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Monday, November 07, 2011
NEW Conclusion to Bible Translation Study
Another error has been found ... arghhh. See google doc for correct totals. Here's the skinny:
The HCSB has the most points with 30. The NIV has the second most points with 27. The ESV (21) and NET (20) were close at 3rd and 4th. The NIV84 (12) was 5th place. Finally, the NASB did miserable in part 2, with a -3 score, lowering its total to 9: last place.
Looking at the negative points should help distinguish between the HCSB, ESV & NIV and the NIV84 and NET. The ESV had the least amount of negative scores with 3. The HCSB was close behind with 4. The NIV had twice as many as the ESV with 6.
Here is the entire 34 part series in a google doc.
10 comments:
- Sandy Grant said...
David, as you may see from my own blogs, I am tossing up (in fellowship with others) between HCSB and NIV11 for the church I serve.
Some gender matters are a genuine are of concern for NIV11. In most other matters it is an improvement over NIV84.
May I run a few of the concerns with HCSB that make me hesitate by you for your opinion... (sorry if I forget you already dealt with these)
1. Inconsistent use of 'Yahweh' rather than 'Lord' to translate the Hebrew tetragrammaton. It is not always even consistent within the same verse (e.g. Exod 15:3; 2 Kgs 3:11) or when the New Testament quotes the Old Testament (e.g. compare Joel 2:32 with Acts 2:21 and Romans 10:13)!
2. Capitalisation of pronouns for God and Christ (except for 'who'), something I am not convinced about, especially given the original Hebrew and Greek texts did not have such markers.
3. Inconsistent use of 'Messiah' as a translation of 'christos' in many passages, which some scholars now think appropriate when the word is used in a Jewish context. The NIV11 also does this, but almost exclusively in the Gospels and Acts. However the HCSB often also does it in the Epistles, but inconsistently (e.g. in Colossians, compare 1:27, the "mystery, which is Christ…", and 4:3, "mystery of the Messiah"); also 1 John 2:22, where "Messiah" rather than "Christ" completely misses the critical verbal link to "antichrist" in the very next phrase!
3. Inconsistent translation of some key terms in Romans. E.g. in Romans 1, the HCSB flips between 'good news' and 'gospel' as the translation for the Greek word euangelion (and repeats this inconsistent translation at later points in Romans). Likewise, it is inconsistent in translating dikaioō, flipping between 'declare righteous' and 'justify' throughout Romans, even in the space of a few verses.
4. Poor translation choice in Phil 2:7-8, with phrase "external form" where my former doctrine & church history lecturer, Dr Mark Thompson says, "the imperfection is so serious as to make it difficult for me to recommend it at all. In fact, at least at this point it opens the door to heresy", namely that of docetism.
- Sandy Grant said...
David, on your conclusion and on your maths, please.
But first an observation that I do not think you have uploaded an revised PDF via google docs, reflecting the corrected scores. At least when I downloaded it today, it was still the old incorrect scores.
On the maths about the negative points, you scored ESV 3 (lowest is best), HCSB 4 and NIV11 6.
You say this is twice as many as ESV, and you conclude The NIV's negative 6 score would make it hard for me to use it in teaching, since I appear to disagree with their translations too often.
I wonder if a little more mathematical nuance might reduce the strength of that comment. If I counted correctly, there were 50 individual issues you tested (26 in part 1, 24 in part 2), where you could score a negative or positive point (or a zero).
So in percentage terms, you disagreed with the top three translations at the following rates...
I am rusty on my maths stats where I did honours at uni (passing the subjects well, though I ended up withdrawing from the degree itself), but I am not sure this a highly significant statistical difference, especially when your sample size of issues explored is quite small (50) in statistical terms.
Add just one more issue in (and I suggested 4 possible examples above, with Phil 2:7-8 a definite problem in my view) where the HCSB scores a negative while others are positive, and the difference in rates of negatives are negligible.
So possibly a little overstatement on the importance of the negatives.
The flipside of course, is that the overall score of NIV11 at 28 and HCSB at 27 is also statistically insignificant, although a one point difference here (where there was a spread of 3 points per issue), is like a 3 point difference on the straight scale of how many negative points.
My conclusion is that on the basis of your assumptions HCSB and NIV11 are too close to split and ESV is also very close.
Therefore unless there are certain defeater verses/issues which trump all others (like some see 1 Tim 2:12 or Phil 2:7-8), then we could legitimately choose any of these three options.
It will be a personal choice, among 3 very good options. Praise God for the faithful and scholarly and readable options we have in the English-speaking world.
- David Croteau said...
Regarding 1. - I'm not crazy about the "Yahweh" translation. I don't have a huge problem with. Consistency would be nice, but there are legitimate debates over the correct pronunciation of that word ... and I've been convinced that Yahweh may not be the right one. It's a valid point. However, I don't find this overly problematic.
Regarding 2. - I like the capitalization of pronouns for God and Christ. For someone who like functional equivalent translations, this should be ABSOLUTELY no issue, as it is an interpretive/preference thing. The original Hebrew and Greek didn't have such markers ... but couldn't, so that issue is moot to me.
Regarding 3. - I think it's an interesting start. The question is: "what makes a Jewish context?" I don't think that is actually too difficult of a question to answer, but the inconsistencies make me wonder. I don't understand using it in Colossians or 1 John. I think "Christ" is just fine. But I have no problem with Messiah.
Regarding your other 3. - This is typical of functional equivalent translations and is one of the biggest problems I have with using them in teaching. My students have to "trust me" when I say the word in the original is the same. Many times in the HCSB (or, NLT) there appears no good reason to do this but stylistic variation ... but I don't care for it.
Regarding 4. - I'll need to look into this. Thanks for pointing it out.
- David Croteau said...
Regarding the stats you did, I see what you're saying. My main point is that I don't want to have to "correct" the translation a lot. In teaching, I'd rather have ambiguity. Now, if I was recommending a Bible for personal reading, my recommendation might be different. I'm going to try to illustrate this in a post today or tomorrow.
Thanks for these thoughts though. In the end, I totally agree, statistically, the NIV11, HCSB, and ESV are basically a stalemate with this study. Of course, that makes me feel like I wasted my time, but regardless, it helped me evaluate that: 1) the NASB should NOT be my Bible for teaching, and 2) the NIV11 is an overall improvement from the NIV84.
- Sandy Grant said...
Hi Dave, funny that the stats bloke could not number his points properly, hey! What do they say? Lies, damned lies, and statistics!
Thanks for your two conclusions about NASB and NIV11 over NIV84.
I don't think your series has been a waste either. It provided another interest-grabbing-and-sustaining approach that hooked me in (and others I know too).
Seeing different brothers work through the issues and coming to fairly similar conclusions - that ESV, HCSB and NIV11 are all fairly equal - is reassuring.
In some ways, I think it shows the decisive issues for some will be
(i) a strong preference about translation philosophy, and so if you lean strongly to formal equivalence, you'll trend to ESV;
(ii) what I'll call 'defeater verses' or issues, like some people consider 1 Tim 2:12, or Phil 2:7-8 in the former case, or approach to gender, in the latter.
But I think there are some other very important factors to consider, e.g. how it reads aloud, continuity for people used to their Bibles, etc.
I think my initial post over at the Briefing, on the method of evaluating the options, remains very important to control that decision-making process and avoiding a rush or stampede to conclusion.
Thanks for your work.
Great project and great set of posts. I have also been researching and reading through these translations for a year now (including the NLT) and have come to similar conclusions. I see the ESV having a better edge in "formal accuracy" and the NLT in "functional understanding," while enjoying the optimal aspects of the HCSB and NIV 11. Then the gender discussion also comes into play for these four as well.
I currently use the HCSB for my primary teaching and devotion, although the ESV would be my formal backup and the NLT my functional. The NIV 11 would be my optimal backup, although in my particlar church context the HCSB would work better (sadly gender preferences and such, although the NLT somehow always gets a pass for this, although no pass for being functional rather than formal).
I did want to chime in about the rather inconsistent use of Christ/Messiah in the HCSB NT. There are obvious places where the HCSB does it to show a Jewish context, but other "random" uses in Colossians and Ephesians that initially seemed confusing to me. However, in the case of Colossians 3:1-4 it seems that there might be a greek "kai" before Christos which might mean that it should be translated as "the Christ" (a title) rather than just "Christ" (a stand-in name for Jesus).
If the kai is really there in certain places throughout Colossians and/or Ephesians, then perhaps other translations are leaving it out for the sake of tradition or smoothness: "if you have been raised with the Christ..." but that might explain why the HCSB swtiches to Messiah in those places. Not only for a Jewish rather than Gentile context, but also to explain a title rather than a place-name.
I for one like the interplay between Yahweh and Lord, just to show people that God has a personal name (even if it takes some initial intruction over time, and we are not sure on prefering YHWH/Yahweh/Yehowah/Jehovah in English). Sometimes I dislike the unusual Christ/Messiah interchange, but I also would like people to understand the Old Testament Hebrew-Jewish context of Messiah and NT Greek connection to Christ, as well as the difference between Christ as Jesus' last name and his title as annointed one or king.
I hope this is correct information and helpful to the discussion. Thanks for the wonderful project and comments!
Hi David,
I really appreciate the comparison you have done. I came across your blog while researching the HCSB.
There appears to still be a problem with the results in your conclusion.
Through out part 1 the versions are listed vertically.
At the end of part 1 the results are reoriented so the versions are listed horizontally, with scores in descending order from left to right.
13 12 11 10 10 8
Through-out part 2 the versions are listed horizontally in this order.
The versions are listed horizontally in this order in your concluding thoughts.
However, the point totals from part 1 are not reordered along with the versions.
It looks like if the part 1 totals are given to the correct version the results would be this.
1 13 12 11 10 10 8
2 17 -3 9 11 17 4
Totals 30 9 20 21 27 12
If this is correct, the HCSB is significantly better than the NIV which has the next highest score.
Also, I have not checked the details for each translation but it's not clear why the score for the NIV was changed from -1 to 1 for Gal 3:28
If this is an error, this would be the result.
1 13 12 11 10 10 8
2 17 -3 9 11 15 4
Totals 30 9 20 21 25 12
My comment above
"If this is correct, the HCSB is significantly better than the NIV which has the next highest score."
should really be at the end and should also note that the HCSB is also significantly better than the ESV.
- David A. Croteau said...
I (unfortunately) have to say that you are totally correct that I added incorrectly AGAIN! However, the NIV does get a 1 for Gal 3:28: nor is there male and female. As long as it has "male and female" not "male nor female," you get 1 point. I'll adjust the post in a few minutes.
- Sean Harrison said...
I enjoyed reading the series - the pdf was very nice to have - and have posted a translation of Eph. 2:1-10 that attempts to follow the translation values that you have expressed. I would be interested in your feedback. http://biblicity.wordpress.com/2012/08/05/eph-2-1-10/


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Puzzle Agent 2 releasing June 30, pre-orders get original Puzzle Agent free
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Friday Shorts: Puzzle Agent, Two Worlds II, Akai Katana, Mortal Kombat, Red Faction: Origins
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Anyone had a chance yet to reclaim Gnomeregan or the Echo Isles in the Cataclysm pre-quests which were patched in this week? I've tried both (yay for level 80s on both factions), and thought they were good fun. Short but fun. I'd say Echo Isles had the better story but I laughed aloud at Gnomeregan. Gnomes are brilliant.
When you do the questlines, you will notice that the final quest reward is .. a cloak with no stats. "How useful," you think, "NOT." I'll grant it has some RP potential, and am sure the active troll RP guilds on my server are thrilled.
But what happened to the promised overcloaks? Originally these quests were touted as offering a new type of item that would allow you to overlay the cool cosmetic overcloak over the dull but stat-laden frost badge cloak that every darned raider is wearing these days.
A U-Turn is what happened, as reported in this thread on the official forum:
"It is true that the cloak rewards had overcloak functionality when these events were up on the public test realms some months back. In the end we decided that implementing the cloaks in such a way that players could aesthetically change the cloak they're wearing could set a bad precedent. We like customization and flavor items, but we don't want to start implementing aesthetic items in the game which allow players to look however they want while keeping all the stats they want. We felt the overcloaks were breaking that barrier a little too much."
I call technical issue shenanigans. There are already items in the game which let players shapeshift into completely different races, complete with full disguise. And if it's so important that gear should be identifiable by sight, why doesn't hard mode gear look different from normal mode? It also surely couldn't be impossible to turn off cosmetic options in battlegrounds or arenas if that was seen as an issue.
It's a shame. I never thought of myself as one for dress up but I have loved the cosmetic clothing in LOTRO, and I know it's been a popular option in other games too.
Still. Enjoy your pointless cloak, everyone.


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PIs from UPCEA and Hobsons offer impressions of the first phase of their joint longitudinal study
The University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) and Hobsons completed a pilot study of 990 adult learners from eight higher education institutions during AY 2013-2014 and have recently released "Measuring Impact: Findings From a Study of Adult Student Gains and Satisfaction."
Investigators polled adult learners who had attained bachelor's degrees (and/or advanced degrees), associate degrees, or credit certificate credentials from the participating institutions within the past five years. The research focused on the impact of these credentials on individuals, in an attempt to measure ROI not only in straight financial terms but also in other areas relevant to career and employment, such as perceived job security, promotions, salary increases, and feelings of confidence in the job marketplace.
Research findings have prompted recommendations both from education professionals in the field and analysts at UPCEA and Hobsons, especially highlighting: (1) the potential for an education ROI calculator (updating the existing notion of an education price calculator with factors beyond financial costs), (2) the opportunity to adjust student services to cater more specifically to the adult learner, and (3) the need to translate observations of previous student impacts into new student advising guidelines in the future and better communicate the value of a degree.
CT asked Jim Fong, Director of the UPCEA Center for Research & Consulting and Todd Bloom, Chief Academic Officer at Hobsons for their comments.
Mary Grush: Other research is available on the value, especially in financial terms, of attaining higher education degrees or certificates. This includes data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. How does the Measuring Impact study differ from all that?
Jim Fong: One of the issues we've struggled with in the past is that even given all the existing data out there, including data housed by the BLS and the Department of Education, there is a surprising lack of adult learner-centric data available. So with our study, we are trying to generate more data specifically on the adult learner.
Plus, we are looking at the adult learner from the perspective of what their goals and challenges are, their levels of self-confidence, their access to education and jobs, and other factors beyond salary to determine ROI.
Grush: What were a few of the findings that surprised the investigators, or that seem to point to important trends or maybe opportunities for change?
Todd Bloom: I was a bit surprised, though not completely, with regard to the lack of engagement and ascribed value to the services that the respondents' institutions offer in the form of general student services, financial services, or career services. These students, adult learners at 24-34+ years of age, are savvy shoppers. They are spending their hard-earned dollars on education and are going to try to get the most they can out of that spend. I was hoping that we'd see far more value ascribed to the services that can truly help students be successful during school and even more so as they transition after graduation into a new job or move up in their current employment.
I think what that means, though, and one of the learnings that came out of our pilot study, is that institutions that provide continuing education services or service the adult learner, should do some thinking about how they target that type of learner and how that learner is different than, say, a 20 year-old more traditional undergrad student.
Adult learners make up a very large proportion of students, and we know that support services are critical for them both during and transitioning out of college. So, the question is, how do you differentiate student services so that they are meaningful for not only the more traditional, 4-year student but also for the adult learner? I hope we can build on this question in Phase Two of our research.
Fong: One of the objectives of the study was to confirm the financial value of degrees and certificates. The study shows that, relative to a degree, there definitely is a significant amount of financial value, especially considered over the course of a lifetime. So responding to your question, if folks will learn to look at the cost a college degree from an investment standpoint, and what it can pay back in terms of future earnings, that would be a real opportunity for change. How do we get people to look at that? It's a piece that is very critical in all this, along with considerations of greater job security, mobility, self confidence, and access to the job market.
And the question then becomes, how do you translate all that into a message of advising and counseling within the institution?
Bloom: In terms of the implications from our reporting on the pilot study, and the reactions we received, I thought it was very insightful on the part of one of our webinar attendees last week to ask, "Does this lead in any way, shape, or form, to the inclusion of a net value calculator, as being useful to a prospective student?" Following on the last few years of efforts on the part of institutions to create net price calculators, we know that these are interesting initiatives that provide more clarity about price. But what we are interested in — and what really what germinated our study in the first place — is value, not just price.
When we think about a net value calculator, what I especially like about that is that it gets away from the concerns that many folks have at institutions around a federal ranking system based on common measures. A net value calculator would be based on those factors that the institution believes are important: the institution's mission and the students the institution tries to attract and enroll.
I think one of the major implications coming out of the pilot, Phase One of our study, is that value and return (ROI) are not simply income improvement for the adult learner, but as we discussed earlier, it's also about confidence in one's career, security in one's own job, and the opportunity that comes with the next steps in your career. With this input we are already moving on to Phase Two — stay tuned!
[Editor's note: Institutions wishing to participate in the next phase of this research may contact Jim Fong, firstname.lastname@example.com or Todd Bloom, email@example.com.]
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100 mph entrance speeds, precise slide initiation into hairpins, near 800hp of naturally aspirated fury unleashed around a signature circuit: This was an eye-opening ride along in one of the largest-bodied pro drift cars in the Formula Drift (FD) series. Traditionally, drift platforms hinged on compact Japanese rear-wheel drive chassis. Today, car variety is abundant due to new sponsors and driver interest in assorted styles.
European flavor and American muscle now compete side-by-side the classic Nissans, Mazdas and Toyotas in the premier Formula D series. One such driver pilots a stateside hallmark unique to the 2013 grid: #17 Tyler McQuarrie and his Mobile 1 / GoPro 2011 Chevrolet Camaro. Loud, wide and dripping in 'Emurican character, the GM Racing COPO LS7-powered Chevy may not be the fastest within the series but in the words of McQuarrie:
"As far as a drift car goes, the Camaro is probably the easiest car I've ever drifted. Its chassis and wheelbase is ideal. It is not the quickest car or the quickest to change direction but it's the most fun. It has tons of angle and it's just great to drive. That's comparing it to the 350Z I used to drive at Falken Tire, which was like riding a bull and the Porsche 993 I drove at Hankook, which was just a knife-edge. The trade on that is it is not necessarily the fastest."
On a Saturday evening during the 2013 GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma weekend we strapped into Tyler McQuarrie Racing's official FD ride, as a passenger, for a full tire-shredding lap around a 2.22-mile, 11-turn racetrack. Normally, competitive FD runs last around 30-40 seconds and take place on select portions of a circuit. This 2.5-minute run highlighted the car's capability and driver's skill in an extended and extremely fun light.
That same weekend McQuarrie was also competing in the Maserati Trofeo World Series event. Sonoma also known as Infineon Raceway holds a special place in his heart: "I've been here instructing for almost 17 years, which is just insane to think about. I love this track. It has so much character. There are so many great tracks around the country but they all don't have the character, you know. It has every type of corner, off camber, cresting hills, long downhill. Running Grand-Am, one of my favorite tracks is Road America, which is way different than here but Sonoma is on the top of my list."
GoPros rolling inside and out, McQuarrie planted the pedal to the floor inducing heavy acceleration towards the upward ascending left hander of Turn 1 quickly met outside of the pit lane exit. As a naturally aspirated engine there was no boost lag. Power came on immediately and pulled linearly through the rev range. The built LS7's roar reverberated through a cage-framed cabin that filled with smoke shortly after the tires broke loose.
In the chaos of sound, speed and smoke, the transitions between sweeping 100 mph corners, straights and heavy angle hairpins felt seamless. Like pushing a fat kid on a swing, the Camaro took initial effort to get sideways but once swaying back and forth it carried momentum and flowed agilely through each section. The length of lap lent much time to take in the driver's calculated footwork and handbrake pulls that carried us sideways.
Being a high-dollar drift car used infrequently outside of short bursts of competition, segments of the 11-turn lap were spent with rubber planted to keep engine temperature below 220 degrees. "I would rather not use our Formula D car for this press stuff. This is our competition car and we don't practice a ton or put time on it so there is stuff that can break. To put it through this is pretty hard. It's built to do 30-second runs and stop. It's never a consecutive two minutes," said McQuarrie.
Pulling back into pit lane left a feeling of, "Another lap!" The ride along experience was rapid and audibly awesome. Smooth and precise, it was a testament to McQuarrie's skill and engrained knowledge of each inch of the track. Birthed from Motor City and influenced by Japanese culture, this drift Camaro left a lasting impression. It's a prime example of the evolution continuing within this extremely fun motorsport. Keep it loose.
Vehicle Breakdown
Vehicle: 2011 Chevrolet Camaro
Weight: 2,800 lbs (est.)
Engine: GM Racing COPO LS7
Power: 780hp, 690 lb-ft of torque (est.)
Transmission: 4-speed Xtrac
Clutch: Advanced Clutch Technology
Brakes: Wilwood
Suspension: Eibach
Wheels & Tires: Forgestar F14, Hankook RS3 tires (245/40/18 front, 265/40/18 rear)
"We're running the COPO LS7 motor, which is a motor used for their drag cars. It's built by GM Racing, and makes about 780hp at the crank and torque is about 690 lb-ft. It's a super reliable naturally aspirated engine. The power is there all of the time and it has good torque," said Tyler McQuarrie, pro racecar and drift driver.
The Camaro is probably the easiest car I've ever drifted. Its chassis and wheelbase is ideal.
"We are running a super light 4-speed Xtrac gearbox out of a NEXTEL Cup Car, which weighs about 65 lbs. – its light rotating mass helps get that power to the wheels. To the back is a quick-change rear end, which allows us to change the gears specific to every track so I only have to use third and fourth gear. Using only third and fourth is ideal because it's easier gear changing – you're not going across the gate and you just go down for the slow stuff. Most of the tracks we go to, you're entering in the high fourth gear and it usually ends with a tighter corner so you just drop down to third gear and off you go."
Tyler McQuarrie Q&A
Age: 34
Sponsors: Mobil 1, Hankook, GoPro, BC, ACT, Car West Auto Body, Chevrolet, Forgestar, Enterprise Rental Car, OMP, Go Puck, Braille Battery, Holly Performance, Eibach
Website: tylermcquarrie.com
As a racer first, how'd you get into drifting?
TQ: "So I was racing for Yokohama and American Le Mans in 2001-2002 while also working Yokohama's Ride & Drive training program as an instructor. We went to this one event at the end of 2003 where one of their teams, JIC, came out to use the area we were using to test one of its cars. I was watching and one of the Yokohama guys asked me if I wanted to try it. The driver they had at the time was spinning so I jumped in there and began catching them in the course that they were doing. That led Yokohama to telling me about another team that needed a driver: the Jasper Performance Supra. So I said, 'Sure.' I had no idea what drifting was and didn't really pursue it – I was racing.
I had no idea what drifting was and didn't really pursue it – I was racing.
I then went to the second Formula D event ever in Houston without ever being to one before and hopped in. I qualified fourth and finished fourth. I literally would do a run and ask my team, 'What do you want me to do, what am I supposed to be doing here?' So it literally fell in my lap but ever since that event I've just loved it."
Why do you think drifting clicked so fast for you?
TQ: "That is the kind of race driver I am; I tend to overdrive. I'm always kind of holding myself back while other types of race drivers tend to push themselves. Getting in a car and sliding it around was natural to me. But going to Formula D was way different back then. It was way looser so it was easy for me as a race driver to jump in and do well."
We just had IndyCar driver J.R. Hildebrand come out and he didn't make top 32 in Seattle this year...
How much has the FD skill level increased since you started?
TQ: "When I started in 2004, everyone came out to Formula D. But now it is the pinnacle. Nowadays, it's tough for rookies to come in and compete. Just making the top 32 is a huge accomplishment. We just had IndyCar driver J.R. Hildebrand come out and he didn't make top 32 in Seattle this year so that is a good example of the level it has come to."
I personally think the faster the track the better. Nowadays, some cars are making 900hp.
What's the average entrance speed in FD?
TQ: "Typically, 100 mph is what we enter at in Formula D. Sometimes over 100 mph depending on the track. The car is set up for that kind of speed. Most of the Formula D tracks are super high speed. I personally think the faster the track the better. Nowadays, some cars are making 900hp."
What's the best part about this motorsport?
TQ: "The cool thing about drifting is you can see a privateer beat a fully funded factory-backed car. You see it all of the time and it's the only motorsport you are going to see that. You're not going to see that in IndyCar, Grand-Am, World Challenge - it's just not going to happen."
There are definitely more American cars now. I've always been surprised there haven't been more BMWs...
How have the variety of cars on the grid changed?
TQ: "There are definitely more American cars now. I've always been surprised there haven't been more BMWs because that platform is great. And not a lot of work is needed on that thing so it's nice to see some BMWs out there. Obviously, you're going to see a ton of Nissans and stuff we've seen since day one but because of the support you're seeing more cars coming out."
What tire class does your Camaro fall into?
TQ: "My Camaro falls in the weight class of a 285-tire. That is the one thing that Formula D is controlling, the tire size. That has definitely helped some lower horsepower cars that are running smaller tires compete and close the gap a little bit."
How do you choose tire psi each event?
TQ: "Every track we go to has different surface, different grip levels but we are still within a range of 15 psi for every track. In Long Beach, we run pretty low pressures because we're the first event that goes on those city streets so there is not a lot of grip compared to somewhere like Atlanta. Grip is so important now and people are running crazy low pressures.
Back in the day, even D1 guys used to run crazy pressures. When I used to run the Hankook Porsche, we sometimes ran 80 psi...
Back in the day, even D1 guys used to run crazy pressures. When I used to run the Hankook Porsche, we sometimes ran 80 psi in that thing. It's changed so much now that now you see guys running pressures down in the teens, to the point where guys wanted to run beadlocks so Formula D made it illegal."
How has this year in FD been going?
TQ: "This year our team has been running the best it's been. It's just mechanical problems hindering us. The first two events we just got killed on a motor blowing at Long Beach and ECU issues at Atlanta. It really set a bad tone for the whole season but our team just busts their butts and no one gives up. We've been having some good runs but we need some luck to fall our way. There is a lot of stuff in drifting that is out of your control. I've been doing it for 10 years and it is still hard to get used to. As long as I'm still loving getting in the car and drifting I'm going to keep doing it."
Should there be a limit on power within the series?
TQ: "I think the power needs to be there if we are going to be going to some bigger tracks. It's getting to the point that you need to have a big budget to run but I think any series that is going to sustain sponsorship from big companies has to continue to grow. I don't know if putting a cap on the power is the right decision. There needs to be more Pro-Am series here for people to gain experience leading up to the pinnacle of the sport, Formula D – that's what everyone works towards."
We need to start scheduling larger venues to get more people out there. People are getting turned away almost every event we go to.
What would improve the series?
TQ: "The pace of the events needs to speed up – that is always the problem. But it is what it is. There is judging involved and that takes time but just a quicker overall pace would be good. When a run is going on it's so intense for spectators but it's short, 30-40 seconds. On the other hand, all of the venues we go to sell out. We're at the stage now where we need to start scheduling larger venues to get more people out there. People are getting turned away almost every event we go to."
Would you compete in Gymkhana?
TQ: "I totally would do that. I was hoping they would have a 2WD class so we could take the car out."
If you could race anything?
TQ: "I love sports cars. Le Mans LMP1 style, those things are just so badass. Even GT stuff like jumping in a new Audi diesel or Porsche. I'm doing Grand-Am now."
Any viral videos in the works?
TQ: "With GoPro, they're an amazing sponsor and we have come up with some real good ideas that we're going to do soon. Can't say anything about it exactly but it's going to be in a State Park. One run takes, no practice marks, that's the coolest stuff to do."
Have you considered doing these passenger rides on a larger scale?
TQ: "I love that stuff. What we were doing today is so much fun because you're not in competition or being judged – it's just drifting. I love it. We're talking about building demo cars to go do stuff like this around the country. We're doing this because 1) it's fun to do and 2) you're exposing people to drifting that have probably have never seen it before. There is nothing like getting in a car and sliding around and feeling like it's totally out of control."


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LONGMONT -- Andrew Dickehage probably will think twice before deciding to walk to work again anytime soon.
Dickehage, 22, had been having car troubles, so at 5 a.m. Monday he was walking on North 73rd Street near Niwot Road on his way to work at CCI, on the IBM campus. That's when three coyotes attacked him.
Dickehage said he was walking along and heard a twig snap.
"I didn't think much of it," he said. "I thought it was probably a bunny."
Dickehage said he turned on his flashlight to see what made the noise when the largest of the three animals attacked.
The coyotes lunged at Dickehage, biting and scratching him has he continue along about a 70-yard stretch of road, Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokeswoman Jennifer Churchill said.
Dickehage said the larger coyote launched at him a second time after the initial attack. That's when he "crushed its head with my flashlight." The two smaller coyotes then started to attack.
"They were continuously jumping on me one after the other after the other," he said. "It was nonstop. It was so dark all I could see was the glimmer of their eyes."
Dickehage said he felt like the attack would never end, but that the whole ordeal lasted about a minute and a half before the animals gave up their attack.
"It's kind of like the Energizer Bunny: It just keeps going and going and going and then the battery dies."
Dickehage was treated for his injuries at Longmont United Hospital. He said he received nine shots in the hospital, "everything from rabies to tetanus."
Since Monday, he has enlisted the help of a Longmont coworker to repair his car and is catching a ride to work with another coworker.
Wildlife officers have located and killed two of the coyotes and are seeking the third, Churchill said.
"This is not common behavior," Churchill said of the coyotes' aggression and attack. "This is really aberrant behavior."
She said the coyotes were not defending their young or a food source.
Churchill advised that people walking through areas where coyotes might be present "need to be aware of their surroundings" and might consider preparing themselves by carrying an air horn, a walking stick, deterrent spray or even a pocket full of rocks to throw at coyotes and scare them away if they approach.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials say that if a coyote approaches you:
Do not run or turn your back.
Be as big and loud as possible.
Wave your arms and throw objects.
Face the coyote and back away slowly.
If attacked, fight back.
People should also protect their pets when walking with them through areas where coyotes are known to be active, Churchill said, by keeping pets on a short leash, by not allowing dogs to interact with coyotes and by avoiding known or potential den sites and thick vegetation.
Also, she said, people should never feed coyotes.


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South Dakota Woman Busted with Hand in Girl Scout Cookie Jar
A Pierre, South Dakota woman is going to prison for stealing more than $37,000 from Girl Scout cookie sales. On Tuesday Bonnie Gallager, 47, apologized to the court for stealing the cookie cash. She said she started stealing after she and her husband divorced. d theft.
Prosecutors said the money was taken over a five-year period between October 2007 and August 2012, when Gallagher had been in charge of handling money from cookie sales.
South Dakota Judge John Brown pointed out that Ms. Gallagher received a suspended sentence back in 1996 for stealing money from a Pierre business and wondered how she could put herself "into this position twice."
If you are wondering what you get for "Grand Theft Girl Scout Cookie", that would be 30 months in prison and ordered her to pay the $37k back.
FYI- $37,000.00 dollars = 10,572 boxes of Thin Mints.


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Eleanor Matlack Davis, 108, formerly of Mt. Airy and Wyndmoor, a retired teacher and school administrator, died Dec. 1 at Mather House at the Hill at Whitemarsh, Lafayette Hill.
Mrs. Davis had been director of the lower school at what was then Springside School for 13 years until her retirement in 1968. Earlier she had been a first-grade teacher at Springside and had taught English at West Philadelphia High School.
She had also served as an editor at the Presbyterian Board of Christian Education.
Mrs. Davis had an active retirement, volunteering in the Philadelphia public schools, at the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf and at All Saints Hospital, a rehabilitation facility in Wyndmoor.
Following her move to Springfield Retirement Residence, she was active on the Residents Council, organized and maintained the library until she was 100, and spent countless hours tending and maintaining the grounds. In 2008, at the age of 104, her health required a move to Mather House.
A native of Mt. Airy and a graduate of Germantown High School, she was a 1926 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Goucher College where she majored in English and served as senior class president.
Mrs. Davis and her husband of 53 years, the late W. Leonard Davis, raised their children in Mt. Airy and moved to Wyndmoor in 1960.
She is survived by a son, Charles S. Davis III, of Devon,; five grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, a daughter, Sarah Davis West, and a great-grandchild, Nicholas Lorello, preceded her in death.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 22 E. Chestnut Hill Ave. in Chestnut Hill. – WF


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"Pammy's gone. She died. She's dead."
"What?! How can that be?!!"
I don't really remember the rest of the conversation between my second cousin's husband and I. I do remember telling him that I would do whatever needed to be done, help in whatever way I could. Did he want me to make phone calls? Were there arrangements that I could help with? It's strange and a little surreal to realize that it was 15 years ago today that I got that phone call. It was a phone call that changed my life in a lot of different ways.
Pamela Ann Harbacek Ervin (Wowczek, Nuti) Skrzynecki (yes, I gave her crap about her choice of husbands, plural) was born on August 10, 1951. She was months shy of her 46th birthday when she died on April 15, 1997. Her death was an incredible shock, even though she'd had years worth of medical problems and had just gone through a liver transplant.
It's difficult for me to imagine what my life would be like today if she were still alive; I have no doubt that it would be different. Pammy was the big sister I never had, but she'd only been that to me for a few short years. We were far enough apart in age that we didn't spend time together as kids. But, whenever she was around, it was always a party. And she had a heart of gold.
Pam came back into my life under what some might consider providential circumstances. I'd been offered the opportunity to stay at my boss's timeshare in Mexico for a week; all I had to do was pay for airfare. When I asked my (then) husband to go, well, let's just say he said 'no' and leave it at that. I told him that I wanted to go, and that I was going to go if I could find someone to go with me. He laughed and said, "who'd wanna go with YOU?"
Sadly, he was right. I'd gotten married in September, 1988 and over the course of time my husband had turned my life upside down. He'd alienated all my friends and my family and because I worked in a small office, it wasn't like I could invite someone from there. I was ashamed to admit that he was right. I spoke with my parents very infrequently, but on Mother's day I mentioned to my Mom that I was having to turn down the opportunity to go on a Mexican vacation because I didn't have anyone to go with me. She looked at me and said, "why don't you ask Pammy?"
Huh. I hadn't thought of her. That might work. She had recently gotten remarried and was living not too far from my parents. So, I called her up. Out of the blue. When I explained the situation (leaving out she was my only option), she said, "Are you kidding?! Of course I'll go!!" So it was set. We were going to spend the week of June 9 - 16, 1991 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico! My husband was none too pleased that I'd found someone to go, but nothing was going to stop me from getting away.
We met at the airport. I got on the plane with (what felt like) a stranger, and got off the plane in Mexico with my life saver. We hadn't talked for more than a few minutes when she started asking very personal questions about my relationship with my husband. And it didn't take me very long to realize that she knew. Without telling her, she knew how miserable I was. Miserable wasn't really the right word. Afraid was a better word. I was in a situation that was unhealthy and unsafe, but I didn't know what to do about it. I was too smart to be "THAT" girl. And yet, I WAS that girl.
We shared an incredible week in Mexico. We were very fortunate to meet a crazy group of Chicagoans while we were having dinner in town the first night we were there. They had a group of Canadian friends and they were all staying at this place with an amazing pool and great activities. They asked if we wanted to come and hang out with them, so we did.
|Photo of Laura Cosgrove and Pam Skryzynecki (2nd & 3rd from left) taken June 11, 1991 at the Hard Rock Cafe, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (Copyright Laura C Lorenzana)
Oh, did I forget to mention the most important part? The week of June 9-16, 1991 is of ginormous significance in Chicago sports. Yes, sir...we got to spend the week watching the Chicago Bulls pummel the LA Lakers in their first NBA Championship. Oh. My. God. You'd have thought we were in Chicago for the amount of celebrating that was going on the night the Bulls won the Championship.
|Photo of Pam Skryzynecki and Laura Cosgrove (5th & 7th from left) taken June 12, 1991, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (Copyright Laura C Lorenzana)
After a KAHRAYZEE night, we had to get up at the ....crack of dawn to go on an excursion we'd bought the first day we were there. This is the lovely picture of us, taken that morning while on ship before leaving:
We had so much fun. She helped me see that life could, and should, be fun for someone my age, and for someone HER age. When we went to the airport to go home, I had my first and only panic attack. I literally thought I couldn't get on the plane, I was so afraid to go home. Pammy very gently talked me down and assured me that everything would be OK. And she was right. I'm living proof. But she's gone. And I miss her so very, very much.
I know this is long, but there's a bit more I want to add to the story. Pammy was in the hospital when she died. As I mentioned, she'd had a liver transplant a few days before she died. We (my current husband and I) had gone to see her on Sunday, and although she was alert and oriented, she still had a breathing tube in, so she couldn't talk. She scribbled notes on a piece of paper for the few questions we asked that weren't 'yes' or 'no'. She looked really good, and the nurse told us that they were going to extubate her on Monday. So, I told her I would call her in the morning when I got work (the 15th), said "I love you" to which she nodded vigorously and we said goodbye.
The next morning, when I got to the office, I waited until a little after 9 and called her room's direct line. She answered the phone and I though I heard rustling on the other end, she didn't say anything. So, I said "Hey, how're you feeling?" She responded, "I can't talk right now." So I said, "OK, call me when you can. I love you." And, she said to me, "I love you, too."
The call I got from her husband came just after I'd gotten home from work at 6. Having spoken with her in the morning, his words were that much more shocking. I truly, truly couldn't believe that she was gone. I hadn't asked her husband for any details about her death out of respect for him and what he was going through, but a couple of days later at her wake, I couldn't resist any more, so I asked. He explained to me that she had taken a turn on Sunday night, and that she'd gone into cardiac arrest around 2 in the morning. He said that they'd worked valiantly to resuscitate her, but that she'd finally passed at a little bit before 9 on Monday morning.
Wait. What? That's not possible. I TALKED to her at 9. She'd told me she couldn't talk...that she loved me. He looked at me and told me I couldn't have possibly talked with her, because he was there while all this was going on. The medical staff was in her room, and they came out just at 9 to say that they'd done all they could and she was gone. I started to argue with him, to tell him it wasn't possible, when my husband took my arm and pulled me away. I looked at him and said, "But I talked to her..." He said, "I know you did." And I believe I did. With all my heart, I believe her last words to me were "I love you, too." What an incredible and powerful thing she did to give me that gift. That's who she was, and who she will always be to me.


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My trip to the ATL was epic in so many ways but (as i don't want to post a kearly length "article") I offer you an abridged version..
Flew in to Atlanta with Shermans mom(Beverly)brother(Branton) and about 50 hawks fans,quite possibly the most raucous flight that didn't end in arrests ever...(me an Momma Sherm below)
Much partying ensued with my hawkbros atlantan cousin almost as soon as we had landed...found a huge graffiti 12 on our way to a local establishment and took many pics(none recovered yet as we lost the charger later)
This post could go on for days so I'll get back to the original intent of the title...
As I stood on the railing in section 139 absorbing the stinging defeat, Chris Myers (only male sideline reporter for fox?) walked up and said "absolutely awesome game" as he handed me the normal media guide .....and then gave me the full (seahawks version) media guide for the ATL vs. SEA matchup which is filled with the most obscure (and awesome) Seahawks playoff stats ever..
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LONDON — As the world's oldest subway, better known as the Tube, celebrates its 150th birthday, here's a familiar but gently tweaked reminder:
Mind the map.
The London Underground is justly famous as a defining feature of the British capital, a wonder of the modern age that whooshes millions of riders around the city every day.
But a London institution that may have an even tighter grip on the public imagination is having a birthday too (its 80th): the Tube map.
Instantly recognizable the world over, the simple yet elegant diagram of the 249-mile subway network is hailed as one of the great images of the 20th century, a marvel of graphic design. Its rainbow palette, clean angles and pleasing if slightly old-fashioned font (Johnston, for typography buffs) have endured since hurried passengers first stuffed pocket versions of the map into their raincoats in 1933.


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by Lou Mancinelli
In November, the City of Philadelphia's first Mural Arts tour meandered its way along Germantown Avenue stopping at Chestnut Hill's newest mural painted on the side of the Bredenbeck's Bakery building between Abington Avenue and Hartwell Lane, which was dedicated in the fall, and passed historic sites like the Johnson House in Germantown.
Now a new mural is planned to be applied to the trestle on W. Mt. Pleasant Avenue near Lincoln Drive. The goal is to create a gateway piece of art for those traveling between the suburbs into Mt. Airy and vice versa.
The city's Mural Arts program will host a second community meeting to present an overview of design elements thus far discussed by the community and to generate additional ideas for the mural, Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 5:30 p.m (before the Local goes to press) at The Goat Hollow, located at 300 W. Mt. Pleasant Ave.
"To tell you the truth it's still in progress," said Jonathan Laidacker, the artist contracted to design and paint the mural, about design plans. This marks his fourth mural in the Northwest, including the Doo Wop mural on the side of the Mt. Airy Trolley Car Diner and Café.
Both sides of the long, slender 65 by 5-foot trestle will be painted, according to Laidacker. The design will be based on comments offered by community members who attended a January meeting and will represent a theme consistent with the area's rich urban, rural and historical past. It will illustrate scenes of the Wissahickon and local stone architecture.
"It's a very panoramical format," said Laidacker.
He said that will present a challenge. That will also mean the design will feature less of his frequent used trompe l'oeil style, which is designed to create the illusion that the mural exists within the viewer's space, as if the viewer existed in the scene.
"This is a gateway so a lot of people are going to see it," said Cathy Harris, director of community murals for Mural Arts.
The design phase of the process should conclude by March, with painting beginning this spring, according to Harris. Plans are for the mural itself to be completed and dedicated by early summer. A community paint day is slated to be hosted at the Mt. Airy Arts Garage.
The mural will be painted on parachute cloth and later applied to the trestle. The material contributes to the longevity of the paint. Almost $20,000 of the $36,000 has been raised by the community, according to Harris.
"This meeting is an outlet for anyone in the neighborhood to voice questions, comments, or concerns regarding the design and any other aspect of the mural," said Ken Weinstein. "A large public art project such as this mural impacts the entire neighborhood, and we want to ensure that all residents have an opportunity to provide their input before the mural is created."
Weinstein, a private developer and the owner of the Trolley Car Diner and Café, has spearheaded recent local efforts to bring murals to the Northwest. His actions were instrumental in bringing a mural tour to the Northwest.
Weinstein views murals as entities that draw visitors. He pointed to the new Bredenbeck's mural as an example.
"This is the first thing that they will see," said Weinstein about residents turning off Lincoln Drive onto W. Mt. Pleasant Avenue as they enter Mt. Airy. "To turn an ugly trestle into something really attractive would make Mt. Airy more attractive."
Weinstein has worked with SEPTA for two years to bring a trestle to W. Mt. Pleasant Avenue. He and local resident Dan Gordon invested $10,000 for the project, an amount which they are currently attempting to match though community fundraising efforts.
At present, Weinstein is engaged in conversations between SEPTA and the City of Philadelphia regarding the donation of a seperate unrelated trestle located at Cresheim Valley and Lincoln Drives near his diner. If a proposed arrangement is approved, that could mean another mural in Chestnut Hill.
In the longer term, that could also mean the development of a bike trail that strengthened connections between the Schuylkill River and Wissahickon Park. Weinstein has been working on setting up an arrangement where the trestle at Chresheim Valley and Lincoln Drives would be donated from PECO to the City, and then transformed into another mural in the Northwest.


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CASTRO VALLEY — A motorcyclist that the California Highway Patrol spotted speeding from Oakland to Castro Valley was killed Sunday night when he collided with an SUV after exiting Interstate 580, authorities said Monday.
His name has not been released.
The CHP said its officers initially saw the motorcyclist in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 580 in Oakland about 8:15 p.m. Sunday but could not stop him.
The CHP helicopter responded, and officers were watching from the air as the motorcyclist sped off the Redwood Road offramp on I-580 in Castro Valley.
An Alameda County Sheriff's Office deputy in a patrol car had spotted the speeding motorcyclist as well and was trying to catch up to him when the motorcyclist broadsided a 1998 Ford Explorer at the intersection of Redwood Road and Castro Valley Boulevard, authorities said.
The motorcyclist was ejected onto the pavement and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The SUV driver was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
The collision is under investigation by the CHP's Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team. As part of the investigation, authorities are looking into reports the motorcyclist may have been involved in Oakland sideshow activity earlier Sunday.
Authorities said sideshow activity, where motorists engage in speeding and reckless driving, was reported Sunday at several locations on Oakland city streets and freeways. Officials said motorcyclists are becoming more involved in the sideshows.
The CHP dealt with sideshows on I-580, near the Oakland Zoo; Interstate 880, near High Street; and on Interstate 80 at the Bay Bridge Toll Plaza. CHP Officer Sean Wilkenfeld said the sideshows forced temporary road closures and "really jammed up traffic."
Oakland police reported sideshow activity on Port of Oakland property, near Middle Harbor Road, as well as along Bancroft Avenue, near 90th Avenue, and other sites.
Oakland police and the CHP recently teamed up to produce a video for the public warning of the dangers of sideshows. The video, posted at www.youtube.com/v/SuTtZj5YNnk?version=3&autoplay=1 , provides phone numbers for the two agencies to report sideshow activity.


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