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12/24/2013 10:02amNot far from where the Boston Massacre helped sow the seeds for the Revolutionary War, David Dyer points toward the underpass where he'd score crack cocaine by day and the train depot where he'd sleep some nights.
Utah man celebrates 100 years by performing at own party
12/24/2013 10:58amIt's not often that someone lives to be 100. It's even more rare when someone that "young" provides the entertainment for their own birthday party.
Police looking for serial bank robber
12/24/2013 11:49amPolice are asking for the public's help in finding a suspected serial bank robber.
5 things to know about tracking Santa's journey
12/24/2013 11:59amFor kids who can't wait for Santa to arrive, the North American Aerospace Defense Command has a Christmas treat.
Local photographers capture recovery from devastating typhoon
12/24/2013 1:57pmLast month Deseret news photojournalist Ravell Call and journalist Jesse Hyde traveled to the Philippines to document the aftermath of typhoon Haiyan -- how Utahns were helping the Filipino people and how the people were helping themselves.
4 arrested for multiple armed robberies in Weber County
12/24/2013 2:11pmThree men, including two brothers, and a 17- year-old boy were arrested Tuesday, suspected of being involved in a series of armed robberies.
Firefighters deliver smiles with toy donations
12/24/2013 2:28pmInstead of a sleigh, Christmas came a day early for children at the Road Home in the form of a big red fire truck.
Wanship fire destroys structure
12/24/2013 4:27pmAn extension cord was the origin of a barn fire that caused about $150,000 damage Tuesday and resulted in the loss of some animals.
Rio Tinto considers cutting ties with controversial Alaska mine
12/24/2013 4:48pmKennecott's parent company Rio Tinto said it is considering cutting its ties to an enormous and very controversial mining venture in Alaska.
Holiday power outages challenge Christmas cheer
12/24/2013 5:35pmFor the first time in days, the sun was shining and skies were blue when Doug Jennings stepped outside his home Tuesday in central Maine. But the power that disappeared in a massive weekend ice storm? It was still out, setting up his family for a very cold and very dark Christmas Eve.
Couple shot, woman killed near San Diego mall
12/24/2013 5:45pmA woman was killed and a man critically injured when both were shot near a San Diego shopping mall Tuesday.
Man only shops Christmas Eve after traumatic experience
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Man dressed as Santa robs bank on Christmas Eve
12/24/2013 7:16pmA man partially dressed as Santa Claus was apparently more interested in taking than giving on Christmas Eve.
Utah center offers emergency child care
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Santa shares unknown facts about his life and work
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Utah breaks liquor sales records
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Swallow ethics complaint dismissed
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13 bald eagles dead in Utah from mysterious illness
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Local school raises money to help former student
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Christmas Eve spacewalk for repairs ends
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The history and future of America on Independence Day, reflected in family.
We are very rich people as we have eight healthy grandchildren. When we scan the years of family and friends, we become aware that several of our couple friends have no grand children, and for various reasons of choice or fate, will never have any. Our lives are so enriched by watching our grandchildren grow, that we cannot help but feel sorry for what they miss.
Our son, Bill, and his family arrived July 4th from Manhattan Beach, California. He is an attorney and his wife Glenda, a Senior Vice President at BCBG fashions. They have three children, 15, 13, 11. We have not seen them for two years and suddenly, Wyatt is taller than I, Josie is as tall as I, and Ethan is well on his way to topping grandma.
Our daughter's two kids, Sarah and Tom live in Glendale, California. Chrlisti is a V.P. at Universal Studios, and husband Jim is employed at Home Depot. Their eldest, Sarah, just graduated from high school and will be attending Concordia College in Moorhead. Tom will be a senior this fall. They have spent most summers with us, enjoying fishing and the freedom and safety of North Dakota, and attending International Music Camp.
Jim and wife, Erin, live just two blocks away, so we have had the pleasure of sharing in the lives of Brantley and Olivia since they were born, and with Kayla since she was a little girl.
Each grandchild is an individual with his/her own talents, successes, foibles, goals, and dreams. This morning I was telling Josie of the history of my family and of Grandpa's family in the US and in ND. This is the purpose of grandparents, isnt it? The transmission of genes, of family stories, of family values? How intersting it is to see the traits and talents transmitted into the future---who inherited the love of animals, the talent for music or writing, the height or body type or hair color, even the temperament or stamina or the way they sit. Son Bill drives like my father did, and Jim sits like my grandfather did and has the same love of trees and wood.
All of our children and their children inherited a sense of Independence. Hah!--some might see the same characteristic as stubborn, I choose to see it as inquiring, as refusing to knuckle under to external demands because they are strong inside. These are descendents of ancestors who came to a new land for religious freedom and for opportunity to make their own way and to think their own thoughts. These are contemporary people with a strong sense of self, of "do-it-yourself" attitudes, of justice. It is genetic or the passing of family lore and values? This Independence Day we celebrate the family that built America in the past, and that will build the future of America--the healthy, independent, intelligent grandchildren.

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NSA Whistleblower Thomas Drake Agrees To Plea Bargain Deal
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As I said in the earlier post, as much as it would have been nice to see him fight all the way to the end and totally clear his name, this seems perfectly reasonable. In this way, the key parts of the case -- involving a really awful attempt by the federal government to abuse the Espionage Act to punish a clear whistleblower -- gets totally dumped. And, when you're faced with the potential of 35-years in prison, at some point reality sets in and it's almost crazy not to take a plea bargain that gets you no jail time. Just the fact that he turned down the two earlier plea deals is pretty amazing. In the end, the only way to look at this is that Drake stood up to the government and won. The feds won't get the precedent they wanted for using the Espionage Act against a whistleblower, and plenty of people learned about the ridiculous vindictive prosecution by the federal government.


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Imagine if someone left Vermeer's masterpiece "Girl With a Pearl Earring" out in the rain. That's what it felt like Wednesday when the Met wrecked "Don Giovanni": an act of criminal negligence.
The main offender: British conductor Edward Gardner, who could barely lead eight bars of Mozart's 1787 score without throwing the stage and orchestra pit out of sync.
The complex Act 1 finale — in which legendary womanizer Don Giovanni is confronted by those he's betrayed — is written as an "imbroglio," a stylized musical depiction of confusion. But in Gardner's inept hands, the scene dissolved into actual shambles.
Even the relatively simple "Non mi dir," a slow, pensive solo for heroine Donna Anna, kept slipping out of tempo, leaving soprano Susanna Phillips teetering from phrase to phrase.
Under these dire circumstances, a detailed critique of the singers is hardly fair. Making the best of the situation were Ildar Abdrazakov as the lecherous Don and Erwin Schrott as his wisecracking sidekick, Leporello. Their contrasting bass-baritones sounded respectively suave and flinty, and the evening's few laughs were sparked by Schrott's comic shtick: original, offbeat and expertly timed.
Phillips and the other leading singers — tenor Charles Castronovo as Anna's lover, Don Ottavio, and soprano Ekaterina Siurina as the peasant bride, Zerlina — offered smooth, well-schooled voices and firm musicianship, though little sense of individual style. Yet they sounded like Pavarotti and Callas alongside soprano Emma Bell, who yelped her way through a rough approximation of Donna Elvira's music without ever quite landing in tune.
Two more basses completed the cast. David Soar sounded blandly warm in his Met debut as Zerlina's sweetheart, Masetto, but Raymond Aceto's threadbare tone lacked any hint of menace as the vengeful Commendatore.
An opera's musical flaws can sometimes be masked by a clever staging. This wasn't the case here, as the Met revived Michael Grandage's production, which seemed stale even in its premiere last season. Before a dreary unit set of weathered stucco walls, the singers mostly just stood around looking uncomfortable in ill-fitting period garb.
The only exciting visual is a spectacular display of pyrotechnics — you can feel the heat from the flames in the audience — when the Don is dragged to hell. But for the rest of a very long evening, it felt like nobody in this "Don Giovanni" gave a damn.


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It appears that the reports of the demise of the Bush administration's quest for lower payment limits to help reduce the federal budget deficit may have been somewhat exaggerated.
On April 12, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns told Senate Appropriations Committee members he realized some of the administration proposals, such as the reduction in payment limits, were sensitive, and he was willing to work with Congress on other cost savings recommendations.
At least two members of Congress and several media organizations took that to mean Johanns was backing away from the administration's insistence that payments be capped at $250,000 per farmer. But 24 hours later, media outlets received the following e-mail from USDA's press office:
"I would note for you that we are still supporting the call in the president's budget to tighten payment limits, and we have not, nor do we intend to withdraw that proposal, which we think is very reasonable and an important part of achieving our main goal: to reduce the budget deficit in half by 2009."
Asked to comment on the statement by Rep. Henry Bonilla, R-Texas, indicating the House Ag Appropriations Subcommittee chairman thought the administration had changed its position, Press Secretary Ed Loyd said USDA had not changed its objective of finding $5.7 billion in savings from farm programs.
Asked the same question later in the week, Johanns told reporters he never intended to imply any lessening of support for the president's budget.
"I am absolutely committed to the president's proposals," he said, "and he's got it right. You know, his whole notion here is, we've got to get the deficit under control. High deficit is not good for agriculture, and every farmer and rancher knows that. They deal with interest rates; they deal with the need to balance their budget.
"It gets back to the point that we have to be a part of this; we have to be ready and willing to do our fair share here. Every federal department is being asked to do the same."
By the end of the week, farm organizations issued statements praising Johanns for at least being willing to work with Congress on the budget plan. Their words had an edge to them, however.
The National Cotton Council praised Johanns' commitment to work with Congress so that "the administration's budget proposal will not undermine the nation's agricultural sector."
USA Rice Federation officials focused on Johanns "sensitive" comment. "We hope that sensitivity will soon lead to constructive, successful dialogue between farmers, Congress and the administration, and that's next year's federal budget will not hurt farmers and their families."
So farmers, lenders, chemical suppliers, seed companies and all the other entities that have a stake in southern row crop agriculture are still under the gun on payment limits. And Rep. Bonilla and Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., and others who thought they saw a light at the end of the tunnel now have to wonder if it's an oncoming train.
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no idea how interesting this will be. John Stossell is the host, and he's an admitted but regretful Atheist. anyway, thought i'd point it out for those who might want to watch.
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He could bring up this moral tidbit from the Old Testament: This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son tomorrow. So we boiled my son, and did eat him--2 Kings 6:28-29
They are different channels own by the same fellow. How is a science v. God discussion worthy of time on a putative business channel?
Hey ... cannibalism in the OT; cannibalism in the NT. At least they're consistent!
But it is us they accuse of eating babies . . .
How strange. I thought I knew a lot of the juicy parts of the bible. But not that. Are there Kosher rules for eating babies? Don't serve with dairy products or something?
Please report on the outcome! I don't have the stomach for FOX.
will do. i'll be watching the Eagles game tonight but i'll dvr it and report back.
I believe it's 6pm for the left coast. I have my dvr set
related article from The Blaze.
This generated the usual inane comments from those who somehow believe using your brain is a sin. I'm about at the end of my rope with these people.
If I didn't mention it earlier, I'd like to suggest we set up a system for flash mobbing theblaze comments sections. I'm guessing this isn't a new idea, probably called troll mobbing or something similar. It would really be a public service. When they're left alone, those within the echo chamber convince them they're the only side of an issue and that everyone agrees with them except those "insane raving atheists". The comments just get weirder, more violent and increasingly lacking in any connection to reality. It's what happens when memes are allowed to commit incest without fresh DNA added to the mix.
In the video, Stossel says he wishes he could believe in god, that it gives people comfort and purpose.
He also states that his parents fled pre-Nazi germany and assimilated in the US.
It makes me pause. I've read that many Jews lost all faith during the holocaust - they found it impossible to believe there was purpose to their persecution, and felt that no god would behave in such a heinous manner.
I've also heard people say they lost faith as a result of 911, for the same reasons. I suppose others were comforted by faith.
I don't know. I find it comforting to know that, when times are bad, I'm not being singled out by a malicious deity, it's just that bad things happen, it's random, and it's neither fair nor unfair, neither a god's love nor a god's psychosis, it just is.
Personal opinion is that Stossell is nothing more than a shill for the right wing. The male version of S.E. Cupp. Ladies and gentlemen, lest we think, as atheists, we are something "special," we are not. We are nothing more than a cross section of humanity, in all its glory and degradation. The only thing different between us, and everyone else, is that we reject a belief in the desire for a fantasy world and a made up Big Brother living in the clouds. Other than that, we're really no different than those we walk among. Loves, heartaches, struggles, stress, joys and disappointments. We're nothing more than the rest of the homo sapiens we share this planet with. We just have a different view based on rationality and the extent of knowledge, as we currently know it. Which, of course, is always subject to change.
Oh, hell. Don't pay too much attention to that. Yesterday (12/12/12) was a birthday that marks me one day farther from the womb and one day closer to the inevitable. Plus, I didn't really like what my doctor told me.
In the words of Rosanne Rosannadanna
Once again it ends in a draw (it seems) with both sides refusing to give to the other. It's funny from OUR side though because it's easy to see the delusion of their side of the argument. I think the non-theist did a fine job of stating the case. -That would be a win and not a draw.
I always get the impression of the WALL that exist between the 2 sides when seeing the arguments like this. Where on one side is "fear that we will each be annihilated", "hope that an afterlife exists", "faith that the story is true", and the other is "our observation has been extended and disagrees with the creation stories", "evidence directly contradicts the story", "apparent is the truth that religion is false". That barrier is difficult to cross.
Mr. Bill Nye the Science Guy did hit upon the philosophy I'm writing about, Orderism. He hinted that the truly amazing thing is that we exist at all. It is the self-organizing property of the universe that has finally assembled us. If self-organization did not exist, we would not exist. Mr. Nye even took it one step further and said that life may be the Universe trying to become aware of itself.
see Chaos by James Gleick and Sync by Steven Strogatz. Some of these scientist have began to call themselves "believers" -talking about the self-organizing principle.
Life may be the Universe trying to become aware of itself, it can't be proven, but it is a great thought, and one of the pillars of Orderism.
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Professors talk about why they love to teach first-years
Reasons are varied, commitment the same
They're among the most respected researchers, lecturers and educators in their fields. Why do so many go out of their way to teach freshmen who have never heard of them?
"When you teach an introductory course, you're forced to confront the fundamental controversies in the field; forced to try to answer basic questions that people have struggled with through the millennia and forced to confront your own values," says Robert Art, the Christian A. Herter Professor of International Relations. "Where do you stand on what's politically feasible and what's morally desirable?"
You're also forced to be broad, Art says: "You have to know a little about a lot of things, so it's a good counter against overspecialization, which is so characteristic in academia and science today, in general."
Art's research in national security affairs and American foreign policy keeps him in demand on campus and off, consulting for numerous organizations including the Center for a New American Security and the United States government.
"Freshmen and sophomores, in many ways, ask the most interesting questions, since they're not socialized into a field and have not accepted the prevailing views," says Art of students in his class Introduction to International Relations (POL 15a).
He doesn't believe college professors actually teach anybody anything, but that students must learn by themselves. What you do as a professor, he says, is communicate enthusiasm for the subject and demonstrate by example what it is to think through a problem.
"I don't care what kind of an answer my students give, as long as it's reasoned and well argued," Art says.
With a diverse student body from around the globe, virtually every class contains a wide variety of views. That's one reason Sarah Lamb, professor of anthropology, says she enjoys teaching Introduction to the Comparative Study of Human Societies, (ANTH 1A).
"Students are amazed to understand people who have quite a different worldview and outlook than they do," says Lamb. "Through that process, they also realize that the things they took for granted as true or normal for themselves are just one particular point of view in the world."
It's also exciting, she says, when some students decide to become anthropology majors.
She recalls a refugee from Sudan who, after taking the introductory class, became an anthropology major then went on to law school with the intent to work with immigrants. Many students, she says, go abroad to work on issues of public service health care and gender.
"Even if they never take another anthropology class, if they now have a greater awareness of diversity and respect for others and awareness that their own beliefs and world views are not the only ones out there, they will be better at what they do," says Lamb, "whether it's international relations, politics or medicine or business."
If students want to learn what makes them do the things they do, they can check out Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience (NPSY 11b), with Donald Katz, associate professor of psychology, who says one reason he likes teaching it because he gets to cover a lot of ground.
"I have found that these kids are really eager to learn and very much like the idea that the textbook is last years' news and that science is always changing."
The course covers learning and memory, sex, how the sensory and motor systems work, how the brain causes behavior and how behavior shapes the brain.
"It's a heavy workload course, and the average grade is a B-," says Katz. "It's great when students say they've had a good time, and it's really great when they say they had no intention of studying this sort of stuff but want to now."
This fall, with the upcoming presidential election, students will have the opportunity to take Political Packaging in America (JOUR 104a), which examines presidential campaigns from 1960s to the present, looking at media coverage, advertising and how media and politics intersect.
Eileen McNamara, professor of the practice in journalism, says she's only had the opportunity to teach it twice previously. All of her classes are open to freshmen.
McNamara began teaching at Brandeis in the mid-1990s while she was a columnist at the Boston Globe. Nearly two decades and a Pulitzer Prize later, she also teaches a basic reporting course, Ethics in Journalism (JOUR 110b) and Media and Public Policy (JOUR 107b), about how policy decision-makers and journalists interact on the national scene.
"You have some very confident freshmen at Brandeis who aren't afraid to voice an opinion, says McNamara. "But even the kids who are very self-confident have a little piece of them that is scared -- it' a new experience and they're away from home. I like looking out for them, making some sort of connection with them so that if they have an issue they'll come and visit me."
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Some 15 feet away, his Cal teammate Stefan McClure sat opposite him. Same set of dual TV screens behind him, same light setup, same speaker system. In front him stood, oh, maybe six people.
McClure is a safety.
Such is life for defensive backs in arguably the most pass-happy league in college football — one that, as commissioner Larry Scott noted about two minutes into Pac-12 Media Days, returns 10 of its 12 starting quarterbacks.
"You've got to really be exceptional to get attention as a DB, especially in this conference," McClure said.
Eight Pac-12 quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for the Davey O'Brien Award, given annually the country's top performer behind center; no other conference placed more than five. Seven of those made the watch list for the Maxwell Award for most outstanding overall player. Two — UCLA's Brett Hundley and Oregon's Marcus Mariota — are mentioned in almost any early Heisman discussions.
Not coincidentally, the Bruins and the Ducks are preseason media favorites to finish atop their respective divisions, with the latter picked to win the Pac-12 title game.
Asked if he remembered a league with comparable quarterback depth, Washington State coach Mike Leach jumped back six years. In 2008, when he was the head coach at Texas Tech, the Big 12 was home to five standout signal-callers: Sam Bradford, Robert Griffin III, Colt McCoy, Graham Harrell, and Chase Daniel.
Bradford and Griffin both became eventual Heisman winners, and were taken first and second overall in their respective NFL drafts. McCoy, Harrell and Daniel each passed for at least 12,500 career yards and 100 career touchdowns.
And yet …
"I don't know that I've ever been around 10, where there are 10," Leach said. "We have 10 returners here, all fairly impressive. … Being the core position that the other players draw from, I think it helps maintain the identities of these teams."
What, then, is a cornerback or safety to do this season?
"What I see is a lot of opportunity," said Arizona safety Jared Tevis.
Tevis was not among the four Pac-12 players to make the Jim Thorpe Award watch list for best defensive back, but he did earn a spot for the Nagurski Trophy for most outstanding defensive player. The way he pictures it, the elite competition only adds more meaning to any highlight-reel plays.
"If we're playing well, I think it speaks loudly for us," Tevis said. "If we're doing our job, they realize it's harder to do our job against these types of quarterbacks."
Schematic challenges exist as well. As up-tempo, spread offenses branched out across the conference, they altered the way opposing secondaries must play.
"You've got so many receivers, and with all the different rub routes and crossing routes, it's not even really a lot of man-to-man on your guy," McClure said. "It's a lot of zone because you get these bunched looks and stuff like that. They can really limit what a DB can do out there as far as being able to play man or press.
"It's an uphill battle. You've got to really compete to get your name out there."
Despite the lack of attention, McClure carefully noted that he wouldn't have it any other way — local and national media be damned.
"They're focused all on the quarterbacks throwing the ball around, and we have the duties of trying to stop them," he said. "It's exciting. We've got great receivers every week.
"We kind of get looked over, but it's real fun."


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Ronnie James Dio's Second 'Very Beast′ Set Track Listing Revealed
As previously reported, a second volume of classic material from the late, great Ronnie James Dio is due out this fall. Now we have a complete track listing. The collection, titled 'The Very Beast of Dio Vol. 2,′ will include several rare tracks, including some previously only available in other countries.
The cover art has also been revealed. Marc Sasso, the man behind the artwork on some other Dio albums, does the job here as well, and the CD booklet contains several never-before-used photos.
The compilation has a planned release date of Oct. 9, and according to the official Dio Facebook page, there will be some different pre-orders with special collectors items included in a package that will only be available in the Dio Store. The first volume of 'The Very Beast of Dio,' which was released last year, has sold over 800,000 in the US alone.
'The Very Beast of Dio, Vol. 2′ Track Listing:
1. 'Killing the Dragon'
2. 'Push'
3. 'The Eyes'
4. 'Along Comes a Spider'
5. 'Better in the Dark'
6. 'Fever Dreams'
7. 'Black'
8. 'Feed My Head'
9. 'Shivers'
10. 'Hunter of the Heart" (from 'Inferno: Last In Live')
11. 'One More for the Road'
12. 'Lord of the Last Day'
13. 'Electra' (Rare Bonus Track from 'Magica II')
14. 'As Long As It's Not About Love'
15. 'This Is Your Life'
16. 'Metal Will Never Die' (bonus track from 'Bitten by the Beast')
17. 'Prisoner of Paradise' (bonus track from Japanese Version of 'Master of the Moon')


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Sept. 22, 2006
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Alexa Herman collected a season-high 17 saves in MIT's 4-0 loss to UMass-Dartmouth on Thursday in non-conference field hockey action. The Engineers' record now stands at 3-4 on the year.
The Corsairs notched the opening goal of the contest with eight minutes remaining in the first half. UMass-Dartmouth doubled its lead less than a minute later.
The game remained scoreless until 15 minutes had expired in the second stanza when the Corsairs extended their advantage to 3-0. UMass-Dartmouth quickly tallied the final goal within a span of two minutes.


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Middle-class Americans believe their ability to make sound financial decisions is "good" or "excellent," yet more than 2 out of 3 admit they've made at least one "really bad financial decision." Nearly half have made more than one.
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The typical median cost of these bad financial decisions was $5,000. The average cost? A whopping $23,000.
It's all according to an analysis of a national survey last year of 2,015 adult Americans by ORC International and an examination of the Federal Reserve Board's 2010 Survey of Consumer Finances.
If you've made your own costly financial decisions such as taking on too much mortgage or credit card debt, not saving enough or making a bad investment, at least you're not alone. If it's a recent mistake, know this: You can move forward.
Where Did Things go Wrong?
Assessing the report's findings is difficult because consumers may define "bad decisions" differently, and their definitions may differ from those of experts, says Stephen Brobeck, executive director of the Consumer Federation of America, which released the report with Duluth, Ga.-based Primerica.
In his experience, the most serious bad decisions generally involve allocation of financial resources. While one who carries large debts and refuses to save won't necessarily experience financial difficulty or perceive these as bad financial decisions, "All experts would consider this person living much too close to the edge of a cliff," Brobeck says.
He says a second major category of bad decisions involves specific product purchases, including mortgage loans, credit cards and investments. One example is being seduced by a credit card issuer advertising six months of no interest charges, but then the issuer imposes interest at a rate of 24%.
Reno, Nev.-based money coach Todd Tresidder says the "real hallmark of a financial mistake is when the decision causing it is not driven primarily by financial motivation." It's a lesson Tresidder, founder of the Financial Mentor website, learned personally when he sold a business he had founded simply because he wanted a break from the day-to-day grind.
The business could have become a relatively passive revenue stream for years -- more lucrative in the long run than the initial sales proceeds, he says. "My own mistake was driven by a lifestyle change. I really didn't think creatively about the financial implications of it," Tresidder says.
Other clues that a financial decision may have been a mistake: losing sleep, being consumed with negative thoughts/self-doubt, hiding the decision from family or friends, feeling stressed, and beginning to look for a quick fix, says Bill Losey, a Wilton, N.Y.-based CFP professional.
Make a Comeback
While a costly financial mistake will leave you feeling low, there's no reason to dwell on it. Doing so will only prevent you from a recovery. The decision can't be reversed, but current and future behavior can be changed, Losey says.
"Focus on what you can control. Your net worth does not determine your self-worth. Treat the bad decision as a learning experience and as an opportunity to help others avoid making the same ones," Losey says.
Laura Stover, president of a Bryan, Ohio-based financial and retirement planning firm, says the financial flub can be part of the learning process.
"Much success can come from past failures," she says. "The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step -- education." To her, that means seeking professional guidance and empowerment through knowledge.
Some people still will need the ongoing support, advice and coaching that a fee-based or fee-only financial adviser can provide in helping avoid future mistakes, Losey says.
Ask the Right Questions
"When it comes to making mistakes or taking risks, it's what we don't know, or what questions we don't ask, that could be costing us severely," says Brad Zucker, president of Las Vegas-based Safe Money Advisors Inc.
"Historically, we may have purchased investment and financial products first and then discovered how they affected our income and tax planning later," Zucker says. "The correct course of action is to discover your true needs and desires, and build the proper plan first, just like you would if you were building a house."
That means learning the right questions to ask, digging deep, and getting all the critical facts before making any purchase or taking other action.
Brobeck says the key to minimizing the chances of making bad money decisions is to think hard about how you spend, borrow and save, and to recognize that if you're not saving at least 10% of your paycheck, you're placing yourself at risk.
Careful consideration is also protection against product purchase mistakes. Brobeck advises deciding specifically what type of product makes the most sense for the situation, such as a savings account rather than a stock mutual fund for your rainy-day fund.
Tresidder reminds that it's most important to focus on the finances when making money decisions as opposed to focusing on lifestyle or relationships. Yet, he says, you still should acknowledge that decisions affect many areas of our lives.
Just don't go too far in avoiding mistakes. "After making bad financial decisions, I've seen people become overly cautious and avoid risk," Losey says. In the other extreme, he has seen people take excessive risk to make up for mistakes -- also not a good idea.
"There are many potential risks," Stover says. "One needs to find balance and define the goal of their money to achieve the proper safe-to-risk ratio."
Copyright 2013, Bankrate Inc.


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With 2017 coming to an end, we're sharing one of the most generous love stories of the year. Brace yourselves.
Houston natives Shellie Schoellkopf and Robert Callaway were supposed to get married in a big Southern ceremony and reception in their home state of Texas on October 7th. Hurricane Harvey had other plans. The couple decided to cancel their reception and donate the $5,000 price tag of the post-ceremony party to help their community, which was devastated after the storm. This story of paying it forward doesn't end there either.
Meanwhile, a few hundred miles north, local New York married couple, Cat Greenleaf (who you may recognize from USA's "Talk Stoop" where she interviews celebs on her stoop in Brooklyn with her rescue pups) and her husband Mike Rey, had recently opened a stunning wedding venue upstate, The Catskill Mountain House. Moved by Shellie and Robert's story, they flew them out for an elopement re-do and honeymoon on the gorgeous property, complete with a glamorous tour of New York City to see the sights.
From timeless crystal flutes that would make Liz Taylor swoon to charming Airstream caravans and bold patterns, these photos captured by Mekina Saylor Weddings will take you back in time to what feels like a 1960s movie set. If this story of paying it forward (twice!) doesn't give you the warm and fuzzies, I don't know what will.
Photography: Mekina Saylor Weddings | Venue: The Catskill Mountain House


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Wekiwa Springs State Park in Apopka is a fantastic place to view wildlife. The early bird gets the worm in this situation, since the deer are usually out early in the morning to forage for food.
If you arrive at the state park's main gate off Wekiwa Circle in Apopka at 8 am, when the gates open, you may see all kinds of wildlife including deer, turkeys, different species of birds and an occasional black bear.
The deer are particularly fun since they aren't threatened while in the park. They seem to graze and scamper all over the park while not being "spooked" by spectators. A careful creep through the dense brush will get you up close and personal! There are plenty of adorable fawns to watch as well.
The deer can be viewed just by driving slowly down the main park road and carefully looking into the meadows and woods. Packs of bucks, does and fawns can be seen all over the place. If you want to see more up close, the park offers 13 miles of trails for hiking, biking and horseback riding.
Wekiwa State Park offers other opportunities as well, including kayaking along the Wekiwa River, canoeing at Rock Springs Run or taking a dip in the cool springs.
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Incumbents Blocking Broadband Stimulus Efforts Because They Don't Like Competition
from the leave-us-alone dept
But, of course, the incumbents don't want competition at all. They've based their entire business models on the very lack of competition in the marketplace. So, it quickly became clear that they would not only resist taking any of the money, but they would actively seek to block upstarts from taking it as well. And... that's exactly what appears to be happening. lavi d points us to the news that lots of smaller companies are applying for the federal funds, and (surprise, surprise) the incumbents are not applying for the funds at all, but are drafting legislation in various local governments to prevent any upstart competitors from getting those funds. So, not only is it not stimulating the creation of jobs, it's not really providing much more broadband or competition.


text: Henri-Georges Clouzot's classic French thriller gets a Hollywood makeover in this glossy remake. Guy Baran (Chazz Palminteri) is the dull, loutish headmaster of a private school that has seen better days. While Guy oversees the day to day operations, the school is actually owned by his wife Mia (Isabelle Adjani), whose spirit has been crushed by Guy's casual cruelty and whose health is frail. Guy has been openly having an affair with one of his teachers, Nicole Horner (Sharon Stone), who has almost as much contempt for Guy as Mia. Mia and Nicole eventually join forces against their common enemy and plan to murder him and conceal the evidence. However, while the killing goes as planned, Guy's body mysteriously disappears from the carefully chosen spot where it was dumped, and when a chatty detective, Shirley Vogel (Kathy Bates) begins asking questions, both women begin to wonder who knows what about their murderous scheme. This was the third remake of Les Diaboliques, following two made-for-TV adaptations, Reflection of Murder and House of Secrets.~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide


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In the winter of 2011, three and half year old Declan Roberts was diagnosed with a rare form of pediatric cancer. He tolerated three brain surgeries, three port replacement surgeries, and more than 30 weeks of a very aggressive chemotherapy treatment plan, all while smiling, laughing, playing, and spreading his infectious joy all around him. When talking about how even heroes have bad days, Declan's response was "not me!"
Declan went to Heaven one year after his diagnosis, despite fighting with tremendous grace and perseverance. We continue Declan's fight by giving a voice to pediatric cancer awareness, and supporting the work done by the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. Join us at Victory Brewing Company on Sunday, August 11, 2013, for a beef and beer fundraiser, where we will honor the memory of sweet Declan. Proceeds benefit Team Declan/The Lemon Ride for the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation.
For more information about Declan and his journey through cancer, visit http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/declanroberts
For more information about the amazing Alex Scott and the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, visit http://www.alexslemonade.org
The Lemon Ride is being held on July 21st, just three weeks before the beef and beer fundraiser. For more information, or to join Team Declan in the 2013 Lemon Ride benefitting Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, visit http://www.alexslemonade.org/campaign/lemon-ride-philadelphia


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Thursday January 12, 2012
Little Prince Christian had his highest profile royal role to date as he helped Queen Margrethe unveil a special portrait to commemorate her 40 years on the throne.
A pull of a golden chord revealed the painting, which depicts the royal matriarch, resplendent in a fuchsia pink gown – along with her son Prince Frederik and her beloved grandson.
Both will one day be king.
Christian looked thrilled to be taking part in the opening of a special exhibition, titled Regent for 40 Years - Queen Margrethe 1972-2012.
The cute five-year-old – dapper in a grey trousers and jacket ensemble - has shot up recently, and looks more and more like his father with each passing month.
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To be a great golf course, you need a great finishing hole. It's the lasting impression golfers have as they leave their round, it's the hole they are looking forward to as they pull up. A great 18th often means a great golf experience.
Here at Caledonia Golf Club, we are fortunate to say the least. Our entire layout is widely acclaimed as one of the best, but our final hole is something truly special. We are honored to be included in "The Dream 18 of South Carolina," and hope you see us on many of the lists we've already been included on, and hope we continue with the accolades in future "Best of" lists as well.
On paper, the 18th is not so intimidating. It's a straightforward par 4, only plays 383 yards from the tips, and offers a wide fairway and large green. Oh, if we only played golf on paper.
As you stand on the tee box, you'll notice the water down the right. Lots of it. It should seem fairly obvious that you should avoid that water, but I can tell you that the water level rises at the end of each day from the golf balls that are plunked into it. Still, a fairway wood or long iron should suffice as a tee shot for most players. That's because the fairway ends and the water cuts in front, separating that fairway and the massive green.
The green itself is almost 55 yards long. You would think that means a generous landing area. And it does. Sort of. When a green is that long, it can mean up to a four club difference on your approach shot. So with the distance precision that is needed, the bunkers left and short and the water right and in front, there really is no room for forgiveness.
Oh, and did I mention the huge balcony we have on our clubhouse which sits just above the green? Yes, more often than not, you might have a large gallery watching your approach shot - and you may very well get applause as you walk up if not knock one close. And you may hear it if your shot finds the sand or worse, the water.
But the scenery, the challenge and the atmosphere make this one of the most exciting and fun holes, not just in South Carolina, but that you'd find anywhere. We've had thousands of golfers tell us the same thing. But just don't take our word - or theirs, we hope you get a chance to find out for yourself.


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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
From the Office of the County Clerk: G66 - Astros @ Mariners
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Disgusting......simply disgusting.
*TWO* nights in a ROW....the guys commit ERRORS. This team came out on the field with their guns....and shot the pitcher. They are bad ENOUGH, they don't need errors to make that a any more
- June 12, 2013 at 12:06 AM
when u have no payroll and put players on a MLB field that don't belong, your going to get errors and lots of them. As talent shows on other clubs as the season heats up, the lack of it on this one will show even more unfortunately.
- June 12, 2013 at 12:11 AM
Disagree. Defense is largely a matter of concentration and hard work, with some lesser contribution from talent. They just aren't putting good at bats together - haven't since they shelled Freddy Garcia.
- June 12, 2013 at 2:45 AM
Just checked out the highlights at MLB at bat. Good to see the MLB advanced media guys felt good enough to tack on "pena's diving stop" on the end of the highlights, otherwise we would have been shut out of them, too. ALL the other highlights are Mariners ones. They ain't playing well at the moment.
- June 12, 2013 at 2:47 AM
I'm gonna do some yelling!
- June 12, 2013 at 2:49 AM
atleast he dodgers and dbacks made today in mlb exciting :)
- June 12, 2013 at 3:10 AM


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT seniors Noel Hollingsworth (Salt Lake City, Utah) and Jamie Karraker (Morgantown, W. Va.) were each named to the Capital One Academic All-America men's basketball second team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Hollingsworth and Karraker become the 179th and 180 Academic All-Americans in Institute history and the first for men's basketball since Jimmy Bartolotta was selected as the 2009 Academic All-America of the Year.
Hollingsworth leads the Engineers in scoring at 17.2 points per game and is second in rebounds at 6.5 per contest. The senior big man was a preseason All-America selection and has been named the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Player of the Week on three occasions this season. After missing a large chunk of last season to injury, Hollingsworth has regained the form that earned him NEWMAC Athlete of the Year and second team All-America honors in 2010. He ranks among the top five in the NEWMAC in 10 different categories, including scoring (2nd), rebounds (3rd), blocks (2nd) and field goal percentage (3rd). An electrical engineering and computer science major, Hollingsworth carries a 4.5 GPA and will attend grad school at MIT next year.
Karraker is one of the top three-point shooters in the country, sitting second in all of Division III in 3PT field goals per game and ranking 15th in percentage. The senior recently surpassed 1,000 points for his career and owns the MIT records for three-pointers in a single game and career. Karraker has also been selected as the NEWMAC Player of the Week twice this year. Karraker sports a 4.8 grade point average in electrical engineering, computer science and physics.
With the selections of Hollingsworth and Karraker, MIT increases its Division III leading total of Academic All-America honorees. The Engineers are third all-time across all Divisions behind the University of Nebraska and Notre Dame. The men's basketball program has accounted for 10 of the 180 selections since 1980.


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2001 Chevrolet Silverado Duramax Diesel - Project DuramaxPosted in How To on September 8, 2006
Some three years and 50,000 miles ago, we installed some performance improvements from BD Power on our '01 Chevrolet Duramax test truck (June '03). Nearly all the mileage this truck gets is towing. Going down the highway means 20,600 pounds-yep, a real load.
Just to refresh your memory, we had added the BD air-intake system and a complete exhaust system, which we later found on a dyno to make about 20 more rear-wheel horsepower. We also opted for the BD exhaust brake, in which an air cylinder controls a butterfly valve, which, when activated, virtually shuts off the exhaust from escaping, thus building backpressure. It works so well when towing that only on the steepest grades do we ever touch the truck's brake pedal, and that's very seldom.
To keep track of engine performance, we mounted up BD's excellent X Monitor gauge package to the window's A-pillar to give us exhaust gas temperature (EGT), turbo boost pressure, and exhaust backpressure readouts.
Diesels thrive on fuel delivery. The more fuel delivered at the proper time, the more power developed. The installation of the Amp Box from BD allowed us to program four different power levels by altering the injection delivery timing and opening duration. Keep in mind that diesels operate without a butterfly-type throttle, so engine speed and power are regulated by the amount of fuel delivered to the injectors, and with a turbocharger, airflow is augmented by how hard the turbo spins due to exhaust flow. So it all comes down to more fuel, more air, more power.
The biggest drawback is that the program was designed for those trucks with the more common Allison automatic transmission, not the six-speed manual that we have. We leave our Amp Box set at the third power level and closely monitor our EGT. To change the power level, we have to locate an Allison transmission-equipped truck, plug in our Amp Box, and follow the instructions. OK, it's only a 20-minute job, but it's still a pain to locate another truck.
Thanks to BD, where driving conditions allow, we can cruise at 75 mph. While we can now usually pull most grades in Sixth gear, we'll grab Fifth gear even if not needed, just to reduce the gear and clutch load.
The power gain is phenomenal! Forget about the slow lane on the hills. The only problem is that we have to monitor our exhaust temperature and usually have to back off on long grades to prevent turbo meltdown. But even at reduced throttle, we're towing faster than most people drive without trailers. If we had the Amp Box set on "1," as BD recommends when towing, then we most likely could keep our foot down, but naturally with less power.
As to the air filter and exhaust, there is a slight increase in engine intake and exhaust noise. BD claims the two let the turbo run cooler and enhance the power output provided by the Amp Box. While I can't directly prove it, I'd have to agree.The best fuel mileage has been 22 mpg without a load, and our pulling average is 12.3 mpg. Not bad considering the speed, weight, and wind resistance involved.
The oil vapor from the K&N air filter bothered the mass airflow sensor and sent a trouble code, and the exhaust brake's backpressure exceeds a normal reading, causing a series of trouble codes to be stored. These lit up the "service engine soon" light. This totally mystified the service technician at our uncooperative Chevy dealer. We had them clear the codes and took our truck home running just fine. The "light" will periodically come on when using the exhaust brake but then will reset itself.
However, one day the light came on, stayed on, and fuel mileage dropped by 2 mpg, along with black smoke on start-up. Back to the dealer (with the Amp Box removed), where they refused to work on the truck unless we had a GM stock air filter (not even an auto-parts OEM-style replacement) as well as the GM-installed exhaust system. After reminding them that they would be in violation of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, several "heated discussions," and many letters and phone conversations with GM's Customer Service (which was a total joke), we were getting nowhere. Then I contacted SEMA, as well as K&N. The right letters to the right people, and within the month, the service manager called to say that there was a "misunderstanding" and they would be glad to work on our truck.
Funny thing is the local GM truck dealer has no problem at all with the intake and exhaust modifications, but this Chevy dealership (who is also a GM performance dealership and even sells aftermarket air filters and exhaust for diesels) won't work with customers once the products are installed. Go figure! Other people tell me that they have no problems with their dealers.
In a word, yep! However, we would perhaps skip the air filter and 4-inch exhaust system due to the high cost and relatively low gain. Might just also make it easier down the line with any warranty problems-but then again, we would lose some horsepower and torque, and maybe have to back out of the throttle sooner to control EGT. The exhaust brake is a definite keeper, and the Amp Box is an almost unbelievably quick way to make fantastic gains in horsepower and torque. The X Monitor is a very useful tool to make sure you don't exceed certain parameters. The bottom line: wow! It sure beats pulling a load with a small-block gas engine. With the truck empty, it's Mustang-hunting time.
While there's nothing wrong with the EZ Amp Box (made for BD Power by Edge Products), BD has a new Duramax offering called "the Intimidator," which is an alternative to the underhood-mounted EZ Amp Box that we had been using. The Intimidator instead plugs into the diagnostic port under the dash and reprograms the factory curves. First, the factory settings are stored so that they can be reinstalled in case the truck needs to go to the dealer for warranty work. Then, the Intimidator programs the fuel/timing curve to any of the four settings of horsepower/torque (55/110, 80/200, 100/205, or a whopping race-only 170/350). These are BD's actual average rear-wheel-dyno horsepower and torque figures.
The Intimidator also eliminates the rpm/speed limiter for more driveability, plus it reads any engine trouble codes and clears them if need be. Running taller tires? No problem: The Intimidator can reprogram the speedo to display actual road speed to compensate for just about any tire-diameter or gear-ratio change. It's simple to plug in the Intimidator, make whatever changes you want, unplug, and drive away.
One thing that we noticed right off (and for some reason hadn't experienced with the EZ Amp Box): the engine seemed to have more of a "rattle" sound than stock. This was likely due to timing changes, and we just didn't notice it with the EZ Amp Box. At the Number 1 setting, performance and pulling power seemed to almost equal the EZ Amp Box's Level 2 setting. Any setting above 1, and we had to keep an eye on EGT-on several occasions at a full-throttle pull, EGT exceeded our conservative preset maximum on the X Monitor gauge. It may seem a bit strange, but fuel mileage under a load seems to stay right in the same range, whether on the 1 or 2 setting or stock.
With the truck bed empty and free of its trailer weight, we just had to try the top level of performance. Damn, if it wasn't scary! Really impressive was the 65 mph to "much too fast on the truck tires" acceleration. And, yes, we went looking for a Mustang or Camaro to challenge, but perhaps fortunately for our DMV driving record, didn't find any takers. Fuel mileage sure did suck, though, with the lowest recorded figure of 15 mpg. If you want to play, you got to pay.
Edge Products offers its Duramax power-adders in two parts. First, Edge has the Juice, the underhood box that BD Power private-labels as the EZ Amp Box. However, the Juice version is modified to work in conjunction with Edge's Attitude in-cab controller (also available through BD Power or other Edge dealers).
The dash-mounted Attitude offers you on-the-fly control of the black box's five power levels while driving, plus several other features. First and maybe foremost, the Attitude reads and displays EGT from a probe that goes into the exhaust manifold. (The "before turbo" location is a better indicator of true turbo temp than one installed in the downpipe.) Boost pressure is also displayed on the Attitude's LCD screen, as are the Juice power level selected, the true road speed when using a non-stock tire diameter, the engine temperature, the percentage of engine load, and the percentage of Allison transmission slippage.
The system also has a few powertrain safeguards. For starters, cold-start protection delays the Juice power levels from being used until the Duramax is at proper operating temperature. Speaking of temperature, Edge's EGT back-down allows you to set a maximum turbo temperature. When it's reached, the Juice/Attitude system cuts back on the fuel to prevent the temperature from climbing higher, and also chimes a warning sound. The system protects the automatic transmission too: the Attitude monitors and displays the percentage of slippage when the torque converter is locked, and reduces power if any slippage is detected. Subsequent power increases are limited during shifting to further control slippage.
And the Attitude's built-in 0-60 mph and 11/44-mile elapsed timer let you compare performance gains at the different power levels. That's a lot in such a small package.
Naturally, the Juice module with Attitude monitor/controller costs more than the Intimidator, but you get more features, most notably the ability to switch power levels on the fly. For those who already have a Juice (or Amp) Box, it can be factory retrofitted to work with the Attitude controller.
We made a long-distance trip with the truck unloaded with the Attitude at the Number 1 setting, hoping for some better fuel mileage, but it actually dropped nearly 2 mpg from the factory stock setting. This disturbed us a bit, and we are still not quite sure what caused the loss as nothing had changed other than our fuel source. We even consulted with the Edge engineers without a clear-cut answer. A number of times, we've found that the quality of fuel-both in Cetane rating and the percentage of paraffin wax-will have a pronounced effect on both fuel mileage and performance. More testing is in order as, according to Edge's engineers, mileage should have been better. When the truck was loaded (and the fuel came from a different source) and working like a truck should, with the Attitude at the Number 1 setting, fuel mileage stayed the same as it was in the stock setting, with an increase in performance. It's pretty simple to just punch up to a higher setting when we want more power on hills or in passing, but we are definitely keeping a eye on EGT at the higher setting. We save Number 5 for showing off with short bursts of power and unsuspecting Mustangs.
The BD Intimidator is less money up front than Edge's Juice "black box" and Attitude controller/monitor. The Intimidator offers the ability to read and reset trouble codes. However, power-level changes require that the motor be shut off for reprogramming (not quite as convenient), and the Intimidator doesn't offer any powertrain monitoring or safeguards.
Although more expensive, the fuller-featured Juice With Attitude might actually be a better value since it saves the mounting hassle and approximate $350 cost of the aftermarket gauges it replaces if you don't already have them: pyrometer (EGT), turbo boost, transmission temperature, and oil temperature. This system also includes safeguards for cold-start protection, auto transmission slippage, EGT back-down, and boost control-potentially saving costly drivetrain repairs. "Push-button" power levels on demand is convenient, and the only Intimidator feature the Juice With Attitude lacks is the code-reader. However, the code reader and clearing ability is definitely a valuable asset as higher boost pressures, exhaust brake backpressure, and such will often set off an unnecessary trouble code.
The diesel motors-be it in a Chevy, Dodge, or Ford-seem to handle the extra power produced by these electronic wonders without any problem. Especially so if boosts are under 25 pounds and turbo EGTs-below 1,350 before turbo and 850 in the downpipe-as well as keeping rpm at factory redlines. However, only time will tell. Just keep in mind, there are only just so many horsepower-hours available in any motor.
Aluminum turbo housings start to melt down at 1,450 degrees Fahrenheit, so it stands to reason that the exhaust temperature should be kept below that number. Duh! Edge recommends 1,350 degrees as the maximum EGT.
But just where should we measure EGT? The easiest location is in the downpipe, past the turbo. It's simple to drill a hole and weld in a bung for the probe. In fact, BD Power preinstalls this bung in its aftermarket exhaust. But gases start to cool after they leave the turbo, so how hot is the turbo itself? We've always been told that there is up to 500 degrees in difference between before and after turbo temperatures, and we use a conservative 850-degree EGT as maximum read-out on our X Monitor. This also depends on how far down the exhaust pipe the probe is installed.
Edge's Attitude also reads EGT, and they recommend installing the probe in the Duramax's right exhaust manifold. This means drilling and tapping the cast iron. Kind of a scary thought at first. We did it with our engine running to blow out any metal chips.
What did we find? Cruising down the interstate with no turbo boost there was about 100 degrees difference, but this would change depending on throttle opening and the load put on the engine. While under 22+ pounds of boost at full throttle and full load, there was darn close to 500 degrees temperature difference. This puts it right at around 850 degrees at the down pipe. Safe enough.


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Spanier was arraigned this morning by a Harrisburg district justice on charges including perjury, obstruction and conspiracy. He has denied the allegations and claimed he is being framed for political purposes.
The 64-year-old Spanier led Penn State for 16 years before being forced out a year ago when Sandusky was charged along with two of Spanier's top underlings. Spanier is a faculty member on paid leave.
Prosecutors charged Spanier and added counts against Tim Curley and Gary Schultz. They were previously were charged with failure to report suspected abuse and perjury.
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Pocono Mountain West may have dominated the Mountain Valley Conference in the regular season, but Pleasant Valley is still the two-time defending conference champion.
Pocono Mountain West may have dominated the Mountain Valley Conference in the regular season, but Pleasant Valley is still the two-time defending conference champion.
After losing forward Kelecia Harris, the Pocono Record Player of the Year, and guard Amber Chieffo, the Bears (15-7, 8-4 MVC) have put together a fine season.
And while the Panthers (19-3, 12-0) won their conference games by an average of more than 22 points per game, Pleasant Valley did give them their toughest test. The Bears led 22-16 at halftime before West rallied for a 53-42 victory.
To get another shot at Pocono West, the Bears will first have to get by East Stroudsburg South (14-7, 8-3) in the MVC semifinals at 6:10 p.m. at PM West. The two teams split in the regular season.
"They're a good basketball team," said PV coach Nadia Gauronsky, the Pocono Record Coach of the Year the past two seasons. "They've really improved throughout the season. We're hoping to go out there and do the best that we can and hopefully come out with a win."
To do that, the Bears will need to bounce back from a tough loss in their regular-season finale.
Stroudsburg, which will play PM West in the second semifinal, upset the Bears 28-25 in Brodheadsville on Saturday, holding PV to its season low for points. Pleasant Valley beat the Mounties (8-14, 5-7) by 20 in the first matchup on Jan. 15.
One player who has played a key role in PV's season is junior guard Jordan Meckes.
A bench player early in the season, Meckes played her way into the starting lineup by the beginning of the new year. She leads the Bears in scoring (8.2 points per game), has scored in double figures 10 times and in six of PV's last nine games and has attempted 100 free throws.
"She's really improved defensively as well as offensively," Gauronsky said. "Last year she really could only go with her right hand and now she can go right or left. She's shooting the ball better. And she's pulling down some rebounds. She's greatly improved and her confidence has grown a lot. She's done a terrific job.
"We've asked her to get better at 10 things and she's tried real hard to do that. She's improving all the time, so she definitely deserves a starting position."
Others have contributed to the Bears' success, too.
Returning starters Keri Decker (7.9 ppg), Arden Cisluycis (6.5) and Mackenzie Dorney (5.8) have also played well. First-year starter Courtney Miller, along with reserves Janessa Fields and Kiki Russell, have done their jobs when called upon.
It will be an opportunity for all those girls to write their own history as they look to defend back-to-back MVC championships.
"I think that the girls realize what they have at stake and hopefully they're going to come out in the playoffs with something to prove," Gauronsky said. "I think we've improved a lot. I think our confidence has grown."


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