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October 2013 — Matthew F. Grady, MD, FAAP, CAQSM, a pediatric sports medicine specialist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, discusses when students should return to learning and play after a concussion. In The New York Times' article, Concussions and the Classroom, Grady says students should return slowly to mental activities after a head injury, taking breaks to rest.
Learn more about concussion prevention, treatment and more at Concussion Care for Kids: Minds Matter.
October 2013 — Theodore J. Ganley, MD, attending orthopedic surgeon at The Children's Hospital and director of CHOP's Center for Sports and Performance Medicine, is quoted extensively in "Pivot Point: Conquering the pain and debility of adolescents with osteochondritis dissecans."
The article, appearing in the online version of Advance for Physical Therapy and Rehab Medicine, addresses osteochondritis dissecans (OCD), which mostly affects the femoral condyles of the knee, the rounded end of the femur (lower thighbone). When the bone under the cartilage surface is injured, it can lead to damage to the blood vessels of the bone, which can cause pain and debility. Treatment is for OCD is varied but may include surgery.
September 2013 — Robert M. Campbell Jr., MD, attending orthopedic surgeon at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and director and founder of CHOP's Center for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome, was nominated by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons for representation on the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Medical Advisory Committees' Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel. The CDRH is charged with protecting and promoting public health by assuring that patients and providers have timely and continued access to safe, effective, and high-quality medical devices and safe radiation-emitting products.
Dr. Campbell's knowledge, experience, and accomplishments in the area of orthopedic devices ensure he will admirably represent the best interests of the panel. He has more than 25 years of experience treating life-threatening pediatric thoracic diseases, has pioneered new surgical treatments for potentially lethal spine and chest wall deformities of infancy, and is the inventor of the device known as VEPTR (vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib), which is used to treat rare diseases of the spine and chest wall without inhibiting the children's' growth. Learn more »
July 2013 — The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has expanded its diagnostic toolkit to include EOS imaging, a newly FDA-approved technology that produces superior quality 3-D images with reduced radiation exposure to patients.
EOS, an ultra-low dose imaging system recently installed in the Division of Orthopedic Surgery at CHOP, provides full-body scans of patients in natural standing positions. The technology produces high-quality, detailed images that enable accurate diagnosis and more informed treatment decisions. Learn more about the benefits of EOS imaging.
May 2013 — The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is opening a new 115,000-square-foot Specialty Care Center in a new development on North Gulph Road in King of Prussia, PA. CHOP will break ground this summer on the Center, which will replace an existing one located on nearby Mall Boulevard.
Since opening in 1997, the current Center has expanded clinical services to more than 20 medical and surgical specialties, including a robust Sports Medicine program, pediatric imaging center and a large day hospital for oncology patients. It is comprised of two buildings occupying 70,000 square feet, and is one of more than 50 CHOP Care Network centers in Philadelphia, the surrounding counties and South Jersey offering top-ranked primary and specialty care services to families close to home.
The new space, located in the Village at Valley Forge, will provide an additional 45,000 square feet, with the ability to expand up to a total of 195,000 square feet, to allow for future program growth. Learn more »
April 2013 — For more than 25 years, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — the first Pediatric Trauma Center in Pennsylvania accredited by the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation — has provided unparalleled medical and surgical care for all injured children, including those with the most severe injuries.
When Seconds Count is a new video in which experts from CHOP's Trauma Center present a complete overview of what is entailed in Level 1 trauma care — including the multidisciplinary team and resources necessary.
In the video, John M. Flynn, MD, associate chief of Orthopedic Surgery at CHOP and associate trauma director, highlights advances in orthopedic care of trauma patients that have improved outcomes.
March 2013 — The orthopedic surgery team at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has long led research into the causes of and safest treatments for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. As evidence of our expertise in this area, two such studies — Detection of Impending Neurologic Injury During Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Comparison of Transcranial Motor and Somatosensory Evoked Potential Monitoring in 1,121 Consecutive Cases, and A Genome Wide Association Study Identifies IL17RC as an Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Locus — have garnered the Russell A. Hibbs Award for basic and clinical science research, respectively.
The Hibbs Award is given to the preeminent basic science and clinical papers presented at the Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting & Course that best exemplify the ideals and philosophy of Russell A. Hibbs, MD, and the Scoliosis Research Society relative to the causes, cures and prevention of scoliosis and related spinal deformities. Dr. Hibbs — an orthopedic surgeon who many credit as the founder of the modern era of orthopedics — introduced innovative surgical interventions for the treatment of spinal deformities in the early 1900s, helping to move the field from the repair of broken bones to the surgical specialty it is today.
Learn more about the scoliosis research by John P. Dormans, MD, and Struan Grant, PhD.
January 2013 — John P. Dormans, MD, FACS, chief of the Division of Orthopedic Surgery at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, was recognized as one of the top 50 spine surgeons focusing on scoliosis development. The list, developed by Becker's Healthcare which produces Becker's Spine Review, includes physicians across the U.S. who are focused on scoliosis and spinal deformity surgery and research.
Dr. Dormans has been an attending surgeon at CHOP for more than 20 years and has served as division chief since 1996. He is a professor of orthopedic surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and has previously served as president of both the medical staff at CHOP and Children's Surgical Associates, CHOP's surgical group.
A world-renowned surgeon, Dr. Dormans is well known for his pioneering work in the area of limb-sparing surgery for sarcomas, innovative treatment for scoliosis and spinal deformities, as well as ongoing efforts to improve safety and outcomes in spinal surgery. In addition to his clinical and academic appointments, Dr. Dormans is active in a number of national and international organizations. He is currently the vice president of the Scoliosis Research Society and vice president of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT). Dr. Dormans has published more than 280 peer reviewed articles, 180 abstracts, and 130 editorials, reviews and chapters, and has written or edited five textbooks on orthopedic surgery.
November 2012 — Robert M. Campbell Jr., MD, director of CHOP's Center for Thoracic Insufficient Syndrome, was selected for the 2012 Becker's Spine Review "60 Spine Surgeon Inventors to Know" list. Campbell was honored for his contributions toward making a difference in the quality and cost-effectiveness of spinal procedures.
Campbell's invention, the vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib (VEPTR) was developed to treat thoracic insufficiency syndrome by providing a way to enlarge and stabilize a deformed chest cavity in pediatric patients in order to enhance lung growth.
During his career, Campbell founded the Center for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome at Children's Hospital, the first national multidisciplinary program devoted solely to the treatment and research of thoracic insufficiency syndrome. He also testified to the Senate Committee for Health in support of the 2007 Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act.
Learn more about the Center and VEPTR.
November 2012 — While general pediatricians and pediatric emergency physicians value their role in concussion management, a study of their self-reported knowledge, practices and attitudes points to the need for improved concussion-specific training and infrastructure to support optimal patient care. The study, released today in the journal Pediatrics, served as a catalyst for The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to create a new "medical home" model for managing pediatric and adolescent concussion.
"We have seen concussion visits within our emergency department, primary care and specialty care network at CHOP quadruple since 2009 to a current total of more than 6,700 each year," says Mark Zonfrillo, MD, MSCE, the study's lead author, a researcher at CHOP's Center for Injury Research and Prevention and a pediatric emergency medicine specialist. "The emergency department and primary care settings often serve as the entry point of care for children with a suspected concussion, and we know that early diagnosis and treatment of concussion can lead to faster, more complete recovery."
Learn more about the Concussion Survey.
October 2012 — Two CHOP physicians were featured in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about new treatment guidelines for children with concussions. Christina L. Master, MD, and Cheryl Hausman, MD, were both quoted in "A new course for concussions," that appeared Oct. 10, 2012 in print and online.
To learn more about the new guidelines, see Concussion Care for Kids: Minds Matter.
July 2012 — Renowned CHOP spine surgeon Denis S. Drummond, MD, FRS(C), was awarded the Scoliosis Research Society's 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was given in honor of more than 30 years of distinguished service to the Society and significant contributions to spinal deformity care.
Drummond is the emeritus chief of Orthopedic Surgery at Children's Hospital and professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He currently serves as director of Clinical Research for CHOP's Division of Orthopedic Surgery. He has a professional interest in congenital anomalies, instability of the cervical spine and scoliosis. Drummond has also shown an interest in new technology for spinal surgery and is a co-holder of five patents.
He previously serves as director, secretary and president of the Scoliosis Research Society and has been active in the Pediatric Orthopaedic Societies as president of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Study Group, one of the two founding groups of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA). Drummond has a longstanding interest in research, publishing more than 175 original studies to referred journals and numerous contributions to textbooks including more than 40 chapters and editorial contributions.
June 2012 — The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia announces the grand opening of the CHOP Specialty Care Center at Virtua in Voorhees, N.J. This is the latest expansion in the CHOP Care Network, which today has more than 50 locations throughout the region.
CHOP Specialty Care Center at Virtua is a 31,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art, facility specially designed to meet the needs of children with specialized care provided by CHOP physicians. The facility has 50 exam rooms, a wide range of diagnostic testing including a pulmonary function laboratory, extensive rehabilitation services and injury prevention education, nutritional counseling and large gymnasiums for physical and occupational therapy. The facility is adjacent to the Virtua Voorhees Hospital on Route 73.
Learn more about the new Virtua facility and what about orthopedic services at this location.
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There are some names that inspire hushed tones and looks of reverence. Coworth Park in Berkshire, which reopened in 2010, after untold millions in renovations and three years in the making, is one such name. Previously, the 18th century country house was a place where royalty, historic figures and American colonists would rest their heads. Set in 240 acres of undulating parkland, a gentle canter from Ascot and within sight of the house where John Lennon wrote Imagine, it is the only hotel in Britain with its own polo fields, where you can ride in Windsor Great Park on Grand Prix dressage horses (or your own).
At JustLuxe, we know a thing or two about extravagant hotel suites, so when we hear there's a new one, we naturally want to take a look inside. The InterContinental Los Angeles at Beverly Hills just finished a complete redesign on their highest-end accommodation, the Royal Suite — so it's as good as new to us.


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Engage Your Brain (Page 2)
A blog by Pololu president Jan Malášek. For more information, please read the first post.
How an idea becomes a product
Posted by Jan on 22 June 2011
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The Wixel Shield for Arduino that we released today represents a personal milestone because of what I did not do on it: the shield is the first electronic product made by Pololu that I did not design. That's not to say I did not have some input on it or that other engineers here did not have substantial contributions to other products, but the Wixel Shield is a first because the basic product concept, the circuit design, and physical implementation (i.e. the PCB layout) were all done by someone else. We also just finished a big facility expansion that was taking up a lot of my attention this year, so I have some more time now to think about our design process and what it takes to go from a new idea to a finished product. Continued…
RC servo speed control
Posted by Jan on 6 May 2011
It is often desirable to control the speed and acceleration of hobby RC servos. Understanding your options can be confusing since there are various speeds involved, many similar terms are used, and the terms are not used consistently by different companies or end users. You might also have an idea of what you want your servo to do without knowing what to call it or how to describe it or how to implement it. To get a good understanding of what is going on, it is helpful to picture the position of your servo in relation to the commands you are sending it. A simple first attempt might look like this: Continued…
Advanced hobby servo control using only a timer and interrupts
Posted by Jan on 5 May 2011
In this last article about generating pulses for hobby servo control, I will present what I think is the best solution to controlling many servos or controlling some servos while still leaving enough processing time to do other tasks. It's not that easy to make this approach work well, so my recommendation in most cases is just to get one of our servo controllers, which use this technique. Continued…
Advanced hobby servo control pulse generation using hardware PWM
Posted by Jan on 28 April 2011
So far, I have discussed a very simple circuit and a very simple microcontroller approach to generate the control pulses needed to control hobby servos. For some applications, those methods are sufficient, but we often want either to control many servos or to do something in addition to controlling servos, and that is when the limitations of the simple approaches and the demands of the servo interface become more apparent. In this post, I will move on to some more sophisticated techniques to generate servo control pulses. Continued…
Simple microcontroller approach to controlling a servo
Posted by Jan on 10 March 2011
Today, I want to discuss the microcontroller equivalent of the simple servo control circuit I presented last time. As I mentioned then, the circuit is about as simple as it can be, yet it requires eight components to arrive at a sub-optimal servo control waveform. Some of its deficiencies, such as the slow rise time of the pulses, can be addressed by slightly more advanced circuits that might implement an astable multivibrator using an integrated circuit such as the famous 555 timer. In terms of part count, the 555-based servo controller might be a bit better than the two-transistor approach, but the 555 has many transistors inside it. As long as we are comfortable categorizing a component with many transistors inside it as a single part, we might as well skip the 555 and go straight to a low pin-count microcontroller, which has thousands of transistors inside it and which will allow us to make a far superior, single-component servo controller. Continued…
Simple hardware approach to controlling a servo
Posted by Jan on 23 February 2011
For the last several posts, I have been writing about how hobby servos work and demonstrating the operation of devices made for controlling servos, such as RC receivers and serial servo controllers. That should have given you a good idea of the kinds of control signals we must create if we are to control servos with our own hardware. Today, I am moving on to the subject of controlling servos ourselves, and I will begin with a simple hardware approach. Continued…
Servo control interface in detail
Posted by Jan on 9 February 2011
Last time, I gave a basic introduction to the simple pulse interface for sending commands to servos. In this post, I want to explore some of the details and ramifications of the servo interface in a bit more depth. I'll be using the Mini Maestro 12-channel servo controller, which offers a lot of servo control flexibility, and a current probe with my oscilloscope to illustrate servos' responses. Continued…
Electrical characteristics of servos and introduction to the servo control interface
Posted by Jan on 3 February 2011
So far, I have been talking about servos largely from the perspective of their typical use. While I hope I have provided a decent foundation about their intended use and some idea of what is inside a servo, these are things you could learn from hobby stores and taking apart a few servos. Today, I want to move on to a discussion of the electrical characteristics of servos, with the control interface as the primary topic. From the servo manufacturers' perspective, the control signal can be an internal detail, so discussing it means we are moving on to a realm that is less officially documented. I will try to keep things general and back up my claims a bit where practical, but some details might not apply to all servos. Continued…
Servo, servo motor, servomotor (definitely not server)
Posted by Jan on 28 January 2011
Now that the cat's out of the bag about RC servos having motors inside (it was a very transparent bag), it's appropriate to emphasize that servos are not "servo motors" and that "servo" is not short for "servomotor". Servo is short for "servomechanism", whereas servo motors are motors intended to be used in servos. It's important to understand the distinction because we should care about names and communicating well; making the distinction between the terms will also help emphasize why servos are so special. Continued…
Why we don't have comments on our product pages
Posted by Jan on 25 January 2011
Tags: engage your brain
A customer recently wrote: "I think you really need to add comments from users under each product (like sparkfun does). Makes it easy to review good/bad about a project and ask a question not in docs." I rejected the idea when some of our developers pushed for comments on our web site a few years ago, and upon reconsideration, I am still firm in my opposition. Continued…
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I like to add here some information about connection of Vedic calendar and Long count Mayan calendar.
Mesoamerican Long count calendar end of 13 Baktuns is often described as to end on 20 December 2012. This calendar starting date is calculated to be August 11,3114 BCE in Gregorian or September 6 in the Julian calendar.
But what I found interesting reading Vedic calendar is the beginning of Kali Era that began around February 17 3102 BCE.
The difference is approximately 12 years of starting date of those cycles. Current year according to Vedic Calendar is Nandana 5114 that started in April when Sun went to Aries in true sidereal zodiac.
The Long count calendar is about 5125-years, so if we were to assume that there is close connection of those cycles and we move beginning date of long calendar by 12 years later than end date of long count 13 baktuns would be aprox in 2023 not 2012.
And I see in astronomy programs that year 2023 also coincides with another great planetary alignments as they did in the beginning of Kali Yuga. I strongly believe that there is ancient knowledge that links both calendars and it was around 3102. That's why I don't think that this year Solstice is the End of long count cycle. Only time will tell.
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LEGO® DUPLO® Pink Brick Box (4623)
18 months - 5 years. Young minds pretend with this cute starter set that features rabbits, carrots, flowers, house elements, and an assortment of basic DUPLO® bricks in both pink and classic colors. DUPLO® products are fun and safe for younger hands. 30 pieces.
- A sturdy brick storage box
- An idea booklet to encourage creative play
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This is the Flash prototype of the Box in a Box. It is much more of an experiment so it contains six levels for now.
Rated 2.5 / 5 stars September 22, 2012
good prototype for game mechanics, but nothing much else really. Sound graphics etc, some motivation to play the game would be nice
Rated 2.5 / 5 stars September 21, 2012
Wow! Loved the smooth movement of the box! Good controls and good handling of the box. But You need at least sounds, and music would be good to add some atmosphere. Also You need some kind of introduction, I think. But until now, I like this experiment very much! Keep it definately up!:)
Rated 3 / 5 stars September 20, 2012
sure, it looks cool, but some sound and storyline would be cooler.
Rated 2.5 / 5 stars September 20, 2012
It was fine until I fell into the walls in level 4 I think
Rated 2 / 5 stars September 20, 2012
i don't understand the objective of the game. It has a somewhat good artstyle, but it doesn't have music, and wherever i go, i go back to the beginning of the game. You need to put instructions or a tutorial level and add music. Also, draw your own background instead of making it a pile of trash...like literally, it looks like debris and trash.


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Waving Good-Bye to the Joneses
Published on - March 25th, 2010 (by J.D. Roth)
A new study out of the U.K. confirms what many of us have already learned: Money only makes you happy if you have more than those around you. According to the London Telegraph:
Despite the vast improvements in general standards of living in the past 40 years across Britain, 'keeping up with the Joneses' is still our biggest aspiration, the findings suggest.
Researchers have found that owning a fast car, a large home and having a good job may only make you happy if those around you are less well off. The pursuit of wealth is leading more people to work longer hours as they seek to pay their mortgages and climb the social ladder. Dr Chris Boyce, of University of Warwick's psychology department, said Britons were victims of chronic dissatisfaction.
Americans are victims of this same chronic dissatisfaction. It's too easy to compare ourselves with those around us. (And television gives us a chance to make false comparisons: We see what "normal" people have in commercials and in various programs, and we subconsciously begin to want these things too.)
But even if you know that you oughtn't compare your life with others, it can be tough to exercise self-control. It's easy to get swept up by materialism, especially if all of your friends are into it. (If they all have iPhones, you want an iPhone. If they all wear expensive clothes, you want expensive clothes.)
If you want to wave good-bye to the proverbial Joneses — the ones you're always trying to keep up with — you have to quit paying attention to them. You have to make a conscious effort to not care about what they own and do. Instead, focus on your goals and your needs. What you want or need to own shouldn't be defined by what other people have; it should be based on what you want to do in life, and what brings you intrinsic happiness.
Ask yourself at what point you'll have Enough:
- If you have five more DVDs, will that be Enough?
- If you complete your collection of Patrick O'Brian novels, will that be Enough?
- If you buy three more sweaters, will that be Enough?
How much is Enough?
Only you can answer that question — and the answer may change with time. But until you spend some time contemplating Enough, you'll always be tempted to buy what your neighbor buys — to keep up with the Joneses.
The great thing about deciding you have Enough in your life right now is that this also helps you have Enough in the future. If you don't need to spend your money to buy things (because you don't want things), you can use your cash for saving and investing. That money will then be there to assure you have Enough when you're older, too.
Nearing Enough
Kris came to me yesterday afternoon. "Your birthday's tomorrow," she said, "but I didn't get you anything." (Today I am 41.)
"That's fine," I said. "I don't need anything. Just be sweet."
"I'm always sweet," she said. Then she added, "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm sure," I said. "What more could I possibly want? I have everything I need. We're having friends over this weekend [for a bacon-themed party]. A birthday present would just be more Stuff, you know?"
Kris thought for a moment. "How about I go to work late so we can go out to breakfast together?" I really like going out to breakfast, but it's just not Kris's thing.
"Perfect," I said. "That sounds like a great birthday present."
I don't want to pretend I've licked all of my wants. I still want things. (I just ordered an iPad, for goodness sake!) But I've reached a point in my life where I really do have Enough, and I know it. The only thing I really need more of is time, and there's no way to buy that!
This article is about Advanced, News, Psychology
Happy B Day JD.
Love your blog.
Hi JD:
Happy Birthday! This post really hit home. I recently replaced carpet with wood laminate (it was a need, truly), but my baseboards still aren't installed since funds ran out. I won't use credit to finish, it CAN wait. However, I haven't had anyone over since then because I'm embarrased. I know it's ridiculous. No one will really "judge" me poorly because my floor isn't finished. I guess it's something I still need to work on personally. Maybe I'll schedule a playdate for my son next week, baseboards not withstanding. GREAT POST!
I also agree with Dave Ramsey's comment about not taking advise from broke people. I was talking to my FIL about getting cheaper net service (we only pay $55 per month, but still..) and his advice? Spend $300 to get a phone with web capabilities (currently we use prepaid) then the monthly bill will be about $40. 'Spend $ to save $' he told me, yet again. The kicker? They are in the process of fileing bankrupsy for being $230K in credit card debt.
A Bacon-themed party?!?! You've given a lot of great advice over the years, but this is by far the best! Now I have to wait until November for my birthday. Are Easter Bacon parties allowed?
Happy birthday
I too thoroughly enjoy bacon (much to the chagrin of my Jewish friends)! though I have yet to chance making a bacon explosion (http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/recipes/bacon-explosion/)
Happy birthday, JD. Thanks for the article.
I face this when I come back to the states after being in Poland. In Poland I have plenty–I'm probably on the "richer" side…at least I probably could afford to have most of what I want here–even if I don't buy it. But when we return to the states for a visit, we are definitely NOT the richest people we know. We are surrounded by people with lots and lots of toys and expensive ones.
That isn't to say that people here don't have iPhones, etc, but when you have others who can't buy groceries asking for help, it kind of keeps the materialism in check.
Happy birthday!
My husband and I have traditions where we make each other cakes for our birthday. I had a pear cake this year.
I got some stuff for my birthday– my sister got me a fabulous looking book off my Amazon wish list called "Your money: the missing manual"… also the new Flavia de luce.
Happy B-day!
In my DH's family they do try to keep up with the Joneses only because they are the Joneses but a far cry from the image that name implies. His maternal grandparents were farmers in Indiana, had their own huge garden from which they canned their own food and made all their own meals. His parents live a very middle-working-class lifestyle who live in the same ranch house that he grew up in where he shared one bedroom with 2 brothers and only have one car. The ironic thing is, he had cousins who thought his parents had tons of money and to this day say that my husband and his brothers always had the best toys. Those cousins today are the ones trying to keep up with the Joneses living in bigger houses with nicer cars while my DH and siblings seem to be quite content with life.
First, Happy Birthday!
I've never had a much of a problem keeping up with the Jonse's. I think I got it during my punk rock days in high school. I thought the most punk rock thing was to not care about stuff and consumerism. While my music tastes have changed that ethos has thankfully stayed with me.
One problem both my wife and I have is we don't know what we want. Our income is increasing and we have more discretionary income, but we don't know what to spend it on. We don't know how to enjoy the fruit of our labors. Anybody else have that problem?
Happy birthday We usually invite the other out for dinner instead of birthday presents.
You can buy more time. I belie you already did that when you hired a cleaning lady. If time is what you really want, then just start outsourcing more boring tasks.
Happy B'day JD!
To paraphrase Dave Ramsey, the Joneses may look good, but they're broke! I couldn't agree more with this post – way to go, JD!
My husband and I haven't given each other holiday gifts (birthdays and yes, even Christmas) since the first year of our marriage. We celebrate those days in other meaningful ways, buy what we need when we need it and enjoy living comfortably/debt-free, so gifts for their own sake just create more Stuff to clutter our home. (Being a clutter-purger by nature, lack of Stuff actually makes me happier than receiving a gift, anyway).
The "activity" gift is definitely the way to go. I'd rather have 100 new photos from a fun trip or event with my family (that take up only a wee bit of memory to store on my teeny-tiny jump drive) than a new Thing I'll want to purge in a few weeks or months.
To me, breakfast with my spouse and a bacon party sound divine!
Happy birthday!
(P.S. You share a birthday with my dog, which probably sounds silly to some people but is pretty special to me!)
I used to think I wanted lots of stuff. I would spend the weekends buying stuff. It turned out that the next week I always wanted new stuff! What I had bought the week before wasn't good enough anymore.
I learned that it wasn't stuff I craved,but the thrill of getting something new. I have since decided to spend my time and money on experiences, not things.
Happy B-day !!
Wanting things just prove that you are human. You are forgetting the 20% wants.
They say, when you stop wanting you stop living
Happy birthday!
While I have no problem to not keep up with anybody or ever had, I do have tiny sharp pains when my son asks me when will we ever buy a house – and my response is "not for at least another 2 years". We rented 11 years, then owned 5 years – and now, after a divorce, rent again. I have no pain in renting, but for a teenager who's friends all live in big houses it's hard. And it's not even money per se that stop me/us – it's the principal at this point. I want to be where I think our family should be before I get into another mortgage – and that "another one" has to be paid at least 1/2 at signing.
Sometimes you can get to the point where you enjoy others playing with their toys and not feel you have to have one yourself. Heck, part of why I didn't get an android recently is that most of my friends DO. There's always someone who can google something if need be, and I get to stick with a flip phone that I don't have to remember to lock.
Happy birthday, JD
Happy Birthday JD!!!! I hope its a good one.
Although, I'm not sure how the "bacon themed party" fits with your resolution to lose 40lbs this year…! Atkin's diet perhaps!
Have a healthy and happy 41! I turned 42 a few months back, and I do have to say that 41 was my best year ever!
I wonder – could a "keeping up the Joneses" mentality work if the Jones' were all about frugality?
Since making frugality a goal that I talk about to those in my life, I've found that other people get excited too. All of my friends breath a sigh of relief when we plan a book club night, movie night at home or potluck dinner instead of another meal out at a restaurant. And when I read blogs like this or magazines that focus on DIY, I feel like I want to make/grow/do it myself.
Wouldn't it be cool if we could divert that aim of "keeping up" to one of "needing less" and have that be a mark of distinction?
Happy bday JD! Thank you for the awesome blog
Happy birthday, JD!
Happy Birthday! Bacon themed… I wish you'd elaborated on that!
Your wife taking you out to breakfast sure is sweet. As many, including you, have written before it experiences that often bring us the most enjoyment. Sometimes the best gifts ever have to do with giving someone else our time.
My favorite Christmas gift was when my then girlfriend (now wife) flew half way across the country to my family's house on Christmas day to surprise me. Completely priceless!
Happy birthday!
And I'm with Jennifer @ #19 – we are never going to live near the Joneses who have more stuff than us, and we mostly don't watch them on TV. Then we don't have to reign in all those ridiculous wants all the time.
Hey JD and Readers. Don't know if I enjoy the post more or the comments. Man, this blog is a lot of fun.
JD, I'm looking to buy the Ipad too. I'll probably get it the day it comes out, but I'm actually thinking of waiting for the next generation. I understand this one will come with no camera or USB port.
Even though I believe it's going to be a big hit, I can't believe I'm actually willing to put off this purchase.
(It's kind of like my notebooks–I've probably got around 5 of them, and I don't want that to happen with the Ipad:-)
Anyway JD, I'm a vegan, but I think I'll splurge and have some bacon. And thanks to your commenters, I love your ideas too.
Have noticed this with friends who have joined the country club. Not only do you pay heavily for the club, but you are surrounded by more "high-rollers", who often suggest going away for the weekend or eating in the most expensive restaurants.
Wish you a very happy birthday J.D.
What an excellent post! Keeping up with the Joneses is exactly the reason why many people are unhappy in spite of having almost everything they would ever need in life.
@Poster #20 (Uncertain Algorithm) Thanks for the Emerson quote – profound, on point, and priceless!
A few years ago I gave up cable. I still watch hulu but don't watch the ads.
Magazines used to be my guilty pleasure. But over the past two years, I've found them more and more unsatisfying — too many ads! And I realized that many of the articles featuring product X or Y were nothing but glorified advertisements. After reading a magazine I always found myself wanting to buy X or Y.
Since I've stopped TV and magazines (well, I read them at the nail salon but now I see through them…), my desire to purchase has dropped significantly. Instead of looking outside to find out what I want to buy, I look around my condo and in my own closets and think about what (if anything) I really need.
Don't get me wrong, I still shop for clothes, etc. But it is much more mindful now. It's amazing how advertising really creeps in, even if you think "I'm immune to that."
Happy Birthday!
I didn't want anything for my birthday either, so my husband took me to feed the ducks near our house and then we went to a great little Italian restaurant down the street. I thought this was fantastic since feeding the ducks is definitely more of a "me" activity and he doesn't even like Italian much but it's my favorite. Most importantly, he seemed to have a great time too, so I didn't have to feel guilty. Yay!
This is something my husband and I still struggle with occasionally. Setting a big goal – and a separate ING account to save for it – has helped curb the urge to buy Stuff, somewhat. Lately I've found myself repeating a statement I've read here before: I can have ANYthing I want, just not EVERYthing I want, as a way to both curb the shopping impulse and reaffirm the permission to buy what's important to us (I'm in the miser stage of the overspender-miser complex).
Our gift exchange depends on our current wants/needs. Either we'll get something small, like a new book from a favorite author, or we'll use it as an excuse to buy something expensive that we've been putting off. For his birthday next month I'll be purchasing a pricey nail gun that my husband has been drooling over for a year, just in time for him to start our kitchen remodel
Happy Birthday and thank you for your years of pursuing your writing and financial passions, which have benefited us all!
P.S. http://www.bbspot.com/News/2010/03/should-i-buy-an-ipad.html
Happy Birthday, JD! Here's to another great year ahead!
Happy B-Day JD!
As someone who studies and works in this area, it is wonderful to see coverage of this little known (although now more known) fact about the human condition.
There are two additional points that I would like to make that your readers may find useful, both of which are supported by considerable scientific research.
1) Materialism in and of itself (regardless of the impacts of material comparisons with others) is a very serious condition that can lead to a lifetime of dissatifaction and depression.
2) "Keeping up with the Jonese" is a process through which people are extrinsically motivated. Our modern society breeds this type of motivation. Intrinsic motivation is the opposite as it relates to an action as the end itself, rather than the means to an end. For example, earning a paycheck to buy nice things where the work itself is unenjoyable is extrinsic motivation. Doing work because you love it, and the money is strictly an unintended outcome, is intrinsic motivation.
The point I want to make, again supported by research, is that the more a person becomes extrinsically motivated, the more likely that they will be psychically disconnected to those actitivies they find to be the most rewarding. Over time, they lose the ability to do something just for the love of doing it. Extrinsic motivation takes over, and they are headed for a crash. This is a common cause of mid-life crises.
Great stuff. Keeping it going JD.
Happy Birthday J.D.
What the Jones family doesn't tell you is that they have trouble sleeping at night because of the massive amount of debt that they took on in order to finance their purchases. I'd love to see a commercial where a couple drives by in a modest car and sees big houses and luxury cars and then above every one of them they saw the amount of debt (and interest) each of them cost the "Joneses".
People need to do what we say in Rule #5 and <a href="Happy Birthday J.D.
What the Jones family doesn't tell you is that they have trouble sleeping at night because of the massive amount of debt that they took on in order to finance their purchases. I'd love to see a commercial where a couple drives by in a modest car and sees big houses and luxury cars and then above every one of them they saw the amount of debt (and interest) each of them cost the "Joneses".
People need to do what we say in Rule #5 and Get Some Cheap Self Confidence and not worry about the Jones family as JD says.
#59– Brett– We went through a small period like that making big city salaries in a small town after making small town salaries in a big city. But then we realized we didn't HAVE to spend it… and I'm glad we didn't. It's ok just to spend on "enough" and put the money away for later when you know what you want. (Possibly you could up your donations to charity– we did do that.)
This year we're taking a sabbatical in a big city from our regular jobs, living off savings, DH is working on a start-up and is the only member not stressed out about money, DH and DS can accompany me on business trips, we can spend more on rent than we're getting in rent, eat what we want without worrying about budgeting… it's like a year-long vacation and exploration. We could not have done this if we hadn't saved during those years when we didn't know what to spend it all on.
If you haven't yet, read Your Money or Your Life with your spouse. It'll promote wonderful discussions.
A huge amount of savings (and investment income) buys freedom, the ability to say yes, to do things that you wouldn't have thought of doing otherwise. It allows you to think bigger (not in terms of stuff necessarily, but in terms of what you can do)… to take time off, to travel, to make a difference, or to do something completely different. You can take risks without risk.
I've never really wanted birthday presents or Christmas presents. When I want things I go buy them. I'm not patient so it's unlikely I'll want to wait for Christmas if I can afford it now.
I don't keep up with the Joneses, but I probably spend more than the Joneses. They all have iPhones when I have a 2 year old slider phone that I intend to keep for another 2 years. They all eat out for lunch every day but I bring my own food. They have nice cars when I bought a used car.
At the same time, I care about different things. I want an LV purse. Whether they have it or not I will want it. I want diamond earrings, so I got that as soon as I could afford it. I want nice clothes and shoes so I buy the best of the best for these too.
People wonder how I can afford name brand shoes and coats and clothes. The secret is I know what I want and how many will satisfy me. I buy quality, not quantity. That one pair of 400 dollar shoes is going to last me 5 years or more. The 1000 dollar coat has been with me for 3 years already and it's doing well. An LV purse that's well taken care of is known to last 20 years.
I'm willing to spend a lot of money on things but I have very few of them.
this post came at the perfect time! the past few days, i have been struggling with wanting an iphone! but, something inside me was making me hesitate…i really don't need an iphone to complete my life! after reading this post, i feel free! fantastic! thank you — and happy birthday!
Funny thing I have noticed about not trying to keep up is that the longer I delay a want – the better the options become.
I still have an old CRT television. All my friends have these 5 squillion inch plasmatic crystal display televisions. I just heard today that they are releasing 3D television! So I wait another year and possibly get a 3D tv. I will have basically skipped the entire Plasma/LCD rage and saved myself a good $1K.
Delayed gratification can yield some great things.
Happy Birthday JD! I want to know more about this bacon-themed party, it sounds like something my husband (and I, truthfully) would love!!
Great article. My family members are all better off than us – engineers and computer scientists with large paychecks and no spending problems. It's a bit awkward at times to listen to them talk about their fabulous houses, the fancy restaurants they visit and trips they take, knowing that we cannot afford to do the same. So I remind myself that while they all got the rich ones (jobs, partners), I got the fun ones! My DH and our little home and furry family are worth ever so much more than money.
Let's just hang on a minute. If you like having a nice four or five bedroom home, a boat, a camper, motorcycles, a pool, exotic vacations and you can afford these things while meeting your other financial goals without racking up debt and want them, what's the problem? Isn't a big part of being frugal spending money on things you find value in? The "Jones's" are doing just fine and happily living their lives. It's those of us who try to emulate them and can't afford to that are screwing ourselves over. Leave the poor Jones's alone, they didn't tell us to look like them
Happy birthday, JD, and do let us know how that bacon party went. Perhaps a post on that is in order.
Happy Birthday JD. Enjoy your breakfast. I find that experiences mean more than things any day.
America's got a wicked bad case of affluenza. Don't catch it!
Happy Birthday!
I think it makes a lot of sense to "focus" on what you already have and be happy with it. When you look at what you have and are able to enjoy it your perspective changes. You don't fall into that want, want, want more like you're talking about. I have to give credit to my dad for this! Thanks and Happy Birthday!
Great post!
Have a wonderful birthday today!
Happy Birthday!
I agree–it's better to be content than to have stuff.
On the other hand, there are many situations in life where a person will benefit by having their home or clothing look "up to standard".
For example, if you are trying to get an executive level job, you will be more successful at landing the job if you spend the money to dress well and get a good quality haircut and shoes. Not fair, but true.
In another example, my ex accused me in a custody hearing of not taking good enough care of our children–and he specifically mentioned my older home in a poorer neighborhood (compared to his McMansion). Believe me, when a social worker comes to inspect your home to determine if you get to keep your kids or not, you better make sure your home doesn't have any unfinished remodeling projects (they are safety issues), old or non-functioning appliances (more safety issues–even functioning old appliances may no longer meet safety standards), or cosmetic issues such as a yard full of dandelions or holes in your interior drywall.
Also, it is really nice to have your neighbors like you instead of constantly grumping about your lawn/siding.
I also worry about the impact that the maintenance and how our home looks has on my kids' social lives. Kids are conservative–my own (elementary school age) kids are very clear that they think a living room needs a sofa, a TV, and a coffee table to look "normal". I've heard the neighborhood kids gossip about their classmate who lives in a trailer. And I want other parents to feel comfortable about their kids coming over to play and not avoid us because of our sketchy neighborhood.
So, while I applaud your "who cares"? attitude, there are clear benefits to you and your family if you keep up with the Jones' at least a little and at least in some ways. It's possible to do it strategically, though.
@ Lisa B #52, when we moved into our apartment, DH installed parquet floors. Six years later, the trimwork still isn't done. Nobody notices. Schedule the play date!
J.D. feliz cumpleanos and enjoy that bacon party. Still snickering about that.
btw papaya and pineapple are great high-enzyme fruits to include when eating fatty meat.
happy birthday JD!!
I am amused by the comments above suggesting 'bacon stuff' for your party while agreeing with you that less stuff is a good thing we can't change that quickly can we…
Happy Birthday, may this be your best year yet! I agree with your stance on Stuff, my husband and I are trying to get rid of things we don't use regularly. For his birthday Saturday, he is getting a party, cake, and an educational video (through iTunes so it doesn't collect dust). We rent by choice and we have a plan to eliminate our debt in 2011.
It's actually our richest friend who has the least stuff. He's divorced, lives in a one bedroom apartment and has no car. When he wants to take a trip or have a fun local experience, he knows he has the money.
I think I need to bookmark this post and come back to it on my pity-party "why me?" depressed days. I wish I knew people in real life that think like the people that read this blog!
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Eighty-eight years ago this September, philanthropist, lawyer and Washington state legend Samuel Hill dedicated the Peace Arch Monument at the Blaine border crossing as a symbol of "brethren dwelling together in unity."
Today, that symbol still stands, a familiar sight to Americans and Canadians alike. The arch, located in a verdant 40-acre park on the boundary between the two nations, serves as a tangible representation of nearly two centuries of amiable relations – an often discounted reminder that extending the hand of friendship over international lines is rarely as hard as it seems.
While the monument's symbolic importance is sometimes taken for granted, its physical condition is not. Last month, work started on a renovation of the arch, its first in over a decade. The arch has been fenced off for public safety reasons while workers clean, seal and paint its 67-foot tall facade. This much-needed restoration is expected to be completed by early September, in time for the arch to be dedicated anew at the park's annual "Sam Hill Dedication Days" ceremony.
In addition to the repairs being made to the outside of the structure, restoration efforts are being made for the plaques and artifacts that are inside the arch. The "Mayflower" and "Beaver" commemorative plaques will be cleaned and refurbished. These plaques represent famous and historically significant ships from each country.
Though it was not finished until 1921, the Peace Arch was planned and created to celebrate the centennial anniversary in 1914 of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. It was this document that formally ended the War of 1812, a conflict which was fought between Great Britain and the young United States, often on Canadian soil.
During the war, American forces tried to invade Canada in order to oust the British troops who oversaw the colony. Many Canadian citizens joined in the ensuing fighting.
Sam Hill, the regional icon who is also famous for overseeing the building and improvement of roads throughout the state, began raising the funds to build the arch in hopes that such conflict would never arise again. In addition to the Peace Arch, Hill funded the construction of the Maryhill Art Museum in Maryhill, Washington, and the Maryhill Stonehenge, a memorial for the fallen soldiers of World War I.
Hill raised the money, and construction began on the arch in 1920. An all-volunteer crew from both sides of the border completed the building. The famed British architect Harvey Wiley Corbett donated the monument's design. The Peace Arch was dedicated and opened on September 6, 1921.
This September, locals can once again experience the opening, or rather the re-opening, of the Peace Arch at the Dedication Days event, put on by the United States Canada Peace Anniversary Association, a non-profit organization based in Blaine. The event, to be held on September 5, will feature period dress, vintage cars and a reenactment of the original dedication – complete with a Sam Hill look-alike.
For more information on the event, and for updates on the Peace Arch renovation, visit the USCPAA website at www.peacearchpark.org.
The inscription on the inside of the Peace Arch Monument reads "May these gates never be closed." With a new coat of paint and a good refurbishing, the gates of the arch will remain open for another generation to pass through.


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The Philadelphia Flyers
announced today that they have named Terry Murray
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to general manager Paul Holmgren.
"We feel very fortunate to be able to bring
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coach of the Phantoms," Holmgren said. "Terry
brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, is
an excellent teacher and a strong believer in
the development process of young players."
"Terry has a long and successful history
of winning and developing players," added
Phantoms President Jim Brooks. "We look forward
to him joining our Phantoms staff."
"I really appreciate the opportunity to
come back to the Flyers organization and I'm really
looking forward to the challenge that's out there
of coaching the Phantoms," Murray said. "The
youth playing down in the American Hockey League
is a real important part of the organization.
I'm looking forward to the challenge of getting
back into the playoffs and helping these young
players develop and become NHL players as quickly
as possible."
Murray, 61, returns to the Flyers organization
for his third tour of duty as a coach. He most
recently worked in the Los Angeles Kings organization,
where he was the head coach from the start of
the 2008-09 season through December 2011. Prior
to joining the Kings, Murray was an assistant
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Murray was the head coach of the Flyers for three
seasons from 1994 through 1997, leading the Flyers
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In addition to his time with the Kings and Flyers,
Murray has also served as the head coach of the
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Capitals (1989-1994). He has coached 1,012 NHL
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for a points percentage of .557. He has led his
club to a playoff appearance in 10 of his 15 seasons
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Murray began his coaching career in 1983 as an
assistant with the Capitals. After five seasons
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job with Washington's American Hockey League affiliate,
the Baltimore Skipjacks. He coached the club for
125 games over parts of two seasons from 1988-1990
before being promoted to the Capitals head job
halfway through the 1989-90 season.
As a player, Murray appeared in 302 NHL games
over parts of eight seasons from 1972 to 1982.
He played 115 games for the Flyers and also saw
action with the California Golden Seals, Detroit
Red Wings, and the Capitals. He also recorded
196 points in 363 AHL games during his playing
career. Most of his AHL playing time was spent
in the Flyers organization with their affiliates
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Get to the point with Phoenix's fencing centers.
Sometimes referred to as "physical chess" for its complexity, subtlety and mental gamesmanship, fencing isn't just a martial art, according to adherents. It's a lifestyle choice. "Fencing is a lifelong sport that teaches self-discipline, self-control, perseverance, patience and analytic and strategic thinking skills," says Rachelle Arama, assistant coach at Arizona Fencing Center.
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Open up and say "ah." Our 12th annual guide to the Valley's best dentists features 171 peer-selected practitioners in nine specialties, including a new category: TMJ and orofacial pain.
Choosing the Top Dentists
Every spring, PHOENIX magazine mails 1,600 surveys to randomly selected dentists throughout the Valley. The survey asks the dentists to write the names of three dentists whom they deem the best in each of nine specialties. They mail the surveys back to us, and we tally the votes in each category. Once the top vote-getters are determined, we obtain the dentists' contact information from the Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners, and our fact-checkers verify their information.
PHOENIX magazine does not give any preference to dentists who advertise. The Top Dentists are determined purely based on the number of votes they receive. Our sales staff does not see the list until the magazine is printed; if there are instances when a dentist on the list also has an ad in the magazine, it is merely coincidence. With the exception of the five randomly chosen dentists profiled, the dentists also have no advance knowledge of whether they made the list.
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Get fit while getting hip to a popular European-import sport.
Ever heard of netball? Yeah, neither had we until we came across the Phoenix Heat, the Valley's own team devoted to this domestically obscure sport.
Similar to basketball, netball is played on a court divided into zones featuring two 10-foot baskets. The seven players on each team are restricted to certain zones depending on what position they play. There's no running or dribbling with the ball; players must shoot or pass to another player within three seconds or be penalized. "Games can get pretty intense," Faye Hall, Heat president, says. "Your level of fitness has to be pretty high."
Cold Stone
Beat the summer exercise void with the Olympic sport of curling.
Now that liquid-asphalt season is here, the idea of participating in winter sports is literally cooler than ever. There's always ice skating or hockey, but if you really want a butt-busting cool-down, try curling. Tempe-based Coyotes Curling Club conducts classes year-round. The Olympic sport – said to boost balance, agility and strength – consists of sliding 42-pound pieces of granite, called "stones," across a 150-foot ice "sheet." The game plays like overgrown shuffleboard, with teams of four vying for superior stone placement in the target "house," comprised of a set of concentric rings. The challenge lies in the "delivery" slide of the stone, and then the "sweeping" of the ice by players alongside the stone. Players rub the ice with brooms to melt it and change the stone's trajectory. "Learn to Curl" classes cost $30 per person at Coyotes Curling Club, 2202 W. Medtronic Way, Tempe, 602-300-4808, coyotescurling.com.
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As more bow-and-arrow-wielding protagonists save the day in blockbuster movies, interest in archery is starting to curve. Whether you aspire to be a competitive Katniss Everdeen-type or a prey animal-slaying Ted Nugent, archery clubs across the Valley aim to further your enthusiasm and skills. Tony Cuchiara, owner of Arizona Archery Club and Pro Shop, says two things make the sport special: It's gender-neutral, and it emphasizes mental focus. "[Archery] doesn't take a lot of physical strength. It doesn't matter how fast the arrow goes, it's where it lands in the target. Everybody can do archery and it's really cool to see young ladies get into this sport," he says, adding, "It's easy to learn to shoot a bow. But it's extremely difficult to focus and develop the skill archers need."
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It's said that a poorly conditioned mind defeats the purpose of a well-conditioned body. So as we're bombarded with trendy diets and infomercials that hardwire us into thinking the only objective of exercise is exterior validation, we should also remember that exercise is spiritual. It keeps the cheeseburgers off your thighs and balances your chi. Here are a few Zen-friendly Valley workouts to help you restore that delicate balance between mind and body.
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A wild police chase across the valley Friday ended in gunfire. Police shot at the suspect after he crashed into several cars -- and even ran one officer off the road.
It was the second police chase in the valley this week.
It's probably not the best truck to use in a chase. A driver in a stolen work truck led police on a pursuit that went on for miles.
The driver was identified as 31-year-old Christopher Davis.
This all started when Davis stole the truck in central Phoenix, but ended way out west in Buckeye. SkyFox was overhead as the chase came to an end.
Video shows Davis on the ground surrounded by officers after he led them on a wild chase.
When someone called 911, saying their work truck had just been stolen, it was spotted by Phoenix Police a short time later.
"This suspect traveled southbound from the I-10 went through the town of Buckeye, went through some residential areas, we understand there were some schools out there as well," said Phoenix Police Sgt. Steve Martos.
Phoenix Police joined by DPS trying to stop Davis in the stolen truck, but it was clear he had no intention of stopping.
And in fact, he seemed on a mission to take out other drivers.
"As we were trying to stop this particular vehicle -- he was starting to drive or aim his vehicle at civilians who were on the roadway and at some of our officers who were trying to stop him."
The suspect was driving wildly on Cotton Lane just south of MC-85 in Goodyear when he took aim at this Phoenix Police SUV.
"It was at that point that this suspect backed his vehicle and rammed one of our patrol vehicles and one of our officers was still seated in that vehicle."
You can see a large bullet hole in the windshield of the cop car, which ended up in a ditch after being rammed. The officer shot through the windshield at the suspect.
Davis was shot and wounded, and taken to a hospital.
He remained hospitalized on Saturday, but will be booked on multiple charges after he's released.
Davis did not have a weapon on his person. Police are awaiting a search warrant to see what is in the truck.
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Rihanna — wearing an extra-long, extra-bright red wig — took the stage in Times Square this afternoon to promote her new album Loud (out tomorrow) and perform the #1 song in the country, "What's My Name" for MTV's TRL replacement, The Seven. This is the first time we've seen RiRi rocking locks this long since before "Umbrella" came out, and we can't tell if which extreme look we prefer on the pop star. Do you love it long, miss the pixie look, or are you just happy she didn't sing "Only Girl (In The World)" yet again? Check out the Drake-less performance of her new single below.
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