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can I use one of the ac outlets on the receiver to either power a cd player or my extra dvd player which will be used for MP3's.
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- Obituaries
Lyle Lawrence Cromer
Lyle Lawrence Cromer, age 82 of Waseca passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at Colony Court Memory Care in Waseca surrounded by his family.
Pauline Halvorson
Pauline Halvorson, age 98 of Mankato, died on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at Oaklawn Health Care Center.
Maynard Lee Peterson
Maynard Lee Peterson, 93, passed away Tuesday evening, July 22, 2014, at the Lodge on Natchez in Elko, Minnesota.
Judith "Judy" A. Peery
Judith "Judy" A. Peery, age 73, of Mankato, died Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at Oaklawn Health Care Center.
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Arlene Gaslin, 98, formerly of St. Francis died Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at the Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter.
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Roger "Butch" Westphal, age 68, of Waterville, died peacefully on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at his home following an extended battle with Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS).
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DeLores (Christiansen) Porter, age 85, of Mankato, died Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at Keystone Communities in Mankato.
Geralene "Gerry" Osborne
Geralene "Gerry" Osborne, age 87, of Lake Crystal, died on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at Crystal Seasons.
Ray Lund
Ray Lund went to dance among the stars with the love of his life, "Sparky" (Brenda), on July 15, 2014 at his home in Mankato.
Dallas Celia Seibert
Dallas Celia Seibert, age 91, formerly of Madelia, died on July 22, 2014, at Good Samaritan Luther Manor in Sioux falls, South Dakota.
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Cellar/Tasting Notes ... the 2009 Les Pensees de Lafleur has terrific purity, a serious level of concentration, impressive notes of melted licorice and kirsch liqueur, and a full-bodied mouthfeel. While its tannins are soft, the wine boasts plenty of glycerin and leaves an impressive tactile impression.
Cellar/Tasting Notes "One of the big stories in 2006 is the resurrection of this once very good Pomerol estate now that it has been purchased by Catherine Pere-Verge, who has done so much to raise the level of quality at Chateau Le Gay. From a vineyard well-situated between Le Pin and Trotanoy, La Violette's 2006 is a..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "The structured, pure, focused 2006 Valandraud offers hints of white chocolate, coffee beans, black currants, cherries, and underlying camphor as well as earth. Outstanding ripeness, medium body, and a highly structured, tannic style is broodingly backward at present. It tasted as if malolactic had..


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Enfys McMurry, of Corydon, born in Wales, a well-known local educator, historian, author and public speaker, was the guest speaker at the 2013 Appanoose County Farm Bureau annual meeting attended by 85 people July 30 at the Faith United Methodist Church, Highway 5 south, Centerville.
McMurry's new book, "Centerville: A Mid-American Saga," is filled with information on the history of Appanoose County and Centerville from 1846 to World War II. She shared a brief amount of that history at the annual meeting.
McMurry said Appanoose County is a mini-America. Immigrants came here from over 40 countries. Topics she touched on were early development such as the county's first courthouse in a log cabin, the Underground Railroad, the Civil War, the many coal mines in Appanoose County, World War I, prohibition, the highly sought-after wine produced in Appanoose County, the Ku Klux Klan, crime and violence, the importance of education, increased interest in alfalfa and the start of the Alfalfa Banquet held for many years in Appanoose County (sponsored by the Appanoose County Farm Bureau and the Centerville Association of Commerce, later the Chamber of Commerce), the Depression, unions versus the coal mine owners, falling prices for land and agricultural products, foreclosures, tuberculosis testing in cattle, the National Guard being called out due to unrest and violence, FDR, the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Henry A. Wallace, the extreme temperatures of 1936 and World War II.
Other speakers included President Dan Furlin Jr. who gave the welcome and introduced guests, staff, the board and spouses. Cal Rozenboom, District 8 director on the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation board, spoke on a number of topics, including news from the IFBF, the American Farm Bureau Federation and the farm bill.
Additional speakers included Mark McGill, who explained the policy development process and highlighted several issues. Dean Kaster provided more information on the Rural Improvement Zone issue. Policy resolutions were discussed, voted on, and approved by the members present. One of the adopted policy resolutions is: "We believe the Rural Improvement Zone's (RIZ) authority to use and spend property tax revenue should have a sunset clause of 5 years."


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The Heritage Grove Middle School 8th grade girls volleyball team will take on their District 202 rivals from Ira Jones Middle School, in a special "Volley For the Cure" event at 7 p.m. Friday, November 16, 2012.
The game will be held at Heritage Grove Middle School, 12425 S. Van Dyke Road, Plainfield.
This special event is intended to raise money to support the Susan B. Komen Foundation, and to unite District 202's north side for a positive community event.
Admission is free for anyone wearing the special T-shirt that was recently sold in support of the event. Otherwise, tickets are $5 at the door.
The Heritage Grove Pep Squad will be on hand, the jazz band may perform and there will be audience participation as well. Concessions will be available and baked items will also be sold.
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Southern Model Airshow 2013
Southern Model Airshow 2013 – Update
After many months work, the committee of the Croydon Airport Model Flying club (CAMFC) are happy to announce that the New Southern Model Show 2013 will go ahead on the 14th and 15th of September 2013.
Since the loss of the 2012 Airshow, CAMFC have been examining all the options available for the 2013 show and into the future to enable the show to not just continue but to prosper and grow.
The Southern Model Airshow started on a school field running for one afternoon and has grown into the premier show in the South of England. While this has been brilliant for the modelling community (who have stood behind it from the very beginning) and for CAMFC, it has become just too big for a club of 80 members with a committee of 8 to manage. The cancelation of the 2012 show highlighted to us the need to get a more robust management structure behind the show and to secure a proper future for it.
With the above in mind CAMFC are happy to announce that with immediate effect, the show will now be run by Heritage Special Events Ltd (http://www.heritage-events.co.uk) in conjunction with the WWII Headcorn Aerodrome, Near Maidstone (http://www.headcornaerodrome.co.uk).
Heritage are a very experienced events management company organising Last year "Folkestone Airshow", '' Leeds Castle Classical Concert Spectacular" and manage all the flying displays for Chris Evans ''Carfest''. On top of this they already run ''Combined Ops'' a large military vehicle & aircraft show at Headcorn Aerodrome and have on staff several of the old Biggin Hill International Air Fair team + they are all aviation nuts, a perfect fit for the SMS!
As part of the new structure, Headcorn Aerodrome will be turned over to the show exclusively for the weekend & The Headcorn Aviation Museum have already confirmed they will be open to the show visitors.
Not forgetting our non-flying friends, Heritage and Headcorn will also look to have a similar line-up of other interests and traders that made the Southern Model Show such an all-round show.
Further information during the transition, please go to the Heritage Special Events Ltd website http://www.heritage-events.co.uk and keep an eye on http://www.southernmodelairshow.com
Many thanks for your understanding and support and we are looking forward to the 2013 show already.
For enquires about the new show, please contact Heritage events directly..
CAMFC Committee
Twitter UpdatesIn the weeks leading up to the show and over the show weekend we will be updating the website live from the ground with the latest news using the Twitter messaging system.
For more info about how to recieve these updates, please go to the Twitter Update Page
Southern Model Airshow Facebook GroupYour favourite Model Airshow now has a Facebook Group so why not pop along to see what everyone is talking about at this years show (Click on the facebook logo or on the left hand menu item to visit).
Over the last few years we have always encouraged feedback and encouraged the uploading of your own photos and videos. This for us is a natural extension of this and we look forward to seeing what you took and what you thought. while somethings are our of our control, we will read and try to respond to all sensible comments and suggestions and they will all go to the organisers, after all the Southern Model Airshow has always been a show for enthusiasts by enthusiasts..


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HOUSTON – Sunday's weather will mirror Saturday's as the cold weather continues as the final weekend of 2012 begins to wrap up, KHOU 11 News Meteorologist Mario Gomez said.
The temperature was in the low-40s Sunday morning and will peak later this afternoon at 54 degrees with mostly cloudy skies.
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By Andrew Gans
17 Jul 2013
Jim Stanek
When I was in college, if I wasn't listening to a show by Sondheim, I was listening to any show by Maltby and Shire. Now, while I've had the honor and pleasure of being in several Sondheim shows (including my stint on Broadway as Hero in ...Forum), I still haven't done any Maltby and Shire! Though, I did get to work with Richard Maltby when he directed The Story of My Life on Broadway, but I never got to tell him how much I would love to be Nick in Baby, or either guy in Closer Than Ever or Starting Here, Starting Now. Other musicals: I would also like to play Paul in Carnival (I grew attached to the part after doing it at The Kennedy Center several years ago), Alfred/Sam in Romance/Romance, Charlie Brown in either show with Charlie Brown in it, and I would give (almost) anything for someone to take a chance on The Story of My Life again, so I could play Alvin Kelby. As far as plays...there are too many to list, but I'd like to revisit some Chekhov, play Iago, and do any of the roles in the plays that inspired me when I was younger...now that I'm old enough to play them!
Graham Rowat
My dream role is Sweeney Todd. Vengeance, madness, and Sondheim's menacing score — what more could a performer ask for?


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By MATTHEW NASH
Local columnist
Over the years of writing this column one subject has been the focus of my opinion more than any other.
For years I have been passionate that the Ohio River Bridges Project was too big and the impact of tolls would be too great, particular for the citizens of Southern Indiana. I attended many meetings held by those who were put in charge of coming up with the plan to build the two bridges and read many of the reports that they released on the subject.
This week the tolling authority officially announced how much the tolls will be to cross the river. The numbers are basically what they have been saying for years meeting their goal of a $1 toll for frequent commuters and going up from there. There is still no clear definition of what a frequent commuter will be but it has been discussed that someone who crosses the bridge 40 times per month.
Over the years of writing opinions about the Bridges Project I have had many people try to discredit me. One of the members of the Ohio River Bridges Authority wrote to me and said that he saw "seven areas where the information you presented is not accurate." He refused to point out which facts that I misrepresented and refused to talk about it in public. He also has been pretty quiet on the subject since saying he thought that tolls would turn out to be around a quarter and vowing to fight for any toll more than $1.
People who thought like I did were called "delusional" by the leader of the local Chamber of Commerce. He claimed that more traffic was in store for the metropolitan area in the future and we had to have more roads now to handle the traffic. Studies now show that there are fewer cars on the road today then when the two bridges project was first agreed.
Now that the bridge construction is in full swing and they have finally officially announced what the projected tolls will be, maybe it is time to start planning for our future. What will the impact be on the city and streets of New Albany? Will our current traffic design work for what is in store for us when tolls are added to cross the Kennedy Bridge and the new Downtown and East End bridges?
Some people say that a $1 toll would not be a hardship on people who cross the bridge. A co-worker of mine lives in Louisville and works in Clarksville. They work 10-hour shifts, 16 to 18 days a month, so he doesn't fall under what would be their definition of frequent commuter. That would mean that he would pay the higher $2 toll, for 32-36 bridge crossings a month. That would put his annual toll to roughly $900 or about 3 percent of his salary for the year.
That is quite a toll for someone with a family especially in a climate where wages have remained stagnant for many years. There is also an automatic increase each year and a stipulation that they can increase if enough revenue is not collected. I think this will be a significant hardship.
It was reported that some of New Albany's council members are concerned about what impact that traffic avoiding tolls might have on this city. A study to possibly convert some of our one-way streets to two way is being proposed.
One council member didn't think that people would drive a few extra miles to avoid a $1 toll. Maybe the frequent commuters won't but the casual commuter just might. What about those people who don't take the time to buy their transponder or keep money in a prepaid account. Those non-frequent commuters will pay $2 to $4 for driving a car, or up to $12 for driving a semi-truck.
Another council member believes that the street grid works fine the way it is. He believes that changing the pattern will lead to more accidents. The current one way design is confusing to most people who don't use our streets on a daily basis. I have witnessed several people driving the wrong way on one-way streets over the last few years. This will only get worse with more and more people who are unfamiliar with our streets driving up and down our roads trying to find a cheaper path to Kentucky.
If you don't think that people will drive through the streets of New Albany to avoid paying $8-$24 for a round trip, then I have a bridge to sell you. It would be prudent to start preparing for the increased volume of traffic now. If we wait until our city's streets are inundated by cars and semi trucks then we will only contribute to the growing congestion problem and we will have a harder time fixing it.
We have a history in New Albany of being reactive instead of proactive. Now is the time to act before it is too late and our streets are overwhelmed. The decision to build two bridges and pay for them with tolls is a decision we will be living with for a very long time. We can not afford to make the wrong decisions on how to combat the impact that tolls will have on this community.
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8 great moments in pope technology
An earlier version of this article misstated the date Pope John XXIII died and the chronology of the Second Vatican Council. The article has been updated.
Pope Benedict XVI tweets: 2012
When it comes to technology, popes tend not to be early adopters. But over the years, pontiffs have ultimately chosen to embrace the man-made marvels of their day. Monday marked the most recent instance of holy tech, when Pope Benedict XVI set up a Twitter account with the handle @Pontifex, the Latin word for pope. The pope already has 234,000 followers, but is unlikely to match the number of Beliebers (as Justin Bieber's fans are known) anytime soon. Popes use technology when it helps to "strengthen the Catholic community around the world," says James Clement van Pelt, the program coordinator of the Initiative of Religion, Science & Technology at Yale University. And right now "Twitter is the most direct way of distributing the ideology and theology of the church," he says. Here is a timeline of popes embracing technology. — Quentin Fottrell
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This entry documents how to build Linphone from source for iPhone and iPad
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To build Linphone for iPhone and iPad
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This entry documents how to build Linphone from source for iPhone and iPad
Updated for Maverick, XCode5.0, iOS 7.0, and linphone 2.0.2
To build Linphone for iPhone and iPad
Java 8 (1.8.11 at the time of the writing) is the latest Java version. It was released in March this year and contain various major updates, including the long-waited lambda support. This blog described how to update to JDK 8 on Mac OS and also to check the lambda support with a simple app.
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I have been wanted to practice and relearn python and I recently, during my annual month-long summer break from work, had a chance to revisit python. I'd like to share the great free resource I've found online. The resources include CodeCademy, Aptana, and free Python3 book.
Sharing folder between guest OS and the host OS is very easy in VMware. But in VirtualBox, I have to run the mount command ..
I ran into this problem at work. When cloning a RedHat Linux VM and imported to a different host (thus, likely different hardware). This helpful
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VMware ESXi is an operating system-independent hypervisor based on the VMkernel operating system interfacing with agents that run atop it.
At work, we use VMware ESXi to host the VMs but I run VirtualBox on my development machine. Luckily, fine folks at Oracle thought of this and make it quite easy.
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Since the local track event was canceled (the race director had a heart attack which is why the weekend events got canceled... hopefully he's recovery rapidly and his family is doing well) I spent the beautiful Fall day lumberjacking and cutting/loading/hauling/unloading a massive oak tree from our family timber and I'm whooped. Must say I like loading up that big'ol inline 6 Cummins Diesel with a fully loaded tandem axle trailer and letting it growl :-) Plus I've started imbibing so any possibility of making it to the strip tonight are long gone . . .
When looking for local strips I didn't see that one you mentioned. Google says it's a 2hr 15 min drive, which means a 4.5 hr round trip. That's 2.5 hrs more driving than the one in Cedar Falls. But I'll keep in mind. Thanks.
2011 335d 11.8 sec 120 mph 1/4 mile NHRA certified track
2004 Ram Cummins with lots-o-mods
Nice saw
You are in Cedar Rapids right? I wouldn't trust google on that calc... unless you are are 30 mins from IA City, then maybe...
Let me know when you are headed up to Cedar Falls, I would make the drive. I'm trying to sell my V and would love to get into a 335d to polish out my garage full of diesels.
Rover - 2013 Holden Commodore SV6 Sedan
Clark - 2013 Holden Commodore Sport SV6 Wagon
Poulan buyers are pussies, Husqvarna buyers have holes in their head. Stihl is the only saw to buy.
Close. Actually it's a MS361 with 20" bar. A 24" bar would've worked better for that tree though...
2011 335d 11.8 sec 120 mph 1/4 mile NHRA certified track
2004 Ram Cummins with lots-o-mods
Been very pleased with the 335d (still can't believe they brought that to the US). Hope you find a nice one!
2011 335d 11.8 sec 120 mph 1/4 mile NHRA certified track
2004 Ram Cummins with lots-o-mods
Just ran a 12.6 @ 109.7 on the first pull. Stopping while I'm ahead and heading to famous daves. Time slip to follow.
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2011 335d 11.8 sec 120 mph 1/4 mile NHRA certified track
2004 Ram Cummins with lots-o-mods
That's money. Nice cool air to feed the turbos.
What tires were you using?
Rover - 2013 Holden Commodore SV6 Sedan
Clark - 2013 Holden Commodore Sport SV6 Wagon
Fantastic rib day at Famous Dave's . . .
Running Hoosier DOT Drag Radials in 245/45R17 and had them at ~27 psi. Got a much improved 60' launch compared to last time. These are a fairly big increase in diameter(26.2 in from their website) over stock. Did this due to the car shifting before the 1/4 ml point with the OEM size tires at ~106-107mph into the headwind from last time at the track. Calculated the car should be able to do ~109-110mph with no headwind and thought the larger diameter tires would help avoid a shift near the crossing. The car still shifted into 5th near the finish line, but things were happening so fast couldn't tell if it was just after or just before.
The track runs due North.
The weather has been cold and rainy. The ground and track were cold at racetime. Temps for the pull were ~48 with a ~5mph WSW wind.
Got destroyed by the other guy who was there for the race competition, but was happy to achieve the goal.
Oh, and after eating ribs, topped off with fuel for the 60mile interstate trip home. Car recorded 42.7mpg's as it pulled into the garage with primarily 75 mph speeds. Really like this car.
2011 335d 11.8 sec 120 mph 1/4 mile NHRA certified track
2004 Ram Cummins with lots-o-mods
Last edited by TDIwyse; 10-20-2012 at 01:50 PM.
That seems like a really high psi setting for a sticky tire? Is that common though for BMWs?
--Admiral Aaron Rouse
It's definitely higher than what a lot of others run them at. Had read best results come from using the most psi as possible while still getting good grip (more psi gives less rolling resistance). From the previous Gtech testing it seemed a ~2 sec 60' time was achievable with 25-30psi in the Hoosiers, and that time point was what it looked like would be needed to get into the mid 12's. The slush box tranny really reduces the violent start compared to dumping a clutch in a stick so ... used more psi.
Could probably break boost higher rpm's and run lower psi's to improve the 60' and improve the ET. But dang, that's a lot of stress on things.
2011 335d 11.8 sec 120 mph 1/4 mile NHRA certified track
2004 Ram Cummins with lots-o-mods
--Admiral Aaron Rouse
Decent 60 too. I suspect you can get that down a bit further and improve on that time.
Felicidades TDIwyse great job
RENNtech Flash, WAGNER IC,Koni FSDs,Execuhitch,VMR710 19"
2011 335d 11.8 sec 120 mph 1/4 mile NHRA certified track
2004 Ram Cummins with lots-o-mods
Well, last years 1/4 mile performance wasn't a fluke...
Improved just a tad today from last years 12.69 to a 12.65 today, with less favorable conditions.
Today was opening day at the nearest 1/4 mile track. Wasn't planning on going until the night before when an obligation got canceled. So, I was able to try some of the new things, but the car wasn't optimally prepared. It had too much fuel (2/3 full of fuel) and the temps were a little warmer than last year. Oh well, it was still a chance to learn.
The car was heavier by 50-60 lbs from last year due to more fuel and more urea. More urea in the tank than last year (last years run was very close to the yearly maintenance and today was less 1/2 way to the yearly service). The temps were pretty good at ~65F, but that was ~18F warmer than last years run.
Also used slightly smaller diameter drag radial. Last years run was larger than stock diamter 245/44/R17 drag radials. Todays was with 225/45R17's which are close to stock diamater.
So, a recap of differences from last year include:
1.) 225/45R17 drag radials vs last years 245/45R17
2.) Customized the water/methanol injection. I made a circuit modification to the Snow boost based controller that creates
a 2D controller ... It now works based on boost AND rpm. Our cars make max boost happens at the lower rpm's and then taper off slighter at higher rpm's. This causes a problem with a boost only controller as you can bog down at the lower rpm's
if you have things setup for optimum higher rpm performance. So now it has an additional rpm component. It will
turn on if enough boost is present (adjustable level) AND based on a minimum rpm (adjustable). If those are satisfied
the output is proportional to rpm's. At full fueling the water/methanol starts at ~2000 rpm's at ~350ml/min and maxes out
at ~4500 rpm at 700 ml/min. Both last and this year used 50/50 mix.
3.) 65F this year vs 47F last year.
4.) ~60 lbs heavier than last year.
5.) Stock intake, stock intercooler, stock exhaust, stock differential... same as last year.
The smaller diameter tires helped the times, even with the heavier vehicle. But I'm at a frustrating point where the 4-5 shift is occurring right at the 1/4 mile point. The top speed is a tad slower this year even though the time is quicker. The smaller tire caused the 4-5 shift to occur before the 1/4 mile point. The shift point causes a loss of application of power as during the shift the power output is cut to help the transmission's longevity ... Last year the larger diameter tire caused the shift to occur right as I was crossing the line. This year with smaller tire it happened right before ... Not sure how to optimize this problem any further. Basically I can trade off a faster 1/4 mile ET with the larger tires, but a faster 1/4 mile time with the smaller tires. Think for real world/street application the smaller diameter tire is the way to go.
Had a great time chatting with the former BMW tech I met during last fall's run. He was there with his car, but broke something in his drivetrain on his 2nd run. He had a co-worker who was the diesel calibration technician at a major heavy duty ag company ... we went over the car, what mods it had, and what he's seen in real world applications for his companies modern diesels (EGR, SCR, DPF, Carbon buildup, how to work around emission components ...). Was fantastic to have a face to face with someone who knows their modern diesel technology.
So basically what I'm seeing is that to significantly increase capability will get really, really expensive and make the car less user friendly and emission clean. I'm not keen on removing the DPF due to the smoke/stink. And at this point it doesn't seem to be causing any performance issues. Think I'm probably at the end of my tweaking on this vehicle as its my main ride now and having something I can daily drive in all conditions (except deep snow) is a priority. I may go back again to the track if the weather is perfect and I have time to get the car in the proper condition (~1/8 tank of fuel, lower urea capacity, cooler temps... strong tail wind :-)).
Happy dieseling everyone.
2011 335d 11.8 sec 120 mph 1/4 mile NHRA certified track
2004 Ram Cummins with lots-o-mods
@TDI, I've been pondering the meth/water injection. Did your Snow setup come made for the 335D or can you please elaborate about your setup please. Tank in trunk? Did you drill your intercooler pipe fpr the bung or get another pipe with bung already installed? I assume you are injecting in the intercooler pipe. I had read Stugots was runing JBM with meth but the JBM was taking into account that he was meth/water injecting.
Any guidance or pointers would be much appreciated? thanks
On vacation with limited cell coverage. Will try to respond when I get back.
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2011 335d 11.8 sec 120 mph 1/4 mile NHRA certified track
2004 Ram Cummins with lots-o-mods
Drilled and taped the intake pipe before the IAT (see below).
The Snow controller I'm using is a simple progressive "boost" operated unit. It came with the option to use either a hose barb connection (if you're routing a line from the boosted air intake) or a DC voltage from a MAF input. You could set a starting and ending value and it would progressively increase injection across that range. I was using the 335d's MAP (not MAF) sensor, which is the boosted air reading, for the DC level for quite some time and it worked pretty decently if you didn't get too aggressive with the setting.
The 335d can make full boost at really low rpm's (http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...5&postcount=56) where you can quench the combustion if you inject too much at lower rpm's. So it was a fine balance of injecting too much for a given boost at low rpm's vs not quite getting enough at high rpm's.
I was injecting before the IAT (Intake Air Temp) sensor so the DDE could take advantage of the cooler combustion air and adapt the injection parameters (it changes injection timing/duration based on the IAT data). The location of the H2O injector and the impact to IAT's is shown here for some open road 3rd gear pulls: http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...1&postcount=62
This configuration is what I was using when I did the 1/4 mile run last October in 12.69 sec at 109.7 mph. Actually found the Torque Track Recorder video and posted it on youtube today. This was at a Test-n-Tune and I was lined up with a real drag car who CRUSHED me :-)
I wasn't happy with this setup, as an issue I noticed was that during the DPF cycle, boost response changes a bit for a given amount of power output. As the DPF regen approached the engine would make more boost for moderate accelerations than with a freshly regenerated DPF. This caused some issues with optimizing the H2O injection settings. Also, I didn't want to be injecting methanol during regens for obvious reasons. See my response on this thread for why starting at post 14: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=841543
So... I customized things a bit. I was already using a circuit I created to progressively add in the JBD fuel rail distortion based on rpm, so I modified it some more and created an rpm aspect to the H2O injection control. Now the controller sees a DC input that is based on boost and rpm. This way I can minimize the injection quantity at low rpm's so I don't quench the combustion, but still be able to inject full amounts at high rpm's. This setup helped me do an even quicker 1/4 mile at 12.65 with warmer temps and a heavier car than the video above.
I took a quick video today showing the flow rate vs rpm response for a moderate accelerating (enough boost to trigger the H2O, but not so much as to make it too short to see the relationship) 3rd gear pull. You can see the H2O start to be injected at ~2300 rpm (the start level is adjustable on my circuit via a potentiometer) at ~400 ml/min on the AEM guage and rise to full ~650+ ml/min at 4000+ rpm's. This is a much more optimized approach.
Another interesting comparison of the impact of the H2O injection on IAT's and EGT's is shown from the dyno data I posted recently. Even with substantially more output torque and power than the Evolve remap alone provides, the EGT's are similar with the help of the H2O injection. Without the H2O injection, the EGT's would be at dangerous levels...
Hope you find this helpful.
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@TDI, you just gave me the advanced calculus version. I'm needing remedial algebra first. Did you just drill your OEM charge tube or did you buy another one somewhere? I'd like to be able to revert back without having to cork up the hole. I'm still in warranty and removing the meth kit sounds like too much for a dealer visit. It would seem obvious that doing the meth/water inject is way more effective at lowering the IAT as compared to the intercooler some folks have installed from Wagner. I emplore that I am not bad mouthing that product nor the efforts of some festers to get that product going in the pipelines. It would seem that using evaporative cooling which is active cooling "blows" away passive cooling which will at best get you down to T infinity of the convective cooling source (T ambient). I'll keep rereading your tech info and hopefully catch up sometime. I have a heat transfer back ground. What kind of engineer are you?
First off Im not someone who thinks if we modify a car under factory warranty and cause a problem that we should try to get the manufacturer to fix our self induced problem. However, I do understand that a lot of shops would not do due diligence in diagnostics if they see a mod and automatically blame the mod for the problem. So, that being stated, lets continue
It takes me about an hour to remove the mods Ive got. But about 2 hrs to re-install. With all the wires/connections its a lot of fussing around
2011 335d 11.8 sec 120 mph 1/4 mile NHRA certified track
2004 Ram Cummins with lots-o-mods
Question for the engineers; from someone with no knowledge of automotive alcohol water injection.
I used to be a cargo pilot and some of the old piston planes I flew had ADI (Anti-Detonation Injection) and some of the turbines had AWI (Alcohol Water Injection). Both used an alcohol water mix with a small amount of water soluble oil. We were taught that pure water was better at charge air cooling than the water/alcohol mix; but the alcohol had to be added to keep the mix from freezing at altitude.
Question: In an automobile, at least in the warmer months, why not use 100% distilled water? What is the alcohol accomplishing? Or was I taught wrong?
Think you were largely taught correctly.
The addition of methanol can add power. But the higher the methanol/water % you add the less potential EGT reduction you can achieve. Too much EGT's and things melt...
Regarding diesels and water/methanol injection, there's tons of good info out there already. A couple links below should give you some good info to start with.
2011 335d 11.8 sec 120 mph 1/4 mile NHRA certified track
2004 Ram Cummins with lots-o-mods
Ah, makes sense.
The engines I'm speaking of were supercharged and non-intercooled. The blower ratios were designed more for altitude than takeoff. You couldn't use full throttle at sea level; so the easiest way to add power on that engine would be to cool the charge air so that you could use more throttle without getting detonation: hence ADI.
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They may have started out the season with a tie, but Amity girls' soccer is good enough this season to effortlessly hold back an 0-3 team like West Haven. Still, the Spartans may have stretched out the 5-0 game Wednesday night at Amity High School a little longer than coach Owen Quigley would have liked.
With three goals from Meaghan Howard and one each from Tara Ramirez and Alexa Gibbs, it was no contest. The Spartans kept control predictably tight. But for a team like the Spartans, with consistent strengths across the board and four solid captains in Howard, Ramirez, Allison Meier and Dakota Kelly, a 5-0 finish with three goals in the second half isn't good enough.
"We're a strong team," said Quigley. "We've got good leadership from our senior players, which enables us to give the young ones more playing time. But we could have done better."
Quigley says he would have liked to see a stronger push in the first half. In fact, he says, the main concern he had was settling the game as early as possible to let the younger girls on the team have a chance to shine.
"The game we tied [against East Haven] is still haunting me," said Quigley. "We outshot the other team 26-2 and still couldn't score. We just had a very bad night."
Amity outshot West Haven by a considerable margin Wednesday night, too.
"We wouldn't have run the score up," he said. "I would have liked our finishing to be a little more crisp. Before we took the first goal, we took way too many shots."
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Pam Jewell became an artist by accident.
She was interested in joining the Glasgow Garden Club and attended a meeting with fellow artist Betty Brogan.
Brogan told Jewell she had to leave the garden club meeting early in order to get to her painting class on time. Brogan also invited Jewell to come with her to the painting class.
"I said, 'Yeah, I'd love to go see you paint,'" Jewell said.
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Will spring arrive early this year or are we in for six more weeks of possible snowstorms and freezing temperatures? Only one furry forecaster knows for sure.
Malverne Mel, the village's very own groundhog and "prognosticator of prognosticators," will make his annual weather prediction this Saturday morning. Be there to witness the moment when Mel steps out of his home to see whether or not he spots his shadow.
Malverne's 18th annual Groundhog Day Celebration will kick off at 7 a.m. on Feb. 2 at the gazebo inside Reese Park, located on Church Street. The event, which is sponsored by the village and the Malverne Civic Association, will feature live music by the Banjo Rascals, a petting zoo, scavenger hunt, poster contest, prizes and other festivities.
Immediately following Mel's prediction, the Malverne Historical Society will be serving a lite breakfast and refreshments inside the Joseph L. Landers Memorial Restoration Home located on the corner of Ocean Avenue and Church Street.
Then, at 10 a.m., the Malverne Cinema 4 (350 Hempstead Ave.) will be showing the the movie "Groundhog Day," starring Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell and Chris Elliott.
At 11 a.m., there will be a live wood-carving demonstration at the gazebo. Then, at 11:30 a.m. Malverne Mel's mascot will be available for photos in the train station, where the scavenger hunt will also begin.
The Malverne Public Library will be holding Story Time at 1 p.m. along with a craft, and will also host a second screening of the "Groundhog Day" film at 2 p.m. for those who missed the earlier showing.
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RITA (MARGARET) THOMPSON, 92, formerly of Carter Court, Dannemora, and most recently of Erin Court and Pine Harbour, died on Saturday, March 23, 2013, at Meadowbrook Health Care, where she had lived since Aug., 2011. She was born in Plattsburgh on Nov. 9, 1920, the daughter of Walter and Emma (Demarse) Light. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 3, at St. Peter's Church. The family will welcome guests for lunch in the Emmaus Room immediately following the Mass. Entombment will be at Whispering Maples Mausoleum on the Tom Miller Road. Arrangements are entrusted to the Brown Funeral Home, 29 Broad St., Plattsburgh.
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The Weatherford Kangaroos varsity and JV will have their annual Blue-White game on Thursday, heralding the completion of the spring drills for 2013. Anticipation is unavoidable for any renewal of spring football practices, but this year brings an understandably heightened interest.
Head coach Weldon Nelms, fresh off a Class 3A state football championship season while directing Wimberley, took over the WISD football program earlier this year. With his offensive and defensive coordinators from last season in tow, to join coaches already at Weatherford and a few more to come, the staff has been bringing the aspiring Roos of Fall 2013 up to speed on new schemes on both sides of the ball.
The junior varsity will begin their scrimmage format at 5 p.m. on Thursday, affording the opportunity to look at a lot of different players. The varsity will follow with more of a game-type format, pitting the best defense against the best offense, and keeping score with the defense getting points for turnovers and stops.
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I write about social, mobile and marketing trends.
There are some highly revealing infographics that have come out recently that underscore the massive shift to mobile technologies.The quick adoption of mobile devices is really unprecedented. Take Apple for example. Incredibly, in Q1 2012 alone, they shipped 15 million iPad devices. Apple's CEO Tim Cook summed up the tablet adoption phenomenon best:
"through the last quarter <Q1 2012>, I should say, which is just 2 years after we shipped the initial iPad, we've sold 67 million. And to put that in some context, it took us 24 years to sell that many Macs and 5 years for that many iPods and over 3 years for that many iPhones."
There's nothing hotter for consumers than tablet devices and smart phones. There's also nothing more terrifying for IT than tablet devices and smart phones.
A few interesting mobile device statistics to kick things off:
Is This The Year Of The Enterprise Tablet?
According to Digital Ad Agency Vertic, the answer is yes. And Vertic sees these tablets trends play out in the future enterprise as well:
• Enterprise tablet adoption will grow by almost 50% per year.
• By 2015 mobile app development projects will outnumber native PC projects by a ratio of 4-to-1.
• The iOS and Android platforms will be adapted to meet enterprise requirements and Windows 8 Tablets will hit the market.
• The introduction of Quadcore to tablets, 4G, Cloud Computing and the continuous adoption of HTML5 will make the tablet even more integrated into the work environment
How Secure Is BYOD?
Bring your own device (BYOD) versus company purchased device – is a burning debate within the CIO ranks. Some say it's over, that it's too late to stop BYOD. I'm not so sure, but the statistics so far point to a less secure BYOD world.
Are Mobile Devices Risky Business?
Among Motorola's key findings: 2 out 3 people realize that the responsibility falls on them, rather than the IT department, to keep mobile data private and secure. 73% of respondents said they are concerned about smartphone security; in fact, a quarter of them would rather share a toothbrush than their phone.
The survey also found that people:
* Store sensitive data on phones: 34% store sensitive data such as their bank account information or work email passwords on their phones
* "Work around" company mobile policy: 55% admit they've sent work email or documents to their personal email accounts on their phones
* Chose convenience: 48% have used their devices to log into an unsecure wireless network
* Just aren't that worried: 77% can name at least one thing they're more familiar with than their company's IT security policies (67% credit card terms, 57% health insurance policy, and even 33% are more familiar with their home appliance manuals)
Just How Many Mobile Devices Are Connecting To Corporate Networks?
According to Checkpoint, quite a few. They report:
Some really cool info graphics. I've found it pretty hard to find decent stats on mobile. This is probably the best http://www.mobilestatistics.com/ but I would like to see a lot more info graphics like the one in this article.


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Independence Day is almost here! There are plenty of ways for you to celebrate America's 237th birthday around Central Texas. Grab your lawn chairs, wear your red, white and blue and plan for the big event on July 4th!
Here are some suggestions for some fun things to do around town on the big day:
Austin Symphony HEB July 4th Concert & Fireworks at Auditorium Shores at the Long Center at 8:30 p.m. Admission is free. More information.
July Fourth Frontier Days Celebration at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Go here for more information.
Round Rock Express' Red, White and Blue weekend July 4-6. Fireworks will be held after three games against the Omaha Storm Chasers. There will be $1 Pepsi prodcuts and discounts on draft beer at the game on July 4th. More information.
July 4th event at Milburn Park in Cedar Park from 1 p.m. to 10:40 p.m. Fireworks display begins at 9:15. Go here for more information.
July 4th Pflugerville Pfirecracker Pfestival at Lake Pflugerville from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Fireworks show begins at 9 p.m. Go here for more information.
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Fourth of July Fireworks Extravaganza in the City Park in Lockhart. Go here for info.
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33rd annual SummerFest in San Marcos from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at San Marcos Plaza Park. Parade begins at 7 p.m. and fireworks begin at 9:30 p.m. Go here for more information.
San Antonio Fourth of July Celebration from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Woodlawn Lake Park. Fireworks begin at 9:10 p.m. Go here for more info.
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Property taxes are the top source of revenue for schools, along with police, fire and other government services.
But a NewsChannel 5 investigation discovered some of the Midstate's richest people have found a way to get out of paying some of their property taxes.
It's all thanks to the state's Greenbelt law, a property tax break that was passed more than 30 years ago mainly to help farmers. Lawmakers said they wanted to protect farm and forest lands to provide "food and fiber for a hungry world."
"The cost of everything today -- the fuel, the machinery and all our supplies -- is more and more," said Rep. Stratton Bone, D-Lebanon, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee.
Bone's family has farmed land in Wilson County for decades. So he can tell you firsthand how important the Greenbelt law is to farmers.
"In order for us to make a living out here, we can't pay those extremely high taxes like this. It benefited the farmers is what it did."
Read "What Property Qualifies for Greenbelt Law?" But in Nashville's affluent Belle Meade community, past the "Do Not Enter" sign and up a private drive, you'll find a piece of land that's taking big advantage of the tax break.
As seen from Sky5HD, it's land that surrounds a home unlike any farmhouse you've ever seen.
"It certainly seemed a bit unusual," said Davidson County Property Assessor George Rooker.
Rooker said eyebrows were raised around his office by the application to put much of the 50-plus-acre estate under Greenbelt.
The 10-bedroom mansion at the center of property, with its swimming pool and private gardens, is home to billionaire hospital executive Thomas Frist Jr. Frist has been repeatedly listed among the "Forbes 400" richest Americans.
"It's a piece of property that typically one would think of as more a residential type use," Rooker said.
For Frist, the exemption has meant big bucks -- according to Rooker's office -- cutting the appraisal of his property last year from more than $16 million, to less than $10 million.
That slashed his property tax bill by more than $68,000. That's money that didn't go to pay for government services.
"Our hands really are tied," Rooker said. "We simply administer the process." The assessor explained that, because of all the trees that dot the estate, Frist applied for a tax break under the forest provisions of the Greenbelt law. All the law requires is a forest management plan approved by the state forester.
Frist's plan is basic: Harvest any dead or dying trees damaged by wind or ice storms, while letting the rest grow.
Read Frist's Greenbelt application and forest plan
For a farmer, Bone said, that's not much of a plan.
"I think it's wasteful, so to speak, if you don't harvest those trees when they are ready to harvest. We need the lumber." Down the road, at the corner of Chickering and Old Hickory Boulevard, you'll find another estate that enjoys a big tax break -- thanks to Greenbelt.
And you can find the same thing along Old Smyrna Road in Brentwood. A recent study by Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations questions whether the area, with its million-dollar homes, really needs a tax break that was intended for farmers.
"Greenbelt itself reduced the tax base in several counties by almost 20 percent," said Stan Chervin, TACIR's senior research associate.
Chervin wrote the TACIR staff report. He says, along Old Smyrna Road, developers bought one property for $9 million -- then used Greenbelt to get a 99 percent tax break. That, he says, is money that could have been used to pay for government services.
Read TACIR's study, "Greenbelt Revisited"
"Property taxes are the single most important source of revenue in every county but one and likely are going to be more important in the future."
Chervin recommended that lawmakers may want to consider tightening controls on the Greenbelt law so that it's helping those who really depend on farming for a living.
"The intent was to help the agricultural people -- that was the intent," Bone emphasized. So while lawmakers clearly intended to give Tennessee's hard-working farmers a break on their property taxes, the question is: Did they ever intend to give billionaires more money to pump into luxurious estates like Frist's Belle Meade home?
To be clear, Frist and the others are doing just what the law allows.
Through a spokesman, Frist emailed the following statement:
"We do not receive a tax break meant to help farmers. We do own a piece of non-residential land next to our home that is taxed as forest land because we voluntarily made those 25 acres protected green space rather than allowing it to be subdivided into residential lots. In all, our tax assessment for this year is $155,000 on our home and land."
When NewsChannel 5 asked the spokesman if Frist might let his estate be turned into a subdivision if he didn't get the tax break, he just laughed and said the statement speaks for itself.
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After months of planning, Marin military veterans and their supporters have announced the creation a new patriotic organization and an event that will pay tribute to former prisoners of war and those listed as missing in action during combat. Organizers hope to pack the Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium at Sept. 15 in what could become an annual occasion.
Retired Navy Commander John Sammons, treasurer of the Military Officers Association of America's Marin chapter, said the event would be staged by a new group called the Marin Alliance for the American Spirit.
"People need to be recognized," said Sammons, a Novato resident. "There are a whole bunch of former POWs here in Marin and many more who were interned by the Japanese in Manila during World War II. ... We hope there will be lots of uniforms on display, and we'll make it family friendly. We'd like to see people bring their kids, have some pizza at the reception and learn more about the sacrifices that have been made. We want to fill that auditorium."
The event is to run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Civic Center's main hall. Sammons said the program would include a color guard, patriotic music, an aircraft flyover, military vehicles on display, recognition of the former POWs and those missing in action, acknowledgement of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and a hosted reception with refreshments.
Tomas Kaselionis, a U.S. Coast Guard reservist from Novato and a vice president for the Marin Alliance for the American Spirit, said there are about 1,600 men and women who were unaccounted for during the Vietnam War plus many more who were detained or lost in other wars, including the Cold War.
"This is something I have a great passion for — assistance and recognition of our veterans," said Kaselionis, whose father served during the Vietnam War. "We have a lot of former service members who live here — something like 18,000 — and this was a place so critical during the Pacific theater (of World War II). ... It's important for the generation that does remember Vietnam, when people went and sacrificed, some voluntarily and some involuntarily, and many were not brought home. We hope people understand that sacrifice and that it shouldn't happen without acknowledgement."
Sammons said the need for such an event — which will be funded by the County of Marin and several major donors — becomes more obvious the more people learn from residents who were detained by enemies during wartime. The Korean War and Vietnam War veteran said he has many friends who were POWs.
"This is kind of significant to me, especially when you think about how many people are still missing, going all the way back through the years," he said. "This will be an overdue tribute."
The Marin Alliance for the American Spirit plans to "develop and present educational and informational programs that will foster patriotism and a sense of community." It lists its board members as Keith Woodcock (president), Kaselionis (VP, governmental relations), Felicia Gaston (VP, public relations), Patrick Carlin (VP, treasurer) and Julie Chrisman (VP, secretary). The group is actively seeking members. For more information about the MAAS, call 800-438-8988.
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Well met, as always, and welcome to the latest tome from the pen of Ed of the Greenwood that purports to lay bare secrets of the world I dwell in, the place best known to ye as "the Forgotten Realms."
A world so vast and rich that its secrets could fill libraries—to say nothing of the myriad passing details of everyday life, the strivings of folk mighty and simple. Beggars and humble crofters can change the Realms as much as kings do, and its heroes are not always those lauded. Like thy world, the Realms needs splendid deeds from us all for life to hold a goodly measure of pleasures and rewards.
In short, it needs thee to make a difference.
In today's look inside Ed Greenwood Presents: Elminster's Forgotten Realms, we continue with Chapter 6: The Art. "The Faerunian counterbalance to the strong sword has always been magic—wonderful, awesome, terrible magic. Magic gives its users the ability to harness natural forces to do things that frustrate or counter brute force, awakening fear and respect in those who deal in force of arms, and serving as a deterrent that keeps them from lashing out at will and whim."


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"Mom, my car just died," Josh, my 18-year-old son, texted me at 4:37 p.m. last Monday.
"Where are you?"
"About 80 miles outside Phoenix. Not sure. No signs."
Why the Hell didn't my husband return this damn car to the dealer?
Duke said he test-drove it, checked the various things you're supposed to check on a used car, and on the 50-mile drive home, the oil-change light flashed bright red.
To me that's a clear message: "Warning, I'm a problem car. I just pretended to work while you drove me a couple of miles around the dealership."
So Duke drove this 2003 Nissan X-Terra—with 60,000 miles on it—straight to Don, our mechanic in Orange County.
Don checked the oil and flushed the engine, which happened to have metal shavings in it.
I don't know much about engines, but metal shavings don't sound healthy in your engine.
"Drive it around for a couple of hours and I'll flush the engine again first things in the morning," Don said.
At least Josh will get two hours of training on how to drive a stick shift.
Did I forget to mention this car has a manual transmission, and our son has never driven a stick shift before?
As with many decisions in our family, we tend to procrastinate; then at the last minute, we take action. It's not like we hadn't looked at car ads during the Christmas holidays; we just hadn't found anything affordable, with low mileage. Plus Josh wanted a used truck with a V8 engine, to which Duke and I said, "Absolutely not."
I offered Josh my 2007 Kia Rio, with 67,000 miles, but my husband agreed my car was not suitable for driving long stretches in New Mexico where powerful gusts of desert wind can lift your car off the road. How do I know? I rented a Kia Rio just like my own when I visited Josh, and my rental almost blew off the road to Roswell. Perhaps the aliens saw me coming, who knows.
The following morning, which happened to be the Friday before Josh's National Guard training, Don opened his garage early in order to flush the engine one more time before Josh headed out.
I climbed onto the passenger seat and asked Josh to practice changing gears down our street. I wanted reassurance before his 800-mile drive.
My first impression was not good. A musty smell hit my nostrils and a collection of crumbs, dry grass and other stuff you find underneath your shoes covered the gray floor mats. How come the dealer sold a dirty car? Hadn't Duke noticed?
Josh turned on the engine and it sounded like an old smoker clearing out his lungs. He tried to press down on the clutch, and put it into first gear, but he couldn't.
"Let me try," I said.
We changed seats and I had the same problem. The gear wouldn't engage.
I ran inside for assistance. Duke was getting dressed for work.
"Looks like the clutch is gone," Duke said.
He succeeded in thrusting the stick-shift into second gear and I followed him to Don's shop in my reliable Kia Rio.
"The clutch could probably have lasted another year, but with Josh learning how to change gears, I'm not surprised," Duke said. "Book him on a flight."
I debated whether or not to book Josh on a flight. He desperately needed a car to get to his training, plus the freezing temperatures and icy road conditions, made riding his bike hazardous.
Don said it would take all day to replace the clutch, and re-flush the engine.
"I'll leave tonight," Josh said.
The car was ready for pick-up at 6 p.m. I met Duke at the repair shop and almost fainted at the cost of a new clutch.
"Aren't you going to call and yell at the dealer?" I asked Duke. "Ron says we have 72 hours to return the car, and since it's a piece of crap, we need to return it now."
"It's all fixed and ready to go. Josh can leave tomorrow morning and I'll call the dealer over the weekend."
Josh insisted on leaving right away, but we managed to convince him to leave the following morning.
I packed enough water bottles to last him a week, a turkey, cheese sandwich, three apples and five protein bars. Josh climbed inside his car, programmed the GPS on his phone—at least that reassured me a tad—and as I waved goodbye, my son tried his best to make a smooth start in first gear. I felt a sense of relief, knowing he had a GPS and AAA.
Six hours later, Duke sent me a text message that Josh's engine wouldn't accelerate. He pulled over and after checking the oil level, the engine wouldn't start.
I left Duke in charge.
After several hours sitting in his car, AAA finally showed up from Phoenix. Duke located, and called the closest garage in a town that sounded like Salami, Arizona, where AAA towed his car.
By now, it was after 6 p.m., and the garage was closed.
"Mom, I'll sleep in the car," Josh texted me.
I called him back and his voice kept cutting out.
"Some guy is …. up," Josh said.
Now, my vivid imagination took over and I started thinking he might get shot.
"We'll call a taxi to come and pick you up."
Duke listened to me and rolled his eyes.
"There are no taxis in this small town," he said.
"What's the name again?" I asked.
"Salami, or something like that," Duke said.
I Googled places that sounded like Salami in Arizona, and found Salome.
"Does that sound like the place?"
"Yes," Duke said.
"There's a motel and I'm sure they'll pick him up."
Duke called the motel, and the owner said, 'Tell your son I'll be there in ten minutes.'"
Knowing that Josh was now warm and had a bed for the night, I could fall asleep.
"The garage says I need a new engine," Josh told us the following morning.
What now?
Thankfully, the garage owner's wife agreed to drive Josh to Phoenix airport where he purchased a ticket to Albuquerque. By now, he had missed his training, and we needed to get the car back to California.
After owning this car for four days, I calculated all the extra money we have spent, and to top it off, we had the extra expense of getting the car back to the dealer in Los Angeles.
"Duke, I hope you give the dealer hell," I said.
Josh's car is now back at the dealers, and we're waiting for a replacement engine.
Who knows how this will end.
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Sonia has lived in many countries – Denmark, Nigeria, France, England, the U.S. and Belize – Sonia Marsh considers herself a citizen of the world. She holds a degree in environmental science from the University of East Anglia, U.K., and now lives in Southern California with her husband, Duke.
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By BOB REDD
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Playing its first game in nine days, the Princeton Tigers held off the Riverside Warriors and claimed a 74-66 Mountain State Athletic Conference victory, Saturday at the Ralph Ball Court at Princeton Senior High School.
In a game of streaks, the Tigers had one final fourth-quarter spurt to pull away from the Warriors and improved to 12-4 on the season. Riverside dropped to 7-11.
With the snow swirling and accumulating outside the gymnasium, Princeton was hot enough to melt the snow at the onset.
Running out to a 5-0 lead the Tigers controlled the game until big man Aaron Ferguson picked up his second personal foul and went to the bench with 2:26 to play in the opening quarter.
The Tigers then benefited from Riverside turnovers and scoring in transition. Up by as many as eight, Ryan Meadows led the Princeton scoring column connecting on a three and several transition baskets to finish the quarter with 10 points and the home team ahead 18-10 after the first eight minutes of play.
Princeton opened its biggest lead of the first half in the second quarter at 22-13 only to see Riverside chip it away.
A three by Josh Butcher midway through the period made it a one-point game, 22-21, at which time Tigers' coach Ernie Gilliard sent Ferguson back into the game. In the meantime, the Tigers other post player Zen Clements, also got into foul trouble and had to sit.
The squads battled through the remainder of the second and with just seconds remaining before the break, Ferguson picked up his third personal.
Princeton carried a 31-29 lead into the locker room.
Gilliard felt the Tigers were not clicking on all cylinders after the first quarter.
"That was a big part of one of the reasons why we sort of got out of rhythm, out of synch somewhat, simply because we felt like we could have a good inside presence with those guys on the floor. They got in foul trouble so we had to change up our game plan," Gilliard said.
"The bottom line, we're still not shooting the ball very well from the perimeter and so we've got to continue to work on our shooting and hopefully we can clean that up."
Riverside came out charged in the second half and tied the game on a jumper by Quan Brock and later took its first lead on a put back by Marcus Reed.
Princeton tied the game at 36, Riverside drew even at 41, but then Princeton went on a 13-6 run in the final minutes of the third quarter and led 54-47 headed to the fourth period.
Ninety seconds into the final stanza Ferguson was charged with his fourth foul and Riverside continued to hang close as Princeton Derek Jennelle and Riverside's Butcher traded three point buckets. It was a two-point game with 5:20 to go when the Tigers called time.
Treys by Jennelle and Kyle Caron and a bucket by Meadows got Princeton off the skids and the Tigers lead grew to 10 points on Hunter Walters' free throw with just over a minute left to play.
Riverside again drew closer, coming to within six with half a minute to play, but Meadows, who made 9-of-10 free throws in the fourth quarter, pushed the Princeton lead to its final margin of victory.
While getting the victory, Gilliard believes the Tigers must do some things if they are going to be successful the remainder of the season.
"We've got to just stay with our offensive set and just be patient, the game will eventually come to us," Gilliard said.
"I think right now what we've got are some kids that are rushing and may be concerned about personal accomplishments more so than team accomplishments and sometimes we get a little frustrated. We're going to go back to practice and we're going to work on that."
The game started early due to the snow in the area and Riverside left immediately following the final horn.
The Tigers host Parkersburg on Tuesday.
Gilliard said about the Big Reds, "Well, they are very disciplined. We should have a size advantage on them, we're a little bigger than they are.
"They've got some athleticism, they've got a couple of kids that shoot the ball well and they'll run their sets very well.
"They are very patient offensively, they'll run their sets and they work pretty hard defensively. So we're going to have to make sure that we stay focused on our game plan and execute those things that make us successful."
At Princeton Senior High School
Marcus Reed 5 8-9 20, Tamar Lawson 1 0-0 2, Quan Brock 5 2-3 12, Nick Light 1 1-2 4, Tyus Wood 6 1-3 14, Trevor Smith 0 0-2 0, Tim Womack 1 3-6 5, Josh Carpenter 0 1-2 1, Josh Butcher 3 0-0 9, Totals 22 16-27 66.
Lamont Lee 1 0-0 2, Ryan Meadows 5 15-18 26, Derek Jennelle 2 0-0 6, Ryan Rogers 0 0-0 0, Storm McPherson 0 0-0 0, Zen Clements 0 0-0 0, Hunter Walters 7 3-4 17, Kyle Caron 3 0-1 7, Aaron Ferguson 6 4-6 16, Totals 24 22-29 74
Riverside……10 19 18 19 — 66
Princeton……18 13 23 20 — 74
3-point baskets: R - 7 (Reed 2, Light, Wood, Butcher 3); P - 4 (Meadows, Jennelle 2, Caron 1).


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It is hard to believe December is here and that so much has happened in Greater Clark so far this school year. I thought it would be a good time to make our staff and parents aware of key priorities we have been addressing.
First of all, we have begun an extensive strategic planning process that involves more than 90 Greater Clark County constituents working to develop an action plan that will drive our school system academically and operationally over the next several years. The committee, which consists of students, teachers, staff members, administrators, parents, post-secondary administrators, governmental leaders and business leaders, has completed a SWOT analysis which has identified strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
The committee has begun developing an action plan to address those areas in terms of student achievement and instruction, finance, facilities and technology, and public relations/marketing. It is our hope the committee will finish developing the action plan by the end of March and present it to our school board for its review. The strategic plan will provide a blue print for our school system focusing on continuous improvement and accountability.
Another major focus area has been to address our budget. Due to severe reductions in state revenue over the past several years, expenditures are still exceeding revenues in our general fund by almost $2 million. As a result, our central office team has begun the process of identifying ways to reduce expenditures and, in fact, has already made some expenditure reductions. Because 92 percent of our general fund budget pays for salaries and benefits, our central office team has begun a staffing analysis to determine how we can reduce staffing costs with minimal impact on quality. Like most families, organizations, and businesses in America today, we must find a way to balance our budget. Because of contractual obligations to our administrators and teachers that carry well into 2013, our plan is to balance our general fund budget by the end of 2014.
In terms of academics, our state letter grades were recently released. It is important for our staff, parents, and community members to understand the letter grades are a reflection of student performance on state assessments and the amount of growth by our students on state assessments from spring of 2011 to spring of 2012. We are very proud of our school system's improvement in state assessment passage from 2009 to 2012, almost doubling the state average increase in passage on the language arts and math assessments over that time span. Unfortunately, that significant improvement in academic achievement is not fully reflected in the state's new letter grade system. In analyzing how we can improve our state letter grade, we have found that improving the performance/growth of less than 2 percent of our students can move Greater Clark from its current "C" grade to an "A."
To become an "A" school system, we are doing the following:
1. We are continuing to enhance our curriculum, instruction, and assessment system that identifies the most important standards students must learn and assesses students on a regular basis to assure they have learned those standards. This system, called Goal Clarity, has been integral in our school system's tremendous improvement in academic achievement over the past three years.
2. Throughout the fall, a group of teachers and administrators have been developing a program that is designed to address individual student needs in reading and behavior. This program, called IMPACT, has been approved by our school board and will be implemented second semester. In terms of reading, all students K-12 will be assessed in terms of their reading skill and plans will be developed for students to enrich their reading skills whether they are low, middle, or high level readers. Plans for some students will be customized to better meet their needs. In those cases, individualized plans will be put in writing, monitored every two weeks, and reviewed every eight weeks. A similar process will be followed for those students who struggle in terms of their behavior in school. Specific qualifying criteria has been established and students who qualify for assistance will receive intervention that may be placed in writing and will be regularly monitored and reviewed. Our school system has made great strides in improving academic achievement over the past three years; however, to go to the next level, we must make every effort to individualize instruction for as many students as possible and the IMPACT program is designed to accomplish that goal.
3. A goal that we have established this year is for every graduate to be accepted to a post-secondary program, e.g., four-year college, two-year college, apprenticeship program, military, etc. To help make that goal a reality, we have begun looking at a College and Career Readiness initiative to help make education more relevant for all students. We are proud of the number of students taking Advanced Placement courses, and we have also been working with Ivy Tech to greatly increase the number of dual credit opportunities for our students. Dual credit allows our students to take designated courses with their teachers at their schools, while also receiving college credit that is transferable to any Indiana college or university. We have also been working on requiring all 9th graders next year to take a careers' class that will teach students a goal-setting process and introduce them to potential career paths that will help guide their post-secondary decisions. We want every graduate to be prepared for life after high school and become successful, contributing citizens.
To help us track our progress in meeting our goals, by Christmas, we plan to introduce a "Data Dashboard" at both the school and corporation levels. The dashboards will be posted in buildings and available to the public through our website.
We are fortunate to have a highly talented and dedicated staff that cares deeply about the success of our students. We also have parents who want the very best for their children, and a community that highly values education. A key to the success of our community, our state, and our nation is a quality education for all students. I am confident, working together, we can accomplish that goal.
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WASECA — Some Waseca-area dog lovers have kicked off fundraising efforts to establish a dog sanctuary focused on caring for Pekingese with health or behavior issues that leave them unlikely candidates for adoption.
Heidi Eckers is looking to purchase a Waseca doggie daycare/boarding facility called Yappy Campers and set aside part of the facility as a dog sanctuary for up to 20 animals. Yappy Campers would continue as a for-profit operation that would help subsidize the nonprofit sanctuary, which would be owned by Peke N Chin Midwest — a Minnesota-based small dog rescue organization.
Currently, Peke N Chin can only accept a dog if a foster home is available, Eckers said. The sanctuary would offer a place for dogs with such severe neurological, mobility or health issues that their care is beyond what a foster home could provide.
"It basically provides them a safe place for the rest of their life," she said. "... We want to help them live in comfort for the last period of their lives."
Under the plan for the sanctuary, a residence attached to the property would provide free room and board for several unpaid volunteer staff, according to Eckers. The fundraising aims to generate at least $30,000 for a down-payment on the property — but hopefully $100,000 to avoid the need for a mortgage.
Why Pekingese? Eckers said sanctuaries exist for various breeds, but the organization sees a need in regard to the 2,000-year-old breed of toy dogs originating in China. The breed has a tendency toward health problems including blindness and back problems.
The initial fundraising event on Saturday at Yappy Campers included a doggy costume contest, a silent auction, a vendor fair and other events.
"It just has blossomed into this mission and plan, and we're pretty excited about the reality of what's happening now," she said. "... I think this has the potential to be a wonderful, inspirational place for people in this area."
As work continues to get the sanctuary established, Eckers had one last message for people in the area.
"We're always looking for foster homes," she said.
More information is available by e-mailing Eckers at email@example.com.


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- Leica expert and controversial reviewer Erwin Puts has recently published an article on the rumored new camera bodies from Canon, including a 22 megapixel 1DS successor, and an updated Canon 5D in a weather sealed body more like an EOS 1V. Erwin has also written extensively on the Leica M8.
- Hi Fructose Magazine #4 is out and it looks great! Issues #2 and #3 are sold out. Get on down to Kid Robot or Borders and get issue #4 before it's too late. What is Hi Fructose you may sheepishly ask? The best art magazine around, that's what! The latest issue features Ray Caesar, Fawn Gehweiler, Ragnar, Gary Taxali, Brian McCarty, and two photos by some guy named Joe Reifer.
- There's a lot of great articles in the archives over at Rob Galbraith DPI, including photographer Joey Terrill's story about choosing the Canon 1DS over medium format digital.
- Somebody please stop me from looking at large format specialist Glenn Evan's http://www.glennview.com
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Hi Fructose is already sold out at their online store! Guess I'll have to wait patiently at borders! Congrats Joe!
As far as Leica ponderings…I'm still drooling over a black MP with the Zeiss 15 2.8
Ack! The link to the Erwin Puts article on Canon bodies is broken.
Hi Paul -
Thanks for the heads up. I checked, and the article is gone from Erwin's site.
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New Scimeca/Knierim article: http://web.icenetwork.com/news/artic...&vkey=ice_news
Igor Shpilband has choreographed their new free skate, to music from the movie Ever After. The short program, to "Papa, Can You Hear Me," from Yentl, is being choreographed by Catarina Lindgren.
"It was awesome," Knierim said of working with Shpilband. "He had a lot of good ideas, and we're both really happy with the program."
"He's very patient with students and he made it comfortable for us," Scimeca added. "He had a storyline going from the beginning."
The free skate will interpret the movie, which stars Drew Barrymore in a lively Renaissance version of the Cinderella fairy tale. Scimeca will portray Cinderella after she has become a princess, with Knierim as her Prince Charming. Scimeca says the cut of the music is "inspirational."
As well as training, the two will be skating in a show in Colorado Springs, Colo., next week. They said they might compete their short program at the Broadmoor Open at the end of June, and they are planning to compete at Skate Detroit.