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- 01-29-13 01:39 PM #46Cadillac Owners Fanatic
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Re: How many times has your SRX gone back for warranty service?
2010 SRX with 28,000 miles and going in tomorrow for regular scheduled maintenance plus more warranty issues. Has been in at least 18 times for warranty issues, (not in order).
1. Windshield and passenger side glass spots and streaks - 3 times in the first two weeks of owning the vehicle.
2. Front strut issue - twice.
3. Squeaks and rattles from the sunroof area.
4. Headliner clips broke and headliner fell down on drivers side.
5. Washington DC Nav issue.
6. Rattle in rear - rear armrest came loose.
7. Rattle in rear - rear passenger window channel came loose.
8. Windshield cracked while sitting in garage.
9. Front headlight kept going out.
10. Stabiltrak light kept coming on.
11. Towed in when engine control module failed - three weeks for parts.
12. Rattle in headliner and clips came out again.
13. Grinding noise when turning steering wheel.
14. Passenger seat came loose.
15. Fluttering noise from AC unit
My 2004 CTS and 2007 STS were perfect. One recall on the CTS in three years and zero issues with the STS. Guess I am making up for it now.
- 01-29-13 02:14 PM #47Cadillac Owners Fanatic
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Re: How many times has your SRX gone back for warranty service?
everybody knows by now the 2010 was a loser
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Re: How many times has your SRX gone back for warranty service?
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- 01-30-13 06:14 AM #50Cadillac Owners Enthusiast
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Re: How many times has your SRX gone back for warranty service?
There were things I didn't like about it compared to our new 13, but actually our 10 was trouble free, except for the drreaded chrome strip. Other than oil changes, the chrome strip replacement was the only time it was in the dealership. I well above average care of my vehicles, and I would have to rate our 10 as satisfactory. We may have been the exception, but all of them weren't bad.
- 02-07-13 10:59 PM #51Cadillac Owners Member
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Re: How many times has your SRX gone back for warranty service?
2010 srx power steering hose leaking,grinding noise front struts twice sensors and now power steering just blew up.Not impressed!
Re: How many times has your SRX gone back for warranty service?
I recall the times we were at one another throat on here. Perhaps you can understand why I was so bitter when you consider after paying $40K+ for a new SRX I was having all these problems. Apparently you have been quite fortunate not to have a problematic vehicle like so many of us who took the bait on the 2010 version 1 dot 0.
Re: How many times has your SRX gone back for warranty service?
I have a 2010 Premium that has approx. 18K miles on it. Here's all my warranty work:
1. Left rear red reflector fell off and had to be replaced.
2. The chrome pieces surrounding the front mirrors on both sides fell off and had to be replaced. THREE TIMES!
3. Have had the Radio/Nav unit replaced two times due to Washington DC always being the default; wouldn't remember the last selected channel; always got Nav warning screen.
4. No A/C coming out of the rear vents.
5. Rearview mirror had to be replaced due to excess movement.
6. Bluetooth failure due to Logic Lock.
7. Left license plate light lens cover fell off.
8. New front windshield due to delamination in the upper left and right corners.
9. Replaced driver's side headlight due to condensation and water standing in it.
I treat my car very carefully and keep it spotless. This is the first American car I've had in a very long time. I've never had so many problems with other cars I've owned. When Consumer Reports says the "predicted reliability" on this car is not very good, I think you can see why if mine is any indication.
- 05-18-13 03:59 PM #54Cadillac Owners Member
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Can someone help me? I have the same Washington DC Problem with the navigation, as well as the radio not remembering that I was on FM before I turned off the car. I took the car in to the dealer 2X on the navigation and disappearing clock issues. I have now been told by the dealership that there is no fix for the issues with defaults to Washington. Others seem to have gotten some help, my dealer said sorry you just have to do the extra step to change the state every time. I have had the car since 3/26/13 and have been in for service 3 times nori am not impressed with Cadillac at all!!!
- 05-25-13 01:05 PM #56Cadillac Owners Member
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Re: How many times has your SRX gone back for warranty service?
My new 2013 is less than two months old, sitting at the dealer for its third time. 7100 kms on it right now.
Right from day one: Adaptive Cruise hasn't worked properly, it runs in 20 minute "segments" with a two minute cooldown. First time to dealer at 1100 kms, couldn't find anything wrong.
3600 km: Right Side Blind Zone Alert malfunctioned and remained ON all the time, even when the vehicle was off. Also the vehicle would not restart, randomly, and was towed to the dealer while it sat for a day (saturday evening to monday morning) and was 'fine' and restarted normally on monday.
7100 kms: Adaptive Cruise again to see if they can fix it.When you turn your car on, does it return the favour? '14 Cadillac ATS Performance 3.6L AWD in Son of a Gun Grey Metallic and Morello Red Interior
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- 06-14-13 04:03 PM #58Cadillac Owners Fanatic
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- 06-21-13 01:08 AM #59Cadillac Owners Member
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Re: How many times has your SRX gone back for warranty service?
The 2010 SRX is just a pile of junk. I have owned 2004 2500HD diesel, 2 different Astro vans, 2007 Equinox and none of those I had to go back for warranty work more than 2 times.
In 2.5 years of ownership, and 35000kms I had all this done:
- front diff leaking, whole housing replaced with gaskets
- awd failed, rear diff pump and filter replaced
- gas tank replaced due to noise
- front strut and top mounts replaced due to noise
- rear hatch struts replaced
- rear hatch noise over rough pavement (they cant find the problem)
- pedal assembly got a loose spring sound to it (dealer cant find the problem)
- front headlight hazing (dealer said its not covered under warranty WTF?)
I have spent well over a month in the dealers courtesy cars. SUCKS.
Re: How many times has your SRX gone back for warranty service?
I apologize that you have had so many issues with your SRX. I know how frustrating multiple vehicle issues can be. I see that you are not located in the U.S. since you are using km. Unfortunately, we are only equipped to work with U.S. customers. Have you reached out to GM in the country that you live? If you were to private message me where you are located, I could locate the contact information for you. Thank you very much for taking the time to read my post.
Gregory W.
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As I sat down to put this column together, the title immediately came to me. It has to do with achieving the Four Rs, which are Reducing, Reusing, Recycling and Rotting (composting) our waste to be good stewards of the environment -- not to mention doing the right thing financially -- and how we get to the point where we can say we are successful.
In my opinion, it comes down to making it Easy, making it Efficient, making it Economical and then Enforcing the rules and regulations to get it done.
Let me talk about these in the context of the recent Kessler Report.
What I got out of the report was that not only is the great majority of what we are paying to be hauled up to the mainland to be incinerated recyclable, it makes economic sense for a community like Key West. I think it is worth noting the main point, that fully 70 percent of what we are currently paying to haul up to Miami is either recyclable or compostable. Even more noteworthy is the fact that in our community, something like 40 percent of our trash is organic material that can be composted and used here in Key West. These two points frame the rest of the argument that I am going to make now.
First, yes, there is a misconception that recyclables have no commercial value. It is absolutely true that certain metals, most prominently aluminum, copper and some of the other metals that go into electronic equipment are very valuable. In fact, there has been an explosion in the value of these commodities and it is infinitely cheaper to recycle material from electronic equipment than it is to mine new ore. Just to prove the point, in some communities they are actually taking the street sweepings and extracting the metals found in road dirt, including such valuable metals as platinum. These metals are deposited by the catalytic converters presently mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency. If you knew the tons of material it takes to mine one ounce of gold, you'd be astonished: It's 30 tons on average per one ounce of gold!
Second, and more to the point, we live on a marl island that is "dirt poor." I don't mean that we're poor economically but that we don't have any broken-down material in which plants grow easily. If 40 percent of what we throw away is compostable, why are we hauling it to the mainland to be burned? Why aren't we doing a commercial composting operation here? Yes, land is relatively dear in the city but there are plenty of other places where a joint effort with the county would be eminently doable. In this process we would do two things: save the hauling fees to Miami and create mulch and dirt for local residents.
Then there is the reality of glass. Glass has virtually no value in recycling. I remember as a kid we used to collect bottles and they were taken back to the factory, washed and used again. For the most part, people don't do this any more unless they are absolutely forced to (which, in fact, happens in some communities). In any event, most of the glass that comes out of here is in the form of beer, wine and liquor bottles that have no residual value. Yet they are heavy and they take up a great deal of volume in trucks hauling them to Broward to do what we could do here, which is crush them. Almost all glass taken up north is crushed and put into asphalt. It seems to me that putting glass in a crusher down here and simply adding it as composite material in asphalt and concrete would be much cheaper than hauling it north for the same purpose. In fact, since glass is inert, it could be crushed and deposited in the lakes at Toppino's rock pits. It would take forever to make even a small dent in the volume available.
Now, back to my four Es. The four Rs have obvious philosophical and financial reasons for achieving them. I think in order to do that, however, there are four things we must add to the mix. First of all, we must make it Easy. Today, putting your recyclables in a box (even though we have a single-stream system) and then taking it to your garbage can is easy but not easy enough. It has been proven that a larger household container will immediately increase recycling. This is what we should do first: provide large-capacity recycling bins and put them where they are easy to access. Furthermore, there are certain things that mount up in great quantities, like bottles, that would save us money by separating them. I'm talking about newspapers, corrugated boxes and, potentially, glass bottles. But we need to have specific places to take the material. They do this in other communities, why not here?
Next, we need to make the process Economical. Recyclables do have value and we should be reaping the benefits from the efforts of recycling. They should come off the bills of what it is costing us to turn it over to someone else (Waste Management) but get nothing for it. Just the crushing of our own glass and composting our organic waste would make the entire process more economical through less cost of transportation.
The third thing I think needs to be done is to make the process Efficient. By that I mean we need to make it a process whereby we are expending less energy in "self hauling" and trying to figure out where to take these materials than we are doing now. For example, I have several pieces of electronic equipment that I simply cannot bring myself to put in a plastic bag with the rest of my recycling. I have a strange suspicion it will be crushed up and not recycled properly. These electronic instruments have other things in them besides material we want to reclaim that are not good for the environment, such as plastics, heavy metals and things like mercury and arsenic. Let's have community drop sites for electronics and consider separating glass from our waste.
Finally, we need to Enforce the rules we agree on as a community. As I have said many times before, it is strange to me that a community that sits so far out at sea and must bring everything in, pays to have everything taken out. There are a lot of things we can do voluntarily to reduce use and reuse things -- but the recycling and rotting of our throwaways is something for which only government can establish rules and then enforce them.
So there you have it. In order to make the Four Rs work, we need to make it Easy, Economical, Efficient and then Enforce the rules we set for ourselves.
I will if you will.

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Tom Brady is all about managing 'risk-reward' in the playoffs
|01.09.13 at 2:25 pm ET
FOXBORO — Tom Brady is pretty sure of one thing – it won't be as easy as it was on Dec. 10 against the Texans.
That night he was 21-of-35 for 296 yards, four touchdowns and a 125.4 quarterback rating in the 42-14 destruction of the Texans.
One of the main points Brady was trying to make Wednesday is that great teams find a way to win even when their quarterback is off.
The game he brought up Wednesday was not last year in the AFC championship – when the defense overcame a rough performance – but further back. The Patriots were trailing the Chargers in the 2006 divisional playoff in San Diego, 21-13, when Brady threw his third interception of the day to Marlon McCree midway through the fourth quarter. But Troy Brown saved the day when he stripped the ball loose, allowing the Patriots to tie the game on a TD and two-point conversion. They would win, 24-21, advancing to the AFC championship in Indianapolis.
Brady was asked Wednesday about the finality of that fact that any one play at any time can end the season.
"I don't think you can play so conservative that you're not able to go out and make plays. I think part of that is the mental toughness," Brady said. "If you make a play ' like we won in '06 we beat the Chargers ' I threw three picks in that game. Look, you've got to overcome mistakes. If you make them, you've still got to do everything you've got to do to win and give yourself a chance to move on.
"I think the important part is if you do make a mistake, you've got to hope you don't make another one. Because if they capitalize on it, you're going to have to dig yourself out of that hole and make a lot of good plays. The more mistakes you make, the harder it is to win. You can make mistakes and still win, but they've got to make mistakes, too.
The most important thing to Brady in the playoffs?
"It's always about risk-reward in football," Brady said. "I think there are calculated risks and judgment that you make as a player on every single play, whether that's my position or whether you're a defensive tackle. Should I try to go for it or should I not? I think that's what you train yourself to do over the course of a long season. That comes through experience. That comes through playing a lot of games. Certainly when you play better players, you don't have as long to make that decision. The better players you face, the less margin you have to be able to make those split second decisions."
Brady could set history this weekend by becoming the winningest quarterback in NFL playoff history. He also knows it won't be easy. With a win, Brady will improve to 17-6 all-time in the playoffs, passing the 16 wins of idol Joe Montana.
"It's very hard to win that final game of the year," said Brady, who won his first 10 playoff games but is 6-6 in his last 12. "We've had a chance a lost a few; it's hard to win this game. The best teams bring out the best in the players, they bring out the best in the teams."
Brady was asked whether he was aware of possibly making history this weekend.
"With that question I guess I'm aware of it," he laughed. "I've been fortunate to play with so many great players and great teams. Football is a team game, and I've been fortunate to play here and have the opportunity, there's no place I'd rather be."
Of course, Brady and the Patriots hammered the Texans, 42-14, on Dec. 10 at Gillette. In preparing for that game, the coaching staff used tennis rackets during practice to simulate the length and height of defensive end J.J. Watt, whose nickname is J.J. "Swat" for his reputation for batting passes down at the line of scrimmage. Watt didn't have a sack, a tackle for loss or a pass defensed for the only time this season.
"More of the same," Brady said of rackets at practice this week. "It gets frustrating at times, but I think it's a very good thing that coach does, and [Bill Belichick] just subliminally gets it in my head of [Watt's] ability, and their ability as a defense to defend passes at the line of scrimmage. Teams try to do (that) every week, but they get them every week, so that's a big difference."
Here's the rest of Brady's press conference from Wednesday at Gillette:
Q: Is there a disadvantage to playing a team in the playoffs that you've already faced?
TB: I wouldn't characterize it as a disadvantage to be playing in the playoffs. If I'm playing in the playoffs, that's a pretty good thing. Whoever we play, we play; it happens to be Houston this week. They're a great football team that has played really well all year. We had a chance to play them five weeks ago and we understand the challenge that it takes to beat them and the type of plays we need to make and the type of plays we can't make. The more of those we make ' the good ones ' the better it's going to turn out for us.
Q: When you have Gronkwoski and Hernandez healthy together, what's the biggest matchup problem that creates for opposing defenses?
TB: Like I said, it's about execution. Whether it's Rob and Aaron or Daniel [Fells] and Rob or Deion [Branch], whoever's out there needs to be able to make the plays that are called. We have a lot of good football players on this team and everyone has an opportunity to contribute at some point and if your number is called, you [have to] go out and execute well.
Q: Do you almost try to forget your first game as if it didn't happen or do you want to acknowledge it because of the things you did do well?
TB: I think you learn from it. You also understand things aren't going to be the same. They're going to see things that they're working on that are going to be different for us this time around. We do the same thing. I think you put a game plan in like we always do and you see if it works. And if it works, great, you win the game. But the next time you play them, you have to figure out another game plan. It's never 'let's just take a bunch of those plays and just run those again.' It's 'what worked? What didn't work?' Because although the score was good, every play wasn't perfect; it was far from it. I think there are a lot of things we can learn from and we can understand what we need to do better.
Q: Of all the things the Texans do well defensively, what's maybe the one thing you're most concerned about?
TB: I think there's a lot to be concerned about. They've got a great front, some very experienced players at linebacker, a very athletic secondary. You saw what they did last week playing at home against Cincinnati there in the first half was pretty impressive. There are a lot of challenges for us, certainly from my standpoint. We just tried to have a good day of practice yesterday and get off to a good start and try to string a bunch of those together.
Q: Last time you guys played them, we talked about racquets and brooms at practice to simulate the Texans defense. What did you see yesterday?
TB: More of the same. It gets frustrating at times, but I think it's a very good thing that coach does and it just subliminally gets it in my head of his [J.J. Watt's] ability and their ability to defend passes at the line of scrimmage, which I'm sure teams try to do every week, but they get them every week. So that's a big difference.
Q: How much can that week off help you guys get healthy? Did you notice a little extra pep in everyone's step yesterday at practice?
TB: I think it was a week for us to really identify the things that we need to do better and to put a lot of work in on those things. I think we spent extensive amounts of time on all the situational football and tried to understand why we did things well over the course of the year and things that we need to do better. I think it was more about improvement than anything else.
Q: Physically do you feel like a new man after a few days off?
TB: I always feel pretty good. I play football for a living. There's a lot to feel good about doing that. So to have a chance to play in this game, there's a lot of excitement. Not many teams have this opportunity. It's the second round of the playoffs, and to be here and have this chance, I think we all look forward to it and it's why we work hard: to be in this situation.
Q: Can you talk about the fine line between wanting to repeat what you did so well against them the last time and also throw in new wrinkles?
TB: Yeah, I think there are things that we did well. I think there are things that we can do better and things we didn't do well and I'm sure they feel the same way. I know the score looked like it was a certain way, but there were certain plays that we could have done a better job on and hopefully we can do a better job of this week. They're going to give us [their] best game and were going to try to give them our best game. It will be a good game.
Q: Speaking of new wrinkles, Rob Gronkowksi didn't play last time but will be back this weekend. Is that something you can exploit more than usual since they didn't see him last time?
TB: Well, I think it's a matter of execution more than anything. Just because he may have the opportunity to be out there on a particular play doesn't matter if we don't execute it well. I think there are things that we did in the last game with the guys who played in the last game that did a good job execution-wise. I hope the guys that are in there this week do a good job execution-wise, because it comes down to, like I said, there's nothing [relevant] about last game ' giving us an opportunity to have this game at home, I think that's the important thing about last game. Other than that, this is going to be a whole different game full of our own execution, our ability to try to beat a very good football team that's played well all year.
Q: How hard is it as a team to totally put the last victory out of your mind and separate the two?
TB: I think we always try to put the previous week behind us. This has been a while now. There's nothing in the Dolphins game that will help us this week. Like I said, we tried to use last week to our advantage, but that time has come and gone and now we're on to this week and it's about our preparation this week and the amount of time and energy that we spend trying to prepare for this team, and hopefully it's time well spent. Every week is different. The playoffs are different than the regular season. This is just a very different game.
Q: But what's different about the preparation for a team you played so recently?
TB: I think you try to put the same amount of time and energy in. I don't think you take for granted that you know everything about them. The more time you have, the better you can understand, so to have a second week in five or six weeks to have the chance to prepare for them, yeah, you learn a lot of things. And it's not like they're going to be able to put in a whole new defense for us, but I'm sure there are things that will be different. There always are. I don't think any game ever goes as planned. I think there is always a part of seeing how they're playing you, being able to adjust and who can make the adjustments? Who can get those on the field and execute under pressure? That's the team that's going to win.
Q: When you have both Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez on the field at the same time, what kind of challenges does that present to a defense that we know likes to bring pressure and play a decent amount of man coverage?
TB: Like I said, it's all about our execution. It doesn't matter if they're out there together. They were out there a lot together last year and when we executed well it looked good and when we didn't, it looked bad. So like I said, whoever's out there, we expect to go out and execute well and that's what we're hoping we do.
Q: As a quarterback do you take stock of the health of your offensive line and have you noticed a difference in them after a few days off?
TB: I haven't played too much attention to that, to tell you the truth. I've just been trying to focus on Houston and what I need to do to prepare. The guys that have been out there in practice, they're doing what they need to do. Everyone is just trying to get ready and listen to what coach is talking about and telling us what to do and we're going to go out there and try to do those things well.
Q: As you self evaluated last week, did you get a chance to look at Houston as well as the other two teams?
TB: We did a lot of studying on ourselves and what we need to do better. We had an extra day, so we've had a lot of time to prepare and get started once that game finished that Saturday and a lot of the energy and attention was focused on them.
Q: This time of year, how much does your family life take a backseat to football?
TB: This time of year like football season or the playoffs?
Q: The playoffs.
TB: It's pretty much all of football season for our families, so they get the short end of the stick a lot of times this time of the year ' meaning football season. Even when you're at home, your mind is on football and what you need to bring to practice every day. I wouldn't call this a low-stress environment that we work under. But you've got to bring your energy and enthusiasm and I think in order to do that, when you're at home you can't be going out and doing lots of things. When you mature as a player, you understand how important these days are and you don't get these back. So to be the kind of leader that you need to be, to bring the kind of energy and enthusiasm that you do at practice, you need to make sure you get plenty of rest.
Q: You also have a new infant at home. Does that hurt you at all?
TB: There's not much I can do to help at this point. Mom is doing a lot of that.
Q: Do you have any thoughts on Robert Griffin III's injury, and having gone through it yourself, any advice?
TB: You hate to see guys injured and I certainly wouldn't wish that injury on anybody. It's tough. You've seen plenty of guys, like on our team, come back from that. We've had quite a few players. It's a physical game and it takes its toll and it's not an easy game. But you try to be mentally and physically tough and the teams that do that over the course of the season continue to advance. Certainly injuries play a part of every season. We've had guys injured. Houston has plenty of guys injured. It's just part of the season, but the more depth and quality that you have on the football team, the better you'll be over the long run and the better you'll be able to sustain it.
Q: You've gone to the playoffs almost every year. Is it always as exciting? Is it as fun as in the past or maybe even more so?
TB: I mean, you certainly never take it for granted. It's hard to get to this point. You've got to work pretty hard. There are a lot of teams that have worked hard, but certain things have to go your way and you have to win a lot of games and put a lot of practice in, a lot of preparation to get to this point. It's as exciting as there is. This is why we work hard. This is why we put the time in: so we can be at our best.
Q: Are you aware that you could become the all-time winningest quarterback in the postseason with a win this weekend?
TB: With that question, I guess I'm aware of it. I've been fortunate to play with some many great players and great teams. Football is a team game. I've been fortunate to play here and have the opportunity. There's no place I'd rather be.
Q: When you look at video from the 2001 Super Bowl win against Saint Louis of you with your hands on your head after the game, is that you or is that some kid?
TB: That was some kid back then. You really don't quite understand what has happened or what has been accomplished until you try so many times and you don't get to accomplish those things. It's very hard to win that final game of the year. We've had a chance and lost a few. It's hard to win this game. The best teams bring out the best in the players; they bring out the best in the teams. The margin for error is less. You make one mistake, and you're going to be watching next weekend. A lot of what we talk about in our meetings is making sure that we've got everything covered. You spend extra time talking about every little detail of every little play. Not that last week wasn't important, but the ramifications are different. We've got to be at our best.
Q: You guys have had a lot of winning seasons and a lot of playoff berths since your last Super Bowl win. Yesterday Matthew Slater and Vince Wilfork were saying that without the title, it's a little bittersweet? Do you think that's fair?
TB: I think every year ' I said to someone yesterday: we try to win every game. I hate to [say] 'that season meant nothing.' I think there is always something to be gained from every game every season. But at the same time, I think that when you lose a game ' I don't care whether it's the first game of the year or the last game of the year ' no one wants to be on the losing end. I just think you put everything you can into it. If you win, great; you continue to move on. When you lose, you learn from it and hopefully it motivates you more for the next year.
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Amazing! 10/10
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The gun icon is too large when running at 800x600, and the icon itself is not styled like the other simple gray icons as it should be. Please fix this. 7/10 stars.
Posted on February 24, 2010 8:00PM by Darlyn
I've taken the liberty of fixing the icon issue. http://imgur.com/Qm8Up.jpg. Please contact me at darlynspam [at] gmail [dot] com soon so that I can send you the modified texture file. For those that cannot wait until the new icon is published, you may acquire the new texture file here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JWPWR5IW
Posted on February 25, 2010 4:14AM by Darlyn
hey this icon ist much better, thanks
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what are these mods for because iv been trying to get some of them working on xbox 360 but i cant
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take 10 more points!!! i love this revolver! reminds me to Call of Cthulhu
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Love shelved again by Wolves after re-fracturing right hand
By Rob Mahoney
One would think that the Minnesota Timberwolves would have respite from their rampant injuries at some point this season, but misfortune after misfortune seems to befall the NBA's unluckiest franchise. According to a press release, the latest calamity comes with high stakes: Star forward Kevin Love has re-fractured a bone in his right hand, and will visit a specialist with the possibility of surgery looming. From the release:
The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced that an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Image) taken this afternoon at TRIA Orthopadedic Center revealed that forward Kevin Love suffered a re-fracture of his third metacarpal in his right hand. The injury occurred during the third quarter of Thursday's game at Denver.
Love will be examined by Dr. Andy Weiland, a hand specialist at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, later this week. An update to Love's status will be provided after that examination.
Love originally fractured his right hand in October and was expected to be sidelined 6-to-8 weeks. He wound up missing just four weeks.
As indicated by this release, there is not yet a timetable for Love's return. A potential surgery could significantly extend Love's recovery time, but even a more conservative treatment plan would likely still keep the Wolves' top per-game scorer and rebounder out of the lineup for weeks. This qualifies as miserable news even by Minnesota's unique, snakebitten standards; Love was still in the process of rebuilding his shooting release following his initial break, and now those efforts will need to be rebooted following more time away from the court.
To the Timberwolves' collective credit (and also to the credit of head coach Rick Adelman, who has done a fantastic job under the circumstances), they've posted a 6-5 record in games where Love was completely absent, and have actually fared slightly better overall when Love has been off the court according to NBA.com. But don't let that slice of data fool you; what the Wolves have been able to do without Love on the floor is an amazing achievement and a very temporary measure of success for a team still waiting to reach the height of its potential. Defense hasn't been a problem for a Minnesota team with good discipline and ample flexibility, but consistent scoring remains a serious problem for a squad that ranks 20th in points per possession — a mark depressed by significant injuries to Love, Ricky Rubio, Brandon Roy, and Chase Budinger. To make matters worse: Minnesota is currently stuck in a logjam at the bottom of the Western Conference playoff standings with the Blazers, Nuggets, Jazz, Lakers, and possibly the Mavericks all in play for the final two postseason berths. We can fully expect the adaptable Wolves to remain competitive regardless of how long Love sits, but their odds aren't aided by the horrid January schedule that awaits them and the prolonged recovery that likely lies ahead for Love.


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OpenPrinting Meeting on the Linux Foundation Summit in Austin, April 2008
Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit
Where: UT Supercomputing Center in Austin
Room: Lone Star
When: Thursday, April 10
Calling in
If you cannot participate in person, you can call in during the whole OpenPrinting Meeting (Thursday, April 10, 9am-4:30pm, US Central Daylight Time, CDT).
Dial +1-641-715-3200
and use the participant code 811552#
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Note: There will be no call-in possibility for the joint session with the Desktop Architects Meeting.
Note: If there are any problems to call in or if we have not dialled in, please send an e-mail to one of us or to the mailing list printing-architecture (at) linux-foundation.org and we will help you.
These are the attendees who confirmed their participation:
- Till Kamppeter (OpenPrinting)
- George Liu (Ricoh)
- Fumio Nagasaka (Epson)
- Glen Petrie (Epson)
- David Suffield (HP)
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|8:30am - 9:00am
|Registration and Coffee
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| Introduction
Till Kamppeter, OpenPrinting Manager, The Linux Foundation
|9:15am - 10:15am
|Status Reports from the Printer Manufacturers
|10:15am - 11:15am
| Status and Report of the Japanese OpenPrinting Work Group
Fumio Nagasaka, Epson Japan
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|Coffee Break
|11:30am - 12:30pm
| Printing on the Desktop
Moderator: Till Kamppeter, OpenPrinting Manager, The Linux Foundation
Joint session with the Desktop Architects Meeting
Note: There will be no call-in access to this session.
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|1:30pm - 2:45pm
| Printing and the LSB 4.0
Moderator: Till Kamppeter, OpenPrinting Manager, The Linux Foundation
Joint session with the LSB workgroup meeting
In this session we want to discuss which new printing requirements we can add in the LSB 4.0, like for example:
|2:45pm - 3:00pm
|Coffee Break
|3:00pm - 4:30pm
| Automatically Downloadable, Distribution-Independent Printer Driver Packages and Linux Distributions: Security, QA, and Automatic Updates
Moderator: Till Kamppeter, OpenPrinting Manager, The Linux Foundation
Joint session with the LF Driver Backport workgroup meeting
To make printing (and scanning) "just work" even if the hardware model was introduced into the market after the distribution was launched, or if the distribution simply does not ship the driver, and to let printers simply work under Linux and not under Red Hat, SUSE, ... the concept of LSB-based distribution-independent binary packages and automatic download of these packages were introduced.
The infrastructure at the OpenPrinting web site and the methods and guide lines of designing and packaging the drivers, and also the necessary printing requirements in the LSB are implemented, what is missing now is getting the support from the distributions. This requires once, that driver suppliers woh want to get upload permission on OpenPrinting have to fulfill strict security and QA conditions, but also additional technical infrastructure, like for example package signing are needed.
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Mumford & Sons - Voyage-Air!
It's been a long journey since I first discovered Mumford and Sons at Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2010. Apparently, I was late on the scene for this dynamic group, they had one of the largest crowds gathered at the Festival that year, and I wasn't even sure who they were. Well, it didn't take long to see why they rose to popularity so quickly, their guitar driven show is one of the most musically pleasing shows that I've seen in a long time.
I began to follow their sky-rocketing career and made it my mission to turn them on to Voyage-Air Guitar. They appeared again in 2011 at Bonnaroo and this time, I was ready. I called in a few favors from my friends at Sony/BMG and was given a personal introduction to Marcus Mumford and Ted Dwane, the two guitar players of the group. They checked out the guitar with much intrigue. Later that day, they sent their guitar tech, Adam and the drum tech, Ivan, in to check out the guitars. Adam really loved it and the guys posed with it just for fun. Adam said that the guys would love to travel with our guitar and he promptly gave me his contact information to try to facilitate that.
Being from England, and combined with their heavy touring schedule, it was a bit difficult to meet up with them again. A few weeks ago, they played three sold out shows at Nashville's legendary Ryman Auditorium. I was able to go to the last one and meet with the guys. During sound check, I chatted with Adam again he was very excited that I would be leaving a guitar with them. Ted, of course, came out to claim it and had a great time goofing around with the keyboard player, Ben. See the video for a few laughs.
Watching the show from side stage, I had the best seat in the house. Big Kenny from Big and Rich was next to me, and guitar icon, Jerry Douglas appeared to sit in for a few songs.
Combine their passion, energy and sheer talent; it's the perfect storm of the music world. Their ability to appeal to not only a younger age demographic but to listeners of all kind, including other musicians, is a testament to their talent.
Mumford & Sons members check out the Voyage-Air backstage before the show at the legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville
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text: DIE DIE DIE!!! ========================================= Why We Are So Rude Online Jennifer Bristol recently lost one of her oldest friends—thanks to a Facebook fight about pit bulls. The trouble started when she posted a newspaper article asserting that pit bulls were the most dangerous type of dog in New York City last year. "Please share thoughts… 833 incidents with pitties," wrote Ms. Bristol, a 40-year-old publicist and animal-welfare advocate in Manhattan. Her friends, many of whom also work in the animal-welfare world, quickly weighed in. One noted that "pit bull" isn't a single official breed; another said "irresponsible ownership" is often involved when dogs turn violent. Black Labs may actually bite more, someone else offered. Then a childhood pal of Ms. Bristol piped up with this: "Take it from an ER doctor… In 15 years of doing this I have yet to see a golden retriever bite that had to go to the operating room or killed its target." That unleashed a torrent. One person demanded to see the doctor's "scientific research." Another accused him of not bothering to confirm whether his patients were actually bitten by pit bulls. Someone else suggested he should "venture out of the ER" to see what was really going on. "It was ridiculous," says Ms. Bristol, who stayed out of the fight. Her old buddy, the ER doctor, unfriended her the next morning. That was eight months ago. She hasn't heard from him since. Complete Story


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August 2010 4Word - EditorialPosted in Features on August 1, 2010 Comment (0)
I've told you about my vehicle projects that worked. What about those that didn't? My first failure was my very first vehicle, a 1961 Chevy pickup with the 238ci six and three-speed manual tranny. The 238 was a reliable mill, but I wanted more horsepower. I found a Chevrolet W-motor 348ci Super Turbo Thrust V-8 with three carbs. The 348 shared its big block with the famous 409 (well, sort of). Remember the Beach Boy's "She's real fine my 409"? Okay, so you don't. I do. I also remember fabricating motor mounts and replacing the three-speed tranny with a Borg Warner T10 four-speed. Once in the truck, the 348 stumbled and stuttered all the time. The tri-power setup used the middle two-barrel carb under most conditions, with a vacuum switch opening the front and rear carbs when the throttle was opened 60 percent or greater. I could never get that 348 to run well. Then again, I was 16 and learning as I went. I sold the truck.
My next failure was a 1974 CJ-5 with a 304ci V-8 and OE Dana 44. This Jeep broke every time I drove it off-road. I remember driving up a very steep mountain that had a cliff on the other side. As I neared the crest, the clutch rod dropped out. Not a big deal usually, but it really got my attention as I turned the ignition off and tried to keep the Jeep from dropping off the cliff or rolling back down the way we'd come up. The body would flex on the body mounts and the front clip would crush the steel brake lines. Reroute the brake lines? Yeah, but this was 1974 and I was in college with very little money or time to do anything. Fuses blew - all the time. The '74 had inline fuses, so it was always fun to find the blown fuse. Of course, after multiple failures, I knew where all the fuses were. The Model 20 transfer case popped out of low range unless I leaned over and held the shift lever. Goodbye, Jeep.
My '82 CJ-5 was a very clean vehicle. I built it using Summer Brothers axles in the AMC 20 and put Detroit Lockers front and rear. Rancho leaf springs and shocks worked well for those days. This Jeep's weakness was the Iron Puke (oops, I mean "Duke") four-cylinder. It was gutless and had very little oil pressure, even at highway rpm. I could have performed an engine swap, but sold the CJ instead.
Now we reach the magazine days. I told you about a YJ project that worked perfectly last month. I decided to build another exactly the same way, using the exact same parts. It didn't work. What's up with that? Why do some projects work, while others that are the same don't? I have no explanation.
Long-time readers might remember the YJ project called "The Little Engine That Could." That 2.5L four-powered YJ had Currie 9-inch front and rear ends with 5.60:1 something gears, a five-speed tranny, and TeraLow T-case gearing. The little engine that could couldn't. It returned 10 mpg at best because my foot had to be buried to the firewall to get the Jeep to move. Bye, Bye.
My latest failure was a JK Unlimited we named "Christine," as it didn't like people. The electronic throttle failed and the JK would go into limp mode almost every time it was driven. It turned out this was a problem that some 2007 JKs had and Chrysler ultimately replaced the in-cab throttle assembly, but I spent plenty of time on the side of the road. Christine must have been assembled on a bad day, as the gasket that held the fuel filler in place fell/blew out and the fuel filler hose bounced around and rubbed until it started leaking and causing a code to be generated for an unsealed fuel system. I repaired that. The wiring harness then shorted and started the Jeep on fire. After the fire was extinguished and the JK repaired, the TIPM module decided the cooling fans didn't need to activate, so the JK overheated. Even a JK Wrangler can be a lemon. Goodbye, pile.
Lots of projects mean lots of successes and a few failures. The failures help us grow. What fun.


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I have sat down and watched the video tape and spoke to my partner Tom Bean, and as of today the following penalties are effective as of August 1st 2011. The following individuals are banned from Bubba Raceway Park for participating in the fight on the front stretch and cannot be on BRP property what so ever until September 15th, 2011.
- Bo Allen
- Mark Whitener
- Bridgette Whitener
- Craig Berry
- Augie Burttram
- Augie's Wife
- Augie Daughter
Additionally, Darrel Allen is banned until October 1st for throwing the first punch.
This ruling is not open for discussion.
Thank you,
Bubba Clem and Tom Bean
Owners of Bubba Raceway Park


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There's a certifiable baby boom happening at the Tiny Prints offices—five of our female staffers are pregnant, and one of our male staffers and his wife are expecting their first baby as well!
We simply couldn't ignore this phenomenon, so we've asked each of the expectant parents to write guest blog posts on their experiences. Starting this Monday, you'll hear all about their adventures in everything from decorating the nursery to the creative ways they let friends and family members know.
We look forward to sharing their special stories with you, but in the meantime I'm thrilled to introduce you to the mommies. Congratulations Bianca, Janel, Nathalie, Rachel and Simona!


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Owners Gather for Weekend of Meetings and Fun
This past labor day weekend, the Antlers welcomed home 60 of our owners and their guests for 3 days of Vail Valley enchantment and a little business.
A little business involved the Board of Directors, with a cast that includes Janinna Green, Rich Buckley, Catherine Michela, Tom Riedel, and Carol Binns. They met on Friday evening to discuss budgets, building improvement projects, capital reserves and a host of things that make the Antlers run as smooth as it does. The meeting was adjourned to the new Vail Chop House in Arabelle for dinner and cocktails. While the Board was hard at work on Friday night, the rest of the group was relaxing at the pool, exploring what was new in Lionshead and Vail (and a lot is new), or just getting settled in for the weekend and preparing for the activities planned.
The first ever owners golf tournament was scheduled for an 8:20 am start at the Vail Golf Club on Saturday morning. A record number of owners were in attendance for this prestigious event (John and Stella Reynolds, Jerome Darnell, and Jim Taylor just to mention the 4. Rob LeVine, Matt Zeremba, and yours truly also joined in just because there was plenty of room for three more.) We declared all of us that participated winners, and awarded each of us a medal for first ever attendees. We hope to have a few more join us next year (Kay, Andrew, Nancy, Suzie. You know who you are.) The weather was perfect and the course outstanding and in the best condition I have seen it in years.
Saturday evening put the whole group at 4 Eagle Ranch for an old fashion, ranch style, ho down, type BBQ. The setting was perfect and included horses and cattle grazing in the distance, camp fires, wagons, and a cowboy serenading all the lassies. The sunset was spectacular and our cowboy hats off to Tom Buchus and his staff for a great evening back up in the hills of Colorado. (Note: Best cowboy wanna-be goes to Jerome Darnell and Rob LeVine. These guys looked like a combination Clint Eastwood in "Outlaw Josie Wales" and Heath Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain". I even noticed both of them walking bow-legged after a few giggle waters.)
On Sunday there were some unit tours of a few of the remodels that have been completed this spring. Many thanks to Jeff and Laurie Radcliffe (303), Col. Don (305), and Bob and Catherine Michela (518) for allowing everyone to leave footprints on their new carpet while unveiling the transformation of these units to gold and platinum ratings. They are beautiful and you are to be congratulated.
Sunday evening culminated with the cocktail hour and meeting of all owners in the conference room. Board meeting business was related back to all those in attendance, questions were asked and answers were given, staff members were introduced, Rob was given a 30 year service appreciation gift and dinner was served for 80. Mary Parker and her staff, along with Magda and Cameron, pulled it off flawlessly again. (Note: the bartender is sworn to silence with regard to 9:00 pm and after conversations.)
Monday was a "free to do as you please" day and the weather did not disappoint.
In retrospect; as an employee and casual observer of the Antlers, I must admit that when all of us get together for just a short period of time, it brings to pass the wonderful relationships that have been created over the years. It makes me proud to be just a little part of this family. Thanks to everyone that came home and all those that make you feel you are "welcome home".
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[quote user="bansaw"]good god that video is ridiculous
so we are waiting an average of 23 hours now in emergency? whatever....maybe if you show up with the sniffles you will.* I love when they pick the doctors that are wanting to be able to charge more money to comment on the system....well if he hates it here go to the States where he can pay 100-200,000 in malpractice insurance a year too.* If that lady was life threatened her operation would have been covered, the actress comment about high tech facilities didn't go to the hospital if I remember correct and she was staying in the mountains, of course there was no high tech around...if she'd gone straight to Montreal instead of saying she was fine she'd have had access to it all....makes you wonder how Sonny Bono died of a skiing accident with all the high tech facilities in the mountains down in the U.S.* what a crock of **** that was
this is still the best John Stossel video imo
Oh man..... Stossel should have done a better job investigating the effects of "roid rage" before interviewing that guy......ssssshhh....you would think he would have known better but I guess not lol


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Discussion in 'Member Introductions' started by paradise1, Dec 31, 2010.
I own a 99 2d tahoe and am a retired airline mechanic. My name is Bob and recently moved to reno nv
Welcome Bob.
where can I ask about a problem I a having with my Tahoe
Any of the tech sections should get you answers to your Tahoe problems,welcome!
Welcome to the Club!!!
Hey Bob, welcome to the club
Welcome to the G M T C !
Welcome to the club!
Welcome aboard!
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Five parts today.
Kylie Minogue stretches out on the set of her new music video.
Lea Michele makes a juice run. Probably tastes awful.
Mel B and some really big hair.
It's like Hee Haw exploded and produced mother daughter strippers.
Meanwhile Michelle Monaghan attends an event with no knowledge that such a scene occurred in the world.
Nikki Reed gets some cheap gas for her expensive ride.
On the set of the second season of OITNB with Uzo Aduba and Natasha Lyonne.
Sarah Michelle Gellar hangs out with Liev Schreiber while their spouses are nowhere to be seen.
If Tara Reid gets married, she will be a step mom. Think about that for a second.


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Pinot noir is a woman: a statement made by an international speaker at a recent high-profile wine conference in New Zealand, as he launched into a culturally inappropriate attempt to conjure up the character of the variety. Following a string of sexist analogies, the looks on the faces of the female members of the audience would suggest the charm and softness he perceived as inherent in both us gals and the grape was possibly not a given.
It's undeniable that the sexual stereotyping in the observations of this overseas guest was misjudged. However, his pinot faux pas highlights the difficulty in describing wines and finding a common language with which to converse about it.
Taste is already something of a subjective experience and communicating it is made even trickier by a lexicon for both taste and aromas that's distinctly lacking. In the English language, pure taste descriptors are limited to sweet, sour, bitter, salty and the more recently recognised, savoury "umami" character; smells are even less well covered by general terms such as perfumed and fragrant.
It's a situation that forces us to borrow expressions from areas outside taste. This can make talking about wines a wonderfully creative and sometimes poetic endeavour, but can equally lead to confusion, alienation or cringe-making cliches.
When scratching my head to find a fresh and accurate way to evoke 50 shades of gris, I've mused on the similarities between my task and that of a novelist attempting to convey a convincing sex scene with comparably limited language. Is phenomenal length and mouth-filling fruit the vinous equivalent of the throbbing member and erect nipples of bad erotica?
There are arguably just two narrow languages we can draw from. First, that used by winemakers, which is largely based on scientific terminology and quantification of wine's components, which requires some professional knowledge. If I start going on about brix, TA and RS, most wine drinkers will likely think I'm talking BS.
Then there's the more subjective lingo used by the likes of wine-trade professionals, buffs and critics, which is more concerned with communicating the nuances of flavour and texture. According to Dr Adrienne Lehrer, linguistics academic and author of Wine And Conversation, which explores the language people use to discuss wine, many terms are generated by wine writers "who want to both enrich their wine descriptions and entertain their readers", but as these are often inexact, they "may well lead to miscommunication".
There's also the evaluative domain, where metaphors such as "polished" and "harmonious" are drawn from areas such as the arts, or employ concepts such as poise and elegance.
It's when venturing into the realm of attributing human personality traits to wine that it's easy to stray into ridiculous or offensive territory.
"It's just a naive domestic burgundy without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by its presumption," is the quote attached to a James Thurber cartoon of a host holding forth about a wine to his bemused dinner-party guests.
It humorously illustrates the hollowness of some winespeak, and the ridiculous analogies and jargon that can make wine seem like an elitist club.
We all have our own personal vocabulary, which can help us focus in on a wine and better remember it. But in discussing wine, as in all good conversation, it's about sharing, finding common ground and using words and ideas suited to those with whom we're speaking.
Kusuda Martinborough Pinot Noir 2010 - $85-$90
One of my favourite wines shown at last month's Pinot Noir 2013 conference in Wellington. With its gossamer-like texture, bright red and dark fruits, perfumed incense-like spice and delicate florals, Kusuda's pinot noir encapsulates what's so enthralling about the variety. (From Fine Wine Delivery Company, Village Winery, Finer Wines.)
Collaboration Wines Aurulent Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2011 - $30
This rich and complex chardonnay is one of the first releases from a new Hawkes Bay label, which counterpoises layers of nut, butterscotch, savoury and white peach nuances with crisp grapefruit acidity. (From www.collaboration wines.co.nz)
Harakeke Farm Nelson Pinot Noir 2010 - $22.50
Another new label, this time from the boutique organic estate of ex-Woollaston winemaker Andrew Sutherland. It's a well-structured wine with concentrated black cherry fruit and attractive spicy and savoury undertones. (From www.greatlittle vineyards.com, Accent on Wine, Wine Direct, Point Wines, The Wine Barrel.)


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SGA announces University Life Awards winners
(April 29, 2005)--The UTSA Student Government Association (SGA) announces the recipients of the 27th annual University Life Awards, honoring outstanding service to UTSA by students, faculty, staff and registered student organizations.
The University Life Awards have been presented since 1976. The awards ceremony was April 25.
For more information, contact the Office of Student Activities at (210) 458-4160.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
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- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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27th Annual University Life Award Winners
Outstanding Students in the Colleges
Education and Human Development -- Cindy Cardenas, Cari Davis
Engineering -- Jason West
Liberal and Fine Arts -- Melanie Neely
Public Policy -- Leah Schier
Sciences -- Kimberly Belongia
Honors -- Kimberly Belongia
School of Architecture -- David Matiella
Greek Man and Woman of the Year
Ross B. Langham III
Theresa Y. Survillion
Outstanding Students by Classification
Freshman -- Emily Mandes
Sophomore -- David Martinez
Junior -- Anthony Velasquez
Senior -- Christine LeBlanc
Graduate -- Kristen Dunn
Most Spirited Student
Jason Palasota
Most Outstanding Resident Assistant
Chaunte McClendon
Jane Findling Award
Jennifer Villarreal
Christine DeLeon
Lluvia Sanchez
Viresh Thusu
Damon Garcia
Samuel Johnson
Golden Feather Award
Ashlesh Murthy
Damon Garcia
Cody Coeckelenbergh
Ross B. Langham III
Rachel Snell
Kimberly Belongia
Alumni Association's Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award
Rosalie Noyes (non-tenured)
Josephine Mendez-Negrete
Most Outstanding Academic Advisor
Sally Bench
Outstanding Support Staff Member
Eileen Skaggs, Office of Transitional Student Advisement Service
Outstanding Professional Staff Member
Fred Wilson, University Center Operations
Diane Abdo Advisor of the Year
Margaret Jackson, College Democrats
Most Outstanding Organization
Student Alumni Association
Most Outstanding Campus Life Program
Multicultural Greek Council
Most Outstanding Cultural Awareness Program
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Most Outstanding Membership Development
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Most Outstanding Original Service Programming
F.A.C.E.S. (Finding Awareness by Creating Educated Students)
Most Outstanding Political Action Award
College Republicans
Most Outstanding Service Activity
V.O.I.C.E.S. (Volunteer Organization Involving Community Education and Service)
Most Outstanding Special Interest Award
V.O.I.C.E. S. (Volunteer Organization Involving Community Education and Service)
Most Outstanding Religious Awareness Award
Most Scholarly Program
Students In Free Enterprise
Best Male and Female Intercollegiate Athletes
Brandon Buteaux
Jessica Rogers
Club Sports Leader of the Year
Maria Guana
Best Male and Female Fitness Fanatics of the Year
Brian Kendall
Selena Mena-Fernandez
Bobbie Walker Best Male and Female Intramural Athletes of the Year
Brandon Wenzel
Kylee Valenzuela
Official "Zebra" of the Year
Carlos Perez


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Official: Fire that injured police officer was intentionally set
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY - Investigators said a Friday morning house fire that injured a police officer was no accident.
The fire erupted at an abandoned house on the 700-block of W. 5th Street in Greenville. Crews said they got the call at about 10:30 a.m. and spent several hours putting the blaze out.
Fire investigators said the fire was intentionally set, but did not explain further. No arrests have been made in the case, which was turned over to the Greenville Police Department.
Greenville Police Officer Christopher Drueschle suffered smoke inhalation when he checked the home to see if anyone was inside. That officer was taken to the hospital, but has since been released and is doing okay, according to Sgt. Joe Friday, with the Greenville Police Department.
There were flames that burned the abandoned house from the first level all the way up to the attic, fire crews said. They said they spent hours dousing the fire with water, spraying from all angles.
"All we saw was smoke at first, but then all of a sudden it just burst into flames," said Jerrod Baker, who lives across the street from the scene. "It's crazy! The fire keep going out and then it starts back up. I keep thinking it's over and it's not. I thought they were going to be able to save the house."
Greenville Fire and Rescue's battalion chief, Shannon Terry, said the home has been empty since 2007 and there's no power hooked up. However, Greenville Utilities kept an eye on the power lines to make sure no one was in danger of getting hurt.
"Obviously, as high as the flames were getting, that's considered an exposure so we wanted to make sure the power was out in case a tree, or debris, or anything came in contact with the power lines," Terry said.
Terry said no one was believed to have been in the house at the time of the fire. But neighbors said a homeless man had been living there.
"This house has been here for a while. I've been seeing a lot of people go up there lately, but I didn't think nobody would burn it down," said Brandon Spell, who lives nearby.
Fire crews said the area reopened to traffic at about 5 p.m. Friday night, nearly seven hours after the fire broke out.
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Welcome to the March sign up. I thought we might try some unusual stamping this month. I found this on Splitcoasters and thought we would have a go.
The only thing you need to include for a bit of a challenge is to use a stamp that features something from nature. If you have any other element that you could include on your card that has something to do with nature even better ie: sticks, leaves, straw etc
If you wish to join please copy and paste the list I've started and add your name to it. If the sign up list is big enough to have more than one group, and you'd like to participate in more than one group, please indicate by placing the number 2 in brackets (2) beside your name.
1. Sal ( Sallan)
Now for the rules.
1. Sign up Closes 28/2/2013. After sign up has closed, the list will be finalised into groups and I'll PM everyone with my postal address.
2. Cards must be posted to Sal (Sallan) by 21 March 2013. So they reach me by the 26th and I can get them posted back out by the end of the month.
3. Please enclose a self addressed, stamped envelope with your cards. Please make sure your envelope is big enough to fit all the cards that are being sent back to you in. DL envelopes are not big enough.
b. If you are using a larger envelope like one that fits A4 paper in it. Please put your stamps on the edge that is closed and fold the envelope and tape down. This will ensure the cards are snug and will stop them from moving around in the envelope which will protect them too. A5 envelopes are generally big enough
4. Please put your cards in a ziplock (or equavilent) bag, to protect them from the weather. PLEASE MAKE SURE THIS BAG IS BIG ENOUGH TO FIT A DL CARD/BUSINESS SIZE ENVELOPE. Glad sandwhich bags are not big enough.
5. Matching envelopes for your cards are NOT required for this swap
6. If you are running late with sending your cards please contact me so I know what is happening. We know things happen in life and unfortunately we can't always keep to the deadline, but keeping me in the loop, can then help me decide whether to hold off sending the cards or sending them and sending yours with the next lot. Any cards that arrive later than the 28th and I have not been notified will be returned to sender as I will post out all cards on the 28th..... Please don't only think of me when things aren't going to plan, think of your fellow card swappers too, a little bit of communication, explanation and consideration go a long way
Please ONLY sign up if you are commited to making the cards and have enough time to do so. Its unfair on the other participants if you fail to make the dead line- Thank you
look forward to seeing your gorgeous creations
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This Forum has so many postings about the Allied Arts complex. Common themes are that Allied Arts is in trouble, the owners are not doing a good job of management, they've alienated their Palo Alto sister auxiliary, their own members are angry with their leadership, the neighbors and community are concerned that the property will go to rack and ruin or be sold for low-cost housing or worse, and no one seems to be able to get a straight answer out of the Allied Arts Auxiliary. In fact, they're saying nothing.
It seems to me that a little investigative reporting is in order. Why doesn't the Almanac do a series on what happened at Allied Arts? Let's find out why both the Palo Alto and (old) Woodside-Atherton members are angry at Allied Art's Auxiliary's current president, what grand plan exists for the property, and what their plans mean to the neighbors and the community. Is the group financially viable? How long before they run out of cash and let the property go to seed?
For background, you should talk to the Palo Alto and Woodside-Atherton auxiliary's long-time workers, not their presidents, who seem to masters of the meaningless, offend no-one, statement. For the Allied Arts' plans to support the Children's Hospital, you should speak with Victoria Applegate, Vice President and Director of Auxiliary Relations, Packard Children's Hospital. She appears to have been involved in the ouster of the Palo Alto group, and perhaps can shed some light on why it was handled the way it was, and how the Hospital plans to replace the donations for child care that have been lost as a result of the Allied Arts' Auxiliary's actions.
The Allied Arts Guild, a valued community asset, is at risk. Let's find out why, and what can be done to preserve this wonderful site for ourselves and our children. Dig deep, Almanac, and let us know what's going on.


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How Federal Spending Would Be Cut Under the Sequester
On March 1, $85 billion in across-the-board federal spending cuts—known in Washington parlance as the sequester—are set to begin, prompted by a 2011 law designed to reduce the government's budget deficit. Here are answers to some commonly asked questions about how it would work, assuming it takes effect as scheduled.
Where did the sequester come from?
The sequester was one result of the deficit-reduction deal struck by the White House and Congress in the summer of 2011, which also raised the government's borrowing limit, and fits within Washington's broad yet stuttering efforts to bring the budget deficit down to levels most economists consider sustainable.
Republicans wanted significant spending cuts as a condition for voting to raise the debt ceiling. The parties agreed to raise the debt ceiling and implement new caps on spending for 10 years, which would save $917 billion. Both sides knew they would need more deficit reduction to win Republican support. So the White House proposed a process aimed at forcing lawmakers to craft a deal over the next 16 months.
First, they would create a congressional "supercommittee" with members from both parties to hammer out a deal to reduce the deficit by another $1.2 trillion over roughly a decade. The White House proposed a trigger called the "sequester" that would kick in if the committee failed and no other comparable deficit-reduction plan was reached.
The idea was that the sequester would be so dreadful it would force the two parties to reach a deal. Democrats and Republicans agreed to essentially split the spending cuts between defense and non-defense programs over nine years, beginning in 2013, and members of both parties voted for the plan.
The supercommittee failed to reach a deal. Now, while members of both parties agree the sequester is a bad way to reduce spending, they still can't agree on a substitute.
What happens on March 1?
The impact likely wouldn't be felt immediately because the agencies would have to adjust their budgets. Many of the cuts wouldn't take place until weeks or months later.
Many federal agencies would begin informing roughly one million civilian employees that they could soon be forced to take unpaid leave, one day per week perhaps. These furloughs likely won't begin until around April.
Federal agencies affected also would send letters to contractors and state and local officials informing them of the cuts. They could detail the size and extent of the reductions over the remaining seven months of the federal fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30.
That could in turn force a state governor who receives federal aid or a contractor with government business to reevaluate their own budgets and inform employees or subcontractors of their own cuts. It could take a while for the ripple effect to spread.
Which agencies and programs are affected?
Most agencies would be affected, but a large number are exempt. Those affected by the cuts include the departments of energy, state, defense, labor, transportation, justice and the National Institutes of Health.
Among those exempted are the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Postal Service, which have revenue sources outside the federal budget; benefits paid by the Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid programs; and military pay for uniformed personnel.
How will spending be cut?
First, agencies would cut back on spending such as travel and filling vacant positions, seeking to minimize the impact.
Many agencies would further reduce labor costs through the furloughs. For example, the Federal Aviation Administration has said it could force all of its 47,000 employees, including air traffic controllers, to take unpaid leave for a certain period.
The Social Security Administration said the cuts could mean it takes longer for Americans to file retirement and disability claims, and the Internal Revenue Service has said they could complicate the April tax filing season.
How will the cuts be allocated?
The cuts will be split among around 1,200 different federal programs, and then extended to tens of thousands of subprograms and projects.
The reductions would be split into three broad categories.
1) Defense spending, which includes Pentagon and defense intelligence spending, accounts for half the sequester cuts. Many of these programs will be reduced by roughly 13% over seven months.
2) Non-defense spending. This would include housing, education, or transportation programs.
3) Medicare. There will be a 2% cut in the payments to Medicare providers, such as hospitals and doctors.
Do the cuts have to be spread evenly over the remaining seven months?
Not necessarily. Agencies will have the flexibility to apportion the cuts as they see fit over time. But they will likely try to spread them out as much as possible, believing that the impact will be less concentrated. Also, while the sequester cuts the agencies' "budget authority" by about $85 billion between March 1 and Sept. 30, actual outlays of government dollars would fall by about $44 billion during this period, with the rest of the decline occurring later, according to the Congressional Budget Office. This is because outlays often lag the budget by months or years.
How much flexibility will agencies have to shield some programs from cuts?
The White House and federal agencies say there won't be much flexibility, in part because each program and subprogram is subject to the same "across-the-board" reductions.
Sen. James Inhofe (R., Okla.) has proposed passing a law that would give agencies more flexibility in how they decide to apportion the cuts, but the White House has said that would be unworkable given the reductions that must be taken.
How are government contractors affected?
This is one of the biggest mysteries because it depends on how companies try to absorb the cuts or change their business models. Many defense contractors warn the cuts could hurt their businesses, but many are already seeing their business decline as the military winds down two wars and adjusts to other budget reductions.
A range of companies have raised alarms about the potential impact of the sequester, but most say they have no clear sense what the precise impact would be.
$85 billion? That sounds like a lot of money. How does this compare with the size of the government's budget ?
The government spent $3.538 trillion in the fiscal year that ended in September 2012. So $85 billion is 2.4% of the federal budget.
What's unusual about the sequester, though, is that some of the largest programs in the federal budget are exempt. That means the cuts are concentrated on a smaller pool of government programs. Depending on the agency, cuts are going to be in the ballpark of 5% and 13%, according to various estimates from government officials.
If the furloughs don't begin in force until around April, doesn't the government have time to sort things out?
Probably. White House officials stress that the impact will be felt in March as the cuts begin to take shape, but the actual impact is less clear.
Another looming deadline is March 27. That's when funding for a number of federal programs is projected to run out. If Congress doesn't reach a deal to fund the government by then, we would face a partial government shutdown. That would mean many federal workers would no longer face just a one-day-a-week furlough. Rather, they would be sent home indefinitely.
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I would say a CCI Stinger myself.
My Grammy needed a gun, so I got her a good condition H&R .22 revolver. It's nice, fits her hand, and she thought it was cute, and she had a 250$ spending limit so we had to settle ona .22. And she can't handle kick because of her artheritis. I want her to be able to defend herself, so what's the best .22 sd round?
That's what I was thinking, just wanted a second opinion.
I reccomend CCI mini mag (or ar tactical). Reason is that its a 40gr bullet. Gives a little more punch and I find it cycles the pistols better.
Cycling isn't a factor because it's a revolver but yeah I've heard that.


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It was really warm today, so I peeked to make sure everything was going well.
Maybe I Screwed up...
Last month, as the weather started to get cooler I did a 'last' inspection, and moved some comb to accommodate my feeder. There were empty combs upfront, so took them out (maybe 3 or 4 at most) and put in the feeder.
The plan being, to put all the empty combs to the back, so it would be less intrusive to take them out and put in a follower.
The combs that I pushed up against the wall were solid pollen. They are now both like the photos.
The other combs are fine. There is a small patch of moldy pollen in one of the ones I moved from the front. But the one right behind these is fine.
I tapped them on the table when i was taking photos and a few wax moth larvae (?) fell out.
Is this the culprit? Did i Doom them? Do I need to provide more ventilation for the winter?
What should I do for the hive going into winter?
There are 6-8 completely empty combs. (Of 30) I took these two out and will either make a shorty follower (to avoid moving all the other bars) or I can replace them with comb I have in the freezer...
My feeder is in the back (opposite end from these combs) and takes 3 combs of space (hence the 2 in the freezer) the plan was to replace the feeder with a follower when it gets too cold for syrup.


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