text: Share: Comments Print November 1, 2013 at 6:12 AM Seattle Schools Superintendent José Banda's biggest test Posted by Lynne K. Varner K. Wyking Garrett, founding director of an Africatown program at the Horace Mann school building.(Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times) One of the best qualities in a leader is the ability to empathize. Seattle Schools Superintendent José Banda has this quality in spades and it is much appreciated. But as I noted in my column Friday, Banda takes empathy too far when he fails to forcefully convey the district's mission and priorities. I'm referring to the tug-of-war Banda has been in much of the summer and fall with Africatown Central District, an umbrella group for about 18 organizations that have been operating out of the Horace Mann school building sans a lease agreement and steady rent payments. To his credit, Banda went out to Horace Mann last spring and listened as community leaders, parents and advocates offered emotional, compelling reasons for turning the school into a hub for small businesses, job training efforts and educational enrichment programs. People spoke their truth about the ways racism in Seattle has kept the Central District from being all it can be. Banda listened. That's good, but he did not ask detailed questions about Africatown's vision and how it would improve academic performance, the district's top priority. Honestly, I like the idea of Africatown. My cynical spirit is buoyed by the innovation efforts behind the plan. I also agree with the speaker in the room who said, "Anything that is about us but does not include us is not for us." We know what it takes for our children to succeed and we have to be more involved and vocal about it. But good intentions doesn't eliminate the need for a solid education and business plan built on proven principles. Africatown sublet space in Horace Mann from a private school and stayed long after the school moved out and the district asked Africatown to move. Some of the group's leaders, for example Omari Tahir-Garrett, infamous for breaking bones in the face of a former Seattle mayor, doesn't exactly inspire confidence. But district leaders, afraid of being called racist — again — have scrambled to find new digs for Africatown. So the groups' real estate problems become Banda's. Here's what I think the superintendent should have told the group: "Thank you for allowing me to come out and hear firsthand your vision for this community and for African Americans in Seattle. I would love to learn more about the programs you envision and those already up and running. In turn, I will share with you my academic goals for your children. I am responsible for their academic success. If they fail, I've failed. That is my reason for wanting to talk more about them, less about you. The district is always looking to deepen its ties with communities so I hope we can partner together on some educational priorities. I recognize the grave historic injustices done to African Americans in America, in Seattle and I recognize the district I run has not done a good job educating your children. With your help, I seek to change that. But that is a longer conversation worthy of more robust thinking and planning than any of us are prepared to offer today. I've come here instead to let you know that you must vacate the premises by a certain date to make way for renovations that will turn this building into a high school. Your children are welcome to enroll in that high school. The parents who have love it. I am under no obligation to furnish you with a new building. There are dozens of nonprofits vying for space within the Seattle School District and while I'd love to accommodate all of them, my first priority is to ensure there is enough space for students. I hope you do not view my response as lacking empathy. I and my bosses on the School Board try, when possible, to connect unused school buildings with communities. You'll find former schools all over the city that have been leased or sold for community uses. Nearby, the former Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary school was sold at below market price to First African Methodist Church, an esteemed part of the black religious community. And if you've been to the Northwest African American Museum, then you've gazed upon the former Coleman School. We care. We sometimes fail spectacularly in showing it. Help us to show it in ways that improve educational opportunities for your children and other students. Thank you and let us know the date you will be moving out." Listen below as community members tell Banda what their neighborhoods need. Weigh, as I did, the letter of the law against the appropriate feelings of disenfranchisement. Comments | Topics: africatown, Education, jose banda


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It's International Workers' Day and time for us to meet together to say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!! Join MWRO today at Clark Park in Southwest Detroit (corner Clark St and Vernor Ave) to speak out and march for our human rights.
May Day Demonstration
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Clark Park
Clark Street and Vernor, Detroit, MI 48209
3:30 PM – Rally
4:30 PM – March
5:15 PM – Closing Rally
6:00 PM – End
Each of us – no matter our identity or the place of our birth – deserves clean & affordable water, housing, good jobs, & education, not jails, deportations, and war.
* Disband ICE! No raids, no deportations!
* No to lslamophobia!
* No to racism, sexism, ableism, and LGBTQ oppression!
* Money for jobs, housing, and education, not war!
* No to imperialism, colonialism, and imperialist wars!
* No more gentrification!
* End police brutality!
* Demilitarize police to demilitarize society!
* Housing is a human right!
* Water is a human right! Fix the pipes, end the water shut-offs!
* No Union Busting! $15 Minimum Wage and a Union!
* End right-to-work laws!
* Equal Pay for Equal Work!
* Abortion on demand, without apology!
* Stop the Trump-Pence agenda!
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One of Shining Hope for Communities' goals is to discover new markets in which to sell products made by SHOFCO Women's Empowerment Program (SWEP). SWEP is a co-operative that supports HIV positive women living in Kibera, providing them with a living wage and entrepreneurship training. The ladies of SWEP make bags out of Kenyan fabric, called kanga, as well as beaded bracelets and other jewelry. SWEP is also a safe space for the women; they hold weekly support meetings to discuss the issues of life with HIV/AIDS, including widowhood and societal stigma.
SWEP was lucky this week to be one of the vendors at Know Kenya More (KKM), a weeklong fundraising event put on by the Kenya Museum Society to support the National Museums of Kenya. Through a diverse collection of expert speakers, films, and outings, KKM gives individuals the chance to learn more about aspects of life in Kenya. KKM also features vendors from the Nairobi area throughout the week and gives them the opportunity to sell their products.
SWEP featured its crafts at KKM this week and gained much desired exposure. Two members of SWEP who worked at the table, Rose and Joan, were able to gain experience in marketing and took a lot of notes about how to both improve and expand SWEP's products. It was a successful and fun venture and we thank KKM for this opportunity!


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Leicester have reportedly agreed a deal with Brighton for Lenardo Ulloa. No real confirmation has been given as of yet and is expected to take place tomorrow but with the arrival of Chris O'Grady and OddsChanger's tweet, it is looking like a likely possibility that he could be on his way out.
BREAKING: Brighton striker Leonardo Ulloa will join Leicester tomorrow in a deal worth over £7m. #BHAFC #LCFC pic.twitter.com/yvbUqzCWJm
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The striker has enjoyed last term with Brighton in which he scored a wealth of goals even after a spell of injury. The Argentine is reportedly a target for Nigel Pearson who is looking to improve his Leicester City side since promotion to the Premier League by adding the big striker.
Ulloa poses a massive aerial and physical threat with his body and stature and can cause an array of problems for defenders. After spending most of his career so far in Spain, since moving to England, he has quickly become Brighton's star man and is reportedly valued at roughly £8-9 million. Brighton have already rejected a £7 million bid for his services from Leicester City.
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This past Monday evening, host Caruso and the Cast Party Symphony Orchestra, led by Billy Stritch, presented dozens of impromptu performances by some of the best theater singers, dancers, and all-round funny people. Bridges of Madison Country cast member Aaron Ramey performed a song from the Jason Robert Brown score, along with two Bridges musicians. Broadway/TV star Michele Lee belted out a standard and thrilled the crowd. Lisa Lampanelli, the "Queen of Mean," brought her very funny pal Luke McCullum to tickle the Cast Party funny bones. Actor/singer Garth Kravits sang a hilarious original song about his non-existent twin. Vegas headliner Clint Holmes scatted and scored high points. His wife Kelly Clinton did the best Cher impression this side of...Cher! YouTube superstar trombone player Chris Bill dazzled the packed house with his musical and technical talents. The three-hour event ended with a tap-off featuring three of the finest tap dancers in the business, Luke Hawkins, Tony Yazbeck and Melinda Sullivan.
Jim Caruso''s Cast Party takes place at 9:30pm every Monday at Birdland, located at 315 West 44 Street in the theater district.
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By Brad Phillips
As I write these lines from Nairobi, Kenya, I am envisioning what things must look like back home in the States.
Doubtlessly, small towns are putting out Christmas decorations. People are taking down the lighted reindeer lawn ornaments from their attics. Retailers are pulling out all the stops to lure consumers in to buy, buy, buy, so they can finish the year strong. Sunday school classes at many churches are rehearsing the Christmas plays and pageants that typically mark the season.
These are things that happen every year like clockwork. They are things we take for granted. But sometimes we need to stop and wonder, "Why do we do all these things?"
I think we do them because they give us the illusion of stability in an unstable world. No matter what happens -- war, economic collapse, sickness, or loss of family members -- we know that Mrs. Miller's lawn will be all lit up for Christmas. We like consistency, becuase it makes us feel secure. But real security only comes from a relationship with Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow -- and much more comforting than man-made holidays and traditions. His appearance more than 2,000 years ago was a declaration of "peace on earth and good will towards men" in a world that, like today, had little of either.
Our job, as Christians, is to spread Christ's peace and good will throughout the world. Our God is not a static deity. He is all about expansion. Not expansion by sword or capitalism or democracy. Expansion by love and reconciliation. Jesus Christ did not come to promote revolution, but regeneration -- and that is truly "revolutionary!"
I need your help to spread this message of love and regeneration now more than ever to our persecuted brethren in Sudan.
The year 2010 is turning out to be the bloodiest of Sudan's six year "interim peace".
At press time, we are less than two months away from Southern Sudan's scheduled vote on secession. Tension is mounting, and tragically, the whole year has been marred by violence and bloodshed in Darfur and in southern Sudan.
What has made matters worse is monsoon weather conditions. This rainy season has greatly hampered access to all ministries and NGOs attempting to bring help to this year's victims of violence.
In August, dozens of women were raped and more than one hundred and thirty Darfur refugees were slaughtered at the River Kiir (just a day's walk from a PPF compound) by forces of the National Congress Party as they hunted for rebels in the Kalama and Kiirkow refugee settlements.
And just days ago, the Sudanese Air Force bombed villages within the administrative area of Jaac, a Darfur refugee community served by PPF since 2005. More than 300 families were displaced and made homeless by this provocative act. The Government in Khartoum claimed to be pursuing Darfur rebels connected with the "Justice and Equity Movement" (JEM) and that the attack was "accidental," but no one on the ground is buying this story.
Over in the east, where PPF has worked for a number of years, the area has become the site of this year's worst violence in Southern Sudan, as fighting erupted following the April elections.
Tragically, the majority of casualties were innocent civilians. I recently visited this area* with my two sons to bring in desperately needed medicine, and the eyewitness reports I received were sickening. Multiple witnesses confirmed to me the widespread incidence of torture, mass rapes, and extra-judicial killings. Entire villages were razed to the ground, and the majority of survivors -- and estimated 27,000 people -- were forcibly displaced and remain homeless and suffering up to today.
But there is good news.
An amnesty was recently signed, meaning the fighting has stopped for now, and we have the opportunity to minister to the victims. In addition, our partners have made available approximately 22 tons of emergency relief supplies, including blankets, action packs, Bibles, and life-saving medicines.
Because of the terrible weather, most of the roads are washed out. We plan to send a truckload of relief supplies to Jaac, but most of the aid will have to be delivered by airplane and boat. The cost of providing relief to these two areas will easily run over $100,000. If God provides the funds, the relief missions will take place in early December. In fact, I have already reserved the planes.
This is a leap of faith, but we have no choice. Planes must be chartered in advance to guarantee availability. It also takes time to plan all the logistics and coordinating involved with this massive project involving two completely different areas of the country.
You've heard the saying that "when it rains, it pours." Well, we are in the middle of a downpour right now, and I need your help. But God is good -- all the time! He has never left us alone. He has given us you, our brothers and sisters in America, to be His hands and feet in these depressed areas of the world.
Please pray for our brethren in Southern Sudan and Darfur, and consider making a special gift to PPF, so we can minister to God's people during this very difficult time.
PPF must raise $107,500 over the next several days to immediately fund desperately needed relief flights to persecuted communities in Southern Sudan. Your generous gifts have made such a difference in the past; please consider giving again to our brethren in Sudan.
*Some names and locations have been purposefully withheld due to ongoing security concerns.


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It's all about long hair. The new 2013 season is going to be an experimenting one. This year is rich with different hairstyle trends. So check out the following long hairstyle ideas now. Beautiful hair is a must have of every man or woman, that's why you always have to follow fashion and underline your beauty and style. If your hair is long enough, then you should spice it and make the hairstyle which will help you to stand out the crowd.
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Nicolas Ghesquiere shut down Paris Fashion week with a magnificent show that was in held in the Louvre, one of the most prestigious museums of the world and former Palace of Napoleon. Ghesquiere designed the runway to look like a futuristic spaceship. The juxtaposition of new modern looks and a historically beautiful setting was out […]Read More Louis Vuitton Spaceship Shuts down PFW


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Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight, Translated Japanese
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This translated edition of Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight is translated and published in Japanese. It is a delightful soothing bedtime story to relax young children before they fall asleep. The tradition of the bedtime story has been around since before the written word. For generations, and in every culture around the world, parents have prepared their children for bed by telling them stories. Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight, Translated Japanese is a soothing bedtime story to be told and retold and enjoyed in different languages. With the popularity of Japanese Anime cartoon styles, the artwork in this book will entertain young readers as they participate in the nighttime ritual of saying "goodnight" to all of their beloved treasures. Enjoy this easy-to-read bedtime story by author Karen Jean Matsko Hood. Each one of the pages is thoughtfully illustrated with warmth and love. Your children and grandchildren will ask you to read this book to them again and again.
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In another milestone towards improving the quality of drivers and being "inclusive" in both word and spirit, the Distribution team of Shell India launched Project Jyoti – a driver's training programme. "Jyoti" means light and the aim of this programme is to enlighten lives and dispel darkness.
Shell India - Distribution uses third party contracted tanker trucks to transport fuels from the terminals to its retail outlets . This program is envisaged to retain good drivers and coach them to be better citizens. This project can then be replicated by customized designing of training modules which can be used for driver training at various locations.
After an initial survey with the drivers about their needs and expectations, a pilot project was launched in Mangalore. The project has 4 modules :
- Improving language skills – The content contains verbal, reading and comprehension with around 150 sound clips of words to help the drivers with vocabulary and pronunciation. The aim of this module is to help them improve their basic literacy and communication skills.
- Investment planning & banking – This module comprises of different topics and options on investment and banking. It encourages the drivers to buildup additional savings in a systematic manner and give inputs on how to improve their returns, ultimately helping to improve their cash flow.
- Health planning module – Maintaining one's health while being continuously on the road was a cause of concern for many drivers. This module is developed keeping in mind the challenges drivers faced to lead and maintain healthy lifestyles, and to tackle problems related to heartburn, obesity, spine problems, acidity, etc. that they got over a period of time on the road. It includes various exercises, some basic enough to be done even on the move, and helped to improve our drivers' concentration, and reduce fatigue and stress.
- Children Education – Steps to improve children's education, information on the different schemes available, loans, etc. are covered in this module. It also provides basic steps to set up an alternative business for their spouses that lead to an increase in the family's monthly income.


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Online genealogy records, where they exist, are usually scattered across several internet locations. If you do find a record, the website itself can be confusing at best. If you're just starting out researching your family history, start at these 25 best genealogy websites for beginners.
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Dive into dozens of how-to articles on research basics, online searching, and sharing and preserving the past. You won't do actual research on this site, but you'll learn a lot. Because each article leads to more detailed and related articles on the same site, it's easy to lose track of what you've read. Refer back frequently to the three main topics tabs (Learn How, Search Online, Share and Preserve) if you want to read systematically through everything offered.
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Oh She Glows. Made these for a party and they were a hit!
Mix up 1 TB flaxmeal and 3 TB water as your flax egg.
Preheat oven 350 F
Beat until combined:
1/4 C coconut oil
1/4 C nut butter
Add and beat 1 minute more:
3 TB brown sugar
1/4 C white sugar
Now add flax egg and 1 tsp vanilla and combine
Now add:
0.5 tsp baking soda
0.5 tsp baking powder
0.5 tsp salt
1 C oat flour (blend oats in food processor or high speed blender until fine to make oat flour)
1 C almond flour
Fold in 1/3 C chocolate chips.
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If you are on a budget like I am, every dollar spent on photography gear has to count. Photography gear is damn expensive, no way around it! When I first started looking at camera bodies and lenses I noticed that stores like Adorama and B&H Photo, not endorsed by either, offered new and used equipment. At first I was damn cautious of used equipment. I didn't want to buy someone else's junk or problem equipment. However, when all the pennies were counted, and the stack was small, the only way I could afford a decent camera body and lens was to buy used.
When I received my first used body and lens in the mail, I opened the box with apprehension. I was thinking the equipment would be beaten like an egg scrambler after years of photographing Tibet until the photographer was tired of fighting the gear and sold it off at an Asian pawn shop. However, I opened the outside packing box to find my camera and lens in brand new manufacturer's boxes. New manuals for the equipment were also included. In fact I could not tell this equipment was not brand new! I was shocked!
Take the photo below for an example.
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This capture was taken with a used camera and lens. The camera body is two models behind the current model. Guess what? My used, old girl still takes good clicks!
I have news for you folks. The best, latest, and greatest camera your favorite manufacture makes will not take better photos than a mid-range camera that first debuted 4 years ago. What you are paying for with the latest and greatest equipment? Prestige of owning the newest stuff and more options.
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I have a buddy that has the top of the line camera for a certain manufacturer. We went out shooting one day together. He was strutting around like a peacock with his new gear telling me about all the specs. and awesomeness of the new camera smell. At the end of the day we downloaded our day's work on the porn generator and what did we find? My clicks were the same as his clicks. He deflated like a car's tires that had just ran over a thousand nails. Plus I had enough money in my pocket for a couple of frosty, malt beverages. He drank tea!
Lets look at the photo below for example:
This photo is going to look the same whether you use a $4,000 camera body or a used $500 camera body. Now I will concede you get what you pay for with lenses. However, a used lens will produce the same results as a new lens of the same model. So why pay more? If you have more money than Oprah buy new by all means!
Now if you read the reviews of folks buying used equipment of course there are always horror stories. I take reviews with a massive grain of salt. You never know what is surrounding the mad reviewer's post. So if you receive used equipment that sucks rotten eggs, send it back! This can happen with new equipment too!
I have been using this used gear for over two years now and I have had no issues with it!


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Peanut Butter Dog Bones
I am a baker at heart and I love my animals! Anytime I am in the kitchen, my 4 dogs think I am making something for them. I have decided to add dog treats to my list of baked goods at Firehouse Sweets because even our furry friends deserve a special, homemade treat!
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Subscribe To PBS Lines Up Titanic Related Specials In Anticipation Of The 100th Anniversary Updates
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Next month marks 100 years since the RMS Titanic's ill-fated maiden voyage. While Titanic heads back into theaters with a 3D make-over, it's likely that we'll be seeing more than a couple Titanic-related TV specials. Sure enough, PBS has a few lined up to air this April.
On April 1st, PBS will air Saving the Titanic, a new historical drama that " tells the untold story of the self-sacrifice and bravery of the ship's engineers, stokers and firemen in the face of impending death." The story is based on eye witness accounts and chronicles the tale of nine men who attempted to keep the power systems running for as long as possible. (Encore presentations are scheduled on Friday, April 6, at 10:30 p.m. ET, Tuesday, April 10, at 9:00 p.m. ET and Saturday, April 14, at 9:00 p.m. ET.)
The Titanic with Len Goodman airs on Tuesday, April 10 at 8:00 p.m. ET. The special is hosted by Dancing with the Stars judge Len Goodman, who was once a welder in East London for Harland and Woolf, the company that built he Titanic. Here's PBS' description for the special:
To mark the centenary of the tragedy, Goodman takes viewers on an exploration of the ship's hundred-year legacy through the stories of the handpicked group of men who helped build the Titanic and then died with her. He visits Southampton to find out why it was the city hit hardest by the Titanic's death toll and explores the story of the ship's band. He also uncovers the stories of 700 emigrants who were on board and had the smallest odds of survival. InLondon, he meets the men whose wealthy ancestors survived the tragedy, only to pay for their lives with their reputations.
Finally, NOVA's Why Ships Sink airs on Wednesday, April 18, at 9:00 p.m. ET. The special examines the safety of cruise ships. From the sound of it, this one might make cruise fanatics question the safety factor aboard those giant ships...
Twenty million passengers embark on cruises each year, vacationing in deluxe "floating cities" that offer everything from swimming pools to shopping malls to ice skating rinks. And the ships just keep getting bigger: the average cruise ship has doubled in size in just the last 10 years. Some engineers fear that these towering behemoths are dangerously unstable, and the recent tragedy of the Costa Concordia has raised new questions about their safety. Now, NOVA brings together marine engineering and safety experts to reconstruct the events that led up to famous cruise disasters, including the ill-fated Concordia, the Sea Diamond and the Oceanos. Are we really safe at sea — or are we on the brink of a 21st-century Titanic?
Given the approaching centennial of the Titanic disaster, it seems doubtful that PBS will be the only channel exploring the subject of Titanic and disasters at sea. We'll have to wait and see what other specials join the line-up. In the meantime, those with an interest in Titanic may consider renting A Night To Remember, the Titanic film that came before Titanic.
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Defence Staff Intelligence Division is the military intelligence agency of Malaysia Armed Forces.[1] Its role is said to be equivalent to the US Defense Intelligence Agency. DSID is headed by an army lieutenant general and consists of tri services military branch such as army intelligence, naval intelligence and air force intelligence.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mahadzir, Dzirhan (2008). "Securing Southeast Asia: The Politics of Security Sector Reform by Mark Beeson; Alex J.Bellamy Review by: Dzirhan Mahadzir" (PDF). Contemporary Southeast Asia (Institute of Southeast Asian Studies) 30 (2): 338–339. doi:10.1355/cs30-2j. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ Ahmad Zahid bin hamidi. The Global Defence Services and Government Security Event (PDF). Kuala Lumpur: Government of Malaysia. pp. 1–9.


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Here's an excerpt from This is Russia: Life in the KHL – Doctors, bazas and millions of air miles, Bernd Brückler's memoir of his three seasons in the Kontinentalnaya Hokkeynaya Liga (KHL), founded and financed by Russian oligarchs.
In 2011, "Brucks" signed with Sibir Novosibirsk, and succeeded Team Sweden goaltender Stefan Liv as the team's goaltender. A few months later, the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl perished in a plane crash as the team was on their way to their first regular season game of the season. Below is Brucks's story from the inside.
We knew the risks of aviation in Russia. We had heard stories of drunk pilots, and stories of pilots who had put in just a fraction of the required flight hours, buying the rest on the Internet. But nobody ever expects these stories to happen to him, right?
In 2011, I left Torpedo and Nizhny Novgorod for Sibir Novosibirsk, in Siberia. Our regular season opener was in Omsk, and I was the new goalkeeper on the team, taking over from Stefan Liv, a Swedish top goalie. As soon as we touched down, and everybody turned their cell phones on again, we started to get text messages about a plane crash that killed the entire Lokomotiv team, even before we had left the plane. The initial news reports were vague, with no information on the death toll — or whether anybody had survived. In Austria it was just reported that "a hockey team" had crashed, and my family, of course, was worried.
We went straight to the rink and practiced because we didn't know what else to do. We didn't know what was going to happen to us, our game, the league. Back at the hotel, everybody tried to get more information on what had happened.
Oddly enough, I didn't personally know any of the Lokomotiv players who died. But our head coach was from Yaroslavl, one of our players, Jori Lehterä had played with Lokomotiv, and everybody who had been on the previous year's team had been friends with Liv.
By the time we got to the hotel, my roommate David Petrasek had heard that Stefan had died. They were best friends, and he was beside himself. He spoke with his wife, he spoke with Stefan's wife, and he was crying his eyes out.
I felt helpless.
A short while later, we were told that our game had been cancelled, and that the season was going to be delayed. The team actually took a vote on whether to fly back, or whether to take the train. I voted for the flight; it was going to be a fifteen-hour train ride, and, to be honest, I didn't trust the trains any more than the planes. But there were guys who thought we shouldn't tempt our fate since we had flown in on the same type of plane as the one Lokomotiv had flown, a Yakovlev Yak-42.
The club offered to pay everybody's way to the funeral, and they encouraged players to do it. Half a dozen players did go to the funeral, but I decided not to attend.
I was struck by how all the players came together; it was unbelievable. I have never seen a memorial like the one we had in Novosibirsk for Lokomotiv, a team from another city. Outside our arena, the stack of flowers was a meter high, and people left candles, flowers, pictures and hockey jerseys. Three former Sibir players were on the Lokomotiv team.
In our locker room, we had a stall for Stefan Liv for the whole season. His jersey hung there among some religious icons, and before every home game, there would be fresh flowers and a lit candle.
After the accident, there was talk about new planes, Western pilots, and Western pilots training the Russian ones – but we still flew on a Yak-42 until the last road trip of the season.
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This is Russia: Life in the KHL – Doctors, bazas and millions of air miles is now available on Amazon.


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- Savings account interest, with thanks to ING!: $16.31
- Rebates for BYO grocery bags: $2.50
- Balance forward: $376.42
I've been sticking with this, even as the economy gets wobblier. While my panic instinct is just to focus on my own personal savings — especially since my 401(k) is performing swan dives and I am well behind Suze Orman's ideal 8-month emergency fund in my savings account — I think now more than ever it's important to share with nonprofits that are facing increased demands and reduced contributions. I'll post some thoughts in the next week or so as I figure out where to contribute this year's piggy bank, which looks like I will be right around $500. Pain free savings!


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Scenic Telluride and the rugged San Jan Mountains will be the backdrop for our event, as it introduces million-dollar automobiles into its spectacular palette of autumnal colors.
Set for September 24-27, 2015, our festival will occupy three distinct venues over the course of four days: downtown Telluride Historic District including the park and pavilion, the luxurious hamlet of Mountain Village, and America's highest commercial airstrip, the 9,070-foot Telluride Regional Airport.


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This is the first video scenario of Walkabout. Some of the behaviors are still incomplete, but that's the focus of work at this stage. Refine is the word!
This week as the graphic explorations are becoming more concrete, I started adding the behaviors and trying the Walkabout service in motion. The first try resulted in the video above. Incomplete as it is, I could get important feedback from it, regarding the transitions when the user turns direction.
This movement of turning has range, could be a wrist motion, an elbow motion or even a shoulder or torso motion. I want now to run a quick test with users to observe this detail and refine the transition accordingly. Users regarded the Walkabout interface as being too serious, and looking more as a professional tool than a playful service that should be used in the spare time. I guess that I was imposing my own aesthetic values upon the interface and the refinement is bringing it to a more appropriate configuration to the purpose of Walkabout.
I ran a quick user test and research on the web to find out the elements that can sense playfulness. I wanted to find
out what are the criteria behind the choices, not which combination I should use in the project. I found that roundness
beats sharpness by far, but the dark background had some interesting votes, being associated to cartoon and because
the colors stand out more. One user replied that to him, the light background, to his kids, the dark one. The gray
background didn't get any votes.
The most curious decision came to be between lightness or boldness, represented in the study by the text. In the samples
12 and 15, the only difference is the typeface.
An equal number of people picked each of them, some arguing that playfulness comes from lightness, from being free
and moveable. Some others argued that playfulness comes from a sturdy robust and break-free shape, that is soft and
you can mess around with harmlessly.
My conclusion is that they are both right, it's a matter of choice, context and being appropriate to the project.
On the web I looked for the most famous Video Game consoles to see how they solved the same problem of graphically
inviting users to play. Curiously Nintendo Wii, Sony Playstation and Microsoft XBox use the three profiles I selected, each
one going in one direction. The common elements would be contrasting vibrating colors and roundness, but a different
radius to each one of them. I understood that the bigger the radius the more friendly.
This research also confirms the apropriateness and what degree of friendlyness the service should convey. Playful can
have several faces.
Finally I have done some work with the companion website of the service, trying
to establish a common language with the mobile interface and incorporating the
more playful profile.
City homepage, before the user logs In.
User page, with the list of experiences, data, contacts and recommendations.
User page, showing the contacts panel expanded and data and recommendations closed.
The website as well as the mobile interface has been going a long way with many hours spent on finding the right elements
and the right language. See some examples of the wireframe and the previous, more serious version.
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Today's post was supposed to be about my dinner with Katie at America Eats Tavern. I will write about it (eventually), but for now you'll have to
As you may have heard, the Northeastern United States is getting drenched by a bad combination of Tropical Storm Lee and the outskirts (and weather patterns) from Hurricane Katia.
|Estimated rainfall totals in the area, through Friday.
This was so much worse than it had ever been. Water permeated through our entire 1000-ish square foot basement; our basement that is 80% covered in carpet. Duff Man worked on it for a few hours, and I helped him for a while... but pretty soon after I got home, I realized that we were in over our heads. There was no way that we would be able to get all of the carpet sufficiently dried to prevent mold and mildew growth.
At about 8:00pm, I threw in the towel for both of us and looked up a flood remediation company on Angie's List. I'm not going to review the company here (yet), but I have to say that I'm impressed. They were at my house around 10:15pm, gave us some paperwork to sign, reviewed the situation, and got to work.
The plan? Pick up all the carpet, discard all of the carpet padding (since there's no way to dry it enough to prevent mold & mildew growth), dry/dehumidify for up to a week, replace drywall/baseboards if necessary, spray with anti-microbial solution, re-install carpet with new pads, patch up walls, and steam clean.
It ain't gonna be cheap--the fans and dehumidifiers alone cost almost $500 per day.
Here's what the basement looks like now.
|Downstairs living area.
|Duff Man's office
|Downstairs kitchen and rec area
|Dining room, now storage facility
|Dining room, now storage facility
I've been contemplating gratitude lately, and I think this situation helped me put things in perspective. No one was injured. No valuable belongings were damaged. This is not like the time I had to clean out my grandmother's flooded basement on the day my grandfather passed away. I don't have a sick child to care for in addition to having to clean out the basement. (This crossed my mind because I have been admiring the blog of one of the other yoga teacher trainees who is living her life and completing her training WHILE while caring for her two sons--one of whom has cerebral palsy.)
If I must be honest, this flood may have been a little bit of a blessing in disguise. In moving all of our belongings, I realize that we simply have a lot of "stuff"--and that we don't need a lot of it. I am going to take this opportunity to throw away, sell, donate, and/or organize belongings that have been sitting in boxes and tucked into closets for the two years we've lived in our house. I also told Duff Man that this would be a great opportunity to paint his office if he's so inclined; the carpet's picked up and everything has been moved out of the room already. Why not?
So, even as I used the shop vac to vacuum and empty and vacuum and empty and vacuum and empty and vacuum and empty more water from the basement every 5 minutes for 2 hours after the restoration company left at midnight...
...and even as I realized, after coming back from a 10-minute break to notice that all the water I'd emptied had come right back...
...and even as I concluded that the water was not coming in from the french drain in the back of the house, but was seeping in from the ground at the front of the house...
...and even as I gave up for the night and went to bed around 2am...
I thought about how grateful I am for the life that I get to live every day. Even when it turns out unexpectedly.
The basement? Eh, it's just stuff. It will be okay. If a basement full of water is the biggest of my concerns, then I don't have much to worry about.
And I might not have even written this post (okay, that's a lie), except then...
Duff Man woke me up at 5:40am with panic in his voice.
He got up around 5:15am to bail the french drain, he let the dogs out back. When he went to let them back in, they didn't come at his call--the call that they know always signals breakfast.
The restoration company hadn't closed our gate when they left. The dogs were gone...had probably been gone for 20-30 minutes... and were nowhere in sight.
THAT is the first moment I felt panicked and out of control. We went outside and called their names. I drove around the neighborhood calling for them. I stopped a jogger and described the dogs to him with tears rolling down my face. I stopped the car to write posts to the city Facebook and Twitter pages asking for help.
All kinds of bad scenarios went through my head. What if they were picked up by animal control? What if someone took them? What if they got hit by a car??
I don't know what I'd do if I lost my puppies.
And, fortunately, I didn't have to learn. Duff Man found the furry
And so, I learned my final lesson from this experience for today. My relationships--even with my pets--matter way more than the stuff that clutters up the basement.
And life is soggy, but still good.
(P.S. One more thing: I wanted to add that I am IMMENSELY grateful for all of my friends who have contacted me to send happy thoughts and offer help and simply ask how we're doing. There's not much we can do until the rain dries up, but I'm so glad to have all of you in my life.)


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EURUSD: Is the 15 day down move over?
Has Euro found a significant level at 1.2756, support?
Update August 19th, one month later.
The take away lesson one month later is trading with identified levels goes a far way to give insights of where price may go and the patience it takes to see it through. To answer whether it is trend reversal or pull back is still uncertain, but identified levels are still valid and in place. The analysis was right.
Though the chart and price action has been bullish up for all of July and most of August price is at a double top resistance level at 1.34215. The impulse down leg of June has retraced almost 100% back up.
If price level 1.34215 (the beginning of the impulse down leg) gets broken and closed above, on the daily chart, then EURUSD may run up to 1.37000. NOTE: the impulse down leg did not produce a new lower. The March/April lows are still in place, which are also the lows for the year, 1.27460
I need to watch for price action behaviour to determine if buyers or sellers are in control. If buyers out number the sellers then 1.34215 may get violated and price could run up to 1.37000. If the sellers are in control and short EURUSD in large amounts, then price will hold at 1.34215 and decline down to key support retracement levels or further.
I need to watch levels and alignment of signals all pointing in the same direction, when this happens that will be the direction price moves in sharply.
Price moved up above the "Buy ?" blue line and continued up where is slowed down a little at .786 after a slight pull back and delay it resumed up to .886 level then pulled back again but still bullish. A double top at 1.34215 is still play.
July 15th, 2013
Below are Daily, 4-hour, and 1-hour charts for EURUSD with key support, resistance, and Fibonacci levels identified. Based on which way price break I will look for entries in that direction.
The charts with their identified levels provide me with "if then" statements allowing for quick and easy evaluation of the charts. Now that the levels have been identified just need to check in periodically to see if they are reached and how they are reached. Trading levels like this instead of individual bars, tick-by-tick, is a lot less stressful!
On the 4-hour chart there is a blue line labelled "Buy ?" and one labelled S2. When price breaks and closes on either side of these lines trade in that direction.
- If below S2 trade short and target the .618 level, S1, or a double bottom and below if move is strong impulsively.
- If above "Buy ?" blue line then trade long targeting the recent high and or the .786 retrace level of down impulse leg and further up to a double top at 1.34162 and beyond if move is strong.


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Exploding Sunroofs!
in Lexus
Happen to you guys yet?
Was on driving doing maybe 50-60mph and suddenly heard this loud pop coming from my roof. Sounded like something exploded.
At first I thought someone had actually landed on my roof!! Saw debrises flying off my roof from the rearview mirror.
Open the sunroof shade and realized a huge hole in the middle of the sunroof!! I had to close it cuz the smaller pieces of glass were falling. What would've happened if I had the sunroof open?
I've read somewhere that the NHTSA is investigating Scion's sunroof shattering. Wonder if this is related to Scion's??
Was on driving doing maybe 50-60mph and suddenly heard this loud pop coming from my roof. Sounded like something exploded.
At first I thought someone had actually landed on my roof!! Saw debrises flying off my roof from the rearview mirror.
Open the sunroof shade and realized a huge hole in the middle of the sunroof!! I had to close it cuz the smaller pieces of glass were falling. What would've happened if I had the sunroof open?
I've read somewhere that the NHTSA is investigating Scion's sunroof shattering. Wonder if this is related to Scion's??
ricksterq Posts: 45Wow, that's a bummer. I haven't had this problem with my IS250. I'm coming up on a year old. I HAVE had a problem with some squeeking or a "chirping" kind of noise coming from my moonroof on an intermittent basis. Seems to happen when I'm on the freeway and the moonroof is in tilt position. Lexus has yet to even hear it.0
mimicat3872 Posts: 15OMG... Are you seriously serious?! I have never heard of that one but...now shocked...Did you go to the Lexus dealer? What did they say? OR repairing services. :surprise:0
went to the dealer and they said they had a lex rep inspected and claimed that it was struck by an outside object which voided my warranty (for a replacement).
there's no way it was hit by a rock or object because i was the only one (car) on the freeway at that time.
they showed me a mark where an object might have hit (far right corner) but then why there's a huge hole right in the middle of my sunroof? plus the edges of the remain sunroof glass caved upward.
well took my car to the dealer and they said they want to give me a goodwill gesture (because great customer service and satisfaction as a dealer and mfc) they'll have the sunroof replaced and fixed for free.
by the way,,,if you guys are not using your sunroof i strongly suggest you guys to have your sunroof shade closed! those pieces of glasses did some major damage to my roof metal and paint! imagine those sharp glasses flying into your face or eyes!0
louiswei Posts: 3,717Do you mind to post some pictures about your exploded sunroof?0
cbrisley Posts: 1My family and I were returning to Cincinnati from Philadephia about two hours out of Philly. About 8:00 am. Cabin Temp 72 - outside temp 26. On the PA turnpike with nearest vehicle about 1/2 mile ahead - No overpass or falling rock zone and not a single scratch anywhere else on the car.
Car is a 2007 Avalon with only 2800 miles at the time.
Suddenly there is an explosion and a very loud wind noise. I felt nothing on the drive train and saw nothing but heard the loud rush of wind over my head. Pulled over and discovered a huge hole in the middle of the sunroof with the remaining glass spidered to the edge. The edges of the glass were all turned upward as if the impact was from inside the vehicle. Able to get to an oasis and buy duct tape and obtain cardboard. Called dealership and they agreed to take a look at it.
Thought it strange but now I am more curious.0
douglas1961 Posts: 1It was on June 4th 2007 when it happened. I was in a 2006 Cadillac STS by myself doing approx. 70 mph with a temperature of 74 degrees outside and an inside temp set at 72 degrees. All windows and sunroof all closed tightly. I was nose to nose with a semi with no other vehicle in front to be seen and all of a sudden an explosion! I flew off of the left side of road and regained control after a couple seconds. I looked all around and saw my sunroof was mostly gone except for the perimeter which was in a million pieces still intact though. I had glass all down my shirt, in my eyes and throughout the entire car. It was such an explosion I had hearing problems for days and found through Stat Care that I had fluid behind my eardrum from the explosion. I continued to my office where I cleaned out my eyes and clothing of glass particles. Then took the car to the dealership where they claim I had to have been hit by a rock...I DON'T see any possible way a rock hit my roof doing 70 mph when NO BODY was in front of me and I am nose to nose with a semi...
Can not explain this, but it could of been a terrible accident in the making..??????0
cworthin Posts: 2We had this happen on our 2000 VW NB while wife driving on hgwy - hot day (over 90) popping sound and sunroof shattered. Dealer tech stated he thought it looked like it exploded outwards - not from external source. We had replaced and now two weeks later while sitting inside house i heard a loud popping sound & went out to find the rear window had shattered - same thing - totally looks like outward pressure caused it. I've taken pic's which show the outward direction & NO penetration holes from external source. Called dealer & they claim never to have been aware of this happening. Glass company states that they have seen examples of shattering due to excesive heat/pressure build up. The interior of car 160+degrees & the glass actually 140 degrees to the touch (used meat thermometer). have been told that there may be a compound issue related to the tinting which contributes to this - am researching this now. Too much of coincidence for there not to be some other explanation. Both hot days - car parked in sun. AC on ads pressure if outside air vent closed & fan on high. The other just pressure building while sitting in hot sun. I wonder if keeping the airvent closed causes extra pressure to build up?0
leahlittle1 Posts: 1We got home from work yesterday and the rear window of our 02 VW Passat had exploded from the inside while sitting in the driveway. The shatter-proof glass kept it in place, but it's completely shattered, pushed in an outward direction. Over 100 degrees, and it was parked in the sun. Life.0
porchie Posts: 20My sons 01 Dodge Dakota had the passenger side window blow out the other day. He said he heard a loud popping sound and then a 'bam' sort of sound and the window shattered. No one around for as far as he could see. Driving on a road at about 45 mph. He didn't see anyone anywhere. Nothing was found inside the car that would have able to break the window. The glass guy said he had heard of windows just 'exploding' for no apparent reason. It was a very hot day 90+, but this happened in the early evening. Just weird! Luckily no one was hurt.0
minicoopers Posts: 26Our 1985 Dodge Caravan (when new) with the optional deep tinted factory sunscreen glass imploded on us while sitting in the sun. Not many glass shards on the outside but what a mess inside!0
toby_x Posts: 1Just happened to me yesterday!!!
Driving on the freeway, minding my own business, and.....BOOM!!!
I thought a gun went off or maybe a tire exploded. I Looked around at the other cars
on the freeway but no one was swerving.
A few minutes later I looked up to close the sunroof and noticed it was shattered but held together by the tint.
Glass replacement company needed to order the glass and said it would take two days, so they taped it up and let me drive away.
On the freeway, everything seemed fine until I started to hear the sound of tape ripping. Then the entire sunroof all taped together, ripped off and slid down the roof and trunk and finally into traffic where it exploded into thousands of shards of glass.0
rgarza4x4 Posts: 1The sunroof just exploded on my wife's 2008 CX 7 as we were driving on the road at about 65 mph yesterday. I just cannot blame that a rock could have caused this. I believe that the contributing factor is a metal bar that runs across and underneath the front of the sunroof is too close to the sunroof. If a rock or other object hit the sunroof right above the metal bar, it could cause the sunroof to shatter. Another assumption or contributing factor is a variation of temperatures between the sunroof and this metal bar. I am putting this info out there to see if other CX 7 owners have had this happen to them or if it happens to others in the future. My insurance company will be replacing my sunroof at a cost of $50.00 for the deductible. Perhaps Mazda needs to re-engineer the sunroof assembly.
esfoad Posts: 210Shouldn't Mazda replace that sunroof for free under the manufacturer's warranty?0
TripleCrown Posts: 1The moon roof glass in my 2001 PT Cruiser broke yesterday. Going about 60 on the freeway, and boom! Thought something hit me at first, but then realized that the glass has simply shattered. There is no evidence of anything having hit it, and it appears to be bubbled outward, as if from pressure inside the car. Out of warranty, of course, but seems like the manufacturers should do something about this.0
wdl Posts: 1Boom! (rattle)..like a rock and sand had hit the car (2007 CX7-2 days ago).
A frantic search finds all ok, still going 60 mph, crowded highway, no overpass, not hit by another car.Took the next off-ramp and found a hole in the middle of a shattered sun roof - glass blown upward? The inner slide was closed and caught the pieces - no sign of anything punching thru from the outside which surely would have bust thru the slide as well. We had just driven from the Oregon coast over a very cold and snowy mountain road.The rain had let up when this happened. The heat was on inside. We think its the temp. difference combined with a defect glass.
Went straight to the dealer in Portland - great service! Warranty covered the repair and car hire!
I read a similar report on a RAV40
lshoee Posts: 1We were driving about 75 mph and went under a bridge and the sunroof just exploded. When we pulled over we noticed that the glass was pushed UP not down like something hit it. Can it just implode. No windows were open in the car at the time - could it be a change in pressure as we went under the bridge? Glass rained down everywhere but thankfully none of us were injured. Is it true that Mazda pays to replace it. I have their extended warranty.0
lakebreeze1 Posts: 8Add me to the club. My 16 mos. old Avalon ltd. just had it's sunroof go "POP".
Driving with it in the tilted position. Nothing came by to hit it. It just went.
The dealer, Wilde Toyota, Milwaukee, WI is taking care of it. They noticed
scratches in the trunk lid paint from the glass shards and are having both the glass and repaint covered under warranty. (They're handling it well so far, no hassles).
They claim they hadn't really seen this happen before but when it happened
to me, I thought of these postings so I wasn't too shocked.
No cause from heat, pressure or impact, just a flaw in the glass somewhere that finally went.0
Same thing for me on a brand new (4 months) 2009 BMW 335 xi. . I was not going under an overpass, there were no trucks near me, nor were there too many other cars in the vicinity. I heard a loud pop and my sunroof shattered. I saw nothing coming at me, nor did I find any rocks in the car.
BMW sent out an engineer. He and the national engineering group evaluated the damage and maintain that the sunroof was hit by something. They have denied any responsibility for covering the repairs, so it's going through my insurance company. Total bill was just over $2,000 to replace the glass, clean out all the glass fragments that were in the headliner and paint the trunk and roof - they had lots of scratches from the flying glass shards. I still don't see how anything could have hit the car given where I was - maybe a bird dropped a stone. It's been almost 3 weeks - two weeks waiting for the BMW and insurance adjusters and a week to do the work. I just want my car back and get out of the awful Dodge Charger I rented. That's another thing. BMW offered to put me into a rental while the car was waiting to be evaluated and then backed out when it became an insurance claim - so I also have the excess rental charges to pay for.
The report I got from BMW indicated that the glass exploded from the impact of a small stone and the difference in air pressure and temperature between the interior and exterior. I was at sea level and the temperature inside and outside was almost identical. I'm really skeptical about that explanation.0
I just had the same thing on my 2008 bmw, did you have any problems getting it fixed? I had the glass replaced, by the authorised glass people with safelite, and now my sunroof is not working properly! I KNEW I should have gone to the dealer to get it fixed!! It will open, and go halfway, then open again!! The guy just could not get it to work, so I am now HOPEFULLY going to get it sorted with the dealer. My sunroof was at a tilt when it exploded! same thing didn't drive under anything, not driving too fast, no trucks close by, no birds about....just an almighty noise and then glass chips falling on my head!!!!! I did not even realise it was my car!!!...have to get mine painted too...just want it fixed!!!!!!0
Sorry to hear of your ongoing problem. Despite what BMW said, I do believe there is ample evidence that these things just explode spontaneously.
I did take mine to my dealer's body shop. They did a superb job with both the roof and the paint. Just one small problem I have is a rattle somewhere in the roof. I think it's the shade thumping against something when I go over rough road. Made an appointment to drop it off next week to take care of that.
Good luck with your repair.0
greginaz Posts: 4Our sunroof exploded outward like a gunshot two weeks ago. Lexus at first said it must have been a rock hitting it but there were no overpasses, no trucks around and it would take a huge rock coming straight down to break it while we were going 60 mph on I-10. Finally the service manager said it was a gray area after I pointed out several other cases I found on Google. They said Lexus always gives the customer the service when it comes to gray areas so they did fully fix it on warranty. The car only has 14,000 miles on it. I think it is a more common problem then Lexus wants to admit. For AZ it was not hot, about 95 degrees and we had driven for 20 miles so the car had cooled off.0
I purchased my Jeep Liberty in April of 2008 and have genuinely been pleased with both the vehicle and the service. On June 24 my wife and I, while on vacation, were driving down I-10 in southern Mississippi and were suddenly frighten by what sounded like a shotgun blast just above our heads. We looked around and there were no other vehicles or overpasses in sight. We pulled over on the shoulder of the road to do an inspection of our Liberty and found that the sunroof had apparently exploded! The glass had shattered into thousands of small pieces from the exact center of the sunroof and the remaining glass fragments in the sunroof were bent outward as if the force of the explosion was from within the vehicle. South Mississippi was under an extreme heat warning at the time, and the outside temperature reading, as read on the vehicle display, was 102 F. After inspecting the outside of the vehicle, we could not find evidence of any other damage. We immediately called the service department of our dealer to report the incident and see what we should do about this. The service manager told us he had never heard of a sunroof exploding and suggested we make an insurance claim to repair the damage. I, however, feel that the explosion was the result of a defective glass which exploded when there was a huge difference in temperatures inside and outside of the car. Since it was unlikely that we could get the vehicle repaired quickly, and we didn't want to lose the money we had prepaid for a 4-day stay at the beachside condo in Alabama, we decided to do a temporary fix on the sunroof with some gray duct tape, being careful not to get any of the tape on the painted surface on the roof. It's now Monday morning (June 29) and we have returned home. I decided to get on the computer and investigate if there were any other reports of exploding sunroofs, and found the reports recorded on this site.
I am now trying to decide if I should file an insurance claim as if the damage was from a rock that struck the roof, or insist it was the result of a defective glass. I feel strongly that the incident resulted from a defect rather than a rock, since there were no overpasses or other vehicles anywhere near us when it happened, and the unlikelihood that a rock would strike the exact center of the sunroof with no surrounding damage of any type. One of my other concerns is that some of the glass fragments that fell between the roof and the interior lining of the vehicle must be removed or they will make noise or cause other problems in the future. Any advice on this matter would be greatly appreciated.0
richardb621 Posts: 1I just had the same thing happen to me Friday when I was driving on the highway.I was a nice day temperture about 75F and no cars by me when, the sunroof popped.
I have a 2006 xi BMW that I purchased in April 2009, I will bring this to the Dealer Monday
I will let everyone know .0
Just a follow-up on the 2008 Jeep Liberty exploding sunroof. The dealer has refused to fix the sunroof under warranty; or in other words, they claim no responsibility for having to replacing the sunroof. In fact, the service manager told me that the decision was made by a regional service manager in Atlanta. When I asked for a means to contact this person, she told me that she could not give out any information about this person. She told me I should bring it to a glass shop and file an insurance claim for the repair. When I asked her "are you refusing service on my vehicle" the service manager then backed off and said she would get back with me on the matter. She never retuned my call, although she claimed to have left several messages, none of which I received. Oh well so much for good service! I'm interested if BMW will agree to fix your car under warranty. Judging from some of the previous reports on this topic, they should. But this is probably the difference between a quality manufacturer (like BMW) and a bankrupt manufacturer like Chrysler.0
I'll actually be very surprised if they fix it!! I know when mine shattered, I tried to call BMW first, but they didn't answer the call after call that I made, and leaving messages telling them to call me asap it was urgent!! So gave up and filed a claim with my insurance. FINALLY they got back to me! Well I told them what had happened, and said that I had actually already filed a claim with my insurance because I had heard nothing back, they said, 'Oh, O.K. thats alright then!!!!' No 'Oh don't worry we'll check it out!..Nothing!!! Then again, it depends where you are, and what your BMW dealership is like!! Hopefully you'll have a nice one :0)0
The same thing happened to me with my Mazda cx-7 It is out of dealer warranty so they said Mazda wouldn't pay, I have extended warranty but they said they don't cover anything like that. I think they should recall I have a 5 month old baby and 3 yr old. Thank God the roof part was closed. Did you have any luck when you contacted Mazda?0
We were driving on interstate- nice day about 85 degrees. My 5 month old and 3 year old in back seat. We heard a loud explosion like a shot gun. Actually thought we had blown a tire but after looking the tires were fine. We continued to drive and heard air entering vehicle. We opened the sun roof and saw large hole in roof. Like it just exploded. There was nothing that flew up and hit it. It just exploded. Mazda is saying because it is out of warranty they will not cover it. My extened warranty also does not cover it and my insurance company is saying manf. defect. I am so frustrated!!!!!!!!!0
dano29 Posts: 1Add my 2007 Infiniti FX35 to the list of vehicles with exploding sunroof. While driving home to Canada the sunroof exploded like a shotgun. We pulled over and discovered the big hole in the sunroof. Infiniti won't talk to me about warranty, only that it is not covered. The initial sunroof replacement was C$1,400 and now there is an additional $3,700 ($5,700 total damage) required to remove glass from between the roof and the inside panel. I am getting nowhere with Infiniti on the warranty so I am beginning small claims court proceeding here in Alberta. Very frustrating.0
robbie567 Posts: 1my saab 9-3 was at the mechanic, i received a phone call explaining that my sunroof had shattered. When i asked what the hell this meant the mechanic explained that my sunroof had shattered outward, but remained intact except for a few small peices. Anyone else have this happen to them0
howardru Posts: 155Perhaps you should check the SAAB message board.....
This is the Mazda CX-7 board.... The chances of a CX-7 owner, also being an owner of a Saab 9-3 are miniscule....0