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Chevy Impala "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" message
here is the response from the Better Business Bureau - I gather unless someone get hurts or more complaints are made. NOthing will be done. How unfortunate.
Complaint ID#: 1262430
Business Name: General Motors of Canada Limited
Thank you for the information you provided regarding the above-mentioned company. Your correspondence was received by your BBB on September 24, 2012 and has been assigned case# 1262430 in our files.
We appreciate your effort in bringing this to our attention. Information from the public is always valuable to us.
The correspondence you supplied will become part of your BBB's file on the business however, we will not be pursuing this matter as a formal complaint.
Either you have not supplied a specific resolution, requested that the BBB reprimand a business, you are only seeking an apology or the company has already made a reasonable effort to resolve this matter. We also do not act on copies of letters nor do we request a company go against their policies.
A summary of this case can be viewed by clicking here
Teresa Smith
Complaint Administrator
BBB Complaint Department
[email protected]0
Thank you for taking the time to email me with your concerns. I apologize fo ryour frustrations and inconvenience. Due to your location you will need to contact GM of Canada at 800-263-3777 (Hours: M-F 7:30am - 11:30pm, Sat 7:30am - 6:00 EST). I hope this information helps.
GM Customer Service
This is the response to GM from this site. In my notes I had already contact GM in Canada. Unfortunately nothing will be done until someone gets hurts which is so unfortunate.0
I submitted a compliant with NHTSA-1-888-327-42360
I submitted a compliant to NHTSA -1888-327-4236. If enough people complain,GM will have to repair this problem at their expense. Please call and file a complaint.0
I submitted a complaint to transport Canada. I have heard nothing. Going to follow up at the end of the week.0
janet101 Posts: 1Please help! I started having this issue beginning of summer and just hearing it can stall at anytime is making me not want to drive my vehicle,which is my only source of transportation. My engine redue power message comes on and it starts to hesitate,believe the next thing it will cut off. Someone from GM need to stop saying "glad nobody was hurt" and fix the problem. I cannot afford to keep getting an incorrect diagnosis-Can someone help me and let me know what they found..the other messages seem so conflicting0
From the many, many messages/posts I've read, it appears to be a failed sensor in the gas pedal. I've also done some extensive research on replacement parts. So far Carquest appears to be the cheapest at around $50 dollars. O'Reilly's has them for about $55 and AutoZone wanted $73. I'm picking mine up today and installing it myself. It's a simple fix and can be done with limited automotive experience. There are two bolts(10MM) and a clip for the wire harness. So you will need a screwdriver and wrench w/ a socket. I also found a helpful video on Youtube you can watch before. Just search on changing or diagnosing error code P2138 for Chevy Impala.
It is in my very own opinion that Chevrolet only wants to appear to be interested in the numerous complaints their many loyal customers have presented to them. I'm taking action and making the fix myself. I'm a single father of 4 young kids and my car is our sole source of transportation. I absolutely hate the fact I fear for their lives and any other drivers we encounter on the road, not knowing if my Chevy IMPALA will stall out yet again and hit someone or something. For now on, I will tell everyone my story and buy Ford, Mazda, Toyota or another maker.0
Hi janet101,
If you had wanted for us to look into this further with you and your dealership, please contact us via email at [email protected] (include your name and Edmunds username, phone and address, the last 8 of your VIN and mileage, and the name of your dealership).
Sarah, GM Customer Service0
As I look at entry after entry. GM Customer SErvice just gives the standard statement - send us a direct e-mail and we will look into it. And yet nothing is done.
If it's only a $50 part and obviously GM is aware of the problem. Why not recall it and save someone from being hurt.0
lupe67 Posts: 1I just got a Traction control stabilization message with a Reduced engine power message. Luckily it didn't stall like the other posts i was reading as i was on the freeway also. It is a 2010 Impala i bout exactly 1 year ago. It has 53,000 miles on it. I took it to the dealership this morning and waiting to hear back. I do have an extended warranty and i hope its covered. Can't afford $300-$400 in repair charges.0
Good morning lupe67,
Please keep us posted on the progress at your dealership on this reduced engine power concern with your Impala. We can be reached at [email protected] if you had wanted for us to look into anything further (include your name, contact information, the last 8 of your VIN, and the name of your dealership).
Sarah, GM Customer Service0
Just wanted to follow up with everyone on my progress. I purchased my new gas pedal on Tuesday, October 2nd. It took me about 20 minutes to install. I've now driven over 500 miles and have yet to have any of the errors, alarms, warnings; etc.. that were previously going off.
I'm very thankful to the person in this string of messages who actually stated what the issue was. Honestly, it is my own opinion that I have a totally different car. The acceleration, cruising speed and overall performance of the engine is night and day from the previous bad pedal. Not sure why but I'm not complaining
In the end, my advise to anyone who is having the same issues I had, go to a parts store and get yourself a pedal. They are between $50 and $75 dollars. It takes just a handful of minutes to replace and start enjoying your new stress' free impala. If anyone has any questions, please reply back to this post and I will gladly answer them.0
irmac Posts: 1Hi ust wanted to know if you could please tell me the exact name of the part, i need to replace it on my Impala so that i can stop getting these messages.0
du1152 Posts: 5Accelerator Pedal Sensor. O'Reilly Auto Parts have them for about $50.00. Some stores may have to order them in.0
impalacrap Posts: 1I am having the same problem with a 2009 .0
Have you been working with your dealership to get this checked into? If so, and if you would like for us to follow up on your visit(s) with them, please send us an email with more information (including your name and Edmunds username, phone and address, the last 8 digits of your VIN and mileage, and the name of your dealership).
Sarah, GM Customer Service0
All of us need to contact Transport Canada or Transport USA to put in reports. In Canada apparently I'm the only one. The more concerns they receive - they will investigate but until then - they will not take action. The car manufactureres are not the ones that put in a recall. So contact them and put in a report. Now - they can't do anything until someone gets hurt.
How about stepping up and just tell people to bring their cars in and replace it. Obviously a defect in your manufacturing.0
Here is a youtube post about your problems! He doesn't actually fix it, but he does show that afterwards the car works. Also, there are other youtube posts that do show how to replace your gas pedal. It looks REALLY simple. I'm going to do mine right now. If the results are good, I'll report back.
Hi all,
Here is my update to changing the gas pedal. First, it didn't work. Second, here were my symptoms:
-When I'm (a) stopped or (b) moving very slow, nothing happens for a bout 1-2 secs when I press the gas. No rpm's no nothing. Then it jerks to life in a violent way and gets moving.
-When I'm coming to a stop and almost fully stopped, the car jerks (maybe from 2nd to 1st gear).
-After driving for about and hr on the highway, my car sends a traction control alert and powers down the engine. Turning it off then on again has fixed this so far.
-When I'm sitting at a stop sign, the rpm's are fluttering a little.
This sounded like the throttle body to me (which by change Chevy makes you buy the entire friggin thing if you need to fix the computer chip). But I wanted to avoid spending a lot of money. No luck though. The throttle body doesn't look too bad to change on my own. If anyone has any tips, I'd be glad to hear from you.0
There are a lot of complaints but no answers here. If that GM lady really wanted to help us, she wouldn't tell us to email her individually. She would post the stats on the problem. How many different reasons have shown up so far for this issue? What is the most likely fix? How much is it and is it something we could do on our own? If GM can't recall these impalas, could it at least post a video on how to fix it? I love my car and would be glad to give it a shot myself!
Anyways, here is my update: The GM lady finally messaged me back, but it doesn't look good because my car (an 07 Impala, 3.5) isn't under warranty and has over 100,000 miles on it. I'm currently waiting on a replacement throttle body and will attempt to fix it myself. I've already replaced the gas pedal and it didn't work. Another post said that it has to be one of these two things. I expect the part to arrive within a few days and will come back in a week or so to let you know if it worked. If I can, I will have someone record me fixing it and post it to Youtube for you all to see.0
Here is my conversation with the customer care person at GM, skipping the first few messages which were about me giving all the required information:
Me: I believe the name of the dealership is Bauman in Port Clinton, Ohio. My car has 104,000 miles on it. Considering that it costs 100 dollars to have them run a diagnostic (for something I may just end up fixing myself), I chose not to take it in to be diagnosed. But I did take it to Advanced Auto about a year ago (there were no symptoms, just a check engine light) and it said something about the throttle control module or something like that. I know my car isn't under warranty, but I thought I'd take a shot at it since there were so many newer models also in the forum complaining about the same issue.
Her: I understand and apologize. I wouldn't be able to continue and create a case until your vehicle has been diagnosed at the dealership. Just keep in mind, I can not guarantee any assistance. Please let me know how you would like to proceed.
Me: Hmmm... well if you were to give me an idea of what the possibilities are, I might be willing to pay the dealership to run a diagnostic. For instance, if you were to say, "If it's X, we can do something for you. However, if it's Y or Z, you will have to pay for it yourself. But we won't know until you take it in." But I'm not comfortable with taking it in just because you asked me to.
Considering that you've had a large number of other Impala owners with similar issues who probably did end up taking their cars to a dealership, could you tell me what you have you been hearing so far? What were the various reasons for this malfunction that you have encountered in helping others? What were the fixes? What conditions were required for the fixes to be discounted? Is there a website where GM admits the flaw and gives instructions on how to fix it? If not, is it possible to have this done? Now that you know that I've replaced the gas pedal, what else could it be based on your experience with other customers? I won't hold you accountable if the list you give me ends up not helping me with my own problem. I simply want to know what people have been doing to fix similar issues (people have a bad habit of getting on forums to complain, but never returning to inform others of what they did to fix the problem).
I'm willing to bet that over 80% of the people who take their cars in for a diagnostic let the dealership go ahead and fix it after that. I'm trying not to fall into that trap. If you could answer the questions above, that would be super helpful.
Her: I'm very sorry, as I am not a trained technician at the dealership, I am unable to diagnose or repair your vehicle. You will need to take your vehicle to be diagnosed for me to continue. Again, I can not guarantee any assistance. Please let me know how you would like to proceed from here.
Me: What assistance? What are the possible types of assistance you could offer based on what the diagnostic says? What conditions are necessary for you to offer me assistance after I get the diagnostic? If you can't answer that, then you're obviously just trying to get me to spend some money with GM. This requires no knowledge of auto repair. It's a simple question. If you can't answer this question then I do not wish to continue this exchange, i.e. there is no need to proceed further. But thanks for you help.
Her: If I am able to provide any assistance, as well as what type of assistance I can offer, fully depends on the diagnosis of your vehicle at a GM dealership. As I've said, your vehicle is no longer covered under warranty, so I can not guarantee any sort of assistance. If you change your mind, and get your vehicle diagnosed, please let me know, and I'd be happy to take the next steps and create a case. Thank you
So you see, if she really wanted to help, she would've at least given me an idea of what my options are. All she wanted to do was get me into a GM dealership to spend 100 bucks on a diagnostic. Nothing more.0
I can see where that interaction would be frustrating and hope to clarify a few things on my coworker's behalf.
On this "Reduced Engine Power" matter, I myself have not handled any of the Service Requests on this, and our main social media agent has moved on to other pursuits at this time, so your agent was brand new to this issue.
That being said, we handle each vehicle inquiry on a case-by-case basis. While a particular symptom may be common on a forum, the reason behind it may be different when we have our technicians look at the individual vehicles. I can understand how that may be off-putting to you all as you share your stories on the forum, but it is how we proceed in these individual instances.
In so far as the ability to provide cost assistance, if that is what you're seeking, this is quite a process as well. We look at service history, history of ownership of GM vehicles, what is causing the vehicle concern, the time and mileage that the vehicle is outside of its warranty, and other factors. Our primary concern is to repair the vehicle, with any other offers coming secondary.
I hope this at least helps to set your expectations in working with us; if you have further questions I'll do my best to answer!
Sarah, GM Customer Service0
IS it the case that the issues are different for each individual in this forum? As far as I can tell, it's either the throttle body or the gas pedal (which I replaced). How many other different fixes have been reported on this issue that your company has dealt with? Give us a list so that we know what we're up against. You make it seem like it could be a thousand different things. Let's see what all has come of this so far on your end.
As for your criteria: they're anything but straightforward. In fact, they seem to be convoluted and more for weeding people out than helping customers with an issue that is of no fault of their own. Your post doesn't tell me anything that the email conversation that I posted hadn't already stated.
You still haven't met any of my expectations. Which I will again write below.
(a) You have dealt with other customers along with their respective dealerships who were having similar symptoms? What came of them? What ended up being the problem with their cars? Did you even keep track? This is why we're all here: to find out what others had to do to get their Impalas fixed.
(b) Instead of saying, "Well, it all depends on X, Y, and Z. After you give us that information, we'll decide whether we should help you or not." Why not just say, "If you car is newer than X, has less miles than Y, and your warranty status is Z, we can help you. If you think your case to be special in some way, feel free to contact us for a discussion on the issue." If you said that, we would all consider you a real straightforward person who wants to help as many people as possible. But that's not what you said. All this circumlocution only makes me more suspicious.
Not only that, but when you have a car that isn't safe to drive, who has time to wait for you all to sit over there and decide these things? Since first contacting you, I've already been trying to fix it myself and when I do, I'll post everything that I tried and discovered in order to help everyone else out. But YOU guys have access to a lot more data that could be useful in helping folks with this issue. You could post this and help guys like me avoid trying 10 different things before getting the issue resolved.
You have my information. If you don't plan on fixing my car or telling me all the results of the other similar issues that you've encountered, please do not respond to this. It's for the other customers in this forum, not for you.
A final hello to everyone here. I fixed my vehicle (2007 Impala 3.5). If you look to my past posts you'll see that I replaced the gas pedal and it didn't work. But I just replaced the throttle body and now she's purring like a kitten again. Don't let this intimidate you though! I don't know much about cars (I can do my own tune-ups and oil changes, that's about it.) and I was able to do it! Here's what I did:
1. The manual will tell you to drain the engine coolant. DON'T. It's not necessary.
2. Take plugs off of throttle body and air filter hose (2 total).
3. Take of the cover for the air filter (2 clips).
4. Take of hose that goes from air filter to throttle body (2 screwed clamps: 1 on filter, 1 on throttle body). Now you can see the throttle body.
5. There are two screws up top and two nuts on the bottom of the throttle body. Easy to reach. Take em off.
6. There are two black pipes attached to a piece of steel that's connected to the same 2 screws to which the throttle body is attached (on the bottom). You either need to unclamp these hoses and move them out of the way or you can do like me and just use brute strength to pull them off and move them out of the way. Oh, by the way, there is another screw in front of the 2 pipes. Take that off too. My way avoided spilling any antifreeze at all. The other way may have involved losing a tiny bit of antifreeze, which you'll have to wipe up. But no biggie.
7. After you pull those pipes away the throttle body still won't budge. That's cuz there are 2 more nuts at the bottom 2 corners on the same screws that you took the first 2 nuts off of! Take em off!
8. Now the throttle body should come right off. Put the new one on (mine already had an O-ring on it. you may need a new one).
9. Work your way backwards to reassemble the rest!
My problems started with a slight problem in shifting from 1st to 2nd gear about a year ago. Then I got a check engine light, but cleaning the throttle body fixed it. So I forgot about it. Then my rpm's started getting funny while waiting at stop lights and stuff. Then I noticed that my car wasn't responding when pressing the gas during take-off, but it was VERY settle. Could barely tell. This got worse though. Then my car went to reduced power while on the highway about a month ago. Since then it's gotten worse every week. Sudden jolts when coming to a stop and stalling out when coming to a stop. Gas pedal was WAY worse, barely working at take off. Also, I noticed that when the car wasn't responding to the gas pedal, I could hear a soft buzzing noise coming from the engine (probably the throttle body control thingy acting up). Even if i was coasting in a parking lot, I could tell when the car wasn't going to respond cuz I could hear that buzzing noise.
Anyways, it's fixed now. I bought the throttle body online for 160 something dollars. I get a 50 dollar rebate in the mail if I send in the old part. Your dealership will charge you top dollar for the throttle body (probably around 300 bucks) and then they'll charge you for the diagnostic and a couple hours worth of labor (300 bucks). They may even do the engine coolant drain/refill, which will cost you another 100 bucks or more. So compare this 600-700 dollars with the 120 bucks that I'll have spent in the end (200 counting the replaced gas pedal). The pipes were a pain to get out of the way, then back on, but all-in-all it was an easy fix! Best of luck to you all!0
Since I've changed my gas pedal (6 weeks ago), I haven't got the Big 3 error messages/codes. However, I've started to notice my car's RPM's seem to bounce at times when using cruise and now I'm noticing almost a shudder or jolt when cruising around 40 mph. It feels like the car might be missing. Did you experience this before you replaced your throttle body? I did just replace my spark plugs and that hasn't cleared up the issue. Oh and I put in new Air/Cabin filters and a new battery.0
pgopal Posts: 1Thanks much Dasgupta. The dealership has quoted me $575 to fix this!!! I am Going to take these prescriptive measures to a MIDAS or a PEP BOYS and have them provide me a quote as I am extremely inadequate at these things..what your score also underscores is the well worn fact that the dealerships and the car company aren't going to walk that extra mile for you....I have just 46k miles on my 2006 impala and like most others in thread, I feel quite aggrieved.Anyhow thanks again !
(btw they are quoting me 300 bucks to change the fuel sensor too)!!0
Yes I did feel something like that, but not exactly the same. It felt like while I was in cruise control there was someone behind be with a rope giving me a soft tug once every couple seconds. If it were the spark plugs it seems like you would be able to feel it when idling (the piston will miss every time it comes time to fire off). Pay really close attention to how the car takes off from a stop. In the beginning it's really settle and easy to miss. Other than that, your symptoms seem to be a little different from mine. One thing's for sure, my symptoms progressed. So if you want to let it go a little while longer, you could. I like to work on my car for fun, but I'm far from being a mechanic, so I could be wrong.0
yunafierce Posts: 1I recently just purchased a 2011 Impala back in Feburary. Not two months into having car i got the traction control light as well as reduce engince power message...took back to dealer..they say they replaced with brand new part b/c it was bent in...My car has a little under 47,000 miles on it. I am now having same issues. I will be contacting dealer as soon as they open.0
Hello yunafierce,
We're sorry that you're having these troubles on your Impala. If you would like for us to work with you and your dealership towards hopefully getting this concern resolved, please contact us via email at [email protected] (include your name and contact information, a brief summary of the situation, the last 8 digits of your VIN and mileage, and the name of your involved dealership).
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This is a fan favorite that had to appear in the book, says Davis. "It's a weeknight staple and one bad burrito you deserve to have in your life. Listen to the fans. They know what's up."
Makes 4 to 6 burritos
1 large yellow onion
1 red bell pepper
1 large crown of broccoli
3 cups cooked chickpeas*
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 to 2 tablespoons soy sauce, tamari, or Bragg's**
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander***
Cayenne pepper, to taste
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 lime
4 to 6 flour tortillas
Burrito trimmings such as spinach, avocado, cilantro, and Fire-Roasted Salsa (page 124)
1. Crank your oven to 425F. Grab a large rimmed baking sheet.
2. Chop up the onion, bell pepper, and broccoli 'til they're the size of a chickpea. Place all the chopped up veggies in a large bowl with the cooked chickpeas. Pour in the oil and soy sauce, stir, and then throw all the spices in there. Mix until all the vegetables and shit are covered. Put all of that on the baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.
3. Take it out of the oven—don't f*cking burn yourself—then add the garlic and stir it around. Bake for another 15 minutes. The broccoli might look a little burnt at this point but that is the plan, so chill the f*ck out and take it out of the oven. Squeeze the lime juice over the pan and stir the roasted chickpeas and veggies all around. Taste and see if it needs more spices or anything.
4. Now make a motherf*cking burrito. We like ours with spinach, avocado, cilantro, and some fire-roasted salsa, but do your thing.
* Or two 15-ounce cans
** WTF? See page 10.
*** Or more cumin if you don't want to go to the store.


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How to watch UCF vs. Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati Bearcats (4–3) will host the UCF Knights (0–8) on Saturday at Nippert Stadium.
The Bearcats are coming off a 37–13 win against UConn, in which quarterback Gunner Kiel returned to the field after a month on the sideline with a concussion. He threw two touchdown passes, and ran for another, in the win.
The Knights' losing streak was extended to eight games last week, as they fell to the No. 21 Houston Cougars, 59–10. Central Florida was buried by four turnovers, and gained only 105 yards after the first quarter. Tristan Payton scored the Knights' only touchdown of the game on a 46-yard pass from Justin Holman.
How to watch
Details for Saturday's game are below:
Kickoff: Noon ET
TV: ESPNews
Live stream: The game can be live streamed here.
Radio: For Cincinnati affiliates, click here. For UCF affiliates, click here.
Team schedules
Sept. 5: vs. Alabama A&M (W, 52–10)
Sept. 12: vs. Temple (L 34–26)
Sept. 19: at Miami (OH) (W, 37–33)
Sept. 24: at Memphis (L, 53–46)
Oct. 1: vs. Miami (FL) (W, 34–23)
Oct. 16: at BYU (L, 38–24)
Oct. 24: vs. Connecticut (W, 37–13)
Oct. 31: vs. UCF (Noon ET, ESPNews)
Nov. 7: at Houston (TBD)
Nov. 14: vs. Tulsa (TBD)
Nov. 21: at UCF (8 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network)
Nov. 27: at East Carolina (TBD)
Sept. 3: vs. FlU (L, 15–14)
Sept. 12: at Stanford (L, 31–7)
Sept. 19: vs. Furman (L, 16–15)
Sept. 26: at South Carolina (L, 31–14)
Oct. 3: at Tulane (L, 45–31)
Oct. 10: vs. UConn (L, 40–13)
Oct. 17: at Temple (L, 30–16)
Oct. 24: vs. Houston (L, 59–10)
Oct. 31: at Cincinnati (Noon ET, ESPNews)
Nov. 7: at Tulsa (Noon ET, ESPNews)
Nov. 19: vs. East Carolina (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Nov. 26: vs. USF (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)


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We test the following configurations:
env:bare: Elasticsearch on an unencrypted drive
env:ear: Elasticsearch on a drive that is encrypted with dm-crypt to benchmark the performance impact of encryption-at-rest.
env:x-pack: Elasticsearch on an unencrypted drive but with X-Pack Security enabled.
env:docker: Official Elasticsearch Docker image
On this page are the results of the Elasticsearch nightly benchmarks based on the master branch as of that point in time. The Apache Software Foundation also provides a similar page for the Lucene nightly benchmarks.
All benchmarks are run by Rally against the Elasticsearch master branch as of that date. The benchmark uses four bare-metal server-class machines. On one we run the benchmark driver (Rally), on the other three the benchmark candidate (one to three Elasticsearch nodes, one per machine). All machines are connected via a dedicated 10 GBit switched network.
The benchmarks are intentionally not scalability benchmarks but rather show the performance characteristics of Elasticsearch ranging from one node to at most three nodes and are mainly intended to help the development team spot performance regressions.
All benchmarks are run on bare-metal machines with the following specifications:
All machines are connected via a dedicated 10 GBit switched network.


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Declaration Limited Edition Eau de Toilette Spray for Men by Cartier
Declaration Essence Limited Edition by Cartier for men is a wonderful night-time scent for the man at home in the city. With notes of immortelle, pepper, and teak, this scent is both spicy and earthy, making it irresistible. The intense spice provided by the pepper combines well with the darker, woody note provided by the teak to create a sense of mystique and sensuality. This scent is made for the self-assured man who is confident in all he does, and more importantly, in all he is.
- The notes are teak, pepper, and immortelle.


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I've noticed more than a few Tweets lamenting that fact that Hadoop World 2011 is sold out. Luckily for those Tweeters and anyone else that couldn't land a ticket, we're bringing theCUBE to New York City next week for two days (Nov. 8 and 9) of live, continuous coverage of the show.
This is our second year at Hadoop World and as you can see from the above infographic we have a great line-up of speakers and guests ready to take their spot inside theCUBE. In addition to those mentioned above, also joining us:
- Rob Metcalf, President and COO, Digital Reasoning
- Daniel Abadi, Assistant Professor, Yale University
- Gregory Rokita, Director of Software Architecture, Edmunds.com
- Doug Gourlay, VP of Marketing, Arista
- Tasso Argyros, VP of Marketing and Product Management, Aster Data (Teradata)
- Colin Mahoney, VP of Product Management and Business Development, Vertica (HP)
- David Champagne, CTO, Revolution Analytics
- Sid Probstein, CTO, Attivio
We'll be using the #thecube hashtag for videos that we post and conversations around the event. The hashtag for Hadoop World is #hw2011.
Don't miss all the action starting Tuesday morning, Nov. 8 and continuing through Wednesday evening, Nov. 9.
Where to watch live: SiliconANGLE.tv (replays of all videos will be made available on this site – never any registration required!)


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So here's the thing: I liked the book better. A lot better, actually, even though watching the luminous film and the absolutely brilliant and lovely Shailene Woodley was a satisfying experience and one that stayed quite true to John Green's text. It just didn't move me the way the book does. Why? Lots of reasons, and I know I'm not the first to post them.
But for the record: The return of Gus's cancer comes without any of the tragic foreshadowing that accompanies it in the book: the argument with his parents that Hazel overhears as they're about to go to Amsterdam. His overwhelming on and off exhaustion while there, including after their love scene. And likewise his death, which comes without the full and not at all hopeful litany of his downslide and the ravages that the illness make on him as he heads toward both the tragic and the mundanely inevitable. I wanted it to be real. As real as it felt in the book. And it felt… not quite there. Close -- like the scene in the gas station, yes. But not quite there.
Feel free to disagree with me. That's the great thing about lit and film-- we all get to have our favorites and our opinions. (yes, even those of you who review my own books!)
Maybe it's because I loved the book so very much and I wanted every word of it be somehow reflected, which I know is impossible, but still.
Maybe it's because I also missed Phillip -- the night time breathing machine to which Hazel was hooked up in the book but was missing in the movie.
Maybe it's because I wanted to cry more. I did not cry when Gus died. But I did cry when Sam Trammel, as Hazel's dad, held up that welcome sign at the airport. Something in the way his face crumbled with both joy and sadness when he saw Hazel and her mom and Gus just wrecked me.
Pondering all this on this fine Monday morning.
If you've both seen the movie and read the book, what did you think?


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How do you cope on those days when you walk into your exam room, only to be confronted by a patient clutching reams of computer printouts, and demanding answers? "Because they told me I should get this/take this/have this ......"
Not well, I bet! Especially after the 5th or 6th patient of the day.
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Guest Opinions
Idaho legislator: Move beyond sexual harassment training to create equality in the workplace
America is in the midst of a full-blown crisis brought on by a groundswell of sexual harassment claims. Consequently, many workplaces are revisiting or incorporating sexual harassment training, including Congress and many State Legislatures. I have added my name to a bipartisan letter calling for mandatory sexual harassment training in the Idaho Statehouse.
I am hopeful we will reflect on this moment and see it as an opportunity to improve the systems that have limited opportunity to so many talented people, so many talented women, and create a new vision of equality in our nation.
While sexual harassment training is a welcome start to addressing the problem women have faced for decades, we must incorporate this training into a larger system of policies to assess the conditions that foster this kind of behavior in workplaces and schools in the first place. Consider the long-term effects of being told you don't matter as much, your work isn't valued as much, your experience doesn't matter as much, and there is only one way to get ahead. This state of affairs limits opportunities, tamps down talent, and eventually tamps down your spirit.
Sexual harassment, like sexual assault, is about power and control. Everyone has the right to feel safe at work, in their home, at school and on the streets. Everyone has the right to learn or earn a living and provide for their families in an environment free from harassment and abuse. These fundamental principles must inform our understanding of how to tackle this problem.
I have worked with survivors of sexual violence for many years, and the most troubling attitudes I have confronted are victim-blaming statements that contribute to conditions where women aren't believed. Lack of belief and shaming prevents crime victims from reporting and keeps perpetrators safe to continue their abuse.
Systematic disbelief also hurts distribution of resources to victims and survivors. For example, working on legislation for the 2018 Legislative session to support sexual assault survivors, I learned that Idaho is billing private insurance for sexual assault forensic exams. These exams are crime-fighting tools used to hold perpetrators accountable. Can you imagine if your homeowner's insurance got billed for a fingerprinting kit used to investigate a home burglary? You would throw a fit. So why are we charging victims of sexual assault to pay for something to catch the alleged perpetrator?
As we tackle these issues, we must ask some important questions: who is missing from the conversation and what do we do as we move forward. What are the experiences of workers in minimum-wage jobs who are struggling to make ends meet? What about the waitresses, clerks and maids who feel they cannot — or should not — report incidents of abuse for fear of losing a badly needed job?
We must promote talent and ability wherever we find it — not hold it back. Incorporating sexual harassment training into our workplaces is one more step in publicly denouncing sexism and violence toward women. Let's reflect and move forward mindfully and creatively to forge a better future for everyone.
Rep. Melissa Wintrow is in her second term in the Idaho House of Representatives. She represents District 19 in Boise.


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What should I expect when I file a CARE Alert?
Upon receipt of a CARE referral, the CARE Team will review the information provided and strategize the best way to follow-up. Individuals who make a referral may be contacted by a representative of the CARE Team for more information or clarification. Depending on the circumstances, that individual may not receive specific information about how the CARE Team plans on responding to their referral.
Examples of responses may influence the following:
- The CARE Team may determine that there is no need for further action but will monitor the situation and concern.
- A CARE Team representative will circle back around to the referral source and provide suggestions and ways to respond to the concerning behavior.
- A CARE Team representative may reach out to the individual of concern directly to provide support and resources.
- If the situation requires immediate action, such as situations where the individual is an immediate threat of harming self or others, the CARE Team may coordinate with Campus Security or the Boise Police Department to assist in the response.
Are the referrals to the CARE Team confidential?
The CARE Team will take reasonable steps to maintain the privacy of those who make a referral if requested. If the circumstances don't allow privacy to be maintained, this will be discussed with the person making the referral. On occasion, the nature and context of the report may make it easy for the individual to speculate the reporting source.
CARE stands for Campus Assessment, Resource, and Education. It is the purpose of the CARE Team to:
- Help create a campus culture where the shared value of caring is upheld.
- Review reports of concern about members of the Boise State University community including students, faculty, staff, and visitors.
- Monitor and assess activity in the campus community to identify signs of potential threat as early as possible.
- Educate the campus community on bystander intervention, bias incidents, crisis management, monitoring behavior, and threat assessment.
- Serve as consultants to members of the Boise State University community to support them in monitoring and assessing behavior and building plans to manage it.
- Maintain a database of historical reports of concern.
What is the CARE Team responsible for?
- Reviewing reported behaviors of concern and developing appropriate responses for members of the campus community, to include students, faculty, staff and guests to the university
- Assessing the composition of the CARE Team and adding members when appropriate
- Developing any needed policies, protocols and procedures to formalize CARE Team actions in regards to alerts of concern about students, faculty, staff and guests to the university
- Develop and implement education and outreach plans to ensure that processes and contacts are well known by the campus community
Having clear procedures and plans of action when behavioral issues arise is critical to ensure the safety and security of the entire campus community. The CARE Team will provide leadership and guidance on these processes and also respond to inquiries and issues as they arise.
The CARE Team is a multi-disciplinary campus committee and includes representatives from the following offices: Office of the Dean of Students, Health Services, Campus Security and Police Information, Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Human Resources, General Counsel, Housing, and Provost.
Team Members
Christian Wuthrich, Office of the Dean of Students
Lauren Oe, Office of the Dean of Students (Chair)
- John Kaplan, Campus Security and Police Services
- Tiffany Trader, Human Resources
Matt Niece, Counseling Center
Becky Broadbent, Office of General Counsel
- Alicia Estey, Institutional Compliance
Taylor Tackett, Housing and Residence Life
Tana Monroe, Public Safety – Threat Assessment
Stan Niccolls, Boise Police Department Lieutenant for Boise State University
- Tomas Baiza, Advising and Academic Support Center
Every member of the Boise State community can do something to show that they care. The biggest thing you can do to help a person is to provide support. Consider looking over the tips below that include many ways we can all help and support members of our community. Helping often means getting others involved whose expertise and responsibility it is to work with individuals who may be struggling.
- Find a private, comfortable place to talk.
- Make sure you have set aside adequate time for the discussion and are not rushed or preoccupied.
- Try to be calm and relaxed. Pay attention to your demeanor and tone of voice, trying to maintain a calming presence.
- If the discussion is initiated by you, try to be as specific as possible about the behaviors that are concerning. Provide examples of your observations in a direct but non-judgmental way.
- Ask open-ended questions to help clarify.
- Express interest, care, and concern. Remember that although what they are sharing may not seem like a crisis to you, it still feels like one to them.
- Be direct about the limits of your ability to assist them. Help them explore options available to them and the cost and benefit of each option. Remember that even though you think they should seek professional help, it is ultimately their choice.
- Don't ignore comments about suicide, violence, or harm to self or others. If you have safety concerns, contact Campus Security and Police Information at (208) 426-6911 or the Boise Police Department at 9-1-1.


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Secunia PSI (Personal Software Inspector) 1.x
|Secunia in systray keeps red.
|6th Apr, 2012 14:46
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|Hello people, I got a little problem. In my systray I have the secunia sign. The problem is that is stays red instead of green as it should be. I did a scan, and everything is up to date, yet it keeps red. Is there anybody who can tell me what is wrong? Thanks, Ed.
|Anthony Wells
|RE: Secunia in systray keeps red.
|6th Apr, 2012 16:44
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|Hello Ed ,
You do not say which version of the PSI or OS you are using , but this is a recurrent bug and Secunia say they are aware of it .
If it occurs after you close the PSI GUI and the tray icon and then launch from "All Programmes" then try setting the PSI to launch on boot and reboot .
If the opposite is the case :ie: it occurs on boot , then try closing the (GUI and) the tray icon (icon right click menu) and restart the PSI from "All programmes" .
EDIT: if memory serves , in version 18.104.22.168 (you opened a 1.x listed thread) the icon is always red . Do not have it loaded atm , so cannot be sure .
Let us know more details , if you are still stuck .
Take care
It always seems impossible until its done.
Nelson Mandela
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|6th Apr, 2012 21:34
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|Hi Anthony
I can confirm that in v126.96.36.199 that the PSI icon stays red
no matter what your score happens to be.
Happy Easter holiday & I hope that your basket is filled with all kinds of good things & that your God also goes
with & protects you.
Regards, wr
HP Pavilion Slimline s3020n
Windows Vista Home Premium SP2 32 bit
AMD 64 Athlon X2
Firefox 31.4.0 ESR
The weakest link of a computer system is always sitting in front of the monitor.
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Hi there OGSO ,
Thank you for the confirmation (my memory is better than I remember :)) ) , I'm trying the Beta 2 (to help out !!) ; almost forgotten what the 22.214.171.124 looks like but I did like it , so I may give it a run out again . Does it detect Easter eggs ??
You'll need to choose a new version of Firefox soon , V11 is pretty good and very stable and (on XP) "nearly" as quick as Chrome , once it's awake . It does NoSquint but not TidyRead .
How are you getting on , Ed ??
It always seems impossible until its done.
Nelson Mandela


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You may have heard of a recently discovered security issue – called Heartbleed – that has impacted many sites on the internet this week, including the Client Site functionality in your WeddingWire account. Heartbleed affected OpenSSL, a type of technology websites use to keep information secure as it travels through the web. Here's what WeddingWire Pros need to know about Heartbleed and how it affected your account.
What is the Client Site?
The Client Site provides easy access to contracts, questionnaires and invoices, all in one password-protected, secure location, accessible via desktop & mobile devices.
Who was affected?
- Premium Pros who used the Client Site before the vulnerability was fixed.
- Client(s) of those Premium Pros who used the Client Site before this vulnerability was fixed.
While this vulnerability affected the Client Site (as well as many of the sites on the Web), we have no indication that anyone exploited this vulnerability and we patched it as soon as we learned about it.
What did WeddingWire do to address the vulnerability?
We took immediate action to fix the vulnerability in our infrastructure. And although we have not found any evidence of malicious behavior we're encouraging you to take the following actions to ensure your client data is safe.
What action should I take?
Since each of your clients gets their own password protected 'Client Site,' we advise you to update the password for each of your clients by taking the following steps:
- Log in to WeddingWire
- Go to the Clients section
- Click into the client's name
- Then click the 'Change' link, located next to the client site password
*Make sure to include a password hint for your client to easily access their client site*
WeddingWire takes information protection very seriously and will continue to work to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to protect your personal information. Please contact our Support Team at email@example.com should you have any additional questions.


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"How can you be bored? How many books have you written?"
—Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's mother (Friday Black dedication)
"The art of teaching is almost as difficult
as the art of walking the tightrope."
—Philippe Petit, "Creativity: The Perfect Crime," Diane Rehm Show 14 May 2014
New and Forthcoming:
"Homage to Charlottesville: The Spanish Civil War and the International Legacy of the U.S. Monuments Debate," lead essay in Monument Culture: International Perspectives on the Future of Monuments in a Changing World. Ed. Laura Macaluso. Rowan & Littlefield (forthcoming).
"The Old Front." The Hemingway Review (Fall 2018)
"A Kinetoscope of War: The Cinematic Effects of Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried," JNT: Journal of Narrative Theory v48n2 (Summer 2018).
"Nobody -- NFL Protestors or Their Critics -- Has a Monopoly on Patriotism." Kansas City Star online (25 Oct 2017)
"Spectator-Citizen-Soldier: History, Genre, and Gender in The Hurt Locker," special issue, "Enduring Operations: The Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq," MFS: Modern Fiction Studies v63n2 (Summer 2017)
"Dallas-D.C.-Quang Tri." Combat Paper Project (forthcoming)
"First to Write: The 1970s and the Vietnamese War," American Literature in Transition, 1970-1980 (Cambridge UP, 2018)
"Louis Fischer as 'Mitchell' in For Whom the Bell Tolls," The Hemingway Review (Spring 2017)
"Field Notes on The Things They Carried," WLA: War, Literature, & the Arts (2016)


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Since we are working with Junit framework, we'll have to deal with some of its limitations. One of them being that our test methods can not have parameters passed to them while being called(although there are other ways to do this but they are way too complicated). Lets focus on a simple approach that we can use:-
Our Eclipse project has a leanft.properties file which is used to set some properties for the Runtime engine. We can put our parameters inside this file and read them during execution. A sample properties file in which i have added 2 custom keys looks like this:-
# =========================================== # SDK Settings ### To change behavior, uncomment relevant options. # =========================================== #The Username to be used while logging in username="email@example.com" #The Password to be used while logging in password="l2a"
Now if we have a test method which needs to use these keys, our c# code will look something like this:-
@Test public void testLogin(){ try { FileInputStream iStr = new FileInputStream("resources\\leanft.properties"); Properties prop = new Properties(); prop.load(iStr); String uName = prop.getProperty("username"); String pwd = prop.getProperty("password"); //test the login function here
This way we can parameterize our JUnit test methods. One thing that I would like to put forward here is that this is a very simple way of doing this and we can do much better with other testing frameworks like TestNG which I'll be covering in the later posts.
LeanFT Java Tutorial Part 7 – Using Insight Objects
Happy Automating !
Harshit Kohli


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Welcome to the world famous San Antonio RiverWalk! The RiverWalk area is lined with eclectic shops, restaurants, and unmatched scenery. Take a river cruise tour or enjoy the food on a nightly dinner cruise! The RiverWalk area is also host to many events, including craft shows, parades, and festivals! The San Antonio Riverwalk is the place to be!
RiverWalk Hotels offers great rates on over 50 hotels in the downtown / Riverwalk area. All of our hotels have been approved by AAA and the Mobile Travel Guide, the authorities in hotel inspection. All hotels offer a generous savings off of regular hotel rack rates. Stay near the RiverWalk entertainment district for great rates on hotels in the downtown area!
Holiday Inn San Antonio Riverwalk
Choose this Downtown San Antonio Riverwalk location as your gateway to the city…more
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The San Antonio RiverWalk is one of the premier attractions in the Texas Hill Country, offering everything a vacationing family or individual could want in entertainment. The RiverWalk is made up of a set of long, winding walking paths that follow along a 2.5 mile path next to the San Antonio River, and is the place to go for award winning food, activities, night life and more in the city.
Plans for what is today the RiverWalk began in the 1920s after the San Antonio River flooded and killed 50 people. A dam was built upstream from the city, and a bypass around a large curve in the river was also planned. In the late 1920s a prominent businessman, Jack White, helped push a beautification project through a bond issue and began the process of building the RiverWalk in its first incarnation. In the proposals for the project, leaders suggested that the bend that was being bypassed actually be paved and surrounded with areas of commercial development. The first restaurant in the area did not open until the 1940s, however. Over the years the RiverWalk became increasingly popular with both visitors and business owners; the area was expanded by several miles in 2011.
Visitors to the RiverWalk can experience nearly all of what San Antonio has to offer without ever leaving the water's edge. There are numerous places to stay, including five-star hotels that have entrances on the waterfront. There are also numerous nightclubs and bars for adult entertainment options, as well as river boat rides, shops offering a vast variety of wares and museums showcasing the history of the state and San Antonio area. Dozens of events are held along the RiverWalk each year, with many corresponding with special occasions such as the Fourth of July and Christmas.


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What is a liberal arts institution and should you attend one? Read The Liberal Arts and Your Education for more information about the liberal arts.


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Lecture and Exhibit Opening: Voices of Change: Social Protest Through the Arts and Humanities
Bel Air
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Exhibit opening: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Lecture: 7 to 9:50 p.m. The wide ranging exhibit will cover protest topics such as civil rights, war, and environmentalism, and include forms of protest from song lyrics to photography to graphic novels. Seating is limited. Reservation recommended: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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G. & K. MANUFACTURING CO. V. HELVERING, 296 U. S. 389 (1935)Subscribe to Cases that cite 296 U. S. 389
U.S. Supreme Court
G. & K. Manufacturing Co. v. Helvering, 296 U.S. 389 (1935)
G. & K. Manufacturing Co. v. Helvering
No. 187
Argued November 20, 1935
Decided December 16, 1935
1. A transfer by one corporation to another of substantially all of its assets for cash and common stock of the transferee corporation chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
amounts to a reorganization under § 112(i)(1)(A) of the Revenue Act of 1928 even though the transferor corporation and its subsidiaries continued in business. P. 296 U. S. 391.
2. The Board of Tax Appeals having omitted to make finding as to whether the transfer was of substantially all of the assets of the transferor corporation, the cause is remanded for determination by the Board of this essential fact. P. 296 U. S. 391.
76 F.2d 454 reversed.
Certiorari to review a judgment affirming a decision of the Board of Tax Appeals which sustained a determination of a deficiency in income tax. Compare with the three cases preceding.
MR. JUSTICE McREYNOLDS delivered the opinion of the Court.
The petitioner contests the validity of a deficiency assessment for 1929 income taxes. It maintains that the transaction out of which the alleged gains arose amounted to a reorganization within the intendment of § 112(i)(1)(A), Revenue Act 1928, 45 Stat. 816. *
The court below was of opinion that the transaction involved amounted to a sale of the assets and business of the taxpayer. In November, 1929, petitioner transferred what the Board of Tax Appeals seems to have assumed was substantially all of its assets to the Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corporation, and received therefor $200,000 in cash and 17,250 shares common stock of the purchaser, then worth possibly $30 per share. After the transfer, chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
the taxpayer remained in existence and continued to do business. It also retained assets of undisclosed value -- namely, shares of certain subsidiary corporations and some other property. If the claim of the taxpayer that the transfer included substantially all its property is correct, then we think what was done amounted to a reorganization within the statute. The facts in respect of this were not found by the Board of Tax Appeals, and the cause must be returned there in order that the omission may be supplied. The mere fact that the taxpayer and its subsidiaries continued actively in business would not defeat the claim of reorganization. The ownership of the stock in the Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corporation gave the taxpayer a substantial and continuing interest in the affairs of that corporation.
The judgment of the court below is reversed. The cause will be remanded to the Circuit Court of Appeals, with direction to that Court to remand the case to the Board of Tax Appeals for determination of the value of the retained assets and such further proceedings as may be necessary.
* Margin of opinion in Helvering v. Minnesota Tea Co., ante, p. 296 U. S. 378.


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"I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing...kissing a lot. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls."
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Thursday, January 28, 2010
The Value of a Dollar...Then and Now
Watching 'After the Thin Man' today, I was intrigued by the shocked expression on Nick's face when Nora asked for 14.75. This led me to wonder what that would be equal to, were I to ask the same amount from my husband today. I found this excellent little 'Inflation Calculator' a few minutes ago, and thought my readers might also find it interesting.
I'm sure there are similar sites for your own monetary deonomination, whichever country you live in. It's very addictive, figuring out what things were worth 15, 50, or 100 years ago.
It got me to thinking about 'Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House' a fabulously entertaining film from 1948, starring Cary Grant and Myrna Loy. They go way over budget in building their home ( I can identify) and both are extremely anxious when they find that their total expense of building their dream home has surpassed the 30,000 dollar mark. Seems to be a laughable amount until you figure that 30,000 in 1948 would have bought almost a 300,000 dollar home today. Ah, the beauty of inflation.
Oh, and 14.75 in 1939 would have been the equivelent to 230.00 today. Not necessarily pocket change.
3 comments:
- Amanda said...
Even if it was only $14 in today's money, my husbad would still freak out!
January 28, 2010 at 7:05 PM
- Zelzega said...
This explains so much as to why Ricky Ricardo flipped his lid at the idea of paying $20 more for a bigger apartment. That's like $160 !! I'd flip my lid too.
January 28, 2010 at 9:27 PM
- Ann said...
My hubby and I do this a lot - figure out how much things in old movies would cost today. We usually watch ganster movies, where the dollar amount is staggering! LOL
February 3, 2010 at 6:06 AM
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The actress, ZOE Saldana, in the character poster above, caught my Red Eye/I during the new film by myth maker extraordinaire J.J. Abrams, Star tREk.
WE C ZOE as Nyota Uhura with Red Eyes, a pointer of the StarG8 of Space/Kosmic Konsciousness.
With realized REd Eye/I, WE/ME see the RE of Hope, becoming joyful and fully aligned with NOW, all there ever is.
This is NO monumental task or achievement. It is your natural ever present state underneath the mental story of the limited identity or mind made self.
REalize who Witnesses the dialogue of the mind. The ever present Witness, whether ONE be in deep sleep or awake, is who ONE Is.
"Who watches the watchmen?"
How do I REalize the Witness?
Accept all that is and live in the present moment, this is the REd Road of the floWer.
I was recently watching "The Terminal", a Spielberg (another legendary myth maker) film starring Tom Hanks (THanks). I didn't recognize ZOE Saldana until the Vulcan Salute got my attention.
"Is that the lady who played Uhura, love interest of Spock, doing the "Live long and Prosper" thing? Surely not.."
Indeed it is!
ZOE (NOW, ONE, N.W.O, MOON etc (Z/N and W/M/E rotate)) giving actor Diego Luna (MOON) the Vulcan Salute.
She plays Immigrations Officer Torres who also happens to be a Trekkie.
Above we can see it better, but they are all present during the Star tREk sync..
Three Eagles decorate her uniform. Two, on each shoulder, are Blue Birds and ONE, above the shield (vivified Heart), is Golden.
The Blue Bird is the happy bird that flies over the Rainbow into the land of OZ.
The Golden Eagle (EGL/LEG) has been seen recently, along with Robin Tunney in posts like Chain Of Events. As Robin has played characters called ZOE (see her Filmography below) three times in her career, it resonates super soundly having another ZOE interact with the Golden Eagle.
The Vulcan Salute is a highlighted SpiriT Hand/Palm.
She turns around her palm to reveal the wedding band from Luna, hereby accepting his proposal to marriage.
The wedding ring is a symbol of union, very fittingly worn by a human who travels the KKosmos - externalized* representation of infinite depth of Being - tREkking the Stars.
They celebrate there union - a ritual drama that reenacts the ultimate coming together of Self moving beyond other - by driving around the terminal in an electric utility vehicle, decorated in traditional wedding get-away-car style.
The word "ORIGINS" appears in the background. From UNION WE/ME ORIGINATE and into UNION WE/ME return.
The rear Seeing Red lights overlook the Tin Cans of the electric Chariot. Electricity resonates the lightning bolts of Zeus/Jupiter who's number is 42 and shares its alchemical symbol with Tin.
The Tin Cans are dragged over the reflection of the word ORIGINS. From the Jovial state of the sphere Jupiter WE/ME ORIGINATE and to JOY WE/ME return during this phase of alignment.
I hear tell that shoes are often also present amongst the clutter being pulled by the wedding Chariot. The shoe contains the soul/SpiriT and anchors the feet in Being. The foot, resonating the shoe, of the constellation Ophiuchus is one of the astrological pointers of Galactic Center and externalized* Heart of MOM.
*Concepts as 'external' and 'internal' are potentially misleading as duality dissolves. They remain useful pointers given appropriate context.


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Your University of Virginia student can protect themselves against influenza (i.e., the flu) by taking advantage of the Flu Shot Clinic offered by the Department of Student Health. We hope you will encourage your student to take advantage of this immunization program.
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Your Hospital's Safety Grade
Whether you simply want to know about the hospitals in your area, or you need to choose a hospital for surgery or other procedure, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade should be your first stop for finding the best hospital for you and your family.
The Safety Grade can tell you more about things like:
- How well does my hospital prevent infections and encourage handwashing?
- Does my hospital value patient safety by supporting strong health care teams?
- Are there protocols and standards in place for preventing errors at my hospital?
In this section, you can:
- Learn more about the Hospital Safety Grade, how it was created, and what each measure means
- Learn when and how to use the Grade when making healthcare decisions
- Decide which hospital to choose
- Check out how your state compares on patient safety
About the Grade
Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades (formerly known as Hospital Safety Scores) are assigned to over 2,600 general acute-care hospitals across the nation twice annually. The Safety Grade is becoming the gold standard measure of patient safety, cited in MSNBC, The New York Times, and AARP The Magazine.
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses national performance measures from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Leapfrog Hospital Survey and other supplemental data sources.
Taken together, those performance measures produce a single letter grade representing a hospital's overall performance in keeping patients safe from preventable harm and medical errors. The Safety Grade includes 28 measures, all currently in use by national measurement and reporting programs. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade methodology has been peer reviewed and published in the Journal of Patient Safety.
Leapfrog works under the guidance of an Expert Panel to select appropriate measures and develop a scoring methodology. The Expert Panel is made up of patient safety experts from across the country:
- David Bates, M.D., Harvard University
- Andrew Bindman, M.D., University of California, San Francisco
- Jennifer Daley, M.D., F.A.C.P.
- Matthew D McHugh, Ph.D., J.D., M.P.H., R.N., C.R.N.P., F.A.A.N., University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
- Arnold Milstein, M.D., M.P.H., Stanford University
- Peter Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D., F.C.C.M., University Hospitals
- Patrick Romano, M.D., M.P.H., University of California, Davis
- Sara Singer, Ph.D., Stanford University
- Arjun Srinivasan, M.D., CAPT U.S. Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Tim Vogus, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
How the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is produced
The Expert Panel selected 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data, analyzed the data and determined the weight of each measure based on evidence, opportunity for improvement and impact. Information from secondary sources supplemented any missing data to give hospitals as much credit as possible toward their Safety Grade.
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade places each measure into one of two domains: (1) Process/Structural Measures or (2) Outcome Measures, each accounting for 50 percent of the overall score.
- Process Measures represent how often a hospital gives patients recommended treatment for a given medical condition or procedure. For example, "Responsiveness of hospital staff" looks at patients' feedback on how long it takes for a staff member to respond when they request help. Structural Measures represent the environment in which patients receive care. For example, "Doctors order medications through a computer" represents whether a hospital uses a special computerized system to prevent errors when prescribing medications.
- Outcome Measures represent what happens to a patient while receiving care. For example, "Dangerous object left in patient's body" measures how many times a patient undergoing surgery had a dangerous foreign object, like a sponge or tool, left in his or her body.
A hospital must have enough safety data available for our experts to issue them a letter grade. Hospitals missing more than seven process measures or more than five outcome measures are not graded. All hospitals are encouraged to voluntarily report additional safety data through the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, but they are not required to do so to receive a Safety Grade.
Some hospitals belong to health systems that report data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as a single entity with a shared "Medicare Provider Number (MPN)." This means that individual hospitals within these systems will be graded using the same aggregate data. Leapfrog encourages these types of hospitals to report additional safety data through the Leapfrog Hospital Survey so that patients can see how each hospital is doing individually.
At this time, we are unable to assign a grade to military or VA hospitals, critical access hospitals, specialty hospitals, children's hospitals, outpatient surgery centers, etc. Our experts are studying ways to rate them in the future.
View the Spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade Methodology and Explanation of Safety Grades.
How to Use the Grade
Many hospitals have world-renowned doctors and equipment, but not all hospitals prioritize their patient's safety above all else. You deserve to know which hospitals do the best at protecting their patients from harm. That's why we developed the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. This tool can help guide your decision in a number of situations:
- Has your doctor referred you or a family member to a hospital for surgery?
- Are you preparing to have a baby?
- Is someone in your family suffering from chronic illness that could require immediate or consistent hospital care?
- Is your choice of hospital solely based on location or word-of-mouth?
The Safety Grade rates hospitals on the very basics of medical care, such as handwashing, entering prescriptions through a computer, and the availability of highly-trained nurses. So no matter the reason for a hospital visit, safety should be your number one concern.
Which hospital do I pick?
Choosing your hospital is a matter of personal preference, but we know "A" hospitals do a better job at preventing errors. If your local hospital rates below an "A," talk with your doctor at that hospital and urge them to improve their safety. If all your local hospitals score poorly, use these Safety Grades to start a conversation with hospital leadership and local policymakers about improving hospital safety.
A small number of hospitals have consistently achieved "A" grades--an impressive feat. These hospitals are denoted with the "Straight A's" logo in recognition of their achievement of the highest standards of patient safety year after year. We hope all hospitals will strive to offer this level of dependable care.
You should never refuse care in an emergency because of a hospital's Safety Grade, but use this website as a guide for planned events and a research tool for potential emergencies.
What measures are most important?
Every person will have different ideas about what is most important to them, but we suggest checking out whether your hospital scores well on:
- Handwashing Does your hospital have a handwashing policy to ensure all staff members are washing their hands before and after patient contact?
- Infection in the blood Hospital patients may be given a central line (a tube inserted into the body to deliver medication and other treatments). Patients with a central line are at high risk for developing a dangerous infection in the blood. Is your hospital showing a low number on this measure?
- Patient falls What is your hospital doing to ensure you don't suffer an added injury from a fall while in the hospital?
What about past grades?
Since 2012, Leapfrog has released Safety Grades twice per year for over 2,600 hospitals across the U.S. To be as transparent as possible, we make those past grades available, just by clicking on "Show Recent Past Grades" underneath a hospital's current grade.
Displaying past grades makes it clear which hospitals consistently achieve high standards of patient safety and which have demonstrated a steady path of improvement. Patients should always decide on where to receive care based on a hospital's current Safety Grade. However, past grades can tell you a lot about that hospital's track record in keeping its patients safe from errors, injuries, accidents and infections. Keeping an eye on your local hospital's Safety Grades over time also makes it easier to spot patterns—whether a hospital is working to improve or has allowed its focus on safety to slip.
If you're concerned about past grades, ask your doctor what your hospital is doing to keep its patients safe. Remember, you have a choice of where to receive care. And you deserve to be in the safest hospital possible.
We don't have Safety Grades for every hospital. Here's why:
Certain hospitals are not required to publicly report their safety record, which means that our experts don't have enough information to issue them a Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. These hospitals include:
- Specialty hospitals, such as children's hospitals and surgical centers
- Critical access hospitals
- Hospitals in Guam and Puerto Rico
Additionally, many hospitals are not able to provide data to the federal government because they are too small, or lack the necessary data—like military and veteran's hospitals. Leapfrog experts are studying ways to rate them in the future.
Choosing the Best Hospital
Every day, we make choices about where we shop, who we bank with, what cars we drive, and on and on. Yet despite our consumer culture, some people aren't even aware they can choose what hospital they go to. We're here to change that.
Your choice of hospital could be a life or death decision. Hospitals vary greatly on things like infection rates, surgical errors, and patient injuries--not to mention ER wait times, patient satisfaction, and other things we're just now starting to measure.
Choosing the best hospital for you doesn't have to be a daunting task—as long as you have the right tools. Your first step in finding the best care for yourself and your family is finding a safer hospital. Use the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade search tool to find the safest hospital in your area, preferably one with an "A" grade. Now, think about what type of care you might need. Are you getting ready to have a baby? Do you or a family member need surgery?
In addition to issuing Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades twice per year, The Leapfrog Group also collects and publicly reports information on hospital quality and resource use through our annual Leapfrog Hospital Survey. We focus on the issues that really matter to patients—from maternity care and surgical outcomes, to medication errors and adequate training.
So, if you or a family member needs surgery, you can see how your hospital compares on mortality rates of certain high-risk procedures. If you are pregnant, you can find out how your hospital does on maternity care metrics like C-sections and managing high-risk deliveries. If you're concerned about a seriously-ill parent or family member, you can look at ICU staffing protocols and how the hospital uses computerized prescribing and bar-code technology to keep patients safe from medication errors.
You can learn more about choosing the best hospital on the Leapfrog website.


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STOCKTON - Get your groove on against breast cancer at the Party in Pink Zumbathon led by instructor Susan Suarez from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
STOCKTON - Get your groove on against breast cancer at the Party in Pink Zumbathon led by instructor Susan Suarez from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The doors open at 9:30 a.m. Tickets are $10, with 75 percent of the proceeds benefiting the Susan G. Komen for the Cure fight against breast cancer. The event at the Arnold Rue Community Center in Panella Park, 5758 Lorraine Ave., Stockton, will include a raffle and prizes. The best pink costume also will win a prize.
Information: Susan Suarez at (209) 594-3758 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
SAN ANDREAS - Calaveras County Animal Services will offer reduced fees until Sept. 30 for anyone who adopts a black cat.
The reduced rate includes any cats that are at least 75 percent black including tortoiseshells and black-and-white tuxedos. Some of the cats are so-called miniature black panthers, a family-friendly breed developed in 1958 in Louisville, Ky. The mini-panthers tend to be attached to their families, enjoy attention and are suitable for both children and adults, Animal Services said in a statement.
Despite the desirable traits of many black cats, they tend to be the last adopted because of the color of their fur, officials said.
Black cats adopted from the Calaveras Humane Society will require a fee of $25, half the usual rate. That fee includes the cost to spay or neuter the cat, litter training and shots. Cats adopted from the Animal Services shelter will require a fee of $20.
The reduced fees apply at Calaveras Humane Society sites in Angels Camp and Arnold as well as at the Animal Services Shelter in San Andreas.
Information: (209) 754-6509.
MURPHYS - Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman will speak Sept. 28 in Murphys at the Concours d'Elegance event, which raises funds for agricultural youth groups.
Veneman will speak during a luncheon gala at the event, which is held at Kautz Ironstone Winery, 1894 Six Mile Road in Murphys. Tickets are $125 per person. Proceeds go to support Future Farmers of America, 4-H and California State Fair scholarships.
Reservations and information: (209) 785-4234 or IronstoneConcours.com
STOCKTON - The Stockton office of the California Highway Patrol is offering a free "Start Smart" class for parents and teens.
The driver-safety class promotes traffic safety that targets new and future licensed drivers 15 to 19 years old. Parents and caregivers, too, will find the class beneficial and are encouraged to attend.
The class covers such topics as collision-avoidance techniques, driver responsibility, collision trends, distracted-driving laws, alcohol-related driving laws and the provisional-license process.
The class format features videos and classroom discussion, and there will be opportunities for participants to ask questions.
The class will be held 7 to 9 p.m., Oct. 1, at the CHP Stockton area office, 3330 N. Ad Art Road. Space is limited, so reservations are required by calling (209) 943-8666.


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Full-time dad Paul Senarski, says his local children's centre in Greenwich, south London, is a "Godsend".
"It's very important. It's a Godsend," he says.
His son attends the Robert Owen Children's Centre five mornings a week and his daughter will follow in January, when she will spend three mornings a week there.
There is plenty there for the children to do, from cooking and playing with toys, sand and other equipment to story-time - all good ingredients for early learning according to childcare experts.
"It frees me up to do the things I have to do. It's the only time of the day when I have time to myself, to do things around the house, and whatever needs to be done," says Paul.
"It's about time that they took childcare seriously."
Judith Stevenson, who runs the centre told BBC News the provision for children at the centre was excellent - but costly.
"We are open 0800 - 1800, 40 weeks a year.
"Qualified teachers, qualified nursery nurses. If the Chancellor is going to roll that out, we're going to need to see more money," she said.
Centres like the Robert Owen were generally funded in deprived areas, to help parents who want to work and to improve children's early education.
They offer what the government calls "integrated childcare with early learning for young children", together with health services, family support and help in finding employment.
The first children's centres were designated in June 2003 and largely grew out of existing provision including nursery and primary schools. They are part of the government's drive for integrated family services.
A government spokeswoman said the centres would "build toward a long-term goal for a children's centre in every community and an end to children's poverty".


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LEGAZPI CITY (June 26) – Albay Provincial Health Office (APHO) confirmed today, cases of Chikungunya - a mosquito-borne disease like dengue, in several barangays in Guinobatan, Albay but is under control.
In an interview with DZGB News Dr. Antonio Ludovice, Jr – OIC/APHO said that there were noted sporadic infections in the said municipality and recorded 68 cases from 7 barangays namely: Muladbucad, Masarawag, Calzada, Poblacion, Iraya, Morera and San Francisco.
Massive campaign against Chicongunya virus will be launched by his office in coordination with Guinobatan Rural Health Unit headed by Dr. Joahnna Manatlao-Limus to prevent the spread of Chikungunya, Dengue and other water borne diseases during the rainy season.
"I encourage everyone to wear protective clothings, repellent and clean the sorroundings to get rid of mosquito-breeding sites," Ludovice added. He further said that the best defense for Chikungunya and Dengue Fever is self protection and search and destroy. (Mar de la Cruz with Al Armario)


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Cuts to Medicaid proposed by Republicans in the U.S. House and Senate jeopardize addiction treatment, NPR reports.
In Pennsylvania, more than 124,000 residents depend on Medicaid for addiction treatment. The state's Medicaid program currently pays for addiction treatment with Vivitrol, a monthly injection that costs about $1,000 a dose.
A person receiving the shots also has weekly therapy sessions and visits with a recovery coach, also paid for by Medicaid. Pennsylvania, which expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, pays no more than 10 percent of costs for patients who gained coverage under the expansion. The federal government funds the rest.
The Republican health care bill that passed the House and is being considered by the Senate would cut Medicaid spending by more than $800 billion across 10 years nationwide, the article notes. If the federal government cuts Medicaid funding, states either would have to come up with the rest of the money, limit access to care, or cut off coverage for some people.
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