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The Four Most Popular Wedding Etiquette Questions
The Wedding Guru addresses the four questions everyone wants to know about wedding etiquette
It's not unusual for guests to be confused about wedding etiquette. When deciding how to behaving properly, here's a good rule of thumb: Ask yourself whether you are acting out of the goodness of your heart and with the best interests of the bride and groom, or if you're just trying to make things easier for yourself. An honest answer will get you safely through most situations!
Q: "Is it OK to skip the ceremony and just turn up to the reception?"
The Wedding Guru says: Only if you have a good reason! Otherwise, since the ceremony is the most important aspect, it's respectful to attend.
Q: "What if I don't like the table where I've been seated?"
The Wedding Guru says: You shouldn't move during dinner. After dinner is usually when guests can mingle.
Q: "When is the appropriate time to leave a wedding?"
The Wedding Guru says: You should stay until the end — or at least until the formalities and speeches conclude, preferably after the Bridal Waltz.
Q: "What's the most appropriate way to thank the bride and groom?"
The Wedding Guru says: In person on the night of the wedding is the best time. If they're too busy or don't make it to your table, an email or a note after the wedding is a nice gesture.
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The Explosive Growth of Infant Prescriptions
ColicCalm.com has released a new infographic exploring the incredible rise in the number of infant prescriptions. Education before medication, please explains the diagnosis, treatment and potential side effects of infant GERD.
Are Infant Reflux Drugs Worth the Risks?
The number of babies prescribed acid suppression drugs such as H2 blockers and PPIs grew 8-fold during 2002 to 2009, but fewer than 10% received any diagnostic testing for GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease). Some pediatricians are growing concerned that the "epidemic" of infant GERD cases is actually due to over-diagnosis, especially since clinical trials show acid blockers work no better than a placebo and can actually lead to short term and long term side effects. The FDA has not approved PPIs for treatment of GERD in children younger than one year.
Designed by InfoNewt, this design follows the 3-part story format really well.
Introduction: What is GERD? - background information
The Main Event: The Explosive Growth of Acid Blockers - the surprising statistic visualized
Conclusion: What's the harm? - potential side effects
The topic is potentially controversial, so the design carefully sticks to only sharing the facts and research about infant GERD, and includes an exhaustive source list. The other critical design elements are also included in the design, like the Creative Commons license and the infographic landing page URL so anyone can find the full-size original.

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Gynecomastia with Anti-androgens
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
My husband underwent 40 treatments of IMRT ending in December for locally advanced prostate cancer. He is seeing the radiation oncologist for very painful gynecomastia in the hopes of stopping that. Can you tell me about this treatment?
Richard Whittington, MD, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, responds:
Gynecomastia is the development of breast tissue in a male and can be due to stimulation of the breast tissue related to the use of bicalutamide, flutamide, and nilutamide. These are anti-androgen medications with some estrogenic activity. The development of male breast tissue causes pain due to enlargement of the ductal structures. Radiation will prevent breast stimulation when given before antiandrogens, but is less effective in arresting the stimulation once the medications are started. It usually resolves a few months after the anti-androgen medication is stopped. If there is a cosmetic problem due to gynecomastia, surgery may be required to repair it. If it is just pain, a higher dose of radiation, usually 20 to 25 Gy, will arrest it, whereas 10Gy is used to prevent it.


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ER Positivity Percentages
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
How do you determine if an ER or PR receptor is positive or negative when the results are reported as a percentage? I have seen 15% considered negative in some of the research, but positive in others. Is there a set definition for receptor positivity?
Kevin R. Fox, MD, Assistant Director, Clinical Affairs and Associate Professor of Hematology/Oncology at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, responds:
In general, we consider any percentage level of receptor positivity to be "positive." However, the general accepted cutoff is 10% or higher. Reference is Goldhirsch et al. Meeting Highlights: International Expert Consensus on the Primary Therapy of Early Breast Cancer 2005, Annals of Oncology, September 2005.


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Morning Movers: American Eagle Outfitters Drops on CEO's Exit; Union Pacific Gains on Earnings
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Yesterday, the major indexes ended mixed for a third straight day. Will they make it a fourth?
Not from the looks of it. S&P 500 futures have dropped 0.3%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures have fallen 0.3%.
AmerisourceBergen (ABC) has gained 3.5% to $72.75 in pre-open trading after the pharmaceutical distributor it beat earnings forecasts and raised its revenue guidance for the year.
Union Pacific (UNP) has advanced 2.6% to $172.50 after the railroad beat earnings and revenue forecasts.
American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) has dropped 5.3% to $13.55 after the teen retailer's CEO left the company. Stifel also downgraded the stock.
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Diving The Bay of Islands
Paihia is the heart of the Bay of Islands, and from this small tourist town you can access some of the best diving in New Zealand.
The diving in the bay of Islands is sub tropical, with the water temperature ranging from 15c in the winter to 22c in late summer.
The Bay of Islands is lucky that the East Auckland Current washes down the coast bringing tropical fish like Lord Howe Coralfish, and Toadstool Grouper to Cape Brett. During the summer you can see massive Short-tail Stingrays in Cathedral Cave, large schools of Blue Maomao, and big Pelagics like Kingfish.
The encrusting life is also very colourful, with the walls covered in Jewel Anemones and Sponges. In winter months the visibility can be astounding, and Furseals often visit our sheltered waters.
The Bay of Islands also has arguably the two best wreck dives in New Zealand, with the Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior, and the HMNZS Canterbury. The Rainbow Warrior was bombed in Auckland harbour in July 1985 by French agents. In December 1987 it was sunk in the Cavalli Islands just north of the Bay of Islands. It sits on a sandy bottom at 26m, with the top of the wreck at 19m.
At only 45m long it is easy to do a dive around most of this wreck. It is well encrusted with a kaleidoscope of Anemones and Sponges covering the hull. Living inside the wreck are hundreds of Big-eye Cavefish, and large Snapper patrol the decks. With the history of this wreck it is a must do for divers from around the world, and will always hold a special place in New Zealanders hearts.
The HMNZS Canterbury was the last of new Zealand's Leander class frigates to be sunk in November 2007. This wreck is massive at just over 113m long. It sits in 37m with the top of the wreck at 13m. With such a range of depth available and purpose sunk for diving (with many entry points cut into the hull) the Canterbury has become a real divers playground. Even after such a short time it is covered in spectacular Pink Jewel Anemones and long Yellow Finger Sponges.
The fish life has taken off since the imposing of a rahui in Deep Water Cove. A rahui is a temporary reserve, so with a complete ban on fishing around the wreck, divers are enjoying large schools of Sweep, Demoiselles, and Snapper when diving the Canterbury.
With miles of rugged coastline and sheltered waters from almost any wind direction, the Bay of Islands is a divers playground. Paihia Dive has been operating charters in the Bay of Islands since 1978, so for advise on anything diving contact them today. http://www.divenz.com
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PASADENA, Calif. — NASA's Spirit rover rolled 59 feet (17.7 meters) around the rim of a crater to begin inspecting firsthand a drift of windblown material that puzzles scientists.
Scientists sent the six-wheeled robot geologist to the dune, nicknamed "Serpent," to analyze its composition. They are unsure whether it is a pile of sand or dust.
NASA planned for Spirit to analyze the material Wednesday before driving over the dune to a site from which it can take panoramic pictures of the surrounding terrain.
Halfway around Mars, Spirit's twin rover, Opportunity, began to wrap up analysis of a rock outcrop at its landing site.
Opportunity was expected to scuff up the outcrop with one of its wheels Wednesday, allowing scientists to assess the rock's hardness. This week the rover should move out of the crater where it landed to study the plains of Meridiani Planum.
The space agency sent the two rovers to Mars on a $820 million mission to search for evidence the planet once was a wetter world. Opportunity already has found geologic clues that was the case.
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Get the Look: Emma Stone at the 2012 Golden Globes./
At last night's Golden Globe Awards Ceremony, REVLON Global Brand Ambassador Emma Stone dazzled in a classic yet edgy beauty look created by Rachel Goodwin, CHANEL Celebrity Makeup Artist. Her hair was styled by Mara Roszak for MATRIX.
To complement the metallic details on Emma's stunning Lanvin dress, Goodwin created an impactful makeup look highlighted by a dramatic eye shape using shades of pewter and gunmetal.
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v Pulled hair back loosely letting the front of the hair and pieces around the face fall out.
v Twist ends of hair and pull back to create a loose, messy chignon in the back, letting the front of the hair and pieces around the face fall out
v Once hair was back and pinned, began dropping the hair into the messy bun shape, pinning and wrapping each piece individually
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Well, Daniel Hudson beat the Padres again, improving to 5-1 lifetime against San Diego, although his ERA ballooned to 1.86. The winning run scored thanks to a Joe Thatcher balk; the insurance run scored courtesy of an Alex Hinshaw bases loaded walk.
Highlights of the game for me:
1. The bottom of the fourth was the most fun I've had watching the Padres this year. Will Venable executed a perfect drag bunt to start the inning, then stole second. Cameron Maybin lined a single to right, and an excellent slide by Venable just beat Manny Parra's throw to the plate. Maybin, who had taken second on the throw home, then scored standing up on Yonder Alonso's soft single to center. Alonso then defied the Fates by stealing second.
Sadly that was the end of the fun. Carlos Quentin flied to Parra, who threw out Alonso trying to tag and go to third. Parra had also thrown out Cabrera in the third trying to stretch a double into a triple; the moral is, as always, don't run on Parra.
But that is the way the Padres should play the game. The team doesn't have a lot of power, and doesn't have an offensively charged lineup like St Louis or Texas. They need to press the action, and use the one asset - SPEED - they do possess. Make the opposing team's defense turn the perfect relay or play to stop the madness.
2. Back in December, Quentin told XX 1090's Darren Smith he didn't have any walk-up music and didn't want any. I've been waiting for 2 months to see if he meant it. He did. Quentin is rapidly becoming my favorite Padre.
3. Thru three plate appearanes, Arizona's Montero and Young had the exact same line - 2 walks, and a strikeout looking. Odd.
4. Cabrera made a very heads-up play to snuff an Arizona rally in the second. He gloved Josh Bell's sharp grounder while moving into the hole; with no play at first, he threw to third to force Montero. Nicely done.
5. Goldschmidt's HR was crushed, measuring 425' by the Padres PR staff. it was what - 7 rows back in the LF upper deck? Wow.
6. Parra forced the balk by Thatcher by bluffing coming down the line at third to steal home. Thatcher had started his wind-up, then froze. Oops. Parra had a huge game.
7. Finally, we got to see the ML debut of Yasmani Grandal. He hit a 3-1 pitch to the track in LF. He was fooled on the pitch, and hit it off his front foot, so don't read' Warning Track Power' into that swing. As a friend of mine said, 'he's got swagger'. Welcome to the big leagues Yasmani.
SD tries to win the series tomorrow afternoon.
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Weaving together interviews with animal rights activists, agribusiness representatives,
and animal welfare experts with archival and documentary footage (including some
very disturbing slaughter house scenes), Jennifer Abbott has produced an extraordinarily
compelling, powerful and visually stunning feature documentary. A Cow at My Table
presents a story which is far more complex than one with only two sides: It is a profound
and intelligent look at animals, meat, & culture.
Directed, photographed, and edited by Jennifer Abbott, and featuring (in alphabetical
order) Carol J. Adams, Jeannette Armstrong, Gene Bauston, Karen Davis, Ian Duncan,
Susan Kitchen, Howard Lyman, Jim Mason, Tom Regan, Joy Ripley, Susan Schafers,
Vandana Shiva, and Peter Singer. This film has won over a dozen international
awards and nominations, including the Media Commendation Award from
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|By brining, you are providing a moisture cushion for the meat - all provided by the process of osmosis.
Fast and Easy Brining SolutionBrine. Your. Turkey. (or your chicken, or your pork...) Period. Just trust me on this one.
What is brining? And why bother?
Brining is simply placing meat or poultry in a solution of salt water. By brining, you are providing a moisture cushion for the meat - all provided by the process of osmosis. The water moves from the brine, the area of higher concentration, to the meat, the area of lower concentration - so that moisture and flavor are trapped inside, giving you a bit of leeway with the cooking process. If you happen to slightly overcook the meat (which we all tend to do especially with poultry), it will still stay tender and moist. (Thank you Alton for this knowledge tidbit.) Make sure that you do not leave meat in the brining solution for longer than the recommend times, 12 hours for a turkey, and also, give it a quick rinse inside and outside, when it comes out of the brine, especially if you use table salt. Kosher salt is what I use and recommend.
And, I discovered another thing. If you use brown sugar, it adds to the flavor, and you don't need to cook the brine at all. The salt and sugar will dissolve well with a few vigorous stirrings without warming the brine, so you don't have to wait for the brine to cool down before putting your bird in. I like anything that saves a little time!
Now, let's talk turkey. Remove the neck and giblets from the bird, set aside to use later or discard. You can check the displacement of your intended container by putting the bird in it and then cover it with the required amount of water to see if it will take all of the water with your bird in it. Nothin' worse than preparing a brine and then adding your bird only to have half of your brine spill out!
Now, remove the bird and mix the brine in the container. Add the salt and sugar to the water. Stir until all of the sugar and salt are completely dissolved. Add whatever other ingredients you are using in your brine, give it another stir, and slip the bird into the brine. Cover and refrigerate 8 to 12 hours. For larger turkeys you can probably take it up to 24 hours if needed. Start clearing out your fridge of old items early, because you'll need to remove a shelf or two, or if refrigerator real estate is tight, you can also use a 5 gallon, lidded bucket or small cooler. You'll need plenty of ice to maintain the water temperature at 40 degrees F, or lower. To avoid diluting your brine, fill gallon zipper storage bags with ice.
If possible, do your brine two days in advance so that the day before you plan to roast your bird you can let it rest in the fridge uncovered. This is great for a turkey because it helps to create that wonderfully crunchy skin we all covet. Simply rinse the turkey well, pat dry with paper towels until very dry, and place in the roasting pan, preparing the outside with plenty of butter. You can also simply pat it off and let it sit uncovered in the fridge. The next day, get it ready for roasting. Be sure to clean your sink and work areas well with a good bleach cleaner.
This brine should do a turkey up to 16 pounds. By the way, brining also works fantastic for chicken that you plan to fry, other birds, and pork too!
Recipe: Fast and Easy Brining Solution©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 5 min |Inactive time: 24 hours | Yield: 2 gallons
- 1 gallon of filtered water
- 1 gallon of vegetable stock, homemade or packaged*
- 1 cup kosher salt (if you substitute table salt, use about 3/4 cup instead)
- 3/4 cup of light or dark brown sugar, well packed
- A sprig of fresh sage, stripped, optional
- Several sprigs of fresh thyme, stripped, optional
- 1 tablespoon of black peppercorns
- Hot pepper flakes, optional
Thaw the turkey in the fridge several days in advance. Combine the water, stock, salt, and sugar in a large stockpot and stir until the sugar and salt are dissolved. Add the herbs, peppercorns, and pepper flakes.
Put the turkey in the brine ensuring that it is fully covered. Refrigerate overnight. If you don't have room in the fridge, use a large cooler or a large 5-gallon bucket with a lid and plenty of ice to keep the brine at 40 degrees. Check the temperature and refresh the ice periodically as needed. To avoid diluting your brine, use ice contained in tightly closed ziploc bags.
When ready to roast, remove the turkey, give it a rinse and pat dry. If you are doing a cut up chicken or a turkey breast, you can get away with just patting it off with some paper towels. Proceed with preparing the bird by your intended method.
*If you don't happen to have vegetable stock on hand, just use 2 gallons of filtered water.
Cook's Notes: Reduce brine according to the size of the meat that you are using. For an average sized roasting chicken, pork roast or 3 to 4 pounds of chops or cut up chicken, reduce filtered water to about 6 cups, and use 1/2 cup of brown sugar and 1/4 cup of kosher salt. Use about half the amount of seasonings. Whisk brine, place chicken into a gallon sized zipper bag and pour the brine over. Seal and place into a container in the refrigerator for the appropriate brining time.
Start clearing out your fridge of old items early, because you'll need to remove a shelf or two, or if refrigerator real estate is tight, you can also use a 5 gallon, lidded bucket or small cooler. You'll need plenty of ice to maintain the water temperature at 40 degrees F, or lower. To avoid diluting your brine, fill gallon zipper storage bags with ice.
Brining Estimates:
Pork roast: 2 to 4 days
Pork tenderloin: 6 to 12 hours
1-inch thick Pork chops: 4 to 6 hours
Thicker Pork chops: 5 to 8 hours
Whole chicken: 3 to 12 hours
Cut up Chicken: 1-1/2 hours
Boneless, Skinless Breasts: 30 minutes to 1 hour
Cornish Hens: 2 hours
Turkeys over 12 pounds: Up to 24 hours
Bone-in Turkey Breast: 5 to 8 hours
Shrimp: 30 minutes, if peeled; 1 hour, if unpeeled
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A sign on Franklin Boulevard caught my eye when the arrow pointed toward Franklin Square and announced new shop Quicklotz
A sign on Franklin Boulevard caught my eye when the arrow pointed toward Franklin Square and announced new shop Quicklotz.
Quicklotz is at 2930 E. Franklin Blvd., Suite 35, in between Dollar Tree and Weight Watchers. It�s in the same area that used to house Manhattan Fashions.
The liquidation store�s been open for three months, said co-owner Lewis Pires, and so far business has been good.
Quicklotz offers a variety of overstock, surplus, open box, closeouts, returns and items pulled from the shelves from major retail stores. A sign in the window says the store accepts gift cards from most major retailers.
The store�s pricing system uses a red laser to find out the lowest price of the item in the surrounding area. Quicklotz knocks 20 percent off the lowest price, Pires said.
Pires and his brother Samuel started Quicklotz as an online store four years ago selling overstock. The company is based in North Carolina and started out in Forest City. That�s now the location of the warehouse.
If you want to get the scoop on when new merchandise comes in, just turn to your cell phone. If you text �Quicklotz� to 33733, you�ll be signed up to get notifications whenever the store brings in a new shipment. This week the store received a load of electronics like Blu-ray and DVD players.
Pires prides himself on the store�s customer service.
�We�re very personal. We�re not the big corporation type,� Pires said.
A store employee will help someone who doesn�t know how to operate electronics and the store offers a seven-day return policy.
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Strategic plan's outreach goal encourages public sustainability
Penn State's University Sustainability Council is drafting the University's first strategic plan for sustainability. The council is seeking public input for the five-goal plan during the drafting process. The fifth and final goal of Penn State's Strategic Plan for Sustainability aims to help people throughout Pennsylvania and the world to develop and embrace more sustainable environmental, economic and social systems. "Serving the Commonwealth and engaging with its citizens is fundamental to Penn State's land-grant mission. Our many partnerships with communities in Pennsylvania -- and beyond -- put us in an extraordinary position to help develop innovative solutions to sustainability challenges," said Susannah Barsom, associate director of the Center for Sustainability.


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Children remembered: responses to untimely death in the past
Liverpool University Press, 2006 - Family & Relationships - 288 pages
Just one hundred years ago, approximately ten percent of all infants born in the United States died before the age of one. In a major city like Chicago, one in four children would die before the age of five. It is difficult for us to imagine the profound effects of such a loss on an individual level—let alone how commonplace these deaths were.
Historians have only recently begun to grapple with the experience of child death. Children Remembered explores the experience of parental grief over four centuries in America, England, and France. In contrast to Phillippe Aričs's influential hypothesis of "parental indifference," Robert Woods argues that parents did indeed care, memorializing their children through portraits, poems, and other forms of literature. Woods's unique study transforms these creative expressions into a unique form of historical evidence that challenges disciplinary conventions.
The first history to fully consider parental grief in all its expressions, Children Remembered is a groundbreaking addition to this burgeoning debate.
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February 20th, NYC: Lecture by Andrea Stillman "Looking at Ansel Adams: The Photographs and the Man"
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Lecture by Andrea Stillman
Looking at Ansel Adams: The Photographs and the Man
Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 1:00-3:00 pm
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"Few photographers have had more impact on America than Ansel Adams, and we are very excited to be able to celebrate his birthday with his former assistant, Andrea Stillman. Andrea's talk will be an intimate look at the photographer and the man. Said an attendee at one of her museum lectures, 'You made Ansel come to life for all of us.'
Here is what Andrea has to say about working with Ansel: "I first met Ansel in 1972 when he came to New York to discuss an exhibition of his photographs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art where I worked. I was immediately impressed by his open friendly demeanor, his sense of humor and his modesty. We worked together for two years on his retrospective, and after it opened in the spring of 1974 he asked me to move to Carmel and become his assistant. I leapt at the chance, and for the next six years I worked for Ansel in his home studio. He always had a photographic assistant to help in the darkroom, so I did everything else. This included managing the sale of hundreds of his photographs – everything from telling Ansel which negative to print to approving the final mounted photograph and writing the title on the back. I also edited his writing and lectures and worked with him on innumerable books of his photographs – selecting the images, assisting with the production, and working on press to assure the best reproductions. I also accompanied him on many trips to open exhibitions and promote new books. One of my last tasks was to organize his extensive archive. It included an enormous correspondence with artists like Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Edward Weston and hundreds of his photographs made over more than fifty years–ranging from a unique 3 1⁄4×4 1⁄4inch contact print of lodgepole pines in the High Sierra made when he was nineteen years old to an enormous 40 x 60 inch mural size print of Mount McKinley made in the 1960s. In addition I produced a one-hour documentary on his life for public television."
Andrea's talk will be followed by a book signing of her highly acclaimed book, Looking at Ansel Adams: The Photographs and the Man."
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We're about to put a big year behind us, but there's also a big one ahead. We can expect the launch of next-gen game consoles, an inevitable onslaught of phablets, the death/rebirth of RIM, maybe a retina iPad Mini and who knows what else. What prospects have your hopes up? What is it you really want to see (or desperately want to not see) in the coming year?
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Congratulations to the University of Illinois students at Urbana-Champaign who on Sunday lived up to the �Generation Me� moniker that sociologists long ago assigned the millennial generation.
Apparently devastated by news that the university would not be calling off Monday classes for weather, scorned students took to Twitter and began lobbing racist and sexist insults at Chancellor Phyllis Wise, pairing their insults with a vulgar hash tag.
The collective tantrum caught the attention of the Internet, with buzzfeed.com exposing the students, their Twitter accounts and their tweets.
Wise has been chancellor at U of I since 2011. She is a scientist and a scholar, with degrees in biology and zoology. She�s been a university professor, a department chair, a dean, a provost and president of the University of Washington. She is the top decision maker at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, overseeing its $1.5 billion budget, its 42,000 students and its 1,900 faculty.
In short, she�s the boss. If she says classes are in session, classes are in session.
But apparently when some students look at Wise, what they see is an Asian American woman and a target for racial and sexist insults when she attempts to hold them to a higher standard.
In response to the unwelcome news about classes, some disillusioned students unleashed a barrage of tweets that included name-calling, references to female body parts and attacks on Wise�s ethnic heritage and Asian Americans in general. Some students compared her to dictator Kim Jong Un and terrorist Osama bin Laden; others made racially insensitive references to the shape of her eyes.
Later, someone started a change.org petition demanding that Wise cancel classes Monday. The petition had 8,000 signatures as of Monday afternoon.
A petition is one thing. It can be a rational way to react to something that seems wrong or unfair. There is nothing rational about reacting with racist and sexist slurs, however.
Some of the offending students laughed the ordeal off as a joke. What they may not realize is �it was just a joke� is an excuse bigots have used for years to deflect criticism. No one should ever be the punch line of racist and sexist insults passed off as �jokes.� And vulgar � some might say violent � hash tags such as the one students tossed around Sunday and Monday are equally unacceptable.
The good news is that most people realize bigoted tweets by one group of students do not mean U of I�s rolls are brimming with racist and sexist students. Other students and alumni took to Twitter in droves to express outrage at the inappropriate tweets, rightly noting that such rants are immature and unacceptable.
People expect a thoughtful, more enlightened exchange of ideas at a world-class educational institution like the University of Illinois. Words have power and should be chosen carefully.
Ultimately, students who are paying for a college education have a choice � either go to class or don�t. In this case, bundle up or stay home. No one is making them go to class if they don�t want to. Life is full of choices.
But petulantly hurling racist and sexist insults at the boss won�t get them very far in this world. They should be ashamed.


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I have a mail account with lot of e-mails stored on server (around 100 thousand). I would like to clean it using Mail app and delete all unnecessary messages. But so far no luck
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When I delete the messages they seem to disappear, but they appear again when I click on a different mailbox and back to the current one or when I restart the Mail app.
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STRASBOURG Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci was one of the key players in the traffic of organs of Serb prisoners after the 1998-99 conflict there, according to allegations in a draft Council of Europe report.
The report, by Swiss Council of Europe deputy Dick Marty, accuses Thaci and other senior commanders of the ethnic Albanian guerrilla group the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) of having set up the traffic.
The draft report was published on the Council of Europe website on Tuesday and will be considered by its legal affairs committee on Thursday.
In Pristina, the government of Thaci dismissed the report as fabrications designed to smear the country's leaders.
Marty wrote of substantial evidence that Serbians -- and some Albanian Kosovars -- had been secretly imprisoned by the KLA in northern Albania "and were subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment, before ultimately disappearing."
In the wake of the armed conflict, before international forces had time to re-establish law and order there, "organs were removed from some prisoners at a clinic in Albanian territory, near Fushe-Kruje..." he added.
Those organs were then "shipped out of Albania and sold to private overseas clinics as part of the international 'black market' of organ-trafficking for transplantation."
This was carried out by KLA leaders linked to organised crime, and "has continued, albeit in other forms, until today..." he wrote.
In this respect Marty cited an investigation by the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) into the Medicus clinic in Pristina.
EULEX said in October it had charged five people, including doctors and a former senior health ministry official, for trafficking in human organs, organised crime, unlawful medical activities and abusing official authority.
Marty specifically named Thaci, one of the KLA leaders during the conflict with Serb security forces in 1998-1999, in his report.
Thaci, he said, was "the boss" of the Drenica Group, a "small but inestimably powerful group of KLA personalities" who took control of organised crime in the region from at least 1998.
The diplomatic and political support the United States and other western powers gave him during the talks following the Kosovo conflict "bestowed upon Thaci, not least in his own mind, a sense of being 'untouchable'," he added.
"The signs of collusion between the criminal class and high political and institutional office bearers are too numerous and too serious to be ignored," wrote Marty.
Thaci also operated with the help not just of the Albanian government "but also from Albania?s secret services, and from the formidable Albanian mafia," wrote Marty.
The report's sources also implicated Thaci and his lieutenants in "assassinations, detentions, beatings and interrogations" in Kosovo and Albania between 1998 and 2000, he wrote.
Thaci's ruling Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), which won the most votes in Sunday's general elections, denounced Marty's allegations as "fabrications" in a statement Tuesday.
The report's "goal was to disgrace KLA and its leaders," it added.
"It is based on groundless facts which are invented with a goal to harm Kosovo's image," it added.
It would "take all possible and necessary steps in order to confront Marty's fabrications, including legal and lawful ones," it warned.
Marty, a former prosecutor in Switzerland, will present his report to the Council's legal affairs committee in Paris on Thursday, when he will also hold a press conference on his findings.
If the legal affairs committee accepts his report, it will go before the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) -- of which Marty is a member -- in late January.
Claims of organ-trafficking in Kosovo first arose in the 2008 memoirs of former UN chief war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte, prompting the Council of Europe investigation.
The conflict between Kosovo guerrillas and forces loyal to late Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic left around 13,000 people dead and ended by establishing the UN's administration over the territory.
Around 1,900 missing are still unaccounted for in connection with the conflict.
The draft report can be found at the Council of Europe's website: http://assembly.coe.int/ASP/APFeaturesManager/defaultArtSiteView.asp?ID=964.


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Some 450,000 refugees are registered with UNRWA in Lebanon, with many living in the country's 12 refugee camps.
Palestine refugees represent an estimated ten per cent of the population of Lebanon. They do not enjoy several important rights; for example, they cannot work in as many as 20 professions. Because they are not formally citizens of another state, Palestine refugees are unable to claim the same rights as other foreigners living and working in Lebanon. Among the five UNRWA fields, Lebanon has the highest percentage of Palestine refugees living in abject poverty.
Around 53 per cent of the Palestine refugees in Lebanon live in the 12 recognized Palestine refugee camps, all of which suffer from serious problems, including poverty, overcrowding, unemployment, poor housing conditions and lack of infrastructure. Three other camps were destroyed during the course of the Lebanese Civil War, while a fourth was evacuated many years ago.
The ongoing conflict in Syria has forced many Palestine refugees from that country, including men, women and children, to flee to Lebanon in search of safety. UNRWA is working to adjust to their numbers and their needs - including for education, health care, shelter and relief.
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Virginia reports long lines after polls close
Many voters in the state's most populous cities and counties were standing in long lines well after polls closed Tuesday night.
Those in line when the polls closed at 7 p.m. are allowed to vote. Election officials say it could take until 10 p.m. or later for the last voters in the state to cast ballots.
Virginia State Board of Elections Secretary Donald Palmer said there were long lines in Richmond, Arlington, Virginia Beach, Roanoke and Hampton, along with Fairfax County.
"It could go as late as 11 p.m. with the last of the localities where we receive results because some will go at least two or three hours past the deadline, which was seven, to get their results to the locality and then uploaded to our statewide database," Palmer said.
The board agreed after the polls closed to delay releasing results because it wanted to ensure voters aren't unduly influenced by preliminary results.
The board says it consulted with officials from the Republican and Democratic parties on the move.
Palmer said there were several things that could have contributed to the long lines aside from a high interest in the election. Some polling sites didn't have enough of the computers used to verify voter identity to handle the high demand. Palmer said there were also people taking longer than usual to vote because there were two constitutional amendments on the ballot that many people found confusing.
Tony Guiffre, secretary of the Prince William County elections board, said several precincts had two-hour lines at poll closing, and one precinct might not be finished voting until 10 p.m.
"The people in the lines are the most polite, patient people," he said.
At one point Tuesday morning, he said, one precinct had a 4 1/2 hour line.


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The Clippers and Celtics had more discussions Saturday about a deal involving Boston Coach Doc Rivers and power forward Kevin Garnett both coming to Los Angeles, but the Clippers feel as if the current asking price is too high, said NBA executives who asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
The Celtics were asking the Clippers for center DeAndre Jordan, point guard Eric Bledsoe and first-round draft picks this year and in 2014 for Garnett and the right to hire Rivers, the executives said.
"The Clippers don't want to do that," one executive said.
The Clippers offered Jordan and a first-round pick either this year or next year, but Boston has refused that so far, the executives said.
The Clippers don't want to trade Bledsoe, preferring to have the backup point guard available to exchange in future deals.
"The Clippers are not going to budge," an executive said. "The Clippers don't want to feel as if they are being taken advantage of. Boston wants to hurry up the deal because they know Doc wants to come to the Clippers."
The Clippers would like to hire Rivers. He has three years remaining on his contract that pays him $7 million per year. NBA executives said Clippers owner Donald Sterling might be willing to pay Rivers $6 million a year over three years.
The Clippers also are being told that Garnett would be willing to waive his no-trade clause to join Rivers in Los Angeles, the executives said.
If the Clippers and Celtics can't settle on a deal, L.A. plans on making an offer to either former Memphis coach Lionel Hollins or Indiana associate head coach Brian Shaw next week, the executives said.
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Bank of New York Mellon delivered unexpected news after the markets closed Wednesday, announcing that Chairman and CEO Robert Kelly has departed, and has been replaced by Gerald Hassell (below), who has been president of the company since 1998. Hassell will continue to serve as BNY Mellon's president.
In its official statement on the change, BNY Mellon said Kelly stepped down as chairman and CEO "by mutual agreement with the board of directors, due to differences in approach to managing the company."
No one at BNY Mellon (BK) or Pershing, which operates the largest clearing firm for independent broker-dealers and a custodial platform for RIAs, Pershing Advisor Solutions, was available for comment on how, or if, the change at the top of BNY Mellon would affect Pershing and its clients.
The announcement came as a surprise to most banking analysts, though Kelly had faced criticism from some of them. A Reuters report quoted Gerard Cassidy, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets, as saying, "This is an extreme surprise. The company is currently facing two major issues, the planned downsizing and the ongoing foreign exchange litigation. We don't know how or if his departure was related to them."
Cassidy was referring to a lawsuit the firm faces alleging it overcharged pension funds on some foreign exchange trades, and the bank's Aug. 10 announcement that it plans to cut 1,500 jobs—3% of its workforce. Kelly said around that time that "expenses have been growing unsustainably faster" than revenue and in a July conference call had spoken of cost-cutting measures that included personnel transfers to cheaper locations, cutting its procurement budget, and consolidating real estate positions.
Bloomberg quoted Richard Bove, an analyst with Rochdale Securities, as saying, "I said two weeks ago Bob Kelly should be fired and I gave several reasons for it." He added that Kelly was "too conservative" in setting prices for the bank's products and using the balance sheet to make money.
On July 19, the company slightly beat consensus expectations on its second-quarter 2011 earnings with EPS of $0.59. In its earnings report then, it said overall profits rose 11.7% from the same period a year ago to $735 million. Assets under management rose 22% in the period, with $32 billion of net flows in Q2, while assets under custody and administration rose 21%.
Clearing services revenue from BNY Mellon's Pershing unit was $290 million in the second quarter, flat against the $290 million it reported in the first quarter but up 21% from the $240 million reported in the first quarter of 2010.
Kelly said in a prepared statement at the time that "fees and net interest revenue grew nicely over both the prior year and quarter, leading to EPS growth of 9% and 18%, respectively," and that while "expense growth remained high due in part to legal and regulatory costs … we are taking additional actions to reduce expenses."
In July, Barron's Teresa Rivas argued that "BNY Mellon Deserves Better Treatment" from investors, citing its "impressive" long-term growth and that since it's not a "classic lending and deposit" bank it is not subject to the same economic and regulatory pressures faced by other banks.
Following the announcement Kelly has been replaced, Rivas stuck to her guns in an online article Thursday. "We remain bullish on BNY Mellon and see any additional share-price dips resulting from this added uncertainty as buying opportunities," she wrote, despite the fact that its shares "have fallen 13% since Barrons.com recommended them in July …"
A Bloomberg report on the departure mentioned talk that Kelly had placed blame for some of the company's problems on other senior managers, which alienated some directors and top managers. According to a New York Times report, Kelly was also thought to be not as engaged in the bank's daily operations as board members wished. It also said the blowup between Kelly and the board had been looming.
At this year's Pershing Insite conference, Kelly spoke of the challenges of running a bank in the current environment. (See also a feature article, "Scramble for Assets," in Research magazine's September 2011 issue exploring the strategies of the major clearing firms.)
Alexander Blostein, a research analyst covering Bank of New York Mellon for Goldman Sachs, was reported by The New York Times as saying, "The announcement of Mr. Kelly's resignation and its timing were unexpected, which introduces new uncertainty to the stock, in our view. While the exact reasons behind Mr. Kelly's departure are unclear, we believe the firm's focus under the new leadership could shift to more aggressive cost management and business rationalization and away from acquisitions."
A graduate of Duke University, with an MBA from the Strern School at NYU, Hassell has been with BNY Mellon for over 30 years, exercising management responsibility for a broad range of the bank's businesses, including asset servicing and issuer, broker-dealer, treasury and clearing services.


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WASHINGTON, Mar. 21, 2014—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 340,000 metric tons of corn to Egypt during the 2013/2014 marketing year.
The marketing year for corn began Sept. 1.
USDA issues both daily and weekly export sales reports to the public. Exporters are required to report to USDA any export sales activity of 100,000 metric tons or more of one commodity, made in one day or quantities totaling 200,000 tons or more in any reporting period, to one destination, by 3 p.m. Eastern time on the next business day following the sale. Export sales of less than these quantities must be reported to USDA on a weekly basis.
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We must be home again!
We left a few projects in the lurch for our trip--our bat house, the thankful tree, the Disaster Dioramas of Pompeii and the Titanic, a whole slew of Spanish flashcards--and every now and then, as the girls decompress and I continue my manic run through the holiday craft fair season, we're picking them all back up again.
For instance, we finally finished a project that we've been working on for a while--putting all the Magic Tree House books in their proper spot on our huge basement timeline. Because the girls listen to the Magic Tree House audiobooks over and over again, they've gained quite a bit of historical and geographical knowledge, but it can be tough putting that into a wider context, and wider contexts is what I am all about.
So I sent Matt thumbnails of every Magic Tree House book cover for him to lay out and print, and I made a list of where each relevant book belongs on our timeline. Want to see my list? It's pretty great:
- #1 Dinosaur Before Dark--Cretaceous period
- #2 The Knight at Dawn--Middle Ages
- #3 Mummies in the Morning--2630 BCE to 2250 BCE
- #4 Pirates Past Noon--1690-1730
- #5 Night of the Ninjas--1336-1600
- #7 Sunset of the Sabertooth--Late Pleistocene period
- #8 Midnight on the Moon--2036
- #10 Ghost Town at Sundown--1850-1900
- #13 Vacation under the Volcano--79 AD
- #14 Day of the Dragon King--first century
- #15 Viking Ships at Sunrise--9th century
- #16 Hour of the Olympics--776 BCE-393 AD
- #17 Tonight on the Titanic--1912
- #18 Buffalo before Breakfast--1850-1900
- #21 Civil War on Sunday--1861-1865
- #22 Revolutionary War on Wednesday--12/25/1776
- #23 Twister on Tuesday--1870s
- #24 Earthquake in the Early Morning--1906
- #25 Stage Fright on a Summer Night--1558-1603
- #27 Thanksgiving on Thursday--1621
- #34 Season of the Sandstorms--prior to the 8th century
- #35 Night of the New Magicians--1889
- #36 Blizzard of the Blue Moon--1938
- #37 Dragon of the Red Dawn--1185-1603
- #38 Monday with a Mad Genius--around 1500
- #39 Dark Day in the Deep Sea--1870s
- #41 Moonlight of the Magic Flute--1760
- #42 A Good Night for Ghosts--1916
- #43 Leprechaun in Late Winter--1860
Sydney helped me cut out all the book cover thumbnails, then Willow glued them onto the wall as I showed her where each one went. She coated each in an extra layer of glitter glue, just because, and then I went back and wrote in the timeline info:
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – The words "significant rain event" have crept into the Southland's weather forecasts from the National Weather Service today.
A pair of winter storms are in the Pacific Ocean, and will sweep into Southern California next week, probably on Wednesday and Friday, according to an NWS analysis issued today.
Between now and the first storm's arrival on Wednesday, marine layers will deepen and Tuesday will be overcast, the NWS said.
Exact timings are still iffy, but forecasters said the first storm should arrive after midday Wednesday and move out Thursday morning. It will sprinkle snow down to the 6,000 foot elevation in local mountains.
"We would expect this first system to be a light to locally-moderate rain producer," the NWS summarized.
The second, stronger cold front's arrival in L.A. was estimated as either Friday or Friday night by the three forecasting models used by the NWS.
The NWS said rain will begin "along the Central Coast Thursday night and Friday morning, then widespread rain" in all areas of Southern California Friday.
This system will circulate winds from the south, meaning rain clouds will be shoved up against the Santa Monica and San Gabriel mountains, triggering 1-2 inches of rain in the flatlands and 2-4 inches of rain in those slopes, the NWS said.
"Snow levels will start out around 6,500 feet on Friday morning, then fall down to around 5,000 feet by Saturday," the NWS said. "Some significant snowfall will be possible in the local mountains."
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Weary Romney, Obama tough it out
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney fought voters' fatigue — and their own — as they battled over the theme of "change" in search of anyone left up for grabs in the race's final weekend.
Obama was visibly more subdued by his third stop of the day in Dubuque, Iowa, as he ran through his stump speech — but without the usual vigor or engagement of the crowd.
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"You know I'm working hard because my voice is getting a little raspy," Obama said earlier in the day at a rally in Milwaukee Saturday afternoon, acknowledging the toll that he's feeling from his own rapid-fire travel across the country.
By the time Romney took the stage in Colorado Springs, Colo., for his third event of the day, he spoke more softly and sounded more reflective.
"We're almost home. One final push — we're going to be there. Many long days, short nights. We're that close right now. The door to a brighter future is there. It's open for us, it's waiting for us," Romney told the crowd. "Walk with me. We can get this done together. Let's come together America. Let's get America strong again. Let's make sure we remain the hope of the earth."
But as they traded attacks and in stops across six battlegrounds, the candidates and their running mates debated which ticket represented change.
"Change can't be measured in speeches; it is measured in achievements," Romney said at his last event of the day here. "And four years ago, candidate Obama promised to do so very much. But he has fallen so very short. He promised he would be a post-partisan president, but he has been most partisan — dividing, attacking, blaming. He was going to focus on creating jobs. Instead, he focused on Obamacare, which killed jobs."
Obama rebutted that idea throughout the day.
"Gov. Romney, he's a very talented salesman," Obama said Saturday evening in Dubuque, Iowa, as he knocked his rival for simply repackaging old ideas and offering them up as change.
"That's not change," Obama said. "Refusing to answer the details of your policies until after the election, that's definitely not change. That's the oldest trick in the book."
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2010 Cadillac SRX Noises
I'm curious if anyone else is experiencing similar problems.
I took delivery on a 2010 SRX Luxury in late June. The vehicle looks great, drives great, but there are a couple of noise issues that are not consistant with a luxury vehicle. Through August, my vehicle spent a total of twelve days at the dealership trying to resolve the source of two noises.
The first issue is a thumping sound toward the rear that was diagnosed as a fuel tank problem. I was given a copy of a GM Bulletin describing the problem, and apparently there is no repair. The Bulletin is dated April 5, so I'm not optimistic about a solution.
The second noise issue occurs on the initial startup, and a loud ping occurs between first and second gear. This was diagnosed as the ABS Module doing a self test and supposedly, it is a normal occurrence on the SRX. I was invited to test drive another SRX, and naturally, we couldn't duplicate the problem.
The dealership has been cooperative, but they are unable to assist me further. I wrote to GM last month, and I received a voice mail thanking me for my letter. I realize that these noise problems are merely a nuisance, but I expected more from a Cadillac.
I took delivery on a 2010 SRX Luxury in late June. The vehicle looks great, drives great, but there are a couple of noise issues that are not consistant with a luxury vehicle. Through August, my vehicle spent a total of twelve days at the dealership trying to resolve the source of two noises.
The first issue is a thumping sound toward the rear that was diagnosed as a fuel tank problem. I was given a copy of a GM Bulletin describing the problem, and apparently there is no repair. The Bulletin is dated April 5, so I'm not optimistic about a solution.
The second noise issue occurs on the initial startup, and a loud ping occurs between first and second gear. This was diagnosed as the ABS Module doing a self test and supposedly, it is a normal occurrence on the SRX. I was invited to test drive another SRX, and naturally, we couldn't duplicate the problem.
The dealership has been cooperative, but they are unable to assist me further. I wrote to GM last month, and I received a voice mail thanking me for my letter. I realize that these noise problems are merely a nuisance, but I expected more from a Cadillac.
glmur Posts: 4Unfortunately I returned mines, I couldnt take the noises any longer, plus other issues. Paid too much for that vehicle and you expect cadillac quality. I had a 2010, they were going to upgrade me to 2011 srx, but I was so paranoid from all the trouble with the 2010. I took a 2011 cts.. and I love it, ride great, sounds great and love the rear view camera that comes up in the rear view mirror.0
dm63 Posts: 1I am also experience the rear thumping sound as well as an intermitent spring actuator type noise coming from the passenger side footwell. The problem through it doesn't do it all the time....so how do you trouble shoot that one?
This is my second Cadillac after having to trade in my 2009 CTS for the 2010 SRX due to transmission (replaced 1) and torque converter (repalced 4) problems that end up being a software programming issue with the timing of converter sylinoids. very frustrating...the dealer Preston GM in Langley, BC was awesome throughout the 22 month ordeal!0
I'm curious. How were you able to return your SRX? My wife has a 2009 CTS and I would love to dump my SRX for a CTS.0
kmalick Posts: 1I am experiencing similar problems being noises. Purchased in Aug & day 6 of having the vehicle it was back at the dealer. The noise happens when turning the steering wheel at low speed, it's a rubbing noise. Also at low speed when applying the breaks, it sounds like the rub/grind. I've had my front strut mounts replaced twice and now the engineering dept. is trying to come up with a fix. My car has been in the shop 3 times now for the same problem and I only have less than 3500 miles.
I don't feel as a consumer, I should have to put up with the quality I've rec'd in my new Cadillac!! I've paid good money for my vehicle and expect nothing but 100% satisfaction. No fix is not acceptable in my opinion.
The dealership GM of Sales told me "We don't make the vehicles, we sell them".... wow, way to stand behind your product.
I've taken my issue to Cadillac 1-800-458-8006 where they opened a claim for me. I've requested either my vehicle be repaired, put me in a new SRX at no additional charge (Initially the dealership told me I could pay $5K more and they will put me in a new SRX! Don't think so!!). Or I want my money back and walk away from it.
Grrrrr.....this has been a very unpleasant experience which unfortunately has left me with a sour taste for this dealership.
Good Luck!0
marble1374 Posts: 3I could not agree with you more about the quality and Cadillac's attitude. We have a problem with our 2011 when we picked it up there was a problem with the radio they took a file report it turned out that the radio was not programed at the factory and there was a problem noted before the car was shipped out to the dealer.
The Cadillac rep was nasty and standoffish about compensation or replacement. If there was the 30 day return policy they would be getting it back. We now only have 300 miles on it and this happened when we had 2 miles on it brand new.
I wish you luck and we are counting the days to give it back when the lease is up or there is a pull ahead. The quality is not good at all and hopefully we do not bail them out again so they can make bad vehichles that lack quality control.0
Can you please e-mail me with your claim number? I look forward to your response.
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I apologize this has been an unpleasant experience. Can you please e-mail me your complete contact information including a good number to reach your, VIN, current mileage, and involved dealer? I would like to look into this for you.
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This is my first time on here and I've been reading about problems with certain noises and thought I would add a bit of my experience as well. The noise I am hearing started when the weather got colder. I bought my SRX in April, and never had a problem with noises until the weather started getting cooler, especially in the morning or at night. (I live in the mid-west, so this started about 3 weeks ago). Whenever I turned the wheels left or right, pulling into or backing out of a parking space, that's when it happened. It turns out that it's upper struts mounts and the parts are on back-order; I'm not exactly sure what the service guy meant, but it sounded like something had to be re-coded (?) or what I'm not real clear what they meant. I just hope the parts come in real soon and that will be the end of it. I've been really happy with this vehicle ever since I've owned it. It has a little over 8,000 miles on it . In the mean time, the area was lubricated but it hasn't helped much with the noise.0
If you are unclear what the dealer is talking about, please ask them to further explain it. Please keep me updated with your progress.
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caddysad Posts: 1I share others' frustration with noises in my 2010 SRX. I purchased the car in March and have almost 7,000 miles. The noises just keep getting worse. There is a rattling type noise coming from the tail gate area. I have even sat in the cargo area while someone else drove the car and I can't seem to pinpoint it and it doesn't happen all the time. I haven't been to the dealer because it's not always there. The noise associated with turning the steering wheel did not appear until the weather got cold (<40degrees) , a couple of weeks ago, and it is very disturbing but seems to go away some when the engine compartment warms up. The thumping noise is kinda new for me but is very irritating and seems to come from the back gas tank area.
At this point I am very, very disappointed with this vehicle. I have a 2007 Buick Lucerne that is totally quiet and comfortable after 40,000 and is much more luxurious from the ride to the electonics.
What should I do at this point......HELP!0
I called the service dept. today to get a more clear understanding. (sometimes I feel a little embarrassed when I don't quite understand everything they are saying, or the terms they are using, and at the same time the person has people waiting in the office, the place is super busy etc. so I just get the gist of it.)...anyway, what I found out is that the parts I need have been replaced with the parts used in the 2011 models
and it's hard to know just when they might get them in. Thankfully it isn't a serious
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Have you taken your vehicle in to your GM dealer of choice? If not I would recommend doing so!
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johnnymac40 Posts: 1I have the exact same problem. I first brought it to the dealer in November and they couldn't find anything wrong of course. Since the problem continued to get worse, I brought it back today and, after informing me of yet another recall (power steering and unrelated to this noise issue) they told me they've had a "rash" of similar issues and know what the problem is. They called a while ago confirming it's the "strut mount bearing assembly" which was designed incorrectly. No part yet exists but supposedly they are developing one, it's availability is unknown0
2010 SRX purchased in August 2010. 2500 miles.
I am wondering if anyone else has had this issue or if there is a setting I need to change or what. I am having an issue with the radio in my SRX. I nearly always listen to XM, yet everytime I shut off my vehicle and come back to it, it always starts up with FM radio, after last playing XM. Any thoughts?
Another item...I recently tried to download a CD to the hard drive and early on in the recording process (track 1 or 2) the recording stops and reverts back to FM radio. Anyone else?0
I would recommend going to the dealer. They will be able to assist you in changing any settings as well as downloading a CD tot the hard drive.
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I had the same problem with my radio. I took it to the dealership and they took care of it. Turned out they needed to download a new update to my system.0
I am also having this same problem. The noise started a few weeks ago when the weather got cold. I also agree that the noise coming from the car is way too much. I love the way the car looks, but its performance has been disappointing...0
My post from last week disappeared. Last Friday there were 20 posts on this topic, and today there are only 18. Hope I didn't offend anyone but all my post stated was that I've purchased GM products all my life, I'm disappointed with GM's attitude toward noise issues on the SRX, and I'll be glad when my lease is up.0
stever Posts: 52,462We lost some posts last week when the forums were reindexing for 48 hours during the site update. Apologies for the glitch!0
carpow Posts: 1Did you know there was a recall on engine/engine cooling that talks about a pinging noise. The recall date was april 2010. Check it out.0
The recall I was able to find referenced a spark knock. The ping type noise I am experiencing occurs only on the initial startup, and between ten and fifteen miles per hour. The noise returns only if I shut the engine off and restart it. I was told that this is the ABS module doing a self check, but I've never experienced this on any other GM products. I was hoping they would replace the ABS module, but apparently this is not an option.0
vxgurl Posts: 1Okay... we have read about the rear thumping sound associated with the gas tank when there is 3/4 to 1/2 tank full. We have two more noises that are driving us crazy.
#1 As someone is seated in the front passenger seat, buckled up, with every stop and start of the car there is a most annoying creaking sound. At close inspection we have found that the seat belt attached to the middle console is making the sound. Of course, it creaks only when someone is buckled up nice and tight.
#2 This is a newer sound and was mentioned by a member here on this thread. We are hearing a rattle coming from either the driver's side back hatch or roof or side panel. Like something is loose though at close inspection we cant figure out what it is.
Does anyone have these problems?0
In addition to the noisy struts, I now notice a sound when first taking off. The noise reminds me of our local tornado sirens. It is a whinning sound that seems to get louder when speed is increased. I notice it while driving in town when accelerating. I don't seem to notice it once I get past 35 mph. Any one else? Any ideas?0
nativesrx Posts: 1So I bought a used 2010 SRX Luxury Edition from a dealer in Brookfield, WI. I have had so many issues with my SRX since purchasing it about a month and half ago. The SRX I bought was a corporate vehicle before I bought it. The first day I purchased it the xenon headlight burned out. I brought the vehicle back the same day I purchased it to get what I thought would be an easy fix. I waited in an hour and ten minutes for the service advisor to come back and tell me that they had in fact confirmed my headlight had malfunctioned. I was told that the headlights are expensive and they don't carry the part in-stock and I would have to leave it over the weekend so the part can be ordered. This was completely unacceptable. I traded in a BMW 3 Series and was used to the service quality with BMW which the Cadillac dealership does not offer. I initially offered a Chevy Malibu as my loaner car from Enterprise. I gave them a $40,000 car and they wanted to put me in a car that was not even comparable. They finally found a DTS that disgusting and smelled like smoke.
After having the headlight replaced the same issue occurred two days after getting it back. To which the service advisor told me that they replaced the bulb and now got permission from GM to change the actually unit that controls the xenon headlight. This appears to have fixed the problem.
The driver side door has always had an issue where it sounds like it doesn't seal up and there is a high pitched noise that comes from it at highways speeds. This issue has yet to be resolved. I have also experienced the front strut issue and have been waiting for the part to come in as it is on back order. This is week number three. The service advisor is bringing in a wind specialist to look at the driver side door at the same time they address the strut issue.
I also have been experiencing the same creaking noise from the driver side hatch and can't figure out where its coming from. The last issue I have noticed lately is a draft that appears to be coming from under the driver seat. It is so bad that my legs actually get cold and I am forced to have the heat directed to my feet so they stay warm. If you put your hand by the underside of the seat you can feel breeze coming from under it. Its very weird and getting really annoying. I have not talked with the dealership about this issue yet, but will bring it up on my next visit. Has anyone else experienced the draft issue under their seat?
I have been very disappointed in my decision to move from BMW to Cadillac. I had heard good things about them and GM has been doing a great job of talking about them being such a great luxury brand. I guess I expected more from Cadillac and they did not deliver. I'm very disappointed in GM. Maybe its just the SRX.
Oh yes, and the rainsensing windshield wipers didn't work, which the dealership diagnosed as a faulty module... Not to add one more thing to the list.... Sad that I am just wondering what will be next.0
rondakay Posts: 1Hi there. I am having the exact same problem with my 2010 SRX. I also live in the Midwest, Illinois to be exact. I've taken my car in now 3 times to the dealership and they heard the noise one morning, but since treat me like I'm crazy and questioned me, and said they have no idea. I'm so furious about this! I consider this to be completely unacceptable for a Cadillac. I'm relieved to hear I'm not alone, but hate it that you're having the same problem. However, now I have a place to start when I take it to another Cadillac dealership this week. Thought I'd try a different one this time. Thanks.0
bolbim33 Posts: 1Yes, i have the same problem. on trace 1 or 2, it just stops. It almost seems like it gets possessed. it stops, the whole infotainment shuts down, the screen goes up and down, and starts up again. Oh well, big wow. i could live with that. however, yesterday, the system went crazy! It screen just started going up and down up and down up and down. i couldn't stop it. turned off the car, and when i turn it back on, it does it again, up and down up and down. it's so distracting i can barely drive the car. this car is biggest piece of crap, ever! can't believe we paid $40k+ for this piece of crap. excuse the language, but i am so frustrated with cadillac. I have a gas tank issue. I get the squeaks and creaks that others are talking about. my glove compartment wouldn't close. my door handles squeak. it just a big piece of crap. I wish there was something that innocent customers can do. I seriously want to return this car. it is such a headache.0
Yeah, I hear you. I never would have expected this from a $ 47,000 Cadillac. I did have the infotainment issue corrected. The dealer did a "software update." The dealer also removed the protective plastic on the screen and put a scratch in the screen. I am very disappointed with the vehicle. I too am distracted with all the noises. My latest issue is with the strut mounts. The issue is really noticable with the colder weather. I have been to my local dealer 4 times and have gotten no satisfaction. The dealer whom I bought the new vehicle from is 530 miles away, but is aware of the issue and willing to fix it. I don't have time to drive there though. I guess I should have listened to one of the salesman when he said the SRX was a Saturn Vue rebadged as a Cadillac. See my video below regarding the noisy strut mounts and annoying whining sound.
We have an early 2010 SRX with about 4500 miles on it. In the last few months I started to notice a purring noise from the transmission. It sort of sounds like a loud hard drive from a laptop. Since the SRX is otherwise quiet, this is super annoying. If you step on the gas, the rpms go up and so do the revs and the noise. It's like hitting the hardrive faster, the pitch goes up. For a luxury vehicle this is very annoying. A Honda or similar car is more quiet.
I am sure that this noise was not present when we bought the car.
It happens ad idle and only if you go over maybe 35 will the other noises from the road, wind and engine finally outdo the tranny noise.
Otherwise we really like the car. But this noise makes me almost hate the car. I have had visitors that I showed the car to wondering what that noise is.
I hope the tranny goes kaput and we get a new one.
In the meanwhile, how many have this noise?0
I posted earlier saying it maybe coming from the tranny, but I just opened the hood and it seems to be coming from the side of the engine.
The noise sounds like a hard drive, really annoying and the pitch goes up when the engine revs up. Someone said it could be due to a engine belt that's too tight. I can't tell.
We have had guests in the car and they usually say: "we really like your car, but that noise is very annoying".
When we bought the car, it was very quiet. After a couple thousand of miles or so, it started.
I called the dealer and the service guy said that if it's not a broken part then they can't do anything and we would have to pay for the inspection. GM has to officially come up with an answer and a recall or a fixit before the dealer will take care of it, or even look at it at no charge.
Anyway, that's what they said.
I am going to contact GM next.
Dear, gmcustsvc/GM socialmedia person,
what do you recommend? Can you check with HQ if they've heard about this and if there is such a thing as a belt too tight?0


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EVGA turned up in style for today's launch of Nvidia's Geforce GTX 660 Ti as the company is launching its GTX 660 Ti Superclocked (SC) 2GB card. As the name suggests, the Superclocked comes with a factory overclock from standard 915MHz to 980MHz. The overclock is quite high, especially considering that the GTX 660 Ti Superclocked's Boost clock stands at 1059MHz.
EVGA's Superclocked resembles Nvidia's reference design. Most of the partners opted for dual fan coolers, hoping that it will separate them from the pack and attract buyers. EVGA ended up using single fan cooler that looks much like the reference version. However, the cooler is very good at what it does and the GTX 660 Ti SC is almost inaudible, even under heavy load.
EVGA left the memory at reference 1502MHz (6008MHz effectively). You may recall that the memory on GTX 680/670 cards is clocked the same. By now we can say with certainty that overclocking the memory would've brought performance improvements, but it appears as if EVGA stuck to some Nvidia guidelines on overclocking with reference cooling.
Although the GTX 660 Ti and GTX 670 run at same clocks and have the same number of CUDA cores (1334), cutting ROPs from 32 to 24 and the memory interface from 256-bit to 192-bit came at an expense. This is the reason why a reference clocked GTX 660 Ti cannot catch up with the GTX 670. However, overclocked cards such as EVGA's Superclocked usually come as an answer to those "prayers". If the GTX 660 Ti Superclocked 2GB provides the kind of overclocking we've come to expect from the GTX 670, we've no doubt it will match its performance without trouble. Note that the GTX 660 Ti Superclocked goes for €273 + VAT.
The box looks nice and is tough enough to shield the card. Inside the cardboard box is plastic packaging, rather than more paper and cardboard, which we noticed with some earlier cards by EVGA. The small SC logo means the card is Superclocked edition. There are no other details that refer to the Superclocked card, rather general stuff related to the GTX 660 Ti. The box doesn't say that users will get a gift game in Borderlands 2. We found out that the voucher for the game wasn't included in the packages for the press but does come with Superclocked cards. We must say that gift games are something we've missed dearly, both with AMD and Nvidia, so we definitely welcome this move.
EVGA GTX 660 Ti Superclocked's packaging is more or less standard. In the box you'll find:
User Guide
Quick Installation Guide
Driver DVD
A small note about PCIE 3 compatibility
A new sticker set (Enthusiast Built)
EVGA Full Size Poster
EVGA Case Badge
DVI to VGA Dongle
2x Molex to 6-pin Power Adapter
Borderlands 2 gaming code
EVGA GTX 660 Ti Superclocked (SC) graphics card has dual slot air cooling that is very similar to Nvidia's reference design. The Base clock on the Superclocked card is higher than reference, i.e. up from 915MHz to 980MHz. Still, this didn't prove too troublesome for the cooler which ran quiet even under load.
Although the GTX 670 is 24.3cm long, the PCB is only 17.3cm, which is clear once you look at the card from the back.
Nvidia moved the power circuitry from its usual spot at the end of the card towards the I/O panel. This left empty space at the end of the PCB, so the company simply cut it off and saved on materials.
GTX 660 Ti SC 2GB is powered via two 6-pin power connectors, just like the reference GTX 660 Ti or GTX 670 card. The reference GTX 660 Ti's TDP is at 150W.
The blower style fan stands on the plastic bracket that's mounted on the PCB.
The heatsink is made of one piece of aluminum. Since there are no heatpipes, the copper base was made pretty wide in order to boost dissipation.
EVGA's GTX 660 TI SC packs a total of 2GB of GDDR5, in eight memory modules. Two of the modules are placed on the back.
You should know that EVGA plans for a version of the GTX 660 Ti with 3GB of memory in a few weeks time.
The memory chips in question come from Hynix (model No: H5GQ2H24AFR-R0C). They're specified to run at 1500MHz (6000MHz GDDR5 effectively).
Video outs include two dual-link DVIs (only one is VGA capable) and standard HDMI and DisplayPort connectors. Note that all four outs can be used simultaneously.
The GTX 670 comes with two SLI connectors usually found only on Nvidia's high end cards. This means that users can daisy chain more cards in a Quad GTX 660 Ti system. We're actualy not sure whether Quad SLI is possible, since Nvidia officially supports only 3-way SLI, however, we're talking about driver restrictions, so anything is possible. If you remember the 301.42 driver adds Quad SLI support for GTX 670.
Motherboard: EVGA X79 FTW
CPU: Sandy Bridge-E Core i7 3820 (3.6GHz)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright HR-02 (Thermalright-Europa Distri www.PC-Cooling.de).
Memory: 8GB ADATA DDR3 1600 XPG Gaming series
Harddisk: OCZ Vertex 2 100 GB
Power Supply: CoolerMaster Silent Pro 1000W
Case: CoolerMaster Cosmos II Ultra Tower
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The fan is not very loud and working next to a GTX 660 Ti superclocked 2GB is quite comfortable, even when the card is under full load. For our overclocking, we sped up the fan to 80%. We used PrecisionX tool, which of course supports the GTX 660 Ti. To mark the launch, EVGA even made the new skin, picture below.
We managed to get GPU clocks similar to those on GTX 670 cards. The GPU ran stable at Base clock of 1050MHz (Boost clock). The memory handled GPU overclockingn well. We overclocked the memory by 200MHz (effectively 800MHz). It appears as if the memory could take more, but we didn't have more time for overclocking.
It's important to note that we could've scored the same results with AUTO fan mode, but the fan wouldn't go much higher, which would result in lower Boost clocks. In order to squeeze out more performance, we sped up the fans manually.
The cooler was never loud while in AUTO mode and never exceeded 61 percent. Once the fan is sped up to 80 percent, you'll definitely hear it, but it still won't be too loud.
The following two GPUz shots show temperatures when the fan is in AUTO mode and when maxed out.
Thermals at default clock:
Power Consumption
Consumption is good and our overclock cost only about 10W.
The Geforce GTX 660 Ti is Nvidia's new graphics card that aims to cater to wider masses of gamers. The GTX 660 Ti Superclocked 2GB launched at €273 + VAT, while the reference card launched at €259. The price difference isn't that significant, especially if you like EVGA's gear. Note that not only does the card come with a factory overclock, EVGA also ships a free game, i.e. a voucher for Borderlands 2.
We've seen that the GTX 660 Ti SC offers quality performance at 1920x1080. At this resolution, it's even capable of beating the HD 7950.
EVGA uses cooling similar to the reference solution, meaning blower style cooling. This should not concern you unless you're planning on more serious overclocking. Luckily, the cooler is almost inaudible, even when the card is under load.
Those who want more straight out of the box should perhaps wait for the FTW version. EVGA has also announced a GTX 660 Ti with 3GB of memory, which is yet another alternative if you don't want to jump the gun. However, choosing the GTX 660 Ti Superclocked is definitely not a wrong choice either and the card will reward you with a nice fusion of power, performance and affordability.