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Chevy TrailBlazer Transmission Problems
I have a 2002 Trailblazer 4WD. I'm having a problem with the transmission starting off in the wrong gear. This problem is very intermittent, and occurs usually on a cold start. When I start the car it revs extremely loud and fast, and even if I allow the car to warm up for over one minute, the revving goes on higher than normal. Then, when I put the vehicle in drive, it bogs down in a higher gear than first, and I can't get any power. I usually have to stop, put the car in park, and then back in drive once or twice to get first gear to engage. Also, when passing or accelerating on the freeway, I am losing power. When I first bought the vehicle it had lots of pep, now it is pretty much a dog. I've had it at the dealer four times, and they changed the transmission fluid pressure valve once. The service manager told us that this is a problem that GM is aware of, even though they will deny it, and they are trying to determine if the problem is one that they should recall or not. Has anyone else had this problem, and if so, did you get it resolved? I am so frustrated I'm ready to call a lawyer and envoke the lemon law. I feel like the dealers and GM want me to believe this problem is all in my head, so I'll just go away. Overall, I really like my Trailblazer, but I feel this problem is a real safety hazard. HELP......
You might ask about the problem in 02 Trailblazer AWD problem and Chevy Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Oldsmobile Bravada.
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ficuss Posts: 541Are you sure the car revs loud and fast? Many have posted that the cooling fan starts when the car is started. This loud noise can be confused with high rpm's, but the engine is not racing fast. It usually takes about a minute or two for the fan to shut off and then everything is normal. One or two have posted that when the fan is on, the power is reduced but this may be a different problem. Look at the tachometer the next time this happens to determine if the engine is indeed racing. If it is at approx. 800 to 1000 rpm, this is normal. If you start to drive off while this is happening, it will FEEL like you are in a higher gear than first gear, but you are not. Let the dealer mechanic know this.
Good luck let us know what happens.
mlwill Posts: 1What jnshell describes is exactly what is happening on my '03 Trailblazer. Took it in this a.m. and service just called to say they can't find anything wrong! It has only happened 4 or 5 times in 13000 miles (6 months). But it could be a safety hazard. Hope someone out there has the answer. At least I know I'm not imagining things!0
I have had this happen on my silverado truck. It has 35K miles and is 3 yrs old. It happens every few thousand miles. I will come to a stop like at a light it will turn green i will hit the gas its like the truck is in neutral it will rev up (rpms go up) then kick into gear. I have even squealed the wheels once in a dunkin donuts lot. Now when i feel it kick in i let off the gas and reapply and its fine. When you feel it lock up let off the gas as fast as possible then hit the gas again it should be ok. It isnt a major problem but there is a fix. I will look for the exact part and reply once i find it
check this out
http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=3&t=17- 831&hl=transmission&s=40190f4c60df10059f6ed10318168ce0
Its the valve body that needs to be replaced
Hope this helps you out0
sonya9012 Posts: 3The problem that I am having with my transmission is that when I get up to 50mph, the transmission stalls out, not changing to the next gear. The first time I took it back to the dealer, I was told that my transmission needed to be reset. About a month later, I had the same problem again. This time, was told that they did not know what was the causing my transmission to do this and that when they hooked it up the computer, no codes were displayed. But they said that the valve body cover needed replacing. So, they repaired it. A couple of days later, I returned it again for the same problem,(5/20/03) this time I contacted GM. This time the dealer tried to make me feel like the problem was in my head. As a result, the service manager and I went for a test drive, with the manager driving, experienced the problem for herself, what I was talking about. For the past week, my representative from GM has been in direct contact with the dealer. As of 5/22/03, they still have not determined the cause. Around 2:30p EST, my service advisor at the dealer informed my that my car was ready and that they rebuilt my transmission. My question is how long does it take to do a complete over haul on a transmission? Should I trade the car in? I only have 39,325 miles. Also, the first time I took it back, I had about 34,000 miles.
As of 5/23/03, the dealer has not been responsive to GM.0
how long did it take them to rebuild the trans??? It should only take a few days usually (max)0
mmaille Posts: 1Hi I just wanted to say I too have been having problems with my car not down shifting correctly. I took it to the dealer and they had it for 15 days and I was told there was a clog in the transmission line. Well I am returning the blazer to the dealer again tonight for the same problem. They changed everything the first time including the value cover and then when that did not help they came up with the clogged line. The blazer does not do it all the time, it does do it when it is cold and also when it has been on the road for a long period of time. I am also having problems with A/C not working all the time, it will run for a long time and then if you stop and shut the car off, when you start it back up, the A/C no longer works. This too they have no cure for it.0
kmdl Posts: 1I have been having the same problems with my 2002 Trailblazer since around 20,000 miles. I was also told by the dealer that there was nothing wrong with it. Last week (at 33,000 miles) my transmission went out leaving my daughter and I stranded on the side of the road. We were only going about 30 miles per hour when it happened and my rear tires just locked up and truck started skidding. I am so thankful that I was going at a slow speed, otherwise I could have had a serious accident. The dealer changed a part in the transmission called a Sun Gear. It runs fine now, but I am not convinced that nothing else will go wrong with it because it has been in the shop four other times and one being the rear end.
I hope this info. helps!0
stever Posts: 52,462Reopened for updates.
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ken45 Posts: 1The transmission went out on my 02 Trailblazer last night for the second time. The initial failure occurred 1 year ago almost to the day, the vehicle was 18 months old and had 32,000 miles. In drive it suddenly started slipping and making a loud whine. It would not shift, but sometimes would "catch" enough to move forward. I had no reverse at all, but park seemed to function normally. The dealer said the sun gear broke and he rebuilt the transmission and replaced the gear. Last night the exact same problem occured again. I got my vehicle back on 12/22/03 and it broke down with the same exact symptom on 12/31/04, now has 54,000 miles on it.
I was wondering if this is a generic weakness in this model? I had originally purchased the vehicle with hopes of buying a travel trailer, and using it for a tow vehicle, but have not done that yet. With the repeat transmission failures, I am skeptical about towing with it. Anyone have any experience with this? Any idea why the transmission keeps failing?0
Hello ken45,
If I can find it in one of my desk drawers at the office, I will post the information a GM tech sent me regarding the most common causes of these transmissions failing. When my '02 TB's tranny failed on me about 3 three years ago, the tech that rebuilt mine faxed me a list of components that he had to replace. This fax also contained a list of GM vehicles that used the exact same transmission and it stated that they were experiencing failures in all of the models shown on the list. Unless I am mistaken, the transmission is the 4L60E. It had worked well in the past for GM in many of their other vehicles, but they started having problems with them in 2002. Not sure what changed about the part machining or assembly processes, but something did.
Mine just downshifted really, really hard at about 50 m.p.h. while traveling uphill on a trip to the mountains with my then fiancee. Then it would never shift into 3rd gear again after that. Ruined our trip--and we had to drive home the following morning in a Cavalier rental car. It shifted pretty smoothly for a while after it was rebuilt, then it started slipping again to some degree. Scared me enough to trade it in on something else. I was just always suspect of the SUV after that. Most likely I could have gotten over the tranny issues, but in my particular case there were too many other issues with the SUV that I had experienced. The transmission failure was just the final blow to me.
Ron M.0
Not sure if anyone will see this or not, but what kind of symptoms were there before this happened? How do I know if my TB isn't shifting properly? Right now I am experiencing a bad vibrating. It started yesterday Jan 19th 2005.
It happens when I am I put it in drive and when I am in park or just stopped at a stop sign. My front end will vibrate severly with a hmmm also.
It vibrates so much the steering wheel is vibrating. I get the feeling that the interior is affected by this more than the exterior because when I try to hear it from the outside I can't.
My trailblazer is a 2002 EXT LT.
Thanks for any help!
Hi Corrina,
What you have described sounds more indicative of bad engine mounts. When you have bad steering wheel vibration while sitting at a stoplight, for example, you could very well have engine/motor mounts that are fatigued. There are also transmission mounts and rear differential mounts. Based on what you have described in your post, most likely you aren't having transmission problems. However, I could be wrong about this.
Ron M.0
Ron M.
Thanks. I think you might be right. I have been
saying that it sure sounds like something came loose and it causing the vibrating. I had a
different trailblazer before this current one. It was a 02' also but just a LT. In that one a transmission mount did fall of. This vibrating is simular to that but located in a different area. We live in a pretty rurual area down a lengthy dirt road. Re had flooding Mon. and Tue.
and I decided to have a little fun. I am starting to think perhaps I knocked something loose.
Thanks for the idea. I'll suggest that to my service guy.
vfocht Posts: 1Well it is refreshing somewhat to hear all these problems with the transmission everyone is having and on the other hand it is also a bit frightening. I bought a 2004 trailblazer with 33,000 miles on it in Oct of 2004. I have had it to the dealer for a engine light problem, leaking in the vehicle under the driver side console. Recently however my transmission blew out as I was driving Sunday. It won't shift into fourth gear ( at around 50 miles an hour). I took it to the dealer with 42,000 miles on it and they said that my transmission blew becuase the radiator was leaking and leaked into the transmission so I need to replace both items at about 3,500.00. I was sold a Ford ESP plan (BaseCare Plan) which covers the transmission but not the radiator. So Ford told me with will not cover either or them becuase the Radiator is what made the transmission go. Does any of this make sense to anyone else.
PLEASE HELP with any advice.0
shirley4 Posts: 1I am so sorry to be hearing all of this transmission problems everyone is having, I just got a 2005 trailblazer LS, now you all have me scared!!!!! But about your warranty, isn't it the 3yrs 36,000 mile warranty? And you bought the extended. Should I be getting the extended warranty? I don't get why they don't honor your extended? Call a lawyer! That is bull----! 42,000 miles is not alot considering they should last at least to a 100,000 miles. Did I just make the biggest mistake of my life? I have saved and saved alot of money to get a new vehicle to get a bass boat to pull around, and now I am finding out that I might now be able to do that with this particular vehicle. Call a lawyer, and see what they say. Otherwise it will cost you around 3,000.00 Its not fair!! Goodluck0
lyle2131 Posts: 1hi guys, today had my 03 envoy tranny "lock up?" on hiway at 110 kph, no steering, power or brakes for a few secs. tehn came back. Read these posts and worried I have a 2 year old lemon with only 33000 kms! Suggestions anyone?? Thnks0
kctahoe Posts: 3I've had a transmission problem that hasn't specifically been described above. About every 20 starts or so, my 2003 Tahoe will only drive in 3rd. I have to slam on the gas to get it to go anywhere and the RPMs stay around 2500 when on the highway b/c it won't go to 4th. Also, every time this problem occurs, my service engine (emissions) light comes on almost immediately after I accellerate in 3rd gear. After a few starts the problem goes away and the light turns off. The vehicle only has 45K miles on it. Does anyone have a clue on this issue? Thanks.0
dshepherd3 Posts: 194The trans is going into limp mode, this needs to be scanned for history codes, many performance issues in the pcm system can cause this, I would suggest your dealer look at this, some emissions components involved in this system may still be under warranty.0
dieselone Posts: 5,729The GM 4L60E trans is known for valve body and other problems. The Service Engine light will come on if it senses slipping in the transmission. Usually when this happens the ECM will turn up the hydraulic pressure in the trans to try to limit the slipping resulting in fairly hard shifts.
I have a 2000 Suburban with 50k. I had to have the trans rebuilt at 46k due to excessive slipping.
Get your truck in to a good trans shop ASAP. The longer you wait the more damage you are doing. If you can get buy with just a valve body rebuild/replacement it won't be to expensive. I ended up dropping about $1800 for a rebuild with updated components.
I just love GM quality, it keeps a lot of people employed :lemon:0
ivette16 Posts: 1I purchased a new Chevy Blazer 2002. That was my worst mistake, after one year of purchase, my transmission went out, replaced batteries, and A/C malfunction. 12/2004 a horrible noise started, the rear end needed replaing.
This month, April 2005 the starter went out, the car shut down, my car had to be towed. After inspection the car was in need of a new starter and baterry, and now two weeks later my transmission went out, yes for the second time.
I'm still making car, insurance, and major repair payments.0
crazzywade Posts: 2Hi All:
Last night I was driving my 91 chevy sill 350 auto 4x4 when, while accelerating it would not shift into 3rd gear at aprox 40 m.p.h. It would come out of second but it would rev really high and not shift at all. I let it sit but would not shift could only drive about 30 mph and keep in in 2nd otherwise I would have to stop on side of road and start over keeping it in 2nd. This is huge problem for me because I am only sixteen and it would be hard handle the expense of rebuilding or even buying a new tranny any ideas of what could be done and how much to repair. not sure what style of tranny either.
Please Help :confuse:
Thanks A lot,
worried chevy fan0
When you say " it would not shift into 3rd gear at aprox 40 m.p.h." do you mean you pushed the stick all the way forward and it wouldn't engage or do you mean you couldn't push it all the way forward?
tidester, host
P.S. You should be posting this question in the Chevy Silverado: Problems & Solutions forum.0
vettech93 Posts: 1Hey guys, I guess I find comfort in knowing my 3 year old SUV, with 36,400 miles on it is not the only one with tranny issues! Our TB was not able to go into reverse, and the tach was reading over 5,000 RPM before it would shift. The dealership told us it needs a new spindle?! Any idea as to what that is?! Oh yeah and get this...the dealership sold us an extended warrenty, but it is not a GM warrenty instead it is an aftermarket deal so we may be paying for the transmission repairs out of pocket even WITH the extended plan!!!0
57chevrolet Posts: 2Hello everybody! After reading about all of the problems people on this forum have had, I asked "Mr. Goodwrench" if he had heard anything about it. He said that yes, he had, but that Chevy corrected the problem in 2003. I am thinking of purchasing a new Trailblazer, and was wanting to know if what he said was true. So basically, I want to know if you've had tranny problems with 04 or newer Trailblazer models. Thanks guys!0
joeyacrow Posts: 2I have a 2000 chevy tracker 4wd, my daughter was changing from 2wd to 4wd and the shifter now is not moving in any direction, it is in 2wd and I can not shift to either 4wd lo or hi, any suggestions, Thanks0
I own a 2002 TB w/82,000 mi. My transmission just went out. I do realize it has a lot of miles, but I have owned several Chevy/GM vehicles all had 150k - 200k miles when I got rid of them and none ever had transmission problems.
Actually, I have spent money on this vehicle ever since I bought it. My gear shift assembly fell apart 10mo. after I got it. I had to replace my head lights and tail lights, the circuit board that controls them (before the recall came out), I had fuel injection problems ($300), my batter literally split down the side after 2 yrs., I replaced the #4 coil due to misfiring. I just replaced the water pump. The only thing warranty paid for was the gear shift, headlights, tail lights.....I was told warranty did not cover the rest - not even my extended warranty (which I just found out was not a GM warranty).
I talked with GM Customer Assistance and got no help. I have now filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. I have a letter that is being sent to Mr. Richard Wagoner, CEO of General Motors Corp. Depending on what the BBB complaint brings about, I may be airing my complaint about this hunk of junk on my local TV station which airs a segment on the news called 7On Your Side. I have also retained an attorney incase I need to file a law suit. I was told that everyone that has had problems (covered by warranty or not) needs to get together and file a Class Action Suit against GM regarding the transmission problems.
Let me know what you did about your problems and how it turned out. Thanks!0
gmfan Posts: 188Hopefully someone on the posts can get back to you with their experience. I have a 02 TB with 67K miles and the tranny works fine, but I have been noticing the vehicle seems to be working a little harder and differently while climbing some hills. When you drive the same route home in the evenings you get pretty used to when the tranny is going to downshift etc. Did you have any symptoms or did it go all of a sudden? The owners manual states we do not need to service the transmission on the TB until 100K miles. I was thinking I would do my brakes and tranny service at 75K.
I realize this is a tranny discussion, but would you mind telling at what mileage did the water pump go out?0
The water pump went out at 79k miles. I had no signs until it happened. I heard a funny noise, then it was like I put the truck in neutral and was reving the engine. I parked right then and it sat for 5 days until I had it towed to the dealership.
I hope others speak up and tell me about their experiences.
Thanks for your input.0


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Pleasure Island was a nightclub complex at Downtown Disney that opened in 1989 and closed in September of 2008, with the area re-developed as The Landing at Disney Springs. Despite the name, it is not related to the island of the same name from Pinocchio, instead featuring a unique storyline that was related on various signs on the island.
Pleasure Island was an abandoned industrial waterfront district that was converted into a nightclub complex. The property was originally owned by one Merriweather Pleasure, a seafaring adventurer, who, during the nineteenth century, operated Pleasure's Canvas and Sailmaking, Inc. His business become the heart of Pleasure Island, a place to which daring adventurers from all over the globe came to tell their incredible tales.
But Merriweather was not a landlubber at heart, and hearing these stories made him long once again for adventure on the high seas. One day, he heeded the haunting call of the bounding main, and set sail from Pleasure Island. Upon learning that their father was lost at sea, Pleasure's two lazy sons abandoned the business. The once bustling waterfront district was left to decay beside a mysterious lagoon. Years later, the near-ruins of Pleasure Island were rediscovered by adventurous Imagineers with their own incredible tales to tell.
These Imagineers refurbished the island, turning its run-down warehouses into exciting restaurants and nightclubs that were designed to reflect the original themes of Pleasure's functional buildings. Once again, the district bustles with the activity of world travelers who come together in the spirit of fun and adventure; a tradition established here a century ago.
The Island's backstory would be elaborated upon by the Pleasure Island Histerical Society plaques found all across the island.
Surviving attractions
- Paradiso 37 — A North, South, and Central American restaurant named for the 37 countries located in those areas, and includes a food court section as well as an upscale tequila bar. It features a focus on dishes famously sold by street vendors in those countries. This restaurant is managed by E Brands, and was the first new restaurant to open from the Pleasure Island renovations which began in 2008. It is located in a building which formerly housed shops and a fast food restaurant.[1] Dishes include sandwiches, steaks, chicken, and an extensive appetizer menu.[2] Paradiso 37 opened on June 4, 2009.
- Portobello Restaurant — An Italian restaurant patterned after an osteria. It opened with the clubs in 1989. Portobello Restaurant was known as Portobello Yacht Club until renovations in late 2008.[3]
- Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant — Operated by Great Irish Pubs Florida. It opened in October 2005, replacing Merriweather's Market and the Pleasure Island Jazz Company.
For many years, a number of small shops and boutiques were located between the Adventurers Club and Rock 'n' Roll Beach Club. Many of these shops closed in March 2006 as part of the renovation of the island. However, Disney has begun to reintroduce selected stores on the island.
- Curl by Sammy Duvall — A surf-themed retail establishment operated by Florida-based water skier Sammy Duvall. Curl opened in 2008, replacing Superstar Studios.
- Fuego by Sosa Cigars — A cigar bar which opened in 2007, located near the center of the island.
- Orlando Harley-Davidson — A "gear shop" operated by Orlando's Harley-Davidson franchiser. It opened in 2005, located near Raglan Road.
- Walrus Pit
Former attractions
- Superstar Studios — A long-time "make-your-own-video" studio which was replaced by Curl by Sammy Duvall in 2008.
- Jessica's - A store featuring exclusively Jessica Rabbit merchandise from the 1989 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, which opened in 1991 and closed in 1992. A two-sided, thirty-foot neon sign of Jessica Rabbit with a swinging leg and moving sequins hung over the building until the store's closing. In 1993, the sign was relocated to the West End Stage where it resided until 2006.
- Avigators - Aviation themed clothing shop featuring gear emblazoned with a flying alligator icon. Also served as the gift shop for the Adventurers Club.
- The Island Depot - General store with Pleasure Island merchandise.
- The Mouse House
- Changing Attitudes
- Hammer and Fire - Titanium jewelry, stoneware and wall hangings.
- Replaced by Reel Finds, a Hollywood memorabilia shop.
- Doodles - Graphic t-shirts and accessories store
- YesterEars - Home of vintage Disney merchandise
- Suspended Animation - An animation art shop.
- Cover Story - Fake magazine cover photo shop.
- Fulton's Crab House — A seafood restaurant which has been operated by Levy Restaurants since March 10, 1996. It originally opened on May 1, 1977 as the Empress Lilly. The head chef was Frank Walason. Was replaced by Paddlefish in 2017.
- The Empress Lilly — An authentic recreation of a 19th-century paddle steamer boat in Rococo (Louis XIV) style. It was operated by Disney and named in homage to Walt Disney's's wife Lillian. Upon becoming Fulton's Crab House, the boat lost its paddle wheel and smokestacks. It was divided into four separate restaurants and lounges, including the Baton Rouge Lounge, Steerman's Quarters, Fisherman's Deck, and the Empress Room.
- Fireworks Factory — A pyrotechnics-themed restaurant operated by Levy Restaurants. According to the island's fictional backstory, Merriweather Pleasure manufactured fireworks in the building until one of his cigars caused an explosion. The restaurant was decorated with authentic pyrotechnic props from the Grucci family. It operated from 1989–1997, and was replaced by the Motion dance club.
- Merriweather's Market — A food court that operated from 1989–1993, and was replaced by Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant in October 2005.
- Planet Hollywood - It was a Pleasure Island attraction when it opened in 1994. In 1998 it moved to West Side. In 2017 it was replaced by the Planet Hollywood Observatory.
- 8TRAX — A 1970s and 1980s themed dance club. It closed on September 27, 2008. The club opened in 1994, replacing:
- Videopolis East — Opened in 1989, playing new wave music on 170 video screens. In 1990 it was renamed Cage, adding more progressive music before closing in 1993.
- Adventurers Club — A 1930s-style British explorers' club that featured a staff of flamboyant characters portrayed by improv actors. The club closed on September 27, 2008.
- BET Soundstage — A hip-hop and R&B dance club operated by Black Entertainment Television (formerly BET Holdings Inc). It closed on September 27, 2008. The licensing agreement with BET Holdings Inc. was created before Black Entertainment Television was purchased by Viacom in 2000. The club opened in 1998, replacing:
- Neon Armadillo — A club featuring live country music bands, it operated from 1989-1998.
- Celebrate Tonight — An outdoor dance party featuring DJs and cast members known as the Party Team. Focused mainly on families with children, it opened in early April 2009 and closed on June 26, 2010. It took place in the large brick expanse between the former Comedy Warehouse and BET Soundstage, an area renamed Celebration Plaza.
- Comedy Warehouse — A nightclub which featured an improv comedy troupe. It originally featured a parody show called "Forbidden Disney". The club soon attracted a large return audience. The move to the improv format after a couple of seasons was made to keep the show fresh. The club closed September 27, 2008. The comedy troupe would reunite for several holiday shows held at Disney's Hollywood Studios from 2011 to 2016.
- Mannequins Dance Palace — A techno-trance multi-story dance club which featured a revolving lighted dance floor. The club featured nightly light shows with synchronized music and live performances by human "mannequins". The club closed on September 27, 2008.
- Motion — A dance club which featured Top 40 music videos. It closed September 27, 2008. The club opened in 2001, replacing:
- Fireworks Factory
- Wildhorse Saloon — A country music dance club and BBQ restaurant which opened in 1998 to capitalize on the country/western dance craze at the time. It was operated by Levy Restaurants and Gaylord Entertainment Company, which also operated a Wildhorse in Nashville, Tennessee. They eventually sold their interest in the building back to Disney, and the venue closed in 2001.
- Pleasure Island Jazz Company — A club featuring live jazz musicians which opened on August 27, 1993. It was replaced by Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant in October 2005.
- Rock 'n' Roll Beach Club — A rock-themed dance club which featured live bands (usually local cover bands). It closed on February 2, 2008. The club opened on April 4, 1990, replacing:
- XZFR Rockin' Rollerdrome — A short lived club where guests could strap on skates and dance to rock and roll
- West End Stage - A stage used for events every night. The roof of the stage was torn down in 2009 and most of the stage was taken to the Disney Boneyard with small parts intact. It was replaced by Celebration Plaza in 2009.
- AMC Pleasure Island 24 - In April 1990 these theaters opened as a Pleasure Island attraction but in January 1998 AMC became a part of West Side. The name was changed in 2010 to AMC Theaters Downtown Disney 24.
- ↑ Bevil, Dewayne (Mar 5, 2009). E Brands Orlando Sentinel Archived from the original on 2009-04-10. Retrieved on 2009-06-06.
- ↑ "Paradiso 37 menu". WDW Magic Retrieved on 2009-06-06.
- ↑ "Portobello Restaurant Official Website". Portobello Restaurant Retrieved on 2010-09-28.
|This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The article or pieces of the original article was at Pleasure Island (Downtown Disney). The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with Disney Wiki, the text of Wikipedia is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.

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Resident Scholarly Activity Program Publishes First Paper Outlining Scholarly Success
Members of the Miller School's Resident Scholarly Activity Program (RSAP) have published their first paper, which appeared in February's AAIM Perspectives, the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine's section of the American Journal of Medicine. The paper, "Predictors of scholarly success among internal medicine residents," outlines the program's successful integration of research into the internal medicine residency, which enabled residents to achieve scholarly success.
The study specifically found that, since the RSAP's 2007inception, more than 70 percent of internal medicine residents have presented their research at a national forum or published it in a peer-reviewed journal.
Under the leadership of Leonardo Tamariz, M.D., M.P.H.., and Ana Palacio, M.D., M.P.H., both associate professors of medicine, RSAP researchers collected information from 156 residents and 53 mentors.
Their study indicates that a structured research curriculum for internal medicine residents is instrumental in the successful completion of scholarly work and that the research productivity of a resident's mentor was a significant predictor of their scholarly success.
RSAP leaders hope to enhance research curricula and faculty development programs to further successful mentoring relationships and academics.
The RSAP already has begun an internal faculty campaign to create and enhance University faculty mentorship. The program also is recruiting the brightest medical students to partner with residents – a move that is expected to not only increase the number of resident and student publications, but also to advance the University toward its goal of becoming a national research powerhouse.
Other co-authors of the study are administrative program director Deidre T. Campbell; Stephen Symes, M.D., M.P.H.., associate professor of medicine and Assistant Dean for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs; and Mary Moore, Ph.D., professor and Chair of the Department of Health Informatics, Medical Library and Biomedical Communications.


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New this month to the Handmade by Jessica range are these personalised Family Tree Box Frames. They are priced at €35 and can be ordered online here or at my Retail Store Jessica Loves! May was such an extremely busy month in the Studio for Box Frame orders, Teacher Gifts and Wedding Date Frames that my current turnaround times for Box Frames is 1 week and for wooden gifts is approximately 3-4 weeks. It almost feels like Christmas time again I am that busy with barely any time to even take a breath! A friend told me recently I'm like a Duck – cool and calm above water but kicking like a divil underneath!!
NOTE: My wooden craft Supplier will be taking a well deserved break for the month of July so if you have an occasion coming up in July or August please let me know ASAP. The supply order deadline is Wednesday 21st June. Anything ordered after that date will be for September delivery!
As I have been so hectic with craft orders since my Shop opened in April, I unfortunately have had no time to spend on Reloved Projects… I do have plenty of projects in the pipeline including two lockers which I'm itching to get done so I can use some of the gorgeous ceramic knobs I have in Store. (These retail at €4.50 and come in a range of colours and styles). Also on my Reloved by Jessica agenda are 2 vintage chairs, a vintage telephone table, a chest of drawers, a freestanding mirror, a coffee table, a blanket box and some customer commission pieces including two tall display cabinets – I just wish I could split myself in 3!!
In the meantime, here are some recent interiors shots of my Retail Store! Jessica Loves has lots of new #prettythingsinside including Happiness Planners, Retro Light Boxes, Bento Lunch Boxes, Decorative Jugs, Floral Cases, Tea Cups, Mugs and Travel Mugs. Lots of you availed of the June Bank Holiday Online Discount Code which has now expired but stay tuned to my Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook Page for future surprise discount codes!
On the 7th May myself and the kiddies took a day trip to Leahy's Open Farm, a family run, family friendly open farm located in Dungourney Co.Cork. Read all about our fun day on the farm here!
On the 17th May, I was thrilled to be featured in the WOW Section of the Evening Echo. The Women on Wednesday supplement showcases some very inspiring women every week so it was a real honour to be included! You can read the Jessica Loves article here.
On Sunday the 28th May, Lesley and Patsy of Harper's Hats held their first ever event at Electric Bar in Cork City showcasing their amazing bespoke headpieces to a special VIP audience and eh..Me!! You can read all about the fabulous #harperhatshightea Event here.
So that was my May Diaries Round-Up, I hope you had a good month too. I'm looking forward to June as hopefully this will be the month I start stocking furniture paint at Jessica Loves and finally get back to some exciting upcycling projects!
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Even though the pharmaceutical and medical industries state that emphysema, COPD and chronic bronchitis are progressive (the new word replacing "terminal"), I researched them anyway. My mother had been diagnosed and I could not just sit back and watch her die.
End Stage Emphysema
She quit smoking and took all the prescribed emphysema medications yet her condition worsened. As her emphysema progressed I noticed that at the most critical time, End Stage Emphysema, the medications stopped working one by one over about a 3 month period. These medications only provided temporary relief from the emphysema symptoms yet that temporary relief was all she had. Once the drug would wear off, she would be right back where she started with no improvement.
Logical Cause of Emphysema
It occurred to me that she had not smoked for more than two years yet her emphysema continued progressing. I reasoned that there must be some unknown residual pathogen left over from smoking that was growing or proliferating in her lungs. As it proliferated her body adapted by distending the lungs creating additional surface area for gas exchange (breathing).
As the lungs distended the pathogen proliferated. This went back and forth until her distended lungs were crowding her stomach making normal-sized meals impossible. I reasoned that starving the pathogen would stop its progress.
Logical Cure for Emphysema
Remembering a graduate course I had taken in Pathology I remembered that all pathogens eat sugar. Removing all systemic sugar from my mother's diet was a potential method of starving this pathogen and stopping its progress. I had nothing to lose. She was down to only 77 pounds and required 4 liters of continual supplemental oxygen 24/7.
I not only took sugar out of her diet I also removed anything that would break down to sugar in a few biochemical steps like potatoes, other starchy foods and anything with grains in them like bread and cereal.
The Improvement Begins
Amazingly, in two weeks my mother was noticeably better. She was barely taking any medications since they were no longer providing relief and once they stopped providing that relief, she refused to use them. I realized that none of these prescription emphysema treatments were providing any healing or lasting improvement so I continued looking for alternative treatments that would provide permanent improvement.
Reversing My Mother's Emphysema
I began attacking each aspect of her illness. First I found a supplement that would reduce inflammation which eliminated the need for prednisone. I then found a supplement that would amplify her immune response which eliminated the secondary infections and the antibiotics that were being prescribed to treat them. I found a supplement that would liquefy the mucus so she did not need Mucinex anymore. She was able to cough up all of the excess mucus which is a common symptom of chronic bronchitis. I restored her intestinal flora with a high quality, enteric coated probiotic which included strains that would replenish her large intestine and her small intestine and it included the food supply for the probiotics. I found a very inexpensive supplement that would move her pH ever so slightly in the alkaline direction making it difficult for any disease to reside. Lastly, I included a supplement that would tear off the bioelectric covering around the cells of the pathogen, whatever it was. I also made sure she drank about half of her body weight in ounces of water.
Healthy Diet Necessary for Recovery from COPD
I fed my mother uncontaminated meats only. That is, meats that do not have any antibiotics or steroids. These meats are more expensive but I thought get my mom healthy and we will figure out how to pay for everything later. Not a very good philosophy from an accountant's point of view but I wanted to save my mom first. We could get to the other daily crap after that was accomplished. Any of you who are suffering from this disease probably know the feeling.
I bought vegetables at the local vegetable market. I would take half of them and steam them and the other half I made salads with. I cut up each vegetable and put it in its own bowl. That way I could make her a fresh salad in less than a minute with whatever she wanted in it. I also made sure I took the harder vegetables, like carrots, and steamed them since they were too hard for her to chew if left raw.
Since I had taken sugar out of her diet there was no desert for about 6 months. After that she had gotten so much better I began adding one desert which was fresh blueberries with organic plain yogurt. The plain yogurt tastes a bit like sour cream. It is not the vanilla flavor it is plain. I would put this in a fancy dish so it looked like it was from an expensive restaurant. She loved it and eventually began asking for it.
Once she was getting much better we began adding in a little bread. I would buy one short loaf of high quality sour dough bread and we would split the loaf making sandwiches and toasting some. We would thoroughly enjoy it for a day or two and then eliminate it again until the next month.
Complete Recovery Shocks Doctors
After 14 months on the diet and taking the supplements every day my mother was only requiring 2 liters of oxygen and was back up to 95 pounds. This doesn't sound like much but she was only 103 pounds at the time of her diagnosis. She is only 5' 2" tall.
I documented everything with regards to my mother's health including the supplements and each minute detail that I noticed. My brother found an osteopath that would listen to what I had found in my research and look at my documentation. He agreed to prescribe a few medications which finished the job.
Prescribing these medications would have normally meant that he was practicing outside of established medical protocols which is an absolute no, no for doctors. This behavior can get them in trouble and if they don't stop, they can lose their license. Relying on the documentation I had provided allowed him to step outside these medical protocols without the threat of getting in trouble or worse.
Seventeen months after I began applying the six general protocols that reversed my mother's emphysema my mother had completely recovered from emphysema. There were no signs of the disease. She had re-gained all of her lost weight. She did not need any supplemental oxygen at any time. She could eat normal-sized meals. She could sleep the entire night without waking. She no longer had any problems with breathing and did not even need a rescue inhaler.
My mother's doctors still think it was their drugs that cured her emphysema. They didn't realize that she had stopped taking their drugs more than a year earlier nor had they realized that the other emphysema patients they were treating with the same drugs were either dead or dying and were not making any improvement.
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The "Hidden Alhambra" project forms part of the initiatives developed by the Patronato in order to diversify the cultural offer.
This Project comprises the restoration of leather paintings, stalactite domes and socles, and the covers of the hall vaulting
The Lions of the Fountain are currently being restored at the Conservation Department shops run by the Patronato of the Alhambra and the Generalife
The aim of the Project is to recover the traditional water flow system of the Court of the Lions
Project aimed to investigate the genetic origin of "Moorish myrtle"
The Preservation and management of the vegetable gardens is undertaken jointly with the University of Cordova.
The aim of this Project is to disseminate the epigraphic texts that exist in the Historical-Artistic Monument
It consists of a research Project that searches for references of the Monument in films
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Chocolate, Chocolate & Chocolate Recipes
I have ALWAYS been a big chocolate lover. Chocolate chip cookies, chocolate bars, chocolate ice cream, and of course – chocolate cake. A chocolate pick-me-up in the afternoon, an ice cream sundae with hot fudge on it for dessert after a long day, even chocolate cake for breakfast once in a blue moon, I mean, why not?
What I'm saying is…I love chocolate. And with summer in full force when has there been a better time to have a chocolate bash with friends? Especially after recently reading the benefits of eating chocolate – from preventing signs of aging with their antioxidants to lowering blood pressure – I started gathering recipes for a fantastic chocolate party with girlfriends. After all, what could be a better way to unwind from the constant pressures of being a mom, caretaker, and worker than chatting with friends over some decadent treats?
Here are some recipes that you can use at your own chocolate bash this summer. Find more on my Pinterest account. And be sure to enter The Balancing Act's Kraft Baker's Chocolate giveaway to use for your bash!
Deep Dark Chocolate Cookies
Adapted from Divine Baking
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
9 ounces bittersweet chocolate, divided
3 large egg whites, room temperature
2- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar, divided
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 2 large baking sheets with nonstick spray. Melt 1 cup chocolate chips in glass bowl in microwave, stirring twice, about 2 minutes. Cool slightly.
Using electric mixer, beat whites in large bowl to soft peaks. Gradually beat in 1 (I halved the sugar here) cup sugar. Continue beating until mixture resembles soft marshmallow creme.
Whisk 1 cup sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, and salt in medium bowl to blend. On low speed, beat dry ingredients into meringue.
Stir in lukewarm chocolate and 1/2 cup chocolate chips (dough will become very stiff).
Place 1/2 cup sugar in bowl. Roll 1 rounded tablespoon dough into ball; roll in sugar, coating thickly. Place on prepared sheet. Repeat with remaining dough, spacing 2 inches apart.
Bake until puffed and tops crack, about 10 minutes. Cool on sheets on rack 10 minutes. Transfer to rack; cool.
Homemade Chocolate Frapp
1 scoop coffee
1 packet instant coffee grounds
1 cup unsweetened chocolate almond milk
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup ice
Pulse in blender until well blended, pour a serve cold.


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In a sense, Zuckerberg and Assange are two sides of the same coin. Both express a desire for openness and transparency. While Assange attacks big institutions and governments through involuntary transparency with the goal of disempowering them, Zuckerberg enables individuals to voluntarily share information with the idea of empowering them. Assange sees the world as filled with real and imagined enemies; Zuckerberg sees the world as filled with potential friends. Both have a certain disdain for privacy: in Assange's case because he feels it allows malevolence to flourish; in Zuckerberg's case because he sees it as a cultural anachronism, an impediment to a more efficient and open connection between people.
After reading the extract you won't be surprised at the title. You know now what Time wants to convey through that message. Assange was considered d-villain. Call him the bad guy or Call him James Bond of hacking, its up to you. But the truth is he is the deserving PERSON OF THE YEAR. Even if TIME gives it to the 'Hero', Zuckerberg, who did those supposedly 'good deeds'.
P.S. - Zucker's sure to get on the good kid list of Santa this year :P .
** The post is in no offense to Mark Zuckerberg and intends at causing no harm to the prestigious TIME. These are just the personal views of a blogger.


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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - As the father of Microsoft Corp's co-founder, Bill Gates Sr. helps fund worthy causes and travels worldwide but says the best part of having access to such wealth is not worrying about old age.
The father of Bill Gates Jr. at age 84 helps steer the multi-billion-dollar Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and readily admits he is lucky to have a successful family and meaningful work.
Someone unhappy with work, he joked in an interview during a promotional tour this week for his book "Showing Up for Life," should "find a job in a very large foundation that's owned by his son.
"That will take care of all those apprehensions," he said.
Gates Sr.'s folksy book, published last year but newly out in paperback, offers reflections and bits of wisdom on such topics as work, family, friendship and generosity.
An attorney by profession, Gates is co-chair of the foundation established by his son and daughter-in-law. His son's Microsoft fortunes allow him a unique job doing charitable work, as well as peace of mind, he said.
"The business of not having to worry, being able to do things, being able to eat well and travel and buy a new pair of pants once in a while, that's fundamental," he said. "Any sense of angst about having a tough old age is no longer there."
At the foundation, he focuses on its domestic work, primarily in education. He also advocates publicly for the estate tax, which he dubs the "grateful heirs" tax.
A repeal of the estate tax, he writes in his book, "would strike close to the heart of the American dream of applying one's talent and energy to build a better life."
The U.S. Congress at the end of 2009 failed to extend the federal tax on estates, letting it expire for one year due to a quirk in the law.
"It's an unbelievable indictment of our government to get in a situation where that tax just went away," Gates Sr. said at a New York appearance this week, in which he was interviewed by his son before an audience.
A mistake by those with great wealth, he said in the interview, is to be "covetous."
"I mean an absence of a sense of charity, a sense of philanthropy, a sense of supporting the common will," he said. "Actually I admire wealthy people who think it's a good idea to pay taxes."
Despite a book full of heart-warming reminiscences and life lessons, Gates Sr. said he would not want to advise anyone who came into a life of affluence as he has.
"I don't think the world is improved any by somebody going and giving somebody advice about the way they ought to live their lives," he said.
As for his appearance exchanging memories and chatting about family and values with his son, he said, it's simple. "I'm promoting my book."


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If the Midlothian bubble was going to burst after five wins out of five in the A section of the indoor bowls premier league then it was most likely to be pricked by a Blantyre gents team that is invincible at home having gone six seasons with a defeat.
Blantyre have also been in recent high flying mode with four wins out of five so something had to give when the teams clashed at the weekend and it turned out to be Midlothian returning to Dalkeith nursing the wounds of a 19 shot defeat. Billy Peacock continued his undefeated run by skipping his rink of Colin Cook, Andy Caldwell, and Danny McDougall to a narrow win but fellow skips Colin Walker, AJ Knight, and David Peacock, were unable to cope with their respective opposition.
"The Blantyre carpet is notorious for its unfriendly characteristics that challenge the skills and patience of visiting teams but it also has to be said that they are solid performers as a unit and boast several big star names" reflected Midlothian manager Frank Gray. "It is obviously no disgrace to lose at this toughest of venues and we did compete very well on two of the three phases so the setback hasn't knocked our positive outlook or our team spirit which remains strong", he added.
The phase scoring highlights the middle seven-ends as the main discomfort zone of a Midlothian team that sagged to the tune of a 33-16 setback and masks the encouraging qualities of just being edged out 28-24 on the first, and nosing the third, 24-22. Midlothian's first taste of defeat this campaign means they now share top of the table spot with their conquerors however Blantyre get the nod with a superior shot margin plus of 198 to 50.
Peacock (Billy) kicked on from 10-10 to 17 with a run of 1, 5, 1 then completing just 19 of the 21 ends held on to skip his rink to a 17-15 win over John Meikle. Walker was heading in the wrong direction at 14-8 down but several ends later stirred things up by skipping Jack Macnab, Drew Pearson, and Colin Macfarlane to a super count of 6 before conceding a single at the last cost him a 22-20 defeat from Scott Bishop.
Knight and his rink of Ian Forbes, Kevin McDougall, and Lindsay Plenderleith conceded 4, 4 to stand 20-10 down then lost 24-15 to Iain McLean. Peacock (David) and his front-three of Jamie Macnab, Ryan Yuill, and Craig Hodge lost 22-12 to Brian Irvine.


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I don't even
The Astros are going to bring back Hector Ambriz tomorrow to replace Brett Oberholtzer's roster spot (he was optioned to OKC before the break).
In four appearances for OKC from July 4-13 (three of them against New Orleans), Ambriz allowed 3H/2R (1ER), 5K:0BB on the strength of a .167 BABIP. In his last outing - July 13 vs. New Orleans - he allowed 3H/2R (1ER), 2K:0BB in 2IP.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Astros Gonna Ambriz
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Come on, that guy is terrible!!!
- July 18, 2013 at 11:39 AM
Well, that's disappointing, can we not try out Stoffel or Zeid if we need a reliever.
- July 18, 2013 at 12:26 PM
Because it's not about this year. It's about next year and there's no need to rush anyone. Patience. I bite myself everyday. It works. Try it..
- July 18, 2013 at 12:51 PM
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The physicist turned priest is a welcome voice of rationality in a subject dominated by the extreme and second-rate thinking of the creationists and the Dawkins-ists.
A general approach:
A belief in God offers a way of making sense of the broadest possible band of human experience, of uniting in a single account the rich and many-layered encounter that we have with the way things are (p 24).
The metaphysical net offered by science is insufficient to explain the whole range of human encounter. So: The impersonal is not to be preferred to the personal, the objective to the subjective, the quantifiable to the symbolic, the repeatable to the unique. All are part of the one world of our experience (p24).
Some strange, deep things about the fabric of the universe that are beautifully explained by a theistic faith, and much less elegantly explained by atheism:
1. Rational beauty: why is it that in fundamental physics, pure maths, developed or discovered with no eye on the universe, turns out to describe the universe beautifully? Why is it that the physicist's pursuit of the elegant has repeatedly uncovered truth? Why is the universe (to the eye of the physicist) so rational, so beautiful?
2. Finely tuned fruitfulness. This is the so-called anthropic argument. The constants of nature (gravitation, speed of light, strong and weak nuclear forces and on and on) more or less have to have the value they have. Change any of them in a tiny way, and you produce a sterile cosmos. Why then do we live in this finely-tuned universe that produces life? Is it because there are a near-infinite number of universes, so that at least one works properly?
Or is it because the cosmos is like those equations that are set in Maths exams -- carefully selected out of an infinite set of possible exam questions to suit that author's higher purpose.
3.A value-laden world. 'From the practice of science to the acknowledgment of moral duty, on to aesthetic delight and religious experience, we live in a world which is the carrier of value at all levels of our meeting with it'
'all these truly human experiences are at the centre of our encounter with reality and are not to be dismissed as epiphenomenal froth on the surface of a universe whose true nature is impersonal and lifeless' (p 19) (he claims).
4. The mystery of hope. We have a 'deep intuition of hope' that instinctively looks to meaning beyond our lives, life after death, hope of a new day and a new universe. Christian faith explains this; there may be other explanations too, but Christian faith is a compelling one.
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The Business VoIP services provided by McEnroe Voice and Data can take business to business relationships to the next level. Not only do they offer a stable and secure connection but they also have call center solutions, unified communications, digital recording and much more.
These three gentlemen were absolutely outstanding! They were efficient, very professional, and their knowledge and ability to guide our decision-making left us with a beautiful setup. Throughout the entire two days they were here, they exhibited great patience in translating how the more technical aspects of installation would impact system performance and interpreted our needs from my somewhat vague description of what we wanted.
Additionally, they were a pleasure to have in the office – so pleasant to be around. So, it is with sincere gratitude that I extend my thanks for making my entry into the world of digital recording so enjoyable and successful.
Pat M
Program Director, Queen Anne's Child Advocacy Center
We recently had a great experience with two McEnroe employees, and we would like to pass along the praise.
Our organization needed to install two new phones, and Vaughn Milby was very helpful in this process. Vaughn patiently explained the process of installing new phones, assisted with inquiries about DID's and extensions, and has since efficiently responded to follow-up questions about the new service. His effort and motivation to follow-up with this matter has been above the norm of a service provider. Dwight Jackson also responded promptly to our service request that morning and completed the work at an exceptional level of service.
The professionalism of Vaughn and Dwight is fantastic, and it is a great representation of your organization. Please accept our most gracious appreciation for the wonderful service.
Val T
Esperanza Center, Catholic Charities
Just wanted to tell you what a wonderful job your guys have done here. It's a great system with very patient, responsive support. Mark has been great; Eileen and Will's instructions were perfect. One of the guys also told me it usually takes them about three weeks to do what they managed to accomplish in a week. We were in a heck of a pickle so we appreciate the rescue. You're awesome!
Anne J
Frank, Frank, & Scherr, LLC
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Mark P
One Source Communications
One of your employees, Jon Travers, was out at our location on Monday, performing phone training for our company. Jon was extremely professional and stayed to help on non training issues, long after it was time for him to go. He was very knowable and pleasant to work with. I have been around in IT for a little while and know what it means to go above and beyond, Jon did that and more, great employee that you have there.
Matt H
IT Helpdesk Manager, United BioSource Corporation
McEnroe, through its consummate professional salesman Mark Wilson, differentiated themselves from the competition by focusing on and understanding our business needs. The result was a tailored communications productivity solution to meet our needs not only for today but also with the flexibility for future growth.
Throughout the bid process, network design, installation and training, McEnroe continued to exceed our expectations…In a time of diminishing customer support, you conduct your business with the belief that you want to have a customer for life. I consider McEnroe to be a valuable business partner and look forward to working with and recommending them to others in the future.
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McEnroe Voice & Data was able to accommodate our moving day deadline on short notice. They delivered and installed the system seamlessly so, when the phone company transferred the lines, our phones were up and running at the new location with no down time… In the year and a half since we have had the phones, McEnroe has been great both as to training and support. This is a terrific company.
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From the first meeting to the finished install, we were very pleased with the caliber of the employees as well as the durability and reliability of the phones. I have never had the level of service that I now have with McEnroe. There are not enough words for me to say about McEnroe and their employees!
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The Odyssey School
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Director of Information Technology American Institute for Cancer Research
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I trimmed the roses and dug hyacinths (I did NOT PLANT those) from around and under a long row of heucheras while listening to thunder draw closer and closer. Wait! Before the rains fall, I think I can dig out those wild pansies growing w,here I want to plant the new beautiful Dahlias I bought yesterday at Celestial Dream Gardens and Nursery in Kingston! Yup, got that done, too. Celeste told me I could plant the beauties in their pots in the ground for the fall for garden color and bring them in their pots to a sheltered spot for the winter. I was able to temporarily put the Dahlia pots out to soak up the rain — draping the "wonky" long stemmed blooms against other potted plants along the short path to our entrance porch. Now I can take time to really ponder their best placements in my gardens. Quickly….run around during the first drops of rain to cover bins of weeds just picked and potting soil freshly opened. Boots and gloves off, shake the dirt from jeans cuffs, feel around pinned up hair for bugs and bits of garden, run a few feet and up the steps dripping wet. Laugh! That was fun!
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two door cinema club is made up of three irish boys who make great indie-electro-pop tunes (think bombay bicycle club, local natives, pheonix, pasison pit). their debut album tourist history makes for very enjoyable listening.
two door cinema club – something good can work (highly rec)
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Reverting back to another language no-no
In my fearless quest to seek out and eradicate lazy, ineffective, or just downright inaccurate English, the latest blip to appear on my radar was an example of redundancy (aka tautology), which appeared on a medical website. By returning back to a more traditional diet they become healthier and stronger. Why is this raising my […]more
Are you a n00b or a netizen?
Do you think a cookie is just something in your kitchen (or your tummy)? Would it surprise you to hear that phishing is an illegal activity? To you, is 'browse history' something you did during school when you were assigned more reading than you wanted to do? Volumes have been written on the effects of […]more
Fnarr fnarr, phwoah, and mwah
You might be surprised to discover that fnarr fnarr is included in OxfordDictionaries.com, but it has been for a few years now. 'Fnarr fnarr', that two-word deliverer of sniggering, usually at some piece of sexual innuendo, got me thinking about words born through sound association, and their often overlooked power in our language. A 16th century writer […]more
New words in OxfordDictionaries.com. Woot!
We've just added a buttload of new bloggable words to OxfordDictionaries.com. But watch out, the new additions to the dictionary are so exciting you may be tempted to let your jazz hands loose… Fnarr fnarr! TMI coming into your feature phone Everyone seems to have a feature phone today, making communication on the go even […]more
The language of the 2011 Academy Awards
The 2011 Academy Awards® take place this Sunday, the culmination of months of speculation about who will wear what, who will have the hardest time with the TelePrompTer, and, of course, who will win. But regardless of who goes home with an Oscar—whether it's Natalie Portman for playing a tormented ballerina or Annette Bening for […]more
Wake up and smell ODO's latest additions!
There is very little that thrills the heart of a lexicographer quite so much as the smell of new words. Fresh, piquant, and uncluttered by the barnacle-like clichés that attach themselves to so many words which have been around for hundreds of years, these recent additions to the language breathe fresh life into it, and […]more
Shifted meanings: nice and egregious
Many of the words that have been in the English language for more than a few hundred years have shifted their meaning somewhat. The first meaning of the word secretary was exactly what it looks like it should be – someone who keeps secrets. And similarly, principal meant 'of or belonging to a prince' well before it […]more
How to write a slang dictionary
1. Cancel your appointments 'Have you ever thought of writing a slang dictionary,' an editor asked in 1993 and although I had, a decade earlier, and published it, I said only, 'Yes.' And had a publisher. The problem, in these globalizing days, is keeping them. There would be four before the book finally appeared. I […]more


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School is a fact of life for most people. Whether you are a student, the parent of a student or both, preparing for the next school year with the right supplies and accessories is important. The right notebook could be the difference between staying on top of due dates and feeling overwhelmed with homework. The right laptop could mean getting your work done faster and better. And the right outfit can help you start the school year off feeling comfortable and confident.
Back-to-school shopping matters.
The start of summer is when marketers need to think about how to reach their back-to-school shoppers and drive bottom-line sales for their brands. This is an intense shopping season, second only to the holidays, so nailing your media plan is a must!
The trick is to understand how each back-to-school stakeholder shops. Successful sales will hinge on communicating not only with parents, but also Millennials, Young Adults and Multicultural shoppers in ways that resonate with each audience.
We recently conducted a Soundboard listener panel to discover how these audiences approach back-to-school shopping. What we found is that they each research and purchase at different times throughout the summer, and even after school starts.
These valuable insights will help you understand the shopping habits of key back-to-school decision makers and how to pace your media strategy to make an impact when it matters most.
Start the back-to-school season off right. Read the full report.
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After the successful release of "Say You Love Me", Bondo returns to the scene with a brand new song "Inà" featuring the multi-award winning recording artist, Timaya.
The song takes us down the years with beautiful reggae melody produced by sound maestro, TYMG Rupa and the delivery, is definitely one for tons and tons of airplay.
This is Bondo's first collaboration and no body is more befitting that the Dem Mama General himself. Let's not talk too much, listen!
Bondo is signed to GoldenBoy Records. To interact or keep in the loop, follow @Bondokrazzy | @goldenboyrecords | @Timayatimaya on instagram and twitter.


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Katie Holmes looks chic, even on her day off. This fashion maven is always setting trends and for good reason. Katie makes something as simple as blue jeans and a white t-shirt classy. By adding a feminine cardigan and Tory Burch Eddie ballet flats, she exudes grace while running around.
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Katie Holmes could have added a splash of color to her outfit by choosing the Tory Burch Eddie ballet flat in peacock blue, island pink or any of the other dozen colors it comes in.


text: We were looking through some old photos the other day and ran across this one. The very first house ever built under the company Duran Homes back in 1980. A little time has passed since than, but some thing never change. We are still here doing what we can to […] Throwback ThursdayThis entry was posted in Duran Can Blog on April 17, 2014 by Josh Duran


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Officials in cities across the United States are reporting a rise in overdoses related to synthetic marijuana, CNN reports.
Police chiefs meeting in Washington this week said they need field tests to help them quickly determine whether suspects have taken the drug.
Synthetic marijuana, sold under names such as "K2," "Spice" and "Scooby Snax," is very different from marijuana, according to the American Association of Poison Control Centers.
It is made with dried herbs and spices that are sprayed with chemicals that induce a marijuana-type high when smoked. The drug is not tested for safety, so there is no way for a person to know what chemicals they are using.
Health effects can include severe agitation and anxiety; fast, racing heartbeat and high blood pressure; nausea and vomiting; muscle spasms, seizures, and tremors; intense hallucinations and psychotic episodes; and suicidal and other harmful thoughts and/or actions.
From January 1 to August 2, 2015, poison control centers received calls about 5,008 exposures to synthetic marijuana, compared with 3,682 in all of last year.
According to a survey of 35 major city police departments, 30 percent have attributed some violent crimes to synthetic marijuana, the article notes. Overdoses in some cities are clustered in homeless populations.
Recently, New York Police Commissioner William Bratton called the drug "weaponized marijuana," and called it "a great and growing concern."
The products are widely available, despite laws prohibiting them. With the passing of each regulation to control synthetic marijuana, drug manufacturers and suppliers are quickly changing the ingredients to new, non-controlled variations.


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The 2013-2014 school year is just around the corner. We will be enrolling new students on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 30th and 31st, next week. If you are new to the Willard District, we would like to welcome you and ask that you please bring in the following information as you register:
1. Proof of Residency
2. Social Security Card
3. Current Immunization Record
4. Birth Certificate
You may pick up an enrollment packet at the school office or download the information by clicking on this link. ENROLLMENT INFORMATION Please call the school office at 831-4440 if you have a child entering kindergarten to set up a screening appointment.
We are looking forward to a great school year and getting to know our new friends to Willard Central!


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Respawn Entertainment has announced its multiplayer-only mech-filled, jetpack parkour shooter Titanfall will drop on March 11, 2014 in North America for Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Windows PC.
Fans can pre-order the game now for $59.99 at the Titanfall store or put a deposit down on the massive $249.99 Collector's Edition with an 18-inch statue of a titan, art book and poster featuring the diagram of the Atlas titan.
"Since we revealed the game in June we've been absolutely blown away by the reaction to Titanfall," said Vince Zampella, co-founder of Respawn. "The feedback we're getting from fans around the world is fueling our team as we head towards March and motivating us to deliver an experience that lives up to the hype."
So you can stop making your own titan statues out of mashed potatoes and just invest in this one. Titanfall looks to be the most revolutionary game hitting next-gen systems so far. Check out more info at the links below.
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February 16, 2016 – The cloud computing buzz within the Federal government community began many years ago and was followed by a "Cloud First" mandate by the Obama administration, which directs that agencies take full advantage of cloud computing benefits to maximize capacity utilization, improve IT flexibility and responsiveness, and minimize cost.
The Cloud First initiative was put in place in 2010 and not much has changed in the meantime. Many agencies are still only moving commodity applications, such as email, to the cloud. Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas), the chair of the House Oversight Committee's subcommittee on IT, estimated last year that over 80% of the government's $80B in IT spending went to the maintenance of legacy applications and systems.
So what gives? The issue is that there are still significant barriers to migrating systems to the cloud.
Security: Security continues to be the top concern and barrier to cloud computing. The LinkedIn Cloud Security spotlight surveyed over 250,000 individuals for their insight. Its report found that almost 50% of respondents indicated that cloud security is a barrier to adoption. A full 90% said that they are moderately or very concerned about security, with 63% concerned about the possibility of unauthorized access, 61% fearing account hijacking, and 43% concerned by the threat of malicious insiders. When looking at making a move to the cloud, you should have a realistic sense of your current technology and security posture. Concerns about cloud security are oftentimes based on a utopian vision of your own organization's current situation. Many times, your existing security isn't 100% bulletproof. Make sure that you are doing an "apples to apples" comparison of policies and procedures in place within your existing environment and a proposed cloud.
Lock-In: We will discuss vendor lock-in in detail in an upcoming post; in the meantime, it is important to note that organizations are still very fearful of becoming beholden to an individual cloud vendor. Reading "the fine print" is critical to understanding how services with the vendor will end when you are ready to move on – and more importantly to understand the price tag associated with ending services and getting your data back or migrating it to a new vendor.
Complexity: "Every company is an IT company." IT is such an inherent part of every organization that it becomes part of who the organization is and how it does business. Cloud vendors now get more deeply ingrained with the organizations that they support – including with regard to organization systems and with business processes. Unlike many "barriers" to cloud computing, this issue is growing, not shrinking – which you can see by the increase in companies that specialize in "cloud management" and serve as an intermediary to help organizations deal with the complexity of the cloud.
Expense: Despite the fact that the cloud continues to get cheaper with increased competition and increased volume, the "hidden costs of the cloud" are still a major barrier to adoption. Organizations are looking at the total expense of migrating to the cloud. Most prevalent of these is the need for application rationalization. Many of the legacy applications cited above have tremendous footprints with millions of lines of code and interconnections that have sprawled over 10, 20 or 30 years. The costs of rationalizing these applications is significant – and the payback period may be long.
Despite the tremendous advantages that the cloud offers, barriers to cloud adoption still exist. Successful organizations will take the time to understand the barrier, determine what solutions work for them, and build a cloud strategy that is right for their organization – inclusive of private cloud environments on premises as well a hybrid, private, and public cloud environments off premises.


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I've been trying for some time to sum up how I reacted to this book. How do you review something when you have a reaction to something so moving and powerful. Someone recently asked me what the literary themes of the novel would be.
My mind drew a blank. Not because Anna's Teas is a forgettable book. Quite the opposite, in fact; but how do you sum up such a literary jewel in a few words? I had to take a moment to think about that. However, before we begin, here's the book blurb:
How deep do the scars on one family run, and can the wounded dare hope for healing?
Anna's Tears, the stirring, starkly honest work of fiction by Nathalie M. Holmes, mines the inherited anguish of one family, which spans generations and countries. Throughout, the road to redemption is as hard-won as its matriarch Anna's painfully absent tears. This elegant, hard-edged work is certain to resonate with readers seeking a masterfully written journey deep into the heart, which illuminates the tender mercies that emerge from the long-hidden damages of life.
In a cold stretch of Canada, Helene desperately tries to both overcome and suppress a childhood of trauma, alcoholism and sexual abuse. Through booze-fueled, foggy nights of high risk and deep regret, Helene leers through her early adulthood, fighting flashes of early memories that are too horrible to bear, and instead inflicting her own fresh pain. Beyond the painful miasma of her childhood, Helene is convinced that there is something even more disturbing in her family's furtive past.
Helene seeks cold comfort in her paternal grandmother, Anna, whose taciturn, inarticulate sadness offers her a curious refuge. Anna's tragic story starts before the Second World War in Holland and ends when she moves to Canada after having endured some of the most unimaginable ravages of war. Ernst, who is Helene's father, is tormented by his own legacy of ghosts, which manifest themselves in a dysfunctional marriage to his wife Jolie, whose blatant narcissism and alcoholism submerge her own self-hatred. The die is cast to propagate an inherited despair, which only the fiercest of reckonings can combat.
A visceral, gripping foray into rough psychological terrain, Anna's Tears travels to the heart of a family's darkness to find its way toward the light of hope. With evocative detail of events both past and present, this stunning work guides readers through time and psyche, and ensures they emerge with transformative hope.
I should say two things before I forget: The book blurb doesn't even come CLOSE to describing how amazing this book is; it doesn't capture the realness of the characters or the beauty of the story. It also describes the story better than I could ever dream possible. I don't have enough words to describe how incredible this book is.
If I were to come close, I would describe it as a patchwork quilt of time and secrets. However, that doesn't talk about the depth of the characters, the quality of the novel nor the talent of first time author Nathalie M. Holmes.
I find it difficult to believe that it is her first book; she paints with words, rather than write with them; the result is a lovely kind of liquid poetry that plays with time, shadow and shared grief. Holmes has covered some dark territory in her novel, but ends up writing with an aplomb that many writers achieve. Time flows like water over the page and all you can do is keep reading, needing to know what happens.
I think that's pretty close, but it does little to encapsulate my emotional response to Anna's Tears. Anna may have not cried any tears, but I sure did. With grace and stark honesty, Holmes pens a story that will touch everyone that reads it and haunt them long after the last page has been turned.
Though the plights of Anna, Helen, Jolie and Ernst and their connections to each other, are difficult to read at times, it is only because the people that fill these pages are so real. You feel as if you know them (or at least I did) and grow to know them as you fall into their lives.
Anna's Tears is a moving, emotionally provoking tale that is right up there with Ordinary People by Judith Guest, In Search of Adam by Caroline Smailes and The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Stark, brilliant and honest, Holmes uses multiple narrators and multiple times to weave her story.
The results are absolutely amazing. I only hope it's not too long till the release of Holme's next novel.
I can hardly wait to take another journey with her.


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Hiya Friends! We sure missed yall!
I ought to have been more deliberate about that mini break we had to take there, and at least given you a heads up that blackmaps would be a little quite for a few weeks there. But hey, like I warned ya in January, this is a new process for me. So thanks for sticking with me kids.
Now that I'm back in town we'll have some more consistent posts, and a few other power ups are in the works for black maps here. One of which is that I'd like to welcome a new contributor… from up in Vermont, Mr.Ryan Van Meter will be writing up more science news for ya, and perhaps some other content. Also, from the
self-important foggy peninsula of San Francisco Admiral Alee Karim has agreed to jump on board and blog about a little bit of everything, and although music and literature are particular strong points of his, homie has a sharp mind, a no-nonsense politics, and a penchant for a certain caliber of whit, ridiculocity, and of course an amicable capacity for geeking out. We just gotta work out some behind the scenes techie stuff with Alee, but its in the works okay? Fantastic news for blackmaps all around!!
Now, as for the image above, I honestly just posted it up cuz I like it. But then I got to thinking, there are three of them (from left: Matt Murdoc aka Daredevil, Peter Parker aka Spideyface, and Logan aka Wolverine), and three of us now and so… how would we match up? Like who would be who??
Well the most obvious one for me is Ryan as Peter Parker. I mean, skinny, smart-ass white guy suits the pair pretty well, and its not just cuz Ryan is the only white guy blogging here (Daredevil and Wolverine are white too).
I guess I'm next, and I'll go for the Matt Murdoc thing… leading a bit of a double life as a grad student and a movement organizer is not so far off from being a lawyer by day and an avenger by night. The glasses thing helps too (though I am blessed with correctable vision/ and he, heightened abilities to hear everything down to a person's heartbeat). And he's blind, so what does he know about whether he's black or white? 😛
Last would be Alee as Wolverine. Its a stretch, since Alee is anything but a loner, and offers too much comic relief to be a grumpy mega-healing crisis of masculinity. But lets be shallow for a second (ha! a SEcond!). In that particular photo, Logan looks a little bit like Alee (just pretend he's Iraqi instead of Canadian and we're good to go).
So there we go. I mean… HERE WE GO!
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A couple of years ago, I went through my collection of memorabilia (mostly cards and letters) and I had been holding on to some cards for as long as 33 years!!!! Some went into the recycle bin and some went into a crafting bin but there were a few keepsakes I could not throw away.
So, if you still have your last year's holiday greeting cards... GREAT! It is time to pull them out and upcycle them into some cute gift tags like these ones.
To get started, you just need the following supplies:
- Cards or scrapbook paper
- Gift tag punch and small circular punch
- Ribbon, thread, etc..
After a little paper punching and ribbon tying... Voila! Cute gift tags waiting to attach to a beautifully wrapped present.
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Minda Dentler, a polio ambassador
and advocate for childhood
immunization, is both an
inspiration and a reminder of
what polio paralysis means.
As the result of polio contracted
when she was an infant in India,
Dentler's legs were paralyzed, and
she was placed in an orphanage.
She was adopted by a family fromSpokane, Washington, USA, and,after a series of surgeries, was ableto walk with the aid of leg bracesand crutches.
Determined not to be sidelined,
Dentler began exploring sports
when she was a young woman living
in New York City. Eventually, she
discovered hand cycling. It's clear
that when Dentler is in, she's all in:
After a few years, she switched to
triathlon training, and she made
history in 2013 by completing the
Ironman World Championship.
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Invite local media, elected officials, and community
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Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper
about the importance of ending polio.
Write your government officials asking for their
continued support of polio eradication efforts.
Last November, Dentler
returned to India for the first
time since she was 11, traveling
with a group of Rotarians to
advocate for immunization. Her
passionate work on behalf of polio
eradication has led to her frequent
involvement in Rotary's World
Polio Day observances.
"Polio has impacted so many
people worldwide," says Dentler.
"It's very important to ensure that
people are getting vaccinated so
the disease doesn't spread. There
really is a possibility that we could
eradicate this disease."
By holding your own World Polio
Day event around 24 October, you
can help us deliver the message,
globally, that we need to continue
raising money in order to reach
every child with life-saving
vaccine, and to maintain the
surveillance necessary to finish
the job. We need to ensure that no
more children have to suffer this
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It is hard to find another band out there today that is as celebrated a the Chainsmokers. Not only that, but they managed to become one of the biggest music production duos in the world in a matter of a couple years. Alex Pall did an interview recently giving some insight into the band and what they have been up to the past year as well as how they have been handling all the success they have gained. According to Alex and Andrew, music is a passion for them and not just a job or a career. They want to be able to expand as artists and continue to create new sounds as they go on, rather than being limited to a single kind of sound. One constant that the two of them have is that they love electric music, so it will always find a place in their regular songs for the rest of their musical careers.
One of the things that makes Alex and Andrew so successful is because they work together really well. For them, teamwork is what makes it all possible and how they connect their music together the way that they do. They are currently aiming to shape their identity as artists and will overcome any obstacles that are in their way when it comes to doing their passion. With two people so focused on their goals that can work seamlessly together, they are bound to be successful. Both Alex and Andrew credit each other for being innovative and bringing new ideas to the table all the time, creating a combination of different successful routes for them to take.
One of the things that the Chainsmokers are trying to make unique with their music is that they tell stories and bring out there lives to connect with their audiences. Instead of putting themselves on some pedestal as celebrities, they want their fans to know they are grounded and concerned about all the things that are happening in the world just like everyone else. They are regularly conveying this message in their music and trying to inspire others to take notice of others around them.


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Houston Rockets' Dwight Howard says he played through a torn MCL and meniscus in the Western Conference finals against the Golden State Warriors.
Houston Rockets' Dwight Howard played through a torn MCL and meniscus in the Western Conference Finals series against the Golden State Warriors, the center told Texans Radio on Thursday.
Howard was out for half of the 2014–15 season due to several injuries, missing two months from January to March following knee surgery.
Howard continued to experience knee issues after the procedure. He was diagnosed with a knee sprain after Game 1 of the Western Conference finals, but said the injury was more serious than what was reported. According to Howard, he had torn ligaments and cartilage in his knee.
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The Rockets lost the series 4–1 against the Warriors. Golden State went on to win the NBA Finals in six games over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Howard was attending the Houston Texans–Indianapolis Colts Thursday Night Football game at NRG Stadium. He gave a pregame speech and ran out of the tunnel.
Photos: Howard ranked No. 19 in SI's Top 100 NBA Players of 2016
- Xandria James