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Gina McCarthy's record should win her easy Senate confirmation to head the Environmental Protection Agency, but that doesn't mean she will receive it.
The former commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection has done her job well and in nonpartisan fashion at every level of service. In Connecticut she served from 2004-2009 under Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell. A Dorchester, Mass. native, Ms. McCarthy previously served as an administrator in the Massachusetts environmental agency under several governors, including Republican Mitt Romney.
Most recently Ms. McCarthy, 58, worked as director of EPA's Office of Air and Radiation. Under her direction the office drafted new regulations reducing releases of carbon pollution, mercury and soot from power plants and promulgated tougher standards aimed at reducing sulfur in auto emissions. The results of such steps will be better public health, particularly reduced respiratory problems, and less greenhouse gases.
But some factions within the Republican Party see the environmental agency and its regulations as anti-business, even though every objective analysis has found curbing pollution is good for the economy. During the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee confirmation hearing Thursday it was clear some consider Ms. McCarthy's ability to do her job well to be a liability.
"If confirmed as administrator, I am concerned that Gina McCarthy would continue to foster this administration's radical environmental and anti-coal jobs agenda," blustered the minority leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
In reality, this administration's record on environmental protection has been reasoned and moderate. We understand some Republicans will vote against the nomination to appease special interests. But there is no reason to filibuster this appointment.
If Republicans have problems with environmental laws they can seek to change them through the legislative process, not block worthy appointments. The Senate should expeditiously confirm Ms. McCarthy.
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She was in the NICU for 19 days before discharge and she pooped pretty consistantly from what I could tell. I would go up 4 or 5 times a day to nurse- and she usually (about 75% of the time) had a poopy diaper.
Since I brought her home, a week ago today, she has only pooped once- this past Monday- albeit- a MASSIVE one (TMI: filled about 2 1/2 diapers!)
We go back to the doctor on Monday- and I have a friend who is an RN in the NICU- both say its sometimes normal- but I can't help but worry. Anyone dealt with anything like this? I'd appreciate any input. I am a worrier in general but now- with a preemie home- I am going a little crazy!
She also seems a little stuffy but nothing comes out with the bulb syringe and she isnt sounding wheezy all the time. Could she have a cold? Temp was 98.4 degrees.
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Well the T/B cd is out and i'm real happy with it i've got things off my chest and feel i have said meaningful things and connected with the lyric and music and the ever learning of technical production side of making music Hey you spend more time playing with the nobs than you do writing the songs ...But this is for me part of the Whole process its an amazing learning curve and for me ( a non technical person i'm being nice here ) a real labor of LOVE and somehow a natural thing. I have been making music and recording it on various devices dads tape recorder back in 1977 to various 4 track tape and reel to reels at home and studio's New Zealand and Sydney Australia and now with digital i currently use a Korg d3200 32 track digital recording studio its suits me and i'm still trying to get better mix's and popping musical paintings its how i see the sound 360i use head phones to place my sounds in the musical picture and try one time to use head phones on my music and you'll hear what i mean you wont pick up all my tricks off playing it on your i phone/pad even pc or lap top speakers dont do it justice but hey its up to you i'm so glad to have feed back from you, thank you for taking the time i'd love to hear you music/poetry/film too i love all things sort of home made by the little guy ... so good back yard stuff its the yin and yang of the Big Hollywood mega which i love too but my reality is this level I'm on Reverb nation you can check out my two albums and vids there and you tube even more there
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Mos Def Is a Joy to Hear As Motor-Mouthed Witness In Funny, Moving '16 Blocks'
Willis, Veteran Director Donner Spike Usual Action Formula; 'Deep Sea': an IMAX High
If you've seen the schlocky trailer for "16 Blocks," you may have a sense of the movie as yet another big, generic action thriller starring Bruce Willis. But it isn't all that big, despite the extensive action credentials of its director, Richard Donner, and an elaborate climax that uses a New York City bus as a blunt instrument (in more ways than one). Nor does it qualify as generic, even if it follows certain rules of a consecrated genre. What it turns out to be, I'm pleased to report, is a mismatched-buddy movie that's endearing, funny and affecting in equal measure.
This is due to good work by Mr. Willis as Jack Mosley, a decrepit NYPD detective and a serious boozer, and to a language lover's treat of a script by Richard Wenk. But it's due most of all to a sensational co-starring performance by Mos Def as a petty thief named Eddie Bunker -- a nobody who becomes a somebody.
The premise is as straightforward as the title, though it's worked out with several nice twists. Mosley is dispatched to a lower Manhattan lockup to pick up Eddie and drive him 16 blocks to a courthouse, where he has a date with a grand jury. But Mosley soon discovers that certain people want Eddie dead, and that those people are cops -- dirty cops against whom the terrified nobody is supposed to testify. Suddenly this cynical detective needs to protect his charge like a standup guy, even though he has trouble standing up. (David Morse plays one of New York's foulest with suave malevolence.)
Formulaic, as well as generic? Absolutely. And the formula includes such familiar devices as a ticking clock -- Mosley has 118 minutes to deliver Eddie before the grand jury expires -- along with some serious stretchings of credulity as the film turns into a chase and the chase turns into urban pandemonium. (Thus the bus, which suggests a slower version of "Speed," and provides a bigger, if coarser, canvas for the action.) This is not, by any stretch of the imagination, a flawlessly crafted film, and it doesn't help that many of the Manhattan exteriors are set in what's come to be recognizable as the New York section of Toronto, where production costs are lower but street scenes never look quite right.
Yet this is a very likeable film, a sort of off-key -- and off-color-chamber piece played, with feeling, against a counterpoint of chaos. That shouldn't come as a big surprise. The director, Richard Donner, found room for lyrical romance in "Superman, " and for buddy-bonding wit in the "Lethal Weapon" series. This new one most resembles a thriller he did with Mel Gibson called "Conspiracy Theory." That film was a flop, because audiences didn't want to see Mr. Gibson play a raving lunatic, but it was notable for the richness and density of its dialogue.
The words certainly flow fast and furious in "16 Blocks," but the great surprise is what Mos Def does with them. He gives Eddie Bunker a tinny voice that seems to be coming from a cheap AM radio, and a motor-mouth that, even at idle, can't be ignored. "I gotta be somewhere," Eddie keeps insisting. "I got somethin' to do." That something may be a pipe dream; he wants to open a specialty bakery, of all things. But Mos Def's performance is so urgent (and so nuanced -- this is not a rapper's random fling at acting) that Eddie becomes a hero of real stature, desperately searching for signs that his luck will change. At first Mosley can't abide him. "Life's too long," the detective says laconically, "and guys like you make it longer." Guys like Eddie don't come along in movies often enough. They make life better.
'Deep Sea 3-D'
If most of the movies I see constitute a meat-and-potatoes diet, IMAX's "Deep Sea 3-D" is an ice cream sundae with countless flavors topped by salt water taffy. The matter-of-fact title locates the territory, yet barely hints at the state of wonder that this 40-minute documentary induces. IMAX films are by nature immersive experiences -- the screen is so enormous that we seem to enter into it, or be taken in by it. In this latest production the sense of immersion is literal, of course; most of the action takes place in the alien world beneath the surface of our planet's seas. But it's also a result of new technology, deployed with artistry. Unlike "Into the Deep," a 3-D IMAX documentary from 1994, this one uses macro lenses to study marine life up close. And even though the medium is best known for vast vistas, up close means, almost miraculously, seeming to have marine animals swimming within an inch of your nose.
The film is narrated by Kate Winslet and Johnny Depp. They carry the message that marine ecology is a vast skein of dependencies and interrelationships, and a skein being torn asunder by predators from above. "We are taking more than the sea can give," the narration warns eloquently. I have minor misgivings about the use of a few Disney-esque sound effects, as well as some conventionally garish voicings in the score by Danny Elfman, Hollywood's current master of the macabre. But none of that diminishes the educational value of "Deep Sea 3-D," which was directed by Howard Hall, or the sometimes ethereal, sometimes fearsome beauty of its cast of trillions.
'Dave Chappelle's Block Party'
Mos Def also appears in "Dave Chappelle's Block Party," which was directed by Michel Gondry and shot by Ellen Kuras. He's one of a number of stars who played at a free block party that Mr. Chappelle threw, like some hip hop Sol Hurok, in Brooklyn in 2004. The comedian has had his ups and downs recently, but the film is pure up, a wonderfully genial and inclusive record -- not that the music is devoid of anger or social protest -- of a day-long, freestyle show that includes Kanye West, Dead Prez, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, The Roots, a reunion of The Fugees (with a killingly powerful version of "Killing Me Softly With His Song") and a marching band from Ohio, where Dave Chappelle lives. The impresario describes his block party's audience as "5,000 black people with 19 white people peppered into the crowd." It's a funny image, a light sprinkling of white pepper, but there are lots more than 19, and a grand time is had by all.
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DVD TIP: In Nicole Kassell's debut feature "The Woodsman" (2004), Mos Def is a detective, Sgt. Lucas, who shows up periodically at the apartment of a pedophile, played by Kevin Bacon, to torture him with insults and innuendos. Lucas is one scary cat, I said in my review, with his sinister affect and seeming omniscience, and he walks away with every scene he's in.


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Well, what a lovely summer we seem to be having. It seems ages since we last posted but never fear we have been busy doing all sorts of lovely things. Today we bring you a super easy, super lovely, super happy thing to do and we hope that if you take ten minutes to do this you will be filled with the smell and taste of summer. We bring you lavender sugar.
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After just a few hours the sugar will take on the delicious scent / taste that is so delicate and tastes of summer. Oh and if your wondering what to do with it when its ready tune in tomorrow and we might just tell you.
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Despite my 'joke' up there about the homeless getting the crappy stuff, I would like to find a local charity for the homeless that accepts hats and scarfs and the like, since those are quick and easy to make, good practice, and nobody in my family really wants anything like that (except beanies – my nieces and one nephew would take as many as I could make – but scarves* are fun to make, too).Maybe I'll also find something like that at the fair. Now I want to go now, lol
I think I saw on the news this morning that the Ventura County Fair has started! If you go - have fun!
The gal that runs our SaveOurBeach organization makes bedrolls for the homeless out of plastic grocery sacks. Now that L.A. and Long Beach have banned them, I wonder if she'll have a hard time getting them.
If you click on the link and then scroll down a bit on the welcome page, look for her sitting on one on the left hand side.
She takes them to the college recycling center as a lot of the customers there are homeless, turning in recycling for cash.
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Little abstract painting on my friends face I did with a bit of spare time during class. Hope you guys like this lil doodle c: [I'll be posting a big piece I've been working on and I'm almost done with soon, so stay tuned!]
Ooo, really pretty colors! *3* Almost wish it was more permanent (on a canvas, not permanently on his face >.>) but the temporary part of it almost makes it more special.
thanks! [me too but canvases are expensive OTL]
I know! I have quite a few at the moment- but that's only because I'm too hesitant to use them!
lol, I bet everyone was asking him what it was
You're teacher allows you to do this during class?
pretty shapes
Looks great! But I kinda wonder what it was like for him the rest of the day...
He's alwayyys covered in paint and henna so nothing out of the norm for him I suppose xD
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Do u just randomly color on people?!?!?!?
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Feb. of last month I had my period around the first week. I started birth control on the 21st, before my next period, which they told me to since I wasn't sexually active. I had sex on Feb 27th and it was protected partly but he pulled out and had a little precum. I have yet to start this month but I've been having cramps and all that associated with having a period. Could this mean I'm about to start soon? I am taking the placebo pills out of my first pack.
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15 Mar 2010
You said, I am taking the placebo pills out of my first pack. May I ask why are you doing this? You need that after you take the active pills.
You should try an EPT test to see how you stand.The first month on the pill you should always use a back up.
I will keep you in my prayers
I have already to the active pills and so I'm in my 2nd placebo pill as of today. & thank you. Is it normal to be late though because Planned Parenthood told me to take it before my next period which messes with everything. I am having period cramps. What's my chances of being pregnant with what I wrote above?
15 Mar 2010
I agree, take a pregnancy test, however it is not uncommon for someone to start on the last or second to last inactive pill. You could be just late and the pills have lessened your period or messed up it's cycle. Ideally, you are supposed to start the pack on the first sunday of your period even if you start on a sunday.You are protected after you have taken the first 21 pills if you don't miss any even during the inactive pills. If the pregnancy test is negative and you still don't start, call your doctor or repeat the test a week later. DO NOT stop taking your pills unless the doctor verifies you are pregnant.
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My given name is Shaun. I was born in the American city of Baltimore, Maryland and live on it's outskirts today and I am 30 years young. For as long as my living memory I have had a great interest in fantasy/sci-fi type stuff. My first memory of anything Tolkien related was around 1984 when The Hobbit cartoon came on public television. I was a child and something about the movie resounded in me as I recognized that it was "not just a kids cartoon".
Much later in life I was hanging out with my cousin and some friends who were playing a game called "Middle Earth Role Playing" or MERP. This was a dice and paper, table-top D&D type game based on Tolkien universe. Playing this really set my mind ablaze. I was about 13-14 years only and shortly after I read every Tolkien book that I could find and also bought my own set of MERP books and began running games of my own and did so from about 1991 to present day (with many long pauses in between). Just recently I had been able to find some people with enough interest for us to meet on Saturday nights. These past few months have actually been the first prolonged MERP playing in about 5 years.
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(Oh yeah, the name Henionolwe is and old befuddled translation of the Quenya "Eyes of Secret Wisdom" from my MERP character long ago that stuck with me)
I have had always had a great interest in "meta-physics" or your general spiritual/philosophic type stuff to say the least.. A lot of my belief structures have evolved a great deal from the nights as a child trying to do astral-projection :P:
But to the point of the Tolkien Universe, the notion of The Music intrigues me to no end.
As slowly becoming a bit of an "armchair physicist" in regards to quantum mechanics and the roots of Time and Space and consciousness and everything else.. the entire notion of concepts such as "Timeless Halls" and the great patterns of Music of the One and the Offspring of Thought and that notion that everything is essentially a part of some Music.. a note that makes up the whole of the chord and whatnot.. I feel that a great deal of these things (at least metaphorically) have some kind of cosmic credibility. In the same way that Tolkien professed that one may learn more about a people from their myth rather than their history; I feel that a great many truths may be deduced from abstract concepts... truths that lay on a essential emotional level which are rooted in "Timeless Halls" that is to say; Outside of the Bounds of Space/Time... which is the place of timeless abstract emotion... which I feel is most beautifully represented by Tolkien's works.
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My daughter screams. Not constantly or just when she is mad. She'll do it when she is happy and playing, when she is upset, when you think that she is sleeping in the carseat (I almost ran through a red light because she scared the crap out of me!). I have gone through the biting phase with her, the hitting phase, and I have been able to get her to understand it is wrong and she has stopped doing both of these behaviors almost compoletely. However, I am not having luck with the screaming. I don't think that she understands what I am asking of her. Does anyone have any advice as to how to handle this? Should I discipline her every time or only when she does it when she is pitching a fit. I would really appreciate any help with this!
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i would say no to disciplining her. i think when kids act out like that esp at that young of an age it's because they need something and can't figure out how to let you know. maybe she is just getting really frustrated because she can't quite comunicate with you yet. take a step back and try to imagine how she is feeling and what it would be like to be in her place. you might try taking some time off and just giving her all your attention for a few days. just spend some quality time with her and try to find out and uinderstand why she is acting out this way. hth
We just got through this phase (and all the others you describe). It is a phase, and no, discipline does not work.
We don't encourage it by responding to it at all (though my 5-year old does encourage it). And we redirect where possible.
This too shall pass. Hang in....
NOthing you can do with screaming at that age. And don't let other people talk down to you about it either. We would go to playgroups and I'd have other moms tell me how much their kid didn't like my DDs screaming. SO? It's not like I'm encouraging it!
It'll basically go away, but not anytime soon. The more pressure you put on her to stop will just make her want to do it more. Just ignore it if you can and it'll eventually go away.
the only problem i have with ignoring it is how do you know whether or not they are really trying to tell you something .what if they are in pain or uncomfortable or tired etc? of course i don't know every situation, but i have hard time believing that babies scream just because. i think there is usually a reason. i def do not agree with ignoring your kid for any reason, but that's just my parenting style.
texasmomma, let me introduce you to Oliver, who is one of the happiest babies on the planet. Oliver has a voice that will project from the produce section to the pet food section of a grocery store. He says hello to everyone, and then will randomly scream a high A note and hold it, just because. People turn to stare and then realize that he's just exercising his vocal cords. It's just what he does sometimes.
That style of screaming is completely different from when he is hurt or frustrated, or even just trying to get attention. Doesn't make it less irritating, but there is a distinct difference, and I don't respond to the happy screaming at all, and it has dropped off some.
Golden Girl, I think my little beastie may be a bit like yours. She sometimes likes to screech like a banshee just because she can. I ignore stuff like that at home. It just makes me cringe when she does it in public!!! :P I think that it bothers me so much because I know it has to bug the crap out of other people. Fortunately, she is a good, happy baby and doesn't do it too, too much!
texasmomma, while I do appreciate the advice, I have to admit that I was a bit upset by your post. "you might try taking some time off and just giving her all your attention for a few days. just spend some quality time with her and try to find out and uinderstand why she is acting out this way." I'm a stay at home mom so Gina does get all of my attention every day. When she screams because she is happy and playing, there is no acting out to figure out. When she screams because I tell her 'no' when she picks up the tv remote, I understand that she is frustrated. I would just like for her to learn to express it differently. For you to imply that this is my fault because I don't spend quality time with her or don't give her plenty of attention was pretty hurtful, upsetting, and just plain incorrect.
I tried swatting my LO's hand when he screamed and saying "no, we don't scream", but honestly I had no success with itand gave up after a couple weeks. What I've found that works really well is simply ignoring them when they're whining or screaming. Once they're old enough that they understand actual instructions (which they are at 15 months), you can say something like, "We don't scream. If you scream, you can't do... X." For instance, if she's screaming while playing with a toy, tell her why she can't have the toy, and then take the toy away and walk away. If she's screaming because she's mad, then simply tell her she can't scream to get what she wants, and walk away. Even young children are capable of behaving, and it's really just a matter of teaching them what is appropriate. Of course, you want to use words that are simple and easy to understand.
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i was NOT implying that you don't spend enough time with her, i apologize if i came across the wrong way. i just meant that is is always possible to give a little extra attention. also, by screaming i thought yall were talking about angry upset screaming, not happy screaming. happy screaming does not bother me one bit and i don't really call it screaming, hence the misunderstanding. if the kids is angry and upset screaming all day, that would warrant a prob for me and i do not agree with ignoring that. just imo.
My son is 15 months and is doing the samething. He screams a lot. He also does the high note scream where he holds it. How long does this phase take to pass? Also he has started biting and pinching what can I do to stop that?


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Maybe not great defense, not yet. Probably not even as consistently good as the Cavaliers, who entered the game allowing foes to score a mere 50.5 points per game and make only 38 percent of their shots.
But good enough to hold Virginia linchpin Mike Scott, who looked like he was en route to career night in the first half, to 3-for-9 shooting after halftime. Good enough to stymie Virginia into 29.4 percent shooting in the second half. Good enough to survive two potential game-tying 3-pointers in the final 10 seconds (and prevail despite making only a quarter of its 3-pointers and 42.1 percent of its free throws).
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"It was really a terrific win for our kids because they had to fight for 40 minutes against an outstanding team," said Krzyzewski, whose team snapped Virginia's 12-game winning streak, and has now won 44 in a row at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
There had been some budding questions about Duke's grit, particularly because of how it was – or wasn't – making stops.
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"Part of our culture at Duke is great defense,'' forward Miles Plumlee said. "Looking at our team, we knew our defense wasn't where it needs to be."
Early on, it wasn't where it needed to be, either, as the Cavs shot 51.9 percent in the first half thanks to 16 points from Scott (who finished with 23, and who has to be a leading contender for ACC Player of the Year because of the impact he's had on his team).
But after halftime, Miles and Mason Plumlee (12 points) buckled down on the fifth-year senior forward, trying to push him out of his comfort zone by staying on his hip.
"They were physical with him,'' Virginia coach Tony Bennett said. "… He actually got some good looks, he just missed some."
Meanwhile, Duke started making some.
With the score knotted 38-38 with 15:47 left, Blue Devils guard Seth Curry buried a 3-pointer. Then he blocked Sammy Zeglinski's 3-point attempt, which led to a Tyler Thornton layup – one of Duke's first transition buckets of the game. Scott's baseline jumper wiggled out, leading to a transition dunk by Miles Plumlee. An Austin Rivers 3-pointer eventually stretched the breakaway to 10-2 and the Blue Devils' lead to 48-40.
"We got on a little run when we were making shots and playing good defense,'' Devils forward Ryan Kelly said. "And when we do that, we're really good."
Virginia scrapped back in the final minute, though, closing to within three points after Kelly – 14-for-14 from the line last weekend at Georgia Tech – missed two free throws, and Cavalier Akil Mitchell answered with a dunk.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs canceled its five-year, $36 million cloud-based enterprise email contract with HP Enterprise Services earlier this month, but the agency isn't giving up on its plans to harness the cloud.
Even though several agencies have saved money by making similar transitions, VA does not plan to issue a new solicitation for the cloud-based email project it had picked HP to carry out, according to a spokesperson.
Still, VA appears to still be committed to meeting the administration's "cloud-first" mandate.
"VA is dedicated to cloud solutions as a strategy to improve efficiency and service delivery," the spokesperson said in a statement to FCW.
The VA spokesperson referred FCW to existing VA systems that take advantage of cloud technology as evidence the sun isn't setting on cloud within the agency.
VA's Veterans Benefits Management System, which is designed to help the agency transition to faster, more efficient paperless claims processing, is based on the cloud, as is VA's cloud-based Chapter 33 Long Term Solution software, designed to deliver education benefits under the G.I. Bill.
"The department is currently using cloud technology in several areas critical to serving veterans, including tools to help end the benefits claims backlog," the spokesperson said.
As FCW first reported, on July 16 VA canceled what was – when it was signed in November 2012 -- one of the federal government's largest cloud computing contracts with HP, citing a material change in the agency's requirements.
The agency offered no further explanation on what changes it made to its requirements, but in procurement terms, the contract was terminated "at the convenience of the government," meaning VA has to pay $150,000 to HP for services performed, plus a potentially sizable settlement.
Under the contract, HP was to eventually move all 600,000 VA employees to Microsoft government community cloud email and calendar services.
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The only thing that failed in the VA's cloud email attempt was a lack of clear business policy. To my knowledge, a year later, NARA has yet to issue email records management and retention guidance.
What's interesting is no one bothers to point out the new system would exceed what their EXISTING system is not doing today.
Lets let that sink in. Instead of getting at least some incremental improvements while saving some money, the whole thing is halted because the solution isn't perfect. Yeah, that was real smart.
Don't let perfect be the enemy of good. We just failed that one :p And no, I don't work for the VA but spent a significant amount of time in a past life being an email administrator for a large agency and it's beyond annoying when failures in business policy are blamed of a lack of IT leadership. There was nothing technical that lead to the cancelling of this procurement - but poor coordination and mismanagement between various internal entities within the same organization. I know the IG's like to think of themselves as external to organizations, and boneheaded pass/fail decisions like this are the result of positions like that being taken to the extreme.
I second the first commenter. Using VBMS as the VA's poster child for cloud use in an enterprise is laughable. I hope it can be tuned around to work well so the VA can get back into the business of serving vet claims, but the "cloud" and the VA IT have been a bad blind date so far. The Vas cloud email attempt is not the first and probably won't be the last failed cloud project the VA attempts and spends gobs of money on. It will only start making smart technology decisions when those decisions come from the its own seasoned technology community, and not from an appointed politician who is around for a 4 -6 year stint and then leaves for greener pastures. Cloud technology is hot, but doesn't fix every technology, manpower, funding, and maintenance problem. It's use case is still up in the air for true secure government use. Vendors stand to rake in mega bucks when they sign these cloud contracts, don't be fooled to think they have your interest primarily in mind, they have shareholders to report to, you forget.
Please no.... Any time something with the track record of VBMS is being referenced as a positive something has gone very wrong in the thought process department. Like CoreFLS and FLITE, VBMS has been a career-ender and fodder for congress and the press alike; so the thought of VBMS being used to prop-up or used as an argument for any particular technology is comedy at its worst.
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simple but great!
using skulls/skeletons in a non-hackneyed way is hard enough, but mixing those images with pastel pinks and purples makes it even more appealing. nice one.
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I wasn't here in '02, but what kind of shopping are you refering to?
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They are still finishing up the new marina. They've done a lot of work. Eventually they want to have new restaurants and store fronts, as part of the marina, but that will probably be in a a couple years. If shopping for souvenirs, Quepos probably has the same amount of shops when you were here. The best place to buy these though is at the beach in Manuel Antonio at the vendor stands. Less overhead so they can sell a little bit cheaper.
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The weather may not feel like summer is coming to an end, but for Shawnee Heights students, summer vacation ended Tuesday.
Teachers welcomed most of the district's students back to the books.
Although many of the children will miss fun-filled days with no homework, they agree on one thing that's good about being back in the classroom -- getting to see their friends again!
"The first day of school is a wonderful time," 4th grade teacher Lori Miller said. "There is a lot of energy. The kids are excited to get back. This is a wonderful school and the kids just missed each other so much. We have a good family atmosphere here at Shawnee Heights Elementary School."
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World Habitat Day, a United Nation Day observed on Oct. 1, highlights the need for decent housing around the world.
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ROLLA – Waynesville coach Paula Davis led her Tigers boys tennis team to Rolla Wednesday night and left with a victory.
In what Davis called a "competitive match," Waynesville finished 5-1 in the sigles round and 1-1-1 in the doubles round – a draw was scored due to a lighting malfunction.
Singles results:
Robert Osborn (Way) def. Nethaniel Graham 7-5, 63.
Bryce Sadler (Way) def. Aidan Gelles 6-4, 7-5.
Lucas Cressler (Way) def. Michael Janke 6-1, 6-4.
Devonte Baity (Way) def. Sven Olberg 3-6, 7-5, 13-11 tiebreak.
Hunter Sadler (Way) def. Jarod Rieth 6-2, 7-5.
Parker Nesbitt (Rolla) def. Tyler Warren 6-3, 5-7, 4-10 tiebreak.
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Cressler and Sadler (Way) def. Janke and Olberg 6-4, 6-1.
Graham and Rieth (Rolla) def. Baity and Warren 7-9. 6-0. 10-5 tiebreak.
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The ambulance crew from the Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department responded, along with hundreds of other volunteer crews to the World Trade Center disaster on September 11. The ambulance was parked at the corner of Liberty and Rector Streets, across from Tower One. When the building came down, the ambulance was totaled, covered with wreckage and ash. The four-man volunteer crew survived.
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Note to correspondents in response to questions about Palestine's observer status
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Nissan X-Trail review
The Nissan X-Trail has morphed from rugged 4x4 into a seven-seat crossover, and will appeal to a wider audience as a result
Blink and you might think you've just seen another Nissan Qashqai, but the all-new and rather more stylish Nissan X-Trail is larger and has lots to offer in its own right.
First and foremost we're talking practicality. The X-Trail knocks spots off rivals for boot space, and has class-leading passenger room.
The X-Trail's Safety is peerless in the class too, thanks to an all-new Renault-Nissan vehicle architecture that supports some of the most advanced passive and active systems around. Excellent emissions and fuel economy help towards an affordable ownership experience.
The downsides? Limited engine options mean performance wouldn't challenge a reluctant rice-pudding skin, and the driving experience isn't designed to thrill either.
The Nissan X-Trail used to be an upright, off-road biased car, but the latest model has ditched all that to replace it with a curvy body and more crossover-styled driving manners inspired by the brand's success with the smaller Qashqai and Juke. The X-Trail now looks far more sophisticated and drives much more like a car, while the large cabin is high-quality and packed with technology.
While the move away from a conservative boxy SUV may have alienated some fans of the previous model, this new package was created to appeal to a broader selection of buyers. It follows on from the best-selling Qashqai as a family-friendly crossover, and is definitely capable of challenging rivals like the Ford Kuga and Honda CR-V.
The seven-seat option also means the X-Trail is also a viable alternative to the likes of the Hyundai Santa Fe. The arrival of this seven-seater X-Trail variant allowed Nissan to discontinue the Qashqai +2, and in fact both the X-Trail and latest Qashqai models now share a common basic architecture.
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The platform is called the Renault-Nissan Common Module Family and, as well as underpinning the Nissan SUVs, it appears on (or under) a range of Renaults like the Qashqai-sized Kadjar crossover and next Megane.
There was only one engine available at the X-Trail's launch in 2014 - a 1.6-litre turbodiesel with 128bhp and 320Nm. Late 2015 saw the arrival of a 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol option, and with it a bit more power at the cost of fuel economy.
Front-wheel drive comes as standard, but diesel buyers can have 4WD with any of the four trim grades (Visa, Acenta, n-tec or Tekna) for £1,700. You can also specify your diesel 4WD X-Trail with either manual or auto transmissions.
The X-Trail's all-wheel-drive set-up is an adaptive 4x4 system. It can be switched between fuel-saving front-wheel drive, an automatic mode, which only sends drive to the rear wheels under hard acceleration or in slippery conditions, or a 4x4 lock mode, which is ideal for the worst weather and off-road situations.
Nissan expects all-wheel-drive to account for only a small percentage of X-Trail sales and that should tell you all you need to know about this car's road-biased, crossover metamorphosis.
Unlike the Qashqai which comes with a simple torsion beam rear axle in two-wheel drive guise and a multi-link set-up on the 4x4, all X-Trail models get the sophisticated multi-link rear suspension.
Engines, performance and drive
The X-Trail is no entertainer, but it's easy to drive for such a bulky machine, thanks to light steering, an unobtrusive six-speed manual gearbox (the Xtronic CVT auto is a £1,350 option) and a raft of safety tech.
Nissan wants to offer a commercially viable, fully autonomous car by 2020, and the X-Trail benefits from some of that burgeoning technology. 'Active Trace Control' constantly monitors your speed and steering input, adjusting your line through a corner if the car senses you're going to run wide, rather than cutting in with juddering traction control once the car has lost grip.
Active Ride Control appears too, using subtle engine braking to reduce oscillations over particularly bumpy roads, or over urban speed humps. However, it's not enough to disguise a fidgety ride on the 19-inch alloys fitted to n-tec and Tekna models.
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On the road, the X-Trail gathers adequate pace with the diesel option, but given this car hints at tough-terrain ability and can be offered as a seven-seater, we'd sacrifice a little of that fuel-sipping attitude for some more load-lugging grunt. Key rivals offer larger 2.2-litre diesel engine options, which would be a welcome addition to the X-Trail range.
The 1.6-litre DIG-T turbocharged petrol isn't any better either, and despite being more powerful, actually feels slower in-gear.
The 1.6 dCi engine develops 128bhp, and a decent 320Nm of torque – exactly the same torque figure as the old X-Trail's 2.0-litre diesel, although power is down a bit. As a result, it's just as punchy, but thanks to the smaller capacity, stop-start and a 90kg weight saving, the new X-Trial is 20% more efficient.
We've also driven the new 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol unit, but while its 160bhp figure is a little healthier than the diesel, it doesn't feel any quicker in a straight line. That is mainly due to the inferior torque figure, which can make it feel a bit sluggish when you put your foot down.
That said, it does slice almost a second off the diesel's 0-62mph time, bringing it down to 9.7 seconds from 10.5 seconds. Maximum speed for the diesel is 117mph, which compares to the new petrol's 124mph.
It's also worth noting that opting for the 4x4 drivetrain takes the edge off the performance of the diesel engine further – 0-62mph drops to 11 secs, although top speed (116mph) is barely affected.
We'll never know how it affects the petrol performance, because Nissan won't let you specify a 4x4 X-Trail with petrol power.
MPG, CO2 and running costs
Downsizing from the old model's 2.0-litre to the new 1.6-litre diesel power-plant pays dividends at the pumps for the X-Trail, which can return a claimed 57.6mpg in its most efficient two-wheel drive manual form. That only drops a little to 53.3mpg for the all-wheel drive model, although this is expected to be the minority seller as far as UK-bound X-Trails are concerned.
CO2 emissions from 129g/km mean the new X-Trail is four tax bands cheaper than the version it replaces, at least in 2WD form. It's now in band D and will cost £110 per year, although ticking the 4WD box doesn't only shade performance and economy, it also bumps CO2 emissions up to 143g/km and that takes you to band F and a £145 annual road tax bill.
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The 1.6-litre petrol engine is not quite as frugal, delivering fuel economy of 44.1mpg in two-wheel drive configuration. Its VED band is also F, thanks to C02 output of 145g/km.
Insurance groups
Relatively low power output and performance, plus a broad spread of safety equipment means the X-Trail is competitive on the insurance front. In fact, the new X-Trail has dropped around 10 insurance groups compared to the old model, which all adds up to cheaper running costs.
Petrol and diesel engine-models fall into groups 19 and 20, depending on spec – that's not much higher than the smaller Qashqai which covers bands 14 to 17. By comparison, the more powerful Honda CR-V starts at band 27.
The new X-Trail's extra 'audience-appeal' should pay dividends at resale time too. Indications suggest it could benefit from an estimated nine per cent increase in residual values versus the old model. That could be a killer blow against the X-Trail's rivals from Kia and Hyundai, which traditionally depreciate more rapidly due to their perceived inferior badge credentials.
Interior, design and technology
Take a passing glance at the Nissan X-Trail and you might initially mistake it for its little brother, the Qashqai. However, while the corporate nose is largely the same as the Qashqai's, the X-Trail's rounded rear is significantly different.
This 'Qashqai XL' styling creates a clear link between the two cars, and is clearly aimed at pulling in buyers easily won over by a sharper new suit. Nonetheless Nissan has given the X-Trail its own LED running light 'signature' at the front, while the bold wheelarches are supposed to hint at Nissan's rugged 4x4 heritage.
Equipment levels even on the entry-level X-Trail Visia models are high, with cruise control, aircon and Bluetooth connectivity. But they also come on small 17-inch alloys, and the car looks much more purposeful and well-proportioned in higher-spec n-tec or Tekna guises.
These more generously equipped versions wear 19-inch rims and feature a wealth of toys inside - just remember that the ride quality will deteriorate on the bigger wheels.
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One up from Visia is the Acenta, which adds such goodies as a panoramic sunroof, auto headlamps and wipers, privacy glass and dual-zone air-con. The Acenta+ spec level adds lane departure warning, auto-dipping lights and Nissan Connect seven-inch touchscreen system with DAB and a reversing camera.
N-tec brings 19ins wheels, a one-touch tailgate and surround view cameras, while the flagship Tekna spec adds self-parking and powered leather seats to the X-Trail's lavish kitbag – but by then you're talking about a £30k+ spend.
Owners of the old X-Trail won't recognise the new one from the inside, but Qashqai owners will feel right at home. The layout is identical to the Qashqai's, exhibiting quality soft-touch materials and excellent fit and finish.
Sat-nav, stereo and infotainment
On X-Trail Teknas, the dashboard is dominated by a seven-inch touchscreen interface, called 'NissanConnect'.
As well as controlling all the usual navigation and entertainment commands, it allows occupants to access their social media accounts on the move, and makes parking a doddle with the 'Around View Monitor' camera system.
This uses cameras in the nose, tailgate and both door mirrors to create a birds-eye view of the X-Trail. The display is a little fuzzy, but it's a handy back-up feature for urban driving. Visia and Acenta models have a more basic five inch touchscreen.
Practicality, comfort and boot space
On first impressions, the five-door X-Trail makes a great case for itself as a family car. It has more cabin space than any class rival and Nissan has effectively consolidated its crossover line-up by offering the X-Trail as a substitute for the old seven-seat Qashqai.
However, if you do want that third row of seats, the X-Trail only offers them as an option. It's a costly £700 upgrade, even on the most expensive model, which seems a little stingy. We'd prefer it if the extra chairs were included as standard at the top of the range.
Still, the standard five-seat X-Trail offers lots of appealing practical touches, with unusually wide-opening doors, plenty of oddment space including a compartment with a lid between the seats and a useful glovebox. Then there's that generous rear load area.
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The new X-Trail is a full 100mm longer than before, as well as being wider and taller. That means it's now one of the biggest cars in the medium-sized SUV class.
Its 4,640mm length compares to the 4,524mm of the Ford Kuga and 4,690mm of the Hyundai Sante Fe, but it's slightly narrower than both at 1,820mm versus 1,838mm (Kuga) and 1,880 (Santa Fe). The X-Trail is tallest of the three at 1,710mm, but there's not a lot to split them.
However, thanks to its all-new platform co-developed with Renault which features a 76mm wheelbase stretch versus the outgoing version, the X-Trail stands out as one of the most spacious SUVs inside.
Leg room, head room & passenger space
The X-Trail has class-leading cabin space, including the most legroom in its class. The rows of seating are arranged in a tiered theatre-style system, where every row sits a little higher than the one in front, for better visibility. This doesn't come at the expense of headroom, though, as there's plenty of space in the back seats.
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The rear doors open outward to more than 80 degrees, aiding access for passengers and for fixing child seats. The optional third row comprises a pair of flat-folding seats, but they are only big enough for children – despite the fact that the middle row slides fore and aft to make more space for the extra passengers or for luggage. There are a trio of seatbelts in the second row, and the outer seats have ISOFIX child seat mounts.
The X-Trail has a very spacious boot that knocks most rivals into a cocked hat. With the seats up it offers 550 litres, which is almost 150 litres more than the Ford Kuga can muster. The Hyundai Santa Fe just bests it with 585 litres.
Fold everything down flat though, and the X-Trail comes into its own with a whopping 1,982 litres cargo bay comparing very favourably with the 1,603 litre Kuga and 1,680 litre Santa Fe.
The X-Trail has some very neat practical touches too, like a boot floor that moves up and down to create horizontally-separated loading areas – in fact Nissan claims the versatile X-Trail has 18 different configurations for the load area.
The Nissan's towing capacity is quoted as an impressive 2,000kgs, but given the relatively sluggish performance of the low capacity engines, we do wonder whether the car might struggle to pull such a load with ease.
Reliability and Safety
This X-Trail is an all-new car, right down to its chassis, so there's limited reliability data for the time being. Impressively, it's ageing predecessor still managed a 56th place finish in our 2014 Driver Power Survey, and the areas owners criticised it most for - quality, handling, and running costs – have all been vastly improved for this new X-Trail.
Nissan itself finished 22nd in our best manufacturers tally, out of 34 total entrants, so there's definitely room for improvement. If we are being picky, a few of the dashboard components and the door handles still feel a little cheap, but we can't yet speak to their durability.
The new X-Trail has plenty of safety tech in its arsenal too, including liberal usage of high-strength steel in the bodyshell, plus the Nissan 'Safety Shield', which incorporates emergency city braking and lane-departure warning systems.
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All of this meant a strong five-star Euro NCAP rating for safety in 2014, although the X-Trail's ratings for both adult and child occupant safety came in marginally worse than the Toyota RAV-4.
It's fair to say that hi-spec X-Trails come with enough advanced safety bells and whistles to make the car about as safe as you could hope to be - in n-spec and Tekna trims, at least. Encouragingly, Nissan is also making option packs available so you can add some of the advanced features like lane-departure warning and traffic signal recognition to lesser Visia and Acenta models too.
All Nissans come with a three-year/60,000 mile warranty, which is about average for this class. If you want more cover, it's worth remembering that the Hyundai Santa Fe comes with a five-year warranty and the Kia Sorento has a seven-year warranty.
Nissan offers fixed-price servicing that starts from £149 on petrol models and £159 on diesel cars. Major services are £219 for petrols and £249 for diesels, but overall the rates compare reasonably with mainstream rivals like the Ford Kuga.
Nissan has also introduced eVision, which allows technicians to video any faults they discover during service visits and email you with a clip explaining any work that's required. X-Factor eat your heart out…


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EPA Suspends School PCB Inspections
The Environmental Protection Agency is suspending its PCB inspections of public schools in the wake of the city's announced plan to remove light fixtures suspected of leaking the toxic chemicals.
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Last week, the city announced a 10-year, $708 million plan to remove aging fluorescent light fixtures suspected of leaking PCBs, a type of chemical used widely in construction materials starting in the 1950s but which were banned in 1978 and labeled a probable carcinogen.
Mary Mears, a spokeswoman for the EPA regional office in New York, said the agency doesn't have any more inspections planned in the near future, but "we always reserve our rights to inspect.''
The agency began conducting its own spot inspections in January, after they failed to convince the Bloomberg administration to immediately begin a program for removing the suspect lights.
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P!nk will make her first Milwaukee appearance in seven years when the pop star, born Alecia Moore, headlines the BMO Harris Bradley Center at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3.
P!nk's last area performance was in 2006 at Summerfest's Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard, after she had released the defensively titled "I'm Not Dead." The Summerfest show happened before two singles from that album - "Who Knew" and "U + Ur Hand" - landed in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and revitalized her career. »Read Full Article(5)
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, actors know how to do drama
Drama, drama and more drama were on the program for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's performance Friday evening in Uihlein Hall.
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No one turns into a pumpkin at "Midnight in MKE," the Skylight Music Theatre's season launch party at 8 p.m. Friday at the Wherehouse, 818 S. Water St. The season will be filled with fairy tales and fantasy — from Rossini's "La Cenerentola" to "The Wizard of Oz" — and the party will reflect some of that fun. La Prosette, sometimes known as Anja Notanja Sieger, will take typewriter in hand and help attendees write their own fairy tale ending. Partygoers may also think they have a fairy godparent when they win some magical jewels from Lizzibeth. Everyone will feast on treats savory and sweet from Kasana and Indulge. Buy a ticket online at www.skylightmusictheatre.org for $15 or at the door for $20. Partygoers must be 21 or over. »Read Full Article


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I am a freshman in college and I am taking environmental science courses. I am learning a lot of new info and learning more about info I have already know (animal rights related) I really find this information super informative and most of the people in my class didn't know what was going on until this class. The lack of education in environmental science is very sad. This is in the college level too, most people never had anything remotely related to this class in high school.
I dont know who or where to start but I feel like i need to convince someone that envi sci should be required to graduate high school (even if it is just a term or semester)
People need to know about there impact on the world. The first step of changing for the better is education.
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I agree with the others: speak to your teacher/tutor. Hopefully they should be as passionate about their subject as you are.You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
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I agree with talking to your teacher about it and if they agree with you then you two could work together to come up with a means of doing this so that envi science is somehow introduced during high school or even earlier in the education system.You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
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Don't expect the weather to change much Sunday, or for that matter until later in the week.
The National Weather Service is forecasting morning showers Sunday with a hgh of just 73. Then the fog will roll in for the morning commute.
For the� work week, expect shattered thunder showers through Wednesday. The high will be back up in the low 80s.�
The WPRI Futurecast sees the chance of rain falling all day Sunday. Our weather partners forecast the chance of rain will fall from 50 percent at noon to 10 percent at 9 .m. But what sun you see Sunday will be brief.
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