cramer, a longtime member of the House Blue Dog Coalition. "Their numbers are down. Redistricting has not been kind to them."
Cramer nailed it: Redistricting is at the root of the Blue Dog problem. The once-in-a-decade line-drawing has forced some of them to compete for seats that have become even less friendly to Democrats — and those seats weren't very friendly to begin with. Utah Rep. Jim Matheson, Georgia Rep. John Barrow and North Carolina Rep. Mike McIntyre are among those who have been thrust into deeply Republican territory after being targeted in GOP-led redistricting efforts in their home states.
All three members are regarded as strong and experienced campaigners who have figured out a way to survive on politically perilous turf. Still, 2012 will prove to be the toughest election any of them has faced. Each has drawn serious Republican opposition and they rank high atop GOP target lists. For months, the National Republican Congressional Committee has been airing TV and radio ads against the trio in an attempt to soften up their support well before the fall campaign season kicks into high gear.
Two other Blue Dogs — Pennsylvania Rep. Jason Altmire and Iowa Rep. Leonard Boswell — have been drawn into districts with another member of Congress, forcing them to wage bitter, expensive brawls against another sitting incumbent.
Altmire, a third-term Blue Dog, now faces Rep. Mark Critz in an April 24 primary. Many Democratic officials believe Altmire is the favorite, reasoning that he has previously represented more of the newly drawn southwestern Pennsylvania-based seat than the more junior Critz, and polls released by both campaigns have shown Altmire leading.
But Critz has fought back aggressively, collecting the endorsements of the area's powerful organized labor groups and former President Bill Clinton, whose backing could help with the area's blue-collar voters.
Boswell, meanwhile, is competing against GOP Rep. Tom Latham in a new southwestern Iowa-based district. While Boswell at first appeared to be the early front-runner, Democrats now worry about his slow fundraising pace compared with Latham's ever-ballooning war chest. Latham has also received air support from American Crossroads, a deep-pocketed third-party group that has crowded the airwaves with TV ads taking aim at Boswell.


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Set for 8 p.m., the concert will be at the Danbury Music Centre.
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The news of his death stunned the law enforcement community throughout the region. After all, Patrick Steven Coyle was one of those larger than life individuals. His enthusiastic love of life and outgoing, casual demeanor made folks instantly at ease in his presence. In his life, Coyle exemplified love for his family, friends, and career with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.
Coyle's last assignment was with the Aerial Support Detail/ASTREA, where he worked as a Tactical Flight Officer aboard the department's helicopters. He lost his life on the evening of February 16, 1997, when the helicopter in which he was he was flying crashed during a patrol mission. This was the first fatal accident in ASTREA's 25-year history. Deputy Coyle was just 42-years-old.
Oceanside Police Chief Mike Poehlman was a long time personal friend. They started their careers together in law enforcement 25 years ago as Police Explorer Cadets.
"All he wanted to be was a street cop," Poehlman said. "He wanted to be where the action was."
Coyle's personal life, however, was far less intense.
"Pat was a generous, big-hearted man who was able to touch many people in his short but full life...a real family person, very devoted to his children and helping young people in the community," Poehlman said.
Coyle's family was the cornerstone of his life. His wife Jackie, daughter Chelsea and son Cory were his biggest admirers, and he never hid his unconditional love and commitment to each of them.
Many who knew Coyle remember him flying around the county in his small airplane, delivering copies of the Pacific Flyer newspaper; a chore he gladly undertook because it gave him an opportunity to spend time with his son.
Beyond his family, aviation was Coyle's greatest passion. He was an accomplished private airplane pilot who attained his instrument rating. He even owned an airplane for a period of time.
Thus, Coyle's assignment at ASTREA fulfilled a long time dream. It allowed him to combine his passions of flying and being a cop.
In his role as a Tactical Flight Officer, he approached his job with a dedicated and proactive approach, earning him a great deal of respect from his peers. His other family, the flight crews at ASTREA, will always hold him in high regard.
Coyle's many genuine qualities, sense of humor and infectious laugh are more than fond memories. Stories about him are still shared today by those who knew him best.
One of the all time favorites is the tale of how Coyle earned his nickname, "The Mastadon"
On one of his very first days assigned to ASTREA, he attended a unit rescue training exercise in rural east county. Since he was the 'new guy', he was given the task of monitoring the radio for calls.
While everyone was gathered around in a tight group watching an instructional demonstration, the radio crackled to life. "ASTREA One." Everyone immediately tuned in. The communications center was looking for a helicopter.
But curiously, Coyle didn't acknowledge the call in any way. Surely, he heard it.
"ASTREA One".. "ASTREA One".. "ASTREA One".. the dispatcher continued.
The lack of response from Coyle drew the attention of the entire group. Someone finally spoke up and asked him if he heard them calling.
With a straight face and absolute sincerity, Coyle said, "Oh, they weren't calling us, they were calling "Mastadon".
Apparently, Coyle must have believed the communications center occasionally broadcasts random extinct mammal names just to see if anyone is paying attention.
The name stuck, and from that minute forward, Coyle was forever "The Mastadon". What made it so fitting was his large physical frame.
In reality, Coyle was a big teddy bear. He was a generous friend, a respected aviator, cop, and wonderful, loving family man. He was a truly unique individual who is greatly missed by all who knew him.


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Health officials have found the black mold Exserohilium in unopened vials of injection drugs made by a Massachusetts pharmacy and implicated in an outbreak of fungal meningitis that has killed more than 20 people.
The toll of a growing outbreak of fungal meningitis continued to rise Friday, with 21 deaths and 271 confirmed infections in 16 states linked to contaminated steroid shots from a Massachusetts pharmacy.
There have been 268 cases of fungal meningitis, stroke believed to be caused by fungal meningitis or central nervous system infections tied to the tainted drugs. Three other patients who received shots in their joints, such as hips, knees, shoulders or elbows, have developed infections as well, according to latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nearly 14,000 patients may have received the fungus-contaminated shots distributed by the New England Compounding Pharmacy in Framingham, Mass., since May. All products from the pharmacy have been recalled.
On Thursday, federal health officials confirmed that they found the fungus Exserohilum rostratum in unopened medication vials of one of three lots of methylprednisolone, a steroid, implicated in the infections and deaths. That discovery confirmed the link between the type of fungus in the drugs and that found in most of the patients who became sick after the shots.
Officials have also confirmed the mold Aspergillus in one infected patient. Another was found to be infected with the fungus Cladosporium. All of the fungi are present in the environment, but rarely cause meningitis.
A second pharmacy connected to the NECC is also being investigated. Ameridose LLC said on Friday that it has agreed to extend a temporary shutdown while state and federal regulators continue an investigation into the company. Ameridose, based in Westborough, Mass., shares some common ownership with NECC. Investigators launched an investigation on Oct. 10.
Most patients got the shots to help relieve back pain. The time it takes for an infection to show up in people who got the tainted shots may be up to four weeks, officials said.
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MONTREAL - The long-standing practice of keeping secrets about Quebec's crumbling roads became untenable in 2011.
The reason: government silence was exacerbating considerable fear among the public this summer after leaks about the risk of a Champlain Bridge collapse, followed by the sudden partial closure of the Mercier Bridge for emergency repairs, followed by the partial cave-in of a Ville Marie Expressway ceiling.
By August, 61 per cent of Quebecers did not believe Transport Quebec when it said road infrastructure was safe, a poll showed.
In response, governments opened their files.
But despite steps toward transparency, the powers that be are still not as open as they could be.
For years, Quebec resisted divulging inspection reports, systematically rejecting Gazette access-to-information requests for reports on the Mercier Bridge and the Turcot Interchange.
In June, Sam Hamad, then Quebec's transport minister, suggested Quebecers didn't need to see them and wouldn't understand them anyway.
A month later, federal Transport Minister Denis Lebel said information in the government's Champlain Bridge files could needlessly alarm the public.
The tone has changed since then.
This fall, Quebec disclosed Mercier and Turcot reports.
The Mercier documents showed inspectors did not detect problems involving corroding gusset plates on the bridge's provincial side. On the federal side, the deteriorating metal connectors had been replaced years earlier.
The Turcot inspections showed engineers have given all 35 of the structures in the interchange and adjacent structures the worst grade possible. Quebec also revealed it is spending $254 million repairing them until they can be torn down after the new interchange is built.
The province also created a searchable online database of inspections of thousands of provincial structures.
Ottawa is also opening up.
After initially rejecting Gazette access requests, Transport Canada did an about-face this fall, making public inspections for the Champlain Bridge and the federal half of the Mercier.
The Champlain reports disclosed that several parts of the approaches to the bridge were badly deteriorated and had to be replaced. As for the Mercier, inspections showed that five years before Quebec closed part of the Mercier, an inspection found plates on the federal side were corroding and had to be replaced.
Montreal also got into the act, making public detailed inspections for 35 crucial overpasses and tunnels, and giving one-page summaries for 500 other structures.
Mayor Gérald Tremblay said it was a new era of openness at city hall.
But it only goes so far.
This month, the city refused to provide The Gazette with the inspection report that led to this summer's closure of Square-Dorchester St. because of structural concerns. The small downtown street is built over an underground parking lot. Tremblay has "committed only to providing the complete reports of 35 structures that are within the division of bridges and tunnels," a city spokesperson said. The Gazette has filed an access-to-information request to obtain the report.
There are other examples of transportation-related information governments still want to keep under wraps.
In 2011, these Gazette access requests were thwarted:
Quebec won't provide a list of the major repair work carried out on the Mercier Bridge between 2006 and 2011.
Montreal police refused to provide station-by-station crime statistics for the métro system.
The Agence métropolitaine de transport, a provincial agency, declined to disclose a study it commissioned in 2009 about the electrification of commuter trains.
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RALEIGH � The 2014 elections will go on as planned after North Carolina's highest court refused to delay them while the justices consider whether the most recent version of election districts are legal.
The state Supreme Court said Friday it would not delay the elections as requested by voters and groups challenging the district maps in court.
They wanted to halt the start of the election schedule that begins Feb. 10 with candidate filing, as well as the May 6 primary until the court ruled whether the boundaries are legal. The seven-member court heard oral arguments on the issue earlier this month.
The maps for General Assembly and congressional districts were approved by the Republican-led legislature in 2011 and used in the 2012 elections.


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The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) plan to ask for an exemption to allow pilots who fly recreationally to use the driver's license medical standard currently available only to sport pilots.
Delivering the keynote address on the final day of the AOPA Aviation Summit, the presidents of AOPA and EAA, Craig Fuller and Rod Hightower, said the two groups are working together to finalize a request to create the exemption. As part of the process, the groups are proposing that pilots be required to complete a course on aeromedical factors and self-certification.
"We have more than five years' experience now with the Sport Pilot certificate and the driver's license medical standard," said Hightower. "In that time, we have not had a single medical incapacitation accident. The standard works."
"Furthermore, our petition would enhance safety by requiring initial and recurrent training about health awareness and medical self-certification for any pilot choosing to use the driver's license standard," added Fuller. "It will provide data that can be used to continually refine and evaluate the effectiveness of the standard."
EAA and AOPA plan to file their request for exemption after the first of the year. Under the proposed exemption, pilots holding recreational, private, commercial, or airline transport pilot certificates who only fly recreationally could use the same driver's license medical self-certification standard currently available to sport pilots.
In addition to holding a driver's license as proof of adequate health, a pilot would also be required to participate in a recurring online education program that would reinforce and expand a pilot's understanding of aeromedical factors and self-certification requirements. EAA and AOPA officials say they believe the education program, developed by the Air Safety Institute in consultation with AOPA's Board of Aeromedical Advisors and EAA's Aeromedical Advisory Council, would provide an equivalent level of safety as a third class medical.
As envisioned, the exemption would be limited by aircraft size and type of operations — for example, a single engine aircraft, with 180 hp or less, four seats, and fixed gear and operations limited to day, VFR, with one passenger. That would greatly expand the number of aircraft a pilot might fly while operating under a driver's license medical standard, officials say.
EAA and AOPA estimate that the exemption could save pilots who currently fly with medical certificates nearly $250 million over 10 years, and save the federal government $11 million over the same period.
EAA and AOPA officials say they believe the exemption they plan to request is the next logical step in the journey begun when the FAA permitted sport pilots to use the driver's license medical standard. Further, the associations believe the exemption will maintain or enhance aviation safety by improving knowledge and awareness of aeromedical factors through recurrent education for all pilots utilizing the exemption, and by encouraging pilots to continue flying familiar aircraft.


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HELSINKI, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Nokia Oyj has agreed to give Oracle Corp's customers access to its mapping products, as the mobile phone company seeks to expand its location services business.
The Finnish company, which bought the world's largest digital mapping firm, Navteq, in 2008, has been looking for ways to boost the business and recently signed mapping deals with Groupon Inc and Amazon.Com Inc .
In stark contrast with Nokia's troubled mobile phone operation, sales at the location business grew last quarter, though it still generates only 4 percent of group revenue.
Oracle has developed a link between its own software and the Nokia Location Platform software, Nokia said on Monday. This enables the U.S. company's business users to access the mapping services through its products.
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"Nokia has been on a mission for the last 18 months to sign mapping and location deals with large internet players. The deal with Oracle extends this," CCS Insight analyst Martin Garner said.
Last week Apple publicly apologised after customer complaints about errors in its maps, which have been put on its latest phone operating system instead of Google Inc's mapping service.
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kev403 Posts: 2Sarah do you actual work for GM? and how would you assist me with my dealership?0
Water in muffler is normal. Some cars have more water come out tial pipe then others. Water from tail pipe is whats left from the fuel/air mix after its burned thru the motor. On older cars it ment more water out the tail pipe. The carbrator was ajusted right.0
Good morning kev403,
I do work for General Motors (we do use an @gm.com email address for private communication as indicated in my last post: [email protected]). What we do as Customer Service Representatives is document that you're having this concern in a file attached to your name and the VIN of your vehicle, we would contact your dealership to get a better feel for what is going on technically, and would stay with you until hopefully the concern is resolved.
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Chevy knows there is a problem with the computer chip and all the service bullitens that are out on this.
We bought a 2012 in march of 12. At about 5,000 miles we notice the car was missing slightly in the transmission. We took it to the dealer and they said they could not find anything. We we still would get the problem once in a while. We now have 18,000 miles on it and its in the shop again for the same thing. They said it was the computer chip. The next day they called and said many service bullitens where out on the 2012 equinox transmission. We are no on day 3 as they basiclly rebuilt the trans, No they are waiting to program the computer chip. So don't let them tell you there is nothing wrong. Press the issue. Im so disappointed. Chevy make tuff cars, but when the trans slips at 5,000 miles something is wrong.0
i just hope the rebuilt is as good as a brand new one. I thinking we should ask for a new transmission0
Hi elite8539,
I'm sorry to hear of this issue. Its certainly important to us that you are completely satisfied with your vehicle. I'm glad that we have the opportunity to make it right for you. Please let me know if I can help:-)
GM Customer Care0
fpc99 Posts: 1Hello,
We have a 2012 6 cyl. coincidentally purchased in March of 2012 as well. We had some odd transmission slipping in several instances of shifting in and out of park, especially into reverse - right from the start. We also had occasional messages to "Service Stabilitrak" I noticed this occurred when anything at all substantial was put in the rear cargo area. Each time we called the dealership and were told this is normal "adjustment" and to be sure we're not shifting with our foot off the brake etc.
I am very disappointed to learn there are service bulletins out and no one is telling us. We cannot afford to take time off and be without a vehicle - but it looks like we may be headed toward major inconvenience and possible safety issues(?) My other car is a 2013 Equinox. Could there be similar issues with that one as well?0
brinafarrar1 Posts: 1Hi all - I goggled my problem and found this website. My vehicle is jerking and my feet on not even on the gas. It almost made me rear end the car in front of me and caught me so off guard.
Dropped my car off at Chevy Performance this morning in Chapel Hill and they state they can't duplicate it. This is a major safety concern. I have emailed GM customer care today as well.
Service claims there's no service alerts on this problem but you all are reporting numerous alerts. Why don't they just fix it?0
jessicas6977 Posts: 4Call GM directly like I did: 1-800-222-10200
2010equinox2 Posts: 4Is there anything in the works for a class action lawsuit for this vehicle. I had read somewhere that something was being put together, I would like to participate since my 2010 is currently at the dealer for engine replacement, and by reading the reviews replacing the motor doesn't solve the issues.0
We have 2012 Nox. this is normal. Part of security.0
cmhj2000 Se, Pa.Posts: 381No big surprise but of course, the problem couldn't be duplicated. "sigh"
Was looking at a Kia Sportage, might do it again since my 06.5 Optima is running like a clock with over 100K miles!0
elizabeth41 Posts: 3I have a 2011 Chevy Equinox that is also have the same engine problems (diesel-like start, rough idle, stalling, etc). It has been at the dealership for 5 days, and they have yet to "duplicate" the problem. The "problem" was occurring all weekend before I dropped it off to the dealership on Monday. What do you do when the dealership cannot "duplicate" the problem? I'm terrified to drive the vehicle, and I for sure don't want to take my 2 year old son around in it. Should I contact GM? Should I insist the dealership keep it until they can duplicate the problem? What are my legal rights in this situation?0
Hello Elizabeth41
I am so sorry to hear that you are experiencing such frustrations. I would like you to contact me so I can look into this for you. Please send me an email to [email protected] ATTN: Jackie and I will exhaust every resource that I have to try and help you get this issue resolved. We would not want any customer to experience what you have described.
Chevrolet Customer Care0
amanda823 Posts: 1I bought a 2011 Chevy Equinox in October of 2010. Since purchasing it, I've had nothing but trouble. The engine burned oil, and the engine had to be replaced. I am currently waiting for a new catalytic convertor. I've also had trouble with the car randomly stalling and shutting off. I don't know that I would recommend an equinox to anyone. I feel like I'm constantly at the garage.0
So sorry to hear that you haven't had a good experience with your 2011 Equinox. Have you spoken with GM Customer Service about your repeated issues?
Amber N.
GM Customer Care0
I got my first new car for mothers day last year. I thought after turning 50 it was time. There has been a number of things to go wrong, When I take it in for shifting problems they tell me a 4 cylinder was not made to go fast on demand. (which is a line of *&%$%* Then second time they tell me I am confusing the computer by letting up on gas than pressing down on gas. another line of *(&%#*.) third time could not duplicate any problems was told they have a data link they can put on the car to get readout while driven it, Waited over 30 day due to they could not download updated stuff to the data link, then I called and they said they had it now. Took car in, they rest tranny info and said it would learn how I drive. Oh ya they never installed a data link on my car. When trying to merge on freeway The tack goes up high than i let up on gas it does not go down or shift to next gear. also I have had problems with track stabellizer light coming on, which when I check book it tells you how to reset, (ok why did it come on to begin with?) Check engine lights comes on, something about EVAP. Locks unlock sometimes when driving, info center dimes sometimes turns off. my headlight sensor on dash when completely covered by hand does not make lights go on auto, was told if I put a piece of paper over it it would work, Do I beleave all of the Bull ^%$) no ,so whats up. Anyone else been told about this data link?0
Hi bigkritter,
I am very sorry to hear about the issues you are having with your vehicle. I would like to research this for you. Can you private message me your full name, address, phone number, Vehicle Identification number, and approximate mileage on your vehicle please? My email address is [email protected] "Attn Crystal" in the subject line. Look forward to hearing from you.
Crystal L-GM Customer Care0
Hi bigkritter,
I am very sorry to hear about the issues you are having with your vehicle. I would like to research this for you. Can you private message me your full name, address, phone number, Vehicle Identification number, and approximate mileage on your vehicle please? My email address is [email protected] "Attn Crystal" in the subject line. Look forward to hearing from you.
Crystal L-GM Customer Care0
lch033 Posts: 1I have had my 2012 Equinox in the shop at the Dealership twice now. When I go to give it gas it will hesitate and then the transmission kicks in real hard.....it even does it when I try to accelerate in traffic to change lanes. The first time they said the lines and filter were clogged and they cleaned it out and replaced some things.
I got it back and a week later it started it again......it's at the Dealership now and they say they "can't get it to duplicate" so I can come pick it up.....I don't know what's going on with it however it's NOT RIGHT.
I almost want to tell them to keep it and I'l get something else.....I've been loyal to Chevy for years and I just want someone to fix this!
Anyone else having these issues??
Lara in Terrell, Texas0
Hi Lara,
I know it can be frustrating experiencing vehicle problems and not being able to duplicate the situation at the dealership. Please continue working with your dealer to resolve this issue. If you have any other questions or concerns we are here to be of assistance.
Amber N.
GM Customer Care0
ronwel Posts: 57Hi Lara,
I have the same issue with my 2012 Nox. It feels as though the transmission is slipping, then all of a sudden it grabs and jolts you forward. It feels like when you drop the clutch with a manual transmission. There have been several times where it felt like soemone hit me from behind. y 2010 Nox did this as well, and this seems to be an issue with this vehicle. this message board, as well as another popular Equinox message board is full of people with this issue.
Dealerships are telling customers everything from, "this is normal for this type of transmission", "the cars computer is still trying to learn how you drive, and this will clear up over time", "can not fix as we can not duplicate the problem". I was told not to run the Nox in ECO mode, to see if it helped...which it did not.
Not sure what else to do...0
Hey Lara,
I have had alot of problems too. Have you been told about a data link that they put on your car?0
ccorey Posts: 2Add another one to the list of burning oil problems. I took it 2 months ago with a slugging response issue, engine light came on. The service invoice came back with very low oil, then apparently there was a recall (12312) done to the Equinox at that time. They adjusted the the computer settings for the oil life gauge. Guess what, two months later (today) it is back in another service center. I did check the oil before it was towed and there was not a drop on the dip stick. I noticed it was sluggish a few days before when turning but did not correlate it as i thought the problem was resolved.0
twerking Posts: 2Not sure if this issue has been resolved yet but the problem is your water pump chain. Its an internal chain driven water pump. When replacing you need to make sure all the links / chain are removed. The only way to do this is drop the oil pan. The water pump chain and timing chain on the NOX are junk. The water pump chain will correct your heat issue as it did mine but now I need to do the timing chain and tensioner. Hope all the valves are ok! You may want to look into doing this as well before your chain goes and/or jumps timing and messes up your motor. I will be getting rid of my girlfriends NOX as soon as I get it running properly again.0
recall7 Posts: 1I purchased a 2013 Chevy Equinox LTZ, V6,AWD with Nav. Last 8 of VIN D6175156. For some reason I do not have the overlay (guide Lines) on my 7 inch screen from the rear camera. GM customer service informs me that this feature is not available. Whoever at GM who made the decision to delete this feature should be looking for a job. On my last call to GM customer service I was told that I could solve the problem by buying another vehicle. Thank you GM.0
where are you finding service bulletins0
gmretire Posts: 2I also have a 2012 Equinox 6 cyl. that misses- vibs @ 1500 rpm have contacted Dealership and Chev. cust service, they have checked it out at least 4 times and say it is normal !, I asked them why it didn't do it till 6-8k miles on it, they don't know !, I have had Passengers in the car and ask what's wrong with it ? they did not know I was having issues with it ! G.M. has pretty much wrote me off, I have 2 more Years Lease with this Equinox and am Mad as you know what., I am a G.M. Retire and will probably never Buy a G.M. again ! Pretty sad they Take your Money and run, and say it is Normal, it's Crap !, they say they don't have any others like it.,which I know better by searching Interenet! You can feel miss in Neutral,Park or going down the road any gear when it reaches 1500 RPM, which is about 55mph with cruise ! Help !!0
Hello gmretire,
I'm sorry to see that you're experiencing these issues with your vehicle. I want to assist you in finding a resolution for this concern? If you would send your full name, address, telephone, name of dealer servicing the vehicle, current mileage and VIN number to [email protected], I would be glad to research some options that may be available to you.
Marlea Wilson
GM Customer Care0


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As of today I no longer need to have Lotus Notes installed on my Macbook Pro! Woo hoo!
I was very excited at the prospect of uninstalling it (yes, uninstalling bad software is all it takes to get me excited). Lotus Notes is far and away the largest installation on my laptop. It weighs in at an incredible 792 MB! The next largest application I have installed is iPhoto at 430 MB and then follows Gimp at 263 MB. There would be very few people that would argue that Lotus Notes provides more functionality per megabyte than Gimp does. In my experience IBM is especially good at producing bloatware, but even this is beyond any rational (pun intended) explanation.
What makes it worse is that Lotus Notes is a just plain awful tool to use. So its a one-two punch, first it takes up ridiculously unjustified amounts of disk space, then it rubs salt in that wound by just being horrible to use. Nothing has ever made me long for Microsoft Outlook like Lotus Notes does, and that is saying something since I am a self-confessed Apple fan-boy.
I am pretty sure my laptop sighed in relief when I deleted Lotus Notes, like a giant burden had been lifted from its shoulders.
The only upside to Lotus Notes, is that it does have an Apple version at all, although this is more due to the fact that the recent versions are based on Eclipse (ie. Java), not so much that IBM really loves Apple users in any way.
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Investing in Innovation
Early Learning Office
NAEP Reading and Math
Green Ribbon Schools
Learning Registry
Odds and Ends
Quote to Note
Upcoming Events
Investing in Innovation
Yesterday (November 10), the Department announced 23 school districts, non-profit organizations, and institutions of higher education were selected from among nearly 600 applicants for potential funding under the Investing in Innovation (i3) program. This year's competition required applicants to submit proposals focused on one of five priorities, including new priorities aimed at promoting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and increasing achievement and high school graduation rates in rural schools. The other three priorities focused on supporting effective teachers and principals, implementing high standards and high-quality assessments, and turning around persistently low-performing schools. Competitive preference was also given to applicants that demonstrated support for improving early learning outcomes, increasing college access and success, addressing the unique needs of students with disabilities and limited English proficient students, or improving productivity or technology. The Department selected the highest-rated proposals based on recommendations from peer review panels. The 23 are aiming to secure a grant in one of three categories: up to $25 million per "scale up" grant for projects with the strongest evidence and track record of success; up to $15 million per "validation" grant for projects with emerging evidence of success; and $3 million per "development" grant for promising but relatively untested ideas with high potential. To receive a slice of the $150 million in i3 funds, the 23 must guarantee a privately funded match of 5%, 10%, and 15%, respectively, by December 9.
The i3 web site has a detailed list of the highest-rated applicants, along with a summary of applicant characteristics and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to the announcement. Information is also available on securing the private sector match. In the next several weeks, the Department will post peer reviewers' comments and scores for the highest-rated applicants, as well as application narratives.
President Obama has requested an additional $300 million in program funding for i3 in fiscal year 2012.
Early Learning Office
Also this week, the Department announced a proposal to create an Office of Early Learning, tasked with overseeing the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge grants and coordinating early learning programs across the agency. "Effective early childhood programs are essential to prepare our children for success in school and beyond," asserted Secretary Duncan. "A dedicated early learning office will institutionalize, elevate, and coordinate federal support for high-quality early learning, while also enhancing support for state efforts to build high-performing early education systems." The proposal names Senior Advisor for Early Learning Jacqueline Jones as leader of the new office, which will operate within the Department's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE). Further details on staffing and operations will be shared over the coming months.
Meanwhile, in related news, President Obama announced important steps to improve the quality of services and accountability at Head Start centers across the nation. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will implement new rules that willfor the very first timerequire all low-performing Head Start grantees that fail to meet a new set of rigorous benchmarks to re-compete for continued funding. This reform will help direct taxpayer dollars to programs that provide high-quality Head Start services and ensure Head Start programs provide the best early education services to children in every community. Based on an analysis of current program performance data, it is estimated that one-third of all grantees will be required to re-compete for continued funding under this new rule. HHS will notify the first group of grantees in December 2011.
NAEP Reading and Math
According to data from the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), known as the "Nation's Report Card," the nation's fourth- and eighth-graders continued their steady upward trend in math, posting the highest scores to date on the test. On the other hand, in reading, the picture was mixed: the average score for fourth-graders was unchanged from 2009, while the average score for eighth-graders continued to rise. Among other findings:
In reading:
- Though the average score for fourth-graders was unchanged from 2009, it was higher than in 1992. The average score for eighth-graders was higher than in both 1992 and 2009.
- Also at grade 8, the percentage of students scoring at or above the "Proficient" level was higher than in 1992 or 2009.
- Two states made gains since 2009 at both grades 4 and 8; two states made gains at grade 4 only; and eight states made gains at grade 8 only. Two states had lower scores at grade 4 in 2011 than in 2009.
In math:
- Higher percentages of students at both grades 4 and 8 performed at or above the "Proficient" level than in any previous test.
- Also at grade 4, higher percentages of students performed at or above the "Advanced" level.
- Four states and jurisdictions made gains since 2009 at both grades 4 and 8; five states made gains at grade 4 only; and nine states made gains at grade 8 only. One state at grade 4 as well as one state at grade 8 had lower scores in 2011 than in 2009.
(Note: Secretary Duncan's statement on the results is available online.)
Green Ribbon Schools
In September, Secretary Duncan opened the pilot year of the Green Ribbon Schools award, to recognize exemplary achievement in environmental impact, health, and education. State education officials can participate by nominating schools to the Department. School communities can participate by asking their state education authorities to nominate them and applying according to state-established procedures. Anyone can call on the many resources available in attaining the award's high standards. The Department encourages state education authorities to use the following dates to guide their selection process: by November 22, notify the Department of participation; by March 22, submit nominations to the Department. To date, 20 states have communicated their plans to nominate schools.
Learning Registry
The Departments of Education and Defense announced this week the launch of "Learning Registry," an open source community and technology designed to improve the quality and availability of learning resources in education. The official launch is an important milestone in the effort to more effectively share information about learning resources among a broad set of stakeholders in the education community. The project was made possible by a $2.6 million investment, with the Departments of Education and Defense contributing $1.3 million each to the effort. Rather than creating an alternate destination to existing web sites, Learning Registry is a communication system allowing existing educational portals and online systems to publish, consume, and share important information about learning resources with each other and the public, while respecting the privacy of individual users. The community and technology are intended to create opportunities for future innovation in areas that are just now starting to be explored. (Note: The Secretary's remarks from the launch are available online.)
Odds and Ends
On October 31, Secretary Duncan spoke at the opening and closing sessions of the U.S.-Indonesia Higher Education Summit.
The Secretary recently hosted town hall meetings in Providence, RI, and Mason, OH, and participated in a roundtable discussion in Louisville, KY. In Providence, he also addressed the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council's annual meeting. In Louisville, he also addressed the Association for Middle-Level Education's annual conference and the Improving Productivity in Kentucky Schools and Districts conference.
On November 2, First Lady Michelle Obama honored the 14 recipients of the President's Council on Arts and the Humanities Youth Award.
On November 4, Vice President Biden spoke to students at the University of Pittsburgh about the Administration's focus on making it easier to pay for college.
The Department will launch an investigation into whether Penn State University failed to comply with Clery Act requirements in regard to allegations of sex offenses, on campus, by a former school official.
In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness month this past October, the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Housing and Urban Development held 10 town hall events on the topic of engaging boys and men in ending violence against women.
In remarks at a Microsoft forum, the Secretary announced that Partners in Learning, a division of Microsoft, won the competition to take over the Department's TEACH campaign and web site.
Speaking of teachers, in a blog entry, the Secretary refutes a white paper finding America's teachers are overpaid.
The National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) "Student Victimization in U.S. Schools" uses data from the 2009 School Crime Supplement to examine student criminal victimization and the characteristics of crime victims and non-victims. It also provides findings on student reports of the presence of gangs and weapons and the availability of drugs and alcohol at school, student reports of bullying, and fear and avoidance behaviors of crime victims and non-victims at school.
The proceedings report from the Department's "Sustainability Education Summit: Citizenship and Pathways for a Green Economy" provides an overview of summit activities and recommends ways to advance sustainability education.
Quote to Note
"The only side in education that matters to me and to our country is the side of students. I absolutely recognize that we also want to ensure that our educators are treated fairly, and, in lean times, we want to be smart about how we invest resources. However, at the end of the day, the final lens through which we view reforms must be whether it helps children learn. If the answer is 'yes,' then we must press ahead, no matter how difficult or how far outside our comfort zone it takes us. Now, I don't pretend to be the only one who voices that sentiment. Many stakeholders feel they're representing the interests of children. And, of course, these issues are rarely black and white. We must embrace complexity, versus run from it. But, when things are clearly not in the interest of children, we must challenge it...."
|Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (11/2/11), at the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council's annual meeting
Upcoming Events
On a weekly basis, the Secretary's public schedule is posted online.
Secretary Duncan will hold his second #AskArne Twitter Town Hall on Monday (November 14) at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Veteran education journalist John Merrow will return to moderate the town hall, which will also be broadcast live on the Department's USTREAM channel. Twitter users can submit questions to the Secretary using the hashtag #AskArne.
March 14 and 15, 2012, the Department, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and Education International, the global federal of teacher unions, will again join U.S.-based education partners to host the second International Summit on the Teacher Profession in New York City. Next year's theme, "Preparing Teachers and Developing School Leaders," is based on feedback from the 2011 event, where the dialogue first started among ministers and teacher union leaders from 16 top-performing countries and regions. The host organizations will compile effective practices shared during the summit and publish a report in the weeks following the session.
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